Category: Community News
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Hopkins Named 2026 Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion, Alabama State Fiddle Champion
Zirl (Bubba) Hopkins from Spavinaw, Oklahoma was named the 2026 “Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion” at the 59th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention held at Athens State University on Saturday, October 3. As the top fiddler, Hopkins not only won the title of Alabama State Fiddle Champion, but also the Convention’s top prize of…
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Athens State to Host Delmore Brothers Tribute Album Release Party
The Athens State University Foundation, in conjunction with the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, will host a CD release party celebrating A Century of Strings, Stories, & Songs, a 15-song album honoring the legacy of Country Music Hall of Fame members The Delmore Brothers and their music. The event will be held Tuesday, September…
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2026 Emerging Artists Exhibition Now Open at the Alabama Center for the Arts
The Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) invites you to view the 2026 Emerging Artists Exhibition, featuring Calhoun Community College and Athens State University students who take classes at the Alabama Center for the Arts. This free exhibit is now open to the public in the Center’s Walking Gallery. This year’s exhibit will feature the…
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“Truth is Stranger Than Publicity – Delmore Brothers 100th Anniversary” Exhibit Coming to Athens State on September 21
Athens State is pleased to host the Truth is Stranger Than Publicity – Delmore Brothers 100th Anniversary exhibit, opening September 21, in the Nazaretian Alumni Welcome Center. This exhibition will highlight Alton’s typewriter and original manuscript of his autobiography, Truth Is Stranger Than Publicity, on loan from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum…
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2026 Fiddlers Concert Series to Conclude with Wyatt Ellis
The 2026 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series, presented by Redstone Federal Credit Union, concludes on Thursday, September 24 with a performance by Wyatt Ellis. The concert, sponsored by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), will be held at Athens State University in McCandless Hall at 7:00 pm. Born in the rich music…
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8th Juried Faculty and Alumni Art Exhibition to Open August 13
The 8th Juried Faculty & Alumni Art Exhibition will open on Thursday, August 13, in the Alabama Center for the Arts’ Main Gallery. The exhibition features 47 works by 25 faculty, staff, and alumni artists from Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. The exhibition will remain on display through Thursday, October 29. An artist…
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2026 Fiddlers Convention Set for September 30 – October 3
Athens State University will be welcoming old time music lovers of all ages to campus from September 30 – October 3, 2026 for the 59th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention. 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the official stage debut of The Delmore Brothers; they competed in the 1926 Athens Fiddle Contest and…
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5th Annual Athenian Giving Day Scheduled for August 4
Athens State University will host its 5th annual Giving Day on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Athenian Giving Day was established for the Athens State community to come together and lend financial support to students and campus initiatives. This year’s goal is to raise $75,000 in 24 hours. The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention will…
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Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama Now Open
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that the 2026 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is now open in the Center’s Walking Gallery. 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 will be displayed…
