Blog Topic: Upcoming in Athens

Homedrone: Q&A With Lera Lynn

By Dan Mistich | April 11, 2016 1:56pm

Photo Credit: Alysse Gafkjen

A onetime fixture on the Athens scene, Lera Lynn left town several years ago to pursue opportunities elsewhere. It’d be hard to argue that it hasn’t paid off. After connecting with Americana guru T-Bone Burnett, Lynn found herself acting on season two of “True Detective,” playing a unnamed bar singer opposite superstars Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell. Several of her songs were also featured on the HBO show’s soundtrack. This month, she’ll release her fourth studio album, Resistor. She returns to Athens Wednesday, when she’ll headline the Georgia Theatre.

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In the Loop: Weigh In on Closing Newton, Chase Street Bike Lanes

By Blake Aued | April 12, 2016 11:31am

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

Since the Athens-Clarke County Transportation and Public Works Department, at the Bottleworks owners’ urging, reversed a one-way block of Newton Street from northbound to southbound in 2013, the number of crashes there has risen by 40 percent.

It’s a small number—only three per year, on average, according to TPW Director David Clark. Most of those crashes involve people waiting to turn left from Prince Avenue onto Newton and getting rear-ended, he said.

TPW is floating a plan to close the block of Newton between Taziki’s and The Grit to create an outdoor cafe (along with three on-street parking spaces and enough room for emergency vehicles). The idea came from UGA professor Jack Crowley’s downtown master plan.

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Homedrone: Q&A With Sparklehorse-Documentary Filmmakers Bobby Dass and Alex Crowton

By Dan Mistich | April 4, 2016 12:50pm

Mark Linkous

Few artists maintain the kind of haunting mystery after their passing like Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous. Much like Athens’ Vic Chesnutt, Linkous suffered bouts of severe depression and paralysis before committing suicide in 2010. To celebrate Linkous’ life, British filmmakers Bobby Dass and Alex Crowton directed The Sad and Beautiful World of Sparklehorse, which screens at the 40 Watt on Tuesday.

Flagpole caught up with the filmmakers and Angela-Faye Martin, a singer-songwriter with close ties to Linkous, to discuss the film and Sparklehorse’s legacy.

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Grub Notes: Athens Farmers Market Starts Up Again Saturday, More Markets Opening Soon

By Hillary Brown | March 31, 2016 1:00pm

Photo Credit: Elina Mark/Wikimedia Commons

Spring has sprung like a mofo all over the place, which means it's time for farmers markets to get going. Athens Farmers Market (which also has a snazzy new website) will kick off its ninth season Saturday, Apr. 2 at 8 a.m. at Bishop Park, where it will be under the covered pavilion, removing one more of your excuses for not going. The Fresh Food Bus, which provides free transportation to the market, is returning, but the schedule is TBA.

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In the Loop: Athens Startup Week Starts Up Today

By Kat Khoury | March 28, 2016 10:58am

Local startups and entrepreneurs will have a free chance to network and learn how to expand their businesses during the first-ever five-day Athens Startup Week today through Friday, Apr. 1.

The week is dedicated to inspiring local business and strengthen the already-existing entrepreneurial community.

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Homedrone: Kishi Bashi, Arrested Development, Family & Friends, Black Lips to Headline AthFest 2016

By Gabe Vodicka | March 29, 2016 11:19am

Arrested Development

AthFest Music & Arts Festival organizers have announced the headliners for this year's fest, which takes place June 24–26 in downtown Athens.

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In the Loop: CCSD Sets Forum on School Discipline

By Blake Aued | March 21, 2016 6:54pm

The Clarke County Board of Education will host a public forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 7 in the H.T. Edwards building on discipline and attendance issues raised by teachers and parents in the wake of the district’s mishandling of an alleged sexual assault at Cedar Shoals High School.

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Grub Notes: UGA Drama Collaborates with Pouch on Sweeney Todd-themed Pies

By Hillary Brown | March 18, 2016 2:21pm

If you're part of an audience that, while watching Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," about the Victorian fictional character who turned his murder victims into meat pies, found yourself wondering what those pies would taste like, then you are a sick person. You'll also find your curiosity satisfied starting tomorrow evening, when the UGA Department of Drama and Theatre, which is presenting the musical April 14–24, has an open cast party at 7 p.m. at Pouch downtown.

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Grub Notes: Cosmik Debris Is Back and More Beer News

By Blake Aued | March 18, 2016 1:10pm

For the first time, Creature Comforts' double IPA, Cosmik Debris, will be for sale in stores and at bars in cans as well as on draft later this month.

Cosmic Debris clocks in at 8% ABV and features Simcoe, Idaho 7, Mosaic, Cascade and Eureka hops, but it doesn’t come close to the tongue-numbing bitterness of a lot of double IPAs; instead, it’s citrus-y with toned-down pine and a solid malt backbone. It's a seasonal release, so pick some up as soon as you can—and make sure it's fresh.

Artist James Barsness will be signing the cans he designed at a launch party Wednesday from 5–7 p.m. at the brewery.

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In the Loop: The Senate Passed the 'Campus Carry' Bill

By Blake Aued | March 11, 2016 2:31pm

Photo Credit: Dede Giddens/file

House Bill 859, which would allow concealed-carry license holders to bring guns onto the UGA campus, is scheduled for a vote in the state Senate tomorrow.

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