en-us http://www.athensohio.com/ Athens County Visitor's Bureau February 4-6, 2011, February 3-5, 2012. 2012-02-05 January 13-15, 17-22, 25-29, February 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29, March 1-4, 7-10, 2012. 63 works by 54 of our region’s most talented artists will be on view at the The Dairy Barn Arts Center’s OH+5 exhibition. OH+5 2012 is The Dairy Barn’s eighth biennial, all-media, juried art exhibition featuring artists from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. OH+5 was created with the goal of featuring a wide array of contemporary art that varies in size, style, and media. This year’s OH+5 exhibition will expand viewers’ awareness and appreciation of the variety of media, techniques and innovative trends in contemporary art. 2012-02-05 January 12-15, 17-22, 25-29, February 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29, March 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31, April 3-8, 11-15, 2012. During this special year of celebrating the 75th College of Fine Arts anniversary, the biennial Ohio University School of Art Faculty Exhibition features works by School of Art teaching, Emeriti and retired faculty. The presented artwork mediums range from painting, sculpture, ceramics, prints, and photography to graphic design, drawing, and new media like video and installation art. 2012-02-05 January 12-15, 17-22, 25-29, February 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29, March 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31, April 3-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, May 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31, June 2-3, 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-30, July 3-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, August 1-5, 2012. The three-part exhibition Women Artists in the KMA Collection will highlight paintings, prints, and 3-D work made by women artists in the 20th century. Part I will explore the work of women artists who began their career prior to the feminist movement in art in the 1970s. The work included in Part I is for the most part abstract and in the form of paintings, drawings and prints. This exhibition will place these artists within the larger art world context in which they worked, exploring the relationship between gender, art making, and abstraction. 2012-02-05 January 8, February 5, March 4, 2012. Come hear new plays at an informal reading and potluck. 2012-02-05 January 19-31, February 1-29, March 2-31, April 2-8, 2012. "Emerging Artists: High School Photography Exhibition" features works by students from Athens and Federal Hocking High Schools. 2012-02-05 February 5, 2012. Join the Athens Conservancy for a self-guided hike at Stroud's Run State Park. Maps and refreshments provided. 2012-02-05 February 5, 2012. 2012-02-05 February 6, 2012. 2012-02-06 February 8, 2012. 2012-02-08 December 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011, January 5, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2012. Every Thursday evening The Little Yarn Shop holds Stitch Night. Crafters bring their current projects to work on while enjoying goodies and good times. 2012-02-09 February 9, 2012. Learn how to prepare the perfect Valentine's meal! 2012-02-09 February 9, 2012. 2012-02-09 February 9, 2012. 2012-02-09 February 10, 2012. The Royales at Casa Nueva! 2012-02-10