Culture Briefs
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Writer Philip Lee Williams To Be Celebrated in Madison Sunday
Philip Lee Williams, the prolific and multidimensional local writer, will be honored Sunday in his nearby hometown of Madison, GA, just down Hwy. 441 south of Athens.
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40th Juried Exhibition at Lyndon House Judged a Success
The bells kept ringing at the Lyndon House on Thursday night. “Are they making an announcement?” one woman asked me. Nothing ensued, and we were all easily pulled back into our animated conversations. The bells rang again. Eventually the noise of the crowd drowned the ringing out entirely, as hundreds had gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Lyndon House Art Center’s Juried Exhibition.
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Humans of Athens: Dwain Segar
Photo Credit: Laura James
Inspired by the popular Humans of New York blog, Flagpole editorial interns Ryan Kor and Laura James are setting out to profile the people who make Athens, Athens. Check back every Tuesday for a new post.
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Humans of Athens: Ann and Terry Archer
Inspired by the popular Humans of New York blog, Flagpole editorial interns Ryan Kor and Laura James are setting out to profile the people who make Athens, Athens. Check back every Tuesday for a new post.
Photo Credit: Laura James
WHO: Ann and Terry Archer, 62 and 63
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Oscar Best Picture Nominees, Reviewed
After all the overly long speeches and cringe-inducing musical numbers, we'll finally find out what a few old white people in Los Angeles think was the best movie of 2014. Here's what Flagpole film critics Drew Wheeler and Derek Hill had to say about the Oscar best picture nominees:
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Humans of Athens: Jillian Todd
Inspired by the popular Humans of New York blog, Flagpole editorial interns Ryan Kor and Laura James are setting out to profile the people who make Athens, Athens. Check back every Tuesday for a new post.
Photo Credit: Laura James
WHO: Jillian Todd, 22, UGA finance major and Trader Joe's employee
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Avid Bookshop Plays Cupid with Singles Soiree
Photo Credit: Barbette Houser
Rachel Kaplan, Jessica Hennenfent and Samantha Meyer at Avid's Singles Soiree
“You should definitely message me if” was the one part of my J Date profile I managed to actually complete in the week that I spent on the dating website last year. “You should definitely message me if—you like to read…or, if you’re a rich Jewish doctor!” was the enticing text I offered to potential partners.
Before I got around to adding that my preference would be an allergist, given a choice of specialist M.D.s, I had met someone at a local art opening and pulled my profile from the site. Thankfully, he's a reader.
Naturally, I was intrigued when I heard that Avid Bookshop would be hosting a Singles Soiree on Valentine’s Day. The event, which took place on Saturday, offered local readers an opportunity to mingle in the shop. Avid suggested that attendees “take dating off a web page and surround it with book pages instead!”
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