August Haps

Thursday 8/1

• Mammography Unit at FVRC 9-3
• Deep Dive Games Athens Grand Opening 12pm, 908 E. State St.
• Chesterhill Produce Auction 4pm
• The Cannabis Museum is starting a new musical event, the Tiny Museum Concert. We will be kicking off the first of our series with Colin Richards. Colin Richards is a writer, a musician, and a searcher of sound 7pm
• Spanish Conversation Hour 4pm, Athens Library
• Joseph Allred 6pm, ROAR Records

Friday 8/2

• Cybils Indie Slease Birthday Dance Party 9pm, Sidebar
• ACAMF pre party: Judge Russo, Swage, Hellnaw, Liberty Furnace and Wished Bone 8pm, The Union
• ACAMF pre party: Millcreek Mile, Snail Satan, Houseguest, Coralily, Drawknife 8:30pm, Casa

Saturday 8/3

• ACAMF- all day Union St. Brianiac/Guided by Voices, D Rays, Shilpa Ray and more
• ACAMF after-party with DJ Barticus and Spectracolor 11:30ish, the Union
• Athens Farmers Market
• Larry Elefante 10am Solo at the Athens Farmers Market
• The Multicultural Genealogical Center will host photojournalist, Loriene Perera, whose presentation, Chesterhill:  On the  Precipice of Change, will explore the village of Chesterhill in an intimate exhibition featuring photos and drone footage. 1pm
• Author David Mowery will discuss the Battle of Buffington Island, Ohio’s only Civil War clash. General John Hunt Morgan and nearly 2,000 members of his cavalry brigade raided towns and farmsteads across southern Indiana and Ohio until they were caught attempting to re-cross the Ohio River. 2pm, Southeast Ohio History Center
• Beat the Heat: The Land Before Time 3pm, Athena Cinema
• Corner Bookmarks 1pm, Athens Makerspace

Sunday 8/4

• Serenity Roots Meditation 10am 8950 Lavelle Rd

Monday 8/5

• Back To School Mending!: Get ready for back to school with this opportunity to use the makerspace for FREE in order to mend school clothes for you or your family 10am

Tuesday 8/6

• Yoga Under the Elms 12pm
• Open Mic Night 7pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Morsbag Pod Meetup 6pm, Athens Library
• Sewing Machine Troubleshooting Help 5pm, Athens Makerspace
• Back To School Mending!: Get ready for back to school with this opportunity to use the makerspace for FREE in order to mend school clothes for you or your family 10am

Wednesday 8/7

• Back To School Mending!: Get ready for back to school with this opportunity to use the makerspace for FREE in order to mend school clothes for you or your family 10am

Thursday 8/8

• Slumberland Records Party: Jeanines, Light headed, Wished Bone, Laughing Chimes 8pm, The Union
• Demolition Derby 8pm, Athens County Fair
• Spanish Conversation Hour 4pm, Athens Library
• Storytime for Adults: “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald 6:30pm, Athens Library
• Back To School Mending!: Get ready for back to school with this opportunity to use the makerspace for FREE in order to mend school clothes for you or your family 10am

Friday 8/9

• Austin Stambaugh’s Electric Weepers, East of Hedon, Myron and the Ridgerunners 8pm, The Union
• Jewelry Making And Repair 4pm, Athens Makerspace
• Back To School Mending!: Get ready for back to school with this opportunity to use the makerspace for FREE in order to mend school clothes for you or your family 10am
• Laendar Ranch Grand Opening 3:30-5pm 39495 St. Clair Rd. Pomeroy Ohio

Saturday 8/10

• Bounty on the Bricks 5:30-8:30, Uptown Athens
• Aaron T and the Gaurantee with Hells Fire Sinners and Dark Horse 10pm, Casa
• Disco Vs 90s with DJ Barticus 9pm, The Union
• Outdoor Walking Tour of the Historic Athens Asylum 2pm, 100 Ridges Cir
• 2nd Saturday Performance Series. We are very pleased to welcome “NEON MOON” back to our stage playing favorite songs from 1950s through the present. 7pm, FVRC
• Hurts so Good Tour 8pm, The Skull
• Mindful Journey Through Nature: 11am-1pm along the Hock-hocking Adena Bikeway meeting at the Beaumont-Salina Trailhea to dive deeper
• Ceramics at the Cinema: The Birds Hanging Bird Feeder 12:30, Athena Cinema
• Movies on the Rooftop: THE BIRDS 9pm

Sunday 8/11

• Matt box art opening and music 3pm, Casa
• Luke Boyd art opening with cake and bread 5, The Union
• Sweeny Todd Auditions 2pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Drag Brunch at Sol 11am
• Beginners Botany by Bike 10am, he ride will begin and end from RTA Headquarters (241 Front St, Marietta, OH)

Monday 8/12

• Buddhist Teacher Visits Athens: Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin with translator Khenpo Sangye Trinley will give a reading transmission of the Heart Sutra. This teaching from the Buddha is a call to practice wisdom and compassion 7pm 8950 Lavelle Rd.
• Nonviolent Communication Practice Group – open to all experience levels 6pm, Athens Library

Tuesday 8/13

• Positive Deviance Approach: A case for addressing social, organization and behavioral change problems from inside out 9:30-5pm, Scripps
• Yoga Under the Elms 12pm
• Athens City Historic Preservation Commission meeting 5:30, City Hall
• Green Lunch Series: An old Rural Action tradition of fostering diverse dialogues on energy, food security, equity, and more over a monthly lunch session 12pm Athens Library
• Telescope Night at the OU observatory 9-11pm
• Make Reusable Bags for a food pantry, Athens Makerspace

Wednesday 8/14

• Vinyl Night: (ROAR/ Mucho Funky), 8pm Sidebar
• Old Time Jam Night 6:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Lyceum Lunch with Alex Armstrong: Ancient Rock Art of the Ohio Valley 12pm, Southeast Ohio History Center

Thursday 8/15

• Summer Concert Series: Chris Michaels and the Andrews, Joseph Crabtree 6pm, Community Center
• Spanish Conversation Hour 4pm, Athens Library
• Appalahcian Herb Fest, Wisteria

Friday 8/16

• 80s Dance Night with DJ Barticus 10pm, Casa
• Basket Case, Merchant Market, Snail Satan, Uncouth 8pm, The Union
• Ohio State Old Time Fiddlers Contest 6pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Appalahcian Herb Fest, Wisteria
• Upcycled Backpack workshop 3-5pm, Athens Community Makerspace

Saturday 8/17

• Muchi Nochi, B Funk, DJ Barticus Disco Dance Party 9pm, Sidebar
• Spencer Radcliffe and Everything, Sam Stansfield, Learner 8pm, The Union
• Emily Singer Band 7pm, West End Ciderhouse
• Argroforsetry: Are you curious about forest farming? Join us for a sunset farm tour of Golden Summit Forest on August 17th at 5pm
• Beat The Heat: THE NEVERENDING STORY 3pm, Athena Cinema
• Upcycled Backpacks For Back To School! 3pm, Athens Makerspace
• Alonzo Weed Festival 7pm, Gifford Park Amesville
• Appalahcian Herb Fest, Wisteria
• Invisible Ground Marker Tour
• Clothing Swap 10-6pm, Upcycle
• Harvest Grapes at Pleasant Hill Vineyards, all day

Sunday 8/18

• Unmonumental and Caitlin Kraus 2pm, ROAR Records
• Cat Lady Social 2pm, Athens Community Center
• Appalahcian Herb Fest, Wisteria

Monday 8/19

• Paint and Pour with Luke Boyd, 7pm Stuarts Opera House

Tuesday 8/20

• Spanish Conversation Hour 4pm, Athens Library
• Sewing Machine Troubleshooting Help 5pm, Athens Makerspace
• Make Reusable Bags for a food pantry, Athens Makerspace

Wednesday 8/21

Thursday 8/22

• Neil Young Tribute Show 7pm, Casa
• Small Bizz Consult drop-in with Acenet 3-5, Athens Makerspace

Friday 8/23

• Makebelieves, The 3rd Pyramid Band, Ten Gauge and Swage 8pm, The Union
• Mucho Funky Dance with DJ Muchi Nochi 10pm, Casa
• Food Jam: Royal Butcher Music is teaming up with the Smiling Skull saloon on August 23rd to bring Athens a full night of live music and fun for an amazing cause!!!! 8pm, Casa
• Angela Perley 7pm, Uncle Bucks
• Family make it night- make upcycled shrinky dinks 4-6, Athens Makerspace

Saturday 8/24

• A Midsummer Night: The Gods must be Crazy 2-6pm, Zenner House
• Alice in Wonderland Jr Auditions 1pm, Stuarts Opera House
• Free Fabric Day, Athens Makerspace

Sunday 8/25

Monday 8/26

Tuesday 8/27

• Join FVRC August 27, 7-9pm as we present an art show featuring the woodworking talent of Greg Rousch
• Make Reusable Bags for the Athens Dog Shelter, Athens Makerspace

Wendesay 8/28

• Flotsam River Circus: LOTSAM! is a troupe of musicians, circus artists, and puppeteers traveling on a handmade raft, giving free performances in riverfront towns along the way. We are performing at in front of the stepped area of the Pomeroy Levee at Riverfront Park 6pm
• Welcome Week Rooftop Movie Night: MIDSOMMAR 9pm

Thursday 8/29

• Spanish Conversation Hour 4pm, Athens Library

Friday 8/30

• The Visitor, A-Go-Go, Potting Soul 8pm, The Union

Saturday 8/31

• Orion Piano Trio 3pm, Athens Library
• Athens Sewn T-Shirt Bag 1pm, Athens Makerspace
• NMF decoration Sale 12-5pm, Passion Work’s parking lot
• Big Fat Head, Cranberry Casket, False Teeth, Laughing Chimes 8pm, The Union