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The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s THE MAGIC FLUTE
The Met made history in December 2006 when it presented its first Live in HD transmission to cinemas worldwide—the abridged English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Julie Taymor’s whimsical production features a winning ensemble, including tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Nathan Gunn, and bass René Pape. The opera returns to select movie theaters in a... Read More
1st Annual Spring Old Construction & Mining Equipment Show
1st Annual Spring Old Construction & Mining Equipment Show May 29 & 30 2021 New Athens, Ohio. $3.00 Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park grounds 43672 Stumptown Rd New Athens, Ohio (Ohio 519 between U.S.. 22 and New Athens, Ohio) Show includes operating & static displays of construction equipment, mining equipment, crawlers, trucks, models, history... Read More
1st ANNUAL APPALACHIAN OHIO ANTIQUE POWER SHOW
1st ANNUAL APPALACHIAN OHIO ANTIQUE POWER SHOW May 29` & 30, 2021 Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park grounds 43672 Stumptown Rd New Athens, Ohio (Ohio 519 between U.S. 22 and New Athens, Ohio Antique tractors, hit & miss engines, oilfield engines, garden tractors and more All agriculture, Industrial, military, logging, oil & gas, steam,... Read More
Quilt National ’21: The Best in Contemporary Quilts
The Dairy Barn Arts Center is proud to present the 22nd juried biennial Quilt National exhibition features 84 new quilts by artists living in 14 countries! See the newest trends, techniques and artistry in the medium of layered and stitched materials. Online reservations required at dairybarn.org. Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-5pm. Open Memorial Day and Labor... Read More
Pushing the Surface
The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s exhibition of contemporary art quilts, Pushing the Surface, will be open to the public on May 29th. The exhibition is a dance of color, beauty, ingenuity, and story that showcases pieces made by 22 artists with national and international recognition. Surfaces may be pieced and patched as one finds in a traditional... Read More
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Experimenting with Metallic Threads: Fiber Art by Lanna Galloway
As a fiber artist I love to break the rules and find a new way of discovery through experimentation. I find extreme joy in taking some of the simplest of patterns and enhancing them with thread. The meditative quality in the manipulation of thread provides both the visual and tactile qualities that drive my work.This... Read More
Sculpted and Tailored Dolls: The Artful Craft of Vivian Huggins
I have been making dolls for a long time out of everything from paper, to sticks and mud. I wanted to make a doll that had lots of detail. I used clay for the hands, head and feet, and then attached them to a cloth body. The first clay dolls I made were with air-dry... Read More
4 events,
Summer Book Club: The Queen’s Gambit (3 meetings) [VIRTUAL PROGRAM]
Summer Book Club: The Queen’s Gambit (3 meetings) [VIRTUAL PROGRAM]
The late Walter Tevis, a former Athenian and admired English professor at Ohio U, wrote several critically-acclaimed novels that inspired Hollywood filmmaking (The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, etc). The latest triumph is his 1983 novel The Queen's Gambit, which is the basis for a hit Netflix mini-series of the same name. This is a feminist... Read More
4 events,
The Yale Whiffenpoofs x Athens Photo Project: a Benefit Concert at the Zenner House
The Yale Whiffenpoofs x Athens Photo Project: a Benefit Concert at the Zenner House
Join the Yale Whiffenpoofs in partnership with the Athens Photo Project (APP) for a live performance featuring Athens native Derek DeMel in the magnificent Zenner house gardens! Concert proceeds will support APP's new social enterprise program and the Whiffenpoofs' upcoming album! APP products will be for sale the night of the event. The event will... Read More
4 events,
Drive-In Movie: Cruella
Drive-In Movie: Cruella
The YMCA of Parkersburg is excited to host a Summer Movie Night Drive-in on June 5 at 8:30 PM. We’ve got early access to show Disney’s Cruella! Details: Opens at 8:30, movie begins at 9:00PM $10 per car Kona Ice and popcorn will be available for purchase. Audio from the movie will be transmitted through... Read More
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Stuart’s Opera House Art Opening: Deep in Ohio
Stuart’s Opera House Art Opening: Deep in Ohio
Join us for the art opening of Deep in Ohio, a show by Savannah Freeman of Moonville Print Shop. More about Savannah Freeman: My work is inspired by the natural world and almost exclusively features plants and animals native to Southeast Ohio — where I live with my family. I am completely self-taught and printmaking... Read More