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Back Around to a Broad Roundabout PLUS, A DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT AND MORE LOCAL NEWS By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com A roundabout at Broad Street and Hancock Avenue will vastly improve safety for both drivers and pedestrians, a consultant told Athens-Clarke County commissioners last week. The Georgia Department of Transportation has offered to kick in about $2.7 million for the roundabout. But commissioners put off a decision in May after raising concerns about closing off The Plaza when residents hadn’t been consulted and access to a church, among other issues. After additional public input, consultants and SPLOST officials came back Nov. 12 with revised plans. Commissioners are seriously considering two options: Option 2 would reroute The Plaza behind a barber shop so it intersects with Hancock Avenue at a total cost of $5.8 million. Option 6 would move the street to the west through several properties to align it directly with the roundabout, at a cost of $6.8 million. While GDOT is primarily concerned with moving cars, the roundabout would also benefit pedestrians trying to cross seven-lane Broad Street. “Yes, GDOT is looking at it and funding it as traffic improvement, but we think it is very much also pedestrian improvements,” SPLOST Administrator Keith Sanders said.
Roundabouts reduce pedestrian deaths by 80%, said Mark Lenters, a consultant with Kimley Horn, because they slow traffic and reduce the distance people have to cross on foot at one time. “Crossing at a traffic signal isn’t as safe as we think it is,” Lenters said, because drivers who are turning are usually looking in a different direction, so traditional intersections provide a false sense of security. Roundabouts also reduce crashes between vehicles, he said. And while vehicle speeds are slower, roundabouts also make traffic flow more smoothly. “You don’t get a hurry up and stop effect,” Lenters said. “You actually improve travel times.” While some driver education would be needed, people tend to grasp roundabouts instinctively, Lenters added. Other benefits include the ability to add greenery and create a sense of place. While commissioners seemed convinced of roundabouts’ advantages in general, they debated between options 2 and 6. “In terms of capacity, [Option 6 is] the best option,” Lenters said. “In terms of safety, it’s the best option. In terms of cost, it’s the worst. “If you try to hit a blend, it’ll fall in favor of Option 2, because it provides the capacity, it’s reasonably safe—we’ll raise
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the crosswalks, we’ll mitigate some of those concerns—and it’s costwise a cheaper option.” Commissioners Tim Denson and Andy Herod said they’re willing to spend the extra money. “This is something that might be here for 50 or 75 years,” Herod said. “It’s a lot of money, but at the same time I want to do it right.” However, Commissioner Melissa Link said she favors Option 2 because Option 6 would require piping a stream, and the less expensive option would leave $735,000 for other traffic calming projects in the West Broad area. With Option 6, ACC officials would have to find an additional $300,000. Currently $4 million is allocated for West Broad in TSPLOST, but GDOT funding wouldn’t be coming until 2024, so ACC could tap the next round of transportation sales taxes.
New Downtown Historic District Proposed Many downtown business and property owners are apparently unhappy with being included in a new historic district covering the western half of downtown. Those who responded positively to a county survey were mainly in the block sur-
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rounded by Clayton, Hull, Washington and Pulaski streets—a block that includes such iconic music venues as the 40 Watt Club. In other parts of the proposed district—which would extend from Lumpkin to Newton Street and Broad to Strong Street— responses were mainly negative, according to a presentation by Senior Planner Bruce Lonnee at last week’s work session. That may come as no surprise, given that the original downtown historic district— covering mainly the area from Lumpkin to Jackson Street and a few properties down Oconee Street—was created after a threeyear-long knock-down, drag-out fight in 2006. And any local historic district is, historically, almost guaranteed to draw opposition from property owners who don’t want to ask the government’s permission to tear down or build something. In this case, much of the opposition is coming from owners and tenants of newer buildings on the outskirts of the district, like the GameDay tower or the Chastain building. Commissioner Mike Hamby asked why those newer, “noncontributing” structures are being included. It’s to ensure that they fit with the historic nature of the rest of the district if they’re ever redeveloped
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or altered, Lonnee replied. Link wondered how many of the property owners live out of town. The West End was once the grittier, more industrial side of downtown, compared to the retail-heavy eastern side, Link said, with a tire store (now Creature Comforts) and a recapping plant (now Ciné). West Washington Street is the heart of Athens’ music scene, Link noted, and also an important part of local black history. The “Hot Corner” at Washington and Hull was once the center of black commerce in Athens and still is, in many ways, with an annual gospel and hip-hop festival held there each summer, and the Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement’s expos for black-owned businesses on the patio at Max, not to mention the Morton Theatre or Homer Wilson’s longstanding barber shop. “This is all that’s left of Athens’ unique, local music and arts culture,” Link said. “It’s all that’s left of our African American downtown business district. And I can tell you for a fact, there are outside big-time developers eyeing this area. This is our last chance of preserving the culture that got us on the map, quite frankly.” Link originally pushed for the historic district in January, after a downtown church submitted plans to demolish a 100-year-old commercial building it owns and make it a parking lot. The commission is also scheduled to vote on the West End historic district Dec. 3, although commissioners could push back a vote, Lonnee said, because a moratorium on development and demolition doesn’t expire until February.
‘Eco-Stations’ Downtown and Higher Recycling Fees After a pilot program, ACC Solid Waste officials want to move forward with “eco-stations” to collect trash and recycling downtown to solve the issue of leaking and unsightly bags on the sidewalk. While some observers complained about the appearance of the exposed trash receptacles (Dumpsters) during experiments on the Twilight Criterium and Notre
Dame weekends, Solid Waste Director Suki Janssen said at the work session, the eco-stations—once derided by commissioners as “trash corrals”—could include bike racks and charging stations, and be decorated with murals, “living walls” of plants or “whatever you guys want to make them look good and hide the activities inside,” Janssen said. Advantages include safety, aesthetics, less stormwater runoff and fewer pickups disturbing downtown residents, but Janssen also acknowledged the downside: “It’s less convenient. It’s no longer a valet service for our businesses downtown. We recognize that.” Jannsen also warned that the county’s recycling program, which is subsidized by landfill tipping fees, is on pace to lose $900,000 this year and run out of money by the middle of 2022. Expenses at the landfill are rising as a new phase prepares to open, and costly changes to state regulation are on the horizon, she said. Solid Waste had previously proposed, and the commission approved, a recycling education fee of 60 cents to $1.60 a month on residents’ and businesses’ water bills. But former county attorney Bill Berryman nixed the fee because of a legal precedent, according to Janssen. The fee would have covered services like Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, recycling drop-off centers and the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) that are available to everyone, but those that don’t use a hauler don’t contribute. Private haulers are also under-reporting about 4,000 customers; they’re either not paying an existing fee, or haulers aren’t passing on the fee to ACC, Janssen said. She said she’s also heard complaints of private haulers not recycling. “They’re literally throwing away the material,” she said. The options, Janssen said, are raising franchise fees on private haulers, which they would pass on to customers, and raising fees on self-haulers who take their own trash to the landfill, or closing the deficit with property and sales taxes through the general fund. The latter option would be a change from current policy, because Solid Waste is currently an enterprise fund that’s expected to pay for itself. f
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The Plot Against America BOOK DESCRIBES PLANNED 1934 WALL STREET COUP By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com As televised impeachment hearings began but he went on to become a fierce opponent on Capitol Hill on Nov. 13, the latest book of senseless wars. In 1935, the general by historian Jon Meacham is a readable, penned a book titled War Is a Racket, in revealing and relevant look at how this which he wrote, “War, like any other racket, nation has reacted in past times of crisis pays high dividends to the very few. The and conflict. cost of operations is always transferred The Soul of America: The Battle for Our to the people who do not profit.” Of his Better Angels takes readers on a trip through decades in the military, Butler wrote, “I time to days in America’s history when fear spent most of my time as a high class musand hope battled on the national stage, cle man for Big Business, for Wall Street with hope winning and the bankers. In hard-fought victoshort, I was a rackGovernment by organized ries. “Progress in eteer, a gangster for America does not money is just as dangerous capitalism… I helped usually begin at make Haiti and as government by organized mob. Cuba a decent place the top and among the few, but from for the National City the bottom and among the many,” writes Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in Meacham about grassroots movements and the raping of half a dozen Central American humble individuals who have changed this republics for the benefit of Wall Street. nation’s history for the better. Looking back on it, I might have given Al In The Soul of America, Meacham menCapone a few hints. The best he could do tions the so-called “Business Plot” by Wall was to operate his racket in three districts. I Street interests to oust President Franklin operated on three continents.” Roosevelt and install a military governIn The Soul of America, Meacham reminds ment with the popular Marine Corps us of the real patriots like Smedley Butler Gen. Smedley Butler at the helm in 1934. who came forward in times of national “Fearful of Roosevelt and his reforms, the peril to push for hope instead of bowing to ‘Wall Street Putsch’ conspirators were planning to impose a fascist state,” writes Meacham. “The retired general told FBI director J. Edgar Hoover about the conspiracy. Reports about the Wall Street cabal’s machinations soon leaked, and the threat fell apart.” On Nov. 21, 1934, a front page headline in The New York Times read, “Gen. Butler Bares ‘Fascist Plot’ To Seize Government By Force,” but the newspaper editorialized at the time that the plot was a hoax and a “bald and unconvincing narrative.” Time magazine called it “a plot without plotters.” Meacham disagrees, citing writer Jules Archer’s 1973 book, The Plot to Seize the White House. In that book, congressman and former speaker of the House John McCormack said the plot was serious and that, “If Gen. Butler had not been the patriot that he was, and if they had been able to maintain secrecy, the plot certainly might very well have succeeded, having in mind the conditions existing at the time.” fear. He tells us to be mindful of the hisThe Great Depression cast a pall across tory of our past and aware of the dangers America in 1934, and the possibility of of demagoguery in our present. Franklin authoritarianism in the “land of the free” D. Roosevelt was smeared by right-wingwas very real at the time. Smedley Butler ers during his time with the anti-Semitic was indeed a patriot who resisted the charge that he was secretly a Jew. Barack voices of fear and repression during the Obama was called a Kenyan by a preposDepression era with a force and conviction terous “birther” conspiracy trumpeted by that is needed today in these times of trial Donald Trump during the Obama years and trumpery. in the White House. In 1936, President Born in 1881, Butler served more than Roosevelt said words that still resound with 33 years in the military before his death in truth today: “Government by organized 1940. Butler was twice awarded the Medal money is just as dangerous as government of Honor for his exploits on the battlefield, by organized mob.” f
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When Historians Made History THE INTEGRATION OF THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION By James C. Cobb news@flagpole.com It pained the Ol’ Bloviator greatly to miss only his second sion, to read the paper accompanying Franklin’s. annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association Thus, it came to pass that, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. since 1973. Those who made it to this year’s confab in 10, 1949, a crowd well in excess of what the ground floor Louisville, KY, not only enjoyed a lively and engaging proroom in William & Mary’s Phi Beta Kappa Hall could gram, but the warm, inviting atmosphere for catching up accommodate gathered to see Southern historians actually with old friends and former students that is the trademark making history themselves. “You couldn’t get in that place,” of these SHA gatherings. This particular meeting also Franklin recalled, noting that a number of curious William marked the 70th anniversary of one of the most momen& Mary faculty, as well as townspeople, had gathered outtous events in the group’s history and a notable developside to peer in the windows. Others in attendance offered ment in the history of race relations in the South, as well. much the same account and confirmed Franklin’s impresNo apparent thought had been given to the possibility of sion that his paper “got a good reception.” black membership, let alone attendance at the annual meetThe only potentially awkward moment, Franklin rememing, when the Southern Historical Association was formed bered many years later, came during the discussion from in 1934. Bethany L. Johnson notes that SHA president the floor, when a stately white woman in the audience Benjamin Kendrick was unaware asked, “How we can sit here and that there were any black memhear him use the term ‘Civil War’ Others in attendance confirmed when he should call it the ‘War bers in 1941, when he received a letter from one of them asking to Between the States’?” Doubtless Franklin’s impression that his what extent he and his colleagues to Franklin’s great relief at that paper ‘got a good reception.’ would be allowed to participate point, “everyone broke into in the organization’s meeting at laughter.” He may have been Atlanta’s Biltmore Hotel. Kendrick had essentially created uncertain at that precise moment whether to make more a de facto policy when he responded that black members of the question itself as an indication of the past flexing enjoyed “all the rights and privileges of any other member, its muscles or of the less-than-deferential response to the subject only to local city ordinances, state laws, or practices questioner as a sign it was losing its grip. of the hotel in which the meeting is held.” He would likely have been more inclined to the latter This effective default to prevailing local Jim Crow pracinterpretation had he known at the time that the questices meant that, despite some variations, black members tioner was Susan Tyler, the widow of one Lyon G. Tyler, who chose to attend the annual meeting were well advised son of President John Tyler and a historian and dedicated to expect treatment little better than that accorded the apologist for the Old South, not to mention president of black hotel employees, with whom they would share toilets William & Mary from 1888–1919. Franklin might have and eat in the kitchen while white members partook of the even felt the Earth tilt ever so slightly had also he realized luncheons or dinners that were that, before her marriage, Susan a part of the annual meeting. Tyler had been Susan Ruffin. They might be allowed to enter If the great-granddaughter of the main dining area in order to the unrepentant secessionist hear a speaker once the white Edmund Ruffin, who wrapped diners were finished, but, that himself in a Confederate flag done, they were expected to before blowing his brains out make for the door, for there after the war, was deeply dissurely was no place for them to turbed by what she witnessed sleep in a whites-only hotel. that day, it’s hard to imagine her Needless to say, such pracreaction had she lived to see the tices hardly suggested much black interloper she had risen to enthusiasm for inviting a black rebuke more than 20 years earscholar to actually present a lier step to the podium in 1971 paper in a formal program sesas president of the SHA. sion. Yet with the 1949 meeting As Franklin noted, he had set for Williamsburg, VA— been elected to this post “long seemingly one of the South’s before the other two predomiless racially volatile cities—pronantly white national historical gram chair C. Vann Woodward, associations made a similar John Hope Franklin in 1947. who would soon become a move.” Yet only in the last 10 towering presence in the field years had SHA officials been of Southern history, proposed doing precisely that. When able find enough Southern hotels where the old racial prohe suggested asking his friend John Franklin to participate tocols had been abandoned to assure that the annual meetin the program, his carefully selected program commitings were finally free of Jim Crow’s tenacious clutch. In the tee—composed of white historians who shared his embarinterim between becoming the group’s first black program rassment at how black members were treated—seemed not participant and serving as its first black president, Franklin only amenable, but downright enthusiastic. The sledding had suffered what he called a largely unbroken repetition proved a little bumpier in dealing with representatives of of “insults and… indignities” at a variety of Southern conthe host institution, William & Mary, but with considerable vention hotels, like the Peabody in Memphis, where he prodding and not a little guile, Woodward eventually got could neither eat nor sleep but might find himself “literally them to sign off on his bold experiment, as well. stranded” because white cabbies refused to pick him up. Thinking that a presentation on some less racially These memories were still too painful, even in 1970, to fraught topic would make Franklin more comfortable, he allow him to savor the current moment, let alone encoursuggested a paper drawn from his ongoing research on the age anyone to make too much of the progress it signified. martial tradition in the South. To put Franklin further at Instead, rather than conclude his presidential address on ease, Woodward had bolstered the session’s creds by aska note of satisfaction or accomplishment, he simply reitering Columbia’s Henry Steele Commager, one of the most ated what had long been his sustaining hope, “that a region distinguished American historians of his day, to chair it, whose experience and talents had proved to be so ample in and Emory University historian Bell Irvin Wiley, a white so many ways… might yet be able to confront fundamental Southerner and, like Woodward, a rising star in the profeschanges in its social order.” f
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Flagpole is 32. Woohoo! It might not be a milestone, but it sure feels monumental. Since this publication launched in 1987, print media has undergone a seismic shift, and there have been moments when the future of Flagpole looked, shall we say, uncertain. Yet thanks to the support of our faithful readers and awesome advertisers, we’ve managed to not only keep the lights on but continue creating quality, hyperlocal journalism that keeps Athens engaged and informed, week after week. To celebrate our birthday, we invited a few of our friends to show us some love by telling us why they think Flagpole matters. Read more in Pub Notes on p. 27, and show your support by visiting flagpole. com/home/donations.
As a late arrival in Athens, I’m what in Ireland we call a blow-in, although never to your face. Blow-ins can be melancholy figures. They just missed the band, the party and the after-show. They hear about the good stuff when it’s gone bad, and the bad stuff after it’s too late to change it. But then I read Flagpole. And then I was in Flagpole. Admittedly, I paid advertising rates for that, but still, Flagpole is one of the places that makes Athens home. You don’t need me to tell you why. But you might like to be reminded what friends we all have in Pete and his colleagues, in the dry humor, the deep knowledge and the constant attention to the little things that join us all together in a town that’s not quite like anywhere else, in part because of them. [Nicholas Allen]
It is 2019. It is harder than ever for print journalism to survive. The internet has just killed newspapers. We live in a world of constantly shortening attention spans, governed by a president who regularly attacks the First Amendment rights of the free press. Flagpole exposes me to myriad points of view. Flagpole lets me know what’s going on with the ACC Commission, local real estate development, who is playing at the 40 Watt, what is showing at Ciné and what Pete thinks about things. Flagpole is still my go-to. Thirty-two years in, I value it more than ever. Flagpole matters. [David Barbe] My family and I have lived and worked in Athens for almost eight years. When we arrived in town, Flagpole was one of the most visible media outlets we would encounter on our regular route to school, work or shopping. The fact that it was a free publication full of valuable local news and family activities made it really easy for us to stay connected to the things that mattered to us as a family and entrepreneurs. Over the years, I have seen a genuine effort by Flagpole to highlight the diversity that sometimes goes unnoticed in the community, along with the music genres that struggle for acceptance and recognition in a rock-dominated music scene. [Knowa Johnson] Flagpole is essential reading for anyone living in Athens or interested in Athens. Whether it is music or politics or university life, the arts writ large or the various communities and cultures throughout the town, week after week, year after year, nobody else captures what makes Athens Athens even close to the way Flagpole does in print and online. I cannot imagine Athens without it. [Bertis Downs] VEXILLO AMATISSIMO MAXIMAS CONGRATVLATIONES IN CELEBRATIONE TRICESIMAE SECVNDAE ANNIVERSARIAE RICARDVS ET ALICIA ILLA FLORA AGIMVS [Rick and Alice LaFleur]
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sweet spring college town air. I said, “Pete McCommons was a secret hero to me when I was in school here in the early ’70s. I’d sure like to meet him some day.” Nancy said, “Well, if we move here, maybe you will, honey. Maybe you will.” [Charlie Hartness] Since Ciné opened its doors to the public in 2007, Flagpole has been an invaluable friend. Promoting independent and arthouse films in a small town is a mighty challenge, and Flagpole has always been there to help us spread the word. Be it film reviews, alerting the public about our numerous special events or even helping to extend the deadlines for us on an occasion when there is a last-minute change in our film booking schedule, Flagpole has always been there for us. We congratulate them on their anniversary and look forward to being their great friends and neighbors for years to come. [Pamela Kohn and Jeff Bennett] Our beloved Athens came into being over 200 years ago, yet only in our lifetimes has its rich cultural identity with music and art so truly blossomed, while our burdensome legacies of social, political and economic injustice have been so truly fought. Thank you, Flagpole, for 32 years being our community’s standard-bearer for both. Here’s to 32 more! [Grady Thrasher]
When I moved to Athens 20 years ago, it was difficult to live in such a different culture—the food, music, everything was different to me. Flagpole opened the door to a language I understand. The front page and the Calendar were the first things I started looking at every week. The cultural events, art exhibitions, music concerts and open mic nights became the door to the new community I was becoming a part of. In my first years in Athens, despite my broken English, Flagpole published a story-memory I wrote. Ben [Emmanuel] was so helpful and supportive in that endeavor. It was never easy for immigrants in Athens. It was painful to discover the segregationist history of our town and to realize the continuous segregation we still live in, especially when black and brown people are not welcome in many areas downtown. But having the guidance of Flagpole has opened other doors that make life livable in Athens. Felicidades on your 32nd anniversary. [Beto Mendoza] Thirteen lucky years ago this past March, on a visit from Portland, OR, to Athens, I put a Flagpole into my sweetheart Nancy’s hands and said, “Baby doll, if you want to understand Athens, you need to read this paper.” She read it. We walked around, Flagpole in hand, and breathed the
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From its first issue, Flagpole has told Athens what was happening. Lauded arts when they were ignored by Chamber of Commerce types. Explained politics with a deep sense of history and impact. Pete’s wisdom continues to astound and entertain—he is my Molly Ivins. Blake Aued keeps us In the Loop and pays the price of knowing by being there. He gathers the facts and explains the issue. Art and talent from every corner of Athens is revealed by Jessica Smith. We wouldn’t know or love Athens as much if we didn’t have Flagpole to educate us every week. [Gwen O’Looney] Because the reporting is so damn good. Because Pete McCommons touches your heart and your funny bone. Because it gives new talent a chance to flourish. Because Blake Aued goes to meetings that I wouldn’t want to go to but that I need to know about. [John O’Looney] In the words of Harvey Danger, “I want to publish zines and rage against machines.” Thanks to Flagpole, independent media and holding powerful institutions accountable is alive and well. [Tim Denson] Oh boy, do I love Flagpole! And I so admire and rely on Pete and Alicia, Jessica, Hillary, the music menfolk and the dryly witty Blake. I read the paper cover to cover and dig inside the website, too, to read the fine print by Barbette and others. Hooray for the advertisers and writers and
graphic designers and advertising staff who make Flagpole a community treasure that covers and celebrates the arts and happenings and deep, quirky nature of our fair city. Stand tall forever, Flagpole. We need you now more than ever! [Pat Priest] Flagpole always satisfies our weekly requirements for news-trition: a smorgasbord of local events, meat and potatoes of news and politics, a cornucopia of music, arts and entertainment and then, last, never least, Pete’s Pub Notes for dessert. We get it hot out of the box on Tuesday nights and don’t push away from the table until we have devoured the whole thing. Thanks for keeping our minds well fed. [Betsy and Blair Dorminey] Flagpole, my absolute “Be in touch with Athens.” Hungry? See Hillary Brown’s Grub Notes. Feeling cultural? Look no further for updates: GMOA, OCAF, Lyndon House, et al. Old? Historically speaking, Flagpole covers it all. Opinionated? Most definitely! Political? Most assuredly! Agree or disagree—ain’t that the fun of it all? Follow Rebecca and Blake. Charles Beaumont (RIP), not one to casually assign a compliment, remarked that Flagpole was the only true and honest instrument of news in all of Athens. [S.B.]
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I love that Flagpole is an institution in our community. To me, it is the most viable and reliable source of information. The news articles are on local issues that affect all of our lives. The Calendar provides a list of programs which I might not know about and articles that are interesting and entertaining. But most of all, Flagpole is a supporter of Athens. Our community would not be what it is today, and I truly believe that Flagpole has had an integral part in shaping and sharing our uniqueness. Congratulations, and happy anniversary! [Denise Ricks]
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Every Thursday morning, after my shrink has declared me sane enough to face another week without restraints, I go to Jittery Joe’s and read the new Flagpole. As an old reporter, I understand how lucky we are in Athens to have an alternative newspaper that actually covers the news, unlike the pretend “daily” paper owned by bankruptcy-happy investors. America now has 1,300 communities without newspapers—news deserts. That makes Athens a news oasis, thanks to Flagpole and the uncanny memory and passion of Editor Pete McCommons. Happy 32nd birthday, Flagpole! I’ll send you another $10 this month as a present. [Doug Monroe]
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ohn Fernandes wants to share his favorite music with all who will listen. The multi-instrumentalist has played with The Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System, runs a label and works at Wuxtry Records, and this week, he will host the seventh installment of the Cloud Recordings Festival. Each year, the festival hosts a hand-picked selection of Fernandes’ favorite artists, who rank among the region’s most boundary-pushing musical acts. For three nights, Go Bar will be the setting for Ariel Ackerly’s ambient keyboard and dulcimer sounds, The New Sound of Numbers’ post-punk—the band came out of semi-retirement for this year’s festival—looped organ and vocals from Goddess Complex, wild karaoke and much more. This year, Cloud Fest received a grant from the Athens Area Arts Council, which will be split among each of the 19 performers. Fernandes is among the musicians performing. Describing his birdsong-inspired clarinet set, he says, “I see some parallels between the looped reed work of Terry Riley and Ariel Kalma, and also Brian Eno’s Discreet Music, where there are non-synchronous loops going on. I also step outside and practice with bird sounds pretty often, so that also informs my work. I’m not drawn to a single birdsong—more the polyphony of the call and response of a web of bird sounds.” Unfortunately, this looks to be the last year Cloud Fest will take place at Go Bar, as the venue will be closing its doors at the end of the year and transforming into a lower-key tavern. “We are sad that the Go Bar won’t be around much longer,” says Fernandes. “It has become a hub for ambient, experimental and adventurous music and performance art. [It is also] the only club in town that doesn’t charge the bands production costs.”
But don’t expect Cloud Fest to be a somber affair. Here are some can’t-miss artists to check out this week:
Halfway Places Saturday, Nov. 23
The stage name for local visual artist Sam Frigard, Halfway Places overlays lush electronic synthesizers to create vast experiments in minimalism. “Halfway Places released a beautiful album of warm electronics last year, and he doesn’t play very often, so I’m very excited to see him,” says Fernandes.
Sister Sai Saturday, Nov. 23
Among the most critically acclaimed Cloud Fest performers is Sister Sai, whose last two albums stood among the best Atlanta records of 2016 and 2017. Trained from a young age in classical and jazz cello, Sister Sai now produces improvisational layerings of looped strings and vocals. “Sister Sai’s album of modulated cello, Extempore, is just stunning,” says Fernandes, “and seeing and hearing her perform is really entrancing.”
Jacob Sunderlin Saturday, Nov. 23
By combining digital effects with fingerstyle guitar and the occasional violin bow, Sunderlin creates an enchanting soundscape of tense and amelodic drone music sure to hypnotize any audience lucky enough to fall under its spell. “I’m
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releasing a new cassette by [Sunderlin] on Cloud Recordings, and that should be ready in time for the festival,” says Fernandes, adding that it’s “a little darker than his previous efforts. It is a collaboration with Don Buchla’s (the inventor of the synthesizer) son, Ezra Buchla, and Todd Rush.”
world,” says the band’s Cooper Holmes. “The last time we played Go Bar, a demon joined for a song along with a real 1960s hippie, so who knows who or what will happen this time.”
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Immaterial Possession will take concertgoers on a reverb-laden, melodramatic, groovy trip. One of the only guitar-anddrum bands playing, their music is an ambitious exploration of the boundaries of sonics and song structure. ”We’re excited and sad, as it is likely our last time playing Go Bar, which has been our creative incubator and spiritual home in the Athens music
Naan Violence Atlanta’s Arjun Kulharya, a self-described “chromatic traveler,” leads this Indian-inspired underground supergroup. Naan Violence looks to expand listeners’ minds with a cosmic palette of transcendental sitar playing backed by a mesmerizing accompaniment of synthesizers, acoustic guitars, flute and tabla drumming. Says Fernandes, “Naan Violence has played the festival almost every year, and it’s always very magical.” f
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Knowles’ serious yet casual lyrics blend so well with the light-as-air production that I’m embarrassed to not have heard this the second it was released. Leverett’s own music is a real treat, too, the product of years (no, seriously, years) of woodshedding, composing and really getting into the meat ’n’ bones of what made the exotic sounds of 1960s-era cocktail music so, you know, out there. Hint: Easy listening isn’t easily composed at all. Check these out, in order, via soundcloud.com/shmokagedk and freemanleverett.bandcamp.com. YA GOTTA HAVE SOUL: Athens folk-country group The Broken String Band released its new album last week. It’s titled The Culprit and the Stage and runs 12 tracks. They play with the folk/ country/Americana label really fast and loose and sometimes are showcased much better on tracks that bear little resemblance to any of that stuff. To wit, the brassy “A Song Called Mary,” the Mungo Jerry-ish “Mr. Cow” and the sweet R&B of “Mary Kate” are all go-to tracks. Twelve tracks is entirely too long for this release, and the non-country-ish material outshines so much of the rest that it can appear at times the banjo is just Southern window dressing. It’s not difficult to imagine Broken String Band completely reconfigured as a soul group and really punching this stuff out. At any rate, if you missed their Athens release show last week, you can catch ’em down the road at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta on Dec. 5.
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Attendees will not only catch Morris as host of this event, but also, his cousin you might have heard of, T. Hardy Morris, will play after the film. Morris and Blue Blood will play, too. This event is a benefit for the stream restoration project of Crayfish Creek near Buford, which Morris tells us is a heavily impaired tributary of the Chattahoochee River. Doors are at 6:30 p.m., and raffle drawings and the film begin at 7:30 p.m., with bands to play afterward. For more information, see 40watt.com and flyfishingnorthgeorgia. com.
PINK PLANET: Most people that play the Face/ Off benefit events here in town—you know, the thing where a bunch of band folks get blended up into new bands with people they don’t normally play with—have a great time doing it and take it at least semi-seriously. Almost no one forms an actual temporary band and decides to head to the studio with it. But Ian Hemerlein (Kwazymoto, Saint Syzygy), Ryan Olivera (Manray) and Markus Trujillo (Murder the Mood) did just that, playing and writing under the name Pepto Abysmal. Running with the joke, the trio delivers three tracks of crude-ish material that rocks in the traditions of their actual current and former bands. The mid-tempo “Running Down My Leg” is probably the best thing here, but also the worst, in obvious ways. I’m also partial to the throwback hardcore of “Black Bismol.” Man, I dunno. It’s a thing, though. Check it out no more than four times daily over at pepto-abysmal. bandcamp.com. f
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Unlike last week, now is no time for comdinator Dan Lanning returned to man covplaining. It’s hard to bellyache when you erage for the final two drives and stopped beat Auburn to become SEC East champs. Auburn on downs both times. Georgia went down to the Plains, beat Auburn’s freshman quarterback, Bo Auburn for the third time in a row 21–14 Nix, ultimately ended up putting up some and claimed a third SEC East title in as solid numbers—245 yards and a touchmany years. As Kirby Smart so eloquently down—but he needed 50 passes and 30 put it after the game, “How ’bout them completions to get there. The run defense fuckin’ Dawgs?” limited the Tigers to just 84 rushing yards, There are still games with Texas A&M although Georgia did finally allow its first and Georgia Tech left on the regular-searushing touchdown of the season. son slate—both of which are must-wins for Georgia’s College Football Playoff hopes—but all eyes will naturally turn toward the SEC Championship showdown with No. 1 LSU. Georgia will be tasked with stopping one of the deadliest offenses in the country, led by Heisman frontrunner Joe Burrow, against LSU. So it’s a good thing the Dawgs have one of the deadliest defenses in the country to match. I considered writing about the defense last week after it nabbed its third shutout of the year in a 27-0 victory over Missouri, the first UGA student photographer Chamberlain Smith suffered a scary hit on the sideline at Saturday’s game when running back Brian Herrien was shoved out of time since 1981 that a bounds. She is home resting after suffering a concussion and bruises. Georgia team has held three opponents to a goose egg. But the Larry Munson inside me The most impressive thing about was too strong, so instead, I had to gripe Georgia’s defense is its team mentality. about the offense. I continue to have gripes Unlike the stellar 2017 defense, there is with the offense, but after winning a third no superstar like Roquan Smith. Oh, there straight division title and beating Auburn, are plenty of extremely talented dudes those aren’t nits I care to pick. Thankfully, anywhere you look—J.R. Reed, Tyler Clark, the defense continued to shine against Nakobe Dean, Tyson Campbell, Nolan Auburn, giving me another shot to write Smith and Travon Walker, to name a few— about this monstrous unit. just no stars. It’s a team effort. The defense To put things simply, Georgia has the was lightning quick subbing in and out best defense in the SEC. Period. The Dawgs against Auburn’s hurry-up offense, keepare fourth nationally in rushing defense, ing the players on the field fresh enough fifth in total defense, 10th in third-down to play against Auburn’s pace. And when defense, sixth in first-down defense, and one Georgia defender hits an opponent, first in red-zone defense. They also lead the a swarm of Dawgs follows. This defense is SEC in all those categories. Most impreswell-coached, deep and capable of standing sively, teams don’t score much against toe-to-toe with any offense in America. Georgia. Three opponents, including two It has to be said, though, that Georgia SEC opponents, have been held scoreless, hasn’t faced the best quarterbacks this and no opponent has scored more than 20 season. Nix is talented, but he’s still lackpoints on the Dawgs. Georgia is allowing ing a lot of experience. And Georgia has roughly 10 points per game, second in the faced second-stringers this season against country behind Ohio State, which, for all its the likes of Tennessee, South Carolina, strengths, hasn’t played a schedule as tough Kentucky, Florida and Missouri. The success as Georgia’s. Georgia has found against these QBs is all The Dawgs continued their defensive well and good, but it will be a different story dominance in the first half against Auburn, against LSU and Burrow in Atlanta. enough so that I thought another shutout If there’s one thing giving Dawg fans may be in the cards. But with a 21-0 lead, hope that an SEC Championship and Georgia’s ill-conceived switch from press College Football Playoff bid are still on the man-to-man coverage to a soft zone allowed table, it’s this defense. Because if there’s Auburn to score two touchdowns and get any defense in the SEC that has a prayer of back in the game. Smart and defensive coor- stopping the LSU offense, it’s Georgia’s. f
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The latest public art project unveiled by the Then came the challenge of finding a Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, “Play location that was both large and well-venOn, Athens!” is a series of functional pianos tilated enough to host the artists as they hand-painted with unique designs by local worked. Fortuitously, Spencer Frye, the artists. The instruments were installed executive director of Athens Area Habitat last weekend at four publicly accessible for Humanity, offered the Habitat ReStore locations: the Athens-Clarke County Library, Bishop Park, the Classic Center and the Athens Community Council on Aging. Everyone, regardless of experience or musicianship, is invited to take a break and play. “The very first time I came across ‘street pianos’ was when I was a resident of Cleveland, OH,” says leading organizer Grace Huang. “British artist Luke Jerram’s ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ street pianos were everywhere in town for a period of time. Being a pianist myself, I was particularly fascinated by these fantastic, interactive works of art.” After becoming a member of the ACAC, Huang saw an opportunity to establish a similar project in Athens. She began by researching public art pianos in cities across the country from Lancaster, PA, to Portland, OR, and even nearby in Atlanta, home of the “Play Me Again Pianos.” Given the green light to start the process, she began looking for used Kim Deakins upright pianos and benches, which were generously donated by Chick Music, Vic Peel of Vic’s Vintage, Martha East on Barber Street. Once the pianos were Thomas of UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of sanded, primed and prepped by volunteers, Music and the music staff at St. Gregory the the commissioned artists steadily dropped Great Episcopal Church. Once the pianos by throughout the course of a month to were secured, the ACAC consulted with paint their designs, much to the delight of members of the Athens Area Arts Council visitors who were able to watch their progto brainstorm potential artists to showcase, ress unfold in real time. ultimately deciding to invite Kim Deakins, “As a pianist and educator, I’m always Darya Kalantari, Marisa Leilani Mustard hoping to enrich the musical lives of stuand Elinor Saragoussi to participate. dents and our community in various ways.
It’s particularly exciting to see the piano become a canvas for the artist, and to see an old piano transformed so that it is given a second or third musical life,” says Huang, who is an assistant professor of piano pedagogy at UGA. “Equally exciting, my ACAC colleagues and I absolutely loved seeing the excitement of all the families and community members at the kickoff party—the kids and adults had a great time hearing performances on the finished pianos and getting to interact with the pianos, artists and musicians afterwards. We hope our community takes pride in these instruments and will spend some time sharing and creating music with
others. We’re also hoping there will be future mini pop-up performances.” Mustard is no stranger to painting unconventional surfaces, and has lately been decorating everything from guitars and bridges to functional items like mailboxes and light switches. Customized in her signature style, her piano at the ACC Library relies heavily on crisp line work and a boldly colored flower motif.
Similarly inspired by botanicals, Deakins’ pink and yellow piano at the ACCA is covered in a tropical pattern of monstera deliciosa leaves. An MFA graduate of UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, Deakins is the owner of Pink Goblin Tattoo. A fellow Dodd alumnus and current apprentice at Chico Lou’s Fine Tattoos, Kalantari created a celestial fantasy land with her paintbrush. On view at Bishop Park, her piano depicts a sun, moon, rocketship and flying saucer above a silhouetted kingdom. Carrying the imaginative spirit, Saragoussi’s piano at the Classic Center is a hodgepodge of expressive, cartoonish humans and animals that lend themselves to a loose narrative. A musician herself who performs in Baby Tony and the Teenies, she captures the exuberance of pop through her use of bright colors. “Public art is art for all,” says Huang. “Public pianos engage people and create a sense of community pride and ownership, create fun nontraditional performance venues, break down barriers between the performer and audience, and encourage creativity and spontaneity.” “Play On, Athens!” demonstrates how several community organizations can pool their resources to make public art both possible and affordable. Through the labor of volunteers and generosity of donors, the majority of the ACAC’s budget for the project went directly towards compensating the artists, with additional expenses— like hiring a professional tuner and mover—ensuring that the pianos are kept in tip top shape. Each piano will remain on display for at least two months, or potentially longer if weather permits, and will then be donated to a secondary location for longterm installation. Three of the four pianos are still seeking their permanent homes, and interested nonprofits or community organizations are encouraged to contact info@athensculturalaffairs.org. The ACAC anticipates organizing another round of public art pianos in the fall of 2020 that will invite student artists. f
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ere’s your annual guide to where to order Thanksgiving food if you can’t or don’t want to cook it yourself, as well as some day-of options should you need a place to go. Check flagpole.com for a more updated list. Athens Farmers Market will hold its yearly pre-Thanksgiving market in the parking lot of Heirloom Cafe in Boulevard on Wednesday, Nov. 27 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m., if you want to buy the ingredients to cook your own meal. Heirloom will also be open for brunch and drinks that day. Big City Bread has rustic apple tart ($27), pumpkin pie ($20), pecan pie ($25), pear-almond frangipane tart ($28; gluten-free), each of which serves eight, as well as orange-cranberry bread ($16.50), cranberry pecan batard ($7.50), challah ($8.25) and pull-apart rolls ($5.25 for seven rolls). Call 706-353-0029 to order by Nov. 23 for pick-up Nov. 27 by 3 p.m. Butcher & Vine, in Watkinsville, is making Thanksgiving charcuterie boards for pick-up on Nov. 26 or 27 between 11 a.m.–3 p.m. All boards will have three meats and three cheeses, plus crackers and bread. They feed eight to 10 people, cost $100 a pop, include the fancy cutting board they come on and are limited to 10 total. Call 706-705-1466 or DM on Facebook to reserve. You can also order a couple of kinds of turkeys (uncooked), prime rib, veal or rack of lamb by Nov. 20 (50% deposit required; pick up Nov. 27, between 11 a.m.–3 p.m.) at eatbutcherandvine.com. Butt Hutt is smoking turkeys for $55 each (16–18 pounds). Call 706-850-8511 to order by Nov. 22. Cabin Creek BBQ is offering orders at 706-757-2267 or cabincreekbbq199@gmail. com with a deadline of Nov. 22. You can pick up either cold (Nov. 27 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.) or hot (Thanksgiving Day from 9–11 a.m.), and your choices include boneless smoked turkey, half or whole, for $9.99 per
pound; cornbread dressing, squash casserole and sweet potato soufflé at $30 for a half pan and $60 for a whole pan; mashed potatoes and green beans at $24 and $48; and giblet gravy at $10 per quart. Half a pan feeds about 15 people, while a whole pan feeds 30. Chops and Hops is doing mains, sides, appetizers, desserts, etc. through an order form you can pick up at the restaurant. Deadline is Nov. 23, and pick-up is Nov. 27. Donderos’ Kitchen has loads of choices, including gluten-free roasted whole turkey (10, 14, 18 or 22 pounds for $4.95/pound) and the following sides at $11 to feed two to four people or $24 to feed eight to 12: herbed dressing with sausage or pecans, which you can also get gluten-free, herbed roasted sweet potatoes (GF and vegan) and mac and cheese. There’s also mashed potatoes ($13/quart, GF), mashed rutabagas and Swedish turnips ($13/quart, GF), Southern collards ($13/quart, GF and vegan), sweet and sour red cabbage with apple ($13/quart, GF and vegan), red wine gravy ($8/pint; $15/quart, plus $2 if GF), cranberry sauce ($8/pint; $15/quart, GF and vegan), six rolls from Independent Baking Co. ($5.34), apple pie ($18), pumpkin pie ($15), sweet potato pie ($17) and pecan pie ($17). Fill out the order form at donderoskitchen.com by Nov. 22 (Nov. 21 for turkeys) and pick up Nov. 26 from 4–5:30 p.m. or Nov. 27 from 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Eden’s Cafe has vegan options, which you can order at edensvegancafe.com/ holiday-ordering by Nov. 24 for pick-up by Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. Prepayment is required. Choices include mushroom gravy or cranberry sauce ($8/8 ounces or $16/16 ounces); vegan mac and cheese and sweet potato casserole in an 8-by-8 pan ($30); six sweet potato biscuits with vanilla whipped coconut butter ($14); apple-pecan stuffing, also in an 8-by-8 pan ($25); 32 ounces of winter squash soup or Three Sisters Stew (squash, pumpkin, black beans, corn,
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tomato; $35); pumpkin or apple pie ($30); chocolate silk pie or a pan of berry oat bars or pumpkin oat bars ($25); cheesecake ($50); and cookies by the dozen—almond ($25), chocolate chip ($20) or turmeric ginger ($20). Five Bar is doing its annual Thanksgiving Feast on the actual day from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. The meal is free, but donations are accepted to benefit Project Safe. They also take volunteers. George’s Lowcountry Table is offering Thanksgiving platters, including squash casserole, oyster stuffing and mac and cheese. Call 706-548-3359 or email georgeslowcountrytable@gmail.com for details. Heirloom is taking orders at heirloomathens.com/holiday-order-form
through Nov. 24 at 10 p.m. for pick-up Nov. 27 between 11 a.m.–8 p.m. For savory stuff (each serves four), there’s green bean casserole ($13), root vegetable hash ($14), sweet potato soufflé with pecan crumble ($12), cornbread-based stuffing with apples and sausage ($13), Southern-style braised greens ($8/quart), cranberry orange relish ($7/pint), turkey gravy ($6/pint) and cornbread ($6). Sweets include chocolate bourbon pecan pie, pumpkin pie, sour cream apple crumb pie and sweet potato pie with maple cream ($30 each). Home.made is doing sides that serve six at $22 each: tomato pie with savory crust, basil, parmesan, cheddar and ricotta; onion pie with Swiss cheese custard and cracker crust; roasted fall vegetables with fresh herbs and pecans; and mac and cheese with brown butter breadcrumbs. You can also
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get cranberry pepper jelly ($5/8 ounces), ready-to-bake brown butter yeast rolls ($6 per 24-roll tray), pimento cheese ($12/ pint) and chicken salad ($12/pint). Order at homemadeathens.com/shop by Nov. 23 at noon.
also gravy, pies, rolls and more. Order at catering@martisatmidday.com.
Kiki’s Bakeshop has pies (classic golden apple, pumpkin with candied pecans, bourbon pecan, chocolate pecan pie and Key lime), plus peach cobbler for $15.99 ($17.99 GF); cakes (pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap cookie crust, GF flourless chocolate cake made with Belgian chocolate and carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream) for $34.99, plus spiced bundt cake with maple glaze for $24.99. There’s also quiche (white cheddar honey ham, apple-smoked bacon and cheddar or baby spinach portobello mushroom and swiss) for $15.99, plus buttermilk biscuits, sweet potato biscuits and yeast rolls for $7.95/dozen. Order by Nov. 23 at noon at 706-769-6766, but there will be extras in the shop if you procrastinate.
Off the Vine Produce has chicken or turkey and dressing casseroles for $28–$40; sides, including mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole, squash casserole, sweet potato soufflé with marshmallows and pecans, green bean casserole, stuffing/dressing, cornbread (pan or muffins), corn casserole, hash brown casserole and roasted vegetables in three sizes for $12–$35; pies (sweet potato, pumpkin, coconut, pecan, apple or custard) for $15; and cakes (carrot, coconut, chocolate, spice, hummingbird, German chocolate) for $25–$30, plus cookies and other sweets. Call 706-899-0400.
Lindsey’s Culinary Market has the full meal: roasted turkey ($5/pound), breast ($6/pound), gravy ($14.50/quart); sourdough and cornbread dressing, creamy mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes with chaispiced mascarpone and cranberry, sweet potato casserole with pecan streusel topping, squash casserole, green bean casserole and roasted autumn vegetables ($12–$50 each, depending on size); and cranberry-orange compote ($9/pound). Bourbon pecan, apple and pumpkin pies and chocolate cobbler are $20 each. Order at lindseysculinarymarket.com for pick-up Nov. 26 or 27. Maepole has family-size sides of roasted tomatoes, shaved brussels sprouts, broccoli salad, cauliflower salad, mac and cheese, green beans and Vidalia onions, acorn squash and beets that feed six to eight for $16. Order at maepole.com. Mama Jewel’s Kitchen has both individual components of your meal or a “family dinner” option that serves eight to 10. Casseroles are available in two sizes, a small that feeds four and a large that feeds eight to 10: sweet potato soufflé ($26/$36), cornbread dressing ($27/$37), scalloped potatoes ($29/$39), mac and cheese ($29/$39), squash casserole ($23/$33), creamy corn casserole ($26/$36), green bean casserole ($23/$33) and broccoli rice casserole ($23/$33). Other sides include collard greens ($16), marinated vegetable salad ($24), giblet gravy ($18), deviled eggs ($18/ dozen), ambrosia ($32), cranberry relish ($24), roasted brussels sprouts ($19/28) and dirty rice ($18/25). Also: cornbread muffins, biscuits (regular and pecan with a maple glaze), sweet potato pie, pecan pie (regular and chocolate), pumpkin cake with caramel buttercream, peanut butter pie and bread pudding with caramel sauce. Call 706-850-9797 to order by 2 p.m. Nov. 23 for pick-up by 2 p.m. Nov. 27. They can also make your order in your own casserole dishes—just let them know. The family dinner includes tea, cornbread muffins, roasted turkey breast, giblet gravy, three casseroles, one side and two desserts for $195. Marti’s at Midday has smashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and parmesan, roasted brussels sprouts tossed with housemade pesto, Southern squash casserole, Grammy Schimmel’s cornbread dressing and fresh green beans with pecans. There’s
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Opa Robby’s is hosting a pop-up from Julie Willis’ Rise Baking Co. on Nov. 27 from 2–6 p.m. Order things including naturally leavened sourdough (regular, cinnamon raisin, pumpkin spice, black pepper cornmeal or olive oil and rosemary), butterscotch pecan pie, apple pie with cheddar crust, pumpkin pecan tart and autumnspiced buttermilk pie for $12–$30 at risebakingco.ecwid.com. Pulaski Heights BBQ has 14–16-pound smoked turkeys with gravy for $75; if you just want turkey breast with gravy, $65 gets you 5 pounds, and smoked shoulder hams at 5–7 pounds are $11/pound. For an extra $75, you can get a full meal with cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce and two sides (smoked cauliflower, mac and cheese, baked beans, squash casserole, potato salad, collard greens, green beans, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, or vinegar lime slaw), feeding 10–15 people. Barbecue packages are available, as well, but space on the smoker is limited, so reserve your spot ASAP. Pick up on Thanksgiving Day between 11 a.m. and noon or any day before. Call 706-583-9600. Rashe’s Cuisine is doing jerk turkeys with three third-pans of sides for $50, or you can order turkey, jerk chicken or sides separately, choosing among collards, green beans, cabbage/mixed vegetables, sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes, rice and peas, mac and cheese, zucchini/squash, stuffing and rolls/cornbread. Vegan options are available. Order at rashecuisine.com by Nov. 22 to pick up at Ebenezer Baptist Church from Nov. 23–27, or get your food delivered on Nov. 27 for an extra $5. Saucehouse is doing catering for $14 per person ($22 for full service). That includes turkey or ham, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, two sides (mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, green bean casserole or sweet potato casserole) and Sister Schubert’s rolls and tea or lemonade; $2 each for peach cobbler, pumpkin pie, bread pudding or banana pudding, or $1 for brownies/cookies. Ham or bird only is $65. Call 888-978-7948 or email catering@saucehouse.com to order. VTasteCakes is offering vegan holiday pound cakes in pumpkin spice, old-fashioned vanilla, maple walnut spice, red velvet, gluten-free chocolate, double chocolate or Key lime for $22. Order at vtastecakes. com/holiday-pound-cake-pickup by Nov. 23 and pick up at the UGA Innovation Center on Broad on Nov. 25 from 4–6 p.m. f
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The GlassCube · 6–8 p.m. · FREE! In addition to colorful illustration and felt work, local artist Elinor Saragoussi has been branching out into building playful set designs that utilize painted masonite. The outdoor GlassCube at Hotel Indigo is the perfect space to host one of her immersive environments, full of anthropomorphic creatures like a blue gorilla, flying purple elephant and hissing rattlesnake among tropical plants and glowing pairs of eyes. Using a QR code, visitors can listen to an accompanying soundscape called “Jungle Drone” by Saragoussi’s Baby Tony and the Teenies bandmate Max Boyd. The installation will remain viewable 24 hours a day through April. [Jessica Smith]
The Foundry · 8 p.m. · $17–20 Known for fronting the influential and prolific alt-country group Old 97’s, singer and guitarist Rhett Miller has also released eight full-lengths of his own over the years, including 2018’s kinetic The Messenger. The album, a collection of revealing songs set against a rollicking rock backdrop, is Miller’s first solo effort since getting sober several years ago, and it finds him exploring his complicated past in unflinching detail. It was accompanied last year by Love the Holidays, a set of original Old 97’s tunes about the joy of Christmas. Devoted dad Miller released a similarly earnest collection of poetry for children, No More Poems!, earlier this year. [Gabe Vodicka]
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Tuesday 19 CLASSES: Computer Class (ACC Library) Learn the ins and outs of search engines like GALILEO, DuckDuckGo, Google, Archive.org and WolframAlpha. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary.org EVENTS: Tuesday Tour at Two (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Take a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Meet in the rotunda on the second floor. 2 p.m. FREE! www.libs. uga.edu/scl
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EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Lawrence Parker will talk about his recent rock-hunting road trip with David Bruce across four states: Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona and California. 7:30 p.m. FREE! www. athensrockandgemclub.org FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné) After a failed attack, a squad of terrorists invade a small Indiana town and take the high school hostage, forcing the jocks and nerds to band together in Terror Squad. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/badmovienight FILM: Film Noir Confidential (ACC Library) Watch a film noir classic. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898
GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern KIDSTUFF: Lil’ Leaves (Lay Park) Enjoy all themed crafts and
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40 Watt Club · 7 p.m. · SOLD OUT After establishing a ringing, moonlit template for the following two decades of emo acts with the 1999 landmark album Clarity (can you still feel the butterflies?), Arizona rockers Jimmy Eat World followed up with Bleed American, a muscular LP that scored big thanks to the enduring radio hit “The Middle.” The band hasn’t seen the same level of mainstream success since, but it has continued pumping out respectable albums in the emphatic, melody-drenched vein of those early outings. Just last month, Jimmy Eat World dropped a 10th studio record, the aptly titled Surviving, which plays out like a sonic tribute to the band’s enviable career. [GV]
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center · 5–8 p.m. · FREE! “People, Places, Things” presents images by members of the Atlanta Photography Group, a nonprofit arts organization established in 1987 to serve as a community for both novice and professional photographers through exhibitions and programming. Thirtyfive artists were selected to share their unique perspectives capturing the world around them. The opening reception will be preceded by a juror talk with Samuel Gerace III, curator of photography at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, who will offer insight into the process of selecting artists and images for the exhibition. “People, Places, Things” will remain on view through Jan. 18. [JS]
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a game of “stomp the leaf” to get the little ones moving. Snacks will be provided. 10:30 a.m. $4 (ACC residents), $6 (non-ACC residents). www.accgov.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: Tiny Tales on Tuesdays (Memorial Park) Storytime and a craft. Ages 18 months–6 years. 10:30 a.m. $3–4. www.accgov.com/leisure KIDSTUFF: D&D Club (ACC Library) Dungeons and Dragons for all experience levels. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Bookworm Buddies (Madison County Library, Danielsville) A book club for elementary students will discuss The Wishing Tree by Katherine Applegate. Copies are available at the front desk. Children under 10 must be supervised by an adult
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caregiver. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Authors (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Avid Bookshop presents Jonathan Blum for his book, The Unusual Uncertainties, and Sabrina Orah Mark for her book, Wild Milk. Purchase a copy of each book and get them signed by the authors. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Faculty Perspectives: Jennifer Crenshaw (Georgia Museum of Art) Jennifer Crenshaw, assistant professor of art and area chair for fabric design at UGA, gives a special gallery talk about the exhibition “Mary Lee Bendolph: Quilted Memories.” 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org MEETINGS: Athens Citizens Climate Lobby (Ciné) Discuss
how to mitigate climate change. Attend to learn how to communicate with members of Congress and encourage them to support the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, HR 763. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athensccl
Wednesday 20 ART: Artist Reception (Gallery @ Hotel Indigo–Athens) Celebrate the launch of Eli Saragoussi’s “Supple Moments, Dark Corners,” in the GlassCube@Hotel Indigo. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 6 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens.com CLASSES: Mindfulness and Creativity: Is Mindfulness for You? (ACC Library) Dr. Rich Panico will offer guidance to those sifting
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at War, 1944. Ages 5 & up. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. & 4–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Talking About Books: Adult Book Discussion Group (ACC Library) This month’s title is The Library Book by Susan Orlean. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org MEETINGS: CASA Volunteer Info Session (Children First) CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) speak up for abused and neglected children in our community. Find out more about becoming a child advocate and join the upcoming training class. 12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. FREE! arden@athensoconeecasa.org
people and nature. This event will also include a light reception. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/lyndonhousearts EVENTS: Athens Academy Holiday Market (Athens Academy) Over 35 vendors from across the Southeast will be in attendance selling thousands of handmade items for the holiday season. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-549-9225, www. athensacademy.org EVENTS: KnitLits (Bogart Library) Knitters of all levels are invited to have fun, share ideas and knit. Beginning knitters are encouraged to attend. Ages 16 & up. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart FILM: Redline (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Pachinko Pop Cinema presents an animated sci-fi film about inter-
Thursday 21 ART: 3Thurs Talks (Lyndon House Arts Center) Photographer Nathaniel Burkins will discuss his work and solo exhibit in the Lounge Gallery. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ LyndonHouseArts ART: Third Thursday Art Series (Athens, GA) Eight galleries stay open late the third Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include the Georgia Museum of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Creature Comforts Brewing Co., ATHICA, Lyndon House Arts Center, Ciné, the GlassCube & Gallery @ Hotel Indigo and The Classic Center. 6-9 p.m. FREE! www.3thurs.org ART: Holiday Open House (The Classic Center) Meet the Classic Center’s artist-in-residence, Heidi Hensley, whose studio is on Foundry Street. While you’re nearby, visit the exhibitions on view in the Classic Galleries. 6–8 p.m. www.classiccenter.com ART: Athens Photography Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) Meet and learn from other photographers in Athens. All skill levels welcome. This month’s meeting will explore exposure and manual mode settings. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athensphotographyguild.com CLASSES: Computer Class (Bogart Library) Have a question about a computer or device? Need help navigating your new phone? Sign up for a 20-minute timeslot for oneon-one help. Timeslots are available between 12–3 p.m. 12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart CLASSES: Tech Tips (ACC Library) This month’s topic is Uber and Lyft. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org CLASSES: Yoga in the Galleries (Georgia Museum of Art) Five Points Yoga instructors lead a class surrounded by works of art. 6 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Buckskin Gulch (Moonlight Theater) Saddle up for a showdown at Buckskin Gulch. This physical comedy is everything you’d hope to find in a Western: gunfights, betrayal, romance, adventure, revenge, murder and more. Nov. 21–23, 8 p.m. $8–14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Fix Your Own Bike (BikeAthens) Get help fixing your bike from experts so you’re safe to ride. 6–8:30 p.m. $10 (suggested). www.bikeathens.org EVENTS: Quilled Turkeys (Oconee County Library) Adults are invited to practice the art of paper filigree. Limited supplies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee EVENTS: Paula Runyon: Open Studio (Lyndon House Arts Center) Fall Artist in Residence Paula Runyon will open her studio to the public where they can explore her process of using play and experimentation as tools for learning about the natural environment and enhancing the essential connection between
GAMES: Trivia Night (Terrapin Beer Co.) Hosted by Shelton Sellers from Classic City Trivia every Thursday. 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.terrapinbeer. com KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based games. Blocks provided. For ages 8 and up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the Loose (ACC Library) A unique, early-literacy storytime program for children ages 0–24 months and their caregiver. This three-week class incorporates books, nursery rhymes, musical instruments and interactive play. Space is limited, please register to attend. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrarly.org/athens
nature. For grades 6–12 only. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Seasons of the Circle (ACC Library) Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and give thanks for everything special in your life. Play a traditional Cherokee game of stickball and make crafts to take home. For children ages 5–11 and their caregiver. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Avid presents an evening with Rebecca Lang for her book, Pecans: Recipes & History of an American Nut. Guests are invited to bring their homemade pecan pies for Lang to taste and pick a grand prize winner. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com
crafting supplies and express the joys and struggles of caring for a loved one while practicing self-care creatively. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens PERFORMANCE: The Eddi Hüneke & Tobi Hebbelmann Duo (UGA Chapel) The duo will conclude their USA tour at UGA. Expect many songs in German, and even a singalong opportunity. 7 p.m. FREE! www.gsstudies.uga.edu/duo PERFORMANCE: Holiday Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The UGA Symphony Orchestra, as well as the combined choirs of Glee Clubs, University Chorus and Hodgson Singers, perform a selection of classical holiday favorites. Nov. 21–22, 7:30 p.m. $10–20. 706-542-4400, www.pac.uga.edu
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through the plethora of information and research currently available on mindfulness and its varied programs, teachers and approaches. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens COMEDY: Educated Mess (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) See standups from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com COMEDY: Judah Friedlander (40 Watt Club) Judah Friedlander is back at the 40 Watt for his 2019 tour “Future President,” a show dedicated to satirizing American culture. 8 p.m. $21. www.40watt.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Creature Comforts Brewery) Vendors offer local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, live music, prepared foods and crafts. Every beer purchased at Creature Comforts during the market will get you free tokens to spend at the market. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) General trivia. Industry night. Cash house prizes. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the Loose (Bogart Library) This special storytime is designed to promote parental bonding and early learning in babies ages 0–24 months. Registration required. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 770-725-9443 www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) Attendees will share books, songs, puppets and rhymes. Ages 1.5–5. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Step into Music (ACC Library) An afterschool music class with Mr. Evan. For children ages 5–7 and their caregiver. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts and fun for preschool-aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Teen Social Justice Club (ACC Library) Build self-confidence and develop speaking, communication, written and leadership skills presented by the Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement. Ages 10–17 are invited to attend. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Virtually Impossible (Oconee County Library) Dive into the world of virtual reality. Games include Space Pirate Trainer, The Lab, Beat Saber and more. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Wonderful Wednesday: Book Club (Bogart Library) Join Ms. Kay for a fun and interactive book club. This month’s choice is Magic Treehouse: World
Comedian Judah Friedlander performs at the 40 Watt Club on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. planetary illegal street racing. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com FILM: The Road to Palmyra (Georgia Museum of Art) BBC television presenter Dan Cruickshank and British photojournalist Don McCullin travel to Palmyra to learn about damage inflicted upon the ancient Syrian city. Before the film, there will be an introduction and tour of the exhibition “Before the War: Photographs of Syria by Peter Aaron.” 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: The Death of Stalin (UGA Peabody Hall, Room 115) The Philosophy Graduate Student Association presents a screening of the revisionist-history black comedy from Armondo Ianucci. Followed by a short discussion. 6 p.m. FREE! michael.starling25@uga.edu GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq
KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, nursery rhymes, bouncing and cuddling. 0-24 months. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Pajama Story Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Come out for bedtime stories, songs and a light snack in the children’s area. Ages 7 & under. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Teen Thursdays (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Teens can drop in each week for a different activity. This month’s activities include book themed snacks, a superhero movie and button making. No registration necessary. Ages 13–18. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: UGA EcoReach (ACC Library) Join UGA’s Ecology Club for this month’s fun topic: earth and
LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Ciné) UGA’s Philosophy and Creative Writing programs present David Heatley for his book Qualification: A Graphic Memoir in Twelve Steps. Professors Aaron Meskin and Christopher Pizzino will join Heatley for a discussion, inviting participation form the audience. 7 p.m. FREE! aflurry@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: For the Philo of Philosophy Book Discussion Group (ACC Library) Read philosophy books from ancient Greece to modern times. 6-8 p.m. FREE! mkapelewski@athenslibrary.org MEETINGS: Public Input Session (ACC Planning Department Auditorium) Learn more and give input about the proposed future downtown green space at the insersection of Lumpkin and Washington Streets. 4–7 p.m. FREE! MEETINGS: Caregiver Crafting Support Group (ACC Library) Caregivers are invited to bring
CLASSES: Wines for the Holiday Table (J’s Bottle Shop) A “petitsoirée” where attendees will taste an array of wines and learn what to pair them with at their holiday table. 6–8 p.m. $20. wine.jsbottleshop@ gmail.com COMEDY: Buckskin Gulch (Moonlight Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Nov. 21–23, 8 p.m. $8–14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Beautiful and Brutal (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Second Floor Rotunda) Join curator Jason Hasty each Friday before a UGA home game for a closer look at the exhibit “Beautiful and Brutal: Georgia Bulldog Football, 2017.” Visitors will have a chance to share memories and get hands-on with a selection of historic materials from the UGA Athletic Association archives. 3 p.m. FREE! kdotson@uga.edu EVENTS: Black Friday to the Future (Kempt, 175 N Lumpkin St.) Load up on holiday gifts and the newest winter styles. Everything in the store will be on sale from 25–50% off. Snacks and drinks will be provided with DJ Ejipped spinning ’80s throwbacks all day. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. www.kemptathens.com EVENTS: Fly Fishing Film & Concert (40 Watt Club) Fly Fishing North Georgia and the Oconee River Chapter of Trout Unlimited present a film about fly fishing and live music by Hunter Morris, Blue Blood and T. Hardy Morris. Proceeds benefit a stream restoration project. 6:30 p.m. $20. www.40watt.com EVENTS: Morning Mindfulness (Georgia Museum of Art) Participate in a guided meditation session in the galleries. Meet in the lobby. 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: Movies on Tap (Southern Brewing Company) Join the brewery for a movie every Friday night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ thesouthernbrewingcompany KIDSTUFF: Athens Junior Roller Squad (Fun Galaxy) Girls and gender fluid persons ages 10–17 are invited to learn the ropes of roller derby. 4:30–6:30 p.m. $20. www. jrda.org KIDSTUFF: Snap Circuits (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy electric wiring and circuitry at the library with snap circuits toys. Ages 8 and up. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Stories & Songs at Memorial Park (ACC Library) Bring a blanket and enjoy stories, songs and instruments with Mr. Evan. Weather permitting. Ages 2–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens k continued on next page
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THE CALENDAR! KIDSTUFF: Teen Lock-In (Bogart Library) Grades 6–12 are invited to an after-hours lock-in. Enjoy board games, cooking, an escape room, movies and more. Registration is required. 6–10 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Teensgiving (ACC Library) The Teen Services staff will bring a homemade Thanksgiving dinner and serve it to attendees. Free registration is required. Sign up at the Teen Services desk before Nov. 20. For grades 6–12 only. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Alumni Night at the Bookstore (UGA Bookstore) The night includes a meet-and-greet with Uga X and Hairy Dawg, book signings with over a dozen alumni authors and a pop-up shop with artist Melissa Mahoney. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: Art Builds Business (OCAF, Watkinsville) This workshop aims to help identify biases about art, creativity, money, business and value, and is designed to engage creatives, local businesses and community members. Light refreshments and a reception to follow. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com PERFORMANCE: Holiday Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) See Thursday listing for full description. Nov. 21–22, 7:30 p.m. $10–20. 706-542-4400, www.pac.uga.edu
Saturday 23 ART: People, Places, Things: Opening Reception (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) Celebrate the opening of the Atlanta Photography Group’s (APG) collaborative exhibition. Juror Samuel Gerace III of the Booth Museum in Cartersville will speak before the reception. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. 5 p.m. (curator’s talk), 6 p.m. (reception). FREE! www.mmcc-arts.org CLASSES: Burgundy: An Exploration (J’s Bottle Shop, 1452 Prince Ave.) Delve into the basics of Burgundy, France. Explore its varied styles, terroirs and famous vineyards. Compare and contrast a dozen wines from the region. 5–7 p.m. $45. wine.jsbottleshop@gmail. com COMEDY: Buckskin Gulch (Moonlight Theater) See Thursday listing for full description. Nov. 21–23, 8 p.m. $8–14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) The market hosts around 45 vendors, children’s activities and cooking demos. All produce is grown locally, sustainably and by those who are selling it. Live music by Random Acts. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Neat Pieces Antiques Holiday Market Enjoy live music, baked goods, coffee and BBQ as you shop for the holiday season. (Neat Pieces Antiques, 5769 Hwy. 72 E., Carlton) 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-797-3317, www.facebook.com/ neatpiecesantiques FILM: Exploration Session: Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) The fulllength documentary from local filmmaker James Preston celebrates the creative class in the Classic City. Preston will host a Q&A after the film. 4 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga. org KIDSTUFF: Family Movie and Craft (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy popcorn and a Thanksgiving family movie on the
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big screen. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.com/madison KIDSTUFF: Owl’ll Be Seeing You (ACC Library) What type of books do owls like to read? Hooo-dunnits! Come listen to some stories at this special storytime all about owls! For children ages 3–8 and their caregiver. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Relax and read with the company of therapy dogs. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee SPORTS: UGA vs. Texas A&M (Sanford Stadium) The Georgia Bulldogs play the Texas A&M Aggies. 3:30 p.m. www.georgiadogs. com
guest opener UGA Kalakaar. 2–5 p.m. $5–7. www.facebook.com/ ugaecotones
Monday 25 CLASSES: Western Partner Dance Lessons (VFW) Linda and David lead Western partner dance lessons. Singles welcome. 6–8 p.m. $5. bgeddis@mindspring.com COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (The Globe) Local improvisors invent scenes on the spot and compete for the coveted screaming chicken. Every Monday upstairs. 9 p.m. FREE! www.krakinjokes.com
KIDSTUFF: Nerd Herd (Oconee County Library) Hang out with fellow nerds for a low-key hour of fun. Grades 6–12. 7-8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Open Chess Play for Kids and Teens (ACC Library) Teen chess players of all skill levels can play matches and learn from members of the local Chess and Community Players, who will be on hand to assist players and help build skill levels. For ages 7–18. Registration required. 4–5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschool Pals (Bogart Library) Preschool-aged children will learn social and language skills through songs stories and crafts.
Internet privacy and security and tips on how to protect your personal information and control your privacy. Free registration required. Sign up at the Information Services Desk 10 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www. athenslibrary.org/athens GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) See Tuesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) See Tuesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www. locosgrill.com
Sunday 24 CLASSES: Beginner American Tango Classes (Dancefx) An introduction to American Tango. 3 p.m. 706-355-3078, www.unstrictlyballroom.com CLASSES: Gratitude Yoga Day (Fuel Hot Yoga) Treat your friends and family to a yoga a free yoga class before the holidays. Holiday treats and retail specials will also be available. RSVP to secure your spot. 8:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. FREE! www. fuelhotyoga.com EVENTS: Bilbo Books Publishing Open House (688 S. Milledge Ave.) Tour this new office space of Bilbo Books Publishing. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.bilbobooks.com EVENTS: Blacknerdninja Pop-Up Shop (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Featuring several vendors, a photo booth, live music and more. 5 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Neat Pieces Antiques Holiday Market See Saturday listing for full description. (Neat Pieces Antiques, 5769 Hwy. 72 E., Carlton) 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-797-3317, www.facebook.com/neatpiecesantiques GAMES: Rockin’ Roll Bingo (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Play to win. 9 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (Southern Brewing Company) General trivia hosted by Solo Entertainment. House prizes and discounted tabs. 5-7 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Oconee County Library) Meet Pulitzer Prize nominee Noel Holston, the author of Life After Deaf. 2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Author Kenneth Bridges will speak about his book, Life of a Man Named Kenneth, and share memories of his family, childhood in rural Georgia and his career in agriculture and education. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison PERFORMANCE: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to UGA for a performance with music director Robert Spano at the podium. Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax joins the orchestra to perform Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The program also includes Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, originally commissioned by dancer Martha Graham in 1944. 3 p.m. $10–55. www.pac.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: UGA Ecotones Fall Concert (UGA Chapel) UGA’s eco-friendly a cappella group will present a fall concert with special
market. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday. Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) See Wednesday listing for full description. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Craft Public House) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. craftathens.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Children of all ages are invited for bedtime stories every Wednesday. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Autumn Crafts (Bogart Library) Kids and caregivers are welcome to join Ms. Donna for cooking, crafts and fun. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Preschool Storytime (ACC Library) See Wednesday listing for full description. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts and fun for preschool-aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. athenslibrary.org/oconee
LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 19 Jeff Beam plays Flicker Theatre and Bar on Wednesday, Nov. 20. EVENTS: Coffee and Conversation (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy coffee and chat with neighbors. This program is free and open to all ages and abilities. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison GAMES: Geeks Who Drink Trivia (Highwire Lounge) Test your general knowledge for prizes. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com 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: Trivia (Craft Public House) Terrapin-sponsored trivia hosted by Shelton Sellers of Classic City Trivia. Win house cash and Terrapin prizes. 7 p.m. FREE! www.craftathens.com KIDSTUFF: Graphic Novel Book Club (Bogart Library) Join Ms. Molly for a teen book club featuring graphic novels. Enjoy discussion, activity and snacks. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Parents can share plays, songs and simple books with their babies. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650, www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages three and under. Caregivers will receive pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart
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Ages almost 3–almost 5. 11:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Teen Leaders (Oconee County Library) Teens are invited to voice their opinions and plan for YA events. Grades 6–12. 6-7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Club (ACC Library) Held the last Monday of every month. This month’s title is American Marriage by Tayari Jones. 7 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Theatre of the Oppressed in the World: How Theatre Can Effect Change (UGA Fine Arts Building, Balcony Theatre) Julian Boal, co-founder and pedagogical coordinator at the Escola de Teatro Popular in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will give a lecture exploring how Theatre of the Oppressed was created to fight against dictatorships and centralized political parties, and how it can rise up in the face of fascism. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www. willson.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Faculty Artist Series (UGA Ramsey Concert Hall) Cellist David Starkweather performs with tenor Gregory Broughton and pianist Damon Denton. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $12. pac.uga.edu
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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: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898 KIDSTUFF: D&D Club (ACC Library) Dungeons and Dragons for all experience levels. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee County Library) Create Lego art and enjoy Lego-based activities. Legos provided. Ages 0–11. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Tween DIY Crafts (Bogart Library) Make keychains, pins, magnets and jewelry. Ages 9–13 only. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
Wednesday 27 ART: Grinch & Ornament PreThanksgiving Special (ARTini’s Art Lounge) Kick off the holidays by painting an adorable 18”x24” Grinch canvas. A basic shape will be stenciled for attendees. 7 p.m. $25. www. artinisartlounge.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market) Vendors offer local and sustainable produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, prepared foods and crafts. This will be the last Wednesday
40 Watt Club 7 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com BRENDAN ABERNATHY UGA student and acoustic singer-songwriter. HOTEL FICTION Groovy pop band formerly known as Tomorrow Today. ASPEN ANONDA Athens-based indie-pop singer-songwriter. The Foundry 7:30 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com NIGHT FEVER Local duo featuring Ansley Stewart and Jason Fuller playing ’70s hits. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $15. www.georgiatheatre.com YOKE LORE Electropop project from New York City composer Adrian Galvin. KATE TEAGUE Sweet, melodic softrock musician with a slight county pop twang. Go Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/go.bar.35 EMILEIGH IRELAND Local folk-pop singer-songwriter with a strong, compelling vocal style. LUCAS TAVARES Local singer-songwriter with traditional Brazilian influences. FACEBLIND New local acoustic act. RYAN MOORE Athens-based guitarist and indie-folk singer-songwriter. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 6 p.m. $20. www.hendershotscoffee. com MUSIC FOR MOBILITY A benefit for Wheels of Hope, featuring music by
Randall Bramblett, Incatapec, Singing Circle, Carly King, The Dixieland Band and The Hobohemians. Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. $3 (21+), $5 (18–20). www. facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens JETPACK SYNDROME Local band blending rock, prog and hip hop. RETROPHILE New local indie and alternative rock band.
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Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. All musicians welcome. Backline provided. Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18-20). www. caledonialounge.com BUDDY CRIME One-man dance band from Kentucky. GIRL BANGER Athens-based gender-fluid performance act. LADY BUSH No info available. SEPHINE Local indie electronic artist. Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com SCOTT SPILLANE The Neutral Milk Hotel member plays hypnotic folk-rock. JEFF BEAM Psych-rock singer-songwriter from Portland, ME FRENCH EXIT Local group playing psych-tinged baroque pop. The Foundry 8 p.m. $17 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com RHETT MILLER The leader of alt-country mainstay Old 97’s performs solo. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key and surprise guests play swingin’ tunes from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s. Go Bar 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/go.bar.35 THE BONANZA EXTRAVAGANZA An experimental showcase featuring Social Circle, Echo Constant, Rumi Kallenbach, Kathy ’n’ Matt, Georgia Power, Lizard King and Bruxist. Nowhere Bar 7:30 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens THE DAD BODS Local group playing your favorite rock hits from throughout the years. REBREEDERS Local musicians play the songs of The Breeders. 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.
Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com MITCHELL POWERS Member of local folk-rock band The Powers performs solo. CANNONANDTHEBOXES Up-andcoming local folk-rock group. JAMESON TANK Local guitarist and singer-songwriter.
40 Watt Club 7 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.40watt.com JIMMY EAT WORLD Long-running Arizona rock band that helped put emo on the mainstream map. See Calendar Pick on p. 16. PRONOUN Synth-focused indie-pop project from Brooklyn, NY. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $25 (Thu), SOLD OUT (Fri). www.georgiatheatre.com JON LANGSTON Georgia-based country songwriter influenced by Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Guns N’ Roses, Staind and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
40 Watt Club Fly Fishing Film Tour. 6:30 p.m. $20. www.40watt.com HUNTER MORRIS & BLUE BLOOD Melodic local psychedelic pop project.
Nowhere Bar 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens FIVE EIGHT Legendary Athens band known for its boisterous, thoughtful rock and roll. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens RAELYN NELSON BAND Up-andcoming country-rock group from Nashville, TN. ANDREA & MUD Georgia-based country and psychobilly duo. PETUNIA & THE VIPERS Eclectic roots-rock group from Vancouver, BC.
The Globe 5 p.m. www.facebook.com/globe. athens THE FUSILIERS New area project featuring well-known musicians playing original and traditional Celtic greengrass music.
VFW 6 p.m. $5–10. 706-543-5940 GROWN FOLKS DANCE PARTY WXAG’s DJ Segar plays jazz and R&B. Veronica’s Sweet Spot 7 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/sweetspotathens OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your creative talent.
Friday 22 Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 TROMBLEY BAY Southern rock band from Atlanta.
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Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com TRIBUTE NIGHT Local bands pay tribute to the music of Alice in Chains, No Doubt and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES & FRIENDS Louis Phillip Pelot and friends perform country-rock tunes and Southern soul music.
The Falls 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-2217 LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot performs solo sets of country-rock tunes and Southern soul music.
Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ go.bar.35 CLOUD RECORDINGS FESTIVAL A three-day showcase of exploratory music. Night three features Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel, Goddess Complex, Halfway Places, Sister Sai, Jeremy Kiran Fernandes and Jacob Sunderlin. See story on p. 10.
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Little Kings Shuffle Club 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/lkshuffleclub CORDOVAS Americana-influenced rock and roll group from Nashville. TEDO STONE Rootsy, Atlanta-based rock and roll singer-songwriter.
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com JAZZ JAM Some of our town’s most talented musicians get together at this happening. Bring your axe, or grab a table and give an ear.
UGA Memorial Hall 7 p.m. FREE! (w/student ID). www. wuog.org CITIES AVIV Experimental hip-hop artist and producer from Memphis, TN. ALDENTE New local group combining hip-hop, alternative rock and blues.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead.
Highwire Lounge 11 p.m. $2 (headphone). www.highwirelounge.com SILENT DISCO Dance the night away to two different channels of music in your headphones.
Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ go.bar.35 CLOUD RECORDINGS FESTIVAL A three-day showcase of exploratory music. Night one features Petalboat, Emileigh Ireland, Wild Abandon, Jeremy Devros, Old Red and John Kiran Fernandes. See story on p. 10.
Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens PREACHERVAN Alt-pop four-piece band from Atlanta.
Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $18. www.georgiatheatre. com RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac tribute band based in Atlanta.
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com JOE WILLEY & THE MOVIN’ MEN Local folk group playing lyric-driven Americana music. LORENA LIMONGI Local musician and Brazil native blending progressive rock and acoustic folk.
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Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $12 (21+), $14 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com CRAWFORD & POWER Emerging country duo from Virginia.
Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens LIQUID DYNAMITE Local drummer Dwayne Holloway leads his group through improvised jazz, blues and funk.
Sunday 24 Ekali plays the Georgia Theatre on Friday, Nov. 22. T. HARDY MORRIS Local singer-songwriter and guitarist plays twangy, reflective folk-rock. The Foundry 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $17 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS Longrunning country band from South Georgia. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $25 (Thu), SOLD OUT (Fri). www.georgiatheatre.com JON LANGSTON Georgia-based country songwriter influenced by Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Guns N’ Roses, Staind and Lynyrd Skynyrd. 11 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com EKALI Eclectic sounds from electronic producer Nathan Shaw. Go Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ go.bar.35 CLOUD RECORDINGS FESTIVAL A three-day showcase of exploratory music. Night two features Michael Potter, Ariel Ackerly, Naan Violence, Severe Blush, Other Voices, Other Rooms, Immaterial Possession and The New Sound of Numbers. See story on p. 10. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 7 p.m. $8. www.hendershotscoffee.com OUTLAW COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE ROUND Featuring music from Holman Autry Band, Todd Cowart, Josh Bricker and Britt Helton and Steven Bagwell.
VFW 8 p.m. $10. www.vfwathens.com CHRIS HAMPTON BAND Local variety cover band hosts a dance party, playing classic and new tunes.
Saturday 23 Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. 8 a.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net RANDOM ACTS Athens-based acoustic band playing rock, pop, country and more. Boar’s Head Lounge 10 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 HUNTER GRAYSON Local artist playing classic country music. Cozy Bar 11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ CozyBarAthens KUDZU Local instrumental guitar act led by songwriter Hampton Campbell. JOE DEATH No info available. CHRIS TIDWELL Local multi-instrumentalist composer. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7. www.40watt.com FOURONEFIVE New Atlanta-based indie rock band. JELLOWSTONE Up-and-coming alternative rock group from Atlanta.
The Foundry 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. www.thefoundryathens.com COREY SMITH Singer-songwriter who combines emotional country styles with rough, soulful vocals. Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 5 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com POP-UP SHOP A shop and concert hosted by Blacknerdninja, featuring DK, Jamal Steele, Lil Iffy, Celest Ngeve, Jazmin Pittman and DJ Kountry Boy. The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens ART CONTEST Local math-rock group with propulsive rhythms and intricate melodies. KLARK.SOUND Atlanta indie project with jazz and bossa nova influences. GRUNFELDER Athens-based garagerock group with punk and ska influences.
Monday 25 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.
The Foundry 8 p.m. $5 (adv.), $7 (door). www.thefoundryathens.com AD BLANCO New local rock band that sprouted out of Full Moon School of Music. CLARKE CENTRAL Local “power trio on a power trip, ready to tear down the fascists.” Go Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/go.bar.35 EMILEIGH IRELAND Local folk-pop singer-songwriter with a strong, compelling vocal style. REV. SCOTT STRIPLING Local artist creating exploratory analog soundscapes. STELLA ZINE Punk-inspired local Southern Riot Grrrl architect. AS DUSK FADES Local acoustic group that sounds like “Renaissance doing Duran Duran covers.” LOOPER NOVA Jammy, guitar-oriented local project led by musicians C-Loop and Razzi King. Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens CEILING FAN Straightforward, melodic rock and roll from these longtime locals.
Wednesday 27 Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul. Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC A weekly open-mic jam hosted by Louis Phillip Pelot. Backline provided. The Foundry 8:30 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com THE NORMALTOWN FLYERS The long-running Athens-based band that labels its sound as “pickup truck rock and roll” plays its annual Thanksgiving show. The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key and surprise guests play swingin’ tunes from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s. Go Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/go.bar.35 SOCIAL CIRCLE Local lo-fi experimental lounge singer that aims “to turn the support group into a party.” L’OR Laura St. Martin uses electronics and interpretive dance to explore the human condition and the collective unconscious. DAGMAR VORK Athens-based indiepop artist with a crisp, warm sound. MYSTERY! Elusive local psych-noise project. Porterhouse Grill 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-0990 JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy an evening of originals, improv and standards. f
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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 Dec. 15. Visit website for application form. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ACAC SEEKS NEW MEMBERS (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking qualified candidates to fill three-year volunteer positions. The ACAC meets on the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Must be an ACC resident and registered voter and have demonstrated interest in the arts. Deadline Nov. 30, 11:59 p.m. Interviews in early April. www.athensculturalaffairs.org ART CLASSES (Lyndon House Arts Center) Now registering for winter classes. Subjects include wheel thrown pottery (Thursdays, Jan. 9–Feb. 20, 6:30–8:30 p.m.), mosaic art (Tuesdays, Jan. 7–Feb. 11, 6:30–8:30 p.m.) and more. Visit
website for class descriptions and dates. 706-613-3623, www.accgov. com/leisure DECK THE WALLS (Lyndon House Arts Center) The Visual Arts Guild of Athens is seeking local art and crafts for the annual Deck the Walls market that runs Nov. 30–Dec. 28. Contact the center to participate by selling your items. Drop off items on Nov. 14–15, 12:30–4:30 p.m. dgperry77@gmail.com, brooks_ celia@yahoo.com 45TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION (Lyndon House Arts Center) The annual show will be juried by Larry Ossei-Mensah of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Drop off entry forms and up to three works on Jan. 23–24. 706613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty. com/lyndonhouse OPEN STUDIO MEMBERSHIP (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local artists can access studio facilities through a new open studio monthly membership program. Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture studios. Up to 32 hours per week. $65/month or
art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Matt Bahr is a local Emmy-nominated artist and designer. Through November. 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) On view in the Harrison Center Children’s Instructional Gallery, a retrospective of Jacob Wenzka’s work from three books co-created with Bart King share original art, prints and paintings. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “Tracing History: Rubbings of Monumental Brasses from Medieval England” shares rubbings from various churches in Cambridgeshire by Nancy Kissane. Through Nov. 24. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St.) Curated by Arlette Hernandez, “Losing Control: Guns, Government, and Group-Think” presents works by Victor Ali, Natalie Baxter, Jessica Caldas, Deja Echols, Hector Rene Membreno-Canales and more. Through Dec. 8. ATHENS LATINO CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND SERVICES (445 Huntington Rd., #120) See 20 paintings by Stanley Bermudez. BENDZUNAS GLASS (89 W. South Ave., Comer) The family-run studio has been creating fine art glass for almost 40 years. CINÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Paintings by Chasity Williams. CIRCLE GALLERY (UGA College of Environment and Design, 285 S. Jackson St.) “Snapshots: 50 Years at the College of Environment and Design” celebrates the school’s 50th anniversary with a timeline, wall of curiosities in the tradition of wonder rooms, and a rotating exhibit. 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.) “Good Vibrations” features photographs of cruise life by Brittainy Lauback, drawings of beaches by Warren Slater that are influenced by Aboriginal mark-making, and vivid abstractions by Hannah Betzel. • “Building Facades” is a solo exhibition by Mike Landers that features sophisticated, symmetrical and minimally composed photographs from downtown Athens in the late 1990s and early 2000s. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by David Card. Through November. GALLERY AT INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “FUN” features works by Neil Hancock, Marla Star, Jolene O’Brien, Kim Truesdale, Katherine Miele, Hannah
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Auditions HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY (Elberton Arts Center, Elberton) Encore Productions will host auditions for the first show of their 2020 season: Hank Williams: Lost Highway. The directors are looking to cast a group of seven men, three women and a country music band. Anyone planning to audition should be prepared to read excerpts from the script, sing a prepared piece and be available most evenings from late December to mid-March. Those interested in being a part of the show band may also drop in and speak
with the directors. Performances will be held Mar. 13–15 and Mar. 20–22 in the Elbert Theatre. Auditions held Dec. 2–3, 6–8 p.m. 706-283-1049, www.elberttheatre.org
Classes ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Brush Lettering with Kristen Ashley,” Dec. 10, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $40. “Modern Dip Pen Calligraphy with Kristen Ashley,” Dec. 3, 6:30– 8:30 p.m. $35. “Silk Painting with René Shoemaker,” Dec. 7–8 or Feb. 8–9, 1–4 p.m. $120. “Calligraphy Club: Monthly Skillshare” is held every first Thursday, 5:30–7 p.m. FREE! hello@kaartist.com, www. kaartist.com CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Gentle Nia,” Mondays at 1 p.m. “Oil Painting,” Mondays at 1:30 p.m. “Drawing,” Mondays at 6 p.m. “Community Coffeehouse,” Tuesdays from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. “Coffee with a Veteran,” Tuedays at 9 a.m. “Threadwork Crafting Club,” Tuesdays at 9 a.m. “SilverSneakers Stretch,” Wednesdays at 10 a.m. “SilverSneakers Yoga,” Wednedsays at 11 a.m. “Acrylic Painting,” Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. “Aikido,” Wednesdays at 2 p.m. “Zumba,” Wednesdays at 6 p.m. “Belly Dance,”
Betzel and Brittainy Lauback. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Before the War: Photographs of Syria by Peter Aaron.” Through Dec. 1. • “Mary Lee Bendolph: Quilted Memories” features 17 works spanning four decades by the Gee’s Bend, AL, artist and freedom-fighter. Through Dec. 29. • “Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica” offers a selection of tin-glazed earthenware produced in the duchy of Urbino, Italy, in the 16th Century. Through Jan. 5. • In the sculpture garden, Rachel Whiteread presents five cast-stone sculptures that reinterpret her earlier resin castings of the space beneath chairs. Through Mar. 7. • “Material Georgia 1733-1900: Two Decades of Scholarship” celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the museum’s Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts. Works include furniture, silver, pottery, textiles, basketry and portraits. Through Mar. 15. • “Drama and Devotion in Baroque Rome” celebrates Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s influence. Through May 31. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Supple Moments, Dark Corners” is a site-specific installation by Eli Saragoussi that is accompanied by a soundscape by Max Boyd called “Jungle Drone.” Opening reception Nov. 20. Currently on view through April. HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) John Ahee creates vibrantly colorful portraits. Jan. 6. HENDERSHOT’S COFFEE (237 Prince Ave.) Oil paintings by Jeanne Whatley. HIP VINTAGE AND HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Leslie Litt shares a collection of colorful enamel works. Through November. • Keith Bennett presents “Altered Images,” a display of layered photo graphics. Through November. HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St) “Meanwhile…” includes paintings and works on paper by New York-based artist Greg Bogin, who plays with minimalism, pop art, bike racing aesthetics and graphic design. Through Dec. 15. 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.) “Assembly” celebrates the work of BFA students graduating this semester. Opening reception Nov. 22. LOWERY GALLERY (2400 Booger Hill Rd., Danielsville) The gallery celebrates “24 Years of Art” with Giclee prints, originals, photographs and sculptures by over 24 artists including Claire Clements, Ben Rouse, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) In the Lounge Gallery, Nathaniel Burkins shares a collection of candid photographs. Through Nov. 30. • Collections from our Community presents a collection of unique flyswatters from Tad Gloeckler. Through Jan. 7. • The biennial Clarke County School District Student Art Exhibition, “WILD,” presents artwork inspired by the new children’s garden at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (1315 Highway 98 W., Danielsville) “The Georgia Artists with DisAbilities Exhibit” showcases the talents of many artists living with disabilities. Through Dec. 2. MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) The Atlanta Photography Group’s juried exhibition, “People, Places, Things,” presents photographs by 35 different artists. Opening reception Nov. 23. Through Jan. 18.
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Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Mah Jongg,” Thursdays at 1 p.m. 706-742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail.com, www. wintervillecenter.com COMEDY CLASS: IMPROV, CLOWNING & PRESENSE (Moonlight Theater) Inspired by French clown Philippe Gualier, this course explores the importance of failure, playfulness, collaboration and imagination. For adults and children ages 13 and up. Sundays through Nov. 24, 4–6 p.m. $15/ class, $50/month. moonlight.theater. company@gmail.com, www.moon lighttheatercompany.com COMEDY CLASS: INTRO TO IMPROV (Nimbl) This is a fun, low-stakes weekly workshop introducing the basic concepts of improv comedy. No experience is necessary. Participants learn the improv fundamentals by playing introductory games. Tuesdays through Dec. 17, 7–9 p.m. Classes are donation based. 770-833-7969, www.krakin jokes.com/classes DANCE GROUP CLASSES (Ballroom Arts Dance Studio, Watkinsville) Smooth Ballroom Dance Group Class covers the Waltz, Foxtrot, Tago, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep. Mondays, 7 p.m. $15/drop-in. Latin/ Rhythm Ballroom Dance Group focuses on the fundamentals of Rumba, Cha Cha, East Coast Swing, Bolero and Mambo. Mondays, 7:45 p.m. $15/drop-in. www.ballroomarts.com NIMBL CLASSES (Nimbl, 160 Winston Dr. #9) Classes offered for kids, teens and adults in dance forms, creative movement, making dances and pilates. Check website for descriptions and times. www. nimbleathens.com
TAI CHI (Healing Arts Centre) Tai Chi yang style, the 108. Thursdays, 7:15–8:30 p.m. panlexcie@hotmail. com, www.healingartscentre.net YOGA CLASSES AT 5 POINTS (5 Points Yoga) Classes include Slow Flow, Iyengar, Restorative, Yin, Power, Hot Yoga and beginners classes. www.athensfivepointsyoga. com
Help Out ATHENS LITTER RESCUE CHALLENGE (Athens City Hall) Brain Aid Fest hosts an Athens Litter Challenge. Volunteers will break into teams and help pick up litter. Every first Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Meet at City Hall. Groups will then divide up to cover different parts of downtown. www. brainaidfest.org B.E.E. ENGAGED (Multiple Locations) The library seeks volunteers to mentor teen girls at Cedar Shoals High School through B.E.E. Engaged, a community auxiliary for B.E.E. Club, Inc. (Becoming Empowered through Education), which aims to teach life skills through leadership and community engagement. An Interest meeting will be held Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. at Cedar Shoals. www.athenslibrary.org CASA SPRING 2020 TRAINING (YMCA) Athens Oconee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will host an orientation Jan. 7 at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. CASA training begins Jan. 23 and ends Feb. 27. Meetings are held Thursdays, 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 5:30–9 p.m. arden@athensoconeecasa.org, athensoconeecasa.org
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 (34 School St., Watkinsville) “David and Goliath” features works of non-traditional sizes: 14”x14” and smaller or 48”x48” and larger. ODUM SCHOOL OF ECOLOGY (140 E. Green St.) “Creatures of the Night” features a collection of bats from the Georgia Museum of Natural History and sheds light on how vital bats are to ecosystems. Through Dec. 20. 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.) “The New South and New Slavery: Convict Labor in Georgia.” Through Dec. 13. • “Beautiful and Brutal: Georgia Bulldogs Football, 2017” is a display of photographs, uniforms and other artifacts from the UGA Athletic Association Archives and on loan from the UGA Athletic Department. Through Feb. 28. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Growing Through Art” is the final exhibition of the Athens Art Association’s centennial celebration. The show includes botanicals, insects, gardens, stilllife and more. Through Dec. 22. • “Portals: At the Intersection of Landscape and Self” presents kaleidoscopic photographs of nature by Beth Thompson. The images appear in the artist’s book and deck of cards by the same name. Through Dec. 1. 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. SURGERY CENTER OF ATHENS (2142 W. Broad St., Building 100, Suite 100) Athens Art Association members Karl and Harold Enter, Anna Desio and Leslie Moody celebrate the organizations 100th anniversary. Through November. TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) Marten Elder presents “Polychromatic Adaptations,” a new take on digital photography. Through Dec. 7. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) “Eat Your Vegetables” is an exhibit celebrating sustainable plant-based agriculture through works by local artists. Through November. VERONICA’S SWEET SPOT (149 Oneta St., #6C6) See work by local and regional artists, craftsmen, potters and sculptors. VIVA ARGENTINE (247 Prince Ave.) Brad Morgan, the drummer of the DriveBy Truckers, creates abstract paintings. WINTERVILLE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND CULTURE (371 N. Church St., Winterville) View work by multiple new artists for fall. THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Michelle Fontaine, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.
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Kidstuff ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club for Teens” (Fridays, 6:30 p.m.) and “Art Club Junior” (Fridays, 4:30 p.m.) cover subjects like drawing surreal art, plaster cloth sculptures and more. Check website for details and to register. $15. kaartist.com TEEN CARTOON ILLUSTRATORS CLUB (Lyndon House Arts Center) Robert Brown offers lessons and drawing techniques to teens who like to draw anime and cartoons of all kinds. Meetings end with pizza. For ages 11–18. Meets most Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $5/session. www. accgov.com/leisure TEEN SEWING AND FASHION CLUB (Lyndon House Arts Center) Teens can focus on sewing projects with the guidance of a professional. Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $5 per week. 706-613-3623
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. November and December meetings will be held on the third Wednesday due to holidays. 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 AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Meetings are held daily at various times and locations. 888-425-2666, 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
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 FIGHT 4 CHANGE (Email for Location) Help advocate for a mental health system that serves everyone. Meets the fourth Monday of each month. letsfight4change@gmail.com NAMI (Multiple Locations) “NAMI Connections” is a support group for adults living in recovery with mental illness. “NAMI Family Support” is for family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. Both groups meet every fourth Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Athens. (No meeting Dec. 24.) 770-225-0804. NAMI Family Support Groups are also available the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow in Winder; second Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Oconee Presbyterian Church in Watkinsville; and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ridgeview Institute in Monroe. namihallga@gmail.com, www.namihall.org NICOTINE ANONYMOUS MEETINGS (ACC Library) A 12-step recovery program of mutual support for those who want to live free of nicotine in any form. Join at any time. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. nicotineanonymous.org RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma, 8801 Macon Hwy., Suite 1) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! Find “Refuge Recovery Athens GA” on Facebook SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Email for Location) Athens Downtown SAA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual behavior. Write an email through athensdowntownsaa.com for help beginning your recovery process
On The Street ACCA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (Athens Community Council on Aging) A 10-session leadership program aimed to engage adults 55 and older in the ACC community. Weekly sessions will cover topics ranging from health and human services, local government, education and more. Febuary through March, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 706-549-4850, www.accaging.org/senior-leadership-academy-2020 ADULT TRIPS (Rocksprings Community Center) “Marci’s Mountain Mystery Tour.” Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m. $15–22.50. All programs depart and return to Rocksprings Park. www.accgov.com/ leisure AMERICA RECYCLES DAY (CHaRM, 1005 College Ave.) Bring your cell phones, inkjets and small electronic devices to raise funds for community beautification projects and programs through Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful. Through November. www. keepathensbeautiful.org CORNHOLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Company) Register for this seven-week cornhole league. The season begins Jan 9. Register by Dec. 30. Ages 21 and up. www. cornholeatl.com TABLE TENNIS (East Athens Community Center) Table tennis games are held three times a week. All skill levels welcome. Email for weekly schedule. tabletennisathens ga@gmail.com WINTER PROGRAM REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) Programs include art, sports, environmental science, recreation, holiday activities and mini camps. Register online. 706-613-3580, www.accgov.com/leisure WORLD TOILET DAY Proper sanitation saves lives, yet 4.2 billion people still lack access to a safe toilet. For the month of November, help raise awareness of the importance of proper sanitation. Pick up a free toilet flapper at Normal Hardware to ensure that your own toilet is safe and functioning. www.thinkatthesink. com f
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You have described a fairly inhumane existence for these cats, and that’s not OK. I mean, you literally said that they die on the regular. If your roommate wants to welcome these cats to his property, he’s gonna have to take care of them. Sit him down and explain that he needs to be feeding these cats, at the very least, and he certainly needs to be taking them to the vet and adopting them out to ensure a good quality of life for them. He clearly can’t take care of them, even though he wants them around, and the impact of our actions always outweighs our intent. He means well, but I’d say he’s doing more harm than good. And honestly? Move out. You’re taking on a lot of stress by trying to manage this
situation for him, and it’s even getting you in trouble when you try to go out and find food for the cats. (But for real, though, thumbs down to any place that gets mad at people for trash picking. What were you gonna do with that trash besides throw it away?) This is his choice, not yours, and he should be taking care of those cats. Adopt a couple of the good ones and move to a residence where you can give these kitties the life they deserve.
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or a paid service like Match.com. Paid services are actually pretty dope, because anyone spending money to meet people is most likely seeking a more above-board dating experience than someone swiping right at 3 a.m. I know more than one married couple who met through a paid dating service, if that’s any measure of a person’s intentions. This town is full of silver fox Peter Pan types, and I have full confidence that there’s a fortysomething out there for you. I’m glad you know what and who you like. Good luck! f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the anonymous form at flagpole.com/getadvice, or find Bonita on Twitter: @flagpolebonita.
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saying that print no longer matters, that people get their information from their phones, and people do not read newspapers anymore. In many places that is true. Vast news deserts now pock our landscape, leaving towns without reliable news, without trusted voices to tell them what’s going on—what their local governments are up to, what the school board is doing, what’s in the latest SPLOST package, what new restaurants are opening. It is true: Print has died all over America, leaving people to thumb through their phones trying to find out what is going on and, like as not, having the answers supplied by Russian robots. Now, listen, you might prefer to drink a beer with a bot rather than expose yourself to the brilliantly biting wit of Flagpole City Editor Blake Aued, but if you want to know what is going on around town, Blake’s your man. Want to know about restaurants? Try plunging into that thicket on your phone or read Hillary Brown’s Grub Notes. Art? Jessica Smith goes out and eyeballs it for you and reports back in Art Notes. She’s not just phoning it in. The same with local music: Gabe Vodicka assembles knowledgeable writers every week who know what they’re talking There’s lots of news these days, but fewer papers to print it. about, and given the diversity of our music mistaken reports of Twain’s illness grew out scene, that’s not easy to dial up. Neither are of his cousin’s bout of bad health. Thus the our comprehensive calendar of events, our quip actually was, “…the report of my death opinion columns contributed by people you was an exaggeration.” See it in his own know, our letters written by readers, our handwriting at twainquotes.com/Death. movies and local comics. html—an earlier lesson in reliable sources. Thanks to Flagpole and a couple of heroic Now it is rumored that after a long illwriters at the Banner-Herald and the kids ness print itself has died. That, too, is an at the Red and Black and the boomers at exaggeration, proven each week by the over BoomAthens and the punters at Bulldawg 30,000 people who read a printed Flagpole Illustrated, print is keeping Athenians picked up from one of 350 locations around informed. Athens. A lot of that information comes directly Many of those same people may also from advertising. Local businesses, noncheck flagpole.com for updates or informaprofits and institutions pay for the space tion, but the printed Flagpole is different. It to tell you their stories in their own words. is analog, rather than digital. You can easily Those words carry weight because you read find what you’re looking for, and the conthem in a publication you trust. And the tent is designed by humans for the hands cost of those words makes that publication that will hold it and the brains that will take possible. It is a simple equation, but one it in. The printed Flagpole is also enhanced that in recent years has become increasby coffee, food and beer and is known to aid ingly difficult to add up, as advertisers opt concentration, digestion and edification. to entrust their messages to the digital The printed Flagpole, moreover, has proven cacophony fingered onto screens at traffic vastly superior to the digital in mulching lights. gardens and undergirding the boxes that As of this week, beginning in 1987, comfort pets. And, if not used in such other Flagpole has been a trusted local voice for ways, the print edition can be recycled to 32 years. Nobody knows better than we do contribute its fibers back to sustainability. the claim that print journalism is dead, but Still, in spite of the overwhelming eviwe continue to work every day to demondence to the contrary, people persist in strate that the report is an exaggeration. f
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