Arts & Leisure Round-Up
November 16, 2011 by Crissinda Ponder · Leave a Comment
UGA’s Peabody Awards Issues 71st Annual Call for Entries, reads a PRNewswire headline. The deadline to submit original broadcasts, cablecasts and webcasts is January 13, 2012.
Writing on the Wall: ‘Innovative’ street art creates, destroys
The Red and Black profiles graffiti artists, including Toast, a local artist who is also a University of Georgia employee.
Blood drive competition pits University students against Tech donors, pint for pint
UGA’s Students for the American Red Cross co-hosts a blood-donating competition between UGA and Georgia Tech, The Red and Black reports.
Boyd lecturer speaks on importance of photography in conservation work
The Red and Black reports that National Geographic photographer Mattias Klum delivered the 2011 Boyd Lecture, titled “The Big Picture: Communicating Conservation in a Complex World.”
1 for 1 fundraiser aims to help hungry Athenians, an Athens Banner-Herald headline reads. Barnett Shoals Road Chick-fil-A owner Matt Kirby gives away one hot chicken sandwich for every sandwich bought at his store.
Campaign aims to improve UGA’s recycling rate
The Athens Banner-Herald reports that UGA students facilitated the UGA Recycling Awareness Day this week to boost the university community’s recycling participation.
Korean authors discuss publishing limitations overseas
UGA’s comparative literature department co-sponsored “Encounter 2011: A Bilingual Reading with Korean Authors” an event featuring two Korean authors reading excerpts from their short stories and answering questions, The Red and Black reports.
