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Starving poets who fancy themselves the modern-day John Keats have a chance at $100,000 in prizes. Poetry.com is hosting the International Open Poetry Contest with over 250 prizes amounting up to the generous sum and is looking for Athenian poets, particularly beginners, to enter. … 5 Comments
Athens' fashionistas already know a great little secret - you don't have to travel to New York or Rodeo Drive to satisfy your craving for the newest selection of must-have labels. Opulence, a lifestyle boutique catering to the funky styled elite, will soon add its unique collection of fabulous apparel to downtown Athens, as it is moving from its modern Five Points location to the building next to Transmetropolitan on East Clayton Street, which was built nearly a century ago. … 8 Comments
On Wednesday nights, Athenians can enjoy eclectic, acoustic music while sipping on half-priced bottles of wine and enjoying a warm summer breeze. Since the beginning of the year, The Melting Point has been hosting "Uncorked and Unplugged" nights to focus on singers and songwriters and their music at its barest. … 0 Comments
Every summer, bands of students pack into vans to travel the country playing to unknown cities and unsure crowds. This summer, a band comprised of University alumni will uphold the tradition by touring throughout the South. A 2005 graduate, Russell Ledford, and 2006 graduate Joel Stevens play in Morning State, a band they formed in 2004 with two friends attending college in Atlanta. … 0 Comments
For the past three years, student volunteers have been able to get out of the stands and onto the sidelines at Georgia football games while acting as gameday hosts for recruits. These students serve as guides for small groups of recruits by taking them on the field, introducing them to coaches, showing them around the stadium and sitting with them at the games. … 1 Comment
Lovers of fashion and philanthropy can peacefully coincide, thanks to TOMS shoes. "I created TOMS with a singular mission: to make life more comfortable," said designer, Blake Mycoskie, according to www.tomsshoes.com. The comfort he created is two-fold: first, Mycoskie created a soft, stylish slip-on shoe, inspired by his travel to Argentina and designed in the likes of the traditional alpargata shoe. … 1 Comment
You are finally out of the dorms and into your very first apartment. Hallelujah! Now what? How are you, the average college student, supposed to pay rent, buy food and books and afford furniture for said apartment? Your answer lies right here in Athens. Several secrets are tucked away in this little college town. … 0 Comments
The best artists you've never heard of are now only a click away, thanks to the Web and the vision of three recent college graduates. "The 'starving artist' stereotype is very real in minds of college artists, but there are real opportunities out there for people with talent today in this present age of technology," said www. … 2 Comments
On Dec. 5, 2006, the New York City Board of Health voted to adopt a ban of the use of trans fats in restaurant cooking. The board took this groundbreaking action because of the severely negative effects that trans fats have on health. Though New York is the only city to officially ban the use of trans fats, many food manufacturers have begun to limit or eliminate the amount of trans fats in their products. … 2 Comments
Flat Penny Folk Art Gallery, Athens' first, is committed to help showcase artists with little or no formal training who might not be able to show their work at traditional venues. The gallery was founded by Tim Flinn and Bobbi Jo Imbrogno with the goal of supporting local folk artists, according to their Web site, flatpennyfolk. … 0 Comments
Five years ago, a small, gently used clothing store opened its doors to the Athens public. Uncertain of the business's future success, its owner, Jennifer Hayes, hoped the store would be more popular than her first unprofitable enterprise, a branch of Plato's Closet she previously had tried to franchise. … 2 Comments
The poem "Beowulf," written between 700 and 1000 AD, is often described as "England's national epic." Boston-based artist Gareth Hinds has taken the poem and transformed it into limited series comic book. Candlestick Press consolidated the three issues into a graphic novel and released a new edition this past March. … 0 Comments
Cinephiles, rejoice - again! Following the fervor sparked by the April 2 opening of Ciné (234 West Hancock Ave.) - Athens' own art cinema house - comes a new DVD series sure to pique the interest of film enthusiasts seeking an additional source of quality foreign films. … 0 Comments
Young Buck seems to have a lot of enemies. A majority of songs on this Nashville rapper's cleverly-titled album, "Buck The World," are entreaties to fight him, with titles such as "Say It To My Face," "Buss Yo' Head" and "Get Buck." As refreshing as it is to see some baseless anger in Southern rap, Young Buck rarely says anything original or creative. … 6 Comments
As the semester comes to a close, here's a look back at some of the best releases this spring had to offer. Bloc Party, "A Weekend in the City" "A Weekend in the City" is a larger-than-life portrait of electronica mastery, making permanent a mask which the band certainly had worn but never as openly claimed as they do on this album. … 0 Comments
Ali Spizman always has been taught to be thankful, and now she's giving young children a chance to be thankful as well. Spizman, a sophomore majoring in consumer journalism in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, designs purses, among other things, that are sold in more than 4,000 stores worldwide. … 1 Comment
The month of May proves to be a fine time for musical performances, especially as over a dozen bands gear up for live sets at Nuçi's Space, Athens' leading resource for independent musicians. Many of the artists on the performance roster are Nuçi mainstays, having spent much time practicing in the rehearsal rooms. … 2 Comments
