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Classic City Rotary announces the 4th annual call for nominations of songwriters for this award, named in honor of the internationally acclaimed local singer/songwriter, Vic Chesnutt.

The Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award carries a $1,000 cash prize, a $5,000 promotional package, and 8 hours of recording time. Prizes will be awarded at an event celebrating all Athens area songwriters at The Foundry on April 9, 2020. The evening of music will include performances by all of the finalists.

Nominations are now being accepted through March 1st for songs in any genre, written by songwriters living in Athens or the surrounding counties, and publicly released in 2019. See full details, nomination criteria, and a link to the nomination submission page at: www.vicchesnuttaward.com

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By Blake Aued and John Huie news@flagpole.com A 23-year-old political consultant will serve who called the talk of age “discriminatory.” out the year as the District 2 representative The term runs through the end of the on the Clarke County Board of Education, year, and the seat will be up for grabs in this other board members decided last Thursday. May’s nonpartisan elections. Stephens said A majority of the BOE selected Antwon on Twitter that he plans to run, and will put Stephens from among five applicants to off his congressional campaign until 2022. replace Frances Berry, who resigned in The board also elected officers for the December. next two years. Gantt will continue as presIn a speech to the school board at its ident, with Mattox replacing Linda Davis as Jan. 16 meeting, Stephens said he is convice president. Worthy objected to Gantt’s cerned about the school-to-prison pipeline. re-election, pointing to a policy that prohibHe called Vernon Payne—who held the East Athens seat for decades before illness forced him to resign—a mentor. “I’m tried, I’m tested, and I’m ready to serve,” he said.

Stephens is perhaps best known as a potential candidate for Athens-Clarke County mayor in 2018, although in the end he opted not to run because of health problems. He also made headlines in 2013, when he ran for chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia as a 17-year-old and faced charges of not paying speakers at a tea party conference he organized. Despite not being old enough to serve in Congress, he has been running as a Democrat against U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Gainesville).

His main rival for the seat was A rendering of a proposed park on the City Hall block.

Mary P. Bagby, a regular at board meetings who is prone to eyebrow-raising statements at the podium, its officers from serving consecutive terms. such as comparing a board member to the However, Gantt has only served a quarter of Nazis and calling for former superintendent a term—she was elected in June to replace Demond Means to receive a $3 million setJared Bybee, who resigned his seat because tlement. She told the board last Thursday his family was moving. that she felt called to apply by a CCSD tote bag.

Bagby also applied for the seat last year, Means was communicating with accrediafter Payne resigned, but the board chose tation agency Cognia using his CCSD email Berry over her and former Athens-Clarke account, as if he were still in charge of the County commissioner Harry Sims. district, after the school board placed him Other applicants this time included on administrative leave and named Xernona Rafaela Delgado Marin, a Mexican immiThomas the acting chief executive. grant and mother of two CCSD graduates; Means was placed on leave Dec. 9. On and Giovanna McDavid, a former CCSD Dec. 17, he emailed Cognia’s Claudia Carter parapro. A fifth candidate, comedian Alia asking about the schedule and accommoGhosheh, withdrew and told the board it dations for Cognia’s investigation into needs a bilingual member. accusations—supported by Means—of After much confusion about the votmicromanagement by school board meming process, the board decided to vote on bers. He also asked about the process for all four candidates at once, eliminating choosing stakeholders to interview. “The the candidate with the fewest votes after community has been and continues to be each round. The board deadlocked, with split on this issue, as you can imagine,” he LaKeisha Gantt, Charles Worthy and Linda wrote. “The district wants to ensure that Davis in favor of Bagby; Tawana Mattox voices that have raised concerns associated and Patricia Yager in favor of Stephens; with the Special Review Team are appropriand Greg Davis and Kara Dyckman in favor ately heard.” of Delgado. John Knox did not attend the That email, and others regarding the meeting.

Cognia investigation, were obtained While Greg Davis argued that the board through an open records request. would benefit from a Latinx member Parent Katrina Evans sent an email to because 25% of CCSD students are Latinx, board members on Dec. 28 saying she was he and Dyckman eventually switched their “deeply troubled that [Means] is misreprevotes to Stephens. Mattox cited Stephens’ senting himself as superintendent.” Worthy youth and experience as a recent CCSD responded by saying he had informed student, while Linda Davis touted Bagby’s Carter that five board members had voted decades of service in the community. That to place Means on leave, and Carter told prompted an angry outburst from Worthy,

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him that she would “continue to send all communication” to Means. “Do understand Dr. Means is going to be a direct part of the AdvancED/Cognia investigation,” Worthy wrote, using Cognia’s former name before it merged with another company.

Worthy also revealed that he had filed an “addendum to the original AdvancED/ Cognia complaints” on Dec. 11. That addendum, also obtained by Flagpole through an open records request, involved board

members taking notes and using computers during executive sessions to discuss Means’ employment.

“Dr. Thomas deserves our full and absolute support,” Yager replied. She called for Means’ email account to be deactivated and all emails forwarded to Thomas, and for her photo and contact information to replace Means’ on the CCSD website. Thomas is now listed as interim superintendent.

Mattox responded in a more scathing fashion, accusing Worthy of intimidation tactics and fomenting a racial divide. “You have attempted to block accountability measures by yelling and screaming, you talk about board members appeasing special interest groups when you are the main one who appears to be part of a group in this community to create discourse based on false race narratives,” she wrote. “You often speak of this complaint, which makes me wonder if you along with unnamed persons wrote it, and it has been very unfair. As a community, a small loud group including people close to you have lied to the community, turned things into a race war when black and white people are for building equity. As a native Athenian who has spent my life advocating and working with many of the people and pastors who are following a false narrative presented from the inside, I am saddened and disappointed.” [BA]

ACC Prepares for Future Drought Clarke and other North Georgia counties survived a serious drought in 2008 by restricting outdoor water use, like watering

lawns, to certain days and hours. Even after the rains returned, “people have changed how they use water outside,” Water Resource Planner Marilyn Hall told AthensClarke County commissioners last week.

Water demand dropped and stayed lower after the drought.

Conservation worked, but county planners are looking toward building infrastructure to ease the pain of the next drought.

The probability of such a drought is small, Hall said, but if water restrictions ever had to be extended to commercial users, as many as 4,000 jobs could be lost, she said.

Even without a drought, ACC’s water use is gradually increasing as the population grows, and could exceed its permitted withdrawals from Bear Creek Reservoir, which is owned jointly by four counties, by 2050.

Proposed solutions include more water stored in reservoirs, and also recycling wastewater for some non-drinkable uses. Treated wastewater, currently discharged into rivers, could instead have chlorine added and be recycled for, say, flushing toilets in buildings—like UGA’s new I-STEM research building—whose plumbing accommodates such uses.

But Athens’ first user of recycled wastewater will be UGA’s water chiller plant off Baxter Street, which cools most central campus buildings. Separate pipes will deliver wastewater from the treatment plant off College Station Road. The treated wastewater will replace the fresh water now used, at perhaps half the cost to UGA, and fresh drinkable water will not be wasted in uses where it is not really needed.

Pipes are already being laid for projected future uses of recycled water in industrial areas in northern Clarke County. Eventually, Hall said, wastewater could even be treated sufficiently to drink. As water supplies become more critical, “we’re going to start seeing that more and more all over the country,” she said.

The county-owned parking lot downtown that is overlooked by the Hot Corner mural will soon become a small park. At the Jan. 13 work session, commissioners got a first look at possible plans for the onefifth-acre park at the corner of Washington and Lumpkin streets, behind the Water Business Office and across Lumpkin from First United Methodist Church. Instead of a parking lot, the mural will eventually overlook trees and a grassed area with benches and a small performance area.

Design firm WLA Studio polled the public online and in person, and “the majority of people wanted this to be a green space,” WLA’s Keyes Williamson told commissioners. Of several plans, most commissioners liked an informal layout with curving “seat walls” around a grassed area, plus a few tables and chairs. They also liked the idea of small mounds that kids could play on. “We really need something for kids downtown,” Commissioner Russell Edwards said.

A three-panel sculpture wall by local artist Harold Rittenberry has been offered to the county as a gift and could be included in the park, which might be built as early as this summer. Commissioner Tim Denson said he hopes more downtown parks will eventually follow: perhaps a larger park on downtown’s north side, and a College Square park.

And in Dudley Park, across the river from downtown, a walkway will be completed to surround a circular hilltop “festival field” with adjacent restrooms and a large picnic pavilion—at a cost of $890,000, mostly funded by a 2011 round of sales taxes. The festival field, on the Oconee Street side of the park south of Firefly Trail, will include a setup spot for the county’s portable “Showmobile” stage.

Several commissioners asked whether a basketball court might be included. “It’s a sore spot for [nearby residents] that there are no basketball courts in that park anymore,” said Commissioner Melissa Link. Other desired amenities—like a playground, boat launch or permanent stage— could not be built within budget. Once a final plan is approved, improvements could be finished by fall. [John Huie]

West Broad Plans Take Shape Four months after a controversial vote to do away with a community garden and farmers market at the old West Broad School, CCSD officials, architects and residents are starting to delve into the details about what to do with the site.

Two things are certain: The 1938 building on Minor Street, a vacant segregation-era school for black children, will be renovated into a student services and community center, and early learning classrooms will be built on the property, assuming the state Department of Education gives CCSD permission. Exactly where those classrooms will be located and what form they will take remain to be seen.

Although the Minor Street building has some water damage, lacks some of its original windows and has had new features like wainscotting layered on top of the old, it’s in “pretty good shape” overall, according to historic preservation consultant Barbara Black.

CCSD and Atlanta-based architectural firm Lindsay Pope Brayfield and Associates held the first of what will be several workshops to draw up plans for the site on Jan. 14. Lindsay Pope Brayfield has designed several schools for CCSD, including the renovation and expansion of the historic

Barrow and Chase Street elementary schools.

Stormwater runoff challenges and the dilapidated condition of two 1950s buildings on the property led engineers to recommend that those two buildings be torn down, although Black said there will be an opportunity to honor the buildings’ silhouettes or at least document them. “In theory, there would be an approach that considers components of those buildings,” Black said.

Historic Athens Executive Director Tommy Valentine objected to dooming the two 1950s buildings. They represent a different time period in education, when school districts tried to stave off integration by “equalizing” black and white schools, as opposed to the Jim Crow era, he said. Those buildings are “beyond saving,” though, according to CCSD SPLOST Director John Gilbreath.

Factor in a need for more parking, and space is at a premium. The state Department of Education requires at least 5 acres for a school, and the West Broad property is only 3. Future meetings will be devoted to figuring out how to fit all the components—such as parking and a new 10-classroom early learning center—on the site. “We’ve got a 5-gallon bucket and 10 gallons of stuff, so we’ve got to see how it fits,” Gilbreath said.

Fallout from the years-long controversy surrounding the Athens Land Trust’s West Broad Market Garden remained apparent at the meeting. One proponent of Means’ plan for early learning classrooms, William Breeding, warned of “elements that will sabotage it and say it’s too much money or something.” Athens NAACP President Alvin Sheats also expressed skepticism that the project will move forward as advertised.

A split was also apparent between those whose main concern is preservation and those who want the early learning center to be the priority. With a $10 million budget, Yager said it may come down to one or the other, although more funding could be added when ESPLOST goes before voters again in 2021. But they’re not mutually exclusive goals, Valentine argued. “The preservation is part of the education,” he said.

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Republicans Should Support Impeachment “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed… and we will deserve it.”

— Sen. Lindsay Graham, 2016.

The Republicans are right—impeachment should be a bipartisan endeavor.

Congressional Republicans have been expressing legitimate concerns about the lack of bipartisanship in the House impeachment proceedings, handily quoting Nancy Pelosi’s admonishment from the Clinton presidency that an impeachment effort should be supported by members of both parties. But the lack of bipartisan support for Donald Trump’s impeachment is not attributable to a weak Democratic case against the president. The evidence of abuse and obstruction is abundantly clear: Trump unabashedly invited foreign countries to interfere in our political process; he has intimidated and threatened witnesses; and he has obstructed Congress by commanding his surrogates to defy subpoenas.

These behaviors are far graver than the impeachable conduct of either Bill Clinton or Richard Nixon.

So, where is the bipartisan support for this overwhelming indictment of a corrupt president who has egregiously violated his oath of office? To find the answer, one might need to travel back in time a few years. During the 2016 Republican primary campaign, many conservative leaders spoke openly and passionately about Trump’s unfitness to be commander in chief, rightly predicting the abuses of power we have seen unfold since he took office.

Mitt Romney called out then-candidate Trump for his “bullying, greed and misogyny.” Likewise, Graham had plenty of unsavory labels for Trump: “opportunist,” “dangerous,” “stupid” and “offensive.” Sen. Marco Rubio called Trump’s candidacy a “frightening, grotesque and disturbing development in American politics.” And Sen. Ben Sasse rightly predicted that Trump

wouldn’t “take the oath of office seriously,” specifically with regard to “executive restraint.” These Republican senators knew from the outset that Trump was grossly unfit for the presidency. But their silence over the past three years has allowed their worst fears about Trump to come true.

With the Senate impeachment trial looming, it is now the responsibility of these Republican leaders to heed their initial instincts and join their Democratic counterparts in a unified effort to remove this “dangerous” man from office and restore dignity to our 240-year-old republic.

Sen. Romney, you have a proud legacy of integrity and respect; surely you can do more than reluctantly countenance the behavior of a president you know to be “a con man and a fake”?

Sen. Cruz, this man called your wife a “dog” and spread inflammatory lies about your father; will you choose to defend him now, as he hurls insults at patriotic servicemen and women?

To the other Republican senators: Do you intend to continue allowing your party to be led by a man who belittles war heroes, cozies up to dictators, has affairs with porn stars and brags about sexual assault?

Senators, your reluctance to speak out has been understandable; you have been bullied into submission. Anyone who has been a victim of bullying knows how hard it can be to overcome. But this is a matter of conscience, and you are at a crossroads.

You are being given an opportunity to call out this bully, in the name of the U.S. Constitution, and hold him accountable for his manipulative and destructive ways. If you choose to take the honorable stand of voting for Trump’s removal, you will have the support of not just the majority of Americans who already believe removal is justified, but also of many others who will surely breathe a collective sigh of relief once Trump is history and a sense of normalcy and dignity is restored to our democracy.

Republican senators, the power rests with you. In 2016, you knew exactly what sort of horrors Donald Trump would bring to the presidency. It’s time now to heed your original instincts, and give this impeachment the dose of bipartisanship it deserves.

Michael Wegner Athens

Collins Off Base for Terrorist Comment “Democrats are in love with terrorists.

They mourn Soleimani more than they mourn our Gold Star families.” These disgusting words came from Georgia congressman Doug Collins of Gainesville.

Georgia is roughly half Democrats, many of whom have served or continue to serve in our military fighting terrorism.

Democrats have lost sons and daughters in this fight. No one political party has the sole possession of patriotism.

No American is “in love” with terrorists or “mourns” the death of that Iranian general. Many of us do, however, mourn the death of decency, honesty and reason.

Collins’ slur of countless good Georgians hits a new bottom. We can differ about the legality or efficacy of killing Soleimani, but that doesn’t make people unpatriotic or lovers of terrorists. It is hostility to differences of opinion that is un-American. It’s McCarthyism, the practice of making unfair allegations in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.

Those that whose job it is to keep us safe from terrorism do so not as Republicans or Democrats. They do so as Americans.

Collins is a pastor, an attorney and a congressman; therefore, he should know better.

To utter such garbage, which he knows to be false and defamatory, goes against all the training and teaching he must have received. But he got his cheap shot across to please his master, and perhaps that’s all that matters to him. Collins has apologized via Twitter, but passed on an opportunity to apologize, twice, on Fox News. If he is truly sorry, why didn’t he say so?

I’m not hopeful for a return to civility in our politics. I just want people like him to knock off the worst scurrilous nonsense. I’d hope that would be possible for a politician

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Dear Congressman Collins: I found a stiff cardboard flyer in my mailbox last week. It promoted your campaign for reelection. The language and the tone of the flier were very like your intemperate rant on nationwide Fox News.

In an interview, you stated that Democrats mourned the death of terrorists.

Those remarks, outside the melodramatic, hyperbolic setting of a Fox News interview, might easily have been taken as a sign of mental imbalance. In another setting, the guys in the white coats might be waiting in the wings to take you to a safe location where you are less likely to harm others or yourself.

The flyer I got in the mail repeated over and over your desire to fight. It trumpeted your devotion to your Fearless President.

You shared his sense of victimization at the hands of critics. The flyer demonized them and, by extension, all in your district who might be opposed, as “leftist,” a label the flyer made no effort to define.

When you are elected to Congress and take your oath of office, you sign on as a representative of the citizens of your district. All of them. When you paint all who might disagree with you as suspicious of motive and as secondary in character to the ones whose votes landed you, ready or not, into your seat, you defile the character and the dignity of the office itself.

The president’s sweet Kool-Aid, when gargled as directed, gets bitter at the back of the throat and always triggers a retching response. Just ask anyone who has worked for him. That little orange jug might well go dry come November, and after it does, maybe he will give you a job as a porter in one of his hotels, or as a caddy on a golf course.

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A Tribute to John Lewis THE ATLANTA CONGRESSMAN IS THE NATION’S CONSCIENCE

By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com Civil rights champion and Georgia congressman John Lewis was diagnosed with cancer recently, and tributes have been pouring in for the man who has been called “the conscience of Capitol Hill.” Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts went one better, calling Lewis “the conscience of the nation, the man who reminds us what it is we’re supposed to be.”

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John Lewis in 1964.

On Feb. 21, Lewis will celebrate his 80th birthday. It is appropriate that Lewis was born in February, the national Black History Month. Also born in February were African-American freedom fighters Frederick Douglass and Rosa Parks.

Douglass, the former slave who became a firebrand for freedom in 19th Century America, said, “Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning.” Parks, who stood up for justice by sitting down in the whites-only section of a bus in Alabama in 1955, was called “the mother of the movement” for civil rights in the segregated South. She said, “I want to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted others to be free.”

Both Douglass and Parks were role models for the young Lewis, who began his own crusade for freedom as a college student during the sit-in movement that protested segregation of lunch counters in the Jim Crow South. Beginning in Greensboro, NC, on Feb. 1, 1960, the sit-in movement swept across the region and captured the imagination of young activists like Lewis.

After the sit-in protests, Lewis became part of the Freedom Rides that aimed to desegregate interstate bus travel in the South in 1961. In 1963, Lewis addressed a movement multitude that surged into Washington for the freedom march when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his soaring and seminal “I Have a Dream” speech. In

his own fiery speech that day, Lewis cried, “Wake up, America. Wake up! For we cannot stop and we will not be patient.”

America did not wake up right away to its ingrown oppression of its black citizens.

White supremacist jailings, beatings and bombings directed at black and white freedom fighters continued, and Lewis himself was nearly killed when he was severely beaten by police in Alabama during the “Bloody Sunday” voting rights protests there in 1965.

“I really felt that I saw death at that moment,” he recalled in his autobiography, Walking With the Wind. Today, John Lewis is the last surviving speaker from the historic 1963 march on Washington.

In 2003, Lewis spoke in Athens at the 25th annual Athens Human Rights Festival. I was honored to introduce him when he spoke to the downtown crowd.

An early opponent of the Bush/Cheney administration’s war in Iraq, Lewis thundered from the festival stage that he was committed to peace and justice at home and abroad. “I went to jail 40 times to help make our country a better place,” he said of his nonviolent civil disobedience during civil rights and antiwar protests over a span of decades.

Throughout his long career at the barricades and in Congress, Lewis has petitioned not only for civil rights for this nation’s black people, but also for equal rights for women and LGBTQ people and protection of a natural environment so often ravaged by plunder and plutocracy. He brought cheers from the Athens Human Rights Festival audience when he closed his speech by saying, “It doesn’t matter whether we are black or white or Hispanic or Native American. We all live in one house. We are one people. We are one family. Our forefathers and foremothers all came to this great land in different ships, but we’re all in the same boat now.”

Lewis is a giant who walks among us, but when his “stride toward freedom” ends, his legacy will continue. Long before Lewis was born, a white activist named Ralph Chaplin, who was jailed in Chicago in 1917, wrote poetic words that apply to Lewis and the causes that he still fights for today: “Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie/ Dust unto dust/ The calm, sweet earth that mothers all who die/ As all men must/ …

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three decades, Our Daily Bread has provided became the permanent home,” Granger says. First Baptist free meals to Athens’ working poor and homehas provided the facilities, including a kitchen, dining room less, creating a basic place to eat, but also a gathering place and volunteers. Area churches and civic groups prepared for a community of people. That community has continand served meals, while Action managed schedules, volunued to meet day after day, even as Our Daily Bread grew, teers and supplies. shrank, was displaced by fire and, for the past few years, For years, Our Daily Bread served every day, including settled into a new home at First Baptist Church on the weekends and holidays, closing only on Thanksgiving, when western edge of downtown. special community meals would fill the need. A little more Over the years, the breakfast and lunch meals became than a year ago, though, the program stopped serving sack a time to share news, ask for help and receive services like lunches on Saturday and Sunday. That decrease in serbus passes, GED classes, winter coats and free health screenings. Late this fall, the program was on the brink of closing, but through the quick actions of First Baptist and others, it was saved and, as of the new year, absorbed by a local institution again.

“For many of Our Daily Bread’s clients, these are their primary meals every day, and they really count on that,” says Frank Granger, the longtime minister of Christian community for First Baptist Church.

Started by Oconee Street United Methodist Church in 1989, Our Daily Bread became part of Athens Urban Ministries (later Action MinistriesAthens) and for years was led by an employee that ran the soup kitchen part-time and pastored the church part-time. About a decade ago, Action got a full-time administrator in Athens, and programs grew. Clients got a hot meal, but also tax prep help, GED tutoring, health advice and other assistance. Over the past several Volunteers prepare lunch for the homeless at First Baptist Church. months, though, programs surrounding the meals were eliminated, and by Nov. 1, Action no longer planned to serve breakfast, either. vices concerned volunteers and supporting congregations.

Our Daily Bread has provided breakfast in good times Volunteers became even more alarmed by an announceand bad—even the day its home was destroyed by fire. The ment in October that breakfast would end, leaving the morning after Oconee Street UMC burned in April 2013, 60-plus people who ate that meal each day in the cold.

Our Daily Bread opened at First Baptist Church.

“That was a difficult point for us,” Granger says. “We “Our church has always had a role with Our Daily Bread,” recognized that someone needed to step in and make sure Granger says. “We served meals as one of the supporting that there was continuity of service, that people continchurches. But the morning Oconee Street Church burned, ued to get fed. We knew it was more than we could do by Action’s local director at the time, Erin Barger, called our ourselves.” pastor and said, ‘Our folks have nowhere to eat.’ We opened Faith and civic leaders worked fast. An ad hoc group the church that very day. including pastors, social service workers and local govern“The call to host Our Daily Bread in 2013 fit in with ment officials met to discuss what to do. First Baptist hired things that we were feeling led and called to do. So, we an employee, Betty Booker, to organize breakfast. Golden

Pantry agreed to donate prepared food through November to give the church time to build a roster of donors. By the end of the year, Action and First Baptist agreed that the church would take over lunch, as well. The church hired another part-time employee, John Kirkpatrick, to handle that meal.

First Baptist took over the contacts and schedule of sponsoring churches and other groups. At the beginning of this year, the church handed the baton to Downtown Ministries—an Athens-based faith group that runs a private school, sports programs and other functions—which took responsibility for the employees and soup kitchen.

“The support from the community was a reminder of what is at the foundation of Our Daily Bread. It’s local neighbors helping to meet needs that are local,” Granger says. “We saw how people desire to see Our Daily Bread provide services beyond just a meal. We saw that there was a way for that to continue.”

Chris Byrd, the executive director of Downtown Ministries, sees programs growing again soon.

“The community’s commitment to Our Daily Bread hasn’t changed, and we are really excited about that,” Byrd says. “We are trying, as we start, to make sure we have a solid structure, but the goal is to return to the level of programming we’ve had in this community in the past, and in some ways to expand that programming.”

The transition has gone more smoothly because of Booker and Kirkpatrick, the employees hired to coordinate meals. “They are familiar with the logistics of the program, but they also love the people who rely on Our Daily Bread,” Byrd says. “That’s important.”

Lora Smothers is managing Our Daily Bread for Downtown Ministries.

The general email for ODB is daily breadathens@gmail.com. Smothers can be contacted at lsmothers@down townministries.org.

The program needs groups to prepare and serve breakfast and lunch.

Groups that wish to donate financially but don’t have volunteers to serve food can sponsor a breakfast prepared

by Golden Pantry and served by soup kitchen volunteers and staff.

According to an Action Ministries email to supporters, the organization plans to focus on regional hunger relief and literacy programs, including the Smart Lunch, Smart Kid program, which works to feed children during the summer and school breaks, and extending the Smart Kid Afterschool program, which is designed to bring at-risk children not learning at grade level to reading and math proficiency.

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By JoE Silva music@flagpole.com

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you’ve ever hitched a ride inside a ’78 VW Scirocco as it creeps up and down the California 101 with cassette copies of S.F. Sorrow and Hairway to Steven in the glove box, then you already have a sense of what Camper Van Beethoven feels like. But inside the band’s multiverse, there are also serious indie leanings, ska vibes and Tejano and klezmer approximations. As a functioning unit, they’ve been around almost as long as the Jerry-led version of the Dead and, as a result, are a venerable American psych institution of the first order.

The annual Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven Camp-In at the 40 Watt Club is a shot to see CVB’s records—nine fulllengths, a batch of EPs and a few essential rarities collections—take on a broader perspective. Live, the band is in certain ways more subtle, surreal and rousing.

As an appetizer, we asked bassist Victor Krummenacher to weigh in on the group’s discography from front to back.

1985: Telephone Free Landslide Victory (The

Launchpad) Victor Krummenacher: I just remember it being very fast and very cheap. Jonathan [Segel] made the decision to record up in Davis, [California]. We recorded in a garage, and I think we stayed at Jonathan’s mother’s house. I think we spent $1,000 over two weekends—one weekend of recording and one weekend of mixing. And it was basically just what we were playing at the time. I was like, “It doesn’t sound like a big rock record!” But that was because I didn’t know what I was doing at all. I was 19.

I saw R.E.M. at the Santa Cruz Civic Center, and I gave one each to Peter [Buck] and Michael [Stipe]. And they called a little while later and said, “Hey man, we like this music, and we’d like you to open for us.”

We thought, of course, that it was a prank [laughs], because Camper was just a joke band. We all had serious other bands. It was Jonathan’s main thing, but not mine. But chemistry is just a weird thing. Who knew?

1986: II & III (The Blueprint)

VK: David [Lowery] is a hard-working guy, and we were rehearsing a lot. So, there was a lot of writing going on, and we went very quickly into II & III. Rough Trade were kind of skeptical. So, we borrowed money from Pete Carney, who was the original cowboy on acid referenced in “Eye of Fatima.” We bought our first tour van, and I think the budget on that was $2,000–$3,000.

1986: Camper Van Beethoven (The Head Trip)

2002: Tusk (The Resurrection)

VK: That’s actually one of my favorites. I feel like that’s when we were at our most psychedelic. There was a lot of cool studio-only work. There was a lot of tape manipulation, which added an unexpected emotion to it. It had the snark, but that’s where the songwriting, for me, began to

VK: We had just finished off some studio stuff for Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead. It was really just a testing of the waters. I’m really not a Lindsey Buckingham fan, and I really don’t like Tusk as an album. I kind of haphazardly did “Sarah” when my reference points were weird Jah Wobble albums of the ’80s. I handed it to Jonathan without the Pro Tools session file, and he said, “I can put it back together.”

Turns out he assembled it wrong, and I thought, ”That’s not how I did it.” But it came out great. It was free-form insanity.

2004: New Roman

Times (The Concept Album)

take shape. Things like “Good Guys and Bad Guys” just have a classic song structure. It could have been a Ray Davies song. There’s a certain period when you’re young and just sitting in a room, bashing things out and seizing on ideas, and that’s when things really began to coalesce for us.

1988: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

(The Hit) VK: We actually had money. No one knew what that meant, but we had it. We also had to start working with a producer, [Dennis Herring], which was very, very different.

It was a much more controlled situation.

It was also where David began to assert himself as a band leader and a songwriter, which I think we needed. We were like a band of roving gypsies, and we needed some discipline, and David had it. And that caused some rancor, but it also provided some really solid direction, because we had some very solid material.

1989: Key Lime Pie (The Bigger Hit)

VK: It’s my favorite record of ours. It’s some of David’s most beautiful writing. I think it’s really well played, because that’s where the years of all that road work are finally paying off. “Pictures of Matchstick Men” was a forced fit. We were playing it live a lot before that. It was actually recorded for Beloved, but we just didn’t put it on for time reasons. At that point, we were growing in popularity, and this was during the era when people were still developing bands, and [the label] said, “You’ve got to have a single.” But either way, I think that record will stand up for a long time.

VK: It was kind of chaotic in how it came together. There were some differing ideologies, as per usual. To me, the great thing was the idea behind it. They really worked on it. It’s not entirely thought out, so it has that kind of Tommy ambiguity, but I think it’s really strong. For me, it’s the sleeper genius record.

2013: La Costa Perdida (The Left Bookend)

VK: We had a gig cancel on us in Big Sur, and we were all in the Bay Area at the time.

And I would just go over after work, and we’d sit around and write. There are some songs on there that I adore because of how we were sitting around together again and writing. But there was a lot of music that came out of that that also wound up on Camino, and sometimes I wonder if we shouldn’t have just condensed the two records into one California thing and given each idea one side. It was kind of White Album-y, in some ways.

2014: El Camino Real (The Right Bookend)

VK: There are these short punk rock songs like “Sugartown” and “Classy Dames and Gents” that remind me of The Jam and Buzzcocks. I really like that material a lot, and I want to play it live at some point.

That’s where I learned how to play, through records like that. This is where we’re from.

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Andrew Steck Rides West PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com TABLE FOR THREE:

Sometimes you just get knocked out by people’s creativity and talents you never knew they had. Case in point, longtime Athens musician Andrew Steck (Liberator, Los Meesfits) also composes and records orchestral music.

His latest single, “Jolene Rides West,” is, in his words, “a reimagining of the Dolly Parton song ‘Jolene’ wherein the Jolene character is the villain of a spaghetti Western movie.” And, honestly, dude nails it.

This is no mere cover— he’s true to his promise of it being reimagined.

I’d encourage listeners to also check out his piece “Shapes and Shades in Andrew Steck Passing,” which is a trio for flute, English horn and cello. He has a few other new-ish tracks online, too, so take a few and listen in. I

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but, you know, this ain’t the first party I’ve been late to. Dig in at andrewsteck.band camp.com.

ET FACTA EST LUX: The Morton Theatre will host the absolutely spectacular Morehouse College Glee Club Friday, Jan. 24. Since its founding in 1911, the Morehouse College Glee Club has performed at innumerable high-profile events around the world, entertaining dignitaries and common folks alike.

Tickets are on sale as we speak, and I’ve got a really good feeling this will sell out. They’re $25 for the orchestra section and $20 for balcony seats. See mortontheatre. com to purchase. If you need more information, drop a line to board@ mortontheatre.com, or call 706-613-2770.

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Although he’s done lots in Athens music over the years, he hasn’t done anything in quite a while.

Who? Winston Parker, that’s who. He also kept his newest batch of tunes under wraps for the past six months. Now making music under the name Ohmu, his first collection is named 18 yr Brood, and it’s a delightful doozy. Although there is a

bit of computer controlling happening on these spacious and well built tracks, all the sounds were played with actual gear, not software. Without breaking things down track by track—there are only four, but they contain multitudes—the overarching school of thought is very much post-prog à la late ’70s Tangerine Dream. Parker’s got some live sets posted over at his main page, ohmumusic.com, but this EP can be found at ohmushell.bandcamp.com.

CLOCKIN’ OUT: Athens metal lords Savagist

are closing up shop after 11 years of brutality. That seems like plenty of time for all y’all to have caught them, so don’t complain if you miss this one, too. The band’s final show happens at the Caledonia Lounge on Friday, Jan. 24. Doors are at 9 p.m. Now, unless the creek rises or we get a snowstorm or something, expect this place to be packed. Also on the bill are Ape Vermin (North Carolina), Irist (Atlanta) and The Sundering Seas (Athens).

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: With Go Bar now a sweet memory, it’s going to become important to look for new spaces for creative booking and, if possible, ones that aren’t completely dependent on filling a room to keep the doors open. So, hats off to Buvez, which hosted its first mini festival this month, for undertaking some of this action. They’ve got a cool show coming up, too, with Nicholas Mallis and Outersea on Friday, Jan. 24. It’s all ages and starts at 8 p.m. The show will be over by 10 p.m., so you can still go catch everything else.

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iné, Athens’ independent arthouse theater, recently debuted a new program dubbed First Take. The program invites local writers with an established following to preview upcoming films with Ciné projectionists.

According to Richard Neupert, a member of the Ciné board of directors and coordinator of film Studies at UGA, and Pamela Kohn, executive director of Ciné, First Take will allow writers “to engage with movies of their choice from our lineup and provide their own, personal reviews.”

First Take aims to increase community involvement, as writers share their thoughts on Ciné’s featured films with local readers, more closely tying Ciné to its Athens audience. First Take will also allow Ciné’s mission to be shared with an even wider audience in Athens and elsewhere.

Ciné’s decision to screen classic films for First Take is especially interesting. For one, these films may help shape readers’ thoughts on a recent release. A revisit of 1930’s

tion during this awards season, with a whopping 24 Oscar nominations across as many categories. Yet the home theater experience can only come so close to a full-fledged exhibition.

Ciné also screens films that cinephiles cannot find anywhere else, including limited-run films that are not available for consumption at home, nor do they have showings at the multiplex. Recently, Ciné advertised showings of South Korean thriller Parasite as an “Athens exclusive,” since the award-winning film was not being shown at any other local theater.

However, there is some overlap. Sometimes a smaller-budget independent film has mass appeal. For instance, the pseudo-biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, in which Tom Hanks slips on the cozy canvas shoes of public television star Fred Rogers, enjoyed a run at Ciné and all of Athens’ multiplexes.

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All Quiet on the Western Front could provide a new perspective on Sam Mendes’ new war film 1917, which follows two young soldiers along the front lines of World War I. Screening a classic film may also encourage First Take writers and their readers to re-contextualize the themes of an older film with our modern social and political climate.

A program like First Take is especially exciting in today’s cinematic landscape. In an era where local multiplex theaters like Beechwood and University 16 are dominated by multimillion-dollar blockbuster fare, the risk and adventure associated with independent film is a welcome breath of fresh air.

Those multiplexes and Ciné are not necessarily in direct competition with one another. Neupert says Ciné sees itself not as a rival of the multiplex, but instead a key component of a “changing media marketplace.” Both multiplexes and arthouse theaters are essential in order to meet the needs of local audiences. While the larger chains are focused on getting butts in seats—to the point of some major distributors mandating that theaters reserve their largest auditoriums for films like Star Wars and Frozen 2—they are seldom eager to screen “riskier” fare, such as non-English language films, documentaries and classics. Ciné rushes to fill this void.

Ciné fills other niches, too. Streaming services are steadily gaining more critical attention. The Netflix films Marriage Story and The Irishman have garnered much trac-

The pendulum swings both ways, as even the arthouse may screen the occasional blockbuster. Ciné recently screened Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which, given its astronomical budget and even larger audience, is the antithesis of Ciné’s usual feature.

Just as the arthouse theater seeks to screen popular films, the multiplexes sometimes showcase smaller-budget fare. AMC’s Artisan Films is the chain’s initiative to reserve theater space for independent films for an extended period of time so they are not crowded out by blockbusters.

Notable entries include Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Honey Boy, both of which snagged showtimes at Ciné.

With First Take, Ciné hopes to stand out in a crowded film marketplace by inviting local voices to contribute to the conversation surrounding the next cinematic masterpiece, as the theater’s marquee has proven time and again to be a dowsing rod for films that will dominate the national conversation or, at the very least, expose its audience to something new.

Above all, says Kohn, “[t]hese First Take voices may call attention to lesser known and less advertised foreign, classic and independent movies, reaching and motivating new audiences who may otherwise be unaware of our rotating schedule of compelling films and lively events.”

To keep up to date with those events and First Take, check out athenscine.com. f

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Monsters at the Museum Georgia Museum of Art Celebrates Patrick Dean

By Hillary Brown arts@flagpole.com Editor’s note: Hillary Brown is a longtime Flagpole contributor who also serves as director of communications at the Georgia Museum of Art.

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moved to Athens in 1996 to go to school, and one of the things that defines those early years in this town for me is Patrick Dean’s art, which started running in Flagpole the following year. Raised on Creative Loafing in Atlanta, I gravitated quickly to Flagpole, and although it took me years to grasp its insider’s view of local politics, at least I sort of got the cartoons. Sometimes the strip didn’t make all that much sense, especially when it became a months-long musical with no clear end in sight. No matter. It was still fun to read, something I looked forward to in every issue.

Later, I started going to Fluke, the comics and zine fest that Patrick organized with his friend Robert Newsome. There, I bought some of his original works on chipboard colored with marker, framed them, hung them and moved them from house to house. I realized how much I loved comics and started writing about them regularly.

I got to know Patrick in 2012, when the Georgia Museum of Art asked him to serve as guest curator for the exhibition “Beyond the Bulldog: Jack Davis.” I knew Patrick was a fan of Davis’ work and could see the clear influence, but he really dug in and made it an excellent show, reaching out to many lenders and selecting incredible original works. He also gave a thoughtful talk on Davis’ career. I kept following his work, including the signs he made at Trader Joe’s, which were as creative and funny and well-drawn as anything else he ever did.

Hearing that he’d been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease—last year made me sad, but more than that, it made me angry. What in the hell kind of universe was this in which someone who was such a contributor to it could receive that generally speedy death sentence? Then, former Flagpole editor Richard Fausett called the museum with a brilliant idea: Why not do a show of Patrick’s work—not to memorialize him, but to celebrate him and what he’s meant to Athens?

We bit, and fast. “The Monsters Are Due on Broad Street: Patrick Dean” is on view through Mar. 29—the day after Fluke 2020.

The hardest thing about putting together this exhibition was the limited number of works we could select. Patrick still has the original work for all the covers and strips he did

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for Flagpole, plus many, many other things. There was no need to borrow from anyone else, but figuring out exactly what could fit in the gallery and still cover as many bases as possible was hard. Patrick and his family were kind enough to allow me into their home and let me go through boxes and folders, snapping terrible reference photos with my phone and monopolizing their very valuable time.

There is so much I would have liked to put in the show that I couldn’t, but it does include student works from his time at UGA: two intaglio prints that feel more like draw-

ings than etchings, crowded with figures and buildings that aren’t quite square, and a color drawing from Monster Opera, his thesis project at UGA, an unpublished children’s book. All three of these provide plenty to look at: a man fighting a crab with a cleaver, a neglected artist’s model, a creepy face in a window, a lovingly but speedily rendered rotating air vent, a Georgian’s view of New York City as a claustrophobic’s nightmare.

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There are only two originals of his Flagpole strips included, but Flagpole Production Director Larry Tenner was kind enough to supply a PDF of every single one, which is accessible on an iPad for visitors to flip through. Still, they show how his work changed during the nine years he drew for Flagpole, as well as how it didn’t.

The first one, from October 1997, was a no-brainer, featuring his recurring cowboy character having an art opening, during which he opines, “Ah’s love renderin’ that inner soul of mankind’s sufferin’ transhendental society!!!”

Like a lot of Patrick’s jokes, it’s as serious and sincere as it is funny, accurately referring to Egon Schiele, whose knottily rendered hands and feet Patrick echoes in his own work. The other, from July 2006, is both an EC Comics tribute, complete with the size and structure of the panels and the detailed cross-hatching, and, of course, a joke about scamming some free tea. It’s more assured, more complexly shaded and a bit looser, but definitely recognizably from the same brain and hand.

A selection of sketchbooks show that brain and hand at work.

The show also includes a large number of Patrick’s Flagpole covers. Featuring downtown Athens, the Twilight Criterium, the Murmur trestle, a bunch of bars, students, townies and tons of monsters, they are funny, joyful and smart. They show what’s changed and what hasn’t—a lot, in both cases.

Finally, it includes two of his most recent works, both from last year and addressing his disease. One of them shows him as Frankenstein’s monster to explain his then-lurching walk sans cane—a particularly good choice, given Davis’ legendary rendering of the same character.

It’s important to remember that that monster is assembled from human components. In Mary Shelley’s book, he talks and reasons. Patrick’s always been interested not only in monsters but in the overlap between them and humans. The title of the exhibition refers to an episode of “The Twilight Zone,” “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” in which the monsters turn out to be the humans who already live on that street. In other words, to quote Pogo, “we have met the enemy and he is us.”

That appreciation of our collective monstrousness and humanity, which exist side by side, is part of what makes Patrick’s work great. Come spend some time with these works, and you’ll feel both more clear-eyed about and more forgiving toward your fellow humans. f The Georgia Museum of Art hosts 90 Carlton: Winter on Thursday, Jan. 30. See georgiamuseum.org for more information.

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This 21st Century musical was created out of a witty 100-year-old poem by Joseph Moncure March that was banned in its time for lewdness: “Some love is fire: some love is rust/ But the fiercest, cleanest love is lust/ And their lust was tremendous. It had the feel/ Of hammers clanging; and stone; and steel…/ A lust so savage, they could have wrenched/ The flesh from bone, and not have blenched.”

There’s no lack of variety in lovers or musical numbers in this UGA Next Act production that suggests, rather than being deliberately set in, the Roaring ’20s. Vaudevillian vamp Queenie (Leah Merritt) hosts a raucous throwdown for a cynical, pleasure-seeking group of entertainers that includes her frenemy Kate (Brie Wolfe), her angry lover (Wyatt Brooks) and a guy (Cam Kreitner) who seems pretty decent in comparison. New York Times critic Ben Brantley wrote that the partygoers at this “nasty wingding… are having roughly as good a time as the denizens of hell in a Hieronymous Bosch painting,” but it’s the sort of show that

Oliver Twist “What do you do with a boy who asks for more?” is the central question in this production for young actors directed by Paula Gerhardt, a drama and chorus teacher at George Walton Academy. Young Oliver Twist (Dylan Dennis), orphaned and hungry, goes from workhouse to undertaker’s assistant to the streets of London, where he meets a young thief called the Artful Dodger (Christina Casey), who invites him to join a band of child pickpockets under the leadership of old Fagin (Makena Helms).

Will he find a better life and a true family? Will the gang of thieves, especially the villainous Bill Sykes (Avant Cotter), let him have that chance if he can find it?

This classic novel, famously adapted into the hit musical Oliver!, offers lots of roles for younger actors, but the full story—murder, domestic violence, starvation—may not be the best for younger audiences. Creating a version specifically for the under-18 set can be done, as Walt Disney demonstrated with the 1988 animated musical Oliver & Company, where the characters are mostly cats and dogs.

OnStage Walton has created a non-musical version of the tale that’s tailor-made for their Young Actors series. “This adaptation is just under an hour,” says Gerhardt, “making it a great show to allow young ones to experience this story.”

Oliver Twist, a show for young actors adapted by Gerhardt from the novel by Charles Dickens, is presented

by OnStage Walton Young Actors at the OnStage Playhouse Thursday, Jan. 23–Saturday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, Jan. 26. Tickets are $15 and available at onstagewalton.org or Carmichael’s Drugs in Monroe. f

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college theater students could find to be the best possible time on stage.

These are not good people, but they are compelling, according to director and MFA actor John Galas. “This is not your typical musical,” he says, which is precisely what makes it so attractive to college students. Galas got “hooked” on The Wild Party when he was in college himself, saying, “It seemed dark, dangerous and sexy… modern and gritty, yet with moments of light and levity.” The show is far from an endorsement of this sort of reckless self-indulgence, but it’s not a morality play that warns against bad people who come to bad ends, either.

Yes, things at this party “go to hell,” Galas says, “but drinking, drugs, etc. [are] not what causes the problem… it’s lack of communication.”

It’s a timely story, because people are so prone to react rather than listen, talk and question the status quo: “Everyone is willing to shout at the other side [or person], rather than take the time to listen.” Impulsiveness and obstinacy chased with sex and drugs turns this wild party into something darker. Fortunately, there’s also choreography and vocals that rise above the muck.

The Wild Party, by Andrew Lippa, is presented by Next Act at Seney Stovall Chapel Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Jan. 25. Tickets are $12, $8 for students and available at nextactwildparty.bpt.me or at the door. For more information, follow @ UGANextAct on social media or visit facebook.com/UGANextAct.

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The Wild Party Perhaps you’ve been to a wild party before: dancing on the tables until dawn, drunken ravings in the kitchen, raunchy flirtations and one-night stands, controlled substances scattered on countertops, frenzied music, maybe a fight or two. Reveling in transgressions isn’t limited to the young or the creative, but those things in combination can lead to exhilarating, explosive levels of wildness—especially in the world of this musical. This is a wild party. It reeks of toxic friendships, bad habits, unhealthy relationships and jazz-soaked hedonism. You don’t invite your parents or children to this party.

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Various Locations · 8 p.m. · FREE! In conjunction with the group’s annual conference, which takes place at the Classic Center this week, members of the Georgia Music Educators Association will blow off steam while blowing their horns—or banging their drums, or tickling their ivories, or… you get it—Thursday and Friday evenings. The Jazz Jam pops up at The Foundry on Jan. 23 and moves to Hendershot’s Coffee Bar the following night, with trumpeter and Georgia State University coordinator of jazz studies Gordon Vernick leading the charge.

Vernick, who also hosts the popular “Jazz Insights” podcast, has been instrumental in helping to spark Atlanta’s recent jazz renaissance. [Gabe Vodicka]

tiny ATH gallery · 6–9 p.m. · FREE! Spotlighting local photographers, musicians and venues, “Concerted Photos” presents images captured by Chris McKay, Stefan Eberhard and Nolan Terrebonne.

McKay and Terrebonne both double as musicians, and all three photographers find that attending concerts with camera in hand has served as a way to become more actively engaged in the local music scene. Together, their work memorializes high-energy, emotional performances.

After a successful trial run of hosting oneday pop-up exhibitions, tiny ATH will now remain open during limited hours Monday through Thursday of each week following a reception. For gallery hours, visit tinyathgallery.com. [Jessica Smith]

Lamar Dodd School of Art, S151 · 5:30 p.m. · FREE! This year, the Lyndon House Arts Center invited Larry Ossei-Mensah, the Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, to be the guest juror of its upcoming 45th Juried Exhibition. The GhanaianAmerican curator and cultural critic will present “The Rules of Engagement: How to Navigate the Art World in 2020 and Beyond,” a lecture intended to highlight ways artists, curators and other art professionals can better understand “the game” and take more agency in their careers. The Juried Exhibition, which received hundreds of submissions for Ossei-Mensah to evaluate last week, will be held Mar. 5–May 5. [JS]

40 Watt Club · 8 p.m. · $19–$21 The dawn of a new decade makes it easy to slip into nostalgia. For Beach Fossils, the year’s change holds extra weight, as it marks the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut. Beach Fossils swept the band onto the indie scene with a hazy sound that kept listeners a handbreadth away as the voice of lead songwriter Dustin Payseur drifted in through the fog. Their tenure in the scene has brought changes with it, and their latest exploration, Somersault, adds new layers of instrumentation without obscuring the honest lyrics. Involving all three bandmates in the writing this time, they built a lush, shining sound that befits a dreaming band in motion. [Anna Haas]

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Tuesday 21 ART: Tour at Two (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) Enjoy a spotlight tour 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. Participants should meet in the rotunda on the second floor.

2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org COMEDY: Flying Squid Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Show up and go up open mic with both new and seasoned standup comics. Show up early to get on the list. Five minutes per comic. Hosted the third Tuesday of every month. 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com EVENTS: Athens Rock and Gem Club (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) This month’s program is “Organic Gemstones” presented by Kim Cochran. An organic gemstone is

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gem material that had the help of plants or animals to form. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athensrockandgemclub. org EVENTS: Tease Me Tuesday (Sexy Suz Couples Boutique) Discuss luxury toys and how to upgrade your bedroom play. 8:30 p.m. 678661-0700 FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné) After the mob assassinates her informant husband, Cynthia Rothrock goes full ninja to take out the bad guys one by one in 24 Hours to Midnight.

8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ badmovienight GAMES: Tuesday Night Trivia (The Foundry) Hosted by Classic City Trivia. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. thefoundryathens.com GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to become victorious.

Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. FREE! 706521-5898 GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station

Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/blindpigtavern GAMES: Happy Hour Trivia (The Rook and Pawn) Hosted by James Majure. 6 p.m. FREE! www. therookandpawn.com GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) Westside and Eastside locations of Locos Grill and Pub feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 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: Toddler Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Songs, rhymes, books and educational play.

11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison KIDSTUFF: Teen D&D Club (ACC Library) A Dungeons and Dragons adventure in the library. Beginners

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FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Teen Crafternoon: Winter Wonderland (Bogart Library) Make winter themed crafts to decorate your room or locker.

Activities include snow globes, snowflake garlands and more. grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart MEETINGS: Board of Elections Special Called Meeting (Athens City Hall, Conference Room 103) Open to the public. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.accgov.com MEETINGS: Athens Citizens Climate Lobby (Ciné) Kick off a new year of climate change action.

Newcomers welcome. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/athensccl PERFORMANCE: French Enchantment (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to perform a program showcasing works by French composers Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré and will feature pianist and Chamber Music Society co-ar-

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Wednesday 22 COMEDY: Heckle Hell: Purgatory Punchlines (That Bar Athens) Participants meet in the middle of Heckle Hell and Heaven and let the crowd decide their fate. Five open mic spots are available. Participants are invited to sign up at the door.

Time limit is 5–7 minutes. 8 p.m. (sign up), 9 p.m. FREE! www.thatbarathens.com EVENTS: Sea Glass & Resin Workshop (ARTini’s Art Lounge) Participants are invited to create an object or design of their own.

An 8” x 10” frame and additional objects will be provided. Advanced registration closes on the day of the event at 4 p.m. 7–9 p.m. $40. www. artinisartlounge.com GAMES: Cornhole Tournament (Saucehouse Barbeque) Gather a

team and compete. 8 p.m. www. saucehouse.com GAMES: Dirty South Trivia (Mellow Mushroom) Dirty South Trivia offers house cash prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-0892 GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.

Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2440 W. Broad St.) Compete for prizes. 8 p.m. FREE! www.fullcontacttrivia.wordpress.com GAMES: Trivia (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) Every Wednesday. 6 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens 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.

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K3–12 and their families can check out the campus. 8:30 a.m. FREE! www.athensacademy.org KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Stories, songs and simple crafts. Ages 0–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison 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 Council (ACC Library) Teens can come together to discuss plans for the ACC Library’s teen department’s collections and programs. Ages 11–18. 4–5 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Wonderful Wednesday: Book Club (Bogart Library) This month’s choice is Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith. Ages 4 and up. 11:30 a.m.

pet adoptions and food infused with CBD. The shop specialzies in CBD and hemp oils, CBS topicals, hemp edibles and more. Saturday includes a ribbon cutting and live music by Jim Cook. Holy Crepe Food Truck will visit on Sunday. Jan. 23–26, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ frannysfarmacyathens 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: Alfred Hitchcock in Color Film Series: Rope (Georgia Museum of Art) Released in 1948, Rope is one of Hitchcock’s greatest technical achievements, using innovative recording and editing techniques to tell a story of murder, mystery and suspense. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org FILM: Sister Street Fighter (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Pachinko Pop

KIDSTUFF: Penguin Problems (ACC Library) Children can learn about penguin life in this special story time with penguin crafts to take home. Ages 3–8 and their caregiver.

3:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens 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 LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Miller Learning Center, Thomas Reading Room, 3rd Floor) Author Colleen Oakley returns to her alma mater to read from her latest novel, You Were There Too. 3:30 p.m.

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Australia’s Circa Contemporary Circus will perform “Humans” at UGA’s Fine Arts Theatre on Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Worry Doll Craft (Oconee County Library) Worry dolls, traditionally made in Guatemala and Mexico, are said to listen and take away your worries if placed under your pillow. Make your own worry dolls to take home. grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Tommy Tomlinson (Avid Bookshop) Tommy Tomlinson presents his book, The Elephant in the Room.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop. com

Thursday 23 EVENTS: Voting Machine Demonstration (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Tracy Dean and staff from the Board of Elections demonstrate the new voting machines voters will use in the upcoming election. A Q&A session will follow. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison 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: Grand Opening (Franny’s Farmacy, 2361 W. Broad St.) Celebrate the shop’s grand opening with free samples, chair massages,

Cinema presents the 1974 karate action film staring Sonny Chiba protege Etsuko Shihomi. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/pachinkopop GAMES: Music Trivia (Saucehouse Barbeque) Meet at the bar for a round of trivia. 8 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/saucehousebbq 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: Zentangle (Oconee County Library) Practice awareness and expression through Zentangle.

10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: UGA EcoReach (ACC Library) Join UGA’s Ecology Club for this month’s fun topic: Earth and nature. For grades 6–12 only. 4–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ athens 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: 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

MEETINGS: ACC Democratic Committee (ACC Library) This month’s meeting features a special program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. entitled “Civil Rights: Then & Now.” Moderated by commissioner Russell Edwards, the program features Mokah Johnson, Beto Mendoza and Hattie Whitehead. 6 p.m. FREE! accdc.secretary@gmail. com PERFORMANCE: UGA Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Concert (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) This performance features six of the most talented students from Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ student ID), $20. www.pac.uga.edu THEATER: Oliver Twist (On Stage Walton) Young actors of On Stage Walton present Oliver Twist. See Theater Notes on p. 13. Jan. 23–25, 8–10 p.m. & Jan. 26, 2–4 p.m. $15. www.onstagewalton.org

Friday 24 ART: Photography Reception (tiny ATH gallery, 174 Cleveland Ave.) “Concerted Photos” is an exhibit of images taken by local photographers, of local bands and in local music venues. The show features works by Chris McKay, Stefan Eberhard and Nolan Terrebonne. See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 6–9 p.m.

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seductive vaudeville dancer named Queenie and her passionate and violent lover, Burrs. When Queenie decides to throw the party to end all parties, the night takes many turns.

See Theater Notes on p. 13. Jan. 24, 7 p.m. Jan. 25, 2:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. $8–12. www.facebook.com/ UGANextAct

Saturday 25 CLASSES: Crochet Class (Bogart Library) Take an introductory class in making mug mats. 2–4 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart COMEDY: The Holly Farris Show (Boutier Winery & Inn) Holly Farris is a one-woman show covering everyone from Joan Rivers to Tina Turner, Hillary Clinton and more.

8:30 p.m. $15. www.boutierwinery. com COMEDY: Damon Sumner (Moonlight Theater) See Friday listing for full description. 8 p.m. $8–14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Athens Social Justice Symposium (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) The stu-

EVENTS: Grand Opening (Franny’s Farmacy) See Thursday listing for full description. Jan. 23–26, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ frannysfarmacyathens EVENTS: The Hope Gala (The Rialto Room) This event is held in honor of Ashton Hope Keegan. Proceeds will benefit programs Keegan was involved with. The evening includes live music and dancing, a silent auction and raffle, as well as food and drink. 6 p.m. $85. www.ashtonhopekeeganfoundation.org EVENTS: Open House (Athens Montessori School) Prospective students ages 3-15 and their families can check out the school campus. 2-4 p.m. FREE! athensmontessori.org EVENTS: Pizza Meet & Greet with Sgt. John Q. Williams (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Bring your questions about Sgt. Williams’ campaign for sheriff of Clarke County.

5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.johnqforsheriff.com EVENTS: Robert Burns Dinner (Flinchum’s Phoenix, 650 Phoenix Rd.) The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents an evening of traditional Scottish fare, spirited toasts, bagpipes, live music and dancing

new person. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee PERFORMANCE: Circa Contemporary Circus (UGA Fine Arts Building) See Friday listing for full description. Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. & Jan. 25, 2 p.m. $20–35. pac.uga.edu THEATER: The Wild Party (SeneyStovall Chapel) See Friday listing for full description. Jan. 24, 7 p.m. Jan. 25, 2:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. $8–12. www. facebook.com/UGANextAct THEATER: Oliver Twist (On Stage Walton) See Thursday listing for full description. Jan. 23–25, 8–10 p.m. & Jan. 26, 2–4 p.m. $15. www. onstagewalton.org

Sunday 26 CLASSES: Mondo Zen Meditation (Rubber Soul Yoga) Geoff Koshin West guides participants through this unique meditation session.

Chairs, cushions and mats will be available. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. $15. www.rubbersoulyoga.com EVENTS: American Spirit Works Whiskey Tasting Dinner (The Foundry) Master distiller Justin Manglitz and executive chef Bethany

events. 2 p.m. FREE! www.siriusathletics.org LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Authors (ACC Library) Authors Dr. Kathryn Roe Coker and Jason Wetzel discuss their book, Georgia POW Camps in World War II. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Friends of the Madison County Library General Meeting (Madison County Library, Danielsville) A short business meeting will be followed by authors Patsy Arnold and Maxine Easom discussing their book, Across the River: The People, Places, and Culture of East Athens.

Light reception to follow. 3 p.m.

FREE! 706-795-5597 THEATER: Oliver Twist (On Stage Walton) See Thursday listing for full description. Jan. 23–25, 8–10 p.m. & Jan. 26, 2–4 p.m. $15. www. onstagewalton.org

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ART: Winter Art Party Extravaganza (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Enjoy refreshments, personalized caricatures by MFA candidate Luka Carter, button making in the art library and live music by Random Acts Party Band. This is the opening reception for the triennial faculty exhibition “All Together Now!” Spanning five galleries, the show features current work by full-time professors and part-time instructors.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu CLASSES: Intro to Knitting (ACC Library) Learn the basics of knitting.

4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/athens COMEDY: Damon Sumner (Moonlight Theater) Atlanta comic Damon Sumner is back delivering witty, high-energy observations on everyday life and his upbringing. 8 p.m. $8–14. www.moonlighttheatercompany.com EVENTS: Chinese New Year: Year of the Rat (Rocksprings Community Center) Celebrate Chinese New Year by learning about customs, myths, dances and decorations. 10–11:30 a.m. $5 (ACC residents), $7.50 (non-ACC residents). www.accgov.com EVENTS: Grand Opening (Franny’s Farmacy) See Thursday listing for full description. Jan. 23–26, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ frannysfarmacyathens EVENTS: Morehouse College Glee Club (Morton Theatre) The internationally acclaimed Morehouse College Glee Club performs as a part of the Morton’s 110th anniversary season. 7 p.m. $20–25. www.mortontheatre.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 EVENTS: OLLI@UGA Lifelong Learning Fair (Georgia Square Mall, Upstairs) Current and prospective OLLI members can learn about this semester’s classes, luncheon programs, travel tips, social events and shared interest groups. 1–3 p.m. FREE! www.olli.uga.edu 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: Holidays Around the World: Chinese New Year (Madison County Library) Learn about Chinese New Year through books, activities and snacks. Ages 6 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Resolve to Write!

Write-In (Bogart Library) Join other writers of all skill levels to write, write, write. Get away from distractions and buckle down on writing.

Ages 16 and up. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (HYBAR, 412 N. Thomas St.) Avid Bookshop presents Sallie Holder for her book, Hitting Rock Middle. 5 p.m. $20. www.avidbookshop.com PERFORMANCE: Circa Contemporary Circus (UGA Fine Arts Building) Australia’s Circa Contemporary Circus performs “Humans,” a performance that features 10 acrobats in a stirring journey of what it means to be human.

Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. & Jan. 25, 2 p.m. $20–35. pac.uga.edu THEATER: Oliver Twist (On Stage Walton) See Thursday listing for full description. Jan. 23–25, 8–10 p.m. & Jan. 26, 2–4 p.m. $15. www. onstagewalton.org THEATER: The Wild Party (SeneyStovall Chapel) Andrew Lippa’s hit musical The Wild Party follows a

and under. Caregivers will receive pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart 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.

Ages almost 3–almost 5. 11:30 a.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Last Monday Book Club (ACC Library) Held the last Monday of every month. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (ACC Library) New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson shares the conclusion to her Truly Devious young adult series, The Hand on the Wall. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Dulcimer Group (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Learn to play and read music with the “dirty dulcimers” after hours. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison

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James McMurtry plays The Foundry on Wednesday, Jan. 22. dent-organized symposium fosters dialogue between Athens residents and organizations working toward social change on a local level.

Topics include money management, disability empowerment, community displacement, mental health and immigration law. 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

FREE! sjsathensuga@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/SJSAthens EVENTS: Baby Yoda and “The Mandalorian” Paint & Trivia Night (ARTini’s Art Lounge) Art instructor and Star Wars enthusiast Ali Phillips guides participants through painting their own Baby Yoda while Row Jerles hosts a round of trivia. 7–10 p.m. $35/seat. www. artinisartlounge.com EVENTS: Winter Market 2020 (The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe’s Roasting Company) Shop local and surrounding food and market vendors weekly on Saturdays through Mar. 14. All ages welcome. 11 a.m.

FREE! www.culinarykitchenathens. com EVENTS: Cracker & CVB Meet and Greet (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Meet the members of Cracker ahead of Camp In Weekend at the 40 Watt.

2–6 p.m. hendershotscoffee.com

to celebrate Scotland’s favorite bard, Robert Burns. 6:30–10 p.m. $50. www.olli.uga.edu KIDSTUFF: Winter Wonderland (ACC Library) Bring the love of snow alive with activities and a tea party to keep warm. Ages 3–7 and their caregiver. 11 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Stellaluna Story Time (Winterville Library) Enjoy a reading of Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon in celebration of its new puppet show adaptation. Attendees will recieve a bookmark and a chance to win a four-ticket family pass to the show at the The Center for Puppetry Arts. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ winterville LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Authors (T.R.R. Cobb House) William Sydney Smedlund signs copoes of Son of Ton Cobb: Troup Artillery, Athens, Georgia. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.trrcobbhouse.org MEETINGS: Oconee Progressives (Oconee County Library) “New Friends for the New Year” is an hourlong event where paired conversants will answer questions given over a public address system in timed bouts before switching to a

Mosko present a night of inspired eats, local whiskey and bluegrass by The Hibbs Family Band. 7 p.m. $60. www.thefoundryathens.com EVENTS: Grand Opening (Franny’s Farmacy) See Thursday listing for full description. Jan. 23–26, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. www.facebook.com/ frannysfarmacyathens EVENTS: Singing Meditation (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Be a part of a meaningful meditation through singing and silence. 1 p.m. FREE! www. uuathensga.org EVENTS: Wake-n-Bake Off (Terrapin Beer Co.) Admission includes a limited edition glass, food samples from local restaurants and a pour of the Wake-N-Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout. 12:30–2:30 p.m. $15. www.terrapinbeer.com 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.

5–7 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KIDSTUFF: Sirius Track & Field Introduction (UGA Track) Ages 7–15 can try different track and field

audience. 8 p.m. FREE! www.krakinjokes.com EVENTS: But First, Coffee (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Enjoy coffee and camaraderie in the Jere Ayers room. 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 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

ART: Larry Ossei-Mensah Lecture (Lamar Dodd School of Art, S151) The guest juror of the Lyndon House Arts Center’s 45th Juried Exhibition presents a lecture, “Rules of Engagement: How to Navigate the Art World in 2020 and Beyond.” See Calendar Pick on p. 15. 5:30 p.m.

FREE! www.art.uga.edu ART: Adult Paint Night (Bogart Library) Paint a scenic masterpiece using winter colors. For adults. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) A tour of the permanent collection led by docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Decaf Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Hear comics from Athens and Atlanta.

Newcomers welcome. Email to perform. 8:30 p.m. FREE! efj32330@ gmail.com, www.hendershotscoffee. com FILM: Suppressed: The Fight to Vote (Ciné) A screening of the powerful new documentary about voter suppression in Georgia’s 2018 governor election and how to defend democracy in 2020. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com GAMES: Trivia (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description.

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Tuesday Night Trivia (The Foundry) Hosted by Classic City Trivia. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. thefoundryathens.com 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 GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday.

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THE CALENDAR! KIDSTUFF: Teen D&D Club (ACC Library) A Dungeons and Dragons adventure in the library. Beginners welcome. Grades 6–12. 4–6:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KIDSTUFF: Toddler Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Songs, rhymes, books and educational play.

11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/madison 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: Family Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Families are invited to discuss Greenglass House by Kate Milford with activities, snacks and crafts. Copies are available for checkout at the front desk. 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Vision Boards (ACC Library) Set your goals and make them happen. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens

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KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Stories, songs, movement, crafts and fun for preschool-aged children. 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950, www. athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Wonderful Wednesday: Build It! (Bogart Library) Children ages 4 and up will engage in building, based on a theme from a story. This month’s building is a clock tower. 11:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Live, Learn and Love Until You Die (ACC Library) Cardiologist Dr. Subodh Agrawal shares tips for increasing longevity and living a healthier, more connected lifestyle while reducing healthcare costs and improving quality of life. Presented by

LINA TULLGREN Indie-pop singer-songwriter from Queens, NY. JOHN KIRAN FERNANDES Local musician playing ambient looped clarinet inspired by birdsong and Brian Eno. SARAH SWILLUM Local artist playing hallucinatory beat-pop featuring existential chants and dance.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $20. www.40watt.com DAVID LOWERY Cracker’s frontman performs a solo set. See story on p. 9.

KEVN KINNEY The Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ frontman performs a set of his solo material.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com JAMES MCMURTRY Critically acclaimed folk-rock artist with a politically charged lyrical style.

form an unplugged set. See story on p. 9.

The Foundry 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com GMEA JAZZ JAM Georgia Music Educators let their hair down and take their instruments up. See Calendar Pick on p. 15.

Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $15. georgiatheatre.com PIP THE PANSY Formerly known as Wrenn, this Atlanta-based artist plays eclectic, polished pop.

STOP LIGHT OBSERVATIONS South Carolina-based garage-rock band.

The Globe 5 p.m. www.facebook.com/globe. athens THE FUSILIERS New area project featuring well-known musicians

Buvez 7:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ buvezathens NICHOLAS MALLIS Local pop songwriter with classic melodies and clever lyrics.

OUTERSEA Athens-based psychedelic surf-rock five-piece.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com SAVAGIST Long-running local psychedelic metal band. Final show!

APE VERMIN Progressive sludgemetal band from North Carolina.

IRIST Prog-metal band that blends heaviness with intricate melody.

THE SUNDERING SEAS Death and doom-metal band from Athens.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MCQQEEN Supergroup with skatepunk and psychedelic leanings.

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! hendershotscoffee.com GMEA JAZZ JAM Georgia Music Educators let their hair down and take their instruments up. See Calendar Pick on p. 15.

Nowhere Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens ANDREA & MUD Georgia-based country and psychobilly duo.

B.B. PALMER Traditional honky tonk group from Auburn, AL. Peach Pit Cafe 5 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ PeachPitCafe KARAOKE Hosted by RC Cowboy.

Vega Studio 7 p.m. $7. www.facebook.com/vegastudioathens THE GRAFFITI SESSIONS Featuring performances by Like Father, Photo Fire and Kongokai.

Wednesday 29 EVENTS: Computer Class: Voice Assistants and Smart Home Devices (ACC Library) Learn how to set up an Amazon Echo and Google Home and the voice commands used to get news, weather, podcasts, recipes and more. Also learn about smart home devices such as smart outlets and smart lightbulbs. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary. org/athens EVENTS: Pop-Up with The Plate Sale (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Come out and try something new at this special pop-up dinner. 6–9 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com EVENTS: Riddle Me This (Rocksprings Community Center) Celebrate National Puzzle Day with jigsaw puzzle making, trivia and word games. Ages 18 and up.

10–11:30 a.m. $5 (ACC residents), $7.50 (non-ACC residents). www. accgov.com 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 (Willy’s Mexicana Grill) See Wednesday listing for full description. 6 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens KIDSTUFF: Pizza and Paperbacks Teen Book Club (ACC Library) Read with friends, eat pizza and chat about popular Young Adult books.

This month’s selection is Fake ID

by Lamar Giles. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Stories, songs and simple crafts. Ages 0–5. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison 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

The Globe 11 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with three channels of music. One of them is a request line!

Saturday 25 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $10 (21+), $12 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com FRQ NCY Atlanta-based bass music producer.

SLZRD Athens-based electronic alter ego of musician Sami Rouchdi.

SHAKTI Electronic DJ project of Athens native Samantha Barnhart.

M3WT EDM alter ego of producer Mitch Willis.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $7. flickertheatreandbar.com DEEP STATE Local band playing driving, punky, melodic guitar-rock.

DARK THOUGHTS Poppy punk group from Philadelphia.

KNEELER New, noisy local punk band.

Pip the Pansy plays the Georgia Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Reflecting, Sharing, Learning. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens

LIVE MUSIC Tuesday 21 Ben’s Bikes 9 p.m. $5–7. www.bensbikesathens. com APPARITION Athens band playing a raucous, thrashy brand of hardcore.

IRON CAGES Hardcore punk band from Washington, DC. URIN Roaring punk group from Berlin, Germany.

SHRIEKUS Local group with punk and no wave influences.

BONNIE WHITMORE Country singer-songwriter who has been touring and performing since the age of 8.

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.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com WOLFI No info available.

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

playing original and traditional Celtic greengrass music.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-jazz trio centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles and featuring Luca Lombardi and Seth Hendershot.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens THE VALLEY BELOW Americana group specializing in “Appalachian jams.”

Southern Brewing Company 5-10 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE Hosted every Thursday by DJ Gregory.

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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 LORIAN New local rock band.

MURDER THE MOOD Athens-based alternative rock group.

CLAUSTROPHILIC New local rock group.

VFW 6 p.m. $5–10. 706-543-5940 GROWN FOLKS DANCE PARTY WXAG’s DJ Segar plays jazz and R&B.

40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $20. www.40watt.com CRACKER DUO Cracker’s David Lowery and Johnny Hickman per-

Bar South 10:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-1329 THE SUPERSTONES Rock group led

by Courtney “The Voice” Stone.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com LOCATE S,1 Local experimental pop group led by songwriter Christina Schneider.

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CURLEYS “Fast crazy punk” band from Florida.

RIBOFLAVIN Atlanta-based punk band.

LEMON CRUSH Atlanta punk group featuring members of Nag, Nurse and more.

IN MEMORIES New local emotional hardcore group.

40 Watt Club 7:30 p.m. $25. www.40watt.com CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN Fronted by local fixture David Lowery, this influential indie-rock band performs a set of its hits. See story on p. 9.

EYELIDS Portland, OR band featuring former members of The Decemberists, Guided by Voices and the Jicks.

DAISY Long-running local psychedelic indie-rock band.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com FOOD2KIDS BENEFIT Featuring performances by Divine Mind, J List and Tyler Hammer.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com CBDB Alabama-based “joyfunk” band playing a mix of funk, progressive rock and jam fusion.

THE ORANGE CONSTANT Athensbased jam band with prog, pop and funk influences.

40 Watt Club 7:30 p.m. $25. www.40watt.com CRACKER Acclaimed alt-rock group that has explored many genres and sounds over its two-decade career.

See story on p. 9.

JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL The composer and “Hedwig” creator performs with Portland band Eyelids.

JESSE MALIN Rock singer-songwriter known for fronting the band D Generation.

Georgia Theatre 7:30 p.m. $20 (adv.), $22 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com RANDY ROGERS BAND Country group from Texas.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com CHEAP HEAVEN New improvisational synth project from local musician JoJo Glidewell.

LEEANN PEPPERS Local singer-songwriter playing sparse, tender folk music.

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

No. 3 Railroad Street 7 p.m. $10. www.3railroad.org JANET & THE BLUE DOGS Smokin’ classic rock and blues from this new Athens outfit, featuring members of the Original Screwtops and the Smillies.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens TOMATOBAND Charleston, SC band blending rock, funk and jazz sounds.

SONO LUMINI Local electronic-funk jam trio with a big sound and tasty melodies.

Southern Brewing Company 5 p.m. FREE! www.sobrewco.com CAMDEN JORDAN Country singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN.

SAILORS & SHIPS Folk-pop project from local songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Wheatley.

RILEY MOORE Folk singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN. ALEX WILKERSON Indie-folk artist from Prattville, AL. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $21. www.40watt.com BEACH FOSSILS Indie rock band from Brooklyn led by songwriter Dustin Payseur. See Calendar Pick on p. 15.

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Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens THE SWEET LILLIES Four-piece “jamgrass” band from Colorado.

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

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Safety-Certified Salon Dark Thoughts play Flicker Theatre and Bar on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Sunday 26 Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside 6 p.m. FREE! 706-355-7087 THE LUCKY JONES Local band playing old-school rockin’ rhythm and blues.

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

Monday 27 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays.

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens MINGLEWOOD MONDAY Local artists pay tribute to the Grateful Dead.

Veronica’s Sweet Spot 7 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/sweetspotathens OPEN MIC NIGHT Showcase your creative talent.

Tuesday 28 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreandbar. com TYLER KEY Local indie-folk singer-songwriter with a canny lyrical style.

NEGATIVE GEMINI Electronic alter ego of Brooklyn producer Lindsey French.

Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens VINTAGE PISTOL Jam-centric bluesrock group from Arkansas.

Wednesday 29 ATHICA 7 p.m. www.athica.org EXPERIMENTAL NIGHT Featuring performances by Sandy Ewen, Killick Hinds and Kathryn Koopman.

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

All musicians welcome. Backline provided.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com 404 NOT FOUND Live hardware techno project of Claire Staples and Alex Cargile.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com TODD SNIDER Chameleonic Americana artist known for his work with supergroup Hard Working Americans.

CHICAGO FARMER Performing alter ego of folk singer-songwriter Cody Diehkoff.

The Globe 8 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4721 THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Mary Sigalas, Dan Horowitz, Steve Key

Down the Line 1/30 CHEESE DREAM / VETUS MORBUS / KADILLAK / SUSIE (Caledonia Lounge) 1/30 LYDIA BRAMBILA / SUN STUDIES / JOSHUA CARPENTER / TRAUMA FAMILY (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 1/30 MUSTACHE THE BAND (40 Watt Club) 1/30 BIG SOMETHING / ANDY FRASCO (Georgia Theatre) 1/30 BIG BAND ATHENS (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 1/30 LAGOONS (Nowhere Bar) 1/31 OKEY DOKEY / CALICO VISION (Caledonia Lounge) 1/31 DOPE KNIFE / ANNIE LEETH / BERO BERO / WOLFI (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 1/31 SONS OF SAILORS (The Foundry) 1/31 MOTHER’S FINEST / VINTAGE VIXENS (Georgia Theatre) 1/31 SILENT DISCO (The Globe) 2/1 TINSLEY ELLIS / CAROLINE AIKEN (The Foundry) 2/1 COUNTRY MUSIC SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND / Betsy Franck / Holman Autry / Fester Hagood / Todd Cowart (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) 2/6 ATHENS TANGO PROJECT (Ciné) 2/7 SILENT DISCO (The Globe) 2/7 SWEET BABY JAMES: THE MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR (Morton Theatre) 2/8 ASHLAND CRAFT (40 Watt Club) 2/8 JEREMY KEEN (Southern Brewing Company) 2/8 JOE LEONE ENSEMBLE (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens)

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

Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. Deadline is Mar. 15. info@ athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org CALL FOR INTERNS (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) ATHICA is seeking interns interested in development, social media, music, poetry, photography and gallery operation. Minimum five hours a week. College credit is available in coordination with department of study. Rolling deadline. athica. org/updates/internships 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. $30 submission fee. 706-613-3623, athensclarkecounty.com/lyndonhouse INDIE SOUTH 15TH ANNUAL SPRINGTACULAR (Lyndon House Arts Center) Indie South is now accepting artist vendors for the annual Springtacular Handmade

Market on May 9–10 at the Lyndon House Arts Center. Apply online. www.theindiesouth.com OPEN STUDIO MEMBERSHIP (Lyndon House Arts Center) Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture studios. $65/ month or $175/three months. www. athensclarkecounty.com/leisure SOUTHWORKS CALL FOR ARTISTS (OCAF, Watkinsville) Seeking submissions for the 23rd annual Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition. Visit website for application and to submit images.

Deadline Mar. 13. $30–40. ocaf.com THE CHAIR SHOW: A JURIED ARTS EXHIBITION (Madison Morgan Cultural Center) Artists can submit original works of art in all media celebrating and exploring the ubiquitous chair. Deadline Jan. 24.

Drop off Jan. 31. Opening reception Feb. 7. www.mmcc-arts.org/ thechairshow

Classes ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Silk Painting with René Shoemaker,”

art around town AMICI (233 E. Clayton St.) Artwork by Matthew Ward. Through January.

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 show shares original art, prints and paintings by Jacob Wenzka from three books co-created with Bart King.

ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “Sharing Our Visions” presents paintings, drawings, collages, photographs, fiber pieces, sculptures and other works by staff members of regional libraries. Through Jan. 26.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St.) The “2020 ATHICA Members’ Showcase” features works by artists who support the gallery. Works range among sculptures, paintings, photographs and more. Through Feb. 23.

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 Rich Panico. Through Feb. 27.

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. Through mid-April. • “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. Through mid-April.

DONDEROS’ KITCHEN (590 Milledge Ave.) “Connections” shares rug textiles

by David M. Hayes as well as figurative and animal watercolor paintings by Judith K. DeJoy. Through January.

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Feb. 8–9, 1–4 p.m. $120. “Modern Dip-Pen Calligraphy with Kristen Ashley,” Feb. 16, 2–4 p.m. or Mar. 17, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $35. “Brush Lettering with Kristen Ashley,” Feb. 23, 2–4 p.m. or Mar. 31, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $40. “Calligraphy Club: Monthly Skillshare” is held every first Thursday, 5:30–7 p.m.

“Observational Drawing with Kendal Jacques,” Apr. 4 & Apr. 11, 1–5 p.m. $200. “Painting From Life with Kendal Jacques,” Apr. 25 & May 2, 1–5 p.m. $200. FREE! hello@ kaartist.com, www.kaartist.com ART CLASSES (OCAF, Watkinsville) “Painting Portraits in Oil with Abner Cope,” “Introduction to Wheel Throwing,” “Pottery: Handbuilding,” “Paint with Charles,” “Portrait Drawing with the Brush,” “Watercolor: Light and Shade with Leigh Ellis,” “The Science of Soap Making,” “Freeing the Instrument: Beginning Acting,” “Introduction to Acting for Youth,” “Intermediate Wheel Throwing” and “Introduction to Violin.” www.ocaf.com CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY (ACCPD Headquarters) Learn about forensics, communications, criminal investigation and traffic enforce-

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Thursdays, Feb. 13–Apr. 30, 6–9 p.m. geoffrey.gilland@accgov.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,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Mah Jongg,” Thursdays at 1 p.m. 706-742-0823, wintervillecenter@gmail.com, www. wintervillecenter.com DYEING WORKSHOPS (Indie South) Natural Dyeing on Feb. 1, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. $180. Bundle dyeing on Feb. 1, 4–6 p.m. $85. BYO Indigo on Feb. 2, 12–2 p.m. $30. www.theindie south.com FIT AND STRONG! (Memorial Park) This program combines flexibility, strength training and aerobic walking. For ages 55 & up. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 27–Apr. 8, 1–2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3580, www. accgov.com/leisure FOUNDATIONS OF TAROT (Indie South) Explore Tarot from the

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Ruth Allen.

Through January.

GALLERY AT INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “FUN” features works by Neil Hancock, Marla Star, Jolene O’Brien, Kim Truesdale, Katherine Miele, Hannah Betzel and Brittainy Lauback.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) 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. • “Master, Pupil, Follower: 16th- to 18th-Century Italian Works on Paper” includes approximately 30 drawings and prints. Through Mar. 8. • “Material Georgia 17331900: 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. • “The Monsters Are Due on Broad Street: Patrick Dean” offers a retrospective on the local artist’s work, including his illustrations for Flagpole.

Through Mar. 29. • “Reflecting on Rembrandt: 500 Years of Etching” celebrates the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death. Through Apr. 19. • “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.” Through April.

HEIRLOOM CAFE & FRESH MARKET (815 N. Chase St.) Kevin Frazier, a farmer by day and artist by night, creates otherworldly abstract acrylic and mixed media paintings. Through Mar. 2.

HIP VINTAGE AND HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.) Jack Moore presents wall hangings and unique fabric assemblages using antique Japanese fabrics.

Through January.

JITTERY JOE’S FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) René Shoemaker presents “Sharing the Magical Landscapes,” a collection of 16 fine art prints of silk screened and hand-dyed silks. Through January.

JITTERY JOE’S WATKINSVILLE (27 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Magic Realism, Surrealism and storytelling. Through January.

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.) Spanning five galleries, “All Together Now!” features works by full-time professors and part-time instructors working in painting, drawing, photography, jewelry and metalsmithing, textile design, ceramics, video, interior design, sculpture and mixed-media.

Opening reception Jan. 24.Through Feb. 21.

LAST RESORT GRILL (174 W. Clayton St.) Oil landscapes by Greg Benson.

Through Feb. 8.

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.) Leah McKellop’s “Interior

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Hermetic esoteric perspective, with discussions of both analytical and intuitive reading modalities. Jan. 25, 3–6 p.m. $60. theindiesouth.com GLASS MOSAIC WORKSHOP (Georgia Museum of Art) Explore the exhibition “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection,” then create your own mosaic art. Registration required.

Feb. 8, 1–4 p.m. $40. 706-5424883, madison.hogan@ug.edu LAKE COUNTRY BEEKEEPERS ANNUAL BEEKEEPING SHORT COURSE (Greensboro First United Methodist Church, Greensboro) This is a one-day workshop for both novice and experienced beekeepers.

Topics include honey bee biology and nutrition, equipment, colony health and behavior, hive products, queen rearing and hive inspections.

Jan. 25, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $50 (adv.), $70. lewisoldfarm@gmail.com, www.lcba2020.eventbrite.com MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center) (Healing Lodge) Years of medical research and training are blended into a mindfulness workshop focused on reducing stress and anxiety and increasing general well-being. Eight-week program begins Jan. 27, 6–8:30 p.m. $336. www.mindfuliving.org NIA TECHNIQUE & MORE (Elevate Athens, 1059B Baxter St.) Yamuna for Happy Feet is to rebuild healthy foot function. Jan. 25, 12–2 p.m. $50. Yamuna Body Rolling Immersion covers basics to decrease stress, muscle tension and pain.

Jan. 26, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. $125. www.elevateathens.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 WELD LIKE A GIRL: SINGLE-DAY INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS (Contact for Location) This four-hour introductory workshop provides women welders with training in gas metal arc welding and information about opportunities in the welding industry. First and third Tuesday of each month. $125. 706-308-4792, clay@wioamerica.com YOGA CLASSES AT 5 POINTS (5 Points Yoga) 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training begins in March.

Special classes include “Headstand with Intention” on Feb. 8 and a Valentine’s Day Partner Yoga on Feb. 15. Classes include Slow Flow, Iyengar, Restorative, Yin, Power, Hot Yoga and beginners classes. www. athensfivepointsyoga.com

Help Out COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE (Bogart Library) The library is collecting new and gently used blankets and coats of all sizes to donate to local charities. Through January.

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Kidstuff ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club Junior” is for ages 8–12 and held on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. “Art Club for Teens is for ages 12–18 and held Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Subjects include printmaking with linoleum (Jan. 24), relief casting with plaster (Jan. 31), drawing upside down (Feb. 7), negative space study (Feb. 21) and stop motion animation (Feb. 28). $15. www.kaartist.com

Worlds” combines printmaking and silk dying techniques to explore personal history through objects and their place within domestic spaces. Through Mar. 1. • “Doing T.I.M.E. in Athens: A Photovoice Experience” is a youth photography project held in collaboration with the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement and UGA’s School of Social Work. Through Feb. 8. • Collections From our Community features Lola Brooks’ collection of Dolores Canard rhinestone glasses, wallet sets and Vera Neumann scarves. Through Feb. 29.

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) “Stories They Tell” by Jeffery Callaham features paintings depicting stories, family traditions and scenes from his youth as told by his grandmother.

Through Feb. 21. • “Reflection & Refraction: Portals Through Time” is the second annual collaboration between the Lamar Dodd School of Art and OCAF, featuring artwork of second year MFA candidates. Through Feb. 21.

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.) “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. • “The Strategies for Suffrage: Mobilizing a Nation for Women’s Rights” explores the nearly century-long story through newspapers, magazines, books and pamphlets. Through July 2.

THE ROOK & PAWN (294 W. Washington St.) Dan Smith’s “Spontaneous Monsterification” technique utilizes spontaneously painted cartoonish and monsterish faces to enhance spaces through a jigsaw arrangement of shapes and faces. Through January.

STEEL + PLANK (675 Pulaski St., Suite 200) See watercolors by Erin McIntosh, Ink + Indigo and Kathy Kitz, plus photographs by Benjamin Galland, and ceramics by Nancy Green and Studio CRL. TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) Becky Kolsrud presents a solo show, “New Paintings.” Reception Feb. 1. On view Jan. 25–Feb. 29.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Showcasing local photographers, musicians and venues, “Concerted Photos” shares images captured by Chris McKay, Stefan Eberhard and Nolan Terrebonne. Opening Reception Jan. 24.

Through Jan. 30.

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.

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

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On The Street AARP TAX-AIDE (ACC Library) AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers offer tax assistance beginning in February. Tuesdays, 12–4 p.m.

Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.–1 p.m. aarp.org/taxaide ACCA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (Athens Community Council on Aging) A 10-session leadership program for ages 55 and up. February through March, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

706-549-4850, www.accaging.org/ senior-leadership-academy-2020 CORNHOLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Company) Register for CornholeATL Athens’ seven-week cornhole league.

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888-425-2666 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) Call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-3894164, 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) Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m.

706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.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 HERO’SUPPORT GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Help, Empower, Overcome, Recover. This is a peer group for anyone living with depression and/ or anxiety. Wednesdays, 6–8 p.m. through Mar. 25. lesley@nuci.org

held on Wednesdays. Register by Mar. 9. www.cornholeatl.com KACCB TIRED OF TRASH TIRE AMNESTY WEEK (Multiple Locations) There will be no disposal fees for tires brought to ACC Landfill or CHaRM Feb. 24–29. Limit of six tires. 706-613-3508 MEDITATION IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Meditations are offered in various forms across town.

Athens Zen Group offers a newcomers orientation on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 11 a.m. athenszen.org. Mindful Breath Sangha offers mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sundays, 6:30–8 p.m. beckylockman@gmail.com.

Dedicated Mindfulness Practitioners meets at the Griffin-Dubose Healing Lodge every Saturday, 8:30 a.m. jaseyjones@gmail.com. Mindful Living Center offers intro mindfulness classes every second Friday of the month, 5:30–7 p.m. at the Healing Lodge, Piedmont Athens Regional. www.mindfuliving.org.

Satchidananda Mission offers yoga meditation every Sunday, 6:30–7:30 p.m. and Kirtan every third Sunday, 4–6 p.m. revmanjula@bellsouth. net. Let It Be Yoga hosts the Athens Singing Circle every second Monday, 7–9 p.m. 5 Points Yoga hosts meditations Thursdays at 8–9 a.m. Nuci’s Space hosts meditations for focus every Friday, 11 a.m. www. nuci.org Healing Arts Centre hosts Insight Meditation every Monday, 7 p.m. 706-340-7288. www.athens fivepointsyoga.com MUSICIAN HEALTH CLINIC (Nuçi’s Space) For uninsured and low income musicians. In-person or telephone appointments are available Jan. 27, Feb. 17, Mar. 2, Mar. 23, 1:40–3:30 p.m. Call to book an appointment. 706-227-1515 RIPPLE EFFECT FILM PROJECT (Athens, GA) Create original short films about water conservation and water stewardship. Deadline Feb. 2. www.filmfreeway.com/rippleeffect filmproject TABLE TENNIS (East Athens Community Center) Table tennis games are held three times a week. tabletennisathensga@gmail.com f

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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. 770225-0804. NAMI Family Support Groups are also available the 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) Tuesdays, 7 p.m. nicotine-anonymous.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. Find “Refuge Recovery Athens GA” on Facebook RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP (Athens, GA) Forming a support group for people who have Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS sufferers). 706-612-6934 SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) A message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual behavior. athens downtownsaa.com

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KIDS COMEDY CLASS (Nimbl) Moonlight Theater hosts comedy classes for kids. For ages 7–10.

Saturdays Feb. 1–22, 2–3:30 p.m. $60. moonlight.theater.company@ gmail.com MAKING DANCES (Nimbl) Modern choreography and improvisation techniques are taught in an active way. For ages 7–12. www.nimbl athens.com STORIES, IMAGINATION AND MOVEMENT (Nimbl) After reading a story picked out by Avid Bookshop, participate in movement exercises based on the story.

Classes run January through May. www.nimblathens.com

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multiple scripters then chose for Dolittle to alleviate the climactic dragon’s stomach issues in a manner that should be lost on its youthful audience but will leave their adult handlers whisper-yelling, “Really?!” The result is a movie allowing actors like RDJ, Michael Sheen and Antonio Banderas the opportunity to go hammy, while respected actors like Emma Thompson and Ralph Fiennes get to maintain their dignity by voicing Dolittle’s animal friends.

This week’s slate of releases should hopepreaches to audiences outside the fellowfully improve upon the bleak preceding ship hall on Jan. 23.

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE (R) This nostalgic ’90s week—more on Dolittle and Bad Boys 3 DOLITTLE (PG) Robert Downey Jr. opts for reboot is a by-the-numbers buddy cop below—thanks to what looks like a return movie until a last act even the movie to humorous criminal form for Guy Ritchie. an unnecessary accent—It’s supposed to be Welsh, because everyone knows Hugh acknowledges hits telenovela levels of meloThe Gentlemen pits a superb cast— Lofting’s legendary vet is a Welshman, drama. Nearly 25 years later, Miami detecMatthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, right?—in a wannabe blockbuster domitives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Colin Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are the Farrell and Hugh Grant—against same destructive cops. As riffing on one another. Winter cinema’s staBad Boys for Life Lethal Weapon was already a dated ple, horror, offers a take on Henry concept in 1995, enjoyment continJames’ classic tale The Turning of the ues to be derived from the movie Screw, simply called The Turning, star appeal of Smith and Lawrence. starring Mackenzie Davis, “Stranger In a franchise constructed solely out Things’” Finn Wolfhard and The of clichés, Lawrence’s comic relief Florida Project standout Brooklynn and Joe Pantoliano’s apoplectic capPrince. tain have aged better than Smith’s A star-studded cast, including but bad boy. not limited to Christopher Plummer, Through Lawrence, the movie William Hurt, Ed Harris and Samuel humorously explores a semi-meta L. Jackson, highlight The Last Full take on aging movie cops, which is Measure, based on the true story of more relevant and appealing than war hero William H. Pitsenbarger, Hold up… gotta pee… again…

Smith’s obstinate cop disobeying who won the Medal of Honor 34 orders and discounting the youth years after his death. Bolstering nated by questionable decisions, beginning movement, led by Vanessa Hudgens and these releases are two big international with the choice of the Academy AwardAlexander Ludwig, coming to replace him. releases at the AMC Dine-In Athens 12 celwinning writer of Traffic, Stephen Gaghan, That last act, though, recaptures audience ebrating the Chinese New Year. The action to helm this potential new family franchise. attention through a left-field whopper comedy Detective Chinatown 3 continues This attempt to revive a traditional verseemingly intended to expand the Bad Boys one of China’s most successful franchises, sion of Dr. Dolittle talks about all the fun universe à la Fast and Furious that only while The Rescue chronicles a Chinese adventures the doctor had in a prologue serves to highlight the uncreative violence Coast Guard rescue op. that saddles RDJ as a grieving recluse. The it triggered. f Ciné is offering more chances to see the surprise leader in Oscar nominations, Joker (11 noms), Best Picture frontrunner 1917 (10) and my favorite of the three, Jojo Rabbit (six). Even more exciting is the news that Color Out of Space, an H.P. Lovecraft adaptation starring Nicolas Cage that, more importantly, is Richard Stanley’s first feature film since being fired from The Island of Dr. Moreau in 1996, can be seen on the big screen! On Jan. 28, be shocked, infuriated and more by Suppressed: The Right to Vote, a new documentary about voter suppression in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial election.

Flicker continues John-uary with Desperate Living on Jan. 22 and Serial Mom as part of a double feature on Jan. 27. The 1964 William Castle flick StraitJacket stars Joan Crawford and accompanies Serial Mom. Pachinko Pop Cinema presents Sister Street Fighter on Jan. 23.

Also on the 23rd, the Georgia Museum of Art kicks off an Alfred Hitchcock in Color Film Series with Rope, the real-time thriller starring Jimmy Stewart that was edited to appear as one take 60 plus years before 1917.

The Oconee Library Pagemasters asks fans if the book or the movie version of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is better on Jan. 24. The Spring Semester Movies at Tate continue with the excellent horror flick Midsommer and 10-time Oscar nominee Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from Jan. 24–26. Beechwood’s Flashback Cinema has another showing of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Jan. 22 and the first showing of Gone With the Wind on Jan. 26. A new Christian documentary on sex trafficking, Blind Eyes Opened,

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Hi, Bonita! new. It’s fun and free, and anyone is invited I wanted to provide a little more informafrom any party or county. tion to the woman who bemoaned the difficulty Each day, we have to resolve to look out for of meeting people—and dating—in this town each other and invite others to join us. We can when you’re 60-plus [“Older Readers Need do better!

Love, Too,” Jan. 8]. I think it’s tough for people Thanks, at any age, as we are preoccupied with our Pat Priest phones or wear our earbuds or have forgotten the good manners of including people when Hi Pat, they are standing apart from a group.

Thank you for writing and providing I think the best advice for meeting new peo- all of these wonderful tips for Senior But ple is to volunteer for organizations whose mis- Not Dead. I really love how you rounded sion you care about. up events that are That way, you meet enriching in the perI like the idea of meeting good-hearted people sonal, interpersonal willing to step up and people in spaces that allow and public aspects help, and so many of life. I thought of us to enrich our communities. nonprofits, such as OLLI after we’d gone Extra Special People to press, so thank or the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, you for bringing it up here. I like the idea do need our help. I’d also highly recommend of meeting people in spaces that also allow a book group; you can get involved with some us to enrich our communities—like AADM superb ones via Avid Bookshop or the public and Rabbit Box—while we wink and smile library. and trade numbers. And the speed-friendThere are other great resources: ing event sounds very fun and full of Athens has the vibrant Osher Lifelong potential.

Learning Institute (OLLI), with its super-wide I actually already know of you as a comrange of course munity organizer, and I’d describe you as offerings one of our coolest local silver foxes, and interso I want all readers to take est Ms. Priest’s advice on very good authority.

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groups geared toward seniors. And there’s an incredibly friendly bunch of people who play pickleball around Athens; they generously welcome and teach newcomers. They loan rackets at some of their sites, and the game is pretty easy to learn to play. Most of those folks are 50-plus, but not all—and who wants to live in a world segregated by age?

The column gave me an idea. I’m a part of Rabbit Box, the storytelling event that happens at The Foundry. Our next show isn’t until April, but we’ll be setting aside a table for people coming by themselves who would like to meet others. They can ask a volunteer to steer them there.

And one more thing: I’m a member of the Oconee Progressives. We have organized an event on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 10:30 a.m. at the Oconee library called “New Friends for the New Year.” The hourlong event is rather like speed dating. Paired conversants will answer questions given over a public address system in timed bouts before moving on to meet someone

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Anything helps. Thanks.

The timing of the “What are we?” conversation will vary for all couples, but I certainly think it’s best to define things before a long break from classes. But y’all didn’t, and now you’re here. You called the local lady “your girl,” which says a lot about how you see her.

What you did was not awesome, but it also isn’t uncommon, and I laud you for confessing fairly quickly. You did what you wanted, because you didn’t think of yourself as committed, and you ended up hurting the person you’re seeing. I think that if you explain that to her in a compassionate and humble way, you can repair this damage and become a true couple—if that’s what you want. 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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Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear, especially drum equipment! All donations are tax-deductible. 706227-1515 or come by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.

INSTRUCTION Athens School of Music.

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MUSIC SERVICES Instant cash is now being paid for good vinyl records & CDs in fine condition. Wuxtry Records, at corner of Clayton & College Dwntn. 706-3699428.

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JOBS FULL-TIME Taste of India is now hiring FT/PT bussers, hostess and servers. Flexible hours and competitive pay. Apply in person. For further questions contact: indiaathens@gmail.com.

PART-TIME Big City Bread Cafe is now accepting applications for a counter staff/food runner position. Restaurant experience preferred. Must be available to work early mornings & weekends.

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Line cooks needed. Apply in person at George’s Lowcountry Table, 2095 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA. Tues.–Thurs., 3 p.m.–5 p.m. No phone calls.

Seeking excellent typists (65+ WPM) for weekday work. Employee choice for morning, afternoon, or evening shifts. 16 hours per week minimum. Relaxed environment, safe space.

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A lovebug personified, Count is ready to soak up all the affection you have to offer! This sweet boy is 5 years old, housetrained and loves to chill. Other ways to Count’s heart are treats, pets and neck scratches.

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Ginger loves to relax and enjoy the simple things like laying her head on laps and cuddling. At 1-year-old Ginger hasn’t had the best life, but she’s still a sweet girl ready to play and be a part of a warm and loving home.

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Far Beyond the Gates PHIL WILLIAMS EXPLORES ‘THE HUMAN HEART IN CONFLICT WITH ITSELF’

By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com Well, Phil Williams has done it again. He swore he had retired from writing and was just spending his time out there in the woods of eastern Oconee County taking long walks and watching the seasons change. That can be dangerous for writers.

Their minds don’t stop working just because their feet are moving. Their thoughts flow; one thing reminds them of another. They sit on the porch and take another look at old manuscripts and find them better than remembered. Thoughts rise and fall like the creeks, like the turning leaves, like memories, like life.

So, in what he considers his old age, Phil’s fallow mind has found us another novel: Far Beyond the Gates, published by

Mercer University Press. Moreover, we’re all invited to a combination party celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, Phil’s 70th birthday and the launch of Far Beyond the Gates. The party, sponsored by the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, is Thursday, Jan. 30 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries on campus. Phil will read from and sign copies of his new novel, and a reception follows. The event is free and open to the public, but you need to register at calendar.libs.uga.edu/event/6143727.

Far Beyond the Gates is all about love and loss, ambition and aging. Lucy—a divorced, childless schoolteacher—travels from Oxford, MS, to spend the summer near her Pulitzer Prize-winning historian father, Pratt, now hobbled by multiple sclerosis in his mountain home within a gated community outside Asheville, NC. This story is told through an interlocking series of diary

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entries by daughter and father. Both are self-consciously intellectual, and both are tortured by bad choices and the inability to love. The diary device works well, though it locks you into their heads. You have to see everything through their eyes, as interpreted by their academic minds, which constantly blend past and present amid a plethora of literary references, as they try to get at the truth of who they are, why their lives have turned out this way and whether they can find some reconciliation before Pratt’s advancing illness makes their estrangement irrevocable.

Not only is Lucy’s father an eminent historian at the University of North Carolina, her mother holds a prestigious endowed chair in art history at Duke.

Lucy grew up left behind their dual contrails as they jetted to conferences and speaking engagements which soon included infidelities and eventual bitter divorce. So, Lucy craves love but can no more let herself give in to it than she can escape the academic milieu into which she was born. Her former husband is a failed writer. Her new love interest in the mountains can’t finish his dissertation; the graduate student who helps take care of Pratt can’t finish his, either, but is kept on at Chapel Hill so that he can teach too many courses for too little pay.

There are secrets. They are the keys that can unlock the chains that bind Lucy’s heart.

Her father says he wants to reveal all, but his strength is failing just when he must unpack his own life to lay bare what is left of his soul if he is to set Lucy free. And there is Sean, the ABD landscaper who makes Lucy feel like Lady Chatterly, though she shies from love, and Victor, the ABD nerd who cares for her father and, as it turns out, for her. Bon chance! There is a bookshop proprietor and his daughter who becomes Lucy’s friend.

There’s Pratt’s nurse, who is as loving as the rest of them are emotionally blocked.

And there is a hell of a lot of rumination on the past and what it does to us, just as we all really are constantly running our minds backwards, trying to make sense of everything.

As the dueling diaries advance through time, their contents become a matter of life and death. Pratt has the answers Lucy seeks, but can he bring himself to reveal all before he goes mute and thus moot?

Pratt tantalizes Lucy and us. He drops hints; he promises that when all is revealed she will understand everything; he has us searching the text for the clues that he says are in plain sight. Will the old bastard finally come clean and fit all the pieces neatly into place? Read it and weep. f

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