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SUMMARY:Business After Hours\, May
DESCRIPTION:Make plans to join us!  This month\, we look forward to seeing everyone at:\n\n\n\n\n\nLocated downtown inside the beautifully-restored Church-Waddel-Brumby House\, the Athens Welcome Center was home to two early Presidents of UGA.  The Center 'quadruples' as a visitor?s center\, reception venue\, gift shop\, and a center for public history.  It is a resource\, not only for visitors\, but locals too\, especially when hosting out of town guests. Our certified information specialists can schedule a tour\, share up-to-the-minute events and day-trip ideas to make the most of the Classic City.  In addition to local information\, they carry brochures for the entire State and can help with plan a trip anywhere across Georgia.  The Welcome Center functions in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development\, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government\, Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation\, and the Athens Convention & Visitors' Bureau. Director\, Evelyn Reece will share their vision for the future\, known as the Athens Welcome Center Master Plan.  This project will include a new downtown greenspace\, bike share station\, safer crosswalks\, ADA accessibility\, expanded parking\, and more\, all pending approval under SPLOST 2020.   \n\n\n\nThe Welcome Center is home to Classic City Tours\, offering a variety of guided and self-guided tours covering Athens heritage\, music history\, African-American history\, and ghost stories too?  During the After-Hours event\, twelve (12) door prizes will be awarded and lucky winners will embark on the Athens Heritage Tour.  Tour guide\, Tom Hodgson will regale guests with his very own Athens history\, peppered with hilarious tales (most of them true).
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="color:#0000FF\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1940/Image/BusinessAfterHours.png" style="width: 200px\; height: 100px\;" width="200" /><br />\nMake plans to join us!&nbsp\; This month\, we look forward to seeing everyone at:</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="126" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1940/Image/awc-working-logo.jpg" style="width: 300px\; height: 126px\;" width="300" /><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color:black\;">Located&nbsp\;</span><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;background:white\;"><span style="color:#1F1F1F\;">downtown inside the beautifully-restored Church-Waddel-Brumby House\, the <a href="https://www.athenswelcomecenter.com/">Athens Welcome Center</a> was home to two <em>early</em>&nbsp\;Presidents of UGA.&nbsp\; The Center &#39\;quadruples&#39\; as a visitor?s center\, reception venue\, gift shop\, and a center for public history.&nbsp\; It is a resource\, not only for visitors\, but locals too\, especially when hosting out of town guests.&nbsp\;Our certified information specialists can schedule a tour\, share up-to-the-minute events and day-trip ideas to make the most of the Classic City.&nbsp\; In addition to local information\, they carry brochures for the entire State and can help with plan a trip anywhere across Georgia.&nbsp\; The Welcome&nbsp\;Center functions in partnership with the&nbsp\;Georgia Department of Economic Development\, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government\,&nbsp\;Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation\, and the Athens Convention &amp\; Visitors&#39\; Bureau.&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;background:white\;"><span style="color:#1F1F1F\;">Director\,&nbsp\;Evelyn&nbsp\;Reece will share their vision for the&nbsp\;future\, known as the&nbsp\;<strong><em>Athens Welcome&nbsp\;Center Master Plan.&nbsp\;</em></strong></span></span>&nbsp\;<span style="color:black\;">This project will include a new downtown greenspace\, bike share station\, safer crosswalks\, ADA accessibility\, expanded parking\, and more\, all&nbsp\;pending approval under SPLOST 2020.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;background:white\;"><span style="color:#1F1F1F\;">The&nbsp\;Welcome&nbsp\;Center is home to&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.athenswelcomecenter.com/tours">Classic City Tours</a>\,&nbsp\;offering a variety of guided and self-guided tours covering Athens heritage\, music history\, African-American history\, and ghost stories too?&nbsp\;</span> <u><em><strong>During the After-Hours event\, <span style="color:#FF0000\;">twelve (12) door prizes will be awarded and lucky winners will embark on the Athens Heritage Tour.&nbsp\; Tour guide\, Tom Hodgson will regale guests with his very own Athens history\, peppered with hilarious tales (most&nbsp\;of them true).</span>&nbsp\;</strong></em></u></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Athens Welcome Center
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URL:https://business.athensga.com/events/details/business-after-hours-may-163777
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