Oconee Performing Arts Society

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

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
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Unfortunately, Saturday’s Memorial Day concert presented by the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) was plagued by rain and strong winds.
Michael Cavanaugh will be performing The Music of Billy Joel at 7 p.m., May 27 at The Farm at Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

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
Thursday, April 27, 2023
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.
OPAS presents Michael Feinstein at The Plaza

OPAS presents Michael Feinstein at The Plaza

OPAS presents Michael Feinstein at The Plaza

Michael Feinstein
Thursday, January 5, 2023
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.
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

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
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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.
From left: Mamie Parris, Doug LaBrecque and Lisa Vroman. CONTRIBUTED

From left: Mamie Parris, Doug LaBrecque and Lisa Vroman. CONTRIBUTED

OPAS brings Broadway to Lake Country

Staff Reports
Thursday, September 29, 2022
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.
OPAS receives two grants from

OPAS receives two grants from

OPAS receives two grants from Georgia Council for the Arts

News Staff
Thursday, September 1, 2022
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.
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