Calliope 30th Anniversary concert: Where the Light Begins

Athens First Presbyterian Church 2 N Court St, Athens, OH, United States

Calliope Feminist Choir will perform its Spring Concert, Where the Light Begins, Friday, May 12 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, May 13, at 4 pm at the Athens First Presbyterian Church, 2... Read More

Joe Burrow Book Launch

65 s court st athens ohio 45701 65 S Court St, Athens, OH, United States

Come join us from 2pm to 5pm for a book launch of From Bulldog to Bengal! We'll have authors Scott Burson and Sam Smathers here to talk about the book,... Read More

Free
Recurring

Memories in the Museum

Kennedy Museum of Art The Ridges Building 1 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, OH, United States

Join us in the Kennedy Museum of Art for Memories in the Museum. Sessions begin at 2 pm and conclude at 3:30 pm on select Wednesdays. Each session will include light refreshments, a guided tour of an exhibit and the opportunity to participate in an art making experience. Participants will observe and engage in conversation... Read More

Free

Spoken & Heard – May

Online/virtual

Spoken & Heard is a seasonal series of literary events hosted by Kari Gunter-Seymour, Poet Laureate of Ohio, featuring award-winning authors, poets and singer/songwriters from across the country. May’s event will feature Hanif Abdurraquib, Wondra Chang, and Chuck Salmons.

Free, register on zoom

RESILIENCE

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States

SETICC, Athens HOPE, NAMI Athens and the Athena Cinema invite you to a free screening of RESILIENCE on Thursday, May 18th at 7pm. Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the new documentary Resilience reveals, toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies... Read More

Free

The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new staging of Mozart’s tragicomedy Don Giovanni. The tale of deceit and damnation is set in an abstract architectural landscape that explores the dark corners of the story and its characters. Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by... Read More

$8 – $20
Recurring

‘i want to reach you: a queer artist invitational’ at Majestic Galleries

Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio 20 Public Square, Nelsonville, OH

This exhibit, curated by Ohio University MFA candidates and Majestic Galleries members Jacq Garcia and Selena Loomis, will be open May 26-June 25. The exhibit showcases 12 regionally based artists exploring contemporary queer life. Artworks by Carmelo Amenta, Darian Knapp, Emma Loomis-Amrhein, Felicity Gunn, Jaquelee Chit Yu Chau, Michelle Eisen, Nico Fuentes, Ray Perez, Sarah... Read More