Culture Briefs
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'The Finders' Assembled a Unique Show at Hotel Indigo
“My favorite animal is the raven,” Amanda Scheutzow replied to a question about her work Thursday night at the opening for “The Finders” at the Gallery @ Hotel Indigo. To some, "the raven is viewed as a creator." The young, Paintbox yellow-haired artist was leading a jewelry class, which she assists instructor Sylvia Dawe with at the Lyndon House, through the exhibit. The MFA candidate spoke enthusiastically about the materials and the symbolism within her work. Her pieces feature silhouettes of ravens, roots and branches that are constructed of copper, brass and silver; typically, they surround and nestle found Victorian-era photos.
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Photos of the Boybutante 'Dragvengers' Show
Sophia Lo Rent welcomes the crowd.
The theme of the 26th annual Boybutante Ball, a fundraiser for AIDS Athens, was "Dragvengers: Earth's Mightiest Sheroes," and the performers didn't disappoint. Flagpole's Joshua L. Jones was there to document the drag show Saturday night at the 40 Watt Club.
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Half of Athens Spent the Weekend Stalking Jon Hamm
Several celebrities—Paul Rudd, Jon Hamm, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Zack Galifianakis and Kristen Schaal reportedly among them—were in town this weekend, rumor has it for a “Bob’s Burgers” writer’s wedding. (In addition, Rudd is filming The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving in Atlanta; Hamm and Galifianakis are starring in Keeping Up with the Joneses, also filming in Atlanta; and McBrayer has family in Athens.)
It turned Athens into a bunch of star-struck Creepy McCreepersons. Like me, your Facebook feed is probably full of #HammSightings. Here, too, are few select tweets about this momentous occasion:
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Humans of Athens: Jihee Han, Pearl Kang, Yearim Kim
Photo Credit: Laura James
WHO: Jihee Han (left), 21, Pearl Kang (middle), 20, Yearim Kim (right), 21, UGA students
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Photo: Killer Mike Speaks at UGA's Tate Center
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
"It was very enriching for me. I believe that I don't have all the answers, and I honestly believe that the answers for UGA and the greater community… [are] going to come out of [UGA]… those kids asked tough and layered questions."
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Didi Dunphy Opens Her Midcentury Home for WUGA
Photo Credit: Barbette Houser
Sharon Loef and Marsha Rosenthal admire Dunphy's skateboards in the studio.
My interest was piqued as I approached the house, a seemingly unspoiled midcentury classic, thoughtfully sited atop a gentle hill somewhere between Five Points and Beechwood. But what really sealed the deal was what was parked in front: a bitchin' metallic gold vintage Volvo. I could tell this was going to be fun.
The home, built in 1952 for the Blumberg & Loef family, now belongs to Didi Dunphy and her husband, artist Jim Barsness. Dunphy is an energetic artist and designer who somehow also finds the time to be the Program Supervisor of the Lyndon House Arts Center and curator of the Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens. She generously opened her home and studio to the public on Saturday, Mar. 21 as part of WUGA's fundraising series, Artists in Residence.
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Humans of Athens: Brie and Stephen Owens
Photo Credit: Laura James
WHO: Brie Owens, 28, wedding planner; Stephen Owens, 30, graduate assistant and Uber driver
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