[Photo courtesy of Stuart’s Opera House]

By Rocco Prioletti, Editorial Director

Nelsonville, Ohio’s beloved artistic hotspot, Stuart’s Opera House, is set to host Fur Peace Productions’ upcoming 2025 concert series. 

Blues rock duo Hot Tuna will kickstart the collaboration with acoustic sets on July 18 and 19. Grammy-nominated Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai is slated to perform on August 9 alongside Will Clipman. Afterwards, country singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss is to be joined by special guest Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna on September 28. Lastly, the Sam Bush Band are set to round out the concert series on November 15.

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Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen founded Fur Peace Ranch in 1998 as a home for guitar workshops and music camps. The ranch has since welcomed thousands of on-site students and offsite musicians located all across the world. Alongside music instruction, the Fur Peace organization has hosted a plethora of local artists, organizations and art festivals at the ranch. They remain an integral component of the local music community. 

Since the closure of the Fur Peace Ranch in June 2024, the organization has relocated from Pomeroy, Ohio to Athens County, now operating as Fur Peace Productions. Despite the location change, Fur Peace will continue to host On The Road Workshops alongside in-person workshops in Athens County.

All shows begin at 7:00 p.m; doors open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are available here: