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 – UCM Center’s Free Community Meal
UCM Center, 18 N. College Street, Athens Ohio 45701 UCM Center, 18 N. College Street, Athens, OH, United StatesServing free meals to the community with no questions asked for 30 years! Our meal includes a meat and vegetarian entrée, several side dishes, a mixed greens salad, dessert, and drinks. We are dedicated to serving the freshest and most nutritious meals possible. We rely on donations of fresh and non-perishable foods and local discounts... Read More
February 2024 Athens City Commission on Disabilities meetings
Athens City Building 8 East Washington Street, Athens, OH, United StatesThe Accessibility and Advocacy Committee of the Athens City Commission on Disabilities will meet Friday, February 9 at noon in the Berry Conference Room of the City Building, 8 East Washington Street, first floor. The Outreach and Communications Committee of the Athens City Commission on Disabilities will meet Tuesday, February 13 at 5:30 p.m. in... Read More
Baileys Trail System Volunteer Opportunity
Chauncey-Dover Park Trailhead 8433 West Bailey Road, Millfield, OH, United StatesJoin us for a volunteer event at the Baileys Trail System!! The Baileys Trail System currently features 58 miles of trail in the Wayne National Forest and will be 88 miles upon completion. To learn more about the Baileys Trail System, visit our website: www.baileystrailsystem.org Registered volunteers will meet Trail Crew Leaders at 9 AM at the Chauncey-Dover... Read More
Baileys Trail System Volunteer Opportunity
8389 West Bailey Rd. Millfield OH 45761 8433 West Bailey Road, Millfield, OH, United StatesJoin us for a volunteer event at the Baileys Trail System!! The Baileys Trail System currently features 58 miles of trail in the Wayne National Forest and will be 88 miles upon completion. To learn more about the Baileys Trail System, visit our website: www.baileystrailsystem.org This volunteer event is on Saturday, February 10th, 2024. Registered volunteers will... Read More
Open Play Saturday at Arts West
Arts West 132 West State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesOpen Play Saturday will run every other Saturday starting January 13th-March 9th. Dates are: 1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/9. When? 10am-12pm Where? Arts West (132 West State St.) Recommended Ages: 2-7 years old Fee? $6 drop-in fee per child (no pre-registration required) Each week will feature a large motor play area, blocks/building materials, board games/puzzles,... Read More
BRRRR Oak Winter Hike
Burr Oak State Park 10220 Burr Oak Lodge Rd., Glouster, OH, United StatesThe BRRRRR Oak Winter Hike will be held on Saturday, February 10 at the picnic shelter at Burr Oak Lodge. Lodge discounts are available for overnight stays for the event. There will be a 1 mile naturalist led hike, and a 3 mile,5mile,and 8 mile hike available. There will be leaders on all hikes. Upon... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Bizet’s CARMEN
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesAcclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and... Read More
Author Ron Luce speaks on new book, ‘The Millfield Mine Disaster’ at Little Professor
Little Professor Book Center 65 S Court St, Athens, OH, United StatesMillfield Mine Disaster Revisited In his new book (January 2024), The Millfield Mine Disaster, Ron Luce, former Director of the Athens County Historical Society and Museum, tells the history of the original Poston Mine No. 6 and its subsequent status as Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine No. 6. Ohio’s worst mine disaster occurred at this... Read More
A Reading of the Play, Free Man of Color, by Charles Smith
Templeton Blackburn Memorial Alumni Auditorium 33 University Terrace, Athens, OH, United StatesFree Man of Color, by OHIO Distinguished Professor of Playwriting Emeritus Charles Smith, is the story of John Newton Templeton, a formerly enslaved African American who graduated from Ohio University fifty years before the end of slavery. In the process, Templeton unexpectedly taught the president of the university the true meaning of education. Emancipated after... Read More