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The Cultural Significance of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ 43 Years Later
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WOUB Digital · The Cultural Significance of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ 43 Years Later In November of 1976 a bedraggled Fleetwood Mac completed the famously difficult recording of Rumours. Although the personal lives of the band members were in shambles, devastated by infidelity and drug use, the once underground group was on the precipice of something… Read More
Lisa Bella Donna On the Metaphysical Power of Music, COVID-19, and ‘Night of the Living Dead’
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WOUB Digital · Lisa Bella Donna On the Metaphysical Power of Music, COVID-19, and ‘Night of the Living Dead’ Lisa Bella Donna is an audio artist deeply in touch with the magical process at the heart of her practice of transmogrifying sound from her studio nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. The composer, sound designer, modular… Read More
The BFH Blues Band II Radio A Sessions
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Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, WOUB filmed a number of regional bands performing in our Radio A Studio space. Some of the sessions were filmed almost two years ago, and WOUB Culture is proud to finally present them, like an artifact from the distant past. Being a truly American art form, the… Read More
Ohio University Graduate Chuck Stewart Honored by SFJAZZ
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WOUB Digital · Ohio University Graduate Chuck Stewart Honored by SFJAZZ Earlier this summer, SFJAZZ, the organization that has produced the San Francisco Jazz Festival for almost 40 years, unveiled a public installation made up of 31 large scale black and white photographs taken by Ohio University graduate Chuck Stewart in the windows of the… Read More
Ohio University Graduate Chuck Stewart Honored by SFJAZZ DRAFT
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Earlier this summer, SFJAZZ, the organization that has produced the San Francisco Jazz Festival for almost 40 years, unveiled a public installation made up of 31 large scale black and white photographs taken by Ohio University graduate Chuck Stewart in the windows of the vacant San Francisco Unified School District building in San Francisco’s Hayes… Read More
The Coal Cave Hollow Boys II Radio A Sessions
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Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, WOUB filmed a number of regional bands performing in our Radio A Studio space. Some of the sessions were filmed almost two years ago, and WOUB Culture is proud to finally present them, like an artifact from the distant past. Masterful bluegrass act The Coal Cave Hollow… Read More
‘Ill-Humored’: Artwork By Siblings Bryn and Sage Perrott at Arts West July 9-30
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WOUB Digital · ‘Ill-Humored’: Artwork By Siblings Bryn and Sage Perrott at Arts West July 9-30 An exhibition of artwork by siblings Bryn Perrott (Deerjerk) and Sage Perrott (Haypeep) entitled ill-humored will open Friday, July 9 at Arts West (132 West State St.) Bryn and Sage spoke to WOUB Culture about the show, how pandemic… Read More
Live Music Returns to The Union: Talking With Water Witches
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WOUB Digital · Live Music Returns to The Union: Talking With Water Witches After a 17-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, live music returns to the iconic stage of The Union Friday, July 2 (Water Witches, The Wastemen, and DJ Johnny Clift) and Saturday, July 3 (Velvet Green and In Flow). Water Witches’ last… Read More
Conversations From Studio B: Calliope Feminist Choir’s ‘Music Memories’
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WOUB Digital · Conversations From Studio B: Calliope Feminist Choir’s ‘Music Memories’ In this episode of Conversations From Studio B, WOUB’s Emily Votaw speaks with Athens Poet Laureate Wendy McVicker, Director of the Calliope Feminist Choir Debra Spangler, and artist Molly Schoenhoff about the Calliope Feminist Choir’s “Music Memories” installation on display at the Athens… Read More
Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour Puts Out Call For Central Appalachian Voices
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WOUB Digital · Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour Puts Out Call For Central Appalachian Voices Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour will use the $50,000 she received as one of the American Academy of Poets Laureate Fellows selected earlier this month to shine a light on the voices of Central Appalachia by publishing a poetry anthology… Read More
Exploring Southeast Ohio’s Summer 2021 Activities
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Just as some semblance of normalcy has begun to blossom in Southeast Ohio, so have dozens of exciting opportunities to take advantage of the region’s festive summer season. Take a moment to check them out, below. This guide was also featured in The Columbus Dispatch, The Akron Beacon Journal, The Cincinnati Enquirer, and the Mansfield… Read More
Discussing Extreme Weather With Dr. Jana Houser In Time For ‘Mr. Tornado’
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WOUB Digital · Discussing Extreme Weather with Dr. Jana Houser In Time For ‘Mr. Tornado’ Ohio University’s Dr. Jana Houser has been fascinated with the weather since childhood. “For me, it really started when my second grade teacher presented a science unit about the weather and I was really captivated by it,” said Houser, whose… Read More
‘It’ll Be Like a Homecoming’: Lancaster Festival Executive Director on Event’s Return July 23 – July 31
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WOUB Digital · Lancaster Festival Executive Director on Event’s Return July 23 – July 31 After taking a hiatus from in person events in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lancaster Festival is back. The 10-day arts festival will kick off with an ArtWalk Friday, July 23, and culminate with a performance from Don… Read More
Hocking Hills Music Festival Offers New, Intimate Experience For Live Music Fans
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WOUB Digital · Hocking Hills Music Festival Offers New, Intimate Experience For Live Music Fans Both the Nelsonville Music Festival and the Duck Creek Log Jam had to cancel their 2020 and 2021 events due to COVID-19, but thanks to a collaboration between the festivals’ organizers, fans can look forward to a brand new event… Read More
Cutler Station Releases Exclusive Indrid Cold Inspired Track ‘The Man In the Lantern’
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On November 2, 1966, sewing machine salesman Woodrow Derenberger was driving home on Route 77 to Mineral Wells, WV from Marietta, OH when a “metallic cigar-shaped craft” appeared and blocked the roadway. What followed was an infamous encounter with a mysterious being that referred to itself as ‘Indrid Cold.’ On June 17, 2021, Vincent OH’s… Read More
Dr. Nicholas Allan On the History, Intention, and Future of Mental Health
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Every facet of our understanding of mental health has radically changed over the course of our history. The ways in which people have classified, understood, and, perhaps especially, attempted to treat mental illness varies greatly throughout time. From horror stories of overcrowded psychiatric hospitals prior to the widespread use of the antipsychotic Thorazine to the… Read More
The LGBTQ+ Experience in Appalachia: OU Student Elizabeth Elrod Shares Her Story
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WOUB Digital · The LGBTQ+ Experience in Appalachia: OU Student Elizabeth Elrod Shares Her Story When Scioto County native Elizabeth Elrod came out as transgender woman, she was ostracized by her family, students at the school she was attending, and even members of her church. “My mom told me to be a man, or I… Read More
Summer With the Athens County Public Library
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Memories of taking part in the summer programming at your public library are of a potent variety. That icy cold air conditioning washing over you as you sit fully enveloped in a story unfolding on the pages of a book – the only sound being the comforting hush of the library, occasionally punctuated by someone’s… Read More
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio Spotlights Paramount Pictures Fashion and Costume
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On Saturday, June 5, the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in Lancaster will open their first in-person exhibition of 2021: Distinctly Paramount: Fashion and Costume From the Paramount Pictures Archive. The exhibition will be on display through January 2, 2022 and features a wide array of pieces from designers such as Alexander McQueen, Nolan Miller,… Read More
Dancing Dream ABBA Tribute Show Featured at Lancaster Festival
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WOUB Digital · Dancing Dream ABBA Tribute Show Featured at Lancaster Festival Halina Ulatowski has been an ABBA fan ever since she was a little girl, rooting for the Swedish pop group as they won the 1974 Eurovision song contest. “I just loved their song, ‘Waterloo,’ and I loved their costumes – it was just… Read More
Blanche Lazzell Exhibition Opens June 5 at Huntington Museum of Art
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Blanche Lazzell is one of West Virginia’s most internationally renowned artists, world famous for her modernist white-line woodcuts inspired by Cubism and abstraction. The Huntington Museum of Art will open an exhibition highlighting Lazzell’s work Saturday, June 5. Entitled “Doug and Lynn McCorkle Present Blanche Lazzell: West Virginia Modernist,” the exhibition will showcase a number… Read More
Quilt National ’21 Kicks Off May 29
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WOUB Digital · Quilt National ’21 Kicks Off May 29 Quilt National is not only one of the pre-eminent contemporary quilt exhibitions in the United States – it’s also one of the most recognized exhibitions of its kind internationally. The biennial event has been hosted and organized by the Dairy Barn Arts Center since its… Read More
L.A. Musician Captures Martian Sound
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WOUB Digital · L.A. Musician Captures Martian Sound Humans have marveled at the heavens for pretty much as long as we have been recording our thoughts. While we have managed to capture dazzling images of our home galaxy (and beyond), one might be surprised to learn that we know far less about what that ever-intriguing… Read More
Exploring COVID-19’s Impact On Regional Museums
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Although no sector of American life was left completely unmarred by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many museums (both large and small) found themselves in particularly difficult situations that many are just now beginning to recover from. Financial distress came from all sides for these organizations, regardless of how impressive their collections were; how… Read More
Patton College of Education Introduces Hip-Hop Based Education Curriculum
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WOUB Digital · Patton College of Education Introduces Hip-Hop Based Education Curriculum Dr. Jason Rawls has intertwined his two passions, education and hip-hop, to create Ohio University’s Hip-Hop OHIO Patton Education (HOPE) program, kicking off this fall. Rawls brings his experience as an educator, author, DJ, and hip-hop producer (of acts such as The Beastie… Read More
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