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20K City Challenge: Week 4 Standings

imageThis week, Austin has swept into 1st place, with a decisive lead! Chattanooga has also topped Auburn to move into 2nd place, so Austin might not want to get too comfortable! Birmingham also looks to be making a move towards that 3rd place spot, so check back again next week to see how these (and other) cities respond.

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20K City Challenge: Week 3 Standings

While Auburn remains in the lead for the third straight week in our 20K City Challenge, Austin made a big leap onto the boards this week, sweeping up our 2nd place spot!  Chattanooga also jumped up in the rankings. Keep up the good work, ya’ll.

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20K City Challenge: Week 2 standings

After the second week of competition, Auburn stands in the lead of our challenge to raise money for the eight 20K Houses we’ll build this coming school year. In case you haven’t heard, next year is our 20th Anniversary! We have big plans, but in order to pay for those big plans, we need your help! We’ll be posting the new standings every Friday, so check back soon.

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Want to hear more about our 20th Anniversary plans? Visit our website

Tim Hursley and his Alabama Silo

Tim Hursley, photographer and friend, has spent the last couple of years photographing a Hale County silo using his ‘silo cam,’ which snaps a photo every 12 seconds. Recently, Oxford American posted a video about Tim and his silo. We have to agree with Tim, it is a beautiful object.

Pig Roast 2013!

This year’s Pig Roast Celebration will be next Saturday, April 27th.  Come join us! Schedule is listed below.

8:30 - 9am // Breakfast at Morrisette in Newbern

9:30 - 10:10 // 20K v 12 in Faunsdale

10:40 - 11:00 // Thesis Drawing Class at Chantilly in Newbern

11:05 - 11:30 // Rural Studio Farm at Redbarn in Newbern

11:40 - 12:00 // Rural Farm at Morrisette in Newbern

1:10 - 1:50 // Newbern Library Presentation at Old Bank Building in Newbern

1:55 - 2:15 // Presentation of Chairs at Woodshop in Newbern

2:20 - 2:40 // Tour of Newbern Town Hall

3:00 - 3:15 // Boys & Girls Club Presentation at Armory in Greensboro

3:25 - 4:00 // Tour of Lions Park

4:00 - 4:45 // Lions Park Fitness Presentation at Fisheries Building in Greensboro

5:30 // Dinner at Bodark Amphitheatre in Newbern

6:30 - 8:30 // Valediction Ceremony at Bodark Amphitheatre in Newbern

8:30 - ? // Music by Santas Helpers and Alabama Blues Project

On & Beyond the Chair Reviews

5th Year and Outreach students presented their work from Elena Barthel’s drawing class this past Tuesday to special guests Margaret Fletcher from Auburn and Bill Dooley from the University of Alabama. The Studio would like to congratulate all the students for their great work and offer a huge thanks to Margaret and Bill for their feedback.

Newbern Town Hall Meeting

The town of Newbern had their first large community meeting in the newly completed Town Hall this past Saturday. The Newbern Post Office hours are being reduced to four hours per day and the meeting was held to discuss the new schedule.  Many townspeople were present to contribute to the conversation.

the City of Greensboro gets a new flag Last week, Rural Studio staff members Cameron Acheson and Mackenzie Stagg presented proposals for a flag for the City of Greensboro at the council meeting. A couple of weeks prior, the city had held a workshop to brainstorm ideas for a city flag. After they made a mock-up of their ideas, the council asked Rural Studio to help iron out the design. A number of variations were presented at the council meeting, and the winning design can be seen above.

the City of Greensboro gets a new flag

Last week, Rural Studio staff members Cameron Acheson and Mackenzie Stagg presented proposals for a flag for the City of Greensboro at the council meeting. A couple of weeks prior, the city had held a workshop to brainstorm ideas for a city flag. After they made a mock-up of their ideas, the council asked Rural Studio to help iron out the design. A number of variations were presented at the council meeting, and the winning design can be seen above.

Web Press for Perry Lakes Park 

Last week, the website Deep Fried Kudzu posted a video of Thomas Wilson, the Judson College professor who has been such an integral part of the work at Perry Lakes Park. There are also some photos of the park and our projects there. Now that spring is upon us, Perry Lakes Park would be a wonderful place to visit!

Support Rural Studio! 

We here at Rural Studio have just unveiled a brand-spankin’-new donations page! Click the link above to view the page… and feel free to make a contribution while you’re there!