Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of events have been canceled or rescheduled. However, some organizations and Athens groups are adapting to the Ohio stay-at-home order and hosting events online through virtual services, like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Here’s a list of some events still happening and events that have been rescheduled or canceled:
Happening:
Friday, April 24
90s Night Live From Quarantine With DJ Barticus at 9 p.m. hosted by WOUB. DJ Barticus will play music to get people dancing and having fun, all virtually through a Twitch.tv stream or on Instagram live @bartykutz.
Admission: Free
https://www.facebook.com/events/600829617200913/
Central’s Got Talent: Quarantine Edition at 7 p.m. hosted by Central Avenue United Methodist Church. Join the talent show via Zoom with any talent you’d like to showcase. To enter the talent show, email natalie.dunckel@centralavenue.net or send them a Facebook message.
Admission: Free
https://www.facebook.com/events/940407526393003/
Happy Hour Painting at 5:30 p.m. hosted by The Dairy Barn Arts Center. Join Lyn Stanton as she teaches how to paint q-tip trees. You will need a canvas, acrylic paint, paint brushes, paint pallet, water bucket and a rag. For more information, check out The Dairy Barn’s website.
Admission: $10 members, $12 non-members
https://www.facebook.com/events/3031035393613664/
WOUB YouTube Premiere at 8 p.m. on YouTube. WOUB Public Media continues its YouTube release of locally-produced documentaries. This week’s documentary is The 1900: Voices From the Athens Asylum. Viewers can tune in here.
Admission: Free
https://www.facebook.com/events/266824841013456/
Saturday, April 25
The Super QuaranSTREAM Series at 7 p.m. hosted by ACRN in collaboration with Athens Live Music. Join local and regional artists on a live Twitch.tv stream throughout the evening. Attendees to the stream can also make donations.
Admission: Free
https://www.facebook.com/events/226746801727206/?event_time_id=226746808393872
Tuesday, April 28
Woven Beaded Earrings Workshop at 5:30 p.m. hosted by The Dairy Barn Arts Center. Join Lyn Stanton as attendees learn to do a “brick stitch” which will use large pony beads to create a successful pattern. Attendees need beads, beading needles and thread. For more information, check out The Dairy Barn’s website.
Admission: $10 members, $12 non-members
https://www.facebook.com/events/267100830976387/
Tea Time with ISFS at 1:30 p.m. hosted by the Ohio University Office of International Student and Faculty Services. Get any questions, concerns or conversation addressed within this Teams meeting.
Admission: Free
https://www.facebook.com/events/2429559647143738/?event_time_id=2429559657143737
Wednesday, April 29
Virtual Community Art Night at 5:00 p.m. hosted by Passion Works. Join the Zoom meeting for a virtual collaborative art making event supported by Athens County Foundation.
Admission: Free
https://www.facebook.com/events/1786613148140203/?event_time_id=1786613168140201
Canceled/Rescheduled:
Thursday, April 23
MFA Thesis Season 2020 at 5 p.m. hosted by Ohio University Art Galleries. Each show was supposed to honor the MFA and BFA thesis exhibitions, but the event has been canceled.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1337143536495921/?event_time_id=1337143566495918
Wednesday, April 29
A League of their Own at 7 p.m. at the Athena Grand. The film starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks and Rosie O’Donnell follows the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The showing has been canceled due to the coronavirus quarantine.
