The Village Crier Volume 6, Issue 8

June 2010

Inside this Issue

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MEET THE VCAs!

Things to Do this Summer: AthFest

UGA Athletics Shout-Out University of Georgia sophomore Chelsey Gullickson captured the NCAA singles championship with a 6-3,7-6(7) win over California’s Jana Juricova here at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Monday, May 31st. Con-gratulations to Chelsey and good luck to the UGA tennis team next season!

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Front: Ryan Hill, Kristal Boddie, Rischa Releford, Taneika Williams, Shelby Jackson Back: Corey White, Raheel Ahmad, Hunt Gentry, Marie Taylor, Alan Goodno

Since 1997, the AthFest music festival has taken over the downtown Athens area, hosting local bands and raising money for charities that support local arts and music. Starting with just 60 bands, the festival has grown to become one of the premiere music and art events in the South.

This year, over 150 bands will converge on downtown Athens from June 25th to June 28th along with other events in the weeks leading up to the main event. The teaser events include several film festi-vals at Ciné and the Flagpoll Reader’s Choice Awards. The biggest change to this year’s format is two main outdoor stages. This is due in part to the loss of the Georgia Theater as a major venue. The fire that gutted the music hall last year happened just weeks before Athfest and caused a last minute scramble to find venues for the headliners who were supposed to appear there. This year the outdoor stages will be on Pulaski Street and Lumpkin Street. In addition to the music, there will also be a kid’s festival and a large outdoor art show/sale.

The outdoor festivals are free, and a wristband can be pre-purchased for $15 that includes access to all the indoor venues, provided the club is not at full occupancy and that the wearer meets the age requirements for each establishment (many of the venues are 21+). If you are interested in volunteer-ing, you can still register until June 14th.

Meet the VCAs 1

AthFest 1

Shout-Out 1

Glowing Jell-O 2

Cleaning Tips 2

Yummy Recipes 2

What’s Happening? 3

Newsletter of East Campus Village

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Fun and Funky Treat: Glowing Jell-O

Green Goodness All Purpose Green Home Cleaner: 1 spray bottle 1 ½ cups distilled white vinegar 2 cups of water 10-12 drops of your favorite essential oil, i.e. lavender, eucalyptus, jasmine (optional) How To: Fill your spray bottle with all ingredients. Shake to combine (and give a little shake be-fore each use). Use to clean surfaces in and around the house like kitchen counter tops, refrigerator handles and appliances, to keep porcelain and fixtures shining bright. Follow with a clean cloth for a bright shine! You can use the above recipe for some of the following household duties. Tougher jobs may call for straight vinegar: 1. Clean and wipe down kitchen countertops, cutting boards and refrigerator and freezer handles. 2. Clean bathroom surfaces (If you need some scrubbing action, put some baking soda in a bowl and pour

some of the above mixture in, stir to combine and scrub away!) 3. For stubborn hard water deposits on faucets/shower heads, fill a plastic bag with enough distilled white

vinegar to completely cover the fixture and let it soak overnight or for eight hours.

Cleaning Tips

No matter what flavor/color of Jell-O you use, it will glow bright blue under the black light. This is the fluorescence of the quinine in the tonic water. Quinine also gives tonic water a distinctive bitter flavor which you will also taste in the gelatin. If you don't like the taste, you can lessen it by using half tonic water and half tap water in the recipe. Either sugar-free or regular tonic water works fine for this recipe. Make the Jell-O 1. Basically you just follow the directions on the package, except use tonic water instead of

water. 2. For a small package, the usual directions would be to heat 1 cup of tonic water to boil-

ing. 3. Mix the boiling tonic water and Jell-O until the powder is completely dissolved. 4. Stir in another cup of tonic water. 5. Pour the liquid into a pan or bowl. 6. Refrigerate the Jell-O until is has set. 7. You can use cookie cutters to make shapes out of the gelatin, if desired. 8. Shine a black light on the Jell-O to make it glow.

Yummy Recipes: Bacon Cheeseburger Chicken

Find the recipe for this delicious treat @ http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/bacon-cheeseburger-chicken.html

Glowing Jell-O Materials • package of Jell-O or other gelatin • tonic water • black light

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What’s Happening?

Legion Pool Open for Summer. Summer Hours:11:30am-7pm daily through August 1 and 2-7pm and August 2-12. Admission is $3.50 for students, $4 for faculty/staff, $3 for children ages 3-15 (accompanied by an adult), $4.50 for guests of students, faculty/staff, and $4.50 for Alumni Association members. Through Thursday, August 12, 2010. Sponsored by the Department of Campus Life Contact 706-542-7774

Saturday, June 19, 2010 Summer Tree Identification Learn to identify the most common trees of the Georgia Piedmont $45, $40 members

Sunday, June 20, 2010 Nantahala Raft Trip Raft 8.5 miles down a North Carolina whitewa-ter river $60 UGA faculty and staff, $50 UGA students Registration deadline: June 16 Sponsored by the Georgia Outdoor Rec. Center Contact: 706-542-8030

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Sunflower Concert 7:00pm-9:00pm Flower Garden @ the State Botani-cal Garden Randall Bramblett performs. Rick Flowers opens $10 for everyone, $5 for ages 6-12

Thursday, June 24, 2010 Twillight Toasts in the Garden 6:30-8:00pm Curator Shelly Prescott leads a tour of the Flower Garden Tastings and hors d’oeuvres with art and live music $25, $20 members State Botanical Garden

Track and Field: NCAA Championships. Through June 12, 2010. Eugene, Ore. Contact: 706-542-1621 www.georgiadogs.com

Exhibition: The Spirit of the Land Through Sunday, June 27, 2010 Landscape works from various local artists benefiting the Athens Land Trust and Oconee River Land Trust. State Botanical Garden. Contact: 706-542-1244 www.uga.edu/botgarden