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comments section “The quantitative assessment gave Commissioner Sims an F, but his grade was increased to a D- because he has occasionally spoken broadly in favor of principles that would improve Athens, though his actions and policy statements have not followed suit.” — Adam Lassila From “Harry Sims Has Beef With Athens for Everyone,” at flagpole.com.
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Athenians March for Their Lives PLUS, ATHENS REGIONAL’S EXPANSION PLANS AND MORE LOCAL NEWS By Blake Aued, Dan Jackson and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com On Mar. 14, hundreds of Oconee County students held quiet, respectful vigils to mourn the Parkland shooting victims during a nationwide walkout. Many of those same students became far more vocal on Saturday at a demonstration at Oconee Veterans Park, joining hundreds of thousands of demonstrators at rallies across the U.S. and around the world to protest easy access to the type of assault rifles used in those killings, and legislators’ lack of action to provide some level of gun control. (See p. 7 for coverage of the massive March for Our Lives in Washington, DC.) Local politicians, including state Reps. Jonathan Wallace (D-Watkinsville) and Deborah Gonzalez (D-Athens), joined the impassioned students to deliver speeches deeply critical of the National Rifle Association’s lock on Congressional representatives, and the reluctance of legislators to pro-
in the coming months for all people 17-and-a-half years or older so that we may vote in the November election.” Richard Winfield, another Democratic congressional candidate, said the demonstration at the Arch was the largest he’s seen in 35 years living in Athens. “It was good to see all the local Democratic candidates who were supporting some kind of sensible gun control—Kelly [Girtz], Deborah Gonzalez and Jonathan Wallace, [state Senate candidate] Dawn Johnson, Chalis Montgomery,” he said. Winfield advanced some specific ideas for gun regulation that met with loud approval from the crowd, including requiring liability insurance for gun owners and ammunition purchasers. “We make car owners purchase insurance, and guns are certainly at least as deadly as automobiles,” he said. He also suggested that Congress pass laws forbidding
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said. “However, it wasn’t until today that the other candidate in the race published their platform. And I want to say the following: If you’re a progressive, and you believe that the following things should be mentioned, you only have one choice in this race—our campaign. LGBTQIA is nowhere in the other candidate in my race’s platform. Farefree transit is nowhere in that platform. Civil rights committee is nowhere in that platform. Living wage is nowhere in that platform. Rights of workers is nowhere in that platform. But you know what is? Support for the sheriff [who is working with ICE to detain undocumented immigrants at the jail for deportation]. Support for the sheriff. If you support civil rights in Athens, if you’re a progressive, there is one choice in this campaign. You need to support us. We are champions of the forgotten.” How could anyone follow that? The last candidate to speak, Russell Edwards, broke the tension. “Thank you for coming,” he said. “Everybody have a wonderful night!” Moderator Robert Finch, laughing, asked Thornton, “Are you all right?” She was—but she gave Valentine an earful after the forum ended. And rightly so: She’s been working for civil rights and progressive causes since before Valentine was born. Plus, he launched his broadside during his closing statement, ensuring she would have no chance to respond. This is what passes for negative campaigning in Athens. It’s rare—too rare, in my opinion—for local candidates to openly criticize each other, even on issues like those Valentine brought up that are fair game. But voters need these kind of sharp-elbowed attacks to draw distinctions between the candidates, who in local races too often tend toward making vague feel-good statements for fear of offending anyone. [Blake Aued]
More Beef: Richie Knight Sues Ex-Employee
Hundreds gathered at the Arch on Saturday to rally for gun reform, one of dozens of March for Our Lives events in cities across the country.
vide any type of regulation of guns. Chalis Montgomery, a Democratic candidate for the 10th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican gun-control opponent Jody Hice, also spoke at the Oconee rally. Later in the day, an even noisier group of almost 400 demonstrators gathered at the University of Georgia Arch to listen to speeches and loudly chant slogans such as “never again,” “enough is enough” and “vote them out!” Many local resistance groups were present, including Indivisible District 10. Tempers flared as a small group of counter-protesters armed with a bullhorn attempted to overwhelm the protesters. Two Athens-Clarke County police officers remained within a few feet of the counter-protest, presumably to ensure their safety. A French man who gave his name only as Christian commented on the crowd’s “mild” response to the raucous counter-demonstrators who kept up a steady stream of aggressive remarks during the speeches. “If this was France, those guys wouldn’t have lasted five minutes,” he said. The Oconee demonstration was attended by hundreds of students and their families. Whit Lill, an 18-year-old senior at North Oconee High who spoke at the demonstration, countered the misperception that the violence in modern video games leads to gun violence, saying that “I play video games every day, and I don’t want to shoot anyone.” He went on to say, “We are planning a voter registration drive
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gun ownership for anyone with a history of mental illness or terrorism, a gun buyback program similar to Australia’s and a complete ban on the possession of private guns in public places. “I hope this demonstration is not just a repeat of all the other demonstrations in the past. There’s a much greater sense of impatience with legislators’ failure to take action,” Winfield said. “Those failures will have considerable consequence for legislators who continue to accept payment from the NRA.” [Dan Jackson]
Tommy Valentine Has Beef With Ovita Thornton The District 9 commission race had, until last week, been one of the least exciting local races, with Ovita Thornton and Tommy Valentine declaring their mutual respect and pretty much everybody saying they’d be happy with either one. During an otherwise rather tedious forum at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church that featured 14 (!) candidates on stage at the same time and gave them about five minutes each to speak, battle rapper-turned-politician Valentine changed all that and showed he hasn’t forgotten how to start a good feud. “Platforms matter. We built ours in September of 2016, and we’ve been campaigning consistently on those issues, including anti-discrimination, transportation, criminal justice reform, education and economic justice,” Valentine
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Last week, Flagpole reported that mayoral candidate Richie Knight’s business, HW Creative Marketing, is in disarray and had stiffed employees on paychecks. That story was based in part on a Facebook post by a former HW employee and Knight’s former campaign manager, Loran Posey, along with court records and multiple interviews with several former employees at the company, all of whose stories corroborated each other. Knight responded to the Facebook post by doing something that’s almost unheard of for a politician: He sued Posey for libel in Clarke County Superior Court Mar. 21. (Flagpole is not involved in the suit in any way, and neither Knight nor his lawyers have disputed the article since publication.) Specifically, Knight takes issue with two of Posey’s statements: that Knight said the Jamaican-born Mokah Jasmine Johnson is not qualified to lead the Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement because she is “not even African American,” and that HW “lost every single one of its fulltime employees.” Knight is seeking a retraction from Posey, damages and a restraining order prohibiting him from speaking publicly about HW. Equally interesting are Posey’s claims that Knight does not dispute: That Knight “personally threatened” Posey, and that employees’ paychecks bounced, “some received substantially less than what they were owed, and others never received paychecks.” (The statements regarding paychecks were corroborated by other former employees.) Politicians rarely file libel suits against the press, let alone private citizens, not only because it’s extremely difficult for a public figure to prove libel, but because it makes them seem petty. Most would opt to respond by simply publicly disputing the facts, producing evidence to the contrary or letting it go. [BA]
Even More Beef: Harry Sims Takes On A4E The progressive group Athens for Everyone gave Sims a D- on its commission report card last month, and Sims is not happy about it. The former commissioner has started a change. org petition taking issue with his grade. “[W]e believe Commissioner Sims’ words and actions were deliberately omitted or incorrectly characterized in a way manner [sic] to create a false impression of the commissioner’s positions,” the petition says. “We believe that the A4E report card fails to disclose relevant information, lacks important
disclosures of what criteria were used and does not disclose any conflicts of interests that might exist between the group and the candidates/officials that were evaluated.” The report card states that Sims opposes making Athens Transit fare-free, although he voted to give children free rides in 2015. It also says he opposes the local anti-discrimination ordinance, although he voted for that, too. In addition, Sims took issue with A4E stating that he is against early childhood education (he’s a retired fifthgrade teacher), affordable housing and transit expansion. According to A4E’s own website, Sims voted with that group’s position nine out of 14 times in the past three years. A4E members countered that 64 percent is a D; that the report was based on public statements, as well as votes; and that Sims has never filled out the group’s questionnaire, so members assume he is against their position when there is no evidence otherwise. [BA]
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Piedmont Athens Regional is planning a $171 million expansion that will add a seven-story tower and nearly a quarter of a million square feet to the Prince Avenue hospital, according to documents filed with the state Department of Community Health. Piedmont notified DCH earlier this month that it intends to apply for a certificate of need to build an addition to the hospital and renovate other space. The project would mostly affect the front of the medical complex facing Prince Avenue, where the emergency room entrance is located. It would involve tearing down part of the Prince 1 tower (the oldest part of the hospital) and building a new seven-story tower in its place. A fourth story would be added to the Prince 2 tower, and it would be renovated as well. “In addition to the main objectives of improving delivery of patient care and operational efficiency,” the plans “have been designed to improve both vehicular and pedestrian circulation around campus and simplify patient arrival, wayfinding and access,” according to Piedmont’s letter. The hospital’s capacity would remain at 359 beds. Fortyseven beds in outdated, undersized rooms would be demolished to make way for the new Prince 1 tower, which would include 32 acute and 32 intensive care beds, and another 25 converted from acute care to observation. The current 24-bed intensive care unit would be converted to administrative offices. Thirty-two beds would be added to the
fourth floor of Prince 2. “We’re confident that these enhancements will make things better and easier for our patients, [and] we are grateful for the community’s support as we work to meet the needs of our patients,” hospital CEO Charles Peck said in a news release. The project would add a total of 228,691 square feet to the hospital. If approved, it would take more than three years to complete, with an expected completion date of August 2022. When Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare bought Athens Regional Medical Center in 2016, it promised to invest $375 million in capital improvements over the following seven years. While we’re on the topic of Piedmont, the company is also embroiled in a dispute over reimbursement rates with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the health-care provider for thousands of Athens-Clarke County, Clarke County School District, University of Georgia and other state employees. The deadline to reach an agreement is Mar. 31, after which Blue Cross Blue Shield customers will be out of network and have to pay more to see Piedmont-affiliated doctors or visit Piedmont facilities.
At a University Council meeting last week, UGA President Jere Morehead read a letter from Gov. Nathan Deal promising to “take whatever steps necessary to ensure our employees can maintain their health-care providers of choice,” according to the Athens Banner-Herald. The council—made up of faculty, staff and student representatives— passed a resolution calling on the companies to come to terms. Disputes between hospitals and doctors and insurance companies over reimbursement rates are fairly common
and usually get resolved, because neither side wants to lose customers. For example, Piedmont had a similar disagreement with UnitedHealthCare in 2016, and although negotiations dragged on for two months after their contract ended, eventually they reached an agreement, with all claims after the contract expired being treated as in-network. Stay tuned. [BA]
Kissane Leaves ACHF There was no drama involved in Amy Kissane’s decision to resign as director of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation. After 16 years, she decided it was time for a change. A year ago or so, she spent some time considering whether to run for public office, believing that a campaign would be fun. She ultimately decided not to run, but in making that decision, she realized she wanted to try her hand at something new. “I wanted to get past the 50th anniversary [of the ACHF] and to celebrate the foundation,” Kissane says. “Afterward, I thought, ‘If not now, then when?’ I think it’ll be good for the foundation to have someone new as well.” Kissane came to Athens from North Carolina, where she had graduated from Duke University with a zoology degree. After a few years, she decided she didn’t want to work in science. When she spotted a flyer on campus about historic preservation at the University of Georgia, she thought she would see what that entailed. A visit to campus and a meeting with director John Waters sold her on the program. As director, “she’s been fantastic,” Waters says. “She’s bright, tenacious and she doesn’t give up. She’s done a great job.” The ACHF has sponsored brown-bag luncheons to learn about Athens history, created walks through different neighborhoods led by knowledgeable guides, helped identify historic resources and celebrated noteworthy historic preservation projects. Kissane says she’s glad the foundation was involved in getting a historic district designated on Reese Street. She hopes inroads to protect African-American resources will continue to develop, “because these resources are an important part of the history of Athens.” She’s also glad the foundation is a reasonable, respected voice for historic preservation in the community. She says she’s passionate about different issues and causes and will be looking for ways to contribute to the community. Kissane says she’ll be helping the new director transition into the job. [Rebecca McCarthy] f
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Miller Left His Mark FORMER GOV. ZELL MILLER’S COMPLICATED LEGACY By Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com Zell Bryan Miller, who died last week at the age of 86, was known throughout his political career by the nickname “Zig-Zag Zell.” It was a moniker that was honestly acquired. He could be charming and humorous when he wanted to be. I remember one time, during Miller’s brief tenure in the U.S. Senate, when he dropped by the capitol during the legislative session. We asked him if he was planning to run for a full term in the Senate. “I’m not planning anything,” Miller quipped. “At my age, I don’t even buy green bananas.” Some years later, when Miller had retired to his home in Young Harris and, I was making regular appearances on the Georgia Public Broadcasting show “Lawmakers,” Zell would tell me, “Tom, I want you to know that me and the dogs get down on the floor every night and watch you on Lawmakers.” But if I wrote something that criticized him or was insufficiently worshipful, he would call my office and leave an angry message that usually ended with the words, “I’ve just about had a bellyful of you!” He was an executive secretary to Lester Maddox, the notorious segregationist, during Maddox’s term as governor. But he finished out his own tenure as governor having appointed a record number of women and African Americans as judges. Perhaps his most notorious zig-zag was in his choice of political parties. Miller was born in 1932, in the deepest pits of the Great Depression, in one of Georgia’s poorest mountain areas, Towns County. His father died less than a month after Zell’s birth, leaving him to be raised by his mother, Birdie. That hardscrabble upbringing made him a Democrat and informed one of the most eloquent speeches he ever delivered, the keynote address to the 1992 Democratic
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National Convention at New York’s Madison Square Garden in support of Bill Clinton for president. “Listen to this voice,” Miller said that night. “It’s a voice flavored by the Blue Ridge; a voice straight out of a remote valley hidden among the peaks and hollows of the Appalachian Mountains—a voice that’s been described as more barbed wire than honeysuckle. That this kind of voice could travel here from a forgotten corner of Appalachia is a testament to the grace of God and the greatness of the Democratic Party… I made it because Franklin Delano Roosevelt energized this nation. I made it because Harry Truman fought for working families like mine. I made it because John Kennedy’s rising tide lifted even our tiny boat.” Just 12 years later, in that same venue, Miller delivered another keynote speech— to the Republican National Convention. This time he was backing incumbent President George W. Bush and trashing the Democratic nominee, John Kerry. That was the final straw for many of Zell’s Democratic colleagues, who broke longstanding ties with him and tried to have him kicked out of the party. “I was born a Democrat. It’s not simply a party affiliation,” Miller wrote. “It’s more like a birthmark for me and many of my fellow mountaineers… I would no more think of changing parties than I would think of changing my name.” Regardless of the party designation you assign to him, Miller left behind an impressive legacy that included the Georgia Lottery and the HOPE Scholarship fund, two innovations that made it possible for hundreds of thousands of students from humble backgrounds to attend a state university. f
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Confronting the Death Cult THREE LESSONS LEARNED AT THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES By Brandon Soderberg democracyincrisiscolumn@gmail.com Anything this big can’t be that good, you’d like to think. Last year’s Women’s March was rightfully criticized for blinding whiteness and a recalcitrant approach to intersectionality, but after a million or so people again appeared out in protest for last weekend’s March for Our Lives in Washington, DC, it’s apparent that 2017 march set the Trumpera precedent for large protest, and the importance of that is incalculable. Parkland’s student activists, a stunning example of the “don’t mourn, organize” ethos, have their shit together when it comes to what to say about guns in this country, while Democrats five times their age leading the so-called #resistance just don’t and never will. The march called attention to school shootings and the gun lobby, and then it kept on pivoting to include any and all victims of gun violence and acknowledging bias, privilege and racial disparity along the way. It took the Women’s March’s homogeneity and tilted it towards intersectionality. At its core, it was an anti-National Rifle Association parade (wisely, because protest should offer hope always, it was cast as The March for Our Lives), and that’s a good thing, because the NRA is a death cult and
has nothing useful or sincere to say about gun rights. If an undercover video produced by Channel 4 exposed NRA bigwigs meeting in the molten core of the planet, sacrificing animals and fellating AR-15s, would you really be surprised? One of the million or so marchers there on Saturday was Nora Ludden. She knows firsthand how long the gun access and gun control debate has circled the drain. She’s a survivor of the 1992 Simon’s Rock shooting, in which 18-year-old Wayne Lo, a student at Simon’s Rock College of Bard in Massachusetts, murdered two people on campus and wounded four after purchasing a semi-automatic rifle at a sporting goods store. “This terrible thing has been going on for a very long time. I was a teenager myself when there was a shooting at my school,” Ludden said. “The shooter was able to get a gun very easily with no waiting period or background check or anything.” Ludden is one of many Simon’s Rock alumni who signed a petition demanding “more access to mental health services and less access to weapons” following the Newtown, CT shooting, which happened exactly 20 years after the Simon’s Rock shooting.
“Now, you see this continue for decades,” in the White House and all around it. Ludden said. “To see my kids still dealing Trump’s revolving-door administration with the same thing I did is just really welcomes warmongering mustache man heartbreaking.” John Bolton. What was Bolton doing when You’ve surely seen the march’s speeches he was the age of most of the Parkland by now, especially from Parkland’s David students, you may wonder? He ran the Hogg and Emma Gonzalez, but don’t forget Students for Barry Goldwater campaign at about Edna Chavez. The 17-year-old South the very bougie private school he attended Central Los Angeles activist paid tribute outside of Baltimore. to her brother Ricardo, who was shot and Before South Side Chicago rapper Vic killed, and made clear how school shootings Mensa performed at the March for Our and the kinds of gun violence she and thou- Lives, he mentioned Sacramento’s Stephon sands of others have endured in cities such Clark, shot 20 times by police in his own as Baltimore or Chicago intertwine. backyard on Mar. 18, holding a cell phone “You hear a ‘pop’ thinking they were that cops claim they thought was a gun fireworks. They weren’t. You see melanin on (they also muted their body cameras your brother’s skin during the deadly turned grey. Ricardo encounter), and Always listen to people was his name, can Decynthia Clements y’all say it with me?” younger than you are, even from Elgin, not far Chavez asked. from Chicago, who when you think they’re wrong. Later, Chavez was shot and killed challenged “soluafter an extended tions” such as more police in schools or chase with the police during which she also more police in general. “Zero tolerance pollunged at cops with a steak knife and set icies do not work,” Chavez said. “They make the inside of her car on fire. An “imperus feel like criminals.” fect” victim of police violence, but a victim The Guardian recently published “Our nonetheless. Manifesto to Fix America’s Gun Laws,” writPolice have killed almost 300 people this ten by the staff of the Marjory Stoneman year. Clark, whose death does not seem Douglas High School newspaper, and like it will go away quietly, was shot and among the demands was one to “Increase killed on Mar. 18. There have been nearly funding for school security,” and here was 30 police shootings since then. The lesson: Chavez, calling B.S. on it. Cops are guns—instrumentalized, surveilThe lesson: Always listen to people ling means of destruction. f younger than you are, even when you think Brandon Soderberg is the former editor of the they’re wrong—especially when you think Baltimore City Paper, former news editor of the they’re wrong. As very young people act Baltimore Beat, and the author of Daddy Lessons: A very adult and organize, a whole bunch of Country Music Zine for the Trumpocalypse. adults in power act like children, especially
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one of six contested Athens-Clarke he’d also like to see bus service extended to County Commission races, proWinterville and Whit Davis Road. gressive activist Patrick Davenport is look“There’s still broken sidewalks. People ing to oust District 1 incumbent Sharyn still walk on the grass,” Davenport said. Dickerson on May 22. “There are a lot of neighborhoods where Davenport, 38, grew up on the Eastside, people walk through bushes, so let’s formalhas been involved with the progressive ize that and make it a trail. Instead, we get group Athens for Everyone and is operbanners.” ations manager at Peachy Green Clean The Lexington Road committee, of which Co-op, a worker-owned cleaning service Dickerson is a member, is indeed hangstarted by the Economic Justice Coalition. ing banners along the corridor, as well as He said he was motivated to run by an argu- working with the Georgia Department of ment Dickerson made during Transportation to do some a 2016 work session against landscaping, which she said raising wages for part-time will make it more inviting ACC employees. “We’d all like for businesses. “We’re trying to get paid what the president to do what we can to make of the United States gets paid, Lexington Road a more attracbut we don’t have the knowltive corridor,” she said. edge, skills and ability, and we Dickerson pointed to haven’t paid the dues to get the $4 million set aside in there,” Dickerson said. T-SPLOST—the 1 percent Davenport said he felt the sales tax for transportacomment belittled his mother, Patrick Davenport tion voters approved in who worked in a factory for November—for Lexington minimum wage for 30 years. “There are a Road improvements, which could include lot of people in Athens who work 40 hours trails, bike lanes and sidewalks. In addition, [a week], 50 hours, 60 hours, work two or T-SPLOST includes $17 million to finish three jobs, and it barely [provides] a liveliFirefly Trail, which will run from downtown hood,” he said. Athens to Winterville, and $1.5 million for Beyond that specific issue, Davenport improvements at Athens-Ben Epps Airport. said he believes Dickerson is out of touch Davenport said the airport funding with parts of the district, which includes would be better spent on sidewalks. suburban and rural areas Drawing a commercial airline on the eastern edge of is “a good idea, but not at the county. For example, this time a practical idea,” Dickerson co-chaired the and would mainly benefit steering committee for the UGA and executives at big county’s once-a-decade corporations. comprehensive plan, but Dickerson said the airport Davenport said several black has the potential to grow into churches in his neighborhood a regional economic developwere not told about the plan ment force. Another study—“I and only found out about it truly feel Sharyn loves studSharyn Dickerson through the media, while a ies,” Davenport said—found meeting was held to discuss it that thousands of potential at a primarily white church nearby. “I would passengers live within a 50-mile radius of include everybody,” he said. “I can’t say she Ben Epps and would fly there, given the purposefully left people out, but it’s trouchance, rather than Hartsfield-Jackson in bling to me.” Atlanta. Dickerson, though, said she prides Athens has been without a commercial herself on keeping constituents informed, airline since 2014, when Congress canceled whether it’s through social media or a a federal subsidy. The county’s Airport monthly newsletter. The first-term commis- Authority has applied for a $750,000 fedsioner and recycling consultant also chaired eral grant and is in talks with Florida-based Envision Athens, a planning process that Elite Airways about providing service to brought together ACC, the school district, either Washington, DC or New York three UGA and other local institutions and gathtimes a week, but it’s caught up in bureauered public input used in the comp plan. cracy, Dickerson said. “The problem is we Envision Athens drew more than 5,000 haven’t responded with what we’re going public comments. “We made an effort to to do” in terms of incentives, she said. “I’m have people at the table who didn’t have a pushing for that.” voice or weren’t ordinarily involved,” she The candidates do agree on a few things, said. such as the need for rural broadband and Davenport is also critical of the way ACC a library on the Eastside. Davenport also has handled infrastructure on the Eastside. wants an urgent-care clinic or even a hosHe would like to see the Lexington Road pital, and is concerned about ambulance corridor study implemented. That 2015 times to far-flung parts of the Eastside. consultants’ report referred to the Eastside Former EMTs have criticized National as “a diamond in the rough” and recomEMS, which contracts with St. Mary’s and mended improvements like sidewalks, bike Piedmont Athens Regional, and the comlanes and trails—perhaps even a brewery mission hasn’t looked at the issue closely trail—to help it reach its potential. He said enough, he said. f
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Which Candidate Is Superior? PROSECUTOR AND PUBLIC DEFENDER CHALLENGE TWO LOCAL JUDGES By Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com
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wo Athens attorneys are vying to unseat Superior Court judges appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal. Prosecutor Allison Mauldin is challenging Eric Norris, who became a judge in spring 2016, and public defender Lisa Lott is challenging former Republican state Rep. Regina Quick, who was sworn in last October. Mauldin attended the University of Georgia for both her undergraduate degree and her law degree. After finishing law school, she clerked in Fulton County State Court. She then served as an assistant solicitor in Gwinnett County and in various roles in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit district attorney’s office, based in Winder. She is currently the chief assistant district attorney for the Ocmulgee Circuit, which includes Greene and nearby counties. With 28 years of trial court experience that includes more than 200 jury trials, “I feel as though I’m qualified for the position,” Mauldin says. She points out that all but one of the four judges—Quick—live in Oconee County, “and Athens and Oconee are two very different communities. I
believe Athens needs to be better represented. I’ve been thinking about running for a while.” Should Mauldin be elected, she says her husband, District Attorney Ken Mauldin, will resign. He has been the DA in the Western Circuit (Clarke and Oconee counties) for 18 years and was the solicitor for 10 years before that. He’s in complete support of his wife’s candidacy, Allison Mauldin says. Born in Athens, Norris moved with his family to his grandparents’ Oconee farm when he was 11 and settled there when his children started public school. He graduated from North Georgia College and earned a law degree from Regent University, a Christian school in Virginia founded by Pat Robertson. He worked as a general practice attorney, focusing on civil cases, and served as a court-appointed criminal defense attorney. Norris says he stopped accepting criminal work when he became chief magistrate for Oconee County, a position he held for more than 11 years. He has also been a member of the National Guard for 33 years.
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Norris believes he has the necessary legal experience to continue as a Superior Court judge because “about 50 percent of what we see are civil cases and 50 percent are criminal cases, and I have experience in both,” he says. “I think being a judge is about being impartial, not having any preconceived ideas. You have to be compassionate and knowledgeable, and I think I’m both. I’ve loved being a judge because I think I’m making a difference and serving the community.” Lott is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Emory Law School. She has worked as a staff attorney for the Council of Juvenile Court Judges in Atlanta, as an assistant district attorney in Gwinnett County, for the Georgia Indigent Defense Council and as a civil litigator for an Atlanta firm. For the past 18 years, she was the senior assistant public defender in the Western Circuit before resigning to run for judge. Lott says no appointed judge should go unchallenged, and she is running so the people have a choice. “I’ve devoted my entire career to public service, and as a public defender for the last 18 years, I’ve represented those less fortunate among us in Clarke and Oconee counties,” Lott says. “I believe judges have an obligation to understand their community. As a wife, a mother [and] a public interest attorney, I know and love this community, and have the experience and heart to best
serve it. I believe our courts must be about fairness and justice, not politics.” Lott’s husband, Doug Haines, is well known in local political circles, having served as a Democratic state senator representing Athens from 2001–2004. Quick earned her undergraduate degree from Auburn University and her law degree from UGA. After graduation, she worked in the law offices of John Lyndon and Jeff Gilley and of Hue Henry before starting her own practice in 1996, focusing on family law. From 2013–2017, she served as the Republican state representative for House District 117. Quick—the first woman to serve on the bench in the Western Circuit Superior Court—has worked to improve access to justice, she says. She has partnered with the UGA law school and local attorneys to hold pop-up legal clinics, among other steps. The first clinic was in December at Rocksprings Community Center, the second at First AME Church and the third at the H.T. Edwards complex. The clinics feature lawyers giving free legal advice on laws pertaining to adoption, probate, employment and other topics someone may need help understanding. She is also planning to preside over a new initiative for the Western Circuit—a Parental Accountability Court. There are 33 such courts in the state, and they help those who are delinquent in paying child support to avoid jail and to pay child support. f
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of extra work to do because they’ve been taking drink orders in anticipation of serving time all morning. And customers may see shorter waits. “If people are given the opportunity to come to brunch at their own pace, overall you will see a more steady flow,” Wallace says. Georgia has made strides in the last decade to relax long-held, morality-based “blue laws” regarding alcohol, in step with the growing acceptance of alcohol sales among voters. But some lawmakers still openly voice opposition to serving on Sunday in deference to church leaders. JESSICA SILVERMAN
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because customers won’t be as inclined to linger. “We have people that will come in and start their meal with us around 11, and they’ll wait and hang out until 12:30 and then order drinks,” she says. “So instead of being able to turn the table in an hour, we have people hanging out for two hours.” During brunch service, the bar is an important leg of the restaurant, says Heirloom’s bar manager, Brian Winters. “An average brunch is $11 or $12, so if someone adds a $7 drink, you don’t have to worry about what they eat,” he says. “There’s more money coming in that way, so we do rely on the bar to make better profit margins.” The change is a no-brainer for Aaron Wallace, co-owner of Trappeze Pub and South Kitchen + Bar. “Trappeze is relatively dead from 11 a.m. to noon,” he said. “Then we definitely get hit really hard between 12:15 and 12:45.” This can mean mayhem, adds Wallace. “12:30 is hard, because by then you’ve got a packed restaurant, so everybody orders all at once. We have a couple bartenders that are making drinks as quickly as possible, but there’s no real way to get them all out on time at 12:30.” Expanding alcohol service hours would alleviate the bottleneck of local brunchers who tend to time their meals around when they can start sipping. Rothacker thinks that may even out the workflow in her restaurant. Heirloom is already full by 12:30, she says, but servers have a rush
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Despite arguments that more alcohol sales support drunkenness, Wallace says that’s not the spirit of brunch. “Brunch lends itself to responsible drinking more than any other time,” he says. “Most people, in my experience, are looking to have a nice cocktail or mimosa with their food, and not being hampered by time constraints is a win-win overall.” Deal is expected to sign the bill, but it may be several months before Athens restaurants can start serving booze at brunch. Each county still has the right to maintain the Sunday-sales status quo, but given the potential for increased tax revenues and the community’s appetite for brunching, Wallace feels confident that Athens-Clarke County will go along. “Georgia is ready to do this, and there’s no real reason to keep them back from it and to keep things living in the past,” Rothacker says. FARMERS MARKETS: The Athens Farmers Market opened Saturday, Mar. 24, two weeks earlier than anticipated, because of local farmers’ use of greenhouse-like high tunnels or hoop houses to grow crops earlier in the season. The market is open from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturdays at Bishop Park and, starting Apr. 11, Wednesdays from 4–7 p.m. at the Creature Comforts brewery. The West Broad Farmers Market opens for the season May 5. [Blake Aued] f
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AMPED UP The YOD Is Athens’ Hypest Hip-Hop Collective By Jeremy Johnson music@flagpole.com
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thens hip-hop collective The YOD is a family, spiritually and musically. The group features no fewer than 10 artists from different backgrounds, including Dexx, Chan, Brice, Trvy, Caleb, Garrett, Lefty, Aye Cee, Dad and Goodie. “Pack mentality is a huge thing [for us],” member Trevor “Trvy” Wiggins says. “People always want to find people that think the way they do, but [are] different enough that they challenge them. I think artistry works like that for us.” Many of the group’s members even live together. “It’s a family, and I mean that literally, because we’re sleeping together under the same roof, we eat the same food, we break bread,” says Garrett. “When we eat, we all eat. We try to do everything together. Not everyone in the group came up the same way. Not everyone is going to have one thing that somebody else might have. We really try to do our best to share.” The group’s home base, playfully dubbed Murder House after the haunted domicile in season one of FX’s “American Horror Story,” is a hub for many local musicians. It’s also host to a 24-hour studio, where, at any given time, someone might be found laying down tracks. Despite the house’s nickname, it is never devoid of life. The house in “American Horror Story” played tricks with time, slowing it and speeding it up. For The YOD, this was the chief inspiration for the name. “Time moves differently for us here,” Wiggins says. “If you leave for three days, you’ve missed a whole wave of things that have happened. You’ve missed the jokes, new songs. I’ve come home after working a 12-hour shift one day, and they had a whole album done.” Since the group started half a decade ago, new members have joined, but its chemistry hasn’t gone away. Every member has a creative say, and everyone is confident in what he brings to the table musically. According to Wiggins, each member feels he could make great music if he were alone, but they have all chosen to enrich themselves by sharing their knowledge and talents with one another. The group’s size is also a bonus for practical reasons. The YOD’s members also
make sure to hype one another’s projects, especially on social media. Each member has a built-in army of backers that act as free advertisers and advisors for his own name and brand. “We all are 100 percent confident that we can make the best [music] in the group. There’s that ego there, that Kanye West thing,” Wiggins admits. “But even Kanye West built G.O.O.D. Music, and he’s the epitome of what people consider an egomaniac. He built G.O.O.D. Music, which is just a collection of people he felt complemented him or added something. That’s the same thing with us. These days, you can’t do it alone—you can put out a song on the internet by yourself, but if nobody shares it, it doesn’t matter.” Yet musically, The YOD works best as a unit, as proven by the group’s debut album, Checking In, which it will release at the 40 Watt Saturday. “I don’t think [our] challenges have anything to do with music,” Garrett says. “It’s more of, who’s going to do the dishes today? Who’s taking out the trash? Who’s taking the dog out today? It’s never an issue with the music. I don’t how many times I’ve come home from work and I’ll go into the studio and somebody is recording or sitting there… Everybody is willing to share; everybody is willing to do their own part.” When building the group, its core members searched for people with different voices, takes on life and ways of thinking. But the main goal was to be unique. The YOD has achieved that, from its music to the personalities that populate Murder House. “It’s almost like you’re seeing reality TV, and you see the amped-up personalities they put on reality TV,” Wiggins says. “You have a bunch of amped-up personalities that are artists, and everyone thinks a different way, and everybody’s off-kilter just a little bit in their own way. They have their own vision.” f
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Three Other Athens Rap Upstarts to Know Seline Haze Karica Smith, aka Seline Haze, embraced music only a year ago, and she hasn’t looked back. “It just hit me last year, to be honest,” she says. “Before that, I was just doing freestyles. I was doing poetry, as well. I have my own blog, and it just kind of formed into music. Why not combine your poetry and music together as one?” Haze says she was intrigued not only by the opportunity to share her story, but by possibly inspiring others and empathizing with them through music. “I’ve been through a lot in my life, [so I thought] ‘Maybe I should just do it… and maybe I can help somebody out there,’” Haze says. “Hopefully, someone can come to me and say, ‘You saved my life,’ or ‘You helped me get through something with your sound and your music.’” At first, Haze spent most of her time freestyling with friends, before members of The YOD pushed her into performing. “I was nervous,” Haze says. “[Trvy] was like, ‘You can do it,’ and I did it. I was nervous, and I wasn’t making any eye contact on stage. I was looking down at the ground and at people here and there, but I was mainly looking down. Afterwards, I felt so good doing it… it was a great feeling.” Haze brings a jazzy feel to her music, along with personal lyrics based on her life. Growing up, Haze says she listened to Tupac. His influence combined with that of newer artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Mick Jenkins, J. Cole and The Internet to mold Haze’s sound. “It’s me,” Haze says. “It makes you feel something, and it’s raw hip-hop.” WHERE TO LISTEN: soundcloud.com/selinehaze
DK Dedric Knowles spent three years at Georgia State University chasing an accounting degree he wasn’t sure he even wanted. All the while, he was dealing with the pressure of becoming the first person in his family to get a degree. Knowles soon realized that he had a passion, but not for education. In fact, pursuing his education was keeping him from doing what he loved. Knowles, who developed alopecia while in college, says he struggled with depression and grappled with the idea of dropping out. His release—and, he realized, his passion—was music. Listening to Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly helped Knowles through that stretch. He decided he was going to make music in hopes of doing for others what that album had done for him. Knowles, whose stage name is DK, used inspiration from Lamar to craft his sound.
“My hair started falling out. I was hitting these deep depressions, but the way I was coping with it was through music,” Knowles says. “[Kendrick] had songs like ‘u’ that really dive into the very depressing mental state that comes as a result of survivor’s guilt, which I was kind of feeling. It got to a point where I wanted to recreate that feeling for others.” The challenge was telling his family that he wasn’t going to stay in college. He was surprised and relieved that they supported his decision. “I brought it to their attention, and they were actually very receptive,” Knowles says. “My dad actually used to rap. It had kind of slipped my mind, because people were so bent on me going to college, and I’d forgotten they made music themselves.” WHERE TO LISTEN: soundcloud.com/shmokagedk
Kxng Blanco Kxng Blanco discovered his ability by accident. He’d grown up listening to Michael Jackson and Prince, so he took a shot at imitating them at the Cleveland Road Elementary School talent show. He’d never sung before, but once he did, the audience was shocked at what came out of the young Blanco. He, too, was a little surprised, as it was his first time singing in front of people. He quickly fell in love with the feeling of being in front of a crowd. “It was electrifying,” Blanco says. “Everybody was surprised. I was surprised, because I didn’t know I could sing… Just being in front of maybe those 20 people gave me a rush. I just got addicted to it.” After a few years—and a voice change brought on by puberty—Blanco moved away from music. He gave football a try, but “I was not good at it,” he says. “I wasn’t physical enough.” Soon, music called again, this time in the form of rap. But it wasn’t as natural as it had been for him as a youngster. Hip-hop was a more skill-driven pursuit, requiring polish and rhythm. Blanco almost walked away again before friends talked him into writing lyrics and giving it another shot. “I couldn’t write for nothing,” Blanco says. “I gave up on it. I came back to it when I used to freestyle with my friends on their porches in the summer. They were like, ‘You should try it again,’ and this time it worked.” Blanco’s music comes from what he knows. He grew up listening to Jackson and Prince, but his influences these days are local artists. Blanco says he was heavily inspired by Dictator and Cassie Chantel. “I was raised around [music],” Blanco says. “It was around me, so why not try?” WHERE TO LISTEN: soundcloud.com/kxngblanco
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ple that does see it as more than a phase and wants help, but don’t really know how to get the help.” Alimohamadi, as well as five other medical students and the staff of Nuçi’s Space, hope to begin to fix that problem with a new alcohol intervention campaign. The partnership sprang from a long-term project assigned at the beginning of the school year in Alimohamadi’s community health class at MCG. She and her group were given the task of working with a community organization to address a health issue in the community. “I’ve always been really interested in mental health, and seeing such a strong outlet [in Nuçi’s Space], I was really drawn to the aspect that we could make a big difference in one person’s life pretty much immediately,” Alimohamadi says. Addressing alcoholism wasn’t the first idea the group had. The approach came about after it received responses from a survey it had sent out through Nuçi’s Space. Among the many answers the group got back, one stuck out: many people stated they believed they had an alcohol problem, but hadn’t reached out to anybody for help. “We started kind of connecting those pieces together, and we were like, ‘I wonder if people know they can come to [Nuçi’s],
“We want to get the word out there, and hopefully we’ll see a few more people [realize] that substance abuse and alcohol abuse can be addressed at Nuçi’s,” Alimohamadi says. One specific target for the group’s campaign are the musicians of Athens. While musicians are not necessarily more susceptible to addiction, an environmental factor plays a role—musicians often work in bars and therefore are surrounded by alcohol more frequently. “The difference is that the risk factors are a lot different… The whole idea of the environment and what is acceptable [changes],” Sleppy says. “I think it’s just more important for musicians and artists to realize the risk factors involved in dealing with an addiction.” The student group has begun posting flyers around town, including at nightclubs and music venues. But regardless of whether the person seeking help is a musician, the awareness campaign is aimed at anyone who may need assistance. “This time, it’s about not just education,” Sleppy says. “We’re hoping that the [medical] students’ help can connect a path for some people and just let them know that this is a safe space they can come to for that need they may have.” f
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THE VINYL FRONTIER: Tickets are on sale now for a special appearance by songwriter Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) at the Kindercore Vinyl plant on Saturday, Apr. 21. Although I think Barlow is a fine songwriter, this announcement is mainly to tip my hat to the hosts, not the artist. Barlow is planning on deeply exploring his back catalog, and will be telling stories and taking requests, too. There is limited space for this event, and tickets are priced accordingly, from $26.34 for regular general admission all the way up to $107.62 if you would like to get dinner with Lou and his dad. For more information and ticket links, see facebook.com/kindercorevinyl. LEARNIN’ ’BOUT LAW: UGA Law Library folks Nina Guzman, Rachel Evans and Leslie Grove have a pretty cool podcast named “On Reserve,” in which they explore the ways the legal system affects different parts of life. The most recent episode includes interviews with Bertis Downs (R.E.M.), Scott Creney (Tunabunny) and Jason Cade (Hog-Eyed Man) talking about all sorts of stuff. All in all, it’s pretty good. Find it at ugalaw library.wordpress.com or on iTunes.
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times throughout. Additionally, the track begins with a solidly pretty piano melody, and when the guitars come in, the band fleshes the tune out nicely. It loses some steam by the time a funky bass and vocals arrive. The third track kind of continues with the theme and sounds very Dark Side of the Moon in overall mood. All these comparisons aside, I enjoyed this EP 1,000 times more than the previous one and encourage Albatross to continue in this heavier direction. Listen in at albatrossathens.bandcamp.com. BRING YOUR OWN BRIDGE: College music/culture blog Hand Me the Aux is hosting a show at the Caledonia Lounge on Friday, Mar. 30. Billed as “The Session,” the idea is to present some of the new wave of Athens and Atlanta hip hop on the same stage to “bridge the 60-mile gap between the two cities.” To this end, the bill features Athens acts Javae and DK. From Atlanta, there’ll be Keenon Rush, Afropluto and Wiley From Atlanta.
WHEN THE YANKS GO MARCHING IN: Former Athenian and Flagpole contributor Marshall Yarbrough is bringing his New York City-based band Rube to town to play The World Famous on Thursday, Apr. 5. It’s kind of a shambolic country-and-western sound that’s pretty easy to listen to or talk over. They’ll be recording a new album while in town, so if you see ’em and dig ’em, be sure to wave and say hey. Also on the bill this night are Peter Webb and Michael Potter. Hear for yourself at rubetheband.bandcamp.com. GRADUATION TIME: The kids from the 2018 spring session of Nuçi’s Space’s Camp Amped after-school program will perform a showcase of their skills Saturday, Mar. 31 at 7 p.m. The show takes place at Nuçi’s Space. Camp Amped is known best for its summer program, where kids of all skill levels meet each other, form bands, write songs and display what they’ve learned at the end of the week. I fully expect that the after-school session is no different, so go to this planning on being impressed with what the musicians’ resource center is calling the “future of Athens music.” For more information, see nuci.org. f
record review Nihilist Cheerleader: Riot, Right? (Perfect Attendance) After teasing it for a year, Athens band Nihilist Cheerleader has finally released its first fulllength. Riot, Right? vibrates with youthful energy—most of the group’s members are barely out of high school—but is strikingly poised in tone. Across its 10 tracks, the album showcases the group’s impressive range and irrepressible spirit. Like local colleagues Tunabunny, Nihilist Cheerleader crams as many stylistic references as possible into two- and three-minute increments. Opener “I’m Fine” cribs from early-’80s hardcore, as vocalist Flynne Collins howls over a rapid-fire backdrop. It’s followed by “Drenched In,” a Sebadoh-esque indie-rock ripper. The next track, “Who’s Gonna Hear You,” is poppy and piquant, riot grrrl gone rogue. Riot, Right? is a special debut, yet it suggests ongoing evolution. While the band is known for its ferocity, the record is most intriguing when it loosens up and expands its palette, as on the sweetly subversive “Miss You Forever” and previously released single “& She Takes It,” a sharply written feminist anthem that provides a women-centric blueprint for punk in the Trump era. [Gabe Vodicka]
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“American Horror Story,” and former “SNL” impersonator extraordinaire Jay Pharoah is surprisingly more than just his masterful impressions. Soderbergh again shows he is an excellent purveyor of genre thrills; Unsane comes off like his stab at a lesser M. Night Shyamalan-style trashy twister, whose twist might just be how good it actually is.
PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (PG-13) Pacific Rim he also served as his own cinematographer SHERLOCK GNOMES (PG) So Gnomeo & only came out five years ago? It feels like and editor.) Troubled Sawyer Valentini Juliet came out in 2011, and now we get a decade has passed since Guillermo del (Claire Foy, Queen Elizabeth on Netflix’s a sequel? The romantic lead duo, voiced Toro’s film pitting giant robots (Jaegers) “The Crown”) has moved to a new city to by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, have versus giant monsters (Kaiju) bombed escape her stalker, David Strine (Joshua moved to London and now face the disapdomestically while slaying the foreign box Leonard, one-third of The Blair Witch Project pearance of their ornamental lawn family, office. That overseas success is why, half a trio). When she is committed to a menthanks to Sherlock Gnomes’ arch-nemedecade later, another gensis, Moriarty (v. Jamie eration of Jaeger pilots are Demetriou). Fortunately Pacific Rim: Uprising needed to tandem-mime (I think), Gnomes and Dr. actions so their giant, Watson (Johnny Depp interchangeable robot and Chiwetel Ejiofor) are with a name seemingly on the case as the protecrandomly generated on the tors of all London garden internet can defeat a subgnomes. stitutable giant monster. Sherlock Gnomes has to My description may be the most unnecessary seem dismissive, but I animated sequel since loved Pacific Rim when I Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. first saw it. I also cannot Evil. (Only the appearance Hurry! We have to get to Toys“R”Us before they close! remember much about it of a Doogal 2 would be outside of its logline and more surprising.) Even stars—Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba, neital-health facility after expressing suicidal my 2-and-a-half-year-old is discerning ther of whom return for the sequel; recently ideations, she enters a nightmare world enough to question its entertainment minted Oscar winner del Toro is only preswhere her sanity actually comes into quesvalue. If uninspired voicework from Depp ent via producer credit. tion after she sees an orderly who looks like or two new songs by Elton John and Bernie In the new movie, the world must David. Or does he? Taupin—the rest of the tunes are reworked rebuild after the war with the Kaiju ended The movie generates a lot of frustrating versions of past hits—is what you crave, a decade ago. Jake Pentecost (John Boyega, tension from the question of Sawyer’s sanSherlock Gnomes is going to be your jam. a highly charming young actor who really ity, but eventually provides a straightforOtherwise, you and your kid(s) should wait risks being pigeonholed as sci-fi’s go-to ward answer. Foy comes off with the snippy until Athens gets Wes Anderson’s Isle of hero), the son of Elba’s deceased hero intelligence Sarah Paulson brings to TV’s Dogs. f Stacker Pentecost, has disappointingly turned from Jaeger pilot to scavenger/ squatter/party boy. When he has to choose between real jail time and returning to training potential pilots, Jake chooses the latter, bringing with him Amara Namani (Cailee Spaeny, who has the bland, blonde beauty of a Disney sitcom star), an orphan capable of building her own mini-Jaeger. Eventually, something related to the conclusion of the first movie unleashes fresh Kaiju on the planet. Rogue Jaegers, unmanned Jaeger drones and Charlie Day are also involved in varying fashions. Its predecessor was entertaining yet ultimately forgettable; the sequel is even more so. Still, Pacific Rim: Uprising feels like a cousin of Robocop or, with its coed, futuristic military, that other Paul Verhoeven cult classic, Starship Troopers; however, this directorial debut of popular Whedonverse writer Steven S. DeKnight lacks either’s satirical heft to weigh down its paper-thin characterizations and plot. Its world-saving conclusion may even be too unbelievable for its own universe, in which giant robots battle giant monsters, which is saying something. If the Pacific Rim franchise wishes to be anything other than slightly above-average VOD fare, the creators are going to have to come up with some more iconic robots and monsters. I still cannot tell my Gipsy Dangers from my Gipsy Avengers. But heck, it’s not like such knowledge would up the already sky-high fun quotient. UNSANE (R) Leave it to Steven Soderbergh— didn’t he say he was going to retire a few years ago?—to record an entire feature film with an iPhone 7 Plus. (Under pseudonyms,
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the calendar! calendar picks FILM | WED, MAR 28
Athens Jewish Film Fest
Ciné & Rialto Club · 5 p.m. · $10 Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the festival’s five-day run comes to a close with a handful of films and a reception. At 5 p.m., Ciné will screen the winners of a short film competition: Joe’s Violin, a story of a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor who donates his beloved violin through an instrument drive into the hands of a 12-year-old girl; A Wolf’s Mind, which details how the Nazi regime attempted to recruit German filmmaker Fritz Lang; and the Canadian comedy Coming Out of Bondage. Following the full-length feature Body and Soul: An American Bridge with director Robert Philipson in attendance, the party will move over to the Rialto Club at Hotel Indigo at 7:30 p.m. [Jessica Smith]
Tuesday 27 CLASSES: Live Music Yoga Class (Fuel Hot Yoga) A vinyasa class set to the tunes of singer and guitarist Julie Holmes. 4:30 p.m. $18. www. fuelhotyoga.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 Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu EVENTS: Lip Sync Battle (The Foundry) The Standard at Athens
Jeff Beam
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The EGGsquitsite Hunt
Pixel & Ink · 2–4 p.m. · $5 (suggested donation) Inspired by Revel Forces, which hosts the Bomb Shells art egg hunt every year in Atlanta, the EGGsquisite Hunt will hide uniquely decorated eggs around Pixel & Ink Studio and Trio Contemporary Art Gallery. Any egg you find can be taken home, so keep your eyes peeled for tiny glittering, bejeweled or painted eggs peeking out from behind artworks or tucked away in crevices. There are over 30 participating artists, including Rachel Barnes, Andrea Boyd, Jennie Cain, OC Carlisle, Tyler Fisher, The Fuse Muse, James Greer, Helen Kuykendall, Nathaniel Mitchell, Johanna Nicol, Rebecca Norton, Maggie Seee, Andrew Shearer, Jeanne Whatley and Christy Wooke. All ages are welcome. [JS]
and River Mill present a lip syncing battle. A $500 prize will be awarded to the top performer, and $1000 will be given to the largest team to attend. Register teams online. 7 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Psychick Faire (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Athens Area Pagans host a psychic faire with music, runes, reiki, card readers, vendors and more. 6–11 p.m. $5 per service. athenspaganpride.org FILM: Athens Jewish Film Festival (Ciné Barcafé) View screenings of Between Worlds (5 p.m.) and The 90 Minute War (7:15 p.m.). 5 p.m. $45 (festival pass). www.athensjff.org GAMES: Book Trivia: Lord of the Rings (Walls of Books, Watkinsville) Test your knowledge
and win prizes. 6:30 p.m. www. wallsofbooks.net GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 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: Senior Bingo (East Athens Community Center) Bingo for ages 55 & up. Fourth Tuesday of every month. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $4. 706613-3593 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com
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Twin Peaks
Georgia Theatre · 8 p.m. · $15 Chicago band Twin Peaks has undergone a marked evolution since its debut, 2013’s Sunken. The garage-rockers followed that record with Wild Onion the next year, which built on its predecessor’s scrappy approach with solidified songwriting. 2016’s Down in Heaven marked a tonal shift towards twangy, tape-stained Americana. Out earlier this year, Sweet ’17 Singles compiles 12 tracks first available last year as part of a 7-inch subscription series. From the soulful swagger of “Shake Your Lonely” to the warbly blues of “Fat Chance,” the record represents another stylistic shift for the group, which hits Athens Saturday with support from The Districts and Palace Doctor. [Gabe Vodicka] GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Mellow Mushroom) Win prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.mellowmushroom.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Teen Anime Night (Bogart Library) Teens in grades 6–12 can watch anime, draw fan art and play anime Jeopardy. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday (Georgia Museum of Art) Families and children 18 months–3 years can
Jeff Beam
Flicker Theatre & Bar · 9 p.m. The music created by Maine singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Beam owes more than a little to the spacier side of Athens’ Elephant 6 collective, so it’s fitting that Beam will share Monday’s Flicker bill with French Exit—the lo-fi pop group fronted by E6 associate AJ Griffin—as well as Ear Ear, a one-time-only “concept band” that is shrouded in mystery but reportedly contains some of the collective’s heaviest hitters. The ever-prolific Beam recently released a new EP, Something Came From Nothing, whose four psych-speckled songs offer both mystique and clarity. He’ll perform new material as well as past favorites at his Athens show as part of a duo. [GV]
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: 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 LECTURES & LIT: The Rest of the Story Book Club (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 258) Discuss works connected to the ongoing and upcoming exhibitions and programs at the library. Followed by gallery tours. March’s selection is Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism by Bob Edwards. 5:30 p.m. FREE! jhebbard@uga.edu
MEETINGS: Toastmasters of Hope (Ebenezer Baptist Church) Learn how to become a better public speaker and leader. 6 p.m. ptac81@ gmail.com SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. First visit free. www. ttathensga.com
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THE CALENDAR! CLASSES: Gardening Class (ACC Library) “Lawn Care.” Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! atedrow@ uga.edu EVENTS: Percentage Night (The Rook and Pawn) Proceeds benefit Be the Match UGA. 4–9 p.m. www. therookandpawn.com EVENTS: Athens Jewish Film Festival Closing Party (The Rialto Room) Celebrate the 10th annual festival with music and dancing. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 7:30 p.m. Festival Pass or $10. www.ajff.org EVENTS: Young Democrats of UGA (Miller Learning Center, Room 214) The Young Democrats host a gun violence panel with Moms Demand Action. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ugayoungdemocrats FILM: Athens Jewish Film Festival (Ciné Barcafé) View screenings of shorts (5 p.m.) and the documentary Body and Soul: An American Bridge (6:15 p.m.). 5 p.m. $45 (festival pass). www. athensjff.org GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Gather a team. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. willys.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, Washington St.) Play to become victorious. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Hosted by Garrett Lennox every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www. grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament Qualifier (Saucehouse Barbeque) Qualifying cornhole rounds begin for placement in the final bracket with a $250 grand prize winner. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Preschool Pals (Bogart Library) Preschool-aged children will learn social and language skills through songs stories and crafts. Ages almost 3–almost 5. 10:15 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens 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: 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: Chess Club (Oconee County Library) Ages 7 & up are invited to play. All experience levels welcome. 5 p.m. FREE! 706-7693950 KIDSTUFF: Cooking with Jayln (ACC Library) Learn basic cooking skills with limited ingredients to whip up a tasty snack. Ages 11–18. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Little Peeps Easter Fun (Rocksprings Community Center) Participants will make jello Easter eggs, bunny-themed crafts and enjoy peep snack time. 10 a.m. $4–6. www.athensclarkecounty.com
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KIDSTUFF: Dungeons and Dragons (Oconee County Library) Explore a wonderful world of fantasy, monsters and magic. Grades 6–12. 6–9 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Girls Who Code (ACC Library) Learn more about coding. 4:15 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Library Adventures (Bogart Library) A storytelling program with hands-on activities. Ages 3.5–8. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Faculty Reading (Ciné Barcafé) The UGA Creative Writing Program presents a faculty reading with LeAnne Howe, Aruni Kashyap, Hamilton Holmes, Reginald McKnight and Magdalena Zurawski. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com LECTURES & LIT: “Regulating Broadband: The Law and Economics of Network Neutrality” (Moore-Rooker Hall, A220) Thomas Hazlett will talk about his experience as Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission and his research on media regulation. 10:10 a.m. FREE! www.terry.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Defamation in the Age of Fire and Fury (Miller Learning Center, Room 248) Dr. William Lee presents a lecture on the legal aspects of defamation and libel in the context of Fire and Fury. 5:30 p.m. FREE! ithomas@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) Meet bestselling children’s author and former Athenian Mez Blume in celebration of her book Katie Watson and the Painter’s Plot. 6 p.m. FREE! www. bn.com MEETINGS: Let’s Chat: LGBT Community Discussion (ACC Library) Common Ground invites the LGBT community to share stories on religion and spirituality. 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ commongroundlgbtathga
art. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Café au Libris: Jon Jefferson (ACC Library) Jon Jefferson’s newest novel is a Wave of Terror. He has written the New York Times bestselling Body Farm series with Dr. Bill Bass under the pean name Jefferson Bass. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Michele Bogart (Georgia Museum of Art) Art historian Michele Bogart will give a talk on “Public Art and Process in New York City.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! georgiamuseum.org LECTURES & LIT: African Studies Spring Lecture (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Auditorium) The African Studies Institute presents philosopher Alloy S. Ihuah who will speak on “MADIBAISM: An African
GAMES: Friday Night Initiative (Tyche’s Games) Learn new roleplaying games. 6 p.m. www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Pagemasters (Oconee County Library) Read Wonder by R.J. Palacio and watch the movie. Books available at the circulation desk. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Elementary Art Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Participants will learn about Vincent van Gogh and create a project in his style. Ages 6–10. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Virtual Reality for Teens (ACC Library) 3D painting, Space Pirate, Exploring Mt. Everest and Fruit Ninja for grades 6–12. 1–3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens
$5 suggested donation. trioathens@ gmail.com EVENTS: Open Log House (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Visit the circa 1800s log house and participate in activities from long ago. Live music by the Athens Folk Society String Band. 1–4 p.m. $2-3. 706-613-3615 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Random Acts: The Murder Mystery Company. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Day of Board Game Demonstrations (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play new games. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Five Points Easter Egg Hunt (Memorial Park) Get those eggs! Kids will be divided into age groups of 0–2, 3–4, 5–7 and
Sunday 1 EVENTS: Easter Brunch (Graduate Athens) The family-friendly brunch features a menu made from scratch and an Easter egg hunt for children. 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. $11–32. 706549-7020 GAMES: Netrunner Open Play (Tyche’s Games) All are welcome to join in. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www. tychesgames.com
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Thursday 29 EVENTS: Athens Science Café (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Dr. Matt Goren and doctoral candidate Michael G. Thomas Jr. of the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences discuss the science behind spending and answer the enduring question “Can money actually buy happiness?” 7 p.m. FREE! athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are welcome. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq KIDSTUFF: Teen Talk (ACC Library) Teens can talk about what’s bothering them. Ages 11–18. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Meet the Author (Oconee County Library) Meet bestselling children’s author Mez Blume in celebration of her book Katie Watson and the Painter’s Plot. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Join us for Lego art and Lego-based games and activities. No need to bring your own Legos. For ages 8–18. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Egg-cellent Art! (Bogart Library) Participants will listen to the story Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones, then make egg-cellent
Ages 1–5 and 6–12. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/ leisure KIDSTUFF: Bunny Hop (ACC Library) Hop into the library for bunny stories and crafts. Ages 2–6. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Madtown Literary Weekend See Friday listing for full description (Variety Works, Madison) Mar. 30, 6:45 p.m. Mar. 31, 10 a.m. madtownweekend@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Face Off Step Show (Morton Theatre) The National Pan-Hellenic Council presents their annual show. 7–10 p.m. mortontheatre.com PERFORMANCE: Jams for Justice (Legion Field, Lumpkin St.) The survivor-focused and inclusive event will feature music, dance and spoken word. Attendees can donate to The Cottage. 12–3:30 p.m. FREE! rsvpstudentgroup@gmail.com
Paintings by Paige Adair are included in the group exhibition “House Beautiful,” currently on view at the Gallery@Hotel Indigo through Saturday, Apr. 28. Leadership Philosophy of the New Past and the Old Future.” 8 a.m. FREE! akinloye@uga.edu MEETINGS: Public Input Session (Dudley Park) Voice your ideas regarding Dudley Park Master Plan Revision. 6 p.m. FREE! accgov.com PERFORMANCE: Dancefx Storybook Show (Morton Theatre) Dancefx presents The Jungle Book, told through dance with live musicians. Mar. 29, 10:30 a.m. Mar. 29–30, 6:30 p.m. $5–16 mortontheatre.com
LECTURES & LIT: Madtown Literary Weekend A gathering of writers and readers featuring Mark Powell, Julia Elliott, Ray McManus, Thomas Mullen, Diedre Knight and Jamieson Ridenhour. (Variety Works, Madison) Mar. 30, 6:45 p.m. Mar. 31, 10 a.m. madtownweekend@ gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Dancefx Storybook Show (Morton Theatre) See Thursday listing for full description Mar. 29, 10:30 a.m. Mar. 29–30, 6:30 p.m. $5–16 mortontheatre.com
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EVENTS: Women’s History Month Party (Ciné Barcafé) DJ Lodi Dodi hosts an event honoring women in Athens. Hear statements, dance and mingle. www.athenscine.com
ART: EGGsquisite Hunt (Pixel & Ink Studio) Search Pixel & Ink Studio and Trio Contemporary Art Gallery for eggs decorated by artists. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 2–4 p.m.
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8–10 years old. 11 a.m. FREE! www. friendsoffivepoints.org KIDSTUFF: An Eggstra Special Egg Hunt (Cornerstone Church, 4680 Lexington Rd.) The event offers individualized egg hunts for those of any age with any special need. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. kayla@cornerstoneathens.cc KIDSTUFF: Easter Egg Scramble (Lay Park) A traditional hunt for eggs with refreshments and inflatables. Ages 1–10. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Breakfast with the Bunny (Memorial Park) Breakfast, crafts and photos with the Easter Bunny. Call to register. 9–9:45 a.m. or 10–10:45 a.m. $5–7.50. 706613-3580, www.accgov.com KIDSTUFF: Easter Egg Hunt (Rocksprings Community Center) Two traditional egg hunt with prizes.
EVENTS: AARP Tax Assistance (Oconee County Library) AARP volunteers will assist individuals of all ages with their tax preparation. This free service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. 12–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for geeky prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages three and under. Caregivers will recieve pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Teen Library Council (Oconee County Library) Have a say in future YA events. Grades 6–12. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: NerdHerd (Oconee County Library) Geek out with other nerds. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Mary Frances Early Lecture (Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Mahler Hall) Bakari Sellers, CNN political analyst and attorney, speaks on “Education, Civil Rights and Equality: Cornerstones for Our Future.” 3 p.m. FREE! grad.uga.edu MEETINGS: Job Club (Oconee County Library) Share job-seeking challenges, get resume reviews and network in an empowering environment. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome. Mondays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. First visit free. www. ttathensga.com
Tuesday 3 CLASSES: Water-Bath Canning: Apple Jelly (Morgan County 4-H Office, 440 Hancock St. Madison) Make and take apple jelly. 10 a.m. $40. farmviewmarket.com FILM: España en Corto: Spanish Short Film Festival (Georgia Museum of Art) View award-winning short films directed by up-and-coming Spanish filmmakers. Apr. 3–4, 6:30 p.m. FREE! georgiamuseum.org GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561
LECTURES & LIT: How a Bill Becomes a Law (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 277) With Dr. Anthony Madonna. 12:30 p.m. FREE! jhebbard@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Adult Book Club (Bogart Library) Pick up a copy of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See at the front desk and meet book lovers at the new book club. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Normal Books) Meet bestselling children’s author Mez Blume in celebration of her book Katie Watson
Jeopardy-style trivia. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Spring Cleaning Crafts (Bogart Library) Make something with the library’s art supplies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: “Frank’s Nightmare” (Bogart Library) Historian Bill Cosgrove will reveal
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE POWERS Local folk-rock band of brothers. ALL THE OTHER REINDEER Progressive rock band from Athens. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LADY VALORE Experimental solo hip-hop artist from Savannah. CRUST Prog- and psych-inspired rock group from New Jersey. SPACE BROTHER Electronic- and hip-hop-influenced sounds from local musician Donald Whitehead.
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1150 Mitchell Bridge Rd. 706-546-7879 · www.hopeamc.com Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-6pm Saturday 8am-1pm Oginalii plays the Georgia Theatre Rooftop on Saturday, Mar. 31. 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) See Tuesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia at the Rail (The Rail Athens) Trivia hosted by Nic every Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706354-7289 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Dirty Bingo (Mellow Mushroom) Win wonderful prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.mellowmushroom. com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Teen Peepapalooza (Bogart Library) Create a scene from a book or movie with Peeps. Grades 6–12. Registration recommended. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Live Lambs (Bogart Library) Participants will get a chance to meet sweet baby lambs, make wooly crafts and hear sheep stories. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: LEGO Robotos Workshop (Oconee County Library) Learn how to build working LEGO robots. Ages 7 and up. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Meet the Author (The Story Shop, Monroe) Meet bestselling children’s author Mez Blume for a detective party and book signing. 1 p.m. FREE! mezblume.com/events
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Wednesday 4 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Curator of education Callan Steinmann leads a discussion on Beverly Buchanan’s sculpture, “Medicine Woman.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: España en Corto: Spanish Short Film Festival (Georgia Museum of Art) See Tuesday listing for full description Apr. 3–4, 6:30 p.m. FREE! georgiamuseum.org GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Gather a team. Every Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. willys.com 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 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 KIDSTUFF: What’s That Song?: Music Trivia (Oconee County Library) Guess popular songs based on snippets from the lyrics in a
the mysterious WWII story of a former Athens resident, Lt. Eugene Cook, who was the pilot of the jinxed B-17 Flying Fortress from the 91st Bomb Group, “Frank’s Nightmare.” 1 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 Jonathon Brown. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/athenswordofmouth 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
LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 27 Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $12-$14. www.caledonialounge. com ALGIERS Politically engaged, soultinged indie-rock group from Atlanta. OMNI Agit-pop band from Atlanta featuring former members of Deerhunter and Carnivores. LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES Gritty, boisterous, socially charged rock and roll group from Alabama. Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! www.calintitos. com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays folk with Latin influences every Tuesday in March.
GODDESS COMPLEX Athens-based ambient and avant-garde project rooted in queer culture. ECHO CONSTANT Local sample-based electronic project.
Wednesday 28 Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul. Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided! Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com DANIEL HARDIN Singer-songwriter with acoustic and electric blues and rock influences. RUHAA! Local rock band with alternative and blues influences. CLASSIC MISFITS Local alternative rock band with classic rock influences. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com KING ISRAEL Athens-based alternative blues-rock band. ALL THE OTHER REINDEER Progressive rock band from Athens. NEW PARLIAMENT Athens-based jam band influenced by Neil Young, Widespread Panic, Led Zeppelin and more. k continued on next page
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The Foundry 7 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. This week’s show features Jody and Leanne Daniels, Sean Stephenson and Taylor Thompson and Brad and Jessica Gerke. Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com BLACK TIGER SEX MACHINE Canadian trio that specializes in
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returns to Athens to perform a high-octane set of Talking Heads cover songs. SAVED BY THE BAND Popular cover band playing hits from the ’80s and ’90s.
Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays sets of rock and soul.
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!
Caledonia Lounge Medlife Benefit. 8 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www.caledonialounge.com THE FAMILY RECIPE New local jazz fusion outfit.
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com JOHN & KIRAN FERNANDES Father and son perform a duet featuring JAMEY McDANIEL
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The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy
GRANT COWAN Jazz-influenced, piano-based singer-songwriter. THE ECOTONES Co-ed a cappella group comprised of UGA students. PROPERTY OF BOLTON New local rock four-piece. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com ROAD TO ROO One band will win a chance to perform at Bonnaroo. The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com RUNAWAY GIN Phish tribute band. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com YACHT ROCK REVUE Georgia’s favorite ’70s light-rock tribute band
American primitive guitar, piano, clarinet and more. GODDESS COMPLEX Athens-based ambient and avant-garde project rooted in queer culture. ARIEL ACKERLY Athens-based experimental performer. 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 Local group led by guitarist and songwriter Chris Hampton.
Friday 30 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 KIP JONES & FRIENDS Local songwriter playing all your favorite covers and some of his own tunes. Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE SESSION A showcase of up-and-coming hip-hop and R&B performers from Athens and Atlanta, including Afropluto, DK, Javae, Keenon Rush and Wiley. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE FLAMETHROWERS Athensbased surf-rock band. FORBIDDEN WAVES Surfy local garage-rock combo. CARLA LEFEVER Longtime Athenian plays old-school jams, groovy funk and sweet pop. MATCHSTICK JOHNNY One-man band from Palm Beach, FL.
WOLVES & WOLVES & WOLVES & WOLVES Indie-punk band from Winston-Salem, NC. BAD IDOLS Punk band on tour from Knoxville, TN. TIGHT BLACKS Local punk band inspired by Jawbreaker and Dinosaur Jr.
Saturday 31 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net RANDOM ACTS Musical murder-mystery group based in Elberton. Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com ART CONTEST Local math-rock duo with propulsive rhythms and intricate melodies. CHEW Psychedelic rock band from Atlanta.
knit band plays a mix of grunge, honky-tonk and Zeppelin-esque rock. 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com TWIN PEAKS Buzzworthy, Chicagobased garage-pop group. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. THE DISTRICTS Buzz band from Philadelphia with a melodic garagerock sound. PALACE DOCTOR Dynamic rock trio fronted by former Modern Skirts bassist Phillip Brantley. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com NIHILIST CHEERLEADER Local buzz band plays energetic, lo-fi punk rock. Album release show! See Record Review on p. 13. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MR. E Experimental project from local musician Ethan Lapaquette. FOGHORN Experimental project from local musicians Ethan LaPaquette and Parks Miller.
Wonderbar 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ wonderbarathens GEORGE THE INFINITE Local DJ spins the best in Top 40, EDM and bass music every Saturday.
Sunday 1 No. 3 Railroad Street 6 p.m. $20. www.3railroad.org JACK WILLIAMS Longtime touring folk singer with influences ranging from rock to R&B and jazz. The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens YAZAN New York singer and guitarist playing a mix of rural blues, folk and psychedelia. SCOOTERBABE Scrappy, jangly local indie-pop group fronted by songwriter JJ Posway. DAGMAR VORK DIY musician, songwriter and visual artist.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BACK CITY WOODS Macon-based bluegrass/Southern rock band. KATHERINE BALL Singer-songwriter delivering a taste of Southern gothic blues. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays. Hosted by Larry Forte. The Pub 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-2831 KARAOKE Sing to your heart’s content every Monday. The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens QUEST GIVER New local experimental indie trio.
The Office Lounge 6 p.m. 706-546-0840 REV. CONNER MACK TRIBBLE Tribble is a Georgia rock and roll fixture. Every Friday! 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE PAINKILLERS Atlanta-based blues-rock group.
Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided!
40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $13 (adv.), $15 (door). www.40watt.com JAPANESE BREAKFAST Indie-pop venture led by Michelle Zauner, previously of Little Big League. SNAIL MAIL The alias of Baltimorebased indie singer Lindsey Jordan. ART SCHOOL JOCKS Atlanta-based lo-fi power-pop group.
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com GIFT ECONOMY Local acoustic folkpunk project.
Live Wire 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. livewireathens.com COFRESI Project blending electronic music with acoustic drum performance.
Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com WELCOME CENTER Electronic indierock outfit from Texas. SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indierock band. LAMBDA CELSIUS Local experimental electronic performer. SOCIAL CIRCLE Athens-based softpsych-pop project.
Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LO DODONA New local experimental punk band. THE MUMZEES High-energy garagepunk band from the Chattanooga area. TELEFONES Psychedelic garage-rock group from Nashville, TN. COLE MONROE Member of local math-rock band Art Contest performs solo. DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta faves.
Iron Factory 10 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 TGIF DANCE PARTY Dance the week’s woes away with music from DJ Q and Chief Rocka.
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Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE POWERS Local folk-rock band of brothers. ALL THE OTHER REINDEER Progressive rock band from Athens. DARSANA Local indie-rock band.
40 Watt Club 9 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.40watt.com TYLER CHILDERS Popular country singer-songwriter from Kentucky. THE WOOKS Kentucky-based bluegrass band.
Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night.
Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SAHADA BUCKLEY Local violinist performs a solo set. ANNIE LEETH Local violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer. THE MICHAELS No information available. SHOULDIES Atlanta-based queer electronic-pop project.
Yazan plays The World Famous on Sunday, Apr. 1. KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk- and and math-influenced rock trio. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE MOONSHINE Local roots band with a blend of guitar, autoharp and upright bass. FESTER HAGOOD This local songwriter’s soft drawl accents his intimate folk-country songs. MICHAEL MARTIN BAND Indianabased Americana group with Irish and country influences. 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com THE YOD Party-starting Athens-based alternative hip-hop collective. Album release show! See story on p. 11.
Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com THE SPACE TIME TRAVELERS Atlanta-based funk-rock band. TITOS Local group playing soulful rock with a strong blues influence.
The Foundry 8 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com PAUL THORN BAND Group led by the roots-rock singer-songwriter and former professional boxer. CALEB CAUDLE New Orleans-based songwriter playing soulful alt-country and roots-pop.
Terrapin Beer Co. 6 p.m. $8. www.terrapinbeer.com BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed, screwed and tattooed punk rock band from Athens.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com OGINALII With a name meaning “friendship” in Cherokee, this tightly
RICKY DIGITS Local emcee who cites MF Doom, cLOUDDEAD, Wu-Tang Clan and Eminem as influences.
SALINE Local four-piece “shoegrease” band with hints of post-punk and fuzz-rock.
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! hendershotscoffee.com TY MANNING & THE SLAWDOG BISCUITS New local band led by Manning described as “Ronnie Milsap meets Tom Petty.”
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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! Nuçi’s Space 7 p.m. FREE! www.nuci.org CAMP AMPED FINALE SHOW Camp Amped concludes with young musicians showcasing the originals and covers they learned during camp. The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 SACRED HOLLOW Local band playing loud, catchy hard rock with a bite. With special guest Ron Perry.
Creature Comforts Brewery Industry Night. 5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com BLUE BLOOD Melodic psych-pop project fronted by Hunter Morris. GRAND VAPIDS Local alt-rock band with a dense, dreamy, slowcore-inspired sound. HEX PARTY New local grunge-inspired rock band. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com JEFF BEAM Psych-rock singer-songwriter from Portland, ME. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. FRENCH EXIT Local rock band featuring members of Circulatory System and Faster Circuits. EAR EAR Mysterious local supergroup featuring members of the Elephant 6 collective.
LYDIA SERA Local visual artist and musician. LILY HERNE Local group playing dream-rock with psychedelic and folk influences.
Tuesday 3 The Foundry Camp Twitch & Shout Benefit. 8 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com LIVE BAND KARAOKE Sing your favorite ’80s and ’90s jams and beyond, backed by Saved by the Band. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre. com RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE Alternative rock and indie-pop band from Boone, NC. CAAMP Folk-based duo out of Athens, OH. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com LITTLE BIRD Four-piece from Annapolis, MD blending surf-rock, jazz and Americana.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ASPEN ANONDA Athens-based indie-pop singer-songwriter. On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com XANNY P Athens-based rapper. PROPERTY OF BOLTON New local rock four-piece. The Globe 8 p.m. www.jazzathensga.org THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Popular local swing and hot jazz ensemble playing music of the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 SIMPLE LIFE Local band led by musician Greg Veal. 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.
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Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. Fill out online application. Deadline June 15, Sept. 15 & Dec. 15. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ARTWERK (Trio Contemporary Art Gallery) Artwerk is a new event series merging art and fashion. Seeking wearable art pieces that utilize non-traditional materials for a fashion show on May 12 during the gallery’s exhibition, “Media Circus.” Deadline Apr. 8 at 11:59 p.m. Email to participate. artwerkathens@gmail. com CALL FOR ART (Lyndon House Arts Center) Members of groups that meet at the Lyndon House can submit artwork to “Full House,” a biennial invitational exhibit. Online registration opens May 5. Drop off May 17, 1–8 p.m. Opening reception June 7, 6–8 p.m. 706-613-3623, www.accgov.com/lyndonhouse CALL FOR ARTISTS (Lexington, GA) Open studios and artists will be set up at various venues for the Lexington Art Crawl and Concert. Apr. 21, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. lindaparish1012@gmail.com EXHIBITION PROPOSALS (Lyndon House Arts Center) The center reviews proposals for future art exhibitions twice annually. Exhibitions
can be by local, regional, national or international artists, exchange exhibitions from other states and countries, invitational or juried exhibitions, themed exhibitions or exhibitions of historical works owned by local collectors. Due date Apr. 20 by 11:59 p.m. www.accgov. com/lyndonhouse MAKERSPACE MEMBERSHIP (The Hatch) Makers can have access to a full woodshop, metal shop, electronics lab, clean prototyping space, as well as fine art tools, sewing, 3D printing, laser cutting and other tools. $50/month for 24/7 access. Members also get discounted classes and attendance to monthy events. www.hatchathens.com/ membership 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 Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. as a membership perk. $65/month or $175/ three months. 706-613-3623, www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure POP-UP GALLERY AND ARTIST MARKET (Stan Mullins Art Studio) The Georgia Museum of Art Student Assocation is seeking local artists to show and sell their work at an event on Apr. 21. Deadline Apr. 1. No entry fee. gmoastudent@gmail.com
art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Gunnar Tarsa creates stream of consciousness drawings where ideas collide and coalesce through the ordering of line and shape. 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) “Looking Up! Artistic Explorations of Our Skies” includes paintings, drawings and sculptures by Ana Anest and Scott Pope. Through Apr. 20. ATHENS ART AND FRAME (1021 Parkway Blvd.) Heidi Hensley’s paintings depict colorful and eclectic scenes of Athens and UGA. 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. CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) “A Voice Offstage: James Rose” is an experiential exhibition inspired by the work of the mid-century modernist landscape designer. Through Apr. 21. 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. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “The Broadside Exhibition Project: verse 1” pairs local poets and artists together to create original broadsides which serve as illustrated poems. Through Apr. 1. • “Art Decko,” a public art project that will be later installed in the downtown College Avenue Parking Deck, features large-scale paintings by Ruth Allen,
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Auditions THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Encore Productions is casting three men and seven women for an upcoming production of the comedy, The Red Velvet Cake War. Performances will be held June 15–24. Auditions on Apr. 9–10, 6–8 p.m. 706-283-1049
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 ATHENS TECH CLASSES (Athens Technical College) “Extreme PowerPoint: Level III.” Mar. 30. $109. “Georgia Driver’s Education: Teen Driving Course.” Apr. 2–5 & Apr. 9–12. $350. “Excel Amplified: Level III Microsoft Excel.” Apr. 6. $109. In “OSHA 10,” participants will learn about policies, procedures, standards and general industry safety and health principles. Twoday course. Begins Apr. 3. $159. “Beginning Forklift Operator Certification.” Two-day course. Begins Apr. 25. $199. training@ athenstech.edu, athenstech.edu CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Community Coffeehouse,” Mondays–Thursdays from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. “Silver Sneakers Stretch,”
The Circle Gallery presents “A Voice Offstage: James Rose,” an experiential exhibition inspired by the midcentury modernist landscape designer, through Saturday, Apr. 21. Mondays at 10 a.m. “American Legion Post 20 Coffee Hour,” Tuedays at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Gatherers Crafting Club,” Tuesdays at 9–11 a.m. “Pilates,” Tuesdays 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. “Oil Painting,” Wednesdays at 1 & 5 p.m. “Bellydance,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Mah Jong,” Thursdays at 1 p.m. “Line Dancing,” Thursdays at 4 p.m. “Ballroom Dancing,” Thursdays at 6 p.m. 706742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail. com, www.wintervillecenter.com COMPUTER CLASSES (ACC Library) “Office on the Weekend: Intro to PowerPoint 2016.” Mar. 31, 3 p.m. Registration required. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens CUBAN-STYLE SALSA (UGA Tate Student Center) (Room 473) The UGA Salsa Club hosts dancing every
Ashley Anderson, Jared Brown, Jeremy Kiran Fernandes, Will Eskridge, Hannah Betzel, Dorian Edwards, Jeanne Whatley and Jacob Wenzka. Art party Apr. 8. On view Apr. 3–29. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “Cacophony of Color: Group Art Show” features works by Marisa Delgado, Eddy Lezama, Laura Maria Ramirez Giraldo and Logan Shirah. Through Apr. 7. 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.) “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.” Through Apr. 29. • “Images of Awakening: Buddhist Sculpture from Afghanistan and Pakistan.” Through June 17. 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 Mallory Moye. Through April. HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE (237 Prince Ave.) Mixed media portraits of musicians by Tyrus J. Manning. Closing reception Mar. 31. HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Self-taught Athens painter Mark Nix creates works on everything from canvas and wood to vinyl LPs and cars. Through March. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Drawings and painting by Patrick Linker. K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) “Love, in All its Many Forms” is a group exhibition of intimate works pertaining to the theme of love. Through March. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) See an Exit Show for students in graphic design, interior design, art education and scientific illustration. Reception Apr. 5. LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates “24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) The 43rd Juried Exhibition was juried by Wassan Al-Khudhairi, chief curator at the Contemporary Art
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Sunday. Email for details. ugasalsa club@gmail.com, www.facebook. com/groups/ugasalsaclub DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER CLASSES (ACC Library) “InDesign for Beginners.” Mar. 28, 7 p.m. Registration required. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens ENERGY HEALING & ANIMAL TELEPATHY (Ancient Suns Intuition Arts, Cobbham Neighborhood) In “Energy Healing for Animals,” learn gentle techniques to heal animals’ energetic and physical bodies. Mondays, Apr. 2–30, 5–7:30 p.m. In “Animal Telepathy I,” learn how to send and receive intuitive communications with animals. Saturdays, Apr. 7–May 5, 3–5 p.m. Awaken your clairvoyance in “Intuitive Meditation.” Wednesdays, Apr. 4–May 2, 5–7 p.m. or Saturdays, Apr. 7–May 5, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. “Energy Healing for
Women’s Bodies.” Thursdays, Apr. 5–May 3, 5–7 p.m. $200/series. ancientsunsacademy@gmail.com, www.ancient-intuition.com FARMVIEW CLASSES (Farmview Market) “Instant Pot Cooking with Kjesti Easton.” Apr. 11, 5–7 p.m. $30. www.farmviewmarket.com MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES (Live Oak Martial Arts, Bogart) Traditional and modern-style Taekwondo, Jodo, self-defense, grappling and weapons classes for all ages. www.liveoak martialarts.com ONE-ON-ONE DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER TUTORIALS (ACC Library) Get individual instruction for graphics, audio or video editing projects or learn to convert albums and cassettes to DVDs and CDs. Thursdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m. 706-613-3650 OPEN TREE CLIMB (David Henry Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary, 1110
Museum in St. Louis. The show includes 126 pieces selected from 373 artists. Through May 5. • Community Collections presents unique pins traded by members of the Enamelist Society and collected by jeweler Leslie Litt. Through May 19. • On view in the Lounge Gallery, Kristen Hyink’s otherworldly illustrations are inspired by nature, dreams and the power of self-discovering. Through June 2. 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. PINEWOODS 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. SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY (231 Collins Industrial Blvd.) Artwork by Allen Sutton. Through March. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) See colorful paintings by Dr. Hildegard Timberlake. Through March. TRIO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (766 W. Broad St.) “Trifecta” features works from MFA graduate students attending UGA, Georgia State University and Georgia Southern University. Through March. 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.) Susan Pelham’s “Stories in Bits and Pieces” features collages influenced by Magic Realism and Surrealism. Through April. WHITE TIGER (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Teenage friends Rose Shelton and Havivah Z. Saltz create watercolors and ink drawings of women, mermaids and pop culture icons, as well as a series inspired by astrological signs. Reception Apr. 19. Currently on view through Apr. 29. WILLSON CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND ARTS (1260 S. Lumpkin St.) Photographer Frances Berry draws attention to the tensions and intersections between manmade curves and lines, nature and the built environment, and renewal and decay in “Athens Seen.” Through March. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.
Old 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 RESTART (Athens, GA) (Lotta Mae’s Supply Co.) The program combines nutrition education, a detox and group support. Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. starting Mar. 27. $155. www.vitalrootsathens.com SALSA DANCE CLASSES (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa dance classes (Casino-Rueda) with SALSAthens. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Every Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10 (incl. one drink). www.facebook. com/salsaathens SCANNING ONE-ON-ONE (ACC Library) Sign up for a 60-minute one-on-one appointment to scan photos, letters, recipes, etc. Thursdays, 6 p.m. 706-613-3650 TABLET COMPUTING CLASS (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn how to use your tablet. Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org/madison TAI CHI EASY (Accessible Yoga Studio, 195 Miles St.) With Tom Wittenberg. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. $15. taichieasyathens.com UGARDEN CLASSES (UGArden) “Cultivating Medicinal Herbs Workshop.” Apr. 28, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $70–85. njfuller@uga.edu squareup. com/store/ugarden YAMUNA (Healing Arts Centre) (Sangha Yoga Studio) Yamuna Body Rolling is a six-week series. Wednesdays, Apr. 11–May 16, 6–7 p.m. $108. holistichealthrevolution @gmail.com, www.holistichealth revolution.com YOGA (Rubber Soul Yoga) Ongoing classes in Kundalini, Hatha, gentle yoga, laughing yoga, acroyoga, karate and one-on-one yoga as well as guided meditation. Check website for schedule. Donation based. calclements@gmail.com, www. rubbersoulyoga.com YOGA CLASSES (M3Yoga) “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. “Prenatal Yoga: Modifying and Empowering Your Practice.” Apr. 7, 2:30–5:30 p.m. $30. Proceeds from Community Classes through June will benefit Nuci’s Space. $8/ drop-in. nursenick@m3yoga.com, m3yoga.com/events YOGA CLASSES & WORKSHOPS (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio) “Meditation and the Human Condition: Journey to a Fulfilling Life.” Apr. 7, 12:30–4:30 p.m. 200Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training. $2250. Ongoing classes in Iyengar, Vinyasa, Hatha, Power Yoga, hot yoga, meditation and more. 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. athenshumanrightsfest.org
Kidstuff ACC SUMMER CAMPS (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in
science, dance, sports, art and more. Visit website for dates and details. 706-613-3800, www.accgov.com/ leisure ALLEGRO (Athens, GA) (Center City Ballet and Athens YMCA) Classes incorporate singing, dancing, movement and instrument play. www. centercityballet.com AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Athens Little Playhouse) Theater day camp for kids ages 5 & up. The week concludes with a performance for families. Choice of nine weeks, May 21–July 27. www.athenslittle playhouse.net ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club for Teens.” Fridays, 6:30–8 p.m. $15. “Art Club Junior for Ages 9–13.” Fridays, 4:30–6 p.m. $15. Both classes are taught by Hope Hilton. www.kaartist.com BAKING AND COOKING CAMPS (Olive Basket) “Summer Baking Camp.” June 4–29. Kids Camp 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Teen Camp, 2–5:30 p.m. “Summer Cooking Camp.” July 9–Aug. 10. Kids Camp, 9 a.m. –12 p.m. Teen Camp, 2–5:30 p.m. $200. charleshay428@gmail.com EXPLORING THE EARTH SUMMER CAMP (Little Rose Nature Adventures, Watkinsville) This camp is a nature-based, visual and performing arts, STEAM program for kids ages 5–12. Runs June and July, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. $200/ week. www.exploringtheearth.org GROUNDED KIDS YOGA (M3Yoga) Children can learn about the tools of yoga to cultivate self-awareness. Saturdays, 10 a.m. Ages 7–12. $10. m3yoga.com 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 KINDERSWIM (Multiple Locations) Five-year-olds can take free summer swimming classes. June 5–22, June 26–July 13 or July 17–Aug. 3, 9–9:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. or 5:30–6:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Programs take place at Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center, Lay Park, Memorial Park and Rocksprings Park. Participants receive free pool passes for admission to all pools and splash pads this season. Registration begins Apr. 7. www. accgov.com/kinderswim SPRING PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS (Lay Park) “April Showers.” Friday, Apr. 9. “May Showers.” Friday, May 11. 10 a.m. $4–6. www.accgov.com/leisure SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Camps include themed programming on modern art, superhero and fantasy, dollhouse design, natural dyeing and textiles, fairies and nature art, Latin American art, women in art, and more. Check website for full descriptions and to register. www.treehousekidandcraft. com SUMMER SPORTS CAMP (United Team Sports Center) Basketball, baseball, football and other team sports. www.utscenter.com
Support Groups 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 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org
MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Meets the second Wednesday of every month. Open to anyone focused on improving their life and learning how to live with their condition. Next meeting Mar. 14, 6–7:30 p.m. www.nuci.org 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, 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. Teen texting line: 706-7658019. www.project-safe.org SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) A 12-step recovery group for those affected by sexual addiction. Mondays, 7 p.m. 706-395-5322, saa-recovery.org/ meetings
On The Street AARP FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE (ACC Library) AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers offer tax assistance Tuesdays, 12–4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. aarp.org/taxaide ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Park) “Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson Trip” tours the mansion and historical gardens in Augusta. The trip also visits the Augusta Riverwalk for link. Apr. 6, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $25–37.50. “John’s Creek International Festival.” Apr. 21, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $20–30. “Taste of Alpharetta.” May 3, 3–10 p.m. $25–37.50. www.accgov.com/ leisure FIX A LEAK WEEK TOILET TABLET GIVEAWAY (124 E. Hancock Ave.) Pick up a toilet dye tablet from the ACC Water Conservation Office. Through Mar. 30, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-613-3729 INCLUSIVE BOOK CLUB (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Adults of all abilities can read out loud and discuss books. Mar. 28, 1 p.m. 706-795-5597, www.athenslibrary. org/madison KACCB TIRED OF TRASH TIRE AMNESTY WEEK (ACC Landfill) There will be no disposal fees for tires Mar. 26–31. Limit of six tires. 706-613-3508, www.athensclarke county.com/1309/landfill MOAS VACCINE CLINIC (1888 Colbert-Danielsville Rd., Danielsville) The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter offers discounted rabies vaccinations as well as other vaccines, tests, microchips and nail trims. Third Sundays, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. www.moaspets.com NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2018 PRESERVATION AWARDS (Athens, GA) Nominate a project that helps celebrate Athens’ unique heritage. Categories include rehabilitation, adaptive use, new construction and more. Deadline Apr. 15. Ceremony on June 4. 706353-1801, www.achfonline.org/ preservation-awards THE PET CARE CLINIC (Pet Supplies Plus) The Athens Area Humane Society offers a low-cost clinic the first Saturday of each month, 1–4 p.m. Services include vaccines, deworming, microchipping, nail trimming, flea treatments and more. No appointment necessary. 706-769-9155 f
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‘Project Ginkgo’ Beautifies Downtown LOCAL ARTIST KRYSIA ARA LEADS PUBLIC MOSAIC PROJECT By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com New ginkgo trees have been sprouting up across sidewalks on the far-west side of downtown in the form of intricate mosaics that glitter in the sunlight, drawing the eyes down to the bases of light poles, oddly enough. Beautifying an otherwise overlooked, utilitarian detail of the urban landscape, this public art project was funded by the Athens Downtown Development Authority and spearheaded by local artist Krysia Ara, whose mosaic work has long decorated the exterior of the Daily Groceries Co-op. Last summer, ADDA co-directors Linda Ford and David Lynn hosted a series of sessions to brainstorm ways of improving downtown, and reached out to Ara, who recently changed her last name from Haag, about the possibility of public art opportunities. Later that day, Ara decided to walk the grid of downtown with open eyes, and was soon struck by the lightning-bolt idea to mosaic the concrete bases of light poles. Her vision was met with warm enthusiasm, and she has quietly been working on the project since then, until its completion this month. Committed to living a creative path as a working artist, her interest in public art is rooted in a deeply instilled sense of community-mindedness and a desire to create something inspiring that belongs to everyone. The pilot phase of “Project Gingko” includes a total of four mosaic works, unified by gingko leaves as a recurring design element. Located close to the 40 Watt Club and Flicker Theatre & Bar, “Soundwaves” is an homage to live music and features aqua and royal blue frequencies dancing across a night sky. Across the street in front of Epiphany, “Songbirds” is directly inspired by David Hale’s “BirdSong” mural and includes species native to the area, like the blue jay, robin and cardinal. In front of The World Famous, “Twilight Fireflies” captures the summer magic of glowing fireflies and delicate luna moths. Outside of Creature Comforts, Ara’s final and most elaborate mosaic, “Night Owls,” features wide-eyed barred owls with intricately assembled feathers. A portal on a tree trunk offers a view of a rare “Celestial Event,” referencing when she witnessed Venus, Mars and Jupiter align above a crescent moon while traveling through Asia. “I am chronically afflicted with wanderlust, and have budget-traveled to over 50 countries—as well as throughout much of the U.S. I’ve also lived in my hometown of Athens, GA for most of my life and know it pretty well,”
says Ara. “Ginkgo biloba trees have long been popular here, an iconic tree that’s inspired many local creative works. Unfortunately, many downtown ginkgo trees have had to, or will have to, be removed. Perhaps ‘Project Ginkgo’ can help keep the downtown ginkgo spirit alive with ceramic ginkgo leaves made by community hands.” Over the course of several months, Ara invited dozens of community members and fellow artists to lend a hand in painting layers of golden yellow and wasabi-colored glazes onto the ceramic leaves—often over cups of hot tea and bowls of soup. If “Project Gingko” is given the green light to continue, Ara hopes to connect with even more new volunteers of various ages and backgrounds beyond her immediate circle. While maintaining a balance between delegating tasks and performing the more skill-based work herself is challenging, she sees community involvement as an integral part of public art. “From the moment I conceived of ‘Project Ginkgo,’ I wanted it to include a community art component,” says Ara. “I love the idea of many people playing a role in this urban beautification project—a community of assistants and other supporters making a cool thing happen for our town, gradually over time, while having positive interactions and learning experiences in the process.” Each mosaic includes a leaf inscribed with the phrase “Made With Love and Care,” a humble understatement for a labor of love with such a detailed methodology. Before the process of glazing, real gingko leaves were pressed into malleable clay to capture their distinctive, fan-like shape and subtle veins. After firing with the help of local ceramicists, brown paper templates and matching fiberglass mesh pieces were modeled off of each light pole in order to work on the mosaics off-site. A form constructed from plywood and heavy-duty curved cardboard was used underneath to keep the spacing correct while mosaic pieces were gently glued into position. After the light poles concrete bases were prepped using a drill with a wire brush to remove algae and grime and all cracks were repaired, the two-day installation process could begin. On the first day, the mesh sections were applied like
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puzzle pieces using premium-quality thinset. On the second day, Ara completed the epoxy grouting, a material that’s considerably demanding to work with but also incredibly resilient and worth the challenge to ensure the mosaics will survive in an exterior urban environment. “This being my first significant public art project, I am becoming adept at installing public art in public,” she says. “While working on gritty sidewalks for long hours, I am primarily focused on the tasks at hand, to the point that I often don’t make eye contact with those who compliment the work—but this doesn’t stop me from smiling at wonderful heartwarming comments received. “Pouring your heart and soul into a relatively simple public project, taking it to the streets for days on end via the installation process and then sensing that people’s days are literally being brightened by an unexpected public-art encounter has been very rewarding to witness.” f
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Thirtysomething Dating Woes ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Bonita, I need your advice on getting past the committed relationships are hard to come first date. by in a such a young town. There are plenty I’m in my 30s, local and a business owner. of people our age in Athens, but they all I have been on dating apps for a few months seem to be already taken, holding steadnow, and I keep running into the same issue. fast to a Peter Pan lifestyle that might not The people (men, women and everyone in appeal to those of us who want stability, or between) whom I end up going on first dates just straight-up alcoholics. with have all ended in friendship, which they Honestly, to me, it sounds like you have indicated after the first date. I cherish already know what to do: Be upfront about those new friendships, but after all, I am your intentions and orientations from looking for a partner. I’m not going to come the jump. That’s a scary prospect, because here complaining about being “butt hurt” for that means the people looking for casual the terrible phrase “friend zoning,” because encounters—as you said, the vast majority I respect people’s of people on dating boundaries and also apps—will pass The silence can be so enjoy new friendyou by and you’ll go deafening that it’s tempting on fewer dates as a ships. (And sorry for the scare quotes.) but the dates to stop trying, but make it about result, Now that that’s you do snag will be quality, not quantity. out of the way, I do with people who are desire someone to more likely to share share my time with. Someone more than a your desire for something more long-term. friend who will stay over after a movie to cudThe silence can be so deafening that it’s dle and be sexually intimate. Someone who is tempting to just stop trying, but make it independent and wants to share a life with me. about quality, not quantity. I don’t need to marry someone (ever?) or know I’d also recommend you try apps less that dating will be long-term after the first geared towards casual encounters. Instead date. of Tinder, try OkCupid, Bumble or Coffee Meets Bagel. I know from personal experience that there are fewer users on the latter two apps than Tinder or OkCupid, but like I said: quality, not quantity.
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I do make an effort to be candid on dating apps about my interest in dating, my orientations and general upfrontness. I get that dating apps are notorious for hookups, and that’s fine, because I’m not there for that. But is there some trick I’m missing? Dating in my 30s in Athens is vastly different than it was in my 20s. Then, dating came easily by meeting people through mutual friends. Now, it seems, everyone is more settled, and there’s less availability in general. I’m not out here wasting every waking moment on dating apps, but I have put myself out there for a while now. What gives? I’m having the exact same experience, friend. My 20s in Athens were wild and wonderful, but as I’ve settled into being thirtysomething, I’ve noticed that my dating pool has shrunk considerably. You’re right: There’s plenty of tail to be had, but
What training have you undergone to provide such life-changing support to the people who ask for your advice? Are you a licensed therapist? Psychologist? Just a dabbler in giving advice? Do you realize sometimes you are too harsh and may cause people who write you to feel shame or unkindly to themselves? I’ve been writing this column for years, and I am thankful for the trust this community has placed in me. I am a professional journalist and lifelong writer and raconteur—like most advice columnists. I have a degree in my field, but no professional training as a therapist, and I have never claimed to have any—like most advice columnists. I am paid to give honest advice, not to coddle, though my intentions are never to shame anyone who is well-meaning in their actions—like most advice columnists. I never hesitate to recommend professional assistance to people with serious problems—like most advice columnists. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the anonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice, or find Bonita on Twitter: @flagpolebonita.
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EQUIPMENT Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are taxdeductible. Call 706-2271515 or come by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.
Athens School of M u s i c . Instruction in guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin, fiddle & more. From beginner to expert. Visit www.athensschoolofmusic. com, 706-543-5800. Flagpole ♥ musical things. UGA Community Music School. Group and private instruction avail. for students 18 mos. through adult seniors! Private instruction in popular and classical styles. ugacms. uga.edu, ugacms@uga. edu, 706-542-2894.
MUSIC SERVICES Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. 706-369-9428.
SERVICES CLASSES Allegro offers classes for parent and child that incorporate movement and music. allegroathens.com
Subscribe today and have your weekly Flagpole sent to you! $40 for 6 months, $70 for a year! Call 706-549-0301 for info. T r y Ta i C h i E a s y , Wednesdays, 3p.m. at the Accessible Yoga Studio, 195 Miles St. See if Tai Chi is right for you. $15 per class. Led by Tom Wittenberg. For more info: taichieasyathens.com.
CLEANING Peachy Green Clean Co-op, your local friendly Green Clean! Free estimates w/ rates as low as $39. 706-248-4601, peachygreencleancoop. com.
HOME AND GARDEN All Kinds of Blinds! Free Shop-at-Home Service & In Home Quote. Text/ call: 470-289-2165. allkindsofblindsga.com
PRINTING Self Publish Your Book. Local (Five Points) professional publishing service. Editing, design & printing services. 30+ years experience. Let’s meet at Jittery Joe’s. 706395-4874.
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Hooked on pills? Scared? Embarrassed? A professional and/ or student? Worried about losing your job or getting kicked out of school? We offer professional, discreet and custom medical addiction services at Life Enrichment R e c o v e r y, D r. P e r r y Hearn, 1582 Mars Hill Rd., Ste. A, Watkinsville, 30677. Located in a medical complex where you will blend in. Don't struggle alone, call to schedule a free consultation today: 706-769-6122. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit. lifeenrichmentrecovery. org
JOBS FULL-TIME (2270 S. Barnett Shoals Rd.) Eastside Taco Stand Now Hiring. Food service e x p e r i e n c e p re f e r re d , interest in training to be shift manager preferred. Must be avail. for day and weekend shifts. Fill out application in store or drop off resume. Are you still looking for the perfect employee? Advertise job opportunities in Flagpole Classifieds! Call 706549-0301 or email class@ flagpole.com. Athens digital marketing agency seeks organized, detail-oriented Junior Account Coordinator. More info at: lightmark media.com/job.
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HEALTH
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Keena
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is the full package. She’s got a beautiful brindle coat, is affectionate and is easy to train. She’s a gentle soul.
Marina
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is a beautiful girl with stunning aquamarine eyes and a soft coat. She’s a little shy but enjoys human company
These pets and many others are available for adoption at: Athens-Clarke County Animal Control 125 Buddy Christian Way · 706-613-3540 Open every day except Wednesday 10am-4pm
Busy downtown Athens hair salon needs an assistant for our head stylist. Cosmetology/barber o r a p p re n t i c e l i c e n s e preferred or hair salon experience. Mon–Fri 40+ hrs. per wk. Please apply in person at Republic Salon, 312 E. Broad St 3rd Flr (Entrance on Jackson St under red awning). No phone calls please! Flagpole ♥ full-time jobs.
Dental Assistant, FT, Mon–Fri. $15/hr during training $30/hr once trained. Computer literate & avail. to work for a min. 3 consecutive yrs due to training costs. Employer contributes 100% to retirement plan; excellent HS/college grades req. dentalathens@gmail.com Established downtown Athens restaurant is hiring cooks. The right person can step into a high volume role during dinner and brunch service and can be a positive leader during the busiest times. $13/hr to the right candidate. Send resume to Athens.Employer@gmail. com. Help wanted in back of house. Apply in person at George’s Lowcountry. FT and PT positions avail. 2095 S. Milledge Ave. Hotel Indigo Athens is looking for experienced cooks for PT or FT. For more information please email resumes to fandb@ indigoathens.com. Subscribe today and have your weekly Flagpole sent to you! $40 for 6 months, $70 for a year! Call 706-549-0301 for info.
INTERNSHIPS Successful Athens area business looking for someone to make us better. Contact Reign if you are that person.
OPPORTUNITIES College Grads Needed to score student essays at GCA. Mon.–Fri., 30–40 hrs per wk. Begins mid-April, 2018. Learn more at gca. coe.uga.edu/employment. Looking for someone to mow our modest but o v e r g ro w n a n d l u m p y lawn. $40. Home is b e h i n d W. B r o a d S t . and Briarcliff Rd. Email: rzeki+lawnhelp@outlook. com.
PART-TIME Athens Country Club is hiring pool snack bar employees and lifeguards for mid-May–Labor Day. Apply in person: 2700 Jefferson Rd. Tue.–Sat. 9–11, 2–5. No phone calls please. Looking for the perfect employee? Advertise job opportunities in Flagpole Classifieds! Call 706-549-0301 or email class@flagpole.com. FOH servers needed! The Georgia Center is hiring restaurant servers, banquet servers, cafe attendants and baristas. Start above minimum wage. Please apply at www.ugajobsearch.com, j o b p o s t i n g T 0 0 1 1 5 P, waiter/waitress.
Graduate Athens is seeking on-call Cooks and Banquet Servers. Competitive pay and flexible hours. Must be available weekends. Apply online at w ww. besthotelcareers.com. Advertise your job opportunities in Flagpole Classifieds! Call 706549-0301 today! Get paid to type in our relaxed work environment and make your own weekday schedule. After training, earn $8–$8.50/ h r. w / g u a r a n t e e d increases. Current average compensation after one year of work exceeds $9.50–$10/hr. Apply at https://www.ctscribes.com. Trumps Catering, in Athens for 30 years, is hiring PT servers. You pick your hours. Work a little or a lot. Apply online www. trumpscatering.com/workwith-us. Starting pay $10+. No experience necessary.
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NOTICES LOST AND FOUND Virginia: you missed our meeting to return Toka, my black and white pitbull puppy. Please get ahold of me. Emor y Cowboy Findley: 706-363-5790.
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1989 E-150 Ford Van, white. 124,237 miles. Needs repair (tires, driver’s side mirror, gas gauge inoperative, battery recharge). $150 firm. 706372-1079 between 9am– 5pm.
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Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ WATCHING PRINCE AVENUE RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMAN NATURE By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com The late, great troubadour Gamble Rogers used to tell the story of his friend Still Bill trying to swap him a dog for a .22 rifle. Gamble said he grew suspicious that the dog was stone blind when, as Bill led it out of the house, it ran headfirst into the door jamb. But Bill assured him, “Gamble, this dog ain’t blind; she just don’t care.” Sitting here at my Flagpole desk, looking across Prince Avenue at the pedestrian-crossing in front of The Grit and the block of Newton Street alongside that restaurant, I have to wonder if a lot of drivers don’t resemble Bill’s dog.
Another wrong-way car on Newton Street.
As anybody who has tried it knows, a lot of people still don’t stop their cars for the flashing lights that indicate you’re trying to cross Prince. People coming from the Grit side have to be extra careful because they’re sort of hidden behind the light pole, and drivers fly through the crossing even if the lights are blinking. As a constant observer of the scene, I can also attest that, for some reason, cars are even less likely to stop when it’s raining. But here’s a from-the-window observation that, in a way, is even more puzzling. About a year ago, the block of Newton alongside The Grit, from Prince to Meigs, was changed from two-way to one-way going away from Prince Avenue. The change was fairly non-controversial at the time, whereas an alternative proposal to close the street altogether and use it for outdoor dining stirred a lot of opposition. So, Newton Street remains as a way to jog south and avoid the Pulaski Street intersection or the one up at Barber Street. But people still jog north on Newton, too, even a year after the big Do Not Enter sign was posted at the Meigs Street corner. So, here I sit, as an Athens citizen, a driver and a journalist—the only designated all-day observer of the pedestrian-crossing and that block of Newton Street. The pedestrian situation will soon be greatly improved, no doubt, when the
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crossing is moved from in front of The Grit to in front of Taziki’s, where it used to be and where it will be much more visible to those drivers who might want to consider stopping when the flashing lights come on, especially if those lights are more visible than the present blinkers. What I least understand about my little slice of the Prince Avenue grid is why so many drivers continue to cut through Newton Street the wrong way. Once they get to Prince, they have to pull into the crosswalk in order to see if any cars are coming, and they have to sit there awhile until there’s a gap in the traffic, forcing pedestrians to walk around them. At least six–10 cars a day make this illegal move. Do they just not care about the law, or is there something wrong with the signage over there on Meigs? I have suggested to the traffic folks that maybe the sign is up too high and drivers just don’t see it, but the traffic folks say that if the sign were any lower, pedestrians on the narrow sidewalk alongside Taziki’s would hit their heads on it. The traffic folks have spoken with the police department about this phenomenon, but it is almost impossible to have a car sitting there at the right time to catch a random seven drivers in a 12-hour period. I can say this, though: There are at least 100 cars a day legally using Newton as a shortcut south. Do the illegal Newton drivers constitute just a small problem caused by a group of people working it out on their own in spite of the law, like smoking an occasional joint? Or is it a small problem that will only be seen as big if there’s a three-way pileup when two people turn into Newton at the same time a driver comes the wrong way and hits a pedestrian?
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Et tu, Forsyth County sheriff?
I guess I’ll just have to sit here and wait for the answer. Meanwhile, as cars fly past the blinking lights and others come through Newton the wrong way, I can only wonder which drivers are blind and which just don’t care. f
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