BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250610 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:HOT CORNER FESTIVAL CELEBRATING 25 YEARS DOWNTOWN ATHENS 6/9-6/15 DESCRIPTION:Hot Corner is celebrating 25 years\, A week of Great Fun\, Delicious Bar-B-Que\, Dancing in the Street\, AWESOME BANDS\, & MUCH MORE Downtown Athens\, GA \n\n\n\nThe 25th annual 2025 Hot Corner Celebration will take place June 9th- 15th. The grand celebration is being held on Saturday the 14th at the corner of W. Washington Street and Hull Street directly in front of the historic Morton Theater. This district is also known as "Hot Corner". The Hot Corner Fest is a family festival that is free and open to the public. There will be vendors on hand selling food\, apparels\, and sharing valuable information.\n\n\n\nIn the early 20th century Hot Corner was the heart of Black commerce in downtown Athens. Pink Morton brought prosperity to downtown when he built the Morton Building in 1910. It housed the Morton Theatre\, a black-owned and operated vaudeville house\, which later became a cinema until a small fire shut it down in the 1950s. Big names constantly toured through Hot Corner\, such as Duke Ellington\, Louis 'Armstrong\, and Cab Callaway. The first black state-licensed dentist opened in the building along with a drug store\, which blazed the way for other black businesses to open their doors on the Hot Corner. Hot Corner became the hub of Athens' black community. Everything from an undertaker\, a lawyer\, a pool hall\, a record shop\, and a life insurer could all be found on Hot Corner.\n\n\n\nThe Hot Corner Association\, a nonprofit organization with the mission of preserving the history of Hot Corner organizes this annual festival to keep history alive and present. Every year\, the community comes together to present a wide variety of music\, culture\, art\, kids' entertainment and soul food\, all to commemorate the history and heritage of the black community in Athens.\n\n \nJune 9th -11th @ 6 p.m. 3 nights Unity Revival @ The Historic Morton Theatre12\n\nJune 12\, @ 6:30 p.m. @ Cine' - Appreciation Day for Sponsors & Festival Participants \n\nJune 13th @ 6 p.m. @ First A.M.E Church 527 North Hull St. - The Annual Gospel Extravaganza Concert\n\nJune 14\, @ 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. The Hot Corner Festival - Hull & Washington St. Downtown Athens\, GA\n\nJune 15\, 2025 11 a.m. Sunday morning worship. Waggoners Grove Baptist Church - Colbert\, GA X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Hot Corner is \;celebrating 25 years\, A week of Great Fun\, Delicious Bar-B-Que\, Dancing in the Street\, AWESOME BANDS\, &\; MUCH MORE Downtown Athens\, GA \;
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\nThe 25th annual 2025 Hot Corner Celebration will take place June 9th- 15th. The grand celebration is being held on Saturday the 14th at the corner of W. Washington Street and Hull Street directly in front of the historic Morton Theater. This district is also known as &ldquo\;Hot Corner&rdquo\;. The Hot Corner Fest is a family festival that is free and open to the public. There will be vendors on hand selling food\, apparels\, and sharing valuable information.
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\nIn the early 20th century Hot Corner was the heart of Black commerce in downtown Athens. Pink Morton brought prosperity to downtown when he built the Morton Building in 1910. It housed the Morton Theatre\, a black-owned and operated vaudeville house\, which later became a cinema until a small fire shut it down in the 1950s. Big names constantly toured through Hot Corner\, such as Duke Ellington\, Louis &lsquo\;Armstrong\, and Cab Callaway. The first black state-licensed dentist opened in the building along with a drug store\, which blazed the way for other black businesses to open their doors on the Hot Corner. Hot Corner became the hub of Athens&rsquo\; black community. Everything from an undertaker\, a lawyer\, a pool hall\, a record shop\, and a life insurer could all be found on Hot Corner.
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\nThe Hot Corner Association\, a nonprofit organization with the mission of preserving the history of Hot Corner organizes this annual festival to keep history alive and present. Every year\, the community comes together to present a wide variety of music\, culture\, art\, kids&rsquo\; entertainment and soul food\, all to commemorate the history and heritage of the black community in Athens.
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June 9th -11th @ 6 p.m. 3 nights Unity Revival @ The Historic Morton Theatre12
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June 12\, @ 6:30 p.m. \;@ Cine'\; - Appreciation Day for Sponsors &\; Festival Participants \;
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June 13th @ 6 p.m. @ First A.M.E Church 527 North Hull St. - The Annual Gospel Extravaganza Concert
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June 14\, @ 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. \;The Hot Corner Festival - Hull &\; Washington St. Downtown Athens\, GA
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June 15\, 2025 11 a.m. \;Sunday morning worship. Waggoners Grove Baptist Church - Colbert\, GA
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\n LOCATION:June 9th -11th @ The Historic Morton Theatre12 June 12\, @ Cine' - Appreciation Day for Sponsors & Festival Participants June 13th @ First A.M.E Church 527 North Hull St. - The Annual Gospel Extravaganza Concert June 14\, @ The Hot Corner Festival - Hull & Washington St. Downtown Athens\, GA June 15\, 2025 @ Sunday morning worship. Waggoners Grove Baptist Church - Colbert\, GA UID:e.1940.171591 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260413T192028Z URL:https://athensga-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/hot-corner-festival-celebrating-25-years-downtown-athens-171591 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR