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Heroes In Color: BLADE
Say hello to Blade. He’s equal parts human and vampire, with all the supernatural attributes of his blood-thirsty brethren but with none of their vulnerabilities. This makes him the ultimate… Read More
Heroes In Color: BLACK PANTHER
T’Challa, prince of the hidden nation of Wakanda, must return to his homeland in the wake of his father’s death to assume the throne and take up the mantle of… Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Bizet’s CARMEN
Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to… Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Davis’s X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X
Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, finally sees its premiere at the Met! Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging… Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Heggie’s DEAD MAN WALKING
American composer Jake Heggie’s compelling masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, sees its premiere at the Met: Live in HD in a haunting new production by… Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Catán’s FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns… Read More
Halloween Rooftop Double Feature: GHOSTBUSTERS and THE EXORCIST
Who ya gonna call…Ghostbusters or an exorcist? Join us on the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage on Thursday, October 26th for our Halloween Rooftop Double Feature screenings of… Read More
Fall Sustainability Series: TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI
About the film Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the… Read More
Asian Vegetable Workshop
Rural Action, in collaboration with the Athens Asian American Alliance is excited to offer a hands-on workshop on growing and preparing Asian vegetables. This engaging event will include a cooking… Read More
From the Hills and Hollers: CALLS FROM HOME: PRISON RADIO IN APPALACHIA with Sylvia Ryerson
About 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… Read More
From the Hills and Hollers: TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL with Dr. Tiffany Arnold
About the film Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students. About… Read More
From the Hills and Hollers: HARLAN COUNTY USA with Jack Wright
About the film In this documentary about labor tension in the coal-mining industry, director Barbara Kopple films a strike in rural Kentucky. After the coal miners at the Brookside Mine… Read More
Beat the Heat: E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
The Athena Cinema, in partnership with Athens County Children Services, is proud to present a screening of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL on Saturday, August 12th at 3pm. Seating begins at 2:30pm at… Read More
RESILIENCE
SETICC, 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… Read More
Athens International Film + Video Festival
Founded 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,… Read More
Classics & Cocktails: DAZED AND CONFUSED
In a nod to Richard Linklater’s love for Austin, we bring you the “KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD”–a Mexican Martini, Austin’s signature cocktail! Part Margarita with a hint of dirty Martini, this… Read More
Classics & Cocktails: MOONRISE KINGDOM
This 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… Read More
Classics & Cocktails: REAR WINDOW
Our 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… Read More
Classics & Cocktails: PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
Dun 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… Read More
Classics & Cocktails: JAWS
Duuuunnnn 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… Read More
WORLD MOVIE MARCH: New movies from around the globe opening every week of March
There is a troubling trend among US theaters—the number of international films being played is declining. Theaters are not bringing the films because they are having trouble attracting audiences. The… Read More
Oh, Hi Mark! An Evening Inside THE ROOM with Greg Sestero
Greg Sestero is back in Athens! About the event Spend a night with the man who survived THE ROOM Join us for a special evening of the hit cult classic THE ROOM with… Read More
OU Moms Weekend: MAMMA MIA!
“It’s not easy being a mother. If it was, fathers would do it.” A film dedicated to the unconditional love a mother has for her child, the beloved classic MAMMA… Read More
BEST IN SHOW: Fundraiser for Friends of the Shelter Dogs
PET FRIENDLY SCREENING EVENT Wait…I can bring my dog to the Athena Cinema to watch a movie?? For this event, YES!! Join us on March 4th at 1pm for a… Read More
OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORTS: Starts Friday, February 17th
For the 18th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 17th. With two categories offered – Animated and Live Action – this… Read More