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Flagpole » Arts & Culture
23h ago
Editor’s note: Thank you to all who participated and voted this year. You all brought the spooky to Athens! The following winners were chosen by Flagpole readers. Happy Halloween! 1st Place: Split between various scenes across the front of the house, this yard tells a story through ghoulish decor. To the left of the driveway sits a giant spider emerging from a tree and holding an unfortunate skeleton cocooned in its silken web. Spread across the larger portion of the yard lies an evil pumpkin patch, complete with the headless horsemen in the back of the scene. The decorations span b ..read more
Flagpole » Arts & Culture
3d ago
Editor’s Note: Thank you for all of the wonderfully spooky story submissions this year. It’s always a difficult choice to make, but we appreciate your time and effort. In addition to the honorable mentions listed here, contest winners can be found here.
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Flagpole » Arts & Culture
3d ago
Local community television platform JOKERJOKERtv and vhs.or.die are co-hosting their third annual swap and shop event for VHS collectors, vendors, filmmakers and lovers of analog. Attendees can buy, sell and trade with a large selection of vendors, including Retro Redhead 1998, Thaspool, Triplebummer, Buzzard Guts, RetroBroVideo, Mystic Punks RPG, Gosh Darn Video, VHChess, Walter J. Brown Media Archives, Ahndhi, Spencer Rich, Balloons & Balloons, Eli Saliba, Joseph Valles, Sorcerer Home Video, Marty Clark, Revenge of the Tapes, Tim Root, impoliite, vhs.or.die and JOKERJOKERtv. There will a ..read more
Flagpole » Arts & Culture
3d ago
The first ever queer prom took place in Los Angeles in 1994, and since then these events have been symbols of acceptance and love, offering people the chance to relive that seminal high school experience in a more inclusive space. Athens Pride and Queer Collective, an organization dedicated to the advancement of equity, affirmation and wellness of local queer populations through outreach, social connection and education, is hosting a Chappell Roan-inspired Pink Pony Prom, promising to be the dance party of the year with music and a photobooth from its sponsor, Sound Insight. Pain and Wonder Ta ..read more
Flagpole » Arts & Culture
3d ago
Athens’ annual half marathon and 5K are back for their 15th and 8th years, respectively. The 5K, which begins at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 2, runs through downtown Athens and the Boulevard neighborhood. There will be a Health and Fitness Expo held at the Classic Center Pavillion from 12–5 p.m. The half marathon, which begins at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, runs through Athens’ historic districts, downtown and the UGA campus. Local bands will be playing at the start and finish line of the 5K and all along the half-marathon route to help participants celebrate their accomplishments. Those not participating as r ..read more
Flagpole » Arts & Culture
3d ago
1000 FACES (510 N. Thomas St.) Recent abstract paintings by Hannah Jones. Through November. ACE/FRANCISCO GALLERY (675 Pulaski St., Suite 1500) “Murmur Trestle: Photographs by Jason Thrasher” shares images from a new book of photos taken during different seasons over the course of six years. • “Grit Portraits: Paintings by Tobiah Cole” includes portraits of some of the artist’s friends from his many years at The Grit. ATHENAEUM (287 W. Broad St.) In “Fission Or, Eclipse,” New York-based artist Rose Salane uses seemingly mundane objects to explicate systems of evaluation, exchange and org ..read more
Flagpole » Arts & Culture
3d ago
Here’s a handy map to find your way around town & down Spooky Street. Check out all of these haunts before they’re spirited away!
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Flagpole » Arts & Culture
4d ago
The annual Wild Rumpus Parade & Spectacle drew the magical, fantastical and unimaginable to downtown last Saturday night. Musicians lined the streets to cheer on the parade, and a giant crowd gathered at the main stage in front of the 40 Watt Club for a dance party and various performances. Check out photos from the parade and festivities below, courtesy of Flagpole contributor Jessica Gratigny.
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Flagpole » Arts & Culture
1w ago
Here’s a handy map to find your way around town & down Spooky Street. Check out all of these haunts before they’re spirited away!
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Flagpole » Arts & Culture
1w ago
Beautifying an underpass on the North Oconee River Greenway, Elaine Stephenson’s new mural “Water is Life” pays homage to the natural beauty and importance of the nearby river. Located near the trailhead off of North Oconee Access Road, the Atlanta-based artist’s mural turns an otherwise utilitarian structure into an immersive site of surprise and imagination. Stephenson’s design was chosen by a community panel using a blind selection process from a pool of 38 applications submitted during a nationwide call for art. Facilitated by the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, the mural was fun ..read more