Athens Community Music and Arts Event Roundup
A dense listing of local performances and events at ARTS West Casa Cantina Athena venues. Highlights include the Athens Community Singers third annual carols and bells with a 7 p.m. start and a $10 suggested donation, a Water Witches Video Premier with Sac Lunch and Us at 10 p.m. at Casa Cantina, and multiple musical acts such as The Back Porch Swing Band and Gay and Bruce Dalzell's Christmas Show. Also listed are open mics, dances, and theatrical showings with varying prices and times, plus a Nutcracker screening at Athena Grand with prices 16 to 18 dollars and showtimes 12:55 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets available via the grand site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Community Singers
ARTS/West
Water Witches
Sac Lunch
Casa Cantina
West
Adriane Mohlenkamp
Back Porch
Fleshworld
Sardaukar
Smiling Skull Saloon
Tajlyn
Larry
Arts gallery listings and exhibitions by Anthony Wilson
Free displays include Working Hands at ARTS West through January 4. Stag Song The Art of Emily Beveridge at Stuart's Opera House Gallery 1879. Changeling at Majestic Annex Nelsonville Public Square. Abundance of Paper at Paper Circle with School of Art Design Faculty Collection Kennedy Museum of Art on display through March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Wilson
ARTS/West
Free
Emily Beveridge
Opera House
Nelsonville Public Square
School of Art + Design
Kennedy Museum of Art
Visits with Santa and Holiday Train Fest Step into seasonal events
Athens hosts visits with Santa on Court Street from 6 to 8 p.m. at the 5 on Court building and breakfast with Santa at OU Inn at 9 a.m. Reservations suggested, call 740 593 6661. Fossil Rock Raiders Train and Craft Barn at 14410 Shade Road runs Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. featuring over 50 model trains and free admission. Nelsonville also runs Santa visits Saturday and Sunday 12 to 6 p.m. at 37 Public Square with horse drawn wagon rides today 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Court Street.
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Fossil Rock Raiders
Shade Road
Santa
Nelsonville
Public Square
Court Street
Odom's decline tops Google's 2015 search list
Lamar Odom's downfall from Lakers star to Nevada Love Ranch patron sparked the year's top Google search. The four day binge ending in unconsciousness led 2015 queries ahead of Charlie Hebdo and the game Agar.io, with Odom also the year's most searched person.
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San Francisco
Lamar Odom
Los Angeles Lakers
Nevada
Google
Odom
Love Ranch
France
Charlie Hebdo
Khloe Kardashian
Laker
National Basketball Association
Robin Williams
Ronda Rousey
Caitlyn Jenner
OVST Names New Director and Announces 65th Season Show
The Ohio Valley Summer Theater selects Man of La Mancha for its 65th season in 2016, honoring longtime artistic director Bob Winters. Athens resident Christi Camper Moore becomes executive director and artistic coordinator, starting Jan 1, 2016, with OVST staging July 21 to August 7 at Ohio University Forum Theater.
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Ohio Valley Summer Theater
OVST
Bob Winters
Dale Wasserman
Joe Darion
Mitch Leigh
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Carol Patterson
Athens
Ohio University
Forum
Ohio
Ohio Valley Summer Theater Board
Kelee Riesbeck
Camper Moore
Star Wars returns shape a new generation’s pulse
A critique of the Star Wars saga and its cultural reach as The Force Awakens nears release. The piece traces the franchise from 1977’s A New Hope to the modern blockbuster era, noting how audiences of different generations react, the rise of merchandising, and J J Abrams’s restoration approach for the new film. It highlights Lucas’s influence, critics’ mixed takes, and the shift toward a diverse, tech-enabled fanbase shaping future cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Garden State Parkway
New Jersey
Glenn Kenny
Lucas
Pauline Kael
John Simon
THX
Industrial Light and Magic
Paul Schrader
Hollywood
Steven Spielberg
Walt Disney Co
Lucasfilm
Lucas’ Empire
J. Abrams
Han Solo
Luke Skywalker
Abrams
George Lucas
Skywalker Ranch
San Rafael
Calif
Disney
U.S
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Gay
Bruce Dalzell
Federal Valley Resource Center
Stewart
Smiling Skull
West End Ciderhouse
Celtic
Jackie O
Chris Beister
Bolshoi Ballet
Court Building
Santa Claus
Arts&entertainment
Francis Ford Coppola
Universal Studios
20Th Century Fox
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