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New Morton Theatre mural will pay homage to local history

A wall display featuring vintage film equipment, posters and photographs beside a box office window.
Alex Maksiov
A mock-up of the new Morton mural.

A new mural entitled “The Stage of Memory” by artist Alex Maksiov is coming to the lobby of the historic Morton Theatre in downtown Athens.

Work on the mural will begin this week, and other improvements will continue through September. Patrons can enjoy the mural when the first show of the season opens at the Morton in October. WUGA’s Havivah Saltz sat down with Lynn Battle Green, the theatre’s Managing Director, to learn more about the project and the history it represents.

Havivah Saltz has been with WUGA since 2023 as an on-air host and the producer for African Perspectives. She got her start in radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College (class of ‘23), and she’s also worked as an on-air host on Athens' Power 100.1 and Magic 102.1. She is currently the interim producer of Athens News Matters. Outside of work, you can find Havivah making art, writing fiction, practicing Japanese, petting her very round cat, and watching concerning amounts of TV.
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