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This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NEWS: City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Street Scribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Crazy Clyde Votes Against Cops

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FOOD & DRINK: Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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By Blake Aued and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com Athens representatives Jody Hice tected them during the violent riots on and Andrew Clyde were among the 21 January 6 tells us all we need to know about Republican congressmen who voted against the Georgia GOP’s priorities. If Georgia a bill awarding gold medals to police officers Republicans plan on touting ‘law and order’ who defended the U.S. Capitol when Trump ever again, they better condemn their colsupporters seeking to stop the election leagues’ disgraceful votes from last night.” results’ official certification stormed the Will it do any good? Probably not. No building on Jan. 6. matter what Clyde says or does, he’s most Hice told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution likely safe in his rural Northeast Georgia that he voted against the bill, which passed district, which has given Republican canwith 406 votes, because the text didn’t didates at least 75% of the vote going back mention the death of Officer Billy Evans. to 2004. So is his partner in denial the next In an Apr. 2 incident unrelated to the Jan. district over, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, 6 riot, a man later identified as a member but the equally outrageous Greene has at of the Nation of Islam rammed Evans with least drawn a relatively strong Democratic a car, but his motives challenger in Rome city remain unclear. Clyde commissioner Wendy has refused to explain Davis. (And at least his vote.

Greene and Hice voted to Clyde and Hice are make Juneteenth a fedcosponsors of an altereral holiday, which Clyde native bill honoring all did not.) the Capitol police who’ve Hice, meanwhile, is died over the years withrunning for secretary out mentioning the riot of state and hopes to itself. That bill merely ride Trump’s “Big Lie” recognizes officers “who about the stolen election passed in January 2021” all the way to the Gold without saying exactly Dome. A host of candiwhen or how. dates are lining up to Two congressmen replace him in the safe told the Washington Post Republican district, each that, the day after the one Trumpier than the gold medal vote, Clyde last. The list includes Rep. Andrew Clyde refused to shake hands former Rep. Paul Broun with Michael Fanone, a of Athens, who could be Capitol police officer who was beaten, tased, termed the original QAnon congressman and suffered a concussion and heart attack for accusing Democrats of trying to start during the Jan. 6 riot. Fanone confirmed a secret police force and using a national the account in an interview with CNN, saydisaster as a pretext to declare martial law ing that he extended his hand to Clyde and way back in President Obama’s first term. introduced himself while on an elevator.

But now, as Ed Kilgore wrote in New Fanone said that “the congressman turned York magazine, Broun might be considered away from me,” and when the elevator door a moderate. Seven years ago, Mike Collins, opened, “ran as quickly as he could, like a a trucking company owner and son of the coward.” late congressman Mac Collins who finished Last month, Clyde and Hice both sought second in the 2014 GOP primary, was perto downplay the insurrection during a ceived as the “establishment” candidate House committee hearing. Clyde said that versus Hice, but it appears he’s learned his calling the insurrection an insurrection is lesson, announcing his campaign with an “a bold-faced lie,” and compared the looting ad featuring himself behind the wheel of an and violence of thousands of Trump sup18-wheeler dubbed the “Trump Agenda.” porters to “a normal tourist visit.” After his [Blake Aued] testimony, photos surfaced of Clyde looking terrified and helping to barricade a door during the supposedly peaceful event.

Despite his apparent fearful reaction to the attack—which required lawmakers to The Athens-Clarke County Commission be evacuated as their offices were ransacked passed a 2022 budget Tuesday night that and protesters occupied the House and includes fare-free transit for the coming Senate—Clyde balked at new security meayear, as well as a minimum wage of $15 an sures. He and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) hour for ACC employees. are suing because Speaker Nancy Pelosi The approximately $271 million budfined them for refusing to walk through get—which funds water and sewer, trash metal detectors. and recycling, public safety, parks and Democrats immediately pounced. other services for the fiscal year that starts “These Georgia representatives should be July 1—also includes a host of job training absolutely ashamed of themselves,” Scott Hogan, executive director of the Democratic programs and more mental health response teams in the police department.

Party of Georgia, said in a news release.

Other additions include funding for the “The fact that nearly half of Georgia’s Athens Area Homeless Shelter, unarmed Republican congressional delegation voted alternative crisis response teams for menagainst honoring the officers who pro-

tal health emergencies, a study on racial disparities, additional funding for youth development programs, pay raises for public defenders, two new positions requested

by District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez, a memorial to razed Black neighborhood Linnentown and a study on a railroad “quiet zone” in Boulevard.

“A lot of the priorities that we’ve coalesced around in recent months of work are reflected here,” said Commissioner Mariah Parker, who introduced the final version of the budget that was approved.

All told, the commission added more than $2 million to Mayor Kelly Girtz’s original proposal. But there was little agreement on what to cut. Instead, the commission will dip into rainy day funds, as well as $29 million in economic stimulus funding from the federal American Rescue Plan passed in March to make up a nearly $7 million gap between revenue and expenditures.

Commissioners nixed Manager Blaine Williams’ proposal for a small property tax hike.

Funding for fare-free transit came from last year’s CARES Act that addressed COVID-19 relief. Girtz and commissioners have said they want to make it permanent using T-SPLOST, a 1% sales tax for transportation that will be up for an extension next year.

The vote on the budget was 7-3, with commissioners Mike Hamby, Ovita Thornton and Allison Wright in opposition.

They wanted to include a 12% pay raise for all ACC employees to counteract wage compression, but other commissioners said higher-paid employees don’t need that raise. The county will do a study and deal with the wage compression issue later.

The commission also approved a resolution calling for a publicly owned “structured encampment” run by a local nonprofit.

“It gives our staff the go-ahead to reach out, to do the outreach, to put out [a request for proposals] to local nonprofits to actually oversee such an encampment facility, and the local government to find the public land, the appropriately located public piece of land where such a facility could be located,” Commissioner Melissa Link said. One site under consideration is a

county-owned warehouse on Willow Street, but it currently lacks power or working restrooms.

Commissioners are concerned that railroad company CSX will be clearing out homeless camps along its tracks in September, especially because there is already a shortage of housing and not enough time to build new shelters or transitional housing for people who are removed.

“This is a way for us to protect private property owners” and address complaints about homeless individuals camping on private property without involving police, Parker said. “It’s in their interest, as well, making sure folks have a safe place to sleep at night.”

The resolution passed 6-4, with Wright, Hamby and commissioners Russell Edwards and Patrick Davenport opposed.

“My concerns are many about this concept,” Wright said, including that people could be forced into the camp, liability issues, the quick timeline and the workload it will put on staff. “I don’t agree that quality affordable housing is relocating and providing tent/tarp supplies for people,” she said.

In addition, the commission voted 9-1 to retain Internal Auditor Stephanie Maddox for two years, with Wright opposed.

Maddox—whose work has been the subject of much discussion among commissioners in closed session—recently revealed that she had filed a federal discrimination complaint last year and publicly accused Girtz and Williams of trying to intimidate her. Williams, Attorney Judd Drake and Municipal Court Judge Ryan Hope were reappointed unanimously. [BA]

CCSD Will Respond to Critical Race Theory Ban Clarke County school board members are crafting a statement for the full board to approve condemning the Georgia State Board of Education’s ban on critical race theory.

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not appropriate. It’s not like other houses on the street.”

Clay’s plan would quadruple the size crimination is structurally embedded in of the house. The existing house is 1,608 American institutions, rather than a prodsquare feet, while the first-floor addition uct of individual bias, and is generally not would add 2,536 square feet more and taught at the K-12 level. But it has been another 2,116 square feet for the second twisted by Republicans recently to be synfloor. Plans for the first floor show no inteonymous with white guilt over racism. The rior walls in order to create a seating/lounge state BOE’s resolution states that “America area, a freeform island and service center, is not a racist country” and teaching that tables and chairs for lounging, an office and “an individual should feel discomfort, guilt, walls of televisions. anguish or any other form of psychological Resident Diana Jackson said none of the distress on account of his or her race or sex” homeowners on Henderson—which has is not allowed. only 16 houses—is in favor of the addition.

The state BOE passed the resolution In other commission business, a small at the urging of Gov. Brian Kemp, who is duplex on Milledge Circle that was built playing up hot-button conservative issues in 1956 will be demolished and a large, as he prepares to run for re-election in two-story house built on the property.

2022. “I found it very disturbing,” said Greg Two years ago, the duplex was going to Davis, chair of the Clarke County BOE’s be demolished for a 4,000-square foot Government and Community Relations “retirement home” for commercial real Committee. estate agent Jamie Davis said he spoke Boswell. Boswell bought It’s not appropriate. the duplex in 1998 for at length with Stanley DeJarnett, a former $100,000. When the It’s not like other superintendent of the Milledge Circle/Castalia houses on the street.

Morgan County Charter Avenue Historic District School System who was was created, that parappointed by Kemp to represent Athens ticular property was exempted from the and the rest of the 10th Congressional district, with Boswell arguing vehemently District in the state BOE. Davis said he also against the designation. shared a written rebuttal with DeJarnett.

Oddly enough, the Five Points neighbor“He supported what was passed by the state hood wasn’t notified about the commission board, and he at least said he agreed with meeting—or any others with items that what was written here,” Davis said. concern Five Points. Months ago, the ACC Davis’ memo will form the basis of a Planning Department stopped sending resolution that will come before the full out notifications to neighborhood contact Clarke County school board for approval.

Susan Fields, who would then distribute Committee members Davis, Mumbi information on a neighborhood listserv.

Anderson and Tawana Mattox voted unani[Rebecca McCarthy] mously to pass it out of committee but will continue to tweak the language.

“I support the idea of responding,” said Anderson, who is Black. “I don’t want to spend too much time on it. I think, at this The Georgia Department of Community point, it’s a moot effort.” [BA] Affairs recently declared three school buildings on West Broad eligible for historic status, which could trigger a review process saving the buildings, but would put a crimp in the Clarke County School District’s plans Richard Clay’s dream will not be realized for an early learning center there. any time soon. He wants to transform a DCA told the preservation nonprofit historic 19th-century house on Henderson Historic Athens last week that the site Avenue into what neighbors are calling “a meets the criteria for the National Register gameday party center.” of Historic Places. While that designation The Athens-Clarke County Historic alone does not provide any protection, Preservation Commission denied his according to Historic Athens Executive request, saying both the scale and style Director Tommy Valentine, it could trigger of his proposed addition are inappropria process called Section 106. The clause in ate. The plans show Clay removing a side the National Historic Preservation Act of porch that was added in 1919, taking down 1966 requires a review whenever federal mature trees and adding multiple chimneys dollars are spent on a project that affects and roof lines. historic properties. CCSD received a $3.9 Commission member Thomas White million Early Head Start grant for the projwondered about the chimneys, because ect, in addition to budgeting $10 million in plans show that while the chimneys are E-SPLOST funds. visible from the outside, on the inside CCSD is planning to renovate the 1938 of the house, there are no fireplaces. He building facing Minor Street but plans to asked, how will the levitating chimneys be tear down two others. Historic Athens supported without fireplaces? The architect has been fighting to restore one facing who presented the plans for Clay said engiCampbell Lane built in the 1950s, but the neering will take care of things and provide district’s architects say it can’t be saved. support for the chimneys.

The three-acre campus is “an intact Clay is involved in numerous payday example of a school complex that expanded lender businesses across the country. He and evolved over time to meet the needs of has not lived in the house since he bought Athens’ African-American students, reflectit, but wants to turn it into “a sports bar,” ing evolving attitudes and approaches to said one homeowner on the street. school facilities during the early and mid“The scale is just too large,” said 20th century,” wrote Stephanie L. CherryHenderson Street homeowner Rhett Farmer, the National Register and survey Jackson, who lives near the Clay house. “It’s program manager for DCA. [BA] f continued from p. 5

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By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com America was a war-weary nation 50 years lies he and his boss were telling” about the ago when classified documents called the war.

Pentagon Papers were published in The New In 1997, I attended a birthday party in York Times, The Washington Post and 17 Washington for Ron Kovic, the Vietnam other major newspapers. The 7,000 pages War veteran turned peace activist who of documents were a secret government wrote the searing autobiography Born on study of the decades of war in Vietnam and the Fourth of July. Ellsberg was among the how this nation became entangled in that guests at the party, and he said at the time, faraway conflict.

“We have not yet faced up to the meaning When the Pentagon Papers were leaked of the Vietnam War.” His words still ring to the media in 1971, the White House true today, and his actions in 1971 inspired administration of President Richard Nixon American journalists like Katharine immediately tried to suppress their pubGraham, Ben Bradlee and Ben Bagdikian of lication, but the Supreme Court in a 6-3 The Washington Post. In her autobiography decision ruled on June 30, 1971, that the Personal History, Washington Post publisher newspapers had a right to publish the documents and that the American public that had committed blood and money to the long-running war had a right to read them. The exposure of the Pentagon Papers underscored the growing American dissent against the war, led to the toppling of the Nixon presidency during the Watergate scandal and gave a major First Amendment victory to embattled American newspapers.

Government officials Daniel Ellsberg and Tony Russo had copied the documents then, spirited them out of the Pentagon in their briefcases, an act that led the Nixon regime to attempt to prosecute and imprison the two men. Their trial fell apart in 1973 when the judge in the case learned that Nixon hirelings had Daniel Ellsberg in 2020. burglarized the office of Ellsberg’s psychiatrist in an effort to steal information that would Graham wrote that printing the Pentagon embarrass the whistleblower. Nixon’s men Papers was “the obligation of a responsible also mentioned that the judge might be newspaper.” Post editor Bradlee agreed, picked as FBI director if Ellsberg and Russo saying, “The truth is never as dangerous as were convicted, but instead, the two were a lie in the long run.” Longtime Washington cleared, and it was Richard Nixon who Post reporter Bagdikian, who received the resigned the presidency in disgrace in 1974, Pentagon Papers from Ellsberg and Russo, while some of his henchmen like Attorney lived up to his credo, “Never forget that General John Mitchell went to jail. your obligation is to the people.”

Russo died at the age of 71 in 2008. He Graham died in 2001, followed by said that helping to expose the Pentagon Bradlee in 2014 and Bagdikian in 2016. The Papers made him “a committed, full-time story of their battle for press freedom was radical” and strengthened his antiwar activ- told on film in The Post, a 2017 movie starism. “It would have been un-American not ring Meryl Streep as Graham, Tom Hanks as to do it,” he maintained.

Bradlee and Bob Odenkirk as Bagdikiian.

Daniel Ellsberg is now 90 years old, a Ellsberg is now in the twilight of his former U.S. Marine and high-level governyears, but his act of resistance against war ment employee who still works to end war abroad and political corruption at home and expose hard truths about political chiwas a profile in courage 50 years ago that canery. He was once called “the most daninspires Americans today. Ellsberg and gerous man in America” by Nixon adviser his journalistic allies in 1971 showed that Henry Kissinger, but in a June 14 interview American author Alan Barth had spoken the with democracynow.org, Ellsberg countered truth two decades earlier when he wrote in that Kissinger’s real fear was that Ellsberg’s 1951, “Criticism and dissent are the indisdocuments “would tell the truth about the pensable antidote to major delusions.” f

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Gov. Brian Kemp’s push to make Sonny letting Olens’ appointment stand against Perdue chancellor of the University the KSU faculty’s uncontested challenge System of Georgia (see the May 12 issue of on grounds of sovereign immunity, notFlagpole) came along just in time to highwithstanding any violations of BOR policy light a legal question that has been plaguing or crimes that may have been committed. the USG for years—whether the system can Once again, sovereign immunity meant no be held accountable for violating the Board accountability, regardless of policy. of Regents policies that are supposed to The Georgia Court of Appeals built on govern it. that theme when it held that UGA had Does Kemp seeking to appoint the no liability for stealing trade secrets from governor who appointed him secretary of its vendors, regardless of Regents policy. state—the position from which Kemp over- Sovereign immunity again. saw his own election as governor—violate The court added to this strain by holdBOR Policy 6.4 against political interference ing that state agencies could not be held in the university accountable under system, passed contract for decepafter Gov. Eugene tive trade practices Talmadge rigged a when the Georgia reappointment vote Lottery Corp. by replacing memrefused to pay on bers of the board? In a winning lottery a related question, ticket. The sovereign have Georgia courts immunity ruling protected the USG meant the frusso seamlessly, in trated ticket holder the meantime, that could not even go it can no longer be to court to present held accountable for facts and try to violations of Board make the case that of Regents policy, in the semi-private any case? state agency should The issue was have to pay off. raised, but never So along comes Then-Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2008. directly answered, Perdue. Like Olens, when former is he the beneficiary Georgia Perimeter College president of a payoff for a political favor? Does that Anthony Tricoli sued the USG’s leaders, violate BOR Policy 6.4 against political Steve Wrigley and Hank Huckaby, for interference in the university system? violating Regents policies incorporated in As it stands now, Georgia courts seem Tricoli’s written contract—including the to have said that the USG and Board of policy guaranteeing Tricoli a statement of Regents are immune and therefore cannot specific charges and a hearing—when they be sued. Therefore, like the lottery ticket fired Tricoli after it was publicly revealed holder, no one even has a chance to go to that GPC financial reports were falsified court with evidence and try to prove that to hide the disappearance of GPC’s $20.9 Regents policy was violated, much less million reserve fund. A USG postmortem enforce the policy. review found that the falsifications had This emerging doctrine has a practical been hidden from Tricoli, so a hearing into effect on Athenians affiliated with UGA. The these matters might have helped his cause original sovereign immunity case involvat the time. ing the USG held the Regents, then-UGA The Georgia Court of Appeals, however, President Michael Adams and the state handed down a broad ruling that sovereign attorney general immune for manufacimmunity barred Tricoli from pursuing turing fake evidence, tampering with withis breach of contract case for violation of nesses and committing perjury in the failed Regents policy, even if Wrigley and Huckaby attempt to revoke the tenure of a UGA had committed crimes of fraud in the proprofessor who was a vocal critic of Adams. cess. The court did not specifically hold that A tenure revocation is supposed to be govRegents policies were meaningless, but that erned by USG and Regents policies, but was certainly the effect on Tricoli. those policies were washed out on a tide of This tiny bad seed continued to metastasovereign immunity and never considered. size. Attorney General Sam Olens allowed This apparent unenforceability of Regents Huckaby and Wrigley to lead an investipolicy should come as unwelcome news to gation of themselves (like Matt Damon in the UGA students, faculty and staff who The Departed) in the GPC financial scandal. rely on Regents policies every day for their The USG then appointed Olens president of education and livelihood—not to mention Kennesaw State after axing then-president the roughly 500,000 Georgians statewide in Dan Papp. When KSU faculty tried to block the university system. that appointment for political interference It also means that Sonny Perdue may and favoritism, not to mention potential end up getting appointed, no matter how extortion and bribery, Olens’ successor brazen the political interference. No matas attorney general, Chris Carr, never ter what the BOR policy, who is going to responded to any of the allegations in the enforce it, and who is going to be held lawsuit. The courts helped out, though, accountable? f

You may know Grady Thrasher as a retired Atlanta lawyer who grew up in Athens and eventually returned home, or as the author of children’s stories, or as the behind-the-scenes supporter of various vital Athens groups, or maybe for his greatest achievement as the husband of artist Kathy Prescott. Who knew he was also a songwriter?

Grady recently emailed that he’s “bursting with pride” over the recording of his song, “True Love (and Plastic Money)”.

“I wrote the lyrics more than 30 years ago,” he says. “Lucky Mud, the swampytonk duo from the Florida panhandle (they are of our generation), has made an excellent recording of it for their swell new album, My Last Bad Habit.”

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Here’s a sample of Grady’s lyrics: “Your life can be an extended vacation/ Just call my Visa for verification/ Let’s find some true love with my plastic money/ I’ll sign the sales slips if you’ll be my honey/ I know your love could never be free/ so why don’t you spend some time spending with me?/ I’ll dress you in style, right up to the minute/ My American Express doesn’t have any limit.” And so forth.

Can’t wait to hear the rest—with the music? You can listen to the entire album for free. “True Love (and Plastic Money)” is the lead song on this swampytonk/folkabilly collection of “songs of emotion and story” that can be found at luckymudmusic. com/album/1941223/my-last-bad-habit.

Interbeing On a higher plane, Eugene Bianchi’s Interbeing is a collection of “New and Selected Poems on Ecological Spirituality” by a former Jesuit priest who left that order and had a long career teaching religion at Emory. Bianchi now writes poems from his screened porch nearby on the Oconee and, at 90, muses on life, the world and cats. That feline influence is the tipoff that these poems, in spite of their lofty title, are eminently accessible and down-to-

earth, anchored in the real world of flora and fauna surrounding Bianchi out there beyond Athens. To wit: “It can’t be long before my last day/ as Siamese Max, also afflicted,/ kneads my napping chest/ in a long purr, knowing that we live/ less by knowledge than by belonging,/ less by fame than by touch,/ less by searching than by listening,/ summed up in minor acts of kindness.”

I’m sure Avid Bookshop can find you a copy.

Avid Bookshop Speaking of Avid, they have finally announced their reopening—on Saturday, Aug. 7. Beginning then, if everything goes smoothly in the meantime, we will actually be able to go inside and (whoa) browse.

That’s like going inside a restaurant and eating, except that at Avid you can keep your mask on.

In fact, they will insist on it, because they will be feeling their way back to normalcy. For the last year and more Avid has done a good job of keeping the books flowing through online orders, but there is just no substitute for holding a book in your hands. I mean, that’s what it’s all about.

Also speaking of Avid, a guy named Mason Engel includes Avid and owner Janet Geddis in a film he has made after a cross-country-and-back road trip visiting independent bookshops all over the country. You can watch The Bookstour trailer at thebookstourfilm.com/ trailer, and you can download the film for as little as $10. All proceeds for the first month go to the support of the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, which has done a lot to help keep independent bookstores going financially during the past year. The trailer is a reminder of what a rich addition a locally owned bookshop is in any community. It will be fun to see Avid and Janet in this film for a good cause.

Ride Free As reported in Flagpole and elsewhere earlier, the mayor and commission have extended free bus rides for everybody for another year. This is one good result of the pandemic, and it was long overdue—a great help to those who depend on the bus to get around, and a great incentive for everybody else to figure out ways to leave the car at home. Sure, buses are still basically hourly, so you’ve got to do some planning and route study, but that’s a whole lot easier with the help of the free My Stop app for your phone. f

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Summer Brews WHAT’S ON TAP AT ATHENS BREWERIES

By Chris Dowd news@flagpole.com

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Akademia

Creature Comforts After making plans to open a new location in Los Angeles and receiving an endorsement in Avengers: Endgame from none other than Thor, the god of thunder, Creature Comforts is rapidly becoming Athens’ best-known brewery, both on Earth and throughout the nine realms.

Unique among Athens’ local breweries, Akademia sports a full food menu seven days a week, including brunch. Located on Atlanta Highway near the mall, Akademia has ample space to spread out, both outside on its expansive patio and inside in a large event space available for rent that’s capable of seating 100 people.

Their beer selection is as diverse as ever, ranging from dark and bold with coffee stouts, winter warmers and barleywine brews, to light and refreshing with pale ales, fruited goses, lagers and pilsners all currently available. Recently, they’ve added to this impressive list with Robots 3 Humans 0, Part 2 (7% alcohol by volume), a mango and banana sour; Parallax Project, Volume 2 (8.9% ABV), a hazy double IPA; and Boomtime Blond (4.8% ABV), a coffee blonde ale. All three of these new offerings are available on tap and in 16-ounce four-packs to go.

If you need another reason to head out to Atlanta Highway, Thursday from 6–9 p.m. is live music night, and it will occasionally also Nothing like a cold beer after a long day of avenging. have jazz or bluegrass bands playing for Sunday brunch (that’s from 11–2 If you’re a beer connoisseur in Athens, you already know p.m.). On the first Sunday of every month, Akademia hosts that Creature Comforts has a convenient downtown locathe “Cruising with the Street Masters” car show, which was tion, a spacious and delightful patio, and some of the best formerly held at the Varsity. Finally, on the first Thursday beer in town, including their ever-popular Tropicália IPA. of every month, Akademia partners with a newly founded women’s motorcycle collective, THE LITAS, for a bike night, By the time this issue is printed, it will have released several new and returning beers, including Athena Painkiller (4.5% including raffles for women’s charity, live music and every ABV), a tropical Berliner Weisse brewed with pineapple, style of motorcycle on display. coconut, orange, lime, nutmeg and vanilla; Eukaryote (4.2% ABV), a mixed-culture table Saison; and Culture Keepers (7% ABV), a balanced German-style Maibock brewed in collaboration with Asheville, NC-based Burial Beer brewery, Athentic, one of Athens’ newest breweries, located in among other new offerings. These are available on tap, or in Normaltown, had the misfortune of scheduling its grand 16-ounce four-packs or 500-milliliter bottles if you’d like to opening during what became the worst global pandemic in get them to go. a century. Designed from the beginning as a music venue, Creature Comforts is still operating at limited capacAthentic has hosted live music on its spacious patio for ity so every table can be socially distanced. You can also months now, including hip-hop shows by Volumes and still order beer via drive-through pickup from 12–5 p.m. monthly drag shows by House of Femme.

Monday through Friday. Also of note is a Fourth of July Athentic has a large rotating selection of craft beers weekend event, so look for details about that on Creature available, including Money Beets (5.4% ABV), a Saison Comforts’ website or social media coming soon. made with beets for fans of this root vegetable (and “The Office”). It even has a raspberry hard seltzer on tap, and offers 16-ounce cans of tropical IPA Escape Button (6.8% ABV), among other offerings, with labels designed by local Nestled in a cozy corner of the Chase Street Warehouses artists. in-between Oneta and Tracy streets, Normaltown Brewing With COVID-19 levels low in Athens, it’s finally safe is the smallest of Athens’ microbreweries. While the tour for the vaccinated to go back indoors. However, Athentic won’t take long (the brewing tanks are right next to the will continue to require masks when customers interact bar), you’ll surely want to take some time during your with staff, for the protection of both parties, until Athens visit to sit and enjoy all four beers they have on tap, which reaches a 50% vaccination rate. Currently, only 33% of

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change regularly.

Right now, they’ve got Hoproglyphics Riwaka (6% ABV), a single-hop IPA with a unique, earthy taste; Summon the Fog (7.2% ABV), a New England IPA with Citra and Mosaic hops; an unnamed wheat beer that clocks in at 5% ABV; and a new raspberry/blood orange sour as the next in the Sun Tan series. To top it off, a keg of its Elder Masters West Coast IPA is brewing and should be available as you read this. They also offer beer to go in 32-ounce aluminum crowlers or in traditional glass growlers if you bring one in.

This is good beer—it recently won first place for People’s Choice at the Athens Humane Society Bark and Brew Fest among 14 participating breweries.

Normaltown’s upcoming events include trivia nights on Fridays and an upcoming evening with Atlanta United soccer player Jason Longshore on Thursday, Aug. 19.

Southern Brewing

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raft beer, which uses high-quality ingredients mixed in small batches, has exploded in popularity across the country as consumers continue moving away from corporate titans like Anheuser-Busch. Following this nationwide trend, Athens is now home to six local breweries offering a huge variety of craft beers, live music and more. Here’s what’s brewing in Athens this summer:

Athens residents are fully vaccinated.

So, make sure to get your second shot before Athentic’s one-year anniversary celebration on June 25–27. Since it never had a proper grand opening party, it’s sure to be a blast with three days of live music and special beer releases.

Check out its website for an event list to see everything that’s happening, including both free and ticketed events.

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Most know Southern Brewing for its wide selection of delicious craft beer, including old favorites like Hobnail IPA (6.5% ABV), Red and Black fruited sour (4.5% ABV) and Midnight Train (6% ABV) porter, but did you know it’s also a music venue?

Check out the list of upcoming live music shows and ticketed concerts, including bands like The Funk Brotherhood, T Hardy Morris, AD Blanco and Cosmic Charlie. Most concerts will have a food truck on-site and will, of course, feature SBC’s newest offerings. If you like beers on the hoppy side, you should definitely check out Maui (8.5% ABV), a tropical, New Zealand double IPA. If you’re tempted by the dark side, Moon Eyes (9.5% ABV) imperial stout fits the bill and is complimented with notes of chocolate, coffee and dark fruit. You’ll find these on tap and in 16-ounce cans or 64-ounce plastic growlers for sale (glass growlers are currently not being refilled for sanitary reasons).

SBC just recently started offering slushies and handcrafted cocktails with vodka, simple syrup and fruit puree. Before trying those, Flagpole recommends designating a driver and, as always, drinking responsibly.

SBC is planning its sixth anniversary party on Aug. 21 around a retro spring break theme. Expect music, food and specialty brews you can get nowhere else. Mark your calendar!

Terrapin The brewery that started the craft beer revolution in Athens remains locally operated despite selling a majority stake in 2016 to an international conglomerate that’s now known as MolsonCoors. Terrapin’s taproom on Newton Bridge Road has been open since April and has a number of new and returning offerings to enjoy.

Terrapin’s new Pastime Pale Ale (5.4% ABV) is made to honor the Braves’ 150th year of playing professional baseball and is made with traditional and cryo hops. Braves fans should also appreciate Los Bravos (5.1% ABV), a Mexicanstyle lager, and Frenchy’s Blues (5% ABV), a blueberry Berliner Weisse brewed in collaboration with former Braves outfielder and current TV announcer Jeff Francoeur.

In celebration of LGBTQ+ pride, Terrapin will donate 15% of the profits from Love is Love (4.6% ABV), a traditional Bavarian weissbier with hints of banana and clove, to the Human Rights Campaign and other LGBTQ+ organizations in their distribution area.

As always (global pandemics permitting), Terrapin will feature live music, trivia nights and other events throughout the summer. Check its website or the Flagpole Calendar for details. f

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Fresh Is Best

Get Your Fizz On

ELEVATE YOUR COCKTAILS WITH THE FRUITS OF THE SEASON

LOCALLY MADE BEVERAGES THAT AREN’T BEER

By T. Ballard Lesemann news@flagpole.com

By Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com

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he summer season provides a fantastic opportunity to get creative with classic drinks and spirits, especially when using seasonal ingredients and out-of-the-ordinary spirits. As one can feel, Athens has transitioned from spring to summer, and the muggy Classic City heat will linger well into early autumn. For the cocktail enthusiast hoping to stir and shake some refined refreshment and thirst-quenching rejuvenation, fresh is absolutely the best.

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Taking it a step further, incorporating fresh fruits, herbs and vegetables with purees, compound syrups, specialty bitters and teas can effectively enhance classic cocktails and create new recipes. Consider a bright red hibiscus tea with raw cane sugar, using a half-ounce in a whiskey sour or a margarita. A squeeze of pureed honeydew melon goes well in a gin fizz. Muddled cucumber, thyme, sour cherries and lemon wedges intensify a Pimm’s cup. Fresh strawberry happily embraces fresh mint, rosemary or basil in just about anything.

Another fun and simple approach to playing around with summer cocktails is to swap one base spirit for another in a classic recipe, especially an exotic, rarely used spirit or liqueur. It can be something simple like substituting smoky mezcal for tequila in a margarita or paloma, grassy cachaça from Brazil for silver rum in a traditional daiquiri, Dutch genever for dry gin in an elegant French 75, or blood orange juice for your usual orange juice in a screwdriver. Adjusting a summer cocktail recipe to include a bit of bitter amaro (like Campari, Montenegro, Averna or Fernet Branca) will certainly wake up new flavors and textures in a drink. Try out a dark and stormy with a dash of your favorite bitter amaro and a splash of freshly squeezed lime juice.

Jotting down your measurements Ballard Lesemann is the bar manager of Five & Ten. and methods as you test out new recipes and experiment with classics Summer harvests in Georgia bring a is always a good habit. With such an abunvariety of berries, citrus, melons and herbs, dance of fresh summer produce, you’ll be and learning to utilize and experiment with glad you documented every step. f fresh ingredients in cocktail recipes can be quite rewarding. Enhance a margarita with muddled blueberries and honey; enrich 1½ oz. Cimarrón Blanco tequila a Bellini with lightly grilled and pureed ½ oz. Ancho Reyes chili liqueur peaches; amp up a daiquiri with homemade basil or rosemary syrup; electrify a Brazilian ½ oz. Cointreau ¼ oz. Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur caipirinha with fresh blackberries and ½ oz. sweetened hibiscus tea lemon bitters. ¾ oz. lime juice Only a few years ago, most bars tended ¼ oz. simple syrup to mix most of their cocktails with generic, 1 dash Angostura bitters plastic-bottled mixers, neon-colored syrups and canned juices—pre-made stuff packed Build in mixing tin, shake with ice. with artificial flavors, preservatives and Double strain into a tall rocks glass with high-fructose corn syrup. Fortunately, the fresh ice. Salt rim optional. best bars around town these days avoid Garnish with lime wedge. the dull, store-bought stuff and bring their classic cocktails to life with freshly squeezed lime, lemon, orange and grapefruit juices, among others. Imagine a classic mimosa, 2 oz. Beefeater gin mojito or margarita made with juice from 1 oz. watermelon puree a paper carton and a sugary mix. Now ¼ oz. fresh lime juice imagine those drinks made with freshly ¼ oz. Green Chartreuse squeezed juices, house-made syrups and 2 basil leaves crisp garnishes—all carefully balanced by 2 oz. Fever Tree tonic water your own portion preferences.

For the home bartender without access Build in a shaker tin with all ingredients to a commercial-grade mechanical citrus except for tonic water. press or electric press, the hand-held citShake well and double strain over fresh rus press comes in most handy. Squeezing ice in a large wine glass. plump fruit with smooth skin and a bit of Top with 3 ounces of tonic water. weight yields the best results. These bar Garnish with two thin lemon wheels and tools work best with halved lemons, limes a sprig of fresh basil. and oranges and quartered grapefruits.

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While your friends are drinking their sumtime to time. mer beers, what if you don’t want to dehyMesca, also out of Bishop, is in some drate yourself? What if you’re teetotaling, ways the other end of the spectrum from permanently or temporarily, and you still its cane-sugar-sweetened competitors, want something local and refreshing and using something called MESCA (Monkfruit carbonated to drink? Or what if you want to extract, Erythritol, Stevia leaf extract, C mix that local, refreshing, carbonated thing vitamin and Antioxidants) that results with something stronger than beer? There in zero-calorie beverages that manage to are at least four options in Athens—three if be kind of natural. It makes both flat and kombucha’s low alcohol levels put it out of carbonated beverages, although the former the running for you—and they’re available are better than the latter. Mesca’s serrano at a variety of places. strawberry flavor, although sans bubbles, Best among them, but limited to a sinhas some good strawberry flavor and a lil’ gle flavor, is Ginger’s Bunkhouse Spicy hint of heat. The cola and “Scarlett Citrus” Ginger Ale, designed by local bar owner flavors, both with carbonation, are pretty Joey Tatum to mimic South Carolina’s Blenheim Ginger Ale. Tatum mentioned the mixed drink that his bar The Manhattan is known for, a combo of spicy ginger ale and bourbon. Initially, it used Blenheim as its nonalcoholic component, but when that company ran into supply chain issues, Tatum resolved to create his own version. It is as tastebud-meltingly hot and good as its inspiration, too spicy to chug, and perfectly pleasant to sip. Plus your kids likely won’t come up and take a Emily and Joey Tatum created Ginger’s Bunkhouse ginger ale as a replaceswig out of your botment for Blenheim’s in The Manhattan’s signature cocktail. tle—not without an unpleasant surprise to them. Tatum plans to add more flavors, hard to distinguish from one another. but for now, there’s just the one.

There’s also a lemonade that was out of New Creation Soda Works, based out stock. of Bishop (halfway between Athens and And then there’s Figment Kombucha’s Madison) makes a smoother product in offerings, now available in cans around a variety of flavors, sweetened with cane town and nearly as nice that way as they sugar. Its flavors are intense and natural, are fresh at the store or farmers market. with a whole bunch of vanilla. Its root beer Is kombucha a soda? Eh, kinda. I mean, (Root Beer 42) almost tastes like a root beer technically it’s a tea, and you can certainly float without having to add the ice cream. taste the tea in Figment’s brews, but it’s If you’ve ever chewed on a birch twig, it’s fizzy and often fruit-flavored and somewhat kind of like that but more pleasant, a little sweetened, so really, what’s the difference? milder than most root beers, but with a If you’re looking for something with an clean flavor. extremely low alcohol content and absoNew Creation also makes a butter pecan lutely lovely natural flavors that will make soda called Krümkake that ups the pecan you feel virtuous as you savor it, Figment and vanilla substantially from the root really is a good option, although it can be beer, and a nice ginger ale that won’t make a bit pricey. You might not think you want steam come out of your ears and uses hops the blueberry lavender flavor if I describe it to create a delicate floral flavor. Its strawas a gigantic whiff/mouthful of a summer berry habanero soda is sweet and juicy and garden, as though you’ve just hoovered up nicely balanced. On the other hand, I don’t everything in the yard, but it’s damn evocwant to taste its hopped water, Hopfin, ever ative. The orange blossom is a little gentler again. But that’s me! I don’t really like hops, in its flavor profile but also intensely real and while I can tolerate them if there is also in its floral bouquet. They both make a nice alcohol present, I cannot imagine seeking addition to the local fizzy-drink-that-isn’tthem out in my water. If you feel differently, beer scene. you might really enjoy Hopfin, which comes You can buy these things at most places in several flavors. I did not taste the Banana (package stores, Half-Shepherd, Daily Cream Soda New Creation also makes, but Grocery), except for Mesca, which you can it ventures into limited-edition flavors from get from Terrapin’s brewery online store. f

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encourages interested artists to reach out to her for future collaborations.

“Overall, we find that the best way of building and supporting a community is by engaging the community,” says Wise. “So we feel pretty confident in our choice of using local artists to design our labels.”

Lexi Brite’s oil painting, “Bubble Guns,” a portrait of a woman with heart-shaped sunglasses shooting rainbow-colored bubbles verge of expanding into bottled beers and out of toy guns, was adapted into the label approached Biffle about designing its first art for the American pale wheat Sunshine. label.

Heidi Hensley, who frequently uses splatBiffle, who kicked off his career selling tered ribbons of primary colors within her artwork out of his van while following the paintings of Athens landmarks, carried over Dead around the country, has since gone on her signature style to design the label of the to create designs for a handful of notable gose Burst of Joy. acts like The Black Crowes, Santana and Graphic designer Lisa Chalfant’s label Gov’t Mule. His fantastical, vibrant illustradesign for the Rapid Recovery is dotted tions have a rich narrative qualwith dainty purple kudzu ity that adds personality and flowers, which were brewed depth. Take the calmly smiling into the blonde ale as a special yogi in front of a peanut butingredient. Carrie Hutton, also a ter and chocolate yin-yang on graphic designer, drew a submaLiquid Bliss, the chemist encirrine bearing the brewery’s catchcled by books and test tubes on phrase, “Crafting good times,” Rye Squared, or the chef licking for the rice lager Floodgate. his lips over a tray full of cookies Escape Button’s candy-colon Wake-n-Bake. ored illustration of a solo pool As Terrapin nears its 20th party by Kim Deakins, co-owner anniversary, Biffle has remained of Pink Goblin Tattoo, conveys an integral part of the brewery’s the tropical kick of the hazy IPA. visual culture by designing well Fellow tattoo artist Sara Fogel over a dozen iconic labels. He’s of Chico Lou’s Fine Tattoos decshared his long trip with Chris orated the Irish stout Upright Pinkerton, founder of Mackerel Hermit with a cloaked cat who Graphics, who has been part of holds a lantern and staff, a nod Chris Pinkerton designed the label for Love is Love, a specialty beer Terrapin’s art team since 2004. to traditional tarot imagery. released in celebration of National Pride Month.

In addition to The Grateful “We have some photograDead, Pinkerton has worked phers, some fine artists, some on projects for The Rolling Stones, Pink were chosen because of their relationship graphic designers and some tattoo artists,” Floyd, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix. with the brewery, while other artists were says Wise. “We love showcasing all the difDemonstrated by the Krunkles series, his chosen because I just love their art style on ferent types of art. You can’t be for everyartwork is immediately recognizable by Instagram and reached out to them.” one in the community if you limit yourself.” its mesmerizing mandala approach. This After reviewing a selection of beers with Despite the pandemic, Athentic sucintricate linework is also featured promidescriptions, each artist imagines a design cessfully opened last summer, and it will nently on Love is Love, a hefeweizen made that visually resonates with a beer’s person- celebrate its one-year anniversary this in celebration of National Pride Month that ality, flavor profile or anticipated occasion. weekend. Featuring plenty of limited-rewill benefit LGBTQ+ organizations across Artists are compensated for their efforts, lease beers, the three-day event includes Terrapin’s distribution footprint. and their social media handles are included music by DJ Osmose on June 25, perforBetween Biffle and Pinkerton, Terrapin’s on the label so people can further explore mances by Jay Memory and The Modern label artwork and packaging is approached their bodies of work. Though not all beers Pin-Ups on June 26, and The Orange with the idea that each beer deserves its are produced with an artist label, Wise creConstant on June 27. Visit athenticbrewown album cover, so to speak. Retaining ates many labels herself in-house. She also ing.com for details. f

The Art of the Beer Label FROM TERRAPIN TO ATHENTIC, BREWERIES EMBRACE DESIGN

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com

TERRAPIN BEER CO.

For anyone who has ever stood bewildered in front of a shelf of beer and impulsively reached for the most interesting design, it goes without saying that the label can be just as influential as what’s inside the can.

Sharing the common goal of catching eyes, Athens’ oldest brewery, Terrapin Beer Co., and its newest, Athentic Brewing Co., take very different approaches to their artistic strategy. The anthropomorphic terrapins of the former have become woven into the tapestry of local culture, while the rotating styles of the latter offer an introduction to the diverse artists who call Athens home.

Though terrapin turtles can be spotted truckin’ along in Georgia, Terrapin Beer Co.’s name was more directly influenced by The Grateful Dead’s ninth studio album, Terrapin Station. Released in 1977, the album’s artwork depicts a pair of dancing terrapins with banjo and tambourine in hand. Design team Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley took inspiration from German illustrator Heinrich Kley, whose original turtle images had circulated back into pop culture two decades after his death when legendary artist Wes Wilson, whose poster designs have become synonymous with the psychedelic era, incorporated them into a Fillmore poster design for The Turtles in 1966. Following the release of Terrapin Station, the terrapins entered the visual lexicon of dancing bears, skeletons, steelies and roses that adorn the band’s merchandise and memorabilia.

Carrying a very niche lineage into this century, the brewery’s iconic reptiles are not just an homage. As fate would have it, Terrapin co-founder Brian “Spike” Buckowski recognized the work of Richard Biffle, an artist who has created countless designs for The Grateful Dead, while perusing his artist booth at Bonnaroo.

The then-fledgling brewery was on the

the long-term artist team of Biffle and Pinkerton maintains consistency across products while fostering a natural visual evolution over the years.

Newly nestled within the Normaltown neighborhood, Athentic Brewing Company considers celebrating its immediate community to be central to its vision.

Commissioning local artists to design the labels for the brewery’s most popular canned beers is one simple way it can elevate the visibility of talented creatives— while also piquing the curiosity of visitors. “[The labels] are one of the things about the brewery that I love the most,” says Kimberly Wise, Athentic’s marketing and events coordinator. “Because we try to be authentic to Athens, most of our labels are designed by local artists. Some artists

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bulletin board Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is every THURSDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Art ARTIST-IN-ATHICA RESIDENCIES AND 2022 EXHIBITS (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Residencies provide administrative support, exhibition and performance facilities, and a small stipend. The gallery is also accepting proposals for exhibits in 2022. Deadline June 30. www. athica.org/call-for-entries ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY (Athens, GA) The ACD is a new platform to connect creatives with patrons. Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing. athenscreatives@gmail.com, athenscreatives.directory CALL FOR ARTISTS (Creature Comforts Brewing Co.) Local artists and curators can submit proposals for the CCVC Gallery throughout 2021. getartistic@ccbeerco.com, www.getcurious.com/get-artistic/ call-for-artists CALL FOR ENTRIES (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The gallery’s 2021 juried exhibition will be “Light,” juried by Matt Porter, curator at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta. Seeking contemporary art in all media that explores or

references light. Prizes awarded.

Exhibition runs Aug. 28–Oct. 3. Submission deadline July 5 at 11:59 p.m. www.athica.org/ updates/light-call CALL FOR PHOTOS (Athens, GA) Submit photos of water or nature scenes for the fifth edition of a stormwater calendar organized by ACC Stormwater. Email images with a description of when, where and why it was taken. Deadline Sept. 30. stormwater@accgov.com JOKERJOKERTV CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (Online) JOKERJOKERtv is seeking artist submitted videos, short films, skits, performances, interviews and more to share with a weekly livestream audience. Open to ideas, collaborations and artist residencies. www. jokerjokertv.com/submit OPEN STUDIOS (Lyndon House Arts Center) Studio members have access to spaces for painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber and woodworking.

Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $65/month. nicholas. daglis@accgov.com QUARTERLY ARTIST GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council offers quarterly grants of $500 to local organizations, artists and events that connect the arts

art around town ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) On view in the Quiet Gallery, “My Aging Face: A Conversation on Aging, Beauty and Refining Norms for Women Over 40” features photos of women who posted close-ups of their faces on Instagram along with short descriptions of what they saw and how they felt.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) The Artist-in-ATHICA residency series presents Gabrielle Sinclair of the Storyhound Theatrical Detective Agency. Open studio hours are June 23 from 4–6 p.m. An online artist talk will be held June 23 at 7 p.m. On view through July 26. • “Postcards from the Future” is an online exhibition and fundraiser of postcards designed by emerging artists. Visit athica.org.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Photographer Cindy Karp presents “Pandemic Portraits.” Through June 25.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Tom Hancock presents a collection of mixed media acrylic paintings that incorporate found objects. Through July 1.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Lisa Lecorchik. Through June.

GALLERY AT HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Athens Facades” presents Mike Landers’ photographs of buildings downtown and in Five Points at dark between 2000–2002.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Rediscovering the Art of Victoria Hutson Huntley” shares approximately 30 lithographs inspired by landscape, human figures and the natural world. Through Aug. 15.

• “Echoes from Abroad: American Art from the Collection of Barbara Guillaume.” Through Aug. 15. • “Hands and Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics” includes works by some of 20thand 21st-century Japan’s most important artists. Through Aug. 15. • “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection” represents three generations of artists dating from the 1940s. Through Sept. 26. • “Modernism Foretold: The Nadler Collection of Late Antique Art from Egypt.” Through Sept. 26. • “Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art.” Through Nov. 28. • “In Dialogue: Artists, Mentors, Friends: Ronald Lockett and Thornton Dial Sr.” focuses on one work by each artist to examine their friendship and compare their creative approaches. Through Nov. 28. • “Whitman, Alabama” features 23 of 52 films from journalist, photographer and filmmaker Jennifer Crandall’s ongoing documentary project of the same name. Through Dec. 12.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) A recipient of an Arts in Community Resilience Award from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, local fashion designer Tabitha Fielteau presents “Nouveau Bridal,” a collection of handmade dresses. Through June.

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to the community in meaningful and sustainable ways. Deadlines are Sept. 15, Dec. 15 and Mar. 15. www.athensarts.org/grants

Classes BLACKSMITHING CLASSES (Greenhow Handmade Ironworks, Comer) “Build a Throwing Tomahawk” is held June 26, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $175.

“Forge Grilling Forks” is held July 10 or Aug. 28, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $150.

“Basic Blacksmithing: First Time at the Forge” is held July 31, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $150. “Forge a Fire Poker with Decorative Handle” is held Aug. 14, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $150. “Forge a Bottle Opener” is held Aug. 21, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $150. greenhowhandmade@gmail.com, www.greenhowhandmade.com BOOTCAMP (UGA Intramural Fields) F3 is a national network of free, peer-led workouts for men. June 26, 7 a.m. www.f3classiccity.com DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8:30–9:30 a.m. Email for details. jaseyjones@gmail.com HOW TO HUMAN: IMPROV COMEDY WORKSHOP (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr. #9) Take this

fun weekly improv workshop to reboot your hard drive. All skill levels welcome. Learn or practice the exercises and games that turn everyday interactions into funny scenes. Every Sunday through June, 6 p.m. Donations accepted. kelly.petronis@gmail.com, www. flyingsquidcomedy.com KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP AND LEGAL CLINIC (AADM Justice Center and Bookstore, Georgia Square Mall) Speak with local attorneys and advocates about discrimination complaints. Receive legal advice and referrals for legal aid. June 26, 12 p.m. www.aad movement.org LINE DANCING (Bogart Community Center) Line dance classes for beginners and beyond. June 24, 6:30–8 p.m. $7. ljoyner1722@ att.net MINDFULNESS PRACTICE EVENINGS (Online) Discuss and practice how to change your relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions. Email for the Zoom link.

Second Friday of the month, 6–7 p.m. FREE! mfhealy@bellsouth.net SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA) For adults, couples and children.

Learn from experts with years of professional experience. Contact for details. 706-372-4349, marina bilbao75@gmail.com, www.marina-spain-2020.squarespace.com YOGA CLASSES (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) “Outdoor Yoga with Meg Brownstone,” every Sunday at 10 a.m. $5–10 suggested donation.

HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) “Summer Dream” features paintings by Susie Burch. Through Aug. 23.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) To create the project “Lenses,” disposable cameras were distributed to 21 random participants along with a set of 27 open-ended photo prompts: words such as “hoax” and “trust.” Through July 11.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) The 46th annual Juried Exhibition features 161 works by 116 local artists selected by juror Hallie Ringle of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Through June 26. • On view in the lobby case, Jourdon Joly presents a collection of cast resin ice cream cones. Through June 26. • Collections from our Community presents Arthur Johnson’s (of the Bar-B-Q Killers) shark collection, which he has been building since the early ‘80s. Through June 26. • Curated by La Ruchala Murphy and featuring the works of Black artists living in the South, “#NotAStereotype” challenges the labels and limitations perceived about race, nationality, gender, ability and sexual orientation. A virtual artist talk with Rodrecas Davis, Courage Ogie, Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome-Taylor will be held July 13. Through July 24.• Will Eskridge’s “Endless Party: A Collection of Party Animals” offers a celebratory look at outcast animals like bats, snakes and raccoons. The show includes to-go maps for a scavenger hunt at Bear Hollow Zoo and Memorial Park. Through July 24. • AJ Aremu presents a large-scale installation for “Window Works,” a site-specific series that utilizes the building’s front entrance windows for outdoor art viewing.

MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “The 125th Anniversary Exhibition: Celebrating the Home of the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center” explores the Romanesque Revival building that was built as a graded schoolhouse in 1895 and became a regional cultural center in 1976. Through June.

MASON-SCHARFENSTEIN MUSEUM OF ART (567 Georgia Street, Demorest) “Michael Ross: Foothills” features lush depictions of forests, fields, wetlands, birds and people. Closing reception Aug. 19 from 5–7 p.m.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Paintings by Broderick Flanigan. Through August.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 27th annual Members’ Exhibition showcases original artwork from the foundation’s supporters. • “TOO: An Orientation of Spirit” is a solo exhibition by painter Melody Croft, who explores the psychological, sociological and emotional complexities of race, gender, age and culture. • In “Behold.

Become. Beyond,” Margaret Warfield shares images reminiscent of her childhood and portraits of women engaged in daily activities. All exhibitions remain on view through July 16.

THE ROADHOUSE (137 N. Lumpkin St.) “Sam Balling’s Awkwardly Named Art Show” is a pop-up exhibition held June 26 from 3–8 p.m.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Art From the Garden” shares acrylic, oil, watercolor, graphite, color pencil

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“Trauma Conscious Yoga with Crystal,” every Thursday at 6 p.m. $10 suggested donation. “Yoga for Well-being with Nicole Bechill,” every Saturday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m. “Outdoor Yoga with Miles Bunch” every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Pre-registration required. rubber soulcollective@gmail.com, www. revolutiontherapyandyoga.com ZOOM YOGA (Online) Rev. Elizabeth Alder offers “Off the Floor Yoga” (chair and standing) on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and “Easy on the Mat” yoga classes on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Ongoing classes are $5/class or $18/month. 706-612-8077, ommmever@yahoo.com

Events AAL JUNE MUNCH (Eastside Loco’s) This is a casual social gathering for adults involved or interested in BDSM or alternative relationship dynamics. June 24, 7-10 p.m. athens \alt@yahoo.com ACC LIBRARY EVENTS (Athens-Clarke County Library) “Book Us! One-on-One Computer Tutorials” are held Thursdays at 9 a.m.

In-Person Computer Classes at 10 a.m. cover Google Maps (June 29).

“Tales of Land and Sea: Aesop’s Fables and Animal Stories in Early Printed Books” is held June 30 at 4 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/ virtual-events ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Bishop Park) The 2021 season will run Saturdays through Dec. 18, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmers market.net ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET (Sound Track Bar) The cabaret celebrates National Pride Month all weekend long with nightly performances. Friday’s theme is “Gay Icon” and Saturday’s theme

is “PRIDE.” June 25–26, 8:30 p.m. (doors), 10 p.m. (performance).

FREE! www.athensshowgirlcabaret. com ATHENTIC’S BIRTHDAY BASH (Athentic Brewing Company) DJ Osmose spins vinyl on the patio on June 25 at 7 p.m. An early bird VIP tasting event will offer access to special release anniversary beers on June 26 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $30 (Tickets required), followed by performances by Jay Memory (5:30 p.m.) and The Modern Pin-Ups (8:30 p.m.). Anniversary festivities also include a performance by The Orange Constant and a release of a special collaboration beer on June 27, 5:30–10 p.m. $10. www.athenticbrewing.com BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart Library) KnitLits Knitting Group is held every Thursday at 6 p.m. Virtual Booktalks are held June 25 at 2 p.m. “Lunch & Learn: Birth of the U.S. Constitution” is held June 25 at 12 p.m. “Bob Ross Paint-Along” is held July 6 at 6 p.m. www.athens library.org CINÉ DRIVE-IN (Former General Time/Westclox Lot, 100 Newton Bridge Rd.) Ciné will host weekly drive-in movies on Tuesdays with food trucks and concessions. Check website for weekly announcements of films. www.athenscine.com FOREST HEIGHTS BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL (Forest Heights Neighborhood, Holly Court) Activities include a pet parade and blueberry cook-off contest. Live music by Bart King, Claire Campbell, Jay Gulley, Art Rosenbaum & Sea Chanty Singers, Wet Sox, Maxim Debonair, Lydian Brambila, Future Lives and Jay Gonzalez. June 26, 1:30-9 p.m.

GHOSTS OF ATHENS (The Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Author Tracy Adkins will read from her book, Ghosts of Ath-

and pastel works created on-site at the garden by the Athens Area Plein Air Painters. Through July 16. • Susie Criswell presents “Pitcher Plants and Other Natural Wonders.” Opening reception June 27, 2–4 p.m. Through Aug. 5.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Healing Our Humanity: Finding Hope, Love and Unity” presents works

by Margaret C. Brown, Zerric Clinton, Oliver Enwonwu, Andrae Green and Nnamdi Okonkwo. Through July 10.

TIF SIGFRIDS (83 E. North Ave., Comer) “LA Pictures 78/79” is an exhibition of photographs by George Porcari taken in various neighborhoods around Los Angeles. Often depicting cars or taken from within a car, the images offer a roaming portrait of the city. Through July. • Gainesville, GA-based painter Betty Brown offers a bird’s eye perspective of small towns.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) In “Transforming,” Penny Noah presents a collection of self-portraits, paintings and drawings that document and explore her gender transition. Email tinyathgallery@gmail.com for a private viewing appointment.

UGA MAIN LIBRARY (320 S. Jackson St.) “Georgia Trailblazers: Honoring the 60th Anniversary of Desegregation at UGA” chronicles the historic events of 1961 when Hamilton Holmes and Charlene Hunter became the first African American students admitted to the university.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Making Space: Fighting for Inclusion, Building Community at UGA” chronicles the journey of students advocating for racial and social justice on campus. Through July 2. • “The Hargrett Hours: Exploring Medieval Manuscripts” presents original items from the collections, dating back centuries, as well as findings from students’ in-depth studies. Through Aug. 26. • The new Ted Turner Exhibition Hall and Gallery showcases CNN founder and environmentalist Ted Turner’s life and legacy through memorabilia, photographs and other items. • “New Again: Selections from the Rare Book Vault” includes examples of handmade tomes dating back centuries, as well as contemporary books that combine centuries-old techniques with a modern aesthetic.

Through Aug. 27.

WHEN IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Organized by The Humid with support from an Arts in Community Award from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, “When In Athens” is a city-wide public art exhibition of images by over 100 photographers made in every Athens. Photographs are installed in the windows of street-facing businesses. Participating locations include Creature Comforts, Georgia Theatre, The Grit, Hi-Lo Lounge, Trappeze Pub and many others. Visit the humid.com for a full list of participating venues.

WILLSON CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES AND ARTS (Online) As part of UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts, the Willson Center presents “Shelter Projects,” a virtual exhibition of over 30 projects created by graduate students or community practitioners who reflect pandemic experiences through the arts.

Visit willson.uga.edu.

ens: History and Haunting of Athens, Georgia. A Q&A will follow to discuss all things spooky in the Classic City. Autographed books will be available to purchase. June 23, 2 p.m. www.cityofwinterville.com LEGAL WEBINAR ON EVICTION AND RENTERS’ RIGHTS (Online) UGA School of Law’s Public Interest Practicum and the Georgia Legal Services Program present a webinar on tenants’ rights, Georgia’s rental assistance programs and what will happen when the eviction moratorium expires at the end of June.

Webinar held June 24, 12 p.m. www.ugapip.as.me LGBTQIA+ VIRTUAL ALPHABET FAMILY GATHERING (Online) This is a safe space for anyone on the LGBTQIA+/TGQNB spectrum.

Fourth Sunday of every month, 6–8 p.m. uuathensga.org/justice/ welcoming-congregation MARIGOLD MARKET (Pittard Park, Winterville) Vendors offer local produce, prepared and baked goods, and arts and crafts. Season runs every Saturday through Dec. 11, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. marigoldmarket winterville@gmail.com MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) The documentary film Motherless Daughters: When Covid Kills shares the stories of women who lost their mothers during the pandemic. Followed by a Q&A with creator and Elberton native Bridgett Ladd. July 24, 7 p.m. $7. bridgettladd@hotmail.com QUEER ABOLITIONIST DRIVE-IN FILM SERIES (Rabbit Hole Studios) “Desire” on June 25 includes Shakedown and The Living End. “History” on July 16 presents United in Anger, Disclosure and Paris is Burning. “Camp” on July 30 presents But I’m a Cheerleader, Hairspray and Bound. “(Black) Future” on Aug. 20 presents Watermelon Woman and Moonlight.

Films begin at 8 p.m. Free, but registration required. athensmutual aid.net REALLY, REALLY FREE MARKET (Reese & Pope Park) Just like a yard sale, but everything is free.

Bring what you can, take what you need. Second Saturday of every month, 12–2 p.m. reallyreallyfree marketathens@gmail.com SOUTHERN STAR STUDIO OPEN GALLERY (Southern Star Studio) Southern Star Studio is a working, collective ceramics studio, established by Maria Dondero in 2016.

The gallery contains members’ work, primarily pottery. Every Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.southern starstudioathens.com STAR SPANGLED CLASSIC (Ben Epps Airport) Celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display.

Fireworks will be viewable from Lexington, Cherokee and Gaines School Roads. Parking at Satterfield Park opens at 7 p.m. July 3, 9:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/fireworks SUNDAY FUNDAY (Rabbit Hole Studios) This community gathering is for playing drums, singing songs, playing ping pong and board games, reading books, doing yoga, making art and more. Every Sunday, 6 p.m.–12 a.m. Acoustic song/drum circle runs 6–9 p.m. followed by games in the grand hall. Donations accepted. Memberships offering access to the musical museum and private lounge are also available for $16/month. www. rabbitholestudios.org TOMATOES AT TERRAPIN (Terrapin Brewery) The 11th annual event features live music by the Green Flag Band and fresh tomato sandwiches.

Proceeds benefit the Athens Nurses Clinic. July 17, 4–7 p.m. simrankm 2001@gmail.com

Rocka on June 30. www.livewire The class will entail collage cut TREASURE MAPS: THE GEORGIA accgov.com/camps, www.accgov. athens.com and paste assemblage by deconSTORYTELLING ROADSHOW com/myrec INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT structing ephemera in order to (Terrapin Brewery) The Georgia SWIM PROGRAMS (Bishop Park, AND PICNIC (Madison-Morgan reconstruct a new narrative by the Council of Developmental DisabilEast Athens Community Center & Cultural Center) Enjoy a free constudents following a theme each ities hosts a screening of the short Lay Park) ACC Leisure Services cert of traditional patriotic music by week. For ages 12–18. Thursdays, film GA Storytelling: Treasure Maps, offers swim lessons for children. the Classic City Band. Bring picnic July 1–22, 1-4 p.m. $85–100. plus a market including differently $33–50. The kinderswim program baskets and chairs. July 3, 7 p.m. www.ocaf.com/learn able vendors such as Jamie’s Beads for 5-year-old children meets three www.mmcc-arts.org GRAND SLAM SUMMER PROby Design, Jack’s Cheesecake and times a week for three weeks for INNOVATION AMPHITHEATER GRAM (Lay Park) Evenings include Love.Craft Athens. The Love.Craft free. www.accgov.com/myrec (Winder) Chi-town Transit Authority games, giveaways, guest speakers, Band will perform at 7 p.m. ScreenTEEN CLUBS (Lyndon House Arts and Gold Standard Band play June life enrichment activities, music, ings are held at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and Center) “Teen Media Arts Club” 8 p.m. July 7. www. lovecraftathens.org TRIVIA AT ATHENTIC (Athentic Brewing Co.) Win beer tabs and other prizes.

Every second Monday of the month, 7 p.m. www.athentic brewing.com VIRTUAL BOOK DISCUSSION: SEEN/ UNSEEN (Online) Written and edited

by Christopher R. Lawton, Laura E. Nelson and Randy L. Reid, Seen/Unseen documents the people enslaved by the Cobb-Lamar family.

Email for link. July 27, 6 p.m. annan@ uga.edu VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE (Ross Medical Education Center) Chat virtually with an advisor about how to get an online degree and start a career in fields like dental The Roadhouse presents “Sam Balling’s Awkwardly Named Art Show” with a pop-up reception Saturday, June 26 from 3–8 p.m. assisting, nursing, veterinary technician 26. Marshall Tucker Band plays refreshments, sports and more. covers how to make and edit videos. and more. July 9, 12–5 p.m. www.

July 3. End Of The Line and Frankly For ages 11–17. Fridays through Tuesdays, 5–7 p.m. “Teen Fashion rosseducation.edu Scarlet play July 24. Skynfolks July, 7–10 p.m. www.accgov.com/ Design/Sewing Club” is led by local WEST BROAD FARMERS MARKET and Across the Wide play Aug. 20. grandslam designer Tabitha Fielteau. Tuesdays, (300 S. Rocksprings St.) The marInterstellar Echoes and The Mad NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS 5:30–7:30 p.m. “Teen Cartoon/ ket is open for shopping each week Hatters play Sept. 10. www.innova(Sandy Creek Nature Center) “NatIllustrator’s Club” covers drawing from Sunday at 5 p.m. to Thursday tionamphitheater.com uralist’s Walks” are held July 3 and techniques, storytelling, anime and at 1 p.m., with a drive-through (or INTERNATIONAL GRILL & BAR Aug. 7 from 10–11 a.m. “Creek more. Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. walk/bike-through) pick-up on Sat(1155 Mitchell bridge Rd.)The Walk” is held July 31 from 10–11 www.accgov.com/myrec urdays from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Splitz Band performs June 25 at 7 a.m. “Nature’s Trading Post” is held TUTORING (Online) The Athens wbfm.locallygrown.net p.m. All ages. www.facebook.com/ July 3 and Aug. 7 from 11 a.m.–12 Regional Library System is now IGNAthensGA p.m. www.accgov.com/myrec offering free, live online tutoring via THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BILLIE OCAF SUMMER ART CAMP tutor.com for students K-12, plus HOLIDAY (Festival Hall, Greens(Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) college students and adult learners.

ACC LIBRARY EVENTS (Athboro) The Jazz Legacy Project Themes include Around the World Daily, 2–9 p.m. athenslibrary.org ens-Clarke County Library) Virtual performs Billie Holiday’s songs. in Five Days (July 6–9), working VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMPS storytimes are offered via Facebook June 24, 7:30 p.m. www.festivalhall stronger together (July 12–16), (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Camp weekdays at 10:30 a.m. “You Are ga.com rainforest discoveries (July 19–23) themes include woodland fairy and a Lion: A Yoga Parade of Animals” NOWHERE BAR (240 N. Lumpkin and mosaic madness (July 26–30). gnomes, textile and fiber arts, ciris held June 29 at 3 p.m. “Chu’s St.) Sunny South Blues Band and www.ocaf.com cus, pen pals, mini museum, rebel Day at the Beach” is held June Magnolia Moon play June 25. www.

OCONEE CO. LIBRARY EVENTS girls, flower gardens and more.

30 at 3 p.m. www.facebook.com/ nowherebarlive.com (Online) “Tails & Tales! Summer Register online. $200/camp. www. athenschildrens PARKER SMITH (Live Wire) Parker Reading Program” runs through treehousekidandcraft.com ART CAMPS FOR PROMISING Smith performs in support of his Aug. 4. “Storytime with Miss YOUNG ARTISTS (KA Artist Shop) new album, Underground. Divine Rebecca” is held live on Facebook One week, in-person camps are Mind and Family Recipe also perevery Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. “Dunoffered for ages 12–15. Camps run form. July 16, 7 p.m. $12. www. geons & Dragons” meets virtually AKADEMIA BREWING CO. (150 through July. www.kaartist.com facebook.com/parkersmithsongs the first and third Monday from Crane Dr.) Family Recipe is an BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart PORTERHOUSE GRILL (459 E. 6–8 p.m. “Prism” includes games, instrumental fusion band drawing Library) “Dungeons and Dragons Broad St.) Enjoy dinner and some conversation and a discussion on inspiration from jazz, rock and funk.

Club” meets June 24 at 6 p.m. smooth jazz. Wednesdays, 6–9 Infinity Train, Carry On by Rainbow June 24, 6–9 p.m. FREE! Kadillac “Cooking Basics” for grades p.m. www.porterhouseathens.com Roswell and Heartstopper by Alice performs June 25, 6 p.m. $10–15.

6–12 is held June 29 at 6 p.m.

RABBIT HOUSE (Rabbit Hole StuOseman on June 28 at 6 p.m. A www.akademiabc.com “Star-Spangled Crafts” is held June dios) Cool Kid Productions presents Backyard Movie Night for grades FRONT PORCH BOOK STORE (102 30 at 3 p.m. “Virtual Storytime with a local electronica showcase with 6–12 will screen either Howl’s Marigold Lane, Winterville) Enjoy Ms. Donna” is held July 1 at 10:30 Space Brother, Mr. E., Beardnoize, Moving Castle or Prince Monofree concerts on the lawn. The a.m. “Virtual Kitchen Science with DJ Other Voices Other Rooms noke on June 30 at 6 p.m. www. lineup includes Adam Klein featurMs. Kay” is held July 7 at 3 p.m. and DJ Jiig. Visuals by DR_GS facebook.com/OCLCS, www.athens ing Adam Poulin (June 26). Shows www.athenslibrary.org B_NNY. June 25, 8 p.m. Donations library.org/virtual-events held at 6 p.m. jmazzucc@uga.edu CAMP FOXFIRE (Foxfire Woods and accepted. All ages.

SPLASH PADS (Multiple Locations) GEORGIA LEGENDS CONCERT Farm) Ages 5–12 can enjoy outSOUTHERN BREWING CO. (231 The Walker Park Splash Pad is open (John W. Swails Center Auditorium, door play, learn about farm life and Collins Industrial Blvd.) Sunday through Aug. 1 from 10 a.m.–5:30 Royston) Glen Templeton performs. discover local plants. $125/week.

Trivia with Solo Entertainment Sunp.m. Closed Mondays. The RockAug. 28, 7–10 p.m., $25–35. www.

Ages 13–17 participate in activities days at 5 p.m. Funk Brotherhood springs Park Splash Pad is also legendsconcert.org focusing on leadership, service, and The Four Fathers play June now open. $1/person. Pool passes HIP-HOP PIT STOP (Live Wire agriculture and animal husbandry.

25. T Hardy Morris (album release are $20.

Athens) This month-long residency $25/week. Weekly sessions run show), Lo Talker, Night Palace and SUMMER CAMP SEASON (Multiple features DJs, featured performances Mondays–Fridays through July Cowboy Curtys play June 26. AD Locations) The Athens-Clarke and open mics (submit song by 16, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. foxfire Blanco (album release show), ClasCounty Leisure Services Departprior Sunday) every Wednesday woodsandfarm@gmail.com, www. sic City American Music Festival ment hosts summer camps for from 8–11 p.m. Volumes Night feafoxfirewoodsandfarm.com held July 3, 1–10 p.m. Drew Beskin children and teens in art, nature tures DJ Bob Fish and Trvy on June DECONSTRUCT TO RECONSTRUCT (album release show) and Heffner education, sports and theater.

23. ALE Night features DJ Chief (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) play July 9. www.sobrewco.com Scholarships available. www.

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INTO THE WILDWOOD (Cloverleaf Farm, Arnoldsville) Wildwood Revival’s summer concert series presents St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Maepole and Cafe Racer will be onsite with meal options. July 24, 5 p.m. $45, $125 (VIP). www. wildwoodrevival.com

Support Groups RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction.

Visit the website for info about Zoom meetings. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensrecovery dharma.org ZOOM INN (Online) Nuçi’s Space holds weekly meetings on Thursdays for people to drop by and say hi virtually. Email lesly@nuci.org

Word on the Street ARRL FIELD DAY (Athens YMCA) Ham radio operators from the Athens Radio Club will participate in a national amateur radio exercise.

June 26, 2 p.m.–June 27, 2 p.m. www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio ART FOR ATHENS (Online) The Red & Black hosts Art for Athens to support Nuçi’s Space. Donated work by artists is sold and shipped through the publication’s online store. Participating artists include R. Wood, Maria Dondero, Jamie Calkin, James Burns and Chris Robinson. www.redandblack.com/store CLASSIC CITY TOASTMASTERS (Zoom) This is an encouraging group for individuals who want to develop their communication and public speaking skills. Meetings are held 2–3 times a month on Thursday evenings. 706-202-7566 KACCB 2021 LITTER INDEX (Athens, GA) Help Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful by completing a 30-minute survey using the UGA Debris Tracker app. Deadline July 16. www.accgov.com/litterindex OLLI MEMBERSHIP (Athens, GA) Join OLLI@UGA, a dynamic learning and social community for adults 50 and up that offers classes, shared interest groups, social activities and events. www.olli.uga.edu PLAYGROUND INPUT SESSIONS (Sandy Creek Park) The ACC Leisure Services Department will host public input sessions regarding the new proposed playground at Sandy Creek Park. June 24, 6 p.m. and June 26, 10:30 a.m. at SCP. Virtual meeting June 28, 6 p.m. www.acc gov.com/leisureserviceslistens SUMMER STAFF (Athens, GA) The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department is now hiring for approximately 120 summer positions including camp counselors, lifeguards and pool clerks. Summer day camp counselors will receive a $200 bonus as a hiring incentive. www.accgov.com/jobs TOUR DE COOP, CHICKEN COOP TOUR OF HOMES (Online) Sweet Olive Farm hosts a virtual selfguided tour of eight local chicken coops. Now available through summer. $15. www.sweetolivefarm.org/ products/tdc VIRTUAL INK WRITERS GROUP (Online) This creative writing group is open for adults to share work, give suggestions and support each other. Meets the third Wednesday of every month at 8 p.m. via Google Meets. Register by email. jmitchell @athenslibrary.org VIRTUAL LEISURE SERVICES (Online) A variety of activities are offered in arts, athletics, nature and recreation. accgov.com/leisure f

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As one of GA’s oldest solar power companies, AES provides solar PV and battery backup systems to homes and businesses throughout the state. AES provides its employees with a full health benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life.

We also provide employees with education and training, PTO, and a clear roadmap to follow for future advancement within the company. If you’re interested in learning more about our team, have questions, or wish to apply, please send your resume to info@altenergyse.com.

Local construction company seeking full-time Bookkeeper/Office Manager. This is a salaried position. Please forward resume and inquiries to zack@character-built. com for more information.

Please check us out at www. character-built.com UberPrints is now hiring for multiple positions! Both full and part-time positions available. For more information and applications, go to uber prints.com/company/jobs Find employees by advertising in Flagpole Classifieds! Call 706-549-0301.

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The applicant must possess strong communication, computer and social media skills and be proficient in church management software.

Mail applications to Naomi Glenn c/o Ebenezer Baptist Church West 205 N. Chase St. Athens, GA. 30606, 706543-9644.

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PART-TIME Experienced kitchen help needed. Bring resume or fill out an application at George’s Lowcountry Table.

No phone calls please. 420 Macon Hwy. Athens, GA 30606 Mike Wheeler Landscape.

Landscaping/gardening positions available. Good pay w/ experience. Part-time.

Flexible hours. Call Mike Wheeler: 706-202-0585, mwwheeler1963@gmail.com Viva Argentine Cuisine is now hiring for Front of House and dishwashers. Drop off applications/resumes Wed, Thurs (4:30–8:30 p.m. ) Fri, or Sat (12–8:30 p.m.) 247 Prince Ave.

NOTICES MESSAGES All Georgians over the age of 16 are eligible to be vaccinated! Call 888-457-0186 or go to www. publichealthathens.com for more information.

COVID testing in Athens available at 3500 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. (Old Fire Station in the corner of Atlanta Hwy. & Mitchell Bridge Rd. near Aldi and Publix.) Mon–Fri. 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. To register, call 844-625-6522 or go to www. publichealthathens.com Mobile Food Pantry @ General Time Athens! Athens Terrapin Beer Co. alongside Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and various local sponsors will host a drive-thru food pantry on the 3rd Monday of each month thru 2021. All ACC residents that meet income requirements may attend. First come, first served. This event will take place outside rain or shine. 100 Newton Bridge Rd. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com Need old newspapers? Call ahead, then come get them.

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MAYBE I’M AMAZED: It’s taken me several weeks to even begin to approach the magnificent new album by Nick Bradfield (White Rabbit Collective) named Unfinished Work. Although he released it under the name Dr. Trance, this body of work—a truly incredible accomplishment of 16 tracks, many of which extend past the nine-minute mark—deserves to have Bradfield’s proper name associated with it from the get-go. This is the second album, the first being The Chosen Ones (2017), in which Bradfield explores unrequited love, walking in faith and fearlessness and vanquishing hopelessness. Technically speaking, Bradfield works heavily with Ableton Live and synthesizers, multi-instrumentation and various human contributions. This method allows him to create albums that can vary quite significantly from each other, as this one does from the previously mentioned The Chosen Ones.

Musically, this is quite akin to Iceland’s Sigur Rós and, similarly, breathes and Nick Bradfield exhales in deliberately wide spaces. Its themes—holiness, devotion, hope, despair and resolution—are often explored immediately adjacent to each other. It cannot be absorbed in one listen nor broken into component parts, which is why, although there are specific tracks that I find to be stupendous, I won’t advocate for any in particular.

It commands and deserves uninterrupted listening but, upon doing so, requires no work other than a spirit of openness and acceptance. On a personal note, I have absolutely zero qualms about ranking this alongside Yoko Ono’s Season of Glass, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass. Find this on all streaming services as well as rabbitholestudios.org/dr-trance. Follow along at facebook.com/drtranceypants.

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HOLA, CÓMO ESTÁS: Bilingual rockers Deaf Condors have a

new five-song EP out now on Super Carnival Recordings named Sundown Radio. The Spanish-language immigrant declaration “Vamos” is a pretty killer representation of that weird era of hard rock that blended metal, hardcore and psychedelia, a style probably best represented previously by Faith No More. The very next track, “Third World Blues,” explores this style similarly but with more of a Meat Puppets tinge. The final track, “Sundown Radio” starts off with a full-on Ratt-style riff and continues this punchiness through the chorus. Its nearly six-minute running time

makes it just way too long. Overall, though, this comes across as less than a polished release-ready collection and more like just a pretty solid demo. Listen for yourself over at deafcondors.bandcamp.com.

AND IT DON’T STOP: This week’s Hip-Hop Pit Stop show at

Live Wire is a showcase highlighting Volumes Hip Hop which has spent years establishing itself as an enthusiastic go-to source for all things related to Athens hip hop.

Featured acts this night are DJ Bobfish laying down the vibes, as well as Followxforever, Boregard, DK, Unique, Paco Marquez (aka Ayo Paco), Elevxn and J.O. & Satch. This night is the next-to-last show of this residency, which is brought to you by ATHFactor-Liberty Entertainment. As mentioned before, these nights are structured as follows: Segment I (8–9 p.m.) is an open mic session with artists performing pre-submitted tracks, Segment II (9–9:30 p.m.) features guest DJs and Segment III (9:30–11 p. m.) are the feature performances. For all other information, please see facebook.com/athfactor.

THAT WHICH YOU CANNOT HEAR: Author, experimental musician

and visual artist Grant Evans just released a new album via Pennsylvania’s Flag Day Recordings. It’s available as a digital album as well as a cassette tape and is named Taciturn, Moribund. Across these five tracks, Evans works with recorded tapes that he describes as “in various states of erasure.” Thus, the listener’s experience is put in the odd situation of being as influenced by the unknown (i.e., what’s been erased) as he or she is impacted by what is clearly present. That said, I wish I’d have heard this before I knew Evans’ process for this, as my reaction would have been more authentic and less an attempt to imagine these fragments as pieces of something else. The empty spaces are not blanked-out canvasses though, and there are moments of very calm beauty, such as the entirety of “Beige.” Overall, the—perhaps unintentional—emotional work involved is amplified simply by knowing the sounds here have undergone some, or many, layers of degradation. As a thought experiment, it calls into question how an experience is murkily affected by unknown absence. As a listening experience, it is non-jarring and quite peaceful. Check it out at flagdayrecordings.bandcamp.com. f

record review Future Lives: Spirit House (Soft Magic Records, June 25) Named after the miniature ornate shrines built to shelter and appease spirits in Southeast Asia, Spirit House serves as its own tranquil refuge to process grief, find peace and focus on the healing nature of love. Led by former King of Prussia frontman Brandon Taj Hanick, the current who’s-who cast of Future Lives features Annie Leeth, Nicholas Mallis, John Neff (Drive-By Truckers) and Nick Robbins (Velveteen Pink), among others. Through its bittersweet tenderness, opening track “Huckabee”—dedicated to the memory of artist and musician Mina Kim—begins to introduce the themes of love, death, forgiveness and the passage of time that permeate the DIY Americana band’s second album. The wailing pedal steel, soaring violin and gentle piano take an even more somber tone on “Homebound,” a song written shortly after the death of Hanick’s mother. Between the creeping darkened melody of “The Weight Of An Endless Morning,” the plucky starry-eyed love song “Legend” and the tropical tune “Zeptosecond,” Hanick exhibits a wide sonic range that consistently prioritizes his lyrical storytelling. Pair the rootsy “Ah Lay Loh” and poppy “Brother of Mine” to hear the best of both worlds. Catch Future Lives at the Forest Heights Blueberry Festival on June 26. [Jessica Smith]

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