"Light up Athens" in Downtown Athens

The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department announces the inaugural “Light Up Athens” in downtown Athens this December.

This holiday program will light up downtown Athens storefronts with lights and decorations.  Event...

Firefly Trail Expansion Now Open

 This newly completed portion is approximately 1.5 miles long and located in along the City of Winterville’s historic Main Street.  

This project includes the establishment of an improved surface trail for non-motorized vehicles along the...

ACCGov Leisure Services Department to Host Halloween Programs

A new event this year is “Drive Thru Boo” where attendees will drive through a specially designed Halloween area, pick up a sanitized goody bag (while supplies last) at the end of the drive, and have a frighteningly good time! &nbs...

Lyndon House Artists Edition Series

The Lyndon House Arts Center and Lyndon House Arts Foundation announce the next Lyndon House Artists Edition Series. The fourth artist in the ongoing print edition, Samuel Stabler has designed and created Untitled (floral) with master printer Amanda Burk ...

Virtual Jack-O-Lantern Jog and Goblin Fun Run

The Jack -O’- Lantern Jog, benefitting Sandy Creek Nature Center, is a fall tradition that spans nearly 20 years. This year, due to COVID-19 social distancing regulations, a race with 200 people on the Greenway isn’t possible, so the e...

Sandy Creek Nature Center Holds Annual Bird Seed Sale

The Annual Birdseed Sale is underway at Sandy Creek Nature Center and is sponsored by Sandy Creek Nature Center, Inc., the non-profit support organization.

Help support the Nature Center by ordering bird seed through this annual sale, no order is too large...

Free Family Programs Offered at Sandy Creek Nature Center

The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department will present a variety of nature education programs for families this fall at Sandy Creek Nature Center (SCNC).“Naturalist’s Walks” are planned for Saturdays, September 5, ...

"Waterfall Plot By Andrew Zawacki" Exhibition at Lyndon House Arts Center

The Lyndon House Arts Center announces the opening of Waterfall Plot; an exhibit of poetry and photography by Andrew Zawacki. This exhibition, housed in the West Gallery will be on view September 8, 2020 until January 12, 2021.Andrew Zawacki has paired tw...

Lyndon House Arts Center Lounge Gallery Program Presents Works by Kendall Rogers

The Lounge Gallery at the Lyndon House Arts Center features quarterly solo exhibitions by emerging artists. Artists in the beginning stages of their careers exhibit wall-bound works in mediums alternating from drawing to painting to photography to printma...

Lyndon House Arts Center Presents "Boundless" Exhibition

The Lyndon House Arts Center announces the opening of Boundless, an exhibition featuring installation based works by five local artists who explore common materials in unusual ways. The exhibition opens Tuesday, September 8, 2020 and is on view through Tu...

"Imagination Squared: Pathways to Resiliency" Exhibition at Lyndon House Arts Center

The Lyndon House Arts Center announces the opening of Imagination Squared: Pathways to Resiliency.  The exhibition is on view September 8, 2020 through January 12, 2021.Installed in the Lower Atrium Gallery, Imagination Squared: Pathways to Resil...