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UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library will open the exhibition “Legacy: Vince Dooley, 1932-2022” on Sept. 1 with free tours happening throughout the fall at 3 p.m. on Fridays before each home football game. To schedule a tour, visit libs.uga.edu/scl.

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After nearly two years since Flagpole reported that the popular Arnoldsville restaurant was building an Athens location, Cafe Racer opened on West Broad Street on Aug. 22. Regular hours are 7 a.m.–2 p.m. for the moment, but subject to change.

See “Cafe Racer Will Open Tomorrow” at flagpole.com.

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Clerk Candidates Court Voters

PLUS, TRANSPORTATION PROJECT UPDATES AND MORE LOCAL NEWS

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

Two longtime courthouse employees are running for clerk of Superior Court in a special election this November, and Winterville Mayor Dodd Ferrelle is unopposed as he seeks a third term.

Elisa Zarate—the interim clerk of court appointed by Probate Court Judge Susan Schaffer after Bevery Logan retired midterm—is seeking to fill the rest of Logan’s term. She’ll be opposed by Andrew Griffeth, who has worked in the clerk’s office for more than a decade.

Prior to her appointment as interim clerk, Zarate served for three years as court administrator and seven years as program coordinator for the Treatment and Accountability Court.

“I was selected for the Interim Clerk appointment because of my proven work ethic and contributions to the local judiciary and my community,” Zarate said in a news release. “I have the experience and institutional knowledge necessary to continue to lead the Clerk of Courts office in the administration of justice and to be the official record keeper for the county while adhering to the highest ethical standards deserved by all.”

Griffeth has served as a clerk with the Family Violence Unit, deputy clerk and senior deputy clerk. “My top priority is to ensure the people of Athens-Clarke County are served with excellence and our records are preserved with the highest integrity,” he said in a news release announcing his candidacy. “With over a decade of experience in the Clerk’s office, I know firsthand what is required to provide members of the community and legal system with customer service that is efficient, collaborative and professional. If elected, every person who comes into our office will be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.”

The race is nonpartisan. The countywide special election is scheduled for Nov. 7.

Three Winterville City Council seats are up for grabs Nov. 7, as well. Tina Mills is the

lone candidate to fill the unexpired term of Timothy Pierce-Tumlin. Four candidates are seeking the other two seats: Melissa Metzger, an incumbent; and Diane Greene, Jonathan Mosely and Kenneth Tweedell. For those two seats, voters will pick two candidates, and the top two finishers will win.

ACC Seeks Hawthorne Funding

Athens-Clarke County is applying for a $1 million federal grant to plan improvements for two of Athens’ most dangerous corridors—Hawthorne and Oglethorpe avenues.

Hawthorne Avenue and Alps Road between Prince Avenue and Baxter Street contain five of ACC’s 10 most dangerous intersections, and Oglethorpe between Prince and Mitchell Bridge Road includes two of the 50 most dangerous road segments, according to a letter of support approved by the transportation advisory group Athens in Motion.

ACC previously applied for a $25 million RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant for Hawthorne Avenue from the U.S. Department of Transportation. That application wasn’t approved, but it did make it all the way to Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s desk, ACC Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Coordinator Daniel Sizemore told the Athens in Motion Commission last week. The county did win a $25 million RAISE grant for North Avenue last year, and that project “is moving along,” Sizemore said, with public input scheduled for September and October.

In other transportation updates, construction has started on the Carr’s Creek section of the North Oconee River Greenway connecting the Eastside to UGA’s East Campus, Park Planning Coordinator Todd Miller said. The county is also acquiring construction easements for the third phase of Firefly Trail between Winterville

and Hancock Road, with construction scheduled to start early next year.

A multi-use path along most of Riverbend Road between College Station Road and Milledge Avenue will be Athens in Motion’s next bike project, Sizemore said, followed by Cherokee Road.

COVID Is Surging Again

Though not as much as in years past, COVID-19 cases are rising again in Athens after UGA classes started earlier this month.

Athens had 113 confirmed cases over the past two weeks, according to weekly data released Aug. 23 by the Georgia Department of Public Health. For months, just a handful of cases per day were reported in Athens, but that number spiked to 30 on Aug. 21. The real figure is likely much higher, as most people now use at-home tests, and the results of those are not reported to the state.

Fortunately, the current wave isn’t resulting in as many deaths or hospitalizations as previous waves. In the 10-county Northeast Health District, there were 475 confirmed cases and one death for the week of Aug. 16–22. According to the most recent CDC data, about 350 people in Georgia are hospitalized with COVID-19, compared to

more than 5,000 at the height of the pandemic, so hospitals are not under stress.

A pattern has emerged since the start of the pandemic in March 2020: Cases spike in Athens in late August and early September, after UGA students come back to town. They spike again in December and January, after Thanksgiving and winter break, when people are also traveling and are often stuck indoors.

Public health experts are urging people who are at risk of severe COVID to consider wearing N95 masks again when they are in public. That includes people over 65 and people with pre-existing conditions like diabetes or respiratory disease, or who are immunosuppressed, as well as their caregivers.

A new booster vaccine is also on the way in about a month that will protect against newer variants. However, experts are advising that most people should hold off for a while so that its effectiveness will peak this winter. Those who are unvaccinated or have not received a booster, though, should get one immediately, because even the older bivalent vaccine will provide some protection against newer strains. Only 57% of Athens’ population is fully vaccinated (two shots), and 71% have not had a booster, according to the CDC. f

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Life Is a Precious Thing

MEET GABY LINDSEY OF VIVA! ARGENTINE

By Patrick Barry food@flagpole.com

The following is based on a conversation with Gaby Lindsey, co-owner of Viva! Argentine on Prince Avenue, that took place back in May of 2023. However, since then a few things have changed.

Primarily, Gaby and Jesse Lindsey announced the permanent closure of Viva! on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Citing rising costs and a desire to spend more time with family, they closed the doors on their longtime restaurant after 11 years of business. Even so, there is still a place for sharing the stories of people who make Athens unique, and this story serves to honor a place that made everyone who happened across it feel like part of a family.

It’s 3 a.m., and while the tiny town of Athens sleeps, Gaby is hard at work.

Anywhere from four to five days out of the week, Gaby gets to the restaurant in the very early morning to prepare her cupcakes.

“I’m not a baker, you know? I cook. So, the fact that I am a baker now is just hilarious to me,” Gaby said as she cored out the freshbaked cupcakes to make room for cream filling.

Despite not seeing herself as a baker, Gaby’s cupcakes have become renowned around town for their inventive flavors and garnishes. Today’s batch is Oreo: chocolate cupcakes with a cream filling and chocolate icing, an Oreo cookie on top.

She’s wearing a rainbow paisley bandana on her head, a T-shirt of a local band and, as she swirls icing from a large piping bag onto the cupcakes, a big smile on her face.

Gaby came to Athens in 1989 for school, and ended up building a life. The community welcomed her with open arms, and her passion for cooking and serving others led her to working at Taco Stand, a longstanding, low-price taco restaurant that has been in business in Athens since 1977.

After 13 years at Taco Stand and much encouragement from coworkers and management, Gaby opened Viva! with her husband Jesse, whom she calls her “secret weapon.”

“They were all so supportive. They were like, ‘Gaby, this is your time.’ Like, ‘get in there and do it,’” she said of her former employers.

Taco Stand moved locations, leaving equipment and space for Gaby to grow what is now Viva!. Across the kitchen, soup is cooking in a pot given to Gaby by Taco Stand 11 years ago.

“Jesse, every Friday night growing up, he knew his parents were gonna be at the Taco Stand, and he could get a free meal off of them. So it’s really cool to be a part of that. So, to parlay it into my own thing was just, I mean, sometimes I really do pinch myself.

I’m like, how did I get so lucky?”

Luck might have less to do with it for someone like Gaby, though. On the serving window of the kitchen is a small photo of her mother in a kitchen, wearing an apron, cooking at the stove. Her mother immigrated from Argentina to the United States when she was 16.

“That’s mommy, frying empanadas in her kitchen. I was like ‘this’ big,” Gaby said, holding her hand a bit above her waist, “and she would turn over a milk crate and I would help her roll the empanada dough out. It was just something I always did.”

Clearly, it runs in the family. Viva! serves empanadas, of course, with a wide range of fillings, as well as other Argentine-inspired dishes. Argentina boasts an extremely diverse geography, with its borders encompassing 3,180 miles of uninterrupted coastline, a portion of the Andes and both the

winter, she said, lemons grew on the trees that were the size of softballs. “I definitely want to go back and take Alice,” she said of her young daughter.

She paused. “The big reason why we started this place is because we lost my mom,” she said after a while.

In 2005, Gaby’s mother was visiting her father in Argentina when she fell off a train. Unable to travel back to the United States for care due to her injuries, she was forced to accept care in Argentina. Complications during a procedure lead to her death.

“You know, I try to think of the positive,” Gaby said. “She always wanted to be home when she passed away. So she’s in a catacomb with her mother, her grandmother and her sister. So she’s where she wanted to end up. Maybe, uh, several decades too early, but I know she’s here with us. I can honor my mother who always wanted to have a restaurant of her own.”

Gaby carries on her mother’s memory by working charity events for local nonprofits, schools and organizations, but for her and Jesse, just serving people good food is enough.

“Jesse and I do the best we can for each other, for the people we love, for the people we see. We try to make everything better for everyone,” she said.

highest and lowest points in the southern hemisphere. Such a region is sure to lead to interesting and diverse dishes, but it also means that it would be nearly impossible to replicate in a place like the Southern United States.

“[Argentinian food] is very fresh,” Gaby said. “It’s meat based. We’re known for all of our cattle, but in Athens, that’s not what we eat. We’re not all about red meat here, there are a lot of vegans and vegetarians.”

Jesse calls Viva!’s cuisine “SouthernArgentine fusion.”

“When my mom was still alive and people would ask where she was from, she’d say, ‘Argentina, you don’t get any more southern than Argentina,’ you know, to try to bring people in. Being an immigrant isn’t weird, you know; it’s not something unapproachable.”

Gaby reminisced on a trip she had taken with her mother to Argentina. Even in the

For many years most mornings started the same way: Gaby would wake up with a five-shot mocha and do it all over again.

“I remember when we first started to do this,” Gaby said, “I looked at Jesse and said ‘Now, you know we’re never going to be millionaires off this, but we’re going to live a satisfying life, because we’re going to help people.”

Even though the doors of Viva! are now closed, that is the spirit that will live on in people’s fond memories. Rising costs of rent and supplies in addition to labor issues are commonplace in the restaurant world, and many beloved local establishments have had to close or are in danger of closing. However, you may not have missed your last chance to dine at Viva! The restaurant’s lease isn’t up until November, and the Lindseys have warned to keep an eye on Viva!’s social media pages for potential popups until then. f

PATRICK BARRY

Behind the Hedges

HOW SANFORD STADIUM GOT ITS ICONIC GREENERY

By Dink NeSmith dnesmith@cninewspapers.com

Gov. Lamartine Griffin Hardman was a progressive but stern governor. In 1929 he decreed no vehicles of the University of Georgia should leave Clarke County. Under normal circumstances, that’d be an easy rule to follow. But circumstances weren’t normal when President Steadman V. Sanford was determined to unveil “the best football stadium in Dixie” that fall. The Bulldogs were welcoming Yale to help christen the new gridiron in the valley between the north and south campuses.

15-0 between the hedges.

There is more than one version of this story, but before the governor’s grandson, Lam Hardman III, died, this is how he retold it. I’ve been carrying Lam’s story around for 30 years. And then it hit me— the great-grandsons of Sarge Farmer and L.G. Hardman Jr. live in Athens.

With the help of their mothers, Catherine Hardman and Rebecca Farmer, Lamartine G. “Lam” Hardman V, Henri Leon “Beau” Farmer IV and I took a trip to San-

Circumstances got more complicated when an Atlanta donor called with a gift of privet Ligustrum hedges to ring the stadium’s field. That’s when President Sanford hit upon a scheme that might not invoke the governor’s ire. He involved the governor’s son, Lamartine Griffin Hardman Jr., who was a UGA student. And since the university’s fleet was limited, and the biggest truck belonged to the ROTC department, Henri Leon “Sarge” Farmer was recruited to guide the stealth mission to and from

When young Hardman and his ROTC instructor struck out for Atlanta, they had intentions of returning before dark. The truck’s headlights were on the blink. But the journey took longer than expected. On the return to the Classic City, the sun dropped. Sarge, ever prepared, pulled out a flashlight. He put his student behind the wheel.

Clinging to the running board, Sarge aimed the beam toward Athens. That worked—for a while. Then it got darker. Army-like, he crawled onto the hood of the big olive-drab truck. Hanging on with one hand and shining the light with the other, Sarge—sprawled out—guided the governor’s son back into town and to the gate of yet-to-be-dedicated Sanford Stadium.

Workers were waiting to spade the privet into the red clay. Legend suggests they, too, needed flashlights to beat the deadline before the Oct. 12, 1929, kickoff.

No one knows whether Gov. Hardman ever yelped, but he was in the 50-yard line seats—along with eight other Southern governors—to see the Bulldogs bite Yale

ford Stadium to touch the hedges. That was in 2013. Lam was 7, and Beau was 9. For 50 minutes, between the hedges, I was younger than 10, too. The three of us imagined the roar of 95,000.

Today, Lam Hardman is a senior at Athens Academy, thinking about UGA. Beau Farmer is a junior, studying accounting, at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.

As I was looking at the privet Ligustrum, I flashed back to 1996. Vince Dooley was on the phone. “The Olympics are coming,” he said. “If you want some of the hedges, you best get on over here.”

Years later, I bragged to Coach Dooley how well my hedges were doing. He trimmed my pride, adding, “I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but you can’t kill privet hedge.”

The iconic football coach turned green thumb was right. Privet is an invasive-like weed. Not only will it take over the farm; it will take over the imagination of millions in the Bulldog Nation. Followers of the Red and Black believe there’s something magic about playing “between the hedges.”

Just ask Fran Tarkenton, Herschel Walker or Stetson Bennett IV: You can’t kill privet Ligustrum.

And you can’t kill the legend of how the hedges got to Sanford Stadium. Just ask Henri Leon Farmer IV or Lamartine Griffin Hardman V. f Dink

The ingenuity of UGA President Steadman V. Sanford, the governor’s son Lamartine Griffin Hardman Jr. and Henri Leon “Sarge” Farmer is responsible for bringing the privet hedges to the school’s new football stadium in 1929.

Three Dawg Night

TRAGEDY AND REALIGNMENT MAR GEORGIA’S CHAMPIONSHIP QUEST

By Cy Brown news@flagpole.com

I missed Georgia, and I’m not the only one. Take a quick shuffle through the record bins of your mind and think of all the songs you know that are about Georgia. The theme that keeps popping up isn’t being in Georgia—it’s getting back to Georgia. The Mountain Goats were “Going To Georgia” while Nappy Roots were “On My Way To GA.” For others it wasn’t so simple. Jim Croce was “Walkin’ Back To Georgia,” Gladys Knight took that “Midnight Train To Georgia,” and Gary Stewart was “Draggin’ Shackles” down to Georgia. Hell, even “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.”

There’s a reason “Georgia On My Mind” is an American standard. Anyone who leaves and still loves this place thinks about returning—a lot.

But I’m back, baby. Not just back in Georgia; back in the Classic City.

Athens has changed a lot since I last called it home back in 2017. There are more students, so there are more cars, so there is more traffic. But there isn’t more housing, and the streets aren’t bigger. Ike & Jane, which was served at my wedding, closed after I left. Viva!

Argentine has closed since I’ve gotten back. The students seem like they’re getting younger, and I have to remind myself I’m just getting older.

I also have to remind myself that no matter how much of a townie I become, I was once a student, and Athens is and always will be a college town. College towns are transient. There were more frozen yogurt places than you could

Georgia’s 2023 Schedule

SEPT. 2

vs. UT-Martin (6 p.m.; SEC Network+)

The defending champs’ first matchup is so lopsided it won’t even be on TV, just the ESPN app.

SEPT. 9

vs. Ball State (noon; SEC Network)

The Cardinals from Muncie, IN, are more cannon fodder for a game that should be over before halftime.

SEPT. 16

vs. South Carolina (3:30 p.m.; CBS)

SEC action kicks off with a visit from the Gamecocks, who finished in the top 25 last year for the first time since 2013.

SEPT. 23

vs. UAB (TBD)

New head coach Trent Dilfer will lead the Blazers for Georgia’s fourth straight home game to start the year.

SEPT. 30

at Auburn (TBD)

For their first road game, the Dawgs face off with the Tigers and new head coach Hugh Freeze in an annual rivalry that may not survive expansion.

OCT. 7

vs. Kentucky (TBD)

A popular sleeper pick, the Wildcats are building on a 7-6 season that saw them ranked as high as No. 7.

shake a stick at when I first arrived as a student more than a decade ago. Eventually, those all closed and became latenight, stoner-themed dessert spots. I don’t know what all they’ve been in the six years I was gone, but it seems

before Kirby Smart’s magical second season in charge, a season that changed the perception and trajectory of the program. All they’ve done since is stay at the top of the sport and win back-to-back national championships. It isn’t lost on me that the upward swing came just as I left, so if a downward swing comes this fall, you have my permission to run my ass back out of town.

Despite my superstitions, the reason we’ve ascended to the top of the sport and are unlikely to descend is money. Smart came to Athens and followed the Nick Saban model by shoving money into every hole in the program. It is no coincidence that A) Georgia spends the most on recruiting, B) signs the best recruits and C) wins national championships. Each of those points logically follows the other. College football is about money. And not just spending it, but making it. More and more it seems like college football’s movers and shakers—university presidents, athletic directors, conference commissioners—believe the sole purpose of the sport is to make them as much money as humanly possible. And the way to do that is to do anything the TV executives tell you.

they’re all bubble tea joints now. What is Chuck’s Fish to today’s students was Junkman’s Brother’s Daughter’s second location to me, and the Greyhound bus depot to the grayhairs. It’s the circle of college town life.

Georgia football has certainly changed since I left. I moved out of Athens in the summer of 2017, months

OCT. 14

at Vanderbilt (TBD)

On one hand, the Commodores look to be improving. On the other, improvement meant going 5-7 last year instead of 2-10.

OCT. 28

vs Florida in Jacksonville (3:30 p.m.; CBS)

It would be a surprise if the Gators were on Georgia’s level, but anything can happen at the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

NOV. 4

vs. Missouri (TBD)

Those other Tigers can play D, but points might be hard to come by for a Mizzou team that lacks playmakers besides wideout Luther Burden.

NOV. 11

vs. Ole Miss (TBD)

Heisman candidate Quinshon Judkins and the Rebels come to town for what could be a trap game if Georgia gets caught looking ahead.

NOV. 18

at Tennessee (TBD)

The consensus prediction for runner-up in the east, the Vols on Rocky Top might be Georgia’s stiffest challenge of the regular season—especially if it’s a night game.

NOV. 25

at Georgia Tech (TBD)

The Dawgs close out the regular season against the rebuilding Ramblin’ Wreck, which took the interim tag off midseason promotion Brent Key. [Blake Aued]

The SEC and Big Ten are expanding in 2024, transforming the top of the sport from a Power Five to a Power Two, with the Big 12 and ACC also kicking around. The College Football Playoff is moving to a 12-team format. Beloved rivalries such as Bedlam (Oklahoma-Oklahoma State) and the Apple Cup (Washington-Washington State) are ending because TV thinks there’s more money in making college football look like the NFL. This season is the clear end of an era. Between continuing changes and evolution in NIL, the transfer portal, and the conference landscape continuing to shift in search of more and more money, college football as I’ve known it all my life will be gone, replaced by something that is strikingly similar in an uncanny way.

Suffice it to say, I am not as jazzed about the prospect of going for a threepeat as I thought I would be. Some of that discontent draws from the schedule, which is ass, to put it frankly. The Dawgs will be very good. The old five-star players have been replaced by new five-star players. Mike Bobo is back as offensive coordinator. Carson Beck is your starting quarterback. The defense will be nasty again. It would take some shocking results for Georgia to not end up playing for the SEC Championship in this final season of divisional play and going for the threepeat afterward.

A lot of discontent also stems from what happened off the field this offseason. On Jan. 15, football player Devin Willock and staffer Chandler Lecroy died in a car wreck hours after the team and fans celebrated winning the 2022 national title. Jalen Carter, now with the Philadelphia Eagles, pleaded no contest to reckless driving and racing stemming from the wreck. Multi-million dollar lawsuits have been filed by the Willock’s family and Tori Bowles, another passenger who was seriously injured. And yet, football players are still out here getting speeding tickets and reckless driving citations. It’s been enough to make me lose a lot of faith in the whole enterprise, as well as my part in it.

I’m back in Athens, though. And being back in the community reminds of the things I love about Georgia football, about college football, that have nothing to do with all the bullshit and have everything to do with the people and community it connects me to.

As much as I can enjoy cheering from afar and watching on TV, only in Athens can I walk to Sanford Stadium from my apartment. I can stand in line and ring the Chapel Bell after we win. I can yell, “Who’s that coming down the track?” and know it’ll be echoed by everyone within earshot. I can bump around tailgates all day, playing catchup with old friends I may not have seen again after college if it weren’t for those half-dozen or so Saturdays every fall.

So never mind what happens on the field. Never mind the changing landscape. Never mind wins, losses, or threepeats. I’m in Athens, GA, and pretty soon I’ll be in Sanford Stadium surrounded by you beautiful Dawg people. I’m home. f

The Bulldogs dominated college football in 2022 and look poised to do the same this year.

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Sharing a Kitchen

TIPS FOR AVOIDING FOOD FIGHTS WITH ROOMMATES

By Erin France news@flagpole.com

Whether you have roommates, are paired up with a squeeze or reheating last night’s dinner at work, you’re likely sharing a kitchen. Kitchens can be gray areas for social acceptability. If you pee with the bathroom door open, roommates are either going to be OK with it or tell you to close the door. Use more spices than your roommates, and it’ll likely only come out in some awful group meeting where the fact you like spicy food is lobbed like an accusation. Here are some suggestions for making things easier:

ALWAYS WEAR PANTS: I lived with three guys my junior year of college. We usually took turns hosting a meal for the others. I served up crawfish etouffee, Randy sauteed bolognese, Mike ordered pizzas and Dan cooked Whatever Was in the Cabinet Casserole in his boxer shorts. I have never lost my appetite so fast as watching a nearly nude man lump pasta, peas and tuna fish together in a big bowl. We had to create a rule that year to get Dan to stop cooking in his boxers. Unless you’ve got explicit permission from your roommates (or they’re gone for the weekend), wear pants in the kitchen.

RESPECT OTHERS’ NOSES—TO A POINT: I love sardines. I try only to eat them when I’m by myself or with another stinky fish lover. Another easy one, a boss man told me he hated the smell of popcorn. Simple—I didn’t eat popcorn at work anymore. Then, there’s the case of the Little Rock, AR, roommate who told me he didn’t like the smell of onions and garlic. Onions and garlic are in 90% of what I cook and are fairly universal flavors in many cuisines. Too bad for him. If you’re cooking, be aware that

food smells linger, and try to eat smelly food when it will affect the fewest number of people. If you’re the one bothered by the smell, ask for consideration instead of an all-out ban.

WHEN TO SPRING INTO ACTION: If you know how to cook, only save your roommates from real danger. Bolognese Randy decided to make french fries and started a grease fire in the apartment. I managed to bellow wordlessly as I knocked the pot of water out of his hand, grabbed a box of salt off the top of the fridge and flung it on the stovetop. (Side tip: Don’t throw water on a grease fire. Almost anything else is better.) We contained the fire with another bag of sugar and an extra large box of baking soda. Meanwhile, I left it alone when Casserole Dan wanted to cook a camping trip stew using a crockpot and bay leaves. The resulting stew swirled with two fistfuls of bay leaves that left the apartment and crockpot smelling like bay for days. The car trunk where the unsecured crock pot spilled on the way to the campsite likely still smells. Cooking is all about experimentation, and it’s not any fun to have a backseat chef in your ear. Take action during dangerous situations, and let the rest go.

HAVE A PLAN FOR CLEANING UP: I recommend staying away from the “everyone cleans up after themselves” mantra. It’s easy to say, but in a kitchen space there’s a lot of domestic work that happens beyond the physical cleaning of a dirty pot, plate and glass. Chef Joe was a breath of fresh air because he also wanted to remove the smoking oven charcoal remains of cheese-dripping frozen pizzas. Even dorm roommates might want to consider scheduling a mini-fridge and microwave cleanout more than once a semester.

PAYING FOR STAPLES: Constant betting makes sharing food more fun. Pizza Mike, Bolognese Randy, Casserole Dan and I each had cabinets for our individual food stores, but we shared some basics, especially milk. We plowed through milk by the gallons. Instead of getting mad about who was drinking all the milk, we started a ‘milk jar.’ We bet a dollar or two on games, trivia or what our other roommates were doing, with all the winnings going into the milk jar. Then, whenever we needed to buy more milk or coffee, the money came out of the milk jar. It stymied some of the predictable roommate arguments and made for a pretty great game. Sharing food with others can go sideways. Pick a strategy and then adjust as needed. f

EVENT | THU, AUG. 31

House Party Opening Reception

UGA Special Collections Libraries • 5:30–7 p.m.

• FREE!

Hosted by Georgia Music Exhibit Coordinator Ryan Lewis and Public Programming and Exhibition Specialist Jess Grant, “House Party: Digging Into House Show History in Athens” will take the audience through over eight decades of house parties featuring the Classic City’s most prominent bands. The display is meant to showcase the creativity within the Athens community, as well as its role as a haven for musicians of all types. The bands featured in the exhibit include Skinner Hicks & His Georgia Bulldogs, The Coasters, The B-52s, R.E.M., Side Effects, the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Joe Christmas, kincaid, Dub Narcotic Sound System, Madeline, Elf Power, Ishues, Gemini Cricket, Elekibass, Pylon, The Agenda, Nana Grizol and more. The opening reception on Thursday will include light food and beverages. Both Lewis and Grant will be in attendance to answer any questions about the exhibition that attendees may have. The show will be on display in the Hargrett Library through December. [Analiese Herrin]

ART | FRI, SEPT. 1

Angela Rio Art Opening

Flicker Theatre & Bar • 7 p.m. • $10

Attaboy Tapes will host a double feature event at Flicker. At 7 p.m., an opening reception for Philadelphia artist Angela Rio’s new exhibition of work will begin. Rio is an abstract artist and designer whose designs utilize bright colors and focus heavily on the roots of primary colors. Her balanced yet sharp geometric shapes paired with her delicate colors evoke the designs of the ’60s, ’70s and sometimes even the mid-’80s. There is also a heavy feminine aura around her designs. After checking out the artwork, attendees can pay $10 to stay for the three bands that will play after the exhibition event. Jake Brower will kick off the concert portion of the night with his psychedelic pop sound followed by Cinnamon Queen, the songwriting project of Ryan Donegan of Green Thrift Grocery and Caterpillar. Finally, Dim Watts will perform its bluesy psych-folk songs with a dash of soul. [AH]

MUSIC | SAT, SEPT. 2

Tommy Valentine’s Fortyfest

40 Watt Club • 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show) • Donations encouraged

Local musician and Historic Athens’ very own director Tommy Valentine has decided to celebrate his 40th birthday in the most traditionally Athenian way, at the 40 Watt. Presented by Peach State Lite and hosted by Montu Miller, Kelly Girtz and DJ Chief Rocka, the event will include a plethora of local Athens acts including Ant Tha Ripper, BlackNerdNinja, Celest Ngeve, Dave Marr, Elite Tha Showstoppa, Kxng Blanco, Life the

Griot, Motorhead2x, P.O. the Priceless One, Trvy, Uniqe, Whisper Tha Freak and more. Featured performers include Calvin Orlando Smith, Cassie Chantel, Ishues, Nicholas Mallis and T. Hardy Morris. Proceeds from the event will go towards Nuçi’s Space to provide aid for those in the music industry struggling with mental illness. By coming to the event and offering a donation, attendees can directly contribute to the wellbeing of our local music community. [AH]

MUSIC | SAT, SEPT. 2

Drew Beskin & The Sunshine EP Release Show

Georgia Theatre Rooftop • 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show) • FREE!

Drew Beskin & The Sunshine head to the Georgia Theatre Rooftop to debut a new EP titled Garrett, which consists of five songs. Performing alongside Beskin is his threepiece band made up of Gideon Johnston on the drums, Tommy Trautwein on guitar and Elijah Johnston on bass. Throughout this EP, Beskin and the band explore new experimental ways to improve their personalized sound while also experimenting with lengthy outros. On the EP, Beskin also brings in featured Athenian talents such as Bennett Evans from A.D. Blanco in the song “ClockWork” as well as other featured artists such as Chris Wilson and Walker Beard from Phillip Brantley and The District Attorneys for the song “It’s Hard to Walk Away (If You Never Move).” This new take on the power-pop genre is sure to get Athenians on their feet. [AH]

MUSIC | SAT, SEPT. 2

Minorcan

Flicker Theatre & Bar • 8 p.m. (doors) • $10

The Asheville, NC-based act Minorcan has made its way to Athens to perform with the edge and grit of the “basement arena rock band” that it describes itself to be. Anchored by Ryan Anderson, who initially embarked on a solo career in the music industry, Minorcan was founded in the famed music city of Austin, TX in 2010. The band’s title is a reference to Anderson’s home state of Florida and its swampy coasts in the northern portion of the state. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Anderson has been operating the band as a one-man rock and roll show. Minorcan has released a grand total of three albums titled Keep at Hand, Dead Man and Red Paint. Minorcan will perform alongside Athens four-piece indie rock spectacle HoneyPuppy and Joe Rowe’s (The Glands) indie pop act Fourth Mansions. [AH] f

threats & promises

Eric Sales’ Strings and Arrows PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

POWERHOUSE: You may already be aware of the upcoming four-part release of Let’s Go Dancing: a Celebration of Kevn Kinney, which is slated to be released at the clip of one LP every three months beginning Nov. 24. Or, you may not be aware. That’s why I’m here. The first LP is titled Said the Firefly to the Hurricane, and it features a knockout cover of the Drivin N Cryin classic “Count The Flowers” performed by the Pylon Reenactment Society. The group’s version was recorded and mixed by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction. These releases arrive courtesy of Tasty Goody Records, helmed by visual artist Ann Jenson. Other artists appearing on this first edition include individual tracks by Gordon Gano (featuring Boy Dirt Car) and Brian Ritchie, each of Violent Femmes, Scott McCaughey (feat. Peter Buck), and The Tunes. In other news, Pylon Reenactment Society will open for Drivin N Cryin at Southern Brewing Co. on Friday, Sept. 8. Advance tickets are $20, and it’s $25 at the door. For tickets, please see bit.ly/ DrivinNCryinSept8, and for more information on the albums, please see annajensen art.com.

WAY TO GET BORN: Mover, shaker and longtime music scene participant and aficionado Tommy Valentine will celebrate his 40th birthday at the 40 Watt Club under the couldn’t-be-more-appropriate banner of Fortyfest. The event happens this week on Saturday, Sept. 2. The show runs from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. This event is free, open to the public, and donations for Nuçi’s Space are highly encouraged. Seriously, bring a few cash dollars with you and give it up. One hundred percent of the proceeds are going to benefit Nuçi’s—literally every single dollar collected. This lineup is bonkers, too. Appearing are T. Hardy Morris, Cassie Chantel, Calvin Orlando Smith, Ishues, Nicholas Mallis, Ant Tha Ripper, Blacknerdninja, Celeste Ngeve, Dave Marr, Elite Tha Showstoppa, Kxng Blanco, Life The Griot, Motorhead2X, P.O. The Priceless One, Trvy, Uniqe, Whisper The Freak and more. In the spirit of full disclosure, I was invited to be on the organizing committee for this event and have been helping out as much as I can. While you can take your chances at just waltzing up this evening and getting in, you may also secure your place with a free ticket from bit.ly/fortyfest.

MOOD ELEVATOR: Longtime Athens musician and songwriter Eric Sales (Liquor Cabinet, Teeveez, The Primates, et al) just released a brand new full-length album named Strings and Arrows. It’s full of personality, nicely melodic tunes and a variety of styles, albeit nearly all trodding somewhere near traditional rock and pop arrangements.

Beginning with the kind of dark “Moons Grove” and then the quirky bluesy-grassy “County Line,” it quickly shifts into pop gear with Ramones-ish “Don’t Wanna Hang With The Grown-ups At Christmas.”

Other highlights here are the utterly tuneful “Don’t It Bring You Down,” the sort of Widespread Panic sounding “Put It Down,” “Madame Alcohol,” “Mercy Me” and “Phenix

City.” This was really enjoyable to listen to, and you can enjoy it for yourself on all major streaming services.

GOOD MORNING: The new album by A.M. Rodriguez, American Doggerel vol. 1, was released a few months ago, but I wanted to sit with it a while before I put down my thoughts about it. This is a nicely arranged collection of both alt-country/Americana as well as some fairly traditional country tunes (“Hurricane Brewing Over the Gulf Blues”). I was particularly taken by the Springsteenoriented “Incorrigible Boy,” “Hello, Damnation” and album closer “End Of Your Life.” Rodriguez has a very distinctive voice that’s often a little shaky in performance but just as often completely confident in its execution. It warbles and weaves around these songs in an act of total ownership, as if they could only be performed by him. Find this at amrodriguez.bandcamp.com.

SAVE THE DATE: Historic Athens announced the full lineup for this year’s Porchfest event, which happens Sunday, Oct. 15. This event has grown exponentially since its debut and now occupies porches and yards across the following neighborhoods: Boulevard, Normaltown, Buena Vista Heights, Newtown, Pulaski Heights, Cobbham and the Reese-Hancock area. Y’all, 201 acts are scheduled to play this year. No, I’m not listing them here, but you can see the lineup for yourself online. Like any festival, a lot of your planned listening will overlap due to needing to walk between spots, but I’m also a big fan of just enjoying wherever you find yourself. Chances are nearly 100% that you’ll see something you didn’t count on, never heard of, and walk away loving. See the complete lineup and other details over at historicathens.com/ porchfest. f

Eric Sales

live music calendar

Tuesday 29

Ciné 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com

KARAOKE WITH THE KING Show off your pipes to the world. Every Tuesday.

The Foundry 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $12.50. bit.ly/TheFoundryAug29

ALEXA ROSE Virginian indie-pop artist whose recent album takes inspiration from nature and the movement of water.

MATTHEW CROWLER Florida native indie singer whose live performances are elegant and emotionally charged.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). $7 (adv.), $10. www.georgiatheatre. com

ALIEN FUNK ACADEMY Athensbased power trio specializing in high intensity rock and roll influenced by Vulfpeck, Umphree’s McGee and Phish. Album release show! Hendershot’s No Phone Party. 7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-jazz group centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles and featuring Josh Allen, Seth Hendershot and various guests.

Ramsey Hall Faculty Chamber Recital. 7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

KENN WAGNER Wagner has been a first violinist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra sine 1994, and has also served as acting assistant concertmaster of the ASO. His recital with include selections by Beethoven, Gipps and Haydn. State Botanical Garden of Georgia Sunflower Concert Series. 7 p.m. $5 (ages 4–13), $15–17. botgarden. uga.edu

ELF POWER Longtime fixture on the Athens scene playing crisp, melodic psych-pop. Blankets, chairs and picnics are encouraged for this outdoor concert in the garden.

Wednesday 30

Athentic Brewing Co.

7–9:30 p.m. FREE! www.athentic brewing.com

WEDNESDAY KARAOKE NIGHT

Choose from a catalog of over 51,000 songs ranging from pop, rock, musical theater and more.

Creature Comforts

Brewery

Athens Farmers Market. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net

MARK PLEMMONS Talented local pianist. (6 p.m.)

Flicker Theatre & Bar

9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreand bar.com

DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10. www.georgiatheatre.com

GIMME HENDRIX Local Jimi Hendrix cover band led by Eric Keaton. Porterhouse Grill

6–8:30 p.m. www.porterhousegrill athens.com

JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens captained by drummer Mason Davis and featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits.

Thursday 31

Georgia Theatre

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $20. www.georgiatheatre. com

RAY FULCHER Nashville-based country artist and UGA alum who’s written a handful of songs for Luke Combs.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

GRAY ROBINSON Pop country artist from Nashville.

11 p.m. www.georgiatheatre.com

LEAH BELLE FASER Atlanta/ Nashville-based singer-songwriter making up-tempo pop country.

Hendershot’s

8 p.m. $10. www.hendershotsathens. com

BIG BAND ATHENS

This 18-member community band performs selections spanning from big band music of the ’40s to dance tunes of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.

JOKERJOKER

Gallery

LIVE In The Studio. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.joker jokertv.com/watch

THE LICKSKILLETS

JOKERJOKERtv presents a virtual performance.

Southern gothic band playing traditional Appalachian murder ballads, original murdery ballads, and murder-adjacent classic folk and country tunes.

DUST BOWL FAIRIES

Dark carnival band from the New York Hudson Valley playing a fairytale fusion of circus, postpunk and gothic folk music.

Nowhere Bar

9:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens

BELLA’S BARTOK What started as a group of street performers in Great Barrington, MA, has evolved into an interactive spectacle of outspoken political messages weaving together punk, folk, pop and Americana.

THE DUCK HARE JUGBAND

Local project emerging from the center of Rabbit Hole Studios.

Southern Brewing Co.

6–10 p.m. www.sobrewco.com

KARAOKE NIGHT Every Thursday evening.

Friday 1

40 Watt Club

7 p.m. (doors). $14 (adv.), $17. www.40watt.com

ANDREW DIXON Up-and-coming country music artist hailing from the small town of Ila, GA.

JEREMY BAKER North Georgia raised singer-songwriter slamming country with the rowdiness of rock.

Athentic Brewing Co.

6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing. com

MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS

Hot jazz and swing band offering music from the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s.

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.

Ciné

9 p.m. (doors), 10 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com

PARKING GARAGE Selfproclaimed “salt rock” band from Athens, now with trumpets.

SWEAR JAR Local ’90s inspired rock band exploring new horizons in punk, indie and alternative.

FLORENCE CARDIGAN Debut show from local “reggae disco dreamy funk pop” trio.

Flicker Theatre & Bar

Attaboy Tapes Presents: Angela Rio Art Opening. 7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

aggressively raw drums and vocals, providing the perfect marriage of indie-rock and post-punk.

KAIROS Three-piece alt-rock, reggae, punk, surf, dance, hip hop, ska fusion band from Austin, TX.

THE BEARCATS Alternative rock group playing a mix of originals and covers.

Terrapin Beer Co.

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $15–20. www.bit.ly/CosmicCharlieSept1

COSMIC CHARLIE Talented local

Grateful Dead tribute act established in 1999. VFW Post 2872

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (music). $10. www.facebook.com/vfw2872

COUNTRY RIVER BAND A variety of country and western music. Line dancing during the band breaks.

Saturday 2

40 Watt Club

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). Donations encouraged. www.40watt.com

FORTYFEST Celebrate Tommy Valentine’s 40th birthday with per-

HONEYPUPPY Local four-piece indie rock band self-described as a “menace to society.”

Front Porch Bookstore

6 p.m. FREE! jmazzucc@uga.edu

SIDE PIECES Claire Campbell, Ansley Stewart and Betsy Frank perform in the round.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

DREW BESKIN & THE SUNSHINE Local power-pop singersongwriter known for fronting the bands Purses and The District Attorneys. EP release show for Garrett!

SPENCER THOMAS & THE JOKERS Upbeat, soft rock artist and member of Futurebirds whose sound is influenced by the likes of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. HUNTER MORRIS & BLUE BLOOD Indie rock act from Athens whose sound varies from grunge to folk.

Hendershot’s

8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

VASSAR BLONDES Local indiepop four-piece.

COMA THERAPY Muscular dark wave goth influenced by post-punk and no wave.

JOHNNY FALLOON Deranged local bad with hard-hitting songs and complex theatrics.

CHIPPER BONES Savannah band with elements of indie, psych, punk and dream pop.

Monday 4

Flicker Theatre & Bar

8 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

JONES MURPHY Singer of ’90s Nashville act The Lounge Flounders performs songs off of Stare Down Stare Down, a recently released album featuring members of Michael, Nuclear Tourism and Telemarket.

NANOCAR Indie rock band with rich harmonic segments.

Tuesday 5

Flicker Theatre & Bar

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (music). $10. www. flickertheatreandbar.com

LEBO JENKINS Alien Appalachian, old time tunes and American primitive compositions on banjo and scordatura guitar.

KIRAN FERNANDES Multiinstrumentalist and visual artist crafting psych folk with influences ranging from American primitive guitar to Saharan desert rock.

PETER WEBB Musician playing meditative, jazz-influenced experimental folk.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). $15. www.georgiatheatre.com

CARVER COMMODORE Alabama indie-pop rockers with autobiographical lyrics.

RECESS PARTY Up-and-coming local Athens alternative rock band with an energetic and upbeat sound.

Wednesday 6

Creature Comforts

Athens Farmers Market. 5–8 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net

DIM WATTS Psych folk project led by Jim Willingham (Ham1, Old Smokey).

CINNAMON QUEEN Psych-tinged pop songwriting and recording project of Ryan Donegan, who is joined by a rotating cast of friends.

Georgia Theatre

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $25–30. www.georgiatheatre.com

RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac tribute band based in Atlanta.

Hendershot’s

8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

MOJOHAND Cosmic Americana with a heavy dose of improvisation.

CAM AND HIS DAM JAM BAND Groovy jam band with roots in jazz, bluegrass and psychedelic funk.

RAE AND THE RAGDOLLS Atlanta rock and rollers blending folky psychedelia and room rattling rock.

Nowhere Bar

9 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens

DANA IVES Where lucid, screeching guitar melodies lay overtop

formances by Calvin Orlando Smith, Cassie Chantel, Ishues, Nicholas Mallis, T. Hardy Morris, Ant tha Ripper, BlackNerdNinja, Celest Ngeve, Dave Marr, Elite tha Showstoppa, Kxng Blanco, Life the Griot, Motorhead2x, P.O. the Priceless One, Trvy, Uniqe, Whisper tha Freak and more. Tonight’s event will be hosted by Montu Miller, Kelly Girtz and DJ Chief Rocka. All proceeds benefit Nuçi’s Space.

Bishop Park

Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net

JIM COOK High-energy solo blues, rock and roots music. (8 a.m.)

THE HOBOHEMIANS Six-piece acoustic band performing American and European roots music of the 1910s–30s. (12 p.m.)

Flicker Theatre & Bar

8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flicker theatre.com

MINORCAN Asheville, NC-based basement arena rock band with a hard yet energetic and upbeat edge. FOURTH MANSIONS Lo-fi indie pop rock led by Joe Rowe.

ASTRAL SUMMER Dreamy, quirky, atmospheric pop and electronic music from David Ferguson and Dave F. Martin.

GOTH KARAOKE Get spooky with it.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens

THE STOLEN FACES Nashville’s tribute to the Grateful Dead.

Sunday 3

ACC Library

Live at the Library. 3 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org

ATHENS MOUNTAIN SINGERS

Vocal music from the Balkans and the Appalachians. Creature Comforts Brewery

3–5 p.m. creaturecomfortsbeer.com

LIVE JAZZ Every Sunday afternoon. The World Famous 9 p.m. $8 suggested donation. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

RED OAK STRING BAND Local band playing a feel-good blend of bluegrass, blues, folk, rock and classic country. (6 p.m.)

Georgia Theatre

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20. www.georgiatheatre.com

ZOSO One of the longest-tenured Led Zeppelin tribute bands returns to Athens.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

6 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com

DREAMLILY Lily Herne and her dream rock band honor the one year anniversary of the death of Art Rosenbaum. “Days of 1974” and “Baker Island” bring back what Rosenbaum called “The Time Flow.”

Porterhouse Grill

6–8:30 p.m. www.porterhousegrill athens.com

JAZZ NIGHT Longest running jazz gig in Athens captained by drummer Mason Davis and featuring a rotating cast of familiar faces performing American songbook, bossa nova classics and crossover hits. f

JAKE BROWER Whimsical bubblegum pop.

Bella’s Bartok will perform at Nowhere Bar on Thursday, Aug. 31.

bulletin board

p.m. Donations accepted. lisa

yaconelli@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

Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is

at

for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

ArtATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY (Athens, GA) The ACD is a platform to connect creatives with patrons. Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing. athenscreatives@gmail.com, www. athenscreatives.directory

CALL FOR ARTISTS (Lyndon House Arts Center) The upcoming exhibition “Rescue: Waste and Redemption” seeks artists who transform industrial byproducts into artworks or craft objects. Artists whose practice involves the use of environmentally conscious processes or materials are encouraged to apply. Fill out online form. Deadline Sept. 20. Exhibition runs Apr. 6–June 1, 2024. www.accgov.com/exhibits

CALL FOR ARTISTS (Winterville Cultural Center) Submit up to three images by email that interpret the theme “anticipation” for a chance to win an award of $200. Deadline Sept. 11. Reception held Sept. 28. Exhibition runs through Nov. 20. $15 entry fee. wacartshows@ gmail.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES (ATHICA) Artists are invited to submit up to three contemporary works in any media exploring or referencing “surface,” this year’s theme for the 2023

juried exhibition. Fill out the online form. Deadline Aug. 31, 11:59 p.m. Exhibition runs Oct. 14–Nov. 19. www.athica.org

CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOS-

ALS (Lyndon House Arts Center)

Artists, artist groups and curators can submit proposals for original exhibition ideas. Artists can also submit images of their work for consideration in larger group or themed shows organized by the center. Proposals will be reviewed Sept. 20, 11:59 p.m. www.accgov. com/6657/Exhibition-ProposalForm

CALL FOR PHOTOS (Athens, GA)

Seeking water and nature-themed photos taken in Athens-Clarke County for the 2024 Stormwater Calendar. www.accgov.com/1764/ Stormwater-Management-Program

JOKERJOKERTV CALL FOR ARTISTS (Online) JOKERJOKERtv is open to ideas and actively accepting proposals for collaboration from visual/musical/video artists and curators living in Athens. Artists worldwide can also submit music videos, short films, skits and ideas to share with a weekly livestream audience. www.jokerjokertv.com/ submit

MUSEUM MADNESS (Georgia Museum of Art) As part of the museum’s 75th anniversary celebration, an art competition pits 64

art around town

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St.) Artist-in-ATHICA Mickey Oscar Boyd will develop an installation entitled “The Vernacular of Placeless Architecture; or Stairs and Portals to the Same Place.” Open studio hours Sept. 1, 8 am.–10 a.m. and Sept. 8, 10 a.m.–12 a.m. Reception Sept. 21, 6–8 p.m. Finished exhibition on view Sept. 15–Oct. 12.

ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) Paul Pfeiffer’s video work “Red Green Blue” edits audio and visual recordings of the UGA Redcoat Marching Band to investigate the stadium as a site of ritual. Opening reception Aug. 31. Artist Talk Sept. 28, 6 p.m. Curator Tour Oct. 8, 4 p.m. Through Nov. 18.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Curated by Jason Thrasher in conjunction with a co-exhibition at the ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery, “80s Skate Photography” shares images by J. Grant Brittain. Artist talk and book signing Sept. 30, 6 p.m. On view Sept. 1–Oct. 25.

CIRCLE GALLERY AT UGA COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT & DESIGN (Jackson Street Building) “With Rapture & Astonishment: Reimagining the Bartram trail” presents photographs by a dozen artists who documented their observations while following in Bartram’s footsteps. Through Sept. 12.

CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) Classic Gallery 1 shares “Flourish,” an exhibition of artists inspired by the botanical world including Dallis Foshee, Mary Mason Sams, Marisa Mustard and Zahria Cook. Classic Gallery 2 shares “Works by Bess Carter,” a series of brightly painted interior spaces.

DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) New York-based artist Stacie Maya Johnson presents “Twelve Paintings.” Through Sept. 1. • “Hard Fork” is a solo exhibition consisting of a mult-channel video installation, photographs and prints by Athens artist CC Calloway. Through Sept. 1. • “Counterpoint—Part I: The Tambour” is a collaborative kinetic sculpture of a drum led by Martijn van Wagtendonk. Through Sept. 1. • Curated by Visiting Artist Craig Dongoski, “MYSTERIUM” was a collaborative project in which participants created a collective drawing over a 36-hour period.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Vibrant artwork by multi-media Philadelphia artist Angela Rio. Opening reception Sept. 1, 5:30 p.m. Through September.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) In “Sky Hopinka: Lore,” the artist layers imagery, sound and text to center personal perceptions of Native homelands. Through Sept. 24. • “Where Shadows Cross: Photography by Jim Fiscus. Through Oct. 8. • “Southern/Modern” explores themes of social issues, urbanization, religion, the environment and artists’ colonies through the artwork of Southern artists working between 1913–1955.

works from its collection against one another to see which will emerge as the people’s favorite. Vote in person. Winner announced Nov. 5. www.georgiamuseum.org

OPEN STUDIOS (Lyndon House Arts Center) Studio members have access to spaces for painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber and woodworking. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $65/month. www. accgov.com/7350/Open-StudioMembership

Auditions

A GIFT TO REMEMBER (Elberton Arts Center) Encore Productions hosts auditions for a holiday production. Drop in either evening and be prepared to read excerpts from the script. Auditions held Sept. 18–19, 6–8 p.m. Performances Dec. 1–3, 8–10. 706-213-3109, tking@cityofelberton.net

Classes

ART CLASSES (K.A. Artist Shop)

A variety of classes are taught in acrylic painting, watercolor painting, brush pen calligraphy, digital editing, photographing artwork, analog black-and-white photogra-

phy, aqua oil painting, pet portraits and more. Visit the website for dates and to register. www.kaartistshop.com

ART CLASSES (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) “From the Heart and Soul: Collage with Eileen Driscoll.” Mondays, Sept. 11–Oct. 2, 12:30–3 p.m. $160–210.

“Beginning & Intermediate Pastels with Ann Dodys.” Tuesdays, Sept. 12–Oct. 17, 1–4 p.m. $160–210.

“Intuitive Painting with Eileen Driscoll.” Wednesdays, Sept. 13–Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $160–210. www.ocaf.com/courses

BLACKSMITHING CLASSES

(Greenhow Handmade Ironworks, Washington) A variety of classes include “Basic Tong Making” (Sept. 2), “Basic Blacksmithing” (Sept. 9 or Oct. 7), “The Art of Chain Making” (Sept. 16), “Forge a Firepoker” (Sept. 23), “Forge a Tomahawk” (Oct. 21) and “Forge a Bottle Opener” (Oct. 28). Classes run 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.greenhowhand made.com/blacksmith-classes

COLLAGE FROM THE HEART & SOUL (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Use a variety of colors, textures, images, photos and mediums to express yourself. Participants will learn the fundamentals of composition, line, color and more. Mondays, Sept. 11–Oct. 2, 12:30–3 p.m. $160 (members), $210 (non-members). www.ocaf. com/courses

COMMUNITY DANCE IMPROV (work.shop) No experience necessary. Vaccines and boosters required. Sundays, 11 a.m.–12

Through Dec. 10. • “In Dialogue: Power Couple: Pierre and Louise Daura in Paris” features paintings by Louise, engravings by Pierre and several objects that appear in their images. Through Feb. 11. • “Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection.” Through July 3, 2024.

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

HENDERSHOT’S (237 Prince Ave.) Nirvinyl Album Art presents “Summer Set ’23.” Through August. Corwin Welk transforms beat up skateboards into mixed media wall-bound works of art. Through August.

JUST PHO… AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Local watercolorist Mary Ellen Vogel presents “Home and Abroad,” scenes from the Bahamas, Italy, Europe, Thailand, Japan and the U.S. executed in her realistic, impressionistic style. Through Oct. 14.

LAST RESORT GRILL (174-184 W Clayton St.) Joseph Leone’s oil paintings reflect introspection, spontaneity and a deep love of nature. Through August.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) “Resilient Civic and Musical Life: Ware-Lyndon House Enslaved and Descendant Stories” includes a film; reading room of books relevant to the African-American experience in art, music and heritage; and a visual timeline relating a fuller and more truthful story of the property and its inhabitants. On view Thursdays–Saturdays. • “Story as Jewel: Metalworks by Charles Pinckney” shares jewelry and small sculptures made from metal, stones, bone and wood. Through Sept. 1. • “Paradigm Shift” by Margaret Morrison is a suite of seven large oil paintings exploring Caravaggio’s dramatic staging and lighting. Through Sept. 1. • “Indigo Prayers: Works by Charmaine Minniefield” are large painted works contemplating ancestral memories of resistance in response to both contemporary and historic acts of erasure. Through Sept. 1. • “Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor” by Jackie Dorsey honors the legacies of musicians such as Big Boi, Emily Saliers, Mike Mills and Vanessa Briscoe Hay. Through Sept. 1. • “Mythical Reality: Paintings by Lois ThomasEwings” depicts dancers and Black mythology. Through Sept. 1. • “Georgia Theaters: A Ballad Surrounding the Proscenium” features photographs by Brandon Narsing of empty theaters during the pandemic. Through Sept. 1. • Collections from our Community presents Nena Gilreath’s collection of toe shoes. Through Oct. 7. • “Love.Craft Athens” is a two-part exhibition of artworks created by the crew of Love.Craft Athens, a nonprofit organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities. Ceramics are on view through Oct. 7. • “The Fables” by Kristin Roberts consists of illustrations inspired by Aesop’s Fables. Through Oct. 7. • “Sanctuary: Works by Mary Engel and Cheryl Washburn” combines works by two artists who share a passion for animals. Through Oct. 7.

FLYING SQUID COMEDY CLASSES (work.shop) Weekly improv comedy classes are held for four different levels of experience. Classes begin in October. $160 (six weeks), $215 (eight weeks). Flying Squid Comedy also hosts improv performances Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Buvez and Fridays at 8 p.m. at work. shop. www.flyingsquidcomedy.com

INNOVATION BOOTCAMP (UGA

Delta Innovation Hub) Entrepreneurs in hospitality can learn the fundamentals of building successful startup teams, funding sources, effective branding and marketing strategies, and more. Sept. 18–Oct. 30. research.uga.edu

INTUITIVE PAINTING (Oconee

Cultural Arts Foundation) Explore your inner creative voice through painting. Wednesdays, Sept. 13–Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $160 (members), $210 (non-members). www.ocaf.com/courses

MINDFULNESS PRACTICE EVENINGS (Online) Discuss and practice how to change your relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions. Email for the Zoom link. Second Friday of the month, 6–7 p.m. FREE! mfhealy@bellsouth.net

OPEN/COMMUNITY MEDITATION

(Sangha Yoga Studio at Healing Arts Centre) Uma Rose leads a meditation designed to guide participants into stillness and silence. Mondays, 4–5 p.m. Donations encouraged. www.healingartscentre.net

PETANQUE CLUB OF ATHENS

(Athens, GA) Weekly games are held every Wednesday. Email to participate. RSVP to attend a free Monday intro class, 10–11:30 a.m. athenspetanqueclub@gmail.com,

PUBLIC DANCE (The Studio Athens) Beginner Rumba lessons followed by DJ’d waltz, swing, salsa, tango etc. Every fourth Saturday. 7:30–10 p.m. $5 (students), $10 (nonstudents). www.gmdance.com

QPR SUICIDE PREVENTION

TRAINING (Nuçi’s Space) Nuçi’s hosts free monthly QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention sessions for anyone interested, not just mental health professionals. Nuçi’s also offers free training for businesses and organizations. qpr@nuci.org, www.nuci.org/blog/ qpr-upcoming-dates

SALSA DANCE CLASSES (Starland Lounge & Lanes) Join SALSAthens for Cuban style salsa dance classes. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every Wednesday, 7:30–8:30 p.m. $10. gwyneth. moody@abby-kacen

SUMMER SCENE WORKOUT (work. shop) In this series of classes, participants will work on building scenes based in reality, believable characters, listening and reacting. Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m. $30/week. www.flyingsquidcomedy.com

TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS

CLASSES (Live Oak Martial Arts)

Traditional and modern-style Taekwondo, self-defense, grappling and weapons classes are offered for all ages. Classes in Jodo, the art of the Japanese staff and sword, are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. Visit the website for a full schedule. liveoak martialarts@gmail.com, www.live oakmartialarts.com

YOGA AND MORE (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) Revolution is a multipurpose mind-body wellness studio offering yoga and therapy with an emphasis on trauma-informed practices. Check website for upcoming classes and programs. www.revolutiontherapyandyoga.com

MASON-SCHARFENSTEIN MUSEUM OF ART (567 Georgia St., Demorest)

“Tommye Scanlin: Because of Memory” features handwoven tapestries alongside works on paper based on the artist’s experiences of the Lillian E. Smith Center in Clayton. Opening reception Aug. 31, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Through Sept. 28.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 21st annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational” presents upwards of 4,000 pieces by 49 artists from across the state. “Sandy Culp: Sculptural Journey in Clay” spotlights a ceramicist specializing in trompe l’oeil. Through Sept. 10.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave)

Margaret Agner presents “Six-Legged Symmetry,” a collection of 17 painted silk hangings depicting insects. Insectival held Sept. 30. Through Oct. 9.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead)

“Something to Declare/Algo para Declarar” represents nine Latin American countries through the works of Jorge Arcos, Yehimi Cambron, Marisa Cerban, Franklin Delgado, Pedro Fuertes, Catalina Gomez-Beuth, Dora Lopez, Morgan Lugo, Paula Reynaldi, Maria Sarmiento, Carlos Solis and Melvin Toledo. Through Jan. 6.

THE ROOK & PAWN (294 W. Washington St.) “Full Circle” is a group exhibition of works by 26 Athens artists including Keith P. Rein, J Anderssen, Sierra Kirsche, Gaby Delliponti and Wiliam Ballard. Opening reception Aug. 30, 6–9 p.m. Through Oct. 21.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “House Party” explores Athens’ house show history through photos and artifacts from The Green House on Milledge across from Taco Stand, The Landfill, Spillage, The Lounge, Saint Mary’s Church, The Ultramod Compound and others. Opening Reception Aug. 31, 5:30–7 p.m. Through December. • “Exploring St. Catherines Island” lays out centuries of American history found in artifacts dating back to the 16th century, tracing the island’s history from the establishment of indigenous towns through Spanish and English colonialism. Lecture held Sept. 14. Family Day held Sept. 30. Through December. • “HBO at 50: The Rise of Prestige Television” highlights some of the groundbreaking programming created by and aired on HBO with items selected from the Peabody Awards Archive. Through May 2024. • “Legacy: Vince Dooley, 1932-2022” celebrates the life and career of the late UGA football head coach and athletic director through photographs and artifacts. Tours held before home games on Fridays at 3 p.m. Through spring 2024.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.)

“Encounters” features artwork in different media by Linda Gilbert and Hilda Kurtz.

WINTERVILLE LIBRARY (115 Marigold Lane, Winterville) Acrylic paintings by Laura Floyd. Through Sept. 22.

every THURSDAY

5 p.m.

YOGA CLASSES (Let It Be Yoga

Studio, Watkinsville) Classes are offered in Hatha, Vinyasa, Kundalini, beginner, gentle and other styles. Check online calendar for weekly offerings. www.letitbeyoga.org

Help Out

MULTIPLE CHOICES BOARD MEMBERS (Athens, GA) Seeking a new board member for Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living, a nonprofit agency of disability advocates serving individuals throughout a 10-county area of Northeastern Georgia. Call for information. 706850-4025

RIVERS ALIVE (Dudley Park) Wade into local rivers, lakes and streams as part of a statewide campaign to clean and preserve over 70,000 miles of Georgia’s rivers and streams. The annual cleanup event will happen Oct. 21. accgov.com/ riversalive

SEEKING MENTORS (Athens, GA)

The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement’s End School to Prison Pipeline Program seeks community members to support and mentor students who are experiencing bullying, have been suspended/ expelled, or need to complete court-ordered service hours. www. aadmovement.org

Kidstuff

ART CLUBS (K.A. Artist Shop) Draw, paint, collage and create during weekly Art Card and Button Club meet-ups. Fridays, 6:30–8 p.m. Drawing Club, taught by local artist Holly Hutchinson, is held Wednesdays, Sept. 13–Nov. 15, 5–6:30 p.m. For ages 10–17. $25/drop-in, $200 (10-session pass). www.ka artist.com

ATHENS FOREST KINDERGARTEN

(Sandy Creek Park) Now enrolling children ages 3–6 for fall. AFK is a cooperative preschool that aims to develop initiative, persistence, interdependence and empathy. www.athensforestkindergarten.org

GROUPS AT REBLOSSOM (ReBlossom) All Ages Play Group is for children (typically 1–5 years old) and their caregivers to play outdoors. Fridays, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. New Parents, Infants and Crawlers Play Group is for babies ages 0–12 months and their caregivers to discuss parenthood. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Afternoon Play Group is for children (typically 1–4 years old) and their caregivers to meet each other and build relationships. Wednesdays, 3–5 p.m. www. reblossomathens.com

MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (Contact for Location) Mokah Jasmine Johnson leads an empowerment and self-confidence building workshop for Black and brown girls ages 13–16. Scholarships available. Saturdays, Sept. 23–Oct. 14, 12:30–2 p.m. $50. www.aadmovement.org

READ MAKE PLAY (‘Brella Studio) Various art activities for ages 0–5 are offered weekday mornings at 9 a.m. Check website for upcoming programs. Story time is also held every Friday at 10 a.m. www.brella studio.com

Support Groups

ACA ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) This support group meets weekly. Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. annetteanelson@gmail.com

AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Loca-

tions) 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 (Athens, GA) Open to people of all ages with vision impairments, their families and friends. Topics include adaptive equipment, recreational and social opportunities, and advocacy. 706-424-2794, dlwahlers@ gmail.com

LGBTQIA+ VIRTUAL ALPHABET FAMILY GATHERING (Online)

This is a safe space for anyone on the LGBTQIA+/TGQNB spectrum. Fourth Sunday of every month,7–9 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

NEW PARENTS AND INFANT FEEDING SUPPORT GROUP (BYL Family Resource Center) Come as you are for community, snacks and feeding advice from professionals. Babies and children of all ages are welcome. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.byyourleave.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 (Family Protection Center) Project Safe hosts a support group for survivors of domestic violence. Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m. www. project-safe.org

RECREATE JOY (Sunny Days Therapeutics) Nuçi’s Space hosts a recreational therapy support group. Improve coping skills and self esteem while reducing depression and anxiety through adaptive yoga, games and leisure education. Sixweek sessions. Wednesdays, 5–6 p.m. tinyurl.com/rnvuhesa

RECOVERY DHARMA (Athens Addiction Recovery Center) 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. athensdowntownsaa@gmail.com

SOCIAL ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee County Library) Created by and for socially anxious young adults. Meets every other Sunday. Contact for meeting information. Jake@avoidendsnow.org, www.avoidendsnow.org

SUPPORT GROUPS (Integrity Counseling & Personal Development) ICPD offers several support groups. “LGBTQIA+ Young Adults Group” is offered for ages 18–30.

“Survivors of Suicide Loss Group” is offered the first Wednesday of every month, 7–8 p.m. “Veterans, Dependents & Caregivers Benefits

Resource & Claim Assistance Group” is offered the first Saturday of every month, 9–10 a.m. www. integrityofjefferson.com

Word on the Street

ATHENS BEER TRAIL TROLLEY

TOURS (Athens, GA) A new trolly tour will provide transportation between six local breweries: Akademia, Athentic, Creature Comforts, Southern Brewing, Terrapin Beer and Normaltown Brewing. Tours run every Thursday and Friday from 3–9 p.m. www.athenstrolleytours.com/ beer-trolley-tour

FALL ACTIVITIES (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services will offer a variety of arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events this fall for all ages. Now registering. www.accgov.com/myrec

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

MEMORIAL PARK PUBLIC INPUT

SESSIONS (Online) The Leisure Services Department is seeking public comment on upcoming improvements to Memorial Park’s pedestrian and vehicle access, stormwater structures and pond area. Through Sept. 3. www.accgov. com/memorial

NATIONAL DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Diaper Bank encourages volunteers to host diaper drives, serve as drop-off locations, support fundraising initiatives and more. Awareness week runs Sept. 18–24. A reception will be held Sept. 24, 2–3 p.m. at 130 Conway Dr., Suite E. www.athensareadiaperbank.com

RABBIT HOLE EVENTS (Rabbit Hole Studios) Weekly events include Open Mic (Tuesdays, 7–11 p.m.), Acoustic Song Circle (Thursdays, 7–11 p.m.), Seventh Generation Native American Church services and community potlucks (Sundays, 11 a.m.), and Drumming and Song Circle (Sundays, 3–5 p.m.). Wednesday Yoga (5 p.m.) is followed by Meditation and Integration (6 p.m.). Events are free or donation based. www.rabbitholestudios.org/ calendar

TERPENE TOURNAMENT (Franny’s Farmacy) How many common terpenes can you identify by smell? For every correct identification, get one free entry in a $250 basket from Bhumi. Contest is currently running through Sept. 4. www.frannys farmacy.com

VHS DIGITIZATION (Athens, GA)

Brad Staples (of the Athens GA Live Music crew) is seeking previously recorded concerts and events on VHS, VHSC or DVDs to digitize and archive on his YouTube channel, vhsordie (@vhsordie3030). Original recordings will be returned, and credits and dates will be included in the online video description. Digitization services are free. Contact for details and to coordinate shipping. bradley.staples88@gmail.com

WORK.SHOP (160 Winston Dr.) Open rehearsal and performance space for theater, comedy, dance, classes and events. $10/hour. lisayaconelli@gmail.com, www. workshopathens.com f

Red Green Blue

PAUL PFEIFFER AND THE SPECTACLE OF SANFORD STADIUM

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com

Thousands of football fans will squeeze into Sanford Stadium this season, cheering, chanting, clapping and woofing their way through every twist and turn of the game. Paul Pfeiffer’s new video installation, “Red Green Blue,” focuses on the theatrical dimension of sporting events, and contemplates the stadium as a site of mass ritual and identity. Presented at The Athenaeum this fall semester, it’s a timely work that will coincide with UGA’s football season as the Bulldogs compete for their third national championship in a row.

Pfeiffer, a New York-based sculptor, photographer and video artist, is wellknown for his digitally manipulated images of athletes and celebrities. His body of work draws attention to the peculiarity of contemporary pop culture, investigating nuanced elements pertaining to race, religion and technology.

Named after the image display system based on the human perception of color, “Red Green Blue” deconstructs how multiple channels of carefully orchestrated stimuli are woven together into a cohesive multi-sensory experience. Close-up images of bright stadium lights, glittering pom-poms and metallic instruments dance across the screen, fragmenting the stadium’s scene into its bits and pieces. Removed from the synchronized behaviors of the setting, these fragments feel disorienting and surreal.

Created in collaboration with the UGA Redcoat Marching Band, Pfeiffer explores the band’s role of creating a live soundtrack and guiding the audience’s affect through a rollercoaster of emotional responses. Throughout the 31-minute single-channel video, clips focus on band members and their directors. Bursts of music start and stop as the game plays out, lurching the listener in and out of feelings of anticipation, competition and pride. Without the context of what is happening on the field, however, the installation’s viewer can’t truly share in the experience of the audience, resulting in a disconnection between realities.

Football players rarely appear throughout the film, and are typically shown at moments between play or through the viewfinder of a broadcasting video camera. Disengaging with the hero in the spotlight, Pfeiffer instead leads viewers to consider the overlooked minutiae and underlying strangeness of the spectacle.

Pfeiffer first collaborated with the Redcoats while living in Athens and teaching at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art between 2016–2019. During his tenure as Dodd’s chair, he conducted interdisciplinary research in the fields of art, sports journalism and kinesiology.

“Red Green Blue” is the second element in an ongoing series that began in 2019 with “Amazing Grace / RGB,” a large-scale live performance that contrasted the architectures of stadium and theater. While 50 Redcoat members recreated a two-and-

a-half hour musical score from a typical football game inside of the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, the remaining members of the 400-strong band were live-streamed from Sanford Stadium.

As Pfeiffer’s research expanded in preparation for the performance, it began dovetailing with an ongoing national reckoning over the historical foundations of racial injustice. His statement for the hosting festival Performa Biennial drew attention to the racial disparities on campus, stating, “Since its founding in 1785 as the nation’s first state-supported university, Georgia has been a predominately white institution with a history of segregation, violently contested desegregation, and a contemporary student body that continues to be disproportionately white.”

Deemed inappropriate for a historically Black theater, the game staple “Tara’s Theme” from the 1939 film Gone with the Wind was omitted from the score in “Amazing Grace / RGB.” Demonstrating the influence of art, this prompted the Redcoat Band to relinquish the long-divisive tradition and permanently replace the song with Ray Charles’ “Georgia on My Mind” at games moving forward.

Pfeiffer’s critical eye returns in “Red Green Blue” as images of the stadium are juxtaposed with those of the neighboring Oconee Hill Cemetery, a 19th century burial ground that contains the gravesites of both enslaved African Americans and Confederate soldiers. This stark dichotomy between sites creates discomfort and erodes the feel-good fantasy of football. The stadium may feel like a bubble complete with its own customs, dresscode, soundtrack and rules, but it can’t be divorced from the geographical, historical and cultural contexts of its location.

An opening reception for “Red Green Blue” will be held on Aug. 31 from 6–8 p.m., with a performance by Redcoat members closing out the evening. On Sept. 28 at 6 p.m., Pfeiffer will discuss his exhibition with media scholar Phillip Auslander, art historian Isabelle Wallace and director of athletic bands at UGA Brett Bawcum. Gallery director and curator Katie Geha will lead a tour on Oct. 8 at 4 p.m., and the exhibition remains on view through Nov. 18. The Athenaeum is closed on home game days and university breaks, but otherwise free to visit every Wednesday–Saturday from 12–6 p.m. f

“Red Green Blue” by Paul Pfeiffer

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Join our growing team of well-paid, motivated, hardworking individuals. Junk South offers starting pay of $15/hr + tips (totaling $22+/hr). Learn more about Junk South at www.junk south.com and text us at 706-424-4389.

Needed: Ecological landscape and garden technicians. Clean driving record required. On the job training for installation and maintenance, our projects range from heavy machinery installation to hand-weeding pollinator gardens. Email us! office@royallandscape design.com

The Georgia Review is hiring a Marketing and Outreach Manager. Full-time UGA job. $50k. Benefits Eligible. Apply by August 31. www.thegeorgiareview.com/opportunities

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

Seeking hair stylist for booth rental downtown Athens. Includes: utilities, booking software, stylist station, chair, mirror and shampoo station. Contact: salon220athens@gmail.com.

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Join a diverse, inclusive workplace and get paid to type! 16–40 hours, Mon–Fri. NEVER be called in for a shift you didn’t sign up for. Must type 65+ wpm. Make your own schedule and work independently with no customer interaction. Starts at $13 with automatic increases. www.ctscribes. com

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event calendar

Wednesday 30

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.georgiamuseum.org

ART: Opening Reception (The Rook and Pawn) Celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Full Circle” featuring 26 Athens artists with music, special cocktails and art for sale. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ rookandpawn

ART: Visiting Artist Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Christina A. West is an artist whose practice is rooted in politics of the gaze using sculpture, video and photography and will speak about her work. 6 p.m. FREE! art.uga.edu

COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (Buvez) Homegrown townie improv that invites you to bring some interesting suggestions to help create 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 6 p.m. AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent at the market. Every Wednesday, 5–8 p.m. www. athensfarmersmarket.net

EVENTS: CCHS Iliad Creative Celebration (Hendershot’s) Celebrate the work of students part of Clarke Central High School’s iliad literary-art magazine. www.hendershotsathens.com

FILM: Killer (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Director-approved screening of the 8mm cannibal slasher film. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

GAMES: Shadowfist Power Lunch (Tyche’s Games) Come down with your lunch and play Shadowfist. New players welcome. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com

GAMES: Classic City Trivia (The Local 706) Test your trivia knowledge with host Garrett Lennox. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/

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GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia (Amici at The Falls) Test your trivia knowledge with host TJ Wayt. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ baddogathens

GAMES: The Big Lebowski Trivia Night (B&B Theatres) Test your movie-themed trivia knowledge to win prizes. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenticbrewing.com

KIDSTUFF: Busy Bee Toddler Time (Bogart Library) Join Ms. Donna for rhymes, songs, puppets and a simple story. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

KIDSTUFF: Afternoon Play Group (reBlossom Mama & Baby Shop)

Meet new friends and build current relationships with indoor and outdoor play for little ones. Ages 1–4. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.reblossomathens.com

KIDSTUFF: LEGO & Builder’s Club (Bogart Library) Young engineers can drop in to use LEGOs and other building materials. All ages. 3:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart

MEETINGS: Film Athens (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Meet and network

with others in the filmmaking community (actors, directors, etc.) during happy hour. 5 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park) New players welcome. Scheduled days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 10 a.m; Wednesdays at 6 p.m. www. athenspetanque.org

Thursday 31

ART: Opening Reception (MasonScharfenstein Museum of Art) The exhibition “Tommye Scanlin: Because of Memory” will be on view featuring handwoven tapestries alongside works on paper. 4:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! rbrantley@ piedmont.edu

ART: Opening Reception (UGA Special Collections Library) Enjoy an evening of tours, drinks and light snacks to celebrate the opening of “House Party: Digging Into House Show History in Athens.” 5:30–7 p.m. FREE! jess.grant@uga.edu

ART: Opening Reception (The Athenaeum) View Paul Pfeiffer’s “Red Green Blue” immersive video installation with a performance by the UGA Redcoat Marching Band to follow. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenaeum.uga.edu

ART: Vino and Van Gogh (Winterville Community Center) Enjoy a glass of wine while you paint along with an instructor. Supplies provided. Call to register. 7 p.m. $25. 706-7420823

CLASSES: Pluck Financial Mini Session (reBlossom Mama & Baby Shop) A 20-minute one-onone coaching session focused on improving financial wellbeing. 4–6 p.m. $25 (buy one, give one). www. reblossomathens.com

CLASSES: Tarot & Tea (Indie South) Get together to explore, learn and practice with tarot cards. Attendees encouraged to bring a deck and materials. Last Thursdays, 6–8 p.m. $10. www.theindiesouth.com

COMEDY: Comedy In The Taproom (Athentic Brewing Co.) Athens Comedy presents a monthly show of national touring comedians, this night featuring headliner Jason Webb. $7.50–15. 7–9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/athenscomedy

COMEDY: Secret Comedy Show (Onward Reserve) From standup to improv and alternative comedy, every week will feature something unique. Thursdays, 8 p.m. $5–7. www.athenscomedy.ticketleap.com

EVENTS: Diamond Hill Farm Stand (Athentic Brewing Co.) Vegetables and fresh flowers are available on hand and pre-ordered. Every Thursday, 4–6 p.m. www.diamondhillfarmathens.com

GAMES: Thursday Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Test your trivia knowledge with host Jon Head. 7–9 p.m. www.johnnyspizza. com

LECTURES & LIT: Bon Appetit Meets Athens Flavor (ACC Library) Explore the link between food and human connection with this weekly series in August. This week is a “Living History Portrayal” of Julia Child by Leslie Goddard. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org

MEETINGS: KnitLits Knitting Group (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels

are invited to have fun, share craft ideas and knit to their hearts’ content. Every Thursday, 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park) New players welcome. Scheduled days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 10 a.m; Wednesdays at 6 p.m. www. athenspetanque.org

Friday 1

ART: Open Studio (ATHICA) Artist-in-ATHICA Mickey Oscar Boyd will hold open studio hours while working on a new installation. 8–10 a.m. FREE! www.athica.org

ART: “Legacy: Vince Dooley, 1932-2022” (UGA Special Collections Library) Each home football game weekend, fans can take a free tour of the exhibition “Legacy: Vince Dooley” displaying original artifacts and rarely seen photos of the late UGA head coach. 3 p.m. FREE! hasty@uga.edu

ART: Opening Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Angela Rio’s artwork will be on display with music performances by Jake Brower, Dim Watts and Cinnamon Queen. 7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatre. wpengine.com

COMEDY: Open Mic Comedy (MaiKai Kava Lounge) Hosted by Miles Bunch, this open mic comedy will feature comedian Ulises Deras. 7 p.m. (sign-ups), 7:30 p.m. (show). FREE! www.instagram.com/ bulaatmaikai

COMEDY: Chop Shop II (Work. Shop) Expect the unexpected, from sketch to characters, performance art, storytelling, human pet tricks and everything in between. 8 p.m. $10. www.flyingsquidcomedy.com

COMEDY: A$$$$CAT (Work.Shop) Members of Gorgeous George’s Improv League perform longform improvised scenes inspired by a guest monologist. 9:30 p.m. $10. www.flyingsquidcomedy.com

GAMES: Friday Night Initiative (Online: Tyche’s Games) Learn how to play a new RPG game with others on Discord. New players welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames. com

KIDSTUFF: All Ages Playgroup (reBlossom Mama & Baby Shop) Join caregivers with their little ones (typically ages 1–5) in play clothes for indoor and outdoor activities. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.reblossomathens.com

KIDSTUFF: Meet & Play (Bogart Library) Drop in for facilitated open play with age-appropriate toys. Best for ages 6 & under. Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

KIDSTUFF: Toddler Art (Oconee County Library) Join librarian Ms. Carley for a hands-on sensory art project. Ages 1-5 years. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee

MEETINGS: Bookish Trailblazers (Harris Shoals Park) Meet other members of the Oconee County Library community for a meandering walk, and talk about books and more. Ages 18 & up. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery Free Dinner (Living Hope Church) Christ-centered 12-step program to help anyone with heart hurt,

hang-up or habit. Free childcare, and bus route accessible. FREE! 5:30 p.m. (dinner), 6:30 p.m. (large group). 706-207-2396

THEATER: Artifice (The Elbert Theatre) In this artsy farce, Maggie must sell her late husband’s artwork to avoid bankruptcy, but all does not go as planned. Sept. 1–2, 7 p.m. Sept. 3, 2 p.m. $9–16. www. bigtickets.com/events/elbert-theatre

Saturday 2

ART: Open Gallery (Southern Star Studio) Browse the studio’s collection of local artist-made pots for sale. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www. southernstarstudioathens.com

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.athensfarmersmarket.net

EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Farmers Market) The market offers fresh produce, locally raised meat and eggs, baked goods, flowers, artisan goods and more. Online ordering is available Sundays–Thursdays for drivethru pick up. Saturdays, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www.wbfm.locallygrown.net

GAMES: Learn to Play the Shadowrun RPG (Tyche’s Games) Face off against the mega-corporations in a dark future. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com

KIDSTUFF: Brown Bag Family Movie (Oconee County Library) Bring your favorite lunch or snack and enjoy a rated-PG family film. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

SPORTS: Georgia vs. Tennessee-Martin (Sanford Stadium) Cheer on the Georgia Bulldogs football team as they face the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks. 6 p.m. www.georgiadogs.com

SPORTS: Watch Party: UGA vs. TN Martin (Athentic Brewing Co.) Grab a beer and cheer on the Georgia Bulldogs against the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks with food on the patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenticbrewing.com

THEATER: Artifice (The Elbert Theatre) In this artsy farce, Maggie must sell her late husband’s artwork to avoid bankruptcy, but all does not go as planned. Sept. 1–2, 7 p.m. Sept. 3, 2 p.m. $9–16. www. bigtickets.com/events/elbert-theatre

Sunday 3

EVENTS: Rabbit Hole Sunday Market (Rabbit Hole Studios) Small businesses, artists, farmers, musicians and creative entrepreneurs will be showcased. A drumming and song circle will be held for the last three hours. Every Sunday, 1–5 p.m. FREE! www.rabbitholdstudios. org/markets

GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia (Southern Brewing Co.) Test your trivia knowledge with host TJ Wayt. Sundays, 4 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddogathens

SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park) New players welcome. Scheduled days are Tues-

days, Thursdays and Sundays at 10 a.m; Wednesdays at 6 p.m. www. athenspetanque.org

THEATER: Artifice (The Elbert Theatre) In this artsy farce, Maggie must sell her late husband’s artwork to avoid bankruptcy, but all does not go as planned. Sept. 1–2, 7 p.m. Sept. 3, 2 p.m. $9–16. www. bigtickets.com/events/elbert-theatre

Monday 4

COMEDY: Comedy on the Corner (@local. Coffeehouse & Study Lounge) Hosted by Miles Bunch, featured comedians for the night are Peyton Johnston, Cori Isla, Gwen Evans and Patrick O’Malley with musical guest January. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ localonchurchst

EVENTS: Monday Marigold Market (100 North Church Street) The market features fresh produce, preserves, snacks and meat with a lunch special available (until 2 p.m.). 11 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/marigoldmarketwinterville

GAMES: Monday Trivia with Erin (Athentic Brewing Co.) Test your knowledge with host Erin. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

GAMES: Classic City Trivia (Dooley’s Bar and Grill) Test your trivia knowledge with host Garrett Lennox. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ ClassicCityTriviaCo

Tuesday 5

EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market and Garden (Athentic Brewing Co.) Vendors will be on site with fresh produce, local fare, rare plants, artisan goods and more. Tuesdays, 5–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenticbrewing.com

EVENTS: No Phone Party (Hendershot’s) Disconnect to connect with a phone-free, laptop-free happy hour. Every Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia (Amici Athens) Test your trivia knowledge with host TJ Wayt. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddogathens

GAMES: Classic City Trivia (Akademia Brewing Co.) Test your trivia knowledge with host Garrett Lennox. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ ClassicCityTriviaCo

KIDSTUFF: New Parents, Infants and Crawlers Play Group (reBlossom Mama & Baby Shop) Meet other parents and their babies to discuss how you’re feeling and what’s new. Ages 1 & under. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.reblossomathens.com

LECTURES & LIT: Bogart Bookies

Adult Book Club (Bogart Library)

Pick up a copy of Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler and discuss it with the group. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart

LECTURES & LIT: Author Talk (ACC Library) Sally Bethea will discuss her book Keeping the Chattahoochee: Reviving and Defending a Great Southern River and sign books. 7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park) New players welcome. Scheduled days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 10

a.m; Wednesdays at 6 p.m. www. athenspetanque.org

Wednesday 6

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.georgiamuseum.org

COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (Buvez) Homegrown townie improv that invites you to bring some interesting suggestions to help create 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 6 p.m. AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent at the market. Every Wednesday, 5–8 p.m. www. athensfarmersmarket.net

FILM: A Savage Beast Goes Mad (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Screening of the 1976 film about a former racecar driver who finds the bus he’s riding hijacked by bank robbers. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

GAMES: Music Bingo (Athentic Brewing Co.) Win prizes at this music bingo night with host Mari. 7–9:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

GAMES: Classic City Trivia (The Local 706) Test your trivia knowledge with host Garrett Lennox. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ ClassicCityTriviaCo

GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia (Amici at The Falls) Test your knowledge with host TJ Wayt. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddogathens

KIDSTUFF: Busy Bee Toddler Time (Bogart Library) Join Ms. Donna for rhymes, songs, puppets and a simple story. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

KIDSTUFF: Afternoon Play Group (reBlossom Mama & Baby Shop) Meet new friends and build current relationships with indoor and outdoor play for little ones. Ages 1–4. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.reblossomathens.com

KIDSTUFF: LEGO & Builder’s Club (Bogart Library) Young engineers can drop in to use LEGOs and other building materials. All ages. 3:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart

MEETINGS: Sewing Circle (Bogart Library) Bring your own sewing and crafting projects for dedicated time to work and discuss. First Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart

SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park) New players welcome. Scheduled days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 10 a.m; Wednesdays at 6 p.m. www. athenspetanque.org

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9/07 Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park)

9/07 Diamond Hill Farm Stand (Athentic Brewing Co.)

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THURS 9/7

EXPERIENCE AT MUSIC UGA

Faculty Artist Series: Evgeny Rivkin, piano

Rivkin studied at the Moscow Conservatory and is a top prize winner of International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Bavarian Radio Competition in Munich, and the Russian National Piano Competition in St. Petersburg. $15-adults, $3 - UGA student ID

THURS 9/14

Symphony Orchestra: Power of Prokofiev

Featuring Prokofiev’s popular Symphony No. 5.; plus UGA Faculty David Starkweather, cello, performing Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra by Prokofiev, considered to be one of the most challenging pieces in cello repertoire. $20-adults, $3 - UGA student ID

Plus Starkweather’s FREE Lecture Recital focused on Prokofiev’s work on Wed. Sept. 6 at 6 p.m.

TUES 9/19

Wind Ensemble: A World of Blue

Featuring “Rhapsody in Blue,” with 2022 Concerto Winner Jia Meng as piano soloist; “The Blue Marble” music and film by Julie Giroux; the world premiere of “Alla Rondo World” by recent UGA graduate Jackson Riffle and “Globe and Eagle March” by John Phillip Sousa. $15-adults, $3 - UGA student ID

FOR TICKETS: Scan the QR code | music.uga.edu | 706-542-4400

All events at the UGA Performing Arts Center, 230 River Road, Athens, GA 30602

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