Culture Briefs
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Downtown Parade of Lights Photo Gallery
The Parade of Lights took over downtown Athens last night, and Flagpole was there to document the action.
Check out a photo gallery after the jump.
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Big Star Documentary Screening at Ciné This Weekend
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, director Drew DeNicola's critically acclaimed new documentary on the would-be-legendary Memphis power-pop group responsible for inspiring basically a whole generation of underground rockers, will play at Ciné beginning tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m.
The band, known for its earworm-y rock anthems like "September Gurls" and "In the Street"—the latter of which would be re-recorded by Cheap Trick and used as the theme song for "That '70s Show"—released three outstanding studio albums before fading away in the 1980s. A reunion album of sorts (minus founding member Chris Bell, who died in 1978, and featuring two members of The Posies in his stead), In Space, was released in 2005. Frontman Alex Chilton died in 2010.
Buy tickets and watch the trailer after the jump.
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The 40 Watt Is Getting a Music History Mural
LEAD Athens is working with the 40 Watt Club to install a mural on the music venue's mostly-blank western wall.
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Athens Symphony Christmas Concert Tickets Available Now
Starting today, you can pick up complimentary tickets to the Athens Symphony's annual Christmas Concerts from the Classic Center Theatre box office. The performances will take place Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15, and will feature musical pieces such as “Gloria in Excelsis,” “White Christmas” and “O Tannenbaum.”
Tickets are limited to four per person, and are required for entry. The Classic Center box office is open Monday–Friday from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
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Six Things to Do This Weekend
1. Partake in Spotlight on the Arts' weekend-long Jim McKay love-in, including a screening of his R.E.M. doc Tourfilm Friday at Cine.
2. Let Ben Bridwell break your heart (and join the pregame for tomorrow's showdown against Auburn) Friday at the 40 Watt.
3. Also at the 40 Watt: let Deerhunter weird you out and rock you out Saturday night.
More after the jump.
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UGA Press & Special Collections Libraries Host Film Fest
God's Little AcreKicking off tonight, the University of Georgia Press and the UGA Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will host a four-day film festival featuring flicks that were either based on or were the inspiration for books printed by the UGA Press. Each free film begins at 7 p.m. in the auditorium and will be followed by a Q&A session.
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The Braves Are Moving to Cobb County
That's right. The Bravos are building a new stadium near the I-75/I-285 interchange and moving there in 2017, the year after their current 20-year lease on Turner Field expires. (It's owned by the City of Atlanta and Fulton County.)
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Apply for an AthFest Educates Mini-Grant
AthFest Educates has announced that the next application period for its mini-grant program will begin Monday, Nov. 11 and go through Sunday, Nov. 24. Local public schools and educational entities are encouraged to apply for one of the $250–$1,000 grants, which are intended to fund music and arts-related programs and projects.
Fall 2013 recipients included a handful of local schools and other organizations.
More info after the jump.
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