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A New Courthouse Is Back in SPLOST PLUS, REPARATIONS, SCHOOL FUNDING AND MORE LOCAL NEWS By Blake Aued, Rebecca McCarthy and Ashlyn Webb The Athens-Clarke County Commission voted 8–2 last week to put a $72 million judicial center back on the list of projects for an upcoming referendum on extending a 1 percent sales tax for capital projects. They also tacked a 10th year onto SPLOST 2020, bringing the total amount to $278 million. The judicial center fell just short of winning enough support from a SPLOST citizens advisory committee to make it through the first cut. However, a majority of commissioners thought it was important enough to put it on the final list before the committee finishes its work of vetting potential projects. The community has outgrown the courthouse, said Commissioner Russell Edwards, who noted that when it was built 100 years ago, Athens had one Superior Court judge, but now there are four, plus a variety of accountability counts that divert people with addiction and mental health problems out of prison and into treatment. Victims and defendants are forced to mingle in crowded hallways, offices are overcrowded, and there is nowhere for lawyers to meet privately with their clients. “We need more room to create a place where the dignity of all humans, no matter the reason they’re in the courthouse, is respected,” Edwards said. Commissioners—even those who voted against designating the judicial center—all agreed that the current courthouse is overcrowded. “The only problem I have [is] I cannot support it at this price,” Commissioner Patrick Davenport said. Other commissioners said they’re hopeful the cost will come down as staff refines the project. Commissioner Ovita Thornton said she shared committee members’ concerns that a larger courthouse would expand a justice system that many believe is unfair to the poor and minorities. “I’m not trying to create nice places to do horrible things to people of color,” she said. Commissioners Mariah Parker, Tim Denson and Melissa Link, who’ve been among the strongest voices on the commission for criminal justice reform, voted for the judicial center. “I’ll support this now, but if we don’t have a path toward meaningful criminal justice reform in this community by the time this comes to a vote to be put on the referendum in November, which means [July], I’m not going to vote for the SPLOST list,” Link said. Commissioner Andy Herod said that he is committed to criminal justice reform, but it should be considered separately from space needs at the courthouse. “I think it’s important that these two issues are not conflated,” he said. “They are connected, but they are separate issues.” Building the new judicial center would also allow ACC to move county government offices scattered around the county into the existing courthouse, then sell off those properties. The previous commission had already voted to put the judicial center on the SPLOST list once, in December. But when four new commissioners took their seats in

January, they reversed that decision. After learning more about the project, several of those commissioners changed their minds and backed it. The vote came after more than a dozen people—some representing groups ranging from the local Libertarian Party to Athens for Everyone—joined the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement in asking commissioners to form a citizens (or community, or civilian) accountability (or advisory) board to oversee the police department and to end cash bail, at least for local ordinance violations. Mayor Kelly Girtz is working on a proposal for a police advisory committee, according to Parker. In a much less contentious vote, which came after a series of confusing parliamentary maneuvers, the commission unanimously put $44 million for affordable housing on the SPLOST list, as well. [Blake Aued]

Should ACC Pressure UGA on Reparations? Local activists, including several AthensClarke County commissioners, are ratcheting up pressure on the University of Georgia to acknowledge the legacy of slavery on campus and make reparations after the premiere of a documentary about the slave remains unearthed during construction at Baldwin Hall. Following the screening of Below Baldwin on Mar. 31 at the Morton Theatre— attended by more than 400 people—director Joe Lavine, a recent UGA graduate, and narrator Broderick Flanigan led a discussion on the film’s themes. Panelists included Fred Smith Sr., Linda Davis, Linda Lloyd and Parker, who were interviewed for the documentary, as well as Charlottesville, VA city councilman Wes Bellamy. The film lays out a case that university administrators have ignored calls to address the fact that slaves lived and worked on campus, and its low wages contribute to high poverty in Athens that persists to this day, especially among African Americans. Local political organizations are drafting a letter to UGA President Jere Morehead demanding that the university take responsibility for its role in white supremacy, fund a faculty-proposed Center of Slavery to further research the university’s history of slavery and oppression, and provide reparations by granting full-tuition scholarships to descendants of enslaved people who worked on UGA’s campus and for AfricanAmerican students who graduate from an Athens public high school, as well as paying all employees a minimum of $15 an hour. “Minimum wage is a slave wage,” said Lloyd, executive director of the Athens Economic Justice Coalition. “You can’t make it on $7.25 an hour. A job should keep you out of poverty, not in it.” When he was vice mayor of Charlottesville, Bellamy said he threatened to cut off water and other city services to a University of Virginia-Virginia Tech football game. Ultimately, it’s what brought the University of Virginia to the table to nego-

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tiate, he said. Bellamy said the African-American community cannot receive reparations without the university and commission reallocating resources. “You show me how much you care about people by your budget,” he said. “If your budget is not going to the people most in need, you are showing that you don’t care about those who are most in need. “It’s just all about having the political will to say, ‘I’m willing to sacrifice re-election to do what’s right,’” he said. So far, Parker, Denson and Link have confirmed they’ve signed or plan on signing the open letter to Morehead. However, Girtz told Flagpole he is not signing the letter. “My priority is having Athens-Clarke County’s house in order in a way in which we fully reckon with our past—particularly pertaining to sins of institutional racism and marginalization of members of this community—for the openness and good of the moment and to set the stage for rewarding years ahead for all residents of Athens. I hope our work [is] an inspiration to other institutions, including our neighbor UGA,” Girtz told Flagpole in an emailed statement. Bellamy said it would take the whole commission, including the mayor, to put pressure on the university. He said he had lunch with Girtz and believes the Athens mayor wants to be on “the right side.” “If that’s the case, the first signature needs to be from Mayor Kelly [Girtz],” Bellamy said. “This is not the situation you can play both sides of the fence… We must become comfortable with the uncomfortable. Mayor Kelly Girtz and the commissioners, with their leverage, have to take a stance and have to make the university uncomfortable to push them to do what is right.” Ashlyn Webb]

Means: Poor Kids Can Learn At an Apr. 2 community forum on the upcoming budget, Clarke County School District Superintendent Demond Means repeated what has become something of a mantra for him: Unlike others in the community, he believes children enduring pov-

erty and trauma can learn, and test scores do matter. “As a school system, as a community, we have to start pivoting away from the concept that these children can’t learn,” he said. He wants the school district to “break the narrative” that poor children can’t “do whatever.” Means’ comments were part of a presentation at Whitehead Road Elementary about the CCSD budget for next year, which aligns with the strategic plan. The superintendent will be giving the school board a balanced budget, one that continues to emphasize small class size in elementary and middle schools, and greater funds for support personnel, such as social workers and counselors. The state is giving all public schools $30,000 to invest in security upgrades, and is giving teachers $3,000 of the $5,000 pay raise Gov. Brian Kemp promised. After years of austerity cuts to public education, the state is fully funding the Quality Basic Education (QBE) formula, which means $74.5 million will be coming to the Clarke County School District. Clarke County property taxes will raise another $77.3 million. Means said the projected budget for next year is $160 million. The state is paying about $1 million for transportation, so CCSD will have to pony up about $8 million to get students to and from school. There is no talk at the state level about making up the difference. The school district will also pay the salaries of 117 teachers who provide “specials” to students, such as art, music and physical education. Means said elementary students need more time for specials. Poverty and trauma, Means said, are out-of-school factors “that don’t impact school learning.” Instead, he said, these factors affect behavior. Children dealing with poverty and trauma can still learn at high levels, and “good, high-quality instruction” can address the needs of children. Social worker Mimi Elliott-Gower said research has shown that children suffering from trauma experience changes in their brains. They need more social and emotional support to deal with these changes, which mean increased numbers of certified

BOE Will Review Technology Policy Means made many similar points about the CCSD budget and state education spending during a presentation to the Clarke County Board of Education on Apr. 4. While the district’s projected budget is $10 million more than last year, most of that increase is a result of the state’s $3,000 teacher pay raise. The state is only paying for raises for teachers funded by QBE, though, and has mandated that local school systems cover raises for teachers whose salaries are locally funded, said Chief Financial Officer Larry Hammel. Nor is the state paying for raises for other school employees, like cafeteria workers or custodians. Plus, while the state is fully funding QBE for the second year in a row, it’s not enough to catch up from Great Recession austerity cuts, Means said. Overall, there’s a $20 million gap between what the state provides and “what we have deemed to be a reasonable program for our children,” he said. Only about $500,000 will be available for new initiatives or positions next year, he said, raising the possibility of spending reserves, although he said he’s generally in favor of a balanced budget.

Without naming them, Means also criticized state Sens. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) and Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville), who voted in favor of a failed effort to allow parents to divert tax dollars toward private-school tuition. “Candidly, I was very disappointed that some of our legislators who represent this district were the leaders in promoting vouchers statewide,” he said. Means was a superintendent in Wisconsin when Republicans there implemented a voucher program. “There’s nothing good about vouchers,” he said. “… You cripple public schools in the name of promoting private schools. That’s what vouchers do.” SAVANNAH COLE

staff and paraprofessionals. And that, she said, requires pay increases. CCSD parent Bertis Downs asked Means why he so often sets up a straw person about poor children in the classroom. Downs said he has not heard people say “poor kids can’t learn” or “test scores don’t matter.” He also wondered when the facilities plan will be finished. Means said since he presented the facilities report in November, he has gotten a lot of input from the community on, for example, the West Broad School, where he has proposed replacing a community garden and farmers market with early-learning classrooms and a health clinic. He did say he wants the old Gaines Elementary School to house a Boys and Girls Club, a Junior Achievement Biztown and an office of early learning. If a new Eastside library were to be located there, Means said he would be willing to move the early learning facility to Whit Davis Elementary. [Rebecca McCarthy]

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Come June, Jared Bybee will no longer be the president of the Clarke County Board of Education. He and his family are moving to Southern California, where his wife has accepted a job with the University of California, Irvine. Bybee was first elected to the board in 2016. His colleagues voted him president in January 2018. “Being on the board has been a ton of work, but very rewarding, and I’ve learned a lot from my colleagues on the board, even when we disagreed,” Bybee said. “Even after seeing all the complicated innards of how it all works, I remain steadfast in my optimism for CCSD and the direction we are headed.” Bybee’s wife, Mehrsa Baradaran, is a University of Georgia law professor and author of The Color of Money and How the Other Half Banks. Bybee also works at UGA, as director of the law school’s Economic Opportunity Clinic. His seat is up for election next year. Someone from District 4 (the Five UGA students and other Athens residents marched through campus to protest the anti-abortion bill HB 481. For more on the legislaPoints area) may have to tive session that ended last week, see p. 6. be appointed as Bybee’s replacement—following In the coming months, administrators improvements to the Clarke Central softball the same process that saw Frances Berry replace Vernon Payne—and a new board will review former superintendent Philip field, after players told the board at a meetpresident will be selected. How both posiLanoue’s controversial “one-to-one” policy ing last month about the lack of amenities giving each student a laptop or other digital like restrooms or a concession stand. Means tions will be filled isn’t certain. Will the board fill the seat for District 4 before device, which critics say disadvantages stualso floated the idea of creating a new comselecting a new president? Answers will dents from low-income families who lack mittee. “The softball issue wouldn’t have likely be coming during the next few school internet access (although AT&T provides crept up on us if there were a facilities comboard work sessions, board meetings and Wi-Fi for $10 a month). But in the meanmittee,” he said. policy committee meetings. [RM] f time, Means suggested spending $2 million In addition, Means shared some statis-

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to buy about 400 devices to replace ones that are outdated. Board members objected, saying they’re not sure they want to spend the money before deciding whether to continue one-to-one. The issue is complicated, Means said, involving physical facilities as well as instruction. On the instruction side, while the district is saving money on textbooks, teachers are copying materials more than ever. And the recent expansion at Clarke Central High School didn’t include lockers, he said, because students had no need for them without textbooks to carry. Also regarding facilities, the board will vote Apr. 11 on $850,000 worth of

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Sine Die RECAPPING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S 2019 SESSION By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

he Georgia General Assembly’s annual 40-day session ended last week in victory for anti-abortion forces, fans of the Confederacy and public-school advocates. A “religious liberty” bill that upset the LGBT+ community, its allies and corporations alike never surfaced this year, but another bill on a controversial social issue did draw national attention. The “heartbeat bill”—a ban on

abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, unless the fetus won’t survive, the mother’s life is in danger or she files a police report alleging rape or incest—is one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. As of press time, it sits on Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk, and he has vowed to sign it, over the objections of Hollywood, which spent $9 billion making movies in Georgia last year. Other bills that passed include a measure that makes it virtually impossible to move a Confederate monument like the one in the middle of Broad Street downtown. The legislature also loosened regulations on CBD and lowTHC medical marijuana oil. And Republicans opted for new touch-screen voting machines, rather than optically scanned paper ballots, which Democrats and cybersecurity experts preferred. (The new machines will print paper receipts.) Bills that didn’t pass muster include hate-crimes legislation that would have added penalties for crimes based on

the victim’s race, gender, sexuality or other characteristics. It passed the House, but never got a vote in the Senate. A bill allowing parents to spend public tax dollars on private-school tuition stalled out. Another bill that would have prohibited local governments from regulating single-family home design never made it to the floor. Those bills will remain alive in 2020, though, and lawmakers left themselves plenty more to deal with, including reconciling House and Senate versions of bills that would force Uber and Lyft to collect sales taxes and tack on fees to pay for rural transit. Banning car booting on private property, taxing streaming services to pay for rural broadband and barring domestic abusers from owning guns are other issues the legislature could take up again next year. Kemp has already signed the voting machine bill and 20 others, but dozens more await his signature. Here’s a look at how Athens’ delegation voted on a few key bills. f

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Allows farmers to grow hemp for CBD oil.

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Authorizes the purchase of new touch-screen voting machines.

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Legalizes the production and sale of low-THC medical marijuana.

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Prohibits parking e-scooters on sidewalks.

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Bans most abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy.

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Give Peace a Chance REMEMBERING JOHN LENNON DURING VIETNAM By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com “April is the cruelest month,” wrote poet T. S. Eliot, but as lyricist Ira Gershwin said, “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” In April of 1972, I made my first visit to New York City to attend the “Out Now” protest against the Vietnam War. April turned out to be a kind month for the organizers and participants in the demonstration, as some 50,000 people marched through the streets of the city in spite of cold and rainy weather. The next morning’s Apr. 23, 1972 edition of The New York Times carried a frontpage story saying, “There was driving rain and biting cold, but still many thousands of people marched and rallied peacefully for hours on the city’s streets yesterday to protest the war in Vietnam.” The newspaper also mentioned that the multitude in the

microphone. “You people are the only people who can stop this insane war,” he shouted to the mass of humanity that clogged the city. Looking out on his oceanic audience that rallied in the rain, Lennon said, “It may be raining raindrops on you people, but it’s raining bombs on Vietnam, so let’s ‘Give Peace a Chance!’” He then launched into his song that became an antiwar anthem as thousands of voices sang along to remind the world that “…all we are saying is give peace a chance.” It was a cold, damp April day in New York in 1972, but with just one song, Lennon warmed the hearts and fired the spirits of those who were there when he sang his song of peace to a crowd that was filled with love.

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march stretched back for 20 blocks as it filled the streets and sidewalks of New York. Being in that movement multitude on my first trip to the City That Never Sleeps was a happy and heady experience that I will never forget. We were a young and spirited crowd as we surged down Broadway and into the busy, bustling Avenue of the Americas. Thousands huddled in the rain, chanting and cheering the speakers at the rally, including longtime American dissident Dave Dellinger, actor Ossie Davis and Daniel Ellsberg, the man who exposed the Pentagon Papers during the war. Former congresswoman Jeanette Rankin told the crowd, “Never vote unless you are voting against war.” All those speakers and more elicited loud cheers and applause from the thousands who were there that day, but the best was yet to come. Actor and event emcee Ben Gazarra turned to the teeming audience and announced that there would be a surprise, unscheduled guest: John Lennon. The crowd was ecstatic as the former Beatle and his wife Yoko Ono walked onto the stage. Thunderous applause and cheers from 50,000 voices drowned out the sounds of the city. I was lucky enough to be close to the stage as Lennon grabbed the

I would return to New York as a journalist covering marches and rallies there in 1982 and 2004, but I will always cherish my memory of being in a rain-drenched but happy audience on my first trip to the Big Apple when John Lennon surprised us with song. April was cold but kind in New York in 1972, and the sights and sounds of the peace rally there are with me to this day. Chants of “Out Now!” reverberated from canyons of buildings in the mighty city. A high-school band marched while playing Broadway showtunes. A man carried a protest placard saying, “Citizen Nixon, J’Accuse.” Americans by the tens of thousands of every kind and from every state converged on New York from all across the nation to rally for peace. The words of Lennon applied in 1972, and they apply now: “If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliché that must have been left behind in the ‘60s, that’s a problem. Peace and love are eternal.” Lennon today would stand by his words of warning that he spoke before he was murdered in 1980: “Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends.” f

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the bowels of the Athens-Clarke County Library, behind doors that require secret codes, is the sorting room. This is where all donations made to the library go to learn their fate. The man behind the process is Eddie Whitlock. Everyone at the Athens-Clarke County Library has a general title but seems to do multiple jobs, and Whitlock is no different. He’s officially the volunteer coordinator and library store manager, but he also handles all donations made to the library. Whitlock has been at the library for about six years now, and finds himself in the sorting room four days a week for a few hours each day. “I’m not a professional

books are given to the library store, the biannual book sale, or a company that gives the library compensation in return for its donations and recycling. All mass-produced paperbacks are available in the library on spinner racks for anyone to take. “We try to put books where they can best serve,” says Whitlock. When a donated book is headed to recycling, he looks through the pages, seeking eye-catching images. If any are found, they’re torn out and made into postcards, which are sold in the library store. “We try to make the most of every donation,” Whitlock says as he picks up the book he’s currently skimming for any post-

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librarian, but I do think of myself as a professional community helper, and a person who tries to connect people to existing resources, and I don’t think there’s any place better for that than the library, because you connect people with gathered knowledge, and you also open the door to better working with other individuals or groups for their own improvement and the improvements of the community,” says Whitlock The donation-sifting process takes place in a room lined with shelves. The room may be jam-packed with books and other oddities, one long table piled high with things to be sorted or things waiting for space in a grocery cart. Or, the room will only have sporadic clusters of books, usually after the items are boxed for the twice-annual Friends of the Library book sale. Standing between five grocery carts filled with varying levels of books, Whitlock explains the process of sorting books in particular. In the time it takes him to verbalize a sentence, he’s already determined the fate of two donated books. Every year, roughly 100,000 books are donated to ACC, Whitlock estimates. Among the five tiers to be considered when appraising a book and determining its future location, the library receives first dibs. Beyond that,

card-worthy illustrations. After receiving a cartful of Reader’s Digest condensed books, Whitlock wants to cover the books, include the library’s information and distribute them to local laundromats. While joking about how boring sitting in a laundromat can be, he adds that the idea was approved (and a new grocery cart was labeled). Books are not the only things being donated to the ACC Library. There is a puzzle of the United States that has only 48 states, putting it pre-1959. There are records. There are multiple puzzles from the 1940s, one of which is titled “Martha Washington Visits Valley Forge” and includes, according to the box, 350–400 pieces. The pieces themselves are thick, made out of a cardboard material, and look generally impossible to piece together properly. There’s also a “You Can Write a Novel” game kit that’s still covered in plastic, and a painting that was donated because, as the note attached to it said, it no longer matched the donor’s furniture. A plastic-wrapped Xfinity remote came in a box recently, as well as “Baby’s First Plaything,” a badly rumpled and barely-holding-together box from 1964 with a bird-themed mobile inside. “The things that are donated are wonderfully bizarre,” Whitlock says.

During his time in the sorting room, Whitlock begins posting funny book titles and other oddities to Facebook and Twitter. After taking a class at the library that taught him how to create a blog, he began his own, and he keeps it regularly updated with the more peculiar or humorous items. A recent blog post depicted two books: One details the history of curse words, and the other explains why cursing is good for you. He always researches the history of the particularly eclectic pieces, simply because “it’s fascinating.” Over the past six years, Whitlock has seen donated books dating back to the 18th Century. “It’s amazing what people donate,” he says. Those kinds of books are sold for a special price at the book sales, but the puzzles and other oddities will also be for sale. Whitlock estimates that 95% of the book sales are books, and the rest are these randomly donated items, once they’re deemed unneeded by the library’s various departments. Children’s toys often get donated. A box of crafts was recently donated, so Whitlock sent it to the children’s department to see if there was a need. Even the most random item will first go to “the department it’s most appropriate for.” The library is always collecting donations, but it sees a spike in drop-offs leading up to the book sales, and then a sharp decline right after. “People think we don’t want donations, but we always want donations, because we’re sorting them, we’re boxing them, and we’re storing them for the next sale,” he explains. From the donations that Whitlock reviews, about 20,000 books are sold per sale. Picture boxes upon boxes, stacked as mini towers, in about four supply closet rooms and office spaces—boxes jammed wherever there’s an empty spot. Each sale raises over $20,000. On the Saturday Bag Day of the sale, where shoppers can purchase a grocery bag for $10 and fill it with as many books as possible, they sell over 300 bags. The Friends of the Library have been hosting these book sales for about 20 years, explains Jane Russell, president of the volunteer group. A chunk of their budget each year goes to funding special projects for the library, staff travel and other supplies and resources that might be needed. Eighty-five volunteers and over 1,000 hours go into the set-up, running and take-down of just one of the year’s book sales. “Everyone needs friends, and the library is no exception,” says Valerie Bell, the Athens Regional Library System executive director. “It is through the donations made to the Friends and their support for the library that we are able to do what we do for the community.” f

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here’s a common theme in medi“We do anything from standards to tation,” says Trey Wright, “that as Brazilian music,” Wright adds, “to some you’re focusing on your breath, if you get original solo guitar, blues, gospel or songs distracted, begin again. I love that idea— by our favorite songwriters, like Joni that whatever happens, it’s OK. Just begin again.” Celebrating the release of a new album, Begin Again, at Hendershot’s on Thursday, the Atlantabased jazz guitarist and Kennesaw State University instructor is undergoing a process of exactly that, with his first album since Songs From Oak Avenue in 2015. He’s forging new artistic paths after a depressive episode that nearly ended his musical career and landed him in an outpatient mental health program. And he’s unafraid to speak about it. Begin Again is a band effort, co-produced with drummer Marlon Patton, but in Athens Wright is set to perform in a duo with the album’s featured vocalist, Laura Coyle. “I think I needed something radically different from what I was doing before,” says Laura Coyle and Trey Wright Wright of the duo project, which formed in 2017. “Laura was looking for a new way to Mitchell, Paul Simon, Dolly Parton. I approach what she was doing, as well. So, it thought it would be interesting to approach just sort of grew. It’s been a game-changer a jazz show like you would approach a singfor me. It’s one of the main reasons I’ve er-songwriter show.” been able to find my way back into music.” For the gig, Wright has also enlisted “Playing with Trey inspires me to imagfellow guitarist Dan Nettles, the leader ine my voice fully as an instrument,” offers of Athens’ own beyond-genre jazz unit Coyle. “We always have new arrangements Kenosha Kid, who will bring his own conemerging and ideas we’re passing back and ceptual flavor to the Begin Again material. forth. In concert, we’ve developed the kind The partnership is poignant. Among the of telepathy that allows us to go in any many things Wright and Nettles share in direction, and it can really bring us closer to common is the devastation of losing their the audience.” dear friend Carl Lindberg in 2015. Lindberg

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was a multitalented bassist and pillar of the Athens scene who, with Wright, co-founded the group Squat—a venture that lasted some 20 years and landed opening slots for Derek Trucks and Col. Bruce Hampton, among others. “When you’re in a band with somebody, it’s like a family, with all the warts, all that stuff,” Wright says. The loss of Lindberg contributed to Wright’s depression, and Nettles became a key confidant. On the new Kenosha Kid release, Missing Pieces, Nettles deals head-on with his own grief and turmoil,

and the difficult but ultimately rewarding process of music-making occasioned by that dark period. “I thought it would be great to have Dan on this gig, not least because of all that,” Wright says. On Begin Again, Wright does Lindberg the posthumous honor of covering “Looking at Each Other,” with Squat members Tommy Sommerville, Kevin Hyde and Darren Stanley reunited for the purpose. It’s a hovering, quasi-mystical bossa nova, sung by Coyle in Lindberg’s absence, with lyrics inspired by a Li Bai poem, stemming

from Lindberg’s time spent in China as a tai chi disciple. The bulk of the album centers on Wright’s lyrical, fluid jazz guitar work, featuring Kenosha Kid’s Patton on drums, plus bassist Marc Miller and saxophonists Sam Skelton and Mace Hibbard. “In a way, the CD documents a lot of the projects I’ve been involved with,” Wright says. “Marlon was in Squat at various points. Sam Skelton is technically my boss at Kennesaw State, so that relationship is on there. I used to have a trio and quartet with Mace, so that’s on there, as well. It was fun to combine all these different worlds, and it made it more meaningful.” Among the album’s three vocal features, Coyle is self-assured and magnetic on Mitchell’s “The Hissing of Summer Lawns,” with the tempo bumped up a bit and the jazz elements made more explicit. It’s one of several Mitchell numbers likely to be heard at Hendershot’s. The title track is an outlier of sorts, a lilting steel-string acoustic invention with shifting meters that “started as a solo guitar piece, but never really felt complete until now,” Wright says. “I thought it would be fun to do with bass and drums. There are multiple guitars reinforcing the melody line, and by the end, there are a couple of mandolins on it, as well.” Nearly two minutes in, there’s also a sustained and unusual pause—not something Wright expected to keep in the final mix. But Patton, as co-producer, opted to leave the entire pause intact. When the beat begins again, everything feels in place. f

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was one of the two original founders and owners of the Caledonia Lounge, and both Doss, with The Sunshine Fix, and Shapiro, with The Glands, played the club during its opening weekend two decades ago. Please visit this loving tribute and leave what you can. TAKE A BYTE OUT OF TIME: Space Brother—aka Donald Whitehead of Future Ape Tapes, et al.—is hosting a neato show at Go Bar Saturday, Apr. 13. It’s billed as “Brave .Wavs Presents: Simulated Sunsets,” and the bill is pretty stacked. In addition to locals Goddess Complex, Wet Garden, DJ NFW and Bodies of Water (Space Brother and Bree Couleur), this night also plays host to Nashville’s Vast Ness and Savannah’s MKS34RCH. If you’re looking for time-traveling trip hop that’s both pretty chill and markedly subversive, then Vast Ness has you covered. On the other hand, if you’re interested in what progressive music might sound like if “prog” never happened, MKS34RCH might be more your speed. Look, if you’ve read this far about any of these artists mentioned, you’re the kind of person who’d probably dig this bill, so stop making me sell it already. Get previews via mkultralight.bandcamp.com, vastness303.bandcamp.com and wetgarden.bandcamp.com, and catch up with Space Brother at soundcloud.com/electriczoorecordings/sets/prism-music. KEEP OUT: Did y’all get your tickets for T-Pain at Legion Field Thursday, Apr. 11? The event is the annual spring concert hosted by UGA’s University Union. If you’re not a student, though, don’t even try. The union has made it extra doubly clear that this show is only for UGA students. A public post on Facebook says, “You MUST be a student on the UGA-Athens campus to purchase tickets and attend the concert. You will be required to present your UGACard for entry. No non-students are allowed to purchase tickets, nor attend the concert.” So, chalk another one up for horseshit policies that would be totally unthinkable if applied to, say, the Performing Arts Center. But a springtime, outdoor rap show by a hugely popular artist a lot of non-students might love to see? Forget about it. f

LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR: Decades-long scene member, supporter and business owner Karen Gerow and some of her students at the Double Helix STEAM School have installed a Little Free Pantry in tribute to late Athens musicians Bill Doss and Ross Shapiro. A Little Free Pantry is similar to a Little Free Library, in that people take food items from it and place food items in it, and anyone is free to do either. The motto of the concept is “Take What You Need, Leave What You Can,” and Gerow reports that there WUOG 90.5 FM’s 10 Most-Played Recordings are about a dozen of these Mar. 27–Apr. 2 throughout Athens. This particular one stands in the 1. Karen O & Danger Mouse Lux Prima (BMG) pocket park at Best Drive 2. Julia Jacklin Crushing (Polyvinyl) and Holman Avenue, which 3. Needle Teeth Expiration Date EP (Independent Release)* lies geographically between 4. Girlpool What Chaos Is Imaginary (Anti-) Doss and Shapiro’s homes 5. Stella Donnelly Beware of the Dogs (Dead Oceans) and was built during the 6. Better Oblivion Community Center Better Oblivion Community Center (Dead Oceans) MLK Day of Service. There 7. Deer Tick Mayonnaise (Partisan) are several really interesting 8. Sharon Van Etten Remind Me Tomorrow (Jagjaguwar) and historic connections 9. Fahrenheist Albatross (Independent Release) between this Little Free 10. Everyday Dogs Everyday Dogs EP (Independent Release)* Pantry, Doss, Shapiro and * local release · Get the latest WUOG news, including the Live in the Lobby schedule, at wuog.org. the parents of the kids who built it. For example, Gerow

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RENAISSANCE MARRIAGES: During the Italian Italian authorities due to the difficulty of Renaissance, exquisitely decorated wooden preserving their sensitive nature. chests known as cassoni were an important Correlated events include a tarot workpart of marriage rituals. Typically comshop led by Serra Jaggar of Indie South missioned in pairs by the bride’s father as on Apr. 18 at 6:30 p.m.; a performance of part of her dowry, the chests existed as an expression of the family’s wealth, and represented new alliances between elite families. While some were painted with scenes that illustrated the nuances of courtship protocols, others were decorated with mythological, religious or allegorical stories that conveyed lessons of morality and virtue. Today, these surviving tempera paintings serve as windows into the past. Currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art, “Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy” features approximately 45 works of art that offer insight into the social customs that defined the era. In addition to marriage chests, vari- “The Story of the Hunt of Diana” by Master of Carlo III of Surazzo in “Life, Love and Marriage Chests” ous elements of palace décor, luxurious fabrics, parade shields, earthenware in maiolica Florentine wedding music on Apr. 19 at 4 of the artists experiment among multiple and objects of religious devotion similarly p.m.; a gallery talk by Steven Grossvogel, mediums, with focuses ranging from paintadd visual details for envisioning domesassociate professor of Italian at UGA, on ing and drawing to printmaking, photogtic spaces. Organized by Contemporanea May 8 at 2 p.m.; and a program on storaphy, jewelry and metalwork, sculpture, Progetti in collaboration with the Stibbert ries of Ulysses on May 22 at 2 p.m. The fabric design, ceramics, installations, video Museum in Florence, the exhibition offers a “Love and Shakespeare” film series, which and sonic art. rare opportunity to see delicate works that offers free screenings at 7 p.m. in the This year, the exhibition will be split are seldom given permission to travel by auditorium, will include the 1996 Romeo between two venues: the Georgia Museum,

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after Boybutante began. Musgrove says he sees Boybutante as a way to remember and honor his late friend. “It’s one of my favorite times of the whole year, because Duane Garrett was a fantastic guy, and he was just such a fun, happy person, and I feel like I get to bring Duane back into the world,” Musgrove says. “So many wonderful men are not here because of this disease, so this is just a way to bring back someone who was really special to me and really helped change my life.” Musgrove says he was not a member of the drag community until after Garrett’s death, when he became more involved with Boybutante. In fact, his first time dressing in drag came when he was crowned Miss Bogart, a title given to the person who helps the most with the ball every year. Now, Musgrove performs frequently, emceeing bingo and other events throughout the year. Boybutante can be described as a sort of gay homecoming, a sentiment shared by Tara Stuart, the co-chair of the Boybutante AIDS Foundation. She says that, since there aren’t any designated gay bars in Athens, the annual ball and other Boybutante events serve as a space where everyone can feel accepted and celebrated. “The goal is to provide a safe space for the LGBT+ community to come and have fun,” Stuart says. “We want everyone to come and meet people who are different than them, and for everyone to have a good time.” In the interest of remaining a safe, positive space, the Boybutante board recently issued a statement on its Facebook page affirming that it does not support predatory or anti-transgender behavior. This came after controversy

surrounding a local drag performer who was accused of not obtaining consent before interacting with audience members, as well as making anti-trans comments. Drag artist Kenny Laney is relatively new to the Athens scene and says he has seen this controversy play out. He says he feels sympathy for the troupe of the performer who has been accused of predatory behavior, as that troupe has been forced to pull out of Boybutante and Athens Pride activities. “The show must go on, and in the end, it’s not about who’s there or who isn’t—it’s about the charity and the money we’re raising,” Laney says. “We have some amazing performers, and I feel bad that all this is happening during what it supposed to be a positive event.” Laney is a member of The Kourtesans, a group of seven young drag queens who perform regularly around Athens. He has performed with The Kourtesans at Boybutante since 2017, the group’s first appearance at the event. Laney says he sometimes feels as if his troupe has to prove itself to older members of the drag community. “I feel like certain people don’t take us as seriously as I would like, which is unfortunate, because we really do put on a good show,” Laney says. “There was a sense of welcome when we first started the group, but that was combined with all sorts of bad blood and drama already in place, and I just want people to see that it’s not about that.” Musgrove, however, says he feels nothing but admiration for the younger performers. At this point, he says, he considers himself “barely a drag queen,” explaining that the community needs younger members to continue Athens’ drag legacy. “If Athens is the pantheon in Greek mythology, those young queens are the goddesses,” Musgrove says. “We need those young people to carry the torch. But I’m about 1,000 years old in gay years,” he jokes, “so I can’t get the torch near my oxygen tank.” The theme for this year’s 30th annual ball is “Divas Are Forever,” and attendees are expected to dress in their most “glam” attire, including ball gowns, tuxes and diamonds. Expect to see lots of men in ball gowns and women in tuxes, which makes Boybutante that much more interesting and different from any other black tie event in Athens. “There is something for everyone. There’s drag, there’s burlesque, there’s queens and kings, young and old,” Stuart says. “I would encourage anyone who’s never been to look at our Facebook page, see how much fun we have, and don’t be afraid to come out and have a good time.” In addition to the ball on Saturday, Boybutante will host a handful of related events throughout the week. Find the full schedule at boybutante.org. f

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The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

PERFORMANCE | APR 12–13

EVENT | SAT, APR 13

ART | APR 13–14

Ramsey Concert Hall · 7 p.m. (Sat–Sun), 2 p.m. (Sun) · $10–30 Performed by the Last Great Hunt theater company from Australia, “The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer” is a one-person multimedia show that melds animation, music and acting with good old-fashioned puppetry. Created by Tim Watts, the show is a touching story set near the end of the world. Rising ocean levels have left survivors struggling to live atop skyscrapers and mountains, leading scientists to wonder if it may be possible for humans to live underwater. Alvin Sputnik, who has just list his wife, accepts the dangerous mission of journeying through the ocean’s mysterious depths in a last-ditch effort to save the human race. [Jessica Smith]

Firefly Trail · 9 a.m.–3 p.m. · FREE! That’s a .5K, as in a third of a mile, not a 5K, so even the most out-of-shape among us should be able to jog the finished portion of Firefly Trail, between Dudley Park and the trailhead off East Broad Street across from the Multimodal Center. This event is a fundraiser to help complete the rest of the biking and walking trail along the abandoned Georgia Railroad, which will eventually run to Winterville and, backers hope, through Oglethorpe County to Union Point. In addition to three individual races and a chain race, the family-friendly funfest will include games, a raffle, a bounce house, chalk to draw on the concrete path and more. Donations will be accepted, and T-shirts will cost $10. [Blake Aued]

440 Foundry Pavilion · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (Sat), 12–5 p.m. (Sun) Indie South’s 14th annual Springtacular market brings in dozens of artists, collectors and craft makers from across the Southeast. Offering everything from paintings, ceramics and jewelry to textiles, home goods and body products, vendors to keep an eye out for include Root & Kettle, Rock Belly, Native Bear and Color of Heat. Formerly held in the lot at Chase Street and Prince Avenue, the market has recently relocated to the Classic Center’s covered pavilion—a space that retains the open-air nature of the event, but better protects vendors and visitors from unpredictable weather. The fest also includes craft activities, live music, food trucks, demos and a bar. [JS]

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik Firefly Trail .5K and Funfest

Tuesday 9 ART: Athens Fibercraft Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Guild welcomes all amateur and professional fiber artists including knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners, fabric designers, basket makers, quilters and embroiderers. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensfiber.org CLASSES: Mouse and Keyboard Skills (ACC Library) Learn how to use the keyboard to enter characters and commands, use the mouse to select, drag and open items as

well as scroll through pages. Free registration required. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org EVENTS: 2nd Tuesday Tasting (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) This month’s theme is “Call Me a Cab.” Reservations required. 6 p.m. $20. 706-354-7901, www.heirloomathens.com 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 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by

Indie South Springtacular

James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-8508561 KIDSTUFF: Tiny Tales on Tuesdays (Memorial Park) Storytime and a craft. Ages 18 months–6 years. 10:30 a.m. $3–4. www.accgov.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 3–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee

MUSIC | SUN, APR 14

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

The Foundry · 7 p.m. · $15–25 Songwriters Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore made their names in vastly different corners of the Americana realm. With his band The Blasters, Alvin put a rootsy spin on California’s emergent punk craze in the late 1970s. A Texas treasure, Gilmore—also an occasional actor known for his role in The Big Lebowski, among other appearances—is known for his cosmic-cowboy take on honky tonk, with albums like 1991’s After Awhile all but predicting the decade’s alt-country boom. Last year, the two friends released a collaborative covers LP, Downey to Lubbock, and now they are joining together on tour “to hit the highway to swap songs, tell stories and share their life experiences.” [GV]

KIDSTUFF: Teen D&D Club (ACC Library) A Dungeons and Dragons adventure in the library. Beginners welcome. Grades 6-12. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: April Poetry Series: Book Spine Poetry (ACC Library) Book spine poetry uses books to build poetry. Pick out some books with intriguing titles, stack them in a creative way and snap a picture. 4-5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Adult Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Discuss The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. 6:30

p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison

Wednesday 10 CLASSES: Bird Path Zen (Thrive) Meditation with Zen Koans and a half hour of sitting meditation, followed by tea and conversation. Donations are appreciated. 6:30-7:30 p.m. birthpathzen@gmail.com EVENTS: Boybutante Spring Drag Bingo (The Foundry) The Boybutante AIDS Foundation hosts k continued on next page

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a fundraiser to benefit programs that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Win prizes, get fed and be entertained by queens. See story on p. 13. 5 p.m. www.boybutante.org EVENTS: Three Minute Thesis (Ciné) UGA graduate student finalists share their thesis and dissertation research in three minutes or less. 7:30-8:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com EVENTS: Friends of the AthensClarke County Library Book Sale (ACC Library) The public is invited to browse thousands of donated books, with all proceeds benefittng the library. Fill a bag for $10 all day Saturday. Remember to bring you own bags or boxes. See Story on p. 9. Apr. 10, 2-6 p.m. (members’ preview), 6–8 p.m. Apr. 11, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Apr. 12-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. www.athenslibrary.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Vendors offer local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts.

Every beer purchased at Creature Comforts during the market will get you free tokens to spend at the market. 4-7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: General Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Weekly trivia hosted by the one and only Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.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: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) (2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers

house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens KIDSTUFF: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Sista Circle (ACC Library) Read and talk about science fiction and fantasy books! Books that are given out are to keep. Brought to the ACC Library by the American Library Association Diversity Research Grant. 4-5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts, and fun for preschool aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Bingo Night (Oconee County Library) For grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens

KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share books, songs, puppets and rhymes. Ages 1.5–5. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Moving Statues (Georgia Museum of Art) “Moving Statues: A Conversation of the Global South” is a panel discussion featuring a presentation by photographer Christo Doherty. 6 p.m. FREE! www.willson.uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Charles Bernstein (Ciné) Poet and scholar Charles Bernstein is a professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com PERFORMANCE: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Go Bar) Experience a reading of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, with translation by Christopher Ingham and original music by Goddess Complex. 10 p.m. $3. sancrisdelacaca@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: UGA Ballroom Performance Group Auditions (UGA New Dance Theatre) Leads and follows are asked to demonstrate the

basics of East Coast Swing, Cha Cha and Waltz. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. ugaballroom.com THEATER: Young Frankenstein (UGA Fine Arts Building) UGA Theatre presents the comedic musical about the youngest member of the Frankenstein clan. Apr. 10-13, 8 p.m. & Apr. 14, 2:30 p.m. $12-16. pac.uga.edu

Thursday 11 ART: Artist Talks: 44th Juried Exhibition (Lyndon House Arts Center) Every Thursday in April, the Lyndon House will present gallery talks with selected artists from the “44th Juried Exhibition.” 6-7 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/exhibits ART: Opening Reception (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) “Arts in Bloom” is a celebration of Steffen Thomas’ artwork through creative interpretations using floral designs and art quilts. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. steffenthomas.org ART: Good Dirt May Pottery Sale (Good Dirt Clay Studio) The market features ceramics by two dozen local artists and free homemade goodies

to snack on while you browse. 10 a.m- 5 p.m. www.gooddirt.net 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: Open Mic Comedy (Moonlight Theater) Featuring a wide range of local and Atlanta comedians. Apr. 5, 8-9 p.m. Apr. 11, 8:30-9:30 p.m. $6. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Goodreads Workshop (Madison County Library, Danielsville) This workshop is an intro to Goodreads, a website where users track and rate the books they read. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison EVENTS: Friends of the AthensClarke County Library Book Sale (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description. Apr. 10, 2-6 p.m. (members’ preview), 6–8 p.m. Apr. 11, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Apr. 12-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. www.athenslibrary.com FILM: The Field Guide to Evil (Ciné) This folk horror anthology features eight eerie segments by

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various directors. Guest speaker Andrew Shearer is a filmmaker, journalist and co-founder of Gonzoriffic Films. 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 GAMES: Thorsday (The Rook and Pawn) Celebrate your favorite Creature Comfort drinking, hammer-weilding god with Marvel and Norse themed games, plus superhero-themed cocktails. All day. www. therookandpawn.com KIDSTUFF: Book Club (ACC Library) The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards. Participation in book club is limited to 10 children. Stop by the Children’s Desk to register and check out a copy of the book. Activities and snacks provided. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Hands In! Presents: American Sign Language for Teens (ACC Library) Hands In! will teach teens how to communicate using American Sign Language. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Barnes and Noble Café) Oconee River User’s Guide is the latest in the series written by Joe Cook of Georgia River Network. Cook will tell stories from Georgia’s rivers and talk about Paddle Georgia. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-1195 PERFORMANCE: Cirque Italia (Athens Fairgrounds) America’s first traveling Water Circus features artists from around the globe focused on keeping the “big top circus feel,” without the live animal acts. Apr. 11-14, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 13-14, 1:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. $10–50. www. cirqueitalia.com THEATER: Ripcord (Athens Community Theater) Town & Gown Players present the comedy Ripcord. Apr. 11-13, 8 p.m. Apr. 14, 2 p.m. $12-20. www.townandgownplayers. org THEATER: Young Frankenstein (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description. Apr. 10-13, 8 p.m. & Apr. 14, 2:30 p.m. $12-16. pac.uga.edu

Friday 12 ART: MFA Opening Reception (Deupree Building, 458 E. Clayton St.) Join graduating MFA candidates for an exhibition of works. See Art Notes on p. 12. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: MFA Opening Reception (Georgia Museum of Art) Join the Masters of Fine Arts candidates for an exhibition of their work. See Art Notes on p. 12. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Arts in Bloom: Laura Iarocci (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) Laura Iarocci, owner of Faith Flowers in Virginia Highlands, presents a lecture on European floral design. 1 p.m. $20. www.tickets.stmaga.org CLASSES: Mindful Eating (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center) (Healing Lodge) Learn how being mindful of food and eating, discover habits and patterns around eating triggers, types of hunger including emotional and stress-related eating and more. 5:30-7 p.m. FREE! www.mindfuliving.org CLASSES: Arts in Bloom: Kristen Rodriguez (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) Kristin Rodriguez of Fiber on a Whim presents a trunk show and talk on floral quilting techniques and designs. 10-11 a.m. $20. www.tickets.stmaga.org CLASSES: Chair Yoga for Seniors (Lay Park) Seniors are invited to

experience the benefits of yoga offered in a seated position. This program will work on gross motor, stretches, relaxation techniques and more. 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. $8-12. www.accgov.com/leisure COMEDY: Improv Comedy (Instructional Plaza N-106) Improv Athens UGA presents a night of comedy. 7:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/improvathensuga COMEDY: Lace Larabee Standup (Moonlight Theater) Larabee was Voted Best Local Comedian by the readers of Creative Loafing, and has been seen on Viceland, FOX, Epix, The Weather Channel and FB Watch. Apr. 12–13, 8:30-9:30 p.m. $15. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Spring Fashion Show (Lavonia Cultural Center) Enjoy watching the season’s latest trends on the runway. 7 p.m. $10-14. www. franklincommunityplayers.com EVENTS: Friends of the AthensClarke County Library Book Sale (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description. Apr. 10, 2-6 p.m. (members’ preview), 6–8 p.m. Apr. 11, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Apr. 12-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. www.athenslibrary.com EVENTS: 2019 Wine and Cheese Festival: Benefitting Mercy Health Center (Carnegie Library, UGA Health Sciences Campus) A silent auction to raise money for Mercy, who will receive 60% of the proceeds. The AU/UGA Medical Partnership class of 2022 will receive 40% of the proceeds. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $25-30. www. eventbrite.com EVENTS: Plantapalooza (Multiple Locations) Trees, shrubs, herbs, perennials and annuals will be on sale at The Trial Gardens at UGA, State Botanical Garden and Horticultural Club (corner of Riverbend and College Station Roads). Apr. 12, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Apr. 13–14, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. trial-gardens@uga.edu, plantapalooza. uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Solar S’mores (ACC Library) Build a solar-powered oven out of cardboard and then bake your very own s’mores. 4-5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Andrea Carson Coley Lecture (Georgia Museum of Art) Dr. Genny Beemyn presents “The Experiences of Trans Students Today: What We Know and Do Not Know (But Should)”. 12:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org PERFORMANCE: The Last Great Hunt (UGA Performing Arts Center) Award-winning puppet show that melds technology and multimedia into a story of enduring love and the end of the world. Apr. 12, 7-8 p.m., Apr. 13, 2-3 p.m. & 7–8 p.m. $30. www.ugapresents.org PERFORMANCE: Cirque Italia (Athens Fairgrounds) See Thursday listing for full description. Apr. 11-14, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 13-14, 1:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. $10–50. www. cirqueitalia.com THEATER: Ripcord (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Apr. 11-13, 8 p.m. Apr. 14, 2 p.m. $1220. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) A visually inspired, award-winning one-man show that employs puppetry, animation, live and recorded music, technology and multimedia into a story of enduring love, survival and the exploration of the sea. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. Apr. 12, 7 p.m. Apr. 13, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. $20 (w/UGA ID), $30. www. pac.uga.edu

THEATER: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Morton Theatre) Experience the iconic scenes and Academy Award nominated score with this timeless classic. 7-9:30 p.m. $10. www.mortontheatre.com THEATER: Young Frankenstein (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description. Apr. 10-13, 8 p.m. & Apr. 14, 2:30 p.m. $12-16. pac.uga.edu

Saturday 13 ART: Indie South Springtacular (440 Foundry Pavilion) Indie South Fair presents its annual Springtacular artist market, featuring over 60 handmade and vintage vendors, live music, kids crafts, classes, food trucks and more. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. Apr. 13, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Apr. 14, 12–5 p.m. www. theindiesouth.com ART: Spring Textiles Gathering (Steel + Plank) This pop-up will include scarves, wraps, pillows, throws, rugs, a few special framed pieces and a happy hour from 3–5 p.m. to celebrate the work of Shirley N. Chambliss, Kim Woo, Sara Parker and Maslouhi. 12-5 p.m. FREE! www.steelandplank.com CLASSES: Samba Dance Workshop (Dancefx) Beginner dance workshop for a fun, upbeat Latin partner dance. No partner or dance experience required. 1-2 p.m. $5. www.unstrictlyballroom.com COMEDY: The CK of Athens Comedy Benefit Show (Morton Theatre) A night of soul, indie and hip hop music with a comedy lineup. Proceeds benefitting the funding of The Culinary Kitchen of Athens upcoming incubator commercial kitchen space. 7-10 p.m. $20-40. www.accgov.com COMEDY: Lace Larabee Standup (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description. Apr. 12–13, 8:30-9:30 p.m. $15. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Donuts with Democrats (Walker’s Coffee & Pub) Coffee, pastries and a legislative recap of the 2019 Georgia General Assembly Session with State Rep. Spencer Frye. 9-10:30 a.m FREE! www. clarkedemocrats.com EVENTS: Cookbook Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Sample a recipe by cooking and sharing a meal together in the mobile kitchen. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison EVENTS: Five Year Anniversary (Creature Comforts Brewery) The brewery celebrates its fifth anniversary with live music, special beers and an open-air market. Live music includes The Wobblers (2:30 p.m.), Halem Albright Band (4:30 p.m.), Desert Noise (7 p.m.), Motel Radio (8 p.m.) and New Madrid (9 p.m.). 1–11 p.m. www.ccbeerco.com EVENTS: Friends of the AthensClarke County Library Book Sale (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description. Apr. 10, 2-6 p.m. (members’ preview), 6–8 p.m. Apr. 11, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Apr. 12-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. www.athenslibrary.com EVENTS: 30th Annual Boybutante Ball (40 Watt Club) Enjoy the sights, sounds and tantalizing fun of professional drag performances from all over the South. This year’s theme is “Divas are Forever.” Proceeds benefit HIV/AIDS support, education and prevention. See story on p. 13. 9 p.m. $30. www.boybutante.org EVENTS: Ballroom Dance (Memorial Park Recreation Hall ) The Classic City Ballroom Dancers present an evening of ballroom dancing with DJ Ron Weigel to

celebrate the onset of spring. 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), 10. 217-377-2850. EVENTS: Really Really Free Market (Reese & Pope Park) Just like a yard sale, but everything is free. Bring what you can, take what you need. Free lunch prepared by Food Not Bombs. Second Saturday of every month. 12–2 p.m. FREE! reallyreallyfreemarketathens@gmail. com EVENTS: 5th Anniversary Party (Revival Yarns) Revival Yarns celebrates its 5th anniversary with a fashion show, speed knitting competition and raffles. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.revivalyarnsathens.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) The market hosts around 45 vendors a weekend, live music, children’s activities and cooking demos. All produce is grown locally, sustainably and by those who are selling it. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition 3rd Annual Town Hall (Health Sciences Campus) Panels and workshops featuring Immigrant Rights leaders, undocumented activists, AIRC working groups and representatives from partner orgs like U-lead, the Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition and Athens for Everyone. 10 a.m- 4 p.m. FREE! athensimmigrantrights.org EVENTS: Firefly Trail .5k and Funfest (Dudley Park) (Firefly Trail) Participate in a day of races complete with music, food trucks, art and much more. Proceeds will benefit Firefly Trail Inc. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE! $25 (to run). www.active.com EVENTS: Plantapalooza (Multiple Locations) See Friday listing for full description. Apr. 12, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Apr. 13–14, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. trial-gardens@uga.edu, plantapalooza. uga.edu FILM: Chasing Coral (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Join Dr. James Porter at a free showing of Chasing Coral. 4-8 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org KIDSTUFF: Kinder-Garden Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Fun garden-themed activities and crafts for all ages. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Easter Egg Scramble (Lay Park) A traditional hunt for eggs with refreshments and inflatables. Ages 1–10. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/ leisure KIDSTUFF: Arts in Bloom Family Workshop (Steffen Thomas Museum of Art) Families can make paperflowers for Mother’s Day and view the exhibition “Arts in Bloom.” 10 a.m. $5. www.stmaga.org KIDSTUFF: Family Fishing (Sandy Creek Nature Center) This program is for ages four and older and takes place at the Claypit Pond. Bait, poles and tips are provided. April 13, 10-11:30 a.m. May 10, 6–7:30 p.m. $2–3. www.accgov.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Fairy & Elf Festival (ACC Library) A day of sharing stories, fairy house building, crafts, face painting, family folk dancing and more. Dress up as a fairytale character and enter the magic wood. Costumes are encouraged, all magical creatures are welcome. For ages 3-11 and their caregiver. 1–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Family Day: eARTh Day (Georgia Museum of Art) Participants will help create a collaborative work of art, learn about how to care for the planet and each other and create globally inspired work of arts. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www. georgiamuseum.org

LECTURES & LIT: UUFA Workshops on Walking the Reaper (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Roger Bailey will lead a workshop responding to Judith Gantly’s one-woman play, Waltzing the Reaper. 1-3 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org LECTURES & LIT: Café Apollinaire (Ciné) Tonight’s program features the launch of Claire L. Dunphy’s new book, Becoming Earthwoman: Thank You. Mark Katzman will perform on classical guitar, and Bowen Craig will share a ten-minute play. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenscine.com OUTDOORS: Critter Tales (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Listen to a story about nature and visit a critter. 2:30-3 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/ sandycreeknaturecenter PERFORMANCE: Cirque Italia (Athens Fairgrounds) See Thursday listing for full description. Apr. 11-14, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 13-14, 1:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. $10–50. www. cirqueitalia.com PERFORMANCE: The Last Great Hunt (UGA Performing Arts Center) See Friday listing for full description. Apr. 12, 7-8 p.m., Apr. 13, 2-3 p.m. & 7–8 p.m. $30. www. ugapresents.org THEATER: The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) See Friday listing for full description. Apr. 12, 7 p.m. Apr. 13, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. $20 (w/UGA ID), $30. www.pac.uga.edu THEATER: Young Frankenstein (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description. Apr. 10-13, 8 p.m. & Apr. 14, 2:30 p.m. $12-16. pac.uga.edu THEATER: Ripcord (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Apr. 11-13, 8 p.m. Apr. 14, 2 p.m. $1220. www.townandgownplayers.org

Sunday 14 ART: Indie South Springtacular (440 Foundry Pavilion) See Saturday listing for full description. Apr. 13, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & Apr. 14, 12–5 p.m. www.theindiesouth.com ART: Sunday Spotlight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 3 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Calligraphy Class (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Mike Moak teaches lettering. Supplies are provided. Registration is required. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison EVENTS: Plantapalooza (Multiple Locations) See Friday listing for full description. Apr. 12, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Apr. 13–14, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. trial-gardens@uga.edu, plantapalooza. uga.edu EVENTS: Taste of Athens (Terrapin Beer Co.) Sample food and drinks from local businesses. Proceeds will benefit the Athens Tech Foundation. 3-6 p.m. $30. 706-355-5025 EVENTS: Da Art of Storytelling (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) A variety show. 6 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Athens Earth Day Festival (Live Wire) This year’s theme is “building an inclusive lowwaste community.” Join Bag the Bag to swap skills, resources and ideas for how to make the community sustainable. 1-5 p.m. FREE! bagthebaguga@gmail.com GAMES: Chess Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ages 8 & up are invited to play. All experience levels welcome. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597

GAMES: Trivia with Solo Entertainment (Southern Brewing Company) General trivia. House prizes and discounted tabs. 5-7 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers read aloud to certified therapy dogs. 3–4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: UUFA Forum (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Dr. Mark Farmer will discuss the reasons behind the rapid rise in human population; the ecological, social and economic impacts of that rise; and what steps can be taken to bring worldwide population to sustainable levels in a morally sound manner. 9:30-10:20 a.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org PERFORMANCE: Cirque Italia (Athens Fairgrounds) See Thursday listing for full description. Apr. 11-14, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 13-14, 1:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. $10–50. www. cirqueitalia.com SPORTS: 2019 Spikeball College Roundnet Nationals (Trail Creek Park) The Second Annual College Nationals is a free day of Spikeball and collegiate competition. 2-5 p.m. FREE! www.tournaments.spikeball. com THEATER: Ripcord (Athens Community Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Apr. 11-13, 8 p.m. Apr. 14, 2 p.m. $1220. www.townandgownplayers.org THEATER: Young Frankenstein (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Wednesday listing for full description. Apr. 10-13, 8 p.m. & Apr. 14, 2:30 p.m. $12-16. pac.uga.edu

Monday 15 GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a team together and show off your extensive music knowledge! Hosted by Jonathan Thompson. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes! Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com KIDSTUFF: Out of School Program (Rocksprings Community Center) Participants will hit rewind for some old school recess challenges and throw in some new ideas too. Tennis shoes and clothing appropriate for physical activity are recommended. Ages 6–12. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $15-$22.50. www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18. Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Out of School Program (Lay Park) Participants will compete in fitness themed games and scavenger hunts. Attendees will also k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! learn about benefits of healthy eating and how to create treats to prepare for their families. Tennis shoes and clothing appropriate for physical activity are recommended. Ages 6-12. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $15-22.50. www.accgov.com/leisure LECTURES & LIT: Noviolet Bulawayo (UGA Chapel) Bulawayo is the author of We Need New Names. 4 p.m. FREE! www.willson. uga.edu MEETINGS: Dulcimer Group (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn to play and read music with the “dirty dulcimers” after hours. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison

Tuesday 16 EVENTS: The Agency Spring Fashion Show (Graduate Athens) (Foundry Ballroom) The Spring Fashion Show: A Night of Distinction is a showcase of both local and international evening and bridal wear featuring Jadore Evening Wear, Jim’s Formal Wear, I do I do Bridal, Pernos, Pitaya and more. Cocktail attire suggested. 7 p.m. $7. www.facebook.com/theugagency EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) See Tuesday listing for full description. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu EVENTS: Teen’s Night Out (Lay Park) Play teen-friendly group games and activities led by Lay Park staff. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE! www. accgov.com/leisure EVENTS: Percentage Night (Akademia Brewing Co.) A percentage of sales will benefit Athens Nurses Clinic. 5–9 p.m. www.akademiabc.com EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) The April program “Aquamarine” will be presented by Jim Maudsley. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.athensrockandgemclub.org GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com KIDSTUFF: April Poetry Series: Haikus, Cinquains, Limericks & More! (ACC Library) Explore writing haikus, cinquains, limericks and more. 4-5 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday (Georgia Museum of Art) Families and children 18 months–3 years can take a tour, listen to stories and participate in a hands-on activity. Space is limited. 10 a.m. FREE! sagekincaid@uga.edu. www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Tiny Tales on Tuesdays (Memorial Park) See Tuesday listing for full description. 10:30 a.m. $3–4. www.accgov.com/ leisure KIDSTUFF: Teen D&D Club (ACC Library) A Dungeons and Dragons adventure in the library. Beginners welcome. Grades 6-12. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org PERFORMANCE: Jerusalem Quartet (UGA Performing Arts Center) Interpretation of works by

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Wednesday 17 ART: Artful Conversation (Georgia Museum of Art) Callan Steinmann, associate curator of education, leads a conversation on Beauford Delaney’s painting “Portrait of Imogene Delaney”. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Vendors offer local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. Every beer purchased at Creature Comforts during the market will get you free tokens to spend at the market. 4-7 p.m. FREE! athensfarmersmarket.net FILM: Showdown at the Equator (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Showdown at the Equator presents a double feature; I Drink Your Blood (1970) at

GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: General Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Weekly trivia hosted by the one and only Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 GAMES: 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: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 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: Talking About Books: Adult Book Discussion Group (ACC Library) This month’s title is What is the What by Dave Eggers. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 9 Caledonia Lounge 7:30 p.m. $5 (21+) $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com RUHAA! Local rock band with alternative and blues influences. NOCTURNAL ANIMALS Alt-rock band from Atlanta. HONEYMOON HANDSHAKE No info available. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com BLACK SUIT YOUTH Post-punkinfluenced alt-rock band from Long Island, NY.

ALOES New experimental electro project from multi-instrumentalist Reid Weigner. ANNIE LEETH Local violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer. FAKO ANDRO Montreal-based project presents an improvised performance based on sampling and manipulation of live radio signals. Live Wire 8 p.m. $8. www.livewireathens.com BEEB$ Singer-songwriter known for fronting the ska band Beebs and Her Money Makers. PETER DANTE Musician and actor known for his frequent appearances in Adam Sandler’s films. HAYDEN & JACOB Members of San Diego surf-ska band Tunnel Vision perform. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 ELECTRIC BLUE YONDER Psychedelic space-folk band from Montgomery, AL. LANE DENTON BAND Americana group from Atlanta.

7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $17 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com RUBBLEBUCKET A hyperkinetic kaleidoscope of drum beats, lush vocal harmonies and horns. MIKAELA DAVIS New York-based composer whose music pulls from classical, pop, folk and rock stylings. PARTIALS Local psychedelic pop band with a rich, danceable sound. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TOTH Earnest, eclectic folk music from one-half of Rubblebucket. 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. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 GODDESS COMPLEX Athens-based avant-garde project led by composer Cloud Powers. This performance will accompany a reading of a new translation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Christopher Ingham. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) SIMPLE LIFE Local band led by musician Greg Veal. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 MAGNOLIA MOON Macon-based roots-rock five-piece. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards. Starland Pizzeria and Pub 9 p.m. FREE! www.starlandpizza.com WOLF’S DEN OPEN MIC Featuring musical performances and live interviews.

Thursday 11 Blue Sky 10 p.m. 706-850-3153 JJC Local DJ plays disco, funk, soul, hip-hop, house and more.

Pink Mexico plays Flicker Theatre and Bar on Friday, Apr. 12. 7 p.m. and Blood Beach (1980) at 9 p.m. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com FILM: Hidden Rivers Reception and Screening (Ciné) Reception catered by The National, gallery viewing of photos from Freshwaters Illustrated, and a panel discussion following the screening with the filmmaker, southeastern aquatic conservation professionals, and local interdisciplinary arts researchers. 6:30 p.m. $5. www.athenscine.com FILM: Film Screening: The Unafraid (ACC Library) Join Reflecting, Sharing, Learning and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute for a free screening of The Unafraid, a documentary that follows the personal lives of three DACA students in Georgia. A panel of U-Lead students and mentors will answer questions following the film. 1:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.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

KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Art Cart (After Class) (Georgia Museum of Art) Explore a different gallery each month with this after school program that offers activities, art projects and games. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Sista Circle (ACC Library) Read and talk about science fiction and fantasy books! Books that are given out are to keep. Brought to the ACC Library by the American Library Association Diversity Research Grant. 4-5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org LECTURES & LIT: Book Discussion (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) (Room 258) A discussion of Queen of the Air: A True Story of Love and Tragedy at the Circus by Dean Jensen. 6 p.m. FREE! 706542-6367

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THE CAROLYN Atlanta-based “romantic pop-punk” band. NINEVEH’S GARDEN Local progressive metal band. HIT LIZARD Athens-based grunge band. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.40watt.com MITSKI Dark, intricate indie-rock from classically trained musician Mitski Miyawski. JAY SOM Bedroom-pop indie artist from Los Angeles. The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DANIEL DONATO Nashville-based country guitarist and songwriter. WILLIE PEARL Local folk-rock band. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE DIRTY GRASS PLAYERS High-energy newgrass four-piece from Baltimore. Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 LEISURE SERVICE Michael Pierce plays a set of noisy, bass-heavy techno.

Wednesday 10 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. Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com SPACE TYGER Solo electronic pop project of Florence, AL native Kyle Bragwell. FRENCH EXIT Local group playing psych-tinged baroque pop. THE SPOOKIE MOON Local project inspired by ’60s psychedelic folk and pop. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com DAISY Long-running local psychedelic indie-rock band. SUTPHIN Hard-rock group from Wichita, KS. OZELLO Atlanta-based queercore punk-rock band with folk influences. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com NSM Local all-star dance-pop group.

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. Caledonia Lounge 8:30 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com FASTER CIRCUITS Local psychpop band led by songwriter Derek Almstead. SLOW CAVES Synth-punk group from Colorado. MIGHTY Alternative rock group from Atlanta. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE BIG LONESOME Shoegazey indie-rock band from Boston. ILA MINORI Arty alt-rock group from San Antonio. ANNIE LEETH Local violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer. UNTIL THREE Athens-based indierock duo. The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $13 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com ERIC DODD BAND Nashville-based Southern rock and country group. NORA COLLINS Country singer-songwriter from Wisconsin.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com CHASING VIXEN Melodic rock band from South Carolina. 7 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.georgiatheatre. com CHASE RICE Former UNC linebacker and NASCAR crew member has turned his focus towards radiofriendly country music. CALE DODDS Nashville-based country singer-songwriter. MEGAN MORONEY Up-and-coming local country singer-songwriter. On the Rooftop. 11 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE GOOCH PALMS Australian garage-punk two-piece. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com TREY WRIGHT & LAURA COYLE Vocal and guitar duo playing originals, plus classic jazz and bossa nova, with a dash of Dolly Parton, Paul Simon and other songwriters. Album release show! See story on p. 10. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 TEDDY & THE ROUGH RIDERS Country-rock group from Nashville, TN. THE PINK STONES Rootsy local dream-rock group led by songwriter Hunter Pinkston. BOHANNONS High-flying rock group from Chattanooga, TN. Southern Brewing Company 5-10 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE Hosted by DJ Gregory. The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens RADIATOR KING Soulful, punk-influenced folk group from Brooklyn, NY. NUCLEAR TOURISM Local college-rock band playing surf-punk originals. ILLITERATES Atlanta/Los Angeles band inspired by old-school punk and garage-rock. JACK’S JOHNSON Local band featuring members of Wieuca and Big Morgan.

Friday 12 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 THE SPACE TIME TRAVELERS Atlanta-based funk-rock band. Butt Hutt Bar-B-Q 7 p.m. FREE! butthuttbarbecue.com THE LUCKY JONES Rockin’ rhythm and blues from this local three-piece. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com LAZER/WULF Avant-metal trio blending prog, thrash and other heavy elements. LIFE IN VACUUM Punky Canadian math-rock band. MOTHERFUCKER Hard-hitting local math-rock trio. Flicker Theatre & Bar 6 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com BABY TONY & THE TEENIES Local band plays doo-wop-inspired pop songs about wasting time and having crushes. ROSE ETTE Four-piece dream-pop band from Houston, TX. LYDIA BRAMBILA Local singer-songwriter and guitarist with a dreamy folk sound.

9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com PINK MEXICO New York surf-punk band with a taste for drowned-out fuzz. MCQQEEN Athens punk band featuring members of Shade and Fart Jar. FEVER BEAM Twangy cowpunk band from St. Petersburg, FL. 40 Watt Club 10:30 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com ’80S DANCE PARTY Dance to your favorite tunes from the 1980s. The Foundry 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com CHARLIE HUNTER & LUCY WOODWARD Jazzy duo featuring guitar and vocals, performing pop classics. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ANIMAL YEARS Poppy Americana group from Brooklyn, NY. 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com PARKER MCCOLLUM Country-folk singer-songwriter from Austin, TX. On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ATHENS GOTH NIGHT Dance to the dark beat of your soul with DJs Crowe, Dead Parrot and Team Spud Go. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indierock band. VANGAS Noisy, Atlanta-based postpunk outfit. DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com ROOTKIT Local percussion-and-organ jazz duo featuring Louis Romanos and David Ellington. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE FOUNTAINS A special reunion show from this popular local folkrock band. Saucehouse Barbeque 7 p.m. FREE! www.saucehouse.com PARKER OLIVER Local musician playing soul and rock covers and originals. Southern Brewing Company Records and Brews. 6 p.m. FREE! www. sobrewco.com DJ OSMOSE International touring DJ and Athens resident lays down an all-vinyl set of funk, soul, boogie and more. 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!

Saturday 13 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com NICHOLAS MALLIS & THE BOREALIS Local pop group with classic melodies and clever lyrics. Album release show! VISION VIDEO New local gothpop group featuring members of Shehehe and Booty Boyz.

SOFT TEETH “A very nice and fun band” featuring members of Buddy System and Futo. Creature Comforts Brewery 1–11 p.m. www.ccbeerco.com FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY Celebrate the brewery’s birthday with The Wobblers (2:30 p.m.), Halem Albright Band (4:30 p.m.), Desert Noise (7 p.m.), Motel Radio (8 p.m.) and New Madrid (9 p.m.). The Falls 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-2217 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul. The Foundry 8 p.m. $17 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DALE WATSON & HIS LONESTARS Iconic “Ameripolitan” guitarist and singer known for his authentic approach. Album release party! ANDREA & MUD Georgia-based country and psychobilly duo. Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! 706-372-3928 RACHEL O’NEAL Locally based solo folk singer-songwriter. REDSTONE RAMBLERS Blues-folk group led by Mark Wilmot. Fully Loaded Pizza Co. 6 p.m. FREE! 706-705-6150 ROBBIE O’SULLIVAN Local singer-songwriter influenced by classic rock and folk. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 5 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com MICHAEL FLYNN Traditional folk singer-songwriter from North Carolina. KRIS GRUEN Americana artist from Vermont. 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com CBDB Alabama-based “joyfunk” band playing a mix of funk, progressive rock and jam fusion. 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 9 p.m. $5. 706-546-5609 SIMULATED SUNSETS A night of live electronics, visuals, and dancing courtesy of Goddess Complex, Wet Garden, DJ NFW, Bodies of Water, Vast Ness and MKS34RCH. Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to two different channels of music. J & J Flea Market 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2410 RC COWBOY Local performer playing country and gospel standards and originals. No. 3 Railroad Street 7 p.m. $10. www.3railroad.org THE AQUARRYANS Eclectic band playing rock, bluegrass, reggae, Americana, country and more. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 ROSEY Performing two sets of music. Southern Brewing Company 6 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com LAKE HAVEN Singer-songwriter Ian Morrison plays “beachy sounds for landlocked towns.”

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!

Sunday 14 The Foundry 7 p.m. $20 (adv.), $25 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com DAVE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE The roots-music icons are touring together to “swap songs, tell stories and share their life experiences.” See Calendar Pick on p. 15. MILTON New York singer-songwriter blending blues, pop, jazz, folk and country. No. 3 Railroad Street 3 p.m. $5. www.3railroad.org SUNDAY AFTERNOON SONGWRITERS’ REVIVAL A monthly event hosted by Mark “Mojo” Wilmot. This month’s show features Betsy Franck and Josh Perkins.

Monday 15 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MOUNTAIN MOVERS Psychedelic folk collective from New Haven, CT led by songwriter Dan Greene. MICHAEL POTTER Local guitarist creates a blend of ambient folk and psychedelic soundscapes. PLANTING MOON Psychedelic band featuring guitarists Sarah Louise and Nathan Olson and percussionist Thom Nguyen. 40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $15. www.40watt.com VACATION MANOR Poppy indie-rock outfit on tour from Nashville. CLOUDLAND Young alt-rock band from Athens. XANDER WARD Melodic local folkpop singer-songwriter. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com THELMA AND THE SLEAZE Sludgy, Nashville-based power trio. PINKY DOODLE POODLE Highenergy rock band from Japan. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! hendershotscoffee.com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays. Hosted by Larry Forte. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 JAZZ JAM Enjoy jazz sounds from talented local musicians.

Ben’s Bikes 8 p.m. 706-351-7433 TIE DIE New local punk rock band. FRISK Experimental hardcore band from Leeds, UK.

The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $6 (adv.), $8 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com GEORGIA WOMEN OF SONG Songwriters Marty Winkler, Maggie Mason Hunter, Susan Staley and SJ Ursrey play individual sets and join each other onstage.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens.com VINYL BISCUIT SHOWCASE UGA’s student-run label presents an evening of performances from The Powers, Tucson Blonde, Aspen Anonda and Sarah Mootz.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. $5. www.georgiatheatre.com WANDERWILD Intricate, intimate local indie-rock project led by songwriter Matt Martin. Album release show! ROSE HOTEL “Bedroom-rock” alter ego of Kentucky songwriter Jordan Reynolds. ELIJAH JOHNSTON Local indie-folk singer-songwriter.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com TRUETT Atlanta-based punk and soul singer-songwriter. 7:30 p.m. $28. www.georgiatheatre. com ELLE KING Radio-courting singer-songwriter blending country, soul, rock and blues. BARNS COURTNEY Up-and-coming British pop-folk singer-songwriter. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com PIP THE PANSY Formerly known as Wrenn, this local artist plays eclectic, radio-ready pop. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 HOLYLAND USA Macon-based experimental project. SCOTTY LINGELBACH Maconbased experimental singer-songwriter. JOHN FERNANDES Local experimental multi-instrumentalist and tireless collaborator. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30 (door). www. hendershotscoffee.com GERALD CLEAVER, NELS CLINE & LARRY OCHS Three experimental mainstays explore the realms of free jazz, structured improvisation and noise-punk. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE GROOVE ORIENT Groove-rock band from Orlando, FL. The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens THE FORMULA Athens-based altrock band. POLY ACTION Four-piece garagerock band from Austin, TX. MOTHER FORE Athens band exploring elements of progressive and psychedelic rock.

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The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens VILLAGE MEETING A hip-hop showcase featuring sets from Johnny Panic, Trvy, Saturn 5, DJ Chief Rocka, Jamal Steele and Paid in Amerikkka.

Tuesday 16

THE WOUND Noise-damaged punk group from Leeds, UK. GUILT PARADE Washington, DC-based hardcore punk band. ROTTWEILER New local band featuring members of Shaved Christ, Apparition, American Cheeseburger and Tit.

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. Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com THE BONES OF J.R. JONES Brooklyn-based folk and blues singer-songwriter. BLOOD ON THE HARP Old-time bluegrass band from Atlanta playing “songs about death.” AUSTIN DARNELL Local blues singer-songwriter and Darnell Boys member plays a solo set.

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. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) THE BACUPS Fun-loving local cover band. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 VOODOO VISIONARY Improvisational funk-rock group from Atlanta. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of originals, improv and standards. Sofar Sounds 8 p.m. $15. www.sofarsounds.com SECRET CONCERT Apply for tickets online, and find out the location the day before. The artists are unknown until you arrive at the show. Starland Pizzeria and Pub 9 p.m. FREE! www.starlandpizza.com WOLF’S DEN OPEN MIC Featuring musical performances and live interviews.

Down the Line 4/18 ALLCAPS / FRIENDSHIP COMMANDERS / MARBLE SOUP (Caledonia Lounge) 4/18 THE PINK STONES / MONTEAGLE / SWIMMING BELL (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 4/18 JOHN PAUL WHITE / ERIN RAE (The Foundry) 4/18 WALTER SALAS-HUMARA / BARK (Georgia Theatre) 4/18 COLTER WALL (Georgia Theatre) 4/18 NACKASHI GROUP (Manhattan Café) 4/18 THE SHUT-UPS / THE VASSAR BLONDES (The World Famous) 4/19 MOST KNOWN UNKNOWN / The YOD / Monsoon / Louie Larceny & Wesdaruler / Nihilist Cheerleader / Dope KNife / Paper Matador / McQQeen (Caledonia Lounge) 4/19 FAUVELY / OZELLO / CHICK WALLACE (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 4/19 STRAWBERRY FLATS (The Foundry) 4/19 MIDLAND / DESURE (Georgia Theatre) 4/19 DANIEL HARDIN (Georgia Theatre)

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Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. The next deadline is June 15. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ATHENS ART TRUCK (Athens, GA) The Athens Art Truck is available to schedule for single or weekly lessons, children’s birthday parties and other events. Contact to organize a class. www.brellastudio.com

Classes 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 ENERGY BODY FUNDAMENTALS (Ancient Suns Intuitive Arts, Cobbham Neighborhood) “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, 6–8:30 p.m. $225/six weeks. ancientsunsacademy@gmail.com, www.ancient-intuition.com HENRY WINSLOW ASANA WORKSHOPS (Fuel Hot Yoga) $35 per class or $120 for the full weekend. Apr. 12, 5–7p.m. Apr. 13, 12–2 p.m. & 3–5 p.m. Apr. 14, 12–2:30 p.m. www.fuelhotyoga.com MOSAIC ART CLASSES (200 Northcrest Dr.) Weekend mosaic classes for beginner and intermediate levels. $175. corazonmosaics@ gmail.com, corazonmosaics.com

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Chase Brett’s digitally created artwork combines a new age design with a more classical style. 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-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “Honoring Athens’ Architectural Past” features photos of historic Athens buildings. Through April. 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. Through April. 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

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. 706-613-3650, ext. 354, www.athenslibrary.org/athens SCREEN PRINTING BASICS (KA Artist Shop) This is a crash course to get you ready to start your first project, be it a flyer, an invitation, t-shirts for your organization, or fine art prints. Apr. 27, 1–3 p.m. & May 4, 1–3 p.m. $90. www.kaartist.com SEWING CLASSES (Contact for Location) Learn to sew via quilt making. Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. & Sundays from 3-5 p.m. needleinahaystack7@yahoo.com, www.sew somethingwithamandawhitsel.com THE HOSPITALITY CAREERS ACADEMY (The Classic Center) This program is for students interested in business, marketing, culinary arts, hotel/lodging management or event planning. Students will have the opportunity to listen to guest speakers, job shadow professionals,

Paintings by Susie Criswell are currently on view at The Grit through Sunday, Apr. 21. attend industry tours and take part in leadership activities. The deadline to apply is April 15. July 15-19. $450. www.classiccenter.com/HCA UPCOMING WORKSHOPS (5 Points Yoga) Upcoming workshops include “Path of a Yoga” on Apr. 12-14, “Connect-4-Kids” on Apr. 14, “Kindness Yoga” on Apr. 21, “Pranayama: Breathing Life into Yoga” on Apr. 26-27. Six-month yoga immersion and yoga teacher training starts May 2. www.fivepoints yoga.com YOGA FOR BOOMERS: GENTLE, MINDFUL YOGA CLASS (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) An ongoing gentle yoga class that will

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. DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 N. Milledge Ave.) Artwork by Adrienne Foxx Tolbert. DUPREE BUILDING (458 E. Clayton St.) This “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” showcases works by graduating students Justin Barker, Amanda Britton, Shawn Campbell, Catherine Clements, Lindy Erkes, Yusheng Fang, Matthew Flores, William Major, Kimberly McWhorter, Lauren O’Connor-Korb, Paula Runyon and Taylor Shaw. Opening reception Apr. 12. Through May 19. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Linocuts by Christopher Ingham. Through April. 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. Through June 10. 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. • The “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” showcases the works of graduating students Dimelza Broche, Catherine Chang, Sydney Daniel, Sanaz Haghani, Yiran Liu, Esther Lee Mech, Guadalupe Navarro and Jennifer Niswonger. Opening reception Apr. 12. Through May 19. • “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.) Paintings by Susie Gwen Criswell. Through 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.) Kim Truesdale’s work explores women’s identity, the character of homemakers in the past, and women’s complex relationship with food consumption, self worth and body image. Through April. HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St.) Artwork by Sarah Peters. Through April. 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.) BFA Exit 1. Through Apr. 12. LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates

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KACCB GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP (Athens) Keep AthensClarke County Beautiful encourages citizens to cleanup roadways and are looking for volunteer groups to do a cleanup of Loop 10 ramps. Through Apr. 30. keepathensbeautiful.org RESEARCH STUDIES (Athens, GA) The UGA Clinical and Translational

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

“24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) 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. • Collections From Our Community presents Mike Landers’ collection of head-shaped cookie jars including cartoon characters like Fred Flinstone, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and more. Apr. 12–June 8. MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 GA-98, Danielsville) Paintings by local artist Linda Clayton. Through April. 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. 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. THE ROOK & PAWN (294 W. Washington St.) Original paintings from local artist Jared Brown. Through April. STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Arts in Bloom” interprets works by Steffen Thomas through floral designs and art quilts by community members. Receptions Apr. 11 and Apr. 25. On view Apr. 11–May 25. TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) “Mimi Lauter: Visions from the Past and the Future.” Opening reception Apr. 13. Through June 1. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) Paintings by Bob Clements. Through May. VERONICA’S SWEET SPOT (149 Oneta St., #6C6) See work by local and regional artists, craftsmen, potters and sculptors. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

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 (KA Artist Shop) Five-day camps offer a variety of craft activities. Check website for descriptions. www.kaartistshop.com 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.double helixsummercamp.wordpress.com SUMMER THEATER CAMPS (Athens Little Playhouse) Weekly camps are offered May 20–July 26 for ages 5 & up. athenslittleplay house.net 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. www.athensaa.org ATHENS DEBTORS ANONYMOUS (Covenant Presbyterian Church) A 12-step program for anyone wishing to recover financially and be rid of debt. Sundays, 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 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) EA is a 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org

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! www.namihall.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, 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 Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m. resilients inrecovery@gmail.com, www.face book.com/resilientsinrecovery

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The finessing of the Mueller Report surely did take the wind out of our liberal sails. I have friends who say they have even quit watching Rachel. What’s the use? We waited two years to see what the report would find—two years of no leaks from a team headed by a lawyerly Republican war hero, a former head of the FBI. The denouement so far only proves again what a master of public communication

our president is. Two years of denouncing the special counsel’s investigation as a witch hunt, and then his attorney general’s summary, and the Mueller Report is reduced to nothing more than a stamp of approval for the Trump regime. And still nobody has seen the report. Maybe by the time this is published, the report will be out also. What it will show, of course, is more bad stuff about the Trump family and its cohort, and it will also show that no matter how much bad stuff we know about them, it will not matter. It certainly won’t matter that I say here Donald Trump is a national disgrace, a man ignorant of government, uncaring that his appointed officials are also ignorant or corrupt or both, that the protections built up over time for the health and safety of our citizens are being dismantled, that the Trump family uses the government to enrich itself, that our oligarchs have finally succeeded in flipping the tax system to engorge their estates while shortchanging “hardworking Americans.” Neither will it

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matter that Trump’s life is exemplary of everything our religions, our schools and our character-building youth groups have warned us against. He is a bully, a cheat, a liar, a malingerer, a tax-dodger, an adulterer, a braggart, a nihilist, a xenophobe, a… But what difference does it make? Can anybody dispute that Trump is all of the above and more, such as doing business with the enemy, encouraging white supremists and racists, undermining our alliances, denying climate change, exacerbating the conditions that send refugees toward our borders, accommodating anti-democratic dictators, etc.? We all live around and are related to people who admire and support Trump, and that is more personally difficult and immediate than the damage he is doing to our nation, to our world. It is as if our loved ones are characters in Camus’ The Plague or Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, who have been taken over by an alien consciousness impervious to anything we might say or do to communicate with them about our country. Trump continuously attacks the only medium that tells us what he is doing, while newspapers cut their coverage in the capital and local journalism withers. Meanwhile, the really fake news thrives as Trump’s mouthpiece. To listen to his avatars, Limbaugh and Hannity and the others, is to plunge into that alternate universe which has taken over the minds of those we know and love, but who are beyond our reach to discuss anything more than the weather, and even there we have to be careful. All our lives, we have existed with political differences, especially here in the South, where race has always added a visceral element that stirs emotions as well as opinions. We are in different territory now. The very foundations of our government are undermined in plain sight, with the enthusiastic acquiescence of at least a third of our citizens, whose political influence is magnified by assiduous gerrymandering. Our courts are packed with right-wing zealots. Our corporations are freed to trample our rights, despoil our land, pollute our air, poison our water, destroy our planet, endanger our safety, compromise our food, sicken our bodies, addict us with palliatives, avoid our taxes and enslave our labor. Trump is only the figurehead, the ventriloquist’s dummy who mouths and tweets the words the unseen oligarchs suggest, but he is necessary to their schemes. They, as smart and rich and controlling as they are, seem somehow bent on destroying our own people, reducing us to powerless penury, ultimately weakening our nation so that, in spite of their slogans, we will not ever be made great. f

WENESDAY, APRIL 10

RUBBLEBUCKET W/ MIKAELA DAVIS, PARTIALS DOORS 7:00PM • SHOW 7:45 PM

ROOFTOP SHOWS

4/10 4/10 4/11 4/11 4/12 4/12 4/13 4/13 4/15 4/16

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

NSM (EARLY) TOTH (LATE) CHASING VIXEN (EARLY) THE GOOCH PALMS (LATE) ANIMAL YEARS (EARLY) ATHENS GOTH NIGHT (LATE) MICHAEL FLYNN, KRIS GRUEN (EARLY) THE BOOTY BOYS (LATE) THELMA AND THE SLEAZE TRUETT

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

CHASE RICE

W/ CALE DODDS, SOLD OUT! MEGAN MORONEY

COLTER WALL

DOORS 7:00PM • SHOW 8:00PM

DOORS 7:30PM • SHOW 8:30PM

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

FRIDAY, APRIL 19 & SATURDAY, APRIL 20

SOLD OUT!

PARKER MCCOLLUM

MIDLAND W/ DESURE

DOORS 8:00PM • SHOW 9:00PM

DOORS 7:30PM • SHOW 8:30PM

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 & THURSDAY APRIL 25

CBDB

DOORS 8:00PM • SHOW 9:00PM

GOV’T MULE DOORS 7:30PM • SHOW 8:30PM

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 AT 40 WATT CLUB

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

ELLE KING

W/ BARNS COURTNEY DOORS 7:30PM • SHOW 8:30PM

4/26 4/27 5/2 5/3

THE BROOK & THE BLUFF DOORS 8:00PM • SHOW 9:00PM

COMING SOON

RYAN HURD W/ RYAN BEAVER CAROLINE ROSE & NEIGHBOR LADY BLUE OCTOBER COSMIC CHARLIE DARK SIDE OF THE DEAD

5/3 5/4 5/8

5/9

CHIEF KEEF (40 WATT CLUB) KILLER QUEEN CICADA RHYTHM & OLIVER WOOD SHAKY GRAVES W/ ILLITERATE LIGHT

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