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 ...
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., ...
Students from the region have been recognized for scholastic achievement. Logan West of Tyler Consolidated Middle School has been selected for the first Super STARS (Students Taking Action for Readiness and Success) Council at the August meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education. The statewide student advisory group will elevate student voices among education leaders and strengthen engagement in public education across West Virginia. Fifteen students in grades 6–12 from different regions are on the council. Students were selected through a competitive process that included an ...
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 ...
PARKERSBURG – About 1,000 runners and walkers took to the streets of Parkersburg on Saturday morning for The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two Mile Race. Art Smith, co-director of the races, said the event brought residents, volunteers and visitors together on what ...
