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pub notes Dean Tate, Part 1 It’s still dark, but the large crowd has grown and packed tighter. There’s an animal feel to it, as if the mob has a life of its own, greater than the individual bodies that compose it.

When the man with the bullhorn and paratrooper cap appears in front, a growl goes up and the crowd surges forward. My arms are pinned to my side as my feet are dragged forward, hardly touching the pavement. This is what it is like to be in a mob, to be at the mercy of forces far beyond my individual strength. Then, all of a sudden the bullhorn roars, and the mob pauses and falls back, docile. I’m back on solid footing.

Registration will proceed in an orderly manner. Dean William Tate has taken charge.

UGA class registration used to be a first-come, first-served mob scene, with no prior registration by computer, just a mad scramble to get into Stegeman Hall, where the new Tate Student Center addition stands now, and try to get class cards for the courses you needed to take. The Tate Center’s namesake, Dean of Men—later Dean of Students—William Tate, made that anarchic system work through the sheer force of his personality.

For those who may wonder in passing who this Tate dude was, knowing who he was is a pretty good way to understand what the University of Georgia was and how it got to be what it is today.

I first met Dean Tate a few months before that traumatic morning, when he spoke at my high school graduation and had supper—lots of it—with my family beforehand. He was a witty and gracious guest and as a speaker, amusing and longwinded in the hot, unThat made Dean Tate air-conditioned gymnasium. I remember only one anecdote: “Big Daddy.”

Dean Tate told our (mostly Baptist) crowd that, given the housing crunch at the university, they were always glad to get Baptist students. “They’re so narrow, they can sleep two to a bed,” the Dean cracked. Those were more innocent days, when it never dawned on university administrators that students might, in fact, want to sleep two to a bed.

Once I got to the university and got through that first, terrifying registration, I began to understand the power Dean Tate wielded. At that time, the University of Georgia had full legal authority to act in place of a student’s parents in any situation such as an illness or an arrest when the parents couldn’t get here. That made Dean Tate “Big Daddy.” If he said you were out of school, that was it: you were expelled. There was no appeal except to him. When he busted you, he got hold of your student I.D., which meant that you couldn’t function on campus very well and certainly could not register for any more classes until you dropped by Dean Tate’s office to try to work things out. Those visits could be trying.

Moreover, Dean Tate, having been at the university for 30 years or so, knew everybody who had ever been a student. He knew your parents and sometimes your grandparents. And once you had to visit his office, he knew you, and kept up with you.

And he could keep up with you, even if you ran. He was a track star as an undergraduate, and even as a roly-poly dean, he could still outrun most students. Nobody’s I.D. was safe.

Many were the mischievous students who, having been discovered in some non-allowed highjinks, found themselves in a foot race, trying to beat the Dean back to the dorm.

The Dean’s parenting skills extended to making sure that no women visited any men’s apartments, which was strictly illegal at the time, narrow Baptists or not. Whether he had a network of old-lady informants or a sixth sense was never fully understood, but all off-campus pleasures were tempered by the knowledge that at any moment might come that knock on the door. Old men still tremble with anger at his name, remembering the night they were so rudely interrupted by Dean Tate. He was a legend even while among us, and still is, especially in the minds of those he busted as well as those to whom he lent a helping hand.

So, enjoy the Tate Student Center and its new addition, and take a look at the various portraits of the Dean hanging around. If he were still alive, he would surely be hanging around there, regaling undergraduates with tales of their parents’ college hijinks. He was a Georgia original, and there will be more about him in this space soon.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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city dope Athens News and Views Town Hall Nation: Watching all the news come in about congressional representatives’ rowdy town hall meetings on health care across the country last week, it occurred to City Dope to wonder what a town hall meeting with our own U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, Jr. would be like.

After all, it’s far-right conservative citizens on his end of the political spectrum who’ve been getting rambunctious at more liberal reps’ events, so how would such a meeting led by Broun himself turn out? Alas, City Dope won’t know, unless Broun happens to add any more town halls to the schedule. It’s looking like his only ones were in Evans and Clarkesville, respectively, on Monday and Tuesday Aug. 10 and 11. With a little more notice, we Athens lefties could’ve organized a road trip and shown the Tea Partiers in our congressional district what productive dissent looks like.

Oh, well.

week’s City Pages for an update on Mayor Davison’s early thoughts about attempting what she calls “a green SPLOST,” and keep in mind that much of the discussion at the work session (again) will probably be about building a new jail. In both respects, it will be interesting to watch as Davison and commissioners gauge public support for the various ideas potentially on the table for the next round of sales-tax projects. And while City Dope doesn’t contest the Classic Center’s case that it must expand in order to hold on to the core of its convention business, is it true that’s the only large-scale capital project besides the jail that’s worth funding with SPLOST at this point in time? It may well be, but the point is that now’s the time to explore the question.

Also at the work session, commissioners are expected to receive updates on Athens’ poor air quality designation by the Feds. This is a topic that can’t be fun for local decisionmakers, as it’s been long in coming and just

Health Care on the Brain: Speaking of health care, the newest effort from the local Organizing for America crew is an ambitious one. Part of the problem with the health care discussion is that there’s so much ground to cover, since there are so many different problems with our current system. Taking the humanitarian angle, the OFA folks are planning on putting together a documentary film to crystallize some key elements and tell the stories of people who’ve witnessed “the triumphs and failures of our local and national health care Seen around town. (Watch those roof racks, people!) system,” according to organizer Michael Smith. In reaching out to seems like something we should’ve been able creative types who want to get involved, OFA to get a handle on earlier—we’ve known so is holding a call for volunteers for the project well that it would become a problem. Alas. on Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 6–9 p.m. at Ciné.

Learn more at http://ofarsvp.us.

Thoughts on Transportation Planning: Sidewalks are not cheap, but $30 million Local Health Care Tales: When those who work could build a lot of them—maybe around on the UGA campus learned last week that 60 miles, City Dope calculates. ACC citizens their upcoming number of furlough days have requested over a hundred miles of added would be jumping from a stated three up to sidewalks, but the county is building them six, the university system’s grad students so slowly (a mile or two a year) that many on assistantships—you know, the ones who requests have simply been dropped from the barely get paid as it is—had just received list. Yet every day people plod along ditches, a rude surprise with news about their health through tall grass, or walk the pavement’s care coverage. The maximum amount a sick edge trying to get where they’re going, or grad student can pay per year for care went perhaps to a bus stop, along streets dedicated up on Aug. 1—with hardly any notice—from (only!) to cars. Local pedestrian fatalities $2,500 to $10,000, meaning an unlucky stureflect the lack of sidewalks along major dent could go deep in the hole pretty quickly. streets and roads, and children who lack sideAt the same time, the maximum yearly benefit walks near their homes often ride bikes or play for grad students’ dependents has gone down in the street. from $300,000 to $50,000. Sadly, there are Which is why City Dope wonders how badly probably other stories like this affecting all the county really needs a new $30 million kinds of local workers this fall; feel free to overpass—one of several expensive new exits contact City Dope if you’re in a similar situalong Loop 10 that are apparently a priority of ation. Meanwhile, UGA President Michael road planners (see City Pages)—to replace the Adams’ “budget update for the campus comstoplight on the Loop at Peter Street/ Olympic munity” is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 20 at Drive. An overpass might be convenient, but 11 a.m. in the Tate Student Center Theater. for $30 million, is it really needed? Expensive solutions to almost non-existent problems are City Hall News: Discussion of next year’s everyday practice in the road-building indusSPLOST referendum ought to ratchet up just try, but everyday problems continue to be a little bit this week, the topic being on the ignored. [John Huie] agenda for the ACC Mayor and Commission work session on Tuesday, Aug. 11. See last Ben Emanuel ben@flagpole.com

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city pages Cat Policy: What’s Next?

With the non-profit Athens Area Humane Society (AAHS) having declined to renew its annual contract with the Athens-Clarke County (ACC) government, cat management in the county is presently minimal. The ACC Animal Control Division, which focuses on dogs and nuisance animals but does not have the facilities to take in cats, is presently handling only “emergency” cat cases: bites, suspected rabies cases and seriously sick or injured cats at large. AAHS had told ACC officials in February that it was considering canceling its long-held annual contract after another year in order to become a “no-kill” shelter, but in June the Society decided to cut ties for Fiscal Year 2010, which began July 1. ACC Central Services Director David Fluck, whose department includes Animal Control, told Flagpole late last month that he and staff had yet had “no guidance on where we want to go with this” from the ACC Mayor and Commission.

Citizens seeking to surrender healthy, adoptable cats to AAHS can still visit one of its area locations, including its new Watkinsville center (see www.athenshumanesociety.org for specifics). But for the time being, anyone who traps a feral cat—there are estimated to be thousands in the county—has nowhere to take it. In the past, ACC residents could rent humane traps from Animal Control and take ferals there or to AAHS, which would euthanize them. (AAHS says it was strained

for space and money as a result of satisfying this part of its county contract.)

Is that a problem? For Joel McNeal, it isn’t right now, but it would be if his neighborhood were still home to the small colony of feral cats that it once had. McNeal, a UGA plant biologist, successfully trapped four feral cats in his Eastside backyard when he moved in a few years ago, and cats have not returned.

McNeal has lived in other cities where the local government’s animal control facility didn’t accept feral cats, or would charge a fee to take them—which “just encourages people to take care of it themselves,” he says: often with poison, which is less humane than other methods and can harm the environment or other animals. “That’s one of the things I liked when I moved to this area, was that there’s actually a system in place where you can deal with feral cats,” he says.

ACC officials say there’s no specific timeline in which they expect to adjust policy, but they do have roughly $100,000 to work with— funds that would have gone to AAHS. McNeal says he’s worried that as they determine what to do next, the practice known as Trap-NeuterRelease may be legalized. McNeal is opposed to TNR because it involves the feeding of feral colonies, but it does have supporters here, as well as practitioners on the UGA campus.

Ben Emanuel ben@flagpole.com

Downtown: A Hot Topic It’s hard to predict which local issues for developers who seek an exemption to the will grab the public’s fancy and become a regular downtown requirements. Those regucause célèbre. When the Classic Center was lar requirements aren’t very stringent, ACC being planned, its bland initial design was Planning Department staffer Rick Cowick says, so unpopular—partly because it failed to and mostly cover street setbacks, percentage incorporate the old firehall that’s now part of of windows and trim. it—that the county went back and redesigned Kissane and others—including Mayor Heidi it after having already spent a million dollars.

Davison and Athens Downtown Development The never-built east-west connector became Authority director Kathryn Lookofsky—think “the road that won’t die” and drew demonthat downtown needs to develop a “master strators to City Hall. The Gameday building plan” to guide future development. (Lookofsky has become the local definition of distasteful is initiating the process to create one.) Also, development. Will the big new at the recent forum, Kissane sugdowntown parking deck (planned gested having an architectural “It’s a recipe for the entire block surrounding review board approve designs for for mediocrity.” new downtown buildings. “I think the Georgia Theatre) be the Next Wrong Thing? this Commission needs to be Maybe not; criticisms of the deck plans woken up about what’s possible,” she added. have so far been unspecific, and, some ACC “We just have one project after another that Commissioners argue, late in coming. But we settle for.” such criticisms do raise issues about how ACC Commissioner David Lynn was also new developments will affect downtown (and on the panel at the forum. He told Flagpole demonstrate that people care). Athens-Clarke he had Kissane’s criticisms on his mind the Heritage Foundation director Amy Kissane next night when he suggested, at the ACC got a sympathetic audience response at an Commission’s regular voting meeting, that Aug. 3 Federation of Neighborhoods forum downtown might need “a specialized architecon downtown’s future when she critiqued tural review board, a Planning Commission, recently-built downtown buildings. “What does so to speak, specific for downtown.” The ACC the community think about these buildings?”

Planning Commission—like most, Lynn says— she asked. “To me, they’re all built from the “has shied away from any kind of architectural same recipe.” Nor did she like the county’s subjective review” of proposed projects. But, “alternative design standards” for new buildhe told commissioners, “I think we’ve had a ings in the part of downtown that surrounds number of issues downtown—both private the core historic district. “They don’t encourdevelopment and public development—where age greatness,” she said. “It’s a recipe for there might be a good role for [such a board] mediocrity.” Those standards are only two to play.” years old, and so far no builders have applied to use them. They offer only general guidance John Huie johnphuie@gmail.com

Area Transpo Plan Out for Comment Now Changes at the Georgia Department of Most proposed but unfunded projects are Transportation (GDOT) are giving a new look to road widenings, plus three new or rebuilt local transportation plans: projects are being interchanges along the Loop and one new placed on the back burner. “The money is just road: the four-lane Jennings Mill Parkway, not there,” ACC transportation planner Sherry which will parallel part of Atlanta Highway Moore says. Moore works with local decisionand cross the 10 Loop (it will connect with a makers on the MACORTS board—elected repseparate Jennings Mill Parkway being develresentatives of Madison, Clarke and Oconee oped in Oconee County via a new access counties plus citizens and a UGA official—as road). Widening proposals include Mitchell well as with GDOT, which decides which projBridge Road, Tallassee Road and Hawthorne ects to fund. “Most everything’s being pushed Avenue (all with bike/ pedestrian facilities); back at this point,” she says. widening with bike lanes of Indian Hills Road “GDOT’s kind of a mess right now,” she and portions of Olympic Drive and Winterville says. “The gas-tax revenue is not keeping Road between Beaverdam Road and the Loop; pace with what we need in Georgia to get three-laning Old Hull Road and widening U.S. things done.” Expected construction dates on 29 in Madison County to four lanes. Ramps some proposed local projects are now “null will be reworked at the Atlanta Highway exit and void,” she adds. She now anticipates on the Loop, and an additional Loop exit will funding for just four local projects in the be added for Atlanta Highway access near upcoming “TIP,” the four-year “Transportation Mitchell Bridge Road.

Improvement Plan” that gets updated yearly.

In Oconee County, Hog Mountain Road and Those are: widening the river bridges along Mars Hill/ Experiment Station Road would be College Station Road to accommodate bike widened with bike lanes and sidewalks added; lanes; replacing the Simonton Bridge Road stoplight intersection would be widened to “Most everything’s being of the Loop 10 at Peter four lanes (plus fourpushed back at this point.” foot bike lanes); and Street/ Olympic Drive with an overpass; conUnion Church Road and tinuing the greenway trail from Oconee Street others would be widened. A new connector southward along the North Oconee River to south of Watkinsville would connect from U.S. College Station Road; and construction of 441 to Green Ferry Road. the rail-trail from downtown to the Loop at Public comments on the draft plan may Lexington Road. The TIP is, effectively, GDOT’s be emailed to macorts@co.clarke.ga.us reply to local requests: it tells which projects through Tuesday, Aug. 18. The local group the agency will fund. Those local requests go BikeAthens plans to solicit input on the into another document: the MACORTS “LongMACORTS Long-Range Transportation Plan from Range Transportation Plan.” That plan is now its membership before submitting its official being updated. comments. (The group will meet at 7 p.m.

The draft plan, available at www.macorts. on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Trappeze pub to org, moves some 30 proposals into an review the plan and receive input for develop“unfunded” category. Those are projects ing its comments.) BikeAthens board co-chair that, given the expectation of reduced revAmy Johnson says that the group points out enues, local planners decided are of lowest that, so far, the long-range plan contains priority. For instance, still in the plan is a “virtually no specific funding” for the bike/ new road that has been controversial in the pedestrian infrastructure which its language past. It would connect Commerce Road with calls for—“a primary concern in our current Danielsville Road, crossing Sandy Creek. An economy,” she says, since bike and pedestrian initial route across Cook’s Trail (between projects are “vastly less expensive than road Sandy Creek Nature Center and Sandy Creek projects.” BikeAthens would also like to see Park) drew objections from local environbetter integration of transportation planning mentalists; the current proposal shows no with land-use planning, and would like to see specific route. Also included in the report (as the MACORTS document better reflect Athens’ “unfunded”) is the Athens/ Atlanta commuter status as a “non-attainment” area for federal rail, but with no specifics—aside from giving air-quality standards, she says. the project length as one-tenth mile, and the number of lanes as four. Go figure.

John Huie johnphuie@gmail.com

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capitol impact Chambliss, Isakson Show Priorities If you are trying to figure out what your congressmen really believe in, don’t focus on what they say—look closely at what they do when it comes time to vote. A good example of that involves Georgia’s two senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, and their approach to spending about $2 billion of your money. The two senators have worked hard this summer to take nearly $2 billion out of the defense budget and earmark it for the building of more F-22 fighter jets at Marietta’s Lockheed Martin plant.

Should we really be spending $2 billion to build more F-22s, considering their spotty track record? The F-22 is the most expensive fighter jet ever commissioned by the Air Force, at a cost of about $350 million per aircraft, but it doesn’t work very well. Here are some criticisms of the F-22 from weapons experts and Pentagon analysts: The F-22 requires more than 30 hours of maintenance for every hour it spends in the skies.

It costs nearly $50,000 an hour to fly one, which is much higher than the cost of the jet it is supposed to replace.

The F-22 is a “stealth” fighter that is supposed to be hard for radar to detect. Its radarabsorbing metallic skin is the main cause of maintenance problems, including problems flying in rainy weather.

The F-22’s radar-absorbing canopy has been a source of problems, with a stuck hatch imprisoning a pilot in 2006. The canopy doesn’t last more than 18 months because it loses its strength. Canopy visibility for the F-22 also declines quickly, and the canopy has to be refurbished at a cost of $120,000 after an average of 331 hours of flying time rather than the stipulated 800 hours.

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Secretary Robert Gates, a Republican originally appointed by George W. Bush, said the $2 billion that would have been spent for more F-22s is more urgently needed to support American troops fighting in Afghanistan.

Chambliss and Isakson pushed ahead anyway in their attempts to move around $2 billion in the defense spending bill to pay for even more of these fighter jets. They appear to have been unsuccessful so far.

Their actions are defensible from the standpoint of taking care of their constituents.

Lockheed Martin is an important employer for Georgia, and you can understand why the two senators may want to funnel more money to it. But Chambliss and Isakson both voted against another $2 billion in funding that would have had a much bigger impact on Georgia businesses and consumers: the additional money for the “cash for clunkers” program approved by the Senate last week.

The “cash for clunkers” program has been very successful in helping financially distressed auto dealers bring buyers into their showrooms. For some dealers, it could be the difference between shutting down and staying in business. The $2 billion that Chambliss and Isakson tried to get for Lockheed Martin would have paid for seven additional F-22s. The $2 billion in the “cash for clunkers” program that they voted against could result in the sale of about 500,000 vehicles nationwide, with thousands of those autos sold by Georgia dealers.

It says a lot about the priorities of our senators that they consider it more important to use taxpayer money for overpriced, unneeded aircraft than to help out our auto dealers and car buyers—or our troops fighting a dangerous war in Afghanistan.

Tom Crawford Tom Crawford is the editor of Capitol Impact’s Georgia Report, an Internet news service at www.gareport.com.

athens rising What’s Up in New Development If you’ve been gone over the summer, or are just arriving to town for the first time, it’s a different place than it was a mere three months ago. Several major construction projects have been wrapping up around campus (some elsewhere, too), and quite a few more have started.

Campus Rundown: One of the most impressive areas to finally see complete is the new “Georgia Quad” in front of the Student Learning Center and the new Tate Center expansion.

The old section of Baxter Street that ran through there has been removed and replaced with a pedestrian corridor. A lot of work went into saving the trees there, most of which are at least two feet in diameter. The engineering necessary to keep those trees paid off, creating a canopy over this quad which would have otherwise taken 30 years to grow in. Plenty of new trees are joining these old ones, both on the quad and on the green roof which extends over the parking deck at Tate II.

Parking Decks, Frat Houses…: UGA’s East Campus has seen a few new structures added as well. Two new parking decks have sprung up, one near the Performing and Visual Arts Center, and the other at the intramural fields. The expansion of the Georgia Museum of Art is underway too. The most noticeable impact in the area is the collection of new fraternity houses above River Road. These monstrosities sit at the top of a steep bank over the river, and are each easily four stories including foundations and rooftops. Add to that an eclectic mix of poorly rendered architectural styles, and you’ve got one big mess.

There are no large trees to mask these buildings from River Road, and the other side isn’t much better: rather than a green crescent reminiscent of the University of Maryland, we’ve got a parking lot, with one building at an odd angle in the center.

Whoops? Maybe we should have let fraternities build off campus after all; the new Kappa Alpha house is slightly less objectionable simply because it isn’t on such a marginal site.

Charles-Ryan Barber

Wedged in on steep terrain between East Campus and River roads, UGA’s new fraternity house park is disappointing from a development standpoint.

The quad has yet to see much student use yet, with most summer activity limited to orientation; it will be interesting to see how students treat this space once they’re back here in force. In particular, the central steps in front of the SLC have no path extending out across the lawn, making them more like seats. Eventually, the area will develop its own natural set of customs, lounging spots and use patterns. This will be in stark contrast to the interior of the Tate Center addition, where someone had the idea of roping off an image of the Arch on the floor, trying to forcibly create a tradition to match the legends surrounding the actual Arch. It’s an interesting thought, but comes off as tacky—and the ropes practically block the front door. Nobody 100 years ago decided that there would be a superstition for the Arch; it was a bit more organic.

Elsewhere at UGA: Below the new Lamar Dodd School of Art building, the banks of Stinky Creek have been cleared out, removing much of the privet and other invasive plants that choked it. The area looks great now. If you don’t know, Chinese privet, the plant used for Sanford Stadium’s hedges, is the same one that destroys millions of acres of our native forests as an invasive plant.

Over on Lumpkin Street, the University has just torn down the Benson Building. The spot will soon be home to a new formal garden, complementing the existing ones which surround the Treanor House next door. The Benson Building was in bad shape, but I personally thought its old-storefront look was an interesting little historical quirk. Renovating it for a coffeeshop or moving a function like the Creamery to it could have been a great way to take advantage of the commercial nature of the structure. Across the street, the UGA track has been completely ripped up for renovations, and an addition to the Athletic Association’s Butts-Mehre Hall is on the way.

Downtown Updates: Moving off campus, downtown is looking a bit bluer these days. The Georgia Theatre is certainly in a sad state, although the fact that it’s still standing leaves me in an optimistic mood. Although we’re all rooting for a Theatre restored to its former glory inside the existing walls (as is the owner’s plan), if that ends up being unfeasible it would still be interesting to see the historic shell preserved. Perhaps it could even become an outdoor courtyard amphitheater; there’s already an excellent example of an old brick shell being used this way at the Chase Street Park Warehouses.

Several nearby storefronts have gotten new coats of paint this summer, blue literally being the color of choice on Clayton Street. These include Masada and its neighbor one door to the right, plus Tena’s Jewelry, which has replaced Foster’s down the street. Farmer’s Hardware, an apartment building for several years now, has had its old name painted on out front, giving it a little more retro look. Even the building that’s home to Flagpole HQ is getting some gray accents, calling out the fine historic masonry. As a final note on signs and painting, the Daily Co-op is working on its carrot and apple signs; they may be replaced or moved. I’m a big fan of these (and not the only one), and I hope they stick around. It is encouraging to see local businesses sprucing up their exteriors in this economic climate and making Athens sparkle. These downtown buildings are soon to gain another neighbor, with a new mid-rise at 141 E. Broad St. finally winning approval from ACC Commissioners; that four-story building will replace the parking lot on Broad next to University Tower across from UGA’s North Campus.

Meanwhile, the summer has seen construction completed on the new Hotel Indigo along College Avenue on the north side of downtown.

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Learn Your Town by Helping It Getting to Know Athens Through Volunteering Locally

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Communications students should “connect with nonprofit organizations that they may be passionate about and inquire about volunteering with their communications person. If the organization does not have a communications person, then the student can offer to perform communications-related work for the organization.”

A popular volunteer opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students is at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens (www.athensbgca.com), which often need volunteers to help with afterschool programs and homework tutoring on weekday afternoons. Additionally, the Clarke County School District recruits mentors and tutors from the local community. UGA Law Professor Lonnie Brown, who strongly advocates students volunteering for local organizations, describes volunteering for the school system as “a great opportunity for UGA students” and “extraordinarily worthwhile.” Mentors, however, must commit to spending one hour per week with a child, so interested persons should consider their availability.

A particularly unique-to-Athens volunteer opportunity is Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (www.rfbd.org, 706-5491313), an organization whose Georgia unit started in 1953 and which has been in its current Athens location since 1967.

“Student volunteers are valuable to Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic for many reasons,” says RFBD production assistant Kane Stanley. “They have a grasp of technology and can learn how to use our recording equipment quickly, they help us spread the word about Recording for the Blind and Dsylexic, which leads to more volunteers, and they are excited about volunteering and bring new ideas to the table.” He invites anyone into the Athens office for an orientation, saying “Don’t hesitate to get started!”

about our mission and raises awareness that there is a pressing need for the vital services we offer.” The more students and others who find themselves involved in various volunteer opportunities, the more people who learn about the valuable services that all of those organizations provide.

There are various local opportunities in which students can get involved. For anyone who doesn’t know where to begin in terms of finding volunteer opportunities, a good place to start is HandsOn Northeast Georgia (www.handsonnortheastgeorgia. org), a volunteer center that constantly compiles a directory of opportunities for both individuals and groups. “We partner with over 70 agencies in the community to provide a central website where people can find the numerous ways to get involved, from helping at the food bank to ushering at the Morton Theatre or working on a Habitat house to coaching a youth soccer team,” says Art Ordoqui-Payton, the Community Programs Director of Community Connection, which manages HandsOn Northeast Georgia. For more information or help with volunteering, contact them at 706-353-1313 or at info@handsonnortheastgeorgia.org. Many groups also list current opportunities in the “Help Out!” section of the Bulletin Board in each week’s Flagpole.

Volunteering also offers an opportunity to gain practical experience regarding a student’s major or desired profession.

For example, Marian Higgins, Grady College Career Consultant at UGA’s Career Center, suggests that Journalism and Mass

Near the other end of the spectrum in terms of the program’s age is BikeAthens’ Bike Recycling Program, which is still just a few years old. The program repairs and outfits old bicycles and then passes them on with a helmet and bike lock to social service agencies like the Athens Area Homeless Shelter, in order to help people in need to have transportation independence. According to the BikeAthens web site (www. bikeathens.com), “volunteers need not have any knowledge of bicycle maintenance,” they need “just be willing to get their hands dirty” working on bikes.

There are many other volunteer opportunities in Athens, far too numerous to list, from serving with Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA, at www.athensoconeecasa.org), to helping out at soup kitchens like Our Daily Bread on Oconee Street (www.oconeestreetumc.org), to getting involved with any of Athens’ many environmental organizations like the Upper Oconee Watershed Network (www.uown.org) and others. Next week, the second part of this story will highlight several more local organizations that make frequent use of volunteers, as well as soliciting inside advice from local non-profit directors and others on how to make any volunteer experience its most worthwhile.

Jason Crosby

new University of Georgia students flock to Athens this August, local non-profits and other organizations prepare for a new crop of student volunteers.

Many of these local operations rely on volunteers, and UGA students provide excellent and willing helpers for the variety of needs each organization has. “In the 2007–2008 academic year, over 10,000 UGA students contributed nearly 300,000 hours of service through community service, student activities and academic service-learning courses,” says Dr. Shannon O’Brien Wilder, the Director of the Office of Service-Learning at UGA. “This equates to nearly $5.8 million dollars in volunteer time contributed to tutoring, senior citizen services, youth development, English as a Second Language, health and nutrition, community and economic development, homelessness, hunger and the arts, to name a few.” And, she says, “Athens has a variety of places that need volunteers constantly, and anyone interested in volunteering can find an organization about which they will be passionate.”

“People have different reasons for volunteering, from having a personal interest in the cause to simply wanting to meet different people while accomplishing something worthwhile,” says Professor Fazal Khan, an assistant professor at the UGA law school and board member for local non-profit AIDS Athens (www.aidsathens.org). “Whatever the motivation, the end result is invariably beneficial for the community organization and the volunteer,” he says. And the benefits to the organization go beyond the obvious: “At AIDS Athens, as with most non-profits constrained by tight budgets, volunteers are important to help us extend our services to as many people as possible,” Khan says. “However, beyond the financial and logistical benefits, having volunteers at AIDS Athens spreads knowledge

The Office of Early Learning needs new or slightly used clothes and shoes for Pre-K children.

Children’s sizes: clothing between 4-6; shoes between 9-11.

Drop off donations at the front desk of the HT Edwards Building, 7:30am-4:45 pm: 440 Dearing Ext (located behind AutoZone)

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Katherine Shell To be continued…

Just in from Marietta?

Why the Hell Should You Eat, Drink and Shop Local?

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et’s be blunt: would you rather shop at Wal-Mart or at Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother? You don’t have to be embarrassed by either choice. Some prefer one; others prefer the other. De gustibus non est disputandum, as Prof. Rick LaFleur would say, except that he would pronounce it correctly.

Some are delighted with the chaotic range of bizarre and fascinating choices in Junkman’s, while their cousins are repelled and run fleeing to the sanctity of their SUVs. Some find reassurance in knowing they’ll find the same, familiar merchandise in every Wal-Mart in the Confederate states, while others find their very life juices sapped by the sameness.

There are no right answers to this quiz.

The only purpose is to remind you, if you shop at Wal-Mart by habit or because there has always been one wherever you have lived, that Athens is a different place. If you just arrived in Athens at this time of year, there’s

find just about any restaurant ever advertised on TV. The one here tastes just like the one in Peachtree City and the one in Peoria. Not to worry. But if you like something cooked to the specs of a real cook with a local spin on it in surroundings that look like somebody built them by hand, you’re in luck. Athens is not just anyplace when it comes to food. There are a lot of places here where you can eat stuff you can’t find in Atlanta, because there’s only one restaurant in the chain, and it’s here. And the owner is usually somewhere behind the counter; if you want to tell her you’d like more garlic in the sauce, she’ll listen, even if she only smiles and shakes her head. Eating out in Athens is an endless festival. If you kick the chain habit, you’ll no doubt find a restaurant or two where you become a regular, but there are always new ones to try. (Keep an eye on Flagpole’s “Grub Notes” column for hints about where to go.)

And the same can be said for bars. Something for everybody here: places with their own eccentric personalities; clean, well-lighted places; dark, funky places; outdoors in the sun; inside in the cool. It’s all good, and it’s all different and interesting, because it’s real.

Taste

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a good chance that you’re here because of the University of Georgia. This means you didn’t choose to live in Athens because it’s Athens but because it’s UGA’s hometown.

Chain, Chain, Chain You may figure a town is a town is a town, and just like every town, you can find in this town whatever you need at Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Starbuck’s, the mall and whatever franchised flavor suits your taste tonight.

And that is absolutely true. There was a time back in the day when Athens was deficient in national chains, but today you’d be hardpressed to know you weren’t back home in Marietta, except for there being no Steak ‘n Shake.

In fact, you’re also right in suspecting that most towns are just alike. That has been the great achievement of our franchised economy: to give us the same, reliable things wherever we are.

The same thing is true about restaurants. If your taste buds are set for “generic,” you can

The point to the whole thing is that at all of these local businesses—shops, stores, restaurants, bars, music venues—you enjoy the owners’ tastes. Or you may not enjoy them, in which case you can move on to another joint. But the point is that there’s an owner, with taste, right here, not in some corporation in Arkansas or Texarkana.

Here.

So, if the only learning you’ve got room for is on campus, then hit the books and stay with your beloved old familiar friends, where you never have to be surprised, and everything’s good and nothing’s great. But if you want a real hamburger, a handmade beer, a locally grown meal, a shirt that proclaims your personality, shoes solely for you, a dress guaranteed by the shop owner, and music: wait, don’t get me started on music. See p. 26 for that.

One more thing: most, not all, but most of these local businesses are very near the campus that brought you here in the first place. Convenience, accessibility, friendliness, taste, satisfaction: that’s what local means.

And as an added bonus, the money you spend at these businesses stays in Athens and helps make things better here through jobs and services that enhance your stay here. The money you spend in local businesses helps keep Athens pretty and charming and enjoyable for you and for everybody else. Be careful, though: the more you spend, the better Athens becomes, and the more likely it is that you’ll fall in love with Athens and never want to leave.

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What’s Weird Here? What’s New Now?

The Rules & Regs of Life in Athens N • Smoking: Smoking is prohibited indoors in all public spaces in Athens-Clarke County 24/7, except in tobacco shops and hookah bars. It is also prohibited in public parks.

• Open Containers: The rule is that you can’t possess an open container of alcohol on the city’s right-of-way. In a nutshell, that means staying inside the railings of downtown’s sidewalk cafés. On game days, it means not walking around with a drink unless you’re on the UGA campus.

• Closing Time: Downtown bars and clubs close at 2:45 a.m., and the last drinks are served 45 minutes prior, at 2 a.m.

(Establishments that get most of their revenue from food, not drinks, can stay open later—24 hours a day if they want to.) Package stores close around 11 or 11:30 p.m., depending which one and what night of the week. Package stores and bars are all closed on Sunday per state law, but the aforementioned restaurant/bars can serve drinks then.

have resident-only on-street parking, so check signage. And, newcomers, parallel-park only in the direction of traffic on the correct side of the street: a car facing the wrong way will earn a ticket.

• Biking: A great town for it, Athens sees more bicycling all the time. A helmet is a good idea for very obvious reasons, and good lights for nighttime biking are not only required by state law but fundamental to your safety and that of others on the road. In general, day or night, it’s best to ride in a way that’s consistent, not erratic, to signal your turns and otherwise obey traffic laws: it’s not only safer, but also tamps down on carbike road rage. (Bikes on sidewalks? A new state law prohibits it. At press time, local officials are still seeking full clarity.) A fine resource is the BikeAthens local bike map, and a fresh version is due out soon.

• The Bus: Fares on Athens Transit went up over the summer, with the adult fare now at $1.50. UGA students, faculty and staff (with ID) still ride free, as do bicycles on the buses’ front racks. Meanwhile, non-UGA folks can ride campus buses any time for free.

• Water: As of press time, the state is under “non-drought” watering restrictions, but it’s been a very dry summer in town, and the severe drought of 2007–08 (we almost ran out of

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ew to town? Then don’t miss the Flagpole Guide to Athens, or the story about it in this issue: there’s a lot of information there that’ll help you navigate this city. Meanwhile, whether you’re new here or just getting into going out, here’s a time-honored and field-tested but current list of advice and reminders about the quirks of the town’s landscape, legal and otherwise. Take these like the words of an older sibling who’s been here, done this, and is just lookin’ out for ya.

• Eyes in the Sky: Be forewarned that downtown Police Department video cameras operate 24/7 to deter crime and the potentially excessive rowdiness of our sometimes big, late-night crowds.

• Getting Home: First off, don’t drive drunk. It’s stupid and dangerous, and besides that, the legal penalties for DUI are really pretty steep nowadays—just as the legal limit for blood-alcohol content is now quite low. In addition to designating a driver, there are other options, of course, from buses (when available) to walking or biking (safely!) to getting a cab. Just be aware that cabs can be frustrating, as they typically take several different passengers per trip and don’t have fareboxes, as in big cities. And when walking at night, always go with friends and stick to safe, well-lit areas.

Monday through Thursday nights, according to the Campus Transit website, the UGA overnight bus runs the full length of campus from about 1 a.m. until 6 a.m. Also, when it’s running, students’ free “Watchdawgs” van service is a good option. The UGA Police Department’s campus escort van service operates (on campus and to Greek houses only) Sunday–Thursday 6 p.m.–2 a.m. and Friday 6 p.m.–10 p.m. (just call 706-5422000). There’s also the newish scooter-based DD-for-hire company Zingo.

• Getting Help: It used to be you’d see a lot of the T-shirts around here that say “Athens, GA: A Drinking Town with a Football Problem.” Whether football, music or something else is your game, the drinking part is truly quite common. But that doesn’t mean it’s for everybody, and it doesn’t mean it’s never taken to excess. The thing to do if you or a friend may have a drinking or drug problem is to get professional help, and the good news is that there are plenty of resources to turn to here, both on and off campus. UGA’s Fontaine Center offers a useful local resource directory—not just for students—online at www. uhs.uga.edu/aod/resources.html.

• Parking: If you’re back in town after a summer away, you’ll notice quickly that downtown parking fees have gone up to 50 cents an hour, and meters now run until 7 p.m. (Apparently a few 25-cent meters have lingered past the changeover, but they are fast disappearing.) Ticket fines have gone up, too.

More and more neighborhoods near campus and Five Points

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water!) is still fresh in locals’ minds. So, take it upon yourself not to waste water, indoors or out, and keep an eye out for any changes to the outdoor restrictions.

• Trash: Athens-Clarke County has had a healthy recycling program for many years, and officials want to ramp up recycling even more in the years to come. Learn the guidelines and do your part.

• Neighbors: Touchy issues in past homeowner-renter conflict have revolved around things like trash cans left by the curb all week, couches in yards, cars parked all over yards, late-night noise and so forth—and all of the above are covered in various local ordinances, so you can indeed get a ticket for them. Just be aware.

• Theft: Whether back in town or new in town, you may not know that thefts and burglaries are very common in Athens right now. Common sense is the rule, so don’t leave electronics, valuables or bikes in plain sight in cars or houses. They will disappear.

What else? There probably are some things missing from this list, but then again that’s sort of the point: most of this stuff you have to learn for yourself, and Athens is ever-changing anyway. Have fun, be responsible, stay smart and keep open to whatever happens next, and you and this town should get along fine.

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art notes Augurs and Oglers High Anxiety: I couldn’t help but think of the opening sequence of Hitchcock’s Vertigo when I first saw UGA MFA graduate Teddy Johnson’s series of paintings “From Great Heights” on view at the Athens-Clarke County Library. The colorful scenes of city rooftops seem to belong more to the world of Technicolor than real life, and the subject of the paintings themselves calls to mind the police chase that left James Stewart dangling from a San Francisco highrise. Of course, a comparison to the painter so often linked to the cinematic Master of Suspense, Edward Hopper, seems apt, but Johnson appears to share only a predilection for everyday urban life and vivid colors with the mid-century artist. Instead of mystery or apprehension, Johnson imbues his figures with a sense of elation. The buoyancy of these figures is especially interesting considering that the scenes are most likely borrowed from the artist’s place of residence, Baltimore, whose traditionally industry-based economy has recently undergone dramatic changes that include rising crime.

But as Johnson’s figures suggest, a call for optimism could be in order.

Ultimately, though Belville is taking subject matter that can easily become preachy or hackneyed, his drawings avoid these pitfalls through his subtle and elegant treatment. Also present in the gallery are several portraits that skeptically approach the supernatural with figures offering little more than card tricks and cheap spectacle, such as “Soothsayers,” “Gamblers/Money Managers” and “Augurs.”

Atom, the Bomb: While Belville’s images of the contemporary South hint at a Faulknerian preoccupation with corruption and decay, the South—new and old—gets a serious and refreshing makeover in Michael Lachowski’s “CHAD: Charleston Historical Art, Dude.” On view at White Tiger Gourmet, the series of photographs are being shown together for the first time since they were exhibited in the city to which they pay homage, Charleston. Part of Lachowski’s larger body of work, “Atomlook,”

Antediluvian: While Johnson’s paintings imbue commonplace metropolitan scenes with a sense of exuberance that enables them to transcend their mundane circumstances, Scott Belville’s figurative paintings at the Lamar Dodd School of Art fill the more familiar landscape of the South with a somber, at times almost elegiac tone.

This is especially true Teddy Johnson’s painting “Jenny’s Ledge” is on display at the ACC Library of Belville’s new series through August. of drawings entitled “Flood/Drought,” for which Belville imagined a world of gnarled which features the same model, Atom, in a tree roots intertwined with bulbous, skull-like series of photographs taken throughout 2006, shapes, charred tree stumps marred by axes each photo of the “CHAD” series is a portrait and dirty, effluvial bodies of water. These of an important character from Charleston’s decaying ecosystems work as thinly veiled history. But, the tableaus include flagrantly allegories of the present, taking on the hefty a-historical costumes and details and look theme of the troubled environment. Traces more like a sunny fashion shoot than anything of humanity or figures appear in most of you’re likely to see in a history book. For these drawings, such as a solemn-faced pregexample, John Rutledge, South Carolina’s first nant woman standing on the edge of a pool governor and signee of the U.S. Constitution, of brown water in “Flood/Drought: Edge.” is re-imagined by Lachowski as young Atom Accompanied by a lifeless stuffed deer and signing a guestbook on a coffee table in a the spectral outline of a man on stilts, she contemporary interior. The pen Atom uses is a engenders a sense of hopelessness that belies souvenir from the John Rutledge house, and the sense of birth and rejuvenation she ought you can’t miss a popular staple of Americana, to embody. the ubiquitous PBR can, that sits nearby on While framing and presentation are always the desktop. Like Belville’s drawings, presenconsiderations for an artist, Belville’s series tation is thematic: each image is bordered incorporates process and theme into the preby a digital gold frame and plaque that is as sentation. Taped onto foam board with the flagrantly fake as the “historic moment” it drips and splatters still evident from the artframes. Like Johnson’s and Belville’s paintist’s process, the presentation of the drawings ings, lines separating past, present and future, (something that Belville has had fun with the real and the imagined, become blurred in throughout his career, as in the 2004 paintLachowski’s photographs. Yet instead of taling included in this show, “Drive-By,” that ismans for a hopeful future or omens of manis framed to look like it is a large painting made apocalypse, Lachowski seems to remind in a miniature gallery) reflects the deepest us that history itself is most likely equal parts content of the drawings themselves: the way fact, fiction and fantasy. permanent acts and their marks (large and small) become a vital aspect for consideration.

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“Mom, I don’t feel so good.”

he 2009–2010 Flagpole Guide to Athens is on the streets and in the paper boxes and the bars and restaurants and hotels and Krogers all over Athens-Clarke County and out into Oconee and even online at Flagpole.com. The new, all-color, glossy format is even more user-friendly than last year’s, and local artist Eleanor Davis has created a knockout cover that takes at least an hour to examine.

The Guide is an essential tool for finding your way around Athens, whether you just got off the shuttle or you’ve been here as long as The Tree That Owns Itself. The Guide has maps to get your bearings. The Guide has quick tips to clue you into local laws and customs. The Guide has hints from locals on what they enjoy most about Athens. The Guide has listings and descriptions of every art gallery in town, every theater group, every performance space, every hotel and motel, every park and every music venue. As a bonus to bring you up to speed, the Guide also lists and describes essential Athens albums, so that you can familiarize yourself with some of the practitioners of the music that put Athens on the map.

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As the pièce de résistance, the Guide lists and describes every restaurant and bar in Athens, except for the ubiquitous chains that are a part of the scenery everywhere. The bar and restaurant write-ups are indexed by type and are listed alphabetically with rundowns on the food, decor, price-range, location and contact info for each entry.

Finally, this year’s Guide closes with a paean to the lost Athens that everybody is always saying you shoulda been here for, no matter when you got here: “The True Golden Era,” a poem by Jeff Fallis, the unofficial Poet Laureate of Athens.

The Flagpole Guide to Athens is designed to be your companion all year long: handy to check a restaurant, find a phone number or locate a bar. You’ll find you want to keep one around your house and in your car. You’ll want to give one to visiting friends and family. With all these uses in mind, the Guide will be available all year and is constantly re-stocked at locations all over town.

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movie dope Some releases may not be showing locally this week.

ADORATION (R) For an assignment, high school student Simon (Devon Bostick) weaves the story of his parents (Noam Jenkins and Rachel Blanchard), both killed in a car accident, with a news story about a terrorist. Controversy arrives when his fact-meets-fiction tale goes viral.

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC (PG) A family moves to Maine and discovers the top floor of their new home has been invaded by aliens. The cast is all over the place. First, there’s High School Musical alum Ashley Tisdale; then you’ve got “SNL” vets Kevin Nealon and Tim Meadows. Director John Schultz (The Honeymooners) won some awards for his 1996 debut, Bandwagon. I honestly can’t decide whether I’m looking forward to this or dreading it more than I did G-Force.

ANGELS & DEMONS (PG-13) Angels & Demons, the Da Vinci Code predecessor turned cinematic sequel, offers the same lukewarm thrills as the 2006 blockbuster. Symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks with a better hairdo) is tasked by the Vatican with solving a mystery involving a dead pope, four kidnapped cardinals and the Illuminati, a legendary cabal supposedly wiped out by the Catholic church centuries ago. Apparently, Langdon’s brainy brand of non-action reads better than it watches.

AWAY WE GO (R) Burt and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), a couple of self-described “screw-ups,” are searching for a place to raise their yet-to-be-born child after Burt’s selfish parents (Catherine O’Hara and Athensborn Jeff Daniels) announce their plan to move to Belgium. Away We Go, written by novelists Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) and his wife, Vendela Vida

(co-founder and co-editor of The Believer), reads like a quirky, literarily humorous National Book Award finalist. k BANDSLAM (PG-13) Outcast Will Burton (Gaelan Connell) woos the school’s popular loner, Sa5m (High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens) with music. They form a rock band with blond Charlotte (Aly Michalka) and enter the biggest battle of the bands in the country. Distributor Summit is trying to sell tickets by promising a sneak peek at fall’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Such a move cannot bode well for Bandslam. Director Todd Graff also helmed the musically similar Camp.

With Lisa Kudrow.

COLD SOULS (PG-13) Charlie Kaufman-esque! Paul Giamatti plays an actor named Paul Giamatti, who pays to have his soul disembodied.

Unfortunately, Paul is a victim of soul trafficking and must travel to Russia to retrieve it from a soap opera actress.

Writer-director Sophie Barthes’s feature debut was nominated for Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize. With Emily Watson, David Strathairn and Lauren Ambrose (“Six Feet Under”).

THE COLLECTOR (R) Certain horror fans might be excited about the directorial debut of Marcus Dunstan, one half of the writing duo behind the Feast flicks and Saw IV, V and the upcoming VI. When a desperate ex-con plots a heist of his new employer’s country home, he doesn’t plan on a second criminal who has rigged the house with deadly traps à la Jigsaw. Connections to Saw are fitting as the movie is reportedly an aborted prequel to the horror juggernaut.

DISTRICT 9 (R) The Lord of the Rings Oscar-winner Peter Jackson’s name may be above the title, but District

9 is South African Neill Blomkamp’s baby and feature debut. (Blomkamp’s name was connected to the in limbo Halo movie.) Aliens are among us and segregated in South Africa, who apparently learned nothing from apartheid.

District 9 looks very cool and could be a refreshing new sci-fi adventure. Or it could be the next viral cult sensation to fail to capture mainstream audiences beyond week one.

FUNNY PEOPLE (R) Is the dramaticcomic collaboration of former college roommates, superstar Adam Sandler and Knocked Up writer-director Judd Apatow, the best film either has made?

Here’s the clunker—give us the cash.

Perhaps, but best and perfect are two different things. Funny People is a strange animal. As raunchy and immature as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Apatow’s third film is maturely depressing. Laughs are prolific but tempered by death’s looming visage. The assertive seriousness of the film’s subject matter occasionally outduels the humorous tone, slackening the pace to a crawl. In Funny People, Sandler gives the best, most

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nuanced performance of his career by essentially playing himself under the pseudonym George Simmons. A devastating diagnosis leaves George pondering his life choices. His only friend is a newly hired assistant, wannabe stand-up comic Ira Wright (Seth Rogen), and his true love, Laura (Apatow’s wife, Leslie Mann) is married (to Eric Bana) with two kids (Apatow and Mann’s daughters, Maude and Iris). But impending mortality frees George to amend the mistakes of his past and he reconnects with Laura.

Meanwhile, Ira toils in the shadows of his two pals, crappy sitcom star

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Mark (Jason Schwartzman) and more successful fellow stand-up Leo (Jonah Hill). Working for George is Ira’s big break, and that is kind of it. The charming, one-and-a-half-note Rogen impresses as normal, nice Ira, but his arc is tragically woeful for a main character. His tired romantic subplot is only redeemed by the button cute, deadpan Aubrey Plaza (“Parks and Recreation”).

With the Academy doubling the list of potential Best Picture nominees to 10, many see Apatow’s serio-comedy as the funny film genre’s Great White Hope. Finding the laughter in mortality might be the only way a comedy can trick the Academy into acknowledging it. While no one was looking, Apatow became the new James Brooks and Funny People is his penis-joke-filled Terms of Endearment.

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA (PG-13) I don’t care what anyone says; I’m excited for the live-action G.I. Joe movie I’ve been waiting my entire life to see. The Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity (G.I. JOE)—an elite strike force led by General Hawk (Dennis Quaid)—must stop the evil terrorist organization known as Cobra.

Duke (Channing Tatum), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols) and fan-favorite Snake Eyes (Ray Park) take on Destro (Christopher Eccleston), the Baroness (Sienna Miller), Zartan (Arnold Vosloo) and Cobra Commander (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) in the fight of my life. I can’t wait.

G-FORCE (PG) G-Force is being touted as über-producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s first 3-D and family film.

The heroes may be furry, well-animated guinea pigs voiced by Sam Rockwell, Penelope Cruz, Tracy Morgan and Nicolas Cage, but the loud, busy action movie definitely hails from Bruckheimer’s gated Hollywood neighborhood. It’s as good—or as bad—as any old Bruckheimer production.

THE GODS OF TIMES SQUARE 1999. Shot from 1993 to 1998, director

Richard Sandler’s The Gods of Times Square traces the changes undergone by the fabled crossroads of the world’s capital. Gone are the street preachers and religious zealots spewing fire and brimstone; in their place, comes Mickey, Minnie and corporate soullessness. Woohoo! Winner of the Gold Jury Award at the Chicago Underground Film Festival.

THE HANGOVER (R) The summer’s most relentlessly funny comedy may have arrived. When three buddies— married schoolteacher Phil (Bradley Cooper), emasculated dentist Stu (Ed Helms) and strange Alan (Zack Galifianakis)—take their pal, Doug (Justin Bartha), to Las Vegas for his bachelor party, all hell breaks loose.

Too bad none of these guys can remember one moment of it. Peppered with familiar funny faces, The Hangover is a perfect comedic convergence that’s funnier than it deserves to be.

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALFBLOOD PRINCE (PG) In his sixth year at Hogwarts, young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his pals, Ron and Hermione (Rupert Grint and Emma Watson), must contend with Death Eaters, a puffed-up new Potions prof and love potions. In his second Potter film, director David Yates gets what makes the books so special and translates that quality to the big screen unlike any of his predecessors; fivetime screenwriter Steve Kloves has perfected extracting only the essentials from Rowling’s doorstops. Half-Blood Prince is the prettiest Potter film as well.

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (PG) Don’t expect any surprises in the third installment of the mammoth animated franchise that isn’t Shrek or produced by Pixar. Ice Age: DotD is just for the kiddies. If you’ve got to see it, be sure to pay a little extra for the 3D version. It’s worth it.

JULIE & JULIA (PG-13) I’m afraid I don’t “get” Meryl Streep. I certainly understand how talented she is, and I feel it’s just and deserved if the Academy chooses to reward her for a record 16th nomination. It’s less her acting prowess that boggles me than her mystique, the power she holds over women over 45. As I watched Streep gloriously honk her way through Nora Ephron’s delicious new film as the famous TV chef Julia Child, I was pleasantly entertained; much of the decidedly older crowd was in hysterics. Julie & Julia is the twin culinary tales of Julia Child and Julie Powell (the delightful, cute Amy Adams), a lowly government employee who finds meaning—and a book deal—in cooking all 524 of the recipes in Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 365 days and blogging about it. You might think the Sleepless in Seattle auteur is breaking up with her longtime partner, the romcom, but J&J is still about couples—three to be exact: Julia and Paul Child (Stanley Tucci); Julie and Eric Powell(Chris Messina); and Julia and Julie—in love. Julie & Julia isn’t a fancy French delicacy; it’s Hollywood comfort food prepared with love and laughter.

LAND OF THE LOST (PG-13) Big screen, bigger budget updates of the cult universes conceived by brothers Sid and Marty Krofft (“H.R. Pufnstuf”) are best left as cheesy, campy and bizarre as the grown-up fans, all

hopped up on nostalgia, remember them.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN (PG) Everything about NatM:BotS improves on the lifeless original, especially the thankful lack of monkey antics of which there are a mere toned down few.

ORPHAN (R) Orphan is an aboveaverage horror flick in the childrenwho-kill subgenre. The currently, amusingly named parenting duo, John and Kate (Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga), wish to adopt. After a single visit to an orphanage, John and Kate decide to take home Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), a 19th-century Russian orphan with ribbons tied around her neck and wrists. Suddenly, Kate begins to wonder, “What’s Esther’s deal?”

Esther’s deal, my friends, is one of the best twists in the itchily incessant rash of twist endings audiences continue to scratch. The revelation in Orphan actually redeems the movie, turning this imitative flick into something half-way original.

PAPER HEART (PG-13) Athens got a sneak peek at performance artist, musician, writer and painter Charlyne Yi’s hybrid romcom-documentary back in the early summer. Star-cowriter Yi (the funny stoned girlfriend in Knocked Up) and director-cowriter Nicholas Jasenovec ponder what love means to different people. Also, Yi’s more famous friends/former costars— Michael Cera, Martin Starr, Seth Rogen—show up. Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.

A PERFECT GETAWAY (R) Paradise is lost when two couples, Cliff & Cydney (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) and Nick and Gina (Timothy Olyphant and Kiele Sanchez, the infamous Nikki of “Lost”’s despised Nikki and Paulo), discover a killer couple is stalking the Hawaiian islands, murdering newlyweds. Pitch Black writerdirector David Twohy holds a fun, informative screenwriting camp in this meta-thriller. The second act twist won’t blindside you, but it may lead you to cry, “Bullshit!” Still, the unkillable, off-his-rocker (or is he?), macho man, Nick, is Twohy’s first home-run character since Riddick, and lets a winking, twinkling Olyphant, of whom I’ve been a fan since “Deadwood,” finally shine. Thriller fans may have traveled this twisty path before, but A Perfect Getaway is a trip worth taking.

THE PINK PANTHER (NR) 1963.

The classic comedy stars Peter Sellers as bumbling Inspector Clouseau, on the hunt for a jewel thief, and features Henry Mancini’s Oscar-nominated score. Anyone who has only seen the Steve Martin desecration—and its even worse sequel—needs to get to Ciné forthwith. Also starring David Niven and Robert Wagner.

PONYO (G) Beloved animator and Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) returns to delight anyone willing to venture beyond Pixar, Ice Age and Shrek. A young goldfish princess named Ponyo must save the world with the help of a young boy. Can Disney get its huge, loyal crowds to pack theaters for a traditional animated film? I hope so.

Featuring an all-star voice cast including Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tina Fey, Lily Tomlin, Cloris Leachman and Betty White.

THE PROPOSAL (PG-13) I was worn out by the trailer for this Sandra Bullock-Ryan Reynolds romantic comedy way back in April. An unlikable career woman, Margaret Tate (Bullock), is about to be deported to her native Canada. Her quick fix requires her put-upon assistant, Andrew (Reynolds, whom I can’t help but like), to marry her. Naturally, a trip to meet his family—Mary Steenburgen, “Coach” Craig

T. Nelson and Betty White as the loopy grandma—in Alaska is the next step.

RUDO Y CURSI (R) Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna costar in this film from Mexican director Carlos Cuarón (brother of Alfonso Cuarón) about two brothers seeking to escape their small town world for soccer stardom.

SHORTS (PG) The discovery of a wish-granting, multi-hued rock causes chaos in suburban Black Falls when jealous kids and adults scheme and fight to possess it. With Jimmy Bennett (Young Kirk in Star Trek), Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist), Leslie Mann, James Spader, Jon Cryer and William H. Macy.

SUMMER HOURS (NR) The death of their mother strains the bonds of three siblings—two brothers (Charles Berling and Jérémie Renier) and a sister (a distractingly blonde Juliette Binoche)—as they divvy up not only her prized possessions but also their own memories. An official selection of the Toronto, New York and AFI Film Festivals, Summer Hours didn’t snag any prizes, but it did pick up some good notices. Written and directed by three-time Palme d’Or nominee Olivier Assayas (Les destinées sentimentales, Demonlover and Clean).

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 (R) How many times can John Godey’s novel be made into a movie? Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw played cops and robbers in a 1974 version, and Edward James Olmos and Vincent D’Onofrio took over in a 1998 TV movie. Now megastars Denzel Washington and John Travolta hop on this express thriller about a hijacked subway train. Adapted by Oscar-winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential and Mystic River) and directed by Tony Scott, who has teamed with Washington for the fourth time.

TERMINATOR SALVATION (PG-13) The ultra-grim fourth installment of the time-bending franchise makes minor improvements on the frivolous third film. Finally, we get to witness the epic battles between man and machine.

The long-awaited battles between humanity and the endoskeleton army grow tedious in chunks larger than T2’s tantalizing bits. As unkillable as the Terminators are, it might be time to unplug a franchise that’s two movies and a failed TV show past its T2 prime.

TETRO (NR) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Tetro is the legendary filmmaker’s first original screenplay since 1974’s The Conversation. Bennie (Alden Ehrenreich, who resembles a raven-haired young Leo) travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-lost older brother (the infamous Vincent Gallo). Bennie hopes to find the key to understanding his sibling in the once promising writer’s nearly finished play. Its monochromatic style conjures comparisons with FFC’s underrated Outsiders follow-up, Rumble Fish. With Maribel Verdú of Y Tu Mamá También and Klaus Maria Brandauer.

THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE (PG-13) Audrey Niffenegger’s teary bestseller hits the big screen. Chicago librarian Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) has the ability to time travel (it’s genetic), but he can’t control it. The time traveler’s wife is Clare (Rachel McAdams), who is sad when her husband disappears after their wedding, at Christmas, during “Jon and Kate.” Director Robert Schwentke was also responsible for Flightplan; Ghost Oscar-winner Bruce Joel Rubin provided the adaptation of Niffenegger’s novel. With Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston and Stephen Tobolowsky.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (PG-13) The millions trekking to the theater to witness over

two hours of robotic mayhem are going to get their money’s worth and their socks rocked by Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The only people who won’t like it probably didn’t really want to gorge on a gigantic robot civil war anyway.

THE UGLY TRUTH (R) Why does anyone care whether or not an unappealing neurotic beauty (Katherine Heigl) and a charming, Neanderthalish brute (Gerard Butler) fall in love? A dirty version of Cyrano de Bergerac where Cyrano falls in love with Roxane while helping her woo Christian, The Ugly Truth cashes in on the naughty comedy trend with some f-bombs and masturbation gags yet keeps censoring itself so as not to actually offend the old prudes for whom Judd Apatow is akin to Lenny Bruce or Larry Flynt.

WE FUN ATLANTA (NR) Matthew Robison’s documentary explores the organic creation of Atlanta’s fledgling indie-rock scene, following the paths of Black Lips, Deerhunter and Mastadon.

WEST SIDE STORY (NR) 1961. One of the greatest musicals of all time.

Winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins), and Best Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno).

YEAR ONE (PG-13) A couple of lazy hunters, Zed (Jack Black) and Oh (Michael Cera), are banished and embark on an epic adventure that brings them into contact with numerous figures, ancient and biblical. Uberproducer Judd Apatow produces this comedy written and directed by Harold Ramis (Caddyshack). Apatow and Ramis had to personally appeal to the MPAA for the PG-13 rating. With David Cross and Paul Rudd as Cain and Abel, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad) as Isaac.

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G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA (PG-13) Knowing G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra doesn’t suck is half the battle. My inner eight-yearold couldn’t have suffered through another Masters of the Universe, the 1987 He-Man bomb that remains the biggest cinematic disappointment of my life. G.I. Joe is nowhere near as bad, even if the new movie does make some of the same mistakes—unnecessary costume changes, omission of popular characters, etc. Nevertheless, criticisms of this movie should be tempered by its source material, a 30-minute animated commercial meant to sell action figures.

In the not too distant future, G.I. Joe is no longer merely a real American hero; he’s now a real global hero. Led by General Hawk (Dennis Quaid), his ranks are staffed by the most talented soldiers from the Channing Tatum world’s top militaries. In the movie, this lineup includes popular characters like Snake Eyes (Ray Park), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), the lesser-known Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), fan favorite Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans)—a questionable choice from Joe’s

vault. All must battle a new threat: the world’s largest arms dealer, M.A.R.S., led by James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston), who becomes silver-headed baddie, Destro, with plans to take over the world.

The majority of the plot, sets and action setpieces are a hodgepodge of James Bond and Star Wars. The mid-film, destructive romp through Paris bores; G.I. Joe would never use a skinny, white, Euro delivery van.

G.I. Joe isn’t as stunningly bad as its trailers mislead; I actually enjoyed it. It’s not as “good” as the two movies starring its Hasbro peers, the Transformers. Say what you will about director Michael Bay, but the dude exudes competence and confidence; G.I. Joe director Stephen Sommers attempts to overcome a lack of both with enthusiasm. Where Transformers is clearly a blockbuster of the 2000s, G.I. Joe remains boxed in its original packaging from the late 1980s, to which my inner eight-year-old bellows a hearty, “Yo, Joe!” Drew Wheeler

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(500) DAYS OF SUMMER (PG-13) Romantic (500) Days handles the precious moments comedies aren’t exactly known for their origiof dating with wit and authenticity thanks nality and realism. Paper-thin characters and to Webb’s smart choices, the script and the forced affection are more the genre’s style. two leads. Since the amazing Brick, GordonMusic video director Marc Webb’s feature Levitt continues rising on my list of great debut, neatly written by Scott Neustadter and actors. He is ready to fill the absence left by Michael H. Weber, proves that a film can be Heath Ledger’s death if Hollywood would just funny and romantic—the defining combinalet him. Deschanel is utterly believable as tion of the romcom— the unattainable girl without resorting to everyone wants and cookie-cutter gender“perfectly adequate role reinforcement.

Hansen” thinks he can Tom Hansen (Joseph keep.

Gordon-Levitt) is a boy.

Sadly, (500) Days Summer Finn (Zooey of Summer will be Deschanel) is a girl. The labeled, misjudged and film’s narrator lets you dismissed by some as know from the get-go more of that annoying, their story does not alienating hipster crap come from the happy like Juno. The approending department. priately programmed Boy meets girl; girl soundtrack of Tom and breaks boy’s heart into Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Summer’s relationship tiny pieces. (500) Days features The Smiths, of Summer brilliantly shows us their entire Regina Spektor, Black Lips and Mumm-Ra, and relationship, from meet-cute beginning to the couple dress with matching quirk. whiskey-drowned end. We see what your typiThirty-two years ago, Woody Allen won two cal romcom hides with the ending credits. And Oscars for Annie Hall, the obvious inspiration we see it out of order. How exciting! for (500) Days. A wishy-washy, inaccessible Summer isn’t all about the bad times. With wonder woman charms a regular guy, but they 500 days to cover, the film, like most recoverdon’t end up together. We, the audience, see ing lovers, focuses far too much on the good why for an hour and a half. The blueprint is as times, repressing the awful, angry, sad memosuccessful now as it was in 1977. ries. Webb and Company inject these more generic moments with pop and pizzazz.

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about the tension created by the conflicting acting styles of the various principles. My wife thought James Dean’s and Julie Harris’ emotional, deeply internalized “Method” acting was over-the-top and hyper-stylized, while she found Raymond Massey and Burl Ives, both operating in a more classical mode, more natural and realistic. What’s fascinating about this is that I’ve always thought of the advent of the Method as a sort of moment of division between the classical film acting styles of the studio era, which today’s audiences often find stilted and alienating, and the supposed “naturalism” of today’s actors. Clearly the notion of such a “moment of division” is oversimplifying, but East of Eden is definitely a site of direct, tumultuous contact between old and new. I know what my wife means—in the context of a Hollywood literary adaptation from 1955, Dean and Harris come off like tortured animals—but the counterintuitive effect of this clash of styles still surprised me.

Now, on to Business: Upcoming events of interest at Ciné: East of Eden marked the resumption of the Summer Classics series, which continues this week with West Side Story and, starting Friday, Aug. 14, The Pink Panther. Also announced is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, probably opening Aug. 21. Admission for Summer Classics is $5… The Atlanta rock documentary We Fun shows the weekend of Aug. 14–16. Parties involved, including former Athens gadabout, now Chunklet impresario Henry Owings, will be present for a Q&A session at the Friday, Aug. 14 screening.

Check www.myspace.com/wefunmovie for more details… EcoFocus will cohost a presentation of Robert Kenner’s acclaimed, frightening-sounding documentary Food, Inc. beginning Aug. 21.

The film parts the curtains on industrial food production in the U.S…. On Aug. 22, the Southern Foodways Alliance Ciné continues its Summer Classics series with a screening presents the Potlikker Film Festival, of The Pink Panther on Friday, Aug. 14. an evening of food from local chefs as distinguished and diverse as Hugh St., and hosts frequent screenings of a diverse Acheson and Dexter Weaver, music and assortment of films, including independent entertainment from the likes of Coleman projects by local filmmakers. The AthensBarks, Terrapin beer, and, of course, short Clarke County Public Library has free screenfilms showcasing and celebrating regional food ings of interesting films at least once a week. culture… Astra Taylor’s screening of her new The UGA Tate Center, once a fabulous haven documentary Examined Life a couple of weeks for alternative new releases and revivals, now ago was so well attended that people had to sticks mainly to second-run blockbusters (like be turned away. The film will be brought back last week’s offering, 17 Again!), but does for a more extended engagement, probably in occasionally host cool university-affiliated early September… Go to www.athenscine.com. stuff like the French Film Festival and the Japanese Film Festival. Things come up in ACC Library Screenings: Somehow I got a other places, too, and I do my best to get the little ahead of myself with regard to the word out. iFilms series in my last column; my apologies. As I mentioned two weeks ago, the Aug. Oh, and This: Another feature of this column 13 screening is The Gods of Times Square, is that I allow myself the indulgence of ramRichard Sandler’s 1999 documentary about bling for a paragraph about something I’ve the transformation of Manhattan’s famed seen recently; this makes my job more fun, cultural epicenter from a gritty, diverse hive and it also gives you a better idea of where of pulsating urban life into a corporate-sponI’m coming from when I recommend a film (or sored civic theme park. Aug. 20 brings The don’t). I originally stipulated that this secWindow, a “poetic, humanistic” Argentinean tion would be about the absolute last thing film from director Carlos Sorin about a bedI’d seen, but I admit I’ve fudged that slightly ridden 80-year-old man awaiting a visit from a time or two. Like this week: I watched Jean his estranged son. All iFilms screenings are Renoir’s 1925 La Fille de l’Eau this morning, Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the but I had a slightly more interesting experimain library at 2025 Baxter St. For more inforence with Elia Kazan’s East of Eden at Ciné mation, go to www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us. last night. Here’s why: as we were leaving the theater, my wife and I had a conversation Dave Marr film@flagpole.com n

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1. Become a regular. Whether at a restaurant or a bar, it’s comforting to recognize and be recognized.

There’s so much in this country that’s generic and universal; embrace what we’ve got of our own! Building a relationship with someone who gives you food or drink is primal. It is the foundation of community. Reward the people who treat you well! You’ll better understand the impact of your dollars. You might get slipped the occasional free cup of coffee.

2. Swear off a restaurant. That said, standards in Athens are often abysmal, so despite a place’s delicious burgers or intoxicating cocktails or outta-sight pies, it’s helpful to draw the line somewhere. Every Athenian has at least one place they’ll never go back to, with horror stories of lousy food, surly service and clueless management. Find a place that does you wrong, and rail against it at high intensity whenever possible.

3. Engage with Ort. William Orten Carlton = ORT. He is an Athens institution most frequently holding forth over prodigious pints of beer downtown. You may recognize him as a dingy Santa Claus. You may be intimidated by the bluster. You may be confounded by the minutiae extracted from the recesses of his mind. But Ort has been around and will be around, and is a fixture on the scene. Strike up a chat, and four hours later you’ll have learned so much, and sometimes nothing. But that’s something!

4. Watch Athens, GA: Inside/Out. The documentary film shot in 1986 is so far the only substantive chronicling of our music

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scene—besides the weekly issues of Flagpole, of course. It’s older than most college students, and it shows; it’s kinda boring, poorly organized and a little awkward. It’s also totally adorable and even a little electrifying.

5. Stand up to a landlord. Our town has its share of crumb-bums and swindlers, eager to prey on a passive or uninformed populace.

We’ve also got a lot of amateur landlords who are just as clueless about their responsibilities. Don’t sit back! Stand up! Know your rights! And argue in an informed way when that security deposit’s return doesn’t look likely…

6. Eat at Weaver D’s. The downtown soul food place is not the be-all-end-all of Southern cooking, and not even locally, but it’s internationally known for its R.E.M. link, and after a meal there you can argue with Jason Crosby

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yeah, make your way to the double-barrelled cannon. Contemplate (or at least drive by) that Tree That Owns Itself. But those? Those are things.

They’re things you look at once. And then the rest of your time you pass by them, or you take visitors to them, because your visitors wanted to come up on a Sunday, and what else are you going to do on a Sunday?

To fully experience Athens, you need to engage with it. You need to get your fingers into its sticky, sweaty core and work around in there. (And an important part of Athens is cleaning yourself off afterwards, too.)

Herewith, then, a list of what you can do, whether as a new arrival or as a longtime resident, to make yours an Athenian life.

Many of these things work in other places, too, but when applied to time in Athens make this place more special. But also: the end of the facing page is not the end of this list, and there’s more to be added. Your own Athens experience expands the canon. It’s valuable to engage while you can, while you’re here, while it’s now—whether you’re retiring from the nightly scene to raise kids or calling it quits for Brooklyn or Portland or wherever it is everyone goes next. Visit this story at Flagpole.com to let us know what you think makes for a full life in this lovely, frustrating, confining, enlightening, enriching, curious little bubble called Athens.

friends: Does Wilson’s have better pies? Does Food for the Soul bake a better chicken? Does any-damn-body make mac-and-cheese like your grandma used to?

7. Drink too many Maker’s-and-Blenheims.

It’s hard to say for sure whether the Manhattan Café pioneered this delectable combination of sweet Maker’s Mark bourbon and spicy Blenheim ginger ale that is now popular beyond the borders of Athens. It’s easy to say that a conversation over a few cocktails in the fine Hull Street establishment—one of only a few bars to thankfully remain free of flickering TV screens—is something all Athens should share.

8. Eat a Golden Bowl. There’s a wide range of options for vegetarians in Athens, but the longtime champ is The Grit. The worldfamous Golden Bowl is a salty, yeasty, loving assemblage of tofu and rice, with veggies and cheese if you like. (You will.) Bland on paper, yes. A revelation in the mouth, also yes.

9. Organize a benefit show. If you’re in it for the money and you’re in Athens, GA, bub, you’re outta luck. Funds are tight around town, and no more so than in these troubling days, but the community’s always willing to give a little, especially if live music’s involved.

Find something you care about. Ask your favorite bands to play. Raise some money to help.

10. Go to an afterparty with strangers. It is an easy thing to do. Do not be intimidated.

The bar is closing. The last band has wrapped up. The questions are as follows: 1) Do you guys know where a party is? 2) Can I get a ride?

Jason Crosby

11. Make a pilgrimage to the Georgia Guidestones. So, okay, Elberton’s Guidestones, in all their weird Americana Stonehenginess, are just a thing to look at, too. But unlike the tree or that cannon or the Iron Horse or those insufferable bulldogs, these things a few miles out of town inspire and challenge. They offer the answers. They offer more mysteries.

There’s something to ’em. Right?

12. Break a heart.

Get yours broken, too, while you’re at it. But getting involved in convoluted, sceneincestuous, ill-advised, rewarding romances is a time-honored tradition in small Southern towns. And there’s nothing that’ll help you to learn to treat people with compassion than to open yourself up to getting hurt and hurting other folks in the process. Tread lightly, tread often, dive in.

13. Drink on the Broad River. Responsibly, of course, but an afternoon going down the Broad River on a lazy kayak is a removal from the admittedly minimal stresses of Athens life.

It’s also a healthy reminder that we’re in the middle of rural Georgia, with the accompanying stillness easily accessible.

17. Get out of town. Come back. Goddamn if Athens is not a wonderful place to be, but it’s sometimes a lot more wonderful when you’re not here. Remember that no matter how swell things in Athens seem, we don’t have some sort of monopoly on good ideas or good ways to do things. That show that seems so important to attend? You may not remember it in 10 years. So, take the time to drive to Graceland, hop on a plane to Mexico, do whatever, just get out of town for a bit. You’ll remember why you’re coming back, too.

18. Be the last to leave a house party.

You may not have to go home, but you’ve got to leave where you are. The Grill is open 24 hours. The cabs will overcharge you.

19. Learn the history of your house. You are not the first to live here. You are not the last.

If you are in a house in any given historic district, your toilet is probably older than you are, and it’s seen far more than you probably will. Ask around. Find out who used to live there and what they did in that weird room next to the kitchen. Visit the public library’s Heritage Room, even, bookworms. You’re just a dot on this line of Athenians, and you’re lucky.

20. Reminisce about what used to be.

There’s nothing Athenian if not a sense of ever-developing nostalgia, and you’ll know

Jason Crosby

14. Attend the demolition derby at the Elberton Fair. Elberton is 45 minutes to the east, and a world away sometimes. The late local poet John Seawright wrote about this annual fall festival, and Vic Chesnutt set his words to music. The highlight of the week-long party is the demolition derby, and a number of Athensfolk make their way out every year. Ignore those who would ironically mock the country trappings, because, hell, a footlong corndog is a beautiful thing. A car hitting a car? It’s a beautiful thing, too.

and individual. One woman’s Bread Basket biscuit may be another man’s North Campus nap.

But something that comes close to universal is the Athenian late-night dance party: the music scene exploded 30 years ago on the idea that people like to come together and shake it to a collective groove. That idea is correct— we’ve been doing it ever since, to all kinds of music, with all kinds of friends.

15. Stay in Athens for a summer. The parking’s easier, the lines are shorter, the traffic’s less, and all because the scrum of students have departed for elsewhere. With more students sticking around for summer classes than ever before, it’s not like it used to be (what is?) but it still makes an investigation into the core of the town that much easier as the chaff makes its way from the wheat.

16. Go nuts at a dance party. The rituals we choose or stumble upon can be fairly arbitrary

you’ve been around a while when you start giving directions and saying things like, “You know where the Farmer’s Hardware used to be? Where there are apartments now? Turn there.” Nothing is what it was, nothing will be again, but fight the urge to lionize what came before. Shun those who would ensnare you into their backwards-looking crankiness!

Create your own Athens, and look back later.

Chris Hassiotis

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Just jumping in with both feet this week as there’s tons to report. Get with it below…

Our Stuff First: The pay-per download arm of Limewire recently sought some help from Flagpole in order to curate the latest in its series of Ear to the Ground samplers, this time focusing in on the Athens scene. The 16-track compilation features many notable local acts and serves as a great introduction to the local scene for those of you who may be new to town.

You’ll find songs from: The Whigs, Lazer/Wülf, Madeline, The Incredible Sandwich, Dead Confederate, Spring Tigers, Modern Skirts, Casper & the Cookies, Pegasuses-XL, The Corduroy Road, Twin Tigers, Liz Durrett, A. Armada, Hope for Agoldensummer, Venice Is Sinking and Of Montreal. Grab the tracks for free at www.store.limewire.com.

Same Time Next Week: Don Chambers will perform each Thursday this month (remaining dates are Aug. 13, 20 & 27) at Farm 255 at 11 p.m. The idea behind these shows is apparently to workshop some material, so expect some covers, some new stuff, guest players and a really, really relaxed atmosphere.

New York Noise: Athens rockers Twin Tigers have signed with New York label Old Flame Records for the band’s first full-length release. The band has been working with engineer Joel Hatstat, and the record is almost done. It’s scheduled

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Save the Record!: Everyone knows Athens has been under a massive property crime wave for several months, and now the latest victims, from the music scene at least, are Romanenko.

A member’s house was broken into, and what was stolen was all the cash they had saved up to record and press their new CD release. OK, sure, we can chatter all we want about how you shouldn’t store hundreds of dollars in your home, even for a single day (which was the case here), but people make mistakes. Anyway, the band has put out the call to the public (i.e., fans and supporters) to help them out if possible. Donations of any size are welcome, but any donation of $10 or more is considered a purchase of the album; so think of it as less a donation and more a pre-ordering. Donations can be made via www.myspace. com/romanenkomusic or www.facebook.com/pages/ Romanenko/60595454655.

The album release show is set for Sept. 23 at the 40 Watt with Guff and Tendaberry.

The event was in celebration of the release of a new 8” (yes) vinyl record titled Spit Cup, which was recorded here in town.

Both the concert and release were part of an ongoing series hosted by DSPS. Other artists in the series include Genesis P. Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and Fat Worm of Error (Providence, RI). Melted Men will record a new album in the very near future at Amsterdam’s Ski Hut studio in anticipation of a 2010 release. Cogan promises an Athens show should happen soon under the title “Rotten Umbrellas and the Hyena Receptionist,” but no date or venue has been secured. Please make this happen, CC. I miss you. For more information, please visit www.meltedmen.com.

Changes, and They Seem Cool: The long-running Downtown Athens Recording Company is changing its Twin Tigers name to reflect a change in direction. Now titled Downtown Athens Recording Co-Op, the business is selling memberships at three different levels. Bands can become members for $300 a month and use the facilities for no additional cost during the normal hours of 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (Monday– Friday) and 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (Saturday). Bands that want to record outside those hours can use the studio for a mere $10 an hour after hours. Memberships are also available at the Associate and Engineer levels. Associates can sign up to work with bands directly while learning the recording process at the same time. This level is geared toward students who wish to learn what goes on in a studio setting and how a professional recording session is undertaken. After a time, Associates can upgrade their membership to Engineer and come and go at all hours and be able to sell their own services through the studio.

DARC has set up an additional MIDI/mixing station that can be used simultaneously with the existing studio, and members will have access to two Adobe-based CD creation stations.

This isn’t a free-for-all, and there is an application process, but this sounds like a killer idea to me. Mega thumbs up to all the DARC folks for making this happen. For more information, please see www.darcsound.com, call 706-552-0745 or drop a line to downtownathens@bellsouth.net.

Rare News: Time was, several years ago, you couldn’t pass an art opening without hearing the “strains” of a Melted Men performance. Since that time, Melted Men has found a generous European audience. The band, performance artist and musician Chris Cogan (AKA Lobster Lung), recently created a live, hallucinatory environment at Rotterdam, Holland’s DSPS art gallery.

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for release in January 2010. Twin Tigers next play locally on Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Caledonia with Tunabunny and Panda Riot. Visit the band over at www.myspace.com/thetwintigers.

Oh, Boy…: The Rye Bar, along with local bar culture/music/ college publication Athens Blur, is hosting a six-week open-mic competition series beginning Monday, Aug. 24. Each Monday the bar will host six acts that play for 20 minutes. For this initial run of shows, only singer/songwriters and duo acts are considered. Each act will be judged by three, and I’m quoting here, “well-respected judges selected from the local music community” on vocal ability, instrumental ability, songwriting and performance. Each judge fills out a score sheet for each act, and the acts receive these sheets at the end of the night. Each nightly winner gets to play an additional 30-minute “victory set,” and the series winner will receive $200, a three-track EP recorded at Sugarbuzz Studio, a weekend headlining slot at the Rye Bar and coverage in the Athens Blur. Entrance fees are $5 and are collected the night you play. Submissions are open until Monday, Aug. 17, so contact Lindsey Lee via openmic@ athensblur.com. Please note that if you’ve never attended or judged one of these things, be warned that 99 percent of everything you hear will be directly derivative of Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Ani Difranco, Jewel, Jason Mraz, etc. But, hey, if you don’t mind being judged by supposed scene elders or listening to people play half-muted acoustic guitar mud for several hours then, by all means, have a ball.

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annoying faux-British hectoring barking at you. Fans of the Tall Dwarfs and The Bats might enjoy a Seppo meshing Kiwi pop with American punk.

Reatard’s Matador singles series was a bigger waste of Middle Eastern oil than a fleet of Hummers, but this album finds him on sure footing again.

The singles proved he’s never too far from falling off the edge, but this sound suits him well, and this album is a welcome collection.

Scott Reid

The Legend of God’s Gun Tee Pee What better calling for the L.A. psych-rock posse known for romancing the spaghetti Western sound than an actual Western film score? In fact, the parameters of soundtracking the indie film of the same name results in possibly their most focused work yet. This desert serenade for the tale of a preacher-turned-gunfighter takes Ennio Morricone’s dramatic sweeps and modernizes them with pulpy Tarantino-esque flair. Go down the spaghetti Western checklist and it’s in here: melodramatic narration, solitary high-plains whistles, furious castanets, even the well-placed gong smash. But it’s all executed beautifully to create a sonorous widescreen.

The title track is an outsize cannonball of retro swing and swagger; “Titoli” is the kind of panoramic vagabond ramble that introduces every good Western; “Preacher’s Theme” is a horizon-gazing meditation stabbed by thunderous stomps and hoots; and “Indian Run” is a wonderfully nasty stampede punctuated with native war chants. But the top pick is “Girlz Booze and Gunz,” an Iberian dust devil that rages like a bar brawl.

Slathered in a dusty vintage patina, the music not only has enough character to stand on its own but is capable of doing the heavy lifting of conjuring complete visual scenes—moody, evocative, outstandingly cohesive.

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IGGY POP Préliminaires Astralwerks Now that The Stooges are back together, you’d think Iggy would be dusting off the peanut butter. Instead, (gulp), he’s picked up a pack of Gauloises and emerged with a big, weird dose of Gainesbourg-ian Gallic romance. Préliminaires is the work of a man looking for respite, even if it is from himself. It’s occasionally goofy and a little creepy, as you’d imagine Iggy would sound doing Euro cabaret fare. Songs like “King of the Dogs”— which, despite its name, is the kind of silly ragtime shuffle where the singer almost always adopts the persona of a cat—will send you off in stitches. But as much as you’ll want to laugh at this, it does pack some genuine enchantment and poignancy.

Powerful moments include the cinematic Mediterranean heaviness of “Spanish Coast” and the bewitching murder-blues of “He’s Dead/ She’s Alive.” The spare torch ballad “I Want to Go to the Beach” squeezes maximum mileage from his voice’s character.

Préliminaires is an intriguing and mature excursion from a man who’s earned the right to explore and has a big enough personality to pull it off.

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as an album, wherein richer atolls of song craft are connected by brinier bywaters of interstitial studio ephemera. A double-drop, D-tuned acoustic invokes alongside piano and violin in the opening instrumental, “Bella Marie,” and from there the album cleverly and slowly builds. Expect every single gadget of Americana pastiche to make an appearance: big harmonies, dobro, banjo—the former sometimes hitting on terrain more recently touched on

by Seattle’s Fleet Foxes, yet with more Southern ancestors.

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LESLIE & THE BADGERS

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With a title that alludes to the 2008 Southern California wildfires, the third independent release from the Los Angeles band features country music radiant with style and intellect.

Self-described as “bourgeois country,” its sumptuous sound is forged from gentle twang, melodic precision and instrumentation that’s lush but never obtrusive. Leslie Stevens’ voice is the picture of gorgeous restraint, a refined mixture of urbane sophistication and genuine country honey. Carrying the grace of Dolly Parton’s vulnerability and fragility, her singing is more about movement than volume, and it’s what makes it an enduring marvel.

Standout tracks include the pristine country lullaby of “Los Angeles,” the feathered shuffle of “Old Timers,” the wistful whiskey confession of “Winter Fugue” and the breezy exhales of “Salvation.” But the gold star here is the title track, which is one of those perfect songs that hits all the right notes and sways in all the right places.

Crafted with maturity and taste, the unpretentiously beautiful Roomful of Smoke warms with a soft yet crisp sound that strokes the soul and pops with more personality and color than The Watson Twins.

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MEGAFAUN Gather, Form & Fly Hometapes, PDX. Durham, NC based, ex-Bon Iver homeboys Megafaun crank out number-two since the departure of their rage-du-jour ‘08 buddy, none of it falling an inch further than the branch both parties dropped from: bedroomy folk-noir, sometimes with lyrics, sometimes an instrumental trailing off until the next track number appears on your player. Gather, Form & Fly seems engineered to function

The Fiery Furnaces play the Variety Playhouse on Thursday, August 20.

Roomful of Smoke Independent Release

Watch Me Fall Matador Here is the ready-for-prime-time long-player from long-unnoticed Memphis, TN punk Jay Reatard. The guy’s been trying on a lot of hats since abandoning his teenage hate persona several years ago: pop-punk, folksinger, synth-wave artiste. On Watch Me Fall, his first full-length for indie institution Matador, he’s become obsessed with the high-energy pop of the Dunedin, New Zealand Flying Nun Records scene.

Reatard strums acoustics over his trademark garage-punk for a more endearing racket than he’s produced over innumerable DIY releases. There’s nothing experimental or electronic or dance-oriented. This is simplistic three-chord pop-rock with that oft-

eighth release in six years, I’m Going Away, the band is rivaling Ryan Adams for speed of creative output and diversity of sound. Unlike him, though, The Fiery Furnaces are a cohesive unit, and while the music runs the inspirational gamut from garage to blues to funk, they find a way to make it fit.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the record is how relatable it is.

As lo-fi as it sounds, this could have been done with a tape recorder in your best friend’s basement. And when Eleanor sings, “If I see you tomorrow, I don’t know what I will do,” in the lounging ode to crying jags, “Drive to Dallas,” we can all torch along with her.

The frenetic pace and constant changes can sometimes be alarming, but there’s a common thread here that weaves the weirdness together. They have a healthy disrespect for boundaries and homemade charm to spare, and I’m Going Away is both a comforting and chaotic reminder that there’s always someone else out there who knows the drill.

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THE FIERY FURNACES I’m Going Away Thrill Jockey One thing you can say about the Friedberger siblings, Matthew and Eleanor, is they are not boring. With its

BANGTAIL CATS The Get Down Independent Release Bangtail Cats have down all the mechanics of being a solid band.

The bluesy guitar riffs are well-timed, soulful and in key. The arrangements are simple but satisfactory. There are thoughtful flourishes of keys, harmonica and the occasional harmonizing vocals. The elements are all there, and the performance is more than adequate; what’s missing, though, are the songs.

After a full 12 hours on repeat, I tried to submerge myself in these tunes, to let them seep in, and there was just nothing there to cling to. Those classic blues chords and rock progressions feel vaguely familiar and yet are never memorable. The vocal melodies in particular seem stagnant, bound to a very limited range and never climaxing into a rousing chorus. I mean, there are technically choruses, in that there are repeated phrases, but they lack that allessential hook.

Americana is often very comfortable floating free without a hook. Some of the best folk musicians, Dylan included, can write a linear progression that seems to ramble forward without direction. But those types of songs, in order to be effective, must at least possess strong lyrical content. Bangtail Cats don’t really have that either, relying mostly on pop simplicity and easy rhymes. But Bangtail Cats are hardly without promise. In a live setting, I bet these grooves feel good. The playing is proficient, and the songs, especially the more garagey rockers, have a fun spirit about them, but once the set closes, I fear the tunes will all but be forgotten.

Michelle Gilzenrat Bangtail Cats are playing at Tasty World Uptown on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

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any given moment in any scene there are only a handful of bands doing anything truly worthwhile. For now, in Athens, Chrissakes is one of them.

Composed of Helen Rhinehart (bass and vocals), Rob Thomason (drums) and Drew Smith (guitar and vocals), Chrissakes is among the most consistently satisfying Athens bands both in terms of composition and performance. Early ‘90s hardcore fans are quick to classify the band as “screamo” (itself a bastardization of “emo,” and both being terms that are unrecognizable, if not entirely inaccurate, in their application today), but holding fast to such terms not only denies the fluidity of language, for better and worse, but, also, the utter freedom represented by Chrissakes’ music. Drew Smith concurs and says, “I don’t know what to call us, either.” Then again, that should only prove frustrating for a person insistent on categorization.

The band’s jagged, heavy and melodic compositions come about in the usual way.

Something loose develops into something more cohesive and generally begins with Smith (ex-Gasmask & Matchsticks, ex-Life Is a Fight) and Rhinehart (ex-Atlanta band Brickmason). “Somehow we manage to stay on the same page most of the time,” he says.

With one demo under its belt, the band is on the cusp of releasing a split-LP with Baltimore, MD band The Convocation (formerly, Convocation Of…) that will place it miles ahead in terms of the band’s interpersonal association with the true roots of its sound. (The Convocation was founded by Tonie Joy who was previously in the legendary bands Moss Icon, Universal Order of Armageddon and Born Against.) But, it was kind of a fluke happening.

Smith says, “[It was] totally random. We had just finished recording for the first time with [Athens engineer] Joel [Hatstat] and we wanted to see if anyone would be interested in doing a split… we sat around and hit a bunch

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We didn’t expect anyone to say yes, and the only person to even respond to us at all was Tonie Joy. He said he was into us and [they] would do it. Blew our minds.” Chrissakes will also appear on the We No Fun compilation on Atlanta’s Transruin Records. Another split LP is planned with Atlanta band Hawks.

Having witnessed several incarnations of Smith’s music over the past five or so years, this writer was keen to inquire whether postgraduation adulthood (Smith is in his mid20s) played any role in the music. “I think the variation and intensity has a lot to do with both getting older and having more musically inclined friends than I ever thought I would,” he answers. “Being in a band as an adult is different than being in one as a teenager… but the good feelings I get from playing music have never changed.”

Significantly, nothing is immediately fun about Chrissakes. It exists outside the realm of good-time rock and roll. That isn’t to say the band’s music isn’t satisfying—it is—but at a far deeper level, one that demands listeners bring nothing to the table other than an open, but not empty, mind. For as much as Chrissakes’ music can instantly recall several seminal bands, it simultaneously calls them into question. The freshness the band infuses into its compositions, while all built on familiar elements, makes categorization silly and it makes nostalgia not only distasteful but, ultimately, irrelevant. Visit Chrissakes online at www.myspace.com/chrissakesband.

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Getting Into the Local Music Scene

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t’s the greatest college music town in the world. It’s also damn intimidating for anyone new to town. Welcome to Athens, where the weirdest day of your life is known as a regular Tuesday. Why is there a guy playing bagpipes on the corner? Because he can.

Did I just get served a sandwich by the drummer I saw last night? Probably.

Athens is a tight-knit music community, full of history and busting at the seams with new talent. But you don’t have to be a musician to be a part of it.

Bands are constantly looking for fans to organize street teams, help find gigs, or even film videos and design cover art.

WUOG, the student-run radio station, is always looking for new deejays, and roving bands sometimes need a couch to crash on. If you’re really big into the music industry, UGA has a music business program that will get you an internship with some of the most respected business people around town. But sometimes, just being a fan is enough. Support those in the scene, and they’ll support you. The easiest way to do that is to get out there and see some shows.

Each venue has its own musical leanings. The Caledonia Lounge is usually your best bet to hear hard-rock, punk and any of the heavier types of bands as well as bands whose sound just fits better in a small space. Think echoes and soundscapes and you’re getting there. Tasty World Uptown is a new band’s first stop in town.

You’ll find a mix of everything from pop to rock to country and everything in between played by bands that you may not have heard of yet. It’s a great place to find a new favorite act. But if you’re craving your bigger acts of rock and pop, head to the 40 Watt. With the Georgia Theatre out of commission after the accidental fire this past summer, this is your best spot to find the most popular Athens bands and a few legendary acts, too. Don’t count other venues out, though. Some lesser known places downtown like Little Kings and Rye Bar host special music that you won’t want to miss. If cold beer, Southern rock and cover bands are more your thing, head out to the Eastside to bars like Alibi and Fat Daddy’s.

If you’re anything like the rest of us, your pockets ain’t exactly lined with money, either. Well, there are plenty of ways to find good music for free. Several venues around town offer free concerts or “donation” shows that can bring relief to your wallet. Places

like Farm 255 and Nuçi’s Space are great for catching your favorite bands for little or no cash. And even though some avoid the UGA campus like the plague, free shows happen all the time at the Tate Plaza or inside the local radio stations. WUOG (90.5 FM) has a “Live in the Lobby” show every Tuesday and Thursday, while WUGA (91.7 FM) hosts local and touring bands on “It’s Friday,” every Friday at 4 p.m.

You can simply tune in or drop in to catch a show for free! WUOG also offers free passes for local shows to those with quick dialing fingers, so listen for your chance to pick up a ticket for you and a buddy.

But how do you decide where to go and who to see? Well, if you’re reading this, you’ve got your main resource in front of you. Flagpole will keep you up to date with any shows or events that are going on during the week, with latebreaking updates posted on our blog Homedrone at www.flagpole.com or sent via tweet at www.twitter.com/FlagpoleMusic.

You may also want to check out any of the numerous websites or blogs dealing with Athens music. Don’t be afraid to take a chance on a new band. Sure, you may have been a twee-core fan since forever, but maybe you’ll hear that one industrial/new wave act that will change your life.

Once you get your location bearings, you’ll be able to hop from venue to venue if there are a lot of bands you want to see in one night. It’s called club crawling and, yes, nearly everyone does it. You’ll meet some interesting people along the way…

No, you’re not dreaming. That is indeed Michael Stipe standing 10 feet away from you. Stipesightings are actually pretty common, seeing as how the R.E.M. frontman lives here in Athens for some of the year.

In fact, there’s a ton of rock royalty who spend their free time in town. Just remember that while it is very cool to see someone who wrote your favorite song hanging out in your favorite bar, it’s not cool to stare. Or stalk. That one’s definitely a no-no.

There’s a reason why Athens music has continued to be such a driving force. Some like to blame it on the water but, really, it’s the people. Some very nice ones live here and dedicate their time to making others feel welcome. We’d love to have you along. Simply put, love your bands, try new things and get ready. If you’re up for an adventure, you’ve got one waiting for you. Welcome to Athens.

Jordan Stepp

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romantic falling-out temporarily split the band up earlier this year.

A few days later, Sam Bush (Melting Point, 8/27), the Kentucky vocalist, bluegrass mandolin pro and “newgrass” originator, fills the northeastern corner of downtown with his lively country-influenced style.

The second celebration of a decade comes on the last weekend in August, with the Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records 10-Year Anniversary (Caledonia Lounge, 8/27-29). The local label behind PopFest started out in Florida but relocated to Athens a few years ago; you’ll find Marshmallow Coast, Oh-OK, The Lolligags, Casper & the Cookies, Bunnygrunt and more over Friday and Saturday nights.

Over around the corner, though, it wouldn’t be either the beginning or end of a UGA school year without a Modern Skirts (40 Watt Club, 8/29) show to capitalize on the students being back in town. The band’s crowds may have remained collegiate, but the musical interests and songs of the four guys have grown wider; that curiosity shows up in both new songs and choice of openers, with ATL fantasy-rap enigma ExcaliBrah prepping the crowd.

The first month when all the students flood back in can be a tricky one, with local clubs not wanting to cram too much onto their schedules for fear of overwhelming folks. And things unfold in surprising ways in Athens music, so expect a lot to be announced over the next few months. August’s marquee events may be a little sparse, especially with the destructive fire at the Georgia Theatre, but what’s been confirmed is quality, with a particularly generous schedule at the Caledonia, which over the past year or two has turned more and more away from touring acts and this fall features a bevy of local goodness. The 40 Watt dominates this first week, though.

The first big name of the month is Amy Ray (40 Watt Club, 8/14), one half of the Atlanta femi-folk institution the Indigo Girls. And just around the weekend’s turn comes West Coast freak-folk duo Brightblack Morning Light (40 Watt Club, 8/17). Cracker has always been a mainstay at the club thanks to its loyal local fans and the band’s relationship with the 40 Watt and the local Pitch-a-Tent record label, but keep an eye on openers the Dexateens (40 Watt Club, 8/21), righteous rock-and-rollers out of Alabama who, though no strangSeptember has traditionally been the ers to Athens, have big-show month for been pulling in larger the Athens fall concrowds at every turn. cert calendar, though The Caledonia this year it looks Lounge opened its like October’s gonna doors back in 1999 claim that mantle. in one of the 40 Still, as temperatures Watt’s former spaces, (hopefully!) mellow, and this month there’s a lot to do brings the Caledonia Social Distortion around here. One of 10-Year Anniversary the many shows origi(Caledonia Lounge, nally scheduled for the Georgia Theatre, but 8/21-22) with a weekend of rock from some relocated due to its gutting, is Pretty Lights of the venue’s favorites—and a number of the (Athens Arena, 9/4). Will the downtown crowd acts feature dudes who work there, too. The stay true and make its way out by the mall first night finds Cinemechanica, The Arcs and to catch this energizing electro act out of Vincas playing, while the big Saturday news is Colorado? a reunion show of The Tom Collins, the ZepEric Church (40 Watt Club, 9/11), too, was inspired hard-rock band that christened the booked to play the Theatre, but the Nashville club’s stage a decade ago but broke up a few years back. Hayride and David Barbe round out sensation had to relocate his country performance. Will Hoge (40 Watt Club, 9/12), that night’s bill. another popular solo singer dude, follows on AthFest introduced the town to a new the next night, while back at the Caledonia enterprise on the east side of downtown, you’ve got ferocious local rock gang Pride and The Green Room hosts the second annual MuleFest (The Green Room, 8/21–23) celebra- Parade (Caledonia Lounge, 9/12) celebrating the release of a new album. Expect a weird tion, a conglomeration of local jam bands, mix in the crowd: Pride Parade won a number country acts, folksters, jazzbos and more: the of young new fans this summer participating 23 announced artists include JazzChronic, the in Nuçi’s Space’s summer Camp Amped, a rock Bearfoot Hookers, The Lee Boys, a kids’ band, camp for local kids. a steel-drum band and more.

After several years away, rock royalty Derek For the punk and hardcore folks not around Trucks Band (Classic Center, 9/16) comes for the summer to witness the resurrection back through town, upsizing to The Classic of a local favorite, American Cheeseburger Center. The next day you’ve got the Man in (Flicker, 8/24) recruited a new singer after a

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Built to Spill White, Leon Russell, tickling those ivories in his Southern style, but also of interest is the opening act Bloodkin (Melting Point, 9/17), which has blown up in popularity since a recent raving Rolling Stone write-up, and will perform a rare acoustic show this night; that show’s followed the next night as Widespread Panic keyboardist John “JoJo” Hermann teams up with his old pal and former Columbia University classmate Sherman Ewing, a skilled guitarist, lyricist and vocalist, as Missing Cats (Melting Point, 9/18).

The Kindercore Records/ Owl Scooters Hootenanny (Caledonia Lounge, 9/17 & 18; 40 Watt Club, 9/19) is a three-day, two-club throwdown from the local label and the soonto-debut local scooter shop. The first two nights feature Je Suis France and The Agenda, among others, while a reunited Masters of the Hemisphere heads the second Caledonia night, with Mark Mallman and The Gold Party also on the bill. The Hootenanny wraps with Maserati, Still Flyin’, Young Sinclairs, Ruby Isle and Venice Is Sinking.

A new club in town located in the former Blur spot at the corner of Hull and Doughtery, New Earth Music Hall wants to focus on electro, jam, world and other acts more or less homeless without the Georgia Theatre. Rusko (New Earth Music Hall, 9/19), the only act announced so far, is a deejay who’s collaborated with Diplo, Yo Majesty and Santigold.

The enchanting solo performer Ingrid Michaelson (Melting Point, 9/23) settles into the Melting Point, while the following night sees the same venue, normally a more staid place, dip into the world of indie rock as A Hawk & a Hacksaw, featuring former Athenian Jeremy Barnes (ex-Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gerbils), and Damon & Naomi (Melting Point, 9/24) liven up the joint.

Noted “yacht rock” purveyor Christopher Cross (Rialto Room, 9/25), he of hits like “Sailing” and the theme to the Dudley Moore comedy Arthur, plays in the performance space in the new Hotel Indigo downtown.

Athens will also host the bookish theatrics of Portland band The Decemberists (Classic Center, 9/26), which will likely feature songs off its latest rock opera The Hazards of Love.

Tickets for that show go on sale Aug. 15.

That same weekend Perpetual Groove (40 Watt Club, 9/26 & 27) settles into the 40 Watt for a two-night stand originally scheduled… well, you know the drill. The local freeform rockers have generated a tremendous amount of goodwill for the Georgia Theatre over the years, and expect to hear a number of shoutouts to their home-away-from-home as they’re away from home on the Watt’s stage.

There’s another double-header courtesy of Sun O))) (Seney/Stovall Chapel, 9/27 & 28), a legendary drone-metal band bringing its monstrous ambient sound to the surprisingly under-utilized-by-musicians Seney-Stovall Chapel. The Minus 5 (40 Watt Club, 9/28), R.E.M. pal Scott McCaughey’s band, wraps up the month. Pete Buck’s playing with the group these days, too.

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October Venerable bluesman B.B. King (Classic Center, 10/2) is a living icon, in his mid-80s and still able to wrestle out a heart-wrenching vibrato from his guitar. His “farewell tour” has been going on since 2006, make of that what you will, but the R&B trailblazer has lost little of his light over the years. Catch him now.

That King show’s probably early enough, too, that you could still make it over to see the peppy Boston-based rock band State Radio (40 Watt Club, 10/2), a band well on its way to finding the potential in its hits and applying them across the board.

California’s lo-fi punk team Wavves pairs up with party-ready electro sensation Dan Deacon (40 Watt Club, 10/3) for the kind of thing that two years ago would’ve been at the DIY haven Secret Squirrel. One of the more vibrant live bands on the circuit today is Titus Andronicus (Caledonia Lounge, 10/7), an ultra-exuberant punk band out of New Jersey playing some seriously anthemic rock and roll.

Circulatory System returns to Athens after a tour promoting its tremendous and longawaited new album, Signal Morning, and is paired with Faust (40 Watt Club, 10/10), the German ‘70s band revered by record geeks for its pioneering innovation in the krautrock genre and steadfast experimentalism since.

Probably not a lot of crossover in crowds for the North Georgia Folk Festival (Sandy Creek Park, 10/10) that same day.

Brooding country singer Jamey Johnson (40 Watt Club, 10/14) and his intense beard is the last (for now) in a series of shows relocated from the Theatre to the Watt, though his maverick attitude and disregard of current norms would put him right at home at either club, really.

And it’s been a few years since Built to Spill (40 Watt Club, 10/20) has brought its extended guitar heroics to Athens, and recent shows have leaned heavily on the band’s earlier work. Good news for those who weren’t able to get Leonard Cohen tix, by the way (he’s at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre that night).

Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty (Melting Point, 10/22) offers up an acoustic presentation of his tunes accompanied by cellist Andrew “Scrap” Livingston.

Back on the other side of town, aging rockabilly punks Social Distortion (40 Watt Club, 10/23) bring the leather, eyeliner and catchyas-hell rockers to Athens after years and years away.

And right in time for Halloween madness, local rock monstrosity Dark Meat (40 Watt Club, 10/30) celebrates the release of its sophomore album Truce Opium. That about wraps up what we know, but keep your ears to the ground and your eyes on this paper and on Flagpole.com every week, as more shows get confirmed and the schedule rounds itself out. See you out!

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We’ve got a quick recap of some of the best local albums put out so far this year, plus a preview of highly anticipated releases coming this fall! If you’re looking for a more historical introduction to Athens music, check out the Essential Athens Albums feature in the new Flagpole Guide to Athens!

9. Patterson Hood—Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) Mature, highly personal solo release from the Drive-By Trucker.

10 Best of 2009 So Far

Arturo in Letto: A.J. Weiss (featured in last week’s Upstart Roundup) is hoping to release his debut full-length in November.

Listed in alphabetical order…

1. Bloodkin—Baby They Told Us We Would Rise Again The comeback record of the year.

2. Casper and the Cookies—Modern Silence Daring, epic and acrobatic pop-rock record.

3. The Corduroy Road—Love Is War Bluegrass-tinged folk with great harmonies and a lot of heart.

4. Holy Liars—Smoke Triumphant, dirty and fun Southern rock.

5. Matt Kurz—Debt Sounds One-man band who plays bluesy garage-rock stomps, manning all instruments simultaneously. Download it here: www.quoteunquoterecords.com.

6. Madeline—White Flag Young singer with an old soul singing lovely, thoughtful folk gems.

7. Marriage—Ebenezer Understated spirituality delivered through sludgy metal riffs and deep-throated howls.

8. Marshmallow Coast—Phreak Phantasy Funky, silly and sexed-up pop.

10. Venice Is Sinking—Azar Delicate melodies and shimmering harmonies accented by viola.

Coming Soon!

Bambara: This local power rock trio was recording on and off with Joel Hatstat and David Barbe before and after heading to Europe for the summer. The band hopes to finish up by mid-September and promises a mix of “really aggressive/noisy songs” and “downtempo psych/folky numbers.”

Circulatory System: Perhaps the most highly anticipated Athens release of the year already, Circulatory System’s Signal Morning has been seven years in the making. You’ll finally be able to get the record from these Elephant Six stalwarts on Sept. 8!

Coyote Bones: This Athens/Atlanta/Macon group has a 7” release planned for August and will follow that up with its second full-length, Niobrara, in September.

Dark Meat: After celebrating the release of its new EP When the Shelter Came earlier this month, Dark Meat will release its new fulllength, a double LP called Truce Opium, on Oct. 20.

Efren: Brand-new, stripped-down Americana act Efren (whose debut show is booked for Aug. 29 at Flicker) has plans to release a selftitled debut album by the end of the year, exclusively via digital download.

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Folklore: Although main man Jimmy Hughes has relocated to Philadelphia, he still maintains an Athens lineup of his band, and we still like to claim him as our own. Folklore has completed recording its third release, a “story album which will follow the lives of select remaining species of animals on a post-human planet Earth.” Mixing and mastering will happen this month with a release to (hopefully) follow soon.

Gift Horse: The official release date for the as-of-yet untitled full-length from this wonderfully dark and brooding rock band should be sometime in November. Gift Horse recorded with Hank Sullivant (Kuroma) in the producer’s chair and Nate Nelson lending a hand to engineer the record. There are already some tracks to preview on MySpace, and a video for the song “Missionaries” is in the works as well.

Hope for Agoldensummer: Word is this folk staple is almost done recording its new release—all that’s missing is mixing and some “special field recordings.” Look for a new album in November.

The Interns: So close! If only we had waited a week, maybe this record would have made it up in the “Best So Far” list above! The selftitled album featuring dark, atmospheric melodies and subtle rock riffs is officially out Aug. 20, but you can stream it all now at theinterns.bandcamp.com. Highly recommended.

Killick: The next record from local experimental musician Killick will be called Exsanguinette and should be out “very soon.”

It features Killick on guitar, Liz Allbee on electronics, Brann Dailor on drums and Larry Ochs on sax. Check out the video for “Uninhitorrent” on YouTube now.

The Premonitions: Melodic rockers led by the lush vocals of Maureen McGinnis hope to wrap up their debut by year’s end.

Pride Parade: After causing a stir with Descendants last year, fans of aggressive rock are eagerly awaiting Dose, due out Sept. 30.

Pylon: Beloved, legendary post-punk band Pylon is expected to release a reissue of its second album, Chomp (originally released in 1982), this fall. The artwork is still being proofed, but the plan is to release Chomp on CD, fully mastered for digital on DFA records.

It’ll be called Chomp More and will have a few extra tracks, mostly alternative mixes of the original songs, some of which are radically different. The band says it’s hoping for an October release.

Romanenko: Full-length expected in September. See Threats and Promises on p. 21 for info on how to help the band raise funds to get this album out!

Ruby Isle: Partially local (yay, Dan Geller!) electro pop rockers are releasing Night Shot (Remixes) in September with remixes from Will Eastman, Winston Parker, La Chansons, Immuzikation, Invasion of the Pussy Snatchers and more. How much dancier can the album get?

Spring Tigers: After being delayed time and time again, Spring Tigers are fairly confident their debut EP will finally hit the streets on Oct. 20 via the Bright Antenna label—right in time for the CMJ Festival in New York. Melodic rock anthems await us!

Supercluster: “Appalachian wave” band featuring members of Pylon, Sound Houses, Casper & the Cookies and Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars and various other E6 projects. A full-length, titled Waves, is scheduled for release this fall on the new label Studio Mouse Productions with distribution via Secretly Canadian for Cloud Recordings. Don’t miss this one!

Tommy Valentine and the Foundation: Hiphop artist and promoter Tommy Valentine, one of the hardest working musicians in town, promises a full-length debut in September after heading to Starratt Studios with his new band and drummer/composer Steven Boos (Outkast’s Idlewild, Andre 3000’s Class of 3000, Lil’ Wayne) operating as musical director. Valentine says the record will feature a fusion of love ballads, pop and hip-hop.

Twin Tigers: Following the stunning EP Curious Faces Violet Future, Twin Tigers have teamed up with New York label Old Flame and plan on releasing a debut full-length around January of 2010. I got to hear a few early mixes recorded at The Bakery, and I am pretty sure more than one pair of pants will be rocked off.

Allison Weiss: After a monumentally successful Internet campaign on kickstarter.com, Weiss got together enough donations from fans and friends to put together her new album, due out either in October or November. Weiss says she just finished tracking with Nate Nelson at his home studio (Cortright Recordings), with a little time spent at Chase Park Transduction as well. She’s still figuring out where it’s going to be mixed, but she is putting aside the rest of the month and September to design the artwork and work on promotion.

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moved here from New York in 2003, and I’m here to tell you that it was the best decision I ever made. For context, I am a musician because I moved here to be a musician. Why I moved here is immaterial (it rhymes with “I met my future bandmates on the Internet”). I put down roots in this Southern town, this town where I had not spent more than two days’ time prior to my move, this town where I moved into a house with total strangers based entirely on faith and luck. Since then I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of writing, recording and performing music with horribly named bands like We Versus the Shark, Pegasuses-XL and Dark Meat. I have yelled at people in basements and toured overseas and played to empty, empty rooms (in that order). This week I have been charged with offering advice to newly arrived persons interested in the worldfamous (really) Athens music community.

Okay. But first, a joke: A little boy comes home from his first bass lesson and his father asks, “So, how was your first lesson?” The little boy replies, “Oh, it was good.

I learned that the top string is the E string and the next down is the A string.” His father is pleased.

The next day, when the boy comes home again, his father asks, “How was your lesson today?” The boy says, “Skipped it. I had a gig.”

Learn a new instrument. Learn two new instruments. Take the instrument you hated the most all of your life and learn it, because guess what, it’s played a central role in at least one dozen of the most beautiful recordings you have not heard yet. So, get a jump on yourself and learn the clarinet.

Do you need to start from square one and just learn an instrument? Then do it. It is astonishingly easy. It’s advisable to do it loudly. Our Western ears are attuned to a very limited palate of sonority, and the Internet just told me that North Americans only make up eight percent of the world population.

So, even while you’re learning, while you’re totally sucking so much that your friends can’t believe you’re wasting your time, you can be comforted by the knowledge that someone, somewhere probably thinks you sound pretty right-on. (The loudness aspect applies to vocals, too. I’ve found that applying a robust degree of force and projection to your voice is a good precursor to learning your way around the concept of pitch; in fact, in some cases, it can supplant pitch altogether.)

If you can’t afford or find something, make it yourself. I have witnessed the construction of terrifying obelisks stuffed with magnets and wire that can knock down walls. I have seen colors and shapes juxtaposed in ways God never imagined but certainly intended.

Creating something isn’t that impressive until you pause to realize that what you just made didn’t exist before. If you don’t know how to make it, whatever it may be—an amp, a poster, or a song—you can ask someone for help. I do it all the time. Athens is like a boot camp crossed with a support group: working hard is a requirement, but if you can pull your weight, people are happy to help. I repeat: I moved here from New York in 2003 and I am here to tell you that people in Athens are nice. The other bands are nice. The club owners are nice. The music and music equipment store owners are nice. Even the ones that don’t act nice are probably nice but in secret (most of them, anyway).

Go and learn and listen and study. For starters, walk into Wuxtry Records and ask John Fernandes to play you anything he wants. Witness the startling hustle of Allison Weiss. Put a beer in Jim McHugh’s hand and let him tell you a story. For at least a little while, work a shitty job (this part is mandatory). Unless it’s absolutely necessary, ride your bike. Coerce sad friends into becoming part of a team that they didn’t know they were needed for. Rely on others—and be willfully relied upon—but hold yourself to a standard of autonomy. Know that generally people are going to want to dance but write that bummer ballad, too. If it isn’t fun, don’t do it. But if it is fun, do it all the time. And I hope you think practicing is fun, because you really do need to do it all the time. Bolster yourself for failure, because, oh, boy, it’s coming. It is the antecedent to success.

Check it out: I read a funny story once in a magazine that recently went out of business, and unfortunately I’m paraphrasing: In the late ‘70s, someone walked into a room where Ricky Wilson from The B-52s was playing guitar. He was laughing. What’s so funny? “I just wrote the dumbest riff ever!” was his proud reply. “Rock Lobster” went on to be one of the top five songs ever written to make reference to something called a “bikini whale.” Right around that time, art students started to have parties and peopled danced on top of cars— this is well documented. Wilson aside, no one in The B-52s was a “musician,” at least not a musician the way it might be defined in, say, Nashville. It didn’t matter. It doesn’t matter.

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Social dancing continues until midnight. Tuesdays. $5. www.rubbersoulyoga.com KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Every Tuesday and Thursday elementary school-aged children meet in the lobby to read aloud and share thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar) Great prizes and fun all night long.

10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Ciné Barcafé) With drink specials and prizes every Tuesday. 8 p.m. (sign up at 7:30).

FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Nerdy Game Night (Flicker) Get out of your basements and meet others like you. 6 p.m. www.myspace.com/flickerbar GAMES: Pool Tournament (Alibi) APA Pool League. 8 p.m. FREE! 706549-1010

Bugsy, and win great prizes in a raffle to fund her surgery. 4–10 p.m. $10 (unlimited bowling & shoe rental). www.athenscaninerescue.com EVENTS: Leanna’s 21st Birthday Bash (Tasty World Uptown) DJs spin party tunes all night for this open-to-the-public celebration. 10 p.m. www.tastyworld.net ART: Opening Reception (Walk the Line Tattoo Co.) For “Don’t Tell Mommy,” an annual erotic art show featuring work by Joe Havasy, Nash Hogan, Keith Rein, Lea Purvis and other local artists. 8 p.m. FREE! www.xxxdonttellmommy.com KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Every Tuesday and Thursday elementary school-aged children meet in the lobby to read aloud and share thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 MEETINGS: Spanish Conversation Group (1000faces Coffee, 585 Barber Street) Practice Spanish conversational skills every Thursday.

7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-534-8860, 1000facesmail@gmail.com GAMES: Pool Tournament (Fat Daddy’s) 7 p.m. 706-353-0241 GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Club Chrome) Every Thursday night. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-543-9009 GAMES: Trivia (WOW Café & Wingery) Every Thursday. 706-5435510

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KIDSTUFF: Eatin’ with the Critters (Sandy Creek Nature Center, ENSAT) Bring a sack lunch for an hour of learning about our world and the animals that inhabit it. For ages 3–5 with an adult. Call to register. 12:30 p.m. $0–$13, 706-613-3615 LECTURES & LIT.: “Adult and Adolescent Substance Abuse and Treatment” (Athens Technical College) Former President of the Board of the Mental Health Association of Northeast Georgia, Dr. David Jarett presents on addiction and treatment options. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7888.

GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? 9:30 p.m.

706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) “If you know your stuff you can win great stuff.” 9 p.m. FREE! 706-2081283

EVENTS: Sock Hop (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Do the twist, shag and other popular dances of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Wear your poodle skirt, saddle shoes, penny loafers or pedal pushers to win a prize. Every Friday.

7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655 ART: Closing Reception (Ciné Barcafé) For “Mighty Monsters,” an exhibit exploring inner monsters and social monsters though photography and mixed media by Jillian Guarco and Liz Williams. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: “It Was Open Mic Nite at Ye Olde Rustic Inne” (Ciné Barcafé) Lisa Mende and Stephanie Astalos-Jones bring their hilarious show back to Ciné by popular demand. The night features “comedy duos ranging from Borscht belt favorites, the Schmeckle Sisters, to the red hat ladies of ‘Southern Magice.’” 8 p.m. $15. www.athenscine.com THEATRE: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Young Actors Studio presents a musical version of the fairy tale. Email for reservations. Aug. 14–15, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15–16, 2 p.m. $10 (adults), $8 (children). youngactorsstudio@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Books & Bites (ACC Library) Read without interruptions.

Bring four books or come in early

Thursday 13 EVENTS: Bowling for Bugsy (Kingpins Bowl & Brew) A fundraiser for good dogs in need. Bowl, meet

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to look through the library’s selection. Comfy chairs, chips, chocolate and pizza provided. Ages 11–18.

Registration requested. 5:30–10 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Novel Journeys (Borders Books & Music) New group for fiction writers of all experience levels and genres. Meets second and fourth Friday of every month. 5 p.m. FREE! clonedturtle1@ hotmail.com MEETINGS: Happy Hoop Hour (Canopy Studio) Hooping fun with friends. Unwind from the week and chat while practicing your hoopdance skills. No formal instruction is provided. 7–8 p.m. $5. www.athenshoopdance.wordpress.com

Saturday 15 EVENTS: Athens Farmers’ Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walks (Various Locations) New series sponsored by the ACC Heritage Foundation continues with a tour of the West Cloverhurst/Springdale Historic District. Led by Buck and Diane Adams. Space is limited; call to reserve spot. 10 a.m. $15. 706353-1801, www.achfonline.org* EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park) Old-time contra dance with live music and calling presented by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society.

No experience necessary, no partner needed. Free lesson at 7:30 p.m.

8–11 p.m. $7 (18+), FREE! (ages 17 & under). www.athensfolk.org EVENTS: The Great Nationwide Kiss-In (UGA Arch) Athens friends and partners are invited to kiss at 2 p.m. on the dot. 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Find them on Facebook, or contact debchasteen@gmail.com.

EVENTS: Open House (Studio Dance Academy) Now registering for a wide range of youth and adult classes. Special discounts available for registering at open house! 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-354-6454, www. studiodanceacademy.com EVENTS: Saturday Stroll (Oconee County Courthouse) Bob Smith of the GA House of Representatives leads an informal, hour-long walk in downtown Watkinsville. 9 a.m. $5. www.oconeedemocrats.org ART: Opening Reception (Lyndon House Arts Center) For “Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection,” a display that includes more than 75 paintings, drawings, sculptures and whirligigs created by the Georgia self-taught artist Reuben Aaron Miller. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3623 PERFORMANCE: Effie’s Club Follies (The New Earth Music Hall) This local “slap-strip comedic

Michael Lachowski’s photography series “CHAD” is on display at White Tiger Gourmet through August. burlesque” troupe combines the best elements of sketch comedy, musical theatre, drag and striptease for the grand opening of this new venue replacing Blur. 10 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+). 678-462-1058, effiesclubfollies.com PERFORMANCE: “From Vegas to Memphis” (Historic Elbert Theatre) Presley performer Rick Wade and his band of gyrating Elvises honor The King. 7 p.m. $20 (general admission), $30 (reserved seating). 706283-1049* PERFORMANCE: ¡MOYUBA! & KYSHONA ARMSTRONG (Morton Theatre) Afro-Caribbean drum ensemble ¡Moyuba! brings the timeless rhythms of the Caribbean, and Armstrong delivers soulful ballads.

7:30 p.m. $10 (adults), $5 (students). 706-613-3771* THEATRE: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Young Actors Studio presents a musical version of the fairy tale. Email for reservations. Aug. 14–15, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15–16, 2 p.m. $10 (adults), $8 (children). youngactorsstudio@gmail.com OUTDOORS: Naturalist Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join SCNC staff for a walk around the property. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages; children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Call to register. 10 a.m. FREE! 706613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Family Fun Day at Bear Hollow (Memorial Park) Enjoy the end of summer with games, crafts, animal encounters and fishing at the zoo. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3616 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes and Noble) A story and craft every Saturday morning. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-354-1195

Sunday 16 THEATRE: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Young Actors Studio presents a musical version of the fairy tale. Email for reservations. Aug. 14–15, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15–16, 2 p.m. $10 (adults), $8 (children). youngactorsstudio@gmail.com* GAMES: Full-Contact Trivia (Allen’s Bar & Grill) Sports-themed rules with diverse categories. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Wild Wing Café) Every Sunday. FREE! www. wildwingcafe.com

Monday 17 PERFORMANCE: Monday Night Comedy (The Office Lounge) Weekly comedy show presented by KINGh Productions. 7:30 p.m. $5.

706-546-8209 OUTDOORS: Bike Ride (Main Street Yarns) A leisurely ride to Bishop (8ish miles) and back. Every Monday.

6:15 p.m. FREE! 706-769-5531 MEETINGS: Zen Meditation and Book Discussion (Email for Location) The Key by Cheri Huber.

Meets every Monday. 7:15 p.m.

FREE! meditateathens@gmail.com GAMES: Darts (Broad Street Bar and Grill) Blind Draw Darts Tournament.

Every Monday. 10 p.m. 706-5485187 GAMES: Live Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Every Monday with Trivia Joe. Winning teams have a chance to qualify for a $200 cash prize. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655 GAMES: Ping Pong (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/flickerbar

GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge every Monday! 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub GAMES: Sports Trivia (WOW Café & Wingery) Every Monday. 706543-5510.

GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef O’ Brady’s) Get a team together and test your knowledge. Every Monday!

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Fat Daddy’s) Every Monday. 6 & 9 p.m.

706-353-0241.

GAMES: Tune Trivia (Alibi) Test your knowledge of music trivia. Hosted

by Bobby Nettles. 9 p.m. FREE! 706549-1010

Tuesday 18 EVENTS: Swing Dancing (Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution Studio) Tuesdays. $5. www.rubbersoulyoga. com PERFORMANCE: “Take It from the Top” (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Lyric League sings selections from Grease, Wicked, Hair and other Broadway favorites. Email to purchase advance tickets. 7:30 p.m. $10. dellhitch@hotmail.com* KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review (Madison County Library) Every Tuesday and Thursday elementary school-aged children meet in the lobby to read aloud and share thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library) For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar) Great prizes and fun all night long.

10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283

GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Ciné Barcafé) With drink specials and prizes every Tuesday. 8 p.m. (sign up at 7:30).

FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Pool Tournament (Alibi) APA Pool League. 8 p.m. FREE! 706549-1010

Wednesday 19 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library) For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday for Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Marble Magnets. Ages 11–18.

Space is limited. 4 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650.

LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about Books (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is The Sound and the Fury

by William Faulkner. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3650 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! 706-548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) 9:30 p.m. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) “If you know your stuff you can win great stuff.” 9 p.m. FREE! 706-2081283 * Advance Tickets Available

Down the Line GAMES: Pool Tournament 8/20 (Fat Daddy’s) 7 p.m. 706-353-0241 ART: Closing Reception 8/21 (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Gallery 307) For “Renovations: In Progress,” an exhibit featuring work by Scott Belville. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.art. uga.edu EVENTS: Dinner at the Winery 8/21 (Boutier Winery, Danielsville) With live music, good wine and good food. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 7 p.m. $25. 706789-0059, www.boutierwinery.com* EVENTS: Bikini Car Wash 8/22 (Downtown Athens, Prestige parking lot) Benefit for rebuilding the Georgia Theatre. 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

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EVENTS: Farmer for a Day 8/22 (Roots Farm CSA, Winterville) Athens Locally Grown hosts the fifth of six monthly tours highlighting the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices. Lunch provided.

Carpooling available. Limited space, email to register. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

FREE! farmerforaday@gmail.com, athens.locallygrown.net* EVENTS: Rummage & Recycled Bike Sale 8/22 (BikeAthens, Chase Street Warehouse) Spare parts and fully refurbished commuter bikes for $150 or buyer’s best offer.

Proceeds benefit the BikeAthens Bike Recycling Program. See website for photos. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www. bikeathens.com LECTURES & LIT.: Lou Brissie 8/22 (Borders Books & Music) The 85-year-old hero behind The Corporal was a Pitcher: The Courage of Lou Brissie, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ira Berkow, signs copies of the book about his life. 1 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647 THEATRE: Family Mess 8/22 (The Classic Center) Touring stage comedy that deals with the complications

of marriage, divorce and alternative relationships. 8 p.m. $10–$35. www. classiccenter.com* LECTURES & LIT.: Nene Leakes 8/23 (Borders Books & Music) In Never Make the Same Mistake Twice the Athens native shares her journey from a scandalous past to the pinnacle of reality TV stardom on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” 3 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647 PERFORMANCE: Sasha in 3D 8/23 (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Help Sasha win a spot in Dancing with the Athens Stars in this dine, dance and drag show benefit for Project Safe. 7 p.m. $25. 706-354-6655 ON THE STREET: Race for the Dream 5K 8/25 (Milledge Avenue Baptist Church) Now registering for 5K sponsored by K(larity) Group.

Proceeds benefit the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity. 6:30 a.m. $15 (before Aug. 25), $20 (Aug. 25).

706-769-6593, www.active.com.* HELP OUT!: Northeast Georgia United Way Kick-Off 8/26 (The Classic Center, Athena Ballroom) Local and regional social service organizations celebrate the beginning of another year of projects. 7:30 a.m.

706-543-5254, www.unitedwaynega. org EVENTS: Rags to Riches 8/29 (Wild Child Arts) Third annual silent art auction benefiting Helping Paws Rescue. Tickets can be purchased at Pawtropolis. 7–9 p.m. www.wildchildarts.net ART: Opening Reception 8/30 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) For “The Wonders of Nature,” an exhibit featuring silk painting, watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, photography and more. 1:30–3:30 p.m. FREE! 706-542-1244 GAMES: Team Trivia 8/31 (Beef O’ Brady’s) 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706850-1916 LECTURES & LIT.: Sean Astin 8/31 (UGA Tate II) The actor gives a speech entitled “Leadership and Fellowship: What I Learned as a Goonie, as Rudy and as a Hobbit Named Sam.” 7:30 p.m. FREE! (UGA students), $5 (non-students). www. uga.edu/union* MEETINGS: GLOBES Fall Reception 9/3 (UGA Founders Memorial Garden) Reception to welcome new and returning faculty, staff, students and community members to campus for the new academic year. 5:30–8 p.m. FREE! cwjohns@uga.edu EVENTS: Second Annual Harvest Moon Dinner 9/5 (Athens Land Trust, 685 N. Pope St.) Five & Ten’s Hugh Acheson and The National’s Peter Dale prepare a four-course meal with wine to benefit the Athens Land Trust. Call for details. 6:30 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org ART: Gallery Talk 9/10 (Lyndon House Arts Center) Paul Manoguerra, curator of American art, leads a public tour of “Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection.” 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 EVENTS: Classic City Rollergirls Bout 9/12 (Skate-A-Round USA) The Classic City Rollergirls take on the Dixie Derby Girls from Huntsville, AL. 7 p.m. $10 (adults), $5 (ages 6–10), FREE! (ages 5 & under). www.classiccityrollergirls. com* ART: Gypsy Artist Market 9/19 (Lyndon House Arts Center) Outdoor art sale featuring eclectic wares by artists of all ages. Art Expo, which features local artists demonstrating their craft, held simultaneously. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 ART: Opening Reception 9/19 (ATHICA) For “Free Press in Free

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THE CALENDAR! Eat. Drink. Listen Closely.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

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with VENICE

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Tickets $5 adv. • $7 at the door $5 at the door with UGA ID

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

KINKY WAIKIKI and BIG C & THE RINGERS Tickets $5 • music at 8:30pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

BIRDS + WIRE w/ KAITLIN JONES & THE COUNTY FAIR Tickets $5 adv. $7 door • Music at 9pm

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 An evening with

STRAWBERRY FLATS Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door

MONDAY, AUGUST 17

AMERICAN AQUARIUM

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19

Women of Song: Songwriter in the Round showcase featuring

CAROLINE AIKEN, MEIKE KOESTER (from Germany) & KATE MORRISEY Tickets $5 adv. • $8 at the door

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF MOTOWN

A Benefit for Athens Area Cancer Auxiliary Tickets $12 adv. • $15 at the door

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

ABBEY ROAD LIVE! Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door

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Fall,” featuring the work of 13 artists addressing the current state of the American news media. 7–9 p.m. www.athica.org ART: Athens Artists Clearance Sale 9/26 (Chase Street Warehouses) Young, Foxy & Free magazine and local artists team up to sell their wares. 12–7 p.m. mattblanksart@gmail.com * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 11 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ADAM PAYNE BAND Payne’s impressively versatile tenor is somewhat reminiscent of Neil Young’s nasal delivery. Payne writes songs with a lot of heart—the kind of tunes that can either make you tear up or laugh out loud.

ASHUTTO MIRRA This alternative rock quartet features members of alterna-soul group The Revival.

JAMES & THE RAINBROS Indie poppers from Detroit that like to mix in a dash of funk, soul and reggae.

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Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DAN NETTLES Celebrated local jazz musician known for his work fronting Kenosha Kid. Fat Daddy’s 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 KARAOKE Huge karaoke dance party hosted by Lynn every Tuesday.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingshuffleclub PUNK ROCK DANCE PARTY Every Tuesday! Hosted by Randy Smyre.

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Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com HOW I BECAME THE BOMB Synthheavy danceable pop rock with an extra dose of geeky charm.

MARSHMALLOW COAST Local group that once featured smooth and airy, swirly indie-pop recently turned up the funk on Phreak Phantasy.

SIMPLE TEEK Young local hip-hop artist with a positive message. Her beats are programmed by Andy Gonzales (Marshmallow Coast).

Fat Daddy’s 10 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 OPEN MIC Every Wednesday featuring Avery Dylan.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar ROB VEAL Rob Veal (currently of Jack Logan’s Monday Night Recorders and Todd McBride’s Cooler Heads, and formerly of The Dashboard Saviors, Liquor Cabinet and Little Oconee) is a songwriter whose casual performance style can sometimes hide a pointed focus on lyricism.

Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple and one-time member of The Jesters plays your favorite soul, rock and R&B oldies.

Harry Bissett’s Bayou Grill 8 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193 PAUL LOMBARD AND FRIENDS Backed by George Norman, Edward Hunter and Mora, Lombard performs a blend of folk, bluegrass, country and blues.

Locos Grill & Pub 8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Westside location) RANS THOMAS & FRIENDS Local musician brings some friends along

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com THE NASHVILLAIN FAMILY BAND This Atlanta band is like The Ramones meet bluegrass.

Wednesday, August 12

No Where Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 SUEX EFFECT The trio of guitarist Ricky Barrett, drummer Jonathan Daniels and bassist Miles Karp plays psychedelicized funk-rock instrumentals, relying on spacey harmonies.

Caledonia Lounge

Tasty World Uptown GA Theatre Presents. 10 p.m. $5. www. tastyworld.net JOHN BROWN’S BODY Massachusetts 9-piece that stretches the perception of dub reggae.

PASSAFIRE Savannah band with a unique sound that is sometimes bluegrass, sometimes reggae, and sometimes something else altogether.

Wild Wing Café 10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at the downtown wing chain’s upstairs space.

Wednesday 12 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-456-0840 SOLAR Heavy metal purism from a new local quartet.

for a menage-a-trois of country, Southern rock and bluegrass.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5 (adv), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com DR. SQUID Jangly, frenetic rock and roll at its best when emphasizing its British Invasion sounds.

VENICE IS SINKING With boy/girl vocals, a cinematic jangle and a sweeping, emotional punch courtesy of a viola, Venice Is Sinking’s pianobased torch songs burn bright.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Every Wednesday with Stan.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens DAYS OF HYSTERIA Local metal band formerly known as Stereo Gun. Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net BANGTAIL CATS Rugged blues rock that names Dire Straits and The Band as influences.

MARSHALL RUFFIN TRIO Roots and blues singer/songwriter from Columbus, GA. NOBLE THIEVES Local folk-rock duo with an eclectic multi-instrumental approach.

Thursday 13 283 Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283 DJ SHINE(Y) Mixing up dance hits from female artists in celebration of ladies night.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com CAPTAIN SOULARCAT These Georgia boys write songs for sunny Southern days—lots of soulful blues organ and guitar, smooth melodies and classic rock and roll soul.

LULLWATER This local rock band offers high energy and solid melodies

that pull from both alternative music and acoustic folk.

WORMSLOEW This polished young band from Savannah blends the folky alternative rock of Sister Hazel with bluesy improvisation.

Alibi 9 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE DANCE PARTY WITH LYNN Every Thursday.

Allen’s Bar & Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.allensbarandgrill. com JON PENLAND This acoustic singersongwriter from Toccoa, GA is influenced by artists like Switchfoot, Creed and Jack Johnson. He has a “rare comfortableness in front of a crowd” thanks to years performing at his church.

Broad Street Bar and Grill 10 p.m. 706-548-5187 KARAOKE Every Thursday.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com PANDA RIOT Chicago shoegaze band with a sound like a happier My Bloody Valentine.

TUNABUNNY Experimental local act featuring hazy and warped experimental psychedelia. Dual female guitarists/vocalists are backed by synthesized percussion and a wall of noise.

TWIN TIGERS Loud and lush at the same time, this local rock band combines jarring guitar riffs with sweeping melodies and heavy percussion.

Club Chrome 9 p.m. 706-543-9009 KARAOKE Every Thursday night at the new dance club off Atlanta Highway across from Sam’s Club.

Fat Daddy’s 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 PONCHO MAGIC Bluegrass sensibilities with country-rock execution.

Marshmallow Coast, How I Became the Bomb, Simple Teek How I Became the Bomb has won praise from RollingStone. com, Billboard magazine and the Guardian UK for its pop-music base layered with various elements of sound from darkness to ‘80s electronica and catchy bubblegum hooks, and like most How I Became the Bomb bands, this was no overnight success. Two members, Jon Burr (lead vocals, keytar) and Adam Richardson (synth, vocoder, vocals), originally met in a Rome, GA high school in 1997, but it wasn’t until 2005 and three more members later—Andy Spore (drums), Denis Deck (guitar, vocals) and Ricky Bizness (bass, vocals)—that the group finally found itself writing songs and shorting out the power in its self-storagefacility-turned-practice-space in Tennessee. Around the same time and with only four shows under its belt, the band began recording its debut EP, Let’s Go!, and soon scored a slot on the European festival circuit performing with the likes of Arcade Fire, Jarvis Cocker and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

But just as national and international press began to take notice, the foursome went into hiding, as it were, for roughly 18 months, emerging on Guy Fawkes Day 2008 with the first of several digital-only, three-song volumes, Vol. 1: Who Dares Wins. Now, with four volumes available for free download on the Internet, How I Became the Bomb will bring its oddly informed pop rock to the Caledonia Lounge with Marshmallow Coast and Simple Teek on Aug. 12. Admission will cost you $5 if you’re of drinking age and $7 for those 18 and older. The band’s inspiration, Dr. Strangelove, would, at the very least, be intrigued. [Jennifer Gibson]

The multi-part vocal harmonies are the real show, though.

Girasoles 6–9 p.m. FREE! 706-310-0410 SONNY GOT BLUE Local jazz group featuring James Goodhand (bass), George Davidson (tenor sax), Andrew Murdison (trumpet) and Karl Friday (drums) plays swing and Latin jazz standards for the dinner crowd every Thursday.

Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net BUTTERMILK REVIVAL Traditional bluegrass tribute, including songs by the Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe and many others.

Lansdowne Road Irish Pub 10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-3682 BILLIE DAVIS AND THE CLARKE COUNTY LINE Classic country covers.

THE VINYL STRANGERS Timelessly charming classic-sounding pop rock reminiscent of early Beatles and Byrds.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com BIG C & THE RINGERS Local bluesman and UGA grad Clarence Cameron takes inspiration from artists like B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. KINKY WAIKIKI Featuring members of Kenosha Kid, Birds+Wire, Big C and the Ringers, Vigilantes of Love and Pride Parade, this group plays modern arrangements of traditional Hawaiian music, with a little Western swing thrown into the mix. Call it steel guitar cocktail music.

No Where Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 LANEY STRICKLAND BAND Classic Southern rock with bluesy riffs, wailing organ and soulful vocals.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens JAMIE MCLEAN BAND “Honest rock and roll” from New York with a lot of bluesy riffs and soulful vocals.

McLean is the guitarist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and has collaborated with such artists as Norah Jones, Widespread Panic and Dave Matthews.

TJ MIMBS This local acoustic singersongwriter plays melodramatic pop in the vein of Dave Matthews.

KEN WILL MORTON Athens’ own Ken Will Morton is an engaging and prolific songwriter with several fulllengths under his belt. His soulful rasp and sharp lyrics encompass both the heart of folk and the rough and tumble vitality of rock.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com MERCURY VEIL Formerly known as The Children of Desolation, local band Mercury Veil plays emotional alt rock with crunchy guitar riffs.

JON RONIGER Expertly played acoustic guitar and deeply personal lyrics make Jon Roniger’s folk music a standout in a crowded field.

Wild Wing Café 9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com ZACH AND GARY No info available.

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Broad Street Bar and Grill 10 p.m. FREE! 706-548-5187 REDSTONE RAMBLERS Country and old time bluegrass originals and covers. This local three-piece features members of Samurai Trout.

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Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE AGENDA! Back after a six-year hiatus, the short-lived but internationally acclaimed in-your-face punk rock ensemble known as The Agenda features a high-energy show that’s both reckless and wildly entertaining. The lineup features Dan Geller (Ruby Isle, I am the WTC), Mat Lewis and Ryan Lewis (both Grape Soda), and Justin Robinson returns on lead vocals.

JASON DOVE Maryland rocker who combines a warm, goes-down-easy voice with dirty electric guitar and ‘60s-style harmonies.

THE DUMPS With four veterans of the local punk scene at the helm, The Dumps deliver angular metal licks with lots of dual screaming over sludgy grooves, making for one intense rock performance.

TURF WAR This band takes the lo-fi aesthetic of The Black Lips and turns it into something more than just another sound-alike.

Club Chrome 10 p.m. $5 (Guys), FREE! (Ladies).706-543-9009 THE DANIEL LEE BAND Countrytinged Southern rock based just outside of Athens in Bethlehem, GA. Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com JOHN FERNANDES Local multiinstrumentalist who formed Circulatory System with Olivia Tremor Control bandmates performs a solo set.

SUMMER HYMNS Local indie rockers swing between a power-pop sound and Flaming Lips-style fun.

Fat Daddy’s 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 SCARLET STITCH This band combines multiple offshoots of hard rock together with a Southern sensibility.

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The Globe 10:30 p.m. 706-353-4721 MELVIN MATHURIN & FRIENDS This sax-piano-bass-drums quartet plays jazz essentials and original pieces. Featuring Mathurin on sax, Mitch Rothstein on piano, James Goodhand on bass and Ben Williams on drums.

Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net TJ MIMBS This local acoustic singersongwriter plays melodramatic pop in the vein of Dave Matthews.

Go Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar PERICLES Punk with a splash of Spanish flair befitting their Dominican home.

REEKS OF FAILURE This three-piece punk band takes its cues from bands like Bad Religion, Jawbreaker, Minor Threat, The Descendents and Face to Face.

WRIST BANDITS Energetic new teen-pop-punk trio rocking out in the vein of Millencolin or NOFX. Harry Bissett’s Bayou Grill 8 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193 DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple and one-time member of The Jesters plays your favorite soul, rock and R&B oldies.

Higdon House Inn and Gardens 7 p.m. $40 (includes buffet). www. higdonhouseinn.com SONS OF SAILORS This Jimmy Buffett cover band features members of the Tony Pritchett Band.

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Jot ‘Em Down Country Store & BBQ 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-2110 REDNECK GREECE Traditionally this show consists of two sets—a clean one for the whole family and a second set full of white-trash-fueled naughtiness that is as twisted as it is hilarious. Musically Redneck GReece draws from the old country classics—Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and the like.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub PONCHO MAGIC Bluegrass sensibilities with country-rock execution.

The multi-part vocal harmonies are the real show, though.

THE PREMONITIONS Local act featuring the luscious vocals of Maureen McGinnis. For fans of Celebration and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.meltingpointathens.com BIRDS & WIRE This local four-piece plays a moody kind of alternative country, incorporating sweet vocal harmonies and steel sounds as well as a rhythm section fluent in jazz.

KAITLIN JONES & THE COUNTY FAIR Local folk guitarist/vocalist Kaitlin Jones’ five-piece electric band performs a set of Americanatinged tunes that feature guitars, bass, drums and keys.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 THE HEALERS Local bona fide hardcore blues band recently re-formed with its original ‘90s lineup: Donny Ray Simonds, John Straw, John Davis, Jimmy Bolman and Steve Harding.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens AUTUMN ATTICS Hailing from Northwest Georgia, with a radiofriendly hardcore sound.

MOON TAXI Progressive, psychedelic rock from Nashville with a good dose of improvisational folk, jazz and jam. The band recently released its highly anticpated live album, Live Ride.

Sideways 11 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ sidewaysbar DJRX Brian Gonzalez delivers his own original mixes of current pop and dance with accents ranging from old-school to country.

Tasty World Uptown GA Theatre Benefit. 10 p.m. $5. www. tastyworld.net BETSY FRANCK AND THE BARE KNUCKLE BAND Soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility.

DODD FERRELLE Former Tinfoil Stars frontman and longtime Athenian Dodd Ferrelle pours heart and soul into his anthemic ballads and alt-country rockers.

HELEN, DODGE Local Americana act featuring Neal Canup, Mark Cunningham, Roger Alan Wade and Corey Holland performing both original music and obscure covers.

TENT CITY This local four-piece fuses elements of jazz, funk, blues and world music.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com SQUISH No info available.

Wild Wing Café 9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com JUSTIN BROGDON Rock vet Justin Brogdon puts a lot of Southern soul

Saturday, August 15

Athens Face/Off V: Garage à Trois 40 Watt Club Three may be a crowd, but 20 groups of three?

Sixty? A damn party.

An event, even! That’s the goal, anyway, for the “Athens Face/Off V: Garage à Trois” shindig going down this weekend. Local musicians offer up their names for Face/Off 2008 duo Native Tongues organizer Jeff Tobias (also a Flagpole writer) to toss into and pull out of a hat, matching up sometimes disparate performers who are then given a month to come up with material (though slackasses and poor time-managers would frequently wait for the last minute or go the route of improvisation). It’s been almost a year since the last Face/Off, when duos were the flavor of the day, but Tobias has upgraded the event to trios, split up on three separate stages for maximum efficiency.

Expect to find members of acts like Ham1, Puddin’ Tang, Maserati, Dark Meat, Velveteen Pink, Deaf Judges and many, many more. “The performances are invariably mind-blowing in their unpredictability as well as their execution,” Tobias wrote a while back on Flagpole’s music blog, Homedrone. You’re reading that, though, right? So, you knew that. If not, hit up Flagpole.com on a more regular-like schedule. “The creativity and versatility of the Athens music community comes out in spades,” he added, “and it’s one of my favorite things to throw my time and energy into.”

The four past Face/Off events have been free free-for-alls, with the no-door-charge justified by the utter lack of preconceived notions (and the good chance some of the collaborations may be less than satisfying). This time around, however, the door charge is a mere $5 ($7 for those not yet of drinking age), with proceeds benefiting Athens Oconee CASA, an organization that places community volunteers to represent in court the best interests of abused or neglected children. For more info on CASA, visit www.athensoconeecasa.com. For more on the Garage à Trois, find yourself at the 40 Watt Club for the kick-off hour of 9:30 p.m. [Chris Hassiotis]

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into his epic songs, drawing from artists like The Black Crowes and Tom Petty. His all-American sound owes a lot to his all-star backing band.

WUGA 91.7 FM 4 p.m. FREE! www.wuga.org “IT’S FRIDAY!” Caroline Aiken and Kate Morrissey will perform on the local radio station’s weekly program. University Cable Channel 15 will also broadcast the show.

Saturday 15 283 Bar 10 p.m. FREE! Short Shorts and Shutter Shades Party. 706-208-1283 MP3J VINAL Richard Vinal (of local hip-hop/funk fusion act Bling the Children Back Home) DJs tonight.

The first 25 people to show up in short shorts will get a free pair of sweet shutter shades. HYDROLICS contest at midnight!!

40 Watt Club 9:30. $5. www.40watt.com FACE/OFF: GARAGE-A-TROIS Members from a metric ton of local bands were randomly sorted into power trios, and tonight they will be performing the songs they had one month to write. See Calendar Pick on this page.

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-456-0840 HAMMERSTRAT Blues-heavy Southern rock based in Statham, formerly known as The Rustlers, playing classic and Southern rock.

Athens Farmers Market 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CAROLINE AIKEN Renowned acoustic folk artist who shared the stage with The Indigo Girls for some time.

Her soulful voice purrs the blues over bright finger-picking. Caroline goes on at 10 a.m.

JAKE MOWRER TRIO Guitarist Jake Mowrer (of Brazilian-style band Cachaça) teams up with Dennis Barew (bass) and Kane Stanley (drums) for a set of classic jazz.

Performing first at 8 a.m.

Borders Books & Music 3 p.m. FREE! 706-883-8647 DR. IAN JOHNSON Local musician plays easy listening jazz on two keyboards to emulate a jazz band sound.

Buffalo’s Southwest Café 8 p.m. $13. 706-354-6655 JAZZ NIGHT A Jam INC production with AJ Jordan.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com KILL LEBARON This local act plays hardcore/screamo.

KILL THE SCHOOL Metal four-piece based here in Athens.

MASK THE WRETCH Standard metalcore from Loganville.

THUNDERBOLT FIVE Hard and fast bluesy rock and roll from Atlanta.

Ciné Barcafé 9 p.m. www.athenscine.com MAPS AND TRANSIT This local instrumental duo creates diverse soundscapes using a wide range of instrumentation—from more traditional guitar and mandolin to experimental sounds.

Club Chrome 10 p.m. $5. 706-543-9009 FESTERS FARM “Georgia’s Best Southern Rock Band” is from

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Throbbing disco beats, masks reminiscent of Kabuki theatre, a surplus of fuzzed-out bass guitars—MeteorEYES may be the darkest dance show you’ll find in Athens this week.

The band hails from South Florida, a musical wasteland better known for rearing the likes of 2 Live Crew and Vanilla Ice than for acts like this.

Without musical peers in the MeteorEYES band’s hometown, MeteorEYES was free to choose its own adventure. When lead singer Shannon Fortner started creating plastic facemasks for each show (and, yes, there’s one she’s made specifically for the Caledonia gig), there were not enough critics around to judge her. When Fortner took the Portishead-influenced, triphop elements of her other group, Spontaneous Habit, and combined them with drummer David Curran’s art-punk fixations (see: The Locust), fans didn’t seem to mind. It’s hard to be outcast from a music scene when there’s not much of one to begin with anyway.

Spontaneous Habit performed slow, sexy jams worthy of a Jenna Jameson flick, but after a fan began dropping CDs by TV on the Radio and The Knife in the band’s tip jar, Fortner decided to take her music in a different direction. MeteorEYES was the result.

“This guy would just show up with a bunch of CDs, and that’s how he would tip us,” Fortner says, sitting outside a Sarasota gay bar on a typical sweltering Thursday night.

“I don’t even know if he knows how much he influenced us,” she adds.

It’s an odd way to start a band. But then, Fortner clearly relishes the role of being the odd bird. If the masks speak to a metaphorical kind of alienation, Fortner’s life and lyrics speak to a very real variety of alienation. Fortner’s partner lives in London. She says that because visa laws are more restrictive for same-sex partnerships than for hetero couples, she rarely gets to see her girlfriend. That separation anxiety forms the foundation of many of MeteorEYES’ lyrics. [Mark Sanders]

Atlanta, GA and doesn’t skimp on the cowbell.

Taylor and the rock sensibilities of Counting Crows.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CHRISSAKES Local hardcore band with haunting, brooding guitar riffs and explosive, screaming vocals.

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GG KING Lo-fi, snarling ‘60s-inspired garage punk like that of fellow Atlantans Black Lips.

VINCAS New project from Chris McNeal (ex-Paper Lions, Teenage Meth Lab, Maserati). Energetic, erratic garage punk with growling guitars, howling vocals and a bit of rockabilly blues swagger.

Go Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/gobar THE BRUNETTES When you think “indie duo from New Zealand,” you probably think Flight of the Conchords. But, you SHOULD have thought The Brunettes, an Auckland outfit with soaring pop ballads and ethereal harmonies.

SENRYU This Knoxville outfit’s schizophrenic psych-pop will appeal to fans of Of Montreal.

THROW ME THE STATUE Light, uptempo pop songs with a deeply layered instrumentation. They also may be secretly Canadian.

TWIN POWERS Local Kindercore Records alum Dan Geller and local chef Eddie Russell mix up contemporary Top 40 with danceable ‘80s new wave and Britpop tunes.

Fat Daddy’s 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 BROS. MARLER Brothers Drew and Daniel Marler bring their brand of Neil Young/Elliot Smith/Allman Bros.-influenced music to the people as an acoustic duo.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar BRIAN CONNELL Local musician whose original songs are in the classic spirit of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan.

The Globe 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Described as “one of the most exciting and satisfying live bands in town” by our own Gordon Lamb, this revolving cast of local eccentrics delivers rock and roll with epic possibilites.

Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net BLAKE WHITWORTH Georgia-born singer-songwriter whose style borrows equally from the sincere simplicity of artists like James

Lansdowne Road Irish Pub 10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-3682 HARP UNSTRUNG This local act gives melodic alternative rock a bluesy, Southern twist.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B, and a whole lotta unexpected faves as DJ Mahogany dips into his bag of goodies from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.

The Melting Point 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com* STRAWBERRY FLATS Southern rock from local music vets John Keane, Scott Sanders, Tim White and Deane Quinter. Impressive playing to support their especially impressive musical resumes.

Morton Theatre 7:30 p.m. $10 (adults), $5 (students).

706-613-3771* KYSHONA ARMSTRONG Local songstress Kyshona sings soulful ballads over acoustic guitar in the first of the “Countdown to the Centennial” concert series. ¡MOYUBA! Afro-cuban drum ensemble brings the timeless rhythms of the Carribean.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 MAC-N-CHZ These Southern rockers do originals and classic covers.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens LSDJ Get your psychedelic groove on.

Square One Fish Co. 9 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco. com PATRICK HOYDAR Solo acoustic stylings from former Beyond Tomorrow member.

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Wild Wing Café 9 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com SABO Hailing from Augusta, the band plays ‘70s-influenced rock drawing on The Doors and Stevie Ray.

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Half Moon Pub 11 p.m. FREE! 706-208-9712 THE PRIDE Local musician Lon Martin creates experimental melodies using synth, samples and noise.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $7. www.40watt.com* BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT Foggy, synth-driven grooves, like a lucid dream of rhythm and soul.

RIO EN MEDIO Distant, subtle folk thick with reverb and vocal loops.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 11 p.m. www.myspace.com/littlekingshuffleclub CHROMEBLOWER Brooklyn band offers happy grime music and “slaytanic pop for the punx.”

SEXY CRIMES No info available.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY Prog rock meets electronic production for a guitars-’n’-synths extravaganza.

DAFFODIL Trio Daffodil—Derek Wiggs, Zack Kennedy and Max Talkovich—plays fuzzed-out, early’90s sounding heavy rock and roll.

KALVINOVA These Valdosta alt-rockers craft sweeping soundscapes to back the standard guitar-vocal-drum combination.

METEOREYES Buzzing synths and jagged guitar riffs that make you want to dance. See Calendar Pick on p. 37.

The Melting Point AMERICAN AQUARIUM On this Raleigh band’s 2008 release The Bible and the Bottle, the good times come pouring down with footstomping rhythms, howling organs and a serious Southern twang.

ternoons on the patio. This week: Carlton Owens Trio.

Ciné Barcafé 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine. com OPEN JAZZ JAM Calling all jazz musicians. Now you can join local jazz group Sonny Got Blue every Monday for an open mic jam.

Fat Daddy’s 9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 WEISER No info available.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. FREE! www.tastyworld.net BANG-UTOT Members of Stegosaurus mix things up with this new side project.

THE HUMMS Local act plays what’s been described as “Happy Hippie Horror Rock.” Imagine the sunny side of ‘60s garage rock tainted lyrically by mischievousness and a quirky flirtation with evil.

MR. FALCON High-energy, indie garage rock influenced by The Kinks.

Tuesday 18 Alibi 9 p.m. 706-456-0840 OPEN JAM NIGHT Come jam with fellow local musicians. Drums and PA will be provided. Special guest every week!

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com ASBESTOS Maryland grunge/punk act brings a surprising level of instrument mastery and innovation.

THE DOPPEL GANG This off-kilter semi-local group has a distant, dusky garage rock feel, like a cleaner Gun Club or dirtier Howlies.

NUCLEAR SPRING Athens natives Nuclear Spring sound like a cassette tape of Woody Guthrie that’s been left in the sun and is now warped and melted; the band’s folky undertones are twisted and distorted by experimental effects and overdubs.

THE WINTER SOUNDS Local band that infuses elements of new wave, punk and synth-pop into its carefully crafted and lyrically inspiring songs.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DAN NETTLES Celebrated local jazz musician known for his work fronting Kenosha Kid. Fat Daddy’s 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 KARAOKE Huge karaoke dance party hosted by Lynn every Tuesday.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/ flickerbar CARNIVORES Fun grunge-pop from Atlanta natives.

GEMINI CRICKET Local three-piece plays sleazy garage stomps that swagger through reverb and jangle with an air of ‘60s abandon.

SURFER BLOOD None of the members of this Florida band surf, but they do play trippy surf rock with a psychedelic edge to their strange lyrics, distant guitar and poppy, reverbed vocals.

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Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ littlekingshuffleclub PUNK ROCK DANCE PARTY Every Tuesday! Hosted by Randy Smyre.

Wild Wing Café 10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at the downtown wing chain’s upstairs space.

The Melting Point 7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens. com* HIGH STRUNG Ramblin’, upbeat, bluesy folk on acoustic guitar and mandolin.

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No Where Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE INCREDIBLE SANDWICH Athens-based instrumental jam band with some tropical leanings.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens SUMILAN Progressive jam rock.

Square One Fish Co. 8 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco. com ROBBY WELLS Vocalist for the Savannah-based jam band Mellow Motion plays a solo acoustic set with loops, Keller Williams style.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net THE MOVEMENT These guys from Philly mix up rock with reggae, but manage to avoid the obligatory Sublime or 311 comparison by actually being decent.

TYLER REEVE A blend of raw country and big Southern rock currently based in Atlanta.

RICHARD SHERFEY & ALL GOD’S CHILDREN Includes members of the bands Hey, Revolution! and Modern Skirts. Sherfey trucks in some squarely American, impassioned pop-rock songs.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com EDDIE & THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS Local blues-funk trio led by frontman Eddie Speaker.

GIMME HENDRIX Jimi Hendrix tribute band.

LAISSEZ FUNK Local up-and-comers play funk-jam fusion plus a variety of covers.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE BEATINGS Indie art-rock recommended for fans of Thermals, Broken Social Scene and Built to Spill. New album Late Season Kids is due out in September.

THE STARTER KITS Multiinstrumentalist Mikey Dwyer fronts this band sounding a bit like a Southern Elvis Costello with a slight punk snarl. He’s joined by bassist Jamie Coulter (The Help) and drummer-vocalist Dan Orchik (Dictatortots and The Help).

Fat Daddy’s 10 p.m.–1 a.m. FREE! 706-353-0241 OPEN MIC Every Wednesday featuring Avery Dylan.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ flickerbar HEADLIGHT SYMPHONY PROJECT Experimental film piece from local artist Sarah Heath.

Go Bar 11 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar DJ INCUBUS Monthly dance party featuring electro/progressive house/’80s industrial and complimentary beats—all on vinyl!

DJ NEW ARMY Brian Long of local band Unavox spins synthpop, EBM, ‘80s and original compositions.

Harry Bissett’s Bayou Grill 8 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193 NATHAN SHEPPARD WITH JOHN KEANE Acclaimed producer and rocker John Keane will be joined by local acoustic stalwart Nathan Sheppard for a set of rock and Americana numbers.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $5 (advance), $7 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com WOMEN IN SONG: SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND Featuring two of Georgia’s finest female songwriters: Caroline Aiken and Kate Morrissey, plus Meike Koester from Germany.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE Every Wednesday with Stan.

Rye Bar 10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryebarathens MATCH PACK “Going five deep on the funk and rollin’ out the jams,” says the band.

Tasty World Uptown 10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net FOUNDER AND THE INVISIBLES Local singer-songwriter and UGA student Drew Dixon’s band ac-

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Down the Line 8/20 The Interns / John Harry / The Moths / Thayer Sarrano (40 Watt Club) 8/20 Jon Penland (Allen’s Bar & Grill) 8/20 The King Live: One Night with You (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) 8/20 Don Chambers and Friends (Farm 255) 8/20 Dave Howard (Terrapin Beer Co.) 8/20 Sensational Sounds of Motown (The Melting Point)* 8/21 Cracker / The Dexateens (40 Watt Club)* 8/21 Redstone Ramblers (Broad Street Bar and Grill) 8/21 The Arcs / Cinemechanica / Vincas (Caledonia Lounge) 8/21 The Suex Effect (Terrapin Beer Co.) 8/21 Abbey Road LIVE! (The Melting Point)* 8/22 Corduroy Road / Packway Handle Band (40 Watt Club) 8/22 Steamline Revelation (Allen’s Bar & Grill) 8/22 Heathens / Mike Eudy and Sean Arington (Athens Farmers Market) 8/22 David Barbe / Hayride / The Tom Collins (Caledonia Lounge) 8/22 The Mantras (Farm 255) 8/22 The Holiday Shores (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 8/22 Red Letter Festival (Green Acres Church) 8/22 Rachel O’Neal (Terrapin Beer Co.) 8/24 Mama’s Love / Grant Mitchell (Ashford Manor)* 8/24 American Cheeseburger / Asshole Parade / Cop Dope / Gomek (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 8/25 Captain #1 / Lullwater / Shaun Piazza (Caledonia Lounge) 8/25 Grogus (State Botanical Garden of Georgia)* 8/25 String Theory (The Melting Point)* 8/26 3 Foot Swagger / Harp Unstrung (40 Watt Club) 8/26 Gay Africa / Here Comes a Big Black Cloud (Farm 255) 8/26 Cloak and Dagger Dating Service / Divided Like a Saints / Fahri / Hot Garbage (Go Bar) 8/26 The Common People Band (Harry Bissett’s Bayou Grill) 8/26 The Eric Culberson Blues Band (The Melting Point)* 8/27 Cars Can Be Blue / The Lovely Eggs / Titans of Filth / Tunabunny / The Visitations (Caledonia Lounge) 8/27 The Hypsys / JazzChronic (No Where Bar) 8/27 Hills Rolling (Terrapin Beer Co.) 8/27 Sam Bush Band (The Melting Point) 8/28 Green River Ordinance / Griffin House / Needtobreathe (40 Watt Club)* 8/28 The Lolligags / Los Meesphits / Marshmallow Coast / Oh Ok / Red Pony Clock (Caledonia Lounge) 8/28 Heavy Petty (Farm 255) 8/28 The Hypsys (Square One Fish Co.) 8/28 WILX (Terrapin Beer Co.) 8/29 ExcaliBrah / Modern Skirts (40 Watt Club) 8/29 High Strung String Band / Dave Howard (Athens Farmers Market) 8/29 Afternoon Naps / Bunnygrunt / Casper & The Cookies / High Water Marks / Sex Robots (Caledonia Lounge)

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In the ATL 8/12 Counting Crows / Augustana / Michael Franti & Spearhead (Chastain Park Amphitheater)* 8/13 Akron/Family (The EARL)* 8/14 All The Saints (The EARL) 8/14 Mos Def (The Tabernacle)* 8/15 Paul McCartney (Piedmont Park)* 8/15 The Script (Smith’s Olde Bar)* 8/17 Bat for Lashes (Center Stage) 8/18 Dierks Bently (The Tabernacle) 8/19 Dungen / Twin Tigers / Woods (The EARL) 8/20 Bobby Long (The EARL)* 8/20 White Rabbits / Fiery Furnaces (Variety Playhouse)* 8/21 Brett Dennen (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) 8/21 O.A.R. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) 8/26 The Flaming Lips (Chastain Park Amphitheater)* 9/3 Lee “Scratch” Perry (Variety Playhouse)* 10/4 Metallica (Philips Arena)* 10/16 Os Mutantes (Variety Playhouse)* * Advance Tickets Available

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bulletin board DO SOMETHING; GET INVOLVED! Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board and Art Around Town is every THURSDAY at 12 p.m.

Email calendar@flagpole.com. Listings are printed based on available space, more listings are online.

ART Athens Artists Clearance Sale (Chase Street Warehouses) Young, Foxy & Free magazine and local artists team up to sell their wares. 12–7 p.m. Sept. 26. matt blanksart@gmail.com Call for Artists (Hampton Fine Art Gallery, Greensboro) Local artists are invited to submit one work of art for the “Third Annual Local Art Exhibition.” This year’s theme: the roaring ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s. $25 entry fee. Entries must be hand delivered Aug. 21–24, 12–4:30 p.m. www.artistcameronhampton.com Call for Artists (Lyndon House Arts Center) Market spaces available at Gypsy Artist Market, an open air market featuring eclectic wares by artists of all ages. $15–$30. Register

by Sept. 10. undergroundathens2@ yahoo.com or visit Gypsy Market on Facebook.

Call for Artists (Chase Street Warehouses) Local artists are invited to participate in “Athens Artist Clearance Sale” in September.

Deadline: Aug. 31. Mattblanksart@ gmail.com or visit Athens Artist Clearance Sale on Facebook.

Call for Entries (ATHICA) Seeking strong, focused proposals from curators, teams or potential featured artists who have missionappropriate installations or cohesive bodies of work for slots in late 2010 and 2011. Deadline Sept. 19. www. athica.org/callforentries.php

AUDITIONS Appointment with Death (Elberton Arts Center) Encore Productions is holding auditions for upcoming production of the Agatha Christie murder mystery. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Aug. 13, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

706-283-1049, tking@cityof elberton.net

CLASSES Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) Registration now open for fall classes. List of programs and descriptions online. 706-613-3623, www.accleisureservices.com Bellydance for Fitness (Floorspace) Women of all sizes and experience welcome. Every

ART AROUND TOWN ACC Library (Top of the Stairs Gallery) Paintings by Teddy Johnson. Through Aug. 31.

Antiques and Jewels “Athens Fine Art Gallery,” an exhibit featuring works by Mary Porter, Elizabeth Barton, Brandon Zinninger, Greg Benson, Jim StipeMaas, Taylor DuBeau, Judy Dudley O’Donnell and Susan Elizabeth. Through September.

Aurum Studio New show featuring work by local potter Maria Dondero, painter Joy Stanley from Macon and fiber artist Margaret Hunt from Clarks Hill, SC. Through Aug. 15.

Big City Bread Cafe Abstract paintings by Michele Chidester. Through August.

Black Forest Bakery & Deli New floral paintings by Marshall L. Reddoch. Through Sept. 20.

Ciné Barcafé “Mighty Monsters” explores inner monsters though mixed media by Jillian Guarco and Liz Williams. Through Aug. 16. Reception Aug. 14.

Downtown Watkinsville Artscape 2009, an outdoor display of art boards created by 10 local artists that is sponsored by the City of Watkinsville and Grassroots Arts Program. Through Sept. 30.

Elements Hair Salon Abstract paintings by Meg McConnell. Through August.

Flicker Theatre & Bar Photography by Holly Brown. Aug. 14–Sept. 3.

Gallery 110 (Watkinsville) Brightly colored terra cotta pottery and sculpture by Katie McFarland.

Good Dirt New work by Wisconsin potter Joe Singewold and a new collection by Min Soo Yuh. Through mid-August.

The Grit Screenprinted, collaged and embroidered work by Stephanie Anne Blair. Through Aug. 23.

Highwire Lounge Black and white photography by Chrissy Reed. Through mid-August.

Ice House Underground (Madison) Exhibit featuring landscapes by Sam Traina, abstract work by Shannon Candler and paintings inspired by Norse mythology by Liselott Johnsson. Through Aug. 22.

Jittery Joe’s Coffee (Five Points) Paintings by Elaine Oye. Through August.

Just Pho…and More Work by Stephen Humphreys. Through Sept. 15.

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Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $12. floor spaceathens.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” class every Friday from 7–9 p.m. and “Family Try Clay” every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. ($20/ person). 706-355-3161, www.good dirt.net Clay, Glass Fusing, and Knitting Classes (Good Dirt) Now accepting registration for fall classes. All levels of experience welcome.

Computer Classes (ACC Library) “Intro to Word” (Aug. 20, 10–11:30 a.m.) and “Intro to PowerPoint” (Aug. 27, 7–8:30 p.m.). In the Educational Technology Center. Call to register. FREE! 706613-3650 Concrete Leaf-Casting (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn how to use large leaves to cast concrete forms that can be used for bird baths or creative garden accents.

Pre-registration required. Aug. 13, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $27. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Conditioning Boot Camp (Canopy Studio) Boot camp using trapeze, weight balls and the body to strengthen and build muscle tone.

No experience necessary. Tuesdays,

Lamar Dodd School of Art (Gallery 307) “Renovations: In Progress,” featuring work by Scott Belville. Through Aug. 21. Closing reception Aug. 21.

“Imago Mundi: Painting Inner/Outer Space,” featuring work by Rocio Rodriguez, Don Cooper and Betsy Cain. Aug. 17–Sep. 15.

Lyndon House Arts Center “Light After Dark,” featuring a selection of dream-like landscapes by photographers Karekin and Ginger Goekjian. Through Aug. 15. “Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection” includes more than 75 paintings, drawings, sculptures and whirligigs created by the Georgia self-taught artist Reuben Aaron Miller.

Through Oct. 24. Reception Aug. 15. A juried exhibition of works by members of the Southeastern Pastel Society. Through Aug. 15.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center “The Reclamation of Memory,” an exhibit curated by renowned Atlanta mixed-media artist Lynn MarshallLinnemeier. Presented in conjunction with the 2009 National Black Arts Festival. Through Aug. 29.

Mama’s Boy Encaustic painting, jewelry and metalwork by Laura Wood. Through Aug. 15.

Marigold Cafe (Winterville) Abstract paintings by Meg McConnell. Through August.

Monroe Art Guild Summer Members’ Show.

Through Aug. 26. www.monroeartguild.org O.K. Coffee New paintings by Amanda Trader and Liz Williams. Through Aug. 27.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia “Botanical Fantasy,” featuring contemporary brightly colored floral canvases by award-winning Southeastern artist Veva Dunckel. Through Aug. 23.

UGA Aderhold Local artist and UGA faculty member Jamie Calkin helps the College of Education recognize its centennial year with “Celebration,” a rotating exhibit of original watercolors of the UGA campus and downtown Athens. Through Aug. 30.

Walk the Line Tattoo Co. “Don’t Tell Mommy,” an erotic art show featuring work by Joe Havasy, Nash Hogan, Keith Rein, Lea Purvis and other local artists.

Aug. 13 through September. Reception Aug. 13.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates Michael Lachowski’s photographic series, “CHAD: Charleston Historical Art, Dude” explores the concept of U.S. history through Charleston’s unique story.

Paul Benjamin’s mixed media work “Antiques and Heirlooms: Jeanette Circa 1894” is on display at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center through Aug. 29.

5:30–6:30 p.m. $15/class. 706549-8501 Craft Classes (Main Street Yarns, Watkinsville) Offering instruction in knitting, crocheting, wheel spinning and more. Full schedule online. 706769-5531, www.mainstreetyarns.com Genealogy on the Internet (ACC Library) A brief intro to Internet resources for genealogy. Databases in Galileo will be introduced. Registration required.

Aug. 14, 6–8:45 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 Gentle Yoga (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Bring your own mat or towel and wear loose clothing. Julie Horne, instructor.

Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $9/class.

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Getting Started with Genealogy (ACC Library) Genealogy for beginners. In the Heritage Room. Aug. 20, 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! Intro to Computers (Madison County Library) Alisa Claytor offers an Introduction to Computers series.

Three weekly meetings, and you may attend one per week or all three. Preregistration required. 706-795-5597.

Tuesdays, 2–3 p.m. or 7–8 p.m.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Mama-Baby Yoga (Five Points Yoga) For babies 1–8 months old and their grown-ups. Fussy babies and tired mamas welcome. Every Monday. 11 a.m. $10. 706-3553114, www.athensfivepointsyoga. com

Mindbody Bootcamp (Five Points Yoga) Chant, breathe, sweat and meditate in this two-week session of daily, early-morning yoga.

Pre-registration required. Aug. 17– 28, Mondays–Fridays, 5:30–6:30 a.m. $135. 706-355-3113, www. athensfivepointsyoga.com Online Job Application Tips (ACC Library) Learn timely tips and up-to-date strategies for filling out new job applications on the Internet.

Aug. 18, 12:15 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 Prenatal Yoga (Five Points Yoga) Get ready for birth and beyond with Jenni Derryberry Mann, RYT-200.

Every Sunday. 10:30 a.m. $10. 706355-3114, www.athensfivepoints yoga.com

Prenatal Yoga (Full Bloom Center) Get ready for birth and beyond. Every Thursday. 5:30 p.m. $14/class or $60/6 classes. 706353-3373, www.fullbloomparent. com Tai Chi in the Park on Talmadge Drive (Mind Body Institute, Athens Regional Medical Center) Offering Tai Chi instruction. Call ahead to reserve a spot.

Saturdays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-475-7329, mbiprograms@ armc.org Take One: A Fundamental Look at Screenwriting (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) An intro to screenwriting taught by veteran writer Terry Kay, a regional Emmy winner for his teleplay Run Down the Rabbit. Sept. 26 & 27. $150. 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com Tech Tips: Skype (ACC Library) Learn how to use Skype to communicate in a cost-effective way. Aug. 12, 7–8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Yamuna Body Rolling (Five Points Yoga) A complete routine of de-stressing and elongating. Call to register. Aug. 15, 22 & 29. 10:30– 11:30 a.m. 706-353-8799.

Yoga Classes (Om Town Yoga, 190 Park Avenue) Ongoing classes with detailed asana instruction.

Multi-class discounts. Mondays, 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. $10/drop-in. www.athensomtown yoga.com Yoga Classes (Mind Body Institute) Safe, effective classes for every body. Beginner and specialty classes with morning, afternoon and evening meeting times. 706-4757329, www.armc.org/mbi Yoga Crawlers (Full Bloom Center) For active babies 8–18 months. Every Tuesday. 10:30 a.m. $14. 706-353-3373, www.fullbloom parent.com Yoga on the Eastside (Full Bloom Center) New classes Wednesdays (6 p.m.) and Sundays (9 a.m.). All levels welcome. www. fullbloomparent.com Yoga Teacher Training (Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution Studio) 200hour training provided by the Vastu School of Yoga in early September that prepares students to be confident and competent instructors. $100 tuition discount for students who register before the end of June. $1000. 561-723-6172, vastuyoga@ hotmail.com

HELP OUT! American Red Cross (Red Cross Donor Center, 3525 Atlanta Hwy.) Seeking donors for all blood types.

706-546-0681, www.redcrossblood. org Athens Farmers’ Market Volunteers (Bishop Park) Looking for people willing to help out anytime between 6:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on any Saturday through Nov. 14. Volunteers usually get fresh vegetable donations from the farmers. marketmanager@athensfarmers market.net Become a Mentor (Boys and Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one hour per week to make a difference in the life of a child. Training provided. 706-546-4910, mentor@ athensbgca.com, www.fflife.net Bike Recycling Program (Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicycles for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus, but not necessary. Sunday, 2–4 p.m. Monday & Wednesday, 6–8 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Tailgate Raffle (Athens YMCA) Tailgate4kids is looking for organizations to help with sponsorship and

ticket sales in a raffle to send kids to summer camp. 706-613-9098, tailgate4kids@gmail.com.

Volunteers Needed (Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic) Seeking volunteers who can contribute 90 minutes per week recording textbooks for the print disabled. 706549-1313, kstanley@rfbd.org Volunteers Needed (CASA, 220 College Avenue) Athens-Oconee CASA, a program of Children First, is now recruiting volunteers for a fall training session. CASA volunteers provide legal advocacy for abused and neglected children. 706-6131922, www.athensoconeecasa.org

KIDSTUFF Babies & Beasties Series (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Help your toddler discover nature. Ages 18 months–2 years, with adult.

Registration required. Summer session: Thursdays, through Aug. 27, 10 a.m. $7. 706-613-3615 Mommy/Daddy and Me Trapeze (Canopy Studio) Parents will guide their children in a range of exercises on the floor and low trapezes. Each child must be accompanied by one parent. Ages 1–3.

Sundays, 10–11 a.m. $10/class.

706-549-8501, info@canopystudio. com Yoga Sprouts (Full Bloom Center) Fun, playful yoga for kids ages 2–6. Builds strength and flexibility while enhancing relaxation and confidence. Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. $14/single class, $60/6 classes.

706-353-3373 Yoga Sprouts (Memorial Park) Now registering. Learn fun, playful yoga poses and breathing exercises.

Session I: Aug. 25–Oct. 13. Session II: Oct. 20–Dec. 8. Ages 3–6 & 7–12. Tuesdays. $0–$48 (scholarships available). 706-613-3580, yogasprouts@gmail.com

August 28 Floorspace Variety Night:

Join us for an evening of contemporary dance, live music & film by Athens artists

SUPPORT Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Informal and supportive 12step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally.

Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org Mental Health Support Group (St. Mary’s Hospital) Meets in the lobby conference room.

Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m. 706-7835706, www.athensmentalhealth.org

ON THE STREET 4e Dungeons & Dragons Game New weekly D&D game in Athens looking for players. All levels of experience welcome. athensDnD @hotmail.com Creative Consultants UGA’s student-run PR firm, Creative Consultants, is looking for new clients for the upcoming academic year. The group offers free PR services for local businesses and non-profits. 614-946-2225, kaitlyn. darr@gmail.com New Graphic Novel Collection (ACC Library) New to the ACC Library, this collection includes works by Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Harvey Pekar and more. 706613-3650 Open Call for Film Project (Ciné Barcafé) Organizing for America hosts casting and production call. Seeking members of Athens’ creative community for film about local and national health care.

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Matters Of The Heart And Loins I have a huge dilemma. My best friend is a guy. We have known each other for almost five years. We know each other well—past relationship crap, hopes and fears, etc. We have, on occasion, slept together, but we were drunk and flirty and one thing led to another and, well, you know. We usually laugh when we wake up in the morning, go out for breakfast like we would any other time, and go our separate ways. We have never met each other’s parents. We have never had a real discussion about our relationship. It just seems like it is what it is, and we are both okay with it.

So, recently, we were out with my group of friends having dinner.

He often hangs out with my social circle, but is not actually in it. In other words, they all like him, but they are my friends and when I am not around he doesn’t hang out with them. He has a similar group of friends with whom I get along well. Anyway, we were all at dinner, and he asked me what my plans were for the rest of the weekend. I responded with a list of the usual crap that my life entails— laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning house, etc.

And I added, very casually (but not “casually in a not casual way,” as if I was trying to make a big deal out of it), that I was going on a date with a guy I had been out with a couple of weeks before. At this point, there was an oddly long pause, followed by him saying, “Oh, I thought you said you thought he was too short.” I answered that I had in fact said that, but that I had been shamed into re-thinking my ridiculous attitude by several of my best girlfriends.

At that point the conversation shifted abruptly to my best friend talking animatedly about a girl he had met at work and how she gave him her number and that he might give her a call. He followed that up with remarks about the very attractive new bartender that they had hired at work. So, now I am left to wonder if he is jealous—if it is real jealousy because he likes me, or just friendly competitiveness—and how I can find out without making a big deal out of this. My girlfriends agreed, by the way, that he reacted weirdly to news of my date, so I know that it isn’t all in my head. I really do like this guy, but I guess I always assumed that trying to make a real relationship out of what we have would just ruin our friendship. I assumed that he felt the same way, and nothing has happened recently that would explain this sudden jealousy. So, what do I do? Am I reading too much into this? Do I attempt “The Talk?” I am not opposed to trying to date him, but it never occurred to me that he would want to until now. The problem is, I am not hell bent on this turning into something, and I am afraid that bringing it up might make things awkward and make it seem like this is what I want and that I am presenting him with some sort of “shit or get off the pot” scenario, which I am REALLY

not. Help! I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but I don’t want to ruin what we have, either.

Ms. Mixed Signals It seems to me that you guys are close enough and honest enough with each other that you should be able to just ask him what he is thinking. I know it will be difficult and awkward, but if you present it to him the way you just presented it to me, then there should be no confusion. You seem pretty relaxed about the whole thing, so I have every confidence that you can get your point across without putting any pressure on him or seeming like you are anxious to get to “the next level” or whatever. Just tell him that he seemed uncomfortable with your dating the Short Guy, ask him if he is, and ask him if he has ever thought about having a real relationship with you. Tell him that you aren’t necessarily pushing for it, but that if he wants to try he should tell you, and that you would be willing to try.

And remember to tell him that you are fine with things the way they are, and that things do not have to change between you after the conversation, should you decide that you don’t want to try.

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I need help. I am a straight guy in my mid-20s. As weird as this may sound, I actually want a girlfriend. I have a lot of friends. I am not the best looking guy I know, but I do fine with girls. The problem is, none of them seem to want a real relationship.

I feel like people my age are just into getting drunk and hooking up, and while I don’t have anything against it, I am getting really bored. Also, I wonder if there are any women out there who are not “Sex and the City” addicts? I can suffer through a chick flick here and there, but it seems like all of the girls I am friends with get together and watch this show religiously, and then talk about it incessantly, and I am so, so, so sick of hearing about it. Am I missing something? I have seen it, and it can be funny, but I really don’t understand the whole cult thing. Am I crazy? Am I the only guy who feels this way?

Because my guy friends seem perfectly happy with things the way they are. I don’t get it. I need more. Is there something wrong with me?

Anonymous Guy I think what you are experiencing is called Emotional Maturity. It can be confusing, AG, but you should embrace it. I suggest you venture outside your circle of friends right away.

Either start going to new places or join a club or volunteer or something. You could also try the Internet. As far as the whole “S&TC” thing goes, I don’t know what to tell you. Your best bet might be to drop it into conversation with every woman you meet right away, and then wait for the one who says “I’ve never seen it” or “I hate that show” and propose to her.

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Real Estate Apartments for Rent

2BR Riverbend Rd. Incl.

CHAC, DW, W/D hookups. $500/mo. Flexible move-in dates. Call (706) 546-6900 or email ValerioTeam@aol.com.

2BR/1BA. Central location off Broad St. at King Ave. 125 Honeysuckle Lane. Total electric. Water/trash incl. $450/mo. w/ $300 sec. dep.

Lease/dep. Ref’s req’d. No pets. (706) 227-6000.

$475–525/mo. 1BR/1BA, 2 Blocks to town & campus. Lg. BR, CHVAC, great view of city, ceiling fans, some screen porches. Owner pays water & garbage. Avail. for July or Aug. move–in.

B o u l e v a r d ​P r o p e r t y​ Management.com, (706) 548-9797.

2BR/2BA condo. Screened porch, tennis & pool in complex, no pets, NS. $600/ mo. (706) 540-2818.

1BR efficiency apt. in quiet residential n’hood. Lv. rm., BR, BA & kitchen. $350/mo.

Call (706) 548-5869.

3BR/2.5BA Eastside townhome. Spacious & convenient, on bus route.

Pets allowed. Incl. W/D. Only $700/mo. Call Aaron (706) 207-2957.

1BR/1BA + study/guest rm.

Security gates, pool, fitness center, 1 mi. from campus.

Excellent condition. $650/mo.

Pets OK. Call Rob (706) 3384984 or email robwimberly@ gmail.com.

2BR duplexes starting at $450/mo. (706) 549-6070.

1BR apt. for $475/mo. 2BR apt. starting at $700/mo. 3BR apt starting at $1000/mo.

All close to campus! Howard Properties (706) 546-0300.

S p e c i a l ! Lg. 1BR/1BA apts. Great location, W/D on property. Kitchen w/ all appls., parking. $450/mo. Call (706) 546-0600, go to www. parkerandassociates.com.

Hill St. 2BR/1BA. All electric apt. W/D, water, trash, lawn incl. $575/mo. Call (706) 549-6070.

1BR/1BA Normaltown in–house apt. CHAC, W/D, DW, ceiling fans, HWflrs, near busline.

Water, trash, internet incl. NS grad student, professional preferred. Dog possible.

Avail. 9/1. $550/mo., neg. w/ babysitting. (706) 227-9116.

2BR/2BA Harris Place Apar tments. 1 block from Varsity! Move in today, p a y 1 s t re n t 9 / 1 ! I n c l .

CHAC, DW, W/D. $650/mo.

Flexible move–in dates. Call (706) 546-6900 or email ValerioTeam@aol.com.

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2 bedrooms, 1 bath.

Fireplace, dishwasher.

Cedar Shoals Rd. Eastside. Rent $525/ mo., $525/dep. Call (706) 769-8781.2BR/2.5BA condo.

Along river. Avail. now.

HWflrs., W/D, DW, ceiling fans, deck, amenities galore, convenient to everything. Call Matt at (706) 248-9088.

2BR/2.5BA well maintained condo avail. at Stones Creek.

Lg. living space, eat–in kitchen. All appls stay incl.

W/D. Pool. $800/mo. Call Beth (706) 296-1352.

Basement apt. 1BR/1BA. Lv. rm., kitchen, cable TV, utils, trash p/u incl. New carpet, fresh paint. Off–street parking. Less than 10 mins from UGA. Non–smoker, no pets. $575/mo. + $500/dep.

(706) 543-2783.

Best deal in town! El Dorado 2BR/1BA & studio apts. in Normaltown. Free water, gas, basic cable & wireless Internet. W/D in 2BR units. Dog runs. $420–$675/mo. Joiner & Associates (706) 549-7371.

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Woodlands of Athens.

3BR/3BA full of amenities.

Gated community, great specials. Reduced to only $1050/mo. Call Pete (706) 372-3319.

Borders! Print section of the Classifieds. Pictures! Check them out on the Flagpole website. New Categories!

To satisfy Athens Classified Ad needs! All coming this August. And still the lowest rates in town, Flagpole Classifieds.

Condo for rent. 3BR/2.5BA, close to UGA. Dep. req’d.

Pool. $800/mo. Call (770) 307-7003.

DGH Properties Inc. 112 Foundry St. Now leasing for Aug. Dwntn. Close to everything but out of bar scene. 1 & 2 BR avail. Enjoy living in the ambiance of a historic bldg. Call George at (706) 340-0987.

Looking for 1 roommate, F pref ’d, to share quiet 2BR/1.5BA on S. Lumpkin. On bus route, within 5 mins. of UGA campus. Incl. W/D, DW, CHAC, screened–in porch & pool in complex. Cable/ Internet & trash/recycling incl. in rent. $350/mo. Lease negotiable. Call (706) 5407177 for more info.

Looking for fun M/F roommate to move into townhouse. Private BA. $395/mo. Woodsong n’hood. Pets welcome! Lv. msg. (229) 343-3636.

Luxury Studios. UGA Campus Location. Well apportioned, private laundry & on UGA bus stop. Move–in special: no security deposit! (706) 540-2829.

Milledge. Ave 1BR/1BA in 5 Pts. $600/mo. Incl.

1BR/1BA, lv. rm., kitchen, & study rm., W/D provided.

Off–street parking. Water & sewer incl. in rent. Call (706) 202-2371.

South Milledge A r e a . N e w l y re n o v a t e d .

4BR/2BA, W/D, DW, private fenced backyd. $975/mo.

Pamela, Property Manager (706) 247-1805. Go to www. azevedoproperties.com to see listings. Bruce Azevedo, Inc.

Spacious studio for rent at Whitehall Mill Lofts. W/D, DW, eat–in island, shared gas grill, CHAC. Parking, trash & water incl. in rent. $850/mo. Avail. now. Call Will (706) 347-0702.

Eastside offices for lease.

1060 Gaines School Rd. 170 sq. ft., $375/mo., 500 sq. ft., $625/mo., 1200 sq. ft., $1200/mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com.

Tucked away off Prince Ave. Apartment for rent.

Across from Navy School. 2BR + Jack & Jill BA. New carpet, fresh paint. Great for grads, young professionals, & families. $650/mo. + utils. Move in Aug. 15th. No rent until Sept! Call Cord (478) 696-2244.

Retail Suites for lease at Homewood Village.

1K–12,500 sq. ft. avail. For more info call Bryan Austin at (706) 353-1039 or visit www. sumnerproperties.net.

Westside condos.

2BR/2BA, $600/mo.

3BR/2BA, $700/mo.

Converted clubhouse into a huge open flr. plan.

4BR/2.5BA, $1200/mo. 5 Pts. 2BR/2.5BA. lv. rm w/ FP. Corner lot. $700/mo. Eastside quadraplex 2BR/2BA, $525/mo. 2BR/1BA, $490/ mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 3532700 or cell (706) 540-1529.

Apartments for Sale C o n d o . 2BR/2BA. Near campus/busline. Community pool, low assoc. fees. W/D, FP, HVAC, ceiling fans, private patio, new paint, move–in ready. $96K. (706) 546-0290, (706) 296-3313.

Commercial Property Paint Artist Studiofor re n t . 3 0 0 s q . f t . $ 1 5 0 / mo. 400 sq. ft. $200/ mo. 160 Tracy St. Historic Boulevard Area, Artist/Crafts Community. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com.

Amazing Office Spaces for lease above Dwntn Five Guys restaurant. No better location! Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 372-4166, or (706) 543-4000.

Athens Executive Suites. Offices avail. in historic Dwntn bldg. w/ on–site parking. All utils., Internet, & janitorial incl.

Single or multiple offices avail. Call Stacy (706) 4254048 or (706) 296-1863.

Salon/office. Could be used for massage therapist. nail tech, esthatician, or office.

All utils except phone incl. Centrally located on Milledge/5 Pts. Awesome location! $600/mo. (706) 202-2260.

Houses for Rent 2 & 3BR houses. Pre–leasing for fall. Close to UGA & Dwntn. Call (706) 255-0066.

2BR/1BA Duplex on Eastside.

172 Laurie Dr. off Cedar Shoals Dr. $525/mo. Avail.

ASAP. Clean w/ W/D, FP, CHVAC. Call (706) 201-9222.

3–4BR/4BA house. Great location! Walk to Dwntn. $1400/mo. All appls. 200 MLK Jr. Pkwy. Avail. 8/1. (706) 713-0626.

3BR/2BA historic home near Dwntn, off Pulaski. Brand new renovations, energy efficient w/ lg. rooms & HWflrs., laundry. Very clean & nice. $1100/mo. Avail. 8/7. (706) 614-3557.

3BR/3BA Eastside. Quiet n’hood. $1100/mo. All appls.

213 Springtree St. Avail 8/1.

(706) 713-0626.

4BR/2BA quaint house in country. 9 mi. from Dwntn Athens. Avail. now! $950/mo.

(706) 540-8461. $950/mo.

1060 Oglethorpe Ave. 3BR/2BA house, HWflrs., CHAC, lg. deck, pets OK, lg. fenced backyd. Great for dogs, walk to Transmet, Allen’s, Navy School. On busline. Avail. 8/1.

Call Bill (770) 540-5896.

Affordable housing.

Houses, condos, A-frame all $550/mo. or less. Various locations. Excellent cond.

Cats permitted w/ dep. Call (706) 202-0147.

Flagpole Classifieds! $9/ wk. for your merchandise, $13/wk. for your house, $15/ wk. for your business! Go to www.flagpole.com or call (706) 549-0301. Deadlines every Monday at 11am.

3BR/2BA w/ basement.

Fenced backyd., carport.

All electric. W/D. 1 mi. from Dwntn. $900/mo. 145 Conrad Dr. Call Brian (706) 613-7242. $1050/mo. 3BR/2BA house in country. 9 mi. from Dwntn.

W/D hookup, DW, FP. Call (706) 540-8461. $475–525/mo. 1BR/1BA, 2 Blocks to town & campus, Lg. BR, CHVAC, great view of city, ceiling fans, some screen porches. Owner pays water & garbage. Avail. for July or Aug. move–in. Go to boulevard​proper ty​ management.com, (706) 548-9797. $500 lease–signing bonus! 4BR/4BA. New construction, all appls. incl. $450/BR. A view of Dwntn. Off North Ave.Avail. July. (706) 202-4648. $825/mo. 3BR/2BA, lg. house.

5 min. to campus. Popular Eastside, safe n’hood, excellent condition, no pets.

475 Crestwood Dr. Mike (706) 207-7400, email mikejoyner@ charter.net. $850/mo. 3BR/2BA. HWflrs., fridge, stove, DW, CHAC, W/D hookups. Pets OK. 100 Field Ave. Off–street parking.

Call (706) 540-0093.

143 Ruth St. 3BR/1BA. Close to UGA/Dwntn/Greenway. Just completely redone. HVAC, W/D, all electric. Pets OK. Fenced yd. Avail. now. $800/ mo. + dep. (706) 338-7257.

145 Mell St. 3BR/3BA, 5 Pts., 2 blocks to UGA, $500/BR. Free utilities.

CHAC, W/D, DW, wood flrs. hathawayproperties@gmail. com, (706) 714-4486.

149 Eaglewood Way. 5 Pts. 4BR/2.5BA end–unit condo o n b u s l i n e . H VA C , D W, W/D, decks, pool. Awesome location, great deal! $1K/mo. + dep. Avail. now. Jimmy (706) 338-7257.

180 Old Cleveland Rd. Bogart. Near loop, 78 & 316. 3BR/1BA ranch. CHAC, appls., W/D hookup, incl. water, sewer. $700/mo. + dep. (706) 353-0196, (706) 247-3499.

2BR renovated house in Paradise. 30 mi. to UGA. Hardwood floors, CHAC, huge front porch, separate w o r k s h o p , f e n c e d y a rd surrounded by 100 acres. $565/mo. (706) 549-4580.

2BR/1BA. 270 Laurie Dr. Great quiet grad student housing, 5 min. from campus.

Newly renovated, DW, CHAC, NS, no pets, alarm wired. $600/mo, lease/dep./refs req’d. Contact 270laurie@ gmail.com.

2BR/1BA. 2790 Danielsville Rd. Wooded. Wide porch.

CHAC, W/D hookup. Wood flrs., lawncare incl. $570/mo. + dep. (706) 546-5390, lv. msg.

349 Oak St. 2BR/1BA. Fenced backyd. 1 mi. to Sanford Stadium. $750/mo. + dep. Call (706) 207-6071, Ralph Bryant or robryant@bellsouth.net.

3BR/1.5BA attractive brick h o u s e C H A C , D W, W / D hookup, carport, yd. service incl. $650/mo. Call (706) 548-5869.

3BR/1.5BA. 288 4th St. Pre– leasing for 8/1. Fenced yd, DW, CHAC, W/D, basement, tile flrs. (706) 254-2936.

3BR/1BA attractive brick house in quiet residential n’hood. Nice condition. CHAC, DW, W/D, & carport. $750/mo.

Call (706) 548-5869.

3BR/2BA home in Oglethorpe Co. 2.5 mi. from Clarke Co. line. CHAC. Quiet area. Well/ septic. $700/mo. (706) 7433111, (706) 224-1400. No pets, NS. 3BR/2BA house. Cedar creek subdivision. Fenced backyd., gas grill attached to sundeck, FP, wooded lot. Quiet family n’hood. Swimming community.

360 Sandstone Dr. Avail. 7/1. $1025/mo. + dep. (706) 3191846 or (706) 548-4819. GA. R, E, lic. 300830.

3BR/2BA on private wooded 1 acre lot near Homewood shopping center. $900/mo.

NS, pets w/ dep. Call Rose (706) 548-6222.

3BR/2BA renovated Victorian. Price reduced.

1/2 mi. to UGA. Lg. rms., high ceilings. HWflrs, front porch back deck. Nice yd. lots of parking. W/D, DW, CHAC. Pets OK. $1000/mo. (706) 369-2908.

3BR/3BA like new! 1 mi. from Dwntn Athens. Close to campus, perfect for students!

Bridgewater Subdivision. $1200/mo. Pets OK. Call Barbara (770) 237-9148.

3BR/3BA, 145 Mell St. 5 Pts. 2 blocks to UGA, $500/BR.Free utilities.

CHAC, W/D, DW, wood flrs. hathawayproperties@gmail. com, (706) 714-4486.

3BRs. 180 O’Farrell, Check out these great houses in the heart of 5 Pts. Online at boulevard​proper ty​ management.com or call (706) 548-9797.

4BR cool houses. Walk to UGA & town. Renovated, lg. farmhouse, $1150/mo. or newer 2–story, 4.5BA, $1300/ mo. Charming character.

CHAC, W/D, DW. Avail. now or 8/1. (706) 215-4496.

4BR/2BA brick cottage.

CHAC, W/D, DW, 2K sq. ft.

HWflrs., screen porch, 10 ft. ceilings. 1 mi. from Dwntn/ campus. $1560/mo. 1st mo. rent free! (706) 247-1998.

4BR/2BA house. New appls. W/D. excellent condition. yard. great loc. call $1K/mo. Dep. negotiable.

(706) 340-3435.

4BR/4BA brick home.

Spacious BR w/ full BA. HVAC. Full kit., deck, lawn/ pest control. W/D incl. $860/ mo. (404) 274-0948.

599 W. Hancock Ave. Brand new construction 4BR/4BA. $1600/ mo. W/D. Off–street parking, on busline, 2 blocks from Dwntn.

Awesome location! Call to see (706) 247-3147.

All Around Athens & near Campus! 105 Redstone Dr. 2BR/1BA, $550/mo. 4930 Mars Hill Rd. Oconee Co. 3BR/2BA, $895/mo. 597 Dearing St. off Milledge. 4BR/2BA, $1495/ mo. 105 Whitehall Rd., 2BR/1BA, $675/mo. (706) 5467946, Flowersnancy@bellsouth. net. See virtual tours www. nancyflowers.com.

Beautifully designed 3BR/2.5BA. 7+ wooded ac. w/ pond & Beaverdam Creek.

Near Athens. Heart–of–pine, concrete counters, ecocabinets, glass & slate tile, bamboo flrs. 2 decks, copper railings, 12V lights, hot tub, much glass. Flexible lease, could furnish. $1200/mo.

(706) 714-3877.

Cute cottage. 2BR/1BA on Hwy 106, 20 min from UGA. Sunroom, living, dining, laundry. Country surrounds.

NS. $625/mo. + dep. (706) 614-8875.

First month free. Walk to campus! 2 & 3BRs from $625/mo. W/D, DW, priv. deck, pets welcome. Mention this ad & pay no pet fee! ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 8 - 2 5 2 2 , w w w. dovetailmanagement.com.

Normaltown/ARMC. 180 W i l l o w R u n . Ve r y n i c e 3BR/1BA. HWflrs, DW, W/D, CHAC. Lg. fenced backyard.

Pets OK w/ dep. (404) 210-7145.

Eastside 2BR/1BA split lvl.

Lg. lv. area splits BRs. Lg. kitchen. Private drive. Big backyd. Storage bldg. Appls. incl. $650/mo. + dep. Pet negotiable. (706) 248-7338.

Northside 2BR/1BA, lg. lot, $600/mo. H o s p i t a l area Fenced–in yd. Avail.

June. $800/mo. Five Points 2BR/2.5BA, lv. rm. w/ FP, corner lot, $700/mo.

Eastside 3BR/2BA. Lg. yd., on dead–end street. $1100/ mo. 4BR/2BA w/ lg. yd. $1300/mo. 2 or 3BR/1BA w/ screened front porch, $800/ mo. Cedar Creek 4BR/2BA $1100/mo. Oconee County 3BR/2BA. Lv. rm. w/ FP, din. rm., double garage, $1100/ mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 549-3222, (706) 3532700, (706) 540-1529.

UGA/5 Pts. area. All w/ W/D. 200 Old Princeton Rd., 3BR/2BA, $800. 255 Springdale, 2BR/1BA, $700.

387 Waddell, 2BR/1BA, $700.

398 Pinecrest Dr., 3BR/1BA, $900. (706) 372-7300.

Duplex for rent. 2BR/1.5BA. Jolly Lane in Sleepy Hollow Subdivision. Near UGA, Memorial Park & Birchmore Trail. W/D, DW, CHAC, FP. $700/mo. Call April (706) 549-5006, go to www. athenscondosales.com.

4BR/2.5BA beautiful plantation house on 3 acres.

High ceilings, HWflrs., lg. kitchen & rooms w/ a country setting. Front porch, screen porch & rear sunroom. Pets welcome. 3–sided fence. 990 Double Bridges Rd. Avail.

6/1. $1200/mo. + dep. (706) 319-1846, or (706) 548-4819.

GA. R, E, lic. 300830.

All wood & glass cottage.

All amenities. 1BR/1BA. 100 acres. On river. 8 mi. from town. At Earthsong. $800/mo.

(770) 725-2667.

Eastside brick. Clean & updated. 2BR/1.5BA + office.

HWflrs., fenced yd., 2–car garage. $850/mo. Lease/ Refs/Dep. req’d. 5 mins. to UGA, close to bus line. (706) 543-0560.

Avail. now! 3 & 4 BR cottages.

Individual leases. Close to campus! DW, W/D, micros, private BAs. $390–$485/BR. Call (706) 543-1910 or email becky@landmarkathens.com.

Eastside. Nice, clean 2BR/1BA house, quiet n’hood. New carpet, new windows, new installation. Avail. now! Culde-sac, many extras. $625/ mo. Call (706) 340-4619.

Unique small house. Clear story, open concept, 3–level cedar center post. W/D, AC, DW, huge yd. $650/mo.

769 Whitehall. Jason (706) 353-1750.

4BR/2BA. $1050/mo.

HWflrs., fridge, stove, DW, W/D, CHAC, fenced front yd. Extra lg. backyd. Walk to 24hr. IHOP & public library.

257 Magnolia Ave. Pets OK. Lawn maintenance incl. (706) 540-0093.

Available immediately!

3BR/2BA in Normaltown.

HWflrs, CHAC, quiet street.

Grad students pref’d. (706) 549-2283.

First mo. rent free! Close to Dwntn. New 4BR/3.5BA houses. 2 master BR’s & 2 private BA’s within house. New appls. Pets welcome. $1100/ mo. Call (706) 540-1257.

3BR/2BA country house. 9 mi. from Dwntn. FP. $138,000.

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1BR studio house off Barber St. $475/mo. (706) 353-3555.

2–3BR/2BA renovated old home. Close to Dwntn, Chicopee-Dudley. Recession price $750! For photos & info: www.1596eastbroad. blogspot.com, (706) 2550659.

200 Magnolia St. Fenced–in yd. 3BR/2 full BA. HWflrs. $950/mo. Call (706) 540-0093.

2BR/1BA duplex. Willow Run near ARMC. Incl. W/D hookups, DW, CHAC. $595/ mo. Call (706) 546-6900 or email ValerioTeam@aol.com.

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$79,900. Cute 2BR/1BA cottage. HWflrs., CHAC, fenced yd., butterfly garden.

In town, on bus line, biking/ walking distance to Dwntn & campus. Call Michael at Full Circle Realty, (706) 255-8600.

Motivated Seller.

Excellent move–in condition.

2BR/2BA, fenced yd., 2 mi. from UGA campus Eastside.

Many upgrades. $118,900.

Call for pics & appt. (706) 549-9382.

Own your own rental proper ty! 139 & 143 Strickland Ave. 4BR/3BA on each side of duplex. Entire duplex for $359,800. 1 side for rent $1200/mo. Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 372-4166, or (706) 543-4000.

Winfield Chase on Prince Ave. 2BR/1.5BA. Right across from pool & laundry facility. Less than 2 mi. from UGA Campus.

Call Reign at Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty (706) 3724166, or (706) 543-4000.

Roommates 1BR in 2BR/1BA Eastside duplex. Grad student or professional pref’d. W/D, DW, CHAC. $275/mo. + 1/2 utils. + dep. Avail. now! (706) 2541534. Lv. msg.

Room avail. for student roommate to share 3BR/1BA behind ARMC. W/D, CHAC, HWflrs., renovated house, fenced-in backyd. Pets welcome. $300/mo. + 1/3 utils. (404) 713-0655.

Great location! Close to campus on bus line.

3BR/1.5BA house. Must be pet friendly. Nice yd. $400/ mo. + 1/2 utils. Avail. 8/1. Call (706) 248-0738.

M/F Grad student/ professional. 2BR/1BA $350/ mo. + 1/2 utils. Quiet n’hood.

5 Pts. Walk to campus/bus line. HWflrs, W/D, CHAC, DSL, med dog. Email thedobhran@hotmail.com.

Mature student to rent suite in 3BR home furnished private BR/BA w/ study. Shared kitchen. Incl. utils., dish, Tivo, WiFi, quiet, safe, near UGA. (706) 296-6956.

Roommate needed 2BR/2BA apt. w/ M student. Walk/ bike to UGA. W/D, DW. on Cloverhurst. $400/mo + 1/2 utils. Avail. 8/6. No pets.

Exterior patio. (706) 247-3949.

Roommate needed immediately for house off Pulaski St. Screened porch, W/D. Only a 10 min. walk from Dwntn. Only $250/mo.

Call (706) 548-9744 today!

Roommate needed in 4BR/2BA house located in Crawford, 15 mins. from Athens. Avail. now! $275/mo + 1/3 utils. CHAC, W/D. Call (706) 743-7060.

Roommate needed. 2BR apt. w/ M student. $375/mo., incl. utils. Walk/bike to UGA/5Pts/ Dwntn. 2 blocks from busline.

Swimming pool, patio. Avail. now! (706) 410-5989.

Roommate needed. 2BR/2BA condo at Eaglewood Court.

FP. Pets allowed. Small fenced–in backyd. $550/mo., utils. incl. (478) 361-4999.

Two very nice rooms avail. now. Great house, historic n’hood. HWflrs, WiFi, CHAC, W/D, DW, screened-in porch.

No pets pls. $325/mo. + 1/3 utils. (706) 254-2991.

Rooms for Rent Perfect situation for mature F professional or grad student who only needs a rm. & private BA in lovely home.

Historic district. Refs. req’d.

Shared kitchen. W/D, AC, WiFi. (706) 614-5223.

Room avail. for grad student in 2BR/1BA house. Fenced yd., dogs OK. $300/mo.

Biking distance to UGA. Very quiet street. (706) 247-3487.

Spacious, fur nished BR. Quiet, close to campus, kitchen, laundry privileges.

Shared BA, priv. entrance. No pets. M students only. $275/ mo. incl. utils. (706) 3530227. Avail. immediately!

For Sale Appliances KitchenAid mixer for sale. 4 1/2 quarts., white, brand new in the box $250. 300 Watts.

(706) 743-3473.

Businesses Great business in Winder.

For sale due to death. Full kitchen, full bar, 7 top of the line pool tables! Price negotiable.(706) 255-5899.

Flea Markets R e c y c l e d / U s e d Fur niture, Antiques, Rugs, Home furnishings & Collectibles Galore. 30+ vendors selling treasures, art, locally grown produce, & baked goods. Outside tables avail. for rent. 790 Gaines School Rd. Wed–Sat 10am5pm, Sun. 1pm-5pm.

Furniture Eat your veggies, don’t spend all your money, shop Mom’s Garage. Gently used furniture for frugal people.

Sat. from 12–5pm & appts.

Chase Park Warehouse on Tracy St. (706) 207-7855.

Pillowtop Queen Mattress set. Never used. Still in factory plastic. $260. Full size mattress set. Never used. Still in factory plastic. $160. (706) 769-1959. Delivery avail.

Ta b l e s , c h a i r s , s o f a s , antiques, clothes, records & players, retro goods, & more!

Cool, affordable furniture every day. Go to Agora!

Your favorite everything store!

260 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

Miscellaneous Come to Betty for vintage quilted Chanel bags, just in for Fall! On the corner of Pulaski & Clayton, next to Agora. Open 1–4 daily. (706) 424-0566.

Yard Sales Giant closeout! Book & media sale. Come to EdsWellReads.

Last sale of the era. At 5Pts Jittery Joe’s. Sat. 9am–5pm, Sun. weather permitting.

Books, records, CD’s, tape, magazines, movies. All prices negotiable. For more info email mediamonds2006@gmail.com.

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Multi–household yard sale.

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Books, comics, music, movies, men’s & women’s clothes & shoes, & more. 415 Carlton Terrace, Athens.

Neighborhood yard sale.

Springbrook subdivision.

Furniture, appliances, & more!

Off Henry Meyer Rd. Behind Winterville Elementary. Aug. 15th, 8am–12pm.

Yard sale 8/15, 7am–1pm.

405 Pinewood Circle. Items include: clothes, rugs, Nascar collectibles, DVDs & CDs, jewelry & miscellaneous kitchen & household items.

Music Equipment Better than Ebay! Sell your goods locally without the shipping fees! Place your ads in the Flagpole Classifieds.

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Instruction Affordable piano lessons from recent UGA graduate, Jenny Bailey. Conveniently located on the Eastside. Register today! Visit www.lestostudio. com, Email info@lestostudio. com, call (706) 850-7580.

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Athens School of Music.

Instruction in Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Voice, Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, & more.

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Instrument repairs avail. (706) 543-5800.

Guitar lessons taught

by UGA Doctoral guitar instructor. All styles. 18 yrs. exp. Students have won several guitar competitions.

1st lesson free. Composition/ theory & bass lessons too. David Mitchell, (706) 546-7082 or www. mitchellmusicguitar.com.

Music Services Guitar Repair, setups, electronics & fretwork by 20 yr. pro. Thousands of previous clients. Proceeds help benefit Nuçi’s Space.

Contact Jeff, (404) 643-9772 or www.AthensGuitar.com for details.

Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork. Previous clients incl.

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Wedding Bands. Quality, professional bands.

Weddings, parties. Rock, Jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment.com.

Featuring The Magictones— Athens’ premiere wedding & p a r t y b a n d . w w w. themagictones.com.

Services Health Rage Hair Studio is now offering $5 haircuts w/ our apprentice. Color starts at $40, foils start at $60. Call (706) 548-8178 for appts.

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Waterfalls, ponds, fences, decks, gazebos, porches, & more! Call Robin for free estimate! (706) 340-4492.

Experienced Tile Setter offering design, installation and repair services. Ceramic and natural stone. Floors, showers, backsplashs, etc. Free estimates. (706) 612-4144.

Misc. Services Assigned parking spaces $200/semester.

South Thomas St., private lot, 1 block from Jackson St., UGA bus stops, & North Campus. (706) 548-9137, calls returned.

Jobs Full-time Hardcore Sales R e p s N e e d e d . Hourly + commission. PT & FT positions avail. I need the best & forget the rest! Call Chris (770) 560-5653.

Award–winning Republic Salon seeks stylist(s) to join our creative talent. Offering competitive commissions, full benefits incl. paid vacation.

Drop off resume at 312 E. Broad St., 3rd flr.

Big City Bread Cafe is now taking applications for PT & FT positions. Apply in person at 393 N. Finley St. Blind Pig is now hiring experienced line cooks, servers, & hosts. Apply in person 485 Baldwin St. Cook’s assistant needed in residential setting. 30+ hrs./ wk, Mon–Fri. Must have car.

Kitchen experience pref’d. $7.50/hr. Call Jay (706) 353-3239.

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Barberitos seeks outgoing individual to dress up as giant Pepper. Must be energetic, dependable, punctual. Avail. on nights/weekends/game days. Ability to get one’s groove on a +. $20/hr. (706) 316-3344.

Inoko Express is looking for chefs. Apply in person from 2–4pm at Inoko Express, 3190 Atlanta Hwy. (706) 425-8828.

PT Baker to work evenings.

Must be reliable, organized & able to work alone. Baking experience a must. (706) 389-7955.

PT help needed. Apply within.

A-OK Cafe. 154 College Ave. PT worker needed for delivery & store opening duties. Must be reliable, organized & willing to work evening hrs. $7.75/hr. (706) 389-7955.

Project Safe seeks 2 PT Sales Associates for Eastside Re-sale shop opening in Sept.

EOE. Send cover letter/resume to PO Box 7532, Athens 30604. No ph. calls pls.

Vehicles Autos 1985 MB 300D, 268, XXX miles. Bombproof. Daily driver. PW/Pl/sunroof. Run anything combustible. New Greasecar kit, w/ 13-gallon tank. Free WVO everywhere! $2750 neg. (706) 621-0135.

2005 Honda Civic LX for sale.

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Call Judith (706) 207-8755.

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Pets Bird, Reptile, Exotic, Small Mammal & Special needs pet sitting from knowledgeable & experienced sitters. Dog & cat sitting also avail. Salina (706) 621-3091, Justin (706) 621-3309.

everyday people Harley Chapeau, Street Magician After seeing 27-year-old Harley Chapeau unfurl his portable stage and perform magic tricks for a bunch of drunk people alongside College Avenue, you would never think that he has a spacious condo and a BMW back in Duluth, GA. Don’t get the wrong impression—the magic didn’t pay for these luxuries, nor does he want them anymore. Those are the relics of a half-decade stint in sales. In fact, Harley was the top salesman at a vacuum cleaner company when he quit to pursue his dream of traveling the world and perfecting his street magic act. Nowadays, he comes out to Athens at least one night per week with giant coins, decks of cards and mouse traps in tow.

Accompanied by his girlfriend Elise—invaluable emotional support, says Harley—he spoke with me about what led him to this point in his life.

Flagpole: When did you get interested in magic?

Harley Chapeau: From when I was a little kid—maybe seven years old… I used to go to Florida and go into the magic shop—I’d either buy the magic trick or the dirty diaper gag.

FP: How do you start a typical show?

HC: …Basically I’ll lay down my rope and I’ll announce that I’m about to do a show. And some people will walk by

FP: How do you improve your show?

HC: …She [Elise] videotapes me so I get to review it sometimes, when she does come out there. But also instant review—if people laugh at certain lines… so every time I do a show it gets a little bit better.

FP: You mentioned that one of your inspirations to keep going was the fact that one of your favorite street magicians, Cellini, had a stroke recently.

HC: Right… I’m a smoker, I’m a drinker—I don’t know when I’m going to die. It might be soon, you know? I don’t know the health history of my family or anything else—I was adopted— so I might die in two months… so I decided that I wanted to go ahead and do this in case I did die in a car accident two months from now. Why die as the best vacuum salesman in the world? I’d rather die as an okay magician on the streets, personally.

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FP: Did you go to college?

HC: I went to a little bit of college. I took two snowboarding classes and a math class and I decided it wasn’t for me.

Because I would see all my friends graduate and then they’d get their degree, be so in debt, or they’d change their mind about what they wanted to be. Or they’d be waiting tables—with a college degree… I don’t want to do that. I don’t want somebody else to say whether I should stay or go. What happens when I’m 50 years old and somebody’s like, “We’re downsizing”? There’s no downsizing on the street. So, I want to get a good enough show that… I don’t have to be a slave to anybody else, really.

FP: Do you have aspirations to be a David Blainetype, big-time magician? Or do you want to spend your entire career on the street?

HC: Crazily enough, yeah—I have no aspirations; I never want to be famous. I want to be successful; I don’t want to be famous at all. ’Cause every famous person I see… they’re miserable.

just thinking I’m homeless or a beggar… But the reason why I do believe in this, and why I feel no guilt, and why I think it really is a great thing that I’m doing is that it is the most honest form of entertainment. Because, when was the last time you saw a movie, you paid your five dollars or whatever, you left and were like, “That movie was horrible”? People see my show first, and I pass the hat at the end. So, if they enjoyed it, they tip me; if they didn’t enjoy it, they walk on. They’re welcome to leave at any time.

FP: What made you decide to quit your career in sales?

HC: …Why do I want to work 80 hours a week so I can just sleep at my house? Nobody wants to see the Grand Canyon in a wheelchair. So, I can do that now, and I can bring the show wherever I want and do it whenever I wish… I’m never on time, as you can tell. It was a big stress when I would drive an hour to work and be like “I’m running late.” And I felt my hairs falling out because of that… on the streets, I show up when I want to, I do what I want to, I leave when I want to… I think it’s true freedom. And that’s what I’m going for.

FP: So, you think you’re happier now than at any other point in your life?

HC: I do think that, absolutely. I want to devote my life to this; this is what I want my life to be.

FP: Are you religious?

HC: I am spiritual in the sense that I do believe that karma is real. That’s the easiest way to say it without offending anybody.

FP: What kind of food do you like?

HC: Spicy. Spicy, spicy, spicy. I ate jalapeños for breakfast.

I’ve had habanero milkshakes, it’s ridiculous how…

FP: This is for real? No bullshit?

HC: Yeah, no bullshit.

Elise: He takes mint chocolate chip ice cream, sticks it in a blender with habanero peppers, and there’s his milkshake.

HC: It actually is really good, because it’s cold and hot at the same time. It’s like Dairy Queen.

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FP: What kind of music are you into?

HC: I love The Bastard Suns. I love punk rock; I love stuff with energy. I love stuff that basically moves you… some old Shawn Mullins, some of his older stuff will talk about people in the street making money—basically anything that will give me goosebumps or move me is what I listen to…

I can throw you all under the table with my freestyle raps.

Which is crazy because I’m a little white boy that does street magic.

Jeff Gore

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