Athens Wine Weekend is back! Get ready to sip safely as this local favorite returns to The Classic Center May 21 - 23, with the wellbeing of our guests as our top priority. Read on...
Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro will perform live at The Classic Center Theatre in Downtown Athens on Sunday, June 13. Accompanying him on stage during the performance will be bassist Jackson Waldhoff and guitarist Dave Preston. Read on...
Get ready to sip safely as this local favorite returns to The Classic Center with the wellbeing of our guests as a top priority. Enjoy samples of cooking artistry from your favorite local restaurants paired with the perfect wine during Amuse-Bouche, sip and sample wines from around the world at Grand Tasting, enjoy a gourmet French dinner, and close out the weekend with Sparkling Wine Brunch. This event is benefiting The Classic Center Cultural Foundation.
Do you believe in miracles and the ways of magic? Rumours does. See the band that has taken the U.S. by storm with their stage-scorching renditions of Fleetwood Mac songs. Thank you to our sponsors Terrapin Beer Co., Managed Medical Transport, and Curt Spell Real Estate.
Since he first came to the world’s attention with his deeply beautiful and original take on George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” in a viral video that dominated YouTube in 2005, the Hawaiian-born Shimabukuro has virtually reinvented the four-string instrument, causing many to call him “the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele.” Jake takes the ukulele to places no one has gone before, performing awe-inspiring music that ranges from jazz, blues, and rock to bluegrass, classical, and folk.
Bassist Jackson Waldhoff and Guitarist Dave Preston will share the stage with Shimabukuro as a trio. Don't miss this opportunity to see them LIVE at The Classic Center Theatre. Attendees will enjoy the fresh, raw, organic sound of the trio, while the musicians perform both original songs as well as familiar covers songs.
Jeanne Robertson charms audiences with her humorous observations about life around her. This former Miss North Carolina, standing at six-foot-two, has an infectious personality, heart, and sense of humor. Robertson's witty depiction of everyday situations never fails to have audiences of all ages rolling with laugher. Don't miss this performance by a truly funny lady!
Casting Crowns and special guest, Matthew West, are coming to The Classic Center Theatre. The band has produced mega-hits like "Praise You in this Storm," "East to West," "Who Am I," and "Just be Held," broken sales records, sold out arenas, won prestigious awards, and traveled the world singing songs of redemption. Don’t miss your opportunity to see them live for one night only on October 28, 2021.
The Jerry Seinfeld performance originally scheduled for April 17 has been postponed with a new rescheduled date to be announced soon. Please hold on to your tickets and they will be valid for the new date.
As the host venue, we are seeking updates from the show’s management team regarding the rescheduling of this performance, and an update will be shared as soon as possible. Should the event be canceled, all patrons will receive a full refund. Please reach out to BoxOffice@ClassicCenter.com with any questions.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Event Date TBD The Classic Center Theatre
Now seen in 50 countries worldwide, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is a critically acclaimed concert-style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.
Using state of the art video projection, incredible lighting, and a full live band, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is a moving and powerful concert featuring all the hits such as “Mrs. Robinson,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound,” “Scarborough Fair,” “The Boxer,” “The Sound of Silence,” and many more. This is a show not to be missed!
Part of the Broadway Entertainment Series.
An Officer and a Gentleman
Event Date TBD The Classic Center Theatre
Based on the Oscar®-winning film starring Richard Gere, An Officer and a Gentleman is a breathtaking production that celebrates triumph over adversity and includes one of the most iconic and romantic endings ever portrayed on screen. Zack Mayo’s got smarts and a body built for US Navy pilot boot camp, but he also has too much swagger…until he meets a drill sergeant who’s determined to drill his arrogance out of him. Zack finds comfort in the arms of a local factory girl. But it isn’t until tragedy befalls a fellow candidate that Zack learns the importance of love and friendship and finds the courage to be his best self and win the heart of the woman he loves.
Part of the Broadway Entertainment Series.
Hairspray
Event Date TBD The Classic Center Theatre
You Can’t Stop the Beat! Hairspray, Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon that inspired the blockbuster film and live television event, is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?
This all-new touring production will reunite Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O’Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring Hairspray to a new generation of theatre audiences. Don’t miss this “exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy” (The New Yorker).
