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this week’s issue WHITLEY CARPENTER

Innergies Yoga Now is the time to try yoga!

Many of the yoga centers have responded to the crisis by creating online classes. Yoga and meditation have changed, and will continue to transform the world!

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The groundhog woke up again and gave us six more weeks of social distancing. See p. 4 for more.

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

ACC Talks Coronavirus Relief

Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Curb Your Appetite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

A Former Athenian Reports From Italy NEWS: Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Coronavirus Threatens the Census Count

Art Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Threats & Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Innergiesyoga.com features Kundalini yoga. Sangha Yoga Studio on Facebook features Hatha and many other types. Other studios have their live and recorded classes online, so try one out!

As you become more serene, so will everyone around you!

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By Blake Aued and Rebecca McCarthy news@flagpole.com Mayor Kelly Girtz said he wants to extend the current state of emergency for another month, keeping many businesses shuttered and requiring people to stay at home unless on essential business into May and possibly June.

“We think that, realistically, based on what epidemiologists and other similar scientists are saying, we’re looking at at least a June time frame before we get back to anything resembling normalcy,” Girtz said at a commission work session Mar. 31.

One recent study projects that COVID19 deaths in Georgia will peak around Apr. 23. But lifting social distancing measures too early could result in another spike of cases.

In an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, the commission passed an emergency measure Mar. 19 closing bars, gyms, movie theaters and other non-essential businesses where people gather. The ordinance also prohibits people from leaving their homes except to buy food or other supplies, seek medical care, go to work or for outdoor recreation or exercise. Both expired Apr. 7, but Girtz said he would ask the commission to extend them at a voting meeting that night.

Meanwhile, after weeks of outcry from Democrats and local elected officials of all stripes, Gov. Brian Kemp finally issued a statewide shelter-in-place mandate Apr. 2, lasting until Apr. 13. That order might require some tweaking of the Athens-Clarke County ordinance to resolve any discrepancies—state law supersedes local, as Tybee Island found out last week when it was forced to reopen its beaches. Kemp also announced that he will keep public K-12 schools in Georgia closed for the rest of the 2019–2020 school year.

At the work session, commissioners also discussed potential relief measures for residents who’ve lost their livelihoods to the coronavirus pandemic. ACC Manager Blaine Williams proposed a $6.4 million package that includes reducing water and sewer rates; revolving loans for small businesses and nonprofits; funding for nonprofits that provide assistance with food, rent and shelter; community engagement; and temporarily hiring unemployed people for public works projects like neighborhood beautification and community gardens.

Commissioner Tim Denson floated the idea of using empty UGA dorms to house the homeless, but that would require going through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Other potential measures would require approval from Atlanta, too.

There’s a limit to what local governments can do to help people directly, according to Williams and ACC Attorney Judd Drake.

The “gratuities clause” in the Georgia constitution prevents ACC from simply giving money to individuals or businesses. “We do think there are some things we can do successfully, but perhaps not as broadly as originally envisioned by the mayor and commission,” Drake said.

Several commissioners brought up the idea of cutting property taxes or suspend-

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ing sales taxes. But suspending SPLOST or TSPLOST would be illegal without another referendum, and there’s no way to force landlords to pass the savings on to tenants if the millage rate is slashed. The county could also be facing a fiscal crisis of its own.

Even with the economic downturn, ACC is in good shape with a projected budget surplus of $3.4 million this year and nearly $30 million in reserves. Williams prepared the broad outlines of two 2021 budgets: one that assumes everything will be back to normal when the fiscal year starts July 1—already off the table, since UGA has announced that Maymester and summer classes will be held online—and another in case UGA remains closed through the fall.

In the latter scenario, revenue plummets and the county runs an $18 million deficit.

“We’ve never had a time like this, with the university wholesale closed down,” Williams said. “We’re not recommending cutting back, but it would be on the table if this goes on.”

On the bright side, the coronavirus crisis has commissioners thinking creatively about the budget. “Although we’re going through an extremely tough time, when we come out the other end, maybe this gives us an opportunity to rethink the way we do things,” Commissioner Andy Herod said.

Williams and Emergency Manager J.W. Thaxton also briefed commissioners on federal relief measures. The Small Business Administration is offering loans to small businesses to cover payroll, rent or mortgage payments and utilities. Those loans will be forgiven if employers keep staff on payroll for eight weeks.

Most individuals will receive a check for $1,200—$2,400 for married couples—and $500 per child, although undocumented immigrants are not eligible. Those who make more than $75,000 a year will see smaller checks; individuals who make $99,000 or above will not receive a check, nor will joint filers who make double that amount. But will those benefits be enough? “$1,200 is nothing if you don’t have a job at all,” Commissioner Melissa Link said. “It’ll barely get you by.

Unemployment benefits have been extended and expanded, and tipped workers, freelancers and entrepreneurs are now eligible. The recently passed CARES Act adds $600 a week to unemployment benefits on top of whatever applicants are eligible to receive from the state.

Student loan payments have been suspended, and homeowners with federally backed mortgages can apply for a 180-day forbearance if they’ve experienced hardships due to coronavirus.

Denson and Commissioner Mariah Parker introduced a resolution urging landlords and banks to work with renters and homeowners who are having difficulty making payments. It also calls on Gov. Brian Kemp, President Trump and Congress to impose a moratorium on rent and mortgage payments during the coronavirus crisis.

The resolution—which does not carry the force of law—passed unanimously. ACC

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Magistrate Court has already suspended hearings on evictions.

But some commissioners objected to the lack of notice Parker and Denson gave their colleagues before introducing the resolution—and its lack of teeth. Commissioner Ovita Thornton called it “wishful thinking” that “looks good on paper but doesn’t help nobody.” [Blake Aued]

BOE to Vote on Public Comment Changes How the Clarke County Board of Education conducts its meetings was front and center at the board’s recent work session. The focus was on a change in a board policy, BCBI, regarding public participation in board meetings. If a member of the public continues speaking after a three-minute time limit or directs personal attacks at board members, the policy committee recommends that person be prohibited from speaking at board meetings for three months.

After being posted on the website for weeks, the policy change generated only one email. That sole email was enough for board member Linda Davis to term the change “antagonistic” to the public and to oppose it. Another board member, Charles Worthy, said the change targets one person.

Board member Patricia Yager reminded Davis of the chaos that has characterized some board meetings and said that’s no way for the board to run its meetings. Linda Davis said the change shows the board isn’t “respecting the people who disagree with us,” while board members John Knox, Tawana Maddox and Greg Davis disagreed.

Although she supported the revised policy at the policy committee meeting, board

president LaKeisha Gantt said during the work session she wasn’t “comfortable” with the change.

The public can continue to comment on the policy change on the CCSD website. The board’s Apr. 9 meeting will be virtual, but those wishing to offer public comments may do so by emailing Lisa Palmer at palmerli@clarke.k12.ga.us. The board president will read the comments at the start of the meeting.

Interim superintendent Xernona Thomas told the board teachers are trying hard to reach and meet the needs of all students in the district, and not just academic needs.

District officials have given out 85,958 meals in the past three weeks. In addition, chef Peter Dale and Emmanuel Stone, the community chef and culinary arts coordinator at the career academy, have given away 800 meals to CCSD staff. They are working with the Northeast Georgia Food Bank and plan to continue distributing meals every Tuesday. [Rebecca McCarthy]

Virtual Insanity Sheltering in place has pretty much shut down campaigning—who wants somebody showing up on their doorstep to hand them a germy pamphlet these days?—but as of right now there is still an election coming up on May 19.

The progressive group Athens for Everyone is hosting a series of debates via Zoom and streaming them on Facebook Live (facebook.com/AthensForEveryone).

The first, on Wednesday, Apr. 8, will feature Commission District 6 incumbent Jerry NeSmith and challenger Jesse Houle.

Friday, Apr. 10 will bring you District 4 Commissioner Allison Wright and challenger Michael Stapor. The following Wednesday, District 8 candidates Andrea Farnham and Carol Myers are up to bat (Kamau Hill had not confirmed at press time). On Apr. 22, check out District 10 incumbent Mike Hamby and challenger Knowa Johnson. All start at 5:30 p.m. except the District 4 debate, which will start at 5 p.m. They’ll be moderated by yours truly. Pour yourself a drink and tune in. [BA] f

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Marti Schimmel Befriended Athens DEATH OF RESTAURATEUR AND CATERER SADDENS COMMUNITY

By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com Shocked sadness reverberated around we will be lessened by the loss of one who town last week with the news of Marti helped make us who we are.

Schimmel’s death. Her passion for food and Here are comments from just a few of for people made her an icon of the local her many friends. restaurant scene and a caring and enterAmy Flurry: “Marti was a force for postaining friend, whose presence lit up gathitivity and good, touching lives everywhere erings and whose solace in the kindest small buoyed others at low gestures and sweeping She took chances points. She refused to sell bold acts, too, that none out or be pressured out of on people because of us seemed equipped her Nomaltown location, to match. She was unfailin spite of adjacent devel- she saw the best in them. ingly generous to Athens opments, and her Marti’s and to so many non-profat Midday stood out as an artifact of “our” its. She took chances on people because she Athens. saw the best in them. May the light that she Marti’s demise, at a time when all her was here with us shine on in all of us who cohort are scrambling to keep their busiknew and loved her.” nesses alive, seemed to personify the turMarianne May Causey: “Marti moil and uncertainty gripping our beloved Schimmel truly had one of the biggest, café society. most generous and loving hearts of any Most of all, Marti’s death came as devashuman I have ever known. She was a bright tating news to the many people who have and radiant light. My heart breaks that the loved her throughout her long tenure in world seemed to be too much with her. My Athens. An outpouring of anguish lit up prayer is that she has found a place of eversocial media, and messages flew among lasting peace.” friends passing the news, trying to comfort.

Catherine Terrell Austin: “Marti Marti Schimmel embodied fellow-feeling Schimmel was a sparkling river with a and food, and with both she nurtured her rapid current. I am so grateful to have been friends and her community. In whatever repeatedly swept up by her for the past 20 form Athens survives the present scourge, years. As [daughter] Bryan said today: ‘She

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As word got out about Marti Schimmel’s death last week, friends started bringing flowers to the deck of her Normaltown restaurant, Marti’s at Midday.

gave our family so much love.’ She did. She did. She did. She is irreplaceable.”

Dave Shearon: “Not sure when we will be able to honor her, thank her, celebrate her for all that she meant to us; all that she did for us; all the laughs, adventures, professional and personal trials and tribulations that we shared during the ‘magic years’ that just would not have happened without her. It is inconceivable right now to reminisce about such great, fun, important parts of our lives without Marti leading the story off, or chiming in with her very funny missing details or ‘behind the scenes’ background-perspective/gossip. We will

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find the time, I hope. It’s just not now. Way, way too soon in any of our lifetimes. Oh my darling…”

Hillary Brown: “Hearing the news of Marti’s death was heartbreaking.

Restaurants aren’t just places to eat—your kitchen can serve just as well in many cases.

What they are is places to build community, and Marti was incredible at that. Her generosity in making her space a welcoming one for everyone in Athens and with which she freely donated food to folks who needed it was amazing. Seeing the front of her restaurant covered with flowers demonstrated just how much she was loved in return.” f

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Letter From Quarantine A FORMER ATHENIAN ON WHAT IT’S LIKE IN ITALY

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ou know it’s coming. You see your teenage son standing in the kitchen, gazing forlornly into the fridge. He abruptly closes the fridge door and moves to the pantry. The sparse contents of the pantry are summarily dismissed, and the boy lets loose a long theatrical sigh. There is silence, and then the verdict falls.

“We need food.”

He’s right, of course. We need groceries.

And that means me. Going out. My wife and I generally take turns, and this time it’s on me. There’s no use in delaying; might as well get it over with. Or wait, no, maybe I should choose a time. Here in Italy they use the term partenza smart, or “well timed departure,” which usually refers to those hazy days of summer when the entire nation is migrating from North to South, from inland to seashore, and it can often take an entire day to reach a destination that would normally take only a few hours. So be smart.

Leave before, or after, everybody else. Or even better, leave when everybody else is having lunch. Yeah, the partenza a pranzo has a nice ring to it. And it gives me a little time to get prepared.

OK, here we go. Permission slip? Sì.

Medical mask? Check. Rubber gloves? Yes. Hazmat suit? I wish! The question is, which jacket to wear? I plan on going by bicycle, and there’s a blustery wind out today. Got to be the big coat, then. But what if I start to sweat at the supermarket? Will those beads of moisture on my forehead be more likely to pick up the virus germs? Or will my perspiration potentially create a hotspot of infection?

I decide on the puffy jacket. And no scarf. I don’t want any loose, dangly things swabbing up other people’s spittle out there. Oh yeah, one more thing: the grocery list, upon which my son has helpfully written “Lots of food that’s good to eat.” All right, my objectives are clear!

1:30 p.m., aka “Italians-eating-lunch time,” is approaching, and so I head out on my trusty bike. Sweet freedom! The supermarket is less than two miles away, and the pedaling feels glorious. I take in great gulps of fresh air while battling the brisk

wind. There’s literally nobody around, and it crosses my mind to stop and take pictures of an empty piazza or two, to capture the astonishing yet dismal beauty of the quarantined city. But I decide it’s not worth it.

Taking pictures with my mind, I pedal on.

Good tidings as I near the supermarket: I see no human beings outside; no line. My partenza smart hit the bulls-eye! Though, once I enter the shopping center, I do realize that a small line of a dozen or so other “smart shoppers” is waiting to get in.

No problem, it could’ve been so much worse. And now, it’s time to get serious.

There are stories going around about Federico Pizzarotti, the mayor of Parma, standing outside this very supermarket and checking people’s receipts as they come out. We are supposed to get several days’ worth of groceries every time we do the shopping.

The story goes that one guy was caught with a little bag containing only three slices of prosciutto. Delicious prosciutto, I might add, but still—only three slices! The polizia came, and they sent the guy straight to jail. Kidding, they fined him Alex Jones a few hundred euros, which would obviously sting badly in these days when most of us aren’t working.

So I need to plan on filling up my shopper, just in case il signor sindaco or anybody else checks me on the way out.

But my planning is interrupted by the lady behind me in line. She seems to be asking me something. I can’t understand anything she’s saying through the medical mask, and when I say “Cosa?” or “What?” she can’t understand me either. You wonder what the etiquette is in these situations. The urge is to lift up the mask and get straight to the point, but then again the entire line and a couple of rent-a-cops are looking at us now, so the masks must stay on. (Also, first and foremost, I don’t want her spittle on

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my face.) Eventually, I seem to understand that she wants me to “watch” her cart, possibly moving it along as the line progresses, so that she can go wandering through the shopping center looking through closed shop windows at things she can’t buy.

The guy in front of me shakes his head and tells me that the lady needs to take care of her own cart. Of course, that’s just what I think he’s saying. But the guy somehow reminds me of my friend Fabio, who’s the kind of guy who gets things done, but with a smile on his face, and so I imagine him saying something reasonable.

I tell the lady I don’t want to touch her cart, but of course she doesn’t understand and goes window-shopping anyway. I proceed meekly towards the supermarket entrance, now the next in line to get in, and

hope that there won’t be any repercussions for not guarding the can’t-shop-shoppinglady’s cart. What if she touches me?

I see her later, coming out of the supermarket, but she doesn’t recognize me. In fact, it’s hard to recognize anybody with these big masks over our faces. I wonder how people will fall in love at first sight if we have to wear these masks for much longer. Should we put pictures of our actual faces on the masks? I’d be tempted to put a picture of Chris Martin on my mask, when I really look like The Dude from The Big Lebowski these days.

All right, time to focus as I am allowed into the promised land. At first all is well.

I see plenty of space, people keeping the required distance, the shelves fully stocked with good things to eat.

But I soon bump into awkward moments, in the aisles, by the milk and the cheese, when meeting other shoppers.

Somebody has to retreat in order to maintain a safe distance. I’m usually the one to retreat. No, I’m always the one to retreat.

Three, four times. There’s no pride involved in this—it’s all about keeping healthy and getting Italy out of quarantine as soon as possible. But why always me? Doesn’t anybody else have the same kind of scruples? I want to shout as I’m backing up again: I’M DOING THIS FOR ITALY! Nobody would understand, anyway.

In one aisle, I am appalled by the mass of humanity. Five different people are perusing the pasta. And then an elderly lady comes cruising in from behind me, trapping me by the fusilli. This is not good. I try to say something, but obviously nobody understands. The old lady reaches for the fusilli right in front of my face. The horror!

I abandon all hope of obtaining pasta, knowing we have plenty at home. Pushing the lady’s cart out of the way as gently as possible, I retreat towards the fruit and vegetables. Here there is more space, and for some reason the people behave with more civic sense.

Having more or less filled up my cart, I make for the checkout. I’m one of those people who must always chat with the check-out person. But there can be no chatting now. Words are impossible to understand through the mask. R.E.M.’s “Imitation of Life” is playing, and I really need to tell the check-out lady about my years in Athens, GA, but it’s not happening. She can’t even tell if I’m smiling or not. So I give her the double thumbs-up.

She gives me the thumbs-up back, and then, as I’m leaving, I get one word out that she can understand through the mask: “Grazie!”

As I’m biking back towards home with my bag full of good things to eat, I wonder if the check-out lady was smiling back at me behind her mask. Pretty sure that she was.

Meanwhile, I’m singing along with Michael Stipe: “This lightning storm, this tidal wave/ This avalanche, I’m not afraid/ Come on, come on, no one can see me cry.” f

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COVID-19 Threatens the Census IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR MAY BE UNDERCOUNTED

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rganizations across the country marked National Census Day with webinars, virtual rallies, Twitter chats and other digital events throughout last week. Apr. 1 was the date by which all people in U.S. households were to be counted. But the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to make the count even more difficult than usual, which could exacerbate the inequitable distribution of resources in Georgia and other states.

Mandated by the U.S. Constitution, census data are used to distribute billions of dollars in federal funds to states, counties and communities for schools, roads, hospitals and other programs and services. In 2017, Georgia received more than $24 billion from federal spending programs that relied on 2010 census data to disburse funds. The data are also used to apportion states’ representation in Congress and in the Electoral College and to draw congressional and state legislative district boundaries.

But a full and fair accounting of millions of Georgians—not to mention hundreds of millions of Americans—is virtually impossible, even in typical census years.

Some groups—such as people of color, young children and others—have historically been undercounted, leaving them with less access to their share of government-funded programs and services. White people, on the other hand, have been overcounted in the past, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The COVID-19 outbreak “definitely has the potential to really reduce the response rate, precisely in the communities that have the lowest response rates in the first place,” says Justin Levitt, a political science professor at California State University in Long Beach. People reached by door-todoor visits are less likely to have internet access or check their mail and respond to it, he says, and the success rate of such in-person visits is unclear at this point.

There’s no way to predict how the pandemic is going to affect the count in these communities, according to Richard Gunther, a professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University. But he agrees that historically undercounted groups are most likely to require in-person follow-up visits, which could be more difficult to arrange than usual due to the pandemic. “We just don’t know what the situation is going to be at the time individuals go out to do interviews,” Gunther says, noting that census-takers may have concerns about being exposed to the virus inside people’s homes—or vice versa.

Terri Ann Lowenthal, a consultant with expertise in

the census, noted that many census operations, especially those involving in-person contact, have been delayed or suspended. “We don’t know yet if the Census Bureau will be able to hire enough workers to get the job done well or if people will be willing to open their doors essentially to a stranger,” she says.

Undocumented immigrants are especially vulnerable to an undercount, particularly those who don’t speak English, Levitt says. The 2010 census undercounted the U.S. Hispanic population by an estimated 1.8%, the U.S. Census Bureau found in a 2012 study.

Some Latinos are mistrustful of the government collecting information on them, says Jerry Gonzalez, president of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials. That distrust was exacerbated when the White House sought to add a question about immigration status to the Census, though the Supreme Court eventually blocked the question, Gonzalez says. “I think that there is some apprehension with regards to participating, and particularly with anything with the government at this point in time, from Latinx immigrants,” he says.

“However, through education and awareness about why this is important, we’ve made some significant inroads with folks.”

Those efforts have changed since COVID-19 came to U.S. shores. You’ll no longer find GALEO members addressing Spanish-speaking congregations or handing out census flyers at crowded Hispanic groceries. “The most effective way to reach our community is face-to-face, and we were doing door-to-door, going to grocery stores, particularly where immigrants were,” Gonzalez says. “We were targeting most of our efforts in hard-to-count communities. So the challenge is now going online and making sure we do have a lot of information posted on our social media, both in English and in Spanish, particularly in Spanish, for Latino immigrants.”

The previous census also saw African Americans undercounted by 2.1%. Georgia NAACP President James Woodall says his organization was working hard to encourage census participation before the pandemic. Each Georgia NAACP branch, college chapter and youth council sits on a countywide Complete Count Committee, local subcommittees launched by former Gov. Nathan Deal to support statewide census turnout. The state NAACP sits on the statewide Complete Count Committee.

Woodall says the Georgia NAACP’s digital-only census

activism is still a work in progress, but he said the group has been blessed by the fact that 2020 is the first year Americans can fill out their census responses online. “All they have to do is go to the website, using information provided to be able to fill it out themselves,” he says. “The other thing is the beauty of social media to get messages out in a very rapid pace, that’s been a very beneficial help to get people to respond.”

People experiencing homelessness are another at-risk group, and the scheduled Apr. 1 count of people living under bridges, in parks, in shelters and other spaces—an effort that involves in-person contact—has been put off until May 1.

The disruptions make phone and internet responses more important than ever, says Saumya Narechania, director of advocacy at the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. “This is the first census that can be filled out online,” he said. “Having that option as folks are cooped up is… first and foremost a good thing.”

But questions remain about how the nation’s first “online first” census will play out, especially in hard-toreach communities with little or no high-speed internet access and among historically undercounted groups. “The same concerns as before still apply,” Narechania says.

He and other advocates are working to mitigate undercounts by explaining the implications of the census. They plan to stress that “real money” is at stake, highlight various response options and help communities get the resources they need to drive up response rates.

The Census Bureau’s key message, meanwhile, is to reassure people that they won’t have to violate social distancing guidelines to complete the census form. “It has never been easier to respond on your own, whether online, over the phone or by mail — all without having to meet a census taker,” a recent statement says.

Many Americans, it appears, are doing just that. As of Mar. 31, more than 36% of Americans had completed the census questionnaire. The response rate is a bit lower— about 34%—in Georgia, and most of those responses have been online. Nationwide, the self-response rate is rising more slowly than it did over a comparable time period in 2010, according to the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York.

As of Apr. 1, most U.S. households have received invitations sent by mail to participate in the census online or by phone, according to the bureau. Invitations include paper questionnaires in areas that are less likely to respond online. Reminder postcards are being delivered this week to households that have not responded, and reminder letters and paper questionnaires will be sent to remaining households later in April. In response to the pandemic, the bureau has suspended all field operations until April 15, delayed door-to-door visits, and extended the response deadline by two weeks to mid-August. An official count is due to the White House and Congress in December.

“The one thing I would underline is uncertainty,” says Gunther. “We’ve never been here before, and we don’t know how this would impact behavior. It’s difficult to even hazard a guess.” f This article originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder.

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45th Juried Exhibition Moves to Digital Platforms LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER ADAPTS TO SOCIAL DISTANCING

By Alden DiCamillo arts@flagpole.com The Lyndon House Arts Center opened its 45th Juried Exhibition in early March with an impressive collection of portraiture, landscapes, innovative fiber pieces, multimedia works and photography. Soon after the show’s opening, however, the U.S. began testing for and monitoring the growth of the coronavirus. As cities strove to prevent the spread of the virus, a sweep of closures and cancellations for businesses, organizations, shows and events followed.

The language of mass media and local news quickly shifted, reflecting a new, widespread concern with viral cell structures and an uncertain economic future.

In the midst of a global conversation about infectious agents and herd mentality, many are consuming more works of visual art, literature, music and performance art than they had been privy to before the coronavirus.

Museums and gallery spaces are utilizing online forums and streaming services to help folks during this time of isolation and fear. The Lyndon House quickly created two hashtags to maintain the visibility and educational function of its programming—#45JuriedShowOnLine and #ArtsCenterOnLine—which will appear on Instagram, Facebook and accgov.com/lyndonhouse.

According to a press release, #ArtsCenterOnLine focuses on “arts education projects for families sequestered in their homes, virtual tours and other art related activities designed for this time.” The first installment was an interview with painter Megan Sparks, who was an artist-in-residence at the Lyndon House just before social isolation ordinances hit. #45JuriedShowOnLine is a virtual art exhibition through which “the artists in our 45th Juried Show will appear daily in the morning hours…Each day a new artist is featured with a short interview reflecting on their inspiration, what their favorite things are and what they love about our town of Athens, GA.” The online presence of Lyndon House’s 45th Juried Exhibition during the time of COVID-19 maintains a focus on U.S. history and the Athens community as a space that is more than just a college town that shuts down when the students leave. This year’s juror, Larry Ossei-Mensah, a Ghanian-American curator and cultural critic, took an intuitive approach to curating. Intuition is a way of moving through a set of visual works with a learned background and skillful foresight. Through Ossei-Mensah’s curatorial intuition, the various works in the show collectively gen-

erate a portrait of the contemporary Southeast, spurring contemplation of popular brands, intersectionality, political narratives, personal psychology, beauty and sensuality.

Given Ossei-Mensah’s background, including his 2019 curation of “Coffee, Rhum, Sugar, Gold: A Postcolonial Paradox” for the Museum of African Diaspora in San Francisco and his forthcoming exhibitions of the work of Glenn Kaino and Tiona Nekkia McClodden later this spring for the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Rudin Family Gallery, it is not surprising that Ossei-Mensah was able to weave powerful through lines of racial visibility and historical justice from the 700-plus works submitted by 278 artists this year.

“Negative Pressure” by Spencer Lusk

In “Pride and Joy” by Broderick Flanigan, a young child with hair proudly braided, wearing a saturated red jacket, places a crown atop his mother’s afro. She looks at the child with a gaze that is determined, somber, powerful. This piece is in dialogue with Broderick’s other work in the exhibition, “Joy of a Brown Boy,” in which a young boy beams atop the shoulders of his father, each of their torsos and legs bare to the sun: a beautiful celebration of kinship and embodi-

ment. Other two-dimensional media include “Sarah’s Gift”

by Mary Ann Cox, in which a young femme wearing braids and a sun dress holds a paper chain delicately in her fingers.

Her skin is made of soft, careful layers of reds, browns, blues and umbers; she looks at us softly, confidently.

Jason Machen presents viewers with a photograph of a man wearing overalls, arms crossed, leaning against the brick wall of a community facility. The title “Descendant of Slaves” evokes a long history of U.S. racial systems, persons and politics, while the work itself emphasizes the individual human figure. This photograph is one of many included in the show that demonstrates the broad possibilities of photographic techniques and forms. The photos move from crisp digital images, such as Beth Richardson’s “White Dogwood Corolla,” to evocative portraits of doorways, chairs, and tangled vines; they range from color compositions to black and white presentations. The photography anchors the show in its incredible versatility. In the soft, thoughtful hues of works like Chris Greer’s “Sunset Graze” or the vibrant, saturated tones of his “Sunrise on Blood Mountain,” viewers can see how the artist manipulated the color saturation of sunsets and skyscapes to show us the earth’s prismatic qualities. Viewers can see the compositional sensitivity and emotionality of black and white photography in works like “John” by Trent Sellers, which depicts a man with tousled dreads leaning with a pensive expression, backgrounded by foliage and organic patterns.

Fiber works and other pieces that were originally confined to the realm of “craft” abound in the show. Space is thus given to works which, though traditionally excluded from fine art proper, are acquiring increasing attention in the contemporary art world. This show posits craft as relevant and imaginative. The strongest narrative is woven through works like “400 Years in America” by Beatrice Brown, who portrays a white-washed symbol of the Confederate flag hovering above triangular patchwork that trickles down into rich, dark blacks and patterned pieces. Quilted into the bottom of the piece are African masks. Another work titled “Herstory,” sewn from clunky, fabric shapes of varying hues, patchworks the names of prominent women and femme individuals from history on one side and the quote “Well-behaved women rarely make history” on the other side, reclaiming the space of the handmade as one where radical ill-behavior is expressed and history is made.

Paula Runyon’s “Soft World II (Memories of Meeting the World)” is an exploration of beauty and sensuality in the form of string, thread, yarns and multimedia integrations.

She melds floral elements with clusters of overhanging threads, as if inviting us into the emotional space of a memory that, while not ours, can be shared.

The 45th Juried Exhibition has been extended through July 25 in order to allow for in-person viewing experiences in the future. f

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Climb to Safety GARRIE VEREEN FUND PROVIDES RELIEF TO MUSICIANS

By Jessica Smith music@flagpole.com

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the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the country, leaving event cancellations, business closures and a decimated economy in its wake, music communities find themselves in a particularly vulnerable position. Given the seasonal nature of touring, as well as Athens’ role as host to a large university with students who will not be returning this spring, even under ideal circumstances it will still be months—at best—before things could possibly start returning to normal.

Though Nuçi’s Space has temporarily closed its doors to the public, the mental health resource center’s staff members have continued to champion local musicians and behind-the-scenes industry workers by reestablishing the Garrie Vereen Memorial Emergency Relief Fund. Offering direct financial support, the fund attempts to compensate for the lost income of musicians, crew and venue employees most affected during the economic shut-down.

Named in memory of Garrie Vereen, Widespread Panic’s equipment manager of 20 years, who died by suicide in 2011, the fund recognizes people who, like Vereen, are essential to the operations and success of the music scene. Understanding that the entertainment industry relies on the skills of many more people beyond those present on stage, the fund extends its focus to road and stage crews, music instructors, live sound and studio engineers, lighting techs, booking agents, bartenders, janitors, security guards, graphic designers, photographers—essentially anyone who helps make the music world go round and may now be at risk of falling through the cracks.

“We’re trying to stay in touch with who makes this community special,” says Bob Sleppy, executive director of Nuçi’s Space.

“The glue of the town are the ones that we don’t see every day.”

Despite the difficult decision to cancel this summer’s AthFest Music and Arts Festival due to the pandemic, the board of directors for AthFest Educates—the nonprofit that organizes the festival as part of its mission to support music and arts education for local youth—swiftly reexamined how best to support musicians during this critical time. Recognizing the importance of sustaining both musicians’ livelihoods and the entertainment industry’s infrastructure as a whole, the nonprofit made a $10,000 donation to the Garrie Vereen Fund.

“It’s part of the mission of AthFest Educates to show young people the value and validity of a career in the arts,” AthFest Educates Executive Director Jill Helme said in a news release. “Supporting those individuals who devote their lives to their music so that others may benefit from it seems paramount to that mission at this time.”

AthFest Educates’ donation more than doubled what the fund had raised on its own at the time of the announcement and further elevated the visibility of the campaign. Within only five days since its launch, the fund managed to raise a total of $28,685—with financial assistance requests growing just as rapidly. As of Apr. 6, and within only two weeks of launching the fund, Nuçi’s Space has processed 220 requests and distributed $64,000 in financial aid.

While many grants and financial aid applications require exhausting processes of submitting support documents and otherwise jumping through hoops, sending a request to the Garrie Vereen Fund is remarkably simple. The online form begins by asking applicants to state their position within the music industry, and this invitation extends beyond brick-and-mortar businesses to include freelancers and the self-employed, as well as musicians who

Bob Sleppy on the way to mail relief checks to musicians.

earn the majority of their income by performing non-musical labor.

“When somebody comes into Nuçi’s Space and asks for counseling, we don’t give them a guitar and say ‘prove to me you’re a musician,’” says Sleppy. “If someone says they’re a musician, they’re a musician, and we’re going to do what we can to help them.”

Using the honor policy, applicants are given space to describe how COVID-19 has affected their regular income and to estimate their degree of urgency. Requests are reviewed by a committee on a rolling basis, with the goal of distributing checks within a week of approval. These mini-grants can be offered up to $599 per individual in the year 2020 and are envisioned to serve as

immediate assistance until unemployment benefits kick in.

Nuçi’s Space itself is not immune to the common hardships this pandemic has caused, and it has had to suspend rehearsal room rentals, cancel fundraising functions and alter how support group meetings are held. Realizing how poorly depression and anxiety mix with social distancing, Nuçi’s Space is now offering public Zoom sessions every weekday at 2 p.m. for people to check in with each other and virtually hang out.

Financial request forms, as well as information on ways to donate, can be found at nuci.org. Staff is also working to create a comprehensive list of additional resources potentially available to community members. f

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music

threats & promises

advice

hey, bonita…

The Humms’ New Single

Keep That Booty 6 Feet Away

PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP

ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com

INWARD BOUND: DJ Other Voices, Other

Rooms has released his first album and named it Gods in the Tree Trunks. The mix clocks in at a supremely digestible half hour.

The compositions, all DJOVOR originals, were recorded at various times over the past three years, and he reports that about half were recorded over this past winter. Owing to his broad and highly cultivated taste, these tracks span several styles from ambient synth to glitch electro, happy hardcore to lounge-oriented cool wave, TR-808 beats to natural field recordings. As a whole, the record is blissful, thoughtfully arranged and intellectually spot-on. Spin this at soundcloud.com/other-voices-other-rooms/ gods-in-the-tree-trunks.

The Humms Release “Lady Low” JOURNEYMEN: Reliable rockers Pilgrim released their new album Neverland a couple of weeks ago. The songs vary between narrative and contemplative numbers, like the single “Anna Lucia” and the Band-ish “Night After Night,” respectively. Those are fine as far as they go, but I’m way more partial to those songs where Pilgrim turns the Foghat up to 11, as they do with the title track and “Watch You Cry.” Groove on over at pilgrim 4.bandcamp.com.

CALLING ALL BARDS: UGA’s Willson Center

for Humanities and Arts has launched a program named Shelter Projects. The initiative offers “micro-fellowships” of $500 to “support graduate students and community-based artists and practitioners in the creation of shareable reflections on their experience of the current pandemic through the arts and humanities.” This opportunity is open to artists, songwriters, prose and poetry writers, essayists, filmmakers, et al., and applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. Currently, 10 fellowships are available, but this number might grow. The application process isn’t particularly difficult, but it is rather specific: Applicants must send a one-page summary

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of their artistic or humanistic background and practice, including a brief description of the proposed project, to Winnie Smith via wcha@uga.edu. Oh, yeah: The work must be done by oneself, in isolation, in accordance with CDC guidelines. So, I guess this is a real honor-system opportunity for y’all.

DOUBLE VISION: Although they’ve been on the scene for over a year now, Vision Video remains difficult to categorize. On one hand, there are some goth overtones and clear visual nods to synthy new wave. On the other, with the release of the new single “In My Side” (b/w “Inked in Red”)—which comes from the band’s upcoming LP—it’s clear that the band’s sound owes more than a passing handshake to Big Country, Hunters and Collectors, Hothouse Flowers and other guitar-driven ’80s alt-pop acts. Such resonances are clear but not exact: such comparisons never map perfectly onto each other. Vision Video harbors an inspirational and obstacle-overcoming quality that its darker influences just don’t. Check it out at visionvideo.bandcamp.com.

COP THAT BUZZ: Y’all heard the smokin’ new single “Lady Low” out from longlived Athens band The Humms? It maintains the group’s signature garage style and easily packs a full two minutes of pleasure into its one minute and thirty-three second package. It’s taken from the band’s upcoming full-length album Vampire Hours. If by chance you’re unfamiliar with The Humms, now would be a great time to remedy that by doing some deep diving over at thehumms.bandcamp.com.

MASH NOTES: I spent some time with the new mix by DJ Reindeer Games this week. It’s titled 706//ATHMYX001 and is, sweet lord, cool as hell. In the most basic terms: He took tracks from a few local Athens bands and laid rap vocals over them. His crafting of the tracks from the source material is smooth and deft, and his choice of vocalists is impeccable. The four tracks on this are Easter Island’s “Always Room For Another” with Migos’ “Bad and Boujee”; Deep State’s “Under The Gun” with Yo Gotti’s “King Shit”; Four Eyes’ “Last Mall in Town” with Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody”; and Double Ferrari’s “Thumbs Up Molten Steel” with Purple Ribbon All-Stars’ “Kryptonite.”

This is so good you’re gonna kick yourself if you wait to grab it. So spin that shiz over at soundcloud.com/djreindeergames/sets. f

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It was sheer pandemonium that kept my words from y’all last week. I was too focused on rounding up food and supplies so that I could start working from home indefinitely. Service industry and retail workers are starting to experience layoffs now, so I actually feel kind of lucky to have a job that is deemed essential and can be performed remotely. I do not take for granted my ability to keep earning while isolating, but this solo-dolo lifestyle is starting to wear on me.

There’s no way that I’m the only person out here dreaming of hugs and the Normal Bar fire pit. I know you’re lonely. I know you’re bored. But washing our hands and keeping 6 feet apart in public won’t count for anything if we’re still partying or traveling like there’s not a highly contagious illness propagating across our nation.

And yes, that includes dating and having It’s about casual sex.

it’s been taking literal physical effort for me not to download Tinder or some other dating app right now. I’ve been staying home, saving money, exercising when I’m bored and doing my hair, so I feel like I’m primed for some socializing and dating right now.

It’s the one activity that makes me want to disregard social distancing. I can still date—I know that—but I want the freedom to choose intimacy (or not) with my date, and I really want to drink at the Manhattan.

Online and long-distance dating is already a very real relationship model for lots of people, and it’s going to be our only hope during these times. Maybe I’m being a brat by not putting myself out there, not wanting to “settle” for a virtual boo, but I would never advise someone to act the way I am if they wanted a date during a pandemic. Download Tinder and get after it,

First off, I wanna address the students who came back to town and wanna party, or really anyone who’s throwing events in the face of this. I get it: You only have one life, and Athens is supposed to be a party town. But your keggers are not Gatsby-level functions; they’re not legendary. You are wrong to assume that these parties will be cherished memories in your future, and they’re not worth the risk at which you’re putting yourself and others. It can be up to two weeks before a person infected with COVID-19 starts to see any symptoms, and that’s a big part of why self-isolating is so important right now. Wash your hands and use sanitizer even if you feel like a hundred bucks, because it’s not just about you anymore. I’ve always loved our local speakeasy culture, the house parties and the secret spots, and I look forward to returning to it once all this blows over. That should be your plan as well.

As I said last time, I’d been planning to do a springtime swan-dive into all the booty that I could before this pandemic hit, and

right? I’m no stranger to online dating, and I’ve mentioned before that I met the first person I slept with in a D&D chat room in 1996. I guess I just wanted to get my booty smacked, or perhaps smack someone else’s booty, but dating consists of so much more than consensual butt-touching.

There’s a thrill when you meet someone you’ve connected with online, and sometimes those weeks or months of long-distance yearning can build up into a tension that explodes into some truly dynamite butt-touching.

I’m gonna stop being a schlemiel and find myself a date, I promise. I thought I’d left my dedicated online dating days in the past, and the idea of having no alternative is mildly infuriating for me—no way I’m the only one. But I love the world more than I love being able to touch someone’s butt or have my own butt touched, and I’m not going to be part of the problem. Fingers crossed, and here’s hoping that I’ll be drinking boxed wine on Skype with a cutie real soon. f

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Art #ARTSCENTERONLINE (Lyndon House Arts Center) Though currently closed to the public, the Lyndon House is still offering educational programming and art activities online. Search for the hashtag #ArtsCenterOnLine on Instagram and Facebook for art education programs for families sequestered in their homes, virtual tours and other art related activities designed for sheltering in place. www.accgov. com/lyndonhouse AAAC GRANTS (Athens, GA) The Athens Area Arts Council is seeking applicants for its quarterly $500 grants. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. The next deadline is June 15. info@athensarts.org, www.athensarts.org ART FOR ATHENS (Athens, GA) The Red & Black is organizing Art for Athens, an online fundraiser to benefit the local service industry. All proceeds from sales of prints and original art will be donated to the Garrie Vereen Memorial Emergency Relief Fund and the Giving Kitchen.

Artists can donate works and set their own prices, and the Red & Black will handle the promotion of pieces, shipping and payment processing. www.redandblack.com/ store ARTIST-IN-ATHICA RESIDENCIES (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Residencies take place throughout the year, provide administrative support, exhibition and performance facilities, and a small stipend. Artists may work in any or multiple disciplies and traditions, including but not limited to visual, curatorial, musical, performing, written, experimental, cinematic, digital and theatrical arts. Residents

can work independently or collaborate with others. Visit website for quarterly deadlines. www.athica.org/ call-for-entries CALL FOR INTERNS (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) ATHICA is seeking interns interested in development, social media, music, poetry, photography and gallery operation. Minimum five hours a week. College credit is available in coordination with department of study. Rolling deadline. athica. org/updates/internships GEORGIA SQUARE ART WALK (Georgia Square Mall) Seeking submissions from artists of any genres, mediums and styles for an experiential art walk exhibition. Painting and drawing, sculpture, photography, multimedia, digital, installation artists and curators welcome. Email gasqartwalk@gmail.com OPEN STUDIO MEMBERSHIP (Lyndon House Arts Center) Local artists can access studio facilities through an open studio monthly membership program. Studios include ceramics, jewelry, painting, fiber, printmaking, photography and woodshop/sculpture studios. Up to 32 hours per week. $65/month or $175/three months. 706-613-3623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure

Classes INTRODUCTORY BEEKEEPING COURSE (1151 Clairemont Place, Watkinsville) The Oglethorpe County Bee Club and Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association present an introductory beekeeping program.

Attend as many classes as you like. Saturdays through July, 1–4 p.m. Check website for a schedule of special upcoming topics. FREE! RSVP: danielreidlong@gmail.com or flyingpigshoney@gmail.com

art around town CITY OF WATKINSVILLE (Downtown Watkinsville) “Public Art Watkinsville: A Pop-Up Sculpture Exhibit” consists of sculptures placed in prominent locations around downtown. Artists include Benjamin Lock, William Massey, Stan Mullins, Robert Clements, Harold Rittenberry and Joni YounkinsHerzog. • “Artscape Oconee: The Monuments of Artland” features a total of 20 paintings on panels installed around town. Artists include Claire Clements, Peter Loose, Andy Cherewick, Lisa Freeman, Manda McKay and others.

GALLERY AT INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Tiny Universe #3” is an exhibit of small works by over 70 artists from Athens and Atlanta. Through May 30.

GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (90 Carlton St.) “Reflecting on Rembrandt: 500 Years of Etching” celebrates the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death.

Through Apr. 19. • “Kevin Cole: Soul Ties” includes multimedia works exploring the right of African Americans to vote, the improvisational nature of jazz and more. Through Apr. 19. • “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” features over 60 objects spanning over 30 years of the famous stained glass artist’s career. Through May 10. • “Drama and Devotion in Baroque Rome” celebrates Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s influence. Through May 31. • “Rediscovering the Art of Victoria Hutson Huntley” contains approximately 30 lithographs and two paintings. Through June 21. Though the museum is temporarily closed until June 1, many of the exhibitions, as well as the permanent collection, are currently available to view online at georgiamuseum.org.

GLASSCUBE@INDIGO (500 College Ave.) “Supple Moments, Dark Corners” is a site-specific installation by Eli Saragoussi that is accompanied by a soundscape by Max Boyd called “Jungle Drone.” Saragoussi recently incor-

MORNING MINDFULNESS (Georgia Museum of Art) Participate in a guided meditation session through Zoom. Every other Friday at 9:30 a.m. www.georgiamuseum.org YOGA CLASSES AT 5 POINTS (5 Points Yoga) Classes include Slow Flow, Iyengar, Restorative, Yin, Power, Hot Yoga and beginners classes. Visit the website for a schedule of available live streams. www.athensfivepointsyoga.com

Help Out ATHENS AREA HOMELESS SHELTER (Athens, GA) Volunteer or donate food and cleaning supplies. www.helpathenshomeless.org CASA SUMMER 2020 TRAINING (YMCA) Athens Oconee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) offers training May 29–July 10.

Fridays, 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 5:30–9 p.m. arden@athensoconee casa.org, www.athensoconeecasa.org

Kidstuff ACC SUMMER CAMPS (Multiple Locations) Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services offers camps in science, dance, sports, art and more.

Visit website for dates and details.

706-613-3800, www.accgov.com/ leisure EXPLORING THE EARTH SUMMER CAMP (Little Rose Nature Adventures, Watkinsville) This camp is a nature-based, visual and performing arts, STEAM program for kids ages 5–12. Runs June and July, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. $200/ week. www.exploringtheearth.org KINDERSWIM (Multiple Locations) Five-year-olds can enroll in Kinderswim, a summer “learn to swim” program. Three sessions run

over the summer through July 31 and the program is held at all five pools. Participants will receive a free pool pass for the season. Register online. $33-50. www.accgov.com/ kinderswim LIVE FITNESS FOR KIDS (Athens, GA) Children can participate in virtual fitness activities daily from 10:30–11:15 a.m. www.athens. macaronikid.com SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Camps begin in May. Themes range from slime and science, Dungeons and Dragons, apothecaries, terrariums, creative beasts, food trucks, dinosaurs and more. Visit website for descriptions, dates and registration. www.tree housekidandcraft.com

Support Groups ALS SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee Veterans Park, Watkinsville) Provides awareness and education to individuals living with ALS. Meets fourth Wednesday of every month, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 706-207-5800 AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking.

Meetings are held daily at various times and locations. 888-425-2666, 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 CRISIS TEXT LINE (Athens, GA) Anyone experiencing an emotional crisis can text GA to 741741 to speak with a trained crisis counselor.

Children and teens welcome. This service is free, confidential and available 24/7. www.crisistextline. org/textline FEMPOWERMENT THERAPY GROUP (Oasis Counseling Center) This women’s empowerment group meets weekly to cover a variety of

porated additional set pieces built for Ad•Verse festival. Through summer.

K.A. ARTIST SHOP (127 N. Jackson St.) “Love Show 2020” celebrates love in all its many forms through works by dozens of artists. Artists include Hannah Betzel, Karen Cook, Laine Gay, Lakshana Hall, Helen Kuykendall, Maggie Seee, souptycoon and many more. While the brick-and-mortar shop is temporarily closed, the exhibition can be experienced virtually at kaartist. com. Through April.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) In the Glass Case, a colorful installation inspired by dioramas is full of whimsical creatures by Elinor Saragoussi. Through April. • The “45th Juried Exhibition” presents 199 works by 144 local artists. Through July. • Collections from our Community presents “Michael Lachowski’s Trail Trash,” a display of bags of litter picked up by the artist during hiking and backpacking trips dating back to 1995.

Through May. 2. • On view in the Lounge Gallery, Lee Coffey presents a solo show of oil paintings celebrating the mundane, drawing inspiration from flea markets, thrift stores, internet holes, advertisements, art history and everyday objects. Artist Talk May 21. Currently on view through May. • The Lyndon House is currently closed to the public, but is presenting daily installments of artwork and activities on Instagram and Facebook using the hashtags #45JuriedShowOnLine and #ArtsCenterOnLine.

THE SURGERY CENTER (2142 W. Broad St.) Paintings by Melody Croft.

Through May 8.

TIF SIGFRIDS (119 N. Jackson St.) Wauwatosa, WI artist Sheila Held presents “Attempt at a Unified Theory,” a series of four weavings created over the span of eight years. The weavings reference ancient architecture, Greek mythology and the relationship between humans and the environment. Through Apr. 25. Though Tif Sigfrids is currently closed to the public, photographs can be seen at tifsigfrids.com.

THE WORLD FAMOUS (351 N. Hull St.) Permanent artists include RA Miller, Chris Hubbard, Travis Craig, Dan Smith, Greg Stone and more.

“Sheila Held: Attempt at a Unified Theory” is the new exhibition at Tif Sigfrids that shares four weavings made over the span of eight years. If circumstances allow, the gallery will open back up by appointment. In the meantime, photographs are available at tifsigfrids.com. topics designed to help women live more balanced, boundaried and fulfilling lives. $18/week or $120/all.

706-543-3522, katy@oasis counselingcenter.com MALE SURVIVOR SUPPORT GROUP (The Cottage) This group is a safe space for male survivors of sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse to connect with and receive support from other survivors.

The group meets on Thursdays for eight weeks beginning Apr. 30.

Contact the Cottage to participate.

706-546-1133, ext. 226, mary@ northgeorgiacottage.org MEN’S GROUP IN ATHENS (Athens) Men are invited to a supportive peer group aimed to examine behaviors, feelings and beliefs.

This is a safe space for men to take inventory of their life and “do their work.” The group is not affiliated with a religious practice and aims to be inclusive and affirming of all backgrounds. athensmenscircle. com/contact NAMI (Multiple Locations) “NAMI Connections” is a support group for adults living in recovery with mental illness. “NAMI Family Support” is for family members, friends and caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses. Both groups meet every fourth Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Athens. 770225-0804. NAMI Family Support Groups are also available the second Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Oconee Presbyterian Church in Watkinsville and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ridgeview Institute in Monroe. namihallga@gmail.com, www.nami hall.org NICOTINE ANONYMOUS MEETINGS (ACC Library) A 12-step recovery program of mutual support for those who want to live free of nicotine in any form. Join at any time. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. nicotineanonymous.org RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma, 8801 Macon Hwy., Suite 1) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! Find “Recovery Dharma Athens GA” on Facebook

RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP (Athens, GA) Forming a support group for people who have Restless Legs Syndrome.

Call Carol, 706-612-6934 SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Email for Location) Athens Downtown SAA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from a compulsive sexual behavior. Write an email through athensdowntownsaa.com for help beginning your recovery process

On The Street ATHENS REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM OFFERINGS (Multiple Locations) The library expanded its online collection of digital eBooks and audiobooks by 80%. Titles can be downloaded directly to mobile devices using the RBDigital app with your library card information.

RBDigital also offers hundreds of titles of digital magazines. www. athenslibrary.org/online-library MANGO LANGUAGES (Athens Regional Library System) Local libraries offer an online language-learning system to patrons.

Mango Complete consists of a 100-lesson course, and Mango Basic includes introductory tools and helpful phrases. Free interactive lessons are available in 70 languages like Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese and more. www.athenslibrary.org MEALS ON WHEELS (Athens, GA) The Athens Community Council on Aging provides meals and other resources to older adults and those living with disabilities. Volunteers and donations are also accepted.

706-549-4850, www.accaging.org THE GIVING KITCHEN (Athens, GA) Service industry workers in need can receive financial assistance, tips and additional resources. Donations are also being accepted. www.thegiving kitchen.org VOTER REGISTRATION (Athens) Voter registration for the May 19 general primary is on Apr. 20. Verify your status, change your name/ address or register to vote! 706-6133150, www.mvp.sos.ga.gov f

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We’re all in this together, Athens-Clarke County.

Help stop the spread of coronavirus COVID-19.

STAY HOME

STAY HEALTHY

• Athens-Clarke County is under a declared local state of emergency.

• Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

• Shelter-in-place 24/7. Residents are required to stay home, except for essential activities, at all hours.*

• Use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if soap is not available.

• Cancel unnecessary travel for social visits, errands, and shopping trips.

• Keep high-at-risk people safe. Avoid in-person visits with the elderly, people with medical conditions, and people in nursing homes or care facilities.

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• Stay at least 6 feet away from people in public spaces, when in essential businesses, or while working.

• Cancel events, including parties, cookouts, or other group events until later.

• Eat at home and only use drive-thru, pickup, or delivery from restaurants.

• Follow business rules. Some businesses are allowed minimum basic operations only. All businesses must use ways to limit contact.*

• Avoid touching your face.

• Use tissues or insides of your elbows when sneezing or coughing.

• Clean surfaces. Wipe/disinfect oftenused items and surfaces frequently.

• Seek medical advice for symptoms.

Do not show up unannounced.

KEEP CONNECTED • Check in. Call or connect virtually with friends, family, and neighbors.

• Stay informed and get help: 0 Georgia Dept. of Public Health dph.georgia.gov/coronavirus COVID-19 State Hotline: 844-442-2681 0 ACC Unified Government (ACCGov) www.accgov.com/coronavirus Local Response Questions: coronavirus@accgov.com 706-613-3333

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