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Nelsonville Music Festival returns for 18th year
Nelsonville Music Festival welcomed attendees, artists and vendors from around the world for its 2024 festival.
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Fourth of July celebrations abound throughout Athens County
From fireworks to fast cars, Athens County residents have myriad options to celebrate the Fourth of July in the coming week.
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Goddess Collective Burlesque celebrates fifth annual Heartbreaker’s Ball
Athens burlesque troupe, Goddess Collective Burlesque, will celebrate its fifth anniversary at The Union on Saturday.
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Fiddlers contest showcases diverse talents, musical styles
The annual event brought fiddlers of all ages and backgrounds together to compete and share their talents.
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Fans find community, new music at 2023 Nelsonville Music Festival
From July 21 to July 23, the Nelsonville Music Festival brought fans closer to their communities and to the music they didn’t know they loved.
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Hocking College’s Black Diamond Music Festival returns after big expenses last year
Hocking College funded last year’s inaugural Black Diamond Music Festival through $224,885 in “college support,” records obtained by the Independent show. The college is set to hold the second BDMF this weekend, June 9–10.
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New Athens poet laureate is more than wordsmith
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — Albany resident Stephanie Kendrick can now add “Athens Poet Laureate” to her list of roles, which include village council member and mother, among others. The Athens Municipal Arts Commission named Kendrick Athens poet laureate in December 2022 for a two-year term. A lifelong southeast Ohio resident, Kendrick has been writing poetry…
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Holiday events abound in Athens County
Reading time: About 6 minutes Holiday events, markets, activities and more are plentiful in and around Athens County this holiday season: Now through Saturday, Dec. 10 Toy Drive Presented by Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance and Ohio University LGBT Center: SEORA and OU’s LGBT Center are collaborating on a toy drive. Drop off locations include: Peddlers…
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‘Hotel Berry’ production celebrates local history of Black social entrepreneurship, empowers Black theater creatives
The upcoming theatrical production Hotel Berry, opening November 17, explores an integral part of Athens and Southeast Ohio’s Black history: the famed Berry Hotel and the couple who created and ran it, Edward and Martha “Mattie” Berry. The play, commissioned by Ohio University’s Tantrum Theater, focuses on the Berrys and on Eliza Davison and Andrew…
