Qigong Workshop with Laura Parotti
Athens Public Library 30 Home Street, Athens, OH, United StatesThis outdoor workshop will include a short introduction to qigong, a warmup, movement flows, and standing postures for each of the 5 elements (corresponding to the major body organs), ending with a closing meditation and time for Q&A. Workshop leader Laura Parotti is a certified Qigong and Reiki instructor and a retired Associate Professor of Voice... Read More
Red Cross Blood Drive
Athens County Red Cross Chapter House 100 South May Avenue, Athens, OHRed Cross Blood Drive Thursday, August 18, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Athens Red Cross Chapter House.
Local History Meet-and-Greet and Coal Miners Lunch
Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, OhioJoin us for a special snack during Parade of the Hills Week called a "Coal Miners Lunch" (featuring items that a local miner might have carried in their lunch bucket in the early 1900s) while learning about the Local History Room in the main branch of the library system.
Layered and Stitched: 50 Years of Innovative Art
The Dairy Barn Arts Center 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, OH, United StatesLayered and Stitched: 50 Years of Innovative Art is a retrospective showcase of 50 fine art quilts by renowned master artists. Seminal works show the evolution of the fine art quilt from the earliest pioneers creating during the 1960's through to today’s artists experimenting with new forms, new materials, and new digital technologies. Layered and... Read More
OhioHealth UpBEAT Food for Thought: The Baileys Trail System
Join us virtually, by telephone or computer device, or in-person (RSVP required to attend in-person) as guest speaker, Jessie Powers, Executive Director of the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia (ORCA) shares more about the Baileys Trail System Project. With 31 miles of trails currently open and three communities in Athens County connected to the trail... Read More
Open Play at The Nest
The Nest 217 Columbus Rd. Suite 103 217 Columbus Rd. Suite 103, Athens, OH, United StatesIt's playtime at The Nest! Break the routine, get out of the house and come let your little ones play in a fresh space while you get to talk with other grown-ups for awhile! Come and go as you please anytime during our open play hours. Toys and activities are geared towards babies and toddlers... Read More
Thursday Supper
18 North College Street, Athens OH 45701 18 North College Street, Athens, OH, United StatesUCM Center continues to provide meals to the community nearly every Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Our free community meals have been served with no questions asked and without requirements of participants since 1993. We remain dedicated to serving the freshest and most nutritious meals possible. At this time meals are served... Read More
Pregnancy and Parent Yoga
The Nest 217 Columbus Rd. Suite 103 217 Columbus Rd. Suite 103, Athens, OH, United StatesPregnant, postpartum, or simply pushing through parent life--you deserve some yoga to recharge your body, mind, and soul! Yoga instructor and Birth Circle board member Tara Maurice will be leading this gentle flow yoga each Thursday night 5:30-6:30 to give you just that. If you're pregnant or newly postpartum she can give you specially tailored... Read More
Dragon boating on the Muskingum River
Maritta High School Boathouse, 814 Gilman Ave, Marietta, OH 814 Gilman Ave, Marietta, OH, United StatesThe goals of dragon boating are simple: fun, fitness and friendship. Women interested in participating can check out the website “MOVnDragons.org” for more information. Individuals can also call, text or email president Judy Sites at (740) 504-8365, judyasites@yahoo.com.
Invisible Ground: Revisualizing a Lost Southeast Ohio
Athens Public Library 30 Home Street, Athens, OH, United StatesTake a tour of a deep-diving multimedia project that utilizes audio, augmented reality, visual elements, and place-based storytelling to engage people in the history of their Southeast Ohio communities and beyond. Our guest is creator and producer Brian Koscho, a resident of Athens, Ohio, who makes podcasts of his discoveries and has been obsessed with Ohio... Read More