Southeast Ohio Suicide Prevention Conference

Walter Hall Rotunda Athens, OH, United States

The Southeast Ohio Suicide Prevention Conference will provide a platform for regional coalitions, professionals, organizations, and others dedicated to community solutions and a platform to address the public health problem of suicide. The primary audience for the conference will be community members, students, educators, behavioral health and healthcare professionals. State and community leaders are welcomed... Read More

$65

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Live Healthy, Play Pickleball! With Live Healthy Appalachia

Live Healthy Appalachia is excited to launch their first Pickleball 101 series, taught by local tennis and pickleball coach, Greg LaVelle. In four hands-on sessions, you'll learn how to play the fastest growing sport in the United States. Learn the fundamentals of the game in a comfortable and inviting space for people of all ages... Read More

$40

The 19th Annual Ohio Latin Americanist Conference

Gordy Hall 51 Park Pl., Athens,, Athens, OH, United States

Ohio University is sponsoring the 19th Ohio Latin Americanist Conference (OLAC 2023) to be held Feb. 24 and 25 at the Ohio University Athens campus from 8:30am-5:30pm in Gordy Hall. With over 70 presenters talking about all themes Latin American, we invite you to attend some of the panels. Friday evening at 6:00 a film... Read More

Free

Mike Bowen Opening Reception

OHIO Southern, 1804 Liberty Avenue, Ironton, Ohio 1804 Liberty Avenue, Ironton, OH, United States

Mike Bowen is a sculptor working primarily in ceramic, wood and metals. His work is varied and constantly evolving. The opening reception will be August 31 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in OHIO Southern's Art Gallery. It will feature light refreshments and music by local musicians Emily Jamison and MacLean James. The gallery is located... Read More

Free

NAMI Athens Speaker Series: The Importance of Mental Health Care

Athens County Public Library 30 Home St., Athens, OH, United States

Join Jordan Pepper, director of the Athens chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), as she shares NAMI's mission and speaks on the importance of mental health care in a rural setting. Jordan will also speak about her own personal experiences (highlighted in a recent article by Propublica).

Allez, Allez…! Spanish Civil War Exile Music and Discussion

Cuco and Luisa Pérez perform music and lyrics left by Spanish exiles in French concentration camps after the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). The accordion and voice performance is accompanied by an historic commentary and visual screening. Bilingual (Spanish and English) Q&A after the performance on Thursday, Feb. 29 from 7:30-9:30 pm in the Glidden Recital... Read More

free

The Education of Women in Spain (1915-1936)

Department of Modern Languages, Gordy Hall 113, Ohio University 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States

Take a deep dive into the Residencia de Señoritas in Madrid, the very first official center to promote a university education for women in Spain. Margarita Sanz Lobo explores all facets of higher education for women in early XX century Spain. The talk is in English with a bilingual (Spanish and English) Q&A afterward. Friday,... Read More

free

Thought Leaders: A Women’s History Tour

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine: Heritage Hall

Take a walk with Dr. Katherine Jellison around Uptown Athens to learn about some of the women who were foundational in the development of unique and colorful Athens, Ohio. Jellison will share stories of struggle and triumph as she takes us back in time, guiding us on the paths of historical women who successfully pursued... Read More

$10 – $60

A World without Species

Ohio University, Irvine Hall 199 Athens, OH, United States

The Ohio Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies (OCEES) is excited to announce Luke Harmon as the 2024 Darwin Lecturer. The Darwin Lecture series is an annual OCEES event that brings to Ohio University eminent evolutionary biology scholars to share their research and insights with a broad audience. Dr. Harmon’s research contributions to evolutionary biology... Read More

Free