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this week’s issue] • contents Il 8 The Reverend Conner Tribble will perform his old-fashioned, good-spirited rock and roll at Athentic Brewing Co. on Saturday, Dec. 27. For more info, see the Live Music Calendar on p. 10. S City Dope New Boulevard Hotel Plan ARTS & CULTUR Feature Local Kwanzaa Celebrations ARTS & CULTURI Feature New Year’s Eve Happenings SPECIAL SECTION: Slackpole 15 Community Submissions PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Alicia Nickles PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner ADVERTISING SALES Dave Martin, Isabella Williams EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Sam Lipkin CITY EDITOR Blake Aued MUSIC EDITOR Sam Lipkin ARTS & CULTURE COORDINATOR Libba Beaucham OFFICE MANAGER & DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Jennifer Keene CLASSIFIED ADS & CALENDAR COORDINATOR Jennifer Keene AD DESIGNERS Chris McNeal, Cody Robinson CONTRIBUTORS Rebecca McCarthy CARTOONISTS Missy Kulik, David Mack, Klon Waldrip, Joey Weiser CIRCULATION Jennifer Bray, Charles Greenleaf, Joe Rowe EDITORIAL & OFFICE INTERN Mary Beth Bryan PHOTOGRAPHERS CJ Bartunek, Kat Wood, Jake Zerkel SPECIAL AGENT Pete McCommons This Modern World 6 Event Calendar 8 Art Around Town 8 Live Music Calendar 10 Bulletin Board 12 Classifieds 12 Adopt Me 12 Crossword 21 Sudoku 21 Crossword 23 Sudoku 23 COVER ART from the 2025 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 ADVERTISING: ads@flagpole.com CALENDAR: calendar@flagpole.com EDITORIAL: editorial@flagpole.com ARTS & CULTURE: arts@flagpole.com LETTERS: letters@flagpole.com MUSIC: music@flagpole.com NEWS: news@flagpole.com Flagpole, Inc. publishes Flagpole Magazine weekly and distributes 8,600 copies free at over 275 locations around Athens, Georgia. Subscriptions cost $125 a year, $65 for six months. ®2025 Flagpole, Inc. All rights reserved. online exclusive Athens GA Live Music documents artists gracing stages across the Classic City. Don’t miss footage from performances by Music Hates You, Faye Webster, Willow Avalon, TaxiCab Verses, Obscurity, Arms Dealer and more. VOLUME 39 ISSUE NUMBER 51 PLEASE VAX UP I SO WE DON’T NEED TO | See “Athens GA Live Music Presents" at flagpole.com. Association of Alternative Newsmedia MASK UP AGAIN CINE Happy OTleu Year 1 Thank You for Your Support! With Love from Cine! Your Local Nonprofit Arthouse Theater and Downtown Community Space. Give the Gift of Cine! Memberships, Gift Cards, Take a Seat Plaques! Available year round! Looking Forward to Seeing You at the Movies! DONATE SHOWTIMES & TICKETS AT ATHENSCINE.COM WASHINGTON SQUARE STUDIO WASHINGTONSQUARESTUDIO.COM 706.395.6633 WE DO HAIR! LISTEN UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LISTEN & LEARN. LISTEN FOR GOOD. LISTEN LOCAL. LISTEN TO YOUR HEART. LISTEN WITH CONFIDENCE. LISTEN TO THE EARTH. LISTEN TO A STORY. LISTEN & LAUGH. LISTEN FOR PERSPECTIVE. LISTEN UP. LISTEN & LOVE. Athens’ Own WUGA • 91.7 and 94.5 FM Choose To Listen: The WUGA App On Your Radio @ WUGA .org DECEMBER 24, 2025 & DECEMBER 31, 2025 ■ FLAGPOLE.COM 3
