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EVENTS: Family Fun Day (Athens
Association of Realtors, Bogart)
Carnival atmosphere with ac
tivities and games for all ages.
Benefitting Georgia Firefighters Burn
Foundation. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE!
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EVENTS: North Georgia Folk
Festival (Sandy Creek Park) A day
of folk music, arts, craft demonstra
tions and music workshops. Come
out early for Kids Fest at 11 a.m.!
See full schedule online. 10:30
a.m.-9 p.m. $10 (adults), $5 (stu
dents), FREE! (children under 12).
www.athensfolk.org
EVENTS: Saturday Stroll (Oconee
County Courthouse) Geoff Seila,
owner of Art Masters gallery in
Watkinsville, leads an informal,
hour-long walking tour focused on
the founding of Watkinsville. 9 a.m.
$5. www.oconeedemocrats.org
ART: One Day Art Show (Buffalo’s
Southwest Cafe) The Athens Art
Association celebrates its 90th
anniversary with an art show and
sale Browse through the selection
of paintings, prints, fiber art, photo
graphs and more or participate in the
silent auction. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE!
706-354-6655
THEATRE: Vampire Lesbians of
Sodom and Dr. Horrible's Sing-
a-long Blog (Athens Community
Theatre) Presented by Town &
Gown Players and Boybutante AIDS
Foundation. See Theatre Oct. 8.
Oct. 8-9,8 p.m. Oct. 10,8 p.m. and
11 p.m. Oct. 11,2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
$8-$12. www.townandgownplay-
ers.org
GAMES: Shadowfist Tournament
(Tyche's Games) Take Feng Shui to
the street and compete. Noon, $1.
706-354-4500, www.tychesgames.
com
Sunday 11
EVENTS: Athens Heritage Walk
(Call for location) Longtime Athenian
and retired UGA professor Allen
Stovall leads a tour of the historic
Boulevard district. Space is limited:
call to reserve spot. 2 p.m. $15.
706-353-1801, www.achfonline.org
EVENTS: Elberton 12-County
Fair (Elbert County Fair. Elberton)
Experience the true Carnival of the
South where vegetables and tweens
alike compete for 1st place ribbons.
Oct. 5-11. www.elbertonfair.com
EVENTS: Grace’s Birthday Party
(Ashford Manor, Watkinsville) Luau-
themed benefit for UGA Vet Hospital
and local animal advocacy groups.
Featuring costumes, art, games,
picnic supper, adoptions and more.
Guests are encouraged to donate an
unopened bag of dog food for rescue
groups. 2-5 p.m. $5 (adults), FREE!
(dogs), www.gracesbirthday.com
THEATRE: Vampire Lesbians of
Sodom and Dr. Horrible's Sing-
a-long Blog (Athens Community
Theatre) Presented by Town &
Gown Players and Boybutante AIDS
Foundation. See Theatre Oct. 8.
Oct. 8-9,8 p.m. Oct. 10,8 p.m. and
11 p.m. Oct. 11,2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
$8-$12. www.townandgownplay-
ers.org
OUTDOORS: 27th Annual Road
Skate (The Classic Center) Cheer
on the Athens to Atlanta Road
Skaters as they depart from the
Classic Center parking lot this
morning! 7:30 a.m. www.a2a.net •
GAMES: Full-Contact Trivia
(Allen’s Bar & Grill) Sports-themed
rules with diverse categories. 9 p.m.
FREE! www.allensbarandgrill.com
GAMES: Legend of the Five Rings
Tournament (Tyche’s Games) Help
direct the storyline in this Celestial
Edition tournament. Banzai! 2 p.m.
$1.706-354-4500, www.tyches-
games.com
GAMES: Team Trivia (Wild Wing
Cate) Every Sunday. 9 p.m. FREE!
www.wildwingcafe.com
Monday 12
PERFORMANCE: Last Comic
Standing (New Earth Music Hall)
Round 3 out of 4! Aspiring comedi-
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OCTOBER 7, 2009 • FLAGPOLE.COM 25
Titus Andronicus,
The Agenda!
The So So Gloi
Caledonia Lounge
Titus Andronicus
intrigue set in for me
while thumbing through
a recent issue of The
New Yorker in the wait
ing room of a local
attorney's office. The
rich description of the
Jersey-based band,
within the restraining
confines of a little blurb,
prompted the purchase
of their debut The Airing
of Grievances soon there
after. Less than a minute
into opening track "Fear
and Loathing in Mahwah,
NJ" guitarist/vocalist
Patrick Stickles, with
an overwrought warble,
gently disembogues,
"The world screams out
in agony and you don't
care, but should the shit Titus Andronicus
hit the fan, I just pray
you will not be spared," before exploding into a furious, "Fuck you!" At that instant it
became apparent that more blurbs are needed to spread the literate, gloriously angst-
addled gospel of Titus Andronicus. Welcome to this one.
Punk rock is the soundtrack of disaffected youth. Angry, not old, man jams. Generally
the genre doesn't age well, but Titus exemplifies a juvenescent exuberance while simulta
neously chronicling their life-defining (or forgettable) exploits with the informed acumen
of more senior citizens. Stickles had his entire life from which to cull the experiences
that became the songs on Grievances. Will the future be as compellingly ferocious, or will
the baud suffer from an imaginative slump associated with cramped touring conditions,
thousands of highway miles and boorish tales of backstage? "Well," says Stickles via poor
cell connection somewhere in the Arizona desert, "We don't have too many songs about
tail chasing and our debauchery is pretty tame, when compared to Def Leppard. I don't
write songs in the van on the road... I need a lot of leisure time to be creative."
The blogosphere agrees: Titus Andronicus' live performances are raucous affairs not to
be missed. So, how can a novice prepare? "You should have between eight and 12 dot*
lars," says Stickles, adding, "You should bring a lot of enthusiasm and a willingness to
enjoy—leave behind inhibitions and self-consciousness
thing—and a big smile." [David Eduardo]
Ninjatune Records
Bonobo DJ Set
with Flight Risk and T8R(tot)
$12 adv. / $15 day of show
Strawberry Flats
$10
DubConscious
with Heavyweight Dub Champion
$10 adv. / $15 day of show
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Zach Deputy
$5 adv. / $8 day of show
Bubba Sparxxx
|P Telepath
with Priceless
and Agobi Project
$10 adv. / $12 day of show
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
$8 adv. / $10 day of show
Caspa UK Dubstep
LFO YEAH! pt. 2
$8 adv. / $10 day of show
ip Larry Keel
r and
I Natural Bridge
$8 adv. / $12 day of show
52 Girls B-52*s Tribute Band
Signal
Path
with Uprise Dub
Cosmic Charlie
Halloween Sin Ball
presented by Phungus Group
Last Comic
Standing
Pink Floyd Tribute Band featuring members
of Maserati, sts? and Fuzzy Sprouts
Pigs on the Wing
SI5
Round Two
Toubab Krewe
$10 adv. / $12 day of show
Mean Mic
Tuesdays
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