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Dancefx ready for spring show

“I was born to sing and dance!” belted the students of Soundfx class at Dancefx studios during practice.

Continuing with a Broadway-styled dance adorned with plenty of kicks and jazz hands, the elementary school-aged students practiced a dramatic interpretation of “I Feel Pretty” from the musical “West Side Story.

Event raises sexual assault awareness

According to the Sexual Assault Center of Northeast Georgia, 87 percent of women raped know their attackers.

Thursday, Take Back the Night will bring awareness to the issues of sexual and domestic violence. Tabling groups include Project Safe, the Jeanette Rankin Foundation, Feminist Outlaws, Lambda Alliance, Women’s Studies Student Organization and the Office for Violence Prevention.

Feldenkrais raises body awareness

Those intimidated by yoga poses and bored with step classes may want to pursue another avenue of physical fitness. It’s called Feldenkrais, named after the guy who invented it. “There’s nothing out there like Feldenkrais,” he said. Unlike pilates, which strengthens the muscles, or yoga, which stretches them, Feldenkrais is concerned with fluidity and awareness of everyday movements.

How to become a connoisseur for $15 a tasting

Once only an elitist pleasure for the wealthy, wine is now a staple at parties and dinners, along with complementary cheese cubes. With the added health benefits from drinking wine, a basic knowledge of this traditional social beverage is handy for any college student.

Web site draws people together through travel

Think of it as a hostel that offers a personal touch and the thrill of becoming friends with people across the globe, all on a college student’s budget.

Couchsurfing.com is an online community linking nearly 175,000 people worldwide by offering a place to stay for the temporary nomad.

‘No judgement’ at new local bar

The name suggests an alternative route from the norm or a different approach to the same goal. Detour, the newest bar in Athens, offers students a large venue plus a gay-friendly atmosphere.

Located on the corner of Dougherty and Hull streets, one may have to make a detour just to get to the bar, but once there, students have commented favorably on the large dance floor, the extensive bar and the accepting vibe of students eager to have a good time.

Wilde play a witty knock at high society

One paper fan can change everything. One fan can ruin a woman’s reputation and send her into a world of trouble with a great risk being the tarnishing of her good name. In Oscar Wilde’s play, “Lady Windermere’s Fan,” he pokes fun of high-class society by revealing its preoccupation with superficiality and trivial concerns.

Handmade quilts, posters on display

Quilting may be associated with your grandmother, but the Flat Penny Folk Art Gallery could change that stigma with the opening of its new exhibit today. Introducing Black History Month, the exhibit will feature five handmade quilts by Yvonne Wells, a self taught, internationally known quilt maker and artist.

New online comedy show goes balls out

Heaven looks a lot like work, according to “Good God,” a new online series by Comedy Central. Not your typical cloudy paradise, the staff of heaven has dating issues, inferiority complexes and Death personified as a grumpy old man. Comedy Central’s official Web site provides a channel called Motherload, which offers a Youtube.com kind of [...]

‘Dreamgirls’ revisits Motown era with weekend musical

Starry-eyed glitz and glamour promise to dazzle students this weekend as the University’s Black Theatrical Ensemble performs the musical “Dreamgirls,” based on the career of Diana Ross and the Supremes.   “Dreamgirls” relives the era of Motown and the endless pursuit for fame. Set in the 1960s, it tells the story of three teenage girls: [...]

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