March Haps

I posted the haps a few days early, this is a working list and will be throughout the entirety of March so check back often 🙂 Have fun and support local arts!

Please let me know down in comments, what you think of the idea of multiple folks/organizations having access to this posting here for an open community event calendar.

Sunday, March 1st

• Mountain Stage 7pm, Memaud
• Strong Towns Monthly Gathering: come together to learn and work together on ideas and projects to build community that will help make Athens an even better place to live, work, and play. 5pm Big Run Kava Bar
• Friendly Paws Adoption Event 1-3pm
• Skating through the Decades free show at Bird Arena 5:45pm

Monday, March 2nd

Tuesday, March 3rd

• Enter the Kingdom Steven King Series: Pet Sematary 7pm, Athena Cinema
• Open Mic Night at Stuart’s Opera House 7pm
• Snow Angel by David Lindsay-Abaire is a humorous, eerie one-act play about 15 teenagers in Deerpoint, Vermont, whose lives are disrupted by a massive blizzard and the mysterious, sudden arrival of a girl named Eva. 7:30 Kantner Hall
• Kennedy Lecture Series: An evening with Levar Burton 6:30 Memaud
• Cafe Randys at Ciderhouse

Wednesday, March 4th

• Tantrum Theater: Hair 8pm, Kantner Hall
• The Stitching Hour: Grab a friend, a work in progress and connect with other fiber artists in the community 5:30 Arts West
• Open Stage with Chris Beister 8:30, Casa
• Indian Trail Trees: History talk with Tom O’Grady 7pm, Federal Valley Resource Center

Thursday, March 5th

• Tantrum Theater: Hair 8pm, Kantner Hall
• From the Hills and the Hollers: Fast Food, Women and Mud Creek
• Wizard Walk at the Dairy Barn: Wizard Walk celebrates the Dairy Barn Arts Center as a collaborative gathering place that unites community and partners to boldly empower youth imagination!  5pm
• Lightside Acting Troupe: Les Miserables 6pm, Federal Valley Resource Center
• LGBTQIA History trivia night-Join us for an evening of laughter, learning, and connection as we celebrate LGBTQIA+ history through a fun and interactive trivia night! 5:30 Baker Center
• Celtic and Old-Time live music jam Ciderhouse

Friday, March 6th

• Tantrum Theater: Hair 8pm, Kantner Hall
• Caitlin Kraus Trio, Morgan Washam 9pm, Sidebar
• Weathered for Wanderer opening reception 5-8pm, Tend Space
• Learn the Art of Silk Screening 4pm, Federal Valley Resource Center (pt 1 of 4)
• Lightside Acting Troupe: Les Miserables 5pm, Federal Valley Resource Center
• Karin Carlson & Cory Love with Chris Michael and the Andrews 8pm, Smiling Skull
• Re-Creation Station Grand Opening: New Makerspace Retail Area- all day
• Afrhohouse Athens presents Afro to The world 9pm, The Union

Saturday, March 7th

• Tantrum Theater: Hair 8pm, Kantner Hall
• Brother Hill/ Drawknife 9pm, Sidebar
• Sugar Creek Community Forest Event 1-4pm
• Sewing Machine Troubleshooting Help, Athens Makerspace
• Cabin Fever Festival : artists, bands, visual art, book readings, sound healing Pomeroy Ohio
• CEO speedwagon 9m, the Union

Sunday, March 8th

• Casa Art Opening: Yang Miller, music by Ah, The World and Andrew Lampela 4-6pm
• International Women’s Day
• Second Sundays Crafternoon 2-5 Ciderhouse

Monday, March 9th

• Blood Drive at Stuart’s Opera House 12pm-6pm
• Pinball Tournament 6:30pm, Star Chamber Arcade

Tuesday, March 10th

• Green Lunch Series: Forests that Walk 12pm at the Athens Library
• Bad Art Club Bedazzling: every week try a different medium, free art supplies provided, bad art only 5pm, UCM
• Free Health Screenings 9am-12pm, Athens Public Library

Wednesday, March 11th

• The Stitching Hour: Grab a friend, a work in progress and connect with other fiber artists in the community 5:30 Arts West
• Open Stage with Chris Beister 8:30, Casa
• Naughty Lobstah food truck at the Ciderhouse distillery
  

Thursday, March 12th

• Mini Cake Decorating Workshop with Flour & Thyme Micro-Bakery! 7pm Big Run Kava
• Celtic and Old-Time live music jam Ciderhouse
• Free health care screening 11am-3pm, Coolville Public Library

Friday, March 13th

• Flora and Fauna Gallery Reception, 5pm Stuart’s Opera House
• Friday the 13th Trivia 5pm with Prizes, Dutch Creek Winery

Saturday, March 14th

• Pawpaws and Beverage Biology: A Tropical and Global Exploration 10am, Rutland Sanctuary
• Artist Pop-Up featuring Venus Curse Collections — bringing a unique mix of upcycled fashion, handmade jewelry, and one-of-a-kind pieces you won’t find anywhere else. 12-4pm, Big Run Kava
• Darrin Hacquard 7pm, Federal Valley Resource Center
• Swage, Jone and the Hissyfits, Desespear 8pm, Bat Lounge

Sunday, March 15th

• Pastry Pop-Up with Flour and Thyme, starts at Noon: Ciderhouse

Monday, March 16th

Tuesday, March 17th

• Enter the Kingdom Steven King Series: Misery 7pm, Athena Cinema
• Bad Art Club Natural Dye: every week try a different medium, free art supplies provided, bad art only 5pm, UCM
• The Wise Craics with Athens Irish Dancers 5-9pm, Casa
• Tintype Pop-up with Blue Creek Tinworks 4-8pm, Jackie’s Taproom
  
  

Wednesday, March 18th

• Open Stage with Chris Beister 8:30, Casa
• Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon: learn about and to wikidata and add information about underrepresented artists, women and non-binary individuals 4-6pm, Athens Library
• Global Education Fair 5:30-7:30 Athens High School

Thursday, March 19th

• The Southeast Ohio History Center welcomes Dr. Todd Arrington with his presentation “The Last Lincoln Republican: James A Garfield and the 1880 Presidential Election” for our March 2026 Lyceum Lunch. 12pm, Southeast Ohio History Center
• Celtic and Old-Time live music jam Ciderhouse
• Portrait Sketching in the Galleries: 90 minute drawing session with costumed models, no prior experience or registration necessary 5:30pm, Kennedy Museum of Arts

Friday, March 20th

• Brian Damage, Anake and Twerp 10pm Casa
• Farm to School Conference 9am-5pm, The Lodge at Hocking College
• Mounds, Moon and Stars exhibit native voices, artists, scholars, archeologist and local communities 5:30pm, Southeast Ohio History Center
• ABC Players: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Home Compost Bin Building Demonstration 5pm at the Athens Makerspace
• Story Slam: Share your unexpected connections stories 7-9pm, Donkey
• Beautiful People Dance Party 9pm, The Union
• Hourglass, Caitlin Kraus and Brad Swinkiarski 8pm, Sidebar

Saturday, March 21st

• Say Gay dance party, Casa
• Brickhouse Apothecary hands-on class 12pm, 105 Butternut Ave, Pomeroy
• ABC Players: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• How to photograph your art with Matthew Persutti 1-3pm, Dairy Barn Arts Center
• Sewing Machine Troubleshooting Help, Athens MakerSpace
• Prime Directive, Dead Heart, Feral Housecats, Rivolta 8pm The Skull
• Jackieos Anniversary Extravaganza: Grifter String Band, Oyo and Rumpke Mountain boys, starts at 5:30 Taproom
• Harvest Potato Giveaway 96 S Harper St. Nelsonville 10am-4pm

Sunday, March 22nd

• ABC Players: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2:00pm, Stuart’s Opera House
• Kennedy Museum of Arts Open Studio: Papermaking 2pm

Monday, March 23rd

• Karoke with Josh Radcliff, 8pm Casa

Tuesday, March 24th

• Enter the Kingdom Steven King Series: Shawshank Redemption 7pm, Athena Cinema
• Patterson Hood and John Moreland team up for a co-headlining evening, bringing two distinct voices rooted in raw storytelling, sharp humor, and unmistakably Southern Americana. From Hood’s gritty, narrative rock to Moreland’s intimate, soul-baring folk, it’s a rare chance to experience two of today’s most compelling songwriters on one stage. 7:30 Stuart’s Opera House
• Celtic Angels Ireland 7pm, Memaud
• Bad Art Club Felting: every week try a different medium, free art supplies provided, bad art only 5pm, UCM
  
  

Wednesday, March 25th

• Open Stage with Chris Beister 8:30, Casa
• Spring Literary Festival- Walter Hall
• Spring Literary Festival at the Athena 10:45am Jeff Vandermeer
• Minority Business Rescources Workshop with Acenet Staff
• Athens Ohio Roller Derby 4pm, Albany Public Library

Thursday, March 26th

• Spring Literary Festival- Walter Hall
• Celtic and Old-Time live music jam Ciderhouse
• Spring Literary Festival at the Athena 10:00am George Bilgere and 11:00am Hala Alyan

Friday, March 27th

• Big Fat Head, Space Kid, Twerp, White Flag Over Providence 8pm, The Union
• Community Pavilion Campaign: Lindely Inn Drive Through Meal and Fundraiser
• 80s Dance Night with DJ Barticus, Casa
• Picklefest (competition) 4pm Bagel St. Deli

Saturday, March 28th

• Concert Series: The Klinder String Quartet 3pm, Athens Library
• Platinum Disco Party at the Athens Armory 7pm
• The Small Things: A Blink 182 tribute band at the Union
• Come on Come ons 7pm Casa
• No Kings March 1pm, Athens Community Center

Sunday, March 29th

• Spring Inoculation Workshop with Soulshine Eart 2pm, 10550 Salem Rd.
• Bloody Mary Pop Up bar with Flour and Thyme Pastries 1pm on- Tony’s
• Singer-Songwriter Showcase Casa
• Trans Takeover: Jone and the Misfits, Caden T. Primmer and Cricket Creek 8pm, The Union

Monday, March 30th

Tuesday, March 31st

• Enter the Kingdom Steven King Series: Mist 7pm, Athena Cinema
• Learn to Knit at the Community Athens Makerspace 5pm
• Bad Art Club Sculpting: every week try a different medium, free art supplies provided, bad art only 5pm, UCM