The 35th Annual Athens Human Rights Festival kicks off Saturday in College Square, featuring the Beatles cover masters Abbey Road LIVE!, the Pink Floyd/Grateful Dead mashup Dark Side of the Dead and more bands, as well as political speakers like Gwen O’Looney, Tyrone Brooks and Ward Churchill. Here’s the full lineup.
UPDATE: According to the Human Rights Festival’s Facebook page, events have been cancelled for the rest of Saturday, May 4 due to inclement weather. As of now, the festival plans to continue on Sunday, May 5.
Saturday, May 4
10:00am – Athens Montessori Singers
10:45am – Story teller
11:00am – Like Totally!
11:30am – Girls with Guitars
12:30pm – Dancing Flowers for Peace
1:00pm – Festival Welcome
Between Naybors
Art Rosebaum
1:45pm – Athens Homeless Shelter (Shea Post)
Food Bank of NE Ga. (Tina Lassiter)
Project Safe (April Byrne)
2:30pm – J.D. Smith and Peace of Mind
3:00pm – Undocumented HS Students (Ian Altman)
UGA Undocumented Student Alliance
Warren McPherson
May Day (Lee Kiesig)
3:45pm – Odd Trio
4:15pm – Tyrone Brooks
Democratic Party of Ga. LGBT Caucus
4:30pm – Battle of the Bands Winner 1
5:00pm – Peace and Justice Coalition (Bob Goodman)
Health Care Now (Jack Bernard)
Green Party (Dan Everett)
5:30pm – Paul Lombard
6:00pm – Millard Farmer
Occupy Athens (Tim Denson)
Life (poet)
6:30pm – The Plague
7:00pm – Professor Gene Wilkes
7:10pm – Grim Pickins and the Bastard Congregation
7:40pm – Open Mic
7:50pm – Showtime/Low Dive
8:30pm – GLOBES/Gay Pride (Ricky Roberts)
8:45pm – Lacie and Glitter Cabaret
9:30pm – Abbey Road LIVE!
Sunday, May 5
2:00pm – Festival Welcome
Howard Sisters
2:30pm – The Rev. Rene DuBose
Athens Farmers Market (Todd Lister)
Women in Black (Beth Zorbanos)
Community Service Research Project
Single Parents (Brianna Nale and Shaquandra Cunningham)
Open Mic
3:15pm – Mr. Jordan & Mr. Tonks
3:45pm – Democratic Socialists of America
CASA de Amistad (Alex Borges)
Georgia Watch (Karla Johnson)
Georgia Conflict Center (John Lash)
Open Mic
4:15pm – Battle of the Bands Winner 2
4:45pm – Open Mic
AIDS Athens Occupy Athens (Tim Denson)
5:15pm – Tealvox
5:50pm – Athens Microcosms (Gwen O’Looney)
6:00pm – Rollin’ Home
6:45pm – Megan Pendleton
7:00pm – Shehehe
7:30pm – Ward Churchill
7:45pm – Jubee and The Morning After
8:30pm – Ed Tant
8:45pm – Dark Side of the Dead
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