Enjoy a weekend-long celebration of the arts in Athens, brought to you by Hocking College School of Music! We’re celebrating on Union St. from 12PM to 9PM featuring an exciting line-up of local and regional music, as well as art, poetry, and dance on the main stage. Live music will be available as Casa, Donkey Coffee, Jackie O’s, and The Union. Featured bands include Large Mouth Brass Band, No Plastic Flowers, Coal Cave Hollow Boys, County Pharaohs, Slugg, Weird Science, Mobile Home, Red Lake, Slagpile, Caitlin Kraus, Slackluster, Peach Fuzz, Bret Anderson, Steve Zarate, Tail Winds, and many more!

There will also be food vendors, including Holy Guacamole, Dr. May's Thai Kitchen, and Cajun Clucker.

Members of the Athens Art Guild will line the streets to sell their artwork and local non-profit arts organizations will be offering activities. Our friends at Stuart’s Opera House will be running the beer garden featuring Jackie O’s beer!

Proceeds from the evening performances will benefit Stuart’s Afterschool Music Program and The Gathering Place!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Friday, August 17 • "Me and Mine" — By Athens Photo Project Youth Wheat Paste/ Photo Exhibit
5:30 - 7:30 PM | The Athens Parking Garage
Description Enjoy live music from Large Mouth Brass Band and some food from vendor Holy Guacamole. At 9PM, the music will move indoors to 3 different stages at Casa Cantina, Donkey Coffee and The Union. Featuring sets include The County Pharaohs, Acrylic Grooves, Slugg, Tailwinds, Red Lake, Caution Step, and more!

Saturday, August 18 • Live Music
12 - 9 PM | Union Street Main Stage
Description: Enjoy live performances by Wesley Bright and The Honey Tones, Mourning (A) Blkstar, 
Adam Remnant Band, Hellnaw, Mobile Home, Stella, Ugata West African Drum & Dance, OVST, and more! The main stage schedule is listed below.

12PM: Ugata, West African Drum & Dance
12:15PM: Local poets Ivar Balkits, Becca Lachman, Jeff Henson
1PM - OVST presents songs from Pippin
1:15PM: Visiting poets from Cleveland, John Boroughs and Dianne Borsenik
2:30PM: “Another Language Altogether” Wendy McVicker & Emily Prince
3PM: Mobile Home
4PM: Mourning (A) Blkstar
5PM: Stella 
6PM: Adam Remnant Band
7PM: Hellnaw
8PM: Wesley Bright and The Honeytones