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festivals, workshops, art meetings, LEISURE
special events, and art classes aim
to provide area citizens with a
positive experience in the visual arts,
encouraging them to appreciate the
arts and to develop their creative
talents. www.athensclarkecounty.com/
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• M orton Theatre: some evidence that UGA Performing Arts Center
such greats as Duke Ellington, Louis
Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Jimmy • R ose of Athens Theatre: produces
Lunceford, and Bessie Smith performed vibrant, professional works of
here; owned and supported by the theatre by cultivating a diversity of
Athens-Clarke County Government; voices through the exploration of
serves as a community theatre, various artistic disciplines.
hosting dance recitals, live musical www.roseofathens.wordpress.com
concerts, musicals, dramas and many
different types of community events. • S outhern Creativity: online arts
www.mortontheatre.com community open to any ‘Southern’
artist interested in participating;
• O conee Youth Playhouse: produces • P erforming Ensembles at UGA: publishes the online Moonshine Arts
three Broadway-caliber musicals outstanding reputation as home to magazine. Members post new work
annually; goal is to provide quality some of the finest student and faculty for feedback/critique, add to the
theater entertainment for community performance groups in the nation. collective gallery, post art news and
and performing opportunities for local www.music.uga.edu/ensembles exhibit information, and find calls for
youth. www.oypoysp.com entry and other art opportunities.
www.southerncreativity.com
• T own and Gown Players: more than
50 years of quality community
theatre, with 12 shows a year
of Mainstage and Second
Stage productions at Athens
Community Theatre.
www.townandgownplayers.org
• U GA Ballroom Dance Club: provides
opportunities for social ballroom
dance and instruction on the UGA
campus and Athens community;
offers many programs and events to
university and local communities.
www.ugadance.com
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