Theater
The Met: Live in HD: Catán’s FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesSung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns... Read More
Holiday Film Series: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesThis event will be held at The Ridges Auditorium on Saturday, December 23rd at 5:00 p.m. About the film Frank Capra’s classic stars the great James Stewart as George Bailey,... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s NABUCCO
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesAncient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska... Read More
A TRIP TO THE ATHENA: Paint & Sip
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesCalling all cinephiles and dreamers! Join us for a movie-themed Paint & Sip event inspired by Méliès’ iconic 1902 silent film A TRIP TO THE MOON. Register for this two-hour paint... Read More
Heroes In Color: BLACK PANTHER
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesT’Challa, prince of the hidden nation of Wakanda, must return to his homeland in the wake of his father’s death to assume the throne and take up the mantle of... Read More
Adam Booth – Appalachian Storyteller
Ohio University Southern Bowman Auditorium 1804 Liberty Ave., Ironton, United StatesJoin us at 3 p.m. on February 4 in OHIO Southern's Bowman Auditorium for a performance by Appalachian Storyteller Adam Booth. Tickets are $15 and available at the door. Admission... Read More
Heroes In Color: BLADE
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesSay hello to Blade. He’s equal parts human and vampire, with all the supernatural attributes of his blood-thirsty brethren but with none of their vulnerabilities. This makes him the ultimate... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Bizet’s CARMEN
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesAcclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to... Read More
A Reading of the Play, Free Man of Color, by Charles Smith
Templeton Blackburn Memorial Alumni Auditorium 33 University Terrace, Athens, OH, United StatesFree Man of Color, by OHIO Distinguished Professor of Playwriting Emeritus Charles Smith, is the story of John Newton Templeton, a formerly enslaved African American who graduated from Ohio University... Read More
Heroes In Color: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesMichelle Yeoh stars as “Evelyn Quan Wang” in this genre-blendingly wild cinematic ride written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. One minute, Evelyn is a normal Chinese-American immigrant... Read More