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Democracy in Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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By Blake Aued and Tre Brown news@flagpole.com

HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

Democrats in the Georgia General states with expanded Medicaid are six times from investigating sexual assaults on camAssembly—including two from Athens— pus unless those crimes were also under less likely to close than in other states. A introduced a bill Jan. 24 to expand investigation by law enforcement, and half-dozen rural hospitals have closed in Medicaid in Georgia. required certain employees to report those Georgia in recent years.

The Affordable Care Act includes federal allegations to police. Survivors and advo“One of the largest barriers to success funding for states that accept it to allow cacy groups criticized the bill because they is not having access to quality health care,” families and individuals making up said it would have a chilling effect to 138 percent of the poverty line on reporting sexual assaults and to receive insurance coverage and potentially traumatize survivors. reduce the number of uninsured Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary Americans. of Education Betsy DeVos revoked The bill, House Resolution an Obama Administration “dear 669, called the Expand Medicaid colleague” letter requiring federally Now Act, is sponsored by newly funded colleges and universities to elected Reps. Deborah Gonzalez investigate campus sexual assaults (D-Athens) and Jonathan Wallace under Title IX—the federal law (D-Watkinsville), along with four guaranteeing equal access to eduother Democrats, including House cation for women—using the “preMinority Leader Bob Trammell. ponderance of evidence” standard About 240,000 Georgians fall (more likely than not) and said into the insurance gap created by the department would issue new the lack of expansion, either makguidelines. ing too much money to qualify for “Until those regulations are proMedicaid or not enough to receive mulgated, there’s not much point subsidies for private insurance. In in this committee, at least from 2016, Georgia had one of the coun- House Democrats, including Rep. Deborah Gonzalez (second from right) and the senate’s perspective, in moving Jonathan Wallace (far left, back row), introduced a bill to expand Medicaid try’s highest levels of uninsured forward and doing anything with in Georgia last week. people, at 12.9 percent, or about that bill. And Rep. Erhart and I 1.2 million people. have talked about that,” said state A recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll Trammell said during a news conference Sen. Fran Millar (R-Atlanta), chairman of found that 75 percent of Georgians want to the Senate Higher Education Committee. about the bill. “This is our No. 1 issue and join the 33 other states that receive addiThe University System of Georgia has our No. 1 priority. The No. 1 thing we can tional federal funding for Medicaid under moved to what Associate Vice Chancellor do… in rural Georgia is expand Medicaid.” the ACA. Even so, House Republicans are for Legal Affairs Kimberly Ballard[Tre Brown] unlikely to agree to expand the program, Washington termed “substantial” evidence House Speaker David Ralston recently told in cases where a student could be susthe AJC. pended or expelled. “It’s still preponderA bill that would have limited Georgia Democrats cited states like West Virginia ance, but [judicial panels] have to articulate universities’ ability to investigate sexual and Kentucky on Thursday as prime why they believe they have the preponderassaults is dead—at least for this year, one examples of the benefits of expanding the ance of evidence,” she said during a hearing high-ranking state senator said last week. program. States with expanded Medicaid held by the House and Senate education Last year Rep. Earl Erhart (R-Powder coverage see a reduction in uncompensated committees Jan. 23.

Springs) introduced House Bill 51, which care cost, which would otherwise burden One lawmaker pressed Ballardwould bar state colleges and universities individual hospitals. Also, hospitals in Washington on whether that’s actually a

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higher standard—technically, the next step up is clear and convincing evidence. “We ask them to articulate what it is that put them over the edge,” she replied. “It’s 50 percent plus. The plus shouldn’t be a gut feeling.”

Universities’ Title IX offices are still investigating sexual assaults, but the USG has moved hearings to student conduct offices, which conduct hearings on other types of violations of student codes of conduct. This has made the process more consistent and allowed Title IX officers to focus more on education and prevention, Ballard-Washington said. Both sides can have a lawyer at a hearing, but “it’s a student process, and the students present for themselves,” she said.

Freshmen are now required to complete online sexual assault and substance abuse prevention training, Ballard-Washington said. “The hope is more preventative work will lead to a decrease in incidents related to sexual misconduct across our campuses,” she said.

House Higher Education Committee Chairman Rick Jeffares (R-Griffin) said that the USG’s changes have satisfied critics who think students who are accused of sexual assault can be railroaded. Erhart “is very complimentary of what’s going on, and how y’all have moved and made it a better situation,” Jeffares said.

The issue may come back up again next year if the Department of Education does issue new guidelines, Millar said.

Regardless, he said he is opposed to the mandatory reporting provision in HB 51. “I personally have not been given a reason to make it mandatory,” he said. “I think this is a very personal matter.” [Blake Aued]

UGA Announces New Grants University of Georgia President Jere Morehead announced a new program last week aimed at helping students who are struggling financially to finish school.

Each year about 200 seniors struggle to stay in school or withdraw for financial reasons, Morehead said during his State of the University address Jan. 23. The shortfall is sometimes less than $1,000, he said. He announced that he is creating “completion

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grants” of up to $2,000, using $250,000 in private funds, to help those seniors make ends meet while they earn their degrees.

That initiative is just one of several aimed at low-income UGA students, fueled by an unprecedented fundraising drive that raised a record $227 million in private donations last year and is on track to reach $1.2 billion by 2020. That money funded more than 200 needed-based Georgia Commitment Scholarships last year, with the ultimate goal of 400. “That’s countless lives, countless futures, forever changed,” Morehead said.

A program to recruit and retain a diverse student body has “exceeded all expectations,” Morehead said, with more than 20 “promising” projects proposed by faculty and staff, prompting him to increase funding to $300,000.

Another new program will help rural students. “You may not realize that many of our students are from rural Georgia,” Morehead said. Some of them come from low-income backgrounds and are the first in their families to go to college.” They face unique challenges and require support, he said, so he committed $300,000 over five years to mentoring and leadership opportunities for rural students.

In the classroom, Morehead said, faculty will be emphasizing writing skills and data literacy over the next three to five years— two areas where employers have said many graduates are lacking. He also announced that the university will spend $250,000 to incorporate “active learning pedagogy” into classes, and $1 million to convert select classrooms where fixed tables and chairs aren’t well-suited for collaboration into “active learning spaces.”

Morehead also said that UGA is starting a new institute called Cyber Arch to help businesses protect themselves from cyber crime, with Clarke, Griffin and Spalding counties as pilots, and is seeking funding for a STEM-based (science, technology, engineering and math) research facility. In addition, he’s appointing a task force headed by Vice President for Research David Lee and Vice President for Government Relations Griff Doyle “to develop a long-term strategic vision for an innovation district” so UGA can “play an even greater role in solving the grand challenges of our time.” [BA]

Girtz: I Can Fix Athens’ Poverty Athens-Clarke County Commission Kelly Girtz—the likely frontrunner in the May mayor’s race—called for “a broader, stronger and more inclusive foundation in our community” in a speech to Athens Democrats last week.

Athens has “fantastic” employers and innovators, nonprofits, educational institutions, artists and musicians, Girtz said, but there are “cracks and fissures” in that foundation, he said. “Now is the time for us to turn the corner, and I’m here to tell you, if you’re looking for a candidate who’s going to put on some new window dressing, this is not that candidate,” he said.

Girtz emphasized Athens’ persistent poverty, dating back to sharecropping through the city’s mill-town stage to the modern largely service-based economy.

Unemployment is low (at 4.1 percent, according to the most recent Georgia Department of Labor figures), but with a poverty rate of over 30 percent, the local economy is leaving many behind. Girtz—a

longtime educator who’s currently a regional director at Foothills Charter High School—said he knows how to plug in disadvantaged youth to social networks, as well as use government economic development tools like tax allocation districts and reinvestment zones to create opportunity.

Boosting the poor will help the middle class, too, he said, quoting the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone: “We all do better when we all do better.”

Known as a dealmaker on the commission, Girtz touted his experience tackling environmental issues, pushing for an updated bike/pedestrian master plan, securing funding for the Great Promise Partnership that has matched 600 at-risk youth with mentors and chairing a criminal justice task force that instituted reforms that reduced the local jail population by 100 inmates on average.

Girtz is likely to face fellow Commissioner Harry Sims, businessman Richie Knight, tea party activist Antwon Stephens and perhaps others—we’ll know for sure when qualifying for the May 22 election happens the first week in March.

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District 7 Race Heats Up Lawyer and former Athens Downtown Development Authority board member Bill Overend announced last week that he’s entering the ACC Commission District 7 race.

“During my almost 30 years in Athens, I have watched our unified government become more removed from the electorate—the people the government is supposed to serve,” Overend said in a news release. “We have allowed a bureaucracy to grow that feeds on itself at the expense of the citizenry. Agendas are being pushed and decisions are being made by unelected staff, not our elected officials.”

With local journalism in decline—we’ll assume he means the daily, not Flagpole— Overend said the ACC government needs to do more to inform citizens. He also said he’s tired of endlessly studying issues with no action and the lack of planning for future challenges.

“I love Athens, but I am frustrated at the lack of progress in this community,” he said. “We need strong, focused leadership that insists that our government works for a vision of what this community could and should be—a government that works for us, and not simply to preserve the status quo.”

Already in the race is Russell Edwards, another lawyer, who owns the downtown vintage store Agora with his wife, Airee. A campaign kickoff event at his house last week drew over 100 people, including state Reps. Spencer Frye and Jonathan Wallace and Commissioner Melissa Link. Edwards told the crowd that he’s running to make downtown Athens more family-friendly.

The current District 7 commissioner, Diane Bell, did not return a call seeking comment, but has not been campaigning publicly and reportedly has been telling others she is not running for re-election.

Meanwhile, Athens for Everyone has already endorsed Link and Tim Denson, the progressive group’s founder and former president, even though there may be other candidates that enter the race in the next five weeks. Denson and Edwards have also endorsed each other. It’s a real mutual admiration society. [BA] f

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Kudos to Double Helix In honor of Martin L. King Jr. Day, a small local school, Double Helix STEAM School, sent its students around Athens to fill each and every Athens Little Free Pantry with food donated by the students to ensure that people in need would know that someone is thinking of them during these freezing cold days.

Now counter that caring gesture with the ignorant Orange Trumpkin and his day of remembering a great American by playing golf and not by service, as his predecessors Obama, Bush and Clinton had done. As the saying goes: a little child shall lead them… and not by people like Trump and Sen. David Perdue, Trump’s lying toady, who care only about people like themselves.

Happy fourth birthday to Double Helix School, which shows Athens time and again that it is a winner.

Martha Sweeney Sweeney is the mother of Karen Sweeney Gerow, the founder of Double Helix.

Trump’s Racist Greatest Hits “We got to find a way to work on this man’s heart,” Martin Luther King III said about President Trump on MLK Day. Mr. King, I am afraid that converting Donald Trump into a caring, unbiased human being is a lost cause. Here is brief chronological history of Trump’s best-known racist acts (pulled from a variety of sources): • Housing discrimination: In the early ’70s, Trump’s company was sued by the federal government for violations of the Fair Housing Act. Trump hired Roy Cohn (Sen. McCarthy’s associate) as his defense lawyer.

Trump ended up settling with the government and pledging to let black people rent his apartments in the future. However, in 1978 the Department of Justice alleged that Trump had ignored his pledge and was still violating the law.

• Central Park Five: Trump buys ads saying “Bring back the death penalty,” implying that the five young black men charged with raping a jogger should be executed. Years later, it is shown conclusively that they did not commit the crime. Trump does not accept the findings or financial judgment.

• Casinos: From 1992–2000, Trump says and does several offensive things regarding Native Americans and blacks related to his casinos.

• Birther movement: Stating that Obama was born in Kenya, the movement is started in 2011 by Trump, who also falsely attacks Obama’s school record.

• Mexican rapists: Trump stated in 2015 that Mexico was exporting rapists to the U.S. • Mexican-American judge: In the Trump University case, Trump asked that Judge Curiel, born in Indiana, recuse himself.

• Appeal to racism in campaign: Trump accepts support from racists in his Presidential bid. “Voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage,” former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke said.

• Charlottesville: Trump equates anti-racist protesters with violent white

supremacists and Nazi agitators, calling them “fine people.” He recants in a carefully read statement, but then goes back and says he was correct.

• Holocaust remembrance: Trump issues a commemorative statement excluding any mention of the 6 million Jews who died in Nazi extermination camps.

• NFL: Trump purposefully twists players taking a knee to protest police violence against blacks into disrespect for America.

• Shithole: Trump says we should have immigration from Norway versus nonwhite nations.

These actions speak for themselves, Mr. King. The best we can hope for is that the electorate will wake up.

Jack Bernard Jasper County

Get Rid of Trump Now Congress MUST act NOW to get our dangerous president out of office! Threatening North Korea on Twitter about nuclear war has to stop! I am demanding that the House either begin impeachment proceedings immediately or that the cabinet and vice president remove the president via the 25th Amendment. If you are a member of the Senate, you must convince the Speaker of the House to begin impeachment. I demand all government business stops until the president is removed. He is an immediate danger to our country and to the planet as a whole.

Do you want millions of human lives’ blood on your hands? Or worse, for you or your family to lose your lives? This is absurd and must stop now! No more nuclear threats on Twitter! No more unhinged individuals running the country! Stop the insanity! Impeach or remove Trump via the 25th Amendment! Otherwise—should we all survive this—your seat in Congress will be gone in November 2018.

Elaine DeSimone Brookhaven

Perdue Should Back DACA I am seriously concerned about Sen. David Perdue’s recent actions to destroy our American values of openness to refugees and immigrants. In particular, I ask that he fully support —or, in fact, co-sponsor—a bill to not only allow DACA-approved people to stay in the U.S. to continue their work and studies, but also to grant them a reasonably simple, timely and sure path to citizenship. These young people have proved themselves to be exactly the people Perdue says he wants in the U.S. based on his “merit system.” They should be the first to be admitted fully. They have passed far more requirements than most any citizenship applicants. They contribute dramatically to our communities and country.

I expect my senators to take moral leadership that is indeed moral. I will continue to follow Perdue’s work, hoping to see that he has listened to me and a huge percentage of Americans who support DACA continuation AND extension to citizenship.

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Is Amazon Worth It? THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO SPEND $1 BILLION

By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com The push to attract Amazon’s second corporate headquarters continues, with no letup.

The latest development is that Atlanta made Amazon’s first cut and is part of the list of 20 locations under consideration for that headquarters project, which will supposedly create up to 50,000 jobs.

Amazon executives have said they will spend $5 billion to develop this second headquarters, an amount that has drawn Georgia into the bidding frenzy. State officials have indicated they will offer financial incentives worth more than $1 billion to try to lure Amazon here. If the state should make Amazon’s final short list of two or three sites, Gov. Nathan Deal has promised to call a special session of the General Assembly to pile on even more enticements.

Even with its willingness to shell out that huge sum of money, Georgia is way down the list. Chicago reportedly is preparing a $2.25 billion package of incentives, Philadelphia will go to $3 billion, and Newark and New Jersey are offering the largest combined incentive package of all: $7 billion in tax breaks over 20 years.

Could any business project, no matter how many jobs it allegedly creates, be worth all those wads of taxpayers’ money? There are some dissenters who are skeptical.

State Sen. Michael Williams (R-Cumming) questioned the wisdom of a huge Amazon payout in a floor speech.

“You think the people that currently live in Georgia are going to fulfill and staff all 50,000 jobs?” he said. “I highly doubt it.

They’re [Amazon] going to take their executives and their employees that are currently in offsite locations across the western seaboard and relocate them here to Georgia.

“Now, who’s going to pay for these new people that are moving to Georgia? Who’s going to pay for the roads that they’re

going to drive on? Who’s going to pay for the schools where their kids go to? It’s not going to be Amazon, and it’s not going to be the employees that work for Amazon, because they’re getting all of these tax breaks. It’s going to be us, the citizens of Georgia.

“I like to ask people that are talking to me about Amazon, do you really want Amazon to come if you knew there’s a possibility that your property tax would go up 50–75 percent in the next two, three, five years? Is it worth it to you then?

“I would like to encourage the leaders of our state that are currently negotiating with Amazon to remember the people of Georgia. To remember those whose money you are spending. It is our tax money and it’s us, the citizens of Georgia now, that are going to have to pay whatever price Amazon is basically bribed with to come to our state.”

Williams makes some very valid points, but they will undoubtedly be ignored in the rush to attract Amazon at any price.

People like House Speaker David Ralston have vowed they will try to revive the fortunes of rural Georgia, where people and businesses have been steadily leaving for years. Instead of spending $1 billion that will go straight into Amazon’s corporate coffers, why not spend $200 million to expand Medicaid? That would draw billions of federal dollars that could keep financially struggling rural hospitals in operation.

Instead of stuffing $1 billion into the pockets of Amazon executives, why not spend $200 million to help bring internet access to the badly under-served areas of rural Georgia that are cut off from the information highway? If legislators are serious about helping the rural part of the state, they can prove it here. f

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The Fentanyl Epidemic UNDER TRUMP, ADDICTS ARE LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES

By Baynard Woods democracyincrisiscolumn@gmail.com

A recent study in Vancouver showed that 86 percent of the drugs and 90 percent of the heroin they checked contained fentanyl.

Users who knew fentanyl was in their dope changed their behavior—they were more than 10 times more likely to reduce their dose.

Washington, D.C’s City Council has adopted emergency legislation that would allow organizations to distribute the strips and allow individuals to use them without fear of legal consequences. But It is technically illegal for Fuentes to check the drugs in Baltimore—when he is testing he is legally in possession of the drugs; in some places the strips themselves are considered paraphernalia—but the weathered and grizzled old New York Puerto Rican with the leather jacket, the flat old-man golf hat,

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In October, Donald Trump declared the opi- number of users or former users who are oid crisis a public health emergency, claimstill involved in Baltimore’s opiate commuing that more than 64,000 Americans had nity. “You don’t have to waste the drugs at died from opioid overdoses the previous all. Just the residue.” year. Fentanyl is responsible for a large part Insite, a safe-injection facility in of that number. But aside from his attorney Vancouver, first developed the technique general’s attempts to ramp back up a tough- of using drug testing strips to test for fenon-crime drug war that will re-criminalize tanyl. “It was just trying to find a solution weed, the administration hasn’t done much. because there are other drug checking Trump hired a 24-year-old MAGA frat-boy doofus as drug czar. Taylor Weyeneth, the recent college grad who has never really worked anywhere except the Trump campaign, recently resigned amid questions about his resume.

Meanwhile, local jurisdictions are passing “drug-induced homicide” laws in order to incarcerate more people for longer periods of time for drug offenses. So, around the country, advocates of a harm-reduction approach to the drug overdose crisis are taking matters into their own hands.

That’s why Tino Fuentes is in a Baltimore warehouse apartment with a bunch of drug-testing strips.

Fuentes, a recovering addict and former heroin dealer from New York, might not be the most obvious advocate for drug testing.

Single-use Rapid Response Tino Fuentes (left) demonstrates how to test heroin for its deadlier cousin, fentanyl. drug-testing strips are supposed to be used to test people’s urine for the presence of drugs, but Fuentes puts them methods that are used—primarily actually and a pair of glasses perched on his nose to a different use—one that may save lives. in communities like night-life and festival like Ben Franklin doesn’t care. That’s why, Instead of using the strip to monitor the communities—but the kind of tests used in although he consults with some cities, he activities of employees or parolees, Fuentes that community are not sensitive enough doesn’t operate as a 501(c)3 or any other and others use the strips to test street to pick up fentanyl, which is really active legal entity. drugs for fentanyl. Drug checking rather in small doses,” says Stefanie Jones of the Sometimes ethics—saving lives—is than drug testing.

Drug Policy Alliance. “That’s why using more important than the law. But there “After you suck it dry, put your shot to those test strips came about. It was a proare places that recognize the need for these the side, add water to the cooker. All you’re cess of trial and error of how to get it to harm-reduction strategies. “I’m not going looking for is the residue,” he says to a work most effectively.” to sit back and wait for the law to change or

the government to help, because they ain’t never helped me and the law ain’t either,” he says to the group. “That’s why I do what I do.”

The test only covers 12 fentanyl analogues, including the even stronger carfentanil, but new varieties are developed nearly every day. And the tests can’t check the strength of a drug, only its presence. So even if it tests positive, it may not kill you.

It’s more difficult to mix fentanyl in the black tar heroin that comes up from Mexico, but in many places, heroin is powder and almost all of it has fentanyl. Some of what is sold as heroin is nothing but fentanyl. “When I went to Ohio I didn’t find anything, anything at all with heroin in it.

Everything I bought was fentanyl,” Fuentes says.

And it’s not only heroin. Fuentes has found fentanyl in cocaine, crystal meth and even Xanax. “I’ve tested 11 Xanax pills that look just like a bar, like it came from a pharmacy. They were pressed illegally and they were positive for fentanyl. I tested MDMA, positive for fentanyl. In Atlanta, crystal meth, positive for fentanyl,” he says.

“Always test every batch,” Fuentes says. “Don’t assume because the last batch.” He calls it the “chocolate chip” effect when the drugs aren’t cut well and the fentanyl is not well distributed.

William Miller started using heroin in the 1960s and he has seen it all. But he hasn’t seen anything like fentanyl. He can’t even begin to count the number of people he’s known who died because of the drug. As a result, he’s gotten clean and is now out here working in his community to spread the word.

“Doing it like this it spreads out among communities,” Fuentes says. “I’ll leave some strips, do what you do on your own. Figure it out, go into your neighborhoods or wherever you think it’s deemed necessary and see how it works for you.”

“No matter how you feel about people that use, people are gonna get high, and this fentanyl thing, man, it is killing people,” Miller says. f

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alleged rape at Cedar Shoals High School two years ago that rocked the Clarke County School District—leading to the firing of Cedar’s principal and contributing to the resignation of the district’s National Superintendent of the Year—ended last month in a much quieter manner.

The three men accused of raping a fellow student in a school stairwell in January 2016—Xavier Marquise Clarke, Markel Dereek Brannon and Jaivious Malik Collins—all pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child molestation and received a sentence of time served, according to the Clarke County District Attorney’s office and Superior Court documents.

They had previously been indicted on charges of rape, criminal attempt to commit aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment, conspiracy to commit rape, influencing a witness and tampering with evidence, but a grand jury dismissed those charges in November, just weeks before a trial was set to begin.

According to Collins’ attorney, Albert Fargione (in information Flagpole is the first to report), the dramatic reversal most likely stems from text messages found between the victim and Collins before and after the incident that “prove that there were some issues with the story that had been told to [police and prosecutors].” Fargione told Judge Regina Quick during court proceedings that “I found it unlikely that someone who had, in fact, been forcibly raped would discuss the genitalia size of their rapist and would compliment them on that.

“I honestly do believe it’s the text message conversation which laid a great deal of doubt on the veracity of the story that was initially told,” Fargione added.

During the proceedings, Collins, who was 17 at the time of the incident, spent 163 days in jail and 17 months under house arrest. He told Quick that “once I did this act, that pretty much ruined my life for two years… Two years of my life is gone. I’m still—I’m technically a high school dropout.

I only have 11th grade education, and I want to go back and work on my education and hopefully go off to college and,

It’s been a very difficult case for, not just the defendants, but also the victim and the people around.

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you know, pursue my dreams that I still have hope [for].”

Brannon and Clarke, who were both 18 at the time of the incident, were confined for 169 days and 294 days, respectively, and received credit for time served because they are first-time offenders. The three were ordered to have no contact of any kind with the victim and faced no additional fines.

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Collins, who said the act with the victim was consensual, admitted to the child molestation charge because the victim was under the age of 16 at the time of the incident. He told Quick he was pleading guilty because he was “ready for this to be over.”

During the proceedings, deputy chief assistant district attorney James Chafin said there was a discussion amongst the parties during the incident that “one person thought that she was too young, and that’s why he didn’t do anything further. So there seemed to be some acknowledgment of that at the time.”

The victim was in the courtroom during the proceedings.

Chafin asked for a year in confinement for Collins, noting that “it’s been a very serious case, a very difficult case for, not just the defendants, but also the victim and the people around. This situation happened at a public school in the middle of the day, and there’s a lot of difficulty around this situation.”

Quick did not agree, and released Collins from further punishment.

The incident took place on Jan. 7, 2016, but students, teachers, parents and the public only learned about the alleged rape nearly a month later, when the Athens Banner-Herald first reported the arrests of the three teenagers on sexual assault charges. The victim reportedly told school officials about the alleged assault on the same day, but two of the three accused students were not suspended and remained in school for three weeks before their arrest. The 15-year-old girl transferred outside the district immediately after telling school officials.

Part of the evidence against the three teens was a video from a camera in the stairwell, but school administrators initially believed it was broken. Authorities could not

download it, but eventually made a “video of the video.”

Chafin noted during the recent court proceedings that “there was a camera that was in place, but it is grainy and it is dark.”

Philip Lanoue, who as Clarke’s superintendent was coming off a year where he was named National Superintendent of the Year, found himself in the middle of a crisis. Lanoue, who announced the day the rape report appeared in the Banner-Herald that he was leaving Clarke to become superintendent of the Fulton County school system, faulted school police and Cedar administrators for lack of communication about the arrests, and placed Cedar principal Tony Price on administrative leave until his contract expired.

Initially, Price only knew the identity of one of the accused students, and that student said the sexual encounter with the 15-year-old girl was consensual, according to a March 2016 statement issued through Price’s lawyer, Michael Daniel. Students can be suspended for consensual sex on campus, but Price couldn’t have fairly suspended the accused students without also suspending the alleged victim, according to the statement.

The statement accused Lanoue of making Price a scapegoat. It went on to read: “Dr. Price was placed in the difficult position of addressing a sexual relationship where one party contends it was consensual and the other party contends it was not. The information provided to Dr. Price was very limited. Dr. Price did not want to make a formal conclusion that the sex was allegedly consensual, which would make the young lady a victim of the process, i.e. she would have had to be suspended. Because of the serious nature of this alleged crime, Dr. Price was wise to wait until the investigation was completed, or at least arrests were made.”

Subsequent months would bring a steady stream of angry parents, and discipline and attendance changes at the school district. With the Board of Education’s approval, Lanoue included funds for additional security guards and school resource officers in his 2017 budget. Administrators also wrote new policies to improve communication among school and city police, top administrators and the school board, and streamlined and clarified the district’s student code of conduct.

Although it turned out that the stairwell encounter was consensual, one board member, Sarah Ellis, who was vice chairman at the time, said the reforms were necessary because the incident brought to light other flaws in district policy and board governance. “On first blush, I still think there were administrative issues at that school if students were out of their room for any infraction to occur,” she said.

“It was still an unfortunate incident to occur in a place of education.”

Shortly after the news broke, Lanoue withdrew his name from consideration for the Fulton County superintendent position. In September 2016, he announced his resignation after seven years as Clarke’s superintendent, saying, “It’s just time to move on.”

A separate grand jury investigation faulted the superintendent for investigating his own actions instead of calling in external investigators to determine what happened. “The committee recommends that the Board of Education insist on external investigations in matters involving contested wrongdoing and/or alleged failure of leadership on the part of the superintendent,” according to the committee’s finding.

In August, Demond Means, Lanoue’s replacement, hired a Wisconsin law firm to investigate the handling of the alleged rape. Means said he wanted the firm to look into the district’s legal policies and procedures, security protocols and the communication among school officials following the incident. The results of that report have yet to be publicly released.

While the school district is looking at what happened in the past, Collins, who was an accomplished wrestler at Cedar Shoals, is looking ahead. He has a goal to get his GED, and he still might have an opportunity for a wrestling scholarship from a college in Indiana, according to Fargione.

“Mr. Collins has been punished enough,” Fargione said during the proceedings. “When you Google Mr. Collins’ name, the first thing that comes up isn’t the fact that he was, in fact, exonerated by the grand jury on a rape charge.

The first thing that comes up is that he was arrested and named a rapist. For the rest of his life, that’s what’s going to follow him, even though that is, in fact, not what happened.” f

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The New Bird in Town BEAR HOLLOW WELCOMES BALD EAGLE HANIA

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you’ve visited the zoo recently, you’ve surely noticed that there are now two eagles on exhibit once again. The newest addition to Bear Hollow, Hania, is a juvenile, female bald eagle who was born on the Gulf Coast of Florida around March.

Failure to Fledge Hania was found by good Samaritans after she apparently fell from her nest while attempting to fledge. She was originally taken to Wildlife, Inc. for evaluation, but they immediately realized that she had a serious issue with her wing and would not be a typical rehab and release. So the next day she was transferred to the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey near Orlando, FL, where they specialize in the treatment and rehabilitation of injured birds of prey.

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Their doctors also examined Hania and eventually diagnosed her with a very rare abnormality (likely genetic) where the patagium in her left wing didn’t grow and lengthen as it should. The patagium refers to the layer of skin and tendons that run along the outside length of her wing between her shoulder and wrist. Since it didn’t lengthen as she grew, she can’t fully extend her left wing Audubon workers prepare Hania to be transported to Athens. to enable flight. By the time other permanent residents who were also non-releasable. she was found, her elbow joint was also calcified, and her Bear Hollow and the Audubon Center worked together medical team determined that there was no way to repair starting in late spring to arrange for a transport for Hania her wing to give her full range of motion. This condition is so rare that Audubon staff had only seen one other case like from Orlando to Athens. Bald eagles are heavily protected by both state and federal law, so both organizations had Hania’s in over 26 years. to complete an application process to secure the necessary Hania will never be able to fly normally, but she does permits to allow for her to be transported both to a new have more mobility than you might expect, and she can facility and across state lines. hop/fly a few feet at a time. It wouldn’t allow her to surOnce the proper applications and veterinary records vive in the wild, but it does give her more freedom at Bear were secured, a team from Bear Hollow, of which I was Hollow. Additionally, since this is how she developed natlucky enough to be a part, drove down to Orlando on July 8 urally, this limitation is all that she’s ever known and is to pick her up and bring her back to Athens. “normal” for her, which makes her transition to living in Upon arrival at the Audubon Center, we were treated captivity a lot easier than birds who have been injured in to a behind-the-scenes tour of their beautiful facility. They the wild and sometimes have difficulty adjusting to their have a veterinary intake area where we observed multinew inability to fly. ple other birds (including an osprey) being prepared for

An Eagle Road Trip

At less than a year old, Hania is too young to have grown a bald eagle’s trademark white feathers on her head.

Bear Hollow staff had been looking for another bald eagle to be a companion for Honovi, our adult male bald eagle, after our senior eagle, Amazon, passed away in 2014.

Honovi and Amazon were a close pair despite their substantial age difference, and staff suspected that he would have a better quality of life with the addition of another eagle to share his exhibit. At the same time, the Audubon Center needed to find a permanent home for Hania, as they had a large number of eagles and other birds of prey who were in various stages of the rehabilitation process, in addition to

What’s in a Name?

Hania’s name (pronounced “Huh-NIGH-uh”) was voted on by Zoo Day 2017 participants. It means “Spirit Warrior” in the language of the Hopi Native American tribe. Coincidentally, a quick search of Urban Dictionary shows that “Hania” also means “a girl who changes a boy’s life forever.” Zoo staff thinks both definitions are remarkably apt.

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transport, in addition to other new birds of prey that were being brought in for treatment. Even early on a Sunday morning, Audubon staff were busy handling multiple cases with consummate expertise. Dianna Flynt, the rehabilitation supervisor at the Audubon Center, gave us a tour of the facility and introduced us to Hania. She was living in one of their huge flight barns with other eagles who were being rehabilitated.

Hania traveled in what is essentially a very large dog kennel with a perch installed inside, but in order to protect her wings and feathers during the trip, they applied “carpal bumpers” to her wings that would help ensure that they didn’t damage her joints if she tried to open her wings during transport. They also applied a long plastic tail guard to prevent her from breaking her feathers and banded her for identification purposes. Finally, they gave her some medication that would help keep her calm during the trip.

We strapped her crate into our vehicle and said goodbye to the fantastic team at Audubon.

We have to admit that we were a little nervous about the prospect of spending seven-plus hours in a car with an eagle. Knowing how loud a domestic cat can be on even a five-minute trip to the vet’s office, we wondered if we’d be treated to a screaming eagle all the way up I-75. We also had nightmares about someone hitting our vehicle and injuring Hania. But our fears proved to be completely unfounded.

Our trip was uneventful, and Hania was a fantastic road trip companion. She didn’t make a peep the whole way as she traveled in what we jokingly called #carforce1.

When we arrived, we were met by zoo staff, who helped us transfer her to her quarantine mews off exhibit. (As a policy, we always quarantine any new animal for the safety of all of our animals at the zoo.) We removed her bumpers and tail guard, and then she was free to explore her new surroundings. Despite not being a year old, she was bigger than we had anticipated, and many of us stayed far longer than we should have just watching her. She truly is a sight to behold if you haven’t seen her yet, even though she doesn’t yet have the characteristic white head of feathers that she’ll grow once she’s older.

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When Hania Met Honovi After completing her quarantine, we were all excited to see how she and Honovi would interact once they were introduced to each other. Staff were on hand to observe their first meeting and intercede should there be any trouble between the two. But we needn’t have worried. Their introduction went beautifully, with lots of normal eagle behaviors like reciprocal approaches, wing-flapping and preening, “queen/king of the hill (perch)” games and lots of calm periods of simply being in each other’s presence.

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Staff reported that Honovi was extremely excited to meet her and ran right over to sit next to her on her perch and begin preening her when she was first released. Hania, in typical fashion, was not having any of it, and made him give her some space while she took in her new surroundings. We’re pretty sure we know who’s going to be ruling the roost in the future, but the important thing is that they’re both doing extremely well together on exhibit and everything points to a happy and healthy future for them both. f

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Harvest found footing on Instagram.

“People care less about 140 characters about farm work than seeing a cool picture of people working on the farm,” she says.

Followers get to know the people tending the farm and the journey the plants take before they arrive at market. Apart from giving followers of sneak peek of beautiful blooms, 3 Porch Farm will post pictures of their “farm family” and, occasionally, the challenging times.

Though they never want their feed to be overshadowed by negativity, “an absence of hardship becomes a dishonest portrayal of life, and the connection we are attempting to foster becomes weaker as a result,” O’Shea says.

Each farm goes through rough patches, so Waldron and O’Shea both strive to share gratitude, and they feel uplifted when the community shows they care. “They ask

years into a viable platform for companies who want to gain new customers. Forbes magazine has reported that Instagram is the No. 1 social media platform where people share and discover new products. Most Instagram users—80 percent—voluntarily choose to follow brands they like.

For Athens’ growers, Instagram can amplify what has always been a benefit of buying local: getting to know your farmer.

“Instagram is a great platform because it’s picture-based. There’s so much that people don’t know about the farming world and about what farms and farmers look like in the area. It’s a really cool tool for that,” says Rachel Waldron, CSA and social media manager for Collective Harvest.

Members and non-members are more engaged on Instagram than other platforms, Waldron says. That may be because Instagram lends itself to building relationships between brands and customers.

“It turns the nebulous into the tangible,” says 3 Porch Farm’s Steve O’Shea. “With Instagram, your connection to the farm is strengthened as you see the camaraderie of the crew, covered in dirt and sweat, sharing a belly laugh together in the heat.”

Waldron says the CSA created an Instagram and Twitter account in 2016, but while tweeting fell to the wayside, Collective

about the storm damage, they laugh about the tractor stuck in the mud, they gush about a bouquet we posted, check in on our injuries, and just generally express a great deal of love and support for what we are attempting to do,” says O’Shea. “This is what fuels us to keep pushing forward when it seems like trying to move a mountain.”

Waldron loves to see members tag photos of their weekly shares or the meals they make with them. These types of tags, she says, help to demystify CSA membership.

The more Collective Harvest followers, members or not, see how the produce is being used, the less daunting it may seem to take on a weekly share of vegetables.

Waldron also sees Instagram as a place where she can expand her efforts to educate potential locavores about the benefits of eating locally and seasonally. “There are quick, easy, fun ways to throw together food that you’re getting locally and use your share without it going to waste. That’s something I’m constantly trying to hammer home for people,” says Waldron, who hopes to start sharing more of her own home cooking using CSA shares on Instagram.

“If I can be a part of that educational curve, that’s really important, not just in marketing the CSA but also the broader local food movement,” she says. f

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The post was informational. Week 10 of the fall CSA share included those carefully arranged veggies in the picture. But it was also eye-catching. Collective Harvest is one of many local growers who see Instagram as an opportunity.

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What began on the couch moved to the bed, and there is no need to go into detail here, but it was wonderful. She grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and pulled me in for a kiss. Before our lips could touch, she said it: “I love you.”

Devastating. After the kiss, in a confused state of pleasure and terror, I said it back. But here’s the thing: I’m not sure I meant it.

She went on to tell me that she’d never been with anyone like this before, and that this was her first time, to which I could only respond with a wide-eyed “OK.” She spent the night, and we shared breakfast and goodbye kisses, but since then it has been very weird. This feels like it’s moving too fast, but I’m also not ready to let go of this new thing. Do I fake it till I make it? Do I run like hell? Should I try to embrace it? What’s your advice?

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didn’t even ask. You call her your friend, but are you really?

Tell her the truth.

You were just trying to smash, but she caught feelings, and you’re not trying to do all of that. It sounds like you’re still seeing her in some capacity, and you know the other shoe is gonna drop soon. She’s in love and you’re faking it, either to stave off the inevitable or to continue to have a bed buddy, and I have no words to absolve you of your wrongdoing.

You pulled a real dog-ass move. All you can do now is come clean and apologize, and the future of your relationship, platonic or otherwise, will be up to her.

This is why I tell y’all to talk to your partners before you have sex, Athens! If all you wanted was to bed your crush, then you should have told her before you initiated a sexual act. Make your intentions clear next time, and NEVER tell someone you love them if you don’t mean it. That is messed up. f

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16 Local Albums We’re Excited to Hear in 2018

By Nathan Kerce music@flagpole.com

it. Mastered by Jesse Mangum at The Glow Recording Studio, Heat Rises has the potential to be one of the best lo-fi records of 2018.

2017

was a rough year for a lot of people. Frankly, it’s possible 2018 will be even worse. We need good music right now—probably more than ever.

Here are 16 upcoming albums that we’re excited about, to help us all make it through the year with at least a bit of a smile on our faces.

Eureka California

TITLE: Roadrunners RELEASE DATE: Spring WHAT TO EXPECT: Athens’ favorite indiepop duo is planning to release its fourth album in April or May via HHBTM. An early listen reveals that Roadrunners continues the band’s streak of catchy tunes with biting and often funny lyrics. There are several highlights throughout the album’s 30-minute run time, but keep a special eye out for the tracks “Mexican Coke” and “SWDs.”

Calico Vision

TITLE: TBA RELEASE DATE: Summer WHAT TO EXPECT: The five-piece psych group plans to release its debut album shortly after the one-year anniversary of its first show. Self-described as “slacker rock,” Calico Vision takes cues from acts like Broadcast and Tame Impala while putting plenty of its original flavor in the mix. If the band’s album is anything like its live show, expect chill vibes with a dash of creative spectacle.

Futo

TITLE: In Heaven, All My Jokes Will Kill RELEASE DATE: Spring WHAT TO EXPECT: Singer and producer Patrick Brick’s upcoming album is another excellent collection of fascinating and deeply personal anecdotes paired with

Dead Neighbors

JULIA GRIDLEY

TITLE: Less RELEASE DATE: Mar. 3 WHAT TO EXPECT: One of the few records to make our 2017 and 2018 anticipated albums lists, Dead Neighbors’ sophomore effort is finally, actually ready to go. Recorded in the wake of the sudden death of guitarist and vocalist Sebastian Marquez’s stepfather, Less is more personal than the band’s debut. The album, which Marquez describes as “primal scream therapy” for himself, was tracked, mixed and mastered in less than 24 hours at Chase Park Transduction.

Dead Neighbors

first project as a full band. According to vocalist KyKy Renee Knight, the band is “mostly still writing sad/reflective songs” about the ebb and flow of relationships

Dream Culture

TITLE: Heat Rises RELEASE DATE: Summer WHAT TO EXPECT: After four years of EPs, singles and live shows, psych-rock outfit Dream Culture is finally releasing its proper debut. Recorded over the course of three years in various houses around Athens, the album has a meticulously crafted sonic landscape that showcases the effort that went into making

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Jim White

TITLE: Waffles, Triangles & Jesus RELEASE DATE: Feb. 9 WHAT TO EXPECT: Eclectic songwriter White’s latest album has been out in the U.K. since last year and has been getting rave reviews. This February, we folks across the pond will get a chance to hear White’s newest project, which takes the Americana genre and stretches it out and distorts it into its most ethereal and captivating sounds.

Dream Culture

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Don Chambers

TITLE: TBA RELEASE DATE: Winter WHAT TO EXPECT: Partially funded through his Patreon page, Chambers has been working on his new album in preparation for a February or March release. Demos posted online suggest it will find balance between traditional folk-rock, singer-songwriter tunes and quieter, more experimental soundscapes.

that incorporate elements of folk as well as the occasional dip into pop-punk.

electronic production. This time, the atmosphere is sparser and more simplified—a few of the tracks are straight-up lo-fi acoustic jams. No matter how he decides to present it, there are few greater joys in Athens music than taking a semi-annual deep dive into the mind of Futo and seeing what’s inside.

Harlot Party

TITLE: To Severance, for Clarity, We Owe a Suffocating Debt RELEASE DATE: Fall WHAT TO EXPECT: After upgrading from a duo to a four-piece, melodic bedroom-rockers Harlot Party are currently prepping their

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and losing bits of oneself along the way, but she is also attempting to write joyfully, and hopes to express that in some form on this record.

Jianna Justice

TITLE: The Movies RELEASE DATE: March WHAT TO EXPECT: It’s been a long time since Justice burst onto the Athens scene with a pair of excellent EPs. After a few name changes and the addition of a few members, Justice is returning with a new EP. Much like Justice’s past releases, The Movies will serve as a chronicle of the past year in the life of the band, with songs

TITLE: Model Minority RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23 WHAT TO EXPECT: After dominating and, in many ways, defining Athens hip hop in 2017, rapper Mariah Parker, aka Linqua Franqa (formerly Lingua Franca), is about to release her debut full-length. Featuring brand-new songs as well as updated and remixed versions of previously released tracks, Model Minority will likely further cement Parker’s spot at the top of mountain.

Nihilist Cheerleader

TITLE: Riot, Right?

RELEASE DATE: Mar. 30 WHAT TO EXPECT: Another repeat offender from last year’s list, Nihilist Cheerleader’s much-anticipated, oft-delayed debut is set for release in March. The album will revisit and reimagine some of the band’s older songs, as well as give some of its live staples a proper release. There are also a few never-before-heard tracks that the

Saline

group says will branch out from its established brand of punk ragers.

Saline

TITLE: You Did It to Yourself RELEASE DATE: April WHAT TO EXPECT: Though some members have left or are planning to leave town, Saline’s debut album is too damn good for Athens to not claim it. The band has been active live and has a WUOG performance from 2015 on its Bandcamp, but You Did It to Yourself is Saline’s first proper release in its nearly half-decade of existence.

Suffice to say it’s been worth the wait, with nine tracks of pitch-perfect, hooky emo songs that will stick with you weeks after your first listen.

Shade

TITLE: Why Spread Panic RELEASE DATE: Mar. 17 WHAT TO EXPECT: One of Athens’ best psych/ post-rock bands has been reborn. Shade, which is now an amalgam of the original band and vocalist Phelan LaVelle’s other project, Crunchy, plans to release this cheekily titled LP in March. The album will first be available on vinyl at the 40 Watt Club during a benefit show for local musician and artist Ash Rickli, who

of tracks on Soundcloud and Bandcamp over the past year, rapper Karica Smith, aka Seline Haze, is prepping two projects for release in winter and summer. Haze’s work shows immense promise and personality, and if her early work is this ambitious and personal, one can only imagine what she’s preparing for the future.

Yip Deceiver

TITLE: TBA RELEASE DATE: TBA WHAT TO EXPECT: The upbeat dance-pop act has been oddly quiet for the past few years, but reportedly has a new release on the horizon for 2018. It’s unclear if the band will return as a duo, trio or Polyphonic Spree-esque cult. It’s also unknown if the new project will align with the over-the-top synth jams of Yip’s debut or the more nuanced funk sound of its 2015 follow-up EP. Whatever direction the group takes, we’re just excited to have it making new music again.

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Folk Fanatic WILLIE WATSON TACKLES THE OLD-TIME CANON

By Marc Schultz music@flagpole.com

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illie Watson has a voice that Orbison’s Greatest Hits (“I was trying to sing turns the mind toward scratchy like him at 9 years old,” says Watson), but 78s, to performers whose careers by seventh grade, he had fallen in love with are more legend than history: high and folk music. lonesome, eerie and urgent, soulful and Part of what’s kept him interested is the soaring. Formerly of Old Crow Medicine genre’s age, which lends itself to endless Show—a crew discovered busking by discoveries. “You’ve been in it so long, you country-folk-blues giant Doc Watson— figure you’ve exhausted all your resources, Willie Watson made his solo career official but there’s always more out there,” he says. with the 2014 release of Folk Singer Vol. Asked who his favorite performers are, he 1. The collection of traditional folk songs lists favorites from the past few months. was celebrated by “The past couple critics as much of weeks, I’ve been for its historical listening to a lot of Here I was on my own, heft—a “Lomaxian Stan Rogers, the journey through great Canadian folk and I couldn’t write classic Americana,” singer. Before that, anything that I thought was according to No it was Mississippi Depression—as for Fred McDowell. any good.

Watson’s voice, Before that, it was described by The some kind of fiddle Guardian as a sound compilation.” that’s “fallen through With so much a portal from a cengood music to tury ago.” choose from, says For Folk Singer Watson, the way he Vol. 2, released in late decides on what to 2017 to even greater perform and record acclaim, Watson is simple, opting for ended up adding “whatever I can pull guest performoff.” He can’t maners Gillian Welch, age that with every Paul Kowert of the song he loves—his Punch Brothers, the version must fall Fairfield Four gospel on a scale “from quartet and more, almost-as-good-as to including a woodbetter-than what I’m wind section on two listening to”—but of the songs, but says feels he is always that he and producer improving. When David Rawlings heading into the generally followed the same process to studio for Vol. 2, he and Rawlings started get there: “Me listening to and loving this out just like Vol. 1, but knew they wanted music, being inspired by it, and figuring out to take the record “a step further in some I can pull it off.” direction.” Eventually, says Watson, they Watson’s decision to take on the folk decided to bring in Paul Culbert to play canon came from the trying times following bass, and the sound of the new album came his departure from Old Crow. “I was trying together. to write songs every day, all day, and it was The result is a fuller and more complex a struggle,” Watson says. “I had been with record that’s still centered around the clarthat band so long, and so much of what I’d ity, immediacy and warmth of Watson’s been doing was writing with other people. voice and finger-work—good news for those So here I was on my own, and I couldn’t attending Watson’s Athens show, where write anything that I thought was any good. he’ll be taking the stage solo and delivering The whole experience was awful.” an evening of songs, stories and emotional Performing during that time and becom- dynamism. ing increasingly frustrated, Watson began “It always depends on the room and the picking up traditional folk tunes like “Keep crowd, but it’s going to be a lot of exciteIt Clean,” “Midnight Special” and “James ment,” he says. “It might get sad, but it’ll Alley Blues”—three tracks that would end get real happy too. You might want to up on Vol. 1—and discovered that “everydance, you might want to tell your friends thing was better” when he played them. how great it is. And you might want to tell The revelation was not unlike a conversion people to stop dancing and be quiet so you at some turn-of-the-century tent revival. can hear better. Yeah, we’ll all go through “I realized, ‘Oh, I can sing these!’ Like, who something together.” f knew? And it was just clear as day that this was the thing to do,” he says.

Just as they helped define the country, WHO: Willie Watson, Anna Tivel folk songs helped shape Watson’s artistic WHERE: The Foundry identity from his earliest years. He grew WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m. up in central New York, amidst the vibrant HOW MUCH: $5 (adv.), $8 (door) old-time music scene in Ithaca. His earliest vocal coach was his dad’s copy of Roy

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GET A JOB: Spectacularly accomplished soprano Rachel Eve Holmes is hosting a master class for professional musicians at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 1:25–2:15 p.m. Tilted “Music Professions in the Real World,” the class will feature Holmes talking about how to find summer programs, audition techniques and additional professional opportunities. Please note that this class is designed for those working in traditional musician professions (orchestra, chamber, vocal, etc.), but I bet you a dollar some of the skills and techniques discussed would be beneficial to anyone with the gumption to learn.

This event is sponsored by UGA Choirs, but to find out where at Hodgson this’ll happen, call the school at 706-542-3737.

For more information on Holmes, see themcp.org/rachel-eve-holmes.

Singles evidences is that escapism ain’t easy. Everything here is pretty snappily produced, clever without being irritatingly so and entertaining without demanding close attention. Find this at marchingbanana.bandcamp.com.

IN MEMORY OF VIC: Classic City Rotary is now accepting nominations for the second annual Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award. All genres are eligible for participation. The criteria are pretty simple: The songwriter must live in the Athens area, have released the submitted song during 2017, and the composition must feature both words and music. The deadline for submission is Mar. 31, and this year’s award will be presented May 17 at The Foundry. See classiccityrotary.org for all other information. They’ve made it super easy, too, with a clearly visible link to all necessary knowledge right on their front page, so you’ve really no excuse, do you?

DECONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN: Michael Potter, head of local label Null Zone, is hosting Atlanta’s Robby Kee (credited on his releases as Robert Hayes Kee) Saturday, Feb. 3 at Go Bar. His new album, Someone Is Very Interested in Your Life, recently came out on Null Zone and runs just over 46 minutes across two tracks. Each is constructed from found sound, field recordings of people and machines and slight ambient instrumentation. Also on the bill is Ohio’s Bobb Hatt, who is making his way down to Miami, FL’s International Noise Conference, and Potter’s own The Electric Nature, which is performing a heavy drone set.

This all takes place after the evening’s planned drag show and should kick off around half past midnight. Please bring a few bucks cash for the touring musicians. For more information, see nullzone.bandcamp.com and facebook.com/ NullZoneTapes.

BIG SOUNDS: The new four-track self-titled EP from Tidalist is a slick and super fancy antidote and/or adversary to Athens’ tendency toward lower fidelity. It’s commercial-radio ready and has a very arena-type sound, but its bigness isn’t a hindrance or something merely grasped for. Indeed, although the lyrics are sometimes cumbersome (“Bold Ink”), the whole thing reminds me of a less-bombastic Imagine Dragons or, perhaps, a more bombastic latter-career Glass Tiger. And although this isn’t the type of thing I usually go in for, I enjoyed it. If you wanna hear it, head to tidalist.bandcamp. com, and if you’re so inclined, check them out at facebook. com/Tidalist. f

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NICE NIGHT: UGA student organization CURE will host a coffee-house night at ATHICA Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. This group raises money for children around the world who are in need of surgery. Featured artists are Holly Shinn and Ryan Hilscher; Kelly Saunders; Matt Henson; Allie Anderson; Rebecca Gemes; Kerri Owens and Collin Smith; Claire Cornell; and Nate Howell with Orrin Swayze. Admission is $10, and this money will go to support the CURE

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Firearms, Operas & Crafts NEW WINTER EXHIBITIONS AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Four new exhibitions at the Georgia Museum of Art focus on everything from historic Georgia gunsmithing and the origin of craft programs at UGA to a multi-talented New York abstractionist and French opera posters. The temporary shows will be celebrated during 90 Carlton: Winter, a reception featuring refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” on Thursday, Feb. 1 from 5:30–9:30 p.m.

ARTFUL INSTRUMENTS: Attempting to identify and promote an art form that much of regional history has overlooked, “Artful Instruments: Georgia Gunsmiths and Their Craft” showcases a variety of firearms and related accessories from the 19th Century. Gunsmithing incorporates a handful of skills—metalsmithing, woodworking, forging, casting, engraving—and therefore exemplifies the pinnacle of craftsmanship from this time and place. Dangerous as they may be, the weapons also appear delicate in their adornment, like the silver bursts decorating Wiley Higgins’ maple pistol or the brass gamecocks flying across his long rifle.

Miscellaneous objects pertaining to the life of a gunsmith include a hanging storefront sign for W.T. Fluker, as well as a miniature iron and wood cannon he made.

On view through Feb. 25, “Artful Instruments” was co-curated by Dale Couch, the museum’s curator of decorative arts, and Sam Thomas, curator at the T.R.R. Cobb House. The exhibition will be highlighted during the ninth annual Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts, which will explore “Belonging: Georgia and Region in the National Fabric” at the Classic Center Feb. 1–3.

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shapes through an emphasis on color harmonies.

OPERA IN PRINT: “Opera in Print: Fin-de-siècle Posters from the Blum Collection” offers a glimpse into French culture during La Belle Époque, the “beautiful era” at the end of the 19th century characterized by peace, prosperity, innovation and flourishing arts. Intended to catch eyes and lure potential audience members into opera houses, the posters echo the grandeur, charisma and lavish details of the performances they promote. Opera can be viewed as the ultimate fusion of art forms, weaving together live music, drama, dancing, architecture, fashion and storytelling.

Advertising the likes of La Tzigane, Grisélidis, La Reve and Le Tsarewitch, these posters are illustrated with entertaining depictions of dancing, romance and fantasy.

A gift to the museum from Murray and Nancy Ann Blum, the collection features a dozen or so lithographs on paper, each standing around 3 feet tall. Curator and Pierre Daura Center Graduate Intern Abigail Kosberg will lead a Tour at Two on Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Inspired by the exhibition, the UGA Opera Theatre will perform a variety of arias, duets and ensembles from operas by Bizet, Offenbach, Debussy and others on Mar. 8 at 5:30 p.m. “Opera in Print” will remain on view through Apr. 22.

CRAFTING HISTORY: Long before the Lamar Dodd School of Art was founded, courses in crafts such as pottery, dyeing, weaving and metalwork were offered through UGA’s College of Agriculture. In the early 1930s, this budding art department moved to the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and just a few years later, Lamar Dodd CLINTON HILL: Prolifically entered the picture. On view working at the helm of the Feb. 1–Apr. 29, “Crafting abstraction movement, History: Textiles, Metals and Clinton Hill flirted with Ceramics at the University of Untitled, 1999–2000 by Clinton Hill various other -isms—cubGeorgia” is the first exhibiism, futurism, minimalism, tion to provide an in-depth constructivism—over the course of his lifetime. After servhistory of how the school’s craft programs originated and ing as a commanding officer in the US Navy during World developed into what they are now. Filling six galleries with War II, Hill began studying art at the University of Oregon pieces that date from the 1920s to the present, the collecon the GI Bill and eventually moved to New York’s SoHo, tion focuses on all of the faculty members who led these which was well on its way to becoming an art capital of the programs, as well as many stand-out artists who passed world. On view through Mar. 18, his self-titled exhibition through, like Robert Ebendorf (on this week’s cover), Glen demonstrates an exemplary fluency in a wide span of media Kaufman, Earl McCutchen, Gary Noffke, Wiley Sanderson that qualify him not only as a printmaker, but as a painter, and Frances Stewart Higgins. sculptor, pulp-paper pioneer and all-around indefinable “Crafting History” was developed by three curators: multi-media artist.

Ashley Callahan, former curator of decorative arts at the Curated by museum director William U. Eiland, the exhi- museum; Annelies Mondi, the museum’s deputy director; bition’s physical installation is designed to hint at themes and Mary Hallam Pearse, associate professor and area chair within Hill’s body of work. Some pieces are staggered at of jewelry and metalwork at Lamar Dodd. The exhibition is atypical heights that suggest musical notes on a staff, while accompanied by a 372-page book published by the museum, others are presented in close proximity to emphasize reocwhich thoroughly documents the curators’ research which curring visual elements. Lyrical wall-bound constructions was gathered from the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript demonstrate his spatial awareness and sensitivity to depth, Library, interviews with surviving faulty, and crowdsourcwhile large light boxes on the floor illuminate the layered ing from the general public. nature of translucent works on paper. Some pieces combine Correlating programming includes Toddler Tuesday on colored handmade papers that emphasize surface texture, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.; “Craft in America: Memory” on Feb. 15 at while others have pieces removed to draw attention to the 7 p.m.; Teen Studio on Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m.; a Tour at Two absence of material. highlighting women artists on Mar. 7 at 2 p.m.; Family Day Often, the common denominator between his pieces is on Mar. 10 at 10 a.m.; a lecture by American crafts curator an interest in the marriage of plane and solid geometry.

Namita Wiggers on Mar. 21 at 12 p.m.; and a panel discusWhether rendered in paint, wood, paper, vinyl or fiberglass, sion on “Crafting History: Beyond the Object” on Mar. 22 at his artwork explores the possible relationships between 5:30 p.m. f

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Hostiles Has a Hitch in Its Step PLUS, ANOTHER YA SEQUEL AND A NOSTALGIC REBOOT

By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com HOSTILES (R) Filmmaker Scott Cooper Rosalie, as well as the Comanches that (Crazy Heart, Into the Furnace, Black Mass) killed her family. starts his new Western more like a horror Cooper, working from a manuscript by movie. The Quaid family, led by Wesley and Donald E. Stewart, attempts to meld the Rosalie (Scott Shepherd and Rosamund two basic native stereotypes of savage and Pike), have built a fine little homestead stoic, and Blocker’s enlightened transforwhen a violent band of Comanche warriors mation comes off as natural, not compelled. come looking for horses and slaughter.

When Ben Foster shows up as a soldier Pike’s escape is harrowing, especially conaccused of atrocity, the film’s destination sidering what she loses in the family’s futile flight to safety, and the film establishes a constraining claustrophobia despite being set in such wide-open spaces.

Concurrently, Capt.

Joseph “Joe” Blocker (Christian Bale) is given one final order, and it is one this veteran butcher of Native Americans Just let me smell yer baby’s head, ma’am. ­cannot stomach. The president has ordered him to ensure the safe return of Yellow becomes much more predictable; Foster Hawk (Wes Studi), a Cheyenne war chief has quickly turned from a wonderful young riddled with cancer, and his family back actor to one whose death you want at first to their Montana homeland. On the trip, glance. he and his little band of soldiers (Rory Hostiles moves with too much of a hitch Cochrane, Jonathan Majors, Jesse Plemons in its step, stopping and starting too often, and Timothée Chalamet) encounters a flaw more of genre than this film. But oh,

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MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (PG-13) The Maze Runner outlasts its YA competitor, Divergent, by at least ending on an up note.

The final chapter does not suffer from the lack of memorability that doomed the second entry, The Scorch Trials, though I am still unsure what WCKD really is and why it is so bad. The rebels in The Maze Runner world have less of the clear-cut goals of Star Wars’ rebel scum. Thomas (Dylan O’Brien, who is more committed than a young actor with another potential franchise could be) and company are more interested in saving their immune pals than the rest of the zombie plague-ridden world.

Speaking of zombies, this horror trope really seems past its sell-by date when Thomas and his fellow Glade survivors, Hostiles Newt (Thomas BrodieSangster) and Frypan (Dexter Darden), face off against some Cranks in a tunnel, which has to be the most overused zombie-movie set piece.

Fortunately, series vet Wes Ball has learned a little more about action directing with each entry; he has graduated beyond merely competent and should be trusted with bigger, better material in the future.

It might be smarter to give the outstanding adults, like Giancarlo Esposito and a rather nastily made-up Walton Goggins, more to do, but the key demo of this franchise is teenagers, so the more O’Brien, the happier the “Teen Wolf” fangirls/boys. If the great dystopian YA craze ushered in by The Hunger Games has reached the inevitable end of its line, The Death Cure is a rather satisfying final chapter.

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (PG-13) I was a bit on the old side to go wild for the original Jumanji, so the nostalgia-fueled appeal of a sequel or reboot or whatever you want to call it is lost on me. Nonetheless, the board game’s evolution to video game was the stroke of genius to make this twist on the rather tired body-swapping plot worth playing. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan have a blast as unlikely avatars for their teenage protagonists tasked with saving the mythical kingdom of Jumanji if they ever wish to return to the real world. And they only have three lives with which to beat the game.

A game cast elevates Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle from merely a sentimental cash grab to a creative reuse of previous material. Unsurprisingly, Johnson squeezes all the laughs he can from playing squirrelly teenage nebbish Spencer (Alex Wolff, whom you may remember from Patriots Day), and Hart’s natural mode is big attitude in a small body.

Black has the thankless task of acting like a self-absorbed teenage girl (Madison Iseman plays the female Bethany), an idea naturally cursed from the start; leave it to Black to somehow make this whole act—even Bethany’s cringeworthy interest in her new male appendage—charming.

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Flicker Theatre & Bar · 5–8 p.m. · FREE! A follow-up to their collaborative 2014 exhibition, “A Conspiracy II” combines oil paintings by Manda McKay and collages

by Kenneth Aguar. With a background in medical illustration, McKay creates hyperrealistic still-lifes that arrange natural materials—shells, feathers, fruits, bones—in provocative ways that suggest commentaries on beauty, sexuality and sociopolitical ideas. Demonstrating some cool cut-and-paste craftsmanship, Aguar creates new narratives from a hodgepodge of vintage imagery blending science fiction and popular culture. The opening reception will feature a set by DJ Nate from Wuxtry. “A Conspiracy II” will be on view through February. [Jessica Smith]

Ramsey Concert Hall · $6 (w/ UGA ID), $44 Based in Chicago, the Second City comedy troupe blends sketches, songs and improvisation into an engrossing stage performance. The group’s touring revue, “Look Both Ways Before Talking,” dives into the touchy subjects that are on everyone’s minds but no one is brave enough to speak about. Since its inception in 1959, Second City has helped launch the careers of many famous comedians, directors and actors, including Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Bill Murray and Amy Poehler. The troupe last appeared in Athens in 2016 for three sold-out shows, and will perform on the UGA campus on Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 6 and 8:30 p.m. [JS]

Caledonia Lounge · 9 p.m. · $5–7 Faster Circuits knows how to employ the element of surprise. After popping up way back in 2013 with a kaleidoscopic debut, Tunes of Glory, the Athens-based, Derek Almstead-led psych-rock band returned in November with an equally unexpected successor, Apophenia. Darker and more layered than Faster Circuits’ tuneful first album, the new LP, out now on Orange Twin Records, is a murky meditation on troubled times. Almstead and his crack live crew play the Caledonia Saturday evening along with surfy locals Outersea and Air Sea Dolphin, the latest project from the warped psych-pop mind of Elephant 6 guru Robert Schneider.

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A staple on Atlanta’s Americana landscape, I Want Whisky first emerged from that city’s booze-stained basement-show scene in the middle part of the 2000s.

After releasing a debut 7-inch in 2011, the group, which neatly combines punk, country and bluegrass with an unmistakably Southern zeal, assembled a sprawling compilation of bootleg cuts, Live, Rare, and Unreleased: 2006–2010, which it dropped in 2016. A first proper full-length, From the Barrel, was unveiled in November. The band, led by vocalist Cullen “Georgia Slim” Brown, plays Flicker on Saturday with support from local blues singer and guitarist Austin Darnell, of The Darnell Boys fame. [GV]

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Tuesday 30 CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) “Finding Employment Online.” 10 a.m. FREE! Registration Required. www.athenslibrary.org/ athens EVENTS: Swing Dance Night (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The 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: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and

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Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. Part of UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Trivia every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Trivia at Johnny’s (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play for cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706354-1515 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com

GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 KIDSTUFF: Teen Bookmark Challenge (ACC Library) Teens can compete to design the best bookmark. The winner’s bookmark will be displayed at the library. Ages 11–18.

4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Meet the Author & Illustrator (ACC Library) Meet Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long in celebration of their new picture book Love. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share

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books, songs, puppets, rhymes and some other fun stuff. Ages 1.5–5.

9:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens LECTURES & LIT: John Keene (Georgia Museum of Art) The UGA Creative Writing Program presents a lecture by John Keene, author of Annotations, the poetry collection Seismosis, and Counternarratives. 7 p.m. FREE! www.english.uga.edu MEETINGS: ACC Comprehensive Plan Hear a public presentation.

Q&A sessions and public comment to follow. (120 W. Dougherty St.) Jan. 29 & Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/planning 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! (first 3 visits). www. ttathensga.com

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Wednesday 31 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Shawnya Harris leads a special tour of works by African American artists in the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Tip Jar Comedy (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Local comic stand-up hosted by Travis Williams. Last Wednesday of every month. 8 p.m. FREE! thewilliamsproject@gmail.com EVENTS: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Watch the house cast. 10:30 p.m. $3. www.facebook. com/athensshowgirls EVENTS: Full Moon Hike (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Bring family and friends along to enjoy the mysterious world of nature at night.

Includes a two-mile hike through the wooded trails and in the garden. 7

p.m. $5/person, $15/family. www. uga.edu/botgarden GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Gather a team. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. willys.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.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: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 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! 8–10 p.m.

FREE! www.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: 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: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share books, songs, puppets and rhymes.

Ages 1.5–5. 9:30 a.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 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: Adulting 101 (Oconee County Library) This month’s topic is “College Applications.” Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Music Professions in the Real World (Hugh Hodgson School of Music) Soprano Rachel Eve Holmes hosts a master class for aspiring and professional musicians. See Threats & Promises on p. 17. 1:25 p.m.

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Thursday 1 ART: 90 Carlton: Winter (Georgia Museum of Art) See the newest exhibitions during the museum’s quarterly reception. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities and door prizes. See Art Notes on p. 18.

5:30–9:30 p.m. FREE! (members), $5 (non-members). 706-542-4662, www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts (The Classic Center) Peter M. Kenny of the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust will deliver a keynote address, “’You Must Not Get Your Furniture Here… Get What You Want from N. York in the Spring’: Duncan Phyfe, Honoré Lannuier and the Allure of New York Furniture in the American South.” 5:30 p.m. www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Wine Tasting (Ciné Barcafé) Sample Italian wines inspired by the Lombardy landscapes in Call Me By Your Name.

5–8 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com EVENTS: Thursday Night Spaghetti Dinner (St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church) Enjoy homemade spaghetti and live entertainment by John Jones. 6 p.m. $4–8. www.stphilothea.org/events/ festival-and-dinners EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are welcome.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner and experienced players welcome. 6:30 p.m. ejstapler@gmail.com GAMES: Trivia at Johnny’s (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Play for cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706354-1515 GAMES: Game Night (Terrapin Beer Co.) Play Kan Jam in the backyard or a board game indoors. 4–8 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com

GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq

Friday 2 ART: Paint Nite (East Athens Community Center) Painters will be given an example of what to paint and their own canvas to create their work of art. Themes will incorporate Black History Month and Valentine’s Day. Ages 5 & up. 6:30–8 p.m. $10–15. www.athensclarkecounty. com/leisure ART: Opening Reception (Flicker Theatre & Bar) “A Conspiracy II” features collages by Kenny Aguar and paintings by Manda McKay. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 5–8 p.m.

FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com CLASSES: Friday Night Dance Party (UGA New Dance Theatre) A beginner tango lesson will be held at 7 p.m. followed by social dancing.

7–10:30 p.m. $3 (students), $5 (non-students). ugaballroom@ gmail.com CLASSES: Computer Class (Bogart Library) Learn Facebook basics. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart COMEDY: Second City (UGA Performing Arts Center) The Chicago-based sketch comedy and improv theatre troupe returns. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. Feb. 2–3, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, 6 p.m. $44. www.pac. uga.edu EVENTS: OLLI@UGA Lifelong Learning Fair (Georgia Square Mall) Current and prospective OLLI members can learn about this semester’s classes, luncheon programs, travel tips, social events and shared interest groups. Free hearing screenings will be offered on a firstcome, first-serve basis. 1–3 p.m.

FREE! www.olli.uga.edu EVENTS: Happy Birthday, Hopsecutioner (Terrapin Beer Co.) Celebrate eight years of the IPA. 1–9 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Georgia Law Review Symposium (UGA Dean Rusk Hall, Larry Walker Room) Nicholas Stephanopoulos is the keynote speaker at the “Walking the Line: Modern Gerrymandering and Partisanship” conference. 9 a.m.–6 p.m. $12–80. georgialawreview.org EVENTS: 2nd Anniversary (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) The center celebrates its second birthday with an open house. Live music from The Dixieland Five. 6–8 p.m. FREE! wintervillecenter.com EVENTS: Athens Wine Weekend (The Classic Center) The weekend features hundreds of wine samples, seminars, a silent brunch, certification course, gourmet dinner and a Sunday brunch. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Classic Center Cultural Foundation. Feb. 2–4. www. athenswineweekend.com EVENTS: Friends First Friday (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Keith Delaplane from the UGA Bee Lab will discuss the health of honey bees and their impact on the environment. Includes a full breakfast. 9 a.m. $12. 706-542-6138 FILM: The Room (Ciné Barcafé) Tommy Wiseau’s misguided cult masterpiece. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Friday Night Initiative (Tyche’s Games) Learn new roleplaying games. 6 p.m. www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: What Can You Build Challenge (Rocksprings Community Center) The build off will have a pre-established list of household and craft materials. Each participant will pre-build their item

and bring it to the competition. Ages 9–14. 6 p.m. $10–15. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure PERFORMANCE: Space (Canopy Studio) Canopy’s advanced students present “Space,” an aerial arts performance featuring silks, cubes, trapezes and more. Feb. 2, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. Feb. 4, 2 p.m. $6–15. www.canopystudio.org

Saturday 3 ART: Southern Star Studio Open House (Southern Star Studio) The pottery studio features work by Maria Dondero, Lori Demosthenes, Chona Leathers, Allya Maerz, Regina Mandell and Kerry Steinberg. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! mariadondero. com CLASSES: Gardening Class (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Kevin “the Plant Man” Tamer will teach a hands-on class “Into a Hidden World: Defense Systems of Native Plants. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50. botgarden.uga.edu COMEDY: Second City (UGA Performing Arts Center) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 2–3, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, 6 p.m. $44. www.pac. uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Wine Weekend (The Classic Center) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 2–4. www.athenswineweekend.com FILM: The Room (Ciné Barcafé) See Friday listing for full description www.athenscine.com KIDSTUFF: STEAM Saturday (Bogart Library) This month’s theme is “For the Birds” and includes make-and-take bird houses. 2:30 p.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Nature’s Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 OUTDOORS: Naturalist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff for a walk around the property. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 PERFORMANCE: Space (Canopy Studio) See Friday listing for full description Feb. 2, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. Feb. 4, 2 p.m. $6–15. www.canopystudio.org PERFORMANCE: UGA Ballroom Performance (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) The dance company will perform Latin-inspired and smooth couples dance routines. 7 p.m. $10–18. 706-283-1049 SPORTS: Classic City Rollergirls Season Opener (Athens Arena) The rollergirls burn up the track in a “green vs. black” season opener. 7 p.m. $12. classiccityrollergirls.com

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Monday 5 EVENTS: Hooray for the Library!

(Bogart Library) The Athens Regional Library System celebrates being named 2018 Georgia Library of the Year with cake and punch. 4 p.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/bogart FILM: Sonic Sea (Miller Learning Center, Room 148) This Emmywinning documentary dives beneath the ocean’s surface to undercover the devastating impact of human-produced ocean noise on whales, dolphins and other marine life. 7 p.m.

FREE! sos.uga.edu FILM: Flicker Film Society (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Watch The Lure, a horror-musical about carnivorous mermaids set in an alternate ’80s Poland. 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Movie Pictionary (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Draw big, dumb movies while baffled onlookers try to guess the title. 7 p.m. FREE! www. flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Duplicate Bridge (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Beginner players welcome.

1 p.m. $4. ejstapler@gmail.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: 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 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

Tuesday 6 COMEDY: Open TOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This regular comedy open mic features established comedians and newcomers alike. 9 p.m. $5. www. flickertheatreandbar.com EVENTS: 5th Annual Galentine’s Day (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Celebrate your lady friends. A supply drive will take place for Project Safe.

5–8 p.m. hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) See Tuesday listing for full description 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu EVENTS: Wine Tasting (J’s Bottle Shop, 1452 Prince Ave.) Meet Ian Brand of P’tit Paysan in this “Meet the Maker: The Misfits of New California Wine.” 6 p.m. $10. wine. jsbottleshop@gmail.com EVENTS: Winemaker Wine Flight (Seabear Oyster Bar) Join local winemaker Phil Stice and California winemaker Ian Brand for a casual

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flight of four wines. 7:30–10 p.m. $20. phillipstice@gmail.com EVENTS: Piano Happy Hour & Artini’s Kids Crafts (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Jason Fuller, Bart King and Jay Gonzalez take turns performing on the house piano. ARTini’s will offer a kids craft area. 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com

Endangered Species in Hawaii.” 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.botgarden.uga.edu MEETINGS: Libertarian Party of Athens (Transmetropolitan) Discuss current events at this monthly meeting. 7 p.m. FREE! lpathensga@ gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Faculty Artist Series (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Damon Denton, a member of the Pylon Reenactment Society, will perform selections on piano from all

GAMES: Bingo Bango (Highwire Lounge) Drop in and win! 8–10 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com

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Thursday 1 Blue Sky 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 WARM GLOW BLUE SKY SHOW JJC plays disco, funk, soul & cetera.

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Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 JOHN SWILLEY Local songwriter who blends gritty Southern rock, sultry R&B and Delta blues.

LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock tunes and acoustic Southern soul music.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE NIGHT SHIFT Jammy, Atlantabased alt-rock band.

LITTLE BIRD Four-piece from Annapolis, MD blending surf-rock, jazz and Americana.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com BIG MORGAN Local band that plays a rhythmic, high-energy brand of garage-rock.

CALICO VISION Athens-based psychedelic pop five-piece.

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KYLE LACEY & THE HARLEM RIVER NOISE Group drawing on traditional rock and swing.

The UGA French Film Festival kicks off with a screening of Lost in Paris on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Tate Student Center.

EVENTS: Georgia Library of the Year Award (Madison County Library) A reception celebrates the Athens Regional Library System’s award for Georgia’s Public Library of the Year. Light refreshments will be provided. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison FILM: UGA’s French Film Festival (UGA Tate Student Center) Watch Lost in Paris (Paris Pieds Nus), a zany comedy following a Canadian woman’s trip to Paris. 8 p.m. FREE! (w/ student ID), $3. drama.uga.edu 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: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 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. 10 a.m. FREE! callan@uga.edu, www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Teen Trivia (Bogart Library) Put your random knowledge to good use. Snacks provided.

Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Kids Knit (Bogart Library) Learn to knit. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Garden Travels (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Discussion on “Working with

over the world. 8 p.m. $6 (students), $12. www.pac.uga.edu 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! (first 3 visits). www. ttathensga.com

Wednesday 7 ART: Lunchtime Gallery Talk (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Suite Gallery) Sarah Kennedy and Trent Johnson will discuss their exhibition “We Have So Much to Talk About.”

12 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Led by docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Celeste Ngeve (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) #SheSpeaks presents the release of Celeste Divine Ngeve’s book, She Said No. Any Other Questions?

Followed by musical performances.

7 p.m. $5. hendershotscoffee.com FILM: Flicker Film Society (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Watch comedy classic Withnail & I. Food and speciality cocktails for sale from The Side Hustle. 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Gather a team. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. willys.com GAMES: Movie Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Hard movie trivia hosted by Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Washington St.) Play to win. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com

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KIDSTUFF: Library Adventures (Bogart Library) See Wednesday listing for full description 11:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Happy Birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder! (Bogart Library) Honor the author with special crafts, activities and snacks from Little House in the Big Woods. 4 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Patrick McPhee.

8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/athenswordofmouth MEETINGS: Photo Share Group (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The Photo Sharegroup meets at the Garden to share digital images of outdoor photography. Email for more info. 6:30 p.m. FREE! lpetroff@ chartner.net, bc.akin@charter.net MEETINGS: ACC Comprehensive Plan See Tuesday listing for full description (120 W. Dougherty St.) Jan. 29 & Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/planning OUTDOORS: Guided Nature Ramble (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join naturalists from the community on the trails at Sandy Creek. 9–11 a.m. FREE! scncinc@ gmail.com SPORTS: Athens Dart League Tournament (Southern Brewing Company) Watch people toss pointy objects at a board with circles. 6 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 30 The Foundry 7 p.m. $8 (adv.), $12 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com ELIZABETH COOK Nashville, TN-based singer who blends Americana, old-school country, bluegrass and folk.

human condition and the collective unconscious.

LITTLE BEAUTY No info available.

Wednesday 31 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com RUHAA! Local rock band with alternative and blues influences.

ACTUS REUS Atlanta-based metal band.

DANIEL HARDIN Singer-songwriter with acoustic and electric blues and rock influences.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. This show features Avery Deakins, Luke Rushing, Chris Gustin, Josh Bricker, Mac McComb and Lucas O’Connell.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 STEADY FLOW Band from Peoria, IL self-described as “the future of funk.”

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.

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens JUAN DE FUCA Driving indie-rock band fronted by local songwriter Jack Cherry.

Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com ELECTRIC AVENUE Tribute band that bills itself as delivering “the ’80s MTV experience.”

Go Bar 10 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.

Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $1 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and two channels of music. One of them is a request line!

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 CHRIS HAMPTON AND THE DANCING MAGNOLIAS Athensbased group led by guitarist and songwriter Chris Hampton. Every Thursday!

Friday 2 Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA 7 p.m. $10. www.athica.org CURE NIGHT The UGA student organization CURE hosts an evening of performances with Holly Shinn and Ryan Hilscher, Kelly Saunders, Matt Henson, Allie Anderson, Rebecca Gemes, Kerri Owens and Collin Smith, Claire Cornell, and Nate Howell with Orrin Swayze. See Threats & Promises on p. 17.

Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.butthuttbarbecue. com THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this local band.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com GUILLOTINE Hard-hitting local death-metal band.

STONEMAN Metal band from Atlanta.

ACCURSED CREATOR Pensacolabased death-metal band.

BEAST MODE Local groove/thrashmetal band that offers “the heaviest metal in the city.”

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE VG MINUS ’70s-styled power-pop/punk band from Athens.

THE HONEY SLIDERS Detroitinfluenced rock band from Catropolis.

THE PLAGUE Original, ballsy rock harkening back to The Stooges, Sonic Youth and The MC5.

40 Watt Club 10 p.m. $2. www.40watt.com DJ JUICE WAYNE Come and get jiggy with this local DJ spinning ’90s hits.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com SONS OF SAILORS Jimmy Buffet cover band, featuring members of the Tony Pritchett Band.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre. com RILEY GREEN Country singer-songwriter from Alabama.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub GOTH NIGHT Enjoy an evening of dark, danceable tunes from Feather Trade, DJ Team Spud Go, DJ Wardaddy and DJ Crowe.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com YACHT ROCK SCHOONER Spinoff of the wildly popular smooth-rock cover outfit Yacht Rock Revue. This is a special Steely Dan set.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND Athens-based band combining a blues and soul spirit with riffy rock and roll.

POLAR WAVES Local “alternative classic rock” group.

Go Bar 11 p.m. $3. 706-546-5609 THE ELECTRIC NATURE Experimen­ tal drone and noise-rock outfit.

ROBBY KEE Experimental musician from Atlanta.

BOBB HATT Ohio-based avant-garde multi-instrumentalist.

The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. TRIBBLE AND THE DEACONS Local group playing old-fashioned rock and roll with a sprinkle of good-humored irreverence.

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

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com LOVE, COVERS & SOUL Featuring local musicians Andreana Williams, LG, Shedrick Barnett and Stella Groove.

Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com TRE POWELL Local singer-songwriter playing bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals.

Saturday 3 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com FASTER CIRCUITS Local psychpop band led by songwriter Derek Almstead. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

AIR-SEA DOLPHIN Indie-pop project led by Robert Schneider (The Apples in Stereo).

OUTERSEA Athens-based psychedelic surf-rock five-piece.

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 with wireless headphones and two channels of music. One of them is a request line!

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The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this local band.

Sunday 4 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org PICKLED HOLLER Family band blending traditional and jam sounds,

Order Delivery Online at Mannaweenta.com 1055 Gaines School Rd. Suite 107 • 706.850.8422

Daniel Hardin plays the Caledonia Lounge on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

TROY CARTWRIGHT Dallas, TX native and Nashville-based singer-songwriter.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com TIMI & WONDERLAND RANGERS Local pop rabblerouser Timi Conley performs with his all-star backing band.

WHITE RABBIT COLLECTIVE Psychedelic local ensemble led by songwriter Nick Bradfield.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com AUSTIN DARNELL Local blues singer-songwriter and Darnell Boys member plays a solo set.

I WANT WHISKY Atlanta band that combines Southern country instrumentation with punk energy. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

LYDIA SERA Local visual artist and musician.

40 Watt Club 7:30 p.m. $8. www.40watt.com LILY ROSE Nashville-based pop-folk singer-songwriter.

STEPHEN DAY Nashville-based singer-songwriter.

ALEX YOUNG Frontman of Athens indie band Bridges plays a solo set.

with a dedication to dynamics and lush harmonies.

Terrapin Beer Co. 2 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com JIM COOK Statham-based, high-energy solo blues performer with strong vocals, slide guitar and “swamp stomp.”

Monday 5 The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens GEORGIA DISH BOYS Local rock group fronted by singer-songwriter Seth Martin. k continued on p. 25

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The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5 (adv.). www.thefoundryathens.com WILLIE WATSON Folk singer-songwriter and former member of Old Crow Medicine Show. See Story on p. 16.

ANNA TIVEL Lyric-centric, Portland, OR-based singer-songwriter.

2/8 THE PIERRES (Caledonia Lounge) 2/8 CBDB / THE ARTISANALS (40 Watt Club) 2/8 OH, JEREMIAH / ANDREW BLOOMS / ALEX MOWRY (The Foundry) 2/8 RUN THE JEWELS (Georgia Theatre) 2/8 OPPOSITE BOX (Nowhere Bar) 2/8 CHRIS HAMPTON AND THE DANCING MAGNOLIAS (The Office Lounge) 2/9 WIEUCA / DEEP STATE / SMALL REACTIONS (Caledonia Lounge)

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 TOM VISIONS Post-mystical, electronic, psychedelic music.

REALISTIC JAKE Local improviser and multi-instrumentalist.

2/10 MANIC FOCUS / DAILY BREAD (Georgia Theatre) 2/10 SARAH ZUNIGA / SCARLET STITCH (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 2/10 BOYS WHO ROCK FOR GIRLS / Knowa Johnson / AJ Griffin / Arcana / Max Talkovich / 10,000 Patriarchs / Blue Blood / Dead Neighbors / Harry Carey / Five Eight (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 2/11 THE LUCKY JONES (Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside) 2/11 BOYS WHO ROCK FOR GIRLS / Dan SoHi / Kiffy and Brady O Key / Chip McKenzie / Classic City Jukebox / The Lanes / Blue Bodies / Tabloid (Hi-Lo Lounge) 2/11 DJ MAHOGANY (Terrapin Beer Co.) 2/12 COMMON WEATHER (Flicker Theatre & Bar)

Kyle Lacy & the Harlem River Noise play Flicker Theatre & Bar on Thursday, Feb. 1.

SPACE BROTHER Local experimental electronic artist.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com PIANO HAPPY HOUR Local musicians perform piano songs in the round.

Wednesday 7 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.

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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 The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

2/9 INNOCENT ALEX / JET PHASE (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/9 DYLAN SCHNEIDER / JORDAN ROWE (40 Watt Club) 2/9 RYAN KINDER / ASHLEY WALLS (The Foundry) 2/9 THE ORANGE CONSTANT / VEGABONDS (Georgia Theatre) 2/9 JOE WILLEY & THE MOVIN’ MEN / EMILY HORTON (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 2/9 EUREKA CALIFORNIA / AMPLINE (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 2/9 BOYS WHO ROCK FOR GIRLS / Tight Blacks / Forbidden Waves / Donny Knottsville and The Nice Machine / As Dusk Fades / Enter: The Panda (Max) 2/9 DJ OSMOSE (Southern Brewing Company) 2/9 DANIELLE MOHR (Terrapin Beer Co.) 2/10 ASHES TO OMENS / HIT LIZARD (Caledonia Lounge) 2/10 GREG MEREDITH / ZAC CROOK (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/10 SLEIGH BELLS / SUNFLOWER BEAN (40 Watt Club) 2/10 DEPARTURE (The Foundry)

2/12 SWEETHEART DUETS HOOT / Sam Birchfield and Pip the Pansy / John and Sayward Evans / Trish and Jef Whatley / Anna and Lee Hiers / David and Mary Leinweber / Josh and Gabby Daniels / Michael Levasseur and Rachael Renee Levasseur / Jessica and Matthew Williams (The Foundry) 2/13 THE PINK STONES (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/13 ZYDEFUNK (The Foundry) 2/13 NOAH GUNDERSEN (Georgia Theatre) 2/13 MERMAID MOTOR LOUNGE (The World Famous) 2/14 KELLY GIRTZ FUNDRAISER / Patterson Hood / Linqua Franqa / Don Chambers / Claire Campbell (Caledonia Lounge) 2/14 VELVETEEN PINK / POWERKOMPANY / BOOTY BOYZ (Georgia Theatre) 2/15 ZIGTEBRA / LEA LEA / PRISM LORD (Creature Comforts Brewery) 2/15 REX HUSSMAN / AMIGO / MRCARTERMRTONKS (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/15 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS / T. HARDY MORRIS (40 Watt Club)

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

Art 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 Mar. 15, June 15, Sept. 15 & Dec. 15. info@ athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ACAC SEEKS NEW MEMBERS (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking qualified candidates to fill volunteer positions. The ACAC meets on the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Must be an ACC resident and registered voter and have demonstrated interest in the arts. Deadline Mar. 2, 11:59 p.m. Interviews on Mar. 13–17. Terms begin in Arpil. www.athensculturalaffairs.org ART CLASSES (Lyndon House Arts Center) Registration begins Feb. 10 (ACC residents) or Feb. 12 (non-residents) for spring classes.

“Painting with Will Eskridge.

Earth and Air: Plein Air Landscape Painting.” Beginning or intermediate jewelry/metals with Jessie Jordan.

“Printmaking with Amanda Burk.”

Ceramics for beginners. “Enamel Jewlery with Leslie Litt.” “In the Studio with Charles Warnock.” Visit website for class descriptions and dates. 706-613-3623, www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure

ARTS IN COMMUNITY GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission awards three grants of $1,500 each to promote creative placemaking in the community. Grants will be awarded based on the level of community enrichment through the arts, contribution to the local identity and quality or artistic merit. Artists, local organizations and groups can apply. Deadline Mar. 7, 11:59 p.m. Fill out online proposal. info@athensculturalaffairs. org, www.athensculturalaffairs.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 cycle. director@athfest educates.org, athfesteducates.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

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Kenneth Storey’s light painting photography removes background distractions and focuses on images from the natural world. Through February.

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 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-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.)”heARTwork, Resilience in the Midst of Struggle” presents artwork by James Barnes and Broderick Flanigan. Through Feb. 17.

ATHENS LATINO CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND SERVICES (445 Huntington Rd., #120) See 20 paintings by Stanley Bermudez.

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.) “La Rentrée, René Returns from France” shares works by René Shoemaker.

CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) “Figure Settings: Sculpture by Jean Wilkins Westmacott.” Through Feb. 22.

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 on panels installed around town. Artists include Claire Clements, Peter Loose, Andy Cherewick, Lisa Freeman, Manda McKay and others.

CLASSIC CENTER GALLERIES (300 N. Thomas St.) “Kaleidoscope” includes artwork by Stanley Bermudez, Tammy Cantarella, Beth Thompson, Starr Campbell, Katherine Burke, Wilma and Erin McIntosh. Through May.

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HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL LOGO CONTEST (Athens, GA) The Athens Human Rights Festival is seeking logo submissions for use on T-shirts, the newspaper and the stage backdrop. Logos must say 40th Annual Human Rights Festival, May 5–6 and Athens, GA. Deadline Mar. 5. Email for details. jeff@ruby suegraphics.com LOVE IN ALL ITS MANY FORMS (KA Artist Shop) Seeking artwork representing or inspired by love for a group exhibition. Submit images and brief descriptions by Feb. 5, 7 p.m.

Exhibit runs Feb. 14–Mar. 31. Find guidelines online. kaartistshop@ gmail.com, www.kaartist.com 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 TRIFECTA CALL FOR ARTISTS (Trio Contemporary Art Gallery) “Trifecta” is open to MFA students attending UGA, Georgia State and Georgia Southern. Deadline Feb. 1.

Exhibition runs Mar. 9–31.

Artwork by Holly Coulis is included in “House Beautiful,” a group exhibition currently on view at the Gallery at Hotel Indigo through Tuesday, Apr. 28. trioathens@gmail.com, www.trio athens.com

Auditions CHARLOTTE’S WEB (Lavonia Cultural Center) Franklin Community Players wll hold auditions for the musical adaptation of Charlotte’s Web. Actors should prepare a 30-second song to be performed a capella and do a brief cold read. Feb. 16, 5–7 p.m. Feb. 17, 10–2 p.m.

706-491-9374 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. athenslittleplay house.net

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “organic/ mechanic,” an exhibit featuring cyanotypes of surgical x-rays, was created by photographer Holly Roman with the help of Chip and Kjirsten Ogburn.

Currently on view through Feb. 4.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Artwork by Laura Lamb. Through February.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Provocative still life oil paintings by Manda McKay and eccentric collages by Kenny Aguar. Opening reception Feb. 2. Through February.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “House Beautiful” explores domestic landscapes through works by Holly Coulis, Sarah Hobbs, Paige Adair, April Childers, Jess Machacek and Justin Barker. Through Apr. 28.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Artful Instruments: Georgia Gunsmiths and Their Craft.” Through Feb. 25. • “Clinton Hill” offers a survey of the 20th-century abstractionist’s career, from printmaker to painter, from pulp-paper pioneer to lyrical wall constructions maker. Through Mar. 18. • “Opera in Print: Fin-de-siècle Posters from the Blum Collection.” Through Apr. 22. • “Crafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics at the University of Georgia.” Feb. 1–Apr. 29.

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.

HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Paintings by Neil Hancock and Megan Sparks. Through Mar. 5.

JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) “Stilled Life” includes drawings and paintings by Emily Morrison and Mikaila Guerra.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) Curated by Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay, “Tripwire” addresses anxieties pertaining to dislocation, home and surveillance through immigrant artists and artists from the American South. Through Mar. 22. • In “This is a Developing Story,” Amanda Ross-Ho combines video, sculpture and textiles into a theatrical tableau.

Through Feb. 23. • Jon Vogt’s solo show “Oscillations” offers collaged colored pencil drawings resembling waveforms. Through Feb. 23. • Sarah Kennedy and Trent Johnson explore the importance of transparency in communication through “We Have So Much to Talk About.” Through Feb. 23.

LAST RESORT GRILL (174 W. Clayton St.) Mosaic artwork by Jane Wright.

Through Feb. 28.

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.

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Classes ACROYOGA JAM (Center City Ballet, 750 N. Chase St.) Work in trios and rotate through the roles of base, flier and spotter. Sundays, 8 p.m. $5. www.centercityballet.com AUTHENTIC YOGA TEACHER TRAINING (M3Yoga, 159 Oneta St.) Led by registered nurse Nick Combs and former Shiastu practitioner and yogi Gota Cebrero.

200-hour training certified by Yoga Alliance. Held one weekend a month for nine months. $2569. 706-2142232, nursenick@m3yoga.com, www.m3yoga.com/training CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Community Coffeehouse,” Mondays–Thursdays from 9 a.m.–3

p.m. “Needle Tatting,” Mondays at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. “American Legion Post 20 Coffee Hour,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Gatherers,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m.

“Pilates,” Tuedays at 5:30 p.m.

“Gentle Yoga,” Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

“Tai Chi,” Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

“Learn Chess,” 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 Jong,” Thursdays at 1 p.m.

“Food Talk: Better U,” Thursdays at 12 p.m. “Line Dancing,” Thursdays at 4 p.m. “Ballroom Dancing,” Thursdays at 6 p.m. 706-742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail.com, www.wintervillecenter.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) “Visions of MLK Art Exhibition” features a collaborative project by youth of the Pinewoods neighborhood, as well as a collection of works combining poetic words with visual art. Through Feb. 10. • “Resonating Destinations” features mixed media works by Jim Wilson. Through Mar. 3.

MADISON ARTISTS GUILD (123 S. Main St.) Folk art by Peter Loose.

Through Feb. 28.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Contemporary Ceramics in Georgia.” Through Apr. 9.

MAMA’S BOY (197 Oak St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism and Surrealism.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Resonance: A Bi-Sensory Art Exhibit” pairs works of art with sound. Artists include Jackie Dorsey, Melody Croft, John Ahee, Manda McKay, Denise Stewart-Sanabria and more.• Curated by Moon Jung Jang, “Typo-poetry: Despite Black and White in Sound” investigates typography as a way to write poetry. • “Repercussions” showcases assemblages by Lisa Freeman. Through Feb. 16.

PINEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (1265 Hwy. 29 N. #12) See paintings by Stanley Bermudez as well as a community mural currently in the process of restoration.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Wrestling Temptation: The Quest to Control Alcohol in Georgia.”

Through Sept. 21.

TRIO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (766 W. Broad St.) “In These Streets” presents the work of North Georgia street artists including 70dot, Cold Tony, DoitDoitLeague, Squishiepuss, Ashley Anderson, Killamari and more. Through Feb. 24.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Melody Croft’s “Illuminations” are portraits that use newspaper and magazine print to include poetry excerpts. Through February.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) In “A Sum of Parts,” Laura Noel’s work explores the shifting place books and words hold in American culture as it becomes increasingly digital. Closing reception Feb. 14.

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.) Artwork by Georgeinna Brackett.

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. gooddirt.net CUBAN-STYLE SALSA (UGA Tate Student Center, Room 473) The UGA Salsa Club hosts dancing every Sunday. Email for details. ugasalsa club@gmail.com, www.facebook. com/groups/ugasalsaclub CULTIVATING HEALTHY SKIN (UGArden) Participants will learn about oil cleansing and make an herbal clay facemask. Registration required. Feb. 17, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $25–35. njfuller@uga.edu MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Healing Lodge) Years of medical research and training are blended into eight Mondays of instruction and a one-day mindfulness retreat focused on reducing stress and anxiety and increasing general well-being. Classes begin Feb. 19, 6–8 p.m. $225/series. 706543-0162, mfhealy@bellsouth.net, www.mindfuliving.org MOSAIC ART CLASSES (200 Northcrest Dr.) Randy Sanders conducts weekend mosaic classes. Feb. 10–11 & 17–18. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $175. corazonmosaics.com NAMI (First Presbyterian Church of Athens) “NAMI Family to Family.”

Twelve Thursdays, 6–8:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 8. FREE! Registration required. 770-225-0804, namihall ga@gmail.com, namihall.org NATURAL SCIENCE ILLUSTRATION SERIES (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) OC Carlisle teaches basic techniques of drawing for natural science illustration. Register by Feb. 1. Classes run Saturdays in February. 706-5426156, botgarden.uga.edu, www.carl isleillustration.squarespace.com OPEN TREE CLIMB (David Henry Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary, 1110 Old Greensboro Rd.) Access the tree-top canopy with WildRice Adventures using rope, harness and a helmet. Ages 8 & up. Call or email to register. $30. 404-667-5120, wildriceadventures@hotmail.com, www.wildriceadventures.com PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES (Craig Gum Photography Studio, 160 Winston Dr., Suite 10) “Studio Light v. Natural Light Photography.” Feb. 9, 6–8 p.m. FREE! “Intro to OffCamera Flash.” Feb. 23, 6–8 p.m. $50. craig@craiggum.com, www.craiggum.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 THREE DAY INTRODUCTION TO MANDARIN (ACC Library) Terry Waltz will lead a fast-paced introduction to Mandarin using a new approach for fast learning. Feb. 21–23, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. kmcgover@ gmail.com, coe.uga.edu TWO-DAY DRAGON MAKING WORKSHOP (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Sign up in groups of 2–4 to make an oversized parade dragon out of recycled and found materials. Groups will receive a copy of the NEA Big Read book To Live, plus materials and instruction.

Feb. 10–11, 1–4 p.m. $45 per group. Registration required. cahn mann@uga.edu, coe.uga.edu 200-HOUR YOGA ALLIANCE VINYASA TEACHER TRAINING (Fuel Hot Yoga) Deepen your practice and become a hot yoga instructor. $2950. www.fuelhotyoga.com WILD INTELLIGENCE (Various Loctions) “Wild Crafting Art Supplies.” Feb. 3, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

$35. “Bird Sense.” Mar. 10, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $35. “Tracking 101.”

Mar. 24, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $40. www.wildintelligence.org 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. Donation based. calclements@gmail.com, www. rubbersoulyoga.com YOGA CLASSES (M3Yoga) “Upside Down: An Inversion Workshop.” Feb. 3, 2:30–5:30 p.m. $35. “The Perfect Date: Duo Flow” for Valentine’s Day. Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m. $30/pair.

“F U, Love Me: A Self-Love Date.”

Feb. 14, 6:45 p.m. $20. “Beyond the Pose: Part 1 Standing Poses.”

Mar. 17, 2:30–5:30 p.m. $60.

“Low Back Release: A Myofascial Workshop.” Mar. 31, 2:30–5:30 p.m. $30. “Prenatal Modifications: An Introductory Workshop for Yoga Teachers.” Apr. 7, 5–7 p.m. $35. nursenick@m3yoga.com, m3yoga. com/events 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 TEACHER TRAINING (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) This teacher training program is grounded in self-study. Begins Feb. 15. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com

Help Out CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS (Nuçi’s Space) The Athens Human Rights Festival is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising, publicity, organizing speakers and performers, the tabloid, social media, stage building and more. The 40th annual will be held downtown on May 5–6.

Meetings are held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. 706-202-9169, www. athenshumanrightsfest.org DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS NETWORK (Athens Veteran Administration Community Based Outpatient Clinic) Seeking volunteers to drive veterans to their medical appointments at the Athens CBOC and VAMC in Augusta, as well as to provide dispatch help in the DAV Athens office. Contact Donna Ingram at 1-800-836-5561 ext. 5959 or donna.ingram@va.gov UPPER OCONEE WATERSHED NETWORK (Athens, GA) Citizen scientists are needed to protect the watershed. info@uown.org, uown. org

Kidstuff ART CLASSES (Lyndon House Arts Center) Registration begins Feb. 10 (ACC residents) or Feb. 12 (non-residents) for spring classes.

Art classes include Art Time (ages 4–6), Homeschool Artists (ages 6–11), “Wear It: Wearable Art” (ages 8–11 or 12–15). Check website for dates and descriptions. Register online. 706-613-3623, www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure BABIES AND BEASTIES (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Toddlers and their parents can discover nature through sounds, movement and live animals. For ages 18 months–2 years old. Thursdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24. $12–18. Registration required. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure

FINANCES FOR TEENS (ACC Library) Teens will learn basic economic and financial concepts.

Wednesdays, Jan. 31–Mar. 7, 4:30 p.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/athens HOMESCHOOL GROUP (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Instruction and activities connect youth to their natural surroundings.

Second Mondays, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. $25/class. botgarden.uga.edu VALENTINE’S DAY PROGRAMS (East Athens Community Center) “Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Dance” Feb. 10, 6–8 p.m. $10. “Valentine Cookies and Crafts.” Feb. 13, 5:30– 6:30 p.m. $1. Registration required.

706-613-3593, www.athensclarke county.com.

YOGASPROUTS (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) Yoga for children ages 1.5–18. Group lessons, private lessons, family lessons, themed birthday parties and more. 706-3721757, yogasprouts@gmail.com

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 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.brain aidfest.com NAMI SUPPORT GROUPS (First Presbyterian Church of Athens) For family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. “NAMI Family Support Group.” Every fourth Tuesday, 6–7:30 p.m. in room 302. 770-2250804, namihallga@gmail.com, www.namihall.org PROJECT SAFE (Athens, GA) “The New Beginnings Support Group.”

Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Monday of the month. Childcare provided. “Athena: Goddess of Courage, Wisdom and Justice Group.” Thursdays, 6–7:30 p.m. “Walk-In Clinic.” Mondays, 1–4 p.m. and Thursdays, 3–6 p.m.

24-hour crisis hotline: 706-5433331. www.project-safe.org

On The Street ACC LIBRARY BOOK CLUBS (ACC Library) Book Clubs include The African American Authors Book Club, Talking About Books, Philo of Philosophy, Last Monday Book Group and After the End: PostApocalyptic Fiction. www.athens library.org/athens ATHENS HIP HOP AWARDS NOMINATIONS (Athens, GA) Nominate your favorite hip-hop artist, hair stylist, urban business professional, restaurant and other categories for the Athens Hip Hop Awards, which will be held in March.

Nominations end Feb. 21 and voting begins Feb. 25. ww.athenshiphop awards.com ICE SKATING (The Classic Center) The Classic Center will offer ice skating in the outdoor pavilion Through Feb. 25. classiccenter. com f

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Who We Gonna Call?

CHARLOTTE THOMAS MARSHALL BRINGS THE PAST TO LIFE

By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

KENNETH I. STOREY

Athens is a ghost town. Beneath the outpretty much ever since she has lived here, lines of our buildings stand their predebut you might say she made her bones with cessors; behind current citizens lurk those her massive Oconee Hill Cemetery of Athens, whose lives continue in street names and Georgia, Volume I. If you have the strength in the dim recognition that something to lift that tome, you will see immediately happened, somebody did something, back how graciously Charlotte credits all those there, back then. We live in the present, who have taught her skills, shared their but we also inhabit multiple dimensions, knowledge and their collections, introduced never quite sure which buildings stood her to kindred spirits and generally let her where, who built stand upon their them, who lived, shoulders to reach worked and died in the fruits of her them, surrounding own researches. us still with their Charlotte presence, if only we rewarded their could decipher it. support by chronThe unexamined life icling every grave is not worth living; in Oconee Hill, the unexamined turning what could town is not worth have been a mere living in. listing into a biogWho we gonna raphy of those who call? Athens has sleep upon the always had its Hill. While resting ghostbusters— before beginning men and women the future Volume II, who persevere in to chart the remainresuscitating the der of the cemetery past. Considering beyond the river, the fact that their Charlotte took over provence is demolas editor of the ished buildings and history that became vanished citizens, The Tangible Past you would expect in Athens, Georgia, our investigators to another blockbuster be a morose lot, but and treasure trove Charlotte Thomas Marshall in fact, they are just that opens our past. the opposite. They So it was that see a city we cannot; they delight in characon Sunday, in the Richard Brevard Russell ters we’ve not met. They are full of stories Library, the Athens Historical Society preof the grand and the simple folks who have sented its highest accolade, The Augustus preceded us down these streets, whose Longstreet Hull Award, to this most fitting histories we unknowingly repeat, and they of recipients, Charlotte Thomas Marshall. take the greatest pleasure in sharing what This is a high honor, indeed, for they know.

Augustus Longstreet Hull was one of With all their unaffected pleasantries our early observers of the Athens scene, about the past, these are people who have whose Annals of Athens is a seminal classic through hard work and concentration recently re-published by one of Charlotte’s learned how to read the faint palimpsests mentors, Mary Bondurant Warren. Mr. that reveal who we are, who we have been.

Hull clarified and extended observations of Mostly, they have written and lectured and Athens begun by his father, Dr. Henry Hull, published to share their hard-won knowlwhose sketches were first published in The edge; sometimes, they have risen up and Southern Watchman, an Athens newspaper prevented the destruction of a treasured of the time. landmark: the Church-Waddel-Brumby So it goes that the dead hand it forward House, the Franklin House, the Taylorto the living, providing us some inkling of Grady House. what all we have lost. Perchance, we appreThis past Sunday they gathered to honor ciate what has been retained and steel our one of their own, one of our own, who resolve to hang on to what we still have. exemplifies an easy familiarity with the past The Athens Historical Society fights our won by long, laborious efforts in libraries, forgetting and inoculates us against a civic courthouses and archives, through a lifedementia that would shut off our collective time of puzzling out the past. memory. The Society aptly honors Charlotte Charlotte Marshall, since she came to and all those who have added their experthe university from Donaldsonville and tise to her eager energy to learn and to stayed on to marry the popular and learned teach. Charlotte is herself a local treasure professor of English George O. Marshall, well deserving of the Hull award. Of what Jr., has personified the grace and charm she has already shared with us and what is that help us learn to want to preserve our to come, she would no doubt echo Hull’s heritage. Charlotte, with all her hard work concluding sentence: “If the thoughts awakand incredible attention to detail, somehow ened by these annals shall give the reader also makes preservation fun. as much pleasure as they have given the She has been writing about Athens’ past writer, then both will be content.” f

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