PARKERSBURG — ArtOberfest and Chalk the Block return to the Parkersburg Art Center on Saturday, Oct. 11, filling the 700 and 800 blocks of Market Street with creativity, live music, and community fun. Admission is free, though friendly volunteers will be at the entry gates accepting ...

PARKERSBURG — WVU Medicine Children’s Day at Discovery World, a free event for children and their families, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Discovery World on Market Street. The second annual Children’s Day, sponsored by WVU Medicine Children’s, features free admission. ...

MINERAL WELLS — The West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells is set to reopen and hold its Short Track Debut race on Saturday. Mike and Becky Hurley of Goldvein, Va., purchased the speedway in May and have since completed a major redesign of the dirt track, nicknamed the Amphitheater ...

PARKERSBURG — The Artsbridge schedule of events for this week. THURSDAY * Denise Harris art display, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street * Heritage Tree Planting, 10 a.m., Gold Star Park, 801 Lancaster St., Marietta * Oil Painting Techniques, adults 10:30 a.m.-noon, Parkersburg Art ...

ELIZABETH — The Wirt County Pioneer Day festival returned this weekend, bringing history to life in downtown Elizabeth with live demonstrations, horse-drawn carriages and traditional crafts honoring settlers. Hosted by the Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter of the Daughters of American Pioneers, ...