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

Property Taxes, Explained

Pub Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

NEWS: Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Q&A With Commission District 10 Candidates

Art Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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PLUS, AN ANTI-LGBTQ PREACHER GETS PAID AND MORE LOCAL NEWS

By Blake Aued and Chris Dowd news@flagpole.com Ordinarily, few people would pay any attention to this, but a confusing legally mandated notice on local property taxes has some residents up in arms in this time of economic uncertainty. The legal notice states: “The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission have tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 4.62 percent… This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 13.825 mills, an increase of 0.610 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 13.215 mills.”

This is misleading on a couple of levels.

The reference to an increase in property taxes by 4.62% is not a result of raising the millage rate. It’s the increase in the overall county tax digest. That also means not everyone’s taxes will rise by 4.62%. For some, it might be 10%; for others, it might be zero.

For another thing, Mayor Kelly Girtz is actually proposing lowering the millage rate from 13.95 mills to 13.825. The figure of 13.215 is what’s known as the “rollback rate”—the idea being to pressure local officials into reducing the property tax rate whenever property values rise. These notices date back to a period of hostility among state legislators toward local property taxes, not long before then-Speaker Glenn Richardson tried and failed to replace them with more taxes on goods and services.

Property taxes are based on a formula: 40% of the assessed value of a property, minus the homestead exemption ($10,000 for ACC residents who live in their home) times the millage rate (one mill is $1 per $1,000). The value of property is set by professional appraisers, not the Mayor and Commission.

The Mayor and Commission could further reduce the millage rate, of course. But doing so would require spending cuts at a time when other sources of revenue, such as alcohol taxes and business licenses, are unstable. Then the question becomes, what should they cut? The majority of the ACC budget goes toward public safety—police, courts and firefighters. Girtz’s budget actually includes $2.1 million to give public safety employees raises and train them on mental health and community engagement, as well as $350,000 to hire eight new 911 dispatchers, which will improve the timeliness of ambulance service.

People who believe their property has been assessed unfairly can appeal to the Board of Assessors, appointed by the Mayor and Commission, then to the Board of Equalization, appointed by a grand jury, and finally to a Superior Court judge. [Blake Aued]

Commission Settles With Street Preacher The commission has agreed to pay Adam Bishop, a right-wing evangelical preacher, $25,000 to settle a lawsuit against the ACC Police Department.

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Bishop was shouting anti-LGBTQ rhetocomplicated election year. For example, the ric through a megaphone at people attendcounty briefly switched to paper ballots ing the 2019 Athens Pride Festival when in March, which caused unbudgeted baltwo ACCPD officers escorted him outside lot printing expenses in addition to legal the festival area. Bishop later sued ACCPD expenses. The Board of Elections staff has for violating his rights to freedom of speech also worked an unusually high number of and religion. While admitting no wrongdoovertime hours because of the large quaning, the commission unanimously agreed to tity of absentee ballot requests for the June a settlement, which included the $25,000 9 primary. A large amount of staff time was payment and an agreement to more thoralso needed to work out a plan to separate oughly train all police officers on how to certain polling precincts that were previhandle “expressive activity” going forward. ously merged due to school construction.

While resigned to settling the lawsuit, “These precincts should have never commissioners seemed to have little symbeen consolidated,” Commissioner Russell pathy for Bishop. “This appears to be a trav- Edwards said at the commission meeting on eling preacher and May 19. “We consolcrew of ‘witnesses’ idated crowded preWe consolidated crowded cincts that resulted who interrupt events like Athens Pride precincts that resulted in in long lines and waiting for police to difficulties voting. long lines and difficulties voting. It should have never make them move,” Commissioner been done to begin Melissa Link said in a comment to Athens with, and now we’re having to pay for it Politics Nerd. “The hypocrisy of such a once again.” scheme is astounding. These are people The funding request also provides hazard who very purposefully injected themselves pay for poll workers, postage for absentee into a public event celebrating freedom of ballots and money for new absentee balexpression with the sole purpose of interlot drop boxes. One drop box is already rupting said event, and then claim victimavailable outside the Board of Elections hood when their own freedom of expression office downtown, and voters will soon is challenged.” have other drop-off options available all While this kind of speech can’t be over the county. Planned locations include silenced due to First Amendment protecthe Multimodal Center, ACC Library, the tions, Link does have plans to lower the vol- Cooperative Extension office off Atlanta ume. She requested a review of the outdoor Highway and the fire station on Barnett noise ordinance, particularly in regard to Shoals Road. [CD] amplified sound. In her view, devices such as megaphones should require a permit that could be denied in cases like this.

LGTBQ activist Cameron Harrelson agrees. “Every individual has the right to be Deborah Gonzalez, a candidate for disheard,” he said. “I believe every individual trict attorney in Athens, sued Gov. Brian also has the right to live in a society and city free of fear and loud, public condemnation and hate speech. I look forward to the commission working to address this issue in a productive way that ensures fairness and equality for all.”

Beyond hate speech, Harrelson is concerned more broadly about lack of protection for LGBTQ people in Georgia. “We are not strangers to rights violations,” he said. “LGBTQ individuals can still be fired for who they love or how they identify, [and] LGBTQ youth are 120 percent more likely to experience homelessness… While I understand the tough and challenging nature of constitutional rights cases, this is the perfect time for our community to again call on the commission to move forward with the Anti-Discrimination Legislation, the rainbow crosswalk and ensuring the citizens of Athens know the government is a welcoming people and the city is a welcoming place.” [Chris Dowd]

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Kemp last week seeking to have the election returned to November 2020.

The lawsuit stems from former district attorney Ken Mauldin’s decision to resign in February, rather than serve out the last year of his final term. That made his chief assistant, Brian Patterson, acting DA and triggered a special election in November, canceling the Democratic primary between Patterson and Gonzalez.

Under a little-known state law passed in 2018, if Kemp had appointed a replacement for Mauldin within six months of the general election, the election would be pushed back two years. That deadline came and went May 3. Gonzalez has repeatedly pushed Kemp to appoint an interim DA, but he has not, despite taking applications for the position in February. In the meantime, Patterson remains acting DA. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court by Atlanta lawyer Bruce P. Brown on behalf of Gonzalez and four Athens voters against Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. It alleges that voters are being disenfranchised by having their ability to choose a new district attorney this year taken away, and that the 2018 law is unconstitutional. The plaintiffs are asking a judge to require the state to put the race on the November 2020 ballot.

Athens resident John Barrow, who had been planning to run for state Supreme Court this year, filed a similar lawsuit earlier this year and lost, but his lawsuit was filed in state, not federal, court. Barrow and Beth Beskin had planned to run for the seat belonging to Justice Keith Blackwell, who announced his intention to step down in November. However, state officials would not allow Barrow and Beskin to qualify in March. The ruling allows Kemp to appoint Blackwell’s successor, who will then stand for re-election in 2022.

Blackwell and five more of the nine Supreme Court justices recused themselves in that case. Barrow blasted the three justices who did not step aside, saying their refusal “tainted” the ruling. He also said the decision would allow judges to nullify elections by resigning in the period between when an election is held and when their successor takes office. [BA] f

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1918 PANDEMIC CONTRIBUTED TO RISE OF NAZIS, STUDY SHOWS

FOLDED PIECE OF PAPER? ENVELOPE? PRIVACY SLEEVE?

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By Pete McCommons pete@flagpole.com

A new study published earlier this month sages that stir primal fears and hatreds in by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ways that Nazi propaganda minister Joseph says that the rise in deaths from the worldGoebbels would have envied. Extremist wide 1918 influenza epidemic may have movements like fascism thrive during times contributed to the later rise of the Nazi of tumult, and the current worldwide panParty in Germany in the 1930s. demic is just one more event that can be In 1918, Germany was reeling from a used by authoritarian regimes to widen and postwar economic decline following its strengthen their powers. devastating loss in World War I. The flu In 1918, when the influenza epidemic epidemic dealt the country another blow, raged around the globe, there were fewer as nearly 300,000 Germans died from the than 2 billion people on the planet. disease between 1918 and 1920. The new Presently, the world’s population nears study, conducted by 8 billion. In today’s economist Kristian and shrinkInfluenza deaths in 1918 crowded Blickle, said that the ing world, global are correlated with an epidemic “profoundly transportation and shaped German socicommunicaincrease in the share of votes instant ety” in the years after tion make possible the won by right-wing extremists. quick spread of viral World War I, and that its effects lasted into diseases and online the global depression times of the 1930s, misinformation. Despite having a worldwhen fascists came to power in Germany, class educational system for much of its vowing to make that country great again history, Germany’s population fell under after years of defeat, debt and dissension. the spell of the Nazi regime. Indeed, for “Influenza deaths in 1918 are correlated all its culture, the country also had a long with an increase in the share of votes won antisemitic past. In his 1996 book, Hitler’s by right-wing extremists” during German Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and elections at the time, says the study. It says the Holocaust, author Daniel Goldhagen that the vote for Nazis and other rightreminds readers that in Germany, antisemiwing parties in German elections after the tism was deeply rooted among students and war and the 1918 epidemic was “stronger faculty members on the campuses of the

So, from the safety of my quarantine somewhere in 30606, I received my absentee ballot, before the Republicans have had time to kneecap the USPS. My first thought was, Where’s the second envelope, per the instructions?

“3. After voting your ballot, enclose and securely seal the ballot in the smaller of the two envelopes provided, which is white and on which is printed ‘Official Absentee Ballot.’”

All I have is a folded sheet of white paper saying:

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Like many Americans, Germans in the 1930s were not overly fond of social distancing.

in regions that had historically blamed minorities, particularly Jews, for medieval plagues.” The Nazis and their ilk stirred fear and scapegoating in the populace of Germany and, said the Fed study, “the disease may have fostered a hatred of ‘others,’ as it was perceived to come from abroad.”

Today’s global pandemic provides more fodder for those who would use the tragedy of the coronavirus to spread political viruses of fear and falsehood. On Mar. 17, a statement from the Anti-Defamation League said, “As the coronavirus continues to surge globally, antisemitic, xenophobic and hateful messages and conspiracy theories are proliferating rapidly online.”

Indeed, one doesn’t have took look too far in cyberspace today to see memes and mes-

the country’s universities. Book burnings during the Nazi regime were sometimes led by university students.

Authoritarianism is again on the march in America and around the world today, and the COVID-19 pandemic is just one more warning that, unless we guard our liberties and exercise our collective responsibilities, “the land of the free and the home of the brave” could become the land of the lockstep and the home of the craven. A May 16 editorial piece in The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, includes sage civic advice for this nation’s voters in its prescription that “Americans must put a president in the White House come January 2021 who will understand that public health should not be guided by partisan politics.” f

The rest of the nonpartisan races are non-contested, except for two Georgia Supreme Court races, both of which include well-financed incumbents handpicked by the governor against underfunded challengers. According to the AJC, no incumbent state Supreme Court justice running for re-election has ever been defeated, so I say to hell with it.

Now, what about the primary races?

John Q. Williams is challenging Sheriff Ira Edwards, Jr. See p. 11 of this issue. The winner will face Republican Robert Hare.

Twelve of those people who ran in the OFFICIAL ABSENTEE BALLOT national Democratic primaries for president BALLOT MUST BE ENCLOSED. are still on the primary ballot. So, you can still vote for Bernie, but it won’t matter.

Ha ha! That’ll teach us to try to vote by If you grabbed yourself a Republican balabsentee ballot, against the wishes of our lot, you only get to vote for the Trump guy.

President, who tells us they’re crooked.

In the U.S. Senate primary, the race is Turns out, the Kemp/Raffensperger between former Columbus mayor Teresa State Voter Suppression Regime was just Tomlinson and investigative journalist Jon having their usual fun with us.

Ossoff, who is endorsed by Congressman Fortunately, our local Board of Elections John Lewis, for whom Ossoff interned website (athensclarkecounty.com) has an while in high school. Tomlinson, Ossoff and explanation: “Although the instructions the other primary candidates are competing in the Absentee Ballot package mention to be the Democrat who will run against an envelope, voters should instead use the Republican Sen. David Perdue in November. ballot paper sleeve.

The other U.S. The Elections Office Senate race is not on The Kemp/Raffensperger this ballot, because it will accept ballots that State Voter Suppression is a “jungle” special do not include the privacy paper sleeve.” election in November, Regime was just having their So, in other words, in which Gov. Kemp’s usual fun with us. just ignore the official rich appointee Kelly instructions from Loefller defends her the Georgia Secretary of State’s office and seat against Republican and Democratic throw away the “privacy paper sleeve,” and challengers alike. your ballot will be fine.

In the contested primary race for public Your ballot—which, by the way, has the service commissioner, Daniel Blackman wrong date on it, since the primary/election and John Noel are both environmentally was postponed to June 9—is a combination concerned Democrats who are vying to run primary ballot and nonpartisan general against Republican commissioner Bubba election ballot, or just the latter if you chose McDonald so that they can rein in Georgia to stay out of the party squabbles.

Power. Neither has a prayer.

In spite of all those names in all those If you live in the 10th Congressional races, there are only two-to-four contested District part of Athens-Clarke County, elections on the nonpartisan general Tabitha Johnson-Green, who came out of election ballot, depending on which ACC Sandersville last time to win the Democratic district you live in. The rest just give you nomination, is running again, this time the democratic prerogative of voting for against Athenian Andrew Ferguson. The priincumbents who have no opposition, sort mary winner will have the privilege of getof like in Russia. ting stomped by the Republican, Jody Hice, So, the contested non-partisan races? If unless Trump’s coattails go up in smoke. you live in an even-numbered ACC district, The sliver of Athens-Clarke that falls into I urge you to read the series concluding the 9th Congressional District has three this Flagpole issue that has featured quesDemocrats—Devin Pandy, Brooke Siskin tion-and-answer interviews with all the and Dan Wilson—all newcomers to politics, commission candidates. You can find your running to be the Democratic sacrifice in district’s candidates in the archives on flagthe general election against a whole slate pole.com. Mariah Parker, in District 2, has of Republican candidates that includes the no challenger. The District 4 Q&A is in the owner of Athens gun store Clyde’s Armory Apr. 22 Flagpole; District 6 is in the Apr. 29 and former congressman Paul Broun, Jr., issue; District 8 is in the May 13 issue and who is raffling off an assault weapon as part District 10 is in this May 27 issue. These of his campaign. Wonder if he bought it at interviews give you a pretty good idea of Clyde’s? where the candidates are coming from, and Well, it’s a long ballot, and I may have they’re worth a careful read. missed something, even with this sketchy There’s one Board of Education race, in look at it. And of course, if you’re early District 2, where Mary Bagby faces Kirrena voting or voting day-of, it’s the same ballot.

Gallagher. Both are community activists And remember, voting is not a privilege, it’s who have or have had kids in the local puba right, even if you don’t want to pretend lic school system. that a piece of folded paper is an envelope. f

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DISTRICT 10 COMMISSIONER MIKE HAMBY DRAWS HIS FIRST OPPOSITION

By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com

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thens-Clarke County Commissioner Additionally, we must protect the finanMike Hamby has been living every cial health of our community, from small politician’s dream. When he first ran for the businesses to contractors without instiDistrict 10 seat in 2008, no one ran against tutional safety nets. I agree with a morahim—a rarity for an open spot. Same in torium to halt evictions, rent increases or 2012, and again in 2016. But he wasn’t so utility cutoffs during this difficult time. I lucky in 2020. also know property owners have mortgages Hamby’s first-ever challenger, Knowa to pay, which is why we should call for susJohnson, describes himself as “a facilitapension of mortgage payments. tor and organizer with a genuine connection to my community.” The 49-year-old Orlando native is a relative newcomer to Athens, moving here in 2012, but has made a big mark in just eight years, starting the music promotion business United Group of Artists and co-founding the Athens Hip Hop Awards and the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement with his wife, Mokah Jasmine Johnson. With the AADM, he has successfully pushed for reforms, like an ordinance banning discrimination at downtown bars and restrictions on cash bail.

The Johnsons have become one of Mike Hamby Athens’ preeminent power couples, with Mokah running for state representative this year as well.

In order to address the complexities of Not that Hamby, 50, hasn’t been busy, the situation, I’d like to see a permanent critoo. He currently runs an office-cleaning sis response team assembled of government business, but he is also a burgeoning artofficials, nonprofit and private industry ist and has worked formerly as a waiter, stakeholders, and community members. substitute teacher, financial advisor, execThrough collaboration, this could increase utive director of the Democratic Party of our community’s resilience to this and Georgia and—what he calls “the best job future disruptions. ever”—wine salesman. As commissioner, he has served on the Economic Development FP: What is your plan to reduce Athens’ Authority, Athens Downtown Development persistently high poverty rate?

Authority, Pension Board and Government Operations Committee.

MH: The M&C allocated $4 million Both recently answered a few questions towards an effort to reduce poverty from Flagpole to help voters make up their in Athens. The Prosperity Package has minds before the June 9 election. taken a first step by working with Family Connection-Communities in Schools for an Flagpole: How would you rate Athensexpanded Neighborhood Leader Program.

Clarke County’s response to the coronavirus This program works to support and assist pandemic? community members in poverty. We have also approved hiring grant specialists to Mike Hamby: The Mayor and leverage the $4 million for grant dollars Commission took early and decisive action that may be available for our efforts. The to adopt protective measures to prevent M&C identified topics to focus on in an the spread of this virus. The M&C and our effort to address the poverty rate, including ACC staff are working every day to respond physical and behavioral health, early childto community concerns and suggestions, hood education, workforce development, addressing the daily changing issues with business development support for minority COVID-19, as well as planning a $3 miland underserved communities, and stabilion-plus local economic recovery effort. lization efforts for neighbors in poverty.

More importantly, the citizens, non-profits, We anticipate utilizing a participatory schools, businesses and local health-care budgeting process and intensive citizen providers are doing the hard work of makand non-profit engagement to help identify ing sure neighbors are being looked after, future efforts. “We’re All in This Together” people are getting necessary supplies and has been a theme for fighting a health virus health concerns are being attended to. impacting our community. If we apply that Athens deserves high marks for how we’ve same spirit towards our poverty pandemic, come together to deal with this challenging then Athens will overcome poverty as well. situation.

KJ: I plan to support the efforts of the Knowa Johnson: I agree with the deciEconomic Justice Coalition, United Campus sion to shelter in place and shut down busiWorkers of Georgia and those leading the nesses and schools. Given the nature of this push for living wages. I will also work with crisis, the mayor and commissioners have other commissioners to pinpoint the best made appropriate decisions. model out of those on the table and those

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that are producing wanted results in other communities. I would like to see $1 million invested in each district for anti-poverty initiatives, and to form a diverse coalition of government, private and nonprofit stakeholders who are on the ground and serious about reducing this rate.

We should establish TADs in the areas most affected first. I will push for a ticket center for events where profits from sales could be used for community projects.

FP: What would you do to protect the arts and the music scene and assist the local businesses that make Athens unique?

MH: Athens’ economy should work for everyone, from workforce development for the manufacturing worker, to helping with website development for the artist, to supporting the restaurateur and baker to get their product into grocery stores, to assisting with the creation of more minority-owned businesses. We can do this by recognizing the arts as a career and structuring economic development incentives towards recruitment and retention of artisans, and establishing a creative incubator that offers space, grants and professional support. We should also create the same type of incubator for small minority-owned businesses. We need to harness the entrepreneurial efforts in Athens and create ways to introduce them to the world economy.

This can be done for our maker economy by providing assistance and incentives to those exploring ways to increase their product reach within and beyond the borders of Athens. Furthermore, we can also develop incentives for small businesses to hire locally, and to offer second-chance opportunities.

with a future proposal to bury the power lines along Milledge Avenue and elsewhere.

KJ: No. FP: Please list any other issue(s) you feel are important and your solution(s).

MH: The virus has shown that we need to be more diligent in finding ways for residents and local businesses to make ends meet during and after challenging times. A stronger revolving loan or grant program should be established to offer assistance during difficult times. The virus has also demonstrated how important regional partnerships are in dealing with the safety and health of our communities. The Northeast Georgia region shares two outstanding hospitals, both located in Athens, that service 17 counties. The region needs to be on the same page in dealing with any health-care crisis, and the establishment of a Regional Emergency Health Commission to develop a response plan for dealing with any future community health emergencies would be a good first step.

KJ: According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, in Georgia, only 41 affordable and available rental homes exist for every 100 “extremely low-income renter households.” As a result, hundreds of thousands of Georgians pay more than half their incomes for rent (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities).

KJ: Expanding our music and artistic culture can only be a benefit to Athens-Clarke County. It will help drive economic growth for our entire community by opening doors for more people to participate in the entertainment sector of the economy as both audience members and artists. The heart and soul of Athens is its artistic culture, and with just a little help, we could expand that goodness to touch many more lives.

I would push for a one-stop shop for support and funding of the arts community through grants, collaborative fundraising and contact service opportunities. We should stop charging event producers for usage of the city-owned stage.

FP: Commissioner Hamby was once Knowa Johnson a super-district commissioner representing half the county. Would you push the legislature to restore super districts Athens-Clarke County can do better after the 2020 Census? than financial segregation. By weaving mixed-use affordable housing throughout MH: Yes, and it’s been a state legislative the county (and other policy solutions), we request numerous times. Super-districts can strengthen the fabric of our communiafforded everybody in Athens to have two ties and schools, and help to stitch shut the representatives on the commission. Superopportunity gaps through which low-indistricts also created opportunities for com- come families can so easily slip. missioners to partner on zoning issues and We should pass a parallel ordinance to on projects that have county-wide implireduce the penalty of marijuana possession cations. For example, the pedestrian loop that disproportionately affects people of along Timothy and Mitchell Bridge that color. two commissioners are promoting: With We need to get serious about the wealth super-districts, we would have at least four gap in Athens by supporting low-income, commission districts impacted to help make middle-income and minority entrepreneurs that happen. The same scenario could apply through grants and other opportunities. f

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DETECTIVE CHALLENGES LONGTIME INCUMBENT IRA EDWARDS

TAYLOR SHAW’S NEW MURAL CELEBRATES ATHENS MUSIC

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ccording to both candidates in next the system. But jail shouldn’t be “a welfare month’s Democratic primary, the system where everybody gets things for Clarke County sheriff’s race is a free,” Edwards said. “Otherwise, the jail referendum on incumbent Ira Edwards’ five becomes a hotel.” terms in office.

Securus has donated $450 to Edwards’ Edwards, first elected in 2000, says he campaign—another issue in the race. offers “proven leadership,” which is espeAccording to the website Athens Politics cially important during the COVID-19 panNerd, he has raised $9,300 from bail demic. “The Titanic had stable leadership, bondsmen and contractors of the private but it still sunk,” replied his Democratic prison industry. His largest campaign opponent, John Q. Williams, during a donor is James Owens, owner of Double recent online forum. “If “O” Bonding company, you’ve been in office 20 who gave $2,000 in years and nothing has 2019. Other contribugotten better, there’s no tors include Wellpath point in hanging your hat PAC ($600), Global on being there 20 years.”

Tel Link ($600), Apps Williams—a serAuburn ($600), Legacy geant with the AthensCommissary Services Clarke County Police CEO Derek Strickland Department who ($1,000), Liberty Bonding investigates domestic owner Nathan Owens violence and missing ($500), Aaron Bonding persons—points to a Company owner John 2019 audit of the sheriff’s Elliott ($1,050) and prodepartment that found bation contractor Five that the county jail was Points Solutions ($750), woefully understaffed, campaign finance records Ira Edwards turnover was high and show. Global Tel Link, deputy morale was low. which also has a contract Edwards called the audit an opportunity for with the sheriff’s department, faced charges improvement, and said that no agency is of bribery in 2017 and settled with the without problems. state of Mississippi for a $2.5 million fine.

Williams also criticized Edwards for travElliott is also a former chairman of the eling too much. “I’m out in this community Athens Republican Party. Despite running regardless of whether it’s an election year or as a Democrat, Edwards has accepted connot,” he said. Edwards acknowledged that tributions from several Republicans, includhe travels extensively because of his leading Senate Majority Leader Butch Miller of ership positions in state and national law Gainesville. During the Athens Community enforcement associations.

Agenda forum, Edwards touted his endorseIn response to Williams’ assertion that ment by a broad spectrum of leaders, such the sheriff’s department needs fresh ideas, as former mayor Nancy Denson, former Edwards pointed to rehabilitation programs University of Georgia football coach Vince he started. More than 350 Dooley and civil rights inmates have earned their activist Fred Smith.

GEDs while in jail, he said.

“This is not Democratic, Williams has also been Republican or indepencritical of using unpaid dent,” he said. “I have supinmate labor, although port across the board.”

Edwards isn’t responWilliams had raised a sible for this practice. little over $6,000 as of the “I think profiting off of end of March, including prison labor is unethical, contributions from comimmoral and it just should missioners Melissa Link not be happening,” he and Mariah Parker and said. commission candidates Williams also said that Carol Myers and Jesse prices for inmates’ phone Houle. None of his conJohn Q. Williams calls and commissary tributions appear to have goods are “ridiculously come from jail industry high,” accusing Edwards of price gouging. contractors or bail bondsmen. Edwards has Edwards said profits from the commissary raised a total of $51,000, according to his go toward rehabilitation programs. “We’re most recent filing in January. pouring this money back into the inmates, Early voting has already begun at so they can become productive citizens,” he the ACC Board of Elections at 155 E. said.

Washington St., and voters can also cast Athens-Clarke County has a contract their ballots on Election Day June 9 or by with the private company Securus Tech to mail. Absentee ballot applications are availprovide phone service at the jail. Securus able at mvp.sos.ga.gov.

Tech keeps 20% and kicks back 80% to the The winner of the Democratic primary local government—$200,000 a year. Several will go on to face Republican Robert Hare, a ACC commissioners and the progressive Marine veteran and former Clarke County group Athens for Everyone have criticized sheriff’s deputy, in November. f

Though travel plans are still on hold for Shaw, who received his MFA from the most right now, Taylor Shaw’s new mural Lamar Dodd School of Art in 2019, now is its own in-town destination. Appearing lives in Mobile, AL, where he teaches at the on the cover of Flagpole this week, the University of South Alabama. Aware that painting was designed to resemble a vintage he’d be working on a tight timeline, Shaw “Greetings from…” postcard, and celeprepped for the mural by taking care of brates the Classic City as a cultural mecca. measurements, sketches and stencil cutting Embedded in the block letters of “ATHENS” in advance. Once in Athens, he was able to is a collage of local music references: prime, outline and spray-paint the mural in R.E.M., the Morton Theatre, of Montreal, a process that required roughly eight hours Danger Mouse, The B-52’s, Widespread a day over the course of six days.

Panic and Drive-By Truckers.

Influenced by tourism imagery, Shaw’s “The postcard is a symbol of the freedom body of work reflects interests in the econof travel and a way to promote one’s city,” omy of nostalgia, production of souvenirs says Shaw, whose love of fonts stems from and understandings of the “local experihis background in graphic design. “The ence.” The beachy, leisure-loving aesthetic painting of the postcard turns a handheld of his hometown of Destin, FL carries souvenir into a huge backdrop for people to over into his other projects like sculptural take pictures in front of. I’m interested in pop-up miniature golf courses and lovseeing how this plays out on social media now as a new form of the ‘postcard,’ or a digital souvenir.”

Shaw’s mural is located in an alley off of Clayton Street on the exterior wall of Classic City Cycling, a new indoor cycling studio housed in the former Chick Music space. Though the public debut in March was postponed due to the pandemic, owner Crystal Rene de Cotret intends to officially open her business on June 6 for socially distanced spin classes. After first spotting Shaw’s Georgia’s state flower, the Cherokee Rose signature style at Creature Comforts, where he was commissioned to create artably garish airbrushed T-shirts. More of work in celebration of the brewery’s fifth the artist’s work can be seen outside of anniversary, she decided to reach out about Chuck’s Fish, where he created the “Hey painting a similar postcard-inspired mural Baby” mural influenced by retro signs, and for the city of Athens.

Southern Brewing Company, where an With the permission of the building installation of three-dimensional block letowner, de Cotret worked directly with the ters painted with local landmarks spells out Athens Downtown Development Authority, “ATHENS.” which funded the commission. The mural “My advice for younger artists trying to falls along the proposed route for the “Walk get into public art is just to keep trying,” he of Fame,” an upcoming public art projsays. “You’ll be rejected 100 times before ect—partially funded by a tourism product someone lets you put up one mural… but development grant received by the ADDA you gotta keep creating and not let that from the Georgia Department of Economic stop you from putting your visions out Development—that will install a series of there. Someone will love them, but if they artist-designed plaques honoring musicians just stay in your head, nobody will get the who have helped build Athens’ identity as a chance to see them.” music town.

After returning home to find that classes “I always try and do a deep dive into had been suspended for the semester, Shaw cities and subjects when creating these set out to connect people who have been murals, and having lived in Athens for five sheltering in place through a new project years, worked downtown, and gone to UGA called “Quits from Quarantine.” Using an for my master’s gave me a deeper underopen call through Instagram (@lazerchef), standing of the scene,” says Shaw. “I dove Shaw mailed six wooden quilt pieces to each into the music scene history and tried to interested participant to decorate. Returned pick iconic album covers, logos, local landpieces will be assembled into a large display marks and imagery to pay homage to all the representing creativity from across the things that make downtown Athens great.” country. f

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#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 offering financial aid to artists in need. All local artists, arts organizations or arts-based projects are welcome to apply. www.athensarts.org ATHENS POP-UP PARK CALL FOR PUBLIC ART (Athens, GA) The ACC Leisure Services Department is seeking an artist or team to design a bus wrap for a new minibus that will be used to visit events and neighborhoods to share special programming. The selected artist will be paid $800, and the cost of production will be covered by Leisure Services.

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ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) Virtual classes are now held through Zoom. “Calligraphy Club” is held every first Thursday, 5:30–7 p.m.

FREE! “Brush Lettering” is offered May 26 at 6 p.m. or June 20 at 1 p.m. $25. “Pencil Calligraphy Class” is offered June 6 at 1 p.m. $15.

“Modern Calligraphy with Pointed Dip Pen” is offered June 13 at 1 p.m. $25.www.kaartist.com DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8 a.m. Email for details. jaseyjones@gmail.com 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

Auditions THE CAROL BURNETT SKETCHES (Elbert Theatre, Elberton) Encore Productions hosts auditions for this comedy production. Be prepared to read excerpts from the script.

Auditions are on June 1–2, 6–8 p.m.

Rehearsals will be held mid-June through August, with performances following Aug. 21–23 and Aug. 28–30. 706-283-1049

Help Out BLOOD DRIVES (Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center) All blood types are urgently needed after over 160 blood drives were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Drives will be held May 26 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support and May 28 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the hospital’s Oconee Health Campus. Schedule appointments online using the sponsor code ARMC. www.redcrossblood.org THE ARK’S SHERO 2020 Join The Ark in honoring the women whose strength, courage, stamina and grace shine forth in the darkness of the present crisis. Send a card to mothers, teachers and nurses through the month of May. Each $10 donation per card will benefit The Ark’s

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.) “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” features over 60 objects spanning over 30 years of the famous stained glass artist’s career. • “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” is an annual exit show for the graduating master of fine arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. • “Rediscovering the Art of Victoria Hutson Huntley” contains approximately 30 lithographs and two paintings. Through June 21. • “Drama and Devotion in Baroque Rome” celebrates Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s influence. Through Aug. 23. • “Altered Landscapes: Photography in the Anthropocene” includes images that demonstrate humanity’s impact on the natural world. Through Sept. 27. Though the museum is temporarily closed, 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 incorporated additional set pieces built for Ad•Verse festival.

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Kidstuff ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art Club Junior” is for ages 8–12 and held on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. “Art Club for Teens is for ages 12–18 and held Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Check website for details and to register.

Classes are held over Zoom. $15. www.kaartist.com PROJECT SOCIAL STORY (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) ATHICA presents Project Social Story, a photo and film contest for local teens to share their experiences of social distancing, distance learning and staying at home. For ages 13–19. Submit up to five images or videos. Top submissions in the categories of “friends, family, pets, feeling and fun” will win prizes. Deadline May 31. www.athica.org/updates/projectsocialstory VIRTUAL FAMILY DAY (Online) The Hargrett Library hosts a virtual family day to highlight the exhibit “The Strategies of Suffrage: Mobilizing a Nation for Women’s Rights.” The event includes virtual tour stops, a suffragette storytime and craft activities. A limited number of craft kits will be available at Treehouse Kid & Craft. May 30, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. jhebbard@uga.edu VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMPS (Treehouse Kid and Craft) Each camper will receive a bundle of supplies to keep, organized projects, play dough, home rules, art bingo and more. Themes include creative beasts, under the sea, food trucks, insects, matchbox mice miniatures, slime and more. www. treehousekidandcraft.com

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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 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. Multiple online groups are now available. Days, times and contact information is available at www.namihall.org and www.namiga. org. 770-225-0804, namihallga@ gmail.com RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction.

Meetings are currently held through Zoom at zoom.us/j/2465753412.

Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! Find “Recovery Dharma Athens GA” on Facebook

On The Street ACRONYM (Athens, GA) ACRONYM is a new website compiling COVID19 aid for Athens-based live music venues and artists. Check the website for updated listings on funding and financial opportunities, mental health guides, organizational support, community resources and more. Visit acroynym.rocks ATHENS FARMERS MARKET (Bishop Park) The market is open with safety precautions in place.

Wear a mask, pre-order when possible, keep your family home and use cashless payments. Saturdays, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. www.athensfarmers market.net SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF ATHENS (Athens, GA) The Athens Welcome Center is offering self-guided tour

gallery at art.uga.edu, ‘Amiko Li: The Purpose of Disease” presents the Dodd MFA Fellow in photography’s explorations into acupuncture, palm reading, psychogenics, herbal supplements, antibiotics and the regeneration of limbs. • “KITCHEN” is a new animation by New York-based artist and former Athenian Michael Siporin Levine, inspired by his quarantine experience.

BFA exit shows are shared on Instagram at @dodd_galleries.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (293 Hoyt St.) The “45th Juried Exhibition” presents 199 works by 144 local artists. Through July. • 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. Through May. • Collections From Our Community presents “Hue and Carole Henry’s Banana Peels,” a photo series documenting a morning ritual in which Hue eats a banana and arranges the peel in a glass for Carole, who uses it as still-life material. • 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.

OCONEE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION (34 School St., Watkinsville) Juried by Chris Clamp, the 25th annual “Southworks” exhibition features a juried show of works in all media submitted from across the country. The 2020 Director’s Choice exhibit presents “Inside and Outside,” a solo show

by Tom Stanley of Rock Hill, SC. Both shows are available online at ocaf. com through May 29.

UGA OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY (1180 E. Broad St.) “The Earth Day (Art) Challenge” is a virtual exhibition of works commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Visit sustainability.uga.edu/earthday-art-challenge-exhibit.

UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIES (300 S. Hull St.) Online exhibitions include “Steele Vintage Broadcast Microphone Collection,” “Foxfire on Display at UGA: 50 Years of Cultural Journalism Documenting Folk Life in the North Georgia Mountains, September–December 2016,” “Covered With Glory: Football at UGA, 1892–1917” and “Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts and UGA Football, 1939–1950.” Visit digilab.libs.uga.edu/scl/exhibits.

One of Krysia Ara’s Project Ginkgo mosaics can be found on the lamp post outside of The Morton Theatre, which celebrates its 110th anniversary this month. brochures of their popular walking or driving tours. Read about some of the most iconic Athens landmarks and locations. Options include an African-Amercian Driving Tour, Downtown Athens Tour, Athens Music History Tour and more. There are also narrated Athens Podtours with recordings of local stories and music. www.athenswelcomecenter. com/tours STORMWATER CALENDAR (Athens, GA) The ACC Stormwater staff is seeking photos of water and nature scenes from all around Athens to create a wall calendar. Submit photos by email with the name of the photographer and a description of where, when and why it was taken. stormwater@accgov.com THE FINCH (Online) “The Finch” is a new podcast aimed to dissect complext issues with a multidisciplinary approach. Hear interviews with professionals from the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Human Research Protection Program and more. sptfy. com/thefinchpodcast 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 THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY: COVID-19 IN ATHENS, GA (Athens, GA) Historic Athens presents an 11-week, 55-episode interview series designed to document the effect of coronavirus on Athens. The free interactive series is available every weeekday at 1 p.m. through June 26. www.facebook. com/historicathens VIRTUAL LEISURE SERVICES (Online) ACC Leisure Services hosts various fitness classes, craft ideas, social distancing challenges, coding games for kids, daily crossword puzzles and other online activities. www. accgov.com/leisure

Virtual Events BAND TOGETHER: A VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES (Athens, GA) The Classic Center presents live performances on YouTube at Band Together Athens every Thursday at

7 p.m. Terrapin will host a “Terrapin Toast” introducing each act with a different personality each week.

See Ashley Walls and John King on May 28. Donations will support the Athens Area Community Foundations COVID-19 Community Response Fund. Local artists or businesses interested in participating should email bandtogether@ classiccenter.com GARDEN PORTAL PRESENTS (Online) Michael Potter hosts virtual performances every Thursday at 7 p.m. May 28 features the Magic Tuber Stringband (NC), and upcoming performers include Ariel Ackerly, Rob Noyes (Boston) and J.R. Bohannon (NY). bit.ly/2WHkRwF IN THEIR SHOES 10K RUN & WALK (Athens) Proceeds benefit the Piedmont Athens Regional’s Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support.

This year’s race will be held virtually.

Participants can register and submit their final scores by the end of May. $25 (cancer survivors), $40. www. intheirshoesathens.org LIVE FROM OVER THERE (The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording) Watch live broadcasts from musicians’ homes. Find Tweed Recording on Facebook for updates to the schedule. www.twitch.tv/tweed recording ONLINE TRAINING ON TRAUMAINFORMED CARE (Online) The Athens Area Community Foundation, in partnership with Envision Athens and the Athens Wellbeing Project, hosts a free online traning course on trauma-informed care. May 28, 8:30–11:30 a.m. Search for the Athens Area Community Foundation on Eventbrite.com. info@athensarea cf.org THE CRY BABY LOUNGE PRESENTS (Online) Eli Saragoussi hosts bimonthly shows using YouTube Premeire. Taylor Chmura, Nicholas Mallis and Strawberry Runners (Philadelphia) perform on May 29 at 7:30 p.m. Find The Cry Baby Lounge on Facebook. elinor. saragoussi@gmail.com VIRTUAL DRAG STORYTIME (Online) Athens PRIDE and Avid Bookshop co-host virtual storytimes with drag queens through Facebook Live. See Cola Fizz on May 29. Every Friday in May at 7 p.m. www.facebook.com/athensgapride f

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ADVICE FOR ATHENS’ LOOSE AND LOVELORN

By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com

By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com

NESTING TIME: I have no idea how this slipped

under my radar, but Father Werewolf released its debut album, Red Bird, back on Apr. 1. Composed of longtime Athens rockers Mandy Branch, Forrest Leffer and Christian Phily, the band strikes the tuneful three-way intersection between early punk rock, ‘90s college radio and melodic math rock. And while I wouldn’t exactly call this retro, there does seem to be a profound sense of rejection and embrace—the former being a jettisoning of the modern world, and the latter a soft but deliberate folding of oneself into patterns of nostalgia driven by muscle memory. I’m most taken by the tracks that float their melodicism as a banner, like the title track, “Please Don’t,” and “Inner Pool.” Truth be told, this is enjoyable from start to finish, and, for listeners of a certain age, this will sound—counterintuitively—both of a certain time and timeless.

For everyone else, dig at your own speed.

Check this out now over at fatherwerewolf. bandcamp.com.

cassette sometime in the last 20 years, somewhere in the state of Georgia.” Also as usual, the core trio (Michael Pierce, Michael Potter and Thom Strickland) make ready art from improvisational sounds that are layered such that they always total more than the mere sum of their parts. The first side of this flows forward dreamily, with electronics creating illusions of wind, gull squawks, etc. This bleeds over for a moment into Side B, which quickly moves into primitive free jazz and string scraping before delivering some quick wow and flutter, and then shutting down completely. In the full scope of the vastness of The Electric Nature’s catalog, this is likely not essential, but it is a nice introduction to what’s going on if you’ve never been introduced to them before. Introductions are now happening on an ongoing basis over at theelectricnature. bandcamp.com.

Hey Bonita, I’m really not handling this quarantine very well. I’m lucky enough to be able to continue working from home, which means that the stimulus payment is extra money for me.

Normally, I’d take a weekend trip with my friends somewhere close, like Savannah, but everything is shut down. Honestly, I’m just bored and lonely. I’m able to do Zoom meetings with coworkers, and I even did this virtual dance party thing last week, but I feel like none of it is enough, and I even started crying for a while after the dance party. I miss my friends and family. I want to go out and have some drinks. I want to get some booty.

I’m sure I’m not the only one. Is this depression? Should I get professional help? I just feel so sad these days.

Thank you, Bonita Apple-none

our state. This disease is still out there and still contagious, and the choice is ours: Care to roll the dice for a night out on the town?

Me neither.

Social distancing and isolation are the only proven ways to slow the spread of this contagion. This isn’t about government control or anything stupid like that, but about the future. Do yourself a favor and read up on the Black Death in the 14th century, which was much less deadly in places that quickly quarantined their cities from outsiders. It was still deadly, mind you, but Poland experienced so few deaths compared to the rest of Europe that a rumor persists that the country was spared completely. I tell you this to really put a bow on the very real and very good outcomes that we could experience by seeing this through. Needless to say,

Hey Ms. Apple-none, This is a lot like the question I got last week, and I am really happy to get another shot at answering this. I told Lonely, Broke and Struggling to just kinda get into their current circumstances and make the best of it, and I worry that I sounded dismissive or something. I am not telling anyone to give up or to go gentle into this dark night, but to understand that acceptance (understanding what situations you have power over and can affect change upon) is a huge part of dealing with life in a healthy, productive way.

I also want to get drinks and booty on a beautiful Athens summer weekend. I want to twerk with DJ Mahogany on the Little Kings patio. I want to go to work, of all places, and I want my regular daily schedule back. I want life to return to normal. So do you, and so do most of us. But what we have to accept is that contagions are not able to reason, they are not able to see our loneliness and depression. Disease will not feel sympathy for us and give us a weekend off to party down, crash pools and get laid.

It’s been two months now since my job sent me home, and we still haven’t seen a decline or stabilization in the COVID-19 cases in

I don’t recommend going out and getting action.

Hop on Tinder and find a hottie to sext and connect with, then ride them into the sunset once this is all over.

I definitely recommend getting a therapist. There are plenty of local options for therapy via telephone or video conference, and check with your insurance to see if they cover mental health services. If you need a more affordable option, I recommend starting with Family Counseling Services and asking about their sliding scale. My therapist and I do bi-weekly phone sessions, and it’s been a real godsend. I’ve sobbed on the phone with them in pure desperation and loneliness, but sometimes I just share recipes and plans for the day. It’s great to have someone to talk to, even if you’re paying them, and there’s stuff you can discuss with a therapist that you might not be comfortable discussing with friends or family. Your therapist can suggest things to do with your downtime and safe ways to get the social contact that you need. I cannot, in good conscience, make any recommendations that go against social distancing, because I do not want you to get sick or worse. I want this to end soon, just like you. f

HEEEEREEEE’S MICHAEL!: In related news, the

aforementioned Michael Potter (Garden Portal, Null Zone) has started a cool web HOME REMEDIES: Phelan LaVelle and Greg series named Garden Portal Presents O’Connell, each of Athens’ bedrock that streams each Thursday evening at psych-dealers Shade, just released a self7 p.m. It features Potter as host, talking made “quarantine album” under the moniabout whatever he wants (label news, music, etc.), and then features largely pre-recorded main guest spots of featured musicians and artists. The series will be nearly a month old by the time you read this, and this week’s show features the Magic Tuber Stringband (North Carolina).

Upcoming shows will feature Ariel Ackerly, Boston’s Rob Noyes and New York’s J.R. Bohannon, and some select local performers. Because YouTube links are completely Peavey, Poco, Phelan LaVelle and Greg O’Connell of PPP&G unwieldy I’ve gone ahead and shortened ker PPP&G. The extra Ps are for Peavey and the one for Garden Portal Presents, and Poco, who are presumably the sweet dogs here it is: bit.ly/2WHkRwF. So, enjoy! featured on the cover art. And if they’re HEY, HOW YA DOIN’?: It’s been over a year since not, well, they should be. The five-song Sean McDonald (MMM Sound) had a dedrelease is self-titled and a very mellow, icated release from his long-running project lightly psychedelic pop excursion. There are Heat Sureens, but he’s come back into a couple of dips into art-rock rhythms (the focus with the new single “Good Morning.” bass line of “The Watch,” for example), but Largely built from vocal loops and echoes, mostly this is really relaxing and doesn’t there’s not a lot of meat on these bones, require a whole lot of attention. It’s almost and the song is sparse even where its parts as if PPP&G, even while in quarantine, are crowded. The overall effect is that of never stopped anticipating an endless sumsomeone whispering quickly in your ear, mer. All in all, not a bad project. Plan your then dashing away before you can discern picnic over at pppg.bandcamp.com. what they said. While this may not be the AT A TIME AND PLACE: The Electric Nature most compelling release in Heat Sureens’ roars again this month with the release of pile of releases, it was a nice reminder to go the two-track, 40-minute Forest Wisdom. back and visit McDonald’s prodigious outAssuming its familiar position between put from over the years. Consider this your specificity and vaguery, all we know about reminder, too, and head to mmmsound. this record is that it “was recorded live to bandcamp.com to dig in. f

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