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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
Athens Mayor Patterson Talks Infrastructure, Fire, Student Density and E. State St.
First-term Athens Mayor Steve Patterson has faced some major issues since coming to office. Just recently, he has had to confront a major water leak, crumbling infrastructure, a major fire, the hiring of a new university president, increased student density in housing and a major resurfacing project on the ever-busy East State St. All have… Read More
Chancellor Carey and Head of Workforce Transformation Describe Higher Education Budget Proposal
By: Tom Hodson
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John Carey, Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education and Ryan Burgess, Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, recently visited Athens and Ohio University and explained the Governor’s proposed budget for higher education. Under the new proposal, both tuitions and special fees would be frozen in place for the next two years…. Read More
Spring 2017 Will Be a Big One For Ohio Quilters
By: Emily Votaw
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Throughout the spring, there will be an abundance of world class quilts on display throughout Ohio. Kicking off earlier this month, the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in Lancaster is showcasing “Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts,” an extensive display of 51 large quilts curated by world-renowned fabric artist Nancy Crow. In May, the Dairy Barn… Read More