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Traditional Memorial Day service
Traditional Memorial Day service
Everyone is invited to the traditional Memorial Day service on Sunday <May 26> beginning at 4:30 p.m., held by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, John S. Townsend Camp 108 and its Ladies Auxiliary, at Frost Centennial Church. Speaking will be Professor Brian Schoen of Ohio University’s history department. From Frost, take... Read More
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The Birth Circle May Meeting
The Birth Circle May Meeting
Monthly Meeting Wednesday, May 29th, 7 pm Birth Stories Join us for the meeting that started the Birth Circle back in May of 2002. We will dedicate our whole meeting to sharing birth stories. Whether you gave birth 30 years ago or two weeks ago, or you just want to come and listen, all people... Read More
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Poets & Writers Read Around & Potluck at Arts West
Poets & Writers Read Around & Potluck at Arts West
Poets & Writers Read Around & Potluck at Arts West Thursday, May 30, 5:30-8pm YOU ARE INVITED! Poets, storytellers, musicians – all are welcome to an evening of food, fellowship and spoken word. Bring a story, song or poem, a covered dish and friends! Plates, cups, napkins, etc. provided. Spirits are permitted. Hosted by Athens... Read More
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CreativeMornings/Athens: Preserve at Arts West
CreativeMornings/Athens: Preserve at Arts West
Welcome to the May CreativeMornings event in Athens! Reserve your free ticket today at creativemornings.com/talks/tessa-evanosky When: Friday, May 31st, 9:00 am Where: ARTS/West, 132 W. State St, Athens, OH 45701 Speaker: Tessa Evanosky Meet the speaker! This month's theme, Preserve, will be handled by certified food nerd, Tessa Evanosky. The lecture will outline the basic process... Read More
First Friday’s at Athens Artisan Co-Op
First Friday’s at Athens Artisan Co-Op
The first weekend of each month we are hosting First Friday’s at Athens Artisan Co-Op, at 227 Columbus Rd in Athens. We will be featuring local artisans and new works- and family friendly fun! To kick off June, we are showcasing Chad Fuget’s glassmaking, Darci Shields’ Custom Jewelry, Abstract and Fine Art from January Heuss-... Read More
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ArtMart at Athens Artisan Co-Op
ArtMart at Athens Artisan Co-Op
The first Sunday of each month we are hosting ArtMart at Athens Artisan Co-Op, at 227 Columbus Rd in Athens, from 11am to 6pm. We will be featuring local artisans (members of the Co-Op & Guest Artisans) and new works- and family friendly fun! This event is an opportunity for local artisans to set up... Read More
Community Food Initiatives Summer Celebration
Community Food Initiatives Summer Celebration
Join us on Sunday, June 2, at 12pm for a family-friendly afternoon celebrating the new growing season! There will be feet-stompin' music from Stump Juice Trading Company, an awesome locavore raffle, and fun activities for kids. AND of course the delicious offerings of Little Fish Brewing Company! Come celebrate with us and bring your... Read More
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Job Fair and Interview Training Event
Job Fair and Interview Training Event
Join us and several other businesses at the Jackson City Library for a free training to sharpen your interview skills and update your resume. There will be local businesses hiring as well.
Athens Pride Fest Cheers and Queers
Athens Pride Fest Cheers and Queers
Athens Pride Fest kicks off at Athens Uncorked on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 for an LGBTQ+ Happy Hour! Cheers & Queers is an inclusive happy hour meant to bring the community together and celebrate our identities. Drinks specials will be announced closer to the date! Cheers, queers! Organized by the Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance with... Read More
UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #1: “Favorites”
UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #1: “Favorites”
The UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert Series will present five free concerts this summer, beginning Wednesday, June 5, and continuing each consecutive week until Wednesday, July 3. Each of these outdoor concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. on the College Green adjacent to Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The UNDER the ELMS Concert Band, or “Communiversity Band,”... Read More
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Postpartum Support Group
Postpartum Support Group
Postpartum Support Group Friday, June 7th from 2:30- 4:00 pm Athens Public Library, 30 Home St. Athens There will be a Postpartum Support Group for Moms that are battling the blues, blah's, and the super hard stuff. Those who wish to will have the opportunity to share their postpartum story and create a circle of... Read More
Athens Pride Fest Drag Show featuring Stacy Layne Matthews
Athens Pride Fest Drag Show featuring Stacy Layne Matthews
SEORA is proud to bring RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Stacy Layne Matthews to Athens Pride Fest 2019, henny! This talented queen will blow your mind! She will be joined by many local queens ready to rock your world! Doors open at 9 PM, come early and order food and a drink and prepare for an... Read More
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Muskingum River Dragon Boat Excursion
Muskingum River Dragon Boat Excursion
What has a fearsome face, scales down its 40-foot sides and skims the Muskingum River? A Dragon Boat! You may have seen our Dragon Boat on the Muskingum and wondered how much fun it might be to try it. Well, now‘s your chance! The MOV’n Dragons are inviting the public to experience the Muskingum River... Read More
Friends of the Athens Public Library Used Book (and more!) Sale
Friends of the Athens Public Library Used Book (and more!) Sale
Browse a large selection of fiction and nonfiction titles. Summer reading galore. Large collections of science fiction and fantasy, children's picture books, and juvenile and young adult fiction. Also CDs, DVDs and puzzles! Most books are 3 for $1.00 with newer and specialty items starting at $1.00. All proceeds support Athens County Public Library activities. Bring your own... Read More
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Athens Pride Fest Rainbow Alliance Swim and Picnic
Athens Pride Fest Rainbow Alliance Swim and Picnic
SEORA is so happy to bring the community a free pool day! SEORA with the help of Athens Pride Fest sponsors have rented out the city pool for the afternoon of June 9th. We will have donated food that will be free. We also invite the food trucks to come to the parking lot! All... Read More
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Mama Walks
Mama Walks
Mama Walks Wednesday, June 12th Meet outside the Athens library for a walk on the bike path 6pm-7 pm Join Birth Circle board member Leanne and her baby for a casual stroller walk on the bike path. A great chance to meet new moms, socialize, and get a little fresh air!
UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #2: “Raise the Curtain: Music of Stage and Screen”
UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #2: “Raise the Curtain: Music of Stage and Screen”
The UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert Series will present five free concerts this summer, beginning Wednesday, June 5, and continuing each consecutive week until Wednesday, July 3. Each of these outdoor concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. on the College Green adjacent to Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The UNDER the ELMS Concert Band, or “Communiversity Band,”... Read More
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Spoken & Heard at The Dairy Barn Arts Center
Spoken & Heard at The Dairy Barn Arts Center
Spoken & Heard: Hanif Habdurraqib, John Burroughs and Kristine Williams at The Dairy Barn Arts Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Event begins at 6 p.m. Cash Bar. C-town poet, essayist, and cultural critic, Hanif Habdurraqib and Cleveland’s premier beat poet, John Burroughs Opening poet Athens own, Kristine Williams
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ABC Players present “Burlesque Humor Revisted”
Burlesque Humor Revisited is a fast-paced, naughty romp through the jokes, puns, slow burns and double takes 20th century American comedians cut their teeth on. Directed by Alexa Ross. A Rundown on Old-Time Burlesque Comedy by Dick Poston “Burlesque Humor Revisited” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Sponsored by Tansky Ford Toyota in... Read More
UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #3: “Collaboration Concert with Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds”
UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #3: “Collaboration Concert with Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds”
The UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert Series will present five free concerts this summer, beginning Wednesday, June 5, and continuing each consecutive week until Wednesday, July 3. Each of these outdoor concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. on the College Green adjacent to Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The UNDER the ELMS Concert Band, or “Communiversity Band,”... Read More
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BeePorhecary
BeePorhecary
Jeannie is an articulate speaker about products from honeybees Ed Newman 740-541-8232
Pop-up Fun Day
Pop-up Fun Day
Pop-up Fun Day!!! Thursday, June 20th, 10-11:30 am West State Street Park (by the ball fields). A day for having a great time in our Athens Community; bring any kind of fun games, such as Corn-hole, Frisbees, cards, beach balls, etc. Water only provided. For more information call Tina Wilson at Integrate Athens, 740-541-9600.
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Money and Merlot
Money and Merlot
Join me for red, white or sweet wine (or tea) as we discuss BIG money questions like "How much is enough?" We will each draw a question from a hat and go from there. This event is designed to be a fun, interactive and a break from the normal "scary" money conversations. There is no... Read More
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UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #4: “Children’s Concert”
UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert #4: “Children’s Concert”
The UNDER the ELMS Summer Concert Series will present five free concerts this summer, beginning Wednesday, June 5, and continuing each consecutive week until Wednesday, July 3. Each of these outdoor concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. on the College Green adjacent to Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The UNDER the ELMS Concert Band, or “Communiversity Band,”... Read More
June 2019 Meeting
June 2019 Meeting
Monthly Meeting Wednesday, June 26th, 7pm Eileen Sirois, CNM, CFCP, CFCMC Freedom Fertility Care Services "Freedom FertilityCare is a service program for monitoring, maintaining and evaluating a women’s procreative and gynecological health. The program works cooperatively and naturally with the woman’s body. It is an affiliate of FertilityCare Centers of America. The system is taught... Read More
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Nelsonville Library Grand Reopening & Community Dinner with The Hive
Nelsonville Library Grand Reopening & Community Dinner with The Hive
Help us celebrate all that's new at the Nelsonville Library, both inside and outside! Enjoy live music by Tom Roddey (oldies rock, classic rock, classic country, rockabilly, and more); see our new mural and inside renovations up close; and kids can help decorate the children's area. 6-7pm: A picnic-style community dinner hosted by The Hive.... Read More
Athens County Community Singers Patriotic Concert at Arts West
Athens County Community Singers Patriotic Concert at Arts West
Athens County Community Singers: A Choir for All Voices presents The Annual ACCS Patriotic Concert Thursday, June 27th, 7pm$10 Suggested Donation The Athens County Community Singers is a choir for “all voices”, those with and without disabilities, founded and directed by Stephanie H. Morris, MM, MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified) and Neurologic Music Therapy Fellow
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CreativeMornings/ATHENS: Wonder – at Arts West
CreativeMornings/ATHENS: Wonder – at Arts West
Welcome to the June CreativeMornings event in Athens! When: Friday, June 28th, 9:00 am Where: ARTS/West, 132 W. State St, Athens, OH 45701 Speaker: Tim Smith - Local Juggling Group Leader Free. And there will be free breakfast and Donkey Coffee at the event. CreativeMornings is a global breakfast lecture series for the creative community.
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The Birth Circle 15th Yard Sale Drop-off
The Birth Circle 15th Yard Sale Drop-off
The Birth Circle 15th Yard Sale Drop-off We need your help! If you have maternity, baby and child-related items to donate which are gently used and in good working order, please plan to drop them off at 100A Columbus Rd. #845 Athens during one of the following times: Saturday, June 1st, 10 am-noon Saturday, June... Read More
Athens Pride Fest Drag Queen Story Time
Athens Pride Fest Drag Queen Story Time
We have had many parents and kids request this event again and we are so proud to bring it to y'all! A selection of drag performers will read LGBTQ inclusive children's books for kids of all ages! We are also going to have a selfie corner with props of the kids to take pictures with... Read More