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Smoot holding shows celebrating 100 years

PARKERSBURG – The centennial of the Smoot Theatre will be celebrated in October in two events on stage and on the screen. “I want to make this a big thing,” Felice Jorgeson, executive director of the downtown Parkersburg theater, said. The theater opened on Oct. 18, 1926, when ...

Country For A Cure raising money for Ohio Pink Ribbon Fund

MARIETTA – The inaugural Country For A Cure concert and fundraiser benefiting the Ohio Pink Ribbon Fund, hosted by OnPoint Event Services, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Gator's Pub in Marietta. “Country for A Cure was created to bring people together through country music ...

Apple butter tradition continues at Harvest Moon Festival

PARKERSBURG — Families found pony rides, crafts and an apple butter tradition spanning generations Saturday at the Harvest Moon Festival at City Park. Kela Kress, assistant director of Wood County Recreation, said the event offered face painting, a petting zoo, inflatables, live music and ...

Volcano Days recalls rise and fall of oil boomtown

WAVERLY — Stories of an oil boomtown offered visitors a look at the Mid-Ohio Valley’s past Saturday afternoon during Volcano Days at Mountwood Park. The annual celebration honored Volcano, a town that once flourished along the border of Wood and Ritchie counties. Antique engines, ...

Registration open for Chalk the Block

PARKERSBURG – Registration is open to participate in the Oct. 10 Chalk the Block, a sidewalk art contest held during ArtOberfest, a celebration of the Parkersburg Art Center. The cost for Chalk the Block is $5 and is open to teens and adults. An area for younger artists to join in the fun ...