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By Blake Aued news@flagpole.com Everyone knew it was coming, and then it came—Athens’ COVID-19 cases spiked almost straight up, thanks largely to University of Georgia students.

Monday, Aug. 31, Clarke County set an unwelcome milestone with 3,000 cumulative cases since March. The following Tuesday, the county saw by far its largest number of positive tests ever for a single day, then broke that record two days later.

On Sept. 2, UGA released its latest batch of weekly statistics: 821 positive COVID-19 tests for the week of Aug. 24–30, including 798 students and 23 employees. That was a fourfold increase over the previous week and brought the total number of cases at UGA to over 1,000 just two weeks after students moved into the dorms. The figure is also likely very low—it includes tests conducted on campus as well as those self-reported through the DawgCheck app, but not all students are using DawgCheck. In addition, 5.4% of the 1,800 asymptomatic students and employees tested at Legion Field over the week were positive, up from 2.4% for Aug. 17–23 and 0.4% for Aug. 10–16. That means the virus is spreading, and if the percentages are correct for the whole 50,000-strong UGA community, there could be thousands of asymptomatic carriers walking around with the potential to infect more vulnerable individuals. “It’s pretty frightening,” Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Melissa Link said last week.

UGA President Jere Morehead issued a statement urging students to continue wearing masks, “make wise decisions,” stay away from venues where social distancing is impossible, and “resist the temptation” to attend social gatherings. (Keep in mind, these are teenagers and twentysomethings.)

He also said to “be very careful and think of the health of everyone around you” to students headed out of town for Labor Day weekend.

Link said she was pleased to see police enforcing the mask ordinance and social distancing requirements downtown. She also echoed Morehead’s concerns about travel, wondering what will happen when students carry the virus back to elderly relatives in their hometowns. “I fear there will be a lot of funerals around Christmastime across Georgia,” Link said.

UGA is now putting up some quarantined students in local hotels. In addition to 99 dorm rooms reserved for COVID-19 patients, the university is using the 195room Georgia Center hotel for quarantine, and has “secured nearly 200 rooms from private vendors in the local community.”

Those 500 rooms fall far short of what would be required to quarantine everyone who’s positive, but UGA is still telling students to go home. “Generally, all students, upon receiving the results of a positive test, are encouraged to leave campus immediately and return to their primary residence for support at home whenever possible,” according to a news release. “However, the university is providing housing for those students who are unable to return home for a variety of reasons.

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“UGA’s Student Care and Outreach will engage with all students who require isolation and will assist them with support based on their individual circumstances.”

New statistics will be released shortly after this issue of Flagpole hits racks, so stay tuned and check flagpole.com for the latest.

COVID Setback Affects Schools UGA’s decision to bring students back for in-person instruction and its inability to control the pandemic on campus means that K-12 students are that much further away from being able to go back to school.

“The UGA effect, as we are aware, is in full force now,” Amy Roark, director of nursing for the Clarke County School District, told school board members at a work session last week. “We’re in a very critical period here in Clarke County. We need to see how our community responds to college students being back, how the university responds to managing their COVID cases.”

After three weeks of encouraging trends in August, COVID-19 cases spiked to record levels. As of Sept. 3, there were 723 cases per 100,000 people in Clarke County over a 14-day period. CCSD officials want to see that number drop to 175 before starting to reopen schools in phases. “I do think we’re headed in the wrong direction right now,” Roark said. “I hope that we can flatten this curve in time.”

Meanwhile, CCSD continued to prepare for the start of online learning Sept. 8.

Chromebooks and iPads for younger students are on back order, but the district has sufficient devices for grades 3-12 and is purchasing additional 1,200 hotspots for students who lack internet access, as well as extending school WiFi into parking lots.

Meals are available for pickup from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Clarke Middle, Hilsman Middle and Whitehead Road Elementary schools, or delivery by school bus. CCSD is also selling desks for $5 that can be picked up at Old Gaines on Sept. 12, 19 or 26. Childcare scholarships are available to qualifying families.

School board members expressed frustration that some people are not wearing masks and aren’t making the connection between masks and reopening schools.

Other parts of Georgia are getting the virus under control. Cobb County, for example, is down to 200 cases per 100,000 and is starting to reopen. Interim superintendent Xernona Thomas called the situation frustrating, but there are factors outside of CCSD’s control. “Unfortunately, we’re paying a price for other people’s bad decisions,” Roark said.

Commission Approves Tax Districts West Broad Street, Lexington Road, North Avenue, Newton Bridge Road, Georgia Square Mall and the eastern edge of downtown are targeted for redevelopment under a proposal the Athens-Clarke County Commission approved last week.

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The commission tentatively approved those six tax allocation districts (TADs) last week. If the districts are formally approved later this fall, property tax revenue from those districts will be set aside to entice new development. Tax rates remain the same—all the revenue is drawn from new development.

TADs set the current property taxes within the district at a baseline; then additional revenue from new development and rising property values is set aside for a period of years to be spent on infrastructure in blighted areas or to pay back bonds for infrastructure built up front. When the TAD expires, the added tax revenue can be spent on anything. An example is Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta, where the city used a TAD to remove soil contamination from a long-shuttered steel mill, clearing the way for a mixed use development.

In Athens’ case, TADs could be used to build bike lanes and sidewalks or add a park and a transit hub to the mall and encourage redeveloping empty factories on Newton Bridge Road, filling vacant commercial properties or redeveloping outdated apartment complexes, Individual projects will be tailored to fit the needs of whatever private developments ACC approves.

Stakeholder groups will be part of the process, and developers will be required to sign “community benefit agreements,” pledging them to provide services like job training in exchange for TAD benefits.

“There is still a lot of concern about TADs being connected to gentrification, and people are very leery,” said Commissioner Ovita Thornton, who pushed to add the language about community benefits to the framework the commission approved Sept. 1. “I think it’s a great concept,” Manager Blaine Williams said.

The six districts together make up about 6.6% of ACC’s property tax base and are worth over $1 billion combined. Revenue will depend on the value of new projects and how long the TAD lasts, but could potentially be tens of millions of dollars.

Eligible uses for the money include transportation, water and sewer infrastructure, affordable housing, parks, economic development and youth programs.

The commission will formally vote to approve the TADs in November, then send them on to the Clarke County Board of Education. The BOE must also approve them because they would affect the school district’s tax revenue. They would take effect Dec. 31, when properties’ assessed tax values are set for 2021. Mayor Kelly Girtz abandoned an effort to create TADs last fall due to the tight timeline, but the county has been laying the groundwork with CCSD ever since, holding commission work sessions and briefing the BOE on the topic.

The commission also approved an agreement with the Athens Downtown Development Authority for an unrelated development on a county-owned parking lot at Hoyt and Jackson streets. The development plans call for a 560-space parking deck, 130 residential units—including senior housing—and space for artists and craftspeople.

Girtz and commissioners added provisions requiring the development to be built sustainably and energy efficient, and requiring that 20% of the units be set aside as affordable for residents making less than 80% of the area’s median income.

Commissioner Tim Denson said he was happy to see the county using its leverage to gain concessions. “That is the first step we have to be doing if we’re ever going to take care of this affordable-housing situation,” he said.

In other business, the commission approved a multi-use path along Cherokee Road; bike lanes on South Hull, South Rocksprings and South Lumpkin streets; and sidewalks on Holman Avenue and Magnolia Street. It also changed a law regarding home-operated daycares allowing them to care for up to six children instead of four.

In addition, an ACC-Winterville joint development authority is now accepting emergency loan and grant applications from small businesses through Sept. 22, with $2.6 million available. Contact jda@accgov. com for more information. The Northeast Georgia Business Alliance (negabusinessalliance.org) is also offering grants through Sept. 30. f

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he conventions are over, and Labor Day is behind us, marking the unofficial start of campaign season. Here’s a look at a few of the storylines Flagpole will be following in the coming months.

COUNTING VOTES: After the June 9 primary, Athens-Clarke County election officials worked through the night and into the following afternoon to count the more than 15,000 absentee ballots local voters had returned. Turnout will be much higher in November, so several days could elapse before final results are released. A federal SAVANNAH COLE / FILE

judge recently ruled that Georgia ballots postmarked by Election Day should be counted even if they arrive up to three days late, and in a close race, those stragglers could be the difference.

Further complicating matters, the U.S. Postal Service is in crisis and is urging voters to drop their ballots in the mail at least a week in advance. Alternatively, local voters will be able to put their ballots in drop boxes at the ACC Board of Elections and other locations around town.

The ACC government is mailing an absentee ballot request form to every voter in the county who hasn’t requested one already. The Georgia secretary of state’s office also has a new online portal to request a ballot at sos.ga.gov.

YOUNG VOTERS: Let’s be real—Joe Biden is probably not going to win Georgia, and he doesn’t need to. But how well he performs could influence other races, like the two U.S. Senate seats up for grabs. In one, Republican incumbent David Perdue faces Democrat John Ossof, best known for his narrow loss to Karen Handel in a 2017 special election that was the most expensive U.S. House race in history.

The other, to fill the late Sen. Johnny Isakson’s seat, is a 21-person free-for-all that includes Gov. Brian Kemp’s appointee, Kelly Loeffler, as well as U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Gainesville), Ebenezer Baptist Church pastor Raphael Warnock and fellow Democrat Matt Lieberman, son of former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman—not to mention longshot Richard Dien Winfield, a democratic socialist UGA philosophy professor. The top two finishers, regardless of

party, will move on to a January runoff.

Stacey Abrams’ photo finish versus Kemp showed what can happen when a Georgia Democrat motivates young voters and people of color to turn out. To have a chance, Biden and down-ballot Democrats will have to tap into that energy in places like Athens.

DEMS IN THE HOUSE: Georgia Democrats lost their last grip on statewide power in 2006, and they’ve been wandering in the wilderness ever since. This year, they see an opportunity to regain a toehold by winning control of the state House of Representatives.

It’ll be tough—they need to add 16 seats for a majority. Most of the districts they’re targeting are in the metro Atlanta suburbs, which are rapidly shifting from red to blue. But two are here in Athens.

In 2017, Democrats Deborah Gonzalez and Jonathan Wallace won stunning victories in special elections for two House districts straddling Clarke and Oconee counties and drawn to be solidly Republican. The following year, Republicans Houston Gaines and Marcus Wiedower wrested them back.

This year, Wallace will face Wiedower for the third time in District 119, while civil rights activist Mokah Jasmine Johnson is challenging Gaines in District 117.

The timing is important because next year, after the 2020 Census is completed, legislators will draw new state House and Senate districts. If Republicans’ grip on power remains total, they’ll be able to draw the districts in a way that could shut out Democrats for another decade.

THE NEXT DA: It has been a long and winding road since Kemp’s failure to appoint an interim district attorney after Ken Mauldin resigned in February cast the election in doubt. But Gonzalez won a lawsuit preventing the state from pushing it back to 2022 under an obscure state law.

Gonzalez and Brian Patterson, who became acting Western Circuit district attorney when Mauldin resigned, have both been in the race for months, ever since Mauldin announced he wouldn’t run for a sixth term. Both are Democrats, with Gonzalez running on a more progressive platform and Patterson a more moderate one. A recent entry into the race created a more complicated dynamic, though.

Like the aforementioned Senate special election, instead of a Republican and Democrat facing off after partisan primaries, all the candidates are on the same ballot. James Chafin, the chief assistant DA, entered the race last month as an independent. Who will Republicans back? That could determine who winds up in a runoff. f

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to isolate? They’re with their family, including older people and family elders, who were at greater risk.”

Campus workers are also likely to be at a higher risk, Heiman said.

No student deaths have been reported, but at least two University System of Georgia employees have died from complications of COVID-19, according to Georgia Southern University’ student newspaper, the George-Anne. “We’re hearing a lot about students but very little about faculty and staff, and staff in particular is not only at high risk based on many of their jobs that require them to be present in multiple areas around the university setting but also, if you look at the people who are doing those jobs, they’re disproportionately Black and brown and from those communities that we already know are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic,” Heiman said.

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eorgia Southern University sophomore Department of Public Health, CDC and Clara Jordan watched nervously as her the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force,” classmates walked the campus with their Diamante said. masks slung under their noses or strapped Not every institution is reporting the on their chins. number of cases; those that do often follow “I don’t feel the majority of students are different procedures. Some universities— aware, or are choosing to ignore it, given like Georgia State, UGA and Georgia Tech— their actions,” she said of the threat the are asking asymptomatic students to come ongoing pandemic poses to the college town and be tested, to help gain an understandof Statesboro. “Those that do know, myself ing of the campus-wide situation. and my friends included, are very nervous Georgia State, for example, is selectabout it. One of my roommates is immunoing about 300 students per week to be compromised and has breathing issues, so tested and using the results to discern the I live in a very real fear of catching it due to likely spread of the disease on its campus, Georgia Southern’s negligence and bringing Heiman said. it home to them.”

Sitting through class is different as well, Jordan said. Some of her classes are held online, but others, like her weekly biology lab, require a trip to campus. Once a week she makes the 20-minute drive from her off-campus home, walks 30 minutes from her parking spot to the biology classroom and sits down for a lesson that lasts only 10 minutes.

“Basically, we enter the classroom, get a bare-bones explanation of the lab, then are dismissed to do it online using simulations. These labs don’t mirror the labs in the lab manual at all, either, which we were still required to buy,” she said. “It’s an hour out of my day I could have spent on homework for other classes.”

Fear and frustration have marked the start of the fall semester for college students and employees across the state as COVID-19 disrupts the Members of the United Campus Workers of Georgia held a “die-in” on the UGA campus before classes started in August. usual routines of college life. More than 2,000 students and employees “At the University of Georgia, they’ve across the state have tested positive since fessor Matthew Boedy, who has been updatadopted the same approach of testing a classes began last month, according to data ing a public Google Doc with case tallies and reported voluntarily by the universities. The small number of students, to allow them information from several USG institutions. to assess what’s going on more broadly, but University of Georgia’s most recent weekly “We would hope that the USG would batch of statistics, released Sept. 2, included rather than doing that randomly, they’re have some sort of mandate for all the colallowing students to volunteer to be sam821 positive tests, four times the number leges: (a) to publicly disclose numbers, and pled, which itself significantly biases your from the previous week. (b) do it in the same manner—but that’s sampling process and doesn’t really give you just not happening,” Boedy said. “It’s really a representative sample that you can then hard to follow what is happening. So if the draw broader conclusions about,” Heiman USG is indeed not doing it, then someone said. “So it’s very confusing, even for me, to else has to do it.”

Determining the number of COVID-19 look from one university to another and try Boedy said he began compiling numbers cases in Georgia colleges can be a chalto extrapolate and understand exactly what from different universities so his colleagues lenge, said Georgia State University public those numbers represent.” and students around the state could get a health professor Harry J. Heiman. There is Further complicating matters is the sense of how the disease is spreading on no standardization across the University question of where cases are counted. A college campuses. He is also interested in System of Georgia’s colleges and universipositive count is listed geographically based learning the circumstances under which ties, he said. “So while you would hope that on the student’s address, which could be a schools will independently switch to online there would be some state-level leadership dorm, an off-campus home or their parents’ lessons, since the USG has not established around creating guidance in uniform testhouse. an infection threshold that would trigger a ing and reporting, in fact, it’s been kind of It’s important for experts to be able to shift to online classes. like every other aspect of how we’ve mankeep track of the disease’s spread in col“They’ve said time and time again, both aged this pandemic at the state level: Every leges, not just for the sake of students but in public and private, that they don’t have institution for themselves,” Heiman said. to protect the wider population, Heiman a threshold or they’re not paying attention The system has directed institutions said. “There’s this narrative that, well, it’s to the numbers or there’s no statewide “to provide information they feel is most college students, and they’re young and accounting that they’re doing,” he said. appropriate for their campus commuhealthy, and it’s rare for them to end up “And so I wanted to try to figure out what nity” while adhering to privacy laws, said sick in the hospital. So if a few college kids would be the threshold. Would it be 100?

USG spokesman Aaron Diamante. “USG get sick, it’s not a big deal. But the reality is Would it be 500? Would it be a certain constantly evaluates a variety of on- and what we’re seeing is outbreaks in fraterniamount of people in a certain place or a off-campus factors and continues to folties, outbreaks in residential settings, and certain percentage testing positive? We’re low COVID-19 guidance from the Georgia what happens when they send them home just trying to keep track of the cases to

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just show everybody else what the USG should be saying to us, which is what’s the threshold?”

Party Time Some college administrators have placed the blame on partygoers for undermining attempts to slow the spread of the virus by gathering en masse for off-campus carousing.

An Aug. 15 video of hundreds of students partying in the street at UNG’s Dahlonega campus before classes began made national headlines and worried faculty, Boedy said. “We knew that a spreader event had happened there, and so we waited for the cases to rise,” he said. “But while we only have 114 reported cases at UNG, there’s no testing going on whatsoever. So you really don’t know how far that particular event spread.”

Parties also preceded Georgia College’s spike in cases, university president Steve Dorman said in an Aug. 25 email to students. “Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, we have seen an increase of COVID-positive students directly linked to off-campus parties and gatherings, which continue to occur,” Dorman wrote. “This activity is totally unacceptable and needs to stop immediately. It endangers the safety of others and threatens to prevent the desire of most of you to remain together here at GC for the semester.”

Students who are found to be engaging in conduct “that constitutes a danger to the personal safety of other members of the university community” could face suspension, Dorman said.

Downtown Athens is packed with party-seeking students Thursday through Saturday nights, said University of Georgia junior Arianna Mbunwe. “The people who are going out are wearing masks but are standing close together cramped in bars,” she said. “It makes me pretty upset because I can’t do anything other than tell them not to.”

Mbunwe, who is executive director of the UGA Young Democrats, is among the students across the state speaking out about campus life in the age of COVID-19. Her Twitter account is filled with screenshots of text messages she says are from UGA students and employees talking about problems with the school’s COVID-19 plans.

One claims to be from a dining employee who was told not to tell students that other employees have COVID-19. Another purports to be from a teaching assistant who was told not to tell students if a classmate tested positive.

“It all started after I posted the anonymous tip about dining employees, then that opened the floodgates,” she said. “I also tweeted that I would share any tip that was DMed to me because I knew a lot of people could get in trouble with their supervisors if they told themselves.”

Mbunwe said she’s gotten about 30 such messages so far. “I just wanted people to know the unfiltered truth, and I get peace of mind out of it,” she said. “And also, I know I’m doing the right thing.” f This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder, georgiarecorder.com.

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Jacob Wenzka Builds “Ecumenopolis” PLUS, ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM GET ARTISTIC AND THE WILD RUMPUS

By Jessica Smith arts@flagpole.com Influenced by science fiction, fantasy, comics and space exploration, Jacob Wenzka’s “Ecumenopolis” is a new exhibition opening this week at tiny ATH gallery that depicts futuristic floating worlds offering a momentary escape from reality. Named after a term coined in 1967 by Greek city planner Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis that literally translates to “world city,” “Ecumenopolis” represents a point at which pockets of human development expand and fuse to cover an entire planet. Wenzka leaves the narratives behind these drawings and paintings up to the viewer to interpret.

“Is this a positive, optimistic future where we are boldly exploring space, looking for new life, and seeking out new civilizations?” asks Wenzka. “Or is this a frightening post-apocalyptic vision where we have had to flee our planet due to climate change, war and disease, and these ecumenopoli represent the last bastion of humanity struggling to survive on limited resources and fuel?”

Events include an in-person opening reception on Sept. 11 from 6–9 p.m., an artist talk through Instagram Live on Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and 3Thurs on Sept. 17 from 6–9 p.m. As with past exhibitions, the gallery’s safety precautions include using masks and hand sanitizer, limiting the space to four people at one time and using one-way traffic through the building.

glimpse at some of the interesting new developments currently underway in the community.

Local artist and activist Broderick Flanigan will use a grant to support the creation of a new mural painted with the help of local youth, while ceramicist Esther Carillo will use funds to cover the cost of materials and studio rent incurred while developing her own practice. Musician Beto Mendoza plans to amplify the Latinx experience by recording original songs in collaboration with artists living in Athens and Mexico, while the Athens Area Arts Council will launch a new Emerging Black Artists Grant that provides a stipend and professional mentorship. ATHICA intends to convert its K-12 educational programming into digitally accessible materials, while Nuçi’s Space will expand its support of visual artists by offering paid project opportunities.

All profits from the brewery’s Get Artistic merchandise and beer—which has a vibrant new can label illustrated by Elinor Saragoussi—will be funneled back to these six partners in the form of grant disbursements during a “season of emphasis” that ends on Oct. 21. Creature Comforts also has new T-shirts designed by Saragoussi, Chris Zavier and Tex Crawford, as well as a restock of postcards by Taylor Shaw and the second edition of a coloring book coming soon.

Visit getcurious.com/get-artistic for details.

WILD RUMPUS: When the sheltering-in-place ordinance first

took effect, Halloween felt like the carrot dangling in the distance; we urged each other to get it together lest our holiday festivities be canceled. Though there will not be an official downtown parade this year for obvious reasons, the 12th annual Wild Rumpus Halloween Celebration will still be held on Saturday, Oct. 31. Presented as a decentralized and socially distanced event, the Wild Rumpus encourages everyone to don a creative costume and parade alone or with pods in homes, yards or neighborhoods. In addition, the Rumpus will host a virtual art exhibition, an online fundraising auction and a Halloween TV special. This year’s event will raise money for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia’s Food2Kids program. Visit wildrumpus.org for updates.

Jacob Wenzka’s exhibition, “Ecumenopolis,” opens at tiny ATH gallery on Sept. 11.

GET ARTISTIC: Understanding the connection between patron-

age and place attachment, Creature Comforts Brewing Co. aims to heighten the emotional bond between people and place. The brewery’s Get Artistic initiative was established

to support the local arts, and it does so through a variety of thought-provoking exhibitions, performances, grants, residencies and activities throughout the year. The program has just recently announced the lineup of this year’s Get Artistic partners (i.e. grant recipients), providing a first

MAGICAL: The aforementioned “Wild Rumpus Virtual Art Show” is currently seeking submissions of artworks in all media that interpret this year’s theme, “Magical.” These imaginary creatures, fantasy landscapes and otherworldly ideas will be compiled into an online exhibition Oct. 7–31 through tiny ATH gallery, which will also facilitate sales and contactless pickup arrangements.

Artists of all ages may submit high-resolution photographs of up to five works for consideration ($10/submission), and can set their own prices. Artists will receive the majority of proceeds, with a percentage of sales benefiting Food2Kids and tiny ATH. The deadline to participate is Oct. 1, so visit tinyathgallery.com for the official submission form. f

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efore University of Georgia students returned to campus, faculty members were asked to draft an instructional plan describing how they planned to deliver their courses, whether in person or online.

Some teachers say that after they heard concerns over safety from their students and opted for online instruction, their department heads advised them to adhere to their initial plans in order to avoid a potential audit from the University System of Georgia.

clarify that they will not audit or had not previously planned to audit,” Chess said.

“These intentional vagaries are meant to create a culture of fear. The reality is, threats of auditing are coming from somewhere. If it’s not coming from USG, then where is it coming from?”

Jay Hamilton, head of the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies, who relayed the information about potential audits to his faculty, declined to comment.

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Shira Chess, an associate professor in UGA’s Department of Entertainment and Media Studies, said she and her colleagues received an email from their department head on Aug. 26, in which he noted that “votes or surveys of what your students in your class wish to do unfortunately will not constitute a justification for diverting from your approved instructional plan.”

The source of this information about potential audits is not clear, however.

University System of Georgia ViceChancellor for Communications Aaron Diamant said in an email that USG has not “hired or redirected anyone to do this.”

Likewise, UGA Interim Senior Director for Marketing & Communications Greg Trevor said in an email that the university is not aware of any pending audits.

“While we are not aware of any pending audit, we are aware of some parental concerns expressed about an apparent lack of transparency by some in describing their courses for the fall semester,” Trevor said.

“UGA faculty filed instructional plans indicating whether their courses would be delivered in person, through a hybrid model, or online. Students selected their fall semester courses based on that information. We need to honor our commitment to our students.”

Chess was required to create an instructional plan before classes started, but she said some professors in other UGA departments were not. And if professors are asked to honor their commitment to students, she said, they should be allowed to modify their instructional plans to accommodate their students.

“The statement [from USG] does not

Twitter—Hamilton said his primary intention in sharing the information was “to make sure that none of you unknowingly stick your necks out. I don’t like this situation any more than you.”

All the students in one of Chess’ courses elected to attend class virtually through Zoom. But after hearing she could potentially face an audit if she’s not present in the room on the day and time her class is scheduled—even if none of her students choose to show up to class in person—she now interacts with her class on video while sitting in her classroom by herself and wearing a mask.

“I’m concerned that nobody is taking ownership of the threat,” Chess said. “It came from somewhere. No effective learning comes from keeping people uncomfortable and afraid. Nobody is going to learn better by forcing students into a classroom; nobody is going to teach better by forcing faculty to teach in specific ways.”

Considering social distancing guidelines and the mask mandate, some courses would make more sense if they were conducted virtually, especially upper-level courses that require a lot of discussion, according to Janet Frick, an associate professor of psychology. She said some departments were fairly liberal in allowing their faculty to teach their courses with limited in-person instruction, while others were not.

“It’s hard to have a discussion in a mask if everyone can’t all be in the same room,” Frick said. “It is a logistical challenge. You either need a room big enough for everyone to be there and spread out with good sound equipment, or you need to be on Zoom.”

At the time of publication, Frick had not personally heard from her own department head about any potential audits, but she and Chess both said they’ve heard from other faculty members across campus who were warned about audits for instructional plan deviations.

“UGA and USG like to brag about professionalism and their faculty,” Chess said.

“If that’s true, they should be trusting us to know the best ways to teach our own classes. Administrators who don’t teach classes should not be dictating the best ways for us to educate our students.”

As a parent of a college student herself, Frick said she understands why some parents and students would feel frustrated about a class deviating from its instructional plan, as Trevor mentioned. Some students may have back-to-back classes, with the first class online and the second class in person. This schedule may require a student to attend the online class from somewhere on campus, since they wouldn’t have time to leave their house and get to campus for their second class.

But at the same time, professors should be allowed to listen to their students about how they can best be accommodated, Frick said. If one of her students wishes to attend class on Zoom, she said, she does not require that they come in person.

“I think the larger issue is UGA wants and needs for there to be in-person classes as justification for the requirement for first-year students to live on campus and for parents to feel like they’re on campus for a reason,” Frick said.

Student opinions on whether they’d prefer to go to an in-person class or join a class over Zoom vary across the board, Frick said.

“I wanted students to be able to opt in and out [of in-person classes],” she said. “They may have a health concern they don’t want to disclose. UGA makes very clear attendance policies are at the discretion of the instructor. I will fight hard for autonomy on that.”

Considering students are continuing to test positive for COVID-19, faculty may need to adjust their instructional plans in the event one of their students needs to isolate or quarantine. “I’m not aware that there was ever an official requirement from the university that you must make your class accessible to students who are in quarantine,” Frick said. “Whether isolation or quarantine, you are officially ordered not to come to class.”

The reason some students would prefer to attend class over Zoom isn’t because they’re lazy, Chess said, adding that her students choose to visit virtual office hours because they want to engage and interact with the material they’re learning.

“Of the students and faculty I speak to, many of them are scared,” Chess said.

“They feel bullied into how to teach their classes. Everyone—the students, staff and faculty—we all play a role in what makes the campus work; it’s an ecosystem. If we feel inherently unsafe, then that affects our mental health, our teaching and our learning.” f

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Art ARTIST-IN-ATHICA RESIDENCIES (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art: ATHICA) Residencies provide administrative support, exhibition and performance facilities, and a small stipend. Artists may work in any or multiple disciplines 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 ATHENS CREATIVE DIRECTORY (Athens, GA) The ACD is a new platform to connect creatives with patrons. Visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and other creatives are encouraged to create a free listing (using a desktop computer) before the new website launches.

Make sure to include contact information, a description of work and an image. athenscreatives@gmail.com, athenscreatives.directory 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 FALL EXHIBITIONS (Lyndon House Arts Center) A special preview opening event will offer the first opportunity to see new exhibitions.

Reserve a ticket online. Sept. 8, 12–8 p.m. Sept. 9, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sept. 10, 12–8 p.m. www.accgov. com/exhibits OPEN STUDIOS (Lyndon House Arts Center) Studio members have access to spaces for painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber and woodworking. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $65/ month. nicholas.daglis@accgov.com SOLO-DUO-TRIO (Ciné) ATHICA is seeking artists for exhibitions at its gallery and upcoming satellite location, Ciné. Proposals are considered on a rolling basis. athica.org/ updates/solo-duo-trio-call WILD RUMPUS CALL FOR ARTISTS (Online) The Wild Rumpus and tiny ATH gallery will host a virtual exhibition of works in all media that interpret the theme “Magical.” Artists of all ages can submit up to five works for con-

art around town ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ATHICA) (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200) “SPACE: 2020 Juried Exhibition” features contemporary works by 28 artists who explore or reference space as a theme. Through Sept. 27 on Sundays or by appointment.

CINÉ (234 W. Hancock Ave.) Pop art paintings by Atlanta artist Blair LeBlanc.

Through October.

CLASSIC CENTER (300 N. Thomas St.) The Classic Gallery II presents “Inside/Outside,” an exhibition of works by Richard Botters, Melanie Epting, Nancy Everett, Richard Huston and Beth Richardson.

DORY’S HEARTH HOME & PATIO (37 Greensboro Hwy., Watkinsville) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Surrealism and Magic Realism.

Through September.

EARTH FARE (1689 S. Lumpkin St.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced

by Surrealism and Magic Realism. Through September.

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. Through Sept. 6.

• “Altered Landscapes: Photography in the Anthropocene” includes images that demonstrate humanity’s impact on the natural world. Through Sept.

27. • “Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath in the Art of Rolland Golden.”

Through Oct. 18. • “Carl Holty: Romantic Modernist” includes paintings and drawings that reflect the artist’s pursuit of modern art theory. Through Jan. 17.

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.”

JITTERY JOE’S EASTSIDE (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) Susan Pelham’s collages are influenced by Surrealism and Magic Realism. Through September.

KEMPT (175 N. Lumpkin St.) The Milan Art Institute presents a display of 20 or so recent works by the institute’s students. Through October.

LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART (270 River Rd.) “KITCHEN” is a new animation by New York-based artist and former Athenian Michael Siporin Levine, inspired by his quarantine experience. • In “Mors Scena,” photographer Rachel Cox documents the viewing rooms and visitation spaces of funeral homes, drawing attention to how we mourn and memorialize the dead in America. • Atlanta-based artist Michi Meko’s 2017 installation, “One Last Smile Before the Undertow,” is a suite of works addressing black life in America post-Obama. • “Silver_Page_Radio_Light” is a collaboration between Austin-based photographer Barry Stone and New York-based photographer Lucy Helton, who faxed each other an image each day for a portion of quarantine. • In “Optical Illusion,” Zipporah Camille Thompson juxtaposes organic and inorganic materials. • In “Makeover Kingdom,” Houston-

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Proceeds benefit the Wild Rumpus, tiny ATH and Food2Kids. Deadline to participate is Oct. 1. Visit website for submission form. www.tinyath gallery.com

Classes CORONAVERSES: POETRY FOR A PANDEMIC (Online) Clela Reed leads a two-session workshop on writing poetry. Sept. 24 and Oct. 1, 1–2 p.m. FREE! www.ocaf.com/ events DEDICATED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS (Online) Weekly Zoom meditations are offered every Saturday at 8 a.m. Email for details. jaseyjones@gmail.com F3 FREE MEN’S WORKOUT GROUP (UGA Intramural Fields Parking Deck) Bring your gloves and a buddy for a socially distanced workout. Saturdays, 7 a.m. www. f3classiccity.com FALL PROGRAM REGISTRATION (Athens, GA) ACC Leisure Services hosts a diverse selection of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports and holiday events for adults and children.

In-person and virtual programs are offered. Rolling registration is offered Saturdays through Nov. 28 for classes beginning two weeks later. www.accgov.com/leisure MINDFULNESS PRACTICE EVENINGS (Online) Discuss and practice how to change your relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions. Email for the Zoom link.

Second Friday of the month, 6–7 p.m. FREE! mfhealy@bellsouth.net OCAF CLASSES (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) “Cartooning” is a four-week online class taught by Robert Alan Black that covers drawing, creating characters, drawing panels and other advanced skills.

Saturdays beginning Oct. 3, 2 p.m. $100–110. www.ocaf.com/learn.

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based artist and Dodd alum Cobra McVey transforms thrift store objects and mass-produced consumer goods into playful assemblages. • “Stacie Maya Johnson: Recent Paintings” spotlights the Brooklyn-based artist. Exhibitions are available online at art.uga.edu. • On view in the Lupin Foundation Gallery through Oct. 2, “Tony Cokes: Five Weeks” shares a different video by the conceptual artist each week. • In “Disarticulate Ground,” Annie Simpson alters roadside markers. Through Oct. 9. • “OFFSIDES” is a collaborative exhibition between MFA candidate Luka Carter and New York-based artist Tomm Roeschlein. Opens Sept. 11. • In “The Persistence of Change,” MFA candidate Matthew Hoban uses stop motion, prints and sound to interrogate memory. Opens Sept. 11.

LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER (211 Hoyt St.) Collections From Our Community presents Kendell and Tony Turner’s poodles: paintings, brooches, figurines, a tea set, textiles and more. • Andrew Zawacki’s “Waterfall Plot” pairs 20 black-and-white photographs with short poems from his latest poetry volume. • In the Lounge Gallery, view paintings by Kendall Rogers, the recipient of the LHAC Chice Award at the “45th Juried Exhibition.” • “Boundless” features works by Don Chambers, Derek Faust, Alex McClay, Katherine McCullough and Paula Reynaldi. • “The Art of Jeremy Ayers” celebrates the artist, lyricist, activist and beloved member of the community, who passed away in 2016. • Organized by Christina Foard, “Imagination Squared: Pathways to Resiliency” consists of 800 five-inch works created by students and community members. Sharing a theme of resiliency, the small works build a collective story of recovery and strength.

MADISON ARTISTS GUILD (125 W. Jefferson St., Madison) Bev Jones’ works in “Whispers of Tranquility” are inspired by experiences that jar her, as well as still moments, particularly when alone and immersed in the natural world. Through October.

MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER (434 S. Main St., Madison) “Lambs to Lillies” is an online exhibition featuring impressionistic oil paintings by Cynthia Perryman. Through Sept. 11 at mmcc-arts.org.

STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) “Birds and Blooms” features a series of paintings by Leigh Ellis. Through Sept. 13.

TINY ATH GALLERY (174 Cleveland Ave.) Jacob Wenzka’s “Ecumenopolis” shares drawings and paintings that depict futuristic floating worlds. Opening reception Sept. 11. Artist talk on Instagram Live on Sept. 15. 3Thurs on Sept. 17.

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” and “The Strategies of Suffrage: Mobilizing a Nation for Women’s Rights.” Visit digilab.libs.uga.edu/scl/exhibits.“Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster 1844–2012” is on view in person through Oct. 5.

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“Billiard Player” is currently on view in the exhibition “Carl Holty: Romantic Modernist” at the Georgia Music of Art through Jan. 17.

YAMUNA AND MORE (Elevate Athens, Online) Nia Holistic Fitness and Yamuna Body Rolling are held on an ongoing basis. $20/class.

Specialty classes range from selfcare to Yamuna foot fitness and more.www.elevateathens.com ZOOM YOGA (Online) Rev. Elizabeth Alder offers “Off the Floor Yoga” (chair and standing) on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and “Easy on the Mat” yoga classes on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Ongoing classes are $5/class or $18/month. 706-612-8077, ommmever@yahoo.com

Events ADOPT-A-STREAM VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Help monitor the health of a nearby stream. Register before Sept. 15. Program is on Sept. 19, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 706-613-3615 ARTIST TALK (Online) Artist and UGA art professor Margaret Morrison will discuss her recent work on view at the Georgia Museum of Art. Visit website for Zoom link. Sept. 17, 1 p.m. www.georgiamuseum.org 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 ATHENS WATER FESTIVAL IN A BOX (Online) This year’s festival offers educational activities and materials mailed directly to your home address for free. Boxes are limited to 150 participants. Register online. Through September. www. athenswaterfestival.com THE CHRIS HAMPTON BAND (American Legion Post, Lexington) Watch a live set. Sept. 12, 8:30 p.m. $5. jtrpost123@gmail.com THE CRY BABY LOUNGE PRESENTS (Online) Eli Saragoussi hosts bimonthly shows using YouTube Premiere. The Cool Winners, Sad Fish and Calico Vision perform Sept. 18 to benefit the Georgia Latino Alliance For Human Rights. Find The Cry

Baby Lounge on Facebook. thecry babylounge@gmail.com, bit.ly/ TheCryBabyLounge ECUMENOPOLIS (tiny ATH gallery) See a new exhibition of floating worlds by Jacob Wenzka called “Ecumenopolis.” Opening reception Sept. 11, 6–9 p.m. Artist Talk on Instagram Live on Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. 3Thurs on Sept. 17, 6–9 p.m. www.tinyathgallery.com FLORENTINE FILMS PANEL DISCUSSION (Online) The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection joins archival researchers Stephanie Jenkins and Salimah El-Amin for a live discussion on Facebook. Sept. 16, 7 p.m. www.libs.uga.edu/events/florentinefilms-panel-discussion GROUNDBREAKING DRIVE-IN CONCERT (Athens Amphitheater, 200 Boley Drive) The new Athens Amphitheater, which will be completed in fall 2021, opens for a special drive-in performance by Travis Tritt, Ashley McBryde and Caylee Hammack. Sept. 25, 5:30 p.m. $200–350/vehicle. freshtix.com HIKES (Multiple Locations) “Night Hike” at Memorial Park on Oct. 2 at 7:15 p.m. “Autumn Splendor: Lakeside Loop trail” is planned at Sandy Creek Park for Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. “Full Moon Hike” is planned at Sandy Creek Nature Center on Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/ leisure LIVE WIRE SUMMER EVENTS (Live Wire Athens) Wedding Industry Happy Hour is held every Wednesday from 5–6 p.m. Games of darts are held every Wednesday from 5–10 p.m. Fresh Garden Jam with live jamming is held every Thursday from 5–10 p.m. Love Music Live Stream offers bands streamed from the main stage every Friday 5-10 p.m. www. livewireathens.com/calendar NOWHERE BAR LIVE (Online) Watch bands perform on stage through Facebook Live. www.nowherebarlive. com POTTERY POP UP SALE (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) OCAF hosts a sale of works by Sheryl Holstein, Barry Gregg, Triny Cline and Jen Graff. Every two weeks, four new regional artists will be featured.

Tuesdays–Sundays, Sept. 15–26, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.ocaf.com/events RIVERS ALIVE ATHENS (Multiple Locations) Wade into local waters as part of the continuing statewide campaign to clean and preserve over 70,000 miles of Georgia’s rivers and streams. Register by Oct. 9. Event on Oct. 24, 9–11 a.m. athensrivers alive@gmail.com, www.accgov.com/ riversalive SCITOBERFEST (Online) State of Georgia Science hosts an event for networking, sharing ideas and getting involved. Sept. 10, 7 p.m. liam.cavanaugh@sci4ga.org, www. scienceforgeorgia.org/scitober-fest SEPTEMBER EVENTS (Southern Brewing Company) Monday Night Trivia every Monday at 6 p.m. Sunday Trivia with Solo Entertainment is held every Sunday at 5 p.m. DJ Osmose performs Sept.

11, 6–9 p.m. Live wrestling will happen Sept. 12, 8–10 p.m. www. sobrewco.com SUMMER SOIREE (Online) The 9th annual Mercedes-Benz of Athens Summer Soiree features a virtual live auction to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens on Oct. 15. 6 p.m.

A silent auction will be held Sept.

15–Oct. 15. 706-546-5910, www. greatfutureathens.com

Kidstuff FREE FAMILY PROGRAMS (Sandy Creek Nature Center) Naturalist’s Walks are held Oct. 3 and Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. “Critter Tales” is held Sept.

12, Oct. 10 and Nov. 14 at 2:30 p.m. www.accgov.com/sandycreeknature center OCAF CLASSES (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) In “Happy Pet Drawing,” discuss surface quality, drawing techniques and color pairings. Sept. 12, 12 p.m. $30. In “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” participants will use Crayola Model Magic air-drying clay for a fun activity. Sept. 26, 12 p.m. $30. www. ocaf.com WILD THINGS PHYSICAL THEATER (Online) Virtual dance classes covering ballet, modern tap and more are taught by Maryn Whitmore. Ten-week session runs Sept. 14–Nov. 16. $120–220. wildthingsphysicaltheater@gmail. com, www.nimblathens.com/ maryn-whitmore

Support Groups AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple Locations) Recovery for people affected by someone else’s drinking.

Visit the website for a calendar of electronic meetings held throughout the week. www.ga-al-anon.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Athens, GA) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, call the AA hotline or visit the website for a schedule of meetings in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee Counties. 706-389-4164, www. athensaa.org MALE SURVIVOR VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUP (Online) This group is a safe space for male survivors of sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse to connect and receive support from other survivors.

Services are free and confidential.

Meetings held Sept. 10–Oct. 29, 5:30 p.m. Call Mary Dulong at The Cottage, 1-877-363-1912. info@ northgeorgiacottage.org, www.north georgiacottage.org RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery Dharma) This peer-led support group offers a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from any addiction. Visit the website for info about Zoom meet-

ings. Thursdays, 7–8 p.m. FREE! www.athensrecoverydharma.org

On the Street 2020 CENSUS (Athens, GA) The ACC Complete County Committee urges the 43.2% of county residents that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census to do so by the new deadline of Sept. 30. my2020census.gov ABSENTEE BALLOTS (Athens, GA) Registered voters can request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 3 election through the Georgia Secretary of State’s online portal at ballotrequest. sos.ga.gov 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 ATHHALF HALF MARATHON AND 5K (Athens, GA) This year’s race will be held in a virtual format. Proceeds benefit AthFest Educates. Register

by Oct. 23. $70 (half marathon), $30 (5K). Submit times by Oct. 25. www. athhalf.com CORNHOLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION (Southern Brewing Company) Register for CornholeATL Athens’ seven-week cornhole league that begins in September. The fall league offers four different divisions of play to accommodate all levels. www. cornholeatl.com THE MARIGOLD MARKET (Online) The Marigold Market aims to make fresh food easily accessible to the Eastside Athens and Winterville communities. The market is open online every week from Friday–Wednesday, and orders can be picked up every Saturday. www.city ofwinterville.com/ marigold-market STEPS TO CONNECT CHALLENGE (Athens, GA) Family ConnectionCommunities in Schools Athens hosts a challenge during the month of September with three different mileage goals for walking, running or biking. $15–30/individual, $50/ family. www.facebook.com/fccis athens 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 for 2021. Submit photos by email with the name of the photographer and a description of where, when and why it was taken. Deadline Sept. 25. stormwater@accgov.com SUMMER READING PROGRAM (Athens Regional Library System) All ages can participate in this year’s summer program, which has the theme “Imagine Your Story.” Patrons can check out digital eBooks, audiobooks and magazines online, or place holds for curbside pickup weekdays 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Prizes will be given to readers. www.athens library.org TRASHERCISE (Athens, GA) Complete your own Trashercise workout by walking, jogging or running along, trails, roads and neighborhoods. Bring a bag, gloves or a grabber, and pick up any trash you see. Share photos through #trasherciseathens. Report your cleanup online, and Keep AthensClarke County Beautiful will send a prize. carlos.pinto@accgov.com, www.keepathensbeautiful.org, www. accgov.com/aahcleanupreport VIRTUAL LEISURE SERVICES (Online) A variety of activities are offered in arts, athletics, nature and recreation. www.accgov.com/ leisure f

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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com LET’S BUILD: The debut EP from new Athens indie rockers

Miss Destroyer, named Oh! Miss Destroyer, came out a few weeks ago. The band has been around for just over a year, but its members have been involved in the Athens music scene for several years. The three-piece group deftly surfs a nice wave of classic pop that lives somewhere in the seemingly incongruous intersection between David Bowie, ‘70s R&B and ‘80s smooth talkers like Simply Red, Crowded House and The Style Council. Occasionally, the group can become slightly long-winded and navel-gaze-y (“Acquaintance”) but for the most part has a solid handle on restrained arrangements as well as a firm grasp of melody.

Highlights here include the title track, “Heaven Under Hell,” and what’s honestly the best track of the batch, “Doomsday.” This EP is available on all streaming services, including missdestroyer. bandcamp.com. Follow along with the group at facebook.com/ missdestroyerband.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: One of Athens’ longest-running yet slowest-moving labels has been the somewhat inscrutable and rather opaque Furlined Records. The easiest terminology would be to categorize the difficult-to-pigeonhole label as one of the forerunners in cataloging the experimental rock scene of Athens and other close municipalities. To wit, the label’s Furlined Records Compilation 2.0 was originally released in late 2009 but just landed on streaming services a few weeks back. It’s a wonderful time capsule archiving select tracks from such luminaries as Crown Vic, Untied States, Mandy Jane & The Jaws of Life, 5000, Coin Star, The Launch Codes and others. The styles here are pretty varied, but all have a sense of tunefulness and discernible constructiveness which marks them as mightily distinct from the plethora of straight-noise/free-form releases which have largely defined the Athens experimental scene since that time. Dig this the most over at furlinedrecords.bandcamp.com.

ALL FOLKS AT HOME: While many annual events are being

straight-up canceled and postponed, a decent number are also going virtual, and that’s the case with the 36th Annual North Georgia Folk Festival. This year’s event will occur in a series of Saturday evening performances over the course of three weekends (Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and Oct. 10).

The performances will feature the traditional music, art and storytelling that the festival is known for, and virtual tip jars will be available for viewers to contribute to the artists contributing to the programs. The T-shirt for this year is

once again designed and drawn by Athens folklorist Art Rosenbaum, and it features Nancy and Charlie Hartness of the group Hawk Proof Rooster. These are limited-edition and available for pre-order now. The poster featuring the same design is coming soon, too. The performances are scheduled to broadcast on YouTube, and you can gather all other information over at athensfolk.org/festival and facebook.com/NorthGeorgiaFolkFestival.

YOU ARE NEVER ALONE: No Aloha Records of Reus, Spain, has

a new tribute out to the late Vic Chesnutt, proving yet again the incredibly long reach Chesnutt’s music has had on artists and fans worldwide. The 10-song collection is simply shocking in its tenderness, reverence and delivery of inspired versions of these Vic classics. I’ll be the first to say I’m rarely a fan of tribute records, as they quite often seek only to amplify the careerist tendencies of the participants and generally impart no new perspective on the originals.

This collection, though, hits high on all points and by any reasonable standard is exactly what a tribute record should be. While the entire collection is wonderful, the tracks particularly resonant to me are Algunos Hombres doing “Supernatural,” Salto playing “When I Ran Off and Left Her,” Islandia Nunca Quema performing “Where Were You?” and El Osombroso Folk de los Badlands playing “Flirted With You All My Life.”

This is available as a 300-copy limited-edition LP and can be ordered, as well as streamed, over at noaloharecords. bandcamp.com.

DRIVE ON UP: At long last and not without an astounding

amount of work, the Athens Amphitheater is hosting its inaugural concert Friday, Sept. 25. The venue, located at 200 Boley Drive off Commerce Road, was distinguished during its development phase as an enormously ambitious undertaking due to its size, and congratulations should be in store for all those who brought it to fruition. This inaugural show is a drive-in concert featuring country music long-hauler Travis Tritt, as well as Ashley McBryde and Caylee Hammack. Due to social-distancing limitations and regulations, there is a very specific set of procedures and vehicle-size limitations. Admission prices are per vehicle and, depending on which zone you choose, will run $200, $250 or $350. Each vehicle is allowed a maximum of six people. Tickets are available now at freshtix.com, and you can learn more about the specifics over at bit.ly/ AthensAmpDriveInFAQs. f

record review Kxng Blanco: SummersOnSarsen (Independent) Restless from inability to perform live due to the pandemic, Kxng Blanco channeled the fervent energy characteristic of his stage persona into SummersOnSarsen, a powerful 18-track album that shows off the dynamic flexibility of a young hip-hop star on the rise. Following 2019’s Skee Yee! and LvrBoy, the Kxng of the Youth’s latest album is significantly more uptempo, with highlights including the flute-laden and body-positive “FatBoyFlow,” the keep-your-head-up anthem “PainN’Sufferin’” and the lyrical sprint “GetEven.” Named after the street he grew up on in West Athens, title track “SummersOnSarsen” closes out the album with a reflective look at the place where so many “accolades, trials, tribulations, failures, heartbreak” shaped him into who he is today.

Keep an ear out for guest appearances by other local artists, too, like Squalle on “ClarkeKent,” Drii Gotti on “LateNightSession” and Lil Kell on “HowCaniLose.” [Jessica Smith]

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By Bonita Applebum advice@flagpole.com Hey Bonita, Did you ever think someone was really cool until they weren’t? I’m going through this with my longtime roommate and friend whom I’ve lived with since the dorms and am now sharing a house with for grad school. We’re both girls, so we have a lot to bond over, and she’s never boring; we have so much fun together most days. We’ve both changed a lot since undergrad, but we’ve really grown together, so to speak, and she’s always had a good head on her shoulders concerning politics, social justice and all that good stuff.

Everything changed once the coronavirus hit. I came back for the fall to find her complaining about the social distancing measures at her work and on campus, too. We went to a store the other day,

Hey there HHBACD, Social distancing started during spring break this year, and we’re still at it, and I don’t love it either. I thought we’d be done by now, too, but no amount of wishful thinking or staunch denial will make it so. It’s tempting to just act like this isn’t happening, and plenty of people are doing exactly that, but they increase the risk for us all by ignoring their responsibility to the community for an evening of selfish socializing. There are whole party houses being shut down in the Los Angeles area because some folks would rather do it for the gram than not get their elderly relatives sick. I mean, do you have any idea how badly I’d like to get laid? Your grrl Bonita is hurting for it right now,

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and she just stormed away because they were only allowing so many people inside at a time, and we were gonna have to wait. I think she expected all of this to be over after the summer and, honestly, so did I, but I don’t want there to be another outbreak.

The biggest problem is that she is bringing people to the house. I wanna hang out with friends, too, but there are plenty of patios downtown for that. I even suggested this, and she just took it as her opportunity to talk about how everyone is freaking out over nothing and was even talking about this being some sort of conspiracy to control us or something. She wasn’t making sense, so I just dropped it. But now I find my respect for her decreasing, and I feel less like being polite when she goes against my wishes and invites her guy and his friends over. We don’t mince words with each other, so I’m worried that I’m gonna go off on her.

She’s showing me something I’ve never seen in her, and I don’t like it one bit. I wouldn’t tolerate this out of anyone else! I’d love your take on how I can nip this in the bud and keep my friend and roommate, because I am not trying to find a new place to live so early in the semester.

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but she’s not randy enough to risk bringing COVID-19 into her parents’ home. My dad’s health outweighs my orgasms, and please don’t ever tell him that I wrote that sentence.

Your roommate is being selfish as hell, which is something she can’t be in a shared home. Reiterate to her the fact that you both live there—I hope you signed a lease; otherwise, she could totally pull a “my house, my rules”—and that compromise will forever be the name of the game. Offer to let her have guests on the porch or outside, or suggest she go to their homes instead. The brattiness and complaining surely can’t be fun for you, but I think that if you assert yourself as someone who takes COVID-19 seriously, she’ll figure out that yours is not a sympathetic ear for her denialism. I believe that if you assert your position and lay down firm house rules, then hopefully she will settle down and start acting like your buddy again. And moving out isn’t fun, but living alone is amazing. Just wanted to put that out there. f Need advice? Email advice@flagpole.com, use the anonymous form at flagpole.com/get-advice, or find Bonita on twitter: @flagpolebonita.

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