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OU Marching 110 Selected for 2017 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Members of the Ohio University Marching 110 received a surprise announcement during last night’s end-of-the-year “Jam Session” — they were selected out of hundreds of nationwide applicants to play in one of 10 performing slots at the 2017 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Wesley Whatley, creative director of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, delivered the news… Read More
Kortlander Works Featured at Decorative Arts Center of Ohio
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The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, located in Lancaster, is a large brick building that serves as a nonprofit museum. John Kortlander describes it as an “elegant space (and)…beautiful old mansion,” that both of his parents loved. It seemed only fitting, then, that this museum be the space to display his father’s only full retrospective… Read More
Area Families Connect at Kennedy’s Art Encounters Workshop
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Rachel Bender, Megan Milano and Johnna Miska spend their time at work doodling on tables. The three Ohio University students — Bender and Milano are working through the Program to Aid Career Exploration (PACE) and Miska through an independent study — work at the Kennedy Museum of Art, located at the Ridges. In Lin Hall,… Read More
OU Student Graces Silver Screen in Miles Davis Biopic
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It’s summer 2014. Ohio University student Julian Howard has just wrapped up a long work day, saxophone in hand. Nothing too unusual about that, since Howard is a music major. Except in this case, one of his bandmates happens to be actor Don Cheadle. Howard is one of the actors in the long-awaited Miles Davis… Read More
Concert Aims to Raise Funds for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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Ohio University – and the Athens community as a whole – is full of feminist voices and opportunities to learn what “girl power” really means in this day and age. One of the more unique opportunities is an event this Saturday – appropriately titled “Girl Power!” – featuring four local female singer-songwriters in support of… Read More
Stuart’s to Host Sock Hop, Bowling Fundraiser
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Over the years, Stuart’s Opera House has hosted creative fundraisers, and 2016 is no exception. This Saturday, the non-profit historic theater hopes to raise funds and generate excitement for the Nelsonville Music Festival by hosting an NMF Sock Hop, featuring WEAK-FM DJ “Chucko,” at Rollerbowl Lanes, 28 Palmer Street in Athens. “A sock hop is… Read More
Wild Honeybees Create Buzz for OU Mardi Gras Bash
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On Tuesday, the City of New Orleans was filled with the sights and sounds of the annual Mardi Gras celebration. This Saturday, Ohio University students and local residents are invited to a belated free Mardi Gras party at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, featuring beads, masks, food and one of Athens’ most popular bands. The Wild… Read More
Vendors Put a Positive Spin on Annual Record Sale and Swap
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Vinyl LP enthusiasts and nostalgia buffs will have plenty to keep them busy at this weekend’s Record Sale and Swap, taking place Saturday at Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville. For nearly 10 years, the annual Sale and Swap (originally hosted at ARTS/West) has been a sort of magnet for record fans — bringing together like-minded… Read More
In Third Year, Gingerbread House Competition has Solid Foundation
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The Athens County Historical Society and Museum will be a winter wonderland throughout December, thanks to two Athens County natives. A couple years before Jan Hodson retired, she saw a documentary for a gingerbread competition, and noticed how people’s faces lit up when looking at the entries. “How would that idea work in Athens?” she… Read More
OU Students, Staff Create New Thanksgiving Traditions
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Ayleen Cabas came to Ohio University for a two-year graduate program from her hometown in Venezuela, where most family members live right down the street from each other. Last year, her first year of the masters program, Cabas traveled to Virginia to spend the holiday with her brother-in-law and sister, who is earning her Ph.D…. Read More
Athens County Authors Spotlighted at Annual Fair
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Your new favorite author may be just around the corner. Literally, if you live in Athens County. This Saturday afternoon, the Athens Public Library will hold its second annual Local Authors and Illustrators Fair. Twenty authors and one illustrator will take part in the open forum-style event, showcasing and selling their work from 1 p.m…. Read More
Veterans Share Stories in “Exit Wounds” Exhibit, Book
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Last week, the Ohio University Multicultural Center Gallery was filled with portraits and photos of military men and women. Some conjured happy memories, while others illustrated the difficulties some veterans face upon returning home. Since 2007, Jim Lommasson, a photographer, journalist and oral historian, has conducted extensive interviews with veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan… Read More
“Trashion” Show Aims to Raise Awareness of Upcycling
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On Tuesday evening, the floor of a common area in Ohio University’s Luchs Hall looked like someone’s trash bag ripped open, carpeted with plastic grocery bags, cardboard boxes, soup cans and more. The Office of Sustainability put the pile there to shed some light on what can and cannot be recycled by creating an event… Read More
AHS Drama Club Kicks Off Season with 1890s Farce
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While looking for a new production to kick off its 2015-2016 season, the Athens High School Drama Club found something old — from the 1890s, to be exact. According to Director Carol Patterson, the students requested that the fall play be a farce, which contrasts with last year’s performance of The Diary of Anne Frank…. Read More
Athens Music Collective Provides Score for Silent Horror Classic
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Several years ago, the NOBROW.collective wrote a score to the classic 1920s silent horror film Nosferatu and performed it during a screening at the Athena Cinema. On Thursday evening, the 100-year-old theater screened another silent classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, again with an original NOBROW.collective score. Although the NOBROW.collective Facebook page lists 11 active members, including… Read More
Athens Artist McVicker’s Work Exhibited at Alma Mater
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Many college students try new things while at school, whether it’s joining a club or engaging in an artistic activity. Athens artist John McVicker was no exception — in his case, he spent his free time painting. However, unlike many former students, McVicker stuck with it after graduating. Now, more than 40 years later, the… Read More
Casa Welcomes “Voice” Contestant Nicholas David Oct. 23
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When Nicholas David climbed his way to third place on the hit NBC show The Voice in 2012, he became popular for soulful renditions of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Lean on Me” and “Play that Funky Music.” When his time on Team CeeLo (Green) ended, he continued his music career, touring the country and recording… Read More
On the Record: Aquabear’s Koscho Talks County Fair, Double LP
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When a northeast Ohio native wanted Cleveland and Athens music to meet, he didn’t necessarily expect it to snowball to this point: multiple compilations, dozens of special events and concerts, an annual music festival and most recently, a double-LP, made up of 24 songs by 24 Ohio bands. Brian Koscho co-founded Aquabear Legion in Athens… Read More
Folk Fest to Host National, Regional Talent this Weekend
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As a freshman at Ohio University, Haden DeRoberts had more to worry about than passing his finals and finding a niche in college; he had also been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The current fifth-year is now healthy, thanks to a May 2012 bone marrow transplant, which he received at the James Cancer Center at… Read More
Lost Flamingo’s “Rocky Horror” Moves to Jackie O’s for 13th Annual Production
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The biggest cross-dressing, profane and topsy-turvy event of the year is nearly here. The Lost Flamingo Company, Ohio University’s only student-run theater troupe, will stage its 13th annual production of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, kicking off performances tonight and continuing Thursday and Saturday. The “Virgin Sacrifice” games, as they are lovingly and… Read More
Poetry in Motion: Athens Public Transit Features Local Verse
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Ohio University Homecoming Weekend is here, with posters and throwback photos advertising the “Same Bricks, Different Stories” theme. Coincidentally, even more stories are hitting those brick streets this week. Literally, whenever an Athens Public Transit bus rolls by. On the Bus is a new program that merges public transportation and poetry, featuring typographic interpretations of… Read More
Ohio Women’s Ensemble Finds its Voice
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Ohio University is home to a wide range of registered student organizations — cultural, religious, social and more. But few offer class credit, or have had the distinction of doubling in size in just two years. The Ohio Women’s Ensemble (OWE), formerly known as Women’s Chorale, is OU’s female-only choir — open to women of… Read More
“Radio Poet” McVicker Publishes First Book
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If it weren’t for a dancer expanding her performance from the stage to the aisles at an Ohio University dance concert a few years ago, Wendy McVicker wouldn’t have published a book of poems. McVicker said the dancer, improvising, sat next to her in the aisle, “scribbled a bunch of words on a piece of… Read More
Kennedy Museum Announces Fall Exhibits
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The Kennedy Museum of Art is kicking off Ohio University’s 2015-16 school year with four new exhibits featuring nearly 100 works of art. Lisa Quinn, educational programs coordinator at the Kennedy, said the museum’s staff selects many of the exhibits years in advance. Some of the exhibits, such as Art as Information, are suggested by… Read More
Ohio Pawpaw Festival Returns this Weekend
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This weekend, pawpaw lovers (and anyone interested in a fun time) will converge on Lake Snowden for the 17th annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival, jam-packed with exhibits, food and beer, live music and just about everything to do with Ohio’s native state fruit: growing, cooking, genetics, medical use, sustainability and more. According to festival founder Chris… Read More