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Options for activities in the Athens area for Memorial Day weekend include a hip hop poetry concert, Athens Surf Stomp, a drag benefit show and more.

"Now Is The Time," an album of protest music by more than a dozen Athens hip-hop artists, will be performed in its entirety at Oct. 14 release party.

Sam Lipkin started Volumes as a zine that celebrated the Athens hip-hop scene and went on to found one of the citys most dedicated media companies.

A two-hour May Day event to celebrate "worker solidarity" will take place in Athens on May 1 featuring local speakers, musicians, dancers and poets.