Athena Cinema
Athens International Film + Video Festival
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesFounded in 1974, the AIFVF has been presenting the best in international film for 49 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 artists and... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Strauss’ DER ROSENKAVALIER
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesA stellar trio assembles to take on the lead roles of Strauss’s comedy, with soprano Lise Davidsen in her Met role debut as the Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her Met role debut as Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s father,... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesSix-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones made history in the 2021–22 season. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted... Read More
RESILIENCE
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesSETICC, Athens HOPE, NAMI Athens and the Athena Cinema invite you to a free screening of RESILIENCE on Thursday, May 18th at 7pm. Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the new documentary Resilience reveals, toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesTony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new staging of Mozart’s tragicomedy Don Giovanni. The tale of deceit and damnation is set in an abstract architectural landscape that explores the dark corners of the story and its characters. Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by... Read More
Classics & Cocktails: JAWS
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesDuuuunnnn duun…duuunnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnn dunnn! We are still on the hunt for some iconic Narragansset beer cans for our screenings of JAWS but in the meantime, we will be featuring a delicious Sharkbite Cocktail! More details coming soon. Classics & Cocktails is back for a summer series!... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesNathalie Stutzmann conducts her second Mozart work this season with a new production of Die Zauberflöte. In his Met-debut staging, Simon McBurney incorporates projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The brilliant cast includes soprano Erin Morley as Pamina, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in... Read More
Classics & Cocktails: PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesDun dun dun dundun dun DUN dah…TEQUILA! Expect a tequila themed cocktail at this week’s event! Continuing our Summer Classics & Cocktails Series, we have Tim Burton’s 1985 adventure-comedy, PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE on June 9th at 7pm! Admission is $8. Drink prices vary. When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets... Read More
Classics & Cocktails: REAR WINDOW
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesOur featured cocktail this week will be inspired by the swirling brandy snifters served up by Princess Grace in this Hitchcock classic. More details soon! Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 mystery/thriller is next in our Classics & Cocktails lineup on Friday, June 16th at 7pm! Admission is $8. Drink prices vary. Rear Window is one of the best summer thrillers... Read More
Classics & Cocktails: MOONRISE KINGDOM
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesThis week’s cocktail is a nod to the New England setting of this week’s Wes Anderson tale. The Cape Codder is known as the Most New England cocktail! A refreshing mix of cranberry, vodka and lemon juice, served tall over ice! Originally it was known as the “Red Devil”, just don’t call it cran &... Read More