Happy Women’s History Month! From hill to holler, Athens and OU are full of the gifts of centuries of women who helped build, grow and sustain this place. Athens has long been known for its civil rights efforts, and Ohio University has a 45-year history of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies.
The Indigo Girls are coming to Athens this March 21st for a concert featuring the OHIO symphony orchestra, set to play at 730pm at Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium.
Weather, personal preferences, space, and other environmental factors mean sometimes your heat bill comes in the mail and gives you a not-so-great surprise: it’s huge.
Looking for things to do around town in the dead of January? One thing everyone loves about Athens is there’s always something to do.
Decided not to take the long trip home for Fall Break? It’s only a few days, but it’s a time of the year families typically have big gatherings for Thanksgiving, and it might be hard to be away for the first time.
Looking for something fun to do on campus during Winter Break?
For anyone who loves the holidays – or at least the music – you should grab tickets for this show. Straight No Chaser is easily one of the most famous a cappella groups in the world. And if you’re thinking old school a cappella, that’s not what we’re talking about.
Of the many fascinating aspects of Appalachia, the people are perhaps the most interesting. A strange marriage of diversities and commonalities, every hill and holler (get it?) has its own special people and places. Appalachia is represented in tonnes of films, even if just incidentally.
We all know Athens has that shop-local, support-local vibe. Everything from contractors to caterers to restaurants, wares, and more, this town is flush with small business entrepreneurs offering goods and services that are truly one-of-a-kind.