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Henry Cooper Cabin Museum to open for season Sunday

PARKERSBURG – The Henry Cooper Cabin Museum in Parkersburg City Park will have a special celebration Sunday to open the 2026 season. The Centennial Chapter of the Daughters of the American Pioneers operates the museum, which has been open every summer since 1910. The group will host an ...

Artsbridge calendar of events, June 2-8

Today: * Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street * Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m., Stuart's Opera House, Nelsonville * Belpre Music by the River Concert Series, Insured Sound, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Civitan Park, Belpre Wednesday * Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street * Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library * Dungeons and Dragons Club, grades 5-12, 4-5:30 p.m., Barlow Branch Library * Cooking Class at The Cook's Shop, 5:30-8 p.m., The Cook's Shop, Marietta * National Egg Day ...

Art Center hosting reception for two new shows

PARKERSBURG - A free public opening reception for two new exhibits will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Parkersburg Art Center. The new exhibitions are: Visual Music, Sculptured Stories & the Post-Modern Funeral: Works by Linda Stonestreet, Bob Fisher and Kevin Allison; and Art Is ...

Ki No Kaze Bonsai Club hosts hands-on workshop at Scot’s Marketplace

VIENNA – Participants learned how to train and shape their own bonsai trees Saturday during a hands-on workshop with the Ki No Kaze Bonsai Club at Scot’s Marketplace. The event introduced beginners to the art of bonsai, with participants working on their own trees to take home. The ...

Backyard Gardener: Shedding some light on shade tree selection

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! We were a little on the dry side but that has all changed this week. Continual downpours since Sunday have brought several inches of rain and even flooding in areas around the valley. The forecast for the next few days is dry and sunny so we can ...

Life Through the Lens: The plight of the middle-aged

“No one's normal. It just looks that way from across the street.” *** Until a few years ago, I enjoyed the title “young.” Sure, as the years ticked by, that word got stretched out, mumbled and modified, but the word hung on. I could use it with relative confidence that it moderately ...