What's happening in the Mid-Ohio Valley...(Photo Illustration/MetroCreative)

PARKERSBURG — The Artsbridge calendar of events and activities.

THURSDAY

* Penny Channell multi medium art display, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Wesbanco, Market Street

* Homeschool Hangout, under age 12, 2-3 p.m., Belpre Public Library

* Homeschool Hangout- over age 12 3-4 p.m., Belpre Public Library

* Louisa May Alcott, Civil War Nurse, 7-9 p.m., Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History, 137 Juliana St., Parkersburg

* “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” presented by Marietta College, 8 p.m., Muskingum Park, Marietta

FRIDAY

* Sternwheel Festival!, Ohio River Levee, Marietta,

* Penny Channell multi medium art display, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Wesbanco, Market Street

* Family Story Time, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Belpre Public Library

* Gaming Hour, ages 8-18, 4-5:30 p.m., Barlow Branch Library

* Adult Game Night, 5-7 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library

* First Friday in Marietta, 5-9 p.m., downtown Marietta

* “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” presented by Marietta College, 8 p.m., Muskingum Park, Marietta

SATURDAY

* Sternwheel Festival!, Ohio River Levee, Marietta,

* Day 1 of September Beginner’s Stained Glass Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Marietta Stained Glassworks, 151 Front St.

* Intro to Aerial Yoga with Shannon, 10:15-11:30 a.m., Amputee Center, Parkersburg

* Discovering History, Land Hunger: Ohio and the Western Frontiers, 11 a.m.-noon, Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, Marietta

* Gypsy River Band, Sternwheel Festival, 3-4 p.m., Ohio Riverfront

* Backyard Concert Series, Truckstop, 8-10 p.m., Discovery World on Market

SUNDAY

* Sternwheel Festival!, Ohio River Levee, Marietta

* Capt. James E. Sands Memorial Boat Races, 1 p.m., Ohio Riverfront

* Sunday Pottery on the Wheel, intro/session 1, six-week class 2-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” presented by Marietta College, 8 p.m., Muskingum Park, Marietta