BELPRE – Local artists and tribute acts will provide the entertainment at the 2026 Belpre Homecoming in August for the festival’s 94th year. The four-day event kicks off Thursday, Aug. 6, in Civitan Park. Local band Insured Sound takes the stage at 8 p.m., sponsored by the Belpre ...
PARKERSBURG - The Artsbridge Calendar of Events for the week. Today: 2026 Middle School STEAM Camp, free, BB2C Makerspace, Marietta Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street Junior Chef Kid's Cooking Camp: Italian Eats, 9 a.m. to noon, The Changed Plate, Belpre Unearth Storytime, ages 5 and under, 9:30 a.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue Summer STEM Camp, Pre K-K, 10 a.m. to noon, Discovery World on Market, Parkersburg Unearth the Story of Mounds, check dates for which library branch, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., all Wood County ...
ATHENS - Two writers of a local musical that is part of the America 250th celebration will be the speakers at noon Thursday at the Southeast Ohio History Center Lyceum Luncheon Speaker Series at 24 West State St. in Athens. Singer-songwriters Larry Groce and Todd Burge wrote their original “One Vote! - the Musical” based on the founders of Marietta, Ohio and Ohio University between 1786 and 1820. Burge is affiliated with Peoples Bank Theatre and the Esbenshade Series at Marietta College. Groce is co-founder of National Public Radio program Mountain Stage in Charleston, W.Va., where ...
PARKERSBURG — Hundreds of people gathered downtown for the Taste of Parkersburg, which brought food, drinks and music together Saturday evening for an event that organizers said has become a long-running showcase for local restaurants and vendors. The event, held at Bicentennial Park, ...
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg Pride held its eighth annual Pride Fest at City Park, with an estimated attendance of 5,000 to 6,000 people, organizers said. The event featured 96 vendors, according to Meghan Congrove, president of Parkersburg Pride who was hosting the event. Vendors included ...
Maurita the Crochet Lady here. This month you can get all tied up making scrunchie hair ties. I use regular worsted weight yarn, H 5.0mm hook, and “ouchless” hair ties that do not have a metal fastener. The first scrunchie has loops, and the second looks like a rounded star. These can ...
