News Saturday Brings A ‘Taste of Athens’ Posted on: Sunday, September 6, 2015 < < Back to saturday-brings-a-taste-of-athens Martina Seeber puts on mascara in Rob Lyons’s 1970 Monte Carlo during the Athens Eats event in Athens, Ohio on Saturday. The event was put on by The Athens Messenger so local businesses could interact with the community over the holiday weekend. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Attendees look at all the cars at the Athens Eats event that also doubled as a car show in Athens. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) (Left) Arianna Kennedy and Briell Kennedy pose for a photo as their father, Billy Kennedy, buys more tickets for the Athens Eats event. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Catfish and Junebug play on stage at the Athens Eats event before the rain fell on Saturday. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Any shade was nice to see as the temperature stayed in the mid-80s during the event. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Andrea Lewis concocts a homemade soda during the Athens Eats event. Lewis is the events and marketing director at The Athens Messenger. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Steve Abfall dries off his Mustang after a light rain during the event in Athens, Ohio on Saturday. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Eli Hajjar, 9, use the inflatable arena to jump on his competitor during the Athens Eats event in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Francis Tullius’s 1950 Nash sits in the field adjacent to the Hocking River during the Athens Eats event in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) (Left) Kristine Murphy, Nic DiLillo, and Michael Mcintosh cheers during the Athens Eats event in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. Ohio University Inn, along with Sol, West End Ciderhouse, and Cajun Clucker all had booths for attendees to sample dishes and drinks. (Mark Clavin/WOUB) Photos