Shadow Puppets: Crocodile King and the Warrior of Simalungun

Alden Library, 1st Floor 30 Park Place, Alden Library, Ohio Univ., Suite 101, Athens, OH, United States

The shadow puppet theater is a common and unique art form of storytelling throughout Southeast Asia. This year, a folktale from the Indo-Malay world, entitled the Crocodile King, and the... Read More

Free

Athens International Film + Video Festival

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

APRIL 8-14, 2024 Founded in 1974, the AIFVF has been presenting the best in international film for 51 years. Known globally as a festival that supports cinema from underground and... Read More

BAD PRESS

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

About the film Bad Press follows the journey of tenacious Muscogee reporter Angel Ellis as she fights to bring free press back after it was swiftly repealed on the eve... Read More

Free, but ticketed.

From the Hills and Hollers: CALLS FROM HOME: PRISON RADIO IN APPALACHIA with Sylvia Ryerson

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

About the film Sylvia, a young radio DJ, hosts “Calls from Home”, a weekly radio call-in show in rural Kentucky that sends messages and shouts-out to people incarcerated in prisons throughout Central Appalachia, allowing the inmates and their families to bridge the iron bars of the corrections system and share a much-needed connection. Director Sylvia Ryerson... Read More

Free

The Met: Live in HD: Puccini’s LA RONDINE

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

Puccini’s bittersweet love story arrives in cinemas, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife... Read More

$8 – $20

Sustainability Series: KISS THE GROUND

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

Hollywood superstar/activist Woody Harrelson narrates and stars in this timely documentary that promises to offer a real and viable solution to climate change: regenerating the Earth’s soil. By shifting our... Read More

Free, but ticketed.

The Met: Live in HD: Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY

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

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer... Read More

$8 – $20

ABC Players present “The Wizard of Oz”

Stuart's Opera House 52 Public Square, Nelsonville, OH, United States

L. Frank Baum's beloved story of a Kansas farm girl who travels over the rainbow to the wonderful land of Oz and discovers the magical power of home.  Performances May... Read More

$8 – $13