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A & E Cleaning................. p. 20 Bark Dog Spa.................... p. 15 Blind Pig Tavern................. p. 7 Broad River Outpost......... p. 13 Cine..................................... p. 9 Classic City Rollergirls...... p. 20 Daily Groceries................. p. 18 Flowerland........................ p. 19
Check out the premiere of a nostalgic new music video from local indie-pop band Wanderwild at flagpole.com.
This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NEWS: City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Democracy in Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Abrams on Health Care, ARMC Expansion and More Local News
Plumgood Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hot Fudge, Hank Sullivant and More New Music THE CALENDAR: Calendar Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unknown Mortal Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Movie Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hilo..................................... p. 2
Flick Skinny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hope Animal Medical Center............................... p. 15
The Octopus Project, Dom Irrera and More to Do This Week
The Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
COMICS: Local Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Art Around Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What’s Tofu Baby Up to This Week?
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Project Safe...................... p. 15 Pulaski Heights BBQ........... p. 7
Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rabbit Box........................ p. 19
Sudoku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rook and Pawn................... p. 2
Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Taco Stand.......................... p. 9 Washington Square Studio............................... p. 5
World Famous................ p. 13 WUGA............................. p. 13
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Modern Age...................... p. 15
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Heirloom............................. p. 2 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar..................................... p. 13
Day Tripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
MUSIC: Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Healing Arts Centre.......... p. 18
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Abrams Puts Spotlight on Health Care PLUS, THE ATHENS REGIONAL EXPANSION AND MORE LOCAL NEWS By Blake Aued and Ed Morales news@flagpole.com For Stacey Abrams, one of the nice things about not having a runoff is that she can sit back, raise money, go on “Late Night with Seth Myers” and generally chill while her two opponents on the other side rip each other to shreds. The downside is, she doesn’t know which one to attack yet. Well, as the little girl in the taco commercial once said, “Why not both?” The Democratic Party of Georgia sent two Abrams surrogates—state Rep. Deborah Gonzalez (D-Athens) and Athens for Everyone organizer Adam Lassila—to a small rally/news conference in Athens last week to go after Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp for opposing Medicaid expansion. The event coincided with Abrams releasing a health-care plan that includes expanding Medicaid, continuing to protect people with pre-existing conditions, rural broadband for tele-health (Skyping with a doctor, essentially), rural and para-transit, maternal health care and forgivable loans for health-care professionals who agree to work in rural areas. “We have an opportunity to vote in an incredible governor. Stacey Abrams believes in Medicaid expansion,” said Gonzalez. Gonzalez accused both Cagle and Kemp of fighting for the insurance companies that contribute to their campaigns, but she saved most of her ire for Kemp, who “has picked fights with the nursing union, the pharmacy union, the dentists,” she said. Nurses pushed back on Kemp’s 2016 plan to replace the head of the state nursing board with the director of the state
cosmetology board without consulting the board of nursing. In 2013, the legislature removed the boards that govern pharmacists and dentists from Kemp’s oversight and placed them under the Department of Community Health. Gov. Nathan Deal was among several conservative governors who refused to accept federal funding to expand Medicaid after the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. That decision has left $3 billion a year on the table—which experts say could have propped up struggling rural hospitals—and created a coverage gap that about 600,000 Georgians who don’t qualify for traditional Medicaid but can’t afford subsidized private insurance fell into. Republicans have occasionally discussed seeking a federal waiver to craft their own health-care program for Georgia, but “that has never been developed into legitimate legislation,” Gonzalez said. Lassila spoke of Medicaid expansion as a stop-gap measure until a universal “Medicare for all” type of program is established on the federal level. Lassila said he was hiking in Argentina in 2014 when he fell down a mountain and cracked his head open. He had to visit the hospital a dozen times, and received high-quality care free of charge, he said. In contrast, as an uninsured person in the U.S., he said he would have received emergency treatment only, with no follow-ups, and a $15,000 bill. “It’s amazing to me in Georgia as a citizen of this state, I got much better care in a country that is much poorer than us that
Odds and Ends Georgia’s new “hands-free law” took effect July 1. No, that doesn’t mean it’s legal to drive with your knees while you eat a cheeseburger and watch YouTube. In fact, it’s the opposite: The law cracks down on distracted driving by making it illegal to use your cellphone while driving. That means not only texting—which was already illegal but difficult to enforce—but making or answering phone calls, browsing the internet, using social media or watching or recording videos as well. The law prohibits drivers from having a phone or other electronic device in their hand or supported by any part of their body while driving—including at stop signs and traffic lights. Calls can still be made by speakerphone, earpiece, wireless headset or smart watch, or by connecting your phone to the car and dialing by voice. Voice-to-text remains legal as well, as does using a continually recording dash-mounted camera. The penalty for violating the law is a $50 fine and one point off your license for the first offense, $100 and two points for the second and $150 and three points for the third. Traffic deaths are up 10 percent since 2014, and a recent AAA/University of Utah study found that smartphone use is the culprit. We’ve all seen folks driving around Athens messing around with a phone on their lap or even watching videos while holding it up on the steering wheel. That’s not only a great way to get into a wreck with another vehicle, but to miss seeing a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce has named David Bradley, currently president of the Greater Statesville (NC) Chamber of Commerce outside of Charlotte, as its new CEO effective Aug. 1. AACOC board chair Shannon Wilder said that Bradley has a proven track record of growing membership, increasing revenue and finding common ground on community-wide issues. He replaces Doc Eldridge, who resigned in March after 12 years at the chamber’s helm to accept a position at Twin Lakes Recovery Center, and Lenn Chandler, a retired Georgia Power Executive who took over for Eldridge on an interim basis. Changes to nine Athens Transit routes also took effect July 1. The affected routes are 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 22, 25, 26 and 27. See flagpole.com or accgov.com for more information about the changes, including maps.
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I’m not even from,” he said. “Why do Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp think people don’t deserve to go to the doctor when they get sick?” Kemp and Cagle both support further limiting access to Medicaid by requiring able-bodied recipients to work. Even if Abrams is elected, she won’t be able to unilaterally expand Medicaid. The legislature passed a bill taking responsibility for the Medicaid decision away from the governor during Deal’s 2014 re-election campaign. But if she wins, at least Democrats would be able to bargain, Lassila said. [Blake Aued]
More Details on Hospital Expansion It’s not expanding out, and it’s not expanding beyond its highest point—that was clear from the outset. But when new construction is completed at Piedmont Athens Regional, there will be plenty more of it, with the purpose of better serving an older patient population. Information about the $171 million expansion was discussed during a meeting of hospital, Athens-Clarke County and neighborhood leaders last month. Piedmont officials said they sought transparency and community input for what will be a years-long process. The project’s two main elements include adding a fourth floor to Prince Tower 2, atop the emergency room, and tearing down Prince Tower 1, also known as the 1919 building, along Talmadge Drive and replacing it with a new, modern building meant to serve as a “gateway” for people driving into town on Prince Avenue. Construction begins in September, and when it’s done, the hospital’s size will increase by almost 230,000 square
feet, while retaining its 359-bed capacity. Officials from BDR Partners, the consulting firm handling the renovations, expect the project to be complete by early 2022. Brad Higdon, a partner at BDR, said the initial construction is the building of Tower 2’s fourth floor—a building originally designed to have another floor. Once built, beds and services now in Prince Tower 1 will move there while that building is demolished and rebuilt. The plans call for other renovations on the second floor of Prince Tower 2. Tower 2 will become a seven-story building, including a basement to connect services with the surrounding buildings. The plan is to make the street level an expanding lobby to better help people find what they need inside the hospital, with the outside area having improved vehicle access. The second level will align with the surgical platform as well as radiology and other services. The third and fourth floors will be for patient beds, while the fifth and sixth floors will house additional support and administrative offices. Higdon wasn’t certain how much the construction will affect King Avenue, the street along Prince Tower 2’s east side, but some street closures could occur. The staging for construction equipment and supplies will be at the vacant lot next to the McDonald’s on Prince Avenue. Higdon made it “very clear” to construction crews that the streets in neighborhoods around the hospital are not thoroughfares for construction activities. There is also discussion of matching up Talmadge Drive with Park Avenue to address the awkward intersection now in place, but that conversation will have to involve state transportation officials. “There are more things we don’t know than we do know at this point,” Higdon said, “so it’s a great time for the community to get engaged… The facility is trying to exude a clean, modern, health care [look]. It needs to reflect the kind of place people want to come and get their medical care.” Piedmont Athens Regional officials said they will continue to set up meetings with neighborhood representatives as the project continues. [Ed Morales] f
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Much Love and Grim Solidarity DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS SAYS GOODBYE By Baynard Woods democracyincrisiscolumn@gmail.com This is the final Democracy in Crisis column that I will be writing. I remember the urgency with which it started. I was super stoned in a Denver hotel room just days after Trump was elected. Editors at various alt-weeklies had been wringing their hands about how to deal with Trump. Many of these papers had been militantly local during the Obama era—when I was managing editor of Baltimore City Paper, my unofficial motto was “militantly Baltimorean.” But now it seemed that whenever someone picked up their local paper, they would want to see some news from the alt angle—not the Nazi alt-right, but the independent, insouciant and fiercely opinionated alternative press. Now, more than 70 columns later, either that has changed, or I was wrong-headed from the start. The Trump regime has taken up so much air from every other story that, while it is wildly important and has implications everywhere, I believe that each of these papers are better served following up on the way Trump’s policies affect their local communities. If it were like the old days and papers were fat and had money, a national column would be great. But this is a time of crisis for the press as much as it is for democracy. David Simon, creator of “The Wire,” has said that the death of newspapers will usher in—or has ushered in—a golden age of corruption because there is no one left to watch City Hall. Except for the wretches who work for the paper you’re holding in your hands. Support them now, or you will miss
them when they are gone. Since the beginning of this column in January 2017, my own hometown alt-weekly was shut down. We immediately responded by partnering with the nonprofit Real News Network and the Washington Blade and founded the Baltimore Beat. It lasted for four months before the people with the money pulled out. Now, in our city, where we will have more than 300 murders again this year,
where we had a major police corruption scandal that will overturn nearly 2,000 cases, where the police commissioner was federally charged and resigned after only months in office, we have no outlet like the paper you are holding. There is no single place where you can mourn for those murdered, mock the bullshit politicians and celebrate some artistic or culinary innovation or creature comfort. There is nowhere for that voice. And our city sorely misses it.
The art and music scenes are less coheprotests. The very first column detailed sive, hardly scenes at all anymore. New those protests, after I was gassed and pepwriters aren’t following their passions and per sprayed and almost arrested by the learning their chops. People aren’t doing mobs of cops with covered faces who ultiinsane experiments like I once did of lismately kettled a large group of protesters. tening to only local music for an entire year The protesters were all charged with the (music editors, take note). few windows that were broken on the theThe Washington City Paper, one of the ory that, because they wore black and were other early sponsors of this column, came part of a “black bloc” protest, they all condangerously close to death during the last spired to damage the property. They were year, an execution stayed only by the interfacing more than 60 years each. vention of a billionaire— After a year and a but a local rich dude. half of paying two U.S. We need all the small attorneys to prosecute The Bezos model seems to work in Washington, the case and full-time struggling papers but we can’t all count on detective and part-time that carried this column. Trump lover Gregg that. I’ve gotten countless Pemberton to work it, emails from other editors saying something several defendants have been acquitted like, “Hey man, we love the column but on all counts, and the charges against can’t afford it anymore.” I was once in the many others have dropped. This includes same boat myself. It is brutal. the charges against Elizabeth Lagesse, Between the first draft of one of the real heroes of this column, who this column and this final vertaught herself everything possible about sion, five of my fellow reporters the case and went to nearly every proceedwere murdered in their newsing, and filed suit with the ACLU against room, an hour away from my Washington’s police department. own. Every reporter I have ever Aaron Cantú, a journalist at the Santa known has been threatened Fe Reporter, is still facing charges. Over the or maligned at some point, last year and a half, the #Resistance has but this has gotten so much half-heartedly fallen in love with the “free worse under Trump. We don’t press,” railing against Trump’s tweets while need the CNNs and MSNBCs. still lying to us, if they are politicians, and We need the Annapolis Capital ignoring Cantú’s plight, if they are Beltway Gazettes and all the small journalists. He has been living under seristruggling papers that carried ous criminal charges for a year and a half this column. because he covered a protest. And he’s a hell I learned from Spy magazine of a good reporter. that every good column has But the real heroes of the column are the heroes and villains. Trump was alt-weekly papers that ran it and the readone of Spy’s main villains back ers who followed along. in the 1980s, and he was the Finally, Mary Finn spent countless hours overarching villain of this colfiling FOIA requests—some of which we umn. But there were also all of those who are still waiting on (fingers crossed) and enabled him and whom he enabled, espeediting the column. Brandon Soderberg cially Michael Flynn, the alt-right goons was a tireless editor and a great friend and of Charlottesville and the dark corners of collaborator through this. Brandon and I the web, Project Veritas and the ever-sowill be writing a book over the next year, so silly and sad “western chauvinist”™ frat of if you enjoyed the column at all, keep an eye the Proud Boys, whose litigious western out for it. chauvinist™ lawyer threatened legal action Thank you to everyone for everything, against the papers carrying this column. and to the great Lawrence Weschler for the Foremost among the heroes are the 230 second half of the sign-off below. people arrested during the inauguration Much Love and Grim Solidarity. f
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payment for travel to and from the production,” Goodman says. “And most productions are getting very cheap rates in hotels, so we’re not asking a lot of them.” Depending on the time of year, hotels might be harder to come by in Athens, though, Montgomery says. “Keep in mind that it’s hard to find hotels in Athens during the fall if you want to be here for any specific length of time, or even over graduation,” he says. “Some productions have needed upwards of 30 hotel rooms at a time.” Perschka adds that he and Montgomery are working together to promote the area to the film and TV industry, since productions will often pull from surrounding counties while they are here. “This is the greater Athens area,” Perschka says. “To me, it’s just getting people here, getting them familiar with the community and making sure they have a good experience with the community that will bring them back over and over.” At Plumgood, the VIP suite in “The Shack”—a built-in house within the studio—can handle overnight lodging needs for a cast or crew member. Barn-wood artwork hanging from the walls throughout the studio, backlit by purple LED lights, and old tin add to the Georgia aesthetic. Co-owner Luke Smith, who has worked construction on sets and prefers being behind the scenes, says he, Plummer
not too difficult to make your own green include a base tax credit of 20 percent and an additional 10 screen—just head to your local paint store percent if a company uses the Georgia logo in the credits. and ask for a gallon of the correct shade. But to truly get Plummer notes that while Atlanta has the buzz, it it right, you’ll also need lights, a nice camera, maybe even doesn’t have the landscape to support the varied projects some good recording equipment. In other words, setting up that are now coming to Georgia. Studios like his offer “stuff a professional-quality studio is no small feat. you don’t see in Atlanta,” he says. “Everybody is going to Keith Plummer, Lentrell Tré McEachern and Luke Smith go to Atlanta to shoot, but they need to come out here to took the challenge. The friends and film industry veterans shoot.” recently opened Plumgood Studios, a state-of-the-art film While Athens, Watkinsville and other area cities and and TV production studio near downtown Watkinsville. The counties don’t offer specific incentives, ACC doesn’t require 7,500-square-foot studio features multiple sets and backa permit to film in the county. Instead, Montgomery asks drops, dressing rooms, editing suites, a recording studio, that producers fill out an information form so he can keep screening rooms and a special built-in house for meetings, some data. Based on the responses from 2017, as many as viewings and even overnight stays. The trio also have part28 projects were shot in Athens-Clarke County that year. nerships set up to access more than 300 acres of land for outdoor productions. With this new addition to the Athens production landscape, Plummer hopes to snag the attention of more film and TV work, enticing crews out of Atlanta. “From script to screen to color correction, we have a full studio,” says Plummer, a cinematographer who has won many awards for his documentaries and has also created commercials and feature films through his company, Plumgood Productions. “In Atlanta, they need to see what we have out here.” Alex Perschka, director of the Oconee County Tourism Office and camera-ready liaison for the county, says he’s excited about the opportunities Plumgood Studios brings to the area. Even small crews and productions bring people to eat in local restaurants and sleep in local hotels, and it all adds to the exposure the area gets in the Georgia film and TV scene. “We’ve seen that in other independent films, everything from renting tables to catering to going to antique stores to buy props—it benefits a broad number of people,” says Perschka. “They have a fantastic facility, and I think it will be a draw unto itself.” The question now asked by industry professionals who straddle Athens and Atlanta but want to see more productions closer to home is along the lines of Field of Dreams: If we build it, will they come? So far, says Jeff Montgomery, public information officer for Athens-Clarke County, they are— sort of. “There is a perception that we don’t have things film here. That’s not accurate, although Keith Plummer (left), Lentrell Tré McEachern and Luke Smith laugh during a presentation at their new facility, Plumgood Studios, in Watkinsville. it is largely TV-related,” Montgomery says. “We have had film productions in town for shows on Bravo, Netflix, Pandora, HGTV, Fox, NFL Films, ESPN, This includes projects of all sizes and budgets, including and McEachern met on the same set, and as time went on, Food Network, Travel Channel, History Channel and othstudent projects or music videos, but it also includes prothey all had the same vision for a studio. “We meshed really ers in the last two years. They are mostly under the radar ductions that ended up not filming in Athens. well and had a vibe and said, ‘Let’s do it,’” Smith says. while they are here, which is a good thing. But we have been Extra incentives offered by Athens-Clarke County McEachern stresses that what sets Plumgood Studios scouted in the past for major productions—Hunger Games, could make the location more attractive, says Andy Rusk, apart is the vibe. It’s quirky, with hallways leading to variX-Men, Fifth Wave and others—it just hasn’t worked out.” an Athens resident who works as a stuntman on many ous rooms and a plan for the opportunities they bring. For Athens isn’t getting more productions for lack of tryAtlanta-based productions. Plumgood Studios gives produc- example, a screening room is a place where a filmmaker can ing. Rather, it’s that competition across the state is tough. ers one more reason to look outside I-285. “A space like this pitch a project to a potential investor. Or, because the trio Montgomery is Athens’ “camera-ready” liaison to the is good. Any infrastructure is good, especially when things detest tables, they set up the seating area in The Shack to Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office, get busy,” Rusk says. “There was a time in Atlanta when all accommodate screenings, snacking or lounging. This, they which works to market the entire state to production comthe available space was booked.” say, is their boardroom. panies. With its varied geography, productions are pulled There’s also a common misconception that the 50-mile Around the corner and down a hallway from The Shack, out of Atlanta to all different parts of the state, so com“studio zone” rule set by the Screen Actors Guild keeps there’s a seamless white backdrop that can easily fit several munities end up competing with others for a piece of the productions in Atlanta. But that’s not the case, says Melissa people in a wide-angle shot. At the studio’s grand opening, production pie. Goodman, executive director of the Atlanta-based SAG Plummer stands, awash in light, and greets the crowd that Then you have communities—namely Savannah— office. While the rule technically states that productions has gathered. offering up additional incentives to production compataking place more than 50 miles from the intersection of “This has got a lot of us in here, and we hope this is nies choosing to work there. Savannah’s Entertainment Moreland and Euclid avenues in Atlanta must pay for a something that will bring business north [from Atlanta],” Production Incentives program offers cash rebates for hotel for on-camera crew scheduled for just one day of a he says, drawing a comparison to the culture—not just the qualifying productions, as well as a reimbursement of up shoot, she says there are waivers studios can apply for that technology—created by the computer company Apple. “So, to $2,000 for relocation expenses for employees who move will cut down that extra cost. we want to be known for our culture of filmmakers and to there. This is on top of Georgia’s tax incentives, which “We have a 500-mile travel waiver, where we waive create a culture of filmmaking.” f
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Get on the Good Foot JAMES BROWN AND THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY By Dan Jackson news@flagpole.com After visiting the Laurel & Hardy Museum (June 27), we continued our trip to Augusta to pay homage to James Brown, the immense rocking talent who became known as the “Godfather of Soul” and “The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business.” In the 1950s, Brown seemed to spring almost fully formed out of nowhere, a dynamo of out-of-this-world energy that would electrify the music world and spark the careers of dozens of musicians well into the next century. Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson and Prince borrowed (stole?) Brown’s soaring shriek and frenzied dance moves that seemed to be choreographed
in that city and across the country. Mayor Kevin White initially weighed the politically risky choice of canceling the concert, but was persuaded to let the show go on by a councilman who suggested televising it locally to try to keep fans off the streets. White even appeared onstage before the restive audience after Brown introduced him as “a swinging guy.” White went on to encourage the crowd to “make Dr. King’s dreams a reality in Boston.” A few months later, Brown released his anthem to black pride that seemed to be playing everywhere that summer: “Say It Loud—I’m Black and I’m Proud.”
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in time with 16th notes shooting out of a machine gun. Bootsy Collins, George Clinton and many other artists working in genres anywhere near soul, funk, rap or hip hop give Brown props for inspiring them. After a poverty-stricken childhood in Georgia and South Carolina, Brown was sent to prison at 15, where he put together a gospel band called The Flames with his fellow inmates in Toccoa. He petitioned for early release at 19, regrouped with his band friends from prison and moved to Macon, home of Little Richard and something of a music center at that time. He was quickly signed to a record contract in 1956 at the age of 23, and his first single, “Please, Please, Please,” an R&B song that showcases his trademark shriek, became an instant hit and reached No. 6 on the Billboard R&B chart. A string of hits—17 of which reached No. 1—followed as Brown quickly became an international star and went on to become one of the most celebrated names in 20th Century popular music. Along the way, he almost single-handedly invented funk, combining syncopated polyrhythms with an abrupt singing style, very different from the smoother Motown sounds that dominated black music at the time. A highlight in Brown’s career came in Boston on Apr. 5, 1968, during a performance the night after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, a concert that almost didn’t happen due to the widespread rioting
How do you summarize an immense, kinetic, game-changing career with a mostly static collection of artifacts at the Augusta Museum of History, next to an exhibit on golf? They do their best, presenting the usual star paraphernalia: photos, elaborate spangled costumes (those capes!) and, of course, lots of music. There are great quotes about his art etched on the walls: “When I am onstage, I am trying to do one thing: Bring people joy,” or, “The James Brown sound I didn’t learn from nobody. It’s from me.” There are many references to the tremendous civic and charitable contributions he made to his hometown, where he lived until his death on Christmas Day 2006. The most interesting moments are the grainy black-and-white performance videos from the ’60s, one of which shows an earnest Brown flawlessly demonstrating dance steps like the boogaloo, the mashed potato and the funky chicken. You can tell he’s in his element here, because he knows he’s the best dancer around. Oh, and the robot? You can thank Brown for that dance, too. The good news is that Augusta is considering a much more ambitious homage to its most famous local hero. Commissioner Marion Williams said earlier this month that he wants to set aside property near the current museum to build an entire new building that will feature what promises to be an immersive James Brown experience. Either way, you’ll want to have a playlist to groove to for the two-hour trip home. f
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the driving force behind New Zealand psychedelic rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, frontman Ruban Nielson likes to see how far he can push things. During a recent tour, Nielson started jumping into the audience with his
guitar every night and found himself going a little farther each time. At first, he was limited by the length of his guitar cable, but eventually, he switched to a wireless setup, allowing his antics to reach balcony-level seating. “That’s an extreme example,” he says, “but it happens on every level, you know? When every aspect of a live performance is like that, people might come to our show and be surprised by how many goodies we’ve added that weren’t on the record.” Since debuting with a self-titled album in 2011, UMO has embodied the experimental, boundary-pushing spirit of psychedelia rather than adopting the more typical effects-heavy aesthetic. After earning early critical praise as a lo-fi indie group, UMO’s glossy 2015 album, Multi-Love, catapulted it into the upper tier of touring psych bands alongside the likes of Mac DeMarco and Tame Impala. “Things really went into overdrive after Multi-Love came out,” Nielson says. “We became the second-biggest band in the genre behind Tame Impala, I guess. That’s really flattering in a lot of ways, but it would be cool if people realized the bands aren’t particularly similar… Tame Impala is this pop extravaganza, and we’re like a grubby rock band. We’re a pretty rag-tag bunch, and my records are much less ambitious in a lot of ways. There’s a lot of bombast in that music I’m always turning away from.” UMO’s fourth album, Sex & Food, dropped in April, and the band is in the middle of a grueling tour schedule, including a show at the Georgia Theatre on Monday, July 9. The “band” is mostly Nielson’s solo project: He’s the singer, guitarist, primary
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songwriter and producer. On Sex & Food, he kept the mix understated and restrained, with a subtle undercurrent of funk throughout. Nielson says he drew inspiration from the tones and textures in David Bowie’s Station to Station but also strived to achieve a more modern, “widescreen” sound à la Kanye West’s Yeezus. “What I think I’m trying to do is create old-fashioned textures and put them in a modern sound field,” he says. Even so, he didn’t get too carried away with the high-fidelity treatment. “The music itself and the way it makes you feel really important, and the sonics can actually get in the way of that,” he says. UMO is a touring act, first and foremost. Nielsen measures success not in commercial terms, but by how well the members of the band gel musically and personally, and to what extent that togetherness comes across onstage. He wants UMO to take real risks every night, and that means playing without guardrails. “I think people would be really shocked by how little they’re really seeing when they go to a concert these days, how bands are putting on a backing track and basically pretending to play over top of it,” he says. “I like electronics and stuff too, but a lot of the time, bands use those backing tracks as a train track they can’t deviate from, which I guess makes it easier for some people to play music. For me, I have to feel like if we make a mistake, the whole song will be ruined. I need that kind of pressure.” As a byproduct of all that risky business, the band’s sets tend to evolve over the course of a tour. The group will learn the songs during rehearsal and gradually “wear them in,” as Nielson puts it, embracing happy accidents and improvisation along the way. It’s just another example of his tendency to keep pushing everything as far as it will go. “If it feels good and works well, it becomes the new way you do it every time,” he says. “The goal is to take each song to its peak—to where it can’t be improved any further. By the time you’ve passed that point, it’s time to make a new album.” f
WHO: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Shamir WHERE: Georgia Theatre WHEN: Monday, July 9, 7:30 p.m. HOW MUCH: $15 (adv.), $20 (door)
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EXTRA NUTS: Y’all wanna hear some bona fide, not-final mixes of new material from Hot Fudge? Well, then, check out In Progress—Not Final Mixes, the band’s new four-song thing. It’s been four years since the group’s debut album, and there’s been some musical transition along the way. Its heavy ’70s-ish psych-rock/album-rock muscles are flexing hard on this new stuff. Hell, the first track, “Heavier Than Ever,” is so Red Octopus-era Jefferson Starship you won’t believe it. “The Code” is a fairly straightforward (as much as possible) deepgroove-rock jam, too, but the pace picks up and heads right into melodic power-pop territory with “Tidal Wave Forms.” The final track, “Shameless,” is a parking-lot party
“Inappropriate,” and it’s kind of a pub-rock tune that is catchy enough and has fairly good bones. I don’t really understand the lyrics, which seem intentionally too clever by half, but there are some decent rhymes in them nonetheless. Follow along at facebook.com/NatalieCladdBand. FAST FASHION: A really neat show is happening Saturday, July 7 at the Caledonia Lounge. I say “neat” because that seems more genteel than saying “cool,” which is what I really mean. Anyway, on this night you can catch Superbody, with its intelligent yet completely danceable wave-pop, Lambda Celsius and her minimal synth mastery, B|_ank and DJ Ruby. Chances MIKE WHITE · deadlydesigns.com
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soundtrack just waiting for the party to begin. There’s a slight Hüsker Dü-ish vocal melody going on that I can’t exactly place, but my ears know it. Anyway, for supposedly unfinished work, this is pretty snappy and sweet and doesn’t disappoint at all. Dig it at hotfudgeathens.bandcamp.com. HEAVY SIGH: This first of this year’s Summer Singles series is out on Moeke Records. The track comes courtesy of Kissing Booth, the collaboration between Four Eyes’ Erin Lovett and Futo’s Patrick Brick. Yet again, Kissing Booth delivers a tune so gently beautiful and tenderly sweet it sent me into immediate pause, and I had to catch my breath. It’s named “Princess Diana,” and it packs a heavy emotional punch in under two-and-a-half minutes. In other news, Moeke’s Jesse Mangum says this year’s series features exclusively “female-fronted bands and solo acts… because why not?” Catch this new tune over at moekerecords. bandcamp.com, and dig into Kissing Booth at kissingboothlovesyou.bandcamp.com. NATTY LIGHT: There’s a new three-piece band in town named Natalie Cladd that is composed of three dudes and a “fourth imaginary member named ‘Natalie.’” Man, I don’t know. That’s really corny. At any rate, they’ve got one song out named
are good to very good it’ll be a warmweather sweat fest, so do your best to bring it on. Check out things in advance via facebook.com/SUPERBODYPOP, facebook.com/ lambdacelsius and facebook.com/capitalB. verticalbar.underscore.a.n.k. ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN: Hank Sullivant (MGMT, Kuroma, The Whigs) just released his first solo album, Burn in the USA. It comes courtesy of Athens label Laser Brains, and it’s a solid record with some hidden surprises. Throughout its nine tracks, there’s a jangle-pop orientation, but this often functions merely as a base. The smoothed-out psychedelia of “Lemonade City” is the first major high point and is quickly followed by the title track, which scoots along in a less heady way but remains lithe and light all the way through. Not a bad summertime record at all, which means if you want to hear it in context, you should go ahead and listen. For more info, see facebook.com/laserbrainsrecords. CORRECTION: I erroneously told y’all the wrong deadline for applications to the Classic City Fringe Festival. The correct deadline is Aug. 31. This year’s CCFF happens Oct. 18–21. See classiccityfringefestival.com and facebook.com/classiccityfringefestival for more information. f
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since America’s last visit to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” While his neighborhood has yet to be razed, it certainly feels like those idyllic afternoon visits now exist in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, once ruled benevolently by King Friday XIII. (Hopefully, Lady Elaine Fairchilde has not become ruler via political patronage.) By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com Like the rest of my misspent television youth—most of it indirectly tut-tutted by WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (PG-13) The No doubt modern online critics would Rogers thanks to the magic of editing— new documentary about “Mister Rogers’ deride Rogers as a snowflake, a critique the idyllic “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” Neighborhood” may not be the year’s most one imagines he would gladly accept. Is can live on forever in reruns. However, important film, but its rededication of his not each individual fleck of falling snow the most moving sequences of Won’t You message of love and kindness make it the unique? Rogers preached nothing if not the Be My Neighbor? are not clips from classic most necessary. The new documentary bespoke self-worth of every single child. episodes; the film joyfully jerks tears from from Academy Award winner Morgan Neville heads off modern ideological critiarchival footage of Rogers using his cavalNeville (20 Feet from Stardom) rivals RBG cisms of Rogers by branding him a lifelong cade of puppets, particularly sweetly innofor summer’s hottest doc, yet neicent Daniel Striped Tiger, to reach ther profiles public figures who fit children off the air. (Daniel Tiger Won’t You Be My Neighbor? the typical dynamic of cool. In his even charms Tom Snyder!) sweaters and loafers, Fred Rogers Those who grew up visiting was square, man, even if his secular “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” sermons were subtly radical. need to see Won’t You Be My Such a look at civility seems Neighbor? to be reconnected to downright revelatory in the current the childhood they may have lost; uncivil era. Watching the incredible one wonders what sort of impact social subtext in archival footage the film may have on subsequent of Rogers walking children through generations that have grown up adult topics such as assassination, without their own Mister Rogers death and divorce brought to mind to get them through the hard the probable conflagration his times. Me? I plan on taking my kid kind words would light on social on a daily visit to “Mister Rogers’ I killed the FedEx guy. media. As proof, the film reminds Neighborhood.” moviegoers that Trump’s morning favorite, “Fox and Friends,” derided Rogers’ Republican and an ordained minister. Won’t SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (R) The sequel evil agenda to make everyone feel special; You Be My Neighbor? joins First Reformed to to Sicario, Denis Villeneuve’s labyrinthine imagine Trump’s tweeting accompaniment further prove false the conservative myth look at the drug war raging along the U.S.decrying Rogers as “a Liberal loser. Sad.” that there is no religious left. Mexico border, has relevance on its side, But if Rogers could survive Richard Nixon, Another important lesson to take from but whether that current applicability is a one imagines he could outlast Donald Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is how much the boon or bane may depend on one’s political Trump as well. Republican party has changed ideologically ideology. The movie opens with a stunning declaration that the Mexican cartels run the border before an even more stunning suicide via bombing by a Muslim terrorist disguised as a migrant. Then more terrorists blow up a grocery store. I cannot claim to know that Hell or High Water screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, who made his directorial debut with Wind River, scripted these scenes based on Trump tweets, but movies inspired by true stories are not exactly based in reality, either. Still, the hilariously over-subtitled Sicario: Day of the Soldado works more than it does not, thanks to grim but fleet direction by Italian filmmaker Stefano Sollima and the presence of Benicio del Toro, an Oscar winner able to bring depth to the cardboard Latino cutouts that litter Hollywood features.
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BLACK WATER (R) Don’t be drawn in by the opening scene, a tersely mysterious tête-àtête between Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. Were Black Water to maintain the quality of this opening sequence, its pulpy praises would be spreading from coast to coast. After this scene ends, Lundgren goes AWOL for large chunks of time, while JCVD beds Auburn grad Courtney B Turk, gets in a motel firefight in Mobile, AL and winds up in a CIA black site housed in a submarine! Admittedly, that description sounds awesome, but it plays out in the most C of B-movie ways. All of the unknown actors seem like knockoffs of not-quite A-listers like Megan Fox, Mitch Pileggi and Dean Winters. Black Water is not an awful movie, and seeds of genre greatness pop up occasionally. Too bad the movie suffers from a terminal lack of Lundgren through much of its padded one hour and 44 minutes. f
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Georgia Museum of Art · FREE! “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” focuses on the achievements of women artists working between the late 1890s and early 1960s. Living in a conservative region while many social and cultural roles were in flux, these women faced challenges not limited to gender norms, educational barriers and racial tensions. Consisting of paintings, drawings and sculptures, the exhibition includes works by Kate Freeman Clark, Minnie Evans, Anne Goldthwaite, Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, Clementine Hunter, Nell Choate Jones, Alma Thomas, Mary Leath Thomas and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner. “Central to Their Lives” will remain on view through Sept. 23. [Jessica Smith]
Tuesday 3 CLASSES: Athens Swing Night (Athens Fit Club, 1059 Baxter St. Suite A) Intermediate (7:30 p.m.) and beginner (8:15 p.m.) lessons, then open dancing. No partner required. 7:30–11 p.m. $4 (students), $6. athensswingnight.com CLASSES: iPad/iPhone Basics (ACC Library) Call to register. 10– 11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org GAMES: Lunch and Learn (Tyche’s Games) Bring your own lunch and try out some new games. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Rd.) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: FIFA 18 Tournament (Wonderbar) Prizes for the weekly
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Caledonia Lounge · 9 p.m. · $7–9 Since releasing its debut, Identification Parade, in 2002, The Octopus Project has unleashed five additional full-lengths of beatific, electronic-tinted indie pop, with the latest being last year’s Memory Mirror. The Austin, TX group, known for its chaotic live show that occasionally features members swapping instruments mid-song, is at once retro and avant-garde, lo-fi and high-def. A couple of really good Athens bands share Friday’s Caledonia bill: Mean Queen, the jagged rock trio that recently dropped its debut EP, Take a Cool Pill, and Calico Vision, the recent Flagpole Athens Music Award winner whose sound is a stylish blend of Pavement sass and psych-pop mind-melt. [Gabe Vodicka]
The Foundry · 6 p.m. · $25 Over the past two decades, comedian and actor Dom Irrera has appeared on TV shows including “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” “Seinfeld” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Irrera’s Athens set will be preceded by New Orleans-based comedian Matt Owens, who, in addition to opening for Hannibal Buress and Dave Stone in the past, starred in the indie film Pensacola Prophet: The Story of Pecan Pinwheelie. The evening will kick off with a performance by The Mockingbirds, a tribute band led by Dana Downs, Heli Montgomery Dunn and Lisa Mende singing ’60s pop gems by the likes of the Shirelles and Shangri-Las. [JS]
Flicker Theatre & Bar · 9 p.m. A player in Athens’ early-aughts melodic-indie-rock scene that centered on bygone venues like Tasty World and spawned fondly remembered acts like The Pendletons and The Eskimos, Fairburn Royals released three albums on Atlanta’s Two Sheds Music before calling it quits in 2005. In 2016, singer Matt Lisle returned to Georgia, and the band was reborn. Two years after their unlikely reformation, Fairburn Royals have released a fourth LP, ‘Til the Sun Disappeared, which the group will celebrate with a show at Flicker. Local power-pop group The VG Minus, which counts Athens DJ and record-collector extraordinaire Kurt Wood among its members, opens Saturday’s show. [GV]
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tournament. 9:30 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/wonderbarathens GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Both locations of Locos feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: HOOTananny (ACC Library) Hear owl stories like Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and Good Night, Owl. For ages 3–8 and their caregivers. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Kids Knit (Bogart Library) Learn to knit. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Bogart Bookies Book Club (Bogart Library) Discuss Code Girls by Liza Mundy. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
a cornhole tournament. 3 p.m. www. sobrewco.com EVENTS: Pop-Up with The Plate Sale (The Old Pal) A casual meatand-three style pop-up. 5 p.m. www. theoldpal.com EVENTS: Oconee Fireworks (Epps Bridge Center) Celebrate July 4th with a fireworks show. 9:30 p.m. FREE! GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 LECTURES & LIT: Reading of the Declaration of Independence (Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside) Young adult readers, candidates and Georgia District 10 will read sections of the Declaration. 11:30 a.m. FREE! 706355-7087
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EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are welcome. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart EVENTS: Ladies Night in the Winery (Boutier Winery, 4506
EVENTS: Southern Style Independence (Southern Brewing Company) Food trucks, bands and
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Hudson River Church Rd., Danielsville) Ladies are invited out for wine, food, line dancing and karaoke. 6:30 p.m. $15. boutierwinery.com EVENTS: Senior Potluck (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Bring a dish to share. Carol Williamson will present a program on honey bees and hive life. 12:30 p.m. FREE! wintervillecenter@ gmail.com GAMES: Mario Tennis 64 Tournament (Wonderbar) Play the classic game for prizes. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/wonderbarathens GAMES: Poker Night (5 Points Cigar Shop, 1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Play with Interstate Poker every Thursday. 6:30 p.m. www.5pointscigars.com KIDSTUFF: MathMinds Workshop (Bogart Library) A hands-on STEM learning workshop about “Galileo’s Gravity.” Registration recommended. Ages 9–13. 1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Movie Madness: Movie Making (Oconee County Library) Teens can make their own short film. Grades 6–12. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
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KIDSTUFF: Magic Tree House Mania (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Discuss the beloved series by Mary Pope Osborne. Ages 6 and up. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oglethorpe County Library) Participants can build to their heart’s content. Ages 10 and under. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe KIDSTUFF: Amelia Bedelia’s Mixed Up Day (ACC Library) Share stories, crafts and activities all about Amelia’s crazy adventures. Ages 4–8 and their caregivers. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Make and take a craft. Materials provided. Grades 6–12. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee OUTDOORS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Meet at Shade Garden Arbor) Learn more about flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems
and essays to share with the group. 9 a.m. FREE! www.naturerambling. blogspot.com
Friday 6 CLASSES: RBDigital (Oconee County Library) Learn how to download library ebooks and audiobooks. Call to register. 2 p.m. FREE! 706769-3950, athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: Hatch Hackathon (Chase Park Warehouses, The Hatch) Work individually or in teams to make something in under four hours. Most projects are tech, art or craft focused. Bring your own supplies. 5–9 p.m. FREE! www.hatchathens.com GAMES: Friday Night Initiative (Tyche’s Games) Learn new roleplaying games. 6 p.m. www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Disco Bowling (Showtime Bowling Center) Every Friday and Saturday night. 11 p.m.–12:30 a.m. www.showtimebowl.com GAMES: Family Disco Bowling (Showtime Bowling Center) Bring your disco hair. 6-8 p.m. 706-5481028
KIDSTUFF: KidsKnit Help (Bogart Library) Kids who are practicing their knitting can get extra help from Ms. Deborah. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart
Saturday 7 COMEDY: Dom Irrera (The Foundry) Dom Irrera is known for numerous appearances on late night shows and movies including The Big Lebowski. Matt Owens and The Mockingbirds will open. See Calendar Pick on p. 10. 7 p.m. $25–30. www.thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked
KIDSTUFF: Big Family Read (Bogart Library) Discuss A Wrinkle in Time then watch the movie adaptation. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Karaoke and Open Mic (Oconee County Library) Sing along to your favorite karaoke tunes or share an original. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Bilingual Storytime with Nury Crawford (Avid Bookshop, Five Points) Author Nury Castillo Crawford will read her book 3,585 Miles to Be An American Girl. 10 a.m. FREE! avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Reading Between the Wines Book Club (Normal Books) Discuss what you’ve been reading while enjoying wine
KIDSTUFF: Hogwarts Sunday School (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Dress up in your wizard robes for an afternoon of magical herbs. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org PERFORMANCE: The Dixieland Five (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy the sounds of this southern jazz band. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens SPORTS: Classic City Crush (The Classic Center) See Saturday listing for full description. July 7–8, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. $10–20. www.classiccityrollergirls.com THEATER: The Most Lamentable Comedy of Hamlet (The Foundry) The Boozy Bard Players present Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy
“A Road to the Sky,” a collection of photographs from India by Sean Dunn, is currently on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Friday, Sept. 7. goods, crafts and live music. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: FCP Classic Car & Truck Show (Lavonia Cultural Center) Trophies will be awarded to Best in Show, Best Modified Muscle Car and more. Proceeds benefit the Franklin Community Players. 6–8:30 p.m. $5 (food), $15 (classic car registration). 706-491-9374 EVENTS: Crowler Release (Akademia Brewing Co.) Try the latest Fructousum fruited beer. 12–11 p.m. akademiabc.com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods. The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org GAMES: Disco Bowling (Showtime Bowling Center) See Friday listing for full description. 11 p.m.–12:30 a.m. www.showtimebowl.com GAMES: Shadowrun RPG (Tyche’s Games) Visit Seattle in 2071, when magic and megacorps clash. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Sensory Storytime (ACC Library) Families with children ages 11 and under are invited for a storytime combining movement, songs, books and activities geared towards those with sensory integration challenges. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Nature’s Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Family Movie Singa-long (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Watch and sing along to movies. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison
and cheese. Conversation tends to slant towards fantasy, fiction and YA. Ages 21 & up. 7–9 p.m. FREE! normalbooks@gmail.com OUTDOORS: Naturalist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff for a walk around the property. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 SPORTS: Classic City Crush (The Classic Center) The Classic City Rollergirls host teams from NC, FL, TX, TN and AZ. July 7–8, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. $10–20. www.classiccityrollergirls.com
Sunday 8 ART: Artist Reception (Oconee County Library) Meet artist Cameron Berglund. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee ART: Sunday Spotlight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 3 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Calligraphy Class (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Mike Moak teaches lettering. Supplies are not provided. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison EVENTS: Wine Down (Boutier Winery, Danielsville) Listen to cellist Noah Johnson while Michelle Fowlkes mixes up various wine splitzers. 3–5 p.m. FREE! www.boutierwinery.com KIDSTUFF: Tail Waggin’ Tutors (Oconee County Library) Reading aloud to a dog creates a relaxed, non-judgmental environment that helps kids develop their reading skills and builds confidence. Register for a 15-minutes session. Grades K-5. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-7693950
reduced to a series of inappropriate jokes and lazy theatrical devices, all steeped in a generous volume of booze. 7 p.m. $6–12. www.thefoundryathens.com
Monday 9 CLASSES: CD Scratch Art (ACC Library) Make cool designs using recycled CDs. Supplies provided. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens CLASSES: Good Clean Fun (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Learn how to make hot process soap following a basic recipe that uses natural raw oils and essential oils. 6 p.m. www.wintervillecenter.com FILM: Flicker Film Society (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Kung-fu showcase “Showdown at the Equator” presents Magic Crystal. 8 p.m. FREE! www. flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Team trivia contests with house cash prizes every Monday night. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Dirty South General Knowledge Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com KIDSTUFF: Preschool Picnic (Bogart Library) Pack a lunch for stories and fun on the playground. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels k continued on next page
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vroom. Ages 2–8 and their caregivers. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Meet the Author (Normal Books) Meet local children’s author Karen Giles Clark in celebration of her book Big Changes for Little Bugs. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Drumming for Success (Oglethorpe County Library) Dr. Arvin Scott leads a lesson on the basics of drumming
Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Bingo (Highwire Lounge) Win prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team. 8 p.m. www.saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Improv Night (Oconee County Library) Give it a shot. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee
KIDSTUFF: Library Renfest (Oconee County Library) Renais sance Festival fun for young lords and ladies. Features music, crafts, storytelling, henna, glitter tattoos, live characters and more. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Rob White. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athenswordofmouth LECTURES & LIT: Seat in the Shade (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The summer poetry series kicks off
favorite folk, rock, R&B and country cover songs and also some of his own tunes. The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday! Southern Brewing Company 6 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com MOON CHIEF Funky prog-rock group from Atlanta. MONK TESH Three-piece prog-rock band from Atlanta.
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can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18. Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Myth Busters (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Discover the truth. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages three and under. Caregivers will receive pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10:15 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart 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
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Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $1 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and three channels of music. The first hour is free! Southern Brewing Company 5 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE DJ Gregory plays song requests and lets the bravest of the bunch jump in to sing. Every Thursday! Terrapin Beer Co. 9 p.m. $5. www.terrapinbeer.com NUCLEAR TOURISM Young local rock group playing covers and originals. THE BAD BEES Indie and alternative rock group from New Jersey. UNTIL THREE Athens-based indierock duo.
Tuesday 10 CLASSES: Athens Swing Night (Athens Fit Club, 1059 Baxter St. Suite A) Intermediate (7:30 p.m.) and beginner (8:15 p.m.) lessons, then open dancing. No partner or previous experience required. 7:30–11 p.m. $4 (students), $6. athensswingnight.com COMEDY: Decaf Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Hear comics from Athens and Atlanta. Newcomers welcome. Email to perform. Second Tuesday of the month. 8:30 p.m. FREE! efj32330@gmail. com, www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: 2nd Tuesday Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) This month’s theme is “Summer of Loire.” Reservations required. 6 p.m. $20. 706-354-7901, www. heirloomathens.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Teen Summer Fest (Oglethorpe County Library) Play a fast-paced game to discover new tracks in “Music Mixing with DropMix.” 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe KIDSTUFF: Bug Books (Normal Books) Browse kid books about bugs and insects. Buggy snacks while supplies last. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. facebook.com/normalbooksathens KIDSTUFF: YA Stop Motion Animation (Madison County Library) Teens can make their own stop animation films with Natalie Wright. Ages 11 and up. 2 p.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Retro Crafts (Bogart Library) Teens can make disco ball and cassette tape wallets. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Old MacDonald Had a Truck (ACC Library) An afternoon of music, crafts and activities about trucks, cars and things that go
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OLD SKOOL PRESENTS… Jason Fuller and Seth Hendershot get together regularly with friends to bring you some of their favorite sounds.
Friday 6 Akademia Brewing Co. 8 p.m. FREE! www.akademiabc.com JUBAL Americana duo from Knoxville, TN. Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 CLINT SWORDS & FRIENDS Funky rock music from Swords and guests.
C.W. Stoneking plays The Foundry on Thursday, July 5. during a drum circle. For ages 4–11 and their caregivers. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oglethorpe MEETINGS: Disabled American Veterans (DAV) (AMVETS, 1001 Winterville Rd.) The DAV assist veterans and their families with benefits, counseling, case forms and more. 6–8 p.m. FREE! dav.org
Wednesday 11 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Led by docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: DMC Class: Illustrator (ACC Library) Learn how to create graphics with vectors using Adobe Illustrator. This is ideal for logos or artwork you want to print in multiple sizes. Registration required. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org/athens CLASSES: Washer Music Note Necklaces (ACC Library) Make cool necklaces from washers, hemp cord and scrapbook paper. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Rabbit Box (The Foundry) Storytelling for adults. This month’s theme is “Skin Deep.” Hosted by David Hale. 7 p.m. $7. rabbitboxstories@gmail.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, crafts and live music by Kate Morrissey. 4–7 p.m. FREE! athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.
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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: Bean and Bear (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Meet Bean and Bear, the silliest friends ever, for stories, puppets and wacky hijinks. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Wednesday Reads Book Club (Bogart Library) Read a fantasy book and make keepsake treasure boxes. 4th and 5th graders. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oglethorpe Co. Library) The summer story time series continues with books, songs, puppets and crafts celebrating “Jazz & Blues.” 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oglethorpe KIDSTUFF: ABC’s of Drumming (Bogart Library) Dance, sing and drum while learning about percussion and basic rhythm. Ages 4–11. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Stories, songs and simple crafts. Ages 0–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share books, songs, puppets and rhymes. Ages 1.5–5. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee
with readings by Soham Patel and Jenny Sadre-Orafai. 5:30–7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com
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Akademia Brewing Co. 7 p.m. FREE! www.akademiabc.com SIX STRING THERAPY Local vocalist and guitarist Alex Boskoff performs original songs inspired by everyone from James Taylor to Garth Brooks.
Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! calintitos.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays folk with Latin influences every Tuesday.
Blue Sky 10 p.m. FREE! 706-850-3153 WARM GLOW BLUE SKY SHOW JJC plays disco, funk, soul & cetera. Every Thursday!
The Foundry 6 p.m. $25. thefoundryathens.com THE ORIGINAL SPLITZ BAND This band’s wide range encompasses classic Motown, funk, disco and both old-school and contemporary R&B. DJ MALIK DJ based out of Atlanta.
Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock tunes and acoustic Southern soul music.
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Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DK Detroit-born, Athens-based hiphop artist. SQUALLE Athens-based hip-hop artist with a thoughtful, throwback sound. EL TRUPPO No info available. WILLOW MEAN No info available. CLIP ART Local rap duo featuring Vann Johnson and Arizona Zimmerman.
Wednesday 4 Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) KIP JONES Popular local singer-songwriter playing all your
Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com THE POWERS Local folk-rock band of brothers. ALL CAPS No info available. THE GETAWAY COMPANY No info available. The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com C.W. STONEKING Award-winning Australian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter who recently collaborated with Jack White. Go Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by popular karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every Thursday!
Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE OCTOPUS PROJECT Longrunning Austin, TX indie-pop band with a potent live show. See Calendar Pick on p. 10. MEAN QUEEN Local rock three-piece with a fiery, discordant sound. CALICO VISION Athens-based melodic psychedelic-pop group. BOTANY Experimental instrumental outfit from Austin, TX. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com DAVID WEBB’S BURNING BUSH Post-punk band from Knoxville, TN. SOCIAL CIRCLE Athens-based softpsych-pop project. LO DODONA New local experimental punk band. TOMMY! Athens piano man and singer-songwriter. The Foundry 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com COASTERS Rhythm and blues band from Los Angeles. VINTAGE VIXENS All-female ’60s inspired band from Atlanta. Fully Loaded Pizza Co. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-705-6150 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DANIEL HUTCHENS & FRIENDS Bloodkin guitarist plays a set of wrenching, rocking soul-folk. On the Rooftop. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE BUZZARDS OF FUZZ Bluesy stoner-rock group from Atlanta.
POLAR WAVES Athens-based “alternative classic rock” group. On the Rooftop. 11:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com DJ OSMOSE Local DJ spins an all-vinyl set of deep house, disco and more. DJ ZELIUM Athens-based deep house DJ and composer. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night. The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke! Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com THE RELICS Playing rock covers from the ’50s–’90s. 9 p.m. $5. www.terrapinbeer.com CHARLES WALKER BAND Gospelinfluenced neo-funk group from Milwaukee. WASTED POTENTIAL BRASS BAND Party-starting brass band from Atlanta “powered by tuba goodness.”
Saturday 7 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SUPERBODY Lo-fi indie-pop outfit from Chattanooga, TN. B|_ANK Nashville-based experimental noise and percussion project. LAMBDA CELSIUS Local experimental electronic performer. DJ RUBY OFFICIAL DJ specializing in electronic dance music. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com FAIRBURN ROYALS Indie-rock band from Georgia that has reformed after a lengthy hiatus. Album release show! See Calendar Pick on p. 10. THE VG MINUS ’70s-styled power-pop/punk band from Athens. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com A.F.T.M. Local band started by a group of UGA students. On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. $3. www. georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin a set of Rihanna tunes. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SANDY DENTURES Athens-based experimental project. SARAH SWILLUM Local artist playing hallucinatory beat-pop featuring existential chants and dance. CATHERINE RUSH Local experimental composer and performer.
DJ DANCE & DRESS UP Spinning darkwave, new wave and various hits. 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 three channels of music. The first hour is free! The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 MONDAY’S ALIBI Local band specializing in ’70s and ’80s rock and roll. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com TRE POWELL Bluesy acoustic tunes with soulful vocals. 9 p.m. $5. www.terrapinbeer.com GUILLOTINE Hard-hitting local death-metal band. TORO Atlanta-based heavy rock group fronted by guitarist Zack Hembree. WICKED KING Hard-hitting local rock trio dedicated to the roots of true heavy music. BACKMASK Three-piece local hardrock band.
Sunday 8 Madison County Library, Danielsville 3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 THE DIXIELAND 5 Local trad-jazz band that features trumpet, clarinet trombone and a rhythm section of piano and tenor banjo. Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com POOR ELIZA Boston singer-songwriter influenced by artists like Damien Rice and Kathleen Edwards.
Monday 9 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BRENDAN FLETCHER Soulful singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. CHRIS HILL Guitarist and singer-songwriter from Memphis, TN. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BABE CLUB Members of alt-country band Susto perform. 7:30 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre. com UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Portland, OR band known for its layered, psychedelic indie-rock. See story on p. 8. SHAMIR Indie-rock musician from Las Vegas. 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.
Tuesday 10 Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! calintitos.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays folk with Latin influences every Tuesday.
Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 5 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DJ OSMOSE Local DJ spins an all-vinyl set of Caribbean dance music. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 CLIP ART PRESENTS A series featuring local emcees performing and hosting a variety of acts, from hip hop to experimental to punk.
Wednesday 11 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! Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net KATE MORRISSEY Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her shows come with an offbeat sense of humor. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com LITTLEBOYBIGHEADONBIKE Indiepop project of Rhode Island-based songwriter William Orchard, featuring intricate guitar and fantastical lyrics. SMIDGEON No info available. LYDIA SERA Local visual artist and musician. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com COOL KNIGHTZ Local five-piece band playing AM Gold hits. On the Rooftop. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com WHITE RABBIT COLLECTIVE Local ensemble with influences ranging from Tuvan folk songs to psychedelic rock anthems to jazz-funk grooves. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) SALLY AND THE SIX GRAND Oldtime rock band. The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday!
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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. Terrapin Beer Co. 9 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com POLAR WAVES Athens-based “alternative classic rock” group. TUNNEL VISION Surf, reggae and ska-influenced band from Southern California. DANIEL HARDIN Singer-songwriter with acoustic and electric blues and rock influences. The World Famous 10 p.m. $4. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens DON BABYLON “Drunk, sad rock and roll” singer-songwriter from Philadelphia. RAY PHILIPS Up-and-coming local folk singer-songwriter.
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Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. Deadline Sept. 15 & Dec. 15. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ARTIST CLASSES (Pixel & Ink Studio) “Intro to 35mm Film: Camera Functions & A Shootout.” July 10, 17, 24. “Movie Night: A Thousand Clowns.” July 12. “Broke A$$ Framing: Do it Cheap but Keep it Classy.” July 21. “Sell Your Work: Branding & Marketing for Artists.” July 21. “Sketchy Social.” July 26. “Leaping into Lightroom: Learn the Basics.” July 29. “Hang Your Art at Home.” Aug. 4. “Critique Night: Get Back to Your Art School Days.” Aug. 9. “Photoshop Basics: Learn the Essential Tools.” Aug. 11. “Sell Your Words: The Business of Freelance Writing.” Aug. 18. “Craftluck: Potluck with Crafts.” Aug. 23. “Styled Shoot: Editorial Fashion.” Aug. 26. Visit Facebook or email for details. pixelandinkstudio@ gmail.com BUS SHELTERS (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking design proposals for artistic bus shelters. Application deadline July 27, 11:59 p.m. www. accgov.com/FormCenter/AthensCultural-Affairs-Commission-36 GEORGIA RIVER NETWORK’S TRASH TO ART CONTEST (Athens, GA) Participants of all ages are encouraged to submit artwork
they create from trash found at river clean-ups. The River Trash Cleanup to Art Contest will be Sept. 8 during the Weekend for Rivers Conference and River Celebration Award Dinner Party. gwyneth@garivers.org 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 monthly 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. $65/month or $175/three months. 706-613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure SUMMER CAMPS (KA Artist Shop) “Print Camp.” “Lettering and Stationery Camp.” July 9–13. “Sculpt Week.” “Material Medium Mission.” July 16–20. “Fiber Week.” “Animal Camp.” July 23–27. “Fabric Week.” “Story and Illustration Camp.” July 30–Aug. 3. Check website for descriptions. www. kaartistshop.com
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art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Dyanne Horgan makes mixed media prints that combine digital and analog practices. Through July. ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray 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 AREA UROLOGY (2142 W. Broad St.) See colorful paintings by Dr. Hildegard Timberlake. ATHENS ART AND FRAME (1021 Parkway Blvd.) Heidi Hensley’s paintings depict colorful and eclectic scenes of Athens and UGA. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) The traveling exhibit “Just Kids” features photographs by Ryan Johnson of Georgia families and their loved ones who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. Through July 8. ATHENS LATINO CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND SERVICES (445 Huntington Rd., #120) See 20 paintings by Stanley Bermudez. BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years. CINÉ BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Cyanotypes by Rinne Allen. 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. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWERY (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “Vessel” shares new paintings and prints by David Hale. Through July 29. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Ruth Allen, Missy Kulik and Cathy Dailey. Through July 7. • Artwork by Audey Lee. July 9–Aug. 4.
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sew on the library’s sewing machines. Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athens library.org/madison SEWING CLASSES (Community) A fourweek introductory course to machine sewing taught by Maria Teresa Pena. Wednesdays, July 11–Aug. 1, 6:30–9 p.m. $100. communityathens@ gmail.com, www. shopcommunity athens.com T’AI CHI (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) “T’ai Chi, Yang Style, Long Form.” Thursdays, 7:15–8:30 p.m. 706-613-1143, healingartscentre.net VISION + VOCATION BUSINESS PLANNING COURSE (Old Fire Hall #2) Artwork by Milano Chow is currently on view at Howard’s on Fridays and Saturdays from Artists, healers and 11 a.m.–5 p.m. through Aug. 11. change-makers will Six-month Yoga Teacher Training fluids before donating. July 5, 2–7 be guided through the process of Program begins in September with p.m. www.redcrossblood.org. creating viable business plans. Led weekend modules. Upcoming workLITTER INDEX SURVEY The Keep by Jodi Rhoden using Birds Eye shops include Hip Hop Yoga (July Athens-Clarke County Beautiful Business Planning Curriculum. Aug. 7), Trance Dance (July 13), Intro to Litter Index is a simple survey for 25–26, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $325–375. Yin Workshop (July 21), Restorative citizens to provide input on the www.jodirhoden.com Yoga Workshop (Aug. 25), Yin Yoga litter they see in their community. WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE Teacher Training and Workshop Surveys accepted until July 16. COURSE (AKF Athens Martial Arts, (September). www.athensfivepoints www.athensclarkecounty.com/index. 175 A Old Epps Bridge Rd.) Learn yoga.com aspx?nid=4026 and practice skills in awareness, physical self-defense, personal safety, prevention and assertiveness. July 11, 18 & 25, 7:30–9:30 p.m. $30. instructor@akfathens.com, AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DOUBLE HELIX STEAM SCHOOL www.akfathens.com DRIVE (ACC Library) Eat iron-rich SUMMER CAMPS (580 Tallassee YOGA CLASSES & WORKSHOPS foods and drink non-caffeinated Rd.) “Harry Potter Camp (grades (Athens Five Points Yoga Studio)
GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Spotlight 2018” shares prints by Ali Norman and paintings by Joseph Peragine and Helen Kuykendall. Through Sept. 15. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Jaime Bull’s site-specific installation “Pillow Fight” is a spirited remembrance of jumping on beds and swinging feather filled cushions in a playful bout. A light-show begins at 7 p.m. each night. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Bloom Where You’re Planted: The Collection of Deen Day Sanders.” Through July 29. • “A Legacy of Giving: C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry” shares French and American art. Through Aug. 5. • “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection.” Through Sept. 23. HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Mosaic work by Jane Wright. Through Aug. 27. HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Paintings by Mallory Malloy. Through July. HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St.) The new gallery space opens with a show of works by Milano Chow and Torkwase Dyson. Through Aug. 11. JITTERY JOE’S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) “Acrylic on Acrylic” features innovative contemporary work by Ella Salt. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Artwork by Patrick Linker. KRIMSON KAFE (40 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Mosaic artwork by Jane Wright. Through July. 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.) “Athens Metal Arts Guild: The Many Facets of Metalsmithing.” Through Aug. 4. • “Our Point of View: Athens Area Plein Air Artists.” Through Aug. 4. • “Full House” is a biennial invitational exhibit showcasing works by members of the 18 guilds and art groups that meet at LHAC. Through Aug. 4. • “Works by Vernon Thornsberry.” Through Aug. 4. • Photography of scenes from Northeast India by Sean Dunn. Through Sept. 7. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) In “The Bower Bird,” sculptor Thomas Prochnow mimics the Australian bird’s
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unusual mating ritual of constructing a bower adorned with feathers, shells and other found objects. Through July. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Art by Cameron Berglund. Through July. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The annual “Members Exhibit” includes sculpture, paintings, drawings, textiles, jewelry, pottery, photography and more. Through July 6. THE PINE & THE ROOT (1235 S. Milledge Ave.) Artwork by Jamie Calkin, Arezou Taeed and Miranda Rupkey. Through August. 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. • Photographer Lee Karen Stow’s exhibit “Poppies: Women, War, Peace” combines portraits of women whose lives have been affected by war with a botanical series of the red “Flanders Fields” poppy. Through Dec. 14. • “War of Words: Propaganda of World War I” includes propaganda posters. Through Dec. 14. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) Jack Burk shares watercolor, acrylic and mixed media works. Through July. TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) “Art Rosenbaum and Friends” features works by Art Rosenbaum, Margo Rosenbaum, James Herbert, Bill Paul, Ridley Howard, Howard Finster, Dilmus Hall, Charlie Rakestraw, Bonnie Loggins, Sam Stabler and Richard Olsen. Through Aug. 11. TRIO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (766 W. Broad St.) A tribute to fierce and fabulous feline friends, “CatFest” includes works by over 30 artists. Through July 21. • Trio’s first annual “Young Artist Exhibition” shows works by students in grade 12 and under. Through July 21. VERONICA’S SWEET SPOT (149 Oneta St., #6C6) See work by local and regional artists, craftsmen, potters and sculptors. WHITE TIGER GOURMET (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Paintings by Charles Clinkenbeard. Currently on view through July 22. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.
4–9).” July 9–13, $275. “It is Alive! Using Coding to Create (grades 2–9).” July 16–20, $275. “Sculpture Camp (grades 5–9).” July 23–27, $300. “Adventure Camp (grades 3–8).” July 30–Aug. 3, $300. doublehelixsummercamp.word press.com REPORT CARD REWARDS PROGRAM (Bishop Park) Any student K–12 in Athens may bring his or her final report card with to the ACC Leisure Services Aquatics Office for a free summer pool pass (all A’s or all E’s) or 10 free swims (all A’s and B’s or E’s and M’s). 706613-3589, ext. 226, www.athens clarkecounty.com/aquatics SPLASH PAD (Multiple Locations) The Trail Creek Splash Pad will be open on weekends Aug. 5–Sept. 4, plus regular seasonal hours now through Aug. 5. The Rocksprings Splash Pad is now open. $1/person. Pool passes $20–40. www.athens clarkecounty.com/splashpad STRONG GIRLS SUMMER CAMP (Center City Ballet) A camp designed to empower girls through creative activities, yoga, crafts, themed discussions, community service, trips to female-owned businesses and fun. July 9–13, 1st grade and up. $200. wearestronggirls.com 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 dates. www.treehousekidandcraft.com SUMMER FOOD SERVICE Free lunches will be served to children at 27 day camps, educational programs and recreation centers around Athens. Check website for participating locations and schedule. Through July 13. 706-425-5354, mappleby@ athenshousing.org, www.athens housing.org
Support Groups ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS SUPPORT GROUP (723 Baxter St.) Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) is a 12-step program for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Mondays, 7–8 p.m. www.meetings. adultchildren.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP (ACC Library) Meet others who are dealing with chronic illness such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme. Third Wednesdays, 12–1:30 p.m. athenschronicillness @gmail.com 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. FREE! www. nuci.org NAMI SUPPORT GROUPS (Multiple Locations) 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 at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens. Every second Monday, 6:30–8 p.m. at the Presbyterian
Church of Watkinsville. namihall ga@gmail.com, www.namihall.org PROJECT SAFE (Athens, GA) “The New Beginnings Support Group.” Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m., with a dinner on the last Monday of the month. Childcare provided. “Athena: Goddess of Courage, Wisdom and Justice Group.” Thursdays, 6–7:30 p.m. “Walk-In Clinic.” Mondays, 1–4 p.m. and Thursdays, 3–6 p.m. 24-hour crisis hotline: 706-5433331. Teen texting line: 706-7658019. www.project-safe.org
On The Street ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Morgan County African American Museum and Shopping in Historic Madison.” Aug. 10, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. $20–30. “Weekend Trip to Cherokee, North Carolina.” Aug. 25, 9 a.m.–Aug. 27, 6 p.m. $240–360. All trips depart and return to Rocksprings Park. For ages 50 & up. Register online. www. accgov.com/leisure under recreation tab ASPECT FOUNDATION (Athens, GA) Seeking families to host international high school exchange students who want to attend an Athens-area high school for the upcoming year. 770757-4556, aspectfoundation.org HAPPY, ALIVE AND BUILT TO SURVIVE (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The East Georgia Cancer Coalition offers a group fitness class for cancer survivors who are at least six months removed from treatment, along with their friends and family members. Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 27, 5:30 p.m FREE! info@eastgeorgiacancer.org MEDITATION IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Meditations are offered in various forms across town. Athens Zen Group offers a newcomers orientation every Sunday (except first Sunday of the month) at 11 a.m. athenszen.org. Breathing Heart Sangha offers mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sundays, 6:30–8 p.m. beckylockman@gmail.com. Dedicated Mindfulness Practitioners meets at the Griffin Dubose Healing Lodge every first and third Saturday of the month, 8:30–9:30 a.m. jaseyjones@gmail.com. Mindful Living Center offers intro classes every second Friday, 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Griffin Debose Healing Lodge. Satchidananda Mission offers yoga meditation every Sunday, 6:30–7:30 p.m. and Kirtan every third Sunday, 4–6 p.m. revmanjula@bellsouth.net STORMWATER CALENDAR (Athens, GA) The ACC Stormwater staff is seeking photos of stormwater management facilities, nature scenes, plants and animals from all around Athens to create a wall calendar. Submit photos by email with the name of the photographer and a description of where, when and why it was taken. Deadline Aug. 31. stormwater@accgov.com THE CLASSIC CITY FRINGE FESTIVAL (Athens, GA) The Classic City Fringe Festival is seeking performers in theater, dance, performance art, puppetry, improv, comedy and more. Deadline Aug. 31. Festival Oct. 18–21. classiccityfringefest@ gmail.com, www.classiccityfringe festival.com WHERE’S WALDO IN THE ATH? (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Through the month of July, look for Waldo at local businesses in this city-wide scavenger hunt. The first 125 Waldo seekers who get their passport signed at 10 or more sites can collect prizes. Check website for list of participating places. www. avidbookshop.com f
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MUSIC INSTRUCTION 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 ♥ most things pertaining to music. 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.
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Happy July 4! REPUBLICANS BESMIRCH THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com One hundred and fifty-five years ago today, July 4, 1863, in a blinding rainstorm, a wagon train carried the moaning Confederate wounded away from the Battle of Gettysburg, which had raged during the previous three days in Pennsylvania. On the same day, Vicksburg, MS, on the Mississippi River, surrendered to Union troops, and the Civil War was effectively over, though they fought on for two more years. A national cemetery for those killed at Gettysburg was quickly established, and in November 1863 it was dedicated in a
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hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave
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ceremony that included brief remarks by President Abraham Lincoln, still alive and still prosecuting the war to hold the country together against the forces of dissolution. Thus, the Gettysburg Address is a speech given during wartime at the site of a great Union victory. Lincoln knew what that war had already cost and would continue to cost, and he was determined that it should eventuate in a reunited country, though he may have been the only one there that day who believed that our country could be brought back together. Thus, although it is a political speech which takes note of what happened there at Gettysburg, its emphasis is on looking forward to what can be accomplished to give meaning to what has transpired. Lincoln’s two-minute speech followed the two-hour address of the main speaker, Edward Everett. This is all Lincoln said: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot
the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom— and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Now we have a new president who divides instead of uniting, who lies without shame and calls those who catch him fake news. Our current successor to Lincoln encourages attacks on the press, destroys families, protects oligarchs, hypocritically uses religious hypocrites, promotes misogyny, encourages racism, abets gun violence, attacks our own government, disdains our allies and sucks up to evil tyrants. The party in power, which gave us Abraham Lincoln, has abdicated its sworn oath to protect our Constitution and accepts any outrage to our nation as long as they can stay in office. Our 10th District Republican congressman, Jody Hice, personifies the pious and callous hypocrisy that looks the other way while the government of our great nation is sold to the highest bidder and sold out to its enemies. Gettysburg accomplished nothing. The Northern industrial capitalists and the Southern slave capitalists who waged that war for hegemony remain united. Their anti-Lincoln contends that all men are not created equal and assures that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall now perish from the earth. Happy July 4! f
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