Beginning Dec. 1, the University of Georgia will host its first Winter WonderLights show with a Garden of Delights, Candy Cane Lane and Cone Tree Plaza, among other magical features, along a half-mile…
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Historic Athens announces its fall 2021 Athens Heritage Walks series. The historic walking tours, now in their 12th season, are a series of guided tours highlighting Athens’ historic…
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The Athens Downtown Development Authority (ADDA) has received an AARP Community Challenge "quick action" grant of $9,300 for a new interpretive exhibit, an African American culture and heritage…
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AthFest Educates has announced the complete lineup for the 2021 AthFest Music & Arts Festival, which will take place September 24 th -26 th in downtown Athens. The festival is free and open to all ages…
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From July 17 to December 5, 2021, the Georgia Museum of Art will share modern works of art in the exhibition “Neo-Abstraction: Celebrating a Gift of Contemporary Art from John and Sara Shlesinger.”…
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This Lineup was Worth the Wait! Classic Entertainment presents the 2021-22 Broadway Entertainment Series at The Classic Center Theatre. Don't be afraid to dream big this season, because these shows…
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AthFestEducates Presents 25th Annual AthFest Music & Arts Festival Festival Showcases Artists, Raises Money for Local Music and Arts Education September 9, 2021 Update: A statement from the AthFest Educates Executive Director, Jill Helme, about the 2021 AthFest Music & Arts Festival: "We are very sad to announce that the 2021 AthFest Music & Arts Festival did not receive its final permit from the Athens-Clarke County (ACC) government due to the high number of current COVID-19 cases in the area. Because the COVID-19 community spread numbers were above ACC’s threshold to permit special events, the county will not issue a final permit for the 2021 AthFest Music & Arts Festival scheduled for September 24 - September 26. …
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His life’s work ranged from broadcast media to protecting the Earth From his cowboy hat to his Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award and his World Series trophy, the life of CNN founder and environmentalist Ted Turner is on display at the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries. The permanent exhibit, installed this spring, is part of a tribute to the longtime Atlantan who revolutionized the television industry. Thanks to donations from the Turner Foundation and WarnerMedia, the company that now owns a variety of Turner-created broadcast stations, the entry space for the museum level of the Special Collections Building has been named the Ted Turner Exhibition Hall and Gallery. …
Continue ReadingAthens Area Arts Council, Athens Downtown Development Authority and Lyndon House Arts Center collectively announce the selection of seven artists for the Athens Mural Alley project…
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The roughly half dozen miles of nature trails at the UGA State Botanical Garden of Georgia are frequented by hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Now they are accessible to visitors in…
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