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ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents opens the 2019-2020 season Sept. 6 with renowned jazz pianist Aaron Diehl and the Aaron Diehl Trio. Diehl will be joined by bass player Paul Sikivie and drummer Quincy Davis for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. Diehl was born in 1985 in...

Tickets to all events in the UGA Presents 2019-2020 season will go on sale Aug. 15 at 10:00 a.m. The upcoming season features 35 events in seven different series showcasing the world’s premier entertainers. The roster of artists includes the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Ricky...

Athens, Ga. — University of Georgia Performing Arts Center Director Jeffrey Martin has announced the roster of artists for 2019-20. The upcoming season will include 35 events in seven different series showcasing the world’s premier entertainers. “This new season, UGA Presents will bring dynamic performances by artists from 16...

ATHENS, Ga. —  UGA Presents brings the 2018-19 season to a dynamic close with the Athens debut of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet. The chamber ensemble from one of America’s premier orchestras will perform a program of quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms on May 16 at 7:30...

ATHENS, Ga. —The sounds of bluegrass are coming to the Performing Arts Center when Steep Canyon Rangers take the Hodgson Hall stage May 3 for a 7:30 p.m. show. The Grammy-winning sextet blends a bluegrass aesthetic with elements of pop, country and folk rock to create their unique sound....

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing Tony Award winner Lea Salonga to Athens Apr. 26 for a sold-out concert at the Performing Arts Center. Salonga’s 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall show is part of her worldwide “The Human Heart Tour” which is taking her to venues throughout North America, Europe...

ATHENS, Ga. —  The Jerusalem Quartet is coming to UGA Apr. 16 for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. The award-winning ensemble’s program will feature string quartets by Haydn, Bartók and Beethoven. Founded in 1993 in Israel, the Jerusalem Quartet has performed on some of the world’s...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer to Athens for three performances Apr. 12 and 13. Australia’s The Last Great Hunt theater company will perform Alvin Sputnik at 7 p.m. on Apr. 12 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Apr. 13...

ATHENS, Ga. — UGA Presents brought Black Violin to Athens for a sold-out show at the Performing Arts Center Mar. 7. The group, which blends classical music and hip hop to shatter stereotypes, delighted the audience with an encore that featured music students from Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals...