Carrie’s Cosmos

Get your Sex and the City on with our cosmopolitan recipe.

BY HANNAH CAMPBELL PHOTOS BY ZELDA THAYER-HANSEN

Nothing is more satisfying than a perfect pink cosmopolitan. The cocktail was popularized by the hit ’90s show “Sex and the City” and has been a hit ever since. Now, with the reboot “And Just Like That…,” it is time to reboot the drink. Here are some new and improved cosmopolitans to enjoy while watching the reboot.

INGREDIENTS:

WHITE COSMOPOLITAN PURPLE COSMOPOLITAN

· 1 1/2 ounces citrus vodka · 3/4 oz Cointreau orange liqueur · 1/2 oz fresh lime juice · Splash white cranberry juice · Orange twist for garnish

REFINED COSMOPOLITAN

· 1 1/2 ounces of vodka, gin, or tequila · 3/4 oz of cranberry juice cocktail, a dash of pomegranate molasses, or a bit of raspberry jam diluted with water · 1/2 oz orange liqueur · 1/2 oz fresh lime juice · Lime wedge or lemon twist for garnish · 1 ounce Absolut Vodka · 1 1/2 oz white cranberry juice · 2/3 oz violet liqueur · 1/4 oz lime juice · Optional: sugar and lime juice for a sugared rim on the cocktail glass

GLITTER COSMOPOLITAN

· 1 1/2 ounces vodka · 1 oz Lillet Blanc · 1/4 oz St. Germaine · 1/4 oz Carvella Limoncello · 1/4 oz Suze · Sprinkle of edible gold glitter · Lemon twist for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP ONE:

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with fruit.

Now enjoy your cosmopolitan while watching an episode of “And Just Like That...”

STEP TWO:

STEP THREE:

WHO, WHAT, WEAR

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ATHENA CINEMA

Bringing Hollywood hits to your home.

BY TATE RAUB PHOTOS BY GRACE AUBLE AND PROVIDED

The Athena Cinema has been a focal point of uptown Athens for over 100 years and continues to be a pillar of the community.

When the cinema opened in 1915, it was originally called the Majestic Theatre, then Schine’s Athena, and eventually took its current name.

The theater was sold to Ohio University in 2001, which temporarily closed the building to complete major renovations. The theater reopened in 2002 and contracted to an independent manager. Later, a committee and Ohio University business students determined how the theater should continue to function within Ohio University’s mission as the lease of the building neared its expiration.

The joint effort of the committee and the students determined that the College of Fine Arts should run the theater. The theater reopened with new management in 2008 with former Athena Cinema employee and Ohio University alumna, Alexandra Kamody, as the director.

Students are the main employees and are paid through Federal Work-Study, a federally funded program that helps college students pay for their education through part-time employment.

“Part of our mission is to be a shared space for the Ohio University and Athens communities,” Kamody said. “I think working with students and having community members come in and seeing groups of people that might not interact daily have a shared experience is a really unique part of the

atmosphere at the theater.”

One of the Athena’s virtues that appeals to students is the price point of seeing a movie there. Regular adult tickets are $6.50 for an evening showing, matinee showings are $5, and all shows on Tuesdays are $4. At a Cinemark theater, for example, regular adult tickets cost between $12 and $13.50 for an evening showing, matinee showings cost between $9.25 and $10.75, and tickets on Discount Tuesdays cost $5.75. “At the Athena, it was really accessible for a student budget,” Aries Targett, a former Ohio University student, said. “Tickets were way cheaper, snacks were way cheaper, so it was easier to go with friends and spend some time with people.”

Since the theater opened, the price has always been inexpensive, charging only $0.05 per ticket in 1915.

Targett also said another appeal to going to the Athena is that it is a historical theater with “oldtimey charm.” Additionally, there is a distinct selection of movies shown, including many big-name movies as well as indie ones.

“We’re always looking to highlight different groups and different films that wouldn’t necessarily be in the main industry blockbuster films you would see,” Kamody said.

Kamody and everyone else at the Athena work hard to craft the theater’s identity as not just a movie theater, but an art house. They are continuously evolving the steps they take to get people in the doors and expose them to films from around the world.

The Athens Film Festival has been hosted at the theater for 48 years and is one of the longestrunning film festivals nationally. The festival is very well-known in the filmmaking community for

experimental film and brings in filmmakers from across the globe.

“We do a few other series that highlight different themes,” Kamody said. “Our sustainability series highlights environmental documentaries, and we work to get sponsors so we can offer free admission to get more people exposed to the films. We’re doing a couple screenings for Black History Month and next year we are partnering on a film series highlighting depictions of Appalachia.”

This past winter, the Athena held its 9th annual Holiday Film Series where the price of admission is a cash donation to a local food pantry or a canned good.

“They’ve been doing that stuff since the ’90s," Nicole Shamblin, a 1996 graduate of Ohio University, said. “They were always an advocate for all of that stuff before it was cool to be advocating for that stuff.”

Shamblin and her husband, Andrew, went on their first date at the Athena.

“When you were at that age, you’re expecting it to be ‘nicer,’” Shamblin said. “You didn’t appreciate the authenticity of it, but really it was vintage, and it was cool, and you didn’t know that it was cool until you reflect on it later.”

The Athena has survived economic recessions, wars, and pandemics while its marquee watched over Athens. In its 107th year, The Athena remains an unforgettable part of Athens. As long as the film industry continues to create entertainment that stirs emotions, the Athena will continue to bring people and ideas together.