Music Midtown has officially been cancelled for 2022.
According to the festival’s website, this year’s two-day event has been cancelled “due to circumstances beyond our control”. However, Sources directly connected to the festival blame GA’s recently relaxed gun laws.
Hey Midtown fans – due to circumstances beyond our control, Music Midtown will no longer be taking place this year. We were looking forward to reuniting in September and hope we can all get back to enjoying the festival together again soon. pic.twitter.com/cI5M37UNW8
Live Nation, the company over Music Midtown, has yet to comment on the exact reason behind the festival’s cancellation, but Atlanta City Council Members make direct hints toward safety issues and concerns.
“A sad day as Atlanta’s Music Midtown is cancelled. Public policy has real impacts and in this case, economic and social implications on a great tradition,” said Atlanta City Council President, Doug Shipman via Twitter.
Music Midtown, is usually held at Piedmont Park; a place where guns can be openly carried without consequence. However, festival rules prohibit the presence of firearms and explosives, therefore, issuing conflict between company standards and legal rights.
As a resolution attempt, Shipman tells Rolling Stone that the issue will likely have to wait until state legislature reconvenes in January 2023, but plans to meet with the city attorney to discover a solution.
What is Music Midtown?
Music Midtown is a weekend-long music festival that has existed in Atlanta’s culture scene since 1994. Run by Live Nation, the festival has seen iconic performers like Earth, Wind, & Fire, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Al Green, Train, Kool & The Gang, John Mayer, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, and so many more.
The festival prides itself in diverse, eclectic sounds for music lovers of all kinds.
To learn more about Music Midtown, please visit them online and follow them on social media to stay updated on future events.
Georgia STAND-UP, a non profit community engagement organization, has officially opened the doors to a new space dedicated to facilitating Georgia’s next political movements.
The Movement Center is a 9500 sqft, multi-purpose facility designed to address the critical needs of Atlanta’s marginalized communities by providing the necessary resources for mobilization. Deborah Scott, Chief Executive Officer of GA-STANDUP sat to speak with us about the organization’s meaning and intent for the community.
“I was mentored by some of the icons of the civil rights movement–Reverends Joseph Lowery, James Orange, and C.T. Vivian among them–they all emphasized the need to do more than just advocate, the need to build permanent community-serving institutions,” said Scott.
The Movement Center offers all that in a cultural environment that lifts up African American heritage, robust personalities, martyrs, and aspirations. It is functionally innovative, and available for multi-purpose use.
GA STAND-UP grand opening in Atlanta
To learn more about GA STAND-UP, please visit their website and follow them on social media to put boots-on-the-ground and get involved.
Spending hundreds of dollars on trendy products and still not getting the results from your skin care regimen is exhausting and frustrating. No matter how many serums and creams you douse yourself in, there are still breakouts, there’s texture, and no glow; we’ve all been there.
The answer to this is quite simple and easy to determine. In order to create a skin regimen that works for you, it’s important to understand your skin type.
The four skin types are determined largely by your genetic skin features but it’s important to note that the condition of the skin can vary depending on any number of internal and external factors, but that’s for another day. Characteristics of your skin type are based on how much oil is produced in the follicles from the sebaceous (oil) glands, follicle (pore) size and water content.
Determine Your Skin Type
Start by cleansing the skin with a gentle cleanser for at least one minute; pat your skin dry with a clean towel and do not apply any other products to the skin. Allow for one hour to pass and really pay attention to how your skin naturally looks and feels. Touching your skin with clean hands is encouraged, this will give an idea of texture and oiliness.
Here how to interpret your results:
Oily: Shiny appearance and feels greasy
Dry: Dull and lackluster in appearance, feels tight and rough.
Combination Skin: Oily in the t-zone, dry or normal on the sides of the face or vice versa.
Normal Skin: soft and hydrated, no oiliness or dryness.
Four Skin Types
Normal Skin
Normal is considered to be well balanced, meaning sebum (oil) production and hydration (water) levels are within a normal range and skin metabolism is functioning in a healthy manner. The skin’s follicle size is small, the texture is smooth, supple, and the complexion is bright and clear. Normal skin may not be susceptible to the same conditions other skin types experience, although normal skin has the potential to be drier, as skin metabolism slows down with age.
The goal in treating normal skin types is to maintain the integrity of the skin and focus on preventative treatments.
Oily Skin
Oily skin is caused by overactive sebaceous (oil) glands; the skin can feel thicker in texture and firm. The skin’s follicles are visible and enlarged in size similar to that of an orange peel. Due to the overproduction of oil, follicles can become clogged causing blemishes. Over exfoliation and excessive drying of the skin can lead to increased oil production. The goal in treating oily skin is to reduce the overactivity of the oil glands, keep pores unclogged and promote healthy oil-water balance.
Dry Skin
Dry skin is the result of an underactive sebaceous gland. The skin’s follicle size is fine and non visible; looks flat similar to a wall and appears tight, dull and lackluster in appearance. Since there is a lack of oil and lipid production in the skin, there is no lubricant to keep the moisture locked in the skin resulting in transepidermal water loss. With water content lacking in the skin, fine lines and wrinkles become more visible.
The goal in treating dry skin is to nourish and hydrate the skin, preventing transepidermal water loss (TEWL) as well as exfoliate dry skin cells that have accumulated due to inability to properly shed.
Combination Skin
Combination skin is the blend of both an oily and dry skin type. The follicle size tends to be larger in the t-zone; there is increased oil production and there may be a buildup of dead skin cells and clogged pores in the center of the face. Sides of the face may be dry or flaky and follicle size is finer.
The goal in treating combination skin is to regulate the overproduction of oil in the t-zone and keep pores clear, preventing acne. While simultaneously keeping dry areas moisturized and increasing hydration levels.
Skin’s Barrier Function & Skin
Skin type plays a role in how well your natural skin barrier is functioning.
When skin is functioning optimally, we have what’s called an acid mantle that serves as a barrier layer of protection to keep the skin from drying out or allowing external factors that can damage it in; it consists of sebum, lipids, water and sweat. Oil-water levels are balanced and the skin maintains a pH of 4.5-5.5. For some (normal skin types) this occurs naturally, while for others (oily, dry, combination) it does not.
When the natural barrier is not functioning properly, your skin may not be producing enough lipids/oils and not retaining water in the skin which causes the dry skin type. Alternatively, producing too many lipids and oil causes the oily skin type. In order to pinpoint what the skin needs, you have to understand what it already does and plug in what’s missing in your skin puzzle. The goal is to achieve oil-water balance and support the natural barrier function of the skin.
Now that you have an idea of what skin types are, stay tuned for when we discuss the conditions that often accompany these skin types and which ingredients and professional treatments work best!
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