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Though spooky season is over, Town & Gown Players is presenting the play Sorority House of the Dead

The Good Grief Trio is a performance that can’t be seen often. Greg Hankins, Luca Lombardi and Seth Hendershot along with the Peanuts Choir interpret Vince Guaraldi’s timeless classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, with Hankins on piano, Lombardi on bass and Hendershot on drums. With the help of world-class horn players Umcolisi Terrell on tenor saxophone, Justin Powell on trumpet and Derrick James on alto saxophone, the band also plays the music from Miles Davis’ beloved album Kind of Blue. As an Athens holiday staple, the event is the perfect way to celebrate the season. While the trio’s performances at the High Cotton Music Hall in Hartwell on Dec. 13, Hendershot’s on Dec. 14–17 and Marigold Auditorium on Dec. 18 […]

Born and raised in Athens, Marisa Mustard has been making art for decades. Much of the inspiration for her colorful artwork comes from how she was raised and the Classic City itself. The city of Athens is her canvas as she paints on objects such as mailboxes and walls around town. This makes her art an incredibly immersive experience and one that cannot be missed, literally. Her murals can be seen at establishments such as Collective Harvest, Rabbit Hole Studios, Nuçi’s Space, Paloma Park and more. Inspired by her father, Charlie Mustard of the Jittery Joe’s Roaster, she gained the courage to take her art career full-time when she was pregnant with her daughter. Tonight’s event will showcase Mustard’s artwork […]

DJ Segar will celebrate his 90th concert of the Segar Jazz Affair series with guest performer Madoca. This world-class pianist, keyboardist and composer puts on shows with style as she showcases her contemporary work mixed with soul and a hint of funk. The artist began studying at the age of seven and continued through college at Senzoku Music University in Kawasaki, Japan. She then received a scholarship to study at the Nemu Music, where she perfected her sound. Madoca began touring in 1993 with Japanese artists, then moved to Hong Kong the year after and began touring internationally with Chinese artists. In 2003, she moved to the U.S. and settled in Atlanta, where she has been performing for decades. Tonight’s […]

The Lyndon House Arts Center is hosting Winter in the Gallery featuring an artist talk by Ato Ribeiro and a performance by Quintet Athens. Ribeiro was born in Philadelphia in 1989 and spent the majority of his childhood and teenage years in Accra, Ghana. It was there that he developed his love for art and inspiration through West African culture. He found his passion in sculpting, installation, drawing and printmaking that amplifies West African influences. The artist received his BA at Morehouse College in 2012 and soon after attended Cranbrook Academy of Art, receiving an MFA from the school in 2017. His exhibition, “Growing Together,” includes wooden kente and quilt works that combine his West African heritage and African-American identity. […]

Since its Broadway debut, the musical Mean Girls has been a staple production emphasizing the drama of high school through the story of The Plastics, a group of populars who recruit the naive and once-homeschooled new girl, Cady Heron. The theatrical production was created years after the film’s release by an award-winning creative team that includes book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and original director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). The story follows a young Heron as she enters the world of high school after living her life in Africa, being homeschooled by her research zoologist parents. She has to learn to navigate the animal-like world […]

The Southern rock band Drivin N Cryin emerged in Atlanta in 1985, forming during the height of ‘80s rock and roll. Its first show as a band was at Atlanta’s famous 688 Club, and its fan base exploded soon after as the group began releasing albums. In total, the band has released nine full-length albums and a handful of EPs throughout its career. The four-piece band is made up of founding members Kevn Kinney and Tim Neilsen alongside Dave V. Jonson and newest member Laur Joamets. Years later, the band is still hot and full of energy as it continues to play live shows around the Southeast, continuing the touring that has defined its music for over three decades. WHO: […]

Composer Phil Kline’s “boombox parade,” Unsilent Night, has become a worldwide tradition since he distributed boomboxes to participants and marched around New York City’s Greenwich Village to create a mobile sound sculpture in 1992. The sounds of winter filled the air in the form of chimes, shimmering bells and chanting. Since its debut that cold night in December, the event has spread to 150 cities across five continents. What is unique about this parade is the absence of instruments, making the event accessible and open to the entire community. Athens participants will gather at Little King’s Shuffle Club before parading through downtown, across the UGA quad and end at the 40 Watt Club. Participants are encouraged to bring a bluetooth […]

The Solstice Sisters are a trio made up of friends Maggie Hunter, Susan Staley and Anna Hiers. Since 1994, these three unique musicians have been harmonizing old time country ballads, traditional folk and ’40s swing through energetic live shows. The group has performed in music festivals such as Bear On The Square and North Georgia Folk Festival, and were regulars at the live radio show Mountain Music and Medicine Show. Of their three recordings, two are holiday themed: Holiday Music From Around The World, recorded in 1999, and Maybe By Christmas, released in 2019. These songs will be the main attraction at their annual Hendershot’s performance for the holiday season. Joining the Solstice Sisters tonight will be Mike Harrison on […]

Created by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker has been a Christmas staple since the late 1800s. A Russian ballet that has become famous around the world, it follows the story of Clara and her nutcracker, which is gifted to her on Christmas Eve by her uncle. After the nutcracker breaks and her uncle fixes it, she steals away from her bed that night to check on the nutcracker. She is then transported on a journey of magic and whimsy as the nutcracker turns into a prince and takes her through a fantasy land. The Classic Center is hosting the State Ballet of Ukraine’s production, which includes holiday favorites including “Waltz of the Flowers,” “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and […]