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Getting ready for what turned out to be a thrilling performance of the Athens Master Chorale in the atrium at the Classic Center last Sunday, I reflected again on just how much really good cultural entertainment is available to us here in Athens.

Much of it is free, too, like the chorale and like the upcoming Athens Symphony Christmas Concert with local author Terry Kay as narrator and with the Athens Symphony Chorus, this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15. For details on the symphony and everything else that’s going on, make it a habit to check the Flagpole weekly calendar in the paper and at flagpole.com. You’ll be surprised how much there is to do and what a wide variety is included every week.

We all know about the music scene here, whether we take advantage of it or not, and if we don’t, we may not know what we’re missing. It’s a lot more than rock and roll: classical, country, bluegrass, jazz, blues, folk—national acts and first-time performances, in fine concert halls and crowded bars. If you and I will just make the effort, we’ll find out or be reminded just how much we enjoy live music.

Or take art. Athens is a music town, but it is also an art town. Art is everywhere we go, and the enjoyment of it is free.

We see it in restaurants as well as in galleries and museums.

We have the Georgia Museum of Art right here on campus, not to mention The Lyndon House and other galleries scattered around town. For instance, right now, in the Circle Gallery of the College of Environment and Design, you can walk in and

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Ouida Williams flies over landscapes and uses color to tell what she sees, see the work of two of Athens’ finest artists: the paintings of Ouida Williams and the metalwork of Barbara Mann. What Ouida does with color and what Barbara does with metal will make you stand in awe. And all you have to do in order to see their joint show, “Landscapes Near and Far,” is walk over to what used to be the art building on Jackson St. and go right into the gallery. The show will be up through Dec. 19 and should not be missed.

The same must be said for René Shoemaker’s new show at Hendershot’s: 20 linoleum prints on paper, drawn from her on-site sketches and photographs of café life in France. And all you have to do is walk right into Hendershot’s and feast your eyes, perhaps enhancing the experience with a coffee or a glass of wine, while enjoying our own café life. René’s work is at Hendershot’s through December. Also, the pottery and craft sales continue all over Athens and beyond.

Theater: This weekend Town and Gown has director Eric Kumsomboone’s very well done drag version of Romeo and Juliet (which I located in Padua, rather than Verona, on last week’s Flagpole cover). Rose of Athens has The Santaland Diaries at The Melting Point Tues., Dec. 10-Thursday, Dec. 12 and The Circle Ensemble is doing A Tuna Christmas at New Earth Athens this Friday and Saturday and next.

These are just a few of the reasons, free and paid, for getting out and enjoying what our town has to offer. You’ve got nothing to lose, and you can’t go wrong.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

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the project won’t preclude going through with professor Jack Crowley’s proposal for infill development and greenspace on the block.

“What we’re doing here doesn’t interfere with what we can do in the future if we move in the direction Dr. Crowley is recommending,” he said.

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Back from the Dead: After it languished among the other zombie “hold items” at the bottom of the agenda for four years, the commission is finally moving forward with the City

Hall streetscape project. You should’ve put a crossbow arrow through its brain, Daryl.

The $1.2 million SPLOST-funded project involves re-doing the sidewalks around the City Hall block. The biggest change will be the that the old bus bays—unused since the Multimodal Center opened—will be converted into sidewalks with trees and benches.

The long delay was due to an argument over on-street parking on Washington Street. Some wanted wider sidewalks; others, more parking. Former Commissioner David Lynn, a trained planner, had argued that on-street parking actually makes pedestrians more comfortable, shielding them from moving cars and making the street look busier.

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“An extra 15 cents to ride the bus would cause a financial hardship for a lot of people,” Rick Schott told Athens-Clarke County commissioners Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Commissioners might not have heard him—and many others who’ve lined up to oppose proposed Athens Transit fare hikes over the past month—loud and clear, but at least it didn’t go in one ear and out the other.

This is an election year, after all. Mayoral candidate Tim Denson and District 3 commission candidate Melissa Link were among those who spoke out against the fare hike. They said raising fares would hurt low-income workers, job-seekers and students, leading to fewer riders and less revenue. Instead, they lobbied for better marketing, more efficient routes and more frequent service on popular routes as ways to improve ridership, which has fallen by about 100,000 riders due to competition from UGA and apartment-complex shuttles.

“You guys are moving in the wrong direction,” Denson said.

“You’re kicking the can down the road.”

Kicking the can down the road is what the commission is best at, but the kicking they did last week is better than what they’ve been doing, which was shrug and raise fares or cut service whenever money for transit ran low.

Commissioner Kelly Girtz mustered six other votes—all but Doug Lowry, Jared Bailey and George Maxwell—for a plan that scrapped a proposed 25-cent transfer fee and does not charge children under 6 years old to ride the bus. It does, however, raise fares to $1.75 for adults, $1.50 for youths under 17, $1 for seniors and disabled riders and $35 for a 22-ride pass effective July 1.

“We desperately need these funds if we’re going to continue the level of service our citizens need,” Kathy Hoard said.

Smartly, though, commissioners did not wait until they were blindsided and forced to raise fares in June, when they’ll pass a budget. By acting now, transit officials were able to negotiate a $1.60 payment, up from $1.36, from the University of Georgia every time a student or employee boards a city bus.

Girtz also included in his motion a commitment to hire a transit consultant at an estimated cost of $50,000–$100,000.

“Given the sense that we’ve had this recurrent cycle, I want us to stop now,” he said.

The consultant will “pull back, have some fresh eyes and ask these questions” about marketing, fares, routes, development patterns and how to get more people who have other transportation options to ride the bus, Girtz said.

Have at it, Photoshoppers.

“I was concerned I may not be here when it becomes a reality,” said Hoard, who’s retiring next year. “I was concerned I would not be here period when it becomes a reality.”

The project popped up again because officials want to start it at the same time as the Clayton Street infrastructure work in January. Though long gone from the commission, Lynn finally won out last week when Commissioner Mike Hamby marshaled nine votes (Jared Bailey was the holdout) for 22 angled parking spaces on Washington Street.

Another debate in 2009 was whether ACC should do a downtown master plan first. It’s almost done now, and Hamby said

40 Watt Mural: LEAD Athens members are working with the 40 Watt Club to install a mural on the music venue’s mostlyblank western wall.

The mural will represent Athens history, according to Airee Hong, who took on the project as part of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce-run leadership class. And not just obvious choices like R.E.M.—it will incorporate the rich history of older African American venues like the Morton Theatre, as well, she said.

“I felt that Athens needed a little more art represented in our community, especially art that shows our love for the music scene,” Hong said. “Our appreciation for the music scene brings a lot of people here, so why not celebrate that?”

A speaker from the Asheville Mural Project in North Carolina will come to the 40 Watt on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to explain the process of choosing and installing a mural. The 5:30–8 p.m. meeting will also be an opportunity to provide input on what should be included in the mural, Hong said.

A seven-member committee consisting of 40 Watt owner Barrie Buck and members of LEAD Athens and the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission will choose the artwork.

Preference will be given to Athensbased artists and those with Athens ties, Hong said.

Hong hopes to have the mural’s first panel up this spring at a cost of $7,500–$10,000, all privately raised. If it’s successful, five more panels would be installed later.

“I’m raising the money myself with my [LEAD Athens] team,” she said. “I think we could do the whole wall for $50,000.”

In semi-related news, Nick Napoletano’s mural is now up at the ACC Library. Bob Clements’ sculpture is expected to be installed in January.

Case Closed: On a much sadder note, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has ruled that the UGA student whose body was found in a creek near The Plaza last month killed herself.

Rebecca Greene apparently intentionally overdosed on sleeping pills, then passed out, fell into the creek and died of hypothermia.

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Deal was beaming as he and his wife Sandra welcomed visitors to the Capitol and wished them well for the holiday season. He looked like a public official supremely at ease with himself.

Behind the scenes, there are signs that the governor is getting a little nervous about his upcoming campaign for re-election. One indicator of this nervousness is the governor’s official website. For nearly three years, Deal’s website included the texts of every executive order he had signed since taking office in 2011. These records were available to anyone with a computer and an Internet hookup.

Now, those records have vanished.

Deal’s executive orders have been removed from his website.

The only way to see Deal’s orders is to travel to the Capitol, find the right office and request print copies of the orders. If you’re an interested citizen who lives far from Atlanta and wants to check online what the governor has been doing, you’re out of luck.

Here’s why this matters: There are times when the governor takes an official action and the public doesn’t learn about it because no news release is sent out. The only way you can really find out what’s been happening is to check the executive orders he signs—but it is more difficult now for the public to see those orders.

The governor’s aides are obviously trying to keep the lid on information that might be troublesome in an election year. For example, Deal signed an executive order Oct. 4 authorizing the removal of the statue of former senator Tom Watson from in front of the capitol. The removal of the Watson statue caused some grumbling among Southern heritage groups, which include conservative voters who are likely to turn out in next year’s Republican primary. Deal’s action to move the statue was

not publicized in a news release, and some reporters only learned about it while doing a routine check of the governor’s executive orders.

There have been other attempts to keep Deal insulated from potentially negative news.

The state Board of Natural Resources, which is appointed by the governor, was scheduled to adopt new rules in December that would have eased the environmental restrictions on the operation of large hog farms. Such a decision could have left Deal open to criticism that his board had made it easier for Georgia’s drinking water supplies to be polluted with hog waste.

Prior to the natural resources board meeting, the hog farm rule was pulled from consideration and probably won’t come up again until after the elections.

That kind of skittishness is an indication that you have a public official who is feeling a little nervous about his reelection prospects. Deal obviously does not want to become the second governor—Roy Barnes was the first—to lose a bid for a second consecutive term in office.

Should he even be nervous?

Deal is a Republican governor in a conservative state that is very GOP-friendly.

The Affordable Care Act does not poll well among many Georgians, and aside from Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, I don’t know of any elected official who’s been more critical of Obamacare than Deal.

Deal has been a very pro-business governor, which means he will get a flood of campaign contributions from business executives and chamber of commerce officials. He most likely will have far more money in his campaign account than any of the candidates who challenge him.

I don’t see many reasons at this point for Deal to be so nervous, but he and his people are still playing it very cautiously.

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A College Experience

Sanford Stadium, the Miller Learning Center and the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries as seen from the Parkview Homes public housing project.

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he’s working at Waffle House and trying to pay down some student loans before he continues his education. “I looked into [applying] at Lamar Dodd [School of Art],” he says, but he’s concerned about his loans.

UGA administrators want to welcome local K-12 students onto campus in a more formal way. Coenen and the advisory board of faculty and staff from both educational entities have been reaching out to various colleges within UGA, looking for ways to incorporate experiences or lessons into the curriculum at various grade levels.

“Different departments on campus have found out about us, and they’ve been in contact, interested to get involved,” Coenen says. “We’ve worked with the school board to see what fits.”

The College of Engineering, for example, has an idea to bring students in for a hands-on physics lesson. The Georgia Museum Clarke County fifth-graders on a trip to the Georgia Museum of Art as part of a long-standing program that has been folded into of Art already has an established Experience UGA, which introduces Clarke County students at all grade levels to the campus. program to bring fifth-graders into the museum that’s being folded into Dre Taylor, a 19-year-old Classic City High School student, Experience UGA, and this fall a group of seventh-graders travsays he’s found a walk through campus can make him feel like eled to the State Botanical Garden to learn about food produche’s already a student there. “It feels like you go to the unition and growing plants. versity when you walk through campus,” he says, although his Shannon Wilder, director of the Office of Service-Learning, experiences—watching games at the Tate Center or using the which is coordinating the project, says it’s these varied expeThere’s a dichotomy, to be sure, between the expensive ATM on campus—don’t automatically translate into a college riences that not only enhance students’ lessons in schools, buildings on campus and the low-income neighborhoods like career. “I think it doesn’t matter. Some people go to school for but also allow them to experience college life. By interacting Parkview Homes next door. And in contrast to the many afflufree anyway, so it doesn’t matter.” with professors and college students, they get a glimpse of ent UGA students, the families of most public-school kids in Down the street, David Spinkston, 24, says he would love life after high school and can envision themselves in a college Athens are poor enough to qualify for federal school-lunch sub- to visit the Georgia Museum of Art—but he simply doesn’t environment. sidies. Nevertheless, many children like Evans growing up near have time. A former student at the Art Institute of Atlanta, “The Office of Service-Learning at UGA is all about expeUGA say they already feel comfortable on campus.

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iving across the street from freshman dorms at the University of Georgia, 16-year-old Zaquira Evans is well acquainted with campus life.

A student at Clarke Central High School, Evans says she’s been to campus lots of times, sometimes to hang out at the Tate Center, but other times to walk through the campus or the academic buildings.

“I’ve been over there—there’s a lot of things to go and see,” Evans says. “I know a lot of teenagers who want to go to school out of state.

If I had a choice [for colleges after graduation], it’s one of my choices.

But when you’re here your whole life, you want to go explore.”

More students will have that chance, thanks to Experience UGA. The idea behind the partnership, which launched earlier this year, is to bring Clarke County students to campus at least once a year during their time in the school district, says Claire Coenen, the program’s coordinator. That means up to 13 opportunities to visit the campus—and each time learn something in the process.

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partnership with Clarke County schools to work with them to create experiential learning opportunities for CCSD students,” Wilder says, adding that field trips are often one of the first “extras” that are cut when a budget shrinks.

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Low Cost, High Reward Anisa Sullivan Jimenez, director of public relations for CCSD, says it costs $13 an hour to send a bus on a field trip, plus another $2.25 per mile, for an entire grade. That means, if a school wants to send a class on a field trip that’s just five miles away, it can easily cost $300 for a half-day trip with four buses. But with funding from the UGA President’s Venture Fund, the office of the vice president of service and outreach at UGA’s Franklin College and a few other sources, the money is there to at least begin taking kids on these field trips.

Although, Coenen points out, the program is not yet fully funded. An event planned for this spring will not only raise more money for the program but also raise awareness of the costs. She says many parents and UGA staff also have expressed interest in helping to fund the program.

For low-income students, especially, the experiences gathered during a field trip can multiply when later applied in the classroom, according to Matthew Wheelock, a former teacher who in 2005 started the nonprofit Live It Learn It. In a column written for the Washington Post—and cited by Wilder— Wheelock writes: “To bridge the experience gap, schools should reinvigorate the much-maligned field trip. When done right, a field trip is an inexpensive but powerful form of experiential learning that can boost academic skills and motivate students to excel.”

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But ask many middle or high school students about their impression of the UGA campus, and they are likely to know it for its football or basketball games and game day crowds— unless they’ve gone for a field trip.

Jermaine Johnson, 8, a student at Barrow Elementary School, recently spent time at the Georgia Museum of Art. He also took a trip to Lake Herrick with his class and recalls studying the ecosystems of the fish and wildlife there. Elevenyear-old Joel Rodriguez, a student at Clarke Middle School who lives within walking distance of campus, says he’s been there to shop at the bookstore or hang out at the Tate Center.

Going with his classmates, though, would be different, he says.

“You’d be learning about something.”

One aspect of the Experience UGA program that makes it effective is its repetition, Coenen says. By going every year and seeing something different, students graduate from high school with a range of experiences. “There’s a lot of exposure,” she says. “The mission is twofold: We want to take advantage of the current resources to enhance the students’ education and also get students to think about higher education. In my mind they’re equally important. I just think it’s really important that students feel welcome on campus.”

Evans thinks the program will benefit students who, unlike her, don’t live within walking distance of campus. “I think it would make a difference if people know what [UGA] has to offer,” she says.

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CPD Administrator John Spagna says that the crackdown on sidewalk signs is part of a larger initiative to clean up downtown, and that the county has also been addressing garbage and graffiti issues. “Signs in the public right of way are not allowed, and we intend to continue to work with the businesses to understand that,” he says.

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ince August, the Athens-Clarke County Community Protection Division has issued at least 50 warnings and two citations to businesses for placing sidewalk signs outside. The signs impede the flow of foot traffic, officials say, but some downtown business owners disagree.

Bar South has been putting a sign out six days a week for the last two years, says general manager Amy Summerford, but it wasn’t a problem until the GeorgiaLSU football game Sept. 28, when a code enforcement officer came by during happy hour and insisted her staff move it to the porch. That was all right for a month— until another official ordered the bar to move its sign inside.

“I understand that the sidewalk is public property, and I guess if they want to charge us for it, they can,” Summerford says. “But I thought it was pretty crazy when they wouldn’t let us keep it on our own porch. We pay a fee for our porch, so we should be able to keep it there.”

Ryan Myers, Amici Cafe’s co-owner and general manager, says his business has used the same sign for three years without any trouble.

“Our sidewalk sign is something that we feel generates business for us,” he says. “It brings people in, which generates dollars for the business, which generates tax dollars for the city, and so on and so on.”

Now, though, it’s got the restaurant at odds with the law.

“Our sign is not egregious,” he says. “It sits flush against the side of the building. It doesn’t stick out as far as our sidewalk cafe, our dining area. So it’s not really in anybody’s way.”

The county’s concerns about public safety may be misplaced, according to Myers. “This doesn’t impede any more the flow of traffic than a light pole or a parking meter or a trashcan or a newspaper box or a park bench or any of these things that are already there,” he says.

The ACC Commission passed the sign ordinance in 2005 over concerns about safety and access for the disabled.

Some business owners are skeptical of the county’s motives, though. Jackson Street Books owner Tony Arnold, who installed his neon window sign in 2008 after he was threatened with fines, laments the lopsidedness of code enforcement.

“In my experience, most of the ordinances exist in order to facilitate generating fine monies, whenever they are enforced,” Arnold says. “Otherwise, the public health concerns of stale

beer and rotting food and rodents dripping into the storm water collection system would’ve become a priority at some point during the last quarter century.”

Business owners also question the timing of the enforcement push. Summerford says she’d heard of sign permits before but never felt the need to acquire one. In the past, Myers says, the sign ordinance wasn’t taken so seriously. “It seems to be a thing that they rally around once a year… and then we never heard from it again,” he says.

With business owners speculating about football season and the impending Clayton Street construction as possible causes for ACC’s sudden strictness, Spagna says that “it’s nothing deeper than the fact that the fall brings a busier time to Athens, as well as to downtown.”

And the busiest time for downtown is after code enforcement hours. “People know when the city’s not working,” Myers says. “If you come out at 9 or 10 o’ clock at night when the bars are opening, all of them have their signs out. And the streets are even more crowded with people.”

Amici and Bar South aren’t planning to fight the city over the issue. They, like other downtown businesses, such as Magnolias and Juiced Up, have moved their signs inside for now.

“We fully understand the reason behind it,” Myers says. “We’re willing to cooperate, but this thing has to be a level playing field across the board.”

Myers would like ACC officials to rethink their priorities.

“You look at most of these signs that people put out, they’re not in the way,” she says. “To us, it just seems like busywork for somebody to do... Surely there should be other problems in town to worry about.”

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Evil Acts Vincas and The Powder Room Recover from Tour Theft On

Friday, Nov. 8, local rock bands Vincas and The Powder Room played a show in Chicago, at a Logan Square spot called Quenchers Saloon. The next morning, they woke up in a friend’s Wicker Park apartment and walked the block and a half to their van, which they had parked across the street from a 24-hour convenience store.

When they arrived, they found that the vehicle’s side window had been smashed out—and most of their equipment was gone.

Amps, custom guitars, cables, effects pedals, laptops—basically “anything that could fit out the van’s side window” was taken, says Vincas bassist Chris McNeal, who lost the 1978 Fender P-Bass he had been playing for 17 years. “I can’t even count how many times one of us has slept in the van before on tour,” McNeal says. “And yeah, we should’ve done that. But it was very cold that night, and it just didn’t happen, for whatever reason.”

The bands covered the broken window and headed home to Athens, canceling the remaining two dates on their brief co-headlining tour.

McNeal describes the emotional low that followed.

“For the first day or two, I sat there kind of in silence, thinking to myself, ‘What am I doing with my life? Should I continue doing this the way I’m doing it… when everything I own that I care about can be so easily taken from me?’” he says. Gene Woolfolk, who sings and plays guitar in The Powder Room, says that he “only spent the first four or five days [agonizing]. I had several panic attacks, and took several pulls on bottles of whiskey.”

But there wasn’t much time for wallowing. The day after the theft, unbeknownst to the bands, an enterprising Athenian, a friend of McNeal’s named Lindsay Leigh, had set up an Indiegogo campaign, titled the “Vincas and The Powder Room Evil Acts Relief Fund,” to help replace some of the stolen gear.

Within days, word had spread, and it had raised over $3,000.

(The campaign, whose goal is set at $5,000, is accepting donations until Jan. 8.)

“It was really just about helping some awesome guys get back to playing music,” says Leigh. “It’s such a big part of their lives. I just set up the platform—Athens gave the love.”

Indeed, Woolfolk and McNeal say the success of the fundraising campaign did more than bring them out of the doldrums. It also reminded them of what they loved most about Athens: its indomitable creative spirit.

“Just the fact that a lot of the people who are donating are just as broke as us,” says Woolfolk. “Every dollar counts. It

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feels really good. You can’t give up if people are helping like that. It’s very encouraging.”

Folks have stepped up to help in other ways, too. The show set for this Friday at the Caledonia Lounge featuring the two bands, as well as local psych-rockers Hot Fudge and Atlanta outfit Spirits and the Melchizedek Children, was booked long before the Chicago incident; once word got out, the others on the bill, and the club, offered to donate door proceeds to the Evil Acts fund.

Unfortunately, what happened to Vincas and The Powder Room is an increasingly common occurrence; they aren’t the first Athens bands to have their stuff ganked on tour, and they won’t be the last. But though they were victims of misfortune, Woolfolk and McNeal admit that they could have safeguarded better.

There are certain crucial steps musicians can take to protect their property. Though not included in most home or auto policies, musical equipment insurance is available through membership in agencies like ASCAP. Bands can also insure gear independently through various companies; one, Music Pro, advertises policies starting at $150 per year.

There are other practical solutions. “Always at least take your instrument inside with you” at every tour stop, McNeal cautions, and watch out where you park your van. And, of course, there’s always the nuclear option. “Stay at home,” Woolfolk jokes. “Leave everything in the museum.

Don’t be a dipshit. Don’t play it out of your house. Just don’t try.”

Though a detective is on the case in Chicago, neither McNeal nor Woolfolk holds out much hope that their missing equipment will be returned.

Still, thanks to the kindness of others, and a healthy dose of perspective, the initial tragedy has at least been rendered slightly less, well, tragic.

“When it comes down to it, it’s just stuff,” says McNeal. “We can get more stuff. No one got hurt; the van didn’t fly off a cliff.”

Most importantly, the incident has left the bands undaunted. Vincas is writing songs for an upcoming record; The Powder Room has posted early demos for its debut LP to Bandcamp. Both groups will hit the studio in the early part of 2014, with plans for a split 7-inch—and, yes, perhaps even an accompanying tour—in the early stages.

“We’ll try this thing again,” Woolfolk says.

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ocal musician Jim Wilson spent May of 2008 in the West African country of Ghana, where he filled much of his time with, as he puts it, “play dates” with native musicians. What time was left he spent socializing, making field recordings with a handheld Zoom recorder and soaking up the atmosphere and inspiration. In particular, Wilson says he was struck by a curious phenomenon: many of the local taxis touted written statements on their windows, but in a way that was far more intimate than the traditional Western bumper-sticker.

“Towards the end of the trip, I was relaxing on the roof of the place I was staying at,” Wilson says. “I was listening to the percussion field recordings and looking over hundreds of phrases that I had collected… while [also] mulling over the fact that I ran into several teenagers on the trip that were all listening to early/mid-’90s West Coast hip hop. I started thinking how cool it would be to put those three things together somehow.”

Although he wasn’t formally planning it, this stream of thought planted the seeds for what would become the TaxiCab Verses. The band takes its cues primarily from Ghanaian High Life music—itself a blend of Ghanaian, Western jazz and European instrumentation— and other African styles, such as Afrobeat.

Wilson himself demurs at claiming any expertise or even staking leadership of the group. “As far as the style of music that we do, I see it like this: I’m a dude that is a part of a thing,” he says. “Rather than drive the thing and steer it wherever I want to go, I make it a point to take a more improvisational, find-out-what-happens approach and let the thing take us where it wants to go—with me holding the wheel just enough to make sure everything doesn’t come out too crazy.”

Indeed, collaboration is integral to the entire spirit of the project. Case in point: many of the band’s members live over 5,000 miles away. After befriending Ghanaian percussion ensemble Kofi Atentenben & the Warriors in 2008—the musical spark that first ignited the Verses—Wilson reinterpreted some of that group’s material and recorded it in Athens. In 2010, Wilson and guitarist Matt Stoessel returned to Ghana, where the Warriors laid down overdubs. (Wilson also assisted in completing the Warriors’ album Vorsah!, which translates to Sacrifice!, in 2011.)

“With our rock background, the Athens songs have a 4/4 feel that the Ghanaians adapted to, and the songs that the Warriors contributed had a fixated pulse, a totally different meter, that we adapted to,” says Wilson. “At times, what we ended up with is two parallel rhythms, or even tempos, stuck together.”

The list of musicians that make up the local version of the TaxiCab Verses is a veritable who’s who of Athens scene veterans, including Wilson, Stoessel, Chuck Bradburn, Chris Heron, Bryan Howard, Brad Morgan, Jef Whatley, Richard and Kate Mikulka, Paul McHugh, Jacob Morris, Trish Scurry, Mumbi Okundaye and, occasionally, John Fernandes.

Missing from the current lineup is the late Craig Lieske, of whom Wilson still speaks in the present-tense. “Craig is a founding member of the TaxiCab Verses, and had a big hand in a lot of us meeting and playing music together over the years,“ Wilson says. “[It was] probably 10 years ago [that] Craig started asking me to sit in and play and experiment. [He] brought me in to the world of improv. [He] continues to be an inspiration to me.”

With tentative 2014 release dates for both the TaxiCab Verses’ long-awaited debut LP and an EP of traditional percussion from the Warriors, Wilson and his many colleagues have their hands full. When asked about the practicality and functionality of such a longdistance collaboration, Wilson says, “[I take it] step by step, and [fly] by the seat of my pants. We live in a time where it is easy to capture an idea, share the files, tweak it how you want it and then present the idea… I see Kofi and the Warriors’ lifestyles and goals as similar to mine and [those of] many of my peers here. We are musicians… We are who we are, and we will do what we do.

“Plus, I’m a caveman,” he adds, “and I like to take the long way home.”

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Cult of Riggonia: Nematode Rodriguez Presents…

Independent Release HHHHH Like Animal Collective if that band had journeyed off some psychoactive deep end instead of delving into fest-friendly poptronica, Athensvia-Macon ensemble Cult of Riggonia offers strange, tribalist-inflected anti-pop, infused with guttural vocal ramblings and vaguely, confusingly ethno-appropriative symbolism. The Cult, best known for its off-the-wall live shows, is as much an experience—or, erm, a cult—as it is a band.

In the past, the group’s music hasn’t translated as well on wax (or Bandcamp, or y’know, whatever). Its early releases, which date all the way back to 2008, were basically unintelligible, the pseudo-psychotic ramblings of a bunch of stoned 20-somethings. The first signs of real cohesion came with last year’s Riggonia Cassette series, a terrific two-part tape trip that incorporated VHS samples and creaky electronics, putting forth a nightmarish vision of retro-futurist cultural chaos.

Enter the newly released Nematode Rodriguez Presents… EP, by far the Cult’s most pop-friendly outing to date. Of course, that’s not to say it’s at all pop-friendly: Experimentation is still, unquestionably, the name of the game. Still, with its booming, blown-out rhythms and hum-along melodies, the EP represents the first time the group’s majestic live presence has been capably captured on record. “Dwell Neo Dwell” features the downright catchiest melody the band has put to tape, and though tunes like “Speegin Crancheevs” try their damnedest to obfuscate, their congenial cores invariably peek through, like sunshine through the fog. [Gabe Vodicka]

Timmy Tumble and the Tumblers: Head Honey EP

Gypsy Farm HHHHH Tim Schreiber’s singing voice is a thing of majesty and wonder, a strident but weirdly soothing squeal—Ted Leo on muscle relaxants.

Schreiber—who fronted the throwback-rock combo Col. Knowledge & the Lickity-Splits before adopting his current moniker—is a truly magnetic, if slightly unhinged, frontman, as anyone who has caught a Tumblers show can attest. (Let’s just say Timmy Tumble is more than a clever name.)

With Col. Knowledge, Schreiber faithfully explored the heartfelt boogiestomp of ‘60s rock and soul, doing so with an obvious reverence for his source material. His work with the Tumblers, a group he formed in 2011, is similarly indebted—check the Beach Boyish bells and whistles that close out the Head Honey EP’s title track—but also more willing to depart from the format when needed.

This looseness leads to many memorable moments, like on opener “Wave Of Her Own,” where Schreiber tones down the possessed-frontman schtick and lets his band, a well-honed all-star cast featuring members of The HUMMS and All City Cannonballers, do its muscly, fuzzed-out thing.

“Jill,” the middle track on the EP—which is available in physical form on 7-inch vinyl—will be perhaps the most familiar-sounding tune here to folks aware of Schreiber’s musical history, but even it ventures into surprising territory, a wicked, Cheap Trick-ian guitar solo courtesy of J.S. Dillard tearing through its midsection. Really, the only downside to Head Honey is that it’s over so quickly; here’s hoping that a full-length follows before long. [Gabe Vodicka] Timmy Tumble and the Tumblers play the 40 Watt Club as part of a Gypsy Farm showcase on Friday, Dec. 13.

WereWyatt: F[_]ck Depression

Athens Horse Party HHHHH The new solo effort from Werewolves’ Wyatt Strother is caught in an odd limbo, making a show of modesty that obscures its grander ambitions. Banjo and toy synths lead the charge, a tinny pocket symphony. Each song is an attempt to make a saga out of everyday life, where a 60-hour work week brings both extra cash and profound sadness, and the horrors of U.S. foreign policy intrude upon friends drinking 40s in the kitchen.

It can get heavy-handed at times, as when Strother rails against gated communities, singing, “Teach me to give into the hubris/ To follow the greed in my heart with conviction” (on “Bad Examples”). But sanctimoniousness aside, Strother’s songwriting is solid. Though “Demon From the Past” loses points for goofy mentions of slide projectors and designated drivers, the song succeeds in maintaining its melancholy conceit throughout. The wistful “Drainage Pond” imbues teenage ennui with noble feeling and boasts a defiant line worthy of The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle: “You’ll all be pictures in a yearbook before I’m done.”

The record’s foundations are firm; it’s just a shame that the production is sometimes scattered and that the lyrics sometimes overstep. It’s disappointing when a melody reaches for a peak that the motley instrumentation can’t quite attain, or when Strother moans about the Internet and his phone. But then there are moments, like the thrilling climax of the three-song “You Are…” suite, or the lyrical inventiveness Strother displays in singing of “some obscure benzo… ordered off of the Silk Road.”

F[_]ck Depression catches Strother in between things, but there’s pleasure to be found mid-stride. [Marshall Yarbrough] Werewolves play the downtown Transmetropolitan on Friday, Dec. 13.

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He Got Game: It was bound to happen sooner or later, so join me in welcoming Sloan Simpson and his Southern Shelter website/ live recording archive into the fold of Athens show promoters. Although Simpson has made it clear that, for now, this is a one-off experiment for him, he has a really cool event happening at the 40 Watt Club on Thursday, Dec. 12. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organized a night of music featuring Athens stalwarts Five Eight, new head-busters Motherfucker and on-again/off-again ambient project Chartreuse, and the audience only has to pay five bucks to see it all. Keep up with Simpsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible collection of live show recordings over at southernshelter.com, and feel free to toss a few bucks his way via the donation button if you use the site regularly for streaming or downloads. Stuff costs money, yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all!

Song Sung Blue: Athens singer-songwriter Drew Marler has some new material recorded and available for streaming over at reverbnation.com/drewmarler. His voice has become much more soulful on some of these tracks, especially on the tender love song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Morning Sunshineâ&#x20AC;? and the working class dirge â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bailout.â&#x20AC;? Marler, one half of The Bros.

Marler, has steadily kept working up new material this year, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to what 2014 brings his way.

Coast to Coast: Sometimes, cool things are just dropped right in your lap. Case in point: a tip I received this Angela Seal week about vocalist and UGA journalism student Angela Seal and her collaboration with San Francisco dubstep producer R/D. After the DJ put out a call on his Facebook page for female vocalists, Seal commented that she was interested. The two ended up coordinating to produce the track â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Not Afraid,â&#x20AC;? which rose to the No. 1 spot on Dubstep.NET before finishing the month of November at No. 7 on the influential website.

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Stop, Look, Listen: Local troubadour T.S. Woodward will record a new album this month at Gypsy Farm Studio, to be self-produced with assistance from Zeke Sayer and engineer Matt Garrison. Regular readers of this column will remember that, in addition to the musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intrinsic art-for-artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-sake nature, this album also constitutes Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior thesis project at UGA. (Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sweat it, academics.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also got to write a 20-page paper on it.)

Garrison will handle bass duties, and James Owen will play percussion on the record, which is set to be mixed at the electronic music labs located inside the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Woodward is anticipating a May 2014

release date to coincide with his graduation.

Several weeks ago, I attempted to stream his video for the track â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Ribbon,â&#x20AC;? but it just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working. All that has been resolved now, and the gorgeously cinematic video is available for all to see over at youtube.com/ tswould.

Two for Flinching: In our current blink-andyouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll-miss-it era, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so easy for albums to just slip right on by. So, let me tip you to two brand-new releases from two Athens groups (well, one group and one solo artist). First up is Strange, the new full length from Dank Sinatra. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a textbook example of a band making a superb album but hindering itself with a goofball name. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heavy on funky, Southern swagger, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve streamed it more than once simply for my own enjoyment. Find it at danksinatramusic.bandcamp.com. Next up is F[_]ck Depression by Werewyatt. This is the solo work of Wyatt Strother of Werewolves, and if you like Werewolves, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll like this.

The lyrics are unusually personal, even for the generally confessional and open-hearted Strother. This release is designed to help pay his way through school, so consider throwing a few bucks his way if you enjoy what you hear at athenshorseparty. bandcamp.com. And read Flagpoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official review on p. 11.

We Wish You a ShitHot Christmas: Newly de-bearded cowboy Matt Hudgins will perform a holidaythemed show at The World Famous Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Says Hudge: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to play for at least a couple of hours, a mix of originals and holiday favorites which may or may not include some very special guests.â&#x20AC;? The songwriter will offer up merch for sale (â&#x20AC;&#x153;last-minute stocking stuffers,â&#x20AC;? he says), but all paid guests will receive a free download of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;official bootleg Shit-Hot Band holiday album.â&#x20AC;? Hudgins also encourages folks to bring snacks to share. [Gabe Vodicka] Doinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Things that We Want To: Lou Reedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reach and influence surpassed his record sales by several country miles. As such, the 40 Watt and several Athens artists are teaming up to give him a Classic City-sized tribute.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21, and proceeds from the shows will benefit AIDS Athens. Participating artists include Monsoon, Still Small Voice & The Joyful Noise, Sea of Dogs, Supercluster, Glasscrafts, Elf Power, Moths, Don Chambers & Sanni Baumgartner, Pilgrim, T. Hardy Morris, Todd McBride, Four Eyes, Tunabunny and Grape Soda. The music will span Reedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career, beginning with his earliest work with The Velvet Underground. Oh, yeah, before you ask, Tunabunny will be playing selections from Reedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exasperatingly defiant Metal Machine Music, so rest assured that the universe is unfolding as it should. Each night costs a mere $5. Throw it down, homies.

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good spirits Fake Craft Beers That craft beer you like, it’s pretty good.

You get to avoid the cheaply made domestics, impress (or irritate) your friends with your refined taste and support independent craftsmen all at once. Except that supporting independent business doesn’t always happen when a beer drinker picks up a six-pack of craft beer.

The reason? Snakes in the grass in the craft beer Garden of Drinkin’. Specifically, these snakes are the so-called “crafty” beers.

While marketed as independent craft brews, these beers are actually owned by the large, multinational beer companies Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors.

The most popular brands of crafty beer are well-known: Blue Moon and Shock Top. Owned by MillerCoors and ABI, respectively, these two wheat beers try as much as possible to obfuscate their origins. Blue Moon’s tag line is actually “Artfully Crafted,” a sneaky phrase that implies that it is in fact a craft beer when the opposite is true. Hooray, marketing!

What You Should Drink Instead: Monday Night Brewing’s Fu Manbrew is locally produced in Atlanta, and it’s a wheat beer made with ginger for an interesting kick. If you dislike ginger, go for Allagash White instead. I don’t often cite BeerAdvocate scores when reviewing beers, but the difference between Allagash and Blue Moon is striking: out of a possible 100 points, Allagash gets a 93 overall. That’s outstanding. Blue Moon’s score? A lowly 78.

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. is perhaps the Allagash White original crafty beer. Once an independent brewery, it was purchased outright by MillerCoors all the way back in 1988, when Ronald Reagan was president and there were two Germanies. While its website lists all sorts of different styles, ranging from a double IPA to something known as a “Big Butt Dopplebock,” the style they are most known for here in Athens is their Sunset Wheat, commonly referred to “that beer that tastes like Fruity Pebbles.”

What You Should Drink Instead: If your preferred drink is a beer that tastes like Fruity Pebbles cereal, you should probably just stick with what you’re doing. You have the intricate palate and sophistication of a small child. If not, Third Shift Amber Lager doesn’t get as much attention as Blue Moon or Leinenkugel, and for good reason. It’s just a simple, easydrinking lager that has a fuller taste than its ownership, MillerCoors.

Or try Yuengling Traditional Lager.

Seriously. While Yuengling seems like a gigantic brewery along the lines of Budweiser and Coors thanks to its ubiquitous television ads, it’s actually much smaller than ABI and MillerCoors. The brewery that’s closest in size to Yuengling? Sam Adams. Yuengling actually overtook Sam Adams as the largest Americanowned beer producer in 2011. (AnheuserBusch InBev is actually owned by Belgians, and after several mergers, MillerCoors is now a Canadian-British joint venture.)

If Yuengling doesn’t strike your fancy, check out Heavy Seas Cutlass, an amber lager that won multiple medals at the Great American Beer Fest between 2006–2010.

Redd’s Apple Ale is an irritating creation.

It tastes marginally like apples, it’s branded with apples and seems designed to appeal to cider drinkers. While not a problem for most cider drinkers, those with gluten allergies will have a negative reaction to this beer, as it was brewed with malted barley alongside apples.

What You Should Drink Instead: Almost any cider. If you want an apple flavored alcoholic beverage, it just makes sense to get a drink brewed directly from apples without any messing around with any extra nonsense. But beware: Crispin Cider and Foxbarrel Cider are owned by MillerCoors and Angry Orchard

is owned by Sam Adams, so your best bets for independently produced ciders are Jack’s Hard Cider and Hornsby’s Hard Cider.

So, casual beer drinker, why should you care which beers are independently owned?

Independent craft brewers are constantly innovating and refining their products and have created a sizable market for connoisseurs to enjoy. Crafty beer only came about when ABI and MillerCoors realized that craft beer was growing at a much faster rate than traditional American light lager.

Moreover, many of these crafty beer companies only produce one style: an OK wheat beer flavored with different fruits that’s presented as refined and sophisticated. If you care about varieties of style, supporting microbreweries just makes sense.

When in doubt, a general way to recognize which breweries are independent and which aren’t: national advertising. If you see a TV commercial for a product, it’s probably not independent. (Yuengling and Sam Adams are exceptions to this rule.) Billboards around Athens telling you to drink Henry Weinhard’s?

Surprise! It’s owned by MillerCoors.

When in doubt, you can whip out your phone and run an Internet search. You’ll find the beer’s owner pretty quickly.

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• indicates new review BAD GRANDPA (R) Much funnier and more poignant than one would expect from a production company named Dickhouse, Bad Grandpa expounds upon the “Jackass” sketch featuring Johnny Knoxville’s elderly alter ego, Irving Zisman. Like Borat, Knoxville and company capture people’s real reactions to the interactions of a naughty, oversexed grandfather and his eight-year-old grandson, Billy (Jackson Nicoll).

THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY (R) Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Terrance Howard and Harold Perrineau return as the former college pals audiences first met in 1999’s The Best Man. Now most are married and facing numerous grown up problems. A holiday movie clad in melodrama and mostly on target humor, The Best Man Holiday is the sort of film Tyler Perry has never quite made. Writer-director Malcolm D. Lee handles the tonal shifts from laughter to tears much more deftly.

BLACK NATIVITY (PG) Kasi Lemmons, whose debut feature Eve’s Bayou must be seen, bravely brings Langston Hughes’ musical version of the Nativity story to the big screen for a modern audience. A young mother (Jennifer Hudson) sends her troubled teenage son (Jacob Latimore) to live with his estranged relatives (Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett). The musical’s cast is rounded out by Tyrese Gibson, Mary J. Blige and Nas. THE BOOK THIEF (PG-13) I always intended to read Marcus Zusak’s novel before I saw the filmed adaptation. That does not look like it’s going to happen now. A tale set in Nazi Germany and narrated by Death, The Book Thief stars Monsieur Lazhar’s Sophie Nelisse as young Liesel Meminger, who steals books. Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson star as Liesel’s foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann.

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG-13) Recounting the real life story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), who was kidnapped by Somali pirates and held hostage in a claustrophobic lifeboat for several days, director Paul Greengrass crafts his best film since United 93. The taut effectiveness of Billy Ray’s script certainly should not be undervalued, but will be due to the incredible work done by Greengrass, whose greatest films seem like reality unfolding before our eyes.

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (R) See Movie Pick. (Ciné) DELIVERANCE (R) 1972. Just when you thought it was safe to get back in a raft, the legendary film that frightened an entire generation of men out of the woods shows in Ciné’s Southern Classic Film Series. Considering the Peach State connections (it stars Waycross native Burt Reynolds, is based on a novel by Georgia-born James Dickey and was shot on the Chattooga), an Athens-town screening seems fitting. Four friends’ decision to spend a weekend rafting rather than golfing ends in “Dueling Banjos,” pigsquealing, compound fractures, and that eerie hand in the lake. (Ciné) DELIVERY MAN (PG-13) In Ken Scott’s remake of his own Canadian hit, Vince Vaughn stars as Dave Wozniak, a guy who, 20 years earlier, donated nearly 700 samples to a sperm bank.

Now, the 500 plus kids that resulted from his sperm want to know who their daddy is via a class action lawsuit.

Vaughn gets to show a touch more vulnerability as Dave, who’s more of a woebegone charmer than his typical fast talkers. Chris Pratt, the movie’s true standout, and Vaughn are not enough to make this likable, comedic slacker worth a theatrical viewing. This cute, intriguing story might be better off on a smaller screen.

DESPICABLE ME 2 (PG) When a new super villain steals a dangerous, experimental serum, the Anti Villain League enlists Gru’s (v. Steve Carell) assistance. Watching this enjoyable kiddie flick with a kid definitely increases the appeal of the little yellow Minions, who will get their own spinoff in 2014.

DON JON (R) Jersey boy Jon (writerdirector Joseph Gordon-Levitt) loves the ladies, his pad, his car, his family, his boys, his church and his porn.

But when he meets Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson), Jon learns he might have to give up his favorite pastime. JG-L proves a technically superb filmmaker in his rookie outing. This awfully adult dramedy might make some viewers uncomfortable with its rather frank sexuality, especially regarding Jon’s porn watching habits.

But mature audiences will enjoy an all too topical discussion of how the Internet has potentially changed young people’s sexual expectations with its easy access pornography.

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ENDER’S GAME (PG-13) The filmed adaptation of Ender’s Game, written and directed by Gavin Hood, is not an adequate replacement for reading Orson Scott Card’s modern science fiction classic. Young Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield, Hugo) is handpicked by Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) to be the potential savior of humanity, which is being threatened by an alien race, and must compete against starship troopers on a simulated battlefield. Hood struggles to adequately portray Ender’s grueling exhaustion in the Command School finale, which seems much more like a middle school graduation play than the potential end of humanity.

THE FAMILY (R) Fred Blake nee Giovanni Manzoni (Robert De Niro) and his family are in international witness protection under the gruff, watchful eye of Tommy Lee Jones’ FBI agent.

The Family will not be remembered as one of director Luc Besson’s stronger efforts. Great mob movies are a treasure; mob comedies, as a genre, need to be buried.

in space, which is simultaneously awe-inspiringly beautiful and coldly dangerous. Taking two mega-stars and placing them in a straight up disaster movie that is heavily reliant on special effects takes so much vision and control to keep the spectacle from overwhelming the humanity. n THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG-13) Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth continues with the middle installment of his threepart Hobbit adaptation. Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and his new possession, a magic ring, continue working with the Dwarves and Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellan) to recover Erebor from Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). The first film failed to recapture the magic of Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy without being disappointing. Look for the return of some familiar faces (Orlando Bloom) amidst the new ones (Evangeline Lilly of “Lost”).

HOMEFRONT (R) So the best thing about this Jason Statham actioner,

Terrapin introduces Dwarf IPA. FREE BIRDS (PG) More an oddity than a cute family movie, Free Birds features the voices of Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson as two turkeys, Jake and Reggie, that travel back in time to stop turkey from making the Thanksgiving Day menu. Harrelson’s militaristic idiot is much more entertaining than Wilson’s too talky turkey.

The strange Free Birds will not become a new holiday viewing tradition, but it’s pleasant enough to be watched once.

FROZEN (PG) A young princess, Anna (v. Kristen Bell), must venture into the frozen wilds to save her sister, recently crowned Queen Elsa (v. Idina Menzel), who has lost control over her icy powers. Anna is assisted in her search by ice salesman Kristoff (v. Jonathan Groff, “Glee”), his reindeer, Sven, and a goofy, talking snowman named Olaf (v.

Josh Gad). The narrative, adapted from Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Snow Queen” by Wreck-It Ralph scripter Jennifer Lee (who co-directed), is as Disney formulaic as they come, and the animation shines without standing out. Nonetheless, the characters are winning and the songs are catchy. Little kids will love Frozen, and parents who grew up on Disney classics will not feel left out in the cold.

GRAVITY (PG-13) An astronaut (George Clooney) and a doctor (Sandra Bullock) must work together to survive an accident in the cold, silent confines of space. Gravity is an acting tour de force by Bullock and the most incredible special effects driven film I have ever seen. You feel like you are

written by Sylvester Stallone, is the casting of James Franco as the methcooking local baddie, Gator Bodine. He menaces with the proper combination of charm, crazy and family values.

Retired DEA super-agent Phil Broker does nothing unexpected of a Statham hero. He kicks small-town, “Loo”-siana ass with relish, even when his impressionable, motherless daughter (Izabela Vidovic) is looking on with awe. A supporting cast that includes Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth and Clancy “The Kurgan” Brown elevates this standard action fare, but Franco is the only reason anyone will remember this Statham flick over another.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG-13) The Hunger Games returns, and its sequel, while more a formality setting up the series’ final, revolutionary entry, improves upon an original that was more of a visual book report than an exciting cinematic adaptation. (Original director Gary Ross’ absence was addition by subtraction.)

After surviving the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are the Capitol’s newest celebrities.

But all is not well in the Districts, and creepy President Snow (Donald Sutherland) lets Katniss know it by putting her back in the next year’s Games.

New director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) paces the film better once we escape District 12, and the Quarter Quell is excitingly envisioned. Largely dismissed as repetitive upon the novel’s release, the underrated Catching

Fire successfully adds more wrinkles to the Suzanne Collins’ formula than its more straightforward predecessor.

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (PG-13) When Josh (Patrick Wilson) returned from the spirit world at the conclusion of Insidious, he didn’t return alone, and his family—wife Renai (Rose Byrne) and sons Dalton (Ty Simpkins) and Foster (Andrew Astor)—is in danger.

Chapter 1 had its chilling, mysterious first two acts bogged down by Josh’s blah final stroll through the spirit world. The sequel painfully explicates a dumb story for two acts, relying on trite haunted house tropes like slamming doors and flying household objects, before a strong final act that finally brings the scary and some nifty callbacks to the first movie.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946.

Frank Capra’s holiday classic gets the big screen treatment at Ciné as part of a seasonal fundraiser. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) reconsiders suicide after Clarence (Henry Travers), an angel seeking his wings, shows George the difference he’s made on the world. This admission is free with an unwrapped, new toy for Toys for Tots or a cash donation to Ciné. Complimentary popcorn and refreshments will be provided while they last. You know you’re going to watch it, so why not do it for charity and on the big screen? (Ciné) KILL YOUR DARLINGS (R) Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, continues to distance himself from the Boy Who Lived. (Too bad it doesn’t matter what roles he plays; he will never escape that career defining character.)

In Kill Your Darlings, director John Krokidas’ feature debut, Radcliffe plays famed beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Also appearing are fellow legends Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston, “Boardwalk Empire”) and William Burroughs (Ben Foster). (Ciné) LAST VEGAS (PG-13) The comedy is funnier than expected, and the drama is worse than one can imagine. Four old friends—Paddy (Robert De Niro), Billy (Michael Douglas), Archie (Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Kevin Kline)— head to Vegas for Billy’s bachelor party.

Director Jon Turteltaub smartly lets his four strong leads do their thing, and they are an appealing quartet. They work well together, no matter how unimaginative the script.

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (PG-13) This slice of historical nostalgia chronicles the major events of the second half of the 20th century through the eyes of White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forrest Whitaker). With its exceptional cast—Robin Williams, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber, John Cusack and Alan Rickman appear as Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Reagan—The Butler overcomes the natural tendency of such films to drift into sentimental nostalgia.

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) In this prequel to Monsters, Inc., we learn how Mike (v. Billy Crystal) and Sully (v.

John Goodman) met: as scaring rivals at Monsters University. This Revenge of the Monster Nerds doesn’t creatively bend college life for monsters as one would expect from Pixar. Fortunately, the animation, especially the creature design, is as lush and lifelike as ever.

• OUT OF THE FURNACE (R) Like an episode of “Justified” minus the deft, light touch of Elmore Leonard,

Out of the Furnace focuses on working class heroes and backwoods baddies.

After a tragic accident, steel mill worker Russell Baze (Christian Bale) faces more bad news as his soldier brother, Rodney (Casey Affleck), runs afoul of a meth-ed up MF-er named Harlan DeGroat (a natural role for Woody Harrelson). Despite warnings from the local policeman (Forest Whitaker), who just so happens to be dating Russell’s ex-girlfriend (Zoe Saldana), Russell tackles Harlan head-on. Crazy Heart filmmaker Scott Cooper follows up his Academy Award-winning debut, mostly renowned for its performances, with another heavy drama whose best feature is its actors. Bale and Harrelson are standouts, though Harrelson nearly succumbs to hamminess with his lollipop routine. Clumsy plot devices and characters (cough, Rodney, cough) that almost erase all of their sympathy recur, but the tension of Russell’s sad world will suck you in. Plus, the soundtrack features Pearl Jam; it’s hard to say no to Pearl Jam. PHILOMENA (PG-13) Dame Judi Dench stars as Philomena Lee, a woman looking for her long lost son with the help of BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan). This film is based on Sixsmith’s book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, a true story about her 50 year search.

PLANES (PG) A cropduster named Dusty Crophopper (v. Cook) longs to race across the skies. Unfortunately, he’s afraid of heights. With the help of his friends, Dusty conquers his fears and the skies.

THOR: THE DARK WORLD (PG-13) The movie’s generic plot and its science fiction aesthetic resemble an even-numbered Star Trek movie more than a Marvel superhero feature. With frequent “Game of Thrones” director Alan Taylor at the helm, the movie’s Asgard could have benefitted from a grittier, Westeros look; instead, Asgard could be any Naboo-like world from the Star Wars prequel. Oddly enough, what seemed like a weakness of the first film—Thor’s unpowered banishment to Earth—is exactly what’s missing from its sequel. Thor becomes more entertaining when the action leaves Asgard.

12 YEARS A SLAVE (R) Will art house sensation Steve McQueen (Hunger and Shame) succeed on a larger scale? Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup, a free black man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. As glad as I am to see Ejiofor in a starring role, I’m equally jazzed about Quvenzhané Wallis, Michael K. Williams (aka Omar Little), Scoot McNairy, Paul Giamatti, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt.

TYLER PERRY’S A MADEA CHRISTMAS (PG-13) Uberhyphenate Tyler Perry unleashes his matronly alter ego, Madea, on the holiday season. Madea travels to the country with a friend (Anna Maria Horsford), who wishes to surprise her daughter, and runs into Larry the Cable Guy. After Madea’s Witness Protection, Perry continues to expand his white casting in increasingly odd directions (Chad Michael Murray, Alicia Witt and Kathy Najimy?). A holiday Madea was bound to happen sooner or later.

WE’RE THE MILLERS (R) After running afoul of his drug kingpin pal (Ed Helms), Dave (Jason Sudeikis) must smuggle a smidge that turns out to be a lot more than a smidge of marijuana across the border. Dave hatches a brilliant plan to fake a family with stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), runaway teen Casey (Emma Roberts) and virginal Kenny (Will Poulter). Everything works out great until the big-time Mexican drug lord to whom the weed really belongs to catches up with them.

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movie pick Turnaround DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (R) There was always Something changed, however, by the time something magnetic about actor Matthew McConaughey starred in the 2011 crime drama McConaughey. In one of his first movies, The Lincoln Lawyer. He seemed to care again, Richard Linklaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dazed and Confused from challenging himself to deliver on all that early 1993, he stole every scene he was in with a promise. Recent movies Bernie, Killer Joe, mixture of easy charisma, country-boy bravado Magic Mike and Mud all display McConaughey and old-fashioned sex appeal. McConaughey at his best. Dallas Buyers Club, directed by knew how to hustle on the silver screen. He Jean-Marc VallĂŠe and written by Craig Borten was Paul Newman for Generation X, and his and Melisa Wallack, focuses on the real-life performances felt alive with kinetic possibilistory of Texan Ron Woodroof (McConaughey), ties, although they lacked dramatic depth. a virulent homophobe and rodeo rider who But movie stars are was diagnosed with not necessarily great AIDS and given only actors. What makes 30 days to live by his great movie stars is doctors. Woodroof lived how they aggressively past his termination project their personaldate and began taking ity onto the audience the drug AZT to halt and how the camera the progression of the captures their cinematic disease. Discouraged by personality with a ruthhow the FDA and the less clarity. In some of medical establishment his early performances, Matthew McConaughey prevented similar drugs such as Lone Star and from being prescribed The Newton Boys, McConaughey teased with to AIDS-infected patients, Woodroof and his possibilities. For the most part, however, he business partner Rayon (Jared Leto), a transwas content to wade through the middle of sexual also suffering from the disease, sought his career on his ability to exude superficial out alternative avenues to get drugs to the charm. He was lazy. Audiences could care less, people who desperately needed them. though. McConaughey was big box-office, and Dallas Buyers Club is not a great movie, but the Hollywood studios kept him busy throughitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solid, unsentimental entertainment and out the 2000s with a series of lightweight contains two of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best performances romantic comedies (The Wedding Planner, How courtesy of McConaughey and Leto. to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) and lunk-headed action spectacles (Reign of Fire, Sahara).

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Art & the Human Consciousness

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hat distinguishes visionary art from other forms of psychedelic, vernacular or sacred art is ultimately a mystical experience or state of mind. Howard Finster, creator of Paradise Garden in Summerville, GA, began making sacred art after seeing a tiny human face in a blob of paint on the tip of his finger. After a fever-induced visitation by people from the future, Eddie Owens Martin, a.k.a. St. EOM, went on to create the celestial artscape Pasaquan in Buena Vista, GA. For internationally renowned artist Alex Grey, the revelation that art can lead to enlightenment arrived while under the influence of LSD. God works in curious ways.

Many of Alex’s works—which include paintings, performance art, books, sculptures and installations—focus on themes of consciousness, interconnectedness and transcendence through an interfaith, multi-cultural perspective. He and his wife, Allyson, are in no way shy about the influence sacramental entheogens, or psychoactive substances like LSD, psilocybin and ayahuasca ingested to “generate the divine within,” have had on their artwork over the decades.

Inspired by an LSD-induced vision that Alex and Allyson shared in 1976, Alex developed the “Sacred Mirrors,” a series of 21 life-size paintings created over a 10-year period that explore the interplay of body, mind and spirit. Chronicling a physicalto-mental-to-transcendental pathway, the series begins with crisp, anatomically precise layers of the human body’s physical systems (muscular, skeletal, cardiovascular), moves on to images of different races, sexes and religious figures, then ends with depictions of spiritual energy manifested as cosmic white light. As viewers stand before each painting, they are encouraged to contemplate their physical and spiritual identities, representing a journey toward their own divine nature.

In order to publicly exhibit the series, Alex and Allyson co-founded The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a transdenominational church dedicated to spiritual renewal through

transformative art, in the Chelsea area of New York City. A few years later in 2008, The Foundation for the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors secured a permanent 40-acre retreat center in Wappinger, NY, and was granted official 501(c)(3) status. The center currently offers full moon ceremonies, solstice and equinox celebrations, workshops and other cultural offerings, and is in the early stages of constructing Entheon, a 3D-printed sanctuary of visionary art slated to open in 2015.

Alex is a longtime supporter of music—having had his vibrant images incorporated into album artwork for several bands including Tool, the Beastie Boys, Nirvana and The String Cheese Incident—and considers festivals to be special environments particularly nurturing of creative thought. On Thursday, Dec. 12, Alex and Allyson will take a trip to Athens during their third annual Visionary Arts Fair, a three-city tour featuring a discussion, meet-and-greet, book signing and live paintings by the couple. The event also includes aerialists, fire performers, a laser light show and live music from Desert Dwellers, Mihkal, Ployd, Modern Measure, Gravity A and Mesca.

Jessica Smith Flagpole: How and when did you first get involved with art?

Alex Grey: Allyson and I have always been artists. We met in art school in 1974 and have shared a studio for 38 years.

FP: Were you always interested in visionary-style art? Have you ever practiced any other styles of art?

AG: Writing about my first book, Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey [Inner Traditions, 1990], James Oroc [the author of Tryptamine Palace, 2009] writes: “The sub-title of this book is now believed to be one of the key influences in the naming of a new genre now known as visionary art.”

Alex Grey

an interview with

Alex Grey

In my second book, The Mission of Art [Shambhala, 1998] I define visionary art as: â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś the creative expression of glimpses into the sacred unconsciousnessâ&#x20AC;Ś the mystical experience of spiritual illumination, unity, wisdom and love.â&#x20AC;?

My art never attempts to portray a style. My art is performative and based on inner visions portrayed from observation to my best ability. Allyson and I are performance artists and social sculptors. CoSM is our artistic co-creation with our global community.

FP: What are some key differences between visionary art and other styles?

AG: Walter Hopps, an imminent art curator and writer, said that there are three broad categories of art: realist, abstract and imaginal. Realistic art attempts to represent the natural world. Abstract art is nonrepresentational and can also come from visions. Sacred geometry, patterning and all forms not referential or literal to the natural world would fit into this category. Imaginal art has been referred to as visionary art, images seen in the creative imagination.

Cave paintings of human/animal hybrids [or] a shamanic figure with stag antlers and tail all show the ancient linDying eage of Visionary Art. Religious art is related to a sacred tradition. Since visionary experiences of enlightenment and stories of God-contact are the foundation of all world religions, much of sacred art refers to these transcendent

or worked as a janitor by day and created a silver foil throne room in their garage at night. All artists must practice and are ultimately self-taught, although some are influenced by their personal history and environment more than the history of art.

Most outsider artists are compelled by a spirit or vision to create. It can be raw and expressive because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innocent from the business of art. My work has been placed in each of these categories.

My work is currently included in exhibitions at both the extraordinary American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore and at Halle de St. Pierre, the Paris home of outsider art.

FP: Can you give us a taste of what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be bringing or discussing when you come to Athens?

AG: In Athens, I will offer an illustrated overview of sacramental culture and the entheogeneration, sometimes called the Love Tribe.

Festivals all over the world attract visionary artists from many disciplines, including dance, music, costume and jewelry design, as well as painting and sculpture.

Burning Man is well-known for celebrating what we also call the Tribal Revival that is springing up all over the world.

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FP: You often speak about the connection between art and the evolution of human consciousness. Could you briefly explain for readers not familiar with your works?

AG: The evolution of human consciousness is etched into the history of art. Shifts throughout art history appear in phases that are magical to mythic to rational to transcendental.

Works of art can literalize states of being and provide a new view in order to transcend it. A depressed person who [pictures] their despair can externalize their inner world and can get a new perspective on their state of being, possibly facilitating a resolution to their depression.

FP: What would you say is your greatest achievement so far?

AG: My body of work. Co-founding the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors with Allyson. Thirty-eight years of a truly great marriage. Our exquisite daughter.

When I hear that my artwork resonates with the personal peak experiences of others.

Godself moments, such as Moses and the burning bush or Buddha dispelling Maraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demons.

Another feature of visionary art is ornate geometric patterns of interconnectedness, and you will find unique expressions of these interweaving latticeworks in many temples throughout the world.

Psychedelic art often reflects the bright intense light, rainbow hues, iridescence, patterns of infinite interconnectedness, forms metamorphosing, one being becoming another, infinite vistas [and] interpenetrating dimensionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;art inspired by the psychedelic visionary experience.

Outsider art may refer to art that is created outside the boundaries of an official culture. Every outsider artist has [his] own story. Some made art in prisons or mental institutions

FP: What advice would you have for an aspiring local artist?

AG: Keep a journal and draw every day. The Mission of Art and my other books [and] the classes Allyson and I teach together at Omega Institute and at CoSM are filled with information useful to aspiring artists. Be inspired by your life in order to create the most uplifting and thought-provoking artworks. Be uncompromising in your study of technique that will support your art, and study philosophy and great thinkers to make your work come from a deep place.

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Give the gift of art! Bendzunas Glass, an Athens family run studio for 40 years, creates unique nature inspired functional art pieces including this footed handkerchief vase, kitty paperweights, ornaments, and more.

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December 14th, 10a.m.-6p.m. & December 15th 12-6p.m. at the Classic Center

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The Melting Point · 7 p.m. · $16 Long before David Sedaris became the Grammy Award-nominated humorist and best-selling author that he is today, he was Crumpet the Elf at a Macy’s department store during the holiday crunch. In “Santaland Diaries,” Sedaris delivers a thorny, often self-deprecating account of the humiliating, embittering work Santa’s little helpers endure during retail hell.

Sedaris first read his humorous, cynical essay on NPR’s “Morning Edition” in 1992, and an extended version was later aired on PRI’s “This American Life” in ‘96. The story has become a radio holiday tradition, and the one-man, one-act play adaptation written by director Joe Mantello, presented by Rose of Athens Theatre and starring actor T. Anthony Marotta will offer listeners a visual presentation of this interesting slice of life. [Jessica Smith]

of the Grateful Dead—on Columbia. A burnt-out Bromberg all but quit recording in the ‘80s, but the man finally returned in 2007 with a Grammy-nominated effort, Try Me One More Time. Another period of creative fertility has followed, culminating in this year’s Only Slightly Mad, a full-band return to Bromberg’s early, ecstatic stylehopping glory. Friday’s show in Athens will be a stripped-down solo affair. [Gabe Vodicka] MUSIC | Saturday, Dec. 14

The VG Minus, Nate & The Nightmares, DJ Greg Cartwright, DJ Kurt Wood

Green Room · 9 p.m. · $3 (or FREE with canned good donation) Get yer garage on Saturday at Green Room, where two of Athens’ finest noisemaking outfits will perform. The VG Minus, which consists of townie mainstays Paul Walker, Michelle McClure and Kurt Wood, will deliver high-octane proto-punk; THEATER | Dec. 13–14 & 19–21 Nate & The Nightmares, a group fronted

by Wuxtry employee Nate Mitchell and including members of noise maniacs Free New Earth Athens · 7:30 p.m. · $15–20 Associates, will play a “scorching set of All hell is about to break loose in Tuna, garage-punk bitthe “third-smallest” terness.” Before, town in Texas, in-between and as a mischievous after the bands, a Christmas Phantom couple of fellas well threatens to throw versed in the art of the annual Christmas record collecting will Yard Display Contest spin their favorite into turmoil by tunes. Asheville, vandalizing comNC resident Greg petitors’ lawns. On Cartwright, a veritatop of inevitable ble rock legend best seasonal stress and known for founding family tensions, the Memphis trio the the local producOblivians (and, more tion of A Christmas recently, for his work Carol is turning with The Reigning into a tragedy. A Tuna Christmas is David Bromberg Sound), will appear.

He’ll be joined by second in a trilogy Wood, whose vast of comedic plays stash of vinyl is a thing of local legend. written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and [Gabe Vodicka] Ed Howard that tenderly yet satirically comment on small-town, Southern charm.

MUSIC | Saturday, Dec. 14 In The Circle Ensemble Theatre Company’s production, local actors Dustin Drake and Scotty Gannon will take on the challenge of portraying all 22 eccentric denizens—an aspiring taxidermist, a UFOlogist, the Office Lounge · 5 p.m. · $7 (suggested donation) owner of a used weapons store, disc jockThe fifth Strung Out Like the Lights at eys of radio station OKKK and the like. A Christmastime Empty Stocking Fundraiser special performance on Thursday, Dec. 19 (say that three times fast, why don’tcha) will benefit AIDS Athens. [Jessica Smith] returns to Homewood Hills hotspot the Office Lounge this Saturday. Organized by MUSIC | Friday, Dec. 13 songwriter Dodd Ferrelle and featuring a jam-packed lineup of local music goodness, funds raised at the annual concert go to benefit the Athens Banner-Herald’s Empty Stocking Fund, which assists low-income Melting Point · 8 p.m. · $22.50 (adv.), $28 (door) Athens families with everyday needs. The Described as the “Godfather of list of bands playing this year’s happenAmericana,” guitarist David Bromberg has ing—which runs from 5 p.m. until closing enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career as time—includes rock and Americana lumisideman, bandleader and solo performer. naries Bloodkin, Shonna Tucker and Eye After years spent backing up big names Candy, David Barbe and the Quick Hooks, like Bob Dylan and The Eagles, Bromberg struck out on his own in the 1970s, releas- dangfly!, Clay Leverett and the Chasers and many more. Do good, feel good. [Gabe ing four solo albums—which featured Vodicka] guests like George Harrison and members

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HOLIDAY DeadlinE: The deadline for getting listed in the Calendar will be WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. for the double issue of Dec. 25–Jan. 1. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Tuesday 10 ART: Adult Craft Night (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Held the second Tuesday of each month. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine or snack to share. 7:30 p.m. $25. www.treehousekidandcraft.com CLASSES: Swing Dance Night (Dancefx) A casual evening of social swing dancing. No experience or partner necessary. 7–8 p.m. (lesson), 8–10 p.m. $3–5. www.athensswingnight.com EVENTS: Girls’ Night Out (The Office Lounge) See the Chippendale and Playgirl performers on their North American Most Wanted Tour. 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. 706-546-0840 FILM: Film Athens Happy Hour (Flicker Theatre & Bar) The 2nd Tuesday of every month come hang out and talk about film or whatever.

5:30–7 p.m. FREE! www.filmathens. net GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Throw a lime in your Coors Light and compete! Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515 GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

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Cameron. The duo will read from the book, and Dodd will play guitar and sing. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.ifyouwereajellybean.com KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players. For ages 10–18.

Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329 PERFORMANCE: Dancing in a Winter Wonderland (Clarke Central High School) The Dancefx Athens Youth Program dances to seasonal selections. Accepting donations for CASA at the door.

5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706355-3078 THEATRE: The Santaland Diaries (The Melting Point) The Santaland Diaries logs one out-of-work actor’s adventures as an elf at Macy’s during the holiday season. This comedy is for ages 18 & up. See Calendar Pick on p. 22. Dec. 10–12, 7 p.m. $16. www.roseofathens.org

Wednesday 11 ART: Mural Project Speaker (40 Watt Club) A speaker from the

CLASSES: Buddhist Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to apply the teaching of Buddha to end suffering and bring peace to your life. Every Wednesday. 6 p.m.

Donations accepted. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Search Engine Optimization for Small Businesses (UGA Small Business Development Center) Learn how to help customers find your small business on the Internet. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! slay@georgiasbdc.org EVENTS: Hand-Picked Bourbon Tasting (Aromas) Sample private selection single barrel bourbon bottled exclusively for Five Points Bottle Shop. Selections include Jack Daniels, Knob Creek, Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace and more. 6–9 p.m. $25. www.aromascraftworks.com FILM: Deliverance (Ciné Barcafé) John Boorman’s 1972 tale of the grueling psychological and physical journey taken by four city slickers down a river in the unfamiliar Appalachian backwoods.

Introduction by John Inscoe, Albert B. Sayre Professor of History at UGA. 8 p.m. www.athenscine.com FILM: Film Lab Open House (The H.T. Edwards Complex) See Film Athens’ new office within the Athens Community Career Academy. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.filmathens.net

Rose of Athens Theatre will perform at the TRR Cobb House during The Athens Historic House Museum Association’s Holiday Spirits Museum Mile Tour on Saturday, Dec. 14.

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 feature trivia every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Book Event (Front Porch Book Store, Winterville) Dodd Ferrelle is the author of If You Were a Jelly Bean, which is illustrated by his wife,

Asheville (NC) Mural Project will explain the process of choosing and installing a mural. This meeting serves as an opportunity to provide input on what should be included on the 40 Watt’s upcoming music history mural. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. arts2people.org/amp 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

GAMES: Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Jump on the trivia train! Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Trivia with a DJ (Your Pie, Eastside location) Open your pie hole for a chance to win cash prizes.

7 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Enjoy a taco or two at this trivia night with a live DJ! Every

The Circle Ensemble Theatre Company presents A Tuna Christmas Dec. 13–14 & Dec. 19–21 at New Earth Athens.

Wednesday. 8–10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Grab a tasty brew and test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday. 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Dirty Nerds Trivia (Crow’s Nest) Trivia in the Crow’s Nest. Every Wednesday. 10 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/dirtybirdsath 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: Jingle Jam (Princeton United Methodist Church) Celebrate the holiday season with a chili dinner, crafts, singing and creating gingerbread houses. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.princetonumcathensga.org KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 2–5. Every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Mingle with Kringle (OCAF, Watkinsville) Activities include pictures with Santa, story time with Ms. Claus, gingerbread houses, art activities and a puppet show called “Animalia” by Hobey Ford. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. & 1–3 p.m. $2 or unwrapped toy donation. www. ocaf.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club Holiday Party (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. This month will feature holiday crafts. Ages 13–18. 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-7693950 LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing (Bizarro Wuxtry) Local cartoonist Joey Weiser signs copies of Mermin Book 2: The Big Catch. 3 p.m. FREE! www.bizarrowuxtry.com

THEATRE: The Santaland Diaries (The Melting Point) See Tuesday listing for full description Dec. 10–12, 7 p.m. $16. www.roseofathens.org

Thursday 12 ART: Drawing in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Open hours for visitors to sketch in the galleries using graphite or colored pencils. 5–8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Athens Holiday Market (Big City Bread Cafe) An outdoor juried market featuring the works of over 40 artists. 5–9 p.m. www.bigcitybreadcafe.com ART: Visionary Arts Fair (New Earth Athens) Area 51 presents a visionary arts fair featuring a discussion, book signing and live paintings by artists Alex and Allyson Grey. The event also includes a laser light show, art gallery, live music and aerialists. See Story on p. 16. 6 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25. www.area51presents.com CLASSES: Indian Spice Cooking Class (Mama Bird’s Granola) Learn to make traditional Indian dishes.

6:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20. www. mamabirdsgranola.com CLASSES: Scottish Country Dance Classes (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Easy-to-learn Scottish country dancing. Every Thursday. 7–9 p.m. $36/semester, $3/class. deborahmillier@yahoo. com CLASSES: Gingerbread House Workshop (Madison Artists Guild Gallery, Madison) Build a sweet house. Register by Dec. 10. 6–8 p.m. $13–15. magmarketingcoordinator@gmail.com CLASSES: Intro to PowerPoint (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics of PowerPoint files, toolbars, icons and more. 1–2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 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 CLASSES: Eco-Friendly Wrap Up Backpack (Sewcial Studio) This bag has a draw cord and backpack handles and is perfect for toting books and other items. Perfect for holiday gift giving. Registration required. 1–4 p.m. $28. 706-2476143 EVENTS: Dr. Rad (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Vinings psychiatrist Branko Radulovacki, better known as Dr. Rad, is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Sentate and will give an informal speech and meet-and-greet.

8 p.m. FREE! www.drradforsenate. com EVENTS: Yuletide Musical Dinners (Trumps Ballroom) The annual English Christmas dinner event is “A Jig, a Kilt and a Castle,” and will have Celtic classics sung in Gaelic by the Athens Chamber Singers. Local Celtic band Green Flag will perform and accompany the singers. The dinner includes table-side performances throughout the evening. 7:30 p.m. $42. 706353-6976 EVENTS: Brew Down (1000 Faces Coffee) A coffee brewing competition. Email to compete. 7–9 p.m.

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5–7 p.m. FREE! 706-207-5668 KIDSTUFF: Outside the Box (Lay Park) Homeschooled children explore topics like first aid, babysitting basics and healthy living. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $3–5. www.athensclarkecounty.com/lay KIDSTUFF: Fencing Demonstration (ACC Library) Learn what the centuries old sport is all about. For ages 11–18. 4 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Gallery Games (Georgia Museum of Art) Learn about works in the museum’s

ART: Athens Holiday Market (Big City Bread Cafe) See Thursday listing for full description 5–9 p.m. www.bigcitybreadcafe.com ART: The Broughton Reunion Show (MAGallery, Madison) Join the Madison Artist Guild and Broughton Artists Group for a fun night of shopping with a dozen local artists. Dec. 13, 5–8 p.m. Dec. 14, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Dec. 15, 1–5 p.m.

FREE! 706-342-9360 EVENTS: Yuletide Musical Dinners (Trumps Ballroom) See Thursday listing for full description 7:30 p.m. $42. 706-353-6976 EVENTS: Evening Holiday Social (North Jackson St.) Community, Dynamite Clothing, Adam’s Optics and Jittery Joe’s present an evening of special sales, vendors and refreshments. 6–9 p.m. communityathens@gmail.com

Dec. 13, 6:30 p.m. & Dec. 14, 1 p.m. $12 (ages 4–10), $15. 706354-6454 THEATRE: A Tuna Christmas (New Earth Athens) The Circle Ensemble Theatre Company presents A Tuna Christmas, in which a “Christmas Phantom” has been vandalizing the yard displays in a small town’s annual Christmas Yard Display Contest. Actors Dustin Drake and Scotty Gannon portray all 20+ characters of Tuna, TX. See Calendar Pick on p. 22. Dec. 13–14 & 19–21, 7:30 p.m. $15–20. www.circleensembletheatre.com THEATRE: Romeo and Juliet (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description Dec. 12–14, 8 p.m. Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $12–15. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATRE: A Christmas Pudding (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) This holiday play compiles songs, skits and dances based on works by

706-546-7235, cartergilliespottery. wordpress.com ART: Holiday Studio Sale (Good Dirt) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13, 5–9 p.m. Dec. 14, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Dec. 15, 12–5 p.m. www.gooddirt.net ART: Athens Artist Market (The Classic Center) The AAM’s Handmade for the Holidays event features 60 artists and crafters. 12–8 p.m. www.athensartistmarket.com ART: Holiday Market (Flicker Theatre & Bar) View the latest creations by Athens-area artists. 12–5 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com ART: Holiday Sale (Longroad Studios, 623 N. Milledge Ave.) Functional and sculptural ceramics by seven potters as well as jewelry

by Barbara Allen and textiles by Sara Parker. 9 a.m.–6 p.m. www. longroadstudios.com ART: The Broughton Reunion Show (MAGallery) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13, 5–8

Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson and many more. Dec. 13-14, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706-283-1049

p.m. Dec. 14, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Dec. 15, 1–5 p.m. FREE! 706-342-9360 ART: Holiday Sale (R. Wood Studio) Join R.Wood for their annual holiday sale. “Seconds” are 20% off. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. www.rwoodstudio.com CLASSES: Laughing Yoga Class (Mama Bird’s Granola) With instructor Elizabeth Alder. 3 p.m. $8. www. mamabirdsgranola.com EVENTS: Holiday Open House (Lyndon House Arts Center) Guests can step back in time and celebrate the holidays with a variety of activities, live music and photos with Santa. Crafts include gingerbread house decorating, felted ornaments and Christmas cards. Live music by the Clarke Central High School Orchestra and Chorus, Athens Flute Choir, Georgia Children’s Chorus, Rose of Athens Victorian Carolers and violinist Mamie Simonds. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 EVENTS: Comer Farmers Market (Comer Farmers Market, Comer) Local produce, baked goods, flowers, crafts and more. Every Saturday.

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Paintings by Betty Gray are on display at Earth Fare through December. collection through “Tall Tales,” a special interactive tour led by Callan Steinmann. For ages 7–11. 4:15–5 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. com THEATRE: Romeo and Juliet (Athens Community Theater) Shakespeare’s classic romance gets fierce by taking cues from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Paris is Burning. Set in the ‘90s, the feuding Montagues and the Capulets are two rival drag houses. Dec. 12–14, 8 p.m. Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $12–15. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATRE: The Santaland Diaries (The Melting Point) See Tuesday listing for full description Dec. 10–12, 7 p.m. $16. www.roseofathens.org

Friday 13 ART: Holiday Studio Sale (Good Dirt) Items for sale include pottery, glass and jewelry made by instructors, interns and students. Dec. 13, 5–9 p.m. Dec. 14, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Dec. 15, 12–5 p.m. www.gooddirt.net

EVENTS: Festival of Trees Opening Reception (The Classic Center) Guests can bid on 50 decorated trees in a silent auction. There will also be hors d’oeuvres, desserts and drinks. 6 p.m. $20. 706-3574444, www.classiccenter.com KIDSTUFF: Shadow Puppetry Workshop (OCAF, Watkinsville) During the workshop, led by internationally renowned puppeteer Hobey Ford, students learn shadow puppetry performance techniques and how to construct their own shadow puppets. Space is limited. For children in Kindergarten–5th grade.

4–5:30 p.m. $12. 706-769-4565 PERFORMANCE: Burlesque Beta (Go Bar) Open-mic variety show featuring singers, dancers, musicians and comics in the vaudeville tradition. 10 p.m. $3. 706-546-5609 PERFORMANCE: The Nutcracker Suite & Holiday Program (Morton Theatre) The first act of the program will feature a variety of dance styles in celebration of all things winter. The second act will feature Studio Dance Academy’s adaptation of The Nutcracker Suite.

Saturday 14 ART: Holiday Crafts Market (Ted’s Most Best) Works by Jill Carnes, Lou Kregel, Maria Dondero, Cameron Johnston Garrard, Verdae, Ryan Adams and more. 12–7 p.m.

706-543-1523 ART: 9th Annual Holiday Market (Soup Studios) See the studio’s latest handmade ceramic and sterling jewelry, functional pottery, tree ornaments and knitted items. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.soupstudios.com ART: Hollyday Handmade Artist Market (Treehouse Kid and Craft) The fourth annual market features two dozen regional artists. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.treehousekidandcraft.com ART: Carter & Friends Pottery Market (572 Nantahala Ave.) Local potter Carter Gillies is joined

by Geoff Pickett and Jeff Bishoff for a group sale. 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

EVENTS: Journey Through Christmas (Princeton United Methodist Church) The church presents its annual drive-through Nativity Pageant with taped messages describing each scene. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.princetonumcathensga.org EVENTS: Holiday Spirits Museum Mile Tour (Various Locations) This tour focuses on period holiday traditions spanning the 19th century by exploring four historic houses from the Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian periods. The tour includes a theater vignette, live music and refreshments. 2 p.m. $25. 706353-1820 EVENTS: Yuletide Musical Dinners (Trumps Ballroom) See Thursday listing for full description 7:30 p.m. $42. 706-353-6976 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music by Scott Baxendale. This week features a chef’s demo with Jarad Blanton of The World Famous, a kid’s scavenger hunt and special holiday gifts from local crafters. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Naturalist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Take a hike around the property in search of seasonal happenings. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera and binoculars. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 FILM: Deliverance (Ciné Barcafé) John Boorman’s 1972 tale of the grueling psychological and physical journey taken by four city slickers down a river in the unfamiliar Appalachian backwoods.

A presentation titled “Deliverance, the Chattooga and Environmental History” will be presented by Georgia River Network Policy Director Chris Manganiello. 5 p.m. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Twisted Trivia (Sundown Saloon) Hosted by DJ Lynn Carson.

7:30–9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-2480894 KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday Storytime (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Hear a nature story and learn about the woods and animals.

2:30–3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Family Fun Art Day (OCAF, Watkinsville) Come as a family or drop off your child for themed projects like small paintings.

With instructor Julie Jones. Preregistration required. 9:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. FREE! (members), $5. 706769-4565, www.ocaf.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Book Event (Avid Bookshop) If You Were a Jelly Bean was written by Dodd Ferrelle and illustrated by his wife, Cameron Bliss Ferrelle. The couple will share their book, and Dodd will play guitar and sing. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. ifyouwereajellybean.com KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with Santa (Memorial Park) Eat breakfast, get a photo with jolly old St. Nick, make crafts and participate in holidaythemed activities. All ages. Register

by Dec. 11. 9–9:45 a.m. or 10-10:45 a.m. $5-8. 706-613-3580 KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with Santa (The Classic Center) Enjoy a special breakfast with Santa and other holiday characters. Tickets to the breakfast include access to the full Christmas at the Classic Center festival and ice skating. 9 a.m. $20.

706-357-4444, www.classiccenter. com LECTURES & LIT: Book Signings (OCAF, Watkinsville) Frances Ruffin will read from Famiglia at 11:30 a.m., Martha Phillips will read from Carved at 12:15 p.m. and Dan Crossley will read from Return of the

Texas Rangers at 1 p.m. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com PERFORMANCE: The Nutcracker Suite & Holiday Program (Morton Theatre) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13, 6:30 p.m. & Dec. 14, 1 p.m. $12 (ages 4–10), $15. 706-354-6454 PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony Christmas Concert (The Classic Center) Featuring local author and narrator Terry Kay and the Athens Symphony Chorus.

Musical pieces include “Gloria in Excelsis,” “White Christmas” and “O Tannenbaum.” Dec. 14, 8 p.m. & Dec. 15, 3 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). www.athenssymphony.org THEATRE: A Christmas Pudding (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13-14, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $8–15. 706-283-1049 THEATRE: A Tuna Christmas (New Earth Athens) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13–14 & 19–21, 7:30 p.m. $15–20. www. circleensembletheatre.com THEATRE: Romeo and Juliet (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description Dec. 12–14, 8 p.m. Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $12–15. www.townandgownplayers.org

Sunday 15 ART: Holiday Sale (Longroad Studios, 623 N. Milledge Ave.) See Saturday listing for full description 9 a.m.–6 p.m. www.longroadstudios. com ART: Spotlight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Pierre Daura Curator of European Art Lynn Boland leads a tour of “Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art.” 3 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: The Broughton Reunion Show (MAGallery) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13, 5–8 p.m. Dec. 14, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Dec. 15, 1–5 p.m. FREE! 706-342-9360 ART: Heirloom’s Holiday Market (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) An artist market featuring fine art, jewelry, bath products, vintage items and more. 9:30 a.m. www. heirloomathens.com ART: Holiday Studio Sale (Good Dirt) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13, 5–9 p.m. Dec. 14, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Dec. 15, 12–5 p.m. www.gooddirt.net ART: Carter & Friends Pottery Market (572 Nantahala Ave.) See Saturday listing for full description 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-546-7235, cartergilliespottery.wordpress.com ART: Athens Artist Market (The Classic Center) See Saturday listing for full description 12–8 p.m. www. athensartistmarket.com ART: Bee Natural (The Coffee Shop of Athens) Observe as artist Creighton Cutts carves Honey Pot Luminaries. 12–4 p.m. FREE! csoathens@gmail.com EVENTS: Journey Through Christmas (Princeton United Methodist Church) See Saturday listing for full description 6–9 p.m.

FREE! www.princetonumcathensga. org FILM: It’s a Wonderful Ciné (Ciné Barcafé) Ciné celebrates the holidays with screenings of It’s a Wonderful Life. Complimentary popcorn.

Donations of new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots or cash donations requested. 2 p.m., 4:45 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. FREE! (w/ donation). www. athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Café) “Brewer’s Inquisition,” trivia hosted

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p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www. buffaloscafe.com/athens GAMES: Trivia (Amici) Test your skills. 9 p.m. 706-353-0000 GAMES: Trivia (The Capital Room) Every Sunday! Hosted by Evan Delany. First place wins $50 and second place wins $25. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.thecapitalroom.com MEETINGS: Scleroderma Patient Support Group (East Athens Community Center) This group is affiliated with the Georgia Chapter of the National Scleroderma Foundation. The goal of the group is to provide information and support to patients, their families, friends and caregivers in a warm, positive environment. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. www.scleroderma.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony Christmas Concert (The Classic Center) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 14, 8 p.m. & Dec. 15, 3 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). www.athenssymphony.org THEATRE: A Christmas Pudding (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 13-14, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. 706-283-1049 THEATRE: Romeo and Juliet (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description Dec. 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14, 8 p.m. Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. www.townandgownplayers.org

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GAMES: Trivia with a Twist (Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New York Style Pizza) Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. & Thursdays, 8 p.m. 706-354-1515 GAMES: Movie Quotes Trivia (Max) With host Cora Jane every Tuesday. Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

edy and character acting. 9 p.m. $10. www.theworldfamousathens.com EVENTS: Wine Tasting (Speakeasy) This event includes six wines and heavy hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres from Speakeasyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new executive head chef, Brian Head. Reservations required. $20. 706-546-5556 GAMES: Trivia (Willyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. FREE! 706548-1920 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Test your sports knowledge

Wednesday night. 8 p.m. Both locations. 706-548-3442 KIDSTUFF: Christmas Story Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Stories and songs to celebrate the holiday. For toddlers and preschoolers and their caregivers. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Holiday Movie Pizza Night (Oconee County Library) Watch Home Alone and Christmas Vacation while chowing down on pizza. For ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

Monday 16 CLASSES: Genealogy 102: Census Records Online (Oconee County Library) Learn how to navigate the genealogy databases Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online to access census records. 6 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 GAMES: Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; toughest trivia. $100 grand prize every week! All ages. 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-543-8997 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Win house cash and prizes!

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FREE! 706-850-1916 THEATRE: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Twas the Night Before Christmas (Morton Theatre) Inspired by the poem â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Visit from St. Nicholas,â&#x20AC;? this musical introduces Santa in a particularly beneficent light. 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. $8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. www.theatreiv.org

Tuesday 17 CLASSES: Swing Dance Night (Dancefx) A casual evening of social swing dancing. No experience or partner necessary. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. (lesson), 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. www.athensswingnight.com FILM: 24 Hour-ish Film Fest Pt. 2 (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Teams received a prop, piece of dialogue and a special requirement and had to create a short film. Finished films will be screened and judged at this showcase. 9 p.m. www.filmathens. net FILM: Bad Movie Night Holiday Party (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmastime in London and someone with very little holiday spirit is gruesomely killing anyone wearing a Santa suit. Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a suspect in this cheap and lazy whodunit, Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Open Till Christmas. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shop) Compete for prizes and giveaways.

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Kevn Kinney plays The World Famous on Sunday, Dec. 15. trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Teens (ACC Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329

Wednesday 18 CLASSES: Internet Class: Intro to Cloud Computing (Oconee County Library) Learn how to tap the power of the Internet to run applications, store data, share files and more. This is an intro course designed with PC home users in mind. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-769-3950 CLASSES: Buddhist Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to apply the teaching of Buddha to end suffering and bring peace to your life. Every Wednesday. 6 p.m.

Donations accepted. 706-351-6024 COMEDY: Kenny Bullock (The World Famous) Bullock, former member of Dee-Lite, performs com-

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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 (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Win house cash prizes with host Todd Kelly.

Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. www. choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. This week will cover Christmas movies. 9:30 p.m. www. facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Dirty Nerds Trivia (Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest) Trivia in the Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest. Every Wednesday. 10 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/dirtybirdsath GAMES: Trivia with a DJ (Your Pie, Eastside location) Open your pie hole for a chance to win cash prizes.

7 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Think you know it all? Test your knowledge every

LECTURES & LIT: Navigating New Health Insurance (ACC Library) Representative Spencer Frye hosts a program on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ins and Outs of Navigating New Health Insurance Options.â&#x20AC;? Health insurance requirements and rules under the ACA will be discussed along with the nuts and bolts of signing up. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

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LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 10 Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 THE EBON HAWK A collaborative project between local MC Ricky

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE JAZZ SMOOTHIES An all-star cast of locals featuring members of Reptar and Bubbly Mommy Gun play smooth jazz for your easy-listening pleasure.

Max 9 p.m. 706-254-3392 THUNDERCHIEF Raw Southern rock band with punk and garage influences.

FORCES New local band.

GRAVEL KINGS Folky indie rock band from South Florida.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase of singer-songwriter talent, featuring Matt Joiner, Wade Sapp and Will Hendrix.

Sundown Saloon 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1180 OPEN MIC NIGHT Full PA, drums and amps provided. Every Tuesday.

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CANCELLIERI Independent traveling musician from Columbia, SC who plays folky Americana music.

COTTER PEN Local quartet plays jammy rock, blues and soul.

JOE CAT Local singer-songwriter tells stories about his life. Come get to know him!

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com CEDAR WAXWING New local band playing a fusion of pop, grunge and psychedelic rock.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LITTLE BROTHERS Solo folk sounds from Ryan Gray Moore (Brothers).

Green Room Magnolia Miracle Toy Drive! 11:30 p.m. FREE! www.greenroomathens. com UP UNTIL NOW Jay Murphy plays electronic dance music with driving uptempo beats and catchy, unforgettable melodies.

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instruments and electronics to create a haunting, ambient-folk sound.

HOT FUDGE Members of Dark Meat, Part Bear and Vegan Coke play early-’70s inspired rock.

Green Room 9 p.m. $3 (suggested donation). www. greenroomathens.com THE TAXICAB VERSES Local group/ recording project inspired by Jim Wilson’s time spent doing field recordings and collaborating with musicians in Ghana. See story on p. 10.

THE 19TH BROOD New noise/drone project from local musicians Don Chambers and Lukas Cane.

The Coffee Shop of Athens 7 p.m. FREE! 706-542-8990 DOUG CAPUTO Jazz and rock musician from Nashville.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com GLASSCRAFTS Driving, energetic psych-pop featuring Grass Giraffes’ Steven Trimmer and Robby Casso.

TITANS OF FILTH Quirky local indiepop band anchored by the droll vocal delivery of Sam Grindstaff.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Fifth Annual Holiday Racket! 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub THE HONEY SLIDERS “Original music from Catropolis inspired

by Rocket Gizmos and Gomez The Multi-Colored Snake.”

IN SONITUS LUX Free improv group fronted by E. Serson Brannen.

PINQUAL New electronic dance project from local musician Jon Lester.

DJ LOZO Spinning punk rock hits.

Max 10 p.m. 706-254-3392 COTTER PEN Local quartet plays jammy rock, blues and soul.

SETH WINTERS Mainstream songwriting with a guitar-driven sound.

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New Earth Athens 6 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. newearthmusichall.com VISIONARY ARTS FAIR Worldrenowned artist Alex Grey and his wife Allyson Grey visit Athens as part of a three-city tour. Featuring music from Desert Dwellers, Mihkal, Ployd, Modern Measure, Gravity A and Mesca.

See feature story on p. 16.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE ORANGE CONSTANT Fusionoriented jam-rock band.

The Office Lounge 7 p.m. 706-546-0840 JOHN GINGERICH Local folk musician plays a set of originals.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 CARLA LE FEVER’S LOUNGE LIZARD JAM PARTY Local singer hosts an open full-rock jam. P.A., drums, bass rig, keyboards and guitar amps set up and ready to go.

Friday 13 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com VINCAS Local downer-punk band featuring snarling guitars and doomy, flourishes. See story on p. 9.

THE POWDER ROOM Local heavyweight trio of Gene Woolfolk, Aaron Sims and Bubba McDonald playing noisy “ramp-rock.”

SPIRITS AND THE MELCHIZEDEK CHILDREN Psychedelic, Atlantabased band that uses acoustic

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DRUID CITY HOSPITAL REVIEW Julien de Rocher teams up with Laura Carter and Davey Wrathgaber to perform original material.

63-FOIL Charlie Johnston plays the music of the 63 Crayons.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com TIMMY TUMBLE & THE TUMBLERS Tim Schreiber howls and spasms and literally tumbles over garage-y rock-anthems and retro-inspired pop songs. 7-inch release party! See review on p. 11.

MOTHER THE CAR Local hard rock/ blues band playing heavy tunes.

THE SHOAL CREEK STRANGLERS Local roots-folk duo featuring members of The Humms.

GHOST LIGHTS Psychedelic punk rock from Atlanta.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ BLOWPOP Joe Kubler (Bubbly Mommy Gun) spins a set of tunes.

Green Room 9 p.m. www.greenroomathens.com SAINT FRANCIS Local roots-rock band led by Scott Baston.

DAN TEDESCO Singer-songwriter described as “the quintessential modern-day troubadour.”

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece, acoustic band utilizes banjo, ukulele, flute, accordion, saxophone, piano, various percussion, drums and bass to perform popular American and European roots music of the 1910s, ‘20s and ‘30s.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a lotta faves.

Max 10 p.m. 706-254-3392 KARBOMB High-speed punk band.

CAMPAIGN Pop-tinged punk band out of Atlanta.

PALE PROPHET Local black-metalinspired hardcore band.

The Melting Point 8 p.m. $22.50 (adv.), $28 (door). www. meltingpointathens.com DAVID BROMBERG The legendary solo artist and session musician performs a set of material from his catalog. See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

MRJORDANMRTONKS Collaboration between longtime Athens musicians Tommy Jordan and William Tonks, featuring rootsy guitar picking and paired vocal melodies.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 REVEREND DEBRUHL This local rock quartet plays a bluesy Southern style with jazz and jam-inspired sounds.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE LUCKY JONES BAND Rockin’ rhythm and blues from these locals.

Transmetropolitan 10 p.m. 706-613-8773 (Clayton St. location) WEREWOLVES Local band featuring quirky lo-fi rock with bright, flourishes, unique instrumentation and emotive lyrics. See review on p. 11.

KYLE HALL Prolific and personable acoustic pop-punk singersongwriter.

THE JESUS BOY Goth-themed acoustic folk-punk.

Saturday 14 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 9 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net SCOTT BAXENDALE Guitar dynamism from the owner of Baxendale Guitars. Classic bluesy riffs and a lot of soul.

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 8 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue. com SCOTT BRANTLEY Dublin, GA-based country singer.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MANGER Speed thrash metal “with a dash of Satan.” The band harks back to the days of NWOBHM. THUNDERCHIEF Raw Southern rock with punk and garage influences.

Echo 7 p.m. FREE! 706-548-2266 LES RACQUET Prog/power-pop trio with three-part vocal harmonies, catchy melodies and interesting instrumentals.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SEX BBQ East Atlanta ‘surf-rock space wizards’ playing psychedelic yet melodic math-rock inspired tunes.

MOUSER Exuberant garage-pop that experiments with noise jams.

MONSOON Female-fronted local post-punk band that dabbles in rockabilly and new wave.

EBONY EYES Knoxville-based punk rock group.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com THE JEFF VAUGHN BAND Country/ Southern rock from Royston, GA. 3 & 20 Country band from Loganville, GA. BRANDON STILES New country artist out of Atlanta.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Green Room 9 p.m. $3 (or FREE w/ canned good donation). www.greenroomathens. com DJ GREG CARTWRIGHT The frontman for legendary garage-rockers the Oblivians spins records throught the night. See Calendar Pick on p. 22.

THE VG MINUS ‘70s-styled powerpop/punk band featuring a cast of townie all-stars.

NATE & THE NIGHTMARES New garage-punk band fronted by Cars Can Be Blue’s Nate Mitchell and featuring local band Free Associates.

DJ KURT WOOD DJing ‘50s and ‘60s soul and garage before, after and in between bands.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $6. www.hendershotscoffee.com HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER Charming and highly praised local neo-folk band delivers the gospel.

Featuring the captivating vocal harmonies of the Campbell sisters.

THE SKIPPERDEES Charming local acoustic sister duo with rich, folky vocal harmonies and a sense of humor.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE (with bag of dog or cat food). www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub XMAS WITH THE BITCHES The annual Athens Area Humane Society fundraiser features karaoke with Jon Lester and a dance-party DJ set from Bitch Switch.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 THE BAMA GAMBLERS Dirty blues and Southern rock band from Auburn, AL. The Office Lounge 5 p.m. $7 (suggested donation). 706546-0840 STRUNG OUT LIKE THE LIGHTS AT CHRISTMASTIME Musician Dodd Ferrelle’s annual Empty Stocking Fund benefit returns, featuring Eric Gregory (5 p.m.), Fester Hagood (5:30 p.m.), Deja Vu (6 p.m.), The Burning Angels (6:30 p.m.), The Welfare Liners (7 p.m.), Betsy Franck (7:40 p.m.), March (8:15 p.m.), David

try blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion.

Sunday 15 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ERIN LOVETT The leader of local indie-pop group Four Eyes plays sweet, poppy folk.

WILLOWER A one-woman band from North Carolina consisting of an acoustic guitar, two amps and multiple effects pedals.

Pizza Hut 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.kevincodymusic.com (Baxter Street location) KARAOKE AND TRIVIA Choose from over 13,000 songs and compete in rounds of trivia with host Kevin Cody. Every Sunday.

The World Famous 8:30 p.m. $5. www.theworldfamousathens.com KEVN KINNEY The Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ frontman performs a set of his solo material.

Monday 16 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com AARON LEE TASJAN Nashville artist whose lyrics include insight, brutal honesty and humor.

Tuesday 17 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles.

The Melting Point Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. meltingpointathens.com GRASSLAND STRING BAND New local traditional and progressive bluegrass group.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $2. 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL Host Fester Hagood presents this week’s showcase of singer-songwriter talent, featuring Trappers Cabin, Varney Watson and Will Courtney.

Sundown Saloon 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1180 OPEN MIC NIGHT Full PA, drums and amps provided. Every Tuesday.

The World Famous 9 p.m. $7. www.theworldfamousathens. com A HUDGE-TASTIC HOLIDAY SPECIAL Matt Hudgins performs a mix of originals and holiday faves.

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

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Barbe and the Quick Hooks (8:50 p.m.), Shonna Tucker and Eye Candy (9:25 p.m.), Clay Leverett and the Chasers (10 p.m.), dangfly! (10:35 p.m.), Tia Madre (11:10 p.m.), Some (Dashboard) Saviors (11:45 p.m.) and Bloodkin (12:20 a.m.).

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Sundown Saloon 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1177 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

The World Famous 10 p.m. $5. www.theworldfamousathens.com THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter playing hazy, Southern-inspired shoegaze tunes that create desolate musical environments.

THE DARNELL BOYS The three Darnell brothers play and sing coun-

JOE FLETCHER Americana roots artist from Providence, RI. MATT WOODS Americana, rock, and country artist from Knoxville, TN. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GOPEN MIC NIGHT K. Jared Collins of k i d s presents this weekly open mic.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Local singer-songwriter Kyshona Armstrong hosts this open mic night every Monday.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 JAZZ FUNK JAM WITH DREW HART Local musician and Juice Box bassist leads a jam session.

Wednesday 18 Hi-Lo Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

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 Nicholas Wiles, Drew Hart and Steve Key for an evening of original music, improv and standards.

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Come prepared to read from the script and sing an a capella song of your choosing. Auditions on Dec. 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;19, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. Performance on Apr. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. 706-283-1049, tking@ cityofelberton.net

Call for Artists (Amici) Currently accepting artists for the winter lineup. Email samples of work to ryan.myers@amici-cafe.com

AUDITIONS Barefoot in the Park (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Neil Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy follows the new marraige of lawyer Paul and free spirit Corie. Come prepared to read from the script.

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CLASSES 2014 Athens Small Business Summit (The Classic Center) The summit is an all-day event for businesses of all sizes and stages of development and includes educational breakout sessions, resources, experienced speakers and networking opportunities. Register by Apr. 15; discounts for early registration.

Summit on Apr. 24. $79â&#x20AC;&#x201C;129. www.smallbizathens.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) introduce 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. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Dance Classes (Dancefx) Classes offered in salsa, creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, breakdance, acrobatics, cheer dance and more.

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706-549-1671, athensjiujitsu.com Yoga (Mama Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Granola) Ongoing classes tailored to individuals.

Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10/class. 678-997-9647 Yoga & Meditation (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha and restorative yoga as well as guided meditation. The Athens Zen Group, which includes Dharma talks concerning Zen Buddhism, meets every Sunday morning. Check website for schedule. Donation based. calclements@gmail.com, www. rubbersoulyoga.com Yoga & Tai Chi (Mind Body Institute, ARMC) Mindfulness-based stress reduction and therapeutic yoga. 706-475-7329, www.athens health.org Yoga Classes (Healing Arts Centre) Several types of ongoing classes are offered for all levels, including Ashtanga, therapeutic, Vinyasa and power lunch yoga.

Pilates and yoga teacher training, too. Visit website for details. www.healingartscentre.net Yoga Teacher Training (Yogaful Day) Bill Cottrell offers a Yoga Alliance RYT200 Yoga Teacher Training program. Jan. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 3. $1550. www.yogafulday.com

HELP OUT American Veterans (Athens, GA) Drive VA furnished vehicles to transport vets living with disabilities to local clinics and Augusta hospitals. Weekdays, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m., once or twice a month. Call Roger, 706-202-0587 BikeAthens Bike Recycling Program (BikeAthens)

BikeAthens seeks volunteers to recondition bikes for Athenians underserved by private and public transportation. No tools or experience needed. First-time volunteers should come on a Wednesday for an orientation session. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. & Sundays, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 p.m. www. bikeathens.com Donate Blood Give the gift of blood! Check website for donor locations. Red Cross also seeks volunteers for the Athens and Gainesville Donor Centers and at mobile blood drives in 29 counties. 1-800-RED CROSS, kathy.pollock@redcross. org, www.redcrossblood.org Free IT (Free IT Athens) Volunteers wanted to refurbish and recycle computers. Free IT Athens provides technology resources to Athens residents and organizations. No experience necessary, but first-timers should come to an orientation. www.freeitathens.org/volunteer HandsOn Northeast Georgia (Athens, GA) HandsOn NEGA is a project of Community Connection of Northeast Georgia that assists volunteers in finding flexible service opportunities at various organizations. Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www.handsonnortheastgeorgia.com Smart Lunch, Smart Kid (Athens, GA) Action Ministries is seeking volunteers to help prepare, pack and deliver free lunches to local children eligible for free or reduced lunch. Smart Lunch, Smart

Kid expects to feed 300 students a day on Dec. 23, 26, 27 & 30 and Jan. 3. 478-494-7717, dhooks@ actionministries.net

KIDSTUFF Craft Classes (Treehouse Kid and Craft) “Baby Sensory Class” for ages 6–24 months (Wednesdays, 10 a.m. & Saturdays, 11 a.m.), “We Craft” for ages 2–3 (Thursdays & Saturdays, 10 a.m.), “Craft Club” for ages 3–5 (Thursdays, 4 p.m.), “Craft Club” for ages 6–10 (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.), “Family Crafterdays” for ages 4–8 (Saturdays, 12 p.m.). “Craft Inc.” for ages 9–14 (Fridays, 4:30 p.m.). $10/class. Check website for weekly projects. www.treehousekidand craft.com Holiday Card Drive (ACC Library) The Teen Services Department is collecting holiday cards designed by teens ages 11–18 to share the holiday cheer with local Meals on Wheels recepients. Cards can be made or dropped off at the Teen Services desk through Dec. 16.

706-613-3650, ext. 329 Holidaze Mini Camp (East Athens Community Center) This three-day mini camp includes field trips around town, healthy cooking activities, games, sports, crafts and other camp fun. For ages 6–13. Register

by Dec. 20. Camp is on Dec. 27, 30 & 31, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $25–40. 706613-3593

Winter Puppet Show Week (ACC Library) The childrens’ staff presents the story of “Fletcher’s Tree,” adapted from the picture book, Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, by Julia Rawson. Dec. 11, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 12–13, 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org

SUPPORT Al-anon (498 Prince Ave.) A 12-step recovery program for family and friends of alcoholics and drug addicts. Tuesdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.ga-al-anon.org Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.com Athens Mothers’ Group (Athens Mothers Center) A support and social group for mothers to find out about upcoming events, community resources and more. Children welcome. Meets every Tuesday & Friday, 9:30–11:30 a.m. www.athens ga.motherscenter.org Domestic Violence Support Group (Athens, GA) Support, healing and dinner for survivors of domestic violence. Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m., in Clarke County. First and Third Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m., in Madison County. Child care provided. 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771

ART AROUND TOWN A LA FERA (2440 W. Broad St.) Artwork by Anna Desio. Through December.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Whimsical and retro-inspired collage prints by John Williams. Through December.

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.

ARTINI’S ART LOUNGE (296 W. Broad St.) “Clouds of Faces” is an exhibit and new book presenting 15 relief sculptures in clay by Vernon J. Thornsberry. Paintings by Andy Cherewick are also on display. Through December.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Bertelsmann Gallery, artwork by Lyndon Tewksbury and ceramics by Carter Gillies, Juana Gnecco and Geoff Pickett. Through Dec. 13. • In the Myers Gallery, artwork by Bette Houser and Leslie Snipes and contemporary art quilts by Elizabeth Barton, Ruth Handy and Catherine Hart. Through Jan. 24.

ATHENS FORD (4260 Atlanta Hwy., Bogart) Colorful paintings by Jim StipeMaas as well as framed cards from ATHICA’s custom playing deck, “ATHICARDS.” THE BRANDED BUTCHER (225 N. Lumpkin St.) Paintings and drawings by Sanithna Phansavanh. • Paintings by Lela Burnett.

CINÉ BARCAFÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Movie posters for films by Jim McKay. Through Dec. 15.

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) “Landscapes Near and Far: Paintings by Ouida Williams and Metalwork by Barbara Mann.” Through Dec. 19.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “It’s Like a Rainbow” presents large colorful paintings by Sarah Emerson, Tommy Taylor, Kathryn Refi, Chris Hocking, Hannah Jones, Elliot Walters and Liselott Johnsson. • “Assemble” presents collage works by Jenn Manzella, Jon Swindler, Claire Clements, Justin Plakas, Leslie Snipes and Jaynie Gillman Crimmins.

Through January.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Paintings by Betty Gray. Through December.

ELLISON, WALTON & BYRNE (2142 W. Broad St.) Hand-painted silk wall hangings and angels by Margaret Agner. Through Jan. 20.

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 Chris Hubbard, Dave Kirwin, Veronica Darby, John Cleaveland and more. • “Quadrants of Spontaneous Monsterfication” by See Dan Paint! aka Dan Smith. Through Dec. 28.

FLASHBACK GAMES (162 W. Clayton St.) “Artcade Show 2.0” features video game-inspired works by a dozen artists.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “From the Beginning: Jack Davis” contains 40 original illustrations. Through Dec. 31. • In the GlassCube, a site specific installation called “Contrition” by Thom Houser.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762–1796).” Through Jan. 5. • “The Crossroads of Memory: Carroll Cloar and the American South.” Through

Emotional Abuse Support Group (Athens, GA) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as punches and kicks. Child care provided. Call for location. Every Wednesday. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! 706-543-3331 (hotline), 706-613-3357, ext. 771 Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Sundays, 4–5 p.m.

706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org Life After Diagnosis (Oasis Counseling Center) An ongoing support group aimed at helping those with chronic or life-threatening diseases. Wednesdays, 4:30–6 p.m. $15/session. 706-543-3522, www.oasiscounselingcenter.com

ON THE STREET 24 Hour-ish Film Fest Pt. 2 (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Short films will be screened and judged on Dec. 17. Ballots available at Flicker Theatre & Bar. www.filmathens.net ACC Tennis Now Open (Southeast Clarke Park) The ACC Tennis Center offers 12 lighted courts, a covered pavilion and meeting space facilities for year-round open play, leagues, instructional programs, clinics and tournaments. Winter tennis programs begin in January. www. athensclarkecounty.com/tennis

Culinary Scholarships (The Classic Center) The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is broadening its scholarship program to include $1000 awards for college students pursuing culinary art degrees. Applications due Dec. 31.

Performing arts scholarships for high school students are also available. Deadline Mar. 7. Visit website for application and audition information. www.classiccenter.com Deck the Hollow (Memorial Park, Bear Hollow Zoo) Celebrate the season with a self-guided walk through the holiday lights in the zoo.

Activities include live music, animal encounters and photo opportunities in the illuminated zoo. Dec. 12–21, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $3. 706-613-3580, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ bearhollow Ripple Effect Film Project (Athens, GA) Filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to create original short films about water conservation. Finalists’ films will be screened during the 2014 EcoFocus Film Festival in March.

Visit website for official rules and entry form. Deadline Jan. 31. www. rippleeffectfilmproject.org Win a Gingerbread House (Oconee County Library) Enter to win a one-of-a-kind gingerbread house made by librarian Jackie Elsner. Drawing on Dec. 18.

Participants need not be present to win. $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 tickets. www.athenslibrary.org f

Jan. 5. • “Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art.” Through Jan. 5. • “L’objet en mouvement: Early Abstract Film.” Through Jan. 5. • “The Material of Culture: Renaissance Medals and Textiles from the Ulrich A. Middeldorf Collection.” Through Jan. 12.

GEORGIA THEATRE (215 N. Lumpkin St.) “No Flash Photography” exhibits live music photographs shot by Ryan Myers of musicians who have played since the venue’s grand reopening. Through Dec. 15.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Collages by Josh McCauley. Through Dec. 15.

HEALING ARTS CENTRE (834 Prince Ave.) Original paintings, prints and cards by Lara Oshon. Through December.

HEIRLOOM CAFE AND FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Oil paintings

by Mary Porter. Through December.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) René Shoemaker presents 20 linoleum prints on paper centered around café life in France.

Through Jan. 4.

JITTERY JOE’S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Mixed media paintings by Lea Purvis. Through December.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) The BFA Exit Show features works by students in photography, printmaking/book arts, fabric, jewelry/metals and graphic design. Through Dec. 13.

LOFT GALLERY AT CHOPS & HOPS (2 S. Main St., Watkinsville) Watercolor and oil of landscape, figurative and still life works by Susie Burch. Through December.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840–1890)” includes artifacts related to the historic house. • Action-themed artwork by students in the Clarke County School District.

Through Jan. 20.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Masterworks on the Move” is a traveling exhibition of 35 American paintings from Wesleyan College. Through Jan. 5.

MAMA BIRD’S GRANOLA (909 E. Broad St.) Artwork by Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, Bob Brussack, Caoimhe Nace, James Fields, Barbara Bendzunas and Annette Paskiewicz.

MINI GALLERY (261 W. Washington St.) “Woodland Getaway” is a woodland-themed show featuring works by Dena Zilber, Missy Kulik, Emily Lyon, Sara Lee Parker, Simon Hunt, Chris Bradley and others.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Paintings, drawings and sculptures by students and faculty of the University of North Georgia. Through Jan. 7.

REPUBLIC SALON (312 E. Broad St.) The paintings of Cody Murray explore the duality of man.

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

TOWN 220 (220 W. Washington St., Madison) “Vessels and Views” is a group show featuring landscape paintings and three-dimensional works.

Through Feb. 2.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) “Making the Invisible,” photographs by Jamie deRevere. Through January.

VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Pen and ink portraits of musicians by Rita Rogers Marks. Through December.

WALKER’S COFFEE AND PUB (128 College Ave.) Oil and acrylic paintings

by Brian MacBeth. Through December.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Paintings by Lizzy Metter. Through December.

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Matters Of The Heart And Loins Editor’s Note: We’re running items from some of Jyl’s old columns until a new advice columnist turns up.

My boyfriend lives in another state. We met a year ago, fell head over heels for each other and have had a great relationship ever since. We visit as often as we can, talk on the phone every day and generally get along very well. There is one problem, though. I have a co-worker who is a very good friend of mine, and my boyfriend hates him. Granted, this co-worker has said that he really likes me and that if I were single he would ask me out, etc. But I told him I wouldn’t date him because he’s not my type. This is not meant in an insulting way at all, but I want him to understand that I don’t go for jocks as boyfriends.

He and I have a great time together in the same way that I have fun with all of my other friends, and I am not in the least bit attracted to him. He knows some of my exes, and he knows I am not kidding. I just don’t date guys like him, end of story.

So, he stopped flirting and telling me he wishes I was single and all that. But my boyfriend still has an irrational jealousy of this guy. They have met before, and my co-worker was nice to him, and it didn’t matter. He gets furious whenever I tell him I am hanging out with my co-worker. I don’t understand why he feels so threatened, and I tell him all the time that he’s being silly. We still end up in an argument about it every time, and I am just getting sick of it.My boyfriend will be moving here in a few months, and in the meantime I have started lying to him when I go out with this co-worker.

I know it’s wrong, but I hate being treated with so much suspicion, and I don’t want to fight with him anymore.

We don’t get to see each other often enough as it is, and I don’t want to waste time when we do by fighting with him or feeling like I have to justify my choice of friends. I am also worried about what will happen when he is here. I do not intend to end this friendship, but I think if my boyfriend were here he wouldn’t worry so much. What do you think?

Sneaky The problem here, Sneaky, is that you’re lying. I know you think this is a little white lie, repeatedly told in order to keep the peace, but how exactly do you see this playing out once your boyfriend is actually here? Will you ditch your good friend because you have better things to do/stricter rules to live by?

Or will you allow your boyfriend to move in with you under the guise that everything is great between you and you have nothing to hide, and attempt to deal with the fallout when he finds out you’ve been lying to him? Either way, you are going to have to ruin somebody’s day.You have to deal with the reality of this situation now, before things get any more convoluted. One option is that you cut loose your co-worker.

Question: Do you really think he’s over it and he has gotten the message that yours is a platonic relationship, end of story?

Is he OK with this, or are you leading him on? Is he waiting for your boyfriend to blow it so he can make his move and win you over? Would it be more humane to just walk away? Are you sure you’re not fooling yourself into thinking things are fine the way they are? The other option is that you come clean with your boyfriend and tell him that you are friends with this guy and that he can either deal with that reality and trust you and accept it even though he doesn’t approve, or he can end your relationship and save both of you the time and trouble of moving in together and then breaking up in a spectacularly painful and expensive fashion. I guess the bottom line is that you have to prioritize the relationships and then decide.

I’m just now reentering the dating scene after six to seven years of being single. I’m trying out online dating, and I think I’ve found a lady I like. We started talking about two weeks ago, have many things in common, and, so far, I think we’ve been able to make each other laugh a little. I really don’t know how to proceed. I’d like to meet up, but I think I may have sabotaged things; I had suggested I wanted to meet in my third message, then later the same day thought I might be taking things too fast and messaged her that I didn’t want to mess things

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Jumping Back in the Pool I assume that when you “met” this lady over the Internet, it was through an actual dating site, right? And you were asked a series of questions when you signed up, one of which was along the lines of “What are you here for?” The answers to those types of questions on those sites usually range from friends and networking to dating, relationships and casual sex.

So, you said you were looking for women to date and her name came up, right? Which means she is also looking to date. It’s time for y’all to take the next step and meet in person.

I have been with my girlfriend for a couple of years. We have talked marriage (as much as two women in a state that doesn’t recognize gay marriage can talk about it), kids and have lived together for over a year already. Things are lovely, or at least they were until a couple months ago. My girlfriend’s parents live in another state. They are fine with our relationship and have always been welcoming to me, but they are pretty uptight people otherwise. A couple months ago, her mom got really sick. The outlook is not great, so my girlfriend decided to move home to help out and basically do whatever she can.

At the time, we were both in a rut and had just decided to move from where we were and try something new. She went home to assess the situation and figure out what to do, and I put most of our stuff in storage and came back here where we both met. I have been staying with friends and my family, and I was going to go where she is for the time being. The thing is, I haven’t been able to find a job that I want where she is. I am very specialized, and there just aren’t opportunities for me to grow there. In the meantime, another friend of mine is moving, and she wants me to come with her somewhere else. (Sorry I am being so vague, but I would prefer to be anonymous.) Her mom is in my field and has a couple of leads already on potential jobs for me, but she lives in the opposite direction from my girlfriend and her parents.

I really want to be there for my girlfriend, Jyl, but I can’t imagine going back to waiting tables or working retail again. Her parents are nice enough, but they are very intense, and I don’t think I can be around them that much, especially under the circumstances. In the meantime, this long-distance thing is very hard on our relationship. What should I do?

Not Florence Nightingale You can’t imagine working a crappy job again—really? You know what I can’t imagine (thank the gods)? Taking care of my mom while she dies, and having my significant other back at home hemming and hawing while every day is more and more difficult for me—having to rely on the phone to talk to them, rather than having their shoulder to cry on, not because they have a career or because they are taking care of our kids and our house, but because they aren’t sure that they want to deal with my awful situation. Surely, your girlfriend doesn’t expect you to spend your days at her mother’s bedside. If you intend to marry someone, then I assume that means the whole exchanging of rings and vows (you may have to go to another state, but it can be done). You are perhaps familiar with “in sickness and in health”? Do you think maybe that might extend to family? Don’t be such a selfish twunt, NoFlo. If you really love her, then shut your mouth, pack your stuff and get your ass there. Take a crappy job and be there for her. Not for her mom, or her dad, or the rest of her family. Be there so that at the end of each day, when she is through dealing with what will hopefully be the most painful thing she ever has to do, she can come home to you and you can give her some comfort.

If you don’t think you can do that, NoFlo, then I don’t think you are ready for marriage, and I don’t think you deserve it.

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