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Friday, April 30, 1999

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Athens International Film and Video Festival

The 26th annual Athens International Film and Video Festival will feature 90 competition films and 10 critically acclaimed feature films that promise to shock, provoke and amuse local audiences.

The festival, which begins today and runs through May 7, includes everything from narrative and experimental films to documentaries and animated cartoons, said Associate Professor of Film Ruth Bradley, director of the Ohio University-based Athens Center for Film and Video, which sponsors the event.

The competition films and videos will take place at The Ridges Auditorium. The feature films will be shown at the Athena Cinema, 20 S. Court St. Admission to the evening screenings is $3 at The Ridges and $4 at the Athena. Passes for any six films or videos at either venue are available for $20.

The festival program, with complete schedules of screenings, is currently available at local businesses and at the Baker Center. For more information, contact the Athens Center for Film and Video at 740-593-1330 or visit the Web site.

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Notes of Interest...

• COM 2K: Communication for the New Millennium is the theme of this year's Communication Week. It began April 25 and runs through today. Today is Interpersonal Communications Day. A complete listing of events is available at the Web site.
• Welcome Moms! Have a safe and enjoyable visit to Athens. A listing of events that are planned in your honor is available on the fun stuff page. Parking information also is available.
• Free childhood immunizations will be offered by the mobile health unit of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine today, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mac-N-Bec's in Albany. For more information, call 593-2432 or 800-844-2654.
• Free breast and cervical cancer screenings will be offered May 4 from 1-4 p.m. at the Athens County Department of Human Services office in Chauncey. The screenings are made possible by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine's mobile health unit. Call 740-593-2432 or 800-844-2654 to schedule an appointment.
• Transportation from Athens to Columbus is available. Click here for details.
• The Ohio University Calendar of Events is now available online. Visit http://redbud.cats.ohiou.edu/calendar/ to access.
  

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