Five Athens-based arts organizations were winners of grants from the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts. The winners are AthFest, ATHICA, the Athens Folk Music…
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The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center has announced the roster of artists for 2017-2018, a season that will showcase “The Three Bs Plus One.” “Music lovers know Bach, Beethoven and Brahms as ‘The Three Bs.’ For many people, they are the greatest of all classical music composers,” said George C. Foreman, director of the Performing Arts Center…
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AthFest Educates announced the lineup for the 21 st Annual AthFest Music and Arts Festival, taking place June 23 rd - 25 th in downtown Athens, with affiliated events starting June 21 st . The free festival…
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Boulder, Colo., March 21, 2017 – eTown, the popular radio variety show broadcast weekly across the country and worldwide, travels to Athens, Georgia for a special road show taping at the Georgia Theatre on Friday, April 7. Hosted by radio personalities Nick & Helen Forster, each eTown show features live musical performances by (and ‘up close and personal’ conversation with) several visiting musical artists; the Athens show will include influential and soulful singer-songwriter and acclaimed touring artist JJ Grey, as well as Georgia-based modern folk duo Cicada Rhythm. Also performing that night will be the Forsters along with the eTones (eTown’s talented ‘house band’)…
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ATHENS, Ga. (Feb. 13, 2017) -Fifty years ago, the house that now stands as the Athens Welcome Center was loaded onto a flatbed truck and moved one block to avoid the wave of urban renewal sweeping downtown Athens. That stone's-throw of a drive across Dougherty Street became a marathon of sorts for a handful of dedicated preservationists. Moving the Church-Waddel-Brumby House set into motion an effort to reclaim historic structures across Athens, and 50 years later that spirit continues. Founded in 1967 to “save the oldest house in Athens,” the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation is celebrating its golden anniversary throughout 2017 with a slate of events for all Athenians…
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ATHENS, GA (February, 22, 2017) – McNeill Hotel Company held official groundbreaking ceremonies today for the new Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel in Athens, Georgia. McNeill is building the all-suite…
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GULF SHORES, Ala.— SportsEvents Media Group, the leading industry publication focused exclusively on helping sports event planners produce excellent competitions in the United States, has announced…
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ATHENS, Ga. (November 15, 2016) - The Athens Historic House Museum Association presents its annual award-winning Holiday Spirits Tours, scheduled for Saturday, December 10 th 2016. Tour-goers will be…
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ATHENS, Georgia (November 7, 2016) - Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Georgia! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region this…
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THOMASTON, GA. – The Georgia High School Association (GHSA), in conjunction with the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, today announces that agreements have been reached allowing the two schools…
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