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Flag Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Henry Owings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Record Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Art Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Movie Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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All the Things A RUNOFF AND AN EPIC PRE-THANKSGIVING COMMISSION MEETING

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com Even though Stacey Abrams fell a bit short in her bid for governor, there will still be a runoff Dec. 4. Athens’ own John Barrow faces Republican Brad Raffensperger for secretary of state, so if you’re not happy with the way the election was conducted under Brian Kemp, you know what to do. Barrow may be a centrist white guy who doesn’t quite give you that tingly feeling Abrams did, but he wants to get rid of Georgia’s antiquated voting machines, and he’s certainly not going to go along with suppressing minority voters on behalf of the GOP. The importance of having a Democrat in this office come 2020 can’t be overstated.

In addition, Democrat Lindy Miller faces Republican incumbent Chuck Eaton for a seat on the Public Service Commission, which, among other things, regulates Georgia Power and has allowed the utility to run wild raising rates for the Plant Vogtle boondoggle. Sure, Miller’s never been on “Colbert,” but this race hits your pocketbook.

Keep in mind that, in runoffs, Republicans generally truck Democrats like UGA tailback Prather Hudson did to ESPN sideline reporter Laura Rutledge during the UMass game. His Twitter come-on had about as much of a chance as Barrow and Miller, but you know, you gotta shoot your shot.

Early voting is underway through Friday from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. at the Board of Elections office at 155 E. Washington St. and from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. at City Hall and, starting Thursday, the Athens-Clarke County Library. Polls are open, as usual, from 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Moving on, many people were out of town and the ACC Commission chambers nearly empty for several important discussions at its Nov. 20 agenda-setting meeting. I’m just thankful this meeting, which included 41 agenda items, ended before I missed my noon Wednesday holiday deadline.

BRUNCH BILL: Athens restaurants have already started pouring mimosas and bloody marys for early risers—and by early, I mean 10-ish. At a called voting meeting prior to the agenda-setting meeting, the commission unanimously approved an ordinance pushing up the time when restaurants can start serving alcohol on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 11 a.m.

This blessing is made possible by the state legislature, which, after several attempts that were blocked by the religious right, finally passed a “brunch bill” allowing communities to choose whether to implement the earlier start time. Athens voters, as one would expect, approved the measure by a 76 percent to 24 percent margin on Nov. 6. “It’s pretty clear the people have spoken,” Commissioner Allison Wright said.

Although it may seem like a small change, restaurant owners and servers—a huge segment of the Athens economy—say it will help their bottom lines by boosting bills (and tips) during brunch. They won’t have to deal with as many irate customers in need of the hair of the dog, either.

BOOZE CLUES: While the brunch bill was an easy call, commissioners are asking for your help as they face another, more difficult choice when it comes to alcohol.

State law prevents bars—defined as establishments that make the majority of their revenue from selling alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption—from opening on Sundays. But a few years ago, the legislature carved out an exception for Savannah, which wanted to allow bars to open on St. Patrick’s Day. Now, cities and counties can choose one Sunday a year when bars can open.

Last year, commissioners opted for New Year’s Eve, which fell on a Sunday. Next year, there are three drinking-related holidays on a Sunday: Super Bowl Sunday, of course, but also St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo. “I’d like to get some feedback,” Wright said. “I don’t think that any one’s even gotten 50 percent in our survey” of bar owners.

Whichever Sunday is chosen, bars can’t start serving before 12:30 p.m., because the brunch bill only applies to restaurants, ACC Attorney Bill Berryman said.

BIRD SCOOTERS: At their Dec. 4 voting meeting, commissioners appear ready to ban the dockless electric scooters that hatched all over town suddenly back in August—at least for 12 months, while county officials craft regulations and look for a partner willing to work with them.

At some point within that 12-month period, the commission’s Legislative Review Committee is recommending issuing a request for proposals to bring in one or

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Many cities have taken a similar approach, as Bird and other dockless e-scooter companies are notorious for dumping the vehicles onto the streets of unsuspecting cities with no notice and little regard for safety or the law. “We want to get ahead of this,” Commissioner Jerry NeSmith said.

Since the scooters appeared, county officials have been struggling with how to enforce safety and traffic laws on users, who rarely wear the required helmets, often illegally ride on the sidewalk and sometimes leave scooters blocking sidewalks and driveways. Bird has been uncooperative in finding a solution, ACC officials say.

If properly regulated, though, e-scooters could be another transportation alternative to cars. They’re faster than walking, easier to ride than bikes, more convenient than buses and cheaper and more environmentally friendly than ride-hailing services.

“I really love them, but I understand it’s anarchy out there,” Commissioner Melissa Link said.

If and when the ban takes effect, “they have 10 days to come get their stuff,” NeSmith said. But what if they don’t? When UGA has impounded scooters, Bird has simply brought in more, rather than pay the impound fees, Commissioner Andy Herod said. “UGA literally has hundreds of these sitting in a parking lot somewhere,” he said.

Commissioners discussed adding a clause that would declare the scooters government property after a certain time frame, then perhaps removing the motors and donating them to charity.

GIVING BOOTERS THE BOOT: Commissioners continue to struggle with what Herod

termed “cowboy booters.” Residents and visitors have complained that they’ve parked in lots in and around downtown, unaware of booting policies, only to return and find that an Atlanta company wants an exorbitant fee to remove the wheel lock.

Commissioners considered banning booting altogether, but then heard from parking lot owners who said it would make their rules—such as reserving lots for specific businesses—unenforceable.

The latest recommendation from the Government Operations Committee is to require multiple clearly-placed signs stating the policy, cap fines at $50, have dispatchers on call 24/7 and require booting companies to be licensed and employees to undergo background checks. Still, NeSmith raised questions: How would an out-of-towner know what the Bottleworks is? And at 4 a.m., how would a driver know the booting guy is the booting guy and not a mugger or rapist? Solutions could include requiring them to carry ID or wear a uniform. And maybe privately owned lots shouldn’t be reserved for specific businesses, NeSmith suggested.

SPLOST SPENDING: A citizens committee appointed to help decide how to spend revenue from the $248 million, approximately nine-year SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) 2020—a continuation of a 1 percent sales tax for infrastructure and other capital expenses—has yet to meet, and commissioners already know how they want to spend at least half the money.

The commission will vote Dec. 4 to set aside $158 million for, essentially, two projects: affordable housing and a new judicial center.

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Walmarts, if that’s how we still measure buildings around here—would relieve overcrowding at the county courthouse, where judges say they need more courtroom and office space, a jury room that can hold 200 people and increased security, with no easy way to provide that in a building that is 100 years old and has no room to expand.

Associated expenses include $11 million for a parking deck—which commissioners may nix—and $9 million to renovate courthouse space for other county government functions.

ACC could then sell off other buildings it owns, like the water business office and Civic Hall near City Hall, and buildings on Dougherty Street and Satula Avenue, consolidating those functions at the courthouse. ACC could then partner with a private developer to redevelop those properties, for example a “creative center” for entrepreneurs on the City Hall campus, Commissioner Mike Hamby said.

The affordable housing funding was a plank in Commissioner Kelly Girtz’s successful mayoral platform. That $44 million would be earmarked for acquiring, building or renovating affordable housing, possibly in conjunction with the Athens Housing Authority, another agency or a private entity. Athens can’t wait another 10 years to address the problem, Hamby said.

Associated with all this is an estimated $21 million in financing costs. Issuing bonds isn’t necessarily a bad move fiscally, as interest rates, though rising, are still fairly low—meaning a pay-as-you-go approach is likely to cost more in the long run, because of inflation, for a government like ACC that has very good credit. And state law requires that a SPLOST longer than six years have a financing component.

(It also must be a fixed amount of money, so the time periods noted are approximate.)

NeSmith, who served on the committee that recommended SPLOST 2011 projects, noted that commissioners then reserved $100 million of $195 million for two “designated projects”: the jail and the Classic Center expansion. That advisory board ultimately excluded the Classic Center, but the commission added it back in. Commissioner Diane Bell, who previously served on the

SPLOST Oversight Committee, also said she’s in favor of the designated projects.

But Link and Commissioner-elect Tim Denson warned that not giving the citizens committee leeway to vet and choose from all 90 projects could cause SPLOST 2020 to fail at the ballot box because the designated projects push off amenities that might potentially be more popular. “If we force some of these big-ticket items on there… we could kill the whole package,” Link said.

In response, Hamby floated the idea of adding a 10th year and about $30 million.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: Speaking of SPLOST 2011, the commission has all but decided to grant $3 million earmarked for “youth development” to the Athens Land Trust— with or without the Clarke County School District’s blessing.

Hamby, who chairs a committee on revitalizing the West Broad neighborhood bordered by Hancock Avenue, Baxter Street and Milledge Avenue, had offered the funding to CCSD to work with the land trust to turn the vacant West Broad School—where the ALT operates a community garden and farmers market—into a community center focused on producing and assisting entrepreneurs. Superintendent Demond Means, though, wants to renovate the building using school-district funds for additional early learning classrooms.

Regardless, commissioners want to give the money to the ALT for a facility in the West Broad neighborhood that would house programs that train high-school students in agriculture, conservation and construction, as well as counsel first-time homebuyers and assist people who want to start businesses. The ALT is the only nonprofit that applied that has the capacity and track record to pull off such a program, Link said, but she hopes “other groups” take advantage.

“The Caterpillars or whoever may go somewhere else in 20 years, but you’ll still have an individual who has learned a trade, who has a Plan B, or a Plan A if they want to start their own business,” Hamby said. The facility will include a commercial kitchen, and “in today’s economy, you can sell those cookies around the world,” he said. f

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UGA History Professor James Cobb on Southern Identity Through the Years

By Gregory Rodriguez news@flagpole.com This is Part 2 of an interview by Gregory Rodriguez, editor of Zocalo Public Square, with James C. Cobb, emeritus Phinizy B. Spalding professor of the history of the American South at UGA, for the Smithsonian Institute’s project What It Means to Be an American. Read Part 1 at flagpole.com.

Gregory Rodriguez: What was the primary impulse for Southern states to secede?

James Cobb: For many generations, white Southerners have insisted that the Civil War was not about slavery—that it was about states’ rights, or it was about economic differences, or tariffs. But if you go back and just read the debates over secession in each Southern state— which I have had the dubious pleasure of doing—it becomes very clear that the debate is taking place between two groups of slaveholders.

And every state secession convention was dominated not just by slaveholders, but by large slaveholders. And the question that they’re trying to wrestle with is, “Can we best protect slavery by leaving the Union, and creating a new nation centered on protecting slavery, or can we still find better ways to protect slavery by staying in the Union?” That’s the debate.

So, it wasn’t a groundswell of enthusiasm for secession. There was a lot of opposition from the upland mountain counties, where there was no slavery and no real sense of being worried about an interest in slavery to preserve. Secession happened because the people who were interested in promoting and protecting the institution of slavery were also the people who were in power. They dominated the state legislatures, and they dominated the state secession conventions.

The Confederate government was

unpopular almost instantly. And so, Confederate white affections settled on the military: the guys who were doing the fighting. And that’s why there was the embrace of the battle flag, as opposed to the national flag of the Confederacy.

GR: Was slavery, then, the reason Southerners—even those who owned no slaves—fought on behalf of the Confederacy?

JC: I think it’s worth distinguishing between what started the war and who started it, and the people who fought it. There were lots of reasons why white Southerners might have taken up arms that didn’t necessarily have anything to do with any vested interest on their part in slavery.

Once Lincoln makes the call for troops, it becomes, in the minds of many, “Well, I’ve got to protect my home, my family, my community.” My great-great-grandfather’s two sons went off to war… and his family never had any slaves. They had 150 acres of land.

And so, there were a lot of people who fought in that war for reasons we can’t fully comprehend. It was a war that served the interest of slaveholders and was precipitated by just the existence of the institution of slavery and of course the desire to see it expand. But we cannot necessarily extrapolate from that to say that everybody who fought in that war was fighting for slavery.

GR: What was the Lost Cause? And what led to its emergence?

JC: In the grand sweep of human history, there have been as many nations built on defeats as much as on victories. Because you can find unanimity and a ferocity in how you handle defeat and how you react to defeat as much as through victory. And so, the whole idea of the Lost Cause was to justify the white South’s position and to

ennoble the Confederate cause.

Basically, what they were trying to do was create a Southern nationalism that had never existed before secession—based on the idea of the hallowed Confederate warriors fighting against overwhelming odds who only lost because they were so outnumbered. It was also an attempt to restore masculine pride among Southern white men. So, it is really the basis of kind of a nationalist ethos. And it leads, of course, to the erection of all these monuments at the end of the 19th Century and during the early 20th Century.

GR: Is there any connection between that cult of the noble loser, the Lost Cause, and country music?

JC: I think there is in the sense that there is a kind of chip-on-your-shoulder mentality that so much of country music exudes. It’s now less so than back in the glory days of country music, but there is a sense of being looked down upon and feeling that you’re kind of at loose ends and you need to be back among your own people. And so, I think country music does capture those sentiments. But again, it’s not today’s watered-down version, which is all about the perils of trying to live in suburbia. But I think the country music of the ’40s, in particular, when it became much more of a modern phenomenon and you hear a lot of songs about how “I may be a hobo and a hillbilly, but I can still whip your ass,” there’s a kind of grudge mentality that’s definitely there.

GR: You’re implying that country music has been suburbanized. Could you talk a little bit about the evolution of country music and what it says about Southern white identity?

JC: Country music emerged from the musical heritage of the British Isles. And

then as it becomes a more commercial art form, it pulls together not just the old themes from the old British ballads but the contemporary events that shape the South.

It’s got a strong religious component that always kind of brings you back to, “If you sin, you going to suffer for it.”

I think country music has simply adapted as the South has changed. And if you go back and look at people like Patsy Cline—who is, of course, now regarded as the classic female country singer of all time—in her day, she was viewed as a threat to traditional country music. That was because she sang with the backup of the Nashville sound, which was the big orchestral stylings, lots of strings, even a harp.

So, a great majority of Southerners do live in suburbs now. With all of that, the music has adapted. But it came out of a rural culture where it was hard-bitten, hard times for much of the South’s 20th Century history. The spike was in World War II, when you finally get a little infusion of prosperity, and you get a surge in the modernity of the music in the sense of amplification and the instrumentation, but it’s still mirroring what’s happening in the South.

GR: You write a lot about the concern— shared even by some who fought against Jim Crow—that white Southern identity was so tied up with segregation that the South would disappear as a distinct region when it ended.

JC: The proliferation of [Confederate] monuments corresponds with the era in which the Southern states were instituting Jim Crow Laws. They were taking the vote away from black people, and the monuments were used as sort of props for those moves. And that is why I think you just can’t have those monuments anymore,

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regardless of what they may have meant once to white Southerners who thought their ancestors fought for something other than slavery in the Civil War. It’s very interesting—somebody said that what white Southerners do best is resist. And what will happen when there is nothing left to resist? And so, after the civil rights movement, when the end of institutionalized Jim Crow is fait accompli, there is this kind of identity crisis. For generations, everyone had heard that segregation, white supremacy and Jim Crow was the “Southern way of life.” So, what was there now to be redeemed of Southern identity, if the racial component had been stripped away?

And so, you get a classic example of the commodification of identity in the South, with efforts to transform Southern identity into a lifestyle. Then you get all these lifestyle magazines like Southern Living and Southern Accents and Garden and Gun. Identity becomes a hot commodity in the global marketplace. And so, what happens is that something you were cautious about revealing, or certainly not emphasizing—your Southern identity—suddenly becomes a point of pride, because it’s something that makes you special.

GR: What role did President Jimmy Carter play in the emergence of a post-segregation white Southern identity?

JC: It was a short love affair with Jimmy Carter. But if you reel back to that period of the mid-’70s, that’s a time when there’s really a national embrace of Southern culture. That’s when country music really explodes as a national phenomenon. And if you think about what’s on TV, you’ve got “The Andy Griffith Show,” you’ve got “The Waltons,” you’ve got the emergence of Willie and Waylon and the laid-back boys from Luckenbach. There’s this nice, warm, fuzzy, embraceable South.

Carter surfaces amid that. And he’s coming on the heels of Watergate. And he’s got the whole small-town rural Southern boy humility and religiosity, and maybe that’s just what we need: someone who is a good old, down-to-earth Southern boy who is humble and knows he should be humble.

But there were ways in which being a Southerner really hurt him—particularly when he was being a good Southern Baptist. I was born and raised a Southern Baptist, and you know you front-load suffering if you are a Baptist. You know it’s out there, so you may as well go out there and start suffering. And so that’s what Carter did. He comes in and he says, “You know, we can’t keep doing all this stuff. We can’t have all the oil we want. We can’t treat the whole world as our oyster anymore. We’ve got to lower our expectations and live more reasonably.” And of course, Americans don’t want to hear that.

GR: Has the South lost its distinctiveness since World War II? JC: Assimilating the South and

homogenizing the country was once tantamount to a national mission. But it strikes me that white Southerners have tried to hang on to vestiges of their Southern identity that aren’t tied to race. But you also have an American mass society a little bit reluctant to admit that the South is basically much like the rest of the country.

Because, if you do that, then you have to own the South, which is something that the country has never really been ready to do.

And I’m not sure if it still is. You can’t just keep saying that, when you have a racial atrocity in Pennsylvania, “This is the kind of thing you would expect to happen in Mississippi, not Pennsylvania.” But if you sort of say, “The South is in it, we’re all in it together,” then you lose that negative image that makes you feel good about yourself, and proud of yourself.

GR: And yet the North began to confront its own problems in the last half of the 20th Century.

JC: Unfortunately, what Southern segregationist politicians had been saying for decades was borne out. They always predicted that you just wait and see what happens when Northerners—white Northerners—are told they have to integrate their schools.

And the court decides that it’s not just enough to get rid of de jure segregation.

As soon as that gets in the court system and it’s starting to affect places like Detroit, then there’s—as a famous Southern historian said— there’s a massive withering of Northern self-righteousness.

And then also, the South has always been the poorest, most backward part of the country, but then the Rust Belt happens.

And you get this massive drainage of people and capital moving south during the fuel crisis. There are very solid economic reasons behind it, as well, but there also is more fresh opportunity in the South. So, the whole saga of the more progressive, more prosperous North kind of starts to fray around the edges.

GR: What should it mean to be American?

JC: If we’re talking about the ideal of being American, I think it means accepting differences based on history and culture.

And that’s something that held the South back for a long time, because it was not necessarily terribly friendly to outsiders.

And it didn’t offer opportunity for people to want to go there—they weren’t seeing an opportunity for them to make a better life for themselves. And so, I think being less hung up on regional differences, as well as ethnic differences, and just sort of thinking, “We’re in this together, and it doesn’t matter whether your great-great-grandpa shot at my great-great-grandpa or not.” Just sort of trying to find that common ground that allows you not to forget your history, and it doesn’t force you to apologize for it, but forces you to acknowledge it and keep it.

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With a 45-21 wrecking of Georgia Tech last Saturday at Sanford Stadium—which could have been much worse had Kirby Smart not called off the dogs in the second half— Georgia has wrapped up its 2018 regular season. The Dawgs finish the regular season slate with an 11-1 record, the only blemish coming against LSU in Baton Rouge back in October. Aside from that one disappointing performance, this season has been everything a Georgia fan could ask for.

faced since, well, Alabama last January.

Early projected point spreads have Alabama as a 13.5-point favorite. Every bit of conventional and unconventional wisdom says the Tide will win this game. But at the same time, we shouldn’t be fatalistic. It may have been 11 months ago, but Georgia was the last team to test Alabama. We’ll have to play our best game of the year, maybe our best game in many years, but we can beat Alabama.

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Let’s not let this happen again.

But now comes the tough part. All season, we’ve been staring down the barrel of a showdown with Alabama. As any Georgia fan—or any fan whose team has been unlucky enough to cross paths with Nick Saban’s Tide over the last decade—will know, a game against Bama is the toughest test in college football. This season, somehow, it’s gotten even tougher.

Alabama has annually sported one of, if not the, best defenses in college football. But with future Heisman-winner Tua Tagovailoa under center, the Tide now also claims the best offense. If Georgia wants to earn a return trip to the College Football Playoff, it will have to topple the Tide in the SEC Championship Game this Saturday in Atlanta.

We’ve known that this rematch of last season’s national title game was coming for close to a month now, ever since both Georgia and Alabama clinched their divisions with games to spare. And we’ve suspected it would come long before that, ever since DeVonta Smith caught the game-winning touchdown that crushed Georgia’s title aspirations last January in Atlanta. After that crushing defeat, every Georgia fan I know was champing at the bit for another shot at Saban, and, for good or ill, we got our wish. We wanted Bama, and now we’ve got ’em.

There’s a fine line Georgia fans will need to walk in the buildup to this game. We shouldn’t be delusional about what’s going to go down in Atlanta. Alabama is headand-shoulders better than any team we’ve

The good news is, we seem to be hitting our stride at just the right time. The loss to LSU was simultaneously the worst and best thing to happen this season. (OK, it was really just the worst, but you’ll see my point in a moment.) Before the trip to Baton Rouge, we were sleepwalking through the season, scraping by against Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee on talent alone.

Yes, we beat all those teams by double-digits, but there were so many mistakes made that would come back to haunt us as soon as we faced a good team. And when LSU came along, that’s exactly what happened.

The loss to LSU was a wakeup call. Our margin for error was gone, and that forced us to step up our game. Against Florida, we put on our best performance of the season to that point. And each following week— against Kentucky, Auburn and eventually Georgia Tech—we got a little better and a little more confident. We’re still not playing as well as we’re capable of, but we’ve gotten better every week, and that provides some hope that we can put it all together just in time to upset the Tide.

Alabama is the toughest team we’ll face this year and will be hard as hell to beat, but you can’t lose before the game is played. A loss may feel like a foregone conclusion, but it isn’t. If the stars align and we play as well as we’re capable of playing—which is to say, better than we’ve played all year—we can win this game. We haven’t played a team as good as Alabama this year, but they haven’t played a team as good as Georgia either, and they can overlook us at their own peril. f

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The Chunklet Guy Turns 50 HENRY OWINGS CELEBRATES WITH TWO ATHENS SHOWS

By Gabe Vodicka music@flagpole.com

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Caledonia Lounge and 40 Watt Club, with set times structured so attendees can catch most of everything if they are so inclined.

For Owings, throwing a proper celebration meant bringing the party home to Athens. Even though he has lived

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better or worse, Henry Owings’ career path can be traced directly to Flagpole. The Atlanta-based creator of the influential fanzine Chunklet and media-biz jack of all trades—rock critic, graphic designer, concert promoter, label boss and stand-up comedian, to name a few of his past and current pursuits—got his start writing as an unpaid freelance contributor to this publication in the early 1990s. Witty and intrepid, the young Owings set out to take the town’s overly serious music community to task.

“I did a lot of writing, and a lot of shit-stirring, which I found the most delightful,” Owings recalls.

But the scenesters bristled at his approach, and he sparred with the magazine’s editorial staff. Rather than let the experience dissuade him from writing, he used it as fuel to start his own, fiercely independent publication.

Over the course of 20 issues, Chunklet positioned itself as an underground force, publishing memorable items like “The 100 Biggest Assholes in Rock”; “The Shit List,” about terrible concert experiences; and a gargantuan, two-part “Overrated Issue.”

This year, Owings turns 50. To celebrate, from Nov. 29–Dec. 2., he’s throwing a series of parties in Athens, Atlanta and at Whirlyball in Roswell, featuring a head-turning list of musicians he has befriended over the decades.

With the lineup, “I set out to go as big as possible,” Owings says. Performers include Man or Astro-man, Arcwelder, Come, Omni, The Gotobeds and post-punk icons 86, who will reconvene after 30 years. Two of Georgia artpunk legend Don Fleming’s former bands, The Stroke Band and The Velvet Monkeys, will likewise reunite.

“The first band I thought of when I came up with my 50th birthday [party] was Man or Astro-man,” Owings says.

“They were the first band I asked, and they’re playing four shows.”

The Athens concerts take place Thursday at the

elsewhere for two decades—and even though he honed his chops by poking fun at its insular music scene—he says the town remains near and dear.

“I still consider myself an Athens guy,” he says. “Even though I’ve lived in Atlanta for 20 years, I still consider Athens home. It really had a profound influence on me.”

That influence is reflected in the lineup for this week’s shows, which feature several groups from the Classic City and others with strong ties. They include Elf Power and Pylon Reenactment Society, two bands featuring people— Elf Power’s Andrew Rieger and Pylon’s Vanessa Briscoe Hay—with whom Owings bonded during his time in Athens and with whom he remains close.

“I know that I was a stinker when I lived here, but I’m still friends with almost everybody I knew here,” he jokes.

Indeed, Owings has a personal connection with each of the groups playing, reflecting a career spent vigorously attempting to blur—if not erase—the line between critic, listener and musician.

“I tend to think of myself as just a robust music fan,” he says, adding that, as a teenager in the pre-internet era, he was the sort of fan who would write letters to his favorite bands. (One of those bands was Pylon, he says; he showed off his fan-club card to Hay when they first met.)

There is a reason Owings felt an urge to commemorate this particular milestone. He rattles off a list of musician friends who have died young, including Jason Molina, Bill Doss, Jerry Fuchs, Vic Chesnutt and, most recently, Deerhunter’s Josh Fauver.

“I really am doing so much of this in honor of those that have died,” he says. “Because I’m tired of the posturing. I’m tired of going, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it one day.’ I could die tomorrow. I’m gonna just go for it.”

One might say the famously cantankerous Chunklet Guy has mellowed with age, though to hear him tell it, he’s always been an open book. Yet Owings admits to a certain degree of acquired clarity. “The No. 1 thing I have learned the older I’ve gotten is, don’t be jaded,” he says.

To this end, these shows are a chance to convene with friends to mark a half-life well spent. “I’m very proud when I look back at Chunklet,” says Owings. “I have a kid now, and I look at those issues, and I go, ‘How in God’s name did I do this?’ It was never my job. I just did it.”

Appropriately, Owings will also appear onstage with several of the groups playing this week’s events, singing songs by some of his longtime favorites, like Redd Kross and The Fall.

“The current through all of it,” he says, “through my time at Flagpole, through my time doing Chunklet, through [comedy], is I’ve just been a fan.” f

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BORN RUFFIANS RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, Torontobased Born Ruffians kick off the last leg of a three-part tour at the Caledonia Lounge. The indie-rock band is on the road supporting its fifth studio album, Uncle, Duke & the Chief, a record that finds the band’s members returning to their roots with assistance from producer and collaborator Richard Swift, who died earlier this year.

At its core, the band has always been a trio featuring guitarist and vocalist Luke Lalonde, drummer Steve Hamelin and bassist Mitch DeRosier. After releasing Birthmarks in 2013, Hamelin left the band to pursue a degree in history and international relations. While in school, Hamelin stayed involved with the group, appearing on half of its 2015 album Ruff. When Hamelin returned in 2016, the band alternated between a four-piece—with Andy Lloyd on guitar and piano—and a threepiece. Lloyd recently had a daughter, and the band returned to its original trio for the first time since Birthmarks.

“I think it makes the three of us play harder onstage, because we know that each of us is one-third of the show, so we can’t hide during any of the songs,” Hamelin says.

Uncle, Duke & the Chief was produced by Swift, who died suddenly in July at age 41. Swift was known for his work with The Shins, Lucius, The Black Keys, Nathaniel Rateliff, Damien Jurado and others. In January 2017, Born Ruffians set out to record an initial five songs with Swift, but ended up completing the whole nine-song album in 10 days. “[It was] one of those rare experiences where just everything clicks,” Hamelin says. “You’re doing a song a day, the producer and the band are completely in sync, and everyone’s happy when they leave. Even the mixing notes after were minimal.”

Hamelin says their time with Swift was unlike any other recording experience they’d ever had, and before his death, they were discussing making another record with him. “It was only 10 days, but we got pretty intimate with him making the record, and he plays and he sings backup on the record,” Hamelin says. “He’s very much a member of the band on the record.”

The new album was initially recorded live in the studio by the three-piece, and they later overdubbed vocals and other instrumentation, like they had done in 2008 with Red, Yellow & Blue. The goal was to center the album around the core trio, with only a

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few takes allowed per song. “[Swift’s] music always sounded really live—not really over-produced, not really too slick, not lo-fi, not bedroom recordings,” Hamelin says.

“He just knew how to make it that warm, older-record sound, and that’s what we wanted for these songs.”

Born Ruffians is known to bring in new elements on each record while still holding on to their core sound. Hamelin says some of his favorite additions this time were a Roland Juno keyboard that Swift had in his studio and a spring reverb tank they used on vocals. Hamelin says the best drum sound on the record is on “Spread So Thin,” because Swift put a large brick on the snare, something Hamelin says he wouldn’t have thought to ever do.

Hamelin also says that, if you listen closely in “Working Together,” you can hear Swift describing the drum sound. The band purposefully left that and some other “mistakes” on the record, making it more personal and raw. “He would pop into the live room and lay something down without even running it by us, which we loved,” Hamelin says.

Despite the death of Swift, Born Ruffians don’t plan to slow down. The tracks on Uncle, Duke & the Chief were chosen from a larger batch of songs the group has been working on, and Hamelin says their next album will be released in 2019.

“The record was already special to me—it was like my first full record back,” Hamelin says. “And now that it’s the only Richard record that we will ever get to do, it makes it untouchable.” f

WHO: Born Ruffians, Little Junior WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 8 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $14 (21+), $16 (18–20)

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icture this: You and your friends have per show. arrived at a venue to see one of your “Sofar is about bringing people closer to favorite artists. The band sounds great, but the artist,” Tolbert says. “There’s no openers you can’t focus with all the chatter in the or closers—instead, every act is equal.” background. You wish, more than anything, There are two rules that Sofar attendees that the band would play a personal concert must follow: There can be no talking while for those whose only motive is to enjoy the an artist is performing, and guests must music. This dream scenario is what Sofar stay for every act. This allows both artists Sounds is built on. What started as a series and fans to feel as if they are fully immersed of house shows in London has now spread in the music. to 423 cities worldwide, including, most recently, Athens.

Sofar Sounds offers a secret-show setup that is accessible to everyone. The shows are built on a raffle system and function the same way in every location. Those who are interested go to the Sofar website, apply for the show date and city they are interested in and wait to see if they have been selected. The day before the show, attendees are given the venue location. There are three bands on every bill, and no one knows who is performing until they arrive.

Lauren Tolbert, the Athens Sofar representative, began her volunteer position with the company last year. After living in London and attending Sofar shows there, she knew this event was something that the local community would Alex Guthrie performing on Oct. 16. appreciate.

“Sofar is something I think everyone Tolbert will graduate from UGA in May who likes music should experience at least 2019, and she wants to see Sofar grow as once,” Tolbert says. “It helps you really much as it can in the coming semester. appreciate the artists you’re seeing in a new Those who are interested can not only way.” attend the shows, but they can get involved Tolbert became Sofar’s Athens city with Sofar by volunteering. Volunteers host director after she reached out to the orgashows, help choose the talent, market the nization about expanding to the city. She events and more. has since built a team of volunteers to help “In almost every city you visit, Sofar can coordinate the monthly shows. She finds be something familiar for you to meet peovenues and artists, as well as vets those ple and have a good time,” Tolbert says. “It’s who apply for tickets to make sure the same important to a lot of people, and I hope it people aren’t chosen over and over. keeps growing after I’m gone.”

In London, Tolbert says she would To apply for this week’s show, go to apply to about three shows a week and be sofarsounds.com and search for the Athens awarded a ticket once a month. The applipage. After that, all you have to do is wait cation process in Athens is much simpler, for your confirmation email and enjoy the as ticket demand is lower. There is a Sofar music. f show every month, and most who apply are approved.

Though the relative lack of demand WHAT: Sofar Sounds makes Tolbert’s job easier, she says she WHERE: Secret Location wants nothing more than to see Sofar grow WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. in Athens. Tolbert says she wants to help HOW MUCH: $15 promote the local music scene, and she makes a point to book at least one local act

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BRAND NEW DAY: The new album by Parker Gispert (The Whigs) is named Sunlight Tonight, and it’s The Ice Creams out now via Normaltown Records. Although Gispert is known among Whigs fans for his straight-ahead rock and roll—and on Instagram for his nonstop feed of creative outfitting—this album feels like an artistic statement he’s been seeking to make for a long time. The soft psychedelia of “The Goldilocks Zone” is an obvious and immediate high point, but the orchestral arrangement of “Too Dumb to Love Anyone” is a totally nice touch to a song that initially feels it’s going to pop off loud in one direction but, eventually, ebbs and flows like a series of waves until it reaches crescendo. “Through the Canvas” has much of the same type of musical tapestry. Thematically, it opens the album with lyrics of renewal, clarity and shaking off emotional cobwebs. The high notes Gispert hits during the chorus are the hook that should draw listeners into the whole record.

Check it out at parkergispert.bandcamp.com and newwestrecords.com. As long as you’re online, you may as well be a fan over at facebook.com/parkergispert.

IN THE SITTING ROOM: One thing I’ve always like about experimental combo Thunder O(h)m! is its understanding

and embrace of salon-type atmospheres. The newest live recording by the group—expanded in this instance to the Thunder O(h)m! Quintet—is exactly the type of thing I mean. Recorded in the home of pianist Brad Bassler, the intimacy of the performance is captured perfectly on the recording. Oh, yeah, it’s named Wound to the Dire Down to the Wire (Please Vote). It’s all very much, for want of a better term, in one’s face. The singular 37-minute track encompasses not only the group’s raw intensity, but also assumes a stance way beyond what first listeners might assume of strict improvisation.

Although I’m not privy to the band’s creative method, much of this seems very compositional and indebted to 20th Century classical music. The quintet is the aforementioned Bassler, Sahada Buckley on violin, Killick Hinds on guitar, John Norris on drums and bass by Jamie Thomas.

Thunder O(h)m!’s overriding artistic position has always appeared to be one that understands it’s not enough to simply “experiment” and mess about, but that experiments should necessarily seek to advance either the form itself or, at minimum, an understanding of the form. Check it out at killick. bandcamp.com.

JINGLE JANGLE: The Hugh Hodgson School of Music will present its annual holiday concerts at the music school Thursday, Nov. 29 and Friday, Nov. 30. On deck to perform are the voices and talents of hundreds of people, including the men’s and women’s glee clubs, the University Chorus, Hodgson Singers, African American Choral Ensemble, UGA Symphony Orchestra, British Brass Band and multiple solo vocalists. The conductors for these performances are professors Daniel Bara, J.D. Burnett, Mark Cedel, Gregory Broughton, Philip Smith and graduate conducting student Jean Gomez. The repertoire will include selections from The Nutcracker, the “Magnificat” and The Muppet Christmas Carol, among others. Tickets for adults are $25—children and students are $6—and you can grab them at pac.uga.edu or by phone at 706-542-4400. If you’d like to go but simply can’t, you can stream it via music.uga.edu/live-streaming. f

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Hog-eyed Man—the duo of fiddler Jason Cade and lap dulcimer, mandolin and guitar player Rob McMaken—back Rosenbaum as he sings the folk standard “Cumberland Gap.” Later in the album, Rosenbaum sits in on banjo, an instrument that brought him acclaim during the 1960s folk revival, for the jubilant instrumental “Saline County.” Both were recorded locally on the still-active picker and preserver’s 79th birthday.

The precision with which the band re-created “Rebel Raid,” “Woodswoman,” “Georgia Horseshoe” and other selections—and the care taken in retracing the songs’ backstories for the liner notes—keeps alive folklore methods associated with the surnames Rosenbaum, Lomax and Guthrie. In all, the album offers quite the regional history lesson for folk and country fans more familiar with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s identically titled yet very different “Cumberland Gap.” [Bobby Moore]

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LOGGING OFF Athens Brands Reassess Their Relationship With Facebook

By Nathan Kerce editorial@flagpole.com

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most measures, Facebook is in decline. The next generation is moving on to other platforms, and people who helped build Facebook into an empire are leaving the site, in part due to high-profile user privacy violations and the company’s role in facilitating political attacks. Backlash has grown in the wake of a recent New York Times story that exposed the morally dubious steps Mark Zuckerberg and others have taken to try and regain the public’s goodwill. And then there’s the user experience: Targeted ads and mysterious algorithms have turned feeds into an unpredictable mess where a lot of posts never get seen at all.

In the Athens business and creative communities, Facebook is still a primary avenue for marketing and communication, but the landscape is changing, and fast. Many companies, bands and brands that are dependent on Facebook have been forced to rethink their relationship with the website.

Serra Jaggar, founder of the Indie South store and artist market, says she has paid to promote her page on Facebook, but hasn’t been happy with recent results.

“The advertising framework is not user-friendly, and is deliberately obfuscated with lots of options and different settings,” says Jaggar. “At this point, it’s too hard to understand for a layperson who just wants to spread the word

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around about what they do. My experience is that, even with paid advertising, the reach is much less than it used to be, so there are diminishing returns.”

In 2012, Facebook launched “promoted posts”: ads that pages or individual users could buy to promote

their products or events. The idea was that, by paying Facebook, the company would tweak its algorithm to ensure the post was seen by more people, leading to greater engagement with the advertiser’s page in general.

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new additions—including specific implementation with Facebook’s video player, as well as its mobile app—but the basic concept remains the same.

Locals who have used the program report mixed, often confusing results. Emily Llamazales is a wrestler with South East Women Wrestlers who is involved with marketing the group’s events.

SEWW has paid Facebook to boost its Wieuca Indiegogo campaign, as well as a handful of events. According to their statistics, paying to promote their Wrestlewomania event for a single week generated just over 50 impressions and six event responses. The event itself would go on to have over 428 responses of either “attending” or “interested.”

Six months later, their HalloKween Havoc II generated 489 responses of “attending” or “interested.” Yet SEWW did not pay Facebook to promote the latter event at all. According to Llamazales, they have no immediate plans to pay to promote any future events on Facebook.

Southern Brewing Co. also promotes events on Facebook and, like SEWW, is having trouble seeing what benefits it gets by participating in the system.

“When we take these actions, the posts do seem to get more attention, but it’s difficult to measure the conversion rate of people who interact with our posts and then actually come and visit our taproom or buy our product,” says SBC’s director of marketing and communications, Sarah Prestridge.

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“Facebook’s algorithm can limit visibility of posts, and it seems like every ‘improvement’ they make moves the platform closer and closer to a pay-to-play type of environment,” Prestridge continues. “The insights they provide for business accounts help counter some of this… At the same time, our metrics from these insights often seem to change drastically from week to week, even though we haven’t changed our marketing strategy.”

Outside of performance issues, Facebook users increasingly have privacy concerns. In early 2018, Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting firm, was exposed for collecting data from millions of profiles in order to share the information with a number of political campaigns, including the 2016 Trump presidential effort. While this was hardly Facebook’s first brush with controversy, the scandal dealt a major blow to the company’s public image, as well as its stock prices.

The event also had a direct effect on how frequently people use Facebook. According to a study conducted over the summer by the Pew Research Center, 42 percent of American Facebook users have “taken a break” from the site in the past year, while 26 percent have deleted the app from their phones altogether.

Local businesses have taken note of the user exodus.

“With one controversy after another, more customers are opting to get rid of Facebook and use other forms of social media,” says Prestridge. “Recently, I’ve noticed an increasing number of messages from Instagram users asking that I send them SBC event details individually, because they no longer use Facebook.”

The general consensus among local page managers is that they were not surprised by the privacy issues. “Facebook has been putting our info in the hands of questionable organizations since well before ‘fake news’ was a term,” says a member of local band Wieuca. “We’re not scared of Russia in the slightest, but we are scared of thousands of companies doing whatever they want with data about us.”

Many page managers say their social media focus has been pushed elsewhere. WUOG 90.5 FM, where Llamazales serves as general manager, has made a push to expand its presence on YouTube.

“Over the past year, we have been working on gaining subscribers to our YouTube channel, where we post all of our ‘Live in the Lobby’ performances. By upping the production quality and increasing in-studio performances, we have gained more traffic, and artists have been sharing these videos more than ever.”

Wieuca still uses Facebook, but claims its greatest amount of fan engagement and interaction comes from Spotify, which has limited but easy-to-use social media capabilities.

According to the band, even within Facebook’s flawed system, it’s all about engaging with one’s audience the right way. With a human approach, the group says, users can fight back against even the most unfair of algorithms.

“It’s less about the platform and more about consistency.

If you can jump in your fans’ feed once or twice a week with content that’s entertaining or relatable, and not just, ‘Buy our stuff!’, then you can build a more personal and mutual relationship with them. After all, art is supposed to offer everyone more than straight-up retail.”

In terms of how Facebook could improve its offerings for page managers, everyone has their own ideas. Prestridge would like to see changes to Facebook’s core newsfeed algorithm, which she sees as inherently biased against small businesses.

“Facebook’s algorithm boosts posts largely based on the number of comments and shares,” she says. “Users tend to see posts from bigger companies—potentially competitors in the same industry—that may have gotten more likes initially simply because they have significantly more followers.”

Jaggar agrees with Prestridge’s sentiment. “The most ideal scenario for the future would be for Facebook to stop relentlessly squeezing small business owners and allow pages to have the organic reach they once did,” she says.

“No matter how much money I spend on ads, it never equals the response I used to get when people who liked and followed my page simply saw the posts I made.

“It’s a real shame they are so greedy that they have rendered the whole platform relatively ineffective—or at the very least unpredictable—for the vast majority of creatives and small businesses,” says Jaggar. f

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Shop Local This Season

flagpole’s Holiday Market Roundup

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com

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very December, hundreds of local and regional artists gather up their most recent creations to sell to holiday gift shoppers, demonstrating the entrepreneurial spirit and diverse talents of Athens’ thriving arts community.

From open houses at private studios to multi-vendor fairs at local businesses, these events offer an opportunity to connect directly with the makers of original pieces.

The value of buying from local artists is twofold: While you score a one-of-a-kind gift that’s sure to be treasured forever, the artists receive the feedback and support they need to continue pursuing their endeavors. With over 30 events slated to occur over the next three weeks, handcrafted and locally sourced gifts are more accessible and affordable than ever.

In the spirit of tradition, let Flagpole make shopping locally a little simpler with our annual Holiday Market Roundup, a list of artist markets, studio open houses and craft sales going on in Athens and nearby.

In Athens Deck the Walls, a holiday market held at the Lyndon House Arts Center, located at 293 Hoyt St., will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays in December from 12–5 p.m. More than 70 artists will offer jewelry, photography, paintings, soaps, scarves, hats, mittens, glass, pottery, accessories and folk art, plus seasonal cards, ornaments and wreaths. An expanded gallery shop includes more original creations by members of the Visual Arts Guild of Athens, such as floral paintings by Starr Helms, vibrant quilts by Amanda Whitsel, handdyed silks by Margaret Agner, photography

by Wilma and glass by the Bendzunas family. A Holiday Open House on Dec. 15 from 1–3 p.m. will feature live entertainment, photos with Santa and craft activities inspired by the “St. EOM of Pasaquan” exhibition on view in the galleries. As per tradition, the historic Ware-Lyndon House is decorated in live greenery courtesy of the Ladies Garden Club. For more details, visit athensclarkecounty.com/lyndonhouse.

Over on campus, pop by the Student Jewelry & Ceramics Sale on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m.–7 p.m. You’ll find eclectic, wearable designs like earrings, pendants and rings, as well as advanced works

by MFA students like Laurel Fulton, who creates three-dimensional wire structures out of silver and brass that are coated with luminous colors. The sale will be held on the first floor in the atrium of the main building at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Visit art.uga.edu for more events on campus.

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Across the atrium, the UGA Ceramic Student Organization’s annual Holiday Pottery Sale will occur simultaneously on Nov. 28–29 from 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Created by students and faculty, the works range from decorative pieces and handbuilt sculptures to functional pottery like teapots, mugs, plates, vases and bowls.

Proceeds support educational field trips to conferences and also bring in visiting artists. Parking is available in the Performing Arts Center deck. Visit art.uga.edu.

For specialty items straight from the garden, visit the UGArden Holiday Market on Nov. 29 from 4–7 p.m. Members of the organization’s herb program have concocted a variety of medicinal teas, soaps, healing salves, lip balms, infused oils and homegrown loofahs. Attendees should park at the greenhouses at 2510 S. Milledge Ave. to catch a holiday hayride out to the lower barn.

A creative fundraising event for Project Safe, the ARTificial Tree Sale is a special chance to purchase artificial trees and ornaments that have been decorated by fine and folk artists such as Minnie Adkins, Chris Allison, Frances Byrd, Fawne Derosia, Charlie Dingler, Cameron Bliss Ferrelle, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey, Jim Shores, Dan Smith and Suzy Sue Smith. The sale will be hosted by Musicians for a Clause at the Commerce Cultural Arts Center, at 232 Cherry St., on Nov. 29 from 7–11 p.m. Find the event on Facebook for photos of items.

Operating primarily as a wholesale business, Mbare, Ltd. will open its warehouse to the public for the annual Africa in Athens Warehouse Sale on Friday, Nov. 30 from 4–8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. The fair-trade company works directly with artisans and craftspeople in Zimbabwe, Senegal, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Mali and Ghana to collect wall decor, textiles, baskets, glassware, stone sculptures, wood carvings, tin art, masks and more. Mbare is located at 118 Commerce Blvd., and more details can be found at mbare.com.

Celebrating her 10th anniversary, Maria Dondero’s popular Marmalade Pottery Holiday Sale will be held at Southern Star Studio, located at 180 Cleveland Ave. Dec. 1–2 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., the ceramic artist will share a new collection of mugs, hanging planters, large coil jars, big platters and ornaments. The event includes food by Tim Dondero and sweets by Jane Yates. Visit mariadondero.com for samples of work.

Hip Vintage & Handmade will open its doors for a Hip Holiday Market Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Dozens of craft vendors will set up in the garden behind

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the shop, which carries collections from antiques and vintage dealers alongside handmade items by local crafters and artists year-round. The afternoon also includes live music and food trucks. Hip is located at 215 Commerce Blvd. More information can be found at hipvintagehandmade.com.

Indie South Fair’s 11th annual Holiday Hooray offers a lineup of over 75 vendors covering virtually everything handmade, from original art in every medium, bath and beauty products, toys and sustainable fashion to artisanal food, home goods and furniture. Indie South is unique in that it also incorporates a wide selection of collectors who focus primarily on vintage clothing and accessories. Vendors to keep an eye out for include folk artist Chris Hubbard, Piedmont Provisions, Color of Heat, David Goebel Woodworks, Almas & Co., The Humble Hutch, Big Yellow Dog Designs, Oscar Bites Dog Treats, City in Bloom Ceramics and Beetle & Bark Co. The twoday open-air market, which also promises a vinyl DJ, food trucks, art demos, Santa photo booth and kids activities, takes place Dec. 1–2 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at 660 N. Chase St., just off Prince Avenue. Admission to the market is $3. For more details, visit theindiesouth.com.

The Downtown Athens Open House encourages shoppers to visit the various boutiques and shops that neighbor each other Dec. 1 from 12–5 p.m. For a full list of participating Downtown Athens Business Association members, check out downtownathensga.org.

During the annual Holiday Open House at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 2–4 p.m., kids are invited to take photos and share their wishes with Santa, as well as make holiday crafts. The garden’s gift shop features many products by Georgia artists, including candles, soaps, note cards, jewelry, pottery, textiles and woodwork. The garden also hosts an annual competition among high-school and college art students from across the state, with the winning design appearing in the shop. Stick around after the open house for holiday concerts by the Athens Flute Choir (4 p.m.) and the Solstice Sisters (5 p.m.). For more information, visit botgarden.uga.edu.

The Holiday Sale at Normaltown Pottery, slated for Friday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8 from 4–9 p.m., will feature handmade, functional pottery by studio owner Juana Gnecco, along with ceramics by Nancy Green and Asheville, NC-based potter Shawn Ireland. Additional items include local honey by 3Kings Honey, natural soap by Farmington Herbs and festive snacks. Normaltown Pottery is located

at 465 Belvoir Heights. For more information, call 762-728-0575.

Local painter Jim StipeMaas has moved to a new studio, located at 100 Three Oaks Dr., and will be displaying as much work around the house and studio as possible during a Studio Sale held Dec. 8 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Spanning many years, works will range from drawings and paintings to oil pastels and watercolors. Visitors are welcome to take a stroll on nearby trails, where many of his landscape pieces were painted. Visit jimstipemaas.com for examples of work.

Rebecca Wood and her team of potters will host their Holiday Sale Dec. 8 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. R. Wood Studio, located at 450 Georgia Dr., will have many of the brightly colored pieces that the studio is known for—as well as this season’s new shades, fir and wheat—in addition to several one-of-akind pieces, seconds and discounted works.

To view samples of the potters’ work, check out rwoodstudio.com.

Heirloom Café and Fresh Market will host an opportunity for seasonal shopping Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. during brunch hours. Handmade wares include jewelry, gourmet foods, woodwork, ceramics, soaps and bath products, textiles and more.

Heirloom is located at 815 N. Chase St. Visit heirloomathens.com.

Following the Marmalade Pottery event, Southern Star Studio will host its third annual group sale Dec. 8–9 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Participating potters include Brandon Bishop, Lori Demosthenes, Maria Dondero, Carter Gillies, Jennifer Heynen, Chona Leathers, Allya Maerz, Regina Mandell, Kerry Steinberg and Alex Wilkins. Call 706-248-6899.

Among lots and lots of pots, the Good Dirt Holiday Pottery Sale will offer giveaways, hot apple cider, freshly baked goods and roasted marshmallows around the fire pit.

Twenty-one instructors and students will set up shop, reflecting the wide variety of styles and backgrounds that make up the studio. Everything from mugs, bowls and plates to decorative vases, succulent planters and ceramic jewelry will be available, with notable potters including studio owner Rob Sutherland, Amanda Proctor, Mary Mayes, Nicole White and Mae Moon.

The sale is Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Good Dirt Clay Studio is located at 485 Macon Hwy. Visit gooddirt.net for information.

Artists will come together to raise money during a sixth annual fundraiser for the local nonprofit Campus Cats at Hi-Lo Lounge Dec. 8 from 12–5 p.m. Hi-Lo is located at 1354 Prince Ave. Information on

Campus Cats can be found at catzip.org/ campus-cats-program.

Treehouse Kid & Craft presents its ninth annual Hollyday Handmade Artist Market across the street at Starlite Showroom, at 750 W. Broad St., on Sunday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Swing by to peruse the creations of 20 vendors, including Very Good Puzzle, The Slime + Charm Shop, Appaloosa Designs, Wilde Autumn Apothecary, Will Eskridge, Bear Hug Honey Company, Jacob Wenzka, Luvaboo, Tin Cup and Sweet Olive Farm Animal Rescue. Additionally, a Kids Art Market will feature budding entrepreneurs trying their hands at selling their masterpieces. Find the event on Facebook.

Two dozen or so local vendors will join half as many children’s classes to sell products during the South Jackson Holiday Market. Proceeds will support the school’s leadership program and other various projects. The market will be held Monday, Dec. 10 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at South Jackson

Saggus, sculptures by Barbara Odil, pottery

by Amanda Proctor, mixed media by Tex Crawford, glass by Susan Staley and baked dog treats by Robin Taylor. Big City Bread is located at 393 N. Finley St. and can be reached at 706-353-0029.

The vendors of the West Broad Farmers Market will offer a special Holiday Market & Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. In addition to fresh produce and prepared foods, items include artisan soaps, handmade wreaths, jewelry, sewn goods, woodworking and flower bouquets.

The market, at 1573 W. Broad St., aims to develop new food-based entrepreneurs, build a neighborhood-centered economy and increase access to healthy, affordable foods. Visit athenslandtrust.org.

More artists will share their creations during the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art’s fourth annual Holiday Market. Highlights include assemblages by Lisa Freeman, pottery by

With over 40 years of experience, artist Paul Bendzunas has passed his craft down to his three children, who also work in the studio.

Operating primarily as a wholesale business that distributes to galleries countrywide, a public gallery displays some of the family’s best functional and decorative glass works, including cups, paperweights, bowls, ornaments and vases. For more information, check out bendzunasglass.com.

The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation’s 24th annual juried Holiday Market includes the works of 70 regional artists and crafters, ranging from paintings to pottery, stained and fused glass, jewelry, photography, woodwork, sculpture, fiber art and more. The market is open Nov. 30 from 5–8 p.m. and Dec. 1–2 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Admission for all three days is $3. OCAF’s Artists Shoppe, which features handmade items created by more than 50 of the gallery’s members, opens in conjunction with the Holiday Market and will remain open from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays through

selection of soaps and botanical skin-care products made with fresh herbs grown by Lisa. Farmington Pottery is located at 1171 Freeman Creek Road in Farmington. For more information, visit pickettpottery.com and farmingtonherbals.com.

Farmview Market, at 2610 Eatonton Hwy. in Madison, will host a Holiday Market Dec. 1 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Handcrafted items will include jewelry, knitted accessories and wood crafts, while locally sourced products range from homemade preserves to live herbs, soaps and baked goods. In addition to performances by the Happy Soles Cloggers, The Bread Basket Pickers and MCMS Chorale, bow-making demonstrations and a visit from Santa will help get everyone into the Christmas spirit.

Check out farmviewmarket.com for what’s in store.

During Off the Vine Produce’s Holiday Craft Show, scheduled for Dec. 1 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m., artists will set up to sell various goodies like home decor items, flower arrangements, jewelry and soaps to take home in addition to the shop’s fresh produce and country goods. Off the Vine is located at 302 Athens Road in Winterville, and can be reached at 706-899-0400.

Previously of Southern Star Studio, Lori Demosthenes will invite visitors into her new space, Rose Creek Pottery, which she moved into this past September. Primarily focused on functional, handmade porcelain and stoneware pottery, she will offer a variety of mugs, serving dishes, ornaments and vases. The Holiday Sale will take place Dec. 1–2 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m., and Rose Creek Pottery is located at 1051 Rose Creek Dr. in Watkinsville. Scope out @lodemos on Instagram for pictures of prior work.

Handcrafted baskets, textiles and sculptures at Mbare

Elementary School, located at 1630 New Kings Bridge Road. Contact shealey@jcss.us for additional details.

Creature Comforts’ Get Artistic Winter Market, on Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 5–9 p.m., will primarily feature fine art and craftwork. Up on the walls, the brewery is also presenting “Dibujos Orgánicos: Hecho a Mano,” a series of paintings and drawings

by Atlanta-based illustrator and muralist Angie Jerez. Visit getcurious.com/get-artistic for information on Get Artistic, an initiative that supports the local arts.

An outdoor patio under twinkling lights makes for a festive setting at the juried Athens Holiday Market at Big City Bread Cafe on Thursday, Dec. 13 and Friday, Dec. 14 from 5–9 p.m. Peruse the works of over 50 local and regional artists while a live band performs around the bonfire.

Highlights include jewelry by Charles Pinckney, watercolors by Jamie Calkin, paintings by Lou Kregel, ceramics by Melanie Sgrignoli, bird houses by Frank

Blackbird Jenny, beaded jewelry by Aurora Jewelry, comics by Joey Weiser, paintings

by Anna Lee Shultz, moss ecosystems with Kodama tree spirits by StudioPenPen and children’s books by New Growth Publishing.

The market will be held Dec. 15 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at the gallery’s new location, at 675 Pulaski St., Ste. 1200. Visit athica.org.

Hosted by the eclectic brick-and-mortar Indie South, the Abnormal Bazaar offers a last-minute opportunity to pick up handmade and vintage goodies. Held the third Sunday of every month, the outdoor market is Sunday, Dec. 16 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at Indie South’s new location, 470 Hawthorne Ave. Visit indiesouthfair.com for details.

Outside Athens The family-run Bendzunas Glass Studio and Gallery, at 89 W. South Ave. in Comer, will keep extended weekend hours from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. until Christmas, with live glass-blowing demonstrations until 3 p.m.

Saturdays until Dec. 22. Homemade treats

by Golden Pear Bakery, a group of volunteer OCAF members, will also be available. OCAF is located at 34 School St. in Watkinsville. Visit ocaf.com.

For vibrant, richly glazed pieces of pottery that draw inspiration from nature, check out the works of David Morgan, a regional potter who has been creating functional stoneware for over 30 years. The David Morgan Pottery studio, located at 3747 Old Wildcat Bridge Road in Danielsville, opens for a Holiday Sale Dec. 1 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Dec. 2 from 12–5 p.m. The studio can also be visited by appointment through Dec. 24. Find David Morgan Pottery on Facebook.

Venture over to Farmington Pottery’s December Open House Pottery Sale Dec. 1–2 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. to view the latest creations of Geoff and Lisa Pickett. A wide variety of Geoff’s wood and gas-fired pitchers, vases and tableware for the home and garden will be available, as well as a

This year’s lineup at Wolf Creek Pottery promises a diverse array of traditional and contemporary ceramic pieces, with participating potters including Juana Gnecco, Jen Graff, Nancy Green, Minsoo Yuh and Sunkoo Yuh, as well as drawings and red clay by Rich Panico and handprinted textiles and cards by Sara Parker. Located at 1500 Tappan Spur Road in Watkinsville, the studio’s annual Studio Sale is Dec. 1–2 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. For more details, call 706-410-5200.

While in the area, visit the annual J.B. (Jeff Bishoff) Pottery Sale for new works. Occurring Dec. 1–2 from 10 a.m.–5 pm., the sale is located at 1790 Salem Road in Watkinsville. Call 678-863-1847.

The Winterville Center for Community and Culture will host its first-ever Holiday Hoopla Craft Bazaar on Dec. 8 from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. In addition to seasonal items like greeting cards, wine cork Christmas trees, and baked goods, vendors will offer glass and beaded jewelry, clothing, creative gift card holders, jams and jellies, body care products and steampunk birdhouses. In addition, the Threadworms Crafting Club will raffle off a crocheted holiday quilt, with proceeds supporting the center. The Winterville Center is located at 371 N. Church St. in Winterville. Visit wintervillecenter.com. f

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Back in the Ring TWO SOLID SEQUELS AND A TRUE POLITICAL TALE

By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com

dashed dreams might affect his progeny. The movie’s most obvious misstep is how little of an individual person Viktor is allowed to be. Munteanu may be a physical specimen, but must not be much of an actor. Viktor’s release would be more dynamic if he uttered more than a line or two.

While the film belongs to Jordan, who becomes a more complete movie star with each featured role, Stallone is still the king of this ring. It is doubtful any actor knows a character as deeply as he knows Rocky. Every movement and every word is faultless. Creed II may not be as perfect as its stars or precursor, but it is every inch a Rocky movie—i.e., a winner.

CREED II (PG-13) Bad Rocky movies are a that score in a Russian ring.) Without his lot harder to make than one would think. mentor’s blessing, Adonis accepts the bout.

OK, Rocky V remains the unanimous As early in the movie as this first bout candidate for worst entry in the storied occurs, one familiar with the Rocky formula franchise, but boxing is the perfect sport can easily surmise what is bound to hapfor sequels—there’s always a rematch. pen: more training montages, more boxing, In 2015, Ryan Coogler smartly rebooted more family drama. boxing’s cinematic heavyweight RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET champion in a film good enough (PG) Remember when Disney The Front Runner to stand side by side with the only deigned to release sequels 1976 Oscar winner. The loss to its most popular animated of Coogler’s guidance created features—Aladdin, The Lion apprehension about Creed II, but King, etc.—directly to video the return of Sylvester Stallone (VHS specifically)? Now, its as a screenwriter imbues it with sequels, including this most such a strong sense of franchise recent feature, prove to be some history, its success is virtually of the company’s most creative, ensured. This movie is every inch allowing talented animators an eighth Rocky as it is a second and storytellers to add depth to Creed. already-built worlds. In Ralph’s Thirty-three years after Ivan second adventure with BFF and First rule of Middle Age Men’s Club… wear a gray hoodie.

Drago (Dolph Lundgren) killed talented racer Vanellope (v. Sarah Apollo Creed in the ring, his Silverman), the reformed villain son Adonis (Michael B. Jordan) is now With Creed II, Stallone and a bevy of so wonderfully voiced by John C. Reilly litthe champion, and before the celebratory other writers truncate the character arc of erally accomplishes the titular demolition. champagne can go flat, a sleazy promoter Rocky II–IV, which is much more complete While much of what happens in Wreck-It (Russell Hornsby) issues a challenge to than one may remember. One of the film’s Ralph 2 rehashes the irrational emotional fight Viktor Drago (Florian “Big Nasty” cleverer moves is its humanization of the decisions driving many a feature—live-acMunteanu). Rocky (Stallone) wants none once-inhuman Soviet boxer Drago. No one tion or animated—the creativity surof a revenge match he sees as unnecessary. thought twice about how that loss to Rocky rounding these familiar plot points is (After several training montages, he settled would have ruined his life and how those phenomenal. Co-directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston imaginatively repurpose Disney properties like their legendary princesses and Star Wars to tell a familiar Disney tale of friendship and living one’s dream. If Ralph 2 does anything weakly, it is criticizing the modern online culture it pleasantly satirizes. Were Ralph to focus its vast computing power on a story as inventive as the world it commands, it would be an all-time high scorer rather than a oneyear placeholder.

THE FRONT RUNNER (R) Films that recover small moments in modern history from extinction always earn an extra accolade or two. Multiple Academy Award nominee Jason Reitman guides the account of Gary Hart’s ill-fated run for president in 1988 with expected levity and intelligence. As Hart, Hugh Jackman does not have to live up to anyone’s distinctive memories; Hart is no Jack Kennedy or Bill Clinton.

The film’s strength lies in its ensemble of campaign workers and press—J.K. Simmons, Molly Ephraim, Chris Coy (“Treme”), Vera Farmiga, Alex Karpovsky (“Girls”), Josh Brener (“Silicon Valley”), Alfred Molina, Ari Graynor, Bill Burr, Kevin Pollak and Toby Huss. (So many of these faces are familiar from HBO, one can be excused for assuming, rightly, how much more impressive this film would have seemed on pay cable.)

Like many a politician, The Front Runner lacks a solid message. The film is right that Hart’s downfall changed the way the press reports on politicos, but refuses to take a stand on whether or not that change was positive or negative. Nonetheless, this highly electable film is a charismatic waffler that will earn the votes of viewers still trying to process the current political climate. f

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the calendar! calendar picks FILM | THU, NOV 29

Richard Hunt Sculptor

Georgia Museum of Art · 7 p.m. · FREE! Currently on view at the museum, “Richard Hunt: Synthesis” features welded and cast sculptures, lithographs and other works on paper illuminating the 60-year career of Hunt, who has created more than 130 large-scale public commissions in over two dozen states.

Screened in conjunction with the exhibition, director Charlie Ahearn’s documentary Richard Hunt Sculptor explores the legendary figure’s life and includes rare archival footage from a film created in 1971 for the Museum of Modern Art. The film will be followed by a tour of the exhibition with Shawnya Harris, the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art. [Jessica Smith]

Tuesday 27 CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) “iPad and iPhone Basics.”

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) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@ uga.edu

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Amy Ray

The Foundry · 8 p.m. · $15–18 Amy Ray is a folk-rock icon due to her work with the Grammy-winning Atlanta duo Indigo Girls, who captured the hearts and minds of a generation of crunchy college kids in the late 1980s and early ’90s. While the Girls are still active, Ray largely focuses on her fertile solo career, where she explores the worlds of punk, Americana and old-time music. Her latest LP, Holler, released in September, features contributions from Vince Gill, Derek Trucks, Brandi Carlile and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and is a cool, confident set of country twangers with a dash of smoky soul. Ray, who lives in North Georgia, hits The Foundry with her band—dubbed, um, Her Band—and support from Nashville upstart Chastity Brown. [Gabe Vodicka]

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, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

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

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MUSIC | TUE, DEC 4

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar · 10 a.m.–12 p.m. · FREE! Creative team Bart King and Jacob Wenzka celebrate the release of their third children’s picture book, Do NOT Read This Book at Bedtime. Like their previous books, Juniper Gets Wet and The Girl Who Kept Night in Her Closet, their latest collaboration features whimsical storytelling by King and eye-catching illustrations by Wenzka. Do NOT Read juxtaposes language that lulls the listeners’ eyes to sleep with mentions of daytime adventures like visiting penguins at the South Pole and playing with schools of fish in the ocean. The duo will read and sign copies of their new book, and coloring sheets will be available to keep kids busy while their parents relax over coffee. [JS]

Georgia Theatre · 7 p.m. · $25 Death-metal titan Cannibal Corpse embodies the genre’s doomy ideals: pummeling drum rhythms, detuned guitar blasts, guttural vocals and violent lyrical imagery. The latter element lent the group some mainstream notoriety in the 1990s, when conservative politicians launched a campaign against the band, whose recurring themes include Satan, murder, torture and mutilation. Cannibal Corpse has succeeded in perverting impressionable minds for over three decades, with last year’s Red Before Black its latest stab at indoctrination. It’s a metal-fest at the Georgia Theatre Tuesday also featuring Florida’s Hate Eternal, Chicago hardcore standout Harm’s Way and local deathmetal favorite Guillotine. [GV]

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p.m. $5–7. www.thethalianblackfriars.com

Wednesday 28 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

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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 (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcon-

tacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Shadowfist Power Lunch (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play the Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game. 12 p.m. FREE! 706-354-4500, www. tychesgames.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.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: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892

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 KIDSTUFF: Wonderful Wednesday Storytime (Bogart Ag Building) Ms. Donna presents stories, songs, rhymes and a simple craft. Ages 3.5–8. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: 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) 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: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens 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

Thursday 29 ART: Opening Reception (Give Back Real Estate, Glass Building, 624 S. Milledge Ave.) “Michael Ross: One Degree South” features landscapes and birds of Georgia as well as paintings created while in Norway. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. michaelrossart.com ART: Student Jewelry & Ceramics Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description. Nov. 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Nov. 29 9 a.m.–7 p.m. art.uga.edu ART: ARTificial Tree Sale (Commerce Cultural Arts Center) Proceeds from a silent auction tree sale will benefit Project Safe Athens.

Trees and ornaments decorated by local artists will be for sale. Hear live music by local groups. 7–11 p.m.

Donations of cash or unwrapped toys accepted. 706-335-6417 ART: UGA Ceramic Student Holiday Sale (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description. Nov. 28–29, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. tsaupe@uga.edu CLASSES: Yamuna (Healing Arts Centre, Sangha Yoga Studio) Develop strong, flexible, pain-free feet. 2 p.m. holistichealthrevolution@gmail.com EVENTS: American Red Cross Blood Drive (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Help others in need. Donate blood! 2–7 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597, www.athenslibrary. org/madison 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 EVENTS: UGArden Holiday Market (2510 S. Milledge Ave.) UGArden presents a sale of healing salves, lip balms, infused oils and other items made by the organizations herb program. 4–7 p.m. ugarden.uga.edu FILM: Richard Hunt Sculptor (Georgia Museum of Art) Charlie Ahearn’s documentary on Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt includes rare archival footage from a 1971 film made about Hunt for the Museum of Modern Art. Followed by a tour of “Richard Hunt: Synthesis” with curator Shawna Harris. See Calendar Pick on p. 20. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org

GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Bring your pajama-clad kids in for bedtime stories, songs and a light snack. Ages 0–7. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Stress Relief for Teens (ACC Library) Learn skills for dealing with stress. Make stress balls and joy jars. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the Loose (ACC Library) The four-week, early-literacy program incorporates books, nursery rhymes and musical instruments. Registration recommended. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrarly.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (Oconee County Library) This special storytime is for the youngest readers-to-be and their caregivers.

10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: A Whale of a Good Storytime (ACC Library) Learn about whales though a whale watch and experiment, whale stories and whale crafts. For ages 4–8 and their caregivers. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Discussion Forum (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 277) Civic Life, a civic engagement program, presents “Coming to America: Who Should We Welcome, What Should We Do?” 7 p.m. FREE! russlib@uga.edu MEETINGS: ACC Democratic Committee (ACC Library) Join local democrats at their monthly meeting. 6 p.m. FREE! www.clarkedemocrats.com OUTDOORS: Nature Ramblers (State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Meet at Shade Garden Arbor) Learn more about flora and fauna of the garden while enjoying fresh air and inspirational readings. Ramblers are encouraged to bring their own nature writings or favorite poems and essays to share with the group.

9 a.m. FREE! www.naturerambling. blogspot.com PERFORMANCE: Thursday Scholarship Series (UGA Performing Arts Center) Hundreds of singers and instrumentalists from the choral and large ensembles of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music perform a holiday concert. Nov. 29–30, 7:30 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA ID), $20. pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Cirque Dreams Holidaze (The Classic Center) See Wednesday listing for full description. Nov. 28–29, 7:30 p.m. www. classiccenter.com

Friday 30 ART: Juried Holiday Market (OCAF, Watkinsville) Pottery, paintings, fiber art, stained and fused glass, jewelry, sculpture, photography, woodword, and more from 70 regional artists.

Nov. 30, 5–8 p.m. Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3. www.ocaf.com ART: Opening Reception (UGA Science Library) “The Head and The Art” is an exhibition exploring the intersection of science and art. 5–7 p.m. 706-542-0698 EVENTS: Frosty Formal (UGA Memorial Hall, Ballroom) Get fancy and join the Ballroom and Social Dance Club for an evening of dancing to holiday favorites. 7 p.m. $3–5. bdcuga@gmail.com EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Participate in a guided meditation session in the galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30–

10:30 a.m. FREE! sagekincaid@uga. edu, www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: 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 EVENTS: Africa in Athens (Mbare) Shop for unique, handmade gifts from Zimbabwe, Senegal, Swaziland, Mali, Ghana and South Africa. Nov.

Laura Griffin. Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15, 8 p.m. Dec. 9, 16, 2 p.m. $15. www.onstagewalton.org

Saturday 1 ART: J.B. Pottery Sale (1790 Salem Rd., Farmington) Jeff Bishoff shares recent works of pottery and art. Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 678-863-1847

Browse functional mugs, jugs and other vessels in earth tones by Lori Demosthenes. Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

ART: Open House Pottery Sale (Farmington Pottery, Farmington) Geoff and Lisa Pickett offer a selection of all kinds of pots for the house and garden, as well as herbal soaps and skincare products. Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. www.pickettpottery.com

Cirque Dreams Holidaze will perform at the Classic Center on Wednesday, Nov. 28 and Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

30, 4–8 p.m. & Dec. 1, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.mbare.com EVENTS: Christmas Tour of Homes (Madison, GA) Take a walking tour of historic and private homes fully decorated for the holidays. Choose from a daytime or candlelight itinerary. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. or 5–9 p.m. $27–55. www.friendsofheritagehall.org GAMES: Planeswalkers for Diversity Meeting and Magic (Tyche’s Games) Play Magic in a welcoming atmosphere. 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 OUTDOORS: Joy Ride (Athens City Hall) A relaxed, social ride on Athens back streets. Routes fall between 5–9 miles and almost always end at Little Kings Shuffle Club. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/bikeathens PERFORMANCE: Thursday Scholarship Series (UGA Performing Arts Center) See Thursday listing for full description.

Nov. 29–30, 7:30 p.m. $6 (w/ UGA ID), $20. pac.uga.edu THEATER: Father of the Bride (On Stage Walton) On Stage Walton presents this comedy. Directed by

ART: Holiday Sale (David Morgan Pottery) Potter David Morgan has been creating functional stoneware for the past 30 years. Shop for new works. Dec. 1, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Dec. 2, 12–5 p.m. 706-207-2325 ART: Holiday Craft Show (302 Athens Rd., Winterville) Off the Vine Produce offers craft items in addition to fresh produce, country goods and various holiday goodies. 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 706-899-0400 ART: Juried Holiday Market (OCAF, Watkinsville) See Friday listing for full description. Nov. 30, 5–8 p.m.

Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3. www. ocaf.com ART: Marmalade Pottery Studio Sale (Southern Star Studio) Maria Dondero celebrates her 10th anniversary with a new collection of mugs, hanging planters, ornaments and other ceramic pieces. Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. www.mariadondero. com ART: Wolf Creek Pottery Sale (Wolf Creek Ceramics) Featuring new ceramic works by Juana Gnecco, Jen Graff, Nancy Green, Sunkoo Yuh and Minsoo Yuh. Handprinted textiles and paper by Sara Parker, plus drawings and red clay

by Rich Panico. Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-410-5200 ART: Rose Creek Pottery Holiday Sale (Rose Creek Pottery, 1051 Rose Creek Dr., Watkinsville)

ART: Hip Holiday Market (Hip Vintage and Handmade) Hip Vintage hosts a holiday market featuring local arts and crafts, live music by The Lucky Jones (2–5 p.m.) and food trucks. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www. hipvintagehandmade.com ART: Indie South Holiday Hooray (660 N. Chase St.) Indie South hosts the town’s largest holiday artist market with over 75 craft and vintage vendors. Items include handmade home goods, clothing, bath and body products, artisanal food, jewelry, ceramics and more. The afternoon also includes a DJ, food trucks and art demos. Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3. www.indiesouthfair.com ART: Bendzunas Glass Open House (Bendzunas Glass, Comer) The family-run glassblowing studio offers handmade glass items. Live demonstrations until 3 p.m. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.bendzunasglass.com ART: Afternoon with Artist in Residence Mo Costello (Lyndon House Arts Center) Mo Costello has been working in the LHAC’s photography studio for the months of October and November. 4–5 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3623 CLASSES: SAFE Women’s Self Defense (American Blackbelt Academy) Learn how to disable an attacker. Ages 12 and up. 1 p.m. $15–30. 706-549-1671

EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Downtown Athens Open House (Multiple Locations) Downtown boutiques host a joint open house complete with carriage rides, holiday characters and a visit

by Santa. Check website for participating locations. 12–5 p.m. www. downtownathensga.org EVENTS: Access to Justice Pop-Up Clinic (ACC Library) Athens residents can get brief, individual consultations from law professionals at this free legal clinic.

9–11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens EVENTS: Africa in Athens (Mbare) See Friday listing for full description. Nov. 30, 4–8 p.m. & Dec. 1, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.mbare.com EVENTS: Join Together: A Multiethnic Afternoon of Peace, Music and Holiday Crafts (ACC Library) The concert features Christmas carols and songs of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the winter solstice and more. Seasonal craft stations and snacks will be available.

1:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens EVENTS: Santa Pub Crawl (Multiple Locations) The Santa Pub Crawl will donate funds to the Boybutante AIDS Foundation. The crawl visits Boar’s Head Lounge, Cutter’s Pub, Little King’s Shuffle Club and Live Wire Athens. The end destination features a costume contest, drag shows and dance party with DJ Immuzikation. 6:30 p.m.–12 a.m. $15–20. www.facebook.com/ athenssantapubcrawl EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) Shop for fresh and affordable produce and prepared foods.

The market also includes kids activities, cooking demonstrations, educational booths and entertainment. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Christmas Tour of Homes (Madison, GA) See Friday listing for full description. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. or 5–9 p.m. $27–55. www. friendsofheritagehall.org EVENTS: Holiday Market (Farmview Market) Browse handcrafted gifts, listen to Christmas carols and meet Santa Claus. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! farmviewmarket.com EVENTS: Toys for Tots Registration (Athens Church) Families in need who live in AthensClarke COunty can register for Toys for Tots this holiday season. Dec. 1, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. & Dec. 2, 1–5 p.m. athens-ga.toysfortots.org GAMES: Shadowrun RPG (Tyche’s Games) Visit Seattle in 2071, when magic and megacorps clash. 12 p.m.

FREE! www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Nature’s Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade one or two objects found in nature for points or other nature objects in the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 KIDSTUFF: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Meet children’s book author and illustrator Peter Brown. 4 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com KIDSTUFF: Book Release Party (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Author Bart King and illustrator Jacob Wenzka celebrate the release of their third collaborative children’s book, Do NOT Read This Book at Bedtime.

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description. Dec. 1, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Dec. 2, 12–5 p.m. 706-207-2325 CLASSES: NAMI Mental Health First Aid Training (Police Department, 3035 Lexington Rd.) Mental health first aid training.

Lunch to follow. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $5-$15. namioncampusuga@gmail. com CLASSES: Pause Holiday Retreat (Thrive) An afternoon retreat focused on self-care through qugong, yoga and herbal therapies. 1–4 p.m. $35–45. 706-850-2000 EVENTS: Holiday Open House (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) The annual holiday open house includes photos with Santa, holiday crafts and items by Georgia artists in the gift shop. Live performances by the Athens Flute Choir (4 p.m.) and Solstice Sisters (5 p.m.) will follow.

2–4 p.m. FREE! www.botgarden. uga.edu EVENTS: Toys for Tots Registration See Saturday listing for full description. Dec. 1, 9

corruption that led to that event. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison PERFORMANCE: Stomp Out Domestic Violence (Clarke Central High School) Clarke County students, teachers and staff stomp out domestic violence in the 8th annual step show. Proceeds will benefit Project Safe. 4 p.m. $5–10.

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Monday 3 CLASSES: Meditation (M3Yoga, Tree Room) Pranayama (breath) class. Donations are welcome.

6-6:45 p.m. FREE! www.m3yoga. com EVENTS: Growers Champagne Dinner (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Call to reserve a spot. 6:30 p.m. 706-354-7901, www.heirloomathens.com GAMES: General Knowledge Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8501916

features established comedians and newcomers alike. 9 p.m. $5. www. flickertheatreandbar.com EVENTS: AAOC Women in Business Wine Tasting (The Pine) The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a wine tasting for women in business. Non-members welcome. 5:30–7 p.m. $30. www. thepineathens.com/events 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 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description.

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday (Georgia Museum of Art) Families and children 18 months–3 years can take a tour, listen to stories and participate in a hands-on activity. This

Wednesday 5 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Callan Steinmann, curator of education, leads a discussion focused on selected works from the exhibition “Richard Hunt: Synthesis.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Educated Mess (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See standups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m.

FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: 2nd Annual Repeal of Prohibition Party (Akademia Brewing Co.) On this day in 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified.

Commemorate the occasion with a costume gala. 1920s and ’30s-era attire encouraged. 6–9 p.m. www. akademiabc.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.

Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com

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KIDSTUFF: Family Day: Geometric Holiday (Georgia Museum of Art) Participants will learn about Rebecca Rutstein’s works of art inspired by geology, marine science and undercurrents.

Make your own holiday-inspired geometric ornament. The Meridian Women’s Choir will perform in the lobby. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org LECTURES & LIT: Library Book Sale (No. 3 Railroad Street) Shop among hundreds of gently used books and movies to support the Oglethorpe County Library. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

LECTURES & LIT: Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library Book Sale (No. 3 Railroad Street) CDs, DVDs, vinyl, handcrafted gifts and more. Proceeds benefit the library. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.3railroad.org OUTDOORS: Naturalist’s Walk (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff for a walk highlighting the beauty of winter. Bring a camera or binoculars. All ages.

10–11 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 PERFORMANCE: Winter Tapestry (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) The Meridian Women’s Chorus performs a holiday concert. 4 p.m.

FREE! meridianwomenschorus.org PERFORMANCE: “A Taste of the Holiday Season” (East Athens Educational Dance Center) The show will feature performances including choral groups, dancers, musicians, poets and vocalists. 3 p.m. $10-$12. www.accgov.com/dance PERFORMANCE: Burlesque Beta Unwrapped (The Globe) Secret City’s Burlesque Beta is a revue in which performers can perfect their music, dance or comedy act in front of a live audience. 9 p.m. $5. www. secretcityathens.com THEATER: Father of the Bride (On Stage Walton) See Friday listing for full description. Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15, 8 p.m. Dec. 9, 16, 2 p.m. $15. www.onstagewalton.org

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LIVE MUSIC 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.

NIHILIST CHEERLEADER Local pop-punk band with a jaggedly melodic sound.

IMMATERIAL POSSESSION Darkly tinged local underground-pop project.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $23 (adv.), $26 (door). www.40watt.com THE WONDER YEARS Acclaimed, energetic pop-punk band from Pennsylvania.

HAVE MERCY Emo and post-hardcore outfit from Baltimore, MD. OSO OSO Emo-tinged indie-rock project from Long Beach, NY. SHORTLY Dream-pop alter ego of Detroit singer-songwriter Alexandria Maniak.

Sunday 2 ART: Juried Holiday Market (OCAF, Watkinsville) See Friday listing for full description. Nov. 30, 5–8 p.m.

Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3. www. ocaf.com ART: Open House Pottery Sale (Farmington Pottery, Farmington) See Saturday listing for full description. Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. www. pickettpottery.com ART: Rose Creek Pottery Holiday Sale See Saturday listing for full description. Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

ART: Wolf Creek Pottery Sale (Wolf Creek Ceramics) See Saturday listing for full description. Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-410-5200 ART: J.B. Pottery Sale (1790 Salem Rd., Farmington) See Saturday listing for full description. Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 678-863-1847 ART: Marmalade Pottery Studio Sale (Southern Star Studio) See Saturday listing for full description.

Dec. 1–2, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. www.mariadondero.com ART: Bendzunas Glass Open House (Bendzunas Glass) See Saturday listing for full description.

10 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! www.bendzunasglass.com ART: Indie South Holiday Hooray (660 N. Chase St.) See Saturday listing for full description. Dec. 1–2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3. www.indiesouthfair.com ART: Holiday Sale (David Morgan Pottery) See Saturday listing for full

Mokah Johnson, co-founder of United Group of Artists; and Krista Martin-Jones, owner of Home, Self, Life. 2:30 p.m. $7–10. www.athensmade.com LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Open Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Mark Flanigan.

8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/athenswordofmouth PERFORMANCE: Experimentique Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This ongoing series challenges ladies, lady-identified and non-binary people to perform with instruments, songs or musicians they don’t normally play with. 7 p.m. www. flickertheatreandbar.com

Reel Big Fish plays the Georgia Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 29. a.m.–12 p.m. & Dec. 2, 1–5 p.m. athens-ga.toysfortots.org EVENTS: Project Safe Holiday Fundraiser (Pink Goblin Tattoo, 149 Oneta St., Suite 6C8) An afternoon fundraiser featuring a raffle, food by Manila Express, free gift bags and music by DJ Reindeer Games. Bring feminine hygiene products to donate. Proceeds benefit Project Safe. 3–7 p.m. instagram. com/pinkgoblintattoo EVENTS: 2018 Holiday Gala Tour of Homes (Milledge Circle in Five Points) Visit four homes for AthensClarke Heritage Foundation Gala Tour of Homes. 5-8 p.m. $55–$300. www.achfonline.org GAMES: Legend of the Five Ring League Play (Tyche’s Games) Play Legend of the Five Rings. New players welcome. 12:30–4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.tychesgames.com GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Mike Buffington, co-publisher of the Madison County Journal, speaks on A Conspiracy of Silence, a book about a 1967 Jackson County murder and the

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

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com KIDSTUFF: Visit with Santa (Oconee County Library) Meet Santa and take a picture together. 4–6 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Simple Beekeeping (UGA Wilson Pharmacy Building, Room 120) This month’s topic is “Simple Beekeeping,” presented by Linda Tillman, president of the Georgia Beekeepers Association.

7 p.m. FREE! epba.club SPORTS: Table Tennis Matches and Training (East Athens Community Center) Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome.

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

Tuesday 4 COMEDY: Open TOAD Comedy Open Mic (Flicker Theatre & Bar) This regular comedy open mic

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month’s program is “Winter Shapes and Colors.” 10 a.m. FREE! callan@ uga.edu, www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Me and You at the Zoo (Memorial Park, Bear Hollow Zoo) Ages 18 months–6 years are invited for a morning of animals, crafts and stories. Children must be chaperoned. 10 a.m. $3–4. 706-613-3580 PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The group will perform all four suites of The Many Moods of Christmas, arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett. The suites include 18 familiar Christmas carols accompanied by a full orchestra. 8 p.m. FREE! www.athenschoralsociety.com PERFORMANCE: Jersey Boys (The Classic Center) This Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical is about Frankie Valliand The Four Seasons—Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi—who sold 175 million records before they were 30. Dec. 4–5, 7:30 p.m. classiccenter.com

GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Meet with other fans of anime, manga and Japanese culture. Grades 6–12. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschooler Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs and crafts for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Grow Lab (Creature Comforts Brewery) This month features a roundtable panel discussion about how to focus on personal growth and work/ life balance while growing your business. Speakers include Ruby Chandler, owner of Shakti Yoga Athens; Lemuel “Life” LaRoche, founder of Chess & Community;

The Foundry 7 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com ATHENS UNCOVERED Local musicians cover their favorite Athens songs to raise money for Nuci’s Space. Featuring Jay Gonzalez, Betsy Franck, Nuclear Tourism, Blacknerdninja, Five Eight and more.

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.

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 Internationally known Canadian indie-alt-rock fourpiece. See story on p. 12.

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.

KILLICK Freeform musician Killick Hinds coaxes mesmerizing sounds from unconventional instruments.

SAHADA BUCKLEY Local avantgarde 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!

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 7:30 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. See story on p. 12.

Thursday 29 Akademia Brewing Co. 7 p.m. FREE! www.akademiabc.com STEPHEN HARDY Singer-songwriter influenced by Delta blues, Appalachian folk and more.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. caledonialounge.com H2O50 Promoter, critic and comedian Henry Owings celebrates his 50th birthday with music from Man or Astro-Man?, Pylon Reenactment Society, Tar, Gotobeds and Honey Radar. See story on p. 11.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com GARETT HATCH Local songwriter and member of blues-rock band Mother the Car plays a solo set.

GARY EDDY Local psychedelic singer-songwriter plays a solo set.

EMILEIGH IRELAND Local folk-pop singer-songwriter with a strong, compelling vocal style.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www.40watt.com H2O50 Promoter, critic and comedian Henry Owings celebrates his 50th birthday with music from Come, Elf Power, Arcwelder, The Velvet Monkeys and The Stroke Band.

See story on p. 11.

Georgia Theatre 6:30 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com REEL BIG FISH Long-running skapunk band from Southern California.

BALLYHOO! Rock band from Baltimore with punk energy and pop-reggae grooves.

WE ARE THE UNION Ska-punk band from Detroit.

Go Bar 11 p.m. FREE! 706-546-5609 KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more. Every Thursday!

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-jazz four-piece centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles and featuring Rick Lollar, Marlon Patton and Robby Handley.

Mellow Mushroom 7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 JOE WILSON Member of hard-rock group Lullwater performs a solo set.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 GROOVE MOOSE Funky prog-rock group from Atlanta.

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

Friday 30 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. www.caledonialounge.com DEGA Local indie-pop duo featuring former Ponderosa frontman Kalen Nash and pop singer Aslyn.

BUXTON Garage-rock meets lush harmonies and plucked folk guitar in the music of this Houston, TX-based band.

MECHANICAL RIVER Lo-fi folk-rock project from Charleston, SC. Creature Comforts Brewery 5 p.m. FREE! creaturecomfortsbeer.com WIEUCA Local band playing cheeky, guitar-driven indie rock.

ART CONTEST Local math-rock group with propulsive rhythms and intricate melodies.

FOX GRIN Arty rock band from Nashville and Atlanta.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $7. flickertheatreandbar.com TWAIN Emotionally rich avant-folk project from Richmond, VA. BOOK CLUB Atlanta five-piece specializing in “downhome Americana” tunes and haunting vocals.

LITTLE GOLD Local group playing garage-rock with country and pop sensibilities.

SHANNON JAE Local singer-songwriter with a darkly tinged traditional style.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com GEORGE HARRISON TRIBUTE Featuring performances by Jef Whatley, Garett Hatch, Los Cantares, Waltz, Gypsy at Heart, Emileigh Ireland, AJ Griffin, Paul McHugh and more.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com AMY RAY & HER BAND The Indigo Girl and her group perform a set

of melodic country material. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

CHASTITY BROWN Up-and-coming artist blending roots music and soul.

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Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com ELECTRIC AVENUE Tribute band that delivers “the ’80s MTV experience.”

This is a special Prince tribute called Purple Prom.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com OH, JEREMIAH Local alt-country band inspired by songwriters like Josh Ritter and Ryan Adams.

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 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 MATERIAL GIRLS Gender-bending glam-punk band from Atlanta.

DIP Over-the-top local hip-hop/electropop group.

O KEY Experimental pop project led by Art Contest’s Cole Monroe.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. 706-546-0840 THE BACUPS Fun-loving local cover band.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com DEAD KING COTTON BAND Folkrock group from Knoxville, TN.

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Saturday 1 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com SAVAGIST Long-running local psychedelic metal band.

MEGA COLOSSUS “Adventuremetal” group from North Carolina.

MARSES Local “party-doom” fourpiece 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. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com EASTER ISLAND Lush, local postrock band with pop melodies, tender harmonies and shimmering guitars.

GOLD LEATHER Psychedelic pop group from Austin, TX. POST HUNK New wave and postpunk-inspired duo from Atlanta.

40 Watt Club 10:30 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to three different channels of music.

One of them is a request line!

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com DEPARTURE Journey tribute band that faithfully recreates the music of the iconic ’80s rock group.

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

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Monday 3 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.

Hip Vintage and Handmade Holiday Market. 2 p.m. FREE! www. hipvintagehandmade.com THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this three-piece.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BLUES NIGHT WITH BIG C Nobody in Athens sings the blues like Big C. Expect lots of soulful riffs, covers and originals.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 CLASSIC CITY JUKEBOX Local all-star rock cover band playing hits from the ’60s to the 2000s.

Tuesday 4

The Office Lounge 9 p.m. 706-546-0840 VELVET WILLOW Atlanta-based hard-rock band.

Park in the Washington St. Deck (First 30 mins FREE!) Monday - Saturday 11am-7pm

SCOOTERBABE Scrappy, jangly local emo group fronted by songwriter JJ Posway.

NEEDLE TEETH New local “sparkle-punk” band.

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.

HATE ETERNAL Death-metal group from St. Petersburg, FL. HARM’S WAY Hardcore punk band from Chicago known for incorporating metal and electronic elements.

GUILLOTINE Hard-hitting local death-metal band.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 BALKUN BROTHERS High-octane blues-rock band from Hartford, CT.

Wednesday 5 Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com JIMI DAVIES & BRUCE THE GUITAR Skewed acoustic folk project from Valdosta.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. This show features Daniel Hutchens, Dodd Ferrelle, Fester Hagood, Josh Perkins, Mark Wilmot with Mike Flynn and Austin Greene.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com POST ANIMAL Chicago-based psychedelic garage-pop group.

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BOYCYCLE Local folk-pop band featuring acoustics and synths and starring the vocals of Ashley Floyd.

CHRISTOPHER WITHOUT HIS LIVER Songwriter Chris Ingham plays a set of loop-heavy solo jams.

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Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com WHISKEY DAWGS Atlanta group “spreading the truth three chords at a time.”

Sunday 2 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org GREEN FLAG BAND Seasonal songs rooted in Irish and Celtic music.

Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 6 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087 THE LUCKY JONES Local band playing rockin’ rhythm and blues.

The Foundry 12 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE ECOTONES Co-ed a cappella group comprised of UGA students.

Hannukah Party. 7 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com KLEZMER LOCAL 42 Local seven-piece klezmer band specializing in Jewish and gypsy music and featuring Dan Horowitz of Five Eight.

THE HOBOHEMIANS Six-piece acoustic band performing popular American and European roots music of the 1910s–30s.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6:30 p.m. $5. hendershotscoffee.com HOG-EYED MAN Local instrumental duo that plays traditional Appalachian music. Album release show! See Record Review on p. 13.

Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com JIM COOK Local solo performer playing acoustic blues, classic rock and Americana.

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic, rough-edged, blown-out local garage-rock duo.

Twain plays Flicker Theatre & Bar on Friday, Nov. 30.

Creature Comforts Brewery 7 p.m. FREE! creaturecomfortsbeer.com FLOWKESTRA No info available.

ILLITERATE LIGHT Experimental indie-rock duo from Virginia.

SHANE T Melodic garage-rock singer-songwriter.

40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com VINYL BISCUIT SHOWCASE Featuring performances by Xanny P, The Powers, Ashley Walls, Daniel Hardin, RuHaa and NIKI.

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

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $25. www.georgiatheatre.com CANNIBAL CORPSE Legendary, long-running death-metal band from Florida. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

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

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

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

Art 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. 706-613-3623, www. athensclarkecounty.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. info@athensarts.org, www. athensarts.org ART CLASSES (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for winter classes. “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.

Visit website for class descriptions and dates. 706-613-3623, 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. Up to 32 hours per week. $65/month or $175/three months. 706-613-3623, 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 STARSTRUCK (Athens Community Theater) Audition for Town & Gown Players’ production of Starstruck.

Cold readings from the script.

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Leslie Welborn shares a collection of paintings on positive images from childhood and family life.

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. Demonstrations and open houses are held every weekend through Christmas.

BUVEZ (585 Barber St.) Artwork by employees of Buvez and Normal Bar. 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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Auditions on Dec. 10–11, 7 p.m.

Rehearsals begin in January.

Performances Feb. 8–17. wstevencarroll@gmail.com, www.townandgownplayers.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

“St. EOM of Pasaquan” is currently on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center through Saturday, Jan. 12.

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, www.wintervillecenter.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. • Artwork by Jamie Gilstrap. Dec. 2–Jan. 5.

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.

GIVE BACK REAL ESTATE, GLASS BUILDING (624 S. Milledge Ave.) “Michael Ross: One Degree South” presents landscapes and birds of Georgia as well as paintings the artist made in Norway. Opening reception Nov. 29.

Through Dec. 18.

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.

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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. 706-355-3161, www. gooddirt.net

FARMVIEW CLASSES (Farmview Market) “Make-a-Mix: Gift Edition.”

Dec. 4, 5:15 p.m. $35. www.farmviewmarket.com MINDFULNESS MEDITATION WITH RICH PANICO (Athens Physical Therapy, Accessible Yoga Room) Drop-in for one-hour meditations. Thursdays through December,

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) “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.

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.

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. Visit website for upcoming dates. $175. corazonmosaics@ gmail.com, corazonmosaics.com NIMBL CLASSES (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr. #9) Classes offered for kids, teens and adults in dance, creative movement, choreography, pilates and more. nimbleathens.com 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 ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER SKILLS (ACC Library) Personalized instruction available for various computer topics. Nov. 29. 9 a.m. 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org/athens ONE-ON-ONE GENEALOGY ASSISTANCE (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. Nov. 29, 10 a.m. Registration required. www. athenslibrary.org/athens OPEN TREE CLIMB (David Henry Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary, 1110 Old Greensboro Rd.) Access the tree-top canopy with WildRice Adventures using rope, harness and a helmet. Ages 8 & up. Dec. 2, 3:30–5 p.m. Call or email to register. $30. 706-804-2551, www.facebook. com/wildriceadventures PIEDMONT MANDOLIN CAMP (Athens, GA) Brian Oberlin and Jordan Ramsey teach campers the ins and outs of playing mandolin.

Mar. 7–9. www.mandoberlin.com QUILTING CLASSES Amanda Whitsel offers classes in quilting and sewing for all levels and ages. 706325-5283, needleinahaystack7@ yahoo.com, www.facebook.com/ sewsomethingwithamanda SALSA CLASSES (Dancefx) Learn how to salsa dance. No partner required. Salsa and Bachata every Tuesday, 7 p.m. (beginners), 7:45 (intermediate/advanced). $10. www. dancefx.org SALSA DANCE CLASSES (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Cuban-style salsa classes. 7:30 p.m. (beginner lesson). Richard and Victor perform salsa music every second Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Blue Eyed Amigos perform swing and salsa every fourth Wednesday at 9 p.m. $10/class (incl. one drink). Music show is $3 for class participants and $6 otherwise. www.facebook.com/ salsaathens WILD RICE ADVENTURES (David Henry Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary, 1110 Old Greensboro Rd.) “Outdoor Cooking with Dutch Ovens.” Dec. 8, $75. wildriceadventures@gmail. com, 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 mudules. Various classes include flow, yin, restorative, power flow, gentle, Iyengar and simple stretch. athensfivepointsyoga.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 MITTEN TREE (Oconee County Library) The library is decorating a tree with donated mittens, hats and scarves for children this holiday season. Bring donations anytime. www. athenslibrary.org/oconee PLUSHY STUFFED ANIMAL DRIVE (ACC Library) Bring new or gently-loved stuffed animals to be donated. Stuffed animals will be distributed by emergency responders and police offers to children who could use a cuddly friend during distressing situations. Nov. 26–Dec. 9. facebook.com/plushy.uga

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. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Meets the second Wednesday of every month.

Open to anyone focused on improving their life and learning how to live with their condition. FREE! www. nuci.org NAMI SUPPORT GROUPS (Multiple Locations) For family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. “NAMI Family Support Group.” Every fourth Tuesday, 6–7:30 p.m. in room 302 at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens. Every second Monday, 6:30–8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Watkinsville. namihallga@gmail.com, 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@ gmail.com, 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. Teen texting line: 706-7658019. www.project-safe.org

On The Street ACC LIBRARY BOOK CLUBS (ACC Library) Book Clubs include The African American Authors Book Club, Talking About Books, Philo of Philosophy, Last Monday Book Group and After the End: PostApocalyptic Fiction. www.athenslibrary.org/athens ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Holiday Lunch at the Tate House.” Dec. 5, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. $60–90. “Hannah’s Cherokee.” Feb. 11, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $25–37.50. All trips depart and return to Rocksprings Park. Ages 18 & up. Register online. www.accgov. com/leisure 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 HOLIDAY CARDS FOR HEROES (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Swing by the library and make a holiday card for a soldier, veteran, police officer or whoever you see as a hero. Supplies are located in the children’s area, and the library will mail them to the appropriate address. 706-795-5597 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 every Monday, 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 STORMWATER STEWARD AWARD NOMINATIONS (Athens, GA) Nominate a person, business or organization that completed an innovative project last year relating to stormwater management. Winners will be recognized at the GreenFest Environmental Awards Ceremony in the spring. stormwater@accgov.com WINTER PROGRAM REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) Programs include art, sports, environmental science, recreation, holiday activities and mini camps.

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Hey Bonita, I went out last night to a few bars downtown. Many, many dudes chatted me and my friend up. A lot of them had on wedding bands. Most were respectful. We stopped in Manhattan. One man was not respectful. He was eavesdropping and butted into our conversation. It was creepy and unwelcome. But it’s downtown on a game day, so it kind of comes with the territory, right? I not-so-nicely called him out. He muttered “f***ing twats” under his breath and moved to the other side of the bar.

Enter Manhattan bartender: Dude picked up that something weird was happening, asked if we were OK and actually told the creep to leave. He told us we deserve to feel safe. And you know what? He’s right. I’ve been in Athens a loooooong time. I’ve never had bar staff do something like that for me. Ever.

Thank you, anonymous bartender. Your actions last night meant more than you know, and I am grateful our town has people like you in it.

This is much more than outstanding customer service.

This is allyship performed perfectly. This is what “we” mean when we ask that the status quo use their privilege to be good allies to those in need. This is beyond an employee checking in on customer satisfaction—this is a person reaching out to their fellow person and using their power, however limited, to stand up for another’s right to exist in peace.

I am very proud of that anonymous bartender for doing something that he certainly didn’t have to do, but I know it made all the difference in your evening and probably in the evenings of everyone present. I seriously don’t get why the game-day crowd ever comes down to Hot Corner, but it’s nice to know that local women don’t have to put up with their harassment and abuse during that particular bartender’s shifts.

Business owners: Remember, you have the right to refuse service to harassers, racists and Auburn fans. Don’t let your regulars take guff from weekend warriors.

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Hey Bonita, My childhood best friend is coming to visit me here in Athens next weekend. Do you have any recommendations of places I could take her to show her a great time and the truly unique side of Athens? I feel so overwhelmed when I look online—there’s just so many awesome places here. Just so you know, we love having sit-down meals, and we both like to drink.

People shout the loudest about Hugh Acheson, Peter Dale and Patrick Stubbers’ restaurants and culinary happenings, but I daresay that Seabear and The National have always proven to be worth the hype. I have a soft spot for the former’s tiki drinks and mussels, and it’s usually my first suggestion for a night out with a traveling friend.

If you’re into more frugal and deeply rooted local nosh, I’d recommend Food for the Soul or Dawg Gone Good BBQ. Both offer fast service, lots of variety, local ownership and

real Georgia flavors. Those two offer the closest thing to home cooking that you’ll find in a restaurant around here.

For a one-two punch of great drinks and food, I recommend Hi-Lo or The World Famous. Check out the latter cautiously, as it gets packed in there very easily almost every night of the week. Hi-Lo has been serving Cincinnati-style chili since before it became trendy, plus two of the guys from one of my favorite punk bands of all time co-own the place, which means that I desperately want to give them my money.

I’d also recommend newcomers like Maepole and the Manila Express food truck—often parked at Jittery Joe’s, but check their Instagram to see where they are on any given day—for quick, affordable, delicious bites.

That’s my 2 cents on where to take a pal in Athens. These aren’t official Flagpole endorsements, just Bonita’s own preferences for social eating and drinking. I hope your friend has a fun visit! f

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Man for All Seasons BOOST THE ATHENS AREA WITH A VOTE FOR JOHN BARROW TUESDAY

By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com John Barrow is in the runoff election for secretary of state Tuesday, Dec. 4. He has the handicap of being a Democrat in a statewide race in Georgia, but he has some things going for him that transcend partisanship.

We have already been forcibly reminded that every vote counts, and every vote cast in Athens goes directly to the bottom line in the statewide total. We’ve got a lot of voters in Athens. If we turn out, we can give the total vote a real jolt important to Barrow’s chances and to the Athens area.

Why John Barrow? Well, for starters, he’s smart as a fox, and he’s got a Harvard law degree to prove it. He also has a world of experience in government and politics.

His roots go deep in this area. Some of us remember him from his days on the Athens-Clarke County Commission, where he was reliably and outspokenly progressive and never shied away from a fight for a better Athens.

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Well, they finally got him, not because he wasn’t a good, bipartisan congressman, but just because they could, just because they totally controlled the Georgia legislature and could redistrict any damned time they wanted to, and they wanted to until they got a critical mass that could defeat John.

The funny thing is, they created an anomaly, an anachronism, a politician who understands firsthand the needs of both urban and rural Georgians—black, white and brown; conservative, liberal and moderate—and how to negotiate effectively within a broken system to serve their needs.

In other words, he’s the very model of what a secretary of state should be. Barrow is experienced in government; he knows Georgia and its people; he’s accustomed to operating bipartisanly; and he is smart enough to manage the multifaceted responsibilities of the secretary of state’s office— not only elections, but corporations, licensing, securities and charities.

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After losing a Georgia General Assembly race to yet another native son, John ran for Congress in a newly gerrymandered (by the Democrats) district that actually did look like a salamander and extended from Athens to Savannah, packing in some Democratic urban areas but inevitably including lots of small-town and rural Georgia on the way. You may have heard that small-town and rural Georgia are not very welcoming to Democrats these days, and John adjusted accordingly. Our liberal commissioner became our moderate congressman, still a reliable Democrat but willing to vote with the Republicans when he had to (against Obamacare!).

That wasn’t enough for the Republicans.

They continued to redistrict John into redder and redder districts, lopping off Athens at the outset, and John became the Energizer bunny of Georgia politics, moving wherever his district took him—“the Congressman from Winnebago.”

None of us always liked his votes, but he was not only trying to stay alive politically, he represented his diverse district for a decade, while our state, like our country, became more and more polarized.

And, since he never got to settle in and get comfortable in Washington, Barrow was forced to work his butt off staying in touch with his constituents of all political persuasions. As a consequence, he got tougher, and the more they roughed him up, the more they forced him to understand the needs of his conservative constituents.

So, now we have this native Georgian from an honorable and accomplished Athens and Oglethorpe County family, perfectly well qualified politically, intellectually and administratively to become a positive presence in our state Capitol, able to relate to all sides and competently manage his important office. Barrow has the potential to become a Capitol institution like the late Ben Fortson, the former longtime secretary of state from nearby Washington, GA. Why don’t we put partisan considerations aside for a change and send a huge, bipartisan vote out of Athens and surrounding counties in support of our native son? We will all be better off in and around Athens with John Barrow as secretary of state.

Yes, John is a Democrat, but, as he says, he won’t bite ya. f

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