ATHENS - The UGA Performing Arts Center will present internationally acclaimed baritone Thomas Hampson at 8 p.m. Feb. 18 in Hodgson Concert Hall. Hampson's Athens recital will feature the world premiere of a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom.
As part of his senior thesis, Jarrad Howard needed to put on a theatrical production before graduation from Brenau University.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and for many it can be a struggle to come up with a creative way to say "I love you" to that special person. But relax, this group has it covered.
Smokey's Farmland Band may have gotten its name from jamming out on Smokey Caldwell's 200-acre farm in LaFayette, but once their name spread, they went from playing front porches to opening for Willie Nelson.
Budding musicians who are looking to hone their craft may want to make plans to audition for the Gainesville Youth Symphony Orchestra.
The Arts Council's Evenings of Intimate Jazz series will continue Saturday with a performance by the Kevin Bales Trio.
In the upcoming Gainesville Theatre Alliance production, "Intimate Apparel," part of a two-play festival that opens Tuesday, the lead character Esther crafts corsets for women of different classes in 1905 Manhattan, yearning for something more than her solitary life.
Contemporary life is inundated with Victoria's Secret images, but at the turn of the century, the subject of unmentionables would have unmasked private areas of another's life and challenged social conventions.
ATHENS -- Direct from New York, "The Water Coolers" comes to the UGA Performing Arts Center for two performances Friday and Saturday in Ramsey Concert Hall.
DAHLONEGA - The National Players, the nation's longest-running classical touring company, is bringing its new production of "The Scarlet Letter" to North Georgia College & State University Wednesday.
Twisted Whiskey, a rockin' country and Southern rock band based in Cleveland, has been belting out modern country hits for years, but only recently got their start on bigger stages.
Lefty Williams of Marietta was just 4 years old when his dad taught him to play guitar, and 6 when he and his grandfather collaborated to create a custom pick.
Plans for the Spring Chicken Festival are officially under way now that a call to artists has been issued for the Fowl Art Show. Interested artists should prepare an original work measuring 11-by-14 inches or 14-by-11.
If you're looking for a good way to spend your quiet time consider snuggling in your favorite chair with a new book. Hall County Parks and Leisure invites you to drop by their main office and bring an old book to exchange for a new one.
The works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, an artist born in France in 1864 and immortalized in films including 1952's "Moulin Rouge," and the 2001 version of the film of the same name, will be featured in an exhibit opening Saturday at Atlanta's High Museum of Art.
Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps will host the Red, White and Baby Blue Memorial Day Picnic on Sunday, May 26, on the campus of Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville.
Music, storytelling and dance have long been celebrated traditions of Appalachia. Now a variety show with those three elements are part of "An Appalachian Evening" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Sautee Nacoochee Community Association Center Theater.
The 10th annual Gainesville Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, with a flyover from local pilot Tony Manzo, who will be flying his Boeing-made, bright yellow, P-17 Stearman biplane.
Various barbecue meats and sauces for the men. Jewelry and clothing for the women. A kid's zone for the children.
The Northwinds Symphonic Band will present the eighth annual Memorial Day concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 27, at First Baptist Church on Green Street in Gainesville.
Blending horns with a young rhythm section, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra will present the best of classic pop music and combine it with a more modern edge to bring a familiar, yet fresh sound to the "family-friendly" concert at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, at Toccoa Falls College.
Hall County's annual JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics & Sportsmanship) Day will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center.
LAWRENCEVILLE - Aurora Theatre closes its season with the Georgia premiere of "Lark Eden" by Natalie Symons through May 26.
In a revealing, no-squealing adaptation of Jon Scieszka's popular book, Alexander T. Wolf tells his side of the story from May 28 to June 9 at the Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring Street NW, in Atlanta.
The fifth annual Brenau Barbecue Championship - the university's annual fundraising event for scholarships - will kick off Memorial Day weekend on the college campus.
The North Georgia Chamber Symphony Inc. will perform four free concerts May 16 through May 18 in Dawsonville, Blairsville, Gainesville and Dahlonega.
The 10th annual Rock in the Spring concert will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Brenau University Amphitheatre, featuring the band Mid Life Crisis.
The Sautee Nacoochee Community Chorale will close out its 24th season in style with three concerts this weekend at Sautee Nacoochee Community Association Theater.
When did you become aware of Samabaj, and how did the film project get launched?
About 1,500 butterflies will take flight for the first time to the delight of hundreds of children at the 17th annual Friends of the Parks Butterfly Release.
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