Holiday Closures for Childwatch and Wee Wigglers Programs @ Community Center

Wee Wigglers will be cancelled on the following dates: Friday, Nov. 29th, and Friday, Dec. 27th

Child Watch will be cancelled on the following dates: Wednesday, Nov. 27th, Thursday, Nov. 28th, Friday, Nov. 29th, Tuesday, Dec. 24th, Wednesday, Dec. 25th, Th...

Ratha Con Game Night at Arts West

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Join the Ratha Con crew for their Game Night held at Arts West. Learn to play D&D or join in one of their great board games. Experienced DnD players are welcome to bring their own (Players Handbook rules only) Level 1 Charact...

Friday, Dec. 14: For the Love of Athens 2020 Submission Deadline

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FREE Public Event -Gaelynn Lea Special Performance @ Arts West

Presented by OU Performing Arts Series & Arts West. "Velvet Underground meets Little House on the Prairie." (Jeremy Ylvisaker) Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, and has been on the road ever since playing her unique mix ...

Afternoon Arts Classes for Kids - Unit Two Registration Still Open

Fall 2019 programming offered in two 8 week sessions, Aug 26 - Dec 19. Students in grades K-5 will experience arts instruction in a variety of disciplines. Links below for Oct 28-Dec 19 registration, class descriptions and instructor bios:Mondays...

Park Place (East Bound) Street Closure (11/12-11/13) – Steam Line Repair

Park Place (East Bound) Street Closure (11/12-11/13) – Steam Line Repair                   

The City of Athens announces the east bound lane of Park Place w...

FREE Public Event -Gaelynn Lea Special Performance @ Arts West

Presented by OU Performing Arts Series & Arts West. "Velvet Underground meets Little House on the Prairie." (Jeremy Ylvisaker) Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, and has been on the road ever since playing her unique mix ...

Athens City Council 11/12/2019 is Canceled

Athens City Council meeting for 11/12/2019 has been canceled. The next regular session council meeting will be 11/18/2019 at 7pm in Council Chambers on the third floor of the City Building at 8 East Washington Street.

2020 Athens Poet Laureate Project Prospectus and Selection Criteria

OVERVIEW: The honorary 2-year position of Poet Laureate is given to a poet who expresses and celebrates Athens’ unique people and places. The Poet Laureate is an advocate for the arts and fosters a love of poetry and literature among the diversi...

Public Hearing Short Term Rentals

The City of Athens Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in Room A/B at the Athens Community Center located on East State Street.   This hearing is to consider a request from Athens City Counc...

Parking Garage Improvements Project Update

The City of Athens is working with Gutknecht Construction to provide improvements to the municipal parking garage. These improvements include new LED lighting throughout the facility, painting and a new signage package. During the project, there will be t...