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UGA Faculty Senate Issues Baldwin Hall Report FOOD: The Locavore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Dodd Family, HOA at Odds Over Eastside Farm ARTS: Kiddie Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Local Group Starts Diaper Bank for Low-Income Parents MUSIC: Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Kids Need Play Time As a longtime Clarke County school teacher who is now retired, I was encouraged to learn about Susan Lane’s findings concerning recess in CCSD schools. (“Athens Parent Sees Ties Between Recess Time and Test Scores,” Mar. 6.) For years, I have been concerned about the limitations placed upon time for recess given as justification for increasing instructional time. In addition, the practice of using recess as a reward for or punishment of a child goes against modern educational practice and current knowledge of brain development. Lane’s research is important and hopefully will support changes made in current practices. It was disappointing, however, to learn that these changes will not be implemented until fall 2020. Common sense should reign here, and administrators and teachers should be enabled to immediately alter current bad practice by adjusting recess schedules based upon the American Academy of Pediatrics statement of the importance of unstructured play. Groups like Playworks may be a positive development on the whole, but I question why $100,000 of the CCSD budget is spent on coaches to promote structured play in place of simply giving children more time for free play. Many children in the CCSD schools spend a very long and tiring structured day, which includes after-school program time. These children need much more time for free play, rest and relaxation from their already overly-scheduled lives. Symma Rich Athens

GOP Wants to Dismantle Health Care Once again the GOP is out to exclude millions from health-care coverage. Its leader, through federal court, is seeking to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act, removing protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions and eliminating crucial protections to 156 million Americans who get insurance through employers.

Remember, the ACA requires private insurers to sell coverage at the same price to those with pre-existing conditions as to those without pre-existing conditions, making coverage affordable for those folks. Women are not charged more for coverage because of their child-bearing abilities. It also allows parents to continue coverage for children up to age 26. The GOP and its leader will stop at nothing to achieve in court what it could not achieve in Congress. They don’t care how many people are hurt if the ACA is undone. And what do they propose as a replacement? Zip! After 10 years, conservatives still have no better plan. If you think the Republican Party isn’t eyeing Medicare, think again. Their leader’s budget proposal includes a $850 billion cut to Medicare, which basically equals the tax cut given to the richest people of our nation. We shouldn’t be surprised. Republican politicians have been at war with the safety net that Medicare provides our elderly since its inception in 1966. Democrats are already mounting a fullthroated defense of the ACA and will continue their never-ending battle to protect Medicare for senior citizens. Democrats believe you are not free if you have cancer and no health insurance. You could die. You are not free if you have to sell your home to pay to keep a family member alive. When health insurance plans deny you care when you need it, they deny you independence. Peggy Perkins Winder

UGA Students Want to Help the Homeless As UGA students, we have a deep appreciation for and owe a debt to the city of Athens. For our senior capstone project, we came together to focus on how to assist people experiencing homelessness in Athens-Clarke County. After much research and meetings with related agencies in Athens, we learned that the main obstacle for people experiencing homelessness in the county is a lack of access to transportation. We, students of the University of Georgia, implore the university to join in

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the effort to support those experiencing homelessness in Athens-Clarke County. We propose a new $2 student fee to fund free transportation for people and families experiencing homelessness in Athens-Clarke County. We believe that the city of Athens is the backbone of the beauty and strength of UGA, and that it is our duty to help the community and city in every way we can as students, citizens and a university. Similar to the Green Fee, we propose a $2 Two for Tomorrow fee in the UGA student fees to alleviate transportation obstacles for people and families experiencing homelessness in Athens-Clarke County. This would generate roughly $150,000 annually for community social services agencies in Athens-Clarke County to distribute bus passes and deliver transportation assistance. The new policy will help to ease the burden of poverty (families in poverty spend 18% of earnings on bus fares each year—$3,276 of $18,552) in Athens-Clarke County. The policy will also assist the efforts of the UGA Green Fee by resulting in less carbon dioxide pollution through the free bus fare. Multiple community agencies will help deliver this service i.e; domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, local churches and nonprofits. Mackayla Bailey, Anna Tibbetts and Naomi Sobel Athens

Save the Murmur Trestle Known throughout the world as the Murmur Trestle, the time is now to decide its fate. Used by many publications as a symbol of Athens, it not only appears on the back of R.E.M.’s first album, it also appeared on the cover of the Flagpole Guide To Athens. Yet for some reason, you seem to consistently tout its deterioration and neglect and spin the fate of the trestle in a negative light. The trestle over Trail Creek is a symbol of the economic growth of Athens following the Civil War, and may have even been built by an African-American bridge builder who once made his home in Athens. A new trestle was built over Trail Creek in less than a month in the late 1800s, replacing one which was not as structurally sound. Railroads could not afford to be shut down for long periods, and the unique design of wooden trestles allow for ease of maintenance and repair. African-American churches at the turn of the 20th Century used to hold baptisms in the shadow of the

wooden trestle, and it serves as a unique part of that local community. Throughout the world, many cities have decided that these unique structures— wooden railroad trestles—are worth saving as part of their Rails to Trails programs, as they choose to adaptively reuse them in their projects. One of the more unique structures is known as the Kinsol Trestle, the tallest wooden railroad trestle in British Columbia, which was partially dismantled and restored as a wooden trestle in less than a year in 2010–2011. One can Google the name and find many videos related to its restoration and use. In 2017, when decisions were being made with regard to TSPLOST projects, a representative of Koppers Railroad Structures came to Athens to make a visual cursory examination of the bridge. Koppers is a national company specializing in the restoration, repair and maintenance of railroad trestles. The company has over 65 years of experience in this field, and is currently responsible for over 25,000 wooden trestles for railroads all across the country. Upon visiting the trestle, the representative stated that it would be a waste of time, money and resources to tear down this trestle, and that much of the trestle is in good enough shape to be reused and restored. This company has the experience, supply chain and engineering knowledge unique to wooden trestle design. It even informally submitted an estimated cost of less than $2 million to restore and build a crossing using the bridge, with a guarantee there would be no further maintenance required for 10 years. As with any large project, there will always be something coming up, yet the bridge would still allow a safe crossing over Trail Creek. Koppers is a construction company, not an architectural design firm, and was unable to participate in the bidding process due to the unique limitations set by the powers that be requiring public input. The representative estimated about six months to complete the structure. As a music history tour guide, I have shown over 1,000 people the trestle, and most every time I drive by, there are people checking it out. I know of wedding pictures taken down there. And in 2002, $5,000 was raised by music fans across the globe to offset the city’s cost, which initially saved the structure and brings us to this day. The trestle can be saved, and hopefully it will be there for future generations to enjoy. Please add your input. Paul Butchart Athens

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SPLOST Is Almost Set PLUS, BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOLS AND MORE LOCAL NEWS By Blake Aued and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com A citizens advisory committee has finished its work and submitted a recommended list of projects to fund with SPLOST 2020 to the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission. The list went through some major changes since a tentative one was given to commissioners in March. Earlier this month, the commission voted to preemptively put $82 million for a new courthouse and renovating the existing courthouse into city government offices on the SPLOST list, as well as $45 million for affordable housing, funds for the cities of Bogart and Winterville and $21 million in interest on bonds to get projects started earlier. That left the committee with just $127 million out of the $278 million the 1 percent sales tax will raise over an approximately 10-year period. The biggest change is that $59 million for the Classic Center’s arena proposal is gone. So is $14 million to renovate Bear Hollow Zoo. Some projects that made it through the first round remain on the list, but in a reduced form—for example, the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation will get $6 million for Beech Haven Park, which is enough to restore a historic house on the Middle Oconee River property near West Broad Street and build amenities like trails and a pavilion, but not enough to construct a greenway connecting it to nearby neighborhoods. Other projects among the 88 originally proposed (totaling $1.2 billion) that have survived so far include:

• $10.6 million to replace police cars and fire engines, $2.9 million to replace fire department equipment, $767,000 for an E911 phone system and $6.4 million to replace the Whit Davis Road fire station. • $6.8 million to bring wireless broadband internet to the outskirts of the county. • $7.9 million to renovate Memorial Park, $14.7 million for improvements at Holland Park, $310,000 to modernize exhibits at Sandy Creek Nature Center, $1.8 million to buy land for a future park in the Atlanta Highway area and $3.9 million to open up the Tallassee Forest to visitors. • $8.5 million for a new recycling center at the landfill, and $1.1 million to turn the existing processing facility on Hancock Industrial Way into a center for hard-to-recycle materials and teacher reuse store. • $2.8 million to remediate environmental hazards. • $3.6 million to produce renewable energy at ACC facilities, another $10.8 million to shift Athens to renewable energy and $1.1 million for sustainability projects.

• $5.3 million to match state and federal grants for Ben Epps Airport.

• $14.5 million for an Eastside library, which could be located at Southeast Clarke Park or the old Gaines School site, where $15.5 million is also set aside for a Boys & Girls Club and a Junior Achievement Biztown where students will learn about entrepreneurship.

• $600,000 to renovate the ACC animal shelter.

• $1.9 million for a sidewalk on Vincent Drive.

The next step is a work session on May 14 where commissioners will discuss the list and possibly make changes. The advisory committee will host a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. May 16 at the ACC Library. The commission will vote on the final list in July, and a referendum is scheduled for November. [Blake Aued]

Superintendent Talks School Discipline

Conflict of Interest for Means? At the Apr. 18 school board meeting, in response to a question about an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) training session, Means revealed that he would be teaching the class. The board voted last year to spend $300,000 to send teachers for AVID training without knowing that Means was freelancing for AVID. After the listening session, Means confirmed that he would be teaching for AVID this summer in Athens. He told Flagpole that the AVID organization hires hundreds of people to teach their courses, and that he has taught for AVID before. He said that he will receive $500 for one day’s work. His contract allows him to take consulting jobs that pay $500 or less without board approval, in addition to his $209,000 salary. [RM]

There were lots of Post-It notes in the cafeteria of Whit Davis Elementary Apr. 23 listing concerns parents have about student behavior in the Clarke County School District, as part of a listening session for Superintendent Demond Means. The 100 or so people attending the session wanted to know what measures to address disruptive classroom behavior are coming in the next school year. Means told the attendees there are various ideas and programs already in play, such as PBIS (positive behavior interventions and support) and a RISE classroom at Gaines Elementary that provides alternative education for elementary students. University of Georgia graduate student Playworks helps children learn how to and teaching assistant Irami Osei-Frimpong interact in a positive way. will learn next week whether he’s been Means said he has heard from principals suspended or expelled from the philosophy across the district asking him to send more PhD program in what he and his supporters behavior specialists into their schools. describe as a political Currently, nine specialhunt. ists are spread across A child who throws a witch A panel of five stu20 schools and 14,000 chair is in pain, and dents held a six-hour children, 12 percent of Friday on whom have been idenother children are pained to hearing the Office of Student tified as having special see a classmate misbehave. Conduct’s charges that needs. When positions he omitted his attenare budgeted and dance at the University of Chicago and a approved by the school board, people will 2011 trespassing arrest at a protest from see the district’s responses to the requests, his application to graduate school, which Means said. UGA officials say calls into question his acaOne father who’s a middle-school demic record. teacher said the school district would beneOsei-Frimpong has said that he didn’t fit from implementing system-wide expecthink either was relevant, because he studtations that hold all students to the same ied political science, not philosophy, in standard of behavior. A 15-year veteran of Chicago, and the UGA philosophy departteaching, he said expectations need to be ment has said including that information consistent from classroom to classroom, would only have made his application starting in kindergarten, no matter how stronger. long the teacher has been doing his or her The misdemeanor charge against him job. was dismissed as unconstitutional. One of Means said he wants the district to open the witnesses Osei-Frimpong called was the an alternative school for middle school so Chicago judge who dismissed the charge, that rowdy students can’t disrupt classwho testified that Osei-Frimpong answered rooms. The school district has been using the question about whether he’d been a vendor to provide this service, but the charged with a crime truthfully, because the results haven’t been successful. By the time arrest was for a civil code violation, not a disruptive students reach middle and high criminal charge. school, the bad behavior becomes a culture Osei-Frimpong says the university is unto itself, Means said. retaliating against him for the racially In the coming school year, newly hired charged statements he’s made on social teachers will work with University of media, which drew the ire of conservative Georgia specialists on an induction process alumni after a right-wing website pubbefore they enter the classroom, Means licized them. But numerous local, state said. The goal is to give teachers the manand national progressive and free-speech agement tools to be successful with their groups, including the United Campus students and to want to continue teaching Workers of Georgia and the ACLU, have in CCSD. backed Osei-Frimpong and told adminisA teacher with 27 years of experience in trators that political statements made on Clarke County schools told attendees she believes the school system has failed several his own time are protected by the First Amendment. generations of parents. They are disenfranSo many spectators wanted to attend the chised, but these parents and families need hearing, held in a small conference room in to be involved in public schools. Memorial Hall, that an overflow room was Means said he knew that no one sends set up at the Tate Center where interested a child to school expecting that child to people could listen in (but not watch). behave badly. A child who throws a chair The judiciary panel is expected to reach is in pain, he said, and other children are a decision this week. If Osei-Frimpong is pained to see a classmate misbehave. He found guilty, he could be put on probation, said he wants all children to learn and to suspended or expelled. [BA] f succeed. [Rebecca McCarthy]

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Unearthing the Baldwin Hall Story UGA Faculty Find Evidence of Secrecy and Intimidation By Ashlyn Webb news@flagpole.com

“OSA is purely an advisory and educational office,” Pizzino said, and the university does not have to follow the instructions given by OSA; it only has to acknowledge the suggestions. “As for the timing, it’s striking, because it’s the first and only business day that exists between the community outcry and the planned secret burial,” he told Flagpole. The university initially said the remains belonged to people of European descent, but had known that was false for weeks when it announced that the remains were of African

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committee of professors is demanding the University of Georgia administration apologize to an anthropology professor who was “publicly targeted,” as well as the presumed descendants of the individuals who were unearthed during the Baldwin Hall expansion project in 2015. The ad hoc committee, appointed a year ago by the Franklin College Faculty Senate, released a 120-page report Apr. 17, condemning the intimidation of faculty and the lack of community consultation in the university’s decision to reinter what are believed to be the remains of enslaved individuals. In response, President Jere Morehead stated he was disappointed in “the unfair narrative” in the report, according to a letter addressed to Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Dean Alan Dorsey on Apr. 22. “It is one thing to debate the propriety of steps taken by the University in good faith, based on [the] guidance of the State Archaeologist Office, in response to this unique and complex situation. But it is another thing to impugn the integrity and motives of dedicated employees based on an investigation filled with rumor and anonymous sources,” Morehead wrote. On Apr. 23, faculty senators voted to approve the report and keep the ad hoc committee as an investigative UGA dedicated a memorial last year to those whose remains were found at Baldwin Hall. body. The Senate also voted to add a final appendix containing emails descent. At the same time, it announced that the remains among the university, the Office of the State Archaeologist would be reburied at Oconee Hill Cemetery. A community and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources from outcry followed. Meanwhile, graves were already being dug the day before the remains were buried at Oconee Hill at Oconee Hill Cemetery before the public was notified Cemetery. Those emails suggest that UGA administrators about the burial, scheduled for Mar. 7. (A public ceremony were scrambling for cover after some in the local Africanwas held two weeks later.) American community objected to the university’s plan for “All of that together suggests the likely interpretation the remains. that the letter was solicited either by UGA or another official in order to provide legitimacy for a decision the university had already made, in the face of a community outcry that had already happened,” Pizzino said. Controversy persists over why the university shut out The university should not have been caught off-guard by black community leaders about how the remains should the discovery of the remains in the first place, the report have been handled and where they should have been reinsays, noting that human remains were found when Baldwin terred. While some agreed with UGA’s decision, others, was built in the 1930s, and again in the 1970s. No one such as Fred Smith Sr. and Linda Davis, have advocated for knows for sure what UGA did with those remains. the remains to be buried at an African-American cemetery, such as Gospel Pilgrim or Brooklyn Cemetery. On Mar. 6, 2017—the day before the unannounced reburial—the Office of the State Archeologist, in collabThe committee found evidence of “an institutional oration with DNR, wrote a letter addressed to Morehead culture that supports administrative priorities and prerogwithin a span of two hours instructing him to reinter the atives at the expense of academic freedom and integrity,” remains at Oconee Hill, the closest cemetery to the Old according to the report. Athens or Jackson Street Cemetery, which lies underneath According to the committee, unnamed faculty members Baldwin Hall and may extend well beyond its fenced-off feared to speak on the record, but the report goes into borders throughout much of North Campus. detail about two instances of intimidation. Emails between OSA and DNR officials indicate it was a One already-publicized case of the administration matter of urgency. One official, whose emails are included allegedly intimidating faculty was in March 2018, after in the appendix, canceled all his meetings the morning the anthropology professor Laurie Reitsema gave a presenletter was written. tation to the Faculty Senate explaining the research at The committee found the creation of the document and Baldwin Hall, in addition to community and faculty conthe letter itself to be odd for many reasons. “There was cerns. Greg Trevor, UGA’s executive director for media comno reason for the letter to exist at all in terms of giving munications, wrote an op-ed in the Athens Banner-Herald instructions, because OSA had given all their advice and calling Reitsema out specifically for criticizing the universieducation months [before],” said the head of the committy’s decisions. tee, English professor Christopher Pizzino.

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“Ironically, Dr. Reitsema is now one of the faculty members apparently criticizing the efforts of the institution— efforts to which she was a major contributor,” Trevor wrote, adding that the university’s actions were not “unilateral, irresponsible or unethical.” Reitsema worked with a colleague at the University of Texas to analyze mitochondrial DNA from some of the more intact remains found at Baldwin Hall, discovering that the individuals were primarily of African descent and, based on the age of the remains, had most likely been enslaved. Board of Regents records from the era show several instances where UGA leased slaves from slave owners, and many administrators, faculty members and students owned slaves. Reitsema was one of several people who advised administrators to consult with the community by holding a town hall meeting before making plans to reinter the remains, saying that it was standard ethical practice among anthropologists. The report also alleges that Scott Nesbit, a dual professor in the College of Environment and Design and the Department of History, was intimidated by Pamela Whitten, the provost at the time. In fall 2015, Nesbit taught a course on the history of slavery, with a focus on slavery at UGA. Nesbit was told by an unnamed administrator to communicate with the provost’s office about his teaching throughout the course. Later, Nesbit gave a talk at the Athens Historical Society, where he said it would be advisable for the university to pay more attention to its history of slavery, in response to an audience member’s question. An administrator informed Nesbit that the provost was “not pleased” with his answer, according to the report. “Dr. Nesbit was also told that his remark constituted ‘activism,’” the report states. “He was subsequently informed that the Provost was contemplating punitive measures against him, and that while unable to block his tenure, the Provost nevertheless was considering measures that would make it impossible for him ever to gain employment at other universities.” Now, Nesbit avoids speaking about Baldwin Hall in the course, the report states. Whitten, who is now president at Kennesaw State University, did not respond by press time. In March 2017, Vice President for Research David Lee issued a call for research proposals with “ties to slavery.” But only two of 20 were funded, and former English professor Valerie Babb told the committee that she heard Lee say he was interested in projects that were “not about slavery.” Babb said she left UGA for Emory University partly because of the way UGA handled the Baldwin Hall situation. Trevor referred Flagpole to Morehead’s letter on the report when asked for comment. Morehead called Nesbit’s account and other allegations of intimidations and censure “unsubstantiated.” Morehead issued a similar response when a coalition of activist groups and six local elected officials demanded in early April that UGA acknowledge its legacy of slavery and make reparations by raising wages for low-income workers and offering scholarships to black Athens high-school students, calling them “a small group… obviously driven by a personal agenda” that made “wildly inaccurate” claims. The full committee report, and Morehead’s response, can be found on the Franklin College Faculty Senate website under the Agendas tab. f

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How to Pay Reparations Fairly THE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF WHITE SUPREMACY By Leon Galis news@flagpole.com In his 2014 article in The Atlantic urging reparations for the ages like this, or, even if they do, that we could ever African Americans because of the nation’s history of slavhope to figure out the transmission routes with enough ery, Ta-Nehisi Coates expected the idea to be dismissed assurance to square all the accounts. as a loony left fever dream. But when conservatives like Even Gates may not be up to the job. Harvard University, New York Times columnist David Brooks get on board, the where he’s on the faculty, has acknowledged four slaves who focus might be shifting from were active at the university fantasy toward implemenin the 18th Century, but tation. Operationally, two hasn’t been able to uncover broad approaches suggest much more about them than themselves. their first names. According to one, daily Reparations skeptics, like assaults on their very conservative syndicated colhumanity gave enslaved peoumnist Walter E. Williams, ple an unimpeachable claim echo the sentiments of against their owners for many people who believe some form of redress. And that framing this as a giant that claim has been passed intergenerational tort action down through time, like makes it a non-starter. “So, their DNA, to the current which white Americans,” descendants of slaves. he asks rhetorically, “owe Thinking of the issue that which black Americans how way calls for moral accountmuch? Are the millions of ing of such complexity and European, Asian and Latin uncertainty as to stop any Americans who immigrated redress in its tracks. If the to the U.S. in the 20th now-living descendants of Century responsible for slavslaves inherited, along with ery? What about the descentheir skin color, a claim for dants of Northern whites reparations based on their who fought and died in the ancestors’ treatment at War of 1861 in the name of the hands of their owners, freeing slaves…? What about then the reparations must nonslave-owning Southern be owed by the now-living whites, who were a majority descendants of the slave of Southern whites—should owners and myriad others their descendants be made who provided slavery’s to pay?” “infrastructure,” such as traf- Reparations have gone mainstream since Ta-Nehisi Coates suggested But focusing not on them five years ago. fickers, traders, brokers, etc. the slaves but on slavery’s So, unless we can perideological underpinnings suade Henry Louis Gates Jr., the country’s most celebrated dramatically changes the moral calculus. The “peculiar genealogist, to spend the rest of his life tracing out the institution”’s justifying principle was white supremacy, relevant personal histories, there’s no prospect of correctly and expressions of it from the era abound, like one by matching up the moral creditors and debtors. I don’t think Confederate Vice-President Alexander H. Stephens. In an many people believe that moral claims pass down through address a few weeks before the shelling of Fort Sumter,

Stephens said that the Confederacy’s “corner-stone” was the “great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition,” a principle, he went on to say, “in strict conformity to nature, and the ordination of Providence… With us, all of the white race, however high or low, rich or poor, are equal in the eye of the law. Not so with the negro. Subordination is his place.” To the degree that the toxic effects of slavery linger in our public institutions and policies, claims for reparations have nothing to do with descent from slaves or slave holders, and everything to do with who among us is hobbled by the enduring legacy of white supremacy, and who benefits from it. In a majoritarian democracy like ours, government at all levels acts in our name, whether we favor or oppose this or that policy. That imposes collective, not individual, responsibility for the effects of public policy infected by the remnants of Stephens’ view of “the ordination of Providence.” Casting the issue in these terms renders questions like Williams’ utterly irrelevant. As for how we establish whether white supremacy remains a corrosive-enough factor in American life to give rise to any such collective debt, Coates and others point to House Resolution 40 as the vehicle for finding out. Titled the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, it was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan) from 1989 until 2017, when he retired. Other House members have reintroduced it since. As the title suggests, it doesn’t award reparations to anybody. The only funding it provides is $12 million in support of a high-level commission to wrestle with the question of whether redress is owed and, if so, in what form. The commission’s findings would be reported to Congress for appropriate action. Overlooked in discussions of HR 40 is that there’s a precedent for a commission like this. In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson, responding to widespread disorder in several major cities, appointed the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, which came to be known as the Kerner Commission after its chairman, Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner Jr. Over 2 million Americans bought the commission’s 426page report, the product of a seven-month study. If there’s ever going to be redress and reconciliation for America’s “original sin,” it can’t come from sifting through genealogical records in often vain quests to expose who did what to whom. All the more so since there’s absolutely no mystery about the white supremacist belief system that condemned enslaved people to that condition. If the baleful effects of those beliefs are still being felt in our public life, there can be no healing without a great national accounting, whose proper venue is the United States Congress. Anything less is just well-meaning hit-or-miss improvising. f

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Knowing what happened here means that the landmarks I navigate by are different now. It’s no longer the gracious farmhouse, the church barbecue park and the library that comprise my mental map By Robin Whetstone news@flagpole.com of the place. Instead, it’s the bridge where they shot I was looking online for a photo of the flag my husband Ben them, the tree where they designed for Walton County (see “The Bodies of Walton found him, the lot where County: The Trailers,” Dec. 12). The best photo I found was the school used to be. I feel on the Sputnik website. Sputnik is Russian state media, like I’m stuck in a horror created and funded by a law Putin enacted in 2013. “What’s movie where something is Walton County doing in Sputnik?” I hear you exclaim. “Did off, and people may or may Jody Hice finally defect?” not be monsters. When No, no, it’s nothing like that. The fact is, the Russians the lady I bump into at the using our racism against us has always been a thing. grocery store tells me about Truman called it a national security threat; part of the reaher mission trip or the mayson he enacted the first civil rights legislation was because onnaise-based salad she’s all the murders were giving the Soviets powerful propashopping for, I’m not really listening. Instead, I’m thinking, ganda tools. One of the events that spurred Truman to act “Was it your grandfather who murdered those four people? was the murder of four people on the Moore’s Ford Bridge, Was it mine?” in Walton County. Sputnik’s still using it against us 50 years “Lighten up!” I hear you say, “This is the worst play date later, and using the flag my husband designed as the artiI’ve ever been on. It’s different now. We don’t usually hang cle’s illustration. people from trees.” But chronic unemployment, bad Chronic unemployment, bad health care health care and no justice Hestertown Road is one of the most beautiful will kill you just as dead as and no justice will kill you just as dead byways in Walton County. lynching will. It will just as lynching will. It will just take longer. Rolling, fertile land, highly take longer. photographable cows, gracious farmhouses. But I can’t think about Hestertown Here’s a story Sputnik doesn’t know: In 1947, all the black Road without thinking about the map at the start of Fire churches and the black school in Loganville burned down. in a Canebrake, a book about what happened right down What would you do if your neighbors burned down your the road from here. In this book, we learn about the four family’s church and your child’s school? Americans who were murdered by a mob of their neighbors. Sadly, Monroe was not the best place for a newly homeThe 20 or so white townsmen who did this were never iden- less black person to flee to in 1947. The mill, the main tified, much less convicted. employer in town, gave its living-wage jobs to whites only.

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The biggest mass lynching in decades occurred there the year before. You best hunker down, Loganville refugee. Stay with family, get work when you can. You will never own that house you live in. The move after the fires cost you whatever money you had, plus your job. You’re two legs down already. You live hand to mouth, like a sharecropper. Eventually, you’ll move into public housing, or rent a house on Stokes Street. For a county with “repent” signs nailed to all its pine trees, we sure are an unapologetic lot. Repenting would mean turning away from murder and idolatry toward atonement. It would mean listening, talking and praying, if you’re like that. But we don’t acknowledge what we’ve done, much less repent for it, and so the violence persists, a constant thrum. There are bodies everywhere in Walton County. The deeper we try to bury them, the more stubbornly they refuse to rest. f

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buildings. Other Traveler women were scandalized, and the next time Harper knocked on Sherlock’s trailer, she didn’t answer. Harper learned that social mores frowned on a woman being alone with any man other than her husband. So, for the next visit, he sat in a lawn chair out in the yard, near groups of women and men, and asked about their history and lives. When they weren’t running around the trailers, Traveler children would talk to Harper, often in the Cant. He would gather a word here, a sentence there, and analyze the language against Shelta, an ancient Irish language. Eventually, he picked up enough words to make sentences, and

the Five Points intersection, and he uses a picker, because leaning over is difficult. At home, he sorts the trash into what’s recyclable and what isn’t. Tidying up the neighborhood isn’t the only activity for Harper, who retired as a kindergarten teacher at Loganville Primary School in 1992. For years, he was on the board of the Athens Land Trust; he’s still on the ALT’s affordable housing committee. He’s on the Solid Waste Citizens Advisory Committee. He volunteers at every library book sale, and he’s hoping to be chosen as a member of the Athens-Clarke County Library Board. He and his wife, Elena Brown, collect local art and donate to as many charities as they can afford. If you haven’t seen Harper, you may have read about him or his work in The New York Times or Time magazine. Why? Because he’s considered an authority on the Irish Travelers, an insular band of folks living in a trailer park in greater North Augusta, SC. Harper is cited everywhere. He wrote his PhD thesis in social anthropology at the University of Georgia—the late Charles Hudson was his major professor—and concentrated on the Cant, the language the Irish Travelers developed. He calls it “an Irish-Gaelic pig Latin.” On his first visit to Murphy Village, he was invited into her trailer by Margaret Sherlock, a married woman whose husband was on the road, spray-painting metal

to make sense of what he was hearing. Gradually, he figured out what they were saying. Today, 40 years after finishing his doctorate, Harper can still speak the Cant, telling you, “Hide the mule in the swamp, the man is coming back.” While not especially useful in an urban setting, it’s a common saying that dates from the Irish Travelers’ beginnings in the South as horse and mule traders. They came from Tonawanda, NY, after the Civil War, he says, making Nashville and Atlanta cultural centers. Who knows why they set up shop in South Carolina? If a Traveler died during the year, his or her body would be shipped to a mortuary in Atlanta and kept “on ice” until the annual gathering of the group, “when they would throw a wingding of a wake and funeral,” Harper says. He learned there are only a few last names in Murphy Village, including Sherlock, Carroll, Riley, O’Hare and McNamara. Having the same name for three or four men confuses the authorities when they come looking for someone accused of ripping off a customer. “I went [to Murphy Village] a lot, but I was never really comfortable, because I was there under false pretensions,” Harper says. “One thing you never do is call [the Travelers] ‘gypsies,’ because if you do, that’s it, no one will ever talk to you.” f

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FarmVille 3: Lawyer Up DISPUTE WITH HOA THREATENS LOCAL FAMILY FARM By Dan Jackson news@flagpole.com Two Athens farmers are suing their homeowners’ association over whether farms are allowed at Shoal Creek Farms. Diamond Hill Farm owners Carter and Shelley Dodd filed a lawsuit last month alleging that a newly elected HOA board— led by former Athens-Clarke County commissioner Sharyn Dickerson—reversed the previous board’s written approval for the Dodds to establish a commercial vegetable farm in the rural Eastside subdivision last year. The new board sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Dodds in early April ordering them to stop farming. Having invested their life’s savings into the farm, the Dodds—who founded the Collective Harvest community-supported

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agriculture program and are regulars at the Athens Farmers Market—reached out to their many supporters and customers with a poignant GoFundMe request for $30,000 to help pay their legal fees and make up for lost revenue due to legal delays, a sum that was quickly exceeded as the link spread on social media last week.

Some communities, such as Shoal Creek Farms, set up HOAs to organize services that benefit the entire community, such as mowing the grass at the entrance to the subdivision. The Shoal Creek Farms HOA board, made up of five residents elected by the community, also enforces restrictive covenants that were written at the time the community was established. These covenants are The new Diamond Hill Farm. often open to interpretation, which might explain why one board allowed the Dodds to establish a farm for their plans for the garden, including and the next board is attempting to block provisions for a necessary deer fence, hoop them. house and other elements to start raising crops. The HOA board reviewed the plans and asked for specific provisions: no sign, livestock or on-site vegetable sales, and to maintain a tidy and attractive appearance that befits the well-tended, upper-middle-class neighborhood of large homes on estate-sized lots. The board gave its approval in July 2018, and that September, the Dodds closed on the property. Soon after they moved in, though, the community elected a new slate of HOA board members who were less receptive to their plans. Carter Dodd attended the November board meeting to present detailed plans for hoop houses, which extend the growing season into the cold winter months. The previous board had already indicated its approval of the temporary structures, and had simply requested additional detail. Soon after the November board meeting, the Dodds received a letter from the HOA’s lawyer withdrawing the previous board’s approval of the garden, voted on a mere four months earlier. Alarmed, the Dodds attempted to reach out to the new board and were told that they According to the lawsuit and the Dodds’ could only communicate with the board GoFundMe page, they became interested through its attorney. in the home on 9 acres as a place to raise The new president elected in November their two young sons and establish their soon resigned and was replaced by vegetable garden. The property is zoned for Dickerson, who is now the city administraagriculture, but before making an offer to tor in Watkinsville. She called for a compurchase, the Dodds reached out to request munity “informational meeting” about the approval from the Shoal Creek Farms HOA farm to be held for all homeowners with

a mere two days’ notice, during which she “[explained] how the board was going to proceed along a course which would result in our financial ruin,” according to the Dodds’ GoFundMe narrative. The issue continues to divide the otherwise quiet community. A resident familiar with the issue, who declined to be identified, said that the homeowners were split “about 50/50” on the matter. Neighbors responded to the board’s earlier meeting with another meeting in February, and a majority of that meeting’s attendees voted to stop the board from using community funds for lawyers, and to stop opposing the Dodds’ farm. “The overwhelming amount of support we’ve gotten is amazing, and we want to thank all of our supporters and our neighbors,” Carter Dodd said. “We are really grateful.” The 152-page complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages for lost revenues. In a statement prepared by the Dodds’ attorney, Rob Huestis, he said: “The HOA covenants control this case. The Dodds followed the covenants by submitting a proposal for a small commercial organic vegetable farm and there is no question the HOA approved this use.” In a brief phone interview, Huestis added that “the Dodds are seeking all damages that are allowed by law. As time passes, the damages are likely to increase.” Dickerson referred questions to the lawyer representing the Shoal Creek Farms HOA board, David Ellison, who declined to comment. f

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stick with the classics—and there are milkshakes, should you wish. Will the menu stay the same from this point on? Who knows? But the restaurant is pretty friendly to those with different types of dietary restrictions. Burgerim is open for lunch and dinner every day, and doesn’t serve booze.

Burgerim’s fries are another area in which it somewhat distinguishes itself, both in their shape—flat ovals, like chips, but thicker—and in the fact that you can get them topped with a bunch of stuff, like a garlic aioli. Sweetpotato fries are the usual shape, as are the onion rings. Two Coca-Cola Freestyle machines encourage you to make poor choices as you add weird flavorings on a whim to sodas that were never meant to have them—don’t trust your impulses;

WHAT UP?: Big City Bread has moved to a counter-service model at dinner. Zombie Donuts is doing liquid nitrogen ice cream. The Jittery Joe’s Roaster, on Barber, is hosting a food-truck brunch fair every Sunday from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. through Dec. 15, with Holy Crepe, Manila Express and others offering food, OJ—bring your own champagne, plus ID, to make mimosas—games for kids, music and even picnic tables. f

INDEPENDENCE: As far away from a franchise as you can get is Figment Kombucha (figmentkombucha.com), a small business currently pouring cups and growlers at the Athens Farmers Market at Bishop Park on Saturday mornings and at Creature Comforts on Wednesday evenings, but soon to open a brick-and-mortar with other fermented foods at 1085 Baxter St. Started by a couple with beer-brewing experience who appreciated kombucha and thought they’d give it a try, its product is beautifully light and intensely flavorful. When you buy kombucha at the grocery store, the bubbles die faster, and the underlying vinegariness is diluted with sugar, but Figment’s stuff, at least fresh from the tap, is a purer thing. They’re happy to offer you samples before you buy, whether of a mango-chile (you can add some chile flakes if you want even more spice), a blueberry lavender or an absolutely beauteous combination of fresh herbs (basil, thyme, rosemary, etc.) that is like poking your face straight into a garden. Everything tastes like real ingredients, and the funk is well balanced and not too heavy. Figment is also available on tap at Chops and Hops, in Watkinsville, from Collective Harvest’s CSA and at various events like Classic City Brew Fest, and you can find where it’ll be next on Facebook or Instagram.

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FRANCHISE REPORT: The news that the former East West Bistro, occupier of a prime piece of downtown real estate at Broad and Wall streets, would be replaced by a franchise was disappointing. At first, the word was that Metro Diner, a place out of Jacksonville, FL, would be taking it over. But that never materialized. Instead, a year after announcing its intentions, Burgerim (351 E. Broad St., 803-522-6278), a franchise based out of Israel, renovated the space and opened for business. As far as franchises go, it’s not bad, and there are definitely ones downtown that primarily cater to students that are not as good. The space isn’t really recognizable, and it doesn’t include the upstairs, which is now occupied by Last Resortrelated event venue Wall and Broad. Instead, you step up to a low counter with huge digital menu screens above it to place your order. The usefulness of that kind of sign becomes apparent when you realize that the offerings have changed in between the restaurant’s opening and the present. “Burgerim” means “many burgers” in Hebrew, and that’s the idea, with both small sliders and full-sized burgers on offer in a variety of different types of Burgerim patties and toppings. At first, almost everything was available in the slider size; now, things have been scaled back, simplifying the menu and pushing customers a bit more toward the third- and quarter-pound options, which tend to fall apart a bit more easily, due to their copious toppings. As far as patties go, there are good options for pescatarians and vegetarians, too, with a Hawaiian salmon burger (topped with red cabbage slaw, pineapple, ginger vinaigrette and barbecue glaze), a falafel burger (the best thing on the

menu, IMHO, and not surprisingly so given the restaurant’s origins), and a yet-to-be-added vegan burger (which seems to have replaced the veggie, but not vegan, option that incorporated egg and was also quite good). Perhaps these are better because they feel less compressed. The meats are fine, but they do feel a bit dense, common for fast/quick-service food. There are differences among the Angus, dry-aged and Spanish beef, but they require some concentration to detect. The lamb is a bit more flavorful, as you’d expect, and then there’s chicken—grilled or crispy—which is, you know, chicken. You can pick your own toppings or select a predetermined mix of them: the basic lettuce, tomato, pickles and cheese stuff, plus various aiolis, caramelized onions, tahini, tzatziki, jalapeños, bacon, onion rings and avocado. Zestier choices will result in a better experience. This is not a place for refined simplicity.

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Emerging Artists From Lamar Dodd ANNUAL MFA SHOW EXPANDS TO TWO VENUES By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Dating back to a friendship between artist Lamar Dodd, Broche happens to be a very talented painter, as well, the namesake of UGA’s art school, and Alfred Holbrook, and luckily, if you keep a determined eye out, you can find founder of the Georgia Museum of Art in the 1940s, the one of her miniature paintings depicting a lush, mossy annual “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” fantasy scene tucked away inside of “Hell Is Other People,” represents the culmination of each graduate’s three-year journey towards a terminal degree and transition into the professional art world. Unlike in the past, this year’s candidates have been divided between two venues: the art museum on campus and the Deupree Building downtown on Clayton Street. While better at accommodating large-scale and installation-based works, the expansion to a second location reflects an objective of the art school’s five-year plan: creating a downtown presence through a gallery or workspace in order to support the larger goal of enhancing its reputation and visibility both locally and globally. Up until this year, candidates have always declared a clear concentration—ceramics, drawing and painting, fabric design, interior design, jewelry and metalwork, photography and video, printmaking and book arts, or sculpture. While students are still free to dedicate themselves to one primary focus, a shift in the school’s approach has increased the curriculum’s flexibility to accommodate more interdisciplinary research and experimentation across media. Dimelza Broche’s “Reinventing Venus/ Rebirth of Venus” is dazzling in its delicacy and hand-embroidered pearls. A plaster cast of a woman’s torso—presumably modeled after the artist’s—reclines on a floor of mirrors, legs transforming into wool felt just above the knee, then noodling into an inexplicable knot of plaster feet posed in every direction. In her artist statement, Broche describes how living with a genetic illness has been a driving force behind her work, and creating artwork offers a way to Sydney Daniel at the Georgia Museum understand her body in a new context. In a culture where it’s considered rude to stare, Broche’s installation includes two faux-fur-covered stools that invite by Justin Barker. Drawing inspiration from doll houses the viewer to sit down and take a long, hard look at how and suburbia, his construction consists of a row of tiny beautiful a differently abled body is. pink houses with white picket fences that have all been

digitally designed, laser cut and screen printed—a process that reflects mass production and the influence of globalization on small communities. Each house has a peephole the viewer can look through to observe an interesting three-dimensional scene. Barker’s other diorama, “Mustang Lounge,” is a bar and restaurant—complete with teeny glasses of beer, ketchup bottles and a dart board—that further plays with the viewer’s perception of scale, location and the passage of time by projecting a video taken from inside the lounge. Similarly experimenting with scale, Sydney Daniel’s mixed-media series of prints appear like giant Polaroid photographs suspended from the ceiling. She photographs candid portraits using Polaroid film that has been expired for close to a decade, allowing its compromised, unpredictable quality to determine the color, exposure and overall integrity of each shot. In many of the photographs, only fractions of the original image survive, reflecting Daniel’s interest in the degradation of memories over time. Each photograph is then sewn over, representing the mind’s attempt at recalling and modifying memories. Several of the artists present bodies of work with foundations influenced by their personal upbringing and cultural heritage, such as Guadalupe Navarro, who, growing up in a first-generation Mexican-American household, seeks to create a positive portrait of Mexican culture. Her work “Essential/Non Essential” is a series of small brass objects that are frequently left behind or confiscated at the Mexican/U.S. border, such as IDs, lighters, combs, toys, toiletries and bibles. While considered essential for survival by immigrants, they are viewed as non-essential by officials. Because all of these items are typically carried on the body, Navarro created the brass pieces as wearable jewelry forms that are given new importance by placing them back on the body. Artists showing works at the Georgia Museum include Dimelza Broche, Catherine Chang, Sydney Daniel, Sanaz Haghani, Yiran Liu, Esther Lee Mech, Guadalupe Navarro and Jennifer Niswonger. Additional artists at the Deupree Building include 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. The Deupree Building, located at 458 E. Clayton St. in the former Junkman’s Daughter space, is open to the public Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Both exhibitions are on view through May 19. f

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I did the math, and it was a little frightening: 5,868. The other benefit in having a local diaper bank is the That’s the estimated number of diapers my now-3-yearoutlet it offers for parents who have the means to buy old likely blew through in his young life. If we’d been able to diapers—and then end up with extras. If you have a child, buy them all in the jumbo-size boxes, the cost for keeping it’s inevitable: They go through a growth spurt overnight, his bum dry adds up to about $2,000—but I know, between and those size 2s suddenly don’t fit anymore. Or, they’ve last-minute drugstore packs and lesser-quality brands, started potty training, but you still have half a box of diawe’ve probably spent way more. pers stashed away that you know they’re never going to use. Diapers are a huge source of stress, especially among Then, it’s the Athens Area Diaper Bank to the rescue. low-income parents. Sure, breastfeeding is free. Clothes can The diaper bank accepts clean, loose diapers and open be bought secondhand or passed down from friends. But packs. “That’s been great for us, because parents have all diapers? That’s a serious investment. sorts of leftover diapers,” she says. There are four colA 2013 study found diapers were a leading cause of lection locations in the area: At ReBlossom and Merryn mental health problems among new moms. In fact, a single Walker Allstate in Athens, and at Hometown Pediatrics and mom working a minimum-wage job could easily spend as Pediatric Partners in Watkinsville. Several local daycares much as 6 percent of her income on them. Plus, the two and preschools also collect unused diapers from parents, main government programs set up to help new moms and and community members can also hold diaper drives. Some their babies, SNAP (food stamps) and WIC, don’t offer of their best diaper donors are other young parents. assistance for diapers and wipes. So, what do moms (and dads) do? They “stretch” them—they let them air dry in order to get a second wearing out of them. They change them less often. They begin potty training months earlier than is recommended. Five years ago, when Erin Campbell first learned about this, she felt devastated. “I was crying, because parenthood is so hard even when you can afford the basic necessities,” she says. “So, I was just putting myself in the shoes of parents who can’t provide these things. It was just soul-crushing for me to think that there are parents that have to deal with that stress.” Campbell read about the National Diaper Bank Network, which supports local diaper banks across the country in collecting and distributing diapers to new parents in need. There was a diaper bank in Atlanta, but not in Athens. Right away, she knew there was a need that was not being met. The Athens Area Diaper Bank was born. At first, she paired with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, which, as a nonprofit, accepted donations on behalf of the fledgling diaper bank. But last year, she realized she needed to take the organization to the next level and applied for her own nonprofit status. “By the middle of last year, we realized we needed to get even bigger,” she says. “As of a few months ago, we are a completely independent 501(c)(3). We’re still a young organization, but Erin Campbell’s daughter, Lizzie, stands with the Athens Area Diaper Bank’s first-ever we’ve been dealing with diapers for a while.” load of donated diapers three years ago. The organization moved from Campbell’s garage to a warehouse space near Georgia Square Mall, and has formed partnerships with eight orga“They understand how expensive they are and how nizations that work with new moms and dads. Donated important they are,” Campbell says. “You can’t leave the diapers are sorted and packaged here, and then they are house without a few diapers in your bag.” given to agencies serving new parents in need. Volunteers A cell biologist who now stays home to raise her three have distributed more than 92,000 diapers since collections daughters, Campbell just wants more happy babies in clean started in 2015. This year, Campbell is hoping to collect diapers, and fewer moms stressing about where they’ll find 50,000. them. She’s had a lot of support from the local nonprofit The Athens Area Diaper Bank doesn’t give diapers community—the Athens Area Diaper Bank is the only one directly to parents—it works with nonprofits to distribute of its kind in town—and now it’s time to spread the word them among clients. Offering the diapers through the agen- among families who have the money, and the diapers, to cies helps them build deeper connections with families, donate. she adds, and also helps encourage families to consistently The Athens Area Diaper Bank will host a grand opening return for additional support and services. from 2–5 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at 485 Huntington Road, Ste. Cloth diapers are also accepted, although Campbell 192. Bring the family for this kid-friendly event, featuring notes they are a little trickier to place with new families. music from Allegro, story time, crafts from Little Athens Not everyone has regular access to a washer and dryer, and and Macaroni Kids and more. See how volunteers sort and when a child is in daycare, a cloth diaper may become a bar- package donated diapers, and bring some of your own to rier, because not all daycares accept them. “It’s hard to find donate. families who are OK with cloth diapers, but when we do, it’s For more details, visit athensareadiaperbank.com—and awesome, because they are set through potty training,” she to do your own diaper calculations, visit howmanydiapers. says. com. f

The Annual Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show is designed to honor and celebrate those who make Athens, GA a center of musical creativity, enjoyment & accomplishment. Each year, Music Editor Gabe Vodicka convenes a panel of Athens-music experts, including journalists, promoters, producers and others, to determine a list of nominees for the Flagpole Athens Music Awards. This list represents the local musicians who those judges felt were most active and influential, and whose output was most compelling, during the period of May 2018–April 2019.

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Musical performers at this year’s Spring Fling include headliner Randall Bramblett Band, as well as Timi Conley and Wonderland Rangers, Strawberry Flats, Michael Tolcher and the White Rabbit Collective.

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his weekend is filled with seasonal activities for Athenians of all ages, as both the 41st annual Athens Human Rights Festival and the second annual Athens Spring Fling will take place this Saturday and Sunday, May 4–5. Each festival is centered around advocacy. The long-running Human Rights Festival, in College Square downtown, aims to raise awareness for social, environmental and economic justice, while the Spring Fling, at Southeast Clarke Park, promotes Athens’ often overlooked Eastside, including both residents and businesses. Both events will feature live music, food, vendors and activities for the whole family. The Spring Fling will also host the East Athens Business Leaders Association, which will hold an expo for anyone interested in learning more about the businesses of Athens, with an emphasis on those operating on the Eastside. Though this is the Spring Fling’s second year in Athens, it’s the first time the event is being organized by the Athens-Clarke County government. The board responsible has organized yoga in the park, demonstrations at the Skate Park of Athens, a kids zone, beer gardens and more. Based on last year’s attendance, Melanie McElroy, ACC’s community outreach and development coordinator, says she expects anywhere from 2,000–2,500 people to come in and out of the park throughout the day. “The goal is to help raise the profiles of the businesses, community and park in east Athens,” McElroy says. “I want people to come out, bring their family, have a picnic and enjoy the music.”

is climate change and how it affects not only the Earth, but the health, well-being and rights of those who live on it. There will be speakers and tables from local and national climate advocacy organizations,

While the Spring Fling is still in its beginning stages, the Human Rights Festival is an Athens staple. For the past four decades, the festival has gathered activists and citizens from all over Athens and the region to raise awareness for social and political causes. Originally created to commemorate the Kent State and Jackson State killings, the festival now exists to promote free speech about issues that challenge human rights. These issues span across social, political, environmental and economic sectors. The emphasis of this year’s festival

including Earth Strike, the Georgia Climate Change Coalition, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Speak Out for Species and more. Musical performers include Universal Sigh, Liquid Dynamite, Squalle and more. In addition to the festival, AHRF will present an evening of films on Friday evening at The Globe. Psychologist and activist Paula Joan Caplan will introduce two shorts, Is Anybody Listening? and Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Century, beginning at 6 p.m. Mark McConnell has been on the Human Rights Festival board since 2000, and he

says the event is just as important now as it was when it first began. “It’s like AthFest, but with more of a social justice cause,” McConnell says. Plus, he adds, “When else do you get to just dance in the street?” McConnell says it takes about $10,000 to put on the festival every year, which is raised through donations, merchandise sales and advertising in the festival’s annual newspaper. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and McConnell says they hope to apply for a grant to cover the costs in the years to come. “There’s information available that is important, not only to each individual, but to everyone who lives on the Earth,” McConnell says. “The festival gives people an opportunity to engage with groups they may not otherwise know about.” This year’s Human Rights Festival newspaper includes informative articles and ads, and will be available throughout downtown, including at Walker’s Pub, Hendershot’s, Taco Stand and more. Above all, says McConnell, both the newspaper and festival exist to promote “equality and justice, peace and good will.” f

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Old Smokey’s Setting Sun PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com VAULT LINES: It’s been just shy of a thousand years since any new music was heard from experimental-ish and moody Americana band Old Smokey, but this grievance was redressed a few weeks ago, when the band released a fulllength, Sundowners, via Athens label Cloud Recordings. Truth be told, this album has been sitting around for a while. Member Rob Lomax told me, “I think we began tracking it in December 2015 and finished it the following year.” The band as such doesn’t really exist anymore, due to member Jacob Morris moving to North Carolina a while ago. But the faithful will appreciate that this record

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features the band’s classic lineup of Morris, Lomax, John Fernandes, Jim Willingham and Jason Trahan, and was recorded, as per usual for Old Smokey, with Zeke Sayer at Gypsy Farm. The 12 tracks here are well chosen and sequenced just right for dusky evenings. Especially compelling are the klezmer/spaghetti Western stomp “Taut,” the slow funeral march of the title track and the pop abandon of “Faulty Thinking Lines.” Recommended if you dig backroom card games or the scent of old bookstores and have, at one time or another, really tried switching from coffee to tea, but it didn’t take. Check this out at cloudrecordings. bandcamp.com.

meaningless filler of “Boom Bap Space Rap”. It’s difficult to wish that an already short album had been edited further, but sometimes those are the breaks. Either way, check the dude out at loudlogicstudios.com and soundcloud.com/ consciousastro. BUY YOU SOMETHIN’: Athens’ most polite and legendary record headhunter and all-around solid dude Kurt Wood is having another instance of his famous Front Porch Record Sale. As its name implies, the whole thing takes place on Wood’s front porch at 1080 Oconee St. Prices start in the super low $1 area and, of course, go higher based on all the normal things like rarity, condition, etc. There are literally thousands of items for you to dig through, and the whole thing happens Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, May 5 from noon–6 p.m.

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ENVELOPE, PLEASE: The finalists for the 2019 Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award have been announced. In the interest of full disclosure, I should let you know that I was one of five judges for this year’s award. Before I mention the nominees, let it be said that everyone who submitted a song this year deserves to be recognized for their talent, organizational skills and creativity. With that, this year’s finalists are Lydia Brambila (“Sirena”), Don Chambers (“The Last Thursday”), Carly Joy King (“Just Listen”), Greg Meredith (“Mirrors”) and the late Ross Shapiro (“Possibilities”). The nominees will perform at this year’s award ceremony, with Shapiro’s song played by his bandmates in The Glands, Joe Rowe and Doug Stanley. The event takes place Thursday, May 16 at The Foundry. For more information, see classiccityrotary.org. THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD: Nicholas Mallis released his newest album, Artificial Irrelevance, earlier this month, and it’s a total gem. Although steeped in the 1980s mod revival and kitchen-sink R&B, it’s less an album out of time than it is timeless. Opening Track “Habitable World” is jittery, detached and cool; “When the Machine Stops” is deeply blue-eyed and soulful in the same vein as Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council); and the sweeping guitar refrain from “To Think We’d Cross the Nile” recalls mid-’70s Eric Clapton in a nice and not irritating way. Take a big ol’ bite at nicholasmallis. bandcamp.com. f

LOGIC PROJECT: Athens-by-way-of-Macon rapper Conscious Astro has a new seven-song record out named Wine and Circus. Notable guest appearances come courtesy of Louie Larceny and Zac Chase. Astro released this via Loud Logic Studios, which is the label he runs with producer C. Durango. Now, with the hard facts outta the way, let’s dig in. This is less an album than a collection of tracks, which is to say, it doesn’t feel deliberately sequenced WUOG 90.5 FM’s 10 Most-Played Recordings or arranged in any parApr. 17–23 ticular way to facilitate flow. The tracks are kind 1. Weyes Blood Titanic Rising (Sub Pop) of hit and miss, but when 2. Better Oblivion Community Center Better Oblivion Community Center (Dead Oceans) they hit, they hit hard. For 3. Julia Jacklin Crushing (Polyvinyl) example, both “Loathing 4. Homeshake Helium (Sinderlyn) the Fear” and “Movement” 5. Abby Crerie “Inner Dialogue b/w “When” (Independent Release)* are pretty killer standalone 6. The Coathangers The Devil You Know (Suicide Squeeze) tracks that would make a 7. Lomelda M for Empathy (DDW) fine double A-side single. 8. Chai Punk (Burger) Go ahead and throw the 9. Everyday Dogs Everyday Dogs EP (Independent Release)* proto-hardcore “God Sends” 10. Ex Hex It’s Real (Merge) into that group, too. Lesser * local release · Get the latest WUOG news, including the Live in the Lobby schedule, at wuog.org. songs include the highpitched “The Loop” and the

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Toughing It Out, You’re a couple, right? We all have our quirks, but this guy is approaching this like a long-suffering dad, not a partner. His attitude is a huge red flag. I think you see yourself being with this guy forever, but he sounds very controlling and not particularly supportive of you. If y’all marry, your debt will also be his debt, and I understand his concerns about that, but his reaction seems extreme. He’s refusing to give you a clear date on moving in with you because he’s gotta “work more” to help pay off your loans. Honestly… what? You can get on an income-based repayment plan that will not have y’all eating ramen for 10 years. I don’t make much money myself, and my

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and truth be told, we both have more money than necessary right now, and either of us could move, but he doesn’t see it that way. We are from different socioeconomic backgrounds, and I don’t think he realizes how wealthy and well-positioned he is. I’m shocked and happy to be a first-generation grad making more money than anyone in my family. He thinks everything should be on his timeline, “because he’s the one who is moving,” and he thinks I’m careless with money, but it feels like he’s just pushing me and trying to get me to break up with him so he doesn’t have to move. I told him I need to have proof he’s moving by August, or I’m dating other people in September. It didn’t go over well. I don’t think I’m being unreasonable. I’ve offered to move, I’ve waited—I’m still waiting—and I’ve been supportive of all his endeavors while he speaks badly of mine. It sounds like he’s the worst, but when we are actually together, we have the best time. Like, truly in love, having a blast, great partnership level. I don’t know if we are supposed to break up, or if it’s worth it to tough it out until he moves here and we can finally see what a real relationship would be like. Thank you so much, Bonita! Sincerely, Toughing It Out

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MUSIC | FRI, MAY 3

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ART | SUN, MAY 5

40 Watt Club · 8 p.m. · $14–16 Few bands can stake such a claim over the development of their narrative as Girlpool, the brainchild of songwriters Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad. With their debut, Before the World Was Big, the pair carved out an idiosyncratic niche with their twee-like vocals and interwoven guitars. In subsequent releases, Girlpool has eschewed its original setup in favor of a fuller and more varied sound, incorporating drums, distorted guitars and a wider vocal range produced by Tucker’s transition and accompanying hormone replacement therapy. The band’s third album, What Chaos Is Imaginary, adds drum machines and synths to the mix, resulting in another bold entry in this dynamic duo’s ever-evolving storyline. [Andy Barton]

Secret Location · 8 p.m. · $25 Over the course of four studio albums in the 1990s, alt-rock band Hum finetuned its visionary blend of shoegaze, metal and post-rock, a process that culminated in the underground masterpiece Downward Is Heavenward and established a template for the current generation of dream-rock revivalists. Recently, there have been new signs of life from the Hum camp, with the band teasing new material and frontman Matt Talbott striking out for his first-ever solo shows. Talbott will play Athens as part of Undertow’s Living Room Tour series, where fans host intimate performances in their homes, studios or businesses. As of press time, there were a few tickets available at undertowshows. com for the local gig, whose location is revealed upon purchase. [Gabe Vodicka]

Ciné · 11:45 a.m.–4 p.m. · FREE! Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Month, HEAR is a newly launched film series hoping to de-stigmatize mental illness by sharing wellness-related movies. The kickoff includes a screening of A New High, followed by an open house with TED Talks, musical performances and a resource fair with representatives from Nuçi’s Space, Family Counseling Service of Athens, Acceptance Recovery Center, Athens Recovery Fest and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The series continues with Far From the Tree on May 11, I Am Holden On on May 18 and Life Animated on May 25. All screenings begin at 11:45 a.m., and will be followed by Q&A sessions with licensed mental-health professionals. [Jessica Smith]

Creature Comforts · 3–5 p.m. · FREE! The brewery’s new exhibition, “En Plein Air,” provides a time capsule of a blooming springtime Bartram Trail Farm through site-specific watercolor scenes painted on location by Margaret Agner, Susie Burch, Olivia Carlisle, Mary Ann Cox, Alice Pruitt, Viviane van Giesen and Katherine Schuber. Presented by Get Artistic, the Sunday reception will offer an opportunity to meet the artists and watch scientific illustration demonstrations by Carlisle. Pinto Art Supplies, which provided materials to the participating artists to create their works for this exhibition, will also host a pop-up sale and demonstrate how watercolor paints are mixed by hand. The exhibition will remain on view at Creature Comforts through June 2. [JS]

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Tuesday 30 ART: Mural Dedication (St. Mary’s Hospital) See David Hale’s new mural, “Birds of Heaven,” which was commissioned by St. Mary’s Health Care System and is located near the emergency department. 9 a.m. FREE! CLASSES: Kitten Yoga (Memorial Park) Circle of Friends Animal Society presents Kitten Yoga this summer. Hang out with adoptable kittens and do yoga. All ages and skill levels welcome. 6:30-7:30 p.m. $5, ($2 mat rentals). www.cofas.org CLASSES: Computer Class: iPad/ iPhone Basics (ACC Library) Learn how to do touch screen gestures, connect to wifi, download apps, change settings and more.

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Presentation-based class with opportunity to try out iPad. 10– 11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Infant Massage (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) The class will cover a history of infant massage, recognizing infant cues and demonstration strokes. 10-11 a.m. FREE! www.reblossomathens.com CLASSES: Basic Welding (840 Hawthorne Avenue ) This welding class is designed for amateur metalworkers, artists, serious hobbyists and those who are completely new to welding. 6-10 p.m. $200. 706-3084792, www.wioamerica.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 in the rotunda. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside loca-

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tions of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 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: 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 SPORTS: The Classic Center Cultural Foundation Golf Tournament (The Georgia Club) This event will support the organization’s mission to provide diverse

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performing, visual and culinary arts programs for our community, as well as hospitality workforce development initiatives in and around Athens. $125. www.classiccenter. com/foundation THEATER: Next Act Cabaret (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) UGA’s musical theater group performs. 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com

Wednesday 1 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org ART: Opening Reception (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) See tapestry

wall hangings by Bailey Taylor, a landscape architecture student at UGA. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www. heirloomathens.com COMEDY: Educated Mess (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See standups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Foster Care Awareness (Cornerstone Church) Come meet local organizations that support foster care and learn ways you can help out. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. cornerstoneathens.cc 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 k continued on next page

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THE CALENDAR! Comforts during the market will get you free tokens to spend at the market. Live music. 4-7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: UCWGA May Day Fair Wage Picnic (Legion Field) United Campus Workers of Georgia are holding a May Day Fair Wage Picnic in honor of International Workers Day and UGA employees. There will be free food and musical artists Timi Conley, ISHUES, Kxng Blanco, Dan Sohi and more. 1-4 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ UnitedCampusWorkersGA 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: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens GAMES: General Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Weekly trivia hosted by the one and only Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3144 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Beer Goggles Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) Walter Lane hosts weekly trivia. Teams can have up to 10 players, and prizes include tab discounts. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KIDSTUFF: Pre-Schooler Program: Lil Cubs Cabin Explorers (Rocksprings Community Center) Wrap up spring by building a tiny cabin, digging for gold, enjoying some outdoor games and eating snacks. 10-11 a.m. $4-6. www.accgov.com/rocksprings LECTURES & LIT: YA Author Visit (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Join YA authors E.E. Charlton-Trujillo and A.S. King in conversation with Will Walton. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings featuring Rosemary Royston. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/athenswordofmouth LECTURES & LIT: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Meet with other fans of anime and manga to discover books, shows, movies, snacks, art, and Japanese culture. Grades 6-12. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee OUTDOORS: Midweek Trail Walk (Southeast Clarke Park) Walk, breathe and be in the moment on the trail. 9-10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3620 OUTDOORS: Guided Nature Rambles (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join naturalists from the community for a guided walk on the trails. 9-11 a.m. FREE! www.accgov. com/sandycreeknaturecenter

Thursday 2 ART: Abe Partridge (The World Famous) A musician from Mobile, AL, Partridge is also a folk artist. A showcase of his original art will be on view during his performance. 6:30–8:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens

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COMEDY: Open Mic Comedy (Moonlight Theater) Featuring a wide range of local and Atlanta comedians. 8:30-9:30 p.m. $6. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Ladies Night in the Winery (Boutier Winery & Inn) Ladies are invited out for wine, food and line dancing. 6:30-10 p.m. $15. www.boutierwinery.com EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are invited to have fun, share ideas and knit. Beginning knitters are encouraged to attend. Open to ages 16 years and up. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart FILM: Romeo + Juliet (Georgia Museum of Art) Shakespeare’s famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona, CA, while retaining its original dialogue. The Shakespeare in Love film series is screened in conjunction with the

the library. May 2, 5–7 p.m. (FOL members), May 3–4, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.freymaryl@gmail.com MEETINGS: Young Professionals Network of Athens Monthly Meet-Up (Homewood Suites ) The first YPN Meetup of the Summer. 6-8 p.m. FREE! www.ypnathens.org MEETINGS: Firefly Bridge Public Input Session (Snipes Water Resource Center) Join the design team and share your thoughts on the proposed design concepts. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com PERFORMANCE: Joe Alterman Jazz Trio (Empire Mills, Madison) Atlanta musician Joe Alterman studied jazz at New York University. Part of the 17th annual Madison Chamber Music Festival. 6 p.m. (dinner), 8 p.m. (concert). www. mmcc-arts.org PERFORMANCE: Ruthless (Quinn Hall) Athens Creative Theatre presents Ruthless: A Musical Comedy. May 2-4, 7:30 p.m. May 5, 3 p.m. $12-15. www.accgov.com

COMEDY: Cherith Fuller (Moonlight Theater) A seasoned writer for Cartoon Network, Cherith is a regular feature at Laughing Skull and performs throughout the Southeast. 10 p.m. $6-12. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Madison in May: Spring Tour of Homes (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) Experience the living history of Madison while strolling through a selection of architecturally significant private homes. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $25–40. www.madisoninmay.com EVENTS: Retro Prom (The Foundry) Pick your decade, dress to the nines and dance the night away. Proceeds benefit the Athens Community Council on Aging. Music by Electric Avenue. 8 p.m. $25–30. www.accaging.org/events-fundraisers-2/ EVENTS: Hasan’s Rugs: Educational Talks & Turkish Treats (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) An exhibition and sale of handwoven Turkish rugs presented

PERFORMANCE: Athens Showgirl Cabaret (Go Bar) Drag performances by local artists. 10:30 p.m. $3. showgirlcabaret@gmail.com, www.athensshowgirlcabaret.com PERFORMANCE: Steep Canyon Rangers (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) This Grammy Award-winning group blends elements of pop, country and folk rock. 7:30-8:30 p.m. $30. www.ugapresents.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert (The Classic Center) Bring a picnic dinner and listen to “An Evening With the American Songbook: The Music of Ellington, Young and Mercer. “ 8 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). classiccenter.com PERFORMANCE: A Play On Shakespeare (Athens Little Playhouse) A family-friendly production, very loosely based on William Shakespeare’s Henry V. This contemporary comedy was written by Athens’ own Lynne Thomas. May 3-4 & 10-11, 7 p.m. May 5 & 12, 3

An opening reception to celebrate new tapestry wall hangings by Bailey Taylor will be held at Heirloom Café on Wednesday, May 1 from 5:30–6:30 p.m. The works will remain on view through Monday, June 24. exhibition “Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org GAMES: Thorsday (The Rook and Pawn) Celebrate your favorite Creature Comforts-drinking, hammer-wielding god with Marvel and Norse-themed games, plus superhero-themed cocktails. All day. www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq LECTURES & LIT: Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Guest speaker Jess Riddle, Executive Director of Georgia Forest Watch, speaks on “North Georgia’s Old-Growth Forests.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.oconeeriversaudubon.org LECTURES & LIT: Inclusive Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) This facilitated book club serves adults of all abilities and will be reading out loud and discussing book of the month The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis. 1 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Pervis Taylor (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Pervis Taylor reads from his book, Surthrival Mode. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library Book Sale (Oglethorpe County Library) CDs, DVDs, vinyl, handcrafted gifts and more. Saturday is Stuff-a-Bag Day. Proceeds benefit

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THEATER: High School Musical (Clarke Central High School) Presented by the high school’s drama department. May 2–4. www. clarke.k12.ga.us

Friday 3 ART: Concentrate: BFA Candidates from the Lamar Dodd School of Art (ATHICA) This pop-up exhibition features BFA candidates Andrea Murillo, Alyssa Davis, Dianne Horgan, Emily Llamazales, Kira Hynes, Megan Sparks, Niel Hancock, Sabo Boden and Philip McClure. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.athica.org CLASSES: Art Club Junior: Abstract Portraiture (KA Artist Shop) Class will incorporate a discussion, personal sketching/journaling and a hands-on project. All materials apart from your personal sketchbook and drawing tools will be provided. 4:30-6 p.m. & 6:30-8 p.m. $15. www.kaartist.com 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: David Perdue (Moonlight Theater) David’s credits include Comedy Central, Epix, Fuse and the Oprah Winfrey Network. He was a winner of the 2016 Laughing Skull’s “Set List Tournament.” 8:30 p.m. $10-18. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com

by Hasan’s Rugs. 10% from the sale of each rug goes to support the Madison Morgan Cultural Center’s mission. Educational talks, Turkish treats, rug talks and repair demonstrations throughout the day. May 3–4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. mmcc-arts.org EVENTS: Friday Night Dance Party (UGA Dance Building) Free beginner Rumba lesson at 7 p.m. followed by social dancing at 8 p.m. No partner required. 7–10:30 p.m. $3-5. www.ugaballroom.com FILM: Is Anybody Listening? & Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Country (The Globe) Paula Joan Caplan hosts the screening of two short films Is Anybody Listening? and Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Country as part of Athen’s Human Rights Festival. 6 p.m. & 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenshumanrightsfest.org KIDSTUFF: Pre-Schooler Program: Lil Derby Dashers (Rocksprings Community Center) Make and name your own horses, play silly racing games and snack on some Derby worthy treats. Ages 1-6. 10-11 a.m. $4-6. www.accgov.com/ rocksprings LECTURES & LIT: Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library Book Sale (Oglethorpe County Library) See Thursday listing for full description. May 2, 5–7 p.m. (FOL members), May 3–4, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.freymaryl@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Ruthless (Quinn Hall) See Thursday listing for full description. May 2-4, 7:30 p.m. May 5, 3 p.m. $12-15. www.accgov.com

p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net THEATER: Murder at the Banquet (Lavonia Cultural Center) The Franklin Community Players present a dinner theater murder mystery, Murder at the Banquet. May 3-4, 6 p.m. $25. www.franklincommunityplayers.com THEATER: To Kill a Mockingbird (On Stage Walton) Monroe’s community theater presents the timeless story based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. May 3–4 & 10–11, 8 p.m. May 5, 2 p.m. $15. www.onstagewalton.org THEATER: High School Musical (Clarke Central High School) See Thursday listing for full description. May 2–4. www.clarke.k12.ga.us

Saturday 4 ART: Debbie Stewart: Opening Reception (ACC Library) The ACC Library Quiet Gallery presents the work of Winder artist Debbie Stewart. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens ART: Opening Reception (Hip Gallery) Local artist Manda McKay presents “Walk Unafraid: Feminist Paintings.” 2-4 p.m. FREE! www. hipvintagehandmade.com ART: WUGA’s Artists in Residence Series (Contact for Location) See the home and studio of local painter and muralist Jamie Calkin. His work can be found in the Tate Center on UGA’s campus, Flowerland and Timothy Road Elementary. 3–5 p.m.

$15–20. 706-542-9842, wuga@uga. edu, www.wuga.org ART: Southern Star Open Studio & Pottery Sale (Southern Star Studio) This month’s focus is on planters, vases and all things botanical. Food will be provided from Dondero’s. Plants from Hungry Gnome Landscaping will be available. Pottery studio features work by Maria Dondero, Jennifer Heynen, Chona Reyes Leathers, Regina Mandell, Allya Macdonald, Kerry Steinberg, Alex Wilkins and Brandon Bishop. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www. mariadondero.com CLASSES: Core Energetics (Healing Arts Centre) A psycho-therapeutic approach that incorporates modern psychology, body psychotherapy and spirituality. 2-5 p.m. $25-50 (free for students). www. vitallyalive.com CLASSES: Sausage Making (Farmview Market) Learn the stepby-step process of sausage making. Pre-registration required. Fee includes supplies. 3-4:30 p.m. $25. www.farmviewmarket.com COMEDY: Collin Moulton and Stewart Huff (40 Watt Club) Athens Montessori alumnus Collin Moulton has been featured on Showtime, Nickelodeon and “Last Call with Carson Daly.” Stewart Huff has performed at comedy clubs and festivals across the country for over 15 years. Proceeds benefit the Athens Montessori School. 7 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com COMEDY: David Perdue (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. $10-18. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com COMEDY: Cherith Fuller (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description. 10 p.m. $6-12. www. moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Low Cost Vaccination & Pet Care Clinic (Pet Supplies Plus) The clinic offers vaccinations and services like microchipping, deworming and more. All animals must be on leash or in a kennel. No appointment necessary. 1-4 p.m. $10–25. athenshumanesociety.org EVENTS: Madison in May: Spring Tour of Homes (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) See Friday listing for full description. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $25–40. www.madisoninmay.com EVENTS: May the Fourth (Southern Brewing Company) Secret Record Swap from 12-6 p.m., live music by Hyper Space at 7 p.m., a special Saturday Movies on Tap featuring A New Hope at 9 p.m., limited edition T-shirts and specialty beers. 12-11 p.m. www.sobrewco.com EVENTS: May Day Celebration (West Broad Market Garden) Festivities include kids activities, fresh produce and artisan goods from local vendors, special guest speakers, live music and performances, cooking demonstrations and the maypole dedication. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Miles for Moms Run/ Walk 5K (Milledge Avenue Baptist Church) This race will be held to increase awareness as well as to celebrate and recognize mothers who have fought or battled any type of cancer. 8 a.m.- 5p.m. $20. www. milesformoms5k.org EVENTS: Nature’s Trading Post (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Trade objects you have found in nature for points or other natural objects in the collection. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/sandycreeknaturecenter EVENTS: West Broad Farmers Market (West Broad Market Garden) WBFM offers a wide-variety of fresh and locally-sourced produce, hot food, handmade crafts,

and other functional goods as well as entertainment, activities, and educational workshops. The WBFM is an inclusive space for cross-cultural and inter-generational engagement. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org EVENTS: Tintypes with Salvage Sparrow (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Local tintype photographer Salvage Sparrow will be here for a day of portraits. Each person should expect to reserve 30 minutes (not sitting still the entire time). Small groups and individuals are encouraged. May 4, 12-5:30 p.m. May 5, 12-4 p.m. $70. www.treehousekidandcraft.com EVENTS: Secret Record Swap (Southern Brewing Company) Vendors from around the Southeast sell their records, CDs, tapes, books, posters, DVDs and all types of music memorabilia. Presented in partnership with Secret Sounds Athens. 12-6 p.m. www.sobrewco.com EVENTS: Public Tour of the Drinking Water Treatment Plant (Snipes Water Resource Center) See the process Athens’ water goes through before being delivered to homes, businesses and schools. Following the tour meet in the Water Resources Building for water conservation displays, giveaways and tastings. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.thinkatthesink.com EVENTS: Kurt Wood’s Front Porch Record Sale (1080 Oconee St.) Find a cool record from one of Athens’ biggest collectors. See Threats & Promises on p. 17. May 4, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. & May 5, 12–6 p.m. 706-614-1867 EVENTS: Hasan’s Rugs: Educational Talks & Turkish Treats (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) See Friday listing for full description. May 3–4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.mmcc-arts.org EVENTS: Athens Spring Fling (Southeast Clarke Park) Celebrate the Eastside with artists, yoga in the park, skate park demonstrations, a play zone for children, food trucks, a beer garden and a business expo. See Story on p. 16. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. FREE! athensspringfling.com EVENTS: Athens Human Rights Festival (College Square) A twoday event dedicated to promoting free speech and confronting issues that challenge human rights. Activists and members of various communities and organizations take the stage to discuss social and political topics. Live music, information booths, children’s activities and youth performances. See story on p. 16. May 4, 10 a.m-11 p.m. May 5, 1-11 p.m. FREE! www.athenshumanrightsfest.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) The market hosts around 45 vendors, children’s activities, live music 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: Fit For a Miracle 5K (TransFit Athens) This 5K benefits Extra Special People, a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for people with disabilities and their families. All proceeds will help fund the new ESP Miracle League baseball complex. 4:30-6 p.m. $2530. www.active.com EVENTS: Day of Jubilee Gospel Celebration (Morton Theatre) MTC is joining with the Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement (AADM), Fred Smith of the Athens Area Black History Committee, and community leaders to celebrate this historic occasion 154 years later with a vigil, remembrance and concert to honor the area’s African-American ancestors, particularly those whose

remains were discovered during the renovation at the UGA’s Baldwin Hall. 6-8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. www.mortontheatre.com FILM: HEAR Film Festival (Ciné) HEAR is a partnership between Ciné, Family Counseling Service of Athens, Inc. (FCS) and Nuçi’s Space to raise awareness and de-stigmatize mental illness by screening relevant mental wellness-related videos and films for the Athens community. FCS will provide post-screening Q&A sessions with licensed mental health professionals who specialize in addressing the issues depicted in each film. See Calendar Pick on p. 21. 11:45 a.m. FREE! 404-428-6755 KIDSTUFF: Free Comic Book Day (ACC Library) Fans are invited to an afternoon of all things comics, including a superhero drawing class, trivia, crafts, cosplay presentation and costume contest with prizes! The ACC Library will have free comic books available for children, teens and adults while supplies last. 1-4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: May the Fourth (Madison County Library, Danielsville) May the Fourth Be With You as you enjoy popcorn, drinks, and a sci-fi flick! This program is free and open to the public of all abilities, ages 12 and up. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Lego Star Wars Build Event (Barnes & Noble) Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lego Star Wars with building activities. May the 4th be with you! 2-3 p.m. FREE! www.bn.com LECTURES & LIT: Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library Book Sale (Oglethorpe County Library) See Thursday listing for full description. May 2, 5–7 p.m. (FOL members), May 3–4, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.freymaryl@gmail.com LECTURES & LIT: Melia KeetonDigby: The Hero’s Heart (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Avid Bookshop presents local author Melia Keeton-Digby for her book, The Hero’s Heart. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Firefly Bridge Public Input Session (ACC Planning Department Auditorium) Join the design team and share your thoughts on the proposed design concepts. 10 a.m. FREE! www.accgov.com OUTDOORS: Naturalist’s Walks (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Join naturalists on their quest to discover the beauty of spring. 10-11 a.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/sandycreeknaturecenter OUTDOORS: Bird Appreciation Day (Hard Labor Creek State Park) Celebrate feathered friends and learn about Georgia’s native and migratory birds. Create pine cone feeders, paper plate masks, and a nest. Followed by a birding hike at 2:30 p.m. 11 a.m. $5 park pass. david. guzman@dnr.ga.gov PERFORMANCE: Ruthless (Quinn Hall) See Thursday listing for full description. May 2-4, 7:30 p.m. May 5, 3 p.m. $12-15. www.accgov.com PERFORMANCE: Athens Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert (The Classic Center) See Friday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). classiccenter.com PERFORMANCE: A Play On Shakespeare (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description. May 3-4 & 10-11, 7 p.m. May 5 & 12, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net THEATER: High School Musical (Clarke Central High School) See Thursday listing for full description. May 2–4. www.clarke.k12.ga.us k continued on next page

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THEATER: Murder at the Banquet (Lavonia Cultural Center) See Friday listing for full description. May 3-4, 6 p.m. $25. www.franklincommunityplayers.com THEATER: To Kill a Mockingbird (On Stage Walton) See Friday listing for full description. May 3–4 & 10–11, 8 p.m. May 5, 2 p.m. $15. www.onstagewalton.org

CLASSES: Compost Learning Session (Maepole) Learn more about composting from a local master composter. 3-4 p.m. FREE! www. accgov.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef ’O’ Brady’s) Win house cash and prizes!

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tell true stories pulled from their rich lives. The emcee for this event is J.R. Green. 7 p.m. $9. www.rabbitbox.org GAMES: Beer Goggles Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) Walter Lane hosts weekly trivia. Teams can have up to 10 players, and prizes include tab discounts. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 8 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BRIDGES Anthemic local alt-rock group led by songwriter Alex Young. XANDER WARD Melodic folk-pop singer-songwriter. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MEGA BOG Experimental indie-pop recording project from Seattle. CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER The leader of buzzy local pop group Locate S,1 plays a solo set. REALISTIC PILLOW Local beatbased experimental one-man band.

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ART: Meet the Artist: En Plein Air (Creature Comforts Brewery) Pinto Art Supplies partnered with Creature Comforts’ Get Artistic program to provide seven local watercolor painters with the supplies they needed to create the paintings on view in the CCBC Gallery. See Calendar Pick on p. 21. 3-5 p.m. FREE! www. getcurious.com CLASSES: Brush Lettering (KA Artist Shop) A follow-up or companion class to continue your lettering practice. If you have never used a pointed dip pen but want to jump in with brush and watercolor lettering, you are welcome to join. All skill levels welcome. 2-4 p.m $40. www. kaartist.com EVENTS: Kurt Wood’s Front Porch Record Sale (1080 Oconee St.) See Saturday listing for full description. May 4, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. & May 5, 12–6 p.m. 706-614-1867 EVENTS: Open House (Athens Montessori School) Prospective students ages 3-15 and their families can check out the campus. 2-4 p.m. FREE! www.athensmontessori.org EVENTS: Tintypes with Salvage Sparrow (Treehouse Kid and Craft) See Saturday listing for full description. May 4, 12-5:30 p.m. May 5, 12-4 p.m. $70. www.treehousekidandcraft.com EVENTS: Community Baby Shower (Athens Area Diaper Bank) Supporters are asked to bring donations and diapers to stock the shelves, while enjoying some fun with their young children. There will be music, yoga, storytelling, crafts, light refreshments and more. See Story on p. 14. 2-5 p.m. www.athensareadiaperbank.com EVENTS: Cinco De Mayo (Southern Brewing Company) Enjoy specialty beers including Prickly Pear 7AM, Margarita Gose, Stout of the Border and more. Freddy’s food truck will be there slinging south of the border jalapeño burgers. 12-7 p.m. www. sobrewco.com EVENTS: Athens Human Rights Festival (College Square) See Saturday listing for full description. May 4, 10 a.m-11 p.m. May 5, 1-11 p.m. FREE! www.athenshumanrightsfest.org GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 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 PERFORMANCE: A Play On Shakespeare (Athens Little Playhouse) See Friday listing for full description. May 3-4 & 10-11, 7 p.m. May 5 & 12, 3 p.m. $5-10. www.athenslittleplayhouse.net PERFORMANCE: Ruthless (Quinn Hall) See Thursday listing for full description. May 2-4, 7:30 p.m. May 5, 3 p.m. $12-15. www.accgov.com THEATER: To Kill a Mockingbird (On Stage Walton) See Friday listing for full description. May 3–4 & 10–11, 8 p.m. May 5, 2 p.m. $15. www.onstagewalton.org

MEETINGS: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (ACC Library) Join to honor mothers who are victims and survivors of gun violence. There will be a special exhibit of the GA Peach Mother’s Dream Quilt. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE! www.momsdemandaction.org PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral Society (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The 90-voice chorus will present Haydn’s Mass for Troubled Times, Missa in Augustiis (also known as the Nelson Mass), accompanied by an orchestra and featuring guest soloists Esther Tonea, Elizabeth Knight, Jason Burnett and

HATCHIE Performing alter ego of Australian dream-pop singer-songwriter Harriette Pilbeam. The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $5. www.thefoundryathens. com THE BEST OF UNKNOWN ATHENS A monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Liam Parke. Georgia Center for Continuing Education 5 p.m. FREE! 706-215-9333 CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ Drive-By Truckers’ keyboardist plays your favorite yacht rock, singer-songwriter, power-pop, British Invasion, originals and TV theme songs. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 M.A.Z.E. Punk band on tour from Japan. BB EYE St. Louis punk band featuring members of Lumpy and the Dumpers and Warm Bodies. BLUE BODIES Athens-based “bummer-pop” punk band. NAG Rumbling, skeletal punk band from Decatur. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) THE VIBRATONES Veterans of the Athens scene playing various blues styles. Dancing is encouraged!

Steep Canyon Rangers play Hodgson Concert Hall on Friday, May 3. Every Monday night. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1916 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: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com

Tuesday 7 EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) See Tuesday listing for full description. 2 p.m. FREE! jclevela@uga.edu GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Tiny Tales on Tuesdays (Memorial Park) See Tuesday listing for full description. 10:30 a.m. $3–4. www.accgov.com/ leisure LECTURES & LIT: Karen Strong: Just South of Home (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Avid Bookshop presents Karen Strong for her book, Just South of Home. 6:307:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com

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Michael Dauterman. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenschoralsociety.com PERFORMANCE: Tuesday Tunes (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) A live series featuring new groups and fresh music each month. All musicians are students or TAs at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 5:30 p.m. FREE! hotel. uga.edu

Wednesday 8 ART: Gallery Talk (Georgia Museum of Art) Dr. Steven Grossvogel, associate professor of Italian at UGA, will give a special gallery talk in the exhibition “Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Free Gardening Class Series: Composting (ACC Library) Find out about basic concepts and the importance of efficient composting, as well as recommended structure and methods. Gardeners of all experience levels are welcome. 6 p.m. FREE! www. extension.uga.edu EVENTS: Sustainability Tour (UGA Bioconversion Center) Come tour the Bioconversion Center and learn about composting at UGA. You will learn a unique insight about how small-scale composting can create a significant impact on a large university. 1:30-2:30 p.m. FREE! www. accgov.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) See Wednesday listing for full description. 4-7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Trying Times & Triumphs, Too (The Foundry) For Older Americans Month, Rabbit Box will collaborate with Athens Community Council on Aging. Trying Times and Triumphs, Too will spotlight the many interesting elders over 60 in the community who will

GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.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 (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 MEETINGS: CASA Volunteer Orientation (Children First) Athens-Oconee CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is recruiting volunteers to act as legal advocates for children in foster care. No legal experience necessary. Come find out how you can speak up for a child in need. 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-1922 x4, www.athensoconeecasa.org PERFORMANCE: ACT Presents: Reader’s Theatre (Quinn Hall) ACT’s reader’s theater for adults and seniors returns to the stage with a collection of Carol Burnett sketches and skits from the beloved comedian’s career on stage and television. May 8-10, 7:30 p.m. May 12, 3 p.m. athensclarkecounty.com/646/Shows

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 30 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SEGO New project from Andrew McFarland (Reptar, Semicircle).

AVERY LEIGH’S NIGHT PALACE Ethereal indie-pop group fronted by former Athenian Avery Draut. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 DANIEL HARDIN Singer-songwriter with acoustic and electric blues and rock influences. BLOOMFIELD New, Athens-based rock band.

Wednesday 1 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided! Caledonia Lounge 8:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com SWAMP Melodic and wiry local indierock band. FASTER CIRCUITS Local psychpop band led by songwriter Derek Almstead. SON STEP Experimental indie-pop group from Philadelphia. LYDIA BRAMBILA Local singer-songwriter and guitarist with a mystical folk sound. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com GREG JACQUIN Indie-folk singer-songwriter from Tarrytown, NY. BENJAMIN SIMPSON Young local singer-songwriter plays a mix of ’70s and ’80s music, along with originals. GREG CONNORS Americana singer-songwriter from New York. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $14 (adv.), $16 (door). www.40watt.com GIRLPOOL Buzzy, melodic indie-pop duo from Los Angeles. See Calendar Pick on p. 21.

Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards. Starland Pizzeria and Pub 9 p.m. FREE! www.starlandpizza.com WOLF’S DEN OPEN MIC Featuring musical performances and live interviews.

Thursday 2 Akademia Brewing Co. 6 p.m. FREE! www.akademiabc.com LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul. Big City Bread Cafe 7 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0029 JOE ROWE Local musician singing songs about life and death. Blue Sky 10 p.m. 706-850-3153 JJC Local DJ plays disco, funk, soul, hip-hop, house and more. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com THE DARNELL BOYS The Darnell brothers play country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion. THE HONEY SLIDERS Detroitinfluenced rock band from Catropolis. JOE CAT Local troubadour whose influences range from Steve Earle and Townes Van Zant to Johnny Cash. 40 Watt Club 10:30 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to three different channels of music. One of them is a request line!

The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com MRJORDANMRTONKS Tommy Jordan and William Tonks’ collaboration features rootsy guitar picking and paired vocal melodies. Album release show! SOUND TRAVELER Eclectic folk duo from North Carolina.

40 Watt Club 10 p.m. $5. www.40watt.com ’80S DANCE PARTY Dance to your favorite tunes from the 1980s. The Foundry Retro Prom. 8 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com ELECTRIC AVENUE Tribute band that delivers “the ’80s MTV experience.” Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com CHECK THE SIGNS Uplifting local family band. 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com COSMIC CHARLIE Grateful Dead cover band that adds their own flair

Saturday 4 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com MURDER THE MOOD Athens-based alternative rock group. Album release show! TRAINFIGHT Metal band from Atlanta. JET PHASE Local grunge-influenced indie-rock band. ROSIE & THE RATDOGS Athensbased hard-rock group. College Square 10 a.m. (Sat), 1 p.m. (Sun). FREE! www.athenshumanrightsfestival.org ATHENS HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL Local musicians perform all weekend to support the long-run-

J & J Flea Market 2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2410 RC COWBOY Local performer playing country and gospel standards and originals. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 JACK’S RIVER BAND Atlanta group blending blues and rock with “raw, funkadelic energy.” Southeast Clarke Park 11 a.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ AthensSpringFling ATHENS SPRING FLING An all-day, family-friendly festival featuring music from Randall Bramblett Band, Michael Tolcher, Timi and Wonderland Rangers, Strawberry Flats and White Rabbit Collective. Plus, yoga,

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Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BEN SPARACO & THE NEW EFFECT Nashville-based indie-rock band with jam underpinnings. 7:30 p.m. $27 (adv.), $30 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com BLUE OCTOBER Alt-rock band from Houston, TX known for radio hits like “Hate Me.” MONA Nashville-based alternative-rock group. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ALEC STANLEY’S BLUES BRIGADE Macon native whose solo sets revolve around spontaneous improvisation.

DIBBUK New local band.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. 706-546-4742 CASUAL CADENZA Jammy rock and roll four-piece from Atlanta. The World Famous 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens ABE PARTRIDGE Gritty folk singer-songwriter from Mobile, AL.

Friday 3 Akademia Brewing Co. 8:30 p.m. www.akademiabc.com HIP-HOP MEGA-MIX Featuring DJs Chief Rocka & mon2, a Beat Wars battle between local producers, a Classic City Cypher freestyle competition and a performance by BYV. Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com DONKEY PUNCH Raucous, long-running local hard-rock band. FART JAR Local experimental heavyrock project. FLEET OF PIGS New local deathmetal five-piece. Contact for Location 8 p.m. $25. www.undertowshows.com MATT TALBOTT Best known as the frontman of popular alt-rockers Hum, Talbott brings his solo Living Room Tour to Athens. See Calendar Pick on p. 21. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com GOLDEN GARDENS Dreamy indiepop trio from Seattle. LOTERIA Local pop duo featuring Jack Cherry (Juan de Fuca) and Anna Adams (Dagmar Vork).

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 2 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com FULL MOON ROCKCITAL Young local music students show off their stuff. Terrapin Beer Co. 3 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com CRAIG VELTRI Country-pop singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh, PA. The World Famous 9 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens MOTHERS Former Athenian Kristine Leschper and her band play lush, intricate post-pop. MIDNIGHT BOI Local musician Eli Rickli plays experimental pop influenced by psych and hip hop.

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Go Bar 8 p.m. 706-546-5609 BITTER, INC Synth-punk band on tour from Wilmington, NC. SLEEPY COMPANY Experimental project from local musician Chase Merritt. LIZARD KING Looped and layered explorations from local musician Paul Veersteg. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com OLD SKOOL PRESENTS… Jason Fuller and Seth Hendershot get together with friends to bring you some of their favorite sounds.

kitchen,” featuring performances by Fester Hagood, Betsy Franck, Todd White, The Bearfoot Hookers, Redstone Ramblers, Claire Campbell, Clarence “Big C” Cameron and many more.

Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com BICHOS VIVOS New local band playing forró—accordion and triangle-driven country music from Brazil. On the Rooftop. 9 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE MOBROS Vintage-sounding mix of blues, soul, funk and Latin music from Camden, SC. DEADLY LO-FI One-man garage-rock project with surf and goth influences.

Hubby Jenkins plays The Foundry on Tuesday, May 7. to the classics. Tonight is a special “Dark Side of the Dead” show, featuring the music of Pink Floyd. On the Rooftop. 10:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com SUPERET Los Angeles indie group led by songwriter Matt Blitzer. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 CULT OF RIGGONIA Experimental soundscapes with tribal, world music beats and ornate instrumentation. KONG MUST DEAD Experimental North Carolina project centered on the songwriting of Ben Hjertmann. ATRIA Macon-based folk project with a warm, ethereal sound. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $7. www.hendershotscoffee.com RYNE MEADOW “Acoustitronic” local singer-songwriter with a rich musical palette. Album release show! Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. $5. 706-546-4742 HARVEY FUNKWALKER Athens trio steeped in deep funk roots and laced with tinges of jazz, blues and rock. Album release show! THE LAST JAMURAI Funky, Athensbased good-time rock and roll band. VFW 8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com RAMBLIN’ COUNTRY BAND Georgia-based traditional country band. The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens SUBURBAN LIVING Synthpop band from Philadelphia led by songwriter Wesley Bunch.

ning local fest, designed to promote free speech and confront issues that challenge human rights. See story on p. 16. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com LOS MEESFITS Local group playing Misfits covers done Cuban salsa style. THE SPOOKIE MOON Local project inspired by ’60s psychedelic folk and pop. Front Porch Book Store 6 p.m. FREE! jmazzucc@uga.edu MAKING STRANGE Local folk-pop group. THE MOONSHINE Local postmodern string band with a blend of guitar, autoharp and upright bass. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com ASHLEY WALLS Up-and-coming local country singer-songwriter. 8 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com KILLER QUEEN Long-running Queen tribute act led by frontman Patrick Myers. 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. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com SALSA DANCE PARTY SALSAthens presents an evening of salsa music. Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to two different channels of music.

food and lots more. See story on p. 16. 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. Terrapin Beer Co. 5 p.m. FREE! www.terrapinbeer.com RUSS STILL & THE MOONSHINERS Country-rock band from Atlanta.

Sunday 5 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KATE MORRISSEY Morrissey’s songwriting is literate and sincere, and her shows come with an offbeat sense of humor. College Square 10 a.m. (Sat), 1 p.m. (Sun). FREE! www.athenshumanrightsfestival.org ATHENS HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL Local musicians perform all weekend to support the long-running local fest, designed to promote free speech and confront issues that challenge human rights. See story on p. 16. The Foundry 7 p.m. $10. www.thefoundryathens. com CINCO DE TY-O A benefit for local musician Ty Manning “to help cover costs to repair his heart and

Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 DJ CAGE Playing groovin’ funk, rock and Motown tracks. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays. Hosted by Larry Forte. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. FREE! 706-546-4742 BLUES NIGHT WITH BIG C Nobody in Athens sings the blues like Big C. Expect lots of soulful riffs, covers and originals.

Tuesday 7 The Foundry 7 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com HUBBY JENKINS Rootsy multi-instrumentalist known as a member of Carolina Chocolate Drops. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 6 p.m. $3. www.georgiatheatre.com FAT ARM DADDY Athens-based rhythm and blues trio. PALACE DOCTOR Dynamic local garage-pop trio fronted by guitarist and songwriter Phillip Brantley. DYRTY BYRDS Four-piece classic rock band from Colorado. Go Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-5609 MACULA DOG Experimental electronic group from New York City.

BURSTERS Athens-based lo-fi punk outfit. CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER The leader of buzzy local pop group Locate S,1 plays a solo set. CELINES Atlanta-based experimental pop group.

Wednesday 8 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided! Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreandbar. com RADIATOR HOSPITAL Poppy punk band from Philadelphia. BIG NOTHING Melodic pop-punk group from Philadelphia. ORGIAMI GHOSTS Scrappy tweepunk band from Seattle. DAN CLIFFORD Local artist playing lo-fi power-pop. Georgia Center for Continuing Education 5 p.m. FREE! 706-215-9333 CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance. Georgia Theatre On the Rooftop. 7 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com JAY GONZALEZ Drive-By Truckers’ keyboardist plays your favorite yacht rock, singer-songwriter, power-pop, British Invasion, originals and TV theme songs. 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $18 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com CICADA RHYTHM Captivating Athens duo playing melodic, roots-influenced folk-rock. OLIVER WOOD Member of Nashvillebased folk band The Wood Brothers performs solo. On the Rooftop. 10 p.m. FREE! www. georgiatheatre.com THE VINYL SUNS Athens-based blues-rock five-piece. Go Bar 10 p.m. $3. 706-546-5609 HIP-HOP NIGHT Featuring performances by $elfmvde Monte, Donny Knottsville, Ooze Toons, J Queue, J Wang and Jah. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com DJ REINDEER GAMES Athens DJ curates an all-vinyl set of groove music. Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! 706-549-7700 (Timothy Road location) CHRIS HAMPTON TRIO Local variety cover band hosts a dance party, playing classic and new tunes. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT The longest standing weekly music gig in Athens! Enjoy an evening of original music, improv and standards. Starland Pizzeria and Pub 9 p.m. FREE! www.starlandpizza.com WOLF’S DEN OPEN MIC Featuring musical performances and live interviews.

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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 BEGINNERS 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,” Tuesdays

at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Crafting Club,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m. “Square Dancing,” Tuesdays at 2 p.m. “Bellydance,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Mahjong,” Thursdays at 1 p.m. Chess tournament on the second Friday of the month at 6 p.m. 706742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail. com, www.wintervillecenter.com MOSAIC ART CLASSES (200 Northcrest Dr.) Weekend mosaic classes for beginner and intermediate levels. Visit website for upcoming dates. $175. corazonmosaics@ gmail.com, www.corazonmosaics. com ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER SKILLS (ACC Library) Personalized instruction available for various computer topics. 706-613-3650, ext. 354, www.athenslibrary.org/athens SEWING CLASSES (Contact for Location) Learn to sew via quilt making. Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. & Sundays from 3-5 p.m. 706-3255283, needleinahaystack7@yahoo. com, www.sewsomethingwith amandawhitsel.com YOGA CLASSES AT 5 POINTS (5 Points Yoga) Free classes in May include Teacher Appreciation Day on May 7, 4:30 p.m. and Kindness Yoga on May 12, 2:30 p.m. Workshops include “Ethics with Heart: The Wise

art around town 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, 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-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) Paintings by Winter artist Debbie Stewart. Opening reception May 4. Through May. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) “Concentrate” features Lamar Dodd BFA candidates Sabo Boden, Alyssa Davis, Niel Hancock, Dianne Horgan, Kira Hynes, Emily Llamazales, Philip McClure, Andrea Murillo and Megan Sparks. Opening reception May 3. Through May 11. 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. BUVEZ (585 Barber St.) Allyn Rippin pairs images and words with interactive prompts to create a multi-dimensional Instagram experience. Through May. 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. CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) “Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-up Sculpture Exhibit” consists of sculptures placed in prominent locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey, Stan Mullins, Robert Clements, Harold Rittenberry and Joni Younkins-Herzog. • “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features a total of 20 paintings on panels installed around town. Artists include Claire Clements, Peter Loose, Andy Cherewick, Lisa Freeman, Manda McKay and others. CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) Classic Gallery I shows “Checkerboard Checkered Floor,” an exhibition exploring pattern with boxy abstractions by Cal Clements, black-and-white patterned interiors by Hanna Friedlander, ombré assemblages by Jess Machacek, pop paintings by Jared Brown and geometric collages by Courtney McCracken. • Classic Gallery II presents a solo exhibition of Moby Dicks and other paintings by Dan Smith. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWERY (271 W. Hancock Ave.) “En Plein Air” is an exhibition of new watercolor paintings created at Bartram Trail Farm

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Use of Power” on May 31 and “The Language of Touch: A Hands-On Adjustments Practicum” on June 1–2. Classes include Slow flow, Iyengar, Restorative, Yin, Power, Hot Yoga and beginners classes. www. athensfivepointsyoga.com YOGA FOR BOOMERS: GENTLE, MINDFUL YOGA CLASS (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) An ongoing gentle yoga class that will guide you through moving and stretching every muscle and joint. Includes breathing practices and deep relaxation. Tuesdays, 5:30–7 p.m. $10. www.mindfuliving.org

Help Out KACCB LITTER SURVEY (Athens, GA) The Athens-Clarke County Littery Abatement Steering Committee is conducting a survey to help direct initiatives. Survey ends July 15. www.accgov.com/ littersurvey LITTER INDEX SURVEY The Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful Litter Index is a simple survey for citizens to provide input on the litter they see in their community. Surveys accepted until July 15. www.keep athensbeautiful.org

“Mimi Lauter: Visions from the Past and the Future” is currently on view at Tif Sigfrids through Saturday, June 1. RESEARCH STUDIES (Athens, GA) The UGA Clinical and Translational Research Unit welcomes the community to participate in research studies. ctru.uga.edu

Kidstuff ACC SUMMER CAMPS (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in science, dance, sports, art and more. Visit website for dates and details. 706-613-3800, www.accgov.com/ leisure ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club for Teens” and “Art Club Junior” cover subjects like dream

in partnership with Pink Art Supplies. Artists include Alice Pruitt, Katherine Schuber, Margaret Agner, Maryann Cox, Olivia Carlisle, Susie Burch and Viviane Van Giesen. Reception May 5. Currently on view through June 2. 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. Through May 19. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Abby Kacen. Opens May 6. Through May. 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.) 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. 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. HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Tapestry wall hangings by Bailey Taylor. Opening reception May 1. Through June 24. HIP VINTAGE & HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Paintings by Manda McKay. Opening reception May 4. Through May. HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St.) New York-based artist Sarah Peters creates sculptures that meld the historical and contemporary, and allude to forgotten monuments, mythological characters, aliens and androids. Through May 25. JUST PHO…AND MORE (1063 Baxter St.) “No Way! Nineties” features colorful digital paintings by Xavier Watson. LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “BFA Exit Design Exhibition.” Opens May 2. Closing reception May 9. LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates “24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) 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

catchers and moving flexagons. Check website for details and to register. www.kaartist.com CLASSES FOR PARENTS AND KIDS (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) “Crawlers & Toddlers Play Group,” Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. “Storytime,” Fridays, 10:30 a.m. “Mama Baby Yoga, “ Saturdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. “Prenatal Yoga,” Saturdays, 12–1 p.m. www. reblossomathens.com ROOTING FOR COMMUNITY (Athens) Athens Land Trust’s Rooting for Community Camp is a place for kids to learn how to conserve, empower and sustain communities through food, gardening and a love for nature. Full scholarships avail-

able. Begins June 17, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $175 (two-week camp). www. athenslandtrust.org SPLASH PAD (Multiple Locations) The Trail Creek Splash Pad will be open on weekends only May 4–19 & Aug. 10–Sept. 2, plus regular hours May 26-Aug. 4. The Rocksprings Splash Pad opens May 25. $1/ person. Pool passes $20–40. www. athensclarkecounty.com/splashpad 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 SUMMER CAMPS (Double Helix STEAM School) “Art Journaling:

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, Yogi Bear and more. Through June 8. MADISON MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Connexus” celebrates Black History Month. Through May 5. MAMA’S BOY AT THE FALLS (8851 Macon Hwy.) Collages and paintings from Lorraine Thompson’s series, “The Nest, The Angel, and The Muse.” NORMAL BOOKS (1238A Prince Ave.) A variety of art on display, including paintings by Mary Eaton, GCH Pet Portraits, metal art by Julia Vereen, ceramics by Shannon Dominy, sculpture by Doug Makemson and handwoven rugs by Bonnie Montgomery. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (OCAF) (34 School St., Watkinsville) The annual juried “Southworks” exhibition includes 53 works by 35 artists selected from across the country. “Ultra Normal: Tales from Nowhere” features works by Justin Barker, Gunnar Tarsa and Jennifer Torres. Through May 24. 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. STEEL + PLANK (675 Pulaski St., Suite 200) Paintings by Andy Cherewick, Erin McIntosh, Emily Mann and Donna Mintz, plus textile art by Shirley Noland Chambliss and photography by Benjamin Galland. 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. Through May 25. THE SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St.) Photographer Ethan Bixler-Smith aims to capture the emphatic counterbalance between works of man and the triumph of nature. Through June. TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) “Mimi Lauter: Visions from the Past and the Future” includes three large-scale works and a group of miniature works by the Los Angeles-based painter. 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.

A Doorway to Creative Exploration and Self-Reflection.” June 3–7. “Harry Potter Camp.” June 10–14 or July 15–19. “Ukulele Songwriting Camp.” June 17–21. “Games!” June 24–28. “Chocolate-making Camp.” July 1–3 & 5. “Music and Movement Camp.” July 8–12. “Fiber Arts and Baking Camp.” July 22–26. “Tour of Global Visual & Pop Culture: Welcome to the BTS World!” July 29–Aug. 2. Camps run each day from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. $175/week plus supply fees. www.doublehelix summercamp.wordpress.com SUMMER CAMPS (KA Artist Shop) Five-day camps offer a variety of craft activities. Check website for descriptions. www.kaartistshop.com SUMMER THEATER CAMPS (Athens Little Playhouse) Weekly camps are offered May 20–July 26 for ages 5 & up. Visit website for registration form. www.athenslittle playhouse.net

Support Groups ALS SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee Veterans Park, Watkinsville) Provides awareness and education to individuals living with ALS. Meets fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-207-5800 ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS SUPPORT GROUP (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) is a 12-step program for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Mondays, 7–8 p.m. www.meetings.adultchildren.org ALANON 12 STEP (Young Harris Memorial United Methodist Church) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Meetings are held at various times. 478-9553422, www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-389-4164, www. athensaa.org ATHENS DEBTORS ANONYMOUS (Covenant Presbyterian Church) A 12-step program for anyone wishing to recover financially and be rid of debt. Meets every Sunday, 12:30– 1:30 p.m. 949-235-2508 CELEBRATE RECOVERY (Living Hope Church) Program aimed to help people recover from their hurts, habits, and hang-ups such as addiction and mental illness. Meets Fridays, 5:45-8:30 p.m. www.living hopeathens.org CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP (Contact for Location) Meet others who are dealing with chronic illness such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme. Third Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. athenschronicillness@gmail.com 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! 770-225-0804 ext. 711, namihallga@gmail.com, 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 REBLOSSOM SUPPORT GROUPS (reBlossom Mama Baby Shop) “Nannies & Nannas Play & Support Group,” Mondays, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. “Breastfeeding Support Group,” Wednesdays, 4–6 p.m. & Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. “Our Differences Are Beautiful Play and Support Group,” Thursdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. “Finding Balance in Motherhood Group Therapy,” second and fourth Fridays, 12–1 p.m. www.reblossomathens.com

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On The Street ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Dahlonega Shopping and Wine Tour.” May 10, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. All programs depart and return to Rocksprings Park. www.accgov.com/leisure GROWN ASSED ROCK CAMP (Athens) The weekend day camp for adult women, trans women, and non-binary folx ages 18 and up is a condensed adult version of the camp programming provided for youth. The proceeds of the weekend camp’s tuition fees are used to fund Girls Rock Athens. May 25-27, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $200. girlsrockathensga.org MEDITATION IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Meditations are offered in various forms across town. Athens Zen Group offers a newcomers orientation on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 11 a.m. athenszen.org. Mindful Breath Sangha offers mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sundays, 6:30–8 p.m. becky lockman@gmail.com. Dedicated Mindfulness Practitioners meets at the Griffin-Dubose Healing Lodge every Saturday, 8:30 a.m. jasey jones@gmail.com. Mindful Living Center offers intro mindfulness classes every second Friday, 5:30–7 p.m. at the Healing Lodge, Piedmont Athens Regional. www.mindfuliving. org. Satchidananda Mission offers yoga meditation every Sunday, 6:30–7:30 p.m. and Kirtan every third Sunday, 4–6 p.m. revmanjula@ bellsouth.net. Let It Be Yoga hosts the Athens Singing Circle every second Monday, 7–9 p.m. 5 Points Yoga hosts meditations Thursdays at 8–9 a.m. Nuci’s Space hosts meditations every Friday, 3 p.m. Healing Arts Centre hosts Insight Meditation every Monday, 7 p.m. 706-3407288. athensfivepointsyoga.com MUSICIANS HEALTH CLINIC (Nuçi’s Space) A team of doctors visit twice each month to assist uninsured and low income musicians. Call to book an appointment. 706-227-1515, www.nuci.org SOCIAL MEDIA COMPETITION (Athens) Anyone can post photos of compost related pictures with the hashtag #AthensICAW. Winners will be named and receive a prize for best photo. All submission must be turned in by May 10th. www. accgov.com SPRING PROGRAMS (Rocksprings Community Center) Programs are offered in the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports, holiday events and more. For both adults and children. www.accgov.com/ leisure TABLE TENNIS (East Athens Community Center) Table tennis games are held three times a week. All skill levels welcome. Next tournament is May 25. tabletennis athensga@gmail.com f

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Kicking It JIM MCKAY’S NEW FILM ILLUMINATES LIFE AND REFLECTS INFLUENCES HERE By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com A bunch of guys live together in a crowded apartment near the Sunset Beach area of Brooklyn. They all work various low-paying jobs six days a week, but on the seventh day they can rest and enjoy life. Sundays, they are a soccer team, competing in a league made up of teams like theirs. They are good, thanks to their leader, José—their best player, their spark plug. This coming Sunday, they’re playing for the league championship. This is a big deal for them all. The game will be tough, but with José making plays, they know they can do it.

There was a one-time showing of En el Séptimo Día at Ciné last week. (It’s available on HBO and Amazon.) The film was sponsored by UGA’s Willson Center for the Arts and Humanities, and McKay was there to introduce his film and discuss it afterwards. His descriptions of how they made the film with untrained actors and people off the street on an extremely low budget that demanded they make every shot count was a fascinating look behind the camera. McKay is a former Athenian who became friends with Michael Stipe while shoot-

Fernando Cardona in En el Séptimo Día (On the Seventh Day).

What they do not yet know is that José’s boss has ordered him to work this Sunday. José is the bicycle delivery guy for takeout orders from an upscale restaurant. This Sunday his boss is having an important private party, and he needs José to bus tables, in addition to his delivery duties. José tries to explain to his boss why he can’t work, but his boss is offended by the idea that “playing soccer” could be more important than his party. José is good at his job, and the city becomes a character in the movie as we see him whizzing along through traffic with everyday Brooklyn in the background. José needs his job. He has just learned that his wife is pregnant, and he needs to bring her to the city and find a place for them to live. He is in no position to choose the game over his job. En el Séptimo Día (On the Seventh Day) takes us through the week leading up to the game, as José makes his deliveries, wrestling with his insoluble problem—his job impinging on his world of friendship, support and shared endeavor. Oh, and they’re all Mexican immigrants of uncertain documentation, and part of the brilliance of the film is that director Jim McKay finesses the barrier of stereotypes and puts us right there in the apartment and on the soccer field with these guys— who, by the way, have never acted before and are, in fact, pretty much like the characters they portray.

ing music videos for R.E.M. He and Stipe formed an early film partnership that has endured, and R.E.M. helped underwrite this film, continuing their long tradition of doing what they can for good causes. Well, we were surrounded last week at Ciné with good causes and the people who make them happen—to the vast benefit of Athens. Ciné, of course, continually brings us these films that engage us with life, and the Willson Center constantly brings us the best minds and skills to inform and entertain us and keep us in touch with what matters. And it’s not just for UGA, it’s for Athens. We are all invited to the lectures, readings, discussions and performances that the Willson Center serves up throughout the academic year. Assets like Ciné, the Willson Center, the UGA Performing Arts Center, the Classic Center, our theater groups and, of course, our music scene might be considered frills, but they are dynamic economic drivers that bring people here to live, to shop, to eat and drink and enjoy Athens, which wouldn’t be Athens without them. McKay’s film, a direct outgrowth of this whole Athens thing, is a telling example of how a serious artistic endeavor can beguile us into a better understanding of other people and our own lives. Art, in hands like Jim’s and all those other practitioners offered us through the Willson Center, helps us get a kick out of seeing life clearly and seeing it whole. f

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