Sold to Agon Group
Drew Beskin will be General Manager
The historic Georgia Theatre has been a part of Athens in various formations since 1889 when it served as a YMCA center. It is home to many great bands through out Rock N Roll history such as R.E.M. & Widespread Panic. The venue is a staple of live music not only in the Southeast, but is nationally renowned.
Wilmot Greene purchasesd the theatre in 2004 and began making renovations only to face a fire 5 years later that would require Greene to completely rebuild the venue. Artists came in to support the rebuilding of the theatre making donations & playing benefit concerts to raise funds for the efforts to rebuild. After an exhausting run, Greene has decided to sell the iconic venue to a group of anonymous investors.
The venue will continue to run as is with Drew Beskin gradually taking over as GM.
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After weeks of rumors suggesting a deal was in the works, Georgia Theatre owner Wilmot Greene tells Flagpole he has sold the iconic downtown music venue for an undisclosed sum to a group of anonymous regional investors operating under the name Agon LLC.
Greene is also stepping down from his role as the Theatre’s general manager, and the venue’s new owners have chosen Drew Beskin to fill the position. Greene will stay on as GM for “at least six months” to assist in the transition.
Beskin, who recently moved back to Athens from Atlanta, where he had been working as an account executive at a marketing firm, is no stranger to the local music scene, having fronted the Athens-based band The District Attorneys for several years.
“This is a dream opportunity for me, to be involved in something I’d want to be involved in 24/7 whether it was my job or not,” Beskin says. “I’m back in Athens, and I’ll probably be here a very long time.”