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SHOP IN-STORE OR ORDER ONLINE BY 4PM FOR SAME DAY PICKUP. The Twilight Criterium is back after a pandemic-forced hiatus for what they call “41 years of road rash.” This weekend’s event, Aug. 20–21, features a few changes to combat the still-present threat of COVID-19. See Keep on Rollin’: Twilight Returns on p. 7.

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

A Sneak Peek at the Classic Center Arena NEWS: Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com The Classic Center presented a close-toCommissioner Melissa Link asked final design for its new 5,500-seat downwhether vendors on the concourse level town arena to the Athens-Clarke County could be open to the public when the arena Commission last week, in advance of a vote is closed. “I really would love to see this on Sept. 7. facility benefit from some entrepreneurs After adjusting the design based on prior and afford them space for a hotdog stand or input from commissioners, renderings a cupcake store or whatever, a little bakery show a building with lots of glass and paneling that can be lit up in different colors with LED lights.

The lower level, off Hickory Street, would include offices for the Classic Center and a professional hockey team, as well as shell space for future expansion. There would also be room for expansion on the mezzanine level. The public will enter from Foundry Street, next door to the Classic Center’s parking deck. That level will feature a “spacious” concourse area with 38 concession stands and exhibits from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, currently stored at UGA’s Special Collections Libraries. On the upper level will be 26 suites containing 919 seats, which will provide 45% of the building’s revenue, Classic Center executive director Paul Thumbs up or thumbs down?

Cramer said.

A pedestrian plaza outside the arena “really does link our downtown all outlet,” she said. Cramer said he would look the way out to the river and connects us into that but noted that the arena will be in to our [future] parking deck on the other use 300 days a year. Levy has an exclusive side of Hickory Street,” Cramer said. “It will contract for food and beverage but will also provide for a lot of outdoor events and likely contract with other vendors to operactivities on that plaza.” ate food carts. “They like bringing in that The Classic Center is considering bids local flavor,” Cramer said. for solar panels on the convention center, Commissioners also heard a presentation arena and parking deck, as well as water about renovating the Costa Building at the reclamation and energy-efficient HVAC Aug. 10 work session from SPLOST Project systems, with the goal of achieving LEED Manager Daniel Garren. Located next to Silver status for environmental sustainabilCity Hall on the corner of Washington and ity, Cramer said.

Lumpkin streets, the city-owned building The price tag for the arena has risen has sat vacant for years, with $5.2 million again, from an original estimate of $84 allocated toward renovating it. Local archimillion to $109 million to now $117 miltectural firm Arcollab’s plans also include lion. $34 million will come from SPLOST an addition to the building’s north side and 2020, a voter-approved package of sales a previously approved pocket park in the tax-funded projects. “We’re not asking existing parking lot. Pending commission for more SPLOST,” Cramer said. “We have approval Sept. 7, work is scheduled to start found a way to work that out internally in January and wrap up in December 2022. across the board.” The Classic Center has already identified sources of revenue— parking fees from a planned new deck, For 20 years, residents along Prince hotel/motel taxes from new hotel rooms, Avenue have been asking for bike lanes a new state law taxing Airbnb-style shortand traffic calming measures to slow down term rentals, catering, a 50-cent per-ticket drivers coming into town from the Highway fee, private fundraising and revenue from 129 dragway outside the Loop. Now’s the the arena itself—to pay off an initial $49 chance to make it happen. million bond issue. More revenue will come Athens-Clarke County is seeking input from senior condos and other developthrough Sept. 9 on specific projects to fund ment around the arena, naming rights, the with $4 million set aside for Prince Avenue hockey team, and contributions toward construction from caterer Levy Restaurants in T-SPLOST, the 1% sales tax for transportation that local voters approved in 2017. and a hotel learning lab for future hospitalSome ideas recommended by a user group ity industry employees—enough to cover include separated bike lanes, a landscaped payments on a second $25 million bond or concrete median, mid-block crosswalks, plus the new $9 million shortfall.

The arena is expected to bring in 55 sport- sidewalk and signal upgrades and other pedestrian improvements. The targeted ing events, 25 concerts, 15 conventions, 10 area runs from Sunset Drive to Pulaski family shows and 20 community events per Street. year, many of them lasting multiple days.

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More information and survey forms are available at accgov.com/prince. In addition, pop-in events are scheduled at several locations along the corridor throughout the public comment period: Wednesday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Subway; Thursday, Aug. 19 from 5-7 p.m. at Athentic Brewing Co.; Thursday, Aug. 26 from 5-7 p.m. at Hendershot’s; Saturday, Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Athens Farmers Market in Bishop Park; and Sunday, Sept. 5 from 9-11 a.m. on the patio outside the new Barberitos and Flying Biscuit.

After an Oct. 12 work session and further discussion at the Oct. 19 work session, the ACC commission is scheduled to vote on a slate of projects at its Nov. 2 meeting.

Local Hospitals Squeezed by COVID COVID-19 cases in Clarke County held steady last week, with an average of 42 new cases per day, although a positive test rate of 9% indicates cases are likely being undercounted. Local hospitals are increasingly strained, and intensive care units are full as more COVID-19 patients pour in.

In Region E, which includes Athens, 74 ICU beds were in use as of Aug. 15.

Ordinarily, all the region’s hospitals com-

bined have only 70 ICU beds. Most of them are at Piedmont Athens Regional and St. Mary’s. Both hospitals were severely overcrowded last week and at times went on diversion, which means they were not accepting non-emergency patients, and people seeking treatment in the emergency room for non-life-threatening conditions faced long waits.

The number of COVID-19 patients in Northeast Georgia hospitals nearly doubled to 152, according to Georgia Department of Public Health data. They made up 25% of all hospital patients, up from 16% the previous week. Fifty-nine patients are on ventilators.

COVID killed two Clarke County residents last week after two months of no deaths. The pattern is a familiar one: First cases spike.

Hospitalizations start to rise a few weeks later. Then more deaths follow a few weeks after that.

So far, the current surge has been less deadly than previous ones because patients have been younger. Previous strains of COVID primarily preyed on the elderly, but most older people are now vaccinated. The Delta variant is infecting more younger people.

Local hospital officials say the COVID patients they are seeing now are primarily in their 30s, 40s and 50s, and almost all of them are unvaccinated. In Clarke County, vaccination rates remain low, although they’ve picked up slightly lately. Forty percent of residents are fully vaccinated, and 44% have received at least one dose, according to DPH. The Delta wave is cresting in Missouri after nine weeks, according to microbiologist Amber Schmidtke, who writes a newsletter on the pandemic in Georgia.

That means Georgia could see its peak in about four weeks—just in time for AthFest and UGA’s first home football games. That would follow the same pattern as last summer, when Athens was averaging about 40 cases per day until UGA classes started.

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ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN

By Joe Fu and James R. Schiffman news@flagpole.com

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com

Now that vaccines are here, we all wish the pandemic was over. But the virus doesn’t care what we want. Unless urgent mitigation measures are taken, the rise of the Delta variant threatens an ever-greater surge of infections than we are already seeing. This next wave will mostly hit unvaccinated people, but we can also expect “breakthrough” cases among vaccinated people.

I don’t have kids, but I know plenty of people who do. I can’t think of many parents who don’t love and treasure their children, no matter how they got them. There’s no need to feel shame for enjoying sex without contraception if one is doing so with full knowledge of and preparation for the consequences of such a choice. I don’t think there’s a need to come up with elaborate explanations or intentions after the fact–– hey man, you like to raw-dog it, and you’re allowed to!

But I’ll forever be unimpressed with people––OK, I’m talking about men––who act like they intended to get multiple women pregnant in rapid succession in the course of a single year. Kids are a life-changing responsibility, and most people take that seriously enough that they at least attempt some kind of responsible

cination rates on our campuses. Without a vaccine requirement, we will find ourselves once again guessing about our level of risk.

It is still possible to open safely this fall, but only if the following minimum conditions are met: • Full vaccination must be required for employees and students at all Georgia public institutions of higher learning, except for reasonable medical or religious exemptions. Hundreds of colleges and universities around the country—including public universities—have put this requirement into effect. If vaccination is not possible for medical or religious reasons, a negative COVID test every week would be a sufficient substitute.

• The mask mandate must be renewed: students, faculty and staff must wear protective masks when indoors on campus, including classrooms, offices, dormitories, indoor auditoriums and sporting venues.

• Vaccination rates among students, faculty and staff, and new Members of the United Campus Workers of Georgia rally for a COVID-19 cases, must be aggremask mandate outside the Board of Regents’ Atlanta offices. gated and reported daily on each campus.

The CDC has long urged all Americans • In the absence of adequate infection and to get vaccinated as the best protection vaccination data, all instructors must be against COVID-19. Faced with the new authorized to enforce COVID-19 protocols threat from the Delta variant, on July 27 in their classrooms, in accordance with the CDC changed its guidance. It now recCDC guidelines for institutions where not ommends that everyone, vaccinated or not, everyone is fully vaccinated. This includes should wear protective masks in indoor an option to take classes fully online settings in places where COVID-19 is surguntil it is safe to return to the classroom. ing. All but four counties in Georgia fall into Accommodations must be provided for this category. The guidance applies to classstudents and employees who have condirooms and offices at institutions of higher tions or circumstances that make them learning in Georgia. particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus, As centers of research and learning, including the option to teach or perform Georgia colleges and universities bear a work duties online. responsibility to take the lead in educating • Wastewater testing—measuring levels of and protecting the public—beginning with the coronavirus in community sewage, our own campuses. Instead, the opposite as conducted by Erin Lipp’s team at the has been happening: The Board of Regents University of Georgia—must be impleof the University System of Georgia has mented and expanded throughout the ordered a full return to normal operations.

USG. The BOR must reconsider its guidance in • Accommodations for employees and light of changing circumstances. students who are at elevated risk from It is imperative that the Board of COVID-19 must be extended to workers Regents immediately mandate that all and students who share a household students, faculty and staff be vaccinated with individuals at high risk. Protections against COVID-19. The board has full must be afforded to staff members at risk authority under its own policy guidelines to who are unable to work at their regular order a vaccine mandate. jobs remotely to include alternative work Students, faculty and staff watched in arrangements and a continuation of saldismay when, in the summer of 2020, the ary for as long as an accommodation is BOR unveiled a plan to “safely reopen” necessary. campuses. The result was a major spike in • Each USG institution must work not only COVID-19 cases. This year, the BOR once to inform surrounding communities about again threatens to undermine their own the importance of vaccination, but also to goals, rolling the dice that we can simply take the lead in administering doses. return to campus as if nothing had hap• Ventilation conditions of all buildings on pened. As of July 25, only 38% of Georgia USG campuses must be published promiadults had been fully vaccinated. In Baldwin nently and updated on a timely basis. f County, home to Georgia College and State Joe Fu is a professor of mathematics at UGA. James University, the number is 33%. Percentages R. Schiffman is an associate professor of communiwill increase by the fall, but by how much? cation at Georgia College & State University.

USG communities have no data on the vac-

family planning, but then we have dudes like Nick Cannon who can’t just sit in their hoeism and be secure with it. Cannon is a former child star who has become wildly successful in adulthood as a television producer, presenter, actor, TeenNick executive, you name it, and he seems to be punctuating each professional success with a new baby. In the last year, he became father to four children (bringing his grand total up to seven), and I don’t judge that at all. I can’t imagine that he has no idea how babies are made, so he has to be aware of the consequences of unprotected sex. But I do judge the completely wack-ass statements he’s made since this news went public. He was on the Aug. 9 episode of “The Breakfast Club” talking like Dr. Umar cornered by his baby-mothers, attempting to claim that family planning and sexual responsibility are “Eurocentric” concepts.

He went on to talk about the origins of marriage as a way to classify ownership and acquire property, and it’s been explained that way to me before by someone who wanted to bang without condoms, too. I mean, sure, marriage did originate as a way to establish family alliances and keep property amongst particular groups, but it’s 2021, and I haven’t heard of any modern family feuds quelled by making two of the young’uns couple up. He then went on to

say, “Women are the ones who open themselves up to say, ‘I would like to allow this man in my world, and I will birth his child.’

It ain’t my decision. I’m following suit.”

Show host Charlemagne Tha God pretty much spoke for me and so many others by responding, “I respect that game you runnin’ on them ladies.” That may be the most fake-woke, manipulative take on unplanned pregnancies I’ve heard all year, and I take my bonnet off to Charlemagne for not letting such a statement go unchallenged. Marriage is an antiquated concept that plenty of people don’t ascribe to nowadays, and there’s no need to pretend that marriage didn’t exist until white people came along (the earliest marriage record is from Mesopotamia in about 3000 BCE).

And anyway, what does marriage have to do with being a parent in this

modern world?

They are not inextricably linked. Implying that a bevy of women offering up their wombs to him in 2020 removes any personal responsibility he has for his clear distaste for prophylactics just feels like a classic f-boy manipulation. Come on, dudes, just say you hate condoms and leave it at that.

You just have to accept what that means for your future and any potential kids that are brought into the world.

I know that there is still a stigma attached to parenting out of wedlock, and that stigma is usually attached to women more than men, since only 16% of single parent households are headed by fathers.

Simply put, they can hide that fact about themselves way easier than most single moms can. Just weeks earlier, Cannon was comparing himself to a seahorse and claiming he was getting these women pregnant on purpose, but on Monday he described himself as a passive participant in these women’s desires to procreate. Dude is obviously talking out of his ass, but he should just relax because he’s rich enough to shoulder all seven of these responsibilities, and I’d bet you a dollar that none of them will be living with him full-time. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, or use our anonymous online form at flagpole.com/get-advice.

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Keep on Rollin’: Twilight Returns CLASSIC EXPERIENCE WITH PROPER PRECAUTIONS

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very year a tangible buzz builds around Athens as thousands of spectators gather to cheer on cyclists from around the world competing in the annual Twilight Criterium—that is, until last year. After COVID-19 postponed the world-class bike race, and then canceled it entirely for 2020, Twilight returns this weekend with a few surface-level changes to accommodate the fact that we’re not post-pandemic yet.

“Other than that, it feels like Twilight. It feels the same, it’s just in August,” said Ashley Travieso, Athens Twilight’s event director, about the overall spirit in light of the tweaks taking place.

Outside of the race being moved from April to August, the largest differences in this year’s event are in response to the pandemic and public safety concerns. Although no mandate has been made for gatherings of large groups outdoors as of yet, the organizers are recommending all attendees wear a mask and social distance as much as possible whether or not they have been vaccinated. According to the Twilight website, “We will follow CDC and local guidelines at the time of the event and will have all approvals required by Athens-Clarke County and the Athens Health Department.”

Further protocols will be determined as necessary.

Changing seasons from spring to late summer does add some other variables, such as coinciding with UGA’s first week of class. It is not clear how this timing might affect attendance. Twilight is traditionally held when the students are in town for an added element to the triumphant atmosphere. “We’re excited that there’s now two waves of freshmen classes that have never gotten to experience Twilight, so we’re excited about this becoming a tradition for them, too,” said Travieso.

Another variable is the high temperatures associated with this time of year. However, the professional athletes coming in for the main race are used to traveling all season and are attuned to the heat. Even so, paying attention to hydration is critical for participants and spectators alike.

The schedule includes a range of activities catering to ama-

teurs and children outside of the professional course. Due to the nature of the event, having a robust medical plan and medical team on site is always an essential aspect of planning Twilight.

“If it is going to be extremely hot, making sure that the hydration and medical plan is in place, that’s kind of my biggest concern outside of COVID,” said Travieso. “I worry about our 5K runners that may not always be running consistently, even our spectators.”

For newcomers unsure of what to expect, unlike the Tour de France, the name of the game for this race is speed.

Former bike shop owner Gene Dixon founded Twilight in 1980, which is now one of the premier events in criterium racing. The main event spans just a few hours, with cyclists racing a 1-kilometer course around downtown in teams that work together to launch their fastest riders to the front of the pack. More than gears get grinded in the course’s collision-prone tight turns.

Due to the construction taking place on Clayton Street, this year’s course is flipped upward with the start/finish line on College and Washington, where it was two years ago for the last event. Travieso shared that there are hopes to be back to what is considered the “traditional” or “classic” course on Clayton Street for the 2022 Twilight Criterium set to be held in April once again; however, that decision is dependent on the construction timeline. In order to relieve some of the stress of parking due to these circumstances, they will not be closing one of the parking decks as they have in years past.

The festivities kick off at noon on Friday, Aug. 20 with the AOC Twilight Expo and food court, followed by the Festival Zone Beer Garden and a free vaccine clinic (returning Saturday) at 4 p.m.—all located on Washington between Pulaski and Hull. On the Live Wire stage at College and Washington, several bands from Nuçi’s Space Camp Amped will perform at 5:30 p.m. After the Bike Athens Joy Ride at 6 p.m., Friday’s festivities will wrap up with the new addition of an outdoor movie on Washington Street near the 40 Watt Club showing Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, centering around the cartoonish main character going on a journey to retrieve his stolen bicycle.

Participants of all levels are invited to join the 5K run that starts bright and early Saturday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 a.m. The Gambler Ride begins at 9 a.m., followed by the Kids Zone and Keith King BMX Shows starting at 10 a.m. Amateur Cycling Races take place at 10:30 a.m., with Amateur Finals at 5:30 p.m. For the main events, the women’s pro-am criterium and the men’s pro-am criterium are set to begin at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively. After a long day of activities and celebrations, Twilight will conclude with the USA CRITS Award Ceremony.

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keeping the rest of their fans safe and keeping their bands on the road. If this costs an artist some fans who object, those fans will just be replaced by new people who are appreciative of why artists are doing this and potentially jeopardizing their popularity with fans who disagree.

“Jason Isbell is a good friend of many years. He was one of the first to do this and has really taken some heat. I am proud of him standing up for what he believes.”

Isbell, formerly of Athens’ Drive-by Truckers, recently spoke out about why he decided to require vaccination proof or a negative test to attend his concerts. “If we hadn’t put these kinds of restrictions SARAH ANN WHITE

or over a year, the Georgia Theatre marquee read: “Longest set break ever.” As the pandemic dragged on last year, the empty, silent stages were deafening, especially for a city whose music scene is so integral to its unique character and charm.

In the last year and a half, the Athens music community has been creative and has found new ways to bring music to people, like Zoom concerts and socially distanced outdoor shows. Over the summer, with fewer students in town, cases dropped, and it looked like maybe Athens was on a path to the end of the pandemic. The music scene slowly came back to life, with the Georgia Theatre and other venues like the 40 Watt Club, Flicker Theatre & Bar, Nowhere Bar and Little Kings Shuffle Club announcing August dates.

Sadly, in a matter of weeks it has become clear that the much more contagious Delta variant can still be spread by those who have been vaccinated. The CDC has changed its recommendations on masking, and ACC has reinstated its mask mandate. While some bars have opted out of the mandate by posting a sign stating they don’t consent to enforcement, most music venues are requiring masks. The 40 Watt and Hendershot’s went a step further and, starting Aug. 16, are now requiring either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within the past 48 hours for live shows. As of Oct. 1, the negative test won’t be enough at the 40 Watt—only a vaccine card or a photo of it will get you in.

Another venue, the 100-capacity Lewis Room, is also requiring a negative COVID test result or vaccination proof. Relatively new to the scene, it’s a part of Tweed Recording, a studio and school that offers an 18-week intensive audio recording training program. The decision on live show protocol was made to keep students safe and avoid interrupting their education by missing classes, according to owner Andrew Ratcliffe.

“The majority of us [at Tweed], in a way, started a band to kind of fight back against the man, and now all of a sudden we’ve become the man,” he said. “There’s a lot of responsibility in that. We have to be careful that if we start demanding things too soon that we’re playing with peoples’ livelihoods.”

Bands and venues are having to pivot and adjust very rapidly to the evolving situation, Ratcliffe said. “It’s a 500-mile moving target, and it’s changed dramatically in just the last 72 hours. It looks like we’re right back where we were a year ago.”

David Barbe, a longtime local musician and director of the University of Georgia’s Music Business Program, said he thinks such protocols are the right move.

“I applaud the local venues for putting a mask policy in place. Anything we can do as a community to reactivate our stages is something I am absolutely in favor of,” Barbe said. “I have great respect for national touring artists who are requiring a negative COVID test or vaccination proof. They are

rapidly in Clarke County over the past six weeks, and the start of K-12 and UGA classes could lead to increased spread.

Almost 100 Clarke County School District students and staff tested positive for COVID last week. The University System of Georgia still is not requiring masks or vaccinations at UGA despite pleas from faculty, staff and the Clarke County Board of Health.

While Athens serves as a regional health care hub, when the hospital beds are full here, rural hospitals without ICU units or nurses with specialized intensive care training are forced to make do. Brandon “Kip” Hicks, an emergency room physician at St. Mary’s Hospital, said the situation is dire. Hicks recently volunteered to help out at one of St. Mary’s sister hospitals, Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro, that was overwhelmed, and the scene there was unlike anything he’d seen thus far in the pandemic. The hospital was full of patients needing care, and there was nowhere to send those who needed more intensive care at the time.

Patrons wait in line outside the 40 Watt Club, which recently started requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test in addition to masks.

in place and we didn’t hold the line on it, I would feel like I was taking advantage of people while I’m doing my job,” he told Rolling Stone last week.

In addition to local venues and the jobs they support, the pandemic is also hurting Athens-based touring bands like Widespread Panic, of Montreal, Pinkstones and Futurebirds, Barbe added. “All of these touring groups have essentially been out of work since early last year,” he said. “They love creating their art and expressing themselves on stage, but it’s also their jobs. It’s how they feed their families. They need to get back to work just like everybody else who has suffered economic hardship in the last year and a half.”

What makes decisions on COVID protocols so difficult, Ratcliffe said, is the lack of a standard metric. No matter what one does, there will always be people who disagree.

“We’re setting ourselves up to just rip this country apart and have no music,” he said.

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“Things are pretty bad right now. It’s as bad as it was at any time before,” Hicks said. “To compound everything right now, a lot of hospitals are dealing with nursing shortages.”

St. Mary’s CEO Montez Carter was similarly candid about the grim outlook for hospitals all across the state.

“We continue to see steady growth in the number of patients coming to our hospitals with serious COVID illness. Disturbingly, far more patients in this surge are in their 30s, 40s and 50s than in previous surges.

As of this morning, nearly half of our system’s COVID patients are under 60, and the vast majority have not been vaccinated,” he said. “Like most hospitals in Georgia, we are experiencing overcrowding in our emergency departments and critical care units on a daily basis, and the situation is growing more stressful day by day. EMS diversion has become a frequent occurrence at both Athens hospitals, which means EMS rotates between us. We continue to see and treat all who come to us for care, but those with minor complaints can expect longer wait times than normal.”

Piedmont Athens Regional executives also emphasized that almost all the patients

hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated, and they tend to be younger than during previous waves.

“This virus has already mutated multiple times, and there is an increased chance for more contagious strains of COVID-19 to emerge the longer our community remains under-vaccinated and the pandemic continues. And although we hear of rare cases of vaccinated individuals getting COVID-19, they are usually asymptomatic and do not require hospitalization, unlike those who are unvaccinated,” Athens Regional CEO Michael Burnett and Chief Medical Officer Robert Sinyard said in a joint statement.

To keep audiences safe, coax back reluctant fans and avoid legal liability and potentially another shutdown, Barbe advised extra caution. “The really difficult legal issue is going to be venues and artists who could be held liable for an audience that gets sick at their show,” he said. “If for no other reason, this should be enough to put vaccine, mask and negative test standards in place for live shows,” said Barbe. “It is just smart business. This in addition to not wanting to be responsible for accelerating the spread of an infectious disease that is a threat to unvaccinated children.”

As AthFest approaches in September, Carter, at St. Mary’s, hopes that organizers, audiences and businesses will take the necessary precautions. “We urge event organizers to follow those CDC guidelines in their venues, especially as we learn more about the Delta variant and how easily it can spread through the air,” he said. “It is essential that everyone returns to the measures we have seen repeatedly stop surges: wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, washing hands and getting vaccinated.”

If the surge continues, it’s possible AthFest could be canceled for the second year in a row. Athens-Clarke County officials will make a final decision in early September on whether the festival can move forward. Assuming it does, at least one commissioner, Melissa Link, is pushing for a mask mandate, as well as proof of vaccination to enter beer tents.

For Barbe, the very fabric of Athens’ music scene hangs in the balance. Vaccines, he said, are the way out. “I hear a lot now about Athens changing, and a fear that downtown is losing its unique character. If this [pandemic] costs Athens our venues, and our bands all have to find some other way of living, then we all lose,” he said. “I am hopeful that this latest wave of Delta variant cases and the impending FDA approval [full authorization] of the vaccine will inspire more people to get the vaccine.

“Look, I would prefer not to wear a mask, but it seems like an awfully small price to pay when I look at the bigger picture.”

Beyond Athens’ local scene, Lollapalooza required vaccination proof or a negative COVID test this summer, and Bonnaroo also announced that a negative COVID test or vaccination proof would be required.

Some bars and venues in Atlanta are also taking this route.

“I want to be optimistic, but everything is back up in the air now,” Barbe said. “We are starting to see festivals cancel. On the one hand, those are potential superspreader events, and the promoters don’t want the liability. The fear here is that this will trickle down to the local club level. Let’s just say that I am hopeful but realistic that without a greater buy-in to vaccination and masks that live music could once again suffer.” f

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infrastructure, with vignettes including The Pity Party, Volumes Hip Hop, AthFest and engineer Jesse Mangum of the Glow Recording Studio. The second installment, Transmittance, shifts to community-oriented organizations like Nuçi’s Space, ATHICA and The Wild Rumpus.

Do Your Homework A CRASH COURSE IN EXPLORING THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE

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ooted in a rich musical legacy, Athens retains its distinctive sense of place, in part through an active nightlife and a community of diverse performers. Whether you’re new to town or just in need of a refresher, here are some ways to get up to speed on the scene’s past and present.

SURF THE WEB: Without a doubt, the three

Leeth, Nicholas Mallis, WesdaRuler and Louie Larceny); and Flicker Theatre & Bar’s Flicker Deadstream (Cicada Rhythm, Seth Martin and the Dish Boys, The Pink Stones, Immaterial Possession, T. Hardy Morris).

how the early college rock days gained momentum, cozy up with Grace Elizabeth Hale’s 2020 book, Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture.

This in-depth perspective blends personal recollection with historical research to pinpoint the bands, visual artists and characters who helped pave the way for what the scene is today. Cool Town is pre-

GRAB THE POPCORN: Long considered essential viewing since its release in 1987, Athens, GA: Inside/Out documents how an offbeat college town made its mark on the national map. See how this musical mecca happened, through interviews and concert footage of seminal groups like R.E.M., The B-52’s, Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Pylon, Kilkenny Cats and Bar-B-Q Killers. Three decades later, and after three years of filming, original filmmaker Bill Cody plans soon to release Athens, GA: 30 Years On, a follow up that investigates not only the scene’s endurance but its local activism and political shift from red to blue.

Gregory Frederick Like most college towns, Athens is a fairly transient place, where the majority of students spend dated by Rodger Lyle Brown’s 1991 cult classic, Party Out of Bounds: The B-52’s, only a few years here to grab their degrees R.E.M., and the Kids who Rocked Athens, before relocating for career opportunities.

Georgia, which explores the underground The upside is that this churn maintains a through anecdotes, stories and photoconstant influx of new talent, with social graphs. Spread heads in particular should circles coalescing into truly spectacular also take note of Widespread Panic in the mixes every so often. Thomas Bauer’s 2020 Streets of Athens, Georgia by Gordon documentary Athens, GA: Over/Under focuses on the DIY scene of the past decade. Lamb, Flagpole’s “Threats and Promises” columnist, who documents the legendary Local filmmaker James Preston has day 100,000 fans packed downtown for an released two Athens Rising films that exist open-air record-release show in 1998. as time capsules of the music, art, food, performance and comedy that have made WALK THE WALK: The Historic Athens Welcome Athens feel unique. The first, The Sicyon Center offers a comprehensive Walking Project, is a deep dive into the grassroots NICOLE ADAMSON

most loyal and dedicated archivists of the local music scene are Gregory Frederick, Sloan Simpson and Mike White.

Frederick is seemingly always out and about at night, bouncing between shows to film for his Athens, GA Live Music channel on YouTube, which has now amassed thousands upon thousands of videos. He often checks out bands he hasn’t seen before, making his channel one of the best ways to find new bands just as they debut. Simpson has spent the past two decades capturing live concerts through audio recordings that can be heard at southernshelter.com.

White has been around for almost as long with camera in hand, and his photographic albums can be flipped through at deadlydesigns.com.

While their respective archives are overwhelmingly vast, these chroniclers provide limitless opportunities to find what moves you. These three wizards serve as the eyes and ears of Athens, and journeying through their archives feels like some sort of quest into our collective memory.

Additionally, in the abysmal absence of live shows last year, several organizers stepped up to produce high-quality virtual series on YouTube that now serve as entertaining introductions to the current scene. Check out Nuçi’s Space’s Satellite Series (Convict Julie, Elijah Johnson, Ihlyatt, CannonandtheBoxes, Weaponized Flesh); Eli Saragoussi’s Cry Baby Lounge (Avery Leigh’s Night Palace, O Key, Annie

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Tour of Athens Music History that visits various venue properties, legendary house show hot spots and other sites of interest.

This is one of the most efficient ways to prepare for when scene elders inevitably start talking about “back in the day.” Currently, the program is offered as a self-guided tour at athenswelcomecenter.com/musichistory.

Launched in fall of 2020 by the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission and the Athens Downtown Development Authority, the Athens Music Walk of Fame is a series of guitar-pick-shaped plaques embedded in downtown sidewalks to honor influential artists and educate visitors about the town’s music heritage. Located in a twosquare-block area bounded by Pulaski, West Washington, North Lumpkin and West Clayton streets, the walk is accompanied by a mobile app that provides supplementary sights and sounds at each plaque. Visit athensculturalaffairs.org for a map.

TUNE IN: WUOG 90.5 FM is a non-commercial alternative college radio station run by volunteer deejays, many of whom share their niche interests through curated specialty shows (think ‘60s garage, ‘80s hardcore, ASMR, Dungeons & Dragons). In addition to new releases by indie artists, the station broadcasts local releases and live performances. Georgia Public Broadcasting public radio station WUGA 91.7 FM and 94.5 FM also incorporates local acts during “Athens 441,” “New South Showcase” and “Sound of Athens.”

If podcasts are more your speed, get started with the Athens Regional Library System’s “Classic City Vibes” (Sacred Bull, Echo Bass Records, Kxng Blanco, Vision Video); Kindercore Record’s “Load In/Load Out” (Boo Hag, Jay Gonzalez, David Barbe, Linqua Franca); and musician Jameson Tank’s “The Jameson on the Rocks” (Sarah Mootz, Hotel Fiction, Aspen Anonda, Common Currents).

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com HEY, DADDY-O: Athens band Wieuca has been getting more

and more out there over the past couple of years. Although generally tuneful and worthwhile, the band’s releases have become increasingly inscrutable while remaining reliably entertaining. The latest entry into the band’s canon is collaboration with Atlanta rapper Father (aka Father’s Liquor Cabinet, Centel Orlando Magnum), and it’s named “William Howard Taft.” The track was mixed and mastered by Murk Daddy Flex, which is a nice name to see attached to this.

Father is best known for his 2015 track “Look At Wrist” done with producer ILoveMakkonnen. This new track with Wieuca is quite smooth with a slight amount of Auto-Tune on the vocals, and its slow pacing, along with the wobbly track, gives the whole thing a real psychedelic feel. I have no idea what the lyrics are saying, though, so if you can figure it out, let me know. Find this at wieuca.bandcamp.com and major streaming services.

I CAN’T PUT MY FINGER ON IT: Weirdo band Squeeze The Squid

just released a new 12-song album named You Are. This is what happens when kids are born, isolated from society and fed only a steady diet of Ween and Captain Beefheart.

If there’s another explanation for this, I can’t imagine what it would be. It’s got all the guttural vocals of Mr. Van Vliet matched pretty spot on with the sense of melody and hook

generations have come to appreciate from Messrs. Dean and Gene. After I spun this a few times, it didn’t get under my skin as badly as it initially did, but that’s probably because I now have the antibodies. Your mileage may vary, of course, and if you wanna roll the dice with this, head over to squeezethesquid.bandcamp.com. If you’d like to be extra nice and get these guys a few spins that count for something, then find this on Spotify.

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Russ Hallauer (Ghostmeat Records, Sunbrain, The Lures). It probably wasn’t meant to garner a big announcement or anything. Even so, it’s a sweet song with a nice melody and loving lyrics. It’s called “When The Moon Pulls In The Waves,” and you can find it, as well a ton of other Ghostmeat tracks, over at soundcloud.com/ ghostmeat-records.

CHOMP: Resurrected indie rockers Bugs Eat Books have emerged from their mothballs to deliver two new songs on a release named New Songs. The first, “Around,” is a real Jesus & Mary Chain-style stomper, albeit without any

record review The Sundering Seas: God of a Thousand Forms (Independent) Though The Sundering Seas’ first EP, God of a Thousand Forms, consists of only one single 14-minute track, members Chase Oumet, Tiler Kuykendall, Justin Doom and Ross White make every second count to build a crushingly cold sound that’s equal parts doom, death and black metal. Aside from the band’s name—a reference to Tolkien’s Middle-earth—and album title—a nickname of Nyarlathotep from Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos—the EP avoids ever venturing into any obvious sword-and-sorcery fantasy themes. Instead, a parallel to narrative world-building exists through this thoughtfully crafted atmospheric landscape. Lyrical yearnings for non-existence are mirrored by tones that feel icy, burdened and harsh. God of a Thousand Forms begins lurching forward with an isolated, circling bass line before introducing layers of interlocking ideas. Periodically obliterated into frenzied blast beats, the song collapses into a weary, trudging melody but bares its teeth once again before it’s all over. Even staring into the void at its pitch-black darkest, this is a beautifully written album that’s seductive in its nihilism. In traditional black metal fashion, the EP has been released on cassette as the ninth installment of the Shadebeast Noir Series. [Jessica Smith]

feedback or implied anarchy. The second, “Church of the Other Truth,” reminds me so much of The Jam’s “That’s Entertainment,” but it’s got a fuller arrangement and is far less starkly political, although it is similarly personal. Now that the Bugs seem to be moving again, it’ll be interesting to see where they go from here. Click through to the new vibes at bugseatbooks.bandcamp.com.

JUMP START: Athens rockers Kadillak just released a shiny new record, ColorVision, that is a big step up in terms of production and songwriting. The band’s previous release, the EP When I Get There, was released about a year ago.

The group is still quite guitar-based but cycles through a few different moods on this. Without a doubt, though, the most significant takeaway from this is the vocals of lead singer Kadi Bortle. Last year, most likely due to the quality of recording, they struck me as being like Rush’s Geddy Lee. Now, though, it’s clear they pull from the same mixed bag as Tones & I, Shawn Mendes and tons of other modern vocalists. This isn’t odd or weird, as bands and singers tend to sound like artists they listen to. Seriously, how many metal vocalists and rappers are totally indistinguishable?

While the vocals do overpower much of this record, on the back-to-back honest-to-God rockers “Novela Roja” and “Nausea” the calisthenics take a backseat and the songs are better for it. Musically speaking, the band has some key riffs (“Never Back Down,” the Neil Young-ish “Serial Lover”) that demonstrate where they can go from here, as well as one bona fide pop potential earworm named “True Nature.”

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Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7–9 p.m. www.sobrewco.com FUNKY BLUESTER Blues outfit inspired by traditional Chicago and Texas styles.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GOURDHEAD No info available.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every other Wednesday.

Porterhouse Grill 6–9 p.m. www.porterhouseathens. com/jazz JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy standards, improv and originals by a live jazz trio every Wednesday night over dinner.

The Warehouse Athens 8 p.m. $30–50. www.thewarehouseathens.com WAKA FLOCKA FLAME Warner Bros. Records rapper who rose to fame with hits like “O Let’s Do It,” “Hard in da Paint” and “No Hands.”

Thursday 19 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. (doors). $12. www.40watt. com ASPEN ANONDA Indie-pop singer-songwriter.

JACOB MALLOW Local singer-songwriter with an acoustic pop sound.

SARAH CHRISTOPHER No info available.

Athentic Brewing Co. Liquid Vinyl DJ Series. 6–9 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com DJ REINDEER GAMES Athens DJ mixes trap, hip hop, moombahton, ‘90s hits and indie dance tunes.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SPARKLE TRAUMA Self-described SIG (Style Independent Genre) Wave

a longtime cult figure of outlaw country.

BROCK GONYEA Upstart artist with a spectacular vocal warble influenced by ‘50s classic country.

Innovation Amphitheater 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. $20. www. innovationamphitheater.com SKYNFOLKS Buckle up for a Lynyrd Skynyrd experience.

Southern Brewing Co. 6–8 p.m. www.sobrewco.com ROY SAUNDERS Acoustic guitarist performing Appalachian outlaw country influenced by bluegrass, Southern rock and blues.

Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7:30–10:30 p.m. sobrewco.com KARAOKE Hosted by Solo Entertainment.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreandbar.com GIFT ECONOMY Mindful, melodic folk-punk shared through intense, engaging performances.

ANNIE LEETH Experimental violinist, producer and multi-instrumentalist composer.

KACEE RUSSELL Indie-folk artist from Jackson, TN.

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Friday 20 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. (doors). $12. www.40watt. com VINCAS Local downer-punk band featuring snarling guitars and doomy, psychedelic flourishes.

VISION VIDEO Local post-punk goth-pop band making dance music for the end-times.

JOCK GANG Harsh art-rock burying subtle pop melodies in cascades of noise.

FOOD EATER First show of a new band comprised of members from Apparition, Rottweiler and American Cheeseburger.

Athentic Brewing Co. 6 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com JULIA RYAN Acoustic singer-songwriter.

Flicker Theatre & Bar Shadebeast Presents. 9 p.m. (doors). $8. www.flickertheatreandbar.com HUSK Local Southern metal band formerly known as Fallow.

YATRA Psychedelic, blackened doom trio from Maryland.

HYPERSLEEP Heavy local spacerock four-piece.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $23 (adv.), $26. www.georgiatheatre. com RAY WYLIE HUBBARD Texas singer-songwriter who has been

The Warehouse Athens 7 p.m. (doors). $5. www.warehouseathens.com JOSH BRICKER Country singer-songwriter performs tonight with a full band.

HUNTER CHASTAIN Country rock artist.

Rialto Room 6 p.m. & 8 p.m. $15. www.facebook.com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR WXAG radio DJ Dwain Segar curates a night of smooth jazz, featuring saxophonist Antoine Knight.

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Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $20. www.georgiatheatre.com MAGIC CITY HIPPIES Groovy four-on-the-floor indie funk from Miami.

Southern Brewing Co. 7 p.m. www.sobrewco.com SYLVIA ROSE NOVAK & PARTS UNKNOWN Songwriter and bassist Sylvia Rose Novak is backed by a genre-bending rock band.

Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7:30–9:30 p.m. www.sobrewco. com ZACH GILBERT No info available.

The Warehouse Athens 8 p.m. www.warehouseathens.com DJRX Mixing rock, rap, dubstep and top hits synced to music videos on the big screen.

Shadebeast presents Maryland-based doom metal trio Yatra at Flicker Theatre and Bar on Friday, Aug. 20.

ACROSS THE WIDE Southern rock situated at the crossroads of traditional country and Honky Tonk Heaven.

Lord’s Bar Athens 10 p.m. $5. www.lordsbarathens. com VISC Atlanta battery rock.

Nowhere Bar 8:00 p.m. (show). $10. www. nowherebarlive.com KING RANSOME Five-piece rock and roll band out of Greenville, SC. AKKERI Athens-based experimental rock trio.

Southern Brewing Co. 8 p.m. $10. www.sobrewco.com COUNTRY MUSIC SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND Holman Autry, Todd Cowart, Tony Pritchett, Kip Jones, Bo Hembree and others present a night of beach-themed songs from Buffet, Marley and more.

Saturday 21 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. (doors). $5. www.40watt. com DJ HENNY No info available.

ALIEN FUNK ACADEMY Funky, shreddy jams made by and for extraterrestrials.

FUN ROOM Jammy covers and originals with a laid-back attitude.

Athentic Brewing Co. 2–4 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com SARAH MOOTZ Indie pop-rock artist with a lot of soul.

Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net COURTLAND WALTERS Multi-instrumentalist playing a variety of styles.

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International Grill & Bar 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/IGB RETRO SONIC New rock and roll band fronted by Carla Le Fever.

No. 3 Railroad Street 7–9 p.m. $10. www.3railroad.org BETSY SCOTT Alaska singer-songwriter performing originals and covers from folk to Broadway.

The Roadhouse 10:30 p.m. $2. www.facebook.com/ RoadhouseDive THE REGULARS Athens band playing well-known hit jams from the ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s.

Southern Brewing Co. 6th Anniversary Party. 2–10 p.m.

FREE! www.sobrewco.com HYPERSPACE (5 p.m.) Catchy pop punk with a love for all things geeky.

EL SCORCHO Weezer cover band.

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FEBRUARY STARS Foo Fighters tribute act. (9 p.m.)

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net MRJORDANMRTONKS Tommy Jordan and William Tonks’ collaboration features rootsy guitar picking and paired vocal melodies.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $20 (adv.), $22. www.georgiatheatre. com MINNESOTA Popular dubstep DJ from Santa Cruz, CA. VCTRE EDM producer “featuring guttural bass lines and a vivacious swagger.”

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 11 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre. com COZM & NAUGHT Psychedelic duo from Atlanta.

Porterhouse Grill 6–9 p.m. www.porterhouseathens. com/jazz JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy standards, improv and originals by a live jazz trio every Wednesday night over dinner.

The Warehouse Athens FvCK! It’s A Party. 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $10. www.warehouseathens.com DJS FROM MARS Internationally touring duo, famous for wearing cardboard boxes on their heads while performing live, who are known for mashups of popular songs turned into electro dance music.

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Art 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.directory ATHICA’S BUY THE BUILDING CAMPAIGN (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art) In celebration of its 20th anniversary, ATHICA is hoping to purchase its current facility. Donations are tax-deductible and offer incentives. www.gofund me.com/f/athica-20th-birthday ATHFEST EDUCATES GRANT APPLICATIONS (Athens, GA) Grants are provided to teachers and community educators from nonprofit organizations, public schools or local or state government agencies serving Athens-Clarke County youth in grades K-12. Grants can be used for music and arts based non-consumable equipment, such as musical instruments and audio/visual equipment, all types of programs and experiences that are music and arts focused, and music and arts-based professional development for educators or youth development specialists. Deadline Aug. 25, 5 p.m. Awards announced Sept. 27. director@athfesteducates.org, www.athfesteducates.org 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 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 CREATIVE DRAWING WITH WATERCOLOR (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) In this workshop, students will explore the unique use of watercolor combined with drawing elements like lines, texture and perspective. Sept. 2; Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30; or Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, 6–8 p.m. $100–135. www.ocaf.com JOKERJOKERTV CALL FOR ARTISTS (Online) JOKERJOKERtv is open to ideas and actively accepting proposals for collaboration from visual/musical/video artists and curators living in Athens. Artists worldwide can also submit music videos, short films, skits and ideas to share with a weekly livestream audience. 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 to the community in meaningful and sustainable ways. Deadlines are Sept. 15, Dec. 15 and Mar. 15. www.athensarts.org/grants

Classes ACTING FOR CAMERA AND STAGE (Work.Shop) Learn how to act with professional actor and coach

art around town ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) On view in the Quiet Gallery, “Stories Told” features collages by Susan Pelham, who is influenced by Magic Realism, nursery rhymes, children’s camp songs, limericks, haiku poems, the Renaissance and 20th-century folk art. Through Aug. 29.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Greg Benson creates painterly landscapes and seasonal views of locations around Georgia and his native state of Pennsylvania. Through Aug. 25.

BUVEZ (585 Barber St.) Station Thirteen Studios, a new studio run by brothers Baylor and Matthew Ward, present “It Is What It Is,” an exhibition of paintings by Matthew. An opening reception featuring additional videos will be held Aug. 21 from 5–9 p.m. Paintings remain on view through August.

DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) “Art Rosenbaum: ‘Adamham Town,’ ‘The Grey Rabbit Trilogy’ and Other Recent Paintings” presents works by Wheatley Professor in Fine Arts Emeritus, Art Rosenbaum. Virtual Artist Talk held Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. On view through Aug. 19.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Silk paintings by Margaret Agner.

Through August.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Jason Griffin presents 25 years of flyers for punk shows. Through August.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “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. • “Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art” pays homage to the objects stolen during the Gardner Museum heist

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Jayson Warner Smith (“The Walking Dead,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Outer Banks”). Saturdays, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. $400/12 sessions. jwsclassinquiry@jaysonsmith.com, www.jaysonsmith.com/teacher BLACKSMITHING CLASSES (Greenhow Handmade Ironworks, Comer) “Forge a Bottle Opener” is held Aug. 21, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $150.

“Forge Grilling Forks” is held Aug. 28, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $150. greenhow handmade@gmail.com, www. greenhowhandmade.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Registration opens on the 15th of every month for the following month’s classes and workshop. Classes range from wheel, unique handles, hand building sculpture and more.

Studio membership is included in class price. www.gooddirt.net COMMUNITY MEDITATION (Rabbit Hole Studios) Jasey Jones leads a guided meditation suitable for all levels that incorporates music, gentle movement and silence. Wednesdays, 6–7 p.m. jaseyjones@gmail. com CHAIR YOGA AND MINDFULNESS (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Nicole Bechill teaches a well-rounded, gentle and accessible chair yoga class to promote breathing, mindfulness and inward listening. Every Monday, 9 a.m. $10. www.wintervillecenter.com CREATIVE WRITING & POETRY CLASS (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Heidi Lynn Nilsson leads a workshop on developing your poetic voice through guided writing exercises and written responses to work. Aug. 25–Sept.

29, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. or 5–8 p.m. $160–180. www.ocaf.com DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom

meditations are offered every Saturday at 8:30–9:30 a.m. Email for details. richardshoe@gmail.com IMPROV LEVEL 1 (Work.Shop) Wow your friends, woo your partner and want no more for the next interesting thing to say in conversation.

This series is geared towards those with an interest in improv, comedy, acting or performance, or those just looking to meet some good people and have a good time. Fundamental skills include making offers, joining a scene, saying “Yes, and…,” creating interesting scenes and cultivating spontaneity. Sundays, Aug. 29–Oct. 3, 3–5 p.m. $160. www. flyingsquidcomedy.com/classes LINE DANCE (Bogart Community Center) For beginners and beyond.

Every Thursday, 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 OPEN HOUSE (M3Yoga) The yoga studio celebrates its fourth birthday with free classes all weekend long.

Check website for the complete schedule. Aug. 21-22. www. m3yoga.com/events POTTERY HANDBUILDING AND WHEEL-THROWING (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) During the handbuilding classes, Forrest Gard teaches on how to pinch, build with coils and slab build. Thursdays, Sept. 2–Oct. 7, 5:30–8:30 p.m. During the wheel throwing classes, Gard teaches the basic techniques of throwing to make cups, bowls, bottles and vases, as well as surface techniques like brushing on slip, stencils, sgraffito and mishima/inlay. Thursdays, Oct. 14–Nov. 18, 5:30–8:30 p.m. $215–245. www.ocaf.com SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA) For adults, couples and children.

Learn from experts with years of

in 1990 through light boxes, color-blocked graphics and video animation.

Through Dec. 5. • “Neo-Abstraction: Celebrating a Gift of Contemporary Art from John and Sara Shlesinger.” Through Dec. 5. • “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.

HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) “Summer Dream” features paintings by Susie Burch. Through Aug. 23. • Amanda Corbett of Salvage Sparrow Photo presents a collection of tintypes, an 1850s technique called wet plate collodion. Opening reception Aug. 24, 5:30–6:30 p.m. On view through Nov. 1.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) AJ Aremu presents a largescale installation for “Window Works,” a site-specific series that utilizes the building’s front entrance windows for outdoor art viewing. • “Collections from our Community: Oscar’s Godzillas” shares Godzilla memorabilia collected by Oscar Justus. • “Inside Out: Expressing the Inner World” presents abstract paintings by a group of women artists working in the Southeast.

Through Oct. 23. • “Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You” presents works by Brian Hitselberger and Julie Willis. Through Oct. 16. • “Modernist Sculptures from the Legacy of Loyd Florence.” Through Oct. 23. • “i vs me” features paintings by Andy Cherewick and Jeffrey Whittle. Through Oct. 15.

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.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) In the Athens Art Association’s exhibition, “New Art for a New Century,” 26 artists present watercolor, acrylic, color pencil, multi-media and fused glassworks.

Through Oct. 16.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Steffen Thomas’ Animal Kingdom” features artwork inspired by animals.

Workshop held Aug. 21 from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Currently on view through Sept. 4.

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professional experience. Contact for details. 706-372-4349, marina bilbao75@gmail.com, www.marina-spain-2020.squarespace.com YOGA CLASSES (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) In-person classes include outdoor yoga with Kate Morrissey Stahl (Mondays at 5:30 p.m.), Miles Brunch (Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.) and Nicole Bechill (Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.). Online classes include “Trauma Conscious Yoga with Crystal” Thursdays at 6 p.m. and “Yoga for Wellbeing with Nicole Bechill” on Saturdays at 10:45 a.m. Visit website to register. 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 MUNCH (Loco’s Pub and Grill Eastside) The AAL Munch is a casual social gathering for individuals (18+) involved in or interested in BDSM and or alternative relationship dynamics. Aug. 26, 7–10p.m. athensalt@yahoo.com ART EVENTS (Georgia Museum of Art) “Artful Conversation: Mika Tajima” is held Aug. 18 at 2 p.m.

“Yoga in the Galleries” is held Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. “Sunday Spotlight Tour” is held Aug. 22 at 3 p.m.

“Toddler Tuesday: Primary Colors” is held Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. “Tour at Two” is held Aug. 25 at 2 p.m.

“Morning Mindfulness” is held Aug. 27 at 9:30 a.m. www.georgia museum.org ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Multiple Locations) Saturday markets are held at Bishop Park from 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Wednesday markets are held at Creature Comforts Brewery from 5–7 p.m. Both markets offer fresh produce, flowers, eggs, meats, prepared foods, a variety of arts and crafts, and live music.

Additionally, AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent at the market. www. athensfarmersmarket.net ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET (Multiple Locations) “Drag For All” is an all-ages drag show at Hender-

shot’s Coffee on Aug. 21 from 8–11 p.m. “Fabulous Fridays” includes rag performances followed by a dance party at Sound Track Bar on Aug. 27 at 8:30 p.m. www.athens showgirlcabaret.com ATHENS WATER FESTIVAL (Sandy Creek Park) Participants of all ages are invited to enjoy open-ended Water Olympics themed activities.

Make sure to bring a bathing suit and water bottle. Sept. 11, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $2. www.athenswater festival.com BAD MOVIE NIGHT (Ciné) After a gang of kickboxing idiots kill his parents, Steve (played by the lovable and earnest Sean Donahue) must use any means necessary, but mostly his fists, to exact revenge in the wild Filipino actioner Blood Hands. Aug. 26, 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/BadMovieNight BIKE NIGHT (Akademia Brewing Co.) Grab a beer with the Athens Litas Women’s Motorcycle Collective.

All bikes and people welcome. First Thursday of every month, 6–9 p.m. www.akademiabc.com BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart Library) KnitLits Knitting Group is held every Thursday at 6 p.m.

“Virtual Booktalks” features young adult books on Aug. 20 and adult books on Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org BLOOD DRIVE (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Services Building, Third Floor, Room C/G) Piedmont Athens Regional and the American Red Cross host a blood drive. Register to donate with the sponsor code ARMC. Donors will be eligible to win prizes. Aug. 25, 7 a.m.–6 p.m. www.redcrossblood. org CINÉ DRIVE-IN (General Time Athens) Ciné will host weekly drive-in movies on Tuesdays with food trucks and concessions. Check website for weekly announcements of films. www.athenscine.com CLASSIC CITY BREW FEST (Hotel Indigo’s Outdoor Patio) Georgia’s longest-running beer festival is returning for its 25th anniversary.

Attendees will enjoy 50+ unique, one-off cask ales with special ingredients, live music, food and the opportunity to meet local craft beer celebrities. Aug. 28, 2:30–6 p.m. $43.50. www.classiccitybrew. com

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Alexis Spina presents jewelry and small metalworks in “Future Remnants.” Open Third Thursday on Aug. 19 from 6–9 p.m. On view by appointment through August.

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.) “The Hargrett Hours: Exploring Medieval Manuscripts” presents original items from the collections, dating back centuries, as well as findings from students’ indepth 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. • “Drinkable Water in Georgia” is an interactive exhibit tracing the geographic, environmental and political factors that surround the natural resource and how those issues have impacted Georgians. Family Day is held Aug. 28 from 1–4 p.m. Currently on view through December.

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.

COMMUNITY CRAFT (Love.Craft anime and more. Thursdays, meets Sept. 13 at Watkinsville access to the musical museum and WEST BROAD FARMERS MARKET Athens) Make a hand built pottery 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/ Woods and Oct. 11 at Oconee Vetprivate lounge are also available for (300 S. Rocksprings St.) The marpiece led by Love.Craft’s crew. myrec eran’s Park. www.athenslibrary.org $16/month. www.rabbitholestudios. ket is open for shopping each week August features hand built vases TUTORING (Online) The Athens OPENING RECEPTION (Buvez) Staorg from Sunday at 5 p.m. to Thursday and food from Marti’s at Midday.

Regional Library System is now tion Thirteen Studios, a new studio TAEDEN’S GREAT FOOTBALL at 1 p.m., with a drive-through (or Held the third Thursday of the offering free, live online tutoring via run by brothers Baylor and Matthew DROP (East Athens Community walk/bike-through) pick-up on Satmonth. Aug. 19, 6–8 p.m. $40. tutor.com for students K-12, plus Ward, present “It Is What It Is,” an Field) This community-organized urdays from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. www.lovecraftathens.org college students and adult learners. exhibition featuring 50 paintings by fundraiser will help raise money wbfm.locallygrown.net CONVERSATION WITH EDITORIAL Daily, 2–9 p.m. www.athenslibrary.

Matthew. Aug. 21, 5–9 p.m. FREE! towards a down payment and closZOO DAY (Bear Hollow Zoo at CARTOONIST MIKE LUCKOVICH org www.stationthirteenstudios.com ing costs needed to purchase a new Memorial Park) This year’s theme is (Special Collections Library) The QUEER ABOLITIONIST DRIVE-IN home for Taeden Johnson and his “Guardians of the Zoo-niverse” and Russell Library hosts Atlanta JourFILM SERIES (Rabbit Hole Stufamily. Taeden is the sole survivor features craft stations, education, nal-Constitution editorial cartoonist dios) “(Black) Future” includes of a house fire. Sept. 4, 12–5 p.m. animal encounters and special Mike Luckovich in conjunction with screenings of Watermelon Woman $20 (football). www.thegreatfoot guests. Aug. 28, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locathe traveling exhibition “Lines with and Moonlight. Aug. 20, 8 p.m. balldrop.com $2–3. 706-613-3580 tions) Recovery for people affected Power and Purpose: Editorial CarFree, but registration required.

TWILIGHT (Downtown Athens) by someone else’s drinking. Visit toons.” Sept. 28, 5:30 p.m. FREE! athensmutualaid.net Cyclists come from near and far to the website for a calendar of elecwashnock@uga.edu RACE 2 BEAT CANCER (Athens race. Other activities include a food tronic meetings held throughout the CURATOR TALK (Lyndon House Arts Medical Specialty Park) Participate court, joy ride, expo and live music.

FAMILY WORKSHOP (Steffen week. www.ga-al-anon.org Center) Abraham Tesser discusses in a 5K or 10K to raise funds for Check website for race schedule.

Thomas Museum of Art, Buckhead) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Ath“Willow Oak Exhibit.” After a centhe Cancer Foundation of Northeast Aug. 20–21. www.athenstwilight.

View “Steffen Thomas’s Animal ens, GA) If you think you have a tury-old willow oak tree reached Georgia. Register, volunteer or com Kingdom” and then try your hands problem with alcohol, call the AA the end of its life cycle and was sponsor by visiting the website.

TYCHE’S GAMES (Tyche’s Games) at creating animal watercolors and hotline or visit the website for a removed from the Ware-Lyndon Aug. 28. www.cfnega.org Shadowfist Power Lunch is held schedule of meetings in House property, the Barrow, Clarke, Jackson wood was distributed to and Oconee Counties. 706artists to create works 389-4164, www.athensaa. inspired by the tree. org RSVP. Aug. 28, 2 p.m.

LGBTQIA+ VIRTUAL FREE! 706-613-3623 ALPHABET FAMILY FUTURE REMNANTS GATHERING (Online) This (tiny ATH gallery) Alexis is a safe space for anyone Spina presents jewelry on the LGBTQIA+/TGQNB and small metalworks spectrum. Fourth Sunday in “Future Remnants.” of every month, 6–8 p.m.

Open for Third Thursday uuathensga.org/justice/ on Aug. 19, 6–9 p.m. welcoming-congregation www.tinyathgallery.com PEER SUPPORT GROUP GET ARTISTIC 2021 FOR POSITIVE MENTAL LAUNCH (Creature HEALTH (Nuçi’s Space) Comforts Brewery) Open to anyone needing Learn more about Get peer support for depresArtistic and its rotating sion/anxiety. Aug. 31, Artist-in-Residence 4–6 p.m. 706-227-1515, program. Noraa James is lesley@nuci.org, www. the 2021 AiR. Aug. 20, nuci.org 3–5 p.m. www.getcuriRECOVERY DHARMA ous.com/get-artistic (Recovery Dharma) This JUSTICE IS ON THE peer-led support group AGENDA (Online) This offers a Buddhist-inspired new grassroots fund path to recovery from any aims to support alternaaddiction. Visit the website tives to incarceration and for details. Thursdays, 6–7 support reform-oriented p.m. FREE! www.athens efforts. District Attorney recoverydharma.org Deborah Gonzalez is SEX ADDICTS ANONYcommitted to promotMOUS (Email for Location) ing public safety by Station Thirteen Studios, a new art studio run by brothers Baylor and Matthew Ward, presents an exhibition of paintings by Matthew Athens Downtown SAA reforming the criminal (pictured above) at Buvez through August. A multimedia reception will be held Aug. 21 from 5–9 p.m. offers a message of hope to legal system and ending anyone who suffers from a mass incarceration and compulsive sexual behavior. www. sculptures with art educator Ryan the school-to-prison pipeline. Hear RAINBOW FOREST (Multiple LocaAug 18 at 12 p.m. Learn to play athensdowntownsaa.com Pagett. Aug. 21, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. more on potential fund recipients tions) “Rainbow Forest” is a new the Shadowrun RPG Online during $12–15. www.steffenthomas.org/ and community benefits to be public art piece by Andrew Kovacs, “Friday Night Initiative” on Aug. 20 st-animal-kingdom realized. Register online. Aug. 18, 7 located on the Greenway. A public at 7 p.m. Pathfinder Society RPG HOMESCHOOL ART THURSDAYS p.m. FREE! bit.ly/justiceagenda art dedication and ribbon cutting is held Aug. 21 at 12 p.m. www.

(Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) MADISON CO. LIBRARY EVENTS will be held Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. www. tychesgames.com ART FOR ATHENS (Online) The Red Classes are designed to stimulate (Madison Co. Library) Senior Citiathensculturalaffairs.org VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK (Online) & Black hosts Art for Athens to supinterest, improve concentration, zens’ Day offers free cups of coffee REALLY, REALLY FREE MARKET Artists Julie Wills and Brian port Nuçi’s Space. Donated work by improve creative expression and and information on ways for seniors (Reese & Pope Park) Just like a Hitselberger discuss their new colartists is sold and shipped through introduce students to a variety of to save money. Aug. 21. The Incluyard sale, but everything is free. laborative exhibition, “Something the publication’s online store. Parart styles. Sessions run Thursdays, sive Book Club will discuss Dog Bring what you can, take what you I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You,” ticipating artists include R. Wood, Sept. 28–Nov. 4. Classes are held Stories by James Herriot on Aug. need. Second Saturday of every which is currently on view at the Maria Dondero, Jamie Calkin, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3 p.m.

24 at 11 a.m. www.athenslibrary. month, 12–2 p.m. reallyreallyfree Lyndon House Arts Center. Aug. 19, James Burns and Chris Robinson. $230–250. www.ocaf.com org/madison marketathens@gmail.com 6 p.m. FREE! accgov.com/10064/ www.redandblack.com/store MAKING DANCES (Work.Shop) This MARIGOLD MARKET (Pittard Park, SOUTHERN STAR STUDIO OPEN Something-Ive-Been-Meaning-toATHENS, GEORGIA AREA COVIDalternative dance class teaches Winterville) Vendors offer local GALLERY (Southern Star Studio) Tell-You 19 RESPONSE (ACC Library improvisation and choreography produce, prepared and baked Southern Star Studio is a working, VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK (Online) Heritage Room) This new collection techniques. For ages 10–14. Taught goods, and arts and crafts. Season collective ceramics studio, estabWheatley Professor in Fine Arts provides web archived material

by Lisa Yaconelli. Tuesdays, 6:15– runs every Saturday through Dec. lished by Maria Dondero in 2016.

Emeritus Art Rosenbaum discusses pertaining to local responses to the 7:30 p.m. $60/month, $210/14 11, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. marigoldmarket The gallery contains members’ his recent exhibition at the Dodd global pandemic. archive-it.org/ weeks. lisayaconelli@gmail.com, winterville@gmail.com work, primarily pottery. Every SaturGalleries, “Art Rosenbaum: ‘Adamcollections/13711 www.lisayaconelli.com MILAN ART CONFERENCE 2021: day, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.southern ham Town,’ ‘The Grey Rabbit TrilCLASSIC CITY TOASTMASTERS OCONEE CO. LIBRARY EVENTS THE POWER OF THE BREAKstarstudioathens.com ogy’ and Other Recent Paintings.”

(Zoom) This is an encouraging (Oconee Co. Library) “Storytime THROUGH (Milan Art Institute SUNDAY FUNDAY (Rabbit Hole StuRegister online. Aug. 19, 7 p.m. group for individuals who want to with Miss Rebecca” is held live on Campus, Statham) This three-day dios) Every Sunday from 5-7 p.m., FREE! www.art.uga.edu/events/ develop their communication and Facebook every Tuesday at 10:30 conference is the grand reopening join the White Rabbit Collective for art-rosenbaum-virtual-artist-talk public speaking skills. Meetings are a.m. “Button Making” for grades of the new Georgia campus. Higha free drum circle outside of Ben WASHINGTON FARMS FALL SEAheld 2–3 times a month on Thurs6–12 is held Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. lights include keynote sessions, and Jerry’s on College Avenue.

SON (Washington Farms, Bogart) day evenings. 706-202-7566 www.athenslibrary.org technique demonstrations and Some instruments are provided Activities and attractions include THE CLOCKED IN CREATIVE TEEN CLUBS (Lyndon House Arts live artist battles. Aug. 27–29, 10 but guests are encouraged to bring a corn maze, pumpkin patch, sunPODCAST (Athens, GA) Hosted by Center) “Teen Media Arts Club” a.m.–6 p.m. $350. www.milanart their own drums and rattles! An flower field, jumping pillows, cow Seth Hendershot, a new podcast covers how to make and edit institute.com/milanartconference afterparty at Rabbit Hole Studios train, petting zoo, zip lines, grain called “The Clocked In Creative” videos. Tuesdays, 5–7 p.m. “Teen 2021 from 7:30 p.m.–12 a.m. offers train, inflatables, bounce house, will touch on entrepreneurship, Fashion Design/Sewing Club” is led OCONEE CO. LIBRARY EVENTS space for playing drums, singing human foosball, jump pad, vortex business models, IP rights, brandby local designer Tabitha Fielteau.

(Oconee Co. Library) Third Monday songs, playing ping pong and board tunnel, ropes course and more. ing, etc. for creatives. Episodes will Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. “Teen Book Club meets Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. games, reading books, doing yoga, Every weekend Sept. 25–Nov. 7. 10 feature Serra Jagger of Indie South, Cartoon/Illustrator’s Club” covers “Trek & Connect” is an all-ages making art and more. Donations a.m.–10:30 p.m. $16. www.washSanni Baumgartner of Community, drawing techniques, storytelling, light trek at a local park. The group accepted. Memberships offering ingtonfarms.net

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Michelle Davis, Bertis Downs, Shil Patel of Tiger Bomb Promo, Rashe Malcolm of Rashe’s Cuisine and Nick Canada of Satisfactory. Check it out at @theclockedincreative on Instagram CORNHOLEATL FALL REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Co. & Terrapin Beer Co.) The fall league offers four different divisions of play to accommodate all levels.

Seven-week season begins in September. Register by Aug. 23. www. cornholeatl.com FALL LEISURE ACTIVITIES (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services will offer a diverse selection of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events for adults and children.

Programs include tai chi, baton, youth cooking classes, gymnastics, nature programs, theater and more.

Now registering. www.accgov.com/ myrec FREE COVID-19 VACCINES (Clarke County Health Department) Vaccines are available by appointment or walk-in. No insurance or ID required. Vaccines are also offered during the Twilight Criterium on Aug. 20 from 4–7 p.m. and Aug. 21 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on the 200 block of W. Washington Street. www.publichealthisforeveryone.com HEALTH CLINICS (Nuçi’s Space) Free health clinics are available for uninsured musicians and their friends and family. Doctors can diagnose, treat and refer. Call to make an appointment. Aug. 23; Oct. 4, 11 & 25; Nov. 1, 15 & 29. 706227-1515 LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE RAFFLE (Online) Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful hosts a raffle of gift baskets filled with certificates and goodies. Proceeds benefit ACC Green Schools Programs and daffodil and tree planting projects. Sales end Sept. 11 at midnight. Tickets are $1 each. www.accgov.com/ KACCBRaffle 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 POP-UP PARK (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services has a new bus, decorated by Eli Saragoussi, that serves as a mobile recreation unit to take free activities and equipment to public community events, festivals and school programs. Request the bus using an online form. www. accgov.com/9961/Athens-Pop-UpPark SUPPORT FOR SENIORS WITH PETS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Humane Society and Athens Community Council on Aging have partnered to offer support services to seniors enrolled in ACCA programs. This includes emergency pet fostering, affordable wellness care, pet health workshops and pet training. www.accaging.org 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 WILD RUMPUS BOARD (Athens, GA) The Wild Rumpus Parade & Spectacle is seeking new members for its volunteer board of directors.

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Athens School of Music.

Now offering in-person and online instruction in guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin and more.

From beginner to expert, all styles. Visit www.athensschoolofmusic.com, 706-5435800.

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WANTING TO BUY In Search of Affordable Historic House!

Small family, with an age two toddler, in search of affordable 2–3 bedroom, 1-2 bathroom historic house in town. Having a hard time, getting outbid repeatedly by Airbnb’ers and investors, yet determined to find a home.

In search of anyone looking to sell in Normaltown, Newtown, Boulevard and Hancock Corridor. Please contact us at berweyn@gmail. com

VOICE LESSONS: Experienced teacher (25+ years) retired from day job, ready to expand studio. Ages 12–90+, all genres. Contact stacie.court@gmail.com or 706-424-9516.

MUSIC SERVICES I n s t a n t c a s h is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. 706-369-9428.

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JOBS FULL-TIME BOS Security is hiring SECURITY OFFICERS. FT & PT opportunities. $14/hr. if you have stable work history and enjoy the public. pply online at www.bossecurity. com Line cooks needed!

Big City Bread Cafe & Little City Diner are now hiring line cooks for daytime hours.

Experienced preferred but not required. Stop by after lunch to fill out an application or drop off a resume. No phone calls, please.

UberPrints is now hiring for multiple positions! Both full and part-time positions available. For more information and applications, go to uberprints.com/company/jobs

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Work independently, set your own weekday schedule (16–40 hours weekly). We have a relaxed, casual, safe space environment. Compensation automatically increases as you gain proficiency. Extremely flexible time-off arrangements with advance notice. Experience our eight-tiered training program with bonuses after each tier. So your starting compensation will range from $9.25 to $10.80 hourly based on individual performance. After approx. threemonth training, your compensation should exceed training pay and you’ll receive automatic increases for tenure with the company, efficiency, etc. Show proof of vaccination at hire. www. ctscribes.com Taste of India is now hiring!

(Busser, host, floater team member.) Competitive pay, paid weekly, employee meals, flexible schedules, full-time or part-time, no experience needed. $12–15.

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MAD Hospitality, LLC, a new Hospitality organization headquartered and operating in Madison, GA, is currently accepting applications for culinary team members, servers, hosts/hostesses, bartenders and baristas at multiple food and beverage outlets. MAD Hospitality is focused on excellent customer service and superior food and beverage offerings in unique and inviting venues. We are offering the following to our team members: Better-than-competitive hourly wages plus tips for servers/ bartenders/ baristas, 100% employee health insurance coverage (full-time staff), 401K w/ matching funds, flexible schedules, opportunity for advancement, $250 sign-on bonus (90 days after hire), $250 referral bonus (90 days after referral hire). MAD Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer. Please forward a resume indicating the position for which you are applying to info@mad-hospitality.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Athens-Clarke County Animal Services 125 Buddy Christian Way · 706-613-3540 Call for appointment

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 is looking for a few nice hardworking folks to be part of the team!

Competitive hourly wages for all positions. $10/hr. training, $12/hr. hosting and kitchen, $5/hr. + tips servers (must be 18+). Please email resumes to vivaargentinecuisine@gmail.com

NOTICES MESSAGES All Georgians over the age of 12 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 Flagpole ♥s our readers!

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