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THE CALENDAR!
County Cooperative Extension
speaks on how to save money and
be more healthy. 12:15 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
MEETINGS: Zen Meditation and
Book Discussion (Email for
Location) The Key by Cheri Huber.
Meets every Monday. 7:15 p.m.
FREE! meditateathens@gmail.com
GAMES: Live Trivia (Buffalo’s
Southwest Cafe) Every Monday with
Trivia Joe. Winning teams have a .
chance to qualify for a $200 cash
prize. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655
GAMES: Ping Pong (Flicker Theatre
& Bar) 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.mys-
pace.com/flickerbar
GAMES: Rock and Roll Trivia
(Little Kings Shuffle Club) Get a
team together and show off your
extensive music knowledge every
Monday! 8 p.m. FREE! www.mys-
pace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub
GAMES: Sports Trivia (WOW Caf6
& Wingery) Every Monday. 706-
543-5510.
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Fat
Daddy's) Every Monday. 6 & 9 p.ra.
706-353-0241.
GAMES: Trivia (Beef 0’ Brady's) Get
a team together and test your knowl
edge. Every Mbnday! 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Tune Trivia (Alibi) Test your
knowledge of music trivia. Hosted by
Bobby Nettles and APA Pool League.
9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010
Tuesday 28
KIDSTUFF: 100 Books/60 Hours
Recognition Party (ACC Library)
Party to recognize those who have
read 100 books or 50 hours as part
of the library's Summer Reading /
Program. Featuring a magic show
by Arthur Atsma and ice cream
sandwiches for all. 7 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Chapter Book Review
(Madison County Library) Every
Tuesday and Thursday elementary
school-aged children meet in the
lobby to read aloud and share
thoughts about books. 4:30 p.m.
FREE! 706795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
& 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES A UT.: Brooks
Mendeli (Borders Books &
Music) In Beaverball.A (Winning)
Season with the MIT Baseball Team,
Mendeli—an award-winning speak
er and educator, and the co-captain
and co-MVP of this team—details
the story of a group of unlikely win
ners. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-583-8647
MEETINGS: Athens Green Drinks
(Farm 255) Informal mixer open to
all those interested in green build
ing, transportation and sustainability
issues in Athens-Clarke County
and neighboring counties. 6-8 p.m.
FREE! www.athensgreendrinks.org
GAMES: Drunken Bingo (283 Bar)
Great prizes and fun all night long.
10 p.m. FREE! 706-208-1283
GAMES: Flicker Poker Night
(Flicker Theatre & Bar) Last Tuesday
of every month! 8:30 p.m. www.
myspace.com/flickerbar
GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill
& Pub) All three Athens locations
of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside,
Eastside and Harris St.) feature
trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.
.FREE! www.locosgrill.com
GAMES: Movie Trivia (Cin6 Barcafe)
With drink specials and prizes every
Tuesday. Sign up at 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m.
FREE! www.athenscine.com
GAMES: Pool Tournament (Alibi)
APA Pool League. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-
549-1010
Monday, July 27 continued from p. 19
Wednesday 29
EVENTS: Health Care Reform
Town Hall (Cin6) Hosted by
Organizing for America-Athens. 6-9
p.m. FREE! www.athenscine.com
KIDSTUFF: Eatln* with the Critters
(Sandy Creek Nature Center, ENSAT)
. Bring a sack lunch for an hour of
learning about our world and the
animals that inhabit it. For ages 3-5
with an adult. Call to register. 12:30
p.m. S0-S13 (scholarships avail
able). 706-613-3615
KIDSTUFf: Mad Science End-of-
Summer Party (Madison County
Library) Create super sounds, chem
ical reactions and a spooky scene.
Celebrate your reading accomplish-'
ments with a free Sno-Cone. too. 2
p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (ACC Library)
For ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30
& 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & UT.: Oconee Dems
Book Group (Five Points Deli &
More, Epps Bridge) Community
wide book group hosted by the
Oconee County Democrats. This
month: E.L. Doctorow's The March.
Newcomers from any county and of
any political affiliation are welcome.
- 6 p.m. FREE! ppriest@charter.net,
www.oconeedemocrats.org
GAMES: Darts (Broad Street Bar
& Grill) Blind draw darts. Every
Wednesday. 7 p.m. 706-548-5187
GAMES: Rock Band Game Night
(Wild Wing Caf6) Try your luck as a
virtual musician! Every Wednesday.
9 p.m. www.wtldwingcafe.com
GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O'
Brady's) Every Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Willy's Mexicana
Grill) Every Wednesday. 8-10 p.m.
• FREE! 706-548-1920
GAMES: Trivia Wars (283 Bar) "If
you know your stuff you can win
great stuff." 9 p.m. FREE! 706-208-
1283
* Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walks
7/30 (UGA Campus) New series
sponsored by the Athens-Clarke
Heritage Foundation continues with
a tour of UGA North Campus and
the Old Athens Cemetery. Led by
Nash Boney. Space is limited; call to
reserve spot. 7 p.m. $15.706-353-
1801.www.achfonline.org* •
THEATRE: Dear Edwlna (Oconee
County Civic Center) The Oconee
Youth Playhouse presents the
musical comedy about Edwina
Spoonapple, a 13-year-old who
enlists the help of her friends to
dispense advice on kid-troubling
issues. July 31-Aug. 1,7:30
p.m. Aug. 1-2,2 p.m. $16, $14
(students/seniors), $12 (ages 12
& under). 706-769-2677, www.
oypoysp.com
LECTURES & LIT.: Summer
Authors’ Series: “Georgia Boys
in Grey” 8/1 (T.R.R Cobb House)
Final session of series features
presentations by Kurt Gresham,
author of To Honor These Men, and
John Parrish, author of Wiregrass to
Appomattox. Lunch provided. Space
is limited; register early. 11 a.m.-1
p.m. $10.706-369-3513, www.
trrcobbhouse.org*
KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC
Library) 3:3(M:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3650
EVENTS: Classic City Roilerpirls
Bout 8/8 (Skate-A-Round USA) The
Classic City Rollergirls take on the
Camel City Thrashers from Winston-
Salem, NC. 7 p.m. $10 (adults), $5
(ages 6-10), FREE! (ages 5 & un
der). www.classiccityrollergirls.com*
KIDSTUFF: Stream Adventures
8/8 (State Botanical Garden of
Georgia) Activities planned include
hiking along the Middle Oconee
River to search for animal tracks,
writing poetry about water and wad
ing in streams to collect, identify and
release stream critters. Ages 7-10.
Call to register. 9:30-11:30 a.m. $5.
706-642-6156
PERFORMANCE: Athens Choral
Society (Seney-Stovall Chapel)
ACS sings oldies for its presentation
of "Back to the Fifties." Aug'. 8,7:30
p.m. Aug. 9,2:30 p.m. $10.706-
360-1947
EVENTS: Farmer for a Day 8/9
(Mills Farm) Athens Locally Grown
hosts the fourth of six monthly tours
highlighting the benefits of sustain
able agricultural practices. Limited
space, email to register. 10 a.m.-2
p.m. FREE! farmerforaday@gmail.
com, athens.locallygrown.net
ART: Opening Reception 8/15
(Lyndon House Arts Center) For
"Lord Love You: Works by RA
Miller from the Mullis Collection,"
more than 75 paintings, drawings,
sculptures and whirligigs created by
the Georgia self-taught artist Reuben
Aaron Miller. 6-8 p.m. FREE! 706-
613-3623
* Advance Tickets Available
UVE MUSIC
Tuesday 21
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $20. www.40watt.com*.
A.A. BONDY August Arthur Bondy
(ex-Verbena) celebrated the release
of his debut solo album American
Hearts last spring. By turns sar
donic and innocent, Bendy’s heartfelt
songs draw equally from Ryan
Adams and Elliott Smith.
CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC
VALLEY BAND Former Bright Eyes
frontman brings his folk/Americana *
band to Athens.
DEEP SEA DIVER Jessica Dobson
performs lush, intricate indie rock .
and has the added distinction of be
ing asked to play guitar for Beck on
his fastest tour.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18f). www.
caledonialounge.com
THE BORDER LIONS Rock and roll
trio that plays '70s-inspired songs,
with styles ranging from beachy to
bluesy.
CORTEZ GARZA Local singer/song
writer Cortez Garza used to front NC
emo band Mason Curse, but has
relocated to Athens and turned more
acoustic. The result is a truly con
temporary take on Americana.
DUSTY UGHTSWITCH Described as
“one of the most exciting and satis
fying live bands in town' by our own
Gordon Lamb, this revolving cast of
local eccentrics delivers rock and
roll with epic possibilites.
LAMINATED CAT Local psychedelic
pop band fluent in the absurd and
eccentric.
Farm 255
11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
DAN NETTLES Celebrated local jazz
musician known for his work front
ing Kenosha Kid.
Fat Daddy’tf
10 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0241
KARAOKE Huge karaoke dance party
hosted by Lynn every Tuesday.
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Side transmitting through headphones tranquilize tike Baja breezes. The San Diego-based
• band comprised of DeNardo, Sam Sprague (drums), Jesse Gulati (guitar) and Anthony
Luken (Rhodes) composes gentle, sea-driftwpod jams perfect for those who suntan pro-
. fessionally and/or submit to the occasional cannabis coma for “■—— 1
purposes.
It's impossible to imagine the Donkeys being from anywhere other than Southern
California. "We all grew up, went to high school there... We all played in bands, kinda
around each other but never all at once. All the bands fell apart, but we all still wanted
to keep jamming, so we just would hang out go to the practice space, get drunk and jam -
all night long—it came out of the wreckage of a couple other projects we had going,"
says DeNardo.
Attention, slackers: It is possible to be incredibly mellow and busy. During the past
few years, the band has toured relentlessly and backed, on the road and in the studio,
the exceptionally verbose and melancholy Owen Ashworth project Casiotone for the
Painfully Alone. They've also found time to become television stars. Sort of. The sounds
and images of Gerontmo Jackson, the band's alter ego, have appeared in a half dozen
episodes of ABC's "Lost*" The recent revelation that despite what show producers have
said publicly, Geronimo Jackson is not an obscure 70s band but in fact The Donkeys,
hasn't made the topic any more comfortable for OeNardo to discuss. "Maybe I shouldn't
talk about it There were a lot of tawyers involved. No comment* [David Eduardo]
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8:30 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
GREEN GERRY Particularly dreamlike
and subtly electronic local artist.
KNOW NOTHING PARTY Charleston
post-punk band plays constantly-
evolving songs with a hint of bands
like the Pixies in the mix. Featuring
members of Oicho Kabul
MOUSER Colby Carter (vocals, guitar)
and his expanding gang of backing
musicians play efficient and exuber
ant garage-pop songs that suggest a
willingness to experiment, working
through noise jams to find the ag
gressive pop hiding behind.
OICHO KABU Charleston band that
proudly names Yoko Ono and
klezmer among its varied influences.
Oicho Kabu is both stripped down
and complex, with a DIY, low-fi spirit
and a range of instrumentation.
SPHINXIE Experimental, discordant
rock from Athens.
- 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*
HOOTS AND HELLMOUTH A rau
cous, foot stompin’ good time with
two guitars, mandolin, upright bass
and three-part harmonies.
No Where Bar
10 p.m. 706-546-4742
LANEY STRICKLAND Classic
Southern rock with bluesy riffs, wail
ing organ and soulful vocals.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. www.myspace.com/ryeba-
rathens
KEN WILL MORTON Athens own
Ken Will Morton is an engaging and
prolific songwriter with several full-
lengths under his belt. His soulful
rasp and sharp lyrics encompass
both the heart of folk and the rough
and tumble vitality of rock.
LOVELY HOUSES Indianapolis band
' plays lovely folk-country ballads.
THE VIKING PROGRESS Imagery
related 4 to Vikings or Norse mythos
will usually be metal, but as the
exception that pioves the rule The
Viking Progress plays beautiful and
touching folk songs.
Square One Restaurant
and Bar
7 p.m. FREE! www.squareonefishco.
com
NORMALTOWN FLYERS Athens
roots-rock institution plays a set of
comfortable, good-time rock and
roll with a Southern leaning. On the
Square Ore patio every Tuesday!
Tasty World Uptown
10 p.m. $5. www.tastyworld.net
LEADING EDGE The local band
formerly known as Mudra has gotten
a bit more upbeat since the name
change—channeling alternative rock
sounds from across the decades.
THE PREMONITIONS Local act
featuring the luscious vocals of
Maureen McGinnis. For fans of
Celebration, Beach House and Yeah
Yeah Yeahs.
REPTAR This up-and-coming local
quartet sounds like the result of
Animal Collective and Talking Heads
teaming up to travel back in time
and fight Napoleon. Dance shoes
recommended.
SAILOR DAWN This local garage
rock band draws heavily from ‘90s
alternative rock and powerpop.
Wild Wing Caf6
10 p.m. FREE! www.wildwingcafe.com
KARAOKE Every Tuesday night at
the downtown wing chain's upstairs
space.
Wednesday 22
40 Watt Club
9 p.m. $10. www.40watt.com*
THE DONKEYS This California outfit
plays catchy psych-rock.
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO
Somewhere between Americana and
blues-rock lies this Chicago outfit.
THOUSAND ARROWS Acoustic solo
act combines elements of shoegaze
and folk.
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $5(21+), $7(18+). www.
caledonialounge.com
AFTERGLOW RADIO Orlando band
plays modern alt-rock.
BAIN MATTOX AND SHOT FROM
GUNS Multi-instrumental Athens
singer/songwriter Bain Mattox and
his nimble backing band Shot from
Guns otter audiences acoustic-based
college rock that's both emotionally
direct and emphatically heart-turn
ing. Mattox’s recent solo album is
called Bird in the Hand, and tonight
he's backed by a full band.
THE SETTING Pop rock filled with
energetic melodies and catchy
hooks.
Farm 255
9 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com
CHRISSAKES Local hardcore band
with haunting, brooding guitar riffs
and explosive, screaming vocals.
KNOT FEEDER Progressive four-
piece from Pittsburgh featuring
dynamic arrangements, occasional
abstract loops and cello and aggres
sive vocals. These guys have shared
the stage with acts like Battles, The
Poison Arrows and Tone.
RAND LINES TRIO Jazz standards
and originals from this trio led by
Rand Lines, who also played in now-
defunct pop group Freeze Tag. He’s
backed by bassist Jason Cheek and
drummer Dennis Baraw. Two sets!
