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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
  

Thursday, March 12th

• Mini Cake Decorating Workshop with Flour & Thyme Micro-Bakery! 7pm Big Run Kava

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

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
  

Wednesday, March 18th

• Open Stage with Chris Beister 8:30, Casa

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

Friday, March 20th

• 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

Saturday, March 21st

• 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

Sunday, March 22nd

• ABC Players: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2:00pm, Stuart’s Opera House

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
  

Wednesday, March 25th

• Open Stage with Chris Beister 8:30, Casa
• Spring Literary Festival- Walter Hall

Thursday, March 26th

• Spring Literary Festival- Walter Hall

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

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

Sunday, March 29th

• Spring Inoculation Workshop with Soulshine Eart 2pm, 10550 Salem Rd.

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