Blog Topic: Photo Gallery

Homedrone: Photo Gallery: Athens Popfest 2017

By Nicole Adamson | August 14, 2017 2:43pm

This year's Athens Popfest took place last weekend downtown. Below, check out a selection of Flagpole contributor Nicole Adamson's photos from Thursday and Friday of the festival:

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Culture Briefs: Photos: ACC Library Rewards Summer Readers

By Blake Aued and Richard Hamm | July 31, 2017 1:25pm

Photo Credit: Richard Hamm

Daisy Gerow, 9, celebrates winning a stack of books during a Willy Wonka-themed end-of-the-summer party at the Athens-Clarke County Library on Wednesday, July 26.

Hundreds of Athens-area children received a free book this month, thanks to a $3,000 grant from Zombie Donuts & Coffee via the First Book UGA program.

The Athens-Clarke County Library's Summer Reading program invites children from birth to age 11 to attend special events and fill out reading logs to win prizes. Children who read at least 50 books or log at least 25 hours of reading can choose a book as a prize.

"Super readers"—those who read at least 100 books or 50 hours—also received a golden ticket to a Willy Wonka-themed party July 26. Flagpole contributing photographer Richard Hamm was there.

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Culture Briefs: Photo Gallery: 2017 Classic City Crush

By Matt Hardy | July 24, 2017 10:50am

The 2017 Classic City Crush roller-derby invitational took place at the Classic Center Saturday and Sunday. Check out photos from the event below, courtesy of contributor Matt Hardy:

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Homedrone: Live Review and Photo Gallery: Paul McCartney at Infinite Energy Center

By Mike White | July 15, 2017 8:54am

All photos by Mike White

On Thursday night, Paul McCartney played the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth as part of his “One on One” tour, which started last April. It was obvious the venue was thrilled to have him, considering earlier this year it lured him to play by naming a new street, Paul McCartney Boulevard, in his honor. Upon arriving to the venue, I was greeted with a huge banner that read “Welcome to Duluth, Paul.”

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Homedrone: Photo Gallery: 2017 AthFest Music & Arts Festival

By Austin Steele and Caroline Elliott | June 26, 2017 12:37pm

Despite occasional heavy rainfall, this year's AthFest Music & Arts Festival drew large crowds downtown for three days of music, food, art and much more. Check out images from the weekend below, courtesy of Flagpole photographers Austin Steele and Caroline Elliott:

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Homedrone: Photo Gallery and Winners: 2017 Flagpole Athens Music Awards

By Austin Steele | June 23, 2017 12:33pm

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Culture Briefs: Photo Gallery: 2017 Hot Corner Festival

By Austin Steele | June 11, 2017 12:50pm

The Hot Corner Celebration and Soul Food Festival returned to Hull and Washington streets downtown on Saturday. Check out a gallery of Austin Steele's photos below:

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Homedrone: Photo Gallery: 2017 Candler Park Music and Food Festival

By Emily Butler | June 6, 2017 11:57am

This year's Candler Park Music and Food Festival took over Atlanta's Candler Park last weekend, and Flagpole contributor Emily Butler was there to capture the action. Check out a gallery of her photos below:

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Culture Briefs: Photo Gallery: The Amazing Acro-Cats at the Morton Theatre

By Richard Hamm | May 11, 2017 11:02am

The Amazing Acro-Cats wowed cat lovers and skeptics alike during their two-night stand at the Morton Theatre this week. Below, check out photos from the show, courtesy of contributor Richard Hamm:

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In the Loop: Athens Celebrates the Day of Jubilee, When Local Slaves Were Freed

By Kat Khoury | May 5, 2017 1:07pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

There’s a new holiday in Athens, but it’s one that’s been around for 152 years.

For Athens, that day is May 4, the day in 1865 when the Union army arrived and freed the slaves in town and the surrounding countryside, who then gathered with their loved ones at the town hall, hoisting a flag up what they then deemed the “flagpole of liberty.”

While many marches that take place downtown are in protest, Thursday’s vigil and rally marking the “day of jubilee” was one of celebration and honoring ancestors.

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