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Playing Ball with the Athens Pirates
As Local as the National Pastime Gets
originally published July 2, 2008
Get to know Athens’ pre-professional college summer baseball team.
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My Weekend at HeroesCon
Or, Why I Missed AthFest for a Comic Book Convention
originally published July 2, 2008
Hillary Brown reports from a trip to Charlotte, NC for this year’s Heroes Convention.
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AthFest 2008 Scrapbook
originally published June 25, 2008
The weekend in pictures...
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Park Hall Poesy
An Errant Red Hand Truck Achieves Immortality Through Poetry, Sort Of
originally published June 18, 2008
The Park Hall listserv inspires a slew of poetic emails.
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Washington, GA, Rediscovered
The Retro Cinema Rolls the Classics
originally published June 11, 2008
Flagpole took a day trip to Washington, GA, to check out their "new" Retro Cinema.
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A Strong Case for Film Lovers
Ciné's Brigitta Hangartner Reports from Cannes
originally published June 4, 2008
Ciné owner Brigitta Hangartner gives an exclusive report on the films, fanfare and festivities at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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Stuck Inside the Classical City
originally published May 28, 2008
A poem by Jeff Fallis, with a photo by Mike Landers.
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Adventures in Mysticism
ATHICA Exhibit Ponders the Ethereal
originally published May 21, 2008
Local and national artists explore the role of mysticism in religion, pop culture, science, sports and music.
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Romanticism
originally published May 7, 2008
Poetry by Jeff Fallis with a photograph by Mike Landers.
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Music, Feminism and the Work of Documentary Filmmaking
A Conversation With One of the Creators of Girls Rock!
originally published April 30, 2008
The movie opens at Ciné this weekend, and co-director Arne Johnson is there on Friday, May 2 to talk about it.
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Twilight Brings the Heat
And Flagpole Helps You Figure It All Out
originally published April 23, 2008
How to enjoy the Twilight and actually know what’s going on during the race - it’s all here.
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Here Comes My Baby, Here She Comes Now
originally published April 16, 2008
Poetry by Jeff Fallis with a photograph by Mike Landers
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“The Little Brother of War”
It’s Toli Time in Athens Again
originally published April 16, 2008
The Southeastern Native American stickball game - toli - is a bigger deal around here than you might expect, and there’s a big match this weekend.
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Comics and Zines Come out to Play
The Artists of Fluke Show Their Stuff
originally published April 9, 2008
The annual Athens fest focused on mini-comics and zines returns to Tasty World this Saturday.
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Local Color Fades
Paul Thomas’ X-Ray Café Closes
originally published April 9, 2008
The X-Ray Café may have closed, but Paul Thomas has found his muse.
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The Classicist
Film historian and TV host Robert Osborne returns to Athens with The Classic Film Festival.
originally published April 2, 2008
Robert Osborne returns to the Classic City armed with more classic films.
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Stray Productions Presents Yasmina Reza's Art
originally published March 26, 2008
The local theatre company brings one of the world’s most celebrated comedies to Athens.
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Culinary Art
Food is the Inspiration at ATHICA’s "Ingest" Exhibit
originally published February 20, 2008
We are what we eat, and this show rubs your face in it.
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A Look At Last Year's Movies
2007: At Least It Was Better than 2006
originally published January 9, 2008
Flagpole's resident movie critic gives us the rundown on the best and worst of 2007.
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Panel By Panel
Local Comics Art Gets The Spotlight With The “Between Thought And Expression” Show
originally published November 28, 2007
More than 30 local (or once-local) artists appear in the show, including Jack Davis, Patrick Dean, T. Edward Bak and Jessica Johnson.
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