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1967 our “Greatest Generation.� That was “For any of us who wondered how the the watershed year, when the Georgia govRepublican ‘voucher’ program of health care ernor and legislature finally faced up to the coverage might work,� UGA retiree Bert economic reality that a better University of Georgia would cost money—a lot of money. Richmond wrote in Flagpole on Aug. 19, “we now have the opportunity to experience it The appropriated funds started a flood of first-hand. When we were hired, we were new, young faculty coming here to teach and propelled UGA out of the backwaters of promised that we would continue with a pension and with the same health care plan sleepy, Southern academia. Most newcomers were not from around here, and by their as when employed if we worked enough years. We wonder very presence they happened to shook up faculty For any of us who wondered what those promises. and students in issues of racial and how the Republican ‘voucher’ Verbal agreements were once honored sexual discrimiprogram of health care coverage in Georgia.� nation and attimight work, we now have the Retiree Andy tudes toward the Horne pointed out Vietnam War. They opportunity to experience it first- in an unpublished also threw new hand. letter, “Then, when energy into the one figures there classrooms, catchare at least 16,000 members (an estimate ing the attention of many students who I heard at one point) who are going to be previously had viewed classes as necessary doing the work that USG did previously, if for fraternity and sorority eligibility. each of us puts in 10 hours on the project, The forces of entropy descended on the that comes out to about 160,000 hours of “Greatest Generation.� Many ultimately our time being devoted to something that were denied tenure in departments that was previously handled by USG. Since we resisted their modernizing influence, and are retirees, I’m guessing USG figures we those who stayed had to contend with the have the time on our hands to do this, but corporatization of the university, as it was the time commitment also involves conforced to a more “business-like� footing in siderable angst and stress. This is the topic order to manage the new money. Even so, about which I am the most irritated.� the faculty who began arriving here began And retiree Joe Wisenbaker wrote in the transition to a school nationally promiFlagpole, also on Aug. 19: “USG’s ‘Health nent in many departments.

Care Basics’ for 2015 provides a nice Now, most of those young faculty are table with 2015 premium rates for retired retired (one of them just this semester!), employees showing retiree and ‘employer’ and as you know from reading this column, contributions for various situations involvif not from reading your mail, the retirees ing dependents/spouses, choice of health will soon be forced to plunge into an insurinsurance plan and ance exchange and enrollment figure out which I’m just not sure how the Medicare status. Ignoring plan to buy, since the present University arithmetic works out that the Kaiser Senior Advantage Plan (only System of Georgia the total of what’s going into available in a handful retiree health insurour ‘accounts’ for next year is of metro counties and ance coverage will Clarke), the lowbe terminated as of the same as USG’s contribution NOT est claimed employer Jan. 1. USG will pay to our insurance for this year. contribution for a a generous amount single Medicare eliinto a health maingible retiree already enrolled in Medicare is tenance account for retirees to use toward $280 per month or $3,360 per year. defraying the costs of their new policies, “The $2,736 we’re told will go into our but since the costs of the various plans that will be available beginning in 2016 have not individual accounts is, therefore, at best 81 percent of that and way lower against any yet been announced, it remains to be seen of the other listed ‘employer’ contributions. whether retirees will end up paying more I’m just not sure how the arithmetic works than at present or settling for less coverage than the seamless plan they now enjoy (and out that the total of what’s going into our ‘accounts’ for next year is the same as USG’s pay for). contribution to our insurance for this year.�

So, here we have the “Greatest These are just three observations from Generation,� after their lifetimes of working retirees. You can bet they are echoed by for the University of Georgia being forced thousands and no doubt thease are balto sit down and plow through instructions anced by guarded optimism from other and informational websites and talk with retirees. Anyway, whether gladly or reluc“dedicated� counselors on the telephone tantly, all of them soon will be hard at work in order to start over and figure out what trying to figure out health insurance to is the best and most affordable plan. After fulfilling their contracts with the university, cover themselves and their spouses in their old age. f they have found out that the university has

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Willie Nelson’s Alive, and Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Sell Fetuses There are millions of people who primarily receive their news and information through items that are posted on the Internet or sent to them via email or text message. I’m one of those who gets a lot of information this way, as happened the other day when I saw a report online that said country singer Willie Nelson had died at 81. One of my favorite albums is Red Headed Stranger, so it saddened me to read that Willie was no longer among the living.

There was just one hitch: The information wasn’t correct. There is a fake news site that at least three times this year has posted the same bogus item about the death of Willie Nelson, who remains very much alive. I became the latest victim of this ongoing Internet hoax.

Another Internet hoax that attracted public attention this summer has been a campaign by an anti-abortion organization that calls itself the “Center for Medical Progress.� Members of this group shot undercover videos of conversations with employees of Planned Parenthood about the potential sale of fetal tissue. The videos were then edited to misrepresent what was actually said in the conversations.

Anti-abortion groups ignited a national controversy when they posted misleading excerpts from those videos online and accused Planned Parenthood of illegally “harvesting� body parts from abortions and selling them at a profit to medical research labs. Politicians like Sens. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, along with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, jumped to the conclusion that the accusations were accurate and demanded that government funding to Planned Parenthood be terminated.

One politician who tried to determine the truth of the matter was Gov. Nathan

Deal. He instructed officials at the departments of Public Health and Community Health to review the activities at Planned Parenthood clinics and see if anything illegal was being done.

The governor’s instructions were promptly carried out. DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald had her staff look at medical clinics operated by Planned Parenthood and other entities. “After conducting an investigation into the five licensed abortion facilities in our state, I have concluded that each has proper procedures in place for burial or internment of remains,� Fitzgerald said in a letter to Deal. (It’s important to know that Fitzgerald is not some radical abortionist. She is a politically conservative obstetrician-gynecologist who was formerly a policy advisor to Newt Gingrich.)

DCH Commissioner Clyde Reese assigned several of his staffers to make unannounced visits to clinics operated by Planned Parenthood and other organizations. “The allegation that the facility was not following regulations regarding the handling of products of conception receiving compensation could not be substantiated,� Reese said in his report to Deal.

Reese added that each clinic was complying with the rules that govern the medical procedure.

This was the case with other states that looked into Planned Parenthood’s operations. Republican and Democratic officials alike have looked into the charges and determined that Planned Parenthood is providing legal medical services in a legal manner.

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By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com a discussion on buffers and other policy issues. The three voted in favor of stronger wetland protections last month, while Denson cast the tie-breaking vote to defeat them.

The mayor wasn’t intentionally excluded, according to CCDC Chairman Russell Edwards. “It never crossed our minds,� he said. “We thought we’d get three commissioners.�

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If there’s any religion in the South that’s more popular than Protestantism, it’s football, and the two have always been intertwined. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based group that claims 22,700 members, wants to separate church and state—and church and pigskin.

The FFRF issued a report last month singling out 20 mostly Southern universities for employing chaplains, which the group says is unconstitutional.

Among them is the University of Georgia.

FFRF identifies Kevin “Chappy� Hynes, Coach Mark Richt’s brother-in-law, as the Bulldogs’ chaplain, although other sources indicate he is actually employed by the nonprofit Fellowship of Christian Athletes, rather than the university or its athletic association (which is not taxpayer-funded). FFRF asked UGA President Jere Morehead to eliminate the position of chaplain. The group also criticized Richt for holding an FCA fundraiser at the ButtsMehre building.

Neither Morehead nor Richt have responded publicly. But Richt had this to say when the FFRF leveled similar criticisms at Clemson’s Dabo Swinney a couple of years ago: “When it comes to my belief system, I’m not saying it’s Georgia’s belief system. It’s just the way I happen to believe.�

Richt—who was converted by his former boss and mentor, Florida State legend Bobby Bowden— does use his faith as a recruiting tool, and it works.

A poll of college football coaches last year cited him as the coach they’d most like their sons to play for. The question, for most fans, is not whether Richt ought to keep his evangelical Christianity to himself, but whether his faith makes him too soft to win a national championship, as Rolling Stone and Atlanta Magazine—which ran a feature on Richt’s religion last month—have wondered.

The Mayor’s Meltdown: Mayor Nancy Denson caused a stir at a Clarke County Democratic Committee meeting last Thursday when she hijacked a panel discussion among three commissioners to read a statement defending her opposition to pond and wetland buffers.

At its regular monthly meeting, the CCDC hosted commissioners Kelly Girtz, Melissa Link and Jerry NeSmith for

As the discussion got underway, Denson (who is on the CCDC executive committee but rarely attends meetings) interrupted the conversation and said she was “here to call y’all out.� Tim Denson, who ran against Nancy last year, documented the blowup on Twitter. “Can we continue?� he quoted Edwards as saying. “No, I’m reading this letter, unless y’all want me to leave,� Nancy replied.

I wasn’t there, but people who were described her as combative and rambling. Her performance was not well received; several audience members asked her to stop, and some walked out in disgust. “Our leader made [in my opinion] a spectacle of herself,� NeSmith said.

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Food Trucks: The commission’s Government Operations Committee gave the go-ahead last week to allow food trucks to park on public property. Under a proposal the full commission is scheduled to vote on next month, six spaces on Washington Street and College Avenue would be reserved for food trucks from 7 a.m. Thursdays to 2:30 a.m. Fridays.

(Thursday was chosen because it’s a popular day to go out but won’t interfere with church services and the farmers market on Wednesdays or weekend activities, while the location near City Hall is because there aren’t brick-andmortar restaurants nearby.) Food truck operators would be able to rent the spaces for an annual fee of about $350. The law will also give the ACC Leisure Services Department discretion to allow food trucks in parks.

Sidewalk Inequality: Commissioners get more requests for sidewalks than just about anything else, but the county only has money to build a few miles a year, leaving a backlog of dozens of streets. They’re considering allowing neighborhoods to pay for their own sidewalks—but some people think that’s elitist.

ACC officials decide where to build sidewalks based on a formula that takes into account how many people are walking and the average speed of traffic. The proposal under consideration would let residents whose streets don’t meet the criteria or are far down the list of priorities tax themselves to pay for sidewalk construction.

The idea “so blatantly helps a particular class—people who can pay� and ignores poorer neighborhoods that need sidewalks, Link said at a committee meeting last week. “I agree with what you’re saying, but they are paying for it,� NeSmith replied.

Link said ACC should require residential developers to build sidewalks, which is already a requirement for commercial developments. That would constitute an impact fee, though, and such fees are severely limited by the state, said County Attorney Bill Berryman. Commissioner Mike Hamby suggested talking to legislators about it. “Don’t hold your breath,� Commissioner Andy Herod said.

Workers Rights: The progressive political groups Athens for Everyone and the Economic Justice Coalition are hosting a Rights of Athens Workers Conference Sunday, Sept.

6 at the ACC Library from 3–5:30 p.m. The conference will include a panel discussion, a Q&A and a fair with legal advice, union info and a living-wage petition.

Wendy’s: The fast-food restaurant on Prince Avenue that was damaged by fire in February is being rebuilt. Much as I love spicy chicken sandwiches, that’s too bad. Something better than a drive-through could be built there. f

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Put a Panel on It What to Know About Solar at Your Home or Business

By Jason Perry news@flagpole.com People in Athens are so excited about solar power that they not only recently packed the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens for a “solar town hall,” but not even a pile of free pizza at the back of the room could distract most attendees from the presentation. “Put solar on it” is almost the new “put a bird on it,” but it’s not quite that simple. Here’s what you need to know.

Most residential solar installations are grid-connected: Your panels generate DC electricity and an inverter converts it to AC and synchronizes it with the power on the grid. While we will soon see more battery

business owners can take advantage of a wide range of commercial tax incentives.

“I prefer the option of owning the panels personally,” Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols says. “A big advantage of ownership is that once your electric bill savings recoup the initial cost, the remaining electric bill savings are all a bonus. It will probably take you 12 years to break even, though.”

The Federal Housing Administration offers PowerSaver loans to help homeowners finance their own systems, and Jackson EMC also offers its customers solar financing options.

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Another perk of ownership is that you storage systems like the Tesla Powerwall, retain the Solar Renewable Energy Credits battery storage has historically been only (SRECs) for the generated electricity. There cost effective as an alternative to long is no market for SRECs in Georgia, but power lines to remote locations.

Until recently, there have been two types Echols says, “As we move forward in implementing the new EPA Clean Power Plan, the of solar grid connections in Georgia. One SRECs may take on greater value.” uses two meters—one to record the solar Those interested in solar should act energy fed to the grid and another to record soon, as the federal tax incentive will drop energy consumed by your house. You pay from 30 percent of the system cost to 10 your normal bill for the power you use, and percent at the end of 2016. According to you are paid for the power you put onto Marte, this has led to a the grid. Early adopters in on panels, and potenGeorgia Power’s limited The golden rule of rush tial customers need to get solar buyback program got renewable energy in line. paid about $0.17 per kilowho miss watt-hour (kWh). The new is to first get as energy outHomeowners on solar, whether due Advanced Solar Initiative efficient as possible. to too much shade or lack is easier to get into, but of financing, can still take has a lower feed-in tariff.

Less common is a net-metering scenario, action now. The golden rule of renewable energy is to first get as energy efficient where a bi-directional meter spins forward when you consume more than you generate, as possible. It is almost always more cost effective to add insulation, upgrade HVAC and backward when you generate a surplus. equipment and replace lighting than it is to You pay (or get paid) for the monthly net install solar. balance, but for the most part in Georgia, We can also expect to see more utilityany net production is paid at the utility’s scale solar projects in Georgia, which are avoided cost, which is much lower than the much cheaper than residential systems. retail rate that you pay.

According to a presentation by Amory On July 1, the Solar Power Free-Market Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute at Financing Act of 2015 took effect in the Appalachian Energy Summit in Boone, Georgia. This means that a solar financing NC last July, utilities are now installing company can install panels on your roof solar farms at the same cost per megawatt and either sell you the electricity directly as a new coal plant. Georgia Power and (a power purchase agreement) or lease you Jackson EMC customers who want to see the equipment. This option has little to no more of this can vote with their wallets and up-front cost to the customer, but can lock pay into the Premium Green Energy proyou into a contract with increasing fees, gram with their monthly bill. f and is not necessarily the best long-term economic choice. According to Pete Marte, CEO of Hannah Solar, third-party financing Got a question for the Greensplainer? Email news@ is better geared for commercial sites where flagpole.com.

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On Aug. 16, the first day of Sunday service, 2,428 people rode the bus, Athens Transit Director Butch McDuffie says. The second week, the number dipped to 1,695. But McDuffie notes that during the first weeks of operation, the service is pulling numbers higher than the target of 1,400 riders—the same as Saturday’s typical ridership.

The first four weeks of the service—through Sept.

6—are free as part of a promotion to expose the public to the program. Sunday service was budgeted at $239,000, but the free promotion won’t cost the city, since the service began six weeks after the fiscal year started. Athens Transit began the Sunday bus in conjunction with fall service changes instead of the planned date of July 5, so the savings are being used to fund the promotion and marketing.

After the promotion ends, McDuffie thinks ridership will decline, but he says transit staff has noticed several regular riders taking advantage of the Sunday bus, and he expects that to continue, keeping the numbers high enough to continue the service. “They were very thankful we were providing buses on Sunday, because they ride the bus all the time,� he says. “So, if there isn’t Sunday service, you’ve got to walk or find another way on Sunday, or just don’t go.�

That is what several riders told Flagpole on a recent Sunday: They either had to pay friends to take them to work or to run errands, or they couldn’t go anywhere. “[The Sunday bus] makes it much easier to go to work,� says Krystal Wilson, a regular rider who works in food service. “I would normally have to get someone to take me to work. If not, I have to call out.�

Although several people were riding the Sunday bus to shop or go to work, some were simply trying out the free service. Cynthia Watkins rode the bus with her four young children, having just taken them out to play after hearing about the free promotion.

Sunday service is not certain to stay around. The service was not put in the budget with permanent funding, but rather as a pilot program. Athens Transit will continue to monitor the ridership, McDuffie says, and city elected officials will determine next year whether or not to continue the program. “We have to use our taxpayer-provided dollars as efficiently as possible,� McDuffie says. “So, if we have a service out there that is not providing a high-level ridership, we have to rethink that. That’s not just Sunday, that’s any service that we provide.�

To help keep ridership numbers high, the group Athens for Everyone helped organize a few promotions, including discounts at several local restaurants if customers bring a bus transfer pass. Tim Denson, the president of the group, says the promotion is also an attempt to destigmatize riding the bus by targeting members of the community who are not as likely to use the bus. “One of the issues that surrounds the transit system is that there is a stigma about what public transit is. People think that it is dirty, dangerous, only for poor people or people that don’t have cars,� Denson says. “No matter who you are, no matter what class you are, the bus can really work for you.�

Denson is optimistic about the success of the Sunday bus, adding that the service is helping to drive the economy, since people without cars can now go to restaurants or shopping on Sunday.

At least one Sunday rider agreed with that sentiment.

Jimmy Haynes, a cook, says before the service began, Sunday was “a dead day,� because he could not do any shopping. “It opens up a whole other day,� Haynes says. “It is the best idea they’ve ever come up with.�

Like Sunday service, the new “Fresh Food Bus,� which takes riders from the UGA campus to the Athens Farmers Market, is also a pilot program, says Kevin Kirsche, the director of the university’s Office of Sustainability, which is supporting the program. UGA Transit is providing the service, sponsored by Wholesome Wave Georgia, a nonprofit that aims to make locally grown food more affordable and accessible.

Farmers market manager Jan Kozak, who had the idea for the bus, does not have exact numbers on ridership, but says the buses have been full.

One goal of the bus service is to increase participation in the program that doubles SNAP benefits (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often known as food stamps) when used at the market. Kozak says during the first weekends of the bus service, use of the Wholesome Wave program rose by 50 percent. But “the final verdict is still out on how successful it is going to be in that regard,� he says.

Dana Carney, a UGA freshman, says taking the fresh food bus is a good way to get fresh fruit, since she does not have car. Connie Hauser, also a freshman at UGA, echoes that sentiment, explaining that she and friends rode the Fresh Food Bus because they do not have cars on campus.

Another freshman, Caitlin Bellora, says going to the farmers market is now easier than going to the store to buy groceries. “I still haven’t gotten to Walmart or Target, because I don’t have transportation,� she says. f

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Nachos, Nail Spas & Train Tracks The Strange Everyday World of Lindsay Tigue

By Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes poetlandia@flagpole.com Place is of the utmost importance to writer Lindsay Tigue. She is deeply informed by the natural world, and the spaces she lives in create their own architecture in her work.

Tigue focuses on “how people move through space and interact with each other.

How a place affects a person and their relationships to other people and the world around them.” All of her work is infused with a sense of looking for strangeness in everyday occurrences—like that game when you were a kid of saying a regular word over and over again until you didn’t understand it anymore. Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat?

A native of Michigan—land of sand dunes, snow storms and lakes that look like oceans—Tigue moved to Athens to study in UGA’s English and creative writing PhD program. She taught last year at UGA and

pass some of the oldest trees on earth—ancient bristlecone pines I know we’ll forget.

Past timberline, the train inches and I wait to roller coaster up and away from here, but we reach the top and the conductor says, forty minutes!, points to a concession stand selling nachos and we hate nachos.

But you love trains, you say and I tell you I do. That night, we eat at Pizza Junction in an old sleeper car. The food isn’t great like we want it to be and I touch the wall’s wood paneling and ask you why can’t all the stations become train stations again? And you say, while we’re at it, let the mountains be mountains.

A week later, I leave you and fly home in the dark to find spilled vinegar in the kitchen and, for a moment, think it is blood. I sit on the floor looking at the stain I’ll have to scrub best-I-can from the

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just started her graduate assistantship at The Georgia Review. Tigue recently won the Iowa Poetry Prize for her book System of Ghosts, which will be published by the University of Iowa Press in April 2016.

Here is a prose poem from Tigue’s System of Ghosts. The poem won the Indiana 1/2K Award and first appeared in the Indiana Review. It is written in a straightforward style that belies the deep emotions running beneath the surface. There are evocative images and strangely haunting actions, but very little discussion of feeling. Instead, readers travel with the poet through a series of seemingly unimportant moments and must mine for themselves the emotions and meaning behind the words.

“Michigan Central Station Has Been Closed Since 1988” When I go visit you on the edge of an actual mountain in Colorado, we take the cog railway to the top. Toothed rack rail that jerks and chugs. We pay thirty dollars to go up and down and the grade steepens and a baby cries grabbing her ears, but we

linoleum and I stare at the guilty cat as he jumps from counter to floor and stumbles his landing and licks his leg. I love to catch an animal pretending.

That night, I don’t even tell you I’m home. I leave my packed suitcase on my bed, unlock my bicycle, and ride toward empty tracks, toward the nail salon in the old depot. I look for hills—Midwestern land isn’t as flat when I’m pedaling. I wish I could bike all the way to Detroit, to the old abandoned station that looks like the end of time. You once told me that in 1912 it was the tallest rail station in this world, that it was modeled after ancient Roman bathhouses. I stop in front of Happy Nail Spa where a woman sits in the dark sanitizing clippers and I stand over my bike and pick up a discarded pop can, shake dirt on the toe of my shoe and try to remember the last time our faces touched. I watch the sign’s fluorescent “N” flicker and buzz and I dream up trains flashing past me and I see all those passengers like ghosts crowding the station. I see people rushing in and out of a place. At all hours of any day. f Send your literary events and brief prose or poetry (along with a bio) to poetlandia@flagpole.com.

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Downtown Businesses Deal with Mayhem After the Bars Shut Down

By Joshua L. Jones news@flagpole.com

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he clock strikes 2 a.m., and the bright overhead fluorescent lights snap on in the bars, as the hordes of downtown patrons snap out of their daze.

That’s when downtown is the most interesting—“when the bars close at two, we’re open that extra hour, and this is where they come,� says Daniel Mathers, the night manager at Lumpkin Street pizzeria Little Italy. “There’s a wide array of things you might see after hours, after the bars close,� says Seth McClurg, who’s worked at Little Italy since 2006. “We’ve caught people pissing

on the floor on game days behind the game machines we used to have in the back. I’ve even found people sleeping in the fetal position in the bathrooms. “A lot of times, like tonight, it reaches a point where it’s not even like a restaurant.

It’s a bar that sells pizza,� McClurg says around 4 a.m., after an unruly Saturday night where one individual tried to steal a dozen giant sub rolls and was chased through downtown Athens by a police officer who moonlights as a security guard. “At that point, you know, it’s stupid,� Mathers says.

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the hours leading up to closing time on weekends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last week, someone stole some pizza, and [the security officer and an employee] chased him a block-and-a-half to catch up to him, all over a slice of pizza,â&#x20AC;?

McClurg says.

After a hard night walking the streets of downtown and a little too much to drink, patrons range from the best to the worst, Mathers says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the bar stayed open that extra hour, the bartenders would have to deal with it,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Granted, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a business and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing our jobs, but sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficultâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it becomes more than what it has to be.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of us here have either been struck or someone has attempted to strike us for trying to remove them over an argument, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been times weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to defend ourselves,â&#x20AC;? McClurg adds.

Restaurants are not the only businesses that stay open to cater to the late-night crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, first of all, here itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a convenience store, so we get everybody, all the bars, all the restaurants, everybody comes in here at the end of the night, and they can get very chaotic,â&#x20AC;? says Felix Ahmed, the general manager of the Lay-Z Shopper on Clayton Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things get very crazy in here. We

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not like working in a factory. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something have to deal with a lot of shoplifters. We different. It could be the different people have to deal with a lot of people that come from different placesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always somein and try to pee in the aisles.â&#x20AC;? thing interesting or exciting.

The early-morning hours of Saturday â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every four years you get a new wave of and Sunday can be some of the busiestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; kids coming, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoyable,â&#x20AC;? he says. and most lucrativeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for downtown shops â&#x20AC;&#x153;The food industry is not for everybody. But that cater to the late-night crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say it is what it is. Everyone that works here between midnight and three, on the weeknow, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here a really long time. ends and even during the week, they know Daniel, the night manager, has worked here what time we close, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost like for 18 years; Mattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been here for six. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shift-change going on,â&#x20AC;? Mathers been doing this since 2006, so nine years.â&#x20AC;? says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know what time we close, so The restaurant is more than a day (or they will leave the bar early, and we deal night) job for McClurg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a part with it Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and of my family. My brother opened up a Little Thursday nights. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to the extent that Italy in Auburn, AL, with the owner of this it is on Friday and Saturday nights. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like I said: We get people at their best and at their worst.â&#x20AC;?

These late-night hubs have to serve their customers while also protecting their shops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have more cameras than a bank in here, and somebody is always watching you,â&#x20AC;? says Ahmed.

The Lay-Z Shopper is the only 24/7 option downtown for the basics, from toilet paper to milk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever go to any convenience store in Georgia, and you find a bouncer at the door telling you, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;One in, Matt Hudson digs for buried treasure at Little Italy at the end of the night. one outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?â&#x20AC;? Ahmed asks. location,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;So all of us here have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where do you ever go to a convenience worked everywhere. When a new Little Italy store, in Georgia, and find a guy standing is starting out, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been there to work for on top of the coolers watching for shoplifta little while and helped out with the family. ers? And on top of that, another guy sitting on the cameras watchingâ&#x20AC;Ś traffic for me. To Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all worked together, and we all pretty much stick together. After work, we all hang pay someone to watch the doorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not out. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty tight circle. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun job.â&#x20AC;? a bar. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even sell alcohol here.â&#x20AC;?

The customer relationships between the Running the gauntlet of a night shift man behind the counter and the customers downtown, night after night and year after who pop in regularly can build into more year, the one thing the Little Italy staff is than dollars and centsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and not always for sure of is that every night will hold â&#x20AC;&#x153;something different each day,â&#x20AC;? McClurg says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the better.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be very honest: Without our loyal and good customers, we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be here,â&#x20AC;?

Ahmed says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The store was opened up in 2008, and I started managing in 2009. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here since then. Pretty much every year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit different with the new generation that comes to UGA. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in Athens for a long time, Athens is a beautiful city, but lately itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been getting worseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially the downtown area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my opinion, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the new generationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they started getting into more trouble,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are so inconsiderate about other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s respect. I see a lot of people trying to cut in front of this person and that person. Why? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just respect each other.â&#x20AC;?

Alcohol plays a big role in the business and culture of downtown Athens, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;being drunk is not an excuse,â&#x20AC;?

Ahmed says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People try to blame all of these misguided deeds on alcohol: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, I was drunk, I was drunk.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guess what, being drunk is not an excuse. This is on you; you put yourself in that situation. Being drunk is not something natural, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you did to yourself. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the one that went out and spent money doing shots, and this and that, and after that, you go to any establishment, not just here, because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not the only ones that have to deal with it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m drunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is not going to get you out of jail. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m drunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is not going to get you out of a felony charge or out of a shoplifting charge,â&#x20AC;? Ahmed says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People need to understand and realize that we work very, very hard to make sure that when customers come here with all this chaos, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get in and get out safely and happy.â&#x20AC;? f

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How Does Athens Really Feel About Football?

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ootball is big business in Athens. Over the course of six or seven weekends each year, we welcome hundreds of thousands of red-and-black-clad fans, who in turn spend millions of dollars at local bars and restaurants. As much as, say, R.E.M., we’re known as the home of the Bulldawgs. The importance of the sport to our town cannot be overstated; no reasonable Athenian would debate its economic merit.

But how does Athens really feel about football? In advance of this weekend’s UGA season opener against Louisiana-Monroe, we asked a handful of permanent residents to tell us what they truly think about the fact that the sport is so inextricably linked to the place they live in and love.

Gwen O’Looney

Radio Host/Former Athens Mayor I know the joy of being a football fan. Fifty years ago, when I graduated from Glynn Academy, we were the 1965 state AAA champs in football, and I was a leader in the pep club. My junior/senior year at UGA, the Dogs were the 1968 SEC champs, and my date to the Sugar Bowl was Sonny Perdue. (He was a Democrat then.)

Larry Weatherford, UGA’s wise and wonderful legislative liaison, once explained how it was so easy getting state money in a winning season and so hard in a losing one. To hear that state funding for UGA’s academic needs is linked to football scores disturbed me.

I just want the respect, admiration and inspiration of our youth to put a higher value on academic and artistic talents. I yearn for Americans who believe academic tests and competition are just as important and honorable as gridiron skills. When I heard that the Japanese drive more carefully near schools during their testing season, I wondered if Americans will ever mark academic tests as events worthy of cheering.

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Stuart Libby

Artist “He done kicked the air out of the ball,” Danny Ford, the Clemson head coach (M.A., Alabama) said to Vince Dooley, the Georgia head coach (M.A., Auburn). This was seconds after Kevin Butler kicked a field goal (according to Larry Munson, 100 yards or miles) to beat Clemson. There was no TV. Clemson was on probation; they had been caught paying their players/workers. There were more human beings than seats in the stadium. I walked out an inch or two taller for having been squeezed for several hours.

Dan Geller

Research Engineer/DJ I am not a fan. However, I do appreciate that I can use game days for sleeping, oil changes and grocery shopping.

Alia Ghosheh

Comedian I feel indifferent about the Dawgs. I’ve been to a few football games, and it was fun, but I have never been a huge sports fan. I like how the games help the local economy, and it’s fun to see so many people decked out in red and black.

Traffic is crazy on game days. In short, I’m not a huge fan of football, but it makes me happy to see others enjoying it.

David Barbe

Musician/Studio Engineer When I moved here as a freshman in 1981, I was a fan. I went to the home games and had a great time. I came by it naturally. My mom went to UGA. She had Charley Trippi, and we had Herschel. In my case, it didn’t take too long for me to discover the music scene, which completely took over

my life. After a few years in school, I sort of drifted away from watching football as I got busier with music. I continued to resist it for a while for perfectly good reasons: traffic, trash, obnoxious fans, no place to park, wasted post-gamers trolling the streets of downtown.

When my sons were school-aged, we started watching the Dawgs on TV. Over time, I got hooked. I had forgotten the atmosphere of college football: the band, the cheerleaders, fight songs, the delirium of the victorious fans, the utter devastation of the losers. All served up on a crisp fall afternoon on the grounds of my alma mater.

Beyond that, it’s a just different trip than the gray, matronly parity of the NFL. At the college level, the teams have distinct identities defined by geography, style of play, the coach, a charismatic star and their most impassioned fans. (Personally, I can’t stand Lane Kiffin, while I find Steve Spurrier hilarious.) This sort of thing just goes with the territory.

A big part of being a sports fan involves having a team to root for. I have three. My baseball team is Chase Park (Athens Little League). My basketball team is the Hawks (saw my first game at Alexander Coliseum when Pete Maravich was a rookie and I was a tiny fellow). My football team is the Dawgs. No two ways about it.

I am a fan. Hopefully not an obnoxious one.

Rashaun Ellis

Writer I love, hate and am also indifferent towards the Dawgs.

I love all the money UGA football fans throw at this town. It’s the only reason that bartenders and kitchen managers in Athens are also homeowners. I don’t know of any other town where someone can buy and build modular synthesizers for their art-dance bands while being a line cook.

I hate the fact that I am trapped indoors on a football Saturday. The roads are not safe all day, and neither is just

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walking down the street. I’ll park my car to avoid the traffic and poorly driven SUVs just to get pushed off the sidewalk by frat boys and watch drunk people trip over fire hydrants.

I hate what this energy does to some of the people who participate, because I’m sure they’re actually nice, to some degree. Once, on a post-game Saturday night, a frat boy bumped into me so hard that I lost my breath, and then threatened to beat me up and called me a bitch for… what?

I don’t know. His “brothers” wordlessly dragged him away, and I went home and cried. Ain’t I A Woman, too? I am afraid of football Saturday.

I am indifferent to sports, because it’s all an empty pursuit. I go to Little Kings or Manhattan to drink during the game because neither of those bars has a TV. When “your team” wins, it really means nothing in the grand scheme of your life, does it? Besides, most college athletes don’t move on to the major leagues, so they’re sustaining injuries for nothing but a scholarship, and colleges regularly make money off of their superstar players while not even paying them. College sports are exploitative, and I’m not here for that. Pay them.

Donald Whitehead

Musician I started playing football at about 8 years old, and continued until I got hurt in an “Oklahoma” drill (now banned) with a bulging disc in 9th grade at Cedar Shoals High School. I quit after doctors told me I had a 98 percent chance of being paralyzed from the neck down if I ever played contact sports again. So, I started skateboarding and ran track and cross country to stay active. Since then, I’ve had long periods where I didn’t even watch the Dawgs (including the year we won the SEC championship), and years like this one, where I seem to read everything that comes out about the program.

I like football because I played it, and I often wonder what Athens would be like without it. To put it mildly, all the creative things I like about Athens wouldn’t be on the map without UGA, and to an extent, its football program.

Our vibrant arts scene might not stand a chance without UGA’s students, and we would lack millions of dollars in revenue without the hustle and bustle of game days.

I understand why a lot of my friends don’t like football.

It’s kind of competitive. I never cried when my team lost a game, and didn’t really care whether I started or rode the pine for all four quarters. That being said, breaking away on a 40-yard run felt really amazing that one time—not unlike finishing a painting, writing a song or landing my one-andonly 360 kickflip.

If there’s one thing not to like about football, it’s the larger-than-life scale at which it dominates the conversation. Sorry, folks, football isn’t more important than teachers, firefighters or safe streets. It won’t help you if you lose your job, won’t help you obtain health insurance and doesn’t feed you when you’re hungry.

That being said, you can’t blame the players. If anyone’s to blame, look in the mirror—or at least to your neighbor.

If we cannot recognize what’s important in society, we will continue to reward people who play football with outsized benefits. UGA football is important to me, to our community and many others. But it’s not the most important thing.

Terrell Austin

Actor/Director My perception of Georgia football is hopelessly colored by my 10-year high-school-through-grad-school experience as a waiter at various restaurants downtown. There was a lot of money to be made, and we all competed for those football shifts. A good night was when you closed up at 1 a.m. with $120 in your pocket and hadn’t had to negotiate with anyone urinating in view of your outside tables or deal with the aftermath of ailing sorority girls in the ladies’ room.

On one memorable occasion, a middle-aged couple wobbled in around noon before the game. He went straight into the bathroom, and the lady plopped down and started waving a $20 bill between two red talons. I rushed over, hoping she didn’t want a lap dance.

“Two burgers and two Bud Lights.”

“I’m sorry, we don’t have burgers here.”

“Two turkey sandwiches, then.”

“I’m sorry, we don’t have those either. Or Bud Lights.”

“What kinda place is this?”

“It’s a vegetarian restaurant, ma’am.”

“Oh, Jesus Christ.”

She got to her feet just in time to intercept Hubby as he emerged, and they stumbled out into the sunlight to find some decent food.

Years later, imagine my surprise when my scholarly, justout-of-college daughter told me that she had started watching all the Georgia games on TV. Say what?

“Have you ever watched a game, Mom?” “Of course I have!”

“But did you understand what was going on?”

“Well, not really. I’ve never really wanted to understand—I hate football!”

But last fall I visited her in D.C., and we sat in an empty bar watching what turned out to be Todd Gurley’s last game while her saintly boyfriend explained everything, play by play. It was fascinating. I finally knew what a “down” was (nothing to do with anybody kneeling). And there, far removed from the circus of game day in Athens, I finally felt like a Dawg fan.

Sienna Chandler

Musician I like football. It means I get to eat wings.

Peter Dale

The National Chef/Owner I grew up in Athens in the late ‘70s/early ‘80s while my dad was in grad school at UGA. My first memories include going to Georgia football games with my parents, sitting in the student section. These were the days of Herschel Walker, and I would get hoisted to my Dad’s shoulders to watch Herschel score touchdowns. It was hard not to get wrapped up in the pageantry and revelry. To this day, I bleed red and black—go Dawgs!

Now that I am a business owner, I have mixed feelings about football season. I look forward to watching games, and on the rare occasion joining the festivities in Sanford Stadium. Football weekends can be great for us financially.

However, it kills us if Georgia plays at night. Our weeknights in the fall tend to be quieter, because football fans are saving up energy and money for the big weekends.

There is a misconception that fall must be a huge time in the restaurant business in Athens. That might have been the case in the past, but not anymore. Spring blows fall out of the water.

George Fontaine Jr.

Normaltown Records Co-Founder Even though I grew up in Houston, I was a Dawgs fan from birth. My dad went to school here, as did many other relatives and family friends. I went to my first UGA football game on my first-ever trip to Athens when I was 16, and rarely missed a game (home or away) when I attended college here from 2000–2004. I know “music people” and “football people” are supposed to be mutually exclusive groups that look at each other with skeptical, sideways glances, but that’s not the way it is in our family. (All-time favorite Dawg: Hines Ward.)

Matt Blanks

Artist/Cook I’ve always seen football season as kind of like a rich stepdad: I don’t really care about it, but it pays the bills. All these insanely similar-looking white people show up and are instantly everywhere; count how many families you see with a toddler in a cheerleader outfit and a chunky dad in Oakleys and a visor. They have RVs with more amenities than any actual house I’ve ever lived in and hilarious corgis that bark at everybody. They show up in hordes and leave their puke in strategic places on the sidewalk they know I’ll step in.

But they eat in restaurants. They go shopping, and they go out to bars. They pay ridiculous amounts of money to park, and then still walk like five miles. I know the dorky

town I love couldn’t float without the massive fall football influx, so I love it for that, but I don’t watch any games, or care even a little. I never really have. I only know about athletes if they make the news doing something terrible, like dogfighting or marrying a Kardashian. I’ve lived here for 15 years, and I couldn’t tell you the name of a single player who’s ever played for UGA. A drunk dude downtown once thought I played for UGA and had me sign his jersey. I just signed my own name.

I’m a line cook, so football season basically means busier shifts, extra shift beers and having to drive weird ways to get home. Other than that, it doesn’t really affect me. I guess watching super-drunk kids stumble around during the day can be pretty hilarious. I inevitably end up in a conversation with a stranger who tells me I remind her of her brother and how weird he is at least once a game day. Like clockwork.

Oh, and I did start a super nerdy game-day game, “Sorority RPG.” When you see a group of sorority girls walking, you pick out their roles for a role-playing game team. Like, which one is the healer, warrior, thief, wizard, druid, hunter, etc. It’s surprisingly fun.

Joel Hatstat

Musician/Studio Engineer One time in 2005, a guy was doing a class project where he was asking people downtown various questions about the government and then various questions about the Bulldogs to prove a point about where our attention was focused. I got about half the government questions right, and all of the football questions, including “Who plays in Sanford Stadium?” wrong. Also, I worked at the Georgia Theatre at the time, and game days made me think that people weren’t really people, but absurdly drunk obstacles to my happiness. That being said, I do enjoy catching a game here and there on TV.

Montu Miller

Hip Hop Promoter I am definitely down with the Dawgs. It started when I attended UGA, and just like this town, has become a part of my life.

Tony Eubanks

Community Activist I moved to Athens for grad school in 1980 (me and Herschel!). I attended every home game that year, as well as the Sugar Bowl victory over Notre Dame for the national championship. (Favorite quote of the weekend: “How do I get to my seat?” “Shiiit, you got a helicopter?”) I like watching football, but hate that it has such a deleterious effect on the players’ health.

In 1984, our UGA Ultimate team made our first ever trip to college nationals. We called ourselves Develupmintle Studeez, in homage to the infamous Jan Kemp debacle— our acknowledgment that there can be a dark, exploitative side to football.

As a former downtown bar owner, I’ve benefited from those six fall weekends. As a taxpayer, I appreciate those tourists’ dollars helping to pay for capital projects in our city and schools. As an accounting tutor for the UGA athletic program for the past 20 years, I appreciate what Georgia football does for so many people.

One of my favorite parts of my job—besides my interaction with my students—is dispelling the myth that our athletes are just dumb jocks. I’ve seen firsthand that UGA is at the forefront of academic support for our student athletes.

They work full-time jobs while taking full-time classes. They graduate at rates equal to, if not higher than, the general student population. I’ve taught students in every varsity sport, and many are the first in their family to attend college, able to do so because of their athletic abilities. Most of those “other” sports are funded by football.

Are there inequities in the risk/reward continuum between players and the administration? Absolutely. But look around: These days, that applies to every aspect of American life.

There’s good and bad with everything, and painting with a broad brush doesn’t do us any good. College football is no different. It’s all a matter of degree. f

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flagpole’s 2015 UGA Football Preview

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com YOU GUYS. THIS IS FINALLY THE YEAR. At least, that’s what Georgia fans are telling themselves, just like they’ve told themselves every year A.H. (After Herschel). For 15 years, Mark Richt’s squads have ranged from pretty good to almost great. Could the Bulldogs really win that elusive first SEC title since 2005 and first national championship since 1980? As anyone in Athens with a Facebook page could tell you, the fans are losing patience.

Is this really The Year? Start with Heisman candidate Nick Chubb, the godlike human bowling ball who ran for more than 1,500 yards despite starting only eight games last year. Keith Marshall—once upon a time, the more heralded half of Gurshall—finally seems healthy again.

So does one-time star receiver Malcolm Mitchell. If they all go down (God forbid), give the ball to Sony Michel, a five-star recruit two years ago who’d be starting for 90 percent of teams in the country.

Whether Faton Bauta, Greyson Lambert or Brice Ramsey is the starter, Georgia’s quarterback will surely be better than the adequate-at-best Hutson Mason. And Jeremy Pruitt has had another year to coach an inconsistent young defense that features future pro linebackers Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins.

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Then again, that defense is still awfully inexperienced. The coaching staff has been so indecisive about the quarterback situation, they might ask “Fleet” Pete McCommons if he has any eligibility left.

And with Chris Conley, Michael Bennett and probably Justin Scott-Wesley gone, who’s (insert QB name here) going to throw to? The #CommitToTheG slogan sounds like either sex advice or a ‘90s gang initiation.

Even this year’s preseason hype video was lackluster.

If everything goes right—if the defense steps up, everyone stays healthy and the No. 9 Dawgs have enough semblance of a passing game to keep teams from stacking the line—this team is talented enough to win it all. Playing in the weak SEC East, though, with a bunch of no-name non-conference opponents (not even a Clemson), there’s little margin for error. Georgia will have to not only win the East and the conference, but can probably only afford one loss at most if they hope to make the fourteam playoff. If history is any indication, they’ll stumble a few times.

The general consensus is the Dawgs will go 10–2 and win the East, at least. Of course, that was the consensus last year, too, and we all saw what happened down in Jacksonville. Here’s a look at the upcoming season—along with a few tips for having fun at opposing fans’ expense.

Louisiana-Monroe

ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more. Newly hired defensive coordinator Jon Hoke, transfer safety Isaiah Johnson and freshmen defensive ends Marquavius Lewis and Dante Sawyer will be relied on to improve a defense that was awful last year (except for that goal line stand against Georgia, about which we will say no more).

How to Troll a Gamecocks Fan: You can’t.

Spurrier is the master.

Vanderbilt

WHO: WHEN: Sept. 26, time TBA WHERE: Athens Southern went 8–1 in their conference last year. Unfortunately for them, that conference is the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Catch up on Netflix.

How to Troll a Southern Fan: Again with the puppy kicking. What’s wrong with you?

WHO: WHEN: Sept. 5, noon, SEC Network WHERE: Athens The Warhawks went 4–8 last year and don’t figure to be much better this year, since they can’t run the ball. At all. Thirdworst in the country. This would be a good time to run some errands or something.

How to Troll a Louisiana-Monroe Fan: Come on, that’s like kicking a puppy.

WHO: WHEN: Sept. 12, 3:30 p.m., CBS WHERE: Nashville, TN Vandy is Vandy: They went winless in the SEC last year. After last year’s quarterback merry-go-round, Patton Robinette won the job in spring practice—then decided he’d rather go to medical school. Smart move.

Head coach (and now defensive coordinator) Derek Mason had yet to name a starter at press time.

How to Troll a Vandy Fan: Jay Cutler memes.

South Carolina

WHO: WHEN: Sept. 19, 6 p.m., ESPN WHERE: Athens Keep your eye on Pharoh Cooper, a junior who led the team last year in catches (69) and receiving yards (1,136) and even

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Alabama

WHO: WHEN: Oct. 3, time TBA WHERE: Athens Once again, the national championship runners-up are the best team in the best conference in college football. They’ve had four straight No. 1 recruiting classes. The defense should be dominating once again.

Sure, they have questions at quarterback and wide receiver, where Blake Sims and

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WHO: WHEN: Nov. 21, time TBA WHERE: Athens The Eagles are for real, going undefeated in the not-terrible Sun Belt Conference in 2014, just their fifth year at the FCS (Division 1) level. The Bulldogs will win with ease anyway. GSU’s triple option offense will prep Georgia for rivals Georgia Tech the following week.

How to Troll a Georgia Southern Fan: Everyone in Statesboro wanted to go to UGA but couldn’t get in. Just be secure in that knowledge.

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WHO: WHEN: Oct. 31, 3:30 p.m., CBS WHERE: Jacksonville, FL Ugh. Let’s not even talk about what happened last year. This team has a new coach (Jim McElwain, formerly of Colorado State) and a new uptempo offense that should allow Treon Harris to improve upon his 50 percent completion rate. The Gators’ defense is stout but thin, and Georgia’s running attack can wear it down. Since Glynn County officials are cracking down on Frat

Auburn

WHO: WHEN: Nov. 14, time TBA WHERE: Auburn, AL After a disappointing end to 2014, the other Tigers once again will challenge for the SEC West title. Ex-Bulldog and former Florida head coach Will Muschamp is back where he belongs—as a defensive coordinator, yelling “BOOM!” at people from the sideline and clapping a lot. He’s responsible for shoring up an Auburn defense that allowed 27 points a game last year and gave up a ton of big plays. Gus Malzahn’s runhappy spread offense will be more balanced this year with Jeremy Johnson under center and star running back Cameron Artis-Payne gone.

How to Troll a Tigers Fan: “Hey, what happened to Toomer’s Corner?”

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Missouri

WHO: WHEN: Oct. 17, time TBA WHERE: Athens Quarterback Maty Mauk is healthy after separating his throwing shoulder last year, and the Tigers’ outstanding offensive line ought to be able to keep him that way.

Their highly rated pass rush took a blow, though, when tackle Harold Brantley was lost for the year due to a car wreck, and end Marcus Loud was kicked off the team.

Still, the Tigers can rely on a trio of top linebackers—Kentrell Brothers, Michael Scherer and Donavin Newsom—but they’re no match for Chubb. The Dawgs might not handle Missouri as easily as last year’s 34–0 blowout, but this is a game they ought to win.

How to Troll a Mizzou Fan: Point at the scoreboard.

Kentucky

WHO: WHEN: Nov. 7, time TBA WHERE: Athens Kentucky is terrible. Kentucky has always been terrible and always will be terrible.

How to Troll a Wildcat Fan: Ask whether John Calipari’s had to vacate any titles lately.

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WHO: WHEN: Oct. 10, time TBA WHERE: Knoxville, TN The No. 25-ranked Volunteers are a trendy sleeper pick, and for good reason: two top-10 recruiting classes in a row and 18 returning starters from a 7–6 team.

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs and running back Jalen Hurd look ready to make the leap. They might be a year away, but thirdyear coach Butch Jones has the Volunteers headed in the right direction, and this road game could easily trip up the Bulldogs.

How to Troll a Vols Fan: Sing “Rocky Top” every time Georgia scores, to prove how annoying that song is.

Beach, Georgia can focus all that destructive energy onto the field. There is no way the Dawgs lose this game.

How to Troll a Gator Fan: Jim McElwain?

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Amari Cooper have departed, but Lane Kiffin continues to modernize the offense, and running back Derrick Henry can carry a team. They’re not invincible anymore, though. This is the game where Georgia will prove whether it’s a contender or pretender.

And maybe “College GameDay” might pay Athens another visit?

How to Troll a Tide Fan: I mean, it’s Alabama.

Make incest jokes. Talk about their racist sororities. Point out that Nick Saban hasn’t unclenched his asshole in 50 years. Just say “Ezekiel Elliott” over and over. Of course, be prepared for the retort that ‘Bama’s won 15 national championships and how many has Georgia won again?

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WHO: WHEN: Nov. 28, time TBA WHERE: Atlanta The Yellow Jackets beat Georgia last year in one of this storied rivalry’s most thrilling (if also crushing) games ever en route to a Top 10 ranking. Quarterback Justin Thomas is terrifying running the option. He’s back, as is most of his line. Defense is an issue for the Ramblin’ Wreck, but it might be for the Dawgs, too. This one might be so high-scoring, you’d mistake it for a basketball game, except in basketball the ball’s in the air way more. Don’t miss it.

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Public Art Master Plan Moves Forward Plus, Museum Meditations, Grant Opportunities & More

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Public Art: The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission’s newly appointed public art master planner, Todd Bressi, took a preliminary step towards creating a long-term strategy for local, creative place-making during an introductory public lecture, “Transforming the City, One Community at a Time,” on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Athens-Clarke County Library. Through a slideshow presentation of diverse, beautifying mural projects, Bressi discussed how the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program—of which he currently serves as the interim coordinator of artistic planning and director of muraLAB—has developed a reputation as one of the world’s leading mural programs while serving the community as an agent of change. As a professional urban designer and public art consultant with over two decades of experience working with various government agencies and community groups across the country, Bressi is highly skilled at recognizing and building upon each place’s distinct culture, architecture, arts resources and development opportunities. Over the next 10 months, he will continue working with the ACAC in a community-based approach to formulating a master plan of potential projects and recommended processes. Lecture attendees were given questionnaires to provide feedback, and the ACAC intends to make the questionnaire available at athensculturalaffairs.org.

Samurai: A fundraising campaign for the Georgia Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition “Samurai: The War of the Warrior” is currently underway on Georgia Funder, UGA’s crowdfunding portal akin to IndieGoGo. On view from Saturday, Oct. 24–Sunday, Jan. 3, the exhibition will offer a glimpse into the lives of legendary samurai warriors through a collection of nearly 100 artifacts and decora-

Museum Meditation: As if the Georgia Museum of Art wasn’t already one of the most peaceful places on campus, a new program will “Samurai: The Way of the Warrior” opens at the Georgia Museum of Art this fall. offer guided meditation sessions within the tive artworks ranging from full suits of armor, swords galleries. Instructor Jerry Gale, who has over 40 years of and sword guards, bows and arrows, saddles, painted experience in meditation and yoga, is a professor in UGA’s department of human development and family science, and screens and adorned helmets resembling Shinto spirits and demons. the director of the family therapy doctoral program. Held The museum is one of only three U.S. venues where on Friday mornings from 9:30–10:30 a.m. through the fall the exhibition will appear and the only venue that offers semester, the free sessions include moments dedicated to free admission. In addition to hefty expenses tied to both personal reflection and group discussion, and special shipping, insurance and loaning the collection from the topics range from mindful eating to coping with stress.

Museo Stibbert in Florence, Italy, donations will assist the Reservations can be made by calling 706-542-0448 or museum in continuing to provide quality programming emailing branew@uga.edu.

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free of charge to the public. The busy schedule includes lectures with scholars, an Akira Kurosawa film series (Yojimbo, Kagemusha and Seven Samurai) and a demonstration by Kendo at UGA, plus regularly held events such as a teen studio, family day, student night and gallery tours.

Donations towards the $94,500 goal will be accepted through Friday, Oct. 9, and details can be found at dar.uga. edu/funder.

J1: Artists accepted into the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art’s first-ever juried exhibition, “J1,” have finally been named by guest juror Michael Rooks, curator of modern and contemporary art at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Entries were submitted by over 175 artists from around the world, with only 29 making the final cut. Ten locals will grace the walls, including Carol John, Anna LeBar, Carl Martin, Andrew Indelicato and Zuzka Vaclavik. Likely due to the logistics of shipping in so many pieces, the overwhelming majority of remaining artists will be pulled in from Atlanta. An opening reception for “J1” will be held Saturday, Sept. 19 from 6–8 p.m., and the exhibition will remain on view through Sunday, Nov. 15. The full lineup of artists can be viewed at athica.org.

AAAC Grant: All artists, organizations and events that align with the Athens Area Arts Council’s mission of “connecting arts to the community” are eligible to apply for its upcoming quarterly grant of $500. Local aerial arts nonprofit Canopy Studio, which received a grant this past March, has used its funds to collaborate with local designer Timera Temple in constructing a custom set for “Air Noir,” a film noir-inspired Repertory Company performance set for late October. The studio is also partnering with Birmingham, AL-based installation artist Amy Pleasant for its annual outreach fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The deadline to apply for the grant is Tuesday, Sept. 15, and applications can be found at athensarts.org.

CCCF Grant: The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is currently accepting proposals for its annual community arts grant, which will award up to $5,000 towards offsetting rental expenses or production costs at the center. The grant is designed to support local community groups in accessing the center’s state-of-the-art facilities and bringing their performances or programming to a larger audience. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Sept. 30, and all local community performance and arts groups are eligible to apply.

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‘The World’s A Mess’ X Provides an Unsettled Soundtrack for Past and Present

By Gordon Lamb music@flagpole.com “The place of x is the first motionless boundary of the thing that contains x.”

—Aristotle (Physics IV c. 4, 212a20–21)

X

formed the year Elvis Presley died.

In 1977, rock and roll was barely 25 years old, and X was far from the first band whose identity was inextricably tied to its location. Nor was it the first band to be linked to Los Angeles, nor even, to exacerbate the point, the first punk band to be so joined. Black Flag had formed a year earlier; The Germs, the same year. Even so, out of the hundreds of Southern California bands that were formed in the 1970s, it remains X that, for fate or fault, still holds the key to the city.

Other musicians had called bullshit on California dreamin’, but X’s take was more poetic, more thoughtful.

The L.A. that X inhabited was confusing and claustrophobic, anything but the self-defined land of zen and zinfandel.

The city itself was in the midst of an an identity crisis, best evidenced by the open-ended sloganeering of the “L.A.’s the Place!” campaign, which kicked off in 1980—the same year X released its debut album, Los Angeles.

The record came out on Apr. 26, 1980. Eleven days earlier, philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre—whose adage “Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you” fits nicely alongside any number of X compositions—had died. The day before, an anti-Iran novelty song, featuring the lyrics “Bomb Iran” and set to the tune of The Regents’ “BarbaraAnn,” hit the airwaves in Anchorage, AK to thunderous applause and thousands of request calls.

The same week, grocery store chain Giant Food issued a recall of its Sudsy dish detergent because it was producing too many suds. Eight months later, Darby Crash would be dead from suicide, John Lennon would be murdered, and Ronald Reagan would be elected President of the United States. There’s no straight line here, but art isn’t created in a vacuum, and this was the world from and into which X was born.

It’s difficult to state definitively when the term “cowpunk” started being bandied about. But for all its faults, the rockabilly and Western styles that X incorporated (John Doe and Exene Cervenka’s dual male/female vocals, Billy Zoom’s rumbling guitar, D.J. Bonebrake’s bass-and-tom rhythms) found easy sanctuary in the term. The further the band got away from its debut, the more this sound was amplified, even as it occasionally dipped into tunes that were prima facie incongruous for those wanting to box them in (the doo-wop of “Come Back to Me,” the Flamenco-esque guitar in “Adult Books”).

By the time the group released Ain’t Love Grand in 1985 See How We Are two years later, The Blasters’ Dave Alvin having replaced Zoom, nearly all traces of its original potent punk-’n’-poke mixture were gone. 1993’s Hey Zeus! remains utterly forgettable, devoid of even bad personality.

X’s je ne sais quoi is best exhibited on its first four records: the aforementioned Los Angeles, Wild Gift, Under the Big Black Sun and More Fun in the New World. All four were produced by The Doors’ Ray Manzarek.

Speaking of The Doors, any honest assessment of X’s music must absolutely contemplate the connection, via landscape, between the two groups. The best example is how the personification of the city in The Doors’ “L.A.

Woman”—a magnificent beauty desperate to be saved from loneliness—is answered unintentionally but fully by Los Angeles’ title track. Here, the city is a horror story full of reflexive racism and escape, filling its protagonist with only regret, not relief. But as terrifying as X’s storytelling can be—just listen to “Johnny Hit And Run Paulene”—the band is also savagely funny (“I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts”), brutally dark (“Sex and Dying in High Society”) and paranoid (“The Hungry Wolf”).

Ironically, though there’s little joy (but plenty of enjoyment) to be found in X’s music, the band’s live shows are cathartic, enthusiastic occasions. After two hiatuses, the group has been on the road regularly since 2008.

Yet the modern version of X doesn’t feel like a nostalgia act, because none of its music is out of date. It’s endured decades of shifting popular tastes but never seems to age.

And everything the group ever wrote could have just as easily been informed by the tragedy, terror and banality of our current century—both in and, of course, way beyond the city limits of Los Angeles. Take these lyrics in “The World’s a Mess; It’s in My Kiss”: “No one is united/ All things are untied/ Perhaps we’re boiling over inside/ They’ve been telling lies/ Who’s been telling lies?… The world’s a mess.” f

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Because of its somewhat experimental character, Horowitz compares the new album to â&#x20AC;&#x153;an old-school jazz record.â&#x20AC;?

band,â&#x20AC;? he says.), Horowitz, who grew up in a Jewish household, explains that Klezmer music has long been â&#x20AC;&#x153;a strong partâ&#x20AC;? of his identity.

In fact, Horowitz says, the impetus for the band was tied to an important personal event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I got married, I wanted a klezmer band for my Jewish wedding, and we had to import one from Atlanta,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right. We need our own klezmer band. Athens has a million bands, [but] we need someone to play all these weddings and bar mitzvahs and stuff.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

In Five Eight, Horowitz holds down the low end on bass guitar and sings the occasional background vocal; he plays a more central role in Klezmer Local 42. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first band Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m considered the leader,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun and inspiring and a ton of work.â&#x20AC;?

Although he says his work in Five Eight still satisfies his rock and roll urges (â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never had any interest in being in any other rock

Horowitz views Klezmer Local 42 as an opportunity to express another side of his musical personality and is happy that he was able to find interested musicians to back him up. Musically, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always want to expand,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and in Athens, luckily, there are so many talented people to do that.â&#x20AC;?

That expansion may have its limits in an indie rock town, but Horowitz says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Tradition Klezmer Local 42 Opens Ears and Moves Feet

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thens has a strong artistic identity; music exported from the Classic City has a sonic stamp all its own.

But every now and then, an outside tradition exposes residents to a new sound altogether.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case with Klezmer Local 42, an Athensbased band playing traditional Jewish music that has been playing around town since 2009. Led by Dan Horowitz of long-running rockers Five Eight and featuring a list of ace local musicians, Klezmer Local 42 is gearing up to celebrate the release of the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest album, Fear of a Yiddish Planet, with a release show that will showcase the expressive music in an intimate but familiar setting.

While the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first collection of songs was recorded in a kitchen and was â&#x20AC;&#x153;very homespun and lo-fi,â&#x20AC;? Horowitz says, the new release is its first fully-fledged studio recording. Still, he adds, the album is â&#x20AC;&#x153;lo-fi according to most standards.â&#x20AC;?

According to Horowitz, Fear of a Yiddish Planet was recorded live in one day under

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simply a matter of reaching an audience; local crowds respond well to traditional music when they hear it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprise me that people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about klezmer. But I tell everyone, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You love klezmer, even if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard it yet.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It seems familiar to them, once they hear it.â&#x20AC;?

While the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touring plans are modest, Horowitz hopes to reach a wider audience by playing more festivals and shows at universities and colleges around the region.

In addition to Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s album release show, as well as a number of private events, including several weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs, the band will perform at Lyndon House for the Lickskillet Artists Market on Oct. 24.

Despite his passion for klezmer, Horowitz admits audiences often take a moment to adjust to the music, noting that some outof-town crowds have been a bit reticent to boogie. But locally, he says, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to connect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes it really is like pulling teeth to [get people to] dance. But in Athens, people really respond with their feet and hands.â&#x20AC;? f

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and it’s got me choked up right in the throat. Even though it’s specifically about his life, its themes are pretty universal and can easily be transmuted to apply to anyone reading this. Ruben Junior alternately raps and sings R&B, and “Eastside” falls somewhere right in between those. I just know I’m digging it and wanted to tip y’all to it.

Check it out at soundcloud.com/ru_ben_jr.

AND IN THIS CORNER…: As promised, Travis “Dictator” West has released his second collection of original lyrics over popular beats. The mixtape is called Shoulda Had Verse Too, and it features Dictator’s unique takes on tracks from Rich Homie Quan, Mick Rock

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LIPSCO INFERNO: Sometimes it seems like it was only yesterday that Atlanta’s Black Lips were making their October 2002 Athens debut at the 40 Watt Club; other times, it feels like a million years ago. That first performance, a now-legendary shitshow of shambolic madness complete with amateur pyrotechnics (aka firecrackers, lighter fluid and a Zippo) and a backstage admonishment preserved forever on the opening track of the band’s first LP, was actually really fun. Not that I bothered having any fun at the time, though, as my high horse was well-saddled, and I called the band out for their bad behavior in this very column. But as the songwriter says,

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I’m younger than that now. The point of all these words is to tip you to the fact that the now-world-famous Black Lips will return to the 40 Watt Thursday, Sept. 17 as part of a Red Bull Sound Select performance curated by the Tight Bros Network; Atlanta’s Baby Baby and Athens’ own Muuy Biien will open. Tickets are free, but you have to RSVP to grab ‘em. Head to 40watt.com, cut’n’-paste the URL in the show listing and secure yours. Or head to redbullsoundselect.com and do it that way.

HOUSE OF OAK, WALL OF STONE: By the time you read this, Tedo Stone and his band will have just filled up their van with gasoline to hit the road for about two weeks of tour dates, with Athens band Oak House in tow.

They’ll mostly hit cities on the East Coast before coming close to home with a show at Atlanta’s Mammal Gallery on Sept. 12 to celebrate Stone’s record release. The name of that album again is Marshes, and it comes out Sept. 18. It was recorded and produced by Drew Vandenberg at Chase Park Transduction, and it’s pretty swell. You may pre-order it at tedostone.bandcamp.com.

Keep up with each band via facebook.com/ tedostone and facebook.com/oakhouseband. Your call. It’s casual.

CALIFORNIA LOVE: I’d never heard of Ruben Junior before this week. He was born and reared in East Athens, but now lives in Southern California. I don’t know much more, but I’ve been listening to his new track “Eastside,” brand new as of last week,

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DON’T BLINK: The coolest thing about the new video from The Electric Nature is that it was made using “tachyons [and] analog glitch video synthesizers and VHS equipment.” Now, I have no idea where a body even goes to purchase tachyons—a particle that is reputedly able to travel faster than the speed of light—but dammit if Michael Potter and the crew at Broken Machine Films didn’t figure it out. The track is “Alienation 1,” from The Electric Nature’s new six-track album Alienation.

Joking aside, the record—another exciting entry in the Athens/Atlanta experimental noise scene—is a monster of a thing. Its release marks the arrival of the first headphone record of the fall, and composer Potter should feel really good about it. Most impressive is the list of collaborators, which numbers no less than 12. Do you have any idea how hard it is to wrangle 12 people and make them work towards a sole cause?

I mean, I guess Jesus did it, but still. We live in exciting times. You may stimulate yourself further by heading to illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com. Illuminated Paths has also made a limited number of cassettes available, and Atlanta label Mission Trips is planning a CD release in the next few months. Dive into the entire world of The Electric Nature at theelectricnature.bandcamp.com, and take a visit to facebook. com/TheElectricNature while you’re at it. f

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list. A father, Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson), takes his wife, Annie (Lake Bell, a personal fave), and two daughters to Malaysia for a new job. Unfortunately, an anti-American revolution is fomenting, and the Dwyers are caught in the middle. It is like the Dwyers stepped into an entry in the popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;Far Cryâ&#x20AC;? videogame franchise. Thank goodness a retired Bond is around to play their guardBy Drew Wheeler ian angel/deus ex machina. Pierce Brosnanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hammond, along with his pal Kenny Rogers awed interviewer, David Lipsky. They dance THE END OF THE TOUR (R) Athens native (Sahajak Boonthanakit), has the right skills the delicate dance of interviewer and cauand Cedar Shoals graduate James Ponsoldt to help the endangered family escape. tious interviewee. Wallace is frightened of has directed four gems, and his latest, The The Dowdle Brothers, writer-director being found a fraud or waking up to find his End of the Tour, is the best yet. Dominated John Erick and writer Drew, know from success a dream. Lipsky, a novelist himself, by two award-worthy performances from suspense; though not technically a horror wants that success for himself. The two Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg, The End of movie, No Escape is the most the Tour recounts a five-day intense, frightening movie interview during the 1996 No Escape Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen this year. No Escapeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book tour for David Foster success outside of these here Wallaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic masterpiece, United States is doubtful.

Infinite Jest, which I now have Charges of xenophobia, racno excuse not to read (besides ism, et al. are probably not its 1,008 page length). invalid. The Malay rebels are Jason Segel, as the late faceless murderers; they are Wallace, is best known like the zombie islanders in for light comedic fare like videogames â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dead Islandâ&#x20AC;?

Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but and its superior relative, he reaches deep into his bag â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dying Light,â&#x20AC;? though their of Nick Andopolis tricks. I not very PC representation have little idea what Wallace is more â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resident Evil 5.â&#x20AC;? The looked or sounded like, but Dowdles ensure little time Segel must have nailed it, Who are you? Who? Who? â&#x20AC;ŚWho? Who? can be spent asking quesbecause he sheds any recoltions during the movie. Instead, the heart men also forge a sweet bond of friendship. lections of â&#x20AC;&#x153;How I Met Your Motherâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s races, the stomach twists, and the adrenaPonsoldtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poignant film unfolds like a Marshall Eriksen. He is truly a revelation; line pumps. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the aftermath that one character-driven play, while capturing its that oft-overused critical chestnut genurealizes No Escape has some questionable, mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s setting with perfection. 2015 has inely applies when an actor accomplishes mixed messages. Sure, Hammond menseen few films as confidently affecting. something so different from and greater tions how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;ourâ&#x20AC;? fault, and these guys are than anything else he has done to date. just trying to save their families, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NO ESCAPE (R) Thanks to No Escape; I can He hulks and sulks and muses philoabout it for humanization. The ride is an add another country to my No Way in Hell sophical about loneliness to Eisenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intense one; just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to feel good about enjoying it. Also, Vietnam gets to be a rare good guy, so yay!

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WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS (R) With a trailer that does little to clear up this flickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s narrative intentionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I did understand that Zac Efron was a DJâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;We Are Your Friends is a pedestrian movie that will inspire little rejection or praise. ZEfron is Cole Carter, an aspiring DJ playing the club scene with his palsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;obvious hothead Mason (Jonny Weston), pretty boy/wannabe actor Ollie (younger, prettier Joaquin, Shiloh Fernandez) and the sweet kid nicknamed Squirrel (Alex Shaffer). Then Cole meets a successful, older DJ (Wes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evil Adam Scottâ&#x20AC;?

Bentley), who mentors him and provides his younger protĂŠgĂŠ with a girlfriend-cumpersonal assistant (Emily Ratajkowski, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blurred Linesâ&#x20AC;? beauty recently seen in the Entourage movie).

You really do know where this movie, the feature-directing debut of MTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catfish: The TV Showâ&#x20AC;? co-host Max Joseph (yes, Nev has a brief cameo), is going. Max, as I know him from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catfish,â&#x20AC;? does a few interesting bits, including an animated drug trip, but most of the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beats, narrative and visual, are overly familiar. And why does it suddenly become Wolf of Wall Street? Wait, now it has a Saturday Night Fever.

Sure, Efron is very pretty, but watching him mix tracks is a digital-age version of watching paint dry. The DJ Theory 101 scene is far more interesting than the music creation, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me started on how Cole finds his revelatory sound. We Are Your Friends recounts way too specific a moment in time and place. So did Saturday Night Fever, but it was a cultural zeitgeist. We Are Your Friends already feels like a relic. f

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EVENT | Wednesday, Sept. 2

MUSIC | Wednesday, Sept. 2

BROAD 9A · 7–9 p.m. · $5 Equal parts discussion, workshop and happy hour, Creative Club is a monthly event designed to explore the importance of creativity in the workplace through the experiences of professionals. This month’s featured guest is local chef and restaurateur Peter Dale, who will share a few of the significant stories and insights that helped shape his culinary career.

After Dale apprenticed with Hugh Acheson at Five and Ten, the two opened The National together in 2007. Since then, Dale has also co-launched Seabear Oyster Bar and Condor Chocolates. His discussion and Q&A will be bookended with casual happy half-hours.

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Caledonia Lounge · 9:30 p.m. · $5 (21+), Flicker Theatre & Bar · 8 p.m. · FREE! $7 (18–20) Following a five-year breather If you’re planning to hit up from exhibiting publicly, selfthe Caledonia on Wednesday, taught painter and illustrator make sure to pack industrialMatt Blanks returned to the art strength earplugs. The three scene, setting a goal to conbands on the bill serve up dense his efforts into one major differing takes on bombastic exhibition each year at Flicker. noise-rock, all of it cranked up His third annual show, titled past 11. Hard-hitting Baltimore “Three,” features 15 of his newtrio Multicult plays scuzzed-out, est pieces and demonstrates beat-based post-punk in the his experimentation between style of Big Black; the band’s mediums as he transitions from most recent album, last year’s paintings to all-digital designs.

Variable Impulse, contrasted Blanks, who was AthFest’s inky fuzz with lithe, dancetheme artist this year, creates able rhythms. Athens act works full of cartoonish charMotherfucker is riding high after acters, alluring symbology and releasing an excellent debut LP, geometric patterns. Live music Confetti. Fellow locals Waitress will be provided by Crunchy and traffic in cheeky nihilism and Saline, and Blanks’ exhibition jigsaw sonics. Again, it’s all will remain on view through the gonna be loud. [Gabe Vodicka] month of September. [JS]

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Tuesday 1 CLASSES: Social Security Presentation (ACC Library) Financial Advisor Jess JensenRyan hosts “Social Security: Your Questions Answered.” Registration Required. 11:30 a.m. FREE! 706583-8834 CLASSES: Madison County Needlecrafters (Madison County Library, Danielsville) The Needlecrafters will be demonstrating how to knit, how to crochet and other crafty skills. All ages and skill levels are welcome. 1–3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison

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EVENTS: Students 2 Startups (UGA Science Library) (Lobby) This twice-annual event is designed to connect students with the Athens tech startup community.

Refreshements provided. 4:30–6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com EVENTS: Tuesday Produce Stand (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh produce straight out of the community-based urban garden.

Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers. Every Tuesday. 4–7 p.m. 706613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the

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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs. uga.edu/scl EVENTS: Produce Stand (ACC Council on Aging) This mobile produce stand sells fresh, sustainable and locally grown fruits and vegetables sourced from the community gardens at ACCA and UGArden.

EBT cards accepted. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. www.accaging.org EVENTS: Micro! (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) After hearing a few

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MUSIC | Sunday, Sept. 6

40 Watt Club · 8 p.m. · $10 The son of country royalty, Nashville singer-songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. has made his own way in the world of roots music by releasing a solid string of wide-ranging, rock-influenced recordings, the latest of which is 2014’s triumphantly titled Bloodshot LP, Undefeated.

Whether flying solo or performing with his Young Criminals Starvation League group, Bare the Younger’s witty, wizened songwriting shines brightly through. The hard-touring musician returns to Athens this weekend. Shit-kicking Atlanta country-rockers the Gasoline Brothers join Bare on Saturday’s bill, which is rounded out by itinerant Americana troubadour Boo Ray. [GV]

Georgia Center for Continuing Education · 1–7 p.m. · FREE! Rescheduled and retooled following the tragic passing of local jazz bassist Carl Lindberg in May, the Athens Jazz Festival returns to the Georgia Center on campus Sunday. The family-friendly outdoor concert features music from six Athens- and Atlantabased jazz acts, including the Artie Ball Swing Band, singer Mary Sigalas and her group, guitarist Trey Wright and his trio and the long-running Classic City Swing outfit. Admission to the afternoon shindig is free for all. Here’s hoping the comeback edition of this once-beloved local event is a resounding success; Athens could surely use more outdoor music year-round.

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instrumental songs by local songwriters, Thinc UGA and UGA College of Environment & Design representatives will discuss the Southern Mills Project and a future land use plan created for the neighborhood.

At 5 p.m., Tim Bryant will moderate “Micro!” a community conversation on how local creators can contribute to the revitalization of industrial neighborhoods. 4 p.m. FREE! 706380-5256 FILM: The Third Man (Ciné Barcafé) Watch a digital restoration of the film noir classic. Orson Welles stars as Harry Lime and Joseph Cotten plays his childhood friend Holly Martins.

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31–Sept. 3, 5:15 & 8 p.m. $7.50– 9.75. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Geek Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Compete in happy hour trivia. First prize gets a $30 gift card.

5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com

GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Mellow Mushroom) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Compete for house prizes and free beer. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Dungeons and Dragons (ACC Library) Join Athens Roleplaying for Kids for a weekly

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4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. FREE! plewis@athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, crafts and fun for preschoolaged children and their caregivers.

10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Kids Night (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) Featuring a balloon artist, coloring contests and photos with Buffy the Buffalo. Every Tuesday. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655

Wednesday 2 ART: Visiting Artist Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art) (Room S151) Henrik Drescherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s editorial illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Rolling Stone. He has also written and illustrated several books. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) See highlights from the permanent collection during a tour led by docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: RunFit (Horizon Physical Therapy, Watkinsville) This hourlong training session is designed to increase strength, core stability and balance while targeting weather muscle groups that often cause running-related injuries. 4 p.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. $25. 706-548-7300 CLASSES: Fixing Mistakes Class (Revival Yarns) Learn how to backknit, pick up drop stitches, change purls into knits (and vice versa), unravel your work, create life lines and tighten saggy stitches. RSVP. 3 p.m. $15. www.revivalyarnsathens. com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Lily Herne. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Open House (Inner Courtyard in Bottleworks) Suska, Revival Yarns and Olive Basket host an open house. Every first Wednesday of the month. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m.

FREE! suska@suskaathens.com EVENTS: Creative Club (Broad 9A) Part workshop, part TED-style talk, part happy hour, Creative Club is an opportunity to pick the minds of local professionals. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featured speaker is chef and entrepreneur Peter Dale, who will discuss his background and lead a Q&A. See Calendar Pick on p. 24. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $5. www.broad9a.com FILM: The Third Man (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) See Tuesday listing for full description Aug. 28â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30, 4:30 & 7 p.m., Aug. 31â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sept. 3, 5:15 & 8 p.m. $7.50â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9.75. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes! Every Wednesday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (Both Locations) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Weekly themed games.

House cash and drink prizes. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub

GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Wii Zumba (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics of Zumba. Water and healthy snacks provided. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Teen Advisory Board (Oconee County Library) Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of teens who gather at the beginning of every month to discuss and plan upcoming events. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18.

Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Chess Club (Oconee County Library) Ages 7 & up are invited to play. All experience levels welcome. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Storytime Open House (Bogart Library) Find which storytime is best for you by dropping in for crafts, snacks and program info.

10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. The featured reader this month is Laura Solomon. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athenswordofmouth MEETINGS: Photo Sharegroup (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The Photo Sharegroup meets at the Garden to share digital images of outdoor photography. Email for more information. 6:30 p.m. FREE! lpetroff@chartner.net, bc.akin@ charter.net MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) Meet local entrepreneurs, tech talent and other fellow Athenians who are making cool stuff at this weekly Four Athens networking happy hour. 6 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com/happy-hour

Thursday 3 ART: Opening Reception (Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar) Opening reception with local artist Broderick Flanigan. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! www. hendershotscoffee.com CLASSES: Modern Calligraphy for Beginners (KA Artist Shop) Learn how to use the pen and nibs to practice the modern calligraphy style.

7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $35. www.kaartist.com CLASSES: Food Talk (ACC Library) This class focuses on planning healthy meals on a budget. Includes cooking demos, tasting sessions and free gifts. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org EVENTS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn more about the flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group. 8 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Knit-Lits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels can knit together. Ages 16 & up. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart EVENTS: Young Professionals Network (The Place) Meet and mingle with other young professionals. 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/groups/YPNAthens

FILM: The Third Man (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) See Tuesday listing for full description Aug. 28â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30, 4:30 & 7 p.m., Aug. 31â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sept. 3, 5:15 & 8 p.m. $7.50â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9.75. www.athenscine.com FILM: Om Shanti Om (UGA Tate Student Center) (Theater) Two starcrossed actors meet three decades apart in this Hindi musical. 8 p.m.

FREE! (w/ UGA ID), $3. www.union. uga.edu GAMES: Seinfeld Trivia (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Trivia about nothing.

Hosted by Ryan Vogel and Matt Weeks. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Gather a team and compete for prizes. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia (El Azteca) Win prizes with host Garrett Lennox. Every Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706549-2639 GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511 LECTURES & LIT: Tracing the Bartrams Across the South (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Brad Sanders will discuss the maps and historical resources that can recreate the route of the Bartrams. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Georgia author Cassie Beasley in celebration of her middle grade book, Circus Mirandus. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: After the End: A Post-Apocalyptic Book Group (ACC Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban.

7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens LECTURES & LIT: David Rubin (Jackson Street Building, Room 123) David Rubin, founding principal of landscape architecture and urban design studio Land Collective, speaks on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The City as a Landscape: Empathy, Design and the Space Between Buildings.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. FREE! www.ced.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Margaret Lazarus Dean in celebration of her book, Leaving Orbit: Notes From the Last Days of American Spaceflight.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com MEETINGS: NAACP (East Friendship Baptist Church) (East Friendship Baptist Church) Regular monthly meeting. Open to all. 7 p.m. FREE! naacpclarke@gmail.com MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (UGA Ecology Building) The season starts with a reception and presentation about â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wonderful World of Warblersâ&#x20AC;? by research scientist Dr. Richard Hall. 6 p.m. FREE! www.oconeeriversaudubon.org MEETINGS: Homeless and Poverty Coalition Meeting (First Baptist Church) The coalition provides collaboration between organizations working with people who experience homelessness and poverty. This meeting will focus on Downtown pandhandling, the Salvation Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program the BRIDGE and the SOAR program.

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24. 8 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com ART: First Friday Open Knit/ Crochet (Revival Yarns) These meetings are meant to build a community among local knitters and crocheters. Bring your current project, get comfy and mingle with fiber friends old and new. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. or 5–7 p.m. FREE! 706-8501354, www.revivalyarnsathens.com CLASSES: Intro to Excel (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics of using Excel, the parts of an Excel window, creating a spreadsheet, using basic formulas and more. 2–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: Friday Football Tours (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) UGA football memorabilia from the UGA Athletic Association Archives will be on display through the fall, with guided tours offered each Friday before home games. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/sci EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Join instructor Jerry Gale for a meditation session in the galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! branew@uga.edu, www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Labor Day Twilight Paddle (Fort Yargo State Park, Winder) Take a relaxing paddle around Lake Marbury and hear about the history of the old fort. Register in advance. 8 p.m. $15 (registration), $5 (parking). alexa@pineapple-pr. com FILM: Mad Max: Fury Road (UGA Tate Student Center) (Theater) Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron gear up for post-apocalyptic action in the fourth installment of the Mad Max series. Sept. 4 & 6, 6 p.m. & 9 p.m.

FREE! (w/ UGA ID), $3. www.union. uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (ACC Library) Join other 6–12 graders to watch your favorite anime series, draw, and experiment with origami designs. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Magic Show (AKF Athens Martial Arts, 175 A Old Epps Bridge Rd.) AKF Athens Martial Arts hosts this magic show for kids featuring Keith Karnok. 6–9 p.m. $50/kid, $80/family. instructor@ akfathens.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet YA author David Levithan in celebration of Another Day, a companion to Every Day. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Saturday 5 ART: Pottery Demonstration (OCAF, Watkinsville) Good Dirt owner Rob Sutherland demonstrates various pottery techniques. Part of the 13th annual “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com EVENTS: Sunshine Ukulele Club (Oconee County Library) Bring your ukulele and jam along in a casual, fun group. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Featuring fresh produce, honey, crafts, soaps, baked goods, cooking demos, children’s activities and live music. Every Saturday. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Oconee County Courthouse) (Watkinsville) Locally grown produce, meats, grains, flowers, soaps,

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birdhouses, gourds and more. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www.oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Live music by Scott Baxendale (8 a.m.) and Scarlet Stitched Unplugged (10 a.m.). 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: Hunting (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Mississippi filmmaker Will Goss presents his latest film about wedding plans and vigilant game wardens. 7 p.m. FREE! vimeo. com/124272210 KIDSTUFF: Nature’s Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature

3:30–5 p.m. (semi-knockdown). $40/session, $60/both. instructor@ akfathens.com SPORTS: UGA Football (Sanford Stadium) First home football game, y’all. UGA vs. University of Louisiana–Monroe. See story on p.

14. 12 p.m. www.georgiadogs.com

Sunday 6 ART: Gallery Talks (OCAF, Watkinsville) Potter Michael Pitts leads a discussion covering pottery styles, clays, glazes, techniques and details of the current exhibition, “Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational.” 1 p.m. FREE! www. ocaf.com EVENTS: Sunday Center Market (The Classic Center) Find artists, farmers, crafters, food trucks, live music, kids’ activities and more

p.m. (sign-in), 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens

Monday 7 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Spelling Bee (Highwire Lounge) Test your spelling and win prizes. No bees on site. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com KIDSTUFF: Labor Day Camp (AKF Athens, 175 Old Epps Bridge Rd.) This one-day camp offers two sessions of martial arts training, games

“Age of Sacrifice” by Benjamin Harjo, Jr. is included in “Return from Exile,” an exhibition of Native American art currently on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Friday, Oct. 16. for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Playing with Memories (Bogart Library) Make a simple toy and memory in celebration of National Grandparents’ Month. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Brown Bag Movie (Oconee County Library) Bring your lunch and watch a movie on the big screen. Ages 0–10. 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee OUTDOORS: 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 SPORTS: Sparring Clinic (AKF Athens Martial Arts, 175 Old Epps Bridge Rd.) Shihan Josh McCullars teaches sessions on point sparring and semi-knockdown fighting.

2–3:30 p.m. (point sparring),

in the Classic Center’s new 440 Foundry Pavillion. 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

FREE! www.classiccenter.com EVENTS: Stand for the Fallen Paddle Board Race (Sandy Creek Park) Proceeds from this two-mile race benefit the Georgia Firefighters Foundation. 10:30 a.m. $35. www. floatingpeach.com EVENTS: Athens Workers Conference (ACC Library) Share workers rights stories and organize to improve working conditions in Athens. 3 p.m. FREE! athensforeveryone.com GAMES: Trivia (The World Famous) Every Sunday. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/theworldfamousathens GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2440 W. Broad St.) Every Sunday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com GAMES: Trivia (Brixx Wood Fired Pizza) Test your skills. Every Sunday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-395-1660 GAMES: Brewer’s Inquisition (Buffalo’s Café) Trivia hosted by Chris Brewer. Every Sunday. 6:30

and challenges. 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $40–75. instructor@akfathens.com KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Designed to nurture language skills through literature-based materials and activities. Parents assist their children in movements and actions while playing. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and 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 and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18.

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LECTURES & LIT: African American Authors Book Club (ACC Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is The Supremes at Earlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All You Can Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore.

Newcomers welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sabotaging the Nazisâ&#x20AC;? (Barnes & Noble) Holocaust survivor George Dynin speaks and signs copies of his memoir, Aryan Papers, which tells the story of his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s escape from Poland to Belarus. 7 p.m. FREE! www.bn.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet author Naomi Jackson in celebration of her debut novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) Holocaust survivor George Dynin will sign his memoir Aryan Papers, the story of his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s escape from Poland. 7 p.m.

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WAITRESS Athens-based noise-rock project with a raucous sound.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net LILY HERNE Eclectic, experimental folk singer-songwriter.

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ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, leads a tour of â&#x20AC;&#x153;El Taller de GrĂĄfica Popular.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Podcasting for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn how to record and edit basic sound files with the freeware sound-editing program Audacity. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Intarsia Colorwork Class (Revival Yarns) Learn how to incorporate blocks of color in knitting projects using the intarsia method. RSVP. 6 p.m. $15. www. revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, crafts and live music from Twin Courage and an open mic. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (Both Locations) Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.blindpigtavern.com GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. highwirelounge.com KIDSTUFF: Wednesday Library Adventures (Bogart Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adventures feature Miss Dewey and Silly Science. Ages 3.5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Watch some anime and manga, listen to J-Pop music, eat Japanese snacks and share fan art. Ages 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: No Talent Art Party (ACC Library) Come make whatever you want. No experience or talent necessary. Materials provided.

4:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Kids Knit (Bogart Library) Learn to knit with Ms. Deborah. Ages 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Includes stories, finger-puppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 5 & under. Every Wednesday.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet local author Mark Katzman in celebration of his second book, Playdate. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour MEETINGS: Lunch and Learn (Four Athens) Brian Gordon of DLA Piper and Mathew May of AcuityCFO will discuss accounting and legal oversights that can put many startups at risk. Lunch is provided. RSVP. 12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com

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Wear something you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind getting wet or dirty. Pre-registration required. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $35. 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs. uga.edu/scl EVENTS: Produce Stand (ACC Council on Aging) This mobile produce stand sells fresh, sustainable and locally grown fruits and vegetables sourced from the community gardens at ACCA and UGArden.

EBT cards accepted. 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. www.accaging.org EVENTS: Tuesday Produce Stand (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh produce straight out of the community-based urban garden.

Offers double dollars for EBT shoppers. Held every Tuesday. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. 706-613-0122, www.athenslandtrust.org GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Mellow Mushroom) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express) Compete for house prizes and free beer. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.choochoorestaurants.com GAMES: Geek Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Todd Kelly every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 KIDSTUFF: Lunch and Learn (Bogart Library) Pack a lunch and join Ms. Donna for sciene, art, storytelling, history, math and more. Best for ages 8 & up. 12:15 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Dungeons and Dragons (ACC Library) Join Athens Roleplaying for Kids for a weekly game. Tuesdays through September.

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DEAD NEIGHBORS This local band plays grunge- and shoegazeinspired rock.

SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indie rock band.

SPACE MERCHANTS Psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, NY.

guitar, Jason Bradberry on bass and Louis Phillip Pelot on drums. Every Thursday!

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JACOB DAVIS MARTIN Christian singer-songwriter.

The Foundry 9 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com NIFTY EARTH Local electronic-based outfit that also incorporates live instrumentation.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com YUNG YANG Local DJ does creative live mixing of vogue house, dancehall, juke, bounce and other propulsive club oddities new and old.

SELEKTA AFRIQUE Spinning dancehall, reggae, soca, Afrohouse and more.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SHILPA RAY New York-based artist playing goth-infused post-punk.

LOS CANTARES New local desertrock supergroup featuring members of Old Smokey and Moths.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com SEAN KIELY BAND Folk outfit led by the New Jersey-based singersongwriter.

JERICHO WOODS “Country-ish” Americana singer-songwriter from Kentucky.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featur-

The Old Pal 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4340 MY TWO DADS Josh Brown and Tom Vincent spin hits from classic rock and indie rock to punk and soul.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com KYLIE ODETTA Indie-pop singersongwriter and pianist.

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7424 (Five Points location) YOESHI ROBERTS Singer-songwriter playing uplifting “acoustic music that feels good.”

Friday 4 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 JULIE HOLMES Local singer who specializes in acoustic jams.

THE HERNIES Local indie rock band led by songwriter Henry Barbe.

The Foundry 9 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE LAST WALTZ ENSEMBLE Tribute band performing the music of Bob Dylan and The Band.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre.com JJ GREY & MOFRO Acclaimed blues/Southern rock act from Jacksonville, FL. PIANO Statesboro-based rock and roll trio with an energetic live presence.

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 faves.

DJ WHITE SATIN Local DJ spinning pop, disco, house and hip hop.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece, acoustic band utilizes banjo, ukulele,

GRASSLAND STRING BAND Local traditional and progressive bluegrass group.

ALE RAISERS FIDDLE BAND Local old-time fiddle and banjo group.

BLESS THE DEAD Metal band from Covington.

VERTICALLY CHALLENGED Metal band from Winder.

VOLT New local heavy duo.

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation SUMILAN Technically proficient musicians playing progressive jam rock.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 6–10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-7561 KARAOKE Sing your heart out.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BIG C & THE MOONSHYNES Local blues ensemble led by songwriter Clarence Sun. The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Relocated back to his old stomping grounds of Athens, Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture.

8 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

VFW 7 p.m. www.vfwathens.com WILD CARD Local Southern rock trio.

Andrew Strasser

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 THE VG MINUS ‘70s-styled powerpop/punk.

SMOKEDOG This local band plays noisy, burned-out experimental rock and roll.

DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning rare and classic soul/R&B/garage and other tasty ‘60s sounds.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble hosts an “all-star jam” every Thursday.

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) SALLY & THE SIX GRAND BAND Long-running local dance band.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With host Terry Covington.

Every Wednesday!

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens!

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com THE ORANGE CONSTANT Fusionoriented jam-rock band from Statesboro.

Thursday 3 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES AND FRIENDS Featuring Bo Hembree on

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Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com JGBCB Local musicians will pay tribute to “one of the greatest cover bands of all time, The Jerry Garcia Band.”

GIMME HENDRIX Local Jimi Hendrix cover band.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE NORM Miami-based group that combines funk, reggae, pop, rock and hip hop.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with tribal, world music beats and ornate instrumentation.

DJ BLOWPOP Joe Kubler (CGI Joe) spins a set of tunes.

Live Wire 8 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com FRESH JAM OPEN MIC Each performance gets 10 minutes. Drums and guitar amps are provided. Then, stick around for an open jam!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MC FUNK JAM Funk all night.

The Foundry 6:30 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE SPLITZ BAND This band’s impressively wide range encompasses classic Motown, funk, disco and both old-school and contemporary R&B.

The Globe 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 DJ FREE PIZZA Come for the ‘za, stay for the tunes!

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation JAMES LEG Soulful, psychedelic sounds from a member of the Black Diamond Heavies.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com BOBBY BARE JR. Nashville-based artist and the son of country musician Bobby Bare. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.

GASOLINE BROS. The band says they are the “loud kings of Hipsterbilly rawk.”

BOO RAY Rootsy singer-songwriter influenced by outlaw country.

The Space Merchants play Flicker Theatre & Bar on Wednesday, Sept. 2. ing a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

The Grotto 10 p.m. 706-549-9933 ABDUR BHUIYAN Funky, folky rock and roll.

Live Wire 11 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com TECROPOLIS Athens’ longest-running electronic dance music series, with special guests.

Lumpkin Street Station 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation BO & ADAM & SCOTTY Three local musicians play a happy-hour set.

Max 10 p.m. FREE! 706-254-3392 BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE URI BAND A blend of hip hop, reggae, jazz and funk. You know what they do.

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Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com COLOSSUS “Adventure-metal” band from Raleigh, NC. BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed, screwed and tattooed punk rock band from Athens.

SUNSHINE STATE Florida-based punk group.

MIRACLES Punky synth-pop band from Raleigh, NC. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SALINE Local four-piece “shoegrease” band.

CRUNCHY New local “doom-dance” duo featuring Phelan LaVelle and Kathleen Duffield.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com WIEUCA Local band playing cheeky, guitar-driven indie rock.

BIG MORGAN Local band consisting of former members of Atlanta band Lotus Slide.

FAKE FLOWERS Athens- and Atlanta-based shoegaze-inspired pop band.

flute, accordion, saxophone, piano, percussion and bass to perform popular American and European roots music of the 1910s, ‘20s and ‘30s.

Iron Factory 10 p.m. 706-395-6877 PARTIAL CINEMA This local group takes influences from funk, indie, dance and classical music to inspire fits of dancing, vibing and grooving.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ THE KING/MC CORD Two of Little Kings’ beloved staffers spinning smooth slow jams from the boat dock.

Live Wire Friday Afternoon Beer Club. 5 p.m.

FREE! www.livewireathens.com DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down an all-vinyl set of funk, soul and reggae.

9 p.m. www.livewireathens.com STRUNG LIKE A HORSE “Gypsypunk-garage-grass” group from Chattanooga.

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Rd. location) LIAM PARKE Member of Repent at Leisure plays a solo set of Irish folk.

Saturday 5 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net SCOTT BAXENDALE Guitar dynamism from the owner of Baxendale Guitars. Classic bluesy riffs and a lot of soul. (8 a.m.)

SCARLET STITCH Straight-up rock and roll band. Playing a special acoustic set. (10 a.m.)

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. 706-369-3040 COVER BOY Atlanta-based band featuring a former member of the Georgia Satellites.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BEAST MODE Local heavy metal group.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com HOT CLUB OF ATHENS Multinational four-piece jazz project featuring locals Kishi Bashi, Keiko Ishibashi, Antoon Speters and Elijah Smith.

JUMPIN’ JESUS CHRISTERS Local old-time music outfit.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Jeremy Raj is bringing together the best that Athens jazz has to offer. A trio of incredibly talented musicians play to a great crowd every weekend.

Iron Factory 10 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 THE PO BOYS An all star jamtasm comprising of musicians from Lazy Locomotive, Fuzzbucket and Dr. Willis.

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

Live Wire 10 p.m. www.livewireathens.com DJ DARK KNIGHT With high energy and a positive attitude, this Atlanta DJ keeps the music flowing for an awesome experience.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE HEAP Funky indie-soul band based here in Athens with a killer horn section and fronted by Bryan Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low, bass growl.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE SHADOW EXECUTIVES Local blues legends perform.

Sunday 6 The Foundry 6 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com GROWN & SEXY SUNDAYS DJ Lowdown, aka Anthony Thrasher, spins the best from Motown, Stax Records, Atlantic Records and more.

Monday 7 Bar Georgia 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-9884 MONDAYS ON THE MIC Showcase your talent with some of Athensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best local musicians.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday.

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BLUES NIGHT WITH BIG C Expect lots of soulful riffs, covers and originals.

Tuesday 8 The Foundry Tailgate Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com

arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 BAG OF LAZERS Juicy drum and bass grooves played over loops and occasional spoken word weirdness from Adam Hebert and John Norris.

FLIGHT MODE USA Kenny Aguar, Leslie Grove and Xander Witt lead a trip down new wave memory lane, with homages to the dark, minimal pioneers of punk and synth-pop.

Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation UNDERHILL FAMILY ORCHESTRA Rootsy, swinging rock band from Mobile, AL. COYOTE UNION Rootsy alt-rock group from Arkansas.

The Manhattan CafĂŠ Loungy Tuesdays. 9 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of lovely, soulful

Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 ORIGINAL WRITERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CIRCLE & OPEN MIC JAM Says organizer Louis Phillip Pelot: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will hold a writing session between 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. where musicians will write an original song from scratch. The musicians will perform their newly written songs on stage.â&#x20AC;?

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com VINYL WILLIAMS Experimental pop outfit led by songwriter Lionel Williams.

GAZOOTA California-based â&#x20AC;&#x153;psychedelic dark-wave dream-popâ&#x20AC;? band.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net TWIN COURAGE Acoustic indie-folk duo from South Carolina.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10 (adv), $12 (door). www.40watt.com THRIFTWORKS Experimental electronic music from California.

Featuring Dragon House.

RUSS LIQUID A â&#x20AC;&#x153;future-vintage groove-blasting maestro who has stirred the souls and minds of the electronic music world.â&#x20AC;?

BLAPDELI Electronic musician from Santa Rosa, CA. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com MICHAEL RAY Up-and-coming Florida-born country singer.

JOHN KING BAND This local band blends the stylistic qualities of Southern rock and country.

On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com REPEAT REPEAT Melodic surf-rock band from Nashville.

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Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 NIGHT AUDITOR Experimental pop band that â&#x20AC;&#x153;sounds like Prince meets The Pixies.â&#x20AC;?

WHITMAN Indie rock group from Austin, TX. ANTLERED AUNTLORD Fuzz-pop project of local producer and songwriter Jesse Stinnard.

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THE SECRETS IN THE STARS No info available.

Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

Live Wire 8 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com FRESH JAM OPEN MIC See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description

JJ Grey and Mofro play Georgia Theatre on Friday, Sept. 4.

Best of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s dance contest with $100 cash prize.

Georgia Center for Continuing Education 1 p.m. FREE! www.wuga.org ATHENS JAZZ FESTIVAL WUGA-FM presents a day of live jazz, featuring Classic City Swing, Mary Sigalas, Trey Wright Trio and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 24.

Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 7:30 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee. com KLEZMER LOCAL 42 A local sevenpiece Klezmer band specializing in Jewish and gypsy music and featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight. CD release party! See story on p. 21.

THE PLATE SCRAPERS Four-piece string band performing traditional bluegrass and old-time tunes.

Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $22. www.georgiatheatre. com X Influential, Los Angeles-based punk group. See story on p. 19.

DEAD ROCK WEST Los Angelesbased roots-rock band.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SHEHEHE Popular local band that draws from old-school punk and

tunes perfect for a slow dance. Every Tuesday!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 S-WORDS AND FRIENDS See Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description

Wednesday 9 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MC FUNK JAM See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

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

Art 9th Annual Holiday Hooray Market (660 N. Chase St.) Indie South Fair is now seeking artists for the ninth annual Holiday Hooray Market. Two booth sizes available.

Accepting fine, folk, craft and vintage vendors. Market held on Dec. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6. www.indiesouthfair.com Call for Entries: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgia Small Works Exhibitâ&#x20AC;?

(OCAF, Watkinsville) Works can be in any medium, 2-D or 3-D, with a maximum size of 14â&#x20AC;?x14â&#x20AC;?x14â&#x20AC;? (including frame). For ages 18 & up living in Georgia. Deadline Oct. 3.

Exhibit runs Oct. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 13. $20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25 (jury fee). 706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com Cause + Effect (Athens, GA) Cause + Effect, a new Georgia progressive film competition and festival hosted by Alliance for a Better Georgia, is seeking short films focused on social, political, environmental or economic issues facing Georgia. Winners receive a $1000 prize. Submissions accepted through Oct. 11. Winners will be screened at CinĂŠ in November. FREE! www.causeandeffectfilm.org Exhibition Proposals (Lyndon House Arts Center) The center reviews proposals for future art exhibitions twice annually. Exhibitions can be exchange exhibitions from other states and countries, invitational or juried exhibitions, themed exhibitions or exhibitions of historical works owned by local collectors.

Due dates are Sept. 20 and Apr. 20.

Email proposals. nancy.lukasiewicz @athensclarkecounty.com, www.athensclarkecounty.com/6657/ exhibition-proposal-form Juried Holiday Market (OCAF, Watkinsville) Seeking artists for an annual holiday market featuring over

70 fine artists and crafters. Deadline Sept. 8. Market on Dec. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6. 706769-4565, www.ocaf.com Lickskillet Artists Market (Lyndon House Arts Center) Currently accepting local artist vendor applications for a market on Oct. 24, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;40/booth.

Download application from website. lhartsfoundation@gmail.com, www. lyndonhouseartsfoundation.com Request for Artist Proposals (Downtown Athens) The Athens Downtown Development Authority is seeking an artist to design downtownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decorative seasonal banners. $2500 budget for four vertical banner designs.

Banners must be 30 inches wide by 84 inches long. Artwork can be created digitally or made in any medium which can later be scanned or photographed. Must be a resident of Athens-Clarke County or a surrounding county. Deadline Nov. 2.

Proposals must be mailed to 246 W. Hancock Ave. Email for more information. christi@downtown athensga.com Seeking New Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) The co-op gallery currently has space for new artists to join as members.

Email for details. farmingtongallery @gmail.com Taco Takedown Art Contest (Terrapin Beer Co.) Post a cheesy, crunchy, taco-inspired art image to Instagram with the tags @my_ athens, @terrapinbeerco and #athenstacotakedown for a chance to win two tickets to the Athens Taco Takedown, an event on Oct. 11 at which 10 local restaurants will compete at creating the best taco. events@myathensis.com Watercolor and Gouache Workshop (Georgia Museum of Art) Local artist and educator Brian Hitselberger leads a four-part work-

shop for all skill levels. Sessions draw inspiration from the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collections. Thursdays, Sept. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $15. 706-542-8863, callan@uga.edu

Classes â&#x20AC;&#x153;So You Want to be a Columnistâ&#x20AC;? Class (OCAF, Watkinsville) This course will walk, talk and write you through the basics of writing columns, opinion pieces and blogs. Tuesdays, Sept. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 6, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $60â&#x20AC;&#x201C;70. www.ocaf.com Acting for Film (Film Athens Film Lab) George Adams teaches â&#x20AC;&#x153;Actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gym: The Road to Becoming a Professional Actor.â&#x20AC;? Topics include creating dynamic characters, working as an actor in film and television, and the creative and business aspects of film. Register online.

Wednesdays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $75/ month. www.filmathens.net/edu Art Classes (OCAF, Watkinsville) In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Techniques in Watercolor,â&#x20AC;? instructor Kie Johnson teaches the basics of brushes, paints, papers, color theory, glazing, negative painting and more. Wednesdays, Sept. 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 21, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 p.m. $180â&#x20AC;&#x201C;190. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ceramic Bead Making I & II with Glenn Josey.â&#x20AC;? Class I begins Sept. 15. Class II begins Oct. 13, 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. $50. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Design with Layers in Watercolor,â&#x20AC;? Kie Johnson leads a class in how to develop paintings using various layers of transparent watercolor. Sept.

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Lift it Down presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Tell Me,â&#x20AC;? a collection of illustration, collage and soft sculpture by Eddy Lezama and Laura Maria Ramirez Giraldo, at Highwire Lounge through September. A reception will be held Tuesday, Sept.

15 from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. $180â&#x20AC;&#x201C;190. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expressive Surfaces: Cone 6 Gas Firing with Jenna Gridley Johnson.â&#x20AC;? Begins Oct. 8, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $105. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beginning Portrait Sculpture with Jean Westmacott.â&#x20AC;?

Thursdays, Oct. 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 19, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $190. www.ocaf.com Art Classes (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Club for Teensâ&#x20AC;? with Hope Hilton is held every Friday, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. Classes are offered in modern calligraphy for beginners and intermediate students, DIY envelope making, DIY envelope addressing and modern calligraphy using watercolors. Check website for workshop schedule. www.kaartist. com Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life Drawing Studio Session,â&#x20AC;? instructor Mark Helwig will lead open studios for drawing from a live model. Thursdays, Sept.

10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 15, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $83 (ACC resident), $125 (non-ACC resident). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Printmaking with Michael Levineâ&#x20AC;? is a class that dabbles in a variety of techniques including dry point, relief, monotype, collagraph and more. Fridays, Sept. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 16, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. $83 (ACC resident), $125 (non-ACC resident). 706-613-3623 Bikram Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week.

Beginners welcome. Student discounts available. 706-353-9642, www.bikramathens.com Bodyshred (Chase Street Yoga) Created by trainer Jillian Michaels, this whole-body, metabolic conditioning workout alternates three minutes of strength, two minutes of cardio and one minute of core. www.chasestreetyoga.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 Intro to Rails Programming (Four Athens) Instructors will be available inside and outside class see more available dogs hours to teach Ruby on Rails. This 10-week code class meets Mondays and Thursdays, Sept. 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 19. www.fourathens.com/railscode Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monotypes: Drypoint Etching on Plexi.â&#x20AC;? Sept.

16, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $45. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multicolor Reductive Woodcut: Three Parts.â&#x20AC;?

Sept. 19, 26 & Oct. 3, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $85. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Totes! One Color Screenprinting.â&#x20AC;?

Sept. 30, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $50. or Nov. 11, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. & Nov. 18, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monotypes: Paper Relief.â&#x20AC;? Oct. 7, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $60. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tea Towels! One Color Screenprinting: Two Parts.â&#x20AC;? Oct. 21, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. & Oct. 28, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. $65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stampmaking: 2 Color Stamps.â&#x20AC;? Nov. 7, 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $65. www.doubledutchpress.com Quilting (Sewcial Studio) Sewcial Studio has moved to a new location at 2500 W. Broad St., suite #305. Quilting classes for beginner to advanced students cover both traditional and modern projects. sewcialstudio@gmail.com, www.sewcialstudio.com Tai Chi (Rubber Soul Yoga) Patty Riehm teaches this ongoing class in Yang style with long form. No experience necessary. Thursdays, 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 a.m. Donations accepted. www.rubbersoulyoga.com Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. Accepting new students. No experience necessary.

See website for schedule. Classes held Sundaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursdays. FREE! www.athensy.com Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Writing Circle (Heartspace, 2350 Prince Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing for Well-Beingâ&#x20AC;? meets Sept. 10, 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. $15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Awakeningsâ&#x20AC;? meets Wednesdays, Sept. 16â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 21, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $80. www.heidiatheartspace.wordpress. com Yoga (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha, gentle yoga, laughing yoga, acroyoga, karate and one-on-one yoga as well as guided meditation. calclements@ gmail.com, www.rubbersoulyoga. com Yoga Classes (Chase Street Yoga) This studio teaches different types of yoga like gentle yoga, yin yoga and power heated Vinyasa, plus Zumba Pilates. 706-316-9000, andand cats at www.chasestreetyoga.com Zumba in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

Help Out Disabled American Veterans Network (Athens, GA) Seeking volunteers to 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 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. www. handsonnortheastgeorgia.com

Kidstuff Baton (Bishop Park) The Classic City Majorettes offer instruction in dance-twirling, strutting, marching technique and more. For ages 5 & up. Tuesdays, Sept. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 10, 5:45â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:45 p.m. $65â&#x20AC;&#x201C;80. www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure Skateboard Workshop (Lyndon House Arts Center) Roll out in style with your own unique skateboard. Design and decorate your own deck with decals, paint, drawing and more. Ages 9 & up. Sept. 12, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $29â&#x20AC;&#x201C;40. Scholarships available. 706-613-3623

Support Groups Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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. Tuesdays, 4:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $15/session. 706-543-3522, www. oasiscounselingcenter.com

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Reiki (ARMC Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support) Experience the healing energy of Reiki, an ancient form of healing touch used for stress reduction and relaxation. For cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Call for an appointment.

Individual sessions held every Wednesday, 6 p.m. & 7 p.m. FREE! 706-475-4900 S-Anon (Cornerstone Church) S-Anon is a support group for family and friends of sexaholics, based on the 12 steps of AA. sunday. afternoons.sanon@gmail.com, www. sanon.org SLPAA (Campus View Church of Christ) Sex, Love and Pornography Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step program for sexually compulsive behaviors. Every Monday, 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. 706-372-8642 Transcending Trauma (Banyan Tree Center) This counseling group supports the needs of individuals

with experiences of trauma including domestic violence, sexual abuse, substance abuse-related trauma and traumatic loss. Discuss coping skills, grounding exercises and maintaining healthy relationships. Call to register. Thursdays, 6:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:45 p.m. 706-850-7041, www.athenscounseling.com

On The Street Bluestems and Bluejeans: Native Plant Sale (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This two-week sale features nearly 200 species of Georgia native plants raised in the gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mimsie Lanier center. All sales benefit the gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conservation program. Oct. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 & 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.botgarden.uga.edu Bridge (Athens Bridge Center) Open Duplicate Bridge Games are held Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 7

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Landscape paintings by Susan Abell.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray, Candle Brumby, Lana Mitchell and more.

ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (17 N. Main St., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Harrison Center for the Arts & Preschoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lobby Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mentor/Menteeâ&#x20AC;? features the work of professors and students of UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Through June 1. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Bertelsmann Gallery, jeweler Sylvia Dawe presents handcrafted designs in sterling, copper, bronze, brass, found objects and mixed media. An additional show displays the photography of UGA Continuing Education Center students. Through Oct. 9. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Myers Gallery, view the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troy University Faculty Show.â&#x20AC;? Through Nov. 6.

ATHENS ART & FRAME (1021 Parkway Blvd.) Catlett Mayer draws line abstractions in response to daily experiences. Through September.

BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years.

CINĂ&#x2030; BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Three large-scale paintings by Jim Barsness layer heavy symbology and mesmerizing patterns. Through Sept.

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CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Afloatâ&#x20AC;? displays works that explore the notion of journey and the memories of new-found places. RG Brown is a professor emeritus of art at the Lamar Dodd School of Art as well as a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Landscape Architecture.

Through Oct. 2.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peaceable Kingdomâ&#x20AC;? presents animals by Will Eskridge, Lawson Grice, JenĂĄ A. Johnson, Susan Pelham and Cheryl Washburn. â&#x20AC;˘ In Classic Gallery II, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flightâ&#x20AC;? examines feathered and flying friends by Margaret Agner, Will Eskridge, JenĂĄ A. Johnson, Maria Mueller and Susan Pelham. Through September.

DONDEROâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) The paintings of Britt McDermott draw from wildlife narrative and regional folklore. Through September.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Savanna Sturkie. Through September.

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 Matt Alston, John Cleaveland, Peter Loose and more. â&#x20AC;˘ Mixed media sculptures by Barbara Odil. Closing reception Sept. 11. wwGALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer Vacationâ&#x20AC;? includes works by Adam Forrester, Winnie Gier, Jourdan Joly, Michael Levine, Georgia Rhodes and Smokey Road Press. Through Sept. 24.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Hazelwood and Ronnie Goodman: Speaking to the Issuesâ&#x20AC;? confronts social and political issues such as homelessness, poverty and war. Through Sept. 13. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;El Taller de GrĂĄfica Popular: Vida y Arteâ&#x20AC;? includes posters, flyers, calavera newspapers and fine art portfolios by the Mexican printmaking collective. Through Sept. 13. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ralph ChessĂŠâ&#x20AC;? features paintings, puppets and works on paper by the artist.

Through Oct. 4.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scatterfieldâ&#x20AC;? by Zane Cochran is a large-scale interactive installation with 3,000 LEDs capable of producing over 16 million different colors. Through December.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Andy Cherewick. Through Sept. 13.

HAWTHORNE HOUSE (1440 S. Milledge Ave.) Oil paintings by Liang Richardson. Through Sept. 15.

HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Paintings by Broderick Flanigan. Through September.

HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) Lift it Down presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Tell Me,â&#x20AC;? a variety of illustration, collage and soft sculpture by Eddy Lezama and Laura Maria Ramirez Giraldo. Reception Sept. 15. Through September.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EPPS BRIDGE (1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Artwork by Hope Hilton and Maddie Zerkel. Through September.

p.m. and Fridays at 1 p.m. Non-Life Master (Beginner) Duplicate Bridge Games are held Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Party Bridge is held Thursdays at 1 p.m. $5. 706-248-4809 Fall Programs (Athens, GA) Find information about exhibits, classes, performances, sports, events and other activities in the AthensClarke County Leisure Services Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall program guide. www.athensclarkecounty.com Georgia Poetry Prize (Athens, GA) In partnership with UGA, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, the UGA Press has established a national competition for poetry. Winning manuscripts receive a $1,000 award, will have their collection published and will read at all three campuses. Submittable Oct. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 30. www.ugapress.org Hunger Bowl (Athens, GA) Teams compete in gathering items for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

Register teams between Sept.

1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 16. The drive will be held Oct. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 13. communications@ foodbanknega.org Library Card Sign-up Month (Multiple Locations) Each Athens Regional Library System branch will hold weekly drawings for gift bags.

Everyone who signs up for a library card during the month of September will be entered to win.

Seeking Performers (Rasheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cuisine) Seeking musicians, singers, poets and other performers to entertain at the restaurant. Call or email to schedule an event. 706850-4164, rashecuisine@gmail.com The Pet Care Clinic (Pet Supplies Plus) The Athens Area Humane Society offers a low-cost clinic the first Saturday of each month, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. Services include vaccines, deworming, microchipping, nail trimming, flea treatments and more. 706-769-9155 f

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) In the Suite & Plaza Gallery, view the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foundations Exhibition.â&#x20AC;? Through Sept. 10. â&#x20AC;˘ In Gallery 101, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Video 101: Dani Levanthalâ&#x20AC;? screens â&#x20AC;&#x153;54 Days this Winter 36 Days this Spring for 18 Minutes,â&#x20AC;? a 16-minute montage of footage captured throughout each day. Through Sept. 11.

LOWERY IMAGING GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; renderings of Athens. Jamie Calkin is the featured artist through December.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Period Decorative Arts Collection (1840â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1890) & Athens History Museumâ&#x20AC;? inside the historic Ware-Lyndon House now features a new bedroom exhibit full of decorative pieces. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forty of Something: Collections From Our Communityâ&#x20AC;? presents 40 glass paperweights from the collection of artist and educator Claire Clements as well as 40 Victorian hatpins from the collection of ATHICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director, Tatiana Veneruso. Through Sept. 19. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Return from Exile: Contemporary Southeastern Native American Art.â&#x20AC;? Reception Sept.

10. Currently on view through Oct. 10. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Lounge Gallery, Michael Benedetti presents a collection of prints influenced by ancient symbols, comics, art nouveau and science fiction. Through Nov. 8.

MAMA BIRDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRANOLA (909 E. Broad St.) Artwork by Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, Chris Taylor, James Fields, Don Highfield, Barbara Bendzunas, Kayley Head, Melissa Long, Jonathan Carter, Gerald Turner, St. Udioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Iron Works, Lea Lacy, Catcophony, Tiny Tank Tech, Hooks & Gems and Georgia Elite Jewelry.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 13th annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitationalâ&#x20AC;? features thousands of pieces by 50 Georgia potters. In the Main Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Participating Potters: 2015â&#x20AC;? features two or three of the best pieces by each potter. In the Membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gallery, view a solo show by Akira Satake. In the Hall Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once Upon a Timeâ&#x20AC;? displays unusual terracotta clocks by Isabell Daniel. Through Sept. 16.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooking the Booksâ&#x20AC;? is an exhibit of handmade books celebrating the tastes and colors of food. Through August. â&#x20AC;˘ An exhibit featuring original manuscripts, engravings, maps and natural specimens are presented in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of John and William Bartramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural history expedition. Through Dec. 23. â&#x20AC;˘ An exhibition celebrating The Pennington Radio Collection features tube radios, external speakers and other artifacts from 1913â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1933. Through December.

SEWCIAL STUDIO (2500 W. Broad St. #305) Hand-dyed art quilts by Anita Heady. Rust and over-dyed fabric on canvas by Bill Heady.

SIPS (1390 Prince Ave.) Stefan Eberhardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crystalscapesâ&#x20AC;? reveal photographs taken through a microscope of substances such as caffeine, folic acid, vitamin C and vanillin.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature, Illustratedâ&#x20AC;? by Chuck Murphy includes a wide variety of birds, bugs and blooms. Through Oct. 4.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stories Told in Bits and Pieces: Collage Works by Susan Pelhamâ&#x20AC;? displays collages influenced by Magic Realism, nursery rhymes, parables and other literary works. Through October.

SWEET SPOT STUDIO GALLERY (160 Tracy St., Mercury A.I.R.) The gallery presents paintings, ceramics, sculpture, drawings, furniture, folk art and jewelry from artists including Fain Henderson, Veronica Darby, Michelle Dross, John Cleaveland, Rebecca Wood, Nikita Raper, Natalia Zuckerman, Briget Darryl Ginley, Jack Kashuback, Barret Reid and Ken Hardesty. â&#x20AC;˘ A solo show features new works by Jason Whitley.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Metropolitan Footprintsâ&#x20AC;? includes abstract landscape paintings of cities by Amanda Cameron. Through September.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA, OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tease it to Jesusâ&#x20AC;? is a portfolio of letterpress prints organized by Margot Ecke of Smokey Road Press. Through Oct. 1.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Artwork by Kristin Karch. â&#x20AC;˘ Watercolor images by Jamie Calkin. Through September.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more. â&#x20AC;˘ Animal paintings by Will Eskridge. Through September.

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com could then act out jealously. This means making the nature of the relationship clear to others before the panties ever come off, and if you two are not trying to be polyamorous (that’s when you use both heart and body to be in a relationship with more than one person), make that clear, as well. I’ve known a few swingers in my day, and each one has a story about a bed buddy falling in love with her and demanding she leave her spouse. It’s not fun to break people’s hearts, so keep the heart out of it as best you can.

The best way to do that is to date other nonmonogamous people.

Condoms really are your best defense against STDs and unwanted babies. They have the highest effectiveness rate for noninvasive birth control, as well as the highNow THIS is the kinda stuff I like to get in my inbox, y’all. Send me all of these ques- est for barrier contraception designed to prevent the transmission of disease. Things tions, Athens. like diaphragms and cervical caps still allow You two sure are ready for a real sexvenfor bodily fluid exchange, so they can’t ture! First, you’ve done a great job thinking be considered real of all the iffy ciroptions for protectcumstances that can Jealousy is a human ing against STDs. have negative effects emotion that literally must Wrap it up, always. on a responsibly Now. Where to non-monogamous be unlearned if you’re going to begin!? The Internet relationship. You and share your partner with others. is going to be your your partner have safest resource for talked about this finding people who are interested in the and shared your concerns, and that is the lifestyle while also maintaining your prifirst step to healthy non-monogamy. Be up vacy. There are many websites that catalog front about any uncomfortable inklings— swingers’ clubs throughout America. People and the things that make you excited to do this—from the jump, talk it out, and get on get into non-monogamy for the emphasis on honesty and communication, and that the same page. will definitely come across once you get into the scene.

There’s always Craigslist’s Casual Encounters, where plenty of local swingers put out their feelers. I also wanna recommend Athens Polyamory if you two are interested in opening up your hearts as well as your pants, but even if you’re not, feel free to come as you are—not every poly person is looking for a serious relationship.

They are also very protective of personal information, so don’t worry about any of them spreading your business around town.

Jealousy Now, if you really wanna throw yourselves is a human emoout of the frying pan and into the fire, tion that literally must be unlearned if Atlanta is LOUSY with swingers and swingyou’re going to share your partner with ers’ clubs. Trapeze is a well-known private others. This is the primary way that you’ll swingers’ club that offers both annual memavoid drama and conflict: by talking to you berships and nightly fees for those who just partner, trusting your partner and underwanna come in and have a little fun. standing that his attraction to you is not Best of luck, and happy hunting! And if contingent on his attraction to others.

That said, some of the people with whom the hunt comes up empty, feel free to holla back at Bonita. You two sound hot. f either of you might get involved may not have a great understanding of swinging or non-monogamy. It’s possible that some Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, or use folks might not be able to handle that and the anonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice.

My fiancé and I are super solid—in love, committed and very happy sexually. We decided recently that we would like to explore the swinger world together, just for fun and adventure. Do you know of any great resources for getting started? Any advice for keeping tight and avoiding drama and conflict? What about STDs? I know condoms = safer sex, but they don’t protect from everything, right? And what about rumors? Sometimes this town seems really small, and I’d really prefer that the many people I see on a regular basis don’t know my personal business.

Thanks, Bonita. We appreciate your wise counsel!

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