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Athens stands with Orlando A fundraiser to support the victims and survivors of Orlando and Orlando PRIDE

Tuesday, June 28 Little Kings 7-9pm

Rememberance (for Orlando & Stonewall) 9-11pm Music by Showtime Athenians gathered at the UGA Arch last Monday to remember the victims of the Orlando club shooting. See City Dope on p. 6.

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table of contents Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Grub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Capitol Impact . . . . . . . . . . 5 Movie Reviews . . . . . . . . 20 This Modern World . . . . . . 5 Flick Skinny . . . . . . . . . . 20 City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Calendar . . . . . . . . . 21 AthFest Budget . . . . . . . . . 8 Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . 26 AthFest Memories . . . . . . 10 Adopt Me . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 AthFest Picks . . . . . . . . . 13 Art Around Town . . . . . . . 27 Flagpole Music Awards . . 13 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Threats & Promises . . . . . 15 Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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 IN THE LOOP: A new shopping center has been proposed at the busy intersection of Hog Mountain Road and U.S. 441 in Oconee County.  HOMEDRONE: Peep the list of Flagpole Athens Music Awards winners after Thursday’s show.  CULTURE BRIEFS: Check out a recap of last weekend’s Classic City Crush roller derby throwdown.

athens power rankings: June 20–26 1. AthFest  2. Lou Kregel 3. Mimi Maumus 4. Liz Larson & Maureen McLaughlin 5. T.S. Woodward

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Remembering Phil Sanderlin A Journalist as a Civic Hero? You’ve Got to Be Kidding!

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rants on the internet, objective, dispassionPhil Williams, his editor, reminds me ate reportage is needed more than ever. that June 22 marks 15 years since Phil Phil was large and unkempt and lived Sanderlin died. Who was Phil Sanderlin? alone. He didn’t drive a car but walked a He covered local government for The Athens lot—making him a target for the jibes of Observer, a weekly paper that preceded college boys speeding by. He bummed rides Flagpole here and was the alternative voice when he could and took taxis when he had of Athens, as Flagpole is now. Phil covered to. After work, which frequently meant the city council and the county commisafter meetings, he always stopped by his sion. He had to do both, since it was before favorite bar for a libation and conversation. unification. He wrote about the planning commission, too, and local politics. Phil was He read a lot and seemed to know everything. You could call his the perfect life for scrupulously objective in all his local gova reporter, if you didn’t have to live it. He ernment coverage, no matter what his own knew everybody, or at least everybody knew political views were or his feelings toward him, and he went home to his lonely apartthe officials and candidates he covered. ment only as a last resort.

And Phil did have feelings and attitudes The Athens we have today is enhanced and political opinions. He just kept them

by Phil Sanderlin, who, like that ancient out of his local government coverage.

Athenian, “saw life clearly and saw it Around the office or sitting at a bar, this cynical wit told you what he really thought. He also did a lot of non-governmental writing for The Observer and cartooning. Phil had a primitive cartoon style, but the crude drawings were vessels for his sharp observations.

He also wrote humorous pieces so funny you couldn’t believe they were by the same guy who reported the government.

Phil wrote a piece about how a light snow or ice storm affects us here that still makes me laugh. He would tackle anything and even agreed to write a sports column for the “Sportsview” supplement we put out for football games. Phil’s contribution was written by an overthe-top, hard-drinking, fanatical Dawg fan named “Rod Macho.” In 1979 Georgia played small-college pushover Wake Forest, coached by John Mackovic, who went on to a successPhil Sanderlin studies his notes, guarded by the double-barreled cannon. ful coaching career in pro whole.” His attention through all those football. In “Sportsview” that week, Macho late-night meetings is a gift paid forward (I mean, come on, Mackovic) sneeringly and puts Phil among that pantheon of dismissed the Wake Forest Deacons as Athenians who have immersed themselves “Mackovic’s Meatballs.” Somebody sent in the life of our community. This is the Mackovic a copy, and he went ballistic at sense in which we stand on the shoulders the disrespect. He posted copies of the of giants, even though we may not know article in the locker room and got his team who they were. They are our citizens who so fired up that they came over here and have honored the Athenian Oath, inscribed beat Georgia 22-21. Phil was at the press on the base of our statue of Athena, which conference after the game when Mackovic stormed in still fuming in spite of his team’s concludes: “We will strive unceasingly to quicken incredible upset and demanded, “Where’s the public’s sense of civic duty. Thus, in all Macho?” Phil kept quiet, thankful that he these ways, we will transmit this City not had written under an alias. only, not less, but greater and more beautiPhil was so funny and cynical and irrevful than it was transmitted to us.” erent that we always felt we were wasting Phil Sanderlin might scoff at a working his talents covering government. Perhaps reporter being included in such company, we were, but for 26 years his was the but all his scrutiny of Athens indeed quicktrusted voice that told people what their government was doing, much as Blake Aued ened the public’s sense of civic duty and transmitted this city greater and more does today in Flagpole. As our political discourse has fragmented into ideology-driven beautiful to us. Can we do less? f

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Lessons From Louisiana A New Governor Finds a Way to Expand Medicaid

By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com This may be the first time Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written these words, but here goes: Georgia could learn a lesson from Louisiana.

On June 1, Louisiana became the first Deep South state to launch a Medicaid expansion program funded through the Affordable Care Act. That happened because of the upset victory last fall of Democrat John Bel Edwards in the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race. Where outgoing Gov. Bobby Jindal refused to expand Medicaid coverage, Edwards pledged to bring health care coverage to more low-income residents of the Pelican State. In less than three weeks since the expansion was launched, more than 200,000 had signed up for Medicaid coverage, with a goal of attracting at least 375,000 enrollees.

Louisianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rollout is being closely watched in other states where Medicaid expansion has been a non-starter, including Georgia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really do believe it [coordinating with SNAP signups] would work here,â&#x20AC;? said Amanda Ptashkin of Community Catalyst, a health care advocacy organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the lessons learned in Louisiana certainly will resonate with the Southern states.â&#x20AC;?

Whether the Louisiana model is followed or not, there is more talk in Georgia these days about the possibility of Medicaid expansion, even if it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t directly connected to the ACA. Gov. Nathan Deal and the legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Republican leadership have refused to accept the federal funding available for Medicaid expansion since 2014.

That refusal has cost Georgia nearly $9 billion and kept an estimated 650,000 citizens from getting healthcare coverage.

State Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford), who chairs the Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health and Human Services Committee, has been talking about the need for Georgia to bend a little so it

can get some of that money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to re-examine where you are because the times change, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay stagnant,â&#x20AC;?

Unterman said in a public radio interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the table, and we need to be open-minded.â&#x20AC;?

She suggested that Georgia could follow the example of Arkansas, which implemented a version of Medicaid expansion that required recipients to pay small premiums for their coverage. The federal government granted Arkansas a waiver to accomplish this. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The consumer would have to have some skin in the game,â&#x20AC;? Unterman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to give these people a handout, but if they contribute to what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to purchase or get, they have some skin in the game.â&#x20AC;?

One good reason to accept the federal funds is the precarious financial condition of many hospitals, particularly those in rural areas that treat a large number of indigent patients who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay their bills. Since 2013, at least five rural hospitals have shut down because of financial shortfalls. The latest one, North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay, was in the district of House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), one of the most powerful figures in state government.

If Georgia had agreed to Medicaid expansion three years ago, that federal money would have flowed to the hospitals and might have helped keep them in operation.

Ralston declined to talk about the issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are still more than six months before the 2017 session, and the speaker will be happy to chat in the future should developments warrant,â&#x20AC;? said his spokesman.

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By Blake Aued, John Huie, Kat Khoury and Louise Platter news@flagpole.com

Epps Bridge shopping centers are a muchdesired destination, but would require Oconee county’s permission. “We’re not leaving this county unless somebody else helps pay for it,” McDuffie said. (Transit costs are split among riders, local taxpayers and federal subsidies.) In the past commissioners have resisted making it easier for Athens residents to spend their money in another county. And reaching outlying locations takes longer, so it would require more buses or transfer points to the existing system.

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been changed in 20 years. “Maybe some Hired to take a fresh look at ACC’s bus [official] had some constituents out there, system, an outside consulting firm recomand wanted to run a bus out there,” he said. mends eliminating loops on several routes Consultants suggest eliminating the porto provide faster service, adding free wi-fi to buses and expanding service into Oconee tion of the route that loops along Vincent County.

RS&H, a Jacksonville, FL-based consultancy, surveyed or interviewed several hundred citizens and bus riders, and analyzed location and census data to find likely riders in underserved areas.

It specifically recommended a new route along Danielsville Road and Highway 29. Rachel Hatcher of RS&H presented an overview of the study to Athens-Clarke County commissioners last week— prompting Commissioner Jared Bailey to ask Transit Director Butch McDuffie why Bailey’s earlier suggestion of a route to that area had been dismissed. (McDuffie said he hadn’t hadn’t realized the potential demand there.)

A summary of the $185,000 study is on Athens Transit’s website. Survey respondents especially asked for more frequent service (an expensive item, requirA recent Athens Transit study recommended expanding service to Oconee County, among other things. ing more drivers and buses), it, but the Milledge bus takes too long, Drive, near Holland Park in the northern better on-time service, changes in routes Hatcher told the commission. Eastside resipart of the city. Other loops, too, could be and longer hours. Fares (at $1.75 for most dents “are either happy, or they didn’t show eliminated, with most routes becoming adults, with free transfers) were not a big more like direct shuttles, although there are up to talk to us,” McDuffie said. The study concern of bus riders, McDuffie said. recommends improving bike and pedestrian no immediate plans for any route changes.

“There’s some history behind these access within a mile of all bus routes, so Running buses to Caterpillar’s factory routes,” McDuffie said, noting that the people can reach the bus stops. off Atlanta Highway is not justified by the existing Barber/Chase route runs through “Many of the things we’ve recommended density or likely ridership, but van service low-density areas with a “very low proin the past, they’ve recommended again,” might be an option, McDuffie said. The pensity for transit ridership” and hasn’t

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he said. Surveys said over half of riders take the bus even though they own a car, and they ride because of environmental, parking or traffic concerns. (Many Athens Transit riders are students or UGA personnel.)

Already, real-time bus tracking is available via Google Transit, the Athens Transit website or a UGA mobile app that gets 10,000 hits a week. [John Huie] Orlando Vigil: Roughly 150 people gathered at the UGA Arch Monday, June 13 to hold a vigil for the 49 people killed in the June 12 shooting at Pulse, a gay dance club in Orlando, FL. The shooting was carried out by Omar Mateen, an American-born citizen with possible ties to radical Islam who was also reportedly a regular at the club. It was the most devastating terror attack in the U.S. since 9/11.

Liz Larson and Maureen McLaughlin saw that no vigil or tribute had been planned for the people of Athens to mourn the victims and began putting together the event. “I think it’s incredible. I mean, we started the event yesterday [June 12]. I think it’s great there’s a lot of LGBTQ people, all races—I don’t think there’s another town like Athens,” Larson said.

Maria Kindt of Athens band Family and Friends brought several local musicians together for the vigil, playing folk music leading up to the service. Reading a prayer she wrote specifically for the victims of the attack, Karen Slappey, vicar at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Atlanta, began the tributes.

Slappey and another minister, Renee DuBose of Athens’ Our Hope Metropolitan Community Church, reached out to Larson and McLaughlin when they heard the vigil was taking place. They wanted to speak non-denominationally in order to include all mourners’ faiths.

A vigil attendee read the John Donne

poem “Death be not Proud” before the names of 33 victims were read aloud by three people who took turns reading from the list. Larson held a small bell that she rang after each name, and as she finished the last of the 11 names she read, she choked back a few tears.

Since there was no final list of all the victims’ names yet, 50 seconds of silence were observed, during which time prayers were said and thoughts of love sent to the families of those killed or injured. Accompanied by vocals and percussion, the crowd passed around pages with the lyrics to the hymn “We Are a Gentle, Angry People” and sang together in remembrance.

DuBose called those standing beneath the Arch to action, urging them to find an organization, to do something and be active, asking, “How many times must we go to the graveside and wonder who’s next?” [Kat Khoury]

Downtown Bikes: The Athens Downtown Development Authority is working with Bike Athens to bring a new addition to downtown. A bicycle repair station will be installed near the Athens-Clarke County police substation on College Avenue.

The station will be set up so that bike riders will be able to conveniently fix any mishaps they might have with their bike.

“If you get a flat or your chain pops off or any other bad things happen, it will have permanently attached tools, so you can get your bike to the little bike repair station and fix it yourself,” ADDA Marketing Coordinator Elise LeQuire said.

Bike Athens, a nonprofit dedicated to providing the Athens community with more transportation choices, is working with the ADDA to make the repair station a reality.

While no specific date has been landed on for the unveiling of the station, LeQuire is confident that it will not be too far in the future. “It’s not tomorrow, but not two years either,” she said. [Louise Platter]

Yuuuuge News for Dawg and Trump Fans: Former UGA football coach Vince Dooley A Thousand Points of Life: Spoken-word stumped for presumptive Republican presipoet and activist Lemuel “Life” LaRoche was dential nominee Donald Trump at a rally recognized by President George H.W. Bush’s in Atlanta June 15. “You’re the one who’s Points of Light foundation for his work going to make America great again,” Dooley with Chess and Community, a nonprofit said, according to the Atlanta Journalthat uses the board game to teach, well, life Constitution. “God bless America. God bless lessons to at-risk youth. Go to the online Donald. The people have spoken.” version of this column to watch a Ted Talk The Dooleys have dabbled in politics for Life gave at UGA last decades. His wife, year. [BA] Barbara, ran unsucIf you get a flat or your cessfully for Congress Bytes for Bites: as a Republican in chain pops off or any The Technology 2002. The legendother bad things happen, it will Association of ary coach has been Georgia, TAG Athens recruited to run for have permanently attached and HUB magazine political office by both have formed a partparties, and he briefly tools, so you can get your bike considered enterto the little bike repair station nership with the Food Bank of Northeast ing the race for U.S. and fix it yourself.

Georgia to conduct a Senate as a Democrat statewide food drive. in 1986. Vince Dooley Companies will compete to see which one initially endorsed Jeb Bush, but now that can raise the most funds and donate the Bush has dropped out, he told the Athens Banner-Herald that Trump is a better choice most food per employee. Signup is through July 10, and the competition takes place than presumptive Democratic nominee July 11–22. For more, go to bit.ly/bytesfor Hillary Clinton, even though “I don’t bites. [BA] exactly agree with everything he’s done.”

Dooley’s star player, Herschel Walker, Do It for Yanzhou: Friends of a UGA is also on board the Trump train and has research scientist who was seriously injured been for almost a year. Walker, who played in a car crash last month have started a for The Donald’s New Jersey Generals in crowdfunding site for her. Yanzhou Zhang the now-defunct USFL, recently tweeted lost both of her legs below the knee, as well that Trump is “not a racist” (in spite of all as her unborn daughter, when a feed-truck the evidence to the contrary). Buck Belue, boom came loose and struck a pickup she who quarterbacked Dooley’s 1980 national was driving while she was returning from championship team, has also voiced his a trip to collect hemlock leaves. The site is support for Trump on a talk-radio show at chuffed.org/project/do-it-for-yanzhou.

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States—brands such as Lilith Fair, the Warped Tour and Lollapalooza. If Athens were to host its own festival, it would be about promoting music from the Athens region.

This aspect was non-negotiable, according to many associated with the festival.

“The focus has always been on Georgia and Athens bands, and we don’t want to stray from that,” says The Foundry’s Troy Aubrey, who has booked bands for AthFest since its third year. “People have [asked], ‘Why don’t you get big national acts?’ But why should we? It’s called AthFest. This is about showcasing the acts that are here and a group of people involved in the local music scene began living and working and breathing in Athens.” talking about putting together a festival, Jackson conAubrey has watched as the festival evolved and the nected it to downtown businesses. crowds grew. In the early years, the stage was the court“From my perspective, in the summertime, it was really house steps, along with a 10-by-10-foot pop-up tent with a slow,” he says, noting that at the time the University of small amp for solo or acoustic Georgia was on a quarter sysartists. “That was where John tem. “Helping downtown was Mayer played for $100, before part of [the festival]. Another anybody knew who he was,” part was trying to reclaim he says.

Athens as a music center. So “But it’s definitely evolved the people, they said, ‘Yes, it’s into a huge family event. I time to do this.’ And it was for bring my kids down there. downtown, and that allowed [KidsFest] has really grown to me to be involved.” be this bigger part of AthFest.

But holding a festival And it’s become more impordowntown comes with its tant to me as I have two kids. caveats. There are certain I can see the value of growing expenses that go along with that part of the festival.” closing downtown streets, This is where AthFest plugs such as paying for lost parkinto its current mission of ing-meter revenue, electricity being an educational tool. and a police presence. And per Helme says the mission of city rules, if your event takes AthFest Educates is to support place in a public street, it canthe community and youth not be a ticketed event. To access to art and music educaoffset these expenses, AthFest Jill Helme, executive director of AthFest Educates tion. “And one of the ways we added new features over the do that is provide a music and arts festival,” she says. “So years. For example, the post-festival Club Crawl adds more AthFest is an educational component in what it gives back than $50,000 to the budget through wristband and ticket to the community.” sales at downtown music venues. And the addition of Montgomery acknowledges that, over the years, some beer tents and commemorative glasses brings in another have questioned whether the festival should aim for big$25,000. ger crowds by bringing in larger national acts. But to him and Aubrey, the educational component is specifically learning about Athens music. Aubrey describes the club crawl as a “crash course” in local bands; Montgomery recalls a time years ago when Japancakes played on the main stage while parents arrived to pick up their kids, members of a Boy Scouts troop working the beverage tent.

“All these middle-aged parents were coming up and asking, ‘Who is this?’” he says. “They ended up buying CDs, but they never would have heard of this band otherwise.

AthFest educated them on the music. We were really educating the Athens community on the local music scene from the beginning, so some of those things are free for people to come down and see bands they wouldn’t see otherwise.”

A bigger budget could potentially draw some bigger But with a mission to bring people downtown to spend names, adds Helme, but that’s not the point. Sure, every money in local shops and restaurants, a revenue stream band gets some sort of compensation—that was part of from beer sales becomes a double-edged sword. When AthFest from the beginning—but it’s more about showcasconcertgoers sip beers in the festival’s beer garden, they’re ing the local talent. “We would love to have our band budsupporting AthFest Educates. When they sip a beer in the get bigger, but it’s still regional. The whole focus of AthFest courtyard at Ted’s Most Best just a few yards away, they’re is celebrating our local and regional talent,” she says. “We’re supporting a local business. Neither one is a wrong decinot striving to be a Bonnaroo or Coachella; that’s not the sion—but is the model sustainable? goal in any way, shape or form.”

That’s another reason why Helme says charging admission to AthFest is a non-starter. A ticketed event means Along with bringing people downtown, AthFest organiz- not everyone has the means to go, and the point of AthFest is to showcase the music to everyone. Moving the festival ers agreed that the festival should also be a showcase for to a park outside of downtown would allow for ticketing, Athens music. At the time, large-scale outdoor festivals in but would also change the vibe of the event. From the the United Kingdom inspired festivals across the United

Economic or Education?

In Its 20th Year, AthFest Tries to Pinpoint Its Mission

By Kristen Morales news@flagpole.com

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group sat upstairs at the former Athens Brewing Company and faced a deadline: It was six weeks until Athens’ first downtown music festival.

Could they pull it off?

They decided to jump. And in July 1997, with some sound equipment set up on the steps of the courthouse on Washington Street, AthFest was born.

Today, that homegrown festival encompasses about 40 bands among three professionally produced stages on the other side of downtown, plus a nighttime club crawl and various spinoff events throughout the weekend. But despite all its growth, one thing hasn’t changed in its 20-year history: the festival’s shoestring budget.

“Where we can put in new revenue streams, we do,” says Jill Helme, executive director of AthFest Educates, the music and arts education nonprofit that now puts on AthFest. This year’s projected budget for the festival, for example, calculates a net loss of more than $12,000, even including new ideas such as selling special beer mugs, which netted the organization $6,000 last year, as well as a $5,000 grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts.

“Last year one of our board members had the idea of doing the beer mugs; they sold out on Friday night in a couple hours,” says Helme. “So we were like, ‘OK, we’ll do that again this year.’ And that was an additional $3,000. So it’s those kind of things—but they are these tiny merchandise options. We don’t have the grand-scale solution.”

This has led organizers to wonder, is it even worth putting on AthFest anymore, if it’s not pulling in money for its parent nonprofit’s mission?

Jeff Montgomery, the public information officer for Athens-Clarke County, was among those who attended the first planning meetings for AthFest 20 years ago. He recalls a similar struggle to turn a profit, even in the early days. “Some years we did really well and had a surplus, and some years we got really close, and other years we lost some,” he says. “But it all went back into the festival one way or another. There was a sense that, ‘Hey, if we made some seed money it gives us a chance to… produce the CDs earlier. Or maybe now we can have two stages, so we can do some more and hopefully draw more people.’”

These days it’s the AthHalf half marathon that brings in the most money for AthFest Educates, and the focus of the festival has widened in the process. Originally started to bring people downtown during a particularly dead time of year, today the music festival aims to do that, while also showcasing local music, educating the general population about music and the arts and maybe—maybe— bringing in some money for AthFest Educates.

Bringing People Downtown Art Jackson, who was director of the Athens Downtown Development Authority when AthFest first kicked off, says that, at the time, many businesses were still reeling from the empty promises of the Olympics. In 1996, Athens was told crowds of international visitors would come to watch soccer and gymnastics events, eager to eat Southern barbecue and shop in local stores. But that’s not what happened.

“We had great expectations of people from all over the world. But it was a sporting event, and I’d say 90 percent of the people came from the Southeast,” he says. So when

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perspective of AthFest Educates, the festival is helping to fulfill an educational component by giving back to the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately, the largest part of our funding comes from the half marathon,â&#x20AC;? Helme says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a good year, in the best of years, we hope that we at least break even. So we do want the festival to be a fundraiser for AthFest Educates, but the larger impact of the festival is the educational component for all ages.â&#x20AC;?

Bringing Focus to the Festival Paul Jamieson is executive director of SunFest, a music and arts festival that takes place in downtown West Palm Beach, FL. Like AthFest, the 30-year-old festival began as a way to bring people to downtown West Palm Beach and fill hotel rooms. But over the course of SunFestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen a transformation in its lineup and its focus. For example, in the late 1990s performers included Kenny G, Patti LaBelle and Little Feat. This year, headliners included Duran Duran, Alabama Shakes, Death Cab for Cutie and Rick Springfield.

What changed? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What worked for SunFest was we needed to focus,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were created for economic impact, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a music festival. And in order to compete, we needed to up our game, talent-wise.â&#x20AC;?

In his decades working in the festival industry, this is the one mistake he says he sees festivals and fairs make.

SunFest was lucky, he notes, because it was around for about a decade before outdoor concerts really took off, giving them time to work out the kinks and figure out who they wanted to be. But Jamieson has also consulted with events around the country, and time and again, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lack of focus that makes the event a struggle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrongâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the beauty of a festival is thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no right or wrong way,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But first they need to make a decision. Set a priority.â&#x20AC;?

Even though SunFest charges admission to the five-day festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ranging from $35â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$90â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jamieson says because the organization is a nonprofit, they keep ticket prices as low as possible. But being able to charge admission does change the dynamics of a show and has an obvious effect on an eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom line. That said, other veteran concert promoters interviewed for this story agree it is possible to make money off a free outdoor festival, but what turns a profit in that case is merchandise, food and drink sales.

For example, several free outdoor concerts in Atlanta work because they are located in a city park, and attendees buy food and drinks at the event. But AthFestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location downtown, amid bars and restaurants that are supposed to be benefiting from the crowds, complicates that aspect.

Jamieson points to Musikfest, a music festival in Bethlehem, PA, that has both free and ticketed areas. More than 500 bands perform on a free stage, while an adjacent downtown park hosts headliners for the ticketed portion of the festival.

Aubrey says his current strategy is to schedule some bigger-name acts earlier in the evening to bring people out for more of the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have bigger bands starting earlier in the day; the goal is to get more people down there earlier,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly looking to get certain audiences out there earlier in the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a goal. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working with the 40 Watt to produce wristband-only shows.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to get bigger acts.â&#x20AC;?

Right now, no one can predict whether this will give a boost to downtown. The one unknown in all of AthFestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history is the actual economic impact it has on downtown businesses, Helme says. Nobody has done a study, and with more than 15,000 UGA students taking classes over the summer, downtown is not as dead in June as it once was.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $5,100 to hire the UGA Terry College of Business as a consultant to figure that out, says Helme. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s asked the ADDAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which already subsidizes AthFest to the tune of $10,000â&#x20AC;&#x201D;for help, but the authority is waiting until the end of the fiscal year to see how much money it has. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for AthFest Educates to justify that expense, Helme says, when the festival isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consistently turning a profit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But those are the things where we can turn around and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving back to the city in terms of tax revenue,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There a lot of money that we pay out to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;barricades, electrical, police, parking. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cost to them, too. I understand the city canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give it to you for free, but it would be nice to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;See how much revenue weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bringing in?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? f

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Happy 20th, AthFest

Favorite Memories From Folks Who Were There

By Nathan Kerce and Gabe Vodicka music@flagpole.com

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honor of AthFest turning 20, Flagpole reached out to local musicians, writers and festival organizers and asked them to reflect on their favorite AthFest memories from the last two decades. Here are a few of their stories.

Art Jackson, former ADDA director In December 1996, Brian Nummer, owner and brewmaster of the Athens Brewing Co., called me about starting an arts and crafts festival in the slow, students-gone summer season. We decided that I would invite five or six folks to join us for dinner around one of the long brewpub tables. The community marketing philosophy at the time was to build on your strengths, and it quickly became evident that this initial group thought our strongest local asset was not necessarily arts and crafts, but music. (We later estimated that the music industry was in fact the county’s fourth largest employer.)

We met over pizza and beer every Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. I think at the first few meetings the Athens Downtown Development Authority provided the pizza; Brian, the beer. Everyone invited new people each week. It was a very inclusive process. If anyone came back a second time, they were on the committee. In six months the planning committee grew to over 20 and had recruited 13 participating clubs, 71 bands and around 50 volunteers.

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reputation were rebuffed by some of the major players as being contrary to the “free spirit” of the alternative music scene. But as other cities, like Seattle, Austin, TX and Atlanta, developed their own sound, Athens was losing ground. Although touring bands liked to play the small college-town venues, Athens was losing its visibility and reputation as an alternative music incubator.

On July 18–19, 1997, the free outdoor stage featured bands Friday night until 9 p.m. and Saturday from 2–9 p.m. The club venues started each night at 9 p.m. and ran until their normal 2 a.m. closing. The outdoor stage was located on the courthouse steps. (The first Friday band was delayed by about 20 minutes until court adjourned.)

Each night over 6,000 fans crammed into the clubs and restaurants. The event was not only successful in bringing students back for a weekend, it also attracted large Atlanta and South Carolina crowds. And, most important, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the first AthFest broke even and ended up about $1,300 in the black!

David Barbe, Chase Park Transduction In 1989 Jared Bailey came home from a trip to Austin, TX to go to this thing I had never heard of called “South by Southwest.”

It sounded great—outdoor stages, a club crawl, bands from all over the place. He was completely energized by his experience in Austin. He told me he wanted to create something like that in Athens, which sounded like an actually doable pipe dream.

When the first AthFest finally became a reality in 1997, I didn’t get to see one bit of it. Chase Park Transduction had opened about a month before, and I was working at the studio the whole time, mixing Harvey Milk’s The Pleaser. The band went downtown and played their set, but their description of it was as close as I got. Nose to the grindstone and all that, but I still love that record. Regardless, kudos to Jared for making it happen.

Jeff Montgomery, ACC public information officer Finding one memory from 14 years of helping organize AthFest and 10 years of staffing the athensmusic.net booth during the festival is a challenging task, but one very vivid one comes into play from 2001.

While staffing the athensmusic.net booth with my business partner and fellow AthFest organizer Troy Aubrey, we were puzzled by a steady stream of middleaged parents who were not the typical Japancakes crowd buying out our batch of Japancakes CDs. Most were coming to pick up their Scouts, who had been helping out at the AthFest concession stands, and were fascinated by the amazing band on stage.

It dawned on me then that this was why AthFest was so important to Athens. This

was why we needed to continue volunteering so much time, blood, sweat and tears all year to make it happen. It was the power of AthFest to showcase local music to far more people than those who were able to go to the 40 Watt at midnight or who knew about “Sound of the City” on WUOG. This was an important way for potentially so many more people to learn more about their music community and support the musicians who were part of it.

That’s what kept me helping out the festival for another decade.

For me, AthFest’s educational mission started on day one by educating the community on the music that is made here in the community. I’ve said for years that I can just about guarantee that anyone can find not only music that they like in Athens, but music they love in Athens. Many have fallen in love with Athens music—I know I have— due to AthFest, and I hope they are able to continue to do so for many years to come.

Gordon Lamb, Flagpole In the spring of 1997, I was working at Wuxtry Records when my friend Monty, who owned the Lunch Paper bar across the street, came in and asked me if my band, A Mercy Union, wanted to play this new “Athens Music Festival.” Nobody really knew what it was, and it was a little confusing because there had already been two events named Athens Music Festival (in 1988 and 1989) held at the old Athens Fairgrounds, as well as another large

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outdoor event named SuperJam in the same location.

I imagined that this new event was going to be something like those. I was wholly unfamiliar with the notion of “club crawl” events. It was difficult being a band like ours—a melodic, speedy mix of vaguely mod influences with a healthy dose of Hüsker Dü-isms—in 1990s Athens. So it was a real treat to all of the sudden play in front of 100 people or so when we’d only regularly been playing to 10–20.

Monty asked us to play again in 1998, so we used that as an opportunity to throw a break-up show. In a weird twist of circularity, original AthFest organizer Jared Bailey was also the person who’d given A Mercy Union our very first show six years prior at the 40 Watt. Anyway, it’s pretty amazing how steady and consistent AthFest has been over 20 years, because this type of work is incredibly difficult and almost totally thankless.

nervous about it, as I hadn’t sang live much before, and had my doubts on whether people would actually like the song or think we were dumb for playing it. During the bridge of our song “This Graceless Planet,” we segued into the cover, and people went nuts! Everyone was dancing and singing along, and I got my two minutes of vocal diva fame, which was exhilarating.

After the cover, we triumphantly finished the second half of our own song, and the thunderous applause made it feel like we had just won an Olympic medal for strangest song mash-up in history.

Definitely one of the best AthFest shows we ever played!

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Gabe Vodicka, Flagpole As a 19-year-old, getting paid (not a lot, mind you, but paid nonetheless) to play a legit festival was a big deal. In my view,

Vanessa Hay, Pylon In the early part of 2004, Randy Bewley contacted me and our former bandmates from Pylon to see if we would be interested in playing together again, just for fun.

This was our third incarnation.

Practicing together was sort of like cranking up an old jet aircraft, Curtis Crowe noted.

It still worked, and it was a lot of fun.

We played live in August 2004 at Little Kings, before Curtis was whisked away by his job working on the TV show “Lost.” We managed to play a few more special dates as schedules allowed, including New Year’s Eve at the 40 Watt with Elf Power and the Atlanta Heroes Awards in honor of the B­-52s.

Pylon performed at AthFest 2005 on Friday, June 24. We always tried to do something special for our shows. In this case, I had the idea of doing Gordon Lamb something for the audience that’s AthFest’s most significant role: It instead of the stage. We gave out 500 pink continues to provide validation and encourballoons with a new Pylon logo designed agement to so many young, eager local

by Michael Lachowski. It was crazy looking over the audience to see that sea of balloons­ musicians. In 2005 my band at the time was so pumped to play the Club Crawl—at Tasty —definitely a memorable moment for me.

World, I believe—that we decided to use the The first part of our set was a bit rough, occasion to ostentatiously transition from and Randy had an amp die early in the set. our very dumb original band name to an Bryan Poole got Randy one of his amps, even dumber new one. Few people cared (or while Michael remarked to the audience even noticed), but we rode the high of that on the beauty of the moon and the good show for weeks. weather. The second half of the set felt much better, with the audience dancing and Andrew Rieger, Elf Power getting into it. I have no idea how many AthFest is always a good opportunity to people showed up, but it looked like a lot. see a lot of local bands in a short time span.

We had a great time.

If you have the stamina, you can see 10–20 bands over the course of the festival. Some Sam Paulsen, Girls Own Love We Versus the Shark first played AthFest will be great, some will suck, some will be just OK, and some that suck one year may in 2004, downstairs at a packed-out Tasty be great by the next year, but it’s always fun World, along with all of our Chi House-era for me to wander around and try to see as buddy bands. We were headlining, and with many different bands as I can. Here are five the usual delayed schedule of a hectic festiperformances that have stuck out over the val show, we didn’t hit the stage until right years. before 2 a.m. The venue was still packed, 1. Pylon (outdoor stage, 2005): I was though, and Murphy told us just to keep lucky enough to see all of Pylon’s local playing and he’d deal with the cops if they shows when they got back together from showed up (what a guy!).

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He then seamlessly transitioned into hosting a booty-shaking competition, with random people from the crowd jumping on stage and shaking their asses. I was mesmerized. As soon as the set ended, a guy in front of me turned around and spewed vomit all over my brand new shoes. I was upset, and the smell was so vile I ended up having to just throw them in the garbage later that night, but because of Bubba Sparxxx, I was able to leave the festival with a smile plastered on my face. Thanks, Bubba.

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2. Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs (outdoor stage, 2010): Few people seem to realize that garage-rock legend Holly Golightly (best known for her collaborations with the White Stripes and Billy Childish) and her partner Lawyer Dave live among us out in Danielsville, as they rarely play locally. This show was a wonderfully stripped-down and low-key performance of her sublime mix of garage-rock, country and blues.

3. Dark Meat (outdoor stage, 2008): Local mega-group filled the stage with 20-odd band members thrashing wildly, supplying the crowd with their jubilant, dissonant sonic stew.

4. The Glands (outdoor stage, 2012): One of the very best bands to ever emerge from Athens. This show saw The Glands debuting some highly anticipated new songs that mixed seamlessly with singer-songwriter Ross Shapiroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much-beloved classics from their two legendary albums.

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5. Timmy and The Tumblers (Flicker Bar, 2015): This bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final show was a sweaty, booze-fueled wonder, with Tim Schreiber living up to his moniker, wildly tumbling and cavorting about while rocking with furious abandon.

Nathan Kerce, Flagpole Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve attended AthFest every year since the inaugural celebration in 1997. In 2009 my friends and I got the opportunity to play AthFest after winning a battle of the bands competition at our local high school. It was sparsely attended and poorly received, but still, I got to play AthFest! Growing up with this festival as a part of my life means I have a lot of great, lifetime-defining musical moments to reflect on and cherish.

My all-time favorite AthFest memory comes from AthFest 2010. Bubba Sparxxx was headlining and coming towards the end of his 30-minute set. This was when the festival was flirting with the notion of having a second â&#x20AC;&#x153;mainâ&#x20AC;? stage that would mostly be filled with hip hop acts.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve attended every year since 2004, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really all one big highlight. I could write a book about the greatest performances Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve viewed and experiences Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had, but there was one moment as a performer that I can say was my personal favorite. During Reptarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set on the main stage outside in 2012, I inadvertently lacerated my forehead in a moment of unhinged rock mania as my guitar collided with my skull during a solo.

For the next 40 minutes, my face was a gory mess, and to my own horror, I noticed a group of three under-10 girls with their father standing directly in front of my side of the stage, between the stage and the barricade, and I assumed that I must surely have traumatized them with my crimson spew.

After the show, once Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been cleaned up by AthFestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medics, I put my glasses on and noticed that those kids and their dad were waiting nearby. Dad motioned me over, and I was so nervous to meet these kids because, well, having a big gash on your head just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a good look for the children. But I kneeled down and introduced myself to them, and the tiniest of the tinies just pointed at me and said, excitedly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look like Harry Potter!â&#x20AC;? They seemed really happy. f

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Ten Local Acts to See at AthFest ✯ A Handy Club Crawl Primer ✯

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here are plenty of must-see out-of-towners on the 2016 lineup (Black Lips, The Coathangers, The Dexateens and Arrested Development, to name a few), but AthFest has always been first and foremost a celebration of Athens music. And guess what? There’s a whole lot to celebrate this year. Whether you’re a visitor popping in for the weekend or a local in need of a refresher, here are 10 local acts you’d do well to check out during the festival’s two-night Club Crawl. Check out the full AthFest schedule in the program insert in this week’s issue or at flagpole.com.

Nihilist Cheerleader

10 p.m. Friday, Little Kings Shuffle Club

This female-fronted garage-punk band embraces rage, revolt and revolution in quick, two-minute songs about fighting one’s enemies and being alone on dark nights.

After releasing an EP in 2015 titled Parkour, Nihilist Cheerleader continued to play constantly around town until the release of its second EP, Truth or Dare, in January. The group’s charismatic stage presence makes for a great live show; try to resist the urge to yell every chorus at the top of your lungs. [Maria Lewczyk]

Haunted Shed

10 p.m. Friday, Hendershot’s Coffee Bar

With a murderers’-row lineup that includes members of The Glands, Kenosha Kid and Moths, brand new local four-piece Haunted Shed is fronted by the virtuosic, versatile guitarist and songwriter Etienne de Rocher, who also handles keyboards and the occasional bit of harmonica. The group compiles each member’s influences into a whip-smart rock and roll stew that owes equally to contemporary jazz and ’90s indie. [Gabe Vodicka]

Wieuca

11 p.m. Friday, Caledonia Lounge

Since forming all the way back in 2012, local foursome Wieuca has evolved from a messy, Pavement-aping slackrock outfit to one of the coolest and most cohesive bands in town. Blending catchy vocals with half-drunk guitar interplay and razor-sharp rhythms à la Parquet Courts, the group also flirts with anthemic Southern rock and jammy psychedelia. There’s also a healthy dose of irony to keep things fun. New single “Canadian Tuxedo,” from an anticipated upcoming full-length, showcases the group’s steady new sound. [GV]

Jianna Justice

11:30 p.m. Friday, The World Famous

Though it started as a solo project, this twee-pop group now has three members and a fuller sound. While earlier tracks were minimalist with simple riffs and straightforward vocals, the addition of drums and bass has solidified the band as one of Athens’ must-see acts. The current version of Jianna Justice has released two singles, “Plant Growth” and “Twenty.” They’re airy and composed without taking themselves too seriously. If you dig soft female vocalists with lyrics about slushies and early adulthood, Jianna Justice is the candy for that sweet tooth. [ML]

Purses

12 a.m. Friday, Ciné

A relatively new supergroup-of-sorts boasting members of Modern Skirts, Blue Blood and Grand Vapids, Purses is led by singer and guitarist Drew Beskin—formerly of pop-rockers The District Attorneys—and also features the steady backbeat of local drummer extraordinaire Jeremy Wheatley. Beskin’s songwriting has never been better, and

flagpole Athens Music Awards Show Returns Jason Thrasher

On Thursday, June 23, the Flagpole Athens Music Awards show returns to the Morton Theatre downtown. The 18th annual awards show celebrates the artists who continue to make the Classic City an internationally recognized hotspot for new music, with a full evening of performances, award presentations and much more.

This year’s show features live music from Athens band Mothers, which has toured Europe and the U.S. over the last several months in support of a fantastic debut album that has earned the group praise from national outlets like NPR, Pitchfork and Stereogum—not to mention a Flagpole cover story in early March.

The Pylon Reenactment Society, a tribute band led by Pylon singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay, will also perform a selection of classic Pylon tunes.

Electronic trio Yip Deceiver will appear, playing a set of its highoctane pop, and the Athens Cowboy Choir and Athens Tango Project round out the bill, with two tastes of something different sure to awe and entertain.

Throughout the evening, awards Yip Deceiver will be handed out in more than 20 categories. As usual, winners were decided by reader vote based on a ballot designed by yours truly—Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka—and a panel of local-music experts.

Tickets for the awards show are only $5 with an AthFest wristband (or $8 in advance, $10 at the door without one), and available at Flagpole HQ (220 Prince Ave.) or the Morton box office. It’s one of the most memorable nights each year in Athens music. Don’t miss it. [Gabe Vodicka]

his capable supporting cast helps temper his bombastic Britpop urges, creating a more easygoing, vaguely psychedelic brand of open-road Americana. [GV]

The Hernies

1 a.m. Friday, The World Famous

Since making baby steps into the scene a few years ago, The Hernies have undergone a couple of lineup changes and a significant change in sound. Initially, the group’s music straddled the DMZ between shambolic psychedelia and personal storytelling. About a year ago, everything seemed to tighten up overnight, and now the band easily claims “most improved” status. The Hernies are among Athens’ most effective progenitors of guitar-centric indie rock, featuring tightly focused songwriting, entertaining performances and eminently hummable tuneage. [Gordon Lamb]

Art Contest

9 p.m. Saturday, Caledonia Lounge

So many bands populate their hype sheets by saying they “came out of nowhere” and “took [such and such town] by storm.” It’s usually all lies, but Art Contest actually did both of these things. Between this time last year and now, this duo helped usher a solid portion of the local scene back to its early ’80s roots with a sound that said “dance, don’t think.” Art Contest specializes in tightly wound compositions that pivot on unanticipated changes, asymmetrical structures and driving beats. [GL]

Neighbor Lady

10 p.m. Saturday, Little Kings Shuffle Club

Featuring swooning vocals over simple guitar accompaniments, indie-folk ensemble Neighbor Lady is hauntingly beautiful. With a new song called “Consider Me Mean” on the MOEKE Records Summer Singles compilation album, Neighbor Lady is continuing to introduce its sound to the world. The band was also featured on a Backlight Productions music session, which travels to artists’ homes to catch a glimpse of their creative process. Neighbor Lady’s momentum has much to do with the honest, confessional connection the band makes with its audience. [ML]

Lingua Franca 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Ciné

As a member of the burgeoning Space Dungeon Collective, Athens MC Lingua Franca has helped usher in an exciting new era in local hip hop. She and her cohorts’ retro-leaning style is antithetical to the sharp, futuristic trap sounds coming out of our state’s capital, but it’s no less essential. The recent Hot Corner Hip Hop series at The World Famous has helped bridge the gap between townies and rap heads, and Lingua Franca has been at the center of it all. Her set Saturday is part of the third annual AthFest hip hop showcase at Ciné; camp out awhile and get caught up on a booming local scene. [GV]

Wanda

12 a.m. Saturday, Little Kings Shuffle Club

One of the most compelling live bands right now in Athens, Wanda earns that distinction on the strength of bandleader Avery Draut’s graceful vocals and her backing group’s clean, clever playing style. Wanda’s music is beachy but bold, ethereal but somehow earthy. There’s not much going on that’s complicated, but it’s totally captivating nonetheless. A long-awaited debut album is in the works; here’s a chance to grab a sneak peek at what the band has in store. [GV] f

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com OUT OF THE BOX AND INTO THE STREETS: Composer T.S. Woodward has, at long last, prepared his album How To Breathe Underwater for release. For the past few years I’ve reported on the record’s development and its genesis as a senior thesis for Woodward’s self-created interdisciplinary studies major Popular Music Composition, which he designed after being denied admittance to UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music in 2012 because of his lack of formal training. Through this route he was able to gain access to the music school’s resources, and the results are great. Largely centered around piano pieces, the album combines three moods. The first four tracks are fairly traditionally composed, the second five function as interstitial music, and the final seven were recorded live at the music school’s Black Box studio. The other cuts were recorded at Gypsy Farm Studio. Woodward is currently undertaking a fundraising effort to facilitate cassette duplication and booklet printing for the release, and the window to donate is quickly closing. He’ll release the record Aug. 19 with a show at Flicker, but his band will play AthFest on Friday, June 24 on the Hull Street Stage.

Visit tswoodward.com to see the campaign and read further information.

BLACKFISH: The new release from Orca Mug is titled Yeah, The Void, and it’s the work of JJ Posway (Scooterbabe, T.S. Woodward Aprotag), but a couple of tracks feature poet Brett Bennett reading her work—it’s better than that sentence reads, so don’t judge yet—and those tracks (“We Are Very, Very Small” and “Somewhere…

Forever…”) are the most emotionally fulfilling on this fivesong outing. After thoroughly enjoying Posway’s other projects, especially the ambient/experimental Aprotag, I had higher hopes for this. It’s a slippery, vaguely vaporwave-ish thing that mostly meanders around; it may indeed appeal to its presumably intended audience of recent graduates, but, to crib Gertrude Stein, there is no there there. Overall, it’s disappointingly unfocused, and the whole project feels, at this point, unworthy of Posway’s time. Your mileage may vary, of course, so click through to orcamug.bandcamp.com and press the gas or be a pal over at facebook.com/orcamug.

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entire record is as good as the lead single, “Beach Flowers,” it’s gonna be a nice way to ride out the last days of summer when this comes out Aug. 12. The track is a deft passel of synthesizers, acoustic and electronic beats, perfect pop vocals and arrangement. It’s the best work she’s done, and I’m looking forward to hearing the whole album. It’ll come out on vinyl (both white and plain black) and CD, and prices range from $28 for the white vinyl down to $13 for the regular CD. Check it out at rubytherabbitfoot.bandcamp. com and facebook.com/rubytherabbitfoot.

CALL NOW: Dream weaver Dillon McCabe just released a new Stay At Home Dad album named, cleverly enough, Hit Singles In Ur Area. In this case I’m pretty sure he means “Ur” as in “your,” and not the ancient Mesopotamian city, the ruins of which are in modern-day Iraq, but who knows, right? In any case, McCabe does his beat-y best here, taking the listener through his synthy Ableton avenues of inside humor, a tad too many hip hop samples and sometimesshimmering examples of telephone hold music (mostly on “That’s Not What I Meant”).

Hats off to McCabe for his foresight to include a sample of Gucci Mane’s “My Chain” on the track “Glow,” which we can now all use as an anthem celebrating Gucci’s recent release from lock-up.

Respect! This record worked better for me through the headphones than in the car in terms of mood displacement and vibe conjuring. So try it that way. Dig it like I did at 1800stayathomedad.bandcamp.com.

ZOO MUSIC: By the time you read this, one of Athens’ darkest, heaviest and most effectively anguished bands, Vincas, will have released its new album, Deep In the Well. It comes courtesy of Minneapolis label Learning Curve Records, and it’s just guts-out great. The band wears its Australian post-punk influences (The Birthday Party, The Scientists, et al) fully on its sleeve, but it’s also ripped up that sleeve so much that it’s a bloodstained mess. It’s telling that two of the most immediately catchy songs here are titled “Death March” and “Hammer.” The rest crawls and moans and sweats and howls and, you know, rules. Check out vincas. bandcamp.com for more info and learningcurverecords.com for ordering info. f

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The Starter Kits has been in the works for years, and the record functions as “basically a greatest hits” collection, according to frontman Mikey Dwyer. Opener “Pretty Girls” is a catchy punk number featuring a bouncy keyboard line that adds levity to an otherwise gritty performance. Most of the album’s eight rollicking, Southern rock-tinged tunes center on Dwyer’s charismatic baritone, which shines when given space, as on the slow-simmering “Burn” and the psychedelic-noir ballad “Insatiable.”

The Starter Kits is a fine farewell from a group whose music is nonetheless best heard in the live setting.

Though the band appears to be done for now—bassist Jamie Coulter will move to Colorado this summer—they’ll play one last show at this year’s AthFest. Y’all know what to do. [Gabe Vodicka]

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From Flowers to Festivals Catching Up With AthFest Theme Artist Lou Kregel

By Madeline Bates arts@flagpole.com Lou Kregel sips a cup of coffee on the sunny patio of Big City Bread. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sitting at a cafĂŠ table in sight of her first chrysanthemum mural, today a green flash behind a stack of shiny aluminum chairs. Her colorful, mandala-like blooms have become her public trademark over the last nine years, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a prolific designer in town since 1992.

Kregelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designs are currently decorating Athens by way of posters, yard signs and billboards to usher in the 20th anniversary of the AthFest Music and Arts Festival, and will appear again later this fall during the AthHalf half marathon. Each year a local artist is selected by a committee to design a unique themeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;appearing on T-shirts, the AthFest compilation CD and other merch goodiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Kregel was selected specially for the milestone year.

Her AthFest 2016 logo is a boldly colored composition of intersecting diagonals, inspired by the clean lines, simple shapes and flat colors of Russian Constructivism, a functional, social arts movement promoting utopian ideals and unity in the face of adversity. The design originated as a component in the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major commission while living in Florida: paint-patterning the interior of a 3,000square-foot nightclub in Tampa. The nightclubâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; unfortunately now leveled for new developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wanted to incorporate a stylized Budweiser sign into the wall paintings, but the idea was later scrapped. The design has since been collecting dust in Kregelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portfolio, but was given new life to suit the AthFest creative vision.

Textiles in Texas Retro patterns have always appealed to Kregel. She studied textile design in college, learning a great deal about graphic design in the process. She also comes from a family of Texas draftsmen, and was naturally drawn to her university libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large catalog of mid-century architectural magazines. While her current work increasingly reflects the 1960s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s, drawing from such sources as interior design, architecture and graphic arts, the distinctive shapes of the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s remain her primary inspiration.

In school, Kregel repeated the same class over and over just to have access to the textile-printing studio. Watching the birds flit over a fallen biscuit, the artist recalls sneaking into the second-story window of her art schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studios to print all night. After selling her student work in Dallas on the weekends, Kregel began her working artistic life at 21 as a billboard painter. A fondness for large-scale painting seems to have stuck over the decades, leading her to produce more than 70 chrysanthemum murals since 2007.

The Art of Mass Production Kregel is drawn towards functional art, especially massproduced forms of graphic and interior design. Her patterns have made their way onto coffee mugs, rugs, custom drum sets and restaurant backsplashes. She isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bothered that her mural at Big City Bread has become a backdrop for storage, as it reflects that the art is a living part of the environment.

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For Kregel, the beauty in creating mass-produced art objects or patterns like her murals is that they act as a backdrop to the social action occurring around them. These objects support artful living and encourage a heightened enjoyment of surroundings. The precision of her patterns is achieved through careful handcrafted effort rather than computer generation, creating a compelling visual tension between man and machine that the artist says only adds to the humanity of the work.

Building the Future, Looking at the Past The artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to design, not necessarily to continuously produce unique works of art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to be intellectually satisfied with one-off products,â&#x20AC;? Kregel says before sinking another bite into a strawberry jam-smeared biscuit.

Processes of manufacturing and multiple printing have always fascinated Kregel, who likes to imagine the mysterious system behind transforming a blank bolster of fabric to curtains at J.C. Penny. While she has tried to work with large production companies in the past, the constraints of working with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mainstream retail have been disappointing. Most companies advise her to tone down her colorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of the most distinctive aspects of her workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in order to appeal to a more general audience.

To overcome such obstacles, Kregel is currently working towards forming her own design company. Her first product on the horizon is a large, rounded edge square table that recalls influences of midcentury Eames design with the Herman Miller Design Company.

Surprisingly, Kregelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite artistic period is prehistoric cave art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art history is the history of humanity exploring itself,â&#x20AC;? she says, and the fire and animals our ancestors smeared on cave interiors in ochre and ash was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;basic expression of the human will to survive.â&#x20AC;? This primitive art essentially conveys humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need to remember the past as well as to give form to the dreams of the yet-to-come.

Kregelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deceptively simple art lends itself perfectly to the AthFest mission. A design based on social unity could hardly be more fitting for a festival that has brought the town together to celebrate the arts for the last 20 years, keeping the creative spirit of Athens alive. f

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By Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com The thing about Mimi Maumus as a chef and a business owner is that she’s going to be really annoyed with the fact that I don’t like her cornbread. Put aside the fact that nearly everything at her restaurant and catering operation, home.made (1072 Baxter St., 706-206-9216), which recently expanded to offer dinner as well as Saturday lunch, is perfect or close to it. She cares about the details, which is both why she’ll be annoyed and what makes her good at what she does.

Most catering businesses can’t make the leap to a full-service sit-down operation.

It’s a different kind of thing. But Maumus worked at Five & Ten for a long time, so she has a well-honed grasp of fine dining and how to blend its characteristics with a quieter, homier operation. There are probably three times as many seats as there were previously, so the fact that the new servers seem as if they’ve been working their jobs forever (in a good way, not a bad one) is incredibly impressive. They are friendly and unobtrusive in the best combination, capable of pulling a check from the table with graceful stealth but always there when you want them. It’s all the more laudable when you consider the fact that the place is packed; more than likely, you’ll have to park across the street, even if you arrive early.

The lunch menu is familiar but no less well-executed than ever, with Maumus’ famed pickled deviled eggs, pepper-jellyseasoned candied pecans, Swanee Bites (cheese straws sandwiching pimento cheese and rolled in pecans), housemade pickles and dates stuffed with pimento cheese for little bites to whet your appetite at the top of the list. A sandwich like the Gringo (cumin and chile-rubbed Ashley Farms chicken with pimento mayo, pickled jalapeños, fermented salsa, lettuce, avocado and queso dip) sounds like a punch in the

mouth but is much more refined than that (more like a slap with a fancy glove).

You should, however, leave the fat wooden toothpick that holds it together in place as long as you can.

A hot vegetable plate (two choices for $7 or three for $10) comes with each dish in its own ramekin, grouped on a plate that will test your wrist strength.

Classics are admirable for how classic home.made they remain. There’s nothing weird about the squash casserole, but there’s also nothing pre-packaged or shortcut about it. It’s just straightforward cooking that appreciates its ingredients.

The mac and cheese may use penne, but it, too, is simple and confident, topped with a heavy dusting of excellent breadcrumbs.

The cornbread (sorry!) is too fine and a little too sweet, which is not to say it is full of sugar and more just that it is sweet at all.

The tomato pie is a big old burst of flavor.

But most of that was already true.

Dinner is the real step forward. I had just about given up on ever having a decent risotto in a restaurant—the dish is almost impossible to make ahead of time and in large enough quantities without suffering mightily in comparison with the labor-intensive version from one’s own kitchen—but damn if the leek version made with rice middlins that comes underneath home.made’s griddled North Carolina trout didn’t prove me wrong. The whole dish is essentially an excuse to eat a whole lot of

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very good butter, with the trout’s skin crisp and hot with fat, the rice having absorbed a bunch more and a subtle pecan brown butter infusing it all. A tiny garnish of radishes and pickled magnolia pods adds a pop of acidity.

The grilled pork chop with barbecue boiled peanuts, kimchi greens, ham hock jus and grilled peaches is like a narrative about the history of Georgia, from pig production to modern tourism to the influence of Korean culture in the modern era. Funky, earthy and sweet, it’s a gutsy and interesting dish. The New Orleans hot chicken (a beignet topped with spicy fried chicken, hot sauce and shaved pickled okra) is perhaps slightly better conceptually than in execution (the beignet is a little dense; the chicken could be hotter), but the ham hock terrine that comes with pistachio Green Goddess dressing and pea shoots is a porky, clean marvel.

Portions are not enormous, which means dessert is very much a possibility, and one

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that will not leave you feeling overindulgent. If the peach icebox pie with ginger cream, dulce de leche and bronze fennel is on the menu, you dang well better order it.

Not only does it sound like the best dessert on the menu, there’s no way it isn’t, with firm, thin slices of peaches overlapped on top of a sleek custard filling that isn’t overly sweet and a crust yielding but not soggy.

All of these options may change— Maumus follows the seasons and tweaks her menu frequently, not content to repeat herself—but the underlying quality seems unlikely to. Home.made is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday–Saturday, with a nice beer and wine list. It still does catering, too.

WHAT UP?: Italian/Latin restaurant Bella Noche has replaced Piccolo’s in Watkinsville. The Branded Butcher is running a fish fry special on Sundays in place of normal dinner service. Keep up with all local food news on the Grub Notes blog at flagpole.com. f

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Under the Sea Doryâ&#x20AC;&#x2030;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Here, Plus Two Other New Flicks

By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com Director Rawson Marshall Thurber, who FINDING DORY (PG) Thirteen years after a clownfish named Marlin (v. Albert Brooks, a showed smart comic instincts in Dodgeball, cannot mesh the action with comedy. At most underrated comedian) and a forgetful its worst, Central Intelligence cannot save blue tang named Dory (v. Ellen DeGeneres) its poorly shot action with the laughs one found Nemo, Pixar returns to the ocean in expects from these stars. Nevertheless, search of Doryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing parents (v. Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton). When Doryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories start to return, Central Intelligence the trio head across the ocean for a family reunion that is hampered by the confines of the Marine Life Institute.

Finding Nemo and Wall-E writer-director Andrew Stanton keeps this second voyage under the sea from feeling like a retread with fun new characters, like Hank the octopus (v. Ed Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill), a nearsighted whale shark named Destiny (v. Kaitlin Olson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;?), a concussed beluga whale named Bailey (v. Ty Burrell), a couple of Now that Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president, you get a free gun. lazy sea lions (v. Idris Elba and I would take another chance on this duo Dominic West) and a crazy loon named Becky. The quality dropoff from predecessor based on their chemistry alone, which delivers the bare minimum of laughs required to to sequel is quite shallow, even if the emoretain the genre designation of comedy. tional tides of Dory ebb and flow without cresting as high as Nemo.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (PG-13) Pinning down what exactly went wrong with this no-brainer buddy comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart is difficult. Beginning in 1996, the lives of two high school seniors, Calvin â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Golden Jetâ&#x20AC;? Joyner (Hart) and overweight Robbie Weirdicht (Johnson), are intertwined by an act of kindness in the face of immense bullying. Twenty years later, on the eve of their high school reunion, Calvin and Robbie, now Bob Stone, meet up for beers. The next day, Calvin finds himself on the run from the CIA, led by Agent Harris (Amy Ryan), as Bob might not be on the up and up.

The prospect of teaming the muscled, magnetic Johnson and the hyper, hilarious Hart together should be an easy winner, but something must have gone awry on the way from page to screen. It is hard to imagine a script co-written by Ike Barinholtzâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a standout in everything in which he appears, from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mindy Projectâ&#x20AC;? to Neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; lacking laughter. Nevertheless, Johnson and Hart have survived weak scripts before.

Too bad the former Rock doubles down on Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eccentricity and ends up a cartoon, while Hart has played this same semistraight man too recently in Ride Along 2.

not hold as much appeal to the non-anglophile, but any viewer who has spent time at Downton (Brendan â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Batesâ&#x20AC;? Coyle), in Westeros (Emilia Clarke and Charles Dance) or aboard the TARDIS (Jenna Coleman) will recognize at least one familiar face. Clarke (the very blonde Khaleesi from HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game of Thronesâ&#x20AC;?) stars as fashion-funky Louisa â&#x20AC;&#x153;Louâ&#x20AC;? Clarke, who takes a job caring for quadriplegic Will Traynor (Sam Claflin, Finnick Odair from The Hunger Games franchise). Though Will is initially cool to Louâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goofy ways, the two eventually grow close, despite Louâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyfriend (Harry Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matthew Lewis) and Willâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disability.

I understand all the criticisms levied against Moyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; heartbreaking romance, but Will is not a proxy for all persons living with disabilities. Just like in real life, some people overcome their obstacles, while some cannot. Still, no one can blame Will or the audience for falling head over heels for Clarkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lou, a completely captivating departure from her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game of Thronesâ&#x20AC;? badass; Me Before You could be her Rachel McAdams Notebook moment. She has authentic chemistry with Claflin, who is a real charmer.

Director Thea Sharrock has crafted the sort of nicely appointed catalog picture typically helmed by Nancy Meyers, and it succeeds much like Moyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sort of literature, where its multitude of pleased audience members will make multiple excuses for liking it. Me Before You definitely fails its sensitivity test while passing that Cosmo romance quiz with flying colors. f

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EVENTS | Jun 23–26

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Caledonia Lounge · 9:30 p.m. · $8 Bringing in this weekend in style, Atomic will transform the Caledonia for a gothic garden-party-themed fashion event. The boutique’s first fashion show will debut lines from Shawna Lea Maranville, Anna LeBer and Allyssa Peace, alongside eclectic vintage finds collected by Lindsey Simunec and shop owner Stephanie Williamson. Coordinated by Rachel Barnes, Ally Smith and Trevor Blake—familiar faces to the local fashion scene—the night also features stylists from Washington Square Studio, Republic Salon and MAC Cosmetics. WANDA will perform during the runway show, followed by a dance party with the Booty Boyz. All proceeds benefit AIDS Athens. [Jessica Smith]

Ciné · 10 p.m. · $5 In conjunction with this year’s AthFest, Ciné presents a screening of A Peculiar Noise, an Athens-music documentary from director Jorge Torres-Torres.

Filmed mostly at AthFest 2014, the film—named after a song from the Olivia Tremor Control’s Black Foliage album—was inspired by Torres-Torres’ time in Athens and his appreciation for the Elephant 6 collective, but also features music and performances from Old Smokey, Monsoon, Shade, Muuy Biien and other contemporary local acts. The director, who’s now based in New York, told Creative Loafing that the freewheeling doc is meant to show that the Athens music scene is “just as vibrant and fresh now as it was 15 years ago.” [Gabe Vodicka]

Joker Joker Gallery · Donations Launched many moons ago as an alternative for bands left out of AthFest activities, A**Fest has expanded into a four-day event. The Art Installation Trail and Gallery will showcase indoor wall-bound works as well as creations scattered throughout the woods, with a reception Thursday from 5–8 p.m. Over 50 acts—Rat Babies, Mr. Blank, Sahima Godkhindi, Donny Knottsville and Genetic Outcast, to name a few—will perform beginning at 3 p.m. the following three days, with a Weirdo Yardsale Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. Following a late-afternoon cookout, the Battery Powered Noise Fest IV (exactly what it sounds like) will close the weekend out at 7 p.m. Sunday with electricity-free acts. [JS]

Avid Bookshop · 6:30 p.m. · FREE! Grafton Tanner has worn many hats in Athens music since moving here for college in 2009; he’s played drums for multiple projects over the years and, more recently, created an avant-garde solo project, Superpuppet. Tanner has also written a fair bit about music in that time, too, for Paste and recently defunct blog The Blue Indian. The Macon native is set to release his first piece of long-form writing, a series of essays on the haunting aspects of media and the electronic subgenre vaporwave, titled Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts. Help him celebrate at Avid Bookshop this Friday at 6:30 p.m., before AthFest festivities kick into high gear. [Andy Barton]

Pulaski Street Stage · 7:38 p.m. · FREE! Celebrating the 20th anniversary of AthFest, a mural designed by local illustrator and tattoo artist David Hale presents 20 songbirds of Georgia. Commissioned by AthFest Educates, the mural was created with the assistance of youth through after-school, weekend and summer programs facilitated by the Lyndon House Arts Center. AthFest Educates Executive Director Jill Helme will introduce Hale and Lyndon House Program Supervisor Didi Dunphy, who will share their thoughts on the project. The dedication will be swift—nestled between sets by T.S. Woodward and Wrenn—but the mural, which adorns an exterior wall of Philanthropy, will be visible all weekend long. [JS]

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Tuesday 21 CLASSES: Introduction to PowerPoint (ACC Library) Learn the basics of PowerPoint 2010.

Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615, www. athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary.

Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com

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EVENTS: Western Square Dancing (Buffalo’s Café) With Randy Ramsey. 7 p.m. www.buffalos.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic. 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: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Compete in happy hour trivia hosted by James Majure.

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First place gets a $30 gift card.

5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play to win. 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza. com/athens GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards.

Every Tuesday on the patio. 6 p.m.

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GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.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 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, crafts and fun for preschoolaged children and their caregivers.

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10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–10. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Art and Story Yoga for Kids (ACC Library) Explore the gentle art of yoga with a parade of animal asanas (poses), stories, music and art. Bring your own mat, towel and bottle of water. Ages 5–11 with a caregiver. 2:30 pm. FREE! www.athenslibrary.com/athens

KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2–5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Little STEM Scientists (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Have fun with hands-on science experiences. Dress for mess.

Kids under six years old will need help from an adult. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Make a Stress Relief Jar (ACC Library) Shake your worries away whenever things become k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! overwhelming. For ages 11–18. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens LECTURES & LIT: Athens Olympics Remembered (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 271) Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics, this panel discussion includes stories from six speakers. A special exhibition features uniforms, photographs, a gold medal and other artifacts.

5:30 p.m. FREE! mlmiller@uga.edu

Wednesday 22 ART: Public Art Installation (Creature Comforts Brewery) The Georgia Museum of Art hosts a table at the Athens Farmers Market to celebrate a public art project installed on the exterior wall of Ciné. Inspired by the citywide exhibition “Pictures of Us: Photographs from the Do Good Fund Collection” and international Inside Out Project, the large photos were taken during a teen photography workshop. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.insideoutproject.net ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) See highlights from the permanent collection on a tour led by docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Finance Seminar (ACC Library) Edward Jones financial advisor Mike Williams hosts “Disciplined Investing in a Changing World.” Reservation required. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8834 COMEDY: 7th Annual Laughfest (Georgia Theatre) AthFest’s official comedy showcase features headliner Rob Haze and supporters David Perdue, Jason Webb and Ismael Loutfi. Hosted by Shaunak Godkhindi. 8 p.m. $8–10. www. georgiatheatre.com COMEDY: Gin and Jokes (Buffalo’s Café) Live comedy hosted by Ms. Gin. For ages 21 & up. 7 p.m. $5.

678-374-9848 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Nico the Mystic Space Cowboy. 4–7 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night. 8:30 p.m.

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

9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 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: 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 KIDSTUFF: Teen Drum Circle (ACC Library) Bring your own drum or borrow one from the library. For ages 11–18. 3 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m.

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KIDSTUFF: Mr. Greg’s Musical Madness (Oconee County Library) Mr. Greg brings his musical PBS show to the library. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Make and take a craft. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Dr. Campbell (ACC Library) Dr. John Campbell is an amateur marine archaeologist and author of Historic Shipwrecks of the Chatham Islands, Rutherford Scientist Supreme. He will discuss examining underwater wrecks and other sunken features around the world. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens 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 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. June 20, 5:30–9 p.m. June 22 & 26, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. www. classiccityrollergirls.com

EVENTS: Healing Circle & Meditation (Body, Mind & Spirit) Experience a variety of healing and meditation modalities. 6 p.m. $5.

706-351-6024 EVENTS: Café au Libris: Wildflowers of Georgia (ACC Library) Meet Linda G. Chafin in celebration of her book Field Guide to Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States. Hugh and Carol Nourse will also speak on the book.

7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens FILM: A Peculiar Noise (Ciné Barcafé) The documentary, filmed during AthFest 2014, features music and performances by Old Smokey, Ginger Envelope, Circulatory System and more. See Calendar Pick on p.

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Libraries) Beth Fowkes Tobin, professor and curator for the exhibit “John Abbot: Early Georgia’s Naturalist Artist,” will speak about her research.

A reception and tour will follow. 6 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Artist (Avid Bookshop) Meet artist Carol John in celebration of her book Pot Liquor: Paintings. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com OUTDOORS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn more about the flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings.

Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group. 8 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu

Popcorn provided. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Friday Night Magic Draft (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) Musician Grafton Tanner talks about his debut book, Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts. See Calendar Pick on p. 21. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: Godspell (Cornerstone Productions) See Thursday listing for full description June 23–25, 7:30 p.m. June 25–26, 2:30 p.m. $12–15. cornerstoneathens.com THEATER: 9 to 5 (Athens Community Theater) Three women team up against their sexist boss in the

Thursday 23 ART: Opening Reception (Aurum Studios) “Bang & Bend: A Jewelry & Sculpture Exhibition” features of the wire sculptures of Noah James Saunders. 6:30 p.m. FREE! CLASSES: Finding Employment Online (ACC Library) Learn how to create professional looking resumes and cover letters then get tips on how to find and apply to jobs online.

Registration required. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 354 CLASSES: Small Business Class (UGA Small Business Development Center) This session’s topic is “Navigating the Internet for Government Opportunities for Small Business Opportunities.” 10 a.m. $30. www.athenssbdc.org COMEDY: Open Mic (Bar Georgia) Stand-up comedy. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-850-9040 EVENTS: Flagpole Athens Music Awards (Morton Theatre) Featuring live performances by Mothers, the Pylon Reenactment Society, Yip Deceiver, the Athens Tango Project and the Athens Cowboy Choir. Plus, surprise guests. See Story on p.

8. 7:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), $5 (w/ AthFest wristband). www. flagpole.com EVENTS: Keep Calm and Color (ACC Library) Adults can relax by coloring. Materials provided. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Atomic Fashion Show (Caledonia Lounge) Atomic presents a gothic garden-party-themed fashion event with handmade lines by Shawna Lea Maranville, Anna LeBer and Allyssa Peace, plus vintage finds from Lindsey Simunec and Stephanie Williamson. Music by WANDA and the Booty Boyz. See Calendar Pick on p. 21. 9:30 p.m. $8. www.facebook.com/atomicathens EVENTS: A**Fest (Joker Joker Gallery, 145 Vine St.) This four-day fest includes an Art Installation Trail and Gallery, Weirdo Yardsale, Battery Powered Noise Fest and over 50 performers. See Calendar Pick on p.

21. June 23, 5–8 p.m. (installation opening), June 24–26, 3 p.m.–12 a.m. (music). June 25–26, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (yard sale). FREE! www.facebook.com/jokerjokergallery

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“Bang & Bend: A Jewelry & Sculpture Exhibition” at Aurum Studios features a new line of silver jewelry and wire portraits by Noah James Saunders. An opening reception will be held Thursday, June 23 from 6:30–8:30 p.m. and the exhibition will remain on view through July 23.

GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza.com/athens GAMES: Entertainment Trivia (Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q) Hosted by Dirty South Trivia. Every Thursday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8511 KIDSTUFF: Video Game Club (ACC Library) Try out different consoles and games. For ages 11–18.

3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Bring your pajama-clad kids in for storytelling and readings by special guests. 7 p.m. FREE! 706795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based games. Blocks provided. For ages 8 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-7955597 KIDSTUFF: Finding Winnie the Pooh (ACC Library) Visit the 100 Acre Woods for stories, crafts and games. For ages 4–8 with a caregiver. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Make a self-directed craft. 2:30–4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: “Who Was John Abbot?” (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections

PERFORMANCE: Godspell (Cornerstone Productions) A revised version of the musical based on the Gospel of Matthew. June 23–25, 7:30 p.m. June 25–26, 2:30 p.m. $12–15. cornerstoneathens.com THEATER: Hairspray (Arts!Oglethorpe) Plus-size, Baltimore teen Tracy become a dance star in this musical adaptation. June 23–25, 7:30 p.m. $13–18. www. artsoglethorpe.org

musical adaptation of the hit movie.

June 24–25, 8 p.m. June 26, 2 p.m. $15–18. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Hairspray (Arts!Oglethorpe) See Thursday listing for full description June 23–25, 7:30 p.m. $13–18. www.artsoglethorpe.org

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ART: Bongo’s Annual YardFest (302 Oak Bend Dr., Hull) Shop for original art by Peter Loose, Polly the Potter of Atlanta, Kip Ramey, Coralie Hardman, Nick of Crispy Prints and Tex Crawford at this living estate sale and art show. June 25–26, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. www.facebook.com/ bongo.loose CLASSES: Burlesque Classes (Bloom) Bump & Grunge Burlesque Studio presents a workshop with Rebel Belle, co-founder of the Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue. 6 p.m. $25. www.coquettedejour.com CLASSES: Geocaching (ACC Library) Susan Best will show participants how to use GPS coordinates for a high-tech scavenger hunt. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens EVENTS: Jammin’ Jog 5k and Half-mile Fun Run (Dudley Park) The annual road race features

ART: Mural Dedication (Washington and Pulaski St.) David Hale’s BirdSong mural celebrates the 20th Anniversary of AthFest Educates. It was conceived and created by Hale and his team of assistants. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! athfest.com EVENTS: A**Fest See Thursday listing for full description June 23, 5–8 p.m. (installation opening), June 24–26, 3 p.m.–12 a.m. (music).

June 25–26, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (yard sale). FREE! www.facebook.com/ jokerjokergallery FILM: The Blues Brothers (Ciné Barcafé) Jake and Elwood put their blues band back togther to save the Catholic home where they both grew up. 6 p.m. www.athenscine.com FILM: Flashback Friday Film Screening (Oconee County Library) Watch a throwback flick.

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live music along the run through Dudley Park and the Oconee River Greenway. Proceeds benefit the Firefly Trail and the Sirius Athletics Youth Track and Field organization.

8 a.m. FREE! (Fun Run), $20. www. jamminjog.com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods.

The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment.

Today features live music by David Court. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Where do Hummingbirds Hide at the Botanical Garden? (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn where the hummingbirds perch and hide throughout the garden. Bring a camera or binoculars if you’d like.

9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. $15. 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden EVENTS: A**Fest See Thursday listing for full description June 23, 5–8 p.m. (installation opening), June 24–26, 3 p.m.–12 a.m. (music).

June 25–26, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (yard sale). FREE! www.facebook.com/ jokerjokergallery EVENTS: Georgia Mountains Farm Tour (Multiple Locations) Tour North Georgia’s sustainable local food farms in Hall, Habersham, Rabun, White, Stephens and neighboring counties. Shop for food directly from the farms, enjoy a farm-to-table meal and learn about sustainable agriculture practices such as year-round greenhouses, community gardens, honey production and more. June 25–26. $30–35/car. gmfnfarmtour@ gmail.com, www.eatwellbuylocal.org EVENTS: Bhagavad Gita (Body, Mind & Spirit) A Vedanta monk teaches from this ancient text. Every Saturday. 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706351-6024 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music. Today features an educational activity. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Athens Music History Tour (Athens Welcome Center) The combination walking-bus tour led by music historian Paul Butchart passes landmarks of local musical significance including the Steeple, Nuci’s Space, REM Trestle and spots downtown. Call to make reservations. June 25–26, 10:30 a.m. $20.

708-208-8687 GAMES: Mageling (Dragon Star Hobbies, 1040 Gaines School Rd. #113) Play test a dice activation game Kickstarting at the end of the month. 1–5 p.m. FREE! dragonstarhobbies@gmail.com 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 KIDSTUFF: Kite Making Workshop (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Design and make a kite.

Grades K–5. Registration required.

2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Zootopia Family Outdoor Movie Night (Comer Fairgrounds, 1234 Main St., Comer) Watch Zootopia with family under the stars. 7 p.m. $1–5. 706-795-2281 KIDSTUFF: KidsFest Dance Party (Ciné Barcafé) Dance to kid-friendly beats spun by DJ Mahogany. 1–3 p.m. www.athfest.com KIDSTUFF: Family Day: Wood Art (Georgia Museum of Art) Kids will take a tour of “Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason,” then use

Sunday 26 ART: Bongoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual YardFest See Saturday listing for full description June 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. www. facebook.com/bongo.loose CLASSES: Salsa Cubana (Dancefx) Beginner/intermediate Cuban salsa lessons are held every second and fourth Sunday of the month. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. $5. salsadancecollective@ gmail.com EVENTS: Beer Festival (Goodness Grows) Enjoy food, music and beer from Jailhouse Brewery, Jekyll Brewery, Terrapin, Southern Brewing Company and more. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;35. 706-743-5055, www.goodnessgrows.com EVENTS: Georgia Mountains Farm Tour (Multiple Locations) See Saturday listing for full description June 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26. $30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;35/car. gmfnfarmtour@gmail.com, www. eatwellbuylocal.org EVENTS: Genealogy Speed Story Swap (ACC Library) Trade tales and meet other people interested in family history. Registration required.

3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens EVENTS: A**Fest See Thursday listing for full description June 23, 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. (installation opening), June 24â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26, 3 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 a.m. (music).

June 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. (yard sale). FREE! www.facebook.com/ jokerjokergallery EVENTS: Ales for Trails Film Screening (Terrapin Beer Co.) Enjoy beer tastings, an artisanal popcorn bar provided by The Savory Spoon and screenings of NotBad and Not2Bad, mountain bike films full of stunts and pranks. Proceeds benefit SORBA Athens. 5 p.m. $20. www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Athens Music History Tour (Athens Welcome Center) See Saturday listing for full description June 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26, 10:30 a.m. $20. 708208-8687 GAMES: Trivia (Amici) Compete to win. 6 p.m. FREE! www.amici-cafe. com GAMES: Trivia Night (Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ) Alanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Challenge. Every Sunday.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.buffalos.com/ athens GAMES: Trivia (Brixx Wood Fired Pizza) Test your skills. Every Sunday.

9 p.m. FREE! 706-395-1660 PERFORMANCE: Gypsy at Heart Concert & Potluck (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A concert of improvisatory music features guitar, sarod, tabla and oud.

Bring a dish for a potluck to follow.

5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga. org PERFORMANCE: Godspell (Cornerstone Productions) See Thursday listing for full description

Monday 27 COMEDY: Comic Strip Comedy Show (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;show up and go upâ&#x20AC;? comedy open mic hosted by Alia Ghosheh and Veronica Darby. 7 p.m. $5. ghoshehalia@gmail.com EVENTS: HIV Testing (Multiple Locations) Get free, anonymous testing. No appointment necessary.

Testing is offered at AIDS Athens on Monday, Athens Neighborhood Health Center on Tuesday and the Hancock Community Development Center on Wednesday. June 27, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. June 28, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. June 29, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. FREE! 706510-8342 GAMES: Magic the Gathering Draughts and Drafts (The Rook and Pawn) Each draft pod gets you a three-pack draft, a participation pack and prize packs for wins. 6 p.m. $15. www.therookandpawn.com 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: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Win house cash and prizes!

Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Dirty South Entertainment Trivia (Ovation 12) Hosted by Nic. Play for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com 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 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18.

Registration required. 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650, ext. 329 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 LECTURES & LIT: Nature Writing Group (Athens Land Trust) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting will feature writer and emeritus professor of Ecology Dr. Dac Crossley. 5:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. patricia.priest@ yahoo.com LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library) This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title is All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Dirty Dulcimers (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn to play and read music with other dulcimer players.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison

Tuesday 28 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by

a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary.

Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. www. athensswingnight.com COMEDY: Pancakes and Canadian Bacon Comedy Tour (Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar) The standup comedy show features Dusty Slay, Evan Berke, Hannah Hogan and Vince Fabra. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: 4th Tuesday Tastings (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Sample a selection of summer sippers. 6 p.m. 706-354-7901 EVENTS: HIV Testing (Multiple Locations) See Monday listing for full description June 27, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. June 28, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. June 29, 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. FREE! 706-510-8342 EVENTS: Athens PRIDE Stands with Orlando (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Commemorate the anniversary of Stonewall and show support for the Orlando LGBTQ community.

Music by Showtime. Proceeds benefit Orlando pride organizations.

7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m. Donations accepted. www.athenspride.com FILM: Bad Movie Night: Dance or Die (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Jason is trapped in a world of sex, cocaine, dancing and fighting for his life. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight GAMES: Mageling (The Rook and Pawn) Play test a dice activation game Kickstarting at the end of the month. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 p.m. www.familiargames.net/events.html GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Bingo (Tedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards.

Every Tuesday on the patio. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com 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 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New York Style Pizza) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! johnnyspizza.com/athens GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (The Savory Spoon) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. FREE! 706-367-5721 GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Taqueria Tsunami, Downtown) Surf the trivia wave every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.dirtysouthtrivia.com KIDSTUFF: Timeless Tales of Thor (ACC Library) Journey to Asgard for an afternoon of Norse mythology. For ages 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 and their caregivers. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: PRISM Film Screening (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for all teens who share a common vision of equality. Popcorn and drinks provided. Grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Ages 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee k continued on next page

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Dress to get muddy. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 PERFORMANCE: Godspell (Cornerstone Productions) See Thursday listing for full description June 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 7:30 p.m. June 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26, 2:30 p.m. $12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. cornerstoneathens.com THEATER: Hairspray (Arts!Oglethorpe) See Thursday listing for full description June 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 7:30 p.m. $13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. www.artsoglethorpe.org THEATER: 9 to 5 (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description June 24â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 8 p.m.

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THE CALENDAR! KIDSTUFF: Club Create (Bogart Library) Crafts, snacks and more.

For ages 10 & up. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Lunch and Learn (Bogart Library) Pack a lunch and have fun with history through hands-on crafts and games. 12:15 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart 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

Wednesday 29 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Callan Steinmann, associate curator of education, leads an in-depth gallery discussion of selected works from “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org 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: Jill Stein Speaks (Miller Learning Center, Room 101) Green Party Presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein will speak about her campaign.

7-9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ accgreenparty EVENTS: Food Truck Market (Jittery Joe’s Coffee, Roaster) Local food trucks include Jittery Joe’s, Taza, Holy Crepe and more. Every other Wednesday. 5–10 p.m. www. jitteryjoes.com EVENTS: HIV Testing (Multiple Locations) See Monday listing for full description June 27, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. June 28, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. June 29, 12–5 p.m. FREE! 706-510-8342 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) See Wednesday listing for full description 7:30–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 9 p.m.

FREE! 706-546-1102 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: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Yoga for Teens (ACC Library) Stretch into some basic yoga poses. For ages 11–18. 3 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: “The Pirate and the Mermaid” (Oconee County Library) Hear adventerous stories and songs about pirates and mermaids. Meet Mermaid Lorelei. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Nerd Herd Hang Out (Oconee County Library) Test your nerd knowledge in trivia night.

Grades 6–12. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: “The Pirate and the Mermaid” (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Hear adventurous stories and songs about pirates and mermaids on the high seas. Get

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your picture taken with Mermaid Lorelei. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Bogart Library) Carol Cain has been the emcee of the Azalea Storytelling Festival in LaGrange, GA, for the past decade. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/happy-hour

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 21 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com FAT NEPTUNE Up-and-coming Athens psych-rock four-piece.

UTAKA PRONG Boone, NC-based rock group.

THE FEEL GOOD THEORY Young, uplifting local rock band. Formerly known as Classic City Live.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net NICO THE MYSTIC SPACE COWBOY No info available.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 6 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar. com LIVE MUSIC Featuring Oak House, Wanderwild, Yon Yonson, White Violet, Trey Rosenkampff, Ryan Gray Moore, Drew Kirby, Emily Braden and William Marks.

The Foundry 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com CAMPBELL HARRISON AND THE BUCKET SHOT TRIO Local trio playing straight-up, blues-infused rock originals and covers.

ERIC PAUL Area singer-songwriter playing blue-eyed soul and pop.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ Drive-By Truckers’ keyboardist plays a special set of Nick Lowe tunes.

with two song/10-minute performance slots. Sign up to win prizes!

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke!

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

Two Story Coffeehouse 8 p.m. FREE! www.twostorycoffee.com VALLEY MAKER The music of Seattle-based songwriter Austin Crane features delicate fingerpicking and emotive vocals.

The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens TARNATION Local band with a chunky rock sound and catchy, emotive vocals.

KING BUFFALO Heavy stoner-rock outfit from Rochester, NY. SMOKEDOG This local band plays noisy, burned-out experimental rock and roll.

WASHED OUT Local synth-pop purveyor Ernest Greene performs a DJ set.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com STRANGE FACES Fuzzed out psychrock band from Chicago. :LOVESONGS Athens-based experimental band with electronic, dance and metal influences.

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

The Grotto 10:30 p.m. 706-549-9933 JULIE HOLMES Local singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who specializes in acoustic jams.

Hedges on Broad 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.hedgesonbroad. com OPEN MIC Leaving Countries’ Louis Phillip Pelot leads an open mic session.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 HAUNTED SHED Local band featuring members of Kenosha Kid, Moths and The Glands.

Highwire Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com ACOUSTIC NIGHT Local musicians showcasing original acoustic sets, every third Tuesday.

The Manhattan Café Loungy Tuesdays. 10 p.m. FREE! 706369-9767 DJ NATE FROM WUXTRY Spinning a set of rare and classic deep soul, R&B and blues. Every Tuesday!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH D-KAPS Enjoy an evening of fresh live tunes.

Wednesday 22 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 are welcome, backline is provided and the jam rocks until 2 a.m.

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Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DYNAMO Nashville-based instrumental fusion band.

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.

Your Pie 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7048 (Gaines School Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs solo sets of funky Southern folk rock ‘n’ roll on guitar, bass drum, harmonica and vocals.

Friday 24 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 FALCO BROWN Funky, soulful local indie rock band.

Buffalo’s Café 7 p.m. $15 (adv), $18 (door). www.buffaloscafe.com THE ATHENS KING Elvis impersonator Chris Shupe’s performance features The Burning Love Brass.

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.

The Foundry 7 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com TWO OF US Playing classic love songs.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $14 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com BLACK MOUNTAIN Five-piece psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, BC. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

MAJEURE The “sci-fi disco” alter ego of Zombi drummer A.E. Paterra.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TEDO STONE Rootsy, Atlanta-based Americana band with a touch of psychedelic fuzziness.

FUTURE ELEVATORS Indie rock band from Birmingham, AL.

Project and the Athens Cowboy Choir. Plus, surprise guests.

Iron Factory 10 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 LIQUID DYNAMITE Local jam-rock group featuring Dwayne Holloway.

JB’s Smokin’ Pig Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! 706-705-6116 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs solo sets of funky Southern folk rock ‘n’ roll on guitar, bass drum, harmonica and vocals.

Joe McGuinness plays Hendershot’s Coffee Bar on Thursday, June 23.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 JERRY PAPER Experimental synthpop performer from New York.

DOUGIE POOLE Brooklyn-based “urban anti-cowboy.”

HALF ACID Greg O’Connell (Bubbly Mommy Gun) experiments with synths and talk boxes.

REALISTIC PILLOW Local beatbased experimental one-man band.

GROUP STRETCHING Local postpop project featuring members of Mothers.

MANS TRASH Skewed pop sounds from Mercer West (The Dream Scene, Bubbly Mommy Gun).

GENETIC OUTCAST Sexual noise karaoke with voice memos, samples and soundbytes as sweet as the taste of candy.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com ETHAN CRUMP Hartwell-based Americana singer-songwriter. Album release show!

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

Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com ATHENS RISING This weekly openmic event features up to 10 artists

Thursday 23 The Bar-B-Que Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 BLUEGRASS JAM Bring your own instrument! All pickers are welcome every Thursday.

Caledonia Lounge Atomic Fashion Show. 9:30 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18–20). www.caledonialounge.com WANDA Local indie band that’s equal parts seashore lyrics, ethereal pop hooks and garage guitar.

BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE TAXICAB VERSES Local group/ recording project inspired by Jim Wilson’s time spent doing field recordings and collaborating with musicians in Ghana.

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

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com NIKKI LANE South Carolina native, Nashville-based folk singersongwriter.

ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR Folkinfluenced psych-rock six-piece from Athens via Deland, FL.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com CICADA RHYTHM Acoustic guitar and upright bass duo playing bluegrass-tinged indie-folk, filled with paired vocal harmonies.

JOE MCGUINNESS TRIO Atlantabased blues/jazz/folk trio.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 11 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GROUP GROPE Analog synth beats influenced by classic Chicago house and Detroit techno.

DOOM RIBBONS Experimental guitar/percussion duo from Asheville, NC. HOUSEFIRE Electronic and harsh noise project from Durham, NC. Lumpkin Street Station 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ LumpkinStreetStation DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS New local band featuring Bo Hembree, Adam Poulin and Scotty Nicholson.

Morton Theatre 7:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door), $5 (w/ AthFest wristband). www.flagpole. com FLAGPOLE ATHENS MUSIC AWARDS Featuring live performances from Mothers, the Pylon Reenactment Society, Yip Deceiver, the Athens Tango

Live Wire 3 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com MICHAEL LESOUSKY Local folk singer-songwriter and member of Grassland String Band.

THE BROKEN STRING BAND Athens band blending western folk with indie rock.

MAMIE DAVIS Young local singersongwriter influenced by grunge and folk.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE HEAP Funky indie-soul band with a killer horn section and fronted

by Bryan Howard’s low bass growl.

REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DEACONS Local group led by Athens rock fixture Rev. Conner Mack Tribble.

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

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2324 NEW PARLIAMENT Athens-based jam band influenced by Neil Young, Widespread Panic, Led Zeppelin and more.

Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com YOESHI ROBERTS Singer-songwriter playing uplifting “acoustic music that feels good.”

Saturday 25 Bar Georgia 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-9040 SLOW CLAP Progressive rock trio that incorporates various musical styles to create a cohesive collection of eclectic original songs.

Caledonia Lounge 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.caledonialounge. com DIRTY ATHENS DAY PARTY An all-day lineup of live music, featuring Future Lives (3 p.m.), Wanderwild (3:30 p.m.), The Rodney Kings (4 p.m.), Deep State (4:30 p.m.), Koko Beware (5 p.m.), Outer Sea (5:30 p.m.), Ricci (6 p.m.), Oak House (6:30 p.m.), Harsh Words (7 p.m.) and Arbor Labor Union (7:30 p.m.).

Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 ANDREW VICKERY Americana artist from Atlanta.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ See Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description Iron Factory 4 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 BLOCK PARTY Featuring music from Houdinne, Autobahn, Paul Maxwell, Alexis Roberts, DJ Golden, Branstone, Type-O, John-E, H&D, CKent, Mysteria, DJ Schemin, Ma$erady, PDot and Lilbabymira.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub SLUSH FUND DAY PARTY Slush Fund and BMI present a daytime showcase, featuring Chelsea Shag, Mammabear, The Empties, Blackfoot Gypsies and Pony League.

The National 11 p.m. FREE! www.thenationalrestaurant.com IMMUZIKATION Local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DANGFLY Local rock band featuring an all-star lineup, including Adam Payne, Shawn Johnson, Jay Rodgers, Scotty Nicholson and Adam Poulin.

PARTIALS Local psychedelic pop four-piece.

The Roadhouse 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2324 QUIET COYOTE No info available.

GRECO Atlanta band that plays â&#x20AC;&#x153;rock dance music designed to make sure you sing, dance, sweat and sex all night long.â&#x20AC;?

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehousebbq.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs tasty sets of funky Southern folk rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll.

Sunday 26 Hendershotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com KEVIN DUNN & JOHN NORRIS Legendary guitarist Dunn was a fix-

ture on the Southern new wave scene of the 1970s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joined by Athens drummer John Norris.

Iron Factory 8 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 PERCY SLEDGEHAMMER Athensbased cover band playing soul and R&B classics.

The World Famous 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens BLANKS AND POSTAGE Athensbased alt-rock band.

CALEB KEITH & THE CALAVERAS Local â&#x20AC;&#x153;dusty-boot Americanaâ&#x20AC;? outfit.

Monday 27 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com HEAVY PETTING Instrumental rock trio from Seattle.

EINSCHLAGEN Local fellas playing punk music thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes sad.

DIMMEN Local trio featuring two twins playing polyrhythmic jams.

SAMMY HERRING Playing ambient guitar sounds.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BREATHING KANSAS Classic-rockinspired power trio from Toccoa.

COMMUNITY CENTER Indie rock group from Baltimore featuring strings, horns and other interesting instumentation.

ZENITH BLUE Five local teens playing rock covers and originals.

Georgia Theatre On The Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE POLLIES Reminiscent of early Wilco, this Alabama group plays shimmering, fuzzed-out, eerie music with hypnotically repetitive choruses.

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

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 UNPLUG & UNWIND A weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;acoustic fam-jamâ&#x20AC;? hosted by Joey Quiggins.

Tuesday 28 Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ 7 p.m. $5. www.buffaloscafe.com DAVID PRINCE This Athens staple and one-time member of The Jesters plays a set of favorites.

The Foundry 7 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com TWO OF US Playing classic love songs.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ALEX GUTHRIE BAND Atlanta-based soul singer with a love of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s southern blues.

RJ BRACCHITTA Singer-songwriter with a lounge-soul feel.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Athens Stands With Orlando Fundraiser. 7 p.m. www.facebook. com/lkshuffleclub SHOWTIME Elite tha Showstoppaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band plays eclectic hip-hop mixed with rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; funky soul.

The Manhattan CafĂŠ 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.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SESSIONS WITH D-KAPS See Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens BIG HART New downer-folk project from local musician William Marks.

PLANET MANHOOD Fuzzed-out downer-rock group from Austin, TX.

Wednesday 29 Blue Sky 5 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 VINYL WEDNESDAYS Bring your own records and spin them!

Boarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM Bands are welcome, backline is provided and it goes until 2 a.m.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BEN RICKETTS Psychedelic pop singer-songwriter and visual artist from Oxford, MS. JOHN FERNANDES The local experimental musician and constant collaborator performs a solo set.

The Foundry 7 p.m. www.thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A singer-songwriter showcase hosted

by Liam Parke. Featuring Ethan Crump, Chis Moore, Nathan Wasserman, Alex Young, James Bale and Lexi Kelson.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com MSRP New local group featuring Scott Baxendale, Jon Mills, Brandon McDearis and Tre Powell.

On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com HOOPS Four-piece ambient-turnedpop group from Indiana.

MANATEES Punked-up garage band on Goner Records from Memphis, TN. Hi-Lo Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! www.hiloathens.com KARAOKE WITH THE KING Sing your guts out every Wednesday!

Live Wire 7 p.m. FREE! www.livewireathens.com ATHENS RISING See Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listing for full description The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday! Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show is part of a special karaoke contest.

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Art â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dualityâ&#x20AC;? (KA Artist Shop) Seeking local artists for a collective project in which participants will draw phrases from a ball hopper instructing them on how to â&#x20AC;&#x153;make a markâ&#x20AC;? on the gallery wall. The showcase will be held July 5, 7:30 p.m. Inquire by June 30. kaartistshop@gmail.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;POE-toberâ&#x20AC;? Juried Art Exhibition (ACC Library) The NEA Big Read is sponsoring an exhibition of artwork inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. All ages and experience levels welcome.

Prizes awarded. Deadline Sept. 11, 8 p.m. Exhibition on view throughout October. acclibrarypoeartexhibition @gmail.com Fire Up the Hydrants (Downtown Athens) To celebrate 80 years of drinking water delivery service, 16 fire hydrants in downtown Athens will be turned into functional works of art. Artists and art teams are invited to submit designs for hydrants. Find the submission guidelines and official rules online.

Prizes awarded. Deadline Aug. 5. www.athensclarkecounty.com/7057/ Fire-Up-the-Hydrants, savewater@ athensclarkecounty.com Outside the Lines (Downtown Athens) Outside the Lines has a special AthFest edition coloring book featuring music, art and Athensthemed drawings by local artists as well as poster and album art.

Proceeds benefit AthFest Educates.

Coloring books can be picked up at the festival or later at Pixel & Ink. $20. pixelandinkphoto@gmail.com TV Gallery (Athens, GA) TV Gallery is a virtual gallery promoting contemporary art in the Southeast.

Email high-resolution .jpegs with the title, media, where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from and website to be featured through social

media. TV Gallery is also hosting a pop-up exhibition this summer.

Submit up to three pieces via email plus $10 via Paypal. Deadline June 30, 7 p.m. tvartgallery@gmail.com

Classes Aquatics Fitness Programs (Multiple Locations) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aquatic Aerobicsâ&#x20AC;? is held at Memorial Park Pool on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 6, 6 p.m. $5 per class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aqua Zumbaâ&#x20AC;? is held at Bishop Park Pool on Saturdays through Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m. $5 per class. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ leisure Archery (Hunnicut Farm, Call for Address) Beginner courses, advanced clinics and a youth course are offered. 706-543-3150, www. nowherearchery.com Artist Workshops (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silk Painting with RenĂŠ Shoemaker.â&#x20AC;? July 9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drawing 101 with Otto Lange.â&#x20AC;? July 13, 20 & 27, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. www.kaartist.com Body, Mind & Spirit Classes (Body, Mind & Spirit) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law of Attraction and Manifestation,â&#x20AC;?

Tuesdays, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mantras and Chants,â&#x20AC;? Wednesdays, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healing Circle,â&#x20AC;? Thursdays, 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bhagavad-Gita,â&#x20AC;? Saturdays, 3 p.m. $5 donation. 706-351-6024 Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheel every Friday from 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Try Clayâ&#x20AC;? classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $20. www.gooddirt.net Hatha Yoga (St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church) De-stress, relax and move into stillness. Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. $10. www.mindfuliving. org

Knitting Classes (Revival Yarns) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crochet 1.â&#x20AC;? June 24, 10:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 a.m. FREE! RSVP. www.revivalyarns athens.com Lunchtime Learning (Oconee County Library) Brush up on your Spanish with an hour of converational Spanish with native speaker Jose Perez. Fridays. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee Lunchtime Workout (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) BYO mat. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12:45 p.m. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. www.athenscine.com Lunchtime Yoga (CinĂŠ BarcafĂŠ) Margaret Thomas leads Lunchtime Yoga for all levels. BYO mat.

Wednesday and Fridays. $5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. margaretdthomasyoga.blogspot.com On-Camera Acting Class (Chase Park Warehouses) Actress Mallory Moye leads this three-week class. Wednesdays, June 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 6. $120. mallorymoyecoaching@ gmail.com One-on-One Digital Media Center Tutorials (ACC Library) Get individual instruction for graphics, audio or video editing projects or learn to convert albums and cassettes to DVDs and CDs. Thursdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m. 706-613-3650 One-on-One Genealogy Assistance (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. June 23 & 29. www.athenslibrary.org/athens Quilting Classes (Crooked Pine Quilts) Classes are offered in quilting and sewing for all levels and ages. needleinahaystack7@yahoo. com, crookedpinefarm.blogspot.com Salsa Dance Classes (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cubanstyle salsa dance classes with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. $10 (incl. drink). facebook.com/salsaathens

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Paintings by Hannah Jones are currently on display at Flicker Theatre and Bar through June.

Traditional Karate Training (Athens Yoshukai Karate) Learn traditional Yoshukai karate in a positive atmosphere. Accepting new students. No experience necessary.

See website for schedule. Classes held Sundaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Wednesdays. FREE! www.athensy.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A dynamic fitness program infused with Latin rhythms. Every Wednesday, 5:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 p.m. $70/10 classes. www.botgarden.uga.edu

Help Out Community Connection (Athens, GA) Community Connection of Northeast Georgia assists volunteers in finding flexible service opportunities at various organizations. Over 130 local agencies seek help with ongoing projects and special short-term events. Visit the website for a calendar and to register. www.communityconnection 211.org Litter Index Survey The Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful Litter Index is a simple survey for citizens to provide input on the litter they see in their community. Print a copy of the survey from the website.

Surveys accepted until July 15. www.athensclarkecounty.com/4026/ litter-index Smart Lunch, Smart Kid (Milledge Avenue Baptist Church) Volunteers are needed to help provide and deliver sack lunches and educational enrichment activities to under-served children in nine communities around Athens this summer. Mondaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fridays through Aug. 5, 11 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 p.m. ederoshia@ actionministiries.net, www.action ministries.net

Kidstuff ACC Summer Camps (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in science, dance, sports, art and more.

Visit website for dates and details.

706-613-3580, www.athensclarke county.com/camps

Art Classes (KA Artist Shop) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Club for Teens.â&#x20AC;? Fridays, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m. $20, $25 for supplies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Club Junior for Ages 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13.â&#x20AC;? Fridays, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. $15, $25 for supplies.

Both classes are taught by Hope Hilton. www.kaartistshop.com Athens Code Camp (Four Athens) Four Athens offers classes focused on programming concepts in Ruby, HTML/CSS, Python and Scratch.

All ages. Laptop required. Register online. June 25. www.fourathens. com/weekendclasses Film Competition (ACC Library) Aspiring filmmakers can enter their work to be viewed at the end of the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Reading Program. plewis@athenslibrary.org Intermezzo Piano Academy (The Church at College Station) Each day offers classes in rhythm, music history, composition, theory and piano ensemble for beginning and intermediate pianists. Ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;14. July 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22, 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. $160. www.intermezzoacademy.com New Moon Summer Adventure Camp (Athens, GA) Now accepting registration for a summer camp that travels to different locations daily. Activities include hiking, swimming and boating as well as educational trips. Ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.

Weeks of July 11 & 18, 8:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. $175/week. 706-310-0013 Report Card Rewards Program (Multiple Locations) Any student Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 in Athens may bring his or her final report card with all As and Bs to the ACC Leisure Services Aquatics Office for a free summer pool pass or 10 free swims. athensclarkecounty.com/aquatics Rooting for Community (Williams Farm, 235 Northside Dr.) Kids can learn the ropes of the farm and make dishes from fresh produce at the Athens Land Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Williams Farm. For rising 5thâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;7th graders.

Full scholarships available. July 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15, 8 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. $160. 706613-0122, kelley@athenslandtrust. org, www.athenslandtrust.org Splash Pads (Multiple Locations) ACC Leisure Services offers the Trail Creek Park Splash Pad and the Rocksprings Park Splash Pad. $1/ person. Pool passes are $30. athens clarkecounty.com/splashpad

Summer Camps (OCAF, Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relate and Create for Teens: Watercolor Painting,â&#x20AC;? July 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relate and Create: Pottery,â&#x20AC;?

July 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22. www.ocaf.com Summer Camps (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Hogwarts School at the Pyramid runs July 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22 and July 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;29, 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. www.uuathensga.org Summer Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superhero Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miniatures & Stop Motion Animation Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Space Odyssey Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sewing & Textiles Camp,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skateboard & Zine Campâ&#x20AC;? and more. www.treehousekidandcraft. com Summer Camps (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Full day summer camps from 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. are for ages 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10. $160. Half-day camps from 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 p.m. are for five year olds. $125/week. www.botgarden. uga.edu Summer Food Service Free lunches will be served to children at over 20 locations around Athens.

Check website for schedule.

Through July 15. www.athens housing.org, www.decal.ga.gov Theater Camp Cornerstone offers two camps for students interested in theater. Middle and High School Summer Camp, grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12, July 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22, $120. www.princeave.org

Support Groups Alanon (540 Prince Ave.) Alanon: a 12-step recovery program for those affected by someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking.

Noon and evening meetings are held throughout the week. 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 Caregiversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers.

Second Sundays, 3 p.m. 706-3531331 Caring for Caregivers (St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church) An ongoing group for people caring for a loved one. July 11, 5:30 p.m. www.cedarcreekwellness.org

Life After Diagnosis (Oasis Counseling Center) An ongoing support group aimed at helping those with chronic or life-threatening diseases. Tuesdays, 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. 706543-3522, www.oasiscounseling center.com Project Safe (Athens, GA) Meetings for Warriors: Hope & Healing from Domestic Violence Group are held every Tuesday, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Tuesday of each month.

Meetings for the New Beginnings Support Group are held every Monday, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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. www.projectsafe.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 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Empowerment Journey (The Mother-Daughter Nest, 1161 Long Rd.) Practice the art of sacred self-care and support your own personal growth. Eight women participate in sacred circling the first Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. $15. www.themotherdaughternest. com

On The Street ACC Pool Season (Multiple Locations) Public pools are located at Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center, Lay Park, Memorial Park and Rocksprings Park. Pools are open Tuesdaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fridays and Sundays from 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 p.m. Bishop Park is open on weekends only. Pools close for the season Aug. 9. $1 admission. $20 pool pass. www.athensclarkecounty. com/aquatics

art around town A. LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Artwork by Perry McCrackin.

AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Artwork by Matt Bahr. Through June.

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 ART AND FRAME (1021 Parkway Blvd.) Paintings by Yvonne Studevan. Through June.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emerges IXâ&#x20AC;? presents the works of 11 rising local artists. Through July 16. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is Loveâ&#x20AC;? is a multidisciplinary contemporary photography project initiated by Angela Fama that redefines the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;love.â&#x20AC;? Through July 16.

AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bang & Bend: A Jewelry & Sculpture Exhibitionâ&#x20AC;? presents a new line of silver jewelry and wire portraits by Noah Saunders. Opening reception June 23. Through July 23.

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

CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-up Sculpture Exhibitâ&#x20AC;? consists of sculptures placed in prominent locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey, Stan Mullins, Robert Clements and Joni Younkins-Herzog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artlandâ&#x20AC;? features eight newly commissioned art panels and six refurbished panels of paintings.

THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) In Classic Gallery I, â&#x20AC;&#x153;High Contrastâ&#x20AC;? features bold, black-and-white works by Timothy D. Hubbard, Kyle Kizzah, Jon Vogt and Eileen Wallace. â&#x20AC;˘ In Classic Gallery II, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A-Townâ&#x20AC;? showcases works examining Athens architecture by Lewis Bartlett, Robert Brussack, Dortha Jacobson and Jacob Wenzka. Through October.

DONDEROSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) The Athens Photo Guild shares a collection of works by members. Through June.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Retro Album Coversâ&#x20AC;? is a series of 42 album cover designs, each one depicting a song composed by artist and musician Chip McDaniel. Through June.

FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 14 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics and fine furniture. Permanent collection artists include Matt Alston, John Cleaveland, Peter Loose, Michael Pierce, Dan Smith, Cheri Wranosky and more. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silenceâ&#x20AC;? is a solo exhibition by Cameron Bliss. Through June 30.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Geometric paintings by Hannah Jones. Through June.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wild Wooly Wonderful Athensâ&#x20AC;? features works by Jared Brown, Timi Conley, James Greer, Michael Lachowski, Ali Norman, Dan Smith and Kaleena Stasiak. Through June 26.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason.â&#x20AC;? Through Aug. 7. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de GrĂĄfica Mexicana.â&#x20AC;? Through Aug. 21. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twists and Turns: Sculptures by Alice Aycockâ&#x20AC;? includes two sculptures, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waltzing Matildaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twin Vortexes.â&#x20AC;? Through Sept. 4.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Jamey Grimesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Northern Lightsinspired â&#x20AC;&#x153;Auroraâ&#x20AC;? is an installation illuminated by natural light during the day and a color-based lighting cycle at night. Through September.

THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Surreal collages by Susan Pelham. Through July 10.

HEIRLOOM CAFĂ&#x2030; (815 N. Chase St.) Collages influenced by Surrealism and Magic Realism by Susan Pelham. Through July 11.

HENDERSHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Collaging: Telling Stories in Bits and Piecesâ&#x20AC;? is an exhibition by Susan Pelham. Through June.

HIGHWIRE LOUNGE (269 N. Hull St.) Paintings by Gerald Turner. Through July.

JITTERY JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trolls and Humans:

American Lunch (Multiple Locations) Five Restaurant & Bar offers free meals through a mobile soup kitchen. The food truck is available 11:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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 Athens Petanque Club (1000 Faces Coffee Tasting Room) Play a friendly game of Petanque with Le Boule Dawgs at the PĂŠtanque terrain Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. athenspetanqueclub.wix. com/play Athens Street Hockey (YMCA, Hockey Rink) Players of all skill levels can play in a local hockey rink.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 p.m. athensfloorhockey@gmail.com Bridge (Athens Bridge Center) Open Duplicate Bridge Games are held 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 Cause + Effect (Athens, GA) Cause + Effect is seeking short films focused on social, political, environmental or economic issues facing Georgia. Winners receive a $1000 prize. Submissions accepted through Oct. 2. Winners will be screened at CinĂŠ in November. FREE! www.causeandeffectfilm.org Classic City BBQ (The Classic Center) Now accepting applications for food vendors, exhibitors and chefs for cooking competitions on Aug. 20. The BBQ festival includes contests, outdoor music stage, kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities and more. Visit website for details. www.classiccitybbqfest.com The Classic City Fringe Festival (Athens, GA) Seeking performers in theater, dance, performance art, puppetry, improv, comedy and more. Festival Oct. 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30. classiccityfringefest@gmail.com, www.classiccityfringefestival.com f

Stronger Together?â&#x20AC;? features paintings and drawings by Tekla Vanderplas.

Through June.

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

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) Newly established in honor of the Willow Oak that recently reached the end of its lifecycle, The Tree Gallery showcases photography by Shannon Williams and kid art projects inspired by Gustav Klimt. â&#x20AC;˘ Community Collections on view in the lobbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glass cases include floaty pens from the collection of Jeff Montgomery and push puppets from the collection of Katherine Winslow. Through June 25. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pushing the Press: Printmaking in the Southâ&#x20AC;? highlights contemporary Georgia artists Jiha Moon, Chadwick Tolley, Curtis Bartone, Joe Tsambiras, Kristen Casaletto, Melissa Harshman, Jon Swindler, Ann Stewart and Tom Takashima. Through Aug. 6. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multipleâ&#x20AC;? features the work of three current or former graduate printmakers at UGA: Arron Foster, Ry McCullough and Katherine Miller. Through Aug. 6.â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;There Againâ&#x20AC;? is a mixed media installation by Jon Swindler and Michael McFalls. Through Aug. 6. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Double Dutch Press: Athens Neighborhood Series.â&#x20AC;? Through Aug. 6. â&#x20AC;˘ In the Lounge Gallery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reflections on Yuma Trailâ&#x20AC;? is a series of photographs by Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay, a current graduate student at UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Closing reception Aug. 18. Currently on view through Aug. 20.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) Richard Suddenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Illuminationsâ&#x20AC;? use three gallery spaces to explore light, its physical properties and metaphorical meanings. Through Aug. 28.

MAMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BOY (197 Oak St.) Photograms by Jen Holt. Through June.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Artwork by Margaret Olivastro. Through June.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) See works in all mediums at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;OCAF Members Exhibit.â&#x20AC;?

Through July 8.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism and the Modern South.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatest Bulldog of Them All: Dan McGill.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selections from the Disability History Archive.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Abbot, Early Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Naturalist Artist.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence: The George Foster Peabody Awards.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olympic Legacy.â&#x20AC;? Through July.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Photography by Barbara Holder. Through July 3.

THE SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Mary Beth Schmeltzer. Through July 15.

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.

TERRAPIN BEER CO. (265 Newton Bridge Rd.) Chris Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nature photography captures interesting land installations in the wild. Through July.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Professor and civil rights activist Dr. Arthur Bacon presents acrylic and ink wash paintings and drawings inspired by the rural South. Through July 17.

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

WILLSON CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND ARTS (1260 S. Lumpkin St.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing Up in the Southâ&#x20AC;? is a photography exhibition presented by the Do Good Fund. The show includes images by Joshua Dudley Greer, Paul Kwilecki, William Greiner, Dave Anderson, Rosalind Solomon, Cynthia Henebry, Whitten Sabbatini, Oraien Catledge, John Menapace and Bill Yates.

Through Aug. 15.

WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Curated by Jimmy Straehla, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Inaugural Art Showâ&#x20AC;? showcases work by Cameron Bliss, Tex Crawford, Margot Ecke, Peter Loose, Terry Rowlett, cap man and several more Winterville area artists.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more. â&#x20AC;˘ Paintings by Jessica Shulman and Andrew Huang. Through June.

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Nearly 50 people were killed and 53 more were injured at Pulse, a gay nightclub. I want to respond powerfully and intelligently to this massacre, but the truth is Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just shocked and sad. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think that, as a queer person of color with a degree in journalism, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have powerful words coming out of my ears over this event. But right now I just feel flabbergasted that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 and this type of shit still happens.

Perhaps I shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be so shocked, with the political and social climate right now.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Donald Trump encouraging the privileged men of America to be assholes and gun supporters going hard in the paint on Capitol Hill. But I admit Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a comfortable and loving experience being not-straight in the South.

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The killer in this case, Omar Mateen, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve sympathy at allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no one who kills in cold blood doesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but this act being perpetrated by someone who looks like him is sad in another way. Islam is a polarizing issue in post-9/11 America, and some people will use this event to attempt to legislate Islamophobia.

Mateenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s religion and skin are not imbued with violence or danger, but the world that raised him is full of it. He was abusive to his first wife and studied criminal justice in an attempt to become a police officer,

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from a town of 14,000 where my sister-inlaw was the hairdresser for all of the black trans women and femme gays in the hood.

The only cop I ever liked in my life was a short-haired female officer who proudly wore Curve for Men. All my friends were screaming queens and sporty lesbians, and I dated other girls openly in high school.

Sure, people talked crap, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a single memory of ever encountering any blatant or threatening homophobia. Some other kids did, but my most vivid memory of hate speech in high school happened right before someone ripped the weave off the head of the girl who said it.

My positive and unique experience does not negate the danger that our otherness brings upon us as a community. I started going to gay bars as soon as I was 18, and grew up knowing them as happy, diverse and safe spaces. Bigger bars like Pulse always have a mixed patronage of LGBTQ+ people and straight folks just trying to have a good time. My stomach hurts with sadness for the people who were trapped inside during the shooting, especially

which is terrifying. He romanticized terrorism and violence, and was on an FBI watch list for declaring support for the Taliban and suicide bombers.

But some Americans arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seeing the influence of toxic masculinity and the glamour of war and violence on this dummy.

Some of us are simply seeing another brown guy with a gobbledygook name brandishing a weapon and declaring his hate for America, so we think we better go out and get more guns.

As a bisexual woman I am mourning, and as a woman of color I am afraid for the Muslim members of my family. But as pride month continues all around America, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want anyone to be afraid or ashamed.

The LGBTQ+ community has always been inclusive and protective, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna take to continue to thrive and evolve as part of the global community. Keep each other safe, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to show your face.

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