Members in the News

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Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Project Safe will present their annual Groovy Nights Fundraiser on September 21st at 8:00 P.M and feature performances by Athens locals and music by DJ Tic. We will have Erin and Josh Podvin as the emcees. The event will be at the VFW on Sunset Drive.    Groovy Nights is one of the main fundraisers for Project Safe. The event is a retro lip-sync battle and disco party. This year seven ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
ATHENS, GA – The Athenaeum is pleased to present a newly commissioned exhibition by New York-based artist, Rose Salane. The exhibition will be on display at the gallery from September 12th to November 23rd. The artist will give a lecture on September 11th at the Lamar Dodd School of Art at 5:30 pm in Auditorium S151. An exhibition opening will be held the following evening at the Athenaeum, ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
The President's House Foundation, a non-profit organization founded to promote the preservation of the UGA President's House for the benefit of the community, is pleased to announce that the Board of Regents and University of Georgia administration have been presented with innovative solutions to preserve the historic President's House. This significant effort follows a series of discussions that ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Athens, GA – August 27, 2024 – St. Mary’s Breast Health Center has recently been recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program™. This distinguished honor represents a commitment by this breast center to provide the highest level of quality breast health care to patients in their community.   Measuring and comparing ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
ATHENS, GA – August 21, 2024—The Classic Center, in association with Oak View Group, is excited to announce that the new arena will officially be named Akins Ford Arena. The Classic Center and Akins Ford have been working to form a partnership driven by entertainment through a ten-year naming rights deal. The Classic Center’s partnership with Akins Ford goes back to when their ice rink ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Human Interest
Friday, August 16, 2024
Athens, Ga. – Deniel Elder, a weekend clinical team leader at St. Mary’s Hospital Emergency Department, has received St. Mary’s most recent systemwide DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence.   Elder was nominated by a patient who was brought to St. Mary’s by Emergency Medical Services with alarming symptoms. “My pacemaker was causing me to physically jump from my abdomen up. I felt like a ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
ATHENS, GA – August 9, 2024 – Looking for showstopping entertainment right next door? Classic Entertainment is thrilled to share that single tickets are on sale now for the 2024 – 2025 Broadway Entertainment Series at The Classic Center Theatre. This season promises to inspire theatre enthusiasts everywhere with its heartening classics and thought-provoking new performances. Step into the beloved ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Human Interest
Monday, August 12, 2024
ATHENS, GA– August 12, 2024 –The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2024 community grant. Each year, the Cultural Foundation awards grant funding up to $5,000 to support performing, visual, or culinary arts efforts and workforce development initiatives aligning with the hospitality industry in Athens-Clarke County. The deadline to apply for this grant is ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Human Interest
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
ATHENS, GA –Celebrate Christmas in July with tickets to A Magical Cirque Christmas, coming to The Classic Center Theatre on Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. Embrace the holiday spirit with A Magical Cirque Christmas, a variety show full of nostalgia, charm, and awe-inspiring performances for all ages. Get ready to be dazzled, enchanted, and filled with holiday cheer as you witness the ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release