Thursday

The HEAP.
Mother Jackson.
40 Watt Club.
10 p.m.
$5.
Worth hearing? Mother Jackson promises a solid delivery on its Web site which says, “The live shows are sonic locomotives that will blow your clothes off.”

Chris McKay and the Critical Darlings.
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
Georgia Theatre.
9 p.m.
$10.
For more, see page 4.

Patterson Hood and Friends.
Farm 255.
10 p.m.
Free.
Help raise funds for a festival! Hood plays to support Robert Osborne’s yearly film fest in Athens.

Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps.
Go Bar.
9 p.m.
Contact venue for cost.
On tour from Minneapolis, this group has influences ranging from Dr. Dre to Bob Dylan and Caroline’s voice astounds.

The Visitor, Film Screening.
Hirsch Hall.
6:30 p.m.
Free.
Now that’s money! It is free. There will be pizza. And a former immigration detainee will speak after the screening.
Friday

Dave Stone.
TJ Young.
Patton Oswalt.
40 Watt Club.
9 p.m.
$16 advance, $20 day of show.
See page 4 for more information on this event.

Arthur H. Waters and His Orchestra.
Futurebirds.
Hightide Blues.
The Steps
Caledonia Lounge.
10 p.m.
$5 (21+), $7 (18+).
The Steps talked to us! Check it out on page 4.

Michael Guthrie Band.
Little Kings Shuffle Club.
7 p.m.
Contact venue for cost.
We’re talkin’ 40 years of experience! Euro rock is still alive at this band’s live performance.

The Humms.
Vinyl.
Rye Bar.
10 p.m.
Free.
The Humms have a stunningly frantic Web site that will include a Trip page in the near future. It reads, “Not ready yet. But until we are, follow these instructions: Close eyes…turn lights off. Listen. Keep listening. Trust me.”

Sports!.
Go Bar.
10 p.m.
Contact venue for cost.
Nothing left for me to do, but … dance at Go Bar to this awesome DJ duo.

“Allegories and Metaphors” Reception.
Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries.
5 p.m.
Free.
International exhibited artist Paul Kos muses over art media and subject matter. Heavy stuff!

Saturday

Effie’s Club Follies Chili Cook-off.
Little Kings Shuffle Club.
7 p.m.
$10.
BEANS, or not! Come out and watch locals compete for the best chili in town. Music and entertainment provided.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
The Classic Center.
8 p.m.
$10-65.
Take a walk on B-way and you may get conned! The musical is based on the 1988 film with the tagline, “Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.”

Kyshona Armstrong.
Allen’s Bar & Grill.
9:30 p.m.
Free.
Move those hips! With influences like Nina Simone and Eva Cassidy, I’m already interested.

Dead Elephant Bicycle.
The Delicious.
Laminated Cat.
Rollin’ Home.
Who the Hell Es Rogelio Gutierrez?
Rye Bar.
10 p.m.
Free.
Dead Elephant Bicycle had me at hello. Cello and sweet low vocals, these two musicians are like molasses to my ears.

Casper Milquetoast.
Kuroma.
Tasty World.
10 p.m.
$5.
Hank just won’t stop. He is lighting up stages all over the nation as well as MTVU’s Music Blog. Seems he is the place to be.

Sunday

Pride and Prejudice, film screening.
Ciné Barcafé.
3:30 p.m.
$20.
Mr. Darcy says Cancer Sucks! Why not buy a drink, shed a tear for Keira and raise money for the Athens Area Cancer Auxiliary?

Vanishing America, photography exhibit.
ATHICA.
3:30 p.m.
$3, suggested donation.
This guy is crazy! Holt Webb is driving across the US on veggie oil while snapping photos of good ol’ America so we can have documentation of what is “in danger of vanishing forever.”

- Whitney Kessler,
Out & About editor