“Why I Give” is a recurring series of articles about the people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet Betsy and Blair Dorminey, who graduated from UGA in 1976. She is a Double Dawg, a lawyer in Athens and a hotelier in Vermont. He is an immigration...
Read More“Even more impressive than Zhang’s virtuosity is his quicksilver imagination.”—Gramophone UGA Presents is proud to welcome internationally celebrated pianist Haochen Zhang to the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center for a solo recital Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. Zhang’s program will feature major works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann,...
Read More“Their physicality is a wonder to behold … It’s executed with passion and precision.”—Broadway World UGA Presents is proud to present Drum Tao, a spectacular fusion of traditional Japanese drumming, contemporary performance, and athletic theatricality, Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall at the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center....
Read MoreUGA Presents brings one of the nation’s most celebrated touring theater ensembles to Athens when The Acting Company visits the University of Georgia for two performances at the Fine Arts Theatre. The company will present William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m., followed by Great Expectations, adapted by Nikki Massoud from the novel...
Read MoreUGA Presents, the University of Georgia’s performing arts series, invites the community to a special film screening of Naqoyqatsi Monday, January 26, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Ciné (234 W. Hancock Avenue, Athens). Naqoyqatsi (2002), with an evocative score by Philip Glass featuring cello soloist Yo-Yo Ma, is the...
Read MoreUGA Presents welcomes the acclaimed Finnish band Frigg to Athens for a high-energy concert Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Frigg brings its unmistakable blend of Nordic folk traditions and global roots influences to the stage. Known for virtuosic string playing, irresistible grooves, and joyful spontaneity, the band has earned international recognition for a sound...
Read MoreUGA Presents welcomes internationally acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes to Hodgson Concert Hall for the first time Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening that showcases the expressive depth, intellectual rigor, and poetic imagination of the solo piano repertoire. Widely regarded as one of the great pianists of our time, Andsnes brings to Athens a thoughtfully curated program...
Read MoreTickets to a performance make great gifts, but if you want flexibility with your purchase, give a Performing Arts Center gift card this year! Available in any amount, PAC gift cards allow the bearer the option of attending one or more of the many UGA Presents events coming up in the...
Read MoreThe University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, in partnership with the The Georgia Review, is pleased to present a reading by award-winning novelist Hanna Pylväinen on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall (230 River Road, Athens). Admission is free and no tickets are required....
Read MoreUGA Presents invites audiences to savor the holiday season with four vibrant, artistically diverse performances as part of the 2025 Holiday Music Series. Spanning the first three weeks of December, this year’s series brings together acclaimed singers, Celtic folk masters, genre-defying instrumental innovators, and one of the nation’s leading...
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