The Arts
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UGA Alumnus Performs with Beyonce
Jacques Bell is a University of Georgia alumnus from the Class of 2005, who performed feet away from Beyonce. Beyonce performed for an hour and forty-five minutes Saturday at Coachella, a music festival in Indio, California. Her stunning performance caught the eye of many people, but there’s more to…
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Peabody Awards Announces Nominees
The 77th Annual Peabody Awards announced the nominees for the best storytelling of 2017 on radio/podcast, television, and the web. 60 nominees were chosen out of 1,200 entries The Peabody Awards of Jurors selected the nominees and they will select 30 winners from the 60 nominees. These awards are based…
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AthFest Announces 2018 Headliners
AthFest has announced the outdoor stage headliners for the AthFest Music and Arts Festival set to take place in downtown Athens on June 22nd-24th. Linqua Franqa – Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Family and Friends – Elf Power – The Connells – Velveteen Pink – You can find ticket information…
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Glam Dawgs Take On Expectations, Price for Prom
The price for prom now calls for the price…for pretty. Social media has changed prom expectations and costs, that’s why one local make-up organization, the Glam Dawgs, decided to use their makeup expertise to help local students lower the cost of their prom glam look. Today in the studio, Reporter…
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UGA Student Competes on Wheel of Fortune
Like most college students, Jordan Sollie has dreams. One of them involves Vanna White and a Wheel of Fortune, and it just came true. He’s been applying to reality television shows since he was 11 years old. He has applied for America’s Got Talent, season fourteen of American Idol and…
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CaribSA to Host Annual Cultural Night
The University of Georgia Caribbean Student Association (CaribSA) will host its annual cultural night this Friday and Saturday at Morton Theater from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. The night will feature a play, fashion show, and cultural dances like the one shown below in order to highlight a topic relevant…
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Athens Hosts 10th Annual Jewish Film Festival
March 24th marks the first day of the 10th annual Jewish Film Festival. Before the festival begins, a special screening of “Hannah Arendt” will show on March 20th in the Miller Learning Center. Dr. Illya Winham, a lecturer in the University of Georgia’s Department of Political Science will introduce the film…
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Events to Check Out for Athens Staycation
If you’re staying in Athens for Spring Break, don’t worry about being bored! Check out our list of just some of the events happening around town next week: ART- Why go to one art venue when you could visit seven of Athen’s visual art venues in one night? The monthly…
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Lil Ice Cream Dude raises money for STEM Girls to See ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
The Lil’ Ice Cream Dude, also known as Beau Shell, is a famous icon around Athens, Ga. Now instead of ice cream, he is serving up a fundraiser to send 100 girls in STEM to attend a special screening of “A Winkle in Time.” The STEM program is for girls…
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Georgia Becoming Hollywood of South
Georgia’s reputation for in next to California and New York for film production. “Things are booming in Georgia,” said Professor Richard Neupert, coordinator of film studies at the University of Georgia. “It’s going to be a ten billion dollar business this year.” Production teams are flocking to Georgia because…