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From the Hills and Hollers: HARLAN COUNTY USA with Jack Wright
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesAbout the film In this documentary about labor tension in the coal-mining industry, director Barbara Kopple films a strike in rural Kentucky. After the coal miners at the Brookside Mine join a union, the owners refuse the labor contract. Once the miners start to strike, the owners of the mine respond by hiring scabs to... Read More
Beat the Heat: E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesThe Athena Cinema, in partnership with Athens County Children Services, is proud to present a screening of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL on Saturday, August 12th at 3pm. Seating begins at 2:30pm at the Ridges Auditorium. Admission is a monetary donation to Kids on Campus. The screening of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL will take place at the Ridges Auditorium. The... Read More
Passion Works Studio’s 25th Anniversary and Mardi Gras Celebration
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United States
The Many Phantoms of the Kirkbride Hospitals
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesThe Southeast Ohio History Center welcomes its third speaker in the Athens Asylum Sesquicentennial Series, Dr. Robert Kirkbride. This program is free and open to the public, with support from Ohio Humanities, Ohio University, the Athens City Historic Preservation Commission, the Athens County Commissioners, and BDT Architects and Designers. How many ghosts can haunt a... Read More
Ohio University Observatory Opening Celebration
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesOhio University's Department of Physics & Astronomy and the Astrophysical Institute will host a formal opening of the new observatory. Public stargazing using the Department's refurbished Fecker telescope and portable telescopes will be possible, weather permitting. Organizers recommend attendees wear sturdy walking shoes. If you have them, bring binoculars to view the night sky while... Read More