Culture Briefs
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Classic City Rollergirls Open 2016 Season with Green vs. Black Bout Saturday
A growing town that recycles and reloads a healthy portion of its population with great frequency deserves the benefit of a public service reminder, every now and again. The more you know.
Pssst… There is a women’s flat track roller derby team in Athens, Georgia.
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Avoid Sensory Overload at This 'The Force Awakens' Screening Saturday
As any Gen X or Millennial parent knows, Star Wars is a rite of passage for children. This Saturday at 10 a.m., you can take your young ones to see The Force Awakens at a volume and lighting level appropriate for their sensitive ears and eyes.
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Rick LaFleur and Avid Bookshop Celebrate Release of Latin Where the Wild Things Are
A large crowd squeezed into tiny Avid Bookshop on Wednesday night to celebrate the release of Rick LaFleur’s latest book, Ubi Fera Sunt. The retired head of the Classics Department at UGA has published numerous Latin textbooks, but his latest project is a little different. It is a translation of the Maurice Sendak children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are into Latin.
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Check out Saturday's Art Crawl Map and Schedule
The fifth annual Art Crawl hosted by the Athens Area Arts Council—slated for this Saturday, Dec. 12 from 1–5 p.m.—will feature the work of more than 30 local artists displayed throughout the Chase St. Park Warehouse. Nineteen businesses in the complex will present special one-day-only group and solo art shows of paintings, sculpture, photography and more. Several artists working in painting, mixed media and metalwork will open their studios to the public for a behind-the-scenes look into their creative space.
See the event’s map and schedule below for a full list of participating venues, artists and performers.
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The Dollar Theater at the Mall Is Closed
Georgia Square Value Cinemas 5 at Georgia Square Mall abruptly closed earlier this week, according to multiple sources on the Internet and elsewhere.
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'A Cloverhurst Christmas' Promotes Preservation
Photo Credit: Barbette Houser
The Sewell Residence was on tour to benefit the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation.
Cloverhurst Avenue sparkled with holiday lights and beckoned with seductive swags of greenery on a recent Sunday evening. The Five Points street, known for its charming Craftsman style homes, was the site of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation’s annual holiday gala. While only a few homes were on the tour, the whole neighborhood was dressed for the occasion.
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Video: Talking Public Art in Outdoor Living Rooms
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
Visiting artist Matthew Mazzotta was brought in by consultant Todd Bressi to assist with the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission's public art master plan.
To facilitate discussion, Mazzotta set up outdoor living rooms last week at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Bell's, the Athens Farmers Market at Bishop Park and College Square. Flagpole photographer Joshua L. Jones caught up with him downtown Friday for an interview.
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