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MUSIC I THURSDAY, MAR. 7
Kendrick Lamar
Tate Center Grand Hall ??? 7:30 p.m. ??? SOLD OUT!
Compton-based rapper Kendrick
Lamar's meteoric rise seemed to come
from nowhere, and even UGA seemed to
be taken by surprise a couple weeks ago
when its ill-conceived ticketing plan for
the event devolved into a near-riotous
snafu. If you're one of the lucky ones with
(or plotting to sell your first-born for) a
spot inside Grand Hall Thursday, you're in
for a treat; last year's good kid, m.A.A.d.
city showcased Lamar's wide-ranging stu
dio talent, but a recent "Saturday Night
Live" performance proved
he's no slouch in the
live department, either.
Lamar's vivid, narrative-
driven music culls from
SoCal's early '90s heyday
but vibrates with the
futuristic, haze-hop sheen
native to Internet-era
underground rap, the
sure-footed sound of an
artist for our times. [Gabe
Vodicka]
PERFORMANCE I
THURSDAY, MAR. 7
Sir James Galway
UGA Hodgson Concert Hall -
8 p.m. ??? $20???$59
World-renowned clas
sical flutist and Belfast
native Sir James Galway
and his wife, Lady Jeanne
Galway, and the Galway
Chamber Players will per
form a concert to include Mozart's "Flute
Quartet in D Major," Debussy's "Clair de
Lune," Bizet's "Carmen Fantasy" and Henry
Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk." A consum
mate entertainer and a prolific recording
artist, Galway has played several world
tours and sold over 30 million albums.
This concert will be recorded for broadcast
on American Public Media's "Performance
Today" and will be introduced with a
lecture from Mary Helen Still of the UGA
musicology department. Tickets can be
purchased at pac.uga.edu or by calling
the box office at 706-542-4400. [Christina
Cotter]
MUSIC I SATURDAY, MAR. 9
Jacco Gardner, Les Racquet
Green Room ??? 10 p.m. ??? $3
Twenty-four-year-old Dutch songwriter
and producer Jacco Gardner works with
the sonic palette of a much more sea
soned musician. He wears his influences
on his sleeve, too, and his impressive
debut album, the just-released Cabinet of
Curiosities, is the work of someone raised
on a heavy diet of classic psych-folk (think
Donovan or The Zombies). But not only
does Gardner mimic the woozy, mostly
British pop of yesteryear, he also refines it.
Songs like "The One Eyed King" are appro
priately if unimaginatively kaleidoscopic,
featuring lyrics like "Thinking about the
old days again/ Drifting down a river with
no end." Throughout, Gardner betrays an
honest nostalgia, presenting a needed
update on a tired style???'60s haze filtered
through a millennial gaze. [G.V.]
EVENT I SATURDAY, MAR. 9
Classic City Rollergirls Bout
Athens Arena (280 Commerce Blvd.) ??? 7 p.m. ???
$10 (adv.), $12 (door)
Come out to cheer on our hometown
Rollergirls as they take on Huntsville, AL's
Dixie Derby Girls in this raucous roller
skating rivalry. There will be plenty of jam
ming, whipping and blocking, as well as
the inevitable thrills, spills and intrepid
skills from your favorite skaters, including
Elizabeth Impaler, Faye Tality, Mosh-ya
Brady and AmyTville. A percentage of the
night's proceeds will benefit BreastFest,
a local organization whose mission is to
increase awareness and raise funds for
breast cancer research, services, education,
treatment and patient care for local breast
cancer patients and survivors. There will
also be a silent auction of one-of-a-kind
Rollergirl-decorated bras to add to the
kitty. Go to classiccityrollergirls.com for
tickets. [C.C.]
MUSIC I SUNDAY, MAR. 10
Ken SlPingfellow,
Phillip Bruntley
The World Famous - 7 p.m. ??? $15
It's no surprise that Ken Stringfellow
has been tapped to play Athens' new
est venue, as his connections here run
deep; Stringfellow was a touring member
(and sometimes studio musician) with
R.E.M. throughout the past decade of
that band's existence. Need more proof of
the adequacy of his rock and roll resume?
Stringfellow was a founding member of The
Posies and also played with the reunited
Big Star in the '90s and early 2000s. Now
touring solo, he has recruited a female
singer in each town to join him onstage
for a few duets. (Flagpole has heard rumors
as to who's joining him for his Athens
show, but we won't spoil the surprise.) In
the meantime, check out Stringfellow's lat
est effort, Danzig in the Moonlight. [Dan
Mistich]
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Thursday, March 21 ??? 7:30 p
The Classic Center Theatre
Call, click or stop by the Box Office
706.357.4444 ??? www.ClassicCenter.com
300 N. Thomas St.* Downtown Athens
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MIDNIGHT
5K
First Annual 5k Run/Walk
Friday, March 22 at Midnight
Begins at St. Joseph Catholic Church and runs
through the beautiful Boulevard district of Athens!
CASH
PRIZES!
$200 for First Place Male & Female
$ 100 for First Place Masters Male & Female
Age Group Awards given to 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Finishers
REGISTRATION
$20 pre-registration through March 13
$25 registration fee after March 13 - Race Day
Online registration at active.com
Race-day registration opens at 10:30pm
[T-shirts guaranteed to runners who register by March 13]
FOR MORE INFO:
Lindsay Brannen 706-461-2700, lindsaydrue@hotmail.com
Carole Black classicraceservices@gmail.com
Proceeds benefit Lay Park Community Center
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