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Theater, Music, Tours — EVENTS Are Blossoming

September 19, 2019

PLANT YOURSELF AT TOWNGATE Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre opens its 51st season of community theater with Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigol...

For the Love of Bicycling: Then and Now

Jeanne Finstein

July 24, 2019

Bicyclists in the Ohio Valley enjoy myriad recreational opportunities, from scenic bike trails to winding country roads beyond the city. Wheeling has a rich bicycling tradition, as evidenced by the popularity o...

Events to Celebrate Statehood, Independence Hall and Suspension Bridge Milestones

Jessica Broverman

June 17, 2019

A once-in-a-lifetime celebration experience is on tap from Thursday, June 20, through Sunday, June 23, marking milestone anniversaries with family-friendly signature summer events. “A number of elements came...

Placing of Roses on Civil War Veterans’ Graves, Tours and Ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery

Provided

May 26, 2019

Friends of Wheeling will partner with the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable in placing white roses on the graves of both Union and Confederate Civil War veterans in Greenwood Cemetery, beginning at 9 a.m. on Mem...

Memorial Day Weekend EVENTS Mark Summer’s Start

Weelunk Staff

May 23, 2019

MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION Kick off summer at Oglebay this Memorial Day weekend with live entertainment, fireworks, face painting, inflatable rides and more! Festivities include a fireworks extravaganza at 9:1...

EVENTS: Paint the Town at First Friday

Weelunk Staff

September 6, 2018

FIRST FRIDAY The Gallery Hop at Artworks Around Town on Friday, Sept. 7, will usher in a two-month celebration of the art of plein air painting. As a preliminary to “Paint Historic Wheeling” set for later ...

Tom Griffith’s Wheeling: Art and Architecture Walk

Provided

August 28, 2018

A unique art walk celebrating the work of Tom Griffith will take place Thursday, Sept. 6, in downtown Wheeling. The fundraising event is being sponsored by the Friends of Wheeling Inc and Wheeling Heritage. ...

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