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6 I Wednesday, November 8, 2006 | The Red & Black
VARIETY
Local landmark
to host benefit
A Perpetual Groove, who considers the Georgia Theatre
its home, will play at 10 tonight in order to raise money
for the “Friends of the Georgia Theatre” group.
By MICHELLE FLOYD
mfloyd@randb.com
For the last two years, Wil
Greene said he’s felt like a
building superintendent,
instead of owner of the
Georgia Theatre.
“I’ve been spending my
own money to renovate the
building,” he said.
And that was before the
building was named a his
toric landmark by the city.
Now, Greene wants to put
even more effort into the
venue.
But he needs a little help.
Greene started Friends of
the Georgia Theatre to aid in
covering the costs of building
repairs.
“It has the potential to be
a beautiful old building,” he
said.
The organization is still in
its beginning stages, but
Greene already has a lot of
plans for it.
He said he may set up a
system so that when concert
goers buy tickets they can
donate $1 to the organiza
tion, as well as having some
thing like silver, gold and
platinum membership spon
sorships.
Bands also have contacted
Greene to talk to him about
possibly making a DVD with
SHOW INFO
When: 8 tonight
Where: Georgia Theatre
Cost: $15
More Information: Most of the
money will go toward Friends of
the Georgia Theatre.
footage from old shows like
Widespread Panic.
“It probably won’t really
get started until next year
because we’re so busy now,”
he said about the organiza
tion.
“I don’t know what direc
tion it’s going to go, but it
will be positive.”
He also said he’d like to
have one to four benefit con
certs a year.
“We’re going to use the
money to make things work
better and keep the feel of
history,” Greene said. “It’s
more about historic preserva
tion.”
He said the first repairs
will be to the bathrooms over
holiday break, and he will
deal with other problems in
the future, but it’s not that
simple.
“It’s so old that when you
go to fix something, you have
to make a choice,” he said
about the venue.
He fights with such ques
tions as what type of tiles to
put on the floor and whether
or not to tear out the entire
bathrooms and put in new
ones like other downtown
venues have.
“But then it’s not historic
anymore,” he said. “I’d like to
do it right when I do it, but
that makes it twice as expen
sive.”
Greene said he wanted to
start the organization to
make people aware of the
costs that go into keeping up
a building, especially a histor
ical one.
“You spend so much
money and no one sees it,” he
said, giving examples like
wiring, plumbing, paint and
beer lines.
Courtesy of Perpetual Groove | The Red & Black
Tonight’s show at the
Georgia Theatre is the kick
off party for the organization.
Perpetual Groove is a
band that has been the most
involved from the beginning.
Greene made the band’s
manager, Ben Ferguson, a
board member of the benefit
committee because the
organization came from his
idea.
“I think he was sitting
with me when I got a letter
from the city saying that the
building was now historic,”
Greene said. “And he said,
‘Oh, man, we can have a ben
efit.’”
Greene said a majority of
the money from tonight’s
show will go towards the new
organization.
Perpetual Groove
helps save Theatre
By KIMBERLEIGH STAN
For The Red & Black
Today marks the kickoff
of a new effort to help pre
serve Athens’ Georgia
Theatre.
Perpetual Groove, a jam-
based foursome known for its
stunning light shows and
original sound, decided to
donate all the gate proceeds
to the newly formed organi
zation, Friends of the
Georgia Theatre.
Unlike many bar owners
with landlords to pick up the
renovation bill, owner Wil
Greene must pay for repairs
on his own.
“(The Georgia Theatre)
had been neglected for the
better part of 20 years and
desperately needed an over
haul,” said Ben Ferguson,
manager for Perpetual
Groove.
That’s where PGroove
came in.
“PGroove always brings
this crazy light show and
therefore you can really see
the imperfections in the
room when they play,”
Greene said. “I jokingly said
that they were making my
place look bad. They must
have taken me seriously
because they offered to help
out.”
SHOW INFO
When: Tonight, doors open at 8,
PGroove goes on at 10
Where: The Georgia Theatre
Why: Help restore the theater
Cost: $15
According to the band’s
Web site, they consider the
Theatre their unofficial
home.
“You gotta take care of
your home,” Ferguson said.
“We feel so blessed to have
experienced the success that
we have in Athens, it’s only
fitting to give something
back. If we can help provide
a means to help improve the
building, then we’re all for it.
Just as it’s been home to so
many bands before us, it just
might be the home of tomor
row’s next big act out of
Georgia — but that is only
going to happen if the build
ing is still standing.”
And Greene is more than
happy to host them.
“Every time they play
here, I feel like it’s my kid
brothers showing up to have
a big party in my house,” he
said.
“I know they are going to
make a mess, but everyone is
going to have a real good
time.”
Fashion advice for men includes moustaches, skinny black jeans
T his week I am in for a
challenge. I have decid
ed to devote my writ
ing for this week to the other
sex.
In my wildest dreams I
never imagined that so many
guys would ask me each
week to write a column
about men’s fashions.
“Emily, does this tie match
my shirt?” “Emily, do you
think my outfit looks good?”
Although many of you may
not know (or care) a thing
about fashion, no need to
worry. This won’t hurt a bit.
Men’s fashion works in the
same cyclical way that
women’s fashion does, its
pace is just much slower.
Emily Samuels
esarauels@randb.com
The first and most impor
tant part of any man’s
wardrobe are his pants.
Jeans, khakis, dress pants or
sweats, your bottom half
looks best when it’s covered
correctly.
In terms of jeans, this sea
son (if you are willing to take
a risk) offers many options.
Men.Style.com shows men’s
jeans in a wide range of col
ors, fits and prices. For the
real risk taker there are black
skinny jeans.
For the more modest
male, Jeffrey’s in Atlanta
offers “smoke” J Brand jeans
for men. Jeffrey’s Boutique
owner Jeffrey Kalinsky is the
ultimate risk taker in terms
of his pants of choice. He can
frequently be spotted wear
ing “short pants,” which is a
new look frequenting the
elite social circles in New
York City.
These pants fall mid-calf
and are quite revealing. The
ankle and shoe are complete
ly bare, which is a rarity in
men’s wear. While men on
the University’s campus may
not be ready for jeans styles
quite so drastic and fashion
forward, looking great can be
achieved through several
styling tips.
Tip number one: avoid
wearing sneakers with jeans
under any — if not all — cir
cumstances when you go out
at night.
Although this get-up is
never preferred, it is almost
impossible to get around the
functionality of both jeans
and sneakers — together.
If you happen to be dress
ing up for a night out howev
er, it will impress your date if
you put on a pair of dress
shoes.
Tip number two: ties with
cartoons are never a good
idea. Boys, we are in college
now so leave the cartoons at
home for Saturday morning.
Tip number three: Socks
and sandals should never
meet, unless you are taking
your dog out in the morning.
Tip number four: While
brown and black match for
girls (who are quite capable
of making this fashion state
ment), leave this one to
them. We know how to play
with shades, hues and tones,
and so somehow girls can
pull this one off. Boys, black
shirts should be worn with
black shoes. Period.
Tip number five: If you
want to make a bold fashion
statement this winter, grow a
moustache. While you may
think I am crazy, this look
that was most recently
debuted as “retro hip” never
fully made it from under
ground cool to mainstream
fashion.
You may receive harsh
reactions from some ladies,
but you will know that the
New York Times has just
touted you as “up to the
challenge.”
— Emily Samuels is a
fashion columnist for
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