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Another recommendation was to review arrest and jail data and improve access to social services. This recommendation comes after ACCPD saw the success of the Crisis Intervention Response Team, a unit consisting of one police officer, Robie Cochran, and one clinical social worker, Katie McFarland, the program manager for accountability courts at Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, a nonprofit that contracts with state and local governments to handle addiction and mental health. In 2017, McFarland and Cochran identified a total of 1,320 out of 18,042 cases involving mental illness. The two were then able to link 121 individuals to appropriate treatment. In 2018, the team was able to link 140 individuals to mental health treatment. “I’ve seen the numbers, and they’re pretty amazing,” said Commissioner Jerry NeSmith. “The biggest mental health facility is the jail. They need treatment, not jail.”

which includes privacy provisions preventing courts from finding out if people are receiving care. Other areas of reform mentioned by the commission include beefing up pretrial services and supervision, sending notifications to individuals about their court hearings and improving reentry support after an individual is released from jail or prison. [Ashlyn Webb]

Downtown Developments Draw Praise Commissioners look set to pass a new mixed-use development near downtown and campus at their Apr. 2 voting meeting. The development at the intersection of Baldwin and Mitchell streets—on the current site of an older apartment complex and what used to be the Blind Pig—would consist of 156 studio and one- and two-bedroom apartments and about 18,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space,

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Ten years ago, as many as 500 people might be in the custody of the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office on any given day—some sleeping on mats on the floor, others housed at a private facility in South Georgia. After a number of criminal justice reforms took effect at the state and local level, the number of inmates at the Clarke County Jail stood at 348 last Friday. Both state prison and county jail populations have been declining since Gov. Nathan Deal and the state legislature began easing tough-on-crime laws, with jails now at 78 percent capacity, down from 99 percent in 2010. At the same time, both property and violent crime rates have dropped as well, according to statistics kept by the FBI. The Athens-Clarke County Commission wants to keep those trends going. Past commissions grappled with jail overcrowding and criminal justice reform in 2003 and again in 2008, implementing measures like special courts for people with mental health or addiction issues, pretrial diversion for nonviolent first offenders, a halfway house where inmates are released to go to work during the day and pop-up legal clinics where people can learn how to get their records expunged. The commission set out to tackle criminal justice reform again at a work session Mar. 20, considering recommendations from Municipal Court Judge Ryan Hope, representing other judicial and law enforcement officials. They include issuing tickets rather than arresting people, expanding pretrial services and increasing access to social services, among others. Last year, the state legislature passed a law instructing judges to take into consideration the financial situation of an arrestee when setting bail. The law allows judges to release people accused of most misdemeanors and local ordinance violations on their own recognizance if they sign a document promising to show up for their court date. “It was a good first step,” Hope said. However, the bill didn’t go as far as reform advocates wanted it to go. Furthermore, Hope suggested revising the current bond schedule to include OR, or own recognizance, bonds. Another form of bail reform on the state level is to reduce the number of arrests by issuing misdemeanor citations. Essentially, individuals who are suspected of misdemeanor crimes such as shoplifting or possession of marijuana would not be arrested on the scene, but cited and released instead. That reform was set to go into effect earlier; however, local law enforcement stated they felt the new reform was “dropped on them,” since it required suspects to be fingerprinted when cited and for officers to run background checks on those individuals. Hope said Athens-Clarke County and UGA police lack the equipment to fingerprint on the scene. Another bill is likely to pass the legislature this year that will give law enforcement other means to identify suspects on the scene, Hope said. The citeand-release policy is now set to go into effect July 1.

The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department held a “push-in” ceremony for a $650,000 new truck Friday, Mar. 22 at Fire Station 5 on Whit Davis Road. On Friday, Mar. 29, the county will hold another push-in ceremony for a truck at the College Avenue station. At 137 feet, it’s tied for the tallest ladder truck in the country.

NeSmith noted the police department has requested an additional social worker, which a majority of commissioners said they are in favor of. Hope said expanding CIT would “be tremendous” because more individuals could be diverted from the courts if they were suffering from mental health problems, and can receive appropriate care early on rather than be jailed. Over 90 percent of ACCPD officers have completed Crisis Intervention Training, which focuses on how to respond to an individual facing a mental health crisis. Commissioner Tim Denson said he wants to see all officers CIT trained. Mayor Kelly Girtz said he would include additional funding for CIT in his proposed 2020 budget. Accountability courts can require defendants to go into treatment for mental health, for instance through Advantage Behavioral Health Systems. But one obstacle is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),

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including a cafe and a rooftop bar, in five interconnected buildings. That’s about 30 percent of what could be developed in commercial-downtown zones, according to Planning Director Brad Griffin. “It’s not a mega-student housing project,” Brett Nave, principal architect at the local firm studio.bna, told commissioners at their Mar. 19 agenda-setting meeting. “It’s a project for anyone and everyone.” Tenants are likely to be young professionals, graduate students and a few undergrads, Nave said. (Most student-oriented apartment buildings have mostly four-bedroom, fourbath layouts.) He added that the developer is working with the Athens Land Trust to set aside some units as affordable housing, which Commissioner Mike Hamby said could serve as a model for future developments once the commission puts inclusionary zoning and a package of other affordable-housing incentives in place. “I think it’s a brilliant design for that little island tucked between the railroad

tracks and the roads,” said Commissioner Allison Wright, who represents the area. Commissioners Melissa Link, Andy Herod and NeSmith also praised the plans. The developer, Athens-based Parker and Associates, is asking for a rezoning from commercial-general to commercial-downtown, as well as several waivers related to the site’s steep topography, Griffin said. The county planning commission unanimously recommended approving the plans. [Blake Aued]

Abortion Bill Passes Senate The Georgia Senate passed one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bills late Friday, Mar. 22. The largely party-line vote was 34–18, with both of the Athens area’s senators, Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) and Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville) voting in favor of it. The bill—dubbed the “Heartbeat Bill” by supporters—bans almost all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The bill criminalizes physicians, according to the Georgia Medical Association, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that it could make women who use a morning-after pill legally culpable as well. Gov. Brian Kemp supported the bill during the campaign and is almost certain to sign it. But first, the bill must go back to the House, where it passed earlier this month, because of tweaks the Senate made. Both of Athens’ Republican state representatives, Houston Gaines and Marcus Wiedower, voted in favor of it the first time around, while Democrat Spencer Frye voted against it. Republicans in swing districts like Wiedower and Gaines’ could be vulnerable on the issue. A recent poll commissioned by the pro-abortion rights group NARAL found that 69 percent of Georgians believe abortion should be legal. House Bill 481’s legality is also in question. A Kentucky court has blocked a similar law, and another one in Mississippi was declared unconstitutional. Anti-abortion activists are still hoping for a case to take to the Supreme Court that will lead to overturning Roe v. Wade, thanks to President Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate replacing moderate Anthony Kennedy with conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Georgia already has a restrictive abortion law in place, thanks to former Athens state Rep. Doug McKillip. After the former Democrat switched to the GOP, he ushered through the “fetal pain bill,” which banned abortions after 20 weeks. The ACLU sued over that law, but lost because courts ruled that the state has sovereign immunity. Similar laws were overturned in two federal circuits, but a federal lawsuit in Georgia was never filed. [BA]

Fraternity Suspended After Racist Video The UGA chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity was suspended over the weekend after a video was posted online showing a TKE member pretending to whip someone with a belt and telling him to “pick my cotton” while using a racial slur against African Americans. TKE said the four students shown in the video, who have not been identified, were also expelled from the fraternity. In a campuswide email, UGA President Jere Morehead said he was “profoundly disappointed and appalled” by the video. “This incident does not reflect the culture

of unity and inclusion which we support on our campus,” he said. Another UGA fraternity, Theta Chi, was suspended earlier this month for unknown reasons, according to The Red & Black. TKE has also been in trouble before. In 2015, the chapter president was arrested for pointing and firing a gun in the direction of another fraternity’s house on River Road. It’s also the second recent racial incident on campus—last fall, a white UGA baseball player was kicked off the team for shouting the same slur at Sanford Stadium during a football game. [BA]

USG Agrees to Union Demands The University System of Georgia agreed to give graduate students a seat at the table to address concerns about health insurance premiums and coverage. After graduate students were shocked to discover last year that their dependents’ premiums would more than triple—a decision USG partially reversed after outcry— the United Campus Workers of Georgia wrote to the USG in December insisting on reforms that would give the union and its members more input into future changes. The letter called on USG to announce insurance rates for the following year by Mar. 1; create a commission consisting of faculty, administrators, graduate students and union representatives to study USG health insurance plans; and designate a human resources staff person to help settle insurance claim disputes. USG agreed to announce insurance plan information and premium rates by the end of the spring semester, appoint the advisory committee and appoint a staff member to “act as a liaison for student questions and concerns regarding health insurance claims,” according to the union. The dialogue comes after USG informed grad students of a 345 percent rate hike for dependents over the summer. At a town hall meeting in August, Karin Elliott, interim vice chancellor of human resources for USG said graduate students’ dependents’ claims were 481 percent higher than students as a whole in 2017–2018.

After a contentious town-hall-style meeting and a United Campus Workers protest at the Arch, USG said that it would cut rates for 2018–2019 academic year by nearly $2,000. The premium increase for spouses was reduced, and the hike for children was dropped. But that still left married students paying significantly more than they have been—$589 a month this year, versus $187 last year. [AW]

Two Principals Leave CCSD Two longtime educators will be leaving the Clarke County School District. Scarlett Dunne, who has been the principal at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, is retiring at the end of this school year. She has worked for the school district for 32 years. “She loves the children, it’s obvious, and she’s doing her job for the children,” said real estate agent Camille Staley, who has served as Parent-Teacher Organization president, the parliamentarian on the school governance team, the parent advisory board and the building committee. “Dr. Dunne stayed on so she could see the school renovation be complete and so that she could implement the language immersion program.” The newly reconstructed school now has a dual Spanish and English program. Staley said the principal created a “culture of celebration” at Oglethorpe, playing music during morning dropoff and holding monthly assemblies to recognize students. Anissa Johnson, who has been the principal at Fowler Drive Elementary School since 2011, is leaving Athens and taking a job in Henry County. She has resigned her position. Before becoming the Fowler principal, she worked as a teacher at Coile Middle School, as a counselor and as Fowler’s assistant principal. Because she is leaving before the end of the school year, an interim principal will be named. The application period for those jobs will soon begin. When the interviewing of candidates starts, the local school governing teams will be involved in the process of selecting new principals. [Rebecca McCarthy] f

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their kids to privately owned for-profit or nonprofit schools meeting minimum government standards. This all sounds reasonable and public-spirited. But Friedman gives the game away when, noting that his voucher scheme would apply only to grades K-12, he makes the astonishing claim that most of “the appropriate content of an educational program for citizens of a democracy” would be spends about $660 billion a year on elecovered by “the three R’s”—reading, writing mentary and secondary public education. and arithmetic. That’s an immense government footprint. That tells me that all the rhetoric about Although most of that wealth eventually instilling democratic values in our children finds its way into the private economy, is just a thin rationale for Friedman’s real Friedman’s preference by far would be that objective: diverting public funds so people it bypass government entirely. can apply them to the cost of what’s essenFriedman’s first choice was for all educatially a private, not a public, benefit. As long tion to be offered on a fee-for-service basis. as public schools enroll the vast majority But failing that, he argued that the only of the K-12 population, there won’t be thing justifying any enough demand to government role in entice many private education is some operators into the educational benefit educational services that can’t be packsector. So, Friedman aged, priced and disproposed to create a tributed in discrete robust private K-12 bits by voluntary educational services private exchange. market by spreading He thought that a lot of public money living in a society around and setting populated by people a very low barrier committed to demoto entry for private cratic values is such operators—just the a benefit. capacity to teach Public-school basic literacy. Over advocates have traditime, he foresaw the tionally made exactly virtual disappearthis case themselves. ance of public K-12 We can’t uphold schools, except in democratic values, rural areas where Milton Friedman in 1976 they say, unless population density people have at least is too low to supa rudimentary understanding of them. So port more than one school. But he looked we need public schools to educate people forward to even those government schools for citizenship, community leadership and falling to advancing urbanization. much else. Contrary to what some current voucher Freedman accepted that premise, but cheerleaders predict, Friedman didn’t see argued that the traditionalists’ conclusion competition forcing traditional public doesn’t follow, because we can secure what schools to up their game. In fact, there’s he and they agree is a public good withnot a word in his article suggesting that out relying on the government to operate there’s anything wrong with traditional schools. All it takes is for government to public schools educationally. The only thing give people money they can use to send wrong with them, by his reckoning, is that

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FOR VOUCHER SUPPORTERS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE AN END IN THEMSELVES By Leon Galis news@flagpole.com Georgia House Bill 68—a new form of the previously defeated Senate Bill 173—would permit families to apply tax-funded vouchers toward private school tuition and associated expenses. The vouchers would be for an amount roughly equal to what it costs the state to educate a child in a public school. School vouchers draw a predictable response from public-school advocates: There’s no evidence that vouchers lift student achievement, and plenty of evidence that they divert funding from already strapped public schools. But it’s important to understand that the forces arrayed on either side of this issue aren’t even on the same planet. To the public-school defenders, this is all about educational access and quality. To the voucher proponents, it’s only about reducing government’s footprint in American life. Improving student achievement isn’t a priority for them, and diverting public funds from public to private schools isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. The voucherists take their inspiration from a 1955 article by the late libertarian economist Milton Friedman, who got to the voucher idea from a premise about the role of government in general. “I shall assume,” he wrote, “a society that takes freedom of the individual, or more realistically the family, as the ultimate objective, and seeks to further this objective by relying primarily on voluntary exchange among individuals for the organization of economic activity. In such a free private enterprise exchange economy, government’s primary role is to preserve the rules of the game by enforcing contracts, preventing coercion, and keeping markets free.” That assumption makes public education a fat target because, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics, government at all levels in this country

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they’re government-operated. Otherwise, they’re doing just fine. He counted on privatization to “stimulate the development and improvement” only of private schools, enabling “them to grow relatively to State institutions.” That’s exactly what we’d expect, considering that the whole point of this scheme is to phase out public schools in favor of the private sector, awash in new entrants having to get up to speed. Except for rookie private operators climbing a steep learning curve, promoting general educational quality just wasn’t on Friedman’s agenda. That’s not surprising, since the genius of free markets isn’t to deliver quality; it’s to maximize the satisfaction of consumer preferences whatever they happen to be. As he put it, “…competitive private enterprise is likely to be far more efficient in meeting consumer demands” than other arrangements. We need only look at the auto market to see how that works. The auto market doesn’t just crank out Rolls-Royces. It casts up everything from Rolls-Royces to decaying clunkers on used car lots. In the same way, what we should expect a private education services market to deliver is whatever there’s enough demand for: schools that prioritize athletics over academics, the arts over STEM subjects or the reverse, high-powered college-prep, the teachings of various religious denominations, etc. As long as it’s not government-mandated, it’s fine with Friedman if the market even offers racially segregated schools. And after justifying all this in terms of educating for democratic values, Friedman sums up by saying, with no apparent awareness of the irony, that in Friedman-world, parents will be able to vote for and against schools with their feet (or their cars and trucks) instead of “through cumbersome political channels.” How could it be any clearer that there’s no common ground whatsoever between advocates for traditional public schools and school voucher supporters? While the former are committed to quality education as they understand it, the latter are committed only to choice as an end in itself. In the world the choice forces envision, your neighborhood public school wouldn’t be on the menu. f

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maintenance and service workers make $27,000 a year, according to Lavine. “The employees that do not make a living wage or have health benefits, they are working for slave wages. So in a sense, it’s a kind of a slavery,” Linda Lloyd, executive director of the Athens Economic Justice Coalition, says in the film’s trailer. Lavine started making Below Baldwin in January 2018, while taking a documentary production class at UGA. After graduating that May, he decided to continue the project.

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ressure is mounting on the University of Georgia to formally acknowledge the history of slavery on campus. The university’s Student Government Association passed a resolution in March urging the administration to dedicate the Chapel bell and a future monument on North Campus to enslaved individuals. The documentary Below Baldwin, about the discovery of slave remains underneath Baldwin Hall, premieres Mar. 31 at the Morton Theatre. And next month, the UGA Faculty Senate is expected to release a report on Baldwin Hall. Still, the administration has been quiet since the dedication of a memorial at Baldwin to the approximately 105 individuals whose remains were discovered buried near the building during construction—a ceremony at which none of the speakers mentioned slavery. “At some point, the university is going to have to respond,” says Joe Lavine, the director of Below Baldwin. “That’s not because of the film. That’s because the years of work that community organizers have put in and the work faculty and students have put in.”

Watkins, Bishop Lucius Henry Holsey, Lewis “Old Tub” of the Christy family, Louis of the Demosthenian Literary Society, and Alfred, Caroline, Elvir, Hanson, Louisa and Sophia of the Church family, according to the resolution. Cary and Watkins are two of the known “bell ringers” who rang the Chapel bell for religious services, emergencies and class changes. The resolution suggests that the bell be dedicated to Cary and Watkins. “This needs to be something students know about when they ring the Chapel bell

Below Baldwin The film recounts a series of events that started in November 2015, when construction workers discovered human remains while working on an expansion of Baldwin Hall, which sits on top of an unmapped portion of Athens’ first cemetery on Jackson Street. While UGA initially identified them as white, subsequent dating and DNA testing revealed that most of the remains likely belonged to enslaved black people, who may have been ancestors of current Athens residents. Some members of the local AfricanAmerican community criticized UGA for not consulting with them, and felt that the remains should have been moved to one of Athens’ two historically black cemeteries. Nonetheless, UGA followed through on a recommendation from the state archaeologist to reinter the remains underneath a memorial at Oconee Hill Cemetery, and President Jere Morehead appointed a committee that recommended building another memorial at Baldwin Hall. The film also highlights how the university’s legacy of slavery persists today, Lavine says. Athens currently has a 38 percent poverty rate, which disproportionately affects black residents, and UGA is by far the largest employer in Clarke County. While African Americans make up 5 percent of faculty and 7 percent of UGA administrators, they make up 44 percent of service and maintenance workers. Administrators make an average of $144,000 a year, while

Athens-Clarke County Commission Mariah Parker holds a sign at the November dedication of a memorial at Baldwin Hall to the individuals whose remains were found there during a construction project.

“When I got a chance to speak with Fred Smith Sr., Linda Davis and others who were intimately connected with what happened, I was taken by the story and felt it was critical that I do what I can to amplify those voices and amplify all the community efforts that are taking place,” Lavine tells Flagpole.

Honoring the Enslaved As Lavine was putting the finishing touches on his film, the SGA voted on a resolution Mar. 5 urging UGA to build a monument on North Campus to all people who were enslaved on campus and to dedicate the Chapel bell to two enslaved men who were utilized as bell ringers. The resolution passed 32-3. Jessica Douglas and other SGA senators suggested the university construct a permanent monument on North Campus in collaboration with black community members to serve as a permanent reminder of slaves’ “sacrifices, struggles and lasting contributions to the university.” Thirteen people who were enslaved at the university have been identified: Dick Cary, Davy Hull, Billy Hull, Sam [Harris]

and when they’re using that for pictures and tradition. We want to make sure that part of history is included at the Chapel bell,” Douglas says. For Douglas, who introduced the SGA resolution, the memorials at Baldwin Hall and Oconee Hill Cemetery are not enough. “There’s this conception that, because a memorial was placed at Baldwin Hall, that we’ve sort of checked the box, and that that’s all we really need to do,” Douglas says. “I want to continue the conversation and grappling with our legacy of slavery.”

Transparency Lacking The SGA resolution urged the university to be “a model within higher education for research and transparency” regarding the university’s history of slavery. A first step in doing that would be to join Universities Studying Slavery, a multi-institutional collaborative project based at the University of Virginia that works to contribute research about universities’ involvement in slavery. Mokah Johnson, president of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, says the university is simply not doing enough. “It feels like you’re pulling teeth just to get

them to acknowledge the fact that there were slaves’ bones buried at Baldwin Hall,” she says. Moving forward, Johnson says the university will have to be transparent and inclusive to show any effort to unify the community. “If the university wants to make more of an effort, they have to be more transparent, and they also have to be willing to have the voices at the table who have been advocating about this for quite some time,” she says. Lavine agrees that UGA has not been transparent. “The university has done as much as they can do to disconnect what happened at Baldwin Hall from the university’s history of slavery and what that legacy means for the current political economy in Athens,” he says. Lavine says it was difficult not only to get answers from the university administration, but from faculty members who had an interest in or were directly involved with the discovery. Many refused to speak on the record out of fear of pushback from the administration, he says. Not so with Smith Sr., who was the first to suggest that the remains might belong to slaves, and later watched through a locked gate as those remains were unloaded in secret from a box truck at Oconee Hill Cemetery. He and Johnson want the university to devote more resources to finding out more about the individuals whose remains were uncovered and whether they have ties to the current Athens community. “To me, what they did was so awful. They destroyed a burial ground in order to expand a building,” Smith says. “They’ve [made] an official decision on the subject, but they don’t want to have an earnest conversation about it.” Next month, the Faculty Senate is expected to vote on a report about Baldwin Hall, says Chad Howe, the Faculty Senate president and a professor of Hispanic linguistics. The report is still being prepared by the committee. After Below Baldwin is screened Mar. 31, there will be a panel discussion among Smith, Davis, Lloyd, ACC Commissioner Mariah Parker and Wes Bellamy, a city councilman in Charlottesville, VA and University of Virginia political science professor. Bellamy wrote a book about Confederate monuments and led the effort to remove statues from Charlottesville. He also pushed a $4 million “equity plan” focused on marginalized communities through the city council. f

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video of monster trucks. It’s like the best ever game of Russian roulette, because both possibilities are delightful. Newsome says there are some new exhibitors whom people seem to be

the Athens folks who’ll have tables? Look for last year’s article, linked in this story online, which covered many of them.) Part of the delight of Fluke is encountering new folks and browsing through undiscovered material. There’s stuff for kids, stuff for grown-ups, stuff for people who like serious autobiographical narratives and stuff for people who’d rather read a minicomic about mice shaped like a wedge of cheese. The playlist is an important feature as well, in that it sets the tone for the whole event. Asked how long he spends putting it together, Newsome says, “Longer than I

excited about this year, including Yumi Yamaguchi, who’s coming all the way from Los Angeles—a fact Newsome says makes him nervous, because he’s never thought of Fluke as the kind of thing someone would travel all the way across the country for. He also highlights Jorge Santiago Jr., Andrew Peña, Klée Schell and Raeonda Ramoutar, some of whom have attended in the past and others of whom are brand-new to this thing. (Want to know more about

should, honestly. There are some jams that are on there every year, like Christopher Cross’ ‘Ride Like the Wind’ and Adriano Celentano’s ‘Prisencolinensinainciusol,’ but the important thing is striking the right balance between everything, while at the same time limiting the number of Garth Brooks songs to no more than four. We have quite literally never played a bad song during Fluke, and that’s a tradition we intend to continue.”

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he annual Fluke Mini-Comics and Zine Festival, which is quite a bit different from your run-of-the-mill bi-mon-sci-ficon, is happening Saturday, Mar. 30 at the 40 Watt Club, and it is now officially old enough to vote. For anything to last for 18 years in Athens, it has to be run by devoted and reliable people who care about continuity, and such is the case with Fluke. The event was once held upstairs at the now-defunct Tasty World, and although that was nice, the current digs are the best it’s ever had. There’s plenty of space to spread out, a cozy merch area, a good sound system for the carefully selected playlist and a large bar, which allows those who might be nervous about talking to strangers to acquire a little social lubrication. Said bar also serves as a good place to put cake—another important differentiator for the fest. Co-organizer Robert Newsome says the genesis for that aspect of Fluke was just an attempt to amuse themselves. “A couple of years ago, we thought it would be funny to buy a gigantic sheet cake from Kroger and have them write ‘Fluke’ on it,” he says. “And you know what? It was funny. So, we did it again. Then we got that sheet cake and a vegan cake for people who have veganism. Then we decided to get a gluten-free cake for friends with celiac. But those aren’t always easy to find.” You’ll also find nearly 70 exhibitors, some local and many not. You can find the whole list of people who will have tables at flukeisawesome.blogspot.com. If they have a website, it’s linked. If not, you’ll find a

Also, there will be T-shirts this year, something that hasn’t happened in a while. “We’ve made two different T-shirt designs in the past, and we made way too many of them each time,” Newsome says. “But we finally, finally sold out of them a year or two ago, and we decided to continue our trend of never learning from our mistakes and have some more made for this year.” What makes this year’s shirts special is that they feature a drawing by Fluke’s other organizer, former Flagpole cartoonist Patrick Dean, who has been diagnosed with ALS, which makes drawing a lot harder than it used to be. So, what makes Fluke special? Newsome says that’s hard for him to answer, partially because he doesn’t go to a lot of other conventions. He falls back on the cake answer and the fact that it’s in a bar—and, honestly, that would be enough. The cake is a weird symbol of hospitality, of trying to give people a gift in a way that they may not quite understand, partially because it’s a joke turned reality. The bar is, of course, a bar, without which Athens wouldn’t be Athens. Really, the answer is the people. Newsome says he loves to see folks come back year after year. “They’re really important, and we quite literally would not be around without them, but my absolute favorite part every year is the people who show up for the first time,” he says. “There are lots of artists out there today for whom Fluke was their very first show. That’s nice to hear. And, of course we take 100 percent credit for any and all success those people achieve for the rest of their lives, post-Fluke.” f

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Out of the Darkness With Rebecca Rutstein ART AND SCIENCE COMBINE TO ILLUMINATE DEEP SEA MYSTERIES By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com

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Looking to microbiology, marine science and geology for pieces inspired by their collected data in real time. visual inspiration, Philadelphia-based artist and experiIt’s impossible to miss the “Progenitor Series,” a 22-footenced ocean explorer Rebecca Rutstein seeks to illuminate tall behemoth towering in the museum’s grand hall. the mysteries of the deep sea through creative abstraction. Inspired by both the water column and the 2,200-meter Whether working in painting, sculpture, installation or descent to the ocean floor, the series’ four paintings are verpublic art, her work reflects an ongoing interest in intertically stacked, with each canvas shifting in scale and perpreting maps and data. Curated by Annelies Mondi and currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art, her exhibition “Out of the Darkness: Light in the Depths of the Sea of Cortez” demonstrates this seamless blending of art and science. Rutstein currently holds the Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, an annual position established by UGA’s Willson Center for Humanities and Arts through a gift from the Delta Air Lines Foundation. The award recognizes leading scholars and creative thinkers who can present contemporary global issues in a local context while collaborating with members of the university’s faculty. In addition to her yearlong exhibition, part of Rutstein’s tenure involved a deep sea expedition with a team of scientists led by Samantha Joye, Athletic Association Professor Rebecca Rutstein (left) and Samantha Joye (right) in arts and sciences in the marine sciences department at UGA. Joye’s research seeks to understand how climate spective. Through her special lens of abstraction, Rutstein change and anthropogenic disturbances can affect cominterpreted sonar mapping of hydrothermal vents, where plex processes in coastal and open ocean environments. some scientists believe life on earth may have formed. The Funded by the National Science Foundation, the team basin’s Beggiatoa bacteria, which look like long filaments traveled aboard an Alvin submarine to the ocean floor in under a microscope, form transient mats on the surface of the Guaymas Basin in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. While the vents, and these forms lay the foundation of the paintings. research team studied hydrothermal vents and carbon-cy“Shimmer” is an eye-catching, 64-foot-long steel sculpcling processes, Rutstein set up a studio to create new tural installation that flows along the museum’s Patsy

Dudley Pate Balcony. Laser-cut clusters of hexagonal forms take their inspiration from data Joye previously collected on hydrocarbon structures present in the Guaymas Basin. Their warped appearances symbolize the molecular transformations that occur within a unique environment of intense heat and pressure. Integrating bioluminescent patterns from deep sea video, the sculpture is programmed with motion sensors and LED lights that shift between cool tones of aqua, blue and purple in response to the movements of passersby. These flickering lights resemble those of siphonophore, a colonial organism whose clear tentacles flash and glow when confronted. Located to the right of the installation is “Galapagos II,” a large acrylic painting of swirling shades of blue beneath a topographical line drawing in bright aqua. Documenting a separate adventure, Rutstein made the painting while serving as an artist in residence on board the Nautilus, which traveled from the Galapagos Islands to Southern California in July 2015. Created by pouring paint onto the canvas as the ship trailed a hurricane, the marbled bands of color serve as a record of the vessel’s movements through turbulent waters. During the three-week expedition, she also worked with scientists to map the ocean floor using multi-beam sonar technology, and later incorporated these dimensions into the work. Rutstein will visit Athens for two separate events this week. In partnership with the Willson Center, Creature Comforts’ Get Artistic program will host a meet-and-greet, Q&A and conversation with Rutstein on the subjects of community stewardship, creative exploration and the importance of pursuing a passion. Held Wednesday, Mar. 27 from 3:30–5 p.m. at the brewery’s downtown taproom, the Community Enrichment Lecture is the first in a series intended to benefit permanent Athens residents and university students. The following day, Mar. 28, at 6 p.m., the Georgia Museum will host “In Conversation: Rebecca Rutstein and Samantha Joye,” where the duo will discuss their deep-sea expedition to the Guaymas Basin. “Progenitor Series” will remain on view through Mar. 31, while “Shimmer” will stay installed through Oct. 27. f

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might be surprising that Rob Schneiderman, a research mathematician studying geometric topology—or, more specifically, “surfaces in four-dimensional manifolds and three-dimensional knot theory”—left high school early and didn’t go to college. Instead, he threw himself into a career as a high-level jazz pianist, working with the likes of Billy Higgins, Rufus Reid, Charles McPherson, Slide Hampton and other masters.

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In the midst of this, Schneiderman became a math autodidact, studied formally at the City College of New York in Harlem and earned a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 2001. Since 2006, he’s been a full-time professor of mathematics at Lehman College in the Bronx. When he arrives in Athens on Friday for a colloquium on math and music at UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music, he’ll be drawing from deep personal experience, explaining how the often misunderstood fields of jazz and mathematics can be uncannily similar. Schneiderman will be joined by a younger musician, alto saxophonist Marcus Miller (no relation to the famed bassist), who graduated from Harvard with a mathematics degree, worked as an applied mathematician for a finance firm, then swung decisively toward a jazz career—he now plays with Grammy-nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn and others. Miller leads an initiative called Math+Music and a bimonthly series at New York’s National Museum of Mathematics, Quadrivium, devoted not just to exploring the relationship between jazz and math, but also, per Miller’s website, “reframing the world as a place where technical and creative thinking are complementary tools that everyone can use to create the lives they want.” After the colloquium, Schneiderman and Miller will perform as a duo at Hendershot’s. They’ll choose material “from the jazz canon,” says the pianist. “It could be standards, or Chick Corea tunes, or Joe Henderson tunes, or jazz tunes you haven’t heard—all kinds of things.”

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In comparing math and jazz, Miller and Schneiderman don’t want to suggest a “scientific” approach to music. Quite the contrary: They emphasize the creativity, collaborative ethos and search for beauty inherent in mathematics. “We focus on the nature of the collaborative process,” says Miller. “One often has the idea of mathematicians as lone geniuses, thinking about things too abstract for the normal human to understand. Rob and I have found that it’s very much a collaborative process—a process of discussion, kicking ideas around, and that has deep parallels with jazz performance. You need interlocutors, people you can throw ideas to and they’ll throw ideas back—this reciprocal process of criticism, which in jazz happens in real time.” “Mathematics research is usually done by more than one person at a time,” Schneiderman concurs. “In research sessions, you’ll have two or three mathematicians in a room for several hours jamming. You take turns soloing and accompanying. It’s fun. You’re combining the strengths of each person and catching each other’s mistakes. You develop an attitude where you embrace fallibility, and that mindset can be applied to lots of other situations.” Mistakes and frustration can put young students off of math entirely. And just as they might regard math as unfathomable and remote, carrying what Schneiderman calls “mathphobia” into adulthood, people tend to regard jazz as difficult and inaccessible, among plenty of other stereotypes. Schneiderman and Miller don’t downplay the technical aspects and requirements of their fields, but in pointing out the thought processes and learning strategies behind them, they hope to demystify both. Schneiderman also observes that “mathematics is a living, growing entity that people do research and discover new structures all the time. So, it’s not just about ‘solving for x,’ or things that have already been done.” One can say the same of jazz, with Rob Schneiderman its ever-changing harmonic and rhythmic syntax, its ability to absorb the perspectives of young players from many countries and backgrounds. Schneiderman discusses these ideas at length in the liner notes to Tone Twister, his most recent album. His essay “Can You Hear the Sound of a Theorem?” was published in Notices of the American Mathematical Society and also appeared in The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012, from Princeton University Press. “I never made anything like a ‘decision’ between music and mathematics,” the pianist writes. “I just kept doing both.” f

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thens songwriter Thayer Sarrano will play an album release show for her fourth LP, Wings Alleluia, Friday at the Caledonia Lounge. Sarrano, who labels her sound as “dream-doom shoegaze gospel,” says it has taken her years to find her musical center, and after living and playing in Athens for years, she finally feels confident in who she is as an artist. “I’ve always written the same way, and I’m essentially the same person as when I released my first album,” Sarrano says. “Now, I can communicate what it is I want to hear outside my head.” Sarrano has released a first single from the album, “Grace Goes On,” along with a lyric video to accompany it. “Grace Goes On” opens with a distinct twinkling noise that is the result of a Chimeatron before the

T. Hardy Morris, Justin Collins, Parker Gispert, Billy Bennett and others. Sarrano started playing piano at the age of 3, and by the time she was in college, she could play pedal steel guitar, oboe and percussion. When she wrote her first song and brought it to one of her friends to sing, they told her she should learn to sing it herself, and this is how her solo music career began. Sarrano says she never would have started making music if it weren’t for the people she met in Athens and the music community that exists here. “I’m inspired living here, running into my heroes everywhere I go,” Sarrano says. “There’s such an open creative community where people are supported because they’re being genuine and making what they need to make.”

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sound shifts to a pop mode. Sarrano’s lyrics are abstract and emotional, and her breathy vocals give each track an ethereal edge. Although Sarrano says she is not religious, there is a spiritual theme throughout Wings Alleluia, which also includes songs titled “O My Soul,” “The Eternal” and the title track. The reference to a higher power is a theme that has been prevalent in Sarrano’s music since her first album, and her songs are often described as hymnlike. In keeping with the gospel theme, Sarrano recruited the traditional vocal ensemble Athens Cowboy Choir to sing on Wings Alleluia. The choir sang arrangements written by Sarrano that were recorded at Normaltown Hall. Sarrano says it was a match made in heaven. “All the songs with the choir on them are my favorites,” Sarrano says. “It’s a dream come true to have my choral arrangements come to life. I just wish I hadn’t waited so long to ask.” The Cowboy Choir is one of many features on the album, which also includes

Though Sarrano has toured with Drive-By Truckers, Cracker, Television, The Whigs and others, her tour in support of Wings Alleluia will feature Sarrano as the main draw. She and her band will kick off the tour in Athens before traveling to Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New York and returning back home. Sarrano says she’s excited to play these new songs for old fans, calling them a complete shift from her previous work. “This album feels very hopeful and loving to me, which I think people will enjoy, since the last one was pretty dark,” Sarrano says. “I’m happy to be able to sing about the lovely, transcendent experiences I’ve had.” f

WHO: Thayer Sarrano, Athens Cowboy Choir, Don Chambers WHERE: Caledonia Lounge WHEN: Friday, Mar. 29, 9 p.m. HOW MUCH: $7 (21+), $9 (18–20)

BLUES HAMMER TIME: Guitarist Grayson Hauser will release his new album Wednesday, Mar. 27 at Flicker Theatre and Bar. It’s titled The Blues of a Distant Earth, and it’s so hugely different from his debut EP, Portraits, that it’s unrecognizable to anyone expecting more of the same. Where that previous record was a gentle, thoughtful exploration into pastoral guitar territory, this one is a heavy cold-water bucket of blues-rock (“I Don’t Care Today”), ’70s-era studio styling (“This American Lie”) and groovy-beer-hoisting bar-rock (“Free My Soul”). Although Hauser does revisit his previous style on the legitimately solid “Drifting Through Time,” there are too few instances of this to really connect the two. As with his previous release, Hauser is an extremely honest writer who tends to leave in what others would jettison (the times he giggles during certain vocal sections, etc.). This record is also a real hymn to the working class and politically and economically downtrodden. Those positive aspects won’t be enough to distinguish Grayson Hauser Hauser if he continues to dive deeply into the blues game, where it’s exceedingly difficult to set oneself apart from the crowd. That said, he does have personality, and, you know, personality goes a long way. For more information, see graysonhauser.com and facebook.com/graysonhauserguitar. NEW TRACK RISING: Singer-songwriter Cortez Garza has been plowing the fields of Athens music for a hell of a long time. During these years, his voice has settled nicely into a tone that eschews boyish earnestness while at the same time avoiding old-man cynicism. He’s got a new EP coming out in April, but the lead single leaked out a couple of weeks ago. It’s named “The Ingénue,” and as you can gather, it’s about a girl, but in more ways than one, it’s less about her than the singer himself. (That doesn’t mean Garza, necessarily, but he’s the one delivering the story.) The tune is a relatively simple-sounding acoustic guitar composition, and the song’s strength comes less from its construction and more from its delivery. Visit Garza online at cortezgarza music.com. KEEP IT SMOOTH: UGA music business student Jordan Brower reps Atlanta, for the most part, but because he’s a student and trying really hard, I’m gonna give him a pass and treat this new EP of his as local. It’s titled Close Enough, and it’s easily the most

radio-ready thing the Classic City can (sort of) claim this year so far. Bower navigates his vocals over modern R&B beats, and he’s got a solid handle on everything in terms of timing his laid-back approach. I’m much more partial to tracks like “Only One,” where he seems quite comfortable, than I am with “So Much to Say” and “Peaking,” where the vocals are overly breathy and every bar ends with his exhaling as if

exhausted. I know that’s the style right now, but still. The production values, though, from beat composition to execution, are top notch. If the Booty Boyz ever bothered to listen to local music, they’d probably spin some of this during a slow-jam session. As it is, you can play it whenever you’re ready at all major streaming services and sound cloud.com/jordan_brower. TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE: New wave doo-woppers Delorean Gray can now claim Athenians Freeman Leverett and Jason Bronson as members. (The project was previously the sole domain of Jacob Chisenhall.) I can’t say definitively if this has improved the music, as last year’s Star Tropics was a surefire winner without them. But it certainly hasn’t hurt anything. To wit: a brand new album named Otaku Punk. I’m pretty sure there’s an ongoing narrative between last year’s record and this new one, but I can’t figure out what it is, so let’s talk about the tunes. There’s more of a pronounced Sparks influence here, but there are also sweeping waves of MOR melody (“Aristonauts”) and warm, top-down, preppy keyboard pop (“Siberian Summer”). Overall, and quite unlike some of Delorean Gray’s contemporaries, this is largely a timeless sound. And that’s a compliment, if you couldn’t tell. Check it at graydelorean. bandcamp.com. f

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calendar picks ART | WED, MAR 27

Spring Exhibitions Reception

Dodd Galleries · 5–7 p.m. · FREE! The Lamar Dodd School of Art’s 2018–2019 Distinguished Dodd Chair, Lauren Fensterstock, shares “Portal,” a series created while in residence at the art school. Fensterstock, who will offer a lecture at 12:20 p.m., creates elaborate sculptures influenced by modernism, rococo patterning and women’s crafts. In “Behind the Darkness,” MFA student Sanaz Haghani investigates the veiling of Muslim Iranian women and the cultural influence of the hijab through prints, while Kentucky artist Siavash Tohidi looks at displacement and architecture in Baltimore through “Rowhomes.” “The 2019 Science and Medical Illustration Exhibition” shares works by undergrad students at UGA and grad students at Augusta University. [Jessica Smith]

Tuesday 26 COMEDY: Decaf Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Hear comics from Athens and Atlanta. Newcomers welcome. Email to perform. Second Tuesday of the month. 8:30 p.m. FREE! efj32330@gmail. com, www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Athens Jewish Film Festival (Ciné) The festival celebrates its 11th anniversary with feature films, shorts and documen-

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Circle Gallery · 5 p.m. · FREE! Charlotte, NC-based visual artist Susan McAlister’s latest exhibition, “Field_Forest_Flora,” is a collection of paintings and drawings that reflect histories of place and the relationship between humans and the natural world. Inspired largely by the abstract expressionist movement, her wild landscapes grow from layers of paint, graphite, dirt and wax in a process that symbolizes preserving moments of time in memory. Dedicated to displaying artwork that inspires viewers to appreciate both natural and built environments, the Circle Gallery is located inside of the UGA College of Environment and Design in the Jackson Street Building, and is open to the public on weekdays from 9 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. [JS]

taries. Visit the website for the full lineup. $49 (festival pass). www. athensjff.org 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 on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu

FILM: España en Corto: Spanish Short Film Festival (Georgia Museum of Art) View award-winning short films directed by up-and-coming Spanish filmmakers. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org 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: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561

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MUSIC | SAT, MAR 30

The World Famous · 6 p.m. · $5 Formed in 1994 in Clemson, SC by musician Russ Hallauer, Ghostmeat Records relocated to Athens the following year when its founder did the same. The label, which has boasted releases over the years by groups like Hayride, Drive-By Truckers, Sunbrain, This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Lona, the Lures, Michael and others, was also home to the popular annual AthFest compilation for the bulk of its run. Hallauer celebrates his influential imprint’s 25th anniversary this weekend by hosting three talented and well-loved Ghostmeat alums, Tony Tidwell, David Dondero and Mikey Dwyer, all of whom will play solo sets and then convene for a reunion show from their early-’90s Clemson-based ska outfit The Push. [Gabe Vodicka]

ATHICA · 7:30 p.m. · $5 Using unconventional instruments made from “wood, metal, strings and springs and gutter electronics,” Los Angeles duo Pedestrian Deposit navigates the darkest corners of experimental sound with violent, blissful abandon. Shannon Kennedy and Jonathan Borges play ATHICA as part of a national tour, where they will be joined by some of Athens’ finest musical rovers. Local twosome Wet Garden creates sparkling, techno-adjacent atmospheres that engage as they unnerve. The bill also features solo sets from Grant and Rachel Evans, known for their work under various pseudonyms, including Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Quiet Evenings and, recently, Ornamental Hairpin, which releases a new tape Apr. 1 via the Evans’ Adversary label. [GV]

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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: 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

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Studies presents a panel discussing the importance of craftivism, the practice of using crafts to engage with social and political issues. 3:30-4:30 p.m. FREE! tlhat@uga.edu MEETINGS: Community Listening Sessions (Multiple Locations) Get the latest information of the Firefly Bridge over Trail Creek. Mar. 26, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Lyndon House Arts Center. Mar. 26, 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Planning Department. Mar. 30, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Planning Department.

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Wednesday 27 ART: Spring Exhibitions Reception (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Celebrate exhibitions by Siavash Tohidi, Sanaz Haghani, students studying scientific illustration, and Lauren Fensterstock, the Distinguished 2018-2019 Dodd Chair. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Nelda Damiano, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, leads a tour of “Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Community Enrichment Lecture (Creature Comforts Brewery) Artist Rebecca Rustein, whose installation “Out of the Darkness” is currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art, will speak on community stewardship, pursuing your passion and creative exploration. See Art Notes on p. 11. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.getcurious.com CLASSES: Harm Reduction 101 (Bombs Away Collective, 317 N. Chase St.) Find out the basic foundational philosophies that are grounded in transformative justice and protecting human rights. Presented by Stella Zine. 6:30 p.m. FREE! athensfreeskool@riseup.net EVENTS: Dance Back the Night (Caledonia Lounge) Performances by Video Tronic, Meta, Lisa Couchlocker, Zarya Sway, DJ Rats, Prelude Dance Ensemble, Dance Like No Others and the Filipino Student Association. Proceeds benefit Project Safe and The Cottage. 8 p.m. $5–7. www.caledonialounge. com EVENTS: Athens Jewish Film Festival (Ciné) See Tuesday listing

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René Shoemaker presents “How I Feel When I Create Art,” a collection of paintings on silk, at the Eastside Jittery Joe’s through March. Ingredients are provided, you prepare the masterpiece. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will

share books, songs, puppets and rhymes. Ages 1.5–5. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs,

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ART: In Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Artist Rebecca Rutstein and UGA professor of marine sciences Dr. Samantha Joye speak on Rutstein’s current installations at the museum. See Art Notes on p. 11. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org ART: Opening Reception (Circle Gallery) Charlotte, NC-based artist Susan McAlister will discuss her new exhibition, “Field_Forest_ Flora.” See Calendar Pick on p. 14. 5 p.m. FREE! ced.uga.edu 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 COMEDY: Yedoye Travis Stand Up (Moonlight Theater) NYC-based comedian who has performed on Comedy Central, EPIX, TBS, CBS and Netflix. March 28, 8:30 p.m. March 29-30, 8 p.m. $20. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Boybutante Percentage Night (Your Pie) A percentage of the proceeds will benefit The Boybutante AIDS Foundation, Inc. 5-10 p.m. www.facebook.com/pg/boybutante k continued on next page

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FILM: Science on Screen Series: Wasted! The Story of Food Waste (Ciné) This documentary aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle and eat food. Guest speakers include Kristen Baskin, CEO of Let Us Compost, and Brad Turner, Campus Kitchen Coordinator. The event also includes a community expo with representatives from food redistribution and waste recycling organizations, as well as a chef’s tasting reception with Peter Dale (The National), Homero Elizalde (Home.made), Joseph Houston (The Foundry) and Emmanuel Stone (Culinary Arts Program at Athens Community Career Academy). RSVP required. 5:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq KIDSTUFF: Who Runs the World? Girls! (ACC Library) Come learn about lady superheroes and women who create comics. Superhero crafts included. For children ages 6-11 and their caregiver. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Pajama Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Bring your pajama-clad kids in for bedtime stories, songs and a light snack. Ages 0–7. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597 KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the Loose (ACC Library) The four-week, early-literacy program incorporates books, nursery rhymes and musical instruments. Registration recommended. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrarly.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based games. Blocks provided. For ages 8 and up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Inclusive Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) The book of the month is Freedom Train: the Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison LECTURES & LIT: A Talk with the Experts (ACC Library) The Alzheimer’s Assocation and the Athens Community Council on Aging present a talk on brain health, current reserach, trends and practice related to Alzheimer’s and other dementias. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens

Friday 29 COMEDY: Sam Gordon Stand Up (Moonlight Theater) Gordon is a Chicago-born and Atlanta-based comedian who has performed all over the country. 9:45 p.m. $15. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com COMEDY: Improv Comedy (Instructional Plaza N-106) Improv Athens UGA presents a night of comedy. 7:30 & 9 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/improvathensuga COMEDY: Yedoye Travis Stand Up (Moonlight Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. March 28, 8:30 p.m. March 29-30, 8 p.m. $20. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: 12th Birthday Party (White Tiger Gourmet) Celebrate the restaurant’s birthday with live music, giveaways, food specials and cake. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.whitetigergourmet.com EVENTS: Marcus Miller and Rob Schneiderman: Colloquium, Conversation, Performance (The Dancz Center for New Music)

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The duo will demonstrate and explain analogies between the dynamics of the discover/creation/ leraning of both music and mathematics. See Story on p. 12. 4:30 p.m. www.music.uga.edu EVENTS: Caribbean Night (Morton Theatre) UGA’s Caribbean Student Association presents an evening incorporating dance, music and theatrical performance. 7 p.m. $8–12. www.mortontheatre.com FILM: Movies on Tap (Southern Brewing Company) Watch Semi-Pro on the big screen. 9-11 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KIDSTUFF: Teen Gaming (ACC Library) Virtual reality, video games and board games for grades 6–12. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens KIDSTUFF: Movie Night for Kids and Families (OCAF, Watkinsville) Watch a screening of the film Night at the Museum. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com LECTURES & LIT: Women’s Studies Friday Speaker Series (Miller Learning Center, Room 250) Angela Hall presents “Dismembered and Forgotten Bodies: The Lynching of Black Women.” 12:20-1:10 p.m. FREE! tlhat@uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Silkroad Ensemble (UGA Performing Arts Center) A mix of classical music, traditional sounds and new work from composers and musicians around the world. 8–9 p.m. $40. www.ugapresents.org THEATER: Getting to Know…Once Upon a Mattress (Athens Little Playhouse) Retelling of the classic musical comedy with a few fun twists. Mar. 29–30, 7 p.m. Mar. 31, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net/tickets

Saturday 30 CLASSES: Basket-Weaving Workshop (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ladies’ Homestead member Rita Peacock leads a workshop on how to make a Shaker cheese basket. 1–5 p.m. $12. www.athenslibrary.org/madison COMEDY: Sam Gordon Stand Up (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description. 9:45 p.m. $15. www.moonlighttheatercompany. com COMEDY: Yedoye Travis Stand Up (Moonlight Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. March 28, 8:30 p.m. March 29-30, 8 p.m. $20. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Music 4 Medicine (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) The Athens Nurses Clinic hosts a fundraiser with live music by Mr. Jordan, Mr. Tonks, The Wildcats and Dana Downs. Staff members and volunteers will be in attendance to discuss the clinic’s goals and operations. 6 p.m. www.athensnursesclinic.org EVENTS: Keepin’ It Clean Dirty Dance Benefit (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A family-friendly event including crafts, a photo booth, raffle and dance performances. Proceeds will benefit Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful. 5-9 p.m. $3-5. www.keepathensbeautiful.org EVENTS: Open House: Women in Science (Sandy Creek Nature Center) An afternoon highlighting women who work in various forms of science in the community. 1-4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3615 EVENTS: Spring Car Show (Lavonia Cultural Center) Check out automobiles that will be judged in a variety of categories. 5-8 p.m. $20. 706491-9374

EVENTS: UGA Law School Equal Justice Foundation Auction (The Foundry) EJF is a student-run organization devoted to the promotion of public interest law and raises stipends for summer law clerks who have chosen to work in unpaid, public interest positions. The evening includes a silent and live auction. 6:30 p.m. www.thefoundryathens. com EVENTS: Fluke Mini-Comics Festival (40 Watt Club) Minicomics, zines and independent publications by comic artists, underground publishers and enthusiasts. See Story on p. 9. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. $2. www.flukeathens.com EVENTS: Finding Our Mothers: Research Tips (ACC Library) Learn the best research tips for finding female ancestors. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: DREAMfest (Canopy Studio) Event bringing awareness to the struggles of the undocumented community and to raise money for scholarships for local immigrant students with live music, food, dance, aerial performance and speakers. 5-9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ events/408927929858526 EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Caribbean Night (Morton Theatre) See Friday listing for full description. 7 p.m. $8–12. www. mortontheatre.com KIDSTUFF: Dirty Dancing Benefit (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A family dance party with live music by DJ Les Litter and sidekick A. Little Les Litter. 5-9 p.m. $3-5. www.facebook. com/pg/lkshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (ACC Library) Join us for Lego art and Lego-based games and activities. No need to bring your own Legos. For ages 6–11. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Community Listening Sessions (Multiple Locations) See Tuesday listing for full description. Mar. 26, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Lyndon House Arts Center. Mar. 26, 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Planning Department. Mar. 30, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Planning Department. PERFORMANCE: Athens Typewriter Underground (Normal Bar) Vaudeville performances by the troupe along with live readings by Marc Zegans. 7-9 p.m. FREE! 706-229-8740 THEATER: Getting to Know…Once Upon a Mattress (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description. Mar. 29–30, 7 p.m. Mar. 31, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net/tickets

Sunday 31 ART: Artist Talk and Performance Art (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Made Bayak presents “Radical Resilience within Visual Art-making (Art as Activism).” His exhibition, “New Gods | Old Gods,” is currently on view at ATHICA. 4 p.m. www.athica. org CLASSES: Audition Workshop (UGA Memorial Hall) Learn the dances for UGA Ballroom Performance Group like East Coast Swing, Cha Cha and the Waltz. 2-4 p.m. FREE! www.ugaballroom.com EVENTS: Upcountry Oyster Roast (The Portico) Join the Athens Land Trust on the Appalache River for oysters from the coast, plus local food, beer and music by the Dixieland

Five. 3-6 p.m. $40-75. www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Making Rounds 5K (Sandy Creek Nature Center) The inaugural 5K walk/run benefitting the Piedmont College School of Nursing and Health Sciences BSN Program. 8 a.m. $20-25. www.active.com (search Making Rounds) EVENTS: Dr. Wes Bellamy Book Signing (Ciné) Bellamy is the author of Monumental: It Was Never About a Statue, City Councilman in Charlottesville, VA, and a Political Science Professor at Virginia State University. 3-4 p.m. www.athenscine.com FILM: Below Baldwin (Morton Theatre) Documentary film following the events after the halt of the expansion project of Baldwin Hall. See Story on p. 7. 5-7:30 p.m. $5-10 (suggested donation). www.mortontheatre.com GAMES: Trivia with Solo Entertainment (Southern Brewing Company) General trivia. House prizes and discounted tabs. 5-7 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com

KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Celebration (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Eric Carle’s classic children’s book. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18. Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650

MEETINGS: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (ACC Library) Panel discusses significant legislation of the 2019 GA General Assembly. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE! www. momsdemandaction.org PERFORMANCE: Tuesday Tunes (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) A live series featuring new groups and fresh music each month. All musicians are students or TAs at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 5:30 p.m. FREE! hotel. uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Gamelan Chandra Natha (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The Balinese gamelan ensemble performs in conjunction with artist Made Bayak’s exhibition, “New Gods | Old Gods.” 7 p.m. www.athica.org

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

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description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: 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: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 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 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens

OUTDOORS: Midweek Trail Walk (Ben Burton Park) Walk, breathe and be in the moment on the trail. 9-10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3620

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 26 Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE LITTLE STRONG Athens-based singer-songwriter formerly known as Carly Joy King. ASPEN ANONDA Athens-based indie-pop singer-songwriter. JACOB MALLOW Local singer-songwriter with an acoustic pop sound. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SHAKEOUT Experimental pop-punk duo from Yonkers, NY. GASH Punk three-piece from Eau Claire, WI. The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com BOBBY LONG Americana artist with influences like Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie. CANNON ROGERS Young local alt-country singer-songwriter. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com AUSTIN MILLER Folk guitarist and singer-songwriter. 8 p.m. $35. www.georgiatheatre.com PUNCH BROTHERS An infusion of modern classical and progressive bluegrass. GABRIEL KAHANE Americana singer-songwriter from NYC. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com UNTIL THREE Athens-based indierock duo. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 LEISURE SERVICE Michael Pierce plays a set of blown out, bass-heavy techno. THE LIZARD KING No info available.

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Improvement Movement plays an album release show at the Caledonia Lounge on Thursday, Mar. 28. GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to become a winner. 9 p.m. FREE! 706613-8773 PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert (The Classic Center) The Athens Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will perform works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, and Herold. 3 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). www.classiccenter.com THEATER: Getting to Know…Once Upon a Mattress (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description. Mar. 29–30, 7 p.m. Mar. 31, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net/tickets

Monday 1 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 GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916

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: RPG Night (The Rook and Pawn) Try the roleplaying game True Beauty and check out art by Jared Brown. 7:30 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 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 KIDSTUFF: Tiny Tales on Tuesdays (Memorial Park) See Tuesday listing for full description. 10:30 a.m. $3–4. www.accgov.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Kids Can Cook (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy a reading of If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff, and then bake muffins in the mobile kitchen. Ages 6 & up and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison

2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: Balinese Painting Workshop (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Indonesian artist Made Bayak, whose exhibition “New Gods | Old Gods” is currently on view at ATHICA, offers a workshop on traditional Balinese painting. 2 p.m. www.athica.org EVENTS: Rabbit Box (The Foundry) Storytelling for adults. This month’s theme is “Life in Drag.” 7 p.m. $7–10. rabbitboxstories@gmail.com FILM: The Look of Silence (Lamar Dodd School of Art) This documentary film looks at the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-66 and is a companion piece to director Joshua Oppenheimer’s 2012 documentary, The Act of Killing. Presented in conjunction with Indonesian artist Made Bayak’s exhibition, “New Gods | Old Gods,” on view at ATHICA. 5 p.m. www.athica.org GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full

KIDSTUFF: PRISM (Oconee County Library) PRISM is a safe space for all teens who share a common vision of equality. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts, and fun for preschool aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 LECTURES & LIT: PeabodySmithgall Lecture (UGA Chapel) NPR television critic Eric Deggas speaks on “Decoding Media’s Confusing Coverage of Race, Gender and Culture.” 4 p.m. www.grady. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings featuring Jay Morris. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/athenswordofmouth OUTDOORS: Guided Nature Rambles (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join naturalists from the community for a guided walk on the trails. 9-11 a.m. FREE! www.accgov. com/sandycreeknaturecenter

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 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com GRAYSON HAUSER Local guitarist blending blues, funk, rock, jazz and more. Album release show! TANDEM STROLL Throwback classic rock band. The Foundry 6 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens. com RACHEL O’NEAL Locally based solo folk singer-songwriter. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE MAMMOTHS Austin, TX-based high-energy rock outfit drawing on old-school techniques. 8 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com GETTER EDM producer who is the proclaimed “unsung hero of underground bass culture.” k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! KILL WILL Athens-based electronic musician and DJ. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com KELLY ROMO Bass-bumping EDM DJ and producer. The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key and surprise guests play swingin’ tunes from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 FUX Fun-loving classic rock band. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards.

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7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com THE TUTEN BROTHERS Athensbased country-rock family band. JORDAN FLETCHER Jacksonville, FL native country singer-songwriter. BRENDAN ABERNATHY UGA student and acoustic singer-songwriter. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TRENT IN THE TREES “Psychedelic funk space reggae” collective from Atlanta. Go Bar 7:30 p.m. 706-546-5609 TADZIO Philadelphia band with a minimalist approach to ethereal dream-pop.

this happening. Bring your axe, or grab a table and give an ear. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 AIRSHOW Jam band from Nashville playing a blend of acoustic rock and bluegrass. Southern Brewing Company 5-10 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE Hosted by DJ Gregory. The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens AUSTIN DARNELL Local blues singer-songwriter and Darnell Boys member plays a solo set. BABY TONY & THE TEENIES Local band plays doo-wop-inspired pop

DON CHAMBERS Local favorite who delves into pastoral folk and experimental rock with equal passion. The Falls 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-2217 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul. Flanagan’s 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/Flanagans Athens MAX WOOLERY Acoustic country singer-songwriter. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreandbar. com LITTLE GOLD Local group playing garage-rock with country and pop sensibilities.

LAUREN MORROW Americana artist from Nashville, TN.

in your headphones. One of them is a request line!

The Foundry 8:30 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DEPARTURE Journey tribute band that replicates the power and emotion of the rock supergroup.

VFW 8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com CHRIS HAMPTON TRIO Local variety cover band hosts a dance party, playing classic and new tunes.

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SLEEPY COMPANY Experimental project from local musician Chase Merritt. LOOPER NOVA Jammy, guitar-oriented local project led by musicians C-Loop and Razzi King. DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.

Starland Pizzeria and Pub 9 p.m. FREE! www.starlandpizza.com WOLF’S DEN OPEN MIC Featuring musical performances and live interviews. Wayward Lounge 6 p.m. FREE! 706-248-7903 CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

Blue Sky 10 p.m. 706-850-3153 JJC Local DJ plays disco, funk, soul, hip-hop, house and more.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com IMPROVEMENT MOVEMENT Atlanta-based experimental psychpop group. Album release show! FUTO Local electropop project fronted by songwriter Patrick Brick. O KEY Experimental pop project led by Art Contest’s Cole Monroe. VISION BORED Psychedelic pop project from Atlanta.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com THE TAXICAB VERSES Local group fronted by Jim Wilson and inspired by the traditional sounds of Ghana. LOS CANTARES Local desert-rock supergroup featuring members of Old Smokey and Moths. ANNIE LEETH Local violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com CHAD PRICE The frontman of punk greats All and alt-country band Drag the River performs solo. JOSEPH LAZZARI Folk-country singer-songwriter from Atlanta.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com FOX GRIN Arty rock band from Nashville and Atlanta.

Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA 7:30 p.m. $5. www.athica.org PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT Underground noise duo that draws on electronics, tape loops, samples, contact mics, manipulated metal objects and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 14. GRANT EVANS Local artist using tape loops and electronics to create expansive, rumbling soundscapes. WET GARDEN Synthesizer explorations with erotic incantations. MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL Rachel Evans plays minimalist, synth-heavy, bliss-inducing drone.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com SYLVIA ROSE NOVAK Southern gothic singer-songwriter with sharp vibrato and a sharper fiddle. A.M. RODRIGUEZ Country-folk singer-songwriter with a confessional lyrical style. KELEN RYLEE Athens-based Americana singer-songwriter.

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

The Foundry 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com WILL HOGE Prolific, well-regarded Americana singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN.

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Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+) $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com HIP HOP SHOWCASE Featuring The Academy, Keenon Rush, Goat House, Jay Spice and Zac Chase.

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40 Watt Club 7:30 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com REBEL UNION Nashville country quartet with influences like Miranda Lambert and Sugarland. MATT ROGERS Country singer-songwriter and guitarist from Nashville, TN.

White Tiger Gourmet 6 p.m. FREE! www.whitetigergourmet. com FISHBUG Local high-school rock band. GOLDEN CAGE New local band that sprang from Nuci’s Space’s Camp Amped.

Fully Loaded Pizza Co. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-705-6150 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.

Chad Price plays Flicker Theatre & Bar on Thursday, Mar. 28. SEVERE BLUSH Experimental electronic sounds from Athens’ Logan Shirah. EXTREME RABBIT Local experimental project.

songs about wasting time and having crushes. ZACH BRADLEY Local singer-songwriter influenced by Britpop, folk, country and indie rock.

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

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com JAZZ JAM Some of our town’s most talented musicians get together at

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THAYER SARRANO Local songwriter playing hazy, shoegaze-inspired Southern rock. Album release show! See story on p. 13. ATHENS COWBOY CHOIR Local allstar vocal ensemble singing songs from the old frontier.

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FRANK HURRICANE Experimental artist that describes his music as “spiritual mountain psych gangsta folk.” SAL SHOW Part one-man multimedia extravaganza, part comedy show courtesy of Chicago’s Sal Cassato. THE PINK STONES Rootsy local dream-rock group led by songwriter Hunter Pinkston. SHANNON JAE Local singer-songwriter with a darkly tinged traditional style.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com MARCUS MILLER & ROB SCHNEIDERMAN Sax and piano duo exploring the links between music and math. See story on p. 12.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com RADIOLUCENT Popular local band falling somewhere between Southern rock and pop-country.

Starland Pizzeria and Pub 11 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. starlandpizza.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to three different channels of music

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $7. 706-546-4742 EVAN RILEY “Future-bass” EDM producer from Philadelphia. DOUBLEVISION EDM duo of twin brothers Matt and Mike Collins.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. $5. www. georgiatheatre.com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-Dog spin fresh jams and old-school favorites. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 WILL CSORBA Experimental folk artist from Houston, TX. TODD RUSH No info available. SCOTTY LINGELBACH Maconbased experimental singer-songwriter. ANNIE LEETH Local violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer. FRANK HURRICANE Experimental artist that describes his music as “spiritual mountain psych gangsta folk.”

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ATHENS NURSES CLINIC BENEFIT Featuring live music from the WildJordanTonkCats. 10 p.m. $10. www.hendershotscoffee. com LATIN NIGHT A Latin-themed dance party featuring music from local acts.

CAULFIELD High-energy garage-rap band led by longtime local emcee Son1. MOTORHEAD 2X Up-and-coming local rapper with creative, consistent flows and an energetic stage presence. DIXON III No info available. LOTERIA Local pop duo featuring Jack Cherry (Juan de Fuca) and Anna Adams (Dagmar Vork).

Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) SALLY AND THE SIX GRAND Oldtime rock band.

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

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

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

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-4742 SHEHEHE Athens-based band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere. HAYRIDE Long-running three-piece local rock band. LOUIE LARCENY Local MC with a fiery delivery and dark, moody beats.

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.

Starland Pizzeria and Pub 9 p.m. FREE! www.starlandpizza.com WOLF’S DEN OPEN MIC Featuring musical performances and live interviews.

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Wayward Lounge 6 p.m. FREE! 706-248-7903 CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

Starland Pizzeria and Pub 11 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. starlandpizza.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to three different channels of music. One of them is a request line! Wayward Lounge 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/waywardlounge DJ CHIEF ROCKA Local DJ spins Top 40, hip hop, funk, soul and more. DJ Q Local DJ spins a dance party. The World Famous 6 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens GHOSTMEAT 25TH ANNIVERSARY Ghostmeat Records celebrates a milestone with performances from Mikey Dwyer, Tony Tidwell and David Dondero, plus a reunion set from their ska band The Push. See Calendar Pick on p. 14.

Sunday 31 Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com JIM COOK Local solo performer playing acoustic blues, classic rock and Americana.

Monday 1 Creature Comforts Brewery Service Industry Night. 6 p.m. www. creaturecomfortsbeer.com BLANKO Quirky, comedic local rock band. KIBI JAMES Latinx garage-pop group from Atlanta. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com OLIVIA CLARKE Singer-songwriter from Rochester, NY. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com LOS COAST Rock and soul project from Austin, TX. On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com CLIP ART Local rap group featuring emcees Vann Johnson and Arizona Zimmerman with drummer Patrick Stewart.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com RECKLESS KELLY Long-running country-rock band from Austin, TX. TOMMY TOWNSEND Nashville songwriter who has performed with Shooter Jennings and others. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 NAAN VIOLENCE Psychedelic sitar sounds from Atlanta musician Arjun Kulharya. WHISPERER Indie-folk alter ego of Raleigh, NC musician Sam FullerSmith . KYLE HAMLETT UNO Experimental folk singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN. BROKEN CLOUD MACHINE New local lo-fi pop project from Calvin Truelove. The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens FIRST TUESDAY A monthly hiphop showcase hosted by Montu Miller and Chief Rocka. Featuring Motorhead 2X, Whisper, Trexx, Brad Chapo, Sajaad haha, DJ Bob Fish and more, including a cypher and beat battle.

Wednesday 3 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! Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com ELIJAH JOHNSTON Local indie-folk singer-songwriter. THE LITTLE STRONG Athens-based singer-songwriter formerly known as Carly Joy King. CALEB CHAUNCEY Guitarist and songwriter for Southern rock duo Cougar Sweat. BLOOMFIELD New, Athens-based rock band. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com MONOCULTURE Psychedelic jazz-fusion band from Dallas, TX.

Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. 706-546-4742 HONEY HOUNDS Funky, bluesy indie-rock band from Jacksonville, FL.

Down the Line 4/4 LAKE HAVEN / GIRL CLOTHES / GERKEY (Caledonia Lounge) 4/4 MATT MEHLAN / CYRUS PIREH / JOHN FERNANDES / EZRA BUCHLA / GODDESS COMPLEX / PETER WEBB (Contact for Location) 4/4 TOWARD SPACE / GARBAGE WIVES / KOMPROMAT (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 4/4 TAB BENOIT / / WHISKEY BAYOU REVUE (The Foundry) 4/4 SONO (Georgia Theatre) 4/4 TIMI & WONDERLAND RANGERS (Georgia Theatre) 4/4 FUNK YOU / THE ORANGE CONSTANT (Georgia Theatre) 4/5 TY MANNING & THE SLAWDOG BISCUITS / DANGFLY / COUNT KELLAM (Caledonia Lounge) 4/5 BOY NAMED BANJO / LUKE PRESTON (40 Watt Club) 4/5 TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS (Georgia Theatre) 4/5 SYLVIA ROSE NOVAK (Georgia Theatre) 4/5 THE MEDIUM (Georgia Theatre) 4/5 MINORCAN / BLUNT BANGS / ANCIENT ETHEL (Little Kings Shuffle Club) 4/6 KWAZYMOTO / MEAN QUEEN / WALTZ (Caledonia Lounge) 4/6 THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS / UNDERGROUND SPRINGHOUSE (40 Watt Club) 4/6 KATE MORRISSEY / DODD FERRELLE & THE WINTERVILLAINS (Front Porch Book Store) 4/6 BOOTY BOYZ (Georgia Theatre) 4/6 OKEY DOKEY / BOA (Georgia Theatre) 4/6 LINQUA FRANQA / TAYLOR ALXNDR / LAMBDA CELSIUS / DJ REINDEER GAMES (Nowhere Bar) 4/6 BALKUN BROTHERS (Terrapin Beer Co.) 4/8 SONO / SHAKE THE BABY TIL THE LOVE COMES OUT / THE ELEVATORS (Caledonia Lounge) 4/9 MITSKI / JAY SOM (40 Watt Club) 4/9 DANIEL DONATO (The Foundry) 4/9 THE DIRTY GRASS PLAYERS (Georgia Theatre)

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

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Thur. March 28

FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH

AIRSHOW

rob schneiderman & marcus miller

Fri. March 29

EVAN RILEY WITH DOUBLEVISION

SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH

7pm: athens nurse clinic benefit 10pm: latin night

Sat. March 30

HAYRIDE WITH SHEHEHE & LOUIE LARCENY Mon. April 1

BLUES JAM WITH BIG C

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240 N. LUMPKIN ST. / 706-546-4742

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR & COME DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY TO THE PREMIER MOTOWN & SOUL DANCE BAND IN THE SOUTHEAST FEATURING

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STARRING MR. MOTOWN Joined by Famous Local DJ Mellow Meyers, spinning all of your favorite 60’s and 70’s Tunes. Bring your dancing shoes & dance the night away to usher in the spring.

SPRING FLING

When: Saturday, April 6 Where: VFW

Doors: 6:30pm Price: $12/person

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

Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. The next deadline is June 15. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ACAC SEEKS NEW MEMBERS (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking qualified candidates to fill three-year volunteer positions. The ACAC meets on the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Must be an ACC resident and registered voter and have demonstrated interest in the arts. Deadline Mar. 31, 11:59 p.m. Interviews in early April. www.athensculturalaffairs.org ART CLASSES (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for spring classes. Subjects include loom weaving, art with recycled materials, mindful explorations in clay and more. www.accgov.com/leisure

ATHFEST ARTIST MARKET (Downtown Athens) AthFest is now accepting applications for the 2019 Artist Market. Deadline Apr. 1. art@ athfesteducates.org, www.athfest educates.org, www.athfest.com ATHENS HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL (Athens, GA) T-shirt designer needed for the 41st annual Human Rights Festival. www.athens humanrightsfest.org CALL FOR ENTRIES (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) The gallery is seeking art in all media for ATHICA’s annual “Emerges XII” exhibition curated by Kayla King. Artwork should relate to substance abuse, addiction, recovery or mental illness. Submit work online. Deadline Mar. 31, 11:59 p.m. Exhibition held June–July. $10 entry fee. www.athica.org/call-for-entries

Classes ANIMAL TELEPATHY & ENERGY BODY DYNAMICS (Ancient Suns Intuitive Arts, Cobbham Neighborhood)”Animal Telepathy”

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Chase Brett’s digitally created artwork combines a new age design with a more classical style for a new look. Through April. ANTIQUES & JEWELS ART GALLERY (290 N. Milledge Ave.) New paintings by Mary Porter, Greg Benson, Chatham Murray, Candle Brumby, Lana Mitchell and more. ART ON THE SIDE GALLERY AND GIFTS (17 N. Main St., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings and fused glass. ATHENS ACADEMY (1281 Spartan Lane) In the Harrison Lobby Gallery, Elizabeth Barton shares quilts and watercolors. Through June. • In the Lampkin Lobby Gallery, a permanent exhibition showcases Greek and Italian photography and artwork. ATHENS AREA UROLOGY (2142 W. Broad St., Building 200, Suite 200) “Skies and Space” features paintings and silk dye pours by Margaret Agner. 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) “New Gods | Old Gods: The Work of Balinese Artist, Musician and Activist Made ‘Bayak’ Muliana.” Through Apr. 28. 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.) “Painting by Tobiah Cole” is an exploration of improvisational mark making. Often working with a wandering line, he allows images to slowly emerge on their own. CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) North Carolina artist Susan McAlister presents “Field_Forest_Flora,” an exhibition of works inspired by Abstract Expressionism and that combine layers of paint, wax, graphite and other materials to explore the relationship between humans and nature. Opening reception Mar. 28. 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.) Classic Gallery I shows “Checkerboard Checkered Floor,” an exhibition exploring pattern with boxy abstractions by Cal Clements, black-and-white patterned interiors by Hanna Friedlander, ombré assemblages by Jess Machacek, pop paintings by Jared Brown and geometric collages by Courtney McCracken. • Classic Gallery II presents a solo exhibition of Moby Dicks and other paintings by Dan Smith. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWERY (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Ashley Anderson’s “Family Computer: Familiar Interiors” is a new series of pixelated

teaches you how to send and receive intuitive communications with your animals. Saturdays, Apr. 6–May 25, 3–5:30 p.m. or Tuesdays, Apr. 9– May 28, 5–7:30 p.m. $275. “Energy Body Fundamentals” instructs students on how to strengthen, heal and protect your chakras and aura using meditation designed to awaken your clairvoyance. Saturdays, Apr. 13–May 18, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. or Wednesdays, Apr. 10–May 15, 5–7:30 p.m. $225. ancientsuns academy@gmail.com, www. ancient-intuition.com BEGINNER’S LINE DANCING (Athens Community Council on Aging) Learn basic steps like the grapevine, triple step, cowboy cha cha and the lindy. Thursdays, 11 a.m. FREE! 706-549-4850 CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Open Community Coffeehouse,” Tuesdays from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. “Oil Painting,” Mondays at 1:30 p.m. “Chess Club,” Mondays at 6 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. www. wintervillecenter.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 MOSAIC ART CLASSES (200 Northcrest Dr.) Weekend mosaic classes for beginner and intermediate levels. Visit website for upcoming dates. $175. corazonmosaics@ gmail.com, corazonmosaics.com NIMBL CLASSES (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr. #9) Classes offered for kids, teens and adults in dance, creative movement, choreography, pilates and more. Check website for descriptions and times. www. nimbleathens.com ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER SKILLS (ACC Library) Personalized instruction available for various computer topics. Thursdays in March, 9 a.m. 706-613-3650, ext. 354, www. athenslibrary.org/athens ONE-ON-ONE GENEALOGY ASSISTANCE (ACC Library) Library staff offer assistance to genealogists and researchers. Mar. 27 & 28, 2 p.m. 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens

cyanotypes that pays homage to the intertwining histories of art and video game graphics. Through Apr. 7. DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Artwork by Adrienne Foxx Tolbert. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Mixed media works incorporating found objects by Tom Hancock. Through March. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Steph Rivers creates watercolor and gel pen illustrations inspired by Korean myths and folklore. Jessica Smith makes shadowboxes containing three-dimensional glitter critters and landscapes collaged from hand-marbled paper. Through March. GALLERY@HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “You Are Here” features felted soft sculpture by Eli Saragoussi, screen prints by Amanda Jane Burk, cosmic figure painting by Tae Lee and whimsical portraits by Chasity Williams. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Stony the Road We Trod” reimagines southern identity through the lens of the African American experience. Through Apr. 28. • “Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy. Through May 26. • “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.) “Keeping it Classic,” a site-specific installation by Taylor Shaw, acts as a roadside attraction with bright ‘90s colors and nostalgic imagery. THE GRIT (199 Prince Ave.) Artwork by children attending Barrow Elementary School. Through March. • Paintings by Susie Gwen Criswell. Mar. 31–Apr. 21. HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Nancy Everett presents “A Classic Spring,” a collection of paintings of Athens in a contemporary impressionistic style. Through Apr. 29. HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Paintings by Lyndon Teweksbury. Through March. JITTERY JOE’S EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism and folklore. Through March. JITTERY JOE’S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) René D. Shoemaker presents “How I Feel When I Create Art,” a collection of recent paintings of silk. Through March. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) “Pop Legacy” includes colorful paintings by Tylor Parrott. K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) The annual “Love In All Its Many Forms” celebrates love through creative works. Through Apr. 20. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) MFA student Sanaz Haghani’s exhibition, “Behind the Darkness,” is a series of prints instigating the veiling of Iranian women. Through Mar. 28. • “Portal” is an exhibition of new works created in residence by Distinguished Dodd Chair Lauren Fensterstock. Through Mar. 29. • In “Rowhomes,” Siavash Tohidi examines architecture and displacement in considering the row homes of Baltimore. Through Mar. 29. • The 2019 Science and Medical Illustration Exhibition includes works by undergraduate students at UGA and graduate students at Augusta University. Through Mar. 29. Closing reception for all exhibits Mar. 27. LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates “24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by

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SEWING CLASSES (Contact for Location) Learn to sew via quilt making. Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. & Sundays from 3-5 p.m. 706-3255283, needleinahaystack7@yahoo. com, www.sewsomethingwith amandawhitsel.com YOGA CLASSES (5 Points Yoga) “Living in Balance Mini Workshop.” Mar. 30. Monthly Kirtan and Meditation. Apr. 5. “Path of a Yogi Weekend Workshop.” Apr. 12–13. New 200-hour teacher training begins in April. Various classes include flow, yin, restorative, power flow, gentle, Iyengar and simple stretch. athensfivepointsyoga.com

Help Out BREAD FOR LIFE (Athens, GA) Bread for Life is seeking students for a new session that begins Apr. 8. Applicants must be unemployed, living in Clarke County and 18 years old or older. Must have a background record, addiction, by on food stamps or a victim of domestic violence. Bread for Life provides an eight-week training program to help begin careers in the hospitality industry. 706-357-4405, contact@ breadforlifeathens.org 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 RESEARCH STUDIES (Athens, GA) The UGA Clinical and Translational Research Unit welcomes the com-

munity to participate in research studies. Check website for studies that are currently enrolling. ctru. uga.edu

Kidstuff ACC SUMMER CAMPS (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in science, dance, sports, art and more. Visit website for dates and details. 706-613-3800, www.accgov.com/ leisure ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club for Teens” and “Art Club Junior” cover subjects like dream catchers and moving flexagons. Check website for details and to register. www.kaartist.com SUMMER CAMP (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Hogwart’s School Under the Pyramid is for ages 6–12 and is held July 29–Aug. 2, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $100– 150 sliding scale. 706-546-7914, dre@uuathensga.org SUMMER CAMPS (Double Helix STEAM School) “Art Journaling: A Doorway to Creative Exploration and Self-Reflection.” June 3–7. “Harry Potter Camp.” June 10–14 or July 15–19. “Ukulele Songwriting Camp.” June 17–21. “Games!” June 24–28. “Chocolate-making Camp.” July 1–3 & 5. “Music and Movement Camp.” July 8–12. “Fiber Arts and Baking Camp.” July 22–26. “Tour of Global Visual & Pop Culture: Welcome to the BTS World!” July 29–Aug. 2. Camps run each day from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. $175/week plus supply fees. www.doublehelix summercamp.wordpress.com

over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) In the lobby’s display case, see “Art for Home School Students,” a collection of works in celebration of Youth Art Month. Closing reception Mar. 28. • Collections from Our Community presents “Vintage Cast Iron Pots & Pans: Wyler Hecht.” Through March. • The “44th Juried Exhibition” includes 160 works by 130 artists selected by guest juror Lauren Haynes of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Through May 3. • On view in the Lounge Gallery, “Plastic Bodies: River Tributes by Abigail West” shares photographs documenting two performances incorporating artwork made from hard-to-recycle materials. Through June 1. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Connexus” celebrates Black History Month. Through May 5. MAMA’S BOY AT THE FALLS (8851 Macon Hwy.) Collages and paintings from Lorraine Thompson’s series, “The Nest, The Angel, and The Muse.” 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 COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Artwork by Jas Ingram. Through March. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) An exhibition of works in celebration of Youth Art Month showcases local children’s talent. 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.) Mark Paul presents nature photography. 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. Through Mar. 30. SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St., Building 100, Suite 100) Works by members of the Athens Art Association, including large acrylics by Barbara Frohmader and watercolors by Zee Nagao. Through March. 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. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith and more.

families, friends and allies. Meetings usually held third Sunday of the month. pflagathensarea@gmail.com, pflagathensarea.com RESILIENTS IN RECOVERY (Divas Who Win Freedom Center, 160 Tracy St.) A faith-based 12-step peer recovery program focused on gaining freedom from the negative effects of unhealthy life choices. Meets Thrusdays, 6:30–8 p.m. resilients inrecovery@gmail.com, www.face book.com/resilientsinrecovery

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Mixed media works by Tom Hancock are currently on view at Earth Fare through March. SUMMER THEATER CAMPS (Athens Little Playhouse) Weekly camps are offered May 20–July 26 for ages 5 & up. Visit website for registration form. www.athenslittle playhouse.net TEEN SEWING AND FASHION CLUB (Lyndon House Arts Center) Teens can focus on sewing projects with the guidance of a professional. Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $5 per week. 706-613-3623 TEEN TUTORING (ACC Library) Tutoring is available every Monday and Wednesday, 4–6 p.m. Grades 6–12. www.athenslibrary.org/athens

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 someone else’s drinking. Meetings are held at various times. 478-9553422, www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the

AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 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 (Contact for Location) 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 NAMI (First Presbyterian Church of Athens) “NAMI Connections” is a support group for adults who have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. “NAMI Family” is for family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. Both groups meet every fourth Tuesday, 6–7:30 p.m. FREE! 770-225-0804 ext. 711, nami hallga@gmail.com, www.nami hall.org PFLAG (Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, Firehall #2) PFLAG Athens Area is an organization to advance equality through its mission of support, education and advocacy by uniting LGBTQIA+ individuals,

AARP TAX-AIDE (ACC Library) AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers offer tax assistance Tuesdays, 12–4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.–1 p.m. aarp.org/taxaide ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Tour and Storytelling at the Wren’s Nest.” Apr. 5, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $25–37.50. “Braselton Antique and Artisan Festival.” Apr. 26, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $15–22.50. “Dahlonega Shopping and Wine Tour.” May 10, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. All programs depart and return to Rocksprings Park. www.accgov. com/leisure ATHENS AREA MEN’S BASEBALL LEAGUE (Lay Park) The 2019 AAMBL Season runs April through early August. The draft occurs in late march. 706-207-8939, www. aambl.com MEDITATION IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Meditations are offered in various forms across town. Athens Zen Group offers a newcomers orientation on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 11 a.m. athenszen.org. Mindful Breath Sangha offers mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sundays, 6:30–8 p.m. beckylockman@gmail.com. M3Yoga offers meditation Sundays, 8:30 a.m. www.m3yoga.com. Dedicated Mindfulness Practitioners meets at the Griffin-Dubose Healing Lodge every Saturday, 8:30 a.m. jaseyjones@gmail.com. Mindful Living Center offers intro mindfulness classes every second Friday, 5:30–7 p.m. at the Healing Lodge, Piedmont Athens Regional. www.mindfuliving. org. Satchidananda Mission offers yoga meditation every Sunday, 6:30–7:30 p.m. and Kirtan every third Sunday, 4–6 p.m. revmanjula@ bellsouth.net. Let It Be Yoga hosts the Athens Singing Circle every second Monday, 7–9 p.m. 5 Points Yoga hosts meditations Thursdays at 8–9 a.m. Nuci’s Space hosts meditations every Friday, 3 p.m. Healing Arts Centre hosts Insight Meditation every Monday, 7 p.m. 706-3407288.athensfivepointsyoga.com MUSICIANS HEALTH CLINIC (Nuçi’s Space) A team of doctors visit twice each month to assist uninsured and low income musicians. Call to book an appointment. 706-227-1515, www.nuci.org ROLLER DERBY BOOT CAMP (Fun Galaxy) Skaters interested in waging war on wheels with the Classic City Rollergirls can attend boot camp. Mar. 30, 9:30-11:30 a.m. & Mondays at 6-9 p.m. recruitment@ classiccityrollergirls.com. SPRING PROGRAMS (Rocksprings Community Center) Programs are offered in the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports, holiday events and more. For both adults and children. www.accgov.com/ leisure TABLE TENNIS (East Athens Community Center) Table tennis games are held three times a week. All skill levels welcome. Next tournament is May 25. tabletennisathens ga@gmail.com f

Do you have a toddler ages 12-18 months? You and your partner may be eligible for a research study! Researchers at the University of Georgia are interested in learning more about parenting expectations among first-time parents, and how they affect parents’ well-being and relationships. Participants should: - Be co-parenting their first biological child, ages 12-18 months; - Live together in the Athens area or surrounding communities; - Not have parented any other children including stepchildren Participation for you and your partner involves a one-hour online survey and a one-hour study visit, which includes an observation session of both of you with your child, and a small blood sample from both parents. Participating couples will receive up to $100 for completing the study. The study will be conducted at the Clinical and Translational Research Unit on the UGA Health Sciences Campus. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Anne Shaffer.

For more information, call 706-713-2721 or email ctru@uga.edu.

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as it had little marginal utility left. Yet problematically, Peele winds cramming too many other ideas into the rest of Us’ two hours. Like many a sophomore filmmaker, fresh off a hit and loaded with four times the budget, Peele attempts to do too many things simply because he can. Though Us looks to be another allegorical satire à la Get Out, Peele smartly eschews such categorizations, lest he become the M. Night Shyamalan of the scary race satire. And though the film’s major reveal causes the message to transition from focused to fuzzy, it is a ballsy, narrative game-changer. Us is strikingly composed, powerfully performed—especially by Nyong’o—wickedly humorous and a promise from Peele of the bigger, better films to come. I just wish it were scarier.

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Hey Dawg, Sweetheart, you don’t owe anything to a person who would dump you over the phone. What a jerk! And so what if he’s your ex’s friend? The idea that you “owe” an ex anything is a slippery slope for all kinds of shit. If you deem this guy off-limits, then your ex’s proximity to other things could begin to influence other decisions you make. Is ghosting this guy a self-care decision to spare yourself drama and tension, or is it a reaction to the general idea of being near the memory of a past mortifying relationship experience? I’ve done both, but the latter is what I want you to avoid. I still steer clear of entire restaurants and businesses just to avoid the ex-adjacent people in my cypher. It’s because I don’t know what they know about me or about that experience, and I don’t know what picture of me has been painted by my ex’s words. It’s easier to just avoid the self-doubt and humiliation that gets stirred up by those questions, but it’s no way to live, and it feels terrible in the moment. I think you should go out with this guy.

Some will say that it’s weird to date an ex’s friend, and I’m sure that if the cutie in question knows who you are by now, he’s probably wondering how appropriate it is for him to date a friend’s ex. I understand why we ask ourselves these questions, but I think they’re rooted in a very monogamist notion that assumes some level of ownership over our partners that never expires, even after a breakup. We should not be calling dibs on each other. I’d only mention the ex if he mentions him first, but besides that, I hope you have fun on your date.

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JOBS FULL-TIME 1 FT & 1 PT line cook needed. Must have exp. Apply in person at G e o r g e ’s L o w c o u n t r y Table, 2095 S Milledge Ave., Athens, GA. Tues.– Thurs., 3pm–5pm. No phone calls. ABC Package is hiring PT and FT team members to assist customers on the sales floor, front end cashiers and merchandiser/stock associates. Must be 21. Please apply at 2303 W Broad St. Athens Country Club is hiring servers and bartenders. Great pay and employee meals. Apply in person: 2700 Jefferson Rd. Tue.–Sat., 2–4 p.m. Flagpole ♥ employment!

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The Steep Path ONE MAN’S MARATHON FIGHT AGAINST THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHER By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com My nephew has published a book about his ordeal with throat cancer. (Surely, nobody is still reading after that opening, but it’s OK, because he’s not trying to sell books.) When the diagnosis came back that cancer had him by the throat, Drew Boswell was told that the survival rate is good and that the treatment is bad. He just didn’t know how bad. Climbing the Cancer Mountain is not a self-help book or a self-pity book. It is one middle-aged man’s attempt to exorcise a year of chemotherapy, radiation, mouth sores, nausea, weight loss, pain and debilitating weakness.

What makes this book interesting, even if Drew is not your nephew and you hate reading about cancer, is that he has always dabbled in writing and knows his way around a keyboard. He is a loner, a runner, a wilderness hiker, a martial arts competitor and a Zen practitioner. He is also a quality-control engineer. He is a man accustomed to being alone, testing the limits of his strength and measuring results. Telling the story of his chemically induced counterattack against the disease, Drew uses examples from his solo hikes, his hand-to-hand fights and his marathon running, so that we see not just a guy with cancer, but a friend we’re getting to know through his revelations of himself. He keeps charts and graphs of his weight-loss, his treatments and the liquid nourishment he is able to ingest. “To shamelessly steal a phrase from Alastair Reynolds, I have been borrowing strength from my past. Now, cancer treatment is claiming that debt in the form of an

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all-enveloping fog of fatigue that cannot be alleviated by any amount of rest or sleep. I’ve been tired, uncomfortable, even gasping and wheezing on long runs, difficult sparring matches or the end of 16-mile hikes; but this cancer tiredness is new territory, and I don’t like it one bit.” Unless you’ve had cancer or know somebody who has had it, you don’t know what all it entails. You can’t really know, of course, unless you’ve had it yourself. Drew takes you along with him as his head is bolted to the table for the radiation treatments; he lets you sit with him as the chemicals drip into his veins, and if you want, you can kneel with him as he vomits, cry out with him as his mouth festers with sores and shiver with him as he curls up under his electric blanket, too weak to do anything but stare at the wall. You can, obviously, hang on with him as he finally makes it through the treatments and begins to be able to take in some sustenance other than liquids. Who knew that grits can be fixed so many ways? “What I’m proposing to do is simply use the same mental muscles I use to study and learn about running or hiking or martial arts or Zen and apply that strength to my cancer fight. In that way, I make my cancer treatment and recovery more than an interruption of my life, an irritant to be gotten rid of. Instead, I will treat it as my one and only path that I have to walk. Cancer treatment and recovery, formerly an enemy to fight, can now become a way, a path. If I concentrate on treatment and recovery in the same way that I’ve learned to concentrate on and obsess over more pleasurable passions like running, martial arts, hiking or Zen, then I’m at least on familiar ground. I can climb the cancer mountain the same way I can climb Springer Mountain, by walking the path in front of me.” You can get to know Drew at his YouTube channel under his nom de plume, Sidney Hornblower. He self-published Climbing the Cancer Mountain on Amazon, and it’s available there as an ebook or as a paperback. It’s a good read, in spite of its subject matter. There’s even the attraction for horror fans, for this is a meticulous account of a man turned into a zombie, a runner who can barely survive the shuffle to the mailbox and back. Mountain has all the elements of a good story: if not the human heart in conflict with itself, certainly the human body, and the will not only to endure but to prevail. f

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