Category: Events
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2023 Fiddlers Concert Series Line Up Announced
The Athens State University Foundation and the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention Steering Committee are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series line up. This six-part series, leading up to the 2023 Fiddlers Convention next October, will allow music enthusiasts to enjoy the sounds of old-time music throughout the…
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2022 Fiddlers Concert Series to Conclude with Two Concerts in October
The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series, presented by WYTM Country, will conclude in October with performances by Mile Twelve and Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, & Jerry Salley. Both concerts will be held at Athens State University in McCandless Hall. Mile Twelve will take the stage on Saturday, October 1 at 7:00 pm. Although…
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2022 Fiddlers Convention Set for October 6-8
Athens State University will be welcoming old time music lovers of all ages to campus from October 6-8, 2022 for the 55th 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, Delmore Brothers Stage in…
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6th Annual Juried Faculty and Alumni Art Exhibit to Open August 11
The 6th Annual Juried Faculty & Alumni Show is scheduled to open on Thursday, August 11 in the Alabama Center for the Arts’ Main Gallery and showcase works from 31 artists consisting of faculty, staff, or alumni of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. The show will remain open until Friday, October 28. An…
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Sean of the South Coming to Athens State
As part of the “Athens Forever” Bicentennial Series, Athens State University will be welcoming Sean of the South (Sean Dietrich) to McCandless Hall for “An Evening with Sean of the South” on Thursday, August 18 at 7:00 PM. Following the show, Dietrich will hold a book signing during a small reception in Founders Hall. Dietrich,…
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Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama Opens at the ACA
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of the 2022 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama. The exhibit is a traveling juried art show that displays artwork created by students throughout Alabama who have visual impairments, blindness, and/or deaf-blindness. The show, which opened today, will be displayed through Wednesday, September…
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BS-ASM Students Prepare to Launch High Altitude Balloons at Local Amateur Radio Event
Members of the Athens State American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Student Branch in conjunction with the local Athens Amateur Radio Club will launch up to two high altitude telemetry balloons on Saturday, June 25. The event, one of several local activities celebrating Ham Radio Field Day, will support training of Aerospace Systems Management…
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2022 Fiddlers Concert Series Continues with The Quebe Sisters
The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series, presented by WYTM Country, will continue on Thursday, July 14 at 7:00 pm with a performance by The Quebe Sisters. The Fransiscos from Fort Payne, Alabama, winners of the Bluegrass Band category at the 2021 Fiddlers Convention, will open the show. The concert will be held at…
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New Exhibits at the Alabama Center for the Arts
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of two new exhibits this month: “Celebrating the Life, Art, and Spirit of Guy McClure, Jr.,” featuring works by Guy McClure, Jr. from private collectors, and “stillness in action” by Tiril Benton. “Celebrating the Life, Art, and Spirit of Guy McClure, Jr.” Opening…
