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Bruce Gerken credits students and parents for 45 years of the Lancaster High School Percussion Ensemble
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LANCASTER (WOUB) – In 1978 Bruce Gerken graduated from Ohio University with a Master’s in Applied Percussion and promptly landed a music teacher position with Lancaster City Schools. During the… Read More

The Voodoo Birds come full circle with May 20 reunion at The Union
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In 1990, The Voodoo Birds were accustomed to playing open mic nights and performing for disinterested audiences. Fast forward three years and the ambitious group of… Read More

Duane McDiarmid on Nam June Paik and the inherently prescient nature of art
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Nam June Paik is often cited as being the first “video artist.” From the early ‘60s onward, Paik was a part of the Fluxus art movement,… Read More

Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society presents 30th River City Blues Festival this weekend
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Doug MacLeod didn’t talk for a very long time. The abuse he’d endured as a child and a debilitating stutter he was born with made him… Read More

Troy Campbell reflects on the enduring impact of Joe Ely
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Rock ‘n’ roll has always been about absorbing music grown from vastly different facets of the human experience and mixing them together until they don’t seem… Read More

Tantrum’s ‘Carrie: the Musical’ asks ‘what does it cost to be kind?’
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Tantrum Theater opens their production of “Carrie: the Musical” March 9. It’s based on Stephen King’s novel about an awkward teenage girl who discovers she has… Read More

Arts West’s production of ‘Once: the Musical’ seeks to bring a fuller experience to both deaf and hearing audiences
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Arts West (132 W. State St.) presents Once: the Musical, opening March 17, in recognition of National Disabilities Awareness Month. WOUB Culture spoke to producer and Arts… Read More

The Laughing Chimes, Lavandula, and more perform tributes this weekend to raise money for the Athens County Humane Society
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – After members of local psychedelic rock group Lavandula saw their friends play a Smashing Pumpkins tribute at last year’s Big Cover Up at The Union, they… Read More

Fran Lebowitz talks with WOUB about smartphones, choosing friends, and mortality
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WOUB Digital · Fran Lebowitz reflects on life, death, and a few things in between MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Writer and public intellectual Fran Lebowitz is known for her biting… Read More

WOUB to air documentary about Don Lewis, an unsung modern music visionary from Ohio – Feb. 4 at 9 pm
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – It’s difficult – if not impossible – to tune into any contemporary radio station for more than a few minutes without hearing a synthesizer of some… Read More

Willie Nelson, A Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush are included in the 2023 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) — Last year Dolly Parton made headlines with her reluctance to accept a nomination for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The beloved country music… Read More

Ohio University’s Dr. Jason Rawls spoke to WOUB about the power of hip hop in time for ‘Fight the Power’ debut
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Hip hop is not just a genre of music. It’s a cultural force that has provided a venue for those who so often are robbed of… Read More

PBS New Year’s Eve special highlights Ohio University Singers and Peoples Bank Theatre
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – For many, hearing the phrase “orchestra concert” conjures up a whole laundry list of exclusionary anxieties. Anxieties Maestro Luke Frazier hopes to shake off. For the… Read More

‘Grandma’ Joy and her grandson draw near to accomplishing goal to visit every National Park
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DUNCAN FALLS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Alum Cave Trail isn’t an easy hike. It’s among the steepest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ascending routes are crisscrossed by the… Read More

Local eighth graders explore Athens’ Black history with podcasting pros in tandem with Tantrum Theater’s opening of ‘Hotel Berry’
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Eighth graders at Athens Middle School have created a series of podcasts about Black history to be released in conjunction with Tantrum Theater’s debut of the… Read More

Decorative Arts Center of Ohio celebrates the holiday season with the Brady Bunch and classic storybooks
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) – This year the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (145 E. Main St.) is celebrating the holidays with one of America’s most beloved television families. “A Storybook… Read More

‘Hotel Berry’ brings largely untold story of Athens’ Black history to Forum Theater stage starting Nov. 17
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A largely untold story of Athens’ rich Black history premieres on Ohio University’s Forum Theater stage next week. “Hotel Berry” is a slice of painstakingly researched… Read More

Decorative Arts Center of Ohio showcases the hidden picture puzzles Highlights has been running for 76 years
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) — People just light up at the mention of “Highlights for Children.” Bring up the long-running magazine, and you’re sure to get a smile – and maybe… Read More

WOUB has been airing poetry content for a long time, and a few regular contributors told us what they enjoy about it
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WOUB Digital · WOUB poetry contributors reflect on longtime programming ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — WOUB has been bringing together artists of all types to reflect on poetry, on air, for… Read More

Shadow in the Moon’s ‘Solar Shadows’ showcases duo’s most accomplished release to date
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Late last month psychedelic folk rock duo Shadow in the Moon released “Solar Shadows,” marking the group’s most accomplished effort to date. “Solar Shadows” reaffirms not… Read More

‘Every Fiber’ documentary spotlights the sustainable fashion work of regional designer Celeste Malvar-Stewart
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) — Sunday, October 23 at 1:30 p.m. the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (145 E. Main Street) will host a screening of director Thomas Sawyer’s “Every Fiber”… Read More

Author David Contosta headed to Lancaster Oct. 16 to talk about ‘American Childhood’ in the ’50s
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) – David Contosta and Phillip Hazelton are cousins. They grew up in a tight knit family. The kind that got together every Thanksgiving for a dinner in… Read More

Rising indie rock outfit Ginger Root dazzles Lakewood with brainy combo of Philly Soul, Japanese City Pop, and good old fashioned AOR
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LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOUB) – Ginger root, the knobby aromatic rhizome, has been known to take the edge off nausea, soothe sore throats, and even significantly relieve achy joints. Ginger Root,… Read More

Ohio University alumnus Chris Witherspoon reflects on NYC, interviewing Oprah Winfrey, and empowering media audiences
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Chris Witherspoon is an enormously accomplished entertainment journalist, having interviewed a host of high-profile celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, and Tom Hanks, just… Read More

2022 Mothman Festival attracts large crowd of cryptid enthusiasts with first event since 2019
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POINT PLEASANT, West Virginia (WOUB) – Point Pleasant was swarmed by cryptid enthusiasts this weekend as the town celebrated the first Mothman Festival since 2019. A markedly denser crowd than… Read More
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