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Portland Potties A DOWNTOWN RESTROOM, COVID UPDATES AND MORE LOCAL NEWS By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com A lot of people go downtown, but if you have to go when you go downtown, there aren’t always places to go. That will change when Athens-Clarke County builds a “Portland Loo” outside the College Avenue parking deck. Named after the city where it originated, the Portland Loo is a vandalism-resistant, prefabricated, stainless steel public restroom that can be easily cleaned twice a day. A public restroom downtown has been discussed since 2018, and the commission voted to move forward at its Oct. 5 meeting—but not without objections. Several citizens who spoke at the meeting read emails, purportedly from a Portland resident, that described heroin addicts using public restrooms to shoot up drugs. Commissioner Jesse Houle, who has lived in Portland, disputed that characterization. “They’re generally fairly well used and maintained and thought of positively by a lot of people,” Houle said. Despite the loo being discussed at two previous work sessions, Commissioners Allison Wright, Mike Hamby, Ovita Thornton and Patrick Davenport voted to send the idea back to the drawing board. “I’m not over the sticker shock,” Wright said of the $314,000 initial cost. “There are a wide variety of concerns we can’t answer yet.” Wright said she preferred “luxury portables” over the “Gucci expensive model.” ACC received hundreds of public comments on the loo, with many citing their use by homeless individuals as a reason to oppose it. However, Houle described the comments as “overwhelmingly positive.” Out of more than 700 people who responded to a survey, majorities reported seeing human feces downtown and said they’d be more likely to visit downtown if there were a public restroom. “It seems to me the political ads will write themselves with this issue,” Hamby said. City Hall and the Classic Center already have public restrooms, and so will the Costa Building near City Hall when it’s renovated, he said. Commissioner Carol Myers agreed with the former campaign operative’s political assessment, but said that many of the 28 cities that have built public restrooms, like Vancouver and Cambridge, MA, “had really good luck with them” because they were situated in areas like downtown Athens that have a wide variety of people, not just the homeless. “I think we have a good chance for this to be very, very successful downtown,” Myers said. “Yes, it’s a lot of money. A sidewalk costs $200 a foot.” Ultimately, the commission approved the Portland Loo by a 7-3 vote, with Davenport supporting it after twice backing delays. The plan also includes a drinking fountain for pets, landscaping, public art and space for portable toilets during special events. The commission voted to table what would ordinarily be a routine request from the University of Georgia to install fiber-optic lines on ACC right-of-way for security cameras on Lumpkin Street, Baldwin Street and College Station Road—a sign of the
commission’s deteriorating relationship with UGA. “I plan to vote no on any item that asks for an agreement with UGA until we get some greater cooperation from them and some better response when it comes to their impact on our community, when it comes to living wages, when it comes to affordable housing, a number of issues, redress of Linnentown,” Commissioner Melissa Link said. “I feel like UGA has betrayed the trust of this town on many, many levels, and until we have some concerted evidence of concern for our community, I’ll be voting no.” Commissioner Mariah Parker added that the Athens Justice and Memory Project has reached out to UGA about putting historical markers on its property to commemorate the Linnentown neighborhood, which was razed in the 1960s to make way for dorms on Baxter Street. In addition, she said that adding cameras to catch criminals after the fact isn’t a proactive approach to preventing crime. “It seems like whenever the University of Georgia approaches us for something, when they ask us to jump, we say how high,” Houle said. Thornton said she agreed that UGA should be more collaborative, but it’s a twoway street, and Linnentown is a separate issue. “To use Linnentown as a noose, I think is wrong,” she said. When it appeared there might not be enough votes for the item to pass, Commissioner Russell Edwards moved to table it for a month, which passed 6-4. Another usually routine issue, the purchase of new police cars, also proved contentious. Houle and Link argued that the Ford Explorer-based interceptors ACCPD wanted to buy are intimidating and dangerous. That’s accurate—studies show that vehicles with higher grills are more likely to kill or seriously injure pedestrians. However, the commission has also sought to electrify the county fleet, and the Ford SUVs are the only hybrid police vehicles available, so the purchase of the hybrid Fords to replace gas-powered vehicles was approved 8-2. In a meeting where the commission finalized a lot of business that has been hanging around for some time, it also approved a human relations commission that will provide an avenue for residents to file complaints about violations of the local civil rights ordinance. It was opposed by local Republicans, who appeared to conflate it with a proposed civilian police oversight board. The commission also unanimously approved a $400,000 study on racial disparities in local government. Another alternative response team—which pairs a police officer with a mental health professional to deal with calls involving suspected mental health issues—was also approved, along with a contract with nonprofit Athens Behavioral Health Systems to form a civilian response team based on the CAHOOTS program in Eugene, OR, at a total cost of $276,000. All of those items were already included in the previously approved 2022 budget.
The commission also voted on a set of priorities for the May TSPLOST referendum on whether to continue a 1% sales tax for transportation projects. The list includes bridges, road repaving, culvert replacement, transit, electric vehicles for the ACC fleet, a roundabout at Broad Street and Hancock Avenue, completing the Firefly Trail and permanent improvements for the pedestrian plaza at College Square. A citizen advisory committee is currently vetting about 90 proposals worth a total of $700 million, but that list will have to be narrowed down considerably. The tax is expected to raise about $145 million over five years. In addition, the commission voted to spend another $500,000 on incentives to receive COVID-19 shots, on top of $350,000 already allocated. While previously the partnership to give $100 gift cards to people who get a shot was limited to the Clarke County Health Department, now it will be extended to other health-care providers that serve low-income and otherwise marginalized communities. Last but not least, the commission voted to make the second Monday in October— the holiday previously known as Columbus Day—Indigenous Peoples Day.
COVID Cases Fall Again COVID-19 cases continued to decline in Clarke County last week, with an average of 19 new cases per day over a seven-day period as of Oct. 8, down from 100 at the peak of the Delta surge in late August. However, COVID continues to kill Athens residents—three on Oct. 7 alone, the deadliest day of the pandemic since March. The virus has killed five Clarke County residents so far this month, bringing the total to at least 164. More than 15,000 residents have been infected with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID so far, with 725 of them winding up in the hospital. Local hospitals remain busy with COVID patients. About 86% of hospital beds were occupied last week, including 73 of 74 ICU beds. Of those patients, 129, or 21%, had COVID, and 57 were on ventilators. By another measure, Clarke County had a total of 264 new cases per 100,000
people over a 14-day period. That’s below the threshold of 300 for the Athens-Clarke County government to cancel permits for special events, so any remaining events on public property this fall should be able to move forward, as the long as the pandemic doesn’t worsen again. As further evidence that the Delta surge is receding, wastewater data collected by UGA infectious diseases professor Erin Lipp showed that viral loads in the wastewater continued to decline last week, “reaching the lower third of levels recorded to date.”. The University of Georgia reported 47 cases among students, faculty and staff the week of Sept. 27, down from 95 the previous week. Five hundred and thirty people were vaccinated at the University Health Center, bringing the total to 15,714. According to DPH, 44% of Clarke County residents are fully vaccinated, and 48% have received at least one dose. Those numbers could improve later this month, as the Federal Drug Administration is expected to meet to discuss authorizing the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11. The Clarke County School District reported 307 cases in September, down from 503 in August. At their Oct. 7 work session, school officials discussed a mandatory vaccination policy for CCSD employees. Teachers and other staff who are not vaccinated would have to submit to testing twice a week and follow policies like social distancing. The Athens-Clarke County government also requires employees to be vaccinated, although there are no penalties for disobeying the policy. At CCSD, employees who don’t comply could be fired. The University System Board of Regents still refuses to implement mask or vaccine mandates at UGA and other public colleges and universities despite continuing pleas from faculty and staff. Last week, the University Council, made up of faculty and staff representatives, passed a resolution calling on the USG to mandate vaccination and require masks to be worn indoors, and another one asking the USG to let individual institutions set their own policies. More than 50 UGA professors are requiring masks in their classrooms in defiance of USG rules prohibiting mask mandates. f
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It may be true, as the great Gamble Rogers opined, that in a small town, everybody knows what everybody else is doing, but they read the newspaper to find out who got caught. It is certainly true that without their newspaper, those citizens not only can’t check up on their neighbors, neither can they get reports on their local government or their schools or the many civic, business, religious and social endeavors that make up the world right around them. Nevertheless, the closure of local newspapers is commonplace all across our country. Thus, it should have come as no surprise lately when Editor and Publisher Ralph Maxwell, Jr. announced that the Oglethorpe Echo, down in Lexington in our neighbor county, would go out of business after 65 years in his family. Ralph and his two brothers grew up working at the newspaper and its printing plant. Scott and William went on to find honest employment. Ralph, Jr. stayed on to help his eponymous father
ernment, schools, sports, etc. right there in the Oglethorpe Echo. Davis has committed resources to use a faculty member as editor of the Echo to supervise the student journalists, and NeSmith will create advisory boards of local citizens and young people. As Davis says, it’s a win for everybody, though Maxwell says some Oglethorpe County readers want their old, familiar paper to continue. Who knows? This new burst of energy generated by NeSmith and the Grady College may raise the Echo to such journalistic heights that it can tell its readers who got caught before they even know who was doing it.
African American History in Greene
Another nearby county, Greene, has as rich an African American history as any in the state. That is, of course, because Greene was a major cotton-producing county before the Civil War, and you know who produced all that cotton. Particularly fecund land lay along “Prosperity Ridge,” supporting a string of plantations. After the war ended enslavement, the plantation owners fought the freedmen to deny them their newly granted right to the ownership of their own labor. What they could not win by force, the former owners gained through their manipulation of the law, disenfranchising their former slaves and forcing them back into economic servitude, denying them the right to own property or enforce contracts. Now comes Greene Countian Newspapers attract eccentric characters. One of the best Mamie Hillman, who has crewas Brown Dog, who devoted himself to guarding the ated the Greene County African Oglethorpe Echo. American Museum (gcaam.org) at 1415 Northeast St., Greensboro, run the paper, and took over after Mr. and its grand opening is this Saturday, Oct. Maxwell’s death. Ralph Jr. is every bit as 16, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. knowledgeable and personable as his father “The Greene County African American and almost as hard working. He probably Museum is dedicated to the empowerwould have kept the Echo going as a public ment of and truth-telling about African service except for the fact that he suffered American lives in Greene County, Georgia. a devastating stroke a couple of years ago, The Museum is designed to inspire clarity leaving his typing ability reduced to one finof heart and mind by sharing with all the ger. Typing with only two fingers is kind of a important contributions and stories of point of pride, but one? Think about it. Also, Greene County’s African American commuthe Echo’s staff stalwarts had reached retirenity throughout its history to the present ment age, and Ralph saw no alternative but day.” to close, leaving Oglethorpe County with no In accordance with this statement of newspaper after 148 years of the Echo. purpose, from 2–4 p.m. the grand openBut wait. Oglethorpe County citizen ing will segue to nearby Penfield, GA to Dink NeSmith understands the importance honor ancestors at the Penfield African of community newspapers because his American Cemetery, which represents a company owns around 25 of them. Dink major development in Greene County’s quickly hatched a plan to keep the Echo African American history through the resfunctioning as Oglethorpe County’s local toration of a cemetery connected to Rev. paper. He created a nonprofit to which Martin Luther King, Jr.’s grandfather and Ralph transferred ownership of the Echo. to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Then Dink approached Charles Davis, dean This grand opening is a great opporof UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and tunity to join founding director Mamie Mass Communication, and they brainHillman in her quest “to acknowledge, stormed the brilliant idea of morphing the honor and celebrate the lives of our ancesEcho into a lab paper for senior journaltors who came before us—those who were ism students to gain firsthand, real-time not honored in life, and have yet to be honon-the-ground training covering local govored in death.” f
I know I said a few weeks ago there was no has allowed all season. Combined.) This is quarterback controversy and would be no not the same Bama as year’s past. They are quarterback controversy. So it pains me to vulnerable and beatable. What’s more, if say, the Georgia Bulldogs find themselves in we beat Alabama in the SEC Championship the midst of a quarterback controversy. Game, they’ll have two losses, and it’s posThe Dawgs traveled to the Plains and sible they won’t make the playoff at all. If whipped up on Auburn 34-10, and we didn’t you put this Georgia team with Bennett play particularly well. Regardless of how well we played, though, we still kicked the ass of a top-20 rival on the road while starting backups in many key positions. That’s how good this team is. One of those backups is quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, who has started the last two games while JT Daniels deals with a nagging lat injury. Against the Tigers, Bennett passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 14 of Can Stetson outrun a healthy JT Daniels? 21 passes. He also scrambled effectively, getting the Dawgs out of some tough spots under center against this Alabama team on and netting 41 yards in the process. For the a neutral field, it ain’t gonna be the same as season, the Mailman has 746 passing yards last year. and eight touchdowns along with another I imagine Kirby’s original plan was to 126 yards on the ground. Those aren’t stick with Bennett through the game this eye-popping numbers, but they allowed us weekend against Kentucky—the only other to win each of his three starts with ease. undefeated SEC team, by the way—and get Between the way Bennett has played and to the bye week. Then Daniels returns after the relative ease with which he or Daniels a full month of rest for the Cocktail Party. would handle most of our remaining But if Bennett keeps putting up numbers opponents, it seems against Kentucky, I nitpicky to get so don’t see Kirby sitting We are in Death Star focused on the quarhim. Not unless he’s terback at this stage Optimization Mode, and had a radical change in of the season. If we’re philosophy. It’s like the in this mode, details matter. Jake Fromm vs. Justin winning, who cares, right? Just play the Fields debate of 2018 guy who’s winning. But Kirby Smart said it all over again. Do you stick with who has best in the locker room after the win over you winning or switch to the guy with the South Carolina: “We’re not practicing to higher ceiling? beat somebody. We’re practicing to beat Between the way the program is struceverybody.” tured, the way Kirby has recruited, and the We are in Death Star Optimization excellent coaches on staff, Georgia is going Mode, and in this mode, details matter. to be good for a very long time. But it’s hard There are only a handful of teams in the to see our path to a title ever opening wider country that can beat us. Now nits must than it has this season. be picked to guarantee we don’t lose those Alabama lost to an unranked opponent games when the stakes are highest. for the first time since 2007, the Chaos It’s clear based on what we’ve seen the Season and Nick Saban’s first in Tuscaloosa. last two seasons that Kirby has a lot of The Tide has held a stranglehold over colfaith in Bennett, probably a lot more than lege football ever since. But 2021 is starting fans and pundits have ever had. Bennett to have the feel of a Chaos Season, too, and is a good quarterback with the capability Bama’s grip is slipping ever so slightly. to beat almost every team we could face. I hoped we wouldn’t have to have a The issue was always whether he could beat quarterback controversy conversation this Alabama. Last year, the answer was no, as season. But because Bennett has played so the Tide beat the Dawgs 41-24. This year, well, bringing Daniels back in isn’t revertthat’s less certain. ing to the norm. It’s a proactive decision If you’ve been living under a rock, you to change things up. The way things have may have missed Alabama’s loss to Texas broken, the Dawgs have a rare opportunity, A&M 41-38. (It should be noted that the 41 and it’s a decision Kirby can’t afford to whiff points Bama gave up are more than Georgia on. f
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any other such case. The Supremacy Clause says: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof… shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.” But it gets worse. The Constitution of Texas, in its bill of rights no less, provides that, “All courts shall be open, and every person for an injury done [to] him, in his lands, goods, person or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law.” Texas courts have understood this to mean that only plaintiffs who’ve suffered an actual
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With the focus on the plight of women the United States and of this State….” So seeking abortions in Texas under its here you are, Judge Straight Arrow, findrecently enacted “heartbeat” law, nobody ing one of these suits on your docket. The has noticed that the Texas legislature also defendants are being sued for conduct threw state court judges under the bus. I protected by the U. S. Constitution under wouldn’t want to be a woman of child-bearthe Supreme Court’s abortion precedents. ing age in Texas right now, but I wouldn’t want to be a state court judge there, either. When five members of the U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected a petition asking it to stay enforcement of the Texas law, Chief Justice John Roberts, dissenting, declared the law’s enforcement scheme “unprecedented.” There’s nothing unprecedented about the core provisions of the law. It just recycles similar abortion bans enacted in other states and promptly struck down as blatantly unconstitutional. But the head-snapping feature of the Texas law is that public officials are expressly barred from prosecuting violations. The only people who are authorized to enforce the ban are private individuals filing civil suits for damages, set at a minimum of $10,000. It’s unprecedented that plaintiffs need not claim an injury from or any connection whatsoever Athens residents protested downtown against the Texas abortion law Sunday, Oct. 3. to the defendants. Here’s why I’d be grinding my teeth But it’s illegal under the Texas abortion ban. injury have standing to bring civil suits for or worse if I were a judge in a Texas state You’ve taken an oath to “preserve, protect damages. So it looks like Texas judges who court: The suits Texas relies on to enforce and defend” the laws and Constitution of take their oath seriously, facing one of these its abortion ban aren’t adjudicated on street both the United States and the state of bizarre abortion suits where no one has to corners. They’re decided in civil courts Texas. What do you do? claim an injury, would be in danger of failpresided over by judges who, not incidenThe easy answer is that under the ing to “preserve, protect and defend” both tally, take an oath to “preserve, protect Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the U. S. the Constitution of the United States and and defend the Constitution and laws of Constitution, you should dismiss this and that of the state of Texas.
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Nor are Judge Straight Arrow’s worries over even yet. In the standard civil case, what’s at issue is whether the defendant caused the plaintiff injury. And whichever party the weight of the evidence favors prevails. But that’s not what would happen in these weird abortion cases where nobody has to claim an injury to have standing to sue. The parties aren’t contending over whether the defendant injured anybody, but only whether the defendant violated the abortion ban. And although the statute describes the $10,000 a successful plaintiff earns as “damages,” that’s crazy. Damages are due, in common sense and in law, to someone who’s been harmed. But functionally, all the award can be in this context is a fine collected by the plaintiff. In other words, these cases are really criminal cases tried in civil court. So what? Well, in Athens and many other cities, some local ordinances provide for a fine of up to $1,000 for violations. For the fine to be imposed, the county prosecutor has to prove the violation beyond a reasonable doubt, as in any other criminal case. But in Texas, you can be fined, in effect, $10,000 or more on nothing but a preponderance of the evidence, the lower standard of proof the litigants in civil cases have to meet. Here, then, is the corner the Texas legislature has backed Judge Straight Arrow into. The enforcement scheme it wrote into its abortion ban abuses the state’s judiciary in expecting judges to violate their oath of office and to preside over what are essentially criminal trials in which defendants nonetheless don’t enjoy the protections of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It was a stunning understatement when Chief Justice Roberts called all this unprecedented. More than that, it lays bare the deeply debased condition of Texas’s political culture. f
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My Family Is Unvaccinated ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com I am so disappointed and hurt. I’m the only person in my family that’s vaccinated, and they say I’m an awful person because I won’t let them see my newborn son. Not only are they not vaccinated, they’re pretty irresponsible with going out in public frequently without any precautions. I personally struggle with some health issues that have made me extra cautious, which I’ve been very firm with them about since the pandemic started. So really, it feels like they don’t care about my baby’s health or mine. This has become so explosive that my parents aren’t even talking to me. This is supposed to be an exciting and happy time in my life, but I just feel heartbroken, angry and scared, honestly. How do I get them to understand what this is doing to me? And the potential relationship with my child? Mommy Blues
Hey Mommy Blues, It’s truly messed up that your story is one that I’ve heard way too many times since January. I’m not a parent, but I still can’t fathom letting politics come between me and my adult offspring, especially letting it get to the point where you are currently. And especially if it pertains to an issue that really shouldn’t be political, like the health of their grandchild. That’s not to say that I always agree with my folks, but our love for each other always overrides interpersonal squabbles—plus, I’m great at choosing my battles. Your parents? Not so much. They’re refusing to take steps to make it safe to be around their grandchild, and they refuse to speak to their own daughter. They are putting politics before their loved one’s health and safety. I suspect that most of the suggestions that I’ll make will be ones you’ve already tried, like explaining to them in no uncertain terms that their behavior hurts you and makes you doubt their love for you. I’m sure you’ve already shared indisputable facts with them, such as the fact that babies have very weak immune systems, and so do the elderly. I’m sure you’ve sent them to all of the CDC and NIH web pages debunking all of the misinformation out there about
COVID-19 and vaccination. I think it’s important to remember that people have egos, and those egos sometimes make us believe that we know better than virologists who have spent their entire adult lives researching the spread of these types of diseases. People see public health initiatives like mask mandates as an affront to their personal agency, as an attempt at control by a government that already has a say in lots of aspects of our lives. They can’t even see the benefit of masking or vaccination because of that distrust, and it gets worse when certain pundits and media personalities stoke and politicize that fear. The way that Anthony Fauci has been villainized for political gain literally makes no sense and is in direct disservice
to the public good. This has gone from a health issue to being a big part of some people’s social and political paradigms, and frankly, I don’t have groundbreaking ideas on how to combat that. It is probably little comfort to you to know that your choice to keep them away from your baby will be vindicated by history, and that others will be judged much in the way that we presently judge the folks who picketed against school integration in the 50s. But making them feel like embarrassing idiots will not help with getting them to understand what their behavior is doing to you or to the future of their relationship with their grandchild. I’d like to refer you to Paul Blest’s guide to getting a Trump voter vaccinated, which can easily be found online. I believe that it will address some issues that you are dealing with, and offer great advice on how to respond to certain aspects of vaccine hesitancy. I want to assure you that this painful and saddening choice that you’ve made is the right one, and you should be proud of this decision and thankful for your child’s health in your darkest hours. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, or use our online form at flagpole.com/get-advice.
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another single coming out Oct. 20 (which I’ve not heard yet) named “Enjoy the Moon!” This first single, though, is a wonderfully dreamy escape from whatever new normal you’ve been dealing with. Please enjoy it via all major streaming services, including its video on YouTube. For more information, please see nightpalacemusic.com.
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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com L-I-V-I-N’!: Deathrock band Entertainment is back with a new EP named Horror Part 1, courtesy of Stickfigure Recordings. Although technically based in Atlanta, Entertainment has deep Athens ties. This new EP was mixed by founding member Trey Ehart and in-demand producer Tom Ashton (March Violets, Sisters of Mercy, Clan of Xymox). Two singles from this—the nearly ambient “Voyeur” and the incredibly tuneful “Maggot Church”—dribbled out last winter. Now those two are joined by slowpaced opener “Horror” and the deeply meditative “Fantasy.” Entertainment’s last full-length album, Gender, was released in 2008, so I’m probably not the only one itching for another one. Find this at entertainment.bandcamp. com. TWO FOR FLINCHING: Drew Beskin, who released his full-length Problematic For The People this past summer, has two fresh, new singles out this week. Each is from an upcoming release with a project named Drew Beskin & The Sunshine, which is Beskin along with Tommy Trautwein, Elijah Johnston and Gideon Johnston. Landing online Friday, Oct. 15 are the mid-tempo and summer-melodied “Lisa Simpson’s Fangs” and shape-shifting “Horror Movie Plot,” which changes up right at about the 2:10 mark. Beskin and his current live band are to play the 40 Watt this same night, but these songs won’t be featured because they belong to The Sunshine. That said, you can catch him playing all his existing hits, and other bands on the bill are Nordista Freeze, The Minks and Basically Nancy. Find the new tracks on all major streaming services as well as drewbeskin.bandcamp.com. For all other information, please see drewbeskin.com. LISTEN EARLY AND OFTEN: Behind-the-scenes Athens music leg-
end and soundman Pat “The Wiz” Biddle has revamped a portion of his long-running archival website. This has been a resource for old-time Athens music fans for years and, for a very long time, garnered a substantial amount of traffic via its weekly “Band of The Week” contest, in which
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listeners competed to identify select live tracks across Athens’ history. This was no small task, either, and the contest ran for an astounding 566 weeks. Biddle has a new feature on the site, though, and is streaming full-length shows recorded in Athens across the decades. The debut edition of this portion of the site, named “Athens Redux,” features
Reeth Dasgupta launched a new label named Futile Force. The cassette tape and digital label already has three releases under its belt: the rawly urgent mid-old-school-hardcore demo by ConSec, the self-titled 13-track debut by thrashy Foodeater, and the five-song self-titled noisecore release by the best-named-band-in-town Fat Jock. Tapes are five bucks each and digital downloads are name-your-price. Have at it, folks, at futileforce.bandcamp.com.
SING OUT!: War College is the project name for songwriter Matthew Lovelace, and he’s just released a charming new album titled Personality. The 10-song album is reminiscent—in a strict songwriting sense, not a stylistic sense— at times of New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes and others. Lovelace’s vocal timing is incredibly solid throughout these loosely-defined jangle-pop tunes, and the whole record feels like an old, uncovered gem. Highlights here are opening track “Forest & Trees,” “Catholic Toll” and “Rejoice.” Check it out at warcollege.bandcamp.com. RADIO WAVES: A long time ago, I was taken in by the sweet sounds of the self-titled debut album by Wet Garden. Now, I’m here to tell you they’ve got a new EP out named Lotta Glocken. Maybe you caught them playing some of it at last weekend’s Porchfest. But, if not, you can hear it immediately online, and I’ve been advised they’ve got other shows in the works. This EP is a little less deliberately organized than the album and is composed of songs at multiple locations between 2016 and 2019. That said, this is a great little collection that sounds like an unearthed demo from any number of folky psychedelic bands. There’s even a slight nod to doo-wop and early R&R in “Oedipus Rex.” Nothing Earth-shattering, but worth a spin. So go spin it at wetmeadows.bandcamp.com.
a show by 10,000 Maniacs recorded at the 40 Watt Club on May 31, 1983. I can’t express what a wonderfully nice rabbit hole the entirety of Biddle’s site is. Lose yourself over at patthewiz.com. I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE: Night Palace—sometimes referred to as Avery Leigh’s Night Palace—has a new single out, courtesy of label Park The Van. The single is named “Into the Wake, Mystified” and is the first track from the band’s upcoming album Diving Rings, which is due out in early 2022. As if this isn’t enough to satiate you, there’s
LISTEN IN: A little while ago the Athens Regional Library
System launched the Classic City Vibes podcast, and it’s now deep into Season 2. The interviews thus far are pretty wide-ranging and nicely collected. Past guests include Annie Leeth, Razzi King, Sacred Bull and others. Upcoming shows feature Gypsy Farm (Oct. 12), Shane Parish (Oct. 19) and Montu Miller (Oct. 26). Don’t bother looking for this on the library system’s website, though, because you’ll never find it. You can, however, find it on Spotify and presumably other streaming services. f
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closed down, making him wonder how easy and accessible creating will be for future artists. Outside of the changes the community as a whole has felt from the pandemic, the band experienced its own personal
avert total destruction,” says Ingram. “I was headed down a destructive path and saw this as my way to change course… I feel lucky and much more empowered to better my life and the lives of the people I love.” In the Lake Charles area of Louisiana, Hurricane Laura and then Delta caused extensive damage to the community. Webster shares that there were no musical opportunities during their stay because so many bars and venues had to rebuild. For both of them, the experience was much more about gaining perspective in life rather than musical gains. Ingram and Webster recently returned to shoot a documentary focusing on the lives and struggles
impact—in particular, on the lives of Ingram and Webster. Due to COVID-19, Webster lost his job as talent buyer of The Foundry in March 2020. Ingram was feeling “stuck” in his work-from-home corporate job. So, when the opportunity to move to rural Louisiana after Hurricane Laura presented itself, the two moved states in September 2020 for an eight month stint. “In business management, a ‘burning platform’ means a dire need for change to
of the people they met after the hurricanes. “I’m glad we took the opportunity to live somewhere as different as SWLA and learn from the perspective of all the great people out there who are going through a much harder time than I was at the time,” says Webster. The time apart from one another created a space for the band members to experiment independently with their music in a way that will likely appear on future Wieuca
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iving in new cities. Hitting stages on the regular. Cranking out mixed media visuals. Mourning the loss of a beloved kidnapped flute (check out Instagram for snippets of that saga). Wieuca has had an eventful year leading up to the recent release of its third album Burning Platform. The process of releasing this album took three years, with most of the recording taking place at Chase Park Transduction and including notable features from Sienna Chandler of Monsoon and Memphis rapper La Chat. Although the members moved away some years ago, Will Ingram, Robert Smith, Jack O’Reilly and Jack Webster all hold Athens dear as a city where they grew as people and musicians— somewhere they still call home. “At least half of the album was written in Athens, and almost all of it was recorded there, so it definitely has a particular quality stamped on it that seems inextricable from Athens. Leisure, hanging on the weird-smelling front porch of a falling-apart 1920s home, walking along the train tracks, biking around drunk late at night, hanging out at a random apartment complex pool, going to the gas station, the smell of vomit mixed with bleach, sleeping until 4 p.m. Things like that,” says Smith. Frequently playing local stages, including the September Days Fest at Southern Brewing Co. that popped up in the wake of AthFest’s cancellation, the group has spent enough time in the city to notice the rather negative changes affecting the music scene. Smith notes how many of the venues and bars meaningful to him and the development of the band have been bought out or
records, says O’Reilly. Upon returning from Louisiana in April of this year, Ingram and Webster saved enough funds to help self-release Burning Platform. This band pretty much has it covered when it comes to the experience and relationships needed to push their music forward and create a product. “We’ve been doing almost everything DIY since the band started nine years ago, from hand-cutting the center holes in 7-inch records to directing videos and booking. We like working with others, but we want to get a lot done, and it’s usually faster to just figure it out on your own,” says Ingram. Wieuca is a band you can’t package neatly into any one or even a few genres, but its brand is unmistakable. The visual element of the band, from album art to merch designs, is defined by Ingram’s creative style using exploding colors, warped figures and, at times, demonic looking faces. According to Ingram, these designs demonstrate three things that have thematically tied together the band’s catalog: “Who you are at a given moment depends on the context, whether you’re in denial of it, and who’s watching. Others see you as different ‘people’ depending on their perspectives. As humans, there’s no way for us to perceive a truly objective, uncontaminated reality, so really anything can be anything.” These two-dimensional figures representing the band were brought to life by local director and videographer Vann Johnson in a claymation music video for the single “Llycra.” The feelings of being trapped and struggling to be the person you want to be that weave through the album are particularly tangible in this video, and you find yourself relating to these bloblike characters through distorted images and vibrations. Given the band’s diversion from the concept of “genre,” interconnected themes, sounds and storytelling meld together to create cohesion in the alternative-based album Burning Platform—much like Wieuca fans might note from past albums, although the band claims now with better production. f
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Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall Ensemble Series. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ student ID), $12. music.uga.edu UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA One of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s premier performing ensembles, the orchestra includes the university’s finest players performing traditional repertoire. Rabbit Hole Studios 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.rabbitholestudios.org OPEN MIC Featuring spoken word, performance art, comedy, singer-songwriters and more. Hosted by Peyton Covfefe. Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7–9 p.m. www.sobrewco.com FUNKY BLUESTER Blues outfit inspired by traditional Chicago and Texas styles.
Wednesday 13 Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. Outdoors. 5 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net JOE CAT Local Americana roots player. Flicker Theatre & Bar Presented by Shadebeast. 9 p.m. $9. www.flickertheatreandbar.com MARSES Local doom metal fourpiece band. MONTE LUNA Psychedelic doom metal band from Austin, TX. TEMPTRESS Heavy doom/postrock quartet from Dallas, TX. Georgia Theatre 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $15–18. www.georgiatheatre.com MONOPHONICS Funk/soul group from San Francisco. GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA What started as the one-man recording project of multi-instrumentalist Seth Applebaum is now a 10-piece powerhouse drawing influence from soul, psych rock, salsa and beyond. Porterhouse Grill 6–9 p.m. www.porterhouseathens. com/jazz JAZZ NIGHT Enjoy a live jazz trio every Wednesday night over dinner. Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7:30 p.m. www.sobrewco.com ASHLEY LAUREN Covers ranging from throwback pop to soul and modern tracks.
Thursday 14 Athentic Brewing Co. Outdoors. 6:30 p.m. FREE! www. athenticbrewing.com FURY IN FEW Atlanta-based rock band. A.D. BLANCO Young alternative rock band with an ambitious sound. THAT’S RAD Local pop punk band covering iconic hits. BURN BABES Groovy like a drive-in movie. Lauren Leathers and Ian Hunter Rowland combine old-school classics with new age feminist rock and roll. Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $28.50. www.georgiatheatre.com
PAUL CAUTHEN Country Texan nicknamed “Big Velvet” for his smooth, baritone voice. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $30–50. www.pac.uga. edu TIME FOR THREE Genre-defying trio exploring genres such as Americana, pop, jazz and classical music. The result is a rich and delightful rebirth of the various eras, styles and traditions of Western music. Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.nowherebarlive. com THE TALISMEN Soulful and funkfilled originals. Southern Brewing Co. Outdoors. 7 p.m. $12. bit.ly/CosmicCharlieOct14 COSMIC CHARLIE Grateful Dead cover band that adds their own flair to the classics. Outdoors. 5–7 p.m. www.sobrewco. com MICHAEL PEZENT Solo acoustic act covering classic country, rock and Southern rock. Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7:30–9:30 p.m. www.sobrewco. com ZAC GILBERT No info available.
$16–20. www.georgiatheatre.com CBDB Alabama-based “joyfunk” band playing a mix of funk, progressive rock and jam fusion. VOODOO VISIONARY Improvisational funk-rock group from Atlanta. Hendershot’s Coffee 8 p.m. $8 (21 and up), $10 (under 21). www.hendershotsathens.com FOUR FATHERS Funky soul organ quartet. Hotel Indigo Outdoors on the Patio. 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA AVERY DEAKINS Soulful local pop-rock singer-songwriter. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 8 p.m. FREE! (Reserved tickets required). www.pac.uga.edu DORIC STRING QUARTET A
laby” paved the way for songs to appear on “Scrubs” and “Dawson’s Creek.” Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7:30–10:30 p.m. www.sobrewco. com KARAOKE It’s your time to shine. Terrapin Beer Co. Outdoors. 6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). www.terrapinbeer.com MT. JOY Indie-folk outfit from Philadelphia. TRAMPLED BY TURTLES Acclaimed five-piece alt-bluegrass band formed in Duluth, MN. The Warehouse Athens 7 p.m. (doors). $15. www.thewarehouseathens.com TREY LEWIS Country singer-songwriter who gained traction with a NSFW TikTok hit.
Monday 18 The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording 7 p.m. $12–14. www.lewisroom. com SARAH SHOOK & THE DISARMERS Alt-country group out of North Carolina. TYLER KEY Local folk-rock artist and songwriter.
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Friday 15 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10 (adv.), $15. www.40watt.com NORDISTA FREEZE Psych-rock project from Nashville, TN. DREW BESKIN Local power-pop singer-songwriter known for fronting the bands Purses and The District Attorneys. THE MINKS Bluesy, psychedelic group on tour from Nashville, TN. BASICALLY NANCY Savannah based three-piece girl band with a love for punk, noise pop and riot girl music. Athentic Brewing Co. Outdoors.7 p.m. www.athenticbrewing.com KIMMI BITTER San Diego-based country artist backed by a full band. For fans of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Linda Ronstadt. Buvez TSA: Techno Speakeasy Athens. 4 p.m. (vendors), 6 p.m. (music). www.facebook.com/buvezathens TESTING REFLEX Formerly named Girls Varsity, this electronic pop duo between multimedia artists Kayt Regan and Jax Wucher presents a collage-like sound blending dance, avant-pop, trap and breakbeat. JOSEY Eclectic artist loosely focused on electro-pop. Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com BEAT UP Local anarcho-punk group. NOISE MOUNTAIN Local postpunk four-piece. TRIANGLE FIRE Long-running local crust-punk band. Genesis 9 p.m. $40, $75–1500 (VIP Options). www.facebook.com/venomevents SLIMELIFE SHAWTY Atlanta rapper and hip-hop artist best known for singles such as “Savage,” “Hit ‘Em All” and “Slimestyle.” Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show).
JENNY BESETZT Cathartic band with cavernous vocals and dreamy synth arrangements. NICK MALLIS Local artist featuring tinges of Bowie-esque drama, surfrock and melodic pop. Trappeze Pub 11:30 p.m.–2 a.m. $5. www.trappezepub.com SILENT DISCO Grab a pair of headphones and enjoy a silent disco with your pals. Every Saturday. The Warehouse Athens Time TBA. $5. www.thewarehouseathens.com HIGHWAY 49 Southern rock group from Milledgeville.
Nashville psych-pop artist Nordista Freeze performs at the 40 Watt Club on Friday, Oct. 15. UK-Based ensemble with a repertoire ranging from Haydn, Bartok to contemporary works. JONATHAN BISS An Athens favorite bringing his talent to English composer Elgar’s thematic piano quintet. International Grill & Bar Outdoors. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/IGBAthensGA KIMBLE CRANE Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist heavily influenced by blues, psychedelic rock, grunge and alternative rock. Iron Factory Outdoors. 10 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/DogDaysAthens DJ LATE NIGHT CRAIG Italian disco DJ featuring video projections with pizazz. NEW KIDS ON ACID Original bangers by Joel H. going public for first time ever. LAZARUS Local hip-hop duo focused on lyricism and old school flows. Nowhere Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.nowherebarlive. com SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND Local band combining a blues and soul spirit with riffy rock and roll. No. 3 Railroad Street Outdoors. 6:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. www.3railroad.org KARAOKE AND DJ NIGHT Hosted by Chip and Steve Rosenthal of All in the Family Karaoke. Feel free to bring a picnic, children or dogs. Rialto Room 6:30 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). bit.ly/ShawnMullinsOct15 SHAWN MULLINS Singer-songwriter whose breakthrough hit “Lul-
CHARLOTTE PIKE Nashville-based country duo of husband and wife Brent and Lauren Gafford.
Saturday 16 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com DJ EU & EDUARDO FRANCO A night of Perreología and dancing to the hottest Reggaeton songs. Bishop Park Athens Farmers Market. Outdoors. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net BILL LONG Playing acoustic bluegrass, folk, gospel, country and more. TODD LISTER Folky local singer-songwriter. Innovation Amphitheater 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. $20. www. innovationamphitheater.com THE KINGSMEN QUARTET Award-winning, Southern gospel vocal quartet from North Carolina. THE INSPIRATIONS Long-running vocal quartet of traditional gospel music established in 1964. International Grill & Bar Outdoors. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/IGBAthensGA SQUEEZE THE SQUID Local band self-proclaimed to “sometimes play on the land, but mostly play in the waters of your mind.” Iron Factory Outdoors. 9 p.m. $8. www.facebook.com/DogDaysAthens JOCK GANG Harsh art-rock burying subtle pop melodies in cascades of noise.
Rabbit Hole Studios 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.rabbitholestudios.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. pac. uga.edu MATTHEW SHIPES Shipes is an assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at UGA ad tubist with the Georgia Brass Quintet. Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7–9 p.m. www.sobrewco.com FUNKY BLUESTER Blues outfit inspired by traditional Chicago and Texas styles.
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40 Watt Club 7 p.m. (doors). $26 (adv.), $31. www.40watt.com TURNOVER Hook-rich indie pop from Virginia Beach, VA. WIDOWSPEAK Brooklyn indie rock duo. TEMPLE OF ANGELS Austin, TX-based post-punk quintet. Creature Comforts Brewery Athens Farmers Market. Outdoors. 5 p.m. www.athensfarmersmarket.net DESOTO Local band playing everything from gunfighter ballads to indie rock and originals. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $12–15. www.georgiatheatre.com FUNK YOU Augusta band playing high-energy, get-your-dancingshoes-on jams. MISNOMER Local improvisational fusion group with a funky, jazzy sound. International Grill & Bar Outdoors. 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/IGBAthensGA RICK FOWLER BAND Athens blues rock band. 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.
Down the Line 10/21 Crowder (Georgia Theatre) 10/21 Shane Parish & Michael Potter, Mary Margaret Cozart, Kiran Fernandes (Normal Bar) 10/22 Black Label Society, Obituary, Prong (Georgia Theatre) 10/22 The Lucky Jones (International Grill & Bar) 10/26 Grady Spencer & the Work, Haunted Shed (The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording)
Pandemic Protocols 40 Watt Club: masks indoors; proof of full vaccination required Athentic Brewing Co.: masks indoors Bishop Park: outdoors; masks encouraged Buvez: masks indoors Creature Comforts Brewery: masks indoors Flicker Theatre & Bar: proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours; masks indoors Genesis: no protocols Georgia Theatre/Rooftop: masks indoors; proof of full vaccination required Hendershot’s Coffee: proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours Hotel Indigo: masks indoors Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall: masks encouraged Innovation Ampitheater: masks indoors International Grill and Bar: masks encouraged Iron Factory: masks indoors The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording: masks required; proof of vaccination or negative COVID test required Nowhere Bar: proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours No. 3 Railroad Street: proof of vaccination indoors; masks indoors Porterhouse Grill: masks encouraged Rabbit Hole Studios: masks encouraged Ramsey Hall: masks encouraged Rialto Room: masks indoors Southern Brewing Co.: masks indoors Trappeze Pub: masks indoors The Warehouse Athens: no protocols
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Art 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.go fundme.com/f/athica-20th-birthday 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. nicholas. daglis@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 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 WORKSHOPS (K.A. Artist Shop) Taylor DiFonzo teaches a five-hour printmaking on fabric workshop on Oct. 17, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $150. Lauren Adams teaches a workshop on color mixing in acrylic on Nov. 13, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $150. Lauren Adams teaches a series on abstract exploration on Tuesdays, Oct. 19–Nov. 9, 6:30–8 p.m. $150. admin@kaartist.com 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.
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. 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. CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. (271 W. Hancock Ave.) Get Artistic’s Artist-in-Residence Noraa James completes his on-site residency with an artist talk on Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. Get Artistic hosts a community event with live art, a panel discussion and networking happy hour on Oct. 24, 1–6 p.m. DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) The Wall Works series presents a new large-scale mural by Atlanta-based artist Stacie Rose. Through Nov. 12. • Dawn William Boyd’s “Woe” features large-scale cloth paintings critiquing social injustice, racial violence and other abuses of power. Artist talk Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. Through Nov. 18. • “Flat Earth: A Visitation” features paintings by Atlanta-based artist Pam Longobardi. Artist talk Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. On view Oct. 14–Nov. 18. • In “Pinky Promise,” Jacob Wan and MFA candidate Lila Villalobos create parallel narratives in their work to examine humanness and how love and experience shapes one’s understanding of the world. Oct. 14–Nov. 18. • “8.19%” exhibits the work of undergraduate and graduate members of the newly formed Black Artists Alliance at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Oct. 14–Nov. 18. Opening reception for new shows held Oct. 14, 5–7 p.m. EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Susan Pelham’s handmade collages are inspired by Magic Realism, fairy tales, Surrealism and fables. Through October. FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Flicker presents its annual tradition of a Halloween-themed art show. Through October. 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, 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
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$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. www.gooddirt.net COMMUNITY MEDITATION (Rabbit Hole Studios) Jasey Jones leads a guided meditation that incorporates music, gentle movement and silence. Wednesdays, 6–7 p.m. jaseyjones@gmail.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 GROW YOUR BUSINESS WORKSHOP SERIES (Athens Land Trust) Athens Land Trust hosts a workshop series designed to help budding entrepreneurs. In-person and online options available. Classes held Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17 & Dec. 1. FREE! www.athenslandtrust.org 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 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 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
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. • “Collective Impressions: Modern Native American Printakers.” Oct. 16–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 FIVE POINTS (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) Tom Hancock presents recent mixed-media abstract works. Through October. 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. Virtual Artist Talk Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. 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. Closing day event and conversation with the artists on Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. • “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. OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Kate Windley’s art focuses on the connections between the expressive qualities of drawing along with the repetition and use of a matrix in screen printing. Through October. OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) Chris Greer’s photography exhibition, “Georgia Discovered,” captures the beauty of landscapes across the state. • “Emojis & Tea: Studio Dialogue Between Friends During Isolation” is a collaborative exhibition by Isabell Daniel and Kate Windley. • “Cut & Paste: The Art of Collage and Assemblage” is a group exhibition celebrating artists who reinvent and reas-
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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 AADM GIVING VOICE TO LINNENTOWN BOOK SIGNING (AADM Justice Center) Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement presents a book reading and signing with author Hattie Thomas Whitehead in celebration of her new book, Giving Voice to Linnentown, which describes her early childhood years in the 1960s and how her life and the lives of other Linnentown families changed when Athens and UGA entered into an Urban Renewal contract. Oct. 15, 5:30–7 p.m. www.aadmovement.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. What follows in this play is a satirical tragicomedy that questions our relationship with life, death and love. Utilizing digital masks and actor-driven technology, this original adaptation aims to breathe new life into Euripides’ irreverent tale. Oct. 12-15, 17 at 6 p.m. $12–16. www.ugatheatre.com ART EVENTS (Georgia Museum of Art) “Tour at Two” is held Oct. 13 and Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. “Lecture: Anthony Amore: ‘Stealing Rembrandts’” will be held on Zoom on Oct 14 at 4 pm. “Toddler Tuesday: Dress Up” is held Oct. 19 at 10
a.m. “Artful Conversation: Femfolio” is held Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. “Artist Talk: Barbara Rogers” is held Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. “Morning Mindfulness” is held Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m. 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. “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. Tours are $12–15 each. www.facebook.com/ historicathens ATHENS SHOWGIRL CABARET (Multiple Locations) ASC presents a Halloween show with a costume contest on Oct. 16, 8–11 p.m. at Hendershot’s Coffee. FREE! An additional Halloween show will be held on Oct. 29, 8:30 p.m.–1 a.m. at Sound Track Bar. FREE! www. athensshowgirlcabaret.com ATHENS VIGNETTES (Town & Gown Players) Town & Gown Players present the premier production of playwright Roshuanda Breeden’s Athens Vignettes: A Dialogue with the African American Community. Scenes cover the Baldwin Hall burial site, loss of Linnentown and fraught relationship with UGA. Oct. 15–17, 22-24. www.townandgown players.org
semble materials, mediums and found objects. Through Nov. 19. 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 collection 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. Reception held Oct. 16 from 3:30– 5:30 p.m. Exhibition currently on view through Nov. 6. Visit steffenthomas. org/large-art-dreaming to watch a live stream of the mural painting. 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. 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. • “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.
ATHHALF 5K & HALF MARATHON (Athens, GA) AthFest Educates presents a half marathon that runs through historic districts, downtown and UGA campus, with local bands performing live throughout the course. 5K is held Oct. 23, 2:30 p.m. Half marathon is held Oct. 24, 7:30 a.m. www.athfesteducates.org BAD MOVIE NIGHT (Ciné) When a black-gloved sex weirdo starts dismembering nubile college coeds with a chainsaw, the police enlist the help of the campus “hunk” and a tennis champion to hunt him down in the delightfully sleazy and blood-soaked whodunit Pieces. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. FREE! www.instagram. com/BadMovieNight BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart Library) KnitLits Knitting Group is held every Thursday at 6 p.m. “Basic Powerpoint” is held Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. “Hitchcock for Halloween” is held Oct. 15 (Shadow of a Doubt), 22 & 29 at 1 p.m. “Journaling 101” is held Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org 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 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. Oct. Oct. 14–15, 4–6 p.m. Oct. 16, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. botgarden. uga.edu CRAZY COWBOY NITE (Rabbit Hole Studios) Fake Zappa hosts a night of redneck fashion, outlaw country and poor taste with live music, comedy and more. First and third Thursdays, 9–10 p.m. fakezappa. com/2021/10/01/cowboy DEATH & MOURNING: CANDLELIGHT TOUR (Historic Athens Welcome Center) For the month of October, the parlor and dining room inside the Church-Waddel-Brumby House will be adorned in Regency Era mourning decor to show how families mourned the loss of their loved ones during this time period. Guided candlelight tours are held Oct. 15, 22 & 29 at 6 p.m. $15. www.athenswelcomecenter.com FALL SALE AND JACK-O-LANTERN LIGHT-UP (Trial Garden at UGA) Shop for locally grown pumpkins, houseplants, tropicals, succulents, cacti and other rarities. Stick around to watch the garden light up with a magical jack-o-lantern display at 6 p.m. Oct. 22, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ugatrial.hort.uga.edu FOOD, POWER AND POLITICS LECTURE: SCHOOL LUNCH (Online) To mark the 75th anniversary of the National School Lunch Act, the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies hosts a lecture examining the origins, evolution and future of school lunch. Oct. 19, 5:30 p.m. FREE! t.uga.edu/7f8 GREENE COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM GRAND OPENING (1415 Northeast St. Greensboro, GA) Enjoy this grand
opening centered around celebration, community and conversation. Oct. 16, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE! www.gcaam.org HALLOWEEN EVENTS (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services hosts Boo at the Zoo (Oct. 15–31), Journey through the Skies: October Spooky Skies (Oct. 16), Walk Thru Boo at Lay Park (Oct. 22), Scary Movie Cinema Therapeutic Recreation Program at Rocksprings Park (Oct. 22), Scary Oozy Slimy Day at Sandy Creek Nature Center (Oct. 23), Halloween Carnival at East Athens Community Center (Oct. 26), Trunk or Treat at Rocksprings Park (Oct. 27), Pumpkin Carving and Crafts at East Athens Community Center (Oct. 28) and Spooky Science Day Off School Camp (Oct. 29). www. accgov.com/halloween HENDERSHOT’S EVENTS (Hendershot’s Coffee) Mean Girls Trivia Night with Oliver Merritt is held Oct. 13. UGA’s Next Act Cabaret performs Oct. 14. Athens Showgirl Cabaret performs Oct. 16. Comedy night hosted by Noell Appling is held Oct. 20. www.hendershots athens.com IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT WATER (Jittery Joe’s Roaster) Come learn more about the importance of having clean, safe water and celebrate with a free cup of Jittery Joe’s coffee. Each cup will be a small black drip coffee with the option of cream, oat milk and/or sugar. Oct. 21, 8:30–10 a.m. FREE! www. imagineadaywithoutwater.org JACK-O-LANTERN JOG AND GOBLIN FUN RUN (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Run or walk in the annual one-mile fun run or 5K race to benefit Sandy Creek Nature Center Inc. Costumes encouraged. Oct. 17, 2 p.m. (fun run), 2:30 p.m. (5K). www.active.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 MARGO METAPHYSICAL EVENTS (Margo Healing Space) For “Throwing Bones Workshop & Individual Readings,” Atalanta Moonfire offers a “Throwing Bones Workshop” on the divination practice of throwing bones for beginners on Oct. 17, 12–2:15 p.m. as well as individual readings from 3–6 p.m. “Individual Tarot Readings with Funkcula” are offered on Thursdays, 3–6 p.m. “Kidsana Yoga” is for yogis ages 3–6 is offered Nov. 13 from 10–11 a.m. $15/child, $25/two children. michellevw0825@gmail.com 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 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 RABBIT BOX STORYTELLING (VFW, 835 Sunset Dr.) In Partnership with One Book Athens and other local non-profits, Rabbit Box will present Stamped: Stories of Racism and Antiracism. Dr. Freda Scott Giles, Professor Emerita in Theater and African-American Studies at UGA, will emcee the show. Storytellers will be Pastor Clarence Pope, Celest Ngeve, Fred O. Smith, Sr., Mykeisha Ross, Connie Crawley, Nicole Clay and Chaplain Cole
Knapper. Oct. 19, 7 p.m. $7–10. www.rabbitbox.org 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 STAR STUDIO OPEN GALLERY (Southern Star Studio) Southern Star Studio is a working, collective ceramics studio, estab-
flower field, jumping pillows, cow train, petting zoo, zip lines, grain train, inflatables, bounce house, human foosball, jump pad, vortex tunnel, ropes course and more. Every weekend through 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 heavy hor d’oeuvres, open
“Collective Impressions: Modern Native American Printmakers” opens at the Georgia Museum of Art on Oct. 16. Pictured above is “Waiting for the Bus (Anadarko Princess)” by T.C. Cannon of the Kiowa Tribe. 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 SVW PRO WRESTLING (Southern Brewing Co.) SVW Wrestling presents its annual Halloween supershow. Oct. 23, 7 p.m. $5–10. www. facebook.com/southernviolence andwrestling 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. 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 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 UUFA VIRTUAL FORUM (Online) Mokah Jasmine Johnson of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosts a forum on community activism. Oct. 17, 9:30 a.m. FREE! www. uuathensga.org/stay-connected WASHINGTON FARMS FALL SEASON (Washington Farms, Bogart) Activities and attractions include a corn maze, pumpkin patch, sun-
beer, wine and champagne bar, and live music by 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 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 ZOMBIE FARMS (568 Smithonia Rd., Winterville) Walk through dark and spooky woods filled with creepy characters. Fridays and Saturdays through October, 8–10:45 p.m. $20–25. www.zombiefarms.com
Kidstuff ART CARD CLUB (K.A. Artist Shop) Katy Lipscomb and Tyler Fisher lead weekly gatherings to create, trade and exhibit miniature masterpieces the size of playing cards. Some materials provided, but participants can bring their own as well. The club meets on Fridays, 4:30–6 p.m. (ages 10–12) and 6:30–8 p.m. (ages 13–17). www.kaartist.com BOGART LIBRARY EVENTS (Bogart Library) “Monday Funday: AAAH! Theres a Monster in My Book!” for ages 2–6 is held Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. “Writeen Club” for grades 6–12 is held Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. “Monday Funday: Spooky, Ooky Pumpkin Fun” for ages 2–6 is held Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. “Dungeons and Dragons” for grades 6–12 is held Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. www.athenslibrary.org/bogart FALL CLASSES (Treehouse Kid and Craft) In-person fall classes offer Spanish for ages 7–12, advanced art techniques for ages 9–12,
homeschool art for ages 4–6 or 7–12, art school jr. for ages 4–6, art school for ages 7–10 and tiny things Fridays for ages 8 & up. Check website for dates and to register. www.treehousekidandcraft. com 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 through Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. soundofnatureschool@gmail. com, soundofnatureschool.org 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 Fun” celebrates animals and mythical creatures in the sky. Nov. 20, 10 a.m. $2–3. 706-613-3615 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. Ages 8–12. Nov. 13, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. $8–12. www.accgov.com/myrec 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 OCONEE CO. LIBRARY EVENTS (Oconee Co. Library) “Storytime in the Park” is held Tuesdays through October at 11 a.m. at Harris Shoals Park. “Dungeons & Dragons” is held Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. “Special FX and Fake Wound Makeup” is held Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. Anime Club is held Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. Zombie Prom is held Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. www. athenslibrary.org 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 TREAT (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) Stop by decorated and themed cars to receive candy and other prizes. Oct. 24, 4–6 p.m. www.holycrossathens.com 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 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 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. Second Friday of every month, 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
Word on the Street 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 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. Programs include tai chi, baton, youth cooking classes, gymnastics, nature programs, 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 GAMECHANGERS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce is organizing an initiative to raise the profile of 10 young community leaders under the age of 40. Nomination deadline is Oct. 22. www. athensga.com HEALTH CLINICS (Nuçi’s Space) Free health clinics are available for uninsured musicians and their friends and family. Doctors can diagnose, treat and refer. Oct. 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 TRICK OR TRASHERCISE (Athens, GA) Share a photo of yourself doing a litter cleanup in costume at #TrickorTrasherciseAthens and report your cleanup online at accgov.com/aahcleanupreport to receive a treat. Ages K-12. Through October. carlos.pinto@accgov. com f
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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. 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. Taste of India is now hiring! (Busser, host, floater team member.) Competitive pay, paid weekly, employee meals, flexible schedules, fulltime or part-time, no experience needed. $12–15. APPLY IN PERSON. UberPrints is now hiring for multiple positions! Both full and part-time positions available. For more information and applications, go to uber prints.com/company/jobs White Tiger is now hiring kitchen staff! No experience necessary, proof of vaccination required. Email resume to catering@white tigergourmet.com
PART-TIME 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 706-6130122 or email cary@athenslandtrust.org. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. on October 29th. C a l i - n - T i t o ’ s is hiring amazing people! Looking for kitchen staff and servers. Bilingual helpful, but not required. Call Bruno to make an appointment. 706-2554393 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 EXPERIENCED TUTORS needed for teaching Math and Science high school subject matter and SAT/ ACT test prep. Good pay. Flexible hours. Contact: info@5pointsprep.com Website: www.5pointsprep.com Find employees by advertising in the Flagpole Classifieds! Call 706-549-0301 or email class@flagpole.com.
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NOTICES MESSAGES All Georgians over the age of 12 are eligible to be vaccinated! Call 888-457-0186 or go to www. publichealthathens.com for more information. COVID testing in Athens available at 3500 Atlanta Hwy. (Old Fire Station in the corner of Atlanta Hwy. & Mitchell Bridge Rd.) Mon–Fri. 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. To register, call 844-625-6522 or go to www.publichealthathens.com Get Flagpole delivered to your mailbox! It’s convenient for you or it can be a present for that buddy who just moved away. $50 for six months or $90 for one year. Call 706-549-0301 or email front desk@flagpole.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
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