Culture Briefs
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Gurley Gets Four Games, Community Service from NCAA
Photo Credit: UGA Athletic Association
Nearly three weeks after Georgia's Todd Gurley was suspended by the university while it investigated whether the star running back received cash for autographs, and one week afterthe school submitted its findings to the NCAA, that governing body has ruled that Gurley must sit a total of four games.
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Lickskillet Market Lets Artists Shine
The Lyndon House Arts Center hosted its fifth annual Lickskillet Artists Market and Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25, and the joint was jumping inside and out with visitors and activities. The weather cooperated with sunny skies and mild temperatures, making it a perfect day to stroll the grounds, look at artists’ booths and enjoy the live music. Bands performing included Grassland String Band, Klezmer Local 42 and The Heap.
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Live Review: Bill Cosby at The Classic Center
Bill Cosby, 1969.
My memories of Bill Cosby are hazy and happy, consisting of pudding commercials and re-runs of the “Fat Albert” show I saw as a young child. Hearing “Hey, hey, hey” on Saturday morning announced the start of the weekend. And because I now like to bury my head in the journalistic sands of NPR and the New York Times, where celebrity dirty laundry is trumped by, oh, international news and whatnot, you can imagine my surprise when friends told me about the resurfacing allegations of rape against Cosby, brought to light again by another comedian.
Meanwhile at the Classic Center this past Sunday, nostalgia reigned supreme among audience members as Cosby stopped in for two shows on his current “Far From Finished” comedy tour. Applause filled the theater as Cosby revisited many of his favorite themes: religion, church, family, sibling rivalry, marriage and grand-parenting, among others.
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Author Julia Elliott Intrigues at The Globe
Former Athenian and award-winning fiction writer Julia Elliott enchanted her audience on Friday, Oct. 24 at The Globe as she read from her new collection of short stories, The Wilds. The event was sponsored by The Georgia Review and the University of Georgia’s Creative Writing Program. L.S. McKee of Atlanta opened the evening by reading a selection of her poems. Stephen Corey, editor of The Georgia Review, introduced the writers. About Elliott, he admiringly noted that “She writes some crazy stuff.”
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Opening in Athens: Ouija, John Wick and More
An American Werewolf in London
Here's what's new on the big screen in Athens this weekend:
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UGA Applies for Gurley Reinstatement
Photo Credit: UGA Athletic Association
The University of Georgia released a statement this morning announcing that it will file paperwork Wednesday with the NCAA to request reinstatement for suspended running back Todd Gurley, who has missed two games due to a school investigation into whether the star running back received improper benefits.
It's not known how quickly the NCAA will respond to UGA's request for reinstatement, though the Macon Telegraph's Seth Emerson notes that since the "NCAA and UGA have been working together on Gurley's situation… UGA's request seems almost assured of being approved."
Signs point to Gurley being available for Georgia's next game, the annual clash with the Florida Gators in Jacksonville, on Nov. 1.
Meanwhile, Gurley was recently spotted in Athens wearing—what else?—a "Free Gurley" T-shirt. Let's hope he paid for it.
More below.
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AthHalf Photos and Results
Photo Credit: Randy Schafer
AthHalf—AthFest Educate's 13-mile run to benefit music and arts education—drew nearly 3,000 people this year. Here are a few pictures our photo intern, Randy Schafer, took of the event.
Click here to see results.
Flagpole news intern Stephanie Talmadge, who wrote about training for the half marathon in last week's issue, finished with the very respectable time of 2:24:53. Go, Stephanie! See, you didn't die after all.
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A Visit to Artist Krysia Haag’s Home Benefits WUGA
Photo Credit: Barbette Houser
Joanne Kolbus and Heidi Davison in front of a painting of an Elvis impersonator by Krysia Haag.
Mosaic artist Krysia Haag opened her Athens home to visitors on Saturday, Oct. 18 to benefit WUGA. The event was part of the “Artists in Residence” series, an ongoing fundraiser for the station.
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