Culture Briefs
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Generations of Glenwood Gardeners 'Hop' and Party
Five gardens in Glenwood were on view Sunday, May 4 for the first-ever “Glenwood Garden Hop,” a tour which showcased the diversity of styles found in this Mid-Century wooded Athens neighborhood. The event was conceived by two organizations: the Glenwood Girls, a group of young women new to the neighborhood and gardening, and the Glenwood Garden Club, a group of seasoned gardeners who first organized in 1955. The loveliest aspect of the event may have been seeing multiple generations of women bonding over their shared love of gardening.
Jane Finger shows her garden to Theresa Hunicutt
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'ARTifacts' Rocks UGA Special Collections Library
Betsy Dorminey, Scott Brandeis and Jason Jones
The Art Rocks Athens Foundation opened its inaugural exhibit at the UGA Special Collections Library last night and, while the party never got quite out of bounds, it was an amazing evening. The foundation was created to celebrate the art and artists that were an integral part of the Athens music scene in its early days. “ARTifacts Rock Athens: Relics from the Athens Music Scene, 1975-1985” does just that with ample displays celebrating the art and music of bands like Pylon, Oh Okay, the B-52’s, Love Tractor and more.
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Watch the Trailer for Chris Conley's Star Wars Tribute
As you may have heard, Flagpole's favorite UGA football player, wide receiver and noted Star Wars fan Chris Conley (aka Conley-Wan Kenobe, aka Con Solo), has been working on what he calls an "epic light saber battle" that he filmed on campus.
Well, here's the trailer. It does indeed look pretty epic.
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Photo Gallery: Twilight 2014
The annual Twilight Criterium took over downtown Athens Friday and Saturday. After the jump, check out a selection of photos from the event. For the full list of winners, click here.
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Here Are the Twilight Criterium Winners
Athens Twilight Criterium winner Daniel Holloway (left) and David Cueli (center) of Athens-based team The 706 Project turn the corner on a breakaway at the Novant Health Invitation Criterium in Charlotte, NC. Photo credit: Dave Gill/USA CRITS
For the second year in a row, Athens resident Frank Travieso, racing for the locally based 706 Project team, finished third in the Twilight Criterium on Saturday night.
Daniel Holloway of Athlete Octane Cycling won the 80-kilometer race with a time of 45:29.2. Ty Magner of Hincapie Sportswear Development trailed by a tenth of a second; Travieso was 0.7 seconds behind Holloway.
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Classic City Rollergirls vs. Chattanooga Recap
Photo Credit: Caleb Joiner
It was a tale of two halves at the Classic Center Saturday. Fueled by a seemingly never-ending stream of power jams, the visiting team from Chattanooga jumped out to a comfortable first-half lead. The Classic City Rollergirls collected too many penalties, while their opponent’s strong three jammer rotation of Rocket Kitty, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Gisele Bludgeon took advantage of the unforced errors en route to a 64-15 lead before CCRG made strategic adjustments.
Enter Super Smash Fro. Earlier in the week, the standout skater, who spent most of 2013 benched with injuries, was named to the prestigious 2014 Team Georgia squad. With the match slipping away from CCRG, she lined up in the jammer position and plowed her way to the hometown team’s first ten point jam of the evening, narrowing the gap to 67-25, advantage Chattanooga. The crowd went nuts. Unfortunately, CCRG was unable to sustain the momentum and went into halftime down 97-52.
The second half started with High Jinxxx picking up lead jammer status and four quick points before smartly calling off the jam. A few minutes into the half, Louis Strongarm, later named MVP Jammer, had the strongest jam of any Classic City skater, picking up 15 hard-earned points. Fans furiously stomped the bleachers. The bars sold more Pabst. Chattanooga’s big lead was evaporating.
Unfortunately, it was another episode of too little, too late with the furious rally from our hometown team falling just short, with the final score Chattanooga 170, Classic City 139.
CCRG will participate in the six-team Low Down Throw Down Saturday May 3rd in Augusta, GA.
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Classic City Rollergirls vs. Chattanooga Roller Girls Preview
A CCRG billboard looms over West Broad Street.
Saturday night, the hometown Classic City Rollergirls are set to battle their counterparts from Chattanooga, and for familiar reasons, they have their work cut out for them.
Chattanooga bested Classic City last season, 128-107. This season the Tennessee team is off to a 1-1 start, having split a home-and-home series with the Bowling Green, KY-based Vette City Vixens. Led by standout blocker Tasty Murder and a pair of high-powered jammers, Gisselle Bludgeon and (recent Knoxville transfer) Drop Dead Gorgeous, the road team looks to improve their record and, at the very least, preserve their No. 122 WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby Association) ranking.
More after the jump.
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Beresford Resigns from EcoFocus Film Fest
UGA scientists Pam Knox, Tom Mote and Tish Yager speak on a climate change panel. Photo via Facebook.
After the EcoFocus Film Festival wound down Sunday, founder Sara Beresford announced she is stepping down. From an email to supporters:
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