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calendar picks EVENT | Tuesday, Apr. 16– Sunday, Apr. 21

AlanFest 2013 Multiple locations ¡ $20–30.

Created to memorialize Alan Lewis—an Athens native and graduate of UGA’s School of Landscape Architecture—AlanFest is a dense six-day scholarship fundraiser with festivities ranging from the unveiling of Terrapin’s commemorative AlanAle at Crow’s Nest on Tuesday, Apr. 16, the AlanCup Pool Tourney at No Where Bar and Georgia Bar on Wednesday, Apr. 17, a downtown pub crawl on Thursday, Apr. 18, and a buffet luncheon at the Blind Pig Tavern on Baldwin St. on Sunday, Apr. 21. On Friday, Apr. 19, Terrapin Brewery will host a happy hour preceding a silent auction and concert headlined by Lefty Hathaway, The Isaac Bramblett Band and Funk You at New Earth. Saturday, Apr. 20 includes an afternoon jam session on the rooftop of the Georgia Theatre, followed by performances at New Earth from Efren, Saint Francis, Up Until Now and several others. For details, visit www.alanfest.org. [Jessica Smith] LECTURES & LIT | Friday, Apr. 19

Phinizy Lecture: Melissa Fay Greene The UGA Chapel ¡ 1:30

p.m. ¡ FREE Writer Melissa Fay Greene will speak on “The Literature of Fact and Why Good Writing Still Mattersâ€? in the 20th Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture. She is eminently well qualified for the task; two of her five books have become Civil Rights landmarks, Praying for Sheetrock and The Temple Bombing. Sheetrock covers Melissa Fay the struggles of an African-American community on the Georgia coast against a corrupt and bullying sheriff, and Bombing elucidates the mutual support among the Atlanta Jewish and African-American communities in the wake of a synagogue bombing. Her newest book, No Biking in the House Without a Helmet, chronicles her life as a parent with nine children from three continents in the same household. The lecture is free and open to the public, with a brief reception following. [Pete McCommons] MUSIC | Friday, Apr. 19

Flagpole Presents Outer Spaces and Dream Boat The Bottleworks ¡ 7 p.m. ¡ $10 The My Athens photo exhibit that has shown at an empty Bottleworks space (formerly Maggie Moo’s) all month long winds down with a Flagpole-curated night of tunes from two of our favorites. First, witness a rare local show from Dream Boat, the psych-folk project from songwriter

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Page Campbell of Hope for Agoldensummer and local artist/occasional Krush Girl Dan Donahue. That group put out one of last year’s finest records with the earthy and atmospheric Eclipsing. Cara Beth Satalino can write (and perform) the hell out of a folk song, and with Outer Spaces, she’s been doing just that; her recent Creature of Nature EP was a too-brief outing that nonetheless showcased her formidable talent. Cherry on top: As with everything My Athens, a portion of proceeds will benefit Athens Area Habitat for Humanity. [Gabe Vodicka] EVENT | Saturday, Apr. 20

Wuxtry Record Store Day Show Caledonia Lounge ¡ 6 p.m. ¡ $5 (FREE with

wristband) Like Christmas for music nerds, Record Store Day rolls around yet again, with its requisite promises of ultra-limited edition singles and long-awaited box sets. This year, beloved local retail institution Wuxtry Records will celebrate with a typically heavy load of RSD loot, plus a brand new installment in its Record Store Day compilation series. The CD will feature exclusive tracks from 14 local bands, including Muuy Biien, Easter Island, Madeline, The Rodney Kings, Helen Scott, Tunabunny, Casper and the Cookies, TaterZandra and Monsoon. Purchase of the comp will earn you a wristband for free admission into Saturday evening’s Caledonia show, where nine of the bands featured on the CD will perform. Synergy! Take note: the show is set to begin at the insanely-early-forAthens time of 6 p.m. Greene [Gabe Vodicka] MUSIC | Tuesday, Apr. 23

The Athens Cowboy Choir, Orange Twin Family Band Flicker Theatre & Bar ¡ 9 p.m. ¡ $TBA The men of The Athens Cowboy Choir, a group founded by Nick Gould and including Brian Poole, Matt Nelson, Joe Rowe, JoJo Glidewell and many more notables, perform the tunes of Norman Luboff, the creator of the mid-century Norman Luboff Choir and a songwriter known for his mellow, echoing vocal arrangements. Luboff influenced the layered harmonies of the Beach Boys, whose walls of weaving vocals and sparse instrumentation are as close a comparison as can be offered, if paired with the genteel air of a bygone cowboy. The ACC (as the group calls itself) plays more casual versions of Luboff’s songs, while staying true to his celebration of nearly unaccompanied voices. Improvisation is minimal in the ACC’s vocal collaboration, where each note sounds as loudly as the rest. [Sydney Slotkin]

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