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First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law School Haben Girma in Athens Feb. 20
As a part of the second annual weeklong Accessible OHIO event, advocate, author, public speaker, and the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, Haben Girma, Esq., will present a… Read More
OU Alumnus Uses Indie Rock Skills to Benefit Equatorial Guinea
Paul Bugala grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland and graduated from Ohio University’s Scripps School of Journalism in 1998. It was in Athens that he first was exposed to… Read More
Nelsonville Music Festival 2020 WOUB Interviews: Ezra Furman
It’s Valentine’s Day, and I have an afternoon interview scheduled with Ezra Furman, a recently announced addition to the 2020 Nelsonville Music Festival. Furman performed at the festival back in… Read More
Town Mountain to Perform at Stuart’s Feb. 28
Town Mountain will make their Stuart’s Opera House (52 Public Square, Nelsonville) debut on Friday, February 28. WOUB’s Emily Votaw spoke to Robert Greer, one of the founding members of… Read More
Spotlight on Mid-century Tea at Decorative Arts Center of Ohio
The tradition of serving tiny pastries, little cookies, and miniature sandwiches alongside warm tea (and perhaps hotter gossip) in an elegant display in the afternoon among a collected group of… Read More
200 Years of Valentines at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio
Among the vast collection of holiday associated decorative art that makes up the collection of George and Jeannie Johnson is a 175-year-old Valentine that could have been penned by a… Read More
Aubree Riley II Radio A Sessions
Nashville’s Aubree Riley gave an intimate performance of four songs in WOUB’s Radio A: “Where You’ve Been,” “Estas Destinad A Mi,” “The Key,” and “Lay Low.” Riley grew up near… Read More
‘Expatalachians’ Project Explores the Diverse Appalachian Identity
Ohio University alumni and native West Virginian Nick Brumfield found that his relationship with his own Appalachian identity changed and intensified after he graduated from Ohio University with a BA… Read More
Local Author Examines a Generation of West Virginians in ‘Goshen Road’
Goshen Road is a novel set in rural West Virginia that follows the poignant, intense, and fascinating lives of four main characters over the course of one generation. The book… Read More
Nilüfer Yanya Announced as NMF 2020 Performer
English singer, songwriter, and musician Nilüfer Yanya has been announced as one of the performers for the 2020 Nelsonville Music Festival, which will take place June 4-7, 2020. More artists… Read More
WOUB’s MELTED 2020 Playlist
Stuart’s Opera House is bringing MELTED back to The Bluestone, this year Friday, March 13 through Saturday, March 14. Get yourself psyched up for the festival with WOUB’s handy MELTED… Read More
Micah Schnabel On ‘The Teenage Years of the 21st Century”
Micah Schnabel’s Teenage Years of the 21st Century paints a set of painfully contemporary stories only as a contemporary poet like Schnabel could: in hues of cathartic honesty, populated by… Read More
The Man With the Songs the People Always Want: Don McLean
“I had the songs the people always wanted,” Don McLean tells me during a Wednesday afternoon phone interview, in response to being asked what sort of advice he has for… Read More
‘This One Time at OU’ Podcast Explores Specific Ambience of Athens
It’s 7 p.m. on a week night, and I’m calling Ohio University alum Tim Donnellan about his podcast, which takes its name from the phrase that opens so many sometimes… Read More
The Cactus Blossoms at Stuart’s Opera House
The Cactus Blossoms came to Nelsonville’s historic Stuart’s Opera House from Minneapolis by way of Chicago, the brotherly duo personifying all the amiable charm that the American Midwest is so… Read More
Speaking With Brendan Canty of The Messthetics
On Friday, December 13, The Messthetics, an explosive avant-jazz trio with none other than Brendan Canty and Joe Lally of Fugazi serving as their rhythm section, will perform at The… Read More
Top Tunes ’19: Emily Votaw
Every year WOUB Culture spotlights what music-centric folks in the region have been listening to all year round right in time for the holidays in our annual Top Tunes feature. … Read More
‘Transmitting Culture’ at Christmas: Speaking with Curator Dr. George Johnson
Through the eyes of historian and retired history teacher, Dr. George Johnson, the holidays are far more than a collection of weeks starting in November and lasting through the last… Read More
2019 Annual Athens Art Guild Holiday Shoppe Slated for Dec. 14-15
Over 40 Athens Art Guild artists selling a variety of works will set up shop in the Athens Community Center (701 East State St.) Saturday, December 14 through Sunday, December… Read More
Comic Brian Doney Returns to Columbus Dec. 9
Brian Doney is a formerly Columbus-based comic who now lives and works in New York City, but maintains a love for the city where he began his career. On December… Read More
OU String Division Chair Dawn Wohn Compiles ‘Perspectives’
Ohio University assistant professor and String Division Chair of the music department at Ohio University, Dawn Wohn, released a commercial album entitled Perspectives earlier this month, which features works by… Read More
Gaelynn Lea Live From Studio B
Gaelynn Lea stopped by WOUB’s Studio B for an interview and performances of two songs, “Watch the World Unfold,” and “I Wait,” which you can hear in the embedded playlist… Read More
Todd Burge Returns to Parkersburg, WV For Birthday Show Nov. 23
West Virgnia troubadour Todd Burge will perform his very last show of the decade on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Arts Bridge (925 Market Street, Parkersburg), with doors opening at 6:30… Read More
Earwig Returns to Athens Nov. 15
Why Earwig isn’t more popular is a mystery to the many music fans who have been indoctrinated by the band’s skillful, intellectual-yet-sometimes-raucous stylings. The group’s most recent release, Pause For… Read More
Morgantown, WV’s Lindsay Jordan to Make Athens Debut Nov. 16
Morgantown, WV’s musician (and photographer) Lindsay Jordan will make her Athens debut at Casa Cantina (6 West State Street) on Saturday, November 16, performing on the same bill as Jesse… Read More
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