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Creature Comforts’ Artist-in-Residence Noraa James led an interactive art activity on Sept. 21 as part of the Live Sessions series in the taproom that began in August. The last of the sessions will be held on Oct. 3 and Oct. 17 from 3–6 p.m. For more information, visit creature comfortsbeer.com.
This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NEWS: City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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former employees are racist and didn’t like taking orders from a younger Black woman. She also said the investigation was one-sided, and she was never asked for documentation to back up her claims. As far as the PIP, she said the commission kept moving the goalposts; for example, moving up a deadline for her to take a certification exam from the end of the year to the end of September. put on. “They are tied, but they’re not sup“They need something to say, ‘We’re posed to be. They are two different things,” going to get rid of her,’” Maddox said. she said. Meanwhile, she added, “We’re allowing the The EEOC complaint, though, included people who harmed me to go free, to conan element of the PIP. Maddox alleged tinue going on making a living.” that Girtz told her to “shut up” during a On top of the investigation and concerns discussion of her performance as auditor. about her management style, commissionAccording to Maddox, Girtz also told her ers have also expressed frustration about she had a problem with morale in her office, the pace of Maddox’s work as auditor and which Maddox said she was not aware of. her failure to fill the vacant positions in her She told Flagpole she office for more than a thought she had a good year. Last year, Maddox relationship with them, was still working on buying them gifts and audits assigned to her taking them out for in 2018. Two others, pedicures. Those same on the Animal Services employees complained Department and Fleet to both Girtz and Management Division, Woodward about their were only recently boss, Maddox. released after Maddox According had promised the Audit to Maddox, she Committee they were attempted to retrain nearly finished for one employee after the months. Internal Auditor Stephanie Maddox position was reclassiAll of this might fied, but the employee appear to be headed didn’t catch on to new duties and left in toward a lawsuit. As part of the contract December of 2019. Maddox said she wasn’t she signed in June, Maddox is entitled to in a rush to replace the employee because six months of severance pay (approximately she was getting more work done without $45,000), but only if she gives up her right having to go back and correct someone to sue. else’s errors. Later, when Maddox took Family and Medical Leave Act time off during the pandemic, she returned to find At a separate meeting, the commission the other employee in her office had transunanimously voted last week to extend a ferred. A third employee also transferred, Clarke County Health Department program taking a pay cut. One full-time intern offering $100 gift cards to people who get complained to Girtz, and later Woodward, a COVID-19 vaccine shot, and will seek out that he was being assigned menial tasks, other partners to participate, as well. but two other interns said they had a good Initially approved in August, the incenexperience. tive program started Sept. 3, and less than Maddox said she hired a human two weeks later, the health department resources consultant who told her the
Commission Fires Auditor After Accusations of Racism PLUS, MORE MONEY FOR VACCINES, A COMMISSIONER’S DUI AND MORE LOCAL NEWS By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com The Athens-Clarke County Commission last week voted unanimously to fire Internal Auditor Stephanie Maddox, a top official who worked directly for the mayor and commission to evaluate ACC government operations. The vote came just three months after the commission awarded Maddox, who has served in the position since 2013, a new two-year contract. There was already friction between Maddox and the mayor and some commissioners, who expressed concerns about her pace of work and managerial skills. Maddox chalked those criticisms up to racism, revealing at a June press conference organized by the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement that she had filed a federal discrimination complaint against Mayor Kelly Girtz and Manager Blaine Williams. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission dismissed her complaint. The last straw in the ongoing friction apparently came during a closed session last week when Maddox refused to meet with the mayor and commission without her attorney present. The mayor and commission Mayor Kelly Girtz then scheduled a called meeting for the evening of Friday, Sept. 24. After meeting in closed session for about 40 minutes, the commission voted 8-0 to terminate Maddox’s contract. Commissioners Mike Hamby and Ovita Thornton were not present. Girtz told Flagpole that he could not comment on confidential personnel matters. Maddox told Flagpole that the implication that she was unwilling to meet was “completely false,” and that her attorney had been present in previous meetings. Originally hired under Mayor Nancy Denson, Maddox had worked as a school parapro when Girtz was principal of Classic City High School. She took a job as a budget analyst in the ACC Finance Department in 2010, then moved to the auditor’s office as an analyst four years later. In 2015, Denson nominated her to fill the vacant position after a nationwide search. Her job is to serve as a counterweight to the county manager, who runs the government day to day, and to examine departments to ensure they’re operating efficiently. Maddox’s allegations date back to 2019, when she filed an open records request for information related to a 2018 study on ACC employees’ salaries. At various times she stated that the information was for audit purposes, although she had not been assigned to do an audit on salaries, and because she was seeking a raise for an employee. However, an investigator concluded she was seeking the information to support a raise for herself. She and Williams had an argument, and Williams told her in an email that an open records request could be viewed as hostile, and that as a government employee, she should go
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through the proper channels. Maddox withdrew the request. Former assistant manager Jestin Johnson, who is Black and witnessed the argument, sided with Williams. The investigation found no evidence that Williams or Girtz acted based on Maddox’s gender or race, according to a draft version of the report. Joey Carter, a local progressive activist, wrote a letter to District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez requesting that she investigate a potential violation of the Georgia Open Records Act. Gonzalez demurred, because her office prosecutes felonies, and an open records violation is a misdemeanor. Carter then made the same request of Solicitor General C.R. Chisholm, who prosecutes misdemeanor charges. Chisholm referred the request to the Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council, saying he had a conflict of interest because the mayor and commission have significant influence over the solicitor’s budget. The council’s director, Pete Skandalakis, also declined to investigate. On a separate track, a law firm hired by ACC was investigating Maddox’s discrimination allegations. Carter somehow received a draft copy of its report and included it in his complaints. Ordinarily, draft documents are exempt from the open records law, but by including it, Carter made it public, and Flagpole contributor Chris Dowd, who also runs the Athens Politics Nerd, was able to obtain it. The 132 pages of documents paint an unflattering picture of Maddox. She worked odd hours, sometimes coming into the office early and staying late, allegedly to avoid interactions with coworkers, and sometimes disappearing for days or weeks at a time. Employees interviewed by the investigator said she was obsessed with details like the font and margin size in reports, to the exclusion of the actual content, and she routinely belittled her employees. “Cumulatively… they paint a consistent picture of a controlling, vindictive and retaliatory supervisor who struggles with time management and routinely promises work product that she does not, perhaps cannot, deliver,” concluded Karen Woodward, a lawyer with a Peachtree Corners firm specializing in civil rights and employment matters who conducted the internal investigation. Girtz said the draft likely dated back to last October or November, but that it probably does not differ substantially from a final version he said would be released within the next 10 days. Maddox told Flagpole that the mayor and commission are conflating two different issues: The EEOC complaint she filed and subsequent ACC investigation, and the Performance Improvement Plan she was
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had distributed 735 gift cards, leaving 250 whose driver appeared intoxicated. An remaining for first doses and another 1,000 officer responded, gave Davenport field for second doses. Northeast Health District sobriety tests and arrested him. Police said Director Stephen Goggans requested an Davenport had a blood alcohol level of additional $100,000 in funding Sept. 16, on 0.216%, almost three times the legal limit top of the $250,000 previously approved. of .08%. That money will fund 500 gift cards for first Davenport, 42, referred a request for doses and 500 for second doses. comment to his attorney, Jeff Rothman. The original figure included $50,000 for “Mr. Davenport is presumed to be innocent. administration—primarily police protecWe will be conducting an investigation contion for the gift cards—but just $3,100 has cerning the circumstances surrounding his been spent, according to Goggans. arrest, and will have more to say when that The gift cards are available at the health investigation is complete,” Rothman said. department office on Harris Street, as well Davenport was elected in 2018 to repas various community events. So far, vacciresent District 1, covering rural eastern nation drives have been held downtown, in Clarke County and the Winterville area. Rocksprings, in the Pinewoods neighborHe’s one of five commissioners who are up hood, at Triangle Plaza in East Athens and for re-election next May. at other locations. Commissioners also said they want to expand the program to include other COVID-19 cases among University of health-care providers that can reach out to Georgia students, faculty and staff fell from underserved communities. ACC Manager 168 to 77 for the week of Sept. 13, after Blaine Williams said he will introduce a hitting a high of 515 during the week of request for proposals for the commission Aug. 30. to vote on at its Oct. 5 meeting, along Of those 77 cases, UGA reported last with a recommended dollar amount. Wednesday, 51 were students and 26 were Partners could then be approved as soon as employees. UGA’s numbers come from the November. University Health Center, surveillance testAlso at the Sept. 21 meeting, the coming and self-reporting on the DawgCheck mission put a proposed eviction prevention app. program on hold after receiving only one In another sign that the Delta variant bid from a nonprofit to administer the prosurge is receding, just eight of 1,196 surgram. The ACC Housing and Community veillance tests conducted on asymptomatic Development Department recommended individuals were positive, for a positivity against accepting the bid by Athenian First rate of 0.67%. It was the third week in a row Development Corp. because the group has that the positivity no experience with rate for surveillance eviction prevention Only 43% of Clarke tests fell. or financial assistance County’s population is Overall, Clarke and it lacks the staff County has been averto implement the fully vaccinated, and 48% have aging 49 cases per day program. Its proposal received at least one dose. over the past seven also lacked detail on days. That’s down coordinating with the from 100 at the beginning of the month, Magistrate Court, which oversees eviction according to the Georgia Department of proceedings, or the Georgia Department of Public Health. Community Affairs, which distributes fedWastewater testing conducted by UGA eral rent assistance, HCD Director Haylee professor Erin Lipp also showed a “clear Banerjee said in a memo to commissiondecline” in viral loads last week, especially ers. In addition, she cited Athenian First at treatment plants serving downtown, Development Corp.’s request for $3.85 million in funding—far more than commis- campus and the Eastside, according to her lab at the Center for the Ecology of sioners wanted to spend initially. Infectious Diseases. Expecting a spate of evictions after a However, local hospitals remain crowded, CDC moratorium expired—the Supreme and vaccination rates continue to lag. Court struck it down last month—commisThe University Health Center adminissioners had hoped to get the program up tered 333 shots during the week of Sept. 13. and running by Oct. 1. Based on a program It has fully vaccinated 14,249 people and called Project RESET in Gwinnett County, still has more than 17,000 doses on hand. it would pay partial back rent to landlords Only 43% of Clarke County’s population in exchange for allowing tenants to stay in is fully vaccinated, and 48% have received their homes. Instead, the commission is likely to rebid at least one dose; however, it’s unclear how many UGA students are included in the program. However, by an 8-1 vote, those figures. Vaccinations have slowed to commissioners decided to hold off until the a trickle despite incentives offered by UGA Oct. 5 meeting, with Commissioner Ovita and the Athens-Clarke County governThornton dissenting. ment—only about 50 or so a day in recent weeks. In Region E, which includes Clarke and Athens-Clarke County Commissioner surrounding counties, 92% of intensive Patrick Davenport was arrested and charged care beds and 85% of all inpatient beds are with driving under the influence early on in use. Most of those beds are at Piedmont the morning of Sept. 18. Athens Regional and St. Mary’s. Of 636 Records show that Davenport was total patients, 186, or 29%, have COVID-19. booked into the Clarke County Jail at 1:47 Fifty-nine ventilators are currently in use. a.m. and released on his own recognizance More Clarke County residents are dying about five hours later. of COVID-19 than in previous months. Two According to Classic City News, the died on Sept. 17, bringing the total to 13 arrest stemmed from a call police received since Aug. 11. Prior to that, no one from shortly after midnight about an SUV with Clarke County had died of COVID in nearly two flat tires on College Station Road two months. f
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Frye: Invest in Broadband The past 18 months have been hard on everybody. They’ve been especially hard on folks who live where they can’t get reliable internet, or perhaps any internet. Which means everything from kids losing a year of school to parents losing jobs because they can’t “go remote,” not to mention lost access to many services, religious included, especially for folks with mobility issues. In 2021, uninterrupted internet access from home is almost as important as uninterrupted water and power, which we assume every home in America should have. It can now make or break a family’s educational and economic future. That’s why it’s critically important that the U.S. House of Representatives pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act now. This long overdue measure builds highspeed internet out into rural areas and small towns, and ensures everyone there and in cities have access at all income levels. The Affordable Connectivity program alone could help link more than 30% of Georgia households with reliable internet providers. And the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will support digital literacy training, so folks getting onto the net will understand how it works and how to stay safe. This one act will bring millions of Americans permanently online, and that will mean better education, better jobs, even better health for millions of families, together with the economic boost that comes from that. It’s an investment that’s expected to have a positive net return. For all those reasons and more, U.S. House leadership must get behind the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The entire country will be better off for it. Spencer Frye District 118 state representative
Restructure the Auditor’s Office The job of an internal auditor is to follow the money. Auditors protect our democracy by ensuring our government is transparent and accountable to voters. When the internal auditor can’t follow the money, our communities don’t receive adequate resources and support. The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement continues to support AthensClarke County Internal Auditor Stephanie Maddox’s allegations of Mayor Kelly Girtz and County Manager Blaine Williams’ systemic and racial discrimination towards her, which might have led to interference in Maddox’s job. When Auditor Maddox filed her complaint in May 2021 with the AADM, we understood this would be an uphill battle. Her case is deeply complex because it involves allegations of systemic racism and discrimination towards two popular and powerful officials. In addition, there is still an open investigation initiated by Maddox. We can only hope for a fair and impartial investigation, despite the fact that it’s being conducted by an agency hired by the local government. The AADM civil rights advocates have worked to uncover the truth. This included open records requests, reviewing various documents, interviewing out-
side parties and supporting Joseph Carter’s criminal complaint. Carter’s criminal complaint is particularly important. ACC Solicitor C.R. Chisholm sought the advice of Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys Council. State Prosecutor C. A. George ultimately concluded that the statute of limitations expired. While he believed that proving the charges would be difficult to impossible, we believe that a criminal investigation would have revealed the truth. In conclusion, based on evidence available to us, AADM believes the alleged abuse of authority and unhealthy work environment within the ACC government was inevitable due to the unclear structure and authority of the internal auditor’s office. For this reason, the internal auditor’s office should be restructured to have full independence from the mayor and commission; parity with all other charter offices in regards to staffing and funding; a whistleblower hotline; and unrestricted access to all governmental matters. Without these changes, incidents such as Williams and Girtz’s alleged discrimination against and interference with Maddox will continue to occur, thereby preventing the auditor from doing what’s in the best interests of the people. AADM members are deeply concerned that if this issue is not quickly resolved, it will be difficult for Maddox to ensure that our local government is using its funds wisely. Auditor Maddox has been fighting for justice since 2018. Over three years later, the commission still refuses to acknowledge these harms and to seek a just and fair resolution. It is for this reason AADM feels it must intervene. We recommend a fair, third-party mediation between Maddox and the mayor and manager. Additionally, the internal auditor’s office must be completely restructured. In the coming weeks, AADM will announce a new initiative for this restructuring to secure Maddox’s freedom to follow the money independently and objectively. Mokah-Jasmine Johnson Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement
Co-op Supports Prince Projects As a local business located on Prince Avenue, we want to put our support behind T-SPLOST Project 16: Prince Avenue Corridor Improvements. Our customers and neighbors not only drive to our store, but we also have many pedestrians and cyclists who frequent our co-op. We would like to not only improve the safety of their experience when they visit us, we would also like for it to be a pleasant experience for all our internal and external customers. We have seen many accidents and traffic jams over the years, and think the improvement listed in this project would go a long way toward alleviating those incidents. Also, continued improvements to transportation, outdoor space and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists will only help all local businesses along Prince Avenue and will contribute to a vibrant and economically healthy downtown Athens. Amy Kara Brown Former general manager, Daily Groceries
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Every version of Athens looks a little different, depending on who you ask. When we picture what makes this city stand out, our imaginations may intersect on essential elements, such as the importance of our friends, our families and our versions of fun. When I think of Athens, I imagine downtown on a Friday night, filled to the brim with students and townies slipping into the bars, visitors lining up to hear local bands, the holiday lights hailing from the arching trees on Clayton Street. That’s what I would like to imagine, but the reality is this: The lights are gone, the trees have been ripped out, and the construction is projected to last until next April of 2022.
National Newspaper Week runs from Oct. 3 through Oct. 9 this year, and at no time in the 81-year history of the annual observance has the role of the American press been more important, nor has the press been more maligned. The week-long promotion of newspapers in this nation that enshrines a free press in its Bill of Rights began in 1940 as a way of contrasting America’s long tradition of press freedom with the fascistic fettering of news media in dictatorships like Nazi Germany. Today, we again face the threat of authoritarian regimes that would muzzle the media, and this time the threats come not from foreign dictatorships, but from our own people. Cartoonist Walt Kelly’s satirical newspaper comic strip “Pogo” was correct more than 50 years ago when it presciently said, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” During his White House term, former President Donald Trump called opposition media “the enemy of the American people,” and his Stalinesque phrase was quickly echoed by his supporters who aped Trump’s howls about “fake news.” Trump would have done well to remember the words of some of his presidential predecessors. Thomas Jefferson famously said that he would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers. James Madison recognized the flaws of the news media, but reminded Americans that, “To the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been obtained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.” James Garfield said, “In the long, fierce struggle for freedom of opinion, the press—like the church—counted its martyrs by thousands.” George W. Bush said, “It’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse power, whether it be here or elsewhere.” All those presidents were piqued by the press during their White House years, but unlike Trump, they all recognized the necessity for accurate and aggressive reporting on politicians from the White House to the statehouse and from City Hall to the halls of Congress. Even before Trump’s presidency, newspapers and alternative media were in trouble in America. Declining readership, shrinking advertising revenue and staff layoffs plague newspapers large and small across this nation. The coronavirus pandemic that has bedeviled this nation since early last year delivered another body blow to American news media, particularly to small daily papers and to alternative weeklies like the one you are reading right now. In the last year, several alt-weeklies have ceased print publication or have shut down
close. The local tax base will move out until it is only the Targets and the other big box stores that can afford to stay. The landscape of Athens will change. It doesn’t have to. We sincerely understand how complicated and intricate the process of beautifying, updating and modernizing downtown is. We fully support these efforts, and we’re just as excited as everyone else to see the final results. The undertaking is huge; the construction and legal work are difficult. We know. So, we would like to reach one hand out to offer support, and the other for help. Recently, we had a positive meeting with the mayor and the other city officials. We’re so thankful for the chance to have an audience with them about the construction. The meeting time overlapped with most of our businesses’ opening hours, so attendance was a challenge, but a list of the invited business who are requesting help are probably familiar places to you: Margo Metaphysical, Taqueria Tsunami, High Country, The Grill, Bear Hug Honey, Tena’s, Chick Music, Native America Gallery, Eddie’s Calzones, Aurum, Archer, Utage, Pitaya, Barbaritos, Insomnia Cookies, Arden’s Garden, Mellow Mushroom, Onward Reserve, the Cheeky Peach, Community, fab’rik, The Impeccable Pig, Cillies. The list goes on, and other stores wish to remain anonymous but are struggling, too. Now picture Athens without these businesses. Several ideas for solutions to help Clayton Street businesses are struggling due to construc- us were on the table. One request is tion on new sidewalks and underground infrastructure. for the city to provide advertisement, via social media and elsewhere, that The construction is temporary, of course. all businesses are, in fact, open. The second Downtown will be beautiful when the big request we had was free parking for cusproject is finished—at a later time than tomers. The city is considering this. originally projected. City officials, the conThere may be a way, especially during struction company and the workers sweatfootball season now and the upcoming ing under the Georgia sun are all doing holiday season, to help us pick our sales their jobs to make this happen. The busiand work back up. The main difficulty of ness owners and the hundreds of employees getting customers in has been parking. If who work downtown are all doing their jobs the parking decks were free to all those to keep their stores open. with a receipt, we think this could certainly It’s not enough. The unique patchwork prop us up. Other support was discussed— of bars, stores, businesses and event spaces stimulus grants, tax breaks, encouraging downtown is unraveling. Sales have been landlords to give rent breaks to business down since last spring, when the conowners. The mayor’s office also discussed struction started. In several cases, sales increasing the number of workers on the are worse now than they were last year, project and increasing their hours, which during the height of COVID restrictions. would certainly help as well. While parking and sidewalks are blocked, The businesses of downtown Athens are as the construction inches its way along doing their best to keep doors open and each street, customers barely trickle in. workers employed. With some help, I know Many customers don’t even realize that we’ll make it. businesses in the construction zones are We have to make it, so our versions of still open, as personal advertising can only Athens continue to thrive and live on for reach so far. Without customers and sales, the next generation of students and townthe doors are struggling to stay open, and ies and everyone in between. Many of our employees are getting slashed. families have been raised here, our friends If nothing changes, if there isn’t any made here and our fun will be had here relief or any common ground found, then downtown if we can make it. all of our versions of Athens will cease to We can. With support and help, it will be exist. Stores that have been open for over enough. f 20 years will close. Favorite late-night eats Fredriksen runs the blog for Margo Metaphysical. will close. Locally owned companies will
entirely, including The Pulse in Chattanooga, The Oklahoma Gazette in Oklahoma City, Shepherd Express in Milwaukee and Isthmus in Madison, WI. Thanks to readers, donors, advertisers and dedicated staffers, Flagpole soldiers on as a needed voice here in Athens, where this city’s longtime daily paper has suffered a precipitous decline that underlines what New York scribe Pete Hamill meant when he wrote in 1998, “Healthy cities are essential to newspapers, but healthy newspapers are also essential to cities.”
Healthy daily newspapers and alternative media are needed now more than ever in the unhealthy political climate of a current America plagued by what Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 called “sincere ignorance.” Mindless memes and misinformation clog cyberspace, while media that are supposed to be watchdogs turn into lapdogs. Cities that once had thriving newspapers have turned into “news deserts” without local, national and international coverage of events and issues that should concern all citizens. In the 1960s, “underground newspapers” like Atlanta’s Great Speckled Bird flourished as American “samizdat” exposing political and corporate corruption. Today, the words of warning by writer Bill Bryson apply to an America that is forsaking its newspapers at its own peril: “A world without newspapers or a world where newspapers are purely electronic and you read them on a screen is not a very appealing world.” f
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I would normally say it was business as usual for the Georgia Bulldogs last weekend in Nashville. But the beating put on Vanderbilt was considerably better than business as usual. The Dawgs laid down their most impressive performance of the season so far against Vanderbilt, defeating the ‘Dores 62-0. It was Georgia’s second-largest margin of victory ever against an SEC opponent, falling short of only a 75-0 win over Florida in 1942. I could go into the stats, but they are essentially meaningless. All you need to know is we whooped their ass. But while Georgia was busy manhandling the ‘Dores, the rest of the college football landscape was being thrown for a loop. In the biggest upset of the season so far— although not quite as big as it would’ve been predicted to be only a few weeks
for the four years prior to 2020—ended that streak with an early-season upset over Mississippi State and hasn’t looked back. The Pitt Boss only managed a 3-7 record in his first season in charge, but he changed the culture in Fayetteville and instilled belief back in that program and fanbase. Now in his second season, he has the Hogs at 4-0 with wins over Texas and Texas A&M. With a showdown against Georgia now on the slate, the Hogs will be licking their lips at the opportunity to shock the world and upset the Dawgs. But thanks to Pittman’s ability to turn that program around, Georgia also has an opportunity this weekend. With the Clemson win lessened by the loss to NC State, Arkansas provides Georgia with another chance for a statement win as we head into the meat of the schedule.
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Hey Bonita, Have you ever had anyone in your life that you clicked with and really had fun hanging around, but then you wake up one day and realize that they are actually… kind of awful? It’s not like I didn’t see it coming, but here is the gist: I’ve had someone in my life since I started college, and the friendship has always been fun but not that deep. I would beeline to this girl if I saw her out downtown, but she’s never met my family or anything. We have lots in common, though, and she’s been part of my social circle ever since I got here. I’d definitely call her a friend, but she’s not a “best friend” by a longshot. When we met, she was very Plain Jane, and just recently, she’s been showing much more personality with her clothing and hair and stuff. I would absolutely love this about her if she wasn’t just copying me and my friends. I’ve worn a certain look or style, and then the next week she’ll
style, but are you sure that you two aren’t just part of the same social circle where the people in it all kind of dress alike? Maybe it’s because that’s not the way she presented herself when you first met her, but it’s very common for people to really change over the course of their undergraduate experience. And personally, I feel that it’s really only something that we notice in hindsight, too. Right now this girl feels like a biter, but to me, you’re just describing someone going through the motions of growing up. Plus, people are gonna share your tastes and your desire to emulate certain aesthetics, and it doesn’t mean they are trying to undermine your sense of self by liking something that you like, too. I am so happy that you feel unique and take pride in expressing that uniqueness, but I fail to see how such a positive self image can be bolstered by judging other people so
have her own little version of it. If I tried, I bet I could match every outfit of hers, and even her current hair color, to a look that me or my friends have done in the past. I like to think of myself as a unique person, and I would never bite someone else’s style. I work too hard thinking of a cute outfit and putting it together to have someone rip it off, and not even in a sly way. It pisses me off, and it makes it hard for me to want to hang out with her right now. We all spent last year in quarantine, so I really felt the urge to go out and see my friends when the semester started, but not if she’s going to be there. Do I confront her about her sticky fingers, or just let her copycating speak for itself? Either way, I feel disrespected, and I’m really annoyed with her. Being Imitated But Not Flattered
harshly. When we do that, we give others the final say on our value, because we are judging our own offerings against someone else’s. I think that we should strive to keep that power of value judgment with ourselves by not pulling others into our self image. It’s not about being the most unique or the “coolest” or whatever. Those ideas are subjective and unquantifiable, so why bother? Do not confront this person. Why in the hell would you do that? What purpose would it serve or help? You’ll just sound self-important and snobby, and she’ll just feel ostracized and doubt herself. I promise you that your look is not that unique, and you should not take your friend’s style personally. Everyone in college is figuring out who they are and what they like, and those things will continue to change over the years. Get used to people growing. f
Georgia whomped Vanderbilt last week. Can the Dawgs whomp Arkansas, too?
ago—Clemson lost to NC State 27-21 in double overtime. With two losses already and only piss-poor ACC opponents left to bolster its resume, Clemson’s hope for another appearance in the College Football Playoffs is dashed. Elsewhere, the Arkansas Razorbacks snagged a statement win over Texas A&M, defeating the Aggies 20-10 on a neutral field in Jerry World. There were a handful of other notable results in Week 4, but for Georgia, those are the only two that matter right now. Those two games drastically change how we can view the strength of Georgia’s schedule. All of a sudden, Clemson isn’t the title contender we thought they were, taking some of the shine off our season-opening win. Conversely, though, Arkansas now looks legit, just in time for the undefeated Razorbacks to head down to Athens for what is shaping up to be the toughest home game of the season. If you had said Arkansas would be the toughest home game of anyone’s season just a year ago, you would’ve been laughed out of the room. At the start of last season, the Hogs were riding a 20-game SEC losing streak. But head coach Sam Pittman—who served as the offensive line coach in Athens
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Even though the Hogs will feel like they are on top of the world and capable of beating anyone, and rightfully so, it may be the perfect time to play them. While Georgia was resting starters by the second quarter against Vanderbilt, Arkansas was fighting tooth and nail against the Aggies in a physical matchup, and they didn’t emerge unscathed. Quarterback KJ Jefferson left with a knee injury in the third quarter but returned to close out the game in the fourth. Top receiver Treylon Burks also sat in the fourth quarter because of injury. Arkansas is hurting right now, and they’ll be hurting a lot more after facing a Georgia defense that is much more physical than Texas A&M’s. We should be thankful for Arkansas’s upset of Texas A&M. The Dawgs-Hogs game kicks off at noon on Saturday, and I’ve been wary of nooners since we lost to South Carolina in one back in 2019. But with Arkansas in the top 10, there is no overlooking this game. I expect one of the rowdiest noon game atmospheres we’ve ever seen at Sanford. The team will be ready and so will the fans. It’s time to make a statement. f
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Hey Imitated, I think you’re making a lot of assumptions that will not help you deal with these feelings or preserve this friendship (if that’s what you want to do). I understand your assumption that this person is copying your
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David Barbe: I met Linda in about the worst possible circumstances. She called me on Thanksgiving morning 1996 to ask me if I had seen Nuçi, since he had not come home as expected the night before… When he didn’t come to the door or answer his phone, I called her back, and she and Pierre drove up and met me at Nuçi’s apartment, where we were soon faced with the tragedy of his suicide. It was emotionally devastating. Our shared experience that day became one of the bonds of what would become a long friendship. A month or so later, Linda called me and had an idea. A big one. She wanted to do something that would help other people like Nuçi, creative people struggling with depression and having suicidal thoughts; people who felt they had no place to turn.
She was also appalled at the condition of the rehearsal spaces used by Nuçi and his bandmates. She wanted to create a place that did it all, offering help to those in need and providing resources for independent musicians. Her idea became Nuçi’s Space. Brian Smith: I am so thankful for Linda. In the early days of Nuçi’s Space, I had one of my first severe episodes dealing with my bipolar disorder. As a musician, I didn’t have money to afford counseling or medication and, as a newer Athenian, I wasn’t sure where to go or who to turn to. I went to Nuçi’s Space because I heard they offered help. Linda helped me get set up with counseling services through Family Counseling Center of Athens, and also helped me find a psychiatrist to get the medication I needed at the time and at an affordable rate. She called me several times throughout the experience and offered her kindness and encouragement and helped push me forward through the process. I owe her such a tremendous debt of gratitude.
making you say uncomfortable truths, was one in a long list of superpowers.
Laura Wilkerson: My first encounter with Linda was at my first Survivors of Suicide [peer-run support group] meeting in 2007. When I timidly walked into the Nuçi’s Space library and met Linda for the first time, I had no idea how the trajectory of my life would change. From the very beginning, Linda truly understood the complicated grief I felt over the loss of my brother, and she gave me the feeling that there was hope for a return to “normal.” She would always say “If love could have kept them here, they’d be alive right now.”
Dave Schools: I’m so proud of what Nuçi’s Space has become. It’s a testament to the love Linda had for her son, as well as the extraordinary strength of her vision for a place of coming together and healing… I wish every community had such a resource. Thank you, Linda, for sowing the seeds of healing from your tragic loss.
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Oct. 9 from 3–9 p.m., Nuçi’s Space will host a celebration of the life of its founder, Linda Phillips, who lost her year-long battle with pancreatic cancer earlier this year. After living through her son Nuçi’s battle with crippling depression and enduring the overwhelming darkness that accompanied his death by suicide on Thanksgiving Day 1996, she decided to turn her grief into a mission to alleviate others’ pain. Her dream radiates through the organization she founded. Nuçi’s Space has been a part of the cultural fabric of Athens for more than two decades, and has done immeasurable good for not only our music and arts scene, but our entire community. The Nuçi’s Space staff have compiled memories and testimonials to share the nonprofit’s history and to help illustrate the impact Linda has made in the lives of musicians during the past two decades and the generations to follow. Visit flagpole.com to read additional contributions.
Rebecca will always say that Linda Phillips saved her life.
Patterson Hood: It is nearly impossible to capture the impact Linda Phillips has had on my life in a few mere words. I first met her sometime around the summer of 2000… Around that same time, a friend of mine died of suicide, and his girlfriend Rebecca, who was also a friend of mine, was in a very dark place. Linda personally helped guide Rebecca through the darkest hours of her life and away from her own thoughts of suicide. A year or so later, we began dating and have now been together for 20 years, married the past 17, with two beautiful children.
Lesley Cobbs: When Linda left Athens [to retire in New York in 2009], we talked on the phone. Long, intense calls about even the smallest happening or problem our staff members were facing. One by one, she would ask about every one of us, sometimes leaving me with the instruction to “make sure they call me this week.” Other times, very cleverly drawing out of me things I didn’t even want to say. Her superpower,
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Bob Sleppy: Linda and I shared a love of writing. Thankfully, she finished her first book, A Beautiful Here, in 2016 to leave with us. It’s a memoir of her experience with Nuçi through his battle with clinical depression and her grieving process after his death. The latter part of the book shares the inspiration for her creation of Nuçi’s Space and mission to prevent suicide. Prior to her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in late December 2019, Linda shared with me that she had started to write a second book. She never shared with me the subject matter, but I’m confident the goal was to help others. I was fortunate to have spent a few days with Linda and her family about a month prior to her passing. Although it was evident that cancer and its treatment had ravaged her body and slowed her incredible mind, her sweet smile and sense of humor were still intact. At one point during our visit, Linda held my hand and confessed, with regretful acceptance, that she wouldn’t be able to finish her writing. Looking into my eyes, she said softly and confidently, “Darling, it’ll be up to you to finish writing our story.” Often, I interpret those words more broadly, to include all of us who champion awareness and treatment of brain illness with kindness, empathy and care for our fellow human beings. That is the legacy of Linda Phillips, and it will be the responsibility of those who knew her and are inspired by her work to “finish writing the story.” I was reminded by Virginia Roberts, a close friend of Linda’s, who helped her scout a location for Nuçi’s Space in 1999. She said, “When she doubted her vision, I remember we repeated ‘If not now, when?’ I added, ‘If not you, then who?’” f
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NEXT LISTEN: It’s safe to say now that at least one generation of ardent music fans only know former Athenian and WUOG host Lars Gotrich as one of the major figures behind NPR Music. His tenure as a producer there began just over 15 years ago. While he was in town, though, he was known as a tireless enthusiast for noisy, outsider-y projects and released multiple titles under his label Thor’s Rubber Hammer. Now, a whole slew of those have appeared online. While there are also non-Athens artists represented in this collection, old timers may well remember Long Legged Woman, Chartreuse, Sweet Teeth, Better People and others. Find these and more over at thorsrubberhammer.bandcamp.com. In addition to his NPR duties, Gotrich also publishes the excellent music newsletter Viking’s Choice, which can be found over at vikingschoice.org. DANCE THIS MESS AROUND:
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LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, violin YUJA WANG, piano
Somewhat cryptic Athens artist Josey recently released some new music for the first time in over a year. It’s a new seven-song EP named Apocalypse Now which, all things considered, is both contemporaneously apt and a little on the nose. Josey cycles through a few different styles here but is largely, albeit loosely, focused on electro-pop. I have to give a personal hat tip for the use of the term “baudaud” in “Dumb Now Flip.” Nothing here is too mind-blowing, but it’s generally pleasant and easy to listen to. Musically speaking, I’m probably most partial to the dance floor beat of “Sabotage” more than anything else here. Check it out on your own over at joseytwallace.bandcamp.com.
“Quite simply the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the concert world today.” – San Francisco Chronicle
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the online station run by Chris and Benji McKay, back in July, but the station just revealed a new project that should be of interest to Athens listeners. It’s a new show called Athens By Athens, and it airs each Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. on Bored Music Geek Radio. The programming for this show was compiled by sending out inquiries to multiple Athens musicians, fans and otherwise interested
parties—both current and former—as to which songs by Athens artists they considered essential. The station received a great response and, thus, loads of material to choose from. To ensure song choices are not bias-influenced, Chris McKay is using a random number generator to make the selections. The first show aired Sept. 8 and, as these are not recorded, you’d probably do well to tune in each Wednesday over at live365.com/station/ Bored-Music-Geek-Radio-a13080. OUR FRIENDS OUT WEST: Austin, TX label Keeled Scales will
release a 30-track Nuçi’s Space benefit compilation Friday, Oct. 1. There are a handful of readily recognizable names here (R.E.M., Pylon Reenactment Society, Night Palace) and a ton more I don’t recognize at all, which just goes to show the long arm of Nuçi’s. This collection is only available between its release date and Dec. 31 and is $15. For more information, please see keeled scales.com and keeledscales. bandcamp.com. LONG-DISTANCE LOOM: I don’t know
a single thing about this duo named Loom. [Editor’s note: it’s Max Boyd from Baby Tony and the Teenies!] Indeed, the only thing I can point toward as proof of their existence is this new twosong release named Looming that they recorded in Winterville and Portland, ME. These two songs are nearly tailor-made for any fans of late ‘90s second-wave emo à la Mineral, et al. Not bad at all. Check ‘em out at loom4ever.bandcamp.com. NAP TIME: Songwriter Ryne Meadow will release his new single, “Weary,” Friday, Oct. 1. Compositionally, it’s a little bit of a departure from Meadow’s other work and is heavily synth-and-beat oriented. It was recorded both at Meadow’s house and at Japanski Studios with co-producer Matt Tamisin. The song is taken from the upcoming album Baptisms. This should land on all major streaming services on its release date, but if it doesn’t, head to facebook.com/ rynemeadowmusic and file a complaint. f
calendar pick Towards the Crooked and the Dim (tiny ATH gallery) Influenced by his own vivid dreams and dark imagination, local artist James Greer’s meticulously rendered black-and-white ink illustrations depict eerie fantasy landscapes inhabited by unusual characters. As unsettling as they may be, seeing these characters pulled from the shadows of the subconscious and adored on a gallery wall tenderly celebrates the outcast, the freak or the misunderstood. Greer’s exhibition was originally scheduled for last October, and he had spent the prior year developing a body of work entitled “Black Pearl Cycle,” “a series of portraits of fantastical underdogs and eccentric quasi-humans living in a subterranean refuge of derelict machinery and forgotten dreams.” When the pandemic flipped the world upside down, however, Greer found himself disconnected from the series and needing to recalibrate creatively. The cancellation allowed time and space for new ideas to emerge that have now coalesced as “Towards the Crooked and the Dim,” a collection of drawings that, free from the expectations of a cohesive narrative, authentically manifested from behind the artist’s eyes. Like previous works, these images are narratively ambiguous, allowing viewers to dream up their own stories within these unusual vignettes. An opening reception will be held Sunday, Oct. 3 from 2–5 p.m., and a virtual artist talk will be held on Instagram Live (@tinyathgallery) on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The gallery will be open to the public during Third Thursday, Oct. 21 from 6–9 p.m., and private viewing appointments are available through the end of the month by emailing tinyathgallery@gmail.com. [Jessica Smith]
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40 Watt Club 7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). $9 (adv.), $12. www.40watt.com CONVINCE THE KID Local alternative rock band. KADILLAK Four-piece rock band fronted by singer Kadi Bortle. Georgia Theatre 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $30–34. www.georgia theatre.com MAYDAY PARADE Tallahassee-based pop-punk band who made their debut in the mid-aughts. Rabbit Hole Studios 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.rabbithole studios.org OPEN MIC Featuring spoken word, performance art, comedy, singer-songwriters and more. Hosted by Peyton Covfefe. Ramsey Hall Faculty Artist Series. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $12. www.music. uga.edu BRANDON QUARLES Quarles is a new lecturer of saxophone and allied areas who believes in the power of interdisciplinary and cross-genre collaborations. Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7–9 p.m. www.sobrewco.com FUNKY BLUESTER Blues outfit inspired by traditional Chicago and Texas styles.
40 Watt Club 7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). $28.50–30. www.40watt. com 40 Watt Club DEER TICK Alt-country band from Athens Latin Entertainment Presents Providence, RI that incorporates eleNeon Party. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. ments of folk, blues and indie rock. (show). $10. www.40watt.com T. HARDY MORRIS Local singDJ KLIENTE X DJ LOUII BLANCO er-songwriter and guitarist plays Dance party featuring salsa, twangy, reflective folk-rock. Akademia Brewing Company 7 p.m. www.akademia bc.com HEART OF PINE Roots-rocking local four-piece. Buvez 8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/buvezathens FERAL JOY Local emo-punk outfit. NEEDLE TEETH Self-described “sparkle punk/angst pop” duo. RAG BAGS Local alt-rock band led by Alex and Tyler Nicholson. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. www.flicker theatreandbar.com MCQQEEN Athens rock supergroup with skate-punk and psychedelic leanings. FOOD EATER New band comprised of members from Apparition, Rottweiler and American Cheeseburger. Georgia Theatre Rooftop Outdoors. 7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 p.m. (show). $5. www. georgia theatre.com FAMILY RECIPE AthFaye Webster performs at the Georgia Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 29. ens-based fusion outfit bachata, merengue, cumbia and blending jazz, jam and blues. Brian Smith whose music will be reggaetón. CONVICT JULIE Alternative R&B featured GPB’s upcoming series on Bishop Park artist and producer who uses her Georgia landscapes, “View Finders.” Athens Farmers Market. Outdoors. platform to raise awareness against PINKERTON RAID Durham-based 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmers racism and police brutality. indie pop band. market.net The Red Line Hotel Indigo MIDNIGHT MAC Local Americana. Outdoors. 7–10 p.m. $6. Outdoors on the Patio. 6–8:30 p.m. (8 a.m.) BEAT UP Local anarcho-punk FREE! www.facebook.com/Aubrey 38 STRINGS Multi-generational group. EntertainmentAthensGA acoustic folk music (10 a.m.) NOISE MOUNTAIN Local postAVERY DEAKINS Soulful local Flicker Theatre & Bar punk four-piece. pop-rock singer-songwriter. 9 p.m. $7. www.flickertheatreand HYPERSLEEP Local sci-fi-fueled International Grill & Bar bar.com psychedelic doom four-piece. IGB Concert Series. Outdoors. 7 LARRY'S HOMEWORK AthSouthern Brewing Co. p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ ens-based old school, distorted Outdoors. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. IGBAthensGA garage rock band. (music). $7. www.sobrewco.com HENDERSON/WILLIAMS Duo SCARLET STITCH Straight-up rock GIMME HENDRIX Award-winning playing music from many generaand roll band from Athens. local Jimi Hendrix cover band. tions and genres. AKKERI Athens-based experimenCLASSIC CITY JUKEBOX Local Nowhere Bar tal rock trio that hints at influences all-star rock and roll cover band. 8:30 p.m. www.nowherebarlive.com like Jane’s Addiction, Black SabCRAIG WATERS AND THE bath and Funkadelic. FLOOD Deep South soul-funk by Front Porch Bookstore way of East Nashville. 6 p.m. FREE! Find Front Porch Book The Root 40 Watt Club Store on Facebook 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $21 SCARLET STITCH Straight-up rock bit.ly/DylanLeBlancAthens (adv.). www.40watt.com and roll band from Athens. DYLAN LEBLANC Louisiana-based KISHI BASHI Acclaimed local International Grill & Bar singer-songwriter steeped in the songwriter and violinist creates exuIGB Concert Series. Outdoors. 7:30 alt-country tradition. berant, loop-driven, experimental p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ ADAM KLEIN Local songwriter pop music. IGBAthensGA playing a rustic blend of country, Flicker Theatre & Bar BELLY DANCE SHOW BY folk and Americana. Village Meeting. 9 p.m. (doors). MAGNOLIA Multi-award winning Southern Brewing Co. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com professional belly dancer providing Outdoors. 5 p.m. www.sobrewco. DK Athens-based artist weaving an evening of entertainment. com lyrically driven truths together with Little Kings Shuffle JIM COOK Local solo performer Lo-fi beats. Club playing acoustic blues, classic rock TRVY Versatile artist bringing both Outdoors. 7:30 p.m. (doors), 8:30 and Americana. contemplation and high energy to p.m. (show). $7. www.facebook. Outdoors. 7 p.m. www.sobrewco. hip-hop. com/lkshuffleclub com CLARK COUNTY Local conscious RARE FORM A collaborative, back RANDALL BRAMBLETT This rapper with an old-school vibe. catalogue project featuring The established Georgia singer-song-
Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. Outdoors. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmers market.net RED OAK SOUTHERN STRING BAND This Watkinsville-based band plays rootsy Americana tunes. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flicker theatreandbar.com HEFFNER Guitar-driven power pop led by the Hefner twins. TWEN Nashville-based psych-rock group. COMA THERAPY Darkwave postpunk newly relocated to Athens from Greenville, SC. Georgia Theatre 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. $14–17. www.georgiatheatre.com FAYE WEBSTER Rising indie folk musician from Atlanta on Secretly Canadian. DANGER INCORPORATED Atlanta-based rap duo and lifelong friends Boothlord and Louie Duffelbags are storytellers and world builders. Georgia Theatre Rooftop Outdoors. 7 p.m. (doors). FREE! www.georgiatheatre.com MATTHEW ROWLER No info available. Hendershot’s Coffee 7 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com NEW FACES NIGHT Discover new Athens musical talent. Porterhouse Grill 6–9 p.m. www.porterhouseathens. com/jazz JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy standards, improv and originals by a live jazz trio every Wednesday night over dinner.
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ALFRED BANKS Multi-awardwinning New Orleans rapper whose music has an emphasis on mental health. PHILO Michigan-based hip-hop artist. KOLO Nigerian-American wordsmith based in Atlanta. Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. www.hendershotscoffee.com THE LONESOME DAWN New local group fronted by Sarah Lawing and
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writer’s Southern-tinged music pulls from a variety of influences.
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Hibbs Brothers, Tyler Key and Rodney Sanders. SETH MARTIN Songwriter of raucous and rootsy local group Georgia Dish Boys. Lord's Bar 10 p.m. $5. www.lordsbarathens. com ATHENA Local mixed genre duo. Nowhere Bar 8:30 p.m. www.nowherebarlive.com AJEVA Progressive funk powerhouse from St. Petersburg, FL.
Sunday 3 The World Famous 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/the worldfamousathens GUSH New noisy hardcore band composed of members of McQQueen, Muuy Biien and Immaterial Possession.
Tuesday 5 Rabbit Hole Studios 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.rabbithole studios.org OPEN MIC Featuring spoken word, performance art, comedy, singer-songwriters and more. Hosted by Peyton Covfefe.
Wednesday 6 40 Watt Club 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $21 (adv.). www.40watt.com THE DAVE MATTHEWS TRIBUTE BAND Self-explanatory. Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. Outdoors. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmers market.net BICHOS VIVOS Local band playing forró—accordion and triangle-driven country music from Brazil. Georgia Theatre 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $21–25. www.georgia theatre.com
INGRID ANDRESS Country music singer who has written for Alicia Keys, Charlie XCX and Sam Hunt. Georgia Theatre Rooftop Outdoors. 5:30 p.m. (doors), 6:30 p.m. (show). FREE! www.georgia theatre.com ABBEY CONE Nashville singer-songwriter who was inducted into CMT’s Next Women of Country’s 2020 class. Hendershot’s Coffee 7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershots coffee.com OPEN MIC Showcase your talent at this open mic night. International Grill & Bar IGB Concert Series. Outdoors. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ IGBAthensGA ASHLEY TATARSKY & GARY STONE Acoustic singer-songwriters. Porterhouse Grill 6–9 p.m. www.porterhouseathens. com/jazz JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy standards, improv and originals by a live jazz trio every Wednesday night. Ramsey Hall 7 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). pac.uga.edu STEVE DORFF UGA Innovation District presents songwriter Steve Dorff, a three-time Grayy nominee, six-time Emmy nominee and UGA graduate.
Down the Line 10/7 Dookie Brothers (Akademia Brewing Company) 10/7 Jimbo Mathus (The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording) 10/8 Graham Huff (International Grill & Bar) 10/8 Records and Brews (Southern Brewing Co.) 10/9 Retro Sonic (International Grill & Bar) 10/9 Ken Will Morton (Front Porch Bookstore) 10/13 Marses, Monte Luna, Temptress (Flicker Theatre & Bar)
Pandemic Protocols 40 Watt Club: masks indoors; proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours through September. Proof of full vaccination effective Oct. 1 Akademia Brewing Co.: masks encouraged Bishop Park: outdoors; masks encouraged Buvez: masks required indoors Creature Comforts Brewery: masks indoors Flicker Theatre & Bar: proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours; masks indoors Front Porch Bookstore: masks indoors Georgia Theatre/Rooftop: masks indoors; proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours through September. Proof of full vaccination effective Oct. 1 Hendershot’s Coffee: proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours Hotel Indigo: outdoors; masks indoors International Grill and Bar: masks encouraged Little Kings Shuffle Club: masks indoors Lord’s Bar: masks encouraged Nowhere Bar: proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours Porterhouse Grill: masks encouraged Rabbit Hole Studios: masks encouraged Ramsey Hall: masks encouraged The Red Line: outdoors; masks encouraged The Root: masks encouraged Southern Brewing Co.: masks indoors The World Famous: masks indoors
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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 ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY (Athens, GA) The ACD is a platform to connect creatives with patrons. Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing. athenscreatives@gmail.com, athenscreatives.directory ATHICA’S BUY THE BUILDING CAMPAIGN (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art) In celebration of its 20th anniversary, ATHICA is hoping to purchase its current facility. Donations are tax-deductible and offer incentives. www.gofundme. com/f/athica-20th-birthday CALL FOR PHOTOS (Athens, GA) Submit photos of water or nature scenes for the fifth edition of a stormwater calendar organized by ACC Stormwater. Email images with a description of when, where and why it was taken. Deadline Sept. 30. stormwater@accgov.com JOKERJOKERTV CALL FOR ARTISTS (Online) JOKERJOKERtv is open to ideas and actively accepting proposals for collaboration from visual/musical/video artists and curators living in Athens. Artists worldwide can also submit music videos, short films, skits and ideas to share with a weekly livestream audience. www.jokerjokertv.com/ submit
OPEN STUDIOS (Lyndon House Arts Center) Studio members have access to spaces for painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber and woodworking. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $65/month. didi. dunphy@accgov.com 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 Dec. 15 and Mar. 15. www.athens arts.org/grants
Classes ABLETON LIVE 11 WORKSHOP (The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording) DJ BurnOne leads a workshop on how to create samples at home and in the studio. RSVP and vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test required. Oct. 6, 7 p.m. www. tweedrecording.com ACTING FOR CAMERA AND STAGE (Work.Shop) Learn how to act with professional actor and coach Jayson Warner Smith (“The Walking Dead,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Outer Banks”). Mondays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. $400/12 sessions. jwsclassinquiry@jaysonsmith.com, www.jaysonsmith.com/teacher
art around town ACC LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) Local artist Matt Brewster presents “Radiance,” a collection of landscape, interior and aerial/drone photographs. Through October. THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) “Trevor Paglen: Vision After Seeing” explores the limits of human vision and the rise of automated vision technologies such as surveillance cameras and high powered telescopes. Through Dec. 1. ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) Juried by Matt Porter, curator at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, “Light: 2021 Juried Exhibition” presents contemporary art in all media that explores or references light. Online Juror Portfolio Review Sessions held Oct. 2. Currently on view through Oct. 3. ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) ATHICA celebrates the life of local artist Chatham Murray through a retrospective exhibition of her paintings spanning six decades. Through Oct. 25. BARBAR VINTAGE TEXTILES AND HOME (1354 S. Milledge Ave.) Selftaught painter Helen Kuykendall presents “Uncaged,” a selection of works in oil and watercolor. Reflecting her background in landscape architecture, her artwork often depict birds in seemingly natural settings that hint at elements of Magic Realism. Through Oct. 10. DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) “Time at the Table” is a collaborative exhibition of performance, installation, ceramics and photographs created by Dodd undergraduate Alan Barret and Athens-based artists Massie Herlihy and Alex Barret. • Temporary Investments, the collaborative duo of MFA candidate Rachel Seburn and Canadian artist Sarah Seburn, presents “Flexi-ble Architecture.” • MFA candidate Mickey Boyd and Albuquerque-based artist Max Yardbird present “Waste Creation,” a series of images and sculptures that explore how exponential growth equals exponential waste. • Dawn William Boyd’s “Woe” features large-scale cloth paintings critiquing social injustice, racial violence and other abuses of power. • The Wall Works series presents a new large-scale mural by Atlanta-based artist Stacie Rose. Through Oct. 2. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Flicker presents its annual tradition of a Halloween-themed art show. GALLERY@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Rebecca Kreisler presents a collection of nine works that investigate geometry, pattern and color. GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art.” Through Nov. 28. • “In Dialogue: Artists, Mentors,
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BEGINNING GARDENING (Old White Farmhouse, Watkinsville) Discussion includes site selection, soil preparation, plant selection and basic design concepts. Register to participate. Oct. 4 & Oct. 6. $60. 706-372-8503, susannadrennen@ gmail.com BREAD FOR LIFE HOSPITALITY JOB TRAINING (300 N. Thomas St.) Bread for Life is an eight-week program for anyone looking to re-enter the job market after experiencing a life event that has created barriers to employment. Applicants with a criminal history, recovering addicts, victims of domestic violence and individuals receiving SNAP benefits are encouraged to enroll. Mondays–Fridays in October, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 706-201-4640, contact@breadforlifeathens.org CHAIR YOGA AND MINDFULNESS (Winterville Center for Community and Culture) Nicole Bechill teaches a well-rounded, gentle and accessible chair yoga class to promote breathing, mindfulness and inward listening. Every Monday, 9 a.m. $10. www.wintervillecenter.com CLAY CLASSES (Good Dirt) Registration opens on the 15th of every month for the following month’s classes and workshop. Classes range from wheel, unique handles, hand building sculpture and more. Studio membership is included in class price. www.gooddirt.net
COMMUNITY MEDITATION (Rabbit Hole Studios) Jasey Jones leads a guided meditation suitable for all levels that incorporates music, gentle movement and silence. Wednesdays, 6–7 p.m. jaseyjones@gmail. com CREATIVE DRAWING WITH WATERCOLOR (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) In this workshop, students will explore the unique use of watercolor combined with drawing elements like lines, texture and perspective. Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, 6–8 p.m. $100–135. www.ocaf.com DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8:30–9:30 a.m. Email for details. richardshoe@gmail.com LAND ART WITH CHRIS TAYLOR (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Local artist Chris Taylor is teaming up with Sandy Creek Nature Center to offer a nature land art class. Participants will hike a trail and use their imagination to create land art. Register online to attend. Oct. 2 (ages 5–7) or Nov. 13 (ages 8–12), 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $8–12. www.accgov. com/myrec LINE DANCE (Bogart Community Center) For beginners and beyond. Every Thursday, 6:30–8 p.m. $7. ljoyner1722@att.net 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 PAGANS, WITCHES, HEATHENS AND OTHER CRITTERS (Rabbit
Friends: Ronald Lockett and Thornton Dial Sr.” focuses on one work by each artist to examine their friendship and compare their creative approaches. Through Nov. 28. • “Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art” pays homage to the objects stolen during the Gardner Museum heist in 1990 through light boxes, color-blocked graphics and video animation. Through Dec. 5. • “Neo-Abstraction: Celebrating a Gift of Contemporary Art from John and Sara Shlesinger.” Through Dec. 5. • “Whitman, Alabama” features 23 of 52 films from journalist, photographer and filmmaker Jennifer Crandall’s ongoing documentary project of the same name. Through Dec. 12. • “Inside Look: Selected Acquisitions from the Georgia Museum of Art” features previously unseen works from the museum’s collection of over 18,000 objects. Through Jan. 30. GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,” a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures and lights. HEIRLOOM CAFE (815 N. Chase St.) Amanda Corbett of Salvage Sparrow Photo presents a collection of tintypes, a 1850s technique called wet plate collodion. Through Nov. 1. JITTERY JOE’S EASTSIDE (1860 S. Barnett Shoals Rd.) Susan Pelham’s handmade collages are inspired by Magic Realism, fairy tales, Surrealism and fables. Through September. LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) AJ Aremu presents a largescale installation for “Window Works,” a site-specific series that utilizes the building’s front entrance windows for outdoor art viewing. • “i vs me” features paintings by Andy Cherewick and Jeffrey Whittle. Through Oct. 15. • “A Lot More Than It Seems: David Froetschel” spotlights the recipient of an Arts Center Choice Award at the most recent Juried Exhibition. Through Oct. 15. • “Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You” presents works by Brian Hitselberger and Julie Willis. Through Oct. 16. • “Inside Out: Expressing the Inner World” presents abstract paintings by a group of women artists working in the Southeast. Through Oct. 23. • “Modernist Sculptures from the Legacy of Loyd Florence.” Through Oct. 23. • Guest curated by Abraham Tesser, “Willow Oak Tree Exhibit” features works created by local artists using the reclaimed wood of a willow oak tree that lived on the lawn of the historic Ware-Lyndon House for over a century. Gallery talk with Cal Logue, Reid McCallister, Leonard Piha and Richard Shrader on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. Heritage Tree Symposium: Peter Bull, Tad Gloeckler and Larry Millard held Oct. 30 at 1 p.m.Through Nov. 18. STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) In the Athens Art Association’s exhibition, “New Art for a New Century,” 26 artists present watercolor, acrylic, color pencil, multimedia and fused glassworks. Through Oct. 16. • Judy Bolton Jarrett presents “Art and Attitude,” a collec-
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Hole Studios) Embreis23 of Athens Area Pagans Inc. presents an introductory course about modern Pagan religions and practices. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Donations encouraged. jim@athensareapagans.org, www. athensareapagans.org PAINTING CLASSES (Private Studio on Athens Eastside) One-on-one or small group adult classes are offered in acrylic and watercolor painting. Choose day workshops, ongoing weekly classes or feedback sessions. laurenpaintspaintings@ gmail.com POTTERY WHEEL-THROWING (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) During the wheel throwing classes, Gard teaches the basic techniques of throwing to make cups, bowls, bottles and vases, as well as surface techniques like brushing on slip, stencils, sgraffito and mishima/inlay. Thursdays, Oct. 14–Nov. 18, 5:30–8:30 p.m. $215–245. www.ocaf.com SPANISH CLASSES (Athens, GA) For adults, couples and children. Learn from experts with years of professional experience. Contact for details. 706-372-4349, marina bilbao75@gmail.com, www.marina-spain-2020.squarespace.com YOGA CLASSES (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) In-person classes include outdoor yoga with Kate Morrissey Stahl (Mondays at 5:30 p.m.), Miles Brunch (Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.) and Nicole Bechill (Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.). Online classes include “Trauma Conscious Yoga with Crystal” Thursdays at 6 p.m. and “Yoga for Wellbeing with Nicole Bechill” on Saturdays at 10:45 a.m. “Outdoor Yoga and Qigong with Paul Brooks” is held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Visit website to register. www.revolutiontherapy andyoga.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
Events ACC LIBRARY EVENTS (ACC Library) “Intellectual Freedom: A Panel Discussion” is held Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. “Forms of Black Power in Stamped: From the March on Washington to the National Juneteenth Holiday and Beyond” is held Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org ALCESTIS (MLC Outdoor Amphitheater) Through the trickery of the god Apollo, King Admetus is spared the fate of death—but with a catch: someone must take his place. With no one willing to accept the sacrifice, his loyal wife Alcestis answers the call. What follows is a satirical tragicomedy that questions our relationship with life, death and love from a uniquely modern perspective. Utilizing digital masks and actor-driven technology, this original adaptation aims to breathe new life into Euripides’ irreverent tale. Oct. 7-9, 12-15, 17 at 6 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com ANNUAL FALL CLEANUP FLOAT (Begins at Roy Woods Rd.) Broad River Watershed Association hosts a campaign to clean Georgia’s rivers and streams. Bring your own canoe or kayak. Float lasts approximately 3–4 hours. Oct. 9, 9:30 a.m. susanstanley@gmail.com ART EVENTS (Georgia Museum of Art) “Tour at Two” is held Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. “Film Series: The Crime of Art: Topkapi” is held Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. “Creative Writing Workshop with Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor” is held Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. “Curator Talk: ‘Inside Look: Selected Acquisitions from the Georgia Museum of Art” is held Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. “Film in the Flower Garden: Beetlejuice” is
tion of landscape and botanical paintings. Closing reception Oct. 17 from 2–4 p.m. STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM OF ART (4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead) “Large Art Dreaming” is a collaborative exhibition between the museum and Athens artist Broderick Flanigan, who worked with a group of students to create large-scale paintings and a mural design, based of Thomas’ “Brotherhood of Mankind” philosophy, which will be painted live in the gallery Sept. 27–Oct. 9. Exhibition currently on view through Nov. 6. TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Local artist James Greer presents “Towards the Crooked and the Dim,” a collection of pen and ink illustrations inspired by dreams. Opening reception Oct. 3, 2–5 p.m. Open on Third Thursday, Oct. 21, 6-9 p.m. On view by appointment through October. 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.) The new Ted Turner Exhibition Hall and Gallery showcases CNN founder and environmentalist Ted Turner’s life and legacy through memorabilia, photographs and other items. • “Drinkable Water in Georgia” is an interactive exhibit tracing the geographic, environmental and political factors that surround the natural resource and how those issues have impacted Georgians. Through December. • “Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons” displays 51 original editorial cartoons from the nation’s metropolitan newspapers during the Golden Age of print journalism. Through Oct. 5. • “Not Only for Ourselves: The Integration of UGA Athletics” celebrates the 50th anniversary of integration of the Georgia Bulldogs football team. Tours are offered at 3 p.m. on Fridays before each home football game. On view through Spring 2022. WHEN IN ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Organized by The Humid with support from an Arts in Community Award from the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, “When In Athens” is a city-wide public art exhibition of images by over 100 photographers made in every Athens. Photographs are installed in the windows of street-facing businesses. Participating locations include Creature Comforts, Georgia Theatre, The Grit, Hi-Lo Lounge, Trappeze Pub and many others. Visit thehumid.com for a full list of participating venues. 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. Visit willson.uga.edu.
held Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. www. georgiamuseum.org ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Multiple Locations) Saturday markets are held at Bishop Park from 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Wednesday markets are held at Creature Comforts Brewery from 5–7 p.m. Both markets offer fresh produce, flowers, eggs, meats, prepared foods, a variety of arts and crafts, and live music. Additionally, AFM doubles SNAP dollars spent at the market. www. athensfarmersmarket.net ATHENS HERITAGE WALKS (Multiple Locations) Historic Athens announces a series of guided tours through neighborhoods and places of interest. “Queer Space: Athens, Georgia” is held Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. “Historic African American Neighborhoods of Athens: Morristown” is held Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. “Historic African American Neighborhoods of Athens: Newtown” is held Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. “Mill Village in the Boulevard National Register District” is held Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. “A Driving Tour of the Oconee Hill Cemetery National Register District” is held Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. “A Royal Tour of King Avenue: from Cobbham to Cathedral Pines” is held Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. Tours are $12–15 each. www.facebook.com/ historicathens BIKE NIGHT (Akademia Brewing Co.) Grab a beer with the Athens Litas Women’s Motorcycle Collective. All bikes and people are welcome. First Thursday of every month, 6–9 p.m. www.akademiabc.com BOOBUTANTE (40 Watt Club) Boybutante AIDS Foundation is back with a Halloween-themed ball. The return of this fan-favorite night will feature special guest Detox, from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars.” Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. $25–30, $75 (VIP). www.40watt.com BOO-LE-BARK ON THE BOULEVARD (Jittery Joe’s Roaster) See costumed pups. This year’s theme is “The Dogs Go Marching On!” Oct. 10, 2:30 p.m. (registration), 3:30 p.m. (costume contest). bark onboulevard@gmail.com, www. barkonboulevard.com CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR LINDA PHILLIPS (Nuçi’s Space) Celebrate the life of Nuçi’s Space’s founder, Linda Phillips, with a toast, live music and storytelling. Oct. 9, 3–7 p.m. www.nuci.org CINÉ DRIVE-IN (General Time Athens) Ciné will host weekly drive-in movies on Tuesdays with food trucks and concessions. Check website for weekly announcements of films. www.athenscine.com COMMUNITY CRAFT (Love.Craft Athens) Check out the studio and make a handmade luminary with the Love.Craft’s crew. The afternoon is BYOB and features bites from local restaurants. Oct. 21, 6 p.m. $25. www.lovecraftathens.org CONNECT TO PROTECT NATIVE PLANT SALE (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Add native plants of Georgia to your garden, porch or patio to support local bees, birds, butterflies and beneficial insects. Oct. 7–8 & Oct. 14–15, 4–6 p.m. Oct. 9 & Oct. 16, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. botgarden.uga.edu CONVERSATION WITH EDITORIAL CARTOONIST MIKE LUCKOVICH (Special Collections Library) The Russell Library hosts Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich in conjunction with the traveling exhibition “Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons.” Sept. 28, 5:30 p.m. FREE! washnock@uga.edu
FALL BOOK SALE (Oglethorpe Co. Library) Friends of Oglethorpe Co. Library host a sale of books and vinyl albums. Most items are $2 or less. Oct. 7, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Oct. 8–9, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. www.athens library.org/oglethorpe EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANT WALK (Register for Location) Sound of Nature School and Wolf Lily Apothecary host an exploration of natural areas to learn about the medicinal and edible qualities of common and abundant plants. Oct. 10, 9–11 a.m. wolflilypsm@gmail. com, www.midsouthwomenherbal conference.com/registration HISTORIC ATHENS PORCHFEST 2021 (Multiple Locations) This year’s Porchfest features over 100 performances held at porches across Pulaski Heights, Newtown, Boulevard, Buena Vista, Normaltown and Cobbham. Check website for schedule. Oct. 10. www. historicathens.com LOVE.CRAFT SHOWROOM (Love. Craft Athens) Love.Craft will feature a rotating group of community artists each month. October features Marmalade Pottery, Hannah Betzel, Daughters of Liberte Vintage and Love.Craft’s resident artists. Oct. 17, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. www.lovecraft athens.org MARIGOLD MARKET (Pittard Park, Winterville) Vendors offer local produce, prepared and baked goods, and arts and crafts. Season runs every Saturday through Dec. 11, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. marigoldmarket winterville@gmail.com OCONEE CO. LIBRARY EVENTS (Oconee Co. Library) “Trek & Connect” is an all-ages light trek at a local park. The group meets Oct. 11 at Oconee Veteran’s Park. www. athenslibrary.org THE ODD COUPLE (FEMALE VERSION) (The Elbert Theatre) This twist on Neil Simon’s classic comedy follows a pair of unlikely roommates who couldn’t be more opposite in temperament and character. Oct. 1–2 & Oct. 8–9, 7 p.m. Oct. 3 & Oct. 10, 2 p.m. $9-16. 706-283-1049, tking@cityof elberton.net PARKTOBERFEST (Paloma Park) Enjoy German cuisine and sports on the JumboTron in the outdoor beer garden. Admission includes a T-shirt and five beers per day. Oct. 9–10. $30 (one-day), $40 (twoday). Venmo @Paloma-Park with your T-shirt size PUBLIC ART DEDICATION (Whitehall Roundabout) See the new 15-foot sculpture “Phyllotaxis” by local artist Joni Younkins-Herzog. Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m. www.athens culturalaffairs.com REALLY, REALLY FREE MARKET (Reese & Pope Park) Just like a yard sale, but everything is free. Bring what you can, take what you need. Second Saturday of every month, 12–2 p.m. reallyreallyfree marketathens@gmail.com RIVERS ALIVE (Multiple Locations) Wade into local rivers, lakes and streams as part of the statewide campaign to clean and preserve over 70,000 miles of Georgia’s waterways. Register online. Oct. 23, 9–11 a.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/ riversalive SOUTHERN COTERIE ARTIST POP-UP MARKET (Hawthorne House) Participating artists include Hannah Betzel, Courtney Khail, Courtney Salton, Windy O’Connor and Hable Construction. Oct. 1, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.hawthornehouse inc.com SOUTHERN STAR STUDIO OPEN GALLERY (Southern Star Studio) Southern Star Studio is a working, collective ceramics studio, estab-
lished by Maria Dondero in 2016. The gallery contains members’ work, primarily pottery. Every Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.southern starstudioathens.com SUNDAY FUNDAY (Rabbit Hole Studios) Every Sunday from 5-7 p.m., join the White Rabbit Collective for a free drum circle outside of Ben and Jerry’s on College Avenue. Some instruments are provided but guests are encouraged to bring their own drums and rattles! An afterparty at Rabbit Hole Studios from 7:30 p.m.–12 a.m. offers space for playing drums, singing songs, playing ping pong and board games, reading books, doing yoga, making
train, inflatables, bounce house, human foosball, jump pad, vortex tunnel, ropes course and more. Every weekend Sept. 25–Nov. 7. 10 a.m.–10:30 p.m. $16. www.washingtonfarms.net WEDDING CRASHERS FUNDRAISER (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) Make up for all the weddings you couldn’t attend due to COVID. This wedding-themed night includes food, drinks and dancing with Atlanta Rhythm and Groove. Oct. 21, 7–10 p.m. $100. www. mmcc-arts.org WEST BROAD FARMERS MARKET (300 S. Rocksprings St.) The market is open for shopping each week
Fun” celebrates animals and mythical creatures in the sky. Nov. 20, 10 a.m. $2–3. 706-613-3615 MAKING DANCES (Work.Shop) This alternative dance class teaches improvisation and choreography techniques. For ages 10–14. Taught by Lisa Yaconelli. Tuesdays, 6:15– 7:30 p.m. $60/month, $210/14 weeks. lisayaconelli@gmail.com, www.lisayaconelli.com OMNI ALLSTARS (Omni Allstars Elite Cheer & Tumbling) Tryout for the half year season and learn the basics of cheerleading. Oct. 23, 6 p.m. $25. omniallstars@gmail. com, www.omniallstarcheer.com TEEN CLUBS (Lyndon House Arts Center) “Teen Media Arts Club” covers how to make and edit videos. Tuesdays, 5–7 p.m. “Teen Fashion Design/Sewing Club” is led by local designer Tabitha Fielteau. Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. “Teen Cartoon/ Illustrator’s Club” covers drawing techniques, storytelling, anime and more. Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/myrec TINY TALES AT THE ZOO (Bear Hollow Zoo, Memorial Park) In-person stories, crafts and animal encounters for ages 0–6 years. Registration required. Mondays through Nov. 15, 10:30–11:30 a.m. $3–4.50. 706-613-3580 TRUNK-OR-TREATING (Omni Allstars Elite Cheer & Tumbling) Bring your best costume and a bag for treats to this family-friendly event. Oct. 21, 6–8 p.m. FREE! 706-4310113, www.omniallstarcheer.com VIDEO GAME NIGHT (Lay Park) Play the latest video games during tournament style play and free play. For ages 11–17. Registration required. Mondays through Dec. 13, 6–7:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3596
Support Groups Dodd MFA candidate Mickey Boyd and Albuquerque-based artist Max Yardbird present a collaborative installation called “Waste Creation” at the Dodd Galleries through Oct. 1. art and more. Donations accepted. Memberships offering access to the musical museum and private lounge are also available for $16/ month. www.rabbitholestudios.org THREE PALACES OF YALTA (440 Foundry Pavilion) Enjoy a performance set in February 1945 in the Crimean resort town of Yalta, where World World II is drawing to a bloody conclusion and the armies of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich are being driven back on all fronts to Berlin. Oct. 14, 6:45–9 p.m. FREE! www.athenschq.org TOSS FOR TECH CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT (Southern Brewing Co.) Proceeds benefit Athens Tech Foundation’s student scholarships. Oct. 3, 2:30 p.m. (registration), 3 p.m. (game). $25. www.athenstech foundation.kindful.com/e/toss-fortech-tournament WALK & TALK TO PROMOTE ANTIRACISM (Clarke Middle School Soccer Field) One Book Athens: One Book, Many Stories and Rabbit Box host a talk about Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibrahm X. Kendi. Attendees will be paired together to take a short walk and chat. Oct. 3, 4 p.m. www.athens library.org/one-book WASHINGTON FARMS FALL SEASON (Washington Farms, Bogart) Activities and attractions include a corn maze, pumpkin patch, sunflower field, jumping pillows, cow train, petting zoo, zip lines, grain
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
Kidstuff FALL FESTIVAL (St. Joseph Catholic Parish School) Attractions include games, a bouncy house, hayrides, dunking booth, food trucks, UGA Hairy Dawg, music and more. Oct. 22, 2–6 p.m. $7.50. www. sjsathens.org FALL NATURE CAMP (Sound of Nature School) Explore the wilds of Piedmont Preserve in Athens by playing in the creeks, meadows and forests. Homeschool nature enrichment for ages 6–9. Fridays, Oct. 1–Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. soundofnatureschool@gmail. com, soundofnatureschool.org FAMILY NATURE PROGRAMS (Sandy Creek Nature Center) “Naturalist’s Walks” are held Oct. 2 and Nov. 6 from 10–11 a.m. “Nature’s Trading Post” is hosted Oct. 2 and Nov. 6 from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. “Critter Tales” are scheduled for Oct. 9 and Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/sandycreeknature center JOURNEY THROUGH THE STARS (Sandy Creek Nature Center) “Fall Sky: Spooky Skies” discusses blood moons and monsters in the sky. Oct. 16, 10 a.m. “Planetary
FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP (ACC Library, Classroom A) Alzheimer’s Association Georgia presents a support group conducted by trained facilitators that is a safe place for those living with dementia and their caregiver to develop a support system. First Wednesday of every month, 6–7:30 p.m. 706206-6163, www.alz.org/georgia LGBTQIA+ VIRTUAL ALPHABET FAMILY GATHERING (Online) This is a safe space for anyone on the LGBTQIA+/TGQNB spectrum. Fourth Sunday of every month, 6–8 p.m. uuathensga.org/justice/ welcoming-congregation MINDFUL LIVING (Heart Stone Therapeutic Healing) A five-week, in-person psychotherapy group to build self-care and mindfulness practices. RSVP by Oct 7. Thursdays, Oct. 14–Nov. 11, 10:30– 11:30 a.m. $35/session. brianna@ heartstoneth.com PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP (First Baptist Church) This group is to encourage, support and share information with fellow sojourners who manage the challenges of Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorders. Oct. 8, 1 p.m. gpnoblet @bellsouth.net RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction. Visit the website for details. Thursdays, 6–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensrecoverydharma.org RESTORING RESILIENCE (Heart Stone Therapeutic Healing) A fiveweek, in-person resource building psychoeducational support group for trauma survivors. RSVP by Oct. 5. Tuesdays, Oct. 12–Nov. 9, 10–10:50 a.m. $35/group session. brianna@heartstoneth.com
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) Athens Downtown SAA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual behavior. Contact for location. www.athensdowntownsaa.com
Word on the Street ATHENS, GEORGIA AREA COVID19 RESPONSE (ACC Library Heritage Room) This new collection provides web archived material pertaining to local responses to the global pandemic. archive-it.org/ collections/13711 ATHENS TO SAVANNAH RIDE (Begins at Jittery Joe’s Roaster) Participate in a three-day, 285-mile road ride from Athens to Savannah to raise awareness for the proposed Georgia Hi-Lo Trail. The route runs Athens to Tennille (106 miles) on Oct. 22, Sandersville to Statesboro (102 miles) on Oct. 23 and Statesboro to Savannah (77 miles) on Oct. 24. $95. www.athensto savannah.com THE CLOCKED IN CREATIVE PODCAST (Athens, GA) Hosted by Seth Hendershot, a new podcast called “The Clocked In Creative” will touch on entrepreneurship, business models, IP rights, branding, etc. for creatives. Episodes will feature Serra Jagger of Indie South, Sanni Baumgartner of Community, Michelle Davis, Bertis Downs, Shil Patel of Tiger Bomb Promo, Rashe Malcolm of Rashe’s Cuisine and Nick Canada of Satisfactory. Check it out at @theclockedincreative on Instagram FALL LEISURE ACTIVITIES (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services will offer a diverse selection of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events for adults and children. Programs include tai chi, baton, youth cooking classes, gymnastics, theater and more. Now registering. www.accgov.com/myrec FREE COVID-19 VACCINES (Clarke County Health Department) Vaccines are available by appointment or walk-in. No insurance or ID required. www.publichealthisfor everyone.com GET LIBRARY CAREDED (Multiple Locations) In support of Library Card Sign Up Month this September, 30 local businesses are offering discounts and promotions to customers who present their library card at checkout. Visit the website for a list of participating locations. www.athenslibrary.org HEALTH CLINICS (Nuçi’s Space) Free health clinics are available for uninsured musicians and their friends and family. Doctors can diagnose, treat and refer. Call to make an appointment. Oct. 4, 11 & 25; Nov. 1, 15 & 29. 706-227-1515 OLLI MEMBERSHIP (Athens, GA) Join OLLI@UGA, a dynamic learning and social community for adults 50 and up that offers classes, shared interest groups, social activities and events. www.olli.uga.edu POP-UP PARK (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services has a new bus that serves as a mobile recreation unit to take free activities and equipment to public community events. Request the bus online at www.accgov.com/ 9961/Athens-Pop-Up-Park SUPPORT FOR SENIORS WITH PETS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Humane Society and Athens Community Council on Aging have partnered to offer support services to seniors enrolled in ACCA programs. This includes emergency pet fostering, affordable wellness care, pet health workshops and pet training. www.accaging.org f
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CLEANING Need your home or business cleaned? I clean homes and rentals in Athens and surrounding areas! Free estimates. References available. Call Mirna: 706-540-7710
HEALTH HYPNOSIS: Smoking, stress, medical issues. Harvard trained, nationally certified. 678895-4278, jimhilton911@yahoo. com, www.hiltonhypnosis. webs.com.
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JOBS FULL-TIME Five Points Bottle Shop is now hiring! Apply at fivepointsbottleshop.com/about/careers/
Athens Land Trust is seeking proposals for a one-year contract for maintenance and turnkey services. Contractors must have liability and worker’s compensation insurance. Interested parties should call Cary Ritzler at 706-613-0122 or email cary@athenslandtrust.org. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. on October 29th. Join the nation’s leading mobile dictation service and learn to be a transcriptionist! No customer interaction! Work independently, set your own weekday schedule (16–40 hours weekly). We have a relaxed, casual, safe space environment. Compensation automatically increases as you gain proficiency. Extremely flexible time-off arrangements with advance notice. Experience our eight-tiered training program with bonuses after each tier. So your starting compensation will range from $9.25 to $10.80 hourly based on individual performance. After approx. threemonth training, your compensation should exceed training pay and you’ll receive automatic increases for tenure with the company, efficiency, etc. Show proof of vaccination at hire. www.ctscribes.com Line cooks needed! Big City Bread Cafe & Little City Diner are now hiring line cooks for daytime hours. Experienced preferred but not required. Stop by after lunch to fill out an application or drop off a resume. No phone calls, please.
Local law firm seeks full-time legal assistant. Must have excellent customer service and organizational skills. Job requirements include client intake, filing and other clerical tasks. Email resume to carol@ weemspc.com Northside & Westside Bottle Shops are now hiring! Apply at bottleshopathens.com/ employment-application/ Sabor Latino is NOW HIRING for all part-time and full-time positions at new location! Apply in person 1550 Oglethorpe Ave. UberPrints is now hiring for multiple positions! Both full and part-time positions available. For more information and applications, go to uberprints.com/ company/jobs White Tiger is now hiring kitchen staff! No experience necessary, proof of vaccination required. Email resume to catering@whitetigergourmet. com
PART-TIME Cali-n-Tito’s is hiring amazing people! Looking for kitchen staff and servers. Bilingual helpful, but not required. Call Bruno to make an appointment. 706-255-4393 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
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Mike Wheeler Landscape. Landscaping/gardening positions available. Good pay w/ experience. Part-time. Flexible hours. Call Mike Wheeler: 706202-0585, mwwheeler1963@ gmail.com Soda Fountain Manager: Independent pharmacy seeking an individual with foodservice experience, ServSafe certification or ability to become certified shortly after hiring and strong customer service skills. Must pass a background check. Mon–Fri, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and closed for all major holidays. Jennings Mill Drug Company on Facebook to apply or send a resume to jmdcrx@ gmail.com. Viva Argentine is looking for a few nice hardworking folks to be part of the team! Competitive hourly wages for all positions. $10/hr. training, $12/ hr. hosting and kitchen, $5/hr. + tips servers (must be 18+). Please email resumes to vivaargentinecuisine@gmail.com
NOTICES MESSAGES All Georgians over the age of 12 are eligible to be vaccinated! Call 888457-0186 or go to www.publichealthathens.com for more information. COVID testing in Athens available at 3500 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. (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 www.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. All ACC residents that meet income requirements may attend. First come, first served. This event will take place outside rain or shine. 100 Newton Bridge Rd. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. www.terrapinbeer.com Get Flagpole delivered straight to your mailbox! It’s convenient for you or it can be the perfect present for that buddy who just moved out of town. $50 for six months or $90 for one year. Call 706-549-0301 or email frontdesk@flagpole.com.
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