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May 3, 2013

Full Lineup for the Human Rights Festival

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The 35th Annual Athens Human Rights Festival kicks off Saturday in College Square, featuring the Beatles cover masters Abbey Road LIVE!, the Pink Floyd/Grateful Dead mashup Dark Side of the Dead and more bands, as well as political speakers like Gwen O'Looney, Tyrone Brooks and Ward Churchill. Here's the full lineup.

UPDATE: According to the Human Rights Festival's Facebook page, events have been cancelled for the rest of Saturday, May 4 due to inclement weather. As of now, the festival plans to continue on Sunday, May 5.

Saturday, May 4

10:00am – Athens Montessori Singers

10:45am – Story teller

11:00am – Like Totally!

11:30am – Girls with Guitars

12:30pm – Dancing Flowers for Peace

1:00pm – Festival Welcome
Between Naybors
Art Rosebaum

1:45pm – Athens Homeless Shelter (Shea Post)
Food Bank of NE Ga. (Tina Lassiter)
Project Safe (April Byrne)

2:30pm – J.D. Smith and Peace of Mind

3:00pm – Undocumented HS Students (Ian Altman)
UGA Undocumented Student Alliance
Warren McPherson
May Day (Lee Kiesig)

3:45pm – Odd Trio

4:15pm – Tyrone Brooks
Democratic Party of Ga. LGBT Caucus

4:30pm – Battle of the Bands Winner 1

5:00pm – Peace and Justice Coalition (Bob Goodman)
Health Care Now (Jack Bernard)
Green Party (Dan Everett)

5:30pm – Paul Lombard

6:00pm – Millard Farmer
Occupy Athens (Tim Denson)
Life (poet)

6:30pm – The Plague

7:00pm – Professor Gene Wilkes

7:10pm – Grim Pickins and the Bastard Congregation

7:40pm – Open Mic

7:50pm – Showtime/Low Dive

8:30pm – GLOBES/Gay Pride (Ricky Roberts)

8:45pm – Lacie and Glitter Cabaret

9:30pm – Abbey Road LIVE!

Sunday, May 5

2:00pm – Festival Welcome
Howard Sisters

2:30pm – The Rev. Rene DuBose
Athens Farmers Market (Todd Lister)
Women in Black (Beth Zorbanos)
Community Service Research Project
Single Parents (Brianna Nale and Shaquandra Cunningham)
Open Mic

3:15pm – Mr. Jordan & Mr. Tonks

3:45pm – Democratic Socialists of America
CASA de Amistad (Alex Borges)
Georgia Watch (Karla Johnson)
Georgia Conflict Center (John Lash)
Open Mic

4:15pm – Battle of the Bands Winner 2

4:45pm – Open Mic
AIDS Athens Occupy Athens (Tim Denson)

5:15pm – Tealvox

5:50pm – Athens Microcosms (Gwen O’Looney)

6:00pm – Rollin’ Home

6:45pm – Megan Pendleton

7:00pm – Shehehe

7:30pm – Ward Churchill

7:45pm – Jubee and The Morning After

8:30pm – Ed Tant

8:45pm – Dark Side of the Dead

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