Lyceum Lunch with Tyler McDaniel

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

Join us for our next Lyceum Lunch: a discussion of Hocking County's history presented through Tyler McDaniel's lens as a human geographer on Thursday, November 16th at 12:00pm. How have the people who have resided within the boundaries of Hocking County, from thousands of years ago to present day, been impacted by the physical geography... Read More

Free

Lyceum Lunch: Victoria Smalls

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a National Heritage Area and it was established by the U.S. Congress to recognize the unique culture of the Gullah Geechee people who have traditionally resided in the coastal areas and the sea islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The Southeast Ohio History Center is... Read More

Lyceum Lunch: Foraging in Ohio

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

The Southeast Ohio History Center is excited to present Paul Strauss of Equinox Botanicals and United Plant Savers as its Lyceum Luncheon speaker at 12 pm on Thursday, June 15th. Bring your lunch and learn with us as Paul shares a lifetime of experience and knowledge gained living from the verdant hills of Southeast Ohio.... Read More

Free

Night at the Museum

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

Who will you meet at Night at the Museum? Night at the Museum will be a fun, interactive family event at the Southeast Ohio History Center on May 20, 2023 from 6-8 PM. Kids can take pictures with our interpreters and collect fast fact cards from each person! Our goal is to showcase our region’s... Read More

$10 – $15

2023 Annual Meeting of the Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

The annual meeting of the Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society takes place January 28, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Southeast Ohio History Center. The event features guest speaker Uzoma Miller, PhD. This is a hybrid event and can be connected to via Zoom at bit.ly/mountzion2023.

Eighty-Six Reasons Exhibit Opening and Gallery Talk

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

Join the Southeast Ohio History Center and Ohio artist Kim Chapman on July 7th for the opening of Eighty-Six Reasons. There will be a gallery talk at 4:30 and a reception to follow. Artist Kimberly Chapman's Eighty-Six Reasons is an exploration of the way early asylums treated women. In addition to Chapman's work, the History... Read More

Free

Night at the Museum

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

Who will you meet at Night at the Museum? Night at the Museum will be a fun, interactive family event at the Southeast Ohio History Center on May 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Our goal is to showcase our region's rich cultural and racial diversity through first person interpretation of some of its storied people!... Read More

$5 – $15

From Farm to Table Exhibit Opening

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

From Farm to Table is on display now at the History Center! This exhibit, in collaboration with the Athens Farmers Market, celebrates the rich agriculture and food culture of our region. We've put some of our favorite artifacts on display, including a fanning mill used for winnowing grain that was used on a farm in Albany,... Read More

Free

Recurring

Song of Singapore, A Musical Production

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

SONG OF SINGAPORE OPENS MARCH 3rd THROUGH MARCH 6th    TICKETS ON SALE BEGINNING FEBRUARY 14, 2022   A local production of the off-Broadway comedy musical, Song of Singapore, which performed to glowing reviews in London, New York, Chicago, Cleveland and many more locations will open on March 3, 2022 at the Southeast Ohio History Center. ... Read More

$20.00
Recurring

Song of Singapore, A Musical Production

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 West State St, Athens, Ohio, United States

You're in a nightclub in Singapore in 1941 and there's a hep swing band playing. Rose, the singer with the band, really belts 'em out. She is a bit ditzy, suffering from a pretty extreme case of amnesia. The plot gets crazier as it goes, including stolen jewels and a corrupt police inspector. The script... Read More

$20.00