Blogger's Note: The following is a chronological account of 6 Fest. The most recent post will appear at the top with a post time underneath (the above time is when this intro was posted). All video except the video clips at the bottom from 3 Fest, 4 Fest and 5 Fest are from me. All photos are from me too, unless noted. I'll respond to any comments I get in a post. Enjoy the blog! -- CR

A cast of fantastical creatures, a depraved magician and a royal family articulate William Shakespeare's "œThe Tempest." But the stage steals the Ohio University School of Theater's spring production.

The play opened last night, and runs tonight through Saturday, and May 13-16, in the Elizabeth Evans Baker Theater in Kantner Hall.

Set designer Warren Stiles put three steel platforms together and placed hydraulic-powered legs underneath to power a moving stage.

Pro-choice activist Lois Whealey's life hangs around her neck and decorates her bright red jacket.

The charms laced around her silver chain include emblems from her three alma maters "“ Stanford, University of Michigan and Ohio University "“ and for each of her three children and three grandchildren.

Below the crowded charm necklace are scattered Whealey's buttons. One button reads "œPro Child, Pro Family, Pro Choice," from her Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) group. Whealey is also active in the American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters and the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio.

"œIt has always been important in my family to have strong women," Whealey said. "œThat's why I have always felt so strongly that a woman's political, social and economic rights need protecting."

Renters housing extra roommates may need to rethink their living arrangements. The Athens Neighborhood Association (ANA) is drawing attention to the problem of over-occupancy in mainly student rental housing in Athens.

One problem with enforcing zoning regulations against over-occupancy, however, is that the Athens Code Enforcement Office cannot inspect a house without giving a 24-hour notice. In addition, Code Enforcement previously posted an Excel spreadsheet listing each rental residence's annual inspection date on the city Web site. That schedule will change this week, Code Enforcement Director John Paszke said.

When last month's ice storm blasted Athens area power lines, the city coordinated with the Red Cross to house 46 people in the Athens Community Center. But what is being done for those who don't have a home to return to?

Some students wept. Others ran into a friend's arms. The screams and the car horns echoed through uptown Athens Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning as some celebrants drove up and down Court Street yelling 'Obama' out the window.

High attendance and near-perfect weather conditions could not return Halloween to its legendary status, leading me to believe that Halloween has evolved into an inebriated pajama party with chaperons sitting on horseback.

Would anyone expect to find mental clarity in an alley?

Building 9 on the Ohio University campus looks like a technology cemetery. The plots for dozens of computer monitors, printers and slide projectors sit on distinct shelves. Microscopes crowd the shady bottom shelves. A few copy machines stand like mausoleums.

Beer cans sailed through the air like grenades as more than 14,000 Ohio University students and their friends partied in the giant field Saturday afternoon. Some wrestled in the mud, while others lighted fires. A hurricane of tipsy humanity à ¢Ã¢"š ¬" otherwise known as Five Fest à ¢Ã¢"š ¬" swept through the Stagecoach Road area.