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Lawsuit to be filed against Monroe’s Tacos-N-Beer over June 16 incident
Tacos-N-Beer, 116 North Broad Street in Monroe. Photo credit: Brendan Koerner | The Walton Tribune. Local attorney Bart Benton has announced plans for a lawsuit against Tacos-N-Beer, a Monroe restaurant, in response to an incident which occurred at the establishment in the early morning hours of June 16, 2024. On...
Health inspections: Two Athens restaurants dinged for 'food debris' in kitchen ovens
Here are the Georgia Department of Health's restaurant inspection scores for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties conducted July 3-16. Scores in each category are listed in order of most recent inspection date. The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors...
The B-52s returning to Athens as first performers in Classic Center Arena
On Valentine’s Day in 1977, The B-52s performed for the first time, at a house party on Milledge Avenue, sparking a musical and cultural revolution that is still felt to this day in the Classic City. It is only fitting, therefore, that the legendary “tacky little dance band from...
Calendar Pick: First Annual Athens GA Live Music Fest
The Athens GA Live Music Fest was created as a benefit show for a stalwart in the Athens music scene: Gregory Frederick, who runs the Athens GA Live Music channel on YouTube, where he has compiled footage of the city’s vibrant local music scene for free since 2015. With over 9,000 subscribers and 26,000 videos, the channel is the most substantial archive of Athens’ recent musical and cultural landscape. The show will feature music from Americana roots band Larry’s Homework and post-punk group The Dictatortots, followed by a dance party with DJ Goth Dad. All proceeds will go toward Frederick’s mission to continue documenting and promoting Athens bands and venues. All of the monetization from his channel in turn goes to local music-based nonprofit Nuçi’s Space.
"Movies by Moonlight" as Athens' Dudley Park Hosts Free Outdoor Screening of "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department is rolling out a free movie night under the stars with their "Movies by Moonlight" series. Set in the scenic earthen amphitheater of Dudley Park, the event promises to be a cozy community gathering, slated for Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the family-friendly time of 8:30 p.m. The feature presentation is none other than the charming stop-motion animated film "Fantastic Mr. Fox," according to the Leisure Services Department.
Oscarville's Hidden History: How a Forsaken Town Under Lake Lanier Inspired Art and Academia
This is Athens News Matters. I'm Alexia Ridley. Lake Lanier is well-known as the site of mysterious deaths, but a lesser-known history is that of Oscarville, an abandoned town lying under the lake's surface. In the early 20th century, the town was at the center of an outbreak of racial violence that resulted in most Black residents of Forsyth County fleeing for their lives. Over the past several years, Oscarville has inspired several works of art. WUGA's Emma Auer sat down with Alan Spain and Sean Arrillaga, two members of the Nashville and New Orleans band Slow Motion Riders, to discuss their 2023 single "Oscarville," based on the town's tragic history. They were joined by Joshua Byrd, a professor of criminal justice and Atlanta native, who consulted for a 2022 miniseries about the town entitled "Oscarville: Below the Surface." Here's that conversation:
Athens Area Humane Society offers free vaccines to 200 pets
The Athens Area Humane Society is hosting a free pet vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the facility at 1030 Mitchell Bridge Road. The clinic will operate on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to the first 200 pets from households in Clarke, Jackson and Madison counties.
Chuck Has Your Tickets to See The B-52s in Athens!
🦞 JUST ANNOUNCED 🦞 The B-52′s are bringing the first ever concert to The Classic Center Arena in Athens on Saturday, December 14 with special guest: Of Montreal! 🎫 Tickets on-sale this Friday July 19th at 10am! More info: https://bit.ly/B-52sLive. Enter below for your chance to...
Buvez Adds New Twist to the Menu, Plus Hidden Gem’s Bar That’s Just Right
BUVEZ (585 Barber St., 706-850-0172): It’s been six years since Buvez opened on Barber Street and became a neighborhood fixture. With audiences for morning, brunch time, lunchtime, happy hour, later drinks and performances, it’s busy all day in a cheerful way, with hipsters and families (and plenty of hipster families) side by side.
Educating Through Hip-Hop Culture: Marcel P. Black Brings His Movement to Athens
The month of July is Real Emcees Don’t Rap Over Vocals (#REDROV) month, founded by emcee, hip-hop culture promoter and youth educator Marcel P. Black. It’s one powerful element representative of a bigger movement, just as the Oklahoma-based, by way of Louisiana, rapper’s ties to the Athens music scene are symbolic of the sharing and transference of culture worldwide.
Calendar Pick: “Morphogenesis” and “Scissors, Paper, Art” Reception
Named for the biological process that causes a cell or tissue to develop its shape, “Morphogenesis” is the newest exhibition by Afro-Cuban, Atlanta-based artist Wilay Méndez Páez. Páez is an artist in residence at Clark Atlanta University Art Museum and has had his work displayed across the world. This exhibition contains pieces made from contrasting recycled materials. Sculptures made from car parts represent resourcefulness and the grit of urban life, while mat board sculptures represent the seeds of new ideas. It will be on view through Aug. 31. “Scissors, Paper, Art” is a collection of collages by Athens residents Jack Burk and Claire Clements. The two artists bring differing approaches to the works, with Clement’s technique focusing on silhouettes and flat planes of color, while Burk focuses on textures and materiality, but they come together to create lush images of nature. The exhibition was originally proposed as part of an open call for artists to display their work, which can still be applied for at accgov.com/lyndonhouse. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 5.
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