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We’re now less than 48 before the beginning of another footall season here in Athens. Come Saturday, the masses that bleed Red & Black will overtake the town, drinking the day and screaming the night away as the Dawgs take the field for another year of battle.
I, for one, know where i’ll be on Saturday– tailgating in my same spot that I have called home for almost every home game since 2004. But If I’ve learned something since then, it’s that gameday isn’t for everyone. Some dont like the crowds, and some just don’t like football. Fair enough. So, if you won’t be tailgating and cheering on Saturday, there’s no need to sit inside all day or flee the town altogether.. Here are a few suggestions of how to spend gameday away from the game.
1) Believe it or now, it’s actually a pretty good time to head downtown and do some record or clothes shopping, especially as game time approached and the masses head in the direction of the stadium or their favorite bar watching spot. Take advantage of game time to avoid some crowds and browse around.
2) Try the Botanical Gardens on South Milledge. A beautiful plot of land to spend the day in a quiet place with gorgeous scenery, good company, and maybe a picnic basket.
3) The Gardens arent the only park around. As a matter of fact, there are more than I can even list in the blog. Do a quick google search and find youself a nice spot to spend the day with that special someone…
4) There are plenty of movie theaters around this town, and plenty of good flicks out to catch. Haven’t seen ‘Superbad” yet? Here’s a good opportunity.
5) And, of course, Vision Video is open for business. If you’re going to stay inside, at least take advantage of some cheap movie rentals.
This is only a surface scratch of some things you might do on gameday that have nothing to do with gameday. If it’s just not your thing, go find your own perfect gameday niche.
Either way, have a beautiful Saturday in old Athens town.
–Alec Wooden
Outdo a chocolate fountain with a sparkling-white-wine fountain.
The store’s secret library-cum-wine room.
Window display utilizing the secret library’s elegant hardbacks.
This Friday, December 1st, after the last day of Prematurity Awareness Month, the UGA chapter of March of Dimes is having their 2nd annual “Cultures that Care” event. It is there main fundraiser for the semester. They will have groups from all over campus performing like the Red Hots and W.S.E.M. (With Someone Else’s Money). The chapter gives all of the proceed from this event directly to March of Dimes who uses it to fund research on newborn illnesses and diseases. Starting at 7:30pm at the Georgia Hall, the event will cost only $5.00 at the door and will be accompanied by refreshments.
March of Dimes was actually founded by FDR who wanted to find a cure for polio. Now the organization researches cures for everything from infant paralysis to Spina Bifida. Premature babies cost much more than healthy ones, and therefore, the March of Dimes often provides financial support for families who can’t afford the payments. Newborns are helpless to help themselves and the cures are just around the corner! Anyone who has the time should attend this event if even for one performance. Christmas is the season for giving so let your inner-Santa give in.
- Whitney Kessler
Unfortunately there isn’t one single web directory of all Athens events. Get started by checking out the following sites.
Events directories:
Local Venues:
11/30/06 - Thursday
12/01/06 - Friday
12/02/006 - Saturday
12/06/06 - Wednesday
LISTINGS FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16-29, 2006
11/16
THURSDAY
Touring in support of 2006’s The Greatest, Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band is coming to Athens on Saturday, November 18th to play at the 40 Watt.
Listen to the first single off the album: The Greatest (mp3 link from Matador Records).
Matador Records site, myspace page
Here is a directory of links to Athens’ bands. Put together with the help of the excellent list over at athensmusic.com.
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16 Tons (bluegrass)
The 63 Crayons - myspace (pop)
696 - myspace (punk)
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A.Armada - myspace (indie rock)
A Bitter Fight Against Nothing (metalcore)
A Dead Lois - myspace (rock)
Don Auber - myspace (Americana)
Acetate - myspace (rock)
An Epic At Best - myspace (indie emo)
Andrew Nelson & the Shotgun Lovers - myspace (rock)
Annaray - myspace (pop-rock)
Anti-Music - myspace (lo-fi)
Aqualove - myspace (funky water musik)
Astra - myspace (atmospheric pop)
Eddie Arnold - myspace (Christian Country)
The Artie Ball Swing Band - myspace (jazz)
B
Bain Mattox - myspace (pop)
Banish Misfortune - myspace (Celtic)
Barbara Cue - myspace (honky tonk rock)
Bart - myspace (soulful rock)
The Bearfoot Hookers - myspace (funny country)
Betsy Franck & the Bare Nuckle Band - myspace (rock/country)
The Blackmon Brothers - myspace (bluegrass)
Blackwater - myspace (rock)
Bling the Children Back Home - myspace (hip-hop)
Bloodkin - myspace (rock)
Blue Hiram - myspace (rock)
Bo Bedingfield & the Wydelles (country-folk)
Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars (old-timey/Bobby Burns)
Bonni’s Band (pop-rock)
Boulevard (rock)
Justin Brogdon (S/S)
Brown Frown (hardcore)
Randall Bramblett (soulful blues rock)
Mark Brut (S/S)
Burn the Dying City (rock)
C
Calliope Fair (worldgrass)
Carrie Nations (punk)
Casper and the Cookies (pop-rock)
Ceiling Fan (rock)
Ceramic Dvck (grindcore)
Don Chambers (roots-rock)
Vic Chesnutt (S/S)
Cinemechanica (rock)
Circulatory System (psychedelic pop)
Col. Knowledge & the Lickety Splits (garage soul-rock)
Commander Chameleon (indie-schizo)
Community Chaos (punk)
Wesley Cook (S/S)
Cosmic Charlie (Grateful Dead)
Coulier (rock)
Count (pop)
D
Dan K. Theory
Kyle Dawkins (acoustic guitar/banjo)
Dictatortots (rock)
Dirk Howell Band (R & B/beach)
Dirty Mittens (rock/pop)
Dirty Sanchez & the Pancho Villas (rock)
Dodd Ferrelle & the Tinfoil Stars (roots rock)
Donkey Punch (rock)
Drive-By Truckers (Southern rock!)
Dromedary (world)
Drunk & Furious (redneck country rock with humor)
Dubconscious (funky reggae)
Duke and Dawn (classic/traditional country)
Liz Durrett (S/S)
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Nick Edelstein (rock-pop)
Electa Villain (rock)
Elf Power (pop rock)
The Empties (rock)
Entropy (funk)
Eric Harris Group (jazz-folk)
Erutrevo (rock)
The Eskimos (rock)
Exit Left (alt-rock)
Ex-Panty Lions (folk-rock)
F
Fabulous Bird (power pop)
The Fairburn Royals (pop rock)
Fairmount Fair (rap)
Dodd Ferrelle (rock)
Five-Eight (rock)
Flood City Shootout (rock)
Forthfading (rock)
Full Fathom Five (pop)
Jason Fuller (piano man)
Funkle Ester (covers)
G
Gabriel Young Band (S/S)
The Gerbils (pop)
Georgia Guitar Quartet (classical acoustic)
The Good Ship (pop)
Grand Fury (Southern rock)
Green Light Council (spacey jam-groove)
Grogus (jazz and more)
GrooveJoint (rock)
The Grunttones (rock & blues)
GuFF (punk)
Jamie Hadzima (S/S)
Fester Hagood (S/S)
H
Ham 1 (indie-pop)
The Happenin’ (rock)
Cyndi Harvell (S/S)
Jason Harwell (S/S)
Hayride (hard rock)
Mack Heath (hip-hop)
Heidi Hensley (S/S)
Leslie Helpert (S/S)
Herb & Skills (hip-hop)
Heros Severum (rock)
hey, revolution! (rock)
The High Caliber (rock)
Erik Hinds (devil cello)
Patterson Hood (S/S-Southern rock)
hope for agoldensummer (folky pop)
Horrible Idea (punk/ska/metal)
The Hot Club of Athens (jazz)
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I Am The World Trade Center (electro-pop)
The Inphlu Ants (rock)
Iron Hero (rock/ambient pop)
J
Jackpot City (rock)
Je Suis France (pop)
Jet By Day (rock)
Jucifer (rock)
Jupiter Coyote (mountain rock)
Just These Dudes (power pop)
K
Kahuna King (electronica)
Kevn Kinney’s Sun Tangled Angel Revival (rock)
The Knife Trade (hardcore)
L
Carla LeFever (rock)
The Late B.P. Helium (pop)
Leaving Miss Blue (delta blues rock)
Left Front Tire (pop-punk)
Legend Has It (rock)
Life is a Fight (hardcore)
Lionz (rock)
Liquid Sundrop (jam-funk)
Little Green Chairs (funky)
Lona (rock)
Christian Lopez (S/S)
M
Magnetic Sound Waves (electronic/ambient)
Bill Mallonee (S/S)
Maron Haven (metal)
Marshmallow Coast (pop)
The Marvelous Rejections (hip-hop-rock)
Mayhem Hero (rock)
Chris McKay & the Critical Darlings (pop/rock)
Melodious Ground (funk/rock/blues)
Michael Guthrie Band (rock)
Misfortune 500 (rock)
Sam Mixon (lo-fi)
Ben Mize (Americana)
Modern Skirts (alt-rock)
Momsex (rock)
Kate Morrissey (folk rock)
Ken Will Morton (S/S)
Mother Jackson (rock)
Murder Beach (pop rock)
Music Hates You (dirt metal)
N
Kalen Nash (S/S)
Nate Nelson (S/S)
Neat Stripe (pop)
Newspeak (rock)
Normaltown Flyers (pickup truck rock)
Now It’s Overhead (melodic pop)
Nutria (rock)
O
Of Montreal (pop)
OK Watson (rock)
Ori (soul)
The Outfit (rock)
OverflO (roots rock)
P
Pacific UV (ambient)
Packway Handle Band (bluegrass)
Paper Lions (rock)
Parakeet (funk/rock)
Park Bench Trio (blues rock)
Petey Wheatstraw (rock)
Plan B (jam)
Polemic (alt-metal)
Poncho Magic (pop rock)
Julie Powell (S/S)
Psychic Hearts (new wave shoe gaze)
Pylon (rock)
R
Ravenstone (rock)
Red Leader (rock)
Red Eye Johnson (rock)
Geoff Reacher (S/S)
(red) (rock)
Joshua Reid (S/S)
R.E.M. (rock)
Rock Beyond Tomorrow (pop-punk/alt-rock)
Ralph Roddenbery Band (roots rock)
Russian Spy Camera (rock)
Matt Ryczek (S/S)
S
Sci Fu (metal)
Scott Leon-O’ Day Quartet (jazz)
Seven 7 (dance)
Shadowboxx (rock)
Slackdaddy (rock)
Sleepy Horses (indie country)
Corey Smith (S/S)
S.M.O. (crunch rock)
Southern Bitch (rock)
Southland Yankee (rock)
The Specters (power pop)
The Spins (soul/jazz/rock)
Split-Side Anna (rock)
Squat (improv/jazz combo)
Sstian (goth)
The Stand-Ins (rock)
Stewart & Winfield (country rock)
Subversivo! (surf-metal)
Summer Hymns (pop)
The Sunshine Fix (pop-rock)
Sursie (jazzy rock)
T
Luke Tan (S/S)
Tangents (country-rock)
Television Buzz (post-punk)
Timber (countrified rock)
Tin Cup Prophette (eclectic)
Tishamingo (soulful rock)
Sarah Tollerson (S/S)
The Tom Collins (rock)
Tracer Matula (post-pop)
U
Unavox (industrial)
V
Venice Is Sinking (melodic pop)
W
We Vs. The Shark (math-rock)
The Warblers (folk/old-time/gospel)
Mike Watson Band (blues/country/rock)
We Vs. the Shark (math-rock)
The Wee Turtles (indie-pop)
Welterweight (pop-rock)
Whereabouts Underground (pop-blues-jazz)
The Whigs (rock)
Widespread Panic (jam)
Winslow Willard (S/S)
X
Xtra Medium (rock)
Y
Gabriel Young (S/S)
Built to Spill played a great show in Athens at the 40 Watt on Saturday night with Camper Van Beethoven. Leave your thoughts in the comments field and link to your pictures from the show.
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