Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Richard Strauss’s famous (and infamous) one-act tragedy. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a […]
Mt. Zion Black Cultural Center Presents: BLACK WALL STREET ATHENS Episode 2
Join us on Monday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. as we help kick off Berry Day Week with a special event premiere screening of the latest episode of “Black Wall Street Athens”, presented by the Mt. Zion Black Cultural Center! This event will also include a screening of Episode 1 of the “Black Wall Street […]
The Met: Live in HD: Rossini’s IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Closing out The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season is Rossini’s unforgettably effervescent comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the […]
Athens County Public Libraries Present: FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Join us on Saturday, May 31st at 3:00 p.m. for a special event screening of a thoughtful and timely documentary that demonstrates the crucial role that public libraries serve in our communities! Admission is FREE and open to the public – Tickets are required* *Tickets can be claimed in-person at the Athena lobby during our […]
Athena 110th Anniversary: CINEMA PARADISO
Join us on Tuesday, June 3rd at 6:00 p.m. to help us celebrate 110 amazing years as your local, uptown movie house with a special public reception paired with a screening of Cinema Paradiso! Admission is only 10-cents …just like in 1915! Public Reception: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Cinema Paradiso Start Time: 7:00 p.m. […]
Rainbow Connections: BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER
Join us Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m. as we kick off our summer Rainbow Connections Pride Series with a fun film full of “pep”! Admission is FREE – Tickets are required Specialty cocktail: “Pep Rally” – West End CiderHouse Eleven Square Vodka, Triple Sec, cranberry juice, a dash of lime juice, garnished with a […]
Rainbow Connections: RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
Join us Wednesday, June 11th at 7:00 p.m. as our Rainbow Connections Pride Series continues with a “pointed” comedy-drama based on Augusten Burroughs’ best-selling memoir! Admission is FREE – Tickets are required Specialty Cocktail: “The Burroughs” – Golden rum, cola, and a splash of lime juice About the film It’s the 1970’s and teenager Augusten […]
MRS. DALLOWAY in honor of Dr. Carey Snyder
Join us Monday, June 16th at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the life of Ohio U Professor of English Dr. Carey Snyder – a devoted scholar and passionate fan of the works of author Virginia Woolf – with a special screening of the film adaptation of Woolf’s classic novel Mrs. Dalloway! Admission is FREE – Tickets […]
Rainbow Connections: RUSTIN
Join us on Wednesday, June 18th at 7:00 p.m. as our Rainbow Connections Pride Series features a film that examines the life of a seminal activist for civil rights and LGBTQ empowerment. Admission is FREE – Tickets are required Specialty Cocktail: TBD About the film In the 1960’s, a time of social upheaval and awakening, […]
Rainbow Connections: THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Join us Wednesday, June 25th at 7:00 p.m. for the final film in our Rainbow Connections Pride Series…it’ll be a cinematic adventure you won’t forget! Admission is FREE – Tickets are required Specialty Cocktail: TBD About the film Having accepted an invitation to perform at a casino in Alice Springs, two drag queens and a […]
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