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![The cover of the book "This Place of Silence: Ohio's Cemeteries and Burial Grounds." The cover image is of a pond in a cemetery in the spring.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/9780804012522-e1720796019171-900x422.jpg)
‘This Place of Silence’ gives readers in-depth look at Ohio’s cemeteries
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries and Burial Grounds was published earlier this month by Ohio University Press. The book includes entries about cemeteries from each… Read More
![Town Hall at Stuart's Opera House on June 27, 2024. (l-r) State Representative Jay Edwards, NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, Ohio Arts Council Executive Dir. Donna S. Collins, Executive Dir. of Stuart's Opera House Melissa Wales, and Brandon Thompson.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TownHall1-e1719593567144-900x422.jpg)
NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson visits Southeast Ohio to support local arts initiatives
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Last night, local, state, and national representatives gathered at Stuart’s Opera House for a public discussion on the impact and importance of the arts in Southeast… Read More
![An image with the basic information about the Near Eastside Neighborhood Association Porchfest.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Porchfest-2024-Poster-FB-e1719510358103-900x422.jpg)
Near Eastside Neighborhood Association’s Porchfest brings free live music to residential homes Sunday
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Every year over 200 communities around the country celebrate the unique character of their neighborhoods with informal community music festivals known as “porchfests.” Athens gets its… Read More
![A flyer with all the information about the 2024 Boogie on the Bricks event.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Boogie-On-The-Bricks-copy-e1718292799922-900x422.jpg)
Boogie on the Bricks happens Saturday in Athens
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – On Saturday Court Street will be closed to traffic for the annual Boogie on the Bricks festival in Athens. Starting at noon, “Boogie 2024” features live… Read More
![Radio Free Athens](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RadioFreeAthenslogo-900x422.jpg)
Radio Free Athens’ DJ Rat hosts his 500th show on WOUB AM Saturday
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Years are marked by Earth’s orbit around the Sun, and months by the Moon’s orbit around Earth. For longtime WOUB volunteer and radio programmer Doug Brooks,… Read More
![The flyer for the 30th Annual Athens County Humane Society Garden Tour.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/garden-flyer-lettersize-1-copy-e1717598679579-900x422.jpg)
Athens County Humane Society presents their 30th annual Garden Tour Sunday
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Every day the Athens County Humane Society (ACHS) fields 30 to 40 calls and messages from the community, ranging from routine inquiries about their low cost… Read More
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Join more 500,000 fans who came out for this once-in-a-lifetime concert “Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park” – June 6 at 8 pm
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Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park Thursday, June 6 at 8:00 pm In 1980, Central Park, New York City’s “green lung,” lay in disrepair. Although the park had… Read More
![The logo for Athens ReThink Plastics, which is the text of the group's name over a cartoon owl.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/318725598_490323669832409_3861851348067273947_n-e1716904002799-900x422.jpg)
Athens ReThink Plastics is holding a contest to find a video for their ‘Say No to a Plastic Bag’ jingle
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens ReThink Plastics wants a video to accompany their jingle, Say No to a Plastic Bag, and they’re turning to the community to find it. The… Read More
![Musicians learn about old time music, dancing and calling, traditional crafts and more during the Happy Hollow Hootenanny, a 4 day camp-out at Snow Fork Event Center in Nelsonville from June 8-11, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20230610_ENT_HappyHollowHoot_083-e1716484519240-900x422.jpg)
Stuart’s Opera House presents the second Happy Hollow Hootenanny next week
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Next week the Happy Hollow Hootenanny returns, boasting an even wider variety and greater number of classes, workshops, and musical performances than the inaugural 2023 “Hoot.”… Read More
![The cover of "Live On Mountain Stage: Outlaws and Outliers." The cover has the text of the album's title within an ornate frame.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/live-on-e1713209341351-900x422.jpg)
New ‘Mountain Stage’ compilation features 21 hand-picked tracks from the show’s archives
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Over the course of the past 40-plus years Mountain Stage has brought public radio listeners a wide range of exclusive live performances from veteran musicians, cult favorites,… Read More
![An image of the poster for the film "Down by the Riverside." The poster shows the profile of a person looking out over a river.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-11-at-11.10.17-AM-e1712848300505-900x422.jpg)
AIFVF hosts Ohio premiere of ‘Down by the Riverside’ tomorrow
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Tomorrow night a documentary about the environmental legacy of folk singer Pete Seeger has its Ohio premiere as a part of the Athens International Film and… Read More
![A woman with long hair and glasses plays her guitar by a beagle.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Photo-7-Judee-with-guitar-and-dog-February-1971-Credit_-Greenwich-Entertainment-e1712781429672-900x422.jpeg)
‘Lost Angel’ gives insight into the life and music of Judee Sill with words from Adrienne Lenker, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – When NME interviewed Judee Sill for their April 1972 issue, the rising West Coast singer-songwriter said her primary musical influences were: “[…] Pythagoras, Bach and Ray… Read More
![A promotional image of blues musician Tom Holland. It is in black and white and he is playing a guitar.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/306126737_425952849525619_7004604316850190442_n-e1710347511832-900x422.jpg)
Tom Holland talks about discovering the blues in the pre-Internet age
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Tom Holland and the Shuffle Kings play the 31st River City Blues Festival this weekend at the Lafayette Hotel (101 Front Street). Tom Holland spoke to… Read More
![A promotional image of Eden Brent. She is sitting at a train station by herself in a red dress.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Eden-Brent-e1710264880719-900x422.jpg)
Eden Brent talks ‘Getaway Blues,’ seeing American musical greats perform, and playing Marietta this weekend
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Known for her soulful vocals and skillful piano playing, Eden Brent has a new record, entitled Getaway Blues, on deck, set for release this summer. She’ll… Read More
![A promotional image of the band Halo Rider. Members Anne Harris and Markus James are pictured against a white background.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/329783744_519894840030739_7197209289151109051_n-e1710163176243-900x422.jpg)
Anne Harris of Halo Rider speaks to WOUB Culture ahead of 31st River City Blues Festival
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Halo Rider is one of the acts slated to perform at the 31st annual River City Blues Festival this weekend in Marietta at the Lafayette Hotel… Read More
![An image of Todd Burge performing his set for WOUB's Soundwaves at Uncle Buck's Riding Stable and Dance Barn.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Todd-picture-900x422.jpg)
WOUB Soundwaves: Todd Burge at Uncle Buck’s
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NEW MARSHFIELD, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB filmed Todd Burge playing three songs from his Seed album at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn (73930 Buck Lane) in October. Follow Todd Burge… Read More
![A poster with the line up for the 31st River City Blues Festival on it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/391667084_744289531074988_1800077591684586984_n-e1708099390284-900x422.jpg)
31st River City Blues Festival set for March 15-16, 2024
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – The 31st River City Blues Festival happens Friday, March 15 – Saturday, March 16 at the Lafayette Hotel (101 Front Street), bringing a variety of nationally… Read More
![A photo of the College Green in the 1800s. [Image courtesy of Ohio University Library's Digital Collection]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/college_green_1800s_full-copy-e1706888852959-900x422.jpg)
Charles Smith’s ‘Free Man of Color’ brings the story of Ohio University’s first Black graduate to campus
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – John Newton Templeton became Ohio University’s first Black graduate in 1828, decades before the end of slavery. Free Man of Color is a play about Templeton,… Read More
![An image of Shaun Booker of the Shaun Booker Dammit Band performing at Uncle Buck's Riding Stable and Dance Barn.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-30-at-8.17.22-AM-e1706620925921-900x422.png)
WOUB Soundwaves: Shaun Booker Dammit Band at Uncle Buck’s
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NEW MARSHFIELD, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB filmed the Shaun Booker Dammit Band performing three originals at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn in October. Follow the Shaun Booker Dammit Band via their website and Facebook. … Read More
![A poster with information about all the Athena Cinema's Heroes in Color series.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2color-e1706275635339-900x422.jpg)
Dr. Gordon Briggs and Brandon Thompson join forces to organize ‘Heroes in Color’ at the Athena Cinema
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – As a Black kid growing up in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Dr. Gordon Briggs didn’t see many people who looked like him in films… Read More
![An image of two young girls walking together with mountains in the background.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/zrwked11yKingCoal-Still2-GabrielleWilsonLanieMarsh-e1706194133253-900x422.jpg)
A year after it’s debut at Sundance, ‘King Coal’ brings a ‘truth that is lesser seen but more felt’ about coal culture to the Athena Cinema Feb. 8
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Award-winning filmmaker and native West Virginian Elaine McMillion Sheldon embarks on a tender, cinematic journey straight into the beating heart of Appalachian coal culture in her… Read More
![An image of Caitlin Kraus performing at Uncle Buck's Riding Stable and Dance Barn.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-23-at-9.32.52-AM-e1706020391753-900x422.png)
WOUB Soundwaves: Caitlin Kraus at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn
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NEW MARSHFIELD, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB captured an intimate performance from Athens-based singer-songwriter Caitlin Kraus at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn just days after the release of her… Read More
![A flyer advertising Trombone Day 2024 on Ohio University's campus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/b4eb0dc7d76ef334db0521072e1e839ffb8a85cf3299617797f6f844dd4f39fa-rimg-w960-h540-gmir-900x422.jpg)
Now at capacity, 11th OU Trombone Day provides opportunities for trombonists of all skill levels
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ohio University Trombone Day 2024 happens on Friday, featuring a whole schedule of trombone-related activities. The event is now at capacity for participants, but the public… Read More
![A promotional image of Jorma Kaukonen. he is standing up and wearing a sweater and a blazer.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jorma_promo_bust_14-e1702401294588-900x422.jpg)
Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut to join Doug Brooks hosting WOUB’s ‘Audiosyncracies’ Sunday
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – This Sunday counterculture icon Jorma Kaukonen and guitar hero John Hurlbut will guest DJ as a part of WOUB-FM’s Audiosyncracies program, airing live on 91.3 FM… Read More
![A flyer advertising the Sensory Friendly Holiday Concert at Stuart's December 16.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/holiday-concert-e1702325894314-900x422.jpg)
Players from the Columbus Symphony will perform in ABC Player’s Sensory Friendly Holiday Concert
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NELSONVILE, Ohio (WOUB) – Few experiences capture the essence of yuletide cheer like a holiday concert. Picture it: the refined renditions of songs like White Christmas‘ and Sleigh Bells, the… Read More
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