1) Evolver Atlanta discusses Beyond Money: What Comes Next? at ParkGrounds.
2) Smith’s Olde Bar hosts the Georgia Theatre Employee Benefit.
3) The Coathangers, Judi Chicago and Can Can play the Earl.
4) Jim Crow and the Rhythm Darlings opens at Actor’s Express.
5) Aerosmith and ZZ Top play Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood.
(Photo by Flickr.com/Darren Hester)
Around 7 a.m. this morning, the Georgia Theatre caught fire. The landmark venue that showcased bands including REM, the B-52s, Widespread Panic and countless others — and which last year underwent a renovation — burned for several hours. Around 11 a.m. its interior and roof collapsed. The venue is now reportedly a shell of its former shelf.
A lot of Athens’ history just went up in smoke. The AJC’s Chip Towers has a thorough write-up of firefighters’ efforts to save the building. Owner Wilmot Greene tells Towers he wants to rebuild. Michelle Gilzanrat of Athens’ Flagpole Magazine has updates, on-the-ground video and photos of the blaze. The Athens Banner-Herald has strong coverage including details about the venues where AthFest acts have been moved. Travis Fain of the Macon Telegraph liveblogged the fire. The Red & Black student newspaper has lots of stories about the fire.
