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NEWS: Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

How Climate Change Affects Athens’ Homeless ARTS: Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

This Year’s Scary Story Contest Winners FOOD: Grub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

A Trip to G Brand BBQ in Crawford MUSIC: Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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By Blake Aued and Dan Jackson news@flagpole.com Cowsert also discussed his role in watering down the “Hidden Predator Act,” which would have extended the statute of limitations for people who were sexually abused as children to file suit against their abusers or institutions that allowed abuse to happen. As Cowsert described it, “Our version was slightly different from the House version. The House did not accept our version.”

Cowsert’s law partner, Steven Heath, represents three Athens churches named as co-defendants in a lawsuit alleging that the late scout leader Ernest Boland molested five boys in the 1960s and ’70s, and that the Boy Scouts and church leaders covered it up. Boland, who died in 2013, was named in Boy Scouts of America files on suspected child molestors opened by an Oregon court in 2012. Heath testified against

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Before we get started, a belated reminder that early voting is underway and will continue through Friday, Nov. 2. You can vote on weekdays from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Board of Elections, 155 E. Washington St., the building next door to City Hall. The BOE will also be open for Saturday voting from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Oct. 27.

Three additional voting sites will open the week of Oct. 29: at the Athens-Clarke County Library from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and until 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; at the Tate Center on campus from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; and in the basement of City Hall from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Spencer (R-Woodbine), resigned after being humiliated on comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s gotcha TV show “Who Is America?”

The candidates also debated health care.

Hilliard said she supports accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid, reducing the 2 million Georgians without health insurance by 600,000. “It’s not all we can do, but it’s a good first step,” she said.

“A lot of legislators are talking about the opioid problem,” Cowsert said, so they are likely to ask the federal government for a waiver next year to create a custom Medicaid expansion plan for Georgia. While Republicans have not accepted Affordable Care Act funding to add more people to Medicaid rolls, they have raised doctors’ reimbursement rates, meaning more doctors now accept Medicaid, he said.

Asked about work requirements for Medicaid and other government assistance, Cowsert said able-bodied people should be required to work to receive benefits.

Hilliard disagreed. “It continues to be a war on poor people,” she said, adding that most Medicaid recipients are children or disabled.

Republican House challengers Houston Gaines and Marcus Wiedower did not

Cowsert Defends Kemp on Voter Registration State Sen. Bill Cowsert defended his role in watering down a bill that would have made it easier to sue child molestors and Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s handling of voter registration during a candidate forum last week at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church.

Moderators asked Cowsert about 53,000 voter registration applications that are in limbo because of the state’s “exact match” law.

“I don’t know where that 53,000 figure came from,” Cowsert said.

“I know that he denies that, and it Crouching Cowsert, Hidden Predator. sounds like election-year politics from my standpoint… I don’t think the numbers reported are accurate.” the bill without identifying himself as Cowsert said that Kemp has “led the Cowsert’s partner, according to the Atlanta nation in accessibility,” pointing to an app Journal-Constitution. allowing people to register to vote on their The House version of the bill passed cellphones. unanimously, but Cowsert and other The Exact Match law requires no discrep- Republican senators on the Judiciary ancies between voter registration paperCommittee watered it down during work and other state documents—not even a closed-door meeting that excluded a missing hyphen or middle initial—and Democrats and the press. has been the subject of multiple lawsuits While saying Boland clearly was a “sexual because it disproportionately affects predator,” Cowsert said he doesn’t think minorities. It’s important to note, though, lawsuits should be allowed 35 years after that those whose registration is pending the alleged abuse occurred because most because of Exact Match can still vote if they of the people who could testify are now show a state-issued ID that corroborates dead. “It’s unfair for them not to be able to their registration application. defend themselves,” he said.

“I think [Exact Match] is a very dangerHilliard expressed support for the stronous policy to enact,” said Marisue Hilliard, ger House version of the bill. She called Cowsert’s Democratic opponent. Hilliard Georgia “one of the most predator-friendly is a former U.S. Forestry Service employee states in the nation” and said Cowsert and an activist with Moms Demand Action should have recused himself. for Gun Sense in America and the National Cowsert responded that the lawsuit Organization for Women.

Heath was defending against had been Both candidates said they favor replacdismissed when he voted on the bill, so ing Georgia’s antiquated electronic voting there was no conflict of interest. He also machines with more secure paper ballots. noted that the original sponsor, Rep. Jason

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come to the forum, leaving Democratic Reps. Deborah Gonzalez and Jonathan Wallace to take the dais by themselves, but Mayor Nancy Denson read a statement on Gaines’ behalf. Athens’ other state senator, Republican Frank Ginn, and his Democratic challenger, Dawn Johnson, were not invited to the forum. [Blake Aued]

Health Care Dominates Chamber Forum Cowsert did not attend a forum earlier this month at Piedmont Athens Regional sponsored by the Athens and Oconee County chambers of commerce, but Wiedower, Gaines, Ginn and Johnson did. They answered questions about health care and other issues in front of about 200 people.

Cowsert’s absence—the lawyer was at a deposition—made for a fairly lopsided debate, as Hilliard pretty much agreed with write-in Green Party candidate John Fortuin.

Hilliard referred to the 2017 state income tax cut as “penny wise and pound foolish,” saying it would cost the state $3.6 billion that “could have put to much better use.” Fortuin upped Hilliard’s ante and said that “high-income Georgians need to pay their dues by paying taxes.”

In the Senate District 47 section, Johnson gave a fact-rich and perhaps bleak description of the issues facing Georgia: “Georgia is No. 1 for maternal mortality, No. 7 for infant mortality. In fact, it’s safer to have a baby in Iraq… Two babies die every day in Georgia. We’re 10th in the nation for poverty, and we rank 50th for access to health care and amount invested in infrastructure.

“Georgia has been trending downward because we have not been focusing on citizens,” she said. “We are focusing on corporations, and that has not translated into success for Georgians.”

When asked how Johnson planned to pay for her programs, Johnson responded by questioning the value of hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax incentives.

“Do [these incentives] cost the state more money than we receive?” she asked. “We have a $300 million tax cut to the insurance industry, but our auto insurance [rates are] 55 percent higher than other states.”

Ginn responded by calling for low taxes for individuals, but he failed to address Johnson’s point about tax breaks. “Everybody in here has a wallet or a billfold. It’s your money that’s in that wallet or billfold,” he said. “I want to make sure that I work so that you make decisions on how you want to spend your money.”

Next came House District 117.

Gaines introduced himself as a “third-generation Athenian,” presumably in contrast to Gonzalez, a New Jersey native. Gonzalez emphasized her upbringing in a military family, working since she was a teenager and raising two children as a single mother.

Gaines said he is opposed to accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid, citing costs. In contrast to Cowsert’s assertion that the state has raised reimbursement rates to the national average, Gaines claimed many doctors won’t take Medicaid, so putting more people on it would be pointless. Gonzalez countered that Georgia has left $8 million on the table every day since the Affordable Care Act became law.

Gaines said he opposes undocumented immigrants getting the HOPE scholarship or even in-state tuition.

“There are two ways you can look at economics,” Gonzalez replied. “Either you have one pie and that’s all you have, and if I take more then you can’t have it, or you can look at it as a pie that actually gets bigger the more people that become a part of what’s going on.”

Both candidates agreed on restoring means testing for HOPE scholarship recipients, making the popular program available to more middle- and lower-income families.

The House District 119 segment, coming at the end, trod familiar ground and was cut for time. Wallace, the incumbent, brought his technology background to bear on the topic of voting machines and the security of Georgia’s entire election database.

“The issue we have right now [with electronic voting machines] is without paper ballots, we can’t check the votes,” he said. DREs “are inherently insecure, and when they are programmed, they can be programmed with viruses that can be undetectable.”

Wiedower countered, “Clearly, these machines have to be updated. But living in the year we are living in, paper ballots seem extremely inefficient.”

On unemployment, Wallace said, “I’ve been working in the area of tech for 20 years, and we have a negative 2 percent unemployment in software technology.

That’s [expertise] I’d like to continue to bring to the state capital.”

Wallace co-sponsored a bill with Gonzalez last year to expand Medicaid.

“Health care is the No. 1 issue for everyone I’ve spoken to while knocking on doors,” he said.

Wiedower proposed that the state “get creative. We need to consider direct-to-patient billing,” he said, and sidestep the issue of insurance and Medicaid by “incentivizing doctors” to treat the uninsured. [Dan Jackson]

Goodbye, Barnett Shoals Bike Path We hardly knew ye. It became clear during the Athens-Clarke County Commission’s Oct. 15 agenda-setting meeting that the experimental two-way bike lane on Barnett Shoals Road between Whitehall and College Station roads is a goner when the commission votes on it Nov. 6. “I think this demonstration project did what it should do, which is prove this is not a feasible solution,” Commissioner Jerry NeSmith said.

A month after commissioners punted on deciding whether to keep the lane, they are no closer to a consensus, except to agree that a two-way lane is not a politically feasible option. But an alternative emerged to commissioners Sharyn Dickerson and Andy Herod’s costly plan for switching Barnett Shoals back to four lanes with a separated multi-use path on the other side of the road: leaving it three lanes with two traditional bike lanes on either side.

Carol Myers, a member of BikeAthens and the committee that wrote the new Athens in Motion bike and pedestrian master plan, floated the idea. The three-lane configuration, with two travel lanes and a center turn lane, “has been successful in improving safety without any significant effect on traffic flow,” she said. The two-way separated lane “is a cutting-edge design,” she said, but she was critical of restoring Barnett Shoals to four lanes, because the new configuration has slowed traffic. “We shouldn’t use [bike lanes] just to avoid making our roads safer,” she said.

Herod argued that the three-lane configuration makes it harder for drivers to turn out of neighborhoods and for fire trucks to navigate the right turn from College Station onto Barnett Shoals. And public opinion is against it, he said.

“We’ve had about a thousand people comment on this, and those people who move through this intersection, use this corridor most frequently, are three to one against what we have out there, and I think it would be pretty outrageous to ignore that,” Herod said.

Dickerson said she doesn’t think Barnett Shoals meets the criteria for the county’s 2005 three-laning policy, and said it needs to be completely rewritten. “It has consistently been applied inconsistently, and there’s no way to tell if a three-laning has been a success,” she said.

Commissioners Allison Wright, Melissa Link and NeSmith said they would be open to one-way bike lanes on either side of the road. They might flow better into the bike lanes on College Station, Wright said.

As with proposed bike lanes on Boulevard, Link cited the cost of a multi-use path—estimated by Herod at $400,000— which she said could be better spent elsewhere. “I think we need to be pragmatic about these solutions,” Link said.

Herod said he’d rather have sharrows— generally considered ineffective by advocates—and make Barnett Shoals four lanes than go with three lanes and bike lanes.

“I think we’re being shortchanged again,” he said. “People out here deserve what the bike/ped master plan says they should have,” which is a multi-use path. [BA] f

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Our future has been written, and what we make of it will become increasingly important in the coming decades.

Climate change is no longer a problem of the future; it is a problem of the present.

Defiant politicians, governments, corporations, oil executives, automobile manufacturers, lobbyists, climate deniers and others have left us with a future guarantee of violent weather, increased temperatures, drought, ocean acidification, sea level changes, polar ice cap destruction, crop failures, widespread famine, the spread of diseases, increased migration and the destruction of animals and ecosystems—as well as the very real potential for catastrophic, runaway climate change. These outcomes are no longer mere speculation— they are the new norm. The only option we have now is to adapt and attempt to lessen such effects in whatever way possible.

According to NASA, our planet has already warmed an alarming 0.99 degrees Celsius. A recent report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that there are only 12 years left to prevent Earth from reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius, a temperature that may prevent coral reefs and the Arctic from being completely destroyed.

There is debate whether these numbers are achievable. Many of us are already feeling the negative effects of climate change, and some more so than others.

Climate change disproportionately negatively affects marginalized populations, such as those living in the Global South (i.e., countries that were colonized by the West), those living in low-income nations, those living in tropical climates and island nations, people of color, women, elders, the poor and people experiencing homelessness, to name a few.

People experiencing homelessness are one of the most vulnerable populations to the effects of climate change due to a lack of shelter, the potential to be exposed to extreme temperatures, a lack of basic resources for essential protection against the effects of climate change and lack of social support networks. Neoliberal capitalism has accelerated the root causes of homelessness, and the first step in addressing homelessness as it relates to climate change should be in our assumptions about homelessness and people experiencing homelessness—the second being rapidly housing people that need a home.

The first assumption that needs to be challenged is that homelessness is inevitable, and that it cannot be solved. The United States government spends 54 cents of every discretionary dollar on war and militarism.

President Trump’s 2017 military budget was $700 billion. We have the money to house and feed every person in the U.S.— particularly people experiencing homelessness—but we choose not to.

The second assumption is that people experiencing homelessness are mentally ill.

While spending extended periods of time without a house or apartment may predispose someone to have health issues—and

the portion of people experiencing homelessness that are neurodivergent is certainly higher than the U.S. population—it is much lower than expected, around 25–30 percent.

The third assumption is that people experiencing homelessness are unemployed and lazy. The majority of people experiencing homelessness actually hold down jobs, and usually several.

The last assumption is that shelters are a solution, and that they are humane. While homeless shelters are a means to an end, they unfortunately often become an end.

Shelters can be dangerous, paternalistic, controlling and may increase psychological problems in certain cases.

Much of this is exacerbated by climate change, and there is no longer an excuse for the number of people experiencing homelessness in Athens. People may die due to climate change effects. The city needs to aggressively address the issue of homelessness by utilizing Housing First solutions that are participatory—this means including people experiencing homelessness in decision-making processes. This doesn’t mean tokenized roles on committees that go nowhere, poverty porn photo-ops with commissioners, and assumptions that people want to (and deserve to) live in tiny houses the size of parking spaces. This means actual autonomy and control over decision-making about housing—dignity.

For the student housing that has Atlanta-fied downtown, the city should provide alternatives for those who need it. Social services should not continue to pathologize and medicalize poverty and difference by focusing on drug abuse, misuse and mental illness. While these are components to homelessness that need attention, they shouldn’t be the first step, nor should they be a requirement for housing.

Given the health risks related to climate change, more cooling and warming shelters should be opened for people experiencing homelessness to escape everyday ravages that we privileged individuals avoid.

Shelters are not a solution, but given the potential outcomes of runaway climate change, they are an unfortunate necessity.

As children of the Cold War, we feared our future would end from nuclear apocalypse—mutually assured destruction, they called it. Now, as children of climate change, we fear how our past has caught up with us, and how it may spiral out of our control.

Climate change shouldn’t be the catalyst for addressing homelessness and poverty— we should be ensuring these issues don’t exist in the first place—but as we have to adapt to climate change, we have to adapt to eradicating homelessness, poverty and issues worsened by climate change. This means housing people, no more excuses.

Because our future has been written, and what we do or fail to do will impact the outcomes of this future, it’s imperative that we adapt. Ending homelessness is no longer a choice; it’s an obligation. f Izlar is a PhD candidate in social work at UGA and a Food Not Bombs organizer.

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broken up, making SD 46 a very safe Republican seat. That seat has been held since by Sen. Bill Cowsert, who also married into the Argo family. The Republican Party was showing signs that its zeal for competition in the marketplace did not extend to the political sphere.

Kemp uncharacteristically ventured out of his political comfort zone in 2006 and got pummeled for it. His good ol’ boy persona camouflaged an ego that exceeded his modest accomplishments and overrated his limited experience.

Instead of seeking re-election in the friendly confines of the newly remodeled SD 46, he decided to run for secretary of agriculture. Without the built-in advantages of SD 46, Kemp lost badly in the Republican primary to the far more qualified Gary Black. Back to Athens and political obscurity Kemp went.

In 2009, Kemp’s fortunes changed for the better.

Secretary of State Karen Handel resigned to run for governor. Outgoing Gov. Sonny Perdue had to fill the vacancy.

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In politics, as in sports, it is often better to be lucky than good. By any measure, Brian Kemp has been a very lucky politician.

For starters, it didn’t hurt to marry well, which Kemp certainly did. His wife Marty is a political asset—intelligent, a former UGA cheerleader and the daughter of Bob Argo, the late Athens businessman and highly regarded member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1977–1986. Though a longtime Democrat, Argo was more than willing to support his son-in-law’s race for Senate District 46 in 2002 as a Republican.

Kemp waited to make his move only after Paul Broun Sr., the 38-year Democratic incumbent, had been upset

by Doug Haines in 2000. Aided by the Argo family connection and some residual bitterness on the part of Broun’s former supporters, Kemp defeated Haines in 2002 by 489 votes. Benefiting from a court-ordered revision of SD 46 that tilted the district further Republican, he won again in 2004 in yet another tight race.

To describe Kemp’s four-year tenure in the state senate as lackluster would be charitable. As one of his colleagues from that era recalls, Kemp was an indifferent legislator: “Substance was not his strong suit.” Yet Kemp was known to have his eye on statewide office.

Everything’s coming up roses for Brian Kemp.

One clue to the breadth of his ambition was the numerous resolutions he sponsored recognizing individuals or organizations for His first choice, Jim Cole, his Republican floor leader in the their achievements and, in some instances, offering condoHouse of Representatives, withdrew from consideration. lences for a death. Over his two terms, the low-profile but The prize fell into Kemp’s lap. Perdue appointed Kemp politically canny Kemp sponsored 213 such resolutions, secretary of state, handing him something he might never many targeting his SD 46 constituents. have achieved on his own—statewide office. More than Another clue was his early appreciation of the political that, this meant that when Kemp faced the statewide elecutility of map rigging. In 2006, perhaps tiring of close torate in 2010, he would be in the advantageous position elections and seemingly unconcerned about the conflict of of running as a Republican incumbent. It would not be the interest, Kemp supported a bill reconfiguring SD 46 so that last time that Perdue was Kemp’s political sugar daddy.

Clarke County—a Democratic Party stronghold—would be Kemp’s tenure as secretary of state has been marked

by controversy. It reflects two recurring themes: an exaggerated fear of the statistically nonexistent phenomenon of “voter fraud,” and an equally exaggerated suspicion of voter registration campaigns perceived as challenging the Republican Party’s grip on power in Georgia. If it means shrinking the electorate to ward off these phantom threats, Kemp has been quite willing to rig the system to boost the political fortunes of the Republican Party in Georgia.

Kemp understands that he can win by losing. He has the power to force disadvantaged or gerrymandered voters to expend time, effort and money, usually through litigation, to force him to do what should have done in the first place. Government lawyers and taxpayer dollars are used to defend his unconstitutional and regressive policies and practices. Kemp takes full advantage of this leverage and the delay it causes.

Despite his pieties about election integrity, Kemp has shown little sense of urgency about protecting the system against potential hacking, whether by the Russians or from some other threat.

He has also dragged his heels about upgrading voting machines that generate a paper ballot trail in the case of a computer failure, as many U.S. states have done. If a Democrat had Kemp’s record of indifference and ineptness, the howling would be ceaseless.

In the recent Republican primary for governor, Casey Cagle looked to be in a strong position to win over Kemp in the runoff. But Kemp had the good luck to run against an opponent who was caught on tape talking about voting for admittedly “bad legislation” to protect himself politically. Cagle also made the mistake of telling the truth about Kemp’s “crazy” right-wing politics. By itself, this might have cost Cagle the Republican primary runoff. But perhaps the best stroke of luck for Kemp was the reappearance of his longtime political sugar daddy: Perdue, now secretary of agriculture in the Trump Administration.

Just days before the runoff, Perdue got President Trump to endorse Kemp over Cagle. Trump knew next to nothing about Kemp, other than that he was a Republican and a Perdue buddy. It worked. Kemp crushed Cagle and is now the Republican nominee for governor. No politician in recent Georgia history has advanced so far on such a meager record. f Pearson is interim executive director of Better Georgia, an Athensbased progressive group.

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Conley teamed up with the Athens Downtown Development Authority after the Georgia Department of Economic Development did a study on bringing more tourism into the city and decided to add more music to the festivities. “We put our heads together to see what more we could do to make Athens even more awesome,”

Following the parade, Wild Rumpus will host the Royal Rumpus Ball at the Georgia Theatre. Conley says this is the time to “really show off your costumes.”

Linqua Franqa (aka Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Mariah Parker) will open the show before the Ladies of LCD Soundsystem take the stage. Admission to the ball will be $10 per person. Tickets are available at georgiatheatre.com.

If you’re ready for some more partying before the parade, Wild Rumpus will also hold the Rumpus Rally from 6–8:30 p.m. at Creature Comforts. Two local bands, Monsoon and Partials, are scheduled to perform at the rally.

This year, Creature Comforts will add an exclusive release to the rally: the Wild

Conley says. Wild Rumpus received a $10,000 state grant to develop the music festival aspect of the event.

In addition to the music, Wild Rumpus will also offer hotel packages with Hotel Indigo, Graduate Athens and the Georgia Gameday Center for out-of-town visitors.

Rumpus 10th anniversary commemorative Dracula’s Blood Transylvania weiss beer.

The red-colored brew is made with passion fruit, cocoa nibs, hibiscus and lactose. The rally will be free and for all ages.

The Rumpus will also hold its official kickoff party Friday, Oct. 26 at the Foundry.

The Wild Rumpus Eats Up Athens FOR 10TH YEAR, HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL ADDS MORE LIVE MUSIC

By Ashlyn Webb news@flagpole.com

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the 10th year, Athens artist and musician Timi Conley will dress up in his usual costume as Max from Where the Wild Things Are and lead thousands of high-spirited, dressed-up partygoers on a winding trail through downtown Athens.

In 2009, Conley started the Wild Rumpus as a Halloween parade—“a few hundred Athenians on a cold and rainy night dressed up in homemade costumes,” Conley says. Now, the Wild Rumpus has become “an Athens institution” and a full-on weekend event with upwards of 10,000 people expected to participate.

“Ten years later, the principle is still the same: Get together, wear a costume, and you get into the parade,” Conley says.

Though several traditions still stand, this year, Conley says to expect more of a music festival vibe with Athens bands playing from the sidelines. Performers during the parade will include Calico Vision, Cabbage Looper, El Chupaskabra, Fever’s Jam Party, Squalle, White Rabbit Collective, Family Recipe, Thrüm and The Flamethrowers.

In addition, there will be actual flamethrowers, aerialist performers and the Athens Burn Consortium twirling lighted torches on the parade line before arriving at City Hall for the Rumpusland Party, where partiers can “dance like a wild thing,” Conley says.

The parade will start at 8:30 p.m. sharp on Saturday, Oct. 27 on West Hancock Avenue at Pulaski Street.

The show is 18 and up. Doors open at 6 p.m., and music from Unknown Hinson and Burns Like Fire begins at 8.

Tickets for the kickoff party are $15 online with the code RUMPUS. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15 if you’re dressed in your Halloween-spirited costume. Regular tickets are $17 in advance, with options for reserved tables and a VIP suite, according to the Wild Rumpus website.

To test “run” your costume for Saturday night, Rumpus will have the “Wild RUNpus” 5K Race and Fun Run for kids on Saturday morning. The Monster Dash starts at 9 a.m.

Same-day registration will be $35. Online registration is $30. The Monster Dash will start at Creature Comforts downtown, circle through Normaltown and finish at the brewery for a cold beer, breakfast and a finisher medal. The kids run is free and starts at 8:45 a.m.

As for more kid-friendly events, the Rumpus will kick off the weekend with the Monster Mash, a halloween costume party for kids, Friday, Oct. 26 from noon–3 p.m. at The Foundry. Conley says the event will feature a haunted house, live music from Nuçi’s Space’s Camp Amped, aerial trapeze performances and crafts such as face painting, mask making and Rumpus poster coloring.

The event is free for kids 5 and under. Tickets are $5 for ages 6–12 and $7 for 13 and up.

Advanced tickets can be bought at thefoundryathens.com.

For the adults, there will be free Wild Rumpus Planet X coffee from Jittery Joe’s at the Mash. This year’s blend will be two dark roasts, an organic Guatemalan and an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Conley describes the blend as “a really deep, mellow, lovely-tasting coffee with a bit of floral taste and a hint of fruit.

And it’s light on the bitterness.”

Proceeds from this year’s Rumpus events will go to the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. f

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FLAGPOLE’S SCARY STORY CONTEST WINNERS FIRST PLACE

Night of The Living Deadlines

By Philip Weinrich

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was nearly midnight, and Pete and the rest of the staff were desperately trying to put the 30th anniversary edition of the Flagpole to bed. The radio had been reporting strange activities caused by radiation following the explosion of a Venus probe, and everyone was on edge.

Suddenly, they heard a low moaning coming from Prince Avenue. Blake looked out the window and said, “Pete, you need to come see this!” Pete peered into the gloom, only to see column after column of old stories lumbering toward them. “What are those?”

“I was afraid this might happen,” Pete said as he turned away from the window.

“Its 30 years’ worth of articles trying to get into the anniversary issue. If we let them in here, we’ll never get away from the Classic City live!”

They boarded the windows and doors with whatever was available. Alicia came up from the cellar with a few rifles. “I found these downstairs. Think they’ll work?”

She tossed one to Blake. “Only one way to find out,” he said.

He pushed the barrel through a window and shot “Ghost Fry” and “Ralph Nader Believes in You” right in the third paragraph. They stumbled backward, then lurched forward again. “Why won’t they stop?” Blake screamed.

“These are the unread,” Pete explained.

“You can’t shoot them in the body. You have to hit them in the headlines. That’s all most people read, anyway.”

Blake took aim again, only this time he shot “From Scrapple to Cheese Steak” right in the “to.” It went down like a sack of potatoes.

“What’s that one say?” Pete asked. “‘Rock Is Dead. Who Killed It?’ From the second issue,” Blake answered. POW! It slumped over. “Looks like Alicia did.”

The stories kept mindlessly coming toward the house.

POW! “That oughta cure Migraine Boy,” Pete chuckled.

POW! “Here’s your Reality Check!” POW! “How ’bout Them Apples!” He was starting to enjoy this.

Drew saw a hoard of Movie Dope reviews circling the back. “There’s too many of them. I’m going to try to get the delivery truck so we can escape!” Grabbing a branch

He was almost to the porch when he ran over the Georgia Theatre fire story and the truck burst into flames.

“Pete, watch out!” Alicia yelled. “COMICS!” Pete lined several up in his sights and took out “A Scientific Fact,” “Edge of Tomorrow” and “This Modern World” with a single shot, but they just kept coming. Alicia screamed as “Mangifts and What They Mean” pulled her through a window.

As Blake rushed to save her, Pete yelled “Don’t, you city dope!” but it was too late. Blake was already being devoured by “Nickel Creek: Adorable.”

Pete realized his only hope of survival was to barricade himself in the cellar. He reluctantly took out a few Pub Notes as they burst through the front door, then ran downstairs.

As he bolted the cellar door, Pete failed to see a small, square-shaped shadow come up behind him. Hearing a noise, he turned, but too late: A masonry trowel was raised, then came down into his chest again and again and again. Pete slumped against the wall, blood pooling in his mouth and dripping down his chin. The last words he ever heard were, “I used to eat bwead Made fwom whole-wheat gwains.

Now that I’m undead I ONWY EAT BWAINS!” f

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The Birds Take Flight

By K.E. Schmidt

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from the fireplace, he swung it at the stories as he ran to the truck. They recoiled in fear of getting torched. “This is surreal,” Drew said as he got in. “Its like we’re in a movie.”

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was 20 minutes after last call as Dave and I stumbled out of Boar’s Head and glanced around the street. Halloween enthusiasm still seemed to glow as boisterous co-eds trickled onto the streets of downtown Athens. Somewhere in the haze of my head, I registered the sound of jingling car keys and managed to get a hand on Dave’s shoulder.

“I don’t know about that, man… you had even more than I did.”

“Aw, c’mon, we have to get home somehow. Ya wanna walk to the Eastside? I been worse before… now, where did I park?” Dave swiveled his head and listed slightly from side to side. Both of us happened to notice

the cop car suggestively waiting near the parking deck. I glanced at the officer inside, who gave a slight shake of his head as if to warn, Not today, boys.

Dave looked back at me as I scrolled through my Uber app. “So, what’s your plan B, Lenny?” he prodded. “How are those Uber rates looking on Halloween night?”

“Shit, man… we might as well find a hotel at these surge prices.” We wandered along for a moment and almost tripped over the black wheels of a Bird scooter.

“Problem solved!” Dave crowed. “Let’s just take these!

You’ve used Bird before, right?”

Hall. And there they were. The Birds. Red lights glowing, they lined the streets and took up every space on the staircase. I got to my feet, shakily. Near the curb was Dave, lying in a thick pool of something dark. I turned around, almost hoping I might again see the cop we had noticed earlier. The other side of the street was filled with more Birds, dozens of them, covering the sidewalk, vibrating softly. With a maniacal sense of irony, I thought how the Uber might have been worth it after all. But as I heard the rushing sound of wheels whirring from all sides, I knew it was too late. f

I can’t prove it, but it seems as if she’s always actively tried to one-up me.

But not this year. I open the jewelry box and pick out a necklace and matching set of earrings. They look like the ones she wore to the opening night of our friend’s art exhibit at the Lyndon House. Everyone oohed and ahhed over them, asked her where she found them. She was the center of attention. No one noticed me in my gaudy costume jewelry.

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I hesitated before managing an answer around my thick tongue. “Honestly, those things always kind of made me nervous. Give me the creeps. And were these even here a second ago? I don’t know.”

Dave laughed derisively. “The creeps? We should’ve cut you off a few drinks back! Worried you’ll skin your wittle elbow? Besides, unless you have another method of getting home…”

Reluctantly, I let Dave show me how to download the app and get the scooter operational, and we rode off through the darkness. We saw several other post-celebration riders about, some wavering and weaving slightly. I could’ve sworn a scooter went gliding by without any operator riding. Must have just been a kid in a dark costume.

Maybe…

“Wow, this thing practically drives itself,” I observed out loud. The scooter seemed to grunt, almost as if agreeing. I noticed it seemed to be picking up some speed, and tried to gather my surroundings. “Dave, do you think we should’ve maybe turned left back there?” I turned toward my companion.

Dave was gone. And the scooter was hurtling forward through the blackness. Suddenly feeling sober, I realized I had no control over it anymore, but it seemed to be heading back toward downtown somehow. I wanted to jump off but couldn’t. The Bird was going too fast, and there was nowhere safe to land if I tried to jump. The scooter swerved, skidded and suddenly stopped, propelling me forward onto the sidewalk.

As I lifted my head, I realized I was on the steps of City

THIRD PLACE

The Perfect Costume

By Adam Rainville

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am going to outdo her this year. There’s no possible way she can beat me again.

Standing naked in the closet, I run my hand over blouses on hangers, perfectly folded slacks, rows of shoes resting on their racks as I decide what to wear. It has to be the perfect outfit. I slip on a fresh pair of underwear and pick out a dress, low cut and high-hemmed, like she’d wear to one of her hoity-toity soirees.

It’s been years now that my neighbor Diane and I have been having these stupid “competitions.” I’d arrive to a potluck with plate full of meticulously chosen cheeses and exotic dried meats; she’d arrive just after me with a roast she’d spent five hours preparing. There was nothing left of it when the night ended.

I’d show up to the neighborhood’s White Elephant Christmas party with a box of fun novelties from Junkman’s; she’d brought a wrapped, framed copy of the subdivision’s land survey map dating back to the mid 1900’s. Everyone spent the evening trying to steal it from one another.

I’d longed for a family of my own; she’d found the perfect husband and had two beautiful children.

Never is the competition more heated than the night of the Rumpus. Damn her, she knew how much I love Halloween, but somehow her costumes were always better than mine. The year of the Theatre fire, she’d dressed up as the venue in all of its glory. The marquee on her chest even lit up, tiny letters spelling out the words “I will rise again!”

Everyone loved it. I’d tried my hardest to be original.

Dressed up as the double-barreled cannon, but people just spent the evening asking me what I was supposed to be and why I had wagon wheels pasted to my elbows.

I look into the broken mirror and do my hair to look just like hers. I use her colors to make my face: her lipstick on my lips, her eyeshadow on my eyelids, her blush on my cheeks. Slowly, I become Diane. I practice her condescending smile until I get it just right. No one will ask me who I’m supposed to be this year.

Since it’s Halloween, I dab blood from the corner of the vanity and smear it down my face, from my temple to my throat, so now I look just like her. Scary.

I hear the school bus creeping up the street and realize it’s time to get going.

I make my way to the window in the kitchen and brush the jewels of broken glass off the sill so I don’t cut myself again trying to climb out.

On the walk across her back yard to my house, I think to myself, Diane can’t show me up this year. This year I’ll be the center of attention. Soon they’ll forget all about her. It’s going to be the best Halloween ever. f Read more of this year’s scary story submissions at flagpole.com.

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By Kristen Morales news@flagpole.com

By Cy Brown news@flagpole.com While Halloween might seem scary for me, it’s a whole other level of fright for my 2-year-old. “Halloween scary,” he tells me when we walk into stores, grabbing my face and pulling it so he can look me square in the eyes. He refuses to walk on his own and buries his head into my neck. This is the first year he recognizes what’s going on, and so far he’s not a fan.

His reaction to ghosts and goblins—and, honestly, even pumpkins—has gotten twisted up with a larger conversation about how we expect our boys to act. Our costumes play to our boys’ desires to be drooling zombies, bloodthirsty killers or some sort of pixelated hero—but what are

I offhandedly mentioned these costume inequities to my daughter, and she saw exactly where I was going. “Oh yeah, those costumes are totally sexist!” she declared.

I get that half the fun of Halloween is the fantasy of it. (The other half is candy.) And I will also admit to being a fan of over-thetop puffy dresses for the holiday because, well, when else are you going to wear that?

But it shouldn’t be your only option.

It’s much the same for younger children, except instead of stockings and short skirts, there are versions of costumes with leggings topped with tulle ruffles. It’s downright frustrating to stand with your toddler in front of two versions of the same cat costume—one with fuzzy legs and a bow tie, one with a puffy skirt and pink gloves—and ask him to decide which “cat” he wants to be. (Answer: Whichever one he wants.)

Understand that I’m not trying to be a Halloween grinch. The costumes, for the most part, are cute and play up silly fantasies. I’m just asking that they not be so pre-packaged. I’d happily buy kid-size ears, tail, fuzzy gloves and boots and piece together some black clothes to make a cat—whichever boy or girl version my child wanted. Now we’re using our imagination a bit more, as well as getting pieces that can be used for more than one night. (Yes, even cat ears.)

our everyday expectations? If Halloween is a time to explore fantasy and be something we’re not, does this mean we expect our boys, during the other 364 days of the year, to be quiet, mild-mannered and mindful?

Raising a daughter is full of stresses at any age, and Lord knows for every two steps forward we seem to make as a society, we end up getting pushed back one step.

But the same can be true for raising boys.

We push our girls to break glass ceilings and embrace STEM. Do we teach our boys to embrace their feelings and be sensitive?

This dawned on me one afternoon at a local home improvement store. My 11-yearold daughter marched up to a display of Halloween decorations and laughed as they began to cackle. My 2-year-old shrieked in fear. My first reaction, after he ran into my arms, was to pump him up. “C’mon boy!

Don’t be scared!” said the voice in my head.

But then I stopped. I want my boy to understand fear just as much as he understands confidence. I want him to lean on others for guidance. I want him to see the strength in the women around him—not to feel stronger than them.

It’s easy to tell a boy to “be a real man,” but what does that mean? Instead, let’s tell him to be “a good man.” If we all did this, our country might be a lot less scarier this Halloween. f

KRISTEN MORALES

This year—in my house, at least— Halloween is more frightening than usual.

Let’s start with costume shopping for a middle-school girl. It’s bad enough that the costumes for smaller children are entrenched in gender stereotypes. (Why are the little unicorn costumes for girls?

Why are the lions for boys?) When you get to be in middle school, it seems there is a line drawn: You’re either gross, bloody or a video game character, or you’re pretty, cute, sweet or some sort of mythical creature (or video game character). In other words, you’re wearing a “boy” costume, or you’re wearing a “girl” one. And, of course, all the girl costumes include some type of skirt.

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Hey, I heard you hate Florida. Cool! I do, win the turnover battle against the Gators, too! We should be friends. High five! or this game will be much too close for We’re just a few days away from the bigcomfort. gest event on the Georgia football calendar, the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, DRINK A ‘TRUCK DRIVER’: I know what I said and the Florida game has taken on an unex- about pacing yourself, but at some point, pected level of importance. Georgia’s loss you’re gonna need a pick-me-up. That’s to LSU and No. 9 Florida’s better-than-exwhat the Truck Driver is for. For the uninipected performance this season (6-1 with tiated, the Truck Driver, a cocktail I learned a win over LSU) has created a mild panic from Athens’ own Futurebirds, is a simple among the Georgia fanbase about the potential for an upset.

As Georgia tries to forge ahead in the SEC East and attempts to get itself back in the College Football Playoff picture, the name of the game is survival. If the Dawgs win out, including the SEC Championship, they’ll go to the CFP. As a fan attempting to navigate the debauchery of a WLOCP weekend, the name Follow this advice, and you will ride eternal, shiny and chrome. of the game is also survival.

And now that we’re friends, I thought I’d provide a bit of helpful advice. mixture of whiskey and 5-Hour Energy in Here’s a WLOCP Survival Guide with three whatever proportions you prefer. Luckily, tips apiece for fans and the team to help 5-Hour Energy or another company that everyone make it out of Jacksonville alive. sells similar caffeine-infused beverage-like substances usually hands out free samples RUN THE DANG BALL: Whether you think outside the stadium, so you probably won’t Georgia went away from the run or LSU even need to buy half the ingredients. took it away two weeks ago, the fact (Neither the author nor Flagpole is responremains that the Dawgs were ineffective on sible for any blackouts or heart attacks sufthe ground in Baton Rouge. They rushed fered in Jacksonville.) for 113 yards against the Tigers, well off the 245 yards per game they were averaging IF FROMM SUCKS, YANK HIM: I’ve tried my before last week. For a team that prides best not to go all Chicken Little in the wake itself on dominating opponents with the of the LSU loss, which means I’ve held off run, that cannot stand—especially conon any hot “bench Fromm, start Fields” sidering Florida is 72nd nationally in run takes. In general, Jake Fromm has been defense and allowed 300 rushing yards in somewhere between solid and really good its only loss of the season. If Georgia is to this season. He’s completing 67 percent of dominate Florida, Kirby Smart needs to his passes and thrown for 1,409 yards and feed Elijah Holyfield and D’Andre Swift 13 touchdowns. But he was abysmal against early and often.

LSU, and Justin Fields should’ve gotten a couple complete drives. If it’s looking like PACE YOURSELF: There was a time when we’re in for a repeat performance from you could do an entire Friday of drinking Fromm in Jacksonville, Smart needs to be on Frat Beach, party through the night willing to give Fields a shot, if for no other and still feel fresh as a daisy for tailgating reason than to force the Florida defense to the next morning. Those days are gone. react and respond to a new offensive look.

You aren’t as young as you once were, and you should act like it. Drink your fill, DON’T TALK (TOO MUCH) SMACK: Make no have a good time, but just don’t go too far. mistake: You have bragging rights until Hangovers hurt more than they used to. kickoff and can talk all the smack your (Students can disregard this section. You heart desires. Just remember we’re coming only get four or five of these weekends as an off a loss, and they ain’t. We lost to LSU, undergrad, so enjoy it and party down!) and they didn’t. Gator fans are full of belief right now, so if you throw a jab at them, CREATE TURNOVERS: One of the keys to the they’re gonna throw one right back. And if LSU loss was Georgia’s lack of turnovers. the worst happens and Georgia does lose, The Dawgs got behind early, and a turnover you don’t want to have to see the Florida could have done wonders by giving the fan you literally barked at for 10 minutes struggling offense good field position. In before the game while you slink back to the six games before LSU, Georgia caused your car. Err on the side of caution and let five fumbles and had four interceptions, the result from last season do your talking with at least one every game, and scored before kickoff. But if/when we do win, bark two defensive touchdowns. The absence of to your heart’s content. And, of course, a big swing like that was a killer against the regardless of the result, never stop hating Tigers. Georgia has to get back on track and Florida, my friend. f

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BBQ BEAT: When someone tells you to make and two kinds of ribs: larger St. Louis and the trip out to Crawford for a barbecue smaller baby back, but with no perceptible restaurant, you expect bib overalls and difference in the rub. Ranked, the brisket sawdust on the floor, but that’s not at all is tops, as you’d expect, although a tiny bit what G Brand BBQ (1140 Athens Road, more fat content would be good, and it’s 706-743-7000) offers. It’s not cluttered not quite as good as the version served at and quaint—either genuinely, from years of being in business, or artificially, with fake old signs from Hobby Lobby—but neither is it hip and modern.

There’s no beer here, in other words, either craft or regular.

What G Brand is is straightforward, clean, simple and serious about its meats. That makes sense when you learn that G stands for Gretsch, as in Gretsch Brothers Angus, a cattle-farming operation in Lexington that supplies the beef for the restaurant’s brisket.

Located in a former auto dealership in downtown Crawford, just by the water tower painted with a Revolutionary War soldier, the restaurant has a room for takeout—walk up to the counter and order—and a much bigger room for dine-in, in the kind of space that reminds one of Creature Comforts. There’s not G Brand BBQ a ton in the way of decor, but red and black themes are prominent. Park on the side or in the back, and Pulaski Heights BBQ. The ribs are next best, you’ll see big piles of wood—usually a good with good texture—some chew but meat sign. The smoke you smell strongly outside, pulling pretty cleanly away from the bone— which is like catnip to a barbecue person, and then the chicken and the pork, both doesn’t quite permeate the meat, but the of which are still tasty but do need sauce. restaurant is probably still worth a trip.

There are as many sauce choices as there are It has a small menu, with few detours meats, available on the tables in color-coded from the classics: pork, brisket, chicken bottles: two sweeter Georgia-style ones

(one spicy, one not), a vinegar (gloriously simple and bold), a good Carolina mustard and an excellent Alabama-style white that is perfect for the chicken.

The sides are, comparably, appropriately limited: the holy trinity of slaw, baked beans and Brunswick stew, of course, but also applesauce and, stickered onto the menu, green beans. Do not let tradition steer you away from those green beans, which are intensely porky and salty without turning into complete mush. They are perfect. Really, you should drive to Crawford just for those green beans, unless you are a vegetarian, in which case you shouldn’t be in a barbecue restaurant anyway. The slaw

is almost as good and equally committed to simplicity, with not too much mayo, no sugar at all and a clear love of the pure, vegetal sweetness of cabbage. The stew is not mucked up with a bunch of extraneous vegetables, but it needs more acid. The beans are sweet but not too much so.

Everything comes out fast, and when

you order tea, you get a whole pitcher for your table—the better to refill your own drink as you need to. G Brand also has banana pudding, cobbler, cakes and ice cream. It’s open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. and also does catering that includes tailgating packages.

SUGAR SUGAR: Let it be said that I am a terrible snob about both language and baked goods, so Nothing Bundt Cakes (1021 Dowdy Road, 706-400-6950), a franchise out of Nevada, is at a disadvantage. Rather than serving no bundt cakes, it in fact serves nothing but bundt cakes, topped with various plastic doodads and bunches of ribbons geared to a wide array of occasions (gender reveal party, engagement, Halloween, Easter and so on).

You can get full-size cakes or mini ones, available singly or by the dozen, in 10 different flavors, nine of which are always on the menu and one of which changes with the season (it’s pumpkin spice right now). All of them feature cream cheese icing, applied in a distinctive starburst. But hey, the cake’s not bad. It tastes like butter.

And maybe you don’t feel like stressing out about properly greasing your own bundt pan so your carefully mixed cake pops out without leaving chunks behind.

Some flavors are better than others, and they tend to be the more traditional ones, like lemon, marble and vanilla.

Those that are naturally denser (carrot, pecan praline) don’t work as well; ditto for ones with stuff scattered throughout the batter, like chocolate chips. You can order online ahead of time and add extra frosting for a small upcharge, but there are also cakes in the refrigerated case ready to go. The store is hidden behind Texas Roadhouse, off Epps Bridge Parkway, and is open 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and Saturday (closed Sunday). f

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Heart of Darkness TWO DJS WANT TO MAKE ATHENS GOTH GREAT AGAIN

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hildhood friends Dusty Gann and Steven Crowe teamed up to fill a musical void in Athens when they noticed the lack of a strong goth scene in town. Last year, the pair created Make America Goth Again, a recurring DJ night on the Georgia Theatre Rooftop.

Gann and Crowe, also known as DJ Wardaddy and DJ Crowe, work together at the Georgia Theatre and began discussing their shared love of goth music last year.

They wanted to bring an event to Athens that would cater to those who love the genre, as well as those who are looking to experience it for the first time. The event has taken place eight times and is described

by Gann and Crowe as a gothic dance party.

“It’s not just catering to an elite goth group,” Gann says. “It’s a dance party and celebration, and we want anyone who is even remotely interested to come try it out.”

The pair wanted to make an event that would cater to everyone, not just those who are already versed in goth tradition. For this reason, they make a point to include modern, upbeat music that one might not normally hear at a traditional goth event.

MAGA attendees might be surprised to know that neither Gann nor Crowe had

ever DJed before starting the event. The first time they worked with any type of DJ equipment was when Crowe purchased a board and spent countless hours teaching himself, and later Gann, how to put songs together and curate a dance mix.

“I got some advice from other DJs on how to start out, and then I got to work,” Crowe says. “We put a lot of time and thought into this, and I think it shows.”

Crowe says the most important thing to him is that everyone feels welcome. Though most who attend MAGA are fans of goth and post-punk music, he says anyone who decides to go will have a good time, whether they’re familiar with the gloomy genre or not. “We don’t care if you’re all decked out or wearing a T-shirt and jeans,” Crowe says.

“No one is judging anyone else, so come as you are and have a good time.”

Gann agrees. He says his favorite aspect of the event is that he can introduce the people of Athens to something new. “Every time we have the event, I see people who have no idea what goth is come up to the

roof and have an amazing time,” Gann says.

“That’s absolutely my motivation to keep doing this.”

Since the first event, the pair has watched the goth scene in Athens grow.

Established local goth bands like Tears for the Dying and newer acts like Vision Video have played before and after MAGA events.

And Gann and Crowe are planning a showcase at Nowhere Bar in January that will exclusively feature local goth and post-punk bands.

Crowe and Gann host a special Halloween edition of Make America Goth Again on Friday, when they’ll also welcome

a special guest, DJ Team Spud Go. “Before we started doing this, there wasn’t a concerted effort to put music like this in Athens,” Gann says. “I love the dance party we started, and I want to support musicians in the scene, as well to give them a platform.” f

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Ape Tapes THE 8-TRACK GORILLA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

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Saturday, Oct. 27, the streets of Athens will be filled with all kinds of costumed creatures participating in the 10th annual Wild Rumpus parade (see p. 9). For one night, people will don creative costumes, assume new identities and take a walk on the wild side. Moments after the parade ends, in the bowels of Flicker, another celebration will begin: one of a local costumed character that, Halloween or not, has been embracing his inner party monster for two decades. Yes, it’s time to honor 20 years of the 8-Track Gorilla.

8-Track Gorilla is a local gorilla-suitwearing musician who is 50 percent DJ and 50 percent performance artist.

A legitimate cultural force in Athens during the late ’90s and early 2000s, the Gorilla became well known for his outof-control live shows and publicity stunts.

Frequenting venues like Tasty World and the Caledonia Lounge, the Gorilla sang along to his favorite 8-track tapes from the ’70s while others often performed around him.

In 2007, filmmaker Diane Marie Campese produced a short documentary about the creature. Featuring interviews with the Gorilla’s collaborators, fans and enemies, Tracking the Gorilla is a fascinating retrospective of a time when Athens was seemingly more supportive of the strange and unknown.

In a particularly poignant section of the doc, interviewees reflect on the Gorilla’s unfortunate choices of music. Flagpole’s Gordon Lamb, who is featured frequently throughout the movie, says most selections were songs that, after hearing once, “you will wish you could never hear again.”

However, because of the passion and humor with which the Gorilla performed, he attracted all walks of life to his shows.

As townie king Pete McBrayer puts it in the doc, “Townies, frat boys, homeless people, you name it—the whole pantheon was there to support the 8-Track Gorilla phenomenon.”

In addition to sit-down interviews, the doc features a variety of clips that show the Gorilla performing with trapeze artists at Caledonia, rocking a zoot suit onstage at AthFest and giving an interesting take on the Bill Clinton impeachment scandal in the middle of a show at the Georgia Theatre.

Though there is no video evidence—perhaps it was destroyed for legal reasons— there is much discussion about an incident in which a group who was “hunting” the Gorilla drove one of Athens’ infamous spy cars inside the doors of the 40 Watt Club in an apparent attempted kidnapping.

Ahead of Saturday’s event, which will feature performances from local musicians, as well as a screening of Tracking the Gorilla, we tracked down the Gorilla. Though our attempts to arrange an in-person meeting fell through due to the ape’s fear of poachers, we were able to briefly communicate via ham radio before we lost connection.

Flagpole: Can you give a brief history of the 8-Track Gorilla, in your own words?

8-Track Gorilla: God created beast and man, so that both may live in friendship and share dominion over a world of peace.

But in the fullness of time, evil men betrayed God’s trust and, in disobedience to his holy word, waged bloody wars— not only against their own kind, but against the apes, whom they reduced to slavery.

[The Gorilla was] miraculously born of two apes who descended on Earth from Earth’s own future. And man was afraid. For both parent apes possessed the power of speech. So, both were brutally murdered. But the child ape survived, and grew up to set his fellow creatures free from the yoke of human slavery.

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com Oct. 27. Actually, the whole night is kind of a celebration of the Athens scene that existed just before everyone was freaking out about Y2K. The night is hosted by local personality Klon Waldrip, Commissioner Melissa Link will appear as a guest speaker, and featured performers include Tears for the Dying, Don Chambers, Joe Rowe and Marshmallow Coast. Attendees will also be treated to a screening of the documentary Tracking the Gorilla, which owes more of its panache to Bob Fosse than Dian Fossey, but I digress. For the uninitiated—which I nearly guarantee means most people reading this—8-Track Gorilla is the invention and

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TOWN AND GOWN: The folks behind North Carolina’s Moogfest, in association with A2ru (Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities) and UGA’s Willson Center, will present an exposition titled Human and the Machine at the Georgia Theatre Saturday, Nov. 3. Notably, the night will feature an audiovisual work by Michael Stipe (Pre-Cave, Boat Of, R.E.M.) titled Jeremy Dance, which was created for Moogfest 2017 and is a loving tribute to the late Jeremy Ayers. Other featured performers are the intriguing and incredibly physical Author & Punisher, as well as Lauren Sarah Hayes, Deantoni Parks and Eric Marty. There will also be several modular synth performances by various players.

Honestly, folks, see humanandthe machine.moogfest.com and check all this out. There’s just not enough room here to describe the wealth of talent on display this night. Oh, and it’s all free, too, so no excuses. Reserve your tickets at georgiatheatre.com.

UPSTAIRS MEETING: Easter Island will wrap up its current tour and hit the Georgia Theatre Rooftop Monday, Oct. 29. The band is on the cusp of releasing its sophomore album, Island Nation. The single making the rounds right now is called “Always Room for Another.” It’s one of those rousing, Jeremy Ayers modern anthem-type songs that feels both triumphant and celebratory, even though it’s anyone’s guess as to what’s being celebrated or conquered.

This should translate just fine through the crisp autumn air atop the Theatre on a Monday, and you know you’re not doing anything else that night. So, stop throwing your money at Arcade Fire, and give it to these guys instead. For more information, see facebook.com/easterislandband and easterisland.band.

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alter ego of longtime Athenian artist Kenny Aguar. He dresses up in a gorilla suit and mimes guitar performance while playing classic schlock on 8-track tapes. His initial run as this character was exceedingly popular, as, at the time, according to every national article ever written about Athens, only four or so bands had ever come from here, so obviously we were thirsty as hell for entertainment.

Advance tickets for this show are $8 and available at Wuxtry Records. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show kicks off at 9.

AN INSULATED BORDER: I’m betting someone out there knows who’s behind electronic bleep-bloop project Subdivision, MBUS-TA MOVE: The music business program at UGA, as but I sure don’t. No matter, though, because the new fivepart of its Nuçi’s Space Jam series, is hosting a Halloweentrack release Airship is pretty OK, albeit a little disjointed. themed show Tuesday, Oct. 30 at uh, Nuçi’s Space. Doors It’s mostly instrumental, but some vocals come out past the open at 7 p.m., the show starts at 8, and it’ll run ya a mere four-minute mark of “Reimagination,” and they’ll surprise five bucks. Featured performers are Jester and Elijah you. Opening track “Neighborhood Watch” does a good Johnston. Because this is a job of setting a mood via synth trills and gurgles, but this Halloween show, there’ll thing hits its stride with the fourth and fifth tracks. “Depth be a costume contest.

Charger” makes good use of what I think is a clarinet (or No idea what the sample thereof), and the bouncy, Yaz-style keyboard is prizes are, but bragtightly looped and provides a substantial foundation. “Moon ging rights are still Robbers” sounds like a continuation of the same theme but, a thing, right? f significantly, employs much cleaner and colder elements until it closes with what can really only be described as a WUOG 90.5 FM’s 10 Most-Played Recordings wisp of sound, as if the air Oct. 17–23 is being sucked out of the room. All in all, not bad for 1. Molly Burch First Flower (Captured Tracks) a demo, but it could have 2. Idle Bloom Flood the Dial (Budding Romance) easily been shortened by at 3. Neighbor Lady Maybe Later (Friendship Fever)* least two tracks. Check it 4. Noname Room 25 (Independent Release) out at moonrobbers.band 5. Illuminati Hotties Kiss Yr Frenemies (Tiny Engines) camp.com.

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Michael Myers Returns PLUS, REDFORD RIDES INTO THE SUNSET

By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com HALLOWEEN (R) Considering Halloween has been my traditional answer to the oft-asked question about my favorite movie since high school, my reaction to David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s sequel—the 11th film in the long-running horror franchise—is complicated. For the average filmgoer simply looking to get their horror rocks off during the month of October, Halloween will do the trick.

Ultimately, the movie does not feel that different from its predecessors (aside from the atrocious Halloween: Resurrection), though it stands on its own as the bestmade Halloween since the original. The contributions of Carpenter, who is as close to a film god as a mere mortal can be, as

Dammit! I can’t remember what I was doing.

composer (again), as well as executive producer and “creative consultant,” certainly helps this Halloween feel like the first entry since 1981’s original sequel to take place in the same Haddonfield originally terrorized

by Michael Myers.

Jettisoning the baggage of the six direct sequels, Green, McBride and Jeff Fradley posit that Michael Myers was recaptured on that fateful Halloween night in 1978 and re-institutionalized at Smith’s Grove Sanitarium for the next 40 years. Since then, he has not spoken a word, continuing the long-held theory of his original doctor, Sam Loomis (the late, great Donald Pleasance, whose presence is missed), that Michael is the physical embodiment of evil.

Enter two true-crime podcasters (Jefferson Hall and Rhian Rees), who want to delve into the events of this 40-yearold killing spree by callously confronting Michael with his true face: the decomposing mask he wore in 1978—it hardly resembles the modified visage of William Shatner anymore—just in time for his transfer to a new facility. Later, they attempt to interview lone survivor Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), whose brand of PTSD has turned her into a survivalist who, like Michael, has waited 40 years for another confrontation.

Minus the intriguing setup, the movie plays like a standard albeit well-made Halloween sequel. Michael haunts the streets of Haddonfield, hunting down teens and isolated women in bathrobes with whatever implement he can get his giant paws on. This Michael is not Rob Zombie’s Halloween big, but stuntman James Jude

Courtney definitely possesses as intimidating a presence as Michael has ever had.

Eventually, the longed-for confrontation between Michael and Laurie unfolds in what stands out as the tensest sequence in all 11 films. Not even Laurie’s original walk through the haunted Wallace house was more nerve-wracking.

In their setup for what is in essence Halloween 2 Redux, McBride and Green mine the canon even while jettisoning its most famous revelation—that Laurie is Michael’s other sister. Thankfully gone is the Thorne/Druid mythology unwisely introduced in Halloween 6 to explain Michael’s truly evil nature. McBride and Green shrewdly acknowledge the appendages they excised by inserting ever-popular Halloween Easter eggs like the opening credits, snippets of lyrics, repeated dialogue, even the family of newly added potential victims.

Nevertheless, for all the crafty filmmaking—Green is by far the highest quality behind-the-scenes talent the franchise has seen outside of Carpenter— the idea of retconning Halloween on a big anniversary is far from original. Halloween H20 did the exact same thing in 1998. Even their new take on Laurie Strode is not that fresh; one or both of them must have recently watched Terminator 2 before coming up with their older, more dangerous Sarah Connor—I mean Laurie.

Still, the project is ambitious for a slasher sequel and ultimately works. The kills are grisly enough to satisfy the new kids, while the older kids get their kicks out of seeing Halloween returned to its roots.

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Seventy-year-old Forrest Tucker (Redford, whom the camera still loves at 82) is a lifelong criminal who has escaped from prison as often as he has been incarcerated.

This leopard may not change his spots after meeting widowed farmer Jewel (Sissy Spacek), but maybe he will think about it.

Meanwhile, determined detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck) is closing in on the charismatic bank robber.

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Turn Up the Vote

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MUSIC | FRI, OCT 26

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40 Watt Club · 5:15 p.m. · FREE! 40 Watt Club · 7 p.m. · $21–24 A combination political rally and For its entire career, Deafheaven has concert, Turn Up the Vote will feature rejected the notion that it is a metal band. a who’s who of Athens-area Democratic Beginning with its 2011 debut, Road officeholders and candidates, plus an allto Judah, the band was praised for its star lineup of local musicians. Along with unusual combination of thrash, screamo co-hosts Montu Miller and Caroline Aiken, and shoegaze—though it was often mislaspeakers at Wednesday’s event include beled as black metal. Its 2013 follow-up, state Reps. Deborah Gonzalez, Spencer Sunbather, signified a shift into poppier Frye and Jonathan Wallace; Mayor-elect territory, though vocalist George Clarke’s Kelly Girtz; incoming county commissionsignature guttural screams remained. ers Tim Denson, Patrick Davenport and As the band moved away from hardcore Ovita Thornton; Georgia lieutenant gubersounds, people struggled with what to natorial candidate Sarah Riggs Amico label it, even inventing the descriptor and more. Musical performers include “blackgaze” in a futile attempt to pin it David Lowery and the Georgia Crackers, down. With Deafheaven’s latest release, the Randall Bramblett Band, Ishues, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, its sound Calico Vision, Kxng Blanco, Jay Gonzalez, is harder to classify than ever. Yet its live Squalle, Los Cantares and others. [Gabe shows remain intense, eardrum-bursting Vodicka] affairs. [Nathan Kerce]

Tuesday 23 EVENTS: Nightmare on Broad Street Hear haunting tales from students on this annual ghost tour of North Campus. The last tour leaves at 10 p.m. (The UGA Arch) 8 p.m. FREE! (canned food donation encouraged). alumni.uga.edu EVENTS: Finale Watch Party (ACC Library) Mingle with fellow book lovers then watch a livestream to witness the winner of The Great American Read. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) Take a

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guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné Barcafé) A bevy of oversexed Europeans descend upon a countryside manor that happens to be the epicenter of a zombie uprising in the infamously sleazy Italian horror film, Burial Ground. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and

Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

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Athens Community Theatre · 8 p.m. (Fri–Sat), 2 p.m. (Sun) · $5 Under the direction of Isaac Callahan and Ginny Simmons, Town & Gown Players will perform Bug, a black comedy written by Tracy Letts, who received a Pulitzer Prize for August: Osage County.

Cocktail waitress Agnes White (Shannon Crawford) is living in a seedy motel room to hide from her abusive ex-husband, Jerry Goss (Callahan, doing double duty), who has just been released from prison.

After her friend R.C. (Kat Marie Mitchell) introduces her to Gulf War veteran Peter Evans (Patrick Najjar), Agnes’ life spirals into complication as she untangles Peter’s paranoid delusions involving UFOs, cult suicides, the Oklahoma City bombing and secret government experiments on soldiers. [Jessica Smith]

The Foundry · 7 p.m. · $13–15 From Eagle Tavern to the T.R.R. Cobb House to the very building where this event takes place, Athens has no shortage of haunting legends. For an evening of spooky stories, local playwrights Bowen Craig and Mark Katzman have adapted tales from the books Ghosts of Athens: History and Hauntings of Athens, Georgia by Tracy L. Adkins and Dixie Ghosts by Hans Holzer to be read by members of Circle Ensemble Theatre, Rose of Athens, UGA Theatre and Town & Gown. Singer-songwriter Michael Gerard Levasseur, frontman of local folk band The Moonshine, will also be on hand to perform a set of ghostly troubadour songs.

Presented by Athens Uncharted, the performances will be followed by a book signing with Adkins. [JS]

Bug

a screening of the movie adapted from this favorite creepy book series.

Ages 10 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison LECTURES & LIT: The Birth of a New South (Taylor-Grady House) Taylor-Grady Talks lecture series presents “The Birth of a New South: Sherman, Grady, and the Making of Atlanta” with speaker Dr. E. Culpepper Clark, a former dean of UGA’s Grady College. 6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.taylorgradyhouse.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Ciné Barcafé) Hear Ira Sukrungruang read. Sukrungruang is the author of memoirs Southside Buddhist and Talk Thai: The

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Adventures of Buddhist Boy. 7 p.m.

FREE! english.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Sleep: How it Works (ACC Library) Dr. Lisa M. Renzi-Hammond from the UGA College of Public Health shares the latest research on sleep and sleep issues. 5 p.m. FREE! mapatino@ uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Bethan Woollvin celebrates Hansel & Gretel.

6 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com PERFORMANCE: Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir (UGA Performing Arts Center) The choir presents a program of tradi-

tional Czech and Slovak music. 7:30 p.m. $30. usapresents.org

Wednesday 24 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Asen Kirin, Parker Curator of Russian Art, leads a tour of “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection.” 2 p.m.

FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Bird Path Zen (Thrive) A sitting meditation with a zen koan, followed by tea and conversation.

6:30 p.m. birthpathzen@gmail.com CLASSES: Gardening Class (ACC Library) Gardeners of all experience

levels can learn about flowering shrubs in “Camellias, Azaleas and Gardenias.” Registration required. 6 p.m. FREE! atedrow@uga.edu EVENTS: Nightmare on Broad Street See Tuesday listing for full description. (The UGA Arch) 8 p.m. FREE! (canned food donation encouraged). alumni.uga.edu EVENTS: Haunted High-rises and Fall Festival (UGA Housing) Brumby Hall, Creswell Hall and Russell Hall host a festival featuring trick-or-treating for children, fall crafts, a haunted house and a bouncy house. 5:30–7:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-542-8250 EVENTS: Percentage Night (Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop) A portion of proceeds will benefit Athens for Everyone. 6–8 p.m. www.uown.org EVENTS: Percentage Night (Akademia Brewing Co.) A percentage of sales will benefit Books for Keeps. 5–11 p.m. www.akademiabc. com EVENTS: Athens CVB Hospitality and Tourism Awards (The Classic Center) The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau will host area hospitality industry representatives.

The local tourism industry will gather to celebrate the importance of tourism and the contributions of the workforce. 8:30 a.m. (breakfast), 9 a.m. (program). achandler@visitathensga.com EVENTS: Turn Up the Vote (40 Watt Club) The political rally features 16 Athens performers. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 5:15 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com EVENTS: Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau Annual Meeting (The Classic Center) The keynote speaker is Lisa Love. RSVP. 8:30 a.m. (breakfast) 9 a.m. (meeting). achandler@visitathensga.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Chris Padgett (Oct. 24) and Random Acts (Oct. 31). 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Bingo (Highwire Lounge) Win prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge.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: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.

Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) Every Monday and Wednesday.

6:30 p.m. (Wednesdays), 7 p.m.

(Mondays). FREE! www.craftathens. com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com KIDSTUFF: Beginning Readers’ Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ms. Carley shares early literacy activities and stories. Ages 4–7. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison 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: One Spooky Night (ACC Library) A shadow puppet

show followed by trick-or-treating for non-food prizes and carnival games. Costumes encouraged. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Wonderful Wednesday Storytime (Bogart Ag Building) Ms. Donna presents stories, songs, rhymes and a simple craft. Ages 3.5–8. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share books, songs, puppets and rhymes. Ages 1.5–5. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) A visit by author Joseph O’Neill. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Disease Ecology Seminar (Room 203, Center for Ecology of Infectious Diseases, DW Brooks Dr.) Daniel Coombs, professor of mathematics at the University of British Columbia presents “Stochastic Models for the Transmission and Establishment of HIV Invection.” 12:20 p.m. FREE! ceid.uga.edu OUTDOORS: Full Moon Hike: Hunter’s Moon (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) See the Garden come alive at night. Each hike will focus on a different topic such as the moon, constellations or nocturnal creatures. Be prepared for a two-mile walk through wooded trails. 7 p.m. $5. www.botgarden.uga.edu

backstories of landmarks and lore.

4:30 p.m. $15. 706-353-1820, athenswelcomecenter.com EVENTS: Two Wheel Thursday (Cycle World) Meet other bikers, listen to live music, win prizes. Food and drink for sale. Kid friendly. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ cycleworldofathens GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq GAMES: Poker Night (5 Points Cigar Shop, 1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Play with Interstate Poker every Thursday.

6:30 p.m. www.5pointscigars.com KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Bring your pajama-clad

ily-friendly costumes to trunk or treat. Prizes for trunk decorations.

6–7:30 p.m. athensymca.org/trunkor-treat KIDSTUFF: Pumpkin Carving and Halloween Crafts (East Athens Community Center) Make a jack-olantern. Ages 5–12. 5–7 p.m. $4. www.accgov.com/halloween LECTURES & LIT: Perk, Pages and Projects (Oconee County Library) Review a project book over coffee and tea, then create! Books and craft supplies provided. 10 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Ciné Barcafé) John Scalzi celebrates the release of The Consuming Fire. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine. 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 nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group.

9 a.m. FREE! www.naturerambling. blogspot.com PERFORMANCE: The Modern Pinups (40 Watt Club) The Modern Pin-Ups of DanceFX present their annual spring revue show. 8 p.m. $5–7. www.40watt.com THEATER: Arlecchino and the City of Love (Athens Academy) Nobody will be able to resist the loveable Arlecchino and his companions as

Thursday 25 EVENTS: Human Trafficking Awareness Forum (Oconee County Civic Center) Rep. Gonzalez, Sen. Unterman, Lt. Smith and a survivor will speak about the epidemic of human trafficking and what can be done. Community resource tables will be set up. 6–9 p.m. FREE! northoconeerotary.org EVENTS: Jewelweed Collective Fall Play-in (Baldwin Hall) The book and bake fundraiser supports the Ethnoecology/Biodiversity Lab in the Department of Anthropology.

9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Baldwin Hall) 5:30–8 p.m. (Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden). vnazarea@ uga.edu EVENTS: Octobeefest (Creature Comforts Brewery) Receive information about the benefits of pollination from the UGA BugDawgs. There will be insect tastings, bee’s wax candle-making, honey tastings and a beehive to observe. 5:30 p.m. www. insectzoo.uga.edu EVENTS: Bat Week Celebration and Guided Walk (Dudley Park) Take a walk around the park and visit the newly installed bat houses.

Bring a flashlight or headlamp. 6 p.m. www.facebook.com/dudleyparkathens EVENTS: Haunted Trail (775 Athena Dr.) The trail will feature nuns, Slender Man and other scary elements. Children under 13 must be accompanied by their guardian.

8 p.m.–12 a.m. $2. equillian.vc@ gmail.com EVENTS: Athens Couchsurf Happy Hour (Creature Comforts Brewery) Meet locals in the couchsurfing community. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. creaturecomfortsbeer.com EVENTS: Athens History & Hauntings Tour (Athens Welcome Center) A haunted history tour through downtown and North Campus. Each stroll reveals the

The Georgia Museum of Art will offer a Tour at Two on the exhibition “Richard Hunt: Synthesis” on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. kids in for bedtime stories, songs and a light snack. Ages 0–7. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based games. Blocks provided. For ages 8 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-7955597 KIDSTUFF: Halloween Carnival and Boo at the Zoo (Memorial Park) Take a haunted trick-or-treat tour of Bear Hollow Zoo, then stop by the festive Halloween Carnival for fun and prizes. Activities include games, stories and a costume contest. Ages 2–12. 5–8 p.m. $5. www. athensclarkecounty.com/halloween KIDSTUFF: Trunk or Treat (YMCA) Participants should come in fam-

LECTURES & LIT: Book Discussion (ACC Library) Discuss Gloia Naylor’s Mama Day, which alludes to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: ACC Democratic Committee (ACC Library) This month’s program will focus on demystifying the ballot amendments.

6 p.m. FREE! www.clarkedemocrats. com MEETINGS: Piedmont Songwriters Society (Piedmont College) Share or learn songwriting styles, ideas and influences at a monthly meeting. Each participant can share a song or idea for feedback. 6–8 p.m. FREE! jwhatley@ piedmont.edu

they travel Venice where mayhem ensues. 7:30 p.m. $2–5. www.athensacademy.org

Friday 26 ART: Artist Reception (The Rook and Pawn) Dress up and celebrate the Halloween-inspired art of Ali Phillips n “Nostalgiaween.” 7 p.m. www.therookandpawn.com CLASSES: Paint Night (Lay Park) Painters will be given an example of what to paint and a canvas. 6 p.m. $10–15. www.accgov.com/leisure EVENTS: Night Owl Prowl (ACC Library) After the library closes, genealogy researchers will be able to browse thousands of books, rolls

of microfilm, online databases and more to discover their family history.

6–11 p.m. $10–15. 706-613-3650 EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Participate in a guided meditation session in the galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30– 10:30 a.m. FREE! sagekincaid@uga. edu, www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Friday Wine Winedowns (J’s Bottle Shop, 1452 Prince Ave.) Manilla Express will be at this Friday Wine Winedown to pair delicious Filipino food with craft wine. 5–8 p.m. $10–15. wine.jsbottleshop@ gmail.com FILM: Friday the 13th Revision (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Filmmaker Jorge Torres-Torres spliced the entire Friday the 13th franchise into 85 minutes of mayhem. 7:30 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Bride of Frankenstein (Ciné Barcafé) Watch the classic sequel from 1935. www.athenscine.com FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Fog (Ciné Barcafé) “When the fog rolls in… the terror begins,” in John Carpenter’s The Fog (1980). www. athenscine.com FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Ciné Barcafé) Get ready to do the Time Warp again. Costumes encouraged.

Props provided. $9.75 www.athenscine.com GAMES: Planeswalkers for Diversity Meeting and Magic (Tyche’s Games) Play Magic in a welcoming atmosphere. 6 p.m. www. tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Haunted House (Oconee County Library) Get scared (but not too scared) in this year’s library haunted house. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Day Off School: Let’s Move (East Athens Community Center) Participants will learn about healthy snacks and smoothies while staying active in “Let’s Move.” 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $15–22.50. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Day Off School: Hotel Transylvania (Rocksprings Community Center) A resort day filled with monster freeze tag, a cardboard zombie craft, vampire pumpkins and a creepy snack.

Costumes encouraged. 9 a.m–4 p.m. $15–22.50. 706-613-3602 KIDSTUFF: Day Off School: Washington Farms Trip (Lay Park) Children will take a trip to see how pumpkins are grown on the farm, stroll through the petting zoo, take a wagon ride and spend time on jumping pillows. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $15–22.50. 706-613-3596 KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Fridays (Bishop Park) Various obstacle courses and activities for ages 10 months–4 years and their parents.

Call to register. 10–11:30 a.m. $5–7.50. 706-613-3589 KIDSTUFF: Spooky Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Listen to the book Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and make a craft. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Halloween Party (AKF Athens Martial Arts) Families and friends are invited to come in costume for games and treats. The party is also an open house for AKF. Attendees are encouraged to bring candy for the candy cauldron. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.akfathens.com KIDSTUFF: Wild Rumpus Monster Mash (The Foundry) Get a head start on the Wild Rumpus Parade with various Halloween activities like a haunted house, crafts, live music, performances and more. See Story on p. 9. 12–3 p.m. FREE (ages 0–5), $5–7. www.wildrumpus.org k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! OUTDOORS: Joy Ride (Athens City Hall) A relaxed, social ride on Athens back streets. Routes fall between 5–9 miles and almost always end at Little Kings Shuffle Club. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/bikeathens THEATER: Bug (Athens Community Theater) The black comedy centers around the meeting of a divorced waitress and a Gulf War drifter in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room.

See Calendar Pick on p. 20. Oct. 26–27, 8 p.m. Oct. 28, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org

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EVENTS: All Howls Eve (1580 Prince Ave.) Chico Lou’s Fine Tattoos hosts a Halloween event with prizes for prints and tattoo time. Food on site from Lucky Boy Luke’s BBQ. Proceeds benefit the Athens Area Humane Society. 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. chicolousfinetattoos@ gmail.com EVENTS: Athens Black Market and Cultural Experience (Creature Comforts Brewery) The market supports local minority business vendors. Offerings range from local food, artisan home goods and

KIDSTUFF: Haunted House (Oconee County Library) See Friday listing for full description. 6–8 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee PERFORMANCE: Jamie Monck (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) The Athens GA Guitar Society presents a classical guitar concert by Jamie Monck. 7 p.m. $5. facebook.com/athensgaguitarsociety PERFORMANCE: The Kourtesans (40 Watt Club) The drag troupe presents special guests, a costume contest, giveaways and more. 9:30 p.m. $8–10. www.40watt.com SPORTS: Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (UGA Golf Course) Compete with junior golfers at the College

FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Fog (Ciné Barcafé) See Friday listing for full description. www.athenscine. com GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Participate to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706613-8773 KIDSTUFF: Fall Festival (First Baptist Church) Activities include crafts, trunk-or-treating for kids and gift basket drawings, a hot dog dinner and more. Costumes optional.

5–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.firstbaptistathens.org KIDSTUFF: Piedmont Cross Country Race (Southeast Clarke Park) Participants can run a 2k

THEATER: Attacking Within: A Case of Emotional Abuse (ACC Library) The one-act play is based onthe real-life experiences of a mother dealing with the effects of long-term emotional abuse. The performance will be followed by a panel discussion with Pat Peterson of Project Safe, author Yvonne Davenport and psychologist Carolyn Barnes. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens

CLASSES: Culinary Literacy Class (ACC Library) Using the Edible

KIDSTUFF: Teen Book Club (Madison County Library) Discuss The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White and enjoy snacks. Ages 12 and up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18.

Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays,

(ages 7 and under) or a 3k (ages 8 and older). 3 p.m. $5 (youth), $10 (adult). siriusathletics@gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Trunk or Treat (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Show off your costumes and get some candy.

4–6 p.m. FREE! holycrossathens. com MEETINGS: FOL Meeting (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Join the Friends of the Library. This meeting features author Dan Aldridge, author of To Lasso the Clouds: the Beginning of Aviation in Georgia. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison SPORTS: Hill-O-Ween Skateboard Race (Trade St., Bogart) Find out who’s the fastest skateboarder in Athens. 2–5 p.m. $1. FREE! (spectators).

SPORTS: Piedmont Cross Country Race (Southeast Clarke Park) Individual races for youth age divisions and an open race. 3 p.m. $5 (youth), $10 (adult). siriusathletics@ gmail.com THEATER: Bug (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description. Oct. 26–27, 8 p.m. Oct. 28, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Next Act Cabaret (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) UGA’s musical theater group performs. 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com

Alphabet curriculum, students will learn about nutrition and cooking while improving English language skills. 9:30–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706613-3650 EVENTS: Athventure (The Foundry) Local playwrights Bowen Craig and Mark Katzman present stage adaptations of Athens’ hauntings.

See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 7 p.m. $13–15. thefoundryathens.com FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Fog (Ciné Barcafé) See Friday listing for full description. www.athenscine. com GAMES: General Knowledge Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8501916 GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m.

(Wednesdays), 7 p.m. (Mondays).

FREE! www.craftathens.com KIDSTUFF: Preschool Pals (Bogart Ag Building) Preschool-aged children will learn social and language skills through songs stories and crafts. Ages almost 3–almost 5.

11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart

songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Haunted House: Deconstruction (Oconee County Library) Help take down a month of creative work and organize it for next year. Grades 6–12. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Ag Building) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages three and under. Caregivers will receive pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10:15 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Hocus Pocus Escape Room (Bogart Ag Building) Teens must solve the Sanderson Sister Mystery to make it out of the Escape Room. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Listening in the Dark on Haunted Hill (ACC Library) Spooky stories for adults. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 MEETINGS: Dulcimer Group (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn to play and read music with the “dirty dulcimers” after hours. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome.

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CLASSES: Brewpub Fitness Class (Akademia Brewing Co.) Stretching, strength training and cardio. Bring a water bottle, yoga or fitness mat, light handweights and a towel. 10 a.m. $10. 678-726-2288 CLASSES: Learn Basic Miniature Techniques (Tyche’s Games) Bring a primed figure and learn the basics of miniature painting. 1–5 p.m. www.tychesgames.com CLASSES: Acrylics Class (Heart Path Studio) “You Can’t Do It Wrong,” is an acrylic painting class for beginners. 1–5 p.m. $40. www. rainbowportal.website EVENTS: Wild RUNpus 5K Race & Fun Run for Kids (Creature Comforts Brewery) Loosen up your parade legs with a costumed run.

A fun run will be held for kids, and a Monster Dash 5K for adults. See Story on p. 9. 8:45 a.m. (kids run). 9 a.m. (adults run). FREE! (kids), $30. www.runreg.com/wildrunpus EVENTS: Wild Rumpus Parade (Creature Comforts Brewery) Throw on your most creative Halloween costume and march through the streets of downtown. Anyone can participate by wearing a costume and joining the procession. A pre-party will be held at Creature Comforts, and live bands will perform along the route. See Story on p. 9. 6 p.m. (pre-party), 8:30 p.m. (march).

FREE! www.wildrumpus.org EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods.

The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Secret Record Swap (The Foundry) Sift through thousands of rare records, CDs, tapes and more presented by local and out-of-town dealers. 9–10 a.m ($10), 11 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! chris@chrisrazz.com EVENTS: Halloween at J&J Flea Market (J & J Flea Market) Trickor-treating, a costume contest and a vendor booth decorating contest.

10 a.m.–3 p.m. sbolin@unitedfleamarkets.com EVENTS: Legendary Home Tour (Oglethorpe Courthouse, Main St., Lexington) The walking tour features historic homes in Lexington, the Beth-Salem Church and Manse, and the Old Lexington Jail. Tickets will be sold at the day of at the courthouse. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $20. www. facebook.com/lexingtongadda EVENTS: Fall Festival and Nighttime Spooky Wagon Rides (Hard Labor Creek State Park) Enjoy face painting, apple cider, marshmallow roasts, games and more.

Spooky wagon rides venture through the darkened forest on the Road to Nowhere and depart every 30 minutes. 6:30–9 p.m. $5. gastateparks. org/HardLaborCreek

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Blues Traveler plays the Georgia Theatre on Friday, Oct. 26. natural beauty products, plus live performances, guest speakers and more. 2–6 p.m. www.aadmovement. com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and live music by Random Acts. 8 a.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Fall Festival (West Broad Market Garden) In addition to the market’s produce and artisan goods, the festival features live music, trick-or-treating, a cake walk, pumpkin painting and a kids costume contest. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! athenslandtrust.org FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Fog (Ciné Barcafé) See Friday listing for full description. www.athenscine.com FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Ciné Barcafé) See Friday listing for full description. $9.75 www.athenscine. com GAMES: Day of Board Game Demonstrations (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play new games. 12 p.m.

FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Tiny Pumpkin Decorating (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Decorate a tiny pumpkin with paint and glue. Ages 4 and up. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison

Prep Series tournament. Registration required. $229–539. www.hjgt.org THEATER: Bug (Athens Community Theater) See Friday listing for full description. Oct. 26–27, 8 p.m. Oct. 28, 2 p.m. $5. www.townandgownplayers.org

Sunday 28 EVENTS: West Hancock Avenue Walking Tour (Reese St.) Discover the background of this historic urban black neighborhood. Part of the Athens Heritage Walks tour series.

2–4 p.m. $12–15. www.achfonline. org EVENTS: A Celebration of Life (Sandy Creek Park) Compassus invites the community to a Celebration of Life Picnic with food and games to honor the lives of loved ones. 1:30–4 p.m. FREE! compassus.com EVENTS: Jack-O-Lantern Jog 5K & One Mile Goblin Fun Run (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Both events follow the paved path of the Greenway starting and finishing at Sandy Creek Nature Center.

This event benefits the center.

Registration required. 1:40 p.m. (costume contest), 2 p.m. (one mile run), 2:30 p.m. (5K). $17–25. www. sandycreeknaturecenterinc.org

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

Tuesday 30 EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) See Tuesday listing for full description. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu FILM: Film Discussion (ACC Library) Watch and discuss Daughters of the Dust, Julie Dash’s award-winning 1991 film based on Mama Day, about three generations of Gullah-Geechee women in the Barrier Islands. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Fog (Ciné Barcafé) See Friday listing for full description. www.athenscine. 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: East Athens Halloween Carnival (East Athens Community Center) Festivities include a costume contest, face painting, haunted house, games and more. Ages 5–18. 5:30–7 p.m. $3. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure LECTURES & LIT: Spooktacular Storytime (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Cartoonists Drew Weing, author of The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo: Monster Mall, and Lee Gatlin, author of Monster School, celebrate their new books. 6 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

Wednesday 31 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Take a tour of “Richard Hunt: Synthesis.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) See Wednesday listing for full description. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Mall-o-Ween (Georgia Square Mall) Visit the mall in costume for candy stations, balloon art, face painting and music. 6–8 p.m. georgiasquaremall.com FILM: Shocktoberfest: The Fog (Ciné Barcafé) See Friday listing for full description. www.athenscine. 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: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Bingo (Highwire Lounge) Win prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! highwirelounge.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m.

(Wednesdays), 7 p.m. (Mondays).

FREE! www.craftathens.com

KIDSTUFF: Trick-or-Treat (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Children can stop by antime in costume to trick-or-treat at the library while supplies last. Patrons are encouraged to bring a treat for the Madison County Food Bank. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Trunk or Treat (Bogart Library, Main St. Bogart) Little ghosts and goblins are invited to trunk-or-treat for goodies and games. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Beginning Readers’ Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ms. Carley shares early literacy activities and stories. Ages 4–7. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: CCHS Trunk or Treat (Clarke Central High School) CCHS’s Women and Gender Studies Club hosts a trunk or treat night.

Cars will be decorated by high school clubs and athletic programs.

5:30–7 p.m. FREE! barnerc@clarke. k12.ga.us 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 PERFORMANCE: Secret City Burlesque (The World Famous) The local troupe performs burlesque routines. 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 23 Big City Bread Cafe 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0029 KIRBY AIMICK Local guitarist and banjoist creating instrumental melodies derived from American and Celtic traditions.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $14 (21+), $16 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE Rootsy, rugged Americana singer-songwriter from Iowa.

THE JESSE WILLIAMS BAND Psychedelic rock/blues from Dahlonega.

The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com SONGS FROM THE ROAD BAND North Carolina progressive bluegrass band featuring members of Steep Canyon Rangers and Bill Evans’ Soulgrass.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SONTALK Solo project featuring distorted synth lines, fractured beats and warped slide guitar.

7:30 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com COIN Nashville-based synth-heavy indie-pop group.

ARLIE Indie-pop band from Nashville.

WANDERWILDIntricate, intimate local indie-rock project led by songwriter Matt Martin.

On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com YOUNG VALLEY Mississippi-based twang-rock six-piece.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 HALF SEAS OVER Southern rock four-piece from Statesboro.

The World Famous 9:45 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens FOUR EYES Guitarist and songwriter Erin Lovett plays poppy, intelligent folk music.

SOFT TEETH New local band featuring Lauren Gregg, Dan Rood, Patrick Brick and Steve Hendriksen.

KISSING BOOTH Local folk-pop project featuring members of Four Eyes and Futo.

Wednesday 24 Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.

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

All musicians welcome. Backline provided!

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com DEADLY LO-FI One-man garage-rock project with surf and goth influences.

BORZOI Post-punk band from Austin, TX. THE ELEVATORS Jazzy local alternative rock band.

POST HUNK New wave and postpunk-inspired duo from Atlanta.

THE HOLY HELLS Rock trio with “hints of Radiohead and bacon grease.”

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net CHRIS PADGETT Local guitar virtuoso performs.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com SUNBATHE Dark dream-pop project from Portland, OR. PALM SUNDAY Gothic synthwave duo from Los Angeles.

PAPER MATADOR New Madrid’s Phil McGill performs a solo set.

40 Watt Club 5:15 p.m. FREE! www.40watt.com TURN UP THE VOTE A political town hall and rally featuring music from Calico Vision, Kxng Blanco, Cortez Garza, Michael Guthrie, Celeste Ngeve, Los Cantares, Klezmer Local 42, Squalle, Ishues, Jay Gonzalez, Randall Bramblett, David Lowery and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

SEXY COSTUMES ARE NOT CONSENT.

The Foundry 8:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com ATHENS A-TRAIN BAND Instrumental group performing traditional jazz standards, swing, Latin, ballads, blues and boogie.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com QUEENS OF HIP HOP Featuring performances from Seline Haze, L.B., Lady Valore, Panama Jane, F.E.E.L. and Indigo Bang. k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! 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.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 10 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!

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Rd. location) CHRIS HAMPTON TRIO A versatile band that plays covers, originals and gladly takes requests.

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tunes with melodic, high-lonesome originals.

8 p.m. $18 (adv.), $20 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com THE OH HELLOS Eclectic folk-rock band from Texas.

SAMANTHA CRAIN Popular folk-rock singer-songwriter from Oklahoma.

On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com CORDOVAS Americana-influenced rock and roll group from Nashville.

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

Creature Comforts Brewery 8 p.m. FREE! www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com AJ GHENT Guitarist and singer-songwriter blending blues, funk, rock and pop.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DARA CARTER Solo pop-soul singer-songwriter from Atlanta.

40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $21 (adv.), $24 (door). www.40watt.com DEAFHEAVEN San Francisco-based metal group with shoegaze and goth influences. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

DIIV Dreamy indie-rock band from Brooklyn, NY.

Go Bar 10 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 SHANE PARISH Solo guitarist from Asheville, NC known as a member of avant-garde rock band Ahleuchatistas.

CITRUS PEELS New solo project from local violinist Sahada Buckley.

MICHAEL POTTER Local guitarist creates a blend of ambient folk and psychedelic songs and soundscapes.

DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ROOTKIT Local percussion-and-organ jazz duo performs with special

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com NAIRVANA Sludgy Nirvana cover band led by local guitarist Gene Woolfolk.

White Tiger Gourmet 6 p.m. FREE! 706-353-6847 TREVOR PATTILLO Atlanta-area fingerstyle guitarist and educator.

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens ASHES Melodic “spook-psych” band from Richmond, VA. SOCIAL CIRCLE Local lo-fi experimental lounge singer that aims “to turn the support group into a party.”

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SONO Local electronic-funk jam trio with a big sound and tasty melodies.

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

Thursday 25 Akademia Brewing Co. 7 p.m. FREE! www.akademiabc.com SIX STRING THERAPY Local vocalist and guitarist Alex Boskoff plays originals inspired by everyone from James Taylor to Garth Brooks.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com DAIKAIJU Mysterious, kaiju-themed surf rock band from Huntsville, AL. MONSOON Beloved local pop-punk band that dabbles in rockabilly and new wave.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MCKENDRICK BEARDEN Grand Vapids’ songwriter and guitarist performs a solo set.

HUNTER MORRIS The singer and guitarist for psych-pop group Blue Blood performs.

ANDREW SHEPARD Member of local rock band Roadkill Ghost Choir plays a solo set.

LULA BAKER Local artist specializing in “embarrassingly heartfelt acoustic hypnosis.”

40 Watt Club 10:30 p.m. $3. www.40watt.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to three different channels of music.

One of them is a request line!

The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! thefoundryathens.com KIP JONES Local songwriter playing all your favorite folk, rock, R&B and country covers and some of his own tunes.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE WELFARE LINERS Five-piece local bluegrass unit blending classic

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The Foundry 8 p.m. $16 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com JAMES MCMURTRY Critically acclaimed folk-rock artist with a politically charged lyrical style.

BONNIE WHITMORE Country singer-songwriter who has been touring and performing since the age of eight.

Georgia Theatre Royal Rumpus Ball. 9 p.m. $10. www. georgiatheatre.com LADIES OF LCD SOUNDSYSTEM LCD Soundsystem members Nancy Whang and Gavin Rayna Russom lead a high-energy, femme-positive dance party. See story on p. 9.

LINQUA FRANQA Rapper and Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Mariah Parker spits politically charged lyrics over boombap beats.

On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. $5. www. georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin fresh jams and old-school favorites.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 WIEUCA Local band playing cheeky, guitar-driven indie rock.

DEAD NEIGHBORS Local band playing punky, emotive garage-rock.

CLIP ART Local rap group featuring emcees Vann Johnson and Arizona Zimmerman with drummer Patrick Stewart.

DJ FOG JUICE Spinning disco, new wave, old-school R&B and current and classic dance hits.

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.

Dying, Jacob Morris and more.

See story on p. 15.

James McMurtry plays The Foundry on Saturday, Oct. 27. more. Every Thursday!

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com PERIOD SIX Playing a unique blend of jazz standards with collective communication and soulful improvisation.

The Office Lounge 8 p.m. 706-546-0840 JAMBOREE MIC NIGHT A weekly open mic event hosted by James Howard.

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

Friday 26 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 CLASSIC CITY JUKEBOX Local allstar rock and roll cover band.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com VINCAS Local downer-punk band featuring snarling guitars and doomy, psychedelic flourishes.

WAILIN STORMS Doom-punk band from North Carolina.

MOTHERFUCKER Hard-driving, riffy local rock and roll trio.

IOANNA GIKA Solo performance by a member of L.A. project Io Echo.

accompaniment from oudist Amos Hoffman.

The Foundry Wild Rumpus Kickoff. 6 p.m. $15 (w/ costume), $17 (adv.), $20 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com UNKNOWN HINSON Comedic, vampirish country songwriter playing twangy originals with a satirical tinge. See story on p. 9.

BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed, screwed and tattooed punk rock band from Athens.

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

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND Local band combining a blues and soul spirit with riffy rock and roll.

8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre. com BLUES TRAVELER Best-selling roots-rock group known for hits like “Hook” and “Run-Around.”

CON BRIO California-based rock and soul group.

On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com MAKE AMERICA GOTH AGAIN featuring DJ Team Spud Go, DJ Wardaddy and Crowe spinning rock and goth hits. See story on p. 14.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 VELVETEEN PINK This local quartet of funksters plays electro-based, groove-laden, upbeat pop music.

BLUE BLOOD Melodic psych-pop project fronted by songwriter Hunter Morris.

The Globe 10 p.m. $2 (headphone). 706-3534721 SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with three channels of music. One of them is a request line!

VFW 8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local country and Southern rock singer-songwriter performs with his group.

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Mellow Mushroom 7:30 p.m. $15. 706-613-0892 CLAY PAGE Playing country and Southern rock favorites as well as originals.

Southern Brewing Company 5 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com DJ GREGORY Spinning a set of high-energy party music.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com JORDYN PEPPER Nashville-based singer-songwriter with a folky country sound.

ROCKET Local Smashing Pumpkins tribute band.

THE PROXIES Athens-based Pixies tribute band.

Creature Comforts Brewery Rumpus Rally. 6 p.m. FREE! www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com MONSOON Beloved local pop-punk band that dabbles in rockabilly and new wave. See story on p. 9.

PARTIALS Local psychedelic pop band with a rich, danceable sound.

Downtown Athens 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.wildrumpus.org WILD RUMPUS Bands perform live at various points on the parade route, including Calico Vision, Cabbage Looper, El Chupaskabra, Squalle, White Rabbit Collective, Family Recipe, Thrüm and The Flamethrowers. The Booty Boyz host a post-parade dance party. See story on p. 9.

The Falls 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-2217 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.

Flicker Theatre & Bar Nuci’s Space Benefit. 8 p.m. $8. www. flickertheatreandbar.com 8-TRACK GORILLA PARTY Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 8-Track Gorilla with music from Marshmallow Coast, Joe Rowe, Don Chambers, Tears for the

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

Iron Factory 10 p.m. FREE! 706-395-6877 TRAP OR TREAT VOL. 2 A hip-hop showcase featuring The YOD, BYV, Dictator, Kxng Blanco, Quanny Peso & IB Diesel, AD Santana, Young Bean, $lum and El Capo.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 LIQUID DYNAMITE Local drummer Dwayne Holloway leads his group through improvised jazz, blues and funk.

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 28 Akademia Brewing Co. 6 p.m. FREE! www.akademiabc.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.

No. 3 Railroad Street 6 p.m. www.3railroad.org SOFIA TALVIK Acclaimed Swedish neo-folk singer-songwriter.

Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com DAVID HYDE Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter from Ball Ground.

Vega Studio New South Showcase. 5:30 p.m. $15 (donation). www.carolineaiken.com/ newsouthshowcase COSMO JR. Local band fronted by Athens musician Dana Downs.

HAUNTED SHED Band led by Etienne de Rocher and featuring members of Kenosha Kid and The Glands.

Monday 29 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com HONEYWHAT Five-piece pop-rock group from St. Petersburg, FL. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. $3. www.georgiatheatre.com EASTER ISLAND Lush, local postrock band with pop melodies, tender harmonies and shimmering guitars.

SMALL REACTIONS “Nerve-pop” band from Atlanta.

LUXURY VEHICLE High-energy duo featuring DJ Reindeer Games with John Swint on drums.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 WEATHERLY Solo experimental/ ambient project.

AUTOMATIC BAZOOTI Instrumental alternative-electronica project.

PETER WEBB Atlanta musician playing meditative, jazz-influenced experimental folk.

ANNIE LEETH Local violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer.

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.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 GENE MICOFSKY L.A.-based singer with rock, folk and blues influences.

Tuesday 30 Big City Bread Cafe 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0029 KIRBY AIMICK Local guitarist and banjoist creating instrumental melodies derived from American and Celtic traditions.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com TC SUPERSTAR Synthwave group from Austin, TX. DEER EYES Dream-pop three-piece.

SMIGEON New, local three-piece rock band.

The Foundry Terrapin Tuesday. 7 p.m. $5. www. thefoundryathens.com SOFIA TALVIK Acclaimed Swedish neo-folk singer-songwriter.

Nuçi’s Space 7 p.m. $5. www.nuci.org JESTER Local rock and roll quartet.

ELIJAH JOHNSTON Local indie-folk singer-songwriter.

Wednesday 31 Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock

tunes and acoustic Southern soul music.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 THE LAST JAMURAI Funky, Athensbased good-time rock and roll band.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com HEMBREE & THE SATAN SISTERS Heavy rock band pays Halloween tribute to The Misfits.

MARSES Local rock group perorms a set of Dead Kennedys music.

GUILLOTINE Local metal band plays the music of Superjoint Ritual.

Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net RANDOM ACTS Local acoustic band playing rock, pop, country and more.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com TRIBUTE SHOW Local bands pay tribute to The Byrds & Gram Parsons and Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin dance hits into the night.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $5 (FREE w/costume). www. thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. This show features Greg Benson, Steve Coughlin & Wayne Bailey, Charles Huff, Lucius Malcolm, Ronnie Scott and David Smiley.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com JERRY JOSEPH & THE JACKMORMONS Prolific singer-songwriter with punk and power-pop influences.

BLOODKIN The long-running Athens band plays edgy roots-rock with big guitars and sharply written lyrics.

On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com AFTM Popular local Southern rock six-piece pulling from blues, funk and more.

On the Rooftop. 9:45 p.m. $5. www. georgiatheatre.com STROKIN Local Strokes cover band.

CAULFIELD High-energy garage-rap band led by local emcee Son1.

DJ CROWE Local DJ spinning hip hop, electronic, industrial and more.

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 DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta faves.

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 SIMPLE LIFE Local band led by musician Greg Veal.

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

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

Down the Line 11/1 GEORGIA DISH BOYS (Akademia Brewing Co.) 11/1 LEAVING COUNTRIES / (Boar’s Head Lounge) 11/1 OZELLO / ALLCAPS / CANNON & THE BOXES (Caledonia Lounge) 11/1 ANNIE LEETH / MICHAEL POTTER / GODDESS COMPLEX (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 11/1 MATTHEW FOWLER (Georgia Theatre) 11/1 JACK VICTOR (Georgia Theatre) 11/1 BRETT DENNEN / ERIN RAE (Georgia Theatre) 11/1 ROSHAMBO (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 11/1 JAMBOREE MIC NIGHT (The Office Lounge) 11/2 THE ARCS / DANIEL MARKHAM / DON CHAMBERS (Caledonia Lounge) 11/2 GUIDED BY GUIDED BY VOICES / REBREEDERS (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 11/2 JOY WILLIAMS / ANTHONY DA COSTA (The Foundry) 11/2 THE LEMON TWIGS / JUNGLE GREEN (Georgia Theatre) 11/2 NEW MAN (Georgia Theatre) 11/2 WALDEN (Georgia Theatre) 11/2 PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY / PETER HOLSAPPLE COMBO (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 11/2 LIVE JAZZ (Highwire Lounge) 11/2 SEZESSIONVILLE ROAD (Terrapin Beer Co.) 11/3 CODY JINKS / THE STEEL WOODS / TENNESSEE JET (The Classic Center) 11/3 MALEVICH / SLOTH HERDER / PATHOGENESIS / APPARITION (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 11/3 BOOTY BOYZ (Georgia Theatre) 11/3 HUMAN & THE MACHINE / Michael Stipe / Author & Punisher / Lauren Sarah Hayes / Deantoni Parks / Eric Marty (Georgia Theatre) 11/3 SILENT DISCO (Highwire Lounge) 11/3 GEORGE THE INFINITE (Wonderbar) 11/4 THE LUCKY JONES (Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside) 11/4 THE PLATE SCRAPERS (The Foundry) 11/4 OPEN JAM (J & J Flea Market) 11/4 J.C. TOKES (Terrapin Beer Co.) 11/5 OPEN MIC (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 11/6 KIRBY AIMICK (Big City Bread Cafe) 11/6 DJ OSMOSE (Ciné Barcafé) 11/6 NIGHT OF THE LIVING LEGENDS / Duddy Ken / Big Earl / Elite tha Showstoppa / Ishues / Tee-Roy 3mill / Billy D. Brell / Big Body / Miss Unyque / Dictator / Tony B / Ant Da Ripper (The World Famous) 11/7 LEAVING COUNTRIES (Blind Pig Tavern) 11/7 OPEN MIC (Boar’s Head Lounge) 11/8 THE DIXIELAND 5 (Akademia Brewing Co.) 11/8 ROBYN HITCHCOCK / ELF POWER / MAX PUTNAM (40 Watt Club) 11/8 YNW MELLY / PAPER LOVEE (Live Wire) 11/8 JAMBOREE MIC NIGHT (The Office Lounge)

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Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. Deadline Dec. 15. info@athensarts.org, www. athensarts.org CALL FOR ENTRIES (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Application for Artists-In-Residence: Winter/Spring 2019, deadline Oct. 31. athica.org/call-for-entries 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 STARSTRUCK (Athens Community Theater) Audition for Town & Gown Players’ production of Starstruck.

Cold readings from the script.

Auditions on Dec. 10–11, 7 p.m.

Rehearsals begin in January.

Performances Feb. 8–17. wsteven carroll@gmail.com, www.townand gownplayers.org

Classes AFTER SCHOOL COOKING CLASSES (Olive Basket) October’s weekly offerings include gummy worms, dirt cake, stuffed green peppers, Davy Jones’ fish fingers and “sick” fruit leather. November includes baked apple patries, pork medallions in mushroom sauce and Thai fish cakes. December’s offerings include Christmas pudding, candied pecans and gingerbread houses.

Ages 7 & up. One class a week, choose from Monday–Thursday at 3 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. or Friday at 3 p.m. $35–40/class, $125/mo. charleshay428@gmail.com ANIMAL TELEPATHY & ENERGY BODY DYNAMICS (Ancient Suns Intuitive Arts, Cobbham Neighborhood) “Energy Body Dynamics” instructs students on how to strengthen, heal and protect your chakras and aura using meditation and intuitive abilities like clair-

art around town 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. Through Oct. 26.

• 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.) “Pure Expression: The Art Ability of Hillary Middleton.” Through October.

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.

BUVEZ (585 Barber St.) “Teen Screams” features paintings of classic Universal Monsters by Will Eskridge. Through October.

CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) “Hearing the Trees” features mixed media paintings by Katherine Mitchell.

“Garden of Biotanical Delights” shows ceramic pieces by Diane Kempler.

Through Dec. 7.

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.

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWERY (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “Creatures of the Night” is a paper installation of creepy creature silhouettes by local artists

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voyance. Tuesdays, Oct. 23–Nov. 27, 6–8 p.m. “Animal Telepathy” teaches you how to send and receive intuitive communications with your animals. Thursdays, Oct. 25–Dec. 6, 6–8 p.m. $200/six-week classes. ancientsunsacademy@gmail.com, www.ancient-intuition.com CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Community Coffeehouse,” Tuesdays from 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

“Silver Sneakers Stretch,” Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

“Silver Sneakers Yoga,” Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. “Oil Painting,” Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

“Chess for Beginners,” Mondays at 6:30 p.m. “Coffee with a Veteran,” Tuedays at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Crafting Club,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m.

“Wonders of Watercolor,” Tuesdays at 6 p.m. “Bellydance,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Mahjong,” Thursdays at 1 p.m. “Tai Chi,” Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. wintervillecenter.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s wheel every Friday from 7–9 p.m.

“Family Try Clay” classes show children and adults hand-building methods every Sunday from 2–4 p.m. $20. www.gooddirt.net

FARMVIEW CLASSES (Farmview Market) “Basic Soapmaking.” Nov. 7, 4:30–7 p.m. $57. “Cinnamon Rolls & Cinnamon Raisin Bread.”

Nov. 13, 5:15 p.m. $33. “Make-aMix: Gift Edition.” Dec. 4, 5:15 p.m. $35. www.farmviewmarket.com GENTLE HATHA YOGA (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Enjoy stretching with awareness, breathing practices and deep relaxation. Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $10. 706-543-0162 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 NIA (Healing Arts Centre) The cardio-workout combines dance, martial arts and healing arts. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. www.holistichealth revolution.com/nia.html NORMAL SCHOOL OF WINE (J’s Bottleshop, 1452 Prince Ave.) “Wine 201: An Introduction to the Wines of Europe.” Nov. 1–Dec. 13 or Jan. 10–Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m. “Wine 101: Fundamentals of Wine.” Jan. 9– Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. “Wine 202: An Introduction to the Wines of the New World.” Jan. 24–Mar. 14. $75. www. jsbottleshop.com, eventbrite.com ONE-ON-ONE GENEALOGY ASSISTANCE (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. Oct. 25, 2 p.m. Registration required.

706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary. org/athens

Chris Taylor, James Greer, Eli Saragoussi, Will Eskridge and Tex Crawford.

Through October.

DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) “You Don’t Know How It Feels” is a black-and-white portrait series depicting millennial women by photographer Ian McFarlane. Through October.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) A collection of spooky, scary works. Through October.

GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Color & Comp” features works by Shawn Campbell, Jason Matherly, Jaime Keiter, Mike Landers, In Kyoung Chun and James Wilson. Through Feb. 2.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “For Home and Country: World War I Posters from the Blum Collection.” Through Nov. 18. • “Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann.” Through 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. • “Richard Hunt: Synthesis.”

Through Feb. 3.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Solar System (dad, you came to earth a long time ago)” is a site-specific installation by Trevor Reese utilizing miscellaneous furnishings, colored lights and mirrors.

HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) “Worker Series, Part One” features watercolors by Susie Burch. Through Nov. 5.

HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) A silent auction of art guitars will benefit Guitars Not Guns. Guitars have been decorated by B-52’s’ Cindy Wilson, Pylon’s Vanessa Hay, Nana Grizol’s Matte Catharte, John Lawson, Tex Crawford and more. Through October.

HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St.) “See Me Get Fast in your Feral Sun” is a solo show of drawings, paintings and collage by Atlanta based artist Yanique Norman. Through Dec. 1.

JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism and fables. Through October.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) New York artist Marie Lorenz’s “Ash Heap / Landfill” is a gallery-sized landslide made of unfired clay and fired “ceramic trash.” Through Nov. 8.

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.) “So It Goes: Works by Lisa Freeman” is an exhibition of paintings and assemblages featuring small-scale clay figures inspired by the paintings. Through Oct. 27. • In the Lounge Gallery, “The End of a Perfect Day” contains photographs of tailgating events

by Shawn Campbell. • John Cleaveland shares a collection of oil paintings documenting current day sites of World War I battles. Through Nov. 9. • Collections from our Community presents a selection of toy soldiers from the collection of Tony Turner. Through Nov. 9.

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“Solar System (dad, you came to earth a long time ago),” a site-specific installation by Trevor Reese, is currently on view in the GlassCube at Hotel Indigo.

OPEN TREE CLIMB (David Henry Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary, 1110 Old Greensboro Rd.) Access the tree-top canopy with WildRice Adventures using rope, harness and a helmet. Ages 8 & up. Nov. 18, Dec. 2, 3:30–5 p.m. Call or email to register. $30. 706-804-2551 PIEDMONT MANDOLIN CAMP (Athens, GA) Brian Oberlin and Jordan Ramsey teach campers the ins and outs of playing mandolin.

Mar. 7–9. www.mandoberlin.com QUILTING CLASSES Amanda Whitsel offers classes in quilting and sewing for all levels and ages.

706-325-5283, www.facebook.com/ sewsomethingwithamanda SALSA CLASSES (Dancefx) Learn how to salsa dance. No partner required. Salsa and Bachata every

Tuesday, 7 p.m. (beginners), 7:45 (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. www.facebook.com/ salsaathens WILD RICE ADVENTURES (David Henry Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary, 1110 Old Greensboro Rd.) “Introduction to Wood Carving.”

Nov. 3, $60. “Introduction to Wilderness Survival.” Nov. 10,

MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “South by South” features oil paintings by post-impressionist Alice Williams.

NORMAL BOOKS (1238A Prince Ave.) A variety of art on display, including paintings by Mary Eaton, GCH Pet Portraits, metal art by Julia Vereen and ceramics by Shannon Dominy.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) “David & Goliath: OCAF’s Annual Small Works and their Colossal Counterparts” offers pieces of nontraditional sizes, either smaller than 14”x14” or larger than 48”x48.” “Warrior Women: From Invisible to Formidable with a Nod to #MeToo” and “Transitions: Vessels for Sam” are two separate bodies of work by ceramicist Alice Woodruff. Through Nov. 6.

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.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) 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.

STEEL + PLANK (675 Pulaski St.) Benjamin Galland utilizes drone photography to produce large-scale images of Georgia’s coast. Through October.

THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Betsey Withington and Mark Hodges. Through October.

TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) “The Gypsy” includes paintings by Los Angeles based artist Andy Giannakakis. Through Dec. 1. • The gallery and Howard’s co-present “Just Passing,” a micro exhibition of a video, a collage and three poems by Barbara T. Smith. Through Dec. 1.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA GAINESVILLE CAMPUS (3820 Mundy Mill Rd.) “Art Rosenbaum: Portraits, 1970s to 2018” includes over a dozen large portraits of artists, musicians, students and other friends.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “Stephanie Smith: Removing Layers” includes expressive narrative woodcuts and linocuts that incorporate the symbolism of medieval woodcuts and altarpieces.

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

VIVA ARGENTINE CUISINE (247 Prince Ave.) Wood wall art incorporating exotic woods in abstract patterns by Don Bagnall. Through October.

WHITE TIGER GOURMET (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Unique vintage and found art

by Dynamite Clothing. Through Nov. 1.

WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) An exhibition of poetry and visual art. Through December.

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

$25. “Outdoor Cooking with Dutch Ovens.” Dec. 8, $75. wildrice adventures@gmail.com, www.face book.com/wildriceadventures YOGA CLASSES (Thrive) “Yoga for Runners,” “Yoga for Moms,” “Balance Pilates” and more. www.thrivespace.net YOGA CLASSES (5 Points Yoga) Special Friday night classes (7 p.m.) include kirtan and meditation on Oct. 26 (free). Yoga at the Ropes Wall is held Wednesdays beginning Nov. 7, 6:15 p.m. Holiday Self-care class (Ayurveda) is on Dec. 1, 12–4 p.m. ($60). Lunar Flow Yoga is held Dec. 8, 3 p.m. (free). Kids yoga is offered Sundays at 9 a.m. (four sessions for $40). athensfivepointsyoga.com YOGA FOR ALL (Nimbl Athens, 160 Winston Dr.) Chet Thomas leads Iyengar Yoga for all levels. Mondays through Nov. 12, 9 a.m. $18 per class or $150 for 10 classes. www.nimblathens.com YOGA FOR GARDENERS (Lotta Mae’s Supply Co.) No prior experience necessary. First Tuesdays, 9 a.m. $10. www.lottamaes.com YOGALATES (Athens YWCO) A blend of yoga and Pilates. Every Tuesday, 11 a.m. FREE! (YWCO members), $10. www.ywco.org

Help Out ATHENS MONTESSORI SCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL (Athens Montessori School) Athens Montessori School seeks arts and crafts vendors for their annual Fall Festival. Deadline is Oct. 29. The Festival is Nov. 3. amsfallfest@ gmail.com

Kidstuff NIMBL CLASSES (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr. #9) Classes offered for kids, teens and adults in dance, creative movement, choreography, pilates and more. nimbleathens.com PUPPETEERING WORKSHOP (Treehouse Kid and Craft) A workshop presented by Little Bow Music in collaboration with puppeteer Phil Jasen and Tin Cup. Ages 8 & up.

Oct. 26, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. & Oct. 27, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Puppet show at 12 p.m. www.treehousekidandcraft.com

Support Groups ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS SUPPORT GROUP (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) is a 12-step program for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Mondays, 7–8 p.m. www.meetings.adultchildren.org ALANON 12 STEP (Young Harris Memorial United Methodist Church) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Meetings are held at various times. 478-9553422, www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. 706-389-4164 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. emotionsanonymous.org MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Meets the second Wednesday of every month.

Open to anyone focused on improving their life and learning how to live with their condition. www.nuci.org NAMI SUPPORT GROUPS (Multiple Locations) For family members, friends and caregivers of individ-

uals with mental illnesses. “NAMI Family Support Group.” Every fourth Tuesday, 6–7:30 p.m. in room 302 at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens. Every second Monday, 6:30–8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Watkinsville. namihall ga@gmail.com, namihall.org PROJECT SAFE (Athens, GA) “The New Beginnings Support Group.”

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

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

On The Street ACC LIBRARY BOOK CLUBS (ACC Library) Book Clubs include The African American Authors Book Club, Talking About Books, Philo of Philosophy, Last Monday Book Group and After the End: PostApocalyptic Fiction. www.athens library.org/athens ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Hay House.” Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. $25–37.50. “Gainesville Alliance Theatre’s Wizard of Oz.” Nov. 16, 11 a.m.–9 p.m. All trips depart and return to Rocksprings Park. Ages 18 & up. www.accgov.com/leisure CAPTURING SCIENCE CONTEST (Athens, GA) UGA students can submit work that explains a STEM concept to a broader audience. Cash prizes for top placing submissions.

Deadline Nov. 26. guides.libs.uga. edu/capturingscience DOWNTOWN PARADE OF LIGHTS (Downtown Athens) Now accepting entries. Prizes will be awarded for the most original float, best use of the theme and best use of lights.

This year’s theme is “Christmas around the World.” Deadline Nov. 15. Parade on Dec. 6, 7 p.m. $40. athensclarkecounty.com/parade.

FREE SPEECH AND HEARING SCREENINGS (The UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic) The clinic is offering free screenings for adults and children ages 3 and up. Nov. 2, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 706-542-4598, www.coe.uga.edu/csdclinic INCLUSIVE BOOK CLUB (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Adults of all abilities can read out loud and discuss books. Thursdays, 1 p.m. www.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 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. M3Yoga offers meditation Mondays, 6 p.m. www.m3yoga.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-Dubose 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. Let It Be Yoga hosts the Athens Singing Circle Mondays, 7–9 p.m.

STORYCORPS (ACC Library) WUGA presents the StoryCorps mobile recording booth. Through Nov. 11.

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ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Bonita, I just recently got married in the spring, and it was an amazing experience. My husband and I had been together for two years before we got married, and we lived together for only about a month before the wedding.

We both come from somewhat reserved, really conservative families.

Anyways, since getting married and living together, I haven’t been feeling so great about all this. He’s extremely messy, and doesn’t respond well to input from me when I ask him to do a better job of cleaning up after himself.

He doesn’t think that it’s my job to keep the house clean—he just doesn’t think it matters if the house is clean or not. He also has hobbies that take up a lot of his time and are expensive—his favorite are those drones that people like to fly that have video cameras attached to them. He’s always out with his friends flying his drones, and he spends so much money on them. We aren’t in any sort of financial trouble, but I’m starting to worry about the future.

Additionally, our sex life isn’t that great. Before, when we didn’t live together, we’d have sex all the time, because we didn’t see each other every day. Now that we see each other every day, it’s almost like he’s bored with me.

Advice?

It must have been quite a shock to go from such a dreamboat dating and engagement experience to find yourself living with someone you barely recognize. That might be overstating it, but the husband you describe is clearly very different from the person you were dating. I’d be put off and a little worried, too, but the mistake you made is obvious, and it’s also not catastrophic by any stretch. You two did not live together long enough before getting married.

This is roommate stuff, in a way. The fact that you two are in love and married doesn’t erase the grace period that any two new roommates would need to acclimate to

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each other. You say you’re both conservative, so I understand why you’d choose to wait to move in together, but I think you’ve done yourself a disservice for the sake of propriety. That’s a grown man you’re living with, and it’s hard to teach a messy adult to respect a shared space.

This is gonna take real communication out of you. Don’t drop it when he flippantly claims not to care if the house is dirty.

He shares that home with you, and since you care, so should he. I tend to take a hard line with dirty roommates, but that’s your husband, and you know how to best communicate your needs to him. Don’t be afraid to assert yourself as an equal in this partnership, because right now you two are setting the tone for how things will go in the future. Y’all are newlyweds, and you have the chance to hit the ground running, so be open and honest with each other about your needs and your lifestyles, and stay that way.

As far as the hobbies and fair-weather sexin’ are concerned, I think they’re more symptoms of being new roommates. You had no idea that his drone hobby was that intense, but that’s OK. You might wanna ask him if he’s upped his spending on them now that you two are combining incomes, but I don’t find this info to be alarming. It’s good that he has hobbies and friends outside of your marriage, believe me—once the honeymoon is over, so to speak, you will be glad for those quiet moments alone.

The same goes with sex. It was more exciting when it was a sneaky thing that you were hiding from your tight-laced families, but now you’re together all the time.

He hasn’t given you any reason to think he’s no longer attracted to you, so just give him a minute. The same thing happened to one of my siblings when they got married, and don’t worry—it wore off. You two just need time to figure out how to live together. f

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‘He Taught Me a Lot’ A FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE REMEMBERS PROF. WALLY EBERHARD

By John English editorial@flagpole.com Wallace B. “Wally” Eberhard was an exemplar of old-school journalism. As a former journalist himself, he taught a generation of Georgia journalism students the fundamentals of reporting and editing, professional ethics, press law and media history.

Originally from Michigan, Eberhard spent his academic career at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, teaching full time from 1970–2000 and then teaching First-Year Odyssey seminars through last year. After a recent short illness, he died on Oct. 7, his 87th birthday.

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Wallace B. Eberhard 1931-2018

My friendship with Eberhard began in 1968, when we were doctoral students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Later, as colleagues at UGA, we collaborated easily—serving on faculty screening committees of the Peabody Awards and organizing a Reader’s Digest writing workshop for the region’s freelance journalists.

Despite having opposite political affiliations, our friendship “across the aisle” endured a half century because, while we differed and disagreed, we never argued or got angry. That’s pretty old school, too.

Eberhard was an old-fashioned wag, ornery, yet not vulgar or mean-spirited. He used language playfully. He congratulated folks with “attaboy” or “attagirl.” He dubbed press releases, the bane of journalists, as “sludge.” He chided an obnoxious dean as “Mr. Potato Head.” He used expressions like “harrumph” and sweetly called his beloved wife “my bride.” His wry sense of humor was often self-deprecating. Once he told me cryptically: “I’m getting an iron infusion for my anemia tomorrow. Keep magnets away from me for one week!”

It was our brotherly tradition to have lunch on the day between our early October birthdays. His favorite spot was Weaver D’s Soul Food, which he said served “good back-to-our-roots fare.” We also had a

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tradition of goofy pranks—each often sending the other unused tickets to events long past. Last fall, when I told him I was going to Venice to the Biennale, he mailed me 13,000 Italian lira for lunch on him, knowing full well that the lira was no longer a negotiable currency.

Eberhard was patriotic, but not demonstrative about it. As an officer in the Army reserves, he routinely went on active duty for a couple of weeks during summers.

After one stint at what he tagged Camp Swampy, he said he decided to turn in his issued weapon because it was dangerous and he simply didn’t want it around the house any more.

He personified decency, was steady, reliable and resilient. He had common sense affiliated with Midwesterners. After taking a major professional hit from an irate dean years ago, he quietly soldiered on. That’s when I realized that his two great sources of strength were his family and his faith.

Eberhard’s journalistic ethos continued to inform his retirement years. He was an advocate for sunshine laws for open meetings and public disclosure of information that citizens needed to know to make informed decisions when voting. He sought transparency in government’s handling of public funds, and he was a model citizen in action, serving on the local library board for 20 years. He extolled libraries because they were public facilities welcoming everyone, free of charge and wholly democratic.

Like most reporters, he was an eternal skeptic and continually questioning. He admitted that Bob Dylan wrote fine songs, but did he really deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature? He also wondered if rebranding an already well-known journalism school wasn’t the end of the world as we knew it.

During a recent lunch, Eberhard and I discussed the current attacks on the press.

Later that day he wrote this indelible statement: “The press may be threatened, but it always has been—quite rightfully—criticized. Imperfect though it may be, without a free press there is no working democracy.

Getting the public to understand and agree with that is an ongoing challenge.”

After news of Eberhard’s death spread, a UGA alumnus who had a distinguished career as a reporter for the Atlanta Constitution offered this simple honorific for him: “He taught me a lot.” I feel exactly the same way. f John English, Professor Emeritus in UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, delivered a longer version of these remarks at a memorial service for Wally Eberhard at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Friday, Oct. 19.

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