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Sibs Weekend: STEP BROTHERS

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Did we just become best friends?

Join us for STEP BROTHERS as our 2023 Sibs Weekend film on February 3rd at 7pm and February 4th at 3pm & 7pm. Admission is $7. Tickets can be purchased in-person during open hours or online using the ticket icon below.

About the film

In case you’ve never seen it, here’s the gist:

Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry.

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Running Time: 98 MIN98 MIN
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Spring Sustainability Series: TO THE END

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Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, TO THE END captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history. The award-winning team behind Knock Down the House follows four exceptional young women— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activist Varshini Prakash, climate policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and political strategist Alexandra Rojas— as they grapple with new challenges of leadership and power and work together to defend their generation’s right to a future.

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 10th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership
and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of
Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement, University College, Athens
International Film and Video Festival, and beloved nonprofits and businesses.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Sustainability Series.

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From the Hills and Hollers: DELIVERANCE with Jack Wright

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Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jon Voigt

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Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it’s dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they’ll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

About the series

Following the success of the full capacity screening of our 50th anniversary of Appalshop’s STRANGER WITH A CAMERA screening in 2020, the Athena Cinema and partners present an exciting new film series on Appalachian culture and depictions in film.

The mission of the series is to connect Athens and the university community to the surrounding region by examining the different ways Appalachia has been represented through film. We seek to develop cultural competency and humility by showing viewers the way both the assets and challenges the region faces have been viewed by those who have the power to represent it on screen.

Short introduction/lectures will provide context for the film and introduce the underlying issues represented in film and other media. All events in the series are presented with free admission.

This series is sponsored by the 2023 Appalachian Studies Association Conference, Ohio Honors Program, Center for Campus and Community Engagement, Multicultural Center, Black Student Cultural Programming Board, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Program, Athens County Public Libraries, University Libraries, Honors Tutorial College, Center for Advising, Career, and Experiential Learning, OHIO Fellows, and the Ohio Arts Council.

 

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Running Time: 109 min109 MIN
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Each of the four lead performances is exceptional, none more so than Burt Reynolds' beefy, supercilious Lewis.

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Classics & Cocktails: CLUE

Continuing our Classics and Cocktails Series, join us on Friday, February 10th at 7pm for a showing of Clue (1985), inspired by the Athena Staff’s endless need to play the board game. Paired with the film, we will feature the Miss Scarlet cocktail.

Six blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival, each is given a pseudonym drawn from Cluedo before being introduced to the blackmailer. Each is handed a weapon, at which point the lights are switched off and the blackmailer is killed. Can the guests uncover the murderer before they all become victims?

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

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Classics & Cocktails: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S

Join us on Friday, February 17th at 7pm for the continuation of our Classics and Cocktails Series with a screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). Paired with the film, we will feature the Tiffany 75 cocktail. 

Based on Truman Capote’s novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building. He is with an older woman who is very wealthy, but he wants to be a writer. She is working as an expensive escort and searching for a rich, older man to marry.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

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Spring Sustainability Series: FOOD FOR THE REST OF US

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FOOD FOR THE REST OF US examines how getting back to the land is tied to other movements such as Black Lives Matter, Idle No More and Times Up. Food for the Rest of Us is a feature film that presents 4 stories of people living life on their own terms, serving as leaders and role models who are lending their voice to the underdog and leading a revolution to a better world, from the ground up!

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 10th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership
and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of
Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement, University College, Athens
International Film and Video Festival, and beloved nonprofits and businesses.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Sustainability Series.

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Classics & Cocktails: THE BIG LEBOWSKI

The final film of our Classics and Cocktails Series. Join us on Friday, February 24th at 7pm for a showing of The Big Lebowski (1998). Paired with the film, we will feature the White Russian cocktail. 

Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called “the Dude,” a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a whole bunch of money — resulting in the Dude having his rug soiled, sending him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

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BEST IN SHOW: Fundraiser for Friends of the Shelter Dogs

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PET FRIENDLY SCREENING EVENT

Wait…I can bring my dog to the Athena Cinema to watch a movie?? For this event, YES!!

Join us on March 4th at 1pm for a screening of BEST IN SHOW: Fundraiser for Friends of the Shelter Dogs. Bring your dog, or come and hang out with adoptable dogs from the Athens County Dog Shelter!

Afraid your dog won’t be able to sit through the film? We will have red carpet photos available for purchase during our open house session.

In addition to the screening, we will be offering red carpet photos with your pet, homemade treats and a raffle for a stained glass custom pet portrait courtesy of Sun Spots by Adria (Instagram: @sunspotsbyadria, Facebook: Sun Spots). Admission for the film is $10 and includes a treat for your friend. Raffle tickets are one for $3, two for $5. Red carpet photos are $5. All proceeds will be donated to Friends of the Shelter Dogs.

Event Schedule

1 – 2pm: Open house (photos, treats, hang-out)

2pm: Film starts

2:45 – 3:15pm: Film intermission

4pm: Film ends

Requirements

We require that dogs be current with vaccinations. Please leave aggressive dogs at home for everyone’s safety. All dogs must be on a regular, non-retractable leash.

About Friends of the Shelter Dogs

Friends of the Shelter Dogs is a is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides assistance to the dogs in the Athens County Dog Shelter by providing veterinary support for sick and injured dogs, spaying and neutering, rescue operations and the promotion of the dogs in the shelter. All this is done in order to save the lives of adoptable dogs.

Red Carpet Photos

Every dog can feel like Best in Show with their own red carpet photo! Photos are $5.

Custom Stained Glass Pet Portrait

We will be raffling off a custom stained glass pet portrait created by Sun Spots by Adria (Instagram: @sunspotsbyadria, Facebook: Sun Spots)! Raffle tickets are one for $3, two for $5.

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TRAILBLAZING WOMEN IN OHIO POLITICS

Join us on March 7th at 7pm for TRAILBLAZING WOMEN IN OHIO POLITICS. Admission is free!

In celebration of National Women’s History Month, a new documentary titled “Trailblazing Women in Ohio Politics” will premiere during a series of special public preview screenings hosted by League of Women Voters chapters throughout Ohio. A panel discussion will be moderated by Bowling Green State University Political Science Professor Melissa K. Miller, an expert on American politics.

The goal of the documentary is to tell the stories of notable women in Ohio electoral politics. Each blazed a trail for women/women of color in elective office. This includes Jo Ann Davidson, the first woman speaker of the Ohio House; Helen Rankin, the first African American woman in the Ohio General Assembly; and Betty D. Montgomery, Ohio’s first woman attorney general, along with other distinguished politicians.

The panel will feature Nancy P. Hollister, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, from Marietta, and Debbie Phillips, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, from Athens.

Trailblazing Women in Ohio Politics is funded in part by the Ohio History Fund, a grant program of the Ohio History Connection. Your donations to the Ohio History Fund make this program possible.

This program is made possible in part by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

 

 

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Spring Sustainability Series: HELENA SARAYAKU MANTA

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Traveling between her life in Finland and her mother’s homeland deep in the rainforests of Ecuador, 17-year-old Helena Gualinga yearns to protect her indigenous community from extractive development and the repercussions of climate change. Her story highlights the efforts of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku to recognize the Amazon rainforest as a “Kawsak Sacha – Living Jungle”. The “Living Jungle” is both a cultural philosophy and a proposal to governments that states the rainforest is not a resource to be used, rather it is a living and conscious entity in need of legal protection. With the help of her Sarayaku elders’ wisdom, Helena sets out on a journey to educate the world about the importance of conserving the Amazon Rainforest, traveling to New York City to participate in climate marches and giving speeches about indigenous sovereignty. A story of perseverance and resilience, Helena Sarayaku Manta, is an ode to indigenous communities striving to preserve their culture as they face consequences of a globalized world and the hastening effects of climate change.

About the Panel

Co-presented by the Department of Latin American Studies. Panelists include:

Chair, Dr. Joanna Mitchell

Mitchell Tijerina, Graduate student, Geology

Prof. Diego Alvarado Serrano, Biological Sciences

Megan Westervelt, video producer, School of Communication Studies

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 10th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership
and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of
Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement, University College, Athens
International Film and Video Festival, and beloved nonprofits and businesses.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Sustainability Series.

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