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

PARKERSBURG – The Artsbridge weekly calendar of events and programs:

TODAY

* Anything Goes: Wild Things, all member exhibition of the West Virginia Watercolor Society, Parkersburg Art Center

* Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park

* Festival of Trees Display, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa

* Shannon Hammer, naturalist photography display, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg

* “Here the Pioneers Landed,” exhibit, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, Marietta

* Storytime, newborn-preschool, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library

* Holiday Cooking Class: Kwanzaa, 5:30-6:30 p.m., The Changed Plate, Belpre

WEDNESDAY

* Anything Goes: Wild Things, all member exhibition of the West Virginia Watercolor Society, Parkersburg Art Center

* Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park

* Festival of Trees Display, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa

* Shannon Hammer, naturalist photography display, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg

* Walking Through the Books, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library

* “Here the Pioneers Landed,” exhibit, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, Marietta

* Book Discussion, ages 18-plus, 10-11 a.m., Lafayette Branch Library, Marietta

* Story Hour, ages 3-6, 10-11 a.m., Marietta Public Library

* Baby Bookworms, ages 3 and under, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Beverly Branch Public Library

* Friends of the Library Book Sale, noon to 2 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue

* Story Hour, ages 3-6, 1-2 p.m., Marietta Public Library

* Afterschool Adventure Craft, grades K-5, 3-4 p.m., Belpre Public Library

* Random Readers Book Club, 4 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue

* Teen Game Night, ages 12-19, 4-5:30 p.m., Belpre Public Library

* Traditional Christmas Crafts, all ages 4-6 p.m., Marietta Public Library

* Day 2 Beginner’s Stained Glass Day, 5-7:30 p.m., Marietta Stained Glassworks, 151 Front St.

* National Lager Day Cooking Class, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., The Changed Plate, Belpre

* “A Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre

THURSDAY

* Anything Goes: Wild Things, all member exhibition of the West Virginia Watercolor Society, Parkersburg Art Center

* Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park

* Festival of Trees Display, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa

* Shannon Hammer, naturalist photography display, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg

* Mini book ornament making, teens and adults, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

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

* Junior Ally Club, grades 2-4, 3:45-5 p.m., Barlow Branch Library

* Holiday Dishes Cooking Class: Hanukkah, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., The Changed Plate, Belpre

* Blue Christmas Dinner Cruise, 6-8 p.m., Major Riviera at the Valley Gem

* Paint Party, over 16, 6 p.m., New Matamoras Library

* Victorian Christmas Workshop: live greenery centerpieces, 6-8 p.m., The Castle, Marietta

* Victorian Christmas Tours: Davis family Christmas, 7-8 p.m., The Castle, Marietta

FRIDAY

* Anything Goes: Wild Things, all member exhibition of the West Virginia Watercolor Society, Parkersburg Art Center

* Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park

* Festival of Trees Display, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa

* Shannon Hammer, naturalist photography display, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg

* Toddler Storytime, ages 1-3, 10-11 a.m., Marietta Public Library, Fifth Street

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

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

* Movie Night, ages 3-12, “The Elf,” 4 p.m., Marietta Public Library

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

* Sugar and Spice Book Club, ages 18+, 5-6 p.m., Belpre Public Library

* Butcher Bend Christmas Festival, 6-10 p.m., Butcher Bend Road, Mineral Wells

* Finetime: Christmas lights gnome, teens and adults, 6-9 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Holly Dolly Christmas, 6-8 p.m., Major Riviera at the Valley Gem

* Marietta Christmas Tour of Churches, 6-8 p.m., First Congregational Church, 318 Front St., Marietta

* “The Nutcracker,” Mid Ohio Valley Ballet Company, 7 p.m., Blennerhassett Middle School

SATURDAY

* Anything Goes: Wild Things, all member exhibition of the West Virginia Watercolor Society, Parkersburg Art Center

* Belpre Christmas Crawl, 8 a.m., downtown Belpre

* Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park

* Breakfast with Santa, 8 a.m. to noon, Belpre Volunteer Fire and Rescue, 704 Washington Blvd.

* “Here the Pioneers Landed,” exhibit, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, Marietta

* Cruisin’ with Santa, 10-11 a.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Super Saturday Cookies with Mrs. Claus, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Beverly Branch Public Library

* Belpre Christmas Crawl at the Belpre Library,11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Belpre Public Library

* Sugarcane screening, 11 a.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue

* The Castle’s Christmas Tea and Tour, noon to 3:15 p.m., The Castle, Marietta

* Christmas Princess Tea, 1-3 p.m., The Castle, Marietta

* Henry Fearing Annual Open House, 1-4 p.m., Henry Fearing House, Marietta

* Santa House, 1-3 p.m., Muskingum Park, Marietta

* Annual Christmas Parade, 6 p.m., Main Street, St. Marys

* Butcher Bend Christmas Festival, 6-10 p.m., Butcher Bend Road, Mineral Wells

* Christmas Around the World, 6-8 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Holiday Lights Parade, 6 p.m., Washington Street, Belpre

* Holiday Loft Tours, 6-10 p.m., Downtown Marietta

* Winter Wonderettes, 6-8:30 p.m., Major Riviera at the Valley Gem

* Gypsy Rose, 7-9 p.m., Parkersburg Brewing Company

* “Polar Express” interactive movie experience, 7 p.m., Howes Grove Park, Belpre

* Columbus Symphony, Holiday Pops Spectacular, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Stuart’s Opera House, Nelsonville

SUNDAY

* Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park

* Basic Woodburning Class, noon to 4 p.m., Woodcraft of Parkersburg, 4420 Emerson Ave.

* “Here the Pioneers Landed,” exhibit, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, Marietta

* Santa and Christmas at Oakland Estate, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Oakland Estate, 1181 Seventh St. Parkersburg

* Christmas Princess Tea, 1-3 p.m., The Castle, Marietta

* Artsbridge Winter Music Series, Warren High School Jazz Band, 2-3 p.m., Grand Central Mall near Ross and Boot Barn

* Gingerbread House Contest Cruise, 2-4 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Jimmy Sundquist presents Advent Lessons and Carols Service, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1001 Juliana St., Parkersburg

* Feast of the Seven Fishes, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

MONDAY, Dec. 15:

* Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park

* Shannon Hammer, naturalist photography display, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg

* “Here the Pioneers Landed,” exhibit, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, Marietta

* Mini Monet Classes, ages 18 months to 3 years, 10-11 a.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Storytime, newborn-preschool, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library

* Rustic Button Christmas Tree, ages 15+, 2 p.m., Belpre Public Library

* I SPY ornament, all ages, 3-5 p.m., Marietta Public Library

* Christmas at Oakland Estate: Holiday Open House, 5-8 p.m., Oakland Estate, 1181 Seventh St., Parkersburg

* Open ornament paint nights, 6-8 p.m., The Watering Can Art Studio, 2808 Grand Central Ave., Vienna

* Warren High School holiday choir concert with director Jimmy Sundquist, 7 p.m., Warren Local High School