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Zanesville BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ Lynette Dotson

The Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Hexed
Holler Collective. Lynette Dotson
A new business, Hexed Holler Col- and hopefully bring out creativity in
lective, located at 47 N 4th Street, other people, because it’s vital right
Suite 204, Zanesville, celebrated its now,” said Becker.
opening on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Events will be held several times
The Zanesville-Muskingum County throughout the year. Upcoming
Chamber of Commerce welcomed events include a Parlor Night on April
the new business by holding a ribbon 22 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., where
cutting ceremony that afternoon. board games and card games will
Hexed Holler Collective is a cre- be played; a Coven Night on April
ative studio that rents space for cre- 30, also held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00
ative projects like photography. The p.m.; and on May 1, they will be open
eclectic space will also be used for for the First Friday Art Walk.
events and to build a community. “I have a stage, and if I do like an
“I just feel like open mic night or
we’re in a world somebody wants
where people to say, hey, I have
need connection a guitar, can I do
and need cre- an acoustic night
ativity, and I was here, whatev-
like, now’s the er. So, I have all
time. Better late this stuff. Every-
than never, and thing’s movable.
do it now,” ex- And I just want
plained founder people to be able
Sara Becker. No to create in this
better time than space also,” add-
the present, so ed Becker.
I’ve always been The rentable
creative, and I’m location is per-
just like, I need fect for photog-
an outlet, I need raphers because
people, I need to of the natural
just get the ball rolling. I moved here light and ample space. For the same
two and a half years ago, and I ha- reasons, it lends itself to content
ven’t quite made the community I creators and artists. It provides a
want yet, so I was like, all right, let’s different vibe than what other local
build it then.” workspaces offer. The studio can be
Besides being used by creatives, rented for one hour, two hours, or
the space will also serve as a place half the day through the business’s
for workshops and gatherings. Beck- website.
er has served as a firefighter and “I am looking forward to just hav-
EMT for several years, so it is fitting ing a community and being a space
that classes for CPR, BLS, and First that people want to be at and want
Aid will also be offered at Hexed Hol- to be involved in and grow in,” Beck-
ler Collective. er stated.
“I want to have different classes For more information, visit hexed-
and events where people can learn hollercollective.com or follow Hexed
something new or meet someone Holler Collective on Facebook and
new, and they teach them something Instagram.
new, and just have that community