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December 2018
Athens Asylum Walking Tour
Join us for our next Athens Asylum Walking Tour on Sunday, December 16 at 2:00 PM! You can buy tickets and give as gifts for any tours during 2018, just call us at 740-592-2280 and choose the gift shop option! ALL REGULAR ASYLUM TOURS WILL BE HELD ON THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 2:00PM-4:00PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED Our schedule for the Fall 2018 season: December 16th Tickets are $12.00 with a Southeast Ohio History Center membership or $15.00 each…
Find out more »The Local Girls Concert
The Local Girls’ popularity is anything but local. The Athens, Ohio-based trio’s three-part harmony and engaging delivery has won them fans across the Midwest and even at the White House. The Local Girls have opened for Chubby Checker, accompanied David Bromberg, performed at the White House, and provided music for two award-winning series, one on women’s suffrage aired on NPR and a PBS-TV series on rural communities. In April, 2000 they appeared at Town Hall in New York City as…
Find out more »Holiday Concert
Holiday Concert Featuring the Communiversity Band, Andrew Trachsel, Conductor & Athens Community Music School Children’s Chorus, Melanie Horne, Conductor
Find out more »S.A.T.B. A Different Kind of Choir – Benefit for AthensHOPE – Winter Concert Soaring Above Troubles Beneath – at Arts West
S.A.T.B. A Different Kind of Choir presents their Winter Concert Soaring Above Troubles Beneath Sunday December 16th at 7pm Stop by by for an evening of music and refreshments to benefit AthensHOPE. We hope to see you there! Sunday, Dec 16th, 7pm Suggested donation: $10 per person; $15 per family Athens HOPE - Halting Opioid Abuse through Prevention and Education, is a community group founded in 2017 to aid in the fight against the opioid epidemic. The group is committed to preventing opioid…
Find out more »Personal Safety and Prevention for Children
CHILDREN/Parents/Caregivers: • Teaching kids to say NO to Unwanted Touching • Standing Up to Bullies • Home Safety •
Find out more »8th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon
Columbus, OH – Heritage Ohio and Ohio Hill Country Heritage Area will hold the eighth annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium, located at 1 Capitol Square. The luncheon’s focus is to give Appalachian businesses and organizations that have done remarkable work to the benefit of their communities the opportunity to present what they do for their communities and why they appreciate Appalachia’s heritage. The groups to be recognized are:…
Find out more »Art on Tap
Join local artist, Carrie Turner, the third Tuesday of the month for a unique art-making experience each night and enjoy an evening of fine craft beer, wine, great food, and creative company. This month, paint your own ornaments for the holidays.
Find out more »6th Annual Athens County Community Singers Christmas Concert
The Athens County Community Singers, "a choir for all voices" will present its 6th Annual Christmas Concert at ARTS/West on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. The choir elected to sing songs from around the world for this family friendly event. The suggested admission is $10.00 for this ARTS/West Presents event. Please come enjoy this community choir that serves those with and without disabilities.
Find out more »The Gift of the Magi Opens
This heartwarming romantic comedy, narrated by a group of Christmas carolers, tells the story of Della and Jim, who are desperately in love with each other but also very poor. In their attempts to buy each other proper Christmas gifts, a strange twist of fate leads the couple to find the perfect gifts for one another -- but at an unexpected cost. Though they may not have the perfect Christmas, the couple learns about the importance of the gift of…
Find out more »Solstice Watch
One function of the large earthwork complexes, such as the one found at Marietta, was to track the passage of seasons through astronomical observations. Aligned along the parallel walls of “Sacra Via” is the winter solstice sunset. On December 21st at 4pm we will hold a solstice sunset watch at Sacra Via Park (between Third and Second Streets.) If the weather cooperates, we will view the sun setting on the western Muskingum Valley bluff between 4 to 4:30 pm in…
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