Athens planning ‘Grease Festival’ to celebrate fried food, ties with Athens, Greece

Athens planning Grease Festival to celebrate fried food, ties with Athens, Greece
Athens planning Grease Festival to celebrate fried food, ties with Athens, Greece

ATHENS, Alabama (AP) — Organizers in one north Alabama city are planning a festival to celebrate fried food.

A downtown revitalization group in Athens is planning the “Athens Grease Festival” for Sept. 29. Spirit of Athens director Trisha Black tells The News-Courier the group wants to both bring people downtown and to celebrate the town’s namesake of Athens, Greece.

By The Associated Press

Athens planning Grease Festival to celebrate fried food, ties with Athens, Greece
Athens planning Grease Festival to celebrate fried food, ties with Athens, Greece