Culture
Little Five Points is renowned for its alternative culture. It is home to metro-wide indie radio station WRFG FM 89.3, two independent bookstores (Charis Books and More and A Cappella Books), record stores (Criminal Records, Wax'n'Facts), coffee shops (Java Lords, Aurora Coffee, Starbucks), a health and wellness center (Sweetgrass Wellness Spring), new and used clothing stores (Rag-O-Rama), novelty shops (Junkman's Daughter), a new-age shop (Crystal Blue), a locally owned credit union (BOND Community Federal Credit Union), a natural foods store (Sevananda Natural Foods Market), an independent pharmacy, and independent record labels (DB Records) and Shut Eye Records & Agency, three theaters (7Stages, Dad's Garage Theatre Company, and Horizon Theatre), a major music venue (Variety Playhouse), a community music school (The Little 5 Points Music Center), a smoking store (42°), and several local restaurants and bars. The neighborhood is featured in the Cartoon Network show Class of 3000 as well as the Internet Girls series of books by Lauren Myracle, who mentions several of the businesses in Little Five Points by name.
Little Five points is home to the Little Five Points Halloween Festival, which takes place every year on the Saturday of Halloween. Bands play in the square, local vendors sell arts and crafts, and the highlight of the celebration is the Little Five Points Halloween Parade. The parade features local celebrities, bikers in costume, live music, hearses, several local marching bands, and many parade floats that are put together by community action groups and local businesses. Little Five is also the host of Little Five Fest, which is an annual music festival featuring 50-100 local bands spread across multiple venues.
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Famous quotes containing the word culture:
“When a culture feels that its end has come, it sends for a priest.”
—Karl Kraus (1874–1936)
“He was one whose glory was an inner glory, one who placed culture above prosperity, fairness above profit, generosity above possessions, hospitality above comfort, courtesy above triumph, courage above safety, kindness above personal welfare, honor above success.”
—Sarah Patton Boyle, U.S. civil rights activist and author. The Desegregated Heart, part 1, ch. 1 (1962)
“The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But you’d never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1953)