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Last week Buddy and Reba went riding. Buddy got on the horse and settled in the saddle when the horse bucked and threw him off the back. His foot was caught in the stirrup while the horse continued to buck. Buddy was screaming so loud that the manager of McDonald’s had to unplug the machine. Reba said “I am going back home ‘Cowboy Want-To-Be’ and take all your gear to the OCAF Thrift Sale.”

Local company Keppner Boxing was named the best boxing gym in Georgia by USA Boxing at last week’s Saturday Fight Night at Athens Arena. For more photos, see flagpole.com.

City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NEWS: Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

How the Shutdown Affected Athens

Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Walton County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

FOOD: The Locavore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Deep State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Greenway Extension, Milledge Rezoning Move Forward WHAT’S ON THE COMMISSION’S AGENDA, AND MORE LOCAL NEWS

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com Athens-Clarke County has reached an Normaltown that local landscape architect agreement with the Oconee Hills Cemetery Bob Smith designed, with some small Board of Trustees to build a section of the homes fronting the street and others North Oconee River Greenway through the clustered around a common greenspace. historic cemetery just east of the University Those types of pocket neighborhoods are of Georgia campus.

ACC officials and trustees had been at an impasse for the past two years over trustees’ concerns about potential littering, desecration of graves or funerals being interrupted if people were allowed access to the cemetery from the greenway. They recently agreed to a fence with decorative gates separating the greenway from the cemetery.

“Really, the breakthrough was, when we were out there with the trustees—who were really excellent to work with—basically, we had to separate the trail from the cemetery… You get through there, then you get to Carr’s Hill and East Campus,” ACC Manager Blaine Williams said.

The 3,600-foot segment is part of a larger project currently under construction that will connect the greenway’s current terminus at Dudley Park to the UGA campus, the park-and-ride lot at Oconee Street and the Loop and neigh- Charles Peck borhoods along College Station and Barnett Shoals roads, providing recreational prohibited in ACC because all new homes opportunities, as well as a bike commuting must front a street, but Link said they route from the Eastside to campus and could be a solution to the proliferation of downtown.

“McMansions” in urban neighborhoods The commission will vote to move forwhere real estate is skyrocketing. “I really ward with the greenway segment at its love this project,” Link said. “I feel like Tuesday, Feb. 5 meeting. It’s also set to this is the type of project we need to be approve a land swap with Warren Blackmon encouraging, especially in our in-town for property he owns on Old Winterville neighborhoods.”

Road that will allow the second phase of The overlay district for the block surFirefly Trail to move forward. rounded by Milledge Avenue and Broad, Other agenda items include a pocket Chase and Reese streets was held up for a neighborhood in East Athens and a zoning month by the ACC Planning Commission, overlay district to protect the Hancock but looks set for final approval next week.

Corridor neighborhood from an imminent “There’s not a plan for this, at this point, development at The Varsity. for us to talk about in terms of specific A proposed 12-home development off design,” Planning Director Brad Griffin told Dublin Street met with some pushback commissioners. But the overlay district from neighbors who are concerned about will provide some protection for neighbors gentrification, accordif and when a plan is ing to Commissioner I feel like this is the type submitted.

Mariah Parker. “Folks The area is curof project we need to be rently zoned commerare still concerned that they won’t be able to which encouraging, especially in our cial-general, afford to live in this allows big-box stores in-town neighborhoods. place, or that people and 65-foot towers coming in will flip it built right up against for values that they, again, won’t be able to the sidewalk. With the Gordy family, ownattain,” she said at the commission’s Jan. 15 ers of The Varsity, interested in selling most agenda-setting meeting. of the block for redevelopment, the zonParker and Commissioner Melissa ing overlay includes stronger setback and Link noted that the development includes height requirements, and restrictions on three Athens Land Trust homes that will parking and bathrooms meant to discourbe affordable in perpetuity, and the marage student apartments. The Gordys have ket-rate “cottages” are expected to sell in agreed to the zoning restrictions, and will the $160,000–$180,000 range, which is also donate three historic homes on Reese below the median home price in Athens.

Street to the Athens Land Trust rather than “We do need mixed income in this area,” demolish them. One of those houses, the Parker said. “It’s important to have a variety Mack-Burney House, owned by Athens’ first of people living in an area.” black dentists and a noted educator, could The concept is similar to another probe turned into an African-American history posed development off Millard Avenue in museum.

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CEO Resigns From Athens Hospital Piedmont Athens Regional CEO Charles Peck is stepping down this spring, Piedmont Healthcare announced last week.

Peck will return Mar. 1 to Navigant Consulting, where he previously served as managing director. But he will stay on as Piedmont Athens Regional’s interim CEO until May 31.

He was hired in 2015 to replace Jamey Thaw, who was forced out by doctors after a scandal involving the botched implementation of an electronic medical records system.

Peck righted the ship at the hospital—then called Athens Regional Medical Center—helped engineer its takeover by Atlanta-based Piedmont in 2016 and laid plans for a $171 million expansion and renovation project that’s currently under construction.

Piedmont credited Peck with improving performance, meeting cost-saving goals and reducing turnover. But he departs amid reports of employee pay and benefit cuts.

An internal and external search is underway for Peck’s replacement, Piedmont said.

Kemp Settles Lawsuit Just before taking office, Gov. Brian Kemp quietly settled a lawsuit filed against him by a Kentucky company he’d invested in, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last week.

A consent order signed by a Gwinnett County judge Jan. 8 doesn’t disclose terms of the settlement.

The lawsuit was an issue in last year’s gubernatorial race. Businessman Rick

Phillips claimed in the lawsuit that Kemp never repaid a $500,000 loan Phillips gave Kemp to invest in Hart AgStrong, a Georgia-based seed company that ran into financial trouble after expanding into Kentucky. At one point, the company owed farmers there $2 million. AJC reports indicate that Kemp invested a total of $750,000 and guaranteed another $10 million in loans. He resigned from the company’s board in 2017 and began to sell off his stake, and now owns about 8 percent of AgStrong.

Lawmakers Receive Assignments Local legislators have received their committee assignments as they settle in for the 40-day session that kicked off earlier this month.

Newly elected Rep. Houston Gaines (R-Athens) is serving on Code Revision, Health and Human Services and Insurance.

Fellow freshman Rep. Marcus Wiedower (R-Watkinsville) is on Higher Education, Intragovernmental Coordination and Transportation. Four-term veteran Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens) is vice chairman—a rarity for a member of the minority party—of Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, and sits on Game, Fish and Parks, Health and Human Services, Human Relations and Aging, Ways and Means (which sets taxes) and a special committee on access to health care.

As majority leader, Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) was precluded from chairing committees. He lost that position in December’s caucus elections, and as a consolation prize was named chairman of Regulated Industries and Utilities. Cowsert is also vice chairman of the Judiciary Committee and sits on Assignments, Finance, Health and Human Services, Reapportionment and Redistricting and Rules, which decides what bills move forward for votes. Sen. Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville) is also a member of Regulated Industries and Utilities, as well as Natural Resources and the Environment, Transportation and Appropriations. Ginn is also chairman of Economic Development and Tourism. f

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Athens Dodged a Bullet THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE

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work last week—still without pay. “I’m not in dire straits like a lot of folks, though,” he said.

Full-time federal employees weren’t the only ones affected. Contractors would have been, too, if the shutdown continues. One Athens resident is a contractor who does work related to air quality for the EPA. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

partial shutdown of the federal government that left hundreds of Athens workers without paychecks for a month and threatened UGA and Athens-Clarke County funding has ended—for now.

Potentially hundreds of federal employees in Athens had been going without paychecks for more than a month when President Trump and Democrats agreed Friday, Jan. 25 to reopen shuttered governments for three weeks.

The Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank, estimated that more than 14,000 of Georgia’s 71,000 federal employees were either not working or working without pay. Nationally, 420,000 federal employees were working without pay, and another 380,000 were furloughed.

Eighty percent of them live outside the Beltway.

There is no source Flagpole could find for city-level data about federal employees who weren’t being paid during the 35-day shutdown. A federal database lists 805 federal employees in Athens as of 2017. Those employees work mainly for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in jobs ranging from purchasing to plant pathology.

Except for Social Security and the VA, those agencies were operating on skeleton crews.

Government employees affected by the shutdown missed their second paychecks on Friday, Jan. 25. If all 805 employees in Athens were affected, that’s a total payroll of $5.3 million over the past month. Those who were not being paid will receive back pay.

One local federal employee told Flagpole that he had been on furlough but was reclassified as “essential” and called back to

Lee warned that subcontractors might not be paid until the government reopened. Lee sent out a mass email last week before the shutdown ended advising researchers to pinch pennies but otherwise continue on as usual.

UGA typically receives about $12 million in reimbursement from the federal government each month, but that figure had been cut in half by the shutdown, according to Lee. (The largest funder of UGA research, the National Institute of Health, remained open.)

“While UGA is able to maintain the status quo for the time being, we should be prepared for the unlikely possibility that the partial shutdown lasts into the spring or summer,” Lee wrote on Jan. 24. “Thus,

Federal workers protest the shutdown outside the White House.

Contractors picked up some of the slack for furloughed employees, he told Flagpole, but his contract was set to expire soon, and there was no one to renew or extend it. If the contract had been allowed to expire, not only would he have been out of a job, but the work would have ground to a halt.

Many faculty and staff at the University of Georgia are dependent on federal grants, as well. No one at UGA was furloughed, although Vice President for Research David

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Federal money that flows to the local government was also in danger of drying up if the shutdown dragged on. Athens Transit, for example, receives about one-third of

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But it started the shutdown with three months of operating funds in reserve and wouldn’t have had to apply to the Federal Transit Administration for reimbursement for another two months, Athens Transit Director Butch McDuffie said. “Plus, if we had to pull from other local funds, I’m sure we’d do that before we cut services,” he said.

Local nonprofits may have felt the pinch before long, too. Athens-Clarke County receives about $2.5 million annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that’s disbursed to affordable-housing builders and providers of social services. Those Community Development Block Grants and HOME grants typically go to organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the domestic violence group Project Safe and the Athens Area Homeless Shelter, among others.

“It’s very likely that our annual allocations may be delayed,” Deborah Lonon, director of the ACC Housing and Community Development Department, said before the shutdown ended. “The good news is that our currently funded agencies can continue submitting their reimbursements, and we are still able to process them for now. I’m not certain how long we’ll be able to do that.”

Neither Social Security checks nor tax refunds were affected by the shutdown, and college loan and grant programs remained funded, but money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (commonly known as food stamps) could have run out next month. EBT cards were loaded in mid-January with money for February’s groceries, but there was no funding for March, according to the state Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS).

That’s around the same time that Section 8 subsidized housing funding would have run out, too.

While the stop-gap bill gave affected federal employees and programs a three-week reprieve, it’s possible another shutdown could begin when it expires next month.

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Football Is a Guilty Pleasure WATCHING THE NFL IN THE AGE OF TRUMP AND CTE

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As a man who prides himself on eschewing violent, a particular sports franchise with nationalism, but now I hyper-masculine pastimes, I still find it very difficult to give don’t think it’s the best analogy, because nationalism has up watching professional football, especially once the playbrought people far more good and far more evil than even offs begin. I promise myself and those around me that each the New England Patriots—with five Super Bowl wins and and every game I witness will be my last, but this is never to an undefeated regular season since 2002—have given the be. The very best I can do is wean myself off the sport, skip- people of Massachusetts, or any losing team has hurt their ping a Sunday here and there. I can’t seem to go cold turkey. town. If the Patriots won every single game they played, I have tried to kick the habit for at least the past six they still wouldn’t give their fans much more than the privseasons, because it has become almost a form of sadism ilege to cheer and boast ad infinitum. I think it’s clear that to watch NFL games. The grotesque number and nature nationalism, while capable of causing a lot more harm than of injuries have forced the league to respond by changing an occasional beer-soaked riot in its low moments, has procertain rules with the goal vided far more tangible benof protecting players, parefits for the masses—except ticularly those who are most the masses of those targeted vulnerable. by a sick nationalism from a Even though I think the Hitler or a Trump. full-contact nature of footMy old friend and radical ball is what makes it more sportswriter Dave Zirin has exciting than any other team gone to great lengths to sport, I still cringe when I make sports relevant in the see a player drop like a sack context of our daily reality of potatoes after a jarring from a progressive political helmet-to-helmet blow to standpoint. He has offered the head. Hits like these and up compelling arguments for countless smaller ones seem applauding the athletes for to inevitably lead to chronic their heroics while rejecting traumatic encephalopathy the sporting world’s ten(CTE), the effects of which dency to objectify women, are not only debilitating but promote militarism, encourdestructive. age greed and frivolity, instiThe discovery of CTE tutionalize racism and keep and the NFL’s attempts to us distracted from pretty downplay its effects were much every important the subject of the 2015 film social, political or economic Concussion, which caused me cause of the day. no small amount of trauma Of course, on that last when I learned for the first point, he would be quick time that retired players to assert that the sports were committing suicide arena is but a microcosm of L.A. Rams running back Todd Gurley II. Go Rams! by shooting themselves in the larger political arena, the chest so that their CTEwhere the same struggles are infected brains could be studied. Not long after came the fought with different rules and boundaries. He would cite deeply tragic (and violent) saga of Aaron Hernandez. the “Los Suns” 2010 show of solidarity with immigrants And this is only tangential to the NFL’s domestic vioafter the passage of Arizona’s notorious anti-being-in-thelence problem. I wrote previously about the bizarre fact state-while-brown bill and probably throw in a historic that three players wearing the same number (27) had their zinger like the 1968 Black Power salute on the Olympic careers cut short due to high-profile acts of violence against pedestals. Indeed, he is correct in his assessment about the women in only a 10-year span. One of those players would occasional political nature of sports. be the starting halfback of the Kansas City Chiefs if he had However, the question remains: How can someone who not decided to push and kick a 19-year-old in the hallway of is socially and politically conscious care so much about the a hotel. result of some stupid game?

I would be remiss, of course, if I did not mention Colin I can only guess that the football field is somehow Kaepernick, who went from hated rival to my current favor- analogous to my reality. My inability to accept devastating ite athlete for his willingness to stand up by kneeling down. losses—not to mention societal ills—is indicative of a Although the NFL eventually backed down on its counstrong preference for a life of ease and an affinity for surroterproductive, Trump-demanded attempt to ban kneeling gate accomplishment driven by talent and discipline, where during the national anthem, its track record of supporting great plays and great luck come when they are most needed, progressive causes and the players who promote them— and everything is always under control. I project on my from gay rights to Black Lives Matter—is uninspiring, to favored athletes and performers my own fears of failure, say the least. What’s more is that the NFL continues to injustice and inadequacy, and the more I observe junk news retaliate against Kaepernick personally by effectively blackprograms and grocery-line tabloids monitoring some airballing him from the league. head celebrity’s every move proves I’m not alone. We have What’s most puzzling (and appalling) is the extent to in this country an epidemic of vicarious living. But for me, which I’m able to (narrow-mindedly) identify with losses it ends now—or, at least, after the Super Bowl. suffered by my home team, given this context. Even the I have come to realize that it is not about watching the euphoria that results from a miraculous win doesn’t seem players too closely, but identifying too closely with the to balance out the losses. My feelings of anger and disgust players. Moving forward, I will take ownership of my own only lead to stronger feelings of shame at being so juvenile successes and failures and let the players and coaches take as to become so affected by the failures of an organization ownership of theirs. Although, if everyone did likewise, I whose players, coaches and front-office personnel have no doubt football—or most spectator sports, by extension— personal connection to me whatsoever. I don’t bet or brag, would exist as we know them. f so why should I care who wins and who loses?

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Randy and his family lived in one of the rental houses on Stokes Street in Monroe. Randy had died suddenly, a few days before. I stood with his widow and grown daughter in their living room, talking things over.

“Before you go,” said Randy’s widow, “Let me give you these bananas. Randy loved bananas, but nobody here eats ’em. We don’t want them to go bad.”

“Oh, I would not feel right about taking Randy’s bananas,” I said.

His widow reached out and squeezed my arm reassuringly. “He would have wanted you to have them,” she said.

pizzas with you. I have to show the house.”

The prospective tenants pulled up in a yellow Camaro.

What kind of 30-year-old man does not think to put a on a shirt when he goes to look at a rental house? His mother had driven the Camaro and would be the one signing the lease. They were silent, barely looking at the rooms as we walked through. I asked a question, and she answered me sullenly, like it was all my fault. After the tour, we stood outside. I held out a folded rental application. They stared at me with dead eyes. There was no way I was going to rent the place to these two people. They seemed like the kind who’d have no trouble killing you.

Behind them, I saw Randy’s battered truck pull into his driveway, the red and blue pizza light stuck on the roof. He sat there until the Camaro people left, then leapt out of the truck and ran across his yard. “You can’t rent the house to those people,” he said, panting.

Randy and his wife were in their early 60s, and were stable tenants. They mowed the lawn, they often paid the rent, and they kept an eye on the house next door. The house next door was also a rental unit, and was hard to keep occupied. A series of snakebit people lived there, people in and out of jobs and jails and hospitals. Randy called me often to keep me apprised. “Myron bought another 200-gallon fish tank,” he’d say, or, “Cay’s daughter is running a prostitution ring out of the garage.”

When the house was empty, they’d talk it up to potential renters. “How’s the neighborhood?” asked one such lady, gesturing at the trailer park across the street.

“The only thing you’ll see on Stokes is someone being carried home from a party on a Saturday afternoon,” declared Randy’s wife, who had accompanied me to show the house. “No shootings. That’s all on Davis.”

She pointed behind her, at the next street over.

One day, 10 minutes before I was supposed to show the house, Randy called me. “I have to talk to you right now, face to face—it’s urgent,” he said. I could hear cars and wind in the background, like he was driving.

“I’m about to show the house,” I said.

“I’m at work,” Randy yelled into the phone. “I’m going to swing by and pick you up.” Randy delivered pizzas.

“No, Randy. I’m not going to ride around and deliver

“Duh,” I said. “Those two people were obviously murderers.”

“How’d you know that?” said Randy.

“What?” I said. “Why can’t I rent the house to those people?”

“Because those are the people that killed my son,” said Randy.

I’d met Randy and his wife six years before. I was on my knees in the living room, scrubbing the linoleum, when they walked in unannounced. The woman was crying. “We’ll take this house,” said Randy. “We’ll move in right now.”

“Right now?” I said. These two would be my very first tenants. I hadn’t even put out a for-rent sign yet. “Renting a house is easy,” I thought.

“Our son was just murdered,” said Randy’s wife, sobbing. The story poured out of her, about how her son was partying with his so-called friends down by the party creek under the bridge, and how the police said it was drowning, because there was drinking involved, but that she and Randy had paid for an autopsy, and it didn’t account for the blunt trauma on his head, and we know who did it, and we have to get out of where we are right now.

I had not ever rented a house to anyone before. I had not even stood up from my scrubbing yet. I was not prepared for a story like this. They moved in two days later.

Now, Randy was standing in the yard, telling me the two people I’d just shown the house to had murdered his son.

“I don’t understand,” I said. “Why would they want to live next door to you if they murdered your son? Do they know you live here? Do they know that you know it’s them? Have you confronted them?”

“Everybody knows it was them. I went down there with my best friend to the party creek after they killed him.

We were going to take care of it, but I never got to, because my best friend shot me with a nail gun.” Randy pulled up his pizza delivery shirt and showed me a vivid scar on his belly.

“Your best friend shot you with a nail gun?” I said. I felt like I was about to catch on fire. “He lured you out to the party creek to confront your son’s killer, and then he betrayed you?”

“No!” said Randy. “It went off by accident. He’s still my best friend.

Listen, please, don’t rent the house to those people.”

“Randy, I would not rent the house to the people who killed your son.”

“OK,” he said. “Thanks.” He turned and started walking back to his pizza truck.

“Randy,” I yelled, “How did you know who I was showing the house to?”

“Word gets around,” he yelled back.

Now that Randy was gone, it was unclear what the family would do. He was the main wage earner. He was the one who kept the yard mowed. He was the one who kept an eye on things.

That night at dinner, we prayed for Randy and his son and his family. For dessert, we had bananas. f

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By Dan Jackson news@flagpole.com who has a natural talent for attracting people to her causes. A fixture at the West Broad market, she is a chef, caterer, foodtruck owner and former owner of the Jamaican restaurant Rashe’s Cuisine, and has served as mentor to neophyte farmers-market vendors.

Malcolm saw that holding a winter market on Saturdays could help achieve her dream of opening up a community commercial kitchen—as reported in last week’s Flagpole—and that a new market would help her build productive new relationships. She reached out to the markets that were closing for the season and asked for their support, which they freely offered by way of sponsorships, and she discovered that many vendors were eager to extend their sales into the otherwise dormant season. Bakers, cattle producers, chicken farmers and almost 30 other vendors signed on to participate in what she began to call the Winter Community Market. While not strictly a farmers market in that produce growers do not participate, SAVANNAH COLE

Once strictly a warm-weather phenomenon that evokes the high spirits of old-time harvest festivals, farmers markets across the country and as far north as Bozeman, MT have begun serving their communities through the winter months. The demand for specialty meats, eggs, produce and other products seems to continue even as the winter chill sets in. With Athens’ mostly mild winters and its enthusiastic support for local producers, the stage was set for a new market to open.

As the successful Athens Farmers Market and West Broad Market Garden closed for the season in December, vendors of meats, eggs, tea and baked goods encouraged local chef Rashe Malcolm to open up a new market in Athens for the winter months. As Malcolm remembers it, she was on the phone in December with one of these vendors at the Jittery Joe’s Roasting Co. on Barber Street when manager Stephen Price overheard her conversation and suggested that she consider the facility’s parking lot as a location for a new market. She looked around, made a deal with Price, and the market began to take shape almost immediately.

Malcolm is a larger-than-life personality

Malcolm’s market still has a lot to offer.

The project has been a success from the beginning. Opening Jan. 5 at the winter-friendly hour of 11 a.m., more than 300 people showed up to buy Kneading to Bake’s toothsome cinnamon rolls and pizza crusts, Pastures of Rose Creek’s tender, heart-healthy steaks and chops from Italian Piedmontese cattle, VTasteCakes’ famous vegan cupcakes, Oscar Bites’ home-baked dog treats and more.

“People in Athens want to know where their products are coming from,” Malcolm says. “They want to look at their producers in the eye. One of the beauties of the mar-

ket is that people like to know that they can feel, touch and relate to a [producer].

Here in Athens, we like to support local companies.”

At first, vendors were hedging their commitment to the new market, but even those

sellers who said they would rent a space a couple of times during the season have begun arriving every week. Malcolm keeps her vendors informed of who is going to be appearing each week, in order to avoid having rivals selling the same types of products on the same day. Will Powers of Pastures of Rose Creek says the company is doing well and “absolutely plans to continue selling [at the Winter Community Market] all season.”

In addition, vendors at specialty markets can serve very specific niche audiences.

MEplusTEA owner Precious Jones, a regular Winter Community Market vendor, started her business last year after blending her own specialty herbal teas for five years. She uses the same blends that her grandmother, a midwife, used to promote lactation and ease morning sickness.

One of the biggest supporters of the Winter Community Market is Cosmic Delivery, an Athens food-delivery service. Owner Trent Walls sees the market as a great way to support local businesses and promote their own. Cosmic Delivery is helping to sponsor the market and is also devising a way to help vendors deliver products to customers as demand arises, much as his company delivers restaurant meals now.

Meanwhile, Malcolm’s plan to open the kitchen in April was delayed by the government shutdown (see p. 6), and she is impatiently waiting for the USDA to resume issuing licenses. f

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should be noted that Athens rock band Deep State took up its buzzy moniker years before the term became a go-to bogeyman on far-right Twitter (and, somewhat more conspicuously, in the Oval Office). Yet singer-songwriter and guitarist Taylor Chmura has long displayed a knack for capturing the current culture’s fear and anxiety, from the economic angst of 2014’s Bein’ Mean EP to the self-flagellating, post-election rave-up Thought Garden.

Deep State’s fierce, hooky pop-punk—delivered not quite with a smile but with something of a grimace—has, paired with a constant stream of local gigs and cross-country tours, earned the group a loyal following, as well as affirmative write-ups from national press. The band’s third full-length, The Path to Fast Oblivion, is out Friday, Feb. 1 via California label Friendship Fever and promises to further expand the band’s reach.

Chmura cites three main influences on the new LP, which explores new textures and territories and is arguably Deep State’s crowning achievement thus far.

‘The Lone Wolf’ Again demonstrating his knack for sharp, topical lyricism, Chmura says The Path to Fast Oblivion was informed by recent episodes of real American carnage—mass shootings and other episodes of violence carried out by solitary attackers in presumably safe public spaces. “[The lone wolf] archetype has been characterized in a sickening way by mass media. Violence against masses of people inspired a lot of the vitriol in the music,” Chmura says. “The thematic thread running through the album deals with a man who has cut himself off from the world.

This man feels nothing any longer and wants to leave a legacy of pain.”

While it stops well short of displaying sympathy for perpetrators of such acts—“You are the worst person I know,” Chmura sings on the same-named eighth track, continuing, “It’s hard to let those feelings go”—The Path to Fast Oblivion makes an impassioned case for listening to others.

“We want to understand why these things happen,” says Chmura of these persistent tragedies. “We want to prevent bad things.”

Touring “We have toured a lot in the past couple of years,” says Chmura. It’s an understatement. “We have been coast to coast a few times in [bassist] Brandon [Page]’s ’88 Dodge Ram,” he says. “Touring in such a capacity made us go a bit crazy sometimes. Maybe some of that crazy is still stuck to us.”

Aside from fine-tuning the group’s already-electric onstage chemistry, that time on the road helped the band evolve creatively.

“We seem to have a more focused energy, whether it’s the way we sound or what we are sounding about,” Chmura says. “The final song on the album, ‘Captain,’ is a reflection on some of the tougher times on the road.”

That eight-minute closer—a new frontier for a band known for its two- and three-minute bursts of melodic garage-punk—unfolds deliberately, itself a sonic road trip, steady pacing and wistful pedal steel conjuring up snapshots of vast Midwestern farmscapes and striking seaside vistas.

Songs like “Captain” and “Ideals,” in addition to presenting some of Chmura’s smartest songwriting to date, also showcase the singer’s vocals in a new light, stripped

of fuzz and fervor and with a surprisingly earnest melodic approach.

Friendship More than any local record in recent memory, The Past to Fast Oblivion radiates Athens-scene camaraderie. “This LP features many of our friends singing, playing and leaving me voicemails,” says Chmura. “It was fun to involve many folks that we love.”

The recording process itself was a townie-family affair.

“We recorded most of the songs at Chase Park Transduction with Drew [Vandenberg]. I somehow convinced him to record vocals at Kindercore. Then, [I] convinced him to come to my house to finish everything with his mobile rig. That day might have been my favorite day of 2018: friends coming in and out of the house, contributing to something that is more than just our band.”

The album’s penultimate track, “Oblivion,” is a measured, Yo La Tengo-esque jammer featuring recorded phone messages from a couple of Chmura’s friends, including one asking to be bailed out of jail. The tune, which Chmura calls his “favorite moment on the record,” is both mellow and unsettling, a satisfying encapsulation of Deep State’s cool incongruity.

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Squalle’s Star Quality PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com SHINE ON: Athens rapper Squalle released his newest album, Iconic Soul, a few weeks ago, and while it’s not available via his Bandcamp page as of this writing, you can search for it on Spotify and find it pretty easily. Yet again, Squalle shines through the static and noise of both the internet hype machine and the music scene in general.

Just like Athens’ rock scene, where there’s generally only a handful of artists at any given time that seem like they could really break out, so goes Squalle. Which is to say, no matter how hard he reps Athens, he’s got this star quality that covers everything from his choice selection of beats to his lyrics to the overall quality of production and presentation. While my personal favorite release of his remains 2016’s Black Picassoul, there’s a solid handful of tracks here (“Goin’ Hard,” “Local Politics” and the deeply personal “Legendary”) that make this worth more than a single quick spin. Word from Squalle himself is that this’ll land at dakidsqualle.bandcamp.com soon, so either search the service mentioned above or park it at Bandcamp for a while and check out his earlier stuff.

UP FOR AIR: The brand new album from Deep State comes out this week courtesy of Sacramento, CA label Friendship Fever. It’s titled The Path to Fast Oblivion, and its 13 tracks are mostly populated with the hyper-tuneful, irresistibly catchy, guitar-driven songwriting the group has perSqualle petuated since forming. At this length, though, and with such a decidedly house-style of songwriting, it can be difficult to pick standout tracks.

But dammit if “Son” doesn’t punch the air distinctively and, by the same measure, if “Paint” doesn’t reinvigorate memories of, say, The Replacements’ early shows. Album closer “Captain” is ambitious enough simply due to its length—a completely non-punkrock eight minutes—but it grooves along in this kind of swagger-y, Stones-meetsDinosaur kind of way. Plus, there’s approximately 30 seconds or so of silence between the song’s end and the track’s end, and you know you haven’t dealt with anything like that since the 1990s. Deep State will celebrate the album’s release at Flicker Theatre and Bar Friday, Feb. 1 along with Blue Bodies, Shepherds and Baby Tony and the Teenies. Check it all at deepstate.bandcamp. com, and take a look at friendshipfever.com for more information.

ZIPPADEE BOP BOP BOP: JazzAthensGA (aka JAGA) is deep in the, uh, swing of things with its current run of hot jazz and swing nights at The Globe. These happen each Wednesday until Feb. 20, except the first Wednesday of the month. Y’all know how to read a calendar, so I’m not gonna explain that one to you. These nights are hosted by

Mary Sigalas and the Hot Hotty-Hots and feature performances of tunes from the 1910s–1930s. Everyone is invited to listen and/or dance, so go have some fun already.

For more information, see facebook.com/ JazzAthensGA. START IT UP: The first First Tuesday hiphop event of 2019 happens Tuesday, Feb. 5 at The World Famous. Featured acts are AD Santana, LB, Joe Peeples, G-Money, Tru Thought, The Gifted, Solo 10K and Kyng Kilo. As always, this networking event is hosted by the leaders behind AthFactor Entertainment, Montu Miller and Chief Rocka. Doors open at 9 p.m., and the whole

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SCHOOL’S IN: Congratulations are due to the hardworking dudes in AFTM (“A Few Too Many”) for their debut album release show last week at the Georgia Theatre. The record is named Around for the Moment, and it remains to be seen how many different meanings they can come up with for their initials. The group has been fairly fast-rising over the past year, and having personally met at least one of them, I can attest to their sincerity and overall dedication. While the album itself is only available via the major streaming sites, you can check out the single “Get Down” via aftm.bandcamp. com. It’s a jazzy-funky type of thing that fits more with the Georgia Theatre tradition of yore but has been coming back in a big way. It’s not likely to turn your townie heads all the way around, but it’s not bad at all if you wanna check out what’s getting hot around the UGA Music Business Program these days. To this end, see facebook.com/music.aftm. f

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By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Offering a vibrant oasis from the dreary Accepting their fate as sacrificial vessels, Alyssa Davis, Lindy Erkes, Grace Farrell, winter landscape, the galleries at the UGA they forfeit their sense of personhood and Greta Hartman, Kira Hynes, Ruby Mars, Lamar Dodd School of Art have five new passively wait in limbo. Gondar will offer Penske McCormack, Morgan McCann, exhibitions opening this week. The new a Lunchtime Gallery Talk in the Bridge Lindsay Parker and SABO. A Lunchtime shows will be celebrated during an Art Party Gallery on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 12 p.m.

Gallery Talk will be held with curators Extravaganza on Friday, Feb. 1 from 6–8 Created by a community of queer artHynes, SABO and Parker on Wednesday, p.m. featuring music by DJ Ruby Mars and ists, the exhibition “Congeal” contemplates Feb. 13 at 12 p.m., and an evening of expera photo booth designed by the artists of the comforts and discomforts experienced imental performances will close out the “Congeal.” All exhibitions will remain on while living in a body. Rejecting the misogexhibition on Feb. 22 from 6–9 p.m. view through Friday, Feb. 22, with the exception of “Hysteric Sign (Ribbed Tomato ’n Grapes),” which will stay up until Thursday, Mar. 28.

In her solo exhibition “Purgatory,” Dodd MFA candidate Yana Bondar contemplates patterns of self-sacrifice among feminine archetypes. Her upbringing in the Catholic Church and the faith’s perspective on womanhood created an existential paradox that clashed with her own identity as an asexual, aromantic feminine coded person. Fascinated with the self-destructive duality that frequently pervades experience, as well as the idea of eternal girlhood, she focuses on attitudes of apathy, detachment and surrender that appear through various perspectives of femininity.

Strongly influenced by narra“A Gentle Rot” by Yana Bondar in the exhibition “Purgatory” tives and archetypal depictions in contemporary Japanese art, Bondar’s works embody the mood of “genyny and homophobia often associated with “Hysteric Sign (Ribbed Tomato ’n tle sadness,” a suppressed and persistent Dada and Surrealism, the artists touch on Grapes)” by Katya Tepper is the latest melancholy that emerges in the absence the movement’s techniques to abstract installment of “Wall Works,” an ongoof agency or power. Her delicate ceramic physical forms. Using bodily functions and ing series that invites artists to create pieces “The Girl With Short Hair: The Girl fluids, as well as identity and dysmorphia, site-specific, wall-bound creations in the of Sacrificial Mind” and “The Girl With as starting points, many of the works blur Plaza Gallery. An Athens-based artist who Long Hair: Girl of Sacrificial Body” depict the boundaries of embodiment. received her BFA from the Cooper Union figures suspended in time, unable to interParticipating artists include Olivia in New York, Tepper makes large-scale pret their past or envision their future.

Babuka Black, Mac Balentine, AC Carter, works that are significantly informed by

her experience living with chronic illness.

Alternating between painting and sculptural techniques, “Hysteric Sign” reimagines the body as a space for playfulness and whimsy, despite all of its natural messiness and sickness.

From a distance, “Hysteric Sign” appears as an assemblage of clunky, irregular forms that interconnect to create an unruly and nonsensical piece. Bursts of chartreuse and red-orange pop from sandy beige backgrounds, adding an element of alarm and frenzy. Upon closer look, layers of interweaving materials reveal themselves to increase feelings of busyness and entanglement. Soft materials like industrial felt and cloth are juxtaposed with harsh plastic and wood, and thread spools are used to develop a surface full of anxiety-inducing holes.

On view in the Suite Gallery, the annual “Undergraduate Curated Exhibition” accepted submissions by students working in all disciplines. This year’s show was guest curated by Jamie Steele, director of the Atlanta artist-run gallery Camayuhs and co-founder of the Chicago-based curatorial project Gurl Don’t Be Dumb. A multimedia artist with a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Steele creates photographic, video and sculptural works that toy with notions of taste, femininity, elegance and the grotesque.

New York-based artists Priyanka Dasgupta and Chad Marshall collaborate on projects that incorporate archival texts, oral histories, postcolonial studies and storytelling to examine power and privilege in America. Their current work harrows in on the lost histories of Bengali sailors, who, by appearing black, were able to settle into communities of color in the early 20th Century despite anti-Asian immigration laws. Curated by Dodd Visiting Assistant Professor Courtney McClellan, their exhibition “Pigeonhole” specifically imagines the life of Bahauddin (Bobby) Alam, a Bengali peddler and lascar who lived as a jazz musician in America. Creating a multidisciplinary portrait, the installation stages his dressing room, complete with memorabilia and miscellaneous objects reflecting his secret and public lives. Dasgupta and Marshall will offer a Lunchtime Gallery Talk on Feb. 1 at 12 p.m. f

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Daniel Romano

MUSIC | WED, JAN 30

FILM | THU, JAN 31

COMEDY | FEB 1–2

MUSIC | MON, FEB 4

Georgia Theatre · 8 p.m. · $12–15 Once listed among those musicians leading a trad-country revival, thanks to twanged-up efforts like 2013’s Come Cry With Me and its follow-up, If I’ve Only One Time Askin’, Canadian crooner Daniel Romano has undergone a steady evolution since 2016’s mercurial Mosey.

On the pointedly named Finally Free, his eighth full-length, Romano casts off the cowboy hat and heads off on a lo-fi psychedelic folk excursion. His tourmate and co-headliner at Wednesday’s Georgia Theatre show, Athens’ T. Hardy Morris, has experienced similar growth since breaking off from alt-rock staple Dead Confederate and going solo with 2013’s dusty Audition Tapes. Morris’ latest, Dude, the Obscure, is a rich and curious LP. [Gabe Vodicka]

Georgia Museum of Art · 7 p.m. · FREE! Directed by Vicki Kodama, Five Artists is a 30-minute film sampled from the 1971 documentary African American Artists and Inventors. Focusing on each subject’s creative processes, inspirations and perspectives on the AfricanAmerican experience, the film drops into the lives of collage artist Romare Bearden, Harlem’s Studio Museum founder Betty Blayton, sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud, sculptor Richard Hunt and painter Charles White. Five Artists will be screened in conjunction with the exhibition “Richard Hunt: Synthesis,” which closes Feb. 3. One of the most influential artists in the world of American public art, Hunt has created over 130 commissions across 24 states during his six-decade career. [Jessica Smith]

Moonlight Theater Company · 7:30 p.m. · $12 In addition to being featured in media outlets like Paste magazine and Viceland, Atlanta-based stand-up comedian Samm Severin has opened for the likes of Janeane Garofalo, Kyle Kinane and Barry Crimmins. Produced by Chunklet Industries, her debut album, Stoned and Sad, was recorded in Athens at Flicker Theatre and Bar last July. Currently, Severin is a co-host of “Pieces of Trash,” a new podcast about how to turn trash into treasured bongs. She also writes for cartoons and performs in a Nirvana tribute band outside of performing stand-up.

In addition to her performances Friday and Saturday, Severin will host Moonlight Theater Company’s first open-mic event for local comedians on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 8:30 p.m. [JS]

Nowhere Bar · 10 p.m. · FREE! An immutable local fixture with a larger-than-life presence, Clarence “Big C” Cameron has been at the nucleus of the town’s music scene for years. As the leader of Big C and the Velvet Delta and, more recently, Big C and the Moonshynes, Cameron has kept the Classic City’s blues business booming, thanks to his commanding singing voice and ever-expanding network of talented multi-instrumentalist friends. Cameron’s recurring blues jam at downtown dive Nowhere Bar, held the first Monday evening of each month and featuring a rotating cast of ringers, is a haven for blues players and aficionados alike. With its February edition, the event celebrates seven years as one of the best-kept secrets in Athens music. [GV]

Daniel Romano

Tuesday 29 ART: Art Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art, S150) Lauren Haynes, juror of the upcoming 44th Juried Exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center, is the Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 5:30 p.m.

FREE! www.art.uga.edu CLASSES: Scone Making (Farmview Market) Guide to scone making. Pre-registration is required, and the fee includes all of the supplies. 3-5 p.m. $30. www.farmviewmarket.com EVENTS: Swing Night at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Take an hour-long lesson then dance under the palms. 7 p.m. $4–6. www.botgarden.uga.edu

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EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) 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. 2 p.m.

FREE! jclevela@uga.edu FILM: Bad Movie Night: R.O.T.O.R. (Ciné) An experimental robotic police officer escapes the lab and goes on a berserk killing spree in the zero-budgeted Robocop/ Terminator rip-off. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/badmovienight GAMES: Lunch and Learn (Tyche’s Games) Bring your own lunch and try out some new games. 11:30 a.m.

FREE! www.tychesgames.com

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

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

FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Dungeons and Dragons (ACC Library) All experience levels welcome. Grades 6–12.

4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens

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KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts, and fun for preschool aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Tiny Tales on Tuesdays (Memorial Park) Storytime and a craft. Ages 18 months–6 years. 10:30 a.m. $3–4. www.accgov.com/leisure 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 PERFORMANCE: Ladysmith Black Mambazo (UGA Performing Arts Center) Complex rhythms and harmonies of Zulu tradition with the sounds and sentiments of gospel music. 7:30-8:30 p.m. $30. www. ugapresents.org

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Wednesday 30 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 EVENTS: Rabbit Box (The Foundry) Storytelling for adults. This month’s theme is “Ready or Not: Competitive Storytelling.” 7 p.m. $10. rabbitboxstories@gmail.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Shadowfist Power Lunch (Tyche’s Games) Learn to play the Shadowfist Dynamic Card Game.

11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-354-4500, www.tychesgames.com

GAMES: Beer Goggles Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) Walter Lane hosts weekly trivia. Teams can have up to 10 players, and prizes include tab discounts. 7–9 p.m.

FREE! www.sobrewco.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.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: General Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Weekly trivia hosted by the one and only Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144

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

Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com 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: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts, and fun for preschool aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Knit & Lit (Oconee County Library) Learn how to knit and listen to an audiobook. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Robert Alan Black (ACC Library) Join the architect as he discusses residential and industrial architecture. 7 p.m. FREE! vburns@athenslibrary.org

Hunt: Synthesis.” See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org GAMES: Boarding School (The Rook and Pawn) Get schooled on new games. 7 p.m. www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Participants meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/saucehousebbq KIDSTUFF: Teen Studio (Georgia Museum of Art) Teens ages 13–18 will learn about and draw inspiration from “Richard Hunt: Synthesis.”

Pizza included. 5:30–8:30 p.m.

FREE! sagekincaid@uga.edu

Friday 1 ART: Art Party Extravaganza (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Celebrate four new exhibitions with a live DJ, photo booth and other treats.

Exhibitions include “Congeal,” “Purgatory,” “Pigeonhole,” “Undergraduate Curated Exhibition” and “Hysteric Sign (Ribbed Tomato ’n Grapes.” See Art Notes on p. 15.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Lunchtime Gallery Talk (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lupin Foundation Gallery) New York-based artists Priyanka Dasgupta and Chad Marshall discuss their exhibition

$7.50 (non-residents). www.accgov. com/leisure LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes & Noble) Celebrate the release of UGA alum and Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton’s book. 2-3 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195

Saturday 2 ART: Southern Star Open Studio & Pottery Sale (Southern Star Studio) The pottery studio features work by Maria Dondero, Jennifer Heynen, Chona Reyes Leathers, Regina Mandell, Allya Macdonald, Kerry Steinberg, Alex Wilkins,

EVENTS: Orphintage Vintage Market (Old Fire Hall #2) Vintage clothing vendors will offer items such as jackets and t-shirts. 12-8 p.m. www.orphintage.com EVENTS: Getting Started with Genealogy (ACC Library) Learn about the resources available to discover your family history.

Registration is required. 2 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: Athens Wedding Experience (Georgian Hall) Surround yourself with wedding vendors while enjoying a real vow-renewal, cocktails, dinner, and dancing. 5:30-8 p.m. $25. www. athensweddingexperience.com

Thursday 31 ART: Opening Reception (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) For “Faces in Time,” a collection of works on paper, sculptures, mosaics and fiber art portraits by influential individuals. Artists include Steffen Thomas, Leanna Leithauser Lesley and Chris Cook. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.steffenthomas.org ART: Artist Talk (University of North Georgia Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, Gainesville) Lisa Freeman will discuss her collection of found object assemblages on view in “Dark Cotton.” 3 p.m. FREE! lisafreemanstudio@gmail.com CLASSES: Fix Your Own Bike (BikeAthens, 1075 W. Broad St) Learn how to repair your bike with tools and advice from experts.

6–8:30 p.m. $10/hr. suggested donation. www.bikeathens.org CLASSES: The Art of Fermentation (Farmview Market) Guide to fermentation. Preregistration is required. Fee includes supplies. 5–7 p.m. $40. www.farmviewmarket.com CLASSES: Frog Watch Training (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Participants will learn to identify and count frogs as part of this citizen science program. Ages 13 & up. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty. com/sandycreeknaturecenter COMEDY: Comedy Open Mic (Moonlight Theater) Moonlight Theater Company’s first open mic features local comics and headliner Samm Severin, an Atlanta comedian.

8:30-10 p.m. $6. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Career Academy Showcase and Community Dinner (Athens Community Career Academy) Learn about career pathways and opportunities with college information and booths. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! leadathens4ward@ gmail.com EVENTS: Karaoke (Southern Brewing Company) Hosted by DJ Gregory. 5-10 p.m. FREE! www. sobrewco.com FILM: Stan & Ollie (Ciné) Production designer John-Paul Kelly will give a special introduction before the screening via live video conference. 5:!5 p.m. $7.50. www. athenscine.com FILM: Film Screening (Georgia Museum of Art) African American Artists and Inventors is a 1971 documentary including Five Artists, a section highlighting the lives and work of artists including Charles White, Romare Bearden, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Richard Hunt and Betty Blayton. Screened in conjunction with the exhibition “Richard

the center’s collection. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 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: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Drag performances by local artists. 10:30 p.m. $3. showgirlcabaret@gmail.com, www.athensshowgirlcabaret.com

Sunday 3 ART: Spirograph Valentines (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Make a retro Valentine card for a friend or sweetheart using a spirograph. 3 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison EVENTS: Big Game Viewing Party (The Foundry) Watch the Super Bowl LIII during a party with food and drink specials. 6:30 p.m. www. thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Orphintage Vintage Market (Old Fire Hall #2) Vintage clothing vendors will offer items such as jackets and t-shirts. 12-5 p.m. www.orphintage.com GAMES: Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) General trivia. House prizes and discounted tabs. 5-7 p.m.

FREE! www.sobrewco.com GAMES: Open Play (Tyche’s Games) All are welcome to join in.

12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.tychesgames.com

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“One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” will remain on view at the Georgia Museum of Art through Sunday, Feb. 10. Pictured above is a portrait of Princess Anna Grigorievna Belosselsky-Belozersky.

KIDSTUFF: Books and Bites (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Read and snack in the library after hours. Ages 10 and up. BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) or choose one of the library’s. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison 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 LECTURES & LIT: Inclusive Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) The book of the month is Little Men by Louisa May Alcott.

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

“Pigeonhole.” See Art Notes on p.

15. 12 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu COMEDY: Comedian Samm Severin (Moonlight Theater) Atlanta stand-up comedian Samm Severin has been featured in Paste and on Viceland. Her 2018 debut album, Stoned and Sad, was produced by Chunklet Industries. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 7:30 p.m. $12. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com GAMES: Friday Night Initiative (Tyche’s Games) Learn new roleplaying games. 6 p.m. www.tychesgames.com KIDSTUFF: Paint Night (East Athens Community Center) Ages 5 & up.

Painters will be given an example of what to paint. Registration required.

6 p.m. $10-15. www.accgov.com/ leisure KIDSTUFF: Lil Love Bugs (Rocksprings Community Center) Valentine cards, personalized photo plate, matching game, sweetness scavenger hunt, and a love bug snack. Ages 1-6. Registration is required. 10–11 a.m. $5 (residents),

Brandon Bishop and Carter Gillies.

10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! mariadondero.com ART: Opening Reception (Hip Vintage and Handmade) Keith Bennett shares a new collection of layered photographs and graphics.

2–4 p.m. FREE! www.hipvintagehandmade.com COMEDY: Comedian Samm Severin (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description.

7:30 p.m. $12. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Vaccine & Pet Care Clinic (Pet Supplies Plus) Low-cost vaccinations, dewormings and other important services for your furry friends. 1–4 p.m. www.athenshumanesociety.org EVENTS: Winter Community Market (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Browse work by local artists, enjoy food trucks and more. Proceeds benefit the Culinary Kitchen of Athens.

See Story on p. 10. 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

FREE! www.jitteryjoes.com

EVENTS: Animal Appetites (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Prepare food and learn about the animals. 1-2:30 p.m. $2-3. www.accgov.com/leisure EVENTS: Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library Booksale (No. 3 Railroad Street) CDs, DVDs, vinyl albums and handcrafted gifts. Proceeds benefit the Oglethorpe County Library. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.3railroad. org EVENTS: Court Watch Training (Oconee Street UMC) Enhance your knowledge of the local court system, its shortcomings and how citizens can advance the cause of criminal and racial justice. RSVP by Jan. 30. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE! stevewilma@aol.com 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

CLASSES: Culinary Literacy Class (ACC Library) Using the Edible Alphabet curriculum, students will learn about nutrition and cooking while improving English language skills. Mondays, 10:30–12 p.m. & Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: AARP Tax Assistance (Oconee County Library) AARP volunteers will assist individuals of all ages with their tax preparation.

This free service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. 12–4 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 FILM: Bluefin: The Last of the Giants (Miller Learning Center, Room 150) Speak Out for Species and the UGA Office of Sustainability present an epic tale about the giant Bluefin tuna. Part of the Animal Voices Film Festival. 7 p.m. FREE! sos@uga.edu GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m.

FREE! www.highwirelounge.com THEATER: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Morton Theatre) Experience the timeless enchantment of this magical fairy tale. 7:30 p.m. classiccenter.com

Tuesday 5 ART: Lunchtime Gallery Talk (Lamar Dodd School of Art, Bridge Gallery) Dodd MFA candidate Yana Bondar will discuss her exhibition “Purgatory.” See Art Notes on p. 15.

12 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu CLASSES: Safe Dance Training (Center City Ballet) Sessions will help practitioners of all types of movement strengthen their form and posture. No experience required.

Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 7, 4:45 p.m.

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LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Collin Kelley. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athenswordofmouth LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Meet children’s book author Booki Vivat.

4:30-5 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 29 Creature Comforts Brewery 7 p.m. FREE! www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com WEATHER SYSTEMS Melodydriven, experimental chamber-jazz

BLOOD ON THE HARP Old-time bluegrass band from Atlanta playing “songs about death.”

THE MOONSHINE Local postmodern string band with a blend of guitar, autoharp and upright bass.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com DANIEL ROMANO Chameleonic singer-songwriter with trad-country, pop and psychedelic influences. See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

T. HARDY MORRIS Local singer-songwriter and guitarist plays twangy, reflective folk-rock.

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

The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key and surprise guests perform swinging tunes from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s.

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NSM Athens-based all-star dance-pop group.

Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 AVERY DEAKINS Soulful local poprock singer-songwriter.

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

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE GETAWAY COMPANY Fourpiece local band inspired by ’90s and 2000s alt-rock.

THE POWERS Local folk-rock band of brothers.

N1KI No info available.

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $7. flickertheatreandbar.com DEEP STATE Local band playing driving, melodic guitar-rock. Album release show! See story on p. 11.

SHEPHERDS Atlanta band blending noise pop, indie rock and soul.

BABY TONY & THE TEENIES Local band plays doo-wop-inspired pop songs about wasting time and having crushes.

BLUE BODIES Athens-based “bummer-pop” punk band.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com CBDB Popular, Alabama-based “joyfunk” group playing a mixture

The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! thefoundryathens.com SIMPLE LIFE BAND Local group playing pop, rock and country’s current and classic hits.

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EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) See Tuesday listing for full description. 2 p.m.

FREE! jclevela@uga.edu GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description.

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: Tiny Tales on Tuesdays (Memorial Park) See Tuesday listing for full description.

10:30 a.m. $3–4. www.accgov.com/ leisure LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Meet award winning author Sonia Kamal.

6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Chika Unigwe (Ciné) Reading by author Chika Unigwe. 7-9 p.m. FREE! cwp@ uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Mozart Madness on Chinese New Year (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) The Faculty Artist Series concert features world-renowned pianist David Fung.

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VFW 8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local country and Southern rock band hosts a dance party, playing classic and new tunes.

Saturday 2 Boutier Winery & Inn 8 p.m. $10. www.boutierwinery.com CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local country and Southern rock band hosts a dance party, playing classic and new tunes.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com DEBT NEGLECTOR Aggressive, Orlando-based punk act.

RECONCILER Atlanta-based melodic punk band.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www.40watt.com TRAVIS DENNING Modern country artist from Middle Georgia.

ADAM CRAIG Country artist from Nashville.

The Foundry 8 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com BOX OF RAWKS Five-piece blues band from Madison.

THE LUCKY JONES Local band playing old-school rockin’ rhythm and blues.

Wednesday 6 CLASSES: Culinary Literacy Class (ACC Library) See Monday listing for full description. Mondays, 10:30–12 p.m. & Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 CLASSES: Athens Free Skool (Bombs Away Books) “Songs of the Oppressed” is a songwriting workshop for non-musicians. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ AthensFreeSkool GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.

Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: General Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Weekly trivia hosted by the one and only Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Beer Goggles Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) Walter Lane hosts weekly trivia. Teams can have up to 10 players, and prizes include tab discounts. 7–9 p.m.

FREE! www.sobrewco.com KIDSTUFF: Bake Sale Prep (Oconee County Library) Get ready for the bi-annual bake sale. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts, and a whole bunch of fun for preschool aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 JUSTIN KENNEDY BAND Four-piece country band led by UGA alum Justin “The Weatherman” Kennedy.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com THE STEELDRIVERS Popular bluegrass band out of Nashville, TN. KELSEY WALDON Roots-inspired country singer-songwriter.

Blood on the Harp plays the Caledonia Lounge on Wednesday, Jan. 30. group led by multi-instrumentalist Zack Milster.

Go Bar 10 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 CATRIONA STURTON Multiinstrumentalist singer-songwriter from Ontario.

GINNY Dark country trio from Ontario.

L’OR Laura St. Martin uses electronics and interpretive dance to explore the human condition and the collective unconscious.

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

SOCIAL CIRCLE Local lo-fi experimental lounge singer that aims “to turn the support group into a party.”

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 UPCHUCK Psychedelic garage-punk band from Atlanta.

NATE & THE NIGHTMARES Trashy garage-punk act fronted by local songwriter Nate Mitchell.

THE MICHAEL POTTER BAND Local group playing western-inflected psych-folk with improvisational elements.

of funk, progressive rock and jam fusion.

THE REVELRIES Four-piece alt-rock band.

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

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 ANDREW LEAHEY Nashville-based roots-rock artist.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com LIVE JAZZ Enjoy an evening of jazz standards and originals.

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

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 DR. BACON Asheville, NC party band blending funk, rock, blues, soul and folk.

Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.

Backline provided!

Saucehouse Barbeque 6 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs tasty sets of funky Southern folk rock ’n’ roll.

Friday 1

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com ROCK BOTTOM STRING BAND Punk-inspired roots band from Grand Rapids, MI.

Wayward Lounge 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-6972 CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

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Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE WYDELLES Local alt-country band fronted by Bo Bedingfield.

DAVID BARBE AND THE QUICK HOOKS Local all-star rock band led by scene fixture Barbe (Mercyland, Sugar).

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $18 (adv.), $20 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com RUSSELL DICKERSON Tennesseebased country singer-songwriter.

LOGAN MIZE Nashville-based country songwriter who has topped the genre’s charts.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 OHMU New solo synth project courtesy of DJ and designer Winston Parker.

HEAT SUREENS Alias of Sean McDonald, who makes experimental ambient music.

GODDESS COMPLEX Athens-based avant-garde project led by composer Cloud Powers.

Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the evening away to two different channels of music.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com SIRENS OF MBUS Students from UGA’s Music Business Program perform, including Niki Neiconi, Janie Waddell, Emily Olson, Ashley Walls, Aspen Anonda and Sarah Mootz.

Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to two different channels of music.

Little Kings Shuffle Club 10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub SILENT DISCO Athens’ original silent disco features three channels, one of which is a request line.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE VINYL SUNS Athens-based blues-rock five-piece.

Monday 4 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays.

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 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. Seven-year anniversary! See Calendar Pick on p. 16.

Tuesday 5 Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com LIGHT BRIGADE Local rock and roll five-piece.

EVERYDAY DOGS High-octane altrock band from Athens.

ELIJAH JOHNSTON Local indie-folk singer-songwriter.

The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens FIRST TUESDAY A monthly hip-hop showcase hosted by Montu Miller

LUCII Orlando-based DJ and producer, also known as Emily Rose.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 REDSTONE RAMBLERS Local blues-folk group led by songwriter Mark Wilmot.

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

Wayward Lounge 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-6972 CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

2/11 THEE FINE LINES / FUN ISN’T FAIR / DEADLY LO-FI (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/11 SWEETHEART DUETS HOOT / Susan Staley (The Foundry) 2/12 JOE CAT & THE GUIDESTONES / GEORGIA DISH BOYS / GARETT HATCH (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/12 INTERPOL / SUNFLOWER BEAN (40 Watt Club) 2/12 THE FIRESIDE COLLECTIVE (The Foundry) 2/12 DAWES (Georgia Theatre) 2/13 JAY GONZALEZ (40 Watt Club) 2/13 MATT & KIM / YUNO (Georgia Theatre) 2/14 CLOUDS / BICHOS VIVOS (Creature Comforts Brewery) 2/14 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS / DON CHAMBERS (40 Watt Club)

NSM plays the Caledonia Lounge on Friday, Feb. 1. and Chief Rocka. Featuring AD Santana, LB, Joe Peeples, G-Money, Tru Thought, The Gifted, Solo 10K and Kyng Kilo.

Wednesday 6 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot.

All musicians welcome. Backline provided!

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE UGLY ARCHITECT Coloradobased indie-folk project.

The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens. com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. This show features Lily Herne, Carrie Bowen, Heidi Holton, Jaclyn Steele, Alma Ross and more guests.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com LIQUID STRANGER Swedish-born EDM producer.

LSDREAM Well-known electronic producer.

CHAMPAGNE DRIP L.A.-based EDM producer formerly of the project SPL.

Down the Line 2/7 KNEELER / KING OF SUMMER / NEEDLE TEETH (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/7 CICADA RHYTHM / DEAD HORSES / CALICO VISION (The Foundry) 2/7 YOUNG THE GIANT / SURE SURE (Georgia Theatre) 2/8 DEAD VIBES / HUSK / MANDIBLE RIDER (Caledonia Lounge) 2/8 ALBERTA / DAVE MARR / EMMY LAW (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/8 BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME / TESSERACT / ASTRONOID (40 Watt Club) 2/8 THE MUSIC OF SANTANA (The Foundry) 2/8 YOUNG THE GIANT / SURE SURE (Georgia Theatre) 2/8 SONGS & STORIES IN THE ROUND / Bain Mattox / Cortez Garza / Scott Low / Adam Payne (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 2/8 DJ OSMOSE (Southern Brewing Company) 2/9 THE PROXIES / THE SEARCHIN’ DESTROYERS / BEN RICKETTS / FRENCH EXIT (Caledonia Lounge) 2/9 SUPERBODY (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/9 SONS OF SAILORS (The Foundry) 2/9 ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES / VALLEY QUEEN (Georgia Theatre) 2/10 THE LUCKY JONES (Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside)

2/14 ATHENS A-TRAIN BAND (The Foundry) 2/14 KOE WETZEL (Georgia Theatre) 2/14 LOS MEESFITS / ELZIG (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 2/15 ACTUS REUS / ANGER WITHIN / MAHEETA (Caledonia Lounge) 2/15 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS / EYELIDS (40 Watt Club) 2/15 AARON CARTER / JUSTIN STONE (The Foundry) 2/15 WALK THE MOON / BEAR HANDS (Georgia Theatre) 2/15 MYSTIC GRIZZLY / CROW / SERIOUS JORGE / SLAYCLUB (Live Wire) 2/16 40OZ 4PIECE / CHEESE DREAM / THE DOOKIE BROTHERS (Caledonia Lounge) 2/16 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS / LINQUA FRANQA / CAMP AMPED BAND (40 Watt Club) 2/16 SPAFFORD (Georgia Theatre) 2/17 THE SEGAR JAZZ AFFAIR / Marcus Click and His Smooth Jazz Band (The Foundry) 2/20 J.D. SIMO / MATT JOINER (The Foundry) 2/20 CAR SEAT HEADREST / NAKED GIANTS (Georgia Theatre) 2/21 MURDER BY DEATH / J. RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS / JONNY FRITZ (Georgia Theatre) 2/21 DR. JOE / SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND (Nowhere Bar) 2/22 ’80S DANCE PARTY (40 Watt Club) 2/22 ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL (The Foundry)

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Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. The next deadline is Mar. 15. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ARTS IN COMMUNITY GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission awards three grants of $1,500 each to promote creative placemaking in the community. Artists, local organizations and groups can apply. Deadline Mar. 10, 11:59 p.m. info@athenscultural affairs.org, athensculturalaffairs.org LOVE IN ALL ITS MANY FORMS (KA Artist Shop) Seeking artwork representing or inspired by love for a group exhibition. Submit images and brief descriptions by Feb. 5.

Exhibit opens with a reception Feb. 14, 5–7 p.m. Find guidelines online. kaartistshop@gmail.com, www. kaartist.com

OPEN STUDIO MEMBERSHIP (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local artists can access studio facilities through a new open studio monthly membership program. Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture studios. Up to 32 hours per week. $65/month or $175/three months. 706-613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure

Auditions TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (215 High School Ave., Monroe) On Stage, Monroe presents auditions for ages 8 & up. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Jan. 30, 6–8 p.m. or Feb. 2, 3–5 p.m. www.onstagewalton.org

Classes CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Open Community Coffeehouse,” Tuesdays

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Grateful Beads hand makes bohemian chic gemstone jewelry. Through February.

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) “Reflections of Good and Evil” features paintings by Manda McKay and Andrea Wellnitz. Reception Feb. 24. Currently on view through February. • 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 INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) The 2018-19 Members’ Showcase includes two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in various media by over 30 supporting members including Richard Huston, June Ball, Julia Wynn Safer, John English and Helen Kuykendall. Through Feb. 10.

ATHENS LATINO CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND SERVICES (445 Huntington Rd., #120) See 20 paintings by Stanley Bermudez.

BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years.

CINÉ BARCAFE (234 W. Hancock Ave.) “Cameron Lyden: The Wave Tamer’s Lullaby and Other Artifacts” includes fictional tools with ambiguous and fantastical functions. Through Feb. 24.

CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) “The New American Garden: The Landscape Architecture of Oehme, van Sweden.” Through Feb. 21.

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

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

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWERY (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Ashley Anderson’s “Family Computer: Familiar Interiors” is a new series of pixelated cyanotypes that pays homage to the intertwining histories of art and video

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from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. “Oil Painting,” Mondays at 1:30 p.m. “Chess Club,” Mondays at 6:30 p.m.

“Coffee with a Veteran,” Tuedays at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Crafting Club,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m. “Square Dancing,” Tuesdays at 2 p.m.

“Bellydance,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

“Mahjong,” Thursdays at 1 p.m.

Chess tournament on the second Friday of the month at 6 p.m. 706742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail. com, www.wintervillecenter.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Weekly “Try Clay” classes ($25/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. $25. www.gooddirt.net COMEDY CLASSES (Moonlight Theater) A two-hour comedy workshop exploring playfulness and audience awareness for ages 18 and up. Jan. 30, 7:15 p.m. $15–18. High School Comedy Class is for ages 14–18. Feb. 3, 4:30 p.m. $15. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com

FREE KARATE (East Athens Community Center) Learn the basics of karate. All ages and skill levels welcome. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3593 GENTLE HATHA YOGA (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Enjoy stretching with awareness, breathing practices and deep relaxation. Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $10. 706-248-8918, mfhealy@bellsouth.net MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Healing Lodge) Years of medical research and training are blended into a mindfulness workshop focused on reducing stress and anxiety and increasing general well-being. Feb. 11, 6–8:30 p.m. $224. mfhealy@bellsouth.net, www.mindfuliving.org MOSAIC ART CLASSES (200 Northcrest Dr.) Weekend mosaic classes for beginner and intermediate levels. Visit website for upcoming dates. $175. corazonmosaics@ gmail.com, corazonmosaics.com NAMI (First Presbyterian Church of Athens) “NAMI Basics” is a free, six-session educational program for parents or caregivers of a child or adolescent living with mental illness. Registration required.

Sundays, Feb. 17–Mar. 31 (skip

game graphics. Reception Feb. 9. Currently on view through Mar. 24.

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) “Middle Class Revolt” presents paintings by tattoo artist Matty Goldstein and collages by Kenny Aguar. Closing reception Feb. 28.

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.) “Richard Hunt: Synthesis.”

Through Feb. 3. • “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” includes Russian fine and decorative arts dating from ca.

1660–1952 from the family of the Russian Princes Belosselsky-Belozersky.

Through Feb. 10. • “The Reluctant Autocrat: Tsar Nicholas II.” Through Mar. 17. • “Out of the Darkness: Light in the Depths of the Sea of Cortez” is a solo exhibition by Rebecca Rutstein. Through Oct. 27.

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.) John Weber presents nature photographs emphasizing special attention given to shapes, textures, colors and light. Through Mar. 4.

HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Graphic artist Keith Bennett presents his latest works of playered photography and graphics.

Opening reception Feb. 2. Through February.

HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St.) New York-based artists Genesis Belanger, Julie Curtiss and Anthony Iacono work in different media and share an affinity for French 19th-century painting, pop art, cinema and the Chicago Imagists.

Through Mar. 2. • Co-presented with Tif Sigfrids, “Cabin Boy, Auntie Gladyce and Three More” is an exhibition of paintings by Chicago-based artist Margot Bergman. Through Mar. 2.

JITTERY JOE’S ALPS (1480 Baxter St.) Susan Sellew creates fiber art constructions from crocheted acrylic yarn stretched over hula hoops. Through Feb. 7.

JITTERY JOE’S DOWNTOWN (297 E. Broad St.) Susan Pelham creates collages influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism and folklore.

JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) “Pop Legacy” includes colorful paintings by Tylor Parrott.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “Hysteric Sign (Ribbed Tomato ’n Grapes)” is a site-specific wall installation by Katya Tepper. • “Pigeonhole” is a collaboration between New York-based artists Priyanka Dasgupta and Chad Marshall. • “Congeal” is a group exhibition exploring the comfort and discomfort of living in a body. • “Purgatory” presents narrative ceramic works by Dodd MFA candidate Yana Bondar. • The “Undergraduate Curated Exhibition” was curated by Jamie Steele of Atlanta gallery Camayhus.

Opening reception for all exhibitions Feb. 1. Through Feb. 22.

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.) “Sitting with the Elders: Stories of Black Athenians” is a series of paintings by Broderick Flanigan.

Closing reception Feb. 9. • On view in the Lounge Gallery, “Citrine Visuals”

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708, namihallga@gmail.com, www. namihall.org OCAF SPRING ART CLASSES (OCAF, Watkinsville) “Paint with Charles,” “Painting Portraits in Oil with Abner Cope,” “Paper Beadmaking,” “Four-Part Watercolor Workshop: Light and Shadow” and “Four-Part Workshop: Making Color Speak.” Check website for dates, times and fees. www.ocaf.com 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). www. facebook.com/salsaathens SEWING CLASSES Learn to sew via quilt making. Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. & Sundays from 3-5 p.m. 706325-5283, needleinahaystack7@ yahoo.com, www.sewsomething withamandawhitsel.com YOGA CLASSES (5 Points Yoga) “Using Props: Beyond the Basics” on Feb. 1–2. “Fascia, Breath and the Nervous System” on Feb. 22–24.

New 200-hour and 300-hour teacher training school begins February.

Various classes include flow, yin, restorative, power flow, gentle, Iyengar and simple stretch. www. athensfivepointsyoga.com

Help Out KACCB LITTER SURVEY (Athens, GA) The Athens-Clarke County Littery Abatement Steering Committee is conducting a survey to help direct initiatives. Be entered to win one of four $25 Walmart gift cards. Survey ends Mar. 30. www. accgov.com/littersurvey OCAF THRIFT SALE DONATIONS Donations can be dropped off to Rocket Hall every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in Jan. from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.ocaf. com/art RESEARCH STUDIES The UGA Clinical and Translational Research Unit welcomes the community to participate in research studies.

Check website for studies that are currently enrolling. ctru.uga.edu

Support Groups ALS SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee Veterans Park, Watkinsville) Provides awareness and education to individuals living with ALS. Meets fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-207-5800 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

features abstractions by Antoine Stewart. Through Mar. 2.

MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) The “Georgia Artists with DisAbilities” exhibit features works promoted by the organization, which aims to provide opportunities for showing and selling work. Through February.

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 and handwoven rugs

by Bonnie Montgomery.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) “MFA: The Next Generation” shows artwork by second year graduate students at Lamar Dodd School of Art. Through Feb. 22. • “The Georgia Watercolor Society 2019 Signature Exhibition” shows works from across the nation. Through Feb. 22.

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 BUILDING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Under the Big Top: The American Circus and Traveling Tent Shows” explores circuses, vaudeville troupes and other traveling tent shows in the U.S. from the 1820s–1930s. Through July 5. • “Nevertheless, She Resisted: Documenting the Women’s Marches” shares posters, photographs, articles and ephemera from the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. in January 2017. Through July 5.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) The Mountain Laurel Quilters’ Guild presents “Put a Bird on It,” a collection of 30 wall quilts using tradition, contemporary and art quilting techniques. Each quilt features one or more birds. Through Mar. 3. • Mark Paul presents a collection of photographs. Through March.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Faces in Time” includes works on paper, sculptures, mosaics and fiber art portraits of renowned individuals by Steffen Thomas, Leanna Leithauser Lesley and Chris Cook. Opening reception Jan. 31. Through Mar. 30.

TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) “Semifreddo” is a solo exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Gracie DeVito. Through Mar. 2.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA GAINESVILLE CAMPUS GALLERY (3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood) “Dark Cotton” features assemblages of found photographs and objects by Lisa Freeman. Closing reception Jan. 31.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA OCONEE CAMPUS GALLERY (1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy., Watkinsville) “Cameron Bliss: loss, lost, found” includes portraits that are mesmerizing, moody and deeply evocative. Reception Feb. 13. Currently on view through Feb. 20.

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

WHITE TIGER GOURMET (217 Hiawassee Ave.) Artwork by CapMan. Through March.

WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) Folk art by Cap Man. Through January.

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

Paintings by Tylor Parrot are currently on view in “Pop Legacy” at Just Pho…And More. 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 CELEBRATE RECOVERY (Living Hope Church) Program aimed to help people recover from their hurts, habits, and hang-ups such as addiction and mental illness. Meets Fridays, 5:45-8:30 p.m. www.living hopeathens.org CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP (ACC Library) Meet others who are dealing with chronic illness such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme. Third Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. athenschronicillness@ gmail.com EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) A 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. www.emotionsanonymous.org MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Meets the second Wednesday of every month.

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By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING (PG) Remember accurately.

Attack the Block, the awesome flick where John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan so aliens attack street-smart English teens utterly become Oliver “Babe” Hardy (born starring current Doctor Who Jodie in Harlem, GA) and Stan Laurel that quesWhittaker and new Star Wars hero John tions of the veracity of this dramatization Boyega? A bloke named Joe Cornish, who of their friendship’s latter years become also helped write Ant-Man, directed it way moot. Reilly and Coogan transcend the back in 2011, and surprisingly, The Kid Who impersonations with which such biopics Would Be King is his second feature. Less are usually associated. Audiences get two surprisingly, his earnest new movie is a duos for the price of one—as a pair, Shirley winner for the kids at whom it is aimed and Henderson and Nina Arianda rise above the their adult companions who grew up on standard spouses as Lucille Hardy and Ida similar fare in the 1980s.

Laurel, respectively.

Cornish’s revisionist take on the Stan & Ollie King Arthur legend sees 12-year-old Alexander Elliot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis, the son of mocap legend Andy Serkis) as the new owner of Excalibur. Along with a hand-jiving Merlin (Angus Imrie as a teenager, Patrick Stewart as a grown-up) and his chosen knights— C’mon, time to shake ‘n’ bake! best pal Bedders (Dean Chaumoo) and two bullies, Lance (Tom Taylor) and Stan & Ollie is unlikely to create a new Kaye (Rhianna Doris)—Alex must defeat generation of Laurel and Hardy fans, but Morgana, Arthur’s half-sister and the last of the already initiated will enjoy the stroll the Pendragon line, before she destroys the down memory lane. world. (Were you expecting a more original villainous plot?)

THE UPSIDE (PG-13) This English-language Sure, The Kid Who Would Be King is a remake of the 2011 French hit The knockoff of a knockoff of Harry Potter. Is Intouchables does an entertaining cultural Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan more touchup on the true tale of a quadriplegic disappointed that Cornish got to this idea white billionaire and his black life-auxiliary. before he did, or that the talented filmBryan Cranston and Kevin Hart generate maker was not in charge of the adaptation a great deal of the movie’s charm as they of his flagship series, which appears worse navigate what could have been a far more in the rearview mirror? One of the movie’s aggressively sentimental juxtaposition of most armored suits is that it is not a movie lifestyles. made for adults costumed as a kids’ movie.

Phillip Lacasse (Cranston) was injured in The Kid Who Would Be King should hit a a paragliding accident, but is more broken bullseye with its target audience. Cornish on the inside due to the death of his wife. remembers the heroic dreams of childhood Dell Scott (Hart) is a parolee who simply and throws in enough teachable afterneeds to prove he is looking for work when school-special moments to make everybody Phillip hires him as an act one step short feel better about all the bloodless combat. of suicide. Unsurprisingly, Dell, who has not managed to be there for his ex-wife and STAN & OLLIE (PG) Audience members son, reaches and teaches this not-dead-yet armed with at least a modicum of Laurel billionaire to live again. But Dell learns, too. and Hardy nostalgia are bound to get more Soon, he is listening to opera and providing out of Stan & Ollie, a new Laurel and Hardy for his son—mostly financially, thanks to movie masquerading as a biopic (or is it the Phillip’s generous salary. other way around?). If the names Laurel The Upside hits so many predictable and Hardy do not ring a bell, Stan & Ollie notes, but is rarely off-key. The movie genuwill be an odd watch, taking place at the end inely believes in its own joie de vivre, which of the beloved comedy duo’s career rather means the audience will, too. Hart’s brash than at their height. turn, in which he shows the sad depth we In 1953, the washed-up duo toured should have come to expect from our funEngland—think of it like the “last” tour all niest comics, allows The Upside to be funny those classic rock bands take every summer. without sacrificing the tragic core solidly What started as a joke in small clubs ended anchored to Cranston and a toffee-nosed in sellouts in London. Apparently, it almost Nicole Kidman. Too bad The Upside missed ended their friendship, too. According to the holidays; it provides the rare melothe stills that accompany the early part of drama grown-up kids and parents might the credits, the film recreates this tour quite both enjoy. f

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Hi Bonita, I’ve worked behind a bar before, and if I just got through a pretty nasty breakup. It you’ve got backup, I’d recommend letting was a good thing, since the relationship really that person serve your ex. Speak to your was not healthy. We’ve been together for a co-worker before the shift starts, and let long time, though, so I’m still having the sadthem know there will be a patron whom ness related to losing such a big part of my life. you will not acknowledge whatsoever, and Here’s the problem: I work at a bar that if that person wants to drink, it’s up to gets a lot of traffic. My ex has been coming in your co-worker to serve them. Co-workers there regularly—several times a week—often regularly insulate each other from probsitting at the bar where I have to serve them, lem patrons, so I imagine they’ll oblige. and also bringing dates. I feel like this is a little Hopefully, the ex will get the hint and find a disrespectful, especially since we only officially new watering hole, and if not, it’s up to you broke up a few weeks ago. to decide where to draw At this point, I would just the line on their loitering.

Hopefully, they just like some space, and havI always recommend ing to see them regularly need to hear that being direct, and if you while I’m at work—where don’t want them drinking it’s over one more time. at your workplace, you I’m expected to be nice and not able to avoid them—is should tell them plainly. really hard.

In Georgia, business owners reserve the What should I do? I’m absolutely not going right to refuse service to patrons at their to quit my job, but I feel like they should know discretion, and your ex can be barred from better then to do what they’re doing right entry just for being creepy if the owner now. I think they might just be mad about deems that said creepiness interferes with the breakup and trying to rub their dates in business (i.e., the bartender can’t focus) my face. What do you think? What do you or jeopardizes the safety of employees or recommend? patrons (such as an employee’s mental health).

Wow. First things first: That is awful!

Talking to your ex about this can be a Breakups already suck, but being lazily gamble. If they’re already putting themstalked by your ex? I use selves in your space, they might be lookthat word playfully, ing for an inroad to argue to be clear, but or plead with you. this behavior Hopefully, is creepy in a way that

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This person is jilted and feels powerless, but at the very least, they can come to your workplace and bring people with them and trigger horrible memories for you and probably ruin your day. I really hope your ex is just thinking, “Eff my ex—I can drink wherever I want and I’ll bring this rando, too,” and hasn’t considered the many ways their behavior could be seen as threatening or intrusive. But I think we both can see what your ex is really up to here, and I agree that it’s inappropriate.

they just need to hear that it’s over one more time, and they’ll find themselves a new place to drink.

To the ex in question: If you’re reading this, I wanna speak to you personally. This is actually pretty damned cruel, and rather creepy. It is never a good idea to physically seek out people who have requested space from you. You’re obviously hurt, and sometimes it can feel good to give out a little hurt in return, but you will look back on your behavior one day and (hopefully) be pretty embarrassed. You’re already dating again, so why bother your ex? Move on, have fun, and leave your ex alone. f

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy ATHENIANS OBSERVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEHER BABA’S DEATH

By Mark Hodges editorial@flagpole.com On Jan. 31, a group of Athenians will join many other people throughout the world in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of the Indian spiritual master, Meher Baba.

While thousands of pilgrims will assemble at Meher Baba’s tomb near Ahmednagar, India, his followers in Athens and Atlanta are gathering for an observance including poetry, music, readings from his teachings and stories about their master’s life and work.

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Meher Baba visited the United States numerous times during his life. However, he first became widely known in America during the 1960s as the originator of the slogan, “Don’t worry, be happy,” and as the silent master who discouraged use of psychedelic drugs as a vehicle for spiritual discovery.

He was silent for the last 44 years of his life, but communicated through use of an alphabet board and an elaborate set of hand gestures. “Things that are real are given and received in silence,” he said.

Though Meher Baba authored a number of books, he said that his primary mission was to awaken love for God in humanity rather than to lay down new spiritual precepts. To this end, he called upon his followers to search for God within their hearts to find and live the essential message of love underlying all religions.

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and overnight guests and has provided an introduction to Meher Baba for several generations of people from around the world, including many from the Athens area.

Athens has had a small but continuously active Meher Baba group since the early 1970s. Through the years, its members have gathered informally for meetings in each other’s homes, as well as at a spring retreat near Toccoa for Meher Baba followers throughout the Southeast. Periodically, outof-town guests visit the Athens group and give talks about their experiences with Meher Baba.

“There is no organization to join, no financial commitment to make, no building to maintain, and no ministers to follow,” says Charlie Gard’ner, who has been part of the Athens group since its inception. “Visitors are always welcome, but we don’t proselytize.”

Since Meher Baba’s death in 1969, approximately 50 members from the Athens area have made pilgrimages to Meher Baba’s spiritual retreat center near Ahmednagar. Many more have visited what he referred to as his home in the West at Myrtle Beach.

Some of them have been active in efforts to serve the sick and needy at the Meher Free Dispensary, which provides free, high-quality health care for tens of thousands each year in the area near Ahmednagar.

Bob Ahrens, a retired Athens-area physician, has helped with the work on the Dispensary for 40 years. “Meher Baba led by example,” Ahrens says. “He taught service by serving.

He instructed in love by loving. He brought people from different religions, backgrounds and races together by awakening the experience of oneness through love. He made it easy to feel that serving others is the surest way of serving our own higher self.”

Other Athens residents have spearheaded an American nonprofit organization called Pumpkin House USA, which for a number of years provided financial and management support for an orphanage near Meher Baba’s home.

Newcomers interested in learning more about Meher Baba can do so in various ways. Many books by and about Meher Baba are available to read free online or as PDF downloads on the Avatar Meher Baba Trust website, and most may be purchased online through Sheriar Books in Myrtle Beach. The Meher Center in Myrtle Beach also welcomes first-time visitors who are interested in learning about Meher Baba. In addition, the Athens group also welcomes visitors to its periodic meetings. f

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31

CBDB

W/ THE REVELRIES

DOORS 8:00PM • SHOW 9:00PM

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

LIQUID STRANGER INFINITY TOUR

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

RUSSEL DICKERSON

AN EVENING WITH

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PASSWORDS TOUR

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

THE STEELDRIVERS W/ KELLY WALDON

MATT AND KIM

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 40 WATT CLUB

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

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KOE WETZEL

TRAVIS DENNING W/ ADAM CRAIG

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16

LIGHT BRIGADE W/ EVERYDAY DOGS, ELIJAH JOHNSON

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2/20 CAR SEAT HEADREST W/ NAKED GIANTS 2/21 MURDER BY DEATH & J RODDY WALSTON AND THE BUSINESS 2/22 RANDY ROGERS BAND 2/26 ELIZABETH COOK, CHRIS SHIFLETT & KENDALL MARVEL

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