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JASON THRASHER this week’s issue ► contents Bring in the new year with Dead Disco, featuring DJs Goth Dad and Twin Powers spinning new wave, goth and indie sleaze, at Cine with a special tribute set to Go Bar. For more New Year’s Eve events, see the Live Music Calendar on p. 9. y City Dope 5 Ranked Choice Voting g Flag Football 7 Sugar Bowl Bound Crossword Flagpoles Guiding Star Slackpole 16 Community Contributions This Modern World 5 Event Calendar 8 Live Music Calendar 9 Bulletin Board 10 Art Around Town 10 Curb Your Appetite 12 Classifieds 14 Adopt Me 14 Local Comics 14 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR & PUBLISHER Alicia Nickles PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner ADVERTISING SALES Libba Beaucham, Dave Martin CITY EDITOR Blake Aued ARTS & MUSIC EDITOR Jessica Smith EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Sam Lipkin OFFICE MANAGER & DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Jennifer Keene Crossword 15 Sudoku 15 CLASSIFIEDS Jennifer Keene AD DESIGNERS Chris McNeal, Cody Robinson § CONTRIBUTORS Cy Brown, Mark Clegg, Maisy Diaz, Zachary George, Laura Johnson, 3 Kathryn Kyker, George Mindling, Philosophy, Pat Priest, Eric Somerville, g Morgan Swank, Doug Vinson, Vikki Wynne g CARTOONISTS Missy Kulik, David Mack, Klon Waldrip, Joey Weiser ^ CIRCULATION Jennifer Bray, Charles Greenleaf, Joe Rowe §5 EDITORIAL INTERN Mary Beth Bryan PHOTOGRAPHERS Mason Pearson, Jake Zerkel SPECIAL AGENT Pete McCommons COVER ART from the 2024 Flagpole covers STREET ADDRESS: 220 Prince Ave., Athens, GA 30601 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1027, Athens, GA 30603 EDITORIAL: 706-549-9523 ADVERTISING: 706-549-0301 CLASSIFIED ADS: class@flagpole.com LETTERS: letters@flagpole.com ADVERTISING: ads@flagpole.com MUSIC: music@flagpole.com CALENDAR: calendar@flagpole.com NEWS: news@flagpole.com EDITORIAL: editorial@flagpole.com ADVICE: advice@flagpole.com Flagpole, Inc. publishes Flagpole Magazine weekly and distributes 8,500 copies free at over 275 locations around Athens, Georgia. Subscriptions cost $110 ayear, $55 for six months. © 2024 Flagpole, Inc. All rights reserved. VOLUME 38 ISSUE NUMBER 51 @ © © Association of Alternative Newsmedia PLEASE VAX UP I SO WE DON’T NEED TO | MASK UP AGAIN Goodbye June online exclusive With Gregory Frederick behind the camera, Athens GA Live Music documents artists gracing stages across the Classic City. Don’t miss footage from the recent performances by Recess Party, Honey Knife, Neat Freak, Mantra, Cannon Rogers and more. See “Athens GA Live Music Recap” at flagpole.com. ACTIVE CLIMBING INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING INTRO BOULDERING DUES NIGHT !t DISCOUNTS 5c t t\ i' 1H 665 BARBER St. ATHENSMA \cm THE FLAGPOLE OFFICE UIILL BE CLOSED FROm 12/23-1/1. OUR STAFF UIILL BE U10RKIAG REfTIOTELY on 12/30 RAD 12/31. FEEL FREE TO EIDAIL US HAD IDE UIILL GET BACK TO YOU AS S00A AS UIE GET OFF OF THE GOUGH HAD FIAD OUR OOIAPUTERS. DECEMBER 25, 2024 & JANUARY 1, 2025 ■ FLAGPOLE.COM 3
