Schedule Of Events

Pawpaw Tent Schedule

10:15 Am
So You Want To Grow Pawpaws, With Bob Johnson Of The North American Pawpaw Growers Association

11:15 Am
Pawpaw Rootsuckers: The Cloned Advantage, With James Dingus Of The North American Pawpaw Growers Association

12:15 Pm
Best Pawpaw Contest (Winners Announced At 2 Pm Awards Ceremony)

1:15 Pm
More Than Just Beer! The Science And Art Of Pawpaw Fermentation, With Bret Kollman Baker Of Urban Artifact Brewery (Cincinnati, Oh)

2:00 Pm
Awards Ceremony: Best And Biggest Pawpaw Winners And The Annual North American Pawpaw Growers Association Awards Presentation

2:15 Pm
Cooking With Pawpaws I: Watch, Learn, And Eat! With Chef Dave Rudie And Dagmar Kupsche Of The Cook's Shop (Marietta, Oh)

3:30 Pm
Brewers Roundtable W/ Optional Pawpaw Beer Tasting ($30/Person, Includes Souvenir Tasting Glass; Tickets Available At 2 Pm Outside The Pawpaw Tent)

4:45 Pm
Pawpaws In France And Around The World, With Ben Baque

5:45 Pm
City Pawpaws: From Urban Orchards To Landscaping, With Urban Farmer Justin Husher Of The North American Pawpaw Growers Association

Holistic Wellness Tent Schedule

10:00 Am
Morning Yoga With Michelle Greenfield

11:00 Am
What Is Mindfulness Meditation

12:00 Pm
Herb Walk And Plant Identification With Erika Galentin Of Sovereignty Herbs

1:00 Pm
Addiction Recovery, Harm Reduction And Narcan Presentation With Se Ohio Hope Center

2:00 Pm
Mindfulness In Nature Forest Bathing Walk With Michelle Greenfield

3:00 Pm
Embodied Practices For Calming Anxiety With Erin Finck, Trauma Sensitive Yoga Project, Llc

4:00 Pm
Letha Yoga- Partner Assisted Stretching, With James Skalsky And Karena Kilcoin

Music/Main Stage

11:00 Am - Steve Free

12:00 Pm - Grainfed

1:30 Pm - Ready Aim Flowers

3:00 Pm - Wave Rowanne

4:30 Pm - Tae And The Neighborly

5:30 Pm - Pawpaw Eating Contest

6:00 Pm - Bee Taylor

7:30 Pm - Bad Bad Hats

9:00 Pm - Fruition

11:00 Pm - Cultivated Mind

Kids' Tent Schedule

11:00 Am
Block Printing With United Plant Savers: Come Block Print Your Own Flag To Take Home, Using One Of United Plant Savers' At-Risk Plant Stamps!

12:00 Pm
Kids Yoga With Renee Ripple - This Yoga Session Is Ideal For Kids Ages 3 To 7. Come And Experience This Playful Yoga Through Games, Stories, And Songs!

1:00 Pm
Ohio Valley Dove Release: White Dove Meet And Great - Often Referred To As The "Messenger Dove", These Birds Have Been Used By Man For Centuries To Bring Messages And To Celebrate Special Occasions. Come See One Of These Beautiful Birds And Watch Them Fly!

2:00 Pm
Bubble Time! Join Us In Making And Playing With Giant Bubble Wands!

3:00 Pm
Singalong With Michael Frogman: Sing Hop And Howl Along With Singer-Songwriter Michael Frogman!

4:00 Pm
Drum Circle With Ugata: All Ages Are Welcome To An Open Drum Circle Led By Lawrence Greene

5:00 Pm
Rising Appalachia Presents, Turtle Time Show And Tell: Come Meet, Greet, And Feed Our Live Ambassador Turtles!

6:00 Pm
Rising Appalachia: Great Boffer Battle-- Join Us For The Epic Annual Pawpaw Fest Sword Fight To The Fake Death. Staff Will Lead Participants Through A Series Of Fun And Exciting Boffing Games. All Ages Welcome.

7:00 Pm
Ecstatic Dance Athens Is Coming To The Pawpaw Kids' Tent! A Safe Space To Dance, Move And Express Yourself Freely. All Are Welcome.

Rural Action's Heritage Tent Schedule

10:00 Am
Lawrence Greene Presents The Plains Mounds And Beyond: The Plains, Ohio Is The Home Of The Third Largest Adena Mound Site. This Native American Cultural Site Is One Of Many Left In The Eastern United States. Lawrence Greene Will Be Talking About The Importance Of The Mound Cultures In Athens County And Will Highlight Other Sites Like The Newark Octagon And The Great Serpent Mound

11:30 Am
Anna And Andy Of Soul Shine Acres Presents: Mushroom Workshop

1:00 Pm
Davey Mcnelly Presents Appalachian Disability Advocacy Then And Now

2:30 Pm
Rhonda And Curt Cable Of Hollow Handcrafts Presents A Broom For Ma: Rhonda And Curt Will Introduce You To The Art And Beauty Of The Appalachian Handcraft Of Broom Making. Spend An Autumn Morning In The Mountains With Amos And Follow Him Step By Step As He Hand Makes A New Broom For Ma, His Wife Of 60 Years. Hollow Handcrafts Hopes To Carry On The Appalachian Tradition Of Broom Making. Owner, Curt Cable, Hunts For Interesting Handles In His Area Of Southeastern Ohio. He Wraps Them On The Front Porch Of His Own Little Log Cabin, And He Hopes One Will Suit You "Jest Fine."

4:00 Am
Rich Dahn Presents: Moonville Tunnel

5:30 Pm
Brian Koscho Presents: Indigenous Roots Of The Pawpaw And Its Natural And Cultural History: Brian Will Share His Work With Joel Barnes, One Of The Major Guardians Of Shawnee Culture And Language In The Present Day; And Dr. Devon Mihesuah Is A Professor At The University Of Kansas, A Citizen Of The Choctaw Nation And Also A Chickasaw Descendent

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