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ATH-blast
your guide to Classic City happenings and deals
February 2010
Valentine's Romance
Valentine Dawgs
Valentine's Packages 
 
 
Treat your Sweetie to a Weekend in the Classic City
 
Athens Georgia's uniquely offbeat, yet cultured style, is the perfect setting for celebrating the most romantic time of the year. 
 
Try something new, with a couple's trapeze workshop at Canopy Studio.
Stargaze at the UGA Conservatory.
Dine in style with some of the top chefs in the South.
Celebrate one of America's top live music scenes.

Romance Special Packages at local hotels and our Bed & Breakfast, including Hot Jazz & Cool Romance with Francine Reed!
Athens is Live Music Central
Berlin Philharmonic
Berlin Philharmonic
Date: February 6
Location: UGA Performing Arts Ctr
Check out these amazing performances!
 
"Don't rock the jukebox. I wanna hear some Jones!"  Country music legend George Jones comes to The Classic Center in Athens on Feb. 5.  >> more 

We've got classical selections, too, from the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quartet, at the UGA Performing Arts Center Feb. 6.   >> more
 
Spend a Gleeful evening at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, at the Morton Theatre Feb. 6.  >> more 
 
Join Athens' own Patterson Hood of the Drive by Truckers and other special perfomers at the 5th Annual Guitar Pull, to benefit Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival. February 24 at the 40 Watt Club.  >> more
Festivals & Special Events
Not Since You movie
Not Since You Premiere
Date: Feb. 18 - 26
Location: Beechwood Cinemas
Don't miss these annual favorites!
 
Taste of Athens returns with amazing delicacies & drink selections from over 50 local restaurants.  Eat, Drink, and Help Many at this benefit for Community Connection, Feb. 21. >> more
 
Get great ideas for sprucing up your landscape and living space at the 15th Annual Athens Home & Garden Show, Feb. 27 - 28.  >> more
 
Film, Film, & More Film!
  Check out the  Athens Jewish Film Festival at Cine, the African American Film Festival at Lay Park, and the premiere of Not Since You, filmed and set in Athens!
Theatre & Dance
Beauty Shop
 Beauty Shop
Date:  Feb. 27
Location:  The Classic Center
Laugh, Dance, and Reminisce
 
Athens Creative Theatre heads back to the golden days of yesteryear with its production of Old Time Radio Show, weekends Feb. 12 - 21.  >> more
 
America's most successful black stage play is all new.  Laugh along with Shelly Garrett's Beauty Shop, at The Classic Center Feb. 27.  >> more
 
The Moscow Festival Ballet brings Coppelia and its lush melodies and costumes to Athens, at the UGA Performing Arts Center Feb. 28.  >> more 
Plan Ahead! Upcoming Happenings
Spring in Athens
Spring Festivals & Events
 
Spring Means Festivals!
 
See film classics the way they were meant to be seen, on the big screen, during  Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival, March 25 - 28.  >> more
 
Travel back in time with the Antebellum Trail Pilgrimage.  Historic tours and special events in seven communities from Athens to Macon, April 21 - 25.  >> more
 
Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau
300 N. Thomas St.
Athens, Georgia 30601
706.357.4430
800.653.0603
Special Offers 
Great deals on vacation packages, accommodations, entertainment, retail stores, dining, and more!  Brought to you from the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau. 
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