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ATHENS, Ga. — South Africa’s Grammy-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo is coming to Athens Jan. 29 for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. Ladysmith Black Mambazo was founded in the early 1960s by Joseph Shabalala, then a teenage farm boy living outside the small town of Ladysmith. To...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing the Chinese Acrobats of Hebei to Athens for two shows Jan. 25 and 26. The acrobats will perform in the Fine Arts Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 and 2 p.m. on Jan. 26. Acclaimed the world over, the Chinese Acrobats are...

 ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing Roomful of Teeth to Athens Jan. 16 for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. The Grammy-winning vocal ensemble will perform a program featuring works written specifically for them.  Founded in 2009 by singer and composer Brad Wells, Roomful of Teeth is...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing Australia’s Gravity & Other Myths to Athens Jan. 10 for a 7:30 p.m. show in Hodgson Concert Hall. The acrobatic ensemble will perform their internationally acclaimed work entitled A Simple Space. Formed in 2009 in Adelaide, South Australia, Gravity & Other Myths is...

ATHENS, Ga. — Jane Lynch is coming to Athens for Christmas. On Dec. 21 UGA Presents will unwrap Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas! in Hodgson Concert Hall for a 7:30 p.m. performance. Lynch is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner for her portrayal of Sue Sylvester on Glee,...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing David Archuleta to Athens for a special holiday show Dec 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Archuleta will perform music from his new album, Winter in the Air, featuring a mix of classic Christmas songs and three original compositions co-written by...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing the British vocal ensemble VOCES8 to Athens Nov. 8 for a 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall concert. The group will perform a program of sacred choral music featuring works by Britten, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Monteverdi, Elgar and more. VOCES8 has toured extensively throughout Europe, North...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing the Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir to Athens Oct. 23 for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. The world-renowned ensemble is touring the United States at the request of the Czech embassy in Washington, DC to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the...

ATHENS, Ga. —The Saturday Morning Club kicks off the 2018-19 season with a Harry Potter-themed performance Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The UGA Wind Symphony, under the direction of Jaclyn Hartenberger, will perform music from the beloved films in the Harry Potter series. Admission to...

ATHENS, Ga. —  UGA Presents is bringing the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center back to Athens Oct. 22 for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. The concert will feature the Emerson String Quartet and pianist Shai Wosner performing Mozart’s Quartet in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin,...