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The Athena CinemaĀ was selected to receive $7,500 to create and present three or more Science on Screen events, which pair expert-led discussions of scientific topics with screenings of films.
The School of Film will showcase seven original short films created by second-year graduate students during the annual Second-Year Screening on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema.
51ĀŅĀ× alum Anthony Baldasare is back at the Athena Cinema, however this time he's not in the audience, but on the big screen! The actor is in the new movie "Shelby Oaks," a buzzworthy horror film haunting theaters just in time for Halloween.
On Oct. 18, the Athena Cinema will once again bring the drama and spectacle of some of the greatest productions of professional opera in the world to the uptown screens of southeast Ohio.
āFrom the Hills & Hollersā film series to screen āThe Evening Hour,ā a 2020 film based on OHIO alum Carter Sickelsā novel of the same name, on Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. Sickels will speak prior to the film.
The Athena Cinema is proud to announce an exciting lineup of Fall 2025 programming, featuring the return of many beloved showcase series alongside the debut of several innovative new ones.
On Monday, June 16, beginning at 7 p.m., the Athena Cinema will present a special screening of the film adaptation of Virginia Woolfās classic novel āMrs. Dalloway.ā
The Athena Cinema is excited to announce that it will celebrate its 110th anniversary on June 3, 2025, with a public reception paired with a screening of āCinema Paradiso.ā
51ĀŅĀ× will celebrate Moms Weekend April 4-6 with a wide variety of events for Bobcats and their family members.
From April 7ā13, the Athens International Film + Video Festival will present its 52nd edition, showcasing over 200 films from more than 58 countries at the historic Athena Cinema in uptown Athens, OH.
51ĀŅĀ× will host lectures, exhibits, presentations and events that will encourage the study of the history Black Americans while focusing on the national theme of āAfrican Americans and Labor."
This holiday season, the Athena Cinema will be hosting its annual Holiday Film Series. The series offers free admission to holiday movies in exchange for non-perishable food items or donations.
After 15 months of partial closures to conduct necessary structural renovations, The Athena Cinema is proud to announce the re-opening of two of its theaters just in time for an expanded slate of fall programming.
The Athena Cinema has released its summer schedule full of unique events and new opportunities for the whole family to enjoy starting on Thursday, June 6.
The Athena Cinemaās eleventh annual Holiday Film Series and Canned Food Drive will bring Christmas Classics to the big screen, only this year in a new setting.
