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Mayor Girtz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Street Scribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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By Blake Aued and Jessica Luton news@flagpole.com The Athens-Clarke County Commission will vote next week on incentives for developers to build affordable housing.

The inclusionary zoning policy would offer developers the opportunity to build more units than the zoning code allows, less parking or, in the downtown area only, less ground-floor commercial space. In exchange, developers would have to agree to make 5–15% of the units affordable for those who earn 60–80% of the area median income, or about $30,000–$40,000 a year.

Developers of student housing downtown could also contribute payments to an affordable housing fund rather than include affordable units. Some commissioners oppose allowing those payments, but Commissioner Tim Denson defended them at the Mar. 15 agenda-setting meeting. “It may not be the most appropriate for us to have a building that’s 85% students and the other 15% families, maybe with children, stuff like that,” he said.

Downtown developments are so large and valuable that the payments would be enough to go ahead and build an affordable housing project without having to wait for the payments to pile up. In other parts of town, that might not be the case. “The fastest way to get affordable housing is to have developers who are already building affordable housing build it for us,” Denson said.

Commissioner Melissa Link raised concerns about additional density taxing infrastructure and threatening the character of neighborhoods that are zoned multi-family but are mostly single-family houses.

Denson said the Planning Department did a study and found no infrastructure capacity issues. He also said the policy would be revisited.

“This is our starting point,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if in a year or two we

revisit this and tweak it and make it a little better.”

Commissioner Jesse Houle suggested that, rather than be a carrot for affordable housing, ACC should require less parking for any development near transit. Mayor Kelly Girtz said he would assign the issue of parking ratios to a committee.

Also at the Apr. 5 meeting, commissioners are expected to approve a proposal for Athens Transit to take over UGA’s Health Sciences Campus bus route running from Normaltown down Prince and Milledge avenues, through the main campus and back.

Athens Transit going fare-free complicated the way UGA reimburses ACC for allowing students, faculty and staff to ride Athens Transit for free, and it also complicated a federal grant that UGA and Athens Transit apply for jointly in order to combine their ridership numbers. The latest agreement calls for Athens Transit to keep the entire grant, and in exchange it is providing additional service on Sanford Drive and Riverbend Road, as well as taking over the Health Sciences Route. The additional service will cost Athens Transit $828,000, which will be reimbursed with UGA’s portion of the grant. [Blake Aued]

COVID Cases Continue to Drop COVID-19 cases continued to decline in Athens last week. Clarke County had a seven-day running average of 1.1 new cases per day as of Mar. 25. The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 25 cases in Clarke County over the past two weeks, bringing the total to 26,112 confirmed cases and 3,441 positive antigen tests..

Only six patients, or 1% of all patients, were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Athens region. Since the beginning of the

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pandemic, 1,148 Clarke County residents have been hospitalized. ICU beds were at 81% capacity, with 57 patients in the ICU for the region.

While COVID-19 cases continue to decline, five Athens residents died of the virus in the last two weeks. To date, at least 214 Clarke County residents have died of COVID-19.

Wastewater data from professor Erin Lipp’s lab at the UGA Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases continues to give further insight into viral levels in the community. “Averaged for the week and across all plants, the SARS‑CoV‑2 load increased slightly compared to last week, but this seems to continue the stable but noisy pattern that we have seen over the last three weeks,” the report last week said. Virus levels were particularly high at the wastewater treatment plant that serves the Eastside.

This could indicate increased transmission levels from that part of town, or it could be the result of septic pumping from other counties or the fact that ACC’s two other plants treat more industrial waste.

Vaccination rates continue to increase at a slow pace. In the last two weeks, 156 Clarke County residents received a first dose, and another 133 residents were fully vaccinated. As of Mar. 25, 66,307 residents, or 53%, have received at least one dose, and 61,660 residents, or 49%, have been fully vaccinated.

At UGA, there were 20 positive cases for the week of March 14-18, with 262 surveillance tests administered. There were 70 vaccinations administered for the week, for a total of 33,555 doses administered to date.

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Odds and Ends Yet another student housing development is coming to downtown. Austin, TX-based Lincoln Ventures recently broke ground on a seven-story, 600,000 squarefoot development that will include 342 units with 750 bedrooms. It’s at 558 W. Broad St., the former site of the Courtyard

by Marriott and a sports bar-turned-Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house. That’s not to

be confused with another student housing development dubbed The William where the Days Inn used to be.

The University of Georgia-Augusta University Medical Partnership will establish a health center at Clarke Middle School, UGA announced last week. The health center will be a Westside complement to the Hilsman Middle School clinic staffed by the Athens Neighborhood Health Center and the medical partnership’s mobile clinic. It will open in a temporary location next fall and will be incorporated into the new building when Clarke Middle is rebuilt in 2024, serving students, their families and staff at Clarke Middle and Alps Road Elementary. It will provide preventive care, treatment of acute and chronic conditions, mental health counseling and referrals for other services. For a nine-month pilot period funded by a $94,000 UGA grant, services will be free of charge, then transition to a sliding scale.

Robert Finch briefly entered, then dropped out of the District 3 AthensClarke County Commission race, earlier this month, and now we know why: He has a new job. Formerly an administrator at a Coffee County hospital, Finch was named the new CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Athens. He is taking over for longtime CEO Mike Hackett, who is retiring.

Another candidate has also dropped out: Deston Bernard Anderson, owner of Jetz Cutz barber shop and Southern Culture Fish and Grits, had qualified to run for the District 5 seat on the Board of Education, but has withdrawn from the race, leaving Tim Denson as the lone candidate. Denson is one of the three ACC commissioners who can’t run for re-election because Republican legislators drew them out of their districts.

ACC Manager Blaine Williams has named Hollis Terry IV the new director of the Public Utilities Department. Terry rose up through the ranks at PUD and has served as interim director since Frank Stephens retired last year. Meanwhile, Haylee Banerjee, director of Housing and Community Development Department, is leaving to take a job with the City of Atlanta. [BA] f

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and commissioners dispersed millions of local tax dollars, as well as federal relief funds, to keep businesses afloat, provide food and housing, create broadband hotspots for virtual students and incentivize vaccination.

Amidst dealing with that crisis, the George Floyd protests burst out in June 2020, and Girtz faced criticism when local police tear-gassed peaceful protesters.

“There’s been a series of real challenges in this local government,” Girtz told Flagpole, “but we haven’t allowed ourselves to become mired in them.”

That’s despite Republican hostility becoming a theme of his administration. When ACC attempted to shift Athens’ property tax system to a more progressive model that would have frozen taxes for those on low or fixed incomes, the plan was blocked by Republican state legislators who wanted a larger homestead exemption for everyone, including the wealthy.

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2018, voters elected Kelly Girtz mayor of AthensClarke County in a wave election together with the most progressive commission in Athens’ history. Since taking office in 2019, Girtz and the new commission have enacted a wide-ranging series of reforms that have begun to address nearly every major problem the county faces. From homelessness and poverty to police oversight, youth development, climate change, discrimination and finally the deadly threat of the coronavirus, Girtz has overseen a huge amount of legislative work in a relatively short period of time.

For good or ill, depending on your perspective, Athens may never be the same.

Girtz won 60% of the vote four years ago, but the political climate has changed since 2018.

This time around, Girtz has five challengers and is facing an insurgent Republican party backed by a new political force in town, Athens Clean and Safe PAC. While Girtz might end up winning comfortably, the outcome is difficult to predict with so many candidates running. The election may be headed for a runoff in June, a time when voter turnout will be extremely low. If that happens, all bets are off on who emerges the winner.

Throughout his first term, Girtz was beset by a series of crises that started even before he took office. A major conflict between senior ACC Kelly Girtz, then mayor-elect, speaks at an Election Night party in 2018. staff members, including former ACC Internal Auditor Stephanie Maddox, was brewing in late 2018. Girtz was accused of discrimination by the Athens was among the first cities in Georgia to issue a Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement for his attempts stay-at-home order and establish a mask mandate. Perhaps to discipline Maddox for failing to perform her job duties, due to this quick and decisive action, Athens ended up with although Maddox’s complaint with the Equal Employment the lowest COVID-19 mortality rate of any urban county in Opportunity Commission was dismissed, and an outside Georgia. However, Gov. Brian Kemp battled such efforts by investigator hired by the county likewise found no evidence local governments. Then, earlier this year, Republicans uniof discrimination. laterally reshuffled commission districts and ousted three Later that year, Girtz’s focus was again drawn into an progressive incumbents. internal crisis, this time in the former ACC Animal Control Still, in his recent “state of the community” speech, Division, where dozens of cats were unnecessarily euthGirtz touted historically low levels of unemployment (2.2% anized. He oversaw that division’s upgrade to the new in December 2021), record-high retail spending, a rapid Department of Animal Services. pace of business expansion and a decrease in many types of The coronavirus pandemic was waiting just around the crime, including murder, larceny and burglary. corner to disrupt nearly every aspect of our lives. Girtz “I live and breathe the reality that we’re doing measur-

ably good work,” Girtz said. “Whether it’s being honest about some of the foibles of the former city of Athens around Linnentown, or very strategically advancing our clean energy goals, or extending our transportation network or bringing new high-wage employers to the table, we wake up and take that seriously every day.”

Over the past four years, the mayor and commission have begun planning to reach 100% clean energy, created an alternative to policing, started a public safety oversight board, established programs to prevent evictions and to help those experiencing homelessness, reduced fares on Athens Transit to zero, adopted a new green building code for ACC buildings, created a new Office of Equity and Inclusion, removed the confederate monument from downtown, established a comprehensive anti-discrimination ordinance and made the first official act of reparations in Georgia history.

There’s more—like a voluntary inclusionary zoning policy to encourage the construction of affordable housing in Athens and a public-private partnership to create more affordable housing by redeveloping Bethel Midtown Village north of downtown. The Mayor and Commission have also established a wide-ranging framework for spending Athens’ share of the American Rescue Plan that may help address nearly every major problem Athens faces, providing millions for affordable housing, homelessness, workforce support, youth development and behavioral health over the next five years.

Despite these initiatives, Girtz acknowledges that Athens still has a lot of problems that the local government must work to address in the years ahead.

“There are still dramatic disparities,” Girtz said. “You can see the unemployment rate for the community broadly, and you can look to see the rate for Black men aged 18 to 30. Those are two very different numbers. It’s important to me that we be honest about the gains that we still have yet to make and that we need to work on.”

Given these persistent inequities, it’s understandable that some Athenians have been dissatisfied with Girtz’s tenure as mayor. Girtz, who proclaimed at his inauguration that “a new era of equity approaches,” perhaps hasn’t been able to make as much progress on economic and racial equity as many Athens residents were hoping for.

But Girtz is confident he can build a winning coalition and that his accomplishments will be recognized. “I’m really proud of the work we’re doing,” he said. “Maybe this comes from having taught history at some point in my life, but things don’t come into focus in the moment necessarily. It’s only in retrospect that we recognize how these things stack up.” f

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Pearl Hall Pearl Hall has been helping people behind the scenes her whole life through her church, Ebenezer Baptist West, and other organizations. She’d thought of running for office before, but always deferred to others.

Then, she said, she saw something that made her change her mind. Hall said she enjoys watching UGA football fans walk down Hancock Avenue to the game. But one game day last fall, she burst into tears after noticing a woman and her young daughter struggling to push a cart full of clothes down the street.

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“I could visualize that little girl lying in bed crying, if she had a bed to lie in,” Hall said. “I want that little girl to walk down [to] UGA with pom-poms.”

That opened Hall’s eyes to the homelessness problem in Athens. “The more I looked, the more homeless I saw,” she said.

Athens-Clarke County recently authorized a city-run campsite for unhoused people who’ve been sleeping in various tent cities, specifically one off North Avenue that railroad company CSX has been planning to clear out. “It’s a start,” Hall said of that solution, adding that she helped Charles

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“As a doctor, philanthropist and humanitarian, I understand the need for programs that do more than just put taxpayer dollars in the hands of the displaced and destitute,” he said. The situation has gotten so bad, Moorman said, that he is worried entrepreneurs and parents of potential UGA students won’t want to come to the city, jeopardizing its status as “The South’s Best College Town” according to Southern Living. “[S]imply put, I want to create programs that will help to clean up the homeless population in the city, create a safer environment for downtown visitors and patrons by having civil servants walk the beat, lower taxes for business owners and reimagine how we handle parking,” he said.

Hardy and Athens Alliance Coalition clean up the camp, but she would rather build a community of tiny houses on the property instead. “Just cut the trees and stuff down,” she said. “I know people might not be happy, but give them a tiny home.”

Hall, who is retired from the Clarke County School District, said she is also Bennie Coleman III may have some concerned about Athens’ unorthodox and potentially divisive opinseniors. She suggested a ions, but he’s running for mayor with a phone number they can call message of unity and self-reliance. to let the police know where “It’s more than just running for the maythey are, as well as a facility orship,” Coleman said. “It’s about inspiring for seniors in addition to the the young generation to get out and do Athens Community Council something instead of just talking about it.” on Aging.

When Coleman saw the Black Lives “I have a heart for our Matter protests of recent years, his reacseniors,” she said. “I want to tion was that “all lives matter.” In an essay make sure our seniors can go he provided to Flagpole entitled “After the out in the community and Movement,” Coleman expounds on “blackfeel safe.” on-black crime,” the “ghetto lifestyle” and Likewise, young people his belief that Black people have become need more opportunities, separated from God and are now enslaving Hall said, like book clubs themselves. and a bowling team. Young “We’re keeping ourselves in slavery people tell her it’s very easy because we don’t want to work,” he said. to get a gun, she said, and Fred Moorman “We [Black people] don’t want to better the mayor and commissionourselves.” ers should be going into Coleman described himself as neither a neighborhoods and talking to parents about senseless, costly and perhaps punitive” lawsuits and forced to defend himself, as Democrat nor a Republican, but said that “ways to hold your children accountable well as “erroneous reporters.” As for his Republicans freed the slaves and, unlike for having a gun you real estate holdings in general, as mayor Democrats, talk about the importance of should not have.”

Moorman said his legal advisors will ensure work.

Hall said she’s he operates within the law regarding conIn his tract, Coleman also expressed his also concerned about flicts of interest. belief in traditional families and opposition streets and drainMoorman said he’s running for mayor to gay marriage. When asked if he supports age, particularly in to put his business acumen to use for the ACC’s anti-discrimination ordinance, he Rocksprings and city. “I’m not in agreement with the direcsaid the Bible tells him to love everyone. around Fairview tion current leadership is Street. In general, she steering this community said she has nothing in regards [to] taxation, against Girtz, but she homelessness, predatory has a different vision.

“The African-American parking management and crime,” he said by email people are not getting from Vietnam, where he all the things they was buying pearls last deserve with the city,” week. “As mayor I feel I she said. “We deserve can use my experience, better.” network and knowledge to At CCSD, Hall said return Athens to a place of she worked in school offices, as a paraprofes- prosperity and progress.”

Tax assessors’ “consional and as a career trived valuations”—the coach. She has also value assessors place on been a paralegal and a property for tax puris certified in manageposes—are driving busiment, administration, child development Bennie Coleman III nesses away, along with and victim advocacy. “I’m qualified to do the cost of downtown what needs to be done,” she said.

“You shouldn’t discriminate against anyparking and “homeless vagrants,” accordbody,” he said, “but you don’t have to hang ing to Moorman. Many of the “downtown out with one another.” invaders” have “mental instabilities,” he Coleman said he’s felt slighted by some said. Moorman founded the Palm House If you’re familiar with the old Southern past mayors because “every time I wanted Recovery Center, where, he said, “We teach Mutual building downtown catty-corto speak to them, they’d put me off on people how to utilize their basic abilities to ner from City Hall, you know who Fred somebody else,” except when it was time provide for themselves and stay out of jail.”

Moorman is. “The Fred Building” is emblato vote. As for Girtz, he “seems scripted,” Panhandlers, Moorman said, receive free zoned on the side.

Coleman said. “I’m not that way.” money, health care and food from the govThrough Fred’s Historic Properties, Three issues that concern him are housernment and churches—money that could the former dermatologist owns a numing, crime and jobs. Coleman said he is be going to additional funding for police.

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our years ago, Mayor Kelly Girtz vanquished two opponents with more than 60% of the vote. One might think that would discourage potential challengers this year. That wasn’t the case.

When the qualifying period ended Mar. 11, Girtz had drawn five challengers—the most since 1990. While they vary widely in their views, there is one common theme: Be it conservatives, the Black community or struggling residents in general, not everyone has a voice.

And remember, like other nonpartisan local races, this one will be decided May 24 or, if needed, a June 21 runoff. It won’t be on the ballot in November.

ber of commercial and residential buildings, including, now, Heritage Square Condominiums near Bishop Park. Moorman has been in the news the past fews years for his successful legal effort to compel holdouts in the affordable condo complex to sell to him so he could assemble ownership of the entire parcel through what’s known as a forced sale.

Moorman told Flagpole that he began buying Heritage Square units one-by-one about 20 years ago, overpaying for them.

He said he was the victim of “needless,

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upset at all the $350,000 houses being built around town and wants to allow modular or prefabricated houses. That would keep Black residents from continuing to be pushed further and further out of town, he said.

Police are too busy patrolling well-off neighborhoods, Coleman said, and should spend more time patrolling the Black community instead. It takes too long for officers to arrive if someone is shot, he said.

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As a former lab tech, carpenter, printer, art teacher, chess teacher, cook and janitor, the now-retired 66-year-old has a wide range of job experience. But today, he believes, businesses won’t hire someone unless they’re a college student or an ex-criminal. “The average person who stays out of trouble can’t find a job,” he said.

Coleman said he’s running a low-key campaign, with no yard signs or going doorto-door, but he still hopes to get his message out, even if some people don’t like it.

“I know people are going to be angry with me,” he said. “I’m willing to take the backlash.”

Mykeisha Ross As one of ACC’s neighborhood leaders for two years, Mykeisha Ross saw the city’s problems firsthand. And what she saw included a lack of leadership.

A partnership between the ACC government and the nonprofit Family Connection-Communities in Schools, 16 paid neighborhood leaders serve as resources to direct community members toward services.

The position became particularly important when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

“We were on the front lines,” Ross said.

“I didn’t see the mayor. I didn’t see the city manager. I didn’t see commissioners. If we’re out here risking our lives, why aren’t you out here?

“Our city is hurting; it’s crying,” she continued. “They feel like they’re being abused, and no one hears their cries.”

In a broad sense, Ross sees a disconnect among the city government, the Clarke County School District, UGA and Athens’ many nonprofit groups. For example, ACC awards grants but doesn’t offer training on how to apply; CCSD will often meet with nonprofits to partner, then replicate those programs on their own; and too many nonprofits offer duplicating services instead of working together.

Ross, who currently works as community outreach coordinator in the district attorney’s office, has her own nonprofit, Youth Is Life, which offers food, housing and cloth-

ing assistance to the homeless and mentoring to CCSD students. In that role, she said she sees the need for additional youth development funding and economic opportunity to address gangs. Transportation is another key issue, said Ross, who pushed for a new Athens Transit bus line to the Stonehenge neighborhood.

The coalition of homeless advocates that advises ACC lacks diversity, according to Ross. “They didn’t really think through” the homeless camp, she said. “I didn’t agree with it.”

Instead, Ross said she would have worked with the Athens Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity to build a boarding house and a tiny house community, along with a one-stopshop for support services.

Ross, the mother of a 10-yearold and 14-year-old, has another big idea to improve collaboration: She wants the mayor to appoint the school superintendent. “Why not?” she said. “I would try that.

The system’s not working.” While in some major cities elsewhere, the mayor runs the schools, in Georgia, school districts are run by their own elected boards and are entirely separate from city and county governments.

She would also get rid of Manager Blaine Williams. “I would appoint someone… who’s more engaged with the city, who knows the city,” she said.

Having experienced homelessness and poverty herself, Ross said she is best positioned to address those issues. “I’ve always been an advocate for people who couldn’t use their voice or were scared to use their voice,” she said.

Mara Zúñiga Mara Zúñiga declined to be interviewed

by Flagpole, saying she didn’t have time.

According to her official biography, Zúñiga was born in Nicaragua, grew up in New York City and moved to Georgia in 2002. She is a former treasurer of the Athens Republican Party and is backed

by Steve Middlebrooks, co-founder of the Athens Classic group, which is working with the Athens Clean & Safe PAC run by a Marjorie Taylor Greene advisor to raise money for local conservative candidates.

“Athens is being pulled apart with bad decision-making, overspending and political games with members of our community.

This needs to stop,” she said during her Mar. 3 campaign announcement speech, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.

Zúñiga lists frivolous spending, government transparency, lack of support for police, public education and teaching personal responsibility for economic well-being as key issues on her website. She frequently appears at the podium during public comment at ACC Commission meetings, in particular expressing opposition to the homeless encampment and a civilian oversight board for law enforcement.

In October, a letter from Zúñiga was published on the Classic City News website in opposition to the homeless camp and Athens for Everyone, the now-defunct progressive group. In another letter posted in March, she lamented community divisions and denied that she is a conservative while attacking progressives and unnamed local journalists. f

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IN PUTIN’S RUSSIA AND ELSEWHERE, THE PRESS IS THREATENED

By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine has Protect Journalists released its grim global proved once again the old axiom that in assessment that a record total of nearly 300 war, truth is the first casualty. journalists were jailed around the world In a Boston Globe column published on and at least 24 media members were “killed Mar. 18, longtime war reporter Charles because of their coverage” in 2021.

Sennott wrote that, so far since the beginFounded in New York in 1981, the ning of the invasion on Feb. 24, four Committee to Protect Journalists “projournalists have been killed while covering motes press freedom worldwide” and the war. Sennott lamented that “we are all defends the rights of media members “to reminded of the dangers as each day seems report the news safely and without fear of to bring new accounts of journalists being reprisal.” As war rages on in Ukraine, and as killed or wounded at the hands of Russian repression runs rampant in nations around soldiers in Ukraine.” He scorned what he the world, journalists will again be in dancalled “Russia’s indiscriminate killing of ger in dozens of countries in 2022—from civilians and its history of attacking journalists on many fronts.”

Indeed, the Kremlin regime of dictator Vladimir Putin has long waged war against dissident journalists inside Russia, and the crackdown has only worsened in the weeks after the invasion.

Thousands of antiwar protesters have been beaten and jailed in cities across Russia, and journalists there are threatened with 15-year prison terms if their reporting clashes with the official government line. In an Orwellian move on Mar. 3, Putin closed down independent media outlets in Russia.

“Everything that’s not propaganda is being eliminated,” said Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian newsman Dmitri Muratov.

War reporter Ernie Pyle was killed in battle in 1945.

On Mar. 14, an editor at Russia’s state TV network made a sensational protest against Russia to China to Mexico to Saudi Arabia Putin’s war when she photobombed a live and even right here in the United States, a evening news broadcast, popping up behind nation that enshrines freedom of the press a newscaster while holding a placard blastin its Bill of Rights. ing the invasion and shouting, “Stop the The world needs the light of journalism war.” Marina Ovsyannikova said that she to pierce the fog of war and the darkness committed her bold protest because she of authoritarianism. Reporter Ernie Pyle had grown “ashamed of working on Kremlin became famous during World War II for propaganda” that “zombified” the Russian his on-the-scene reporting from foxholes people. A court in Moscow gave her a fine and battlefields, reports that endeared him instead of jail, but the Putin pogrom against to his readers and to the American troops dissident journalists continues. who called him “the GI’s journalist.” He was Five years ago, former President Donald killed by a Japanese sniper during a battle Trump branded American opposition media on a tiny Pacific island on Apr. 18, 1945, with the Stalinesque term “enemy of the just a few months before the war ended. people.” In a New York Times op-ed on Feb. Today the annual National Columnists Day 25, 2017, Joel Simon of the Committee to is observed every Apr. 18 in honor of Pyle’s Protect Journalists responded that “Mr. life and legacy as a war reporter who made Trump’s relentless tirades against ‘fake the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of truth. news’ are emboldening autocrats and Today, while battlefield reporters are in depriving threatened and endangered jourharm’s way in Ukraine and press freedom nalists of one of their greatest supporters— is endangered around the globe, words the United States government.” written by James Madison in 1799 still Today around the world, other emboldresound with truth here in the United ened autocrats have mounted Trumpian States and worldwide: “To the press alone, and Putinesque campaigns of their own checkered as it is with abuses, the world is to muzzle media watchdogs. In a report indebted for all the triumphs which have issued last December—before Russia’s been obtained by reason and humanity over Ukraine war began—the Committee to error and oppression.” f

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com WELCOME TO TOWN: New to Athens by way of Milledgeville, band Parking Garage has a new five-song EP out this week named If We Haven’t Said It Already that was produced by Well Kept’s Tommy Trautwein. The lead single has all the swagger of early Beastie Boys and ambition of early Rush, but is essentially an alt-rock party tune. The guitar-hero meanderings of this first track, though, are symptomatic of the rest of the record in which the band is searching for its footing and style. That said, the band shines in a nice way on the horn-punctuated “Is It Happening???”

This mid-tempo, smooth rocker is sufficiently emotionally charged, the melody is catchy and memorable, and the arrangement is top notch. Here’s to more in this direction. Find this on or after Friday, Apr. 1 on parkinggarage.band camp.com.

release, constructed of “tracks recorded over the years that never fit perfectly anywhere else,” is named Conscious Partition Of Self From The Others. Play this loud enough out your window and that’s exactly what you’ll get, too. Jumping off from the industrial mayhem of the titular opening track, it quickly shifts into the futuristic and nervous new wave of “Slow Glass Works Both Ways.” Closer “Against My Ear” is probably the “best” track here in that it’s the most completely arranged. Mixing industrial and

GENTLE IS AS GENTLE DOES: The soft and reflective Well Kept, which isn’t beyond dipping into dream-pop territory, will release its new Parking Garage album Apr. 1. The 12-song album, The Inquirer, is long and winding but not boring. Nor, however, goth with absolute black sheets of sonic is it exhilarating or exciting. If anything, rain, it’s not a dance floor hit but certainly it’s a prescription for melancholy. Its gentle will occupy space on someone’s mixtape tunes rarely raise their fists but, when they somewhere. Find this at ixian.bandcamp. do (“Trip Wire”), it’s just a brief look over com. an invisible fence. The record is gorgeous BRING YR OWN TOOTHPICKS: On Saturday, Apr. but requires some time. It reminds me 2, Jay Gonzalez & The Guilty Pleasures, very much of Canadian singer-songwriter along with Athens’ Trycho, will play the Hayden, and I mean that as a total compliFlicker Theatre & Bar alongside Portland, ment. In other news, Well Kept will celebrate the release of this collection Thursday, OR’s Eyelids. The stalwart power poppers from the Great Northwest have traveled Apr. 14 on the Georgia Theatre rooftop. through Athens a few times now and surely Opening acts that night are Kid Fears and have caught the ear of some locals. The Secondhand Sound. Find more info over at band’s pedigree is pretty unimpeachable, facebook.com/wellkeptmusic. and also long in its development, and much ETERNAL FLAME: It’s been 11 years since the too in depth to get into here. Suffice it to men of Burns Like Fire released new say, if bands you already love such as The music. During this time, the staunchly Decemberists, Guided By Voice, The Jicks, consistent rockers have developed new Camper van Beethoven all wanted Eyelids careers, launched families and otherwise members as players in their own outfits, undertaken all sorts of adult-level stuff. that should tell you something. Exactly That said, punky, there’s a new six-song EP what, I don’t know, but something. The named Always In Trouble that just came out group’s newest long player is The Accidental last week. While not generally known for Falls, and it was produced by R.E.M.’s Peter their humor, although definitely known for Buck. For more information, please see their good-natured sense of fun, the band facebook.com/musicofeyelids. employs a couple of clever twists on song HOME TEAM: Athens native and hip-hop artist titles here such as “30 & Miserable” and Eli Eternal is releasing his debut single, “Rock The Cash Bar.” Fans will be edified by “Fundamentals,” this Thursday, Mar. 31. knowing that not much has changed with This is in advance of his upcoming EP Real Burns Like Fire. It’s the same guitar-driven, Deal: Introduction. The single was produced melody-packed, sing-a-long punk rock

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As an annual fundraising event in benefit of the sexual assault and children’s advocacy center The Cottage, you can expect a variety of things to do or take part in. Acoustic jazz band Tiny Jazz Arkestra will set the mood in the taproom from 6–8 p.m. while attendees enjoy food from local eateries and a silent auction of themed baskets. Then the party band Stereotype, playing a wide assortment of genres from

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Curiosity. Imagination. Every idea requires a spark, and it only takes one stroke of inspiration to gain the traction to unite communities and power change.

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Well Kept became Trautwein’s songwriting outlet and provided a fresh start postJester going into his senior year of college.

He explains that in a town like Athens where musicians are playing in so many bands at once, there’s usually one “captain”

an army of musicians involved in the music, which Johnston refers to as the “Well Kept extended universe.” Now that the group is moving into writing a third record, there is much more of a band format where all core members of Well Kept—including Hampton Peay, Blake Kole and Ian White—are present during the writing process. But as mentioned, this is Athens, and there’s a lot of band member crossover.

Trautwein and Peay are also current members—White is a previous member— of garage rock/pop band Wanderwild, led

by Matt Martin. Trautwein discovered Wanderwild while playing shows at the Caledonia Lounge, and it quickly became his

who organizes and funds the band, and that has largely been his role in Well Kept despite it starting as a solo project.

“Recording the album was where I figured out OK, yeah, maybe I write the songs, but the first thing I did after I wrote it was bring it to the guys, and whoever wanted to show up at the time, that’s kind of how Well Kept always operated. There is a core group of live band members, but whoever shows up and whoever grabs the guitar, that’s who’s playing the part,” says Trautwein.

However, Trautwein’s partner-in-crime in the songwriting process has always been Johnston. Up to this point, there has been

favorite local band. After becoming friends with Martin, but before joining the band, Trautwein spent a lot of time watching and interning in Martin’s studio. This invaluable experience provided knowledge and creative inspiration that has fueled his other endeavors. Combined with an internship at Chase Park Transduction, these experiences laid the foundation for what was to come for Trautwein—he just needed artists.

After seeing Hotel Fiction perform for the first time in 2019, Trautwein felt confident enough from the first Well Kept single to approach the duo about recording them with his simple setup on a cheap

Well Kept is Well Connected TOMMY TRAUTWEIN’S EXTENDED UNIVERSE

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Bought a Zoo Records is a local music label that’s been quickly gaining traction on the indie rock circuit, especially over the last six months or so as it’s housed the releases of Hotel Fiction, Elijah Johnston and even a one-day festival.

Next up on the release radar is “vaguely emo” band Well Kept’s sophomore album The Inquirer available Apr. 1.

Behind the label, Well Kept and a handful of other bands on stage is musician and engineer Tommy Trautwein. As of January this year, Trautwein can proudly say that he is producing under his label as his fulltime job, along with regularly playing live shows, which comes after a year of supplementally working at Tweed Recording, but still full-time in the music world. The 24-year-old made this happen through fostering a collective of creatives with common goals.

While Trautwein has been writing music since high school, he got his first taste of being in a successful band, Jester, while in college at UGA. The alternative rock group formed in 2017 and was well received, including selling out the 40 Watt Club and going on tour. But in 2019 as some members approached graduation and talks of legitimizing the band as a business came up, Jester fizzled out. Trautwein slowly began playing solo shows under his name before establishing Well Kept as the alias for this new music endeavor he was spearheading.

“I had been playing with Elijah by then, and kind of recording myself a little bit in my house,” says Trautwein. “I had a batch of songs that I had just been messing around with, and by the time Jester called it quits, I had this one song called ‘Good Thoughts’ that was [Well Kept’s] first single we put out.”

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budget. They agreed and went on to record their first single “Astronaut Kids” with Trautwein. Since his music production roster was growing, Johnston suggested that Trautwein create a label to mark that these recordings were coming from his studio.

Thus, We Bought a Zoo Records was born.

Outside of the label helping to organize Trautwein’s work, the greater goal was to connect this growing collective of artists in a way that fans of one might stumble across someone else’s music as a byproduct.

“Because we all have such talented friends, and I think if one of us wins, there’s no reason why we all can’t win.

Because we all work so hard together and collaboratively on each other’s music, I just wanted to put an umbrella over the collective of friends we have that are making really cool music, and that I graciously have a hand in,” says Trautwein.

Fast forward to the present, where working on other people’s music doesn’t always allow for much time to work on his own. The result is an album, The Inquirer, that is a collection of similar experiences through different lenses written over three years through the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea of a newspaper housing different stories with different headlines evoking different emotions inspired Trautwein’s naming of the album.

Somehow, it all comes together as a cohesive piece in the end.

Everyone will have a chance to give the album a few listen-throughs ahead of Well Kept’s album release show at the Georgia Theatre Rooftop on Apr. 14.

The band is looking forward to a nice hang out with fans and friends.

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“Graphic Eloquence: American Modernism on Paper from the Collection of Michael T. Ricker,” an exhibition of approximately 150 works by 70 artists, is currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art through Sept. 4. Pictured above is “Ski-ing Mothers” by Irene Rice Pereira.

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“Morinng Mindfulness” is held Apr. 1 at 9:30 a.m. “Slow Art Day” is held Apr. 2 at 2 p.m. “Tour at Two” is held Apr. 6 at 2 p.m. “Creative Aging Seated Yoga” is held Apr. 7 at 10:30 a.m. “Film: The Medici: Makers of Modern Art” is held Apr. 7 at 7 p.m. “Family Day: Italian Renaissance Festival” is held Apr. 9 at 10 a.m. “Linnentown Quilt Project” is held Apr. 10 at 1 p.m. “Sunday Spotlight Tour” is held Apr. 10 at 3 p.m. www.georgiamuseum.org THE ARTIST’S WAY STUDY GROUP (24th Street Clubhouse, 150 Collins Industrial Blvd.) A gathering of artists, musicians, writers and creatives meet to discuss the book The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron. Apr. 3, 6:30 p.m. beth@ beththompsonphotography.com, www.24thstreetathens.com ATHENS AREA PAGANS MEETING (Rabbit Hole Studios) Meet and socialize with fellow pagans. Learn about the coven River Temple, a community garden and other projects. Apr. 2, 5 p.m. Donations encouraged. beth@athensarea pagans.org ATHENS CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY (Multiple Locations) Actor and historical educator Leslie Goddard performs “Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of Grace and Style” at 440 Foundry Pavilion. Apr. 21, 6:45 p.m. FREE! Goddard returns to perform “Eleanor Roosevelt: America’s Extraordinary First Lady” at Trumps Catering. Apr. 22, 2:30 p.m. $50. www.athenschq.org ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Bishop Park) Shop 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. Every Saturday, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net ATHENS PRIDE + QUEER COLLECTIVE EVENTS (Multiple Locations) Drag, Books & Brews features a family-friendly story hour (5:30 p.m.) with Karmella followed by social time (7–10 p.m.) on Mar. 31 at Athentic Brewing Co. Queer Trivia will benefit Boybutante AIDS

Foundation at Grindhouse on Apr. 6 at 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ AthensGAPride ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET (Multiple Locations) ASC hosts an all-ages drag show at Hendershot’s Coffee on Apr. 9 at 8 p.m. ASC presents an evening of drag and burlesque at Sound Track Bar on Apr. 29 at 8:30 p.m. www.athens showgirlcabaret.com BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR (Morton Theatre) Half-Moon Outfitters presents a showcase of films celebrating outdoor storytelling and filmmaking. Apr. 2, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. $15. www.halfmoonoutfitters.com BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart Library) “KnitLits Knitting Group” is held every Thursday at 6 p.m.

“Bogart Bookies Adult Book Club” will discuss A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell on Apr. 5 at 1 p.m. “Mini Bob Ross PaintAlong” is held Apr. 12 at 6 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/bogart CCSD FAMILY FUN DAY (Holland Park) Learn about different organizations serving youth in the community. Apr. 23, 2–5 p.m. www. clarke.k12.ga.us CLASSIC CITY BBQ CHALLENGE (Terrapin Beer Co.) The Youth Bright Foundation hosts its first annual fundraiser. This Kansas City BBQ Society Master Series sanctioned competition features professional cook teams from across the southeast. Sample BBQ, hear live music, compete at cornhole and participate in raffles. May 7, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. www.youthbright.org CLASSIC CITY WRESTLING (Southern Brewing Co.) Six matches between regional wrestlers, plus live music by Classic City Jukebox.

Apr. 9, 7 p.m. $5. www.sobrewco. com CONGRESS WEEK: BOOK TALK (Baldwin Hall, Pinnacle Room) Alexander Bolton and Sharece Thrower will discuss their new book, Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power. Apr. 12, 4 p.m.

FREE! libs.uga.edu/events/checks inbalance

art around town ARTWALL@HOTEL INDIGO ATHENS (500 College Ave.) Curated by Lilly McEachern, “Crooked” features work by Andrae Green, Craig Coleman and Jess Machacek. Closing reception Apr. 7 at 6 p.m. Through Apr. 11.

THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) Stockholm-based artist Lisa Tan’s video work, “Dodge and Burn 2017–2020 July 4,” documents three consecutive failed attempts at filming fireworks on the 4th of July from the vantage point of a passenger on a commercial airliner destined for Los Angeles.

Through Apr. 2.

AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) Margaret Agner presents a collection of pastels, many of which were created in the company of the Athens Plein Air painters.

DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) “The ​​ Black Artists Alliance Juried Exhibition” creates a devoted space of visibility and presents works by Black UGA students AJ Aremu, Jaci Davis, William Evans, Jacob Hoover, Amari Mitnaul and Temple Douglass. • The 30th installation of the “2022 Science and Medical Illustration Exhibition” includes work from undergraduate students in Science Illustration at UGA and graduate students in Medical Illustration at Augusta University. • “Stacks on Stacks” presents the work of three artists from the Carolinas working in abstraction: Mark Brosseau, Martha Clippinger and Susan Klein. • Huey Lee’s “Entangled Memories” features manipulated works that explore his relationship to objects as a way to better interpret his lived experience. All shows run through Mar. 31.

CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Hello, Welcome!” presents abstract worlds by Maggie Davis, Jonah Cordy, Carol MacAllister and Jason Matherly. • “Classic City” interprets the city of Athens, GA through the works of James Burns, Sydney Shores, Thompson Sewell and Allison Ward.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Organized by Jennifer Niswonger-Morris, this month features a collection of goth art. Through April.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Painting in Renaissance Florence.” Through Apr. 24.

• “Lou Stovall: Of Land and Origins” features selected works by the printmaker who is the 2022 recipient of the museum’s Larry D. and Brenda A.

EMPTY BOWLS (Classic Center) Food Bank of Northeast Georgia presents its 22nd annual luncheon.

Guests can select a one-of-a-kind bowl to eat their lunch from. The FBNEGA distributes over 10 million meals each year to 14 counties in an effort to decrease food inequality and insecurity. Mar. 30, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. $45. www.foodbank nega.org ESPAÑA EN CORTO (Georgia Museum of Art) Watch acclaimed short films from Spain. All films include English subtitles. Mar. 29–30, 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FANFEST 2022 (Oconee County Civic Center) Oconee County Libraries hosts an all-ages event featuring food trucks, live music, a gaming area, workshops, panel discussions, a costume contest, meet and greets with authors and musicians, vendors and more. Visit website for schedule. Apr. 2, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org FROG HOP 5K ROAD RACE (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Run, walk, hop or leap through a 5K and one-mile Tadpole Fun Run. Proceeds benefit SCNC. May 1, 2 p.m. (Tadpole Fun Run), 2:30 p.m. (5K Frog Hop). $18–27. www.sandycreek naturecenterinc.org, www.active.com GEM OF THE OCEAN (UGA Fine Arts Theater) This play is set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, 1904: 285-year-old former slave Aunt Esther witnesses developing civil unrest after a senseless tragedy at a local steel mill. When a young man seeks asylum in her home, they embark on a harrowing spiritual journey to a “City of Bones” in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. Apr. 14–16 & Apr. 20–23, 8 p.m. Apr. 24, 2:30 p.m. $12–16. www.uga theatre.com GEORGIA CLUB DANCE TEAM’S SPRING SHOWCASE (Morton Theatre) See a performance by one of UGA’s student-run dance groups.

Apr. 10, 1 p.m. $5–10. uga.campus labs.com GLOBAL GEORGIA (Online) All events are virtual and open to the public, but require advance regis-

tration. Ed Pavlić, Christine Cuomo and Cynthia Wallace speak on “The Radical Legacies of Adrienne Rich” at the Athenaeum on Mar. 31 at 7 p.m. Martin Hayes offers a performance and talk at the Georgia Museum of Art sculpture garden on Apr. 6 at 7 p.m. Jahan Ramazani presents “A Life in Poetry” online on Apr. 13 at 2 p.m. Valeria Luiselli presents “The Lost Children Archive” online on Apr. 13 at 4 p.m. www.willson.uga.edu GOLDEN GATSBY SOIREE (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville) OCAF presents a 1920s costume party with food, live entertainment and a live and silent auction to raise money for the arts programs, workshops, exhibitions and classes the center provides.

Period attire encouraged. Apr. 30, 7 p.m. $100. www.ocaf.com GORGEOUS GEORGE’S IMPROV LEAGUE (Buvez) Come out for some home-grown townie improv.

Bring some interesting suggestions and a loose funny bone to help create some improv magic on the spot. Every Wednesday, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.flying squidcomedy.com GREEN LIFE HOPPY HOUR & AWARDS (Terrapin Brewing Co.) Hoppy Hour is a family-friendly event inviting community members to socialize with local sustainable businesses and organizations. The Green Life Awards ceremony and reception honors organizations and individuals who go above and beyond in creating a more sustainable tomorrow for us all.

Organizations and businesses may register to host a booth or an award.

Masks required to attend. Apr. 22, 4–8 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/ greenlife INNOVATION AMPHITHEATER EVENTS (Innovation Amphitheater, Winder) “Poetry in Motion” features spoken word poetry, lyrical music and interpretive dance with Marquice L. Williams and MiKeshia McPhaul of Savannah’s Spitfire Poetry Group. Apr. 14, 7 p.m. $5–10. Full Radius Dance presents “Undercurrents,” a production

Thompson Award. Through May 29. • “In Dialogue: Views of Empire: Grand and Humble” displays two print collections that create a conversation about what it meant to be a working-class citizen in mid-19th-century Russia.

Through Aug. 21. • “Jennifer Steinkamp: The Technologies of Nature.”

Through Aug. 21. • “Graphic Eloquence: American Modernism on Paper from the Collection of Michael T. Ricker.” Through Sept. 4.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,” a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures and lights.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Informed by her background as an architectural interior designer, Shirley Chambliss creates textiles demonstrating an appreciation for the sensuality of color and texture. Through Apr. 24.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE (237 Prince Ave.) Colorful painted portraits by Mark Dalling. Through April.

HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) Inspired by the absence of travel during the pandemic, Kristen Bach’s photo collection, “When We Traveled,” revisits the people, colors, textures and environments the artist’s family encountered in past years. Through May 2.

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. • Curated by Miranda Lash of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the 47th annual Juried Exhibition includes 160 works of drawing, metal work, painting, photography, sculpture, video and more. Artist talks held Apr. 21 and May 19 at 6 p.m., plus Apr. 2 and Apr. 23 at 2 p.m. Through May 21. • Collections from our Community presents Tatiana Veneruso’s collection of vintage purses that represent over 100 years of handbag history. Through June 4.

• Lucile Stephens’ paintings and hand-built ceramic works are fantastical, inventive and many times inspired by flora and fauna. Through June 18. • “Local Athenian: One Degree of Separation” shares portraits of local residents taken by Emily Cameron for her website, which shares stories through interviews and photographs. Apr. 2–June 18.

MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) On view in the Collector’s Cabinet is a display of Chinese Export Porcelain owned by the Morehouse family. Through June.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Paintings of dinosaurs, bats, raccoons and other creatures by Will Eskridge. Through March.

starring dancers with and without disabilities. Apr. 21, 7 p.m. $5–10.

The Atlanta Opera Studio Tour presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Pirates of Penzance. May 12, 7 p.m. $5–10. www.innovation amphitheater.com INTERNATIONAL STREET FESTIVAL (Outside of Tate Student Center) Established in 1999, this annual event promises internationalization and cultural awareness within the Athens community. Explore different cultures through performances, activities and food. Apr. 9, 12–5 p.m. FREE! www.isl.uga.edu/international-street-festival KUDZU AND THE BOLL WEEVIL IN MODERN GEORGIA (Special Collections Libraries) This panel discussion will explore the social, cultural and economic impact of notorious pests such as the boll weevil and kudzu in modern Georgia. Apr. 5, 5:30 p.m. FREE! washnock@uga.edu MARGO METAPHYSICAL EVENTS (Margo Metaphysical) Monday Tarot Readings offered 1–5 p.m. ($6 per card). Tuesday Tarot with Davita offered 4–6 p.m. ($5 per card). Wednesday Night Sound Healing with Joey held 6–7:30 p.m. ($35). Thursday Tarot with Courtney is offered 12–5 p.m. ($10–45).

Friday Henna Party with Aiyanna ($10–75). 706-372-1462, jfurman 65@gmail.com MISPLACEMENT: A SYMPOSIUM (The Athenaeum) Readings and discussions by Nicole Fleetwood, Martin Harries, Jill Magid, Lisa Tan, Courtney Faye Taylor and Alejandro Varela. Apr. 1–2. bit.ly/ Misplacement NO PHONE PARTY (Hendershot’s Coffee) Disconnect to connect with a phone-free, laptop-free happy hour featuring drink specials, snacks, games and a record player.

Every Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. www. hendershotsathens.com OCONEE FARMERS MARKET (Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville) Over 20 vendors offer everything from seasonal produce, dog treats and meats to vegan and gluten-free desserts, crafts and

plants. Saturdays, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.net POET LAUREATE READING (ACC Library) Jeff Fallis reads selected poems in celebration of Poetry Month. Apr. 10, 2:30 p.m. www. athensculturalaffairs.org RABBIT HOLE EVENTS (Rabbit Hole Studios) Acoustic Fire Pit Jams are held every Monday, 7–11 p.m.

Flow Jam Night for flow artists and LED/fire spinners is held Thursdays from 7–11 p.m. Free music theory group lessons for guitarists are held Thursdays from 7–10 p.m. White Rabbit Collective hosts a drum circle every Sunday downtown on College Ave. from 5–7 p.m., followed by an afterparty with painting, singing, games, yoga and more from 7:30–11 p.m. www.rabbithole studios.org RAGGED HEART (Ciné) Ragged Heart is a rusted-out emotional thriller set in Athens and starring many local artists and musicians. A washed-up musician and his attempt to complete the last song his daughter wrote before her death. Apr. 10, 2 p.m. www.athenscine.com 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 SEC SHORTS LIVE! (Morton Theatre) SEC Shorts, a college football sketch comedy group, celebrates the Georgia Bulldogs breaking the 41-year-old national championship drought. Apr. 14–16, 7 p.m. Apr. 17, 5 p.m. $40–50. www.morton theatre.com/events 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 SPRING PLANT SALE (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Pick up new plants and gardening tips. Apr. 7, ➤ continued on next page

ODUM SCHOOL OF ECOLOGY GALLERY (140 E. Green St.) Natural science illustrator C Olivia Carlisle shares insect, botanical and ecosystems illustrations alongside “The Birdwing Butterflies of Papua New Guinea,” a display featuring specimens assembled by James W. Porter and photographs by Carolyn Crist. Through May 18.

QUIET GALLERY AT ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) Anthony Salzman’s exhibition, “Images and Whimages,” pays tribute to both spiritual icons and “whimages,” or whimsical images that are inspired during the early hours of the day. Through May 6.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “A Feminine View of Brotherhood” features the works of InKyoung Choi Chun, Hannah Israel, Jennifer Mack-Watkins and Dayna Thacker. This show touches on Steffen Thomas’ philosophy of inclusion, harmony and hopes for a better future. Through Apr. 2.

TIF SIGFRIDS (393 N. Finley St.) Claudia Keep presents a solo show, “Day in, Day Out.” Opening reception Apr. 1, 6–8 p.m. On view through May 7.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Sarah Moon’s exhibition, “Out of Time: Athens,” pays homage to popular local businesses. Opening reception Apr. 3, 2–5 p.m. Instagram Live Artist Talk held Apr. 13, 7:30 p.m. Open on Third Thursday, Apr. 21, 6-9 p.m. Open by appointment through April.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) 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. • “Not Only for Ourselves: The Integration of UGA Athletics” celebrates the 50th anniversary of integration of the Georgia Bulldogs football team. Through Spring 2022. • “At War With Nature: The Battle to Control Pests in Georgia’s Fields, Forests and Front Yards” includes 3D models of insects alongside newspaper articles, government documents and photos to take viewers through the entomological and horticultural wars that Georgians have waged in their own yards, as well as the environmental, ecological and public health concerns related to pests and eradication efforts. Through May 27. • “Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves and Politics” explores the life of the designer and entrepreneur who, in addition to producing thousands of custom scarves, had many connections to presidential politics, Georgia and UGA. Gallery tour held Apr. 5, 2 p.m. The UGA Fashion Design Student Association presents a fashion show inspired

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2–6 p.m. (Friends of the Garden Preview Day), Apr. 8 & Apr. 10, 1–5 p.m. Apr. 9, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. botgarden.uga.edu THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS (Quinn Hall) In this Southern Gothic comedy of romance, murder and alien abduction, the Nettle sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood—one by going to Salt Lake and finding a good Mormon husband and the other by hopping on the spaceship when the “space people” return. Presented by Athens Creative Theatre. Mar. 24–26, 7:30 p.m. 706-613-3770 TEDXUGA 2022: WONDER (Morton Theatre) TEDxUGA hosts presentations on ideas that inspire curiosity, expand imagination and awaken wonder. Apr. 1, 7 p.m. $15–20. www.tedxuga.com THURSDAY TRIVIA (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Jon Head hosts trivia every Thursday. Win pitchers and gift certificates. Thursdays, 7–9 p.m. www.johnnyspizza.com TORRANCE FESTIVAL OF IDEAS (Online) This free annual virtual event features renowned experts from across disciplines presenting innovative ideas. Topics include creativity, imagination, entrepreneurship, innovation, aesthetics, AI, health, aging and more. Registration is required. Apr. 19, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

FREE! whova.com/web/tfoi_202204 TOWN HALL: ACC JAIL CONDITIONS & PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS (AADM Justice Center & Bookstore at Georgia Square Mall) The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosts a public town hall with ACC commissioner Mariah Parker and victims of mistreatment.

Mar. 31, 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. aadmovement.org UGA TAP DAWGS CLUB SPRING SHOWCASE (Morton Theatre) “Tapping Through the Ages” presents a variety of tap dancing choreographed and performed by UGA students. Apr. 23, 7 p.m. $5–10. www.facebook.com/tapdawgsatuga UGA TRIAL GARDEN SPRING PLANT SALE (UGA Trial Gardens) The sale offers unique annuals and perennials. Apr. 9, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. ugatrial.hort.uga.edu/UGA-Trials VET SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE (501 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens) Enjoy

activities like teddy bear surgery, an exotic animal display, reading to dogs and more. Admission and activities are free, but food, drinks and merchandise will be available for purchase. Free parking is available at the UGA softball fields, and guests must wear a mask on the shuttle to the event. Apr. 1, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. vet.uga.edu YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK OF ATHENS (Athentic Brewing Co.) Meet others during this monthly meeting. Apr. 7, 6 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/ ypnathens WBFM DRIVE-THRU PICK-UP (West Broad Farmers Market) The West Broad Farmers Market offers fresh produce, locally raised meat and eggs, baked goods, flowers, artisan goods and more. Order online or by phone Sundays–Thursdays, then pick up on Saturdays between 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. www.wbf.locallygrown.net

Help Out DIAPER DRIVE (Bogart Library) Drop off diaper donations in the library’s foyer for the Athens Area Diaper Bank. www.athensareadiaperbank. com

Kidstuff ACC LIBRARY EVENTS (ACC Library) “Open Chess Play” is held Mondays, 3–5 p.m. “Virtual Storytime” is held Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. “Virtual Bedtime Stories” is held Tuesdays at 6 p.m. “Preschool Storytime” is held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. ‘Let’s Talk About That! Intro to Philosophy for Teens” is held Wednesdays through March at 4 p.m. “Thursday Crafternoon” is held Thursdays through March at 4 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org ART CARD CLUB (K.A. Artist Shop) Katy Lipscomb and Tyler Fisher lead weekly gatherings to create, trade and exhibit miniature masterpieces the size of playing cards. Some materials provided, but participants can bring their own as well. The club meets on Fridays, 4:30–6 p.m.

(ages 10–12) and 6:30–8 p.m. (ages 13–17). www.kaartist.com ART CLASSES (K.A. Artist Shop) “Drawing Fundamentals: Perspective and Composition” for ages 13–17 is held Apr. 12, 19, 26, 4:30–6 p.m. $90. www.kaartist.com BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart Library) “Busy Bee Toddler Time” is held Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and Apr. 13 at 10 a.m. “Monday Funday: Hungry Hungry Story Time” is held Apr. 4 at 10 a.m. “Interactive Movie: Shrek” is held Apr. 5 at 6 p.m.

“Encanto Sing-Along” is held Apr. 7 at 2 p.m. “STEM Make & Take is held Apr. 8. “Lego Saturday” is held Apr. 9 at 2 p.m. “Monday Funday: Eggscellent & Eggciting” is held Apr. 11 at 10 a.m. www.athens library.org/bogart EASTER ACTIVITIES (Multiple Locations) ACC Leisure Services hosts multiple opportunities to find eggs and meet the Easter Bunny. “Eggstra Special Easter Egg Hunt” at Heard Park is held Apr. 9 at 10 a.m.

“Preschool Easter Celebration” at Rocksprings Community Center is held Apr. 13 at 11 a.m. “Breakfast with the Bunny” at Memorial Park is held Apr. 16 at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. “Easter Egg Scramble” at Lay Park is held Apr. 16 at 10 a.m. 706613-3800 MAKING DANCES (work.shop) This alternative dance class teaches improvisation and choreography techniques. For ages 10–14. Taught

by Lisa Yaconelli. Tuesdays, 6:15– 7:30 p.m. $60/month, $210/14 weeks. lisayaconelli@gmail.com, www.lisayaconelli.com MEMORIAL PARK EASTER EGG HUNT (Memorial Park) The hunting area will be divided into four sections by age groups for kids 10 and under. Apr. 16, 11 a.m. FREE! lmmccalvin@gmail.com SATURDAY CRAFT (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Each week’s craft is announced on Instagram. Saturdays, 10–10:45 a.m. (ages 3–6) or 11 a.m.–12 p.m. (ages 6–10). www. treehousekidandcraft.com, www.instagram.com/treehousekidandcraft SPACE IN THE MOVIES (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This planetarium program compares Hollywood’s depiction of space to real astronomy. Ages 5 & up. Apr. 16, 10 a.m. $2–3. 706-613-3615 SUMMER CAMPS (Foxfire Woods and Farm, Nicholson) Join certified

nature staff for outdoor learning and adventure on a 54 acre farm and nature sanctuary. For ages 5–12. www.foxirewoodsandfarm.com/ summercamps SUMMER CAMPS (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville) Camps are offered in clay (hand building, wheel throwing) and writing (poetry, fiction, college essays).

Check website for dates and age groups. www.ocaf.com TOFU TAKES TIME (Zoom) Avid Bookshop presents the book launch of the children’s book, Tofu Takes Time, with author Helen H. Wu. Apr. 19, 7 p.m. www.avidbookshop.com TUTORING (Online) The Athens Regional Library System is now offering free, live online tutoring via tutor.com for students K-12, plus college students and adult learners.

Daily, 2–9 p.m. www.athenslibrary. org MIDDLE CHILDHOOD ART WORKSHOPS (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Make a mosaic collage of a tree on Apr. 23. Decorate a piñata on May 14. Make a beachy snow globe out of a mason jar on June 11. Classes are for ages 6–12 and held 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $30–35. www.ocaf.com

Support Groups ACA ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) This support group meets weekly. Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. annetteanelson@gmail.com ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-389-4164, www. athensaa.org FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP (ACC Library, Classroom A) Alzheimer’s Association Georgia presents a support group conducted by trained facilitators that is a safe place for those living with dementia and their caregiver to develop a support system. First Wednesday of every month, 6–7:30 p.m. 706206-6163, www.alz.org/georgia 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 MENTAL HEALTH PEER RECOVERY GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Participants support each other through life’s challenges by sharing from their skills, experiences and proven coping mechanisms. Newcomers welcome. First Tuesday of the month, 4–6 p.m. pr@nuci.org, www.nuci.org PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP (First Baptist Church) This group is to encourage, support and share information with fellow sojourners who manage the challenges of Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorders. Second Friday of every month, 1 p.m. gpnoblet@ bellsouth.net RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction.

Visit the website for details. Thursdays, 7 p.m. FREE! www.athensrecoverydharma.org SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) Athens Downtown SAA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual behavior. Contact for location. www.athensdowntownsaa.com

Word on the Street AAMG SPRING BULB SALE (Athens Clarke County Extension Office) The Athens Area Master Gardeners, in partnership with the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and Athens-Clarke County Extension, host a sale of flower bulbs like daffodils, bluebells and crocus. Sale runs through Apr. 30 and pick up is in October for fall planting. tinyurl. com/aamg2022bulbsale FREE COVID-19 VACCINES (Clarke County Health Department) Vaccines are available by appointment or walk-in. No insurance or ID required. www.publichealthisfor everyone.com FREE MEDICAL CLINICS (Nuçi’s Space) Nuçi’s Space, in collaboration with Medical Partnership of Georgia, hosts free health clinics for uninsured or low income individuals. Participants do not have to be musicians. Second-year medical students can write prescriptions or

make referrals. Referrals will be to specialists who can treat participants on a cost-reduced basis. Call to make an appointment. Apr. 4 and Apr. 18, 1–4 p.m. 706-227-1515, www.nuci.org NATIONAL POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT DAY (155 E. Washington St.) ACC Board of Elections and Voter Registration seeks county residents to help work at polling locations for early voting and election days during 2022. Workers are paid $15/hour. Apply online. Go to PT/Temporary Poll Coordinator listing on www.accgov.com/jobs 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. Taste of OLLI trial memberships available now through June 30. April sign-up required. $15. www.olli.uga.edu/trial SPARTA (UGA Center for Vaccines and Immunology) Researchers at UGA are conducting a research study to learn more about COVID19 infection and immunity as well as influenza vaccination and immunity in children 8-17 years old and adults 18-90 years old. Check website for eligibility requirements.

Must be able to provide saliva/ blood samples every 2–4 weeks for up to two years. $30/visit. spartastudy@uga.edu, projectsparta. org/uga SPRING 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.

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Fri, Apr 1, 7:30 pm Hodgson Concert Hall UGA Performing Arts Center Bassist Edgar Meyer is a six-time Grammy Award winner and one of America’s most versatile musicians. He returns to Hodgson Hall with the Scottish Ensemble, a pioneering and virtuosic string orchestra from Glasgow. Their program features music by J.S. Bach, Holst, and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, as well as a new Meyer piece commissioned for this tour.

George Hinchliffe’s UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Sun, Apr 3, 3:00 pm Hodgson Concert Hall UGA Performing Arts Center Beatle George Harrison loved ukuleles, and why not? They’re bright, ringing, and just plain fun. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain can and will play and sing just about anything, from “Life on Mars?” to the “Theme from Shaft” to “Psycho Killer.” Join them for an afternoon of harmony and hilarity.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. (doors). $7. www.flicker theatreandbar.com THE ELECTRIC NATURE Athens-based experimental drone and noise-rock outfit.

GODDESS COMPLEX Electronic music by former Athenian Cloud Powers.

IHLYATT Local composer playing dark ambient soundscapes.

BLYTHE BONNIE Eerie folk off Super Carnival Recordings.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $25–50. pac.uga.edu MNOZIL BRASS Hailed as the Monty Python of the music world, this Austrian band seamlessly combines slapstick comedy with extraordinary musical ability.

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

Wednesday 30 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatre andbar.com DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Georgia Theatre 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $26–30. www.georgiatheatre.com BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Popular progressive-metal band from North Carolina.

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.

Thursday 31 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10. www.40watt. com RED MILE ROAD Southern rock jam band.

CANTINA BAND No info available.

OCHO Local party band playing recognizable rock favorites.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreand bar.com ART CONTEST Local math-rock group with propulsive rhythms and intricate melodies.

GRAHAM Frontperson of Reptar and Thick Paint performing solo.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $22–25. www.georgiatheate.com PAPADOSIO Asheville, NC-based electro-rock band.

LESPECIAL “Future groove” trio veering from hip-hop to metal, prog to house, indie to dub.

THE ORANGE CONSTANT Athens-based jam band with prog, pop and funk influences.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 11 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre. com COZM & NAUGHT Atlanta-based psychedelic rock duo.

Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com BIG BAND ATHENS This 18-member community band performs selections spanning from big band music of the ‘40s to dance tunes of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $12. pac.uga.edu ARCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Originally founded in Russia in 1989 by current UGA faculty member Levon Ambartsumian, this orchestra has released 15 CDs so far.

Innovation Amphitheater 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $5–10. bit.ly/stringquintet 22 JOHNS CREEK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STRING QUINTET An evening of string quintet performances under the direction of Maestro J. Wayne Baughman.

ALL STRINGS ATTACHED Student ensembles from the Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy.

Nowhere Bar 11 p.m. $7–10. www.facebook. com/nowherebarathens FOOSHEE’S FORECAST A fusion of folk, funk and blues from Atlanta.

The Root 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show).

FREE! www.facebook.com/theroot athens FOUR FATHERS Funky soul organ quartet with members of Funk Brotherhood, Allgood, Liquid Dynamite and Hot Hotty Hots.

Southern Brewing Co. Unplugged For The Cottage Benefit.

6 p.m. $20. www.northgeorgia cottage.org STEREOTYPE Diverse band playing a combination of funk, soul, rap, country and rock sure to make the crowd move.

TINY JAZZ ARKESTRA Acoustic set playing country-fried jazz.

VFW (Post 2872) 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/vfwpost2872 KARAOKE Silverstar Productions hosts an evening of karaoke. Contest with $100 prize to the winner.

Friday 1 Athentic Brewing Co. 8 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com EVERYDAY DOGS Skateboarding, Capri-Sun drinking, surfer-punk rockers of Atlanta.

Buvez 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). www.facebook.com/buvezathens ANNIE LEETH Experimental violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer.

AMY JAY Melancholic indie-folk songwriter based in NYC. JASON HOWELL Acoustic singer-songwriter from Atlanta.

Flicker Theatre & Bar Nightshade Family Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www. flickertheatreandbar.com SECTRA Denver-based deep dubstep producer “punishing low tempo bassweight club excursions.”

OLDGOLD Deep dubstep producer from Austin, TX. DADO Local Nightshade Family label head playing original dubstep.

CURST Local Nightshade Family label head playing original dubstep.

KOLLAPSE Atlanta-based DJ that brings his own blend of “dark and techy” drum and bass.

Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. $12. www.hendershots athens.com OLD SKOOL PRESENTS...A TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN Featuring Ansley Stewart on vocals, Jason Fuller on keys, Nick Johnson on guitar, Robby Handly on bass and Seth Hendershot on drums.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $49–69. pac.uga.edu EDGAR MEYER AND SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE Six-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Meyer will perform with a pioneering and virtuosic string orchestra from Glasgow.

The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording 7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18. www.lewis room.com IAN NOE Kentucky singer-songwriter playing country folk and Americana.

Southern Brewing Co. 6 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10. www.sobrew co.com SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND Local band combining a blues and soul spirit with riffy rock and roll.

MAGNOLIA MOON Macon-based four-piece rock band made up of brothers Zack and Jesse Horton and Jonathan and Christopher Crowell.

DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS Local all-star Southern rock band blending country, gypsy, jazz and more.

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

VFW (Post 2872) 7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.facebook. com/vfw2872 DWIGHT WILSON & CLASSIC CITY SOUL Party band doing mostly covers of Motown, R&B, soul and beach music.

Saturday 2 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $7–10. www.40watt.com THE REGULARS Local band covering pop and rock hits.

ALIEN FUNK ACADEMY Music for extraterrestrials and fans of Umphrey’s McGee, Phish and Goose. Album release show for Professors of Alien Funk!

Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net RACHEL O’NEAL Locally based solo folk singer-songwriter. (8 a.m.)

NIGHT PALACE Avery Draut of Night Palace celebrates the release of Diving Rings with a special DJ set. (10 a.m.)

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 a.m. (doors). $10–12. www.flicker theatreandbar.com EYELIDS Portland, OR power pop band featuring former members of The Decemberists, Guided by Voices, Elliot Smith, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.

JAY GONZALEZ & THE GUILTY PLEASURES Athens songwriter

and multi-instrumentalist with an affinity for classic pop melodies.

TRYCOH Brawny, instrumental local rock band.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25–30. www.georgiatheatre.com JACKYL Heavy Southern metal formed in 1991.

EVERYDAY DOGS Local underground rock band known for their crazy stage antics.

Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. $10. www.hendershots athens.com WYATT ESPALIN AND THE RIVERSTONES Americana singer-songwriter with North Georgia roots.

RENO ROBERTS Singer-songwriter from Fort Payne, AL. International Grill & Bar 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ IGBAthens HENDERSON/WILLIAMS Don Henderson and Henry Williams play hits from across different generations and genres.

No. 3 Railroad Street Outdoors. 6 p.m. FREE! www.3railroad.org DODD FERRELLE Americana singer-songwriter and singer in The Happy Hands Band.

Oconee County Civic Center FanFest 2022. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/oconee FANFEST This celebration of comics, games, music, film and the arts includes a meet-and-greets, workshops, gaming, cosplay contests and more.

REBECCA SUNSHINE BAND Kidfriendly music by Rebecca and her friends. (10 a.m.)

RAZZI KING Local artist that blends reggae, calypso, rock, funk and more to create a unique sound.

(1:30 p.m.)

SACRED BULL Dark and heavy post-metal. (3:15 p.m.)

Southern Brewing Co. Athens Blues, Brews & BBQ. 2 p.m. (doors). $12–15. bit.ly/BluesFest Athens THE ORIGINAL SCREW TOPS Athens blues band performing fresh-take originals, plus classics by the old masters. (2:30 p.m.)

JANET AND THE BLUE DOGS Smokin’ classic rock and blues from this new Athens outfit, featuring members of the Original Screwtops and the Smillies. (3:30 p.m.)

CLARENCE SUN & THE MOONSHYNES Local all-star blues group led by Clarence “Big C” Cameron.

(4:30 p.m.)

FRANKIE’S BLUES MISSION Blues group led by South Georgia native Frankie Lee. (5:30 p.m.)

TERRAPLANE BLUE Local bluesrock band featuring Doug Peters, John Straw and Dean Johnson.

(6:45 p.m.)

RICK FOWLER BAND Original, guitar-driven local blues-rock group. (8 p.m.)

Sunday 3 ACC Library Live at the Library. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org JANET AND THE BLUE DOGS Smokin’ classic rock and blues from this new Athens outfit, featuring members of the Original Screw-

tops and the Smillies.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 3 p.m. $30–60. pac.uga.edu GEORGE HINCHLIFFE’S UKELELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Playing popular hits and classical favorites, the “Ukes” honor the spirit of known songs while adding textures and sounds that can only be created with four simple strings.

No. 3 Railroad Street 2 p.m. www.3railroad.org OPEN MIC Held the first Sunday of every month.

Tuesday 5 Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SEMICIRCLE Lush, captivating folk-rock project led by Andrew McFarland (Reptar, Neighbor Lady, co co ri co). Tonight celebrates the one-year anniversary of the album release for Changing Phase of Truth!

MANYWATERS Transcendental ambient music from Savannah.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 7 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com PALACE DOCTOR Dynamic local garage-pop trio fronted by guitarist and songwriter Phillip Brantley.

OUTERSEA Local surf rock band “who fears no man or rouge wave.”

SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE Pasadena-based two-piece band bearing an armful of mini synths, making heart-throbbing pop cut with more than a hint of post-punk.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $3–20. pac.uga.edu BRITISH BRASS BAND UGA’s brass and percussion ensemble playing a Spring Into Brass performance.

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

Wednesday 6 40 Watt Club Drive-By Truckers Homecoming. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). SOLD OUT! www.40watt.com DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS The Southern rock superstars return to Athens for their annual Homecoming weekend.

JAY GONZALEZ AND THE GUILTY PLEASURES Athens songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an affinity for classic pop melodies.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 6 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE SOLSTICE SISTERS Oldtime country ballads, traditional folk and ‘40s-style swing with sweet, warm harmonies.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 7 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flicker theatreandbar.com BLUNT BANGS Local indie-pop band featuring Black Kids frontman Reggie Youngblood.

TELEMARKET Driving, angular indie-rock band from Athens.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 12 a.m. FREE! www.flickertheatre andbar.com DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $7–10. www.georgiatheatre.com JAMESON TANK High-energy rock group led by Jameson Tankersley.

RED MILE ROAD No info available.

FLORIDA MAN Noise-punk band from Charleston, SC with angular guitars and hardcore aggression.

Hendershot’s Coffee 7:30–10 p.m. www.hendershots athens.com OPEN MIC NIGHT Lizzy Farrell hosts an open mic the first Wednesday of every month. Signups go live on Mondays at noon on the Hendershot’s Open Mic Facebook page.

Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. www.nowherebarlive.com HAYRIDE Long-running local three-piece rock band led by guitarist Kevin Sweeney.

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.

Down the Line 4/8 Records and Brews (Southern Brewing Co.) 4/9 Buffalo Nichols, Wade Walker (The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording) 4/10 The Lucky Jones (Cali N Tito’s Eastside) 4/15 Hollowbody, Trvy & The Enemy, The Enemy Within, Zac Man$on (Red Line Athens) 4/15 Funk You (The Warehouse Athens) 4/23 Music City Comes to Madison (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) 4/30 Kameron Marlowe (The Warehouse Athens)

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Wyatt, a past-his-prime musician phenomenally portrayed by first-time actor and Winterville resident Eddie Craddock, grieves the tragic death of his estranged daughter Miranda (Willow Avalon).

Haunted by both her memory and his own regret, he becomes fixated on completing the last song she wrote as a means of redeeming himself as her father.

Filmed and set in Athens, Ragged Heart does not try to disguise the town as anything other than itself, instead embracing its inspired-yet-impoverished complexity to provide visual and narrative context.

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Evan. “Plus, each of these folks are bringing a wide range of life experiences to their moments that can’t be faked. We wanted to lean into this and capture as much of their unique personalities as possible, while keeping an eye on the narrative threads.”

One such film was Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus, a 2003 documentary that followed Americana singer-songwriter Jim White along his tour route through small towns in the Deep South. After unknowingly casting White’s real-life daughter as Miranda, Evan invited White to make an appearance as himself in Ragged Heart as well.

Wyatt seems to find camaraderie in folk artist Chris “Chub” Hubbard, whose cut metal artworks and eccentric Heaven and Hell art car approach spirituality with a tongue-in-cheek acceptance that the Great Beyond is intrinsically unknowable. Both men have pursued their passions not for fame or fortune, but because interpreting the world around them through their body of work is simply how they are hardwired.

As Wyatt continues seeking answers, he visits painter and musician Vernon Thornsberry in his studio, where a flashback Willow Avalon and Eddie Craddock in Ragged Heart. reveals that Miranda’s own gravitation that range from the cypress-studded lawn towards writing music came from a desire of sculptor Stan Mullins’ Pulaski Heights to be closer to her father. Far from giving studio to the metallic tanks of Creature closure, it’s a bittersweet memory that bruComforts Brewing Co. to the glowing martally reminds viewers how often death stops quee of the Georgia Theatre. true reconciliation in its tracks.

Alongside cinematographer Josh Fritts, It’s in these peculiar slice-of-life interacEvan collaborated with his sister, Debrah tions that we observe different meditations McNary, who stepped in as co-writer and on the trope of the “starving artist” and producer, and lent her invaluable knowlrecognize yearning across its many forms: edge of Athens’ unique people and places spiritual, material, familial, aspirational. as a longtime resident. The majority of cast “How to deal with regret is certainly members are real-life characters in their front and center. I was also interested in own right: notable visual artists and musiexploring the experience of the creative cians such as Sienna Chandler (Monsoon), process. Besides the story working on an Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) and emotional level, it was a goal to capture Mariah Parker (Linqua Franqa). the sensation of generating a new creation “While everyone’s certainly playing a ficand disparate paths creators might take tional character, we shaped the characters to achieve it. The father character, played of the first-timers to somewhat resemble

by Eddie, has to suffer enormous loss and their daily context and background so they regret to create a new song. But his antagcould respond naturally and draw from onist, played by Joshua, is able to float their unique experiences,” says Evan. through life, cherry-picking emotional expePrior to shooting the full-length feature, riences without becoming mired in them.”

Evan created documentary shorts with Ragged Heart’s first official hometown several cast members so they had a chance screening is slated at Ciné on Saturday, to become more comfortable in front of a Apr. 10 at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a camera. With the exception of lead roles, filmmaker Q&A and afterparty with many actors were given general direction about of the artists and musicians in attendance. scene objectives, but could react intuitively Following the film’s world premiere at the without the bounds of specific dialogue.

2021 Austin Film Festival last October, “I love films that have a documentaRagged Heart is still currently on the hunt ry-like authenticity to them, and the hope for a distribution partner. In the meantime, was that mixing first-timers with a few those who miss the in-person screening seasoned pros [like Joshua Mikel] would can subscribe on raggedheartfilm.com to give the film that kind of energy,” says receive updates about online streaming. f

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