Zombie invasion to hit the Artesian City
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton Zombies used to be considered a B-List horror monster. Those days are long since gone now that zombies are among the most popular villains in entertainment. Now, they’re about to invade Albany in the River Zombie 5K.
Read More →ASU to celebrate International Education Week
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, GA – The Albany State University Office of Global Programs will host “Building Global Skills through International Education.” The week-long tribute to international education runs Monday, Oct. 8 through Friday, Oct. 12.
Read More →Swamp Gravy to Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary This Month
Tweet Georgia’s Official Folk Life Play has been stirring up a town’s history for two decades, bringing with it fresh faces and community talent. Staff Reports The Colquitt-Miller Arts Council announces Swamp Gravy’s twentieth anniversary production, Swamp Gravy: Live and Learn, written by local playwright and former cast member Will Murdock. This year’s production is [...]
Read More →Luke Bryan to honor Dallas Davidson at ACM honors
Tweet Staff Reports Nashville, Tenn. – Luke Bryan is definitely a favorite in the Albany area. After all, we tend to celebrate local boys who do good. Well, Bryan is reportedly set to honor another local boy who’s doing big things in Nashville,songwriter Dallas Davidson, at the ACM Honors tonight. Davidson has helped Bryan pen [...]
Read More →Dragon*Con Wrap-up
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton Dragon*Con has now come and gone. One of the largest fan conventions in the nation, which also happens to be in our state, is now in the books for 2012. So what did I see, and how does that apply to Albany?
Read More →Dragon*Con Day 3: What is it all about?
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton What is Dragon*con? I could spend days trying to define it. You see, Dragon*Con is about so many things that one will have a hard, hard time to define it. It can be whatever you want or need it to be.
Read More →Dragon*Con Day 2: The Search for more Awesome
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton So what did day 2 bring for me? Well, it brought a whole new level of awesome, that’s what. The morning started with a parade. Who doesn’t love a parade? You don’t? Well, what if that parade featured superheroes, bounty hunters, and even some Tetris pieces marching down the [...]
Read More →DragonCon Day 1: The adventure begins
Tweet Written by Tom Knighton Some have suggested that Downtown Albany should host a science fiction convention. Alright, I was the one that suggested it, but a lot of folks have told me that they like the idea. I threw the idea out there in a column well over two years ago with the [...]
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