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By Blake Aued and Shelby Israel news@flagpole.com About 200 people turned out on Sunday to hear incoming Clarke County School Superintendent Robbie Hooker discuss his background and vision for the school district.

Hooker, the sole finalist for the position, will be called upon to lead one of the most diverse school districts in the state, where 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, and which has a persistent gap in test scores between white and Black students.

Hooker—a former Clarke County teacher and principal who’s currently superintendent of the Social Circle school system—said he’s committed to equity and improving the performance of all students.

And he called on the community, in particular businesses and faith-based organizations, to help.

“You must understand, I can’t do this work alone,” Hooker said during a 30-minute speech at CCSD’s Prince Avenue headquarters that received a standing ovation.

“It involves the entire community.”

Assuming the school board confirms his hiring at its Sept. 1 meeting, Hooker will take over leadership from retiring Superintendent Xernona Thomas on Oct. 10. He said he’ll spend his first 100 days meeting with school board members and others, poring over test scores and deciding how to send resources where they’re needed most.

“We want to change the trajectory of all students—not some students, but all students,” he said.

To do that, Hooker said CCSD will have to broaden its mission to deal with issues like trauma, homelessness, gentrification, poverty and gangs that many students are facing and that get in the way of academics.

That will involve some tough conversations and engaging families that haven’t had a seat at the table, he said. It could also mean improving “wraparound services” and hiring more behavioral specialists.

He recalled his mentors at church growing up and contrasted them with the guidance counselor at his school, who he said ignored him because he didn’t come from a middle-class family. It was his older sister who steered him toward college, he said.

“I don’t believe every student is meant to go to college,” he said, “but I do believe every student can be a productive citizen in the community.”

Hooker also pledged to support teachers and make sure they feel heard so that they don’t leave CCSD. The district historically has a high turnover rate, with 100 or more teachers typically leaving in any given year.

Hooker said he expects administrators to work as a team and to spend two or three days a week in school buildings helping teachers. He doesn’t want them to burn out, either, and said he will institute “Wellness Wednesdays” where administrators can leave early to work out or spend time with their families.

The former CCSD teacher of the year at Coile Middle School left his post as principal of Clarke Central High School in 2016 to

take a job in Henry County’s central office, then became superintendent in Social Circle in 2019. He said coming back to Clarke County feels like coming home. He will be challenged with uniting a school board and a city that have been beset by infighting in recent years.

“I believe if we’re bound together, if we work together, this will be not only the best district in Northeast Georgia, but in the state of Georgia,” he said. [Blake Aued]

Nguyen Backs Absentee Voting Democratic Georgia Secretary of State candidate Bee Nguyen visited locally owned Athens businesses Aug. 24 before a fundraiser at The Tree Room.

Nguyen, a state representative from Atlanta, first visited Agora Vintage before stopping at Bubble Cafe and Condor Chocolates. At each location, Nguyen spoke to respective owners Airee Edwards, Linda Li and Peter Dale about their experiences as business owners in the city and sampled the products at each store.

Nguyen’s tour was led by Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Russell Edwards, who was joined by state Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens).

After her visit downtown, Nguyen joined Athens supporters and political figures, including District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez and Commissioner Jesse Houle, at a fundraiser at The Tree Room, an event space in the Chase Park Warehouses.

Nguyen spoke on campaign issues including protecting voting rights, education, access to abortion and reproductive health care, Medicaid expansion and gun reform.

Nguyen emphasized her platform of voting rights, saying there was a “concerted effort, a coordinated campaign” to question the validity of voting by mail in Georgia, and denounced the controversial Senate Bill 202, passed in 2021, which restricted absentee voting. [Shelby Israel]

The seven-day running average of new cate for charter schools and school choice daily cases stood at 35 on Aug. 24, when the in the legislature, supporting legislation Georgia Department of Health last updated creating a state commission to bypass local approval for charter schools and advocating its data, but was trending upward. It was 31 for a constitutional amendment, rejected by on Aug. 17 and 26 on Aug. 10.

However, measurements of viral loads voters, allowing the state to take over “failin Athens wastewater by UGA College of ing” local schools as a candidate in 2014.

Public Health professor Erin Lipp’s lab In response to an audience question, Searcy defended her work on behalf of char- show that the official statistics aren’t capturing the virus’s spread. Viral loads last ter schools, saying she supports “a healthy mix” and more options within public school week were higher than 94% of all previous samples and the highest since January, districts. “For me [Ivy Prep] was a dream when the Omicron wave was cresting, and job, because I could get up every single day thinking about how I could serve little Black Athens was seeing upwards of 200 cases per day. girls,” she said.

“Because of the widespread use of rapid In the wake of the Uvalde school shoottests, wastewater levels are likely a better ing, Searcy also pledged to put a school reflection of transmission in our area,” resource officer in every school, including according to Lipp’s latest report. elementary schools. That would not conThe August spike should come as no surtribute to the school-to-prison pipeline, she prise. It’s repeating the pattern from 2020 contended, because the officers would be and 2021, when waves of COVID hit Athens trained to deal with children. at the start of fall semester and the end of Robinson, a small business owner and licensed insurance agent, also ran for insur- winter break.

Even though COVID cases are being ance commissioner in 2018, losing to Jim vastly undercounted, the officials numbers Beck, who was later removed from office were still enough to

by Gov. Brian Kemp put Clarke County after being indicted We have to stop trying to back in the CDC’s on federal fraud and money-launderdeliver a telegram education high transmission category, meaning ing charges. Kemp to a TikTok generation. the local mask manappointed John King date is back in effect. to the position in During periods of high transmission, masks 2019, and King is the Republican nominee are required in all local government buildthis year. ings, on Athens Transit, and in any private Georgia has some of the highest auto business that hasn’t posted a sign opting insurance rates in the nation, Robinson out of the law. said, and she pledged to challenge any rate Thanks to 14 new intensive care beds— increases that insurance companies filed up from 72 to 86—local hospitals are not for. She also said she would ensure that under stress from the latest wave even insurance companies are not using discriminatory algorithms to decide whether to sell though 68 of those beds are occupied.

Overall, hospitals in the 10-county region someone a policy, and she would require are 81% occupied, with 44 of 603 patients companies to let customers opt out of hospitalized with COVID-19. The virus reselling the data they collect. [BA] killed one Clarke County resident last week, bringing the total to 234.

UGA no longer records or reports COVID Although the official case count has risen cases among students, faculty and staff. At only slightly, wastewater data indicates that the Clarke County School District, there COVID-19 is running rampant now that had been 585 cases this month as of Aug. University of Georgia students are back in 26. CCSD reported 508 cases during August town.

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Candidate Defends Charter Schools Two other Democratic candidates— Alisha Thomas Searcy, running for state school superintendent, and Janice Laws Robinson, running for insurance commissioner—also visited Athens last week, speaking to the Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee on Aug. 25.

Searcy, who served six terms representing Cobb County in the state House of Representatives and ran for state school superintendent in 2014 as Alisha Thomas Morgan before getting married, said she would be an advocate for teachers who would beef up school security and modernize K-12 education. “We have to stop trying to deliver a telegram education to a TikTok generation,” she said.

After losing to the current state school superintendent, Republican Richard Woods, eight years ago, Searcy became superintendent of Ivy Preparatory Academies, a chain of three all-girls charter schools in the Atlanta area. She was an outspoken advo-

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to successfully handcuff him, double-locked behind back. I safely removed the probes from his body.”

No doubt we should be thankful that Pittard is still alive. Another police officer might very well have used his or her handgun and shot a fleeing African-American man in the back.

Still, it should be cause for great concern when a Taser is fired five times at a fleeing trespassing suspect who posed no imminent danger to anyone. Isn’t this a textbook example of using excessive and unnecessary force?

The weapon used in the apprehension of Pittard is called the “7” model, and it’s

Last April, Dantonio Pittard fell asleep and asked him to stop. Instead, Pittard ran inside the Kroger on Highway 29. Police toward the highway. While he was running, were called. Less than one hour later, after the officer reported that Pittard “pulled being tasered five times by an Athenshis pants up showing what I believed to be Clarke County cop, Pittard found himself pre-assault indicators.” handcuffed and sitting in the backseat of a Wait a minute. Pulling up your pants police car, on his way to jail for trespassing is a pre-assault indicator? and obstructing a law enforcement officer, Come on. Really? both misdemeanors.

Yes, really. “At this I’ve gotten to know Pittard since early point I deployed my March, when the Athens Area Courtwatch Taser to stop him…”

Project posted a $33 cash bond to get him the officer reported. out of jail on an earlier arrest. Since then, Other cops arrived he’s been arrested and jailed at least a halfon the scene and surdozen times on misdemeanor charges. His rounded their suspect. last arrest, on Apr. 27, was for public indeAccording to the police cency. He’s been in jail ever since. Neither narrative, Pittard he nor the Courtwatch Project is able to became “combative.” post his $1,000 bond.

“I cycled my taser “They [police] see me anywhere I go, and for a second time to they stop me and ask me what I’m doing, prevent [Pittard] from where I’m going,” he told me last spring. becoming combative again.”

An Axon Taser, like the ones ACCPD officers use.

“They always be watching.”

Then, “[Pittard] began Pittard is 41 years old and essentially reaching to remove the probes from homeless. The courts have barred him his body. I cycled my Taser for a third time. manufactured by the Arizona-based from several family During the third company Axon. Axon says the Taser 7 residences. He also cycle, Pittard started to the “X26P” model Taser It should be cause for great removing the probes isoursuperior struggles with mental police department used up until illness. His public from his body, so I last year. concern when a Taser defender is seeking to cycled my taser for a “Spiral darts fly straighter and faster,” have Pittard evaluated is fired five times at a fleeing fourth time.” the company’s website says, “with nearly to determine if he is And still: “Due to double the kinetic energy.” The Taser 7’s trespassing suspect who posed competent to stand him moving his arms fishhook-barbed probes contain 50,000 no imminent danger to anyone. trial. and actively attemptvolts with a “pulse cycle” of five seconds.

On Apr. 16, a little ing to remove the These same probes that entered Dantonio after 7 p.m., a Kroger manager called police Taser probes from his body, I believed the Pittard’s backside send intense debilitating to remove a sleeping Pittard from the store. Taser was no longer showing NMI [neurosignals through a body’s nervous system.

When a police officer arrived and instructed muscular incapacitation] for the past two It’s painful and causes muscles to contract.

Pittard to move on, he complied. In the cycles, so I shot my second set of Taser Sometimes it leaves the human target temmeantime, the store manager decided that probes, and this last cycle did not achieve porarily paralyzed. The probes, according to he wanted Pittard barred from Kroger NMI on Pittard as well.” medical reports, also can cause breathing altogether.

The police officer’s report concluded: “I problems, skin irritation, minor bruises The police officer located Pittard in the holstered my Taser… we finally got both and interrupt the heart’s rhythm. And of parking lot, walking away from the store, arms behind his back and officers were able course, they leave small puncture wounds.

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Last year, the ACC Commission voted to replace the older model Taser weapon with the “new and improved” Taser 7.

Commissioners authorized over $180,000 to purchase 231 of the spiffy-looking yellow-barreled 7s.

Perhaps now is the time for the 16-person—with nine citizen voting members— Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board to initiate an inquiry into the ACCPD’s use of Tasers. A formal investigation could seek answers to these questions: • How often were ACCPD Taser guns discharged in 2021-–22?

• Who was tased, who did the tasing, and when and why?

• How many of the taser victims were Black?

White? Teenagers?

• Where were the probe hits on each person’s body? How many times was each person tased?

• How often was the tasering effective (and what defines “effectiveness”)?

• Did any of the persons tased have to be transported to the hospital?

Section 3-18-3 of the local legislation that authorizes the Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board states that the board “shall have full discretion to select appropriate individual incidents to review and broader issues to study that may be of concern to the community.”

There needs to be a transparent examination into what happened during Dantonio Pittard’s Apr. 16 arrest. At the very least, Pittard seems to have been the victim of an overzealous police officer who fired his Taser five times in the span of just a few minutes. Furthermore, it should be explained why a middle-aged homeless and mentally challenged individual, caught sleeping in a grocery store, who was already well-known by law enforcement, was pursued at all by the cops on that April evening. f

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Monkeypox is transmissible from the time symptoms begin through when the rash has completely disappeared and a new layer of skin has formed, a trajectory that typically lasts between two and four weeks. That timeline, much longer than with COVID-19, could create significant problems for students, many of whom don’t have remote classes anymore and would likely miss much of their coursework. present with just the rash. No one in the College students also often live in crowded United States has died in this monkeypox houses and apartments where completely outbreak. avoiding contact with someone who tests Unlike COVID-19, which is a respiratory positive or all the fabrics they may have virus that can spread somewhat easily from touched could be especially challenging. person to person, monkeypox is spread by The federal government began the outdirect physical contact with someone who break as the only entity allowed to test for has been infected. It can also spread by monkeypox, but has since opened up testtouching fabrics, such as bedding or towels, ing to commercial laboratories. or surfaces an infected person has touched.

The U.S. Department of Health and Among colleges and universities Human Services began distributing the reviewed by States Newsroom, there’s Jynneos vaccine, which requires two doses, no guidance about how students should to state health departments earlier this address missed lectures, exams, labs or summer. Guidance for who is eligible has work-study programs that might be critical evolved as cases have increased. At the for students’ financial aid. Colleges don’t moment, the CDC recommends vaccination offer insight on how students on academic for people who are identified as a close conor athletic scholarships might be affected tact of a person diagnosed with monkeyif they miss a month of instruction, or pox. People who have had a sexual partner practices due to monkeypox. The university from the past two weeks test positive are guidance also lacks information about how eligible, as are people with multiple sexual administrators will respond partners in an area with if several cases crop up in a monkeypox cases. Anyone dorm, or other on-campus whose job might expose housing. them to monkeypox, such The University of Georgia, as a healthcare or laboratory where students are already worker, is also eligible. back on campus ahead of But demand has far outthe fall semester, says on its paced supply in many areas, website that the University leading the federal governHealth Center’s “clinical staff ment to announce earlier are trained and fully prethis month that it would pared to identify any patient approve emergency use for presenting with signs and injecting the vaccine just symptoms consistent with under the skin, or intradermonkeypox infection.” mally. The move away from Rachel Mack, spokesperinjecting the vaccine subcuson for the American College taneously, below the layers of The University Health Center says its staff—shown here administering a COVID-19 Health Association, said fat in the arm the way most shot—is trained to deal with monkeypox. in a statement that “many people have experienced, is colleges are still working on expected to allow health care their plans to prevent and manage monproviders to get up to five doses out of each The CDC “maintains that people who keypox outbreaks.” At the moment, she vial instead of one. contract monkeypox typically have skin-tosaid, “there isn’t much guidance specifically Benjamin said the United States is skin contact, direct contact with body flufor colleges and universities,” including on behind on distributing the vaccine. “We ids, or prolonged face-to-face contact with how to address “unique considerations” like someone who already has monkeypox,” have an inadequate number of vaccines, isolating students, making academic accom- according to Mark O’Neill, press secretary overall. Our pipeline is very thin,” he said, modations for students who contract the for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. adding that “the manufacturer has already virus, providing extra cleaning and adminis- Those three things, however, could make said they’re not sure they can keep up with tering testing. the demand.” up a typical Saturday night for some college Colleges are working to come up with Adalja was highly critical of the federal students, especially if they don’t realize the best way to communicate with students they have monkeypox. government’s response to monkeypox so effectively, she said. “Because currently the far, saying “it should have been easier to get Some states, though, are moving ahead virus is primarily affecting gay, bisexual and on plans. Kevin Litten, spokesperson for a handle on” the virus had there not been other men who have sex with men, some “systemic incompetence that you see in the the Louisiana Department of Health, said students may feel very fearful—or even government… The federal response has been staff are meeting with “higher education stigmatized—while other students may dismal from the very beginning, because leaders and student body presidents next mistakenly believe there is no risk to themwhat you’ve seen is a response that’s very week to provide an update on the monkeyselves,” Mack said. reminiscent of the same mistakes that were pox outbreak, our response and the latest Since anyone can contract monkeypox, made during COVID-19,” he said. guidance and a communications toolkit…

Mack emphasized that colleges “should Adalja, however, is optimistic that colWe see these materials as a starting point communicate it as a public health concern for their own education and awareness-rais- leges and universities have learned enough for all. However, campus communications from their COVID-19 experiences as well ing efforts on campuses,” he said. can be tailored to different audiences to be as from meningitis outbreaks on campus most effective.” to keep monkeypox from becoming wideBenjamin said student health centers spread among students. “I think that there’s need to understand how to access the a risk on college campuses, that there’s CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said antiviral drug Tpoxx that federal officials going to be cases and they may see some last week that 98% of monkeypox cases are are using to treat monkeypox cases. At the limited spread,” he said, “but it’s not going in men and that “among cases with known moment, the federal government requires to be a disruptive force in the way COVIDrecent sexual history and gender, 93% of an “onerous” amount of paperwork to 19 was on college campuses.” f cases were among men who reported recent dispense the prescription medication for This article originally appeared at georgiarecorder.com. sexual contact with other men.” monkeypox patients, he said. Universities,

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ollege students are heading back to campus following more than two years of a pandemic that led many schools to empty out for full semesters and later move to hybrid schedules in a struggle to curb the spread of COVID-19. But the attempt by colleges and universities to return to something resembling normal could be truncated by monkeypox, the virus that has steadily increased throughout the summer, challenging both the federal government and state and local public health officials.

Higher education plans for dealing with monkeypox appear opaque or nonexistent.

Schools have begun sending students information about monkeypox through websites and newsletters, but large public colleges contacted by States Newsroom were unable to explain how they’ll help students isolate or keep up with their classes during the two to four weeks they’ll be contagious if they contract monkeypox.

Case counts throughout the United States began increasing after a Massachusetts man was diagnosed on May 17, and have since risen to more than 14,100 people in every state except Wyoming. The White House has declared this outbreak a national public health emergency. American Public Health Association Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin said colleges should be preparing for the year by assuming they’ll have monkeypox cases on campus.

“My advice to universities is that, while we’re all trying to rapidly return to normal, the truth of the matter is they ought to have contingencies to provide support to students in a hybrid manner,” such as providing options for online study, Benjamin said in an interview. “Anybody who’s not making plans for that is going to find themselves deeply disappointed.”

Student health centers and health care providers that regularly treat college students should become extremely familiar with how the rashes and lesions are presenting in this monkeypox outbreak, he said.

“Rashes are high on the list of what people see in the student health centers,” Benjamin said. “The vast majority of those will be rashes for a range of other relatively benign conditions, but they want to make sure they’re really up to speed on the early phases of monkeypox.”

Preparation is key, he said. “There’s nothing to say they’ll have big outbreaks, but all schools should assume that they’re going to have somebody on their campus that has monkeypox,” Benjamin said. “The outbreak is just too widespread for that not to be the case.”

Benjamin said, will need to determine how they’ll isolate students who test positive and how they’ll ensure those students can keep up with their coursework.

Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, said the current monkeypox outbreak has spread “further and wider than it ever had before,” because the virus “found itself in a social/sexual network and really exploited those network effects.”

Colleges and universities, he said, should be able to keep cases at bay if they follow some best practices. That includes explaining the virus during orientation, preparing the student health center to test and get test results quickly, planning for the complicated process required to order the antiviral being used to treat monkeypox, providing a bridge between students and the health departments distributing the vaccine and having a plan in place to isolate students who test positive.

“It’s something that universities have to be proactive about, because it’s likely that they’re going to have people that have cases on their campuses,” Adalja said. “And I think if they’re managed swiftly and competently, you won’t have much sustained spread.”

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By James C. Cobb news@flagpole.com C. Vann Woodward would have become had accumulated a combined conference perhaps the most influential American record of 22-26-2 and could claim but five historian of the 20th century, but he was victories against SEC opponents not named in just his second year as a lowly assistant Sewanee. After two seasons at Florida, professor of social science at the University coach Josh Cody had won eight games and of Florida in November 1938. His friend lost 13. His 1938 team would finish 4-6-1, and faculty colleague Bill Carleton was away and he would be fired after the Gators went from Gainesville recuperating from a thy5-5-1 in 1939. Contrary to the impression roid illness, and Woodward wrote to update Woodward conveyed, Florida had actually him on recent campus happenings. His beaten Maryland 21-7 in the aforemenmissive to Carleton revealed a sentiment tioned Nov. 12 homecoming contest, all too common among succeeding generthough after back-to-back losses to Boston ations of professors plying their trade at College and Georgia. The team was 3-5 at Southern universities whose administrators that point, with its other two victories comand alumni alike seemed to see the key to ing against Tampa and the ever-hapless and enhancing the school’s reputation not as outmanned Sewanee. The Gators lost their investing in its academic standing, but going all in to juice up its prowess on the gridiron: “This was homecoming weekend, just over—and I hardly stuck my head out the door… a succession of football defeats has cleared the air somewhat now, and I am glad of them. There seems to prevail a sane attitude on the campus once more, especially since Oxford, the captain, was dropped from the team for not attending classes. And the ‘Senate,’ (i.e., Tigert) upheld the action. [J.J. Tigert was the president of the University of Florida and a noted advocate of expanding intercollegiate athletic programs who had Will Billy Napier end the Gators’ latest run of mediocrity? been instrumental in the formation of the Southeastern Conference.] The Alligator opening game by two points to Stetson and, [student newspaper] applauded the action. despite a huge sendoff at the rail station There seems to be a general sobering up, featuring the university’s vaunted “72-piece and the realization that football is not the band,” their trip to take on the then-Mississole concern of the University. But for a sippi State “Maroons” in Starkville ended while the uproar of the alumni was disin a 22-0 thrashing. Deposed team captain gusting. They yelled for [head coach Josh] Jimmy Oxford from Leesburg, FL was Cody’s blood, for Tigert’s, for the team’s. neither a quarterback, running back nor The Board of Control met and pondered. wide receiver, but a center, who stood 6’ 1” Rumors and counter rumors! Streamer and weighed under 200 pounds. Despite headlines in the papers! Gov. Cone—silent Woodward’s smug assurance that the team on his death bed for months and incapacwould tank in its last three games, the itated—returns to life to “save the situaGators managed to tie Georgia Tech and tion.” Gives an interview. Will give Florida a eke out a win over Auburn before falling to winning team etc., etc., ad nauseum admin- Temple in the season finale. istration frantic with thousands of dollars The loss to Temple warrants a brief due for unpaid scholarships. And every reminder about historical context. Where decision in the University from the B. of Temple would venture into the SEC lair Control to the friends of the library turning today only with the promise of a payoff on whether the team would win the next commensurate with losing half a dozen game. Nauseating really! But now things starters to shattered collarbones and shredlook better. All agree the three final games ded ACLs, the center of gravity and momenwill be defeats and cease to worry about it.” tum in college football had yet to complete It is frequently difficult to figure out its southward migration in 1938, a year in how college football fans develop such which Auburn lost to Villanova, Georgia overheated expectations, and it was espeto Holy Cross, and Kentucky to Xavier. cially so in this case. Prior to 1938, in five Between 1900 and the opening of SEC play seasons of SEC play the Florida Gators in 1933, teams representing current mem-

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bers of the Ivy League had claimed at least a share of 16 national championships, while teams now playing in the Southeastern Conference accounted for five. In fact, ironically enough, the leaders of a number of Southern universities had seized on achieving gridiron pre-eminence comparable to that of the major Northeastern and Midwestern schools as a key to gaining ground on them in the scramble for national prestige on all fronts. Although Georgia managed to win six of its eleven encounters with Yale between 1923 and 1934, the latter was favored going into each tilt, and over the entire span, the Bulldogs from New Haven had deigned to meet the Bulldogs from Athens on their own turf only once, in 1929, for the fabled dedication of Sanford Stadium. Though this seemed quite a concession, officials and coaches at Georgia deemed it a fair price for the additional cred that came with regularly rubbing shoulder pads with a football program with 27 national championships on its resume.

Florida football had appeared to be building up quite a head of steam in the

1920s, and despite having no state funds to dip into as the Great Depression set in, President Tigert had gone out on the flimsiest of financial branches by persuading 10 of the team’s biggest boosters to join him in taking out personal loans to expedite construction of Florida Field in 1930. (Fittingly enough for a venue ultimately known as “The Swamp,” construction had been delayed by drainage problems.) Despite the Herculean effort required to make it a reality, the brand-new 22,000-seat facility seemed to foretell a glorious future on the gridiron for the Florida faithful, especially after the university joined a dozen other schools in the states south and west of the Appalachians, including Tulane, Georgia Tech and Sewanee in withdrawing from the bloated 23-member Southern Conference and forming the brand-new Southeastern Conference, which officially opened play in 1933.

Alas, instead of the meteoric rise to greatness anticipated in Gainesville, the next 20 years proved to be a generation of sustained deflation for Gator Nation. (Not too shabby, huh?) Coach Dutch Stanley’s 1934 squad managed to go 6-3-1, despite

winning only two conference games. The next time Gators would notch a winning season overall was 1952 (Yep, that means 18 consecutive losing seasons), and only in 1954, twenty-one years into their SEC tenure, would they post their first winning mark within the conference. The Gators were hardly off and running at that point, though. They would be stripped of what appeared to be their first conference title in 1984 for recruiting violations. Only in 1991, nearly 60 years after joining the SEC, would they claim their first league title on the up and up. There would be seven more by 2008, not to mention the national championships of 1996, 2006 and 2008. Many more were surely in the offing, and sooner rather than later, assumed the by-now thoroughly wild-eyed Gator masses.

Alas, however, the curse of high expectations was once again about to take a big ol’ Gator chomp out of their hind parts. After the departure of two-time natty-winning coach Urban Meyer in 2010, the jacked-up Florida faithful quickly found themselves grappling with the fearful prospect of an imminent slippage back into irrelevance and mediocrity. Despite winning 10 or more games four times over the next dozen years, there would be three seasons, including two of the last five, when the Gators finished below .500. Over this span, the university pink-slipped three head coaches while soothing the pangs of separation with payouts sizable enough to slacken the jaws of Putin’s oligarchs. At this point there is no shortage of angst around Gainesville town as a fourth would-be restorer of the faith, Billy Napier, late of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, currently preps for his debut amid loud wailing about a dearth of young men on the roster capable of bench-pressing an ox or outrunning a cheetah, and athletic facilities too lacking in glitter and plush to win the hearts of those who can do either.

Meanwhile, our young Professor Woodward had become disenchanted with the University of Florida almost on arrival, and he was gone after two years. He would go on to spend the bulk of his career at Johns Hopkins and then at Yale, where, by the 1960s, the annual gridiron dust-up with the lads from Harvard marked the apogee of football fervor thereabouts. Even so, if Woodward were still around, he would not be slow to recognize the irony—or naivete—of his long-ago proclamation that the campus community had had finally come to recognize “that football is not the sole concern of the University” at a place where, even when the $118,000 spent to construct Florida Field in 1930 is converted to current dollars ($2.1 million) it comes to less than a third of what the school is paying its brand new, little-tested head football coach for the upcoming season. f James C. Cobb is the B. Phinizy Spalding Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia.

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The Last Champions

GEORGIA LOOKS TO REPEAT AS COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTERS A NEW ERA

By Cy Brown news@flagpole.com

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I never thought I could love the offseason their-luck programs with deep-pocketed so much. boosters have been willing to splash cash I didn’t need to spend the spring and on high-schoolers and transfers in a bid summer months pining for Georgia footto change their fortune. This has created ball and another shot at glory like I had my unprecedented player movement in the entire adult life. Instead, I basked in the sport, and the potential for a program to glory of the Dawgs’ national title. I didn’t rebuild in a year or two. miss football, because I felt like I still had it.

So the players are being paid now, but by My most-watched clip on YouTube in boosters and businesses, not the schools. the past seven months has been Kelee This leaves the schools with plenty of Ringo’s pick-six to seal the title. The second money to try to find a coach who can lead most-watched is Stetson Bennett’s bomb to them through one of those quick rebuilds.

AD Mitchell to take the lead in the fourth USC, LSU and Miami poached proven quarter. I’ve rewatched the title game in coaches from major programs by giving full twice and watched the full season highlights somewhere between five and 10 times. I bought two national championship T-shirts that remind me of the feat whenever I wear them. I wear them a lot.

But while Georgia fans basked in our own glory, college football was busy undergoing rapid change. The ramifications weren’t felt until this offseason, but the process started before the 2021 season began with three foundational changes to the sport: the one-time transfer rule, allowing players to transfer schools without sitting out Can Kirby hoist the trophy again? a season; allowing players to profit from their own name, image and likeness (NIL); and the SEC invit- them ungodly gobs of money. In response, ing Texas and Oklahoma to join its ranks. coaches who have actually won titles, such The change was gradual, at first. We saw as Kirby Smart and Nick Saban, demanded more transfers than normal before last searaises because they’re better than those son. Players were using NIL to make money dudes, and got even more ungodly gobs of shilling chicken fingers and Dr. Pepper. money.

As the season began to draw to a close, Further up the ladder, money from balwhile the Dawgs were busy with a national looning television contracts greased the title run, the change went from gradual to wheels of conference realignment. The SEC sudden. The result is a college football landfired the first shot by bringing in Texas and scape that looks dramatically different than Oklahoma. The Big Ten responded this offit did even a year ago. season by bringing USC and UCLA onboard, NIL isn’t just for chicken and soda then signing a multi-billion-dollar media anymore—it’s for recruiting. Down-onrights deal. We’re moving closer by the day to a college football duopoly ruled by the SEC and Big Ten. College football as we knew it for our entire lives is over. The season that’s about to begin is College Football 2.0. I can’t say I’m happy about it, although I don’t have the space to explain why—not right now, at SEPT. 3: versus Oregon in Atlanta, least. But I do take some solace in the fact 3:30 p.m., ABC that the Georgia Bulldogs were, in some SEPT. 10: versus Samford, 4 p.m., respects, the last national champions.

SEC Network But being the final champions of college SEPT. 17: at South Carolina, 12 p.m., ESPN football’s old world will only keep me so SEPT. 24: versus Kent State, 12 p.m., ESPN happy for so long. I also want to see the OCT. 1: at Missouri, TBA Dawgs stand atop this new world. With OCT. 8: versus Auburn, TBA other programs having more tools to level OCT. 15: versus Vanderbilt, TBA the playing field and conference expansion (homecoming) likely bringing with it the end of the diviOCT. 29: versus Florida in Jacksonville, sions and more conference games, the path 3:30 p.m., CBS to the title will only get tougher.

NOV. 5: versus Tennessee, TBA NOV. 12: at Mississippi State, TBA Bringing us to this season, the first of NOV. 19: at Kentucky, TBA College Football 2.0. And while the sport’s NOV. 26: versus Georgia Tech, TBA transformation has been rapid, it hasn’t DEC. 3: SEC Championship game in Atlanta, been rapid enough to knock the Dawgs 4 p.m., CBS from their spot among college football’s elite. Georgia will be damn good again this

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season, if different in some ways than last season, and has the ability to challenge for another national title.

There will be plenty of names you know on this team—players you’ll remember for the rest of your life because of their role in the national title season, such as Bennett, Ringo, Brock Bowers, Nolan Smith, Jalen Carter, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger and plenty more. But with a record-setting 15 players from last year’s team taken in the NFL Draft, it’s safe to say you’re going to have to learn some new names as well.

Georgia fielded one of the greatest defenses in college football history last season, so it’s no surprise the defense suffered the bulk of the attrition. Despite those losses, there is more experience there than you might assume. With a 27-point average margin of victory last season, there was plenty of garbage time for young players to earn reps.

The name talked about most coming out of camp is inside linebacker Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, who has the unenviable task of taking over for fan favorite Nakobe Dean.

But Dumas-Johnson seems like he has what it takes to become a fan favorite in his own right. His mother gave him the nickname, but his teammates and coaches swear it’s for the sound made when he lights up an opponent.

Smart singled out true freshman defensive lineman Mykel Williams for praise, something the coach does rarely for freshmen. You can expect big things from him, now or down the line. In the secondary, Kamari Lassiter and Nyland Green are pushing to fill Derion Kendrick’s role at cornerback. Walk-on Dan Jackson will replace Lewis Cine at safety, but true freshmen Malaki Starks and JaCorey Thomas could push him. Zion Logue’s task is to fill Jordan Davis’s enormous shoes at nose tackle.

With the defense likely to experience some growing pains, the offense must be able to win games. Thankfully, Stetson Bennett and offensive coordinator Todd Monken had an entire offseason to prepare Bennett as QB1. There should be more fluency between Bennett and his teammates now that he’s gone a full offseason as “the guy.”

Bennett should also enjoy more continuity amongst his receivers. Jermaine Burton transferred to Alabama, but the rest of the unit remains intact. Look for Dominick Blaylock to re-emerge after ACL injuries over the past two seasons. Sophomores Mitchell and Ladd McConkey should be ready to take the next step in their development.

But the tight ends are the biggest receiving threats. There is Bowers, considered the best tight end in college football; Darnell Washington, who blocks like a tackle and stands a full head taller than any defender who checks him; and now Arik Gilbert, who sat out last season after transferring from LSU. There’s no telling all the funky and fun ways Monken will find deploy them.

Some of the names and faces may be new, but the challenge remains the same. Go 12-0, and it doesn’t matter what happens in the SEC Championship Game. Go 12-0, and you’re in the College Football Playoff. And if you’re in the College Football Playoff, as we’ve seen, anything is possible. f

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Down but Not Out

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE

By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com A specter is haunting America—the specter of fascism. Conservative financial, political and religious powers are today interlocked into an unholy alliance to evade, eliminate or eviscerate long-held rights and protections of democracy.

Those words paraphrase Marx, but they apply to MAGA. Democracy is under attack around the world and here in a nation that calls itself the land of the free. After the recent FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s sprawling Mar-a-Lago manor added to Trump’s legal problems, right-wing threats against judges and law enforcement proliferated online, and a man who had been present at the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riot was killed by police in Cincinnati after he attacked an FBI office while armed with a nail gun and a rifle.

in Vietnam while backing civil rights and the labor movement here at home. There was a time when Republican Sen. Everett Dirksen worked with Democrats to pass the landmark Civil Rights Bill. Those times are no more. Today’s GOP is a Trumpublican Party in thrall of a frothing MAGA base that writer Peter Wehner called “unhinged and ominous” in his Aug. 11 article in The Atlantic, “Now They’re Calling for Violence.”

Even before the recent FBI search of Mar-a-Lago and before the MAGA mob stormed Capitol Hill last year, historians were sounding the alarm about threats to democracy. Just days before the 2020 election, “How to Keep the Lights on in Democracies: An Open Letter of Concern

by Scholars of Authoritarianism” warned of dangers to an America that has long

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Dex Romweber

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When Dex Romweber and his childhood friend Chris Smith began poking around together on guitar and drums in their parents’ Chapel Hill, NC garages, they couldn’t have had any idea the impact they were about to make on the music scene at the time. More than a decade before the White Stripes, the Flat Duo Jets made its appearance, delivering rhythm and blues drenched in reverb and rockabilly licks from Romweber’s Silvertone guitar. The band’s live shows were known to be chaotic, almost transcendent. Romweber would roam about the stage like a man possessed, frothing at the mouth and stalking with his guitar in hand. He made such an impression on audiences that when a young director named Tony Gayton saw them at a UGA frat party, he filmed them. Despite only living in Athens for a year at the time, Flat Duo Jets was immortalized within the Athens music pantheon with their inclusion in Gayton’s documentary Athens, GA: Inside/Out. Personal tensions broke up the band not long after, but Romweber has continued a compelling solo career since. [Patrick Barry] ART | THURS, SEPT. 1

Kameela Janan Rasheed Athenaeum • 6–9 p.m. • FREE!

On Aug. 4, a distinguished group of American historians told President Biden that democracy is “teetering.” One of the historians, Sean Wilentz of Princeton, later said that “it’s going to be up to the voters to vote people in” who will resist authoritarianism in America. Harvard Law School Prof. Emeritus Laurence Tribe on Aug. 22 called Trump’s most rabid supporters “armed and dangerous,” and said that the U.S. cannot give in to them and remain a nation where no person is supposed to be above the law. Meanwhile, it was telling that crowds at the recent CPAC convention of conservatives in Dallas lionized both Trump and autocratic political strongman Victor Orban of Hungary. In his kick-off speech at CPAC, Orban threw rhetorical red meat to the cheering crowd, saying, “Politics are not enough. This is a culture war.”

There was a time when Republicans claimed to be a party of personal responsibility, respect for the rule of law and loyalty to American institutions like the peaceful transition of power. There was a time when GOP conservatives like Sen. Barry Goldwater told Richard Nixon that he faced impeachment for Watergate crimes.

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prided itself as a democratic republic. In a prescient foreshadowing of Jan. 6, the 2020 open letter decried “connections between those in power and those vigilante and militia forces using political violence to destabilize our democracies.” The letter also reminded readers that “the temptation to take refuge in a figure of arrogant strength is now greater than ever.” The letter did end on a hopeful note, saying that though democracy is at risk at home and abroad, “It is not too late to turn the tide.”

The tide of authoritarianism is loose, but there are signs of hope. A recent NBC News poll that asked respondents what they considered the most important issue facing this country said that concern over threats to democracy was higher today than worries over such current American issues as the cost of living, jobs and the economy, immigration, climate change, guns, abortion, crime or COVID. More than 60% of those polled said they’d be willing to spend a day carrying a sign with a political slogan of their choice.

One doesn’t have to look too far to see that democracy is embattled, but not down for the count. Whether our future is one of freedom or fascism may well depend on those mentioned in the opening lines of our imperiled Constitution: “We the people.” f

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scene of musicians. K. Kid will celebrate the release of the album with two shows at the Lewis Room. Sept. 2, which also features the work of the immensely talented bands Night Palace and Cicada Rhythm, is already sold out, but as of this writing, the Sept.

3 show has tickets available. Sept. 3 swaps out Night Palace for the whimsical whistlings and wanderings of Adron. [PB] MUSIC | SAT, SEPT. 3

59 X Fest

Akademia Brewing Co. • 3:30 p.m. • $15 (adv.), $20

Akademia Brewing Co. will host 59 X Fest, an all-day music festival presented by 59 X Records, an Atlanta-based indie label focusing on punk and rock subgenres. The festival will feature shows from 59 X artists, including Way Past Cool, a new local punk outfit; Mishapen, an Atlanta alternative rock band blending grunge, punk and hardcore; and Viper Club, a modern, cinematic rock band. Also playing are punk rock group Noise Mountain, The Killakee House, who label themselves as “Atlanta denim ashtray punk,” and local four-piece hard rock band Rosie & The Ratdogs. Headlining are The Carolyn, a sleep-deprived punk trio from Atlanta, and punk rockers Burns Like Fire, who have teamed up with Akademia to devise their own brew, Always In Trouble, a Mexican lager. Burns Like Fire will be debuting an album of the same name, and The Carolyn will celebrate the release of its own album, The Rhythm of My Own Decay. [PB]

Brooklyn-based artist Kameela Janan Rasheed will present her new exhibition, “Smooooooooooooooth Operator,” with an artist talk and opening reception. And no, I didn’t fall asleep at the keyboard; that’s the name of the exhibit. The exhibit examines what Rasheed calls “the menace of smoothness,” the dangers of the expected, the comfortable and the efficient. Growing up in Silicon Valley, Rasheed was in close proximity to advanced technology. Machine learning is one of her interests, and she views the issue of smoothness through this lens. The exhibit advocates instead for what she calls “bumpiness,” or unexpected deviations from the norms in processing, which allows the attendee to experience “ecstatic The Splitz Band encounters with the unexpected.”

The exhibit is interactive and mainly MUSIC | SUN, SEPT. 4 typographical, with text displayed around the room. It will remain on view through Dec. 1. [PB]

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Kenosha Kid is mainly the musical vehicle of local guitarist Dan Nettles, but it’s by no means a solo act. Nettles has a history of incorporating as many talented artists as possible into his music, and K. Kid’s most recent album, October Book, makes good on that intent. In October 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Nettles made it a point to write and demo a song every day for the entire month. The result is October Book, a sprawling triple LP incorporating an entire

Co-presented by the United Group of Artists Music Association and Aubrey Entertainment, the first annual Aquemini Music Festival is intended to celebrate “urban music, fashion, art and culture.” The festival will feature bounce houses, food trucks, vendors and two stages featuring performances by soul, R&B, reggae, reggaeton, hip hop and Latin artists from around town. This year’s festival will feature The Splitz Band, Aquatic Soul, the Natti Lovejoy Band, Diamond Elyse, Kalena & GSG Band and Misnomer. Guest performers include Ishues, Domino 787, Candy Morgan, Guaranteed Money, Charlie Beats, Greg R&B, Luckie, Quezzy Poet, Motorhead 2X, Farin, Derty Lingo, Mack2tone, LLK and more. [PB] f

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Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing. athenscreatives@gmail.com, www. athenscreatives.directory CALL FOR ARTISTS AND CURATORS (Lyndon House Arts Center) LHAC invites area artists, artist groups and curators to submit original exhibition proposals. Artists are also invited to submit images of their work for consideration for larger group or themed shows.

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art around town ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “Community Views Through the Eyes of Five Artists” includes works by photographer Kidd Fielteau, fashion designer Tabitha Fielteau, painter Briderick Flanigan, multi-media artist Par Ramsey and painter Mykeisha Ross. Through Sept. 18.

ACE/FRANCISCO GALLERY (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1500) “Ouida Williams: A New Perspective” shares large-scale work of late abstract painter Ouida Williams, who formerly used the gallery’s space as her painting studio for 15 years. Open by appointment through Sept. 10.

ARTWALL@HOTEL INDIGO ATHENS (500 College Ave.) New York-based photographers Lucy Reback and Megan Reilly share a collection of intimate vignettes of their relationship in addition to snapshots before they met.

THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) Brooklyn-based artist and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed presents “SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH OPERATOR,” an exhibition examining the poetics and power of machine learning. Artist lecture and opening reception Sept. 1, 6–9 p.m. Through Dec. 1.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St.) Part of the gallery’s “Solo Duo Trio” series, “Trio: Dana Jones, Sarah Hess and Jon Swindler” examines the use of found materials, abstraction and representation through different modalities and points of view. Through Oct. 2.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “In Search of Mutisia” presents three-dimensional constructions by Nancy Barbosa that were inspired by the landscapes of Blue Ridge, GA. Sept. 1–Oct. 25.

CIRCLE GALLERY AT UGA COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT & DESIGN (Jackson Street Building) Cameron Berglund’s exhibition, “Design (Sketch) Process,” focuses on the role of hand and digital sketching throughout the design process. Through Dec. 6.

CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Spotlight: Paintings by Amy Watts” presents bold, colorful canvases full of cowgirls, farmers, miners and Indigenous people. • “Light Bright” presents works by Caitlin Gal, Allison McPheeters and Alivia Patton, who all utilize simple circles to create inspiring works.

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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 INTRO TO THERAPEUTIC DRUMMING WORKSHOP (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) This three-­hour introduction to therapeutic West African drumming is for educators, mental health professionals and community members.

Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m. FREE! musicdirector@uuathensga.org, www. uuathensga.org LINE DANCE LESSONS (International Grill & Bar) All experience

levels welcome.

Open dancing follows an intro class.

Every first and third Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. $10. thatotherruthgirl@gmail.com 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 On view at ATHICA@Ciné Gallery Sept. 1–Oct. 25, “In Search of Mutisia” is an exhibition OPEN/COMMUNITY of three-dimensional constructions by Nancy Barbosa that were inspired by the landscape MEDITATION of Blue Ridge, GA. (Sangha Yoga Studio at Healing grappling and weapons classes feelfreeyogawellness.com Arts Centre) Uma are offered for all ages. Visit the YOGA CLASSES AND EVENTS Rose leads a meditation designed website for a schedule. liveo(Revolution Therapy and Yoga) to guide participants into stillness akmartialarts@gmail.com, www.

“Yoga Flow and Restore with and silence. Mondays, 4–5 p.m. liveoakmartialarts.com Nicole Bechill” is held Thursdays Donations encouraged. www.healUNLIMITED YOGA (Shakti Yoga at 5:30 p.m. Online classes include ingartscentre.net Athens) First-­timers can enjoy one “Trauma Conscious Yoga with CrysPAINTING CLASSES (Private Studio month of unlimited in-­studio yoga. tal” Thursdays at 6 p.m. and “Yoga on Athens Eastside) One-­on-­one Offer available through September. for Wellbeing with Nicole Bechill” or small group adult classes are $40. www.shaktiyogaathens.com on Saturdays at 10:45 a.m. www. offered in acrylic and watercolor YOGA (Elixir Movement Arts, Merrevolutiontherapyandyoga.com painting. Choose day workshops, cury A.I.R.) Build a yoga practice, ZOOM YOGA (Online) Rev. Elizabeth ongoing weekly classes or feedback deepen connections to yourself Alder offers “Off the Floor Yoga” sessions. laurenadamsartist@ and others, and learn to use yoga (chair and standing) on Mondays icloud.com in everyday life. “Vinyasa Flow” is at 1:30 p.m. and “Easy on the Mat” SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA) also offered Mondays and Wednesyoga classes on Thursdays at 5:30 For adults, couples and children. days, 10 a.m. $10/class. shelleyp.m. Ongoing classes are $5/class Learn from experts with years of downsyoga@gmail.com, www. or $18/month. 706-­612-­8077, professional experience. Contact for shelleydownsyoga.offeringtree.com ommmever@yahoo.com details. 706-­372-­4349, marinabilYOGA CLASSES (Feel Free Yoga + bao75@gmail.com, www.marina-­ Wellness) The new studio offers spain-­2020.squarespace.com various class times and styles MonTRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS days–Saturdays. A 45-­minute class CLASSES (Live Oak Martial Arts) ART CARD CLUB (K.A. Artist Shop) is offered Tuesdays at 8 a.m. on Traditional and modern-­style Katy Lipscomb and Tyler Fisher the patio of Molly’s Coffee. www.

Taekwondo, Jodo, self-­defense,

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “A Day in the Woods” features artwork by Sarah Flinn, who has also installed a collection of “Garden Creatures” outdoors in the courtyard. Through Sept. 4.

DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) “Yevgeniya Baras & Pete Schulte” brings together the work of two artists to create a broader dialogue on abstraction, line and color as it coincides in contemporary painting and drawing.

Through Nov. 10.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Carolyn Suzanne Schew’s artwork explores daydreams, love, lust, adventure, serendipity and the improbable experience of being human in this world. Artist reception Sept. 10 with Dog Person, GUMMY and Organically Programmed. Currently on view through Sept.24.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Graphic Eloquence: American Modernism on Paper from the Collection of Michael T. Ricker.” Through Sept. 4. • “Infinity on the Horizon” highlights modern and contemporary works that expand common understandings of landscapes. Sept. 3–Dec. 31.

• “Allison Janae Hamilton: Between Life and Landscape.” Sept. 3–Feb. 5.

• “Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines” focuses on close-up views of the patterns and biology of the longleaf pine and its ecosystem. Through Feb. 5. • “In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse.” Sept. 3–June 18. • “Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection.” Through July 3.

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.) Susie Burch shares “A Little Of This And A Little Of That,” a selection of acrylic and watercolor pieces. Through Oct. 31.

JITTERY JOE’S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) Stuart McCall Libby presents a collection of oils on paper, watercolors and photography.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) “Picture This” features the artwork of 11 Georgia-based painters who focus on narratives. • “Maps, Landforms and River Rafts” is a series of art quilts by Cathy Fussell on view alongside works by her daughter, Coulter Fussell. Quilt talk Sept. 8, 6 p.m. Artist talk Sept. 9, 11 a.m. • “Robert Croker: At Random 2022” is a new suite of watercolors. • Jason Matherly’s “For Heather: New Shaped Paintings” is a collection of color-block works installed against a painted

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ground. • Collections from our Community presents “Winfield & McNeal’s Fleet,” a collection of vintage Tonka Trucks and ‘70s Hot Wheels. • Margo Newmark Rosenbaum presents a selection of photographs from her book, Drawing with Light, as well as a collection of bright paintings. Through Oct. 7. • Mark Johnson and Zuzka Vaclavic share a collection of wood-fired ceramics. Through Oct. 7. • Cedric Smith presents a series of portraits for “Window Works,” a site-specific series that utilizes the building’s front entrance windows for outdoor art viewing. Reconfiguring playing cards of kings and queens, his portraits question the absence of Black figures in the country’s graphic history. Through Dec. 21.

MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) On display in the Collector’s Cabinet, Brad Rice presents a collection of hourglasses. Through Sept. 30. • “FARM 2022” explores the current state of the Southern agrarian way of life by pairing regional artists with local farms for inspiration. Participating artists include Keith Bennett, Chris Cook, Mollye Daughtry, Lee Harper, Elizabeth Collin Hanes, Charmaine Minniefield and Teresa Bramlette Reeves. Through Oct. 29.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 20th annual “Perspectives Georgia Pottery Invitational” show and sale features approximately 4000 works by 50 potters from across the state. On view in the Hall Gallery, Krista Grecco shares a selection of figurative sculptures in porcelain. Through Sept. 11.

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 fall.

TIF SIGFRIDS (393 N. Finley St.) A group exhibition presents works of artists from across the U.S. including Becky Kolsrud, Adrianne Rubenstein, Mac McCaughan, Elsa Hansen Oldham, Tyson Reeder, Scott Reeder, Leo Mock, Sadie Laska, Michael Lachowski and more. Through Sept. 17.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Georgia on my Mind: Finding Belonging in Music History” explores the genres, spaces and performers who have helped to define music in the state over time. Through Dec. 9.

WHITE TIGER GOURMET (217 Hiawassee Ave.) “Bon Appétit!” includes vibrant paintings of food products by Mary Porter. Through Oct. 1.

lead weekly gatherings to create, trade and exhibit miniature masterpieces the size of playing cards.

Some materials provided, but participants can bring their own as well. The club meets on Fridays, 4:30–6 p.m. (ages 10–12) and 6:30–8 p.m. (ages 13–17). www. kaartist.com CREATIVE CLASSES (Treehouse Kid & Craft) Activities range in theme and skill level. Sessions run through May 19. Register online. www.treehousekidandcraft.com MAKING DANCES (work.shop) This alternative dance class teaches improvisation and choreography techniques. For ages 10–14. Taught

by Lisa Yaconelli. Tuesdays, 6:15– 7:30 p.m. $60/month, $210/14 weeks. lisayaconelli@gmail.com, www.lisayaconelli.com TUTORING (Online) The Athens Regional Library System is now offering free, live online tutoring via tutor.com for students K-­12, plus college students and adult learners.

Daily, 2–9 p.m. www.athenslibrary. org

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 ATHENS COUNCIL OF THE BLIND (ACC Library) Open to people of all ages with vision impairments, their families and friends. Topics include adaptive equipment, recreational and social opportunities, and advocacy. Call if you need transportation. Fourth Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 706-­ 338-­3889, dlwahlers@gmail.com 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 OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (24th Street Clubhouse) Learn to stop eating compulsively or curb other unwanted food-­related behaviors.

Every Tuesday, 12 p.m. FREE! Text: 678-­736-­3697 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 PROJECT SAFE (Online) Project Safe hosts a virtual support group for survivors of domestic violence.

Mondays, 7–8 p.m. www.project-­ safe.org RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-­led support group offers a Buddhist-­inspired path to recovery from any addiction.

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

Word on the Street FALL REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) The Athens-­Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers a variety of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events for adults and children. Now registering.

Scholarships available. www. accgov.com/myrec FREE COVID-­19 VACCINES (Clarke County Health Department) Vaccines are available by appointment or walk-­in. No insurance or ID required. www.publichealthisforeveryone.com 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 MERIDIAN WOMEN’S CHORUS (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Seeking new singers in preparation of a winter concert. No audition required. Rehearsals are held Thursdays, 12:30–1:45 p.m. beginning Sept. 8. Performance held Dec. 3.

Contact to register. 706-­424-­9516, stacie.court@gmail.com, www. meridianwomenschorus.org NATIONAL DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK (130 Conway Dr., Suite E) The Athens Area Diaper Bank seeks donations of diapers and dollars, plus volunteers to host drives. Awareness week held Sept.

24–Oct. 2. An open house will be held on Oct. 2 at the AADB warehouse. www.athensareadiaperbank. com RABBIT BOX STORYTELLING (VFW on Sunset Drive) Storytelling themes for fall include “Wallflower” (Sept. 27), “Undone” (Oct. 25) and “Last Call” (Nov. 22). Pitch an eight-­minute story to share with an audience. Story coaching available. rabbitboxstories@gmail.com, www. rabbitbox.org/tell-­a-­story RABBIT HOLE EVENTS (Rabbit Hole Studios) Monday Song Circle, Tuesday Open Mic, Thursday Song Circle (held at Ben & Jerry’s) and Sunday Drum Circle (held at Ben & Jerry’s) are all held 7–10 p.m.

Other events include free Seventh Generation Native American Church services (Sundays, 11 a.m.), Athens Blockchain Society meetings (Wednesdays, 2 p.m.), yoga (Wednesdays, 5 p.m.), meditation (Wednesdays, 6 p.m.) and Athens Area Pagan meetings (Wednesdays, 8 p.m.) Events are free or donation based. www.rabbitholestudios.org/ calendar f

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Beyond Folk Visions and Voices MARGO NEWMARK ROSENBAUM EXHIBITS PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Mainstays of the Athens music and art scenes, Margo Shout Tradition on the Coast of Georgia, and The Mary Lomax Newmark Rosenbaum and her husband Art Rosenbaum Ballad Book: America’s Great 21st Century Ballad Singer. have also been instrumental in documenting, preserving The exhibition at the Lyndon House is an opportunity to and celebrating American traditional music for the better explore some of her lesser-known images. part of half a century. Their shared interests have driven “I wanted to show some of my photographs that are of them to travel across the country in a quest to document subjects that haven’t been displayed as much as the ones ballads, blues, spirituals and fiddle tunes that may have showing folk artists and musicians,” says Rosenbaum. otherwise been lost to history. Currently on view at the Many of the images included in the exhibition Lyndon House Arts Center, Margo’s new solo exhibition appear throughout the 200 pages of Drawing With Light: dedicates two separate gallery spaces to distinct bodies of Photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, an intuitively work in painting and photography that explore her indearranged fine art photography book that was published in pendent practice and other subjects more deeply.

2021. As the title indicates, Rosenbaum uses her camera Born in Los Angeles in 1939, Rosenbaum earned her as a tool for artistic expression, not unlike drawing with bachelor of fine arts degree in painting at the San Francisco charcoal on paper. With an empathetic heart and a keen Art Institute, where she studied with Bay Area Figurative eye for composition, she documents the world as she sees it Movement artists Richard Diebenkorn and Elmer Bishoff. through unpredictable juxtapositions, subtle humor and a She later became interested in photography while pursuing deep reverence for fellow creatives. a MFA from the University of Iowa. Grounded by the movement’s approach of abandoning Abstract Expressionism in favor of reintroducing more recognizable elements, her paintings center human, animal and sometimes even mythological subjects within domestic spaces. Background settings are reduced mostly to vibrant color blocks that distinguish architectural elements like floors, walls, windows and doors from one another.

Though created over the course of several decades, the exhibition’s paintings are remarkably cohesive through a consistent use of an intense, saturated color palette and a loose narrative quality.

“Most of my paintings are based on my stream of conscious; however, when I have been strongly struck by some event, I have felt compelled to make a painting using that subject,” says Rosenbaum. “For instance, when I was in France visiting an artist’s studio, after seeing his work, I went downstairs to his living room where his wife, who had been bedridden for two years, was sleeping. I happened to look up at her and saw an ephemeral image of her bust (head and shoulders) rise out of her, including the large hair roller she was wearing. The image then went down into her and rose again and then disappeared. Shortly after my seeing these events, her husband came downstairs to check on her and exclaimed she was dead.

That experience deeply struck me, and I painted the painting ‘Woman in France with Many Cats’ to attempt to communicate the experience.”

Several of Rosenbaum’s paintings juxtapose “Holding Fire” by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum moodiness with humor, such as “Portrait with Beagle”—which appears on this week’s cover of Flagpole—a painting of a woman covering her ears, as The gallery’s sequence begins with an early self-portrait, if in response to the framed portrait of a man playing an then comes full circle by ending with a self-portrait recently autoharp that hangs above her. “Woman with Dog” depicts taken during the pandemic in which a mirror reflects the a woman lying on the floor, feet propped up on a kitchen masked artist standing alongside a painted self-portrait chair, as a dog hovers over her. It’s unclear whether the that hangs in the background. What comes between is woman is restless and agitated, carefree and daydreaming, an assortment of experiences that offer a window into or perhaps even buzzed, but the viewer can choose whichRosenbaum’s life, such as a shot of Art reading a map in ever feels most relatable. Every painting includes at least the car at a gas station—undoubtedly on a quest to someone dog, cat, horse or bird, and these companions often where off the beaten path—and a sunlit scene of Silver the coexist with dragons that add a mischievous, fantastical cat perched on top of an armchair where a pair of banjos element. rest. Intimate black-and-white portraits of writer James “The dragons represent thoughts that come to my mind Baldwin, painter Alice Neel, visionary artist Howard Finster when computers drive me nuts,” says Rosenbaum. and sculptor Edward Kienholz each represent special conThe Rosenbaums have spent much of their marriage nections made over the years. and careers working parallel to one another on collaboSpanning over 50 years, Rosenbaum’s photographs colrative projects in which Art would record musicians as lectively reflect a lifelong passion for observing and memoMargo photographed them. In addition to the Grammy rializing life’s unusual moments that make the ordinary Award-winning project The Art of Field Recording: 50 Years extraordinary. Never seeming stiff or staged, her snapshots of Traditional Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, her vibrate with life and have no shortage of stories behind photographs have complemented her husband’s writings in them. Her paintings, likewise, are equal parts imaginaFolk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North tion and social commentary. Rosenbaum’s exhibition will Georgia, Shout Because You’re Free: The African American Ring remain on view through Oct. 7. f

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Wednesday 31 ART: Artist Talk: Charles Pinckney (Georgia Museum of Art) Athens artist Charles Pinckney has been working as a metalsmith for more than 50 years, crafting jewelry and small sculptures out of metal, found objects, stones, bone and wood. In this gallery talk, Pinckney shares insights about his work on view in “Charles Pinckney: Personal Adornment.” 3 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: 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. flyingsquidcomedy.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Markets offer fresh produce, flowers, eggs, meats, prepared foods and a variety of arts and crafts. Live music begins at 5 p.m. AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent at the market.

LECTURES & LIT: Overbooked Book Club (Hendershot’s Coffee) This month’s title is ¡Hola Papi!

How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

by John Paul Brammer. 6:30 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org SPORTS: Pétanque Club of Athens (UGA Redcoat Band Practice Field) Learn to play the greatest game you’ve never heard of. RSVP. Wednesdays, 9–11:30 a.m. FREE! athenspetanqueclub@gmail.com

Thursday 1 ART: Artist Talk & Opening Reception (The Athenaeum)

Friday 2 COMEDY: First Friday Comedy (Mai Kai Kava) Have some laughs at this comedy show hosted by Miles Bunch. Featured performers are Shelley Gruenberg, Zack Hayes, Taylor Neely, Zaiyed Yamari, Sam York, Tamar Rubin, Dom Smith, Jason Hulsey and Hyde Healy.

7–9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ MaiKaikavaGa COMEDY: Hendershot’s Comedy Night (Hendershot’s) Local and regional comedians will be performing. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www. hendershotsathens.com EVENTS: The Athens Fair (Athens Fairgrounds) The Athens Fair is back with carnival rides, games, food and special shows. See cowboys, bucking broncos and bulls at the Outlaw Rodeo special show.

5–11 p.m. $5 (12 and under), $10.

The Athens Fair on Facebook.

Saturday 3 ART: Southern Star Studio Open Gallery (Southern Star Studio) Southern Star Studio is a collective

ceramics studio, established by Maria Dondero in 2016. The gallery contains members’ work, primarily pottery. See new works by resident artists. Saturdays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.southernstarstudioathens.com ART: Art for Justice Saturdays (AADM Justice Center and Bookstore) Paint to soothing music and discuss local issues. Supplies provided. All skill levels welcome.

Saturdays, 3–5 p.m. Donations accepted. www.aadmovement.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Markets offer locally grown groceries and handmade goods. Attendees can enjoy free live music and children’s activities.

AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent at the market. Every Saturday, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmers market.net

Wine and refreshments will be provided by local vendors. 12–6 p.m.

FREE! www.neighborhoodbooks. com EVENTS: The Athens Fair (Athens Fairgrounds) The Athens Fair is back with carnival rides, games, food and special shows. See the equestrian art of dancing horses and listen to RC Cowboy and The Splitz Band. 2–11 p.m. $5 (12 and under), $10. The Athens Fair on Facebook.

EVENTS: Classic City Wrestling “Sabotage” (Southern Brewing Co.) Classic City Wrestling presents a wild night full of hard hitting, high flying pro wrestling, live rock music and food trucks. This all ages event is rain or shine. 7–10 p.m. $10–$20. www.facebook.com/ classiccitywrestling706

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CLASSES: Borrowing e-­Books and Audiobooks with Libby (ACC Library) Learn how to access free e-­books and audiobooks using the Libby app, online or on a mobile device. Register at the Information Services Desk, online or call to attend. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-­613-­ 3650, www.athenslibrary.org EVENTS: No Phone Party (Hendershot’s Coffee) Disconnect to connect with a phone-­free, laptop-­free happy hour featuring drink specials, snacks, games and a record player.

Every Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. www. hendershotsathens.com GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at Amici (Amici Athens) Top three teams win prizes with free beer pitchers to winning teams between rounds. Hosted

by TJ Wayt. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. www. facebook.com/baddogathens GAMES: Star Wars Trivia Night (B&B Theatre) Teams of 2–6 will go head-­to-­head on their Star Wars knowledge with Quizmaster David.

The winner will receive a B&B Theatres gift card. 7:30 p.m. www. facebook.com/bbathens12 SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park Community Center) New players welcome. Scheduled play days are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. vicepresident@ athenspetanque.org

Brooklyn-­based artist and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed presents “SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH OPERATOR,” an exhibition examining the poetics and power of machine learning. 6–9 p.m. athenaeum.uga.edu EVENTS: Burning Love.Craft (Southern Brewing Co.) Burning Love.Craft will host a benefit concert and art market with local vendors and Love.Craft shop items for sale. 5 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. www. lovecraftathens.org EVENTS: The Athens Fair (Athens Fairgrounds) The Athens Fair is back with carnival rides, games, food and special shows. See cowboys, bucking broncos and bulls at the Outlaw Rodeo special show.

5–11 p.m. $5 (12 and under), $10.

The Athens Fair on Facebook.

EVENTS: The Litas Athens Bike Night (Akademia Brewing Co.) Female motorcycle collective The Litas Athens welcomes everyone to enjoy music, beer and bikes.

Womxn who ride or are interested in riding are invited alike. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/thelitas athens GAMES: Thursday Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Jon Head hosts trivia every Thursday. Win pitchers and gift certificates. 7–9 p.m. www.johnnyspizza.com KIDSTUFF: Teeny Poses: Tort-­ally Zen (Memorial Park) Little ones are invited to stretch their limbs with animal-­themed yoga hosted by Morrocoy, the red-­footed tortoise, followed by an interactive story and sensory activity. Ages 3–6.

Parents and chaperones have free admission and must accompany children. 10:30–11:30 a.m. $3 (ACC residents), $4.50 (non-­ACC residents). www.accgov.com/ myrec, 706-­613-­3580 SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park Community Center) New players welcome. Scheduled play days are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. vicepresident@ athenspetanque.org

TAYLOR ALXNDR (pictured above) and Alex Suarez will host the end of summer dance party and drag show HOT N’ HURRR at the 40 Watt Club on Sept. 3 at 9 p.m.

EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse) 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.

EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Farmers Market and Garden) The market offers fresh produce, locally raised meat and eggs, baked goods, flowers, artisan goods and more. Online ordering is available Sundays– Thursdays for drive-­thru pick up.

Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. www.wbfm.locallygrown.net EVENTS: Neighborhood Books Market and Launch Party (Historic Athens) Shop for books, meet Athens-­area authors and celebrate the launch of a new independent bookseller specializing in local, independent and small press books.

MEETINGS: Merry Meet Every Week (Rabbit Hole Studios) Meet members of the Athens Area Pagans and discuss Pagan Pride Day. Meetings held every Saturday, 5 p.m. Donations encouraged. beth@ athensareapagans.org OUTDOORS: Naturalist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Take a hike around the property in search of seasonal happenings. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera and binoculars. 10–11 a.m. www.accgov.com/myrec PERFORMANCE: HOT N’ HURRR (40 Watt Club) FEMME HAUS and House of ALXNDR present this end of the summer dance party and drag show with special guests SAINT (of “The Boulet Brother’s Dragula”) and Tenderoni (winner of Drag Queen of the Year 2021). 9 p.m. (doors/meet and greet), 10:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. (shows). $15–$25. www.40watt. com SPORTS: Watch Party: UGA vs.

Oregon (Athentic Brewing Co.)

Cheer on the defending National Champs, the Georgia Bulldogs, at their season opener, and enjoy some game day food by Café Racer.

Kick-­off is at 3:30 p.m., but more games will be shown throughout the day. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athentic brewing.com

Sunday 4 ART: Artist’s Way Study Group (24th Street Athens Clubhouse) 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@beththompson photography.com, www.24thstreet athens.com EVENTS: Aquemini Soul Music Festival (Southern Brewing Co.) Encouraging diversity and empowering minority creators, this inaugural festival will include performers, vendors, food, fashion, art and more. 2–9 p.m. $10. www. facebook.com/aqueminimusicfest EVENTS: The Athens Fair (Athens Fairgrounds) The Athens Fair is back with carnival rides, games, food and special shows. See the equestrian art of dancing horses and enjoy the Spanish Heritage Festival. 2–11 p.m. $5 (12 and under), $10. The Athens Fair on Facebook.

GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at The Office (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Top three teams win prizes with free beer pitchers to winning teams between rounds. Hosted by John Bellerjeau. Sundays, 6 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddogathens SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park Community Center) New players welcome. Scheduled play days are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. vicepresident@ athenspetanque.org SPORTS: Watch Party: ATL United vs. Portland (Athentic Brewing Co.) Join the Classic City Terminus Legion to watch ATL United as they take on Portland. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Monday 5 EVENTS: The Athens Fair (Athens Fairgrounds) The Athens Fair is back with carnival rides, games, food and special shows. See a special show demonstrating the equestrian art of dancing horses.

2–11 p.m. $5 (12 and under), $10.

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Tuesday 6 EVENTS: No Phone Party (Hendershot’s Coffee) Disconnect to connect with a phone-­free, laptop-­free happy hour featuring drink specials, snacks, games and a record player.

Every Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. www. hendershotsathens.com EVENTS: Line Dance Lessons (International Grill & Bar) All experience levels welcome. Open dancing follows an intro class. Every first and third Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. $10. thatotherruthgirl@gmail.com GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at Amici (Amici Athens) Top three teams

win prizes with free beer pitchers to winning teams between rounds.

Hosted by TJ Wayt. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddog athens KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday: Forest Finds (Georgia Museum of Art) Little ones and their families can enjoy art and storytime together in the galleries, then complete an art activity. Ages 18 months to 3 years.

Email to reserve a spot. 10 a.m.

FREE! gmoa-­tours@uga.edu SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park Community Center) New players welcome. Scheduled play days are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. vicepresident@ athenspetanque.org

Wednesday 7 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) These drop-­in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgia museum.org COMEDY: 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. flyingsquidcomedy.com EVENTS: Creative Reuse Open House (Teacher Reuse Store) Every other Wednesday, non-­ teacher community members are invited to browse free supplies.

Eligible groups include students, nonprofits, artists/creatives, small business owners, social workers and religious organizations. Camps, after-­school and daycare programs are included. 2–6:30 p.m. FREE! reuse@accgov.com, www.facebook.com/athenstrs EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Markets offer fresh produce, flowers, eggs, meats, prepared foods and a variety of arts and crafts. Live music begins at 5 p.m. AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent at the market.

LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry Open Mic (The Globe) Athens’ longest-­running spoken word event has returned the first Wednesday of every month upstairs at the Globe. Tonight’s featured reader is John Charles Griffin, a Macon-­ based poet, photographer, recording artist and author of Junkyard Love Letters. 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/athenswordofmouth SPORTS: Pétanque Club of Athens (UGA Redcoat Band Practice Field) Learn to play the greatest game you’ve never heard of. RSVP. Wednesdays, 9–11:30 a.m. FREE! athenspetanqueclub@gmail.com

Down the Line 9/08 Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Induction (Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library) 9/08 Studio Workshop: Abstract Landscapes (Georgia Museum of Art) 9/08 Thursday Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) 9/09 Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art)

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Buvez 8 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/ buvez SLOW TEETH NC-­based band with members of Easter Island and Evil English.

MCKENDRICK BEARDEN Grand Vapids’ songwriter and guitarist performs a solo set.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreand bar.com RARE FORM Local roots rock.

KYLE KIMBRELL Folk singer-­ songwriter from Birmingham LEILANI MUSTARD Prolific local mural artist and songwriter.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre. com JAMESON TANK High-­energy rock act playing originals and covers.

ASYMPTOMATICS Six-­piece indie rock band to dance to.

KHALIKO Local rock band.

Wednesday 31 Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket. net MARION MONTGOMERY Bluesy local folk.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $8. www.flickertheatreand bar.com LOS CANTARES Desert rock band led by Jim Wilson.

BEAT UP Local anarcho-­punk group.

DEAF CONDORS Brothers Bob Jesus and Darrick Alvarez make heavy rock anthems with garage, doom and psych rock influences.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. (doors). 8 p.m. (show). $16. www.georgiatheatre.com ROBERT JON & THE WRECK Southern rock from California.

Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens. com NEW FACES NIGHT Discover new Athens musical talent. Hosted by Lizzy Farrell.

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

Thursday 1 40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com OH JEREMIAH Married duo performing Americana and roots rock.

ZAC CROOK Lo-­fi indie singer-­ songwriter.

Athentic Brewing Co. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing. com WADE NEWBURY Singer, guitarist and drummer who performs with several bands including Tangents, Norma Rae and The Rebecca Sunshine Band.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreand bar.com DEX ROMWEBER Member of leg-

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endary local band Flat Duo Jets.

INSTANT SMILE Duo guitar and drum playing psychedelic garage rock.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. (doors). $15–20. www.georgiatheatre.com CRUEL SUMMER Le Petite Fete presents a Taylor Swift inspired dance party with a costume contest, a lip sync for your life contest and Taylor trivia.

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.

Southern Brewing Co. Burning Love.Craft Benefit Concert and Art Market. $15 (adv.), $20.

5 p.m. (market), 6 p.m. (music). www.lovecraftathens.org THE LOVE.CRAFT BAND Several of Love.Craft’s potters double as musicians.

SERATONES Lousiana-­based soul rock band on New West Records.

LINQUA FRANQA Rapper and ACC Commissioner Mariah Parker spits politically charged lyrics over boom-­bap beats.

The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20. www.kenoshakid.com KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-­jazz trio centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles. Celebrating the release of October Book.

NIGHT PALACE Dreamy indie-­pop ensemble fronted by Avery Draut.

CICADA RHYTHM Captivating Athens duo playing melodic, roots-­ influenced folk-­rock.

Southern Brewing Co. 7 p.m. $12. www.sobrewco.com SONS OF SAILORS Jimmy Buffett cover band.

Saturday 3 Akademia Brewing Co. 59 X Fest. 3:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www.facebook.com/ AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed, screwed and tattooed punk rock and

RC COWBOY Independent singer-­ songwriter Steven Anglin plays originals and covers. (3 p.m.)

THE SPLITZ BAND This band’s wide range encompasses Motown, funk, disco and both old-­school and contemporary R&B. (6 p.m.)

Bishop Park Athens Farmer Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmers market.net FREQ 432 Improvisational duo.

Buvez 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/buvez athens SWING THEORY Big band jazz and swing.

MARIE MARIE Local duo paring ‘50s pop nostalgia with indie rock.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreand bar.com PARKER WIERLING Actor and songwriter celebrating the release of his single.

AUNT MOTH Post-­post-­punk band.

JACOB MALLOW Local singer-­ songwriter penning lush songs.

CICADA RHYTHM Captivating Athens duo playing melodic, roots-­ influenced folk-­rock.

Southern Brewing Co. Classic City Wrestling: Sabotage.

7–10 p.m. $10–20. www.sobrewco. com CLASSIC CITY JUKEBOX Tonight’s special set of octane live rock and roll will take place during matches of independent wrestling.

Sunday 4 Creature Comforts Brewery 3–5 p.m. www.creaturecomforts beer.com LIVE JAZZ Every Sunday afternoon.

Red Line Athens AMERICAN DREAM SURVIVORS Dark folk punk band from Gainesville, FL. SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-­school punk and arena rock to create a fist-­pumping atmosphere.

Friday 2 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com DON CHAMBERS Longtime local favorite who delves into pastoral folk and experimental rock with equal passion.

BROWN DWARF Local stoner rock band.

INFINITE FAVORS Former members of Pride Parade, Motherfucker and Cars Can Be Blue take it down a notch with a focus on song craft and harmony.

Athentic Brewing Co. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing. com THE LUCKY JONES old school rockin’ rhythm and blues band from Athens GA featuring Brian Crum on drums and vocals, “Slim” Green on guitar and Dick Daniels on bass.

Buvez 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/darkentriesathens DARK ENTRIES KARAOKE Sing your favorite song from a curated catalog of classic to modern goth, post-­punk, punk and industrial.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $12. www.flickertheatreand bar.com DEX ROMWEBER Member of legendary rockabilly band Flat Duo Jets.

INSTANT SMILE Guitar and drum duo playing psychedelic garage rock.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop 8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre. com SYLVIA ROSE NOVAK & PARTS UNKNOWN Local alternative rock band with pop-­punk leanings fronted by bassist and singer Sylvia Rose Novak.

Innovation Amphitheater 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $30. www.innovation amphitheatre.com STAIRWAY TO ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin tribute band.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www.flickertheatreandbar.com FRIENDSHIP Wonderfully down-­ trodden slowcore/alt-­country act from Philadeplhia MJ LENDERMAN Fuzzy alt-­country songwriter.

LITTLE GOLD Local group playing garage-­rock with country and pop sensibilities.

Georgia Theatre 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $32. www.georgiatheatre. com APOCALYPTICA Finnish band blending metal and classical.

LEPROUS Norwegian prog metal band.

WHEEL Finnish prog metal band.

The World Famous 10 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens FARSEEK Emo songs that hang on beautiful details of fleeting moments.

NEEDLE TEETH Sparkle-­punk angst pop that’s super cute and living paycheck to paycheck.

REED WINCKLER If a firefly could live inside a jar forever.

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Seratones will perform at Burning.Love Craft, a benefit concert and artist market supporting Love.Craft Athens, held at Southern Brewing Co. on Thursday, Sept. 1.

Roll from Athens.

THE CAROLYN Sleep deprived punk trio from Atlanta.

ROSIE & THE RATDOGS Four-­ piece hard rock band from Athens.

THE KILLAKEE HOUSE Atlanta denim ashtray punk.

NOISE MOUNTAIN Draws deeply from the rich well of latter 20th century rock and roll, punk and hardcore.

VIPER CLUB Cinematic, modern rock band.

MISHAPEN Alternative band from Atlanta that blends the sounds of grunge, punk and alternative.

WAY PAST COOL Brand new pop-­ punk outfit from Athens.

Athens Fairgrounds Athens Fair. 3–9 p.m. $5–10. carnivals878@gmail.com

International Grill & Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ IGBAthensGA WADE NEWBURY Singer, guitarist and drummer who performs with several bands including Tangents, Norma Rae and The Rebecca Sunshine Band.

The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20. www.kenoshakid.com KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-­jazz trio centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles. Celebrating the release of October Book.

ADRON The strong, fluttering voice of Adrienne McCann meanders through her blend of mellow Tropicalia and low-­key jazz.

STRAWBERRY REPRODUCTION Athens-­based tech-­metal group.

COMMÜNE New local femme punk shouting anthems of angst and social regret.

Southern Brewing Co. Aquemini Music Festival. 2–9 p.m. $10 (adv.). www.sobrewco.com AQUEMINI MUSIC FESTIVAL First annual festival celebrating soul, R&B, reggae, reggaeton, hip hop and Latin music. Performers include The Splitz Band, Aquatic Soul, Natti LoveJoy Band, Diamond Elyse, Kalena & GSG Band, Misnomer, Ishues, Domino 787, Candy Morgan, Guaranteed Money, Cassie Chantel, Charlie, GregR&B, Luckie, Quezzy Poet, Niño Brown, Farin, Derty Lingo, Mack2Tone and much more.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5–8 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net RED OAK BOYS No info available.

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

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $22. www.georgiatheatre. com AMANDA SHIRES Grammy award-­ winning singer-­songwriter and violinist.

HONEY HARPER Cowboy angel making songs you never knew you wanted.

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 9/08 Stephen Eutsler (Athentic Brewing Co.) 9/08 Karaoke Night (Southern Brewing Co.) 9/08 The War and Treaty (UGA Performing Arts Center) 9/08 Of Montreal, Locate S, 1, Linqua Franqa (40 Watt Club) 9/09 Shane Parish, Sham, Yes Selma (1331 Dowdy Rd.) 9/11 Live Jazz (Creature Comforts Brewery) 9/14 Jazz Night (Porterhouse Grill) 9/14 Dr. Fred’s Karaoke (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 9/15 Karaoke Night (Southern Brewing Co.) 9/16 Dark Entries Karaoke (Buvez) 9/18 Live Jazz (Creature Comforts Brewery)

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SING OUT!: The Meridian Women’s Chorus went on a two-year hiatus, but recently announced it’s back. The choral group is open to all women who would like to participate and has no auditions. Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 12:30–1:45 p.m. at Holy Cross Lutheran Church (800 West Lake Dr.) starting Thursday, Sept. 8. The group’s next concert is Dec. 8. To get involved, or gather more information, please contact director Stacie Court at stacie.court@gmail com or MIKE WHITE · DEADLYDESIGNS.COM

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EXTRA, DEXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: The mighty garage and rockabilly figurehead Dex Romweber (Flat Duo Jets) will return to the Flicker Theatre & Bar this Thursday, Sept. 1 and Friday, Sept. 2. Tickets from his previously scheduled show last September will be honored. So, kudos to all who managed to keep up with those. To grab advance tickets, head to Eventbrite.com and search for “Dexter Romweber.” In advance, these shows will run you $12 each night or $20 for both. No clue what this will cost at the door, but I can tell you that if you’ve never seen Dex perform, then you’re in for a real treat. Those who know know what I’m talking about. For an exceedingly tiny peek into the man’s music, please see dexromweber.bandcamp.com.

Opening each night is the new-to-town duo Instant Smile whom I’d encourage you to learn more about over at instantsmileband. com.

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album out that forges together the talents of prolific experimental composer Killick Hinds and jazz and prog guitarist John Miley (Breathlanes, Cosmic Charlie). This collaborative release, credited to each, is titled By Dint of Intonation. One thing I’ve always respected and admired about Killick is his ability to work very quickly and maintain supreme focus on the task at hand. To this end, everything here was performed in the order presented, with no overdubs or editing, and the pair completed the record in two hours. The result is a nice, unselfconscious and unpretentious grouping of tunes that don’t just play off each other, but with each other. It’s tempting to describe this as freeform, because some forms are observably present, but nothing here is beholden to any tradition or style. Most lovely here are probably the back-to-back tracks “Scrapey” and the cleverly titled “Scratches of Spain.” Find this at killick.bandcamp.com.

SPEAK UP: Did y’all know that Athens band Whisper Kiss has been around making music for 14 years? Neither did I, but that’s what they told me when announcing the brand-new full-length Long is The Ride. So, pay better attention, I guess? Composed of decades-long Athens musician Michael Wegner (Abbey Road Live, Cosmic Charlie), Shelley Lotus (vocals) and Karen Bergmann (cello), the group now has four albums under its belt in the past decade.

The whole album’s vibe is a slightly melancholy affair, mainly due to the persistent emotional weight of the cello, shored up and carried by pleasant melodies and strong vocal performances. Whisper Kiss will celebrate the album’s release at Buvez on Saturday, Sept. 10. Find the group’s music

706-424-9516. To find out more without having to actually talk to anyone first, please see meridianwomenschorus.org.

NONE MORE BLACK: Following up last year’s EP The Horror I, goth deathrockers Entertainment now bring you The Horror II. The three-song release arrives courtesy of Atlanta’s Stickfigure Records. The notes for the EP mention that these tracks were largely written in isolation with very little input from even live-show-playing members of the band. And, to be honest, they sound exactly like that. Thing is, though, that The Horror I was written the same way. Whereas that record is a lushly performed EP, The Horror II dumps the listener into a dark pit of doom with a discernibly plodding structure and submid-tempo playing. That’s no insult, either.

Sometimes that’s just the way we like it. Dig this in its entirety at stickfigurerecordings. bandcamp.com.

THIS WON’T TAKE LONG: Now, from the “totally unnecessary but still kind of fun” category, comes Screwy Chopper Vol. 4 from Killa Cabbi. As you can gather, this is the fourth mixtape the DJ has made in this style, which is the classic production technique of chopping and screwing (i.e. cutting up and slowing down) various pop tracks. Featured artists include Lizzo, Bruno Mars, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa and Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Billie Eilish and more. Chances are very good I’ll never listen to this again—and even better, I’ll have forgotten it completely by the time you read this—but it wasn’t a bad way to spend half an hour or so when I spun it. Find this and other releases over at echobassrecords.bandcamp.com. f

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WHITE TIGER DELUXE (64 N. Main St., I wouldn’t have. It wasn’t bad, especially 706-705-6115): The original White Tiger, flavorwise, but the texture got a little too in Boulevard, is one of my standard places chewy in some parts. On the other hand, to eat for pure pleasure—a fairly short list, the new place has stuff the original doesn’t, because most of my eating out is taken up including alcoholic beverages and fries. The with this job. Those kinds of outings are latter are fine on their own, but topped with pretty different from one another. Eat at a restaurant frequently, and you won’t stray from your standards much, because that’s what you’re going there for.

I have more than one usual order at Taco Stand, but not a whole lot more than one. The same goes for White Tiger, where I order the Happy Top burger (American cheese, onions, mayo, nice lettuce). It is the best thing on the menu, and it makes me feel taken care of. Going to the snazzy and aptly named new place in Watkinsville, in a building that has never been so blinged out, is an entirely different experience, even if you’re not writing about it. It is a lot to look at, with pink and tchotchkes and glitter and rainbows everywhere. Neon and fun lighting, frills and charm, a bathroom that kills the overhead light in favor of a brief dance soundtrack and a disco ball overhead— you could say it’s overkill, but that’s the Slutty Vegan point. It embodies the spirit of owners Ken Manring and Melinda Edwards, who are rainbow glitter unicorns thembarbecue, cheese sauce, scallions and barbeselves. It feels genuine, and even dudes who cue sauce, they’re damn delicious. drive big trucks and might otherwise be The bar mixes drinks, but it also has two found eating McDonald’s breakfast together frozen options. Currently, they’re a wonderfor a social outing are gathering around ful frosé, topped with maraschino cherries, White Tiger Deluxe’s tables. and a fresh-tasting piña colada with a trianThe food isn’t quite as consistent yet as gle of pineapple on the side. Sit outside on the Boulevard location, and the restaurant the covered patio in the summer (especially is still expanding its hours and adding if you’re not comfortable eating inside yet), things, but it has high points. Would I have and they’ll cool you off. ordered the tofu patty melt if I weren’t tryI was unimpressed with the smoked fish ing to experience other parts of the menu? dip, and I think the crackers that come with

it and the pimento cheese (which needs more pimentos) are too thick and wheaty, but the desserts are an upgrade. Provided by a former Ike & Jane worker, they include a slice of pie that changes weekly (mine was a nice cheesecake with a well-executed crust) and macarons (churro-flavored!) that are too chilled but otherwise real nice and very on-brand.

Service is still getting its act together, but where isn’t that the case these days?

I have faith in the restaurant’s ability to train its folks and smooth out the experience, and who am I to poke a unicorn in the eye? White Tiger Deluxe is open for lunch Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m.,

dinner Tuesday through Sunday 5–9 p.m. and brunch Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. –2 p.m.

SLUTTY VEGAN (700 Baxter St., 855439-7588): Speaking of too-muchness, this location of the Atlanta restaurant that’s managed to make vegan food decadent is pretty overstimulating. The workers yell “We got a SLUT in the building” at the top of their lungs for every person who walks in the door, and introverts may be scared off.

That said, it’s also good humored and oddly charming. Music is loud. The menu is sort of a mess to read (not everything is available every day, but you have to wait for the digital signage to rotate to the menu board).

Food is to-go only and ready in a hurry.

Is it convincing? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. The burgers use Impossible patties, which don’t taste like much of anything and don’t mimic the texture of beef, but are fine when used as a vehicle for toppings.

The Fussy Hussy, for example, comes with pickles, Slut Sauce, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato and “cheese,” so there’s plenty to taste. The fake chicken sandwich, on the other hand, is nearly indistinguishable from the real thing, meeting your teeth with a crunchy exterior and an interior that isn’t mush. As someone who prides herself on her ability to tell the difference, I was shook.

Where you can see a difference is in the price. That chicken sandwich will run you $15 (fries included). Some of the burgers go as high as $19. Drinks are pricey, too, including boozy or virgin slushies that cost $8–$12. Popsicles are $5. It’s OK to ask what you’re worth, though, and the extra cost may be justifiable to many.

At the moment, Slutty Vegan is open 12–8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 12–9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

WHAT’S UP: Wok Star, in Winterville, will be closing at the end of August.

The Alley, in Homewood Hills, is already closed. Nedza’s has opened a second location in Monroe. The former Applebee’s, on Broad Street near Hawthorne/Alps, is becoming San Angel Cocina & Cantina. Jerry and Krista Slater, of The Expat, plan to open Slater’s Steakhouse this fall in the Five Points spot that once housed Five & Ten. The Flying Biscuit is planning to open another Athens-area location in the same Oconee County shopping center as Trader Joe’s. home.made is open for Sunday brunch again. Farm Cart is doing a pop-up barbecue dinner on occasional Friday nights—the next one will be held Sept. 2.

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