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Saturday Morning Club kicks off with Harry Potter concert

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...

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Julie Fowlis to perform “Music from the Scottish Isles”

ATHENS, Ga. —The music of the Scottish Isles will fill Hodgson Hall when UGA Presents brings Julie Fowlis to the Performing Arts Center Oct. 10 for a 7:30 p.m. concert. Fowlis is known to millions of children and parents around the world for singing the theme song to Brave,...

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Reduced Shakespeare Company covers 37 plays in 97 minutes

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing the Reduced Shakespeare Company to the Fine Arts Theatre to perform The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]. The irreverent show covers all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one hilarious 97-minute performance. The madcap men in tights will take the...

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UGA Presents to offer enhanced patron experience

As the 2018-19 season begins, UGA Presents has implemented several new features to enhance the patron experience. First is the Mobile Ticket Option, available for select events, where patrons can have their tickets delivered directly to their cell phone without the need for a printed ticket. Patrons save money...

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Electro-acoustic musician Max Richter coming to Athens

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing composer, pianist, remixer Max Richter to Athens Sept. 30. The electro-acoustic artist will be joined by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble for a 7 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. The program will include Richter’s Infra and music from The Blue Notebooks. Inspired...

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform “Rach 2”

ATHENS, Ga. —The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to the UGA Performing Arts Center Sept. 21 for a concert featuring one of classical music’s most popular masterworks, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Music Director Robert Spano will conduct as pianist Kirill Gerstein joins the ASO for the thrilling “Rach 2.”...

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Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso coming to Athens

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro to Athens Sept. 14 for a 7:30 p.m. show in Hodgson Concert Hall. Born and raised in Honolulu, where he still makes his home, Shimabukuro has gained an international fan base for his impressive fretwork and ambitious repertoire. Shimabukuro...

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