Community Corner
Athens Today - June 1
Wednesday is Hump Day...contemplate your weekend, your summer, your life.
1. After being closed for renovations, is now open! Entrance fee is $1/person or summer passes can be purchased for $30 (family of 4) and $20 for individuals.
2. The increasingly popular singer/songwriter Madeline plays the this Friday! Buy tickets in advance at School Kids Records on Clayton St., at the 40 Watt box office, or online.
3. Athfest wristbands are on sale! A $15 wristband will give you access to all participating venues on Friday and Saturday nights and discounted tickets to the Flagpole Music Awards.
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4. If you are in the mood for a unique and dazzling road trip experience, consider a visit to Pasaquan. This 7-acre art installation was home to Eddie Owens Martin, an eccentric folk artist who called himself St. EOM. His artwork is now an outdoor museum, open the first Saturday of every month April-November.
5. For another unique day trip, consider the home of folk artist Rev. Howard Finster, known as Paradise Gardens and located in Summerville, GA.The gardens are open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-4pm. Finster is a well known folk artist due to his cover art for the 1985 Talking Heads album, Little Creatures, which was selected as Rolling Stone’s album cover of the year. R.E.M. also filmed the music video for “Radio Free Europe” in Paradise Gardens.