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Music and Silence Herb Guthrie As Flagpole was going to press we heard the terrible news that our friend and longtime Athens musician Herb Guthrie has been killed in a car crash in Africa. We will post more details online at www.flagpole.com as we learn them. Our sympathies go out to Herbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family and friends. Herb was a kind and gentle man whose passing we mourn.

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Welcome to AthFest and to Athens. The Athens with its lively downtown scene that is so hospitable to AthFest didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just happen. There was a time not so long ago when the spaces on the upper floors of most buildings downtown were vacant and unused. When a few urban pioneers started talking about turning them into apartments, the fire chief at the time stood up in a city council meeting and announced that he could never allow people to live downtown because of the fire hazard. In the same vein, the first guy who pulled a couple of tables and some chairs onto the sidewalk outside his restaurant was cited for obstructing traffic. Even earlier, the local JayCees spearheaded the campaign to change the law to allow the sale of whiskey, and all along the people of Athens, led by far-seeing preservationists, were fighting to prevent the demolition of landmark buildings and close-in neighborhoods at a time when the new and the ugly were obliterating the old and the beautiful. What they saved makes Athens what it is and makes our town hospitable to people who appreciate living on a human scale and are thereby helped to create their own beauty in music and art and writing.

So, AthFest celebrates not only the music but the town that nurtures it and the people who understand the dynamic among art, commerce and governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a collaboration apparent all around us in the Athens feted this weekend.

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She was 69.

Araleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name was almost too perfect, as if it were a literary device. Yet it is her actual name. And Aralee, with a cloud of salt and pepper hair and lightning bolt tattoo on her cheek, was definitely real, if sometimes larger than life.

Her fierce devotion to her writing never tempered her gentleness of spirit. She championed the underdog, the underserved and the under-appreciated, while giving short shrift to the self-righteous, the imperious and the prejudiced.

Most of all, through her poetry and that of others, she sought truth in Aralee Strange all its hiding places. Her works are often visceral responses to her keen observations of the inconsistency and injustice, as well as the striking beauty and love associated with the human experience.

Aralee would state that she organized Word of Mouth to encourage the poet in all of us, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because poetry is about paying attention to that which contains a truth, but is more, much more, than simple truth. In poetry there is clarity of language, in short supply these days. I say people should pay attention, sign up and mouth offâ&#x20AC;Ś in poetry and in life.â&#x20AC;?

Next month, and each month thereafter, Word of Mouth will welcome poets of all stripes to pay attention, sign up and mouth off. As one of Araleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many poetic admirers has already put it: Even a blind man might discern/ her lucent light still doth burn.â&#x20AC;? [Excerpted from a statement by Araleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends]

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letters OBIT FOR CHARLES HUDSON

Charles and his wife, Joyce, whom he married in 1968, returned to Kentucky in 2009 and have lived happily in downtown Frankfort ever since.

Charles was beloved by family and friends for his twinkling eyes, his gentleness and humor, his sharp intellect, his unwavering honesty and the love and appreciation he characteristically had for the people around him. In his last years, he especially enjoyed the company of small children.

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Charles M. Hudson, Jr., died peacefully in his Frankfort home on June 8 at the age of 80.

The cause of death was a heart attack.

Charles was one of the world’s leading scholars in the early history of the native peoples of the American South. He published 16 books, the best known of which are The Southeastern Indians and Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun: Hernando de Soto and the South’s Ancient Chiefdoms. Most recently he penned historical novels, including The Cow Hunter, which will be published in 2014 by the University of South Carolina Press.

Born in 1932 on a farm on the Kentucky River near Monterey, KY, Charles moved with his family to Frankfort, KY, at the age of 14. He attended Frankfort High School, where he played football and developed an interest in ideas and literature.

After graduating in 1950, he joined the Air Force and served in communications intelligence in Japan during the Korean War. After discharge, he used the GI Bill to attend the University of Kentucky, where he studied anthropology, which he loved for its broad vision of human existence and experience. He graduated in 1959 with a bachelor of arts degree and won several scholarships and fellowships, including the Woodrow Wilson Scholarship. With this support, he studied graduate anthropology at Charles M. the University of North Carolina, earning his PhD in 1964.

In that same year, he joined the faculty of the University of Georgia and spent his entire career there, retiring in 2000 as professor emeritus of anthropology and history. It was in his retirement that he took up the writing of historical fiction.

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Currie of Louisville, KY and Nick Currie of Kentucky; by his three great-grandchildren, Noah Currie, Faith Currie and Hudson William Michael Currie, all of Kentucky; and by his honorary grandson, John Everett Fallis of Frankfort, KY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Emergency Community Food Pantry of Franklin County—PO Box 48, Frankfort, KY 40602—or to any other local food pantry.

Joyce Hudson Frankfort, KY

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world. Don’t laugh, I say, just look at what people are doing with arming themselves today. Our government continues to hand out money. What will those recipients do when it stops? Only the meat eaters will survive.

The Civil War that Matthew mentioned was not fought over slavery, but self-determination. It is too bad that the South lost, because we will fight that war again. When the zombies get hungry, they will leave the projects and look for whatever they can find to eat. They will not know how to provide for themselves and will destroy what they cannot consume.

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Enjoyed the Republican Party article

by Matthew Pulver (May 29). Inspired me to think. (Editor’s note: But not too hard, apparently.)

The Republican Party of Georgia is unique We live in Oconee County and lost our dog in that it represents many different factions for 22 days. We put signs everywhere, but no of Georgia politics. There are the lifelong one spotted our Weimaraner, Sammie.

Republicans whose parents, grandparents Oconee County resident Jarrett Eidell spotand great-grandparents were Republicans, ted her under the Georgia Power dam while and then there are those deserters from the fishing. He called his wife to get the phone Democratic Party who number off one of our saw the future when signs and texted us Lyndon Johnson that he saw our dog.

BUMPERSTICKER OF THE WEEK: became president.

We high-tailed over Want Smaller Government?

Progressive to the dam as fast Democrats have as we could but did Move To Somalia evolved who believe not understand that Send your sticker sightings to letters@flagpole.com. the sooner we she was in the pillars become all of one that held up the dam. color, throw out So, he and his sweet the morals and the Constitution and ask the son, Matthew, jumped in the river and led me government to provide us with everything, and my husband to where Sammie was. The the better off our country will be. How has it water was very rough near the overflow, as it worked for Egypt? had just rained, and the current was dangerBut first they have a real big challenge: ous. He told his son and myself to stay back, how to destroy peoples’ common sense. Thus, and he and my husband found her, 22 pounds the Georgia Republican Party, people with thinner and very scared, but otherwise OK. We common sense, know that when more horses all swam to safety on the bank and took her are riding in the wagon than pulling the immediately to the vet for examination.

That is a short version of what happened, wagon, the wagon stops moving. It is not that the horses do not want to pull the loaded but I wanted you to know about his heroism, wagon, but they can’t any more. and how he risked his life to save our dog. He The last thing that we as Americans want never hesitated. to see happen is the ethnic cleansing and Janie Sanders religious civil war that is going on around the Watkinsville

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Hudson, Jr. Charles is survived by his wife, Joyce Rockwood Hudson of Frankfort, KY; by his two children, Charles M. Hudson, III, of Athens and Ann Rebecca Currie of Louisville, KY; by his brother, James C. Hudson of Frankfort, KY; by his two grandchildren, Christopher Michael

city dope Downtown’s Getting New Parking Meters Athens is a small town. Not much to do in the evening.

So Chuck Horton is about to re-enact the famous scene from Cool Hand Luke where Paul Newman uses a bolt cutter to snap off all those parking meters (except he won’t be drunk, probably). The Athens Downtown Development Authority parking director is fed up with all of the broken meters downtown, and he wants them replaced.

“It looks bad for the city,” Horton told the ADDA board last week. “We’ve got folks coming in, the Methodists coming in, and we’ve got busted meters all over the place.

“I think something needs to be done, because you’re losing money.”

Sixty of the old coins-only meters are broken, Horton said, and the rest will be soon.

“They’re just dinosaurs,” ADDA Executive Director Kathryn Lookofsky said. “We’re not going to be able to keep them running.”

Horton urged the ADDA to replace 400 of the 517 old meters with new ones that also accept credit cards (similar to those already installed on Lumpkin Street and a few other locations downtown). Those 400 will be cannibalized for parts and used to keep the other 117 running.

The ADDA board forwarded the request to the Athens-Clarke County Commission, which holds the purse strings. $256,000 in SPLOST funds is already set aside, so funding shouldn’t be a problem, according to Commissioner Mike Hamby, an ADDA board member.

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The new meters won’t take long to pay for themselves.

Horton estimated that broken meters are costing the city $9,000 a month in lost revenue.

While the coins-only meters will be gone soon, the muchloathed pay-and-display meters are staying. I’m not sure why they’re so hard to figure out, but every time I walk downtown, I see someone staring at a pay-and-display meter as if it were written in hieroglyphics. You put money or a credit card in, punch in how much time you want to buy, get a receipt and put it on your windshield. It’s not rocket science, people.

(Unless the meter is broken, that is. Which seems likely.)

Of course, some people have difficulty operating any type of parking meter. I was walking past the Georgia Theatre recently and saw two guys in suits (at 6 p.m. on a Saturday, no less) trying to stuff a dollar bill into a meter’s credit card slot.

Horton also wants to buy 189 sensors that will be buried in the pavement, detect when a car leaves a space and reset the meter to zero. When drivers take advantage of leftover time, it costs Athens-Clarke County money.

“Pennies add up to a good bit of money,” he said.

It would only be fair if the sensors also refunded your money for time left on the meter, but of course that’s not happening.

Downtown News: Lookofsky’s contract ends June 30, and the ADDA board still has not hired a replacement. The board called a meeting for Monday, June 17, after Flagpole went to press.

Check Flagpole.com to find out who they hired.

UGA College of Environment and Design Professor Jack Crowley said he is “pushing very, very hard” to wrap up the downtown master by the end of the month, too.

What Redistricting Hath Wrought: Remember that time that party-switching Republican legislator guy decided to mess with our commission districts? And you weren’t sure which district you were in anymore or who represented you? Well, we’re still dealing with the fallout.

Next July, many Athens voters will very likely have to go to new polling places to vote. Precincts used to be neatly divided along commission district lines. But now, with the new districts, they don’t make any sense. Harry Sims’ District 2, for example, used to have two precincts, J.J. Harris and Stroud elementary schools. Now, after redistricting, District 2 includes parts of seven precincts, and those precincts are split among multiple commission districts. It’s all very confusing.

ACC Election Supervisor Gail Schrader wants to change that.

She has proposed reducing the number of precincts (now 24) and reconfiguring them to once again match commission district lines.

“I think this would make it a lot easier for everybody to understand their precincts,” Schrader said.

The popularity of early voting means that polling places are not as busy as they once were. Almost half of voters cast ballots before Election Day last year, Schrader said. So other local governments, including Chatham, Muscogee, Paulding and Lowndes counties, are cutting back on precincts.

Schrader said she didn’t know yet how many precincts Athens should have or where polling places would be. But each of the 10 commission districts will have at least one polling place, two if the district has more than 4,000 active registered voters.

Commissioners Mike Hamby and Jerry NeSmith raised concerns about the proposal. They wondered whether reducing the number of polling places would make voting more inconvenient and questioned whether people in their diverse districts would leave their neighborhoods to cast their ballots.

“We don’t want to make it not so appealing for people to vote,” NeSmith said.

Schrader wants to expand early voting, adding a second Saturday as well as two new locations in addition to the downtown Board of Elections office. One would be on the westside, probably at Georgia Square Mall, and the other on the eastside, possibly at the police station on Lexington Road.

Those locations will be near public transit, and she also noted that both political parties offer free rides to the polls.

New Kroger: There’s the Murder Kroger (on Ponce in Atlanta), the Disco Kroger (in Buckhead) and the Hipster Kroger (on Alps Road). Get ready for the Colossal Kroger.

The grocery chain wants to tear down the vacant K-Mart on Barnett Shoals Road and build a new 106,000 square foot store that’s twice the size of the one there now. And that’s on top of the annoyingly huge expansion at Alps and the 123,000 square foot Kroger under construction on Highway 29. Bring your phone when you go; you’ll need Google Maps to find the checkout.

Coming Up: New precincts are on the commission’s agenda for discussion Thursday, June 20, and a vote Tuesday, July 2. So is the Selig development downtown.

Commissioners won’t take public input Thursday (it isn’t allowed on any zoning items at agenda-setting meetings) but their questions and comments may indicate how they’re leaning. Given the narrow issue of ground-floor residential units that’s on the table and the concessions Selig has already made, they’ll have no reason not to approve the special use request in spite of the project’s shortcomings.

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The Irish author Oscar Wilde once wrote, “I can resist anything except temptation.”

Wilde could have been writing about Georgia politicians when he penned those words. The elected officials in this state have proved time and again that when it comes to temptation, especially the temptation of dollars, some of them just can’t resist it.

The latest example to make the news is state Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta), who’s facing the prospect of a federal trial on numerous counts of mail, wire and tax fraud that could bring a prison sentence of as long as 20 years and fines of as much as $250,000.

Brooks has been a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for more than 30 years. As a legislator, he has championed many of the causes he took up as a civil rights activist. One of those campaigns involved removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, an effort that succeeded in 2001.

There seems to have been another side to Brooks as well.

A federal grand jury returned a 30-count indictment in May that accuses him of diverting funds from two nonprofit organizations he had been operating for nearly 20 years.

From 1995–2012, it is alleged that Brooks solicited more than $780,000 in contributions for an outfit called Universal Humanities that supposedly was established to combat illiteracy in disadvantaged communities.

Instead, prosecutors say that Brooks was using the money to pay such personal expenses as home repairs, furniture, lawn service, life insurance, entertainment, personal credit card expenses, dry cleaning, electronic equipment and jewelry.

Brooks, the president of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, also has been accused of secretly opening a GABEO bank account with himself as the sole signer. He is charged with depositing donations that he solicited for GABEO into this

account—about $300,000—and using the money to pay personal expenses.

“It’s a very disappointing day,” U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said at a news conference discussing Brooks’ indictment. “Representative Brooks has done much good in his life, both as a state legislator and civil rights leader.”

Marietta lawyer Roy Barnes, who as governor conferred with Brooks and other black legislators on changing the state flag, is defending him against the federal charges.

Barnes argues that the situation involving Brooks can be attributed to “bad bookkeeping, maybe, but not a crime.”

A jury will determine whether Barnes or federal prosecutors are closer to the truth.

Even if only a few of the charges are true, Brooks pulled off quite a scam on the corporations and individuals who thought they were donating money to help distressed communities and the people living there.

Brooks is not the only elected official to find himself in this kind of spot. Gwinnett Commissioner Shirley Lasseter pleaded guilty last year to taking a $36,000 bribe in exchange for her support of a proposed development.

Another Gwinnett commissioner, Kevin Kenerly, was indicted on a bribery charge involving allegations that he accepted $1 million to secure approval of a land purchase for the benefit of a developer (Kenerly has denied the charge). Just a few weeks ago, former Sumter County commissioner Al J. Hurley of Americus was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison after his conviction on charges of attempted extortion and bribery.

These are just a few examples. I’m sure the readers of this column could tell me about cozy dealings happening in their part of the state as well. The temptation of money, as noted above, sometimes is just too powerful to resist.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com

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High Speed Rail Could Be Coming to Athens

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omewhere, E.H. Culpepper is smiling. but upgrading existing tracks will have plenty of hidden costs, The late Athens civic leader, who died in 2009, he says. spent 20 years of his life trying to get commuter While the greenfield route runs north of Nicholson, Crowley rail from Athens to Atlanta. Now, with the Federal believes it could come further south, near Sandy Creek Park.

Railroad Administration and Georgia Department As part of the downtown master plan Crowley is writing, he is of Transportation looking at options for high speed rail from pushing GDOT to buy the little-used freight rail line that runs Atlanta to Charlotte, NC, his dream is closer to being realized. through UGA's East Campus for $6 million and turn it into a But it may take another generation. people mover. That same line could also serve as a spur linkKnown as the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor, the first ing the greenfield line to the Multimodal Center in downtown leg will run along existing tracks at speeds of 85-110 miles Athens. per hour between Richmond, VA, Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, "You could very easily take the line we're working on in the NC, starting between 2018 and 2022. Track upgrades are being downtown plan and send it northward," he says. funded with $620 million from the 2009 federal stimulus People who couldn't make it to the Suwanee meeting can package. still weigh in by visiting www.dot.ga.gov/atlantacharlotteHSR. The next step is a feasibility study for the Charlotte-toThere's plenty of time. Not to throw sand on anyone’s tracks, Atlanta leg of the corridor, which is where Athens comes in. but GDOT is scheduled to select a route in 2015, and trains Five potential routes run along existing tracks or interstate won't be running before 2025. highways—two through Greenville, SC, two through Augusta "Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be alive when it happens," and one through Athens. A sixth possibility is a "greenfield" Eldridge says. route that would run about 15 miles north of Athens.

GDOT said the city would be getting passenger rail service Athens residents turned out in force for a public hearing in as far back as 1998, the former mayor says. "The Multimodal Suwanee. Athens was better represented than any other city, Center is where it is today because GDOT virtually told us, yes, according to GDOT spokeswoman Natalie Dale, which doesn't commuter rail is coming," Eldridge says. surprise her.

A GDOT study found that the "Athens, by nature, is thought of as Athens-Atlanta line was on the a more innovative, progressive, forward- “Unfortunately, I don’t think wrong side of a cost/benefit analythinking community," she says. sis, Dale says. Eldridge chalks up to I’ll be alive when it happens.”

Athens Area Chamber of Commerce the failure to commuter buses that President Doc Eldridge, Athens started running in Gwinnett County.

Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Chuck Jones Folks like Culpepper and developer Emory Morsberge conand Classic Center Executive Director Paul Cramer were among tinued to push the "Brain Train" connecting UGA with research those who made the trek by shuttle van. universities in Atlanta. But it was stuck on GDOT's priority list "Not only did we have a sizable contingent, we were very behind an Atlanta-to-Lovejoy line that the state never ponied vocal," Jones says. up the money for.

High speed rail could take congestion off of Highway Still, Dale calls the site selection process progress.

316 and bring more visitors to Athens by making travel from "That seems like a long time to a citizen, but working in Hartsfield-Jackson Airport more convenient, Jones says. People the transportation industry, that's around the corner," she says. riding the train from Atlanta to Charlotte or Washington, D.C. "That's moving." could stop in Athens and spend money, the way driving travelGDOT's support for high speed rail does show a shift in the ers stop in Macon or Augusta, he says. agency's attitude toward modes of transportation that aren't Athens will face competition from other cities, though. highways. It's all about choices, Dale says—plane or train; pay 'We support high speed rail and think it would be transfora toll or sit in traffic. "Transportation can't be one size fits all mational for the area," says Leslie Fletcher, communications anymore," she says. manager for the City of Greenville. "We, of course, want it to After a preferred route is chosen, the next steps are a feacome through Greenville and have said that we would like for sibility study to determine whether enough people would ride it to run through our train station in downtown Greenville, it to make it worthwhile, then finding a source of funding. The though GSP would be desirable as well." project doesn't have a price tag yet, and costs would likely be GSP is the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport. That route—the split. greenfield route that would be built from scratch—is "probCrowley, though a supporter, is pessimistic the project will ably (GDOT's) preferred option," Eldridge says. It has a number ever make it that far. Questions remain at GDOT, too, about of advantages, according to University of Georgia College of whether Southerners will embrace rail the way commuters in Environment and Design professor Jack Crowley. the denser Northeast have, Dale says.

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UGA Employees Fight for Domestic Partner Benefits

If

Asen Kirin had a wife, it wouldn't be a problem to put her on his University of Georgia health insurance. But since he is gay, his partner is on his own.

Georgia doesn't recognize same sex-marriages and prohibits spending state funds on benefits for unmarried employees' partners. Kirin and other UGA employees say they feel targeted by that policy, which they say discriminates against gay employees and hurts faculty and staff recruitment and retention.

“Every spouse of every faculty member—every spouse of every employee at the university—gets something that I can’t even dream of,” Kirin says.

Kirin, associate director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, lives with his partner of 15 years, who is self-employed and must buy his own insurance.

“This is the most unattractive, unappealing and excessively expensive option that you can possibly conceive of,” Kirin says. “It gives you nothing, it charges you all the time. This is not a secret. These are not desirable insurance policies. They do whatever they wish, they deny services, they increase the premiums. So ultimately, the most expensive options on earth are these private insurance policies that you can buy.”

Kirin says his partner suffers from allergies but is reluctant to see the doctor because even routine wellness procedures are exorbitantly expensive under his insurance policy.

Worrying about his partner’s health has become a psychological burden for Kirin.

“You have to think about it, and you have to budget about it. We are one serious disease away from ruin,” he says. “Everybody’s placed in this position. And the delusion that you’re building a life, that you have stability—that’s a delusion. You’re one serious illness away.”

Emotional stress is just one effect of the state’s and UGA’s stance on domestic partner benefits.

“This kind of policy is not simply DeeDee Kane inferior by comparison to what I get,” Kirin says. “It is offensive and demeaning to live in the 21st Century, to be associated with an academic institution and to have this in your life.”

May 1 brought a small victory for Kirin and other employees in domestic partnerships. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby gave UGA permission to extend “soft” health care coverage, such as dental, vision and accidental death insurance, to the domestic partners of UGA employees.

Employees cover the entire cost for soft benefits themselves; no state funds are involved.

“I really do think that this is a good thing,” Kirin says. “If we don’t acknowledge that this is a progress, we will really stall the bigger progress… to the day when everyone at the University is treated equally. Because that’s not now.”

A Long Campaign It is the latest step in decade-long effort to win benefits for domestic partners. When music theory professor Adrian Childs moved to Athens with his partner in 2001, he joined a group of faculty and staff called the Domestic Partnership Coalition of the University System of Georgia. They worked to convince the University System Board of Regents to grant healthcare benefits to the domestic partners of university employees by adding them to existing health insurance programs. The group succeeded in getting resolutions passed at several schools, with UGA’s University Council approving a resolution in 2002, but the regents did not respond.

In 2004, the coalition disbanded as its members focused on fighting an amendment to the state constitution that reinforces the state ban on gay marriage, denies recognition of any

other union in Georgia and prohibits conferring the benefits of marriage onto domestic partners.

“I think the switch of focus came because the complete silence from the Board of Regents meant that the statewide strategy of 2000 to 2004 probably wasn’t going to lead to any actual policy change,” Childs says. “But we had hope that we could achieve something locally, even if we couldn’t achieve anything system-wide.”

UGA faculty then began lobbying for a soft benefits policy like those passed by Georgia State University in 2000 and Georgia Tech in 2003. The University Council approved the drafted policy in 2005, but Adams withheld approval until 2006 as he sought legal advice. The university then began offering domestic partners some soft benefits, such as UGACards and access to the Ramsey Center, libraries and city buses.

In 2007, Georgia State, Medical College of Georgia and UGA faculty again passed resolutions asking the Board of Regents to address the issue. Once again, the resolutions went unacknowledged.

Kirin was involved in some of these early efforts, but frustrated by the board’s consistent silence, he distanced himself from the movement.

“I got so disheartened and depressed to witness the mechanisms of what happened back then that I could not possibly subject myself to going through this again,” he says.

In 2012, Ricky Roberts became chairwoman of UGA GLOBES and revived the issue. With the help of Georgia Equality and Lambda Legal, she drafted a new proposal that asked the university to privately fund a domestic partner benefits program.

“Basically, all we’re looking for is equal pay for equal work,” Roberts says. “These employees do the same work and are eligible for the same benefits as their coworkers, but they’re not getting them simply because they happen to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. And that’s just not right.”

The University Council approved a version of Roberts’ proposal in September, and Adams wrote to the Board of Regents in December to ensure that a privately funded soft benefits program would be permissible. He also inquired about the possibility of privately funding full benefits. Huckaby responded in favor of soft benefits funded by employee contributions. He expressed uncertainty about the board’s role in the creation of a full benefits package, but did state that it would have to be “truly private—privately funded, privately insured, privately accounted for and privately administered.”

The university will begin implementing its new soft benefits policy June 30, the last day of Adams’ 17-year tenure as president. The question of full benefits, however, “will, unfortunately, require further study,” Adams said in a statement.

“I am very pleased with this step,” says Janet Frick, a psychology professor and chairwoman of the University Council’s Human Resources Committee. “I think it is a good and important step along the road. It’s not the end of the process, but it is a part of the process.”

The Next Steps UGA is late in that process compared to other schools.

Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, Georgia Perimeter College and Georgia Regents University (formerly MCG) began offering soft benefits to domestic partners without seeking approval from the Board of Regents and have been doing so for years. Seventy-two percent of public universities already offer domestic partner benefits, with the top 10 offering full benefits.

“I know for a fact there have been candidates for high level positions at UGA who have turned us down because we didn’t have this in place,” Frick says. “It’s not just the people who benefit from it—it’s a marker of how progressive a school is in terms of its benefits. So even for people who don’t personally need it, they still look at it as a sign of commitment to issues of diversity and justice and equality. So it does not look good that we don’t have that.”

The new GLOBES chairwoman, DeeDee Kane, joined the Terry College of Business in 2011 after spending three years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which has offered domestic partner benefits since 1999.

“For myself personally, going from a university and a state where I had domestic partner benefits and the right to marry, into a state without either of those things was sort of—somehow I now am less of a person in the eyes of the state,” she says.

Kane doesn’t need the benefits herself at the moment, but that’s Ricky Roberts not the point. “It’s more the concept. It’s more the having than the using,” she says. “It just feels like you’re on equal footing with everybody else.”

Although it may take time to get them, Kane is hopeful about the push for full domestic partner benefits. “I think given the situation and given the complexities of funding, it makes sense,” she says. “It’s still unfortunate that we don’t have full benefits. I mean, it’s a fairness issue, it’s an equity issue, but it’s also a political issue. And so it has to be handled appropriately.”

There are ways to circumvent the state ban. According to GLOBES, the University of Wyoming’s external research funding revenue, most of which comes from the federal government, pays for its benefits, and the University of Arizona allows employees with domestic partners to pay the same premiums as those on the state-funded plan while providing a separate plan for them. The University of Florida uses money from grants, federal contracts and the University of Florida Foundation to fund its program.

Proponents in Athens hope to use the UGA Foundation in a similar way.

With a participation rate between 0.5 and 1 percent at most schools with full domestic partner benefits, Frick expects about 50 people to sign up at UGA at a cost of about $270,000.

“The amount of money is minimal compared Janet Frick to other expenditures,” Kane says. “The money is somewhere. I know in this fiscal climate, things are tight, but the money is somewhere. If there’s a will, there’s a way.

We can do this. And I think the people generally want to see it happen—it’s just a matter of how.”

For now, Kane, Frick and the others wait to see how incoming President Jere Morehead will address the issue. Morehead declined to comment, through spokesman Tom Jackson.

“President Morehead has a lot on his plate as he comes in, so we understand that this process will take some time,” Frick says. “But I feel confident that it won’t fall off the radar at this point.”

In the meantime, Kane hopes to lead GLOBES in collecting data about faculty retention and loss over the issue of domestic partner benefits.

“I think that would be useful to know,” she says. “We don’t have that data. A lot of it’s anecdotal, but it has happened, and I do know it’s happened. And that’s a loss for the university.”

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

• indicates new review AFTER EARTH (PG-13) “Excruciatingly boring” sums up After Earth. Did you watch Castaway and think the film would be better with Jaden Smith substituting for Tom Hanks and Jaden’s papa, Will, for Wilson? Then enjoy this bland hunk of science fiction. After their spaceship crash lands, a father and son (the Smiths) are stranded on Earth, abandoned by humanity years earlier.

This flick should have been The Smith Family Robinson; instead, it’s another shovelful of dirt in M. Night Shyamalan’s cinematic grave.

ART ROSENBAUM: MURAL IN PROGRESS The first night of AthFest’s film festival features Alan Flurry’s documentary about acclaimed local artist and musician Art Rosenbaum, who performs live prior to the screening. Rosenbaum is creating a mural on the University of Georgia campus about Georgia political history.

(Ciné) ATHENS PICTURE SHOW SHORT FILMS As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest, Ciné is screening several short films including ABC Cinema: Take2 (directed by Evan Seitz), Brian’s Brain (Tyler Patrick Reeves), Celebrity Space Trash (Kevin Chen), Flirting with Death (Bryan Redding), Inertia (Travis Lee Ratcliff), Lily (Brett Vaughn), Limbo (Tim Dowse), Owen’s Hobby (Zachary J. Burke), Pigman: A Love Story (Katherine English), Powerless (Andrew Shearer) and The Tree Painting (Marie Kafeero). (Ciné) BASICALLY FRIGHTENED: THE MUSICAL MADNESS OF COLONEL BRUCE HAMPTON As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest Rock Docs Series, Ciné will screen this official selection of the Atlanta Film Festival.

Colonel Bruce Hampton might not be known to all, but many luminaries in the music industry—including Dave Matthews, Peter Buck, Derek Trucks, Phish, Widespread Panic and writer-director-actor-musician Billy Bob Thornton—think the world of the Colonel. After watching this documentary about the surrealist father of the jam band, you might agree with them.

Director Mike Koepenick will be in attendance. (Ciné) BEFORE MIDNIGHT (R) In 1995, we met Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) on a train to Vienna in Before Sunrise; in 2004, Jesse and

Celine reunite for an afternoon in Paris in Before Sunset. Now the unlikely trilogy continues nine years later, as Jesse and Celine spend time in Greece.

Again, director Richard Linklater and stars Hawke and Delpy share screenplay credits. It’s about time to catch up with this indie romance.

THE BLING RING (R) Using their Internet savvy, a group of teenagers (Emma Watson, Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Taissa Farmiga and Claire Julien) track celebrity whereabouts (victims include Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom) and rob their unoccupied homes. Sofia Coppola based her script on Nancy Jo’s Vanity Fair article detailing this wild and crazy true story.

EPIC (PG) Based on William Joyce’s book, The Leafmen, Epic is like Star Wars in a forest; wait, that would just be Return of the Jedi. Unbeknownst to humanity, the forests are protected by the Leafmen, who constantly do battle with the Boggans, led by Mandrake (v. Christoph Waltz). M.K. (v. Amanda Seyfried) must team up with wizened soldier Ronin (v. Colin Farrell) and young turk Nod (v. Josh Hutcherson) to ensure the survival of the forest. The movie does far too little to avoid Star Wars comparisons; it practically invites them. See bird racing (pod racing) and the two slugs who give off a distinct R2D2/C3PO sidekick vibe.

FAST & FURIOUS 6 (PG-13) The unlikeliest blockbuster franchise of alltime puts Dominic “Dom” Toretta (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and the gang on the heels of big bad Shaw (Luke Evans), as they seek to recover Letty (Michele Rodriguez).

These movies keep improving under the direction of Justin Lin and screenwriter Chris Morgan. If a muscle car mag filled with bikini-covered boobs and chrome was adapted into a movie, this flick would be it. This live action comic book sags in the talky, plotdriven sections, but gets back on crazy course whenever the gang gets behind the wheel for another car chase.

FRANCES HA (R) Could this be Greta Gerwig’s big Lena Dunham-ish break? She co-wrote this comedy with director Noah Baumbach (The Squid & the Whale), and judging from the trailer, it could be an indie smash.

Frances (Gerwig) works for a dance troupe, though she’s not a dancer,

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and goes all in for her dreams. With Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver (“Girls”) and another daughter of Meryl Streep, Grace Gummer. (Ciné) GEORGIA DOC BLOCK As part of AthFest FilmFest, Ciné is screening several short documentaries with a connection to the Peach State. The films include Art Rosenbaum: Mural in Progress; Athens Revisited, a doc about the original inhabitants of the Lyndon House; Birdwatching, an account of the Oconee Audobon Society; Testify, Beyond Place, which chronicles the resilience of the Mount Zion AME Church; and Hog Hammock, the Sapelo Island doc. (Ciné) GEORGIA GUIDESTONES MOVIE The indie documentary, Georgia Guidestones Movie, in which the history of Elbert County’s one of a kind granite monument is recounted returns to Athens as part of the AthFest FilmFest Athens Picture Show Series. If you’ve never seen the landmark, featuring ten precepts for humanity in eight

adventure. The Iron Man franchise goes 0 for 3 on villains; none are in Iron Man’s league. Such minor quibbles don’t devalue Iron Man 3’s entertainment worth; it’s one high quality blockbuster.

• MAN OF STEEL (PG-13) Superman returns (again) with Christopher Nolan tasked to give Supes his Dark(ened) Knight treatment. Then Nolan, writer David S. Goyer and director Zack Snyder realized Superman is an alien and nearly impossible to ground in the real world. Their solution: Treat the material like serious science fiction. The extended time spent with Superman’s birth parents (Russell Crowe rules as father Jor-El) on dying Krypton is the film’s strongest, most original segment. The middle chunk, retelling Kal-El’s transformation from a hunky Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) into Superman, intriguingly tweaks a wellknown origin with the benefit of fatherly wisdom from Kevin Costner’s Jonathan Kent. Despite some well-executed set

Neutral Milk Hotel added another show! different languages, you can see the movie. Filmmaker Mike Reser and narrator Paul Floyd will be in attendance.

The soundtrack was written by local musician Kyle Dawkins. (Ciné) THE HANGOVER PART III (R) If one’s main complaint about the second Hangover was that it was a mere narrative retread of the original with a geographical transplant, then The Hangover Part III has addressed your concern. Gone are the weddings, the hangovers and the amnesia. The Wolfpack—Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis)—now find themselves charged with finding escapee Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) by crime lord Marshall (John Goodman).

THE INTERNSHIP (PG-13) As a follow-up to stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s Wedding Crashers, this movie would have killed in 2007.

Of course, the economy hadn’t quite tanked at that point, so the tale of two down-on-their-luck salesmen forced to tackle a Google internship wouldn’t quite have had much relevance—not that a buddy comedy from Vaughn/ Wilson has much relevance in 2013.

IRON MAN 3 (PG-13) Happily, Shane Black has taken over the Iron Man franchise from Jon Favreau, and it’s mostly a blast right out of 1987. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) may be the rare superhero alter ego that is more interesting out of costume, but watching him investigate a mystery in Small Town, Tennessee (child sidekick in tow) felt more like episodic television than the initial, post-Avengers solo

pieces pitting Superman against fellow Kryptonian General Zod (cast standout Michael Shannon) and his alien army, the final act never fully takes flight.

MAYAN BLUE As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest Athens Picture Show Series, Ciné and locally based Standoff Studios offer a glimpse into a 2000year-old lost city. This breathtaking film documents an expedition to the Mayan city of Samabaj, recently discovered beneath Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.

Standoff Studies team members in attendance include director Rafael Garcia, producer/underwater cameraman Lawson Barnes, writer Hamilton Craig and producer/cameraman Jeremiah Chapman. Recommended for anyone impressed by Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams. (Ciné) MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) Pixar tries sequelizing another of its popular properties. Hopefully, Monsters University will be Toy Story 2/3 great, not Cars 2 ugh. Witness the first meeting of best buds Mike (v. Billy Crystal) and Sully (v. John Goodman) when they weren’t so keen on one another.

Knowing Pixar (and evidenced by the trailers), the movie should have some cute, ingenious ways of tweaking college life for young monsters. I’d rather have an original flick from Pixar, but there’s always next summer.

MUD (PG-13) Director Jeff Nichols attempts to channel Mark Twain, and hits the target square in the bull’s eye.

Two teens—Ellis (Tye Sheridan, Tree of Life) and Neckbone (newcomer Jacob Lofland)—discover a boat in a tree. They also discover Matthew

McConaughey’s Mud, a fugitive living in the boat in the tree, while he waits to escape with the love of his life, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). Mud watches like a work of modern literature, capturing the last gasps of a dying culture as one boy becomes a man. (Ciné) MUSCLE SHOALS As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest Rock Docs Series, Ciné will host a special preview screening of this documentary about the Muscle Shoals, AL, music scene.

This official selection of the Sundance Film Festival features rock legends like Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Bono and more attempting to explain the musical magic—that “Muscle Shoals Sound”—emanating from a small town on the Tennessee River. A special father and son musical conversation/collaboration with David and Patterson Hood will follow the screening. (Ciné) NOW YOU SEE ME (PG-13) Four street magicians (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco) are enlisted in a mysterious, magical plan to do something, but nobody is really sure what until the last reel. Hot on their heels is a dogged FBI Agent, Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), and a debunker of magicians (Morgan Freeman). Now You See Me is as entertaining as it is eye-rollingly contrived.

Louis Leterrier keeps the illusions moving along too fast for anyone to see through the script until the reveal.

OBLIVION (PG-13) The new Tom Cruise action, sci-fi spectacle is a visual/aural knockout. After fighting off an alien invasion via nuclear destruction, humanity has moved off-planet to Titan, a moon of Saturn. Two people, tech Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) and his communications liaison Victoria (Andrea Riseborough), have been left behind. Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski co-scripted Oblivion from his own graphic novel, and the whole narrative coheres rather well.

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG) Disney’s latest family blockbuster reveals the wizard’s own cyclonic entry to Oz. Carnival magician and con man Oscar Diggs (James Franco) meets three witches—Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams)—who believe him to be the great wizard whose appearance in Oz was prophesied. Oz won’t make anyone forget the original, but it doesn’t shame its memory either.

A PLAGUE SO PLEASANT As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest Athens Picture Show Series, Ciné offers a late show for all Athens’ horror hounds.

Shot in Athens, A Plague So Pleasant posits that zombies aren’t vicious or mean unless provoked. Now humanity has come to grips with living amongst the living dead. Apparently, a 16-yearold potential Tom Savini created the zombie effects from household products and liquid latex. Meet filmmakers Benjamin Roberds and Jordan Reyes, who will be in attendance. (Ciné) THE PURGE (R) In the future, America is a paradise of low unemployment and low crime, all thanks to the Purge instituted by the New Founding Fathers. One night every year, all laws are suspended for twelve hours. During this Purge, any citizen may empty themselves of all the pent-up rage and frustration by doing whatever violence they want. Mostly, the Purge affects the poor. But this Purge is different, as the wealthy Sandins family’s young son

lets in a bloody stranger, who is being hunted by a creepy pack of rich kids that want their prey returned to them.

Despite the slight bait-and-switch, this flick is a fine example of how to do an exploitation-thriller right—emphasis on tension, intimidation and bloody violence.

SPROCKETS 100% LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO SHOW Who said music videos were culturally irrelevant? As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest Athens Picture Show Series, Ciné hosts the longest running film festival for music videos in the world.

(Yours truly had a video submitted in Sprockets’ predecessor, the Eyeball Music Video Festival. It featured Dayroom. Remember them?) Past winners include “Bright Whites” by Kishi Bashi (directed by Brett Vaughn) and “The Fear” by Lovett (directed by David Bruckner, who contributed my favorite sequence in V/H/S). (Ciné) STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG-13) The second film in J.J. Abrams’ revamped Trek-verse, is the best Star Wars movie since 1983. Don’t think I typed that wrong. The second new Star Trek is the giant, sci-fi, matinee serial that the Star Wars prequels never were.Trek has never looked better, been more thrilling or more humanly humorous. Star Trek 2 seems like the luckiest of numbers; this sequel achieves Khan-like greatness.

TEENSCREEN SPOTLIGHT As part of this year’s AthFest FilmFest Athens Picture Show Series, Ciné presents a glimpse into the future of Athens filmmaking. Local teens Christian Shupe, Deonte Collins, Tristan Cartildge and Phillipe Claytor are responsible for the action thriller, H3 F2ll from the 2ky. The screening will be followed by what could be a fascinating Q&A wilth Shupe, Collins, Cartlidge Claytor and Tylar Carver, the teen genius behind the makeup effects for A Plague So Pleasant. (Ciné) • THIS IS THE END (R) This potfueled “apoc-comedic” nightmare from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg is far funnier than most meta-comedies starring comic actors as themselves.

The “real” personas concocted by Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride fuel this raunchy end of the world get-together. On the night of James Franco’s housewarming party, the seeming Rapture occurs, leaving behind this band of famous faces to survive on a Milky Way and little more.

Turning to and on one another, These guys make the day of reckoning fun.

WHAT MAISIE KNEW (NR) A contemporary retelling of the acclaimed novel by Henry James, What Maisie Knew stars newcomer Onata Aprile as six-year-old Maisie, who struggles through the divorce and subsequent custody battle of her parents, an aging rocker (Julianne Moore) and an art dealer (Steve Coogan). Thrown into the mix are her parents’ new partners, Maisie’s former nanny (Joanna Vanderham) and a young bartender (Alexander Skarsgard). Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel (The Deep End and Bee Season). (Ciné) l WORLD WAR Z (PG-13) The early buzz was not kind, but now that Brad Pitt’s zombie apocalypse/summer tentpole is nearing release, the word isn’t all bad. Max “Son of Mel” Brooks’ bestseller was an oral history of the zombie conflict, requiring some reworking by several scripters (including popular comic scribe J. Michael Straczynski, Damon Lindelof of “Lost” and Drew Goddard, who wrote Cloverfield and The Cabin in the Woods). Brad Pitt stars as the UN employee racing around the globe attempting to stop the impending zombie doom.

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The 20 Most Athens Bands of AthFest

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AthFest week, which means it’s time to drink. And eat. And walk. And drink some more. And look at art.

And sweat a lot. (Which reminds us: Stay hydrated!

Wear shorts! Take a cab! Et cetera!) But most importantly, there’s music to see. An ass-ton of it, to be exact. Amidst all the noise, it can be tough for non-residents to get an honest sense of the local scene. That’s where your new pals at Flagpole come in. This year, we’re asking: What makes an Athens band?

We pondered the question over Jittery Joe’s in the morning and Terrapin at night, and here’s what we found.

First and foremost, to be an Athens band, well, you’ve gotta hail from Athens. (For an exception to the rule, see number 20 below.) Still, that’s not quite enough. Athens has to be in you, man. You don’t have to embrace a particular sound—in fact, bonus points for venturing outside the pop parameters established by a certain trendsetting trio so long ago. Likewise, don’t worry about adhering to any set of structural guidelines.

As Flagpole’s Gordon Lamb notes below, “There is no proper order to how things take root in Athens.”

Here’s a little-known fact: the Classic City is home to some of the most dedicated yet under-appreciated folks in the world.

To be an Athens band is to put your entire self into what you do, despite no promise of earthly reward. Never mind money, sleep or social status. If any of that comes, it’s a happy bonus.

Here are 20 incredible artists on the AthFest schedule that we think exemplify this attitude to a T, from the raggedest rockers to the upstart freaks they’ve inspired:

19. Manray

16. The Skipperdees

There have only been a couple of times I ever deigned to invent a genre name for music I couldn’t otherwise describe.

The first wound up already existing, but the term “complicated-core,” coined for Manray, stuck. That was well over a year ago, and damn if it still doesn’t fit hand in glove. This powerhouse four-piece—three bros by blood plus one brother from another mother—cut their teeth on punk and hardcore, sharpened them on math-rock and use them skillfully and willfully to chomp huge chunks out of rock and roll’s bloated carcass. Let’s eat! [Gordon Lamb] (Saturday, Caledonia Lounge, 1 a.m.)

The music of folk duo The Skipperdees is most accurately described in the band’s own words: They write sad songs, but are happy people. Followers of the band’s online presence can attest to the duo’s smart, collegiate wit, and although their music is solidly pre-electricity Tennessee Valley, members Emily and Catherine Backus reside entirely in the 21st Century. Their debut album, Here’s To Hoping, was released in 2011. Although old-timey in the strictest sense, it crackled and sighed with a heartache and brittleness beholden to no single tradition more than that of being tragically and reluctantly human. [GL] (Saturday, Melting Point, 8 p.m.)

20. NYMPH

17. k i d s

14. Athens Tango Project

Songwriter K. Jared Collins has gone through so many bandmates over the last couple years that it would be easy to miscategorize his passion. “I kinda just couldn’t stand not having as much control as I wanted,” he told Flagpole in an interview last year. But with a recent slew of brilliant releases, Collins has proven the validity of his haze-pop vision soundly enough to dispel any notion of egomania. Musically, the dude knows what he wants, and he finds ways to get it. His current live band, which includes members of Velocirapture, is tight and turbulent in all the right places. [GV] (Saturday, Georgia Theatre Rooftop, 9 p.m.)

There’s some statistic floating around that for a town its size, Athens has three times more restaurants than it should.

That’s because the town’s young population craves variety (or maybe can’t cook). Either way, in many ways, we’re blessed with more international flavors than even Atlanta. Same goes for tunes. With UGA drawing students from across the globe, we’ve got a diverse group of backgrounds eager to share musical histories. ATP bassist Laura Camacho hails from Argentina, home of the tango, the propulsively rhythmic, emotional and populist art form. Expect a little bossa nova and jazz in there, too. [Chris Hassiotis] (Saturday, Pulaski Street Stage, 1 p.m.)

We’ll call NYMPH the least most Athens band on this list, ‘cause technically, they’re not from Athens. But the Brooklynbased group has built on its local connections for years, and having absorbed into its fold three key members of nowdefunct Athens psych-rock powerhouse Dark Meat, NYMPH is now more Athens than ever. The band plays an intricate, brainfried sort of worldbeat that should appeal to studied free-jazz aficionados and contemporary indie fans alike. [Gabe Vodicka] (Saturday, Farm 255, 12:30 a.m.)

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18. The Rodney Kings The trash-bag musical aesthetic of The Rodney Kings can colloquially be called garage rock, but all sorts of bands come out of garages. This is primitive caveman rock filtered through years of late nights and daily imbibing of mid-20th Century teenage outsider culture. It sounds like the guitars are strung with cat guts, the drums pounded with animal bones. The Rodney Kings lose their minds so you don’t have to. Even so, if your feet aren’t sloshed in beer and your body soaked in sweat after seeing them, you have failed as an audience member.

[GL] (Friday, Max, side room, 12 a.m.)

15. Moths Moths’ Jacob Morris seems as content to perform by himself as he is to play with up to nine musicians at a time. Past and present collaborators include Aaron Wegelin, John Fernandes, Madeline Adams and many others. The relaxed musical dynamic so common around town can be heard in his non-tortured brand of singer-songwriter sound, which reflects Athens in one of its happiest moods: taking life as it comes, searching equally for amusement and sincerity. [Sydney Slotkin] (Friday, Little Kings Shuffle Club, 12 a.m.)

13. New Madrid One of the most compelling Athens success stories of the past year, the kids in New Madrid went from house-show mainstays to big stage headliners in the blink of an eye. The group’s widescreen Americana has earned it comparisons to My Morning Jacket, but the band’s is a more earthly and intricate sort of music. A recent signee to New West Records, New Madrid is poised to woo the world beyond the Loop very soon.

[GV] (Friday, 40 Watt Club, 10 p.m.)

12. The Dream Scene Javier Morales’ long-running outsider pop project has taken an unexpected turn towards the center in recent months.

Mesmerizing songs like “Escape” and “Always” owe explicitly to mid-’80s Prince, insanely catchy verse-chorus monster jams that, in the context of The Dream Scene’s live show, where Morales is backed by various arty Athenians, compel the crowd to move. But Morales still finds opportunities to get weird: other tunes, like the whirling, claustrophobic “Sugar Free,” are products of the same Zappaesque abandon that birthed The Dream Scene’s now-cult classic Christmas album. [GV] (Friday, Georgia Theatre Rooftop, 10:30 p.m.)

11. Tunabunny Athens’ art-rock history is well documented, but for all the legendary status ascribed to it, no one seems to remember that the majority of it happened with miniscule audiences and lateto-the-party press coverage, if any. Tunabunny started its own journey a handful of years ago, quietly expanding its noise-pop into full-bore and fully-realized gems. The band released its third LP, Genius Fatigue, last year, and is gearing up for a second tour of the UK. If you leave town without catching these guys, you’ll be left playing catch-up, instead. [GL] (Friday, Ciné, 1 a.m.)

10. Powerkompany Having recorded their lush new electro-pop album, I am More Than This, on their own in a basement here in town, Marie Davon and Andrew Heaton make DIY look like NBD. Like most other Athenian musicians who don’t attain street cred until they’ve had their hands in a dozen projects, Powerkompany isn’t Davon and Heaton’s first, or only, gig in town. And not only have they cut teeth in Venice is Sinking and Packway Handle Band, respectively, but the duo can be seen regularly scouting other bands at bars on weekends. [Dan Mistich] (Saturday, Hull Street Stage, 1:45 p.m.)

9. Dream Boat/Hope for Agoldensummer Songwriting sisters Claire and Page Campbell are the anchors of a growing cadre of powerful female singers who exemplify the independence and tenacity of Athens. Their decade-old folk project Hope for Agoldensummer has transitioned from “great Athens band” to an example cited alongside Pylon and Drive-By Truckers when we’re trying to express just how good we’ve got it here. Its younger sister in every sense, Page’s newer outfit, Dream Boat, takes Hope’s pure, dark sound and adds a layer of atmosphere and windy mysticism—folk for a more modern audience. [SS] (Friday/Saturday, The World Famous, 11:15 p.m.)

8. Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy “It’s time for me to move on to the next great thing, whatever that may be,” Shonna Tucker wrote on the Drive-By Truckers’ website two years ago when she left that group after eight years as its bassist. “I am, without a doubt, not done.”

It’s often a truly Athenian thing to make promises that go unfulfilled, but it’s (thankfully) just as characteristic of our town for people to meet and even exceed expectations. That’s just what Tucker’s done, assembling her terrific band, Eye Candy, from some of Athens’ finest scene vets. Debut album A Tell All should be out soon. [CH] (Saturday, Pulaski Street Stage, 4:45 p.m.)

7. Dave Marr There’s only a handful of songwriters in town whose names are spoken with reverence years after their peak activity. Dave Marr is one of them. And, as luck has had it, his activity has increased exponentially in the past couple of years. Known for his work with the well remembered Athens country group the Star Room Boys throughout the 1990s, Marr is armed with two sleeves full of new tunes and over a decade of life experience

since that band’s demise. There’s perhaps no better way to close out a Friday night in Athens. [GL] (Friday, Caledonia Lounge, 1 a.m.)

6. Muuy Biien All slippery slopes have a slush pile at their bottom where their combinant ideas gather. So it’s not really all that weird, per se, that hardcore punk wunderkinds Muuy Biien grew backwards out of an ambient music solo project. There is no proper order to how things take root in Athens, and those who have tried to impose the industry’s standards have been almost universally disappointed at Athens’ shoulder-shrugging. Muuy Biien jitters and streaks and shakes and doesn’t do anything it doesn’t want to. And the outside world holds it as paradox that this is a huge part of the reason the band’s name is spreading so rapidly. [GL] (Friday, Ciné, 12:15 p.m.)

5. Ceiling Fan Few bands represented the early-’90s slacker ethic as well as Ceiling Fan. That is, the music came first and everything else in life—major employment, decent living arrangements, air conditioning—fell to a distant second place. Their Minutemen/ Meat Puppets-inspired tunes were laid-back enough to draw the ear of those ambling past the long-gone Frijolero’s, where bands performed with a huge picture window behind them, and strong enough that their demos and eventual albums are still spinning in local homes years after their release. Unmissable.

[GL] (Friday, Pulaski Street Stage, 5 p.m.)

4. Reptar Athens loves a good party. If you’ve caught a live performance from local pop gods Reptar over the past few years, whether a well publicized gig or one of many last-minute “secret shows,” you know the band brings more than a ton of energy and fun to the stage. If you finished high school more than five years ago, though, you might want to limber up; these guys have a tendency to get the young folks dancing.

Their headlining set at Flagpole’s Georgia Theatre showcase on Friday night may not exactly be hush-hush, but it promises to be one hell of a good time. [DM] (Friday, Georgia Theatre, 12:30 a.m.)

3. Bloodkin In this town, what comes around has a tendency to stay around. The guys in Bloodkin are proof that Athens is the perfect place for young people to set up shop while they’re trying to figure out the rest of their lives. Having moved to Athens from West Virginia, Daniel Hutchens and Eric Carter have

stuck around town for over two decades, playing their brand of Southern-influenced rock and collaborating with a host of luminaries, including former Rolling Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys. But while the members of Bloodkin may be some of the most seasoned rockers playing AthFest, you won’t have to shell out $500 to hear them play a great set. [DM] (Sunday, Pulaski Street Stage, 4:30 p.m.)

2. Patterson Hood and the Downtown Mystic Rumblers “Who needs a downtown when there’s a Walmart next door?”

Patterson Hood asked in “When It’s Gone,” his 2012 lament, performed with a supergroup of Athens musicians, about a certain smiley-faced big box rumored at the time to be coming just yards from his Potterytown house. It was the perfect ode to a city that prides itself on buying local, and drew national attention to the anti-Wally World forces. Athens won: Walmart pulled out, and developer Selig Enterprises drastically altered its design. Hood, an Alabama native, has adopted the Classic City as his hometown with the fervor of a convert. You’re almost as apt to find him or his wife, Rebecca, at a zoning meeting as at the 40 Watt. Other than strapping on a guitar, what could be more Athens than giving greedy developers hell?

[Blake Aued] (Sunday, Pulaski Street Stage, 7 p.m.)

1. Modern Skirts Modern Skirts have played tuneful, thoughtful, catchy and charming pop together for nine or 10 years, give or take. The band has lived lives as most incarnations of an Athens band: a little-known startup opening shows; steady-gigging locals with an audience of friends; venue-packing heartthrobs for the college crowd; a group of young people touring overseas; a group whose members become eager to explore different paths, and not necessarily together; friends.

By the time they announced an amicable split earlier this year, Jay Gulley, JoJo Glidewell, Philip Brantley and John Swint had released three albums and a number of EPs and singles in their decade as a band. This is the same amount of time that the Beatles were together. This is longer than the entire disco era and longer than the United States’ most recent Iraq war, though not as long as its current Afghanistan campaign. This means the people who will enter UGA as freshmen this coming year were 8 years old when the Modern Skirts started playing.

People in Athens can find something they love to do, and do it very well. People in Athens can spin their wheels for years looking for something like that. People in Athens can set aside things they loved in order to explore new ideas. Are you the same person you were 10 years ago? [CH] (Friday, Pulaski Street Stage, 9 p.m.)

Non-AthFest Happenings Happening During AthFest Breakfast of Champions · Normaltown Hall · Saturday, June 22, 10:30 a.m. · FREE! The folks at Normaltown Records are not only offering free admission to their Saturday morning shindig, which features stripped-down performances from Buxton, New Madrid and throwback-country troubadour Daniel Romano, but also free breakfast tacos while they last. Shake off the shakes with a Bloody Mary and some bloody good tunes.

Clayton Street Music Festival · various venues · Wednesday, June 19–Saturday, June 22, various times · FREE! The first annual CSMF, organized by local outfit Fifth Records & Radio, was designed to give bands not selected for AthFest showcases a chance to perform while the crowds are in town. Taking place at various bars on, you guessed it, Clayton Street, the fledgling fest features a lineup of local folk, Americana and singer-songwriter types. Feeling fatigued? Take a break from the bedlam on the west end of downtown and go east, young man. (At press time, the schedule was still being finalized. See facebook.com/ClaytonStreetMusicFestival for the latest info.)

Dirty Athens Day Party · Caledonia Lounge · Saturday, June 22, 1 p.m. · FREE! The Caledonia Lounge’s annual Saturday show always features a jaw-dropping lineup of buzzworthy local talent, and this year is no different. The impressive schedule includes scene mainstays Maserati, as well as Muuy Biien, White Violet, New Madrid, Shaved Christ, Shade, TaterZandra and plenty more. Plus, Flagpole’s Gordon Lamb is usually on hand serving up free hot dogs. Kill that hangover. Kill it! See the full lineup, including set times, in this week’s Calendar.

SKYFest · Nowhere Bar · Thursday, June 20–Sunday, June 23, 7 p.m. · $5 ($3 w/ wristband) A stylistically varied set of bands will take over Lumpkin Street hangout Nowhere Bar all weekend long: from the hip hop/funk hybrid of Showtime to the reggae-tinged tunes of Lowdive and the classic rock of The Woodgrains, there’s something for everyone at the first annual SKYFest. Though it’s not an AthFest-affiliated event, organizers are offering a discounted door price with a wristband.

Slush Fund Day Party · Little Kings Shuffle Club · Saturday, June 22, 1 p.m. · FREE! Right in the middle of the AthFest madness sits Little Kings, home to one of the best patios in town. So, yeah, it’s usually pretty crowded on Saturday. But the Slush Fund party makes it worth your while to stop in: this year, the Atlanta-based label presents another great afternoon of day-drinkin’ music from the likes of The Electric Sons, Thayer Sarrano, The Empties and more.

Summer Solstice Concert and Cookout · New Earth Music Hall · Friday, June 21, 5 p.m. · FREE! Celebrate the new season and kick off the weekend with music from a trio of locals: Dangfly!, Beauty and the Beard and Scott Low and the Southern Bouillon, as well as out-of-towners Caine McDonald and The Romans. Plus, “burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs and plenty of beer.”

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Hello, people. I want to start this week’s news off with a hearty welcome to everyone visiting Athens for AthFest. Sure, you’re here for the music, and I get that. But I’d also encourage you to amble past the immediate downtown area and explore our town a bit.

The local music scene wasn’t born in a vacuum, and couldn’t exist without Athens itself.

So go out and absorb some of the look and feel of the Classic City. In the famous words of our own William Orton Carlton (“Ort”), “This is one of the most Zen places on earth.” To you locals, don’t sweat this week’s column being so ultra-positive and AthFest-oriented. We’ll get back to the usual nitpicking program next week, but we’re Southerners, and this week, we’ve got guests. It’s not polite to complain when you’ve got company.

Now, on with the show…

Bid Early And Often: The annual AthFest autographed Gretsch guitar auction is happening again this year June 17-26 via eBay. As always, the proceeds will benefit AthFest Educates, which aims to “educate, inspire and foster an appreciation of the arts in students

Thayer Sarrano at the elementary and middle school levels” by providing instruments to local schools and contributing to various music-related scholarships, among other programs. The guitar itself was donated by Gretsch Guitars, whose CEO, Fred Gretsch, is a particularly enthusiastic supporter of the cause. This year’s guitar is autographed by country music superstar Jason Aldean, who sold out Sanford Stadium this past April. The guitar itself is a Gretsch Nashville model 6120 SSU (aka the “Brian Setzer Model”) and was built in 1998. Oh, and a snazzy case is included for the winner. Head to eBay, search for “AthFest” and you’ll find it! If you need to ask any specific questions, direct them to Jeff Montgomery via jeff@athensmusic.net.

Building Your Dream Has To Start Now: Looking for something that straddles the tiny thin line between madness and genius? Then get yourself to the Go Bar Saturday, June 22 and see Xanadu…Alive! Before you ask, no, 33 years isn’t enough time to totally bury the memory of the truly execrable Olivia NewtonJohn vehicle, so the memory and the music live on. And when you lower your defenses enough, you’ll find the music is actually quite entertaining. This project is the brainchild of James Husband (ex-of Montreal), and he’ll be joined this night by Marie Davon, Michael Jefts, Sarah Robbins, Nicholas Robbins and Stanley Walker II. Where else are you going to see both an Olivia Newton-John and

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Jeff Lynne (ELO) impersonator in one place?

Exactly. It starts at midnight, so coffee up.

Download-N-Load: Need something to help you filter out some of the confusion and feelings of being overwhelmed by all the choices you’ll have to make during the AthFest club crawl? If our 20 Most Athens Bands of AthFest feature isn’t enough for you (see p.

12), head to athfest.com/venue-schedule and download the AthFest Club Crawl Mixtape.

Consider this set of tunes a companion piece to the official 2013 compilation CD, because it focuses solely on artists performing after the street stages are closed. It’s a really solid bunch, too, including Thayer Sarrano, murk daddy flex, Cracker, Blue Blood, Glasscrafts, Bambara, Manray (who chose its track “Gordon Lamborghini” for inclusion. Thanks, y’all!), Easter Island, pacificUV, The Rodney Kings, Hope for Agoldensummer, Four Eyes and more.

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Neat In The Street: Remember when I talked about venturing outside of downtown way up at the top of this page? Well, the Athens Welcome Center (280 E. Dougherty St.) can help you do just that.

There are several selfguided walking tours you can get information about (and maps), and since you’re here for the music, why not go ahead and take the selfguided Athens Music History Walking Tour?

This tour was developed initially in 1998 by the Welcome Center itself, revised the next year for inclusion in the 19992000 Flagpole Guide To Athens by then-music editor and scene mainstay Ballard Lesemann and revised three times hence. The current incarnation was overseen by Paul Butchart (The Side Effects), Greg Reece (Redneck Greece Deluxe)and Van Burns, all under the direction of Welcome Center director Evelyn Reece. Head to athenswelcomecenter.com for more information.

Take Home A Sackful: If you’re in town for the first time this week, or one of those folks that returns intermittently, you’re probably going to discover a whole bunch of bands that you’d like to hear more of. But, in addition to scanning your local entertainment listings to see if your new favorite group of rapscallions is coming to your burg, why not satiate your ears in the interim with some quality live recordings? There are two wonderful resources available to you: the unmatchable Southern Shelter, at southernshelter.com, and Patch & Dent, at patchndent.com. Between the two, there are literally hundreds of archived live recordings, of which my thumbnail sketch says over 90 percent skew toward Athens artists.

Do a quick scan yourself, and you’ll recognize lots of names from this week. Head to either one and stream or download to your heart’s delight. But, you know, if you’re gonna pig out, at least consider donating a few bucks to the cause. Bands may play for free sometimes, but bandwidth charges march on.

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Behind the Scenes

This is American Music Helps Bands Navigate a Changing Industry

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can start with a truism: the music industry has been overhauled in the last few decades. In some instances, this has meant that once-stable institutions, like record labels, have gone the way of the dodo and disappeared into the ether. For some, this consequence is cause for celebration. For Corey Flegel and Jay Cooper of This is American Music, an Atlanta-based label with myriad Athens ties, this simply encourages innovation and a changing of roles on their part.

“Whatever a modern record label has become, we’re that. We do it ourselves,” says Flegel. The two friends (a word they both emphasize in discussing their business venture) formed TIAM with their comrades Sean Courtney and Nick Nichols, of Mississippi and Tennessee, respectively, a few years ago with the mission to help their friends in bands navigate the changing industry. Flegel says he got into the business after going on tour with Glossary, an alt-country outfit from Tennessee, and wanting to help out his friends in any way that he could.

Cooper, an attorney by trade, joined the fold because of what he describes as “being sympathetic to the cause.” He began by setting up the initial contracts and getting the company’s legal issues sorted out. Although he may hold a degree in law, Cooper is hardly a suit—his passion for great music shines through in conversation, and he’s adamant that his label functions more as a support system for his friends rather than a cash cow.

Existing in a nascent form since December 2010, TIAM’s mission depends on the band and the record that it’s working with.

“We don’t do the same thing for all our artists, and we don’t do the same thing for all our records,” says Cooper when asked to describe TIAM’s vision. Although Athens indie aficionados will recognize many of the bands who have worked with the label (Dana Swimmer, The District Attorneys, Grass Giraffes and T. Hardy Morris, among others), Cooper, Flegel and their partners remain in a background role, willing to learn any facet of the business in the interest of helping their bands.

(Cooper is blunt when he says that he doesn’t like to involve the label in booking, but he

also says that TIAM is willing to go that route if it means its artists will benefit.)

TIAM has made headway in Athens in addition to working with local bands. The label will host an unofficial festival kickoff party at the 40 Watt Club on Thursday night, headlined by local power-pop legends David Barbe and the Quick Hooks. It also had a hand in putting together the lineup for Little Kings’ AthFest showcase Saturday, featuring Dana Swimmer and Ruby the Rabbitfoot, among others.

In discussing his label’s role with this year’s AthFest, an event that he describes as “a gathering of the tribe,” Cooper mentions that he hates the word “networking,” and that while he’ll be plenty busy with his label’s events, he’ll also be having his share of fun.

Flegel agrees that AthFest is the perfect mix of business and pleasure. “AthFest is so laid back and not at all like South by [Southwest]. I’m not sure Athenians know how well they have it.” As he sees it, events like this one give the label an opportunity to get to know fans and artists that might not be affiliated directly with their venture.

“Because of the way our deals are structured,” Cooper says, “we don’t have a clear bright-line that says, ‘These are our people, and those aren’t.’”

What’s next for the upstart label? Flegel is optimistic that good things will continue to come—especially since TIAM is planning “an aggressive release schedule” for the summer, with albums being released every Tuesday in June and July. “My business card says ‘Quarterback,’” Flegel says with a laugh.

Although the title may be a joke, his label’s commitment to helping bands negotiate an unsteady industry is anything but.

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The group is especially aware of the risk of alienating its audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that vibe,â&#x20AC;? says Taraka, â&#x20AC;&#x153;of going to a museum and feeling like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some sort of joke going on and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not in on it.â&#x20AC;? Prince Ramaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way around this is to be as forthright as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the difference between performance art and experience art,â&#x20AC;? Taraka says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a certain vulnerability that comes along with the idea of experiential art: weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also putting ourselves out on the line, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all taking a risk, giving a part of ourselves, losing a part of ourselves.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this openness that makes the band so disarming, despite its elaborate aesthetic.

Prince Ramaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website is a neon blitz of competing visionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not unlike the style of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Party Party Partners collective, with which the band has close ties. But what might come off as an attempt to occlude the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity (making a record in which you pose as ten different bands, for example) is actually far more complex. Rather than presenting a fully formed identity of itself for its audience to passively accept, Prince Rama invites its audience to participate, to help create a new identity.

Never Forever premiered earlier this month, on Rockaway Beach in Queens, NY. The screening was held in a white geodesic dome that the Museum of Modern Art had set up to serve as a temporary exhibition space and community center, an odd if inspiring act of outreach in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Groups of young folk approached at sunset, straggling up from the beach, knocking sand from their Vans. Inside the dome, hipsters and locals mixed. A DJ played. The Larson sisters passed around cake. The film rolled: a rock opera featuring songs from Top Ten Hits, that I.M.M.O.R.T.A.L.I.F.E. number among them.

Somehow, the odd setting, not to mention the blood jacuzzi and glitter onscreen, combined to make the message that much more inspiring: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those who see me shake/ I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break/ I will live forever.â&#x20AC;?

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or each track on Prince Ramaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest record, Top Ten Hits of the End of the World, sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson pose as a different band. The result is a concept album, a kind of post-apocalyptic best-of compilation. As eschatological visions go, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartening: Instead of Viggo Mortenson wandering the gray wastes, the rapture has left us with 10 danceable gems from â&#x20AC;&#x153;bandsâ&#x20AC;? like Taohaus and Nu Fighters.

The inspirational message extends to the songs, best summed up on the second track,

by I.M.M.O.R.T.A.L.I.F.E.: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those who live for love/ Will not lose/ They will live forever.â&#x20AC;?

When director Lily X. Wahrman approached the Larson sisters about making a film based on the album, she might have known what she was getting into. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are all the things youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to have in your dream movie?â&#x20AC;?

Wahrman reportedly asked. The Larsonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reply, according to Taraka: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You really wanna know?

Zombies, motorcycles, like, 12 Abercrombie models,â&#x20AC;? and, Nimai interjects, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A jacuzzi of blood, babies, a psychedelic gym and, like, glitter.â&#x20AC;?

Wahrman wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fazed. Taraka describes the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaction: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just taking notes, like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Uh-huh? Uh-huh?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

The film, Never Forever, is the latest in a series of bizarre activities involving Prince Rama, a band intent on blurring the lines between music and performance art. The group has held exercise exorcisms and disco yoga classes. On its website you can find a link to a manifesto, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Now Age,â&#x20AC;? which outlines its aesthetic philosophy. (Indicative chapter: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mirrorball as Panopticon.â&#x20AC;?) The overall effect of such broad activity might be overwhelmingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or worse, off-putting and gimmickyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for the faith Prince Rama puts in performance as an act of engagement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to make people feel welcome,â&#x20AC;? Nimai says. The band strives to make its shows as inclusive as possible. As Taraka explains, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;sort of like jamming. You can do a musical performance, or you can jam with someone. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more interested in jamming with the audience.â&#x20AC;?

Practically speaking, this can mean either incorporating visuals into the conventional concert setting, or breaking out of that convention entirely. The main thing is to mix it up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The shows canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be totally the same every time,â&#x20AC;? says Nimai. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic crowds and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun crowds, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to be open to all of them.â&#x20AC;?

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Please join Altamaha Riverkeeper at Big Dogs for a leisurely paddle (suitable for beginners) on the Middle Oconee River.

Following the paddle, at 2:30, we will meet back at Big Dogs for a Meet the Riverkeeper party featuring music by Shonna Tucker and Eye Candy.

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Duke (Aaron Newman). Observing the action and providing commentary is a redneck Greek chorus: Betty (Greer Caldwell), who took over the park from her suspiciously late husband; Lin (Asia Meana), short for Linoleum, whose husband is on Death Row; and Pickles (Mandy Riley), who regularly suffers from hysterical pregnancy. The chorus also serves as all the minor characters, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re kept hopping throughout the play.

As Norbert and Jeannieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th anniversary approaches, Norbert is at the end of his rope.

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One of the great things about community the fact that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hate it. And there is the theater is that you get to see just about every surprise. While the experience of most commuconfiguration of human ambition imaginable nity theater productions is of a cast and crew paraded forth for your entertainment. Freed laboring hard to live up to the material, this from the burden of profit that plagues profesis one of the rare instances where the playsional theater and interested only in making enough to keep the lights on, local troupes can stage just about anything that challenges them to work around the limitations of space and budget, and the results are often amazing. Take the Athens Community Theatre, home of the Town & Gown Players. Its stage is relatively tiny compared to others around town and if anyone had suggested to me that Cabaret, The Lion in Winter, or The Rocky Horror Show could be staged in that limited real estate, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have laughed. And yet they did, and very well.The downside of pleasant surprises, however, is that after awhile they stop being surprises and just become givens, and if oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job is to write about theater (or any other single topic), one starts looking for new angles to break the monotony. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll admit that sometimes I hope for a show I can pan, just to break things up.

Linoleum (Asia Meana), Betty (Greer Caldwell) and Pickles (Mandy Riley) form the redneck Greek chorus.

The Great American Trailer Park Musical, by Betsy Kelso and David Nehls, is a show I could pan easily. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meant ers manage to transcend it. This Trailer Park seemed assured, until an abductor snatched to be a piece of over-the-top cartoonish fluff Musical is executed in lively and enjoyable their baby and drove the devastated Jeannie about the lives and obsessions of white trash, fashion and is worth checking out. indoors and isolated from the cruel world. but while thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of cleverness and good Set in Armadillo Acres, a trailer park in Distraught to distraction, Norbert meets up songs to be found here, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only so many the fictional town of Stark, Florida, located with Pippi, who has moved into the next ways one can rephrase the same joke before squarely in the urethra of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wang, the trailer over and is dancing at the local strip itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mined out, and that happens about twoplay follows a tawdry love triangle between joint, and the two of them hook up. As thirds into the first act. middle-aged toll collector Norbert (Don Jeannie struggles to overcome her agoraphoImagine my surprise during Town & Gownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smith), his agoraphobic wife Jeannie (Amy bia in time for their anniversary, Norbert is current production when, as a truly surreal Miller), who has not set foot outside their drifting further and further away from her, but musical number led to intermission, I found trailer in 20 years, and Pippi (Melissa Baxter), in a trailer park nothing can stay a secret for myself enjoying the play. As I said, there are an Oklahoma stripper on the run from her longâ&#x20AC;Ś especially with a built-in chorus ready many reasons not to, and yet I was startled by psychotic, magic-marker-huffing boyfriend to sing the news.

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The musical numbers, and there are a lot of them, are engaging and incorporate a wide variety of genres, often surprisinglyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I mentioned the last number in Act One, which is too weird and wonderful to spoilâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but often tend to veer off into too much cleverness for their own good. The execution, on the other hand, is fantastic. Director Jonathan Sparks is very good at choosing strong and facile voices for his shows and conducting them, and the musical numbers, especially those of the chorus, are very well done.

Smith and Miller are veterans, and they deliver solid performances here. The girls in the chorus are good in their primary and secondary roles, with props to Riley every time she comes out wearing a hat shaped like flan (youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see). Newman does his best with his sorely underwritten character. The real surprise here, however, is Baxter, making her debut in this show.

She has a key part, key songs and key choreography, and she pulls all of it off splendidly. Amy Miller is a formidable singer, but during a number late in the show Baxter trades licks with her and holds her own, displaying some seriously impressive diva chops.

The set design is simple but functional, taking advantage of every inch of available stage not occupied by Sparksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; solid house band, who necessarily perform onstage. Particularly nifty is a gimmick that allows us access to the interior of Norbert and Jeannieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trailer. The sound is good, with only one of the actors unobtrusively micâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

The Great American Trailer Park Musical is not a great play by any means, but Town & Gownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production is a great production, and the end result is quite entertaining and a very pleasant surprise.

The play continues at the Athens Community Theatre behind the Taylor-Grady House Thursday-Saturday, June 20-22, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 23, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18, $15 for students and seniors, $10 for students on Thursday, and may be purchased at www.townandgownplayers.org or by calling 706-208-8696.

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grub notes FISH TALE: It seems to happen every few years that some entrepreneur, enamored with the chill pace of life in Athens but wishing it were a little more like the beach, decides to open up a seafood restaurant here, despite the fact that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a good four hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drive from the coast. I get the impulse. Beach life, with its seafood shacks and even more laidback atmosphere than our own burg, is great.

Who wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to recapture it (apart from a hyper-locavore)? But, valiant though the attempts might be, seafood is at its best fresh out of the water, and besides, much of the appeal of your various low-key marineoriented eateries derives from your being in a vacation frame of mind.

Chris Lloyd, owner of Hilltop Grille on Atlanta Highway, a successful clone of Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, has done a great job renovating the formerly run-down gray house right at the Five Points intersection into Marker 7 Coastal Grill (1195 S. Milledge Ave., 706-8503451), exactly such a seafood restaurant, targeted to the folks who put flip-flop stickers on their cars. Like his original venture, it has art supplied by his father-in-law, Jack Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in this case a charmingly sloshed-looking pelican holding a beer, the condensation from which drips into an alligatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth. The big deck (semi-covered) contains a majority of the seating, and even when the weather is hot, the large tree that hangs over it adds nice shade. Hefty wooden furniture from reclaimed

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The menu isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t terrifically ambitious. The weirdest thing on it is sriracha, cheerfully explained by a waitress as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a Japanese hot sauceâ&#x20AC;?(not quite, but close). Your absolute best bet is the basket of fried catfish, which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound super sexy but is damn well executed. At $10, with a giant pile of Old Bay-dusted fries and some decent coleslaw, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also fairly priced. The starters are OK fun. Smoked salmon pimento cheese may be served Marker 7 Coastal Grill with rounds of toasted bread that feel a little stale, but the flavors of pimento, cheese, salmon and dill all centerpiece of the shrimp and andouille are come through well, without fighting. The fried simply cooked and good, but the andouille is artichoke hearts are a touch salty, but make a cut too thin; the grits upon which they sit are good bar snack. The mahi burger with dill aioli rather too much on the gritty side; and a side is among the better fish burgers in town, but of red beans and rice is made with Spanish the fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s served on a split English muf- rice and overcooked beans. fin, presumably because the patty is too wet Stick to the simpler stuff and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be hapfor anything else to hold up, feels strange. pier, which, after all, is kind of the attitude The fish tacos (also available in a shrimp the restaurant promotes, with a no-reservaiteration) can be grilled or fried, and the staff tions policy that leads to people hanging out recommends the former. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure that on the lawn waiting to get in, and a coozie no grilled fish taco can ever beat one made delivered to your table with your beer. Said with fried fish, but I trusted their strong beer list has some nice options, as do the opinion. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not very exciting, despite wine choices, and although drink specials that sriracha aioli, and you had better prep arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very heavily promoted, the restaurant

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GROCERY ADVENTURES: Taj Mahalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relocation to 2161 W. Broad St., just down from the Alps intersection, means slightly smaller digs, but the store has as much crammed in as ever. Chest freezers line the windowed wall, and refrigerators abound, with prepackaged frozen meals and ingredients, as well as considerable amounts of meat (lamb, goat). Some digging can reveal tiny veggie samosas, frozen and packed in a Ziploc bag, which can be soggy when reheated but have a flavorful filling. The staff may seem busy complaining about unloading heavy boxes, but is happy to help you locate spices and other ingredients (asafetida either ground or in a brick, whole black mustard seeds, tamarind paste), which are always priced ridiculously low. English cookies and candies are arrayed to the side of the counter, promoting impulse buys. Hot food is sometimes available, too, as previously, but have a backup plan in mind, in case itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not. The store doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open early, but it closes fairly late and takes credit cards.

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AthFestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth official comedy showcase is bringing six dudes to the stage who are sure to make you roll. Over the past decade, Austin-based headliner Brendon Walsh has graced (or defaced) popular programs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Kimmel Liveâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conan,â&#x20AC;? while making various appearances on networks like Comedy Central, HBO, TBS and TruTV. The mind-boggling, always witty and often conversational standup comedian will be joined by locals, including Hacks Comedy organizer Luke Fields, OpenTOAD Comedy host Caleb Synan, Shameless Comedy founder Chris Patton and up-and-comers Jake Brannon and John-Michael Bond. Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comedy scene is quickly growing, largely due to these frequent amateur-friendly showcases, and with Brendon Walsh along for the ride, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LaughFest isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t something to miss.

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regale us with live tunes, as will two allstar tribute bands: Victrola Rotor Oilmen, which may or may not actually be the Olivia Tremor Control (it is), will honor the memory of Bill Doss, and the aptly named Silver Fox will do the same for Craig Lieske.

Plus: an elaborate stage play straight out of local filmmaker Brett Vaughnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warped mind, surprise presenters and more. Read on about the Awards show in the AthFest program insert, smack in the middle of the paper youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re holding. [Gabe Vodicka] MUSIC | Thursday, June 20

Billy Joe Shaver, Matt Hudgins Melting Point ¡ 8 p.m. ¡ $16 (adv.), $20 (door) When he takes his last breath, Billy Joe Shaver will have led quite the eventful life. Having lost two of his fingers in a machinery accident at work after a stint in the Navy, Shaver picked up the guitar, wound up in Nashville and began fraternizing with the likes of Elvis Presley, Patty Loveless, Willie Nelson and other artists,

FILM | Wednesday, June 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sunday, June 23

AthFest FilmFest CinÊ ¡ Check AthFest program for

times and prices AthFest is more than just a local music festival; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a celebration of the arts community as a whole. FilmFest highlights locally produced movies and music documentary films through a series of screenings and talks with guest filmmakers. Opening night kicks off with the Georgia Doc Block (a series of short Georgia-focused documentaries), featuring a catered reception, post-film discussion and a live performance from acclaimed local musician, artist and educator Art Rosenbaum, the subject of Alan Flurryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary, Art Rosenbaum: Mural in Progress. A special tribute to rock documentary Muscle Shoals includes a catered brunch reception and performances by father and son musicians, David Hood and Patterson Hood. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featured films include Basically Frightened, Georgia Guidestones, Mayan Blue and A Plague So Pleasant. Other special events include a Teenscreen Spotlight, the Sprockets Local Showcase and a handful of other short films. Check out the AthFest insert for full film descriptions and screening times, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to save some room for popcorn. [Brittany Joyce] EVENT | Thursday, June 20

Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show Morton Theatre ¡ 8 p.m. ¡ $8 (adv.), $10 (door),

$5 (w/ AthFest wristband) First and foremost: Flagpoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual celebration of local music takes place once again at the beautiful and historic Morton Theatre, which is a very old and very fragile building, so yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all heathens behave yourselves. Now that thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said, check out that lineup! T. Hardy Morris, Jubee and the Morning After and Dream Boat will

Art Rosenbaum who then began recording his songs. Over the course of his four-decade career (which has included film appearances alongside Robert Duvall), Shaver has released dozens of critically acclaimed records. In 2003, Shaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place in country music lore was secured when he was arrested after shooting another man in the face during a confrontation outside of a tavern. Now well into his 70s, Shaver continues to tour regularly, showing no sign of slowing down. [Dan Mistich] MUSIC | Saturday, June 22

Wired Dance Music Festival New Earth Music Hall ¡ 2 p.m. ¡$10 (door), $5 (w/ AthFest wristband) Now in its 11th incarnation, and bigger than ever, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WIRED Music Festival, AthFestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-day showcase of electronic music, features heavy hitters from the dubstep and EDM worlds, as well as a host of upstart locals. Headliner Must Die, aka Atlanta producer Lee Bates, constructs bubbly, arena-sized bass anthems that should appeal to fans of Skrillex and his ilk. Keep the party going with music from Smookie Illson, a trap-happy trio shrouded in mystery. Smookieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partystarting sound owes to a bygone, more nuanced electro era, but incorporates a fair share of in-your-face bass to keep it balanced. Supporting acts include Triz, DJ RX, Maagician, MK Ultra, Ployd and many others. See the AthFest program for more.

[Gabe Vodicka]

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

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

Tuesday 18 COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Voted by Flagpole’s readers as Athens’ “favorite comedy night” in 2011 and 2012, this comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy or perform themselves. Email to perform. First and third Tuesday of every month! 9 p.m. FREE! (performers), $5. calebsynan@yahoo.com, www.flickertheatreandbar.com EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Fresh produce, cooking demonstrations and childrens’ activities. Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers.

Held every Tuesday. 4–7 p.m. 706613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 4–7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Twisted Trivia (The Office Lounge) Twist your brain! 7:30 p.m.

706-546-0840 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515 GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia (Max) With host Cora Jane every Tuesday. Everyone’s a winner. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392

Wednesday 19 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the museum’s collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: LaughFest (Georgia Theatre) The official AthFest comedy showcase presents Austin, TX comedian Brendon Walsh. With supporting comedians Luke Fields, Jake Brannon, John-Michael Bond, Caleb Synan and Chris Patton. 8 p.m. $10–15. www.athfest.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Athens City Hall) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. Live music at every market.

4–7 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket. net FILM: Georgia Doc Block featuring Music and Conversation with Art Rosenbaum (Ciné Barcafé) Opening night of AthFest

FilmFest features a live performance

by Art Rosenbaum and a screening of Alan Flurry’s documentary film, Art Rosenbaum: Mural in Progress, plus an entire series of short Georgia-focused documentary films, including Athens Revisited, Birdwatching, Testify Beyond Place and Hog Hammock. See Movie Dope on p. 10. 7 p.m. $5 (w/ AthFest wristband), $10. www.athenscine. com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Five Points location) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday.

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7424 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub GAMES: Crows Nest Trivia (Dirty Birds) Every Wednesday in the Crows Nest. 8 p.m. FREE! 706546-7050 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 KIDSTUFF: Coffeehouse and Talent Show (Oconee County Library) Read, drink coffee and showcase a talent. Includes awards and snacks. For ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Gnomeo & Juliet (ACC Library) A screening of the animated comedy, followed by crafts. For ages 11–18. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org MEETINGS: Athens PFLAG Meeting (Aloha Center) Meeting of Athens Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

6:30-8 p.m. FREE! 706-756-5428

Thursday 20 ART: Opening Reception (Gallery @ Hotel Indigo–Athens) “Make Paper & Print Works” is curated by Didi Dunphy and features pieces by Double Dutch Press and a dozen other artists. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-0430, www.indigoathens.com ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Six galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries

include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Cine and the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs. org ART: Athens Photography Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) Meet and learn from other photographers in Athens. Novices and professionals welcome. Meets the third Thursday of the month. 7–8:30 p.m. www.athensphotographyguild.com CLASSES: Small Businesses Workshop (UGA Small Business Development Center) “Utilizing Federal Procurement Data System to find your Government Opportunity” is a workshop for small businesses looking to identify their target market. Breakfast and materials included. Register by June 18. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $29. www.georgiasbdc.org CLASSES: Cooking Class (The Healthy Gourmet) Learn to make popular Thai dishes. Call for reservations. 6:30–8:30 p.m. 706-3533107, www.healthygourmetathens. com CLASSES: Genealogy 101: The Basics (Oconee County Library) Learn how to begin family history research with tips and techniques on how to start. 12:30–2 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Reiki & Drumming Circle (Call for location) Reiki is an ancient energy system that promotes relaxation and encourages healing and balance. Contact for directions.

6:30 p.m. 706-490-3816, energypath@hotmail.com EVENTS: Line Dancing (Bootleggers Country & Western Bar) Countrywestern-style line dance lessons.

Every Thursday and Friday. Come ride Pandemonium, the mechanical bull! 8–10 p.m. 706-254-7338 EVENTS: Flagpole Athens Music Awards (Morton Theatre) Honoring the best and brightest musical talent in town, the Flagpole Awards offers a night of accolades and live entertainment. This year’s show features live performances by T. Hardy Morris, Jubee and the Morning After and Dream Boat, as well as Victrola Rotor Oilmen paying tribute to Bill Doss and a tribute band for Craig Lieske, plus other surprise performers and special guests. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), $5 (w/ AthFest wristband). www.mortontheatre.com FILM: Athens Picture Show Short Films (Ciné Barcafé) An eclectic showcase of 11 short narratives and animated movies. See Movie Dope on p. 10. June 20, 7:30 p.m. & June 22, 9:30 p.m. FREE! (w/ AthFest wristband), $5. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (The Volstead) Every Thursday! 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza)

“Magic Realism” at Earth Fare features collages by Susan Pelham.

Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515 KIDSTUFF: Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Drop in for a fun, self-guided activity. Visit website for schedule. Every Thursday.

2:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/oclcs KIDSTUFF: Thursday Storytime (Avid Bookshop) Join Avid for books and games. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com KIDSTUFF: Saturday at the Rock: Inside the Hive! (Rock Eagle 4H Center, Eatonton) Explore the bee hives at Rock Eagle and learn how bees produce honey. 9:30–11:30 a.m. $5. 706-484-2862 KIDSTUFF: Gallery Games (Georgia Museum of Art) Learn about works in the museum’s permanent collection through fun activities. For ages 7–11. 4:15–5 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.com LECTURES & LIT: Heritage Room Walking Tour (ACC Library) After two years of being closed, the Heritage Room is open and ready for research. Visitors may take a tour of the new features. 6–7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Oconee Co. Democratic Committee (Ashford Manor, Watkinsville) Welcome Jerry Gonzalez as the only announced Democratic candidate for US Senate.

Awards for “Outstanding Oconee County Contributor” will be presented to a dozen recipients. 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1062 THEATRE: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Town and Gown Players) A musical touching universal themes of hysterical

pregnancy, disco, fugitive strippers and more. See review on p. 18.

June 20–22, 8 p.m. June 23, 2 p.m. $10–18. www.townandgownplayers.org

Friday 21 EVENTS: Line Dancing (Bootleggers Country & Western Bar) Countrywestern-style line dance lessons.

Every Thursday and Friday. Come ride Pandemonium, the mechanical bull! 8–10 p.m. 706-254-7338 EVENTS: Grand Opening Pool Party (The Flats at Carrs Hill) Enjoy a pig roast, water volleyball tournament, corn hole and other games at the new community and pool overlooking the Oconee River. 1-5 p.m. FREE! 706-357-1111, www. theflatsatcarrshill.com FILM: AthFest FilmFest (Ciné Barcafé) Screenings of Georgia Guidestones (5 p.m.), Mayan Blue (7:30 p.m.) and A Plague so Pleasant (12 a.m., FREE! w/ wristband). See Movie Dope on p. 10. $5 (w/ AthFest wristband), $10. www. athenscine.com FILM: TeenScreen Spotlight (Ciné Barcafé) A screening of H3 F2ll from the 2ky, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. See Movie Dope on p. 10. 10 p.m. FREE! (w/ AthFest wristband), $5. www.athenscine.com KIDSTUFF: Lunch at the Library (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Free, healthy lunches, stories and crafts for kids ages 18 & under. Lunches for adults are $3.

Pre-registration required. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! (kids), $3 (adults). 706-795-5597

KIDSTUFF: Friday Night Paddles (Sandy Creek Park) Experience the moon over Lake Chapman as you paddle around in a canoe or kayak.

For ages 12 & older. Pre-registration required. 8:30–10:30 p.m. $8–12.

706-613-3631, www.athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreekpark KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Bait, poles and tips are provided for fishing at Claypit Pond. For children of all ages. Call to register. 6–7:30 p.m. $7–10 (per family). 706-613-3615, www.athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreeknaturecenter THEATRE: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Town and Gown Players) See Thursday listing for full description June 20–22, 8 p.m. June 23, 2 p.m. $10–18. www. townandgownplayers.org THEATRE: Mr. Long Said Nothing (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Michael Blackston writes, directs and acts in this play about a young woman who must confront her memories of her father. Jun. 21–22, 7:30 p.m. & Jun. 23, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706-283-1049, tking@cityofelberon.net

Saturday 22 ART: Opening Reception (Farmington Depot Gallery) For “Phil’s Faults,” stoneware and sculptures by Phil Goulding. Featuring live music from Ken Will Morton, Emily Jackson and others. 6–11 p.m. FREE! www.farmingtondepotgallery.com ART: Live Glassblowing (Bendzunas Glass, Comer) The family-run gallery demonstrates live k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! glassblowing. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! bendzunas@windstream.net, www. bendzunasglass.com EVENTS: Jammin’ Jog 5k and Half-mile Fun Run (Dudley Park) The second annual road race features live music along the run through Dudley Park and the Oconee River Greenway. Proceeds benefit the Sirius Athletics Youth Track and Field. 8 a.m. FREE! (Fun Run), $10–25. www.jamminjog.com EVENTS: Be a Farmer for a Day (Dragonfly Farm, Nicholson) Tour the farm, learn about composting and help harvest berries and vegetables. Includes a lunch of products from the farm. Call to pre-register. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! 706-283-7946, broadriverpastures@ gmail.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Athens Music History Tour (Athens Welcome Center) The downtown walking tour led by Paul Butchart passes landmarks of local musical significance. Departs from the Athens Welcome Center. Those with AthFest wristbands receive a CD. Call to make reservations. 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $15. 706-208-8687 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

This week, it’s Blueberry Day, featuring blueberry cooking demos with Chef Peter Dale from The National.

8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Journey Through the Stars (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Explore the southern hemisphere’s night sky in the planetarium with the program “Winter in June?” 10–11 a.m. (families) 3–4 p.m. (adults) $3–5. 706-613-3165 FILM: Georgia Doc Block (Ciné Barcafé) A series of short Georgiafocused documentary films includes Art Rosenbaum: Mural in Progress, Athens Revisited, Birdwatching, Testify Beyond Place and Hog Hammock. See Movie Dope on p.

10. 2 p.m. FREE! (w/ AthFest wristband), $5. www.athenscine.com FILM: Sprockets Local Showcase (Ciné Barcafé) Film Athens presents screenings of locally made music videos. 5–7 p.m. FREE! (w/ AthFest wristband), $5. www.filmathens.net/ sprockets FILM: AthFest FilmFest (Ciné Barcafé) Screenings of Mayan Blue (4:30 p.m.), Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton (7 p.m.) and A Plague So Pleasant (12 a.m., FREE! w/ wristband). See Movie Dope on p. 10. $5 (w/ AthFest wristband), $10. www.athenscine.com FILM: Athens Picture Show Short Films (Ciné Barcafé) See Thursday listing for full description June 20, 7:30 p.m. & June 22, 9:30 p.m.

FREE! (w/ AthFest wristband), $5. www.athenscine.com KIDSTUFF: Wee Read Storybook Pancake Breakfast (The Classic Center) Children can meet dozens of classic storybook characters, eat pancakes and receive books. 8–11 a.m. $5–15. 706-357-4444 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Saturday Storytime (Avid Bookshop) Join Avid for books and games. 1 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

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KIDSTUFF: Hot Diggity Doug (Madison County Library) Join a dignified and doggedly diligent dogooder and his daring dog, Digger, as they dig down deep into classic and popular books. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Athens Fencing Club Class (Herman C. Michael Park) Try out Olympic-style fencing with coaches on hand and gear provided.

1–2 p.m. $15. 770-713-1240, www. athensfencing.com KIDSTUFF: Journey Through the Stars (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Explore constellations and celestial bodies in the planetarium. Call to register. 10–11 a.m. $7/family. 706613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Barry Stewart Mann (Madison County Library) Join Hot Diggity Doug and his daring dog Digger as they dig down deep into classic and popular books. 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 THEATRE: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Town and Gown Players) See Thursday listing for full description June 20–22, 8 p.m. June 23, 2 p.m. $10–18. www. townandgownplayers.org THEATRE: Mr. Long Said Nothing (Elbert Theatre) See Friday listing for full description Jun. 21–22, 7:30 p.m. & Jun. 23, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706283-1049, tking@cityofelberon.net

Delany. First place wins $50 and second place wins $25. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Café) “Brewer’s Inquisition,” trivia hosted

by Chris Brewer every Sunday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www. buffaloscafe.com/athens KIDSTUFF: Worm Day (Madison County Library) Get the facts on worms, look inside the library’s worm farm and participate in a worm race. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Athens Music History Tour (Athens Welcome Center) The bus tour led by Paul Butchart passes landmarks of local musical significance. Departs from the Athens Welcome Center. Those with AthFest wristbands receive a CD. Call to make reservations.10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $15. 708-208-8687 MEETINGS: Northeast Georgia Orchid Society Meeting (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn all about orchids. Feel free to bring blooming plants for show and tell.

2–4 p.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu OUTDOORS: Full Moon Hike Series (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) See the Garden come alive at night. Call to make reservation.

7–8:30 p.m. $5. 706-542-6156 THEATRE: Mr. Long Said Nothing (Elbert Theatre) See Friday listing

four human-like turtles, trained by their ninja rat mentor, who must face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan. For ages 11–18. 3–5 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Marshmallow Challenge (Oconee County Library) Compete to build the tallest structure using spaghetti, tape, string and marshmallows. For rising 4th–6th graders. 11 a.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam (ACC Library) Children ages 1-3 and their caregivers can play instruments, sing and dance together. 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT: Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies (Oconee County Library) Strategies and advice on improving eating habits and lowering stress levels from Dr. Glen Osgoodby. Massages. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) This month’s discussion is on Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka. Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650

Tuesday 25 CLASSES: Debt Collection Clinic (ACC Library) Local attorneys

Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 706354-1515 GAMES: Twisted Trivia (The Office Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 7:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia (Max) With host Cora Jane every Tuesday. Everyone’s a winner. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Monthly Poker Tournament (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Play Texas Hold ‘Em for prizes.

Sign up at 8 p.m., play begins at 8:30 p.m. 8 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com KIDSTUFF: Summer STEM Series (Madison County Library, Danielsville) A lab activity involving extracting your own DNA to take home, measuring bones, etc.. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Nature Writing Workshop (Athens Land Trust) This month’s meeting will focus on the work of English poet William Wordsworth. Newcomers welcome.

4:30–5:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. patricia.priest@yahoo.com SPORTS: Recreational Disc Golf

Sunday 23 ART: Spotlight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 3 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Kress Project Book Release (Georgia Museum of Art) Music by Charlie Hartness and performances by other Kress Project winners.

Copies of the book will be on sale.

Curator Lynn Boland leads a tour of the Kress Collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Farm to Table (Lazy B Farm) The evening features locally made mead and micro-brewed beer, hors d’oeuvres and a meal prepared

by Chef Arielle of The Savory Spoon, as well as live music from Hart Sawyer & The Love Project, storytelling and dessert around the bonfire. Proceeds benefit Ladies’ Homestead Gathering. 3-10 p.m. $50. www.thelazybfarm.com FILM: Seraphine (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The gallery kicks off its new Summer Movie Series with Seraphine, a film about French naive painter Seraphine Louis. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. $5 (suggested donation). info@ athica.org FILM: Tribute to the Muscle Shoals Sound (Ciné Barcafé) A screening of the music documentary Muscle Shoals, followed by performances from father and son musicians David Hood and Patterson Hood. See Movie Dope on p. 10. 2 p.m. $20 (w/ AthFest wristband), $25. www.athenscine.com FILM: AthFest FilmFest (Ciné Barcafé) Screenings of Georgia Guidestones (5:30 p.m.) and Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hamption (8 p.m.). See Movie Dope on p. 10. $5 (w/ AthFest wristband), $10. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Broad Street location) What do you really know? 6 p.m. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Amici) Test your skills. 9 p.m. 706-353-0000 GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan

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Duane Paxson’s installation is featured in “BIG,” an exhibition of large-scale works on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Sept. 27. for full description Jun. 21–22, 7:30 p.m. & Jun. 23, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706283-1049, tking@cityofelberon.net THEATRE: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Town and Gown Players) See Thursday listing for full description June 20–22, 8 p.m. June 23, 2 p.m. $10–18. www. townandgownplayers.org

Monday 24 EVENTS: Coffee with the Congressman (Jittery Joe’s, Watkinsville) Join Congressman Paul Broun for a cup of joe and community issues. 8 a.m. FREE! broun.house.gov GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Athens’ toughest trivia. $100 grand prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-543-8997 KIDSTUFF: Movie Monday: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Oconee County Library) Enjoy popcorn and the 1990 classic tale of

provide information on consumer law, debt collection defense and bankruptcy. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706227-5344 EVENTS: Tuesday Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Fresh produce, cooking demonstrations and childrens’ activities. Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers.

Held every Tuesday. 4–7 p.m. 706613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (First Christian Church, Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps, birdhouses, gourds and more. 4–7 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné Barcafé) An unlikable, sexuallyrepressed nerd creates an invisibility serum, using it only to spy on girls in the shower and subsequently murder them in The Invisible Maniac. 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

Every Tuesday. 9–11 p.m. 706353-0305 GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza)

Doubles Night (Sandy Creek Park) All skill levels of disc players are welcome. Discs provided. May bring a partner or be paired up. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! (w/ $3 park admission). www. athensdiscgolf.com

Wednesday 26 ART: Closing Reception (Highwire Lounge) For surrealist mixed media paintings by Lauren Williamson.

7-10 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Curator of Education Carissa DiCindio leads a discussion on Gerald Brockhurst’s “Portrait of Jeanne Laib.” 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: SALSAthens (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa dance classes with SALSAthens.

Every Wednesday. 6:30-7:30 p.m. (intermediate), 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginners). $8 (incl. drink). 706338-6613 EVENTS: French Adventure: Wine Tasting (Hilltop Grille) Sample six wines created by Robert Kacher. 7:30 p.m. $10. 706-353-7667

EVENTS: Life Line Screening (ACC Council on Aging) Screenings for stroke, vascular disease, heart rhythm and osteoporosis. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 706-549-4850, www.helpinghandsforhealth.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Athens City Hall) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. Live music. 4–7 p.m. www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Madison Bar & Bistro) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog! Every Wednesday. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com GAMES: Crows Nest Trivia (Dirty Birds) Every Wednesday in the Crows Nest. 8 p.m. FREE! 706546-7050 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie, Five Points location) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win! Every Wednesday.

7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7424 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Barnes & Noble) For all ages. Children receive a free treat from the cafe. 11 a.m.

FREE! 706-354-1195 KIDSTUFF: Magic and Ventriloquy Show (Oconee County Library) Magician and ventriloquist Keith Karnok performs with his sidekick Vern, the singing and talking bird.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Graffiti and Post-It Art (Oconee County Library) Cover the sidewalks with washable graffiti and the library walls with colorful postits. For ages 11–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 2–5.

Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Create some Lego art and play Lego-based games. No need to bring Legos from home. Ages 11–18. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Magic and Ventriloquy Show (Madison County Library) Magician and ventriloquist Keith Karnok performs with his sidekick Vern, the singing and talking bird. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Oconee County Democrats Book Club (Piccolo’s Italian Steak House, Watkinsville) A discussion on Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. 6:30 p.m. (dinner) 7 p.m. (meeting) FREE! patricia. priest@yahoo.com LECTURES & LIT: Genealogy on the Internet (ACC Library) A brief introduction to genealogy resources on the Internet. Registration required. 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 18 Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-548-3442 (West Broad St. location) TODD COWART Singer for local Southern-fried rock act The Hushpuppies Band plays a set.

Cutters Pub 9 p.m. 706-353-9800 WALTER LATTIMORE Local songwriter.

LAZY SUNDAY MAYBE MONDAY No info available.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com FORMER CHAMPIONS Dynamic groove-based compositions.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 NATE & THE NIGHTMARES New band fronted by Cars Can Be Blue’s Nate Mitchell.

THE HERNIES New local band led by Henry Barbe.

Green Room 10 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com TALL TALL TREES Indie-folk outfit from NYC. Max 10 p.m. $3. 706-254-3392 LAZY BULLETS Local band plays a set with a special guest.

VG MINUS ‘70s-styled power-pop/ punk featuring Kurt Wood, Michelle McClure and Paul Walker.

THE PLAGUE Dark and visceral rock and roll.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND See band name.

Mirko Pasta 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5641 (Gaines School Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Local singersongwriter Louis Phillip Pelot performs folk and country, solo or with the help of some friends.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this week’s showcase of singersongwriter talent, featuring Lefty Hathaway, Candid Coal People, and Johnny Roquemore.

Sundown Saloon 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1180 AVERY DYLAN’S OPEN MIC NIGHT All musicians, singers, songwriters and/or bands welcome!

The Volstead 9 p.m.–1:30 a.m. 706-354-5300 KARAOKE Every Tuesday!

Wednesday 19 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Every Wednesday!

Farm 255 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com DIAL INDICATORS Jazz with Jeremy Roberts on guitar and George Davidson on tenor saxophone.

11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com PRINCE RAMA Kaleidoscopic, Brooklyn-based psych/world/dance

band featuring sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson. See story on p. 17.

THE DREAM SCENE A “special set” from Javier Morales’ lo-fi avantgarde pop project.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com YIP DECEIVER An infectiously fun blend of feel-good pop, R&B grooves and noise-bending electro from right here in Athens, featuring of Montreal’s Davey Pierce.

THE D.A. Dance-rock band from Texas.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com KINKY WAIKIKI Relaxing, steel guitar-driven band following the traditions of Hawaiian music.

Go Bar WUOG Party. 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SMALL REACTIONS “Nerve-pop” band from Atlanta, GA. PLS PLS Atlanta-based electronic pop group.

EL HOLLIN This Athens band plays haunting pop music with minimal instrumentation and ethereal female vocals.

DJ BLOWPOP Joe Kubler (Bubbly Mommy Gun) spins a set of tunes.

Green Room 9 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com THE NIC WILES TRIO Modern jazz group made up of Drew Hart (bass), Thomas Avery (keys) and Nic Wiles (drums).

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com CANDID COAL PEOPLE Local folk-rock group with a newly added banjoist performs a set of original songs.

THE OAK CREEK BAND High-energy Americana band based in Nashville.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Join drummer Nicholas Wiles with bassist Drew Hart and pianist Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Tapped 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-6277 KARAOKE Every Wednesday!

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com HEYROCCO Charleston-based indie rock band that plays with dynamics and sound.

The Volstead 6 p.m. FREE! 706-354-5300 TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals.

Thursday 20 40 Watt Club This is American Music Presents. 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com DAVID BARBE & THE QUICK HOOKS Local luminary David Barbe leads his band through a set of hooky, melodic, country-tinged power-pop.

DANA SWIMMER Local band playing a garage rock montage with sweet, soulful undertones. See story on p. 14. k continued on next page

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TEDO STONE Rootsy Atlanta-based Americana band with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness.

Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 VINYL SESSIONS Drums-and-keysbased Lazy Locomotive side project.

Bootleggers Country & Western Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.bootleggersathens. com KARAOKE Sing your favorite country classics every Thursday!

Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ 9 p.m. $5. www.buffaloscafe.com/ athens BACK ALLEY BLUES BAND Featuring locals Paul Scales, Randy Durham, John Straw, Dave Herndon and Scott Sanders.

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 8 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue. com FLOW MOTION No info available.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BURNS LIKE FIRE Local, melodic punk rock band with anthemic vocals comprised of ex-members of Guff, KarbomB and Celerity.

TRIANGLE FIRE Crust-punk band.

THUNDERCHIEF Raw Southern rock band; punk and garage influences.

GRIPE This Athens thrash, grind and powerviolence band is known for the intensity of its live show.

KATER MASS Gritty pop-punk band.

DePalmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Cafe 6 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Road Location) REID STRIPLING Georgia-based singer-songwriter blending altcountry, folk, pop and rock, along the lines of Ryan Adams.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SEA OF DOGS This local group, fronted by songwriter Emily Armond, plays sweet, intuitive folk tunes.

TAXICAB VERSES Local group/ recording project inspired by Jim Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time spent doing field recordings and collaborating with musicians in Ghana.

PILGRIM Local rock band featuring Paul McHugh on vocals, guitar and keyboards along with Matt Stoessel on guitar, TJ Machado on bass, Thayer Sarrano on keyboards and Brad Morgan on drums.

Gallery @ Hotel Indigoâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Athens AthFest Preview Party. 5 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com ATHENS A-TRAIN BAND Instrumental group performing traditional jazz standards, swing, latin, ballads, blues and boogie.

Go Bar 11 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Fredâ&#x20AC;? Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Green Room 10 p.m. FREE! (w/ Awards Ticket). www.greenroomathens.com THE DANBERRYS Drawing deep from the blues, folk, bluegrass and soul/funk traditions: inspired original tunes and strong harmonies.

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Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GUMSHOE Local alt-country band led

by Andy Dixon.

VESPOLINA Local band fronted by Daniel Aaron that plays rich, evocative, folk-tinged rock.

SLAW AND ORDER Local drum and keys duo performs tambourine-rich pop tracks.

DAVEY WRATHGABAR Visitations frontman performs a solo set of psychedelic folk.

Max Maxfest. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 HOLY LIARS Dark, in your face Southern rock from this local trio.

THE FUCKING CORNDOGS Minutemen cover band.

SHEHEHE â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scorching the new American jet rock stratosphere.â&#x20AC;?

SAM SNIPER Local alt-country band playing rootsy, energetic and heartfelt tunes.

YO SOYBEAN Local â&#x20AC;&#x153;party-folkâ&#x20AC;? trio featuring upbeat, sing-along numbers with guests.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $16. www.meltingpointathens. com BILLY JOE SHAVER Outlaw country legend who continues to tour and record well into his 70s. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

MATT HUDGINS Local songwriter plays â&#x20AC;&#x153;songs about drinking, jail, love and death.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com JGBCB Members of Sweet Knievel salute The Jerry Garcia Band.â&#x20AC;?

Nowhere Bar SKYFest. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 SNAP! Organ-heavy funk/jazz tunes delivered by locals Jason Fuller, Benji Shanks, David Yoke, Carlton Owens and Stephen Spivey.

OLD SKOOL TRIO Funk, blues, and jazz: Carl Lindberg on bass, Seth Hendershot on drums and Jason Fuller on keys..

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 OPEN MIC NIGHT Local songwriter Avery Dylan hosts this open mic.

The Omega Bar 7 p.m. FREE! ($5 after 9 p.m.). www. theomegabar.com THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR Local smooth jazz group led by DJ and musician Dwain Segar.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Local group led by guitarist Louis Phillip Pelot.

Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee & Pub 9 p.m. FREE! 706-543-1433 KARAOKE Every Thursday!

The World Famous 11 p.m. FREE! www.theworldfamousathens.com DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Friday 21 Amici 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 JUBEE & THE MORNING AFTER Smooth, soulful hip-hop featuring MC JuBee and his band of electric rockers from Macon, GA.

Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ 8 p.m. $10 (door), $8 (w/ college ID). www.buffaloscafe.com/athens THE SPLITZ BAND This bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impressively wide range encompasses classic Motown, funk, disco and both old-school and contemporary R&B. Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 8 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue. com SCOTT BRANTLEY Dublin, GA-based country singer. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be joined by musicians Chris Fleming and Troy Holcomb.

Cutters Pub 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-9800 CHRIS GUSTIN The Fallbrooke lead guitarist plays a solo set.

BOOMFOX Local rock band formerly known as The Sunlight Alchemists that describes itself as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adele meets Stone Temple Pilots.â&#x20AC;?

Go Bar 8 p.m. 706-546-5609 EL HOLLIN Haunting pop music with minimal instrumentation and ethereal female vocals.

RENE LE CONTE With Joe Kubler.

Green Room 6 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com BIG MORGAN Local band consisting of former members of Atlanta band Lotus Slide.

SWAMP No info available.

SHEHEHE Scorching the new American jet rock stratosphere.

Highwire Lounge 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ Jazz tunes for your dinnertime pleasure, usually led by pianist Rand Lines and featuring various guests. Every Friday!

Max PBRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maxed Out Patio Party. 10 p.m.

FREE! 706-254-3392 DJ KEIS & DJ SEOUL0 Local DJ duo mixes up the hottest party music for a high-energy set.

New Earth Music Hall 5 p.m. FREE! www.newearthmusichall. com SUMMER SOLSTICE CONCERT Celebrate the season with a cookout and music from Caine McDonald, Dangfly!, Beauty and the Beard, Scott Low and the Southern Bouillon and The Romans.

Nowhere Bar SKYFest. 7 p.m. $5. 706-546-4742 SHOWTIME Elite tha Showstoppaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band plays eclectic hip-hop mixed with rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; funky soul.

LOWDIVE Local ska/reggae band.

JAZZCHRONIC Local funk/rock band plays a set.

CRAIG WATERS & THE FLOOD Local blues guitarist and songwriter.

SWEET KNIEVEL This four-piece jam band plays a variety of musical styles ranging from melodic, psychedelic rock to funk and beyond.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 THE HANDS OF TIME Soul, funk, pop, R&B, Motown and classic oldschool hits from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s that will get you out on the dance floor.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com KATE MORRISSEY Best known for her dark velvet voice, Morrisseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her conversational live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor.

Treppenhaus 9 p.m. FREE! www.tecropolis.com THE OFFICIAL WIRED 2013 PREPARTY Tecropolis, Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; longest-running electronic dance music monthly, presents a WIRED preparty, with special guests Keith MacKenzie, D:RC, xb, Maagician and FlashB-omb.

Saturday 22 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CAROLINE AIKEN One of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most talented and respected performing songwriters. Her bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

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CRASH JAM Local jam band. (10 a.m.)

Bootleggers Country & Western Bar 8 p.m. www.bootleggersathens.com JOHN KING BAND This local band blends the stylistic qualities of Southern rock and country.

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 8 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue. com FLOW MOTION No info available.

Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-1236 TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals.

Go Bar 8 p.m. 706-546-5609 RANCH Local, darkly tinged cowboycountry band.

LOS MEESFITS Misfits covers done Cuban salsa style!

Little Kings Shuffle Club 1 p.m. FREE! www.slushfundrecordings.com SLUSH FUND DAY PARTY Day party featuring performances by Danny Grady (of Injected), The Head, The Electric Sons, The Empties, Thayer Saranno and more.

Max PBRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maxed Out Patio Party. 10 p.m.

FREE! 706-254-3392 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

EASYRIDER Spinning all your favorite jams from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s.

The National After Hours Dance Party. 11:30 p.m.

FREE! www.thenationalrestaurant. com IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts an AthFest dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock.

New Earth Music Hall 2 p.m. $10, $5 w/ AthFest wristband. www.newearthmusichall.com WIRED MUSIC FESTIVAL The electronic festival is back for its eleventh year at AthFest. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headliners are Must Die and Smookie Illson, with support from Sorted, Quicktemper, Ployd, MK Ultra, REL1, Natasha Fox, Hyperion, Angry Digweed of GunFingaZZ, Organik, SPNKBNK, Variant, DJ RX, Triz, Maagician, Beatmatched Hearts, Scavenge, Andy Bruh and Mysteria. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

Nowhere Bar SKYFest. 7 p.m. $5. 706-546-4742 DANGFLY! Local rock band featuring an all-star lineup, including

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 EMILY JACKSON Self-taught folk singer-songwriter on the rise.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com THE BIG DON BAND Southern-fried local rock trio.

Sunday 23 Ten Pins Tavern 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-8090 BACK ALLEY BLUES BAND Featuring locals Paul Scales, Randy Durham, John Straw, Dave Herndon and Scott Sanders playing blues.

The World Famous 8 p.m. $5. www.theworldfamousathens. com T. HARDY MORRIS AND THE OUTFIT Dead Confederate frontman Morris plays subdued Southern folk tunes with the help of Thayer Sarrano, Matt Stoessel and others.

After his set, Morris will host an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Athens Free For Allâ&#x20AC;? featuring special local guests.

Monday 24 Go Bar Bathfest: Boobs, Bath and Beyond. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 RAND LINES Original compositions of pianist Rand Lines with drummer Ben Williams and bassist Carl Lindberg.

GREEN UVULA Alter ego of local outsider musician Garrett Johnson.

CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with tribal, world music beats and ornate instrumentation.

H@NGM@NE Noise band from macon.

The World Famous 8 p.m. FREE! www.theworldfamousathens.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features bassist Robby Handley and drummer Marlon Patton. The group is packed with music, mischief, general mayhem, and offers a sound far from the middle of the road, serving noise-rock fans and jam band listeners equally.

Tuesday 25 Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com OLD SKOOL TRIO Funk, blues, and jazz featuring Carl Lindberg on bass, Seth Hendershot on drums and Jason Fuller on keys. Playing original compositions and the music of The Funky Meters, Dr. John, War, Sly and the Family Stone, Billy Preston, Stevie Wonder, Funkadelic and more.

8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com RANDALL BRAMBLETT BAND This established Georgia singersongwriterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southern-tinged music pulls from a variety of influences.

IKE STUBBLEFIELD & FRIENDS Soulful R&B artist Ike Stubblefield is a Hammond B3 virtuoso who cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

Green Room 10 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com BETHESDA Indie folk-rock band from Kent, OH. The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com RED OAK SOUTHERN STRING BAND This Watkinsville-based band plays rootsy Americana tunes.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase of singersongwriter talent.

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Wednesday 26 Athens City Hall Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net DREW KOHL Original singer-songwriter who plays bluegrass-inspired folk music.

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Farm 255 8 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com CALEB DARNELL Member of The Darnell Boys and Bellyache sings the blues.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BURNING ANGELS Local countryrock band led by songwriter Mark Cunningham.

OH JEREMIAH Country band from Mississippi.

REBEKAH TODD Folk artist from Greenville, NC. The Melting Point On the patio. 6 p.m. FREE! www.meltingpointathens.com RACHEL Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEAL Local acoustic act.

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FREE! 706-546-4742 DWAYNE HOLLOWAY & FRIENDS Local percussionist leads a jam sesh.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

Porterhouse Grill 7 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Join drummer Nicholas Wiles with bassist Drew Hart and pianist Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

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ART East Side Athens Art Festival (Lifespan Montessori) Accepting vendor applications.

Deadline July 10. Festival: Aug. 24. $75. eastsideathensart@gmail.com, www.lifespanmontessori.com Seeking Vendors (Max) Indie South Fair seeks dealers of art, vintage and handmade wares for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back to Cool,â&#x20AC;? a market featuring clothing, records, kitsch and more. Deadline July 15. Market: Aug. 17. $40 (booth space). www.indiesouthfair.com

CLASSES Capoeira Classes (UGA Dance Theatre, Room 274) An AfroBrazilian art form combining martial arts, music and dance. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. $5/class. capoeira@uga.edu Clay Classes (Good Dirt) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? introduces participants to the potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheel every Friday from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. www.gooddirt.net Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Mama/Papa & Me craft class for ages 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 (Saturdays, 10 a.m.), Craft Club for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.) and ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 (Thursdays, 4 p.m.), Family Crafterdays (Saturdays, 11 a.m.) and Adult Craft Night (second Tuesday of the month, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:30 p.m.). $10/ class, $25/adults, $30/4 classes. www.treehousekidandcraft.com Fepic Yoga (New Earth Athens) Ashtanga style yoga led by Vibrant Life. Outdoors on the patio, weather permitting. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Friday, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. & 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. Donations

accepted. 706-543-8283, www.newearthmusichall.com Mac Workshops (PeachMac) Intro to Mac, iPad, iPhoto and iCloud. Check website for dates.

FREE! www.peachmac.com Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zine/Journal Making.â&#x20AC;? June 23 & 30, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. or Aug. 13 & 20, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reductive Woodcut.â&#x20AC;? Aug. 1, 8 & 15, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $85. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Color Linocut.â&#x20AC;? Aug. 10 & 17, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $85. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multicolor Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;?

Aug. 24 & 31, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $75. www.doubledutchpress.com Twinges in Rusty Hinges (Memorial Park) Aquatic aerobics for seniors. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. Saturdays, 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 a.m. $5/class. www.athens clarkecounty.com/aquatics Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Self Defense Classes (American Blackbelt Academy) On-going workshops in Sexual Assault Fundamental Escapes (SAFE). 706-549-1671, athensjiujitsu.com Yoga Classes (Thrive) Silver Tai Chi for Seniors, intro to Qigong, Mindful Vinyasa, Flow and Let Go Yoga, Taiji (Tai Chi) Concepts and Movement Church. Visit website for class schedule. www.thrivespace.net Yoga Gives (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) All levels of flow yoga taught by Claire Coenen. Donations benefit Nancy Travis, a non-profit that provides daycare to local children. Every Wednesday through summer. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $10 (suggested donation). clairecoenen@gmail.com, www.athensfivepointsyoga.com Yoga for Every Body (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) On-going classes with Rahasya graduates. Fridays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m.

Donations accepted. www.healing artscentre.net

HELP OUT Back to School Giveback Program (Petzone Dog Rescue) Collecting uniforms and bookbags for local students. Tax deductible.

706-546-8006 Book Donations Accepted (Oconee County Civic Center) The Oconee Co. Library is accepting books, DVDs and CDs to be sold at a book sale Sept. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.oconeelibraryfriends.org Donate Blood Give the gift of blood! Check website for donor locations. 1-800-RED CROSS, www.redcrossblood.org Free IT (Free IT Athens) Volunteers wanted for computer instruction and repair. Free IT Athens provides technology resources to locals. www.freeitathens.org Volunteers Needed (Homestead Hospice) Help patients living with terminal illness. Volunteer training session on June 28, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m.

706-548-8444, www.homestead hospice.net/volunteers.html

KIDSTUFF ARTiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ARTcamp (ARTiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Art Studio, Gallery & Lounge) Create your own masterpiece paintings with guided instruction. Mondaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fridays, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. For ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. www.artinisartlounge.com Annual Puppet Show Week (ACC Library) Multiple showings of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ant and the Grasshopper.â&#x20AC;?

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Jun. 17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;21. 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org Beginner Olympic Style Fencing Camp (Athens Academy) Learn the history and the basics of fencing. Ages 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. July

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Artwork by Emmanuel Taati is on display at Flicker Bar & Theatre through June.

22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $110. 770-7131240, info@athensfencing.com Jackson Eco Farms Summer Camps (Jackson Eco Farm) Work in the gardens and explore nature.

For ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. 706-202-5901, www.jacksonecofarm.org Kids Summer Reading Program (Avid Bookshop) Kids can read five books and receive a $5 gift card to Tedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Best or The Grit. Through Aug. 6. www.avidbookshop.com Mega Sports Camp (Church of the Nations) Sports games and biblical lessons. For kids entering 1stâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6th grade. Jun. 24â&#x20AC;&#x201C;28. 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25. www.cotnag.com Miss Future Star Fashion & Talent Competition (Georgia Center Hotel) Compete for the title by singing, dancing or rocking the runway. Parents can learn how to launch their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career. Ages 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17. June 29. $25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;75. www.jasminejohnson edu.net/missfuturestar Print Camp (Double Dutch Press) Intro camp culminating in a handbound book of prints. Ages 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10: July 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13: July 16â&#x20AC;&#x201C;19.

Ages 14 & up: June 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;28 & July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $150. www.doubledutchpress.com Summer Art Exploration Camp (Oconee Veterans Park, Watkinsville) Drawing, painting, mixed media and more for ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. Sign up for one of four weeklong sessions through Jun. 28.

Mon.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri., 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 p.m. $125/wk. www.ocaf.com Summer Camps (Good Dirt) Now enrolling for pottery camps geared towards ages 4 & above. Visit website to register. www.gooddirt.net Summer Camps (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Now register-

ing for week-long camps for ages 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8, including Garden Earth Camp, Sweet Pea Club Camp and Garden Explorers Camp. $60-155. www.botgarden.uga.edu Treehouse Summer Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Public art, photography, puppetry, fiber & textiles and DIY crafts. Check website for dates, costs and ages. www.treehousekidandcraft.com Yoga Sprouts & Creative Movement (Thrive) Creative Movement for ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 increases coordination, balance and wholebrain learning. $10. Wednesdays, 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:10 p.m. Yoga Sprouts for ages 3 & up improves body awareness and self-confidence.

Wednesdays, 2:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:15 p.m. or 3:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 p.m. $10. www.thrivespace.net

SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com Athens Mothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Group (Athens Mothers Center) Support/ social group to find out about upcoming events and resources.

Kids welcome. Meets every Tuesday & Friday, 9:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. www.athensga.motherscenter.org Domestic Violence Support Group (Athens, GA) Support, healing and dinner for survivors of domestic violence. Tuesdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., in Clarke County. First and Third Mondays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., in Madison County. Childcare provided. 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771

Emotional Abuse Support Group (Athens, GA) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as punches and kicks. Childcare provided. Call for location. Every Wednesday. 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771 Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program.

Sundays, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org Life After Diagnosis (Oasis Counseling Center) A support group for those with chronic or life-threatening diseases is now registering for next session. 706-543-3522, www.oasiscounselingcenter.com Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Empowerment Group (Oasis Counseling Center) A small therapeutic group for women to work on assertiveness, self-care and more. Call to reserve a spot. $15/session. 706-543-3522, www.oasiscounselingcenter.com

ON THE STREET â&#x20AC;&#x153;Name Your Priceâ&#x20AC;? Adoption Promotion (Pets Supply Plus & Zeus House Shelter) June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month! Future cat parents can choose their own adoption fee for all felines one year or older.

Through June. 706-705-2247, www.athenshumanesociety.org AthHalf Registration Open Now registering through Oct. 18, with discounts for early registration.

Race: Oct. 20, 7:30 a.m. info@ athhalf.com, www.athhalf.com Avid Book Clubs (Avid Bookshop) Young Readers, first Sunday of the month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young Adult for Not-SoYoung Adults,â&#x20AC;? second Sunday.

Paperback Fiction, third Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New & Notable,â&#x20AC;? fourth Sunday.

Check website for weekly titles. www.avidbookshop.com Call for Submissions (Athens, GA) The Stray Dog Almanac, an Athens-based literary magazine, seeks unpublished prose, poetry and artwork. Deadline Aug. 1. FREE! straydogalmanac@gmail.com, www.straydogalmanac.com/submit Community Style Acupuncture (Thrive) Provided in an open space with others who relax side by side in reclining chairs.

Wednesdays, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $30. 706850-2000, www.thrivespace.net

Mango Languages (Athens Regional Library System) Online language-learning system. Mango Complete consists of a 100-lesson course, and Mango Basic includes introductory tools and phrases.

Languages include Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese and more. www.athenslibrary.org Outspoken Seeking poets, singers, dancers and entertainers for a poetry showcase in September. 706-8502178, nextfaze91@gmail.com Paddleboarding (Sandy Creek Park) Stand-up paddle boards, canoes and kayaks are available for rent to use on Lake Chapman. Every

ART AROUND TOWN A LA FERA (2440 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Perry McCrackin. Through July.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Three-dimensional, multimedia compositions that utilize recycled and found materials by Frances Jemini. Through June.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) Paintings by Mary Porter, Christine Shockley, Dortha Jacobson and others. Art quilts by Elizabeth Barton and handmade jewelry by various artists.

ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (1011B Industrial Blvd., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass.

ARTINIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Virtual Landscapes,â&#x20AC;? by Brian Macbeth, are iridescent paintings influenced by cosplay, street art and graphics imaging.

ATHENS CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) Pastels and paintings by Margaret Agner.

Through June.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;ATHICARDSâ&#x20AC;? is a creative deck of playing cards in which each card was designed by a different local artist. Through June 23.

THE BRANDED BUTCHER (225 N. Lumpkin St.) Paintings and drawings by Sanithna Phansavanh.

BROAD STREET COFFEE (1660 W. Broad St.) Photography by Jeremy Ayers.

CINĂ&#x2030; BARCAFĂ&#x2030; (234 W. Hancock Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The View from Here,â&#x20AC;? hazy photographs of underwater scenes

by Julia Allen. Through June 25.

COFFEE SHOP OF ATHENS (2950 Atlanta Hwy.) Black and white oil paintings by Chrissy Clouse.

Reception July 5. Through July.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here & Thereâ&#x20AC;? includes photography by Thom Houser, Michael Marshall, Jim Fiscus and Chris Bilheimer, Rinne Allen, Michael Lachowski and Michael Oliveri. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inhabitâ&#x20AC;? features paintings by Jennifer Hartley, Hooper Turner, Claire Dunphy and Art Rosenbaum.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magic realismâ&#x20AC;? collages by Susan Pelham. Through June.

FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 14 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics and fine furniture. Permanent collection artists include Anna Marino, Tom Phillips, Larry Hamilton and more. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Faultsâ&#x20AC;? includes stoneware by Phil Goulding. Opening reception June 22. Through July 28.

FIVE STAR DAY CAFE (229 E. Broad St.) Black and white photographs by Theodore Lawrence. Through June.

FLASHBACK GAMES (162 W. Clayton St.) An exhibit of over 40 video game inspired works by local artists.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Paintings by Emmanuel Taati. Through June.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make Paper & Print Worksâ&#x20AC;? is curated by Didi Dunphy and features pieces created by Double Dutch Press and a dozen other artists. Opening reception June 20.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cityscapes by Ben Aronson.â&#x20AC;? Through June 30. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina.â&#x20AC;? Through July 7. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deaccessioning Bernard Smol.â&#x20AC;? Through July 7. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor.â&#x20AC;? Through Sept. 15.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Bob Bruussack. Through June. â&#x20AC;˘ Photography by Amanda Greene. Beginning June 23.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Hand-sewn, abstract quilt squares by

Saturday and Sunday, 12:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m.

706-613-3631, www.athensclarke county.com/sandycreekpark Summer Tennis ProgramS (Bishop Park) Beginner to intermediate levels through summer. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. or 7-8 p.m. one night a week for a month, 706-613-3589, www.athens clarkecounty.com/sports Summer Reading Program (ACC Library, Oconee Co. Library & Madison Co. Library) This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dig into Reading,â&#x20AC;? and includes activities and prizes for children, teens and adults. Visit website to register. www.athens library.org f

Sydney Slotkin. Through July.

HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farewell to 1560,â&#x20AC;? Bob Brussack Creative fills the wall with monochrome portraits of members of the Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community.

HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) Surrealistic mixed media paintings by Lauren Williamson.

Closing reception June 26. Through June.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Light box installations and other collaborative works

by Matty Goldstein and Graham Bradford. Through June.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) Abstract oil paintings by Maria Nissan. Through July.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) Colorful paintings by Lucy Calhoun. Through July.

JUST PHO (1063 Baxter St.) Animal paintings by Leslie Moody.

KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Drawings and paintings by Bram Johnson and Audrey Hinkle. Through June.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;PRAXIS,â&#x20AC;? curated by Jeffrey Whittle, features works

by Art Rosenbaum, Erin McIntosh, Jeremy Hughes, Stanley Bermudez, Jorie Berman, Kate Windley and other art professors at UGA. Through July 15.

LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Landscape paintings by Brock Gordon.

Through June.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1890)â&#x20AC;? includes artifacts related to the historic house. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ossabaw Island: Holy Groundâ&#x20AC;? features works by the Ossabaw Artists Collective. Through July 27. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;BIGâ&#x20AC;? includes large scale works in printmaking, sculpture and mixed media by Duane Paxson, Scott Stephens, Judy Majoe-Girardin and Briana Palmer. Through Sept. 27. â&#x20AC;˘ An exhibition of recent works by artists of the Athens Metal Arts Guild. Through Oct. 12.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 Hwy. 98 W., Danielsville) Oil paintings by Perry McCrackin and beaded gemstone jewelry by Cath Pentz. Through June.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) Thomas Gonzalezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illustrations from â&#x20AC;&#x153;14 Cows for America,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House on Dirty Thirdâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghandi: March to the Sea.â&#x20AC;? Through July 28.

NORMAL TOWN SALONS (1379 Prince Ave.) Works

by Dana Harrel Photography. Through June 21.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Paintings and drawings by Jim Hamilton.

Through June.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) In the Main Gallery, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Annual Members Exhibit,â&#x20AC;? featuring over 125 works by members of OCAF. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oconee Landscapes,â&#x20AC;? paintings by Robert Clements.

Through June 21.

PERK AVENUE (111 W. Jefferson St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;France: City and Country,â&#x20AC;? photography by Livy Scholly. Through July.

SEWCIAL STUDIO (160 Tracy St.) Hand-dyed art quilts by Anita Heady and rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady.

SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Works by Elizabeth Barton. Through June.

TECH STOP COMPUTERS (390 Atlanta Hwy.) Abstract expressionist acrylic paintings by Frances Jemini. Through September.

TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Womanâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Katie Brick, Jill Brody, Kristin Casaletto, Abner Cope, Patrick McGannon, Richard Olsen, Betti Pettinati-Longinotti and Jean Westmacott. Through July.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Artwork by Cap Man. Through July.

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2BR/2BA. W/D, DW, all appls. incl. Spacious, clean. Great in-town find. Walk Dwntn. or campus, 1 block from Milledge. $700/mo. (706) 546-6900 or valerioproperties@gmail.com.

2BR apts. Tile, W/D furnished, air. Dwntn. & bus route. $525/ mo. Call Louis, (706) 338-3126.

Half off rent 1st 2 mos. when you mention this ad!

2BR/2BA apts. a few blocks from Dwntn. off North Ave. Pet friendly! Dep. only $250. Rent reduced from $675 to $650/ mo. incl. trash. Limited avail. at price. (706) 548-2522, www. dovetailmanagement.com.

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125 Honeysuckle Ln. Total elec. Water & trash incl. $450/ mo. + $300 sec. dep. Avail. now. Lease, references reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

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College Station. 2BR/2BA on bus line. All appls. + W/D, FP, extra closet space, water/garbage incl. Avail. 8/1. $550/mo.

Owner/Agent, (706) 340-2450.

Eastside quadraplex, 2BR/2BA, $500/mo. & 2BR/1BA, $475/mo.

Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $525/mo. 3BR/2BA & FP, $700/ mo. 2BR/2BA condo, Westside, 1200 sf., $600/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 3532700 or cell, (706) 540-1529.

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A few 1BRs. Baldwin Village, adjacent to UGA, walk to class.

Keith, (706) 354-4261.

Commercial Property Commercial space, 1500 sf., close to Dwntn. Office, studio, retail, art, commercial. 305 Old Commerce Rd., next to Sandy Creek Nature Center. Avail.

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Eastside offices, 1060 Gaines School Rd. Rent 750 sf. $900/mo., 400 sf. $600/ mo. (706) 546-1615 or www. athenstownproperties.com.

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Tanyard Condos. 2BR/2.5BA. Incl. W/D. Off Baxter St. near campus & Dwntn.

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Duplexes For Rent $500/mo. 2BR/2 private BA. Campus 8 min. Lg. LR, kitchen w/ DW, W/D, very quiet, on bus line, new floor/paint inside & out, $700/utils. incl. 293 East Paces Dr. Avail. 7/1/13. Call (770) 630-1134.

Brick Duplex. 2BR/1BA, $500/ mo. 2 mi. North of Dwntn., just off the loop. Stove, refrigerator, DW, W/D connections. Pets OK. Call (706) 247-6444.

Brick duplex, 2BR/1BA, very clean. Just 2 mi. to campus on north side Athens. Nice back yd. Pets OK. $500/mo. + dep.

Call Sharon, (706) 351-3074.

Newly renovated Eastside duplex for rent. Oven/range, fridge, W/D. $550/mo. Call (706) 338-7666.

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3BR/2BA. $899. Next to Alps Rd. School & Beechwood Shopping Center. (706) 2063350.

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2BR 5 Points Condo. CHAC. New carpet, paint. Deck overlooks wildlife pond. Lg. BRs. Cats OK. No pet fee. $635/mo. (706) 254-2569.

2BR/1BA. $495. CHAC, W/D, DW, carport, off Whitehead Rd. Small pet OK. Water/trash incl.

100 D Caroline Ave. (706) 7141100.

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Fenced yard. Pets OK. No pet fees! Nice, quiet area. Other homes avail. $835/mo. (706) 372-6813.

2 & 3BR houses pre-leasing for fall. Close to campus & Dwntn.

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3BR/2BA pet-friendly house in Normaltown. Incl. water, trash pickup & lawn care. Only $900/ mo. Aaron @ Arch Properties, (706) 207-2957.

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Avail 8/1. Call the owner at (706) 255-3224.

3BR/2.5BA on golf course, remodeled, HWflrs., granite counters, stainless appls., spacious, 2 car garage, quiet w/ security patrol. Avail. now. $1250/mo. Small pet OK. (706) 296-3611.

3BR/1BA $950/mo. HWflrs., CHAC, W/D hookups, ceiling fans. Front porch & backyard.

Walk Dwntn., campus, Greenway. Recent renovations.

Cool old house, great neighbors. Pets OK. (706) 2548103.

3BR/2BA, 2077 S. Lumpkin, $1200/mo. W/D, DW, sec. sys. & ceiling fans. 3BR/2BA, 2071 Lumpkin, $1000/mo. incl. water, lawn maint. & garbage.

W/D, DW. (706) 546-0300.

3BR/1BA brick house. CHAC, W/D, DW, carpor t, pati o, fenced yd. Pets OK. In-town, o ff O g l e t h o r p e Av e . 4 7 9 Knottingham Drive. $840/mo. + dep. 1 yr. lease. (315) 7506156. dmarklevitt@hotmail. com.

3BR/1BA, $1050. Avail. 8/1/13.

House near Dwntn./UGA. Walk to class. W/D, DW, CHAC, HWflrs. Small pet OK. 185-A S. Finley. (706) 714-1100.

3BR/2BA. 1700 sf. HWflrs., fridge & W/D incl. Private, huge lot, perfect for prof/couple. 10 min. to Dwntn. Must see! $875/ mo. Call Steve, (678) 315-8849.

3BR/2BA. $1275. Avail. 8/1/13.

House at UGA baseball field in 5 Pts. Walk to class, W/D, DW, CHAC, HWflrs., porch w/ swing. 135 Northview. (706) 714-1100.

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4BR/2BA. LR, DR, laundry rm., bonus rms. Screened back porch overlooking creek.

Covered parking. 1500 sf. Near Athens Tech. Newly renovated, new appls., lawn care. $850/ mo. Avail. Aug 1. (706) 4241571.

4BR/4BA newer houses, Dwntn. Walk ever ywhere!

Walk-in closets, stainless, private BA, porches, deck.

W/D incl., pre-leasing for fall. $1700/mo. Aaron, (706) 2072957.

4BR/3BA Dwntn. off Oconee St. Newly renovated throughout. 2 LRs, huge yd., W/D incl., pets welcome. Avail.

Aug. 1. Only $1500/mo. Aaron @ Arch Properties, (706) 2072957.

425 Clover St. 3BR/2BA. UGA Med School/Normaltown area. $1,000/mo. HWflrs., all appls. incl. W/D. LR, DR, eat-in kitchen + 2 offices.

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Interior/exterior paint prior to occupancy. Avail. Aug. 2.

Call Carol, (706) 540-0472.

800 sf. cottage. 2 acres fenced-in on 200 acre farm.

2BR/1BA, LR, kitchen, s c re e n e d p o rc h , H W f l r s .

CHAC. A few mi. outside Winterville. Dep. + $550/mo.

Avail. July 1 (706) 742-2004.

Avail. Aug. 1! 3BR/1BA house. $900/mo. + utils. Dwntn., quiet n’hood. HWflrs., CHAC, W/D, covered porch, lg. closets, built-in bookcases, ceiling fans. Call (706) 224-2472.

Avail. now or Aug. 1. House w/ 3BR/2.5BA. LR, family room, kitchen, laundry, pantry.

2 min. drive to Dwntn. Athens business area or northside of campus. Rent $1350. No pets.

Call (706) 548-1532.

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Cedar Creek: 4BR/2BA, partially fenced yd., $950/ mo. UGA Med School area: 2BR/1BA, single carport, fenced yard, $825/mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 3532700, (706) 540-1529.

Half house to share. $400/mo., $200 sec. dep., 1/2 utils. Fully furnished, W/D, carport, deck, private BA, no pets. Near Ga. Square Mall. (706) 612-4862.

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Front porch, back deck, nice yd., DW, W/D, CHAC. Pets OK. Avail. 8/1. Reduced, $1000/mo.

(706) 338-9173 until 11 p.m.

Parking & Storage Parking places for rent across from UGA. $30/mo. (706) 3544261.

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Nice 2BR townhome in Appleby Mews, less than a mile from campus & Dwntn. $375/mo. www.AthensApt.com.

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Dashiell Cottages Inc. Move–in for $75/wk.! (706) 8500491. Private entrance, all amenities, WiFi, long distance.

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For Sale Businesses Dwntn. Athens nightclub for sale. $189k. Serious inquiries only. Partial financing available.

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Miscellaneous Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. (706) 3699428.

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Music Services Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork.

Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 5491567.

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.

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Services Cleaning Henry Cleaning Service. If you eat, work or live there, I can clean it! License and insurance. Owner Henry Elder.

Athens, GA. (706) 548-6748, c: (706) 255-8584.

Move-out/move-in cleaning service. Professional & independent. Pet & earth friendly. Check me out on Tw i t t e r : @ h o m e a t h e n s .

Always budget friendly. Text/ call Nick, (706) 851-9087.

Misc. Services Grandma to Go! Local sitter for baby/child, house & pets. Overnight stays. Reasonable Rates.

References avail. Bonded/ CPR, First Aid Certified.

40 yrs. experience. (770) 307-6836, judyglatz@gmail. com.

Jobs Full-time Athens’ first blow dry bar is looking for stylists! Hourly wages + tips. Flexible schedules. Grow your clientele and get paid to do it! www. teaseathens.com.

FT office position related to greenhouse production. Job consists of bookkeeping, record keeping & general office type work: filing, answering phones & production coordinating. No exp. req’d. Bilingual preferred.

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Girasoles is hiring experienced servers. Apply in person. 24 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville, GA, 30677.

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It’s not too late. You obviously feel that you need to be alone right now. You are talking about your boyfriend in very negative terms. You said you can’t sleep with him anymore, so I’m guessing that he has some idea where this is headed. The kindest thing to do is just tell him that you need out. This may be a bad relationship for you, or it may just be bad timing, but in any case it is over, and you have to face that fact and finish extracting yourself from him. Focus on yourself and your needs, and you will either come back to him a better person or you will find somebody else that you are more compatible with.

My friend is in a relationship that is bad for him. I don’t know what to do about it, because I live several hours away. His boyfriend took

advantage of his open personality and moved in with him early in their relationship. My friend is going through a lot of drama confronting issues of molestation from his childhood in therapy.

His boyfriend doesn’t understand this, and doesn’t understand his need for space. They live in a studio apartment that is quickly becoming more the boyfriend’s than my friend’s. The boyfriend is a recovering alcoholic, and due to that, sees his opinion as more valid, often saying, “I’ve been to hell and back, and now I know what I can change and what I can’t,” which is great for him, but not fine for deciding how my friend should live his life.

I can’t mention this to my friend, because he is really unstable. He often misses work due to panic attacks, and his parents have called me, upset about the way he acts. Another thing is that my friend used to be a complete bottom sub and now, due to confronting his past, he is unable to have sex the same way. This is not OK with the boyfriend. My friend used to be into all kinds of “non-consensual fantasy situations that were actually consensual,” as he put it. Before he told me he couldn’t have sex like he used to, he told me that his boyfriend was coming on to him and he said that he wasn’t ready yet. The boyfriend then called him a pussy and fag and started to have sex with him anyway. My friend didn’t follow up this story with, “Isn’t that so hot?” so I’m inclined to think he was raped.

He claims that they’ve stopped having sex now, but I don’t know if that’s true. He made it very clear that he can’t have sex right now due to his panic attacks, so I don’t know what’s happening.

My friend is 23 and his boyfriend is 26; they aren’t old enough to have everything figured out, but some of this basic stuff is outrageous, and I fear for his safety. I’ve mentioned this to our mutual friends, and they think that I need to “let it happen” as part of his life experiences or something asinine like that.

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Is there any way you can go see your friend? Because it seems to me that you would get a better grasp of the situation in person, and if you need to have a serious conversation about this, you should have it face to face. Let’s assume that your fears are correct (because obviously, if you go there and decide that they are completely unfounded, then you just shut up and go home). Sit your friend down and tell him you’re worried. I know you said you can’t mention any of it to him because he is unstable, but what is the alternative? Keep your mouth shut and hope nothing bad happens? Not an option.

Tell him the guy is bad news. Ask him more about the potential rape incident, and tell him you are concerned for his safety. Most importantly, ask him what he needs. If he is in therapy, it probably won’t do to have him move in with you, but you can probably help him move the boyfriend out. Offer moral support, get other friends involved if you can, and let him know that he can come to you for whatever he needs. How things proceed from there will depend on his reaction. I wish you luck.

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We were sad about the relationship ending, as everything else between us was fine, but we were equally aware that it wasn’t going to work. I had a few fun, slutty months and then got into a serious relationship with one of the guys I was sleeping with. He had other partners, and after a bit of heartbreak due to us not being honest, we decided on an open relationship and to go slowly.

Slowly did not work. We fell instantly in love, and started combining our lives (finances, pets, etc.). We’ve been living together for a few months, and I’m starting to fall apart. During those fun, slutty summer months I mentioned before, I was wasted, and punched a guy that was getting sleazy on me at a bar—well, actually, I punched the wrong guy; the sleazy one had left. So, yes, I assaulted a stranger for no reason other than drunken confusion, and I have had to do court appointed therapy and community service.

This court-appointed therapy is really fucking with my head. It’s helping change my life entirely, and I’m planning on seeing this therapist when the court therapy ends, as well. I feel like I’m on this incredible path that’s tearing me apart so that I can rebuild myself again, and I feel like my boyfriend is keeping me from it. I don’t have the time to be alone and process anything without his input, and he keeps helping me “eliminate bad influences” from my life, aka getting rid of my friends and family who aren’t perfect but who have been there for me, and whose relationships I am just starting to understand through therapy.

I can’t sleep with this guy anymore, as I see him as this huge boulder blocking me from coming out of the mental cave I’ve been stuck in for 25 years. Also, I’m not personally into taking medication for psychological reasons (yet), but he’s pushing it, and has asked to come with me to therapy. I’m at a loss for what to do. I just feel like I should be alone right now, but it might just be too late.

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