2020 Alumni Association Golf Classic
Canebrake Golf Club 23015 Founders Circle, Athens, AL, United StatesThe Golf Classic is the largest annual scholarship fundraiser for the Alumni Association, with all proceeds awarded for the 2020-2021 academic year. For more information, please visit the event webpage at http://www.athens.edu/golfclassic/. FAQs How can I contact the organizer with any questions? Contact the Office of University Advancement at 256-233-8185 or advancement@athens.edu for more information. What [...]
Homecoming 2021
Homecoming Dinner Celebration All alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, and members of the Athens State community are invited to join Athens State University for our annual HOMECOMING CELEBRATION as we recognize and celebrate our alumni. The event will take place on Friday, July 30 at 6:00 PM in the Brown Hall Courtyard, with dinner served [...]
Summer Commencement
Homecoming weekend will continue on Saturday, July 31 as we honor the Athens College Classes of 1970 and 1971, who will be celebrating the 50th year of their commencement, alongside our current summer graduates. They will cross the stage in full regalia to receive special recognition prior to the awarding of diplomas for the Class [...]
Crossing Bows for the Championship: A History of Fiddling in America & Limestone County, Alabama featuring Joyce Cauthen
Athens State University - Ballroom 300 North Beaty Street, Athens, AL, United StatesPlease join us for this Athens Forever Series Bicentennial Lunch & Learn, featuring the very talented Joyce Cauthen. Cauthen, a scholar of traditional music in Alabama, will speak on the history of fiddling and women fiddlers who excelled in this form of music. Tickets are free of charge and lunch is included.
Alumni Association Golf Tournament
Canebrake Golf Club 23015 Founders Circle, Athens, AL, United StatesAll proceeds benefit Athens State University scholarships.
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
Athens State University 300 N Beaty St., Athens, AL, United States54th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention Entertainment Lineup: Thursday, September 30: 7:00 pm - Volume Five Friday, October 1: 5:00 pm - Jimmy Fortune 6:00 pm - Dailey & Vincent Saturday, October 2: 5:00 pm - Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Purchase tickets here.
Haints & Saints Campus Haunt Walk
Athens State University 300 N Beaty St., Athens, AL, United StatesEnjoy a guided walking tour through history and the unexplained of one of Athens' oldest establishments About this event People often say, "If only these walls could talk..." The walls may not be able to tell the tales but there are some who are willing to spin the web of loss, love, mercy and misfortune [...]
Delmore Brothers Tribute Featuring Chris Jones & the Night Drivers with Special Guest Paul Kramer – Fiddlers Concert Series
Athens State University - McCandless Hall 300 N. Beaty Street, Athens, AL, United StatesPlease join us for our first concert as part of the 2021-22 Series, as Chris Jones & the Night Drivers along with Special Guest Paul Kramer pay respect to the Delmore Brothers in an honorary tribute! Chris Jones & the Night Drivers make some of the most distinctively elegant yet driving bluegrass music heard anywhere [...]
Veterans Day Program, Featuring PeggyLee Wright
Alabama Veterans Museum 100 Pryor Street West, Athens, AL, United StatesPeggyLee Wright, President of "The Company You Keep," will be speaking at a Veterans Day luncheon on Thursday, November 11 at 11:00 AM at the Alabama Veterans Museum on West Pryor Street in Athens. "Connect to the Server" -- PeggyLee's topic of the program -- will include her sharing experiences through storytelling, including the ways [...]
