Athens Swimming Pools To Fill As Dry Summer Draws Near

Children and parents alike find relief in community pools that act as daycares in the summer months, and social functions from college parties to barbeques find their hub in the urban ponds.

But as the total outdoor water use ban imposed by state and local officials last September began its seventh month, the likelihood of a wet and wild summer remained uncertain.

Then on March 12, Athens-Clarke County Mayor Heidi Davison announced that the county would ease limits on outdoor water use, allowing local pools to be filled and maintained. [read more...]

7 Days: Volunteering In Athens

Would you like to volunteer your time in the Athens community but aren’t sure how? Are you in need of volunteer time for school? There are many charities and organizations that can always use volunteers in and around the Athens community. Here is a week’s worth of volunteering to get you started. [read more...]

Poems In Place: AE Chats With Athens Poet Darrell Kinsey

Darrel Kinsey surprised me. I don't know many poets. In fact, I know precisely two, and while I did not have a firm mental image of who Darrell Kinsey would be, I did suspect I would meet a man trying to cut a literary figure. I expected him to be interested in the process of writing poetry, about craft and struggle and training. Instead, I met a storyteller in the Southern tradition, interested in place and unashamed of an occasional embellishment. It happens that poetry worked best for the things he wanted to express. [read more...]

"Young Frankenstein" Review - Hilton Theatre, NYC

"Young Frankenstein" has been considered one of comic icon Mel Brooks' best films since its release in 1974. The stage musical, now playing on Broadway, stays true to the black-and-white classic comedy, and though this loyalty to the original script may be the reason it fails to reach its full potential, "Young Frankenstein" succeeds in "puttin' on the Ritz."

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Geeking Out: Seven Days to a Nerdier You

We all know that Athens is a great place to be for anyone interested in beer, music, or shopping. Opportunities abound for someone who enjoys the nighttime party life and music scene that has made Athens famous. But what about us geeks? What possibilities are there for those of us who would rather read up on the latest issues in the world of grammar or learn about cultures in the Caucasus Mountains than pound Jager bombs? Or for those trapped between the two worlds - the ones who geek out by day and party by night - what does Athens have to offer them? To answer these questions, I set out to explore Athens from a new, geekier perspective, and I have come up with a list of the seven best ways to indulge your inner geek in Athens. [read more...]