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Downtown Athens
Think Halloween is
scary for you? Imagine
what it's like for a bar
tender. A row of fiends
staring you down, blood-
lust and desperation in
their eyes... and they're
wearing frightening cos
tumes, too! ("Wackity-
schmackity-doo... ") But
if I may be serious for
a moment here, folks,
Halloween finds itself
particularly inspired in
Athens, and downtown is
awash with folks doing
alternately totally great or
completely awful things,
all with the convenience
of mandated disguise.
You're tikely.to find a few
spooky things going on
the Friday and Saturday
before Halloween, but the
real deal's on the real date:
Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Due to the downtown area's separation from the safer, family-oriented outer 'burbs
of Athens, the boundaries of good taste, at least when it comes to costuming, are ren
dered entirely “malleable. Sure, for your average co-ed, there's the old standby of "Sexy
[Whatever]." But it seems that for every two traditional Universal monster-movie charac
ters on any given patch of sidewalk, there's one completely bad-ass, homemade work of art
that blows your mind. Who could forget the Unabomber who wandered around Athens for
hours on end—by himself? And who could forget seeing a life-size Katamari Damacy dude
strolling out of the 40 Watt Club a few years back? Remember, originality is the word, so
with all due respect, I would like to formally request the retirement of Team Zissou. Please?
Speaking personally, this will be my fifth year celebrating Halloween in downtown
Athens and I wouldn't have it any other way. It bowled me over the'first year and hasn't
disappointed since. As for advice, who you take candy from is your business, but please,
over-tip your bartenders. You are scaring the shit out of them.
Numerous Halloween parties and costume contests for adults take place all over Athens
on All Hallows Eve. Check out ads from your favorite night spots in this issue to find out
where you want to show off your creativity (or bad taste, you decide) on Halloween and
maybe win some prizes! [Jeff Tobias]
Wednesday, October 31
Halloween
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Nature," by Megan Cattau in conjunction with the
Canopy Studio Repertory Company's "Arioso" aerial
dance concert with classical music. See Performance.
Canopy Studio on Friday, Nov. 2. "Grounded" open
ing reception: FREE! Immediately following the
aerial performance, info@canopystudio.com.
ART ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARTISTS NEEDED Flat Penny Folk Art Gallery is seek
ing local self-taught artists for an arts and high
crafts holiday show on Dec. 8, 10-4 p.m. Cost: S35
for an indoor 8' x 5' booth. Send up to six jpgs to
flatpennyfolk@gmail.com with the subject MARKET.
Deadline is Oct. 31. 706-552-0750.
CALL FOR ARTISTS & PERFORMERS Works sought
in all media which explore food politics and issues,
and in particular the impact of food production on
ourselves and our environment for "Ingest." Curated
by Beth Sale. Deadline: Nov. 9. Exhibit dates: Jan.
19-Mar. 2. Email low-res jpgs or urls to ingest@
athica.org or mail short proposal with SASE to:
ATHICA, 160 Tracy St., Unit 4, Athens, GA 30601.
Also, performance artists and musicians sought
for affiliated events for "Ingest." Email ideas to
ingest@athira.org.
MANDALA COVER CONTEST UGA's Afro-centric liter
ary magazine seeking cover art for the 2008 issue.
Deadline: Feb. 1. One to three submissions per
person. First place will earn a $50 prize check. Email
mandala.journal@gmail.com.
SUNTRUST BANK'S YOUR CAUSE Open an account
at SunTrust bank between now and Dec. 31 and they
will donate $100 to ATHICA! See www.promotion.
suntrust.com/mycause or go to any SunTrust branch
for details.
ART CLASSES
BEADING CLASSES Beading classes for kids and
adults: basic beading, seed beads and wirework.
www.sidestreetbeads.com, 706-769-9901.
"THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTIST" One-day work
shop for artists wanting to turn their art into a
business. Point of Art Gallery, Union Point, on
Saturday, Oct. 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 706-486-6808,
www.thepointofart.net.
GOOD DIRT Jewelry workshops with Barbara
McGuire: Wire-wrapping Bead and Precious Metal
Clay on Nov. 3; Wire-wrapping Beads is 10 a.m.-l
p.m., Precious Metal Clay is 2-5 p.m. Now register
ing for Holiday Term four-week couises and special
workshops. Schedule online. Try Clay every Friday,
7-9 p.m. and Sundays, 2-4 p.m. (for families).
Cost: $20. For full class schedule and registration,
706-355-3161, www.gooddirt.net.
OPEN STUDIO: LIFE DRAWING Refine your drawing
skills with live models, no instruction, provide your
own supplies. Ages 18 and up. Georgia Museum of
Art on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Cost: S3 per ses
sion. 706-542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.
ART AROUND TOWN
A. La FERA SALON Paintings by Perry McCrackin.
Through Oct.
ACC LIBRARY Paintings by Connie Flynn. "It's a
Lovely Day to Be in Athens: 40 Years of Community
Commentary" Display—Editorial collection of H.
Randolph Holder from WGAU. "Looking at: Jazz"
displays (see Lectures and Forums). R.E.M. display.
Through Oct.
ATHENS ACADEMY In the Myers Gallery:
Photography by Richard Farber, Mary Ruth Moore,
Robert Newcomb and Robert Nix. Through Dec. 14.
Also, Photography by Michael Covington and Michael
Oliveri, and sculpture by Dr. Steve Lober in the
Bertelsmann Gallery. Call for hours, 706-549-9225
ATHICA ""Animal Instincts: Allegory and
Anthropomorphism." Through Nov. 11.
AURUM STUDIO Paintings by Autumn Strickland and
3ary Slayton. Through Nov. 24.
BIG CITY CAFE "Spectacles of Illusion and The
Fertile Abyss" by Jacob Malovany. Through Oct.
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