Culture Briefs
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Winterville Center Welcomes in New Cultural Era for Small Town
When an editor suggests to me that I check out the inaugural art opening at the new Winterville Center for Community and Culture, I don’t know why images of Siberia pop into my head. After all, it is only five miles from Athens.
I do know that after arriving at the center on a recent Friday night to check out the show curated by Jimmy “Cap Man” Straehla, I was reminded of just how jaded I’ve become.
Walking in the door, the sense of community, enthusiasm and pride was palpable. Smiling arts council members took the time to introduce themselves and shake hands. The Executive Director, Jack Eisenman, made sure to welcome visitors personally.
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Photo Gallery: Boybutante 2016
The 2016 Boybutante Ball took place at the 40 Watt Club Saturday, Apr. 16. Check out Flagpole's Joshua L. Jones' photos below:
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MFA Candidates Really Deliver at the Georgia Museum of Art
From the end of a long and glossy hall, they beckon you. Two totemic figures stand silently in the distance and you find yourself drawn to them. Organic and disparate in their modern architectural setting, they have a strange and commanding presence.
The Collective and For Her Forever are works by Aaron Obenza, an MFA Candidate from the Philippines. They are the sculptural emissaries who greet you as you enter this year’s “Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition” at the Georgia Museum of Art.
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Community Will Move to a New Location this Summer
Local fashion boutique Community officially announced plans this afternoon to relocate to a new space at the end of June. Currently located downtown at 119 N. Jackson St. above Jittery Joe's, the shop will move across the street into 260 N. Jackson St., the former home of the recently shuttered Jackson Street Books. The shop plans to carry out business as usual in its current location while renovations are underway.
Community
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AIDS Athens Celebrates Release of Athens Eats at The National
The National was especially pretty on a recent crisp spring afternoon. Sunlight streaming through the restaurant’s windows made the glassware and big dispensers of lemonade and tea sparkle. Fresh white linens topped with blue and white oil cloth were set off by fresh cut azaleas and a large pink and white orchid.
It was a serene setting to celebrate the long awaited release of Athens Eats: Recipes from theClassic City. The cookbook has been 11 years in the making and is a fundraiser for AIDS Athens.
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Community Unites for Celebration of Artist Harold Rittenberry
Photo Credit: Barbette Houser
Harold Rittenberry in front of his work commissioned for the Cobbham neighborhood.
One of the first things you notice at the Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church is the deference with which people treat each other. Titles are used and strangers are welcomed.
On a recent Saturday, its congregants opened their doors wide to welcome the larger community as people came from the far reaches of the Athens area to pay their respect to one man: folk artist Harold Rittenberry. Or Mr. Rittenberry, as he is always referred to in the modest but powerful church on Rose Street.
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Philip Juras’ The Wild Treasury Offers Meditations on Growth, Change, History and Place
Old Fire Hall No. 2, the headquarters of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, was recently the site of yet another discussion of history, change and preservation. This time, the historical gem in question wasn’t a landmark building. It was Little St. Simons island, that rare 10,000 acres of undeveloped wilderness off of the coast of Georgia.
The event was a reception for Athens-based landscape painter Philip Juras and his newly released book, The Wild Treasury of Nature: A Portrait of Little St. Simons Island. The party and book signing was organized by Avid Bookshop.
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41st Juried Exhibition is Challenging, Diverse and a Pleasure to View
Photo Credit: Barbette Houser
Jennifer Kirkpatrick's "Bent Corner" is made of masonite and house paint
The parking lot inspired creativity from the get-go at the reception for the 41st Juried Exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center on Thursday night. Visitors were trying to squeeze their cars anywhere they could, inventing parking spaces in their frenzy to make it to this beloved annual event.
Inside, attendees were well rewarded for their struggle, as the show delivers some fine work.
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