BFA II Exit Show: Fabric Design, Printmaking and Graphic Design Tonight was Lamar Dodd School of Art’s second Bachelor of Fine Arts Exit Show of the semester. This Exit Show featured work by students who are graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis on Fabric Design, Printmaking, and Graphic Design. Although the opening [...]

Chris Jordan is a man’s man. On any given day, you can find the long-time boxer and fitness fanatic throwing punches, lifting weights, or teaching sweat-inducing boxing and kick-boxing classes at Ramsey. For Jordan, exercise is more than a hobby, and from the looks of his muscular frame, it’s his life. But the boxing vet [...]

Athens service organizations are on a mission to feed those who need it and they’re looking for volunteers. In 2009, 36.3 percent of people in Athens-Clarke County were below the poverty level, which was more than double the rate for the entire state, according to the United States Census Bureau.   The Food Bank of [...]

Athens dream pop darlings Venice is Sinking gave ampersand a glimpse into its musical appetites. “We go on tour for a couple of things. We like to see places. But really … we just like to eat at these places,” says Lucas Jensen, drummer. The entrance … Jensen answers the door with a La Playa [...]

Eastern philosophies hold that we absorb part of the consciousness of the things we eat. But too often, musicians have treated these things lightheartedly, relegating them to the sugary status of novelty songs. Yet these bold songs have used food in darker ways as potent metaphors to register their discontent with the world.   Strange [...]

This fall we are most thankful for the little things that make each outfit that much better: the accessories.                   Special Thanks to our vendors: Agora, Private Gallery and Show Pony; and to Salon dm3 and Whitney Shoe for hair and make-up. Agora: 260 W. Clayton St. [...]

Hidden in the pubs and restaurants and tiny kitchens, with odd hours and hoards of hungry people trying to get in are a few select people who make specialty food in Athens stand out. Some went to culinary school, others did not. Many buy local and believe in ‘real’ ingredients. And all attribute their success [...]

Here’s the November issue of Ampersand Magazine. Open publication – Free publishing – More ampersand

The culinary equivalent of Michael Stipe stepped out of a silver Volkswagen with a tennis racket in one hand and his keys in the other. “Sorry I’m late,” Acheson said, unlocking the door to his house. He entered his spacious Boulevard residence and made a beeline from the front door, through the purposefully decorated living [...]