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Saturday Feb 04, 2012

A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, 1910-1965

  • From: January 11, 2012 - February 24, 2012
  • Location: Congregation Children of Israel
  • Address: 115 Dudley Drive, Athens, GA

Using images from Broadway musicals, classic films and personal collections, "A Fine Romance" tells the story of Jewish artists who created songs of wit, sophistication and optimism. "...

Athens Wine Weekend

  • From: February 03, 2012 - February 05, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: The Classic Center
  • Address: 300 N. Thomas St., Athens, GA 30601
  • Venue: The Classic Center
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This treat for the senses features seminars with wine experts including Master Sommelier Michael McNeill, a Grand Tasting showcasing wines from around the world, and a gourmet seven-course meal with ...

ATHICA presents: Southern

Southern features many never-before-seen works curated by Judith McWillie with the assistance of Lauren Williamson. Southern explores the emotional depth and aesthetic diversity of nine artists, span...

Big Hearts Pageant

Each year, Watkinsville-based Extra Special People brings together members of the community with the children and families it serves for one special night: the Big Hearts Pageant. It's an opportunity...

Bill Viola: Collected Work, 1977-80

  • From: December 03, 2011 - February 19, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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Pioneering video artist Bill Viola helped make the medium vital to contemporary art in the 1970s and 1980s and remains among its most important practitioners. The artist describes this work as "a...

Black History Month Exhibition

  • From: January 27, 2012 - February 24, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)
  • Address: 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
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This exhibit is an expression of art that reflects the journey of life as it pertains to the African American artist.

Black History Month Exhibition

  • From: January 31, 2012 - February 24, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)
  • Address: 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
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This exhibit is an expression of art that reflects the journey of life as it pertains to the African American artist.

Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism

  • From: December 17, 2011 - February 27, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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Organized by the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art in David City, Neb., this retrospective exhibition presents Nebraska native Dale Nichols’ nostalgic images of rural America. Sponsored by the W...

Dirty Spokes Trail Run

  • February 04, 2012 - February 04, 2012
  • Location: Hertiage Park
  • Address: 2543 Macon Hwy., Watkinsville, GA 30677
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2nd Annual Dirty Spokes 8.0 Mile Trail Running Race. This is a great single and double track off road running experience!

Earth Skills Series: Friction Fire

Our Earth Skills series offers the opportunity to rekindle your ancestral relationship with nature by experiencing ancient earth living skills! It’s not about surviving; it’s about thrivi...

Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens presents DRAWN: from Athens

Don't miss the opening reception of "DRAWN: from Athens," the first exhibit under the direction of the Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens' new curator, Didi Dunphy. Admission is FREE! Hors d'oeuvre...

Georgia Bellflowers: The Furniture of Henry Eugene Thomas

  • From: January 14, 2012 - April 15, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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Henry Eugene “Gene” (or “Shorty”) Thomas (1883–1965) worked from his home in Athens, Ga., as an antiques dealer and furniture maker for more than four decades. The first ...

Images of the Midwest from the GMOA Collection

  • From: December 17, 2011 - February 27, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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This special, temporary display complements "Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism" and features images of the Midwest by American artists. The works are drawn from the permanent collection...

Introduction to the Centers, Part II

  • From: December 03, 2011 - March 04, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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One of the key elements in GMOA’s expansion was the construction of its Study Centers in the Humanities, four named units containing archives that supplement the museum’s collection and pr...

Joe Goode Performance Group

Based in the San Fransisco area, the Joe Goode Performance Group's innovative form of dance-theatre is accessible, personal, and explores an unabashed emotional terrain with humor and honesty. Using t...

Leopards, Hyenas, and Bears--Oh My! Exhibit

  • From: January 28, 2012 - March 31, 2012
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Natural History
  • Address: Natural History Building, Athens, GA 30601
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Natural History

This exhibit centers around a collection of mounted game animals donated by a Savannah resident who likes to hunt for exotic animals. Featuring mounted lynxes, African leopards, Alaskan bears, water ...

Lycett China Exhibition

  • From: December 03, 2011 - March 04, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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Martha Thompson Dinos Gallery Edward Lycett (American, b. England, 1833–1910) was an important porcelain painter who immigrated to New York from Great Britain in 1861. By the early 1880s, Lycett...

Medicinal Plants

The botanically rich southeastern U.S. is home to a vast array of native plants with a long history of use as medicines. This course introduces the medical botany of our region, emphasizing both tradi...

MEMENTO Artwork by June F. Johnson

  • From: January 13, 2012 - February 10, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation
  • Address: 34 School Street / P.O. Box 631, Watkinsvile, GA 30677

Mrs. June Johnston’s paintings are full of texture, color, and powerful imagery. Initially drawn by the color and size of the paintings, the viewer is then confronted by the harsh realities of l...

Nature-Inspired Quilts Exhibit

This exhibit by the Mountain Laurel Quilters Guild of Clarkesville, Georgia will hang in the Conservatory Gallery in the Visitors Center. The designs will range from the hand-pieced traditional to th...

Quiet Spirit, Skillful Hand: The Graphic Work of Clare Lieghton

  • From: February 01, 2012 - February 18, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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Organized by the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, N.C., this exhibition includes images from the Mint’s Pratt Collection, one of the largest collections of Clare Leighton’s work in the cou...

Roam: An Aerial Dance Performance

  • From: February 03, 2012 - February 05, 2012
  • Location: Canopy Studio
  • Address: 160 Tracy St., Athens, GA 30601
  • Venue: Canopy Studio
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Canopy Studio's advanced students present their annual aerial dance production. Take a trip across the country with pieces inspired by road tripping across the USA! Pieces on trapeze, fabrics, and inv...

Sixth Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts: "Homecoming"

  • From: February 02, 2012 - February 04, 2012 (Recurring daily)
  • Location: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Address: 90 Carlton St., Athens, GA 30602
  • Venue: Georgia Museum of Art
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"Homecoming,” the theme of the sixth Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts, represents our return to the Georgia Museum of Art’s wonderful facility, the return of the Billup...

Sons Of Sailors: a Jimmy Buffett Cover Band (featuring members of The Tony Pritchett Band)

  • February 04, 2012 - February 04, 2012
  • Location: The Melting Point
  • Address: 295 E. Dougherty St., Athens, GA 30601
  • Venue: The Melting Point
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Tickets on sale now! Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for food and drinks. Two Pirates Look At Sixty: It's Captain Tony's and Gypsy Dave's birthday. Pirates and Parrotheads! Come hear the songs you know by hea...

UGA Equestrian vs. South Carolina

  • February 04, 2012 - February 04, 2012
  • Location: UGA Equestrian
  • Address: 1171 Astondale Road, Bishop, GA 30621
  • Venue: UGA Equestrian
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The UGA Women's Equestrian team has had a "decade of dominance," with National Championships in 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2010. The team is comprised of both Western and Hunt Seat riders ...

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