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Expanding Athens Transit PLUS, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND AND MORE LOCAL NEWS

By Blake Aued and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com

As Athens Transit works on a plan for expanding services, Athens-Clarke County commissioners are discussing whether to reinstitute bus fares.

“I think that’s something we’re going to have to consider if we’re going to expand our services, if we’re going to make improvements,” Commissioner Dexter Fisher said at an Aug. 13 work session.

Athens Transit had long allowed University of Georgia students, faculty and staff to ride free—reimbursed at a lower per-ride rate by the university—and extended the fare-free policy to riders 18 and under in 2016, then seniors and the disabled in 2019. The system went fare-free for everyone when the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020 to allow for rear-door boarding and protect drivers from the virus. It’s stayed that way ever since, thanks to extra federal funding during the pandemic and TSPLOST, the voter-approved 1% sales tax for transportation.

Other commissioners are skeptical about restoring fares, though, because ridership could fall off. ACC officials have worked out a new deal with UGA to combine their ridership numbers and share the resulting higher federal funds, and it would cost money to buy and install new fareboxes.

Commissioner Jesse Houle suggested the local government could essentially be charging itself because many county-funded nonprofits and social services agencies used to purchase bus passes in bulk to distribute to clients.

“It’s a public benefit for our community, especially the low-income and elderly,” Commissioner Patrick Davenport said. “You can get to a doctor’s appointment or work.”

Whether to stay fare-free should be a separate discussion from Athens Transit’s update of its five-year Transit Development Plan, department director Victor Pope told commissioners. The plan will include a menu of options for expanding service that the commission can choose from depending on funding.

If the commission wants an ambitious big-ticket project to headline TSPLOST 2026, bus rapid transit along Atlanta Highway would cost an estimated $61 million. Federal grant money could also be available for such a project. BRT offers a similar but lower-cost experience to light rail, except on rubber-tired buses. The buses come frequently, use a dedicated lane to avoid congestion, and pick up passengers from elevated platforms where they purchase tickets (if applicable) from kiosks beforehand. Such a line could run in a loop from downtown to Beechwood and along Baxter Street, or a straight shot down Atlanta Highway to a new transfer station at the mall, consultant Beth Hoffman said. More modest expansions could include adding buses to existing routes to reduce headways, additional fixed routes ($500,000 a year), a route connecting to the metro Atlanta transit system in Gwinnett County ($500,000), a route to Watkinsville ($500,000) and/or on-demand microtransit service on the Westside, utilizing

a new transfer station that’s part of the Georgia Square Mall redevelopment project ($450,000).

Bus service to Oconee County would benefit Athens residents going to medical appointments there, Commissioner Carol Myers said. Other area counties, like Elbert, are interested in a transit link to Athens for similar reasons, according to Pope. The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission is eyeing Athens as a transit hub for the region, he said.

Such regional services could be started in partnership with private bus companies like Southeastern Stages, Pope said. Athens Transit is also looking at other efficiencies, like reducing overlap with UGA Campus Transit downtown and on campus, and partnering with student apartment complexes that provide their own shuttles, he said.

Commissioner Melissa Link was interested in more loop routes, rather than the hub-and-spoke model Athens Transit currently uses. Pope mentioned Chattanooga, TN’s downtown circulator. “I love it,” he said. “I’d like to see us look at something similar in Athens.”

Overall, Pope said he wants to make bus routes more user-friendly. Input gathered for the plan suggests riders and other stakeholders prioritize faster and more frequent service over covering a larger geographical area, but that the public is at least open to a conversation about expanding service outside of the county. Athens Transit also heard requests for more evening and weekend service, but particularly from shift workers for early-morning service starting at 5 a.m. [BA]

Housing Fund Takes Form

More details emerged during last Tuesday’s work session about a $5 million affordable housing trust fund the commission created earlier this year.

Commissioners included the funding in ACC’s fiscal 2025 budget, approved in July, based on a consultant’s recommendation that the county put $5 million annually into an affordable housing trust fund. The 2023 study found that Athens had a shortage of 8,500 affordable units, and a wide gap between rents and home prices and what the average family or individual can afford to pay for housing.

The funding is divided into three “buckets”: $2 million to provide gap financing for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects, which use federal tax credits administered by the state to fund multifamily construction; $2 million for a Single-Family Affordable Housing Fund, which could also be used for gap financing, as well as down payment assistance, grant matches or rehabbing owner-occupied houses; and $1 million for an Acquisition Strike Fund allowing ACC to buy small apartment complexes that could be sold to investors who would raise rents, and preserve them as affordable instead.

The county manager’s office is already handling gap financing, Acting Manager

Niki Jones said, pointing to Athens Flats, an Athens Housing Authority LIHTC (pronounced “lie-tech”) project off Hull Road.

A dormant land bank authority could be activated to handle property acquisition, or ACC could turn to an existing development authority like the AHA. It’s unclear whether such a group would have the power to oversee revolving loans, though, according to county attorneys. The commission’s Government Operations Committee will be tasked with sorting out the structure.

In addition, the ACC Housing and Community Development Department receives about $2 million a year from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that can be spent on affordable housing, economic development, infrastructure and public services within low-income Census tracts in East Athens and the Hancock Corridor.

During a discussion about a strategic plan for those funds, Commissioner Dexter Fisher wondered if Athens is becoming overbuilt. He said one apartment complex in his district has a 70% occupancy rate.

Community HCD Development Director Melinda Lord said it’s hard to know Athens’ vacancy rate because property owners and managers are often reluctant to say.

“Even if there’s vacancies within the higher market rent apartments it’s not going to positively affect the amount of affordable housing we don’t have that’s needed to fill the gap,” Lord said. “What we would hope is that the market would shift enough so that the market-rate housing would go down because we have enough housing to make it more competitive.”

Last year’s affordable housing study noted that 78% of Athens’ affordable housing is naturally occurring, most of it housing stock built before 1999. “I don’t want to get stuck where we have all those units that become blighted,” Fisher said. [BA]

Plans for

Camak

House Move Forward

Two years after Chabad of Athens bought the historic Camak House on Meigs Street, plans for the renovation and res -

toration of the property are now moving along. The organization raised $2.3 million from donations to buy the 7,500-square foot Federal-style house and surrounding 2.2 acres.

Rabbi Michoel Refson, who co-founded Chabad of Athens with his wife Chana in 2005, said they are planning for “a campus to engage the whole community. It’s going to be a Jewish center for students and Athens residents.”

The couple will live in the main building with their children—the first family to do so since 1947, when the Camak family sold the house to a Masonic Lodge. James Camak, a University of Georgia mathematics teacher, built the house in 1834, with a basement housing the family’s enslaved people.

“We’re honored to be custodians of Athens’ history,” Refson said. “There’s a darker part of the history of the house, with the basement having its original walls and floors. We’ll be starting a new chapter for the house.”

The Camak House needs some attention and restoration, he said, given that 30 years have passed since anyone occupied it. It last served as the law offices of John Barrow, Gene Mac Winburn and Lamar Lewis. E+E Architecture and Athens Building Co. have been engaged for that work.

In addition to the main building, the Refsons plan to work with their hired professionals and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, which holds a covenant on the property, to create two outbuildings that will be close to Hancock Avenue. Refson wants to build a synagogue and facilities not just for the 2,000 or so Jewish students at UGA, but also for members of the larger Jewish community, who number about 1,000.

“We’ve managed to live in a very small space,” he says. “We’ll keep doing what we’ve been doing in a bigger facility.”

Chabad of Athens already offers a lot of activities involving students, such as Torah classes, Israel education, a weekly kosher dinner on Tuesday, one-on-one-study and a Shabbat, or Sabbath, dinner Friday nights. Refson would like to host a diverse group of people to share meals, have events and celebrate holidays. [RM] f

Truman and Trump

By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com

“I never give them hell. I just tell the truth, and they think it’s hell,” said President Harry Truman about his Republican political opponents during a hard- fought 1948 campaign for the White House. Truman’s feisty campaign and come- from-behind victory excited voters while confounding pollsters and pundits who had predicted an easy win for GOP candidate Thomas Dewey, a former New York governor and gangbusting Manhattan prosecutor.

palpable sense of relief now that they have two energetic campaigners named Harris and Walz who are girding for battle against Trump and Vance.

The election of 1948 was a close, cliffhanging contest like the emotional roller coaster of today’s 2024 political campaign between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump. Then as now, the populace is divided and the stakes are high as the nation hurtles toward an unpredictable election and an uncertain future.

A 2024 election that was trending toward a Trump triumph has been upended in the last month. An assassination attempt against Trump, the abdication of President Joe Biden and the ascendancy of Harris were news events viewed by millions of Americans this summer.

Political polling and momentum are on the side of the Harris campaign, and enthusiasm has been high at her spirited rallies that have drawn huge crowds in such battleground states as Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia. Absurdly and insanely, Trump has claimed recently that the Harris crowds were faked and that his own political speeches drew more people than the inspiring oratory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Still, despite all his faults, foibles, falsehoods and flirtation with fascism, Trump remains a formidable foe who could indeed win in November or who could again wreak havoc on the American body politic if he loses, just as Trump’s MAGA mobs did after his loss in 2020 when they brought domestic terrorism to Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021.

Candlelight Vigil in

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

7:30pm – 9pm

St Gregory the Great Episcopal Church 3195 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, Georgia 30605

“ Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

Democrats who were morose over the moribund Biden candidacy were ecstatic when Kamala Harris brought life and laughter back into their political party. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is proving to be an engaging and good-humored running mate for Harris, while Trump’s vice presidential pick, JD Vance, seems to be a notready- for-primetime player in the theater of national politics.

Trump had expected to score an easy victory against Biden, especially after Biden’s dismal debate performance earlier this summer. Instead, Biden’s departure from the campaign left Trump complaining about having to battle a different opponent. Harris and Walz may be laughing all the way to the White House. While Trump has become more angry and unhinged in his online comments and speeches, Harris and Walz are spreading their “politics of joy” to huge crowds. Democrats are feeling a

Trump and his minions are gearing up for an authoritarian America where courts and Congress are in the pocket of the president. In 2022, Trump huffed that his mythical “stolen election” was an excuse to gut the U.S. Constitution. “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” he posted on his sadly misnamed Truth Social online platform. Trump has vowed to pardon MAGA mobsters who stormed the Capitol in 2021, and if he is re-elected the atavistic agenda of the right- wing Project 2025 will be foisted upon this nation, a governmental agenda that Harvard political scientist Theda Skocpol recently called “a full prep for an authoritarian takeover.”

Truman knew about the dangers of authoritarianism, but he voiced hope that Americans would resist it. He said, “The dictators of the world say that if you tell a lie often enough, people will believe it. Well, if you tell the truth often enough, they’ll believe it and go along with you.” Truman knew about reactionary politicians who would tar their opponents with the brush of Bolshevism. “Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people,” said Truman.

Voters today should remember Truman’s words from 1948: “It isn’t important who is ahead at one time or another in an election or a horse race. It’s the horse that comes in first at the finish line that counts.” f

Much like Kamala Harris is doing now, Harry Truman edged out a Republican thought to be cruising to victory.

Colleges and Climate Change

UNIVERSITIES TURN THEIR CAMPUSES INTO ‘LIVING LABS’

By Caroline Preston The Hechinger Report

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education.

At the end of a semester that presaged one of the hottest summers on record, the students in associate professor Michael Sheridan’s business class were pitching proposals to cut waste and emissions on their campus and help turn it into a vehicle for fighting climate change.

Flanking a giant whiteboard at the front of the classroom, members of the team campaigning to build a solar canopy on a SUNY New Paltz parking lot delivered their pitch. The sunbaked lot near the athletic center was an ideal spot for a shaded solar panel structure, they said, a conduit for solar energy that could curb the campus’s reliance on natural gas.

The project would require $43,613 in startup money. It would be profitable within roughly five years, the students said. And over 50 years, it would save the university $787,130 in energy costs.

“Solar canopies have worked for other universities, including other SUNY schools,” said Ian Lominski, a graduating senior who said he hopes to one day work for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. “It’s well within the realm of possibility for SUNY New Paltz.”

Sheridan’s course is an example of an approach known as “campus as a living lab,” which seeks to simultaneously educate students and reduce the carbon footprint of college campuses. Over the past decade, a growing number of professors in fields as diverse as business, English and the performing arts have integrated their teaching with efforts to minimize their campuses’ waste and emissions, at a time when human-created climate change is fuel ing dangerous weather and making life on Earth increasingly unstable.

retrofit buildings. Theater students have produced no-waste productions. Ecology students have restored campus wetlands. Architecture students have modeled campus buildings’ airflow and worked to

improve their energy efficiency. The efforts are so diverse that it’s difficult to get a complete count of them, but they’ve popped up on hundreds of campuses around the country.

“I think it’s a very, very positive step,” said Bryan Alexander, a senior scholar at Georgetown University and author of the book Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis. “You’ve got the campus materials, you’ve got the integration of

to alleviate climate change.

From the food waste students and staff produce, to emissions from commuting to campus and flying to conferences, to the energy needed to power campus buildings, higher education has a significant climate footprint. In New York, buildings are among the single largest sources of carbon emissions—and the State University of New York system owns a whopping 40% of the state’s public buildings.

Campus sustainability efforts have faced hurdles including politics and declining enrollment and revenue, say experts. “Higher ed is in crisis, and institutions are so concerned about keeping their doors open, and sustainability is seen as nice to have instead of essential,” said Meghan Fay Zahniser, who leads the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

But there’s change happening on some campuses, she and others noted. At Dickinson College, in Pennsylvania, a netzero campus since 2020, students in statistics classes have run data analyzes to assess why certain buildings are less efficient than others. Psychology students studying behavior change helped the campus dining hall adopt a practice of offering half, full and double portions to cut down on food waste. Physics students designed solar thermal boxes to boost renewable biogas production on an organic farm owned by the college.

Neil Leary, associate provost and director of the college’s Center for Sustainability Education, teaches classes in sustainability. Last fall’s students analyzed climate risks and resilience strategies for the campus and its surrounding county and then ran a workshop for community members. Among the recommendations emerging from the class: that athletic coaches and facilities staff receive training on heat-related health risks.

Similarly, at SUNY Binghamton, Pamela Mischen, chief sustainability officer and an environmental studies professor, teaches a course called Planning the Sustainable University. Her students, who come from majors including environmental studies, engineering and pre-law, have helped develop campus green purchasing systems, started a student-run community garden and improved reuse rates for classroom furniture.

And across the country, at Weber State University in Utah, students have joined

sustainability faculty fellows program that helps professors incorporate climate action into their instruction.

One day this May, Andrea Varga, an associate professor of theater design and a sustainability fellow, listened as the students in her honors Ethical Fashion class presented their final projects. Varga’s class covers the environmental harms of the global fashion industry (research suggests it is responsible for at least 4% of greenhouse emissions worldwide, or roughly the total emissions of Germany, France and the United Kingdom combined). For their presentations, her students had developed ideas for reducing fashion’s toll, on the campus and beyond, by promoting thrifting, starting “clothes repair cafes” and more.

Jazmyne Daily-Simpson, a student from Long Island scheduled to graduate in 2025, discussed expanding a project started a few years earlier by a former student, Roy Ludwig, to add microplastic filters to more campus washing machines. In a basement laundry room in Daily-Simpson’s dorm, two washers are rigged with the contraptions, which gradually accumulate a goopy film as they trap the microplastic particles and keep them from entering the water supply.

Ludwig, a 2022 graduate who now teaches Earth Science at Arlington High School about 20 miles from New Paltz, took Varga’s class and worked with her on an honors project to research and install the filters. A geology major, he’d been shocked that it took a fashion class to introduce him to the harms of microplastics, which are found in seafood, breast milk, semen and much more.

In addition to the solar canopy project, students presented proposals for developing a reusable water bottle program, creating a composter and garden, digitizing dining hall receipts and organizing a bikeshare. They gamely fielded questions from the audience, many of whom had served as mentors on their projects.

Jonathan Garcia, a third-year business management major on the composting team, said later that he’d learned an unexpected skill: how to deal with uncooperative colleagues. “We had an issue with one of our teammates who just never showed up, so I had to manage that, and then people elected me leader of the group,” he said later. “I learned a lot of team-management skills.”

The solar panel team had less drama. Its members interviewed representatives from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Central Hudson Gas & Electric and a local company, Lighthouse Solar, along with Mitten and other campus officials. Often, they met three times a week to research and discuss their proposal, participants said.

Lominski, the senior, plans to enroll this fall in a graduate program at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in Syracuse. Before Sheridan’s class, he said, he had little specific knowledge of how solar panels worked. The course also helped him refine his project management and communication skills, he said.

“ You’ve got the campus materials, you’ve got the integration of teaching and research, which we claim to value, and it’s also really good for students in a few ways.

“It’s an invisible problem that not everyone is thinking about,” he said. “You can notice a water bottle floating in a river. You can’t notice microplastics.”

Around campus, there are other signs of the living lab model. Students in an economics class filled the entryway of a library with posters on topics such as the lack of public walking paths and bike lanes in the surrounding county and inadequate waste disposal in New York State. A garden started by sculpture and printmaking professors serves as a space for students to learn about plants used to make natural dyes that don’t pollute the environment.

In the business school classroom, Sheridan, the associate professor, had kicked off the student presentations by explaining to an audience that included campus facilities managers and local green business leaders how the course, called Introduction to Managing Sustainability, originated when grad students pitched the idea in 2015. The projects are powered by a “green revolving fund,” which accumulates money from cost savings created by past projects, such as reusable to-go containers and LED light bulbs in campus buildings. Currently the fund has about $30,000.

“This class has two overarching goals,” said Sheridan, who studied anthropology and sustainable development as an undergraduate before pursuing a doctorate in business. The first is to localize the United Nations global goals for advancing sustainability, he said, and the second is “to prove that sustainability initiatives can be a driver for economic growth.”

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Autumn’s Almost Here

DESPITE THE HEAT, IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT FALL GARDENING

By Erin France news@flagpole.com

The garden tends to run rampant in July and August. The beans seem to grow another foot overnight, freshly cut grass looks unruly after a few days, and weeds mature and set seed at a frightening rate. Here’s a few tips for getting things under control in your fall garden:

His solar panel teammate Madeleine Biles, a senior majoring in management, transferred to New Paltz from SUNY Binghamton before her sophomore year because she wanted a school that felt more aligned with her desire to work for a smaller, environmentally minded business.

An avid rock climber whose parents were outdoor educators, she’d developed some financial skills in past business classes, she said, but the exercises had always felt theoretical. This class made those lessons about return on investment and internal rate of return feel concrete. “Before it was just a bunch of formulas where I didn’t know when or why I would ever use them,” she said.

This summer, Biles is interning with the Lake George Land Conservancy, and hopes to eventually carve out a career protecting the environment. While she said she feels fortunate that her hometown of Lake George, in New York’s Adirondack region, isn’t as vulnerable as some places to climate change, the crisis weighs on her.

“I think if I have a career in sustainability, that will be my way of channeling that frustration and sadness and turning it into a positive thing,” she said.

She recently got a taste of what that might feel like: In an email from Sheridan, she learned that her team’s canopy project was chosen to receive the startup funding. The school’s outgoing campus facilities chief signed off on it, and, pending approval from the department’s new leader, the university will begin the process of constructing it.

“It’s cool to know that something I worked on as a school project is actually going to happen,” said Biles. “A lot of students can’t really say that. A lot of projects are kind of like simulations. This one was real life.” f

CUT AND COVER THOSE WEEDS: If your garden’s more weeds than plants at this point, I’d suggest cutting the weeds short and covering them with non-bleached, non-coated cardboard. On top, pile a few inches of compost, and then plant directly into the compost. For the best results, you’ll want to stick with plants with shallow root systems. Lettuces, for example, can survive in relatively little soil, while you’ll want to cut a hole in the cardboard for heavy feeders like broccoli. The hole will give the broccoli access to more nutrients, and will breach the cardboard barrier for late-summer runner weeds like Bermuda grass to come climbing into your new garden bed. I use this technique for spots with annuals I’ve neglected during the harried summer days. Exceptions for using the cut-and-cover method include areas with heavy pest or disease pressure. Burying this year’s adult flea beetles could result in an even bigger problem next year.

stress. If you are still considering seeding, be sure to give the plants additional germination time. Packaged seeds’ information often includes the average days to germination. Depending on species and variety, you might see a four- or five-day difference as the number of daylight hours slowly decreases.

WATCH OUT FOR DISEASES: Athens endured several rain-washed weeks lately. Heavy rainfall, combined with the heat and humidity, make conditions perfect for powdery mil-

STICK TO ONE PLANT OR COLOR: OK, you’ve got your garden bed refurbished for fall. What do you fill it with? Spring gardening is awash in an array of beautiful choices; fall gardening can be an overwhelming waterfall of too many options. If you’ve got decision fatigue, try picking one plant like coral bells (heuchera) or pansies and buying that one type of plant in different colors. You could also choose a color and buy plants that fit the bill. A friend’s rented house contains a small garden full of purple flowers. Because the plants bloom at different times, it took me a few weeks to notice the trend. Mexican petunias grew near an inch plant (tradescantia) near a dark red-purple Japanese maple. Now, I look forward to visiting, in part because I want to identify the next purple plant.

BUY SEEDLINGS: A pumpkin seed planted today won’t mature into a full-grown pumpkin by Halloween—there’s not enough time. Like pumpkins, it’s too late to seed some fall favorites in the ground. But area autumnal seedling sales are a great way to fill your garden with produce minus some

dew, botrytis and root rot. Powdery mildew looks like patches of powdered sugar covering your plant, often on the leaves. Georgia gardeners often find it on cucurbits, like cucumbers and melons. I trim leaves to make sure plants, like squash, have enough air flow. Giving plants enough space will allow them to dry out between rainstorms and curb mildew outbreaks.

Botrytis is a fungus also known as gray mold. Often, I see botrytis emerge from a decaying discarded leaf, fruit or flower before spreading to the main plant. Removing garden waste from close contact will help avoid such issues.

Root rot can be the hardest to diagnose, especially in the fall, because a stressed plant with yellowing, drooping leaves might be seen as an early autumnal display. Root rot can also be the hardest to fix, because it takes a lot of sand to improve the drainage of clay soil. I gave my olive tree a case of root rot when I decided to plant it in the ground last winter. After losing most of its leaves and looking sickly, I hauled it out of the ground. Many of its roots were black and broke off easily in my hand. Now, it’s back to dark green leaves and new shoots in its preferred sandy loam pot. The olive tree is an exception to my general rule of finding plants that can tolerate wet clay soil instead of attempting to change the soil texture. f

Carrots are a fall favorite, though they often need three months to mature and a few weeks to germinate. If you’d like produce in your fall garden, it might be best to buy seedlings.

ERIN FRANCE

ART | THU, AUG. 22

Martijn van Wagtendonk Artist Talk

Lyndon House Arts Center • 6 p.m. • FREE!

Combining principles of engineering, science, language, music, philosophy and kinetic sculpture, “Cupola: a Collaboration” is a grand and collaborative piece that will be on view through the end of the month. The piece comes from the efforts of over 45 UGA students and faculty from a variety of disciplines led by professor Martijn van Wagtendonk, who was originally inspired by Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi to begin the piece as a class project at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. “Cupola” is a 15-foot wide, 7-foot tall drum structure fashioned with mortise-andtenon joints and topped with a dome structure that makes it 17 feet tall altogether. The piece was made to be constructed and reconstructed, giving it the portability of a fair attraction and emphasizing the playful nature of the project. [Mary Beth Bryan]

MUSIC | THU, AUG. 22

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

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

• $35

With a dedicated fan base known as “The Flock,” it’s not surprising that Maryland four-piece Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is known for its high-energy psychedelic funk shows. The band’s seventh album, Day In Time, is a reminder of how quickly time moves, acting both as a culmination of the band’s 15 years together since forming in college and a snapshot of where it stands today. Ray Chelstowski of Goldmine Magazine says of PPPP’s newest release, “The music is absent of gimmicks and one-offs, but instead arrives well-thought out and defined by a sense of musical maturity that can only arrive after many years of performing together in every type of venue imaginable.” Accordingly, the band describes it as its most cohesive work yet. The show will be opened by Athens multi-genre outfit Underground Springhouse, which combines reggae, country and funk with a rock and roll foundation. [MB]

COMEDY | AUG. 21–23

Athens Improv Festival

Locations Vary • Times Vary • Prices Vary

Athens’ only official improv festival is back for its second year to showcase local and Atlanta improv performers and give audiences the chance to learn more about improv, and even give it a try. The four-day festival will begin on Aug. 21 with a free improv show at Buvez at 7 p.m. There will be a free improv jam open to the public at work. shop on Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The festival’s main event, a full night of shows at Buvez from 6–11 p.m., is on Aug. 23 with tickets set at $15. Athens Improv Festival is a product of Flying Squid Comedy, a local comedy theater and school started by Kelly Petronis, who says the goal of the festival is to connect Atlanta’s lively improv scene with Athens’ burgeoning one, essentially “trying to introduce as many improvisers as

we can and see what happens.” [MB]

ART | FRI, AUG. 23

‘Perspectives’ Opening Reception and Preview

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation • 6–8 p.m. • $25

“Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational” is an annual pottery show, featuring and selling over 5,000 works by 50 potters from across the state. It is the largest functional pottery exhibit in the Southeast, drawing in collectors, patrons and art lovers from all over the country. The opening reception for the event’s 22nd year is a celebration of its participating potters, and tickets include appetizers, wine, musical entertainment in the OCAF gardens and a special first viewing and shopping opportunity before the exhibit opens to the public. Perspectives is running from Aug. 24–Sept. 8 and is free and open to the public from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Pottery making demonstrations will also be held Aug. 24 and Aug. 31 in Rocket Hall at 1 p.m. [MB]

ART | SUN, AUG. 25

‘Portraits Through My Eyes’ Opening Day

Athens-Clarke County Library • 2–6 p.m. • FREE!

Real estate broker Cindy Karp’s creative flame was rekindled during the pandemic when she discovered artistic communities online where she could share her work. Karp’s photography is captured using only her iPhone and edited with self-taught effects and apps, but her small range of materials hasn’t stopped her from finding international acclaim. Her photos have been shown in 54 countries and appeared

on scores of magazine covers and digital art websites. Her series, “Portraits Through My Eyes,” is an exercise in storytelling, capturing fleeting moments and emotions in her subjects with a mastery over light, composition and depth. Her works are on display through Sept. 22 in the Bogue Gallery, and 20% of the revenue from portrait sales will benefit the homeless shelter Bigger Vision of Athens. [MB] f

The Original Splitz Band Fall Residency PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY: Composer and guitarist Shane Parish has a special show coming up at Buvez Sunday, Aug. 25. He’ll play, as well as host Japanese native and resident of Truth or Consequences, NM Tatsuya Nakatani. Nakatani is a percussionist, composer and master teacher. Also on the bill is Dhana Jeera, which is Jeremy Kiran Fernandes, who will perform music inspired by “Tuareg, Mauritanian, Ethiopian and Moroccan music.” This show is priced at a sliding scale between $10–20. Please take cash money

sheet music based on the oral traditions of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Reception to follow with culturally relevant dishes.” For more information, please see facebook. com/covenantpresbyterianchurchathens and africanadept.org.

ALL BY YOURSELF: Goin’ Solo Events and Southern Brewing Co. have teamed up to present the Athens Brewsic Fest Saturday, Aug. 24 from 2–10 p.m. Now, pay attention, because this is a free event and open to all ages. Featured performers

and as much as you can afford. Doors are at 7 p.m., with music starting at 8 p.m. For more information, please see tatsuya nakatani.com and shaneparish.com.

WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE: Those popsters in KIT just released a new single last week named “One More Ticket.” The band reports the song was mixed by Patrick Doherty and mastered by Jesse Mangum. While it still has some of the blue-eyed soul displayed in the band’s debut single, this new one lives much deeper in dream pop land. If you can imagine, say, Crowded House with less earnest vocals and just generally relaxed all the way around, you’ll be close to what this sounds like. Find it on Spotify and keep up with the band at instagram.com/kit.rocks.

LITTLE BIT O’ SOUL: R&B fans should be pleased to learn The Original Splitz Band is beginning a residency at Athentic Brewing Co. that will see the band playing there every fourth Friday through Nov. 22. The first night is Friday, Aug. 24 from 7:30–10:30 p.m. Tickets for each performance are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, please see facebook.com/ Theoriginalsplitz.

GATHER TOGETHER: Covenant Presbyterian Church will host an African Gospel Celebration Sunday, Aug. 25 from 2–4 p.m. The church is located at 1065 Gaines School Road. This event is coordinated by Africana Digital Ethnography Project and Aaron Carter-Enyi. According to the organizers, the event will feature “a free concert/workshop on African choruses and songs for the Athens area. The event will introduce a free web resource with

this day are Halogenic, Second Nature, Hello My Name Is, Waleska, Well Kept and School of Rock. Anyone interested in vending opportunities or being a sponsor should drop a line to info@goinsolo.com. For all other information, please see facebook.com/goinsoloevents, facebook.com/ SouthernBrewingCompany and sobrewco. com.

THE VISION WITHIN: Due to the frequency, not to mention the general density contained therein, of releases coming off the Hooker Vision label, it sometimes takes weeks to get around to covering something. Such is the case with the latest album by Rachel Evans, The Rabbit and the Hawk These pieces were recorded in January and February 2023 and are from specific scenes in the film she scored An Evening Song (for Three Voices), which was directed by Graham Swon. As character portraits, they do a fine job of being emotionally evocative without being schticky or sentimental. The only instrumentation on the whole thing is electric piano, voice, cello and synthesizer. It’s contemplative without being explicitly moody which gives it a lightness it might not otherwise have had. Find this at hooker vision.bandcamp.com.

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE DEPARTMENT:

A recent announcement from AthFest Educates Executive Director Mary Joyce celebrated the fact that the 2024 AthFest Music & Arts Festival raised over $90,000 for arts education in Athens-Clarke County. Specifically, these funds are earmarked for “high-quality, accessible music and arts education for K-12 students.” For more information, please see athfesteducates.org. f

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By Gordon Lamb music@flagpole.com

When I first broached the idea to guitarist Noelle Shuck that Shehehe, over a decade removed from its debut, are now elder statesmen of Athens rock and roll, she replied, “Lord, when did that happen!?” It’s true, though, and at its inception the band was one of a tiny handful of locals at the time making anything close to its brand of classic, Ramones-inspired, four-on-the-floor punk rock.

Now, as the members prepare to release the band’s fifth full-length album Namedroppers, they’ve arrived at a comfortable place. No longer in possession of a younger band’s burden to prove something, neither, however, do they find themselves looking down. If anything, they volunteer a hand up. Their recent single “Get On My Lawn” is pretty much a welcome wagon anthem to younger groups coming up.

In regard to the album they’re currently recording, “Barbe gives us his preference if he has one, and we generally go with that. He’s got some genius tactics to get the best stuff out of bands.”

When it’s said that Shehehe has nothing to prove, that isn’t to say they’re not still going for it. It’s just they’ve spent enough time getting to where they are that they’re just fine having a good look around. They lean into it with some humor (e.g. “All my heroes are dying/ When I hear their music/ It makes me feel young again” from “Elton John”) as well as the aforementioned welcoming spirit (“Went by so fast/ Don’t want it back/ That time is done/ Just wanna watch others be young/ Get on my lawn” from “Get On My Lawn”).

The trio—Shuck, Jason Fusco on drums and Nicole Bechill on bass—are no strangers to the road and have

I caught up with Shuck right after she and the band had left David Barbe’s Chase Park Transduction studio. You’d think the band would take a break with being on the cusp of a new album release and all, right? She then said the new album has been in the can for about two years. It was recorded by engineer Steve Johnson at his studio Kingdom Hell, then mixed by Barbe and mastered by Jason NeSmith. The delay in release seems to be one of getting the project slated onto the release schedule of its label, Say-10 Records.

At 18 songs, the album appears extra long at first, but it’s only 34 minutes total. Surprisingly, no material was left over even after assembling a collection this size. “We kind of write albums as albums if that makes sense,” Shuck said. “So when it was time to record an album again, we took the new songs we had and got them record-ready and then made the album. So there were none left over.” And while each record may not exactly have its own concept, Shuck allows that, “I think they all fit within a period of time that’s different from the previous. So maybe not a concept per se, but an approach as things change for the band, like lineup. So, like, Nicole becoming the bassist meant she sings less.”

In the studio the band members are masters of efficiency and ensure they’re always well-rehearsed before doing any tracking. “We go in with pretty much everything written and practiced; we’ll practice playing the songs without the vocals, then only vocals to kinda get ready for the experience,” Shuck said. Also, they’re pretty democratic. “It’s honestly pretty collaborative, and we kinda look to each other for reasoning to do things one way or another,” she said.

some dates planned in support of Namedroppers. Shuck said, “We’re doing some regional weekenders! Right now we’ve got a Greenville, SC-Atlanta weekend, New OrleansPensacola, and then we’ll do a run down to Florida.” So, while the work is ongoing there is a sense of satisfaction among the band who has well earned its achievements. “I feel very satisfied with Shehehe and what we’ve done and are doing. We are active and making music consistently and to what I feel like is a level of quality. We are still part of the Athens music scene and continue to help build it and support it as new folks and bands form,” Shuck said. “The whole ‘making it’ dream wasn’t ever really something I thought about… For me, outside of performing and writing, it’s just about making connections and friends with people who love doing the same thing we do. Some of my very best friends I’ve met through the band.”

When I mentioned straight away to Shuck that the new album leans into adulthood and being comfortable at the place the band is at right now, she responded by saying, “I love that interpretation. I think we feel like we’ve found our groove and know who we are.” f

WHO: Shehehe, Totally Slow,

Mercyland WHEN: Aug 24, 8 p m (doors) WHERE: Nowhere Bar HOW MUCH: $12 (adv ), $15

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Truth Management

INSIGHT FROM WIEUCA ON THE BAND AND NEW ALBUM

By Sam Lipkin editorial@flagpole.com

The psychedelic-tinged rock band Wieuca has always kept a platform-wearing foot firmly planted in Athens as a creative base and source of inspiration. Spanning genres from garage rock and indie punk to emo, you may never know exactly what you’re going to get sonically, but the colorful and unmistakable art of band member Will Ingram provides a solid identity for Wieuca.

Flagpole last checked in with the band for the release of its third studio album, Burning Platform, but much has changed for the band since then. In the fall of 2022, Flagpole reported on a live show hiatus

out there. As far as the sound of the record goes, we’ve always made records where the songs sound like they come from different albums or different artists. This is for a lot of reasons. We wanted to condense that effect on Truth Management to the point where you can listen to two parts of the same song and it will sound like different bands. Having an undefined lineup made that easy.

FP: Wieuca has experimented with a lot of genres and styles, but you described this album as “heavier/emo-influenced.” What exactly influenced this direction?

announced by the group, but Wieuca is back to energetically lighting up stages. It comes with new music, too, as the band released the album Truth Management over the summer on June 18 ahead of its appearance at AthFest. The album includes some Athens musician features with Joey Kegel of Monsoon on drums and Cannon Rogers playing pedal steel.

In preparation for this weekend’s show at the 40 Watt Club, on Friday, frontman Ingram discussed with Flagpole the current configuration of Wieuca and its new album.

Flagpole: Wieuca has always been an Athens/Atlanta band, but last we talked there was some movement of band members and things have changed since. So, what’s the current status of the band?

Will Ingram: We’re back to being split between Athens and Atlanta. Robert [Smith], who founded Wieuca with me in high school, moved to New York. We got Matt [Daniell] on drums, who we poached from the Atlanta screamo band Less Dead. Andrew Cleveland joined on sampler and synths, too, so we’re back to a five-piece. Status is good.

FP: You said during the recording of the album Truth Management Wieuca broke up and reunited. How did that impact the process or end result of the project?

WI: Being broken up made it easier to get an album done, because no one had any expectations. We brought friends in when we needed help, and some of them joined the band when we were ready to get back

WI: We didn’t really take an intentional genre direction with the album. This is the most dramatic record we’ve written in terms of lyrics, so the songs often called for more intense performances. We wanted to push ourselves toward the extremes a little more. Our fastest song ever and our slowest song ever are on Truth Management. There’s more screaming here than we’ve ever done, but also our softest song where it’s all in falsetto. Nineties emo and some related subgenres have always been an influence, but it shows more on this record.

FP: Truth Management leans heavily into storytelling, and you said the songs add up to a screenplay. Is there more content coming or plans to expand on this?

WI: Yeah! I’m teaching myself how to animate right now. The album’s made up of stories, and I thought it’d be fun to make some animations about how these stories interrelate in the small town where they take place. We’ve already released a few clips, and we’ll put out some more.

FP: What’s next for Wieuca?

WI: A lot of shows and a lot of new music. f

WHO: Wieuca, A D Blanco, Fishbug

WHEN: Friday, Aug . 23, 7:30 p m (doors) WHERE: 40 Watt Club HOW MUCH: $10

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live music calendar

Tuesday 20

Ciné

8 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com

KARAOKE WITH THE KING Every first, third and fifth Tuesday.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

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

HORSE BITCH Denver-based emotonk and country rock stylings with lots of bubbles.

SCHMOOZE Athens alternative rock trio.

PARKING GARAGE Self-proclaimed “salt rock” band from Athens, now with trumpets.

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 Luca Lombardi, Seth Hendershot and guests.

Wednesday 21

40 Watt Club

7 p.m. (doors). $15 (adv.), $20. www.40watt.com

THE PINK STONES Cosmic country band with a lighthearted, twangy charm.

T. HARDY MORRIS Singer-songwriter and guitarist plays twangy, reflective folk-rock.

THE HOWDIES Old-school outlaw country act featuring vocalists Austin Darnell and Shoni Rancher. Creature Comforts Brewery

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

JOHN KINNISON Solo live-looping acoustic artist originally from Pensacola, FL. (6 p.m.)

El Paso Tacos & Tequila

6–10 p.m. www.instagram.com/ elpasoathenss

KARAOKE Every Wednesday and Friday evening.

Flicker Theatre & Bar

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

KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Georgia Theatre

6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $20. www.georgiatheatre.com

KNOX Nashville-based indie pop artist who is inspired by artists like Fall Out Boy and Ed Sheeran. Nowhere Bar

9:30 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens THE DRUG DUCKS Seasoned musicians playing covers, originals and space jams.

Thursday 22

Buvez

7 p.m. www.facebook.com/buvez athens

LIZ FARRELL Jeff Buckleyinspired vocals accompanied by intricate ukulele.

BIG SAUTY Funky band incorporating elements of jazz, funk, rock and roll and a touch of bluegrass.

Flicker Theatre & Bar

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

MOLD! Anxiety-infused psychnoise rock collective from Miami.

JOSEY Indie pop artist, incorporating audience participation and off-kilter comedy into her sets.

HOCA CHRIST DEVIL The solo rock and roll project of Christopher Devlin Brown.

OBSCURITY Local synth-punk duo.

Georgia Theatre

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $27.75 (adv.), $35. www.georgiatheatre. com

PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG

Psych-funk jam band from Baltimore who are “seizing the moment” personified.

UNDERGROUND SPRINGHOUSE

“Hype-chill-rock-funk” alternative band of five.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

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

PATIO Local band that prides itself on genre-mixing rock, blues and funk.

JOKERJOKER Gallery

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

MOLLY TU HOTT JOKERJOKERtv presents a virtual performance. Combining lyrical raps with trap beats, this femcee represents her world honestly and inspiringly.

Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.marigold auditorium.com

OPEN MIC Bring your instrument, a good joke or your favorite monologue. Hosted by Mayor Dodd Ferrelle and Adam Poulin.

Nowhere Bar

9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens SOLID COUNTRY GOLD Diablo boys playing country jams.

Friday 23

40 Watt Club

7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.40watt.com

WIEUCA Four-piece experimental outfit that fuses indie rock, psychedelia and trip hop. Reunion set! A.D. BLANCO Local Athens alternative-rock band inspired by ’90s grunge and punk.

FISHBUG Local punk band that has recently returned to the live music scene and is influenced by bands such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers and My Chemical Romance. Athentic Brewing Co.

7:30–10:30 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com

THE ORIGINAL SPLITZ A mixed drink of the Motown sound, part 1970s funk and disco flavor, a dash of the old-school and contemporary R&B, and a guaranteed good time. Braselton Civic Center 7 p.m. $28. www.theglowband.com/ braselton-civic-center

GLOWBAND “Eagles & Friends” features quintessential Eagles songs, plus favorites by Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and Bob Seger.

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, ’80s and J-Pop. Flicker Theatre & Bar

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

ZL!STER Atlanta-based rapper and singer.

EXIT ROW Athens-based bedroom pop with songs about the past haunting the present.

T.W.I.N Atlanta- and Athens-based hip-hop and R&B artist with stellar word play and creative flows.

SILV No info available.

The Foundry

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 6 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $20. bit.ly/LovesongAthens

LOVESONG The Cure tribute band performing the hits and deep cuts.

FIRST WAVE Quintessential tribute to new wave and alternative music.

Georgia Theatre

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

GAVIN ADCOCK Watkinsville-born emerging country artist.

GIOVANNIE & THE HIRED GUNS Country rock band from Stephenville, TX.

Georgia Theatre

Rooftop

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

TRISTAN TRITT Georgia-born rock artist who is inspired by Motörhead, Ozzy Osborne and Stone Temple Pilots.

Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture

Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. $15. www.athenschoral society.com

ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY The program “Back to Broadway” features popular Broadway hits.

Nowhere Bar

9:30 p.m. (show). www.facebook. com/NowhereBarAthens

DEAF ANDREWS Charlotte-based indie pop rock band.

WHITE TOLEDO North Carolina alt-rock band with a captivating blend of new age fullness and vintage rock charm.

Oak House Distillery

7 p.m. FREE! www.oakhousedistillery. com

OPEN MIC Every Friday.

Saturday 24

40 Watt Club

8 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). $10. www.40watt.com

SCHMUK Avant-garde egg punk band redefining musical norms with its eccentric style and infectious energy. Single release show!

THE SPORRS Garage rock band with an energetic alt-rock sound and a drop of punk.

DELTA 8 Local hardcore punk band.

ULTRA LIGHTS Atlanta post-punk with early ’90s college rock and ’70s proto-punk influences.

TELEMARKET Driving, angular indie-rock band from Athens.

Athentic Brewing Co. Noche de Baile. 8 p.m. $10. www. athenticbrewing.com

DJ MANE TIMBAthens and SALSAthens host a monthly dance social with the latest Latin music.

Athentic Brewing Co. 6 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com

JOE CAT Athens-based Americana singer-songwriter and troubadour. Bishop Park

Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmers market.net

JAMES COOK Arty Ball Swing Band frontman plays a variety of music from the Great American Songbook. (8 a.m.)

ACOUSTIC JAM Bring an instrument and join in. (10 a.m.)

Ciné

Athens Goth Night Dance Party. 10 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

DJ CROWE DJ Steven Crowe.

DJ TOMB LILY Adria Stembridge of Tears For The Dying spins deathrock, post-punk, goth and more.

TWIN POWERS DJ who is also a member of DJ trio Booty Boyz.

DJ GOTH DAD Dustin Gannon of Vision Video leads a dance party spinning goth, post-punk, ’80s, Halloween music and more.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar. com

THE VASSAR BLONDES Local indie-pop four piece. Album release show!

TATTOO LOGIC Local funky five piece.

DEAF CONDORS Experimental garage-rock group with a genrebending sound anchored by Peruvian brothers Bob Jesus and Darrick Alvarez.

Georgia Theatre

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

GAVIN ADCOCK Watkinsville-born emerging country artist.

TRIPPP Trio of triplet brothers from Jonesboro, AR with a country sound informed by Memphis blues, Kentucky bluegrass and Southern rock. Hendershot’s

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

GRASSLAND “Amerigrass” band with classical organ, double bass and jazz guitar and a jazz-folk-popbluegrass sound.

Innovation

Amphitheater

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $25. www.innovationamphitheater.com

BACK ’N’ BLACK AC/DC tribute band.

Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture

Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. $15. www.athenschoral society.com

ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY

The program “Back to Broadway” features popular and timeless Broadway hits.

Nowhere Bar

Aubrey Entertainment Presents. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $30 (entry and record). bit.ly/Shehe heAug24

SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere. Album release show!

TOTALLY SLOW Razor sharp, no-frills melodic hardcore from Greensboro, NC.

CHIMES Gainesville, FL band that strikes a balance between postpunk, synth-pop and dark wave.

MERCYLAND Recently revitalized post-punk band originally formed in 1985 and fronted by David Barbe. Oak House Distillery 7–9 p.m. www.oakhousedistillery.com

TRACY AND JEFF Jazz, blues and new and old classics from the voice of Tracy Brown and the guitar and harmonica of Jeff Lustig.

Southern Brewing Co. GoinSolo Events and Athenspets Present: Athens Brewsic Fest. 2–10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ goinsoloevents

HALOGENIC Local alternative psychedelic rock band.

SECOND NATURE Athens-based three-piece alternative rock band channeling the raw intensity of ’90s grunge.

HELLO MY NAME IS High-energy ’80s–2000s cover band.

WALESKA Southern rock band with twangy guitars, heartfelt lyrics and plenty of grit.

WELL KEPT Athens alternative rock band led by Tommy Trautwein that combines modern indie and classic emo.

Sunday 25

Buvez

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10–20 suggested. www.facebook. com/buvezathens

SHANE PARISH & TATSUYA

NAKATANI DUO Master guitarist and fearless explorer of rhythm and timbre Shane Parish joins Nakatani, an avant-garde percussionist, composer and sound artist who has released over 80 recordings.

DHANA JEERA North African, Ethiopian, Moroccan and Mauritanian-influence music by visual artist and Immaterial Possession member Jeremy Kiran Fernandes alongside Organically Programmed Orchestra’s Gabrielle Daniels. Covenant Presbyterian Church

2–4 p.m. FREE! www.africandept.org

AFRICAN GOSPEL CELEBRATION An afternoon of music exploring the oral traditions of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Nuçi’s Space

6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show). $10. www.nuci.org

TRVY & THE ENEMY Live hip-hop band that fearlessly breaks barriers in the realm of modern rap music, blending elements of trap with psychedelic rock.

PENNY LOAFER Alternative indie rock trio with heavy grooves and dreamy vocals. Debut single out soon.

JANUARY Amateur indie rock star whose singular melodies echo the big hits of the late ‘90s and early 2000s.

Oak House Distillery 3:30–6 p.m. www.oakhousedistillery. com

OVERNIGHT ANGELS Dave Lee leads covers of classic rock and Americana.

Monday 26

Flicker Theatre & Bar

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

YOUR EX’S PETS New band featuring members of Dadgum, Jake Brower Band and Liz Farrell.

JULIA NYUNT Multi-talented Athens-based violinist, pianist, guitarist and singer.

DOGWOOD TALES Five-piece altcountry from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, influenced by the eclectic DIY scene in Harrisonburg.

Tuesday 27

Flicker Theatre & Bar

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

CHATTERTON Dreamy lo-fi indie rock from Oxnard, CA.

HILL VIEW #73 Trash tape bedroom pop from Atlanta.

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

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 Luca Lombardi, Seth Hendershot and guests.

Ramsey Hall

7:30 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu

FACULTY CHAMBER RECITAL James Kim, assistant professor of cello, gives his first UGA performance. With special guest Kenn Wagner, a violinist in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Wednesday 28

Athentic Brewing Co.

7–10 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com

KARAOKE WITH DJ GREGORY Every second and fourth Wednesday.

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

MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Hot jazz and swing band offering music from the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s. (6 p.m.)

El Paso Tacos & Tequila 6–10 p.m. www.instagram.com/ elpasoathenss

KARAOKE Every Wednesday and Friday evening. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreand bar.com

KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Georgia Theatre

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

FUTUREBIRDS Psychedelic Southern rock group whose career is defined by its twangy yet fun rhythm.

Georgia Theatre Rooftop

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

SUNSET HONOR UNIT Sentimental pop from Atlanta comprised of dueling songwriters Drew Kirby (Mothers, CDSM) and Jake Chisenhall (Delorean Gray).

Hendershot’s New Faces Night. 8 p.m. FREE! www. hendershotsathens.com

KATHLEEN SULLIVAN Folkinspired singer branching into songwriting with Southern influence.

RICHIE AMDORFER Indie folk singer-songwriter from the Midwest. HOPE COCHRAN Singer-songwriter and Georgia native playing country, folk and songs to make you cry at the bar.

Nowhere Bar

8 p.m. www.facebook.com/Nowhere BarAthens

THE LOW WHITES New side project of Neal Fountain alongside Jeff Reilly, Tom Ryan and AJ Adams.

Down the Line

8/29 Matthew Sweet, Abe Partridge (40 Watt Club)

8/29 Ray Fulcher, Jordan Rowe, Cole Goodwin (Georgia Theatre) f

event calendar

Tuesday 20

ART: Artist Reception (UGA Performing Arts Center) Painter and UGA professor Joseph Peragine’s exhibition “Low Anchored Cloud/ Spring Hoax” will be on view with light refreshments. 5 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu/lobby-gallery

CLASSES: ESOL (Bogart Library) Learn or polish your English skills using Mango languages online and in-person basic conversation and vocabulary. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart

CLASSES: Adult Line Dancing (Rocksprings Park Pavilion) All skill levels are invited to learn and practice a new line dance each month. Ages 18 & up. $1. 6:30 p.m. www. accgovga.myrec.com

COMEDY: Open Toad Comedy Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Comedy performed by a mix of newcomers and local favorites from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m. (doors). $7. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

EVENTS: History Hour: Athens’ Oldest Restaurants (Lyndon House Arts Center) Ashley Shull and Justin Kau will share stories about the Mayflower Restaurant and other local favorites. 12–1 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

EVENTS: Tiki Taco Tuesday (Live Wire) Enjoy live music, craft cocktails and a taco pop-up from Don Carne. Tuesdays, 5–10 p.m. www. livewireathens.com

FILM: Saving the Chattahoochee (UGA Special Collections Library) Screening of the documentary about one of the first woman riverkeepers in the country followed by a panel discussion. 5:30 p.m. FREE! libs.uga.edu

GAMES: Mahjong Club (Winterville Cultural Center) Learn to play the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1–4 p.m. $1. www.wintervillecenter.com

GAMES: Tuesday Night Shenanigans (Southern Brewing Co.) Play board games and arcade games on site, bring your own games or even your D&D group. Tuesdays, 5–10 p.m. www.sobrewco.com

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

GAMES: Singo! (Beef O’Brady’s) Win gift certificates and prizes at this music bingo night. Tuesdays, 7–9 p.m. www.beefobradys.com/athens

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

KIDSTUFF: Teen Game Night: Mario Party Edition Enjoy an evening of Mario themed gaming fun. Grades 6–12. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe

LECTURES & LIT: Athentic Book Club (Athentic Brewing Co.) Pick up a copy of The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal and discuss it with the group. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

MEETINGS: Knot Just For Knitters (Oconee County Library) Bring your own crafting project to work on while chatting with fellow crafters. Tuesdays, 3–5 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee

SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park) New players wel-

come. Scheduled days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 10 a.m. www.athenspetanque.org

Wednesday 21

CLASSES: Credit 101 Workshop (Athens Land Trust) Learn the basics of credit, how to build it and what resources are available to help. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org

CLASSES: Salsa Dancing (El Carretonero) Join SALSAthens for Cuban salsa lessons meeting a variety of dance abilities. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. (advanced), 7:30 p.m. (beginner/intermediate). $10. SALS AthensDancing@gmail.com

CLASSES: MS Excel: Formulas, Functions and Sorting (ACC Library) This fast-paced class teaches how to work with datasets and perform a basic data analysis. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org

COMEDY: Second Annual Athens Improv Festival (Buvez) The festival spans three days at different locations, with today’s event featuring a show of local improvisers. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.flyingsquid comedy.com

COMEDY: Hendershot’s Comedy (Hendershot’s) Enjoy a lineup featuring comics from Athens and Atlanta as well as newcomers. Hosted by Noell Appling. Third Wednesdays, 8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens.com

EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Markets offer fresh produce, flowers, eggs, meats, prepared foods, art and crafts. Live music at 6 p.m. AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent. Wednesdays, 5–8 p.m. www.athens farmersmarket.net

FILM: Three Star Cinema (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Screening of the 1987 action comedy film Catch the Heat. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flicker theatreandbar.com

GAMES: Love.Craft Bingo Night (Athentic Brewing Co.) A bingo event benefiting the nonprofit organization Love.Craft Athens. 6:30–8 p.m. $3 for 1 card, $5 for 2. www. lovecraftathens.org

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 (Eddie’s Calzones) Test your trivia knowledge with host Nickalous Benson. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook. com/baddogathens

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

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

KIDSTUFF: YA Bad Art Night (Oconee County Library) A night of creating cursed creations with a prize for the best worst artwork. Ages 12–18. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee

LECTURES & LIT: Author Talk & Book Signing (Avid Bookshop) Author Suzi Ehtesham–Zadeh will discuss her newest book of short

stories Zan. 7 p.m. $5 www.avid bookshop.com

MEETINGS: Event Contractor Orientation and Training (Morton Theatre) Learn about the theater’s operations and freelance event work, then train on a specific area skill. Registration required. 6–8 p.m. mortontheatre@accgov.com

OUTDOORS: ‘Normal’ Run (Athentic Brewing Co.) Join the Athens Road Runners for a 1–3 mile run that starts and ends at Athentic Brewing. Every other Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

Thursday 22

ART: Artist Talk (Lyndon House Arts Center) UGA professor Martijn van Wagtendonk will discuss his recent work in the interactive exhibition “Cupola: a Collaboration.” 6 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/lyndon house

CLASSES: Adobe Premiere Pro Video Editing (ACC Library) Learn to import your video, cut and splice scenes, insert transitions and titles, and more. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athens library.org

COMEDY: Second Annual Athens Improv Festival (work.shop) The festival spans three days at different locations, with today’s event featuring an open improv jam. 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.flyingsquid comedy.com

COMEDY: Comedy on Draft (Athentic Brewing Co.) Enjoy a lineup featuring a variety of comics from Athens and Atlanta. 8 p.m. $7. www.athenticbrewing.com

COMEDY: Roast Battle Round 1 (Onward Reserve) Local comedians will go head-to-head in a roast battle with winners advancing to the next round. 8:30 p.m. $10–15. www.athenscomedy.com

FILM: Club Ned Anime Society (ACC Library) Join club members to watch and discuss episodes of “Serial Experiments Lain,” “Kaguya-sama: Love is War” and “Erased.” 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.animefandom.org

GAMES: Mahjong Club (Winterville Cultural Center) Learn to play the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1–4 p.m. $1. www.wintervillecenter.com

GAMES: BINGO (VFW Post 2872) Join in to play this weekly game of chance. Thursdays, 6 p.m. (doors). FREE! www.facebook.com/vfw2872

GAMES: Adult Dungeons & Dragons (Bogart Library) A gaming session for players of all skill levels. Ages 18 & up. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart

GAMES: Thursday Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Test your trivia knowledge with host Jon Head. 6:30 p.m. www.johnnyspizza. com

KIDSTUFF: Teen Studio: A Perfect Model (Georgia Museum of Art) View the exhibition “A Perfect Model: Prints after Anthony van Dyck’s Portraits,” and make your own work of art inspired by it. Ages 13–18. Email to RSVP. 5:30–8 p.m. FREE! gmoa-tours@uga.edu

LECTURES & LIT: Across the Board Book Club (Oconee County Library) Discuss books chosen by the group. New members welcome. Fourth Thursdays, 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

MEETINGS: Coffee Hour (Oconee County Library) Drop in to drink some coffee, while supplies last. Thursdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

MEETINGS: KnitLits Knitting Group (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are invited to have fun, share craft ideas and knit to their hearts’ content. Thursdays, 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart

OUTDOORS: Athentic Cycling Group (Athentic Brewing Co.) Cyclists of all skill levels are invited for a no-drop group ride that starts and ends at Athentic Brewing. Every other Thursday, 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenticbrewing.com

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

Friday 23

ART: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Instructor-led meditation, movement and mindfulness techniques in the galleries. Email to RSVP. 9:30 a.m. FREE! gmoatours@uga.edu

ART: Opening Reception (OCAF) The 22nd annual “Pottery Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational” showcases 50 potters from across Georgia. 6–8 p.m. $25. www.ocaf. com/perspectives

COMEDY: Second Annual Athens Improv Festival (Buvez) The festival spans three days at different locations, with today’s event featuring a show of Atlanta improvisers. 6–11 p.m. $15 www.flyingsquid comedy.com

EVENTS: Neighborhood Traffic Calming (Online) Georgia Bikes hosts an advocates and practitioners roundtable about how to improve road safety where you live. Registration required. 11 a.m. FREE! bit.ly/ntcwebinar2024

EVENTS: AADM Dance For Justice (Rodeo Club Athens) AADM’s fundraiser will feature professional line dancing instructors, live DJ, music and motivational social justice speakers. 7–9 p.m. $25. www. aadmovement.org

EVENTS: Night Hike (Sandy Creek Park) Experience nature in a different light and discover local trails by moonlight. 7:30 p.m. $3 (ACC resident), $5 (non-resident). www. accgov.com/myrec

GAMES: Chess Club (Winterville Cultural Center) Join others for a weekly chess competition. Fridays, 6–10 p.m. FREE! www.winterville center.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.athens library.org/bogart

PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret Fabulous Fridays (Hendershots) Enjoy a fabulous night of drag entertainment. Ages 18 & up. 9 p.m. $5. www.athensshowgirl cabaret.com

Saturday 24

ART: Family Saturdays: Art Workshop (Lyndon House Arts Center) A drop-in family-oriented series of art

projects that are inspired by current exhibitions. 12–2 p.m. FREE! www. accgov.com

ART: Pottery Making Demonstration (OCAF) As part of the annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational,” there will be a pottery making demonstration. 1 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com/perspectives

CLASSES: Free Yoga Weekend (Fuel Hot Yoga) Enjoy a variety of free yoga classes, giveaways and more. Registration required. Aug. 24, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Aug. 25, 8 a.m–6 p.m. FREE! www.fuelhot yoga.com

CLASSES: 16th Anniversary Open House Celebration (Five Points Yoga) Learn about the studio’s offerings, try out mini-classes and enjoy food. 9 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.athensfivepointsyoga.com

CLASSES: Create Your Death File Workshop (Getting Real Counseling Center) Learn how to convey your end-of-life wishes through an organized death file with all materials provided and access to an End of Life Doula to answer questions. Registration required. 11 a.m. $75. https://forms.gle/61uWwUDD1nwri Xq97

CLASSES: Smartphone Photography Workshop (Georgia Museum of Art) Teaching artist Kristen Bach will help attendees elevate their mobile photography skills. Registration required. 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org

COMEDY: Hearts and Minds: A Guide to Relationships (Morton Theatre) A full-length original comedy that provides insights into the do’s and don’ts of romance. 7:30 p.m. $15–20. www.mortontheatre. com

EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Markets offer locally grown groceries and handmade goods with live music and children’s activities. AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent. Saturdays, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmers market.net

EVENTS: Danielsville Farmers Market (Danielsville City Hall) Browse vendors with an array of homemade, handmade and stategrown products. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.danielsvillemarket.wixsite. com/farmersmarket

EVENTS: Comer Community Market (Farmer’s Market Building) Locally grown produce, eggs, foods, pottery, jewelry and handmade goods. Saturdays, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. www.facebook.com/ComerFM

EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (Rocksprings Park Pavilion) Vendors will be on site with fresh produce, local fare, rare plants, artisan goods and more. Saturdays, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.athens landtrust.org/wbfm

EVENTS: 5 Year Anniversary Party (Kempt) Stop by to celebrate with giveaways, raffles and food. 11 a.m.–7 p.m. FREE! www.kempt athens.com

EVENTS: Athens Brewsic Festival (Southern Brewing Co.) In partnership with AthensPets, this event will feature live music, vendors, adoptable pets and more. 2–10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ southernbrewingcompany

EVENTS: Moms Let’s Party (The Izzy + Co Studio) Enjoy a happy hour with Dawg Day Frosés, small bites, giveaways and learn about the

studio. Registration required. 4 p.m. FREE! www.izzyco.com/summermom-party

EVENTS: KACCB Dirty Dance Party (Little Kings Shuffle Club) KACCB’s fundraiser will include dance performances, open dance floor time, food, face painting, a photo booth and raffles. 5–9 p.m. $5. www. accgov.com/dirtydanceparty

EVENTS: 3rd Anniversary Luau Celebration (MaiKai Kava Lounge) Dress in your best luau attire and enjoy live music, fair hair, face painting, shaved ice, food, vendors and more. 5–9 p.m. FREE! www. athenskava.com

FILM: Twister (Southern Brewing Co.) Ciné hosts a drive-in movie screening with concessions available. 8 p.m. (gates), 9 p.m. (screening). $30–50 per vehicle. www.athenscine.com/drive-in

KIDSTUFF: Great Reading Adventure (Oconee County Library) Join Mr. Tim and Larry the Duck for magic, puppetry, audience participation and more to motivate young readers. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee

OUTDOORS: Walk Into Wellness (Dudley Park) Get moving alongside and meet others in the community, with each walk focusing on a different health topic. Ages 8 & up. Registration required. 10 a.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/myrec

Sunday 25

ART: Pop-Up Art Sale (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) Kamden Ecker’s pottery and hand-molded leaf trinket trays will be available as well as oil paintings, prints, poetry books and more. 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org

CLASSES: Free Yoga Weekend (Fuel Hot Yoga) Enjoy a variety of free yoga classes, giveaways and more. Registration required. Aug. 24, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Aug. 25, 8 a.m–6 p.m. FREE! www.fuelhot yoga.com

CLASSES: Pelvic Floor Workshop (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) This workshop focuses on the pelvic floor, pleasure and sexual health in perimenopause and menopause. 12 p.m. $60. www.revolutiontherapy andyoga.com

COMEDY: Off The Clock Comedy: Angel Addition (The Globe) Athens Comedy presents comedians and improv, this week featuring the birthday celebration of local comedian Angel. Sundays, 9–10:30 p.m. $7. www.facebook.com/athens comedy

EVENTS: Repair Cafe (Solid Waste Office) Bring broken household items and appliances and work with experienced fellow community members to try and fix them. 2–5 p.m. FREE! reuse@accgov.com, accgov.com/repaircafe

GAMES: Lazy Sunday Smash Bros Video Game Tournament (Athentic Brewing Co.) Compete in Super Smash Bros Ultimate as a best of three series with single elimination for prizes. Registration required. 2 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com

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

Monday 26

EVENTS: Scam Jam 2024 (Athens Community Council on Aging)

Learn about the latest scams targeting older adults, how to recognize signs of fraudulent activity, and steps to safeguard personal information and finances. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $10. www.accaging.org

FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné)

A drunken sailor must convince authorities of a sea monster’s existence before it gobbles up any more tourists in The Sea Serpent 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram.com/ BadMovieNight

GAMES: General Trivia with Erin (Athentic Brewing Co.) Test your trivia knowledge with host Erin. Mondays, 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

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

KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Join Ms. Donna for songs, fingerplays, storytelling and STEAM activities. Ages 3–7 years. Registration suggested. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart

MEETINGS: Classic City Rotary (Epting Events) The local chapter meets weekly. Mondays, 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

MEETINGS: Pen Pals Writing Group (Oconee County Library) Meet other writers, share your writing experiences and get feedback on your work. Second Mondays, 5:30 p.m. Fourth Mondays, 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee

Tuesday 27

CLASSES: iPad/iPhone Basics (ACC Library) Learn the basics of navigating your device. Registration required. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athens library.org

CLASSES: ESOL (Bogart Library) Learn or polish your English skills using Mango languages online and in-person basic conversation and vocabulary. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart

EVENTS: Tiki Taco Tuesday (Live Wire) Enjoy live music, craft cocktails and a taco pop-up from Don Carne. Tuesdays, 5–10 p.m. www. livewireathens.com

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

EVENTS: Ballroom and Brews (Athentic Brewing Co.) Learn a new ballroom dance style each month, then dance the night away. Fourth Tuesdays, 6–7 p.m. (lesson). 7–9 p.m. (open dance). www.athentic brewing.com

FILM: This or That: Adventure Movie (Bogart Library) Screening of an adventure movie voted on by attendees. Second and fourth Tuesdays, 6 p.m. FREE! www.athens library.org/bogart

GAMES: Mahjong Club (Winterville Cultural Center) Learn to play the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1–4 p.m. $1. www.wintervillecenter.com

GAMES: Tuesday Night Shenanigans (Southern Brewing Co.) Play board games and arcade games on

site, bring your own games or even your D&D group. Tuesdays, 5–10 p.m. www.sobrewco.com

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

GAMES: Singo! (Beef O’Brady’s) Win gift certificates and prizes at this music bingo night. Tuesdays, 7–9 p.m. www.beefobradys.com/athens

GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia (Eddie’s Calzones) Test your trivia knowledge with host TJ Wayt. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddog athens

LECTURES & LIT: Open Book Club (Oglethorpe Co. Library) Discuss this month’s book Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber. Last Tuesdays, 1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe

MEETINGS: Knot Just For Knitters (Oconee County Library) Bring your own crafting project to work on while chatting with fellow crafters. Tuesdays, 3–5 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee

MEETINGS: Athens Photography Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) Kidd Fielteau will give a talk on “Getting Started with DSLR Video–Lessons from the Teen Media Arts Club.” 6 p.m. FREE! www.athens photographyguild.wordpress.com

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

Wednesday 28

ART: Curator Talk (Georgia Museum of Art) Asen Kirin, curator of the exhibition, will give a gallery talk on “St. Petersburg as Franz Liszt Saw It.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgia museum.org

CLASSES: Salsa Dancing (El Carretonero) Join SALSAthens for Cuban salsa lessons meeting a variety of dance abilities. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. (advanced), 7:30 p.m. (beginner/intermediate). $10. SALS AthensDancing@gmail.com

COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (Buvez) Townie improv that invites you to bring suggestions. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.flying squidcomedy.com

EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Markets offer fresh produce, flowers, eggs, meats, prepared foods, art and crafts. Live music at 6 p.m. AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent. Wednesdays, 5–8 p.m. www.athens farmersmarket.net

FILM: Ghastly Horror Society (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Screening of the 2022 horror film Bubblegum. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatre andbar.com

GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia (Eddie’s Calzones) Test your trivia knowledge with host Nickalous Benson. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook. com/baddogathens

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

KIDSTUFF: LEGO & Builder’s Club (Bogart Library) 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 f

bulletin board

Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is every THURSDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

AAAC QUARTERLY GRANT (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council offers $500 grants to visual and performing artists in any medium to support specific projects that enrich the culture of Athens. Rolling deadlines are Sept. 15, Dec. 15, Mar. 15 and June 15. Apply online. www. athensarts.org/support

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

(Lyndon House Arts Center) The AIR Program provides participants with a semi-private workspace, access to the center’s seven open studios and a $250 stipend. Rising professional and studio-based artists are invited to apply. Artists will be expected to present their work in a workshop or artist talk and will be invited to take part in a group exhibition with other AIR Program alumni. Applications are reviewed Sept. 20 for residencies beginning Jan. 1 and Apr. 20 for residencies beginning July 1. www.accgov.com/lyndonhouse

ATHENS 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

BIPOC ARTIST/CURATOR PROJECT OPEN CALL (Lyndon House Arts Center) Seeking BIPOC individuals residing in Georgia to develop an art exhibition to be on display for 6–8 weeks at the LHAC. A stipend

of $1,500 is provided. www.accgov. com/9799/ArtistCurator

CALL FOR ART (Winterville Cultural Center Gallery) Seeking artworks 13”x13” or smaller and priced under $250 for a group exhibition of small works. Submissions accepted Sept. 10–Oct. 1. FREE! www.wintervilleccgallery.com

CALL FOR COLLECTORS (Lyndon House Arts Center) The LHAC’s “Collections from our Community” series features unique collections of objects found in the closets, cabinets and shelves of Athenians. Email if interested in displaying your collection. shelby.little@ accgov.com

CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS (Lyndon House Arts Center) Artists, artist groups and curators can submit original exhibition proposals for consideration in the arts center’s gallery schedule. Arts can also submit images of their work for consideration in larger group or themed shows. Deadline Sept. 20, 11:59 p.m. www.accgov.com/6657/ Exhibition-Proposal-Form

JOKERJOKERTV CALL FOR ARTISTS (Online) JOKERJOKERtv is actively accepting proposals for collaboration from visual, musical and 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 MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION

GRANTS (Athens, GA) AthFest Educates will award a total of $65,000

art around town

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St.) “How to Measure an Ocean: Enos & Machacek” features a site-specific installation of large floor sculptures and wall-based reliefs, drawings and prints by James Enos and Jess Machacek. Through Sept. 29.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Kurt Silvershield: Photographs” presents images taken in the heavily industrial landscape of the River Rouge and Zug Island area near Detroit between 2018 and 2021. Through Aug. 25.

BOGUE GALLERY AT ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) Real estate broker Cindy Karp’s solo show, “Portraits Through My Eyes,” consists of portraits shot using her iPhone and various phone apps. A portion of art sales will be donated to Bigger Vision of Athens. Opening Reception Aug. 25, 2–4 p.m. Through Sept. 22.

CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, “Spotlight” features works by painters William Ballard, Jaci Davis and Ella Hopkins. • In Classic Gallery II, Kristin Roberts’ “The Fables” illustrates Aesop’s Fables with detailed works that are both whimsical and dangerous. DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) In “Trick Mirror,” Dodd professor and recent retiree Diane Edison examines through portraiture the complexities of platonic, professional, and romantic relationships. Through Sept. 26.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings #869 and #1038 will be created in real time over a two-week span, Aug.19–30, using instructions provided by the late artist. Museum educators and curators will be on hand to answer questions Tuesdays–Fridays, 1–2 p.m. • “A Perfect Model: Prints after Anthony van Dyck’s Portraits” presents prints that attest to Van Dyck’s lasting impact as a printmaker and portraitist. Through Dec. 1. • Organized in conjunction with the American Liszt Festival at UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music in October 2024, “Saint Petersburg as Franz Liszt Saw It” features works on paper that show Russia at the time of the Hungarian composer and pianist’s visits there in the 1840s. Through Dec. 1. • Shot through the windows from inside Waffle House restaurants across the Southeast, Micah Cash’s photographs in “Waffle House Vistas” contemplate the built and natural environments. Aug. 24–June 1. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,”

to music and arts education programs for local students. Applicants may request up to $5,000. Check website for requirements. Applications accepted through Aug. 24. www.athfesteducates.org

OCAF HOLIDAY MARKET CALL FOR ARTISTS (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) The 30th annual holiday market is seeking original handmade works like pottery, paintings, fiber art, stained and fused glass jewelry and more.The market will be held Nov. 22 from 4–8 p.m., Nov. 23–10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Nov. 24 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. www.ocaf. com/ocaf-annual-holiday-market

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

PUBLIC AND INSTALLATION ART CLASS (Athens, GA) Triangle ArtWorks presents a six-week online course for professional artists seeking public art opportunities. Deadline Sept. 10. Classes held Thursdays, Oct. 3–Nov. 7, 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.triangleartworks.org/ athensclarkeco2024

PUBLIC ART SELECTION PANELS

(Athens GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking community members to participate in upcoming public art selection panels. Panels review, evaluate and select from submitted proposals

for ACC-funded public art commissions. www.accgov.com/9656/ Public-Art-Selection-Panels

STEAMROLLER PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP (Lyndon House Arts Center) Workshop participants will carve 4-foot wooden blocks to create their own relief image on Sept. 14 and Sept. 21 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Printing with the steamroller will take place during public events on Sept. 28 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sept. 29 from 12–5 p.m. www. accgov.com/lyndonhouse

Auditions

MOUSETRAP (Winterville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall) Winterville Players are hosting auditions for Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap. Auditions held Aug. 25–26, 6–9 p.m. Rehearsals held Tuesday–Thursday nights beginning Aug. 29. Performances held Oct. 11–12 at the Winterville Marigold Auditorium. wintervillecampus@ gmail.com

Classes

A COURSE OF LOVE (Unity Athens Church) Learn a positive path for spiritual living based on A Course in Miracles. Wednesdays, 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! www.unity athens.com

AQUA AEROBICS (Memorial Park) In this low-impact exercise, participants will experience a variety of stretching, limbering and weight routines set to music. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 10–11 a.m. $5/session, $20/five classes. 706-613-3580

a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures and lights.

HENDERSHOT’S (237 Prince Ave.) The second annual “Together We Dazzle” art show and benefit features artwork by over 20 local artists. A portion of art sales will benefit the Ehlers-Danlos Society. Closing Reception Sept. 21, 3–8 p.m.

HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Vivian Liddell shares “Athens Landscapes,” a series of monotypes based on photographs taken around town over the past several years. Through November.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) The Window Works series presents a site-specific artwork by Atlanta artist Michael Reese that questions the perception of the Black Body against cyanotype photography popular with architectural blueprints. Through spring 2025. • “Pathways” is a solo exhibition featuring Kristy Bishop’s body of work, “Metaweaves.” Through Aug. 31. • “Traditions Highway” is a presentation of photographs by Irina Rozovsky taken between 2017–2021 along Georgia State Route 15. Through Aug. 31. • Steven L. Anderson’s “Entropy Plan for the Western Fam” was inspired by Joseph Beuys’ 1974 tour of lectures and performances meant to address ecological and spiritual problems of the time. Artist Talk Aug. 15, 6 p.m. Through Aug. 31. • Led by Martijn van Wagtendonk, the kinetic sculpture “Cupola: A Collaboration” was inspired by Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi. Artist Talk Aug. 22, 6 p.m. Through Aug. 31. • “Celestial Bodies” is a group exhibition exploring the relationship between the heavens and the earth. Through Aug. 31. • “Morphogenesis” spotlights Wilay Méndez Páez, an AfroCuban artist based in Atlanta whose small metal sculptures are made from discarded car parts. Through Aug. 31. • Collections from the Community presents Mac Little’s collection of flying discs. Through Aug. 31. • Amiri Farris’ paintings and collages blur the lines between contemporary cultures and pop traditions while delving into themes of history, culture, perception and time. Through Oct. 5. • “Scissors, Paper, Art” is an exhibition of collaged works by Jack Burke and Claire Clements inspired by nature. Through Oct. 5. MAGALLERY (125 W. Jefferson St., Madison) The 2024 Annual Members Exhibition, “It Figures,” features approximately 40 works by 20 artists. Through Aug. 31.

MASON-SCHARFENSTEIN MUSEUM OF ART (567 Georgia St., Demorest) Toccoa-based artist Normando Ismay shares recent sculptures made from recycled aluminum. Through Sept. 7.

THE NEST (523 Prince Ave.) Susan Pelham’s collages are inspired by Magic

ART CLASSES (K.A. Artist Shop) The shop offers a range of fine art classes and workshops for adults, private classes and parties, summer camps, and art clubs for youth. Topics include acrylic, aqua oil, bookmaking, calligraphy, gouache, printmaking, and watercolor. Register online. www.kaartist.com

BLACKSMITHING CLASSES (Greenhow Handmade Ironworks, Washington) A variety of blacksmithing classes include “Forge a Bottle Opener” (Aug. 30), “First Time at the Forge” (Sept. 13), “Forge Basic Blacksmith Tongs” (Sept. 14), “Forge a Railroad Spike Knife” (Sept. 20) and “Forge a Fire Poker” (Sept. 21). Classes held 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $150. www.greenhowhand made.com/blacksmith-classes

CANOPY CLASSES & SCHOLARSHIPS (Canopy Studio) Canopy offers a variety of trapeze and aerial arts classes for children and adults. Scholarships and financial aid are available. outreach@canopystudio. org, www.canopystudio.org/ outreach/scholarships

COOKING CLASSES (Athens Cooks) “Basics of Pasta Making” will be held Aug. 21, 6–9 p.m. $103. “Roman Holiday” will be held Aug. 22, 6–8 p.m. $103. “Down-home Crabcake Dinner” will be held Aug. 28, 6–8 p.m. $103. “Thinking Thai: Tom Yum + Cashew Chicken Edition” will be held Aug. 29, 6–8 p.m. $103. Register online. www. athenscooks.com

DANCE CLASSES (East Athens Educational Dance Center) The center offers classes in ballet, hip hop, jazz, modern and tap. Lunch time classes are available for adults including “Pilates & Dance Conditioning” on Wednesdays at noon. www.accgov.com/myrec

PÉTANQUE CLUB OF ATHENS (5 Alumni Dr.) Learn to play Pétanque. RSVP for a free Wednesday introduction. athenspetanqueclub@ gmail.com, www.athenspetanque club.wixsite.com/play

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/qpr

SALSA CLASSES (Multiple Locations) UGA Salsa Club hosts “Level 1: Foundational Movements & Partner Work” for students with no prior dancing experience. No partner required. Held in Adinkra Hall (Memorial Hall 407). Sundays, 3–3:45 p.m. (No class Sept. 15.) FREE! www.ugasalsaclub.com

TIMBAthens hosts “Level 2: Partner Work & Foundations of Rueda I” for students who want to learn Cuban style. Held at YWCO Sundays, 4:30–5:25 p.m. $10/class. www. timbathens.com

SPANISH CLASSES (Emmanuel Episcopal Church) Join Casa de Amistad for a 12-week Spanish class. Wednesdays beginning Aug. 21 or Thursdays beginning Aug. 22, 6:30–8 p.m. $360. www.athens amistad.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 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

YOGA CLASSES (Shakti Yoga Athens) This body-neutral and traumainformed space in Normaltown offers heated and unheated classes. Classes are offered in Power Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Yin and Restorative Yoga. New student offer: four weeks of unlimited yoga for $40. shaktiyogaathens.com

YOGA AND MORE (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) Revolution

Realism, Surrealism, nursery rhymes, fables and more. Through Sept. 14. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 22nd annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational” presents thousands of works by 50 potters from across the state. Opening Reception Aug. 23, 6–8 p.m. Sale and exhibition runs Aug. 24–Sept. 8.

PORCELAIN AND DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM (2450 S. Milledge Ave.)

Two new collections celebrating the connection between art and nature include a complete Jasperware tea set from Wedgewood in England and a series of hand-carved coconut vessels.

OCONEE LIBRARY (1925 Electric Ave., Watkinsville) Members of the Athens Art Association share their work. Through August.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave) “Tiny Wonders” presents macro photography of local plants, insects and other tiny creatures by Heather Larkin, Don Hunter, Diego Huet, Bill Sheehan, Sandy Shaul and Rosemary Woodel. Through Nov. 12.

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

“Queer Perspectives” is a juried exhibition featuring work by 13 Georgiabased artists including Yousef Bousheri, Perrine Gaudry, Rial Rye, Ezra Witkowski andClint Zeagler. Through Jan. 4.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Multi-media artist Kelsey Wishik presents “Multiplicity,” a collection of abstracted representations of nature inspired by both outer and inner worlds. Closing Reception Aug. 29, 5–8 p.m.

UGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LOBBY GALLERY (230 River Rd.) In “Low Anchored Cloud/Spring Hoax,” Joseph Peragine, director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA, explores themes of life and death through two distinct bodies of work. Artist Reception Aug. 20, 5 p.m. Currently on view through Dec. 21.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Athens Potluck” revisits Jason Thrasher’s 2017 book that includes portraits of 33 musicians at home or in the studio.The exhibition includes photographs, stories, loaned items from the featured musicians and items from the music collections of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Curator Talk Sept. 21, 3 p.m. Through December.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS CLEMENTS GALLERY (780 Timothy Rd.) “The Claire and Robert Clements Summer Invitational” features UUFA artists as well as artists who have shown or are scheduled to show in the gallery. Through Sept. 29.

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.revolutiontherapy andyoga.com

Help Out

ACC ANIMAL SERVICES ENRICHMENT DRIVE (Animal Services

Adoption Center) Donate items like KONG dog toys, snuffle mats, lick mats, Nylabones, peanut butter, catnip and toilet paper rolls through Aug. 31. www.accgov.com/animal services

ADOPT AN ANIMAL (Bear Hollow Zoo) Different sponsorship levels are available to “adopt” a zoo resident. Donations are used for exhibits, food and wildlife education.

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ATHENS RIVERS ALIVE (Athens, GA) Help remove litter from streams, creeks and rivers as part of a continuing statewide campaign to clean and preserve over 70,000 miles of Georgia’s rivers and streams. Registration begins Sept. 16. Georgia Waterway Cleanup held Oct. 19. www.accgov.com/ RiversAlive

MULTIPLE CHOICES VOLUNTEERS

(Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living) Seeking volunteers to assist a nonprofit agency that serves individuals living with disabilities throughout a 10-country area of Northeastern Georgia. Contact Daniel Myers at 706-850-4025 or dmyers@multiplechoices.us

SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS (Bigger Vision of Athens) The nonprofit homeless shelter Bigger Vision of Athens, Inc. is seeking new members for its board of directors. The application is available online. the biggervisionshelter@gmail.com, www.bvoa.org/boardmember

SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS

(Sandy Creek Nature Center)

Sandy Creek Nature Center, Inc., is seeking new members for its board of directors. Brochures and applications are available online. scncinc@gmail.com, www.sandy creeknaturecenterinc.org/boardmembers

SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS (Morton Theatre Corporation) The Morton Theatre Corporation is seeking new members for its board of directors and volunteers. The application is available online. board@morton theatre.com, www.mortontheatre. com/join-the-board

Kidstuff

BATON (Bishop Park) Classic City Majorettes offer instruction in dance-twirling, strutting, marching technique and more. Students have opportunities to participate in community performances. For ages 5–17. Tuesdays, Sept. 10–Nov. 12. $65 (ACC residents), $97.50 (nonresidents). www.accgov.com/myrec

BEGINNER GUITAR CLUB (Lay Park)

“Youth Guitar Club” is for ages 8–11. Mondays, Sept. 9–Oct. 28, 5:30–6:20 p.m. $10–15. “Teen Guitar Club” is for ages 12–17. Mondays, Sept. 9–Oct. 28, 6:30–7:30 p.m. $10–15. www.accgov. com/myrec

BRELLA ACTIVITIES (’BRELLA STUDIO) After-school art lessons for ages 6–11 include drawing and mixed media activities and are held Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Family Playgroups are for ages 0–5 and their caregivers. Check website for descriptions and meeting times. www.brellastudio.com/events

CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES (Treehouse Kid & Craft) Treehouse offers a variety of art-centric activities for children, such as “Crafty Maker Mondays,” “Storytime with Mr. Doodles,” “Digital Art Designer,” “Baby Artists,” “Toddler Process Art,” “Creative Playtime,” “Saturday Craft” and more. Check website for current schedule. www.treehouse kidandcraft.com GROUPS AT REBLOSSOM

(ReBlossom) A variety of classes, playgroups and support groups are offered for parents and young children. Topics include birth and breastfeeding, prenatal and parent-baby yoga, instrument play, maternal mental health and more. Check website for a schedule. www. reblossomathens.com

JUNIOR BOARD (Athens, GA) The Athens Chapter of the WatsonBrown Foundation Junior Board is accepting applications from students in grades 10–12. Members give out historic preservation grants in the Athens area. Deadline Sept. 13. bit.ly/wbfjb LIBRARY STORYTIMES (ACC Library) Storytime for preschool aged children and their caregivers is offered every Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. www.athens library.org

Word on the Street

BIKE REPAIR STATIONS (Multiple Locations) Over 15 free bike repair stations are located across Athens with tools, an air pump and a QR code for quick guides on basic bike repairs. Visit the website for participating locations. www.accgov. com/10584/Bike-Repair-Stations CAR SHOW ENTRIES SOUGHT (Sandy Creek Park) The ACC Leisure Services Department is seeking car entry applications for the inaugural Sandy Creek BBQ, Blues & CruiseIn. Entries will compete for trophies in a variety of categories including “Best in Show” “Best Interior” and “Most Unique.” $15/car. Registration deadline Oct. 7, 12 p.m. Event held Oct. 13, 2–7 p.m. www. accgov.com/sandycreekcarshow

DIAL-A-POEM (Athens, GA) Call 762-400-POEM (or 762-400-7636) to hear selections from Athens current Poet Laureate Mikhayla Robinson Smith and inaugural Poet Laureate Jeff Fallis. www.athensculturalaffairs.org

DIAMOND HILL FARM CSA (Athentic Brewing Co.) The Community Supported Agriculture program offers a variety of seasonal vegetables, fruits and/or flowers directly to consumers each week. Check website for weekly pickup locations, home delivery details and to register. $15 (flower share), $25–35 (farm box). www.diamondhillfarm athens.com

FALL PROGRAM REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) The Leisure Services Department offers a diverse selection of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events for both adults and children. Now registering. www.accgov.com/myrec

FASHION DEEP DIVE (Oconee Library) The library will run fashionthemed programs in September and October. Seeking local designers and models to participate in a finale fashion show on Oct. 26, as well as local experts to teach workshops in fashion design basics, cosmetics, fashion sketching or costume design. Contact James Mitchell, jmitchell@athenslibrary.org

FREE DENTISTRY DAY (Timothy Road Dental Care) Residents in Athens and surrounding areas can

receive free cleanings, fillings or extractions on Sept. 7. No insurance or appointment necessary. First come, first served. www.timothy roaddentalcare.com

LEISURE SERVICES MASTER

PLAN (Athens, GA) The ACC Leisure Services Department is in the process of developing a new comprehensive master plan. Share your thoughts online or in person. Check website for pop-up events. www. accgov.com/activateathens

MACORTS (Athens, GA) The Madison Athens-Clarke Oconee Regional Transportation Study has prepared the Draft 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Materials accessible online. Taking public comments through Sept. 13. www.macorts.org

PORCHFEST HOUSE REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) Historic Athens is seeking houses to host performances during Historic Athens Porchfest on Oct. 20, 12–8 p.m. Current needs are 12 porches in Pulaski Heights, 10 in Buena Vista Heights and 8 in Reese-Hancock. www.historicathens.com

RABBIT BOX (VFW Post 2872) The 13th season of Rabbit Box is seeking storytellers to share true short tales. Upcoming themes include “Birth of a Parent” (Sept. 24), “Scared Stiff” (Oct. 2) and “Bad Advice” (Nov. 19). Pitch your story idea online. rabbitbox.org/tell

RABBIT HOLE EVENTS (Rabbit Hole Studios) Weekly events include Open Mic (Tuesdays, 7–11 p.m.), Acoustic Song Circle (Thursdays, 7–11 p.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

SEEKING MUSIC (Athens, GA) Seeking music submissions for the third season of “View Finders,” a locally produced TV series that will air on national PBS. Music can vary from electronic, ambient, hip hop, folk, Americana, rock, country, blues, classical and beyond. Contact for submission form. chrisgreer photography@gmail.com, www. viewfindersontv.com

SEEKING POLL WORKERS (Athens, GA) The Elections Department is seeking residents to serve as poll workers for the Nov. 5 general election. www.accgov.com/pollworker

SEVENTH GENERATION (Healing Path Farm) Seventh Generation Native American Church hosts gatherings on Sundays at 11 a.m., Men’s Group on Tuesdays at 6 p.m., and Women’s Circle every second and fourth Wednesday at 6 p.m. www.seventhgeneration nativeamericanchurch.org

SPLASH PAD (Walker Park) The splash pad will remain open on weekends, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. through Sept. 2. $1/person. 706613-3589

WALK INTO WELLNESS (Dudley Park Picnic Pavilion) Get moving and meet others on a path to wellness. Each walk will focus on a different health topic. Pre-registration required. For ages 8 & up. Aug, 24 & 31, 10–11 a.m. FREE! www. accgov.com/myrec

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 f

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Sunscreen (reapply every 2 hrs SPF 30+)

Sunglasses (eyes can get sunburned too!)

SPF Chapstick (lips get sunburned too!)

Pick up prescriptions; stop by pharmacy

HPV vaccination (it’s cancer prevention!)

Flu shot (flu season is October - April)

COVID-19 vaccination

What is HPV?

HPV is a common virus that affects all genders, spread through skinto-skin contact, including activities like sports, kissing, or shared surfaces like pools. It isn't solely spread through sexual activity.

Why should I vaccinate?

HPV can cause cervical, throat, and genital cancers among others. Vaccinating your child helps protect them before exposure.

HPV exposure can happen at any age through close contact, like in sports or shared spaces. The vaccine is important for everyone, as it protects against HPV-related cancers and is safe and effective.

When am I eligible for the HPV vaccine?

The best time to receive the HPV vaccine is between ages 9–14 with two doses. If you're 15–45, you can still get vaccinated with three doses, though it's more effective when given earlier.

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HOUSES FOR RENT

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HOUSES FOR SALE

Looking for a house or a home? Condo or land? Call Daniel Peiken. REALTOR 5Market Realty. Selling in and around Athens for over 20 years. 706-296-2941

ROOMS FOR RENT

F tenant has room for rent on Oconee St near downtown. Private bath. Rent Athens credit check required. Text 706-584-4226 for more information.

MUSIC

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nuçi’s Space is always accepting and selling used gear and instruments. All profits go toward our mission of ending the epidemic of suicide. Visit nuci.org/ rewired.

Sell your old musical equipment in the Flagpole Classifieds! Call 706-549-0301.

INSTRUCTION

Athens School of Music. Now offering in-person and online instruction in guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin and more. From beginner to expert, all styles. Visit www.athens schoolofmusic.com. 706543-5800

MUSIC SERVICES

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

MUSICIANS WANTED

Athens 3 piece band looking for a guitarist, keyboardist or other instruments to fill out sound. Check strangetorpedo/ onthebrink/bandcamp. Contact Tom at 706-247-1259.

SERVICES

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HOME AND GARDEN

We offer garden clean-up/ maintenance, invasive plant removal, raised beds, personalized native/edible gardens for home/business and more! Call/Text: 706395-5321.

JOBS

FULL-TIME

Gyro Wrap is hiring both full-time and part-times positions. Apply in person at 114 College Ave. downtown Athens.

Taste of India is now hiring (Busser, host, to-go specialist, floater). Paid weekly, employee meals, flexible schedules, full-time or parttime $15–$20. APPLY IN PERSON.

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Midnight Iguana is currently hiring tattoo artists and piercers. Text or call 706339-9558 for more information.

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There will be an early deadline for upcoming print Classifieds Ads:Fri, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. for the Wed, Aug. 28 issue.

ORGANIZATIONS

Love pottery? Volunteer for OCAF’s Perspectives Georgia Pottery Invitational in Watkinsville. Visit ocaf. com to find out more.

Scam Jam 2024: Learn to spot, stop, and report scams with expert guidance. Ensure your safety. For more info or to register visit accaging.org.

The Winterville Cultural Center Gallery is looking for Volunteers. For more information, email: winterville ccgallery@gmail.com or go to our website: winterville ccgallery.com.

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