Upcoming Events

Sustainability Series: THE ENGINE INSIDE with Jasmine Facun

In a world that is growing more car-centric by the day (and more congested and polluted as a result) many people have turned to bicycles as a worthy, clean alternative to getting... [read more]

History Organizations Present: Knives Out, a Hurricane Helene Fundraiser

Join us Thursday, November 21st at 7:00 p.m. to help raise funds for Hurricane Helene Relief Admission is FREE, Tickets are required Tickets are available in-person in The Athena lobby during our... [read more]

Variant Movie Night at The Athena: SALTBURN

Join us Friday, November 22nd at 7:00 p.m. for a special movie night hosted by Variant Magazine – a night of intrigue and luxury! Admission is FREE, Tickets are required Tickets will... [read more]

The Met: Live in HD: Puccini’s TOSCA

Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production of Puccini’s monumental opera. British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso makes his eagerly anticipated company debut as... [read more]

IT ALL ENDS HERE: A New Film by Rajko Grlić

Join us for the U.S. premiere of the latest film by award-winning Croatian director and Ohio University Ohio Eminent Scholar in Film Rajko Grlić! Hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and conversation will take place... [read more]

Holiday Film Series: Classic Christmas Shorts – FROSTY THE SNOWMAN + RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

Friday, December 6th, join us for two of the most beloved Christmas films – both all-time classics! These will play in rotation until approximately 8:30, people are welcome to stop in and... [read more]

Holiday Film Series: ELF

Saturday, December 7th, yule definitely want to join us for this magically funny holiday movie! Admission is a canned or non-perishable food product, or a monetary donation to a local food charity.... [read more]

Holiday Film Series: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

Saturday, December 14th, join us for this evergreen-ly hilarious holiday movie! Admission is a canned or non-perishable food product, or a monetary donation to a local food charity. About the Film The... [read more]

Holiday Film Series: THE GRINCH

Saturday, December 21st, turn that frown upside-down and join us for this classic Seuss-ian story of holiday transformation! Admission is a canned or non-perishable food product, or a monetary donation to a... [read more]

The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s AIDA

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and... [read more]

From the Hills and Hollers: POTTERO + RECLAIMING: ORAL HISTORIES OF SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE WELLNESS TRADITIONS IN APPALACHIAN OHIO

Pottero – with Lindsay Martin Written and animated by OU Film Associate Director Lindsey Martin and illustrated by Thomas Parnes, this short 10-minute film is a contemporary Appalachian folktale that recounts a... [read more]

Friends of India Present: THE LUNCHBOX

“The Lunchbox…nicely captures the almost overwhelming crush and noise of contemporary India, and it plays cleverly and delicately with the tension of whether its two correspondents might eventually meet.” — Bob Mondello, NPR... [read more]

From the Hills and Hollers: HEROIN(E) with Rebecca Robison-Miller

Appalachia has been hit incredibly hard by the terrible opioid epidemic that has ravaged America from coast to coast and from the urban heart of cities to the smallest of rural communities.... [read more]

The Met: Live in HD: Beethoven’s FIDELIO

Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the... [read more]

From the Hills and Hollers: NORMA RAE with Dr. Rachel Terman

The film that garnered Sally Field her first Academy Award for Best Actress, Norma Rae tells the story of a textile worker who gets fed up with the terrible working conditions in her factory... [read more]

The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s LE NOZZE DE FIGARO

Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the... [read more]

The Met: Live in HD: Strauss’s SALOME

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Richard Strauss’s famous (and infamous) one-act tragedy. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one... [read more]

The Met: Live in HD: Rossini’s IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Closing out The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season is Rossini’s unforgettably effervescent comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina,... [read more]