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NINETEENTH CELEBRATION When: June 19,10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Whew: East Athens Community Center, 400 McKinley Drive ' Mow Information: To donate, volunteer or perform, e-mail JuneteenthAthens@gmail.com or call (478) 501-1373 Coat: Free Students celebrate a day for freedom Athens’ first Juneteenth By CRISSINDA PONDER The Red & Black Aside from Independ ence Day, another freedom day is making its way to Athens this year. “Juneteenth,” a blend ing of words meaning June 19, is a significant date for many. Juneteenth is a date that commemorates the integration of former slaves into society. This date may seem misleading because most people associate the end of slavery with the Emancipa tion Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation became offi cial on Jan. 1, 1863, but it was not until June 19, 1865, that Union troops visited Galveston, Texas, to announce the ending of slavery. "Texas was one of the last Confederate strong holds,” said Renaldo Stover, a Master of Social Work candidate and one of the Juneteenth event orga nizers at the University. “Galveston was a focal point for Juneteenth.” Now. 145 years later, Juneteenth the oldest known celebration com memorating the end of slavery in the United States is observed in 31 states, according to Juneteenth.com. Along with most of the nation, there are Juneteenth celebrations in several Georgia cities such as Augusta and Macon, but it has never before been celebrated in Athens until now. “Most people may think that Athens didn’t cele brate Juneteenth because it wasn’t progressive,” said Monika Dobbs, a third year law student and the main organizer of this event. “But, if you do a lit tle research, you’ll find that the city was very pro gressive and full of black history.” Athens’ first Juneteenth celebration is sponsored by the Georgia Clients Council, the oldest state wide nonprofit grassroots organization led by low-to moderate income leaders. “Our biggest focus is making this a community event,” Stover said. The celebration will include arts and crafts, cultural performances, educational information and workshops, all in honor of this historical date in the struggle for freedom. “We will have things that will enrich your life," Dobbs said. As the organizers’ mis sion states, the June teenth volunteers hope that the event will instill in Athens residents “a sense of pride in community and self.” There are both commu nity hands as well as vol unteers from the law school’s Black Law Students Association help ing with the historical event. “We have a lot of intel lectual minds involved with this celebration,” Stover said. Stover wants the com munity to know this cele bration is not in any way exclusive in fact, it tran scends the construct of race. “This isn’t Just an African-American event; it’s for anyone who cele brates freedom," Stover said. "This is a chance for the community to come together and become stronger, to reflect on what we’ve done and to look at what we have to do." Pn( ’ coumn )oh Marsh ▲ Actors sweat their classic Shakespearian lines while performing outdoors. Play takes acting outside By JEN INGLES The Red & Black This weekend, much ado may well be made about an unlikely combination: Shakespeare and tailgating. “It’s not unlike a UGA football game,” said Lisa Cesnik Ferguson, founding artis tic director of Rose of Athens Theatre, about the group’s latest production. Her theater company will perform “Much Ado About'Nothing” at Ashford Manor, where guests are welcome to picnic on the lawn while they eryoy the show. The comedy tells the story of two pairs of lovers Beatrice and Benedick, and Hero and Claudio —as well as the high jinks of the townspeople of Messina. Italy. "(Shakespeare] was such a rock star in his day,” said Ferguson, a University alum na. “He was breaking all of the rules of the well-made play.” Shakespeare’s plays flew in the face of convention by presenting the audience with a series of scenes, each with anew subplot, then cycling through them as the story progresses. Ferguson said this makes his plays par ticularly accessible to modem audiences because the structure of his plays is very similar to the structure of many television shows. “Outdoor Shakespearian comedies are perfect for summertime,” said Danielle FAHRENHEIT JL ATH ENS, GA JL Monday-Wednesday... $1 00 Miller Drafts S2 50 Well Drinks $2 00 Martinis Thursday... \ $1 00 Dos Equis Bottles ( $3 00 Bacardi j Thursday-Saturday... Athens Original Power Hour 9- $1 00 wells 6 domestics 10- 1 $2 00 wells & domestics Now Offering Frozen Drinks! 321 East Clayton Street | . \ SAVE - am l_A $2OO > *r WKM 'l .\ m mm m ~ r i Ilf J/k. ' _ __%S , .... k>' I , ■> J < A'<“. ■ • i /s ■■ •/i <\/ ' .’<,</ 71*- > /// /)/•■/. /'//•'. <.//•■ / / /n f /(*> / bbbssbsbbo Hi 11,1 Hi club 70fV .?f>9lolQ /ch . 's ■ I •1 ? / •'. NEWS & VARIETY MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Where: Ashford Manor When: June 16-20,8 p.m. Cost: slsm $lO for students Miller, the show’s producer. For director Kimberly Faith Hickman and for the cast, the outdoor venue adds new challenges to the production. From the notorious Georgia heat to the bugs that might make their stage debut, Hickman said she must help the actors stay focused and hydrated in order to per form in a sometimes unpredictable envi ronment. Music incorporated in the play sets this production of “Much Ado About Nothing” apart from others. Audience members can expect a dose of 1990s pop music from the likes of Madonna and C&C Music Factory with their height ened Shakespearian language. The choice in music will complement the unexpected humor of the play. Ferguson said jokes that may not fly elsewhere are socially acceptable in Shakespeare’s plays because they are per formed within the context of a highly respected work of art. “I love how naughty Shakespeare is,” Hickman said. STAfTt OCITINC AHEAD OF TltjfcAJHe. ■< AV START TAKING CHARGE. v jjjfcL;. 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The majority of the campers say they want to be pilots commercial and military when they grow up. '• “When I grow up, I want to be a commercial pilot and fly all over the world, and not get hit by rockets," Alex Hahn, a 12-year-old from Athens, said while dodging model rocket launch es. The student pairs experimented with various designs and shapes to create different combina tions of height and flight time for their foot-long rockets. “I like making the rockets the best," said 12-year-old John Cross from Athens. “It was hard, but it was worth it.” In the process of learning all about flight, the kids are also having fun. “The balsa wood planes were the best,” said C.J. Phillips, 14, from Athens. “When we were done, we just threw them at people." Campers get to go to the airport at the end of the week after experimenting with their model rockets and airplanes. “I’m looking forward to going to the airport the most,” said 12-year-old Madison Getch from Athens. Getch said he hopes to become a fight er pilot when he grows up. Most students come from Clarke and the sur rounding counties Barrow, Jackson, Oglethorpe, Oconee and Madison —but some travel in from Gwinnett and the Atlanta area each day. Every year, at least one out-of-tovpi student’s parents book a hotel room and stay for the week. Other students are sent to stay with rela tives, often University faculty and staff. In anticipation for a drop in enrollment due to the economy this year, the prices for Summer Academy (a UGA were lowered, and more schol arships were offered. Current 2010 figures show a slightly lower numbef of students than last year, but 2009 was the largest turnout yet almost twice as large as 2008. So next time you see these kids as you’re on your way to your thru-session chemistry class, be jealous they could be on the way to fly In an airplane. 5