Known internationally as one of Russia's leading companies, The State Ballet Theatre of Russia has thrilled Athens audiences in past visits with performances ranging from "Swan Lake" to "Romeo and Juliet" to "Cinderella." Its dancers include the prize winners of numerous Russian and international competitions. Now the acclaimed company brings its Tchaikovsky Spectacular to the Fine Arts Theatre stage in a glittering production filled with dazzling choreography, lavish sets, beautiful costumes, and some of Tchaikovsky’s most beautiful music.

Holiday break for all UGA campuses. Through January 1. No classes. Offices closed.

The 2015 Fall Commencement exercises will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015 in Stegeman Coliseum. The Undergraduate ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Graduate ceremony gets underway at 2:30 p.m. 

Also Dec. 19.

The UGA chapter of the horticultural honor society Pi Alpha Xi will be selling poinsettias to help fund the club's operations over the next year.  

Honor society members will provide free early delivery on all orders over 15 plants. 

The poinsettias come in two varieties: a traditional red and a crinkly leafed, red rosette variety. Gift-wrapped poinsettias will be $12, and plain poinsettias will be $10. 

Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, will lead an in-depth discussion on selected photographs from "In Time we Shall Know Ourselves." Visit https://georgiamuseum.org/ for more information.

Sponsored by: Georgia Museum of Art

Contact: Hillary Brown 706-542-4662

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This event will celebrate the thesis projects of BFA students graduating in photography, sculpture, textile design, printmaking and book arts, and graphic design. 

Contact: Katie Geha 773-965-1689; 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The fall 2015 Sustainable UGA Semester in Review celebrates people, programs, activities and academic courses that are creating a culture of sustainability at UGA. The program includes brief presentations from Office of Sustainability interns, posters and table displays from UGA classes, the announcement of 2016 Campus Sustainability Grant winners, light lunch fare and opportunities for networking.

Day of reading before final exams for the Fall semester begin on December 10.

Last day of Fall classes. Friday class schedule in effect. This is done to equalize the class minutes between MWF and TTH classes and to provide an equal number of class meetings for courses which may meet only once per week.

The Classic City Band will perform holiday music during an evening concert in the festively-decorated conservatory.

The concert band’s repertoire includes all types of music: marches, jazz, pop, show tunes, excerpts from operas and musicals, as well as traditional and classical selections. We normally perform 6-7 concerts a year, including Memorial Day, Christmas, and Fourth of July programs.