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Eat. Drink, Listen Closely.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
I SATURDAY, APRIL 23
MONDAY, APRIL 25
TUESDAY, APRIL 26
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
COMING SOON
Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring
MANDOLIN ORANGE
S4 admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!
An evening of Conscious Movement
■ & Conscious Food
f YOGA AND VEGETARIAN/
VEGAN DINNER
Please coll 706.549.7020 for more info & reservations
An evening of Political Satire with
co<reator of the Daily Show
UZZ WINSTEAD
MY STATE OFTHE UNION"
Tickets S17 adv. • S22 at the door
KINCHAFOONEE
COWBOYS
Tickets $12 adv. • STS at the door
EARLFEST!
A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF
EARL MURPHY
featuring CHARLIE AND NANCY HARTNESS,
ART ROSENBAUM THE ANDY CARLSON BAND
(CASEY COOK GREG EARNEST MICHAEL SMITH AND
KEITH MORRIS} BRIAN BURKE DAVID BLACKMON AND
CAL HALE (THE NORMALTOWN FLYERS), BILL ASHLEY AND
EARL S KITCHEN BAND INCAHOOTS (MIKE HARRISON,
ALLAN HUGHES AND PHIL WHITE) AND JOEL CORDLE
FREE Admission!
\ T SPLOST presents
! REBUILD GA RAILROADS" featuring
■JIM HIGHTOWER
' AMERICA'S #1 POPULIST"
FREE and Open to the Public
RSVP at http://tsplost.org
Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring
SEVEN HANDLE
CIRCUS
S4 admission * $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!
A Nomad Artists presents ^ m
THE WATSON
TWINS
LERA LYNN & HER LADY FRIENDS
Tickets S10 adv. • 513 at the door
THE WOODGRAINSLfW
HALF DOZEN BRASS BAND \ >•
CHICKASAW
MUDD PUPPIES
BEGGARS WEED
THE CALENDAR!
cians’ open mic, drop by on the 1st
or 3rd Mondays. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-
818-0976
LECTURES & LIT.: Last Monday
Book Group (ACC Library. Small
Conference Room) For national
Poetry Month, the group will discuss
poetry brought by members. Bring
your tavorites with copies to share.
Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650
LECTURES & LIT.: Preventing
Money Loss in Your Small
Business (ACC Planning
Department) Learn from a panel of
representatives from Regions Bank.
AIC Insuring America and Savvy
Accounting. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE!
www.athensclarkecounty.com
LECTURES & LIT.: “Rebuild GA
Railroads" (The Melting Point)
TSPLOST mixer and volunteer work
session at 5 p.m. followed by a
public forum directed by Russetl
Edwards at 6 p.m. and speaker Jim
Hightower, "America’s #1 Populist,*
at 7 p.m. See Calendar Pick on this
page. RSVP at www.tsplost.org
GAMES: Team Trivia (Beet O'
Brady's) Every Monday night. Win
house cash and prizes! 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) Every
Monday! 8-10 p.m. www.highwire-
lounge.com
Tuesday 26
EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market
(Little Kings Shuttle Club) Check out
the afternoon market in its conve
nient downtown location! Buy fresh,
locally grown organic produce,
locally crafted goods and freshly
baked breads. Now accepting EBT
cards. 4-7 p.m. FREE! www.athens-
farmersmarket.net
PERFORMANCE: Concert
(UGA Hodgson Hall) University
Phitharmonia and University Band.
8 p.m. 706-542-3737, www.music.
uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Recitals (UGA
Ramsey Concert Hall) Student String
Chamber Ensembles at 3:30 p.m.
and Richard Knepp on guitar at 6
p.m. 706-542-3737, www.music.
uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Recitals (Edge
Recital Hall) Daniel Johnson, voice,
and Addison Hamilton, soprano, at
3:30 p.m., Bradley Trammell, voice,
at 5 p.m., Ryan Moore on guitar
at 6:30 p.m. and Anna Buckley on
piano at 8 p.m. 706-542-3737. www.
music.uga.edu
OUTDOORS: Full Moon Hike
(Greenway) Experience nature in a
different light. Call to register. 8:15
p.m. $2.706-613-3615, wwwac-
cieisureservices.com
KIDSTUFF: Drawing in Nature
(State Botanical Garden of Georgia)
Join artist Toni Carlucci to learn the
secrets of drawing plants, flowers
and other natural wonders. Open
to children ages 8 & up. 4-6 p.m.
FREE! 706-542-6156. www.uga.edu/
hnlnarrien
KIDSTUFF: Kids’ Beginning Art
(Whole: Mind. Body. Art.) Children
are exposed to basic techniques
and encouraged to explore their own
creative ideas. Materials provided.
Tuesdays. 5-6 pm $10 (adv.) $12
(drop-in). 706-410-0283
KIDSTUFF: Preschool ft Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts lor
literacy-based fun. 9:30 & 10:30
am. FRE! 706-795-5597
Monday, Apr. 25 continued from p. 21
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Enjoy a morning of
stories, songs and crafts. For kids
ages 2-5 and their caregivers. 10 &
11 am FRE! 706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Summer Job Resume
Workshop (Oconee County Library)
Get a head start looking for summer
jobs. For teens. 6-8 p.m. FREE!
706-769-3950
LECTURES ft LIT.: African Studies
Lecture (UGA Memorial Hall. Room
407) "Personal Name Construction
as a Reflection of African Worldview:
A Study of Edo and Yoruba Personal
Names.’ presented by Harrison
Adeniyi. 11 am FREE! 706-542-
0506
LECTURES ft LIT.: Annual
Exhibition of the Confederate
Constitution (UGA Main
Library) The original Confederate
Constitution will be on display along
with Civil War letters, documents,
artifacts and images from 1861 8
a.m.-5 p.m. 706-542-7123
LECTURES ft LIT.: Brown Bag
Lunch (ACC Library) Jenny
Williams will talk about the Georgia
Museum of Art s recent renovations
and expansion. Feel free to bring a
lunch to this 45-minute program.
12:15 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES ft LIT.: Comparative
Literature Lecture (UGA Joe
Brown Hall, Room 220) In ‘Sado-
Masochism, Steamy Sex and
Shanghai Glitter: What’s Love Got
to Do with K?" Jon Eugene von
Kowallis examines Ang Lee’s film
Se/Jie and textual editions leading
up to it. 3 p.m. FRE! 706-542-2140
‘ LECTURES ft LIT.: Ecology
Seminar (UGA Ecology Building)
Tyra Byers presents "Campus
Climate Action Planning at UGA:
From Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Inventory through Mitigation
Strategies." 4 pm FRE! www.ecol-
ogy.uga.edu
LECTURES ft LIT.: Getzen Lecture
in Government Accountability
(UGA Chapel) Admiral Thad Allen,
former 23rd commandant of the U.S.
Coast Guard, speaks on his experi
ence in directing federal response to
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 3 p.m.
FREE! 706-542-7849
MEETINGS: Great Decisions
Group Discussion (ACC Library)
Great Decisions is a national civic
education program that intorms par
ticipants about U.S. foreign policy
Meets every Tuesday. 7 p.m. FREE!
706-613-3650. ext. 340
MEETINGS: Neighborhood Watch
(Athens Technical College) ACC
Police Department will teach on how
to form a successful neighborhood
watch program. Registration re
quested. 5:30 p.m. FREE! 706-369-
5763, awhite@athenstech.edu
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: Poker Night (Flicker
Theatre & Bar) Last Tuesday of every
month. 8:30 p.m. www.flickertheatre-
andbar.com
Wednesday 27
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
ART: Jewelry Sale (Lamar Dodd
School of Art) Phi Beata Heata
presents a selection ol student-
designed jewelry and metalworks for
sale. Proceeds provide for lectures,
visiting artists and traveling to
conferences. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. www
art.uga.edu
ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum
of Art) Join Lynn Boland for a tour
of 100 illustrations of Dante’s Divine
Comedy by Salvador Dali. 2 pm
FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org
PERFORMANCE: Concert (UGA
Hodgson Hall) Symphonic Band. 8
p.m. 706-542-3737. www.music.
uga.edu
PERFORMANCE: Ensemble
Performances (UGA Ramsey
Concert Hall) Student String
Chamber Ensembles at 3:35 p.m.
and the Bulldog Brass Society
Student Ensemble at 6 p.m 706-
542-3737, www.music.uga edu
PERFORMANCE: Recitals (Edge
Recital Hall) Sue Yeon Kim on piano
and Laura Camacho on double bass
at 3:35 p.m., Joanna Reeseman and
Kaitlin Adams, voice, at 5 p.m. and
Nikki Hill on clarinet at 6:30 p.m.
706-542-3737, www.music.uga.edu
KIDSTUFF: Preschool ft Toddler
Storytime (Madison County
Library) Includes stories, finger-
puppet plays, songs and crafts for
literacy-based fun. 9:30 & 10:30
am FREE! 706-795-5597
KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee
County Library) Enjoy a morning of
stories, songs and crafts. For kids
ages 2-5 and their caregivers 10 &
11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950
KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday
lor Teens (ACC Library) Up next:
Steampunk Charm Bracelets. Ages
11-18. Space is limited. 4 p.m.
FREE! 706-613-3650
LECTURES ft LIT.: Exit Seminar
(UGA Life Sciences Building, Room
B118) Ginny Bain presents "Sonic
Hedgehog’s Role as a Regular of
Third Pharyngeal Pouch Fate.’ 4
pm. whites@uga.edu
Monday, April 25
Jim Hightower
The Melting Point
Tired of being slapped around by
the Radical Right? Mad as hell that
you had to pay more taxes while
GE paid none? Doubting whether
it's even worth getting so upset
because the big bastards have
enough money to control every
thing anyway, and what's the use?
Wondering why the Tea Party is
more colorful than the drab, disor
ganized Democrats? Depressed over
being a constituent of Congressman
Paul Broun, Junior?
Despair no longer. Get yo'
yellow-dog as c down to the Melting
Point at 7 p.m. Monday, Apr. 25
for a surefire inoculation against
Republican hoof and mouth dis
ease, delivered by former Texas
Commissioner of Agriculture Jim
Hightower.
For decades Hightower has been
mixing his acerbic populism with down-home humor to skewer the privileged classes and
stand up for working families, small businesses and the 80 percent of Americans who find
themselves shut out of an economic and political process dominated by big money.
Hightower has the fiery populist zeal to confront the Big Lie promulgated by the
right wing and financed by big bucks. He hurts truth into the teeth of power and has fun
doing it. He knows government, and he knows how to highlight what's going on behind
the scenes to pump up the rich and powerful at the out-of-pocket expense of everyday
Americans.
You've read his newspaper columns (in Flagpole, too, back in the day). You've heard
himfon the radio, seen him on TV, read some of his seven books (Thieves in High Places:
They've Stolen Our Country and It's Time to Take It Back). You are guaranteed to laugh a
lot and have a good time and come away reinvigorated and energized by "America's Most
Popular Populist"’ [Pete McCommons)
- 22 FLAGPOLE.COM APRIL 20,2011