A Legendary Night at Stuart’s

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Thursday, August 2, 2012

This Saturday, Neil Diamond and Etta James will rub shoulders with Stevie Nicks, Garth Brooks and Ray Charles during A Night With the Legends, a popular annual fundraiser for Stuart’s… Read More

Band with OU Roots Plays Letterman Show

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Since forming at Ohio University in 1996, Red Wanting Blue has released nine albums and toured the U.S., averaging 200 shows a year.

On July 18, those years of hard work paid off when the band appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, playing to an estimated audience of 3.2 million viewers.

Athens County History Comes Alive In Two New Books

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Friday, July 20, 2012

Two new books about Athens County history will hit shelves this week.

Ron Luce, executive director of the Athens County Historical Society and Museum has written a brief history of the area, titled Athens County, Ohio, featuring a diverse collection of images and stories.

Local historian Cyrus Moore is also presenting a new book about the Ohio National Guard, titled The Athens Maneuvers: The Ohio National Guard Maneuvers in Athens County, August 17-23, 1904, and the Remaking of the Guard.

Lancaster Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Starting this week, a wide range of musical talent will be on display at the 25th annual Lancaster Festival, kicking off Wednesday, July 18 and continuing through Saturday, July 28…. Read More

VIDEO: Athens County Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Study

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Thursday, June 28, 2012

Yesterday, WOUB News reported the findings of a new study that says art and cultural events generated more than 700 jobs in Athens County during 2010 and had an economic… Read More

Biking To The Band: “The Last Waltz” Returns To The Big Screen

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Since its theatrical release in 1978, Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz has been a small screen experience. Whether it was on a blurry VHS tape or late-night cable TV (with… Read More

Ohio Valley Summer Theater Presents “The Cherry Orchard”

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Ohio Valley Summer Theater (OVST) kicks off its 2012 season on June 21 with a new translation of Anton Chekhov’s classic The Cherry Orchard, being performed in Ohio University’s Forum… Read More

Renowned Drummer to be Featured at OU Spring Jazz Concert

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Ohio University’s Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium will be filled with the sounds of horns, bass, piano and drums–lots of drums– during the OU Spring Jazz Concert on Friday, May 18… Read More

OU School Of Music Presents “The Threepenny Opera”

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Monday, April 23, 2012

The Ohio University School of Music will perform Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Since… Read More

Record Store Day to Feature In-store Show, Special Releases

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Wednesday, April 18, 2012

It’s hard to say what Barry (Jack Black’s cantankerous character in High Fidelity) would think of The Ridges, but it’s a good bet he’d admire the band’s love of Record… Read More

Lights Out: Underground Music Fest Returns To The Union

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Just as scores of movie buffs are heading uptown Athens this weekend for the film festival, an equally excited group of music fans will converge just around the corner on… Read More

Local Playwright’s Work To Be Performed At ARTS/West

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Wednesday, March 21, 2012

ARTS/West, The Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble and The Corporation for the Performing Arts will present the comedy Whatever Happened to Baby Abby, by local playwright Merri Biechler, on Sunday, March… Read More

“Front & Center” At ARTS/West

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Since its beginnings as a west side music club for children, "Front & Center" has become an important arts education program, not only for ARTS/West, but for the Athens community…. Read More

A “Fireside” Chat with Angela Perley

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Columbus, Ohio’s Angela Perley and The Howlin’ Moons return to Athens on Saturday, Feb. 4, opening for the Missouri-based Ha Ha Tonka at Casa Cantina. Since forming in 2009, Perley… Read More

New Artists Invigorate Nelsonville Gallery

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Thursday, January 26, 2012

It turns out that reports of Majestic Galleries’ demise were greatly exaggerated. The public is invited to attend a show titled “The Majestic Lives,” highlighting the work of new gallery… Read More

Nashville Singer-Songwriter To Perform at OU’s Front Room

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

As a self-proclaimed "child of the midwest," Thursday's Front Room performance will be a somewhat of a homecoming for Nashville singer-songwriter David Story. The Indiana born-and-raised Story has performed his… Read More

Scrimshaw and the Mariner Set Sail for Athens

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Whether it’s favoring house shows over bar gigs or covering Lady Gaga songs acoustically with three-part harmonies, it’s safe to say that Columbus, Ohio’s Scrimshaw and the Mariner does things… Read More

A “Hodge Podge” of Plays at ARTS/West

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Wednesday, January 4, 2012

ARTS/West will host The Hodge Podge Play Reading Series, to be held one Sunday a month between January and March 2012. The series gets its name from the variety of… Read More

Aquabear Legion: Made in Ohio

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Monday, December 12, 2011

Since 2004, Aquabear Legion, an Ohio music collective and website based in Athens, has worked with hundreds of bands, musicians, artists, writers and filmmakers from around the state. Now it’s… Read More

12th Annual Lennon Fest

By: Bryan Gibson
Posted on: Tuesday, December 6, 2011

December tends to be a quiet month in Athens, Ohio. Most of the OU students are gone for the winter break, many local businesses close early and one can usually… Read More