http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/articles.sec--10-1-arts-and-entertainment.html Music fans from all over the country descended on Nelsonville this past weekend for the eighth annual Nelsonville Music Festival, and enjoyed a steady parade of national and local music acts under sharp blue skies and warm temperatures.]]> From a classically trained violinist to a pioneer of the dub/reggae genre; from a Johnny-come-lately throwback soul crooner to tried-and-true indie rock legends, the Nelsonville Music Festival will feature a wide-ranging lineup of legit hep musicianship this weekend.]]> Calliope Feminist Choir  is presenting its Spring Concert this Saturday and Sunday at ARTS/West in Athens.]]> The Ohio University Art Gallery is hosting the opening reception for the College of Fine Arts Graphic Design undergraduate thesis exhibition, "Tangerine," Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. in Seigfred Hall.]]> Ohio University professors and friends are presenting a final benefit concert Sunday for the Ohio Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind.]]> What has become a local music craze over the past four years for the band Mind Fish is now coming to an end with a final show in Athens.]]> This week through Friday, the Program in Creative Writing at Ohio University is presenting the 27^th Spring Literary Festival, featuring the prestigious writers Denise Duhamel, Terrance Hayes, Amy Hempel, Richard Rodriguez and Susan Orlean.]]> Seekest thou merriment? Let the Athenian Berean Community Players entertain you with their production of "The Taming of the Shrew." Shakespeare's classic battle of the sexes will be presented at 8 p.m. this Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville.]]> Legendary indie-rock band Guided By Voices is replacing Bad Brains at the 2012 Nelsonville Musical Festival, taking place the weekend of May 18-20 at Hocking College. The Dayton band joins a lineup of about 50 acts at the fest, which is a 15-minute drive from Athens.]]> Jess Kauffman and Kyle Martin, a duo who has anchored the Wednesday night slot at Jackie O's for the past several months, are relocating to Nashville, Tenn.]]> Salaam, a musical group from Indiana whose name means "peace" in Arabic, will be performing in Ohio University's Robert Glidden Hall this Wednesday at 7 p.m. ]]> This Friday, a new performing arts and community events venue will open in the uptown area, though this one will have a bit of a twist. In addition to providing seating for 300 audience members for concerts and other community events, Central Venue will serve as a church.]]> Kennedy Museum of Art at Ohio University is presenting "Butterflies in Our Midst," opening this Friday and running through Aug. 19.]]> The Fur Peace Ranch will feature a night of "Guitar Masters" this Saturday at 8 p.m. at its "acoustically perfect" Fur Peace Station Concert Hall. The show will feature Clive Carroll, Laurence Juber and Frank Vignola. ]]> The most popular Marxist musical ever written is coming to an Ohio University stage this weekend. (OK, so the field's not all that crowded. But who among us will soon forget "Cossacks of the Kuban" or "They Met in Moscow"?)]]> While the 2012 Athens International Film and Video Festival promised "a solid week of movies," Tuesday evening's competition, "Rural Gothic: Four Films," delivered two solid hours of all things sweet, scenic and sordid. ]]> "Thank you for being here" a bearded older man told Haffa's Records co-owner Andrew Lampela earlier this week as he bought a Black Keys album for his son and in so doing helped keep alive the dream of one of the last independent record stores in Ohio.]]> The 39^th edition of the Athens International Film and Video Festival opens this Friday with more than 250 films from around the world. Running through Thursday, April 19, daily screenings start at noon and run till 10 p.m.]]> It was the early 1970s, and Elena Michaels was 24 years old. She and her 30-year-old boyfriend were living on the West Coast, and enjoyed, by the world's standards, a pretty good life.]]> The Boilermaker Jazz Band, a world-class swing band, will play in the Athens Middle School gym this Saturday at 8 p.m.]]>