Sam Lipkin

The holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. has seen much growth since its declaration as a national holiday in 2021, and there are several celebrations in Athens open to the community. The first Athens Juneteenth Celebration

Creating primarily as a hip-hop artist who dabbles in the sounds of other genres, Bryant Perez debuts his first official metal track today with the cinematic music video “Warning.” Framing the 1:17 long track within a nearly four-minute zombie horror-themed video short, the result is an aesthetic-driven experience that feels made for each other.

Returning to the center of downtown for its 26th year, the three-day AthFest Music & Arts Festival takes place this weekend June 21–23. In addition to more than 100 performers across three outdoor stages and 12 club crawl venues, the free festival features an artist market, vendors, food trucks, kids activities and more.

The AthFest Music & Arts Festival is taking place downtown this weekend, June 21–23, with three outdoor stages, an artist market, a kidsfest area, 12 club crawl venues and more. For the full schedule of events and descriptions of each performer, see below. You can also view all of the live music events in Flagpole ‘s online calendar by using the “event category” filter “AthFest.”

Cross-genre musician Cardynal Chavis has a familiar story about getting into music among young Athenians, but they have managed to leverage their drive, vision, opportunities and setbacks into Athens music achievements some people wait decades for.

As a beloved kraken known for its fabled jokes went down, out of its ashes rose a mighty… flying squid? At the center of Athens’ growing comedy community is Flying Squid Comedy, an organization offering regular classes and events that carry on the good times of its predecessor, Krakin Jokes.

The month of July is Real Emcees Don’t Rap Over Vocals (#REDROV) month, founded by emcee, hip-hop culture promoter and youth educator Marcel P. Black. It’s one powerful element representative of a bigger movement, just as the Oklahoma-based, by way of Louisiana, rapper’s ties to the Athens music scene are symbolic of the sharing and transference of culture worldwide.

Fifteen years ago Athens awoke to the news that the Georgia Theatre was on fire. Many of us still remember where we were when we heard about it. People flocked to the corner of Lumpkin and Clayton streets to witness the spectacle and say their goodbyes to the place where generations of locals had spent countless hours of their youth.

The last few hot, sleepy weeks of July have always been a prime opportunity for final townie hoorahs ahead of the bustling fall semester. This year FoxSaid Fest has popped up, a family-friendly music and art festival held Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m.–10 p.m. at the Athens Cotton Press.

Beechwood Cinemas, located in the corner of the Beechwood Shopping Center on Alps Road, is closing after its final scheduled showings tonight.