6 Fest: May 16, 2009!!!

Ohio University's biggest Spring party

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So do I…
My site stats aren’t lying– you all want info about Six Fest.

I have nothing for you. I’ve been in talks with the festival’s coordinator Dominic Petrozzi to give me some solid who/what/when/where info about Six Fest but no juice.. believe me I’ll post as much info as I can as soon as I get it…

STAY TUNED…

sapiens(sapiens): by Kait Whistler

From the Facebook event page for sapiens(sapiens):

Come to the opening of my thesis exhibition, showing two years of ongoing hard work preparing Grace and I for the theoretical apocalypse of 2012.

OPENING RECEPTION: Tuesday, March 10th 7-9:00pm
ARTIST’S GALLERY TALK:Wednesday, March 11th  3:00pm

If you’re trying to choose between the talk or the reception, the gallery talk is the important part. I am giving a 30 minute presentation (performance) and then being publicly critiqued/questioned by faculty and other attendees for the following 30 min. YIKES! I would really appreciate your support on Wednesday the 11th!

Both events are free and open to everyone. You are also welcome to visit the exhibit at any other time the gallery is open.

Trisolini Gallery
Ohio University Baker Center
Hours
Mon-Sat 10am – 4pm
Thurs 10am – 8pm

Jackie O’s Brewpub featured in the new edition of Backdrop Magazine

The Winter 08-09 edition of Backdrop Magazine just hit shelves today in Athens, Ohio. Pick up a copy TODAY! Meanwhile, check out this article about Jackie O’s from the recent edition!

By Will Strome
Backdrop Magazine
BackdropMag.com

Brewmaster Brad "B.C." Clark makes beer at Jackie O's Brewpub in Athens, Ohio.

Beer. Perhaps former syndicated humor columnist Dave Barry said it best, “Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.” It’s the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage known to man and I’ll be damned if that’s to change anytime soon. Is it bad to say that beer has been a bigger impact on my college experience than TI-83 calculators, measuring beakers and history text books combined? Not at all because I’m not alone! Beer is as vital to the college scene as professors and the ridiculous excuses for missing class we email to them. I Digress. Unlike most college towns, Athens is fortunate enough to have Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery that crafts 18 different types of beer with 11 to 13 on tap at all times. Jackie O’s is one of the few genuine and always welcoming bars in Athens, with remarkably talented and gifted brew master, Brad “BC” Clark, working behind the beer scene to help set Jackie O’s apart from all the other alcohol establishments Athens has to offer…

Click here for the full article

‘This Bike is a Pipe Bomb’ Strikes Again!

Several years ago, there was a huge incident at Ohio University where the bomb squad was called to inspect a possible bomb, which just turned out to be a sticker on a bicycle. According to Wikipedia:

On March 2, 2006 at 5:30 am an Ohio University police officer spotted a bicycle attached to the Oasis restaurant bearing a promotional sticker for the band. The officer saw the words, “This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb” and became concerned. The area was cordoned off, and part of the campus was closed for several hours. The bicycle was subsequently destroyed by the Athens bomb squad despite assurances from the bike’s owner that it was just a sticker. The owner, a graduate student, was initially charged with inducing panic, a misdemeanor. However, the charges were dropped a few days later. Later the student was awarded money for the damages to his bicycle…

Well… they’re back!

By Janet DiGiacomo
CNN.com

(CNN) — A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee, airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.

A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read “this bike is a pipe bomb” parked near the passenger ramps of Terminal C at Memphis International Airport, according to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.

“Terminal C ticketing and baggage claim at the airport were cleared out,” said airport spokesman John Greaud. “A K-9 unit responded and found no explosive materials at the scene.”

“This Bike is a Pipe Bomb” is the name of a band based in Pensacola, Florida, and this is not the first time in the band’s 12-year history the name has caused a commotion.

Bikes sporting similar stickers at college campuses in Ohio and Philadelphia led to building closures, arrests and the bikes’ destruction by bomb squads acting on the assumption the sticker was announcing a real threat.

The owner of the Memphis bike was taken into custody by airport police, Greaud said, but was later released because they had no grounds to hold him. Greaud said federal authorities were discussing possible federal charges, but a federal source said it was “a non-event.”

Sex, Drugs, and Backdrop: Winter Quarter Magazine Release Party at 19 South

The geniuses at Backdrop Magazine are back at it again! To celebrate the premiere of their Winter issue, Backdrop Magazine is throwing a crazy party at 19 South in Athens, and believe me, if you were at the party last quarter you would KNOW to be at this one!!

Info from the Facebook event page:

Round two of the Backdrop Magazine Release party has arrived.
Come out to 19 South February 20th for some Sex, Drugs, & Backdrop.
We’ve got a stacked lineup starting at 8:30 that will continue rocking until 2:00 a.m.

Check out the new issue of Backdrop magazine, available Friday 2/20

Upstairs:
Amish Electric Chair
Two EB
Kaslo
She Bears
Front Royal
Mind Fish

Downstairs:
DJ Nig-Unit
Rapper Nig-Unit Featuring Notorious L.I.Z.
Self Help
D Jones

With comedian Matt Karp as MC

$3 over/$5 under

Sex, Drugs, & Backdrop–Live Dangerously…

Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Backdrop as soon as they hit newsstands February 20th!

Photography by Yanina Manolova

Everyone check out this website with photography by my VisCom friend Yanina Manolova from Ohio University– she’s a fantastic photographer who has won many awards! Her site has some amazing shots, my favorite is the one featured below…

A 102-year old deaf woman, rests on the balcony of her apartment in Havana, Cuba. Photo by Yanina Manolova.

Athens 2008 Halloween Celebration!

Hey everyone, here are some pictures from the 2008 Athens Halloween– click on the images for hi-res versions!
Also check out:
The Post’s article by Jessie Balmert about this year’s Halloween…
…or this one by Elizabeth Lundblad that critiques the celebration!

There were 54 people arrested (12 were Ohio University students). There were 34 arrests last year and 79 in 2006…

Court Street just before the celebration

Court Street in the other direction

Halloween revelers enjoying the celebration from the Courtside Apartments stairway

View from the main stage at Court Street and Union Street

View of the Court Street/State Street intersection

Meigs County community organizer to be on The Daily Show this Thursday

By Julia Marino
The Athens News — AthensNews.com
October 27, 2008
Click here for the original article

“Oh, Liz, there’s that Ohio wit again!”

“The Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver’s brisk British accent resonates in the still, comfortable air of Liz Shaw’s historic home in Meigs County.

Shaw’s brow furrows curiously. Her dog howls from the backyard. The show’s producer, Ian Berger, critiques the scene. And despite an urge to laugh, the video crew films silently, carefully capturing an interview set to be featured on this Thursday’s episode of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” airing at 11 p.m. on Comedy Central.

This “Ohio wit” that Oliver refers to is perhaps Shaw’s repeated ability to make even the comedian laugh, which he says “never happens…”

Click here for the full story

Vote for Athens’ own Dante Carter to be on the new season of The Real World!

Vote for Dante! (Pictured at far right)

Hey everyone, vote for my friend Dante Carter to be on the new season of MTV’s Real World! He’s a really great guy, and remember, you can vote once every 24 hours so vote vote vote!

Click here to vote for Dante!