Welcome the winter season with these events happening in Athens

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Check out these entertaining and educational events this winter. BY CAROLINE GILLEN

BAND-O-RAMA

DEC. 2, 8-10 P.M. The Ohio University School of Music will have their Honor Band Festival kick-off event called BandO-Rama. The event will feature the University Band, Symphonic Band I, Symphonic Band II, Wind Symphony and Marching 110. It will take place at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.

VIBRANCY THEATER PRESENTS: ABSENTIA

DEC. 2-4, 8 P.M. AND DEC. 4, 2 P.M. Written by Olivia Matthews and directed by Tanisha Lynn Pyron, Absentia is a story about a 20-year-old girl, Esther Harris. Abused by her father, Esther escapes and tracks down her long-lost mother only to be met with struggles of adjusting to her new life. Absentia will premiere at the Forum Theater.

AMOUR 2021 THE OHIO WOMEN’S ART COLLECTIVE

DEC. 17, 8-5 P.M. An art show, showcasing the work of Mary Jeanne Goss, Sue King, Peggy McDevitt, Suzanne Rogers, Trisha Clifford-Spouse and Pam Whiteley, that will take place at the Pickerington Center.

LACUNA

DEC. 10, 10-5 P.M. Lacuna, a collaboration between Mateo Galvano and C. David Russel, is an intermedia exhibition that merges visual art and theatrical modes. The exhibition has free admission and is at the Kennedy Museum of Art (Lin Hall).

The Van Gogh Affect

JAN. 5, 10-5 P.M. The Van Gogh Affect is an exhibition showcasing award-winning photographers Lynn Johnson and Patricia Lanza, whose work is influenced by Van Gogh. The exhibition admission is free.