What's Happening
March 27, 2008
Editor’s note: During finals week and spring break, some regular events at Ohio University venues such as Baker Center might skip a week or two, so please call ahead, or check OU’s online calendar, if you have any doubts about whether an event is being held. The same goes for regular events at local clubs that mainly cater to OU students. TS
Thursday
MUSIC:
• Music every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Cutler’s Restaurant in the OU Inn.
• Open Stage. Smiling Skull.
• Karaoke competition. Every Thursday at 9 p.m. Lakeview Tavern.
• Weekly open stage with Troy Gregorino. Donkey Coffee.
• 80s Night with live DJ. 10 p.m. Red Brick Tavern.
• International Dance Night with DJ Self-Help. Casa Cantina.
ART:
• Art of the Zuni. Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall, OU. Through Nov. 20, 2008.
• “Gallery 66: Selling the Southwest.” Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall, OU. Through May 4, 2008.
• Education Galleries: Art of the Zuni and Sheep to Loom. Ongoing at the Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall, OU.
• “OH + 5.” Sixth biennial juried art exhibition. Features artists from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The Dairy Barn. Through April 13.
• Adam Mitchell, Mike Elsass and Pat Elsass, painters. Casa Cantina. Through March.
• Exhibit featuring the photography of Frank Norton, which runs through March. The exhibit offers a glimpse into the people, life and environment of the city of Sao Paolo, Brazil and the coast of Sao Paolo State.
• Historical exhibit — “Ancestors of Athens County: Treasures from First Families” — explores pioneer-era objects in the Athens County Historical Society and Museum’s collection. Exhibit runs through Aug. 1
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.
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.
Theater: Ohio Valley Summer Theater presents “The Glass Menagerie.” March 27-29 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 30, at 2 p.m. ARTS/West, 132 W. State St., Athens. www.ovst.org.
Bloodmobile: 1-7 p.m. at Stuart’s Opera House.
Retirement Reception: For Magistrate Karen Harvey, from 3-5 p.m. A program will take place in Courtroom A (third floor) of the county courthouse at 3:30 p.m.
Film: “America: Freedom to Fascism” by Aaron Russo, 2006. The movie reviews the formation of the IRS and Federal Reserve System. 6:30-9 p.m. at the Athens Public Library.
Friday
MUSIC:
• DJ Tracy. 10 p.m. at the Red Brick Tavern.
• Open Stage with Bruce Dalzell. Fridays during the academic quarter, from 8-11:45 p.m., Front Room, Baker Center, OU.
• Richie Havens. 8 p.m. Stuart’s Opera House, Nelsonville. Show is SOLD OUT.
• Red Dahlia, Earwig, TBA. Casa Cantina.
• Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel.9 p.m. Court Street Grill in Pomeroy.
• Old School Union. 9 p.m. Jackie O’s.
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.
Film: Midnight Movies at OU. Midnight Friday and Saturday nights during the academic quarter, Baker Theater, Baker Center, OU.
Final Friday: 6-10 p.m. at participating galleries and other venues in and around Nelsonville Public Square.
Art: Third annual Art Invitational, March 28 to May 15, at the Hocking College Art Gallery in Nelsonville. Opening reception March 28 from 6-10 p.m.
Art: Nelsonville Pottery & Gifts is holding a spring cleaning. Sarah Jane Mills and Susan Winland will be selling beads from their lifelong collections. Margaret Gustafan will show ceramics and botanicals. 6-10 p.m.
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.
• DJ Tracy. 10 p.m. at the Red Brick Tavern.
• Dropdead Sons, Wheels on Fire and the Paper Machetes. The Union.
• Big Rock & His Candy Ass Mtn. Boys with Stumpjuice. Casa Cantina.
• Steve Zarate, from 7-11 p.m. at the Bistro/Sandstone in Logan.
• Supper-Massive (formerly Selecter Reggae Band). Jackie O’s.
• St. James Orthodox Mission Church in Marietta will host renowned pianist George Skaroulis at the Marietta High School auditorium. 7 p.m. Oft-recorded Skaroulis’ music has been used in PBS documentaries as well as SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Athens Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every Saturday and Wednesday on East State Street at the University Mall. (No Wednesday market till spring.)
Film: Midnight Movies at OU. Midnight Friday and Saturday nights during the academic quarter, Baker Theater, Baker Center, OU.
Community Conversation: About global climate change. 2-4:30 p.m. at the Athens Public Library. Everyone welcome.
Cleanup Project: The staff and Americorp*VISTA’s of ReUse Industries are organizing a service project to clean up ReUse’s adopted highway on U.S. Rt. 50 to coincide with the Ohio Great American Cleanup on the last weekend in March. Any person or group who would like to participate should call Emily Camm at 698-8200, ext. 15, for information. Volunteers will meet at 74815 U.S. Highway 50 at the ReUse Albany farm at 11 a.m. Lunch will be provided.
Sunday
MUSIC:
• One of Christian music’s most popular recording artists, The Pfeifers, will play at the Albany Baptist Church. 6 p.m. 698-3163 for more info.
• Jorma Kaukonen and Roger McGuinn. 8 p.m. Fur Peace Station concert hall in Meigs County. Show SOLD OUT.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Monday
MUSIC:
• Open stage. Every Monday at Jackie O’s.
• Old-time jam with Rattletrap Stringband. Every Monday at Casa Cantina.
• Karaoke. 19 South.
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.
Free Seed Giveaway: Community Food Initiatives starts its 2008 Free Seed Giveaway Campaign at the following locations: County Home, Tri-County Service Center, 3 Cardaras Lane in Glouster, the Friends and Neighbors Food Pantry, and the Feed My Sheep Food Pantry in Mineral. Free vegetable and potato seeds will be available. 593-5971.
Bloodmobile: 1-7 p.m. in OU’s Jefferson Hall.
Tuesday
MUSIC:
• Open Stage with Catfish and Junebug. Downstairs at the Blue Gator. 9 p.m.
• Celtic Night. Tuesdays at Jackie O’s.
• Open stage at the Court Street Grill, Pomeroy.
• Singer/Songwriter Circle. Every Tuesday during the academic quarter at OU, from 7-9 p.m. in the 1804 Lounge of Baker Center.
• Jazz Nights. Most Tuesdays during the academic quarter, from 7-9 p.m., in Baker Center’s Front Room, OU.
• Devo reunion show (free to first 150 people). (By the way, this is April Fool’s Day.) Casa Cantina.
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.
Spoken Word Open Stage: “Designated Space.” Every Tuesday, 9-11 p.m., at Donkey Coffee.
Seed-Saving 101 Workshop: 6:30 p.m. at the Athens Public Library. They will discuss what plants need to be planted now so gardeners can save seeds in the fall as well as cross-pollination issues. 593-5971.
March for Babies Planning Meeting: 5:30 p.m. in OU Baker Center room 235. RSVP to Linda Richards at 1-800-686-2569.
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.
• The Jazz Cream Assassins. Wednesdays at 10 p.m. at 19 South.
• Bulgarian guitarist Dimitar Zarev at Salaam Café each Wednesday from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
• Karaoke every Wednesday from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Maplewood Inn.
• Acoustic Café (live music at lunchtime). Wednesdays at noon during the academic quarter at OU in the Theater Lounge, Baker Center, OU.
• Bunch of Grapes Night (open stage). 8-11 p.m. in the fifth-floor lounge, Baker Center, OU.
MISCELLANEOUS:
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.
Health Screenings: Free blood pressure screening at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital from 9 a.m. to noon in the patient-entrance lobby. Cholesterol and glucose screening also will be offered with a $5 fee (by appointment only – 740-566-4814).
Birth Circle Meeting: “Having a Baby? Ten Questions to Ask.” 7-8:30 p.m. at the Athens Public Library. Free and open to the public.
Caregiver Series: Every Wednesday in April, the Athens Public Library and OU College of Osteopathic Medicine are presenting seminars to inform and assist the elderly and their caregivers. 6-7:30 p.m. at the library. This one will be about resources for the caregiver.
Town Hall Meeting: Part of a national effort to increase understanding and awareness of underage drinking and its consequences. 6 p.m. at Trimble Local High School.
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