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n Stage: Film + Theatre
Film + Theatre
Cine’ Athens
The Morton Theatre, one of the first and County’s Leisure Services Department to inspire, educate, and build community
the oldest surviving vaudeville theatres and is managed by the nonprofit Morton through art and culture.
in the United States, was opened by an Theatre Corporation.
African American entrepreneur in 1910 In a town founded on education, the
and is now listed on the National Register The films and arts programs shown and Athens Regional Library System is all
of Historic Places. The Morton operates as delivered by Ciné are widely recognized. about community, family togetherness, and
a rental facility hosting live theatre, music As a nonprofit organization, Ciné operates forever learning for everyone. Multimedia
concerts, church services, weddings, and under the stewardship of an all-volunteer resources, classes and events include
community events. The theatre, which board with The Athens Film Arts Institute. a diversity of options for teens, adults,
seats 500, is a unit of the Arts and Nature Ciné reflects and celebrates the complex children, and everyone to learn. Get
Programs Division of Athens-Clarke tapestry of the Athens area with a mission started at athenslibrary.org.
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