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The Coal Cave Hollow Boys to Perform at Casa April 25
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The Coal Cave Hollow Boys, a local bluegrass band seen at many venues around Southeast Ohio, will play at Casa Nueva (6 West State Street, Athens) this Thursday, April 25. The Coal Cave Hollow Boys describe their sound as high-energy guitar, mandolin, banjo and bass-filled bluegrass. Thomas Adams, the band’s mandolin player, says they try… Read More
OU Theater Division Takes Audience to ’80s Berlin Rather Than Verona in ‘Romeo and Juliet’
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Ohio University Theater Division’s final play of the year takes the audience to Berlin rather than Verona with a new take on the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Director and MFA candidate Jonathan Hetler chose to bring the star-crossed lovers to Berlin in order to make the metaphorical barrier between the Montagues and the Capulets… Read More
Columbus Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Stuart’s Opera House March 17
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Nelsonville residents will have the opportunity to see a professional orchestra perform locally this month at Stuart’s Opera House. The Columbus Symphony Orchestra will perform a variety of songs as well as visit local schools to teach students about classical music and give them a chance to learn about different instruments. “This is something that… Read More
OU Theater Division’s First Play of Spring Semester Kicks Off Feb. 21
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Ohio University Theater Division’s first play of the spring semester tells the story of a young girl who hides herself away in a basement full of talking dolls rather than face the struggles of growing up while pregnant. In Holly Down in Heaven, written by Kara Lee Corthron, 15-year-old Holly banishes herself to the basement… Read More
48-Hour Shootout ’19: Following The Schoon Goonz
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Ohio University’s School of Media Arts and Studies hosted the 17th annual 48-Hour Shootout February 8-10, in which teams of students have 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a short film. This year, almost 30 teams competed, including two animation teams. Each is given a genre, a prop and a line of dialogue, and… Read More
SEORA Works to Meet the Needs of Athens’ LGBTQ Community
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Southeast Ohio’s LGBTQ community has been receiving additional support and programming since January 2017 thanks to an organization that prioritizes the needs of queer people in the region. The Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance (SEORA), an organization mainly made up of Athens locals, seeks to provide educational resources, queer safe spaces and a sense of community… Read More
OU’s Brick City Records Prepares For Spring Showcase
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Brick City Records, Ohio University’s student-run record label, will reveal music from their four signed artists on April 18 during their annual showcase at The Union. The label hosts the showcase every April, giving their artists a chance to perform new work that was produced during the students’ year-long effort to run the label as… Read More
OU’s Basil Masri Zada Is An Accomplished Academic and Artist Who Cannot Return Home
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Basil Masri Zada has not seen his family in Syria for eight years. War has kept him from returning, and in his absence, much of the Syria he remembers has been erased. Yet those memories come alive again through his artwork. Masri Zada’s art seeks to critique the conflict in Syria from a scholar’s point… Read More
Party On Through to 2019 In Style With These Regional Events
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As 2018 draws to a close, area businesses and organizations are hosting a number of different parties to celebrate the past year and welcome in 2019. Check out the list below for a few fun New Year’s Eve events happening in Marietta, Lancaster and Athens. 1. Rewind Remix New Year’s Eve Party in Marietta Hosted… Read More
Passion Works’ ‘A Story of Flying’ on Display Through Dec. 16
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Passion Works, a local art studio that celebrates the creative potential in people of all ability levels, is having an exhibition at Kennedy Museum of Art to celebrate its 20th anniversary with the Athens community. The exhibition, A Story of Flying, is a multimedia display occupying three galleries. It showcases the work of Passion Works… Read More