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I can think of no better cinematic indulgence than to splurge on a $45 festival pass and live at CinÊ for four days. Even if you can’t see them all, the pass is a bargain. Otherwise, you can buy individual tickets at the box office and take your chances. There’s a gala opening Saturday evening and a closing party Tuesday. Read all about the festival at athensjff.org.

The Bern, Not the Burn Quick: How is the Bernie Sanders campaign like the Japanese magnolias? Both have dodged killer frost and have flourished as spring arrives.

The magnolias are those glorious pink-hued blossoms that are among the first to appear this time of year, when all too often a late frost burns their beauty. This year, though, their timing was impeccable, and they have brightened the scene all over town. In the picture, you can see the magnolias at Renovations at the Georgian ballroom have revealed the beautiful tile City Hall, which always have a better survival rate, because floor, which had been covered with carpet for many years. they’re nestled against the east side of the building, protected from the got an April wedding scheduled. As you can wind. see in the picture, the front part of the ballAnd Bernie? His timing has been impecroom has already been brought back. Look cable, too, and he has so far survived efforts at the floor that had been hidden under to frost him. He strongly represents the carpet! I happened to run into Andrew long-submerged need to break out from the Malec and Zack Brendel, the guys in charge of the restoration, and they showed me the work in progress in the back part, where the ballroom had been broken up into smaller spaces with lowered ceilings that had caused the destruction of some of the columns’ Ionic capitals.

When they’re through bringing it all back to its former glory, the Georgian ballroom will once more be a fine community asset and the scene of many a celebration. How fortunate that South Kitchen + Bar owners Kirby and Stephanie Sims recognized what a jewel they had adjacent to their restaurant and how it could enhance their enterprise.

Films, Films, Films!

I cannot recommend too highly the Jewish Film Festival, coming back to CinĂŠ Saturday–Tuesday, Mar. 19–22. I do not know a single one of the films, but each one has been carefully selected The Japanese Magnolias have had a good year, and so has by a local committee, and I can guaranBernie Sanders. tee that whatever you see will be well old politics and do the right thing. We’re worth the time spent. Anything I have ever constantly told that’s unrealistic and won’t seen at this festival in the past has been work, but Bernie articulates the urge to let an excellent film about enduring human our better natures blossom, ignoring the values, “Jewishâ€? only in the sense that the chilling winds of business as usual. f Jews have been around a long time all over

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Incumbents Are Playing Defense Congressmen, State Legislators Face Primary Opposition

By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com Congressman Doug Collins is the kind of politician who would seem to be very conservative. A Washington media outlet, the National Journal, ranked him as the 16th most conservative member of the U.S. House. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, gave Collins a 79 percent ranking, while the average score for a House Republican was 63 percent. The American Conservative Union gave Collins a score of 88 percent, higher than such conservative stalwarts as Lynn Westmoreland, Rob Woodall and Austin Scott.

Obviously, this guy is not a liberal. But he must have done something to irritate voters in the 9th Congressional District, one of the nation’s most conservative, because they’re coming after him in force.

As he prepares to run for another term, Collins has no less than four opponents in his own party primary. The most prominent challenger is Paul Broun, who represented the neighboring 10th Congressional District for seven years before running unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014. “I am running because our conservative values are under attack and have never been in greater jeopardy,� Broun said. “We need a proven conservative leader who will stand up at all costs for our beliefs.�

Collins will have to persuade voters that he’s really more conservative than Broun and the other tea party activists trying to take him down. Good luck with that.

Collins isn’t the only Georgia incumbent who’s facing a challenge, either. There is Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville) over in the 11th Congressional District. It would be difficult to find anyone in Congress more conservative than Loudermilk. And yet, Loudermilk also has four people running against him in the Republican primary.

Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ranger), already one of the most conservative congressmen, has opposition in the 14th Congressional District primary. Rep. Tom Price (R-Roswell), who’s chairman of the House Budget Committee, has primary opposition, as does Rep. Rick Allen (R-Augusta) over in the 12th Congressional District.

Sen. Johnny Isakson is also being challenged. Two people have qualified to run against him in the GOP primary, and if Isakson survives, he will have a Democrat coming at him in the general election, possibly Atlanta businessman Jim Barksdale.

House Speaker David Ralston, the most powerful man in the General Assembly, has a GOP primary opponent. The majority leaders in the House and Senate, Rep. Jon Burns (R-Newington) and Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens), are being challenged in their own primaries, along with several influential committee chairmen.

The candidates running against these powerful officeholders are not familiar names in the world of politics. Many of them are businessmen or retired.

Why are all these newcomers suddenly so interested in running? One theory is that they were motivated by the example of Donald Trump, the business magnate and reality TV star whose outspoken campaign has made him the favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination. I’d go back two years and point to the example of Georgia’s own Sen. David Perdue. Like Trump, Perdue was a wealthy businessman who had never run for office before. Like Trump, Perdue said he would be a commonsense outsider who could go to Washington and fix what was broken with the political system. Perdue rode that outsider position to defeat several veteran congressmen. f

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One recent change we know everyone will be pleased to hear about is the addition of Renee Middleton, former owner of East West Bistro, and Neil Smith, former GM of Harry Bissett’s, to the Marker 7 family. The new team has a combined experience of 40 plus years. We have also added a 6 oz. filet and grilled chicken option to the dinner menu, and for those looking to eat a little lighter, we have added two new salads and a choice between turkey, salmon, or vegetable wraps. On Sundays, we now offer several brunch items from 11-3pm.

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At the state level, Reps. Regina Quick When candidate qualifying ended (R-Athens), Spencer Frye (D-Athens) and Friday, 9th District Rep. Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) had drawn four (4) challeng- Chuck Williams (R-Watkinsville) are unopposed. Sens. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) and ers in the GOP primary—and one of those Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville) both drew priwho needs love is former congressman Paul Broun. Will he knock out Collins?

Collins obviously is worried about Broun, as he’s already running radio ads arguing that Broun isn’t an around-the-way congressman, although Broun is known and liked in the mountains, having represented them before the 2012 redistricting. (Broun recently moved his official residence from Oconee County in the 10th to Clarksville in the 9th.) There’s also a federal grand jury investigation into Broun’s alleged misuse of taxpayer funds for campaigning and an unfinished congressional ethics investigation. Meanwhile, Broun is casting himself as an “outsider” who’s “not a career politician”— though, as Collins has pointed out, that’s not by choice; Broun’s been running for office since 1990.

Collins is very conservative; however, he’s not a firebreather like Broun, who’s prone to making provocative claims about Democrats in general and President Obama in particular— they’re socialists, they’re dictators, I’m going back to Congress, Congress, Congress. I’m going back to they’re setting up concentration Congress… I don’t think so. camps, etc. And Collins has on occasion voted in ways the tea party doesn’t mary opponents. Cowsert will face Patricia Daugherty, a retired educator from Bishop, like. and Ginn will face Tyler Hollifield, an Collins has no Democratic opposition, Athens student and veteran. and Broun’s successor, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, In local races, I’m sorry to say there has no opposition at all in the 10th. Neither won’t be a lot of excitement. Incumbent district is even remotely winnable for a ACC commissioners Harry Sims, Allison Democrat, so it’s probably for the best that Wright, Jerry NeSmith, Jared Bailey and no one is wasting their time or money.

Mike Hamby and school board members Vernon Payne and Charles Worthy escaped without challengers. Thinc UGA director Jared Bybee is the only candidate for the open District 4 seat, leaving District 8—between UGA geography professor John Knox and lawyer Kamau Hull—as the only contested school board race. That’s a surprise, considering the uproar over the Clarke County School District’s handling of the alleged sexual assault at Cedar Shoals High School.

The only other contested local race is for tax commissioner, where lawyer, planning commissioner and former county commission candidate Dave Hudgins will face Toni Meadow, incumbent Mitch Schrader’s deputy, in the Democratic primary. Schrader isn’t running again for health reasons.

[Blake Aued] School Suit: An Athens teacher has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Clarke County School District has failed to enforce a policy protecting teachers from violence.

Coile Middle School Spanish teacher Marta Dean “contends that the CCSD has refused to take disciplinary action against disruptive African American students in order to manipulate discipline statistics and artificially improve school climate ratings,” according to her attorney, Michael C. Daniel.

“The manipulated ratings create a false perception that schools are safe and discipline is effective.”

The lawsuit alleges that Superintendent Philip Lanoue implemented a policy of limiting discipline against African American students in order to protect the district’s federal funding, which could be restricted if CCSD were found to disproportionately discipline African American students.

Dean says she has been the subject of profane taunts, students have thrown objects at her and slapped her on the back of the head with no consequences, and bullying and fighting plague the school.

When she brought it to the administration’s

attention, she was given a notice of termination, she says.

The lawsuit, filed Mar. 7, seeks to force the Board of Education to hold a hearing on Dean’s claims and hire an outside investigator to look into charges that the district is manipulating discipline statistics.

CCSD Director of Public Relations and Communications Anisa Sullivan responded: “It is very unfortunate that a teacher would bring a personnel matter to local media.

However, due to that action taking place, we will respond that shortly after Ms. Dean was hired by the school district, there were severe and ongoing personnel concerns, as well as multiple parent complaints, regarding her professionalism, interactions with students and instructional practices. We are unable to get into the specifics regarding the concerns. Coile Middle School, under the leadership of Principal Dwight Manzy, has set a culture of high expectations and high achievement for all students.

“Regarding disproportionality, it is a concern taken seriously at the district, state and federal levels and the district will continue doing its part to ensure that no subgroups of students are disproportionally [sic] disciplined for similar offenses as compared to other subgroups of students.

“It is a core belief of our district that we will continue to work with school communities, including parents as partners, to promote positive school cultures that help all students achieve.”

As UGA journalism professor Barry Hollander noted on his blog, it’s rather hypocritical for the district to say it’s unfortunate that a teacher is airing a personnel matter publicly, then go on to attack that teacher’s professionalism. Dean’s allegations match up with what we’ve heard from many other teachers, including those whose concerns were published in the Mar. 2 Flagpole and Brent Andrews’ Comment in this issue on p. 8. Given the widespread community concerns, it shouldn’t take a lawsuit for the school board to hire an independent investigator to look into school discipline and security. Unfortunately, it looks like the board has closed ranks around Lanoue, and with only one contested school-board race out of four, voters can’t force the issue. [BA]

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Land of the Bland: The Georgia Downtown Association held its annual conference at the Classic Center last week, which is a reminder that as much as we wring our hands about the way downtown has changed, it’s still a successful downtown that other cities look to for inspiration. It has changed, though—and not necessarily in ways that benefit the whole community. During one conference session, UGA College of Environment and Design professor Pratt Cassity laid out some hard truths about the whitewashing of downtown that could serve as sort of a counterpoint to my interview with Ryan Gravel, founder of the Atlanta BeltLine, on p. 9.

When we rezoned Athens in the late 1990s to drastically increase density downtown and limit development on the outskirts of the county, we were doing what urban planners like Gravel advised to alleviate the mistakes of previous decades. No one predicted what we’ve seen as a result, though. Sprawl simply leapfrogged the county line, denying Athens-Clarke County tax revenue and forcing residents to drive even further to, say, get to the hardware store. Our unique, funky downtown increasingly no longer serves the established residential communities around it—artists, musicians, African Americans, the elderly and mobility-impaired, the working poor— but has been taken over by luxury student housing and same-y chain businesses.

Something similar is happening in Atlanta’s east-side neighborhoods. Gravel punted when I asked him about the BeltLine driving gentrification. While acknowledging that cities need to engage on the issue and there are ways to alleviate gentrification, he’s not an expert on economics, he demurred. His approach is to put the infrastructure in place and let the market do its thing.

Near the beginning of his speech— entitled “Where Have All the Wig Shops Gone?”—Cassity quoted comedian Margaret Cho: “If Austin were a Disney ride, it would be Athens, GA.” He argued that if Athens is becoming banal and homogenous, it’s our own fault. And we’re not alone. “The thing we love most about downtown is variety and diversity, yet that is somehow being removed from revitalized downtowns,” he said.

One culprit, he said, is the “tourist bubble.” As cities competed for convention and tourism dollars, they created spaces where visitors would be insulated from everyday life—convention centers and hotels connected by skyways and escalators, or “honky tubes,” as Atlanta African Americans called them. It started with urban renewal projects in cities like Boston and Baltimore, then spread to Atlanta, which razed thousands of low-income homes for a convention center that was obsolete in five years.

Then came the World Congress Center, Peachtree Center, various permutations of Underground Atlanta, World of Coke, the aquarium, the College Football Hall of Fame and, maybe one day, casino gambling.

Suddenly downtown Atlanta was for white tourists, not black residents.

These trends spread from big cities to places like Savannah, then to Athens and trickle on down from there, Cassity said.

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Asked to prioritize future projects for the Planning Department, corridor studies or follow-ups for the Lexington Road, Atlanta Highway and Prince Avenue corridors got top preference, along with revising commercial design standards. But some commissioners wanted to see more action, not more studies. “I fear they’ll have the same fate as the Oak Street and Prince Avenue corridor studies,” which have been gathering dust, interjected Commissioner Jerry NeSmith. “I just don’t want us to study it to death.”

Responding to NeSmith, Planning Director Brad Griffin had a suggestion. In the existing Oak/Oconee and Prince Avenue corridor studies, “at the end of those two documents there were 10 pages worth of small-type recommendations of next steps to implementation strategies.” Publicize those recommendations and hold public hearings on them, “and let the community for two or three weeks weed through it. Let them give us their top five list, or their top 10 list… and then start trying to tackle the real big issue of how to pay for it. But that’s so much of why so many of these studies are completed, and they sit on the shelf— because the next step takes money.”

But some corridor changes won’t need expensive infrastructure, just zoning changes, several commissioners said; other changes won’t come cheap, said Commissioner Kelly Girtz, but infrastructure proposals based on already-completed corridor studies (like better pedestrian infrastructure or a multi-use trail paralleling U.S. 78) could translate into “a package that we can put in front of the voters” in a future T-SPLOST (transportation sales tax) referendum tentatively planned for 2017.

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What’s Wrong With Our Schools The Genius of Our Time, and the Opportunity of Tragedy

By Brent Andrews news@flagpole.com impulses, because they have no fear of consequences.

I’ve been a teacher at Cedar Shoals High School for 15 Everyone makes mistakes and often says to others, “You years and have four children who attend Clarke County learn from your mistakes.” But what are our children learnschools. I have long advocated for students’ rights. But in no way are the rights that students have today good for our ing from their mistakes under the current system? Are they learning that their actions have consequences, and they students or our communities. must think very carefully before they do or say anything?

Students have the right to skip class and then show up after school for private instruction. Students have the right Or are they learning that the system is so broken that they can do whatever they want to do, say whatever they want to openly use their phones without the threat of confiscato say, and then stand by and watch as adults make excuses tion. Students have the right to sleep during class and for their poor choices and do whatever it takes to push ignore instruction in general but still show up for remediathem through the broken system in an effort to reach state tion and retake tests and quizzes as often as needed to mandated rates of graduation? “meet course standards.” Students have the right to refuse “Accountability” is the defining educational buzzword of to take a test because they did not prepare or just don’t feel our time. Teachers are held accountable for their students’ like it. Students have the right to curse at a teacher in the hallway and even in class without fear of real consequences. performance on standardized tests. Administrators are Students have the right to remain in school even when they held accountable for student performance on standardized tests. School district personnel are held accountable by have crossed lines that should never be crossed. scores, ratings and consequences I could list many more “rights” from the state that affect district that students have in this broken As adult accountability funding and the district’s ability to and cowardly system, but what self-govern. about a student’s right to learn? continues to grow, student As adult accountability continWhat about a student’s right to be accountability continues to shrink. ues to grow, student accountability challenged every moment of every continues to shrink. However, at day until he or she recognizes and the same time, the state has recently removed the Georgia learns to honor the strength, courage and personal power High School Graduation tests as a requirement for graduathat was bestowed upon each of us by the Divine?

As Ralph Waldo Emerson reminds us, “God will not have tion. These tests have been replaced by course-specific End of Course tests that only factor in as 20 percent of their his work made manifest by cowards… Trust thyself: Every course grade, and students do not have to pass the test in heart vibrates to that iron string… Great men have always order to pass the course. Paired with trends of relaxing disdone so and confided themselves childlike to the genius of cipline measures, we are communicating to students that their age, betraying their perception that the Eternal was the system expects very little of them. A system that holds stirring at their heart, working through their hands, preeducators solely accountable for student performance is dominating in all their being.” destined to fail.

The genius of Martin Luther King’s age was that an A few years ago, Georgia Charter School Amendment oppressed people rose up against the entire “justice” system 1 passed by large margins because it claimed that it “[p] of the United States and declared it a lie. And through their rovides for improving student achievement and parental own blood and sacrifice, they transformed that hideous involvement through more public charter school options.” lie into truth. I hope that one day people will say that the This is a classic half-truth. It is true that each of us wants genius of American society in 2016 was that local comto improve student achievement in our community. It is munities rose up against nonsensical, corrupt and ineftrue that each of us would like to increase parental involvefective education policies. Policies that take away control ment in our community. However, the claim that Charter from local school districts. Policies that bind the hands of School Amendment 1 has brought us closer to achieving teachers, administrators and superintendents. Policies that either of those goals is absolutely false. harm students by allowing them to succumb to their basest

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In November, Georgia voters will be asked at the polls to answer the SR 287 Opportunity School District question: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow the state to intervene in chronically failing public schools in order to improve student performance?” Who would vote no to intervene in “chronically failing public schools”? Who would vote no to “improving student performance”? This is yet another example of our state legislature and our governor using rhetoric to confuse and beguile voters.

The fact is that the state already has the power to intervene through a progression of measures over time. The fear within education that drives us to conform and do whatever we can to stay off the Focus Schools List is that the state can and will take over schools that do not meet the state’s expected timeline of progress. The “Opportunity School District” Amendment would remove due process and the opportunities of school districts to make changes over time that could result in higher student achievement. SR 287 will further prevent local school districts from crafting their own policies to best address the needs of their own students.

We must develop a plan to get everyone in this community, regardless of race, political affiliation and income level, to come together to oppose the Opportunity School District Amendment. We cannot consent to losing all control of how our children are educated, but we must also not consent to following policies we know as educators to be harmful to authentic learning. I hope Superintendent Philip Lanoue will help lead this charge.

Clarke County needs to reinstate a district attendance policy at the high school level that sends the message that classroom instruction is important—so important, in fact, that if you miss too many days without documented excuses, you cannot earn credit. If one feels he or she deserves the credit due to special circumstances, he can present the case before a review panel.

I hope the school board, Dr. Lanoue and administrators at every school in this district will focus their energy on making sure that students learn to make good choices in life and function healthily in a collective manner by supporting teachers in their efforts to provide disciplined and productive learning environments. I hope that every educator rises up to achieve the genius of our current age and stop the insanity of punishing school districts simply because they happen to serve students with many challenges to overcome.

We must all demand through our votes and our voices that local, state and national politicians operate with integrity and seek real solutions to the problems facing communities, rather than allowing legislators to mislead and deceive the public. f Comment is an occasional guest-written opinion column. Submit your Comment to news@flagpole.com.

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1999, Ryan Gravel was a graduate student obsessed with the abandoned railroads near Georgia Tech. His thesis idea: to repurpose four unused freight railroads looping around downtown Atlanta into a walking, biking and transit corridor linking dozens of neighborhoods and revitalizing the crumbling industrial buildings alongside it.

Unlike most such papers, this one didn’t gather dust in the college library.

Seventeen years, hundreds of community meetings and millions of dollars later, the Atlanta BeltLine is a reality. The first two completed miles of the 22-mile loop on the east side of Atlanta are bursting with families and young people strolling and pedaling past new parks, public art, shops, apartments and restaurants—a total of $2.5 billion in private investment. It’s grown beyond even Gravel’s ambitious thesis, he says, with 1,400 acres of parks that weren’t part of the original plan.

“The core of it is there. We haven’t built the transit yet, but we’re protecting the space for it. It’s just a bigger and better idea than it was before,” he says.

A vestige of Atlanta’s origins as an industrial town, the BeltLine railroads were built in the late 19th Century to carry cargo among the factories and warehouses along their route, then off to the wider world.

When trucks largely replaced trains mid-

century, those factories and warehouses, along with the rail lines serving them, withered away. At the same time, freeway projects were scarring the inner city and dividing neighborhoods. Meanwhile, the luster faded from auto-centric inner-ring suburbs like Chamblee, where Gravel grew up, and sprawl moved further and further out. When inner-city Atlanta began to flourish again in the ’90s and early aughts, Gravel envisioned the BeltLine as a way to turn what had become a barren barrier into a community asset.

Gravel, now the principal of the urban design firm Sixpitch, recently published his first book, Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities (St. Martin’s Press; $26.99), explaining how cities can halt and undo the damage caused by sprawl and decades of planning for cars and cars alone (though he is clear that cars aren’t going away, and he understands the lure of the suburbs). He wrote the book in part, he says, to remind the public that they’re the ones who held city leadership accountable and made the BeltLine possible.

“Today the BeltLine can look like a biggovernment project, but really the only reason we’re doing it is because people in the city believed in it and made it happen,” he says.

Gravel draws not only on his academic

The BeltLine spurred redevelopment of the old Sears building and City Hall East on Ponce de Leon Avenue into Ponce City Market.

training and experiences with the BeltLine, but studying abroad in Paris, walking the famous squares of Savannah and observing similar projects like the High Line in New York. Urban areas have strong bones, Gravel argues—complex and adaptable infrastructures that can change with the times and meet the needs of a new generation that’s tired of isolation on the outskirts and loves the vibrancy of city life.

“I get that perspective because I get to travel around to tell our story in other cities all over the world, and I see that people in those places are working on similar transformations,” he says. “They see the BeltLine as a model, but they’re also doing pretty amazing things themselves we can learn from. There’s a cultural momentum this is all a part of.”

Gravel, who served on an Urban Land Institute committee that studied the recent decimation of Atlanta Highway, says Athens can take lessons from the book, too—and we don’t necessarily need an abandoned railroad loop to do it. “It’s more about a way of looking at infrastructure and asking all of your infrastructure to accomplish more than the obvious goal,” he says. “I remember looking at the Atlanta Highway and the potential to expand on its utility so it’s not just about cars. If the focus is on people, then the decisions you make about what it

looks like and how you allocate space might be different… A lot of cities are just repurposing the excess space that over the last 50 years was given over to cars.”

Like all cities, Athens and UGA will have to make this adjustment to compete for students, faculty and other talent in the global economy, Gravel says. One way to do so, he says, would be passenger rail to Atlanta, connecting Athens to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport without forcing people to sit in traffic. Of course, the “Brain Train” has been on Athenians’ wish list for more than 20 years, but the state won’t move forward. Leadership at the state level is changing, though, Gravel says.

“Early on, we would take the BeltLine down to committees of the state legislature, and those guys loved it,” he says. “Even Republicans from South Georgia loved the BeltLine, because you get a lot of bang for your buck. Yes, it provides a transportation service to people who need it or want it, but it provides so many other things.” f

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wine; Georgia is good with chickens; so we One of life’s simple pleasures is eating a trade to get the best of both worlds.

Georgia peach in summer. In recent years, We can’t forget, adds Berning, that local that love for in-season fruit spread to new categories of produce, and seasonal cooking is all relative: “Our imports are someone else’s local.� Most economies depend on became the newest trend in restaurants. being able to export their major crops to Now, hoping to advance interest in local agriculture, some local farms are advocating other areas. Georgia’s economy would suffer if our chicken industry didn’t have takers in for Athenians to start thinking seasonally other states. in their own kitchens.

Yet there is more to buying local, inFor farmer Iwalani Farfour, seasonal season produce than cost. “There’s a certain growing is all about working with what value consumers feel for interacting with nature gives her. Right now at Full Moon the farmer directly that a lot of people don’t Farm, she is tending to vegetables that get,� says Berning, and that’s why he thinks thrive in March. “By growing seasonally, that means we have the least amount of inputs to put into the system,� says Farfour.

Full Moon Farm, which is part of the Collective Harvest CSA (a subscription service for fresh, local produce), doesn’t use heated hoop houses to grow off-season produce in winter.

That’s an added cost. In the summer, Farfour grows what can stand the heat.

Otherwise, she’d have to throw extra resources at offseason crops to help them survive. “It’s possible for us to do,� says Farfour, “but is it viable for us to do it?

Not necessarily.�

In the same vein, Farfour treats the Full Moon Farm’s Iwalani Farfour winter season as a local agriculture is growing in popularity. time to let her soil rest instead of forcing Still, he wonders, will this interest in local it into productivity. “By managing the soil agriculture be as strong in 10 years? with cover crops and using plants to proThat’s why Collective Harvest is working vide the fertilizers and nutrients that we to educate Athenians about seasonal eating. need, we don’t have additional costs.�

Adopting seasonal eating patterns can help In short, seasonal growing is more costmake local agriculture a sustainable part efficient. That’s important when Full Moon of the Athens economy. Instead of fighting Farm is competing against traditional supermarkets for your dollar. Local vendors natural food cycles, says Farfour, consumers need to embrace the seasons. That means like Farfour depend on people seeing the getting used to a more limited scope of value in buying from them. “You’re spendavailable foods. The trade-off is eating proing money with a local company, so your duce that’s at the height of its nutritional dollars are going back into the system, into value and flavor. your local economy,� she says. The buy-local And buying seasonally often costs less. movement is strong in Athens, but local Farfour urges consumers to think about food economics is a complex landscape. how much they pay for high-quality vegFrom a purely economic point of view, etables in a month. She bets that most there’s not much motivation for compeople spend a lot more money on the same munities to convert to all local food, says amount of vegetables than what the CSA Joshua Berning, an economist with UGA’s offers. “This is the true cost of food,� says Department of Agriculture and Applied Farfour. “This is how much it costs a local Economics. “We don’t necessarily have an farmer to supply this food.� advantage to producing all of our own food The value of eating local veggies is a in Georgia,� says Berning. That doesn’t bigger concept than pure cost, and Athens mean Berning is opposed to local agriculseems to embrace that. Collective Harvest ture. He’s a big fan of farmers markets and saw membership increase from 117 memCSAs because of the quality of the produce bers last season to 140 so far this season. they provide. But as Berning explains, our They hope to attract even more for the fall food system as it is now thrives on trading season. f specialized crops. California is good with

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‘smalltownBIGCITY’ Explores Southern Vernacular Plus, ‘Scene and the Screen’ Shares Early Punk Footage

By Madeline Bates arts@flagpole.com whereas Donahue’s is energetic, bright and exaggerated. smalltownBIGCITY: The term “vernacular� in Southern art Both use repurposed and restructured objects in their is often a pejorative implication of a “low� culture, wherein sculptural work, a conscious reinterpretation of the unconlocally available resources pose creative limitations on scious framing imposed by local signs and symbols on our self-taught artists. Such a perception belittles the artist’s capacity for intentional, thoughtful expression and narrows Southern life experience and collective memory.

Porter’s clean-lined sculptural designs speak to her the viewer’s reception of the artwork. Tennessee-based background as a graphic designer. Casually propped on artists Kelly Porter and Brandon Donahue present a fresh, the floor against a wall in a contemporary take on the deceptively ordered layout, creative Southern vernacua group of seven small-scale lar in “smalltownBIGCITY,� wooden panels collectively the Athens Institute for titled “Mixed Messages�

Contemporary Art’s first make evident the influence show since terminating the of graphics on the artist. position of gallery director, The panels are painted with formerly held by Tatiana numbers and letters, like Veneruso. Their concepts of cropped versions of storethe visual vernacular draw front signs and small-town from familiar public imagadvertisements. Devoid of ery, from DIY mom-and-pop narrative, elements of the shop graphics to symbols of composition are highlighted: hip hop and graffiti, formthe color of peeling paint, ing a dynamic conversation the texture of cracked wood. speaking to the rich diverThey are objects whose time sity of Southern culture. and place clearly belongs to For both artists, their the past, yet composed in a artwork is very personal and way that can only be a proddriven by personal life expeuct of the present day. riences. According to Porter, Porter’s organic-based “Our work starts from the sculptures complement same roots: growing up Donahue’s more indusand living in the South, “Basketball Bloom� by Brandon Donahue trial materials like rubber our influences, memories and metal, an echo of the contrast between the rural and and sense of place. But we built the show on the contrasts urban. Donahue says, “In my work ‘vernacular’ means the between our work.� everyday symbols and signs that we mentally digest. I think Porter and Donahue entered their master’s program of basketballs and street signs as everyday, public, recretogether at the University of Tennessee in 2010. Three ational and shared community experiences. Street signs are years later, their exit thesis show shared a gallery, and it authoritative, yet so repetitious and widespread that the was then that the artists noticed the multi-level interplay signs themselves are vernacular objects.� between their bodies of work. “My work is slower and more Next to street signs emblazoned with present-day contemplative, and Brandon is faster and louder,� reflects celebrity spray-paint portraits, Donahue’s “Basketball Porter. “We love the back and forth nature of the work Blooms� stand out as abstract, meditative compositions. when it’s put together in a gallery setting.�

The series began in 2012 with a question of inner content Contrast is apparent everywhere in “smalltownBIGand meaning: What is inside of this object, and what can CITY.� Porter’s work is cerebral, muted and balanced,

its form reveal? The basketballs, collected from abandoned playgrounds around Tennessee, were cut open and reconstructed with shoestrings to create a flower-like mandala form.

Donahue recounts, “I wanted to pull from my athletic upbringing, by using an object that could be represented as a communal and recreational object.� The blooms speak to Donahue’s interest in object transformation—altering form, content and meaning in what he calls a process of material “alchemy.�

As a whole, “smalltownBIGCITY� represents the reception and transformation of cultural signs and symbols into sculptural works of art, continuing this creative process in the viewer’s mind. Along the same lines, the show represents the artists’ attempt to confront and reclaim the visual vernacular. It embodies a reevaluation of the Southern landscape and a renewal of the value of locality.

The show closes on Friday, Mar. 18 from 6–8 p.m. with a reception, at which the artists will discuss their work.

Scene and Screen: Art Rocks Athens and Georgia Humanities present “The Scene and the Screen: the Athens, GA/NYC Connection,â€? a celebration of punk music and its documentation in the 1980s. Led by visiting New York video artists Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong, this two-day event features screenings of never-before-seen footage from punk’s legendary performers, as well as two discussion panels. The screenings will draw from Ivers’ and Armstrong’s video collection of punk performances, now digitized and part of the Fales Library’s Downtown Collection at NYU. The event kicks off at CinĂŠ on Friday, Mar. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Selections will be shown from Ivers’ and Armstrong’s GoNightclubbing video series, focusing on the history of New York punk music. Highlights from the series include Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, Bad Brains and the first New York appearances of Dead Kennedys. Next, an exclusive screening of a full music set from Athens’ own Pylon, taped at the Danceteria in NYC in 1980, will be shared. A panel discussion featuring the band’s surviving members, Michael Lachowski, Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Curtis Crowe, will follow the screening.

Saturday’s proceedings take place at UGA’s Special Collections Library beginning at 1:30 p.m. Ivers and Armstrong will show their “greatest hits� video collection— starring John Cale, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Cramps and more—followed by a panel discussion where the duo will discuss the digitization of their collection. The panel also includes Ruta Abolins, director of the library’s Peabody Collection, and local filmmaker Erica McCarthy, who will act as moderator. The afternoon concludes with selections from recorded interviews with such figures as Richard Lloyd from Television and Jay Dee Daugherty and Lenny Kaye from the Patti Smith Group. f

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sure the only laugh I uttered came during the credits.

2016 is becoming a very competitive year for bad comedy. I don’t know that I can choose which is worst: Dirty Grandpa, Zoolander 2 or this terrible new contender.

I recommend you never find out by not watching any of them.

45 YEARS (PG-13) Charlotte Rampling certainly earned her first Academy Award Cohen’s obsession with bad body humor 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (PG-13) The latest nomination (unbelievable, right?) as Kate continues, and I pity the FX specialists entry in what is apparently the mysteriMercer, whose marriage gets a little rocky tasked with creating those fake elephant ous Cloverfield franchise is full of surprises, the week of her and her husband’s 45th parts. Still, I cannot pity them more than none of which I plan to spoil. However, wedding anniversary party. Fifty years the audiences tricked into sitting through here’s a brief spoiler-free pre-review, just in before, her husband, Jeff (Tom Courtenay, their usage. Raunchy humor is hilaricase I mention something about the movie himself a two-time Oscar nominee for ous; so is stupid humor. Unfortunately, of which you had yet to become aware.

Doctor Zhivago and The Dresser), Three people—Howard (John had a relationship with a German Goodman), Michelle (Mary girl, Katja, who disappeared in a Elizabeth Winstead, who was hiking accident. When her body so great in Athens native James is found frozen in the glacier, Ponsoldt’s also excellent Smashed) old feelings are dredged up that and Emmett (John Gallagher Jr., threaten Jeff’s sanity and the HBO’s “The Newsroom”)—are Mercers’ marriage. coexisting in a bunker. The film Writer-director Andrew Haigh successfully layers and reveals (Weekend) captures the love and its mysteries, while the actors, complexity of an aging marriage. especially Goodman, provide His veteran stars wear their charbelievable, three-dimensional acters like comfy clothing they performances typically expected have worn for years, a necessary of serious dramas, not genre fare, feature for a film about a couple even if it is above-average genre 10 Cloverfield Lane who have been married for fourfare. Stop reading now and go see plus decades. Kate and Jeff’s love 10 Cloverfield Lane if you have yet This is where I keep da beers. is ever-present, and their struggle to do so. to maintain it is very real. Despite the sad The Brothers Grimsby is merely dumb. The I assume those of you sticking around narrative of the Mercers’ week, their love Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier have seen the movie or don’t care about keeps 45 Years from ever feeling depressing. does choreograph some nice POV action “spoilers,” which I still hope to avoid. If Small, personal dramas are easy to overlook sequences, but they are beaten down by the you want a little more info about this on the big screen. 45 Years is one to celbad jokes. Not even the always-welcome mysterious thriller before plunking down ebrate. f presence of Ian McShane helps. I’m pretty your hard-earned ticket money, here you go. While leaving her boyfriend beyond, Michelle is in a car accident. She wakes up in a bunker where a seemingly nutty man named Howard tells her the outside world as she knew it is gone. A young man named Emmett seconds the tragic news.

The rest of director Dan Trachtenberg’s debut feature doles out the truth of Michelle’s situation with tension and shock.

Goodman constantly keeps you guessing; he gets a lot of mileage out of some very minor facial tics and subtle line delivery. Winstead is a credibly capable genre heroine.

I keep using the term “genre” without specifying which because another of 10 Cloverfield Lane’s strengths is its meshing of multiple genres, thanks to the script, co-written by Academy Award nominee Damien Chazelle. Is it horror, sci-fi, thriller or all of them? Pinning the film down is even harder after seeing it than before.

2016 has another great film. I wonder what producer J.J. Abrams has in store next for his Cloverfield brand.

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY (R) Remember how funny and violent last year’s Bond spoofs were? Good. Watch them again, because The Brothers Grimsby is the worst version of this type of movie. Sacha Baron Cohen gives in to his worst tendencies as an English hooligan named Nobby. The father of nine poorly named children—e.g., Tsunami, Skeletor and Luke, which is short for leukemia— maybe by his girlfriend, played by Rebel Wilson, has a hole in his life due to the absence of his younger brother, Sebastian (Mark Strong, for whom I spent most of the movies feeling immensely sorry). His longlost sibling happens to be MI6’s top spy, but a reunion with his lesser bro puts him on his own agency’s hit list.

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In the spirit of honoring the culture, “In the past, it seemed like local artists the awards also extend past the world of were somewhat divided by their own mission and, in some cases, reluctant to work together,� he says. “But over the past few years, we’ve seen more collaboration among artists. It’s sort of a creative community kind of feeling.�

Now that more artists have banded together creatively, the Johnsons are beginning to increase the scope of their vision. “We feel that a lot of local artists are putting more effort behind creating and marketing their music, but no one has been able to break into the mainstream,� says Knowa. “So within the next few years, we’re hoping to see a rap, R&B or soul artRapper Larry Gresham performs at the 3rd Annual Athens Hip-Hop Awards ist from Athens become a at the Morton Theatre. household name. We know music. Awards for Photographer of the Athens is well known for rock and grassYear, Poet of the Year, Tattoo Artist of the roots music, but we also would like to see Year and four different hair-related awards Athens on the map for hip hop and soul.�

(Barber/Barbershop and Hairstylist/Beauty Considering Athens’ close proximity to Salon) will be part of the ceremony. Every Atlanta, seen as the Mecca of modern-day award is determined by public vote, say the hip hop, the Johnsons’ goal seems attainJohnsons, ensuring that this will be a true able. However, according to Mokah, there representation of the populace. has been a surprising lack of support from Mokah says the Hip Hop Awards have some of the venues and tastemakers in the already had a powerful effect on on the local community. town as well as her own life. “Hip hop is “For Athens to be a prosperous ground truly a powerful communication tool and for hip hop artists, we need more hip hop has broken economic and racial barriers entrepreneurs,� she says. “We need regular across this country. Just imagine what the venues that will cater to locals and college students who love hip hop. Venues that will world be like without hip hop,� she says. “It feels good to provide an outlet where artists book local hip hop artists and play hip hop and entrepreneurs can gain recognition for music year-round on a regular basis. We their talent and contributions to the Athens need more hip hop-based businesses downmusic scene, especially because they are still town, like a record store or even a media undervalued by a lot of venues and citizens outlet. We need more hip hop culture.� in town.� f It’s a shame that Athens, a town that prides itself on its musical identity, is still slow to embrace hip hop in 2016. But if local venues won’t give a voice to hip WHAT: Athens Hip Hop Awards hop artists, the Johnsons will. That’s why WHERE: Morton Theatre the show is focused on championing and WHEN: Sunday, Mar. 20, 6 p.m. reflecting the culture as a whole, rather HOW MUCH: $15 (adv.), $20 (door) than the typical awards-show fare. “This year’s show is not only an awards

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com BOOTS ON THE GROUND: Yeehaw, y’all. We’re in Austin, TX this week for South By Southwest, and you’ll be able to follow along via our Homedrone blog and Twitter (@flagpolemusic and @gordonlamb). All you Athens bands making the trip out, please travel safely, and if you see us around, wave and say hey!

DECADE OF DECADENCE: Related to the above is the 10th annual Athens in Austin party happening at downtown venue The Side Bar Saturday, Mar. 19. It runs from 12–7 p.m. and will host 14 Athens and really-dang-close-to-Athens bands, including Cicada Rhythm, Muuy Biien, Mothers, Bambara, St. PÊ, T. Hardy Morris & the Hardknocks, Tedo

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Stone, Pujol, New Madrid, Warehouse, Mail the Horse, Faux Ferocious, The Hernies and Khruangbin. This event is spearheaded and run by the Georgia Theatre and sponsored by other Athens businesses, including Flagpole. If you’re in Austin this week, please come down and hang. For more information, see athensinaustin.com.

SPRING BEATS: Producer Matt Lahey keeps gaining ground with his new Bills Clinton project. The artist formerly known as Astroshaman has totally made the 90-degree turn from spaced-out vaporwave into fully-realized hip hop. He’s just released a new collection of tracks titled Dubsack God. While owing more than a passing glance to ‘90s G-Funk style beats, especially on opening track “Lord Bills,â€? he’s also incorporating a lot of electro glitch and dark beats Ă la Three 6 Mafia. I said previously that I was looking forward to what he was gonna do under this moniker, and it turns out that I was totally right. Grab a slice at astroshaman. bandcamp.com.

WE’RE NIGHTCLUBBING: This Friday and Saturday, Mar. 18 and 19, the Georgia Humanities Council and Art Rocks Athens will present New York video artists Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong. Both made early names for themselves in the mid-to-late ’70s and early ’80s by documenting New York’s new-music scene via videotape, which at that time required much more lugging around of equipment than it does now.

In addition to filming early shows by artists like Bad Brains, Dead Boys and The Cramps, they captured a 1980 show by Pylon at Danceteria. The two-day program is titled “The Scene and the Screen: the Athens, GA/NYC Connection,â€? and the first part happens Friday at CinĂŠ at 7:30 p.m., where programming will focus on highlights from the pair’s public access video show and the first ever public screening of the full Pylon gig. A panel discussion follows with the filmmakers and Pylon’s Michael Lachowski, Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Curtis Crowe. More highlights will be screened at 1:30 p.m. Saturday on the second floor of the Special Collections Library, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers covering the process of taking these tapes out of their decades-long deep storage.

Both events are free and open to the public.

WELCOME BACK: Dark Americana band Junker has returned with a new album titled Ghosts And Dirges. At a mere six tracks, an argument could be made that this is more of an EP, but Junker’s material is so heavy and overwhelming that six tracks should be more than enough for most listeners. For most of the record, Junker soundtracks an emotional apocalypse via its signature pedal steel and guitar-driven tunes blanketed with songwriter Stephen Brooks’ crying vocals. On the next-to-last song, “Hillcrest,� Brooks starts with an unaccompanied vocal, and it’s like staring at a darkened house for a long time when suddenly the curtain is briefly pulled back. It’s appropriate that this song is also the most sweetly rendered on the whole album. Instead of stomping, it waltzes. More than any other record this year, I wish this one had come with a lyric sheet. But on the other hand, Brooks’ vocals mesh with the music such that it essentially becomes another instrument, and it all becomes one big envelope of grief where whatever’s written on it take a backseat to what the listener has packed inside. This is yet another wonderful release by these guys. It was recorded at Full Moon Studios with engineer Jay Rodgers mostly last August, with bits and bobs added later. Settle in at junkerband.bandcamp.com. f

record review Swamp: Sad Phoebe and the Washing Machine (Independent Release) Sad Phoebe and the Washing Machine, the debut full-length from Athens three-piece Swamp, arrives more than a year after it was recorded. (It follows a live album, Block, as well as a 2014 EP and a demo collection from the previous year.) But the band is one of the most active on the live scene, and Sad Phoebe showcases a group that has fine-tuned its jerky, janky brand of rock to an impressive degree.

Like colleagues Dead Neighbors, Swamp’s sound owes to that strain of angular guitar-pop forever embedded in the DNA of Athens music.

Swamp takes an unguarded approach, relying neither on effects pedals nor muddled sonics, reflecting a gleeful sense of spontaneity. The rhythm section trips over itself and pretends it didn’t happen; riffs emerge and then decay in real time.

The 12-song record is both weirdly compelling and steadfastly sophomoric, as heard on “Digging Heels,� where a character “descended down into the burning realm and shit himself,� only to be sentenced to an eternity of further degradation as “a thousand men dropped trou and dumped on him for a thousand years.� The 14-minute “Brontosaurus� plows through nearly 10 minutes of Sonic Youth-style freakout before outing itself as a Primus-lite noise jam. It’s absurd, but such is the world of Swamp, where a joke’s only funny until it’s terrifying. [Gabe Vodicka]

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Live Wire Athens · 7 p.m. · $10 (adv.), Circle Gallery · 4:30–6 p.m. · FREE! $15 (door) Carol Betsch’s photographs in Longtime Georgia-based “A Genius for Place: American rabble-rouser “Colonel” Bruce Landscapes of the Country Place Hampton brings his iconic, inim- Era” focuses on seven landitable jam-rock stylings to Live scapes of historical significance Wire on Thursday for a musical to represent the chronological celebration that will also feature development of the early-20th Jefferson-based country-folk Century movement. Captured trio the Redstone Ramblers and over five years, the scenes illulocal songwriters Fester Hagood, minate the designers’ intentions William Tonks and Ty Manning, and landscapes’ charm. The the three of whom will combine images were shot for a book of for a special performance. Your the same title written by Robin options for listening to jaunty Karson and published by the Irish folk tunes and/or drinking Library of American Landscape loads of green beer on this parHistory. The exhibition, which ticular evening are plentiful— has been touring since 2000, and many are equally worth your will be on view in UGA’s College time—but if you’re in the mood of Environment and Design’s for something a little different Circle Gallery through Apr. 28, to help you celebrate St. Patty’s after which it will remain in the Day, here’s your show. [Gabe CED’s permanent collection.

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Tuesday 15 ART: Athens Metal Arts Guild Meeting (Lyndon House Arts Center) This month’s speaker is Tricia Ruppersburg, who founded Aurum Studios. 5:30 p.m. FREE! athensmetalartsguild@gmail.com CLASSES: Soap Making 101 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn the cold process method of making soap from natural ingredients. For ages 16 & up. 6–9 p.m. $45. www. botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor (ACC

Library) Trace your ancestor’s arrival to the United States. Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens COMEDY: OpenTOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This comedy show allows locals to watch quality comedy or perform themselves. Email to perform. First and third Tuesday of every month! 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com EVENTS: Beer and Hymns (Live Wire) Sing old school hymns while enjoying a beverage of your choice.

7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens. com

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Georgia Theatre · 8 p.m. · $12 (adv.), $14 (door) No mere revivalist, singersongwriter Lee Fields has been a steady fixture on the soul and R&B scenes since the mid ’60s, when he briefly joined Kool and the Gang before setting off on a prolific solo career. These days he writes and performs with his group The Expressions, a sprawling ensemble whose pulsing, horn-laden tracks nicely complement Fields’ urgent, impassioned vocal delivery. The band’s partnership with Brooklyn label Truth and Soul has proven fruitful, as evidenced by 2014’s heartfelt Emma Jean. Nashvillebased soul-pop group Alanna Royale will open Thursday’s show with a similarly highoctane, dance-inducing performance. [GV]

Ciné · $7.50–9.75 (per film), $45 (festival pass), $70 (gala) In its eighth year, the AJFF celebrates films of Jewish interest and promotes emerging filmmakers. The festival kicks off at the Georgia Museum of Art Saturday at 6 p.m. with a gala featuring cocktails, dinner and a premiere of Dough, a comedy about a Jewish baker whose sales go sky high after his Muslim apprentice slips cannabis into the baked goods. The lineup at Ciné includes Zemene, Above and Beyond, A Borrowed Identity and Chagall-Malevich on Mar. 20; Apples from the Desert, The Last Mensch and Victor Young Perez Mar. 21; and winners of a short film competition and Deli Man on Mar. 22. [JS]

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EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Jim Maudsley presents the program “The Florissant Fossil Beds.” 7:30 p.m. FREE! wwwathensrockandgemclub.org EVENTS: Law of Attraction and Manifestation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to attract positive changes into your life. Every Tuesday.

6 p.m. $5 donation. 706-351-6024 FILM: Italian Film Series (Miller Learning Center, Room 248) Watch Splendor. 7 p.m. FREE! www.rom. uga.edu GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin

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Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia by Nic every Tuesday.

10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) Compete to win prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn

Hodgson Concert Hall · 8 p.m. · $25–50 Acclaimed folk instrumentalist Béla Fleck returns to the UGA campus Tuesday evening.

This time he’ll be joined by his wife, fellow banjoist Abigail Washburn, for a special duo performance. The pair recently won this year’s Best Folk Album Grammy for their debut, selftitled full-length, a marvel of tastefulness and restraint that features original material as well as the two talented musicians’ take on various Americana classics. The decoration is nothing new for Fleck, who has won 16 Grammys over the course of his career. At their Athens appearance, the couple will showcase material from the award-winning album and more. [GV]

GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Win prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza. com/athens GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Compete in happy hour trivia hosted by James Majure.

First place gets a $30 gift card.

5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Celtic Arts & Crafts (Bogart Library) Make Celtic knot jewelry including bracelets and

charms. Materials provided. Ages 9 & up. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Tea on Tuesday Book Club (Bogart Library) Read and share your favorite Irish fairy tale.

Girls, ages 8–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–10. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: 3D Printing for Teens (ACC Library) Learn how to use Tinkercad to make a keychain. Ages k continued on next page

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FREE! plewis@athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Pajama Story Time (Barrow Elementary School) Readers can come in their pajamas for a special story time with Philip and Erin Stead in celebration of their books Lenny & Lucy and Ideas Are All Around. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Voices from the Vanguard (UGA Chapel) Claire Panosian will give a presentation on global travel and the spread of disease. 5:30 p.m. FREE! grady.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Poet (Ciné Barcafé) Lisa Robertson’s books of poetry include XEclogue, Debbie: An Epic and The Weather. 7 p.m. FREE! www.english.uga.edu/cwp MEETINGS: Solarize Athens Info Session (ACC Library) This community-led coalition of nonprofit organizations is dedicated to bringing affordable solar power to Athens.

7 p.m. FREE! 706-548-2756 PERFORMANCE: Repent At Leisure (Madison County Library, Danielsville) This fun-loving Irish four-piece specializes in traditional instrumental tunes and rowdy pub songs. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597, www.athenslibrary.com/madison PERFORMANCE: Viola Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Viola professor Maggie Snyder will be accompanied by assistant professor and pianist Liza Stepanova. 8 p.m.

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Wednesday 16 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the collection. 2 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: The Buddha’s Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) Bring more inner peace to your life.

Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Web Design for Beginners (ACC Library) This class offers an introduction to the basics of HTML and CSS as well as Adobe Dreamweaver. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: Spring Vegetable Gardening Workshop (ACC Library) Learn the dos and don’ts of vegetable gardening. 6 p.m. FREE! www.ugaextension.com/clarke/anr CLASSES: MILF Cabaret (Bloom, Bump & Grunge) Local burlesque performer Molly Moonlight leads a class for mothers. No experience necessary. 8:15 p.m. $10. coq@ coquettedejour.com EVENTS: Refined Singles Unwind (Georgia Museum of Art) Go on an art-themed scavenger hunt followed by dinner and drinks at Hilltop Bar & Grille. RSVP. 3–8 p.m. 706-5494850, ebeasley@accaging.org EVENTS: Read for Empowerment Book Fair (Avid Bookshop) Read for Empowerment offers books for sale on strong women. Proceeds benefit Project Safe. Local female community leaders will drop in during the fair. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Donations accepted. www.avidbookshop.com EVENTS: Coffee at The Quad (The Quad, 367 Prince Ave.) Meet and greet with Four Athens and ATDC. Open desks are free for part of the day. 10:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia

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

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hosted by Jeremy Dyson. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Weekly themed games.

House cash and drink prizes. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Intro to RPGs (The Rook and Pawn) Learn the basics of role playing games. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com 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: Learn to Code from Scratch (ACC Library) Leanr to code using Scratch, a free programming language. Registration recommended. 4:30 p.m. FREE! plewis@ athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children are invited for stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Wednesday Library Adventures (Bogart Library) This month’s adventures feature rhyming and science fun with Dr. Seuss and other authors. Ages 3.5–8. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart 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: Chess Club (Oconee County Library) Ages 7 & up are invited. All experience levels welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: Author Talk (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Biographer Kimberly Marlowe Harnett, author of Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South and Civil Rights, will talk about her book. 1 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books (ACC Library) This month’s title is And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org 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 MEETINGS: Lunch & Learn (Four Athens) Joy Hymel of ATDC presents “Recruiting Students– Best Practices.” Lunch is provided. RSVP. 12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com MEETINGS: Community Office Hours (The Globe) Pop in for a quick session of free business

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FREE! www.fourathens.com PERFORMANCE: Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The orchestra’s signature sound features many types of ukuleles, a double bass and a host of voices performing harmonious and hilarious renditions of modern and traditional tunes. 8 p.m. $25–35. www.pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: The Lion King (Morton Theatre) Journey to Pride Rock with the Dancefx Concert Dance Company, Apprentice Co., Training Co., CONTACT and Sweet Dreams. Mar. 16–17, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 17, 10 a.m. www.dancefx.org

Thursday 17 ART: Gallery Talk (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Three post-MFA Fellows in photography and sculpture will discuss their exhibitions. 6 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Athens Photography Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) Meet and learn from other photographers in Athens. This month, Alan Rothschild will talk about The Do Good Fund. 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensphotographyguild.com ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Seven galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné, the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo and The Classic Center. A free shuttle runs the full circuit every 45 minutes in a counter-clockwise route; look for the “3Thurs” yard signs near each venue’s drop-off point. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Thursday Twilight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) View highlights from the permanent collection on a tour led by docents. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Opening Reception (Circle Gallery) “A Genius for Place” features Carol Betsch’s large-scale photographs of American landscapes of the Country Place Era. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 4:30 p.m. FREE! calendar.uga.edu 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 CLASSES: Small Business Class (UGA Small Business Development Center) This session’s topic is “8(a) Certification Step-by-Step.” 10 a.m. $30. www.georgiasbdc.org/training CLASSES: Argentine Tango Classes (UGA Memorial Hall) Learn to dance with the UGA Tango Club. No partner required. 6–8 p.m. athenstangoclub@gmail.com EVENTS: Knit-Lits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels can knit together. Ages 16 & up. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart 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. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Dog Day Afternoon (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Spend a canine cocktail hour with your pet. Fresh water and treats for pooches, plus drink specials for owners. 5–9 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub

KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Bogart Library) Read aloud to a canine friend. RSVP. 4–5 p.m. FREE! 770725-9443, www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart KIDSTUFF: St. Patrick’s Day (East Athens Community Center) Celebrate with crafts and green, holiday-inspired dishes. 5 p.m. $2. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Lucky Leprechauns (ACC Library) Listen to stories, tell jokes and make leprechaun traps.

Ages 5–9. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam (Oconee County Library) Preschool aged children and their caregivers play instruments, sing and dance together. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3950 KIDSTUFF: Dungeons and Dragons (ACC Library) Beginners welcome. Thursdays through March.

6 p.m. FREE! plewis@athenslibrary. org LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) Meet Patricia BellScott in celebration of her book The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Struggle for Social Justice. 7 p.m. FREE! 706354-1195 LECTURES & LIT: Darl Snyder Lecture (Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Masters Hall) Dr. Zéphirin Diabré, politician and former presidential candidate of Burkina Faso will speak about “Contesting Constitutional Change and Restoring Democracy in Burkina Faso.” 10 a.m. FREE! www.afrstu. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet author Ryan Gravel in celebration of his book Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure For a New Generation of Cities. See article on p. 9. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Donald L. Hollowell Lecture (UGA Fine Arts Building, Fine Arts Theatre) Tomiko Brown-Nagin presents “’The Civil Rights Queen’: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Racial and Gender Equality in America.” 7 p.m. FREE! lcornel@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: “Surprising New Discoveries in an Ancient Synagogue in Israel” (Congregation Children of Israel) Archaeologist and Professor Jodi Magness will describe an excavation of a 1,600 year old synagogue near the Sea of Galilee. 7 p.m. FREE! angelameltzer.cpa@gmail.com LECTURES & LIT: Solar Energy Panel Discussion (Winterville Historic Depot, 104 Marigold Lane) Solarize Athens co-hosts a meeting with the City of Winterville to discuss business and regulatory policies that create conditions for solar energy expansion. Panelists include representatives from the Georgia Public Service Commission, Jackson EMC, Alternative Energy Southeast, Turnsol Energy and more. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.solarizeathens.com LECTURES & LIT: Nadine Hubbs (UGA Robert G. Edge Recital Hall) Nadine Hubbs, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies and Music Theory will speak on “The Queen Composition of America’s Sound.”

5:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu MEETINGS: Rimasunchis!

Quechua Conversation Table (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Learn about the Quechua language and discuss Andean culture. No previous knowledge of Quechua is required.

Every Thursday. 5–6 p.m. FREE! batemabd@uga.edu PERFORMANCE: The Lion King (Morton Theatre) See Wednesday listing for full description Mar.

16–17, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 17, 10 a.m. www.dancefx.org PERFORMANCE: Second Thursday Scholarship Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Hodgson Singers, Collegium Musicum, Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and the African American Choral Ensemble perform. 7:30 p.m. $5 (w/ student ID), $18. www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Choral Showcase (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Performances by the UGA Hodgson Singers, Collegium Musicum, Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and the African American Choral Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. $5 (w/ UGA student ID), $18. www.pac. uga.edu THEATER: The Odd Couple (Arts!Oglethorpe) Arts! Oglethorpe presents the female cast version of Neil Simon’s comedy. Instead of mismatched roommates Oscar and Felix, we have Olive and Florence. Mar. 17–19, 7 p.m. & Mar. 20, 3 p.m. $13–15. www.artsoglethorpe.org

Friday 18 ART: “smalltownBIGCITY” Closing Party (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) “smalltownBIGCITY” shares the works of Tennessee-based artists Kelly Porter and Brandon Donahue. See Art Notes on p. 11. 6 p.m. Donations encouraged. www.athica.org CLASSES: Restorative Circles Workshop (Georgia Conflict Center) Explore a community process for supporting those in conflict.

Mar. 18, 6–9 p.m. & Mar. 19, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $25 suggested donation. www.restorativecircles.org 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: OCAF Thrift Sale (OCAF, Watkinsville) Over 10,000 items will be available at NE Georgia’s largest thrift sale. Proceeds benefit OCAF. Mar. 18, 7:00–9:00 p.m. $5. (preview sale). Mar. 19, 8:00 a.m.–2 p.m. www.ocaf.com EVENTS: Healing Circle & Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Experience different forms and modalities of meditation. Every Friday. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 EVENTS: Historic Gardens of Georgia (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Cherokee Garden Library Director Staci Catron will speak at the Friends of the Garden Annual Meeting. Registration required. 6:15 p.m. Donations accepted. botgarden. uga.edu EVENTS: Good Dawg Day (Goodwill Westside) Celebrate how service dogs and employment increase independence and self-sufficiency.

This event features the unveiling of two new bulldog statues: “Dorothy,” named after Dorothy Eustis, founder of the first U.S. guide dog school, and “Edgar,” named after Edgar J. Helms, founder of Goodwill. Meet special canines from the Guide Dog Foundation UGA Chapter. 2 p.m.

FREE! www.goodwillng.org EVENTS: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Featuring special guest Arilyn Oz plus Alice Divine, Kellie Divine, Jenn Sparx, Muffy VanderTits, Kai Hudson, Daniella Vess, Dakota Bruce and DJ MicrobeBeats. 10 p.m. $3. www. facebook.com/athensshowgirls FILM: The Scene and the Screen (Ciné Barcafé) New York video artists Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong will show selections from their

GoNightclubbing video series. This will be followed by a screening of a Pylon set taped at Danceteria in 1980 and a panel discussion with Pat, Emily and the surviving members of Pylon. See Art Notes on p. 11. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Friday Night Magic Draft (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Starcraft II Tournament (Kelly’s Corner Gaming Center) One on one tournament. Cash prizes.

6:30–9 p.m. $10. www.kellyscornerathens.com KIDSTUFF: Podcasting for Teens (ACC Library) Learn how to create a podcast with Natalie Wright. Ages 11–18. Registration required. 6 p.m.

FREE! plewis@athenslibrary.org, www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Atlanta author Trudy Nan Boyce in celebration of her book, Out of the Blues. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: Divas on Wheels: A Pop-Up Drag Show (Multiple Locations) Boybutante AIDS Foundation presents a traveling pop-up drag show at Little Kings (9 p.m.), Manhattan (9:30 p.m.), Max (10 p.m.), Church (10:30 p.m.), Normal Bar (11 p.m.), Old Pal (11:30 p.m.) and Hi-Lo Lounge (12 a.m.). 9 p.m. Tips encouraged. www. boybutante.org THEATER: The Odd Couple (Arts!Oglethorpe) See Thursday listing for full description Mar. 17–19, 7 p.m. & Mar. 20, 3 p.m. $13–15. www.artsoglethorpe.org

Saturday 19 ART: Three-Color Oil Painting Demo (Loft Art Supply) Loft owner and artist Scott Pope demonstrates how to use only three colors plus white to make a full palette of colors for oil painting. Registration required. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-5485334, theloftartsupply@gmail.com CLASSES: Yamuna for Fit and Happy Hands, Wrists & Shoulders (Thrive) Increase flexibility, strength and tone while improving alignment of your hands, wrists and shoulders. 9:30–11:30 a.m. $40. www.holistichealthrevolution.com CLASSES: Restorative Circles Workshop (Georgia Conflict Center) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 18, 6–9 p.m. & Mar. 19, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $25 suggested donation. www.restorativecircles.org CLASSES: Stamp-making & Printing with Double Dutch Press (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) Carve your own stamp and create handmade cards. Bring bold and graphic ideas for your stamp. Ages 12 & up. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $10–14.

706-342-7557 EVENTS: National Quilting Day (Madison County Library, Danielsville) See a display of quilts made by locals and hear their stories. Amanda Whitsel of Crooked Pine Quilts will offer quilting advice.

11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison EVENTS: Heel the Soul Walk (UGA Tate Student Center) A one-mile walk to raise awareness of domestic violence. Walkers are encouraged to walk in high heels to symbolize the pain one would experience walking in the shoes of a survivor. Includes speakers, performances, activities and food. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $13–17. sigmasigmarhouga.com EVENTS: OCAF Thrift Sale (OCAF, Watkinsville) See Friday listing for full description Mar. 18, 7:00–9:00 p.m. $5. (preview sale). Mar. 19, 8:00 a.m.–2 p.m. www.ocaf.com

EVENTS: Pack to Plate Yard Sale Fundraiser (University Circle) Proceeds from the yard sale benefit Pack to Plate, a nonprofit promoting food literacy among local youth through educational hands-on activities and lessons about nutrition. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. packtoplate.org EVENTS: Firefly Trail Ticket to Ride (Jittery Joe’s Coffee) The bicycling event promotes the creation of a 39-mile rail-trail from Athens to Union Point. 8 a.m. (registration). 9 a.m. $30. www.fireflytrail.org EVENTS: Small Dreams Foundation Run Toward Sustainability (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This unofficial 5K/fun run benefits the Small Dreams Foundation, UGA Sustainability Program and State Botanical Garden of Georgia. 9–11 a.m. www.smalldreamsfoundation. org/events EVENTS: Sassy Salsa with the Moodys (Kumquat Mae Bakery Café) Gwyuneth and Christie give a salsa dancing lesson. Proceeds benefit Project Safe. 4 p.m. Donations accepted. www.facebook.com/ learadances EVENTS: Journey Through the Stars (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Participants will learn how about “People in Space.” 10–11 a.m. $7–10/family. www.athensclarkecounty.com/sandycreeknaturecenter EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park) A dance presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with music by Mike Robinson & Friends and live calling by Charlotte Crittenden. 7:45–8 p.m. (lesson), 8–11 p.m. (dance). FREE! (under 11), $4 (ages 11–17), $8. www. athensfolk.org EVENTS: Athens AfricanAmerican History Tour (Athens Welcome Center, Multiple Locations) Rosa Thurmond leads a tour that departs from the Athens Welcome Center. In addition to bus tour commentary, the group will step off to two of the following locations: H.T. Edwards Career Academy, artist Harold Rittenbury’s sculpture yard, First A.M.E. Church, the Morton Theatre and East Athens Community Center. 2 p.m. $20. 706-353-1820, www.athenswelcomecenter.com EVENTS: The School Lunch Challenge (Whitehead Elementary School 555 Qualwood Dr.) Four teams from The National, The Pine, Pulaski Heights BBQ and CCSD Family and Consumer Science Teachers will compete to create a school lunch plate for a K–12 audience. Attendees are encouraged to bring donation items to benefit the Food 2 Kids program. 12 p.m. FREE! jhebbard@uga.edu EVENTS: Bhagavad Gita (Body, Mind & Spirit) A Vedanta monk teaches from this ancient text. Every Saturday. 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706351-6024 FILM: Ripple Effect Blue Carpet Premiere (Ciné Barcafé) The ACC Water Conservation Office and Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful present a competition for filmmakers to create shorts on water conservation. View finalists’ films and a “best of the best” from previous showcases. 6 p.m. (reception), 7:15 p.m. (films). $5. www.athenscine.com FILM: The Scene and the Screen (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) New York video artists Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong will show their greatest hits video collection featuring John Cale, The Cramps and many more.

1:30 p.m. FREE! 706-510-6190 FILM: Cemetery Tales Premiere (Ciné Barcafé) This indie film follows hikers on an idyllic trek that

takes a dreadful turn. 10 p.m. $10. cemtales.com FILM: Athens Jewish Film Festival Opening Gala (Georgia Museum of Art) Celebrate the festival’s ninth year and watch a screening of Dough. See Calendar Pick on p. 17. 6 p.m. $70. www.athensjff.org GAMES: Netrunner Open Play (Tyche’s Games) New players welcome to this fantasy card game open play. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www. tychesgames.com GAMES: Street Fighter V & Rocket League Tournament (Kelly’s Corner Gaming Center) Street Fighter V on PS4 and Rocket League on Xbox One. Cash prizes for winners. 4–10 p.m. $10. www. kellyscornerathens.com GAMES: Pathfinder Society Event (Tyche’s Games) Fantasy RPG. Bring your imagination. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-345-4500 GAMES: Athens Classic (UGA Golf Course) The Athens Area Junior Golf Tour hosts the Athens Classic,

p.m. $10 (adv.), $15. www.40watt. com SPORTS: Athens Road Runners (Meigs and Newton St.) Go on a three or six mile group run. Coffee afterwards. 8 a.m. FREE! athensrr.org THEATER: The Odd Couple (Arts!Oglethorpe) See Thursday listing for full description Mar. 17–19, 7 p.m. & Mar. 20, 3 p.m. $13–15. www.artsoglethorpe.org

Sunday 20 ART: Artist Reception (Oconee County Library) Meet the Athens Academy Senior artists. 3–4 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee ART: CCSD Youth Art Month Show Opening Reception (UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries) Clarke County hosts its annual show of artwork done by students attenting elementary, middle and high schools in the county. 1–3 p.m. FREE! www. art.uga.edu

FILM: Athens Jewish Film Festival (Ciné Barcafé) View screenings of Zemene (1:15 p.m.), Above and Beyond (3 p.m.), A Borrowed Identity (5:15 p.m.) and Chagall-Malevich (8:15 p.m.). See Calendar Pick on p. 17. $9.75 (each film), $45 (festival pass). www. athensjff.org GAMES: Allen’s Challenge (Buffalo’s Café) Trivia hosted by Allen Holder. Every Sunday. 6:30 p.m. (sign-in), 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens 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 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Beginning readers read aloud to a certified therapy dog. 3–4 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Reading to a dog

“Max” is an exhibition currently on view at the Lamar Dodd School of Art by Dodd Post-MFA Fellow in Photography Mo Costello. Costello will give a gallery talk, along with Post-MFA Fellows Kevin Varney and Courtney McClellan, on Thursday, Mar. 17 at 6 p.m. a high school golf tournament with 27 competing teams from all over Georgia. All day. www.athensareajuniorgolf.com KIDSTUFF: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (ACC Library) Hear the classic story and craft a mouse with Miss Katie. Ages 3–7. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Saturday Morning Club (UGA New Dance Theatre) Listen to the UGA British Brass Band. For ages 4–12 and their families. 10 a.m. FREE! www.pac.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Family STEAM Event (Bogart Library) “Let’s Say Hi to Friends that Fly” features storytime and aeronautical experiments. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Meet Virginia Reeves in celebration of her debut novel, Work Like Any Other. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com OUTDOORS: Modern Day Treasure Hunting: Learn to Geocache (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Learn the basics by using traditional treasure hinting mixed with modern GPS navigation. Hike up to Rock Eagle Mound to hunt a hidden cache.

9:30 p.m. $3. www.rockeagle4h.org PERFORMANCE: Effie’s Club Follies (40 Watt Club) Effie’s Club Follies perform slapstick burlesque routines through storybook land. 8

EVENTS: Athens Homebrew Classic (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Meet new people, try homebrewed beer and vote for the best in show. Winning beer will be brewed by SBC. 1:30-4 p.m. Donations accepted. www. homebrewclassic.com EVENTS: The 8th Annual Cottage 5K (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Proceeds from the race will benefit The Cottage Sexual Assault Center & Children’s Advocacy Center. 1:30 p.m. $25–35. active.com EVENTS: Athens Hip Hop Awards (Morton Theatre) The annual awards show celebrating local hip hop culture returns for a fourth year.

See story on p. 14. 6 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www.athenshiphopawards.com EVENTS: Dancing with the Athens Stars Team 4 Fundraiser (Creature Comforts Brewery) Beer tasting, food, a silent auction and DJ. A free Bikram Yoga class will be offered before the event at Bikram Yoga Athens. Proceeds benefit Project Safe. 2 p.m. (yoga), 4–7 p.m. $20. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com FILM: Embers (Winder Cultural Arts Center, Winder) Survivors of a global epidemic search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Director Claire Carré will discuss her work after the screening.

4 p.m. FREE! 678-425-6836

creates a non-judgmental environment that helps kids develop their reading skills. Register for a 15-minutes session. Grades K-5. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers read aloud to certified therapy dogs. 3–4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: “The Georgia Rail Road Depot on Carr’s Hill” (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Gary Doster presents “The Georgia Rail Road Depot on Carr’s Hill.” A reception will follow. 3 p.m. FREE! athenshistorical.org MEETINGS: Northeast Georgia Orchid Society Meeting (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This month’s topic is “Chemistry of Orchid Scents.” 2 p.m. FREE! northeastgaorchidsociety@gmail.com SPORTS: Rollergirl Bootcamp (Fun Galaxy) Brush up on your skating skills and learn what it takes to be a Classic City Rollergirl. Gear can be borrowed for a $10 refundable deposit. Mar. 20, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Mar. 21 & 23, 5:30–9 p.m. www. classiccityrollergirls.com THEATER: The Odd Couple (Arts!Oglethorpe) See Thursday listing for full description Mar. 17–19, 7 p.m. & Mar. 20, 3 p.m. $13–15. www.artsoglethorpe.org

Monday 21 COMEDY: Comic Strip Comedy Show (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Weekly “show up and go up” comedy open mic hosted by Alia Ghosheh and Veronica Darby. 7 p.m. $5. ghoshehalia@gmail.com EVENTS: American Red Cross Blood Drive (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Help others in need. Donate blood! 1–7 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597, www.athenslibrary. org/madison EVENTS: Line Dancing with Ron Putman (Buffalo’s Café) For all skill levels. 6–8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/buffaloscafeathens FILM: Athens Jewish Film Festival (Ciné Barcafé) View screenings of Apples from the Desert (4 p.m.), The Last Mentsch (6:15 p.m.) and Victor Young Perez (8:15 p.m.). See Calendar Pick on p. 17. $9.75 (each film), $45 (festival pass). www.athensjff.org FILM: Women’s History Month Film Screening (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 271) Watch Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority. Mink was the first woman of color in the U.S. Congress. 6:30 p.m. FREE! iws. uga.edu GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.

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

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 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: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Ovation 12) Hosted by Nic. Play for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com KIDSTUFF: Monday Fun-Days (Bogart Library) Little ones ages birth to three and their caregivers can participate in songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, 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.

Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329 LECTURES & LIT: Literary Reading (Ciné Barcafé) The UGA Creative Writing Program presents a faculty reading with LeAnne Howe, Reginald McKnight, Ed Pavlic and more. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine. com LECTURES & LIT: Beyond the Bike: Building Roads for the Next Generation (Ciné Barcafé) Complete Streets Athens, BikeAthens and Georgia Bikes present Becky Katz, Chief Bicycle Officer of the City of Atlanta. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com MEETINGS: Oconee River Chapter of Trout Unlimited (Locos Grill & Pub, 1985 Barnett Shoals Rd.) ORCTU meets the third Monday of month months. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.orctu.wordpress.com

PERFORMANCE: Clarinet Recital (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) A recital

by Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic.

The program will include works by Debussy, Scriabin and Schumann. 8 p.m. FREE! (w/ UGA ID). $30. www. pac.uga.edu SPORTS: Rollergirl Bootcamp (Fun Galaxy) See Sunday listing for full description Mar. 20, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Mar. 21 & 23, 5:30–9 p.m. www.classiccityrollergirls.com

Tuesday 22 CLASSES: Mouse and Keyboard Skills (ACC Library) In the second floor computer training room.

Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org EVENTS: Law of Attraction and Manifestation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Learn how to attract positive changes into your life. Every Tuesday. 6 p.m. $5 donation. 706351-6024 EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) 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! jclevela@ uga.edu EVENTS: Make It An Evening (Georgia Museum of Art) Enjoy Jittery Joe’s coffee, Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes and a gallery tour prior to a performance by Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn in Hodgson Hall. 6–8 p.m. FREE! $5 (coffee & dessert). www.pac.uga.edu EVENTS: Garden Travels: Victoria Falls and Secluded Botswana (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Jeff Lewis and Karen Gardner will share their adventure to Zambia and Botswana whre they ventured for an African safari. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. botgarden.uga.edu FILM: Italian Film Series (Miller Learning Center, Room 248) How Strange to Be Called Federico is the last movie in the film series Cinecittà 8. 7 p.m. FREE! www.rom.uga.edu FILM: Athens Jewish Film Festival (Ciné Barcafé) View screenings of short films (5 p.m.) and Deli Man (7:30 p.m.). See Calendar Pick on p. 17. $9.75 (each film), $45 (festival pass). www. athensjff.org GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Win prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza. com/athens GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com 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: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 5:30–6:30 p.m.

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Wednesday 23 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, leads a tour of “David Ligare: California Classicist.” 2 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: The Buddha’s Teachings (Body, Mind & Spirit) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 706-351-6024 CLASSES: Flower Arranging Unit 4 (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This class focuses on fruit and vegetable design. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $45. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Video Editing for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn the basics of video editing using Adobe Premiere. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Tarot Card Reading (The World Famous) Happy hour tarot readings with Anni Paisley. 5–9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens FILM: Forks Over Knives (Miller Learning Center, Room 101) The documentary tackles issues of diet and disease. Presented by Speak Out for Species and the UGA Office of Sustainability. 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/speakoutforspecies GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. highwirelounge.com

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GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Downtown and Broad St. locations) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ blindpigtavern GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 KIDSTUFF: Club Create (Bogart Library) Crafts, snacks and more.

For ages 10 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Teen Council Meeting (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Pick up application forms at the front desk.

Ages 11-18. 4:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children are invited for stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Wednesday Library Adventures (Bogart Library) See Wednesday listing for full description 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Gourmet Kids Cooking Club (Lay Park) Participants will learn cooking skills and kitchen safety while making treats. Ages 8–12. 5:30–7 p.m. $9–13.50. www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure 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 MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour MEETINGS: Four Athens: Lunch & Learn (Four Athens) Carli McDonald and Jeff Weinkle of HA&W present “GA Tax Credits and Investor Incentives.” Lunch is provided. RSVP. 12 p.m. FREE! www. fourathens.com/lunch-learn OUTDOORS: Full Moon Hike (State Botanical Garden) See the Garden come alive at night. Each hike will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations or nocturnal creatures. Be prepared for a two-mile walk through wooded trails. 8 p.m. $5. www.botgarden.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Wind Symphony (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The group includes undergraduate music majors, music minors and gifted non-majors who are preparing for careers in performance, music education or a lifelong involvement with music. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.music.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Trombone Spring Concert (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The choir performs original literature as well as transcriptions of classical and popular music. 6 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu SPORTS: Rollergirl Bootcamp (Fun Galaxy) See Sunday listing for full description Mar. 20, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Mar. 21 & 23, 5:30–9 p.m. www.classiccityrollergirls.com THEATER: New Play Festival (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) University Theatre presents a collection of seven short plays by UGA stu-

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LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 15 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $12 (21+), $14 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE SNAILS The snail-focused side project from members of Future Islands. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

SMART GROWTH No info available.

deep soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 TWEED High-energy psychedelic electronic rock performers from Philadelphia.

Wednesday 16 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM Bands welcome, backline provided and the jam rocks until 2 a.m.

The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com CABINET Bluegrass-inspired folk-rock.

piece band. He plays an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar and sometimes a banjo to sing country, oldies and classic/Southern rock.

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.

Thursday 17 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com GRANT COWAN Local jazzinfluenced, piano-based singersongwriter.

THE MERRY GO ROUNDS Six-piece indie pop group from Atlanta.

THE SUMMER SONICS Local alternative rock band.

POP WEIRDOS Eccentric, Atlantabased indie-pop duo.

Jason Riedmiller

KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Wednesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2–5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lunch & Learn (Bogart Library) Participate in any activity based on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). For all ages with adult assistance. Bring a bag lunch. 12:15 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Gaming with Mikeno and Ikinni (ACC Library) Participants can challenge each other in video game battles on the big screen. The program is presented by two library teen gamers. 4:30 p.m.

FREE! plewis@athenslibrary.org MEETINGS: Coffee Catch-Up (The Rook and Pawn) Network over coffee with local startup entrepreneurs and community supporters. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com PERFORMANCE: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Banjoplaying husband-and-wife duo Fleck and Washburn perform music from their recent Grammy Award-winning folk album. See Calendar Pick on p.

17. 8 p.m. $25–50. pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Morton Theatre) Join Captain Nemo, Professor Elaine Aronnax and Ned land as they explore the sea in this musical adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic. 9:30 a.m. $12. www.theatreiv.org

dents and alumni. The linup includes Blue Light by Molly Pease, Phantom Tone Syndrome by Alex Cornell, Alice Captured by Grace Cole, Magnolia Blossoms: A Civil War Melodrama by Angela Hall, A Little Magic by Laura Sheridan, What’s My Spirit Animal, Mama? by I.B. Hopkins and Phantom Annihilators

by Kati Gautreau. Mar. 23–26, Mar. 30–31 & Apr. 1–2, 8 p.m. Apr. 3, 2:30 p.m. $7–12. 706-542-4400

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Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

The Grotto 11 p.m. 706-549-9933 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs solo sets of funky Southern folk rock ‘n’ roll on guitar, bass drum, harmonica and vocals.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE GENTRY Traditional original Irish music trio.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub AREA MEN Local punk band featuring former members of Witches and Daffodil.

THE COWBOYS Punk group from Bloomington, IN. LINDA Athens-based pop-punk band featuring members of Deep State and Bathrooms.

Live Wire 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. livewireathens.com COLONEL BRUCE HAMPTON Eccentric and legendary Georgiabased rocker. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

REDSTONE RAMBLERS Local blues-folk group led by songwriter Mark Wilmot.

FESTER HAGOOD, WILLIAM TONKS & TY MANNING Three local songwriters team up.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE GROOVE ORIENT Groove-rock band from Orlando, FL. The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. He hosts an “all-star jam” every Thursday.

Cabinet plays The Foundry on Wednesday, Mar. 16.

ZENITH BLUE Five local teens playing rock covers and originals The Foundry 7 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com REV. PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND Country-infused DIY rock band from Indiana. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE Featuring Johnny Rowland, Ethan Protas, Drew Albenesius, Pat Gannon, Kristian Rodriguez and Brent Bolde.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE GREEN FLAG BAND Playing traditional Irish music.

Madison County Library, Danielsville 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.com/ madison REPENT AT LEISURE This funloving Irish four-piece specializes in traditional instrumental tunes and rowdy pub songs. Pre-St. Patrick’s Day celebration!

The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of rare and classic

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TRAPHORSE New local project from songwriter Jim McCarren.

LINGUA FRANCA Athens-based “chick-rap” project.

LEISURE SERVICE Local musician Michael Pierce plays a solo set of synth-based music.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com SEAN TYRRELL Acclaimed Irish folk singer-songwriter.

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

Live Wire 8 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com OPEN MIC & LATE NIGHT JAM Drums, keys and amps are provided.

Come share your music, jam with other musicians, and have a great time! Hosted by a local band each week.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 STEREO GLASS No info available.

The Office Lounge 7:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 STEVE Local singer-songwriter who produces sounds much like a three-

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BLACKWATER DEEP Athens-based acoustic indie-folk band.

CARTER ROSS Local guitarist and songwriter.

HIGHBEAMS Five-piece folk-rock band from Woodstock, GA. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com ROAD TO ROO BATTLE OF THE BANDS One lucky Athens band will win a chance to perform at Bonnaroo 2016.

The Foundry 4 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with dance performances by the Athens Drake School of Irish Dancing, traditional Irish/Celtic music by Calico Jig and Emerald Road, plus a tribute to The Pogues by The Knockouts.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $14 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS North Carolina native Fields has played with legends like Kool and the Gang, Sammy Gordon and O.V. Wright. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

ALANNA ROYALE Soulful Americana group from Nashville, TN.

Pouch Savory World of Pies 8 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6696 REPENT AT LEISURE Fun-loving, rowdy, Irish pub band playing traditional as well as modern Irish music.

St. Patrick’s Day celebration!

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Rd. location) YOESHI ROBERTS Singer-songwriter playing uplifting “acoustic music that feels good.”

Friday 18 Bar Georgia 10 p.m. 706-850-9040 JOHN BOYLE Singer-songwriter in the vein of Willie Nelson, John Prine and Bob Dylan. He’ll be joined by Adam Poulin.

Buffalo’s Café 7 p.m. $10. www.buffaloscafe.com THE SPLITZ BAND This band’s impressively wide range encompasses classic Motown, funk, disco and both old-school and contemporary R&B. Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com OLDE WORLD MONKEYS Local Southern rock four-piece.

FUNKASAURUS WREX Local psychedelic funk group.

HARVEY FUNKWALKER Athensbased trio “steeped in deep funk

roots and laced with tinges of jazz, blues and rock.”

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Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE VG MINUS ‘70s-styled powerpop/punk.

THE PLAGUE Local band plays original, ballsy rock harkening back to The Stooges, Sonic Youth and The MC5.

KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk rock duo.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MURDER THE MOOD Local alternative rock band.

THE GOOD LOOKS Young band from Madison playing a custom blend of rock, blues, funk and punk.

TARNATION Local band with a chunky rock sound and emotive vocals.

40 Watt Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com PINKERTON No info available.

WET MEADOWS No info available.

DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning rare and classic soul/R&B/garage/ British Invasion and more.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com COSMIC CHARLIE Grateful Dead covers like you’ve never heard before.

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.

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 8 p.m. $5. www.livewireathens.com ATHENS UNSIGNED A monthlong battle of the bands competition.

Tonight features Camille Kadhum, Classic City Live, Spontaneous Denial, The Powers and The Space Time Travelers.

No. 3 Railroad Street 7 p.m. $10. www.3railroad.org MRJORDANMRTONKS Collaboration between longtime Athens musicians Tommy Jordan and William Tonks, featuring rootsy guitar picking and paired vocal melodies.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 WIEUCA Local band playing cheeky, guitar-driven indie rock.

The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. Every Friday!

8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 QUIG AND THE BOYS Local rock band playing old, new, blues and rock with a twist.

40 Watt Club 11 p.m. www.40watt.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out after the Effie’s Club Follies performance.

Go Bar Dance Back the Night. 10 p.m. 706546-5609 GAL PAL Local lo-fi indie-folk project.

Formerly known as Penny Lame.

IMMUZIKATION DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring highenergy electro and rock.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com CHECK THE SIGNS Uplifting local family band.

CSHS HONOR CHAMBER STRINGS Clarke Central High School students perform.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ See Friday’s listing for full description Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 LEONARD WASHINGTON Hardrocking blues band from Newnan.

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 COUNTY ROAD 219 Local moderncountry four-piece.

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs tasty sets of funky Southern folk rock ‘n’ roll.

Sunday 20 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com CLASSICAL REVOLUTION UGA School of Music graduates and students play works by Dvorak, Ligeti, Bach and more.

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com JULIE HOLMES Local singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who specializes in acoustic jams.

Morton Theatre 6 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. athenshiphopawards.com ATHENS HIP HOP AWARDS The annual awards show celebrating local hip hop culture returns for a fourth year. See story on p. 14.

Sundown Saloon 5 p.m. 706-850-1180 CARLA LE FEVER AND THE RAYS This long-running Athens band plays “psychedelic groove pop funk rock.”

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens JIB KIDDER Psychedelic pop experimentation from songwriter, musician and artist Sean Schuster-Craig.

VFW 7 p.m. www.vfwathens.com TAYLOR CROMER & THE DELTA Country-infused Southern rock outfit.

TOM VISIONS Post-mystical, electronic, psychedelic folk music from the artist formerly known as Tom(b) Television.

STRL Electronic alter ego of Art Contest duo Garrett Burke and Cole Monroe.

OZ Drummer Ben Lawless (Jib Kidder, Atlas Sound) leads a band of tripped out gangsters, emanating binding cosmic rhythms.

Monday 21 Georgia Theatre On The Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE POLLIES Reminiscent of early Wilco or My Morning Jacket, this Alabama group plays shimmering, fuzzed-out, eerie music with hypnotically repetitive choruses.

Hendershot’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 JAZZ FUNK JAM WITH MASON DAVIS Local jazz musician Mason Davis hosts a jam session.

Tuesday 22 The Foundry 6 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Rev. Conner Mack Tribble.

Georgia Theatre Delta Gamma Anchor Jam. 7 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com CASEY DERHAK Funky country artist from Nashville.

REVEL IN ROMANCE Indie pop-rock band from Atlanta.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SHARKMUFFIN Brooklyn-based garage-rock trio.

BLUNT BANGS Local indie-pop band featuring Black Kids frontman Reggie Youngblood.

FRUIT & FLOWERS Psychedelic surf-punk group from Brooklyn, NY. The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning an all-vinyl set of rare and classic deep soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday!

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens MAXINE OF ARC Local post-punk band influenced by groups like Coheed and Cambria.

NIGHTMARE COAST New local posthardcore outfit.

CUTTERS New York-based punk act.

BASEMENT BEERS New Jerseybased “emo party-punk” band.

Wednesday 23 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM Bands welcome, backline provided and the jam rocks until 2 a.m.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE BROADCAST Soulful rock band from Asheville, NC. OTIS REDDING III Performer rich in the Redding family music tradition.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES Dubbed “The Screamin’ Eagle of Soul,” the lateblooming Bradley distills the best of James Brown and Otis Redding into one powerful soul punch.

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

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THELMA AND THE SLEAZE Nashville-based power trio sludgefest.

DEADLY LO-FI Garage-rock project from Wilmington, NC that alternates between a duo and a one-man-band.

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com DJ TONY CHACKAL Spinning an all-vinyl ladies’ night set. Come jam to all-woman-led songs and bands including ‘60s soul, French garage and ye-ye and ‘70s–’80s postpunk exploring themes of feminine embodiment, feminist empowerment and strategies to smash patriarchy.

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

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning rare and classic soul/R&B/garage/ British Invasion and more.

Live Wire 8 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com OPEN MIC & LATE NIGHT JAM See Wednesday’s listing for full description The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every other Wednesday!

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

The World Famous 5 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens DJ REINDEER GAMES Athens DJ spins a special Frank Zappa listening party.

9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens LILY HERNE Local alt-rock trio.

THE SHADY REST BAND Americana outfit from Austin, TX. CORTEZ GARZA Local singer-songwriter pushes the envelope with his unique blend of indie/Americana.

MATT & EMILY JOINER Two local singer-songwriters perform a duo set.

2016 Celebrating Films of Jewish Experience SATURDAY 3/19

MONDAY 3/21

Dough

Apples from the Desert (Israel) The Last Mentsch

Opening Night Gala featuring

at Georgia Museum of Art Reservations: athensjff.org

SUNDAY 3/20

Zemene (USA) Above and Beyond (USA) Chagal Malevich (Russia)

A Borrowed Identity (Israel)

(Germany)

Victor Young Perez (France) TUESDAY 3/22 Short Film Winners

Deli Man

Introduction by producer Erik Anjou

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

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bulletin board Deadline for getting listed in Bulletin Board is every THURSDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Email calendar@flagpole.com.

Art Call for Artists (Amici) Currently accepting artists for exhibitions. Email samples of work to ryan.myers@amici-cafe.com Call for Artists (Farmington Depot Gallery) Now accepting applications for the Festifool Festival artist market on Apr. 2–3, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Email for details. farmington gallery@gmail.com, www.farmington depotgallery.com Call for Entries (ATHICA) ATHICA Micromedia Fest seeks entries of short animated and photographic media objects (animated GIFs, Vine videos and one-minuteor-less videos) to be shown on gallery kiosks and at scheduled screenings Mar. 18–Apr. 9. $10 submission fee. filmfreeway.com/ festival/ATHICAMicromediaFest Call for Muralists (Athens, GA) Seeking submissions for a mural design on an exterior concrete block wall between a private residence and Georgia Power at 1001 Prince Place. Email questions and sketches by Apr. 8. Winner announced mid-April. $500 cash prize and $200 stipend for supplies. vmadelinebates@gmail.com

Auditions Hip Hop Dance (Nuçi’s Space) Ages 10 & up can be part of the VIP Girls Hip Hop Dance Group. Audition on Mar. 24, 5 p.m. 678-835-8497, mokahscastingcall@gmail.com

Classes Aprende EspaĂąol (Oconee County Library) This eight-week Spanish course is designed for

beginners. Attendance at all classes is not mandatory. Wednesdays through Apr. 20. FREE! 706-7693950, www.athenslibrary.org/oconee Artist Workshops (KA Artist Shop) “Modern Calligraphy: Beginner’s Basics.â€? Mar. 19, 1–3 p.m. $40. “Creativity Takes Courage with Hope Hiltonâ€? Mar. 26 or Apr. 23, 1–4 p.m. $45. “Creative Journaling for Adults with Hope Hilton.â€? Apr. 5, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 6–7:30 p.m. $20. “Drawing 101 with Otto Lange.â€? Apr. 6, 6–8 p.m. $101. “Silk Painting with RenĂŠ Shoemaker.â€? Apr. 9, 1–4 p.m. $60. www.kaartist.com Bikram Hot Yoga (Bikram Yoga Athens) Classes are offered seven days a week. Karma Classes on Sundays at 6 p.m. benefit Project Safe. www.bikramathens.com Code Classes (Four Athens) “Web Fundamentals.â€? One day bootcamp, Apr. 2, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. or four week course Apr.18–May 12, 6–8 p.m. “HTML/CSS Bootcamp.â€? Apr. 23, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. “Intro to Ruby on Rails.â€? Apr. 4–May 12, 6–8 p.m. “Intro to JavaScript.â€? Apr. 5–May 12, 6–8 p.m. www.fourathens.com Happy Yoga Happy Hour (Kumquat Mae Bakery CafĂŠ) Get your weekend off to a serene start with a stress-eliminating yoga session. Fridays, 5:15 p.m. A portion of donations will go to Nuci’s Space. www.holistichealthrevolution.com Hatha Yoga (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) Michelle Arington leads a yoga practice for all skill levels. Saturdays, 12–1:30 p.m. $14. www.holistichealth revolution.com Knitting Classes (Revival Yarns) “Knit 1.â€? Mar. 18, 10:30 a.m. FREE! “Knit 2.â€? Mar. 19, 10:30 a.m. $30. “Fair Isle Colorwork.â€? Mar. 23, 6 p.m. $15. RSVP. www.revivalyarns athens.com

Lifeguard Certification (Athens YWCO) Become a certified lifeguard through a three-day training course. Mar. 18–20. $200–250.

706-354-7880, www.ywco.org Lunchtime Workout (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Full-body workouts during lunch hour. BYO mat. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. $5–10. www.athenscine.com Lunchtime Yoga (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) BYO mat. Wednesday and Fridays. $5–10. margaretdthomasyoga. blogspot.com OCAF Art Classes (OCAF, Watkinsville) Classes are offered in wheelthrowing, portrait sculpture, watercolor, handmade cards, raku, memoir writing and more. www. ocaf.com Pilates and More (All Body Studio) Prana Flow Yoga, Yoga Wheel and Pilates Mat and Apparatus classes. www.mindbody online.com Printmaking Workshops (Double Dutch Press) “Stampmaking.â€? Apr. 6, 5:30–7 p.m. $50. “Paper Relief Monotype.â€? Apr. 20, 5:30–8:30 p.m. $60. “Totes! One Color Screenprinting, Two Parts.â€?

May 18 & May 25, 5:30–8 p.m. $65. “Multicolor Screenprint, Two Parts.�

Jun. 11, 2–4 p.m. & Jun. 18, 2–6 p.m. $85. doubledutchpress.com Pure Barre (Pure Barre Athens) Purre Barre is a 55-minute full-body workout that uses a ballet barre for isometric movements. www.pure barre.com/ga-athens Quilting (Sewcial Studio) Quilting classes for beginner to advanced students cover both traditional and modern projects. sewcialstudio@ gmail.com, www.sewcialstudio.com Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanstyle salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every

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Abby Gregg’s painting is included in “Chain Reaction,� a group exhibition currently on view at the Gallery@ Hotel Indigo through Friday, Apr. 1.

Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10 (incl. drink). www.facebook.com/ salsaathens Success Summit (Athens, GA) Educational breakout sessions, resources, experienced speakers and networking opportunities for small businesses. Register by Apr. 15.

Summit on Mar. 31, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. $159–199. www.successathens.com Tech Savvy Seniors (Lay Park) These stress-free sessions are for ages 55 & up to better understand smart phones and tablets.

Wednesdays through Mar. 29, 2:30 p.m. $10–15. 706-613-3596 Women’s Self-Defense Course (AKF Athens Martial Arts) Learn and practice skills in awareness, physical self-defense, personal safety, prevention and assertiveness.

Wednesdays, Mar. 16–Apr. 13, 7:30–9 p.m. $30. instructor@akf athens.com, www.akfathens.com Yoga Teacher Training (Athens Yoga Institute) Get certified at the 200-hour level with Yoga Alliance.

New six-month format begins in April. www.athensyogainstitute.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

Help Out American Lunch Five Restaurant & Bar is looking for volunteers to operate its free, mobile soup kitchen. The truck serves “in needâ€? areas of the community Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. dhenderson@five-bar.com, americanlunch. org Call for Volunteers (Nuçi’s Space) The Athens Human Rights Festival is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising, publicity, organizing speakers and performers, the tabloid, social media, stage building and more. The 38th annual will be held downtown on Apr. 30–May 1. Meetings are held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. 706-2029169, www.athenshumanrightsfest. org

Community Connection (Athens, GA) Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. Visit the website to register. www. communityconnection211.org Dance Program Volunteer (ACC Library) MJ Modeling and Talent seeks an intern or volunteers for the VIP Girls Dance and Leadership Youth Program to help with mentoring, fundraising and coordinating youth activities.

Meetings held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 4 p.m. 678-835-8497, www.mokahjohnsonedu.com Easter Basket Donations (Lay Park) Strong, Beautiful & Godly Girls are preparing Easter baskets for children and women in need.

They are accepting donations of baskets, candy, cards, snacks, gift cards, toiletries, cosmetics and more until Mar. 21. sbg2_virtuosity@ ymail.com Readers Needed (Learning Ally) Learning Ally is looking for volunteers to train as readers to help create audio textbooks for people with print disabilities. 706-549-1313, scourt@learningally.org

Kidstuff Ocean Discovery Camp (Double Helix STEAM School) Explore marine science and ocean conservation issues through activities promoting scientific literacy, research and exploration. Register by May 7.

Camps offered June 6–10 or June 20–24, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $250–280. www.gizmoathens.com/ocean discovery2016 Rose of Athens Theatre Academy (Seney-Stovall Chapel) Summer classes for young actors cover topics including musical theater, stage movement, improv, scene study and speech. For students in rising grades 2–12. June 27–July 22. 706-340-9181 The Heroines Club (1161 Long Rd.) A monthly mother-daughter empowerment circle based on the sharing of real-life heroines and women’s history. $25. www.the motherdaughternest.com

Support Groups Adoptee Support and Encouragement (Oasis Counseling Center) Group meetings are held for teens ages 12–16.

Parents meet at the same time in a separate area. Thursdays through April. www.oasiscounselingcenter. com Alanon (540 Prince Ave.) Alanon: a 12-step recovery program for those affected by someone else’s drinking.

Noon to evening meetings on most days. FREE! www.ga-al-anon.org Amputee Support Group (ACC Library) All are welcome. Meets every first Thursday of the month.

Contact Reyna, 706-498-4313 Caregivers’ Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers.

Second Sundays, 3 p.m. 706-7428441 Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Warriors: Hope & Healing from Domestic Violence Group are held every Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Tuesday of each month.

Meetings for the New Beginnings Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Monday of the month.

Childcare provided. 24-hour crisis hotline: 706-543-3331. Teen texting line: 706-765-8019. Meeting information: 706-613-3357, ext. 772. www.project-safe.org 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 The Legacy Circle: A Monthly Women’s Empowerment Journey (The Mother-Daughter Nest) First Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. $15. www.themotherdaughter nest.com

On The Street ALT Multi-Farm CSA (Athens, GA) Athens Land Trust’s Multi-Farm CSA provides organic and certified naturally grown vegetables and fruits to Athens area communities. It is currently accepting members for spring. May 6–July 29. www.athens landtrust.org American Lunch (Multiple Locations) Five Restaurant & Bar offers free meals through a mobile soup kitchen. 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Jessie B. Denney Towers on Tuesdays, Sparrows Nest Mission on Wednesdays, and Bigger Vision of Athens on Fridays. www.american lunch.org AthFest Call for Artists and Musicians (Athens, GA) AthFest Educates has opened the submission process for bands to perform at the 20th annual music

and arts festival, as well as for artists to be a part of the artist market.

Deadline Apr. 1. Festival runs June 24–26. music@athfesteducates.org, art@athfesteducates.org Athens Georgia Startup Week (Athens, GA) HW Creative, Slingshot, Four Athens, Innovation Gateway, Thinc @ UGA and more are sponsoring this five-day event for startups and small business owners. Mar. 28–Apr. 1. athensgeorgia. startupweek.co AAthens Street Hockey (YMCA, Hockey Rink) Players of all skill levels can play in a local hockey rink. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. athensfloorhockey@gmail.com Bike Clinic (BikeAthens) Learn how to repair your bike with tools and advice from experts. Thursdays, 6–8:30 p.m. $10 donation. bikeathens.com Bridge (Athens Bridge Center) Open Duplicate Bridge Games are held

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Mona Haddad’s artwork expresses her bold outlook on life and mirrors her passion for music. Through March.

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 Myers Gallery, “Celebrating Painting and Sculptureâ€? by Leonard Piha. Through Apr. 15. • In the Harrison Center for the Arts & Preschool’s Lobby Gallery, “Mentor/Menteeâ€? features the work of professors and students from UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Through May 20.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) “smalltownBIGCITY� is an exploration of the Southern vernacular aesthetic through the perspectives of artists Kelly Porter and Brandon Donahue.

Closing reception Mar. 18.

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

CIRCLE GALLERY (285 S. Jackson St.) “American Landscapes of the Country Place Era: Photographs by Carol Betsch.� Opening reception Mar. 17. Through Apr. 28.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, “Hello, Neighborâ€? features artwork by Terry Rowlett, Michelle Fontaine, RenĂŠ Shoemaker and Michael Ross. In Classic Gallery II, “Tableauâ€? features works

by Mary Ruth Moore, Michael Oliveri, Ally White and Otto Lange.

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Sculptures

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DONDERO’S KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Photography by Tim Rogan.

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EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Taylor Perry. Through March.

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, Michael Pierce, Dan Smith, Cheri Wranosky and more.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “False Witness to the Greater Humours� is a solo exhibition of black-and-white ink illustrations

by James Greer that incorporate bizarre creatures and surreal settings from dreams. Through March.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Seven artists invited seven artists who then invited seven artists to share work in “Chain Reaction.�

Through Apr. 1.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Tools of Tradeâ€? offers a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes when putting together a museum exhibition. Through Mar. 16. • “Cherokee Basketry: Woven Cultureâ€? examines basket-making history and its modern revival. Through Apr. 17. • “David Ligare: California Classicist.â€? Through May 8. • In the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, “Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice Aycockâ€? includes two sculptures, “Waltzing Matildaâ€? and “Twin Vortexes.â€?

Through Sept. 4.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Scatterfield� by Zane Cochran is a large-scale interactive installation with 3,000 LEDs capable of producing over 16 million different colors.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Artwork by children attending Barrow St. Elementary. Through Mar. 27.

HEIRLOOM CAFÉ (815 N. Chase St.) View examples from an art book designed by Joel Kern. Through March.

HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Rachel Keane.

Through March.

JUST PHO‌AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Photography by Chris McKay. Through March.

K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) “Love in all its Many Forms� includes local works inspired by love by over 70 artists. Through Mar. 19.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) Distinguished Dodd Professorial Chair Paul Pfeiffer presents three video works: Desiderata,

Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 7 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 Nominations for the 2016 Preservation Awards (Athens, GA) Categories include rehabilitation, new construction, stewardship and more. Deadline Apr. 15. Ceremony on June 6. www.achf online.org/preservation-awards Paint the Town Red (Multiple Locations) Various businesses will donate 10% of a day’s proceeds to the Athens Salvation Army in celebration of its 100th anniversary in the Classic City. Beechwood Chick-fil-A on Mar. 16; Atlanta Hwy. Chick-fil-A on Mar. 17; Em’s Kitchen on Mar. 18; and Chops and Hops, Dress Up Boutique, Empire South Clothier and Heirloom CafÊ on Mar. 19. 706-255-8644

Roller Derby Boot Camp (Fun Galaxy) Skaters interested in waging war on wheels with the Classic City Rollergirls can attend boot camp.

Mar. 20, 6 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Mar. 21 & 23, 5:30–9 p.m. info@classiccity rollergirls.com Spring Programs (Athens, GA) A diverse selection of art classes, recreational activities, sports and holiday events are offered for both children and adults. www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (190 Gaines School Rd.) Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings through Apr. 13.

Saturdays through Apr. 19. Schedule an appointment online. www.gucu. org/membership/vita-tax-prep adDRESS a Need Sale (Epps Bridge Centre) Dresses are available through Mar. 20, Proceeds benefit Friends of Advantage. www.friendsof advantage.org f

Fragment of a Crucifixion and Pure Products Go Crazy. • Dodd Post-MFA Fellow in Photography Mo Costello presents “Max.â€? • “Here, Sayâ€? is a sculptural installation by Dodd Post-MFA fellow in Sculpture Courtney McClellan. • “Singularityâ€? is a kinetic light installation by Post-MFA Fellow in Sculpture Kevin Varney. • “Unwillingly Mineâ€? is an exploration of hypochondriac infatuations with illness by Ellie Dent, a MFA candidate in painting in drawing. • “2016 UGA/GRU Science and Medical Illustration Exhibition.â€?

All exhibitions on view through Mar. 31. • Youth Art Month presents works by students attending schools in Clarke County. Reception Mar. 20.

Currently on view through March.

LAST RESORT GRILL (174 W. Clayton St.) “Primordial Novae� is a series of paintings by Melissa Lee that depict a parallel between the primordial void of energy in outer space and the individual creative energy within mankind.

Through March.

LOWERY IMAGING GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as artists’ renderings of Athens.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) In the Lounge Gallery, Spence Townsend presents a collection of paintings examining animals, people and places through a fantastical lens. Reception Mar. 24. Currently on view through Apr. 30. • “Collections from the Communityâ€? presents a collection of handmade evening purses and cocktail minis by Sonja Pemberton. Through Apr. 2.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) Pottery by Will Langford. Through March.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) Known as one of the original artists of Mad Magazine, Jack Davis has had an illustrious career creating cartoons for publications, television and advertising. Through Apr. 17.

MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Mixed media and woven artwork by Arianna Mantis. Through March.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Youth Art Month Exhibit.� Through Mar. 23.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) As part of “Pictures of Us: Photographs from The Do Good Fund Collection,â€? the exhibition “Gordon Parks Confronts the Color Lineâ€? includes photographs from a Life magazine 1956 photo essay on segregation in the South. Through March. • “Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism and the Modern Southâ€? includes photos, postcards, artifacts and other ephemera representing six Georgia tourism sites with histories of political and cultural battles. Through July.

SIPS (1390 Prince Ave.) Jamie Calkin shares a collection of ink and watercolor originals of Athens and UGA landmarks. Through March.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Portraits of the Working Class: Trees� by Marlene Lipinski explores mankind’s relationship with trees. Through May 1.

THE SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Surreal collages

by Susan Pelham. Through March.

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, Michelle Dross, Veronica Darby, John Cleaveland, Rebecca Wood, Nikita Raper, Natalia Zuckerman, Briget Darryl Ginley, Jack Kashuback, Barret Reid, Camille Hayes, Jason Whitley and Ken Hardesty. • “Deepâ€? features new paintings of coastal seas, shipwrecks, sea creatures and beaches by Veronica Darby.

TERRAPIN BEER CO. (265 Newton Bridge Rd.) Lily Swindle creates natureinspired wood burning pieces and paintings. Through March.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) The collages of Susan Pelham are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism, nursery rhymes, limericks, camp songs and art history. Through March.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “Reciprocal II: OCAF Members at UNG� is a juried exhibition featuring members of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Through March.

WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Paintings of scenes around Athens by Mary Porter.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more. • Old school stencils by Deonna Mann. Through Mar. 20.

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com then it’s time for you two to figure what’s I don’t know about you, but I think it’s posreally important in your relationship. sible to communicate too much in a relationI believe in standing one’s ground, but ship. Case in point: My fiancée is really big letting things go also feels good. Shorten on talking and honesty, and it’s a big part of the conversations that you know will lead our relationship, but as a result we argue like to arguments. Once everyone’s made their crazy! We’re usually able to work it out in the points, just move on to something else. end or at least agree to disagree, but it gets really stressful in the moment, and I’m starting I split up with my girlfriend a few months to get tired of fighting. Sometimes when we’re ago, and it wasn’t pretty. We decided to keep talking it just turns into arguing, and then the peace by sorta “splitting up” our regular we’re not on good terms for weeks.

She’s really insistent on openness, and I love hangouts, but she hasn’t honored her end of the agreement, and now I just prefer not to that, but I worry that all the talking leads us go out at all. I’m getting into disagreements that bored, though, and the we wouldn’t have had Once everyone’s made weather is warming up, otherwise. Everything else really is perfect their points, just move so I know I’m gonna want to hit the town soon, but except for this, and I look on to something else.

I really do dread running forward to marrying into my ex. I have people her, but I don’t wanna that I hang out with, but most of my friends be kicked out of bed twice a month because of are downtown, and I’m starting to miss them. some random comment I made during a pointHow can I get my social life back without seeless fight. ing her?

I want to change the way we communicate, but I worry we’ve been involved for so long that I like to think of Athens as the Reno of we can’t. I’d appreciate any suggestions you the South: the biggest little city you’ve ever have about managing this. seen. It looks big but feels small, especially on that interpersonal level. It’s pretty much impossible to not sleep with your friends’ exes or avoid someone you hate. If you’re attached to spaces that she enjoys, too, maybe it’s time to break the silence and talk again about your agreement.

I offer this advice with hesitation, however, because you’re obviously still in a lot of pain if it’s been months and you still don’t even want to see her face. I worry that reaching out to rehash the conditions of your breakup will be triggering for you and angering for her—if Communication she’s moved on and is living her life happily, in relationships is definitely a double-edged she’ll marvel at your nerve for asking her to sword, but it seems to me that you’ve gotten the worst of both edges. If everything is change for you. And she wouldn’t be wrong turning into blowouts that put y’all in sepa- to scoff at your request, while I do feel you rate beds, I’d definitely agree that your com- have the right to make it.

Your main focus should be letting go of munication style needs some work. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to stress openness and any emotions you still have for your ex so the sight of her can have no effect on you in honesty, but you’ve gotta pick your battles, the future. In the meantime, you don’t have and you two are just screaming “LEROY to party at your same old haunts, and the JENKINS” and running into the fray.

Ideological differences and offensive per- Epps Bridge part of town is getting pretty fun. Those friends you never see would spectives are understandable reasons why one might put her partner on the couch, but probably love to meet up and hang out at a I hope y’all aren’t having giant philosophical new place.

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