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Thursday. June 17, aoio | The Red a Black
THE WEEK
The Red & Black’s event guide to happenings
- news, variety and sports - in and around
Athens from June 17-23.
Compiled by KELSEY BYRD
Designed by HALEY TEMPLE
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This Atlanta-meets-
Athens rap duo brings fast
rap lyrics, smooth harmo
nies and just a hint of pop
to the 40 Watt Club Friday
night in Athens.
Tommy Valentine's tal
ent has been turning heads
around here since he
became the Battle Rap
champion at Mic Club, The
Athlete’s Foot
Underground Atlanta and
Prince of the Ring. He was
voted 2006 Top 3 of All
Genres, Top 3 Best Hip-
Hop/Rap and the Top 3
Up-and-Coming from
Flagpole Music Awards.
After taking a brief two
year hiatus starting in 2007,
Valentine is back with new
songs and anew sound as
he is joined by Laura West,
a recent theatre perfor
mance graduate from the
University. West is young,
hip and talented both as a
singer and songwriter, and
is very excited to be per
forming with Valentine.
The two met when an ad
for a backup singer position
came to West's attention
and she replied. They
decided to work together
as a duo and have been
wowing audiences ever
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Valentine's musical
influences include artists
such as Johnny Cash, T. 1.,
Ben Folds and Nirvana,
while West pulls from more
of a pop side of music with
artists including Maroon 5,
Gwen Stefani, Heart and
The Temptations.
Valentine & West was
recently voted a 2010
Flagpole Award finalist and
will be performing in
AthFest on June 26 as well.
Where: 40 Watt Club
When: 9 p.m.
Price: $6/21 and up. SB/18
and up
Contact:
www.4owattclub.com
THURSDAY
Events
What: Top 10 Errors People
Make When Stating a New
Business
Where: ACC Library
When: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Price: TBD
Contact: (706) 613-3650
What: The Spirit of the Land
Where: The State Botanical
FRIDAY
Events
What: Slavery of Freedom Forever
Where: UGA Russell Library
When: 3-4:30 p.m.
Pnce: Free
Verdict: An open debate about the historical
problem of slavery in an 1854-style forum.
Contact: (706) 542-5766
SATURDAY
Events
What: Juneteenth
Where: East Athens Community Center
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: (478) 501-1373
Live Music
What: Jim and the Beanstalks, Without
Pearls
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Garden of Georgia
When: 5:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Verdict: A discussion of the cur
rent art exhibit, The Spirit of
the Land: Landscape Works
from the Permanent Collection
of the Georgia Museum of Art"
by Dr. Paul Manoguerra.
Contact: www.athensiandtrust.
org
What: “Move to Improve" Block Party
Where: Waddell Street
When: 4-6 p.m.
Pnce: Free
Verdict: A party celebrating National Home
Ownership Month with live music, games, a
moonwalk, food and a dunking booth con
taining Spencer Frye, the executive director
of Athens Area Habitat for Humanity.
Contact: www.athenshabitat.com
Where: Bishop Park
When: 8 a.m.-noon
Price: Free
Verdict: Americana and country/folk
Contact: www.athensfarmersmarket.net
What: Dodd Ferrelie
Where: Downtown Wmtervilie
When: 6 p.m.
Price: Free
Verdict: Former Tinfoil Stars front man
Dodd Ferrelie sings alternative country
rock and ballads.
Contact: (706) 372-1236
MONDAY
Live Music
What: Freon Fighters, Hot & Cold, Pocahaunted, Woodfangs
Where: Caledonia Lounge
When: 9:30 p.m.
Price: $5/21 and up, $7/18 and up
Verdict: Come down to hear a variety of sounds and musical
styles.
Contact: www.caledonialounge.com
TUESDAY
Live Music
What: Argentine Tango
Essentials
Where: Athens Elks Lodge
When: 6-9:30 p.m.
Price: $5
Verdict: Atlanta’s Tango
Evolution instructor Clint
Rauscher teaches this tango
workshop. No partner neces
sary.
Contact: (706) 613-8178
WEDNESDAY
What: Athenaesum Club Tour and Social
Where: The Globe
When: 6-7 p.m.
Price: $lO, free for members
Verdict: The Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation's club for young
professionals interested in historic preservation will meet with
Wilmont Greene, the owner of the Georgia Theatre, to discuss
renovations.
Contact: (706) 542-5788, athenaeumdub@gmail.com
What: Slow Food Dinner
Where: Mama's Boy
When: 6 p.m.
Price: $22/Slow Food members,
$27/nonmembers
Verdid. Peach Cobbler finishes
this traditional Southern
cookin' family-style meal put on
by Slow Food Athens.
Contad: (706) 549-89Q1
What: Summer Shots
Where Madison County Library
When: 6:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Live Music
What: Valentine & West
Where: 40 Watt Club
When: 9 p.m.
Price: $6/21 and up, SB/18 and up
Verdid: Laura West adds a glossy melody
to local rapper, Tommy Valentine in a per
formance celebrating their new EP,
"Prequel."
Contad: www.4owattdub.com
SUNDAY
Events
What: Old Athens Cemetery: History and
Preservation
Where: UGA Visual Arts Building
When: 3 p.m.
Price: Free
Verdict: Janine Duncan, the planning coordina
tor for the UGA grounds department, discusses
what she unearthed in the restoration of the Old
Athens Cemetery,
Contact: (706) 542-9078
What: Borderhop Trio
Wherp: The Melting Point
When: 7 p.m.
Price:‘s3
Contact: www.meltingpointa
thena.com
What: Tech Tips: Craigsilst
Where: ACC Library
When: 12:15p.m.
Price: Free
Contact: (706)613-3650
Verdict: A one-hour talk about
photography and digital technol
ogy for ages 18 and up.
Contact: (706) 769-3950
What: Shakespeare on Pie
Lawn
Where: Ashford Manor
When: June 16-20,8 p.m.
Price: sls/adults, jlO/studenfr,
$5/chHdren, free for children 6
and under
Contact: (706) 340-9181,
www.roseofathens.org