Tag: Autumn Sanford

Camilla Sims, 22, performs as Convict Julie at Athens Pride Festival at Terrapin Beer Co. in Athens, Georgia on the evening of Nov. 13, 2021. Sims performed a mix of recent singles, like “Dark Matter” and “Drive Bys on Tractors,” and unreleased tracks, like “Drugs” and “I Hope that Means You Miss Me.” (Photo/Autumn Sanford)

Singing the Blues: How Athens Musicians Survived the Pandemic

Listen closely — Camilla Sims, known as Convict Julie, tells an intimate story through ...

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Alexia Benavent-Rivera’s embroidered jacket for Latinx History Month hangs in Athens, Georgia on Oct. 15, 2021. Benavent-Rivera made the jacket as an embodiment of her Panamanian and Puerto Rican heritage. (Photo Courtesy/Alexia Benavent-Rivera)

Without Words: How the Arts Connect Us

Alexia Benavent-Rivera left a part of herself in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico when her family, ...

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A mural celebrating extracurricular activities stands in Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia on Oct. 1, 2021. Local artist Will Eskridge painted the mural, titled "We Are All Gladiators" with help from students at the high school. (Photo/Autumn Sanford)

Schools’ Safe Havens: How Fine Arts Programs Inspire, Protect

For students who hate math, struggle with English and find football to be a ...

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A paper sign that reads "Pop Up Sale" hangs on a wooden telephone pole next to an empty street
A poster for Mae Renaldo’s pop-up hangs on a telephone pole on Boulevard Avenue in Athens, Ga, on the morning of Sept. 18, 2021. (Photo/Autumn Sanford)

Local Artists Use Pop-Up Sales to Fill Pandemic Void

When local artist Jessie Lamay lost her job in March 2020 to the COVID-19 ...

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Tia Blake Jackson, who performs as Miss He, poses on Nov. 7, 2020 at Freedom Park in Atlanta, Ga.. Jackson's drag influences include "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" winner Shea Couleé and Atlanta queen Brigitte Bidet. (Photo Courtesy / Peyton Fulford)

Athens Drag: A Story of Pandemic Resilience

After a smoke break and 3 p.m. breakfast of waffles, bacon, syrup and berries, ...

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Sorrel Tran, 27, points to the inside of the bathroom that is closest to their lab in the University of Georgia's Miller Plant Sciences building on March 2, 2021. As a nonbinary graduate student in the plant pathology department, Tran does not have close access to a gender-neutral bathroom when working in the lab or attending class. (Photo / Autumn Sanford)

What Are UGA’s Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Really Like?

Will Smith, 24, dons a smile and silver cross on a thin chain around ...

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Genevieve Finch, a fifth-year international affairs major at the University of Georgia poses in Athens, Georgia, on Feb. 12, 2021. As a transfeminine nonbinary person, Finch says that the TikTok “pronoun check” challenge does little for the transgender community outside of social media. (Photo / Genevieve Finch)

‘Pronoun Check’ Took Over TikTok, But Reactions From Transgender, Nonbinary Communities Are Mixed

When popular, lighthearted TikTok dances and social media activism combine, the product is a ...

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