Category: Events
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Athens State’s Annual Veterans Day Program to Feature Colonel Eldridge Singleton
Athens State University will host its annual Veterans Day program on Friday, November 10 at 11:00 AM at the Alabama Veterans Museum in Athens, Alabama. This year’s program will feature veteran Colonel Eldridge Singleton. Colonel Eldridge “Raj” Singleton is the Director for EUCOM/AFRICO Regional Operations at the US Army Security Assistance Command on Redstone Arsenal.…
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The Athenian Players to Present “The Laramie Project”
The Athenian Players invite you to join them for their Fall 2023 performance of The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of the Techtonic Theater Project. The Laramie Project is a groundbreaking theatrical exploration of the October 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a twenty-one year old University of Wyoming student who was kidnapped,…
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Monte Gaylord Named 2023 Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion
Monte Gaylord from Nowata, Oklahoma was named the 2023 “Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion” at the 56th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention held at Athens State University on Saturday night. As the top fiddler, Gaylord not only won the title of Alabama State Fiddle Champion but also the Convention’s top prize of $2,000. Katrina…
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“A Sense of Place” Coming to the Alabama Center for the Arts
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce its newest exhibit, “A Sense of Place” featuring the artwork of Gary Anderson and Dariana Dervis. The show will open in the Main Gallery on September 28 and will remain on display until November 3. There will be an artist reception on Thursday, October 12…
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2023 Fiddlers Concert Series Concludes with Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers
Dateline: August 22, 2023 – The 2023 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series will conclude on Thursday, September 28 at 7:00 pm with a performance by Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers. The concert will be held at Athens State University in McCandless Hall. Larry Sparks is a dedicated leader for bluegrass music and…
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2023 Fiddlers Convention Set For October 4-7
Dateline: August 17, 2023 – Athens State University will be welcoming old-time music lovers of all ages to campus from October 4-7, 2023 for the 56th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, presented by Aetos Systems, Inc. Musical competitions will be held on the Alabama Farmers Cooperative Main Stage in front of Founders Hall…
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Giving Day Raises Over $79,000
Athens State University hosted its second annual Giving Day on August 1 and raised $79,802 to support student programs and campus projects, including a $25,000 matching gift by the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention. This surpassed the University’s goal of raising $59,000 during the event. Athenian Giving Day was established for the Athens State…
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The Athenian Players to Present Green Day’s “American Idiot”
The Athenian Players invite you to join them for their Summer 2023 performance of Green Day’s American Idiot, featuring music by Green Day. The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day’s American Idiot, based on the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before. This high-octane show includes every…
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Athens State Hosts Summer Writing Summit
Athens State University’s Writing Center hosted its inaugural Summer Writing Summit from June 27 – 28. The Summit showcased the writing, research, and educational support services that Athens State offers to its students, faculty, and staff, and also provided guests with tips, tricks, tools, and strategies that they can use to improve and excel at…
