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2A Sunday, May 21,2023 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Dave Matthews Band has new album and perspective AMY HARRIS I Associated Press Dave Matthews of Dave Matthews Band performs at the Railbird Music Festival in Lexington, Ky., on Aug. 29, 2021. The band released its 10th studio album, “Walk Around the Moon,” on Friday. BY MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK — Ten stu dio albums done, the Dave Matthews Band finds itself in a good place, maybe even at a new beginning. “The band is really gelled right now,” says singer-song- writer and guitarist Dave Matthews. “We’re all, at least for now, shining favor able lights on each other and laughing a lot and enjoying making music together.” The seven members — including new keyboardist Buddy Strong — released the 12-track album “Walk Around the Moon” on Fri day — the band’s first stu dio album since 2018 — and plan a summer tour. “We’ve come to this place in an interesting way, but it wasn’t unnatural,” says Mat thews. “We’ve had some good fights that probably would scare people but with the goal being that we could find some common ground. And I think we did.” “Walk Around the Moon” is a varied set, with the tracks veering from small and intimate to brassy and political, with a filthy groove propelling “Break Free,” a nostalgia-tinged and brood ing “Monsters” and the band absolutely cooking with “The Only Thing.” Most of the songs were written during the pandemic, with members sending audio files to each other, which may explain why the sound is so eclectic. They didn’t initially plan for an album; it sort of just happened. “I look forward to tak ing this band together in one room to make another record,” says Matthews. “I’m jumping the gun because having made 10 does feel like, if nothing else, we haven’t found anything better to do. Everyone could probably find a gig some where else. So it says some thing that we haven’t left each other yet. “ The jam band, with their mix of funk, folk-rock, jazz, blues and pop, are hoping to add to their catalogue of seven No. 1 albums and hits like “American Baby” and “The Space Between.” The pandemic hit the Mat thews household at a chaotic time — his daughters starting college and his son starting high school. The Matthews family was lucky to be able to escape into the woods near his Virginia home. That inspired the title track, a psychedelic trip into a forest. “It’s blue and it’s red/Found a new door inside of my head/How could I go to bed/Think I’ll walk around the moon instead,” he sings. Another album highlight is “Madman’s Eyes,” a power ful song about gun violence, with the lyrics “Don’t sac rifice another child/It’s not black and white /’Less you’re looking through a madman’s eyes.” The issue hits close to home: Matthews noted that there had been a shooting at a local public school and that his daughters have lost friends to gun violence. “How is it possible that it is wrong for me to want to make my children safer in the world?” he asks. “I don’t understand how anybody with a straight face can tell me that I’m somehow against freedom if I think there should be more control.” EVENTS The Venue Jazz Orchestra. 8-10 p.m. May 20. The Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. 770-534-2787, julie@ theartscouncil.net. $38. Farm Animal Yoga with Love Goga. 9-11 a.m. May 20. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535- 1976, sam@elachee.org. $36-$40. Georgia Draft Horse Association Spring Show. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20-21. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville. 706-819-8580, georgiadrafthorse@gmail.com. “The Vibrancy of Pastel” Demo with Connie Reilly. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gaines ville, haley.yarnall@quinlanvisualarts.org. Free. Spring Wildflower Stroll with Eco-Addendum. 2-3 p.m. May 20. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770- 535-1976, sam@elachee.org. $13.50-$15. Cornelia Music Fest. 4-10 p.m. May 20. 301 S. Main St., Cornelia. 706-778-8585, cornelia- tourism@gmail.com. Free. Certifiable Celebration. 7-10 p.m. May 20. Blackstrap Rock Hall, 852 Main St., Gaines ville. 770-540-1665, misssweetgapeach@ gmail.com. $10-$100. Blue Sky Concert Series. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 24, 31. Downtown Gainesville Square, 112 Main St. SW, Gainesville, Ishu- bert@gainesvillega.gov. Shavuot Celebration & Dairy Social. 5:30-6:30 p.m. May 26. Chabad of Hall County, Ad dress provided upon RSVP, Gainesville, info@ jewishhall.com. Free. Sunset Wildlife Cruise on Lake Lanier. 6:30-9 p.m. May 26. River Forks Park, 3500 Keith Bridge Road, Gainesville, mpendleton@chat- tahoochee.org. $15-$20. ONGOING Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group. 5:30- 6:30 p.m. first Tuesdays of the month. Grace Episcopal Church, 422 Brenau Ave. NE, Gainesville. 727-409-6608, charlenebestde- witt@gmail.com. Free. Gold Rush Quilting Guild. 10 a.m. to noon first Wednesdays of the month. Friendship Baptist Church, 3513 Westmoreland Road, Cleveland, alenekempton@gmail.com. Turning Leaves Book Club. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Publish your event Don’t see your event here? Organizers can go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendar and submit events for publication online and in print. Click the “+Add event” button at the top right and follow the prompts to add information and a photo. Events publish at the editors’ discretion. See more Go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendar for the full interactive calendar of events throughout the region. first Wednesdays of the month. Linwood Nature Preserve Ecology Center, 118 Spring- view Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-8293, karin. hicks@uga.edu. Northeast Georgia Writers. 1 -3 p.m. first Wednesdays of the month. Gainesville Downtown Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gaines ville. Talltaleswriter@gmail.com. Free. Card workshop. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Sat urdays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Ekphrasis for the Masses. Noon to 1 p.m. sec ond Tuesdays of the month. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. Free. War Stories Book Club. 4-5 p.m. second Thurs days of the month. Murrayville Branch Li brary, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gaines ville. 770-532-3311 ext. 171. Free. Discovery Saturdays. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. second Saturdays of the month. Elachee Nature Sci ence Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $3-$5. Georgia Cross Stitchers. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. second Saturdays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011; gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Free. Homeschool Day. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. third Thursdays of the month. Elachee Nature Sci ence Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $15. Gainesville Lacers. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. third Saturdays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, gkoecher@ hallcountylibrary.org. Tea with Jane Austen: A Reading Group. 3-4 p.m. fourth Fridays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Free. ' THANK YOU . 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In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland. In 1941, a German U-boat sank the Ameri can merchant steamship SS Robin Moor in the South Atlantic after the ship’s pas sengers and crew were allowed to board lifeboats. ENTERTAINMENT Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87 CLEVELAND — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable run ning back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Ange les home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side. “To the world, he was an activist, actor, and football star,” Monique Brown wrote in an Instagram post. “To our family, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken.” One of the greatest players in football his tory and one of the game’s first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1965 and shattered the league’s record books in a short career spanning 1957-65. Brown led the Cleveland Browns to their In 1955, Chuck Berry recorded his first single, “Maybellene,” for Chess Records in Chicago. In 1972, Michelangelo’s Pieta, on display at the Vatican, was damaged by a hammer- wielding man who shouted he was Jesus Christ. In 1979, former San Francisco City Supervi sor Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the slayings of Mayor George Moscone and openly gay Supervi sor Harvey Milk; outrage over the verdict sparked rioting. (White was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison; he ended up serving five years and took his own life in 1985.) In 1991, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated during national elections by a suicide bomber. In 2000, death claimed actor Sir John Giel gud at age 96 and author Dame Barbara Cartland at age 98. In 2020, President Donald Trump visited a Ford Motor Co. plant outside Detroit that had been repurposed to manufacture venti lators; he did not publicly wear a face mask but said he had worn one while out of public view. Celebrity birthdays R&B singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 82. Musician Bill Champlin is 76. Singer Leo Sayer is 75. Actor Carol Potter is 75. Former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 72. Actor Mr. T is 71. Music producer Stan Lynch is 68. Actor Judge Reinhold is 66. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 64. Actor Lisa Edelstein is 57. Actor Fairuza Balk is 49. Rock singer-musi cian Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 49. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 49. Rock musi cian Tony LoGerfo (Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real) is 40. Actor Sunkrish Bala is 39. Actor David Ajala is 37. Actor Ashlie Brillault is 36. Country singer Cody Johnson is 36. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 33. Actor Sarah Ramos is 32. last NFL title in 1964 before retiring in his prime after the ‘65 season to become an actor. He appeared in more than 30 films, including “Any Given Sunday” and “The Dirty Dozen.” An unstoppable runner with power, speed and endurance, Brown’s arrival sparked the game’s burgeoning popularity on television. As Black Americans fought for equal ity, Brown used his platform and voice to advance their cause. Associated Press She (Times gainesvilletimes.com A Metro Market Media Publication ©2023, Vol. 76, No. 101 Sunday, May 21,2023 HOW TO REACH US 345 Green St. N.W., Gainesville, GA 30501 P.0. Box 838, Gainesville, GA 30503 (770) 532-1234 Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Drive thru open: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 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