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Annual quilt show in November

PARKERSBURG – The 22nd annual Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7-15 at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History, 137 Juliana St., Parkersburg. Admission to the show is the price to get in the museum, $4 for adults and $2 for children 4-12. The ...

Backyard Gardener: Hard frost marks end of growing season

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Most likely we will say goodbye to the growing season this weekend in the Valley as frost is in the forecast. Any late squash, tomatoes or other vegetables need to be harvested quickly. Don't forget to move houseplants back indoors before they get ...

Fall Shop Hop Saturday in Marietta

MARIETTA – The Fall Shop Hop in downtown Marietta, hosted by Marietta Main Street, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. More than a dozen businesses will participate and can be recognized by the balloons outside their entrances. Each business has donated a gift card or item toward a prize basket, and every purchase at participating shops will earn a raffle ticket for the drawing. Clutch Collective will be collecting good used books for its Adult Book Fair on Sunday. The seasonal Shop Hops bring the downtown retailers, all independently owned, a much appreciated boost in ...

Life Through the Lens: Reality vs. Response

“Words are perception, and perception is reality.” The older I get, the more I ponder the significance of “reality.” There is an unrelenting black-cloud entitled “reality” that everyone cowers underneath. “Reality” is used to execute and excuse. It is wielded to redeem and ...

Artsbridge calendar of events

Today: Yvonne Reusser Watercolor Display, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Story Time, infants through Pre-K, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Fall Fika, adult activity, 11-noon, South Parkersburg Public Library “Monsters Inc,”, free family movie, sensory friendly, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre, Marietta Geppeto Woodcarvers open carve, all welcome 6- 8 p.m., Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History 137 Juliana St., Parkersburg Wes Clarke "Looking for Marietta's Earthwork Builders, 6:30 p.m., Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, ...

NEW MARTINSVILLE – ArtsLink’s 26-27 Concert Series Season continues with a performance by the group Ursa Major from West Liberty University at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lincoln Theater in downtown New Martinsville. Tickets for ArtsLink members are $10 for an individual and $20 for a family (two adults and kids under 18), and, for non-members, $15 for individuals and $25 for a family. Student tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted, theater parties are welcome, and light refreshments will be served. Ursa Major is made up of students ...