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Thursday, February 24
The District Attorneys,
Woodfangs,
Thomas Galloway
40 Watt Club
There's something about
seeing your band's name up
on the marquee of the 40 Watt
Club that makes you want to
raise your game to its high
est level, especially if you're
The District Attorneys. The band has been gaining speed, building up more of a presence
on its home turf around Athens and Atlanta. But the rock and rollers are just getting
started. After all they need to make a dent in the large backlog of songs they've been
hoarding.
"We want to” try out some new songs that we've been working on," says singer Drew
Beskin. "You know, a lot of stuff that inspires us is from books or movies. I mean, we
haven't had a lot of time to experience life stuff yet, but we want to take that feeling
and make it musical and draw from what we have lived."
Judging by the tunes on the band's debut EP, Orders From..., these boys have lived a
life of summers. The mix of reverb-laden guitars and vocals paired with a driving rhythm
and lush harmonies creates the perfect soundtrack for a hazy late-aftemoon. Turn up
"Splitsville" and get doused in country-rock-tinged jubilation. "Going to Carolina" evokes
the long, winding road up the Eastern seaboard, and "Jerry Ten" manages to merge a
laid-back, West Coast vibe with Southern twang. Life's a beach, and you better believe
that The District Attorneys want to be the tunes drifting out of your boom box on a
sunny day.
"I'd like to think of us as a good driving band," says Beskin. "I love to drive around
and listen to music, and I think our kind of style is good for that."
The band's style is also well-suited to live shows, turning any concert into a rousing,
rocking sing-along.
"We're excited about the show," says Beskin. "We're going to pull out all the stops and
give it all we've got I just hope everyone has as much fun as we do." [Jordan Stepp]
THE CALENDAR!
Feb. 25 & Feb. 26.7 pm, Feb. 27.
3 p.m. $10 (adv.), $12. www.mor-
lontheatre.com
PERFORMANCE: StarQuest (The
Ciassic Center) Dance competi
tion with scholarships, free master
classes, cash prizes and giveaways.
919-363-2900, www.starquestdance.
com
THEATRE: The Darker Places
Trilogy (Memorial Park) Three
one-acts. Attic, Basemen/and
Crawlspace, that each take place in a
different room of a disturbed young
• man's house and metaphorically, his
body. 8 p.m. $10-15. www.circleen-
sembletheatre com
THEATRE: Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers (UGA Baptist Collegiate
Ministries) Dinner theatre in a Wild
West town. Feb. 25 & 26.6 p.m.,
$25. Feb. 26 & 27.1 pm.. $15.
706-549-2747
OUTDOORS: Athens Family
Nature Club (Dudley Park) Nature
connection for the whole family.
Enjoy stories, games earthskills
and nature play at this’monthly
event. Meet at the parking lot behind
Mama's Boy. 3-5 p.m. FREE! 706-
224-2490. tommy@wildintelligence.
org
KIDSTUFF: Storytime & Craft
(Treehouse Kid and Craft) Make a
craft inspired by the book. 10 a m.
$10.706-850-8226 www.tree-
housekidandcraft.com
KIDSTUFF: Storytime with Ms.
Georgia (ACC Library) Join
Christina McCauley, Miss Georgia
2011, for a fanciful afternoon of sto
rytelling. When the stories are over,
make your own crown and pose for
a photo with the queen. 2:30 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
for Teens (ACC Library) Up next:
Steampunk Potion Bottles! Ages
11-18. Space is limited. 4 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Book Sloping
(Dog Ear Books) Pastor Tommy
Chatman will be present with his
new book, / Am Who I Am Because,
in which he illustrates what it takes
to live a life that is God-fearing, joy
ous and prosperous. 1 p.m. FREE!
dogearbooks com
MEETINGS: Athens Tracking Club
(Peppinos) Learn to identify and
interpret animal tracks and signs.
Discover unexpected metaphors for
life. 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m. $15.706-
224-2490
Sunday 27
EVENTS: 7th Annual Bridal Open
House (Foundry Park Inn & Spa)
Attention brides-to-be! Featuring
wedding professionals, photog
raphers. florists, event planners,
entertainers, a bridal fashion show
and more! 2-5 p.m. $10 (adv.),
$12,706-549-7020, www.foundry-
parkinn.com
EVENTS: Athens Home and
Garden Show (The Classic Center)
Featuring displays and seminars on
the latest in home decor, landscap
ing, lighting, cabinetry, construction
and more. See Feb. 26 Events. Feb.
26.10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 27,12-5
p.m. $7. www.onlineathens.com/
homeshow
PERFORMANCE: "From the Top”
(UGA Hodgson Hall) Christopher
O’Riley hosts this classical music
radio program that is taped before
live audiences in concert halls. This
taping a! UGA will feature flutist
Sir James Galway and several pre-
collegiate classical musicians. 3
p.m. $20-47. 706-542-4400, www
uga.edu/pai.
Saturday. Feb. 26 continued from p. 19
PERFORMANCE: Inspired to Be
Free (Morton Theatre) See Feb. 24
listing. Feb. 24,9:30 & 11:30 a.m.,
Feb. 25 & Feb. 26,7 p.m , Feb. 27,
3 p.m. $10 (adv), $12. www.mor-
tontheatre.com
PERFORMANCE: StarQuest (The
Classic Center) Dance competi
tion with scholarships, free master
classes, cash prizes and giveaways.
919-363-2900, www.starquestdance.
com
THEATRE: Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers (UGA Baptist Collegiate
Ministries) Dinner theatre in a Wild
West town. Feb. 25 & 26,6 p.m.,
$25. Feb. 26 & 27,1p.m., $15.
706-549-2747
GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo's Southwest
Caf6) Weekly Trivia! 7 p.m. FREE!
706-354-6655
Monday 28
EVENTS: Screening: Summer
Hours (UGA Tate Center) A portrait
of a contemporary French family
whose values and traditions are in
flux. Part of the French Film Festival.
8 p.m. $2. neupert@uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Recital (UGA
Ramsey Concert Hall) Megan
Chisom, viola. 6 p.m. 706-542-
3737. www.music.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Recital (IJGA
Ramsey Concert Hall) Joshua
Bynum, trombone. 8 p.m. 706-542-
3737, www.music.uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Sweet Dreams
(UGA Tate Center) Local dance com
pany. “The Culmination.’ 7:30 p.m.
SOLD OUT! www.uga.edu/union
KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC
Library) Snuggle in your jammies
and listen to bedtime stories. Every
Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-
3650
KIDSTUFF: Spanish for Kids
(Treehouse Kid and Craft)
Vocabulary mixed with dance, song,
theater, games and other activities.
10 a.m. $10.706-850-8226
KIDSTUFF: Turtles and
Salamanders and Snakes,
Oh My! (Oconee County Library)
Members of the UGA Herpetology
Society will bring snakes and other
native herptofauna for show. 7 p.m.
’ FREE! 706-353-8310
LECTURES & LIT.: Closing
Lecture (Georgia Museum of
Art) For the 50th Anniversary of
Desegregation. 3 p.m. FREE! 706-
542-0437, timbrown@uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Goodbye Blue
Monday Poetry Open Mic (Dog
Ear Books) Every 2nd and 4th
Mondays of the month. For musi
cians’ open mic. drop by on the 1st
or 3rd Mondays. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-
SI 8-0976
LECTURES & LIT.: Josh Weil
(Cin6 EirCaf6) Weil, Author of The
New Valley will read from his work.
Sponsored by the VOX Reading
Series. 8 p.m. FREE! www.joshweil.
com
MEETINGS: Classic City
Woodturners Meeting (Clarke
Central High School) A presentation
of wood lathe techniques. 6 p.m.
classiccitywoodturners.com
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beef O'
Brady’s) Every Monday night. Bring
your friends! 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-
850-1916
GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern)
Think you know it all? 8 p.m. 706-
548-3442
GAMES: Trivia (Highwire) Compete
with friends for a $100 bar tab at
Highwire Lounge. Come early to
register your team. Every Monday.
8 p.m. FREE! hirewirelounge@
gmail.com
Tuesday 1
EVENTS: National Pancake Day
(IHOP Restaurant) In return for
free flapjacks, IHOP guests are
encouraged to make a donation
to Children's Miracle Network
Hospitals. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE!
www.ihoppancakeday.com
EVENTS: Screening: The Best of
Youth (UGA Miller Learning Center,
Room 148) Playing the first of four
installments of this film, a family
saga spanning the latter half of the
20th century in Italy. 7 p.m. FREE!
www.rom.uga.edu
ART: Opening Reception (OCAF)
Featuring works of art from Oconee
County public and private schools,
grades K through 12.2-4 p.m.
PERFORMANCE: Open TOAD
Comedy (Flicker Theatre & Bar) A
unique open mic experience. The
audience gets to pelt the performers
who go over their six-minute time
limit with foam rocks. Performers get
in FREE! but must sign up by 8 p.m.
8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/
flickerbar
KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages
18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays &
Wednesdays, 9:30 am. & 10:30 am.
FREE! 706-613-3650 * ,
KIDSTUFF: Exploring Craft
(Treehouse Kid and Craft) For chil
dren 6 & under. Accompanied by a
story or puppet show. 10 a.m. $10
706-850-8226, www.treehouseki-
dandcraft.com
KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Beginning Art
(Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children
are exposed to basic techiniques
and encouraged to explore their own
creative ideas. Materials provided.
Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. $10 (adv.) $12
(drop-in). 706-410-0283
nIDSTUFF: Open Craft Hour
(Treehouse Kid and Craft) For ages
2-8. Past projects have included
puppets, wreaths, mittens and snow
flakes. 4 p.m. $10. 706-850-8226
KIDSTUFF-Recycled Arts (Whole:
Mind. Body. Art.) Kids are invited
to explore thier creativity through
art projects where found objects
are transformed into art pieces.
Tuesdays. 3:45-4:45 p.m. $10 (adv.)
$12 (drop-in).
LECTURES & LIT.: Willson Center
Lecture (Georgia Museum of
Art) William Eiland, Director of
the Georgia Museum of Art, deliv
ers a lecture entitled “Strike! A
Look at 20th-Centrury American
Printmaking.' 4 p.m. FREE! jdin-
gus@uga.edu, www.cha.uga.edu
Wednesday 2
EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour
(Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro
Courtyard) Drink and food specials
for you and your (well-behaved,
non-aggressive, vaccinated) dog!
This week: salty dogs and grey
hounds. Every Wednesday. 5-7 p.m.
www.indigoathens.com
EVENTS: GSPHE Vigil and Rally
(UGA Arch) Join concerned students
and community members in support
of better funding for K—12 and high
er education in Georgia. 4:30-5:30
p.m. FREE! www.georgiastudents.org
ART: 6X6: “Sentiment” (Cin6
BarCaf6) Fast, fun and sentimental!
This monthly media arts event com
bines video, film, sound and perfor
mance. 'Sentiment’ will be curated
by filmmaker, musician and educator
Matthew Buzzell.
ART: GMOA Tour: Decorative Arts
(Georgia Museum of Art) Curator
Dale Couch will discuss vernacular
versus formal examples, settlement
patterns, ethnicity and social history.
C ? r '• HEEI colIardj@uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Contemporary &
Aerial Dance Concert (UGA Dept,
of Dance Carver Studio) Experience
the thrill and drama of CORE
Concert Dance Company performing
and flying in original choreography
of contemporary, aerial and bungee
dances by artis'ic director Bala
Sarasvati and guest artists. 8 p.m.
$10 (students). $15. 706-542-8579,
www.dance.uga.edu
KIDSTUFF: Children’s Storytime
(ACC Library) For children ages
18 months tc 5 years. Tuesdays &
Wednesdays, 9:30 am. & 10:30 am.
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: 19th Annual
Dari Snyder African Studies
Lecture (Georgia Center) Nwando
Achebe of Michigan Slate University
presents 'Journeys Through African
Womanhood: Painting a Counter-
Narrative.’ 10 a.m. FREE! jkidula®
uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Genetics
Seminar (UGA Life Sciences
Building. Room 8118) “When
Transgenes Wander. Should We
Worry?* presented by Norm
Ellstrand, department of botany and
plant sciences, UC Riverside. 4 p.m.
FREE! whites@uga.edu
LECTURES & LIT.: Word of Mouth
(The Globe) Monthly open poetry
readings every first Wednesday.
8 p.m. FREE! www.athenswordof-
mouth.com
MEETINGS: GSPHE Meeting (UGA
Miller Learning Center, Room 247)
Georgia Students for Public Higher
Eduction is a coalition of students
who believe that affordable, quality
education is a right. 8 p.m. FREE!
georgiastudents.org
MEETINGS: High Speed Rail
Forum (The Classic Center)
Discussion moderated by Russell
Edwards on the High Speed Rail
Plan and the “Brain Train,’ a pas
senger rail corridor from Athens to
Atlanta. RSVP. 5 p.m. (mixer). 6 p.m.
(meeting). FREE! 770-296-9915
GAMES: Texas Hold ‘Em (Buffalo's
Southwest Cafe) Poker night every
Wednesday. 18 and up. Sign in at
6:30 p.m. Dealing begins at 7:30
p.m. FREE! www.interstatepokerclub.
com
GAMES: Trivia (Harry’s Pig Shop)
Nerd wars at Classic City Trivia's
’most challenging trivia night in
Athens.’ Every Wednesday. 7:30
p.m. FREE! 706-612-9219
* Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
KIDSTUFF: Second Saturday
Storytime 3/12 (Sandy Creek
Nature Center) Join the SCNC staff
for stories about the woods and their
resident creatures. 2:30 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3615, www.accleisureser-
vices.com
EVENTS: 17th Annual OCAF Thrift
Sale 3/13 (OCAF) Over 10,000
items. Find antiques, furniture, trin
kets, tools, toys, electronics, garden
supplies, pottery and much more.
Benefits the Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE!
706-769-4565, www.ocaf.com
* Advance Tickets Available
LIVE MUSIC
Tuesday 22
Caledonia Lounge
9:30 p.m. $6(21+), $8(18+). www
caledonialounge.com
MAH HUDGINS & HIS SHIT-HOT
COUNTRY BAND The local band
plays classic country and honky tonk
that goes down well with a shot of
whisky or an ice cold beer.
THEE OH SEES Reckless, blissed-out
garage rock done right.
VINCAS Energetic, erratic garage
punk with growling guitars, howling
vocals and a bit of rockabilly blues
swagger.
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
8 p.m. $3. 706-353-3050
NO SHAME! Open mic hosted by
Rose of Athens Theatre. Every
Tuesday!
Highwire
8-11 p.m. FREE! 706-543-8997
KENOSHA KID Centered around the
instru-improv jazz compositions of
guitarist Dan Nettles. Kenosha Kid's
music borrows freely from multiple
sources and hammers it all into a
seamless product glistening with
inspiration. Every Tuesday!
The Max Canada
10 p.m. $3,706-254-3392
LAISSEZ FUNK Local group plays
funk-jam fusion plus a variety of
covers.
THE REVIVALISTS This New Orleans
band plays a vibrant mix of funk, jazz
and rock accented by warm pedal
steel and sax.
The Melting Point
7 p.m. $16 (adv.), $20 (door.) www.
meltingpointathens.com
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
Trio of banjo and fiddle extraordi-
naires carrying on the tradition ol
string bands from the green hills of
the Carolinas with a modern twist.
HOME GROWN REVIVAL Sweet
folk and bluegrass quartet from
DarJonega.
No Where Bar
706-546-4742
SPIRITUAL REZ Reggae, horn, funk
dance band that puts a mordern spin
on classic influences like Toots &
the Maytals and The Waiters.
Rye Bar
10 p.m. FREE! www myspace.com/
ryebarathens
KILL KURT REIFLER Funky guitar
rock duo.
MAX EVE Lawrencevilleact whose
songs consist of ambient, cinematic
tones.
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