Mom’s Weekend opened with a talk from Dance Mom’s star, Abby Lee Miller, during an event hosted by the Ohio University Program Council. In addition, students and their moms took to Court Street for shopping and restaurant visits as well as a ceramics sale next to Jennings House, on OU’s North Green.
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