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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
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Classics & Cocktails: THE BIG LEBOWSKI
The final film of our Classics and Cocktails Series. Join us on Friday, February 24th at 7pm for a showing of The Big Lebowski (1998). Paired with the film, we will feature the… Read More
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Classics & Cocktails: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
Join us on Friday, February 17th at 7pm for the continuation of our Classics and Cocktails Series with a screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). Paired with the film, we will feature the Tiffany… Read More
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Classics & Cocktails: CLUE
Continuing our Classics and Cocktails Series, join us on Friday, February 10th at 7pm for a showing of Clue (1985), inspired by the Athena Staff’s endless need to play the board… Read More
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Classics & Cocktails: THE SHINING
Here’s Johnny! Kicking off our Classics and Cocktails Series, join us on Friday, February 3rd at 7pm for a screening of THE SHINING (1980). Paired with the film, we will feature a… Read More
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OU Sibs Weekend: STEP BROTHERS
Did we just become best friends? Join us for STEP BROTHERS as our 2023 Sibs Weekend film on February 3rd at 7pm and February 4th at 3pm & 7pm. Admission is $7. Tickets can… Read More
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OU Sibs Weekend: STEP BROTHERS
Did we just become best friends? Join us for STEP BROTHERS as our 2023 Sibs Weekend film on February 3rd at 7pm and February 4th at 3pm & 7pm. Admission is $7. Tickets can… Read More
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OU Sibs Weekend: STEP BROTHERS
Did we just become best friends? Join us for STEP BROTHERS as our 2023 Sibs Weekend film on February 3rd at 7pm and February 4th at 3pm & 7pm. Admission is $7. Tickets can… Read More
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Spring Sustainability Series: FOOD FOR THE REST OF US
About the film FOOD FOR THE REST OF US examines how getting back to the land is tied to other movements such as Black Lives Matter, Idle No More and… Read More
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Spring Sustainability Series: TO THE END
About the film Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, TO THE END captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping… Read More
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Spring Sustainability Series: GASLAND
About the film GASLAND is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox. It focuses on communities in the United States where natural gas drilling activity was… Read More
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Methtacular! at The Athena Cinema
Athens, OH – With funds received from The I. Hollis Parry/Ann Parry Billman 2022-23 Fine Arts Award and Project Development Award, the concert recording of Methtacular!, written and performed by… Read More
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER WATCH PARTY
Join us Friday, November 11th at 7pm for a screening of BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER! Admission is free for all faculty, staff and students with OU I.D. Free tickets are only available in-person…. Read More
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HOLIDAY FILM SERIES: Christmas Classics on the Big Screen!
Support Athens Food Pantries! Celebrate the holidays with loved ones! Enjoy the nostalgia of classic films on the big screen! It’s the 10th annual Holiday Film Series & Canned Food… Read More
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HOLIDAY FILM SERIES: Christmas Classics on the Big Screen!
Support Athens Food Pantries! Celebrate the holidays with loved ones! Enjoy the nostalgia of classic films on the big screen! It’s the 10th annual Holiday Film Series & Canned Food… Read More
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HOLIDAY FILM SERIES: Christmas Classics on the Big Screen!
Support Athens Food Pantries! Celebrate the holidays with loved ones! Enjoy the nostalgia of classic films on the big screen! It’s the 10th annual Holiday Film Series & Canned Food… Read More
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HOLIDAY FILM SERIES: Christmas Classics on the Big Screen!
Support Athens Food Pantries! Celebrate the holidays with loved ones! Enjoy the nostalgia of classic films on the big screen! It’s the 10th annual Holiday Film Series & Canned Food… Read More
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HOLIDAY FILM SERIES: Christmas Classics on the Big Screen!
Support Athens Food Pantries! Celebrate the holidays with loved ones! Enjoy the nostalgia of classic films on the big screen! It’s the 10th annual Holiday Film Series & Canned Food… Read More
![A flyer reading: Athena Cinema Beetlejuice Halloween Costume Party October 31str at 7 p.m/ regular admission $10, member/child $8, with an image of people in Beetlejuice costumes against a purple backdrop.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/beetlejuicecostumeparty-900x422.png)
BEETLEJUICE HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY
Beetlejuice…Beetlejuice…be…at the Athena Cinema on Monday, October 31st at 7pm for a screening of BEETLEJUICE! The ghost with the most requests your best costume attire, babe. Regular admission $10. Members and children… Read More
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DIRTY DANCING: Fundraiser for Abortion Fund of Ohio
Join us Thursday, September 22nd at 7pm for a screening of DIRTY DANCING. This year marks the 35th anniversary of this timeless film, and the storyline started a dialogue about… Read More
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The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Nathalie 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… Read More
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The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI
Tony 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… Read More
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The Met: Live in HD: Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION
Six-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… Read More
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The Met: Live in HD: Strauss’ DER ROSENKAVALIER
A 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… Read More
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The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s FALSTAFF
Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features a brilliant ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s celebrated staging. Baritone Michael Volle sings his first Verdi role at the Met as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully… Read More