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By Blake Aued and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com could also wait until the normal budget process in May and June to fund the unit or adjust the DAs budget to raise salaries and redefine positions. Separately, ACC police announced last week that overall crime was down 1 percent in 2022. Crimes against people fell 13 percent, robberies fell 33 percent, and burglaries fell 11 percent. Police conducted an additional 2,000 traffic stops, which they said led to an 11 percent reduction in crashes. Traffic deaths dropped from 24 in 2021 to 10. [Blake Aued]

Barber Street Bike Lane Plan After the successful launch of the Prince Avenue bike lanes last year, more bike facilities could be coming to the Boulevard area if commissioners approve a separated bike path on Barber Street. “Ultimately this whole area is going to have a lot of changes going on in the upcoming years focusing on safety,” bike and pedestrian coordinator Daniel Sizemore told commissioners at last week’s work session. Commissioners sent back a plan in 2021 because they wanted more than just sharrows (“share the road” signs painted on the roadway) on the portion of Barber closest to Prince. The latest proposal continues a sidewalk and two-way cycle track all the way down to Prince, but at the cost of on-street parking. The project is broken up into four phases. An industrial section of Barber between Dairy Pak Road and the Loop would be reduced from four lanes to three to make room for a two-way cycle track and sidewalk. In addition, the intersection would be improved with crosswalks and truck aprons. The sidewalk would switch sides between the Loop and Oneta Street due to a pinch

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District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez is asking the Athens-Clarke County Commission for $250,000 to create a unit devoted specifically to prosecuting gang-related cases. The unit would consist of a prosecutor, victim advocate and investigator who are specially trained to handle gang cases. Currently such cases are randomly assigned to one of eight assistant DAs, depending on who is in which court that day. ACC has seen an uptick in gang crimes since the start of the pandemic, which Gonzalez attributed to services being suspended and local schools going virtual, and the pandemic also created a backlog of cases in general while the courthouse was closed. While Athens had just four murders in 2022, illegal gun seizures were up 30 percent. The police department’s gang task force has expanded from three to 17 officers. Gonzalez said her office has received assistance from Attorney General Chris Carr’s gang unit, which has seven attorneys and statewide concurrent jurisdiction, as well as a specialist with the Georgia Prosecuting Attorney’s Council. “They can help us, but they cannot deal with the amount of cases we have,” she told the commission at a Jan. 12 work session (rescheduled from Jan. 10 so Commissioner Allison Wright could attend a B-52s concert). But some commissioners questioned the additional expense because Gonzalez already has nine assistant DA positions that are unfilled. She said they’re vacant because the county’s pay scale isn’t competitive with other circuits. “They can go 30 minutes down the road and get 20 or 30 thousand dollars more,” she said. That means the remaining prosecutors are overworked with 250-300 cases each when the average is 150. The commission is scheduled to vote on a mid-year budget adjustment Feb. 7, but

point caused by a pedestrian bridge, then lane, the Barber Street project is part of a switch again between Oneta and Boulevard. broader network allowing people from all A total of 12 on-street parking spaces would over the northwest part of the county to be removed from those sections. Truck access downtown, Holland Park, industrial aprons to slow down turns are also projobs along Chase Street, and the entertainposed for the Oneta intersection. Boulevard ment district sprouting up around General would get a raised intersection to calm Time and the Chase Park Warehouses by traffic. bike. “This is ultimately going to be how County transportation officials said they somebody gets to work at Wayfair, or kids chose to include both a sidewalk and a bike on Kathwood Drive get into town,” Mayor path, rather than a multi-use path, because Kelly Girtz said. mixing pedestrians and cyclists isn’t always A vote on the project concept is schedappropriate in urban areas with a lot of foot uled for Feb. 7. Commissioners were genertraffic or on hilly streets like Barber where ally supportive, although Patrick Davenport bikes can pick up a head of steam. “When wondered if the cycle track could stay on you’re walking, you don’t want someone side of the street, and Ovita Thornton one flying by on a scooter or a bike,” said and Allison Wright suggested more public Lauren Blais, chair of the Athens in Motion input might be needed. [BA] advisory committee. “That can be kind of nerve-wracking.” At 54%, separating bike and pedestrian The Clarke County School Board unantraffic was by far the most important conimously selected Claudia Butts as the new cern for the more than 100 people who member from District 2 at its monthly provided public input. Pluralities favored meeting on Dec. 12. The seat has been open separate bike lanes and sidewalks over a since Kirrena Gallagher resigned to run for multi-use path, and removing on-street the ACC Commission, parking to make room, where she faces former rather than taking away commissioner Melissa front yards. Property Link in a March election owners by and large to replace District 2 opposed any change commissioner Mariah that would lead to a Parker, who resigned in loss of parking, but all September. of the affected parcels An Athens native, have access to off-street Butts is a 2016 gradparking, according to uate of Paine College Transportation and in Augusta and an Public Works officials. employee of the The $8.2 million Georgia Vocational project is funded by Rehabilitation Agency in TSPLOST 2018, a 1% Gainesville. She has also sales tax for transNewly appointed District 2 school worked at the Clarke portation that voters board member Claudia Butts. County DFCS office and approved five years for Advantage Behavior ago. Other TSPLOST Healthcare System. She works with children and SPLOST funds remain available for in the Nellie B Housing Community and is future bike projects like Jefferson River a Girl Scout troop leader. Butts will be in Road and Cherokee Road, TPW Director office for the remainder of Gallagher’s term, Stephen Bailey said. A Vincent Drive sidewhich ends on Dec. 31, 2024. walk included in SPLOST 2021 could also Two other people well-known to school become a multi-use path instead. board watchers, Mary P. Bagby and Antwon Along with the Prince bike lanes, the Stephens, also put themselves forward to potential Vincent Drive multi-use path fill the seat. Bagby was a fixture at puband the future Jefferson River Road bike

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lic meetings during the tenure of former superintendent Demond Means, often adding fuel to the fires of heated rhetoric. She ran unsuccessfully for the District 2 seat in 2020, losing to Gallagher, and has applied three times for vacancies on the board. Stephens was briefly a candidate for mayor in 2018 and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020 despite being below the required age of 25 to serve in Congress. He was selected over Bagby and others to fill the remainder of Frances Berry’s term in 2020. (Berry herself was appointed after longtime board member Vernon Payne resigned.) Later, it emerged that Stephens had misled the board about having graduated from Cedar Shoals High School and had fabricated dozens of donors to his short-lived mayoral campaign on official disclosures, which led to a state ethics complaint. After those revelations, Stephens resigned and said he would check himself into a mental health facility. Before the selection process began, each candidate spoke for five minutes about why they wanted to join the board. Bagby said she wanted to be very involved in the day-to-day operation of schools and even of classrooms and teachers. Interference in school operations is a big no-no, given accreditation agency Cognia’s criticism of board operations in years past. District 8 representative Nicole Hull asked Bagby how her approach wouldn’t bring more criticism from Cognia. Bagby said she knew her boundaries. Butts said she wanted to join the board to help children and that she wanted to be a team player. Her comment resonated with board member Patricia Yager. “That’s a really important part of being on this board,” she said. “We’ve worked really hard to work as a team.” Stephens told the board, “I’m the only candidate who’s done the job effectively.” The selection process worked like this: A board member could nominate a candidate without having a second. Whoever got the majority of votes was declared the winner. Board President LaKeisha Gantt said the board had “three qualified candidates” from which to choose, each one with strengths. She nominated Bagby to fill the open seat.

Newly seated District 9 representative Mark Evans nominated Stephens (though he voted for Butts), and Yager nominated Butts, the winner. As Butts was nominated first, the board voted on her nomination first, and after she won there was no need to vote on the other nominations. The board also discussed changing the names of two elementary schools to honor w the first Black teachers at those schools. Alps Road Elementary would be named for Bettye Henderson Holston, who taught students out of a janitor’s building when she joined the faculty, her son told the board. Chase Street Elementary would be named for Johnnie Lay Burks, the school’s first Black teacher. Board member Linda Davis said Scott Killian was the first Black student at Chase Street. She hasn’t talked to him, and he hasn’t talked about any lasting trauma from his time at Chase, but she wants the school to be named Burks-Killian Elementary. Davis then talked about trauma and said she couldn’t understand honoring one person when so many people were involved in moving the district forward and obeying the Supreme Court ruling forcing desegregation. Gantt disagreed, saying recognizing one person doesn’t minimize another. The school board will vote on the new names at its February meeting. [Rebecca McCarthy]

Nothing Finer in the Land Than a drunk, obnoxious Georgia fan, as the saying goes, and they proved it on Jan. 10 after the Bulldogs won a second straight college football national championship. Casualties of the postgame celebration downtown included portions of the “Frequencies” public art installation on Clayton Street, as well as about a dozen newly planted trees and several street signs and vehicles. Videos shared on social media showed mostly college-age fans climbing utility poles and lighting discarded Christmas trees on fire. Police arrested about 25 people, according to Mayor Kelly Girtz. No one was injured, no one was tear-gassed, and the permanent tax-paying residents of Athens are on the hook for the damage. Dawgs on top! [BA] f

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The Kings of College Football GEORGIA TAKES THE THRONE, AND HAS A CHANCE TO STAY THERE

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It was supposed to be a rebuilding year. after a cash crop and existed solely so We lost 15 players to the NFL Draft. Midwesterners could escape the bitter cold Stetson Bennett was supposed to continue of winter for a few warm days in California to limit us at quarterback. Alabama was on or Texas. a mission for revenge. We were supposed to be good, just maybe not quite that good. And yet, they went and did it again. The Georgia damn Bulldogs are the national champions of college football following an all-time dismantling of TCU 65-7 in the national championship game. For those keeping count, that’s back-to-back national titles for Kirby Smart and the Dawgs to go along with a perfect 15-0 record this time around. There were times I doubted I’d see a single Georgia national title in my lifetime. The Dawgs winning backto-back titles was something that only happened in my old NCAA College Football dynasties on Playstation. A potential dynasty is what you’re talking about when you’re talking about a team winning consecutive national titles. It is rarified air. It’s possible that these two years are a flash in the pan, and we go another 40 before we see another one. But that doesn’t But being the Kings of College Football seem likely. What’s more likely is that is a tenuous position. Saban and Alabama Georgia is the new gold standard. could storm back and snatch the crown. I’m not saying we’ve surpassed what Ohio State could put it all together and give Nick Saban has built over 16 seasons in both us and the Tide a run for our money. Tuscaloosa or any other historic dynasty— Or a new contender could arise in the not even close. But in this moment and ever-changing landscape of the sport. But projecting forward, it’s unquestionable as things stand now, there’s every reason that Georgia rules the sport, and that the to believe we have what it takes to keep the national title runs through Athens until throne. proven otherwise. And here’s the first mention of what The Dawgs are the Kings of College will be the word of the year in Athens: Football. Long may we reign. “threepeat.” If back-to-back titles make you Regardless of what the future holds, royalty, three in a row will make you a god. these last two Georgia teams will go down It’s possible, too. Schedules don’t come as college football royalty. It’s a fringe much softer than ours next season, aided benefit of winning by the SEC forcing consecutive natties, to cancel One thing that will forever set Georgia something that only its scheduled game happens once every the ’22 team apart is the way with future condecade or so, if that. ference compatriot it demolished TCU in the title game. Oklahoma. Instead, Georgia is the fifth program in the modwe get Ball State and ern history of the sport to win back-to-back a fantastic shot at three consecutive 12-0 titles, joining Alabama (2011-12, 1978regular seasons. As we’ve seen the last two 79), Nebraska (’94-’95), Texas (’69-70) seasons, get to Atlanta at 12-0 and you’re in and Oklahoma (’55-’56), although this is a the CFP with a shot at a title. murky stat between the ridiculous number When the 12-team playoff comes around, of polls in college football’s yesteryear and making the field will be even easier. That vacated titles. The Dawgs have the distincaugers well, as Kirby has proven adept at tion of being the only team to do it since the playoff format. Smart is 5-1 all-time in the advent of the College Football Playoff, the CFP, with the lone loss coming in overand the only team to ever go 15-0. time on 2nd-and-26 in 2017. (That memory One thing that will forever set the ’22 stings much less after back-to-back titles.) team apart is the way it demolished TCU in As time goes on, it’s becoming more the title game. It was a historic beatdown and more clear that Kirby is an excellent any way you want to frame it. The stat that motivator. You can see his motivational most simply illustrates how historic the mastery in the locker room speeches that win was is that the 58-point margin is the have leaked over the years, from his speech largest in bowl history. Not College Playoff before the 2017 title game—”All I wanna history. Not post-BCS history. Not modern do is fuckin’ eat!”—to his halftime speech bowl history. Bowl history. There hasn’t against Florida in 2021: “It’s zero to fuckin’ been a postseason beating that bad in the zero, and you make ’em never wanna play history of the sport. I’m talking about oldyou again.” In his leaked alleged pregame school bowls, where every game was named speech for TCU, his masterpiece, Kirby

dropped 11 f-bombs in a little over a minute, a rate that puts The Wolf of Wall Street to shame, and lit the fuse for one of the largest championship beatdowns in the history of American sports. “Ain’t nobody in this room should be cautious. Ain’t nobody in this room should be nervous about shit. Go out there and FUCK THEIR ASS UP!” In a more general sense, he managed to make the entire team think all of America doubted them. And when you hear players from a team as good as Georgia was this year say they were doubted, they sound nuts. I do think the wider college football

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fanbase has forgotten how everyone just handed ’Bama the title before the season— me included—and I understand how Kirby could use that for motivation. But then I hear Nolan Smith say, “They thought we were gonna go 7-5, we end up perfect,” and I’m flabbergasted that Kirby has the ability

to make people genuinely believe anyone thought we were going 7-5. I don’t know what kind of brainwashing technology Kirby has tucked away in the bowels of Butts-Mehre, but I imagine he could sell it to the CIA for a pretty penny if he weren’t more interested in winning football games. Kirby has also proven himself adept at not only recruiting elite talent, but supplementing it with less-heralded players he’s developed. The Dawgs will continue to stack top-five classes along with programs such as Alabama and Ohio State, snagging fivestars such as Jalen Carter and Kelee Ringo. But he’ll also develop no-names like Bennett from a walk-on into the greatest Georgia quarterback of all-time. Or Jordan Davis from a three-star to a first-round pick. Dan Jackson, Eric Stokes, Ladd McConkey, AD Mitchell—the list goes on. There’s no reason to believe we won’t continue to find and develop those diamonds in the rough on top of all the blue-chip talent. In the end, the reason to believe that the Dawgs will continue as Kings of College Football comes down to one man: Kirby. Saban is the GOAT, but Kirby is the coach best positioned to challenge him in our lifetime. Kirby is 47. When Saban was 47, he was coaching at Michigan State and had never won a bowl game, much less a national championship. The landscape of the sport is ever-changing, with NIL and the transfer portal and God knows what comes next. But as long as King Kirby is in charge, we’re going to be at the top of the sport and have a shot at a natty every year. And with two in our pocket and a chance for more on the horizon, the throne is ours until someone takes it. All hail the kings. f

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In the very early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 15 following the national championship celebration, a fatal single-vehicle car crash killed Georgia football player Devin Willock, 20, and staff member Chandler LeCroy, 24, according to authorities. Just before 3 a.m. LeCroy was driving with Willock and passengers Warren McClendon, Georgia offensive lineman, and Victoria Bowles on Barnett Shoals Road when the vehicle went off the road into two power poles and several trees. McClendon received minor injuries, and Bowles had serious injuries from the accident. The investigation into the crash is ongoing at the time of print. This tragedy is a devastating loss, and doubly heartbreaking coming off a celebratory week for Georgia Bulldog fans, staff and players. “These two special people meant the world to our football program and athletic department,” UGA athletics director Josh Brooks said in a statement on Twitter. “We are working with our medical staff and mental health and performance team to ensure our staff and student-athletes have all the support they need during this extremely difficult time.” [Sam Lipkin]

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is bar food without being greasy. Gyro Wrap sort of pulled off the same thing in a different vein, moving to a new location and doing its best to recreate the magic of a beloved franchise that fed many of us for years and years. Jerry and Krista Slater of The Expat opened the high-end Slaters Steakhouse in Five Points with caviar and fancy meats.

See? A pretty good year, even if these places closed: The Alley, Butcher & Vine (both locations), Collective Harvest (a real bummer), Half-Shepherd (supposedly temporarily), Heirloom Cafe (another very sad loss of a longtime restaurant that worked hard to build a community), the Epps Bridge location of Kelly’s Jamaican (the Five Points one is still going strong), Lickin’ Chicken on Oak Street, the lovely Peruvian Mifflin House in Homewood Hills, Moe’s in the Alps shopping center, Nedza’s (which didn’t close so much as move to Monroe and make way for Joe Nedza’s Baddies Burgers), The Office sports bar downtown, Opa Robby’s market in front of Target, Scoville Hot Chicken downtown, Southern Culture Fish and Grits on Hawthorne (the pop-up Wing

White Tiger Deluxe opened in Watkinsville, its interior an absolute explosion of pink and sparkles and joy, complete with the best dang bathrooms in Athens. Kikè’s Kitchen began serving wonderful birria and things topped with birria (ramen, pizza, etc.) out of a convenience store on Danielsville Road, and it rapidly found an audience. El Bajio capably filled the shoes of the departed La Estrella on Hawthorne Avenue with tasty siete mares soup. Poquitos, a project from the folks behind The Grit and Ted’s Most Best, opened in the former Go Bar on Prince Avenue with tacos and more.

Kingh has moved to Commerce), Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream downtown, Vampire Penguin in The Mark and Wok Star in Winterville. What else opened? Baxter Street’s 700 complex was hopping, adding the Athens area’s second location of Newk’s, the burrito place Surcheros, a Slutty Vegan and Peter and Nick Dale’s Choco Pronto (with coffee and more). Downtown wasn’t exactly hopping, but it got Dooley’s Bar and Grill on Broad Street as well as the aforementioned Globe and Gyro Wrap. Down the hill in The Mark was Blenderz. In the other direction, down Prince Avenue,

2022 Food Roundup GOODBYE TO CLASSICS, HELLO TO OPPORTUNITIES

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Ask anyone in Athens what kind of year 2022 was for restaurants, and their vibe will almost undoubtedly be that it was a really terrible one. But, here’s the thing: Apart from a few high-profile closings (yes, we’ll miss The Grit forever), it was actually kind of an amazing year for new restaurants in our town. That’s a hot take that even I have a hard time believing, but the evidence backs it up. At the very end of 2021, ZZ & Simone’s opened in Five Points serving beauteous Italian food in a beachy, retro environment. Its owners, Shae and Ryan Sims, may have closed their other restaurant, Dinner Party, but at the end of 2022, they replaced it with Bar Bruno, an intimate wine and aperitivo-focused bar with a few bites to eat. Mimi Maumus opened Sidecar, a small space attached to her main gig, home.made, on Baxter Street with a great bar, a delightful menu of smart bar snacks, playing cards to facilitate interaction with your hang-out partners and a tremendous feeling of fun. Sidecar never seems like it’s trying too hard, and it gives Maumus a venue in which to experiment without annoying her regulars at the restaurant. It was one of the most fun restaurant experiences I had this year, and I’d absolutely go back on my own volition. Equally as fun is Puma Yu’s, which opened in the Southern Mills complex on Oneta Street, off Chase Street with, again, a serious bar and a menu that pairs well with booze consisting of small plates geared toward sharing. Big flavors and a take-meor-leave-me attitude show a restaurant-ish thing that is comfortable in its own skin. The Globe reopened, successfully walking the tightrope of just new enough but not so new that it ticks off the people who’ve been going there for decades. It’s clean and sweet. The tables don’t wobble. The menu

Farm Burger finally opened its Athens location, Tapped Athens opened a wine bar in the Bottleworks and Athens Cooks opened as a fancy cooking store with more to come. Hendershot’s served a wonderful East Asian inflected menu briefly early in the year, then went back to snacks only, and then had a new menu by the end of the year. The Jittery Joe’s Roaster Tasting Room moved from Barber Street to Fritz Mar Lane. Baxter Street added Ponko Chicken and Roll It Up Ice Cream and Mushroom Head by the dorms. In the Beechwood area, Crumbl Cookies and gusto! opened, and Ru San’s closed but moved to Watkinsville and will reopen as Sushi One & Bobalicious Cafe in the Market Center shopping center on Jan. 23. The Eastside added La Montaña Mexican grill in the former Fatz and Mochinut donuts and bubble tea by Publix. Watkinsville/Oconee County added the Chop House and Clean Eatz in the Epps Bridge area, a brick-and-mortar Java Joy at the Piedmont Oconee Health Campus and Sellers Eatery in downtown Watkinsville, as well as the Wire Park complex, which already has South Main Brewing and will soon add Mama’s Boy #3, Gekko Kitchen, the Original Hot Dog Factory, another Winghouse Grill, Lalo’s Tacos and Cantina, Apotheos Roastery and a location of Scoops ice cream shop and candy store. What else is coming in 2023? Coffeehouse @local and Paris Banh Mi, both downtown, plus maybe Athens Bagel Co. if the renovations wrap up; Cafe Racer’s Athens location on Broad near Alps, a location of the chain Another Broken Egg Cafe right nearby and San Angel Cocina & Cantina across the street; Bon de Paris, a franchise, on the Eastside; a Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in Five Points; a bunch more in the Boulevard/ Newtown area, including Bain Mattox and Sam Frigard’s bar Hidden Gem, Jerry and Krista Slater’s bar Nighthawks Lounge and Vietnamese restaurant Pretty Boy (with Kenny Nguyen, executive chef of the Slaters’ Expat and one of the folks behind the Side Hustle pop-up); and the several times delayed Oak House Distillery, on 441 in Oconee County. f

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of low-wage workers, especially Black and Latino workers. “We want to build a broadbased movement for workers in Athens,” says Flanigan, board president at the EJC and team leader at the workers’ center. Flanigan and the other organizers say the center is poised to become a hub of organizing, education and protection for Athens workers. The organizers’ intention is to distribute their experience and expertise with member. “We want to see it succeed.” a “train the trainer” model, says Carter, The accelerated growth in recent years where workers are empowered with the has begun to fray that company cohesion information and skills they need to orgaand introduced a new era of instability, nize their workplaces as Creature Comforts according to employees. Morale has plumis doing. Rejecting the hierarchical model meted in some areas of the company as the seen in some 20th century unions, organizfamously positive work environment drifts ers envision a member-led, worker-led centoward drudgery. ter to begin to correct Workers report their the entrenched ecojob now feeling like “a nomic disparities that treadmill.” Many are have plagued Athens overwhelmed by the for decades. impossible level of Following the work and new responmeeting with managesibilities heaped on ment on Friday, the them in “a constant union threw a party piling on.” The degranext door at Little dation of conditions Kings to inaugurate has brought the the company’s next equivalent of a “mass step, urging attendees exodus” of employees to buy Creature prodfrom a company so ucts. Excited about known for employee the company’s future, retention. Says one BUG members gave employee, “The botattendees stickers to tom has just started to affix to the ubiquitous Katie Britton speaks about forming a union for Creature Comforts employees at a Little Kings fall out.” cans announcing their Upper management launch event on Jan. 13. being union-made. is said to be distracted Born and raised by expansion, especially the company’s new of a national union such as the Teamsters, in Athens, Flanigan sees the work as a corfacility in Los Angeles, leaving ever-busier the United Auto Workers and the like. But rective to the “historic disparities in our employees at home feeling unsupported BUG opted for the novel approach seen community.” He looks to Martin Luther and neglected. The employees keeping the in the last couple years with Amazon and King Jr.’s work in his last years to promote company going back home say they feel a Starbucks workers who have led the way unionization and economic justice. In a city lack of appreciation, or even basic knowlin establishing new, independent unions. whose historical development and growth edge, of what is being accomplished while BUG’s approach captures Athens’ indepenis seemingly dependent on a pliant and the executives’ attention is elsewhere. dent spirit, following in the footsteps of the poor workforce, especially Black and brown Employees describe a “chasm growing independent artists and record labels that Athenians, Flanigan sees collective worker between upper management and everybody put the city on the map. power as the solution hiding in plain sight. who’s supposed to be running the facility.” Organizers see the Creature Comforts Workers need only recognize their cenThe union’s organizing drive took off initiative as the beginning of a movement trality to the creation and preservation of quickly, beginning in earnest only last sumin Athens, where an absence of worker the city’s maldistributed wealth, he says. mer and soon gathering majority support power has contributed to deep poverty and “Without the workers and their labor it across the company. After first approaching precariousness for Athens’ many thousands doesn’t happen.” f

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com ROLL UP: On Friday, Jan. 27 at Ciné there will be a listening party for the new album, Legacy, by Athens hip-hop godfather Ishues. Fort Knox will host, JiiG will handle DJ duties, and special guest Cassie Chantel will perform. Also, Ishues himself will perform, which is a really special treat for a listening party. There’s chatter that album producer Sol Messiah might also show up and perform, but that’s still solidly in the “rumor” category. There’ll be a food truck present, too, and the event is entirely free to attend. For more information, please see facebook.com/ishuestheartist, and find the new album on all major streaming services. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: In the very last days of December, Nana Grizol released its newest collection of tunes Dancing Dogs. These nine songs, recorded between 2008 and 2009, were the first versions of the songs that would comprise the band’s 2010 album Ruth. They’re raw and speedy and full of personality. For the uninitiated, Nana Grizol can be loosely described as folk-punk with a pure pop edge. These songs were engineered by Nesey Gallons and mastered twice, once in 2009 by Derek Almstead and again in 2021 by Jason NeSmith. Find this and enjoy over at nanagrizol.bandcamp. com, and lean into being a fan over at facebook.com/ nanagrizol666.

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LIKE, OMG!: The now decadesold band The Shut-Ups will celebrate the release of its newest album The ShutOhmu Ups Are Girls Singing Songs, which hilariously, albeit a bit reductively, skewers online tropes, slang and casual conversation, and all the low-hanging fruit of internet/influencer culture. At least, that’s what I took from it. In another lifetime, these dudes would all be song-and-dance men. But in 2023, they remain among the most dependable pop craftsmen we know. The record release show happens Friday, Jan. 20 at Ciné. Get more up to speed via facebook.com/theshutups. WOODSHEDDING: Rob Smith (Wieuca, Jack’s Johnson) just released his debut solo album under the name RV Smith. The nine-track album is titled Melt Water Pulse, and Smith recorded it in Atlanta and New York. The record is full of synth swells, razor-thin electronic beats (quite similar to those used by Salem and others) and an overall indie-electronic vibe. In particular, I dug the tracks “Freedom Fuel,” “Skullcandy” and “Thusly.” The album closes with an actual original take on Simon & Garfunkel’s “I Am A Rock” but is cataloged here as simply “I Am Rock.” I suppose there’s a certain amount of trap-rap influence here, but only just slightly. This was recorded and performed all by Smith but was mastered by Murk Daddy Flex (AKA Terence Chiyezhan).

Find this at vineyardvines.bandcamp.com. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS: In a very special performance the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine will play the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall Monday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. This is a presentation of UGA’s Performing Arts Center. The orchestra is conducted by UkrainianAmerican Theodore Kuchar and is slated to perform Dvořák’s New World Symphony and Brahms’s brooding Tragic Overture. Ukrainian-American pianist Stanislav Khristenko will join the orchestra for its performance of Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Tickets are $40–70 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office at 706-542-4400, Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–5 pm and by visiting pac.uga.edu. OHMU LIVE AT POMPEI: Experimental improviser and electronic composer Winston Parker released a live video shot across two days at Ciné under his Ohmu moniker. He reports that this was shot with a friend visiting from Texas. The performance spans three pieces, of which Parker says the seeds were planted by being “… always gravitated

towards improvisation, drawn to a potentially transcendent state of expression. This music was initially inspired while playing off of the dissonance of a plane engine echoing in the atmosphere.” I can tell you now that you’ll bliss out harder to this if you cast it to a big screen and turn off all other distractions. That said, though, you can also just listen and enjoy it nearly as much. Parker will release a new collection of improvisational pieces, Gaussian Drift Vol. 2, on Jan. 20 at ohmushell.bandcamp.com, and you can be a pal over at facebook.com/ ohmumusic. Find the new live video at youtube.com/@ohmumusic. VISITING HOURS: Monty Greene (Nerve Clinic, Damage Report) is the new experimental music curator at ATHICA, and his first production happens Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. It features Gull, which is the solo project of Nathaniel Rappole. Existing since 1999, Gull has toured with some real cream-of-the-crop artists including Silver Apples, Adrian Belew, Dan Deacon, Melt Banana and many more. This is the first of a monthly series of shows Greene will host at the gallery. Find more information at both gullface.com and athica.org. f

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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. 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.flickertheatreand bar.com DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Featuring a large assortment of 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. JUSTIN BROGDON Lead singer and guitarist of The Royal Velvet.

Thursday 19 ATHICA 7 p.m. Donations accepted. www. athica.org GULL The solo music endeavor of Richmond-​based artist Nathaniel Rappole incorporates electronics, noise and world influences. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreand bar.com

SEX CELLS Local drone rock band. GOURDHEAD Three-piece rock band comprised of Athens music veterans Chris Henderson, Ethan Houseman and Noel Holloway. SASHA STRAY Local band delivering social and political commentary through the lens of folk, rock and punk. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $10 (adv.), $15. www.georgiatheatre.com DREW PARKER Covington native country artist. NOAH HICKS Carrollton country singer-​songwriter. Hendershot’s 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershots athens.com JAZZ JAM Seth Hendershot and the house band Unstarched host an open jazz jam. Bring an instrument or your voice. Every Third Thursday. 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. Nowhere Bar 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens SOLID COUNTRY GOLD Diablo boys playing country jams. Rialto Club 6:30 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $30–35. bit.ly/ShawnMullinsJan19 SHAWN MULLINS In celebration of the 20th anniversary of his breakthrough album Soul’s Core, Mullins has recorded two new versions of the album with new arrangements. Southern Brewing Co. 6–10 p.m. www.sobrewco.com KARAOKE NIGHT Every Thursday evening.

Friday 20 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $7 (adv.), $12. www.40watt. com THE REGULARS Athens soul, funk and rock. JOSH BENNETT BAND Local five-​ piece band blending Southern rock, bluegrass and funk. Athentic Brewing Co. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athentic brewing.com SAM WILLIAMSON Acoustic guitarist.

Buvez 7–10 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/darkentriesathens DARK ENTRIES KARAOKE Sing your favorite song from a curated catalog of classic to modern goth, post-​punk, punk and industrial. Ciné 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. www.athenscine.com THE SHUT-​UPS This long-​running, guitar-​driven new wave band’s Kaufmanesque presentation features frontman Don Condescending, Ben Spraker, Jason NeSmith and former Flagpole Music Editor Ballard Lesemann. Tonight marks the release of the new album The Shut-​Ups Are Girls Singing Songs, which the band calls “a comprehensive exploration of the female perspective.” FLAP Avant guitar duo from Atlanta whose death-​defying compositions are disorienting, yet supremely entertaining. Flicker Theatre & Bar Shadebeast Presents. 9 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com ROSIE AND THE RAT DOGS Four-​piece Athens hard rock band. DOPE SKUM Stoner metal from Chattanooga, TN. MARSES Athens rock band full of heavy riffage. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. $16 (adv.), $22. www.georgiateatre.com EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN A traveling dance party celebrating emo and pop punk. International Grill & Bar 7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ IGBAthensGA SWING THEORY Big band jazz and swing. Morton Theatre 7 p.m. $32. www.mortontheatre. com VELVET ROPE & MJ A tribute to Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson. The Root 9:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/AubreyEntertainmentAthensGA QUIG & THE BOYS Local band playing old, new and bluesy rock. Southern Brewing Co. RPM Series. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $7 (adv.), $10. www. sobrewco.com RED MILE ROAD Local hard rock band influenced by Seattle grunge and classic Southern rock. BLISS MISSILE Members of AFTM

and Shameless James perform indie rock. VFW (Post 2872) 8 p.m. $10. www.facebook.com/ vfwpost2872 RAMBLIN’ COUNTRY BAND Georgia-​based traditional country band.

Saturday 21 1331 Dowdy Rd. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10 suggested donation. CHAINHEAD Driving post-​hardcore. MARCEL SLETTEN Owner of local label Primordial Void performing atmospheric, ambient electronica. DOG PERSON Casio-​based indie pop. GUMMY Asheville indie-​rock band. 40 Watt Club 8 p.m. $15. www.40watt.com DANIEL LEE BAND Country artist and his band from Bethlehem. OTHER SIDE OF HOMER Country and Southern rock group with an acoustic style. CHRIS CHAPMAN Country singer-​ songwriter out of Winder now based in Nashville. Athentic Brewing Co. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athentic brewing.com LEVI RANSOM Atlanta-​based pop rock artist. Flicker Theatre & Bar 8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreand bar.com THE HOWDIES Athens outlaw country band fronted by Austin Darnell. LITTLE GOLD Bedroom country and rock band. CLOVER COUNTY Local singer-​ songwriter AG. Georgia Theatre 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (event). $16–22. www.georgiatheatre.com BROADWAY RAVE A musical theater dance party celebrating the best of Broadway. Hendershot’s Miss Thing’s Theme Release Party. 8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens. com BOOTY BOYZ DJs Immuzikation, Twin Powers and Z-​Dog spin dance hits into the night. The Boybutante AIDS Foundation will announce the theme for this year’s 32nd annual Boybutante Ball.

International Grill & Bar 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/IGBAthensGA IGB KARAOKE NIGHT Hosted by DJ Lynn. Nowhere Bar 7 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). www.facebook.com/ NowhereBarAthens HUGHES TAYLOR BAND Energetic blues and classic rock outfit from Macon.

Sunday 22 Creature Comforts Brewery 3–5 p.m. www.creaturecomforts beer.com LIVE JAZZ Every Sunday afternoon. The World Famous 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworld famousathens COUNTRY WESTERNS Nashville indie rockers infusing punk with a classic rock sheen. TYLER KEY Multi-​instrumentalist of T. Hardy Morris, The Howdies and others plays his own set of folk rock.

Monday 23 Flicker Theatre & Bar 7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flicker theatreandbar.com SEMICIRCLE Lush, captivating folk-​rock project led by Andrew McFarland (Reptar, Neighbor Lady). LEFTY PARKER Folk singer-​songwriter from Austin, TX. TELEMARKET Driving, angular indie-​rock band from Athens. JOHN FERNANDES Local Elephant 6 stalwart and multi-​instrumentalist works his improvisational magic on the clarinet and loop pedal. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $40–70. pac.uga.edu LVIV NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE Led by conductor Theodore Kuchar, the orchestra will perform selections by Brahms, Grieg and Dvorák.

Tuesday 24 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. Southern Brewing Co., Monroe 7 p.m. www.sobrewco.com FUNKY BLUESTER Blues outfit inspired by traditional Chicago and Texas styles.

Wednesday 25 40 Watt Club 7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.40watt. com UPCHUCK Catchy and urgent garage rock from Atlanta with influences of hardcore and skate punk. PSYCHIC DEATH DIY hardcore punk from Spokane, WA. SNUKI New hardcore punk band on Futile Force. 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. Hendershot’s 8 p.m. www.hendershotsathens. com NEW FACES NIGHT Hear musicians try out new material, or come share your own. The World Famous 9 p.m. $5. www.facebook.com/ theworldfamousathens BURNS CONCERT Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars perform music collected or written by Scottish Bard Robert Burns.

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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: Crafting at Midday (Bogart Library) Make a sweet heart for your sweetheart with paper. 1 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart 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/baddogathens GAMES: Classic City Trivia at Akademia (Akademia Brewing Co.) Test your trivia knowledge with host Garrett Lennox. 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ClassicCityTriviaCo 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: Café au Libris (ACC Library) Stacy Willingham will discuss her latest novel All the Dangerous Things, a gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past. Books will be available for purchase and signing. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.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.athenspetanque.org

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.georgiamuseum.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 COMEDY: Hendershot’s Comedy (Hendershot’s) Enjoy a lineup featuring comics from Athens and Atlanta as well as newcomers. Hosted by Noell Appling. Every third Wednesday, 8 p.m. www. hendershotsathens.com 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: Classic City Trivia at The Local 706 (The Local 706) Test your trivia knowledge with host Garrett Lennox. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www. facebook.com/ClassicCityTriviaCo GAMES: Parks and Rec Trivia (B&B Theatres) Teams of 2–6 will go head-​to-​head on their “Parks and Recreation” sitcom knowledge

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Yoga. Open to beginner and expewith Quizmaster David. The winner LECTURES & LIT: Cook the Book come. Scheduled play days are rienced yogis. Attend in person or will receive a B&B Theatres gift Club (Oconee County Library) Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays via Zoom. Email to RSVP. 6 p.m. card. 7:30 p.m. www.facebook. Check out Southern Cooking by at 1:30 p.m. vicepresident@ FREE! gmoa-​tours@uga.edu, www. com/bbathens12 S.R. Dull and make any recipe to athenspetanque.org, www.athensgeorgiamuseum.org KIDSTUFF: Busy Bee Toddler Time bring and share. There will be a petanque.org EVENTS: Georgia Pet Food Pantry (Bogart Library) Ms. Donna presbest dish prize. 4–5 p.m. FREE! Percentage Night (Athentic Brewents a highly interactive storytime www.athenslibrary/oconee.com ing Co.) Support the Georgia Pet featuring rhymes, songs, puppets Food Pantry’s mission to provide and a simple story. 10 a.m. and 11 ART: Morning Mindfulness (Georfree pet supplies and low-​cost pet a.m. FREE! 706-​441-​9099, www. gia Museum of Art) Instructor-​led care to low-​income families and pet athenslibrary.org/bogart ART: Family Day: True Blue (Geormeditation, movement and mindowners in need of assistance. 5–10 KIDSTUFF: Oconee County Library gia Museum of Art) Check out the fulness techniques in the galleries. p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing. Storytime (Oconee County Library) current exhibitions and participate No experience necessary. Email to com Join Ms. Carley for songs, stories in fun Art Cart activities about blue-​ reserve a seat. Every other Friday, EVENTS: Boulevard Brass Band and crafts. For ages birth to 5 years inspired art. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! 9:30 a.m. gmoa-​tours@uga.edu (595 Nanthahala Ave.) Bring your and their caregivers. 11 a.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org COMEDY: Best of Atlanta Comedy band instrument, meet outdoors www.athenslibrary.org/oconee ART: Local Artist Pop-​Up (Athentic (Hendershot’s) Comedians Kylie and rehearse songs simple enough KIDSTUFF: Homeschool Club Brewing Co.) Daisy and Mum Quilt Vincent, Kourtlyn Wiggins, Will for beginners and open to impro(Oconee County Library) HomesCompany will be featured during Foskey and Shaunak Godkhindi will visation for more advanced musichool 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 World-touring comedians Nicholas Hemerling and Chase Brantley present a night of outrageous physical comedy at Work. the Black community in Shop. See Fruit Salad: Extremely Stupid Comedy for yourself on Jan. 21. Athens. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com this month’s solo artist market. provide laughs. 7 p.m. $10–40. cians. Every Thursday, 6–8 p.m. MEETINGS: Language Club Pat’s Poutine will be serving food www.facebook.com/AubreyEnterFREE! calclements@gmail.com (Oconee County Library) Meet other on the patio. 5–10 p.m. www.athentainmentAthensGA GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at La language learners and practice your ticbrewing.com COMEDY: small talk, BIG SHOW Montaña (La Montaña) Top four skills. All levels welcome. 7–8 CLASSES: Basic Blacksmith(Work.Shop) An irreverent talk teams win prizes. Hosted by John p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ ing: First Time at the Forge show/variety show hosted by Matt Bellerjeau. Thursdays, 7 p.m. www. oconee (Greenhow Handmade Ironworks) House featuring comedian Kelly facebook.com/baddogathens Students will forge and assemble a Petronis and the musical stylings GAMES: Thursday Trivia (Johnny’s wall mount rack with three hooks. of libbaloops with special guest New York Style Pizza) Jon Head Additional skills including tapering, Fruit Salad. 8:30–10 p.m. $5. www. hosts trivia every Thursday. Win ART: Clean Your Closet (tiny ATH twisting, scrolling, riveting and more flyingsquidcomedy.com/events pitchers and gift certificates. 7–9 gallery) This second annual exhibiwill be explained. There will also KIDSTUFF: Storytime With Miss p.m. www.johnnyspizza.com tion features multiple local artists be a discussion about parts of the Alyssa (Brella Studio) Small KIDSTUFF: Open Playtime (Oconee selling works priced below $200. anvil, blacksmith tools and design children and their caregivers are County Library) Little ones can join 6–9 p.m. FREE! www.tinyathgallery. elements. All tools and materials invited to play, socialize and enjoy Ms. Carley for open play to help com included. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $150. storytime with Miss Alyssa. Ages build their brains and encourage ART: Artist Talk: J Taran Diamond www.greenhowhandmade.com birth to 5 years. 9–10 a.m. FREE! early literacy. Ages 5 & under. 11 (Lyndon House Arts Center) CelCOMEDY: Fruit Salad: Extremely www.brellastudio.com a.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ ebrate “The Same, Yet Separate” Stupid Comedy (Work.Shop) Two KIDSTUFF: Fantastic Friday oconee by J Taran Diamond, a metalsmith world-​touring physical comedians, (Bishop Park) An instructor superKIDSTUFF: Lego Club (Oconee and interdisciplinary craft artist. The Chase Brantley and Nicholas Hemvises while a parent/caregiver leads County Library) Create and enjoy erling, bring you an outrageous exhibition will be on view through their little ones through amazing Lego art and activities. Materials night where two long-​lost brothers Mar. 4. 6 p.m. FREE! www.faceobstacle courses. Ages 1–4 years. provided. Ages 5–12 years and reunite their family. Adult content, book.com/lyndonhousearts Register online. 10–11:30 a.m. their caregivers. 3:30–5:30 p.m. partial nudity, pyrotechnics and ART: Third Thursday (Athens, GA) $7.50 (ACC residents), $9 (non-​ FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ more. Note that due to Brantley’s Many local art galleries stay open ACC residents). www.accgov. oconee recent illness, the show will be late the third Thursday of every com/148/Leisure-​Services KIDSTUFF: Tween Crafts: DIY abbreviated. 8–9 p.m. FREE! moonmonth for after-​hours viewing. KIDSTUFF: Dog Man Party (Oconee Magnets (Oconee County Library) light.theater.company@gmail.com Check the website for this week’s County Library) Find out which Dog Tweens can drop in to decorate EVENTS: Late Night in Athens with participating venues. 6–9 p.m. Man character you are, visit Petey’s wooden magnets with paint, pens Cam Kreitner (Athens Creative www.3thurs.org Secret Lab, drop into Lil’ Petey’s and stickers. Ages 9–12 years. Theatre) Local comedian, writer CLASSES: Yoga in the Galleries Robot Shop and see if you can win 4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary/ and student Cam Kreitner hosts a (Georgia Museum of Art) Enjoy a Dog Man trivia. Designed for ages oconee.com new, live late-​night show featuring free yoga class in the art galleries 6 & up. 4:30 p.m. FREE! www. SPORTS: Classic City Pétanque a house band, guest Noell Appling led by instructors from Five Points athenslibrary/oconee.com Club (Lay Park) New players wel-

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and musical guest Picture Show. 8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.igtsyproductions.com EVENTS: Miss Thing’s Theme Release Party (Hendershot’s) Join Miss Thing for the announcement of the 32nd annual Boybutante Ball’s theme. Mingle with performers and dance the night away with the Booty Boyz. 8 p.m. (doors). www.hendershotsathens.com KIDSTUFF: Snow Much Fun (Bogart Library) Enjoy snowy stories, science activities and crafts. 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/bogart PERFORMANCE: One World Circus (Canopy Studio) The Tennessee-​ based circus ensemble will perform Webs, a show that weaves together stories of healing and justice for survivors of sexual trauma through feats of aerial, tightrope, song and storytelling. 7:30–9 p.m. $18–25. webscanopy.eventbrite.com

Sunday 22 ART: Sunday Pop-​Up Market (Mai Kai Kava) Local artists will be selling artwork of different mediums. 1–8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook. com/MaiKaikavaGa ART: Sunday Spotlight Tour (Georgia Museum of Art) This drop-​in public tour features highlights of the permanent collection and is led by museum docents. 3–4 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Sunday Meditation in the Gallery (ATHICA) Join Cal Clements of Revolution Therapy and Yoga for two 30 minute meditations, with some ideas offered before and discussion after. All levels welcome. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Donations encouraged. www. revolutiontherapyandyoga.com/ booking-and-memberships 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: Poetry Book Release and Celebration (Hendershot’s) Flagpole editor and owner of Volumes Sam Lipkin is celebrating the release of her poetry collection piecesofscrap with an evening of comedy, poetry and live music performances. 6–9 p.m. FREE! www. hendershotsathens.com GAMES: Board Game Group (Oconee County Library) Bring the whole family for a casual hang out with a selection of board games provided by the Oconee County Library tabletop collection. 2–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary/ oconee.com GAMES: Dungeons and Dragons (I Heart Mac & Cheese) Join for an exciting role-​playing adventure where you can fight dragons, join an army, go on a quest in distant lands or find hidden treasure. 3–7 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ iheartmacandcheeseathens GAMES: Literary Trivia (Madison County Library) Join for a short business meeting of the Friends of the Madison County Library followed by literary trivia led by Eddie Whitlock. 3 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary.org/madison GAMES: Bad Dog Trivia at The Foundry (The Foundry) Top three

Monday 23 COMEDY: Comedy With Owen Hunt (I Heart Mac & Cheese) Laugh your way into the week with jokes from local comics and an open mic at the end of the night. 7–8:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/iheartmacandcheeseathens GAMES: Classic City Trivia at Dooley’s (Dooley’s Bar and Grill) Test your trivia knowledge with host Garrett Lennox. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ClassicCityTriviaCo GAMES: Monday Trivia (Athentic Brewing Co.) Come enjoy trivia with Erin and win prizes. 7–9 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee LECTURES & LIT: Third Monday Book Club (Oconee County Library) This month’s book is Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime. Meets the third Monday of the month, and new members are always welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee

Tuesday 24 COMEDY: Open Toad Comedy Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Comedy performed by a mix of newcomers and local favorites from Athens and Atlanta. 9 p.m. (doors). $7. www.flickertheatreandbar.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 EVENTS: Rabbit Box Storytelling: Ready or Not (VFW (Post 2872)) This month’s storytelling theme is “Ready or Not” with stories ranging from unexpected injuries to unexpected responsibilities and everything in between. 7–9:30 p.m. $8 (adv.), $10. www.rabbitbox.org 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/baddogathens KIDSTUFF: Toddler Tuesday: Colors and Shapes (Georgia Museum of Art) Little ones and their families

J Taran Diamond will be giving an artist talk on their exhibition “The Same, Yet Separate” at the Lyndon House Arts Center on Jan. 19. KIDSTUFF: Monday Funday Story Time (Bogart Library) Ms. Donna presents a highly interactive story time featuring movement, songs, crafts and learning fun. Ages 3–5. Registration suggested. 10 a.m. FREE! 706-​441-​9099, www.athens library.org/bogart KIDSTUFF: NBA Math Hoops (Bogart Library) This biweekly program includes board games, curricula and apps that help middle school students gain math speed and fluency using the game of basketball. 5–6 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary. org/bogart KIDSTUFF: Dungeons & Dragons (Oconee County Library) All skill levels are welcome, and DMs are encouraged to join this one-​shot interactive game. Grades 6–12. 6–8

can enjoy art and storytime together in the galleries, then complete an art activity. Ages 18 months to 3 years. Email to reserve a spot. 10 a.m. FREE! gmoa-​tours@uga.edu 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: STEAM Club (Oconee County Library) Extract tardigrades from moss and look at them under the microscope. Reservation required by email at oconeelibrary@gmail.com. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary/oconee. com LECTURES & LIT: Mystery Book Club (Bogart Library) Join Dr.

Penny Mills for the first meeting of a new book club about mysteries. Discuss and share favorites over a cup of tea or coffee. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/ bogart MEETINGS: CCSD Business Town Hall (Clarke County School District) Local businesses have the opportunity to speak directly with the district’s new superintendent Dr. Robbie Hooker who will share his vision for CCSD. 5:30–6:30 p.m. FREE! www.athensga.com 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.athenspetanque.org

Wednesday 25 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.georgiamuseum.org CLASSES: Introductory Step Dance Workshop (League of Step Studio) Torrance Wilcher, co-​founder of League of Step, will teach an introductory step dance class for all ages. Proceeds will benefit the League of Step and Project Safe. 7:30–8:30 p.m. $15. patricia.priest@yahoo.com FILM: Knights (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Screening of the 1993 film about a cyborg (Kris Kristofferson) and a young warrior (Kathy Long) joining forces against rebel cyborgs. 7 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com FILM: Bad Movie Night (Ciné) Philip Michael Thomas plays a plumber spiraling out of control on an angel dust binge in the drugsploitation classic Death Drug. 8–10 p.m. FREE! www.instagram. com/BadMovieNight GAMES: Chess Club (Oconee County Library) Drop in for open chess play. Open to all skill levels, ages 10 & up. 5–7 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary/oconee.com GAMES: Country Music Bingo (B&B Theatres) Win prizes at this Country music-​themed bingo night. 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: Glamping and Pampering (Oconee County Library) Relax with an evening of mindfulness, manicures, cocoa and trail mix in indoor glamp-​ground tents. Cozy clothes, plushies and pillows are welcome. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www. athenslibrary/oconee.com f

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teams win prizes. Hosted by TJ Wayt. Sundays, 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/baddogathens LECTURES & LIT: Sexuality Book Club (Revolution Therapy and Yoga) Join this book club for discussions about Yes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti. The discussion will give insight into sexual assault prevention, dismantling your ideas around sexual pleasure and living in a society that perpetuates rape culture. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. amanda. auchenpaugh@gmail.com, revolutiontherapyandyoga@gmail.com 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.athenspetanque.org

Leyla McCalla

Ramsey Concert Hall • 7:30 p.m. • $50

Haitian-American singer-songwriter Leyla McCalla comes from a long line of activism. Her father served as executive director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights, and her mother founded Dwa Fanm, an anti-domestic violence organization. Her grandfather ran a Haitian socialist newspaper. Now, the former cellist of the Grammy Awardwinning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops is presenting a new multi-disciplinary work that explores her cultural and personal history. For two years, McCalla dug through the archives at Duke University for recordings of Radio Haiti, Haiti’s first privately owned Creole-speaking radio station. The completed work weaves storytelling, dance, video and material from Radio Leyla McCalla Haiti to give a voice to the marginalized people of a country mismance of Grieg’s Piano Concerto as well. The understood by the eyes of the world, which orchestra, which gave its first concert in suffered for generations under cultural and 1902, is currently touring the world, includpolitical oppression. Tickets to “Breaking ing a nearly sold-out concert at Carnegie the Thermometer to Hide the Fever” can be Hall. Not many tickets remain for the show, purchased online at pac.uga.edu. [Patrick so purchase them now at pac.uga.edu or Barry] through the box office. [PB] PERFORMANCE | SAT, JAN. 21

One World Circus

PERFORMANCE | TUES, JAN. 24

Canopy Studio • 7:30 p.m. • $20 (adv.), $25

Rabbit Box: Ready or Not

Tennessee-based traveling circus ensemVFW 2872 • 6 p.m. • $10 Rabbit Box’s first installment of the year ble One World Circus incorporates aerial is fast approaching. This month’s theme, feats, tightrope, song and storytelling in its “Ready or Not,” will be emceed by Debra new show “Webs,” a production calling for justice for survivors of sexual trauma. The stories come directly from real-life cast, friends and community members of One World Circus, and they’re about finding the courage to heal from sexualized violence and to ensure safety and security for future generations. The founders of One World Circus have a combined 30 years of experience in the circus arts, traveling in troupes regionally, nationally and around the globe. Tickets One World Circus are available online at canopy Brenner, a long-time advocate for the deaf studio.org or at the door. [PB] community. For the uninitiated, Rabbit Box MUSIC | MON, JAN. 23 is a live storytelling series which strives to connect the community and seek common threads. Each month, a theme is chosen, and people submit personal stories for consideration based on the theme. This Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall • 7:30 p.m. • month’s theme centers around facing and $40–70 accepting uncertainty in life, with stories The Lviv National Philharmonic from Gary Nason, Mimi Sodhi, Anthony Orchestra of Ukraine is coming to UGA on Elmore, Paul Guillebeau, Jon Segar and Lee Jan. 23. It is one of the nation’s preemEpting, ranging from unexpected injuries inent cultural institutions, and perhaps to unexpected responsibilities. Food trucks its most precise and grand. The orchestra, will be at the show, as well as a cash only led by conductor Theodore Kuchar, will bar. Upcoming themes include “Duets” perform Dvořák’s New World Symphony as (two speakers at a time) in February, “Mystifying” in March, “Awkward!” In April well as Brahm’s Tragic Overture. Stanislav and “Gone but not Forgotten” in May. Visit Khristenko, described as a “poet of piano,” rabbitbox.org to pitch a story. [PB] f will accompany the ensemble for a perfor-

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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 ARTISTS’ BOOK NIGHT (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Now registering artists who would like to share their original artist’s books at an event held Mar. 1. All formats welcome: hardback, paperback, zine, comic, photos, drawings, paintings, text, collage, flipbook, unique or multiple copies. Register online. www.athica.org/ calls 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

Classes ART CLASSES (K.A. Artist Shop) “Fractions of a Second: Intro to Analog B+W Photography.” Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, 6–8 p.m. $100. www.kaartist.com ART AND WRITING CLASSES (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) “Pet Portraits for Acrylic or Watercolor.” Jan. 28, 10 a.m.-​1 p.m. $75 (OCAF members), $100. “From Dreamstorming to Reality: Writing to Practice & Polish Our Stories.” Wednesdays, Feb. 22–Mar. 29, 5:30–7:30 p.m. $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. 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, CHAIR YOGA (Winterville Community Center) Nicole Bechill teaches a

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, inclues 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. 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. 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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well-​rounded, gentle and accessible chair yoga class to promote breathing, mindfulness and inward listening. Mondays through Mar. 6, 9 a.m. $10. www.wintervillecenter. 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 details. 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, marinabilbao75@gmail.com, www.marina-​ spain-​2020.squarespace.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 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

FLICKER THEATRE & BAR (263 W. Washington St.) Artwork by Mildred 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.) “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.

“Liu Shiming: Descending the Mountain Together” is currently on view at the Dodd Galleries through Feb. 3. 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

Help Out THE WILD RUMPUS (Athens, GA) Now seeking new members for the Wild Rumpus board of directors. Experience in fundraising, organizing, media, accounting, community-​building or creativity preferred. Deadline to apply Jan. 31. Email for application link. wildrumpus13@ gmail.com, www.wildrumpus.org/ about/wild-​rumpus-​board

Kidstuff ART CLUBS (K.A. Artist Shop) Draw, paint, collage and create during

weekly Art Card Club meet-​ups. Fridays, 4:30–6 p.m. (pre-​teens), 6:30–8 p.m. (teens). Drawing Club for Teens, taught by local artist James Greer, is held Wednesdays, 5–6:30 p.m. $25/drop-​in, $180 (10-​session pass). www.kaartist. com GREEN LIFE ART CONTEST (Athens, GA) Students in K-​12 can submit paintings, drawings, sculptures, poems or photographs inspired by environmental education and sustainability. This year’s theme is “‘Water’ You Going to Do.” Submissions due Feb. 24, 5 p.m. Selected submissions will be exhibited at the Lyndon House Arts Center Apr. 1–29. www.accgov.com/10573/ Green-​Life-​Art-​Contest-​Exhibit READ MAKE PLAY (‘Brella Studio) Various art activities for ages 0–5 are offered weekday mornings at 9 a.m. Check website for upcoming programs. Story time is also held every Friday at 10 a.m. www.brella studio.com 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.treehousekidandcraft.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) Painter and sculptor Miles Cleveland Goodwin works in an express, dreamlike style rooted in his interest in nature and the everyday. 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. 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 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-​389-​4164, www. athensaa.org 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.byyourleave.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. “Survivors of Suicide Loss Group” is offered the first Wednesday of every month, 7–8 p.m. “Veterans, Dependents & Caregivers Benefits Resource & Claim Assistance Group” is offered the first Saturday of every month, 9–10 a.m. www. 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 ICE SKATING VOLUNTEERS (Classic Center, Atkins Ford Arena) The Classic Center is seeking organizations to volunteer at the skate rental center. Volunteers will earn $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 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. rabbitbox stories@gmail.com RABBIT HOLE EVENTS (Rabbit Hole Studios) Weekly events include Open Mic (Tuesdays, 7–11 p.m.), Acoustic Song Circle (Thursdays, 7–11 p.m.), Seventh Generation Native American Church services and community potlucks (Sundays, 11 a.m.) and Drumming and Song Circle (Sundays, 3–5 p.m.). Weekly Sunday Funday Markets held 1–5 p.m. Wednesday Yoga (5 p.m.) is followed by Meditation and Integration (6 p.m.) Events are free or donation based. www.rabbithole studios.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. www. workshopathens.com f

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The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs A Q&A WITH DON CONDESCENDING

By Jessica Smith music@flagpole.com

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the years since its founding in 1999, AthensAtlanta quintet The Shut-Ups has tried on a variety of conceptual and creative approaches but has always remained steadfast in its ability to produce hooky, new-wave power-pop gems. The Shut-Ups often write tongue-in-cheek from the perspective of fictional characters, and the new album The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs is no different. Led by keyboardist Don Condescending, the band’s current lineup includes guitarists Ben Spraker (Normaltown Sound Machine) and Jason NeSmith (Casper & the Cookies), bassist Thad Thompson and former Flagpole music editor Ballard Lesemann on drums. The band will celebrate the album’s release with a show at Ciné on Friday, Jan. 20. Below, Condescending illuminates the backstory behind the latest collection of songs. Flagpole: How would you describe the overall concept for this album? Don Condescending: This record is a comprehensive exploration of the female perspective, which after all these years, is still not well understood. The songs are technically written and played by men, but the protagonists are all young women. FP: For those just tuning in, what have been some of the other concepts or focuses for past albums of The Shut-Ups? DC: Inspired by the general insanity of 2020, we recorded (mostly in separate locations) the relatively minimalist EP I Was Made For These Times, which we advertised as “the least helpful political album ever made.” Our fifth album, Just Another Generation (2018, Stuff), is a whirlwind voyage through humanity’s various intersections with Time. That was preceded by the colder and slicker Imaginary Dancer (2009, Waikiki Records, Japan), a dance album about alienation, conceived as a song-by-song rebuttal to the soundtrack to the movie Saturday Night Fever. And in 2006, we released The Stud Album (Fraudulent Records), which we billed as a collection of “seduction strategies for the twenty-first century.” And so on. FP: What’s the backstory that inspired the album’s concept? DC: Several years ago, I had an acquaintance who enjoyed a brief tenure as head of artist development at Virgin Records. He asked me if I would like to write and submit songs to be considered for the debut album of a sixteen-year-old girl named Hope. She was going to be a very big deal. I had never written songs from a female point of view before, but I got to work, feeling only slightly ridiculous but enjoying the challenge. I wrote several songs, sent the demos and waited. I heard back from the acquaintance; his helpful criticism was to the effect that the songs should somehow be…better, but that I could try again. I revised the songs and added a few new ones. They were better, but none of them were chosen for the album, which seems, coincidentally or not, to have tanked, along with Virgin’s high hopes for its new artist. Once it became clear that my songs weren’t getting on the album, I resolved to craft a Shut-Ups album full of

songs sung from a female perspective. FP: What was it like to attempt writing songs from the imagined perspective of someone else? DC: I’m fond of employing unreliable narrators who bear little resemblance to me, but prior to working on this project, those narrators were all male. Writing from a female point of view was odd, but not as hard as writing from a record-company executive’s idea of what a female point of view would be: that I couldn’t figure out. It was also a situation, I decided, that precluded failure, because if a song came across as a botched attempt to understand what it was like to be a woman, that very botchedness would be interesting. I’m not sure why, but so far I am incapable of writing female characters that I dislike, whereas my male characters, as much as I may feel that I understand them and love them and even in some cases resemble them, almost always make me dislike them to an extent. FP: What sort of changes did you make to the songs while reworking them to become new material for The Shut-Ups? JENNIFER SPRAKER

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DC: Most of the songs on this album are fairly true to the originals, though the language is somewhat coarser. For example, there is now a reference to vomit. There are a couple of songs that were written more recently to fit the concept. One of these is a love song to Kurt Cobain that would never have been considered for an actual teen pop record. FP: Do you have a favorite track on the album? DC: Not really. I like all of them, but what I find most interesting is that the narrators have widely different approaches to life. Some of these approaches contradict others. I don’t think these people would be friends with each other. Perhaps some would be enemies! It’s nice to be in such a mixed company. f

WHO: The Shut-Ups, FLAP WHEN: Friday, Jan. 20, 9 p.m. WHERE: Ciné HOW MUCH: $10

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