Category: Events
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2021 Fiddlers Convention to Kick Off September 30
The 2021 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, presented by Aetos Systems, Inc., is just weeks away, which means Athens State University’s campus is soon to be bustling with all things old time music. The convention will run from Thursday, September 30 through Saturday, October 2, complete with musical competitions, craft vendors, great food, and…
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Darin & Brooke Aldridge Coming to Athens State
Darin & Brooke Aldridge will be coming to Athens State University as part of the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series. The concert will be held on Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00 pm in McCandless Hall after being postponed last year due to COVID-19. Husband and wife duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge are…
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“Sustaining Dialogues: Two Painters” To Open September 9
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of “Sustaining Dialogues: Two Painters” in the Center’s Main Gallery on September 9. The exhibit will feature 20 paintings a piece from Alabama artists Daniel White and Tony Sturgis. Sturgis will exhibit new works from over the last year and White will exhibit…
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Athens State to Host History of Fiddling Event Featuring Joyce Cauthen
As part of Athens State University’s Bicentennial “Athens Forever Series,” the University will be hosting Crossing Bows for the Championship: A History of Fiddling in America & Limestone County, Alabama featuring Joyce Cauthen. The free Lunch& Learn event will be held on Thursday, September 2 at 12:00 pm and lunch will be provided. Joyce Cauthen…
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“Hidden Spaces: People and Places of Northwest Alabama” Now Open
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of “Hidden Spaces: People and Places of Northwest Alabama” in the Center’s Main Gallery. The exhibit is a photo-historical documentation project that explores the people and places of lesser known locations and ongoing histories in North Alabama communities. “Hidden Spaces” identifies, displays, and…
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“Collective Imagination” Now Open at Alabama Center for the Arts
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of “Collective Imagination,” an art show featuring works from the Alabama Center for the Arts’ full-time visual and performing arts faculty from Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. The exhibit is located in the Center’s Main Gallery and will remain open until…
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Junior Duck Stamp Show to Open May 5 at Alabama Center for the Arts
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of the Junior Duck Stamp Show on Wednesday, May 5. The Junior Duck Stamp Program is a youth art contest sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that is coupled with a curriculum that is designed to teach youth about waterfowl (ducks,…
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2021 Fiddlers Convention Set for September 30 – October 2
After taking a year off due to COVID-19, Athens State University is preparing to welcome old time music lovers of all ages to campus again this fall for the 2021 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, presented by Aetos Systems, Inc. The convention will run from Thursday, September 30 through Saturday, October 2. Musical competitions…
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The Athenian Players to Present “Love’s Fire”
The Athenian Players invite you to join them for their Spring 2021 performance of Love’s Fire: Seven Plays Inspired by Seven Shakespeare Sonnets, featuring original works by Eric Bogosian, William Finn, John Guare, Tony Kushner, Marsha Norman, Ntozake Shange, and Wendy Wasserstein. Described as “a reimaging of Shakespeare’s poems through the creative minds of seven…
