What's Happening
August 7, 2008
Send your “What’s Happening” submissions to news@athensnews.com by noon on Tuesday of the week in which the listing would appear. “What’s Happening” appears on Thursday of each week, and includes events for that Thursday through the following Wednesday. We list events in Athens County and nearby areas that are open to the general public. We do not list continuing classes or workshops, or events that are closed to the general public.
Thursday
MUSIC:
• Music every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Cutler’s Restaurant in the OU Inn.
• Karaoke competition. Every Thursday at 9 p.m. Lakeview Tavern.
• Open Stage at Smiling Skull Saloon. 8 p.m. Full bands welcome as well as solo acts.
• Donkey Musicians’ Open Stage. 9-11 p.m. Donkey Coffee.
• Jazz Cream Assassins. Jackie O’s.
• In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Turbonegro album, “Apocalypse Dudes,” The Union will play the album in its entirety.
ART:
• Art of the Zuni. Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall, OU. Through Nov. 20.
• Bead International and Beyond Basketry. An exhibition of pierced objects and woven vessels that features trends in the media of beads and basketry. Dairy Barn Arts Center. Through Sept. 1.
• The Athens County Historical Society and Museum is holding a Civil War exhibit called “Heroes and Hell Raisers: Athens County and Ohio during in the Civil War” at the Athens County Military Museum in Nelsonville. Through Dec. 20. Call 592-2280 or go to athenshistory.org for more information on the exhibit.
• “Politics and Portraits: The Art of Murray P. Stern.” Through Sept. 28 at the Kennedy Museum of Art, The Ridges, OU, Athens.
• Art opening at Casa Nueva, featuring work by Jackie Rovner and Jade Downer. 10 p.m.
• Art show opening of paintings of musicians on vinyl on canvas. 6-8 p.m. at Donkey Coffee. The “Vinyl Café” exhibit runs through Sept. 20.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Supper: Weekly free supper sponsored by UCM: Center for Spiritual Growth and Social Justice. 5:30 p.m. at UCM, 18 N. College St. Open to everyone, no questions asked. 593-7301.
Free Community Meals: Are being provided this summer, Mondays through Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 8, at The Plains United Methodist Church. The food is provided by the staff and volunteers of Good Works Inc. and the church. No eligibility requirements. Volunteers interested in assisting with food preparation can contact Good Works at 594-3339.
Childhood Immunizations: Every Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the ground floor of Parks Hall, OU. OU-COM Community Service Programs’ Childhood Immunization Program. Free to all area children from birth through 18. Bring your child’s previous shot records.
Free Clinic: The Ohio University College of Medicine Community Health Program provides a free clinic every week for those 19-64. Please call 740-593-9364 or 1-800-844-2654 for more information.
Produce Donations: Community Food Initiatives wants your help in feeding the hungry in our community. Bring any extra produce from your gardens to the CFI Donation Station at the Athens Farmers Market or drop it off at 143 Morris Ave., Athens. All donations will be given to local agencies that support the abused, homeless and hungry. For more information, call 593-5971.
Friday
MUSIC:
• DJ. 10 p.m. at the Red Brick Tavern.
• Open Stage with Bruce Dalzell. The Front Room in OU’s Baker Center.
• Steve Zarate. 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Rhapsody in Nelsonville.
• Nick Moss and the Flip Tops. 9 p.m. Court Street Grill in Pomeroy.
• Common One play blues rock. Smiling Skull Saloon.
• OU alum Erin Wiles returns to Athens for two spoken-word performances. One at 9 p.m. Friday at Donkey Coffee and the other during the Word Arts Foundation’s reading at Ash Cave in the Hocking Hills Saturday at 4 p.m.
• Mr. Brown and Dub Kids. Jackie O’s.
• Jack Oblivian with the Apostle TK. (Jack played in the legendary Memphis band The Oblivians, as well as the Compulsive Gamblers (both with Reigning Sound’s Greg Cartwright). Apostle TK is Tyler Keith’s new band, and will back up Jack and play their own set. Wheels on Fire will open. The Union.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Friday Night Supper for the Hungry: A sit-down nutritional meal for the hungry and homeless is provided by community organizations and churches who volunteer. 5:30 p.m. every Friday. For info call Good Works at 594-3339.
Learning Experience: A two-day learning experience titled “Agents of Change: The Nationally Significant Roles of the Miners of the Little Cities in the Nation’s Early Labor Movement.” Takes place at various locations in Perry, Athens and Hocking counties on Aug. 8 and 9. Guided tours, presentations, theatrical readings and a video documentary. Pre-registration required. For more information and to register, visit www.littlecitiesofblackdiamonds.org or call toll-free at 1-866-394-3011.
Bloodmobile: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hocking Valley Bank, Stimson Avenue, Athens.
Readings: The Word Arts Foundation of Athens is presenting a free reading at 4 p.m. at Ash Cave in the Hocking Hills State Park. WAF will present this year’s winner of the Spirit of Southeast Ohio poetry contest. In addition, writers from Athens, Logan and St. Louis will perform. Free. Take Ohio Rt. 56 about 25 miles west from Athens to get to Ash Cave.
Saturday
MUSIC:
• Kent Lankas plays the piano every Saturday night from 6-8 at Cutler’s Restaurant in the Ohio University Inn.
• Belly-dancing and music. Every Saturday. Salaam Café.
• Sixth annual tribute to the Rev. Gary Davis featuring Jorma Kaukonen, Ernie Hawkins, Roy Book Binder and William Lee Ellis. 8 p.m. at the Fur Peace Station in Meigs County. 740-992-6228.
• The Queen City Zapatistas. 7:30 p.m. Union Hall Theater, Chesterhill. 740-554-6994.
• Hillbilly Triple Header with the Trouble Walkers, Flat Tires and Hells Fire Sinners. 9 p.m. Court Street Grill in Pomeroy.
• Uncle Buck’s Saturday night BBQ featuring The Wild Breed Boys . BBQ starts at noon and the music at 8 p.m.
• Midwest Kid, Evan Harris and the Driftwood, Sad Bastards. Jackie O’s.
• The Cactus Pears. Donkey Coffee.
• Dale Kulchar plays from 7-11 p.m. at the Sandstone in Logan.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Athens Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every Saturday and Wednesday on East State Street at the University Mall.
Living History: Frank Bullock will embody William Tecumseh Sherman from 2-4 p.m. He will begin his presentation at 2 p.m. on the Athens County Courthouse steps, then will proceed down the street to the Athens County Historical Society & Museum, 65 N. Court St., Athens, where he will continue his presentation. 592-2280.
Cooking Contest: The Friends of the Athens Farmers Market are holding a cooking contest, aka “Squash It!”, at the Farmers Market. Judging starts at 10 a.m. Registration deadline was Aug. 6. Call 593-6213 for more info.
Poker Run: Benefit for David Jones and family for kidney transplant. Lakeview Tavern. Last bike out at noon, back in by 5 p.m., when a hog roast will start. The band Rhythm Station will provide music starting at 8 p.m. Live auction during band break, volleyball tournament, huge Chinese auction, poker tournament, cornhole, 50-50 drawing. 591-2326.
Athens Summer Contra Dance: No experience or partner required. Potluck dinner at 6 p.m., dancing starts at 7. Dairy Lane Park Shelter, next to the putt-putt golf course. Boys of the Hock will provide the music. 590-4102 for info.
Yoga Workshop: With guest teacher Clayton Horton of San Francisco, who will be at Inhale Yoga Studio, 8 N. Court St. (garden level), from Friday through Sunday. He’s doing several classes or workshops, including one for the community from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information call Michelle at 740-350-5654.
Ice Cream Social: Hosted by the Albany Community Center Seniors. 2-5 p.m. at the old Albany Elementary School. 698-9000.
Self-Defense Workshop: “Personal Safety and Self-Defense for Women Who Are Caregivers to Children or Other Vulnerable Loved Ones.” With Cheryl Cesta. Noon to 3 p.m. at the Susan B. Anthony Womyn’s Land Trust. susanbanthony@frognet.net or 448-6424 to register.
Sunday
MUSIC:
• The annual Ridgetop Music Fest featuring a variety of gospel, bluegrass and other types of good ol’ fashioned down home music. Noon at the Vinton County Airport. Food and airplane rides available, in addition to tractor pulls and ATV pulls. The airport is six miles north of McArthur just off Rt. 93 in Airport Road. 740-357-0268.
Monday
MUSIC:
• Open stage. Every Monday at Jackie O’s.
• Old-time jam with Rattletrap Stringband. Every Monday at Casa Cantina.
• Open stage with Bruce and Gay Dalzell. Each Monday at 7:30 p.m. through Aug. 11 at the Athens Public Library. All ages welcome in the piano corner at the library.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Free Clinic: The OU-COM Community Service Programs provides free health services for low-income adults, ages 18-64, who are without health insurance. 8-11:30 a.m. in Parks Hall, OU. Call 1-800-844-2654 or 593-2432 to see if you qualify and to make an appointment.
Free Lunch: Every Monday at the First United Methodist Church, 2 S. College St., Athens. Noon to 1 p.m. Free and open to all, no questions asked.
Tuesday
MUSIC:
• Celtic Night. Tuesdays at Jackie O’s.
• Open stage with Dale Kulchar Tuesdays at the Court Street Grill, Pomeroy.
• Open Stage. Tuesdays at the Union.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Childhood Immunizations: Every Tuesday from 1-5:30 p.m. in the ground floor of Parks Hall, OU. OU-COM Community Service Programs’ Childhood Immunization Program. Free to all area children from birth through 18. Bring your child’s previous shot records.
Designated Space: Spoken word open stage. Every Tuesday 9-11 p.m. Donkey Coffee.
Bloodmobile: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wayne National Forest HQ between Athens and Nelsonville on Rt. 33. Also, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in OU’s Irvine Hall. Finally, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the OU College of Health and Human Services in Grover Hall.
Food Summit: All-day gathering to connect community members and local food movement leaders. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at ARTS/West in Athens. The gathering is intended to learn, celebrate, share and plan the many initiatives and activities in the growing movement for healthy, fair, green and affordable food. This is free with a flexible agenda. Come for part or all of the day. For information, or to set up a booth or provide an update on your group’s activities, call Leslie Schaller at 592-3854 or e-mail her at leslies@acenetworks.org.
Wednesday
MUSIC:
• Open stage with Chris Biester. Every Wednesday. 10 p.m. Casa Cantina.
• Rock ‘n roll karaoke with Twin Towers every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Smiling Skull.
• Old-Timey Night. Wednesdays at Jackie O’s.
• Karaoke every Wednesday from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Maplewood Inn.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Athens Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every Saturday and Wednesday on East State Street at the University Mall.
Free Community Lunch: Noon to 1 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, University Terrace. Every Wednesday.
Free Lunch and Food Pantry: The Friends & Neighbors Community Food Center Wednesday Soup Kitchen. Noon to 3 p.m. at the Lottridge Community Center, 2754 Lottridge Road. Everyone welcome. Choice pantry open for USDA income guidelines eligible people from 12:30-3 p.m. For info call 667-0684 or 592-3969.
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