Oconee Performing Arts Society
News Staff
The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) Community Youth Chorus performed on Dec. 3 at Festival Hall in Greensboro, underscoring the shared commitment of OPAS with its surrounding community to nurturing the next generation of artists.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Mother Nature brought strong winds and heavy rain, which changed the program, but the show still went on as attendees huddled under umbrellas and bundled up in rain coats to brace for the elements. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff
The show must go on for OPAS
Leigh Lofgren
Unfortunately, Saturday’s Memorial Day concert presented by the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) was plagued by rain and strong winds.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Michael Cavanaugh will be performing The Music of Billy Joel at 7 p.m., May 27 at The Farm at Oconee. CONTRIBUTED
OPAS presents Memorial Day weekend concert
Staff Reports
The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) recently featured American legend Michael Feinstein and two-time Grammy winner Samara Joy. Both events were sellouts and next up will be its popular Memorial Day weekend concert at 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
OPAS presents Michael Feinstein at The Plaza
Michael Feinstein
After a 10-year absence, Grammy Award-nominated performer Michael Feinstein returns to the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) on Feb. 4, for 'An Evening with Michael Feinstein” at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
9 to 5 gearing up for dual debut in Greene, Putnam
Ian Tocher
Next month, 9 to 5: The Musical is making its way to Greensboro and Eatonton, thanks to a joint production by the Lake Country Players (LCP) and the Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA).
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Conductor Lawrence Loh will be returning for the Fa-La-La program after being well-received, earlier this year, at the OPAS Memorial Day Beatles Concert. CONTRIBUTED
OPAS holiday season tickets on sale now
Staff Reports
There will be no better way for music lovers to celebrate this holiday season than with the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) and their joyful, moving and fun holiday programs.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
OPAS brings Broadway to Lake Country
Staff Reports
Tony Award-winning conductor Stuart Malina led a 30-piece orchestra Sept. 16 in a presentation of Broadway Sings for OPAS (Oconee Performing Arts Society), featuring musicians culled from orchestras like the Atlanta Symphony, The Augusta Symphony, The Macon Pops and The Atlanta Opera.
Thursday, September 29, 2022
OPAS receives two grants from Georgia Council for the Arts
News Staff
The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) recently was awarded two grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, as part of its initial disbursement of grants for the fiscal year 2023.
Thursday, September 1, 2022