All Posts from Emily Votaw
2016 Gladden House Sessions: Steve Poltz
By: Lily Aey
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This edition of the Gladden House Sessions features the quirky yet charming singer-songwriter Steve Poltz. Poltz, originally from Nova Scotia, has toured extensively on an international level. Many critics regard… Read More
‘V For Victory’: Nothing Like Some Old Fashioned Space Rock
By: Emily Votaw
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There’s something to be said for maintaining a reputation as a prolific anything – let alone for being a prolific rock ‘n’ roll band. Such is the case for Athens-based… Read More
Radarhill, Us, Today To Bring Free Tunes To Casa Friday Evening
By: Darian Randolph
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On July 8, Radarhill, an Athens-based indie jazz sextet made up of OU alumni, will play at Casa Nueva alongside Us, Today. Radarhill has played Casa twice before and are excited to… Read More
People’s Bank Theatre Invites Children To Audition For ‘Pinocchio’
Is there a budding performer in your house? Peoples Bank Theatre would love to have them on its stage. The nationally-touring Missoula Children’s Theatre will be setting up shop in… Read More
Blackoutfest Returns To The Union This Weekend
By: Emily Votaw
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In 1995, a little shindig christened ‘Blackoutfest,’ intended to be a birthday show for a couple of employees at The Union, was born. Over the course of 20 plus years, the event… Read More
2016 Gladden House Sessions: Joan Shelley
By: Tiffanie Fogel
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Check out Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg on this edition of the 2016 Gladden House Sessions. Originally from Louisville, KY, Joan Shelley is a folk singer-songwriter whose smooth and harmonious… Read More
Lilyfest Celebrates 25th Anniversary July 8-10
Lilyfest, an annual event set at Hocking Hills that combines arts, music, gardening and learning, will celebrate its 25th anniversary July 8-10 this year. The three-day festival takes place at… Read More
‘Arcadia’: Action, Adventure and Mystery Filmed in Southeast Ohio
By: Emily Votaw
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Sometimes, in order to really do something; you just have to plunge headlong into it and do it. For director Andy Hall, that meant plunging headfirst into the making of… Read More
Art, Music and Community: Lancaster Festival 2016
By: Emily Votaw
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“If I were to describe the Lancaster Festival in one word, I suppose the word that comes to mind is ‘eclectic,’” said Ken Culver, Lancaster Festival executive director, several weeks before… Read More
Ohio Brew Week 2016 Slated For July 15-23
By: Emily Votaw
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Back in 2008, Brandon Thompson just wasn’t much of a “craft beer guy.” “I just didn’t really care that much, I was the guy who ordered Miller Lite or Bud… Read More
2016 Gladden House Sessions: The Suitcase Junket
By: Lily Aey
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WOUB media and Ohio University’s school of Media Arts and Studies present this week’s Gladden House Session featuring one man band, The Suitcase Junket. The Suitcase Junket, a.k.a. Matt Lorenz,… Read More
Shakespeare By the River Presents “The Taming of the Shrew”
The third annual Shakespeare by the River production opens this weekend. People passing by Muskingum Park in recent days may have noticed that a scene from the wild west has taken… Read More
Tantrum Theater Presents Tammy Faye’s Final Audition July 8 – July 16
Tantrum Theater will present The Central Ohio premiere of Tammy Faye’s Final Audition by 2016 Tantrum playwright in residence Merri Biechler. The show will open in the Abbey Theater, Dublin… Read More
OUL Theatre Presents The Wizard of Oz July 24 – Aug. 7
This summer the Ohio University Lancaster Theatre will be performing a musical theatre adaptation of the classic film The Wizard of Oz in the recently renovated Wagner Theatre. This is… Read More
Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Featuring Warren Haynes June 29
By: Emily Votaw
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Although Jerry Garcia passed away over two decades ago, his musical legacy lives on, and in more ways than one. In 2013 the Jerry Garcia estate reached out to Warren… Read More
Scotty McCreery Sept. 8 Tickets Go Public July 6
On July 5-6 tickets for the September 8 Scotty McCreery and Jana Kramer concert at Ohio University’s Memorial Auditorium will officially go on sale. Tickets are $55 for the first… Read More
Todd Snider to Perform July 2 At Stuart’s
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio welcomes singer, songwriter, and storyteller Todd Snider on Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m. with Rorey Carroll opening the show. Rolling Stone calls Todd… Read More
2016 Gladden House Sessions: Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons
By: Tiffanie Fogel
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On this episode of Gladden House Sessions, check out this performance of Angela Perley with Chris Connor of Angela Perley & the Howlin’ Moons. Formed in 2009 in Columbus, OH,… Read More
2016 Gladden House Sessions: Town Mountain
By: Tiffanie Fogel
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Check out Town Mountain, an Asheville, NC based bluegrass band, on this episode of Gladden House Sessions, brought to you by collaboration between the Nelsonville Music Festival, the Ohio University… Read More
Much More Than Covers: Midtown Men Head to Lancaster Festival
By: Emily Votaw
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In 2005, Jersey Boys, a jukebox musical covering the rise, popularity and eventual dissolution of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, took the country (and the world) by storm. The show was… Read More
Boogie on the Bricks Returns This Weekend
By: Emily Votaw
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This Saturday marks the 12th annual Boogie on the Bricks, a free community-uniting event during which the brew (and wine) flows freely and boogie-ing is to be had to national… Read More
Webb Wilder to Kick Off Stuart’s Free Summer Concerts
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio kicks off their free Summer Concert Series on Friday, June 24 at 7 p.m. with Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks! Rock ’n’ roll from… Read More
Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic Kick Off Tour at ARTS/West June 29
ARTS/West will present a performance by the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic on June 29 at 7 p.m. The first stop on the 2016 Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic tour is ARTS/West! Doors open… Read More
OVST Youth Theater Camp Performances June 24
The Ohio Valley Summer Theater’s (OVST) ninth annual Youth Theater Camp will present two performances Friday, June 24 at ARTS/West in Athens. Both performances are a culmination of three weeks of training in… Read More
2016 Gladden House Sessions: Aoife O’Donovan
By: Lily Aey
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Indie singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan joined the Gladden House as the first set of the 2016 season. O’Donovan draws influence for her music from her summers spent in Ireland, and recently released… Read More