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We’ve been through challenging times, but we’re rebounding now. We’ve never stopped making progress. Together, we: n Built more affordable housing and provided shelter for folks without homes. n Attracted new employers, saw sales taxes revenues rise, and brought in millions in private investment, and creating hundreds of jobs. n Helped local businesses expand, and are opening up more opportunities for minority entrepreneurs. n Did one of best jobs of any city in Georgia in fighting Covid. n Installed miles of new sidewalks, extended bike lanes and hiking trails, expanded free bus service and are fixing interchanges. n Kept crime low compared to our peer cities, and have invested in better policing. n Adopted a 100% clean energy goal, protected water resources and tree canopy.

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lack of trust in local government and said it’s not transparent financially. “Where is the money going?” she asked. “How is it being spent? To whom is it going?”

Mykeisha Ross also said more information should be provided to the public, either by mail or through social media. She proposed the formation of a community outreach committee.

On innovation, Bennie Coleman III said he would build relationships, while Pearl Hall said she would focus on family and community and try to catch up with the younger generation.

On gentrification, Zúñiga said she sees the problem on the Eastside but doesn’t

added a higher homestead exemption that would apply to rich and poor alike, costing ACC $3.2 million in revenue. Girtz also said he would revive a land bank authority that could clear titles for property that sits vacant because it was inherited by multiple heirs.

Ross claimed that 20% of the local povBy Blake Aued and Jessica Luton news@flagpole.com erty rate comes from students, and said zoning needs to be addressed. She said she Mayor Kelly Girtz’s proposed $287 million would look at models from other cities. tourism and conference industries return budget for fiscal 2023, released last week, Coleman blamed developer greed. ”They to normal, and ACC starts to collect a new includes a property tax cut and millions of can build affordable homes. Materials aren’t tax on short-term rentals like Airbnbs. Even dollars for law enforcement and other areas. with a proposed half-mill tax cut, property that expensive,” he said, though statistics The $16 million in new spending Girtz is say otherwise. He said he would hire public tax revenue is expected to rise by 9.5% due proposing includes 7% raises for all Athens- to a 19% increase in the tax digest. Sales contractors to build houses for the city.

Clarke County employ“As mayor, I will ees at a cost of $3.9 ensure parents and million to address turnchildren live in a stable over, a common probenvironment,” and they lem for all employers will have playgrounds in a tight labor market and basketball courts, that human resources Hall said. officials recently briefed Inexplicably, these commissioners on. forums continue to On top of that, public include discussions on safety employees would education that don’t get another 6% raise. In fall under the purview addition, Girtz wants of the mayor and to implement “lateral commission. Asked transfers,” which would about preserving the ensure that police segregation-era West officers from outside Broad School, only Athens who are hired Girtz and Ross corfor equivalent positions rectly identified it as here won’t have to take Clarke County School pay cuts. Altogether, District property and a the public safety pay decision that can only hikes would cost $2.4 be made by the school From left, mayoral candidates Mara Zúñiga, Mykeisha Ross, incumbent Kelly Girtz, Bennie Coleman III and Pearl Hall at Mount Pleasant Baptist million. board. However, Ross Church. Fred Moorman did not attend.

Girtz also revived continued to insist that the idea of a Police the mayor can appoint Youth Cadet Academy, which the commisknow how to address it. “We’re fighting tax revenue for the operating budget is the school superintendent, even though sion stripped from the budget in 2020. “We a situation where we don’t know how to projected to rise 15%, from $24.9 million state law specifies that it’s the local school wish for all of our departments, most of all approach it,” she said. “We sit down and to $29.9 million, not including separate board’s responsibility. the Police Department, to reflect our comthrow ideas around. I wish I could tell you I voter-approved sales taxes for education, “Ultimately, the West Broad School has munity, and believe this early engagement know the answer.” capital projects and transportation. to be the decision of the school board,” will support this goal,” he wrote in a letter Later, Zúñiga pounced on Girtz when The full 499-page budget is available Girtz said, noting that ACC has put forth a to commissioners seeking approval for the he touted a referendum on a property tax at accgov.com/budget, and a paper copy standing offer to contribute $3 million to budget. freeze for low-income homeowners in is kept in the clerk’s office at City Hall. turn the property into a youth development Other initiatives include: $324,000 to November. She pointed out that Girtz actuCommissioners will start their budget talks center. Current plans call for pre-K and provide community beautification jobs to ally wound up opposing that bill because at a work session on May 10. They’ll take Head Start classrooms, although the board prisoners transitioning back to the workstate Rep. Houston Gaines (R-Athens) public comment at three hearings: 5:30 rejected soon-to-retire Superintendent force; $80,000 for a Vision Zero coordinator p.m. May 12 at the Planning Department to prevent traffic deaths; $70,000 to hire building on Dougherty Street, 6 p.m. May an EMS trainer in the Fire Department; 17 at City Hall and 6 p.m. June 7 at City $86,000 for public defender raises; Hall. The latter is the target date to pass the $200,000 to give library employees raises; budget, which takes effect July 1. [Blake $200,000 for the Athens Area Homeless Aued] Shelter; $250,000 to help local nonprofits build their capacity; $174,000 to hire two new employees in Housing and Community Development; $90,000 for downtown events; $77,000 to manage forests and Girtz announced a couple of new initiarestore rivers; $200,000 for a Leisure tives at a Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Services master plan; $800,000 for stormcandidate forum Apr. 26. In response to water improvements; and $2.2 million for a question about innovation, the mayor park maintenance. mentioned RWDC, a company that manAlthough the budget process began well ufactures a sustainable plastic alternative before any of Girtz’s challengers entered invented at UGA and now employs 200 the race, many of those items address critpeople in Athens. “We want to extend that icisms he’s heard on the campaign trail. In particular, police funding would rise by over to anyone who’s launched a small business at a dining room table,” Girtz said, $2 million, or 7.6%, including $102,000 for announcing a new position in the Economic ballistic vest rifle plates sought by former Development Department “to focus on new chief Cleveland Spruill and more money entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs of color and in the five-year capital budget for vehicle replacement and other equipment requests. women entrepreneurs.” In addition, he said Athens-Clarke County would be creating a All of those programs were made possi“public access portal” where residents could ble by an expected spike in tax collections easily register complaints. for the coming year. Hotel-motel tax colIn response to the same question about lections are estimated to rise $1.6 million, innovation, Mara Zúñiga bemoaned the or 62%, as the pandemic recedes and the

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Xernona Thomas’ proposal to demolish two of three buildings on the site.

“I love the West Broad School,” Hall said.

“That, as mayor, would be one of my top priorities.”

Coleman also pledged to “get the funds together… whatever it takes.”

Zúñiga seemed confused by the question, specifically an insinuation that some shadowy organization is after the property.

“I don’t think anybody really addressed that innuendo,” she said. [BA]

Wastewater Contradicts COVID Data The Georgia Department of Public Health’s weekly COVID-19 update Apr. 27 continued to show low case rates for Clarke County for the past week, with just 33 new cases reported and a decline in the seven-day running average from 5.9 daily new cases to 4.9.

DPH’s move to a weekly report, released each Wednesday, is in part a result of lower case numbers, at least in terms of official data. With the rise in at-home testing and general pandemic fatigue that has resulted in fewer people seeking out testing in general, the day-to-day data is becoming less reliable.

For the first time since January, no Clarke County residents died of COVID-19 during the past week. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 219 Athens residents have died of COVID-19. Three Clarke County residents were hospitalized with COVID-19, with 1,186 hospitalizations to date.

At the time of the weekly report, just three patients, or 0.5% of all patients in the region, were hospitalized with COVID-19.

ICU bed capacity remained stable, with 72% of beds in use.

While DPH data gives some perspective on the state of viral spread for the community, UGA professor Erin Lipp’s wastewater research, released on Fridays, continues to be a valuable source to keep an eye on each week, especially as official DPH data becomes less reliable because of less testing.

This week’s wastewater lab update suggests that viral levels have actually been increasing slowly over the past few weeks.

“In looking over the past 3-4 weeks in Athens-Clarke County, SARS‑CoV‑2 levels have slowly increased,” the lab report states.

“This small but steady climb has not been easy to tease out week-to-week and we have reported that levels remained stable. We are not seeing the rapid rise in viral load that we have noted in prior surges, but over time, it is evident that levels have risen when compared to the recent lows noted in mid-March. This week we continue to see levels that we interpret as ‘stable’ based on the average load for this week compared to the average load for last week, but this is in the context of what appears to be slowly increasing levels overall.”

On the vaccination front, 84 Clarke County residents received their first dose last week, and another 92 residents were fully vaccinated. To date, 53% of Athens residents have received at least one dose, and 49% have been fully vaccinated.

At UGA, 94 vaccine doses were administered during the week of Apr. 18. UGA’s weekly status update showed 40 positive cases for the week, with 114 surveillance tests administered. Positive test numbers and surveillance tests administered were similar to the week prior. [Jessica Luton]

Odds and Ends ACC officials broke ground Apr. 28 on a new Classic Center arena east of the existing convention center. The arena will initially seat 6,000 people with room to expand and is expected to create 600 jobs and a $33 million annual economic impact by hosting 125 events, filling the arena 300 days a year. Events will include UGA and minor-league hockey games, concerts, conventions, ice shows and other family entertainment. The $121 million arena is being funded by $33 million in local sales taxes, as well as state grants, corporate contributions, naming rights and revenue from leasing nearby property for offices and a senior living facility.

German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim will spend $57 million to expand an Athens facility that manufactures pet, horse and livestock vaccines and parasite control products, Gov. Brian Kemp and the ACC Economic Development Department announced last week. The 63,000 square-foot expansion to the Olympic Drive facility will create 55 new jobs.

A new gameday condo development downtown would carry seven-figure price tags, reported Urbanize Atlanta. Dubbed The Drake, the six-story building at the corner of Broad and Lumpkin streets, next to University Tower and the Bank of America building, would include 13 two- and threebedroom condos with a starting price of $1.3 million, as well as a fitness center and a private rooftop club. It replaces a previously proposed development consisting of offices and ground-floor retail.

Commissioner Russell Edwards has suspended his campaign for state Public Service Commission, although his name will still appear on the Democratic primary ballot May 24. Prevented from running for re-election by Republicans’ changes to county commission districts, Edwards qualified in March to run for the seat now occupied by Republican Tim Echols. At the time, fellow Democrat Patty Durand’s candidacy was in question, but the Gwinnett County resident was allowed to run despite living outside the redrawn PSC district. Durand “has the knowledge and experience to lead Georgia in an independent direction, free from the corrupting influence of companies she’ll be sworn to regulate in the best interest of the people,” Edwards said in a statement to the AJC. Speaking to the Oconee County GOP last week, former Sen. David Perdue doubled down on the false stolen-election claims that dominated a previous debate with Kemp on WSB-TV. “There are so many hard, indisputable pieces of evidence that have not come out because of the way this has been run,” Perdue said. “I’m just telling you, that has divided the party. I wish it weren’t so, but it is.” Perdue blamed lax absentee ballot regulations for his loss to Sen. Jon Ossoff last year, said Kemp should have called a special session to overturn Georgia’s election results and predicted that a Kemp victory in the primary would sink presumptive 2022 Senate nominee Herschel Walker’s chances. He also pledged to eliminate the state income tax, criticized Kemp’s deal to build a Rivian electric truck factory near Monroe and said he would work with his cousin, former governor and newly appointed University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, to crack down on “woke” professors who indoctrinate students. [BA] f

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REDISTRICTING SCRAMBLES COMMISSION DISTRICTS, CONFUSING VOTERS

By Chris Dowd news@flagpole.com

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If you’re feeling confused about these changes, you’re not alone.

understanding. It includes the neighborhoods of Boulevard, Cobbham (west of Milledge), Columbia Brookside, Broadacres and Rocksprings. It also keeps part of East Athens, which was in the old District 2, including MLK Parkway, First through Fourth streets and other roads east of Peter Street. Connecting those two regions are bits taken from District 9, including Childs Street, Pulaski Street and the south side of Cleveland Avenue. Commissioner Mariah Parker represents District 2 until 2024.

DISTRICT 5: The new District 5 has been completely redrawn, but retains the neighborhoods of Homewood Hills, Moss Side, Knottingham and others off Jefferson Road, Oglethorpe Avenue and Whitehead Road. It loses parts of Normaltown but keeps the UGA Health Sciences campus and gains Sylvia Circle and Nantahala Extension. It loses everything east of Newton Bridge Road and north of Vincent Drive, a significant change for a district that previously extended northeast all the way to Nowhere Road. Finally, District 5 exchanged a lot of territory with District 6, giving up Lavender Road but gaining

DISTRICT 8: Historically made up of 1960s Eastside subdivisions, District 8 has also changed quite a bit, most importantly due to the loss of the entire Cedar Creek neighborhood, which has gone to District 1. Cedar Shoals Drive and surrounding neighborhoods have also moved to District 1, as have Shadow Moss Drive and Meadow Creek Drive. In exchange, District 8 has gained most of Riverbend Road, all of Riverbend Parkway and Carr’s Hill, as well as some apartments off the north end of Barnett Shoals Road. Commissioner Carol Myers represents District 8 until 2024.

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South Milledge have been added, including Venita Drive and Will Hunter Road. Because of the renumbering, Edwards is barred from running this year, and voters here will have the chance to choose between John Culpepper and Allen Jones.

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Fortunately, there is a simple way to find out which commission district you’re in: Head to mvp.sos.ga.gov and put in your initials, county and birthdate. Next, click on “elected officials information” in the top menu to see your districts. You can also click on the sample ballot to see everyone you’ll be able to vote for in this year’s local election and statewide primary.

If you prefer, you can check out the maps at accgov.com/redistricting to find out your district for yourself. We’ll also break down the new commission districts for you one at a time right here.

DISTRICT 1: The state legislature made significant changes to District 1, which previously spanned the entire eastern part of the county from Winterville to Belmont Road.

Now everything north of Lexington Road is in District 3, as are the areas east of Morton Road. There have also been additions to the district, the most notable of which is the entire Cedar Creek neighborhood.

Cedar Shoals Drive, Shadow Moss Drive, Carrington Drive and Plantation Estates have also been added to the new District 1.

Incumbent Patrick Davenport faces teacher Audrey Hughes in this race.

DISTRICT 2: This district has been radically altered, sharing little with its former boundaries. In fact, it might help to consider the new District 2 to be the old District 3 for a more accurate

DISTRICT 3: The state legislature moved

District 3 across town to encircle a completely different set of voters. Having no overlap whatsoever with its former boundaries, District 3 now most closely resembles the old District 2, with Winterville and areas east of Morton Road thrown in for good measure. If you live east of Peter Street/Olympic Drive and north of Lexington Road, chances are you’re in the new District 3. Some streets and neighborhoods south of Lexington Road are also in the district, including Lexington Heights, Edgewater Drive, Cabin Creek and Seagraves Drive.

No resident of the old District 3, including current Commissioner Melissa Link, is eligible to run or vote in the new district.

Instead, voters here will get to choose between two new candidates: Tiffany Taylor and Asia Thomas.

DISTRICT 4: The boundaries of District 4 have changed sharply, but it retains its essential character as a district centered around UGA. It includes nearly the whole of UGA campus from the Ramsey Center to the north campus arch. It also contains a portion of Five Points, including Morton Avenue, University Drive, Hampton Court and Southview Drive. The new District 4 also includes the downtown area and stretches along West Hancock Avenue until Milledge. The district loses Barnett Shoals and Carr’s Hill, as well as Woodland Hills,

neighborhoods like Creekwood Estates, Westchester, Woodhaven and Forest Heights. Quailwood, the home of current District 5 Commissioner Tim Denson, is one of the neighborhoods that have been moved to District 6. That means Denson is unable to run for re-election, and instead voters will choose from among Jared Bailey, Dexter Fisher and Matt Pulver.

DISTRICT 6: This Westside district was less affected by redistricting than some, but it still lost a large stretch of land east of Dahlonega Creek, a tributary of the Middle Oconee. As such, neighborhoods along Mitchell Bridge Road like Westchester, High Ridge, Woodhaven and River Bottom are now found in District 5. District 6 also lost Forest Heights, but it has gained everything along Lavender Road and west of Whitehead Road, including Maple Forge Drive, Merlin Drive, Camelot and Quailwood. Commissioner Jesse Houle represents District 6 until 2024.

DISTRICT 7: The new District 7 is essentially the same as the old District 10 with some relatively small adjustments. If you were able to vote for or against Commissioner Mike Hamby in 2020—for example, if you live in a neighborhood off Timothy Road— odds are you’re now in District 7. However, everything east of West Lake Drive has been removed from District 10-turned-7, including Hamby’s home in the Five Points area. In exchange, neighborhoods west of

DISTRICT 9: A slice of northeastern Athens, District 9 has remained largely unchanged, relatively speaking. The biggest change is that District 9 has gained a large stretch of land east of Nowhere Road and west of Newton Bridge Road that previously belonged to District 5. On the other hand, it lost areas east of Barber Street and west of North Avenue, including Childs Street, Pulaski Street and the south side of Cleveland Avenue. Current District 9 Commissioner Ovita Thornton is running for reelection unopposed.

DISTRICT 10: The new District 10 has little similarity to its previous boundaries, which were centered around Timothy Road.

Instead, the district has wedged its way into the heart of Five Points. It now includes all of Five Points east of South Milledge from the loop to the Five Points intersection.

After reaching that intersection, the eastern boundary diverts to Lumpkin Street where it continues until Baxter Street (with a slight carve-out to exclude Legion Pool). On its western side, it is bounded by the Middle Oconee River. The district includes a few UGA dorms like Russell and Creswell Hall, but it mostly consists of the streets and neighborhoods around Five Points. Springdale Street, Highland Avenue, Milledge Circle, Milledge Terrace, Westview Drive, Davis Estates and surrounding streets are all included in the new District 10. Hamby represents District 10 until 2024. f

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SEND YOUR LETTERS TO P.O. BOX 1027, ATHENS, GA 30603 OR EMAIL US AT LETTERS@FLAGPOLE.COM Oglethorpe Needs New Leadership I have never been more disappointed to be a part of the Clarke County School District than I am at this moment. (Editor’s note: This letter was submitted Feb. 9.) I consider myself to be an advocate and vocal supporter of our district. However, in light of what has occurred at Clarke Middle School and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, as well as other schools that have experienced great turmoil in the last few years, I have lost faith in the district’s ability to lead, support and make decisions in the best interests of our students, families, staff members and larger community.

I am a teacher at OAES. This has been my home for over 10 years. While here, I have received teacher of the year recognition, been nominated for Foundation for Excellence awards, gone back to school to obtain my specialist degree in curriculum and instruction, and served as a leader in my school on many committees and for district-level work such as curricula and report card revisions. My commitment to this school and the district has never wavered, until now.

I can only speak about what is happening in my school. A few weeks ago, our school leaders acted and spoke in a way that has devastated our school community, then was handled poorly by district staff.

Unfortunately, these are only the most current offenses committed by our leadership. Teachers and staff have not been supported, respected, trusted or treated as professionals in the field of education by Bipul Singh.

We are in jeopardy of losing almost 40 staff members if the district continues its lack of support and inability to change by keeping Singh in his role as principal of OAES. Many of these are veteran school employees with over 10 years at the school, often more. These staff members have been awarded many recognitions at the district level as well. I say this to point out that this is not expected turnover or decisions being made on a whim or without careful consideration. All of these actions adversely affect our students, who should always be the school’s and district’s top priority.

The ineffective leadership at OAES has led to the daily school functioning being subpar and dysfunctional. Due to the most recent behavior of our administration, the front office staff receives harassing phone calls daily and are the first point of contact for visitors and deliveries. They have been left out in the cold by our school and district leaders. Mahatma Gandhi said, “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.”

I ask, how does OAES measure up? How does CCSD? We have to do better.

We have all experienced great changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many issues have been attributed to this, but they go back further. The pandemic has only pushed them to the forefront and made problems blatantly clear. Our district is suffering. We need help. If changes are not brought about soon, I fear that there will be damage that will take years to recover from. Please take a closer look

at the inner workings of our schools and district so we can begin to address the problems before it is too late.

Andrea Tillman Athens

How to Vote Absentee Absentee voting is the preferred method for voters out of town, those without transportation, voters for whom leaving the home is difficult and those with caretaking responsibilities or other obligations that make it difficult to go to the polls. Any registered voter can cast an absentee ballot, but first you must apply.

The time to request an application for the May 24 election is now, and the last day to submit a request is May 13. At mvp. sos.ga.gov there is a link for an absentee ballot application to be printed, completed, mailed, faxed, emailed or hand-delivered to your local election office. Or call your elections office to request one be mailed to you.

The application requires a Georgia driver’s license number or a number from another state-issued photo ID. Those who don’t have either of the aforementioned can provide a copy of a bank statement, paycheck, current utility bill or any government document with the voter’s name and address. A government-issued photo ID like a passport is also acceptable. The same ID requirements apply when returning a completed absentee ballot. For more information on voter IDs, go to dds.georgia.gov/ voter.

There are obstacles to overcome to vote this year, which is why requesting an absentee ballot early gives voters more time to correct problems. Hurdles are in place because some failed to accept the true outcome of the 2020 election, when citizens voted in droves to make their voices heard.

Some think that if voting can be made a little more difficult, people won’t exercise their right to vote. The hope is that it will result in enough votes being shaved off for their party to win. Don’t let them be right—register to vote; show up and vote.

Peggy Perkins Winder

How to Vote Absentee, Part II With all the proposed changes to make voting by mail challenging, the opt-in provision included in our state elections law remains. If you are over 65 years old, are a voter who is disabled, or a uniformed service member, spouse or dependent of a uniformed service member, or other U.S. citizen residing overseas, you can opt-in to receive an absentee ballot for the rest of the elections cycle without making another absentee ballot application. An election cycle starts with the spring primaries and ends with the last runoff election of the year.

Once granted an opt-in, your county elections office will automatically mail you an absentee ballot for each election (except special elections) throughout the current election cycle. You are not required to fill out a new absentee ballot application until the new election cycle. Remember, for spe-

cial elections you must submit an application to receive a ballot.

Voters not eligible to opt in must submit one application per election date in order to receive an absentee ballot. Applications are available at mvp.sos.ga.gov to download, or call your elections office.

Voting by mail is a godsend for the elderly, disabled and for service members and their families serving overseas enabling them to have their voice heard and make a difference. It’s a shame that there are conservative politicians that are only interested in manipulating the vote just enough to ensure a win for their political party.

Johnnie Ellington Statham

Commissioners: Get a Job I read with interest the City Dope column in the Feb. 23 issue of Flagpole and was struck by a comment made by Commissioner Tim Denson in regards to a pay raise for commissioners: “There is a definite possibility that I will not be able to run for re-election and will get zero benefit from this.” Perhaps it is a good thing that Denson will now have to join the rest of us in full-time work, because he seems to have forgotten that serving as an elected official should not benefit him, but rather his constituents if possible.

James Buckner Athens

How to Reduce Youth Violence As many of you know, Easter weekend was marred with the shooting death of another young man in our community.

Brynarius Smith, 19, died as a result of his injuries after a shooting on Cone Drive at approximately 2 a.m.

At the Athens-Clarke County Commission’s March voting meeting, where we approved $50,000 in funding for summer programs for youth to prevent future tragedies, I told my colleagues, “I won’t be able to live with myself if we lose another young person because we failed to act.” And candidly, sometimes I can’t. It is tempting to succumb to anger and grief in the aftermath of these senseless killings.

But we can’t give in to nihilism. We must work proactively, year-round to put in place proven interventions to reduce community violence. We owe it to these young men and their families.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have proclaimed gun violence a public health epidemic, and indeed, violence is much like a virus: once exposed, victims carry it with them. Without treatment, they act out violently, spreading the virus to others.

Public health experts have pioneered many successful programs aimed at treating this disease. One such program, Cure Violence, would train, resource and employ street-credible, culturally-responsive violence interrupters to mediate potentially violent conflicts, connect individuals at risk of violence to treatment and resources, and organize their communities to shift cultural norms around conflict. It’s been incredibly successful in many U.S. cities (and cities around the world, for that matter). One neighborhood in Chicago, as an example, saw a 73% reduction in shootings and complete elimination of retaliation homicides as result of the program; another neighborhood in Brooklyn went an entire year with-

out a shooting, thanks to brave community members who cooled conflicts, helped their neighbors access healing resources to break the cycle of violence and assisted young folks in exiting gangs.

We have many such men and women in our community with the knowledge, relationships and compassion necessary to undertake this work, including many of you reading this and already doing this on your own dime and time; it is past time that we, the local government, provide much-needed support.

I ask for your support in making this happen for our community by writing to my colleagues on the commission. As well, I have been working diligently to identify an organization to act as fiscal sponsor for the program; if your organization might fit, reach out.

The local government’s best work has always come about in response to the righteous demands of the people consciously organized.

Mariah Parker District 2 commissioner

Ciné Has Forgotten Its Purpose It is so disappointing to see that Ciné shows the same commercial blockbusters that University 16 and Beechwood Cinemas show on their big screens. What happened to Ciné’s original mission to offer Athenians an alternative to the commercial fare offered by the other theaters? Weren’t we promised more? Foreign films, art films, small independent films, classics, film festivals focusing on the works of the greats like Huston, Malick and Hitchcock? Sure, some may prefer the small theater and the wine bar, but when was the last time that Ciné made the effort to find out what Athens and the UGA community want to see at their alternative cinema? There must be a good explanation for the current programming, so what is it?

Thomas Hawes Athens

Where’s the Beef?

In 1984, Wendy’s launched a nationwide advertising blitz that became one the most effective messaging campaigns ever. A tiny, elderly woman at a fast-food restaurant examined the burger she ordered and, finding a giant hamburger bun and not much else, loudly and with indignant outrage, demanded to know, “Where’s the beef?”

That single ad exploded Wendy’s from a chain no one had ever heard of to rock-star status among major fast-food restaurants.

But it did more.

“Where’s the beef?” became the rallying cry against every form of misrepresentation and deceit.

Consider this: Despite more than 60 lawsuits, innumerable recounts, audits, signature checks, blue lights, searches for bamboo paper, blaming the Italians and continuing efforts to arouse outrage over ”massive voter fraud” in the 2020 election, there has never been any persuasive evidence presented in any state by anyone of any such thing. None. Ever. Period.

The tiny old lady yelling, “Where’s the beef?” has a more important message for our state and our nation than ever before.

Where, indeed, is the beef?

Bruce Menke Athens

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ATHENS’ PROGRESSIVES NEED TO DO SOME SOUL SEARCHING WHEN IT COMES TO RACISM. As young Athenians, we walked on one side of a confederate monument while the Klan walked on the other, it neither hurt us nor helped them.

list of enemies of the city’s Progressives.

I suggested that maybe focusing all development on downtown could harm in-town neighborhoods.

Once I spoke the truth about the dysfunctional governance of AthensI am a black, 75-year resident of Athens, Clarke County, I became the enemy of who attended segregated West Broad most of Athens Democratic Party.

Elementary School, attended segregated Athens High and Industrial High School, Someone asked me recently, was brought up in the black church of “where is the black community?”

Athens, one of the first black Athenians to Sadly, all I could respond with is, attend the University of Georgia, lifelong member of the NAACP, and one of the “it has been gentrified.” first members of the Athens branch of the Large portions of traditionally black SCLC. I also marched down West Broad East Athens have become steadily Street with the Klan on one side and gentrified. Historic preservation efforts young black boys and girls on the other. have been pushed on black business I endured racism at its worst trying to owners, landowners and churches with integrate the lunch counter in downtown little consultation or sensitivity for the Athens. I have worked for the Georgia concerns about these polices. Even after Department of Labor and have raised four the historically black neighborhood daughters and one son in the 75 years that around Ebenezer Baptist Church, West I have lived here; not one has seen any significantly gentrified, the church of the “progress” that Progressives claim continued to have an outdoor celebration they have made. for its congregants and activities for local kids. Residents called the police on them.

Before I entered the mayoral race Twice.

in Athens, I was widely considered to be loyal, honest, dedicated, sincere, compassionate, and a person of integrity.

Many Athens progressives have labeled me a stealth Republican and a turncoat from the Democratic party. In Athens, I did not leave the I was seated at the candidates table at the party, the party left me.

Melting Point venue when Andy Rusk quit the mayoral race. He stood up to give his final address to the candidate forum and turned to address the then current Mayor, Heidi Davidson.

“Ma’am, I may disagree with some of your policies, but you need to do a better job of listening to people like me,” he said.

“But that guy is going to sell us out to the developers and the Chamber of Commerce,” Rusk said.

He pointed directly at me, and a loud cheer went up from the nearly all white progressive crowd.

I recognized that many of the development policies that were being established in Athens-Clarke County would have a detrimental effect on the black and poor communities in Athens. As time has proven, I was right but, in that moment, I was lumped in with the long

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During the 2018 mayoral election several members of the Democratic Party, instructed candidates to complete a survey despite the ethical issue of the party making an endorsement against one of its members and the fact that the race is non-partisan. When Harry Sims failed to receive his survey, he was told, “Your lack of response to the emails from Candidate Development seems to indicate that you don’t want to participate in the process. Is this true? If you don’t care to participate in the endorsement process of ACCDC, then by default, your opponent will be the only one we can truly consider. Every other Democrat running in the local races has answered the questionnaire, except for one who says he’s working on it. (Even a couple of candidates who are not Democrats responded.)”

Today, the chairperson of the Athens Democratic Party openly endorses candidates running against his own party members. Longtime Democratic black members have been steadily pushed out of the local party saying it feels like they are no longer welcome. Recently, the party censored commissioner Ovita Thornton because she disagreed with a legislative map drawn by Progressive commissioners.

The unevenness of what is allowed in the local Democratic party and what is punished certainly seems to be one sided.

In a recent edition of the Flagpole, the publication warned of long-time Democrats running for office who might be viewed by Conservatives as “good candidates” for elected office. Imagine that— being a lifelong Democrat with your only crime being that you may be accepted outside of the hard Progressive left. Is it so difficult to understand that in an election with a far-left candidate and a centrist candidate that many folks who are not far left would support the centrist? And more importantly, why is this charge mostly on black candidates.

Athens Progressive leaders continually suggest they know what the black community needs.

When former Mayor Nancy Denson questioned Commissioner Melissa Link as to why, despite representing a mostly black district, Link suggested appointing young white Progressive activists to a particular board would be a good idea, Link responded, “they know what those people want.” A current candidate has stated a major portion of his candidacy is seeking racial redress. This candidate is white, in his forties and his opponent is a black man who lived through the civil rights era. Why are so many people comfortable with this?

There are many black Athenians that have accomplished great things, yet very few accomplished them in Athens. Athens has produced black doctors, lawyers, scientists, engineers, professors, actors, actress, professional athletes— scores of black Athenians who left town because there was no place for them to go beyond what the Progressives offered.

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When we have elected officials who have stood at commission meetings and call the longest serving commissioner, who happens to be black, an “enemy of the people,” that is when the true colors of Progressives come out.

It made me wonder how many Progressives have read Malcolm X’s words.

In Athens, the causes of black folks have repeatedly been co-opted by mostly white Progressive efforts to attack the university, the police department, the school system, and local developers. We have been viewed as pawns to achieve Progressive ideals and When former Sheriff Ira Edwards was when we are not useful for that cause, we consulting experts over how he should are ignored, attacked, and pushed aside. handle immigration status notifications, elected officials made inquiries as to My Dad used to say that “they,” whether his office could be punished by the Liberals and Progressives, only the commission by reducing his budget— show up when they want your vote. something not only unethical, but illegal. They don’t care about what you The attacks towards former Athens-Clarke think, your opinion or what you County Police Chief, Cleveland Spruill were something rarely seen towards know. They just want your vote. anyone but black leaders in this town. With so much talk about being honest The fact that Progressive leaders tolerate about race, I believe it’s time for Athens and even encourage this behavior is Progressives to do a bit of soul searching. truly disheartening.

Do you really think you know what’s best The Black Lives Matter protests in for the black community better than the downtown Athens that escalated to actual black folks that live in it? Do you the point of bringing in outside law really believe that white politicians know enforcement, including the use of tear more about what is good for the black gas by police, was largely composed community better than black politicians? of white Progressive activists. Even as Do you believe black candidates that commissioner Ovita Thornton pleaded disagree with Progressive positions are with protesters to leave, a white Progressive simply puppets for Republicans? commission candidate stood on top of cars screaming of injustice. Her competitor in In the black community, the election? A young and accomplished Progressives keep telling us, “Elect black lawyer. me and I’ll do for you what you

Are you going to be the kind of person Malcolm X spoke of or are you going really strive to be something better?

Athens is a wonderful town full of wonderful folks of from all political parties.

There are too many people with Black Lives Matter signs in their front yard who apparently don’t think black voices, black opinions, and especially black leadership matters. For those who lean politically left, this is your moment.

Athens’ Progressives seem to believe that they are entitled to the black vote, and they will retaliate against black leaders and candidates that do not toe their Progressive line— all while condemning others for not listening to black voices.

Ironically, Progressives seem to be the first to silence black people who question them.

In Athens, those of you who claim to be of the progressive mind set need to stop and look deep down into your soul and ask the question that only you can answer for yourself, “who am I progressive for?”

Just as we did in the 60’s, there is room for the Progressives in the movement, but when they want to become the voice for black folks, it is time for a change.

When the Progressives believe that their way is the only way, it is time for a change.

When the Progressives want to stand and lead for black folks, it is time for a change. cannot do for yourselves.”

For many years, black Athens When someone comes to tell you what As black folks, we have survived being sold is offensive to you, someone comes to leaders have been expected to toe the party line even when the party to the highest bidder, we have survived tell you what you ought to do, and when Jim Crow, have survived yesterday’s someone comes to enlist you for their discounts them as unworthy. segregation, and will survive modern causes, something is very wrong.

I would like for each person that considers day segregation. We have survived being themselves to be a Progressive or Liberal to counted as less than a person.

Are you going to be a part of the look at what commissioner Mariah Parker Black people know what we want and change, or will you be the one that took her oath of office on— she received need, and we know how to reach out change overcomes? resounding acclamations from you: and get it, but Progressives that say that they are here to help us are the ones that So, the next time you find yourself “The white liberals, who have been keep pushing us back. We are tired of wanting to call someone a racist or quote posing as our friends, have failed us. “interlopers” trying to keep us down on Martin Luther King Jr., please stop for a The white liberal is the worst enemy moment and ask yourself, am I allowing the farm. to America and the worst enemy to black voices to be heard, black leaders to It amazes me how individuals get elected the black man. “White liberals are lead, or black views to be seen that don’t and all the sudden they become experts on those who have perfected the art of fully align with your own? Do you believe everything. They are not willing to listen selling themselves to the black man as that black folks understand their own to the voices of reason, they just want to our ‘friend’ to get our sympathy, our communities better than you do? Are you do what they want to do and then label it allegiance, and our minds. The white willing to step back from your Progressive progressive. I ask the question, “progress liberal attempts to use us politically ideas and really listen to what the black for who?” against white conservatives, so community is saying? that anything the black man does We need to wake up, you need to wake is never for his own good, never for up, when we need to look at the situation his advancement, never for his own we have in Athens. It’s not enough to progress, he’s only a pawn in the say Black Lives Matter when your words, hands of the white liberal.” actions and votes say otherwise.

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OPTIONS FOR VOTERS ABOUND IN LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL RACE

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ight Republican candidates and four active Democratic candidates all but guarantee there will be a runoff for one or both party nominations for the 10th Congressional District seat after the May 24 primaries.

Though who the nominees will be remains to be seen, the seat seems likely to remain in GOP hands. Stretching from Elbert County on the northeastern edge of the state nearly to Macon and west to metro Atlanta, the district includes mostly solidly Republican counties—all the counties surrounding Athens, for example— with a few Democratic-leaning areas, like Clarke County in the middle of the district, Taliaferro and Hancock counties and a part of Democratic-leaning Newton County on the district’s western edge.

Incumbent Republican Jody Hice gave up his safe seat to run for statewide office, challenging Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the GOP primary with former president Donald Trump’s endorsement. Trump unsuccessfully lobbied Raffensperger to find more votes for him after Georgia voters narrowly chose Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race.

Trump’s shadow hangs over the 10th District race as well. He has endorsed one of the eight Republicans in the race—Vernon Jones, a former Democrat who abandoned a run for governor to enter the 10th District race with Trump’s blessing.

Democrats Jessica Fore, a Macon native, UGA graduate and a real estate agent working Barrow, Oconee and Clarke counties, calls herself the “homegrown candidate” in the race, citing her many years of work and volunteering in the Athens area; she was on the staff of Watkinsville United Methodist Church for four years, according to her website, and has provided itinerant speaking and music ministry at numerous Methodist churches in District 10. Fore supports universal health care, expansion of voting rights including same-day voter registration and making election day a national holiday, and would index a minimum wage to local housing costs. She would raise taxes on the very wealthy, but give them a break if they actually created living wage jobs. Website: jessicaforega.com.

Phyllis Hatcher is endorsed by some prominent Atlanta-area politicians, including state Sen. Donzella James, state Sen. Emanual Jones and U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson. “The United States should join the rest of the free world in declaring that health-care is a basic human right,” she says on her website. Hatcher would expand Medicaid to cover more people and services, including dental, vision and mental health care; she would expand or restore voting rights and would make election day a national holiday. The criminal justice system needs an overhaul, and police and corrections officers need retraining, she says.

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“Institutionalized racism exists in this country and nowhere is this more apparent than our criminal justice system,” according to Hatcher. Website: hatcherforcongress.com.

Tabitha Johnson-Green’s www.tabitha forcongress.com name will be familiar to many District 10 voters. Johnson-Green was the surprise winner of the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Jody Hice in the 2018 election, and again in 2022, both times losing to Hice by a wide margin; in 2020, Hice got 62 percent of the vote. A registered nurse and entrepreneur, Johnson supports Medicare for All—universal health care—and civil rights protections for gender identity and sexual orientation. She would also restore the Voting Rights Act and overhaul the campaign finance landscape. “I support the overhaul of the campaign finance laws to prevent corporations and wealthy individuals from using their wealth to buy undue influence,” she writes. Website: tabithaforcongress.com.

Flagpole was unable to find any relevant information on Femi Oduwole.

Paul Walton grew up in Los Angeles but has been a longtime Georgia resident and is now the first African-American mayor of the Madison County town of Hull. The policy areas he is most passionate about, Paul Broun he told the elections site Ballotpedia, are Medicaid expansion, climate change, ending qualified immunity for police officers, voting rights, and women’s rights. He wants to restore the Voting Rights Act and expand Medicaid to cover dental, vision and mental health. Three years on the Hull City Council, nearly four years as mayor and more than 159 hours of training from the Georgia Municipal Association have taught him “how to establish leadership priorities to maximize my effectiveness,” he told Ballotpedia. Website: waltonforcongress. com.

Republicans Timothy Barr of Lawrenceville gave up his safe seat in the Georgia House of Representatives to run for Congress with an endorsement from Hice. The construction company owner got 68% of the vote in the 2020 general election for the state House District 103 seat he first won in 2012. He has pledged to join the House’s extreme right-wing Freedom Caucus if elected. He supports a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 election, and says “the left is using Critical Race Theory to divide our country and infect our schools.” “Americans are sick and tired of being silenced by the liberal left, and so am I,” says Barr, promising to “stop the cancel culture.” “We must build a wall, period,” to control illegal immigration,

Barr says, invoking not Donald Trump but Ronald Reagan. Website: votebarr.com.

Paul Broun once held the District 10 seat, but gave it up for an ill-fated U.S. Senate run in 2014, earning less than 10 percent of the vote behind four other candidates in the Republican primary, including David Perdue, who eventually won the seat.

Broun calls himself “America’s most conservative congressman” on his campaign website, and has a record to back up his claim.

He three times was sponsor of an unsuccessful federal bill that would ban same-sex marriage. He believes the Earth was created in six days, and that evolutionary theory is a “lie from the pit of hell.” Broun didn’t get the coveted Donald Trump endorsement in this race, but he has the support of former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. Website: paulbroun.com.

Well-funded Mike Collins is owner of Collins Trucking in the town of Jackson.

He says, “I’m running for Congress because the radical left is out-of-control,” according to his campaign website, where he touches just about every right-wing sore spot. “I’m pro-Trump, pro-life and will protect our Second Amendment right. I won’t bow to the woke mob’s cancel culture or Nancy

Pelosi’s job-killing, gun-grabbing agenda.”

A February poll by Trafalgar Group showed Collins leading other candidates by a wide margin, but that was before Trumpendorsed Vernon Jones withdrew from the governor’s race and declared for the 10th District seat. Website: mikecollinsga.com.

State Revenue Commissioner David Curry says he would finish Trump’s Mexico border wall and “will never waver on my support of the Second Amendment.” He believes human life begins at conception and calls Twitter, Facebook, etc. “monstrous entities.” If they went after Trump and members of his administration, “it’s only a matter of time before they come after you and I.” He says the 2020 election was laced with fraud. “During the 2020 presidential election we watched as Democrats implemented unrestricted universal mail-in voting which opened up our electoral system to significant fraud,” according to his campaign website. A video on his website’s front page shows a ghostly image of Ronald Reagan and footage of a Black man smashing a store’s glass window front with a stick.

Website: davidcurryforcongress.com.

The first thing you see on the campaign web page for Vernon Jones is “Trumpendorsed.” Jones, who served in the state House as a Democrat representing parts of DeKalb and Rockdale counties until 2021, endorsed Trump in 2020. He subsequently left the Democratic Party. Jones was run-

ning in the governor’s race until February, when he withdrew to run for the 10th District Congress seat. Days later, Trump endorsed him. Jones, a former controversial DeKalb County CEO, has in the past unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate, DeKalb County Sheriff and the District 4 congressional seat. He has reiterated Trump’s claims of election fraud. As DeKalb CEO, he helped make DeKalb the first Georgia county to offer life and health insurance benefits for gay and unmarried couples, but has since said he’s not in favor of civil rights protection for gay or transgender people.

He has said he would move to impeach President Joe Biden if elected. Website: jonesforgeorgia.com.

Marc McMain of Monroe promises to stop “cancel culture,” “fight the woke mob,” defend law enforcement and Second Amendment rights, and “uphold freedom and end abusive, un-American vaccine mandates.” A “100% pro-life warrior who will protect the family and traditional Georgia values,” McMain calls himself “the ultimate Washington outsider” as he attempts to get in. An entrepreneur and karate expert, he boasts a monthly distribution of 225,000 copies of his Town Values shopper magazine in nine locations.

Another goal is “Stop the spread of socialism,” he told Ballotpedia in a 2021 survey.

He is endorsed by several nearby Georgia sheriffs and police chiefs. Website: marcforcongress.com.

City of Madison native, Delta pilot and Winder resident Alan Sims retired with the rank of colonel from the U.S. Air Force in 2014 after a 30-year military career. A West Point graduate with a Liberty University master’s degree in divinity, Sims calls himself “One Tough Conservative” on his campaign website, which features some of his military statistics: 59 combat missions, eight years at the Pentagon, 3,400 rockets destroyed. “The Bible and the Constitution are the cornerstones of our Republic,” according to his website.

“Our rights are inalienable and come from God, not from government.” He promises to protect the Second Amendment, protect election integrity and work for energy independence. He would “stop the indoctrination” of Critical Race Theory in schools.

Website: alansimsforcongress.com.

Goodhope resident Mitchell Swan also retired with the rank of colonel, in 2017 after a 30-year Marine career. His website proclaims him as “Christian-MarineWarrior.” “Colonel Swan is an unashamed conservative fighter and a firm believer in the principles of smaller government, secure borders and an America First agenda that prioritizes our Christian heritage over social/political correctness,” according to his website. You can understand major issues in terms of marine vessels, Colonel Swan explains on the site. Hull integrity is equivalent to border security, for example, while a ship’s propulsion system is comparable to the economy. “Restrictive aspects of government authority are proven to impede economic growth (taxes, regulation, trade agreements, monetary policy, frivolous litigation, etc.) and must be lessened,” says Swan. Website: colonelswanforcongress.com. f

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Remember spring of 2020, when Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, because of the pandemic, sent out absentee ballots to every Georgia voter? That made it so easy to vote without standing in line or mingling with other possibly infected voters. I filled mine out and then took it down to the drop box in front of the Board of Elections office and happened to drop it in right after District 3 Commissioner Melissa Link dropped hers. Now those absentee ballots are gone, and so are the drop boxes. District 3 has been moved to the other side of the county, and Link has been moved off the commission come January.

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I mean, you can still get an absentee ballot—at least I hope you can—if you have a computer and a printer and patience. Our Georgia legislators—every one of whom was safely elected in the last election with no hint of voter fraud—took steps recently to “safeguard” voting and to make damned sure that anybody trying to vote with an absentee ballot had better be a computer expert. I’m not that, but I have made my living for the last 40 years working on a computer. Still, it took me an hour and a half of trial and error finally to successfully (I hope) send in mine and Gay’s applications for absentee ballots in the upcoming May 24 primary. You know: you fill in all the information fields on your computer (you have one, of course), and then you print out the form (you have a printer, of course), and you stick your driver’s license (you have one, of course) in the right place on the form, and then you whip out your smartphone (which you have, of course). Then you can take a picture of the form with the license and email that picture to the board of elections, or you can just mail the printed application to the board (you have a stamp,

of course). There’s a second page to the application which seems to be for board of elections use, so I sent that in, too. Among other things, it informs them that I’m 65 or older, and that I want to receive absentee ballots for the rest of this election cycle.

If you’re unlucky enough to be under 65, you’ve got to reapply for an absentee ballot for every election.

You know what? I think there are going to be an awful lot of old people and folks who aren’t computer whizzes standing in line to vote this time around, thanks to “our” legislators, but please remember that it is now a crime to offer those old, un-techsavvy voters a drink of water. Thanks a lot Bill, Frank, Marcus and Houston! Y’all rock.

Remember when we had to go down to the courthouse on election night to get the returns as they came in from the various precincts? All the candidates and their families and the press and other political junkies were there rubbing elbows, watching the big blackboard for the next precinct to report. Writing those returns was usually John Elliott, a Board of Elections member who was a fierce Republican partisan.

Even during the period when local Democrats were winning all the races, John came out and wrote those returns. No matter how much he hated the numbers, he knew they were honest because he knew the board was self-policing, since it was made up of representatives of all parties. The Board of Elections is still made up by law of local people representing all sides of the political equation and will continue to keep elections fair, unless the state government barges in and takes over, as “our” legislators have now allowed it to do.

The tail end of the Big Lie at the local level proves that it never happened. All elections are local. All over Georgia elections are handled by local people where political competitors keep a watchful eye on each other. That’s as true in South Georgia as it is in Atlanta and Athens.

“Our” Republican legislators should be voted out of office because of what they have done to our elections and to our democratically elected commission. That’s not likely, because they actually represent the surrounding counties, not Athens-Clarke.

We can at least refuse to elect their surrogate candidates running to replace the commissioners “our” legislators abolished.

P.S. Ballots came within a week. Yay! f

ROADSIDE SIGNS PROVIDED ‘50S ENTERTAINMENT

Gas prices are rising, road rage is roiling and highways are hellish across America today, but Americans who were children in the late 1950s and early 1960s can remember times when families took pleasure drives down roadways that had not yet been standardized by the interstate highway system.

During that post-World War II era, the title of Jack Kerouac’s most famous novel also could have been an apt description of this nation: On the Road.

instrumental tune “Sleepwalk” by Santo & Johnny. There was great music on the radio during car trips in those days, but some of the best entertainment came not from the radio, but from the road itself: Burma-Shave signs that used quirky poetry to advertise a product. From the 1920s to the early 1960s, Burma-Shave signs entertained generations of Americans with what writer Frank Rowsome Jr. called “the verse by the side of the road.”

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Burma-Shave signs on Route 66 in Arizona.

In the late 1950s, gas prices were about 30 cents per gallon—cheaper sometimes— and the U.S. minimum wage was $1 per hour. The Americans who had served in World War II and Korea were home again, buying cars, building homes and raising families. In a time “when men were iron and cars were steel,” America’s dads by the millions sat behind the wheel on long pleasure drives down two-lane roads. While America and Russia were running a Cold War “space race” after the Soviets orbited their Sputnik satellite in 1957, American cars sprouted tail fins as Detroit automakers strived for a futuristic rocket motif to match the Space Age times.

Novelist John Steinbeck lamented that the interstate highway system gave Americans the ability to cross the country without seeing anything, but he praised the storied Route 66 as “the mother road.”

A song and a TV show were titled “Route 66,” but even Americans who lived far from that legendary road could enjoy pleasure drives in every section of the country while listening to rock music from radio stations that blanketed the nation with tunes that still stand the test of time today. In 1957, car radios blasted “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley and “Come Go With Me” by the Del Vikings, a doo-wop classic by one of the first racially integrated rock bands.

In 1958, we kids sitting in the backseats during family trips were rockin’ to songs like “Bird Dog” by the Everly Brothers and “Waitin’ in School” by Ricky Nelson. By 1959, car radios were broadcasting hits like “What’d I Say” by Ray Charles, “Poison Ivy” by The Coasters and the haunting

Burma-Shave signs were red with white lettering. Each of the small roadside signs had a line of poetry, and each sign was placed about 100 feet apart so that the poems could be read in sequence by passing motorists. The final sign was the BurmaShave name touting its “brushless shaving cream.” Burma-Shave signs said that men who used the product could score with women who wanted a clean-shaven man: “His face was smooth/ And cool as ice/ And oh Louise!/ He smelled so nice.” Facial hair could never snare a lady fair, according to Burma-Shave: “With glamor girls/ You’ll never click/ Bewhiskered/ Like a/ Bolshevik.”

Since Burma-Shave signs were designed to be seen by motorists, they often used humor to push safe driving. One of the sign series that was a masterpiece of brevity and levity said, “Road/ Was slippery/ Curve was sharp/ White robe, halo/ Wings and harp.” Another Burma-Shave highway poem warned, “Don’t pass cars/ On curve or hill/ If the cops/ Don’t get you/ Morticians will.”

A set of Burma-Shave signs now in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History reminded drivers that “The one who/ Drives when/ He’s been drinking/ Depends on you/ To do his thinking.”

Burma-Shave signs are gone, and pleasure drives are a fading memory in today’s fast-paced world. Reading the BurmaShave signs was a cherished roadway ritual remembered by generations and saluted by author Rowsome: “Farewell, o verse/ Along the road/ How sad to/ Know you’re/ Out of mode.” f

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Rashe Malcolm SETTING THE COMMUNITY TABLE

By Sam Lipkin editorial@flagpole.com

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ood has always been thought of as a bonding agent, bringing cultures and communities together through a universal medium. Rashe Malcolm built a life from this concept, not only as the owner of Rashe’s Cuisine, but also as the founder of nonprofits The Culinary Kitchen of Athens and Farm to Neighborhood.

Rashe’s Cuisine officially started in 1993, when Malcolm was a high-school senior, and although she says she had no business acumen at that point, no one can take the fact that she had a business away from her. After moving around the U.S. and then to Spain with a military mother, Malcolm attached herself to cooking as an activity to get out of the house, and she learned from the culturally diverse adults around her.

Babysitting led to even more cooking, and all of these influences and motivations formed the community-based meaning of cooking in her life. Malcolm emphatically claims to be from the “figure it out” generation, and her ambition reflects this.

“That’s how Rashe’s Cuisine kind of developed,” says Malcolm, who would cater parties and meals around the neighborhood. “They’d say, ‘Well, you know, let me know what the food cost is,’ and that’s how I would get paid until I learned better. But when you’re young and you don’t know, and I was making pretty good for myself, so I thought I was doing something right. In some ways, I almost still do that now. I’m dealing with a lot of small organizations that don’t really have a large budget, so it’s like, let’s see what you’re working with.

People think I do that to discount myself, but it’s like, actually, I do that because I get it. I understand.”

From the inception of Rashe’s Cuisine until 2014, the business continued to operate as a catering business with community service always at the forefront. After a health-related incident, Malcolm took the plunge and spent her life savings to open the first Rashe’s Cuisine brick-andmortar restaurant on Tallassee Road. After flooding damaged the property, the restaurant relocated to Vine Street in 2019 with encouragement from Isaiah Ellison, owner

of properties at Triangle Plaza. The move paved the way for a larger opportunity to come. When the pandemic hit, Malcolm’s business was already “COVID ready” and continued on as usual with the support of the community. Ellison decided to retire and approached Malcolm with a deal to sell his share of Triangle Plaza. Now, as owner of this culturally and historically rich area, Malcolm’s vision for the future is to elevate the neighborhood’s economic power.

“I want to see more opportunities for others who have a vision to have business, to be able to have a space to run their business, for those who want to come out of their homes,” says Malcolm. “I want to be able to be that person that goes, ‘Hey, what you got going over there? Well, look, I got this place over here, you know, and let’s work together and see what we can do to help you get to that next level you want to achieve.’”

Triangle Plaza is often treated like its own island, explains Malcolm, so one goal for the space is to provide the resources needed for the area to be self-sufficient. Likewise,

the area is a food desert. Malcolm’s plans include opening a grocery store with healthy food options and inviting other restaurants. Malcolm’s nonprofit The Culinary Kitchen of Athens has been supporting the local food industry for several years without a brick-and-mortar location of its own, and although she’s been eyeing another area for its location, it very well might find a home in this newly acquired space.

Reluctant to spearhead The Culinary Kitchen at the beginning, the idea came from the local farmers market vendors’ need for more attention and more opportunities

during the traditional markets’ closed seasons. Farmers who were still producing during the winter were very limited in how they could continue to sell or use their goods, says Malcolm, especially since the majority did not have restaurants to fall back on like she did. The Athens Farmers Market and the West Broad Farmers Market helped to provide resources to get The Culinary Kitchen’s first winter markets running, but the general attitude in Malcolm’s opinion was that it could never work. The winter markets have far exceeded those expectations—they are flourishing, and many vendors have moved on to even greater opportunities.

“Our ultimate goal is not to be a market. We were using markets as a tool of exposure and to help raise money. But once we get our permanent space to do what we need to do, it’s going to look totally different,” says Malcolm.

Farm to Neighborhood is another nonprofit that connects to Malcolm’s core values. The organization works toward providing access to nutritious foods, creating healthy eating habits, teaching culinary skills and informing the youth about opportunities in the food industry. The HEALTHYouth Program introduces young children and teenagers to all the options available when working in the food industry and how to make the system work in their favor. Currently, Farm to Neighborhood is fundraising to buy a dually truck needed to pull what is essentially a grocery store on wheels being built

by Tahron “Maxim” Watkins.

Malcolm also won an Arts in Community Award to highlight the businesses at Triangle Plaza by demonstrating who the owners are as people and how they provide various services with the Classic City Art Crawl events. The first two events took place in March and April, and the last event will be at 585 Vine St. on May 28 from 1–5 p.m. Despite the area’s sometimes bad reputation, Malcolm says it’s a group of young entrepreneurs who just want to bring positivity and services to their community while feeding their families.

The Culinary Kitchen and Farm to Neighborhood have markets, showcases and programs to explore year-round, and the Rashe’s Cuisine website provides a locator to catch the food truck around town in addition to the restaurant.

Malcolm’s community and nonprofit work is largely supported by the restaurant, plus the “figure it out” attitude that has driven her journey.

“There were some doors of opportunity that were presented to me, but it was because I built my own table,” says Malcolm. f

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EMILY CAMERON DOCUMENTS ONE TOWNIE AT A TIME

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Through portraits and slice-of-life interviews shared through her website, The Local Athenian, photographer Emily Cameron documents the lives of community members to investigate who and what gives the town its charming, distinctive sense of place. Many of these images can now be seen off the screen and on gallery walls in “The Local Athenian: One Degree of Separation,” an exhibition currently on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center.

Collectively, the photography project demonstrates the interconnectedness of the community while comparing the origin stories of people whose paths now cross.

Portraits of business owners such as Peter Ah of Kum’s Fashions, Jo Thomas of My Heart Salon Studio and Rashe Malcolm of Rashe’s Cuisine—who appears LUKE SLABODA

Emily Cameron of The Local Athenian

on Flagpole’s cover this week and can be read about on p. 14—hang beside those of workers in the non-profit sector like Charles Hardy of Athens Alliance Coalition, Bob and Rachel Sleppy of Nuçi’s Space, and Jason Perry of BikeAthens. Musicians like Nancy and Charlie Hartness of Hawkproof Rooster and Kaoru Ishibashi of Kishi Bashi appear alongside former UGA athletes Robert Miles, Mark Maxwell and Derrick Floyd. Proving Athens’ reputation as an artist town, creatives working in a variety of media are prominently featured, such as potters Maria Dondero and Rinne Allen, jeweler Elle Lewis, mosaicist Krysia Ara, painter Vernon Thornsberry, photographer Amanda Corbett, performance artist Pink Flamingo, muralist Marisa Mustard, tattoo artist Kim Deakins and crochet creator Kristen “Rise” Joseph.

“I got into photography all thanks to The Local Athenian project,” says Cameron.

“I love portraiture because, despite its perceived simplicity, a portrait can reveal so much about the subject through their facial expression and the surrounding environment.”

An Athens resident since 2013, Cameron relocated from Pennsylvania after she was recruited by the UGA swimming and diving team. After graduating in 2018, she stuck around town working at Fleet Feet Athens, Johnson & Johnson and now remotely for Specialized Bicycle Components. Like many graduates weighing their options to determine their next move, Cameron considered

bursting through the college bubble and claiming Athens as her home. Photography quickly became a tool for not only exploring the culture and history of the town, but for deepening her connections to others who have placed roots here.

“My hope with this project was to reach the soul of Athens and figure out why people stick around this town, because I, myself, was trying to decide if Athens was home,” she says. “I have always been extremely intrigued by the human journey through life, and I wanted to combine my personal search for what ‘home’ is with my love for people.

Cameron was inspired by Humans of New York, photographer Brandon Stanton’s popular blog that has subsequently expanded into a best-selling coffee-table book and documentary film series since its launch in 2010.

Whereas Stanton developed his photographic census of the city by approaching strangers on the street to take their portrait, Cameron typically finds subjects through suggestions from interviewees and other members of the community. Both projects similarly succeed in disarming subjects through portraits and interviews, and these stories can be inspiring, funny, heartbreaking or even mundane in the most familiar of ways.

“I try to keep the entire get-together as casual as possible, because ultimately it’s more than an interview, it’s a conversation about the subject’s life,” she says. “Some people are surprised when I begin with asking them to tell me about their childhood, but I find it really meaningful to hear about the childhood experiences—good and bad— that contributed to the life they live today.”

Planning to see the project through for years to come, Cameron is open-minded about how The Local Athenian might evolve over time. She hopes that the project will remain fluid enough to respond and adapt to any changes or needs of the community.

“I hope that readers of the site and visitors to the Lyndon House find something they can relate to in the subjects’ stories, and maybe the stories lead them to discover something deeper about themselves,” says Cameron. “I certainly have.”

Remaining on view through June 18, “The Local Athenian: One Degree of Separation” exhibits a total of 40 portraits selected from an archive of over 60 profiles that have been published online since the project’s launch in November 2020.

Each portrait is paired with a short quote to give a brief impression of the individual’s personality or area of expertise. Visit thelocalathenian.com to explore the entire archive and read full-length interviews with familiar faces. f

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DOS AND DON’TS FOR PORCH AND BALCONY GARDENS

By Erin France news@flagpole.com I promise, you can grow outside, even if you don’t have a yard! It’s all about choosing the tools that fit your space and adjusting where necessary. Not every garden needs to be a perfectly constructed permanent raised bed. Here are a few ideas that worked for me—and a few that failed miserably—for starting your porch or balcony garden.

light and will crack, chip and disintegrate after a year of use. The only ones I’ve had luck with are discarded food-grade buckets.

Big-box-store buckets work for some projects, but not sunny gardening ones.

Do experiment with thrifted and yard sale finds as planters. I love my old, rusted tea kettle pot with the bright green fox fern growing out of it. The kettle sports a bunch of drainage holes from rust damage. All I had to do was pick a plant that could handle a drier habitat. I’ve thrifted cups, saucers

Do use your vertical space with railing planters and hanging baskets. Three baskets and two rail planters can really change the feel of a balcony and provide enough space for growing herbs, a few lettuces and a pepper plant. If you’ve got a lot of shade and you want to grow into your green thumb, opt for ferns in hanging baskets.

Don’t buy the hanging baskets or railing planters with a coconut coir liner.

Those planters look great, but they dry out very quickly. I’d only suggest this if you have a tendency to drown your plants.

It’s nearly impossible to overwater anything in this planter.

Do provide at least 8 inches of soil depth for heavy feeding plants like Sage, parsley and thyme planted together will make a beautiful and useful tomatoes, eggplants, herb planter in a few weeks. peppers and roses.

You might be able to get away with less soil, but it could affect and bowls to turn them into planters. I the amount your plant is able to produce. admit, it’s an eclectic style that ventures Don’t overcrowd your smaller pots into tacky for some. with heavy feeders of the same type. Try to Don’t choose containers made of rubkeep it to one tomato plant or one pepper ber, such as old gardening boots, or cinder plant at a time. These plants can compete blocks. These planters bake almost all roots with each other for sunlight, water and soil in the Georgia July sun. Maybe cinderblock nutrients, leaving you with smaller, less and rubber boot planters work in more productive plants. If your container is 18 Northern climes—not here. inches or wider, you can sneak two heavy Do fertilize when you start seeing feeders in the same planter. blooms. Container gardens don’t have Do plant different types of plants access to the same nutrients that in-ground together. Pair your tomato plant with two gardens do, so it’s important to keep them basil seedlings. Stick cilantro and parsley fed. I give extra compost to all my ornanext to pepper plants. Companion planting mental container plants in the spring. I looks great (So full! So abundant!) and usufollow it up with fertilizer for the hungriest ally doesn’t result in the same competition friends, such as my Meyer lemon tree, rose for sunlight, space and nutrients. To start bushes and peppers in April and June. I use experimenting with companion planting, organic fish fertilizer (Neptune’s Harvest is try thyme or sweet alyssum with any other my favorite). It smells. Dogs will want to eat plant. Choose three to seven plugs and it. But it’s hard to over-fertilize and cause plant around the anchor plant. With luck root burn. and care, you’ll have a productive heavy Don’t fertilize if you bought a potting feeder and a luscious mat of green falling mix that has a slow-release formula. Or if over the lip of the planter in a few weeks. everything looks healthy. Or if you haven’t Don’t use the 5-gallon buckets if you’ve watered first. Sometimes, new gardeners got 8-plus hours of sunlight on your porch. think of fertilizer like a silver bullet that I know. Five-gallon bucket gardens are a will fix and prevent any growing problems. regular recommendation from the Internet. Too much fertilizer can be a problem. And Five-gallon buckets are cheap and easy to some issues can’t be fixed with fertilizer. find. They’re also not cut out to handle sun- Use it judiciously when needed. f

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My Unremorseful Friend Said a Slur ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Hello, I don’t know what to do. My white friend said a racial slur, and I’m at a loss of what to do. I was ranting to her about something, and then she said, “Yeah, my little cousin called me a b****r.” I told her that she could just say “the b word” instead of saying it, and then she said sorry. But then when I tried to bring it up later, she dismissed it and got annoyed. I don’t know what to do, especially as a brown Mexican.

Sincerely, Tired Hey Tired, Great pseudonym choice, by the way, because I’m tired of this kind of shit happening, too. I’ve been getting more questions than usual about this kind of situation lately, and it’s disappointing and disturbing to me how many white people there are out there using racial slurs in front of nonwhite people that they call friends. It’s easy for a privileged person to assume that the concept of social justice is now thoroughly mainstreamed to the point where we can think of life in America today as “post-racial,” but nothing could be further

thought that you wouldn’t care about them using a slur since they call you a friend, as if the indisputable ugliness of that act is lessened by your relationship. Because hey, she’s obviously not a racist if she has a brown Mexican “friend.” This dummy reminds me of a bartender’s buddy who expects to drink for free.

The best thing you could do for yourself is to cut her off and tell her exactly why you’re doing so. She doesn’t respect you or your identity enough to just be humble and apologetic when she’s clearly made a mistake—that’s bad friend behavior in any context. But her disrespect becomes exponential when she’s out here using slurs to your face and getting defensive when confronted about it. Just let her know that you can’t be friends with someone who might insult one of your loved ones with impunity—you cannot bring a white woman like that around your extended family, can you?

Imagine her talking crazy like that to an uncle or your grandmother, and now look— you and your cousins have to drag her in the yard and crack her face for talking crazy to your elders.

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Of course you’d think life was hunky-dory for a brown Mexican or a Black person if you have no frame of reference for institutionalized racism or how it affects the daily lives of visible people of color. I assume that your friend sees your dark-but-not-African complexion and smooth hair texture, then applies her teeny-tiny worldview and determines that your visible proximity to whiteness somehow diminishes or negates your identity as a person of color. It happens to people of color with lots of white friends all the time, myself included. I can’t count how many people I’ve cut off in recent years upon realizing that they don’t actually see me as a Black person in any salient way, and that they think that since I go to punk shows then I should be OK hearing them talk about their lifelong fear of Black men that they feel is completely justified, and that I should validate their racism (true story). Honestly, this dummy probably just

Jokes aside, I know these conversations can be really hard for people to have, but this is the hard work of racial justice. If you’re white and committed to antiracism, then you’ll grit your teeth and humbly correct course for the sake of being a better person and a positive force in the world. Your rude friend can’t do that, Tired, so you’re better off without her. Trust me on that. I don’t miss a single person that I’ve cut off because of casual or even overt racism, and sometimes it’s not necessarily the end of your friendship. You two could always take space and then reconnect in a few years so that she can make a proper amends.

But right now, I think you should focus on having a great summer and not coddling someone who thinks they can talk to you like that. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, or use our anonymous online form at flagpole.com/getadvice.

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by June 30. Apply online. www. athensculturalaffairs.org CALL FOR ENTRIES (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) ATHICA is accepting applications for Artist-in-ATHICA residencies, Solo-Duo-Trio exhibitions and internships. www.athica.org/membership, www.athica.org/updates/ call_2022_showcase 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. www.jokerjokertv.com/ submit

Auditions BIG FISH (Online) Arts!Oglethorpe hosts virtual auditions. Check the website for application guidelines.

Deadline May 4, 9 p.m. In-person callbacks will be held May 9.

Rehearsals begin May 16 at Historic Crawford School. Performances run June 24-26, June 30–July 2. www. artsoglethorpe.org

Classes ACTING FOR CAMERA AND STAGE (work.shop) Learn how to act with professional actor and coach Jayson Warner Smith (“The Walking Dead,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Outer Banks”). Mondays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. $400/12 sessions. jwsclassinquiry@jaysonsmith.com, www.jaysonsmith.com/teacher ART CLASSES (K.A. Artist Shop) Classes are held in digital art, handmade books, drawing fundamentals, watercolor, landscape painting, linocut printmaking, printing on fabric and more. Check website for dates and to register. www.kaartist.com CHAIR YOGA (Sangha Yoga Studio) This class is helpful for flexibility, strength, balance and increasing circulation and energy. All levels

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welcome. Every Thursday, 12–1 p.m. $16 (drop-in), $72 (six weeks). 706-613-1143 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 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 DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8:30–9:30 a.m. Email for details. richardshoe@gmail.com LINE DANCE (Multiple Locations) Lessons for beginners and beyond are held every first, third and fifth Tuesday, 6:30–8:30 p.m. The second and fourth Tuesdays offer evenings of line dancing, two-step and waltz. Third Tuesdays are hosted at the Bogart Community Center.

Other nights are held at Athens VFW. $10. 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/COMMUNITY MEDITATION (Sangha Yoga Studio at Healing Arts Centre) Uma Rose leads a meditation designed to guide participants into stillness and silence.

Mondays, 4–5 p.m. Donations encouraged. www.healingarts centre.net PUBLIC DANCE (The Studio Athens) Beginner Rumba lessons followed

by DJ’d waltz, swing, salsa, tango etc. Every fourth Saturday. 7:30–10 p.m. $5 (students), $10 (non-students). www.gmdance.com SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA) For adults, couples and children.

Learn from experts with years of professional experience. Contact for details. 706-372-4349, marinabilbao75@gmail.com, www.marinaspain-2020.squarespace.com STUDIO WORKSHOP (Georgia Museum of Art) Join artist Amanda Jane Burk for a series of three studio-based printmaking classes.

Participants will learn about relief carving and monotype printing, as well as about various works from the museum’s collection and the exhibition “Graphic Eloquence: American Modernism on Paper from the Collection of Michael T. Ricker.” May 12, 19, 26. $20. gmoa-tours@uga.edu YOGA CLASSES AND EVENTS (Revolution Therapy and Yoga)

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“Yoga Flow and Restore with Nicole Bechill” is held 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. www. revolutiontherapyandyoga.com YOGA TEACHER TRAINING (Shakti Power Yoga Athens) Deepen your practice and learn to teach others in person and online during this 200-hour yoga teacher training.

June 11–17 and July 9–15. Apply

by May 1 to save $400. www. shaktiyogaathens.com/shaktiyoga-university 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 AAHS 6TH ANNUAL KITTEN SHOWER (The Taylor-Grady House) Join the Athens Area Humane Society for a unique fundraising event with brunch, live music, games and raffle prizes.

May 15, 1–3 p.m. $25. www.athens humanesociety.org ACC LIBRARY EVENTS (ACC Library) Café au Libris presents author Will Leitch and his book How Lucky on May 10, 7 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org THE ALBUM SHOW: FLEETWOOD MAC’S RUMOURS (Morton Theatre) Studio Athens presents a fulllength album show to Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. Adult companies include the Modern Pin-Ups, Boulevard Burlesque Company, Speakeasy and the Normaltown Tap Company. May 6, 8:30 p.m. $10. www.thestudioath.com THE AMAZING ACRO-CATS AMBUSH ATHENS (Morton Theatre) A troupe of rescue house cats put on a one-of-a-kind performance by riding skateboards, jumping through hoops and more. The grand finale features Tuna and the Rock Cats, the only all-cat band (plus a chicken named Cluck Norris) in the world. May 13, 7 p.m. & May 14, 3 p.m. $25–55. www.rockcatsrescue. org ARMS AND THE MAN (Town and Gown Players) George Bernard Shaw’s play follows lovely Raina who idealizes her fiancé, a heroic soldier, and despises the enemy soldier who begs her to save his life. After the war, both men return to challenge her notions about love.

May 13–14, 8 p.m. May 15, 3 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org ART EVENTS (Georgia Museum of Art) “Tour at Two” is held May 4, 11, 18 at 2 p.m. “Drawing in the Galleries” is held May 15 at 2 p.m. “Sunday Spotlight Tour” is held May 15 at. 3 p.m. “Yoga in the Galleries” is held May 19 at 6 p.m. “Family Day: Technologies of Nature” is held May 21 at 10 a.m.

“Artful Conversation: Carrie Mae

Weems” is held May 25 at 2 p.m.

“Teen Studio: Lou Stovall” is held May 26, 5:30 p.m. www.georgia museum.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. Every Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Donations welcome. beth@ beththompsonphotography.com, www.24thstreetathens.com ATHENS AREA PAGANS MEETING (Rabbit Hole Studios) Meet fellow pagans and help plan Athens Pagan Pride Day. Meetings held every Saturday, 5 p.m. Donations encouraged. beth@athensareapagans.org ATHENS CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY (Multiple Locations) “Pauli Murray: Confronting the Law” will be held at the Morton Theatre on June 12, 3 p.m. FREE! “Robert F. Kennedy: Keeping the Peace” will be held at the Morton Theatre June 12, 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenschq.org ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Multiple Locations) 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 at Bishop Park, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Every Wednesday at Creature Comforts Brewing Co., 5–8 p.m. www.athens farmersmarket.net ATHENS REPAIR CAFE (CHaRM: Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) Bring things that are broken and get help with repairs. May 22, 2–5 p.m. FREE! reuse@accgov. com ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET (Multiple Locations) ASC hosts open drag night welcome to all at Hendershots. May 7, 8–11 p.m. www.athensshowgirlcabaret.com AUTHOR TALK (Ciné) Pam Avery presents a book launch and signing, conversation and Q&A about her debut novel, The Tanner Side of Town. May 11, 5:30 p.m. www. athenscine.com BEST OF ATLANTA COMEDY SHOW (Rialto Club) Aubrey Entertainment and Laughing Skull Lounge co-present a show featuring comedians Bob Place, Brittany Dent, Andrew George and Tevin “Mandal Man” Williams. May 5, 7 p.m. bit.ly/AltComedyMay5 BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATE FORUM (ACC Library and Zoom) Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement and the Coalition for Athens Schools present a forum to hear directly from candidates about their vision for CCSD schools. May 9, 6 p.m. FREE! www.aadmovement.org BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart Library) “KnitLits Knitting Group” is held every Thursday at 6 p.m. The Bogart Library Book Sale runs May 2–14. “Bogart Bookies Adult Book Club” will discuss Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land on May 3 at 1 p.m. “Memoir Writing, Part II” isheld May 10 at 6 p.m. “GeorgiaCares” will cover details of Medicare on May 12 at 12 p.m. “What’s in Our Backyard?” will explore native animals on May 12 at 3 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/bogart CREATIVE REUSE OPEN HOUSE (Teacher Reuse Store at CHaRM) Every other Wednesday, the Teacher

Reuse Store opens to the public for shopping. Eligible groups include artists, nonprofits, students, small business owners and more. Items range from reclaimed educational and creative supplies and materials.

May 4 and May 18, 2–6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.accgov.com/TRS DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT PUBLIC TOUR (J.G Beacham Drinking Water Treatment Plant) Celebrate Drinking Water Awareness Week with a talking tour.

May 5, 5:30 p.m. jackie.sherry@ accgov.com 8K NAP-A-THON AND PJ PARTY (130 Conway Dr., Suite E) Join the Athens Area Diaper Bank for a pj party and marathon of rest and relaxation. Pick up a “race bib,” take a tour of the facility and participate in activities, then head home to take a nap. May 14, 10 a.m. www. athensareadiaperbank.com EIGHT YEAR ANNIVERSARY (Creature Comforts Brewing Co.) The brewery celebrates its anniversary with specialty beers, an open-air artist market and live music by Kishi Bashi, Convict Julie, Heffner and others. May 7, 12–1 p.m. (VIP, $35), 1–10 p.m. (FREE!) www. creaturecomfortsbeer.com FIRST RESPONDER BBQ COOKOFF FUNDRAISER (Terrapin Beer Co.) Join local firefighters for a BBQ cookoff. Proceeds benefit Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Deadline to enter the competition is May 9 ($50 entry fee). Event held May 14, 12 p.m. FREE! Contact to register.

706-224-0026, prhansford1972@ gmail.com THE GEORGIA REVIEW READING (Ciné) Join the Georgia Review for a reading and reception with W. Ralph Eubanks and Aryn Kyle to mark the publication’s 75th anniversary. May 5, 5:30 p.m. www. thegeorgiareview.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 HEALTHY ATHENS DAY (Clarke Central High School) Local agencies and organizations will promote health and fitness with free sports physicals, vaccinations, CPR classes and more. There will also be basketball, soccer, pickleball, a pop-up park, cross-fit training, yoga and food trucks. May 14, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! www.clarkecentralathletics.com/healthyathensday HEART MUSIC GALA (East Athens Dance Center) Students from Clarke Central, Cedar Shoals and Coile will perform in a symphony orchestra.

Klezmer Local 42 and Kishi Bashi will also perform. A live auction will be held during intermission. May 6, 6:30 p.m. $75. www.heartmusic athens.org HENDERSHOT’S EVENTS (Hendershot’s Coffee) Disconnect to connect during No Phone Parties 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 INNOVATION AMPHITHEATER EVENTS (Innovation Amphitheater, Winder) The Atlanta Opera Studio Tour presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Pirates of Penzance.

May 12, 7 p.m. $5–10. www.innovationamphitheater.com KICK IT FOR COLLEGE CHARITY KICKBALL TOURNAMENT (Bishop Park) Join a team and compete. Proceeds support College Factory’s mission in helping

first-generation and underserved students achieve their postsecondary education goals. May 21, 1 p.m. brittany@collegefactory.org, www. collegefactory.org 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 MAY DAY CELEBRATION (The West Broad Farmers Market) Celebrate with music, festivities and the maypole dedication in the garden.

May 7, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www.athens landtrust.org MOTHER’S DAY GATHERING (Steel + Plank) Pick up a floral arrangement or bouquet from The Petal Exchange and an abstract floral artwork from Meredith Mejerle. May 7, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. www.steeland plank.com NANCY LUKASIEWICZ MEMORIAL CELEBRATION (Lyndon House Arts Center) Celebrate the life of Nancy, who, along with her husband, founded the LHAC as a centerpiece of the local arts community. May 15, 2–4 p.m.

706-613-3623 NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE AND LEGACY MUSEUM VISIT (Mongomery, AL) The ACC Library, Jeannette Rankin Foundation and Clarke County Schools are partnering to provide an opportunity to visit the memorial and museum. RSVP to reserve a bus seat. May 11, 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m. $25 (includes lunch). 706613-3650 OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY EVENTS (Oconee Co. Library) “DIY for Adults: Cork Plant Holder Magnet” is held May 9, 1 p.m. or 6 p.m.

“Third Monday Book Club” will discus Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Shuffle on May 16, 7 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org/oconee OCONEE FARMERS MARKET (Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville) Over 20 vendors offer a variety of fresh produce, local honey, fresh-cut flowers, unique crafts, dog treats, fresh gelato, homemade pasta, locally sourced meats and eggs, plants and more.

Many vendors offer pre-ordering options and curbside pickup.

Saturdays, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. www. oconeefarmersmarket.net ONE DAY BOOK SALE (No. 3 Railroad St., Arnoldsville) The Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library host a book sale with cookbooks, fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, DVDs and more. May 7, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.oglethorpefol.org POETRY + 2 (St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church) Rebecca Baggett of The Woman Who Lives Without Money and Sarah Gordon of The Lost Thing will share poems. May 7, 7 p.m. FREE! www.stgregoryathens. org PUBLIC WORKS WEEK (Jittery Joe’s Roaster) Grab a free cup of coffee and celebrate National Public Works Week. May 18, 8:30–10 a.m. jackie.sherry@accgov.com 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.rabbitholestudios.org 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 RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT PLEIN AIR EVENTS (Rocket Field at Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Highlighting the current exhibition “Rhythm and Movement: The Art of Music,” OCAF hosts a series of plein air painting/drawing workshops taught by Jack Burk.

Participants will listen to music as they paint. The lineup of musicians includes Susan Staley (May 21, 9 a.m.) and Lonesome Dawn at (June 11, 6 p.m.) $20–25/workshop. www.ocaf.com SHOAL LILY PLANT WALK AND FLOAT (Multiple Locations) Join the Broad River Watershed Association for a plant walk to see shoal lilies. Meet at The Georgia Freshwater Campgrounds at the Broad River.

May 14, 9:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Donations accepted. RSVP by May 10: ellen4bus@gmail.com. Join the BRWA for a float down the river to view shoal lilies at Anthony Shoals.

Bring your own boat and meet at Broad River Campground. May 21, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $25 suggested donation. RSVP: info@brwa.org SHOWDOWN AT THE EQUATOR (Flicker Theatre and Bar) A froze 400-year-old samurai is shipped to Los Angeles, secretly revived in a high-tech lab and escapes to wage war on the city’s street gangs in Ghost Warrior. May 9, 7 p.m. www. instagram.com/ShowdownAtThe Equator 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 YOUTH RECITAL (Morton Theatre) Athens Studio for Performing Arts presents performances in tap, jazz, hip hop,contemporary and ballet. May 7, 4 p.m. $10. www. thestudioath.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 UUFA FORUM (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Alice Woodruff shares “Warrior Women,” a collection of sculptures and photographs. The talk can also be watched online. May 8, 9:30 a.m.

FREE! www.uuathens.org/calendar VINTAGE MARKET POP-UP (Historic Athens Fire Hall) Orphintage presents vintage vendors from Athens and Atlanta. May 7, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. May 8, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. www. vintagemarketpop-up.com 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 WHEN CRAFT BECOMES ART: MAKING A VIOLIN (ACC Library) The Athens Area Woodworkers Guild presents a presentation by Stephanie Voss, a certified master violin maker who designs, builds, repairs and restores string instruments in addition to training young luthiers. May 7, 9:30 a.m. FREE! atesser1@gmail.com

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

art around town ALLEY WAY (236 Clayton St.) “Automony is Light” is a temporary collaborative public art exhibition curated by Mickey Boyd and Rachel Lea Seburn with contributions by Martin Chamberlin, Zahria Cook, Nate Dixon, Meredith Emery, Katie Ford and Ethan Snow. Through May 7.

ARTWALL@HOTEL INDIGO ATHENS (500 College Ave.) “Quiet Marks” presents works by Kathryn Refi, In Kyoung Choi Chun and Shirley N. Chambliss.

THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) This year’s MFA exit exhibition, “Downstream,” features the works of Rosie Brock, Luka Carter, Casey Connelly, Victoria Dugger, Isys Hennigar, Matthew Hoban, Craig Howarth, Forrest Lawson and Annie Simpson. Through May 14.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St.) “Material Alchemy: Metal and Color” features artists whose work investigates contemporary practices of metalsmithing, from wearable to sculptural. Music Nights with Joe Leone and Louis Ramanos on May 7, Shane Parrish on May 13, and Killick and Ravish Momin on May 16, all at 7 p.m.

Exhibition runs through May 22.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “So Much More: Works

by Lisa Freeman” includes mixed media collages and assemblages that address the limitations frequently imposed on women in a patriarchal society.

Through June 25.

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.

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.

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Philadelphia native Carolyn Suzanne Schew explores daydreams in “Somewhere Else,” a collection of technicolor landscapes and animals. Meet the artist on closing day, May 15.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Marisa Mustard. Through May. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “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. Thompson Award. Through

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. www.athenslibrary.org ART CAMPS FOR PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS (K.A. Artist Shop) Camps are offered for ages 10–12 and 13–17 and take place in-person, Mondays–Fridays during 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. or 1:30–5:30 p.m. Subjects include drawing, painting, illustration, calligraphy, printmaking, collage, journaling and more. $250 (half day), $450 (full day). www.kaartist.com ATHENS FOREST KINDERGARTEN SUMMER SESSION (Sandy Creek Park) Ages 3.5–6.5 can participate in a child-discovered curriculum in the forest. Weekly sessions run through June 21, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $200/week. www.athensforestkindergarten.org/afk-summer-session CLUBS FOR TEENS (Lyndon House Arts Center) “Teen Media Arts Club with Kidd Fielteau” is held Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. “Teen Fashion Design/Sewing Club with Tabitha Fielteau” is held Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING (Omni Allstars Elite Cheerleading and Tumbling) Find out about Omni’s youth cheerleading programs. All skill levels and ages welcome. May 18, 5–8 p.m. $50. www.omniallstarcheer.com HARGRETT LIBRARY’S TODDLER TUESDAY (UGA Special Collections Library) Toddler Tuesday is a new program full of story time, music and crafts for ages 1–4.

“Welcome Summer” on June

21, “Georgia Music” on Aug. 2, “Sports!” on Sept. 20. Events held at 9:45 a.m. FREE! RSVP: jmb18449@uga.edu MIDDLE CHILDHOOD ART WORKSHOPS (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) 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 OCONEE LIBRARY EVENTS (Oconee Co. Library) “Storytime” for preschool children and their caregivers is held Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. “Prism” is held May 11 at 6 p.m. “Family Fun Day” is held May 14 at 10 a.m. “Dungeons & Dragons” is held May 16 at 6 p.m.

“Anime Club” is held May 23 at 7 p.m. “Summer Reading Program Kick-Off for Teens” is held May 25, 5–9 p.m. “Ocena Slime DIY” is held May 27 at 4 p.m. www.athens library.org/oconee 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/tree housekidandcraft SPLASH PADS (Multiple Locations) The Walker Park splash pad is open weekends May 7–22 and Aug. 6–Sept. 5, then regular hours May 28–July 31, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Closed on Mondays. The Rocksprings Park Splash Pad opens May 28. Admission is $1/person.

Pool passes are $20 (individual) or $40 (family of four). www.accgov. com/splashpad 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)

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.

HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) The Boulevard Neighborhood Young Artists, ages 2–18, present an exhibition of their latest creations. Opening reception May 3, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Through June 27.

JUST PHO… AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism, fairytales and nursery rhymes.

Through June.

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 talk held May 19 at 6 p.m.

Closing reception May 21, 4–6 p.m. • 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.

Through 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. • “Earth Bound: David Drake and Zipporah Camille Thompson” brings new light to the life and work of Drake, an enslaved African-American whose works of pottery from the mid-1800s are now sought world-wide. A second installation features ceramic work by contemporary artist Thompson. Opening reception May 5, 6–8 p.m. Through July 16.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Artwork by Bobbi Johnson. Through June.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) “43rd Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition” presents works by

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 WILD EARTH CAMP (Piedmont Preserve) An adventure camp in the forest for ages 4–13. Weeklong camps begin May 30, June 13, June 20, July 11 and July 25.

Register online. www.piedmontpreserve.org

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 AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Visit the website for a calendar of electronic meetings held throughout the week. www.ga-al-anon.org 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. 706-206-6163, 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.athens recoverydharma.org

Word on the Street ADOPT-A-MOM 2022 (Online) The Ark wants to make sure that single moms served by The Ark and ladies at nursing homes and in hospice care get loved and acknowledged for Mother’s Day by giving them flowers and cards. Donations benefit The Ark’s Single Working Mothers Fund. Donate between now and May 31. www.athensark.org/ adoptamom2022 CORNHOLEATL SUMMER LEAGUE REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Co. & Terrapin Beer Co.) Four different divisions are offered to accommodate all levels. Seven-week seasons begin in June.

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79 different artists from across the state. “Rhythm & Movement: The Art of Music” explores the intersection between music and visual arts. Artists created pieces in response to hearing songs by local artists of various genres.

Through June 3.

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.

TIF SIGFRIDS (393 N. Finley St.) Claudia Keep presents a solo show, “Day in, Day Out.” Through May 7.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) “Patience Folding Waters: The Paper Works of Grant & Rachel Evans” includes meditations on the cyclical nature of life and death, the vibrant highs and colorless lows of existence, and symbolic self-reflections of universal mental and emotional experiences. Instagram Live Artist Talk (@tinyathgallery) May 11, 7:30 p.m. Open for Third Thursday (May 19, 6–9 p.m.) and by appointment through May. UGA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (597 D. W. Brooks Dr.) Jan Perkins presents “The Art of Engineering and Technology,” a series of nine large panels interpreting research in various fields of engineering: chemical, biomedical, environmental, civil, agricultural, mechanical, electrical and more.

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 a Georgia native who owned a Virginia boutique, designing scarves and dresses used in political campaigns and events and worn by women throughout the country in the 1960s and ‘70s.

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ART | THU, MAY 5

“Earth Bound” Opening Reception

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center • 6–8 p.m. • FREE!

An enslaved African-American artist, David Drake produced utilitarian alkaline-glazed stoneware jugs on a large scale between the 1820s–’70s in Edgefield, SC. During a time and place where literacy for an enslaved person was considered a crime, his “poem-jars”—carved with inscriptions of short poems, biblical verses or sayings— are widely considered an act of resistance.

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Curated by Teresa Bramlette Reeves and Clare Wolfe, “Earth Bound” rejoins Drake’s jar from the MMCC’s permanent collection with the only other three known to be privately owned in the county. Bridging a connection between the past and present, Drake’s works are presented in conjunction with a gallery installation by contemporary artist Zipporah Camille Thompson. A 2015 MFA graduate from the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Thompson is now represented by Whitespace in Atlanta. Exploring alchemy, landscape and identity through clay and textiles, her mixed-media installations embody a subtle magic. [Jessica Smith] MUSIC | THURS, MAY 5

ACS 50th Anniversary Concert

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall • 7:30 p.m. • FREE!

The Athens Choral Society will officially celebrate its 50th anniversary as Athens’ oldest non-audition community chorus after COVID delayed last year’s festivities. The free concert, “Music for a Royal Occasion,” will feature the coronation anthems of G.F. Handel in addition to a piece commissioned for the anniversary composed by Henry Hinnant, “If Music Be the Food of Love.” The ACAC Arts in the

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Community Resilience grant was awarded to ACS to commission this work set from text by William Shakespeare. Following the concert, attendees are invited to a reception in the lobby of the Georgia Museum of Art to celebrate. As tradition, ACS will also have a summer show, “A Salute to the Fifties,” slated for Aug. 19–20. [Sam Lipkin] EVENT | FRI, MAY 6

Spotlight Gala

East Athens Dance Center • 6:30 p.m. • $75

Local nonprofit HEART Music’s first gala fundraising event will benefit in-classroom support for music programs in the Athens-Clarke County public schools. The organization’s symphony orchestra made up of its teachers and high schoolers from Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals will perform, conducted

by Athens Creative Theatre Program Leader Daniel Self. “I love this ensemble because it is pulling together lots of different musicians from different parts of Athens,” says HEART Music Executive Director Natalie Smith.

Klezmer Local 42 will perform during the first half of the gala with Kishi Bashi closing out the night. There will be a live auction during intermission of items like a violin painted

by Lou Kregel, a gift package from Canopy Studio, book bundles from Avid Bookshop and more. The ticket price includes food provided by Half Shepherd and drinks from Hendershot’s. To learn more about HEART Music, visit heartmusicathens.org. [SL] EVENT | SAT, MAY 7

Eight Year Anniversary

Creature Comforts Brewing Co. • 12–1 (VIP), 1–10 p.m. • FREE!

Since renovating the historic Snow Tire building and opening its downtown taproom in 2014, Creature Comforts Brewing Co. has gone on to open a second production facility at Southern Mill, expand distribution across Georgia and into South Carolina, and set a game plan for launching a new location in Los Angeles later this year. To celebrate its eighth anniversary, the brewery will host a day full of live music, an open-air artist market and specialty beers. The lineup includes DJ Osmose, Natti Love Joys, Convince the Kid, Dinner Time, Heffner, and Convict Julie and Kishi Bashi (appearing as a duo). The Get Artistic Spring Artist Market, running 12–6 p.m., will feature over two dozen vendors including Sarah Flinn, Creations by Rise, Moosh, Abigail West, Carlee Ingersoll and Jubilee Ceramics. For $35, VIP access grants an hour-early access to the taproom, a limited-edition stemware glass and tokens for two beers. [JS] f

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT: New Athens metal band Kettle to Wake has entered the fray of local heavy metal with its new self-titled EP. More than ably performed and with a clear compositional aesthetic, the band adeptly blends late 1980s guitar athleticism with a 21st century stoner/doom sense of being. Pretty much all the evidence I need to back up this point of view is the instrumental section that runs from 1:13–2:06 of “An Angry Sea.” I swear it’s easy to imagine Glenn Tipton and K. K. Downing of Judas Priest overhearing this and beaming with pride. The group next plays locally at the Shadebeast-presented show at Flicker Theatre & Bar Saturday, May 7. Also on the bill this night are Shreveport, LA band WhetheR and fellow locals Parathion.

Find the new EP now at kettletowake.bandcamp. com as well as all major streaming services.

For more information, please see facebook. com/kettletowake.

Irish-oriented hip hop to ever come out of Athens. While the identity here is clear, it’s no substitute for personality and, as they say, personality goes a long way. Here’s to this being a step toward more engaging work in the future. As always, your mileage may vary, and you can find this on all major streaming services. For more information, please see facebook.com/THETYL3RDAVIS. COSMIC TONES: The currently unstoppable Space Brother has delivered the new album Ufology a mere three months after his January release Galaxies. This new catalog entry, though, is less album-oriented and more beat-tape focused. The realm of the cerebral has never been far from Space Brother’s touch, and here he grasps it once

BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS:

It’s been just nearly a year since any new music arrived from electronic artist Imogen Slaughter, but a new EP named At Summit’s Ridge: First Movement just came out. Slaughter, who has also released music under the name Christee Henry, notes that this work is “the first movement of At Summit’s Ridge, a noise opera about institutionalization and incarceration.” Perhaps owing to its subject, at least on a certain level, this work is more self-conscious and inward-facing than previous releases from Slaughter. These sparse selections are small but not necessarily claustrophobic. There’s a sense of this all being less of a thing to encounter casually and more of a conscious attempt at an audial map of neural pathways. Check it out at imogenslaughter.bandcamp.com.

FINE MALT LYRICS: Athens rapper Tyler Davis (stylized as Tyl3er Davis) has a new collaborative album release with Athens’ Lo$t Boy Dior, and the thing is named Leprechaun In The Hood. It is, to the very best of my knowledge, the only album ever inspired by the Leprechaun film series. From a production standpoint, it’s as seamlessly well-made as anything else happening in this particular slice of auto-tuned, post-trap hip hop. Thing is, though, after the first bars of the first verse of the first song (“Pot of Gold”) it takes forever to find a hook, and even after multiple listens, I’m not sure I found any others. A lot of effort was put into this from a visual and thematic point of view. I mean, check the titles—“Made My Own Luck,” “Celtics”—and add them to the Leprechaun imagery, and you’ve got yourself the only

again. Particular highlights here are “Before Dawn,” “Aliens” and “Scared To Death.”

There are other depths to plumb here beyond these three, but they’re the ones that captured my attention the most. Check this out over at spacebrother.bandcamp. com, and find out more information at facebook.com/spacebrothersoundsystem.

EVERY GUN MAKES ITS OWN TUNE: Pre-orders are now open for the upcoming seven-track release A Place Called Nowhere by Athens band Rapid Channel. You can check out four songs now, though, before you lay your bucks down. Now, the band’s self-professed blend of “thrash metal, punk rock and grunge” may not always succeed in the ways intended. But, dammit, there’s a demotape quality to this that is just infectious to me and evidence of a band figuring out its space. That said, opening track “Scream Catcher” rocks right outta the gate, as does “Quicksand.” The Spanish-Western flavor that drapes across “Daybreak of the Serpent” is nicely fleshed out by some arpeggio-ed guitars and even some Morricone-styled whistles. The full digital EP costs $7 and is slated for release on June 3. Preview the tracks at rapidchannel.band camp.com, and see facebook.com/Official RapidChannel for more information. f

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p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA KIP JONES Local songwriter playing all your favorite folk, rock, R&B and country covers and some of his own tunes.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenschoralsociety.com ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY In celebration of its 50th anniversary, “Music for a Royal Occasion” is a program featuring the “Coronation Anthems” by G.F. Handel and “If Music Be the Food of Love,” a commissioned work by Henry Hinnant of Greenville, SC. Southern Brewing Co. 7 p.m. (doors). 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.sobrewco.com 49 WINCHESTER Soulful, earnest

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

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Southern Brewing Co. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $7. bit.ly/SBCMay6 THE MOVERS Modern progressive rock band from Grayson,GA. MOTHER FORE Local progressive rock band.

LAKOTA Neo-psychedelic rock band influenced by music from the ‘60s–’80s.

Saturday 7 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7 (adv), $10. www.40watt. com THE JOSH BENNETT BAND Banjo-driven folk rock.

A.D. BLANCO Young alternative rock band with an ambitious sound.

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

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre. com LORD NELSON Touring high-energy country band.

Hendershot’s Coffee 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night. Hosted by Lizzy Farrell.

International Grill & Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ IGBAthensGA RICK FOWLER BAND Original, guitar-driven local blues-rock group.

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.

ASSATA Local multi-instrumentalist and bassist for Ancient Infant.

East Athens Educational Dance Center Heart Music Gala. 6:30 p.m. $75. www.heartmusicathens.org HEART MUSIC GALA Students from Clarke Central, Cedar Shoals and Coile will perform in a symphony orchestra. A live auction will also be held during intermission.

KLEZMER LOCAL 42 Local seven-piece klezmer band specializing in Jewish and Romanian music.

KISHI BASHI Acclaimed local songwriter and violinist creates exuberant, loop-driven, experimental pop music.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. (doors). $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

Thursday 5 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. (doors). $10 (adv.), $12. www.40watt.com SINK INTO CINCO Ape Obelisk presents an R&B and rap night featuring Aaliyah Nicole, Roswell, Bsoy, Cheema, T and Bohemian Lonely.

Athentic Brewing Co. 6 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Led by Mary Sigalas, the band plays hot jazz and swing music from the ‘10s, ‘20s and ‘30s for your nostalgic partying pleasure.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SARAH MOOTZ Sensitive, colorful indie pop.

PATZY Dreamy indie rock duo.

NO YONDER Intelligent, lyric-driven rock drawing on Southern roots.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). FREE! www.georgiatheatre. com WONDERLAND RANGERS Local rabble-rouser Timi Conley performs dance-tastic psych-pop with his allstar backing band.

Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens. com BICHOS VIVOS Local band playing forró, accordion and triangle-driven country music from Brazil every first Thursday of the month.

Hotel Indigo Live After 5 Patio Series. 5:30–8

HEFFNER Guitar-driven, power pop led by the Heffner twins.

CONVICT JULIE Soulful alternative R&B artist and producer who uses her platform to raise awareness against social injustices.

KISHI BASHI Acclaimed local songwriter and violinist creates exuberant, loop-driven, experimental pop music.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com PARATHION Young local deathcore four-piece formed by brothers Jackson and Jacob Whitmire.

WHETHER Heavy instrumental doom duo from Shreveport, LA. KETTLE TO WAKE Epic new local death metal band led by Carter Ross. First live show ever!

Front Porch Bookstore 6 p.m. FREE! www.cityofwinterville. com/front-porch-bookstore JANET AND THE BLUE DOGS This Athens quintet, featuring the vocals of Janet Smillie, plays smoking blues and classic rock tunes.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 9 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre. com LATIN NIGHT UNDER THE STARS A night of Latin music featuring DJ Blast and DJ K.Liente.

International Grill & Bar 5 p.m. www.facebook.com/IGB AthensGA DOOLEY AND BALDWIN Rock, pop and a touch of country.

7 p.m. www.facebook.com/IGB AthensGA DESOTO Local band playing everything from gunfighter ballads to indie rock and originals.

Sunday 8 49 Winchester will perform at Southern Brewing Co. on Thursday, May 5. alt-country from Russell County, VA. Lead by Isaac Gibson.

MAGGIE VALLEY BAND Country pop duo consisting of North Carolina sisters Whitney and Caroline Miller.

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 6 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7 (adv), $10. www.40watt. com THE ASYMPTOMATICS Party band playing classic rock covers.

THE DAZY CHAINS Athens-based psychedelic rock band.

THE REGULARS Local band covering pop and rock hits.

Buvez 7 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ buvezathens TURTLE GRENADE New-to-town indie “folk-ish” singer-songwriter for fans of Neutral Milk Hotel and Kimya Dawson.

DOG PERSON Newly reconfigured Athens band mixes Casio-based pop with breezy ennui. Perfect for plugging your nose while jumping into water.

THE SPECTRE OF SURF Instrumental surf rock band playing originals and covers.

GENKI GENKI PANIC Chaotic surf rock band with punk leanings.

THE CREATURE PREACHERS Reverb-heavy horror surf rock duo.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $22–27. www.georgiatheatre.com SISTER HAZEL Alternative rock band best remembered for its 1994 radio hit “All for You.” Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. $8. www.hendershotsathens. com LYDIAN BRAMBILA Trans chicanx musician writing folk songs on gender, labor and illness.

PATRICK BARRY Folk musician weaving tales with his rich baritone voice and intricate fingerstyle guitar work.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $20–50. pac.uga.edu SIERRA HULL AND JUSTIN MOSES Married musical duo consisting of Grammy Award-nominated mandolinist Hull and bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Moses.

International Grill & Bar 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ IGBAthensGA RC COWBOY Steven Hill Anglin has been singing country tunes for decades.

Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA 7 p.m. Donations accepted. www. athica.org JOE LEONE, LOUIS ROMANOS AND SOURYADEEP BHATTACHARYYA Original compositions blending influences of traditional Indian ragas and Middle Eastern scales, Latin, European classical, jazz and American folk.

The Classic Center 7 p.m. $22.50–69.50. www.classiccenter.com BILL GAITHER VOCAL BAND Gospel and contemporary Christian artist Bill Gaither fronts this fivepiece vocal group.

Creature Comforts Brewery Eight Year Anniversary Party. 12–1 p.m. (VIP, $35), 1–10 p.m. www. creaturecomfortsbeer.com DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down an all-vinyl set of funk, soul, boogie and more.

NATTI LOVE JOYS Out of Tennessee, this husband and wife duo plays roots reggae and world music.

CONVINCE THE KID New local alternative rock band.

DINNER TIME Five-piece Atlanta band fusing genres of indie pop, nu-funk, slacker garage rock and psychedelic music.

Cali N Tito’s Eastside 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/theluckyjones THE LUCKY JONES Old school rockin’ rhythm and blues. Every second Sunday of the month.

Ciné Mother’s Day Show. 3 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com THE SOLSTICE SISTERS Oldtime country ballads, traditional folk and ‘40s-style swing with sweet, warm harmonies.

Creature Comforts Brewery 3–5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com LIVE JAZZ Every Sunday afternoon.

Monday 9 Madison-Morgan Cultural Center 7 p.m. $50. www.mmcc-arts.org MUSICAL FIREWORKS Enjoy a musical tribute to the MadisonMorgan Cultural Center’s late Artistic Director, Christopher Rex,

and the final performance of the 20th Annual Madison Chamber Music Festival Series. The performance will feature members of five award-winning ensembles and includes audience favorites by Dvorak, Mozart, Vivaldi and more.

Tuesday 10 Buvez 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $10. www.facebook.com/buvezathens BLURRY Hard alt-rock rock band from Woodstock, GA with grunge and screamo influences.

MURDER THE MOOD Alt rock trio with edgy riffs and punchy rock vocals similar to My Chemical Romance and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

HOLLOWBODY New local punk rock band featuring members of BYV and The YOD. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SHANE PARISH Self-taught guitarist who communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism, technical whimsy, a nuanced sense of form and rich timbral variety.

JOHN KIRAN FERNANDES Local musician playing ambient looped clarinet inspired by birdsong and Brian Eno. BLAKE HORNSBY Psychedelic folk artist.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7 p.m. pac.uga.edu GEORGIA CHILDREN’S CHORUS The chorus is made up of singers ages 8–18 from across Northeast Georgia.

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

Wednesday 11 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

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 5/20 Sylvia Rose Novak & Parts Unknown Album Release Show (40 Watt Club) 5/21 Ukraine Benefit Concert & Art Sale (Buvez)

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1BR/1BA, $550/mo. 1-year lease with $600 deposit. $40 non-refundable application fee. Water included, all-electric. Pets welcome with a deposit. On the bus line, close to downtown. bondhillapartments.com

VOICE LESSONS: Experienced teacher (25+ years) currently expanding studio.

Ages 12–90+, all genres.

Contact stacie.court@ gmail.com or 706-424-9516.

FOR SALE BUSINESSES Start your own bookstore!

Online bookstore inventory for sale. All genres, 80% off cover. Serious inquiries call 706-338-3045.

MUSIC SERVICES Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. 706-369-9428.

Need newspapers for your garden? Call the Flagpole office and we’ll get them ready for you. Please leave current issues on stands.

706-549-0301

Rock Nobster. Vinyl for sale! www.rocknobster.com

flagpole classifieds REACH OVER 30,000 READERS EVERY WEEK! Business Services Real Estate Music For Sale BASIC

Employment Vehicles Messages Personals RATES *

Individual Real Estate Business (RTS) Run-‘Til-Sold** Online Only***

Do you have a bunch of gear collecting dust?

Consider selling your old musical equipment in the Flagpole Classidieds! Call 706-549-0301 or email class@flagpole.com today.

SERVICES CLEANING Peachy Green Clean Cooperative, your local friendly green cleaners! Free estimates. Call us today: 706248-4601 Get Flagpole delivered straight to your mailbox! It can be for you or your pal who just moved out of town. $50 for six months or $90 for one year. Call 706-549-0301 or email frontdesk@flagpole. com.

JOBS FULL-TIME Classic City Installation Starting at $18/hr. Summer seasonal performing furniture installation. Great benefits, travel as a team w/ food stipend and lodging 100% covered. Email: caswall@ classiccityinstallation.com DePalma’s Italian Cafe on Timothy Road is hiring hosts, servers and cooks.

Full-time and part-time.

Please apply in person at 2080 Timothy Rd. DePalma’s Italian Cafe downtown is hiring line cooks and dough cooks.

FT/PT, $13–15/hr., flexible hours and shift meals. 401 E. Broad St. 706-354-6966, www.depalmasitaliancafe. com/contact/apply 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. APPLY IN PERSON. Flagpole ♥s our advertisers, donors and readers!

CollegeTown Properties is now hiring! We are looking for a maintenance technician who is customer service-minded, self-driven and effective. A reliable vehicle is a must. Knowledge of general maintenance tasks (i.e., minor plumbing repairs, blind and bulb replacements, light fixture/ ceiling fan replacements and light electrical), ability to maintain curb appeal of an asset and complete portering tasks as needed, high school diploma required, refrigerant license preferred, knowledge of light carpentry preferred, small appliance/ electronic repair license preferred. If you would like to be considered for this position, please send your resume to andy@collegetownproperties.com and christian@collegetownproperties.com

White Tiger is now hiring! No experience necessary, proof of vaccination required. Email resume to catering@whitetigergourmet.com

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

NOTICES

Find employees by advertising in the Flagpole Classifieds! Call 706-549-0301.

ADOPT ME!

Visit athenspets.net to view all the cats and dogs available at the shelter

$10 per week $14 per week $16 per week $40 per 12 weeks $5 per week

*Ad enhancement prices are viewable at flagpole.com **Run-‘Til-Sold rates are for MERCHANDISE ONLY ***Available for individual rate categories only

PLACE AN AD • Call our Classifieds Dept. 706-549-0301 • Email us at class@flagpole.com

Bella (57286)

Bella is the product of what love and attention can do! Once shy and thin, this girl is now a ray of light, ready to eat treats and soak up some love. Call today for more on sweet Bella!

Debbie (57354)

Debbie can happily chase toys or just sit beside you, enjoying all the pets and scratches you can give. She wants a family or pal to call her own, so help Debbie out and pay her a visit!

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Learn to be a transcriptionist at our South Milledge location! No customer interaction. Work independently, set your own schedule (16–40 hours, M–F weekly).

Relaxed, casual, safe space office environment.

Extremely flexible time-off arrangements with advance notice. New increased compensation plan. Start at $13 hourly. Make up to $20 or more with automatic performance-based compensation increases. Show proof of vaccination at hire. Selfguided interview process.

Hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. www. ctscribes.com

MESSAGES All Georgians over the age of five are eligible for COVID vaccines, and ages 12+ are eligible for boosters! Call 888-457-0186 or go to www. publichealthathens.com for more information.

COVID testing available in West Athens (3500 Atlanta Hwy. Mon– Fri., 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. & Sat., 8 a.m.–12 p.m. At the old Fire Station on the corner of Atlanta Hwy. & Mitchell Bridge Rd. near Aldi and Publix.) and Central Athens (535 Hillcrest Ave. Mon. & Wed.,10 a.m.–4 p.m. Off King Ave.) To register, call 844-625-6522 or go to www.publichealthathens.com

Sierra (57419)

Sierra loves treats and will quickly sit and lie down for them. She even hopped into a lawn chair when asked for a picture! What other tricks does this girl have up her sleeve?

These pets and many others are available for adoption at: • Deadline to place ads is 11:00 a.m. every Monday for the following Wednesday issue • All ads must be prepaid

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

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