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James Brown tribute at the Morton Theatre
From the Athens-Clarke County Department of Leisure Services: James Brown Tribute Show at the Morton Theatre Funky Like Sunday, The...
Classic City News
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Grammy Award-winning jazz singer to make UGA Presents debut
The close precision and frothy power of her voice stand out immediately … so does the depth of her comfort within the jazz...
Classic City News
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Composer and virtuoso pianist Marc-André Hamelin returns to Athens for world premiere
The man is a miracle.”—Gramophone “ A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” ( New York Times ) Pianist Marc-André Hamelin is...
Classic City News
Sep 27, 20243 min read
Coming to The Morton Theatre: “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale”
The Morton Theatre Corporation (MTC) will present an exclusive student performance of a musical adaptation of “Mufaro’s Beautiful...
Classic City News
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Sheriff to host free Athens screening of “If”
From the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office: Bring your lawn chairs and family for our free Showtime with the Sheriff Movie Night on...
Classic City News
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Moms Unhinged standup comedy coming to the Morton
Enjoy a night of laughter at the Morton Theatre as the comedians of Moms Unhinged explore everything from motherhood, midlife crisis,...
Classic City News
Sep 12, 20241 min read
From Joe’s story vault: B-52’s Love Shack burns down
I wrote this a couple of decades ago for the Athens Banner-Herald Joe Johnson jjohnson@onlineathens.com December 15, 2004 " Well it's set way back in the middle of a field/Just a funky old shack and I gotta get back." The tin roof and a burned-out frame are all that remain of the little old place where Kate Pierson once got together with her B-52's band mates. An early Monday morning fire gutted the unoccupied five-room cabin set back in a field that is believed to have insp
Classic City News
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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