Athens Business Rocks 2012!!

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Time to get the band back together! Announcing registration for 2012 Athens Business Rocks, a benefit for Nuci's Space. This is a great event that you won't want to miss. Almost 25 local businesses participated in 2011 and we are expected even more this year. Sign up now to reserve your 15 minutes of fame and glory!

REGISTER HERE

Memorial for Reese Fitts: Feb. 6th

An Announcement from Mama's Boy restaurant:

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of a very dear friend and late Athens resident. Reese Fitts passed away in his sleep on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the young age of 23.

Many of you will remember Reese’s charming smile and sharp wit. He made a lasting impression on everyone he met. He was an avid reader with a tremendous desire to acquire knowledge. Reese moved to Athens in 2005 with an academic scholarship to attend the University of Georgia.

While in Athens, he became involved with Chi Phi fraternity, volunteered for Nuci’s Space, supported the local music scene, and helped open and work in the kitchen at Mama’s Boy restaurant for the first three years of its conception. Reese’s contribution to Mama’s Boy is absolutely immeasurable. As his nickname the “hurricane” would suggest, he truly was a force of nature. He genuinely took an interest in the lives of everyone around him and we are all blessed to have been touched by him. He touched by more people than he would have ever imagined. All of those who knew and loved Reese and those who simply want to support Nuci’s Space are invited to eat dinner at Mama’s Boy on Saturday February 6.

The evening special will be one of Reese’s favorites, a low country boil. A memorial party to celebrate Reese’s life will follow dinner from 9 pm– 11 pm
The party will include drink specials, music and memories. A percent of the evening sales will be donated to Nuci’s Space in Reese’s name.

MAMA'S BOY HOMEPAGE

David Schools: Guitar String Charity Project

Wear Your Music is a website that allows music fans to buy bracelets created from used guitar strings - specifically donated by their favorite artist.
In turn, the artist chooses a charity for the proceeds from each of their bracelts to be sent to.

Dave Schools, Athens resident and bassist for Widespread Panic, is donating the proceeds from his bracelet to Nuçi’s Space!

Click here to see Dave's guitar string bracelet.

FROM WEAR YOUR MUSIC:
Each bracelet is handcrafted from used guitar strings donated by the artist. The seal, which binds the unisex bangle-style bracelet, is Harmony recycled fine silver and is hand stamped with the artist's initials. WYM is an environmentally friendly company and in keeping with our philosophy, each bracelet comes packaged in a recycled DVD case with a certificate of authenticity. All profits from each bracelet goes to a charity chosen by the artist. As each bracelet is custom made upon ordering, please allow up to three weeks for production.

Athens Music Survey: We need your input!

ATTENTION: ATHENS MUSICIANS

We need your help in compiling information about how many musicians live in Athens and what their access to healthcare is.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY TAKEN THE SURVEY please click here to do so.

Thank-you so much!

Indie Rock Karaoke returns to Athens...

Geoff Carr aka DJ Do It is returning to Athens and bringing along his WORLD FAMOUS Indie Rock Karaoke!


DJ Do It has a song list of almost 1,000 tunes, including: The Pixies, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Le Tigre, Neutral Milk Hotel, Dismemberment Plan, Death Cab for Cutie, the Yeah Yeah Yeah's, the Smiths, Joy Division, Beck, Modest Mouse, Jonathan Richman, Olivia Tremor Control, Bjork, Guided by Voices, Hum, Interpol, the Cure, Belle and Sebastian, Ben Folds Five, R.E.M., Pere Ubu, Radiohead, Morrissey, Roxy Music, Weezer, Talking Heads, Blur, Elastica, Joy Division, Morphine, My Morning Jacket, Minutemen, Strokes, Sleater Kinney, Velvet Underground and many more...