This weekend, musicians playing an array of music from metal to acoustic are set to perform, while a member of one of the most popular bands to spring out of Athens’ vibrant music scene is due to return.
Athens-based band Appalachian Hillside Revolution will perform not once but twice at the Smiling Skull Saloon this weekend. On Friday, the folk-rock trio will open for The Darkest Timeline, a Washington, D.C.-based group that, according to its website, plays “songs that range from alt-country to folk pop to blues rock to indie prog.” On Saturday, Appalachian Hillside Revolution is the sole act on the bill at the Skull.
Further up Union Street on Friday night, The Union Bar & Grill will host a “Party with a Purpose” in support of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio (PPAO). PPAO campaigns and advocates for the protection of reproductive health care in Ohio, especially by supporting Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization that provides a range of reproductive health services. The Party with a Purpose will raise funds and awareness for PPAO, and several local musicians — Zapple Pie, Caitlin Kraus, Liz Pahl and Emerson B — are scheduled to perform.
Local favorite DJ Barticus is set for another of his signature dance nights on Saturday. ‘80s Night, hosted this week at Casa Nueva, is one of several dance nights DJ Barticus, real name Michael Bart, hosts and deejays.
Finally, bright and early at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning, the Athens Friends of the Shelter Dogs will host a buffet breakfast fundraiser. The breakfast will be at Texas Roadhouse, 996 E. State St., and adoptable dogs should be around after breakfast, according to the event’s Facebook page.
If You Go
Friday
WHAT: Opening of In the Margins
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: AthensWorks, 29 E. Carpenter St.
ADMISSION: Free
WHAT: Magnolia Child and Valerie Mash
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 ½ W. Washington St.
ADMISSION: $2-$5
WHAT: The Darkest Timeline with Appalachian Hillside Revolution
WHEN: 9 p.m.
WHERE: Smiling Skull Saloon, 108 W. Union St.
ADMISSION: $3
WHAT: Party with a Purpose with musical guests Zapple Pie, Caitlin Kraus, Liz Pahl and Emerson B
WHEN: 9 p.m.
WHERE: The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St.
ADMISSION: Donations
WHAT: ‘80s Night with DJ Barticus
WHEN: 10 p.m.
WHERE: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St.
ADMISSION: Free
Saturday
WHAT: Friends of the Shelter Dogs Buffet Breakfast
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.
WHERE: Texas Roadhouse, 996 E. State St.
ADMISSION: $7 in advance, $10 at door
WHAT: Hockey: Athens Bobcats vs. Hilliard Wildcats
WHEN: Senior night ceremony at 5:15 p.m, game at 5:45 p.m.
WHERE: Bird Arena
ADMISSION: Free
WHAT: Jim Wachtel and Just Gigs
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St.
ADMISSION: Free
WHAT: Brenna Lynn and Winter Wilson
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 ½ W. Washington St.
ADMISSION: $3
WHAT: EarthCry with Vibe & Direct and Mild Movements
WHEN: 10 p.m.
WHERE: Jackie O’s Public House, 22 W. Union St.
ADMISSION: $10 for ages 21+, $13 for ages 18-20
WHAT: Eric Gunn’s Birthday Bash with music from Hex Net, Hellnaw, Water Witches, County Pharaohs, Blam Blams, Mossman and more
WHEN: 9 p.m.
WHERE: The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St.
ADMISSION: Free
WHAT: Monocle, Watch Them Rot, Empty Throne and TFU
WHEN: 10 p.m.
WHERE: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St.
ADMISSION: $3
WHAT: Appalachian Hillside Revolution
WHEN: 10 p.m.
WHERE: Smiling Skull Saloon, 108 W. Union St.
ADMISSION: $3
Sunday
WHAT: Winter Wellness Class & Gypsy Cold Care Workshop
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Wolf Tree Collective, 74 E. State St.
ADMISSION: $20
WHAT: Dirty Dancing
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Athena Grand, 1008 E. State St.
ADMISSION: $12.50
