Theater
ABC Players present “Gypsy the Musical”, March 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at Stuarts
Stuart's Opera House 52 Public Square, Nelsonville, OH, United StatesGypsy — Loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, the show focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate show business mother.” It follows the dreams and efforts of Momma Rose to raise two daughters to perform onstage and casts an affectionate eye on the... Read More
Sustainability Series: THE GREAT GREEN WALL
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesA landmass stretching uninterrupted for nearly 4000 miles, from Senegal on the Atlantic Coast to Djibouti on the coast of the Red Sea, Africa’s Sahel region serves as a climatic transition zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more tropical environments to the south. The Sahel not only embodies a diverse population... Read More
ABC Players present “Gypsy the Musical”, March 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at Stuarts
Stuart's Opera House 52 Public Square, Nelsonville, OH, United StatesGypsy — Loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, the show focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate show business mother.” It follows the dreams and efforts of Momma Rose to raise two daughters to perform onstage and casts an affectionate eye on the... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesTwo singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor... Read More
Friends of India Present: RRR
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States“FORGET STREAMING- THE JOY OF THE COMMUNAL RRR THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE IS AS MUCH FUN AS YOU CAN HAVE” — VARIANCE FILMS RRR – Rise, Roar, Revolt! – is the story of comrades Raju and Bheem who have embarked on a quest to incite a revolution in the 1920s and bring an end to the colonial... Read More
SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesTHE ATHENA CINEMA AND OEFFA ARE THRILLED TO PRESENT A SPECIAL SCREENING OF THIS IMPORTANT EMMY-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY! Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds – they have been worshipped and treasured by various peoples since the dawn of humankind. SEED: The Untold Story follows a handful of dedicated seed-keepers from around the... Read More
Shadow Puppets: Crocodile King and the Warrior of Simalungun
Alden Library, 1st Floor 30 Park Place, Alden Library, Ohio Univ., Suite 101, Athens, OH, United StatesThe shadow puppet theater is a common and unique art form of storytelling throughout Southeast Asia. This year, a folktale from the Indo-Malay world, entitled the Crocodile King, and the Warrior of Simalangun will become alive on the screen. He was known for his supernatural ability to communicate and control crocodiles. Watch as he confronts... Read More
Athens International Film + Video Festival
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesAPRIL 8-14, 2024 Founded in 1974, the AIFVF has been presenting the best in international film for 51 years. Known globally as a festival that supports cinema from underground and marginalized populations, the AIFVF represents the values that we share as a community. It is a champion of justice and provides a voice for underrepresented... Read More
BAD PRESS
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesAbout the film Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve of an election year for the Muscogee Nation. The election is full of twists and turns, and she refuses to leave the fate of free... Read More
From the Hills and Hollers: CALLS FROM HOME: PRISON RADIO IN APPALACHIA with Sylvia Ryerson
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesAbout the film Sylvia, a young radio DJ, hosts “Calls from Home”, a weekly radio call-in show in rural Kentucky that sends messages and shouts-out to people incarcerated in prisons throughout Central Appalachia, allowing the inmates and their families to bridge the iron bars of the corrections system and share a much-needed connection. Director Sylvia Ryerson... Read More