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This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NEWS: City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Street Scribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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New Commissioners Take Office MAYOR PRO TEM VOTE IS A SIGN OF RIGHTWARD TILT

By Blake Aued and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com Mayor Kelly Girtz was sworn in for his second term before Tuesday night’s AthensClarke County Commission meeting, joined by three new commissioners and two others who were re-elected in May. BLAKE AUED

re-elected the following year before passing the job along to another commissioner.

In January 2022, then-mayor pro tem Russell Edwards nominated Myers, but Wright nominated Thornton. Myers won by a 6–4 vote with the support of Houle and commissioners Mariah Parker, Melissa Link and Tim Denson.

Wright, Thornton and Hamby, who supported Thornton along with Davenport that year, often voted as a bloc against the progressive majority.

But Link, Edwards and Denson were ousted when Republican state legislators redrew John Culpepper, shown here with his family, was one of three new ACC district lines, replaced commissioners sworn in on Jan. 3.

by Taylor, Culpepper and Fisher, and Parker Newly elected commissioners Tiffany resigned last year. This time, Thornton won, Taylor, Dexter Fisher and John Culpepper with the two of the three new commistook the oath of office, as did returnees sioners backing her over Myers. Davenport Patrick Davenport and Ovita Thornton. switched his vote from Thornton to Myers, This new version of the commission had and the District 2 seat remains vacant. little business during its first meeting of Girtz appointed Davenport to chair the the year. It elected Thornton mayor pro tem Government Operations Committee, which by a 5-3 vote, with commissioners Allison will also include Fisher, Hamby, Taylor and Wright, Fisher, Culpepper and Mike Hamby whoever is elected to the District 2 seat supporting her, while commissioners Patrick in March. Myers will chair the Legislative Davenport and Jesse Houle supported Carol Review Committee alongside Thornton, Myers. Taylor abstained. Thornton will fill Culpepper, Wright and Houle. However, in for Girtz when he is absent and oversee Thornton requested to serve on a different budget hearings during 2023. committee.

It was a telling vote, because the new, The commission also reconsidered a more conservative majority on the comfailed vote from its last meeting on Dec. 13 mission denied the progressive Myers to accept a $135,000 state grant to help pay her traditional second year as mayor pro the salaries of four ACC police officers who tem. Usually, the outgoing mayor pro tem serve on the Northeast Georgia Drug Task will nominate a replacement, who is then Force. Five of seven commissioners sup-

ported it last month, but it did not meet the six-vote threshold for a budget ordinance.

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WUGA’s ‘News Matters’ Cuts Panel Those who listen to WUGA’s “Athens News Matters” will now tune in to a halfhour version on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m., sandwiched between “All Things Considered” and “Marketplace.” Host Alexia Ridley will be doing one-on-one, in-depth interviews of “newsmakers,” according to station manager Jimmy Sanders.

The three-member panel of journalists, a feature for two decades, will no longer be a part of “Athens News Matters.” The panel members—most recently former mayor-turned-radio host Gwen O’Looney, Flagpole editor Blake Aued and Chris Dowd of the blog Athens Politics Nerd—learned about the new format for the popular show in December. “I’m not sure why they got rid of it,” said Dowd, who estimated he’s been

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Sanders said station officials had been analyzing “Athens News Matters” since last summer. Two or three years ago, the show went from half an hour to an hour in length. Reporting, editing and producing it involved a large effort, especially when only two of those involved were full-time employees. When Sanders considered the time creating the show involved versus the audience impact, he decided a change was necessary.

Robin Whetstone is the show’s producer.

She and Martin Metheny, the station’s program director and senior content director, will decide which “newsmakers” will be on “Athens News Matters.” The feature stories that used to be part of the show will be heard at other times during the broadcast day. And the panel may possibly return one day, Sanders said, “as the show continues to evolve.” [Rebecca McCarthy] f

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Four Years of Street Scribe THANKS FOR READING, Y’ALL!

By Ed Tant news@flagpole.com Happy New Year, dear readers! By a sweet coincidence, my first column of 2023 also happens to be the 100th Street Scribe column I have written for Flagpole since the column debuted nearly four years ago.

Thanks to all the folks who have read my writings in Flagpole and in other publications since I began writing here in Athens more than 45 years ago, and thanks as well to those who have printed my work in their pages over the years.

As our troubled old Earth begins another circuit of the sun, writers will never run out of subject matter. I’ll stop writing when things stop happening.

In my time as an Athens-based writer, I have had the good fortune to bring my readers eyewitness impressions of history as it happened. Since the 1970s I have traveled some 50,000 miles by planes, trains and automobiles chasing stories ranging from space shuttle launches to political conventions to protest rallies to rock concerts.

History is a fast-moving train, and it is the newspaper columnist’s job to hop aboard and document the trip, even when the train may be heading toward a dark and ominous tunnel. Newspaper readers in Athens and across America need quality local coverage of issues and events close to home, but

and entertain. If the writer is having fun, chances are that the readers will as well.

As a longtime columnist, I have enjoyed documenting newsworthy events with both pen and camera for local print media and for my edtant.com website. There’s always an adrenaline rush to writing. The thrill is never gone. Best of all, I met my wife, Joy, when she wrote a letter to the editor in support of one of my columns 20 years ago.

Like I said, the thrill is never gone.

When I was growing up, there was a

readers also need perspectives on national and international stories. That’s where columnists come in.

George Bernard Shaw was right when he said, “The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and about all time.” In my life and through my writings, I have been lucky enough to see some historic times and meet some history-making people.

A journal is defined as a personal record of events and observations, and columnists are journalists who keep a diary of their cities, their states, their nation and their world.

Columnists must try to Ed Tant with historian Howard Zinn in 2004. put a lot of information into a small amount of space and show readers the relevance newspaper in the driveway every morning. of historic events to current news stoAtlanta Constitution columnist Ralph McGill ries. “Infotainment” is not a bad word. reached a wide readership around Georgia Newspaper columnists should both inform and the nation with his front-page editori-

als lambasting racial segregation in the Jim Crow South. McGill won a Pulitzer Prize for his columns, and he was influential for a whole generation of Southerners. It was an honor to meet him during a campus lecture more than fifty years ago. McGill was a columnist who wrote of his times and for all time. Though known for his political writings, McGill had the good sense to vary his subject matter. A McGill column slamming the hidebound and mossbacked segregated South might be followed by a Page One paean to good barbecue or a nostalgic piece about the red-clay dirt roads of rural Georgia.

McGill was both loved and hated as a columnist, but he left a legacy for writers who followed.

Opinion columnists like Molly Ivins in Texas and Tom Wicker in New York raised hackles and raised hell on the pages of newspapers, writing prose that brought both bouquets and brickbats from readers infatuated or infuriated by their words. In my time as a columnist, I have written about America in triumph or in tragedy. I have written about this nation’s hopes and its fears. I have learned what humor columnist Art Buchwald meant when he wrote, “You can’t make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you’re doing is recording it.” f

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WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA FOR LEGISLATURE’S 2023 SESSION?

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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the Republican majority chose Rep. Jon Burns, from the South Georgia town of Newington, as his replacement. Burns has pledged to follow in Ralston’s footsteps.

Ralston, who served as speaker for 13 years, was a moderating influence on the GOP caucus, often warning his far-right colleagues not to overreach. Under his leadership, red meat for the base like gun and abortion legislation usually wound up watered down. He also pushed through bipartisan legislation like last year’s mental health funding package, and worked with former Gov. Nathan Deal to reform the criminal justice system.

Ralston’s legacy repeatedly came up during the Biennial Institute sessions.

EDUCATION: Past attempts to revise the state’s nearly 40-year-old funding formula for K-12 education went nowhere, but lawmakers will try again this session. A new formula could include additional money for high-poverty schools, which would benefit the Clarke County School District, as well as more for transportation, computers and school security. Some legislators might also push to spend more taxpayer dollars on vouchers for private schools, now that Ralston isn’t there to stand in the way.

Funding for higher education could be bolstered if lawmakers finally move forward on sports betting and casino gambling to augment the lottery that funds HOPE scholarships.

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2017, it was “campus carry” allowing guns on college campuses. In 2019, it was the “heartbeat bill” restricting abortion access. Last year, it was critical race theory and transgender athletes.

Every time the Georgia legislature meets, it seems like some culture war issue pops up that dominates the discourse. But they’re rarely telegraphed ahead of time.

Instead, in the run-up to each session, officials prefer to talk about the nuts and bolts of government, and all the things they plan to do for—rather than to—the great people of Georgia.

What follows is something approximating the official 2023 agenda for the General Assembly, which gaveled in Monday but won’t really get started until Wednesday, when the bigwigs get back from watching Georgia play the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles. (One perk of public service is easy access to tickets.) There will be surprises along the way, though.

at an Athens Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast last month. Some sort of statewide property tax relief, similar to the local homestead exemption referendum Gaines and other Athens representatives put on the ballot last year, is also coming.

“That’s the kind of thing we did last session, and we’re looking forward to doing more this year,” Gaines said.

KEMP’S AGENDA: Fresh off his successful re-election bid, Gov. Brian Kemp laid out the broad strokes of his second term agenda during a keynote speech at the Biennial Institute, a training session for new legislators held by the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

In a nutshell, expect more of the same. Kemp crowed about the economy and his response to the COVID19 pandemic, and pledged to cut taxes and crack down on gangs—all things he ran on in 2022.

Kemp said he’s proud that 85% Gov. Brian Kemp was in good spirits at the UGA Biennial Institute, less than a month after winning a second term. of the economic growth during his tenure has come outside of metro During a speech at the Biennial Atlanta. “We need to expand even further, Kemp urged lawmakers to honor his legacy Institute, former Gov. Sonny Perdue, now bringing more jobs to all corners of our by “maintaining his sense of dignity and the chancellor of the University System state, and keep that momentum going,” he decorum under the Gold Dome.” of Georgia, said he will focus on making said.

Will that happen in the Senate, though? sure Georgia colleges and universities are a Kemp said he will push for more tax Traditionally, the upper chamber is the good value and have the types of programs cuts and refunds this year, after the legismore buttoned-down counterpart to the that employers want, such as nursing, lature voted to approve a gradual income often boisterous “People’s House,” as data analytics, bioscience and agricultural tax reduction and $500 refunds in 2022.

Ralston used to call it. But this year it will technology.

On education, he said he wants to provide be led by newly elected Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, “People worry about cost, they worry career pathways and create a school system who is under investigation for conspiring about accountability, and they want to that will attract workers to the state. to replace Georgia’s slate of electors for Joe know if we’re a good return on investment,” And the work of undoing former Gov. Biden with one for Donald Trump. Jones Perdue said.

Nathan Deal’s criminal justice reforms replaces Geoff Duncan, an ardent Trump He also delivered a warning to any woke will continue. Kemp said he will propose critic who declined to run for re-election. professors out there: “We expect our gifted harsher punishments for those who recruit TAXES: The state legislature’s one job every faculty to use their academic freedom to members into gangs, saying that gangs are year is to pass a budget. State coffers are educate, not indoctrinate.” pursuing children as young as elementary overflowing, and they’ll have to decide school. “Even now, gang members are tarTRANSPORTATION: “We are the Department what to do with all that money. While the geting our most cherished treasures—our of Transportation,” DOT Commissioner state has needs in both K-12 and higher children,” he said.

Russell McMurray declared at the Biennial education, health care and other areas, NEW LEADERSHIP: It took 15 ballots over Institute. “It’s not all roads and bridges.” much of that cash will likely be going back a drama-filled three days to elect Kevin Yet just 4% of GDOT’s $4 billion annual to taxpayers.

McCarthy as speaker of the U.S. House of budget goes toward “intermodal” projects, Georgia has an $11 billion budget surRepresentatives. But Georgians have known plus, which is $6 billion over the amount which includes everything from airports for months who will lead the state House. to rail to public transit. Most funding goes it can legally set aside for a rainy day.

When Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue toward road maintenance and new highway Last year, Kemp and legislators cut taxes Ridge) died in November, not long after construction, like the massive project at the by $1 billion and issued $1 billion in tax announcing that he would step down from I-285/400 interchange and widening I-85 rebates. They’re likely to do so again this the speaker’s role due to a health issue, through Commerce. Projects like the longyear, Rep. Houston Gaines (R-Athens) said

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awaited “Brain Train” between Athens and Atlanta remain a pipe dream, although a new fund for transit in rural areas and small cities could benefit Athens, and GDOT is considering passenger rail from Atlanta to Savannah. “We’re just getting underway,” McMurray said.

McMurray did say, however, that his department is putting more emphasis on safety. “Safety [funding] increased the most, as it should, because as we are seeing across the nation, we are seeing more fatalities on Georgia roadways.”

One example is the roundabouts that are popping up on state highways all over Georgia, like one at the intersection of highways 29 and 98 in Sen. Frank Ginn’s hometown of Danielsville. “Best thing that ever happened,” said Ginn, who represents part of Athens and chairs the Senate Transportation Committee.

While transit remains an afterthought, installing a network of electric vehicle chargers will be a major project in the coming years. Georgia received $135 million from the Federal Highway Administration to build out such a network, according to Jannine Miller, director of planning at GDOT, but that “will go nowhere near to solving the gap.”

One of the corridors GDOT is targeting for fast 20–30 minute chargers is 441 between Toccoa and Dublin, where five privately owned charging stations are planned to facilitate trips of more than 250 miles. That’s close to the 5K Innovation battery factory in Jackson County and the planned Rivian truck plant near Madison.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: As mentioned, Kemp is planning further measures to crack down on gangs. In addition, Gaines called for legislation to rein in progressive district attorneys like Athens’ Deborah Gonzalez.

He and Rep. Marcus Wiedower (R-Watkinsville) previously explored the idea of removing Oconee County from the Western Circuit, but were shot down.

“We have district attorneys and solicitors who are not doing their jobs and not going after serious crimes,” Gaines said.

However, the state’s top judge warned lawmakers at the Biennial Institute not to abandon the sentencing reforms, accountability courts for defendants with mental health and substance abuse issues, and mental health programs created over the past few years.

“We truly have a mental health, and more importantly, a health care crisis,” Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs said. He served on criminal justice reform councils under Deal and Perdue.

The U.S. has 4% of the world’s population but 25% of its prison population, and one in 13 people are in jail, on parole or on probation, Boggs said. At the same time, 2 million Georgians have a mental illness, but there are only 20,000 beds at treatment facilities. Georgians with mental health issues are 20 times more likely to be arrested than hospitalized. They stay incarcerated longer at a higher cost, and are more likely to commit crimes again, according to Boggs.

“Your county jails have become your de facto mental health facilities in your communities,” he told legislators. f

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Hey, Hardworking Georgians!

WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN, AND HOW HARD DO YOU HAVE TO WORK?

By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com Before the recent elections lose focus in the rearview mirror, a disturbing thread ran through the political discourse during the campaigns. Gov. Brian Kemp won handily with his message aimed at “hardworking Georgians.” Is this some kind of buzzword? Some kind of “us against them” dog whistle?

“Hardworking Georgians” conjures images of families working two jobs to make ends meet, of farmers toiling long hours to bring in the crops, of business owners working overtime to keep things on track, and their employees humping to get the product out: Hardworking Georgians all over Georgia taking care of business and electing a hardworking governor.

Who could disagree with this picture?

Who would not want to be in it? Do we not all consider ourselves hardworking Georgians? Certainly, the governor appears to be the most hardworking of all, considering how often he shows up on TV cutting ribbons, breaking ground, opposing Medicaid. For all we know, he naps through most days, but on TV he at least plays a hardworking Georgian.

But let’s be honest: A lot of Georgians are not hardworking, at least in the sense of the governor’s whistle. For one thing,

we have a tremendous number of rich people here in Georgia, with the time and resources to jet off to California every time Georgia plays for the national championship and enjoy a few more days in the sun before flying back to their gated communities. Many of them worked hard to get there, but they’re not plowing many furrows now, and of course many of them just, you know, inherited it all. I’m sure they understand that even though they’re not now hardworking Georgians, the governor respects them and their contributions.

Then we also have a tremendous number of ordinary retirees—people who worked hard for their pensions and Social Security and Medicare—who are not working now, or at least are not working as hard. Does the governor not represent them? Does he scorn them in favor of all the currently hardworking Georgians?

And what about all the people who would like to be hardworking Georgians but lost their jobs or businesses during the pandemic and the recession? Are they not worthy of representation?

What about all those people now working from home? Are they hardworking Georgians? How can you tell? It’s true that working from home can be more demand-

ing than sitting around an office or standing up in a store, but does the governor trust all these remote workers to be worthy of inclusion in his merry band of hardworking Georgians?

There should be a slot on the census: Are you a hardworking Georgian? Yes or no.

Check one. That would let us all know just who the governor is talking about.

It’s interesting to note, in fact, that the governor’s strongest support comes from the approximately 130 counties in south Georgia where being a hardworking Georgian is the most difficult and the least rewarding, according to the statistics marshaled by Charles Hayslett in his Trouble In God’s Country blog.

Now this gets a little ticklish, but what about those peo- Mugshot of a hardworking Georgian? Nah. ple who want to work, but have decided that they are not going to work for making a quilt or a bar of soap or incense insufficient wages under intolerable conor a photograph? Art is hard work, but are ditions? No doubt they’re not included in artists among the governor’s hardworking the governor’s gang of Georgians, but don’t Georgians? they deserve some consideration? No? Enough of splitting these hairs. To be What about artists? Throwing a pot honest, the governor’s call to hardworking might look like work to the governor, but Georgians is the same old same old. We all what about standing in front of an easel? know the mantra: You’re either a hardworkWhat about lying in a field staring at the ing Georgian, or you’re a welfare queen. sky, or sitting at a computer trying to Whether you’re working hard or hardly phrase a sentence? What about playing a working, what really matters is whether piano or bass? What about sitting in a van you’re one of us or one of them, and the for hours to go make music? What about governor knows who’s who. f

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he seventh annual MLK Day Parade and Another legend, a two-time Grammy Music Festival returns to downtown Award winner and Blues Hall of Famer, will Athens on Monday, Jan. 16 from 1–6 p.m. be performing on Sunday at Hendershot’s. organized by Knowa and Mokah Johnson United Group of Artists is sponsoring of United Group of Artists and the Athens Aubrey Entertainment’s all-ages event feaAnit-Discrimination Movement. turing Bobby Rush. See the Calendar Picks The first parade and festival was on page 13 for more information about launched in 2017 in part to commemorate both the Kilo Ali and Bobby Rush concerts. the year anniversary of the Johnsons’ first For the parade and festival, vendor organized march downtown, based on and parade registration is still open until Martin Luther King Sunday, Jan. 15 at Jr.’s principles, that 8 p.m. on athmlkIt just brings out the whole led to them jumping parade.com. The into activism. On community, regardless of your parade will start MLK Day in 2016, at 3 p.m. on the views or what you’re into culturally. corner of Hull and the Johnsons organized a march with Washington streets, 500 people in attendance protesting the ending at 4 p.m. with the honoree ceredowntown bar General Beauregard’s after mony on the main outdoor stage near the news circulated about a drink on its menu 40 Watt Club. From 4:30–6 p.m. outdoor named for a racial slur. live music performances will take place by “As urban and hip-hop promoters, we Denzel Gentry, Aquatic Soul, Kanela and were already experiencing certain things GSG Band, Domino, LA-F, Beto Cacao and downtown. It was difficult to get venues.

Juancho. There will be an 18-and-up hipPeople used to say they’re not going down hop showcase at World Famous starting at 6 p.m. featuring Britt LB, JXXIII, Ha$e and Squalle.

One of the perhaps lesser-known aspects of the festivities is the honoree ceremony. Its purpose is to pay homage to Black elders in the community who have paved the way and worked to make a difference in the community.

Nominations are made based on criteria sent out to members of the community, and past honorees include educators, activOrganizers Knowa and Mokah Johnson prepare for the MLK Day fes- ists and former elected tivities downtown with Nick Bradfield. officials. But another emphasis of the day is there because they’re being discriminated engaging the youth and encouraging youth against. It was nothing that we could really organizations to participate in the parade. prove until that incident occurred,” says It is equal parts recognizing those who have Mokah. “The following year in 2017 we come before and paving a positive path for said, ‘Hey, why don’t we have our own MLK those up next. parade and activities here in Athens?’”

“This is one of our favorite events that Continuing to expand the parade and we produce because it just brings out the encourage people in surrounding areas and whole community, regardless of your views smaller cities to join is an ongoing goal for or what you’re into culturally. And we want the Johnsons. This year’s offerings include to see this event definitely grow with more associated events throughout the weekend spectators,” says Knowa. f leading up to MLK Day. On Friday, the United Group of Artists has produced a concert at the 40 Watt Club with headliner and ’90s Party with Kilo Ali Atlanta hip-hop legend Kilo Ali. Marketed Friday, Jan. 13, 9 p.m. as a “‘90s hip hop and R&B party,” Knowa 40 Watt Club • $20 explains that this event is targeted towards the 30-and-up crowd that is often not Bobby Rush catered to in Athens.

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ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN

I hope everyone had a great December and a fun New Year. The last issue of the year kind of snuck up on me, so I didn’t get to write my usual yearly well-wishes to you all, but you know how it goes: UGA this, Athens that, let’s make out, blah blah blah. On Jan. 1 I woke up at midnight because my neighbors were outside setting off fireworks and yelling, and I just bemoaned gentrification instead of feeling FOMO and joining them from my porch. My hips hurt when I wake up in the morning these days, but I’m thankful for the pace at which I now live my life—and definitely less than thankful for my loud neighbors. Now let’s get this year started right with my favorite kind of advice to give.

red flag for any future you might have with this guy. If he doesn’t respect your choices, disregards your desires and makes every sexual encounter about him, then imagine trying to buy a home or go on a vacation with him. It’s clear to me that this man believes he’s owed something or is entitled to sex with you, and he absolutely refuses to have constructive conversations about this.

I can understand being bad at communication and taking things personally the first couple of times, but I get the sense that he’s choosing to derail these conversations and probably expects you to eventually just lie back and think of England. Turning a sexy chat into a fight over and over again feels more like a

Hey Bonita, My boyfriend is really sensitive to criticism, and it’s starting to get in the way of our sex life. I’ve tried to have gentle conversations with him before about how it’s really hard for me to voice things I don’t like or I’m not happy about, because he takes them so personally. It doesn’t feel fair that I can’t say, “Hey, I don’t like this,” in a constructive way without the other person making it seem like an attack. Anyway, you can see this is a larger issue, but how it’s affecting our sex life is new. He’ll say something to me thinking he’s being sexy or trying to initiate things, and our idea of sexy is just very different. As soon as I don’t react the way he wants, he pouts or starts talking about how I’m not attracted to him, and it becomes an unnecessary fight.

This has been the norm so often that sex feels like something one of us has to feel bad about, which is really messed up. I can see that.

It’s really difficult to have to constantly navigate the male ego, especially when it seems like my feelings aren’t taken into consideration at all. I don’t even know where to begin on fixing this.

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manipulation than a genuine lack of understanding. I can absolutely see how this is a larger issue in your relationship, and he probably demonstrates this self-centered stubbornness at other, less sexy times as well.

I deeply dislike people who act like criticism is an attempt to hurt them. I had someone in my life who did this a lot, and most of the time my attempts to advocate for myself turned into me apologizing to them for hurting them with my requests.

That’s manipulative at the least and abusive at the worst, and you do not have to put up with that stuff just to be able to say that you have a boyfriend.

Tell him that if he can’t make it to the end of a conversation about your sex life, then he needs to go find himself a pick-me who will be thankful just to have someone’s dirty-bootied son breathing in their direction. You don’t have to be happy with whatever you’re given from him, or anyone that you’re dating. Be with someone who values you the way you value them and is willing to work to make your relationship better instead of just expecting you to settle for anything. f

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A Winter Wonderland of Art NEW EXHIBITIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com THE ATHENAEUM: Many art galleries across town are reopening this month with new exhibitions for the winter season. The most exciting is “Kara Walker: Back of Hand” at The Athenaeum, the first solo exhibition held in Georgia to spotlight this internationally renowned artist. Recognized for her stark silhouette figures that candidly investigate race, gender, sexuality and violence, she’ll share a series of new works on paper contemplating racism, complicity and the structural violence that permeates Southern history. An opening reception will be held Jan. 13 from 6–8 p.m., and the exhibition will remain on view through Mar. 23.

Gallery director and curator Katie Geha will lead a conversational tour on Jan. 28 at 4 p.m., and “Troubling Performance,” a fullday symposium exploring representations of race in performance, will be held Feb. 25 from 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Visit athenaeum.uga. edu to find out about other lectures, readings and events.

ATHICA: The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art reopens for the season with “Trio: Lauren Bradshaw, Daniel Brickman and Jeanne Ciravolo,” the latest installment of its “Solo Duo Trio” series that pairs compatible works by individual artists. Visually connected through a shared and unusual use of fiber as a primary material, each artist has their own unique approach for creating biomorphic objects. An opening reception will be held Jan. 14 from 6–8 p.m., and the gallery’s Experimental Music Night series will present multi-instrumentalist Gull in conjunction with Third Thursday on Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. “Trio” will remain on view through Feb. 12. Keep your eyes peeled at athica. org for announcements about the “2023 Members’ Showcase” (Feb. 18–Mar. 19) and the Really Big Art Rally, a joint art-making

fundraiser between ATHICA and Ciné, on Mar. 25.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY: At its satellite space located downtown at Ciné, ATHICA presents “Domus Domus,” an exhibition of new works by Atlanta-based artist Alice Stone-Collins. Her intricate hand-painted collaged pieces reinvigorate everyday spaces and the mundane by attempting to capture the “contrasting energies of boredom and beauty, stasis and comfort.” The largest work depicts a life-size refrigerator, complete with magnets and drawings, that is centered between two collaged windows cluttered with plants, books and knick-knacks. Hanging above clusters of paintings, a series of unusual triangular works depict attic spaces. The exhibition, which opened on New Year’s Day, will remain up through Feb. 25. Visit athenscine.com for hours.

LHAC: Over at the Lyndon House Arts Center, “RE-,” the biennial Clarke County School District student art show, will close this week on Jan. 14 to make room for the

DODD GALLERIES: Classes are back in session at the Lamar Dodd School Kara Walker at The Athenaeum of Art, where two different exhibitions opened this past Monday.

On view though Feb. 3, “Liu Shiming: upcoming “48th Juried Exhibition” that Descending the Mountain Together” is will run Mar. 2–May 6. Artists living in a mini-retrospective of the late Chinese Athens and surrounding counties have until artist’s work, consisting of 23 sculptures Jan. 20 to submit up to three works of any in wood, bronze and ceramic. “La Mostra” medium for consideration in this year’s (“The Show”) is an annual reunion exhibishow. “Nancy Songster’s Tiny Houses,” a tion featuring work by faculty and students collection of stunning miniature interiors, of the 2022 studies abroad program in also closes on Jan. 14. Collections from Cortona, Italy. A closing reception for “La the Community will then present Cathy Mostra” will be held in auditorium S151 Padgett’s Jackie O book collection Jan. on Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. Go to art.uga.edu for 20–Mar. 18, with a collector’s talk on Jan. details.

26 at 6 p.m. Current exhibition “The Same, Yet Separate” will be highlighted during GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART: In addition to the a Third Thursday artist talk with J Taran museum’s current programming, three new Diamond on Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. “Bess Carter:

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Arts Center Choice Award Exhibition” and “A Pattern of Movements: Works by Kate Burke, Rebecca Kreisler & Sylvia Schaefer” both run until Mar. 4, with artist talks held on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. and Mar. 4 at 2 p.m., respectively. For more details, check out accgov.com/lyndonhouse.

OCAF: The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation will unveil four new exhibitions for the season. On view in the main gallery, “Georgia Mountains to the Shore” reflects on the state’s diverse landscapes through textile works by Evelyn, Beck, Lynn Harrill, Sara Quattlebaum, Cynthia Steward, Denny Webster and Kathryn Weston. Featuring approximately 40 paintings by 11 artists, “A Brush with Murder: Novel Art by the Wonders of Watercolor Group” celebrates member Gail Langer Karwoski’s new murder mystery book that was inspired by the group of artists who meet weekly at OCAF to paint together.

“New Horizons: Mixed Media Work by ESP Students” shares art created in response to “Georgia Mountains to the Shore” during a workshop at Extra Special People.

“Fabric Storm by Bobbi Johnson” is a mixed-media installation incorporating umbrellas, fabric, netting, ribbon and other materials to simulate a storm. During an opening reception on Jan. 13 from 5–7 p.m., Karwoski will present a talk and book signing at 5:30 p.m. and artists of “Georgia Mountains to the Shore” will offer a gallery talk at 6:30 p.m. All four exhibitions will remain on view through Feb. 10.

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TINY ATH GALLERY: A solid opportunity for anyone who made a recent resolution to sell or buy more artwork, tiny ATH gallery kicks off the new year with “Clean Your Closet” on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6–9 p.m. The pop-up, salon-style show will display plenty of pieces made by local artists hoping to clear out their workspaces, and any purchased artwork can be taken home the same night. In February, the gallery will present a solo exhibition by Gary Autry. Stay tuned to tinyathgallery.com for details. f

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Every Tuesday this month, Athens jazz combo Kenosha Kid will play live instrumental jazz at Hendershot’s. The January residency is an accompaniment to the coffee shop and bar’s No Phone Party, a weekly event at which participants are encouraged to surrender their phone and experience reality. Guests can give up their phone at the door and enjoy drinks, board games, an ever-growing collection of vinyl records, friendly faces and now an all-star lineup of musicians setting the mood for the night.

a South by Southwest showcase. Its brutal blast beats and black metal growls set it apart from colleagues. The Sundering Seas is an Athens band crafting extended doom metal ambient pieces from the darkness.

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For the purposes of this residency, Kenosha Kid will be composed of Dan Nettles, Seth Hendershot and Luca Lombardi. A new Kenosha Kid-themed dark roast, roasted by Hendershot’s, will be available for purchase as well. [Patrick Barry] MUSIC | FRI, JAN. 13

Kilo Ali

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Hip-hop legend Kilo Ali will light up the stage of the 40 Watt Club for a special MLK Day Weekend concert. As one of the early pioneers of the Atlanta rap scene, Kilo Ali was responsible for singles such as “Show Me Love,” “Baby Baby” and “Love In Ya Mouth.” Ali’s most well-known album, 1997’s Organized Bass, featured artists George Clinton (of Parliament fame), CeeLo Green (Goodie Mob, Gnarls Barkley) and Big Boi (OutKast). The 21-and-up show opens its doors at 9 p.m. with DJ Slim getting the party started until the performance starts at 10:30 p.m. The night is hosted by Alichia Cruz from 95.9 FM and Ant G. [PB] MUSIC | FRI, JAN. 13

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Shadebeast returns to Flicker with another stellar group of metal acts on Friday the 13th. Atlanta quartet Withered formed in 2003, and since then has released five full-length albums and played numerous shows on the East Coast, supported Mastodon on a tour of the UK and played in

following. “The Chris Gethard Show,” as it was eponymously called, started as a live performance before getting picked up by cable networks. The show featured highly elaborate situational comedy, awkward phone calls with strangers and occasionally involved Gethard subjecting himself to abuse. At least one of those aspects survives in Gethard’s current project, “Beautiful/ Anonymous,” a conceptual podcast in which Gethard tweets his phone number, receives a random call and must converse with the person on the other end for an hour. This inevitably leads to some interesting interactions. Gethard’s 40 Watt show will be stand up, so expect plenty of audience interaction.

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Hendershot’s • 8 p.m. • $20

Ever since he was young, Bobby Rush knew he could play the blues. Now, with 70 years of making music, 27 studio records, two Grammy Awards and an induction into the Blues Hall of Fame under his belt, he may have finally proven it. Rush’s most recent album was only released three years ago, and it was one of his Grammy Award wins. Rush’s most well-known song, “Chicken Heads,” became certified gold in 1971. Rush has also appeared in films, including a cameo as himself in 2019’s Dolemite Is My Name. Now, this legendary bluesman is taking his unique energy to the stage at Hendershot’s for one night only.

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EVENTS: Boulevard Brass Band (595 Nanthahala Ave.) Bring your band instrument, meet outdoors and rehearse songs simple enough for beginners and open to improvisation for more advanced musicians. Every Tuesday, 6–8 p.m.

FREE! calclements@gmail.com EVENTS: No Phone Party (Hendershot’s) Disconnect to connect with a phone-­free, laptop-­free happy hour featuring drink specials, snacks, games and a record player.

Every Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. www. hendershotsathens.com GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at Amici (Amici Athens) Top three teams win prizes with free beer pitchers to winning teams between rounds.

Hosted by TJ Wayt. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddog athens KIDSTUFF: Oconee County Library Storytime (Oconee County Library) Join Ms. Carley for songs, stories and crafts. For ages birth to 5 years and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee LECTURES & LIT: Beth Ann Fennelly Book Reading and Signing (Historic Athens) Former Mississippi Poet Laureate Beth Ann Fennelly will read from her work Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-­ Memoirs. 5:30–7:30 p.m. FREE! events@avidbookshop.com MEETINGS: The University Woman’s Club (Alps Road Presbyterian Church) Megan Henning of UGA’s Terry College of Business will speak on nutrition and aging. New members welcome. Go online for more info and to apply. 11 a.m. FREE! www.womansclub.uga.edu MEETINGS: Athens Fibercraft Guild (Lyndon House Arts Center) Susan Lenz will join the meeting via Zoom to give a presentation. Lenz is a professional studio artist who, in recent creations, has used layers of polyester stretch velvet on a substrata of recycled synthetic felt, melting them together. Meet in-person of via Zoom. 12:30–2:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfiber.org SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Club (Lay Park) New players welcome. Scheduled play days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. vicepresident@ athenspetanque.org, www.athens petanque.org

Wednesday 11 ART: Artful Conversation: Thornton Dial (Georgia Museum of Art) Sage Kincaid, associate curator of education, will lead an open-­ended dialogue on Thornton Dial’s painting “Spirit of Grand Central Station: The Man That Helped the Handicapped.” Registration required. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum. org CLASSES: Beginner Bellydance (Healing Arts Centre) Join Sonya in a safe, loving and nonjudgmental environment for an introductory class. No dance background needed, and all fitness levels and body types are welcome. 6–7 p.m.

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drama film about a professor sheltering in a basement after a nuclear explosion. 7 p.m. www.flicker theatreandbar.com GAMES: Trivia with Oliver Merritt (Hendershot’s) Test your general knowledge trivia with host Oliver Merritt. 7 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotsathens.com GAMES: Whitney Houston Music Bingo (B&B Theatres) Win prizes at this Whitney Houston music-­ themed bingo night. 7:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/bbathens12 KIDSTUFF: Oconee County Library Storytime (Oconee County Library) Join Ms. Carley for songs, stories and crafts. For ages birth to 5 years and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Homeschool Club (Oconee County Library) Homeschool families can join Ms. Carley for activities like art and science projects and STEM challenges.

2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Library Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Drop by the children’s area for crafts and plenty of fun. All materials supplied, all ages welcome. 3:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Anime Club (Oconee County Library) Meet with other fans of anime and manga to discover books, shows, movies, snacks, art and Japanese culture.

Grades 6–12. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee

Thursday 12 CLASSES: Creative Aging Seated Yoga (Georgia Museum of Art) This class will include restorative stretching, deep breathing and mindfulness. All levels and abilities are welcome. RSVP by email gmoa-­ tours@uga.edu. 10:30 a.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Winter River Painting Class (Athentic Brewing Co.) This beginner-­friendly painting class is hosted by Ain’t a Better Way to Paint, with supplies provided and your first drink free with registration.

6:30–8:30 p.m. $55. www.ainta betterwaytopaint.com EVENTS: OLLI Fest (VFW (Post 2872)) Find out more about OLLI, a dynamic learning and social organization for adults over 50. 1–3 p.m.

FREE! olli.uga.edu GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at La Montaña (La Montaña) Top four teams win prizes. Hosted by John Bellerjeau. Thursdays, 7 p.m. www. facebook.com/baddogathens GAMES: Thursday Trivia (Johnny’s New York Style Pizza) Jon Head hosts trivia every Thursday. Win pitchers and gift certificates. 7–9 p.m. www.johnnyspizza.com KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (Oconee County Library) Little ones can join Ms. Carley for open play to help build their brains and encourage early literacy. Ages 5 & under. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (Oconee County Library) Come read with and meet the library’s new doggie friend, Grady. Reading aloud to a dog creates a relaxed, non-­ judgmental environment that helps

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EVENTS: Really, Really Free Market (Reese and 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, www. facebook.com/RRFMAthens

Sunday 15 CLASSES: UGA Salsa Club (UGA Memorial Hall) No partner necessary and no experience required for this Cuban-­style salsa class. Room 407. Every Sunday. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www.ugasalsaclub.com EVENTS: Georgia Bridal Show (The Classic Center) Find photographers, taste cake flavors, sample musical entertainment options, browse dresses and tuxes, talk to honeymoon specialists, browse venues

from local comics and an open mic at the end of the night. 7–8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.facebook.com/iheart macandcheeseathens EVENTS: ACC Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (Clarke Central High School) More than 25 different community organizations, schools and churches will host volunteer service projects. Registration closes Jan. 13, limited walk-­up registration available. 8:30–9:30 a.m. FREE! www.accgov.com/mlkday EVENTS: Athens MLK Day Parade & Music Festival (Downtown Athens) The Athens Anti-­Discrimination Movement and the United Group of Artists Music Association host the seventh annual parade. Vendors and participants can still register. 1–6 p.m. FREE! www.athmlkparade.com GAMES: Monday Trivia (Athentic Brewing Co.) Come enjoy trivia with

ART: Cutting Board Crafts (Oconee County Library) Design a cutting board into a craft board by hanging recipe cards, pictures or even writing messages on them with chalkboard paint. Supplies provided. Registration required. 4–5 p.m.

FREE! www.athens library.org/oconee ART: Opening Reception: Winter Exhibitions (OCAF) There will be a book talk and signing with Gail Karwoski for her new book A Brush with Murder in the Thornton Dial’s painting “Spirit of Grand Central Station: The Man That Helped the Members Gallery Handicapped” will be discussed at the Georgia Museum of Art on Wednesday, Jan. 11. at 5:30 p.m., then an informal gallery and more. 12:30–3 p.m. $10. www. talk with the artists of “Georgia Erin and win prizes. 7–9 p.m. FREE! classiccenter.com Mountains to the Shore” in the www.athenticbrewing.com EVENTS: Repair Cafe (CHaRM) Main Gallery at 6:30 p.m. 5–7 p.m.

Bring broken household items and FREE! www.ocaf.com appliances and work with experiKIDSTUFF: Fantastic Friday enced fellow community members (Bishop Park) An instructor superART: Crafting at Midday (Bogart to try and fix them. 2–5 p.m. FREE! vises while a parent/caregiver leads Library) Make a sweet heart for your reuse@accgov.com, accgov.com/ their little ones through amazing sweetheart with paper. 1 p.m. FREE! repaircafe obstacle courses. Ages 1–4 years. www.athenslibrary.org/bogart EVENTS: 3 Ravens Tattoo & PiercRegister online. 10–11:30 a.m.

EVENTS: No Phone Party (Hening 5th Anniversary Celebration $7.50 (ACC residents), $9 (nondershot’s) Disconnect to connect (3 Ravens Tattoo & Piercing) This ACC residents). www.accgov. with a phone-­free, laptop-­free anniversary celebration will include com/148/Leisure-Services happy hour featuring drink specials, beverages, desserts, live music, snacks, games and a record player. a photobooth, temporary tattoos, Every Tuesday, 6–9 p.m. www. goodie bags and raffles. Ages 21 hendershotsathens.com and up. 6–9 p.m. FREE! 3ravens ART: Opening Reception: Trio GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at Amici tattoo@gmail.com (ATHICA) ATHICA’s early winter (Amici Athens) Top three teams GAMES: Dungeons and Dragons 2023 exhibition “TRIO” features the win prizes with free beer pitchers (I Heart Mac & Cheese) Join for work of Lauren Bradshaw, Daniel to winning teams between rounds. an exciting role-­playing adventure Brickman and Jeanne Ciravolo. 6–8 Hosted by TJ Wayt. Tuesdays, 7 where you can fight dragons, join p.m. FREE! www.athica.org p.m. www.facebook.com/baddog an army, go on a quest in distant CLASSES: Basic Blacksmithathens lands or find hidden treasure. 3–7 ing: First Time at the Forge KIDSTUFF: Oconee County Library p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ (Greenhow Handmade Ironworks) Storytime (Oconee County Library) iheartmacandcheeseathens Students will forge and assemble a Join Ms. Carley for songs, stories GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at The wall mount rack with three hooks. and crafts. For ages birth to 5 years Foundry (The Foundry) Top three Additional skills including tapering, and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! teams win prizes. Hosted by TJ twisting, scrolling, riveting and www.athenslibrary.org/oconee Wayt. Sundays, 7 p.m. www.facemore will be explained. There will LECTURES & LIT: Café au Libris book.com/baddogathens also be a discussion about parts (ACC Library) Stacy Willingham SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque of the anvil, blacksmith tools and will discuss her latest novel All Club (Lay Park) New players weldesign elements. All tools and the Dangerous Things, a gripping come. Scheduled play days are materials included. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. thriller about a desperate mother Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays $150. www.greenhowhandmade. with a troubled past. Books will be at 1:30 p.m. www.athenspetanque. com available for purchase and signing. org COMEDY: Chris Gethard: A Father 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org and The Sun Tour (40 Watt Club) SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque Actor, writer and comedian Chris Club (Lay Park) New players welGethard will perform a stand-­up come. Scheduled play days are COMEDY: Comedy With Owen comedy set hosted by Joe Pettis.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays Hunt (I Heart Mac & Cheese) Laugh 8 p.m. (doors). $20. www.40watt. at 1:30 p.m. vicepresident@athens your way into the week with jokes com petanque.org

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Wednesday 18 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum of Art) These drop-­in public tours feature highlights of the permanent collection and are led by museum docents. 2 p.m. FREE! www.georgia museum.org CLASSES: Free Vietnamese Class (Oconee County Library) Instructor Martine Thy Nguyen will lead a program for anyone interested in learning Vietnamese. No prior knowledge required, and children are welcome.

Register by email at jmitchell@ athenslibrary.org. 6–7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee FILM: Lady Battle Cop (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Screening of the 1990 film about a tennis player who is transformed into a deadly cyborg police officer after being wounded by a terrorist attack. 7 p.m. www. flickertheatreandbar.com GAMES: Parks and Rec Trivia (B&B Theatres) Teams of 2–6 will go head-­to-­head on their “Parks and Recreation” sitcom knowledge with Quizmaster David. The winner will receive a B&B Theatres gift card. 7:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/bbathens12 KIDSTUFF: Busy Bee Toddler Time (Bogart Library) Ms. Donna presents a highly interactive storytime featuring rhymes, songs, puppets and a simple story. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. FREE! 706-​441-​9099, www. athenslibrary.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Oconee County Library Storytime (Oconee County Library) Join Ms. Carley for songs, stories and crafts. For ages birth to 5 years and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Homeschool Club (Oconee County Library) Homeschool families can join Ms. Carley for activities like art and science projects and STEM challenges.

2:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/oconee KIDSTUFF: Library Crafternoon (Oconee County Library) Drop by the children’s area for crafts and plenty of fun. All materials supplied, all ages welcome. 3:30–5:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee KIDSTUFF: K-­Pop Night (Oconee County Library) Hang out and listen to K-­Pop music, watch performances and enjoy Korean snacks and drinks. There will be a raffle for merch. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/oconee MEETINGS: Athens Reparations Action (Athentic Brewing Co.) Learn about Athens Reparations Action’s mission to promote recognition of the financial impact of urban renewal and other racist policies on members of the Black community in Athens. 7–9 p.m.

FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com MEETINGS: Language Club (Oconee County Library) Meet other language learners and practice your skills. All levels welcome. 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee

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The Classic Center 7:30 p.m. www.classiccenter.com LOVE TRACTOR Long-running, largely instrumental local post-rock group.

THE B-­52S Legendary Athenian party rock band takes the stage for their “Final Tour Ever of Planet Earth.”

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatre.com LIGHTHEARTED Local alternative folk rock band anchored by twin sisters Eliza Lemmon and Gracie Huffman.

BEA PORGES Local singer-­ songwriter.

AARON DAUGHERTY Guitarist with Hotel Fiction and solo songwriter.

Hendershot’s January Residency. 7 p.m. www. kenoshakid.com/january KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-­jazz group centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles and featuring Luca Lombardi, Seth Hendershot and various guests. The January residency shows coincide with Hendershot’s No Phone Parties, and also feature a special No Phone Party dark roast coffee blend.

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $45–65. pac.uga.edu EMERSON STRING QUARTET World-­renowned string quartet performing compositions by Beethoven as part of their farewell tour.

Buvez 8 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/ buvezathens SURFWAX Angsty and ambient emo-laced indie rock band from Jackson, MI. SWEAR JAR Local band exploring new horizons in punk, indie and alternative.

MURDER THE MOOD Local indie pop punk band.

Hendershot’s 7 p.m. FREE! www.vicchesnutt award.com VIC CHESNUTT SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDS NOMINATIONS KICKOFF SHOW Classic City Rotary kicks off the nomination season for its annual songwriting competition with performances by Erin Lovett, Dave Marr, Shine and Michael Wegner. Online nominations run through Mar. 20.

I Heart Mac & Cheese 6–8 p.m. www.iheartmacand cheese.com SING ALONG CIRCLE Feel free to bring a song, a friend or just yourself to jam out to music both new and old.

Red Line Athens 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Find Red Line Athens on Facebook BROOK PRIDEMORE Folk-​punk anti-​grind from NYC. YANKEE ROSES Atlanta troubadour of alt-​folk Americana.

ECHOBEAUTYTERROR Miami group blending screamo and synth pop.

CORVID CANINE Cyber-​grind noisecore from Atlanta.

Southern Brewing Co. 6–10 p.m. www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE NIGHT Every Thursday evening.

Wednesday 11 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreand bar.com DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Friday 13 40 Watt Club 9 p.m. (doors), 10:30 p.m. (show).

$20. www.40watt.com KILO ALI Early pioneer of the Atlanta hip-­hop scene.

Athentic Brewing Co. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing. com JEREMY KEEN Singer-­songwriter drawing inspiration from Neil Young and Sufjan Stevens, among others.

Ciné 9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com PILGRIM Rock band fronted by Paul McHugh featuring guitar by Matt Stoessel.

BAT FACTORY Band composed of Tim Adams, Alan Flurry, Kathy Kirbo and Ben Hesse.

MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-​HOTS Led by Mary Sigalas, the band plays hot jazz and swing music from the ’10s, ’20s and ’30s for your nostalgic partying pleasure.

Ramsey Hall 5:30 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu THE UGA CHORAL PROJECT Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music” was originally written for 16 soloists.

Southern Brewing Co. RPM Series. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $7 (adv.), $10. www. sobrewco.com VELVET WILLOW Atlanta-­based rock and roll band.

NUCLEAR TOURISM Local band playing surf-­punk originals.

NULL Post-­punk band from Athens.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. (doors). $25. www.georgiatheatre.com YACHT ROCK REVUE Atlanta yacht rock cover band performing Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense in its entirety.

Hendershot’s 8 p.m. $12 (adv.), $15. www.hendershotsathens.com JANET & THE NEW DOGS Athens band mixing smoking blues and classic rock.

RICK FOWLER BLUES BAND Long-­time touring artist and his band.

International Grill & Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ IGBAthensGA DIXIELAND FIVE Five-­piece Dixieland jazz band.

Sunday 15 Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke will perform with Drew Smithers at the Marigold Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 18.

Flicker Theatre & Bar Shadebeast Presents. 9 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com WITHERED Atlanta metal quartet pushing boundaries for 18 years.

THE SUNDERING SEAS Blackened doom metal that swings between atmospheric and crushing.

Georgia Theatre 7 p.m. $13–26. www.georgiatheatre.com DOLLY PARTY Dance party featuring music by Dolly Parton, Orville Peck, The Chicks and more.

Hendershot’s 7 p.m. www.hendershotsathens. com KLEZMER LOCAL 42 Local seven-​ piece klezmer band specializing in Jewish and Romani music.

WAY PAST COOL New local band that plays fast, catchy, melodic sing-­a-­long pop-­punk anthems with a classic ’90s vibe.

HERE BE MONSTERS Folk-­punk solo act with history-­laden lyricism atop melodic guitar wizardry.

Saturday 14 Athentic Brewing Co. 6 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing. com THE WELFARE LINERS A staple of adaptive, energetic Bluegrass.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com AUNT MOTH Post-­post-­punk band.

Creature Comforts Brewery 3–5 p.m. www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com LIVE JAZZ Every Sunday afternoon.

Foxglove Plantbar 12–4 p.m. Donations encouraged. smoggo@gmail.com SONIC PICNIC This new monthly event is part brunch potluck, part community ambient sound drone, part experimental open mic soundboard and part meetup for plant and music enthusiasts. Bring a dish to share and a sound-​making device to participate in the drone.

Hendershot’s 7:30 p.m. $20. www.hendershotsathens.com BOBBY RUSH Two-­time Grammy Award winner and Blues Hall of Famer.

The World Famous 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens DJ KOUNTRY BOY Athens-­based hip-­hop DJ.

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The World Famous 6 p.m. www.athmlkparade.com MLK DAY HIP-HOP SHOWCASE After the parade, continue celebrating with performances by Britt LB, JXXII, Ha$e and Squalle.

Tuesday 17 Hendershot’s January Residency. 7 p.m. www. kenoshakid.com/january KENOSHA KID Instrumental adventure-­jazz group centered around the rollicking compositions of Dan Nettles. The January residency shows coincide with Hendershot’s No Phone Parties.

Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7 p.m. www.sobrewco.com FUNKY BLUESTER Blues outfit inspired by traditional Chicago and Texas styles.

Wednesday 18 Flicker Theatre & Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Featuring pop, rock, indie and more.

Ramsey Hall 7:30 p.m. $10–50. pac.uga.edu LEYLA MCCALLA The singer-songwriter, formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, explores the culture of her parents’ native Haiti.

The Winterville Auditorium 8 p.m. bit.ly/CharlieStarrWinterville CHARLIE STARR WITH DREW SMITHERS Charlie Starr, lead vocalist and guitarist for American rock band Blackberry Smoke, will be joined by longtime friend and musician, Drew Smithers, for an acoustic performance.

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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, www. athenscreatives.directory CALLS FOR ART (Athens, GA) The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission invites professional artists to submit public art applications for two sites on the Firefly Trail: a sculpture at the Old Winterville Road Trailhead and a functional sculpture for the rest area at the Indian Hills and Winterville Road intersection.

Application deadline Jan. 13, 5 p.m. tatiana.veneruso@accgov. com, accgoc.com/4161/Athens-­ Cultural-­Affairs-­Commission CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (Lyndon House Arts Center) This year’s 48th Juried Exhibition will be juried by Maria Elena Ortiz, curator at The Modern in Fort Worth, TX. Athens area visual artists, ages 18 and older, are invited to submit up to three entries for consideration.

Submissions will be accepted via online entry form through Jan. 20, 5 p.m. Exhibition opens Mar. 2. $35 submission fee. www.accgov.com/ lyndonhouse 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. www. accgov.com/7350/Open-­Studio-­ Membership SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) ATHICA is seeking new board members to help support and share the creative spirit of Athens.

Complete the online application. bit.ly/athicaboard, www.athica.org

Classes ART CLASSES (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) “Discovering Abstraction (for Acrylic, Watercolor and Water Soluble Oil Painters)” includes exercises, presentations, demos, individual instruction and group discussion. Some experience required. Thursdays, Jan. 12–Feb. 9, 12:30–2:30 p.m. $160 (OCAF members), $210. “Beginning and Intermediate Acrylic Painting” covers techniques for improving style, color and design skills. Thursdays, Jan 12–Feb. 9, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

art around town ARTWALL@HOTEL INDIGO ATHENS (500 College Ave.) New York-based photographers Lucy Reback and Megan Reilly share a collection of intimate vignettes of their relationship in addition to snapshots before they met.

THE ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) “Kara Walker: Back of Hand,” the first solo exhibition to be held in Georgia of the work of this internationally renowned artist, includes a series of new works on paper that examine themes such as complicity, racism, misremembered histories and the violence that undergirds the legacy of the South. Opening reception Jan. 13, 6–8 p.m.

Through Mar. 23.

ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY LIBRARY (2025 Baxter St.) “We Are All Makers” features artwork by Lyndon House Arts Center staff members Jaime Bull, Toni Carlucci, Didi Dunphy, Kathryn Refi, Ciel Rodriguez, Beth Sale, Williams Stephanos and Shannon Williams. Through Feb. 12.

ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: ATHICA (675 Pulaski St.) Part of ATHICA’s “Solo Duo Trio” series, “Trio: Lauren Bradshaw, Daniel Brickman and Jeanne Ciravolo” combines work united by visceral and unusual use of fiber and other materials, referencing the body, the tactile and the experiential. Opening reception Jan. 14, 6–8 p.m. Through Feb. 12.

ATHICA@CINÉ GALLERY (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Atlanta-based artist Alice Stone-Collins shares “Domus Domus,” a collection of intricate hand-painted collaged pieces. Through Feb. 25.

CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) “Spotlight: Paintings by Amy Watts” presents bold, colorful canvases full of cowgirls, farmers, miners and Indigenous people. • “Light Bright” presents works by Caitlin Gal, Allison McPheeters and Alivia Patton, who all utilize simple circles to create inspiring works.

DODD GALLERIES (270 River Rd.) “La Mostra” (“The Show”) is a reunion exhibition presenting the work of Cortona faculty and students from 2022. Closing reception Jan. 21, 3 p.m. • “Liu Shiming: Descending the Mountain Together” is a mini-retrospective that includes 23 sculptures in wood, bronze and ceramic. Through Feb. 3.

THE GEORGIA POTTERY COLLECTIVE (560 Caldwell Circle) Jen Graff, Yoon Hwang and other local ceramicists sell sculptural and functional pottery. Every Wednesday and Sunday, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

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$160 (OCAF members), $210. www.ocaf.com/courses BLACKSMITHING CLASSES (Greenhow Handmade Ironworks, Washington) In “Basic Blacksmithing, First Time at the Forge,” students will forge and assemble a wall mount rack with three hooks. Jan. 14, Jan. 21 or Mar. 4, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $150. “Forge a Fire Poker with Decorative Handle” covers tapering, bending and scrolling, forge welding, cutting with a chisel and more.

Jan. 28, Feb 11, Feb. 18 or Mar. 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $150. “Forge a Bottle Opener” will cover making open face and church key style bottle openers. Feb. 25 or Mar. 25, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $150. greenhow handmade@gmail.com, COMMUNITY DANCE IMPROV (work.shop) No experience necessary. Vaccines and boosters required. Sundays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Donations accepted. lisa yaconelli@gmail.com DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8:30–9:30 a.m. Email for more information. richardshoe@ gmail.com KUNDALINI YOGA (Let It Be Yoga Studio, Watkinsville) Held Mondays, 5–6:30 p.m. $11 suggested donation. harsimran@innergies yoga.com MINDFULNESS PRACTICE EVENINGS (Online) Discuss and practice how to change your relationship with difficult thoughts and

emotions. Email for the Zoom link.

Second Friday of the month, 6–7 p.m. FREE! mfhealy@bellsouth.net OPEN/COMMUNITY MEDITATION (Sangha Yoga Studio at Healing Arts Centre) Uma Rose leads a meditation designed to guide participants into stillness and silence. Mondays, 4–5 p.m. Donations encouraged. www.healingarts centre.net PUBLIC DANCE (The Studio Athens) Beginner Rumba lessons followed

by DJ’d waltz, swing, salsa, tango etc. Every fourth Saturday. 7:30–10 p.m. $5 (students), $10 (non-­ students). www.gmdance.com SALSA DANCE CLASSES (Cloud) Join SALSAthens for Cuban style salsa dance classes. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome.

Every Wednesday, 7–8 p.m. $10. gwyneth.moody@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 TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES (Live Oak Martial Arts) Traditional and modern-­style Taekwondo, self-­defense, grappling and weapons classes are offered for all ages. Classes in Jodo, the art of the Japanese staff and sword, are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. Visit the website for a full schedule. liveoak martialarts@gmail.com, www.live oakmartialarts.com YOGA (Elixir Movement Arts, Mercury A.I.R.) Build a yoga practice, deepen connections to yourself and others, and learn to use yoga in everyday life. “Vinyasa Flow” is also offered Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. $10/class. shelley

Mildew. Through Jan. 28.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Allison Janae Hamilton: Between Life and Landscape.” Through Feb. 5. • “Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines” focuses on close-up views of the patterns and biology of the longleaf pine and its ecosystem. Through Feb. 5. • On view in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, “Jane Manus: Undaunted” includes five large abstract works. Through Feb. 12. • “In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse.” Through June 18. • “Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection.” Through July 3.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) Zane Cochran presents “Aurora,” a sculptural interpretation of the aurora borealis using 3D geometric figures and lights.

HENDERSHOT’S (237 Prince Ave.) Colorful abstract paintings by Larry Forte.

Through January.

LAST RESORT GRILL (174 W. Clayton St.) Troy Ayers presents oil paintings while Amanda Ayers shares travel photography. Through March.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) The biennial Clarke County School District student art exhibition “RE-” features works by students in Kindergarten through 12th grade in all media. Through Jan. 14. • Collections from Our Community presents “Nancy Songster’s Tiny Houses,” a collection of festively decorated miniature interiors. Through Jan. 14.

• “Resilient Civic and Musical Life: Ware-Lyndon House Enslaved and Descendant Stories” includes a film; reading room of books relevant to the African American experience in art, music and heritage; and a visual timeline relating a fuller and more truthful story of the property and its inhabitants. On view Thursdays–Saturdays. • Bess Carter, the recipient of the 2022 Art Center Choice Award from the 47th Juried Exhibition, presents a solo show of landscapes, room interiors and still life paintings. Artist talk Feb. 16. Currently on view through Mar. 4. • “A Pattern of Moments” features works by Kate Burke, Rebecca Kreisler and Sylvia Schaefer. Through Mar. 4. • In preparation for “The Same, Yet Separate Artworks,” metalsmith and interdisciplinary craft artist J Taran Diamond toured the Ware-Lyndon Historic House Museum and created new objects in response. Third Thursday Gallery Talk Jan. 19, 6 p.m. Currently on view through Mar. 4.

MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) Joni Mabe, creator of Everything Elvis in Cornelia, GA, presents “Calvacade of Stars,” a group of glitter mosaics depicting Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Ty Cobb, Steve McQueen, P.T. Barnum and other luminaries of the entertainment world. Through Jan. 28.

Alice Stone-Collins’ exhibition “Domus Domus” is currently on view at ATHICA@Ciné Gallery through Feb. 25. downsyoga@gmail.com, www. shelleydownsyoga.offeringtree.com YOGA AND MORE (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) Jasey Jones leads weekly Raja Yoga classes covering meditation, pranayama, singing and discussion of yoga philosophy.

Sundays, 5:05 p.m. Donations accepted. Private one-­on-­one yoga sessions with Kelsey Wishik can focus on strength building, mobility, relaxation and more. Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. $55. “Yoga Flow and Restore with Nicole Bechill” is held 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. www.revolutiontherapy andyoga.com YOGA CLASSES (Feel Free Yoga + Wellness) The new studio offers various class times and styles Mondays–Saturdays. A 45-­minute class is offered Tuesdays at 8 a.m. on

the patio of Molly’s Coffee. www. feelfreeyogawellness.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

Kidstuff TREEHOUSE ACTIVITIES (Treehouse Kid & Craft) Saturday Crafterday is held every Saturday, 10 a.m. (ages 3–6) and 11 a.m. (ages 6 and up).

Register by Friday at 6 p.m. $15.

Storytime with Noah is all-­ages and held every Monday, 11 a.m. FREE! www.treehousekidand craft.com TUTORING (Online) The Athens Regional Library System is now offering free, live online tutoring via tutor.com for students K-­12, plus

MASON-SCHARFENSTEIN MUSEUM OF ART (567 Georgia St., Demorest) Georgia-based painter and sculptor Miles Cleveland Goodwin works in an express, dreamlike style rooted in his interest in nature and the everyday.

Opening Reception Jan. 12, 5–7 p.m. Through Feb. 9.

OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) The Athens Plein Air Artists present “Out and About,” a collection of works inspired by nature.

Through Jan. 23.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) “Georgia Mountains to the Shore” demonstrates the diverse landscape of Georgia through artworks by Evelyn Beck, Lynne Harrill, Sara Quattlebaum, Cynthia Steward, Denny Webster and Kathryn Weston. • “A Brush with Murder: Novel Art by the Wonders of Watercolor Group” celebrates the release of a new book by Gail Langer Karwoski that was inspired by the WOW group that meets each week at OCAF to paint together. • “New Horizons: Mixed Media Work by ESP Students” features participants of the “Get Crafty” class at Extra Special People. • “Fabric Storm by Bobbi Johnson” is a mixed-media installation incorporating umbrellas, fabric, netting, ribbon and other materials. Opening reception for all exhibitions Jan. 13, 5–7 p.m.

Through Feb. 10.

ODUM SCHOOL OF ECOLOGY GALLERY (140 E. Green St.) Natural science illustrator C Olivia Carlisle shares insect, botanical and ecosystems illustrations using graphite, carbon pencil, watercolor, acrylic, ink, color pencils and Adobe Photoshop. Through May. UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) “Unequal by Design: Housing in Georgia and America” draws upon historic government documents, photographs, historic newspapers and other records to trace the evolution of housing policy, tackling issues such as zoning, gentrification and suburbanization. Through May 26. • “A Chance to Play: Title IX and Women’s Athletics at UGA” celebrates 50 years of women’s sports at UGA. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ATHENS (780 Timothy Rd.) The newly named Claire and Robert Clements Gallery debuts with a collection of oil paintings by Robert Clements.

THE VALTON (625 Barber St., Suite 120) Located inside of STATE the Label, this new gallery space debuts with a solo show of works by its namesake, self-taught artist Valton Murray. Through January.

WINTERVILLE LIBRARY (115 Marigold Lane, Winterville) “Words About Birds, Insights About Insects” by Vicky Tavernier and Jennifer Borg consists of playful collages of found and altered objects with accompanying poems.

Through Feb. 11.

Support Groups ACA ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) This support group meets weekly. Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. annetteanelson@gmail.com AL-­ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Visit the website for a calendar of electronic meetings held throughout the week. www.ga-­al-­anon.org ATHENS COUNCIL OF THE BLIND (Athens, GA) Open to people of all ages with vision impairments, their families and friends. Topics include adaptive equipment, recreational and social opportunities, and advocacy. 706-­424-­2794, dlwahlers@ gmail.com 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 MENTAL HEALTH PEER RECOVERY GROUP (Nuçi’s Space) Participants support each other through life’s challenges by sharing from their skills, experiences and proven coping mechanisms. Newcomers welcome. First Tuesday of the month, 4–6 p.m. pr@nuci.org, www.nuci.org NEW PARENTS AND INFANT FEEDING SUPPORT GROUP (BYL Family Resource Center) Come as you are for community, snacks and feeding advice from professionals.

Babies and children of all ages are welcome. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.byyour leave.org OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (24th Street Clubhouse) Learn to stop eating compulsively or curb other unwanted food-­related behaviors.

Every Tuesday, 12 p.m. FREE! Text: 678-­736-­3697 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 PROJECT SAFE (Family Protection Center) Project Safe hosts a support group for survivors of domestic violence. Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m. www.project-­safe.org 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, 7 p.m. FREE! www.athens recoverydharma.org SUPPORT GROUPS (Integrity Counseling & Personal Development) ICPD offers several support groups.

“LGBTQIA+ Young Adults Group” is offered for ages 18–30. Email for dates. “Survivors of Suicide Loss Group” is offered the first Wednesday of every month, 7–8 p.m.

Register by emailing avipperman@ gmail.com. “Veterans, Dependents & Caregivers Benefits Resource & Claim Assistance Group” is offered the first Saturday of every month, 9–10 a.m. integrityofjefferson.com

Word on the Street ATHENS BEER TRAIL TROLLEY TOURS (Athens, GA) A new trolly tour will provide transportation

between six local breweries: Akademia, Athentic, Creature Comforts, Southern Brewing, Terrapin Beer and Normaltown Brewing. Tours run every Thursday and Friday from 3–9 p.m. www.athenstrolleytours.com/ beer-­trolley-­tour COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE (Bogart Library) Drop off a clean, gently used coat or blanket to help those in need. Through Jan. 15. www. athenslibrary.org/bogart ICE SKATING VOLUNTEERS (Classic Center, Atkins Ford Arena) The Classic Center is seeking organizations to volunteer at the skate rental center. Volunteers will early $1 per paid skater towards their non-­profits. Email to participate. stephanie@classiccenter.com MARGO METAPHYSICAL EVENTS (Margo Metaphysical) Monday Tarot Readings offered 1–5 p.m. ($6 per card). Tuesday Tarot with Davita offered 4–6 p.m. ($5 per card). Wednesday Night Sound Healing with Joey held 6–7:30 p.m. ($35). Thursday Tarot with Courtney is offered 12–5 p.m. ($10–45).

Friday Henna Party with Aiyanna ($10–75). 706-­372-­1462 PAUL T. MARTIN HOSPITALITY EDUCATION FUND (Athens, GA) The Classic Center Cultural Foundation provides $25,000 from the education fund to individuals interested in pursuing careers in hospitality, event, music or sports management.

Students enrolled in hospitality industry programs at UGA, Athens Tech and Athens Community Career Academy are encouraged to apply.

Deadline Feb. 17. foundation@ classiccenter.com, www.classic center.com/scholarships RABBIT BOX (VFW Post 2872) Seeking storytellers to share seven-­minute true tales. Upcoming themes include “Duets” (two presenters at a time) in February, “Mystifying” in March, “Awkward!” in April and “Gone but not Forgotten” in May. Email to participate. rabbitboxstories@gmail.com RABBIT HOLE EVENTS (Rabbit Hole Studios) Acoustic Song Circles (Mondays and Thursdays, 7–11 p.m.), Open Mic (Tuesdays, 7–11 p.m.), Seventh Generation Native American Church services and community potlucks (Sundays, 11 a.m.) and drum circles (Sundays, 1–2 p.m.). Wednesday Yoga (5 p.m.) is followed my Meditation (6 p.m.) and an Integration Circle (7 p.m.)

Events are free or donation based. www.rabbitholestudios.org/calendar RAIN BARRELS (ACC Department of Transportation and Public Works) Barrel kits include a recycled 55-­gallon plastic drum and RainRecycle installation kit from the Rain Barrel Depot, including a FlexiFit downspout diverter. Barrels must be pre-­ordered online and picked up by Jan. 27. $30. www.accgov. com/10477/Rain-­Barrel-­Order-­ Form STORMWATER CALENDARS (ACC Transportation and Public Works Department) Calendars are free and can be picked up or mailed to local addresses. accgov.com/10562/ Request-­a-­Stormwater-­Calendar WINTER REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) The Athens-­Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers a variety of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events for adults and children. Now registering. Scholarships available. www.accgov.com/myrec WORK.SHOP (160 Winston Dr.) Open rehearsal and performance space for theater, comedy, dance, classes and events. $10/hour. lisayaconelli@gmail.com, www. workshopathens.com f

music

threats & promises

Tomorrow’s News Today A FORECAST OF THE ATHENS MUSIC SCENE IN 2023

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com Well, happy New Year, y’all. As we do each year at this time, we’re going to go ahead and get the year’s news out of the way and just tell you what’s going to happen. So, welcome to the Threats & Promises recap of 2023.* JANUARY: The Athens music scene woke up in a great mood

for once, which surprised everyone. This can most likely be attributed to New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday, which means the scene didn’t even have to get out of bed until 3 p.m. or so.

FEBRUARY: Ah, February. In any rationally functioning society, this would be an annual month of economic reckoning for those who went for broke during the holidays. But in the spirit of kicking the can down the road, we in Athens celebrated Valentine’s Day in style. First, the whole scene met up for the prix fixe menu at The National, where everyone was guaranteed to leave with just enough room left in their bellies to justify picking up some Krystal on the way home. But before that, everyone loaded into Hendershot’s for its annual “Bottle Of Wine Night Featuring 45 Local Pop-Jazz Singers!”

from the truly great to the horrendously atrocious, and I think the organizers deserve some kudos for that level of commitment.

SEPTEMBER: If May is the month when hobby bands go on hiatus, then September is the month they’re born. The paint was barely dry in the freshman dorms when one incoming student spied that guy who sits in the quad with an acoustic guitar and struck up a conversation.

They’re really looking forward to playing the Panhellenic Spring Fling in 2024.

OCTOBER: Remembering her success with the 40th anniversary celebration for R.E.M.’s Chronic Town, 40 Watt talent buyer Velena Vego decided to ride the lightning and book a live tribute celebrating the 32nd Anniversary of Nirvana Playing the 40 Watt. The original show happened Oct. 5, 1991, but it would take over three decades before tribute band Molly’s Lips was formed and ready

MARCH: Although things necessarily slowed down over the past few years, 2023 was the year that participating (traveling, playing, covering) in Austin, TX’s South by Southwest music conference roared back into action. Longtime participant T. Hardy Morris was briefly spotted outside the Shell Food Mart at the corner of E. 87th Street and I-35 snatching a gas receipt from the hands of fellow band member Gene Woolfolk. Known for his tax-consciousness and commitment to Look forward to a Nirvana tribute in 2023. proper paperwork, Morris was overheard to shine out. Ticket sales were robust and moved quickly, telling Woolfolk, “No way, man. No more throwing these but nowhere was the excitement more palpable than in the things out. This year, we’re doing it right!” A few seconds 9,000 Facebook comments that simply read “I was there!” later, as Morris was heading into the store, he was heard even though that was all a pack of filthy lies and everyone asking Woolfolk if he wanted plain Corn Nuts or barbecue. knew it.

APRIL: April showers bring May flowers, and what do NOVEMBER: While gearing up for the holiday shopping seaMayflowers bring? Pilgrims! While the Athens musison, Propeller Sound Recordings co-founder Jay Coyle was cians who go by the singular of this designation are tried seen furiously digging through the bins of old albums at and true, dyed-in-the-wool dependable rockers, member Wuxtry, Low YoYo Stuff and Watkinsville’s Rock Nobster Richard Mikulka specifically embodied this ethic. If you and telling the clerks at each, “If you find anything purchased anything at the Flicker Theatre & Bar during here with an Athens, GA address on it, let me know, 2023, you were served by him. As I typed this out at nearly because we’re reissuing it, baby!” And that’s the origin 1 a.m., Mikulka, the “Telecaster Tornado,” was still there. story of why you got a brand new copy of Dayroom’s 1997 And he was there the next night, and the next, and the album Contagious in your Christmas stocking from your next. If there were ever an Athens sentry, he’s it, so think relatives that “heard you were into local music.” Similarly, about that when trying to book your band.

New West Records announced it would release a previMAY: This was the month that all the band folks who finally ously unheard recording of Janis Joplin ordering sandgraduated from UGA decided to announce that their groups wiches that was recorded through a closed-circuit camera at were on “hiatus.” Well, ha! As we saw many years later, a Whataburger location in Austin, TX circa 1967. the market for 40s-ish dudes “getting the band back DECEMBER: It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Damn together” wasn’t nearly as saturated as we thought. So, right, it is. It’s the month of work slowdowns and holijoke’s on us. day hoedowns. In 2023, people reminisced about the old JUNE–AUGUST: In previous reports, the three most brutal Flagpole Christmas albums, and a few go-getters made plans months of summer—in a town that has, basically, nine to revive the series. Now titled the Athens Album of Lights, months of summer—were broken out from one another. the anticipated proceeds for the record—which were due But in 2023 everyone finally admitted to having no idea to go to some vaguely defined charity out of town that when AthFest was actually happening, if the Flagpole one of the organizers knew about—were sharply curtailed. awards were still a thing or knowing whether or not their The cause was each participating band just going ahead and shift was covered. Amazingly, or perhaps not, these three releasing its own track individually and according to no topics occupied most of the music scene’s conversation all timeline at all. So, strike a blow for charity and teamwork, season. Well, those and the age-old bitch Olympics whereby but chalk one up for the old can-do spirit of Athens and our everyone complained loud and long about AthFest’s continued celebration of individuality. See ya in 2024! shortcomings, the lineup, et al. However, in the spirit of diversity, the 2023 lineup featured acts of all talent levels *It’s a joke, y’all. Lighten up. f

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Hankzilla is on the market for a loving home! He gets along with other dogs (but isn’t keen on kitties), is house-trained and crate-trained and behaves well on a leash.

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Maui can’t wait to find her special person! She’s housetrained, does well when left alone, LOVES toys and playing games of fetch and even knows commands like “sit” and “down.”

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Help Simba start the new year in a loving home!

These pets and many others are available for adoption at:

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SUDOKU

Edited by Margie E. Burke

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HOW TO SOLVE:

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Week of 1/9/23 - 1/15/23

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33 Nautical hazard 34 Geometric line 36 Colored eye part 38 "Argo" actor Alan 40 Mascara's place 41 Sausage units 43 Take up again 45 Sargasso, for one 46 "Cinderella" meanie 48 Be a busybody 49 Gets even with?

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by Margie E. Burke

Copyright 2023 by The Puzzle Syndicate

50 Airplane maneuver 52 What a train follows 55 Flowering vine 59 Having a short fuse 61 Tiniest bit 62 Orchestral reed 63 Think (over) 64 Keyboard key 65 Mail letters?

66 Whirling current 67 Strapped DOWN 1 Coveted role 2 Wheel turner 3 Tense tennis moment 4 Play loudly 5 Watches on Netflix, say 6 Baker's dozen?

7 Moisturizer additive 8 Woven product 9 Treeless plain 10 Kind of witness 11 Exploits 12 Bicycle part

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Seat anagram Lionel Richie hit Halawa hello Bone brace Summon, as a cab Actor Elba Chuck of action films Movie shots Try the patience of Staircase part Open carriage Quick drawings Has to have Railroad nail On paper Elmo's street Captain Nemo's creator Archaic pronoun Pulls a heist on Mounted on Actress Tuesday One way to stand by Type of tea High nest (var.)

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