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Salon boasts high-end colorists
By CAMERON HUBBARD
The Red & Black
Blunt cuts and
Bolsheviks. Layers and
Lenin. Most people don’t
see much of a connection
between revolutions and
hairstyling.
Still, some Athenians
might have noticed the
military-style ads for
Republic Salon.
University alumna
Alissa Carrier and her
business partner Lyric
Bellotte said they decided
to open Republic after
seeing the need for a salon
that allowed stylists to be
very involved in both cut
ting and coloring.
“We really wanted to do
something that was a lit
tle bit more high-end, that
specified basically with
color,” Carrier said.
Bucking the tradition
of colorful, feminine pro
motion, Republic has
begun making a name for
itself with fliers that
look part hair salon and
part underground move
ment.
Located on the third
floor of the Tasty World
building, Republic opened
Sept. 3 as the latest cut
and color destination for
those looking to sport a
new style.
With hardwood floors,
large windows, exposed
ceiling timbers and views
of downtown Athens and
the University’s North
campus, Republic has a
prime location.
One stand-out feature
of Republic’s interior is
the color bar. A large, cir
cular bar area serves as a
workspace for the stylists
to mix hair dye.
The design of the color
bar will allow clients to sit
in the salon chair and
watch stylists mix the col
ors. Clients then have
LAST WALTZ ENSEMBLE
When: 11 today
Where: Tate Plaza
More Information:
smeek4lß@uga.edu
Price: Donations accepted
Students,
band host
Sept. 11
memorial
By JENNIFER JACKSON
The Red & Black
The Securities Studies
Student Association
designed an event today in
light of Sept. 11,2001.
Samantha Meek, the
co-founder of the student
association and a junior
from Rochester, N.Y., said
she calls it “9/11 Memorial
Benefit Concert.”
The event will begin at
11 a.m. at the Tate Center
Plaza.
“The reason I and my
partner Mark Smith decid
ed to put on this event is
that we received a year
long fellowship from the
Foundation for the
Defense of Democracies,”
Meek said.
The fellowship was to
teach students about
counterterrorism, she said.
Meek and Smith co
founded The Securities
Studies Student
Association this year.
“Part of the fellowship
was a two week seminar in
Israel,” Meek said. “We got
to talk to top Israeli gov
ernment and military offi
cials.”
Also, she said they
spoke to terrorists in a
maximum-security prison.
Last Waltz Ensemble
is a band from Atlanta
scheduled to perform at
the event.
“The Sept. 11 Memorial
Benefit Concert and
other events like it are
important for our country.
We must inform everyone
about counterterrorism
pro-activity if we are
to maintain our safety,”
said vocalist and rhythm
guitarist Kris “Jellyroll”
Qloer.
There will be posters for
people to sign that will be
shipped to regiments in
Iraq for encouragement
and support.
“I think as a society we
have forgotten the impact
and the lessons of Sept.
11,” Meek said.
“Hopefully by having
this memorial, we can
remember the event that
has completely reshaped
our world and raise money
for a great cause.”
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▲ Republic Salon stylist Shane Davis of
Athens cuts University alumna Erin Holmes’
hair Sept. 3.
their hair dyed while still
sitting at the bar.
For those over 21,
Republic offers another
sort of bar. The salon has
a self-serve refreshment
area with red and white
wine, a variety of beers
and chilled vodka shots,
Carrier said.
Though Republic is
aiming for a high-end
atmosphere, owners said
they intend to make their
clients feel comfortable.
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All the stylists are friends,
and that is a big factor in
the creation of Republic’s
environment, they said.
“We really wanted it to
feel like it was a family
sort of affair because
that’s really what it is it
really is a republic for us,”
Carrier said.
As for their clientele,
the salon wants to attract
the large University popu
lation just outside their
doors.
VARIETY
REPUBLIC SALON
When: Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. to 8
p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Where: Jackson Street, third
floor of Tasty World
Price for women’s cut:
S4O-S6O
Price for men’s cut: $25-S4O
Price for color: $55-$l2O
“We’re trying to make it
a really awesome place for
students and employees
and downtown business
people to come,” Carrier
said.
The stylists are ready
for most anyone in Athens
to take a whirl in their
chair with a definite spirit
of the fresh and modem.
“We will be— and we
are —a little bit more pro
gressive,” Carrier said.
All Republic stylists are
trained at Vidal Sassoon,
Carrier said.
All of the stylists have
at least two years of expe
rience. Bellotte, the most
experienced, has been
working in the industry
for 18 years.
The Red a Black | Tuesday, September it, 2007
By UGOCHI AMUTA
The Red & Black
Written by Lanford
Wilson, “Talley’s Polly” is a
one-act play of an evening
between two lovers.
Set in Lebanon, Mo. in
the year 1944, the play is a
romantic comedy that dis
cusses issues of war and
prosperity, racism and
women’s roles.
“The play was actually a
school project done in the
spring,” said Dina Camp, a
member of the publicity
committee. “They are
doing it again as a bonus
performance.”
Camp said the
Ensemble is unique in that
there is no set season for
their plays. Instead, they
perform a variety of shows
throughout the year.
Although “Talley’s
Folly” is on Sept. 11, the
Ensemble did not schedule
it on this day for any sym
bolic reason.
“The fact that the per
formance is occurring on
“TALLEY’S FOLLY”
When: 8 tonight
Where: Seney-Stovall Chapel
More Information:
www.drama.uga.edu
Price: $5
Sept. 11 is an accident, but
upon reflection, it could be
a happy accident,” said
Ruth Crews, a second year
MSA performance student
from Clarksville, Term.
“This play is all about find
ing the courage to love in
the midst of fear, pain and
uncertainty. I hope that
those that come to see
•Talley’s Folly’ will be com
forted and encouraged by
the play’s hopeful mes
sage.”
“Talley’s Folly” was
nominated for several
Tony Awards and won a
Pulitzer Prize in 1981.
Part of the proceeds will
go towards the Fine Arts
Building renovation fund.
The event will last 85 min
utes with no intermission.
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