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Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NEWS: Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Local Grad Students Protest GOP Tax Bill

City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

FOOD: The Locavore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CCSD Wins Another Golden Radish Award

Democracy in Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Georgia Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Flag Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Kamasi Washington Finds Joy in the Groove

Holiday Gift Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Movie Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Trump Is No Reagan Even in these times of extreme partisanship, I am astounded by what I have heard (and unfortunately keep hearing) from our president who is, theoretically at least, supposed to represent everyone— those who voted for him and those who did not. After his election, I optimistically thought he might change course. I kept waiting for us to hear a positive, inspiring, Reaganesque vision of the potential of this nation. What we all got was a constant diatribe as to how we are sinking into the depths of hell, and only a dictatorial strongman can lead us out and “Make America Great Again.” Many Americans disagree with the direction of the nation, but clearly we are not the dysfunctional Weimar Republic of prewar Germany. Our domestic and foreign problems are tough but manageable. We do not have tremendous unemployment. It fell from about 10 percent in 2010 to less than half that in 2016, although unskilled/uneducated workers have been hard hit, and wealth distribution is increasingly unequal. Despite the Trump speeches during the campaign, we are not plagued with continuing large-scale violent leftist rioting in the streets, tearing our nation asunder. What we do have is very limited, largely peaceful sporadic protesting by “Resistance” advocates, and continuing white-supremacist violence at least partly brought on by Trump’s election and his insistence on equally blaming racists and those protesting racism. Plus, the nation has been plagued for many decades with uncontrolled (but not uncontrollable) gun violence, much of it domestic violence, that has not been addressed by either Congress or the president. The African-American community as a whole is rightfully concerned because some black citizens are being murdered by a very small minority of law enforcement officers who do not value black lives as much as white ones. And these officers get away with it, even in the face of overwhelming video evidence, as in the recent Minnesota

members of both parties, as well as the general public. Trump is the exact opposite. Leadership of both the Democratic and Republican parties despise him, as does most of the electorate. That obnoxious, dictatorial personality is a key reason why he gets virtually nothing accomplished (the other key reason being his total lack of government experience). My fellow citizens, please wake up and look at the facts. I have heard that fear is defined as “False Evidence Against Reality.” In the 2020 primary and general election, please vote based on rationality, not emotion due to your unsubstantiated fears. If you do, Trump will be rightfully exiled to his Tower. Jack Bernard Jasper County

Americans, affected more frequently. Therefore, school policies are perpetuating a system that tolerates unequal discipline to students, which is in turn increasing the probability of African-American students entering the criminal justice system. This is a complex dilemma that will require a multifaceted solution. However, one layer of this solution can be to provide more cultural awareness training, particularly about the AfricanAmerican experience. By bringing awareness to minority experiences, school administration and staff can become more conscious of their behaviors as they relate to diverse students, and thereby allow for more culturally sensitive instruction and discipline. Kelsie Walker Athens

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case. The offending cops are racist and deeply psychologically impaired. They should have been screened out early on and never been cops. But Trump fails to address this issue. We do have isolated mass murders, which receive a tremendous amount of media time. With the major exception of 9/11, these events are caused by a combination of mental illness, lack of gun control (no registration, gun-show loopholes, semi-automatic weapons, etc.) and, in very few instances, lone-wolf domestic Islamic radicalism. But widely reported FBI statistics show that violent crime is down, not up, as The Oct. 18 article entitled “Race and Trump (who I am sure knows better) has incorrectly stated repeatedly. In fact, several Politics on the Clarke County School Board” brought to light a disturbing discrepancy sources have shown that violent crime has within the Clarke County school system: gone down to the levels of the 1970s. African-American students are disciplined Newt Gingrich, Trump’s comrade more harshly and performing significantly in hypocrisy, was on CNN during the more poorly than Caucasian students. This campaign saying that the facts about crime discrepancy brings attention to the reality are irrelevant; what people believe is the of the school-to-prison pipeline. only consideration. He said presentation of The school-to-prison pipeline is a the actual data, FBI crime statistics, was a metaphor to represent the process by which plot by media liberals—“media myths,” in minority students, Trump’s own words. particularly AfricanUnfortunately, American students, this was Trump’s BUMPERSTICKER OF THE WEEK: are funneled true campaign plan: from schools Create fear through into the criminal a constant media justice system. campaign that The phenomenon hyped negatives and began due to innuendo and then, Send your sticker sightings to letters@flagpole.com. zero-tolerance in circular fashion, policies, created say it must be true in the 1990s, developed to provide a safer because uninformed voters read it on the environment for learning. These policies internet and believe it. Ignore reality when allow for harsher punishments, like out-ofit gets in the way, saying that you cannot school suspension, when school violations trust the facts or the people presenting occur. While the initial purpose of this them. Create your own “alternative facts,” policy was to suspend students bringing per Kellyanne Conway. Fox News has aided Trump in his plan to a dangerous weapon like a gun or knife to school, the policy was later expanded to create hysteria on the right. It incorrectly portrayed the nation under Obama as being include relatively minor school violations as well. It was believed that by punishing in crisis due to lack of leadership, implying minor school violations harshly, students that a “strongman” would rescue us and would be less likely to engage in risky save the day. behavior or more serious offenses. While Reagan was always pleasant and refrained from vile statements and personal these policies were designed to affect all students equally, we are seeing a substantial attacks. He got a lot done because he number of minorities, particularly African worked with and was personally liked by

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Second Life Anne Cooper’s account of her life is subtitled “An Atheist’s Journey to Spirituality,” but she doesn’t find Jesus. What she finds, through a desperate existential search among all the self-help spiritualisms available to the ardent seeker, is the strength to continue living her life after her teenage son has run in front of a car on Timothy Road, after her husband’s alcoholism and their divorce before his death, after facing the fact that she has to equip herself for earning a living. Hers is a spiritual journey, just as every life is in terms of finding the strength to live. It’s just that most of us don’t take along on that journey such cleareyed observations of our own and others’ motives and emotions. In other words, Anne Cooper has an incredible ability to illuminate her own fight for survival and make it read like a thriller. Second Life is structured like a novel, with a lot of dialogue and character development, and it starts right out with the death of her troubled son Todd, and then goes back to the beginnings of her own life and works forward to show us how she started out, got married and raised a family in the commonly accepted American way, until she was bludgeoned by tragedy and loss. I have known Anne Cooper since my daughter was in school with her late son Todd, and I knew Anne’s husband, Jonathan. I knew Anne also as a hard-working member of the Clarke County Board of Education and later vaguely knew that she had gone back to school and gotten a job at the university. I remember the horror of Todd’s death but only saw Anne and Jonathan occasionally in the years following and didn’t stop very often to consider what a continuing toll his death took on their lives. Now, I have more understanding, not only because Anne has told this story as a sort of exorcism, but because she has told it so well that it rises above the kind of tragedy you don’t want to read to the kind of page-turner you can’t put down. What makes Second Life so compelling is Anne Cooper’s incredible ability to focus her gaze so directly on her own life without flinching and without asking us to cut her any slack. She wants to understand what has happened so that she can figure out what it means and how she can go on. This is not a cry for help, it is a diary that details how

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Athens-Clarke County might finally fix a notorious Prince beacons at an existing crosswalk on Baxter at Hancock Avenue crosswalk—but only because the fate of a longAvenue; crosswalks and beacons at bus stops on Whit Davis awaited development nearby is up in the air. and Riverbend roads; beacons on Barnett Shoals Road at “I don’t know if we should wait if word on the street is Sorenson Ridge; and crosswalks, refuge islands, beacons 100 Prince isn’t happening,” Commissioner Allison Wright and handicapped-accessible ramps on College Station Road said at a work session last week where officials discussed near Research Drive, Milledge Avenue at Milledge Terrace the crosswalk at The Grit and other potential pedestrian and 1190 Mitchell Bridge Road. Total cost: $117,000. safety projects. While Mitchell Bridge Road might not seem like a place What is going on with the project on the old St. Joseph where people do a lot of walking, Decker said he found that Catholic Church property at the corner of Prince and customers are leaving their cars at a tire shop there and Pulaski Street? The Athens-Clarke County Commission going shopping on foot. approved the development—which includes 124 one- and Herod questioned why the College Station Road crosstwo-bedroom apartments, a small grocery store and a walk couldn’t be moved closer to a bus stop about 50 yards restaurant in the historic church building—in September away; putting it closer to Research Drive would cut into the 2016, and the property officially changed hands on Jan. 1. center lane where cars stack up to turn left from College Since then, nothing has happened. Station onto Research, Decker said. “We had been told several weeks ago that issues had Herod also lobbied for another crosswalk on College arisen that caused it to be put on hold,” ACC Planning Station closer to Barnett Shoals. “Students don’t want to Director Brad Griffin told Flagpole, “but what they were pay to park at the vet school, so they’re parking at Kroger or for how long I do not know.” Developer Russ Davis of and dashing across College Station,” he said. Greenville, SC-based Homes Urban did not respond to a request for comment. When the commission selected bike and pedestrian projects for 2016 and 2017, they put the Grit crosswalk on hold at Davis’ request, even as they moved forward with pedestrian islands and flashing beacons at crosswalks near Daily Groceries and Piedmont College, along with similar projects on North Avenue, Milledge Avenue, Cedar Shoals Drive and elsewhere. Davis offered to pay for pedestrian improvements near the development. The other improved crosswalks are working. “It appears vehicle speeds are down,” traffic engineer Steve Decker said, and 85–90 percent of drivers stop when they see beacons flashing at crosswalks. “I feel much safer on those stretches of Prince Avenue,” added Commissioner Melissa Link. But the Grit crosswalk remains Little-known fact: John Lennon wrote “Run for Your Life” after lunch at The Grit. a problem. People crossing to Flagpole’s parking lot on the north side of the street must stand behind a telephone pole while The work session was the final one for Decker, who’s waiting for cars to stop, making them difficult to see. “I was served as the county’s traffic engineer for 10 years. He’s there Saturday, and some asshole blew right through it,” retiring this week. [Blake Aued] Commissioner Andy Herod said. The Transportation and Public Works Department wants to move the crosswalk to the other side of Newton Street, near Taziki’s. Often derided as a “rain tax,” ACC’s stormwater fee is With uncertainty about whether 100 Prince will happen or not, it may not make sense to wait any longer. According not exactly popular, but it saves homeowners money. The county adopted the fee to pay for a federally mandated to crash data collected from 2010–2015, Prince between program to manage stormwater in 2004 rather than raise Pulaski and Barber streets is the second-most dangerous property taxes. Because it’s a fee, the University of Georgia, stretch of road in Athens for cyclists and pedestrians. The Clarke County School District, churches and other taxGrit crosswalk is not on TPW’s list of recommended projexempt entities pay it, spreading the burden more evenly. ects, but commissioners could add it before they vote on But many taxpayers view it as unfair. One reason is that 2018’s list in February. ACC doesn’t do stormwater projects on private property, Another Prince project is on hold, too: Engineers have only on public streets, which leaves some homeowners had trouble designing a realigned Cobb Street intersection who experience flooding wondering how they benefit. “The with a concrete island, Decker said. That’s the fifth-most perception is horrible: ‘Why do we have a stormwater fee dangerous area in the city for those on foot or bikes. A road if you guys won’t help me out here?’” Commissioner Jerry safety audit team is also reviewing alternatives to a crossNeSmith said at a Nov. 28 work session. walk in front of home.made on Baxter Street, which nearby That may change. The commission is set to hire a consulproperty owners objected to because the pedestrian refuge tant to take a fresh look at the stormwater program. 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infrastructure. According to Herod and NeSmith, many suburban subdivisions in Athens have drainage ditches and ponds that were never deeded over to the county. “Property owners are supposed to maintain those, but they don’t,” and some aren’t even aware of their responsibility, Herod said. “It causes conflict between neighbors.” Stormwater also causes conflict in intown neighborhoods, Link said, because runoff from infill development can flood neighboring properties. “I’ve got people with completely flooded back yards, and they can’t do anything about it,” she said. But TPW Director Drew Raessler said the county would prefer to stay out of such disputes. Stantec will also look at how stormwater projects are funded (currently, it’s a mix of sales tax revenue and fees based on the square footage of impervious surfaces like driveways and rooftops). ACC already offers credits for stormwater mitigation like cisterns and green rooftops, and those credits could be expanded. The county could also charge developers a fee. [BA]

CCSD Superintendent Talks Discipline, Vocational Education After 95 days heading the Clarke County School District, Superintendent Demond Means said he wants all children in public school showing proficiency in reading and mathematics. And he wants to focus on the social and emotional growth of children, believing that behavior and academic success are tied together. As Flagpole has reported, there are stark differences in achievement between white and AfricanAmerican public school students in Athens-Clarke County. Although 60 percent of white students were proficient in math and language skills from third to eighth grade, less than 20 percent of black children were. And though the school district is 54 percent black, AfricanAmerican students accounted for 80 percent of disciplinary events. Last week, Means talked with about 40 people at a community engagement session at the AthensClarke County Library. His concern about proficiency is echoed in a study conducted by Get Georgia Reading, a collaborative group focused on helping all children read by third grade. Those who don’t reach that milestone can expect a lower life expectancy, Means said. “It’s not so much about test scores,” he said. “Your life is shortened.” A team of principals, assistant principals and teacher leaders is working to evaluate literacy programs and decide which one the district should be using. Right now, there are different reading programs at different schools. Means said some schools have programs in place that are working, and he doesn’t want to take those away. When the topic of discipline came up, Means said that every day, some 80–90 percent of the approximately 15,000 children attending Clarke County schools go about their day in an orderly fashion, and only 10–20 percent misbehave. Instead of punitive discipline, he favors restorative discipline, in which the person who broke the rules faces the people his or her behavior affected. The offending person then works to make amends. To implement a system of restorative discipline will require more counselors and more social workers. An elementary school teacher told Means that instead of pushing more computers and technology on children, she wants more human beings in the classroom, building relationships with children. Means said everyone agrees that having more trained adults in schools is a good thing—but it takes more money. Means said he recently visited Fowler Drive Elementary, where there are numerous University of Georgia students

to increase academic rigor, especially in math, where he proposed requiring all students to complete algebra in eighth grade and algebra II in 10th grade—one year earlier than currently—and ensure that they can work with numbers (for example, count money) without an electronic device. He proposed adding more dual-enrollment courses for college credit, which he said benefits both students and teachers because it’s a professional development opportunity for educators. Other ideas included summer academic interventions, smaller class sizes, having school governance teams drill deeper into data and regularly reviewing school improvement plans. Emotional education is important, too—many students don’t know they’re supposed to sit down and be quiet, Means said.

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who are slated to become student teachers. They do their practicums at Fowler Drive. By the time they are hired to teach at Fowler Drive, they are well-versed in the school’s culture and practices. Maybe other schools can also have UGA students in their classes, he said. Much of the discussion focused on the Athens Community Career Academy. It was supposed to offer vocational training for students wanting to work in trades, job skills and some college courses taught by Athens Technical College instructors. What has happened, Means said, is the Academy has become an early college academy and not “one that trains people to move into a job.” In offering a college curriculum, it’s “watering down what we are doing at Cedar and Central,” Means said. He wants to move those courses back to the high schools, and to beef up the beginning technical courses in high school and offer more advanced courses at the Academy. When told that some students prefer attending the Academy because the atmosphere is calmer than at their high schools, Means said, “We need to address the root cause of kids not wanting to be in high school.” [Rebecca McCarthy]

More on Means Means also spoke at a forum on the “Crisis in Black Education” Dec. 2 at the H.T. Edwards building, where he told a crowd of several hundred (about evenly split between white and black) that race is “the elephant in the room” when it comes to education. Data released by CCSD in October shows that black students are far less likely to The Hiram House be academically proficient, according to standardized tests, and more likely to be disciplined for misbehavior than white students. While Many of his goals are based around measuring whether some have argued that the issue is poverty, not race, Means students are on track to be career- or college-ready, meancalled that “semantics,” saying that black and low-income ing they don’t need any additional training or remedial students overlap significantly. Because school lunches are classes to enter college or the workforce, because the data now free for everyone, thanks to a federal grant, the disshows that many students who are not proficient in math trict no longer keeps records of who qualifies for free and or reading are graduating anyway. reduced-price lunches, so it doesn’t have data about student On the topic of parental involvement, Means said many poverty. parents can’t attend PTA meetings because of their work During a Q-and-A period, one woman told Means to schedules, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care about be careful not to make white people feel like they’re doing their children’s education. He recounted his own experisomething wrong. White people are doing something ence growing up in a working-class household where his wrong, another white audience member shouted out. But parents worked night shifts, and he often had to cook for Means said, “I’m agnostic when it comes to race.” His own his siblings. daughter, a kindergartener at Timothy Road Elementary, “If we can see the whites of [students’] eyes, if they’re will be able to navigate the system despite being black, sitting in their seats in the morning, that’s all we need [parhe said. The system works well for many students, and he ents] to do,” Means said. It’s up to the entire community, doesn’t want to change it for them, he said. “We marginalnot just parents, to hold the school district accountable, ize certain groups of students, though,” he said. he said. When adults change, the system changes, and stuMeans presented several ideas for bringing equity to dents recognize that and feel like they have a voice; then the school district: While schools should be free to keep society starts to view schools differently, he said. programs that work, policies need to be standardized “When I talk about equity and social justice, it’s truly across the district because many low-income and black breaking down the marginalization of kids,” Means said. families frequently move during the school year. He wants “It’s the deepest advocacy work we can do.” [BA]

Hancock’s Hiram House Was the Home of Georgia’s First Black Female Dentist Restored in 2000, the former home of Ida Mae Johnson Hiram sits on Hancock Avenue in the Reese Street Historic District. Hiram was the first black woman licensed to practice dentistry in Georgia and a longtime, loyal member of First AME Church. Robert Harrison, the historian for First AME Church, talked about both the house and Hiram at a recent brown bag lunch in the Lyndon House sponsored by the AthensClarke Heritage Foundation. Harrison is the president of Project Renew, a First AME Church nonprofit that restores properties. A native of Athens, Ida Mae Johnson graduated from the Knox Institute, a local school for black children, before marrying Lace Hiram, an African-American dentist. After a few years of helping her husband in his practice, Ida Hiram enrolled at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, taking the couple’s young daughter, Alice, with her. In 1910, she and Alice returned to Athens, and she worked alongside her husband for years. The family endured various setbacks: a fire in 1914 that damaged their office and residence, accusations of misconduct against Lace Hiram and dried-up business during the Depression. But in 1918, the Hirams bought the Hancock Avenue house from William Harris, Athens’ first black physician. Athens didn’t provide enough business for two black dentists in the 1930s, so while Ida Hiram continued working here, Lace Hiram moved to Washington, DC, where he set up another practice. From the 1920s on, Ida Hiram’s office was in the Samaritan Building on West Washington Street, next to the Morton Theater. She treated both white and black patients. Hiram was in business 55 years, until 1965, when she fell and hurt her hip. She died in 1975, when she was 80. Ten years later, First AME bought the house. The restoration was finished 15 years later, with $30,000 from First AME and a matching $30,000 from AthensClarke County. The house was then put on the market as a rental property for disabled and elderly people. The annual operational costs for the house are $5,000– $8,000, Harrison said. Since the house is in a historic district, getting the house on the National Register of Historic Places will freeze property taxes for eight years, according to AHCF Director Amy Kissane. Harrison says church officials are applying for a historic marker from the National Register. The home of another prominent African-American Athenian has received a lots of attention in recent weeks. The house of educator Annie Mack Burney—who’s been memorialized as a namesake of Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School—on Reese Street is threatened by potential development. A demolition moratorium now in effect may buy sufficient time for someone to move the house. [RM] f

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If you get sick or badly injured in Georgia, you could find yourself slap out of luck if you live in one of the state’s rural counties. In places like Clay County, an impoverished rural county in Southwest Georgia, there is no hospital. The county’s only doctor sees patients in a building that used to house a fast-food franchise. The residents of Clay County are comparatively lucky, however. There are nine rural counties in Georgia that have no physicians, 63 counties that have no pediatric physicians and 79 that have no OB/GYNs. There are 22 counties that have no advanced practice registered nurses, which are nurses who have obtained at least a master’s degree in nursing. The situation has gotten worse in recent years. Since the beginning of 2013, six rural hospitals in Georgia have shut down. It’s no coincidence that all of those hospitals closed after Gov. Nathan Deal decided Georgia would not participate in the expansion of Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. That decision cost the state more than $9 billion in federal funding that might have enabled some of those rural hospitals to keep their doors open. A legislative study committee has come up with perhaps a partial solution to the problem. The committee, chaired by Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford), is recommending that the legislature amend state law so that APRNs can do some of the things that physicians traditionally do, such as prescribe drugs and order imaging tests. Twenty-two states give APRNs full authority, or “scope of practice,” to do these things. Georgia, on the other hand, is one of the 12 states that place the most restrictions on what APRNs can legally do. Unterman, who was once a nurse herself, said her committee will draft legislation

that would give APRNs a wider scope of practice if they agree to work in counties that are defined as medically underserved— that have few or no physicians, a high percentage of the population that is uninsured and larger-than-normal numbers of low birth-weight babies and cardiovascular deaths. “The goal is the enticement of APRNs to locate in rural counties,” Unterman said at the committee’s final meeting last week. “We’re facing insurmountable problems and there’s not an easy way to fix it.” Unterman’s committee is also recommending the expansion of a tax credit program to include physician assistants and APRNs, and a provision that would allow APRNs to bill health insurance providers such as Medicaid. “I think you could quantify this as baby steps,” Unterman said. Who would oppose the idea of giving Georgians in rural counties more access to health care services? Physicians, to start with. The state’s physicians are represented by a powerful lobbying group, the Medical Association of Georgia. MAG has traditionally opposed any and all attempts to widen the scope of practice of non-physicians. The organization said last week that it “believes that APRNs should continue to work under collaborative practice agreements with physicians to ensure patient safety. MAG also believes that nurses in the state should be governed by the Georgia Composite Medical Board.” In other words, APRNs should be kept under the tight control of physicians so that they don’t threaten their fees and revenue streams. Unterman said her response to MAG would be: “We’re not encroaching on your turf.” Will her legislative colleagues agree with her and pass her bill? Let’s wait and see. f

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the Veritas in its name, O’Keefe’s organization is built on deceit—and may in fact lose nonprofit status in New York because he failed to disclose his criminal record for using false premises to enter a federal building in an attempted Watergate/“Bob the Builder” cosplay self-sting. By contrast, Alexei Wood, a photojournalist who is one of the defendants in the current trial, is almost radically transparent about the livestream video, which occupied much of the motion hearings over the past several months, that he filmed during the protest. “I didn’t do anything wrong. I livestreamed myself from beginning to end, and the entire world can decide whether I incited a riot,” he said. “It’s out there for the whole world to decide, and I’m glad it is.”

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Project Veritas, the creepo undercover right-wing sting team run by James O’Keefe, spent months trying to fool the Washington Post into printing false accusations against theocrat and alleged pedophile Roy Moore in order to undermine the real allegations made by women that he was sexually inappropriate with them when they were minors. Moore, a twice-deposed former judge, is the only man alive who might make Luther Strange and Jeff Sessions, the two previous occupants of the Alabama Senate seat he is vying for, look almost normal. Jaime Phillips, the woman trying to claim that Moore impregnated her when she was underage and then urged her to have an abortion, was spotted by Post reporters walking into the offices of Project Veritas. They confronted her on cameras of their own. “The Washington Post seems to want a Nobel Prize for vetting a source correctly,” O’Keefe later said in response. On the same day the Post story broke, prosecutor Jennifer Kerkhoff introduced a Project Veritas video into the trial of the first six of the 193 to be charged under the federal Riot Act for protesting during James O’Keefe at CPAC in 2016. the inauguration. It came during the testimony of an undercover officer who infiltrated a Jan. 8 meeting in a church where various groups The government, on the other hand, is not only using coordinated Inauguration Day activities. Kerkhoff asked the Project Veritas’ unauthenticated video, but they actually officer if he recorded the meeting, and he said his superviedited the videos in order to obscure the identity of the sors told him not to. But, he said, police later obtained a still-unknown Project Veritas operative, as if he were an video of the same meeting. officer. It was filmed by a Project Veritas operative. And here’s This is further evidence of the deep connection between where it gets really messed up: We don’t know how much law enforcement, government officials and right-wing the Project Veritas video was edited. movements. We know that an MPD communications offi“I’m not aware of any edits or anything,” Kerkhoff said cer provided a list of names of the defendants to far-right in court. When the judge asked her who provided the video conspiracy site Got News. And video obtained by The Real to police, she replied: “a third party.” News shows a U.S. Park Police officer in D.C. ordering a proEven worse, we don’t know how many Project Veritas tester to follow the orders of a militia member because “he operatives were in the room, saying things that may have works for me.” colored undercover officer Bryan Adelmeyer’s perception Two of the officers who testified in the trial were from of the events. So it taints his testimony as well. Despite D.C.’s 7th District. The officers who raided the home of a

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Like all good books, Paul Theroux’s Deep South: Four Seasons believing in Superman. To believe that Superman leaps on Back Roads got me thinking about things beyond the over tall buildings in a single mighty bound, you have to book’s covers. As the service wrapped up at an Africanbelieve that he’s exempt from the laws of physics and biolAmerican church Theroux visited (the congregants called ogy. Given what we know about the laws of nature, a being him “Mr. Paul”), he picked up a Bible and turned to a paslike that can’t exist anywhere but in comics or movies. But sage in Proverbs he remembered. It read, “These six things at least you can understand the story that there’s this guy doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto whose day job is being a nerdy newspaper reporter, and him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed who sheds his disguise only when called on to strike a blow innocent blood. A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, for justice and the American way. feet that be swift in running to mischief. A false witness But believing in a God who’s both outside of and in that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among space-time isn’t just believing in something that defies brethren.” the laws of nature. It’s believing in something that defies My first reaction to this passage was to wonder how the laws of logic and sense. So it’s not something that you some Christians can square their allegiance to a president could believe even as a matter of faith, any more than you who’s way on the wrong side of some of these strictures can believe as an article of faith that, say, Tuesdays are with their belief that everything in the Bible is the inerrant octagonal. You can say the words, “Tuesdays are octagonal” revealed Word of God and the only path to salvation. to yourself over and over with great passion and energy. I’m just guessing here—the Christian right doesn’t keep But there’s no way you can actually bring yourself to believe me in the loop about these things—but I have to believe that Tuesdays are octagonal, because you can’t even underthat they’re giving Donald Trump a pass on the Proverbs stand what those words mean strung together that way. abominations because he relieves Kierkegaard’s way of getting them of their Rodney Dangerfield out of this box has commentators “we don’t get no respect” complex. scratching their very erudite heads They see themselves as embattled by to this day. He said that your reason court decisions protecting same-sex will reject as a contradiction the marriage and anti-discrimination idea that God exists both outside of laws prohibiting denying services to and in space-time. So he just called people some Christians disapprove of that idea something else. It’s not on religious grounds. And they seem a contradiction, he said, but the puzzled and offended that anyone Absolute Paradox. What’s the differwould take exception to their exercise ence between a contradiction and an of religious freedom to condemn and absolute paradox? The jury’s still out stigmatize people they think have it on that. coming. This much seems clear, though: If I think the congregation at the your North Star on life’s journey is a church Theroux visited in impoverbelief in God, the Absolute Paradox, ished map dot Sycamore, SC (2010 then sharp edges and elbows aren’t population: 88) can help out with a fitting posture in your interactions all this. But, like Theroux, I’ll get to with other people, whether same-sex Sycamore by a meandering route. couples or anybody else. You can’t Søren Kierkegaard: probably not a Trump voter. To people not of their persuasion, undergo the crucifixion of doubt it looks like Christian Trumpsters’ that Kierkegaard thought is the lot public posture of sharp edges and elbows is motivated by of any believing Christian of integrity without being probeliefs that make no sense to anybody but them. To show foundly humbled by the experience. It’s no accident that he where I’m going with this, I turn not to one of the liberal titled what became one of his best-known books Fear and coastal elites who get off on mocking Christians, but to a Trembling. figure from squarely within the Christian tradition. All of which takes me back to Sycamore, about six miles Søren Kierkegaard was a 19th Century Danish religious from Allendale, formerly a thriving community, now forthinker who worked out what he thought were the impligotten and becalmed, like many others, since the construccations of Martin Luther’s belief that we’re “justified by tion of the interstate highway system. The members of faith,” that salvation depends on our beliefs, not on writSycamore’s Revelation Ministries Church may never have ing checks for Puerto Rican hurricane relief. Kierkegaard heard of Søren Kierkegaard and, for all I know, the only took that idea very seriously, turning it into something so Denmark they could find on a map is the one about 30 demanding that he wasn’t sure even he could live up to it. miles away. In the CliffsNotes version, here’s the corner that These Christians have more than ample reason to feel Kierkegaard backed himself into: Like all mainstream besieged. It’s common for churches like theirs in the South Christians, he believed that nothing exists independent of to be vandalized or burned. They never know when theirs God; everything ultimately is dependent on and comes from will be next. And knowing that somebody hated people God. Since even space and time are God’s handiwork—see like them enough to wantonly slaughter nine of their cothe creation story in Genesis—God exists outside both. But religionists in Charleston about 100 miles away, they have the central mystery of Christianity is how a being like that every reason to be wary of a white stranger who shows up can act in our world, the world of space and time. How can in their midst on a Sunday morning. he have revealed his word to all the people who wrote the But when Theroux—“Mr. Paul”—did, what greeted him Bible? And in particular, how can he have become human in weren’t questions about his sexual orientation, his views the person of Jesus and undergone all the things that Jesus on same-sex marriage or abortion, but hugs, handshakes had to suffer for our redemption? Somehow God manages and a big banner announcing to all in gold letters, “We Love to be both in and not in the spatial-temporal order. You—Ain’t Nothing You Can Do About It.” Kierkegaard was tortured by that seeming impossibility If there’s a takeaway here for Christians who feel put right at the heart of the Christian worldview. To see why, upon because they’re not free to humiliate same-sex couyou have to appreciate the kind of impossibility he thought ples in the name of Jesus, maybe it’s that instead of looking he was staring into. to Trump to relieve their distress, they’d do better to model Believing in God, who exists outside the spatial-tempothe example of people whose hearts are inscribed with the ral world of our experience but intervenes in it, isn’t like words on that banner. f

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the U.S. House of Representatives’ new tax bill is signed into law as it stands now, Kelly Peterson might have to reconsider graduate school. “I would have to seriously consider whether I could continue my career as a graduate student or drop out and get a job,” the ecology PhD student says. Rather than pay tuition, 44 percent of graduate students at the University of Georgia are involved in research or serve as teaching assistants, and in return receive tuition waivers and stipends, according to the UGA Graduate School. Under the current code, those tuition waivers are not taxed, but under the bill House Republicans passed last month, they would be considered taxable income.

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research, and the tax bill would make it completely unaffordable.” Professors are concerned as well, according to Smith. “They’re terrified of what this could to to the system we have now,” he says. James Hamrick, a professor emeritus of plant biology, came out to support the graduate students, recalling the 36 master’s and PhD students he taught in his career, and citing the repercussions the bill and a subsequent drop in graduate enrollment could have. “I don’t know how universities will function without graduate students,” he says. “I teach three sessions of ecology lab class,” Peterson says. “I think people underestimate how many undergraduate courses at UGA are taught by graduate students, and if it was harder for graduate students to come to graduate school, I think we’d quickly run out of teachers.” “We’re the backbone of research in this nation. And if this bill goes through and grad students don’t come to college, that will hurt everybody,” Rubinstein says. “It would set us all back.” A spokesman for the UGA Graduate School said it is working with the Office of Government Relations to “make members of the Georgia delegation aware of the potential implications of the Graduate student Gabe Rubinstein calls his senators to ask them to change U.S. House tax bill on the House GOP tax bill to keep tuition waivers from being taxed. graduate education.” An internal email the “Our current tax burden is around Graduate School sent out earlier this month $5,000,” says Gabe Rubinstein, a PhD cannotes that the current Senate version of didate in the Department of Biochemistry the tax bill does not include the provision and Molecular Biology at UGA. “If the bill affecting graduate tuition waivers. passes, that would go up to $15,000.” The House tax bill passed on Nov. 16. In In an effort to push back against the spite of the effect on thousands of graduate bill, members of Science Policy Education, students in his district, Athens’ congressAdvocacy and Research, a new student man, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, voted in favor of organization at UGA, organized a walk-out it, calling the proposed tax code “simpler on campus as part of nationwide graduand fairer.” ate student protests. Dozens of graduate The Senate is still working on passing its students gathered on the North Campus version, at which point the two will likely quad last Wednesday afternoon, holding have to be reconciled. Activists are hoping signs saying what their tuition pays for and the final version excludes the change to calling Georgia Sens. Johnny Isakson and tuition waivers. David Perdue, asking them to rectify the The expense of paying income tax on issue in the House bill. tuition waivers would make Athens “unliv“I’ve called my legislator quite a few able” for graduate students, even though times,” says Peter Smith, also a PhD candiit’s an “extremely affordable” city, says date in biochemistry. “I’m talking to everyRubinstein. one I know about this bill, trying to raise “We could maybe afford a terrible apartawareness. ment and ramen,” says Joshua Marks, “We aren’t even allowed to get other jobs a PhD candidate in the Department of outside our department. It’s completely Chemistry. prohibited within the bylaws of our depart“I couldn’t do that. I kick money back mental contracts,” he says. “So there’s no home, so I would just be done,” says Austen other way for us to get income outside of Scruggs, also a chemistry PhD candidate. f

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By Cy Brown news@flagpole.com and grade levels. Agriculture projects are particularly well-suited to this style, says Griffin. A school garden can facilitate several lessons at once. For example, says Griffin, students can make compost, learn about soil science and use math to figure out how much lettuce is growing per square inch of soil. UGA Extension’s formal partnership may help county agents bargain for more funds to support farm to school programs from local decision-makers, says Griffin, which is a win-win for everyone. Griffin will be a permanent member on the award committee, and her goal for 2018 is to increase outreach to counties who want to qualify as a Golden Radish school but don’t know how to start. “A lot of these

When Georgia beat Auburn 28-7 Saturday to win the SEC Championship for the first time in 12 years and secure a place in the College Football Playoff for the first time ever, it felt like the culmination of a lot of things. It felt like the culmination of the 2017 Revenge Tour. On their way to a 12-1 record (so far), the Dawgs defeated every team

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The Clarke County School District has once again earned a Golden Radish Award, its fourth since the award was founded in 2014. This year, the district was one of nine recognized at the platinum level for its many efforts related to the farm-to-school movement. CCSD has been a leader in farm-toschool, backed by an army of UGA-based employees and volunteers. It comes as no surprise that UGA Extension agents fall among those ranks not only in Clarke County, but in counties throughout Georgia. Now, the Extension joins Georgia Organics and the Georgia’s Departments of Agriculture, Education and Public Health as an official partner of the Golden Radish Award program. MERRITT MELANCON

UGA Extension school and community garden coordinator Becky Griffin teaches teachers from Clarke and surrounding counties the basics of gardening at school gardens training at UGArden in 2015.

The new partnership is a long time coming. “We’ve been doing the work for years, and now we’re being recognized for it,” says Becky Griffin, a school and community garden specialist for UGA Extension who was responsible for brokering the new partnership with Golden Radish. “Across the state, extension agents and master gardeners, 4H agents and [Family and Consumer Science] agents were doing a lot of the work that the Golden Radish awardees turned in to get nominated,” Griffin says. “We were already doing this work, but we weren’t getting any recognition for it.” That was becoming a problem for agents, says Griffin, because Golden Radish status also meant schools were checking off another box toward meeting new STEAM certification requirements. The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) approach is gaining momentum across the country. “Schools are clamoring to get that [STEAM certification],” she says. “We can’t have every school in the district banging down the door of the extension agent with all their other responsibilities just to be able to help those schools.” Rather than learn the test, students learn new concepts through hands-on projects, which can span multiple disciplines

counties start with a principal with an idea or a teacher who’s never gardened,” she says. In contrast, Griffin describes Athens as the Cadillac model: “Having UGA in your backyard is a real asset.” The awards committee specifically praised CCSD for the School Lunch Challenge, where chefs from popular restaurants in Athens compete in a cooking competition; Hugh Acheson’s outreach visit to the Early Learning Center on “Aw Shucks Day,” where preschoolers got to shuck their own Georgia-grown ears of corn; and for incorporating farm-to-school into the district wellness policy. “The benefits for the students are not just that they’re eating food that’s local and healthy,” Griffin says, “but they’re understanding more about where the food actually comes from, that farming is hard work, and that these things don’t just show up on a grocery store shelf.” The farm-to-school mission emphasizes interactions between schools, farmers and the community on top of sourcing locally grown food. The 75 districts honored served over 97 million meals that featured locally grown and raised foods. “We’re the best agriculture state in the nation,” Griffin says. “Being able to connect that with kids is powerful.” f

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they lost to last season. And in the SEC offense in the country—it’ll face Clemson Championship Game, they avenged the or Alabama in the championship game in 40-17 loss to Auburn in early November a familiar setting: 70 miles from Athens at with a win over the Tigers in a game that Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where it just won was astronomically more important. In his the SEC Championship. I’d imagine a fair two seasons at the helm for Georgia, Kirby number of Dawg fans would make the arduSmart hasn’t lost to the same team twice. ous journey to Atlanta to watch UGA play In the grander scheme, it felt like the for its first title in 37 years. culmination of Georgia’s 12 years in the wilLong term, we have to make sure this is derness. Before Saturday, the last time UGA the new standard, and not a one-off. Let’s won an SEC title was 2005. Dawg fans have not forget the early years of Richt’s tenure been dreaming of reaching the SEC mounin Athens. He also won his first SEC title in taintop for the last decade-plus. That span his second season as head coach and made has featured a lot of ups and downs, but the us think we were on the cusp of a new era of last five years have seen Georgia football. He won many more downs than a few years later Dawg fans have been another ups. Before this year, to reinforce that belief. dreaming of reaching Then came the 12-year Georgia last reached the SEC title game in 2012, drought that got him the SEC mountaintop for when it lost to Alabama run out of town. the last decade-plus. at the last second, costThe moral of that ing it a trip to a very story is that the work is winnable national title game against Notre never done. At the risk of sounding like I’ve Dame. That was the beginning of the real drunk Smart’s Nick Saban Kool-Aid—which downturn in Athens. UGA was average the I have—success is a process. One season next few years, and got crushed in about near the top doesn’t make you successful. every big game, including the next time it Winning the SEC and competing for the faced Bama. Mark Richt was fired in 2015 national title on a consistent basis does. after 14 years on the job. Smart came in, We’ve taken the first step toward doing and in two seasons he won an SEC title and that, but there are many more ahead of us, got into the national title hunt. starting with the Rose Bowl. But as exciting as the end of the Revenge For the past few decades, we’ve watched Tour and the end of the search for a spot so many of our rivals reach the pinnacle among the elite of college are, we shouldn’t of college football. Since the last time dwell on them too long. Because what’s Georgia won a national title, Georgia Tech, more exciting is that this is the beginning Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Florida and of something new, something better, and Clemson have all taken home the crystal there’s still a lot of work to do in both the football. Three of them have done it twice short and long term. or more. Now it’s our turn to take a shot at Short term, there’s the little matter of the natty, then make sure it doesn’t take the College Football Playoff. No. 3 Georgia another 37 years to get another. f

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amasi Washington recalls with ease the moment he decided to take music seriously: It was the the summer of 1996. The young tenor saxophone player from Inglewood, CA was a ninth-grade student at Hamilton High, a music magnet school on the west side of Los Angeles. A music teacher from nearby Watts, Reggie Andrews, had enlisted Washington to be a part of the Multi-School Jazz Band, which assembled kids from throughout the city to play music, some of whom had been Washington’s friends since childhood. The group landed a gig at the Playboy Jazz Festival that summer. While rehearsing for the show, it seemed clear that Washington would not have a solo. “I had just kind of accepted that I wasn’t going to do one, so I was just playing the parts,” Washington says. The group took the stage to perform for an audience of 20,000 people, as Washington recalls. In the midst of the show, without warning, Andrews gave Washington a nod to take a solo. “I just wasn’t ready for it,” Washington says. A tone of disappointment still lingers in his voice as he relives the experience more than 20 years later. “I did the solo, but I wasn’t happy with it, and I felt awful about it,” he adds. “I decided right then and there that this would not happen again. I would practice every day. I cannot be casual about this. I love music too much for it to make me feel this way, so never again.” As traumatic as the experience was, it lit a fire inside Washington that has burned more brightly with each passing year. His career is punctuated by two revolutionary jazz albums bearing his name; his string and saxophone arrangements that added depth to Kendrick Lamar’s groundbreaking 2015 LP, To Pimp a Butterfly; and appearances on albums by Thundercat, Run the Jewels, Flying Lotus, Quincy Jones and more. It seems the balance between redemption and overcompensation lie at the heart of Washington’s drive, as each project he takes on leaves a deeper impression, musically and conceptually. His latest offering, Harmony of Difference, released in September via the Young Turks label, is the culmination of a lifetime spent pushing the limits of his own musical comprehension, collaborations and improvisational instincts. It also facilitates a new dimension within the medium by which music is consumed. The six songs on Harmony of Difference were created to accompany a series of five abstract paintings by his sister, Amani, as part of the 2017 Biennial for New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. The sixth and final song, “Truth,” was paired with a short film by Spanish director A.G. Rojas, who is best known for creating videos for songs such as Jack White’s “Sixteen Saltines” and Earl Sweatshirt’s “Earl.” “The idea was that you would come into a room where each of the five songs were playing, matched with a painting. The viewer would have an individual experience with each of the songs,” Washington explains. “You hear a song, and you see the painting. When the songs are over, the film would come up on the wall behind you, and the song would play through these really great surround-sound speakers. So, now everyone in the room is shifting to having this shared experience. “It amplified the idea of an album by drawing upon the power of people coming together,” Washington says. “It was meant to embody this idea that even though our individual experiences and cultures are beautiful, it’s when they come together, and we combine those experiences, that the most beautiful things happen.” As a standalone work, Harmony of Difference is a precise distillation of Washington’s penchant for crafting majestic works with a large ensemble. Songs such as “Humility,”

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“Knowledge” and “Perspective” ride a line where swelling horn crescendos reach an ecstatic breaking point, verging on the grandeur of a TV game show’s theme music. But swiftly, new rhythms, piano and horn lines, staccato percussion and cymbal crashes dive into glorious moments of post-bop and avant-garde jazz. Clocking in at about a half-hour, Harmony of Difference takes shape as a precise, focused work that leaves the listener wanting more—a diametric shift from Washington’s nearly three-hour debut, 2015’s The Epic. Again, that dichotomy between overcompensation and redemption is hard at work in everything Washington does. JAMIE JAMES MEDINA

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For his current tour, Washington leads a strippeddown variation of his Next Step and the West Coast Get Down ensembles. The lineup includes trombone player Ryan Porter, Rickey Washington on flute and soprano sax, Brandon Coleman on keys, Ronald Bruner Jr. and Robert Miller on drums and Joshua Crumbly on bass. Singer Patrice Quinn brings the ensemble to a fine point. Many of the players in the Next Step have been playing with Washington as far back as that fateful day on stage at the Playboy Jazz fest, honing their shared chemistry and their abilities to play a little differently together each time they take the stage. Creativity, Washington says, he equates it to surfing—riding a wave that can lead to a jump, a curl or other maneuvers, but always riding a wave. “It allows me to look inward and find the real gems of who I am,” Washington says. “It comes and goes. Sometimes it’s amazing, and sometimes it’s frustrating.” f

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GATHER ’ROUND: The longtime Athens-music folks behind the old High Hat Club are hosting a benefit in support of Kenny Chesney’s Love for Love City Foundation, which is dedicated to providing relief to the victims of Hurricane Irma and Maria throughout the Virgin Islands. The two-night event, billed as High Hat at the Watt, runs Thursday, Dec. 7 and Friday, Dec. 8 at the 40 Watt Club, and each night is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. The lineup for the first night will include Five Eight, Kompromat, MrTonksMrCarter and Timi Conley & Friends’ Fuzzy Sprouts Electro-Fied Jamboree Revival. Night Two will feature Hayride, members of Interstellar Boys (Todd Nance, Danny Hutchens, John Neff and John Mills), Dashboard Saviors and Dodd Ferrelle & the Wintervillains. Each night will also feature a documentary film presentation by Drew Alston on the devastation Hayride caused by these hurricanes, and an online auction is live at biddingowl.com featuring items donated by Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Chesney and others. For tickets, see 40watt.com. SEAN-O-MATIC FOR THE PEOPLE: Sean McDonald, the man behind the MMM Sound label, has a new EP out named Pet Sounds Semetary. It’s six tracks long, but the entire thing runs fewer than 15 minutes. McDonald performs everything himself: drums, keyboards, synthesizers, toy instruments and vocals. Ever the experimenter, McDonald’s

output has waxed and waned in both quantity and quality over the years, but since he moved here a few years ago, he’s been a rad addition to the scene. This new release is a great example of his best work. It’s eminently tuneful yet oddly despairing. It’s mostly mid-tempo but can feel much slower. The brevity of the tracks is evidence of clarity of vision, and removes any room for the accusations of self-indulgence to which, Lord knows, anything tagged as “experimental” is prone. Although I mostly enjoyed listening to this all as one

piece, I kept coming back to “Rise and Shine.” Its markedly grand choral vocal melody, which contains no actual lyrics, sounds positively ancient, or at least historically ecclesiastical. Check this out at purpleghost.bandcamp.com. EASY DOES IT: A weird and cool set of tunes finally landed in my ears this week. The self-titled full-length by Wet Meadows came out in late October, but it’s taken me this long to get around to praising it. Its central conceit is what the band is calling “bot rock” (botanical rock), and the reasoning is a little obtuse and utterly unnecessary to enjoy this little gem. What you get is a nice collection of semi-psych-pop tunes that are tautly composed, unassumingly yet confidently played and—in a nice twist—utterly unpretentious. Fans of Elephant 6-style indiepop and, to a lesser degree, older recordings by Mountain Goats and Sentridoh should dig this the most. Check wetmeadows.bandcamp.com. DON’T SPEAK: Rapper and producer Donny Knottsville, working under his production pseudonym of Studebaker Hawk, has set up a new repository for his instrumental backing tracks from his now-unavailable albums Brainiac Frankenstein and Rock Is Dead. The massive, 41-track The Studebaker Hawk Tapes is available to hear, too. Spread across the three records are collaborations with artists such as Cubenza, The Nice Machine, Ian Morris and Triz, but the overwhelming amount of work was handled by Knottsville. Longtime fans will enjoy these, and hell, newcomers, look at all this stuff that’s ripe for remixing! Get on that at studebakerhawk1.bandcamp.com. In other news, Knottsville continues to ride high on his summer release, Celestial Seasons, which was marked as his “official” debut, even though there’s been lot of mixtapes and such previously. Indeed, he promises a new release in January titled Midnight Urban Drugstore Cowboy. Surf over to donnyknottsville.bandcamp.com and listen in. f

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Holiday Gift Guide 5 Points Acupuncture

Big City Bread Cafe

2027 S. Milledge Ave.

393 N. Finley St.

www.5pointsacupuncture.com Experience the difference, not all essential oils are the same! Bliss Blend’s high quality oils are soothing and transporting. One sniff elevates your spirits! The Autumn, 2017 blend is a seasonal blend which helps you through rainy days, cold weather and the occasional virus. The Winter Blend, 2017 is warming, soothes muscle and joint aches.

www.bigcitybreadcafe.com Find the perfect gift at Big City Bread Cafe! Treat your loved ones with Big City gift certificates in any denomination, delicious and healthy Mama Bird’s granola, or locally roasted Jittery Joe’s and 1000 Faces coffee by the pound! Call 706-353-0029 to place your order for holiday treats!

Ted’s Most Best

R. Wood Studio

www.tedsmostbest.com

www.rwoodstudio.com

254 W. Washington St.

450 Georgia Dr.

Artisan pizzas, salads, paninis, daily specials, cheesecakes and beer make Ted’s a good place to refuel while doing your holiday shopping. While you are here, pick up a t-shirt or cozy hoodie, and a gift card for anyone on your list.

One-of-a-kind pottery, handmade in Athens, makes the perfect gift. Each dish is entirely made and painted by hand in the studio.

Closed Christmas day but open Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas.

Studio is open daily.

Perry’s Convenience & Liquors

Shiraz

www.perrysstores.com

shirazathens.com Shiraz has everything you need for the holidays: Christmas gifts including soaps and candles, sauces for entertaining and lots of decor!

675 Pulaski St., Suite 400

265 North Ave., 4388 Lexington Rd.

Give them what they really want this year: Liquor Gift Sets from Perry’s! They have a variety of gift sets and glassware to please every person on your Holiday Shopping List!

Gift certificates available. Complimentary gift wrapping. Closed Dec. 24-26. Open at 11a.m. Dec. 27.

All locations are open seven days a week.

The Rook and Pawn

294 W. Washington St., Suite 300

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Perfect gifts for the game lovers on your list: Codenames - Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their CODENAMES. Avalon - pits the forces of Good and Evil in a battle to control the future of civilization. T-shirts for kids and adults! Contact us to host your Holiday party! Gift cards available.

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Urban Sanctuary 810 N. Chase St.

www.urbansanctuaryspa.com Gift Certificates to Urban Sanctuary bring comfort and joy! Massages, facials, nails, spa time and more. Spa memberships starting at $68. Man-Friendly, Eco-Friendly, Organic, Natural. Shop online or call 706-613-3947.

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Canopy Studio

160-6 Tracy St.

www.canopystudio.org Give the gift of learning the circus arts! Gift certificates are available for classes, private lessons, and birthday parties. Classes start January 8. T-shirts, hoodies, and water bottles for sale at the studio. Email info@canopystudio.org for more information.

Athens Community Council on Aging 135 Hoyt St.

The Pearl Girls 548 Hawthorne Ave.

www.thepearlgirls.com Locally owned and operated fine jewelry store, The Pearl Girls, is offering these Twin Pearl Bracelets, $29 each. Stop by the store to see these and all of The Pearl Girls’ jewelry creations or discuss your own jewelry repair! Holiday hours Mon.-Fri. 11a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m. or by appt. 706-850-5296

Pixel & Ink Studio

766 Broad St.

www.accaging.com

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For the person that has it all, give a donation in their honor to the Athens Community Council on Aging: a home delivered meal ($7), a transportation trip to a medical appointment ($10), or a day of care at Adult Day Health ($60). It’s a unique gift and helps those in need.

Impress the artist in your life with unique art prints, beautifully framed custom prints or really knock their socks off with a polaroid camera.

The Garden Gift Shop

2450 S. Milledge Ave.

Holiday pop-up boutique featuring original art work, art prints, jewelry, decor and more starting December 12, upstairs.

Pain and Wonder Tattoo and Piercing 285 W. Washington St.

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The Garden Gift Shop at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia offers many gift ideas, including locally sourced honey, books about gardening and pollinators, and this tumbler with an art contest winning design.

Pain and Wonder, Athens Favorite Tattoo shop has gifts for your loved ones: t-shirts, jewelry for all piercings and tattoos for anyone on your list. Gift certificates available in any amount

Gift shop hours, Tues.-Sat. 10a.m.-4p.m., Sunday 12-4p.m.

Community

260 N. Jackson St.

shopcommunityathens.com Fill these Athens Gift Boxes with goods from over 50 local vendors and share some Athens love this holiday season. Gifts range from artisan coffees and chocolates, soy candles, natural soaps and body products, to handmade jewelry and Athens souvenirs. Starts at $30 (Example shown: $56.50).

T. K. Anderson Designs One Huntington Rd., Suite 705

www.tkanderson.com

Locally owned since 1980, T.K. Anderson Designs is the place to shop for fine jewelry this holiday season: like a pair of these gemstone or diamond stud earrings.

Gift certificates available, free gift wrapping. Holiday hours 10a.m.-6p.m. Monday - Friday, 10a.m.-4p.m. Saturday.

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Holiday Gift Guide Olive Basket

8851 Macon Hwy., Suite 401

www.olivebasketonline.com

Give the timeless gift of Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar! Gift sets featuring oils and vinegars for the serious grill master, or the dessert lover, are the most popular sellers. Usage guide for each is included. Attractively boxed or already gift wrapped, these gift sets are ready to bring smiles.

Lotta Mae’s Supply Co. 585 Barber St.

www.lottamaes.com

Ciné

234 W. Hancock Ave.

www.athenscine.com Support Athens’ only arthouse cinema by giving the gift of membership! Also available: gift cards good for movie tickets, cocktails and treats.

Sexy Suz Couples Boutique 4124 Atlanta Hwy.

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Give durable, functional, high quality gifts. The Bee’s Wrap reusable allnatural food wrap replaces plastic wrap and is reusable for up to two years. Lotta Mae’s private label linen table runners are beautiful and locally made. These quality but affordable hand shears are made of high carbon steel and feature a spring action handle.

The National

232 West Hancock Ave.

www.thenationalrestaurant.com Bring The National home for the holidays! Spice things up with Mediterranean seasoned salt and Condor Chocolate’s finishing sugar. For the Athens foodie, grab Juanina Kocher’s Classic City Cooking signed by Peter Dale, Hugh Acheson’s autographed cookbooks and more!

Celebrating love and staying sexy, visit Sexy Suz Couples Boutique this holiday season and pick a gift for your special someone. Dream Girl plus sized sexy holiday teddy. Bodywand™ original massager. Pillow Talk™ cheeky wand. Open regular business hours through Christmas Eve.

5 Points Acupuncture

2027 S. Milledge Ave.

www.5pointsacupuncture.com You can’t go wrong giving gift certificates for acupuncture and massage. These are gifts that relax, revitalize, and ease pain! Purchase certificates at 5 Points Acupuncture, by phone, or via email at 5pointsacupuncture@gmail.com.

Closed December 24-26 and January 1-2. Hanukkah dinner December 18 and 19.

Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother 220 W. Broad St.

Find on Facebook Junkman’s has something for everyone on your list: a handcrafted Feifish Necklace, Blue Q novelty socks for men and women or a fun flask! Gift certificates available and special extended hours throughout the holiday season.

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Farmview Market 2610 Eatonton Rd., Madison GA

FarmviewMarket.com/2017-Holidays Farmview Market has uniquely local holiday gifts for everyone on your list! Choose from an artful assortment of local gift sets featuring Georgia made foods, seasonings, and beauty products. Fair trade olive wood products and handmade wood products include handmade cutting and serving boards. Farmview shirts and hats make great gifts too.

Holiday Gift Guide Musicians Warehouse

DePalma’s Italian Cafe

www.musicianswarehouseathens.com

www.depalmasitaliancafe.com

245 N. Lumpkin St.

Complete acoustic guitar package perfect for any beginning guitar player. Solid top Yamaha FD01S acoustic guitar provides great tone and beautiful projection. Includes everything you need to get started: guitar, gig bag, tuner, instructional DVD, strap, picks, strings and one free in-store lesson ($149.99). Comes with Yamaha’s Limited Lifetime Warranty. Open every day until Christmas.

401 E. Broad St., 2080 Timothy Rd., 1965 Barnett Shoals Rd.

DePalma’s Gift Cards are the perfect gift for anyone on your shopping list. Gift cards are good for anything on our dinner or lunch menus - including our Lunch Break $11 specials: entrees, salad, bread & drink. Catering and party trays available for all of your holiday events and the downtown location has a large private party room.

home.made

Downtown Athens GA

www.homemadeathens.com

www.downtownathensga.com

1072 Baxter St.

Home.made’s one-of-a-kind signature southern snacks are a guaranteed gift hit! Available in beautifully designed boxes and bags. Choose from pepper jelly candied pecans, cheese straws, pops & pecans or sweet tea caramels. The perfect gift for family, friends, co-workers and teachers.

250 W. Broad St.

Downtown Athens Gift Certificates: Support local businesses AND give the gift of choice! Downtown Athens Gift Certificates can be used at over 55 businesses in fabulous downtown Athens! Complimentary gift boxing makes it simple! Available online or at the Athens Downtown Development Authority in the Gameday Building. 706-353-1421

Holiday shipping available.

Modern Age Tobacco & Gifts Elations 3125 Atlanta Hwy.

facebook.com/ModernAgeAthens Modern Age has all the gifts for the smoking enthusiast in your life. Vape oils by Naked come in different strengths and flavors. Beautiful hookahs are available in a variety of colors and sizes. Fill their stockings with long burning incense sticks in a scent that is sure to please. Modern Age is in a new location in front of Target on Atlanta Hwy.

J’s Bottle Shop

1452 Prince Ave.

facebook.com/jsbottleshop Box: 100% sustainably raised estate fruit from a family that’s been at it for 400 years in Burgundy. 4 bottles in each box. Delicious and stupid-easy to drink. Bubbly: Family/ Craft Champagne, sustainable, holidayperfection. Bourbon: Full-proof; robust rich and bold flavors

December 28: Bubblepalooza at 6p.m. December 28-31: 10% off all bubbly and 15% off full cases.

4100 Lexington Rd.

shopelations.com Spice up this holiday season with Air Touch® The world’s #1 premium sensual massager! AutoBlow 2® is new and improved and you’ll soon experience the sex toy for men that sets a new standard in realistic solo experiences. APX 3 in 1 Twisty Blunt®. Smokin’ selections for Holiday Stocking Stuffing! Open every day till Christmas!

Graduate Athens

295 Dougherty St.

www.graduateathens.com A gift card to Graduate Athens can be used for relaxing massages, facials, or manicures/pedicures in their world class spa or it can be redeemed for dining and music at The Foundry, Athens’ premier music venue. Ghosts of Athens, by local author Tracy L. Adkins, is available in the lobby for the history buff on your list. DECEMBER 6, 2017 | FLAGPOLE.COM

Holiday Gift Guide Georgia Theatre

Five Points Bottle Shop 1655 S. Lumpkin St. & 3685 Atlanta Hwy.

215 N. Lumpkin St.

www.georgiatheatre.com

www.fivepointsbottleshop.com

Georgia Theatre has new hats & & hoodies, baby onesies, t-shirts & koozies. Gift cards also available - good for food, drinks and merchandise (Not applicable for tickets).

‘Tis the season to make spirits bright! Five Points’ knowledgeable staff will help you check everything off your holiday list. Choose from a wide selection of Bourbons & Whiskeys, winter craft beers, and fine wines. Gift Certificates Available.

Available online and on the Georgia Theatre rooftop.

Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market 815 N. Chase St.

heirloomathens.com Heirloom has the best gifts to spoil friends, family, and even teachers, including super soft Heirloom shirts and hoodies, olive oil made right here in Georgia, and Gift cards for any amount. Heirloom’s Holiday Market is December 9th from 10a.m.-2p.m. Order holiday sides, desserts, breakfast items, and catering for holiday parties at their website.

Healing Arts Centre 834 Prince Ave.

193 E. Clayton St.

www.frontierathens.com Give unique and hand-crafted gifts this year! Win hearts with this beautiful sterling silver and gold-filled necklace by Freshie and Zero. The Winter White candle by Illume will fill your home with the scent of evergreen, cypress, and a hint of citrus. This snow globe music box plays a charming melody. Free hot cider and gift wrapping. Holiday Open House Saturday, December 9th. Refreshments, in-store specials and good cheer!

Indie South

1377 Prince Ave.

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Healing Arts Centre gift certificates allow you to give the gift of holistic healing. Gift certificates can be made for any amount and are good for any services, classes in Sangha Yoga Studio, or supplements from Remedy Herb Shop.

Shop small this season with Indie South’s brick and mortar location: SerpentFire Tarot Cards - Allow these carefully crafted cards to lead you on a vision quest deep into the heart of majestic archetypes. Decorative succulent planter - art and flora. Necklace - Laurel Hill jewelry. Open Wednesday-Saturday 11a.m.-6p.m. and Sundays noon-5pm.

Daily Groceries Co-op

Bendzunas Glass

daily.coop

www.bendzunasglass.com

523 Prince Ave.

Toss out that pumpkin spice candle and redefine holiday scents with the gift of Phickles Pickles. Andes Fair Trade knits and the new Daily tees make perfect layers in your winter getup. Or just simply choose from our chocolate wall, wine selection and always remember to shop local! Open Daily 9a.m.-9p.m. Closing at 6p.m. Christmas Eve and Closed Christmas Day.

Frontier

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89 W. South Ave, Comer, GA 30629

Bendzunas Glass, just 20 miles from Athens, uses traditional glassblowing techniques to create unique decorative and functional glass forms including this net ornament, footed handkerchief vase, and standing crane vase. Annual Winter Open House, until Dec. 23, 10a.m.-6p.m. on weekends. Live demonstrations until 3p.m.

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hen it comes to Christmas cinema, most available selections belong to a distinct canon. For instance, both Ciné and Beechwood will screen It’s a Wonderful Life this month. If you don’t want to leave the confines of your home, A Christmas Story will likely be looping on cable over the course of 24 hours at one point. And if you want to head in a more adult direction, Die Hard—which you can catch at Beechwood on Dec. 31 and Jan. 3—will take you on a wintertime trip to Nakatomi Plaza. While these are all solid movies and commendable uses of your film-watching time, wouldn’t it be nice to shake it up with some quality holiday mirth from this millennium? Check out these three contemporary films that spread the Christmas spirit in their own subversive ways. CAROL (2015) The Yuletide setting of Todd Haynes’ 2015 romance provides an excuse for beautiful 35-mm photography from cinematographer Ed Lachman. Married mother-of-one Carol and young photographer Therese, respectively played by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara—both were nominated for Academy Awards—fall in love in a series of beautiful tableaus resounding with nostalgia. In particular, the tones of Christmas suffuse each frame; deep crimson lurks in restaurant booths, Santa hats and more, and seafoam-green walls provide the backdrop to many scenes. Images are also composed with gauzy pastels reminiscent of those found in colorized versions of black-and-white holiday classics. These hues and the post-World War II department store setting where Carol and Therese meet-cute recall the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street. The compositions steep the lovers’ taboo-at-the-time romance in Christmas tradition, creating a fascinating visual contradiction. With Carol, Haynes makes an effective case for the power of love. The women don’t need the divine intervention of It’s a Wonderful Life to overcome the obstacles and people trying to keep them apart. Their instant attraction and powerful bond are strong enough to shatter unspoken rules of conduct and ultimately change their lives for the better. TANGERINE (2015) Before directing current awards-season darling The Florida Project, filmmaker Sean Baker contributed to the new Christmas canon with the story of two transgender prostitutes roaming the streets of Los Angeles on Christmas Eve. Like Carol, Tangerine also has a distinctive look, but its cinematography—which Baker and Radium Cheung recorded with three iPhone 5s smartphones—is far from traditional.

The film does a lot with very little, pulling sunbursts of warm, saturated colors from pedestrian scenery like taco stands, donut shops and shitty motels. While the orange tones saturating every image are not traditional for the season, they—along with a bass-heavy electronic soundtrack—keep the audience riveted to each heel-clicking step Sin-Dee Rella (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) takes on her first day out of prison. Tangerine is pure entertainment from start to finish, but Rodriguez’s performance is what ties it all together. Sin-Dee is a human hurricane, interfering in people’s business, stealing their cigarettes and wreaking general havoc across the City of Angels over one busy day. Throughout her chaotic pursuit of unfaithful lover and pimp Chester (James Ransone), Rodriguez conveys an intelligence behind Sin-Dee’s frantically darting eyes. She’s making it up as she goes along, but she’s cunning enough to improv plans that leave us hanging in anticipation of her next move. BAD SANTA (2003) Like Die Hard, Terry Zwigoff’s Bad Santa fills an outlandishly vulgar slot in the new Christmas canon, buts its profanity stems from sheer human

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depravity instead of graphic violence. With the involvement of producers Joel and Ethan Coen, the film’s focus on part-time safecracker and all-around degenerate Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) makes perfect sense. In films like Barton Fink, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers constantly return to the narrative well of misanthropes plagued by ill fortune. As we watch Willie slog through the tedium of life as a mall Santa, the story replays. The success of this film hinges on Thornton’s dedication to making Willie as unlikable as possible. His commitment is as successful as it is admirable, providing a hearty laugh each time the character discovers a new low in his moral deterioration. Most of his ire is directed at youth; the film’s proceedings are essentially an hour and a half of him verbally abusing children—comedy catnip for those of us who can barely tolerate kids. When Willie’s partner Marcus tells him, “Your soul is dog shit. Every single thing about you is ugly,” he’s describing everything that makes this film a great rewatch every holiday season. f

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THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (R) Martin McDonagh has never failed to intrigue, even when his previous films have not been completely cooked. (In Bruges is a much more well-done dish than Seven Psychopaths.) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has more in common with Seven Psychopaths than In Bruges, despite Three Billboards featuring better performances than McDonagh’s previous films combined. Unfortunately, the characters are much less appealing than portrayers Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson (although his police chief is actually pretty swell). Bad characters do not necessarily sink a film, but they definitely hurt its overall impact. On an unused road outside Maybe I can sneak out after communion. the seemingly isolated burg of Ebbing, MO, Mildred Hayes (McDormand, who is sure to be near the here and in Lady Bird proves his acclaim for top of multiple year-end lists) has rented Manchester by the Sea was no fluke), experithree billboards to needle the local police, ence the wrathful indignation of everyone particularly Chief Willoughby (Harrelson), from Officer Dixon to the local dentist. about her daughter’s unsolved rape and As sharp as 90 percent of McDonagh’s murder. This rebellious act does little to script is, the other 10 percent can be really endear Hayes to the local populace or hard to stomach. The dialogue ranges violent deputy Jason Dixon (Rockwell), from pithy to less than polite to outright who may or may not have tortured an offensive. The casual use of the pejorative

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Downtown Athens · 7 p.m. · FREE! Decorated floats, marching bands and other community groups will march through the streets celebrating this year’s theme, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The parade kicks off at Hancock Avenue and Pulaski Street, turning left onto Clayton, left onto Thomas and onto Washington Street. Floats and performance groups will be evaluated at the judges’ stand at the corner of Washington and College Avenue, and prizes will be awarded for “Most Original Float,” “Best Use of Theme,” “Best Use of Lights” and the best-overall “Mayor’s Award.” The celebration culminates as Santa and Mrs. Claus lead a traditional tree-lighting ceremony in front of City Hall. [Jessica Smith]

Flicker Theatre & Bar · 9 p.m. · $5 In its fifth year, John Fernandes’ festival remains as charming and carefully constructed as ever, consisting of two nights of exploratory sounds in Flicker’s listening room. As always, performers are hand-picked by Fernandes and range from the sweetly simplistic, like twee outfit Jake Brower, which plays Thursday, to the totally psychedelic—see Naan Violence, the Memphis-based improv sitar group, which plays the following night. Others include Atlanta composer Peter Webb, local fingerpicker Jacob Sunderlin, dark-folk standout Claire Cronin and Fernandes himself, in both a duet with son Kiran and with must-see post-pop group Lavender Holyfield. [Gabe Vodicka]

Aurum Studios · 4–8 p.m. · FREE! “Twist of Light,” an exhibition of wire sculptures and jewelry designs, showcases local artist Noah Saunders’ unique ability to shape metal into dynamic forms full of depth and detail. His three-dimensional portraits bend delicate wire into lifelike faces whose expressions seem to change as they are viewed from different angles. Light plays an important role in Saunders’ art by casting shadows against the wall that deepen the dimensionality of his works. Saunders has been working as an artist for over 20 years, and this is his first solo show in Athens after a twoyear period of traveling exhibitions. “Twist of Light” will remain on view at Aurum through January. [JS]

Georgia Theatre · 7:30 p.m. · $14 For its seventh annual Ho Ho Ho Down, which has previously taken place in New York, Atlanta and Houston, New West Records is bringing the party back home to the Classic City. Proceeds from this year’s Georgia Theatre event, which triples as concert, holiday party and charity function, will benefit Team Nelson, an Atlanta nonprofit working to send orphans in the impoverished East African country of Tanzania to school. Live music comes courtesy of Athens psych dudes New Madrid, buzzy Charleston, SC rootsrockers The Artisanals and outlaw country devotee Nikki Lane, whose latest album, Highway Queen, was released on New West earlier this year. [GV]

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Tuesday 5 ART: Holiday Market at Ciné (Ciné Barcafé) Browse local, handmade jewelry, pottery, paintings, books and more–all from Ciné members. 5–8 p.m. FREE! athenscine.com ART: UGA Jewelry & Metals Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Phi Beata Heata presents new work from jewelry and metalsmithing students. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.art.uga.edu EVENTS: Sons of Sawdust Holiday Cocktail Party (470 Hawthorne Ave.) The family-run woodworking company celebrates its first anniversary with libations, giveaways, a sale and a dance party. 5:30–8:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/ sonsofsawdust EVENTS: Holiday Garden Gift Shop (State Botanical Garden of

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Georgia) The tropical conservatory will be decorated for the holidays with live music, gifts and later hours. 5–7 p.m. www.botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Science Café (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Danielle Haskett, a PhD student in the UGA department of geography, speaks on the topic “Are Diamonds Really Forever?” 7 p.m. FREE! athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia with host Jamie Pisarich. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 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: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com

GAMES: Trivia at Johnny’s (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play for cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706354-1515 GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-7289 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: KidsKnit (Bogart Library) Learn to knit with Ms. Deborah. Ages 9–13. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Book Talk Tuesday (ACC Library) Talk about the latest and greatest books in teen services.

Ages 11–18. 4:30 p.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 MEETINGS: ACC Democrats Happy Hour (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Discuss issues at the county, state and national level at the water cooler end of the bar. 5:30–7 p.m. www.clarkedemocrats.com PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) “Angels Everywhere” is a concert featuring “Snow Angel” by Sarah Quartel with choreography by DanceFx. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenschoralsociety.com PERFORMANCE: Classic City Band (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The oldest community

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band in Georgia presents a concert of lively holiday music. 7 p.m. FREE! www.classiccityband.org PERFORMANCE: Grace: An Evening of Elegance and Introspection (UGA Fine Arts Building) Dancefx adult companies will lead you into the spirit of the season. 7 p.m. www.dancefx.org SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.ttathensga.com

Wednesday 6 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts, leads a tour of “Artful Instruments: Georgia Gunsmiths and

Their Crafts.” 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Classic Rock Cabaret (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) All the hits. 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee. com EVENTS: 1 Million Cups (Athens Area Chamber of Commerce) 1MC is a national program designed to educate, engage and connect entrepreneurs. Each week, a local startup presents their company to a supportive audience. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.1millioncups.com/athens GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (Washington St.) Play to win. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Gather a team. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. willys.com k continued on next page

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community on the trails at Sandy Creek. 9–11 a.m. FREE! scncinc@ gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Grace: An Evening of Elegance and Introspection (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Tuesday listing for full description 7 p.m. www.dancefx.org

Thursday 7 ART: Arts and Drafts (Southern Brewing Company) See a collection of paintings by Anna Lee Shultz, a visual artist whose work is often inspired by science, nature and geometric designs. 5–9 p.m. www. sobrewco.com ART: Thursday Twilight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the

season with special beers, festive music, Biggum’s Bar-B-Que food truck, and new artwork by Anna Lee Shultz. 5–11 p.m. $20 (beer). www. sobrewco.com EVENTS: Downtown Parade of Lights (Downtown Athens) Over 60 local organizations will march through the streets of downtown. This year’s theme is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The parade begins at the corner of Hancock and Pulaski and ends in front of City Hall for the traditional tree lighting ceremony hosted by Santa. See Calendar Pick on p. 25. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athensclarkecounty.com/parade GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Trivia at Johnny’s (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play for cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706354-1515

the common names of some of our favorite plants. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) (Gardenside Room) The director of the State Botanical Garden, Dr, Jennifer Cruse-Sanders, speaks on “The Role of Botanic Gardens and Partnership in Plant Conservation in the Changing Landscape of the Southeastern United States of America.” 6:15 p.m. FREE! www. oconeeriversaudubon.org

Friday 8 ART: Normaltown Pottery Holiday Sale (465 Belvoir Heights) Pottery by Juana Gnecco, Nancy Green and Shawn Ireland. Jewelry by Melanie Morgan. Dec. 8, 4–9 p.m. Dec. 9, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 762-728-0575

speak Spanish. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee THEATER: Student Directed OneActs (Athens Little Playhouse) Athens Little Playhouse presents Alice in Wonderland, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Jungle Book. Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Dec. 9–10, 3 p.m. $5–10. athenslittleplayhouse.net THEATER: A Christmas Carol (313 N. Alexander Ave., Washington) The Washington Little Theater presents the holiday classic about Ebenezer Scrooge. Dec. 8–9, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 3 p.m. $15. 706-678-9582 THEATER: A Christmas Carol (Winterville Auditorium) Circle Ensemble Theatre presents the classic holiday favorite about Ebenezer Scrooge. Dec. 8 & 9 at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. $15–20. www. circleensembletheatre.com THEATER: Curtains (Athens Community Theater) The murder-

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GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Eastside) Every Wednesday. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Drop in and win prizes! 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge. com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Preschool Pals (Bogart Library) Preschool aged children will learn social and language skills through songs stories and crafts. Ages almost 3–almost 5. 10:15 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Stories, songs, puppets and more. Ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Game Extravaganza (Oconee County Library) Play some board games. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee 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: Stop-Motion Animation (ACC Library) Learn how to make your own movie using stop-motion animation and Hue Animation Studio. Meets the first Wednesday of every month. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Library Adventures (Bogart Library) A storytelling program with hands-on activities. Ages 3.5–8. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured readers are Mark Flanigan and Nick Barrows. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athenswordofmouth LECTURES & LIT: Shannon Martinez (Live Wire) Reformed neo-nazi and white supremacist Shannon Martinez gives a talk entitled “Bodies of Broken Bones: How on Earth I Became a Neo-Nazi Skinhead, Got Out of the White Power Movement, and Now Try to Help People Lead Extraordinary Lives.” Donations will be collected for The Cottage. 7 p.m. FREE! shannon@goldmill.com LECTURES & LIT: New Writers Night (Barnes & Noble) Authors from the Athens area will sell and sign their books as well as chat with fans. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 MEETINGS: CCSD Community Engagement Session (Rolling Ridge Apartment Complex) Clarke County School District Superintendent Demond Means presents a session. 4 p.m. FREE! OUTDOORS: Guided Nature Ramble (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join naturalists from the

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Parker Gispert plays The Foundry on Wednesday, Dec. 6. permanent collection. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Protest for Net Neutrality and Free Speech (Verizon Store, 1761 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Protest against the rollback of net neutrality protections and rally for free speech. 4:30 p.m. FREE! battleforthenet.com, verizonprotests. com EVENTS: Senior Potluck Lunch & Lecture (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Bring a dish to share. This month’s program features “Winterville’s Got Talent” and special entertainment by Tom Bouknecht. 12:30 p.m. FREE! wintervillecenter@gmail.com EVENTS: Tea Time (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn about the herbal tea program at UGArden, herbal plants, remedies, growing and harvesting. 9 a.m. $25. www. botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are welcome. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart EVENTS: Ladies Night in the Winery (4506 Hudson River Church Rd., Danielsville) Ladies are invited out for wine, food and line dancing. 6:30 p.m. $15. boutierwinery.com EVENTS: Hootenanny: A Holiday Celebration (Southern Brewing Company) Ring in the holiday

KIDSTUFF: Teen Sewing Club (ACC Library) Ms. Lorena will teach the basics of sewing. Ages 11–18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Baby Music Jam (Oconee County Library) Preschool aged children and their caregivers play instruments, sing and dance together. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3950 KIDSTUFF: Elf Training (ACC Library) Meet local author Caleb Zane Huett, make holiday crafts, sing in the elfin choir and enjoy treats. Graduates will receive their certificate from Santa himself. Ages 2–11. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Adventure Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Participants will learn about far-off places with Carley Guillorn. Ages 5–10. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison LECTURES & LIT: Navajo Code Talkers (Bogart Library) Cynthia Jameson presents the story of Navajo Code Talkers in World War 2. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Café au Libris: Dr. Allan Armitage (ACC Library) Dr. Allan Armitage will read from his latest book Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots: The stories behind

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CLASSES: Essential Oils (Thrive) Learn how essential oils can improve immunity, digestion, body and mind, joint and muscle pain, skin conditions, hormones, energy level and more. Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m. or Dec. 9, 11:30 a.m. FREE! shantel. doterra@gmail.com EVENTS: The Holidaze Tea Party (Go Bar) Bring your own mug for tea and shop for local handmade and vintage goods. Yoga, live music and DJs. 6 p.m. heylealea@gmail.com EVENTS: Christmas Tour of Homes (Multiple Locations) (Washington, GA) Attendees will enjoy a cocktail party then tour early 20th century homes and art venues in historic Washington. Dec. 8, 6 p.m. Dec. 9, 10 a.m. $30. www. historyofwilkes.org FILM: Sips with Santa (Southern Brewing Company) Have a drink with Santa. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for a Toys for Tots drive and receive hot cocoa as a thank you. Food will be sold on site. 5–9 p.m. www.sobrewco.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (ACC Library) Join other 6–12 graders to watch, read and talk about anime and manga. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Spanish Storytime (Oconee County Library) Listen and practice Spanish songs and stories. Participants do not need to

mystery musical comedy is like Agatha Christie meets 42nd Street. Dec. 8–9 & Dec. 14–16, 8 p.m. Dec. 10 &17, 2 p.m. $10–18. townandgownplayers.org

Saturday 9 ART: Carter & Friends Pottery Sale (Carter Gillies Pottery Studio) (572 Nantahala Ave.) Local potter Carter Gillies is joined by Geoff Pickett, Jeff Bishoff, Kyle Jones and Zuzka Vaclavik for a group sale of handmade wares. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. carterthepotter@gmail.com ART: Bendzunas Glass Open House (Bendzunas Glass) (Comer) The family-run glassblowing studio offers handmade glass items. Live demos until 3 p.m. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.bendzunasglass.com ART: Holiday Sale (David Morgan Pottery) Potter David Morgan has been creating functional stoneware for the past 30 years. Shop for new works. Dec. 9, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Dec. 10, 12–5 p.m. 706-207-2325, 706296-3351 ART: Holiday Sale (Southern Star Studio) Shop new work by resident potters Lori Demosthenes, Maria Dondero, Jennifer Heynen, Chona Leathers, Allya Maerz, Regina Mandell and Kerry Steinberg. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-248-6899

ART: Opening Reception (Aurum Studios) Noah Saunders shares new wire sculptures and jewelry in “Twist of Light.” See Calendar Pick on p. 25. 4–8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/noahsaundersart ART: Normaltown Pottery Holiday Sale See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8, 4–9 p.m. Dec. 9, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 762-728-0575 ART: ATHICA Holiday Market and Tracy Street Arts Crawl (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The market features local art and handmade goods. The Tracy Street Arts Crawl showcases the open studios of Amanda Kapousouz, Lou Kregel, Vivian Liddell and more. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. athica.org ART: Heirloom’s Holiday Market (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) An artist market featuring fine art, jewelry, bath products, bird houses, baskets, stuffed animals and more. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.heirloomathens.com CLASSES: How to Reevaluate Your Life (ACC Library) Katherine Cerulean will teach attendees how to rediscover their passion and purpose. 3 p.m. FREE! katerinecerulean@gmail.com CLASSES: Essential Oils (Thrive) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m. or Dec. 9, 11:30 a.m. FREE! shantel.doterra@ gmail.com CLASSES: Stress Relief (AKF Athens Martial Arts) Interval training with cardio and long-holding strength building to clear out the mind and body. The class closes with restorative stretches and meditation. 1:30–3 p.m. $15. akfathens.com CLASSES: Spoon Carving (Earthsong, Bogart) Carve a spoon using traditional hand tools like axes, knives and carving tools. All tools are provided. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $35. bernard@wildintelligence.org CLASSES: The Art of Simpling (The Simple Cottage, 2200 Shoal Creek Dr.) Learn how to make herbal remedies from local plants for winter ailments. Design and take home your own unique plant remedy through this hands-on experience. Call to register. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. $35. 706-207-2159, simplecottageathens@outlook.com EVENTS: Holiday Spirits House Museum Tour (Various Locations) This tour focuses on period holiday traditions spanning the 19th century by exploring historic houses from the Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian periods. The tour includes live entertainment and refreshments. 10:30 a.m. $25. 706-353-1820, www.athenswelcomecenter.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Joe Willey & the Moving Man and Emily Horton. 8 a.m. FREE! athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Tis the Season Luncheon Cruise (Lay Park) Tke a two-hour cruise on the Tennessee River. Featuring live entertainment, Pilot House tours and a buffet-style lunch. 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. $55–83. www.athensclarkecounty.com/holidayevents EVENTS: Holiday Art Show Fundraiser (Hi-Lo Lounge) Browse lotions, soaps, woodwork, scarves, jewelry and art from local artists. Proceeds benefit Campus Cats. 1–5 p.m. www.hiloathens.com 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: Snow on the Square (Downtown Washington) Watch snow on the square every Saturday leading up to Christmas. 5:30–6:30 p.m. washingtonwilkes.org 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: Royal Alpaca Challenge Walking Fleece Extravaganza (UGA Livestock Instructional Arena) The extravaganza includes an alpaca obstacle course, an alpaca costume contest, a fiber enthusiast gathering and seminars on alpaca yarn. 9–5 p.m. FREE! www.georgia-alpaca.com EVENTS: Winter Wonderland Fashion Show (Arbor Terrace, 170 Marilyn Farmer Way) Proceeds from the fashion show and silent auction benefit the Bigger Vision Foundation and homeless shelter of Athens. 2:30 p.m. FREE! at-athens.com EVENTS: Winder Christmas Parade (Downtown Winder) See a display of hand-crafted and beautifully designed floats, vintage cars, decorated trucks, military vehicles and more. Special guest appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Head to the gazebo after the parade for photo ops. 4–8 p.m. FREE! www. cityofwinder.com EVENTS: Justice Fest (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) The Economic Justice Coalition’s annual festival will feature special guest speaker ACC School Superintendent Dr. Desmond Means. 4–7 p.m. $20. economicjustice@ bellsouth.net EVENTS: Holiday Open House (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Ware-Lyndon Historic House will be decorated in the spirit of a Victorian Christmas. Festivities include musical and theatrical entertainment, children’s activities and a visit from Santa. “Deck the Walls,” the Lyndon House’s annual market, features a huge selection of items made by local artists. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3623 EVENTS: Downtown Athens Open House (Multiple Locations) The event includes hay rides (leaving outside Wells Fargo), pictures with Santa from 1–5 p.m. and a “Find the Elf” hunt. 12–5 p.m. www.downtownathensga.org EVENTS: Christmas Tour of Homes (Multiple Locations) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8, 6 p.m. Dec. 9, 10 a.m. $30. www.historyofwilkes.org EVENTS: Christmas Craft Bazaar (Amvets, 1001 Winterville Rd.) A local craft sale benefits local veterans and families. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-338-5723 EVENTS: Five Points Holiday Bash (Historic Five Points) Events include a Santa meet-and-greet at the fire station, songs and stories at Avid Bookshop, a Toys for Tots

collection and Condor Chocolates at The Park and a “Where’s the Bulldog?” scavenger hunt. 3–7 p.m. FREE! avid.athens.rachel@gmail. com EVENTS: Box of Light Talent Show (Go Bar) Local musician Etienne de Rocher hosts an anything-goes talent show featuring karaoke, comedy, magic and movement. 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 EVENTS: Going Away Party (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Say goodbye to Erin Wu and wish her well with snacks, cute animals and a dance party. Music by OUTERSEA and DJ L.A. Darius. 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com FILM: Bad Girl Dracula in 3D (Trio Contemporary Art Gallery) “Bad Girl Dracula” will be presented in 3D along with screenings of “The Werewolf Turned Into a Person” and “Dr. Humpinstein’s Erotik Castle.” A Q&A with Gonzoriffic filmmakers including Dee Flowered and Andrew Shearer will follow. 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.trioathens. com KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with the Grinch (Lavonia Cultural Center) Eat breakfast, make crafts and take a picture with the Grinch. 10 a.m. $8. www.franklincommunityplayers.com KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with Santa (The Classic Center) Enjoy a special breakfast with Santa and Buddy the Elf. Tickets to the breakfast include access to Santa’s workshop craft station and an ice skating discount. 8:30 a.m. $20-25. 706-357-4444, www.classiccenter.com KIDSTUFF: Frog and Toad All Year (ACC Library) Hear classic Frog and Toad stories, sing songs, play games and make crafts. Ages 3–8. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Mingle with Kringle (OCAF, Watkinsville) Activities include photos with Kringle, festive storytelling, construction of the Peaceful Village, a puppet show and more. Toy donations will benefit Oconee County Resource Council’s Christmas program. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. & 1–3 p.m. $2 or unwrapped toy donation. www.ocaf.com KIDSTUFF: Candy-Making and Holiday Movie (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Make chocolates for the holidays and watch a short film. Ages 8 & up. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Critter Tales (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Families are invited to listen to a story about nature. Staff will then bring it to life by visiting a critter or going outdoors for an activity. 2:30–3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 LECTURES & LIT: Bookin’ It With Santa (Bogart Library) Visit Santa and receive a free book. Crafts, cookies and more. 1–3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart MEETINGS: Clarke-Oconee Genealogy Society (ACC Library) This month’s meeting is the COGS Holiday Party. Recognize outgoing

members, install new officers and share family history discoveries form 2017. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony Christmas Concert (The Classic Center) The program features compositions by Berlin, Brymer, Brown, Vaugh Williams, Leonvitch, Handel, Tchaikovsky and more. Dec. 9, 8 p.m. Dec. 10, 3 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). www. athenssymphony.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (The Pub at Gameday) The Athens Showgirl Cabaret presents performances. Dotte Comm from Atlanta makes a guest appearance. 10:30 p.m. $3. www.athensshowgirlcabaret.com PERFORMANCE: New Horizons Band Holiday Concert (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The New Horizons Band is composed of members 50 years of age or older that have learned a musical instrument recently or have returned to their musical instruments from earlier in life. 2-3 p.m. FREE! www. uga.edu/botgarden PERFORMANCE: The Ecotones Winter Concert (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The Ecotones are a co-ed a cappella group comprised of UGA students. 12:30 p.m. $5–7. www.hendershotscoffee.com SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.ttathensga.com THEATER: Curtains (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8–9 & Dec. 14–16, 8 p.m. Dec. 10 &17, 2 p.m. $10–18. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: A Christmas Carol (313 N. Alexander Ave., Washington) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8–9, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 3 p.m. $15. 706-678-9582 THEATER: A Christmas Carol (Winterville Auditorium) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8 & 9 at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. $15–20. www.circleensembletheatre. com THEATER: Student Directed OneActs (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Dec. 9–10, 3 p.m. $5–10. athenslittleplayhouse.net

Sunday 10 ART: Carter & Friends Pottery Sale (Carter Gillies Pottery Studio) See Saturday listing for full description 10 a.m.–4 p.m. carterthepotter@gmail.com ART: Holiday Sale (Southern Star Studio) See Saturday listing for full description 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 706248-6899 ART: Bendzunas Glass Open House (Bendzunas Glass) See Saturday listing for full description 10 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.bendzunasglass.com

CLASSES: Calligraphy Class (Madison County Library) Learn lettering with Mike Moak. Registration required. 3 p.m. FREE! athenslibrary. org/madison EVENTS: Join Together: A Multiethnic Afternoon of Peace, Music and Holiday Crafts (ACC Library) The concert features Christmas carols and songs of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the winter solstice and more. Seasonal craft stations and snacks will be available. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens EVENTS: Santa Photos & Author Caleb Huett (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Meet Top Elf author Caleb Zane Huett and Santa. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison EVENTS: Royal Alpaca Challenge Walking Fleece Extravaganza (UGA Livestock Instructional Arena) See Saturday listing for full description 9–5 p.m. FREE! www.georgiaalpaca.com EVENTS: Meet Santa (Your Pie) (Eastside) Tickets include a kids pepperoni or cheese pizza, drink, gelato and a holiday craft. Bring your own camera for photos. 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. $15. bit.ly/2yNw0xl EVENTS: Holiday Open House (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The Botanical Garden’s conservatory will be decorated for the season. Children can meet Santa and make a holiday craft. 2–4 p.m. FREE! botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Handmade Hollyday (Starlite Showroom, 750 W. Broad St.) Treehouse Kid & Craft’s 8th annual market features the work of regional artists. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! treehousekidandcraft.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) UGA alum and sports writer Jason Butt explores the deep connection Georgia fans have to the university and Athens in The Georgia Bulldogs Fans’ Bucket List. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony Christmas Concert (The Classic Center) See Saturday listing for full description Dec. 9, 8 p.m. Dec. 10, 3 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). www.athenssymphony.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Flute Choir Christmas Concert (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) (Day Chapel) The choir will perform a selection of holiday favorites. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athensflutechoir.org THEATER: Student Directed OneActs (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Dec. 9–10, 3 p.m. $5–10. athenslittleplayhouse.net THEATER: A Christmas Carol (313 N. Alexander Ave., Washington) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8–9, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 3 p.m. $15. 706-678-9582 THEATER: A Christmas Carol (Winterville Auditorium) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 2, 8 & 9 at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 & 10 at 2 p.m. $15–20. www.circleensembletheatre.com

THEATER: Curtains (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description Dec. 8–9 & Dec. 14–16, 8 p.m. Dec. 10 &17, 2 p.m. $10–18. townandgownplayers.org

Monday 11 CLASSES: Wreath-making Workshop (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Bring the colors of the season into your home with a live wreath. Bring your own pruning shears. 5:30–7:30 p.m. $30. www. botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Holiday Market (Metal + Petal) The shop’s holiday market will have plants, wares from local vendors, a hot cocoa bar and a food truck. 4–7 p.m. www.metalandpetal. com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: General Knowledge Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8501916 GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge.com KIDSTUFF: Visit with Santa (Oconee County Library) Meet Santa and take a picture together. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Write On Teens (Oconee County Library) Young writers can share their written work, even homework. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Toys for Rescue Pups (ACC Library) Make chew toys for shelter dogs to be donated to the Athens Humane Society, Athens Canine Rescue and Circle of Friends Animal Society. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens 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: Final Exams Stress Relief (ACC Library) Lady Emma, a Great Dane therapy dog will be onsite to help teens de-stress during final exams. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens 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 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: Puppet Show (Oconee County Library) David Stephens presents “The Adventures of the Gingerbread Man.” 7 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950

Tuesday 12 ART: Athens Fibercraft Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Guild welcomes all amateur and professional fiber artists including knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, fabric designers, basket makers, quilters and embroiderers. 12:30 p.m. FREE! athensfiber.org CLASSES: Creating Stamped Gift Wrap (Farmview Market) Designer Maria Ava Totina Ramos leads a workshop on using fruits and veggies for stamping patterns onto wrapping paper. 5 p.m. $30. www. farmviewmarket.com CLASSES: Winter Rain Barrel Workshop (ACC Planning Auditorium, 120 W. Dougherty St.) Learn about stormwater runoff and rain barrel uses, maintenance and installation. 10 a.m. FREE! stormwater@athensclarkecounty.com CLASSES: Athens Swing Night (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) A one-hour lesson is followed by a two-hour dancing session. No experience or partner necessary. The last event of the season will feature holiday music. 7–11 p.m. $4–6. www.athensswingnight.com EVENTS: Swing Dance Night Holiday Party (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) UGA Swing Dance Club presents a night of dancing in the tropical conservatory. No previous dance experience or partner required. 7 p.m. (dance lessons), 8–10 p.m. (open dance). $4–6. www.athensswingnight.com EVENTS: Holiday Garden Gift Shop (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) See Tuesday listing for full description 5–7 p.m. www.botgarden.uga.edu GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Trivia at Johnny’s (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play for cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706354-1515 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: 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: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern k continued on next page

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Wednesday 13 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Callan Steinmann leads a conversation on selected works from the exhibition “Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs and tête-à-tête.” 2 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Holiday Make & Take (Farmview Market) Florist Gail Zorn leads a workshop on how to make a unique table-top runner. 5 p.m. $45. www.farmviewmarket.com EVENTS: 1 Million Cups (Athens Area Chamber of Commerce) 1MC is a national program designed to educate, engage and connect entrepreneurs. Each week, a local startup presents their company to a supportive audience. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.1millioncups.com/athens EVENTS: Rabbit Box (The Foundry) Storytellers share true-life tales. This month’s theme is “Holidazed.” 7 p.m. $7. rabbitboxstories@gmail.com GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie) (Eastside) Every Wednesday. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.yourpie.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www.willys.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: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Drop in and win prizes! 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge. com

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: Anime: Christmas Special (Oconee County Library) Anime fans can watch Christmas episodes from anime shows. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Stories, songs, pup-

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 BLUE BODIES New local punk band. BUCKHEAD SHAMAN Psych-pop project from Atlanta. SATISFIERS OF ALPHA BLUE Atlanta-based psych-rock band. DJ AC CARTER Spinning new wave and post-punk.

GARY EDDY Local psychedelic singer-songwriter plays a solo set.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ANTHONY DA COSTA Nashville singer-songwriter with rock, folk and country influences.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 PADGETT & POULIN Local guitar virtuoso and songwriter Chris Padgett teams with violinist Adam Poulin.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com PIANO HAPPY HOUR Local musicians play piano songs in the round.

40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www.40watt.com HIGH HAT AT THE WATT Veterans of Athens’ defunct High Hat venue reunite over two nights to benefit hurricane relief efforts. Night One features Kompromat, MrTonksMrCarter, Timi Conley & Friends and Five Eight. The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com ATHENS A-TRAIN BAND Instrumental group performing

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GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday (Georgia Museum of Art) Families and children 18 months–3 years can take a tour tailored for young children, listen to stories and participate in a hands-on activity. This month’s event will look at the artist Louise Blair Daura. 10 a.m. FREE! callan@ uga.edu, www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Drawing with Jayln (ACC Library) Learn different drawing techniques. Ages 11–18. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Santa’s Workshop (East Athens Community Center) Activities include a bounce house, bingo, crafts, face painting and photos with Santa. Grades K–5. Registration required. 5:30 p.m. $1–2. 706-613-3593, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Family Crafts and Open House (Bogart Library) Drop in for cookies, hot cocoa and crafts for the little ones. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.ttathensga.com

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OAK HOUSE Melodic and complex post-rock group from Athens and Atlanta. Flicker Theatre & Bar Cloud Recordings Festival. 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com JACOB SUNDERLIN Local musician who incorporates elements of noise, folk, ambient and drone. See Calendar Pick on p. 25. CLAIRE CRONIN Singer and poet Cronin plays folk music that’s both delicate and intense. NAAN VIOLENCE Psychedelic sitar sounds from musician Arjun Kulharya. LAVENDER HOLYFIELD Experimental pop project from local musician Charlie Key. 40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www.40watt.com HIGH HAT AT THE WATT Veterans of Athens’ defunct High Hat venue reunite over two nights to benefit hurricane relief efforts. Night Two features Hayride, Dashboard Saviors, members of Interstellar Boys and Dodd Ferrelle & the Wintervillains.

The Effects play the Caledonia Lounge on Friday, Dec. 8. pets and more. Ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: GingerFest (Bogart Library) Celebrate winter with sweet snacks and sugary crafts. Ages 3–8. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: YWCO Brown Bag Lunch Series (Athens YWCO) Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital Sleep presents a conversation oh how to get and maintain a good night’s sleep. Bring a lunch. 12–1 p.m. FREE! b.galvin.ywco@gmail. com PERFORMANCE: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. 8 p.m. $30–76. pac.uga.edu THEATER: 5th Yuletide Celebration (Rose Hall, 150 Fritz Mar Lane) Rose of Athens Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Dec. 13–16, 8 p.m. Dec. 17, 2:30 p.m. $15. www.roseofathens.org

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 5 Creature Comforts Brewery 5 p.m. FREE! www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com HUNTER CALLAHAN Young, Nashville-based pop singersongwriter. KILROY KOBRA Jammy, Atlantabased art-rock group. ZAC CROOK Local singer-songwriter. The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com CHELSEA LOVITT & BOYS New Orleans-based country-soul outfit.

Wednesday 6 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. Backline provided! Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SELINE HAZE Athens-based hip-hop artist who makes “music to inspire, to empathize and to motivate.” Y.O.D Party-starting Athens alternative hip-hop collective. CLIP ART Local rap duo featuring Vann Johnson and Arizona Zimmerman. GEORGEINNA BRACKETT Up-andcoming local rap artist. The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com PARKER GISPERT Frontman for former Athens rock trio The Whigs performs a solo set. FAYE WEBSTER Folk singer-songwriter from Atlanta. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $29.50. georgiatheatre.com KAMASI WASHINGTON Boundarypushing contemporary jazz musician out of Los Angeles. See story on p. 14. MOONCHILD L.A.-based group with jazz, soul and hip-hop influences. The Globe 8 p.m. www.jazzathensga.org THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Local swing and hot jazz ensemble playing music of the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 HIP HOP OPEN MIC A weekly battlestyle open mic that uses silent-disco headphones to encourage audience participation. Performers can bring their own beats, or the house will provide backing. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GODDESS COMPLEX Local experimental project. SOCIAL CIRCLE Athens-based softpsych-pop project.

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The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday! Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Thursday 7 The Bar-B-Que Shack 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-6752 BLUEGRASS JAM Bring your own instrument! All pickers are welcome every Thursday. Blue Sky 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 WARM GLOW BLUE SKY SHOW JJC plays disco, funk, soul & cetera. Every Thursday! Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com WICKED KING Hard-hitting local rock trio dedicated to the roots of true heavy music. ECHOES OF SAVAGES Hard rock group from Atlanta. MC FUNK JAM The house band kicks things off, followed by a jam with MCs on the mic and YOU on guitar, keys, bass, drums or horn. Bring your gear and get funky. Flicker Theatre & Bar Cloud Recordings Festival. 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar.com PETER WEBB Atlanta musician playing meditative, jazz-influenced folkrock. See Calendar Pick on p. 25. LYDIA BRAMBILA Local singersongwriter and guitarist with a pensive folk sound. JOHN & KIRAN FERNANDES Father and son team up for an experimental instrumental set. JAKE BROWER Athens-based psychedelic-pop singer-songwriter.

traditional jazz standards, swing, latin, ballads, blues and boogie. This is a “Jingle Bell Jazz” show with a festive twist. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT Heavy prog outfit fronted by Canadian multi-instrumentalist Townsend. Go Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every Thursday! Hendershot’s Coffee Bar Old Skool Presents. 8 p.m. FREE! www. hendershotscoffee.com ROSHAMBO Jason Fuller, Seth Hendershot, Nick Johnson and Aaron Trubic play soulful renditions of classic hits. ANSLEY STEWART Local singersongwriter playing rock, blues and classical. Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $1 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Come on out and dance the night away with wireless headphones and two channels of music. One of the channels is a request line! 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 8 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com CINEMECHANICA Long-running local four-piece math-rock band with metal and punk edges. THE EFFECTS Riff-heavy math-rock band from D.C. featuring former members of Faraquet.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $16 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com LEE ROY PARNELL Ace guitarist, distinctive singer and hit songwriter from Texas. HOLMAN AUTRY BAND Described as “a little bit of Hank, a little bit of Metallica and a healthy dose of Southern rock.” Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com ELI YOUNG BAND Country-rock group from Texas known for hit singles like “Crazy Girl.” LEVI HUMMON Nashville-based country singer-songwriter. Go Bar 6 p.m. 706-546-5609 HOLIDAZE TEA PARTY A holiday market and tea party featuring music from Lea Lea, Garrett Hatch, Otis Nemo, Swim Lessons, White Rabbit Collective, Loudermilk and Moon, Suntundra and Seadust Mercury Exhibit. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com JONATHAN BYRD North Carolina songwriter who brings together the Texas tradition with Southern storytelling and hot guitar-picking. CORIN RAYMOND Canadian folk singer-songwriter. Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CASUAL CADENZA Jammy rock and roll four-piece from Atlanta. The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. Every Friday! 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE BREEZE KINGS Blues group based in Atlanta. Terrapin Beer Co. 4 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com SCOTT LANIAK Member of local garage-punk band Free Associates performs solo.

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Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net JOE WILLEY & THE MOVING MEN Fiddle-based folk music from the local songwriter and his backing band. EMILY HORTON Graduate student playing “simple piano and guitar songs.”

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com DYLAN EARL Americana singersongwriter from Little Rock, AR. NATIVE HARROW Indie Americana duo from Woodstock, NY. WILLI CARLISLE Americana singersongwriter from Fayetteville, AR.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. Backline provided!

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ASHES TO OMENS New local rock group. HIT LIZARD Athens-based grunge band. DAN FRANCISCO Garage-rock band from Columbia, SC. Forest Lodge 8 p.m. $35 (adv.), $40 (door). www. forestlodgeath.com SILK The Atlanta-based ’90s R&B sensation performs a special holiday show. CHRIS MOTEN & TRAPJAZZ Atlanta group featuring jazz and hiphop flavors. Georgia Theatre Ho Ho Ho Down. 7:30 p.m. $17 (adv.), $22 (door). www.georgiatheatre.com NIKKI LANE South Carolina native, Nashville-based folk-country singersongwriter. See Calendar Pick on p. 25. NEW MADRID Hard-rocking, riveting local indie band with a psychedelic edge. THE ARTISANALS Charleston, SC indie-rock band fronted by songwriters Johnny Delaware and Clay Houle. Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night. 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! The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 SWING STREET DANCE BAND Playing a mix of swing and salsa tunes. Terrapin Beer Co. 4 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com TASTEBUD Eclectic Atlanta group with rock, funk and jazz influences.

Sunday 10 Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 6 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087 THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this local band. Every Sunday! Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 4 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com SECRET SHOW Featuring a performance from an unnammed local musician and man of mystery. Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com JIM COOK High-energy solo blues performer with strong vocals, slide guitar and “swamp stomp.”

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MALA FIDES Queer punk group from Portland, OR. RAT BABIES Doomy, psychedelic, long-running local two-piece. HOLLY PAULY OXENFREE Portland, OR-based experimental performer. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! hendershotscoffee.com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night every Monday. Hosted by Larry Forte. Little Kings Shuffle Club 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub CHRISTMAS HOOT Sing along with your favorite holiday carols as Tommy Jordan and Dick Daniels play and lead. The Solstice Sisters also perform. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SO NASTY Athens group led by saxophonist and vocalist Gnarly G and featuring a rotating cast of local musicians. The World Famous 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens BED DETH Athens-based lo-fi, confessional indie-folk project. HERE BE MONSTERS Solo folkpunk outfit. RENO ROBERTS Solo blues-folk singer-songwriter. PETER ELWELL Psycho-soul singersongwriter from Asheville, NC.

Tuesday 12 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com NEIGHBOR LADY Twangy, melodic rock group led by local singersongwriter Emily Braden. THE HERNIES Local riff-heavy rock band displaying influences from classic to indie rock. DEGA Local indie-pop duo featuring former Ponderosa frontman Kalen Nash. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com KATIE COLLINS Singer-songwriter playing classical piano with a melodic twist. The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com NORTH GEORGIA BLUEGRASS BAND Local roots-music outfit led by longtime musical partners Chris White and Larry Saye. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens 7 p.m. $15 (suggested donation). www. uuathensga.org DAVID ROTH Award-winning folk singer-songwriter from Cape Cod.

Caledonia Lounge 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com SOLID GOLD CORPSE Dave Zwart (Daisy) and Creston Spiers (Harvey Milk) play hummable pop with an edge. 5000 Denver-based Meghann Jordan and Matt Youngblood are backed by Harvey Milk’s Creston Spiers and Paul Trudeau playing ’90s-inspired indie-rock originals. BAX & FRIENDS Original songs blending rock, country and blues, with the distinctive guitar stylings of Scott Baxendale. The Globe 8 p.m. www.jazzathensga.org THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Local swing and hot jazz ensemble playing music of the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 HIP HOP OPEN MIC A weekly battlestyle open mic that uses silent-disco headphones to encourage audience participation. Performers can bring their own beats, or the house will provide backing. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com BRIAN SMITH Classical and avantgarde guitarist who incorporates various looping effects. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 PADGETT & POULIN Local guitar virtuoso and songwriter Chris Padgett teams with violinist Adam Poulin. The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday! Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Down the Line 12/14 MOON CHIEF / MAHEETA / MONK TESH / SATYR (Caledonia Lounge) 12/14 THE PLAGUE / HARRY CAREY / TRYCOH (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 12/14 DAVID BROMBERG QUINTET / MRJORDANMRTONKS (The Foundry) 12/14 THE GOOD GRIEF TRIO (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 12/14 REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DANCING MAGNOLIAS (The Office Lounge) 12/15 DOUBLE FERRARI / MEGA COLOSSUS / PALADIN (Caledonia Lounge) 12/15 WOLVES AMONG RAVENS / LONA / 5000 (40 Watt Club) 12/15 THE GOOD GRIEF TRIO (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 12/15 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE (The Office Lounge) 12/15 HALEM ALBRIGHT (Terrapin Beer Co.)

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Art 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. Deadline Dec. 15. 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. athfest educates.org CALL FOR ART (Trio Contemporary Art Gallery) Trio is now accepting submissions of artwork for 2018 exhibitions. Visit website for description of exhibitions and guidelines to submit works. trioathens@ gmail.com, www.trioathens.com CALL FOR ARTISTS (Amici) Currently accepting artists for exhibitions. Email samples of work to ryan.myers@amici-cafe.com DECK THE WALLS (Lyndon House Arts Center) A special exhibition features art available for sale by 70

area artists, authors, crafters and musicians. Items include glass ornaments, pottery, sculptural works, embroidery, children’s books, photography and more. Through December. ww.athensclarkecounty. com/lyndonhouse 43RD ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION (Lyndon House Arts Center) The annual show will be juried by Wassan Al-Khudhairi, chief curator at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Drop off entry forms and up to three works on Jan. 25–26. 706-613-3623, www.athens clarkecounty.com/exhibits OPEN STUDIO MEMBERSHIP (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local artists can access studio facilities through a new open studio monthly membership program. Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture studios. Up to 32 hours per week. Life drawing classes are currently offered on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. as a membership perk. $65/month or $175/ three months. 706-613-3623, www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure SEEKING CRAFTSMEN AND ARTISANS (West Broad Market Garden) The West Broad Farmers Market is seeking local craftsmen and artisans for a holiday craft market on Dec. 16, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. www. athenslandtrust.org

art around town A LAFERA SALON (2440 W. Broad St.) Photography by Wendy Garfinkel. Through December. AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) A colorful exploration of forms in nature and abstracted figures by Beth Orehosky. Through December. ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray, Candle Brumby, Lana Mitchell and more. ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (17 N. Main St., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass. ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myers Gallery, view pieces by faculty members of the University of North Georgia. Through Feb. 9. • In the Bertelsmann Lobby Gallery, see paintings by Becky Bundrick and Jaquelynn Faass as well as rustic designs by Don Bundrick of Wild Wood Works. Through Dec. 21. • In the Harrison Center Foyer Gallery, this year’s permanent exhibit “Animals: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings” features pieces by Leigh Ellis, Caroline Montague, Leslie Moody, Jan Perkins and Alice Woodruff. 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.) The “2017 Members’ Exhibition” features works in a variety of media by current and new gallery members including Lisa Freeman, June Ball, Robert Clements, Mike Landers, Melody Croft, Timothy Adams and more. Through Jan. 14. AURUM STUDIOS (125 E. Clayton St.) “Twist of Light: Sculpture and Wearable Art by Noah Saunders” features works made of wire. Opening reception Dec. 9. Through January. 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.) “In the Shadow of the Sea” features photographs from Cuba by Sean Dunn. Through Dec. 20. CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) “A Partial View: Paintings by Cecile Martin.” Through Dec. 15. 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 Younkins-Herzog. • “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features a total of 20 paintings

“VISIONS OF MLK” ART EXHIBITION (Lyndon House Arts Center) Seeking artists and writers to contribute collaborative works to the 11th annual “Visions of MLK” exhibition. This year’s theme is “Do What’s Right.” The Lyndon House will provide panels to the first 10 teams. Pick up panels Dec. 9, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Submission deadline Jan. 5. Exhibition opens Jan. 13. beth.sale@athensclarkecounty.com

Auditions GARGOYLE AUDITIONS (Athens Little Playhouse) Kids can perform in The Gargoyle Family Goes to Easter Island. Auditions Mar. 6–7, 6–7:30 p.m. Performances run May 4–6 & May 11–13. www.athenslittle playhouse.net THE LITTLE MERMAID (Athens Little Playhouse) Athens Little Playhouse presents a children’s spring musical. Auditions Jan. 3–4, 6–7:30 p.m. Performances Feb. 16–18 & Feb. 23–25. www. athenslittleplayhouse.net

Classes ACROYOGA JAM (Center City Ballet, 750 N. Chase St.) Work in trios and rotate through the roles of base, flier

Artwork by Dana Haugaard is currently on view in “Magical Mystery Tour,” a group exhibition at the Gallery at Indigo through Saturday, Jan. 13. and spotter. Sundays, 8 p.m. $5. www.centercityballet.com CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Community Coffeehouse,” Mondays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. “Needle Tatting,” Mondays at 10

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.) “Warm Days, Cool Nights” celebrates summer vibes through Ariel Lockshaw’s pool paintings, Frances Berry’s minimal golden hour photos, Wade Sheldon’s nautical night skies and Hannah Ehrlich’s cloud compositions. Through December. • Jackie Dorsey’s solo exhibition in Gallery II features watercolor portraits of musicians, artists, chefs and other familiar faces of Athens. Through December. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “Athens Art Prints” features 33 of the 50+ artists who use Pixel & Ink Studio’s reproduction service by the same name. Event Dec. 14. Currently on view through Jan. 7. DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Images by the Athens Photography Guild. Through December. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Paintings by Stephanie Grey Reavis. Through December. GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Magical Mystery Tour” toys with surreal psychedelia through artwork by Jaime Bull, Dana Haugaard, Brian Hitselberger, Jourdan Joly, Jacob Wenzka and Orion Wertz. Through Jan. 13. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Louise Blair Daura: A Virginian in Paris” includes paintings, drawings and prints. Through Dec. 10. • “Martha Odum: Art Intersects Ecology” shares paintings and silver by Odum in celebration of the UGA School of Ecology’s 50th anniversary. Through Dec. 31. • “Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs and tête-à-tête” shares over 40 works by the acclaimed African American artist. Through Jan. 7. • “Artful Instruments: Georgia Gunsmiths and Their Craft.” Through Feb. 25. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Lucha Rodriguez’s site-specific installation, “Amorphous Dislocations of Ultramarine,” incorporates handout paper, translucent color film and LED lights for a floating display that changes color. Through April. HEART PATH STUDIO (160 Tracy St., Suite 2C) Barbara Odil creates fascinating assemblages out of natural and found materials like seed pods, wood, cacti, shells and bones. Through January. HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Mary Ann Cox offers “Mementos,” recent works with themes of nostalgia and all things vintage. Through December. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) “Stilled Life” includes drawings and paintings by Emily Morrison and Mikaila Guerra. KA ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) “Home, for the Holidays” is a group exhibition sharing works that remind the artists of home. Currently on view through Jan. 15. Reception Dec. 17. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “BFA 2: Graphic Design, Art X, Sculpture, Art Education.” On view Dec. 7–14. Closing reception Dec. 14.

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a.m. and 7 p.m. “Pilates,” Tuedays at 5:30 p.m. “Gentle Yoga,” Tuesdays at 6 p.m. “Tai Chi,” Wednesdays at 10 a.m. “Beginning Oil Painting,” Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. “Bellydance,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Mah Jongg,” Thursdays at 1 p.m.

“Line Dancing,” Thursdays at 4 p.m. “Ballroom Dancing,” Thursdays at 6 p.m. wintervillecenter@gmail.com, www.wintervillecenter.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s

LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates “24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) The Clarke County School District Student Art Exhibition’s theme this year is “Connect.” Through Jan. 13. • “Resonating Destinations” features mixed media works by Jim Wilson. Dec. 9–Mar. 3. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) A partnership between the Madison Artists Guild and the Morgan County Primary School, “Farm” celebrates the agrarian lifestyle of the rural South through paintings, photography and sculpture. Through Jan. 4. MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism and Surrealism. RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Covered with Glory: Football at UGA, 1892–1917.” Through Dec. 22. • “Wrestling Temptation: The Quest to Control Alcohol in Georgia.” Through Sept. 21, 2018. SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY (231 Collins Industrial Blvd.) Anna Lee Shultz’s paintings are inspired by science and nature, and often combine plants and insects with geometric designs. Opening reception Dec. 7. Through December. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) See colorful paintings by Dr. Hildegard Timberlake. Through January. TRIO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (766 W. Broad St.) “Specter” explores folklore, fantasy and fear through works by Timi Conley, James Greer, Ed James, Andrew Shearer, Ali Norman and many more. Through Dec. 9. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) “The Road to the White House: Election 2008,” created by Lawrence Romorini, commemorates the presidential campaign and election through over 150 photographs, publications and three-dimensional souvenirs. Dec. 9. VERONICA’S SWEET SPOT (149 Oneta St., #6C6) See work by local and regional artists, craftsmen, potters and sculptors. VIVA! ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Artwork by Antoine Stewart. WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) CJ Simonds shares embroidery and watercolors on paper. Through Jan. 21. WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) “Spirit(s)” includes artwork and poetry by Ann Bunce, Monica Eisenman, Lisa Freeman, Jean Mann, Levon Register, Allyson Winter, Ruby Winter and Ken Wright. Through December. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

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.good dirt.net FINDING A PLACE TO REST (Athens Physical Therapy/Physicians Back and Neck Clinic) This fourweek course is an introduction to mindfulness meditation. Call to sign up. Thursdays in January, 5–7 p.m. $120. 706-353-0709 GENTLE HATHA YOGA (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Drop in for a gentle Hatha, mindfulnessbased class. Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $10. 706-543-0162, mfhealy@ bellsouth.net GINGERBREAD CLASS (Olive Basket) Participants will make gingersnap cookies, dark gingerbread cake and gingerbread men. Tuesdays, Dec. 5–19, 5 p.m. or Saturdays, Dec. 9–23, 10 a.m. $35 plus $5 for a child. charleshay428@ gmail.com INTRODUCTION TO QUILTING (Farmview Market) Learn how to piece and machine quilt with Jeannette Hart and Gay Rodriguez of Quilts by Hart. Tuesdays, Jan. 16–30. 5–7 p.m. $90. angelina@ farmviewmarket.com TAI CHI (Rubber Soul Yoga) Tai Chi, Yang style, traditional long form. All levels welcome. No experience necessary. Thursdays, 9–10 a.m. 770-630-1252 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. Check website for schedule. rubbersoulyoga.com YOGA CLASSES (m3yoga, 159 Oneta St., Unit 5) m3yoga offers theraputic, rocket and vinyasa flow classes. Donation Flow Yoga Classes are held every Saturday at 6 p.m. $5 yoga classes are offered to all veterans, and a “Community Warrior” membership offers reduced rates for local educators, active military members, firefighters, health care professionals and law enforcement. www.m3yoga.com YOGA SUNDAYS AT THE HUMAN YOGI ASHRAM (The Human Yogi Ashram, 1307 Cleveland Rd. Bogart) Traci Jo Lee leads a weekly yoga class. Mats provided. Sundays, 2 p.m. FREE! www.kaliintegrative.com YOGA TEACHER TRAINING (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) This teacher training program is grounded in self-study. Begins in February. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com

Help Out COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE (Bogart Library) The library is collecting new and gently used blankets and coats of all sizes to donate to local charities. Through December. 770-725-9443, www.athenslibrary. org/bogart

Kidstuff HOLIDAY CARD-MAKING STATION (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Send holiday greetings. Materials provided. Dec. 8, 15 & 22. www.athenslibrary.org/madison THREE-DAY THEATRE CAMP (Athens Little Playhouse) Improvisation scenes, theater games and creative problem solving. Dec. 20–22, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. $100. www. athenslittleplayhouse.net YWCO PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (Athens YWCO) Technique Tuesdays for ages 2–12 includes singing, dancing, rhythms

and rhymes. Explore acting, improv, costumes, mime and puppetry. Through December. wootenwoopets @gmail.com, www.ywco.org

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. 478955-3422, www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org ATHENS DEBTORS ANONYMOUS (Covenant Presbyterian Church) Manage money problems. Sundays, 1:30–2:30 p.m. 949-235-2508 CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP (ACC Library) Meet others who are dealing with chronic illness such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme. Third Wednesdays, 12–1:30 p.m. athenschronicillness @gmail.com 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, 6–7 p.m. tinyurl.com/ DudesHelpingDudes, www.brainaid fest.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. www.emotionsanonymous.org MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Meets the second Wednesday of every month. Open to anyone focused on improving their life and learning how to live with their condition. Next meeting Dec. 13. 6–7 p.m. www.nuci.org NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP (First Presbyterian Church of Athens) For family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. 4th Tuesdays through Dec. 5. FREE! namihallga@ gmail.com, www.namihall.org

On The Street DECK THE HOLLOW (Memorial Park, Bear Hollow Zoo) Celebrate the season with a self-guided walk through the holiday lights in the zoo. Activities include live music, animal encounters and photo opportunities in the illuminated zoo. Dec. 7–10 and Dec. 14–17, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $3. 706-613-3580 HEALTHCARE NAVIGATOR ASSISTANCE Kate Malone, an ACA Navigator with Insure GA, will provide assistance with Medicaid, Peachcare and Affordable Care Act applications. Dec. 10, 2–6 p.m. or Dec. 13, 4–7 p.m. 866-988-8216 HOLIDAY MAIL FOR HEROES (Bogart Library) Make a holiday card for wounded warriors, veterans, deployed services personnel and their families. Materials provided. Staff will deliver the cards to the Red Cross for distribution. Through Dec. 11. athenslibrary.org/bogart ICE SKATING (The Classic Center) The Classic Center will offer ice skating in the indoor rink through Jan. 15 and the outdoor pavilion Jan. 29–Feb. 25. classiccenter.com WINTER PROGRAM REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) Programs include art, sports, environmental science, recreation, holiday activities and mini camps. Register online. 706-613-3580, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ leisure f

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My Co-Worker From Hell ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Hi, I just started a new job, which I would describe as my dream job. I’m writing because I have a shared office and I absolutely CANNOT STAND one of my officemates (there are four of us in this office). This person has been there much longer than me—about 25 years longer—and is extremely messy. They have filled up the space with extremely old work materials that are never used, even bringing in additional furniture that there was no space for, really, and covering up almost all unused surfaces with things like fans, teapots and craft materials. Our office has several large windows, and they have covered the window closest to their desk with craft paper, making the Talk to room dark on one side. or just This person speaks constantly, almost like a person having a manic episode, and I am finding it extremely hard to focus and get work done. My coworkers talk about this person as soon as they leave the room, commenting on how junky the space is now and how this office “used to be the quiet office.” I am getting to the point where I loathe seeing this person walk in the door, and I have started to just ignore their constant chatter. They also tend to provide constant TMI about their personal and sex life, which is simply inappropriate.

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I do not want to change offices, as I am new and worry that it would look bad. Also, the only other office that I could move to is awful and has no windows, plus it is extremely messy and noisy. Ugh, help! Heya, Sorry, but you’re either gonna have to change offices or confront your horrible officemate. Unfortunately, she’s got piles of seniority on you—it’s dumb, but it matters to certain generations of Americans—and will most likely not be receptive to your concerns at all. Find out how other people in your office have dealt with her in the past, but don’t be too hopeful. I think you’re probably gonna end up switching

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offices, but you described your other office option as just as bad, so settle into the harsh realities of office work and sharing space. This won’t stop. There will be other nightmare coworkers that you won’t be able to avoid. Talk to her, move, or just deal with it. Wear your headphones if it’s allowed. Hi Bonita, A popular local restaurant’s weekend bartender makes sitting at the bar (formerly a favorite date-night activity) no fun at all. He barely utters a word, and gives off a vibe that’s standoffish, bored and seemingly disinterested in patrons. I’ve given this guy the benefit of the doubt multiple times has a bad night her, move, (everyone once in a while), but he’s deal with it. consistently curt instead of courteous. I want to sit at the bar and feel welcome, but unless he ups his service game significantly, I won’t be back. How do I tell the restaurant this without sounding like a jerk? Is that even possible? Am I being unreasonable? I don’t want the guy to lose his job; I just wish he’d do his job well. Over It I doubt this bartender’s boss would take this kind of complaint so seriously that they’d suspend or fire the employee. You’re basically saying that this guy doesn’t make conversation, just makes your drinks and goes about his business. He’s doing the bare minimum, sure, but he’s not being rude or confrontational in any way—is he? That’s not my favorite, either, and I’m sure this guy’s lazy service is reflected in how well other patrons tip him. Also, it sounds to me like this is a newer employee at one of your old haunts. Don’t give up one of your favorite spots because of this guy. I say leave the bar manager a message on Facebook, and avoid the place whenever he’s working. Friendliness isn’t an ingredient in a good drink, but it definitely is in good service, and that’s where this guy is lacking. He’s operating below the standard of service that I think we’re all used to seeing in this town, so let his boss know, and take your business elsewhere whenever he’s on the clock. There are plenty of great restaurants around here with friendly and talkative staff, and if this bartender is trying to make a career of this job, then believe me, he’ll fix his attitude and warm up to his patrons. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the anonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice, or find Bonita on Twitter: @flagpolebonita.

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