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By Blake Aued and Dan Jackson news@flagpole.com The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, a local nonprofit working for racial and social justice, is partnering with the Atlanta office of the American Civil Liberties Union to encourage Athens-Clarke County to adopt an ordinance that would limit the use of cash bail for people accused of minor crimes.

For many Athenians, paying bail for a low-level misdemeanor in order to avoid spending time in jail is as simple as pulling out a credit card for the bail bondsman. The working poor or indigents who don’t have credit cards or enough cash for bail aren’t so lucky, and sometimes must spend days or weeks locked up even for minor offenses such as disorderly conduct or driving without a license.

Critics say the practice denies those with insufficient cash equal protection under the law because they are poor. Cities and states across the country are passing legislation that restricts bail in certain instances for the poor. The city of Atlanta passed an ordinance that prohibits the use of cash bail for low-level misdemeanors, and has adopted a “bail schedule” that spells out offenses for which a cash bail payment is required.

For the poor, these short sentences can often have harsh consequences, especially

for those barely making ends meet. Those who spend even a couple of days in jail might miss work shifts, leading to smaller paychecks or lost jobs, or miss rent payments and end up being evicted, losing their homes and their possessions.

“No cash bail is our main issue,” said AADM co-founder Mokah Johnson. “Cash bail can produce a terrible domino effect.

Someone who spends two weeks in jail most likely will lose their job and fall even deeper into poverty.”

Gov. Nathan Deal made criminal justice reform a goal for his administration, and in 2013 he established a special bipartisan commission called the Georgia Council for Criminal Justice Reform. Made up of legislators, judges, defense attorneys, public defenders and public safety officers, the council reported consequences that carry heavy social costs. “People held in jail pretrial often lose their jobs, leaving them unable to support their families and ultimately unable to meet their court-imposed financial obligations,” the council reported in February.

The ACLU, AADM and Economic Justice Coalition held the second Athens Smart Justice Roundtable recently to discuss the issues surrounding cash bail and present

Odds and Ends Two Athens police officers who restrained a distraught 10-year-old boy on the ground while his father was being arrested last month were “exonerated” by an Athens-Clarke County Police Department internal investigation, according to documents Flagpole obtained through an open records request. “The child initiated the physical contact with the officer and the officer reacted. The officer only used open hands in restraining the child but was preparing to use handcuffs,” the report concludes. “There were no charges filed against the juvenile in this incident even though his actions would be probable cause for Obstruction and Disorderly Conduct.”

Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, an Athens Republican, is on the shortlist of eight candidates to fill two vacant seats on the Georgia Supreme Court.

Ryan Moore, director of the ACC Economic Development Department, is leaving Sept. 1 to become president of the Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Specialist Michelle Nguyen will serve as interim director while a national search is conducted.

Bishop Mayor Johnny Pritchett recently sent a letter to the Georgia Department of Transportation opposing plans for a U.S. Highway 441 truck bypass. He wants the bypass built further away from the city, Oconee County Observations blogger Lee Becker reports.

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draft language for the ordinance. At this meeting, ACLU representatives gave a presentation summarizing the problems with cash bail. Charlie Bailey, Democratic candidate for Georgia attorney general, also gave a campaign presentation that included discussion of the cash bail issue.

“We have a two-tiered system of justice,” Burrell Ellis, political director of the ACLU in Atlanta, told Flagpole. “If you can afford bail, you get freedom. If you can’t afford bail, though, you end up being incarcerated without being proved guilty. A person should not be denied freedom because they can’t afford bail.”

Bail is the principal way judges try to ensure that accused offenders return for their court dates after they are indicted.

Pickens County tried a different way.

Judges there allowed suspects to be released after arrest rather than require them to post bail, and the court then texted them reminders two days before their court dates. The result was a 30 percent drop in the number of defendants who failed to show up for court, according to University of Georgia law professor Russell Gabriel.

“People are spending time in jail for minor offenses, like shoplifting a can of peanuts,” Gabriel said, adding, “There’s a mindset of teaching the defendants a lesson” by assigning bail and then leaving the defendants in jail.

As might be expected, there is an organization eying these changes to the system that has mounted a scare campaign to whip up fears of increased crime. The Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen has posted numerous articles on its website warning of increases in violent crime, even though none of the changes involve perpetrators of these crimes.

CORRECTIONS: An article in the Aug. 8 issue misidentified the principal of Whit Davis Elementary School. He is Daniel McGuire. Another article stated that Athens Transit would be serving a new UGA park-and-ride lot at College Station Road and the Loop, but UGA told us after the paper had gone to press that it had given us incorrect information, and Athens Transit would not serve the lot. It will be served by a UGA shuttle. [BA]

“At the end of the day,” Gabriel said, “it’s hard for some of the more traditional actors to accept that cash bail is not [acceptable as] a punishment.” [Dan Jackson]

Commission Approves Southern Mill Changes, Televised Work Sessions A request to reduce the number of apartments in a redeveloped Boulevard mill turned into a debate about affordable housing at last week’s Athens-Clarke County Commission meeting.

Developer Russ Crump brought plans for Southern Mill, a former denim factory off Chase Street, back to the commission for the third time in six years. While he had originally proposed converting some of the mill buildings into apartments, now he wants to utilize them as commercial space.

The market has changed, architect Scott Haines told commissioners. Brewery Creature Comforts is occupying the existing commercial space and has an option to buy more. Meanwhile, recent heavy rain is causing the buildings to deteriorate quickly. One wall fell in the previous weekend, Haines said at the Aug. 7 meeting. “Right now, we’re in a fight with this site,” he said. “We have to get this stabilized soon.”

The latest version still calls for new construction of about 200 bedrooms—half the original proposal—but Crump could also build none. That didn’t sit well with some commissioners, who pointed out that ACC’s comprehensive plan calls for denser development in areas like Southern Mill, especially affordable “workforce housing.”

“We’ve spent so much time talking about how we want density near the urban hub as a way of preserving our green belt,” Commissioner Andy Herod said. “The more we downzone residential property, the greater the pressure. People are coming here, and we have to put them somewhere.”

But any residential units are likely to be more high-end luxury student apartments, which the community doesn’t want, Commissioner Melissa Link said. “This is an extremely expensive project,” she said. “The primary goal is to rehabilitate and preserve a historic mill complex.”

Herod, a UGA professor, shot back, “I find it amazing there is so much prejudice against students.” They have the right to live anywhere they want, he said.

Link met with developers to hash out concerns related to the project’s new zoning of commercial-neighborhood. (It was previously zoned multifamily.) Several uses that are usually allowed in C-N zones will be prohibited, including hotels, hospitals, cemeteries, mortuaries, laundries, personal care homes and auto repair shops.

“The vision is this will be a bustling mixed-use commercial center that will very

CCSD Will Ramp Up Teacher Recruitment and Retention The Clarke County Board of Education had a long list of personnel recommendations to approve at its Aug. 9 meeting.

Board member Greg Davis wanted to know, why is the district still hiring people three days after school started?

As Flagpole reported last week, the

number of district employees who resigned shot up sharply in 2018. The number of teachers who resigned has risen every year for the past four years, according to Superintendent Demond Means: 146 in 2014–’15, 158 in 2015–’16, 185 in 2016– ’17 and 200 in 2017–’18. (The district has about 1,100 teachers.)

The job market is tight, Means said, and CCSD needs to start the hiring process earlier, perhaps by using its mid-year adjustment from the state to send recruiters to job fairs. Retaining teachers is tough in Athens because it’s an urban county surrounded by suburban counties that don’t have the same challenges, and it’s a college town, so recent college graduates might stay awhile but never put down roots, Means said. Georgia as a whole also has a shortage of teachers, he said.

One solution might be to offer signing bonuses, as many districts do, or bonuses to teachers who stay, especially the special education teachers whose jobs are the toughest, Means said. “We have to be more creative in the incentives that we use, but this is a challenge facing everyone right now,” he said.

At the meeting, Means also elaborated on his philosophy of social justice and equity, shortly after new statistics were released showing that black students score far lower on language and math standardized tests than their counterparts, and are more likely to be disciplined.

Some students need extra attention, but that doesn’t mean setting others aside, Means said. For example, he said he’s not satisfied with white students’ 67 percent proficiency, given the education level of many white parents in the district. “We have islands of excellence, but we want the entire school system to be excellent,” he said.

Means unveiled a new logo—“Better Every Day”—with rays of sunshine symbolizing hope. He showed the board a promotional video highlighting the fact that the district has just 2,280 days from the time students enroll in kindergarten to graduation to make an impact on their lives. “There’s a level of urgency we all feel,” he said. [BA] f

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Commissioner Sharyn Dickerson added a requirement that the developer work with the Athens Land Trust to prepare a report on whether it is feasible to build affordable housing on the site, how much in subsidies it would require and possible funding sources. Crump’s representative, land planner Jon Williams, said he would agree to write the report within the next 24 months.

The rezoning, with Link and Dickerson’s additions, passed unanimously.

The commission also approved a master plan for Bishop Park by a 6-4 vote. The park is more than 40 years old, and many facilities badly need updating. The plan calls for reconfigured parking, better stormwater drainage and new amenities like a splash pad, but the centerpiece is a new, larger gymnasium, to which Commissioner Jerry NeSmith objected, saying the money would be better spent on a new park for the westside. There’s no money to implement the plan, but it could be funded in the next round of sales-tax projects scheduled for a 2019 vote.

Commissioner Mariah Parker’s proposal to televise work sessions passed, as well.

Work sessions—where commissioners hear presentations from staff and often make informal decisions on which they later vote—are currently held in the Dougherty Street building that houses the planning department. In October, they’ll be moved to the commission chamber in City Hall, which already has the equipment to televise meetings. ACC televised two work sessions in February as a pilot project. [Blake Aued]

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and societal issues of past and present generations. We aim to prevent the next generation from having to address the volume of issues currently before us. It is futile to admire past periods of success or marvel at pockets of excellence within a system that is failing to meet all its students’ needs.

The results from the 2017–2018 Georgia Milestones reveal that our children are in crisis. We are determined to no longer get distracted by inconsequential and trivial issues. Our focus is squarely on implementing our strategic our instruction in different ways. If those new ways do not plan and individual school growth plans to increase student work, then we need to try something else. We will demonachievement. The district will also continue to invest in prestrate supreme relentlessness until our racial disparities ventive academic measures, such as expanding high-quality and gaps are closed. early childhood education.

I want to make clear that this is not an achievement gap.

I am encouraged by the strategic plan and systems our It is an opportunity gap. An opportunity gap is the disparteam implemented last school year. We now ask our comity in access to quality schools, munity to allow us to operate instruction and the resources County schools in a It is futile to admire past periods Clarke needed for all children to be acamanner that demands educaof success or marvel at pockets tional equity, rigor and standemically successful.

Across the state and nation, dards-based instruction on every of excellence within a system that is test scores and access to rigorous campus, in every classroom failing to meet all its students’ needs. and for every student. We need academic courses have become the modern-day poll tax for this the public to acknowledge and generation of American schoolchildren. When students are support the fact that turnaround work is required in all ill-prepared to enter the postsecondary pathways of their our schools—efforts that include developing smart goals choice, they are effectively excluded. at every school and ensuring every school has commonly Why is it that, when we are applied strategies to improve instruction, culture, systems discussing historically marginaland leadership. We need the community to ensure these ized students, it’s about chasing strategies are implemented with fidelity. test results, but when we are We are committed to meaningful improvement in all discussing results for affluent our schools. We are also committed to turning around the students, it is widely accepted performance of historically marginalized students. Some to share which teachers will best of our schools may have good academic scores in the aggreprepare students for Gifted and gate, but when we unearth the data, these schools are also Talented programs and Advanced failing our most vulnerable, historically marginalized and Placement courses? Why is it school-dependent students. In short, every school in CCSD acceptable for certain students must now double down on the systems-thinking, educato have access to the very best tional equity work ahead of us.

SAT or ACT prep courses to help We cannot blame students for poor performance. them gain an advantage on colThe responsibility rests with us: the educators. The work lege placement exams? We must required to turn around the district’s current pattern of create a system that is committed performance will demand an unprecedented level of proto true educational equity for all fessional urgency. As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “We students. are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are If proficiency is expected confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfoldfor some students, it should be ing conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as expected for all. We must be being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. unwavering in our commitment to educational equity, sysThis is a time for vigorous and positive action.” tem transformation and continuous improvement.

I sincerely hope that everyone in our community will Educational equity is both a long-term goal and a mechjoin us on this critical journey for all Clarke County chilanism for system change, which is complex and requires dren. f strategic leadership. Our equity work looks to transform Demond Means is superintendent of the Clarke County School District. and address some of the most uncomfortable educational

Our Students Are in Crisis MILESTONE RESULTS REFLECT URGENT NEED FOR CCSD TURNAROUND

By Demond Means

AUSTIN STEELE

Acclaimed educational philosopher John Dewey once said, “What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must be what the community wants for all its children.” I believe this is especially true in the Clarke County School District community.

Regardless of the social-economic and environmental challenges that some students bring to our classrooms, our instructional staff, parents and public education advocates must demand the exact same goals and levels of educational attainment for all students. The disappointing reality is that our students are currently woefully behind the state and area school districts in terms of academic performance on the Georgia Milestones.

It’s true that students are more than data points.

However, we must also recognize that proficiency on state and other assessments is a precursor to potential success on college admission examinations like the ACT and SAT, military entrance exams and exams necessary for apprenticeships. Therefore, we cannot assume that data points are unimportant.

According to the Get Georgia Reading Campaign, “Children who cannot read proficiently by the end of third grade are more likely to experience poor health, have disciplinary problems, perform poorly in eighth-grade math, become teen parents and drop out of school. As adults, they are more likely to spend time in prison, struggle with unemployment and face shorter life expectancies.”

Reading at proficiency level is Demond Means literally a life-or-death issue. It is one reason why I am so disappointed in the disparities in performance between white and black students in the district.

It is simply unacceptable that only 15 percent of our black students in grades three through five can read at the state’s proficiency level. This reality requires us—the professionals in the school system—to approach and apply

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Andrew Ke puts it, he didn’t wake up one day and decide to be a doctor. Rather, he fell in love with health and medicine along the way, first as an exercise physiology major at the University of Georgia and later as a medical school student at Ross University. Now, Ke is one of 10 new graduates of Athens’ first medical residency program—and he’s ready for the next step.

Ke and his classmates are the first students to complete the Augusta University/ University of Georgia Medical Partnership residency program in internal medicine, which focused on creating community-based doctors at St. Mary’s Hospital.

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become full-fledged doctors. Another residency program started at Athens Regional Medical Center (now Piedmont Athens Regional). Between the two programs, Athens now offers 85 resident positions for doctors to train.

“The partnership was born out of the fact that Georgia has a doctor shortage, and we need more medical students training and staying here,” says Michelle Nuss, the partnership’s campus dean and an internal medicine and psychiatry professor.

When medical residents train and apprentice in Georgia, they’re more likely to stay here as doctors, Nuss says. With clinic programs at both St. Mary’s and Piedmont Athens Regional, more Athens residents have better access to health care, too. “People who hadn’t seen a physician in 20 years can now get plugged in and see a doctor under the supervision of our students,” she says.

Next up, UGA’s College of Public Health and St. Mary’s will create a clinical informatics fellowship program to offer advanced training for students in public Brian Brewer, who recently completed a residency at St. Mary’s Hospital, makes health, population his rounds. health and electronic medical records. The Several of the students are staying in program is expected to be approved in late Athens—or returning to town after a felSeptember. The medical school class will lowship elsewhere—to practice medicine in expand, as well, by fall 2020, accommodatthe community. Ke, for instance, is a hospiing 60 students per class year. talist at St. Mary’s.

“The Health Sciences Campus has “There couldn’t be a better place to start enhanced the delivery of care here in my career and continue to learn,” he says.

Athens,” Nuss says. “Having students who “When you’ve lived a good percentage of can take time to record a medical history, your life here, Athens becomes home. To do the physical exam and look at lab results me, staying here brings everything full leads to comprehensive care, rather than a circle.” short 20-minute visit with a doctor.”

As part of Athens’ first residency proThe unique residency program helped gram, Ke and his classmates focused on the students grow as doctors, too. With a internal medicine as a nod to the state’s small class size and as the only residents need for primary care doctors. The U.S. at the hospital, Ke and his colleagues say is expected to face a shortage of 40,000– they gained more exposure to cases and had 105,000 doctors by 2030, according to a more time with mentors.

2017 report by the American Association of “We knew going in that our class would Medical Colleges. As the population grows set the tone for how the rest of the program and more Americans age, they’ll need more would be in the immediate future,” says doctors to take care of them.

Brian Brewer, who studied biology and exerThat’s especially true for Georgia, which cise science at UGA as an undergraduate is the ninth most populous and fifth fastest student, completed medical school through growing state but ranks 40th in the numthe AU/UGA Medical Partnership and was ber of doctors per capita. In fact, Georgia among the class of 10 residents. A former already needs 1,500 more doctors in family running back for the Georgia Bulldogs, medicine, internal medicine and general Brewer is now completing a sports medicine surgery and could face a shortage of 2,500 fellowship at the University of Kentucky by 2020.

Medical School before returning to Georgia To meet that number, the first 40 medas a community-based doctor. ical partnership students started classes “Athens has been near and dear to my in Athens in 2010. They moved onto the heart for 12 years, and I tried to do as much Health Sciences Campus—a vacant former with the community as I could in medical Navy base in Normaltown—the following clinics,” he says. “There’s more to the city year. The residency program launched than the campus, and I wish I had acted on in 2014 to prepare Georgia’s students to that sooner.” f

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ore than 5,500 UGA freshmen descended on Athens in the week leading up to classes starting, and we Flagpole interns decided to infiltrate an orientation session to find out what, exactly, they know about their adopted hometown.

As it turns out, the answer is… not much. Although many of the students polled knew Athens was in Clarke County,

none of them knew the name of our incoming mayor (answer: Kelly Girtz), or a whole lot else about their new city. But don’t fret, Athenians. These freshman will become quickly acquainted with the Loop and all that lies within. And, who knows: After a semester, they may even be able to name a few local bands.

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Jaylen Green, Atlanta Flagpole: What county is Athens in?

Jaylen Green: Clarkston?

FP: What do you think Flagpole is?

JG: Like, the thing where you put a flag and you wave it?

FP: Do you know R.E.M.?

JG: EDM? No. Never heard of her. Him. Them.

FP: Do you know what the Loop is?

JG: Like, a hoop? Like, a rope? Nope.

FP: How many Athens neighborhoods can you name?

JG: East Village—that’s it.

Cameron Shook, Carlton Flagpole: What do you think Flagpole is?

Cameron Shook: I believe it is the newspaper in Athens.

FP: How many Athens neighborhoods can you name?

CS: I know Eastside and westside and Normaltown.

FP: Do you know any local bands?

CS: I know R.E.M. I’m not sure of any of the ones that play the Georgia Theatre, but I know that there are a lot.

FP: Do you know what the Loop is?

CS: I do not. Oh! The Loop? Like the highway? Oh, yes, OK. I thought it was another band.

Caitlin Santos, Duluth Flagpole: What county is Athens in?

Caitlin Santos: I think it’s Oconee.

FP: Do you know any Athens bands?

CS: I know R.E.M., and I know Mister Tie Dye, but they changed their name.

FP: Do you know what the Loop is?

CS: Is it a roundabout, or something like that?

FP: How many Athens neighborhoods can you name?

CS: I can’t name any. I can name the hotels, though [does finger guns].

Joseph Lee, Suwanee Flagpole: Do you know R.E.M.?

Joseph Lee: R.E.M.—rapid eye movement?

FP: Do you know any local Athens bands?

JL: Local bands? Rubber bands? I don’t know.

FP: How many Athens neighborhoods can you name?

JL: Zero.

AnaLily Wong, Dalton Flagpole: What do you think Flagpole is?

AnaLily Wong: I’m sure it’s a flagpole.

Outside, maybe, with a flag on it.

FP: How many bands do you think there are in Athens? Like, active bands.

AW: Maybe like 26?

FP: Do you know any of them?

AW: What’s that one band name? It’s, like, really popular. I listened to them the other day. I’m thinking, like, The Ungrateful Dead.

Grant O’Neal, Douglas Flagpole: Do you know any Athens bands?

Grant O’Neal: Um, no. I don’t.

FP: What do you think Flagpole is?

GO: It sounds like a place where people would just hang out.

FP: What about the Loop?

GO: Same thing. Just, like, a place where people hang out.

Madison Shelnutt, McDonough Flagpole: Do you know R.E.M.?

Madison Shelnutt: R.E.M.—is it like dubstep or something?

FP: How many Athens neighborhoods can you name?

MS: None of them.

FP: How many do you think there are?

MS: Ten? FP: Do you know what the Loop is?

MS: Like, maybe people hang out there?

Anna Vo, Lawrenceville Flagpole: Do you know who Athens’ incoming mayor is?

Anna Vo: No. I should learn.

FP: Do you know what the Loop is?

AV: Is that, like, a dessert place?

FP: How many Athens neighborhoods can you name?

AV: There’s neighborhoods? Do apartment complexes count?

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15 ATHENS ALBUMS TO KNOW

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elcome to Athens, kiddos! If you only know one cultural factoid about your adopted hometown, it’s probably that we’ve got a heck of a music scene. As the home of R.E.M., The B-52s, of Montreal, Pylon, Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Neutral Milk Hotel and other influential artists, the Classic City has birthed an outsized number of classic albums over the years. But beyond Automatic for the People, “Love Shack” and Southern Rock Opera, there’s a wealth of local music waiting to be discovered. Here are 15 of our writers’ favorite Athens albums from the past 35 years or so. Dig ’em up and get schooled. [Gabe Vodicka] of spontaneity, exploration and yearning, wrapped in a haze of silky black lo-fi production, make this an essential listen in the canon of Athens’ first golden era, right alongside Pylon, The B-52s and all the rest. [Chad Radford]

The Olivia Tremor Control Dusk at Cubist Castle (1996) Perhaps the second-most influential album to emerge from the Elephant 6 collective (after Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea), Dusk at Cubist Castle acted as a sonic and spiritual mission statement for the then-budding recording company, which would inspire a generation of indie rockers with its high-minded, lo-fi approach. Will Cullen Hart and the late Bill Doss’ magnum opus owes a clear debt to ’60s psych-pop monoliths The Beatles and The Beach Boys, but the Olivias spotlight the music’s druggy underbelly, with the sprawling “Green Typewriters” suite serving as Dusk’s dissociative centerpiece. [GV]

6’s greatest acts, and because of that, their debut never received a ton of love outside city limits. Released in the summer of 1998, Are You Sleepy? is a distillation of all of E6’s best elements, combining psych, twee and power pop in a way that is extremely accessible to new listeners. It may not have achieved the same international acclaim as Aeroplane or Cubist Castle, but Sleepy deserves to be reevaluated as one of the most definitive local records of the late ’90s. [Nathan Kerce]

Macha Macha (1998) Macha’s self-titled debut was a local anomaly in March of 1998. In Athens, E6 was flexing its muscles as Merge dropped Aeroplane. But on the national level, Tortoise’s TNT and June of 44’s Four Great Points had raised the bar for world and spiritual music that existed outside of indie rock’s tropes. With Macha, Josh McKay and Kai Riedl blended gamelan music and traditional Indonesian instruments with the American underground climate of the time. Aided

by Athens’ finest musical sculptors, the group reached deeper and higher than any of its peers to turn out one of the definitive post-rock statements of the Clinton era. [CR]

Love Tractor Love Tractor (1982) A key player in Athens’ early-’80s dance-rock renaissance, Love Tractor provided a brainy, measured counterbalance to Pylon’s wild-eyed groove. The group, led by guitarists Mike Richmond and Mark Cline and bassist Armistead Wellford—with various drummers, including R.E.M.’s Bill Berry, rounding out the lineup over the years—released a half-dozen LPs during its heyday (plus the solid 2001 comeback The Sky at Night), but it never quite topped its debut. The album can be playful (“Tropical”), poignant (“Seventeen Days”) and provocative (“Hairy Beat”)—sometimes all in the same two-minute song (“Sixty Degrees Below”). [GV]

Oh-OK Wow EP (1982) Oh-OK was formed by Linda Hopper, Lynda Stipe (sister of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe) and David Pierce in 1981, although Pierce and others, including power-pop star Matthew Sweet, came and went from the band over the years. The group combined proto-twee lyricism with catchy, post-punk guitar and bass lines paired with fast-paced drumming to create the indie-pop gems on its debut EP. After the band broke up, Stipe began recording with Hetch Hetchy, and Hopper formed Magnapop, but lately Oh-OK has been somewhat active again, even performing at last week’s Athens Popfest. [Frances Newton]

Art in the Dark Four Songs EP (1983) This 12-inch strikes a mysterious balance between early new wave and what millennials now call darkwave. The EP’s most memorable cut, “In Color,” lays out the blueprint for a propulsive sound that invokes Modern English’s early, goth-inspired post-punk and R.E.M.’s more austere moments—albeit in an underdeveloped way. But that sense

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Harvey Milk Courtesy and Good Will Toward Men (1996) Providing a break from the lighthearted psychedelia of so many Athens groups, sludge-metal titan Harvey Milk specializes in punishing, heartbreaking walls of sound.

Courtesy and Good Will was just the group’s second album, yet it finds the trio experimenting in a way only an Athens band can. Tightly wound bursts of percussion clash with monstrous barrages of feedback and gnarled riffs, but there are also moments of tender introspection where folksy, melancholic ballads offset the heavier moments and their stunning anguish. It’s an album full of imposing pain, and an essential part of the local canon. [Tucker Pennington]

The Gerbils Are You Sleepy? (1998) Led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Scott Spillane, The Gerbils are often left out of the discussion of Elephant

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Elf Power A Dream in Sound (1999) With its 1999 breakthrough, E6 cornerstone Elf Power took an unexpected turn, enlisting Mercury Rev bassist and Flaming Lips mentor Dave Fridmann to put his signature widescreen touch on the group’s unassuming psych-pop.

The result was a warm, inviting LP that stands as a fascinating document of a band in transition, features some of frontman Andrew Rieger’s most evocative tunes—the lovely “Jane,” the wondrous “O What a Beautiful Dream”— and exposed the richly deserving Elves to their widest audience yet. [GV]

Japancakes I Could See Dallas (1999) A layered confection of ambient alt-country enrobed in a rich, psychedelic glaze, Japancakes’ debut made an ideal capstone for a number of the decade’s musical trends— the DIY-meets-Danny Elfman spirit of pop-punk, the No Depression-era Americana revival and the genre-busting

experimentalism of the band’s Kindercore brethren. The lush, swirling product of a group dedicated to orchestral improvisation—it started out as a 10-musician mission to perform a single, 45-minute chord onstage—Dallas is packed so full of melodies and textures—slide guitar atop violin atop vocoder atop a driving rock drumbeat—that it almost feels like too much dessert. [Marc Schultz]

Herb and Skills The Gathering (2003) In the early aughts, outsiders viewed the Classic City as the home of redneck rap, thanks to Bubba Sparxxx scoring a 2001 MTV hit with “Ugly.” In 2003, Herb and Skills set the record straight. Under the direction of producers Jorma Starratt and Hano Leathers, rappers Bird, Ishues, Jawz of Life, Fort Knox and more laid down stone-cold classics with a Wu-Tang sword style. For proof, look no further than Ishues’ razor-sharp verses on “The Saga Continues.” It’s forgotten history now, but press play on Spotify and the lyrical depth, full-bodied production and cinematic samples weave together a disarmingly profound time capsule from a sophisticated era of Southern hip hop. [CR]

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Ariadne Thread (2007) Led by sisters Page and Claire Campbell and featuring multi-instrumentalist Suny Lyons, Hope for Agoldensummer gave Athens some beautifully emotional music over the years. The intentional construction of the band’s compositions is underlined by the confluence of standard folk instruments with unexpected tools, like bells and a singing saw, which gives the group’s music a unique, glowing humanity and tender warmth. The band’s 2007 LP falls somewhere between bluegrass and folk and makes a great soundtrack for any summer gathering of sad lovers and poets. [FN]

The Glands (2000) The Glands released two excellent full-lengths, with their effortless, intuitive 2000 outing standing as the consummate Athens album—your favorite local musician’s (or favorite local music journalist’s) favorite local record.

The group surprised fans by teasing new material during a reunion earlier this decade, but the party was cut tragically short due to the death of frontman Ross Shapiro.

Mercifully, we’ll always have The Glands and its perfectly sequenced, unforgettably melodic pop-rock. The album is still criminally overlooked by the wider listening public, though a reissue campaign is whispered to be in the works.

[GV]

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Spring Tigers Spring Tigers EP (2009) There’s no better case study in local-music serendipity than Spring Tigers’ origin story. With waning label support, frontman Kris Barratt and his band, The Capes, were left stranded in Athens while on tour in 2006. With no money to get back home to England, Barratt claimed the Classic City as his new residence and formed Spring Tigers, which released a self-titled EP in 2009. The mini-album closed out a golden age of peppy, melody-driven indie rock popularized in the wake of Britpop’s heyday, à la Razorlight and Boy Kill Boy. Following the dissolution of Spring Tigers, Barratt went on to lead the similarly styled Haints, but the earworm-laden EP would prove hard to top. [Andy Barton]

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I Am the World Trade Center Twin Tigers Out of the Loop (2001) Formed during the early-2000s synthpop boom that also produced Mates of State and The Postal Service, I Am the World Trade Center had the high-quality dance tunes to make it big. Unfortunately, in the wake of 9/11, the duo’s name became a major roadblock, and it was never able to attain the superstar status its music deserved. The most enduring release from the band’s initial four-year run is its debut, on which Dan Geller provides New York City club-inspired beats to complement Amy Dykes’ smooth-as-silk vocals. NYC by way of Athens, the album’s major highlight is “Metro (Brooklyn Mix),” a stuttering, autotuned electro track. [NK}

Gray Waves (2010) The late aughts were the Year(s) of the Tiger, with this great release from Twin Tigers arriving at the turn of the decade. The four-piece revolved around songwriters Matthew Rain and Aimee Morris and dwelled at the murkier end of the guitar-wielding spectrum, utilizing elements of post-punk, shoegaze and alt-rock fuzz to exhilarating effect. The soaring “Everyday” and “Sexless Love” are among a swath of tracks from the album that could hold their own against Interpol’s “PDA” or Snowden’s “AntiAnti”—fitting, since Twin Tigers would end up touring with both before fading into the ether. [AB] f

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If you’re reading this column for the first time, chances are good you’ve just landed in Athens to begin classes at UGA. Let me be among the first to both welcome you and encourage you to step off campus as much as possible. Sure, UGA is a world-class institution with incredible facilities, but Athens itself is really something special. Take some time to explore volunteer opportunities, engage our various art happenings, go see bands, form a band, release a record, write for Flagpole, even.

Some of you will only be here for your college years, and some of you will just get dug in and stay for decades. Fact is, you don’t know which you are yet. Most of us here at Flagpole didn’t know, either. But we were all brand new here once, so don’t feel shy if you hear about something cool happening and want to go check it out. Just go. Meet people.

Have fun. This is your time to see what all the hype is about and, quite possibly, add some of your own. We hope you do.

Now, let’s get to the news…

HELP: Most things that make me go, “The fuck?” really aren’t Eric Hat trying that hard. They’re just run-of-the-mill, superficially eccentric things. On the other hand, there’s Eric Hat (aka Eric the Hat and likely other things). Dude has 15 different releases, with the most recent credited to Criminal Fantasy Motion Pictures and titled A Grip. Ok, so there are 47 (!) tracks here, and five of them are named “A Dozen Jugglin Cousins,” seven are named “Night Night Track,” and 16 are named “A Whole Nother Album Track.” This is really sample-heavy stuff, and it may well be all samples, but who can tell? It’s just weird, odd, beholden to no single style and kinda cool in its own way. Also, apparently Hat can’t remember what any of these things are actually supposed to be named, as he notes this record is comprised of stuff from the past 15 years, and “If you have any knowledge of what the original titles were, please contact [him].” So, lend an ear at ericthe hat.bandcamp.com.

A HOME OF ONE’S OWN: Ian Hemerlein (Kwazymoto) records under the project name Saint Syzygy, and he’s just released a new album. It’s titled Party at My Place, and it’s his first recording in over a year.

Distinctly, it’s far less aggressively dialed in than Kwazymoto.

Rather, Hemerlein deals in several styles that, amazingly, coalesce nicely. Listeners might find themselves restfully checkA Hawk and a Hacksaw ing out due to the soft psych of the first few tracks, only to be jarred awake by the 20th Century Broadway style of “Dead Cowboys.” Honestly, I’m pretty partial to the weirdo joints on here, but none of them so much as “Detox,” which easily has the best and most rambunctious rhythm and melody of the whole record. It comes right near the end, so be sure to listen all the way through. Check it out at saintsyzygy. bandcamp.com.

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SONGS IN THE KEY OF RAZZ: Athens dub-reggae master Razzi King breaks his own already-amorphous mold on his new album, LOVESOULJAZZ. Living solidly in the dusky evening of ’70s/’80s slow jams, this one’s an easy replay candidate. The beats were composed by Chozen1 (Wendel Higgs) and Jazz Crew, and they easily denote inspiration as opposed to mere aping. King’s voice is smooth with just a hint of raspiness. Highlights are the impossibly blissful “Still Standing” and the subtly hard-hitting “Can’t Get Over.”

As always, Echobass Records delivers the goods, so go get good at echobassrecords.band camp.com.

CRY NOW, CRY LATER: There’s a duo named Dim, they’ve got a record named It Feels Like Home, and if you ever gave a damn about ’90s-era second-wave emo, this is totally your bag. As per usual with this stuff, it’s at its best when the screams match the melody.

Imagine a far less aggressive Hot Water Music or a much more aggressive Mineral. Dim achieves this to great end on most of these songs. Even though there are only five tracks here, “Lluvia” and “Solo” provide a decent amount of hope for more. So, get crackin’, boys. Wipe your glasses clean at dimathens.bandcamp.com.

BACK TO THE GARDEN: Tickets are on sale now for the return of A Hawk and a Hacksaw to Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The duo of drummer Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel) and violinist Heather Trost have deep cultural roots here, so it’s only natural that they’d return to play the Orange Twin amphitheater. Also on the bill are Portland, OR’s

Shelly Short and Australia’s Darren Hanlon. A Hawk and a Hacksaw currently have a new album out named Forest Bathing, but seriously, don’t even think about trying that shiz at Orange Twin, even in the ol’ swimming hole. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Parking is limited, so please make plans to carpool. For more information, see orangetwin.com. f

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LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER: Three new exhibitions will open on Aug. 25. Local artist Lisa Freeman’s solo exhibition “So It Goes” (through Oct. 8) will showcase a collection of paintings, as well as three-dimensional assemblage scenes utilizing small-scale clay figures. Guest curator Drék Davis envisions “Picturing the Black Fantastic” (through Oct. fine and decorative arts owned by 13) as an exhibition contemplating the Belosselsky-Belozersky family blackness as an image both “ancesof Russian princes dating from tral and futuristic,” acknowledging 1660–1952. the past while making space for Opening this Saturday, Aug. 18, complicated notions of narrative and “For Home and Country: World War identity. “Present & Accounted For: I Posters from the Blum Collection” 1968–2018” (through Oct. 13) pres(through Nov. 11) demonstrates the ents works by members of the U.S. various ways the U.S., Great Britain, Artist Collective, which was estabFrance, Germany, Russia, Greece and lished in honor of Darlene Killian, Italy disseminated well-designed who became the first Africanpropaganda posters as a tactic for American student to graduate with encouraging citizens to enlist, buy an art degree from UGA in 1968. bonds and support military camCollectively, the exhibition addresses paigns. The following weekend, on “‘otherness,’ race, sexuality, genAug. 25, “Vernacular Modernism: der, safety, access and agency,” The Photography of Doris Ulmann” with works by J Chase Campbell, (through Nov. 18) will open, with Rodrecas Davis, David Gresham, approximately 100 photographs Jerushia Graham, Sara O’Brien, reflecting the artist’s interest in rural Janssen Robinson and Atiba Wade. craftsmen and women of Appalachia, On Sept. 8, the center’s Lounge “Space Bot (Homage to Voyager)” by Katlin Shae in ATHICA’s “The as well as the African-American and Gallery will present Shawn Gullah communities of coastal South Golden Record: Far Beyond Our Galaxy” Campbell’s “The End of a Perfect Carolina and Georgia. Later this Day,” a body of photography shot fall, on Oct. 20, “Richard Hunt: Synthesis” respond to tidal debris. at tailgating events during UGA football (through Feb. 3) will delve into the formaAn additional three new exhibitions games. Campbell’s show will replace Sean tive stages in the career of the influential will be on view Sept. 7–Oct. 5. Featuring Dunn’s current exhibition of photographs American sculptor, who created over 130 the works of graduate students Catherine from India. The following week, on Sept. public commissions across 24 states.

Clements, Kimberly McWhorter, Sanaz 11, “John Cleaveland’s WWI Landscapes” Haghani Nouri and Paula Runyon, “Change, (through Nov. 9) will commemorate the DODD GALLERIES: After a summer hiatus, the Exchange, Interchange” experiments with 100-year anniversary of the end of the war Lamar Dodd School of Art is getting back the format of the portfolio exchange among through a series of oil paintings depicting into the swing of things with a new slate printmakers. Equal parts touristy kitsch current-day French landscapes of former of exhibitions. In “Music Videos” (through and swampy terrain, “The Florida Room” battle sites.

Aug. 30), recent MFA graduate Stephanie contemplates a clash between the natural The full fall lineup will be celebrated with Sutton uses reflective surfaces as surrogates and artificial through the perspectives of a reception on Sept. 13 from 6–8 p.m. Make for human companionship, toying with fellow MFA candidates hailing from the sure to also save the date for Nov. 8, when ideas of connection and isolation. Opening Sunshine State: Nick Abrami, Dimelza “St. EOM of Pasaquan” (through Jan. 19) later this week, “Ash Heap/Landfill” (Aug. Broche, Cristina Echezarreta, Paula Runyon will reveal a collection of paintings, sculp20–Nov. 8) presents a site-specific landslide and Taylor Shaw. Curated by undergraduate tures, garments and other artifacts created of unfired clay and the “ceramic trash” of Phillip McClure, “MIDDLEGROUND” navby Eddie Owens Martin of Pasaquan, a Marie Lorenz, a New York-based artist who igates the realm between the material and visionary art environment located in Buena has spent over a decade traveling to various digital worlds, with works by alumni Kate Vista and recently restored by the Kohler urban waterways to collect and visually Burke, CC Calloway and Ally Christmas.

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By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com ATHICA: The first opportunity to scope out the new location of the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, which has officially relocated from the Chase Park warehouses to the historic Leathers Building at 675 Pulaski St., will be during the opening reception for “The Golden Record: Far Beyond Our Galaxy” on Aug. 18 from 6–9 p.m. The exhibition takes its concept from the Golden Records, gold-plated copper disks containing compilations of 103 sounds and 115 images from Earth that have been traveling through space aboard NASA’s Voyager vessels for the past four decades. Led by Carl Sagan, a committee selected an array of our planet’s strange details—songbirds, laughter, human anatomy, landscapes, an hourlong recording of brain waves, “Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry—in hopes that they may one day be discovered by extraterrestrial life.

The exhibition includes work not limited to sound, video, found materials and interactive media. A total of 13 artists were selected for the way their artwork contemplates and responds to the purpose and relevance of the records.

“The Golden Record” will remain on view through Oct. 7, and will be followed by an annual juried exhibition that opens Nov. 3. The gallery’s new hours are Wednesday through Friday and Sunday from 4–6 p.m. and Saturday from 12–6 p.m.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART: The museum’s two main shows currently on view are “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” (through Sept. 23), which examines the achievements of women facing challenges as social, cultural and political roles shifted between the 1890s–1960s, and “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” (through Jan. 6), an array of

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T FOR GOOD SERVICE, A LITTLE ETIQUETTE GOES A LONG WAY

By Lauren Baggett news@flagpole.com

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summer strolls into its final curtain call, local restaurants, bars and coffee shops are planning. With droves of students returning to the city and football revelers not far behind, the Athens service industry is prepping—logistically and mentally—for packed-out spaces and thousands of hungry and thirsty customers.

For many of the folks who work in these establishments, this time is bittersweet.

More people means more business and (sometimes) more tips, but when the population of people going out skews younger, that can sometimes mean serving customers who either don’t know or exhibit the best etiquette.

So, consider this a primer—a quick reminder of how to be a considerate customer and ensure you receive the best dining or sipping experience you can.

According to our very unscientific but well-intentioned poll of service workers, these are the top pet peeves and best tips for behaving like you have a heart.

• Servers are people. They don’t become automatons when they put on an apron.

Treat them like fellow humans.

• Don’t snap your fingers or yell at a bartender when it’s busy. It’s not classy or effective.

• When the establishment is busy, have your order ready when you step up to the bar or counter, or when the server comes by.

• Restaurant employees aren’t babysitters— please mind your child or drunk friend.

• In the age of Venmo, please don’t make servers split an appetizer 10 ways.

Someone should cover it and get shares paid back later.

• Know that a 20 percent tip is standard, and don’t use your tip as a bargaining tool.

That’s lame.

Before this article starts to feel like a platform for food-service workers to vent, it’s helpful to understand why they care.

We all have jobs we don’t like or bad days at work, but there’s an extra dynamic in food service that can make bad days truly grueling: the customer.

To Seabear bar manager Hunt Revell, it comes down to respect. “In general, you try to please the customer,” he says, “but as a conscientious person, as a human being, we ought to treat each other with as much mutual respect as possible.”

The server-customer dynamic automatically puts the server in an artificial position, where “the customer is always right”—a concept that some people take advantage of by thinking anything goes in a restaurant or bar because they’re paying to be there.

Revell thinks the idea is a little outdated.

“If you’re a person that thinks the customer is always right, you’re probably not a good customer,” he jokes. Ultimately, when someone is very disrespectful, that sours the overall experience, he says. To him, the experience is part of the service.

“We’re always open to questions and conversations, and to help people have the best time possible. That’s always a priority,” he says. Once that’s the given, then knowing about the “snippy stuff”—shouting for the bartender across the bar or not having your order ready once he gets to you—is helpful.

“We’re not just complaining about that stuff,” Revell says. “It’s because we’re interested in having a good interaction and helping you have a good experience that we even have opinions about those types of things.”

Seasoned barista and former Starbucks difference for both your experience and the manager Shelby Jarrett says she’s often barista’s. been asked how much to tip in a coffee Her biggest pet peeve: ordering while shop. “Personally, just having done it for so you’re on your phone. Students are the long, I put $1 in no matter what, because most common offenders for talking, texting it’s my karma,” she says. “There were so or otherwise looking at their screens when many times when I really appreciated it.” they order, she says. “It’s not that I need Though tipping is a choice, it is the conto be the center of your attention,” says siderate thing to do, says Jarrett, because Jarrett, but in a noisy coffee shop, she does many Athens need to repeat and baristas are making confirm small details Know that a 20 percent tip to make sure you get the same wage as a server ($2.12 an is standard, and don’t use what you ordered. hour), so they are Students also tend your tip as a bargaining tool. relying on those to tip less. “It’s just tips. A good rule of a lack of self-awarethumb, she says, is to tip according to the ness, I think,” she says. complexity of the drink. So, it may be OK A few reminders for the next time you to leave off a tip for a cup of black coffee. find yourself at a coffee shop: But if the barista is making something more complicated, she continues, “like a latte, a • Being rude about the wait won’t bump mocha, and especially if you have come to your drink order up the queue. your barista and say, ‘I got this drink at this one coffee shop and it tasted like it had this, • Asking questions is fine, but just a few. this and this, but I don’t really know what There’s a line of people behind you. it was called. Can you try to make something like that?’ Then, yeah, it’s a gesture of • When mistakes are made, a little compasthanks to put a little something in there.” sion goes a long way.

If you’re light on cash or you have a gift card and can’t tip, Jarrett says just starting “It comes back to mutual respect,” Revell your interaction with a genuine “Hi, how says. “As long as you respect me, I’m going are you” versus “I want…” can make all the to respect you and your time.” f

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and workers, with Southern veggies, fried chicken, a salad bar, meatloaf and the like.

Frozen treats proliferated, as one might expect during our six months of summer.

Hokulia Shave Ice, a franchise truck doing wonderfully light Hawaiian-style shaved ice and ice cream, opened one truck on College Station, then two more: one at the AT&T store on Epps Bridge Road and the most

and with a frankly astonishing variety of flavors, opened at 3750 Old Jefferson Road, next to La Jalisco grocery. Lil’ Ice Cream Dude was everywhere with his truck this summer and is very close to opening Cool World, his brick-and-mortar location on the Eastside. He also wrote a kids’ book, The Coolest Birthday Ever, about his adventures in entrepreneurship.

In most welcome news, Bruno Rubio has decided to expand his empire further with a third Cali N Tito’s, this one on Jefferson Road. Buvez opened on Barber Street with coffee, drinks, snacks, sandwiches and snoballs (with housemade syrup), to please every member of your family, and the Manila Express Filipino food truck added a regular stop there—on Wednesdays, but check Facebook or Instagram for confirma-

recent, at 696 Baxter St. Look for the bright umbrellas and listen for the chill music. La Michoacana… es Natural, in Hull and on the Eastside, added rollitos (rolled ice cream, made from scratch in front of you) to its already copious offerings and a truck that sets up at the J&J Flea Market on weekends with ice cream and paletas.

La Michoacana Ice Cream Parlor/ Antojitos Mexicanos, another ice cream and paletas shop, under different ownership

tion—that includes halo halo, the Filipino shaved ice dessert that can also incorporate jackfruit, Pocky, cereal, boba, coconut Jell-O, Swedish Fish and more.

Off the Vine Produce in Winterville is doing hot food cooked to order for breakfast and lunch and churning fresh ice cream on weekends, with regular specials.

Across the street is Peach Pit Cafe, a barbecue restaurant notable for its delicious cake. Out in Crawford (and, yes, worth the

Summer Food Roundup HERE’S WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN LOCAL RESTAURANT NEWS

By Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com

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Hey, folks. Welcome back, or thanks for sticking around this summer. If you’re in the latter category, and you tend to pay attention to this column, you can save your energy and move on to something else, because this is your annual wrap-up of what has happened in Athens food since about May. If you’re new, this is your place to find out where to eat: what’s good, what’s not, what’s open, what’s closed, whether you should gas up your car and drive out to Winder or Crawford to get doughnuts. (You probably should.)

Flagpole.com is your best bet for newsier items, including what food events you might want to attend. And if you need a comprehensive guide to the restaurant scene in Athens, the 2018–2019 Flagpole Guide to Athens has that—not just a list of places that paid for a mention, but a straightforward account of every eatery in town. It is invaluable, if I do say so myself.

Copious tears were shed and hands wrung over the closing of the Five Points Waffle House, which had been open for 50 years and finds itself on some rather valuable real estate these days. It’s The Falls been at least rumored that that plot of land will house a parking deck, which would be logical. Also in Five Points, Jerry and Krista Slater’s The Expat opened in May, with sophisticated cocktails, dinner and brunch in the former Two Story Coffeehouse.

Also closing after a long time in business was Sonny’s BBQ, a franchise but one of long standing. It was immediately replaced by Malinda’s Country Kitchen and Catering, a meat-and-three (plus sandwiches) place from the same owners

drive) is Cafe Racer Coffee and Donuts, making great doughnuts, biscuits and very serious coffee in an itty-bitty building. In Watkinsville, Pub on Main replaced Pour, with a kid-friendly atmosphere and frosé.

Taqueria Mundos replaced Las Monarcas in the ex-Huddle House on Danielsville Road, and its Mexican buffet on Sundays absolutely should not be missed. Peter Dale’s Maepole is also newly open on Chase Street, before the bypass, with a chefdriven, fast-casual, veggie-forward menu.

The Falls opened in a dramatic space on Macon Highway, serving upscale surf, turf and more.

Taste of India is still open downtown for the moment, but it will be moving to the Ansonborough development on the Eastside this fall, ideally with little down time in between. Also downtown is Koa Bowls, on College Avenue, with poke and açai bowls, plus flavored cold-brew coffee and sashimi tacos. Not yet open but coming soon nearby are Burgerim (an Israeli burger franchise, in the former East West Bistro) and Wings Over Athens (more chicken), at Broad and Jackson, as well as the Chick-fil-A at Broad and College.

The giant Mark development, on Oconee Street, now has a Crazy Dough’s Pizza and shortly will have a Purpose Snackery (healthy snacks) and a Frutta Bowls (yup, more açai and the like). WNB Factory, an Atlanta-based franchise doing wings and burgers, is open on Williams Street, in the former Blind Pig, and Nothing Bundt Cakes, a franchise that, contrary to its name, actually does have bundt cakes, is open on Epps Bridge. Normaltown Brewing Co. should be open in the Tracy Street warehouses this fall, adding more craft beer to our scene. Half-Shepherd Market and Cheese Shop is taking the spot that was Lindsey’s Culinary Market in Normaltown, doing cheese and more. And D92 Korean BBQ is slated to take over the space on Baxter that was Chonell’s most recently. Whew. f

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MUSIC | SAT, AUG 18

EVENT | SUN, AUG 19

MUSIC | SUN, AUG 19

Southern Brewing Co. · $25–40 It’s hard to believe it, but three years have flown by since Southern Brewing began serving up its yummy craft suds to the tipsy masses. The brewery will celebrate with a two-day affair that features some of our finest local musical acts, including Pylon Reenactment Society, T. Hardy Morris, Eureka California, Harlot Party, Seline Haze, Outersea, WesdaRuler, Palace Doctor, Lavender Holyfield, The Moonshine and more, plus shoegaze legends The Veldt and Asheville, NC rockers Minorcan. Tickets, which include beer tokens, are $25 each day or $40 for a two-day pass. BYO(non-alcoholic)B, food, chairs, etc. Biggums Bar-B-Que will be on site serving up tasty smoked meats and the like. [Gabe Vodicka]

Flicker Theatre & Bar · 10 p.m. · $5 As Guts Club, New Orleans songwriter Lindsey Baker has dropped three albums of bare, visceral folk music, with the latest—this year’s self-released Trench Foot—representing the singer and guitarist’s first foray into full-band performance.

The record’s grimly accented Americana calls to mind the late Jason Molina’s transition from solo gloom merchant to cosmic bandleader with Magnolia Electric Co., or Circuit des Yeux’s Haley Fohr’s brief sojourn as anti-country avatar Jackie Lynn. Saturday’s show also features the local talents of indie act Little Gold, which has thankfully returned after a hiatus, as well as Georgia Dish Boys, whose atmospheric folk took a yowling, fuzzsoaked turn on last year’s Get Gone. [GV]

Indie South · 10 a.m.–3 p.m. · FREE! Indie South, which operates as both a boutique shop and one of the largest artist markets in the Southeast, has relocated its Normaltown headquarters to 470 Hawthorne Ave., the brick building formerly occupied by Sons of Sawdust.

Its first official event will host a handful of vendors selling vintage, collectible and handmade items. The larger space will be able to accommodate more curated inventory, workshops, events and shared studio space, while the parking lot can host outdoor markets, food trucks, performances and mini-fests. In addition to physical space, Indie South plans to expand its services to include branding, marketing, web and graphic design, and consultation for small businesses. [Jessica Smith]

Vega Studio · 5:30 p.m. · $20 Athens guitarist and songwriter Caroline Aiken’s intimate monthly concert showcase—recorded at Vega Studio on Milledge and taped for broadcast on local public radio—has added a charitable component to its last two editions, with part of the proceeds going to assist local musician and concert photographer Chris McKay, who is battling a serious illness and associated medical bills. Performers at Sunday’s gathering include Atlanta psych-rock concern Sunshine Slowdown, The Spinoffs Reenactment Society, poprock guru Jay Gonzalez, Jason NeSmith and Kay Stanton of Casper and the Cookies, and hip-hop mainstay Elite tha Showstoppa. The $20 ticket price also includes two drinks. [GV]

Third Anniversary Party

Tuesday 14 ART: Artini’s Happy Hour (The Foundry) An Athens-themed evening of painting and drinks out on the terrace. 5–7 p.m. $25. www.thefoundryathens.com 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 CLASSES: Computer Class: eBooks and Audiobooks (ACC Library) Learn how to use RBDigital.

Registration required. 10–11:30 a.m.

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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 Crush.” Reservations required. 6 p.m. $20. 706-354-7901, www. heirloomathens.com FILM: Ciné Classics (Ciné Barcafé) See The Beatles: Yellow Submarine in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

(1968). $7.50–9.75. www.athenscine.com GAMES: Playtest Night (The Rook and Pawn) Network and try out new, unpublished games from develop-

ers. 7:30 p.m. www.therookandpawn. com 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: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by

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James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Tuesday Storytime (Normal Books) An all-ages picture book storytime with snacks. 10:30 a.m. FREE! normalbooks@gmail. com KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday (Georgia Museum of Art) Families and children 18 months–3 years can take a tour, listen to stories and participate in a hands-on activity. This month’s program is “Horses and Helmets,” inspired by the exhibition “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection.” 10 a.m. FREE! callan@uga.edu, www. georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Hands In! Presents: American Sign Language for Teens (ACC Library) Hands In!

New South Showcase

offers a class on ASL. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens 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 15 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Callan Steinmann leads an in-depth conversation on Radcliffe Bailey’s painting “7 Steps.”

2 p.m. FREE! georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Educated Mess (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See standups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m.

FREE! hendershotscoffee.com

EVENTS: Tarot Card Readings (The Rook and Pawn) Caty and Kristin offer Back 2 School readings.

8 p.m. $5. www.therookandpawn. com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Shadowfist Power Lunch (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play the Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-354-4500, www. tychesgames.com

GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.

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: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for all teens who share a common vision of equality. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee MEETINGS: Public Information Open House (East Athens Community Center) ACC Leisure Services Department will provide input on infrastructure improvements to Dudley Park. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/parkplanning

KIDSTUFF: Beginning Readers’ Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ms. Carley presents early literacy activities and stories.

Ages 4–7. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison MEETINGS: Public Meeting (120 W. Dougherty St.) Gather input on the Stormwater Utility Fee. 2–7 p.m.

FREE! www.accgov.com 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

Southern Brewing Company celebrates its third birthday over two days with a family-friendly party.

Live music from Lavender Holyfield, Wesdaruler, Outersea and Pylon Reenactment Society (Friday). Divine Feed, Blue Blood, The Moonshine, Seline Haze, Drew Breskin, Harlot Party, Palace Doctor, Minorcan, Eureka California, The Veldt and T. Hardy Morris (Saturday). See Calendar Pick on p. 20. Aug. 17, 4:30 p.m. & Aug. 18, 12 p.m. www. sobrewco.com EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Participate in a guided meditation session in the

THEATER: Newsies (Oconee County Civic Center) The Oconee Youth Playhouse presents a stage production of the Disney film turned Broadway hit. Aug. 17–18, 7 p.m.

Aug. 19, 3 p.m. $10–20. www. oconeeyouthplayhouse.com

Saturday 18 ART: Opening Reception (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, 675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) See ATHICA’s new gallery space with the debut exhibition “The Golden Record: Far Beyond Our Galaxy.”

The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Journey Through the Stars (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This month’s theme is “Meteor Shower and Planets Galore.” 10 a.m. $2–3. www.athensclarkecounty.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter EVENTS: Contra Dance (Memorial Park) A dance presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with live music by AirPlay and calling by Stuart Whipple. 7:30 p.m. (lesson), 8–11 p.m. (dance). $8 (adults), $4

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Thursday 16 ART: Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art (Georgia Museum of Art) The annual meeting will highlight activities of the group with a reception to follow. RSVP. 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-5424199, gmoarsvp@uga.edu ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Seven galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné, the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo and The Classic Center. 6-9 p.m.

FREE! www.3thurs.org CLASSES: Yoga in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Five Points Yoga instructors lead a class surrounded by works of art. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Sustainable Industry Roundtable (Bell’s Shopping Center, Project Safe Thrift Store) The SIR sharing group meets quarterly to describe resource conservation in manufacturing and heavy industry.

8 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3512, www. athensclarkecounty.com EVENTS: Open House (Multiple Locations) The Athens Neighborhood Health Center celebrates National Health Centers Week with free health screenings and voter registration. Aug. 13, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (402 McKinley Dr.). Aug. 16, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (675 College Ave.). www.athensneighborhoodhealth.com EVENTS: Be a Sewer Hero (Middle Oconee Water Reclamation Facility) Tour the facility. 9 a.m. FREE! www. accgov.com GAMES: Poker Night (5 Points Cigar Shop, 1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Play with Interstate Poker every Thursday.

6:30 p.m. www.5pointscigars.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Friday Night Initiative (Tyche’s Games) Learn new roleplaying games. 6 p.m. www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: UGA EcoReach (ACC Library) The UGA Ecology Club presents hands-on activities about the environment. Ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens

“One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection,” then make your own full dress helmet inspired by those worn by Her Majesty’s Horse Guards in 19th-century Russia. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! coe.uga.edu SPORTS: Table Tennis Tournament (East Athens Community Center) Ping pong tournament with a prize. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $10. ttathensga.com THEATER: The Servant of Two Masters (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Aug. 16–18, 8 p.m.

Aug. 19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Newsies (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description. Aug. 17–18, 7 p.m. Aug. 19, 3 p.m. $10–20. www. oconeeyouthplayhouse.com THEATER: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) See Friday listing for full description. Aug. 17–18, 7:30 p.m. & Aug. 19, 3 p.m. $10–15. www. winderbarrowtheatre.org

“Standard Bearer” by Jennifer Niswonger-Morris is on view in the group exhibition “1996” at Trio Contemporary Art Gallery through Saturday, Sept. 15. nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group.

9 a.m. FREE! www.naturerambling. blogspot.com THEATER: The Servant of Two Masters (Athens Community Theater) A comedy of mistaken identities long lost lovers, angry fathers, cross dressers and a hungry servant.

Aug. 16–18, 8 p.m. Aug. 19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org

Friday 17 EVENTS: Friday Wine Winedowns (J’s Bottle Shop, 1452 Prince Ave.) Manilla Express will be at this Friday Wine Winedown to pair Filipino food with craft wine. 5–8 p.m. $10–15. wine.jsbottleshop@gmail.com EVENTS: BFK Book Sale (1055 Gaines School Rd.) Thousands of books for adults and kids. Proceeds benefit Books for Keeps and kids living in the Athens area. On Aug. 26, shoppers can fill up a grocery bag for $5 or a tote bag for $20. Aug. 17–18 & Aug. 25, 10 a.m.– p.m.

Aug. 19 & Aug. 26, 12–4 p.m. Most items $3 or less. www.booksforkeeps.org EVENTS: Anniversary Party (Southern Brewing Company) The

galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30– 10:30 a.m. FREE! sagekincaid@uga. edu, www.georgiamuseum.org GAMES: Pathfinder Society Event (Tyche’s Games) Fantasy RPG. Bring your imagination. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-345-4500 KIDSTUFF: Creative Writing for Teens (ACC Library) Writing prompts and journals to spark creativity. Ages 11–18. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (Seney-Stovall Chapel) The Choral Society present their summer show “Give My Regards to Broadway,” featuring numbers from many Broadway musicals. Aug. 17–18, 7:30 p.m. Aug 18–19, 2:30 p.m. $12. www.athenschoralsociety. com THEATER: The Servant of Two Masters (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Aug. 16–18, 8 p.m.

Aug. 19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) A small town girl searches for new life in the bright lights of 1920s New York City. Aug. 17–18, 7:30 p.m. & Aug. 19, 3 p.m. $10– 15. www.winderbarrowtheatre.org

See Art Notes on p. 17. 6–9 p.m.

FREE! www.athica.org ART: Coloring Club (Oconee County Library) Spend the morning relaxing with the therapeutic practice of coloring. 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee CLASSES: Saturday at the Rock: Waterbath Canning (Rock Eagle 4H Center) Learn how to can and preserve food so you can enjoy fresh food from the garden all year long.

9:30 a.m. $7. lmkent@uga.edu CLASSES: Intermediate Excel 2010 (Oconee County Library) Learn more advanced techniques for using Excel. Registration required.

3–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee EVENTS: Friends of the Garden Flea Market (State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Visitor Center) Items include gardening tools, books, household items, toys, jewelry, decorations, accessories, baby items and more. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. www. botgarden.uga.edu EVENTS: Out Pace Parkinsons (Sandy Creek Nature Center) A 5K run/walk. 7:30 a.m. www.active.com EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods.

(ages 11–17) FREE! (ages 11 & under). www.athensfolk.org EVENTS: Anniversary Party (Southern Brewing Company) See Friday listing for full description.

Aug. 17, 4:30 p.m. & Aug. 18, 12 p.m. www.sobrewco.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: ASW Distillery Bartending Competition (The Foundry) Local bartenders battle it out on stage with ASW’s finest liquors. Followed by live music from the Side Hustle Dance Band. 8 p.m. $25. www.thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Brewau (Terrapin Beer Co.) Festivities include live music, a limbo competition, a hula hooping contest and luau themed food from Biggum’s BBQ. 1–11 p.m. www. terrapinbeer.com KIDSTUFF: Snap Circuits (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Get wired at the library with snap circuits toys. Ages 6 and up. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Family Day: One Heart, One Way (Georgia Museum of Art) View the exhibition

CLASSES: Kitchen Medicine (Lotta Mae’s Supply Co.) Explore the pharmacy in your kitchen cabinet.

1:30–4:30 p.m. $40. www.lottamaes. com EVENTS: Open House (Fuel Hot Yoga) The studio offers demos, specials and complimentary yoga classes. 8 a.m.–8 p.m. FREE! www. fuelhotyoga.com EVENTS: Tri to Beat Cancer (Sandy Creek Park) This course includes a lake swin, 14 mile bike ride and 5K run. There are duathlon and aqua bike options. Proceeds benefit local cancer patients. 7–11 a.m. $85. www.cfnega.org EVENTS: Normaltown Flea (Indie South, 470 Hawthorne Ave.) Browse vintage, handmade goods and records. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

10 a.m.–3 p.m. theindiesouth.com KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Beginning readers read aloud to a certified therapy dog. 3–4 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Hogwarts Sunday School (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Dress up in your wizard robes for a morning of Quidditch and outdoor games. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org THEATER: The Servant of Two Masters (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Aug. 16–18, 8 p.m.

Aug. 19, 2 p.m. $8–15. townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) See Friday listing for full description. Aug. 17–18, 7:30 p.m. & Aug. 19, 3 p.m. $10–15. www. winderbarrowtheatre.org THEATER: Newsies (Oconee County Civic Center) See Friday listing for full description. Aug. 17–18, 7 p.m. Aug. 19, 3 p.m. $10–20. www. oconeeyouthplayhouse.com

Monday 20 GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted

by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m.

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THE CALENDAR! GAMES: General Knowledge Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night.

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 LECTURES & LIT: Third Monday Book Club (Oconee County Library) Discuss Looking for Alaska

by John Green. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome.

Mondays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. First visit free. www. ttathensga.com

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to play Dungeons and Dragons.

Grades 6–12. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Bingo (Highwire Lounge) Win prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 HIP HOP SHOWCASE Local fanzine Volumes presents an evening of hip-hop performances, featuring Leon the God, Cassie Chantel, T-Won, Nellfly, OG Tripp and Rich Ruger.

Wednesday 15 Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs solo sets of

The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! www.jazzathensga.org THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Local swing and hot jazz ensemble playing music of the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SHADE Dissonant, groove-oriented local post-punk band fronted by guitarist Phelan LaVelle.

APPARITION Athens band playing a raucous, thrashy brand of hardcore.

MULTIPLE MIGGS High-octane local hardcore band.

NO THANKS Doomy post-punk band from Omaha, NE.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com SCOOTERBABE Scrappy, jangly local emo group fronted by songwriter JJ Posway.

SPUD CANNON Young alt-rock outfit.

TELEMARKET Athens-based, punkand indie-influenced rock group.

40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com HEAVY BOI FEST Heavy-metal showcase featuring Strawberry Reproduction, Doomsayer, Every Body Sleeps, The Callous Daoboys and Convince the Kid.

Tuesday 21 CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) Google Drive and Docs. 10 a.m. FREE! athenslibrary.org/athens 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 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 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: It’s LIT Teen Book Club (ACC Library) Talk about your favorite books and choose a new book or author to read over the next month. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Adult Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy snacks and a discussion of books to read in upcoming months. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison MEETINGS: ACC Democrats Happy Hour (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Discuss issues at the county, state and national level at the water cooler end of the bar. 5:30–7 p.m. www.clarkedemocrats.com

Wednesday 22 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Led by docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Gardening Class (ACC Library) “Fall Vegetable Gardening.”

Registration recommended. 6 p.m.

FREE! atedrow@uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) See Wednesday listing for full description. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: Athens Rising (The Foundry) Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project is a documentary highlighting the music, dance, food, stand-up comedy and visual art of Athens. 6:30 p.m. $6. www.thefoundryathens.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.

Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: DND: Beginners Guild (Oconee County Library) Learn how

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com JAZZ JAM Some of our town’s most talented musicians get together at this happening. Bring your axe, or grab a table and give an ear.

11 p.m. $3 (headphone). www.hendershotscoffee.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to three different channels of music.

One of them is a request line!

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 SALLY & THE SIX GRAND BAND Long-running dance band playing oldies, classic rock, blues, disco and some fun originals.

Southern Brewing Company 5:30–10 p.m. FREE! sobrewco.com KARAOKE DJ Gregory plays song requests and lets the bravest of the bunch jump in to sing. Every Thursday!

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com JEFF RUBY Americana singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN. The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens ANDREW BLOOMS Mosaic frontman Andrew Huang performs a set of uplifting folk-pop.

ZAC CROOK Local folk singer-songwriter.

THE LITTLE STRONG Athens-based singer-songwriter formerly known as Carly Joy King.

Friday 17 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 THE FLYING BUFFALOS Ken Parris leads an all-star lineup playing their favorite classic tunes.

Beau + Luci play The Foundry on Thursday, Aug. 16.

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

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 14 The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com TRUE BORN SONS New local traditional folk project led by Liam Parke.

BETWEEN TWO NAYBORS Members of local folk band Between Naybors perform a duo set.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 5 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DJ OSMOSE Spinning an all-vinyl set of funk, soul, roots reggae and more.

8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com A.F.T.M. Local band started by a group of UGA students.

XANNY P Athens-based rapper.

LIVE OAK Jam-oriented local rock and roll five-piece.

On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com KILL WILL Athens-based electronic musician and DJ.

country-rock music and acoustic Southern soul.

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

All musicians welcome. Backline provided!

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com DAISY On-again, off-again Athens rock band.

COLLISION DRIVE New project from scene veteran Kenny Aguar (8-Track Gorilla, Flight Mode USA).

JOE ROWE Local musician singing songs about life and death.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com EDDIE RAY ARNOLD Local country singer-songwriter.

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

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ Drive-By Truckers’ keyboardist plays a set of Jimmy Webb tunes.

On the Rooftop. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE MOBROS Vintage-sounding mix of blues, soul, funk and Latin music from Camden, SC.

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Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) THE VIBRATONES Veterans of the Athens scene playing various blues styles. Dancing is encouraged!

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 TODD NANCE AND FRIENDS The local songwriter teams up with a group of collaborators to benefit Nuçi’s Space.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday!

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Thursday 16 Akademia Brewing Co. 7 p.m. FREE! www.akademiabc.com QUIG & THE BOYS Local rock band playing old, new, blues and rock with a twist.

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

Every Thursday!

The Foundry 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com BEAU & LUCI Folky sister-sister duo from South Georgia with blues and classic rock influences.

OH, JEREMIAH Local alt-country band inspired by songwriters like Josh Ritter and Ryan Adams.

10 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com SOUND OFF SILENT DISCO Silent disco party featuring three DJs spinning hip hop, EDM, rock and Top 40 favorites.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com GASLIGHT STREET Charleston, SC-based roots-rock band.

7:30 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com CODY JOHNSON Country singer with a crowd-pleasing vibe.

JOBE FORTNER Country singer-songwriter originally from Monroe.

On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com THE JOSEPHINES Country-rock outfit from Bowling Green, KY. Go Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every Thursday!

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com MONOTHEIST Extreme prog-metal band from Orlando.

BEAST MODE Local groove-thrash band that offers “the heaviest metal in the city.”

CONTROL THE DEVASTATOR Atlanta group that falls in between progressive and death metal.

JET ENGINE DRAGONS Local band playing a blend of shoegaze, progressive rock and technical metal.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com UNUS MUNDUS Athens-based psychedelic blues and space-rock act.

HART DEER Atlanta musician specializing in rock, jazz and classical music.

HEIDI HOLTON Country-blues singer-songwriter from North Carolina.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $11 (adv.), $13 (door). www.40watt.com DREW PARKER Country singer-songwriter from Covington.

JORDAN ROWE Country singer-songwriter from South Georgia.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com SAIL ON Beach Boys tribute band performing that band’s classic hits.

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 REVEREND CONNER TRIBBLE Good old-fashioned rock and roll from Athens mainstay Tribble and his band.

On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com DJ CROWE & RETROGRADE Spinning a trap-house-themed dance party.

various covers and The Dookie Brothers playing Green Day.

The Globe 10 p.m. $2 (headphone). 706-353-4721 SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with three channels of music. One of them is a request line!

Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 MICHAELSOFT 98 Atlanta-based lo-fi electropop project.

PARTY FAVOR Local supergroup featuring members of Muuy Biien, Surface to Air Missive and Neighbor Lady.

MIDNIGHT BOI Alias of local musician Eli Rickli, playing “pseudo-Satanic hip hop.”

NIHILIST CHEERLEADER Local buzz band plays energetic, lo-fi punk rock.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com LITTLE GOLD Local group playing garage-rock with country and pop sensibilities.

GUTS CLUB Alias of New Orleans singer-songwriter Lindsey Baker.

See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

GEORGIA DISH BOYS Edgy, dissonant local rock group fronted by songwriter Seth Martin.

No. 3 Railroad Street 7 p.m. $10. www.3railroad.org FESTER HAGOOD This local songwriter’s soft drawl accents his intimate folk-country songs.

LEVI LOWREY Storyteller and country singer-songwriter from Dacula.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.40watt.com THE VINYL SUNS Athens-based blues-rock five-piece.

FAKE MISTER Local rock group.

EVERYDAY DOGS Alt-rock band from Athens.

The Office Lounge 7 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 HOWARD’S HOE-DOWN Featuring free food and music from Steve Coughlin & Probable Cause, Big Bad Wolf & Big Don Spurlin, Todd Harvey & Rodney Spears and special guests.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12. www.georgiatheatre.com ATHENS LATIN PARTY Athens Latin celebrates its 11th anniversary with a party featuring music from Orquesta el Kartel, El Kartel Latin Band, UGA Salsa Club and DJ K.Liente.

Southern Brewing Company 12 p.m. $25. www.sobrewco.com ANNIVERSARY PARTY Southern Brewing celebrates three years of business with a two-day festival.

Saturday features music from Divine Feed, Blue Blood, The

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MISNOMER Local improv fusion group with a funky, jazzy sound.

Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com BLUE CACTUS North Carolina country duo creating songs that range from gritty honky-tonk to heartbreaking balladry.

Vega Studio 5:30 p.m. $20. www.carolineaiken.com NEW SOUTH SHOWCASE Host Caroline Aiken presents an evening of performances to benefit local musician Chris McKay, featuring Sunshine Slowdown, The Spinoffs Reenactment Society, Jay Gonzalez, Jason NeSmith & Kay Stanton and Elite tha Showstoppa. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

Monday 20 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com MOTHERFUCKER Hard-driving, riffy local rock and roll trio.

HEADS Hard-rock band from Berlin, Germany.

VINCAS Local downer-punk band featuring snarling guitars and doomy, psychedelic flourishes.

Tuesday 21 The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com GRASSLAND Traditional and progressive bluegrass group formerly known as Grassland String Band.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TIMI CONLEY AND WONDERLAND RANGERS Local rabble-rouser Timi Conley performs dance-tastic psychpop with his all-star backing band.

8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com THE BAND CAMINO Indie-rock band from Memphis, TN. JOSIE DUNNE Nashville-based pop singer-songwriter.

On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com GLOVE Synthy garage-rock band from Tampa, FL. The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens FEATHER TRADE Athens band playing lush, loud, moody post-pop.

MARK KRAEMER

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $10. hendershotscoffee.com FUNK BROTHERHOOD The local all-star band plays a set dedicated to Prince and The Time.

channels of music. One of them is a request line!

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 SANCTIFIED REVIVAL Classic and Southern rock-influenced band from Atlanta.

White Tiger Gourmet 6 p.m. FREE! www.whitetigergourmet. com THE KANNONS Folky rock duo featuring two Athens youngsters.

Saturday 18 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com TRIBUTE BAND NIGHT Featuring allcaps playing music by System of a Down, Murder the Mood playing

The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! www.jazzathensga.org THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Local swing and hot jazz ensemble playing music of the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s.

Locos Grill & Pub 7 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) THE BACUPS Fun-loving local cover band.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday!

Down the Line

Nowhere Bar 6 p.m. 706-546-4742 NICHOLAS MALLIS & THE BOREALIS Local songwriter Mallis and his band play quirky, melodic pop music.

FORBIDDEN WAVES Surfy local garage-rock combo.

SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com DAVID HYDE Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter from Ball Ground.

8 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com FOXWOOD Alternative rock band fronted by songwriter Jesse Biondi.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com NIGHT FEVER Athens-based duo featuring Ansley Stewart and Jason Fuller playing ’70s hits.

On the Rooftop. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com MICHAEL COAST Nashville-based singer-songwriter, formerly of Athens band Grassland.

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Rotating jazz groups play every Friday and Saturday nights.

Southern Brewing Company 4:30 p.m. $25. www.sobrewco.com ANNIVERSARY PARTY Southern Brewing celebrates three years of business with a two-day festival. Friday features music from Pylon Reenactment Society, Outersea, WesdaRuler and Lavender Holyfield. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE SLEEPERS Chicago band influenced by Southern rock and blues.

THE REMEDIES Chicago-based altrock group.

STRANGE TORPEDO New local alternative rock four-piece.

Heads play the Caledonia Lounge on Monday, Aug. 20.

On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. $3. www. georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin world and Atlanta hits.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ DIGO Spinning “gay goth filth.”

DJ CHAINEDELANE Local DJ “bringing you nasty crunktastic realness on the dance floor.”

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $10. hendershotscoffee.com RALPH RODDENBERY Georgia singer-songwriter playing a blend of Americana and roots rock with a twist of the blues.

Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Rotating local jazz groups play every Friday and Saturday nights.

11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away every Saturday to three different

Moonshine, Seline Haze, Drew Beskin, Harlot Party, Palace Doctor, Minorcan, Eureka California, The Veldt and T. Hardy Morris. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com KENDALL STREET COMPANY Sixpiece Virginia band blending jam, folk, jazz, ska, funk and psych rock.

TEARS FOR THE DYING Athensbased death-rock group fronted by longtime Athenian Adrya Stembridge.

AUTUMN Goth-tinged post-punk band from Minneapolis.

Terrapin Beer Co. 1 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com PEACHTREE PEPPERS Modern rock and Red Hot Chili Peppers cover band from Atlanta.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 THE HONEY SLIDERS Detroitinfluenced rock band from Catropolis.

JOSH HARPER Solo set from a member of local band Rabies Scythe Fight.

SPACE BROTHER Electronic- and hip-hop-influenced sounds from local musician Donald Whitehead.

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! hendershotscoffee.com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays.

Hosted by Larry Forte.

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!

Wonderbar 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ wonderbarathens GEORGE THE INFINITE Local DJ spins the best in Top 40, EDM and bass music every Saturday.

Sunday 19 No. 3 Railroad Street 3 p.m. www.3railroad.org SUNDAY SONGWRITERS REVIVAL A series hosted by Mark “Mojo” Wilmot. This week features William Tonks and Cody Landress-Gibson.

Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs solo sets of country-rock music and acoustic Southern soul.

8/23 SYLVIA ROSE NOVAK (Akademia Brewing Co.) 8/23 HUNTER GRAYSON (Akademia Brewing Co.) 8/23 DEER EYES / THE CURLS / DOT.S (Caledonia Lounge) 8/23 NORMA RAE / THE BROKEN STRING BAND (Georgia Theatre) 8/23 SALLY & THE SIX GRAND BAND (The Office Lounge) 8/24 COREY SMITH (440 Foundry Pavilion) 8/24 DANIEL HARDIN / THE POWERS / JEAN JACKET JUMPSUIT (Caledonia Lounge) 8/24 TOTAL ASTRONAUT / THE VINYL STRANGERS (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 8/24 SONS OF SAILORS (The Foundry) 8/24 FAMILY AND FRIENDS / THE BROOK & THE BLUFF / CASEY HARPER (Georgia Theatre) 8/24 CROOKED SIDEWALKS (Georgia Theatre) 8/24 DJ DREAM DOG (Georgia Theatre) 8/24 THE IDES OF JUNE / JET PHASE / ROSIE & THE RATDOGS (Terrapin Beer Co.) 8/24 BRAD GERKE (Terrapin Beer Co.) 8/24 GYPSY AT HEART (White Tiger Gourmet) 8/25 FOXFIRE REVIVAL (Akademia Brewing Co.) 8/25 CLASSIC CITY JUKEBOX (Boar’s Head Lounge) 8/25 VILLAGE STICKS / NINEVAH’S GARDEN (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 8/25 THE TUTEN BROTHERS / JESTER / REID HAUGHTON (Georgia Theatre) 8/25 MATTHEW MCNEAL (Georgia Theatre)

Deadline for getting listed in The Calendar is FRIDAY at 5 p.m. for the print issue that comes out the following Wednesday. Online listings are updated daily. Contact us at calendar@flagpole.com.

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Spike Lee Finds the Zeitgeist Again

DOG DAYS (PG) Dog Days is a rare breed of soft romcom. It resembles the risible allBy Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com star comedies Garry Marshall directed in his later years, where a seemingly unconBLACKKKLANSMAN (R) Spike Lee puts out a shoehorned in near the end. Audiences nected group of Los Angelenos eventually lot of movies, and every few years one of both home and abroad should find The Meg come together on a holiday. Dog Days them captures the cultural zeitgeist. It has to be a thrilling, if not quite scary, adaptaovercomes several uninspired narratives, been about a decade since the acclaimed tion of a 20-year-old novel that was itself an an impractical resolution to its uniting plot director of Do the Right Thing has been able imitation of a 20-year-old movie and novel. thread—a dog shelter ironically needs a to capture the attention of a wider audience No one is expecting a new Jaws from this new home—and a cast filled with television with Inside Man, but BlacKkKlansman is way material—the script resorts way too quickly versions of Josh Gad, Joaquin Phoenix and more of a true Spike Lee joint. to cribbing from the last act of Spielberg’s Zach Galifianakis to deliver multiple good, Lee’s wild film is based on clean laughs. Fewer of them the wilder true story of Ron come from Adam Pally than BlacKkKlansman Stallworth, the first Africanhe probably would believe; the American police officer in “Mindy Project” regular always the Colorado Springs Police comes off as the co-worker who Department, and the time thinks he is more charming he infiltrated the local chapthan he is. ter of the Ku Klux Klan. As Other actors—Nina Dobrev, played by Denzel’s son, John Vanessa Hudgens, Jon Bass, David Washington, Ron is Finn Wolfhard, Ron Cephas an old-fashioned, straightJones and Tig Notaro—are all laced black guy attempting more amusing, and, unsurpristo break one of the era’s glass ingly, the dog stars—especially ceilings while those in power sweet little Gertrude—are as fear a coming race war; a big, lovable as they are well-trained. splashy investigation like his Director Ken Marino has been penetration of the KKK is just making me laugh since his days Dude, that’s not the First Order logo. what Ron thinks he needs to on MTV’s “The State”; maybe do to be accepted. Lucky for his comic intuition explains my him, a white, Jewish officer named Flip classic—or a creative team headed by Jon overly positive feelings toward a movie that Zimmerman (Adam Driver) agrees to go Turteltaub. (It’s looking more and more like looked dreadful in its trailers. Then again, undercover as the face of Ron. Eventually, his career peaked with National Treasure.) the fake emotions in Dog Days just feel the duo even meets David Duke (Topher Fortunately, Statham is a believable ubermore genuine than most similarly romantic Grace). hero who grows stubble like it is his job and (or dog-centric) movies. f Lee uses Stallworth’s story to make a film about today’s America that more audiences may be able to digest. He and a team of writers get in their barbed comments about Trump, neo-Nazis and making America great again, but the pummeling fists are clad in chic velour gloves to ease the pain. Lee finds plentiful laughs in the comical Klansmen typified by I, Tonya’s Paul Walter Hauser, but do not think for a moment he doesn’t see the seriousness in the current climate. His documentarian coda makes it quite clear how far he thinks we have to go.

PLUS, A KILLER SHARK FLICK AND A CANINE ROMCOM

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If in Athens he would go to

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has good chemistry with Li, as well as the little girl who plays her daughter. Modern escapism rarely possesses this much ’90sera positivity, even if it is spread around a giant shark eating lots of people.

THE MEG (PG-13) Jaws knockoffs can be a lot worse than The Meg, based on Steve Alten’s 1997 bestseller, simply titled Meg. The titular Meg is a Megalodon (it means “big tooth”), an enormous prehistoric shark that scientists believed was extinct until an unlucky submarine and her crew ran into her. However, no one believes the only witness, deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham), who has been officially diagnosed as crazy. Jump ahead five years, when an impressive, billion-dollar underwater research laboratory loses one of its prized subs to what appears to be the thought-dead Meg. Enter Jonas for a whopper of an “I told you so” opportunity, so long as he can save the victims, including his ex-wife (Jessica McNamee), trapped at the bottom of the ocean with a 70-foot shark.

Like July’s Skyscraper, The Meg has its sights set on global domination. Statham’s chaste love interest is played by Chinese star Li Bingbing, the setting has been moved to the South Pacific rather than the West Coast, and Chinese family drama gets

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advice

hey, bonita…

How Do I Reconnect?

ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com I was dating a really great local guy when I left UGA last semester. We said we’d stay in touch, and we did, for the most part, but it was different. Not as much texting, no FaceTime, and his tone was just a lot cooler. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna get dumped, but I got back last week, and I really wanna see him. I’m just so nervous to reach out now that we’re both back in the same town, and he acted so weird over the summer.

I know we’ll see each other eventually, but do you have any tips on how to drum up my courage? Anything could happen, and I just wanna rip this bandage off!

I like your attitude. You’re optimistic, but also realistic. I hate being disappointed, too, but this is a local Athens boy, so you seem resigned to the very real possibility of that, which is good. Why does Atlanta seem to steal all the good dudes?

I think you’re right to expect to get dumped, but you never know. Maybe he’s not the most communicative via text, or maybe he’s

FaceTimeaverse (as am I).

You did notice a change in his communication, however, so who knows? It’s nerve-wracking, but you just gotta take a deep breath, pick up your phone, and let him know you’re back and you wanna hang out. I recommend laying it all out in your first text in the shortest and simplest way you can. He’ll either go for it, or he’ll spill the beans.

One serious caveat: I’ve known men who wanna get one last roll in before they dump you, so it’s possible he could ask to meet up for sex and dump you days later. You said you were “dating” this guy, so ask him out on a date. That word is like a line in the sand for an Athens guy. Use it, and you’ll learn the truth.

Puh-leeze: two columns referring to an individual as “they”? I’m no grammaticist, but a plural pronoun referring to any non-gender-specific person? Setting aside that

sensitive gender issue, is there not an “it” synonym that would work? Surely Strunk & White, the NYT Manual of Style and Usage or The Chicago Manual of Style could suggest a less cumbersome term?

I entreat you to spare me from pluralism.

Best Wishes, [Name Redacted] The use of “they” as a singular pronoun has been common in the English language since the 14th Century. The 2017 AP Stylebook states, “‘They’/‘them’/‘their’ is acceptable in limited cases as a singular and-or gender-neutral pronoun, when alternative wording is overly awkward or clumsy,” and The Chicago Manual of Style states, “Because ‘he’ is no longer accepted as a generic pronoun referring to a person of either sex, it has become common in speech and in informal writing to substitute the third-person plural pronouns ‘they,’ ‘them,’ ‘their,’ and ‘themselves,’ and the nonstandard singular ‘themself.’”

While it’s true that it’s not preferred in technical or formal writing, this is an advice column. The real reason you see the singular “they” so much in this column is because, like all advice columnists, I follow the pronoun usage laid out in the questions I answer. Flagpole doesn’t pay me enough to hunt down anonymous people and ask them the gender of the person whose identity they’re clearly trying to obscure.

You know this magazine is distributed city-wide, right? I’m never surprised to see a litany of “they”s in any question I receive, because I wouldn’t want everyone knowing my business, either. The singular “they” is grammatically correct and appropriate, as my editors clearly agree when they let it go to print. [Editor’s note: What they said.] f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the anonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice, or find Bonita on Twitter: @flagpolebonita.

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

Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. Deadline Sept.

15 & Dec. 15. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ARTIST CLASSES (Pixel & Ink Studio) “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 FINE ART EXHIBIT AND AUCTION (Redeemer Presbyterian Church) Chosen for Life Ministries is seeking artists to donate up to three works of 2D art to be sold during a juried fine art exhibit and auction on Oct. 11.

Proceeds benefit CLM, a local nonprofit that supports orphaned and vulnerable children. Deadline Sept.

28. Email photos to artsubmissions @chosenforlifeministries.org 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 INDIE SOUTH HOLIDAY HOORAY (Athens, GA) Indie South is seeking artist vendors for the biggest art market of the year. Deadline to apply

is Oct. 1. Market held in December. indiesouthfair@gmail.com, www. theindiesouth.com 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

Auditions ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Brightstone Productions, Watkinsville) Auditions consist of cold readings from the script and group scene work. Auditions on Aug. 13 & Aug. 15, 6 p.m. Performances on Sept. 21–23. Rehearsals begin on Aug. 20. directors@brighstone athens.com, www.brightstoneathens. com BABES IN TOYLAND (Lavonia Cultural Center, 12005 Augusta Rd.) The Franklin Community Players will hold auditions for the holiday musical Aug. 16–17, 6–8 p.m.

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Mixed media and mosaic art by Jane Wright.

ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray, Candle Brumby, Lana Mitchell and more.

ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (17 N. Main St., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass.

ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Myers Gallery, Amy Wilmoth Watts shares paintings while Jack Kehoe shares sculptures. Opening reception Aug. 26. Currently on view through Oct. 26. • In the Bertelsmann Gallery, Southern Star Studio hosts a collection of ceramic works by studio artists.

Artist Reception Sept. 23. Currently on view through Oct. 5. • In the Harrison Lobby Gallery, Elizabeth Barton shares quilts and watercolors. Through June.

• In the Lampkin Lobby Gallery, a permanent exhibition showcases Greek and Italian photography and artwork.

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 Quiet Gallery presents “The Cartoon Show” featuring local illustrators Alex Burns, Patrick Dean, Abby Kacen, Missy Kulik, David Mack, Scott Stripling, Devlin Thompson, Klon Wadrip and Joey Weiser. Through Sept. 15.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) The gallery reopens in its new location with “The Golden Record: Far Beyond Our Galaxy,” an exhibition inspired by the Golden Record compilations traveling aboard the Voyager vessels. Opening reception Aug. 18. Through Oct. 7.

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.

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Classes CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY (ACCPD Headquarters) Learn about forensics, communications, criminal investigation and traffic enforcement from ACCPD professionals.

Tuesdays, Aug. 21–Nov. 13, 6:30– 9:30 p.m. 706-613-3330 ext. 308, epifanio.rodriguez@accgov.com CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Community Coffeehouse,” Tuesdays from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. “Poets of Winterville,” first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. “Silver Sneakers Stretch,” Mondays at 10 a.m. “Oil Painting,” Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

“Coffee with a Veteran,” Tuedays at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Crafting Club,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m. “Tai Chi,” Wednesdays at 10 a.m. “Silver Sneakers Yoga,” Wednesdays at 11 a.m. “Bellydance,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Poets of Winterville,” first Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. “Mahjong,” Thursdays at 1 p.m. 706-742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail.com, www.wintervillecenter.com CUBAN-STYLE SALSA (UGA Tate Student Center, Room 473) The UGA Salsa Club hosts dancing every Sunday, 4–6 p.m. Email for details. ugasalsaclub@gmail.com, www. facebook.com/groups/ugasalsaclub DANCE, MOVE, GROW AT NIMBL (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr.) Creative movement, dance, pilates and more for kids ages 3 & up, teens and

Paintings by Leslie Moody are on view at Just Pho…And More through Monday, Sept. 3. adults. Classes include making dances, dance foundations, creative movement and dance forms, pilates and more. www.nimblathens.com FALL CLASSES (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for fall classes that begin in September.

Offerings include screen printing, loom weaving, art with David Hale, visual arts and movement, and more. www.accgov.com/leisure FARMVIEW CLASSES (Farmview Market) “Easy Bread-Baking at Home.” Aug. 28, 5:15–6:30 p.m.

“Back to School Essential Oil Basics.” Aug. 29, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $37. “Kombucha: A How-to and Make & Take with Shannon Palmquist.” Sept. 13, 5–7 p.m. $33. “All Natural Lip Balm: Make & Take with Shannon Palmquist.”

Sept. 27, 5–7 p.m. $21. “Columbus Day Sausage-Making: Flavors From Around the World.” Oct. 3, 3 p.m. $40. farmviewmarket.com MEDITATION FOR ANYONE (Thrive) A six-week series exploring several meditation tools, mindfulness practices, inquiry and self-compassion.

CINÉ BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Rinne Allen: Garden” features cyanotypes.

CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) “Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-up Sculpture Exhibit” consists of sculptures placed in prominent locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey, Stan Mullins, Robert Clements, Harold Rittenberry and Joni Younkins-Herzog. • “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features a total of 20 paintings on panels installed around town. Artists include Claire Clements, Peter Loose, Andy Cherewick, Lisa Freeman, Manda McKay and others.

CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) Gallery I shows “Stitch,” an exhibition of contemporary quilts, includes the industrial-scales of Elizabeth Barton, the obsessive geometric precision of Barbette Houser, the vibrant sewn gardens of Cleo Ward, the magic and mischief of Danielle Lasker and the meditative devotion of Anne Marie Vencill. Classic Gallery II features a solo exhibition of detailed portraits by Jaquelynn Faass.

DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism and fables. Through August.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) “Ex Libris” features collages by Lisa Freeman. Through August.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Allen Sutton.

Through August.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Spotlight 2018” shares prints by Ali Norman and paintings by Joseph Peragine and Helen Kuykendall. Through Sept. 15.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection.” Through Sept. 23. • “For Home and Country: World War I Posters from the Blum Collection.”

Aug. 18–Nov. 18. • “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” includes fine and decorative arts dating from ca. 1660–1952 from the family of Russian Princes Belosselsky-Belozersky. Through Jan. 6.

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 each night at 7 p.m. Through October.

HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Mosaic work by Jane Wright. Through Aug. 27.

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Wednesdays, Aug. 15–Sept. 26, 6:30–8 p.m. $15/drop in, $80/six weeks. jamiekissinger@gmail.com MINDFULNESS MEDITATION WITH RICH PANICO (Athens Physical Therapy, Accessible Yoga Room) Drop-in for one-hour meditations. Thursdays through Aug. 23, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Donations encouraged. 706-353-0709 MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Healing Lodge) Years of medical research and training are blended into eight Mondays of instruction and a one-day mindfulness retreat focused on reducing stress and anxiety and increasing general well-being. Classes begin Aug. 20, 6–8:30 p.m. $248/series.

706-543-0162, mfhealy@bellsouth. net, www.mindfuliving.org MOSAIC ART CLASSES (200 Northcrest Dr.) Weekend mosaic classes for beginner and intermediate levels. Visit website for upcoming dates. $175. corazonmosaics@ gmail.com, corazonmosaics.com

ONE-ON-ONE GENEALOGY ASSISTANCE (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. Aug. 9, 10 a.m. or Aug. 23, 2 p.m. Registration required. 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens SALSA CLASSES (Dancefx) Learn how to salsa dance. Salsa and Bachata every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. (beginners), 7:15 (intermediate/ advanced). $10. www.dancefx.org SALSA DANCE CLASSES (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa classes. 7:30 p.m. (beginner lesson). Richard and Victor perform salsa music every second Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Blue Eyed Amigos perform swing and salsa every fourth Wednesday at 9 p.m. $10/class (incl. one drink). Music show is $3 for class participants and $6 otherwise. facebook.com/ salsaathens SEWING CLASSES (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn how to sew on the library’s sewing machines. Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org/madison

HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Folk art tin cut outs by Tex Crawford. Through August.

JITTERY JOE’S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) “Acrylic on Acrylic” features innovative contemporary work by Ella Salt.

JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Colorful paintings by Leslie Moody. Through Sept. 3.

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.) Photography of scenes from Northeast India by Sean Dunn. Through Sept. 7.

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Along the Spice Route” features 35 wall quilts depicting artistic interpretations of spices that refine modern cuisine. Through Sept. 16.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) The Big Springs Quilt Guild shares textile work. Through August.

THE PINE & THE ROOT (1235 S. Milledge Ave.) Artwork by Emmi Walker.

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.

TRIO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (766 W. Broad St.) “1996” is a group exhibition with works by Jennie Cain, Raoul de la Cruz, Maggie Seee, Triplebummer, Jim Wilson and more. Through Sept. 15.

VERONICA’S SWEET SPOT (149 Oneta St., #6C6) See work by local and regional artists, craftsmen, potters and sculptors.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

T’AI CHI (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) “T’ai Chi, Yang Style, Long Form.” Thursdays, 7:15–8:30 p.m. healingartscentre.net VISION + VOCATION BUSINESS PLANNING COURSE (Old Fire Hall #2) Artists, healers and change-makers will be guided through the process of creating viable business plans. Led by Jodi Rhoden using Birds Eye Business Planning Curriculum. Aug. 25–26. $325–375. www.jodirhoden.com WORD MAGIC (ACC Library) Writer David Oates leads a three-week workshop for aspiring poets. Aug. 28–30, 6–8 p.m. 706-613-3650 YOGA CLASSES (5 Points Yoga) The studio offers classes for all levels including hot flow, hatha, Iyenger yoga, meditation and workshops.

“Restorative Yoga.” Aug. 25, 12–6 p.m. “Yin Yoga.” Sep. 21–23. New Friday night after dark classes. A six-month teacher training program begins in September with a weekend module style (dates listed online). www.athensfivepointsyoga.com YOGA FOR GARDENERS (Lotta Mae’s Supply Co.) No prior experience necessary. First Tuesdays, 9 a.m. $10. www.lottamaes.com

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! 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. namihallga @gmail.com, 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

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ACC LIBRARY BOOK CLUBS (ACC Library) Book Clubs include The African American Authors Book Club, Talking About Books, Philo of Philosophy, Last Monday Book Group and After the End: PostApocalyptic Fiction. www.athens library.org/athens ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “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 ATHENS COCKTAIL CLASSIC (The Foundry) Attendees can learn how to craft cocktails and sample liquors with industry experts. Aug. 16–17. $25–200. athenscocktailclassic.com INCLUSIVE BOOK CLUB (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Adults of all abilities can read out loud and discuss books. Thursdays, 1 p.m. athenslibrary.org/madison 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. Mindful Breath 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. 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 f

BATON (Bishop Park) The Classic City Majorettes offer instruction in dance-twirling, strutting, marching technique and more. For ages 5 & up. Open house Aug. 14, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, Sept. 4–Nov. 6, 5–8 p.m. $65–80. 706-613-3589, www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure NIMBL CLASSES (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr. #9) Classes offered for kids, teens and adults in dance, creative movement, choreography, pilates and more. nimbleathens.com SPLASH PAD (Multiple Locations) The Trail Creek Splash Pad will be open on weekends through Sept. 4.

The Rocksprings Splash Pad is now open. $1/person. www.athensclarke county.com/splashpad YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM REGISTRATION (Multiple Locations) Soccer for ages 5–12. Practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with games on Thursdays, Aug. 21–Oct. 18.

Southeast Clarke Park. $65–98.

Gymnastics for toddlers and youth.

Aug. 13–Dec. 3. Bishop Park. $87– 210. Tennis for ages 5–16. Aug. 15–Dec. 18. ACC Tennis Center and Bishop Park. $60–90. Basketball for ages 7–14. Lay Park. $60–90. www. accgov.com/sports

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. meetings.adult children.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 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

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HOUSES FOR RENT 1BR/1BA avail. now. 10 m i n . f ro m D o w n t o w n .

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James: 706-380-0612.

Five Points off Baxter St. 2 story, old Colonial home.

4BR/2BA. $1400/mo. Avail.

Aug. 1. Call McWaters Realty: 706-540-1529.

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4 piece Bassett bedroom set suit. Dresser, bed with new mattress, nightstand and chest of drawers. $300 OBO. 706-286-2435.

Rabbit Hole Studios is seeking like-minded tenants! Rooms for re n t w / W i F i a n d a l l utils. Suitable for band practice, art production or storage space. www. whiterabbitpro.com.

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706-354-4297.

Chick Music carries a wide range of pianos: new and used, acoustic and digital, grands and uprights. Also offering private music lessons for most instruments.

240 W. Clayton St. www. chickmusic.net.

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MUSIC SERVICES Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn.

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The Skyboxes Are Underutilized HOW TO CUT COSTS AND RAISE REVENUE ON CAMPUS

By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com Students, faculty, administrators, alumni, football fans—all y’all—welcome back to Athens! Read Flagpole to keep up with what’s happening here in the Classic City.

Read Pub Notes for thought-provoking solutions to our most pressing problems, and go Dawgs!

You will immediately notice that parking is a big problem all over Athens, and parking is practically nonexistent on campus.

It doesn’t have to be this way. The solution is right at hand, if we will just open our eyes to our resources and not be bound by outmoded ideas. We have a gigantic but underutilized resource right in the middle of the campus, if we could just use it.

215 North Lumpkin St. • Athens, GA

18 & over / ID reqd. Tickets available online and at Georgia Theatre Box Office

And the grass needs mowing, and the flowers need tending. North Campus is a money suck. You can bet the regents would jump at the chance to pave the whole thing over and begin making money off it. But where would they put all those administrators?

The library is easy. Just consolidate it with the science library. The chapel sits empty most of the time. Everything else can be moved into that prime block of real estate right in the middle of the campus: the Sanford Stadium skyboxes.

Think about it: The skyboxes are luxurious, state-of-the-art facilities that are used only on seven Saturdays out of the year. The rest of the time, they sit vacant.

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A little ingenuity could make Sanford Stadium into an even bigger asset for UGA.

What UGA needs is parking, especially parking close to downtown. UGA also, like any big business, needs to increase income and cut expenses. And big business doesn’t thrive by living in the past. Our big business, UGA, is run by a bunch of guys who are successful businessmen that gave a lot of money to help the governor get elected.

As a reward, the governor appointed them to the board of regents, which oversees the university system. They are not expected to know anything about education, but they are supposed to know about business.

The regents should be able to see immediately that what we call North Campus is ideally situated to provide a grand parking lot adjacent both to downtown and the rest of the campus, primo for football and tailgating, of course, and the rest of the time a highly desirable area, especially at night, when the university students come back downtown to continue their education in the “undergraduate” bars.

What is presently occupying North Campus? Old buildings and old trees.

Fortunately, the old buildings house nonessential services—basically administrative offices—except for the law school and the library. Those old buildings cost a fortune to maintain. They’re endlessly undergoing expensive renovations. The trees, too, require constant attention, and even then they fall down, if they’re not cut down first.

Sure, it may take a little downsizing to fit all the administrators into the skyboxes, but everybody knows UGA suffers from an administrative glut. Even the regents should be able to grasp this fact. The law school would probably require an addition to the stadium, but there’s always plenty of money available for add-ons there.

As soon as the old buildings and the old trees are knocked down, we immediately experience a gigantic savings in upkeep, and once the whole area is paved, it needs very little, except for occasionally restriping the parking spaces and fixing the odd pothole. Meanwhile, North Campus is turned into a money machine, where parking is in demand all day and most of the night.

The only drawback to the whole thing is that the administrators will need to tidy their desks before they leave their offices on football weekends, and they may just have to accept some shrimp dip here and there on Monday mornings after big games.

But look at the gains. The dignitaries and influential alumni who are accustomed to sitting in the president’s box will now be seated in his very office. And since he works all the time anyway, they can kick back with a Jack and Coke and watch President Morehead run the university while they watch Coach Smart run the Dawgs. What better way to assure that our alma mater is remembered in alumni hearts and wills? f

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