The Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast
The MLK Prayer Breakfast celebrates high achieving college-bound seniors by rewarding them with a $500 book scholarship. This year, the MLK Prayer Breakfast will honor Governor Mike DeWine.
Public Libraries Board Meeting (Virtual)
Regular meeting of ACPL's Board of Trustees. Open to the public with time set aside at each meeting for public comment. *Due to health and safety guidelines related to COVID-19, this will be a virtual meeting on Google Meet or Zoom. Contact Director Nick Tepe at ntepe@myacpl.org or 740.737.6003 in advance for the online meeting link if... Read More
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program (Weekly Virtual Program)
NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program (YWP) is a national program that "focuses on developing students’ creative voices, writing fluency, resilience, and self-efficacy." Join Athens County Public Libraries' YWP Club to meet virtually with other young writers in the area, take part in weekly writing challenges, and set your own writing goals! You'll have access to an online writing space through... Read More
Bridging the Cultural Responsiveness Divide: Medical Practice with LGBTQ+ Communities and Intersectionality
Virtual Zoom CallDarren Whitfield, PhD, who has more than 10 years experience working in the HIV/AIDS field, will use an intersectional framework to discuss the factors affecting health outcomes for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. Dr. Whitfield is an assistant professor of social work and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Register... Read More
Virtual Sustainability Film Screenings Spring 2021
Ohio University Sustainability Film Series Spring 2021 (Virtual film screenings with virtual panel discussions) Register at http://athenacinema.com/sustainabilityseries/ Receive two links, one for the film and one for the panel discussion. Films run Monday at 7 pm to Wednesday 7pm (48 hours) Panel Wednesday at 7 pm--- easy with Zoom! Dates of continuing films this semester:... Read More
Program To-Go with Rural Action: Turkey Vultures
Athens County Public LibrariesIf you could ask a Turkey Vulture one question, what would it be? Join us as we learn more about these fascinating and important members of the animal kingdom. Call ahead for a program to-go bag at any library on Thursday, 2/4, then tune in to the virtual field trip the next day. Register at... Read More
Live Healthy At Home
online Online, Online, United StatesLive Healthy At Home is a free 6-week cooking class that includes 3 meal kits and 3 live online discussions. The meal kits included are a Sweet Potato and Black Bean Taco, a 3 Sisters Chili Bowl, and a Lemon Lentil Turnip Soup. To register please fill out this application form: https://forms.gle/ncEZD6J3EFsAn6Vu7 If you have... Read More
Forward Together! A 2021 Invitation for Involvement with the Ohio Poor People’s Campaign
Zoom event OhioThe Ohio Poor People’s Campaign announces Forward Together! Our 2021 event to grow our movement committed to strategically ending the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. Please join us to learn how to get involved.
The Birth Circle January Online Monthly Meeting
Zoom event OhioPain in Labor: Unfortunate Side Effect or Incredible Benefit? Wednesday, Jan. 27th at 6 pm ****This is a Zoom meeting**** Here's the link! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82373630429 Labor pain, when present during the labor of a living baby, is one of the few incidences of physical pain which does not signal that something is wrong, but rather that... Read More
Women of Appalachia Project Fine Art Exhibition
Dairy Barn Arts Center 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, OH, United StatesThe Dairy Barn Arts Center is proud to announce the opening of the Women of Appalachia Project™ Fine Art Exhibition, an all-media, juried exhibit! This exhibition features artwork of all media by 41 artists from 8 states. Jury: Ro Brooks, April D. Felipe, and Marie T. Cochran The exhibition will be open to the public... Read More