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‘Moon Over Buffalo’ To Open At Zanesville Community Theatre This Weekend
The Tony Award-nominated comedy, Moon Over Buffalo, will open at Zanesville Community Theatre this weekend. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 15-16 and July 22-23 at 8… Read More
People’s Bank Theatre Invites Children To Audition For ‘Pinocchio’
Is there a budding performer in your house? Peoples Bank Theatre would love to have them on its stage. The nationally-touring Missoula Children’s Theatre will be setting up shop in… Read More
Blackoutfest Returns To The Union This Weekend
By: Emily Votaw
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In 1995, a little shindig christened ‘Blackoutfest,’ intended to be a birthday show for a couple of employees at The Union, was born. Over the course of 20 plus years, the event… Read More
Lilyfest Celebrates 25th Anniversary July 8-10
Lilyfest, an annual event set at Hocking Hills that combines arts, music, gardening and learning, will celebrate its 25th anniversary July 8-10 this year. The three-day festival takes place at… Read More
‘Arcadia’: Action, Adventure and Mystery Filmed in Southeast Ohio
By: Emily Votaw
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Sometimes, in order to really do something; you just have to plunge headlong into it and do it. For director Andy Hall, that meant plunging headfirst into the making of… Read More
Art, Music and Community: Lancaster Festival 2016
By: Emily Votaw
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“If I were to describe the Lancaster Festival in one word, I suppose the word that comes to mind is ‘eclectic,’” said Ken Culver, Lancaster Festival executive director, several weeks before… Read More
Ohio Brew Week 2016 Slated For July 15-23
By: Emily Votaw
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Back in 2008, Brandon Thompson just wasn’t much of a “craft beer guy.” “I just didn’t really care that much, I was the guy who ordered Miller Lite or Bud… Read More
Shakespeare By the River Presents “The Taming of the Shrew”
The third annual Shakespeare by the River production opens this weekend. People passing by Muskingum Park in recent days may have noticed that a scene from the wild west has taken… Read More
Tantrum Theater Presents Tammy Faye’s Final Audition July 8 – July 16
Tantrum Theater will present The Central Ohio premiere of Tammy Faye’s Final Audition by 2016 Tantrum playwright in residence Merri Biechler. The show will open in the Abbey Theater, Dublin… Read More
OUL Theatre Presents The Wizard of Oz July 24 – Aug. 7
This summer the Ohio University Lancaster Theatre will be performing a musical theatre adaptation of the classic film The Wizard of Oz in the recently renovated Wagner Theatre. This is… Read More
Scotty McCreery Sept. 8 Tickets Go Public July 6
On July 5-6 tickets for the September 8 Scotty McCreery and Jana Kramer concert at Ohio University’s Memorial Auditorium will officially go on sale. Tickets are $55 for the first… Read More
Todd Snider to Perform July 2 At Stuart’s
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio welcomes singer, songwriter, and storyteller Todd Snider on Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m. with Rorey Carroll opening the show. Rolling Stone calls Todd… Read More
Boogie on the Bricks Returns This Weekend
By: Emily Votaw
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This Saturday marks the 12th annual Boogie on the Bricks, a free community-uniting event during which the brew (and wine) flows freely and boogie-ing is to be had to national… Read More
Webb Wilder to Kick Off Stuart’s Free Summer Concerts
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio kicks off their free Summer Concert Series on Friday, June 24 at 7 p.m. with Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks! Rock ’n’ roll from… Read More
Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic Kick Off Tour at ARTS/West June 29
ARTS/West will present a performance by the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic on June 29 at 7 p.m. The first stop on the 2016 Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic tour is ARTS/West! Doors open… Read More
Reduced Shakespeare Company (Finally) Gets to Marietta
By: Emily Votaw
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June 24 the Reduced Shakespeare Company will bring their The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged) to the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta. The company, which has been condensing every subject… Read More
ARTS/West Presents a Free Patriotic Concert June 30
Thursday, June 16: ARTS/West Presents the Athens County Community Singers Patriotic Concert on Thursday, June 30 at 1 p.m. Enjoy some of your favorite patriotic songs as well as some new… Read More
16th Washboard Music Festival Kicks Off Tonight
By: Emily Votaw
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Tonight the rhythmic see-sawing and tapping song of the washboard will wash out over the streets of Logan, marking the kick off of the 16th Washboard Music Festival, which… Read More
Bloomsday Celebration Planned for Athens
By: Emily Votaw
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June 16 is celebrated around the globe as “Bloomsday,” the day forever immortalized in James Joyce’s highly regarded classic Ulysses. During the course of the novel’s plot, protagonist Leopold Bloom navigates… Read More
On Your Mark, Get Set, READ With the ACPL This Summer
It’s summer here and few things bubble up childhood nostalgia like walking into the wonderfully air conditioned local library branch on a balmy day. This summer the Athens County Public Libraries… Read More
Peoples Bank Theatre Announces Summer and Fall Spotlight Series
The historic Peoples Bank Theatre is excited to announce the artists for the second half of its 2016 Spotlight Series. “There has been a flurry of activity since the theatre opened… Read More
ARTS/West Presents: Dan Kennedy Heartland Tour
Composer, pianist and recording artist Dan Kennedy will play a contemporary, all-ages solo piano concert at 7:30 pm, Saturday, June 25 at ARTS/West. The doors will open at 7 p.m…. Read More
Ohio University Lancaster Exhibition Showcases Adjunct Faculty
Ohio University Lancaster is featuring work from two adjunct art faculty, Chris Eaton and Trisha Clifford Spouse, this summer. Chris Eaton has taught at OUL for 29 years and is retired from his… Read More
‘Mastery’ on Display at Dairy Barn
By: Emily Votaw
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The evening of May 27 marked the opening reception for the Dairy Barn Arts Center’s most recent exhibition, entitled Mastery: Sustaining Momentum. “When I think back on the first Quilt… Read More
Nelsonville Music Festival Must See: Part I
By: Lily Aey and Tiffanie Fogel
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With the Nelsonville Music Festival only days away, it’s important to know who to make sure to check out during the four-day music extravaganza. Check out WOUB’s “Must See” guides… Read More