Lace up your running shoes and join us for a great day benefiting Easter Seals North Georgia!

Our inaugural Athens Walk will take place at the Plaza at the Classic Center Foundry Street Annex on Saturday, September 25th. Registration will begin at 10:00am and the Walk will kickoff at 11:00am. Get there early to meet Honorary Ambassadors Demacio, Kensington, Simon, and Unyque and their families. These children are the recipients of programs and services offered by Easter Seals North Georgia, and each has a special story to share.

Free parking will be available in the parking deck adjacent to the registration area. Come join us for a day of celebrating a better, brighter future for the children and families we serve.

If you have questions not answered on the Web site, please contact event manager Alex Seblatnigg at 404-943-1070 or .

To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit us at northgeorgia.easterseals.com. 

WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary (AWD), an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.

The reports, while written by soldiers and intelligence officers mainly describing lethal military actions involving the United States military, also include intelligence information, reports of meetings with political figures, and related detail.

The document collection will shortly be available on a dedicated webpage.

From the NYT
"WikiLeaks.org, the online organization that posted tens of thousands of classified military field reports about the Afghan war on Sunday, says its goal in disclosing secret documents is to reveal “unethical behavior” by governments and corporations."

(Full story)

"Local and federal authorities raided homes and businesses Wednesday morning in Clarke and Madison counties that they suspect are connected to a single illegal commercial gambling operation, Athens-Clarke police said.



They seized 36 gambling machines, five vehicles, cash, several firearms and an undisclosed amount of drugs, police said.  No one was immediately arrested, police said, though the gambling operation involves "multiple suspects."" (Full story)

Who do these people think they are!? Next thing you know these monsters will start some type of state wide lotto.

Annual yard and folk art sale that includes vintage and antique pottery, textiles, glass, furniture and more. Folk artists Peter Loose, Eric Legge and the Flinn family potters will also be selling a variety of wares.


When: 07.17.10 / 07.18.10
Where: 302 Oak Bend Drive Hull, GA near
Time: 8am

Vintage Everything- Glass early to 70!s, open salts, Southern pottery, Shawnee, Mccoy, local pottery, ring jug, holiday- christmas old ornaments and newer, Easter, Halloween, quilts, vintage Hallmark ornaments, Russel Wright, Homer Laughlin, Sextin china, diner ware, coffee collectables, early UGA pinback, miniature stoneware jugs, 1938 Lamar Dodd Ocean Print, 2 Jessie Wilcox framed prints early, alarm clocks, kitchen red plastic clock, mantle clock, GA african american quilts, Chenille, sewing items, quilt makings, primative chairs, mid century mod items, vintage aquarium, Donald Duck Fisher Price pull toy, hotwheels, cast iron stone mountain bank, local jewelry, Costume (earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets), old cameras, vintage kodak Retina, old lens, post cards, valentines, maxfield parrish card set, books & records 45"s, lamps fine to funky, new Burkinstocks 12, Bookshelf made of spools, sock monkeys, snowglobes, fishing lures, coca cola items, Bludwine bottle,

A big, greasy rock-n-roll music fest just pooped up outta nowhere and landed smack-dab in the middle of Little Kings.  A traveling cavalcade of bands touring together representing the very awesome Burger Records label & store based in lovely Southern California. 

6X6 is a monthly media arts event in Athens, Georgia, a cross between an art show and a film festival, first Wednesday of the month at Cine Lab. Six curated short video, film, performance, sound, or other time-based combination works.

This month's event is curated by Jeffrey Whittle around the theme of "mystery."

When: 04.07.10
Where: Ciné
Time: 7pm
Price: Free

A summertime tradition continues with fireworks at the annual Star Spangled Classic, Sunday, July 4 at Bishop Park. In addition to the popular fireworks, the event will include concessions, family games, inflatables, and music.

The Star Spangled Classic is free and open to the public. The event begins at 6 p.m. at Bishop Park with the fireworks set for approximately 9:30 p.m., dependent on weather and darkness. Citizens are reminded that county ordinances prohibit alcohol and smoking in public parks. Pets and grills are not allowed in Bishop Park for this event due to safety concerns and the large crowd.


For more information, please call Bishop Park at (706) 613-3589

When: 07.04.10
Where: Bishop Park
Time: Event begins 6 p.m.; Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
Price: Free

This year's event is made possible by the financial support of Akins Ford of Athens, Advanced Asphalt Coating, Jordon, Jones, and Goulding, Georgia Power, Athens First Bank and Trust, Athens Orthopedic Clinic, McDonalds, Peachmac, and Publix. Media Sponsors include The Athens Banner-Herald and Magic 102.

Need a derby fix? The Classic City Rollergirls are teaming up with Alibi for a Percentage Night. Come meet your favorite Rollergirls, have a good time and support your local roller derby league at the same time. Karaoke, booze, and rollergirls--what could be better?


When: 05.29.10
Where: Ailbi
Time: 9pm