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Parkersburg Art Center to host Piccalilli conference

PARKERSBURG — Artists will explore techniques ranging from printmaking to nature painting while learning about marketing and grant opportunities during the Parkersburg Piccalilli Arts Conference on Friday, Sept. 18. The event at the Parkersburg Art Center, themed “Artists Take Over with Relish,” will feature four rounds of workshops, a keynote address and evening activities. Check-in and a grab-and-go breakfast will run from 9 to 9:30 a.m., according to the conference schedule. Illustrator and author Rosalie Haizlett will deliver the keynote, “Sell Your Art, Not Your Soul: ...

Jeep Club, Pizza Station join for Light Up the Sky fundraiser for BrAva

PARKERSBURG – The Ohio Valley Jeep Club and the Pizza Station on Third Street have again joined together to raise money for local families affected by pediatric cancer. As part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, members, customers and supporters from the community are invited to join ...

Artsbridge Calendar of Events

Today: Shannon R. Hammer Fine Arts Nature Photography, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Story Time, infants through Pre-K, 10:15-1:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Draw What You See with Virginia Killian, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Ceramic Owl Craft, ages 13+, 11 ...

50th Sternwheel Fest in the books

MARIETTA – The 50th Ohio River Sternwheel Festival this weekend in Marietta is in the history books. About 30 sternwheel boats docked at the Ohio River Levee where residents gathered and enjoyed food and live music from performers, vendors, artisans on Front and Second streets and ...

Paddlefest celebrates 12th event

PARKERSBURG - The 12th annual Paddlefest was held Friday and Saturday on the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers where kayakers paddled to Blennerhassett Island and enjoyed the outdoors. Around 40 people participated in the Glow Paddle event Friday evening in a trip on the Little Kanawha River ...