Community Events
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ENO – ART HOUSE: Special Screening, One-Night-Only!
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesA career-spanning documentary about musician/multi-media artist Brian Eno! A self-described “non-musician”, Brian Eno helped to pioneer the establishment of many genres like ambient music. In addition to creating some of the most groundbreaking albums of the past 50 years, Eno has also produced critically-acclaimed albums from many of the world’s most influential bands and performers – acts as... Read More
Introduction to Backpacking Workshop
Tecumseh Commons/Tecumseh Theater 116 Main St, Shawnee, OH 43782 116 main Street, Shawnee, OHParticipants will learn the necessary skills to complete a backpacking trip, and will leave empowered to hit the trail again soon. This is a good first backpacking trip for people with hiking experience or a regular fitness routine. It is also a fun time for people with backpack experiences to share the love of the... Read More
Front Porch Thursdays: Community Open Porch Patchwork Activity
Kennedy Museum of Art (Lin Hall) The Ridges Building 1, 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, OH, United StatesParticipants are invited to first visit the exhibition what makes a river? Then, we will gather on the Kennedy’s porch, learning the basic skills of handsewn patchwork. Participants are invited to bring meaningful scraps of fabric with them to add to the collection of indigo-dyed scraps from two preceding Community Open Studio workshops (Sept. 8 and Oct.... Read More
Appalachian Green Teachers Conference
Burr Oak State Park 10220 Burr Oak Lodge Rd., Glouster, OH, United StatesJoin Rural Action's 11th Annual Appalachian Green Teachers Conference October 31- November 1 at Burr Oak Lodge & Conference Center! This two-day hands-on experience is for teachers and non-formal educators interested in environmental education. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion for their continuing education contact hours. Scholarships are available thanks to our sponsors Ohio... Read More
Registration is OPEN for Winter Session at The Dairy Barn Arts Center!
The Dairy Barn has opened registration for Winter Session classes and workshops in Pottery, Glass, Painting, Drawing, and Fiber... just to name a few. Classes/Workshops have different start and end dates, so head over to our registration webpage or dairybarn.org and search under the Education tab for our current course catalog, or call (740) 592-4981,... Read More
Appalachian Green Teachers Conference
Burr Oak State Park 10220 Burr Oak Lodge Rd., Glouster, OH, United StatesJoin Rural Action's 11th Annual Appalachian Green Teachers Conference October 31- November 1 at Burr Oak Lodge & Conference Center! This two-day hands-on experience is for teachers and non-formal educators interested in environmental education. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion for their continuing education contact hours. Scholarships are available thanks to our sponsors Ohio... Read More
Defining American Liberty: New Perspectives on the Fort Gower Resolves
Southeast Ohio History Center 24 W. State Street, Athens, Ohio, United StatesOn November 5, 1774, six months before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord, a group of Virginian officers who had served in Lord Dunmore’s Army gathered at Fort Gower, above the confluence of the Ohio and Hockhocking Rivers, to consider the grievances of British America and draft a... Read More
Whole Farm Financial Planning 4-Part Series
Virtual Zoom CallJoin Spencer Guinn, Senior Business Development Specialist, and Logan Crawford, Business Development Assistant of KCARD for a 4-part workshop series on financial management for farmers! Virtual sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm, November 12th, 19th, 26th and December 3rd. You must attend all sessions. This series will be virtual on Zoom
18th Annual Stinner Summit
The Lodge at Hocking College 15770 OH-691, Nelsonville, OH, United StatesEach year the Stinner Summit gathers farmers, researchers, educators, policy leaders, and organizations together in a different region of Ohio. Using a participatory process, specific project ideas are crafted and funded through the Stinner Endowment. This year the event returns to southeast Ohio with a focus on Supporting Healthy Appalachian Agroecosystems. There is no cost... Read More
Fall Family Day
Rising Appalachia 13262 Liars Corner Road, Millfield, O, United StatesJoin Rising Appalachia for our Fall Family Day. Learn how to start a fire using a variety of tools, from primitive to modern. Challenge yourself and your new skills during friendly competitions, forage native herbs and plants to then make tea on an open flame. Finish the day off melting tallow to make Earth candles... Read More