SAVE THE DATE* March 19: The Second City improv troupe in Athens (final performance of the Athens Area Council for the Arts season).* May 29: Concert by Glenn Miller Orchestra at Chattanooga Choo Choo.
The 30th anniversary performance season of the Athens Area Council for the Arts continues Tuesday with the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra back by popular demand. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Athens Junior High School auditorium, 200 Keith Lane in Athens, Tenn.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2006 and remains the most-traveled big band in the world. Its concerts draw standing-room-only audiences to hear such standards as “A String of Pearls,” “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” and “Moonlight Serenade.”
The ensemble features 17 musicians, including music director Larry O’Brien, and two vocalists.
In celebration of the council’s 30th anniversary season, concertgoers are encouraged to wear pearls and enter a drawing for pearl jewelry.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $8 for students in advance, $20 and $10 at the door. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.
Tickets are available by phone at 423-745-8781; online at www.athensartscouncil.org; at The Arts Center, 320 N. White St. in Athens; and at the door as available.