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I’ve been gone, moved away to South Georgia for a few years. This week I had occasion to drive through the Athens downtown. All over the downtown perimeter, coming up the Lexington Road, what are these high rises cutting into the sky? Driving past the former Athens BannerHerald building, what is this high rise cutting into the sky? Proceeding down North Avenue, what are these high rises cutting into the sky? Triple-decker parking decks abounding, obscuring the view of distant hills, even from the sixth floor of the Fred Building. But the final insult, when I drove alongside the post office to drop a letter into the box. What in the hell has happened to the view of the mountains—on this clear fine day—that you used to have from the loading dock of the old post office? Another wall of high-rises, that’s what! We’re obliterating the skyline, the horizon, breathing space. What is this city atop a hill thinking? Diane Cronin Athens
Column ‘Infantilized’ Women
I wanted to comment on the article about brewer stereotypes at small craft breweries (“Terrapin’s Jess Hurd Shatters Beer-Brewing Stereotypes,� The Locavore, May 10). I think it would have been better to simply write a feature about the actual single female who works brewing beer in Athens, rather than to mention the wives of brewery owners who do managerial and custodial tasks, based on the article. I feel that it sends a message to women that if you can’t become a brewer, then your next best bet is to marry a man who owns a brewery, and you can at least run the tasting room, pose for photos and get two sentences written about you in the local paper. The article also implies that women are intimidated by the hard physical labor involved in brewing beer, therefore they do not apply for jobs in the industry. I think that is an outrageous assumption, since women historically have worked very physically demanding jobs such as nursing, farming, military service and law enforcement. Rachelle Kauppinen Athens
Hice Unfairly Attacked Reporter
Following an event in Warrenton on May 12, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice published a piece on his Facebook page eviscerating Channel 11 reporter Doug Richards. Congressman, I was there, and I can find no fault with the reporting by Doug Richards. You did leave early, and you did not take questions. “There were no protesters and no hostility, because the event didn’t warrant any,� your press secretary wrote. That is almost true. There were silent protesters who had too much respect for the vulnerable people in that room to cause any disruption— their entire lives are chaos, as you know from personal experience. However, you showed them the greatest disrespect possible when you stood there and told them a blatant lie. You told them no one would lose their health care because of a pre-existing condition.
From the May 4 edition of Money magazine: “The Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which narrowly passed a vote in the House today, rolls back protections for people with pre-existing conditions, which could increase health care costs for an estimated 130 million Americans.� Is it just semantics? You say they can’t lose their coverage. I say when coverage becomes unaffordable, that is the same as losing it because of a pre-existing condition. You were wrong to reassure them of something that at this point in time is untrue. Those people are hurting, and to mislead them was a great cruelty. I think you also made a huge mistake in not taking any questions. Let’s face it, you will never face a safer audience. You would have looked like a hero, and could have bragged to your constituents about what a peaceful meeting you had, even when you allowed questions from the floor. Then Richards would have had a totally different story. So don’t fault the reporter, fault the story you created. Freedom of the press is one of the dearest and most important freedoms in the First Amendment, and you disparaging the press in this way makes me question you, not the press. And by the way, why are you so afraid of us? Marilyn Goodwin Athens
Piedmont Took Away Health Care From Early Retirees
Having worked for Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center for 16 years in the laboratory and on the night shift, I looked forward to an early retirement at age 60. Careful planning and living frugally would allow me to achieve my goal. One of the great benefits of working for the hospital was an early retirement benefit that would provide affordable health insurance coverage until I reached age 65. Shortly after my retirement in August of 2016, I received notice that as of Jan. 1, 2018, the hospital would no longer offer early retirees any health insurance. There are about 90 or so early retirees who have been affected by the decision who attended a meeting Apr. 26 at the hospital. We were told that this was purely a business decision. There were nurses, X-ray techs, laboratory workers, custodial workers and others, all 60-plus years old, being told that the insurance they were promised will be discontinued, and you will have to go to the open market and provide your own insurance now. Some of the former employees have worked for the hospital for more than 30 years. There were many sad and frightened faces in the audience. Some will have to go back to work after having planned a lifetime to get to early retirement. To pull their insurance after a lifelong commitment to an organization is unethical and immoral. When a large company takes over and starts cutting expenditures, it’s the people it hurts. Hank Fowler Athens
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Executives get raises in spite of vogtle boondoggle
By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com
By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com
If you’re like me—and I know a lot of you are, and a lot of you aren’t—your everyday life has an overlay of dread and helplessness at what is happening to our country because Donald Trump is our president. Each day brings some fresh hell, the most recent being his withdrawal of our country from the worldwide agreement to try, belatedly and insufficiently, to slow global warming. Trying to gain perspective on this chaos in our country, I wonder if those of you who are not like me felt the same kind of hopelessness when Barack Obama was our president. Did you then live in dread of what he might do next? Were you embarrassed by our president and ashamed of how he represented our country abroad? Were you afraid for your life, liberty and pursuit of happiness? Did you wake up every day
course, the South has continued to drive national politics—as Democrats and as Republicans. So, it is not surprising that Donald Trump is widely popular in Georgia and the South, because he personifies that disdain for human empathy necessary to building a society and an economy based on riches derived from inequality and tyranny. Trump speaks for Georgians, and he doesn’t have to couch his words in the veneer of gentility that we Southerners have used to soften the harsh truths of our situation here. Richard Nixon solidified Republican power in the South with his “Southern strategy” that acknowledged and accepted the Southern way of dealing with race; Reagan and the Bushes continued it—as of course they would, because the Solid South still sets the tone for the nation.
with a sense of dread at what he might do next? I guess you did, and I guess you’re a Republican, and sure enough, before your folks got total control of the House and Senate, Obama realized your worst fears by providing health insurance for millions of people who were without it. The truth is that here in Georgia, people like me have for most of our lives lived with a built-in dread of our state and national government. There’s the historical perspective that our nation came about by grabbing the land and killing the bodies of the native Americans who lived here before us and that we in the South doubled down by building our economy and the nation’s on the labor of enslaved workers ripped from Africa and forced to work here on land taken from the Creeks and other tribes. Our whole society here in the South was built on the savage fact of wealth derived from the dehumanization of men and women, and once slavery ended, the dehumanization continued through economic, legal, educational and social deprivation of basic rights. You either made your peace with that society or you got out. And, of
What does that mean to us here in Athens? We have the potential, as many other American cities are doing, to take care of our own people, including immigrants, and we still have a lot of work to do, given our endemic poverty and the continuing struggle for equal rights. Our first task is to be sure that in the next round of elections we elect a mayor and commissioners who want Athens to be a city that embraces all its citizens, not just the privileged. While we’re at it, some changes in our legislative delegation, though more of a stretch, are not impossible. All over Georgia, the truth is that our governor and our legislature have favored the corporations and those who profit from them, while denying to those most in need the help, such as Medicaid expansion, that is available but is politically unacceptable. That’s the story of our state and our South, and Donald Trump is now our champion, like it or not. Those of us who do not like it must continue, in our own land, to use in our defense “exile and cunning,” but not silence. f
The executives of Southern Co. have been involved in two of the biggest boondoggles in U.S. industrial history. Georgia Power, the largest of Southern’s subsidiaries, is bogged down with the construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle that are about $3.6 billion over budget and nearly four years behind schedule. Mississippi Power, a smaller subsidiary of Southern Co., can top that. The company started construction of an experimental coal gasification plant in Kemper County seven years ago that was supposed to cost $2.9 billion and start generating electricity by the end of 2015. The facility instead is clocking in at $7.3 billion in construction costs—a number that is still going up. In many businesses, project failures of that scale would result in dismissals or pay cuts. But not at Southern Company—their top executives saw their annual compensation increase by millions of dollars. CEO Tom Fanning saw his total compensation increase by nearly 34 percent to $15.8 million in 2016. Art Beattie, Southern’s executive vice president, enjoyed an even heftier 37 percent increase in his compensation to $5.4 million. Georgia Power President Paul Bowers ended up with a 36 percent boost in his compensation package to $5.8 million. I once worked for a utility holding company similar in size to Southern Co. If I had been responsible for a project that ran billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule, I can guarantee you they would have fired me. The subject of executive pay hikes is obviously an embarrassing one for Southern Co. Their media spokesmen declined to comment when I asked about the rationale for giving such large pay increases in the face of mounting problems at the corporation’s two largest projects.
In Southern’s recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, you’ll see a sentence that claims the executives were given those handsome pay increases because they “demonstrated significant progress in the major construction projects, Kemper IGCC and Vogtle Units 3 and 4.” Both of these projects fell farther behind schedule and over budget last year. In what alternate universe would that be considered “significant progress”? As with everything else associated with Vogtle’s cost overruns, Georgia Power’s customers are the ones who will ultimately pay for this. That’s because the Public Service Commission has declined to exercise any real oversight of the project. But the situation may be changing next year. Atlanta business owner and former Democratic legislator John Noel has announced that he’ll run for the PSC seat held by Chuck Eaton. Noel said the massive cost overruns at Plant Vogtle will be one of the defining issues in the race. “There has been a lack of proper oversight for certain recent projects and it’s time for that to change,” Noel said. “There is no excuse for something that is paid for by Georgia ratepayers, that’s billions of dollars over budget, and that’s years behind schedule and is at risk of never providing benefit for the little guys and everyday people who’ve footed the bill.” I think you’ll also see a credible opponent step up and take on Stan Wise, if Wise should decide to run again next year. PSC members have steadfastly refused to hold Georgia Power accountable for the boondoggle that is enriching its executives at the same time it is draining its customers’ pocketbooks. Voters may have something to say about that in next year’s elections. f
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The Comp Plan Cometh Plus, another downtown high-rise and more local news By Blake Aued and Dan Jackson news@flagpole.com It’s that time again—the time you’ve all been waiting for. Time to update AthensClarke County’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan! Aren’t you excited? This is an opportunity that only comes along once every 10 years. Seriously, though. As tedious as staring at maps and attending public-input sessions can be, the comp plan will guide virtually every decision the Athens-Clarke County government will make for the next decade. The state-mandated process formally kicked off with a brief presentation at the June 1 planning commission meeting. Planner Gavin Hassemer, who will head it up, outlined some of the current comp plan’s effects: It calls for more public art, and now ACC has a policy of spending 1 percent of SPLOST projects’ budgets on public art, as well as a newly approved public-art master plan. It calls for increasing bus service, and now Athens Transit runs at night and on Sundays, and kids ride for free. It encourages farmers markets and community gardens, and a few years ago the commission eased regulations on urban agriculture. Another example came from citizen Paula Loniak, speaking on behalf of tiny houses, who wondered where all these giant student-housing developments came from. The answer is the comp plan. Two updates ago, in the late ’90s, ACC rezoned the entire county, drastically increasing the allowed density downtown and making it profitable for developers to build there. As former mayor Gwen O’Looney noted later in the public-comment period, that decision was based on sound policy—funnel development into the city core, where services are easier to provide, and discourage sprawl. Yet no one anticipated that the future development would cater entirely to students, nor
the effect that would have on downtown’s business mix and culture. This time around, the comp plan will be built on the base of Envision Athens, a consultant-run master-planning process that has been underway for several months. It will also incorporate existing data and plans for UGA, K-12 schools, transportation, hospitals and other entities. But Hassemer said planners will be seeking more input on top of that. “We as planners need to hear from you,” he said. “We need to hear what you like, don’t like. That’s how we set the direction for the next 10 years.” [Blake Aued]
10-Story Condo Tower Downtown A proposed high-rise condo development just south of downtown would be—from at least one perspective—one of the tallest in Athens. Developers Carl Nichols of Athens and Steven Hill of Gainesville are seeking a rezoning to build the 10-story tower at 155 Mitchell St., a 1.7-acre lot situated between downtown, the UGA campus and the Carr’s Hill neighborhood, behind the St. Mary’s steeple and Steeplechase Condominiums. The development would consist of three stories of parking (underground, from the front of the building), topped by 25,000 square feet of restaurant and office space on the ground floor and six stories of mostly two-bedroom condos, a total of 238 bedrooms. Nichols said the condos are intended for empty-nesters and retirees. “We’re looking at people who already have a mountain house, already have a beach house, already have an Atlanta house, but want to come to Athens,” he said. Pressed by Planning Commissioner Sara Beresford on whether the building will wind
grant an exception, ACC Planning Director up as student housing, the developers were Brad Griffin said. adamant. Hill said he plans to live there No one spoke out against the develophimself. ment at the meeting, but planning com“This is not student housing,” Nichols missioners did hear from several Kirkwood said. “We have enough student housing in Drive residents who are upset about a this community. We don’t need any more.” proposed bank at the corner of Epps Bridge He also pointed to the “tremendous Parkway and Timothy Road, on a lot that’s increase” in tech workers downtown, citing currently zoned residential. Voxpro, the Irish call center that moved Eight homes built in the 1960s and into One Press Place (which Nichols renooccupied by an older, tight-knit group of vated) and is said to employ 500 people. neighbors line the narrow drive, and they’re “Those people make lots of money,” he worried the bank will ruin their quality of said, although the average wages are about life. “When we bought our homes, we did $12–$15 an hour. it in good faith that we would always live When asked about prices, “we haven’t in a quiet neighborhood,” said Elizabeth gotten to that yet,” Nichols said, but he Hughes. later threw out a range of $250,000– But real estate agent Jamie Boswell and $325,000 for the 1,100–1,350-square-foot Kenneth Wood, who recently moved back units. into his childhood Whether it’s home and wants to student housing We have enough student sell it to the bank, or not is outside housing in this community. said no one will buy of county officials’ it for residential control, Planning development because of the traffic and Commissioner David Finkel said, but there noise. “Nobody in their right mind would is an untapped market for senior housing want to buy this property to live there,” downtown. Wood said. “Everybody complains about students While the mainly commercial bank dominating downtown,” he said. “Without would see few in-person customers, plangetting into the design, we need something ning commissioners said they share resilike this.” dents’ concerns about drivers coming all the Other planning commissioners raised way around Kirkwood’s dogleg to get to and concerns about traffic on narrow Mitchell from the bank. “If [the Kirkwood driveway] Street, and residents getting in from and could be eliminated, that would eliminate a out onto congested Oconee Street, espelot of the problems,” Jeff Scarbrough said. cially with The Mark’s 1,000 bedrooms [BA] across the street becoming available in August, but Hill said residents are likely to walk the block or two to downtown or campus. The developers are seeking a rezonWest Broad neighborhood residents, ing from multi-family residential to ACC commissioners, school board memcommercial-downtown, which allows for a bers and nonprofit leaders recently hit the much higher residential density. Planning road to Birmingham, AL and Asheville, commissioners only offered comments NC to find inspiration for the West Broad Thursday, and will likely make a formal Feasibility Study, which seeks to revitalize recommendation next month. The ACC the neighborhoods along Hancock Avenue, Commission has final say, and could vote on Broad Street and Baxter Street. the project as early as August. “The challenges we face here in Athens If approved, the developers couldn’t pull are not unique,” Commissioner Melissa a building permit until February, when a Link said during a presentation May 26. one-year moratorium on new residential On a trip to Asheville—where most of development downtown expires, unless the city’s historically black neighborhoods commissioners lift the moratorium early or have been demolished—in November, a
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Oconee Rivers Greenway Commission announced last month at a “Greenway Expansion Celebration.” The new construction is part of a plan to push trail development into the neighborhoods of Athens’ Eastside, which will give commuters access to a quiet, tree-lined trail along the river to the university and downtown. One leg of construction will travel three miles south on a county right-of-way from Oconee Street along the Oconee River, extending the trail that travels north from Dudley Park. The Easley Mill Connector trail will connect the Oconee Street parkand-ride lot at the Loop with UGA’s East
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In October, another group attended a Purpose Built Communities conference in Birmingham. Purpose Built, funded by billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett, grew out of the successful effort to revitalize Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood in the 1990s with mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness programs, and now provides free assistance to cities, including Athens, that are looking to replicate the East Lake model. Link said she was impressed by how Birmingham redeveloped its public housing into neighborhood-scale cottages. The West Broad Feasibility Study includes a proposal to redevelop Rocksprings Homes, a cluster of apartment buildings next door to Clarke Central High School, into denser two- to four-story buildings, with a mix of market-rate, subsidized and public-housing units, similar to what the Athens Housing Authority did in converting Jack R. Wells Homes (aka Pauldoe) into Columbia Brookside. The study includes four concepts for the West Broad School, with options to keep the Athens Land Trust’s community garden or replace it with parking, and to incorporate space for nonprofits and Clarke County School District administrative offices. Another big idea is a greenway along Brooklyn Creek, which would be expensive and difficult to construct, but could be a “game changer” for the neighborhood, said consultant Bob Begle of Lord Aeck Sargent. And the study includes many smaller, easier-to-implement ideas, like wider sidewalks and improved pedestrian connectivity around schools and the library. [BA]
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Campus by way of a new bridge, on property of the University System of Georgia. The two sections of the trail will be completed in early 2018, according to Greenway Commission Chairman Nat Kuykendall. A map of the trail showing the new construction can be found by going to athensclarkecounty.com and clicking “departments,” “Leisure Services,” “park planning,” “our projects,” “under construction,” then “North Oconee River Greenway.” The county is working with trustees of Oconee Hill Cemetery on an easement that will link these two sections of the trail. At that point, construction will begin on another section of the trail that will continue along the river to reach College Station Road and Research Drive. The trail will also include spokes that will provide trail access to hundreds of student apartments along Barnett Shoals Road. The Easley Mill Connector will also link with the Firefly Trail, a 39-mile trail now under construction on the north side of Oconee Street that will eventually link downtown Athens to Winterville to Union Point in Greene County along the route of the abandoned Georgia Railroad. The new trail sections—funded by SPLOST 2005 and 2011—will be paved, 14-foot-wide multi-use trails for cyclists and pedestrians that will incorporate standard erosion-control features, according to Project Administrator Derek Doster. “These two new legs of the trail system are going to bring the Greenway’s transportation aspect to the forefront, making it easily accessible to hundreds of commuters,” Kuykendall said. “The principal functions of the plan as approved in February by the mayor and ACC Commission,” Kuykendall said, “include resource protection, environmental education, recreation and health and transportation.“ [Dan Jackson] f
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Poetry, music, engineering, rocket science, find the best minds,” he says. “Hang out.” Since Sanders was the face of the ’60s counterculture, I ask what he makes of the claim by members of the alt-right, like Infowars’ Paul Joseph Watson, that they are the new counterculture. “I don’t know what to say to them,” he says. “I don’t read them. I live in the woods. I heat with wood. I don’t have anything to do with those people. It’s a free world, and the internet is one of the new conflict grounds, and so…” He trails off for a moment, looking down toward the reflecting Ed Sanders. pool. “They’re like a cult,” he says finally. “A cult ultimately has to deal with dentistry, the Youth International Party, or Yippies, which combined children, passing on books and heritage and poetry and political activism and countercultural expression. culture. So whatever setup passes on a decent, humane, As the Vietnam War escalated, The Fugs performed an sharing semi-socialist or socialist agenda is the one that exorcism of the Pentagon later the same year. will triumph, and everything else is in the service of the Fifty years later, as we are faced with an urgent need to war machine.” reinvent the underground, Sanders and the current lineup He has found some bit of inspiration in online activism of The Fugs—newbies who didn’t start playing with him until the 1980s—are performing an “Exorcism of the White and the nurturing of semi-socialist or socialist ideas, but he acknowledges “it’s really a terrible situation. House” at the Lincoln Memorial. “I don’t have a lot of “In the name of Rosa hope,” he says. “It’s like Parks, Lilith, Mary, Dare to try to make yourself part of the when they grow a sugar Aphrodite, Hera, Rose history of the place you’re living in. maple stand in New Pesotta… We call upon the England. You plant the malevolent spirits in the sugar maple tree not for your own children, but your grandWhite House/ To be banished and exorcised! Out, demons, children. So the seeds of peace are like sugar maples—we’re out!” Sanders chants over the drone and the pounding rhythm rising up from his bandmates as his white hair bobs planting them for long after we’re gone.” The performance of the exorcism is quite powerful, but in the wind. it is also a throwback, a reprise. And the recording, which “People were always saying, ‘Why don’t The Fugs do lacks the spookiness of the live performance, is kind of bad something about Trump?” he says after the performance, and not likely to speak to the kids coming up now who feel still standing on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. “We a need to express their disgust with the world they grew decided to exorcise the White House, because it’s not so up in. I notice there aren’t many young people at the permuch Trump as these real creepy people he’s put into formance, and I wonder who will create our new cultural power. So in the exorcism I list all the secretaries and the forms. Even Antifa, among the most politically radical people he’s put in power.” factions on the left, seems culturally retro, mimicking the The song, he says, premiered earlier this year at Cooper political punk of the ’80s. Union in New York, where Sanders stood behind the same But later the same night, when I am about to go to lectern that Abraham Lincoln used to deliver his “House bed, Trump tweets, “Despite the constant negative press Divided” speech in 1860. covfefe.” Maybe it worked after all, and the demon Covfefe This seems like a perfectly Sandersian moment, where was exorcised. f time loops in on itself. Here he is reprising a 50-year-old Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, poet and provocateur Ed Sanders shouts, “Out demons, out!” his arms raised in clenched fists above his head, a computer bag hanging from the shoulder of his powder-blue sports coat. With a wild halo of white hair exploding from his balding pate, small glasses perched upon his crinkled button nose and a drooping mustache, Sanders looks like a wild elder statesmen, the Benjamin Franklin of an alternate United States. Fifty years ago, in 1967, Sanders appeared on the cover of Life magazine, which proclaimed “the worldwide underground of the arts creates The Other Culture.” The “other culture” was not yet dubbed the “counterculture,” but whatever it was called, Sanders was at the center of it—especially in New York, where he founded the band The Fugs and started the famous Peace Eye Bookstore, and Fuck You: A Magazine of the Arts. He was an instrumental member of
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because county property taxes help keep the parks operating.) According to county officials, the pool at Bishop Park had admission fees totaling $7,538 in 2016. The East Athens Community Center pool brought in $2,494. The Rocksprings Park pool brought in $2,253 in 2016. And the Memorial Park had admission fees of $8,307. The splash pad brought in $17,853 in 2016. From Jan. 1–Dec. 31 of last year, Sandy Creek Park—which features a lake with a beach, as well as other amenities like fishing, hiking, ballfields and a playground—had $174,608 in entrance fees, and $11,490 in fees for special events. When asked why ACC doesn’t differentiate in its pricing, County Manager Blaine Williams replied in a three-part email: Verifying someone’s residency would “complicate processing, increase existing traffic backups around these facilities/events and require residents without proof of residency to pay non-resident fees,� he wrote. He also said that most people don’t bring ID to pools, which don’t have secure storage places. Excluding the splash pad, Williams said, capacity at pools isn’t an issue. They function as community pools, not regional draws. According to local ordinances, the ACC Mayor and Commission can set and amend fees for swimming pools and other facilities. The county manager may also approve new fees for six months before giving the Mayor and Commission a resolution for their adoption. Commissioners Andy Herod, Kelly Girtz and Melissa Link, all of whom are on the Government Operations Committee— which would vet any proposed fee hikes— said they would support an increase in fees for out-of-county residents. “It seems simple enough to ask adults to show their driver’s license or a utility bill to prove residency,� Link said. Discussion of pool fees among county officials is part of what prompted Leisure Services officials to begin looking at the department’s fee structure again. Before she resigned last year to take a job in Greenville, SC, Leisure Services Director Pam Reidy was pushing to recoup more of the department’s costs from users and brought in a consultant, Colorado-based GreenPlay, to help. The Mayor and Commission tabled that discussion due to its complexity, interim Director Kent Kilpatrick said, but the department is preparing to present it again this fall. f
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The public swimming pools and splash pad in Athens have opened for the summer. For just $1, you can enter the pool grounds and swim or splash to your heart’s content. It’s an inexpensive way to spend an afternoon. They price recreational outings a little differently in metro Atlanta. A water park on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Gwinnett County features two indoor pools. Outside, there’s a pool with zero-depth entry, two large water slides, a river channel, a bubble bench and other features, as well as nearby picnic tables. Unlike the water facilities in Athens, spending the day at the West Gwinnett Park Aquatic Center isn’t cheap. When you enter, an attendant asks for the driver’s licenses
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If you can’t make lunch but would still like to sample student-grown veggies, Prichard encourages you to attend one of the school produce markets every Monday of the summer at Clarke Middle School and every Wednesday at Hilsman Middle School from 4–6 p.m. The markets sell UGArden produce to raise money for the middle-school gardens. EBT users receive half off the produce price. Ever pass one of UGA’s many research farms peppered along major roads outside Athens and wonder what they do? Attend the J. Phil Campbell Research and
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“I love Athens in the summer” is a common mantra uttered by full-time Athenians when most university students take their leave, the city quiets, and coffee shops, markets and restaurants become habitable again. Summer in Athens is also a time when many community programs and nonprofits hold major events and fundraisers, and local eats play a big part in attracting crowds. These upcoming events will fill your belly and support the important work local organizations do in and around Athens all year.
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The Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx) will host its orientation and kickoff on Sunday, June 11 at 4 p.m. at the East Athens Community Center, followed by a community dinner at 5 p.m. Athens Nurses Clinic director Paige Cummings says the dinner will be prepared by local chefs, using fresh fruits and vegetables. FVRx provides a monthly prescription for free fruits and vegetables at the Athens Farmers Market to low-income Athens residents with diet-related health problems, like diabetes and high blood pressure. The program is sponsored by Wholesome Wave. “The program provides participating families $30 per family member per month,” says Cummings. “It also infuses almost $22,000 back into the local economy via the Athens Farmers Market.” Read more about the program in the Apr. 26 Locavore. Kitchen Garden Corps returns for a fourth summer to Clarke Middle School. According to CMS AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Wick Prichard, the summer program teaches students about gardening, sustainability, do-it-yourself construction projects, farm animal care, food preservation, entrepreneurial skills, cooking and lots of eating. Community members can literally taste the fruits of their labors every Thursday from 12–1 p.m. when students operate a “pop-up” restaurant and serve a threecourse meal they make from scratch using the produce grown at the middle-school garden and UGArden. Athenians must make reservations in advance. The meal is by donation. To learn more or sign up, email growitknowit@gmail.com.
Education Center’s annual corn boil on June 29 and find out. Come to feast on dishes featuring the site’s freshly grown corn and learn about their efforts to make traditional agriculture more profitable and sustainable. You can take a van tour of the 1,055-acre farm, too. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 706-310-2253 or email eelsner@uga.edu. On July 15, Athens Nurses Clinic is once again hosting its annual Tomatoes @ Terrapin fundraiser beginning at 4:30 p.m. Common People Band will play as event attendees chow down on fresh sandwiches made with the heirloom tomato of their choice, courtesy of area farms, to help the clinic provide health care at no cost to the uninsured indigent population of Athens. Tickets are available on the Athens Nurses Clinic website for $25 in advance or $27 at the door. On the same Saturday, Boutier Winery is hosting its first Festival in the Vines to benefit the Madison County Food Bank. This all-day event begins with a 5K run at 7 a.m., transitioning into a classic-car and antique show at 11 a.m. Winery owner Victor Boutier adds that the festival has a lot of kid-friendly activities, like bounce castles, train rides and a dunking booth, in addition to food and crafts. The festival closes with country-rock band Southern Impact Band taking the stage at 7 p.m. With the exception of the race, which is $25 to enter, the event is free to the public, though canned food and money donations are encouraged. Find more information at boutierwinery.com/ festival-in-the-vines. f
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if a team is caught cheating, there’s usually no permanent penalty. That team likely won’t be eligible to win that week’s cash prize (or other free goodies) for first place, though. Watching the competition unfold at Hi-Lo, I learned a couple things. First, these people have a hunger for information, and a desire to show off their expertise. The quick questions and know-it-or-you-don’t subject matter makes the event a sport of total recall.
I can’t remember to pay a bill on time, but I can tell you the exact date and location that the first Hooters was founded.
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Caitlin Wilson, the host of Hi-Lo trivia, affirms this. “I can’t remember to pay a bill on time, but I can tell you the exact date and location that the first Hooters was founded and the three largest in the world,” she says. Second, I learned once again to never judge a book by its cover. The amount of information that trivia teams have stored into their memory banks is unbelievable, considering most players range from 20–40 years old, and the questions encompass all aspects of history until the present. How many readers know off the top of their head which actress has won the most Golden Globes, or what year Shrek was released? Trivia players are clever—evident by team names like John Travulva and Carly Rae Romano—and have apparently spent their fair share of time down Wikipedia rabbit holes. Third, and most importantly, the host makes the event. Each trivia series has a different style, and much depends on the host’s effort to make his or her event interesting and unique. For a shining example, see Count Zapula, aka Jeremy Dyson, the host of Little Kings Shuffle Club’s movie-trivia series. While Dyson first seems like just another host of just another trivia night, as Zapula he has spent time and energy creating a fun backstory and questions that match. “Count Zapula is a vampire who moved to Athens because of its reputation of being a college drinking town,
figuring that it would be a target-rich environment for feeding,” says Dyson. “One night, he chose a stumbling drunk frat boy as his intended victim. As he sank his teeth into the frat boy to drink his blood, they were struck by lightning. This caused the vampire’s thirst for blood to be fused with the frat boy’s thirst for cheap beer. “Now, instead of looking for blood to drink, he spends his days drinking PBR and watching old VHS tapes,” Dyson continues. “Now that he is no longer a threat to people, he likes to share his movie knowledge with the locals by hosting trivia nights and movie nights in exchange for beer.” That kind of enthusiasm is generally met with an enthusiastic audience—sometimes too enthusiastic. The few hecklers that I have seen at trivia nights in Athens have been quickly shushed, or quietly escorted outside by bar staff to calm down. Dyson’s event is emblematic of a more recent trend. While most trivia nights feature a range of topics such as movies, history, sports and music, specialized trivia has become popular in Athens. Flicker hosts many of these events, with Seinfeld trivia on the first Thursday of every month and monster-movie trivia once a month. Little Kings hosts rock and roll trivia every Monday, and movie trivia every first and third Wednesday. Back at Hi-Lo, as the night came to a close, complete with a little spilled beer and a few disgruntled employees, the first- through third-place teams collected their spoils— gift certificates worth $30, $20 and $10, respectively, plus bragging rights. Although the competition was over, the teams were excited at the prospect of coming back the next week to do it all over again. And everyone was friendly afterwards. More than many events in this hard-drinking college town, bar trivia is a surprisingly wholesome event—a lifestyle more than a hobby. Local trivia buffs genuinely enjoy coming together and testing out their chops. Says Waldrip, “Some people have crosswords… I have trivia.” For trivia listings, see The Calendar in this issue and at flagpole.com. f
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CULT CLASSIC WEDNESDAYS pop and indie singer-songwriter-ish territory. Sometimes it rocks out in surprising shoegaze-y ways that wind up being totally on par with any then-contemporary peers (like “Starset,” from 2000’s Ice and Crucial Elements). It’s a lot to get into, but I’ve enjoyed my time with it, so head to headicus.bandcamp.com and do your thing. If you dig it, be a fan at facebook.com/headicusrex.
ZEN AFTER ZEN: Filmmaker Bill Cody is set to return to Athens this summer to make a sequel to Athens, GA: Inside/Out, which he produced in 1987. For many of us, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to understate what a profound impact that film had on our choice to move to and live for many years in Athens. I can personally attest to having completely devoured every frame of the original to such a degree that, even now, I can pretty Mark Cunningham much recite all the dialogue while watching it. For all of its controversy and jealousy-engendering among the artPLAY NICE: In celebration of the full moon, the White ists populating our town at the time, it created an idealized and romantic vision of Athens and, basically, meant a whole Rabbit Collective has joined up with Kilroy Kobra, Couchlocked and Lucky Kitty to present a psychedelic lot to a whole lot of people. To facilitate this new project, 30 years removed from the original, Cody has set up a fund- showcase titled “Full Moon Gathering: A Battle of the Collectives.” In an email, it was alternately described as an raising page. Last week, he told me, “The plan right now event that will “share the spirit of inclusivity and uncondiis… showing Athens as this oasis of progressive and artistional love” and also play host to “a beat-battle to the death tic people who have made a mark on the outside world… between brothers.” Thus, I encourage all takers to gleefully Right now, the world needs Athens. So much of the current cheer this celebration of the duality of man. They’re also content [being produced] is so angry on both sides. Athens calling on artists, painters, poets and anyone who wants to has always been a group of people who try to make people bring instruments and play something to show up and do better. Not perfect, but better.” Thus far, donations have it. This all takes place at the 40 Watt Thursday, June 8 and been slim, but it has also not been heavily publicized. Cody says the new film’s format will be based on the 1963 French starts at 9 p.m. documentary Le Joli Mai. See gofundme.com/athensgathirONE THING THEN ANOTHER THING: Art Contest celebrates tyyearson for more information, and to throw some bucks the release of its anticipated new album, Two Songs, at in and reap your attendant rewards. the Caledonia Lounge Saturday, June 10. (See the feature CLEAR THE DECK: Songwriter Matt Grogan, operating under on p. 12.) The whole bill is pretty damn good, with openers including Nihilist Cheerleader, Killick and Atlanta’s the name Headicus, released a single for Record Store Fuiste. By the time you read this, the entire album should Day and, while I can’t be entirely sure, I think that was be streaming at artcontest.bandcamp.com. Once you’re an impetus to empty his vaults, so to speak. Although his there, go ahead and dig through their back catalog. You most recent song, “Get Free,” came out in April, it was the probably didn’t know it goes all the way back to 2013, first new music he’d done in 14 years. Or, at least, the first did you? There’s a party after the show with DJ sets from he’d let anyone in on. At any rate, Grogan’s archives are a Art Contest and We Roll Like Madmen, but I can’t print neat place to spend some time exploring the stuff he did— the location in the paper, so just go to the show and ask always at home and mostly alone—between 1997–2003. around. You’ll find it. f Generally speaking, Headicus explores psychedelia, power-
record review Swamp: Funereal Tymes (Independent Release) Swamp’s second full-length arrives just over a year after its first, and is a similarly potent spazz-rock collection. Over the course of Funereal Tymes’ 10 songs, the Athens threepiece does what it does best, sticking to its signature brand of jangly, limbflailing punk. There are typically odd exceptions, like the seven-minute centerpiece “King of Kumquats,” with its fake-out emo intro and pseudo-prog apex, and the sprawling circus squall of “Accordion Is the Mark of Death,” but most of the album’s tracks clock in at around three minutes or less—plenty of time for the nervy group to get its point across. Despite its brashness, Funereal Tymes features moments of whiplashinducing profundity. Songs like “American Pharaoh” and “Pocket Doctor’s Bible” are capsules of captivating tumult, offering blink-and-you’ll-miss proof of Swamp’s songwriting prowess. [Gabe Vodicka]
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Georgia Theatre Rooftop · 8 p.m. · $25 David J. Haskins’ latest double LP, Vagabond Songs, is a perfect Rosetta Stone for the former Bauhaus and Love and Rockets singer and bassist’s storied career. Drop a needle on “The Day That David Bowie Died” and a slow procession of glitterdusted Americana textures take shape as a wistful paean to the fallen Mr. Jones. The gothic connotations of J’s former bands take a backseat to the bucolic psychedelia of his more refined solo fair, as he tours the country for his ongoing Living Room series. Each night, he finds new story threads that weave together classics, crowd pleasers and new songs. After the show, DJs Wardaddy and CROWE spin a set of goth, synthpop and industrial hits for as long as the law will allow. [Chad Radford]
Tuesday 6 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary. Every Tuesday. 8–11 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) “Android Basics.” Registration Required. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail
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Hull and Washington Streets · FREE! Avid Bookshop (Five Points) · 5:30 p.m. For the 17th consecutive sumTickets for famed humor mer, the Hot Corner Celebration writer David Sedaris’ only readand Soul Food Festival returns ing in Georgia as part of an to the Hull and Washington international tour for his new corner downtown. A celebration book Theft by Finding sold of African-American community, out within minutes—Sedaris commerce and creativity, the insisted on holding it in the two-day affair features music, bookstore rather than a larger dance, art, food, kids’ entertainlocation—but Avid will broadment and more. Friday’s events cast it live under a tent on take place at First AME Church, the lawn of nearby Henrietta with a men’s wellness breakfast Apartments, so fans can still featuring an appearance from take part in the experience. A DeKalb County CEO Michael “block party” on the lawn featurThurmond, plus gospel that eveing a Condor Chocolates pop-up ning. Saturday’s all-day outdoor will run from 9 p.m. until late lineup includes hip-hop artists into the evening, and Sedaris Blacknerdninja, Ziggy RoxXx and will sign books for those waitBilly D. Brell, as well as John ing outside—but get there early, Dunn and the Jazzman Band, as the second signing is firstMilyssa Rose, Shedrick Barnett come, first-served. Attendees are and many others. Find the full encouraged to wear costumes schedule at facebook.com/ inspired by their favorite Sedaris HotCornerATH. [Gabe Vodicka] stories. [Kat Khoury]
Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Caitlin Wilson. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 GAMES: Live Forward Trivia Night (The Pub at Gameday) Garrett Lennox hosts Dirty South Trivia. Proceeds benefit Live Forward. 8 p.m. FREE! liveforward.org GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside loca-
tions of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards. Every Tuesday on the patio. 5–7
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The Classic Center · 7:30 p.m. · $45 Few country singers have enjoyed the sustained commercial success of Ronnie Milsap, who had 40 No. 1 country hits between 1974–1989, a number that’s second only to George Strait and Conway Twitty. Not all chart-topping songs have staying power, but almost anyone who grew up around country music will instantly recognize tunes like “Smoky Mountain Rain” and the vainglorious “(There’s) No Getting Over Me.” Milsap chased fame the old-fashioned way, singing and playing piano in bars around Atlanta in the 1960s, years before he became a bonafide Nashville star. Now, Milsap is bringing his “Farewell Tour” to Georgia, a state with an unsung role in his Country Music Hall of Fame career. [Bobby Moore]
572 Nantahala Ave. · 10 a.m.–4 p.m. A sure sign that summer is right around the corner happens the first weekend of every June, when a handful of local potters open up their studios for a biannual sale. If you happened to miss Carter Gillies’ event last weekend, be sure to drop into his home studio this time time around, when the Boulevard neighborhood’s resident potter will be joined by three friends and fellow ceramicists, Geoff Pickett of Farmington Pottery, Kyle Jones and Jeff Bishoff. You can expect a good selection of both functional and decorative forms for the home, with popular staples including pots, bowls, mugs, plates, vases and other earth-toned vessels. [Jessica Smith] f
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p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Lunch & Learn (Bogart Library) Learn about French painter Georges Seurat and create your own piece of art. Lunch is provided by USDA Food and Nutrition Services. 12:15 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop) (Prince Ave.) Meet author Haley Harrigan in celebrak continued on next page
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Wednesday 7 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Led by docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Photoshop for Beginners (ACC Library) This hands-on class will introduce you to the basics of Photoshop. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: Guitar Strum at Hip (Hip Vintage and Handmade) This is a group guitar strum for adults taught by Caroline Aiken. Bring a guitar, tuner, paper, pen and list of songs you’d like to learn. 5:30–6:30 p.. $15. www.hipvintagehandmade. com CLASSES: One-on-One Genealogy Assistance (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. Registration required. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music. June 7 features Broken String Band. June 14 features Scarlet Stitch
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Center) The Oconee County Libarry hosts a magic show. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Thursday 8 CLASSES: AARP Safe Driving Course (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Receive a course workbook for “rules of the road.” Bring an AARP card, driver’s license and lunch. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $15–20. 706-742-0823 CLASSES: Summer Perennials (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This class highlights perennials that bloom in late summer like tall phlox, echinacea and rudbeckia. 3:30 p.m. $20. www.botgarden.uga.edu CLASSES: Knit Happens (Oconee County Library) Beginners can learn how to knit and intermediate knitters can get help on projects. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner and experienced players welcome. 6:30 p.m. ejstapler@gmail.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Trivia Night (ACC Library) Hosted by Eddie Whitlock. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Magic Show (ACC Library) Keith Karnok presents a show with magic tricks, ventriloquism and science. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Lunch and Learn (Bogart Library) Get up close and personal with a dairy cow. Lunch provided. 12:15 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Madison-Morgan Boys and Girls Club, 274 W. Washington St. Madison) Meet award-winning author Mary Kay Andrews and sample treats from The Beach House Cookbook. Proceeds benefit the Madison-Morgan Boys and Girls Club. 6 p.m. $35. www.mmbgc.org OUTDOORS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) (Meet at Shade Garden Arbor) Learn more about 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. 9 a.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu
Friday 9 CLASSES: Relax Mind & Body This Summer, Mindfully (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center) (Healing Lodge) This talk focuses on mindfulness practices for cultivating relaxation. 5:30 p.m. FREE! mfhealy@bellsouth.net CLASSES: Intro to Excel (Oconee County Library) Learn the basics of Excel 2010. 2–4 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950 EVENTS: Hot Corner Festival (Downtown Athens) The annual celebration of local African-American culture returns to downtown with a lineup of gospel singing, R&B, jazz, hip hop and other performers. Friday’s events at First AME Church include a men’s wellness breakfast,
plus gospel music that evening. Saturday’s outdoor fun features kids’ activities, art, a car and bike show and plenty of soul food. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. June 9, 8–11 a.m. and 6–10 p.m. June 10, 12–10 p.m. FREE! 706-338-8042 EVENTS: Friday Night Paddles (Sandy Creek Park) Experience the moon over Lake Chapman as you paddle around in a canoe or kayak. For ages 18 & older. Pre-registration required. 8–10 p.m. $8–12. $8–12. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure GAMES: Friday Night Magic Draft (Tyche’s Games) Win prizes. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (ACC Library) Join other 6–12 graders to learn about some of the most popular anime shows and movies. 2:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Storytime Picnic (Bogart Library) “Full Moon Fun” storytime features stories, songs and crafts that celebrate the full moon. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart OUTDOORS: Full Moon Hike: Strawberry Moon (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) See the Garden come alive at night. Each hike will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations or nocturnal creatures. Be prepared for a two-mile walk through wooded trails. 8 p.m. $5. www.botgarden.uga.edu THEATER: Gidion’s Knot (Athens Community Theater) Town & Gown Players present a difficult story about a troubled student, Gidion, who has died, and his grieving mother, who still attends a parent-teacher conference to learn more about her son. June 9–10, 8 p.m. June 11, 2 p.m. $5. www. townandgownplayers.org
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Saturday 10 ART: Carter & Friends Pottery Sale (Carter Gillies Pottery Studio) (572 Nantahala Ave.) Local potter Carter Gillies is joined by Geoff Pickett, Jeff Bishoff and Kyle Jones for a group sale of handmade wares. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. June 10–11, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.cartergilliespottery.wordpress.com ART: Bongo’s Annual YardFest (302 Oak Bend Dr., Hull) Shop for original art by Peter Loose, Polly the Potter of Atlanta, Tex Crawford, Kip Ramey, Marion Coleman, Coralie and Mary Hardman at this living estate sale and art show. Also featuring giant tortoises. June 10–11, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. www.facebook.com/ bongo.loose ART: Artist Reception (MasonScharfenstein Museum of Art, Demorest) Curated by John Lee Matney, “Locus” includes works by Dana Jo Cooley, Andy Cherewick, Brian Hitselberger, Christi Harris and Michael K. Paxton. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/masonscharfensteinmuseumofart EVENTS: Really Really Free Market (Reese & Pope Park) Bring what you can; take what you need. No bartering, trading or paying. Free food prepared by Food Not Bombs. Second Saturday of every month. 12–2 p.m. FREE! reallyreallyfreemarketathens@gmail.com EVENTS: Hot Corner Festival (Downtown Athens) See Friday listing for full description June 9, 8–11 a.m. and 6–10 p.m. June 10, 12–10 p.m. FREE! 706-338-8042 EVENTS: National Get Outdoors Day (Terrapin Beer Co.) Celebrate the outdoors with a plant giveaway and local organizations. 1–7:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.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. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music from Sarah Lucia Zuniga and The Vinyl Strangers. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: The First Grader (ACC Library) An 84-year-old Kenyan, Oliver Litondo, fights for his right to attend school for the first time. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens GAMES: Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play the Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-3544500, www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Saturday Cinema (Bogart Library) Watch the animated musical Sing. 2 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Family Day: Flowers and Birds (Georgia Museum of Art) Check out the exhibition “The Genius of Martin Johnson Heade,” then create your own nature-inspired work of art. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Star Wars Saturday (Oconee County Library) Meet members of the GA 501st Legion and bring your camera for a photo. 11 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: David Sedaris Reading & Signing (Avid Bookshop) (Five Points) David Sedaris will sign copies of his new book after the ticketed (and sold
out) reading. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 5:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. www. avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society Meeting (ACC Library) Pick up family reunion ideas. 2 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org THEATER: Gidion’s Knot (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description June 9–10, 8 p.m. June 11, 2 p.m. $5. www. townandgownplayers.org
Sunday 11 ART: Bongo’s Annual YardFest See Saturday listing for full description June 10–11, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. www. facebook.com/bongo.loose ART: Carter & Friends Pottery Sale (Carter Gillies Pottery Studio)
7:30 p.m. www.thefoundryathens. com EVENTS: DIY Seed Bombs (Oconee County Library) Make wildflower dirt bombs that you can grow anywhere. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge.com GAMES: General Knowledge Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8501916 GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner players welcome. 1 p.m. $5. ejstapler@gmail.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team
FREE! www.accneighborhoods.org PERFORMANCE: City of Angels (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) Line up on the front lawn to participate in the bike parade. Afterwards, the City of Angels Saxophone Quartet will offer a family-friendly performance. 10:15 a.m. (bike parade), 11 a.m. (concert). FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org
Tuesday 13 CLASSES: Swing Night (Dancefx) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary. Every Tuesday. 8–11 p.m. $3–5. www. athensswingnight.com CLASSES: Facebook for Beginners (ACC Library) Registration required. 10 a.m. FREE!
KIDSTUFF: PRISM Presents: Coraline (Oconee County Library) An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets. Grades 6–12. Popcorn provided. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Make an App with Will (ACC Library) Leran how to make your own app. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lunch & Learn: Crazy Inventions (Bogart Library) Join Ms. Donna for a funny story time based on Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World. Build your own kooky invention using found objects. 12:15 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart PERFORMANCE: Sunflower Music Series (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This month features
“Modern Living: Giò Ponti and the 20th-Century Aesthetics of Design” opens at the Georgia Museum of Art on Saturday, June 10 and will remain on view through Sunday, Sept. 17. See Saturday listing for full description June 10–11, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.cartergilliespottery.wordpress. com GAMES: Netrunner Open Play (Tyche’s Games) All are welcome to join in. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www. tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Children’s Author Visit (Oconee County Library) Meet Susan Phillips and hear her read Dallas the Wonder Dog. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee PERFORMANCE: City of Angels (Empire Mills, Madison) The City of Angels Saxophone Quartet performs from a mixed repertoire of classical, swing era and emerging contemporary pieces. Part of the Chamber Music Festival. 6 p.m. (dinner), 7:15 p.m. (concert). $50. www.mmccarts.org THEATER: Gidion’s Knot (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description June 9–10, 8 p.m. June 11, 2 p.m. $5. www. townandgownplayers.org
Monday 12 CLASSES: The Down Dog Days of Summer (The Foundry) Ruby Chandler will lead a sunset flow under the lights on the patio and then stay for a summer soiree. Signup is required at bit.ly/2qkK39F.
trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.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 7–18. Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Sew Easy (Bogart Library) Complete a beginner project in a two-part workshop. Ages 9–14. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages three and under. Caregivers will recieve pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Designed to nurture language skills through literature-based materials and activities. Parents assist their children in movements and actions while playing. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: The Federation of Neighborhoods (Ciné Barcafé) This forum presents a discussion on “Energy Generation and Conservation in Athens.” 7:30 p.m.
www.athenslibrary.org/athens FILM: Harvest of Empire (ACC Library) This documentary reveals the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Bingo (Ted’s Most Best) Win drinks, sweet treats and gift cards. Every Tuesday on the patio. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.tedsmostbest.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Super Hero Super Origins (ACC Library) Wear a superhero costume and learn the origin stories of superheroes. Ages 4–11. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens
Caroline Aiken and Jack Cherry. 7 p.m. $5 (ages 6–12), $15. www. botgarden.uga.edu
Wednesday 14 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Callan Steinmann, associate curator of education, leads a tour of George Segal’s sculpture “Young Woman in Doorway.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Podcasting for Beginners (ACC Library) Learn how to record and edit basic sound files with the freeware sound-editing program Audacity. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Gardening Class (ACC Library) This month’s topic is “Getting Along with Garden Bugs.” 6 p.m. FREE! atedrow@uga.edu CLASSES: Computer Class (Bogart Library) Learn about Facebook’s privacy settings and how to connect with family and friends. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) See Wednesday listing. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com
GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Eastside) Every Wednesday. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. saucehouse.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (Washington St.) Play to win. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) See Wednesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 KIDSTUFF: Zines for Teens (Oconee County Library) Make a zine to be donated to incarcerated youth. Grades 6–12. Materials provided. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Picadilly Puppets (Bogart Library) The Picadilly Puppets Company performs their enchanting Chinese tale, Once Upon a Time in China. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart 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: Rebecca Sunshine Band (Oconee County Civic Center) Kid-friendly music by Rebecca and her friends. Instruments will be provided for kids to play along. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Save the Bees (ACC Library) Do your part to help save vital pollinators. Decorate planters and fill them with bee-friendly plants. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Tech Happy Hour (The World Famous) See Wednesday listing for full description 6–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.fourathens.com/ happy-hour THEATER: Shakespeare Under the Stars (Jittery Joe’s Coffee) (Roaster) Rose of Athens Theatre presents Two Gentlemen of Verona, which follows the lovesick journey of Proteus, Julia, Valentine and Silvia. June 14, 8 p.m. $5 (preview night). June 15–18, 8 p.m. $8–16. roseofathens. wordpress.com
LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 6 Creature Comforts Brewery 5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com THE BUFFALO RUCKUS Roots-rock band from Denton, TX. The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com GYPSY WILDCATS Local group playing classic gypsy-swing tunes, as well as Americana and vaudeville standards. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com k continued on p. 18
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THE CALENDAR! THE VINYL SUNS Athens-based funky blues-rock five-piece. CHOIR OF BABBLE Melodic and aggressive rock group. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com PIANO HAPPY HOUR Jason Fuller, Bart King, Grant Cowan, Caroline Aiken and guests play piano songs in the round. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8:30 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com PERIOD SIX Playing a unique blend of jazz standards featuring collective communication and soulful improvisation.
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SALLY AND THE SIX GRAND Oldtime rock band. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CHRIS PADGETT Local guitar virtuoso and songwriter performs a solo set.
KILROY KOBRA Jammy, Atlantabased art-rock group. The Foundry 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com ZYDEFUNK Funky, Latin- and Cajuninspired Louisiana group featuring bassist and bandleader Charlie Wooten.
The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday!
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com FAT SUN Four-piece garage-psych act from Hollywood, FL.
Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly gig in Athens! Enjoy original music, improv and standards.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DJ OSMOSE Spinning an all-vinyl set of funk and soul.
LEAVING COUNTRIES High-energy rock and roll originals and covers featuring a heavy rhythm section, harmonica and keys. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE VG MINUS ‘70s-styled powerpop/punk band from Athens. THE GRAWKS Local rock band that sounds like “Bazooka Joe bubble gum laced with shrapnel.” BISHOPS Hooky alt-rock group from West Virginia. FORBIDDEN WAVES Surfy local garage-rock combo. First AME Church 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ HotCornerATH HOT CORNER FESTIVAL The
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com CROWE & WARDADDY Spinning goth tunes that are dark but upbeat, “for your stomping pleasure.” Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre.com DAVID J Founding member of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets performs an intimate solo set. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. THE HOT PLACE Psychedelic postpunk band from Atlanta. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com DANIEL LEE BAND Local Southern rock/country outfit.
The Classic Center 7:30 p.m. $45. www.classiccenter.com RONNIE MILSAP The country legend performs as part of his “Farewell Tour.” See Calendar Pick on p. 15.
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Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ Drive-By Truckers’ keyboardist plays yacht rock, powerpop, British Invasion, originals and TV theme songs. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com HAPPYNESS Indie band from London influenced by classic American pop and alt-rock. Iron Factory 8 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 OPEN MIC Hosted by Katie Collins. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location)
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Terrapin Beer Co. 4:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com DJ OSMOSE Local vinyl-only DJ holds down a three-hour run on the wheels of steel for your beerdrinking pleasure.
Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ART CONTEST Local math-rock duo with propulsive rhythms and intricate melodies. Album release show! See story on p. 12. NIHILIST CHEERLEADER Local up-and-comers play energetic, lo-fi punk rock. FUISTE Experimental garage-rock with driving guitars.
The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens FIRST TUESDAYS Monthly event featuring local hip hop acts. This month features Squalle, Azi, SG Keezy, Chrismis and Y.O.D, plus poetry by Daniel Mapp, beats by Chief Rocka and hosts Pauldoe Waldo and Montu Miller. Also, another round of Beat Wars, a battle between Athens beat-makers.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com HELLO KITTY KAT Solo sounds from local singer-songwriter Jimmy Taylor. THE UNHAPPY BIRTHDAYS No info available.
The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. Every Friday!
Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net SARAH ZUNIGA Talented singersongwriter with a sweet, strong voice. THE VINYL STRANGERS Melodic local folk-rock band.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 TUESDAY NIGHT CONFESSIONAL This series, hosted by Fester Hagood, showcases acoustic sets from talented singer-songwriters from Athens and across the country.
Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE BROKEN STRING BAND Athens band blending western folk with indie rock.
The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE GEORGIA HEALERS One of Athens’ premier blues bands for the past 25 years.
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Mellow Mushroom 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KARAOKE Every Tuesday. Sing for your chance to win Terrapin swag.
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.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 PZZYFOOT Atlanta-based rock and soul band.
Dressy Bessy plays the 40 Watt Club on Friday, June 9.
Thursday 8 Blue Sky 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 WARM GLOW BLUE SKY SHOW JJC plays disco, funk, soul & cetera. Every Thursday! Caledonia Lounge 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com HARLOT PARTY Local folk-rock duo featuring intertwining guitar riffs and haunting, emotive vocals. WHAT MOON THINGS Indie rock band from New York influenced by groups like Modest Mouse and The Cure. PECAS Brooklyn indie band with a deep, dreamy sound. WF ADDAMS New local indie rock band featuring members of Juna and Malevich. SALINE Local four-piece “shoegrease” band with hints of post-punk and fuzz-rock. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com WHITE RABBIT COLLECTIVE Open ensemble featuring local musicians and artists, curated by Nick Bradfield. COUCHLOCKED Local psychedelic/ progressive folk duo. LUCKY KITTY New local dream-pop band.
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Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every Thursday! Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $1 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and two channels of music. One of them is a request line! Iron Factory 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 DIABLO SANDWICH & THE DR. PEPPERS Local band blending bluegrass, country, jazz and rock. Live Wire 7 p.m. $5. www.livewireathens.com ATHENS UNSIGNED A monthlong battle of the bands featuring local groups competing for prizes. The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DANCING MAGNOLIAS Local group led by Athens rock fixture Rev. Conner Mack Tribble.
Friday 9 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040
annual celebration of Athens’ African American heritage and culture features a lineup of gospel performers and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com NOSEEUM Local shoegaze-inspired psych-rock four-piece. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www.40watt.com DRESSY BESSY Poppy indie-rock band from Denver, CO associated with Athens’ famed Elephant 6 collective. THE SPLIT SQUAD New Yorkbased rock and roll band featuring members of the Plimsouls and the Baseball Project. EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic, rough-edged, blown-out local garage-rock duo. The Foundry 8:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DANGFLY Local, all-star melodic rock band led by songwriter and guitarist Adam Payne. TY MANNING & FRIENDS Bearfoot Hookers guitarist collaborates with a group of local musicians. BETSY FRANCK Soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility.
CHARLIE FARLEY Self-described as “a country boy with a passion for rapping about what I do. Whether that makes me unique or not is up to you.” The Globe 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 BREATHLANES Athens musical collective playing organic, atmospheric improv. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SOMBERED Atlanta-based experimental folk project. LYDIA SERA Local visual artist and musician. WEATHERLY Athens-based solo experimental/ambient project. CIVILS Solo project from Drew Kirby of Athens bands Mothers and New Wives. DJ GOOD GIRL Playing pop, R&B and other hits from the ‘80s and ‘90s. Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC A rotating series of talented local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night. Iron Factory 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 Y.O.D Party-starting, Athens -based alternative hip-hop collective with a spirited sound.
Downtown Athens 12 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ HotCornerATH HOT CORNER FESTIVAL The annual celebration of Athens’ African American heritage and culture features an all-day lineup of local hip-hop, soul, R&B and gospel performers. At the corner of Washington and Hull streets. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com ANDREW WEATHERS Experimental/ improvisational guitarist based in Texas. JACOB SUNDERLIN Local musician who incorporates elements of noise, folk, ambient and drone. AURAL OCEANS No info available. KIRAN FERNANDES Solo experimental sounds from this local composer. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com RADIOLUCENT Popular local band falling somewhere between Southern rock and pop-country. HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL Infectious singalong choruses are the signature of this poppy Americana act. PONY LEAGUE Atlanta-based indiefolk outfit with rough but melodic edges. Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-742-7735 JOE CAT Local troubadour whose influences range from Steve Earle and Townes Van Zant to Johnny Cash.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. www.georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night. The summer “VS� series pits two musical powerhouses against each other each week. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com TRIO DELUXE Smoky songbook standards and hot virtuosity from Andrea DeMarcus (Cicada Rhythm), Dan Coy (Bonaventure Quartet) and John Norris (lots of Athens bands). Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC See Friday’s listing for full description Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $1 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO See Thursday’s listing for full description Iron Factory 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 DJ OSMOSE Local vinyl-only DJ plays a mix of funk, disco, hip hop and boogie on the patio. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE VINYL STRANGERS Melodic local folk-rock band. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 MIKE WATSON BAND Atlanta-based blues/Southern rock group. Southern Brewing Company 2:30 p.m. www.sobrewco.com JESSE DANIEL EDWARDS Singersongwriter who blends Americana, rock, pop and a touch of soul. The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens HOT CORNER FEST AFTERPARTY Featuring performances from Floco Torres, BYV, Blacknerdninja, Kxng Blanco and Tay Lanxter, plus DJ Chief Rocka and host Montu Miller.
Sunday 11 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 OPEN MIC Sing loud, sing proud every Sunday. Cali ‘N’ Tito’s Eastside 7 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087 THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this local band. Every Sunday! Iron Factory 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 ETHAN PHILLIPS Traditional country singer with smooth ballads and relatable stories. Vega Studio 6 p.m. $15. www.vegaproductionsathens.com
NEW SOUTH SHOWCASE Host Caroline Aiken interviews and introduces performers Klezmer Local 42, Adam Payne and Campbell Harrison.
Monday 12 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indie rock band. SEXUAL JEREMY Three-piece postpunk group from Denton, TX. MAD ACE Atlanta-based beat-oriented, hip hop-influenced cellist. DK Experimental trio with hints of avant-prog and jazz. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ALBATROSS Athens group creating an upbeat mixture of jazz, blues and funk. C2 & THE BROTHERS REED Southern rock outfit from Lexington, KY. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday. Hosted by Larry Forte. Iron Factory 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 SACRED HOLLOW Local band playing loud, catchy hard rock with a bite. WOLVES AMONG RAVENS Area classic-rock group formerly known as Breathing Kansas. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 GNARLY G & FRIENDS Get down to some funky, horn-laden tunes with this group of locals.
Tuesday 13 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com MONSOON Beloved local pop-punk band that dabbles in rockabilly and new wave. THE FORD THEATRE REUNION Eclectic “circus-punk� group from Lexington, KY. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com KATIE COLLINS Singer-songwriter playing classical piano with a melodic twist. EMILEIGH IRELAND Local singersongwriter and experimental performer. DEADPAN NANCY Playing bluegrass songs and non-bluegrass songs that have been bluegrassed. The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com APPALACHIAN RHYTHM A blend of instrumental and vocal tunes in the Appalachian folk and bluegrass traditions. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ANDY BRUH Local DJ Andy Herrington spins and mixes dubstep, EDM and bass music.
Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LOUDERMILK & MOON Experimental folk outfit from Atlanta. SOCIAL CIRCLE Athens-based softpsych-pop project. GARY EDDY Local psychedelic singer-songwriter plays a solo set. BIG IFF Local experimental performer. Mellow Mushroom 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KARAOKE See Tuesday’s listing for full description Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DJ WHOM Athens-based DJ playing a mix of hip hop, ‘90s and 2000s music. State Botanical Garden of Georgia 7 p.m. $5 (ages 6–12), $15. www. botgarden.uga.edu CAROLINE AIKEN Guitarist and singer Aiken’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance. JACK CHERRY A solo set from the Juan de Fuca bandleader.
Wednesday 14 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES OPEN MIC JAM See Wednesday’s listing for full description College Square 12 p.m. FREE! www.downtownathensga.com MRJORDANMRTONKS Tommy Jordan and William Tonks’ collaboration features rootsy guitar picking and paired vocal melodies.
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Art #COLORTHEORY (Trio Contemporary Art Gallery) "#COLORTHEORY" is a group exhibition celebrating the visual impact of color in all its forms. Send name, contact info, website or social media links, photo examples of work, artist statement, equipment needs and CV to trioathens@gmail.com. Deadline July 31. AAAC Grants (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. Grants can be applied to exhibitions, installations, events or other activities accessible to the general public. Visit website for examples of past recipients. Deadline June 15, Sept. 15 and Dec. 15. info@athensarts.org, www. athensarts.org AthFest Educates Grant (Athens, GA) Individuals from nonprofit organizations, public schools or government agencies serving you in grades K-8 can apply for grants. Grants can be used for music and arts based non-consumable equipment, programs and experiences, and professional development for educators or youth specialists. AthFest Educates awards up to $25,000 per grant cycle. 706-5481973, director@athfesteducates.org, athfesteducates.org Call for Artists and Skate Decks (Athens, GA) The Skate Park of Athens is seeking local artists to participate in an upcoming show at Creature Comforts that will feature used, redesigned skateboard decks. SPOA is also seeking used skateboard decks of any size, shape, color or condition for the show. Donated decks will be collected at the Jittery Joe's Roaster and Hendershot's. Deadline June 30. spoa706@ yahoo.com, www.facebook.com/ skateparkofathens Cranial Offerings (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) ATHICA seeks wearable head pieces suitable for a runway show and auction fundraiser in time for Halloween and the Wild Rumpus. All materials welcome, but piece must be able to be worn on the head. Artists will receive two tickets to the benefit event, a gallery membership and Juried Exhibition entry fee waiver. Deadline to apply July 31. Show and runway performance Oct. 19 at Live Wire. www.athica.org Exhibition & Mural Proposals (Trio Contemporary Art Gallery) The new gallery is seeking proposals from curators, artists and collectives. All media welcome. The building's outdoor marquee mural will also be changed every few months. Email ideas to trioathens@ gmail.com Open Studio Membership (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local artists can now access studio facilities through a new open studio monthly membership program. Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture
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studios. Up to 32 hours per week. $65/month or $175/three months. 706-613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure
Classes Aquatics Fitness Programs (Multiple Locations) "Aqua Aerobics" is held at Memorial Park Pool on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 5, 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. $5 per class. "Adult Lap Swim" is held at Bishop Park Pool on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. $55. 706613-3589, www.athensclarkecounty. com/leisure Basics of Welding (Athens Technical College) Structured for creative makers, artists and hobbyists who are completely new to welding, this four-day workshop covers the basics. June. 12–15, 6–9 p.m. $199. 706-369-5875, pmcgill@athenstech.edu, www.athenstech.edu Beekeeping for Beginners (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A seven-part series covers the fundamentals of beekeeping. Topics include beekeeping basics, care and feeding of honeybees, ABC's of assembling a beehive, spring hive management, installing bees, products from the hive, and overwintering your hive. Sundays through Aug. 13. $35/class, $215/series. www. botgarden.uga.edu Beginners Photography (Community) Aspiring photographers will learn camera and composition basics. Sundays, June 18–July 23, 4–6:30 p.m. $150. www.shopcommunityathens.com Career Coach (ACC Library) A Goodwill's Virtual Career Coach will assist patrons with job applications and resumes. First Tuesdays, 1–3 p.m. and last Thursdays, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. www.careerconnector.org Classes (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) "Little City Hookers" meets the third Monday of each month, 3–6 p.m. $7.50. "Poets of Winterville" meet the third Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. "Cardboard Sculpture Class" is taught by Leonard Piha. Tuesdays, June 6–27, 6–8 p.m. "Ballroom Dancing" is held Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Mondays at 10 a.m. $10/ session. "Introduction to Digital Photography." June 24, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $3. RSVP. 706-742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail.com, www. wintervillecenter.com Clay Classes (Good Dirt) Weekly "Try Clay" classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter's wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m. "Family Try Clay" classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net Cooking Classes (Olive Basket) Cooking Class Camps cover knife skills, modern restaurant techniques and various menu items each day. June 12–16, June 26–30 or July 24–28. Baking Class Camps cover soft rolls, enriched doughs, quick
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breads, biscuits, tarts and more. June 19–23 or July 17–21. Both camps held 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $200. charleshay@olivebasketonline.com Farmview Schoolhouse (Farmview Market) "Farm to Table: Through the Seasons." June 13 or July 11, 5:30–7 p.m. "Water Bath Canning." June 13, 5:30–8 p.m. "Refrigerator Quick Pickles." June 28, 5–7 p.m. "Make-Ahead Meals." July 18, 5:30–7 p.m. "Delta Tamales." July 19, 5–7 p.m. $25 per class or session. farmviewmarket. com Hot Yoga (Fuel Hot Yoga) Classes in hot yoga are offered seven days a week. Sweat through a series of poses. Beginners welcome. Student discounts available. 706-353-9642, www.fuelhotyoga.com Love Your Body Again Yoga (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) Tom Camp leads gentle movement and breath practices to improve overall comfort. All levels welcome. Mondays, 12–1 p.m. www. healingartscentre.net One-on-One Computer Skills (ACC Library) Personalized instruction available for various computer topics. Thursdays, 9 a.m. 706-6133650, ext. 354, www.athenslibrary. org 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 Power Pilates (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Listen to TSOL while you plank in "Power Pilates." BYO mat. Held on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Donations encouraged. The Wee Box (OCAF, Watkinsville) A Wee Box is a way to display small treasures. Margot Ecke leads a class on how to make a customized box. June 24, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $60. www. ocaf.com Watercolor Workshop (160 Tracy St.) Erin McIntosh leads a workshop of watercolor techniques and abstraction. Pre-registration required. July 8, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $140. 404-556-6884, hello@erinmcintosh.com, www.erinmcintosh.com Yoga (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) Classes are offered in Iyengar yoga, flow yoga, gentle flow, hot power flow, restorative yoga, alignment yoga and meditation. Check website for weekly schedule. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com Yoga (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha, gentle yoga, laughing yoga, acroyoga, karate and one-on-one yoga as well as guided meditation. Classes are also taught in the sister studio, Let It Be Yoga, in Watkinsville. Check website for schedule. Donation based. calclements@gmail.com, www.rubbersoulyoga.com Yoga Teacher Training (Athens Yoga Institute) Get certified at the 200-hour level with yoga teacher training. The next six-month instruction format begins June 30. Check website for details. www.athensyogainstitute.com
“Rainbow Cube,” a site-specific installation by Candice Greathouse and Curtis Ames, is currently on view in the GlassCube@Indigo through October.
Help Out 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. Surveys accepted until July 16. www.athensclarkecounty.com/4026/litter-index Readers Needed (Learning Ally) Learning Ally is looking for volunteers to train as readers to help create audio textbooks for people with print disabilities. 706-549-1313, scourt@learningally.org Seeking Mentors (PALS Institute) Women to the World offers programs for obtaining a GED, computer literacy, language and job-skill training. 706-548-0000, www.womentotheworld.org
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. 706-613-3800, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure Crawlers and Walkers Playgroup (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) A weekly meeting for parents and their children, ages 8–24 months, to relax and socialize. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., www.reblossomathens.com Dance Camps and Classes (East Athens Educational Dance Center) A variety of dance camps and classes, including ballet, jazz and modern, are available for ages 6–15. 706-613-3624, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure Fashion Camp (Community) Create a moodboard, learn basic sewing, reconstruct an item of clothing,
sew from scratch and model your finished pieces. Ages 13–18. June 12–16, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $158. communityathens@gmail.com, www. shopcommunityathens.com Hip Hop Camp & Girls Rock Camp (Athens, GA) Hip Hop Camp includes guest speakers, performers, history lessons on hip hop music, lessons in performing and more. June 19–23. Showcase on June 24. Girls Rock Camp guides kids through music education, creation and performance. Campers form a band, write songs and perform. No experience required. July 31–Aug. 4. Showcase on Aug. 5. Ages 9–15. www.girlsrockathensga.org/signup Intermezzo Piano Academy (The Church at College Station) Each day of summer camp offers classes in rhythm, music history, composition, theory and piano ensemble for beginning and intermediate pianists. Ages 5–12. Begins July 10–14. $160–260. intermezzo.academy@ gmail.com, www.intermezzopiano. com/piano-academy Kids Play Theatre Camp (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Summer camp culminates in a performance at the end of the week. Ages 8–16. June 26–30, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $150. 706-742-0823 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. Fee includes all activities and travel expenses. For ages 6–12. Weeks of June 12, June 19, July 10 & July 17. $175/week. 706-338-2892 Open Art Studio & Summer Camps (Frog Stomp Studio, 160 Tracy St.) Open Art Studio is offered Tuesdays–Fridays. Weekly summer camps run June 12–July
24. Themes include "Movement & Simple Machines," "Welcome to the Jungle," "Space Dreams and Shooting Stars" and more. Ages 5–11. $200/week. Check website for descriptions and times. info@ frogstompstudio.com, www.frogstompstudio.com Relate & Create Workshops (OCAF, Watkinsville) Week-long workshops will be offered in drawing, painting and pottery. Ages 12–18. Workshops begin in late June. Mondays–Fridays, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 706-769-4565, info@ocaf.com, www.ocaf.com Splash Pad (Multiple Locations) ACC Leisure Services offers the Trail Creek Park Splash Pad and Rocksprings Splash Pad. Tuesdays–Sundays through Aug. 6, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. $1/person. Pool passes $20–40. www.athensclarkecounty.com/splashpad Sports Camps (Multiple Locations) Triathlon Camp for ages 8–12 at Bishop Park includes cycling, running and swimming. June 26–30, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. $65–98. Skate Camp for ages 6–12 at Southeast Clarke Park covers maneuvers, skills and tricks. June 10–14 or July 17–21, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Tennis camps for ages 7–16 are offered at the ACC Tennis Center and Bishop Park. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure Summer Camps (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Peace Camp teaches peacemaking skills through games, stories, art projects and yoga. Ages 6–12. June 26–30. Hogwarts School at the Pyramid is full of wizardry classes and Quidditch. July 10–14 or July 17–21. $80–150 (sliding scale). 706-546-7914, dre@uuathensga.org Summer Camps (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Camps include themed programming on food in art,
mythical creatures and storytelling, recycling, sewing, stop-motion animation, superheroes, photography, natural wonders, animals, indie crafts and more. Check website for full descriptions and dates. www. treehousekidandcraft.com Summer Camps (KA Artist Shop) "Creative Handwriting and Lettering Projects" for teens. June 19–23. $160. "Public Art and Social Sculpture" for teens. June 26–30. $200. www.kaartistshop.com Summer Code Camps (Four Athens) Four Athens offers weeklong day camps to teach kids coding skills through game development. "MineCraft Moddling & Art Camp" is for grades 2–5. Laptop required. June 26–30, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $175. "Teen Tech Experience" instructs students how to build a web application using the Ruby programming language. $475. www.fourathens.com Summer Enrichment Program (Athens Montessori School) Weekly programs include art, music, games and experiments. Early morning drop-off and afternoon care available. Contact to
reserve a spot. Ages 6–12. $135/ week. 706-549-8490, info@athensmontessori.com Summer Food Service Free lunches will be served to children at multiple locations around Athens. Check website for participating locations and schedule. Through July 14. www.athenshousing.org Summer Theater Camps (Athens Little Playhouse) Weekly camps are offered through June 26. Visit website for registration form. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net
Support Groups Alanon 12 Step (Athens, GA) Recovery for people affected by someone else's drinking. Weekly meetings are held at various times and locations around Athens. Upcoming meetings include May 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Emanuel Church, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Commencement Center, and June 5 and June 7 at 12 p.m. at Young Harris Methodist. 478-955-3422, www.ga-al-anon.org
art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Sarah Hess’ paintings are inspired by nature and personal themes. Through July. 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.) Heidi Hensley’s paintings depict colorful and eclectic scenes of Athens and UGA. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) Curated by Candice Greathouse, “Domestic Structures” includes artwork by InKyoung Chun, Meta Gary, Brittainy Lauback, Elizabeth Lide, Jessica Machacek, Lauren O’Connor-Korb and Christina Price Washington. Through June 10. AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) Photographic images by Richard Farber, Beth Richardson and Kenneth Storey as well as new work by Andy Nasisse. Through June. BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years. CINÉ BARCAFÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Dance This, Fight That” is a solo show of works by Zuzka Vaclavik. Through July 7. CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) “Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-up Sculpture Exhibit” consists of sculptures placed in prominent locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey, Stan Mullins, Robert Clements, Harold Rittenberry and Joni YounkinsHerzog. • “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features a total of 20 paintings on panels installed around town. Artists include Claire Clements, Peter Loose, Andy Cherewick, Lisa Freeman, Manda McKay and others. THE CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Highlights” includes artists from the Classic Center’s permanent collection: June Ball, Greg Benson, Dianne Penny, Henry Ransom, John Ahee, Ana Anest and Lamar Wood. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “The Universe Within Us: Illustrations by Carlee Ingersoll.” Through June 18. DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) The collages of Susan Pelham are influenced by Surrealism and Magic Realism. Through June. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Ruth Allen. Through June. ELLISON, WALTON & BYRNE (2142 W. Broad St.) Plein air paintings by Michael Spronck. Through June. FARMINGTON DEPOT GALLERY (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 14 artists, the gallery offers works by artists including Matt Alston, John Cleaveland, Peter Loose, Michael Pierce, Dan Smith, Cheri Wranosky and more. • The photography of Wendy Garfinkel-Gold presents new interpretations of the natural world through a focus on color, composition and light. Through June 25. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Mary Cims. Through June 30. GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Rock Paper Scissors” presents works of paper by Malissa Ryler, Kendal Nevada King, Blaire Janine Taylor, Lucha Rodriguez, Leisa Rich and Elizabeth Lide. Through July 29. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “The Past is Never Dead: Kristin Casaletto” shares works of paper by the Augusta-based artist and teacher. Through July 30. • “The Genius of Martin Johnson Heade” includes landscapes, marine scenes and still-life objects by the 19th century painter. Through Sept. 10. • “Local Color: Martin Johnson Heade Paintings from the Collection of Deen Day Sanders.” Through Sept. 10. • “Modern Living: Giò Ponti and the 20th-Century Aesthetics of Design.” June 10–Sept. 17. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Rainbow Cube” is a site-specific installation by Candice Greathouse and Curtis Ames. Through October. THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Drawings by Michael Ross. Through June 18.
Alcoholics Anonymous (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that's your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org Caregivers' Support Group (Tuckston United Methodist Church) Find support with other caregivers. Non-denominational meetings are held the second Sunday of each month. No meeting June 11. 706850-7272 Dudes Helping Dudes (Nuçi's Space) A weekly support group for anyone who identifies as a man. Park in the lot across the street on Williams Street. Thursdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. tinyurl.com/ DudesHelpingDudes, www.brainaidfest.com Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org New Mamas' Group (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) Meet other parents with babies. The group
offers an opportunity for discussion on parenthood and taking care of children. Tuesdays, 10 a.m. www. reblossomathens.com
On The Street Bishop Mark Draft Master Plan Review Sessions (Multiple Locations) Review sessions will be held June 7 and June 12 from 6–8 p.m. at the Bishop Park Conference Room, as well as June 10 from 8 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Farmer's Market at Bishop Park. 706-613-3801, www.athensclarkecounty.com/parkplanning Sunscreen Pilot Program (Multiple Locations) A partnership between the ACC Leisure Services Department and Piedmont Athens Regional will provide free sunscreen dispensers. SPF is your BFF. Locations include the ACC Tennis Center, Sandy Creek Nature Center, Sandy Creek Park beach and boat launch, and the World of Wonder Park at Southeast Clarke Park. 706613-3620
HEIRLOOM CAFÉ (815 N. Chase St.) Greg Benson depicts landscapes using oils and pastels. Through July 3. HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE BAR (237 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Jean Mann. Through June. HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Graphic designer and photographer Keith Bennett shares a collection of manipulated images. Through June. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Paintings by Leslie Moody. Through June. K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) The “Spring Showcase” focuses on “process” through the works of Malissa Ryder, Kenneth Kase, Hannah Betzel, Michele Chidester, CC Calloway and Leslie Snipes. Through June. LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery features paper and canvas giclee prints by Athens artists as well as artists’ renderings of Athens. • “The Mother Show IV” presents artwork inspired by the theme of motherhood from over 30 artists including Manda McKay, Claire Clements, Lisa Freeman, Joni Younkins-Herzog, Lucy Calhoun, Julia Vereen, Njambi Mwuara and Ruth Allen. Through July 8. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) In the Lounge Gallery, Katherine Burke presents “On a Whim,” a solo show of collages created in response to childhood memories. Currently on view through Aug. 24. • David Hale’s “Beloved Land” series was inspired by the Creek (or Muscogee) Indians. Reception June 15. Currently on view through July 22. • “Scenes from the Bible: Woodcarvings by Cal Logue” contains 50 scenes. Reception June 15. Currently on view through July 22. • “To & Fro: Correspondence Art by Jack Logan & Kosmo Vinyl.” Reception June 15. On view June 3–July 29. • “Collections from Our Community: Clay 1976–2017” features hand built clay creations by Rich Panico. Through July 29. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) The “40 Years: Madison Morgan Cultural Center” exhibit celebrates the creation, history and evolution of the MMCC through photographs, artifacts and text. Through Aug. 27. MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Malaya Megan Nelson’s monochromatic, Surrealist-inspired work was created in charcoal, graphite, pastel and intaglio print. Through June. MASON-SCHARFENSTEIN MUSEUM OF ART (567 Georgia St., Demorest) Curated by John Lee Matney, “Locus” includes works by Dana Jo Cooley, Andy Cherewick, Brian Hitselberger, Christi Harris and Michael K. Paxton. Reception June 10. Currently on view through June 25. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Betsey Barth Withington shares a collection of artwork. Through June. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville)The “Annual Members’ Exhibition” showcases the artwork of the gallery’s supporters. Through July 7. RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) In the Russell Library Gallery, see “On the Stump: What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia.” Through Aug. 18. • In the Brown Media Library, see the “Steele Vintage Broadcast Microphone Collection.” • “Golddigging in Georgia: America’s First Gold Rush” tell’s the story of Georgia’s antebellum gold rush through nuggets, historic maps, photographs, postcards and other artifacts. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) Scientific botanical drawings and paintings by O.C. Carlisle. Through June. TERRAPIN BEER CO. (265 Newton Bridge Rd.) Artwork by Kenzi Fennimore. Through June. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Elizabeth Bishop-Martin’s landscapes, chickens and other birds are depicted through acrylic paint and colored pencil. Through July. WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) New paintings, drawings and block prints by Cooper Holmes. WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Presented by the Winterville Arts Council, a marigoldthemed exhibition celebrates this month’s Winterville Marigold Festival. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.
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Wonder Woman Is a Superhero Gem Plus, a Creative Kid Flick and an Adults-Only Rom-Dram By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com attack on her homeland fits the Amazonian WONDER WOMAN (PG-13) I cut my superlegend that the God of War, Ares, will hero teeth on three of the ’70s’ greatest return to lead mankind into endless war. heroes—Christopher Reeve’s Superman, Naturally, Wonder Woman takes it upon Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno’s Hulk and Lynda herself to save the world, a lesson that could Carter’s Wonder Woman. With the MCU’s be learned by her male colleagues in the Hulk having reached big-screen perfection yet-to-be-formed Justice League (though after a rough solo start (and restart), and Superman still seeking a better return than either Superman Wonder Woman Returns or Man of Steel (I highly prefer the Donner-revering former than Zack Snyder’s moody latter), Wonder Woman’s initial solo adventure was greeted with trepidations as high as expectations. The one-two sucker punch of Man of Steel and Batman v Superman certainly did not help, though Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman was the latter’s strongest point. So how is Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman? The cinematic version of DC’s greatest female Aaahh! Where did I park the jet? superhero is the film Superman the jury is still out on the optimism of Flash deserved, and I doubt Supes minds too and Aquaman). Wonder Woman even jabs, much. Wonder Woman does not belabor “I’m the men who can,” a statement that Diana’s Amazonian origin story, which sums up the enormous, Superman-rivaling features a blast of a training sequence with might of this hero in both her world and a sturdy, scarred Robin Wright, and she popular culture—sadly, as female superhequickly leaves her hidden home island of roes are rare. Themyscira to join World War I. A German
With Wonder Woman, the DCEU finally shows an understanding that modern audiences do not need superheroes to be complicated to believe in them; they just need them to be heroic. Wonder Woman displays more hope than her higher-profile male counterparts have since Superman Returns. (The Dark Knight Trilogy is a comic-to-film masterpiece, but Batman typically is not the most hopeful of heroes.) Israeli-born actress Gadot conveys both the innocence to power through Diana’s fish-out-of-water London experience and the toughness to sell her brash, daring crossing of No Man’s Land (get it?). Gadot is the most heartening hero since Chris Evans’ period Cap, who had Nazis, the most clear-cut baddies, to batter; Wonder Woman accomplishes her rosy world-saving against World War I Germans, who are not nearly as abjectly evil. It is hard to hate on Chris Pine, a confident second fiddle as Capt. Steve Trevor. Smartly, he is also not an in-your-face love interest. Wonder Woman mixes period action with modern FX—her Lasso of Truth is as beautifully realized as her Invisible Plane is missed—and subtle humor to finally provide the DCEU with a film to rival Marvel’s heretofore superior output. Sorry, all five of the superhero fans who have yet to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2; you now have a gut-wrenching decision to make at the multiplex. You might as well make it a double feature! CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE (PG) I wish I were a kid again, so I could have enjoyed Captain Underpants, a creative, well-performed take on superhero movies. But the adventures of BFFs George Beard (v. Kevin Hart, who would star in all animated movies were the world a perfect place) and Harold Hutchins (v. Thomas Middleditch) hates too hard on all its adults to be an allages film. The boys’ principal antagonist, Mr. Krupp (v. Ed Helms), is overwhelmingly obtuse, even when he transforms into the real-life version of the duo’s pantsless superhero, Captain Underpants, to battle Professor Poopypants (v. Nick Kroll). Subtlety is not an expected strong suit of a series boasting a hero clad in tighty whities. Kids, especially fans of the books, should have a blast; what do they care what the adults think? At least Captain Underpants is not a failed family film that lacks creativity or patronizes its target demographic. THE LOVERS (R) Writer-director Azazel Jacobs (Terri) channels Woody Allen in this modern, dark rom-dram capable of competing with any of that legend’s most recent movies. Acclaimed playwright Tracy Letts and Debra Winger star as an unhappily married couple who find their fire rekindled when they start cheating on their extramarital significant others with each other. Letts is a brilliant asshole, a character trait he makes endearing as Michael; three-time Oscar nominee Winger proves she deserves better than to be constantly mistaken for Sean Young (it’s not only me, is it?). It’s no wonder why her Mary would appeal to a younger man (Aidan Gillen, “Game of Thrones”). All audiences need more mature, comedic looks at how love changes through the years. f
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I Want My Money Back Advice for Athens’ Loose and Lovelorn By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Bonita, A friend of mine from college who I am in touch with only via social media these days recently made a post online about his marriage ending and his spouse being abusive. This person was a stay-at-home father who quit his job in order to raise his family in the urban hippie lifestyle that he and his spouse preferred. He stated that he had no money, and that his home was no longer a safe space for him. He humbly requested support of any kind, making sure to mention spiritual and meditative stuff, while also posting a link to his PayPal.Me page. I was completely horrified by what I’d read, and I sent $50 to him. I don’t have a ton of disposable income, but one thing I’ve wanted to do more of recently is to be more generous with my money, and I felt that this was a perfect opportunity for me to spend a relatively small amount of cash helping someone else.
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crowdfunding buzzword, too: abuse. Like cancer or pediatric anything, asking for money on the basis of escaping abuse is pretty much a sure way to get donations. That quick development is off-putting to me, too, but abuse is a serious red flag, and getting out of those situations is paramount to the victim’s personal health and safety. If he truly felt exploited or abused by his wife, I think he was justified in exposing her and asking for help. They reconciled pretty quickly, because sometimes that happens in abusive relationships. Sometimes the victim has a hard time getting away, especially if he’s not the breadwinner and feels beholden to taking care of the children. He might not have come home for his wife, but to have a roof over his head. He might be so far out of his professional environment that getting a job feels impossible, so returning to an abusive home becomes an option. He might
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be working it out for the children and not for himself. Don’t ask for your money back. Talk to your hippie friend about the situation in his home, and let him offer it back of his own free will. Granola-ass yoga types make me wanna sit on a knife sometimes—don’t get me wrong—but don’t try to judge the situation based on his lifestyle or appearance. People get exploited and abused no matter their background or economic standing. You’re probably not the only person scoffing at their reconciliation, and he might feel judged on a larger scale than you think. Visit with him and talk specifically about the situation with his wife. He might confess that an argument went off the wall and he panicked, then offer you your $50 back. He might also admit that he’s doing it for the kids or because divorce is expensive and he has no job. You don’t know his truth, so don’t assume it. Talk to your friend and offer some support. Male abuse survivors don’t get the support they need anyway, so I’m sure he’d greatly appreciate your friendship during this obviously trying time in his life. f
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About a month has passed since then, and he and his wife are back together. I donated that money to him during a time in which he stated that he was being abused, that he had nowhere to go or any means to travel or take care of himself, and that he needed financial support. It is obvious that he and his wife are going to work things out. I don’t give a shit; I want my 50 bucks back. But I worry that I will look like the biggest asshole in the world, or that we will lose touch completely. I feel manipulated, and also feel that he should volunteer to give the money back, because the reason that he claimed he needed it for no longer exists. I am so pissed at him—I feel like he’s just a liar who’s ordering $10 raw smoothies with money I should’ve just saved. What do you think? Feeling Bamboozled
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