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285 W Washington St Athens GA • Call 706-549-7871 for Show Updates
CHEAP DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT BEFORE 11PM • 18 + UP
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11
SAM AMIDOIM • WINSTON AUDIO
doors ofiei) at 0pm $ ten dollars
THURSDAY. MARCH 12
REEOEMCE CLEARWATER RE\ Al
BEGGAR'S GUILD Kf
THE EDISON PROJECT *-
doors open at 9pm * five dollars
FRIDA
MARCH 13
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
PRIDE PARADE
VIWICAS
THURSDAY. MARCH 19
BACKYARD TIRE FIRE
3/24 VETIVER / LARKIN GRIMM
3/25 GENE WEEN BAND / TIMMY TUMBLE
3/26 DEAD CONFEDERATE /
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THE INTERNS.
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Tuesday, Mar. 17 continued from p. 19
LECTURES & LIT.: “Healthy
Eating: Policy Implications and
Economic Issues” (UGA Tate
Center—Room 138) Dr. Gail Hanula
discusses economic ways oi eat
ing healthy. Noon. FREE! hagues®
cviog.uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: “Media and
the Environment" (UGA Ecology
Building) Robert Jensen, journalism
professor at the University of Texas
at Austin, gives the talk as part ol
the Odum School ol Ecology Lecture
Series. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-542-3556
LECTURES & LIT.: Voices from
the Vanguard Lecture Series
(UGA Chapel) Barney Graham
discusses his work on the AIDS
vaccine. A reception follows at
Demosthenian Hall. 5 p.m. FREE!
706-542-5038
MEETINGS: Athens Rock and
Gem Club (Friendship Christian
. Church) Kim Cochran, a member
of the Atlanta Rock and Gem Club,
presents a program'on plate tecton
ics. Visitors can bring their rocks
to be identified. 7:30 p.m. FREE!
706-549-8082
MEETINGS: Athens-Area
Libertarian Party (Stevi B’S Pizza)
Meets the third Tuesday ol every
month. 7 p.m. FREE! 770-868-0462,
jmss1963@windstream.net
GAMES: 8-Ball Tournament (Fat
Daddy's) Tuesdays. 7 p.m. 706-
353- 0241
GAMES: Beginner's Pool School
(Lucky Dawg Billiards) Learn the
basics, every Tuesday! 7 p.m. 706-
354- 7829
GAMES: Cornhole League (Lucky
Dawg Billiards) Every Tuesday! 7
p.m. 706-354-7829
GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar)
Great prizes and fun all night long.
. 10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
GAMES: Texas Hold 'Em (Alibi)
Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. 706-549-1010
LECTURES & LIT.: “Nuclear
Renaissance, Disarmament,
Terrorism and Proliferation”
(Georgia Center—Master’s Hall)
Panelists Sam Nunn, Mohamed
ElBaradei, Susan Eisenhower, Joe
Cirincione, Rose Gottemoeller, Gene
Habiger and Igor Khripunov discuss
the opportunities and challenges
regarding proliferation and interna
tional security. Sponsored by the
Center lor International Trade and
Security. Part oi a day-long sched- •
ule of events being held to mark
the 20th anniversary of the center.
' 10-11:30 a.m. 706-542-2985, www.
uga.edu/cits
LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about
Books (ACC Library—Small
Conference Room) Adult book dis
cussion group. This month: Three
Cups ol Tea: One Man's Mission lo
Promote Peace... One School al a
Time by Greg Mortenson and David
Oliver Redlin. Newcomers welcome.
10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Library Sewing Group
(Madison County Library) The group
works on a wide variety of both
unusual and traditional handcrafts.
Every Wednesday. 1-3 p.m. FREE!
706-795-5597
GAMES: Athens Dart League
(Lucky Dawg Billiards) Every
Wednesday! 8 p.m. 706-354-7829
GAMES: Rock Band Game Night
(Wild Wing Caf6) Try your luck as a
virtual musician! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. www.wildwingcafe.com
GAMES: Stan’s Famous Trivia
Nite (Alibi) Get a team together and
test your knowledge of the trivial.
Every Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE!
706-549-1010
GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicana
Grill) Play for prizes every
Wednesday. 8-10 p.m. FREE! 706-
548-1920
* Advance Tickets Available
Wednesday 18
EVENTS: Empty Bowl Luncheon
(The Classic Center) Benefit hosted
by the Food Bank ot Northeast
Georgia to raise awareness about
hunger. Tickets include soup, a
sandwich and a bowl handcrafted by
the potters at Good Dirt. 12 show
piece bowls created by local artists
will also be auctioned off during the
drop-in lunch. 11:30 a m.—1:30 p.m.
$15. www.foodbanknega.org, www.
classiccenter.com*
PERFORMANCE: Improv Athens
(Cin6 Barcal6) Improv Irom local
cast members who have performed
with the Alliance Theatre, the
Playground Theatre in Chicago and
on ‘Late Night with Conan O'Brien.'
8 p.m. $5. www.athenscine.com
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
& 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Celebrate
the changing seasons with a hand
made wind chime. Ages 11-18.4
p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES A LIT.: APERO
Africana Brown Bag Lecture
(UGA Memorial Hall—Room 407)
Dr. Leara Rhodes of Grady College
speaks on ‘Haitians Working to
Make a Difference.' 12:15 p.m.
FREE! fsgHes@uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: “Genesis:
The Scientific Quest for Lite's
Origin" (UGA Chapel) Dr. Robert
Hazen, an award-winning researcher
whose knack for conveying technical
scientific information in everyday
language has made him a best-sell
ing author, delivers UGA's Charter
Lecture. 4 p.m. FREE! 706-542-3383
Down the Line
EVENTS: Robert Osborne Classic
Film Festival (The Classic Center)
Osborne and special guest Fred
Willard host four days of classic
films and post-screening discus
sions. Mar. 19-22. Festival pass:
$60, $45 (students), www.robertos-
bornefilmfestival.com, www.classic-
center.com
EVENTS: 21st Annual Red Clay
Conference 3/20 (UGA Dean Rusk
Center) This yearns conference—
‘Does Going Green Equal Making
Green?*—$eeks to examine the
consequences of environmentally
friendly business practices. Full
schedule and registration form
online. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE!
kac@uga.edu, www.lawsch.uga.edu/
redclay
EVENTS: An Evening in the
Garden 3/20 (State Botanical
Garden of Georgia) Wine tasting and
art auction to benefit Athens Area
Humane Society. 7 p.m. 706-353-
2287, www.athenshumanesociety.
org
EVENTS: BreastFest 2009 3/21
(Taylor Grady House) Fundraiser for
breast cancer research and breast
health. Main event (5-11 p.m.)
features live music, food, wine
and beer, silent auction and raffle.
BreastFest Kids activities (3-5 p.m.)
include face-painting, moon-bounce
and dancing. 3-11 p.m. $20 (ad
vance). $25 (door). 706-546-5008,
www.breastfest.org*
PERFORMANCE: Paula
Poundstone 3/26 (The Classic
Center) Comedian known for her
razor-sharp wit and spontaneity.
Poundstone has starred in sev
eral HBO specials and appeared
on ‘Saturday Night Live.* 9 p.m.
$20-$40. www.classiccenter.com*
PERFORMANCE: The Best ot
Andrew Lloyd Webber 3/27
(UGA Hodgson Hall) Broadway vet
erans sing Webber's musical hits. 8
p.m. S23—$28. www.uga.edu/pac*
THEATRE: Macbeth (Morton
Theatre) Presented by Rose of
Athens Theatre. Mar. 27,8 p.m. Mar.
28,2 & 8 p.m. $15 (adults). $10
(ages 25 & under). 706-613-3771,
www.roseofathens.org
EVENTS: Fresh Look International
Film Festival (Cin6 Barcaf6)
Screenings of short and feature
films aimed at children, youth and
families. 11 a.m. (ages 5-9), 4 p.m.
(ages 10 & up). $6. www.athenschil-
drenfilmfestival.org
EVENTS: Scholarship Soirte 3/28
(Complex Carbohydrate Research
Center) The University Woman's
Club hosts its annual event to
benefit UGA women scholars. This
year’s theme,’Frontier Daze,* fea
tures western decor, wines, gourmet
appetizers and a silent auction.
6:36-9:30 p.m. $15.706-543-0729
PERFORMANCE: Academy
of Ancient Music 3/28 (UGA
Hodgson Hall) Music director
Richard Egarr leads the orchestra in
a program of the six Brandenburg
Concertos by J.S. Bach. 8 p.m.
$34—$39. www.uga.edu/pac*
EVENTS: 31st Annual Athens
Human Rights Festival (College
Square) Annual festival that brings
together political activists, musi
cians and artists in a call for action
on human rights issues. May 2,10
a.m.-midnight. May 3,2-10:30
p.m. FREE! www.athenshuman-
rightsfest.org
* Advance Tickets Available
UVE MUSIC
Tuesday 10
Caledonia Lounge
10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.cale-
donialounge.com
DUSTY LIGHTSWITCH Eccentric
poetries, bright vocal harmonies and
sporadic tap dancing will make all
the kids dance.
LAMINATED CAT Local psychedelic
pop band fluent in the absurd and
eccentric.
ROMANENKO Local band influenced
by everything from folk standards
and classic country to riot grrri and
'70s pop, Romanenko has been
compared to everyone from Elliott
Smith and Paul Simon to Liz Phair
and Luscious Jackson.
SLOW CLAW Straightforward, non-
pretentious, very lislenable rock and
roll from Ohio. Formed only a few
short months ago, the band recently
released its debut, Grandfather
Clocks.
Farm 255
10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CARL LINDBERG Jazz bassist Carl
Lindberg (Grogus, Squat. Kenosha
Kid, etc.) performs standards, origi
nals and some surprising tunes from
divergent styles.
Fat Daddy's
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
KARAOKE Every Tuesday, hosted by
Lynn.
Little Kings Shuffle Club
10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
littlekingshuffleclub
PUNK ROCK DANCE PARTY Every
Tuesday! Hosted by Randy Smyre.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $3. www.meltingpointathens.
com
BUCK & NELSON This dynamic
rootsy duo has been strumming
‘mountain music* since the mid-
1970s. They play acoustic guitars
using both (latpick and fingerstyle
techniques, often adding in mando
lin, fiddle, banjos, harmonica and
washboard.
Tasty World
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
SALT TO BITTERS North Carolina
acoustic folk-punk, bubbling with
aggression but never losing control.
WESTERN CIV This Chapel Hill band
offers wiry, post-punk guitars under
dark, brooding melodies.
Wild Wing Cafe
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain's upstairs
space
Wednesday 11
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $8. www.40watt.com*
SAM AMIDON Quirky multi-instru
mentalist plays breezy folk in the
style of Nick Drake or Nico.
ANATHALLO Flittering, vocal-driven
art-pop ensemble from Chicago that
recently released its second full-
length. Canopy Glow. Check out our
review on p. 14.
WINSTON AUDIO This Atlanta act
performs guitar-driven alternative
rock that’s, at its more solemn mo
ments, epic and cinematic.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
EAT LIGHTNING DIY garage rock
trio from Augusta, featuring dreamy
arrangements and layered, distant
vocals.
LEAVING ARABY Pop-rock quartet
with a style akin to yesteryear radio
sweethearts Goo Goo Dolls, Gin
Blossoms and the like.
SOAPBAR Local group plays shaggy,
diverse alt-rock informed by its lo-fi
and folk peers.
Fat Daddy’s
9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
THE BROS. MARLER Brothers Drew
and Daniel Marler are currently con
centrating on bringing their brand
of Neil Young/Elliot Smith/Allman
Bros.-influenced music to the people
as an acoustic duo.
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. $5. www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
DANCER VS. POLITICIAN Band/
recording project (formerly known
as Panda) fronted by Sanni
Baumgaertner; the songs, sung
in both German and English, are
gentler and more pop-oriented than
the cabaret of Baumgaertner's former
band Audition with Max Reinhardt.
Go Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar
WARREN STEELE STYLEE W/ THE
STRUNG-OUT ORCHESTRA
This local artist/musician performs
sinister-sounding, avant-garde tunes
that match melody with menace—
skewing vocals to often haunting
and bizarre effect.
Harry Bissett’s Bayou
Grill ‘
6 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1193
KIP JONES Tunes split between
the reflective acoustic territory of
Harvest-en Neil Young and the
country-infused rock of '80s-era
Steve Earle.
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