Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performed their Big Band Holidays concert at the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall for two back-to-back shows on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
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While many people have heard of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that typically takes place during December and involves things such as menorahs, dreidels and challah. Others may wonder, what is the historical meaning behind the holiday’s traditions? And what do they mean to Jewish people?
On the evening of Friday, Dec. 3, the Period Project at the University of Georgia held an art exhibition and menstrual product drive at Rabbit Hole Studios. Attendees gathered at the community center to view featured art submissions from students and community members.
Land acknowledgement combats the erasure of Native American history by making others aware of which specific groups of people were affected by the country’s colonial past. According to the Native Land map, Athens was originally home to three tribes. The Cherokee, Yuchi and the Muscogee or Creek peoples.
The University of Georgia’s student-run musical theatre organization Next Act put on a nostalgic revamp of 2000s and early 2010s hit songs in their New Millennium cabaret show at Hendershot’s on Dec. 2.
The Downtown Parade of Lights returned on Dec. 2 after being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The parade theme, "A Super Hero Holiday," celebrated essential workers in the Athens community.
As the holiday season begins, the University of Georgia will present a light show along a half-mile walking trail at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia to display a magical scenery of bright decorations and sparkling lights. Winter WonderLights will transform various parts of the garden into 11 festive light displays.
The Red & Black spoke with University of Georgia student and 2021 Teen Miss Georgia Earth winner Isabella Bloedorn to discuss her pageantry, aspirations and passion for environmental justice.
An Oregon born and bred band that calls itself Squeeze the Squid dug its tentacles into the Athens music scene this summer with the release of its second album, “You Are.”
The Lyndon House Arts Center will opened many new exhibitions on Nov. 18, including “Figure Ground,” “A Curation of Self-Image,” “Follow Like Friend” and “Chants/Chance."
On Thursday, Dec. 2, the University of Georgia’s musical theater student group Next Act will perform “New Millennium,” a cabaret featuring pop songs from the 2000s and early 2010s.
