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comments section “Athens needs more machines and more early voting locations. The lines of over an hour that we saw on many days of early voting and at many precincts on election day suppress the vote. Our democracy should be for all of us, not just those with a lot of free time.” — Adam Lassila From “ACC Election Officials Were Unprepared for High Turnout Last Tuesday,” at flagpole.com.
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Warm up your ovens, uncork that molasses, and find a baker with an eye for architecture. It’s time for the Gingerbread House Competition—a new, tasty way to raise By Blake Aued and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com money for Athens nonprofits, brought to you by the Athens Gingerbread Guild. This When it comes to affordable housing, year’s entrance fees will benefit the Athens Frank Ginn (R-Athens) were not there. Team—would consist of ACC department Athens-Clarke County commissioners think Republicans Marcus Wiedower and Houston heads and other managers and focus on Land Trust’s Young Urban Builders, who the state is tying their hands, and at least work on construction and rehabilitation Gaines, who defeated Wallace and Gonzalez, internal policies. Specific actions could one state representative thinks the local projects in the West Broad area. respectively, were in the audience. The leginclude hiring and promoting members of government can do more. Participants—individuals or teams—will islature was in the midst of a special session under-represented groups, expanding youth At a meeting with members of create gingerbread houses that conform to to approve funding to repair damage from development programs, stepping up efforts Athens’ legislative delegation last week, specifications set by members of the guild, Hurricane Michael in South Georgia last to assist minority-owned businesses and Commissioner Melissa Link asked them to who have modeled the competition after week, as well as restore a jet-fuel tax break. increasing diversity on government boards. loosen restrictions on inclusionary zoning a long-standing one at Asheville, NC’s (a policy that requires below-market-rate Grove Park Inn. Every entry must be units in new development) and impact fees placed on a board, and can’t be bigger (paid by developers to offset costs for infrathan 36-by-36-by-36 inches or weigh structure like sidewalks). She also wants more than 50 pounds. All of the house, the legislature to address other causes of save for the display board and any decoinequality and rising real-estate prices in rations on it, must be edible. Athens, such as UGA’s low pay scale and Early registration costs $25 and runs the lack of means testing for HOPE scholthrough Monday, Nov. 26. After that arships. Many students come from affluent date, it’s $30 until the Dec. 1 deadline. families that can afford high rents, which Entrants must deliver their houses to drives up rents for everyone, she said. the former site of Artini’s, 296 W. Broad “Fifty percent of students come from the St., Dec. 5–6. The site will be open for top 20 percent income bracket, and they viewing Dec. 6–9. have a huge impact on housing affordabilWinners will be announced at the ity,” Link said. Sugar Shindig Dec. 7 at Little Kings State Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens) Shuffle Club. Beginning at 8 p.m. urged ACC to take action on its own, by and until 11 p.m., organizers suggest allowing smaller lot and home sizes and patrons pay a $5 entrance fee to enjoy eliminating regulations that drive up the dancing, karaoke and food. cost of housing. “A lot of these rules have On Dec. 8, there’s a Gingerbread been created over the years to stop low-inHouse Junior Youth Decorating event come families from moving into an area,” from 10 a.m. until noon at 296 W. Protesters hold signs reminding audience members of the history of slavery on campus as federal Judge Steve Jones said Frye, who’s also executive director of Broad St. Kids 14 and younger will decgives a speech at the dedication of a memorial at Baldwin Hall to the “men, women and children who were buried on the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity, an orate kits of pre-assembled gingerbread this site more than a century ago,” as UGA President Jere Morehead put it. DNA testing and historical research found organization that uses volunteer labor to houses. Donations will be accepted. that the remains discovered during construction of an addition to Baldwin Hall in 2015 were likely slaves, but none of build low-cost housing. Habitat has applied The gingerbread house competition the speakers at the Nov. 16 dedication mentioned slavery. for a $120,000 grant to build two “tiny-ish” is the brainchild of local baker Johanna houses of about 650 square feet in Habitat’s Nicol. She floated the idea of a bakeDorsey Village subdivision off Hawthorne off, and four friends liked the idea enough Earlier that day, at a Republican caucus Starting Nov. 13, work sessions are now Extension. to form a guild. They are Shaye Gambrell meeting in Atlanta, Cowsert lost his posibeing held at City Hall, which is equipped Commissioners’ other requests include: Matheny, Rose Harris, Amanda Knisely and tion as Senate majority leader, the chamwith cameras, and televised on Charter’s moving local elections back to November; Christine Mallozzi. According to their webber’s No. 3 job. Most Republican senators government access channel, 180. They can restoring the commission map of eight site, “We’re aiming to make Athens just a backed Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle for governor, also be viewed at youtube.com/accgov. regular districts and two super-districts little sweeter!” [Rebecca McCarthy] f while Cowsert supported his brother-in-law, [Blake Aued] that the legislature changed to 10 regular Brian Kemp. The caucus elected Sen. Mike districts in 2012; allowing police to use Dugan (R-Carrollton) majority leader. radar to enforce speed limits on residential Commissioners also heard from Housing streets; allowing the local government to and Community Development Director regulate septic tanks; improving the accuDeborah Lonon about recommendations racy of sales-tax disbursements; extending from Mayor Nancy Denson’s Task Force on historic-district tax breaks to non-conform- Inclusion and Equity, appointed in 2017 in ing properties; and allowing local governresponse to widespread reports of discrimments to remove monuments. The wish list ination at downtown bars, sparked by the is largely the same as past years, and the “n*****ita” drink at the Confederate-themed GOP-controlled legislature rarely approves bar General Beauregard’s. ACC requests. The task force recommended creating State law prohibits removing or alteran Office of Equity and Inclusion to work ing monuments except for preservation with other county departments on youth purposes. Frye urged commissioners programs, recruiting minority employees, to go ahead and move the controversial awarding contracts to minority-owned busiConfederate memorial in the Broad Street nesses, public safety, housing, economic median downtown anyway. The county development and other issues. It also recalready had to repair damage from traffic ommended a citizens advisory board that once, so there’s a good argument for movwould collaborate with the office, hold pubing it to a safer—and less conspicuous— lic forums and refer discrimination complace under the state law, he said. plaints to the proper authorities, but would “I would move it, and I would dare the not have the power to judge discrimination state to say something about it,” Frye said. complaints or hand down sanctions itself. 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workers to duplicate and rescan 333 ballots. Evans refused to sign off on the recounted results, which he said he was not shown before being asked to certify that the results were true and complete, and there were differing accounts of how the initial count and the recount differed. “This is about accuracy to me,” he said. “If someone casts a vote, it should count.” Throughout the process, Evans butted heads with Berryman, Sosebee and Knapper. “I’m just trying to make sure this is done right. Now, they’re making me the bad guy. I was alone in there,” Evans said. Berryman warned him that he might face a state inquiry into why he didn’t sign off on certifying the vote. And Evans and Sosebee argued about the importance of meeting the deadline to certify. ACC could face a hearing before the State Elections Board, a fine and even a lawsuit from the state attorney general’s office, she said. “I’m trying to get you to understand that [certifying on time] will keep us out of court. What you’ve been talking about we can deal with, but we’ve got to keep our butts out of court,” Sosebee told Evans. The situation inflamed passions to the point that the ACC government posted a lengthy recap and explanation on its web-
any other year, it would have been could cast on the results, Democratic a mere formality. But an Athensappointee Michele Simpson eventually Clarke County Board of Elections meeting agreed to it, provided that the results were on Nov. 12 to certify the county’s vote led certified before the deadline. to a harried recount that found further “You’re trying to do something on problems with absentee ballots and forced the fly,” Berryman said. “Are you making the county to miss its deadline, potentially that process more vulnerable than it was inviting sanctions from the state. before?” Less than 24 hours before the deadline Evans dismissed those concerns. “This is at 5 p.m. Nov. 13 to deliver the final vote about us not trampling on the civil rights of tally to Atlanta, newly appointed board the voters in this community,” he said. member Jesse Evans submitted petitions Two board members, Republican appointo conduct a “recanvassing” in eight out tee Walter Wilson and Alison McCullick— of 24 precincts: Howard B. Stroud, Clarke who was appointed, along with Evans and Central, Lay Park, the multimodal center, chairman Charles Knapper, by the ACC Whitehead Road (which includes both 5A Mayor and Commission—were absent from and 5B), Chase Street and Cedar Shoals. the Nov. 12 meeting. Wilson was out of the Under state law, three voters in a precinct state, and McCullick recently had a death can submit a notarized request to trigger in the family. In addition, Simpson had to a “recanvassing”—essentially a recount, be out of town the following day. McCullick followed by testing of voting machines—if they believe there is a discrepancy. Commissioners Melissa Link and Mariah Parker and Commissioner-elect Tim Denson worked with voters in their districts to submit the petitions, according to Link. “This is all news to me,” ACC Attorney Bill Berryman said when he learned about the petitions. He asked for and received an hourlong recess to research this issue. When he returned, he advised the board that it faced a choice between violating two state laws that conflicted in this case. “Basically, what I am describing here is a very, very tight timeframe,” From left, ACC Board of Elections members Jesse Evans, Michele Simpson and Charles Knapper and Director of Elections Berryman said. “This came at a very, and Voter Registration Charlotte Sosebee discuss a potential recount at a Nov. 12 meeting very late date, and there’s been very little time to assess it… I think it is up to the board to decide if it’s reasonably told Simpson that she could attend the site, accgov.com, late Friday. Evans also possible to conduct the recanvassing.” recanvassing from 10:45 a.m.–2 p.m. on wrote a long email to the State Elections After a contentious two-hour discussion Nov. 13. Board on Friday asking it to investigate. that included the threat of a lawsuit by local To conduct the recanvassing, Director of Moving forward, the board agreed it lawyer Ryan Heron, who told the board to Elections and Voter Registration Charlotte needs a plan to address and count absentee “do your damn jobs” before walking out, the Sosebee had to bring in poll workers from ballots. “It points directly to how absentee board voted to conduct the recanvassing, the eight precincts, as well as contact the votes are counted on election night. Our provided it was finished by 2 p.m., when the parties and the candidates on the ballot so strongest poll workers need to be working board would lose its quorum because two of they could attend or send representatives. there,” McCullick said. the five members would be out of town and The recanvassing started at 11 a.m., As for provisional ballots, the board a third was only available mid-day. and the board wound up blowing past its approved 41 and rejected 163—140 The recanvassing came against the deadline by several hours. The Georgia because those voters were registered in a backdrop of widespread suspicion among State Patrol delivered certified results to different county, 13 who were not regisDemocrats about the outcome of the guber- the secretary of state’s office in Atlanta the tered, five who’d been purged because they natorial race, given that Republican Brian morning of Nov. 14, making Clarke one of hadn’t voted in the previous two general Kemp oversaw the election as secretary of the last counties to certify. elections, two didn’t return with ID, two state while running for governor, as well Not only were all the votes counted on were felons and one who couldn’t be idenreports of long lines and mishandled ballots Election Day, the recanvassing revealed that tified. Fifteen are pending the outcome of a that prompted Democrat Stacey Abrams to too many were counted. While no machineDemocratic Party of Georgia lawsuit. file multiple lawsuits. cast votes changed, 25 absentee ballots disThe final results on the secretary of “Everybody don’t trust the process,” said appeared in the eight contested precincts. state’s website show 43,450 ballots cast in Linda Lloyd, a longtime progressive activThat number grew to 54 when the secretary Clarke County, with Abrams winning 70.27 ist and director of the Athens Economic of state’s office informed ACC it couldn’t do percent of the vote, Kemp 28.56 percent Justice Coalition. “They don’t trust the a partial recount and had to count the votes and Libertarian Ted Metz 1.18 percent. numbers. They don’t trust the count.” from Athens’ other 16 precincts again, too. Statewide, Abrams fell about 20,000 votes Evans’ motion to conduct the recanIt appeared that some ballots were run short of forcing a recount or runoff. vassing at first died for a lack of a second, through a scanner more than once on elecAbrams announced Friday that she but after expressing concern about the tion night, McCullick said. Sosebee told would end her efforts to contest the govtight timeline, going against the board’s Flagpole earlier that there was a problem ernor’s race in court and form a new votattorney’s advice and further doubt that with some of the 3,047 paper ballots not ing-rights group that would sue the state a thrown-together plan for recanvassing scanning properly that forced election over its election practices. f
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ifty-five years ago, on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by hidden sniper fire in downtown Dallas, TX. This terrible event is still enveloped in mystery. Yet during the past half century, scholars, journalists and researchers have uncovered evidence unavailable or overlooked during the two official investigations. Here are some amazing facts about the assassination, most of which were either unknown or in dispute in 1964, when the Warren Commission’s report appeared. 1. Prior to the assassination, the FBI and the CIA knew a lot about former U.S. Marine and ex-Soviet defector Lee Harvey Oswald, and in early November 1963, both agencies knew that Oswald was living in Dallas. The FBI even knew that Oswald then had a job working at the Texas School Book Depository, a tall building overlooking JFK’s motorcade route, and the CIA probably knew this too. Yet strangely, neither the FBI nor the CIA took precautionary steps to protect JFK from possible harm by Oswald. They did not even bother to contact the Secret Service, which (also strangely) was unaware of Oswald’s presence in Dallas. There has never been a satisfactory explanation for this curious inaction by the FBI and the CIA. 2. After the JFK assassination, neither the FBI officials in charge of domestic counterintelligence nor the CIA officials in charge of foreign counterintelligence were fired. The principal reason these officials retained their positions is that they perpetrated a coverup by concealing from the Warren Commission, Congress and the public the full truth about their pre-assassination knowledge of, and possible involvement with, Oswald. James J. Rowley, the director of the Secret Service when the assassination occurred, was not promptly dismissed, but instead remained in his position until he retired in 1973, and the Secret Service officials who had been responsible for protective intelligence were not fired. Indeed, not even the Secret Service agents in the motorcade, who so disastrously failed to come to JFK’s aid during the attack—and some of whom had been out drinking the night before the assassination—were dismissed. 3. Swabbing the inside of the barrel of a recently fired weapon with hot distilled water is a recognized forensic firearms technique. Yet the FBI crime lab failed to swab the inside of the barrel of the rifle found on the sixth floor of the School Book Depository less than an hour after the assassination. Another routine crime lab technique is to examine spent bullets for blood and other human tissue. A spent bullet was found on a stretcher in the hospital to which JFK was rushed. This bullet supposedly had passed through the bodies of two human beings, President Kennedy and John Connally, the governor of Texas, who had been seated in front of JFK in the presidential limousine.
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FBI crime lab expert Robert A. Frazier told the Warren Commission that he had examined the bullet and that there was or might have been a small amount of blood or similar material on the bullet, but “[n]ot any which would interfere with the examination.” He said nothing, however, about any attempt to remove and identify the substances on the bullet, and it is apparent that neither the FBI nor the Dallas police crime labs attempted to identify the substances.
attempt. One of JFK’s Secret Service bodyguards on the Dallas trip was Stewart Stout, who died in 1974 without ever being interviewed by the Warren Commission or the FBI. In Michael Palamara’s 2013 book Survivor’s Guilt, we learn that in 2010 Stout’s son wrote Palamara as follows: “I distinctly… remember during a conversation at the dinner table weeks following (that surreal day), my father telling my mother that ‘the Mayor thought agents riding on the back of the car (which was a common protocol) would send a message and [he] did not want his city to appear dangerous to the world through the media. He asked for subtle security exposure if and where possible.”
6. Clay Shaw, a prominent New Orleans businessman who was arrested in 1967 and put on trial in 1969 by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison for conspiring to 4. An American president was murdered in murder JFK, was and had been for years broad daylight, yet no grand jury was ever secretly a paid CIA asset. He therefore comconvened. A grand jury investigation would mitted perjury at his criminal trial when he have meant that the assassination would denied his long-standing close ties to the be officially regarded as an active criminal CIA. homicide case. The President’s murder— Garrison, who investigated the JFK and any crimes committed in connection assassination, was the first government with it—would have been handled by official to publicly assert that the assasexperienced prosecutors and investigators sination had been planned and carried utilizing their power to out by a conspiracy of subpoena witnesses and persons with CIA affiliadocuments, question wittions. Garrison strongly nesses and lodge criminal suspected but could not charges. prove that Shaw was CIAThe Warren connected, and that Shaw Commission’s excuse lied at his trial when he was that murdering a testified under oath that President was not a fedhe was not affiliated with eral crime in 1963, and the CIA. We now know, Neither the FBI it is true that Congress based on declassified docdid not make presidential uments, that Garrison nor the CIA took murder a federal crime was correct. We know precautionary steps to until 1965. But other that Shaw was not only a federal crimes could very protect JFK from harm. CIA asset, but also, in the well have been commitwords of a CIA document, ted, and that therefore a “a highly paid CIA contact federal grand jury investigation was amply source.” We also know that the CIA delibjustified, if not required. Since the 19th erately destroyed some of its files on Shaw. Century, it has been a federal crime to conWe even know that the person who was spire to injure any federal official while he with Shaw the day of JFK’s assassination is engaging in his official duties. If there had, like Shaw, a CIA security clearance. had been a conspiracy behind the assassination, then a federal crime had occurred, 7. The existence of the CIA’s secret operaand a grand jury investigation would be tion to discredit prosecutor Garrison and warranted. procure the acquittal of defendant Shaw— State grand juries also should have been the only person ever criminally charged convened—at a minimum, one in Dallas, with being involved in the JFK assassinawhere JFK was murdered, and one in New tion—has been known for years, but only Orleans, where Lee Harvey Oswald resided in 2017 did it become known that the CIA from April to September of 1963 and official in charge of the whole operation was hobnobbed with a shady cast of unsavory James Jesus Angleton, the infamous chief characters, including persons with law of the CIA’s counterintelligence section enforcement, CIA, organized crime or right- from 1954–1975. wing extremist connections. In addition to stage-managing the relentless, hostile media coverage of 5. In 1963, the Dallas mayor was Earle Garrison, the CIA’s operation also Cabell. His brother, Charles Cabell, obstructed justice by, among many other served as deputy director of the CIA from things, harassing prosecution witnesses, 1953–1962, when he was forced out by JFK stealing documents and infiltrating because of the Bay of Pigs disaster. These Garrison’s office with undercover agents. facts have been well known for years. A fact we did not know until recently is that, like 8. Before Nov. 22, 1963, the CIA’s Technical his brother Charles, Earle Cabell was affilServices Division prepared and provided iated with the CIA. Specifically, the mayor to the Secret Service the identification was a CIA asset and had been since 1956. documents used by Secret Service agents, We also now know that Earle Cabell may including photo IDs, commission books have been responsible, at least in part, for and security and gate passes. The Secret the decision not to have two Secret Service Service was a subdivision of the Treasury agents standing at the rear of JFK’s limDepartment, and it is difficult to underousine, where they could provide instant stand why these documents were not assistance in the event of an assassination printed by the Treasury Department itself.
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In January 1964, Secret Service agents were required to turn in their identification documents, which were replaced by new ones prepared in-house. The recall appears to have been ordered in response to reports by Dallas police officers that, while searching the Dealey Plaza area immediately after the assassination, they encountered imposters flashing Secret Service identification papers. 9. President Kennedy was scheduled to receive an honorary degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth on the morning of Nov. 22. After the ceremony, the President was scheduled to fly to Dallas for a midday luncheon. Amazingly, however, on Nov. 1 the TCU board of trustees held a meeting and decided not to award Kennedy the honorary degree. The strained explanation later given for the decision rested on alleged technical violations of TCU’s rules for the granting of honorary degrees. Actually, the decision to refuse to grant the degree appears to have been due to objections by right-wing board members, who hated JFK’s liberal politics. If the trustees had voted to issue the honorary degree, there probably would have been some delay in the president’s arrival at Dallas, the motorcade would have taken place later than it did, and the assassination might have been frustrated or rendered more difficult, according to a 1979 report of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations. 10. The fatal shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby was the direct result of an appalling and unexplained breakdown of Oswald’s police protection—a breakdown for which Will Fritz, the head of the Dallas police homicide squad, was responsible. As the handcuffed prisoner Oswald was being walked through the basement, the four policemen escorting him were supposed to protect him from harm by stationing themselves close to him using what is called a four-star formation. But just before the shooting, Fritz, the officer protecting Oswald’s front side, suddenly sped up and began to walk ahead so that he became separated from Oswald by several feet, thereby leaving Oswald no longer protected in front. This permitted Ruby to step in front of Oswald and shoot him. Immediately after being shot, Oswald was dragged into a nearby room, where an unknown policeman administered CPR to Oswald. This severely reduced Oswald’s chances of surviving the gunshot. CPR is one of the worst things you can do if you want to save the life of a person who, like Oswald, has been shot in the abdomen. Bizarrely, Ruby was relieved, not distressed, when he found out that Oswald had died. A Dallas police detective, Don Archer, was with Ruby in Ruby’s jail cell when word arrived of Oswald’s death. According to the detective, Archer, this news caused Ruby, who had been behaving in an over-excited and agitated manner, to calm down. Here are the detective’s own words: “[T] he head of the Secret Service came up… and he told me that Oswald had died… I told Jack, ‘It looks like it’s going to be the electric chair for you.’ Instead of being shocked, he became calm, he quit sweating, [and] his heart slowed down… I was just astonished that this was a complete difference in behavior from what I expected… I would say his life had depended on his getting Oswald.” f
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Talkin’ Turkey With the Ol’ Bloviator UGA History Professor James Cobb on Thanksgiving and Southern Identity
By Gregory Rodriguez news@flagpole.com
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ames C. Cobb is Emeritus B. Phinizy Spalding distinguished professor in the history of the American South at the University of Georgia. He has published 13 books and many articles focusing on the interaction of the economy, politics and culture in the American South. Three of his books—The Selling of the South: The Southern Crusade for Industrial Development 1936-1990, A Way Down South: A History of Southern Identity and The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity—are considered classics in the field. In December 2017, he sat down with Zócalo Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Gregory Rodriguez in Los Angeles to talk about what “the South” is, how the South came to embrace Thanksgiving and why old country songs often reinforce a cult of the noble loser. This transcript of the discussion has been edited for clarity and length.
GR: What is the simplest way to know whether you’re in the South? JC: This comes up in Texas all the time. You’re in the South if bar fights unfold in parking lots. In the West, bar fights happen inside the bar. So that’s a rule of thumb for you. If you hear anybody say, “Would you like to step outside, buddy?” you’re still in the South.
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Gregory Rodriguez: You have been called “the most Southern man on earth.” Is this true? And if so, what does that mean? James Cobb: Well, if I were truly the most Southern man on earth, I would tell you that I had no idea.
the South and the New England states. The South is a dispersed population, organized around the agricultural plantation. New England is organized more around the small towns, the villages. More concentration of the population and more demand for education and innovation spawned what I always call a foolish Yankee faith in education. That also spawns, then, the market for public communication— for newspapers and magazines and journals. Whereas in the South everything is so spread out, and any printing material you get there would take so long to arrive, it would be way out of date. And public education was unknown. The planters who had the money, they educated their kids privately. There was no investment in public education. So, with all of that, basically the definition of the South as a region set apart from the rest of the country was actually written in New England. And at the same time, New Englanders and the New England media are pushing New
GR: At what point did Americans begin to identify the South as a distinct region? JC: You could argue as far back Until after the Civil War, Southerners considered Thanksgiving a Yankee holiday. as even the colonial period, but I don’t. I think at that point the differentiation was not so much Southern colonies, as slave England as the essence of what this new country is supcolonies. And that sufficed to define the South even into posed to be about—the New England ideals of frugality and the early national period. And, of course, slavery itself, the hard work and piety. And so, it’s sort of a struggle as to who institution, became one of the characteristics that set the gets to represent the true American. And the advantages South apart from the rest of country, which is really ironic, clearly lie with New England in this respect. because slavery was kind of the impetus for the developWhen we finally decided we were not going to fight ment of New England. It financed the expansion of the Great Britain anymore, we no longer had the kind of antiNortheastern financial establishment; it was an incredible thetical foe or antagonist that group identities are usually boon to the national banking system when it was reinstidependent on. You know, when you identify a group, it’s tuted in the [early 1800s]. not just, “This is who we are,” it’s also, “They are who we And so, New England is heavily involved in the slave ain’t.” And so, whereas Britain had served in that role trade: It’s heavily involved in the production of goods to up through the War of 1812, the South then sort of supbe used on Southern plantations and in the capital raised planted Great Britain. Now you had these people out in through shipping and manufacturing. And commerce outrageously hot weather living dissolute lives growing related to slavery becomes kind of the accelerant for the wealthy off the labors of bondsmen—so it was easy to write development of New England and, ultimately, a good bit of the South out of the central narrative of American history, the Northeast. So, slavery came to define the South because but make it a vital component nonetheless in the formulait seemed so out of character for a new nation trying to find tion of a national identity. itself and which had already gone on record as being about freedom and equality and liberty. GR: What role does Thanksgiving play in the way the South was written out of America’s national narrative? GR: Were there forces other than slavery that forged this JC: Thanksgiving was basically a New England holsense of regional distinctiveness? iday. And by the time there was a push in the 1840s to JC: Identity is not something that we get to pick. We establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday, abolitionism are not the sole arbiters of our own identity. Our identity is had become so associated with New England that many partially what we think we are, but it is also defined by othSoutherners and Southern politicians, in particular, ers—what they see us as being. And as the nation developed didn’t cotton to the whole idea of basically an abolitionist in the first few decades, there were already differences in holiday. So, there was a strong resistance to celebrating
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Thanksgiving that carried over well through the Civil War era. And it’s only after Reconstruction that the Southern states finally say, well, we realized we’ve finally got to get back in the fold and get with the program—to show that we are, after all, American—that the Southern states start to embrace Thanksgiving. GR: Now let’s go back even further. You have cited that as early as the 1790s, the South was depicted as what historian Edward Ayers has described as America’s Latin America—a sort of swampy, disease-ridden region motivated by lust and gluttony. JC: That was a type of “othering.” If you are all these things that are so awful, then that brings up a lot of space for us to be all the things that are good. And, you know, the South is then set up as the antithesis of what America is supposed to be—and certainly what New England is and can bring to the country—even though New Englanders are the first people to come up with the whole notion of secession after the War of 1812. They held a convention at Hartford to discuss the idea of pulling out, because they were upset about the War of 1812, because it hurt shipping very badly. The New England colonies were not flourishing, and by that time the cotton gin had been invented for over a decade, and the Southern population was flourishing. And of course slavery was thriving, and there was westward expansion across the lower Southwest. But the narrative by that point was pretty well fixed as far as what’s America and what isn’t—and what’s Southern, and what’s not Southern. GR: How did Southerners react to these characterizations of them? JC: Up until the rise of abolitionism on a national scale, I think the Southerners were not really too much attuned to this more critical view of them—possibly because not many of them were reading what was being written about them. GR: And yet the South enjoyed disproportionate political power prior to the Civil War? JC: Yes. The South dominated the presidency. They dominated the Supreme Court. But that political dynamic is shifting by the time you get to the 1850s, because the white population is expanding much more rapidly across the mid-Atlantic states and into the eastern and Midwestern states. And it’s the South then that’s losing momentum. The crusade against slavery creates this sense of resistance and being besieged by external forces—Northern forces— and that kind of siege mentality becomes much more characteristic. GR: So the siege mentality originated before the Civil War? JC: At least in my examination, it does come forward really in a very pronounced way only with the abolitionist surge of the 1830s. And I think it is just something that most Southerners had not previously contemplated in terms of where they stood relative to the rest of the country. f This interview is part of What It Means to Be American, a project of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and Arizona State University, produced by Zócalo Public Square.
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OMG! It’s The WONDER YEARS! Catching Up With the Punk Sensations,
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hiladelphia dreamboats The Wonder Years are coming to Athens for the first time ever on Nov. 27. The band is touring in support of its latest album, Sister Cities, a punk treatise on the importance of empathy in a non-empathetic time. Flagpole’s teen-beat reporter caught up with lead stud Dan Campbell ahead of the show to find out what it’s like living life as a rock star! Flagpole: When did you first start playing music? Dan Campbell: Eighth grade. I joined a band with my friend Rob—we were called Loser. He wanted to sound like Nirvana. I wanted to sound like Blink-182. I still think of some of the weird songs we wrote, 20 years later.
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FP: Where did the name The Wonder Years come from? DC: It was just kind of the first thing out of anyone’s mouth. We weren’t planning on being a band—we just wrote a song because we were bored one day. But then we were like, “we should put it on MySpace,” and we had to have a band name to upload it, so someone blurted out “THE WONDER YEARS,” and that was it.
FP: I WONDER, how many YEARS old are you? DC: I’m 32.
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FP: What’s your biggest pet peeve? DC: Probably not using your turn signal when you switch lanes.
FP: What’s your favorite thing about winter? DC: When it’s over. I get crazy depressed all winter, because it gets dark too soon. My wife realized I get sad around that time, so she brings me to the mall. There, it’s daylight bright, and we just walk around to keep our spirits up.
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FP: What’s your favorite part about being in a band? DC: A really good night onstage is, like, the happiest I can be. I don’t do a lot of fun stuff. A lot of stuff people find fun, I find anxiety-inducing. I’m a really boring person. I don’t drink, I don’t do any drugs, I don’t like parties, or roller coasters, or scary movies. But I really like playing music in front of people.
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FP: Do you have anything to say about playing in Athens? WY: We announced the show, and several people said, “Holy shit. You’re playing in Athens, GA? That’s gonna be crazy.” My only thought is, “Is it gonna be crazy in a good way or a bad way?” I hope and think it’s gonna be a good way, and I’m excited.
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FP: What’s the perfect brunch? DC: They key to a perfect brunch is ordering a round of “table cakes” for the table. Just get some crazy flavored pancakes off the menu so no one has to take on the burden of consuming an insane sugar bomb on their own, and everyone gets some. Table cakes—I’m an advocate. FP: What’s the ultimate pizza topping? DC: Uh. Cheese?
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FP: Have you ever had a celebrity crush? DC: When I was a kid, I loved the yellow Power Ranger. FP: What vegetable do you hate the most? DC: Brussels sprouts. The smell of reheated brussels sprouts upsets me. FP: Do you have any pets? DC: I have a dog named George. I adopted him when he was 3, so I don’t know his breed, but he looks like a cross between a chihuahua and a Shiba Inu. I actually have a picture of him on the wall of the bus, so I’m staring at him right now. FP: What’s your favorite sport to play? DC: I like playing flag football a lot. We haven’t played much recently, because you need to get a minimum of eight people together to play and find a field. So, when I’m not on tour, I usually just take a basketball to the court by myself and shoot a bunch of free throws, looking like an idiot. FP: How can kids make the world a better place? DC: Just by being kind to everyone. I think younger people have the opportunity to create a ripple effect throughout the lives of others with their kindness. So, I think if we go from generation to generation being kinder and kinder, we can become better. f
WHO: The Wonder Years, Have Mercy, Oso Oso, Shortly WHERE: 40 Watt Club WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m. HOW MUCH: $23 (adv.), $26 (door)
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Back in White
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ABBEY ROAD LIVE PLAYS THE BEATLES’ 50-YEAR-OLD CLASSIC By Rosemary Scott music@flagpole.com
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hen Athens musician Michael Wegner decided to cover The Beatles’ Abbey Road with his band in the early ’90s, he had no intentions of turning the act into a longterm gig. That’s exactly what happened, however, after he played the album with his group, Fuzzy Sprouts. The performance went so well, he decided to form a band that devoted itself to playing The Beatles’ music, aptly named Abbey Road Live. Abbey Road Live was formed in 2002 and was originally dedicated to playing Abbey Road only. Since then, the group has greatly expanded its repertoire. Though the band can play almost any track ever recorded by the iconic English rock group, they mostly specialize in playing albums in their entirety. This includes the self-titled White Album, which was re-released earlier this month in an expansive 50th-anniversary package that includes a remixed version of the album courtesy of producer Giles Martin—son of Beatles producer George Martin—as well as previously unreleased demos and session recordings. Friday, Abbey Road Live will play the Georgia Theatre in support of the reissue. “I’ve always loved the White Album, so I’m super excited for this show,” Wegner
says. “There’s pop, there’s metal, there’s a little bit of edge—the variety on it is really stunning.” It’s because of that variety that Abbey Road Live has kept performing over the past 16 years. Wegner says that if he were covering another band, he almost surely would have given it up by now. To him, the music written by The Beatles is different. He says he has always loved the group and wants to share that love with anyone who will listen. “With The Beatles, you’re taking some of the greatest music that was ever written and spreading it,” Wegner says. “It’s satisfying to be able to spread joy that way.” Yet Abbey Road Live is not a typical cover band in how it interprets its source material. Wegner says he wants to recreate what it would have been like to see The Beatles if they had continued performing, which means incorporating experimental and improvisational elements. Instead of dutifully playing a typical three-minute track, the members add in solos and riffs that extend songs up to double their length, as they think The Beatles would have done. In addition to taking creative liberties, the band also differentiates itself in that it
does not try to re-create the style or personas of The Beatles’ members. Wegner says he has never done a fake British accent for the sake of a show—nor does he want to. “We don’t look like them, and we don’t try to be them, but we do put a lot of detail and accuracy into the songs themselves,” Wegner says. “We try to do what we imagine The Beatles would have done, had they not stopped performing live in 1966.” Though all the members enjoy playing with Abbey Road Live, they have made a decision to keep the band from being a full-time commitment. In addition to other musical projects, the members have jobs and families to attend to, which keeps performing with the band from becoming stale.
Abbey Road Live plays about 50 shows a year and tours once or twice a year, focusing largely on the West Coast. The Georgia Theatre concert is a great chance to check out Athens’ favorite tribute band—a show in an iconic venue where Beatles fans can hear the closest thing to a live performance of a classic album that’s once again in the spotlight. f
WHO: Abbey Road Live WHERE: Georgia Theatre WHEN: Friday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m. HOW MUCH: $10 (adv.), $14 (door)
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All Hail Razzi King PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com
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KICK UP RUMPUS: The illimitable Razzi King continues to be among the most undersung yet artistically over-accomplished artists Athens has seen in the past decade. To wit: Yet again, he’s got two new albums out in fewer than three months. After proving several months ago how good he is at stretching his arms out, The Light That Powers the Ghost (credited to King and Black Tar Dub) easily slides into first place as the deep-groove hip-hop album of the year. There’s not room enough to get super deep into it, but suffice it to say that “Mystic”—featuring the best use of Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” I’ve ever heard—is worth the price of entry alone. Next up is Vert Fam, which, if not for the cruel parameters of time and space, could have easily slid along-
The Replacements, Bill Sullivan, will swing through town Friday, Nov. 23 to read from his book Lemon Jail. The book is a reportedly raucous—how could it be otherwise?— journey through the band’s early days, more than a few of which were spent in our own town. He’ll sign books and do a Q&A moderated by The Bitter Southerner Editor Chuck Reece. Also on the bill is a jam-packed set of players all performing Replacements songs. Attendees will hear Bloodkin, David Barbe, The HEAP, Kevin Lane, Matt Lane, Jay Gonzalez and special guests, even. This all happens at Hendershot’s Coffee Bar and begins at 6:30 p.m. It’ll already be dark by then, so you don’t have to feel funny ’bout day drinking. FAMILY AND FRIENDS: The Normaltown Flyers, one of Athens longest-running bands and pretty much a permanent fan favorite, are hosting their annual pre-Thanksgiving show at The Foundry Wednesday, Nov. 21. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 8. Tickets are 10 bucks, and you can grab ’em at thefoundryathens.com.
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JITTERBUGS: The final open jam at J&J Flea Market will happen Sunday, Nov. 25 from noon–2 p.m. All you have to do to participate is show up with your instrument. Just go meet up at the stage by the pond, and you’ll be in the right place. All skill levels are welcome.
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side De La Soul, Digable Planets and, a few years later, Black Star. In keeping with that tradition, it has an undeniably down-home vibe that musically reiterates the importance of a sense of place. Dig it the most at echobassrecords. bandcamp.com.
STUDY HALL: Fall Break Records has reared its head again in a totally welcome way with the release of the collaborative live recording Dachsund by John Gregg and Peter Webb. The duo, known for their work with Hello Ocho and A Fawn and a Pan Flute, play drums and saxophone, respectively. This live recording—the first half is from Athens in 2017, and the second half is from Atlanta earlier this year—does a great job of hitting on several points. The first half owes more than a passing glance to the first 20 seconds or so of John Coltrane’s “Acknowledgement,” but because it never forcefully pushes past this, it retains an unresolved tension throughout its entire 20-minute-plus running time. Though the second half is from a totally WUOG 90.5 FM’s 10 Most-Played Recordings different show, it feels very Nov. 7–13 much like a continuation of the first, but with the emo 1. Julia Holter Aviary (Domino) tional knob twisted way up. 2. Kero Kero Bonito Time ’n’ Place (Polyvinyl) Gregg comes in forcefully 3. Marie Davidson Working Class Woman (Make It Rain) here, and Webb’s trills and 4. Noname Room 25 (Independent Release) drones are a warm wrap of 5. Mitski Be the Cowboy (Dead Oceans) thoughtfully cinematic play 6. Blood Orange Negro Swan (Domino) ing. All in all, it’s right on 7. Neighbor Lady Maybe Later (Friendship Fever)* time. Check it out at alimi 8. Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover Among Horses EP (Son Canciones) nalspace.bandcamp.com. 9. Yves Tumor Safe in the Hands of Love (Warp)
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PANIC IN THE SEATS: If you were planning on casually picking up some tickets for Widespread Panic’s upcoming threenight New Year’s run—December 29, 30 and 31—at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, well, you have failed. But what if I told you that you could win a pass to every single Widespread Panic show, beginning with these, throughout all of 2019? The raffle is named A Year With Panic, it’s a benefit for Nuçi’s Space, it’s a totally killer idea, and someone is going to be incredibly happy when they win this. Oh, and raffle tickets are only $10. The yearlong pass is for you and a guest, and while there are a few very specific events excluded, this is such a whopping prize that if you win and complain in any way, you’re not living your best life. The drawing will be held at noon on Nov. 27, and if you’ve got any questions at all, contact Kristie Greene via Kristie@nuci.org. All other information can be found at nuciraffle.org. f
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Wreck Tech HOW DO WE HATE THE JACKETS? LET US COUNT THE WAYS By Cy Brown news@flagpole.com
TECH IS FOR NERDS: Set aside that fact that we basically live in a monoculture in which everyone consumes the same Marvel movies, TV remakes, SoundCloud rappers and Twitch streamers, or the fact that there are no real sociological differences between two alumni bases made up mostly of white people from the Atlanta suburbs, and the only real thing that separates us is 70 miles of traffic. Tech is for FREAKIN’ NERDS! They have computers, protractors and all other sorts of nerdery, while we… also have those things, BUT we have a law school, too. Take that, nerds! ATLANTA TRAFFIC IS THE WORST: I have spent far more time sitting in my car on I-85
outside Bobby Dodd Stadium than I ever did in it, and, honestly, I’m thankful for that. Athens may not have quite as much stuff as Atlanta, but at least you don’t have to drive 30 minutes to get anywhere. I mean, what’s even the point of living in a city if you can’t walk places? MAX SHIRLEY
It’s Georgia Tech Hate Week once again, and this time it’s about more than just a game. This time, it’s about pride. This time, it’s about bragging rights. This time, it’s about not screwing up our playoff chances before we even play Bama. We all know Georgia is better than Tech. But it’s not enough to simply know we’re better. It’s also important to enumerate the ways. So here’s a smattering of the many reasons why Georgia is better than the North Avenue Trade School.
effort to engineer—see what I did there—a competent ground game and literally nothing else. Georgia’s philosophy on running is a bit simpler: RUN THE DAMN BALL. So far, that’s worked out pretty well for us. Tech may lead the nation in rushing (353.7 yards per game), but Georgia isn’t far behind, ranking 10th nationally (252.4). We also gain more yards per carry than Tech, 6.2 to 5.9. We can also pass if we want, and I don’t think Tech’s thrown the ball since Reggie Ball let one sail out of bounds on fourth down.
THE BEE MASCOT IS DUMB: I don’t know the name of Tech’s bee mascot—nor do I care enough to take the three seconds to open another tab and find out— but it is dumb as hell. They don’t even have a live mascot, just a dude in a suit. Our mascot is a living (for now), breathing (albeit very strained breathing) majesCool mascot. tic beast. I’ll have more respect for Tech when they keep a beehive on the sidelines. THE TRIPLE OPTION IS STUPID: Leave it to a bunch of nerds to overthink everything and run some obscure offense that almost no respectable college football team runs in an
PAUL JOHNSON IS AWFUL: Before anyone starts in on me, I’ll cut you off at the pass. Yes, Johnson has won four division titles and one ACC title (since vacated), but he did it in the ACC Coastal. That’s like bragging about beating a bunch of 4-year-olds in a
Royal Rumble. The fact that he doesn’t have more titles in that train wreck of a division would infuriate any fanbase worth its salt, but Tech fans know their lot in life. I mean, we fired Mark Richt, the best coach in modern UGA history, because he couldn’t get the job done in a similarly weak division. He still beat the hell out of Tech for a solid decade, though, and Kirby Smart is set to do the same. If Tech fans had any self-respect, they would have tossed Johnson to the curb the season he finished 3–9. UGA RUNS THE STATE: Just look at the record, mon frère. We may have traded blows with Tech over the last few seasons, but Georgia holds the overall series advantage 66–41–5. But running the state goes beyond the football field. For all intents and purposes, it’s UGA grads running Georgia’s government. Governor-elect and champion of voter suppression Brian Kemp is a Dawg, as are our human slug of a president’s agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, mutant lobbyist Ralph Reed and plenty of vampires and soulless cretins from the Georgia GOP cesspool elected on a local and state level. You know what? On second thought, let’s try to forget about that last part. Go Dawgs. Wreck Tech. f
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More Wings Downtown PLUS, A COMMERCE GAS STATION SERVES TASTY INDIAN FOOD By Hillary Brown food@flagpole.com
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QUICK TRIP: Over the past two years, downYou can get the same dry-rub mixes applied town Athens seems to have been moving to your waffle fries, although they don’t in the direction of becoming nothing but adhere as well there as they do to the luxury student apartments interspersed chicken. with franchised chicken restaurants. That Wings Over Athens is open 11 a.m.–1 said, hot wings are a necessity sometimes, a.m. Sunday through Tuesday, 11 a.m.–2 and Wings Over Athens (311 E. Broad St., 706-850-1569), although it is a chain, does a pretty good job with them. Occupying the space at the corner of Broad and Jackson that was previously Takorea, it is full of spotless white tile, without any of the grunginess one usually associated with wing joints. The menu is a little full of its own jargon, and it can be difficult to figure out exactly how many wings are in a Puddle Jumper versus a C-5 Galaxy or a Skymaster if you don’t know jack about planes. Luckily, the staff is helpful and eager to save you money if you pick the wrong combination of things. There are other things besides wings (boneless and traditional), like ribs, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches and salads, but they seem extraneous, especially when the wings are tasty. Classic hot flavors—from Wings Over Athens Wimpy to After Burner, with Red Alert coming in at roughly a medium—are well executed, something a.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 11 like honey barbecue that could easily be too a.m.–3 a.m. Friday and Saturday. It doesn’t sweet is not that sugary, and the dry-rub serve alcohol, but does both take-out and West Texas mesquite is possibly the best of delivery—place orders at wingsover.com— the bunch. Dry-rub wings can often come as well as catering. off like baked chicken treated with a brief sprinkle of flavor dust, but these are well ROAD TRIP: Why are so many good restaufried, and the rub is in the sweet spot for rants in gas stations? Well, for one thing, flavor, neither boring nor tongue-numbing. the customer’s expectations are lower to
start out with. When you’re met with convenience store cigarette advertising instead of white tablecloths, anything that might be tasty seems even more so by comparison. For another, the rent is inexpensive, which tends to encourage more interesting businesses. It’s analogous to food trucks, in that the financial barrier to entry tends to be lower, which means entrepreneurs are more willing to try new things. All this is a long way of saying you should definitely make a trip to Pinky’s Indian Cuisine (30581 U.S. Highway 441, 706-363-8859), which occupies the left half of the Petro Express on the far side of I-85 in Commerce. Clean and bright, with
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a freezer case full of ice cream and photographs of various Indian specialties decorating the walls, it has a number of tables for dine-in but also does take-out. Most of the menu is posted on the wall behind the counter, but additional specialties are on a laminated piece of paper by the register, and it’s possible there will be other options if you ask.
Pinky’s has hot wings, as any gas station restaurant should, but it also has a wide variety of Indian dishes: puri, samosas (veg and non-veg), chicken korma, lovely kadai chicken (cooked with onions, peppers and tomatoes), chicken curry, chicken vindaloo, chicken tikka, paneer dishes including palak paneer with spinach (maybe a little under-seasoned), mediocre naan (regular and garlic), wonderfully delicious paratha stuffed with potatoes and onions, vegetable and chicken rice dishes, a curry made with mushrooms and fries, seekh kabab (both chicken and a compact but well-seasoned and beautifully cooked lamb on a bed of fried onions), samosa chaat (a snacky dish that includes cut-up vegetable samosas, chickpeas and small pieces of vermicelli) and, not on either menu but one of the best things available, dosai (big, lacy rice-and-lentil-flour pancakes that you tear off hunks of and use to wrap potatoes, onions and peas cooked together). There is mint raita to cool things off and an intensely hot red sauce available upon request that is quite tasty but also lingers. Mango lassi will help return your tongue to normal. There are also fig, avocado, Oreo and mango milkshakes, and ownership is very friendly and willing to accommodate requests. Pinky’s is open 11 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and does not serve alcohol. WHAT UP?: Hungry Howie’s, on Baxter Street, has closed, making way for a computer-repair store. Suncatcher Cafe, in Watkinsville, is now serving lunch on Sundays. Bajan Delight, which has oxtails, curry chicken, curry goat, pork chops, rice and peas, plantains and more, is open at 585 Vine St., in the Triangle Plaza, Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner. Craft Public House does, in fact, have a poké bowl, not just an appetizer that doesn’t include rice. The space on Harris Street that was going to be Liberty is for sale. f
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2027 S. Milledge Ave.
523 Prince Ave.
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Experience the difference, not all essential oils are the same! Bliss Blend’s high quality oils are soothing and transporting. One sniff elevates your spirits! The Autumn, 2018 blend is a seasonal blend which helps you through rainy days, cold weather and the occasional virus. The Winter Blend, 2018 is warming, soothes muscle and joint aches.
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Toss out that pumpkin spice candle and redefine holiday scents with the gift of Phickles Pickles. Andes Fair Trade knits and the new Daily tees make perfect layers in your winter getup. Or just simply choose from our chocolate wall, wine selection and always remember to shop local! Open Thanksgiving day 9am-1pm and Black Friday 10am-7pm
Athens Community Council on Aging
834 Prince Ave.
135 Hoyt St.
healingartscentre.net
www.accaging.com
Healing Arts Centre gift certificates allow you to give the gift of holistic healing. Gift certificates are good for any services, classes in Sangha Yoga Studio, or supplements from Remedy Herb Shop.
Help us ensure that all older adults in our community have opportunities to live well and age well. A gift can buy a week of on-the-job training for an older adult ($250), transportation to the doctor, grocery store or pharmacy ($10), membership to our Center for Active Living ($50) or a meal delivered by a friendly volunteer ($10).
Bendzunas Glass
89 W. South Ave, Comer, GA 30629
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www.bendzunasglass.com
Bendzunas Glass, just 20 miles from Athens, uses traditional glassblowing techniques to create unique decorative and functional glass forms including this net ornament, footed handkerchief vase, and standing crane vase. Annual Winter Open House, Nov. 24-Dec. 23, 10a.m.-6p.m. on weekends. Live demonstrations until 3 p.m.
Indie South
470 Hawthorne Ave.
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Open Wednesday-Saturday 11a.m.-6p.m. and Sundays noon-5pm.
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Perry’s Convenience & Liquors 265 North Ave., 4388 Lexington Rd.
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Give them what they really want this year: Liquor Gift Sets from Perry’s! They have a variety of gift sets and glassware to please every person on your Holiday Shopping List! All locations are open seven days a week.
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Pain and Wonder Tattoo and Piercing 285 W. Washington St.
4100 Lexington Rd.
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Pain and Wonder, Athens Favorite Tattoo shop has gifts for your loved ones: jewelry for all piercings and tattoos for anyone on your list.
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Olive Basket
8851 Macon Hwy., Suite 401
R. Wood Studio
www.olivebasketonline.com
450 Georgia Dr.
Select the perfect combination of olive oil and balsamic vinegar your friends and family will truly appreciate! Olive Basket has over 60 flavors combined of extra virgin olive oils, white and dark balsamics to please any palate. Add an attractive gift box and bow, and your shopping is done!
One-of-a-kind pottery, handmade in Athens, makes the perfect gift. Each dish is entirely made and painted by hand in the studio.
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Holiday Sale: December 8th, 9a.m.-4p.m., plus studio is open daily.
Terrapin Beer Co.
Five Points Bottle Shop
265 Newton Bridge Rd.
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Show off your Athens pride this holiday season! Visit the Terrapin gift shop to find this Greetings from Athens Shirt, 706 Athens Hat, and women’s Athens Shirt.
‘Tis the season to make spirits bright! Five Points’ knowledgeable staff will help you find that perfect something, like an exclusive handselected single barrel whiskey.
Use the code ILOVEATHENS for 25% off Athens items online (there’s a pick up option available if you’re in town!)
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Musicians Warehouse 245 N. Lumpkin St.
www.musicianswarehouseathens.com
Everything for the musician in your life. Yamaha YPG 235: 76 key keyboard $199. Ludwig Pocket Kit: Complete kit, includes hardware and cymbals $249. Jasmine S35: Entry level name brand acoustic guitar $89. Open at 10a.m. on Black Friday and every day until Christmas.
Ciné
234 W. Hancock Ave.
www.athenscine.com Support Athens’ only nonprofit art house cinema by giving the gift of membership! Ciné Members receive perks like free parking, popcorn, tickets, and more. Also available: gift cards good for movie tickets, cocktails, and treats. Family friendly holiday screenings: 12/1: Elliot the Littlest Reindeer, 12/812/9: FREE screening of the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. Showtimes available online.
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A. Lafera Salon
Big City Bread Cafe
2440 W. Broad St.
393 N. Finley St.
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Choose a Kevin Murphy gift set from A. Lafera Salon. The Angel wash and rinse set with a free body mass treatment is $52. The Repair-Me wash and rinse set with a free Young Again oil is $83. The Blonde Angel wash and Blonde Angel treatment set with a free powder puff is $80.
J’s Bottle Shop
1452 Prince Ave.
jsbottleshop.com Normal School of Wine Gift Certificate: Courses designed to make you a better wine enthusiast. Bubbly: Family/Craft Champagne, sustainable, holiday-perfection. Bourbon: Full-proof; robust rich and bold flavors
Black Friday Sales Event ($1 over cost on select beer and spirits and 10%-20% of select wines)
Urban Sanctuary 810 N. Chase St.
www.urbansanctuaryspa.com Gift Certificates to Urban Sanctuary bring comfort and joy! Massages, facials, nail services, spa merchandise, gifts for the bath and body, house and home. Spa memberships starting at $68. Man-Friendly, Eco-Friendly, Organic, Natural. Shop online or call 706-613-3947.
Flagpole Shirts 220 Prince Ave.
www.flagpole.com Flagpole shirts!! Get’em while supplies last! Short sleeved ($10) black, teal or white. Baseball t’s ($15) in gray/black. Buy them from the Flagpole office Monday - Thursday 9a.m.-5p.m. or Fridays 9a.m.-3p.m. or order online at flagpole.com. Shop Local, ya’ll!
www.bigcitybreadcafe.com Find the perfect gift at Big City Bread Cafe! Treat your loved ones with Big City gift certificates in any denomination, a delicious assortment of cookies and pastries, or locally roasted Jittery Joe’s and 1000 Faces coffee by the pound! Call 706-353-0029 to place your order for holiday treats!
5 Points Acupuncture
2027 S. Milledge Ave.
www.5pointsacupuncture.com You can’t go wrong giving gift certificates for acupuncture and massage. These are gifts that relax, revitalize, and ease pain! Purchase certificates at 5 Points Acupuncture, by phone, or via email at 5pointsacupuncture@gmail.com.
The Rook and Pawn 294 W. Washington St., Suite 300
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Great games for sale including... Space Park: Ride rockets to extraordinary destinations across the galaxy. Earn the most explorer points to win the game. Exploding Kittens: A card game for people who are into kittens, explosions, laser beams and sometimes goats. Bears vs. Babies: A card game where you build monsters who eat babies. Contact us to host your Holiday party! Gift cards available.
DePalma’s Italian Cafe
401 E. Broad St., 2080 Timothy Rd., 1965 Barnett Shoals Rd.
www.depalmasitaliancafe.com
DePalma’s Gift Cards are the perfect gift for anyone on your shopping list. Gift cards are good for anything on our dinner or lunch menus - including our Lunch Break $11 specials: entrees, salad, bread & drink. Catering and party trays available for all of your holiday events and the downtown location has a large private party room.
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He Who Must Not Be Named, thanks to the casting of Depp. Original villain Colin Farrell would have brought less baggage and been a more age-appropriate paramour for Jude Law’s Dumbledore. Even without the allegations clouding his personal life, Depp has gone from asset to detractor, thanks to quirky performance choices whose meager By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com rewards diminish with each new character. Fantastic Beasts 2 is not without some FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF far beyond Hogwarts and even England. early fun, all involving Newt’s dealings with GRINDELWALD (PG-13) In 2016’s Fantastic By its conclusion, Rowling sketched a map his magical menagerie (baby Nifflers are Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling of where these new wizards and witches super-cute) or Jacob. Once Rowling starts opened numerous doors into the Wizarding were headed, and announced Johnny stirring the overstuffed plot, exposition World; in the sequel, she shuts and locks Depp would be accompanying them. In starts falling out, and the film feels less most of them. Problematically, Fantastic Fantastic Beasts 2, Newt and his pal, Jacob magical and more like a textbook assigned Beasts is not about where to find fantasKowalski (the absolutely refreshing Dan to Harry, Hermione and Ron for Professor tic beasts. Rowling merely sought Binns’ History of Magic class. Jude another group of heroes and villains Law does make a scrumptious Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald to wage war for the soul of magic. “Yumbledore,” whose more intimate Rather than an obvious, beloved involvement in bringing down his old hero—legendary wizard Albus flame is made essential by a characterDumbledore—Rowling chose to focus istic Rowling revelation. Too bad this on a minor character: introverted underwhelming sequel makes the idea magizoologist Newt Scamander of three more Fantastic Beasts sound (Eddie Redmayne). Imagine if, rather like a Voldemort-ian threat. than focusing on the rise of Darth Vader, George Lucas had shown the WIDOWS (R) Imagine if Shakespeare fall of the Republic and rise of the had killed Macbeth in the opening Empire through the eyes of a minor scene and left Lady Macbeth holdJedi. (Actually, that plot sounds ing the bag. Widows demos the heist Y’all wanna hear some of my fantastic beats? better, so scratch that analogy.) The hierarchy as the wives of a quartet of more time spent with reluctant hero dead criminals plot to steal $5 milNewt, the more obvious it is he would have Fogler), hunt for Auror Tina Goldstein lion. Lydia (Viola Davis) is the leader, using spent the war seeking Zouwu in the remote (Katherine Waterston), her sister, Queenie the well-laid plans of her husband, a thief reaches of China while his favorite profes(Alison Sudol, who cutely conjures clasnamed Harry Rawlings (Liam Neeson). She sor squares off with Gellert Grindelwald. sic Hollywood) and Obscurial Credence assigns tasks to two other widows—Linda With no novel for guidance, no one Barebone (Ezra Miller) in 1927 Paris. (Michelle Rodriguez) and the more-reknew Rowling’s plans going into the first Mostly, though, Fantastic Beasts 2 is sourceful-than-she-looks Alice (Elizabeth Fantastic Beasts, and the early acts set up dominated by the revelatory proclamations Debicki)—as they seek to escape the venan exciting Wizarding World that extended of Grindelwald, who is less appealing than geance of Jamaal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry, whom you might recognize as Paper Boi from “Atlanta”), the crime boss whose political aspirations were damaged when their late husbands stole his $2 million. Adapted from an award-winning ’80s British series by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and Academy Award winner Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), Widows is the best heist movie I have seen in years. Even as key pieces remain the same, it is subtly, electrifyingly different. Gender swapping is crucial—by putting the women in charge, Widows invigorates an unadventurous genre and adds some social relevance to boot.
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BOY ERASED (R) The Miseducation of Cameron Post is the more striking 2018 feature about conversion therapy, but Boy Erased should not be ignored. Based on Garrard Conley’s memoir, Boy Erased banishes Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), the son of a Baptist minister (Russell Crowe, who is starting to resemble your doughy uncle) struggling with his feelings for men, to a program run by Victor Sykes (Joel Edgerton, whose Southern accent is far from accurate). The third-act tragedy is far from unexpected, but nothing about this well-made film is surprising. Hedges, an Academy Award nominee for Manchester by the Sea, delivers another top-notch performance, and Crowe nails the cadence of a Southern preacher whose faith and family are in conflict. Though only the second film directed by Edgerton, he shows the empathetic restraint of a seasoned filmmaker in avoiding the more melodramatic, judgmental traps that can damage the message of such tough material. The film is not a takedown of religion, faith, the South, etc., but it ensures no one will leave thinking gay conversion therapy to be anything but abuse. f
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Bill Sullivan
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 6:30 p.m. · FREE! Friday at Hendershot’s, author Bill Sullivan will read from and sign copies of Lemon Jail: On the Road with the Replacements, a rock and roll tour diary where he dishes about his experiences traveling with the Minnesota rock band during the ’80s. Following his time with the Replacements, Sullivan continued to serve as a tour manager for major acts such as Soul Asylum, Bright Eyes, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, The New Pornographers, Spoon and Jimmie Vaughan. Beyond life on the road, he also hosted countless bands at 400 Bar, a live music venue on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota that he co-owned with his brother from the late ’90s to mid-2000s. [Jessica Smith]
Tuesday 20 COMEDY: Open TOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This regular comedy open mic features established comedians and newcomers alike. 9 p.m. $5. www. flickertheatreandbar.com EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and
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T. Graham Brown
MUSIC | FRI, NOV 23
ART | SAT, NOV 24
MUSIC | TUE, NOV 27
The Foundry · 8 p.m. · $25–30 T. Graham Brown’s biggest takeaway from his time at UGA came neither in the classroom nor during his attempt at making the Dawgs’ baseball squad. His experiences as a local musician perfected the familiar pipes of a 1980s hit-maker. After moving to Nashville in 1982 to sing jingles for Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and other global brands, Brown’s gruff yet sensitive delivery earned him a shot at country music stardom. Between his 1985 big-label debut and 1990, Brown charted 10 top-10 hits. These included a trio of No. 1 singles: “Hell and High Water” (1986), “Don’t Go to Strangers” (1986) and “Darlene” (1988). Over 30 years later, he’s still a touring performer and proud traditionalist. [Bobby Moore]
Bendzunas Glass · 5–9 p.m. · FREE! Located nearby in Comer, Bendzunas Glass is a working studio and gallery specializing in handblown, one-of-akind pieces that are both functional and decorative. A family-run operation, the studio is led by master glassblower Paul Bendzunas, who has over 40 years of experience, with the assistance of his children, who have all learned the ropes to carry on the tradition. The holiday season kicks off with a reception party featuring glassblowing demonstrations, a bonfire, door prizes, refreshments and a gallery full of vases, bowls, cups, ornaments and other unique gifts. Open houses will continue every weekend until Christmas from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., with demonstrations running until 3 p.m. [JS]
Flicker Theatre & Bar · 10 p.m. · $5 With a clean, alluring sound that calls to mind fellow NYC songsters Mitski and Frankie Cosmos, Brooklyn threepiece Poppies attracted a fair amount of attention with the Good EP, released last year on Topshelf Records. Frontwoman May Rio’s disarming pipes can veer from tranquil to glass-shattering, often in the course of one song. Fans of Breeders and other ’90s indie greats, take note. Tuesday’s Flicker bill also features two local acts you should get acquainted with, if you haven’t already. Punk foursome Nihilist Cheerleader delivers potent commentary in the form of hyper-melodic party anthems, while Immaterial Possession’s goth-pop comes with a dash of atonal unpredictability. [Gabe Vodicka]
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Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Jose Santamaria presents “The Georgia Gold Rush Miners, ’29ers, and Gold Fever in Them Thar Hills” 8 p.m. FREE! www.athensrockandgemclub.org FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné Barcafé) Escaped from the mental institution, a deranged PCP addict ruins a family’s Thanksgiving by carving up more than just the turkey in Home Sweet Home. 8:30 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/badmovienight
GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Lunch and Learn (Tyche’s Games) Bring your own lunch and try out some new games. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern
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GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Wednesday 21 COMEDY: Educated Mess (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See standups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com
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EVENTS: Farmer’s Market (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Come out to have some lunch and stock up on your holiday meal supplies. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www. heirloomathens.com FILM: Flicker Film Society (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Watch Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011). 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.
craftathens.com GAMES: Shadowfist Power Lunch (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play the Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-354-4500, www. tychesgames.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Bingo (Highwire Lounge) Win prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www. highwirelounge.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892
GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Turkey Tales and Crafts (Bogart Ag Building) This special Thanksgiving storytime includes turkey tales, folktales and a seasonal craft. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for all teens who share a common vision of equality. Grades 6–12. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share books, songs, puppets and rhymes. Ages 1.5–5. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens
your favorite Turkey Day leftovers and chairs for a potluck around a fire pit. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.lottamaes. com GAMES: 4th Annual Black Friday Board Game Marathon (The Rook and Pawn) Gather a team and support Books for Keeps. Nov. 23–24, 9 a.m.–9 a.m. www.facebook.com/rookandpawn
Saturday 24 ART: Piney Woods Artisans Open Studio House (265 Athens Rd., Winterville) Featuring oil paintings by Dortha Jacobson, Songbird Soaps by Ansley Moore, sculptures by Barbara Odil, jewelry by Sylvia Dawe, ceramics by Tina McCollugh
EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods. The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org GAMES: Day of Board Game Demonstrations (Tyche’s Games)
Winterville) See Saturday listing for full description. Nov. 24, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. & Nov. 25, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! barbara@woodhillretreat.org ART: Bendzunas Glass Open House (Bendzunas Glass, Comer) The family-run glassblowing studio offers handmade glass items. Live demos until 3 p.m. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.bendzunasglass.com
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Thursday 22 EVENTS: Five Athens Thanksgiving Feast (Five Bar) A traditional, seated Thanksgiving meal will be prepared by the chefs of Five Bar and served free of charge. Everyone is welcome. Volunteers are also needed to assist. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! (donations accepted). 706-543-5515 EVENTS: Give Thanks 8K & 16K (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The annual Give Thanks race benefits local charities. 8:20 a.m. $45$55/16K, 8:30 a.m. $30-$40/8K. www.givethanks8k.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
Friday 23 CLASSES: Black Friday Anti-sale Yoga Classes (M3Yoga) Various yoga classes throughout the day. Pre-registration recommended. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE! www.m3yoga. com/events EVENTS: Friday Football Tours (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Take a tour of “Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts and UGA Football, 1939–1950.” Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 3 p.m. FREE! www.libs.uga.edu/exhibits/FightingSpirit EVENTS: Extra Special People Percentage Day (Steel + Plank) Ten percent of the day’s sales will be donated to Extra Special People. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.steelandplank.com EVENTS: Buddy Christian Memorial 5K (Pittard Park) The 5K run/walk raises money for the Buddy Christian Foundation which works to prevent line of duty deaths and assists surviving family of officers killed in the line of duty. 8 a.m. $25–30. 502-694-2370, info@ buddychristianfoundation.org EVENTS: Black Friday Pop-up & Potluck (Lotta Mae’s Supply Co.) Over a dozen makers will offer their creations in a pop-up market. Bring
locally owned businesses in Georgia. 1–6 p.m. FREE! www.georgiacoopdc. org/co-op-holiday-market-2018 GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Legend of the Five Ring League Play (Tyche’s Games) Play Legend of te Five Rings. New players welcome. 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Relax with the company of therapy dogs. 3–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
“Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann” will remain on view at the Georgia Museum of Art through Sunday, Nov. 25. GAMES: Friday Night Initiative (Tyche’s Games) Learn new roleplaying games. 6 p.m. www.tychesgames.com 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 LECTURES & LIT: Book Signing (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Author Bill Sullivan will read from and sign copies of Lemon Jail: On the Road with the Replacements, his new book about touring with the band. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com
and hand-dyed accessories by Wini McQueen. Nov. 24, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. & Nov. 25, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! barbara@woodhillretreat.org ART: Winter Open House Reception Party (Bendzunas Glass) The family-run glassblowing studio’s annual open house includes demonstrations, a bonfire, and a gallery full of vases, cups, ornaments and paperweights. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 5–9 p.m. FREE! 706783-5869 CLASSES: Experience Virtual Reality Workshop (Oconee County Library) Journey into virtual reality. Registration required. Ages 8–11. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Learn to play new games. 12 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com GAMES: 4th Annual Black Friday Board Game Marathon (The Rook and Pawn) Gather a team and support Books for Keeps. Nov. 23–24, 9 a.m.–9 a.m. www.facebook.com/rookandpawn KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Join us for Lego art and Lego-based games and activities. For ages 6–11. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens
Sunday 25 ART: Piney Woods Artisans Open Studio House (Piney Woods,
EVENTS: Five Points Holiday Bash (Five Points Business District) Events include face painting, meeting Santa at 1676 S. Lumpkin St., free pony rides (1–3 p.m.) at Bella Salon, Nedza’s Wafffles food truck at IV Seasons Fashions, and more. Carolers will roam the neighborhood. 1–5 p.m. FREE! rachel@ avidbookshop.com EVENTS: Cooperative Holiday Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) The Georgia Cooperative Development Center hosts a market of culinary treats, locally grown and processed farm fresh foods, unique apparel, accessories, home goods, art and personal care products—all hand-crafted by cooperatives and
CLASSES: Meditation (M3Yoga, Tree Room) Pranayama (breath) class. Donations are welcome. 6-6:45 p.m. FREE! www.m3yoga.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: General Knowledge Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 7 p.m. 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 KIDSTUFF: Teen Leaders (Oconee County Library) Teens are invited to voice their opinoins and plan for YA events. Grades 6–12. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee 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: 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: Nerd Herd (Oconee County Library) Hang out with fellow nerds for a low-key hour of fun. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Fall in Love with Painting (Bogart Ag Building) Grades 6–12 can paint calm and happy little scenes. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org 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. Mondays, 6–8:30 p.m. & Saturdays, 1–4 p.m. First visit free. www. ttathensga.com
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Registration required. 10 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens EVENTS: World AIDS Day (Clarke County Health Department) All day walk-in testing for free. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE! 706-389-6921 EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at 2 (UGA Special Collections Library) See Tuesday listing for full description. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu EVENTS: Holiday Book Sale (Georgia Museum of Art) Find new and used books in all genres. Nov. 27–30, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Athens Uncovered (The Foundry) Athens musicians cover their favorite Athens songs during a benefit concert for Nuçi’s Space featuring Nuclear Tourism, Jay Gonzalez, Blacknerdninja, The Hobohemians and more. 7 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/nucisspace GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern 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: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Teen Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Discuss The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and enjoy snacks. Ages 12 and up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 THEATER: Acworth, 92 (UGA Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre) Graduate student Matthew Suwalski has written a new play centered in North Atlanta “Heroin Triangle.” 7 p.m. $5–7. www.thethalianblackfriars.com
description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com 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! www. highwirelounge.com GAMES: DND: Beginners Guild (Oconee County Library) Learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons. Grades 6–12. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: 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: 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 PERFORMANCE: Cirque Dreams Holidaze (The Classic Center) See over 300 imaginative costumes, 20 astonishing acts, singers, original music and seasonal favorites. Nov. 28–29, 7:30 p.m. classiccenter.com
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ART: Student Jewelry & Ceramics Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Jewelry and ceramics sale featuring works by undergrad and MFA students. Nov. 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 29 9 a.m.–7 p.m. art.uga.edu ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: UGA Ceramic Student Holiday Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) The holiday sale will include small, hand-built sculptures as well as functional pottery such as teapots, mugs and bowls made by ceramic students and faculty. Nov. 28–29, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. tsaupe@ uga.edu CLASSES: Gardening Class (ACC Library) “Intro to Organic Gardening.” Registration recommended. 6 p.m. FREE! atedrow@ uga.edu EVENTS: Holiday Book Sale (Georgia Museum of Art) See Tuesday listing for full description. Nov. 27–30, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: Flicker Film Society (Flicker Theatre & Bar) “Nic-vember” ends with a screening of Mandy (2018). 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full
ART: Juried Holiday Market 11/30 (OCAF, Watkinsville) Nov. 30, 5–8 p.m. Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3. www.ocaf.com PERFORMANCE: “A Taste of the Holiday Season” 12/1 (East Athens Educational Dance Center) 3 p.m. $10-$12. www.accgov.com/ dance CLASSES: NAMI Mental Health First Aid Training 12/2 (Police Department, 3035 Lexington Rd.) Mental health first aid training. Lunch to follow. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $5-$15. namioncampusuga@gmail. com EVENTS: 2018 Holiday Gala Tour of Homes 12/2 (Milledge Circle in Five Points) Visit four homes for Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Gala Tour of Homes. 5-8 p.m. $55–$300. www.achfonline.org PERFORMANCE: Domestic Violence Step Show 12/2 (Clarke Central High School) 4 p.m. $5–10. 706-357-5200 ART: Good Dirt Holiday Pottery Sale 12/8 (Good Dirt) 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! 706-355-3161
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LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 20 Big City Bread Cafe 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0029 KIRBY AIMICK Local guitarist and banjoist creating instrumental mel-
odies derived from American and Celtic traditions. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SOHI Underground hip-hop MC formerly of Athens groups Mad Axes and Deaf Judges. LIZARD GANG No information available. ECHO CONSTANT Local sample-based electronic project. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 HANS WENZEL & THE EIGHTY SIXERS Americana-inspired rock group fro Charleston, SC.
Wednesday 21 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided! Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SUTTON JAMES PAPANIKOLAS Alt-country and indie-folk singer-songwriter from Flagstaff, AZ.
The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday!
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MACHINE KID Electro-rock band from Atlanta.
Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.
The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 DWIGHT WILSON & THE CLASSIC CITY SOUL Local group with a soulful sound that draws on Motown.
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Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com CODY WOODY Guitarist and singer-songwriter from Oklahoma.
Go Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by Dr. Fred and featuring an assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every Thursday!
Friday 23 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DARA CARTER Solo pop-soul singer-songwriter from Atlanta. The Foundry 8 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com T. GRAHAM BROWN The Atlantabased country songwriter will perform a career-spanning selection of hits. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.
VFW 8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local country and Southern rock band hosts a dance party.
Saturday 24 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 AVERY DEAKINS Soulful local poprock singer-songwriter. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE RELICS Atlanta-area band influenced by classic and alt-rock.
multi-instrumentalist with a smoothrock sound. Go Bar 9 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE HOBOHEMIANS This six-piece acoustic band performs popular American and European roots music of the 1910s–30s. 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 to three different channels of music. One of them is a request line! Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND Local band combining a blues and soul spirit with riffy rock and roll. The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 GEORGIA DISH BOYS Raucous and rootsy local rock group fronted by songwriter Seth Martin. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com ELONZO WESLEY Folk singer-songwriter. WayWard Nightclub 11 p.m. FREE! 706-372-6972 DJ CHIEF ROCKA Local DJ spins Top 40, hip hop, funk, soul and more.
Sunday 25 J & J Flea Market 12 p.m. FREE! www.jandjfleamarket. com OPEN JAM Bring an instrument and jam at the final installation of this monthlong event. All ages and skill levels welcome. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com PICKXEN Playful Americana group from Atlanta.
RCI plays the Caledonia Lounge on Saturday, Nov. 24. HANDSOME HIGHWAY Local honky-tonk and Americana group led by Southern crooner Barrett Smith. THE HOLY HELLS Rock trio with “hints of Radiohead and bacon grease.” The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE NORMALTOWN FLYERS The long-running Athens-based band that labels its sound as “pickup truck rock and roll” plays its annual Thanksgiving show. 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 RICKY DIGITS Local emcee who cites MF Doom, cLOUDDEAD, Wu-Tang Clan and Eminem as influences. DJ FOG JUICE Spinning disco, new wave, old-school R&B and current and classic dance hits.
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Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $14 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com ABBEY ROAD LIVE Beloved local Beatles tribute band known for its attention to detail and musical proficiency. This show is in celebration of the White Album’s 50th anniversary. See story on p. 11. Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 FORGET BLACK FRIDAY Featuring music from Car Crash Kid, Gift Economy, Gordie Sanchez, Rachelle Berry, Shannon Jae and Vassar Blondes. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com REPLACEMENTS TRIBUTE SHOW Musicians play the songs of legendary rock band The Replacements. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. Highwire Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com LIVE JAZZ Rotating local jazz groups play every Friday and Saturday nights.
PATTERNS OF INTERACTION Atlanta band with rock, jam, jazz and funk influences. RCI “Purveyors of only the finest in filth and chicanery” from Athens. ASHES TO OMENS Five-piece local hard-rock band. 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 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com STEPHEN PIGMAN Funk, rock and Americana-influenced Florida singer-songwriter. The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com CHI-TOWN TRANSIT AUTHORITY Seven-piece Chicago tribute band. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre. com MAC DEMARCO Quirky Canadian indie singer-songwriter and
Monday 26 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays. Hosted by Larry Forte. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead.
Tuesday 27 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. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com POPPIES Blissed-out indie-pop band from New York City. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. k continued on p. 24
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Wednesday 28 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 8 p.m. $14 (21+), $16 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BORN RUFFIANS Internationallyknown Canadian indie/alt rock four-piece. LITTLE JUNIOR LGBTQ-themed garage-pop act from Canada. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com OKAPI Experimental folk duo that uses upright bass and cello.
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. Sofar Sounds 8 p.m. $15. www.sofarsounds.com SECRET CONCERT Apply for tickets online, and find out the location the day before. The artists are unknown until you arrive at the show.
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Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10. www.georgiatheatre.com THE GRASS IS DEAD Bluegrass group paying tribute to the Grateful Dead. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LIKE FATHER New local project. BILLBOARD BAGGINS Athensbased experimental outfit. COMRADE LAUNCHPAD Psych-folk and indie-pop band led by local musician James Bale. TOMMY! Athens piano man and singer-songwriter. KAYJAY Solo experimental pop artist. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CHASING VIXEN Melodic rock band from South Carolina.
KILLICK Freeform musician Killick Hinds coaxes mesmerizing sounds from unconventional instruments. SAHADA BUCKLEY Athens-based avant-garde violinist performs a solo set. The Foundry 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com JESTER Local alternative rock fourpiece. VACATION MANOR Poppy indie-rock outfit on tour from Nashville. The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! www.jazzathensga.org THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Popular local swing and hot jazz ensemble playing music of the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s. The Office Lounge 8 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn. Every Wednesday!
11/29 H2O50 / Henry Owings / Come / Elf Power / Arcwelder / The Velvet Monkeys / The Stroke Band (40 Watt Club) 11/29 REEL BIG FISH / BALLYHOO! / WE ARE THE UNION (Georgia Theatre) 11/29 KENOSHA KID (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 11/29 JOE WILSON (Mellow Mushroom) 11/29 GROOVE MOOSE (Nowhere Bar) 11/30 DEGA / BUXTON / MECHANICAL RIVER (Caledonia Lounge) 11/30 TWAIN / BOOK CLUB (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 11/30 GEORGE HARRISON TRIBUTE / Jef Whatley / Garett Hatch / Los Cantares / Waltz / Gypsy at Heart / Emileigh Ireland / AJ Griffin / Paul McHugh (40 Watt Club) 11/30 AMY RAY & HER BAND / CHASTITY BROWN (The Foundry)
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Art 44TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION (Lyndon House Arts Center) The annual show will be juried by Lauren Hayes, Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Drop off entry forms and up to three works on Jan. 24, 1–8 p.m. & Jan. 25, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.athensclarke county.com/lyndonhouse 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. www.athensarts.org ART CLASSES (Lyndon House Arts Center) “Printmaking with Kira Hegeman: An Introduction for Adults,” Tuesdays, Jan. 8–Feb. 12, 6:30–8:30 p.m. “Enamel Jewlery with Leslie Litt,” Wednesdays, Jan. 9–Feb. 27, 2–4 p.m. “Art with Stanley Bermudez” for ages 8–11, Thursdays, Jan. 8–Feb. 12, 4–5:30 p.m. “Teen Sewing/Fashion Design Club,” Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure
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. $65/ month or $175/three months. www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure “VISIONS OF MLK” ART EXHIBITION (Lyndon House Arts Center) Seeking artists and writers to contribute works on paper to the 12th annual “Visions of MLK” exhibition. This year’s theme is “Peaceful Resistance: Letter(s) from a Birmingham Jail.” RSVP by Jan. 5. Exhibition opens Jan. 19. 706-3725475, visionsofmlk@gmail.com
Auditions ANYTHING GOES AUDITIONS (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Auditions for Anything Goes. Actors and singers should arrive at 6 p.m. Dancers should arrive at 7 p.m. No experience necessary. Nov. 26–27, 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-283-1049 STARSTRUCK (Athens Community
art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Leslie Welborn shares a collection of paintings on positive images from childhood and family life. Through November. 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 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 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.) “Shifting Shapes— Collaborations with Nature” features sculptures by Barbara Odil. Through Jan. 12. ATHENS LATINO CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND SERVICES (445 Huntington Rd., #120) See 20 paintings by Stanley Bermudez. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) The “2018 Juried Exhibition” features 27 works by 22 artists including Manty Dey, Ginger Goekjian, Manda McKay, Eli Saragoussi, Susan Sellew and Nicolas Vionnet. Through Dec. 9. BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years. Holiday reception Nov. 24. Demonstrations and open houses held every weekend through Christmas. BUVEZ (585 Barber St.) Artwork by employees of Buvez and Normal Bar. Through November. 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
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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) November includes baked apple pastries, 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 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. “Nanowrimo Write-in,” Sundays, 3 p.m. “Wreathmaking,” Nov. 27, 6 p.m. 706-742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail.com, www.wintervillecenter.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($20/person) introduce participants to the potter’s 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) “Make-a-Mix: Gift Edition.” Dec. 4, 5:15 p.m. $35. www.farm viewmarket.com MINDFULNESS MEDITATION WITH RICH PANICO (Athens Physical Therapy, Accessible Yoga Room) Drop-in for one-hour meditations. Thursdays through December, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Donations encouraged. 706-353-0709 MOSAIC ART CLASSES (200 Northcrest Dr.) Weekend mosaic classes for beginner and intermediate levels. $175. www.corazon mosaics.com
detailed portraits by Jaquelynn Faass. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWERY (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “Dibujos Organicos: Hecho a Mano” is a new series of paintings and drawings by Atlanta-based illustrator and muralist Angie Jerez. Through Dec. 16. 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. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) In celebration of Flickskinny’s 20th anniversary, Jeremy Long created paintings of his favorite panels. Through November. 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.) “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 BelosselskyBelozersky. Through Jan. 6. • “Even If I Lose Everything” features a series of abstracted skycaps by Ted Kincaid. Through Jan. 13. • “Richard Hunt: Synthesis.” Through Feb. 3. • “Out of the Darkness: Light in the Depths of the Sea of Cortez” is a solo exhibition by Rebecca Rutstein. Through Oct. 27, 2019. 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.) Susie Criswell presents “My Pocket of Nature,” a collection of acrylic paintings inspired by walking through neighborhoods and nature. Through Jan. 7. HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Artistic clothing and handmade books by Gretchen Elsner. Through November. 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.) Brian Haas’ “People of Bhutan” is a series of photographs exploring the way cultural norms influence how people represent themselves. Through December. 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.) In the Lounge Gallery, “The End of a Perfect Day” contains photographs of tailgating events by Shawn Campbell. Through Dec. 1. • “St. EOM of Pasaquan” explores the life of visionary artist Eddie Owens Martin through paintings, clothing and artifacts. Through Jan. 12. • “Perennial Pattern,” by Sara Parker and Simon Hunt, is a body of 22 screen-printed mono prints, each a result of a process of deconstruction and play. Through Jan. 12. • “Call & Response” is an exhibit of works by Rene Shoemaker and Judy Bales. Through Jan. 12. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison)
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“Fed Up” by Kim Truesdale is currently on view in the “2018 Juried Exhibition” at the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art through Sunday, Dec. 9. NORMAL SCHOOL OF WINE (J’s Bottleshop, 1452 Prince Ave.) “Wine 201: An Introduction to the Wines of Europe.” Jan. 10–Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m. “The Two-Hour Wine Geek.” Dec. 6, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $25. “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 OPEN TREE CLIMB (David Henry Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary) Access the tree-top canopy with WildRice Adventures using rope, harness and a helmet. Ages 8 & up. Dec. 2, 3:30–5 p.m. www.facebook. com/wildriceadventures
“South by South” features oil paintings by post-impressionist Alice Williams. Through Jan. 20. NORMAL BOOKS (1238A Prince Ave.) A variety of art on display, including paintings by Mary Eaton, GCH Pet Portraits, metal art by Julia Vereen, ceramics by Shannon Dominy, sculpture by Doug Makemson, collage art by Susan Pelham and handwoven rugs by Bonnie Montgomery. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) “Women of Watercolor.” Through November. 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. • “We: American Thanksgiving Conflict and Communion,” created by local sculptor Micaela Hobbs in collaboration with painter Jennifer Niswonger, examines the history of the U.S. through the lens of the Thanksgiving dinner table. Through Dec. 22. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) While primarily a photographer, Berkeley Boone also uses pen and ink, pencils, colored pencils, watercolor and acrylics to portray natural subjects. Through Nov. 25. STEEL + PLANK (675 Pulaski St.) Benjamin Galland utilizes drone photography to produce large-scale images of Georgia’s coast. STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) Curated by Peter Loose, “The Great Folk Art Parade: Down the Lane to STMA” includes over 250 pieces by over 100 artists. Through Jan. 12. THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) “Finding Beauty in Your Home Town with Pencils or a Camera” is a collection of drawings and photographs by Alan Black. Through Jan. 11. 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. 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. WHITE TIGER GOURMET (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Vibrant paintings of local neighborhood scenes by Mary Porter. Through Jan. 6. 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, Greg Stone and more.
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) “Outdoor Cooking with Dutch Ovens.” Dec. 8, $75. www.facebook. com/wildriceadventures YOGA CLASSES (5 Points Yoga) Yoga at the Ropes Wall is held Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m. Kirtan and meditation, Nov. 30 (free). Lunar Flow Yoga is held Dec. 1, 3 p.m. (free). Holiday kindness yoga, Dec. 2 (free). Ayurveda self-care class is on Dec. 8. Yin Yoga is on Dec. 15 (free). New 300-hour teacher training school begins in January with weekend modules. .athensfivepoints yoga.com YOGA CLASSES (Thrive) “Yoga for Runners,” “Yoga for Moms,” “Balance Pilates” and more. Visit website for class schedule. 706850-2000, www.thrivespace.net YOGA FOR GARDENERS (Lotta Mae’s Supply Co.) No prior experience necessary. First Tuesdays, 9 a.m. $10. www.lottamaes.com
Help Out MLK DAY OF SERVICE (Athens, GA) The MLK Day of Service Steering Committee is seeking sponsorships and project sites to make it “A Day On and Not a Day Off.” Non-profit organizations and government agencies can submit applications to host a volunteer project online by Nov. 28. www.accgov.com/mlkday
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, www.athensaa.org ATHENS DEBTORS ANONYMOUS (Covenant Presbyterian Church) A 12-step program for anyone wishing to recover financially and be rid of debt. Meets every Sunday, 12:30– 1:30 p.m. 949-235-2508 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. FREE! www.emotions anonymous.org MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Meets the second Wednesday of every month. Open to anyone focused on improving their life and learning how to live with their condition. www.nuci.org
NAMI SUPPORT GROUPS (Multiple Locations) For family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. “NAMI Family Support Group.” Every fourth Tuesday, 6–7:30 p.m. in room 302 at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens. Every second Monday, 6:30–8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Watkinsville. namihall.org PFLAG MEETING (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) PFLAG Athens Area is an organization to advance equality through its mission of support, education and advocacy by uniting LGBTQIA+ individuals, families, friends and allies. Meetings usually held third Sunday of the month. pflagathensarea.com 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
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On The Street ACC LIBRARY BOOK CLUBS (ACC Library) Book Clubs include The African American Authors Book Club, Talking About Books, Philo of Philosophy, Last Monday Book Group and After the End: PostApocalyptic Fiction. www.athens library.org/athens ATHENS PÉTANQUE CLUB (Lay Park) Play a friendly game of Pétanque, a French version of bocce ball. Beginners welcome. RSVP. Mondays, 1–3 p.m. 706-613-3596 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 MEDITATION IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Meditations are offered in various forms across town. Athens Zen Group offers a newcomers orientation every Sunday (except first Sunday of the month) at 11 a.m. athenszen.org. Mindful Breath Sangha offers mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sundays, 6:30–8 p.m. beckylockman@gmail.com. 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. RIPPLE EFFECT FILM PROJECT (Athens, GA) Filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to create original short films about water conservation and water stewardship. Finalists’ films will be screened at the Blue Carpet Premiere on Mar. 23. Visit website for official rules and entry form. $1,000 in cash prizes. Deadline Jan. 25. www. rippleeffectfilmproject.org WINTER PROGRAM REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) Programs include art, sports, environmental science, recreation, holiday activities and mini camps. Register online. 706-613-3580, www.accgov.com/leisure f
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Work Woes ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com How do you anti-flirt with someone? There’s a guy at work who’s fun to talk with, but lately he’s gotten kind of flirty when he’s talking to me. I don’t know how to respond to some of the shit he says without sounding like I’m flirting back, and it’s stressing me out.
him—not ask him—to stop (and I’d report that, too). If you want to tell him to only speak to you about work, you can do that, too.
Hey Bonita, I share an office with an awful person! This Oh, crap—I do not envy you. If he’s a person steals food that the company buys for supervisor, then what he’s doing is almost our work—it is a job of service, but I don’t definitely against policy and should be want to be too specific—and also talks in way reported to human resources, though I too much detail about their sex life, problems know that’s a tough choice to make, and with their marriage and financial problems. there’s also no guarantee that HR will do They also frequently belch loudly. This is not a the right thing. Seeing joke—this is a real person. companies—like Google, The kicker for me was last You shouldn’t have week when this person most recently—use mandatory arbitration decided to change clothes in to stifle yourself to silence accusers while the office. I also want to be letting abusers resign with just to feel safe at work. specific when I say that they golden parachutes doesn’t talk nonstop. It’s almost encourage people to speak up. I’d still recpathological. I really don’t understand it. They ommend that you do it, because you want a will even walk through the office door and do a paper trail or physical record showing that little song and dance to announce that they’ve the company was aware of his inappropriarrived. ate behavior, just in case you ever need one. It’s driving me crazy! I can’t stand them, Hopefully, this is just a co-worker and it’s getting to the point where I’m having who’s getting too comfortable with you, to rely on some pretty unhealthy coping stratand you can turn him off by simply being egies in order to get through a workday. Any less friendly. I hate to advise you not to tips? This person is related to my department be yourself, but he was brought up in the head and has worked with us for 25 years. I’ve same patriarchal society that you were, and only been here one year. he’s probably going to keep trying until it’s plainly obvious that he doesn’t have a The most complicated part here is addresschance. That’s gonna take you deadpanning ing behavior that has been established over him a good bit, a 25-year career. The talking is definitely annoying, though probably not against any company policy that I can think of, but changing clothes in front of other staff just can’t be OK in a service environment. (I assume you mean health care or some kind of state-oriented public service.) You could bypass your forgiving boss completely and go directly to HR about something like that. If you don’t want do make an issue of it, you might not looking just have to come to terms with up from your phone the fact that your co-worker is a nightwhen he speaks, one-word email responses, mare, because it’s clear to me that their stuff like that. Being your kind self isn’t behavior has been reinforced over the years inherently flirtatious no matter what a by the lack of reprimands from the approman wants from you, and it’s not your fault priate persons. Report it if you like, and that he’s interpreting your kindness that start speaking up when your co-worker’s way and making you uncomfortable. You blabbering is interfering with your ability shouldn’t have to stifle yourself just to feel to work. They might stop or not, but they safe at work, and I’m sorry. should know that their behavior is not If you’re a more direct person like me, appropriate in the modern workplace. f you can tell him plainly to stop flirting with Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the you. If he’s making inappropriate comanonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice, or find ments about your body or your private life, Bonita on Twitter: @flagpolebonita. then you’re well within your rights to tell
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2018 Election Takeaway RURAL GEORGIA AIN’T GOING DOWN EASY By Charles Hayslett news@flagpole.com This column is excerpted from Charlie Hayslett’s blog, Trouble in God’s Country (troubleingodscountry.com). It was written before the election returns were declared final. The considerably longer and more informative full text can be read on flagpole. com or on his blog. After an early start as a reporter on the old Athens Daily News, Hayslett went on to a distinguished career in journalism and public relations in Atlanta. My Trouble in God’s Country research has been focused primarily on the widening economic, educational and health divides between Metro Atlanta and the rest of the state, especially rural Georgia. The extent of the political divide has been obvious and well understood for a long time, and it’s not a topic I’ve paid much attention to. But last Tuesday night, as I watched the election results come in and poked around on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Secretary of State’s websites for county-level returns, I noticed that Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams seemed to be lagging behind her party’s 2014 gubernatorial nominee, Jason Carter, in rural Georgia but outperforming him in Metro Atlanta and other urban areas. Did that mean, I wondered, that urban and rural Georgians were continuing to grow even further apart politically as well as economically, educationally and health-wise? As of the results posted on the Secretary of State’s site Monday morning, Nov. 12, Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp is leading in 130 mostly rural counties, while Abrams is ahead in the other largely urban 29 counties. The counties Kemp is carrying are home to 2.9 million registered voters versus 3.5 million in the Abrams counties. With that kind of numerical advantage, you have to wonder how Abrams can be losing. Two answers. The first is turnout. Kemp got a 61.5 percent turnout in his 130 counties versus 59.8 percent in the Abrams counties—not huge, but important in a race as close as this one is. (As of this writing, the secretary of state’s website is showing Kemp leading 1,975,843 to 1,916,943.) The second obvious factor is margin. Kemp is winning bigger in his small rural counties than Abrams is in her big urban ones. Which is saying something, because Abrams is ahead by a margin of 66.7 percent to 33.3 percent, or 2:1. Kemp, though, is running up the score in his 130 counties by a margin of 71.4 percent to 28.6 percent. To get at this, I wallowed around in the data for a while and finally wound up breaking Georgia’s 159 counties down into four groups: BIG DEMOCRATIC COUNTIES: These are 16 counties that have at least 25,000 registered voters and have generally voted Democratic over the years. It includes the big inside-the-perimeter counties in Metro Atlanta and a couple of recent newcomers to the Blue column, Cobb and Gwinnett. More than half the state’s registered voters live in these 16 counties. In 2010, Roy
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Barnes carried these counties over Nathan Deal by what seemed like a healthy 57.3 percent-to-42.7 percent margin. This year, Abrams is leading Kemp 2:1 in these same 16 counties. Put another way, these counties have shifted 9.8 percentage points further into the Democratic column. One measure of this group’s population growth and rising clout is that Abrams already has more votes from these counties than Barnes and Deal combined in 2010. SMALL REPUBLICAN COUNTIES: This is a group of 101 rural counties with fewer than 25,000 registered voters, and it’s pretty much a polar opposite of the Big D counties above. In 2010, Deal carried these counties 2:1 over Barnes; this year, Kemp is ahead of Abrams just a hair shy of 3:1. As a group, these counties are 7.7 percent redder now than they were in 2010. The problem for Republicans is that many of these counties, especially in Middle and South Georgia, are hollowing out and losing population. They may still be able to run up the score in these areas, but there’s not enough growth to keep up with the Big D counties. LARGE AND MIDDLE-SIZED REPUBLICAN COUNTIES: This is a group of 29 counties with at least 25,000 registered voters that are lining up with Kemp and other Republicans in this election cycle. It includes most of the suburban and exurban counties surrounding Atlanta, as well as fast-growing communities in North Georgia and bedroom counties around the state (Oconee, Houston, Columbia, etc.). The good news for Republicans is that these are for the most part growing counties and they are overwhelmingly red. The less than good news is that they aren’t getting any redder; in fact, as a group, they’re 3.3 percentage points bluer this year than they were in 2010. One example: Forsyth County gave 85.2 percent of its 2010 vote to Deal and only 14.8 percent to Barnes; this year, Kemp is carrying Forsyth with a relatively meager 71.6 percent to Abrams’ 28.4 percent. That’s a 13.6 percentage point shift toward the Democrats in a decade. Still, the GOP’s future in Georgia probably lies in retrenching in these counties. SMALL DEMOCRATIC COUNTIES: These are 13 largely rural and heavily black counties with fewer than 25,000 registered voters that are still voting Democrat, but—like the small Republican counties discussed above— they’re actually trending Republican. In 2010, they went nearly 60:40 for Barnes; this year, they’re a paler shade of blue and going 55:45 for Abrams. If that’s good news for Republicans, the bad news is that, combined, these counties cast fewer than 90,000 votes. So, urban Georgia is getting bluer and rural Georgia is getting redder. This is obviously just a local example of the divide taking place all over the country and of the extreme polarization that has afflicted U.S. politics in recent years. f
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