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By Blake Aued, Lee Becker and Chris Dowd news@flagpole.com With new voting machines scheduled to arrive next month, Athens-Clarke County election officials are facing a vexing question we’ve all dealt with at some point: Where are they going to plug them all in?

In contrast to the old touch-screen machines, the new machines print out a paper ballot, which is then scanned. That means more equipment to plug in, and many voting sites will be taxed to deal with the power demands. According to Board of Elections staff, up to 18 of Athens’ 20 Election Day voting sites may not have enough plugs, enough circuits or both.

“I’ve never seen anything like this situation before,” Director of Elections and Voter Registration Charlotte Sosebee told the ACC Board of Elections last week.

ACC can’t simply deploy fewer machines, because a new state law requires counties to use one machine per 250 voters. The state Board of Elections clarified that law last week, ruling that counties can use one machine per 250 voters who hadn’t already voted early or by absentee ballot, which will ease the burden somewhat.

It’s also too late to find new voting sites for the Mar. 24 presidential primary. State law requires 60 days’ notice to change voting locations. Besides, with the new

machines, “I feel we need to avoid any addisites, as well as “unmerging” four precincts tional confusion our voters might have,” that were combined with others several Sosebee said. years ago. Sosebee is recommending new Some board members wanted to switch voting sites at East Athens Church, Barnett to paper ballots for the Mar. 24 election, but Shoals Elementary School, Oglethorpe Sosebee and Assistant Manager Deborah Avenue Elementary School and Timothy Lonon said that would be illegal—counties Road Baptist Church for precincts 1B, 1C, are required to use the machines the state 5A and 7A, respectively. If approved, those provides. However, if power proves to be an changes would take effect for the May 19 issue—fuses are blown primaries. or batteries run out— Sosebee also said I feel we need to avoid backup paper ballots that the Board of will be on hand. any additional confusion Elections is looking After severely for poll workers and is our voters might have. underestimating turnespecially encouragout in the November ing students to apply.

2018 gubernatorial race, Sosebee said she is High school and Athens Tech students preparing for a 65% turnout Mar. 24. It was 16 and up can make $10 an hour while 46% in March 2016, and both parties had being marked present at school for the primaries four years ago. (Donald Trump day. Applications are online at accgov.com. is the only name on the Republican ballot [Blake Aued] this time.) The November 2018 election was plagued by hours-long waits, but Sosebee noted that the ballot was much longer than it will be this March, with just one race.

The choke point will be at check-in stations The Classic Center is asking the ACC rather than waiting for a machine to open Commission to consider a 50-page intergovup, she said. ernmental agreement this month covering At its Feb. 4 meeting, the Board of everything related to the planned downElections will discuss potential new voting

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town arena to be built as part of SPLOST 2020. In addition to the arena itself, the agreement also includes provisions for a new hotel between the Classic Center and One Press Place, and for a senior living center down the hill on East Broad Street.

Commissioners had some concerns about this long and complex agreement at their Jan. 20 agenda-setting meeting.

Commissioner Allison Wright noted that the Classic Center was requesting an exemption from the ACC sign ordinance, which limits the size of allowable signage, for the arena’s marquee sign. She said she will likely make a slight change to this provision before voting to accept the agreement in February. In fact, there might be a number of changes to the document before finalization. Commissioner Melissa Link even requested a paper copy so she could examine every line “with a fine-toothed comb.” Link was particularly interested in maintaining long-term control over the Classic Center’s lease (the current version of the agreement would lengthen the lease for another 50 years). Link also asked if some affordable units could be included as part of the planned senior living center.

This agreement comes as the commission is planning to issue roughly $32 million in bonds to get the three biggest SPLOST 2020 projects started before April, when the new pennies start rolling in.

With interest rates at historic lows, there is incentive to begin these projects, which include the new courthouse and consolidated local government office building, the Bethel Midtown Village redevelopment (aka “the North Athens Project”) and the arena. However, this makes it all the more

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important for commissioners and the Classic Center Authority to hammer out the agreement in a relatively short time frame.

It’s currently scheduled for a vote on Feb. 4.

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Cognia Comes to Athens

will be removed to create a pedestrian plaza that will be surrounded by restaurants and retail outlets. The building also is expected to provide space for light manufacturing, warehousing and offices and what the developers are calling “makerspaces,” according to correspondence submitted to the city by Smith of Smith Planning Group (no relation to Watkinsville Mayor Bob Smith). The centerpiece of the design is a 1.5-acre public park at the front of the project on Barnett Shoals Road.

Gibbs says in a video he had created for the project that his goal is to create “a full live-work-play community within the city of Watkinsville.”

For more information, visit oconeecountyobservations.org. [Lee Becker]

Accreditation agency Cognia was in town Sunday through Tuesday to investigate allegations that Clarke County Board of Education members attempted to micromanage former superintendent Demond Means, who has been on paid leave for the past six weeks while he and the school board negotiate a buyout. But don’t panic: CCSD is nowhere near losing its accreditation. If the “special review team” finds problems, it will put the district on a plan to correct them within a certain time frame before revoking accreditation.

University of Georgia philosophy proCCSD did not release the names of peofessor Richard Dien Winfield, who ran ple the Cognia team interviewed, but said unsuccessfully for Congress in 2018, is now in a news release late Friday that those running for U.S. Senate. individuals will include The Democrat is seeking school board memBut don’t panic: CCSD to fill out the remainder bers, administrators, “building leaders” and is nowhere near losing of former Sen. Johnny Isakson’s term, which teachers. The BOE has its accreditation. runs through 2022. hired an Atlanta-based Republican Gov. Brian employment law firm to help work through the process. The district’s Kemp appointed businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to the seat in December, after FAQ is available at clarke.k12.ga.us. [BA] Isakson resigned for health reasons. A special election will be held this November.

Winfield supports a federal job guarantee, paid family leave and vacation time, the Green New Deal, free child and elder care, The Watkinsville City Council authothe right to unionize and “Medicare for all” rized City Manager Sharyn Dickerson to single-payer health insurance. move forward with creation of a developBecause the Senate race is a special elecment agreement for the 66.6-acre former tion, there will be no partisan primaries Southwire property on Barnett Shoals in May. Instead, all the candidates will be Road. The council took the action following listed together on the November ballot, a presentation by developer Duke Gibbs and with a December runoff between the top planner Bob Smith for what they are calling two likely. Also running are Democrats Matt Wire Park.

Lieberman—the son of former Connecticut The project includes single-family Sen. Joe Lieberman—and Ed Tarver, a fordetached housing units on both large and mer state senator and U.S. attorney from small lots, townhomes and condominium Augusta. Other potential candidates include flats, and an adaptive reuse of the existing the Rev. Rafael Warnock of Ebenezer wire manufacturing building on the site.

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National EMS Misleads the Public I’m writing to reply to the Jan. 15 letter defending National EMS’ failure to respond with an ambulance to a 911 call from Barrow Elementary School where a 5-yearold child was experiencing a severe allergic (anaphylactic) reaction.

The letter says, “National EMS surmised the call most likely came in through the company’s non-emergency medical transport scheduling line.” This is an unbelievable statement considering that National EMS clearly has both an audio and print record of that call coming in through the 911 system. When you call 911 in AthensClarke County, you have to tell your emergency twice: once to the public 911 operator, who is required to put you on hold and transfer you to the private ambulance company, where you have to tell your emergency again.

According to National EMS, “The Athens-Clarke County 911 Center dispatches the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, including first response on medical calls.” This is simply not true. Then they threw our 911 dispatcher under the bus by saying, “The Athens-Clarke County E-911 Center dispatcher did not dispatch the fire department.” This is an unfair accusation.

Our 911 center personnel are required (unfortunately) to hand these 911 calls off to National EMS, which is supposed to make the decision of whether or not to dispatch the fire department. AthensClarke County 911 personnel are simply not trained to make those determinations, except in just a few types of calls like cardiac arrest or entrapment in an automobile accident. To address this problem, our AthensClarke County Police Department has recommended that our 911 Communication Center take over all 911 dispatching, and that our dispatchers be trained in emergency medical dispatching. This will go a long way toward improving efficiency, increasing transparency and saving lives.

We believe this recommendation has the support of our Mayor and Commission.

National EMS routinely and systematically pulls tax-subsidized 911 ambulances out of their state-mandated 911 coverage zones to run patients home from the hospital. This has nothing to do with public safety or 911, but it is guaranteed money for the corporation. This unnecessarily puts citizens at risk of longer response times, since there are multiple non-emergency transport companies that can perform the same service without compromising 911.

The reason “EMS personnel did not enter the building” is because EMS personnel

never got to the building. The family gave up, and their child was denied the prehospital protocol for severe allergic reaction. The difference between receiving this treatment in a timely manner from prehospital paramedics and having that treatment delayed can be significant. In Morgan County, Donna Martin died when National EMS couldn’t get an ambulance to her in time.

For years, we asked National EMS to release their raw response time data, and they refused. We made an open records request and obtained four years’ worth of data. It showed 31,055 delays to what the Georgia Department of Public Health referred to as “911 Emergency Responses” out of about 51,000 calls. National EMS responded by saying that most of those calls had been downgraded to Priority 2 (no lights and sirens). When we asked them to provide proof, they refused. When we asked them to identify the criteria used to downgrade calls to Priority 2 (a dangerous practice), they refused. The EMS “Oversight” Committee offered no support in our request for documentation.

We have been asking for open EMS Oversight Committee Meetings for years and have been denied. We were told they are a private company, and they don’t have to have open meetings. These meetings are held in secret, not announced on any calendar and closed to the public. Ambulance calls come in through our public 911 system, occur in state mandated EMS coverage zones and are run with taxpayer subsidized 911 ambulances. They deal directly with public safety. The most recent EMS Oversight Committee Meeting was canceled

after the county attorney advised both hospitals and National EMS that their closed meetings were in violation of state Open Meetings Laws.

Commissioner Mariah Parker recently asked EMS Oversight Committee Director and Piedmont Athens Vice President Dee Burkett, “What is the fear of transparency?” Burkett responded, “There’s no fear of transparency.” Commissioner Parker continued, “Then why is it…” Burkett interrupted Parker to say, “So, this is private information. So, as I mentioned, this [National EMS] is a department of the hospital.”

Only it’s not a department of the hospital. It seems the EMS “Oversight” Committee is trying to use this as a justification to add another layer of secrecy to their dealings with the public. Sounds like a fear of transparency to me. What are they trying to hide?

Lastly, we are interested in more than just response times. We are interested in transparency, open meetings, open records, Basic Life Support (BLS) response to Advanced Life Support (Paramedic) emergencies, trusting and following the recommendation of our Athens-Clarke County Police Department to handle all 911 calls and use EMD protocols, using tax-subsidized 911 ambulances to run people home from the hospital who don’t need 911, people telling the truth. Lives are at risk.

Sam Rafal Athens Rafal is a former emergency medical technician and founder of WhenEverySecondCounts.org.

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the Baldwin issue before the Faculty Senate, recognizes similar opportunities for UGA to respond. “I hope with time, some of those other suggestions may turn out to still be on the table. I think that would be appropriate,” she said.

Last May, campus police blocked members of the Coalition for Recognition and Redress from entering the Administration Building. They were seeking a meeting with UGA President Jere Morehead, who had not responded to calls asking him to address the coalition’s demands. In a news release earlier this month, the coalition praised UGA for its decision to join USS, calling it a “victory for our community and another step in the right direction for UGA.” Coalition member Rachelle Berry, a doctoral student in geography, said she is hopeful the university will follow in the footsteps

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the wake of the rediscovery of ers wanted them reburied alongside their human remains underneath descendants at a historically black cemetery.

Baldwin Hall, the University of Georgia is Last April, the Franklin College Faculty finally meeting demands to research the Senate released a report recommending history of slavery on campus and joining a that the university take action to correct consortium of universities that are doing its approach concerning the slavery issue. the same.

A task force said the administration should UGA recently awarded a grant to a apologize to the descendents of those who 21-member academic team to study its were discovered under Baldwin Hall, engage history of slavery, and has also joined the community with town hall meetings, the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium to assist the team with “scholarly exchange and academic collaboration,” according to a press release from the provost’s office.

The USS consortium helps institutions work together as they confront “both historical and contemporary issues dealing with race and inequality” in campus communities. The consortium “hosts semi-annual meetings to discuss strategies, collaborate on research, and learn from one another,” according to its website.

The research team will be led by Chana Kai Lee, an associate professor of history and African American studies at UGA, and will include professors and faculty from different disciplines.

The consortium’s experience will allow the team to learn practical ways to move forward with their research. “It helps us stay in contact with colleagues who have gone through similar experiProtesters gathered at the unveiling of a memorial to enslaved people buried beneath Baldwin Hall in 2018. ences in trying to document the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow, essentially the very difficult questions around racism and apologize to faculty who felt harassed for of other schools who have joined the conuniversities having to deal with that legacy,” discussing the issue and acknowledge the sortium by putting effort into evaluating Lee said. history of slavery on campus by, at minthe campus’ history as a “white supremacist After human remains—likely those of imum, joining the Universities Studying landscape and ways they can change that.” slaves, based on their age and race indiSlavery consortium. Activists have made The USS consists of 57 universities in cated by DNA testing—were found in similar demands at protests and screenings the U.S. and the United Kingdom, including unmarked graves during a Baldwin Hall of the documentary Below Baldwin.

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, expansion project four years ago, UGA has Although UGA has yet to engage in the Clemson and Ole Miss. Other universities been criticized for its handling of these Faculty Senate’s other recommendations in the consortium are giving tours dedremains during a series of contentious besides the consortium, other colleges have icated to the history of slavery on those episodes with faculty, activists and comdone more after exploring their history. A campuses and are offering classes to teach munity leaders. On the advice of the state “statement of regret” was issued in 2011 by students about it. UGA could follow this archeologist’s office, UGA reinterred the Emory University after it conducted its own path by “teaching classes so students know remains at nearby Oconee Hill Cemetery, research into its legacy of slavery. UGA psy- that Abraham Baldwin, the person who although some local African-American lead- chology professor Janet Frick, who brought started this university, was a slave holder,

and that slaves worked on this university”—a history few students are aware of and that is not “reflected within the landscape of the campus,” Berry said.

Scott Nesbit, a UGA assistant professor of digital humanities and member of the academic team, will use his previous experience researching university archives “that shed light” on UGA’s relationship with slavery. He has taught on this subject in previous courses since 2015 and was mentioned in the Faculty Senate’s report as being one of the professors administrators intimidated for doing so. Joining the consortium will give the research team greater access to material and “sends a signal, both to us and to the community in Athens, as well as to other universities, that the university has a firm commitment to understanding these aspects of its past, its full past, from 1785,” Nesbit said.

The research team will “analyze primary sources and archaeological data related to the history of slavery at the university,” including university archives, slave censuses and family and community histories, according to UGA’s press release.

An advisory board, including USS members and Athens community leaders Fred Smith Sr. and Linda Davis— who were both featured prominently in Below Baldwin, directed by then-UGA student Joe Lavine—will consult the research team by providing “sources of information about the local history, in particular, family information,” Lee said. Davis, who serves on the Clarke County Board of Education, sees this as an important starting point. “From nothing to anything is a beginning,” Davis said.

Although the current research will stop at the end of the Civil War, Davis said it could be a springboard for further research to look at the years after slavery was abolished and how it has affected the African-American community in Athens. “I’m hoping that this would then trigger, I guess, a response throughout the entire university community—not just the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, but through all departments and all disciplines.

Look at the practices that are in place now to see how they are contributing to the continuation of the Jim Crow era,” Davis said.

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we continue to cruise into the new year, there’s lots of Athens music either already out or in the works, including albums from heavyweights like Drive-By Truckers and of Montreal. With an eye on the little guy, here are 10 lower profile records slated to drop in 2020 that we can’t wait to hear. As always, stay current on local music news and gossip by poring over Gordon Lamb’s weekly Threats and Promises column (see p. 9).

Various Artists: Classic City Wax, Vol. 1

Funded by a grant from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, mastered by engineer Jesse Mangum and pressed at Kindercore Vinyl, this locals-only vinyl compilation will showcase Athens hip hop in its current, culturally essential moment. Featuring 12 tracks from reliable heads like Ishues, Linqua Franqa, Squalle and Cassie Chantel, plus fast risers like Kxng Blanco, LB, Motorhead 2x and The YOD, the LP drops Feb. 4 and will be celebrated with a show at the Caledonia Lounge Feb. 22.

Wieuca: Untitled Project

After a series of singles, the chameleonic indie boiz return this spring with a proper follow-up to 2018’s Local Celebrity EP, which found the band moving in a trippedout electronic direction. Look for the new record, tracked

Suitcase of Life in May or June, with yet another national tour to follow. “Terry Allen’s art and music has been a big influence on putting [the] tracklist together,” says singer and guitarist Seth Martin, adding, “The album will have scenes and songs.”

Tears for the Dying: Untitled Project

formed in 2010 and have remained among the city’s most consistent providers of unassuming yet expertly played Americana. The band’s upcoming record, due out “sometime in 2020,” according to member Rob Keller, will be just its third, after 2012’s High on a Hilltop and 2015’s Just Stars for Light.

Nicholas Mallis:

The Final Station Local goth lovers will rejoice, darkly, when long-running Athens indie-pop songsmith Mallis will unveil his latdoomsayers Tears for the Dying release “a six-song mini-alest collection of tuneful nuggets in May courtesy of local bum” in February. Recorded at Winterville’s SubVon Studio with producer Tom Ashton—a member of influential UK postpunk act The March Violets— Georgia Dish Boys expect the record to center on band leader Adria Stembridge’s shadowy vocals and buzzsaw guitar incantations.

Vision Video: Vision Video Named for the sadly defunct local chain of movie rental stores, goth-pop foursome Vision Video has established its live bona fides over the past year and will drop a debut LP in early spring. Also recorded with Ashton, the album “draws

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Vision Video label Laser Brains. Featuring eight songs that touch on glam, power pop, synthpop and more, The Final Station was tracked at Mallis’ home studio and mastered by Mangum at The Glow Recording Studio. Fans of mid-’70s Bowie and Eno will find much to enjoy.

Grayson Hauser: Untitled Project

Hauser’s got guitar chops for days, and dude will strut his stuff with a new full-length, slated to come out in late spring or early summer. The successor to last year’s The Blues of a Distant Earth will be a more polished effort, says Hauser. “My last album was a much [more] stripped-down affair, since we only had four days to record and mix/master it,” he says. Demos like “No Escape” hint at a raucous, Stooges-inspired sound.

The Searchin’ Destroyers: The Misery Hang

This local rock supergroup has melted faces at local clubs since 2018 but has yet to release a studio album. That’ll thankfully change this year with a record tentatively titled The Misery Hang, which bursts at the seams with “12 tracks of psychedelic garage pop punk spaghetti surf rock,” according to band member Patrick Finn. at Chase Park Transduction with Drew Vandenberg, to be “more polished” than the group’s previous releases, says member Will Ingram, adding that it “features our glitchy psychedelia blended with punk, trip hop and dark pop.”

Georgia Dish Boys: Suitcase of Life

The hardest-working band in Athens plans to record its fifth (!) full-length in February at Chase Park, with Henry Barbe at the helm. The trusty twangsters will release

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heavily from my experience during and coming home from the war in Afghanistan and feeling extremely out of place,” says guitarist Dusty Gannon, adding, “It’s about collapsing relationships in the context of finding meaning in a postwar reality.”

The Welfare Liners: Untitled Project

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Andrew Steck: Untitled Project

Steck has put in serious work for the Classic City scene over the years, as a member of Col. Knowledge and the Lickity-Splits, Liberator, Los Meesfits and other groups of various renown. His current project finds him creating original orchestral compositions using virtual sound libraries.

If recent tracks like the Dolly Parton reimagination “Jolene Rides West” are any indication, his debut solo LP will be a symphonic stunner. f

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The transitions of Montreal—both as a band and a concept—has undergone during its existence are almost too numerous to count. That said, this most recent collection

Fried Vinyl. That’s a real place, too, up in Cleveland. He’s been plowing this acoustic field for a handful of years and has developed his style such that he’s able to perform pretty emotionally charged material with utter confidence. To wit, he appears to battle the demons head on in “Locket Monster.” Further, both opening track “Alone Together” and closing song “King’s

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This now-classic slice of regional garagerock was also the release that put Gypsy Farm Records into the collective local subconscious. Go back and visit this massive 18-track collection at thehumms. bandcamp.com. In other news, Gypsy Farm released two new singles this month. First up is the spooky and half asleep “Strange Rider” by William Ross Group (Zeke Sayer on electric piano and John Bleech on drums). Honestly, it’s like a Doors instrumental filtered through a John Fahey sensibility. Next up is “Vacation” by Columbus, OH’s J.R. and the Cobblers. This is such a burlap-covered gospel/R&B tune that, in another lifetime, it could easily slide right next to anything by, say, NRBQ. Hell, in this lifetime, even. Check out these tunes at gypsyfarmrecords.bandcamp.com.

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across from the Georgia Theatre Crossing” explore similar territory. In no small way, this is very similar to a lot of releases of this type—i.e., short-form live recordings with minimal instrumentation, slow-ish emotional tuneage, etc. Sloan has a little way to go to really distinguish himself in this very crowded part of the music scene, but he gets better with each release, plays out almost all the time and is basically doing what he needs to to accomplish just that. So, more power to him. Listen at tyler sloan.bandcamp.com.

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is the first album to come out in a while that immediately grabbed me. Musically, Kevin Barnes navigates his self-created sea of indie R&B, garage-y new wave and amphitheater fist-pumpers but shaves the slickness off with a pronounced trash aesthetic. From the cover art—a mishmash of late ’70s major label polish and 2000’s art school irony—to the album inside, it’s all of a piece. Personal highlights are the earnest yet danceable “You’ve Had Me Everywhere,” the sunglasses-wearing flippancy of “Don’t Let Me Die in America” and the pop gem “Polyaneurism.” Listen in at ofmontreal. bandcamp.com. Of Montreal kicks off its next tour Feb. 27 at the Georgia Theatre.

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New Artwork for a New Year SIX RECEPTIONS TO CATCH THIS WEEK

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART: Taking over five

full gallery spaces at the Dodd Galleries, the art school’s triennial faculty exhibition “All Together Now!” presents pieces by fulltime professors and part-time instructors working in painting, drawing, photography, jewelry and metalsmithing, textile design, ceramics, video, interior design, sculpture and mixed media. Additionally, a site-specific installation made by associate professor in printmaking Jon Swindler, created in collaboration with Michael McFalls of Columbus State University, is on view.

Gallery Talks with participating artists will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 at 12:20 p.m., and “All Together Now!” will stay up through Feb. 20.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART: In addition to

“Reflecting on Rembrandt: 500 Years of Etching,” which opened earlier this month, the museum is now showing “Kevin Cole: Soul Ties,” a collection of paintings and three-dimensional wooden and metal constructions by the Atlanta-based artist. The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art will host its quarterly reception 90 Carlton: Winter on Thursday, Jan. 30 from 5:30–9:30 p.m. In addition to door prizes, refreshments and an “Ask the Experts” session, the event offers a sneak peek of “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection,” an exhibition of more than 60 objects reflecting over 30 years of the famed stained glass artist’s prolific career. Entry is $10–$15, and attendees are encouraged to RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu.

HIP VINTAGE AND HANDMADE: “Quiltworks,”

a new display in the shop’s Hip Gallery, shares recent work by members of Modern Athens Quilts. In addition to a group project, the show features interpretations of bi-monthly challenges. An opening

reception and chance to meet the artists will be held Saturday, Feb. 1 from 2–5 p.m., and the quilts will remain on view through February.

HOWARD’S: The downtown gallery presents

a new solo show of six small paintings

by Jenna Gribbon, a BFA graduate from Lamar Dodd who went on to receive an MFA from Hunter College and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. Melding reality and history with fantasy and memory, her opulent portraits create new personal narratives. Her subjects include close friends and her girlfriend reimagined as fictional characters or cultural figures the artist fixated on during adolescence. Her work touches on how viewing very little lesbian representation in media and culture can allow for the imagination to fill in elaborate gaps. A reception will be held on Feb. 1 from 6–8 p.m.

TIF SIGFRIDS: Howard’s sibling gallery, which curates its own distinctive programming yet co-shares the second-story space, debuts “New Paintings” by Becky Kolsrud. The “The Son of Man” by Sara Fogle in the “2020 ATHICA Members’ Showcase” Los Angeles artist’s six paintings depict female faces or figures superimposed on paintings made in recent years. Born in one another or embedded into surreal and sculpture. Many recognizable names Zagreb, Croatia, the artist relocated to landscapes. A reception with the artist can be found, including Margaret Agner, Athens from Florida in 2017 with his wife, will be held in conjunction with Howard’s Bob and Claire Clements, Lisa Freeman, Susan Zalac, who currently serves as the presentation of Gribbon’s work on Feb. 1, Yoni Younkins-Herzog, Stan Mullins, director of the upper school. Considering and both exhibitions will remain on view Erin McIntosh, Paula Reynaldi, Harold himself to be primarily self-taught, Zalac’s through Saturday, Mar. 7.

Rittenberry Jr., Dan Smith and Jimmy Straehla. ATHICA will host a Music/Moving portraits are distinct for their expressive ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: For eyes, curvy line work and punchy highlights Images/Mood Night with sound by Long many galleries across the nation, memberGreen (George Davidson and Joe Rowe) and in a palette of peach, pink and lime green. ships serve as a method of not only providAn opening reception will be held Sunday, projection art by Lauren Fancher on Feb. 1 ing financial support, but strengthening a Feb. 2 from 3–4:30 p.m., and the show will at 7 p.m. An Artists Roundtable Discussion sense of community. The “2020 ATHICA will close out the exhibition on Sunday, Feb. remain on view through April. The campus Members’ Showcase” represents a cross-sec- 23 at 4 p.m. galleries are open to the public Mondays tion of the local scene through artwork through Fridays from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., ATHENS ACADEMY: In the Myers Gallery, by 45 members specializing in a variety of and visitors are requested to check in at the media not limited to painting, photography Roman Zalac shares a collection of oil Chambers Center. f

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other hand, veal pizzaiola, with tomatoes, historically been a weakness for the Athens olives and capers, is quite nicely done, not area, with some exceptions, probably due to overcooked and with plenty of flavor. The the lack of a population of real Italians to capellini that accompanies it and all other start them. For example, Italian Americans entrees of its type is clearly from dried make up around 14% of the population pasta rather than anything housemade, and in New York, 17% in New Jersey and only it’s a bit slippery for the sauce to cling to it. about 2% in Georgia, according to the 2000 U.S. Census.

Martino’s (2061 Hog Mountain Road, 706-705-6243) opened in the Bell’s shopping center in Watkinsville late last year in a space that’s housed a couple of other Italian restaurants. It’s quite likely that you’ll hear “O Sole Mio” playing when you walk in the door, which gives you the suspicion that if you made your way out the back of the restaurant, you’d find two dogs smooching over spaghetti.

The interior hasn’t changed much, remaining fundamentally conservative, although it favors neutral paint colors and wood over red-and-white-checked tablecloths. The new ownership is warm and attentive, and the menu is extensive, with large sections devoted to seafood, chicken and veal entrees.

The restaurant seems to be highlighting pasta and seafood I Heart Mac and Cheese in particular, based on the real estate they’re given, although based on what I tried, the land-based For better pasta, you might want to entrees are a bit better. It is nice to have the go to Osteria Athena (upstairs at 323 E. option of frutti di mare—a combo of squid, Broad St. downtown, 706-353-3911), which clams, mussels and shrimp with linguini is in the process of revamping its menu and a bit of marinara sauce—but the dish but makes darn good pappardelle with a really should highlight its marine ingredinice ragú. On the other hand, it doesn’t ents a bit more, and the shellfish should do lunch, is priced higher and feels a bit be cleaned a bit more thoroughly. On the fancier. Both restaurants bring bread and

oil to the table, and both accommodate children. Osteria doesn’t currently include this information on its menu, but it will do a child-size portion of pasta for only $5—or slightly more, depending on what sauce you choose.

Martino’s has a whole section for kids that even includes chicken fingers and fries.

It also makes good soup, including a Tuscan white bean soup with sausage that is hearty and stomach warming, and its Caesar dressing is intensely garlicky, meaning it tastes quite good but may require several mints to overpower. There’s not much for vegans, but vegetarians have loads of choices, including an eggplant stuffed with ricotta and spinach, then topped with marinara

and baked. Martino’s is open for lunch and dinner every day, serves wine and does catering. Osteria Athena is open for dinner daily and has a full bar.

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St., 706-945-3585), a franchise with locations in 10 states, is open in The Mark, the Brobdingnagian student apartment complex that includes mixed-use stuff on the ground floor, and that is one of the things it serves. If you prefer baked macaroni and cheese—the only real kind that one should eat, IMHO—this will not meet your needs as well.

The folks behind the counter mix in whatever you desire—mojo-marinated pulled pork, mango-habanero sauce, meatballs, market-price lobster, vegan cheese, corn, bacon, Muenster, jalapeños, celery, pickles, et al.—shake it in a couple of bowls, then run the whole thing through an oven on a conveyor belt. Voila, mac and cheese.

Kinda. Or broccoli, quinoa, cauliflower or tater tots and cheese.

The sandwich, which comes with short rib, white cheddar, American cheese and barbecue sauce, is overkill, clearly, but it’s fine.

Everything is pretty much fine, if not super exciting. The hum of fans whirrs in the background constantly, because the oven is always on. There are loads of vegan choices, including Beyond Meat products, and plenty of gluten-free items, both bread and pasta. You can also get fried macaroni and cheese bites, should you not wish to use a fork to consume your cheese and starch, as well as tomato soup to dip them or other things in.

The place feels, unsurprisingly, like a franchise. It also offers plastic cups full of mini chocolate chip cookies that ain’t bad. Signs everywhere note that the parking is not free and is not under the control of the store.

Instead, it is operated and vigilantly monitored by The Mark, 24 hours a day, via pay stations that require both a license plate number and a credit card. You can get your mac and cheese from 11 a.m.– 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

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Georgia Theatre · 7 p.m. · $20 After a detour into debauched garagerock and a stint leading the jammy supergroup Hard Working Americans—where he played alongside Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools and others—singer-songwriter Todd Snider returned to the acoustic folk of his roots on last year’s Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3. The record, which was recorded at Tennessee’s iconic Cash Cabin Studio and features contributions from Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, is a stripped-down affair that finds Snider dealing with the aftermath of an opioid addiction in typically plainspoken style. Country troubadour Chicago Farmer opens Wednesday’s show. [Gabe Vodicka]

Tuesday 28 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.” 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 (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

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Flicker Theatre & Bar · 9 p.m. · $7 After dropping jaws with the dreamy, impressionistic Migraineur in 2018, Athens singer-songwriter Lydia Brambila returned in December with Ars Apparatus, an equally compelling, eight-song collection of densely constructed, deftly fingerpicked electric folk music. Tracks like “Leo” offer a more immediate take on the somnambulant compositions of Grouper’s Liz Harris, while the bilingual “Marinero” puts Brambila’s hypnotic voice front and center. Others on Thursday’s Flicker bill include Durham, NC, folk-rocker Sun Studies, Asheville, NC, pop songwriter Joshua Carpenter and new Atlanta project Trauma Family, which features members of Little Francis. [GV]

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2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org 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) General trivia hosted by Jacob and Wes. 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Tuesday Night Trivia (The Foundry) Hosted by Classic City Trivia. Tonight’s theme is Harry Potter. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com GAMES: Full Contact Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern, 2301 College Station Road) Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 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) Both locations of Locos feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8 p.m.

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Classic Center Athens Wine Weekend kicks off Friday from 6–9 p.m. with Amuse-Bouche, or “A Little Surprise,” featuring bites prepared by regional chefs alongside wine pairings.

The Grand Tasting, Saturday from 1–4 p.m., offers samples of wines from across the world, as well as seminars with sommeliers, and is followed by a six-course Portuguese dinner from 6–9 p.m. For those still standing, Sunday’s Sparkling Wine Brunch at 11:30 a.m. will feature a breakfast buffet and specialty mimosas. Proceeds benefit the Classic Center Cultural Foundation, which supports performing, visual and culinary arts programs and provides scholarships to students pursuing the arts. [Jessica Smith]

ACC Library · 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. · FREE! The third annual Mindfulness Fair begins with a drumming session led by Arvin Scott of Drumming for Success, a Call to the Four Directions by Kapua Ching of Mindful Breath Sangha, a meditation with Mike Healy of Mindful Living Center and a walk through the labyrinth with Lane Norton of St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church—all within the first hour. Various presentations will be given throughout the afternoon, many of which explore the intersections of mindfulness with service, mental health, yoga, creativity and social responsiveness. The day closes with a talk by Coleman Barks, former UGA professor and well-known Rumi translator. Lunch will be provided. [JS]

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GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 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

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Kate Milford with activities, snacks and crafts. Copies are available for checkout at the front desk. 4 p.m.

FREE! athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Vision Boards (ACC Library) Set your goals and make them happen. 4 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens

Wednesday 29 ART: Gallery Talk (Lamar Dodd School of Art) Artists of “All Together Now!” will speak on their work. See Art Notes on p. 10. 12 p.m. FREE! www.art.uga.edu 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 light bulbs. 10–11:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650, www.athenslibrary. org/athens 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 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 GAMES: Nerd Trivia (Grindhouse Killer Burgers) Every Wednesday.

Prizes and house cash. 8 p.m. FREE! www.grindhouseburgers.com

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

FREE! www.facebook.com/willysmexicanaathens GAMES: Uno Tournament (The Rook and Pawn) Monday Night Brewing hosts a tournament of the classic card game. 8 p.m. FREE! www.therookandpawn.com GAMES: You Don’t Know Zap Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A weekly general trivia where players win prizes from various local businesses. Curated by local horror movie host Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Mother Goose on the Loose (Bogart Library) This special storytime is designed to promote parental bonding and early learning in babies ages 0–24 months.

Registration required. 10–11 a.m.

FREE! 770-725-9443 www.athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: 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 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 Reflecting, Sharing, Learning. 7 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens MEETINGS: Open Mike: Meet Your Organizer (Jittery Joe’s Coffee, 1480 Baxter St.) Meet an organizer of the Bloomberg for President Campaign and receive information on the election, volunteering and Michael Bloomberg. 5–7 p.m. FREE! wdlewis823@gmail.com

Thursday 30 ART: 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) This two-day symposium features presentations on Georgia portraiture, colonial Georgia silver, Masonic symbolism in Georgia, porcelain decoration, historic

preservation on the UGA campus and more. Jan. 30–Feb. 1 FREE! (students), $100–325. www.georgiamuseum.org ART: Keynote: Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts (Georgia Center for Continuing Education) Daniel Ackermann, curator of collections for the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, delivers a keynote address “Drama on the Dining Room Walls: Anxiety, Abolitionism and Subversion on the Walls of a Columbia County, Georgia, Home.” 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org ART: 90 Carlton: Winter (Georgia Museum of Art) The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the winter exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, door prizes and Ask the Experts session. See Art Notes on p. 10.

the children’s area. Ages 7 & under.

7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison KIDSTUFF: Tails, Wings & Hairy Things (ACC Library) Play games, look at animal skeletons and try VR and AR about primates and bats. 4 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: Yeti Expedition (ACC Library) Solve the mystery of the infamous Yeti, enjoy Yeti tales from around the world and design your

Love of UGA’s College of Education.

3:30 p.m. FREE! www.law.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Thursday Scholarship Series (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) Associate director of bands Jaclyn Hartenberger leads “Common Hour,” a program inspired by her conducting classes. 7:30 p.m. $3–20. www.pac.uga.edu

Friday 31 EVENTS: Athens Wine Weekend: A Weekend of Exquisite Taste (The Classic Center) Enjoy a weekend supporting diverse performing, visual and culinary arts programs and scholarships for upcoming art students. Activities include enjoy food tastings, wine tastings, raffles and more. Proceeds benefit the The Classic Center Cultural Foundation.

Saturday 1 ART: Opening Reception (Howard’s) See a collection of paintings by Jenna Gribbon. See Art Notes on p. 10. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.howardsartgallery.com ART: Southern Star Open Studio & Pottery Sale (Southern Star Studio) Pottery studio features work by Maria Dondero, Jennifer Heynen, Chona Reyes Leathers, Regina Mandell, Allya Macdonald, Leyla Genculu, Kerry Steinberg, Alex Wilkins, Carter Gillies and Brandon Bishop. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! www. mariadondero.com ART: Artist Reception (Tif Sigfrids) Enjoy a reception for artist Becky Kolsrud’s solo exhibition, “New Paintings.” See Art Notes on p. 10.

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.tifsigfrids.com

Athens Academy will host a reception for a new exhibition of works by Roman Zalac on Sunday, Feb. 2 from 3–4:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m. $10–15. 706-542-4199, gmoarsvp@uga.edu EVENTS: Queer Faith: Kazim Ali (UGA Chapel) The Georgia Review celebrates the launch of its Winter 2019 issue with a reading and discussion centered on the theme “queer faith.” Kazim Ali and Lee Cornell will read from their works. 7 p.m. FREE! www.thegeorgiareview. com 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 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: Bunco for Books (Redeemer Presbyterian Church) Play Bunco, bid on silent auction items and enjoy refreshments.

Proceeds benefit Books for Keeps.

5:30–8:30 p.m. $25. 706-410-1912, www.booksforkeeps.org 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: Pajama Story Time (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Come out for bedtime stories, songs and a light snack in

own Yeti to take home. Ages 3–8 and their caregiver. 3:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens LECTURES & LIT: Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Anniversary Event (Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries) The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame honors inductee Philip Lee Williams on his 70th birthday with a reading from his new novel, Far Beyond the Gates, a book signing and reception.

5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! www.libs. uga.edu LECTURES & LIT: Inclusive Book Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) This facilitated book club serves adults of all abilities and will be reading out loud and discussing book of the month Cat Stories by James Herriot. 1 p.m.

FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ madison LECTURES & LIT: An Evening About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times (Buvez) Avid Bookshop and Buvez present readings by contributors Rachel Kolb, Joey Carter and co-editor Rosemarie GarlandThomson. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www. avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America (UGA Dean Rusk Hall) The UGA School of Law hosts a discussion of the recently published book Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America, co-authored by Andrea L. Dennis, holder of the John Byrd Martin Chair of Law. Speakers include Dennis and Dr. Bettina L.

See Calendar Pick on p. 12. Jan. 31–Feb. 2. 706-357-4444, www. classiccenter.com/athenswineweekend FILM: Movies on Tap (Southern Brewing Company) Join the brewery for a movie every Friday night. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ thesouthernbrewingcompany LECTURES & LIT: Avid Poetry Series (Avid Bookshop, Prince Ave.) Hear poetry curated by Sandra Meek and Zack Anderson. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE! www.avidbookshop.com LECTURES & LIT: Women’s Studies Friday Speaker Series (Miller Learning Center, Room 150) PhD Geography student Vanessa Raditz presents “Visibilizing Queer and Trans People in Climate Disasters.” 12:20-1:10 p.m. FREE! www.iws.uga.edu PERFORMANCE: Ailey II (UGA Fine Arts Building) Dance company Ailey II performs Alvin Ailey’s 1960 classic “Revelations” along with newer works by current artistic director Troy Powell and emerging choreographers. 7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $55. pac.uga.edu THEATER: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes (Athens Academy, Bertelsmann Presentation Hall) A cast and crew of over 30 seventh and eighth graders present three short Sherlock Holmes mysteries: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Milverton Adventure and The Disappearance of Adam.

Jan. 31–Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. & Feb. 2, 2 p.m. $2–5. www.athensacademy. org

ART: Quiltworks (Hip Gallery) Enjoy an opening reception for an exhibit showcasing the most recent works by members of Modern Athens Quilts. Light refreshments will be served. See Art Notes on p. 10. 2–5 p.m. FREE! www.hipvintagehandmade.com ART: Music/Moving Images/ Mood Night (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Check out the “2020 ATHICA Members’ Showcase” and enjoy live music

by Long Green (George Davidson and Joe Rowe) and projection art by Lauren Fancher. See Art Notes on p.

10. 7 p.m. www.athica.org CLASSES: Intro to Windows 10 (Oconee County Library) Beginners are invited to a computer class covering how to navigate and perform basic functions around Windows 10. Laptops provided, registration required. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athensclarkecounty.com/oconee CLASSES: Linoleum Carving (KA Artist Shop) Create, carve and hand print your own fantastic design on a set of 12 cards with Taylor DiFonzo.

All supplies included. No experience necessary. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $40. www.kaartist.com COMEDY: Human Zoo (Veronica’s Sweet Spot) Join host Zack Hayes for an evening with local and Atlanta-based comedians like Lanny Farmer, Conner Bentley, Stephen Ingle, Evie Jones and Dedrick Flynn.

7 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ sweetspotathens 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: Vintage Market Pop-Up (Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, Firehall #2) Vendors from Athens and Atlanta pack the historic fire station with vintage goods, clothing and items from the past. Feb. 1, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Feb. 2, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

FREE! www.orphintage.com EVENTS: Southern Violence and Wrestling (Southern Brewing Company) Three explosive title matches. Seating is limited, so attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs and lawn blankets.

8-10 p.m. $10. www.sobrewco.com EVENTS: Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic (Pet Supplies Plus) Take care of your furry friend by getting them vaccinated and spayed or neutered. No appointment necessary.

All animals must be on a leash or in a kennel. 1–4 p.m. $35–125 (surgery), $10–25 (vaccines). www. athenshumanesociety.org EVENTS: Mindfulness Fair (ACC Library) The third annual Mindfulness Fair offers free instruction in meditation to the community.

Features include a drumming circle, tai chi, yoga and more. The fair closes with a talk by Coleman Barks.

See Calendar Pick on p. 12. 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: Cast Iron Chef Campfire Cook Out (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Enjoy fire-building with a variety of materials, methods and demonstrations of dutch oven cooking. Sample a variety of foods from roasted weenies to s’mores.

1–3 p.m. $4 (ACC residents), $6 (non-ACC residents). www.accgov. com/leisure EVENTS: Athens Wine Weekend: A Weekend of Exquisite Taste (The Classic Center) See Friday listing for full description. Jan. 31–Feb. 2. 706-357-4444, www.classiccenter.com/athenswineweekend LECTURES & LIT: Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library Book Sale (No. 3 Railroad Street) CDs, DVDs, vinyl, handcrafted gifts and more. Proceeds benefit the library. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. FREE! www.3railroad.org THEATER: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes (Athens Academy) See Friday listing for full description. Jan. 31–Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. & Feb. 2, 2 p.m. $2–5. www. athensacademy.org

Sunday 2 ART: Artist Reception (Athens Academy, Myers Gallery) Athens Academy hosts a reception for Croatian artist Roman Zalac, who resides in Athens practicing in oil paint and various mediums. See Art Notes on p. 10. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensacademy.org EVENTS: (Inter)national Brunch Pop-Up (The National) Sous Chef Mack Bui and Daniel Fetter are serving a brunch pop-up featuring Asian-inspired dishes and cocktails.

11 a.m.–2 p.m. reservations@thenationalrestaurant.com EVENTS: Athens Wine Weekend: A Weekend of Exquisite Taste (The Classic Center) See Friday listing for full description. Jan. 31–Feb. 2. 706-357-4444, www.classiccenter.com/athenswineweekend GAMES: Chess Club (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Ages 8 and up are invited to play. All experience levels welcome. 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison k continued on next page

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FREE! www.sobrewco.com THEATER: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes (Athens Academy) See Friday listing for full description. Jan. 31–Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. & Feb. 2, 2 p.m. $2–5. www. athensacademy.org

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COMEDY: Gorgeous George’s Improv League (The Globe) Local improvisors invent scenes on the spot with suggestions from the audience. 8 p.m. FREE! www.krakinjokes.com EVENTS: Workout to Wellness (Memorial Park) This class focuses on the importance of physical wellness through physical education and activity. Participants will learn about proper stretching, appropriate workout techniques, breathing and relaxation and how physical health effects general well-being. 10:30–11:15 a.m. $2 (ACC residents), $3 (nonACC residents). www.accgov.com FILM: A Southern Fix (Miller Learning Center, Room 350) Presented by Speak Out for Species and Sustainable UGA, this film examines the causes of pet overpopulation especially in the Southern U.S., how society can end the unnecessary killing of adoptable shelter animals, and positive programs that are trying to solve these complex issues. 7 p.m. FREE! sos@uga.edu 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: Check Out the Moon (Oconee County Library) Dr. Snook will bring telescopes for attendees to get a view of the moon outside of the library. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Homeschool Hangout (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Homeschool families are invited to join staff for an introduction to library resources geared toward homeschooling. 2 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday (Bogart Library) Songs, finger plays, wiggles and giggles for ages three and under. Caregivers will receive pointers for building literacy and language skills. 10 a.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart 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 MEETINGS: Coffee and Conversation (Oconee County Library) Enjoy coffee and chat with neighbors in the Jere Ayers room.

10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/madison PERFORMANCE: Curtis Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall) The Curtis Symphony Orchestra features 100 exceptional young musicians from the renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. 7:30 p.m. $10–42.

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Tuesday 4 COMEDY: Shots in the Dark Comedy Open Mic (Hendershot’s Coffee Bar) Five-minute sets by local comics. Hosted by Seth Hendershot.

7 p.m. (sign ups), 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee.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 (Hi-Lo Lounge) See Tuesday listing for full description.

8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-850-8561 GAMES: Trivia (Starland Pizzeria and Pub) Test your trivia knowledge. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-613-8773 GAMES: Trivia (The Office Sports Bar and Grill) Play to win. Every Tuesday.

8 p.m. FREE! 706-521-5898 GAMES: Tuesday Night Trivia (The Foundry) Hosted by Classic City Trivia. Tonight’s theme is Harry Potter. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (ACC Library) Watch the latest anime from Crunchyroll. 6 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/athens KIDSTUFF: STEAM Storytime (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Listen to stories related to science, technology, engineering, art and math. 4:30 p.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 LECTURES & LIT: Bogart Bookies Book Club (Bogart Library) Discuss Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. 1–2 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Meet the Author (Old Fire Hall #2) Avid presents an evening with Amy Bonnaffons for her book, The Regrets. Attendees are encoraged to purchase a copy of the book and get it signed by the author.

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

Wednesday 5 ART: Gallery Talk (Lamar Dodd School of Art) See Wednesday listing for full description. 12 p.m.

FREE! www.art.uga.edu COMEDY: Comedy Open Mic (Veronica’s Sweet Spot) Hosted by Stephen Ingle. 7 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/sweetspotathens 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

GAMES: You Don’t Know Zap Trivia (Little Kings Shuffle Club) A weekly general trivia where players win prizes from various local businesses. Curated by local horror movie host Count Zapula. 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ lkshuffleclub KIDSTUFF: Art Cart (After Class) (Georgia Museum of Art) Enjoy “choose your own adventure”-style gallery activities, art projects and games that explore a different gallery each month. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Bake Sale Prep (Oconee County Library) Get ready for the bi-annual bake sale. Grades 6–12. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee 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: Wonderful Wednesday: What’s the Story?

(Bogart Library) A program to engage school-aged children in storytelling. Ages 4 & up. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. & 4–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart LECTURES & LIT: Word of Mouth Open Poetry (The Globe) Open mic poetry readings. This month’s featured reader is Cleo Creech. 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ athenswordofmouth

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

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.

NEGATIVE GEMINI Electronic alter ego of Brooklyn producer Lindsey French.

The Foundry 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.thefoundryathens.com GRANT COWAN Local jazz-influenced, piano-playing singer-songwriter.

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

The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens DAUGHTER SNOW Macon-based folk project with a warm, ethereal sound.

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FERNFOX Local group blending indie, folk and electronic influences.

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40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $11. www.40watt.com MUSTACHE THE BAND Tribute group playing 1990s country music.

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

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com BIG SOMETHING Burlington, NC-based jam band.

ANDY FRASCO Blues-rock musician from Los Angeles.

Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com TINSLEY ELLIS Seasoned blues-rock singer and guitarist from Atlanta.

Album release show!

CAROLINE AIKEN This guitarist and singer’s bluesy voice and masterful technique guarantee a hypnotic performance.

The Foundry 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com SONS OF SAILORS Jimmy Buffet cover band, featuring members of the Tony Pritchett Band.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10 (door). www. hendershotscoffee.com COUNTRY MUSIC SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND Featuring Betsy

Monday 3 Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! hendershotscoffee.com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night most Mondays.

Hosted by Larry Forte.

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens BLUES NIGHT WITH BIG C Nobody in Athens sings the blues like Big C. Expect lots of soulful riffs, covers and originals.

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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.

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

ANNIE LEETH Local experimental violinist and multi-instrumentalist composer.

BERO BERO “Sultry synth-driven mood music” from Savannah composer Veronica Garcia-Melendez.

WOLFLI Athens native Hamlin Jackson composes dark folk songs and instrumentals for guitar and piano.

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

Thursday 30 Boar’s Head Lounge 11 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 LEAVING COUNTRIES & FRIENDS Louis Phillip Pelot and friends play country-rock and Southern soul.

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com CHEESE DREAM Local teenage rock band influenced by 1990s alternative rock and grunge.

VETUS MORBUS “Plot-driven voodoo-goth-punk-cabaret” band from Lafayette, LA. KADILLAK No info available.

SUSIE New local heavy rock twopiece.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com LYDIA BRAMBILA Local singer-songwriter plays sparse and haunting folk songs. See Calendar Pick on p. 12.

SUN STUDIES Melodic pop project led by North Carolina songwriter Reid Johnson.

JOSHUA CARPENTER Power-pop singer-songwriter from Asheville, NC. TRAUMA FAMILY New Atlanta band playing “sometimes raucous, sometimes grim” folk music.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $15 (adv.), $17 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com LOST DOG STREET BAND Nomadic folk trio that pulls together musical influences from traditional country, old time and blues.

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

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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.

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

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $5. flickertheatreandbar.com WHEN PARTICLES COLLIDE New England-based rock duo.

FISHBUG Up-and-coming local punk rock band.

GIFT ECONOMY Mindful, melodic folk-punk shared through intense, engaging performances.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens CHRIS WILCOX Country singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN. TOM MACKELL Americana singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN, via Charleston, SC.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $20. www.georgiatheatre.com TODD SNIDER Chameleonic Americana artist known for his work with supergroup Hard Working Americans. See Calendar Pick on p. 12.

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

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

A DEER A HORSE Sludgy noise-rock trio from Brooklyn, NY. MUTANT FLESH Doom-metal band from Philadelphia.

NOISE MOUNTAIN New heavy rock group.

Okey Dokey plays the Caledonia Lounge on Friday, Jan. 31. playing original and traditional Celtic greengrass music.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com BIG BAND ATHENS Local group playing swing and jazz standards.

Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. $3. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens LAGOONS From Tuscaloosa, AL, this jammy foursome claims influences of blues, funk and reggae.

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

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

Friday 31 Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com OKEY DOKEY Nashville group mixing Motown influences with psychedelic storytelling.

CALICO VISION Athens-based melodic psychedelic pop group.

THE HERNIES Local riff-heavy rock band displaying influences from classic to indie rock.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 10 p.m. $8. flickertheatreandbar.com DOPE KNIFE Rapper and producer with a laid-back boom-bap style.

Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $22 (adv.), $25 (door). www. georgiatheatre.com MOTHER’S FINEST A mix of rock, gospel, R&B, metal and jazz filtered through an “Afro-Euro mosaic” sound.

VINTAGE VIXENS All-female ’60s inspired band from Atlanta.

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!

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com KENNY AND THE BASHERS Local band featuring Kenny Copes, Dan Nettles, Neal Fountain, JoJo Glidewell, Seth Hendershot, Claire Campbell and more.

Peach Pit Cafe 5 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ PeachPitCafe KARAOKE Hosted by RC Cowboy.

Saturday 1 ATHICA 7 p.m. www.athica.org LONG GREEN Jazz-influenced local duo of George Davidson on saxophone and Joe Rowe on bass.

Caledonia Lounge 9 p.m. $7 (21+), $9 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com TRIBUTE NIGHT Featuring the music of Rush (Permanent Waves), Yes (Great Wide Nothing) and The Who (Behind Who’s Eyes).

Franck, Holman Autry, Fester Hagood and Todd Cowart playing originals, plus a tribute to Johnny Cash.

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

Nowhere Bar 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens DYRTY BYRDS Four-piece classic rock band from Colorado.

Sunday 2 ACC Library 3 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org KATE MORRISSEY BAND Literate, sincere local group whose live shows come punctuated with an offbeat sense of humor.

The Foundry 7 p.m. $7 (adv.), $10 (door). www. thefoundryathens.com HOTEL FICTION Groovy pop band formerly known as Tomorrow Today.

CALL ME SPINSTER Americana trio of three sisters from Chattanooga, TN. CHICK WALLACE Atlanta-based alternative pop band.

BITSY Cello-based orchestral pop project of Athens musician Elizabeth Klingbeil.

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

Tuesday 4 The World Famous 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens BLACKNERDNINJA Rapper Eugene Willis delivers explosive rhymes over organic, high-energy beats.

AFRO KENOBI Up-and-coming Athens hip-hop artist.

QUEZZY POET Energetic local rapper and singer.

Wednesday 5 Blind Pig Tavern 7 p.m. FREE! 706-850-4919 (College Station Road location) LEAVING COUNTRIES Louis Phillip Pelot plays solo sets of country-rock and acoustic Southern soul.

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

Caledonia Lounge 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18–20). www. caledonialounge.com KWAZYMOTO Noisy local punk- and and math-influenced rock group.

2/6 TOKE / MARSES / SACRED BULL (Caledonia Lounge) 2/6 ATHENS TANGO PROJECT (Ciné) 2/6 WESDARULER / JULIANNA MONEY / OUTERSEA (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/6 MOON TAXI / FUTURE THIEVES (Georgia Theatre) 2/6 KENDALL STREET COMPANY / THE FRITZ (Nowhere Bar) 2/7 BIT BRIGADE / THOUSANDAIRE (Caledonia Lounge) 2/7 MONIKER / THE MOVERS / THE KICKBACKS (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/7 MOON TAXI / THE REVELRIES (Georgia Theatre) 2/7 SWEET BABY JAMES: THE MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR (Morton Theatre) 2/8 CALEB DARNELL / LILY DABBS (Buvez) 2/8 NIHILIST CHEERLEADER / SPECKLED BIRD / TELEMARKET (Flicker Theatre & Bar) 2/8 ASHLAND CRAFT (40 Watt Club) 2/8 SPACE JESUS / TSURUDA / TIEDYE KY / ONHELL (Georgia Theatre) 2/8 JEREMY KEEN (Southern Brewing Company) 2/8 JOE LEONE ENSEMBLE (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) 2/9 THE LUCKY JONES (Cali ’N’ Tito’s Eastside) 2/9 THE PINK STONES / LITTLE GOLD / WYLIE CHIP MCKENZIE / BIPOLAROID (The World Famous) 2/11 EVERYDAY DOGS / COSMONOT / BIGG CHUNGUS (40 Watt Club) 2/12 WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS / SLAUGHTER BEACH, DOG (Georgia Theatre)

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

Art AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. The next deadline is 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 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) Local artists can access studio facilities

through a new open studio monthly membership program. Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture studios. Up to 32 hours per week. $65/month or $175/three months. 706-613-3623, 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.

Cash prizes will be awarded to top pieces. Deadline Mar. 13. $30–40. www.ocaf.com

Auditions MARY POPPINS (Brightstone Theatre) Prepare 32 bars or one minute of a musical theater song.

Auditions consist of presenting a song, a group dance call and potentially group cold readings from the script. Bright tap shoes. Auditions held Feb. 9, 2–10 p.m. and Feb. 10, 7–10 p.m. Performances held Apr. 24–26. brightstoneproductions@ yahoo.com, brightstoneathens.com

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. • In the Myers Gallery, view an exhibition of oil paintings by Roman Zalac. Opening reception Feb. 2. Through April.

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.) Portraits 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.

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

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Classes ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Silk Painting with René Shoemaker,” 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. 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.” Check websites for session dates. www.ocaf.com

CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY (ACCPD Headquarters) Learn about forensics, communications, criminal investigation and traffic enforcement from ACCPD professionals.

Thursdays, Feb. 13–Apr. 30, 6–9 p.m. 762-400-7119, geoffrey.gilland @accgov.com CLASSES (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) “Aikido,” Mondays and Wednesdays at 12 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m. “Pilates,” Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 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 10 a.m. “Zumba,” Wednesdays at 6 p.m. “Belly Dance Flow,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m. “Continuing Belly Dance,” Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

“Mah Jongg,” Thursdays at 1 p.m.

706-742-0823, wintervillecenter@ gmail.com, www.wintervillecenter. com COMPUTER CLASSES (Madison County Library, Danielsville) Classes include instruction for using the Internet, email, e-readers and more.

Call to register. Tuesdays, 2:30–3:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. 706-795-5597

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. • “Kevin Cole: Soul Ties” includes multimedia works exploring the right of African Americans to vote, the improvisational nature of jazz and more. Through Apr. 19. • “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” features over 60 objects spanning over 30 years of the famous stained glass artist’s career. Feb. 1–May 10. • “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 GALLERY AT HIP VINTAGE AND HANDMADE (215 Commerce Blvd.)

The Modern Quilting Guild of Athens presents recent work. Opening reception Feb. 1. Through February.

HOWARD’S (119 N. Jackson St) Jenna Gribbon creates hyper-romantic portraits of friends and her girlfriend as fictional characters or cultural figures the artist fixated on in her youth. Opening reception Feb. 1. Through Mar. 7.

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 February.

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.

Through Feb. 21.

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

Through Feb. 8.

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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. All workshops are led by Maggie Pate. 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 through Apr. 8, 1–2 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3580, www. accgov.com/leisure 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, www.georgiamuseum.org 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 basic training in gas metal arc welding and information about opportunities in the welding industry. Participants of any skill level are welcome. Maximum of 12 participants permitted. 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 ATHENS LITTER RESCUE CHALLENGE (Athens City Hall) Brain Aid Fest hosts an Athens Litter Challenge. Volunteers will break into teams and help pick up litter.

Every first Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Meet at City Hall. www.brainaidfest.org 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.

770-725-9443, www.athenslibrary. org/bogart

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 relief casting with plaster (Jan. 31), drawing upside down (Feb. 7), negative space study (Feb. 21) and stop motion animation (Feb. 28). Check website for details and to register. $15. www.kaartist.com DAY OFF SCHOOL PROGRAMS (Multiple Locations) Day off school programs will be held at various locations on Feb. 17, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

The East Athens Community Center presents “Celebrating Inventions” with trivia, recreating inventions and learning about famous inventions

by African Americans. Rocksprings

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, Peter Loose, Kip Ramey and more.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) Leah McKellop’s “Interior 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.

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.

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.) Los Angeles based artist Becky Kolsrud presents a solo show, “New Paintings.” Reception Feb. 1. Through Mar. 7.

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. 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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Paintings by Greg Benson are currently on view at Last Resort Grill through Saturday, Feb. 8.

Park hosts “Whacky Presidents.” Lay Park hosts “Ultimate Survivor Day Off School Camp” with team competitions and challenges. $15–22.50. www.accgov.com/leisure EXPLORING THE EARTH SUMMER CAMP (Little Rose Nature Adventures, Watkinsville) This camp is a nature-based, visual and performing arts, STEAM program for kids ages 5–12. Runs June and July, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. $200/ week. www.exploringtheearth.org 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 who love to dance but don’t like to take dance classes. www.nimblathens.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 through May. www. nimblathens.com

Support Groups ALS SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee Veterans Park, Watkinsville) Provides awareness and education to individuals living with ALS. Meets fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-207-5800 AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking.

Meetings are held daily at various times and locations. 888-425-2666, www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-389-4164, www.athensaa.org CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP (Contact for Location) Meet others who are dealing with chronic illness such as ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme.

Third Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. athenschronicillness@gmail.com EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) EA is a 12-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Meets Sundays, 4–5 p.m. 706-202-7463, www.emotionsanonymous.org FIGHT 4 CHANGE (Email for Location) Help advocate for a mental

health system that serves everyone.

Meets the fourth Monday of each month. letsfight4change@gmail.com 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 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. www. namihall.org NICOTINE ANONYMOUS MEETINGS (ACC Library) A 12-step recovery program. Join at any time. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. nicotineanonymous.org RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma, 8801 Macon Hwy., Suite 1) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! Find “Refuge Recovery Athens GA” on Facebook 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 (Contact for Location) Athens Downtown SAA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual behavior. athens downtownsaa.com

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. Weekly sessions cover topics like health and human services, leducation and more. February through March, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. www.accaging.org/ senior-leadership-academy-2020 CORNHOLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Company) Register for CornholeATL Athens’ seven-week cornhole league.

The season begins in March and is

held on Wednesdays. Register by Mar. 9. Ages 21 and up. 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. www.athensclarkecounty. com/1309/landfill 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. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com MUSICIAN HEALTH CLINIC (Nuçi’s Space) Uninsured and low income musicians can get appointments with doctors. In-person or telephone appointments are available Feb. 17, Mar. 2, Mar. 23, 1:40–3:30 p.m. Call to book an appointment. 706-2271515, www.nuci.org ONE-ON-ONE AT THE LIBRARY (ACC Library) Scanning One-onOne is offered Wednesdays, 2–2:45 p.m. Computer Skills One-on-One is offered Thursdays, 9–9:45 a.m.

Genealogy One-on-One is offered Thursdays, 2–2:45 p.m. 706-6133650, ext. 354 RIPPLE EFFECT FILM PROJECT (Athens, GA) Filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to create original short films about water conservation and water stewardship. Finalists’ films will be screened at the Morton Theatre on Mar. 22. Deadline Feb. 2. www.film freeway.com/rippleeffectfilmproject TABLE TENNIS (East Athens Community Center) Table tennis games are held three times a week. tabletennisathensga@gmail.com,

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By Drew Wheeler movies@flagpole.com is redolent of numerous cinematic ghost stories that precede it, which included, at More winter chills arrive this week in my screening, the trailer for the upcoming an angry editor (Eddie Marsan) and a goodGretel & Hansel, but the more promising Brahms: The Boy II. If anything made the hearted boxing trainer named Coach (Colin new release appears to be The Rhythm point of The Turning’s interchangeability Farrell, stealing every scene not already Section. The latest retelling of the Grimm with most other haunted house movies cenpilfered by Grant). fairy tale looks pretty faithful to the source, tered on dark-eyed whelps, it would be havThe Gentlemen has a gay problem, a stars Sophia Lillis from It and the Borg ing a trailer for another one right before it. woman problem, a race problem, etc.

Queen Alice Krige as the Witch The Conjuring writing team of and is directed by Norman Bates’ Carey and Chad Hayes have far The Gentlemen son (Oz Perkins). The Rhythm less success scripting an original Section stars a nearly unrecogtake on James’ influential work. nizable Blake Lively as a woman Mackenzie Davis stars as Kate seeking revenge on the people Mandell, the new nanny for Flora responsible for the plane crash Fairchild (Brooklynn Prince, that killed her family. It is safe to as good here as in The Florida assume “The Handmaid’s Tale” Project). When Flora’s older pilot director Reed Morano and brother, Miles (Finn Wolfhard), writer Mark Burnell are thinking returns from boarding school, the long term, as their film adapts the ghostly haunting heats up in the first book in Burnell’s Stephanie massive mansion inhabited by Patrick series. Jude Law and the trio and the family’s longtime Sterling K. Brown co-star. The housekeeper, Mrs. Grose (Barbara Oscars are Feb. 9, and the live Marten). action and animated shorts nomDirector Floria Sigismondi (The Wanna buy one of my mixtapes? inees are going into wide release Runaways) made her name with just in time for interested viewmusic videos, and it shows—the (Snatch probably did, too; we just did not ers; Ciné should have one or both soon. ghostly effects she employs would have notice or care in 2000.) The easily offended Speaking of Ciné, our local arthouse been cutting edge on fledging MTV. In The will certainly find plenty of punchlines and theater still offers opportunities to see Turning, the dated visuals provoke embarstereotypes to be angry about, and those three Oscar nominees—1917, Parasite and rassment more than chills. The rest of the who find bloody, violent laughs repugnant Jojo Rabbit—through Thursday. Excitingly, movie is handsome, if unmemorable, outwill not leave amused. The Gentlemen cerColor Out of Space returns on Jan. 31. In side of some unusually notable, creepy end tainly teeters on the edge of distastefulness. credits, which really are a music video. f case you missed its mention in last week’s Movie Dope, the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation stars the increasingly watchable Nicolas Cage and is director Richard Stanley’s third feature—first since 1992. Flicker’s John-uary concludes with 1981’s Divine Polyester on Jan. 29.

Speak Out for Species and Sustainable UGA are raising awareness about pet overpopulation in the South with A Southern Fix at the Miller Learning Center on Feb. 3. Tate brings back Moana and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw from Jan. 31–Feb. 2. You may recall I said the blockbuster spinoff is an even more enjoyably playful version of the main series, and I prefer Moana to Frozen. Beechwood’s Flashback Cinema hosts an encore screening of Gone With the Wind on Jan. 29 and the Met production of Porgy and Bess— also known as another chance for me to miss an opera—on Feb. 1.

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Hey Bonita, I’m quite a mess when it comes to being honest with people. Last time I was honest about a big thing, I threw up and hyperventilated. Honesty might be my worst fear, but lately, I’ve really been fed up with keeping everything in. I’d like your advice on a particular problem: How do I come out?

My parents are very accepting, but I just have such a hard time saying things without bursting into tears or chickening out. Every time I’m with them, all I want to do is shout “I’m gay,” but I choke up.

a very small, very rural town in the Deep South. Georgia doesn’t have a town that compares, believe me.) I sent my parents a letter telling them I was a lesbian—I’m actually bi/pan, but a lesbian identity felt more legitimate to me in 1998—and my dad called me to tell me it was a phase. My mom just said that she loved me no matter what and that it wasn’t a big deal for her.

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I’m afraid they’ll say I can’t be sure and dismiss it, or that things will change between us. The last thing I want is to sit down with them, start crying and then blurt out “I like girls,” just to have my parents invalidate me and make things awkward.

Closeted and Confused Hey C&C, Coming out isn’t going to be easy, no matter what. Even if your family is supportive—or even dismissive, in a “Yeah, we know” kind of way—the tension of preparing to say the words will be nerve-wracking.

It’s part of it. I look forward to a future where young LGBTQIA people don’t have to come out—where they have always been their authentic selves, and “coming out” stops being this huge, strangely public part of our narrative. It’s almost as if we’re expected to make a spectacle of it—to sit the entire extended family down in the parlor and let the sound of “Mom, I’m gay” rattle the rafters. Please know that you don’t have to make this happen in any way that is not comfortable for you. This is your story and your life, and you are the only one who decides how things go.

Personally, I tried to make my coming out very dramatic, because that is what I’d always seen in the media and had heard from the few queer people I knew who’d been disowned by their families. (I’m from

form for any of my family members. They love me, and I always knew that they wouldn’t abandon the real me.

I feel like you have a similar confidence in your parents. You describe loving and accepting people whose worst might be similar to what my dad said. I dismissed it when he said that, because, frankly, I knew he’d say something like that, and I went on with my life. While I can’t speak for the effect a comment like that might have on you, today I don’t feel dismissed or invalidated by it. I can see my dad for the human that he is, and of course a man born in a slum in 1951 isn’t going to have the understanding or even the vocabulary to discuss sexuality with his rebellious daughter. He wasn’t trying to hurt me, and he has always done the best he can for me.

Some people just bring home their new partner. Some people delightfully share a crush with their most compassionate parent, then let them inform the one they’re really worried about. Some people send home a handwritten letter. Some people shout “I’m gay” at brunch. It really is up to you how this goes down, and I think making the choice of how to do it is stressing you more than the actual task at hand. You just need to make your decision, and then follow through. Trust yourself, trust your confidence in your family, and get ready to truly be yourself. f

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Driving Around REMEMBER WHEN YOU JUST COULDN’T WAIT TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL?

By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com At a recent birthday supper, Sonny Thurmond, Bill Boswell and I entertained our wives with stories of our underage driving while growing up in Greensboro. The ability to drive, the freedom to do it and an available automobile marked a dramatic rite of passage out of the world of childhood—a trip we were longing to take. If you couldn’t drive, you were still just a kid.

Bill’s family had a new Buick and a long driveway, and they early on allowed him to drive on their lot. We would all pile in, and Bill would chauffeur us to the end of the driveway, returning in reverse: back and forth all afternoon. We admired Bill extravagantly, and he became a very good driver and put it to good use when he managed

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electrical shortage under the hood, and we all abandoned it in the middle of the street.

By habit, I snatched the key out of the ignition as I exited and told Sonny, “I saved the key.” Luckily, that also ended the short circuit, and our ride was saved. By high school, Sonny had a Ford coupe, and we had some fun double dates in it. Later, when faster cars came along, a lot of guys got into drag racing out on the highway, but fortunately, our crowd largely passed on it.

One by one, we drove ourselves away from childhood, and our world expanded.

We could come over to Athens. (I wasn’t along the night Sonny and some of the guys had to push their car partway home from Athens.) Towards the end of high school, we

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concessions at his father’s drive-in movie, picking up the food to be prepared and the preparers and taking them all out to work.

Not sure if this occurred before or after his learner’s license.

When you got your learner’s license, that was it. You were street legal in Greensboro.

The chief of police and the sheriff knew exactly how old we were, but around town, we were OK, even without the learner’s.

Without wheels, though, we couldn’t compete, a fact painfully impressed upon me the last time my mother drove me to my girlfriend’s home, so that we could walk to a movie. Plenty of older boys were ready to drive her to the movies, and they soon did. She was no longer a kid, but I still was, because my driving at that point was only when my father needed me.

We had a 1951 Ford flathead V-8, in case that means anything to you. Those things would run. My father was a fast driver and taught me how to drive fast—I suppose on the assumption that the best he could do was at least prepare me for it. When I did start driving around town, it was in an older Chevrolet he bought for himself, when we finally became a two-car family.

That car was not fast, but it held a lot of boys who wanted to ride endlessly around town at night telling jokes and smoking cigarettes. It caught fire one night from some

even ventured to Atlanta. I think the first time I ever drove to Atlanta was an ambulance trip, with a nurse and the old man patient in the back and his daughter sitting between my father and me, hiding her eyes every time I passed a car on the narrow two-lane road. No interstates then. Not even the white lines on the sides of the road or the reflectors we now have in the center of many rural highways.

Once, my father and I were coming back from Atlanta in the family store’s pickup truck when the alternator gave out, and so did the lights. He took over the driving and steered by looking up between the trees on either side to keep us on the road, fast enough to catch up with another car and follow it back to Greensboro.

I still enjoy driving and the freedom it brings—the ability to zip around town and out of town, doing stuff you need to do. Looming, though, is that other rite of passage: Age will take away what it gave us when we were so eager to get it. At least we’ll have Uber and Lyft and a pretty good bus system around town. I don’t relish going to Atlanta on the bus and then attempting to get around over there. Maybe there are some 15-year-old kids around who’d enjoy getting behind the wheel, even if it means listening to stories about flathead V-8s. f

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