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Oconee Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Read Girtz’s Lips: No New Taxes

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

NEWS: Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Oconee Schools Violate Open Meetings Law

Record Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Is Col. Bruce Hampton Alive, Well and Living Among Us?

Art Around Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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remaining virus restrictions, bars and restaurants will be packed to full capacity, and having about half of the eligible Athens population with some protection against the virus will hopefully keep any potential surges at bay.

The data for case rates, hospitalizations and deaths for Clarke County continues to Data from the Georgia Department of hold steady. Only 59 new cases were conPublic Health last week showed a large firmed last week, with an additional nine increase in the number of Athens residents positive antigen tests, bringing the cumuwho have received COVID-19 shots. lative total to 12,744 confirmed and 2,213 According to the DPH vaccine dashlikely cases. The seven-day moving average board, 32,991 Clarke County residents, of daily new cases stood at 8.3. or 26%, have now been fully vaccinated, Just two Clarke County residents were and 41,080 residents, or 33%, have now hospitalized for COVID-19 last week, received at least one dose of a vaccine. For bringing the total to 491. The percentage of the week of Apr. 23-30, 7,831 residents patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the were added to the fully vaccinated data and region fell to 5.7%, or 33. One death was another 11,568 residents were added to the attributed to COVID-19 for a total of 137 “at least one shot” category. throughout the nearly 15-month pandemic.

Compared to the previous week, where At UGA, surveillance tests declined only 3,489 doses were administered to again, with 576 administered. The uniAthens residents, this was a huge jump. versity reported 15 cases for the week of However, much of the Apr.19-25. Additionally, increase is a result of UGA administered 3,421 However it’s still DPH’s efforts to track vaccines that week. To unclear just how down county data on vacdate, UGA has adminiscinations that were pre17,951 vaccines to UGA’s data is included in tered viously only included in a total of 11,812 individstate vaccination data. uals. UGA reports it has the state data because no county of residence was fully vaccinated 8,481 given initially. people so far. However it’s still unclear just “The data team was able to go back earhow UGA’s data is included in state vaccinalier this week… and assign vaccines that tion data. were initially in the “unknown county” catDespite the relatively low numbers, egory and actually assign them to the right- wastewater data from Erin Lipp’s lab at the ful counties,” said Georgia DPH Director UGA Center for the Ecology of Infectious of Communications Nancy Nydam. “The Diseases suggests the virus is still spreadvaccines had previously been counted in ing in Clarke County, but fewer tests are the overall state total, but not in Clarke being done. Wastewater still contains “sigspecifically.” nificant” levels of the virus, which “may That bodes well for Clarke County be related to lower rates of testing across in the coming weeks, especially as UGA the area and potentially more asymptomcommencement approaches, bringing an atic infections, although without surveilinflux of relatives and friends from out of lance testing to confirm, this is only an town. The university recently announced assumption.” that—although commencement will remain Public health experts are quick to point spread out over three days, May 13, 14 out that, although the U.S. is rounding the and 15—there will now be no limit to the corner, vigilance is still required. Masknumber of guests graduates can invite. wearing indoors, in large crowds and indoor With Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement last spaces is still encouraged, as is social disFriday that he is lifting most of the state’s tancing and hand washing. [Jessica Luton] f a setup at City Hall. As usual, earlier is better—the closer it gets to June 1, when commissioners are expected to vote on the budget, the less likely that they’ll be willing or able to make changes. [Blake Aued]

A TRANSITIONAL BUDGET FROM MAYOR GIRTZ, AND GOOD NEWS ON COVID More Vaccinations Reported in Athens

By Blake Aued and Jessica Luton news@flagpole.com If President Joe Biden’s infrastructure expenses, as well as capital projects like package is the American Jobs Plan, Mayor road paving and vehicle replacement. The Kelly Girtz’s proposed 2022 budget could be county’s largest spending areas include pubcalled the Athens Jobs Plan for its focus on lic safety—police, courts, the sheriff’s office job training, especially for young people. and firefighters—as well as water, sewer The budget includes funding to start, and public works. expand or continue a number of eduWhile Manager Blaine Williams had cational and mentorship programs for proposed a small property tax hike, Girtz’s aspiring construction workers, youth counbudget keeps the millage rate the same as selors, artists, police officers and others. this year at 13.7 mills. Instead, Girtz opted Young Urban Builders—a three-year pilot to use federal American Rescue Act funds to program that teaches trade skills to highmake up for a decline in revenue from serschool students through repairing homes vice fees and fines related to the pandemic. for residents of limited means—would be However, many homeowners will still see extended at a cost of $100,000. $60,000 is a tax increase because assessed property provided to train summer camp counselors values have risen an average of 7.8%. As ages 15-18. $190,000 in renovations to the tax base continues to grow, Girtz said Lay Park and the East he hopes to lower the Athens Community property tax rate in One of the areas we can 2022.

Center would provide opportunities Property taxes make a real impact is for youth to practice are the county’s secin that late-teen juncture as ond-largest source of video production and editing, graphic people are moving from high revenue behind fees design and robotics. for services like trash school toward careers. $20,000 is earmarked and recycling pickup. for Athens’ first offiSales taxes are a signifcial Juneteenth celebration, which would icant source as well, along with other types include educational programming for local of taxes like levies on insurance premiums youth involved in visual and performing and alcoholic beverages. arts to mark the anniversary of slavery’s Federal funds will also allow Athens ending. The budget also continues funding Transit to remain fare-free for at least for the Community Corps, a program that another two years and pay to restore routes provides full-time jobs for nine people for that were curtailed during the pandemic.

11 months while training them in a variety By 2023, Girtz said he envisions a second of skills. round of TSPLOST—the voter-approved 1% Girtz is also proposing to spend $30,000 local sales tax for transportation—keeping to expand a Department of Corrections buses fare-free indefinitely, which has long transition program by 10 beds. In addition, been a goal of several commissioners. Of he wants to restart the Police Youth Cadet course, Girtz could have restored the full Corps at a cost of $184,000 for two fulllocal share of Athens Transit funding and time and 10 part-time positions. The corps used the stimulus money to expand service, would “provide a pipeline to employment in but he said that commissioners want to the police department for local high school devote a quarter of TSPLOST 2022 funding students” and help the department “to to transit—a total of about $7 million a reflect our community,” according to Girtz. year. At approximately $300,000 to run one “As we think about the continuum of hourly route for a year, that money would skill preparation, one of the areas we can go a long way. make a real impact is in that late-teen juncOther budget items also pave the way for ture as people are moving from high school bigger changes in the future. For instance, toward careers,” Girtz said. “That benefits it funds a homeless coordinator, an affordthe entire community, and even the uniable housing working group that will be fied government has a bunch of needs that recommending changes to the county code, are challenging to fill. Programs like the and a study on a $15-an-hour minimum cadet corps and the community corps that wage for county employees. (It’s currently launched this year can help fill those holes.” set at $11.60 based on an MIT living wage In contrast to accusations from estimate.) The study is needed to figure Republicans like Athens state Rep. Houston out how to avoid wage compression up and Gaines that Athens-Clarke County officials down the pay scale, Girtz said. want to “defund the police,” the budget “We’re always on a journey and never actually boosts police funding from $25.2 quite at the destination, so a lot of these million to $27.2 million. Most of that $2 things are iterative,” he said. “I feel really million increase would go toward raises for good about this as a signpost along the public safety employees, which Girtz has way.” argued will help attract and retain quality There are six opportunities for public officers. $336,000 would add four new men- comment on the budget: Tuesday, May 11 tal health co-responder teams, which pair a at 5:30 p.m. at Athens City Hall; Thursday, police officer with a mental health profesMay 13 at 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, May 18 sional, bringing the total to seven. at 6 p.m. at City Hall; Thursday, May 20; The overall budget is $271.5 million, Tuesday, May 25; and Tuesday, June 1 at 6 an increase of $4.9 million, and adds 12 p.m. at City Hall. Input will be taken online employees, bringing the total to 1,741. That for all meetings, and three citizens will be total includes salaries and other operating able to make comments virtually through

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Oconee Schools Silence Dissent

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HOW THE DISTRICT IS PREVENTING COMMUNITY ACCESS AND CRITICISM

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By Mark Bailey, Taran Harmon-Walker, Michael Sloman and Davis M. Wright news@flagpole.com

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amie Boswell received a copy of the letter sent to Maxie Price by a senior Georgia Department of Transportation official clearing the way for a full access commercial median break on the Oconee Connector before Price did.

Price had written to Georgia Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry on Mar. 17 asking McMurry to confirm that a full access commercial median break would be included in the design of the new interchange at State Route 316 and the Oconee Connector.

Boswell is a member of the Georgia Transportation Board and also the owner of Boswell Properties, which is listing the 47 acres at the corner of Mars Hill Road and the Oconee Connector that Price wants to rezone for a large shopping center.

Rudy Bowen, chairman of the Transportation Board, passed to Meg Pirkle, chief GDOT engineer who reports directly to McMurry, “information” about Price’s Jamie Boswell request for a median cut and said he was looking into the request for Price. The documents passed to Pirkle had both Bowen’s and Boswell’s names written on the top.

Engineers responded to Pirkle by saying the median break would not meet state standards for a redesign of the intersection, but Pirkle overruled them and granted Price’s request nonetheless in a letter dated Apr. 6.

These new details of Boswell’s and now Bowen’s involvement in the decision to grant Price’s request for access to his property came to light as a result of the release by the Georgia Department of Transportation of a trove of documents in response to open records requests. Andrew Marshall, an attorney who lives in Oconee County, filed an open records request with GDOT on Apr. 15 asking for communication regarding Pirkle’s Apr. 6 letter to Price informing him that GDOT would provide a full access commercial median break on the Oconee Connector. I also filed a request on Apr. 16 asking for communication among the various parties referenced in that letter.

Boswell sent Pirkle an email message at 12:29 p.m. on Apr. 5 saying: “Meg the address the letter regarding median break in Oconee County should be sent to is: Deffered Tax LLC, c/o Maxie Price, 1261 Hammond Creek Trail, Watkinsville, GA 30677.” Price’s company is Deferred Tax. Pirkle corrected the error in her letter.

Pirkle, who as chief engineer at GDOT reports directly to McMurry, wrote back to Boswell at 12:30 p.m. saying: “Thanks–it will go out this week!”

“Any way you could send me an electronic copy when it is ready,” Boswell wrote back at 4:17 p.m. that day.

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“Of course!” Pirkle replied at 8:22 a.m. on Apr. 6.

At 8:30 a.m. on Apr. 7, Pirkle wrote to Boswell again.

“Your copy of letter to Maxie Price regarding the driveway and median break on the Oconee Connector,” Pirkle said.

“Jamie – we’ll send a paper copy to Mr. Price. If you have his email address I’ll be glad to send it to him via email,” she continued.

Boswell provided Pirkle a Gmail address at 10:02 a.m. Pirkle sent Price an email with the letter attached at 11:25 a.m. on Apr. 7.

Bowen, chairman of the 14-member Transportation Board, is from Suwanee and represents the 7th Congressional District.

He is a retired businessman and former developer.

Pirkle sent an email to Andrew Hoenig, design-build program manager at the Office of Innovative Delivery, among others, on Feb. 12. Innovative Delivery is designing the SR 316 and Oconee Connector interchange.

Pirkle said that, “Chairman Bowen brought me the attached information regarding an access break promised by Commissioner [Wayne] Shackelford in 1997… Mr. Bowen says the property owner is being told that we won’t honor this commitment, so he’s looking into it for the property owner.”

Hoenig responded not to Pirkle, but to Kelvin Mullins, who is the head of District 1 Field Services. “[T]he bottom line is: the driveway opening could meet L/A requirements, but would be substandard for a median opening. It would require a variance to provide an opening,” he wrote. L/A refers to Limit Of Access in a diagram attached to the email.

The GDOT Design Policy Manual requires the access control for a distance of 600 foot in urban areas and 1,000 foot in rural areas along the intersecting route, which is Oconee Connector,” Seyhan wrote.

The design is not complete, Seyhan continued, but the proposed driveway cut for the shopping center on the Connector “is barely within the minimum required access control distance.”

Based on the GDOT Design Policy Manual (DPM), “the preferred minimum spacing between median openings are 1,000 foot in urban areas, and 1,320 foot in rural areas,” Seyhan continued. “The proposed median opening for the future development would be about 425 feet,” the engineer continued. “This distance is much lower than the GDOT DPM required distance.” f A longer version of this article originally appeared at oconeecountyobservations.org.

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Ever since the Oconee County School 2020 to March 2021. If the board chair can District released its school reopening plan attend and participate remotely, why not in July 2020, community members have members of the public? been worried about insufficient pandemic With the increasing availability of the safety protocols in schools, pleading for the COVID vaccine, hopefully it will soon be administration to implement a mask mansafer to be in a small, crowded room with date. But to express these concerns at the people not wearing masks. But the board’s OCSD Board’s monthly meetings, attendees refusal to live-stream begs the question: If must gather in a room both too small to the board will not make basic accommodasocially distance and where attendees are tions for its community during the height not required to wear masks. of a once-in-a-century global pandemic, Students, parents and concerned comwhat will happen when only a single stumunity members have asked the Oconee dent or parent needs an access accommodaCounty school board to live-stream its tion in the future? OCSD’s attitude should meetings so they can safely engage with be of concern to anyone who believes in their local officials. Yet OCSD has repeatopen government, as this approach to pubedly refused, responding that “everyone lic governance poses concerns that extend has had to make individual decisions about beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. what activities, meetings or gatherings While refusing to live-stream or allow they attend and what mitigation measures virtual public comment at its Board they take.” This puts community members meetings, OCSD has also simultanein a catch-22: Either you do not participate ously censored its critics. OCSD runs a in local school governance, or you place Twitter account where it publishes official yourself and your loved ones at risk of announcements about school operations exposure to COVID-19. In the digital age, and policy, and where members of the when remote communication is easier than public are allowed to tweet and comment, ever before, why has the enabling town hallOCSD board refused to style dialogue. In 2020, To date, the school live-stream its meetings OCSD blocked both board has still refused an individual who and dismissed its community’s wholly legiticriticized the school to live-stream or allow mate concerns during a superintendent and a virtual public comment. global health crisis? community group called The public’s right to Safety First, which has access their government and petition for advocated for more COVID protection meagrievances is not a right of convenience. It sures in schools. By preventing these users is a constitutional freedom guaranteed by from both accessing the important inforthe First Amendment. mation on the account and participating in Community members first reached out discussion about matters of public concern to the UGA Law School’s First Amendment simply because they expressed a critical perClinic because, since June 2020, they had spective, OCSD is discriminating based on been denied safe, meaningful access to viewpoint. The First Amendment does not OCSD board meetings. After the clinic permit a government entity to pick winners wrote to the board, it began uploading and losers in this manner where the governrecordings of its meetings the day after ment has created a public forum for speech. the meeting. But, to date, the board has Some of the most famous politicians in still refused to live-stream or allow virtual the United States have faced repercussions public comment, despite having shown the for blocking those they disagree with from technological capability to do so in the early their social media accounts, including days of the pandemic. congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez This is not a debate on personal preferand Marjorie Taylor Greene and former ences about pandemic safety. This is about President Trump. The First Amendment providing community members with govprevents politicians from blocking their ernment transparency consistent with the dissenters, and, likewise, OCSD lacks the spirit of the Georgia Open Meetings Act. constitutional authority to block commuThis is also about the First Amendment nity criticism. The First Amendment Clinic right of access, which protects the public’s has therefore called on OCSD to unblock ability to speak, observe and receive inforthe censored community member and the mation, all relating to government affairs.

Safety First group from its Twitter account As the OCSD board is quick to point and to establish clearly published, viewout, the GOMA does not mandate that the point-neutral rules for its account going board live-stream its meetings when the forward. public may attend in-person. However, in Free speech, the right to petition and a global pandemic where non-socially-distransparency are bedrock principles of tanced, indoor group gatherings entail a democratic governance. OCSD disrespects health and safety risk, live-streaming is these principles when they deny meanthe only way to make government access ingful access to its Board meetings and meaningful. The public should not have to block their critics from their public forum choose, as OCSD counsel suggests, between Twitter account. OCSD owes its community participation in local school board meetings better. f and health. Indeed, because of this very The authors are law students in the University of dilemma, the OCSD board chair himself remotely attended every meeting from June Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic.

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Put Prince on a Diet The other day I was sitting out in front of my restaurant, The Grit, and was thinking about how much more pleasant it would be if cars and trucks weren’t speeding by so fast. It got me thinking about the initiatives to three-lane Prince Avenue from Milledge to Pulaski from years past, so I was thrilled to read Rebecca McCarthy’s excellent piece in the Apr. 14 issue.

To hear that there is renewed interest in seriously making some positive changes to the corridor by Athens-Clarke County and the Georgia Department of Transportation makes me optimistic that something will finally happen. Three lanes along that portion of the street, aka a “road diet,” would be beneficial in several ways. Turning left onto Prince from a side street would be easier, as there would be only one lane of oncoming traffic to cross rather than two.

There would be a designated center turn lane, so no more getting stuck behind someone turning left or dealing with cars weaving in and out of traffic. Also, if a pedestrian island were to be added at the crosswalk at Newton Street, I wouldn’t worry so much about my customers’ safety while trying to navigate four lanes where not all motorists stop for pedestrians. And, of course, sitting at a café table out in front of the restaurant (or the restaurants at The Bottleworks, The Lark or Daily Groceries, etc.) would be a more enjoyable experience.

There is a lot more information online about road diets that I think is very informative, so I urge everyone to educate themselves and voice their support to ACC. Thank you, Jessica Greene Athens

Biden Attacks Child Poverty Since taking office, our president has used the government to help ordinary Americans. His administration’s American Rescue Plan increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,600 for children under age 6 and $3,000 for other children under age 18, immediately offering monthly payments. The measure also provided $15 billion in expanded child-care assistance and increased food benefits by 15%. Looks like we’re on the way to cutting child poverty by more than half.

Biden’s American Jobs Plan continues the focus on children and their mothers as it sets out to shore up the caregiving economy. The pandemic hit women particularly hard as women left the workforce to care for children when child-care centers closed. Women have lost 5.4 million jobs. The American Jobs Plan, if passed by the Senate, would invest $400 billion in the caregiving economy; $137 billion in schools, early learning centers, and community colleges; $111 billion in clean drinking water; and $621 billion in transportation.

Georgia is scheduled to receive $3.8 billion for our state’s public school systems, and of that needed and welcomed funding, the Clarke County School District is to receive approximately $48 million, neighboring Oconee County over $3 million,

Jackson County over $13 million and Barrow County up to $20 million.

I’ll take leadership that promotes good governance over grievances any day.

Peggy Perkins Winder

Tourism Can Help Athens Recover Each May for the past 38 years, National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) has celebrated the contributions of the travel industry. This May, after travel ground to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are more aware than ever of the incredible value the industry brings not just to our local economy and workforce, but also to our community’s identity and culture.

Residents and visitors alike delight in visits to the Georgia Museum of Art, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, our award-winning parks, eclectic dining scene and, of course, sports and live music. Visitors help support these attractions and hallmarks of our quality of life here in Athens, generating tax revenues and jobs. In order to recover completely from the impact of the pandemic, it is critical for Athens to rebuild its hospitality sector and restore the jobs and economic impact this industry supports.

Before the pandemic, visitors to Athens spent over $350 million per year and supported over 3,000 local jobs. Nationally, travel generated $2.6 trillion in economic output, supported 17 million American jobs and delivered a $51 billion trade surplus to the U.S. in 2019. This vital revenue source stemming from business and leisure travelers was severely diminished amid the pandemic.

In 2020, the entire U.S. travel industry lost half a trillion dollars in travel-related spending—10 times the economic impact of 9/11. Nationally, total travel-supported jobs accounted for a staggering 65% of all U.S. jobs lost amid the pandemic. Our local hotels, restaurants and affiliated businesses were likewise challenged in an unprecedented way. With such a large share of losses borne by the travel industry, it is clear that a broader economic recovery hinges on recovery within the travel industry.

The good news is that travel is resilient.

We are already seeing Americans eager to begin traveling again this summer, and meetings and conventions starting to rebook for later this year and into 2022.

For local Athens residents looking for work, this is an excellent time, as opportunities of all levels of education and training are plentiful at local hotels, venues and restaurants.

During National Travel and Tourism Week, we salute the dedicated and hard-working management and employees who continue to put in long, hard hours with a skeleton staff. We support those who suffered a job or business loss and are hoping to rebuild. We honor those who stepped up to share what they had with those who were in need. Stories of strength and resilience are all around us.

With the right measures in place, we can get people moving again in a safe and healthy way, restore our workforce and help power a broader economic recovery. The

travel industry needs sustained relief to ensure businesses can maintain operation and workers can stay on payrolls until sustained demand can truly take hold. According to industry projections, it may take until 2024 before local hotel average daily room rate recovers to pre-pandemic levels.

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This is the toughest challenge the U.S. travel industry has ever faced, but we know travel is one of the best-equipped industries to lead a revival. Travel’s ability to bounce back after periods of economic hardship— and inject much-needed revenue directly into the economy—is why the theme of this year’s National Travel and Tourism Week is “the Power of Travel.”

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The historic pool (savelegionpool.org/ history) is an Athens tradition that fosters both intra-university relations and town-and-gown relations. Below are some comments expressing the importance of the pool in the lives of the UGA/Athens community: • It’s one of few places we can build camaraderie across schools and departments at UGA, and we have so few things in Athens for the kids to do in summer.

• As a UGA faculty member, my kids, their UGA undergrad babysitter and I used the pool through the summer the past several years, and it was the highlight of our summer. The pool was always busy on the days we visited, so it seemed like it is wellused and loved by many in the UGA community. Outdoor activities are one of the safest things people can do this summer.

• I am a community member and UGA spouse and am wondering why Legion Pool will be remaining closed when the Ramsey Center pool is open and the university is largely returning to business as normal? My children really look forward to their time at Legion and the closure of Legion Pool last summer was one of the worst parts of pandemic life; we were all so disappointed to see that it would be closed again.

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• Support and optimize the use of the pool, for both UGA and the community at large.

• Recognize the value of the pool as a place where community is formed and nurtured.

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fter a stressful year of video conferences and hybrid an environment where you’re easily susceptible to get the coursework, University of North Georgia associate COVID-19 virus, so I feel like, if that’s what they need to do professor of rhetoric and composition Matthew to keep others safe, I’m OK with that,” he said. “I haven’t Boedy is beginning to think about what he’ll say when he gotten my vaccine yet, but I’m willing to comply, you know, greets his students in the classroom this fall. to keep me safe and to keep everyone around me safe.”

“What I’m looking forward to most is the individual stuSophomore Logan Disher, who is majoring in history dent conferences,” said Boedy, who is also conference preseducation, said he would consider transferring schools if ident of the Georgia chapter of the American Association the vaccine were a requirement. “Just the fact that it’s on of University Professors. “Some people have had video emergency authorization only kind of bugs me a little bit,” access problems; some didn’t want to use the actual video, he said. “So I’d like to just sit and wait for a little while. If they just wanted to do audio, but we will go back to those by the time fall semester rolls around, if it has full authorihappening in my office, and I’ll have students on the other zation and it’s gone through the full process, then I would side of my desk to talk about their writing, and I think that’s the thing that will be, when we do that, that we’ll know we’re quote-unquote back to normal.”

A return to normal is exactly what the University System of Georgia has promised students and faculty, tying the decision to the wider availability of vaccines.

Though Boedy says he’s looking forward to a normal semester, he has concerns, including about whether enough students and employees will get the vaccine to help create herd immunity. “I’m hoping for a mandate—that is, anybody who works or goes to school on my campus at my school be vaccinated, outside of any type of religious or other exemptions that are already written for the other vaccines they have to get manStudents on the University of Georgia campus. dated for,” he said.

Some of Atlanta’s largest private colleges, including Emory, Morehouse, Spelman and consider taking it, but as of right now, on just emergency Clark Atlanta, announced this week that they will require authorization and not having all of the research for it yet, I students to get vaccinated before returning to campus this would not be a big fan of them requiring it.” coming semester. Emory will require students to receive the shots, with exceptions for those with medical conditions or strong personal objections. The Atlanta University Center Consortium, whose members include Clark Atlanta, The debate over college vaccine requirements is heating Spelman and Morehouse, plans to require vaccinations for up across the country, including Georgia’s neighboring both students and staff and is developing a process to constates. The University of Tennessee announced this month sider exemptions, according to a statement. it will not require vaccines for students or staff this fall, a Given more than a day to respond to emails, the reversal of an emergency rule passed over the summer.

University System of Georgia, which represents Georgia’s Florida’s Nova Southeastern University joined a small public colleges, declined to reveal its position on mandatory group of U.S. colleges on Apr. 1, when the private research vaccines for this story. university announced that it would require all students, Gov. Brian Kemp has signaled he would oppose any faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before state agency that tries to impose a vaccine passport, a returning to campus this fall. But the next day, Gov. Ron broad term being used to describe documentation of an DeSantis scrambled those plans, issuing an executive individual’s COVID-19 immunization status. “I do not order barring any state or local government agency from and will not support any kind of state-mandated vaccine issuing, or any private business from requiring, a “vaccine passport. While the development of multiple safe, highly passport.” The order left NSU in limbo over whether it can effective COVID-19 vaccines has been a scientific miracle, proceed with plans to require vaccinations. the decision to receive the vaccine should be left up to each The South Florida school isn’t alone in its uncertainty individual,” Kemp said in a tweet, adding that he received over how to balance politics and public health concerns the vaccine and he encourages all Georgians to make an as colleges and universities that have already weathered a appointment. difficult year look ahead to the fall semester. More than 50 Students at Kennesaw State University had mixed opincolleges across the country have announced plans to require ions on the matter. a COVID-19 shot for the fall semester, according to a tally Junior business management major Johnny Saale said by the Chronicle of Higher Education. That list includes large he wouldn’t have a problem if he had to get the shot before universities like Rutgers and Cornell, as well as smaller coming back to campus next semester. “We’re kind of in

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schools like Iowa’s Grinnell College, in states with both Democratic and Republican governors.

Other colleges so far have sought to encourage, rather than mandate, that students receive a vaccine, with varying degrees of success. Universities have hosted vaccination clinics on their campuses, but also have struggled to find doses. Many are racing to vaccinate students—most in age groups that only recently became eligible—before the spring semester ends.

There’s legal precedent suggesting that colleges—which already require students to receive other common vaccinations—are within their bounds to require a COVID-19 shot, allowing for limited exemptions. But there are also a number of reasons that schools might not require the new vaccine, including hesitancy among certain groups and questions about availability for international students.

Meanwhile, the federal government has offered little guidance to states and colleges navigating increasingly controversial terrain.

At Nova Southeastern, college officials hadn’t yet detailed how exactly the requirement would work when DeSantis issued his executive order, and school officials said they are reviewing it. “Our priority has always been to save lives, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to deliver the best educational experience and to protect our students and employees to the best of our ability,” Hanbury said in an Apr. 8 statement.

Partisan Divide The possibility that Americans will be required to prove they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine in order to return to their office, school or entertainment venues has sparked a politically polarizing response, similar to the way mask requirements sparked division early in the pandemic.

Conservatives in Washington, D.C. and state capitals have seized on the idea of vaccination passports, blasting them as violating health privacy. Several governors, including DeSantis and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, either have banned vaccine passports or vowed to support bills doing so. (DeSantis’ office did not respond to questions about whether his ban was intended to prohibit colleges from vaccination requirements.)

Meanwhile, Democratic-run New York has forged ahead with a free digital app to prove you’ve been vaccinated or recently received a negative coronavirus test result.

Designed by IBM, New York’s Excelsior Pass gives a special code that businesses can scan, allowing people to leave their paper vaccination cards at home.

A Georgia House bill barring vaccine passports did not make it to the Senate during the 2021 legislative session.

Democratic officials in Hawaii, a state that relies heavily on tourists and business owners feeling safe about in-person dining and entertainment, also have said they’re considering a passport system.

President Joe Biden’s administration has largely sidestepped the issue, saying they believe it’s not the government’s role to create a centralized database on which Americans have and have not been vaccinated. Federal officials have deferred to the range of private-sector companies that are attempting to build vaccination apps, advising only that the apps must ensure data is kept secure and that there are non-digital options available so no one is excluded from traveling or entering businesses. That’s offered little support for colleges weighing a requirement, or clarity on the type of exemptions that they might need to allow. f This article originally appeared at georgiarecorder.com.

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plausible explanation for the sightings.

However, anyone with basic knowledge of the mystical prankster who was Bruce Hampton might suggest that a simple explanation like this is simply preposterous.

Is He Risen?

WAS THAT COL. BRUCE HAMPTON DRIVING AN OLD PICKUP IN ATHENS?

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friend Chris Fowells vividly remembers the time he saw Col. Bruce Hampton drive slowly past him near Five Points in Athens. Fowells had seen Hampton play at the Georgia Theatre and at AthFest and was certain the driver of the vintage pickup was the enigmatic musician and bandleader.

The problem is that Fowells says he saw Hampton about six weeks ago. Col. Bruce Hampton died early on May 2, 2017, after collapsing onstage at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta during his 70th birthday concert in front of 4,600 people.

Athens musician and artist Wilma, who was Hampton’s friend for 27 years, watched a man at a recent small gathering who closely resembled Hampton.

“I pulled a friend aside and said, ‘If he taps his right hand on his right knee rapidly, and then the left knee with the left hand slowly, like Bruce would do when he was nervous, then I’ll take it as a sign from Bruce.’ Within a few minutes of mentioning this, the man did the same actions! His hands were shaped like Bruce’s, also. It turns out his middle name is Hampton, as well.”

It was a sign from Bruce, she said, but it was not Bruce.

Fowells, however, is convinced the man he saw was Hampton. “I have no reason to believe it was not Col. Bruce Hampton,” he says. “He was a trickster as a way of life. A magical, mysterious, miraculous way of life. It would surprise me not at all that he has risen from the dead.”

Fowells mentioned Hampton’s eerie relationship with synchronicity and said,

“As soon as I saw him and turned onto Lumpkin, I saw a kid with a T-shirt that said something like, ‘It’s me.’”

• Hampton faked his death and has come out of hiding in Athens, a place he loved and where he was loved. We’ll look at this possibility later through the lens of “Elvis is Alive” conspiracy theories and scams, operating under the assumption that Elvis is NOT alive, and neither is JFK, Jr. We won’t even mention Ted Williams’ head.

• This is a tawdry publicity stunt to pump sales of the new biography, The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton: A Basically True Biography, by Georgia author Jerry Grillo and published on—get this!—April Fool’s Day by—and get this!—the University of Georgia Press.

After launching my own investigation, I think there are three possible explanations to this mystery: • There’s a guy in Athens who looks an awful lot like the late Bruce Hampton, maybe even kin. It’s the easiest and most

Coincidence? I think not. As soon as I developed this theory, I called Grillo at his home in the wilds of North Georgia. We both had just returned from “handyman” trips to Lowe’s. Did I mention synchronicity?

“Grillo,” I said, “did you or did you not hire an imposter to hang around Athens looking like Col Bruce Hampton in a cynical ploy to boost sales of your book?”

“I deny it, you scoundrel!” he said, adding in a fake Southern accent (Grillo is from New York).

“If we were standing in the same room and I had a glove, I would slap you and demand justice.”

I should probably acknowledge that Jerry Grillo is a friend I admire for many reasons, not the least of which is this fantastic book he has written.

It made me laugh and cry—sometimes on the same page. It is hilarious, historical and heartbreaking. It took Grillo eight years to write, wading through Hampton’s mythocracy about countless bands, from

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the Hampton Grease Band to the Aquarium Rescue Unit. Hampton told him that 80% of what he said was mythography and only 20% was true.

“This is a very Bruce sort of thing to happen,” Grillo said about the Athens sightings.

“My friend, the late Bill Cochran, told me he was walking down a street in Athens after Bruce died when he heard Bruce’s voice, saying, ‘Cochran, Leo.’” Hampton had an uncanny knack for identifying a person’s astrological sign and birthdate within seconds of meeting them.

“Bill looked in the direction of the voice and saw a lion—Leo—on a door knocker. He memorized the address and immediately bought a Lotto ticket with the numbers and won $50,” Grillo said.

Grillo also said Joe Zambie—Hampton started a religion called “Zambi” in his honor—has claimed that Bruce’s ghost lives in his basement.

But if indeed Hampton faked his death and has been in hiding, “He would definitely come back to Georgia, and he would probably come back to Athens,” Grillo said.

“He was basically frightened, and if he came out of hiding, he would go where he was loved.”

Back to that Elvis is Alive thing: I’m sorry to say I may have had a hand in stirring that up long ago with coverage of a Cobb County woman who wrote this novel about a guy named Orion—obviously Elvis—that got people going nuts about Elvis faking his death. Now, of course, there are so many Elvis impersonators we could never tell the real one.

I think I’ve got a solution. We should track down and identify this Hampton doppelgänger, if we can, and invite him to a Grillo book-signing at Avid Bookshop or the 40 Watt or Nuçi’s Space or some other place in Athens and let Grillo grill him to determine if the guy is real or fake. Remember the old TV show, “To Tell the Truth”? That sort of thing. We could all vote.

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com FIVE ALIVE: Volumes Hip Hop is cranking up again and will

host its first event in a long time, a Volumes Patio Party, at Athentic Brewing Company (108 Park Ave.) on Friday, May 7. Founder Sam Lipkin told me, “Honestly, I took 2020 to feel out the best direction for Volumes and how to help artists as things opened up. We’re excited to finally bring back the shows.” This first show back will feature Caulfield, Trvy, Convict Julie, Anime Zayy and Clark County. It’s free and runs from 8-11 p.m. In other news, earlier this year Lipkin launched Volumes Media, which she describes as a vehicle to “[help] artists market themselves and their music.” She reports, also, that while the print version of Volumes Hip Hop will likely not return, the online

what is behind this drifty ambient music, there is, however, a new EP out courtesy of Super Carnival Recordings. The only possible clue regarding personnel involved with this is the note that it was mastered by J Anderssen of Ihlyatt.

This new six-track collection is titled Pinball Cosmos. The tracks here that resonated with me are the ones with something discernible under their gauzy surface. So, that means “A Comet Chases Its Tail,” with its bass-y drone, and “The Last Laugh Alone,” with its pretty, simply stated melody.

I can say that this release is a little more put together and coherent than last month’s The Vet’s Sketchings which, in light of this EP, sounds more like a demo than it did before.

Check it out at thevetsfetching.bandcamp.com.

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publication is back in full swing, and this first show back “definitely symbolizes a return of Volumes as an entity.” To find out more, please see volumesmedia.com and facebook. com/volumeshiphop.

UNNATURAL HISTORY: Experimental metal catch-all Ixian has a new split release out this month with Kalamazoo, MI’s Via Ferrata. Our local hero’s sole track is the 14-minute opus “Haunting Creatures Festering Within The Rotted Recesses,” which is exactly as gloomy, overbearing and heavy as it sounds. It’s fully instrumental and kind of lost me when I listened to it without headphones so, if you want to stay in the moment, keep ‘em plugged in. Via Ferrata contributes three tracks which, all things considered, reminded me more of Coil than anything else, and I mean that as a compliment. Check this out at ixian.bandcamp. com and viaferrata1.bandcamp.com.

AGAIN, ALREADY: It’s only been a few weeks since I told y’all

about this project named The Vet’s Fetching. While there’s still no publicly available information about who or

of longtime musicians and experimenters Leslie Grove and K. Ken Johnston, released its debut EP this month and named it Analogue Nights​-​ Digital Days. While only running a mere four tracks, this hits on all points. Self-described as “Style Independent Genre—or SIG Wave,” they nonetheless retain many aspects of traditional minimal synth and early ‘80s electro. Importantly, to me at least, they don’t consciously point toward any other artists even as they traverse familiar ground. I’m especially fond of the bass lines that run throughout “Anthem,” which are as icy as they are potentially funky. In related news, the duo also just released a live EP they recorded at Flicker Theatre & Bar back on Jan. 8, 2020. Honestly, maybe it’s quarantine or maybe it’s Maybelline, but they sound like a totally different band, maybe coming across as a little campy, their cover of Phillip Glass’ “Opening” notwithstanding. It’s not “bad,” per se, but totally unrepresentative of what they’re doing now. You can check both of these out at sparkletrauma. bandcamp.com.

GENTLE REMINDER: Don’t forget that the 2021 Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award live show and presentation is happening Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the outdoor pavilion at Creature Comforts. The show will also be live-streamed. Limited tickets for the in-person event are $25 and only available at the door. The night begins with performances by those who have led and participated in the program’s Seminar and Workshop series: Caroline Aiken, Sylvie Simmons, Marc Anthony Thompson and Jim White.

And, of course, audiences will enjoy performances by all the finalists: Bo Bedingfield, Cassie Chantel, Jim White, Charlie Hartness, Kxng Blanco and WesdaRuler featuring Louie Larceny. For more information and to stream the event please see vicchesnuttaward.com. Hats off and good luck to all involved! f

record review Kelly Catlin: Backstory (Independent) Decidedly a departure from classical repertoire, Kelly Catlin’s Backstory is a contemporary electro-acoustic flute album with semi-cinematic songs that could beautifully soundtrack the imaginative pastoral settings of Studio Ghibli animations. By its very nature, the flute’s sound is weightless and spritely, lending itself to delicate cottagecore-reminiscent melodies like “Lilac and Snapdragon.” Expanded from a score originally written for the Off-Off-Broadway production Magic the Play, “Into the Forest” is a fantasy flute epic with poetic narration that describes a kingdom whose magic must be restored. Capturing the curiosity and nostalgia of childhood, the four-movement suite “Memory” recollects settings through auxiliary sounds: songbird chirps and youthful laughing on “Backyard,” seagull squawks and wave swooshes on “Shore,” stage queue narration and audience clapping on “Backstage,” and plane engine noise and bike bells on “Marketplace.” Catlin holds a doctorate of musical arts in flute performance with a minor in composition from UGA, and the dissertation work behind Backstory was supported by a 2021 Graduate Research Award scholarship from the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.

In addition to composing and teaching, she is the founder of Millennium, a multimedia pop orchestra that performs genre-bending works against animation projections. [Jessica Smith]

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observable peculiarities within the external everyday life.

“Surrealism embraces the irrational and insists that one’s psychological state is at odds with one’s surroundings,” said Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, the museum’s curator of American art, during the virtual panel discussion “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Magic Realism.” “Magic realism, on the other hand, shows how the psychological and the actual are intertwined.”

Generally speaking, magic realism is most easily described as an approach to observing, questioning and depicting the unusual nature of existence. Unlike a movement bound by a social scene, geographic region or particular set of aesthetic goals, these artists largely worked independently,

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As a global transdisciplinary phenomenon, tion and its impressionist and expressionist magic realism has manifested within visual predecessors, mid-century artists codified art, literary works and films across cultures as magic realists tended to favor classical and throughout the decades. artistic techniques. Within realistic depicOften imbued with an eerie mood and tions of subject matter—particularly the supernatural overtones, these enchanting ordinary and mundane—the focus shifts works can achieve a special suspension of to the inherent mystery of the subject. As disbelief through hyperrealism, odd juxtafantastical elements are incorporated into positions of objects, narrative ambiguity or exaggerations of color, time and space. Mystifying and uncanny as they may be, these moments of magic realism are firmly anchored in everyday reality. Currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art, “Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism” seeks to reexamine the realm of magic realism, expanding the canon of associated visual artists in the process.

First coined by German art critic, photographer and historian Franz Roh in his 1925 publication Nach Expressionismus: Magischer Realismus, the term “magic realism” became popularized in the U.S. following the 1943 exhibition “American Realists and Magic Realists” at the Museum of Modern Art. Using this pivotal event as its departure point, Brian Connelly (American, 1926–1963), “A Night Garden,” 1955. Oil and casein on panel, 18 × 30 inches.

“Extra Ordinary” includes a suite of paintings that originally appeared at MoMa by Ivan Albright, Paul Cadmus, Z. these otherwise believable settings, they and categorizing them together therefore Vanessa Helder and Patsy Santo. Whereas weave a tapestry that suggests reality, at its presents many challenges. “Extra Ordinary” early exhibitions created a narrative almost very essence, is itself simply wondrous and focuses less on what magic realism is or exclusively inhabited by white male artists altogether pretty strange. isn’t, but instead, on how the approach can living on the East Coast, “Extra Ordinary” Though often compared to Surrealists, meaningfully comment on a range of perexpands its geographical reach and recogmagic realists use imagination not as a tinent topics such as the exclusivity of the nizes Black artists such as Eldzier Cortor, means to escape from reality, but as a way art world, racial oppression, poverty, labor, Hughie Lee-Smith and Charles Sebree to engage more deeply with the material wartime trauma and environmental issues. alongside female artists such as Helen world. Whereas Surrealists often approach Investigating the complicated relationLundeberg, Priscilla Roberts and Honoré fantasy as it exists internally within ship between humans and nature, several Sharrer. dreams, the subconscious mind or metaartists address ecological crises and changIn rejecting the rising trend of abstracphor, magic realists instead isolate or imbed ing landscapes. Pictured on the cover of

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Whether looking to retell the past or reimagine a future, several pieces center around the naivety of youth and passage of time. In Ivan Albright’s “The Mirror: Self-Portrait in Georgia,” for example, the artist draws a touching parallel between the vulnerability of his own aging body and the perpetual rot-regrowth cycle of the surrounding swampy forest.

Still life paintings seem to promote biocentrism, advocating that all living things are inherently important. “Private Little Jungle” by John Langley Howard zooms in to the world of spiders as tiny leg hairs, delicate webbing and a drop of drew come into focus.

The exhibition also includes multiple trompe l’oeils that mischievously create the optical illusion of three-dimensional objects, such as Ken Davies’ “Lighthouses in the Alps,” an alpine landscape painted to appear as though its peeling away from the upper corner of a canvas stretcher as all sorts of miscellaneous details—a flying bat, floating dollar bill, vibing toad and reclining puppet—dance in the foreground.

“Extra Ordinary” reminds viewers that life is often inexplicably bizarre, and that by blending the seams of reality and imagination, everyday magic can be wielded to invoke empathy for fellow humans, promote environmental stewardship and catalyze change. The exhibition will remain on view through June 13, and is accompanied by a full-color hardcover catalogue that includes essays by Richmond-Moll and scholar Philip Eliasoph.

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Patrick Eleanor Davis, who, along with Melissa McBride, is organizing Patrick’s gofundme. com campaign, explains Patrick’s situation as follows: “Three years ago our friend Patrick Dean was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal, neurodegenerative disease. For almost two years

the future he wants for them.”

I can only add that for years, Patrick’s zany, otherworldly comics welcomed readers into Flagpole each week from their perch on p.3, where he constructed an alternate Athens peopled by monsters with soul. Through Patrick’s genius, wit and skill, Flagpole readers had an exclusive entrée into a shadow town that gave depth and meaning to the everyday Athens they inhabited. Helping Patrick and his family now is a great opportunity for payback— thanking him for enriching our lives and enhancing the mythos of our Athens. It’s easy: Just go to gofundme. com, click on “search” in the upper lefthand corner, type in Patrick Dean, and the rest is simple.

Ort Lesley Ganschow is organizing the fundraiser for Ort, aka William Orten Carlton, and here’s her message: “Dearfolk: Ort has been reluctant to let us know, but he is in a very difficult spot, and we know Athens will be eager to show him how much his kindness, stories, yarns and astonishing memory of anecdotes and history have meant to generations of Athenians. For many of us, a beer with Ort was bragging rights. Even those who watched from afar feel like he is a link to the intangible character that makes Athens far Patrick Dean drew this portrait of his family when he still could. more than a town. We recently found out that he’s needed 24-hour care and now is receivhe is not eligible for Social Security. He has ing additional inpatient hospice care. He always kept busy and helpful to many and and his family are having to pay for these has been an astonishingly gifted writer. expenses out of their own savings.

But it has all fallen under the category of “Patrick is the dad of two young chil[nontraditional] income. He also spent dren (the amazing Eloise and Julian) and most of his life caring for his mother, who husband of total badass Erin Josey. He’s a left him a modest inheritance which is now son, a brother and a friend to all. As co-orexhausted. Your contribution will help us ganizer of the FLUKE mini-comics festival, get him through this current rough patch. he’s always been a champion of everyone in He will be able to pay his most basic bills the small-press community, and he’s a truly and some property tax and figure out the extraordinary cartoonist. Although he’s next step.” now completely immobilized and unable to Limited space allows me to add only speak, Patrick still stubbornly manages to that our friend Ort has led a sort of Walt make his incomparable—hilarious, sweet, Whitman-like life, roaming his hometown sad, scary, goofy, profound—art, now of Athens in bearded eccentricity since high through the use of eye-gaze technology. school, deeply delving into every aspect of “The only way Patrick can get the comour communal life—embracing its music, plex care he now needs is through continits food and its beer, almost single-handuous skilled nursing care, which is very edly waking Athens up to the wonders costly and not covered by his insurance. His of craft beer. He wrote for the old Athens family is paying for this enormous expense Observer, and he wrote for Flagpole from with the savings they were counting on for the beginning, giving this publication a their parents’ elder care and for Eloise and plethora of personality as a guidebook to Julian’s futures. Let’s help Patrick get the alternative Athens. Go to gofundme.com, palliative hospice care he needs without and type in William Carlton. having to be afraid it will deny his family Thanks, everybody! f

Hi Bonita, My boss has been with us for about a year and is the youngest person on our staff. He’s the director of our department and has never worked in our field before. It seems that maybe he was hired more to enact the directives of the governing body above him rather than to provide us staff with any [leadership] or direction because, in general, it seems like he has no idea what he’s doing. He is also very messy. If there is an issue or problem with one staff member, he will call an [all-staff] meeting and address the issue as though it applies to all of us, creating so much anxiety and stress. He has no idea how to work the computer programs that we have to use and attempts to give us tutorials, which will just have us

company chose poorly with this hire and it’s reflected in this guy’s performance and management style. Calling the entire staff into a meeting over a specific incident with a single worker is a super amateur move and betrays any professional assurances you were given by higher-ups when he was hired. Maybe he doesn’t have the guts or the skill to have a one-on-one interaction with a wayward worker, but he shouldn’t make the entire staff suffer a pointless meeting over that. And the technology training thing is just embarrassing. Why didn’t your job just get an IT technician or someone who knows what they’re doing to train you? (Probably because they’d have to pay that person,

all giggling under our breath.

I don’t respect this guy, and I am equally baffled by the people who hired him. How can I navigate the situation without making things harder for myself? I don’t like the stress that he brings to our department, and I’m starting to want to simply not attend the overly long and useless meetings that he calls regularly.

Any advice you could give would be appreciated, but please don’t tell me to find a new job.

This is the best job I can find in my field which pays me [a salary] that I can live on and is also eligible for student loan forgiveness.

Thank you!

Worker Bee Who’s Dealing With A Boss Baby

so they just make an unqualified manager try to do it instead.) I think there may be bigger management problems at your job than just a too-green supervisor trying to do too much.

The best thing you can do is to look like an excellent employee while you insulate yourself from this person as much as possible. If these meetings are optional, then I recommend you stop going, but be sure to have some vital work task to explain your absence. Focus on your own role at work and doing the job you were hired for, and do as great of a job as you can under such leadership. Be discreet about taking comfort with your coworkers via commiserating about the hand y’all were dealt, and certainly don’t do that on company email accounts or cell phones.

And I know you said not to tell you to quit, but I want to gently remind you that there are tons of different state and government workplaces that offer competitive salaries and student loan forgiveness. There’s no way that your workplace is the only one.

Slap on a smile and protect your neck, but you’d be silly not to keep your eyes open for better opportunities. f

Hey there, Worker Bee, If quitting isn’t an option, then you’re gonna have to become a pro chef when it comes to making lemons into lemonade.

Since this guy is your boss—and obviously not a very good or effective one—it’s important to stay on his good side. In general, you don’t want him to have any idea that you don’t respect him and think he’s awful at his job. Be polite and professional and courteous, always. That doesn’t mean that you need to pretend to be friendly to the point of talking about your home life or socializing outside of work, but he should always be none the wiser to your disdain— which is perfectly justified, by the way. Your

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Art ARTIST-IN-ATHICA RESIDENCIES AND 2022 EXHIBITS (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Residencies provide administrative support, exhibition and performance facilities, and a small stipend. The gallery is also accepting proposals for exhibits in 2022. Deadline June 30. www. athica.org/call-for-entries ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY (Athens, GA) The ACD is a new platform to connect creatives with patrons. Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing. Users can search for artists offering commissions for holiday gifts. athenscreatives@gmail.com, athenscreatives.directory CALL FOR ARTISTS (Creature Comforts Brewing Co.) Local artists and curators can submit proposals for the CCVC Gallery throughout 2021. getartistic@ccbeerco.com, www.getcurious.com/get-artistic/ call-for-artists GREENWAY ARTIST ASSISTANT (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission is seeking a local artist to serve as a temporary, part-time assistant to the lead artist on an upcoming Green public art project. Deadline May 9. info@ athensculturalaffairs.org QUARTERLY ARTIST GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council offers quarterly grants of $500 to local organizations, artists and events that connect the arts to the community in meaningful and sustainable ways. Deadlines are June 15, Sept. 15, Dec. 15 and Mar. 15. www.athensarts.org/grants

Classes 5 POINTS YOGA IN THE PARK (Memorial Park, Picnic Pavilion 3) Enjoy an all-levels flow under the sun. May 15, 9 a.m. $14–17. www. athensfivepointsyoga.com BLACKSMITHING CLASSES (Greenhow Handmade Ironworks,

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Comer) “Forging a Firepoker” is held May 8, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $150.

In “Basic Blacksmithing, First Time at the Forge,” students will forge and assemble a wall mount rack with three hooks. Skills taught will be tapering/drawing out, twisting, scrolling and bending, riveting, cutting and basic forging fire management when working in the coal forge. Tools and materials included.

May 15, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $150.

“Building a Throwing Tomahawk” covers tools, design elements, target practice and more. May 29, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $175. www.greenhowhandmade.com DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8 a.m. Email for details. jaseyjones@gmail.com MINDFULNESS PRACTICE EVENINGS (Online) Discuss and practice how to change your relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions. Email for the Zoom link.

Second Friday of the month, 6–7 p.m. FREE! mfhealy@bellsouth.net SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA) For adults, couples and children.

Learn from experts with years of professional experience. Contact for details. 706-372-4349, marinabilbao75@gmail.com, www.marina-spain-2020.squarespace.com YOGA CLASSES (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) “Outdoor Yoga with Meg Brownstone,” every Sunday at 10 a.m. $5–10 suggested donation.

“Trauma Conscious Yoga with Crystal,” every Thursday at 6 p.m. $10 suggested donation. “Yoga for Well-being with Nicole Bechill,” every Saturday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m. “Outdoor Yoga with Miles Bunch” every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Pre-registration required. rubbersoulcollective@gmail.com, www. revolutiontherapyandyoga.com ZOOM YOGA (Online) Rev. Elizabeth Alder offers “Off the Floor Yoga” (chair and standing) on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and “Easy on the Mat” yoga classes on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Ongoing classes are $5/class or $18/month. 706-612-8077, ommmever@yahoo.com

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Events 20TH ANNUAL MADISON ANTIQUES SHOW & SALE (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) The sale includes 22 dealers from nine states with items ranging from furniture, silver, pottery, fine art and more. Lectures held May 21 and May 22 at 9 a.m. Preview party held May 20, 6–9 p.m. ($50). Sale held May 21–22, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. ($10) with free lectures beforehand at 9 a.m. www.mmcc-arts.org ART EVENTS (Georgia Museum of Art) “Artful Conversation: Leonard Everett Fisher” on May 5 at 1 p.m.

“Mother’s Day at the Museum: Tour for Two” runs May 6–9. “Drawing in the Galleries” on May 9 at 2 p.m. “Family Day To-Go: Magic Realism” on May 13–16. “Morning Mindfulness” on May 14 and May 28at 9:30 a.m. “Teen Studio via Zoom: Magical Mystery” on May 20 at 5:30 p.m. “Yoga in the Galleries” on May 20 at 6 p.m. “Toddler Tuesday To-Go: Extra Ordinary” on May 25. www.georgiamuseum.org ATHENS BLACK MARKET & INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DAY (College Square Plaza) The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosts family-friendly afternoon of vendors, live music and guest speakers. May 15, 12–5 p.m. www.aadmovement.org ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Bishop Park) The 2021 season will run Saturdays through Dec. 18, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.com/vendors THE BIG READ: SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT (Online ) Athens’ National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read presents a series of events inspired by Roz Chast’s book, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Events include “Webinar: Healthy Living for Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research” on May 7; “Webinar: The Changes Dementia Brings: A 3-Part Series” on May 10; “Seat in the (Pleasant) Shade: ‘On Not Aging Gracefully,’ A Poet’s Journey

by Alicia Ostriker” on May 13; “Webinar: Dream it, Plan it, Secure

it: Legal and Practical Strategies for Every Stage on Life” on May 14; “Webinar: Caring for Parents Near and Afar: Helping Loved Ones Thrive” on May 17. www.coe.uga. edu/events/big-read BOOK LAUNCH PARTY (Online) Avid Bookshop presents Will Leitch in celebration of his book, How Lucky. Email for Zoom link. May 12, 7 p.m. events@avidbookshop.com BRASS TRANSIT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CONCERT (The Farm at Oconee, Greensboro) Brass Transit performs the music of Chicago during an outdoor concert. Table and lawn seating available. May 30, 4:30 p.m. $25–75. www.opas.org BREWERY EVENTS (Southern Brewing Company) Sunday Trivia with Solo Entertainment Sundays at 5 p.m. Jim Cook performs May 20.

Country Music Songwriters in the Round pay tribute to Merle Haggard featuring Todd Cowart, Scott Brantley, Clay Leverett, Joshua, Brodye and Casey (of Holman Autry Band), and Bo Hembree and Curt Spell on May 21 at 7 p.m. $10. Abbey Road LIVE! on May 22 at 7 p.m. $12-15.

Randall Bramblett Band on May 29 at 7 p.m. $20–25. www sobrewco. com CLASS OF 2021 GRADUATION CARAVAN (ACC Library to City Hall) The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosts a caravan-style graduation celebration for all Athens-Clarke County School District graduates. The caravan will be followed by a graduate recognition drive-by ceremony at City Hall with guest speakers. May 16, 2 p.m. (meet), 3:15 p.m. (drive). bit. ly/GradCaravan HOLDING THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ACCOUNTABLE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (UGA Arch) Beyond Baldwin and the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement host a protest and march. May 12, 6 p.m. concernedstudentsofuga@ gmail.com IN THEIR SHOES 10K (Virtual) Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center’s Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support hosts a virtual run/walk to support patients and survivors in the region. Record your distance between May 22–29. Participants can pick up their T-shirt, awards and ice cream during a drive-thru celebration for National Cancer Survivor’s Day will be held

June 6, 1–4 p.m. $20–30. www. intheirshoesathens.org INDIE SOUTH EVENTS (Indie South) Heartsong Herbs Plant Sale May 6. Abnormal Bazzar with Varnish Vine Cactus Pop-up May 15. www. theindiesouth.com INTERNATIONAL COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK (Multiple Locations) The ACC Recycling Division celebrate with tours, videos, a compost sale, Stories for Soils and other activities. May 2–8. www. accgov.com/ICAW INTO THE WILDWOOD SUMMER SERIES (Cloverleaf Farm) Wildwood Revival presents a concert series. Old Crow Medicine Show performs May 28. $65–85. www. wildwoodrevival.com JAKE SHIMABUKURO (Classic Center Theatre) Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro performs with bassist Jackson Waldhoff and guitarist Dave Preston. June 13. $35–45. www. classiccenter.com LEAVING IOWA (Lyndon House Arts Center) Athens Creative Theatre presents an outdoor production of Clue & Manton’s play, Leaving Iowa.

Audience members are encouraged to pack a picnic. May 7, 7:30 p.m. $6. www.accgov.com/myrec LIVE JAZZ (Porterhouse Grill) Enjoy dinner and some smooth jazz.

Wednesdays, 6–9 p.m. www.porterhouseathens.com LIVE MUSIC AT ATHENTIC (Athentic Brewing Co.) Quentin Smith jazz duo performs every Thursday on the patio. May 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 6 p.m. Live music by jazz group Four Fathers May 8 at 6 p.m. www. athenticbrewing.com LIVE MUSIC AT FRONT PORCH BOOKSTORE (Front Porch Bookstore, Winterville) Enjoy free free concerts on the lawn. The lineup includes Original Screwtops (May 15) and Janet and the Blue Dogs (June 19) Shows held at 6 p.m. jmazzucc@uga.edu LIVE MUSIC AT HENDERSHOT’S (Hendershot’s Coffee) Live music every Friday and Saturday. The lineup includes Call Me Spinster May 9–10, The Granfalloons on May 14–15 and Bichos Vivos May 28–29. Visit website to reserve your seat. www.hendershotsathens.com LIVE MUSIC AT HOTEL INDIGO (Hotel Indigo patio) Avery Deakins performs weekly on the patio. All ages. May 6, 13, 20 & 27, 5:30–8 p.m. www.indigoathens.com LIVE MUSIC AT INTERNATIONAL GRILL & BAR (International Grill & Bar) The Splitz Band performs May 28 & June 25 at 7 p.m. All ages. www.facebook.com/IGNAthensGA MARIGOLD MARKET (Pittard Park, Winterville) Vendors will offer local produce, prepared and baked

goods, and arts and crafts. Season runs every Saturday through Dec. 11, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. marigoldmarketwinterville@gmail.com MOTHER’S DAY NAP-A-THON (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Diaper Bank encourages all moms to rest, relax and recharge with a nap. Like a virtual 5K or walkathon, register yourself to take a nap on Mother’s Day. Packet pickup days are May 6–8. www.athensareadiaperbank. com NOT YOUR AVERAGE MOTHER’S DAY (Athentic Brewing Co.) Highlights include matching henna tattoos, Condor Chocolate boxes, self-defense class with AKF Athens, food by Uncle Ernies and a charity raffle benefiting The Cottage. May 9, 1–9 p.m. www.athenticbrewing. com RC COWBOY (Online) RC Cowboy performs on Hopin. May 27, 6 p.m. $5. www.hopin.com ROSA PARKS: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HER LEGACY (Zoom) Riché Richardson speaks on the life, activism and continued significance of Rosa Parks. Presented by Athens Chautauqua. May 20, 4 p.m. www. historycomesalive.org/performances/athens SHOAL LILY FLOAT (Broad River Campground) Join the Broad River Watershed Association for an annual flat down the river. Meet at the campground and carpool to the put-in on Hwy. 17. Includes a lunch break on the river and a nice pause in Anthony Shoals to admire the shoal lilies. May 15, 9 a.m. (Rain date May 22). Suggested donation $25. RSVP at info@brwa.org SHOWDOWN AT THE EQUATOR (Flicker Theatre and Bar) In order to regain his power, the Old Devil tasks a toady to locate the virgin necessary for his temple ritual. A non-stop fever dream of high-flying kung-fu, bonkers costumes, indecipherable subplots and a little critter called the Watermelon Monster, Taoism Drunkard is madcap martial arts film at its finest. May 10, 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/showdown attheequator SOUTHERN STAR (Southern Star Studio) Check out the gallery full of works by the studio’s resident potters. Saturday from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.southernstarstudioathens.com THRIFT SALE (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Shop for art, antiques, books, small appliances, electronics, housewares, tools, yards of fabric, jewelry, furniture and more.

Preview sale May 21, 5–7 p.m.

Sale runs May 22, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. and (half-price) May 23, 1–4 p.m. www.ocaf.com TRIVIA AT ATHENTIC (Athentic Brewing Co.) Win beer tabs and

other prizes. Every second Monday of the month, 7 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com UUFA VIRTUAL FORUM (Online) Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens and local CBD store owner Jackie Parker presents “What is CBD? Everything You Need to Know.” May 9, 9:30 a.m. www. uuathens.org/stay-connected VIC CHESTNUT SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD (Creature Comforts Brewing Co.) Finalists include Bo Bedingfield, Cassie Chantel, Jim White, Kxng Blanco, Charlie Hartness, WesdaRuler featuring Louie Larceny. Featuring performances by Carolina Aiken, Jim White, Sylvie Simmons, Anthony Thompson and Jim Willingham.

May 6, 7 p.m. $25 (outdoor show).

Livestream at vicchesnuttaward.com VOLUMES: PATIO PARTY (Athentic Brewing) Volumes presents hip-hop performances by Caulfield, TRVY, Convict Julie, Anime Zayy and Clark County. Live art tribute to DMX by @xlchorty. May 7, 8 p.m. www. athentic.com WEST BROAD FARMERS MARKET (300 S. Rocksprings St.) The market is open for shopping each week from Sunday at 5 p.m. to Thursday at 1 p.m., with a drive-through (or walk/bike-through) pick-up on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. wbfm.locallygrown.net WINTERVILLE MARIGOLD FESTIVAL (Online) A virtual concert with The Pink Stones will stream live from the Winterville Auditorium.

This year’s featured artist is Marisa Leilani Mustard. May 8, 7 p.m.

Find the festival on social media @ MarigoldFestival

$25/week. Weekly sessions run Mondays–Fridays, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. from June 7–July 16. foxfirewoodsandfarm@gmail.com, www. foxfirewoodsandfarm.com THE HARGRETT HOURS: VIRTUAL FAMILY DAY (Online) The Hargrett Library presents an event highlighting the exhibit “The Hargrett Hours: Exploring Medieval Manuscripts.”

Activities include story time, crafts and virtual tour stops. Free craft kits

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ATHICA will host a virtual panel discussion with curators and artists of the exhibition “Lost in the Weeds: Climate Change and Human Nature” on Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m. Register online at athica.org. Pictured above is “Split Series: Dark Red Trio Seeds” by Jacksonville, FL artist Brian Frus.

ART CAMPS FOR PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS (KA Artist Shop) One week, in-person camps are offered for ages 12–15. Camps run late May through July. www. kaartist.com CAMP FOXFIRE (Foxfire Woods and Farm) Ages 5–12 can enjoy outdoor play, learn about arm life and discover local plants. $125/week.

Ages 13–17 participate in activities focusing on leadership, service, agriculture and animal husbandry.

are available for pickup May 3–7, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Event May 8, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. libs.uga.edu/events OCAF SUMMER ART CAMP (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Themes include artist appreciation (June 7–11), board game bonding (June 14–18), STEM (June 21–25), around the world in five days (July 6–9), working stronger together (July 12–16), rainforest discoveries (July 19–23) and mosaic madness (July 26–30). www.ocaf.com

art around town THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) The Lamar Dodd School of Art presents its annual MFA Thesis Exhibition titled “Whistling in the Dark” with works by Mac Balentine, Matthew J. Bown, Caitlin Adair Daglis, Alex McClay, Katharine Miele, Ciel Rodriguez and Kelsey Wishik. The new gallery is open Thursdays–Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Exhibition on view through May 15.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) Curated by Craig Coleman, “Lost in the Weeds: Climate Change and Human Nature” presents artwork by Crista Cammarato, Naomi Falk, Brian Frus, Meredith Starr, Bethany Taylor and several others. A virtual panel discussion with artists and curators will be held on May 6 at 7 p.m.

On view through May 22.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Photographer Cindy Karp presents “Pandemic Portraits.” Through June 25.

CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Gunnar Tarsa’s “Mind Matter: Tales from the Scribble Warlock” features 15 works of art from 2017 to 2021 that document the artist’s development of “Mind Matter,” a living universe populated with recurring characters and myths through the artist’s spontaneous creation drawing sessions.Through May 9.

GALLERY AT HOTEL INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Athens Facades” presents Mike Landers’ photographs of buildings downtown and in Five Points at dark between 2000–2002.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “In Dialogue: Look, Paint, Repeat: Variations in the Art of Pierre Daura.” Through May 23. • “Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism.” Through June 13. • “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection” represents three generations of artists dating from the 1940s. Through Sept.

26. • “Modernism Foretold: The Nadler Collection of Late Antique Art from Egypt.” Through Sept. 26. • “Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish

SUMMER CAMP SEASON (Multiple Locations) The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department hosts summer camps for children and teens in art, nature education, sports and theater. Scholarships available. www.accgov.com/camps, www.accgov.com/myrec SWIM PROGRAMS (Bishop Park, East Athens Community Center & Lay Park) ACC Leisure Services offers swim lessons for children.

$33–50. The kinderswim program for 5-year-old children meets three times a week for three weeks for free. www.accgov.com/myrec TUTORING (Online) The Athens Regional Library System is now offering free, live online tutoring via tutor.com for students K-12, plus college students and adult learners.

Daily, 2–9 p.m. www.athenslibrary. org VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Camp

themes include woodland fairy and gnomes, textile and fiber arts, circus, pen pals, mini museum, rebel girls, flower gardens and more.

Register online. $200/camp. www. treehousekidandcraft.com

Support Groups AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected

by someone else’s drinking. Visit the website for a calendar of electronic meetings held throughout the week. 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 RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery

Art.” Through Nov. 28.

JITTERY JOE’S EPPS BRIDGE (1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy.) Kevin Kardon creates black-and-white watercolor or pen and ink images of monsters that are whimsical, comical, abstract and bizarre. Through May 13.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) Students graduating in all areas of design and art education will exhibit their final thesis projects. May 6–13.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) The 46th annual Juried Exhibition features 161 works by 116 local artists selected by juror Hallie Ringle of the Birmingham Museum of Art. On view through June 26. • On view in the lobby case, Jourdon Joly presents a collection of cast resin ice cream cones. Through June 26. • Collections from our Community presents Arthur Johnson’s (of the Bar-B-Q Killers) shark collection, which he has been building since the early ‘80s. Through June 26. • Curated by La Ruchala Murphy and featuring the works of Black artists living in the South, “#NotAStereotype” challenges the labels and limitations perceived about race, nationality, gender, ability and sexual orientation. Through June 24.

MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “The 125th Anniversary Exhibition: Celebrating the Home of the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center” explores the Romanesque Revival building that was built as a graded schoolhouse in 1895 and became a regional cultural center in 1976. Through June.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville) Oil paintings by DQ Nguyen. Through May. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) The 26th annual “SouthWorks” exhibition is a nationally juried art show featuring works from across the country. In conjunction with “Southworks 2021,” the annual Director’s Choice exhibition features “Gardens of the South” by Greyson Smith. These mixed-media works on paper depict public gardens in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. Through May 28.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) The new Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum at the Center for Art and Nature holds the collections of Deen Day Sanders, a charter board member of the

Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction.

Visit the website for info about Zoom meetings. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensrecoverydharma.org SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) (Email for Location) Athens Downtown SAA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual

behavior. www.athensdowntownsaa. com ZOOM INN (Online) Nuçi’s Space holds weekly meetings on Thursdays for people to drop by and say hi virtually. Email lesly@nuci.org

Word on the Street ACRONYM (Athens, GA) ACRONYM is a new website compiling COVID-19 aid for Athens-based live

music venues and artists. Check the website for updated listings on funding and financial opportunities, mental health guides, organizational support, community resources and more. Visit acroynym.rocks ART FOR ATHENS (Online) The Red & Black hosts Art for Athens to support Nuçi’s Space. Donated work by artists is sold and shipped through the publication’s online store. Participating artists include R. Wood, Maria Dondero, Jamie Calkin, James Burns and Chris Robinson. www.redandblack.com/store CLASSIC CITY TOASTMASTERS (Zoom) This is an encouraging group for individuals who want to develop their communication and public speaking skills. Meetings are held 2–3 times a month on Thursday evenings. 706-202-7566 CORNHOLEATL ATHENS REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Company) CornholeATL Athens offers four different divisions of play to accommodate all levels.

Seven-week season begins in June.

Email to register. info@cornholeatl. com ESP SILENT AUCTION (Online and In-Person) Extra Special People hosts a silent auction to support its summer camp program. In-person viewing events held May 5, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (with a taco truck) and May 6, 6:30–9 p.m. (with a wine tasting and beach luau).

Online bidding is also currently available through May 6 at espsilentauction.org ROLL OUT THE BARRELS ONLINE SILENT AUCTION (Athens, GA) Bid on 16 rain barrels painted by local artists. Barrels can be seen in person at the Lyndon House Arts Center. Proceeds benefit the Athens-Clarke County Green School Program. Online auction runs May 13–27. www.rolloutthebarrels.org SUMMER STAFF (Athens, GA) The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department is now hiring for approximately 120 summer positions including camp counselors, lifeguards and pool clerks. www. accgov.com/jobs VIRTUAL LEISURE SERVICES (Online) A variety of activities are offered in arts, athletics, nature and recreation. www.accgov.com/ leisure f

garden. The eight galleries blend conservation, botanicals, art, beauty and curiosity.

STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Healing Our Humanity: Finding Hope, Love and Unity” presents works

by Margaret C. Brown, Zerric Clinton, Oliver Enwonwu, Andrae Green and Nnamdi Okonkwo. May 6–July 10.

TIF SIGFRIDS (83 E. North Ave., Comer) Gracie Devito presents “Evening Luddite.” May 7–June 27.

UGA OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY (Online) The annual Earth Day Art Challenge is a virtual exhibition of artwork, performance, video and writing that demonstrates an appreciation, awareness or action. Visit sustainability. uga.edu.

UGA SCHOOL OF LAW (225 Herty Dr.) Williams Elliot Stiles Jr., an accomplished artist, Atlanta attorney and UGA School of Law alumnus, recently unveiled a new commission, “1961,” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of desegregation at UGA. UGA MAIN LIBRARY (320 S. Jackson St.) “Georgia Trailblazers: Honoring the 60th Anniversary of Desegregation at UGA” chronicles the historic events of 1961 when Hamilton Holmes and Charlene Hunter became the first African American students admitted to the university.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Pylon: Tourists in Rock ’n Roll” celebrates the local band through photos, outfits, memorabilia and more. Through May. • “Making Space: Fighting for Inclusion, Building Community at UGA” chronicles the journey of students advocating for racial and social justice on campus. Through July 2. • “The Hargrett Hours: Exploring Medieval Manuscripts” presents original items from the collections, dating back centuries, as well as findings from students’ indepth studies. Through Aug. 26.

WILLSON CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES AND ARTS (Online) As part of UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts, the Willson Center presents “Shelter Projects,” a virtual exhibition of over 30 projects created by graduate students or community practitioners who reflect pandemic experiences through the arts. willson.uga.edu.

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Wildflower Sale! (Near Athens) Fragrant native azaleas: six species, five colors.

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As one of GA’s oldest solar power companies, AES provides solar PV and battery backup systems to homes and businesses throughout the state. AES provides its employees with a full health benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life. We also provide employees with education and training, PTO, and a clear roadmap to follow for future advancement within the company. If you’re interested in learning more about our team, have questions, or wish to apply, please send your resume to info@altenergy se.com.

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PART-TIME Cali-n-Tito’s is hiring for front of house and food service! Call to make an appointment (706-2554393) or email resume to cnt@ lapuertadelsol.net Experienced kitchen help needed. Bring resume or fill out an application at George’s Lowcountry Table. No phone calls please. 420 Macon Hwy. Athens, GA 30606

Habitat ReStore West seeks cashier & floor worker. Ability to lift 75 lbs. and work with customers required. Three shifts/week, including Saturdays. Download application at athenshabitat.com/employment and bring to 4125 Atlanta Hwy. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tue–Sat. Habitat ReStore East seeks floor worker. Ability to lift 75 lbs. and working with customers required. Three shifts/week including Saturdays. Download application at athenshabitat. com/employment and bring to 532 Barber St. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Prince (54881)

Prince is both sweet and active, but the shelter life just isn’t for him. This handsome guy deserves a happy home where he can be at peace and play to his heart’s content.

Roe (55193)

If you’re looking for a buddy to chill with during this warm weather, Roe’s ready to splash around! Along with a kiddie pool, he loves treats and making new friends.

Tonka (55307)

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Mike Wheeler Landscape.

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Viva Argentine Cuisine is now hiring for Front of House and dishwashers. Drop off applications/resumes Wed, Thurs (4:30–8:30 p.m. ) Fri, or Sat (12–8:30 p.m.) 247 Prince Ave. Wanted: Female Counselors YWCO Summer Girls Club Counselors. Must be over 18 and have experience working with children. Temporary position July 1–23. Apply at YWCO, 562 Research Dr. Athens, GA. 30605 For information: www. ywco.org/job-opportunities White Tiger is now hiring! No experience necessary. Email resume to catering@whitetigergourmet. com

NOTICES MESSAGES All Georgians over the age of 16 are eligible to be vaccinated! Call 888457-0186 or go to www.public healthathens.com for info.

COVID testing in Athens available at 3500 Atlanta Hwy (Old Fire Station in the corner of Atlanta Hwy. & Mitchell Bridge Rd. near Aldi and Publix.) Mon–Fri. 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. To register, call 844-625-6522 or go to publichealthathens.com Mobile Food Pantry @ General Time Athens!

Athens Terrapin Beer Co. alongside Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and various local sponsors will host a drive-thru food pantry on the 3rd Monday of each month thru 2021.

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