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Four receive inaugural RTA Adventure Grants

MARIETTA — Four Mid-Ohio Valley residents will pursue outdoor experiences ranging from trail running and camping to painting and whitewater rafting through a new Rivers, Trails & Ales Festival grant program. The festival named Stacey Saunders, Rachel Dickel, Greta Guimond and Shawn Spence as the inaugural recipients of its Rivers, Trails & Ales Adventure Grant, according to a release. The micro-grant program provides awards of up to $500 to help residents overcome barriers to outdoor recreation. The grants may support hiking, camping, paddling, trail exploration, outdoor education, ...

MOV Ballet, Academy of Fine arts slate open house

PARKERSBURG – The Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet Company and the Academy of Fine Arts will hold an open house and class registration day from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at its studios at 1311 Ann St. The 2026-27 season will include the annual holiday tradition “The Nutcracker Ballet” and a new, original ...

Artsbridge Calendar of Events

Today: Storytime with Books A Million, 11-noon, Grand Central Mall Crafternoon, adults and seniors, 1-3 p.m., Beverly Branch Public Library Paint Club Watercolor Lighthouse, adult activity, 3 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue National Fajita Day Cooking Class, 5:30-6:30 p.m., The Changed Plate, Belpre Belpre Music by the River Concert Series, Track 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Belpre Civitan Park Wednesday: Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Leftover Crafts, all ages, 10-2 p.m., Marietta Public Library Story Hour, ages 3-7, 10-11 a.m., ...

Sweet times in store at third annual Sweet Corn Festival in Beverly this Saturday

BEVERLY - The third annual Sweet Corn Festival will take place from 4-9 p.m. Saturday at Dodge Park in Beverly. The festival is hosted by Beverly-Waterford Growth & Revitalization Organization. Attendees can enjoy an evening of live music, games for the whole family and food including grilled sweet corn provided by Witten Farm Market, hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade apple dumplings. This year, local restaurant El Costeno will make Mexican street corn as well. "We'll be roasting corn from 1 p.m. to about 8:30 p.m. for the event," said Sam Skinner, one of the organizers of the ...

PARKERSBURG — Local nature photographer Danny Carpenter is the featured artist this month at WesBanco at 415 Market St. Carpenter stepped in after a family emergency prevented the artist originally scheduled for August from exhibiting. His display features previously exhibited wildlife ...