Blog Topic: AthFest

AthFest: What Will the Weather Be Like for AthFest?

By Blake Aued | June 21, 2013 1:15pm

Pretty nice, actually. This could be the first AthFest I remember when it wasn't 100 degrees outside, pouring down rain or both.

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AthFest: Who the Hell Are These Bands? Flagpole Athens Music Awards

By Adam Barnett | June 21, 2013 12:56pm

Editor's Note: New Athens resident Adam Barnett is exploring AthFest all weekend long and chronicling his impressions for Flagpole in a series titled Who the Hell Are These Bands?

Photo Credit: Adam Barnett

Brett Vaughn

So, I decided to go to this Music Awards show hosted by Flagpole last night because, in the three weeks since I moved to town from Champaign-Urbana, IL, I’ve invested more time in walking around my Animal Crossing town than I have out in Athens. This could be due to the overwhelming number of events going on every single night; there are just too many options. So, instead of stressing over what I should do each night, I spend hours on my 3DS catching the same rare beetles over and over again so that I can be the richest man in the virtual town of GoofsRUs.

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AthFest: Thursday in Review: David Barbe & The Quick Hooks, Pilgrim play AthFest Eve

By Dan Mistich |

You might be thinking, “Athfest hasn’t even started yet!” And, technically, you’d be right. It may not have been AthFest according to the official schedule, but that didn’t stop the western part of downtown Athens from hosting a series of killer shows Thursday night before things officially kick off tomorrow.

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