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Wearing a Mask is NOT a Political Statement Says Athens Co. Health Dept. Head
WOUB Digital · Wearing a Mask is NOT a Political Statement Says Athens Co. Health Dept. Head As we re-open Southeastern Ohio, in accordance with state guidelines, wearing a mask in public and social distancing are vital protections against any COVID-19 resurgence, says Dr. James R. Gaskell, Athens City-County Health Commissioner. He pleads with local… Read More
“Settling Ohio: First Nations and Beyond” Conference on Tap This Weekend
The early settling of Ohio and the Northwest Territory will be the focus of a conference Feb. 21st and 22nd at the Baker Center Ballroom at Ohio University. Through a series of speakers, the conference will examine the early Native Americans who inhabited the region plus the onslaught of new settlers coming to the region… Read More
Conversations From Studio B: The Athens County Community Singers
The Athens County Community Singers is a choir for ALL VOICES! The choir is a non profit organization made up of community members with and without disabilities who share their love of music through song. Founder and Director Stephanie Morris MM, MT-BC (Music Therapist -Board Certified) Neurologic Music Therapy Fellow., spoke with Robin Barnes in… Read More
‘Impact Ohio’ Brings a Regional Conference to Athens to Discuss Policy Issues
For the first time Impact Ohio is bringing a regional conference to Southeastern Ohio to examine issues confronting Appalachian Ohio. The conference will be Thursday, November 7th from 11 a.m. to 4:30 at the Ohio University Inn and Conference Center. If you would like to attend, go to Impact Ohio’s website at https://impactohio.org and click… Read More
Join Honey for the Heart’s Annual Halloween Parade
It’s just about time for the Annual Halloween Block Party and Festivities which means the Honey for the Heart puppets and creatures are ready to march up and down court street of Athens and they want YOU to help them strut their stuff! You don’t need a costume to participate in the parade. In fact,… Read More
OVST Presents ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ July 11-28
By: Emily Votaw
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On this installment of Conversations From Studio B, the Ohio Valley Summer Theater’s 2019 production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is discussed. WOUB’s Emily Votaw interviews the production’s director, Dusty Brown; the production’s music director Devin Sudman, and actors Carter Rice (Quasimodo), and Hannah McCauley (Esmerelda). The production will open on Thursday, July 11 in… Read More
“The Winding Road” Promotes Tourism in Appalachia
The long and winding road that leads to your door also leads to other winding roads and graveyards and tunnels and towns throughout southeast Ohio and Ken Bowald is an Interpretative guide here to help you navigate. Bowald is one of the organizers of The Winding Road an organization that promotes tourism in Appalachia through… Read More
ABC Players Present “39 Steps” May 2-5 at Stuart’s Opera House
One of Broadway’s longest running comedies will be performed at Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville this May. The 39 Steps is a whodunit mashup of a Hitchcock movie, a spy novel and Monty Python. This fast paced comedic spy mystery incorporates over 150 characters performed by eight ABC actors who often change roles on stage… Read More
ABC Players Present ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Stuart’s Opera House
On this episode of Conversations From Studio B, Chris Parsons, director of the upcoming ABC Player’s performance of Beauty and the Beast, talks with members of his cast and crew about the show. Showtimes are March 1-2, 8-9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., with matinees March 3, 9, & 10 at 2 p.m at the historic Stuart’s… Read More
SATB Choir To Perform Sunday December 16th
The SATB Choir is a different kind of choir. Their mission is to “Create powerful and inspiring music in partner with social justice organizations to bring support and awareness to their causes.” Directed by Metra Peterson and founded by Metra Peterson and Nellie Werger in 2010, SATB choir performs twice a year teaming up with… Read More
The Sech-Kar Station Group in Studio B
What does it mean to have your own voice? How do you want your community to see you? What are you doing to achieve your goals and overcome obstacles? These are just a few questions Robin Barnes had for members of Sech-Kar Station Group. Sech-Kar, based in Nelsonville Ohio, is an adult day service program… Read More
NAMI’s Walk the Walk Takes Place Oct. 13
Each year, in October, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Alliance on Mental Illness or NAMI, works vigorously to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and tries to break down the stigma that often surrounds mental illnesses. Recently, NAMI State and Regional Board member Anne Walker and New Office Manager… Read More
4th Annual Southeast ‘Race for the Cure’ Benefits Local Breast Cancer Patients
The fourth annual Southeast Ohio “Race for the Cure,” sponsored by Susan G. Komen Columbus, will take place Sunday, Oct. 14th at Peden Stadium on the Ohio University Campus. Activities will begin at 10 a.m. with the race starting at noon. Over 1,500 participants are expected. For more race information, go to www.southeastohioraceforcure.org Cara Brooks,… Read More
Ohio University’s David Wanczyk Speaks on “Beep: Inside the Unseen World of Baseball for the Blind”
By: Emily Votaw
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In this installment of Conversations From Studio B, David Wanczyk, the editor of the New Ohio Review, speaks with WOUB’s Emily Votaw about his first book, Beep: Inside the Unseen World of Baseball for the Blind published on Swallow Press. The book examines the fascinating world of the National Beep Baseball Association, which has been… Read More
Former Congressman Turns His Sights on the State Auditor’s Position
Zack Space, a Democrat and a former four-year Congressman, is now focusing on statewide office with a bid for the State Auditor’s position. Space in unopposed in the Democratic primary but is slated to run against Republican State Representative Keith Faber in the General Election in November. There is no incumbent for this seat, the… Read More
ABC Players Bring ‘Kiss Me Kate’ to Stuart’s Starting March 2
In this installment of Conversations from Studio B, learn about the upcoming production of “Kiss Me Kate” coming to Stuart’s Opera House by way of the ABC Players. It’s 1948 in sultry Baltimore, and actor/producer/director Fred Graham is trying to get his new production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” ready for opening night…. Read More
Material Histories: Cultures of Resistance Now Open
By: Emily Votaw
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2017 has proven to be a time of great political, cultural, and economic anxiety. It was in reaction to this that curator and associate professor of ceramics at Ohio University’s School of Art + Design Alex Hibbett crafted the Material Histories: Cultures of Resistance exhibition, which opens Friday, September 29 at Majestic Galleries in Nelsonville…. Read More
Climate Bill of Rights to be the Focus of Lecture, Discussion and Documentary
A “Climate Double Feature” will be held Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at 5 p.m. in the Computer Services Center 121B on the Ohio University campus. Merrily Mazza, a city council member from Lafayette Colorado, will talk about how she successfully passed Colorado’s first Climate Bill of Rights in her community. It secures the right to… Read More
National Drive Electric Week to Highlight Clean Fuel Awareness
On this episode of Conversations from Studio B, Robin Barnes speaks with Mathew Roberts (UpGrade Ohio – parent organization of UpGrade Athens County), Ellen Eilers (Drive Electric Ohio), and Bob O’Neil of The Village Bakery to get prepared for the Electric Vehicle (EV) Ride & Drive, Saturday, September 16 from 12-5 pm, at the 19th… Read More
Library Love : Late Summer 2017
On this episode, host Becca Lachman is joined by fellow Athens County Public Libraries staff members Nick Tepe, Liz Hill, and Deborah Parsons to talk about library fall programs and news, along with recommendations for reading, listening, and more. With special community partner guest Jen Parsons, executive director of the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery…. Read More
Inclusive Choir Welcomes All Voices
The Athens County Community Choir, founded and directed by board certified music therapist and Neurologic Music Therapist Stephanie H. Morris, is a choir for ALL voices. It is made up of people with varying levels of developmental abilities, Ohio University Music Therapy and other students and community members. Morris has expanded the choir since its… Read More
Dream In Blue: Speaking With Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin
By: Emily Votaw
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Steve Berlin is one of the most storied musicians of the past 40 years. Between his work with Los Angeles-based the Blasters, his placement in time during the west coast punk rock boom of the ’70s, and his longtime membership with Los Lobos, Berlin has his share of rock ‘n’ roll tales. Berlin would find… Read More
Tantrum Theater’s “Caroline, Or Change”
By: Emily Votaw
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Caroline, Or Change is the lauded sung-through musical by acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America). Kicking off on July 7, Ohio University’s professional theater company, Tantrum Theater, will host a production of the work at Dublin’s Abbey Theater, directed by Robert Barry Fleming. On this installment of Conversations from Studio B, WOUB’s Emily Votaw… Read More
“Ohio in Photographs…” Has Been Published Recently by Ohio University Press
The Ohio University Press has recently published a new coffee-table photo book about Ohio. It’s called “Ohio in Photographs: A Portrait of the Buckeye State.” It’s a compilation of photographs taken by noted landscape, architectural, and travel photographers Ian Adams and Randall Lee Schieber. There will be a free conversation with the two photographers on… Read More
Day-long Program Focuses on Community Rights and Social Justice
The Ohio Community Rights Network has partnered with seven other local groups to present a day-long program on Saturday, March 18 called “Community Rights for Social Justice: Growing Roots and Rights.” The program will focus on development of local control and rule over issues such as minimum wage laws, immigration, LGBTQ rights and stopping injection… Read More