Happenings

Bright Lights, Our City: Get Plugged In to Holiday Spirit

November 13, 2019

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. … The Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission wants downtown businesses to dress their buildings in holiday style — in time for the city’s Winter on the ...

Oddball EVENTS Brewing in Ohio Valley … and Beyond

October 22, 2019

BE AN ODDBALL Hosted by Crittenton Services and Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, the Odd Ball is a Halloween-themed, haunting bash and a celebration of all things strange! Set for 8-11 p.m. Friday, Oct....

A Wonderland of EVENTS Planned

October 10, 2019

DON’T BE LATE! Oglebay Institute’s Youth Ballet Company brings the timeless classic, “Alice in Wonderland,” to life through the art of dance. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19; and 3 and 7 p.m. Oc...

We Scared Up a Hauntingly Special ‘BOO’nus Edition of EVENTS

October 9, 2019

If words like macabre, terror, horror and haunted give you thrills and chills … If you love witches, zombies, goblins and ghouls … then this month is made for you. Check out this monster offering of October eve...

Worby Scholarship Winner Nails Gig With Wheeling Symphony

October 8, 2019

"Whenever a group of classical guitarists congregate, you can be sure you will see them filing away and comparing their nails.” For John Marcel Williams, this is a not too uncommon sight. Williams is the classi...

BEFORE YOU GO: ‘Beautiful’ Will Make Monday ‘One Fine Day’

Stacey Miller Sacco

October 5, 2019

The Tony and Grammy award-winning musical "Beautiful," about the life and music of Carole King has been gracing the stage of Broadway for five years. While the show will be closing this month in the Big Apple, ...

Little Local Entrepreneurs Following in Famous Footsteps

October 4, 2019

What do Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Mullenweg, David Karp, Blake Ross and Jo Malone have in common? They were all entrepreneurs at a young age. Now, they are millionaires. Of course, we know Zuckerberg found...

‘Tis the Season to Fall Into a Myriad of EVENTS

October 3, 2019

FALL INTO THE FEST It’s time for everybody’s favorite fall festival, Oglebayfest, set for Friday, Oct. 4, through Sunday, Oct. 6, at Oglebay Park. Just some of the Oglebayfest festivities include shopping at...

Artists Bring Vision to ‘Celebrate Wheeling Invitational’

October 1, 2019

Will we see Suspension Bridges? Park landscapes? Businesses that are no more? The Ohio River or Wheeling Creek? Sculptures of historic mile markers? That remains to be seen when visions of Wheeling will dance r...

Cultural Food Tour Offers Tasty View of History

September 20, 2019

The waves of immigration that fueled Wheeling’s industrial era didn’t disappear with the factory jobs. Kibbeh. Pierogi. Schnitzel. Marinara. They’re all still here. Sometimes in restaurants and at festivals,...

Aretha’s Songs ‘Never Grow Old’

Stacey Miller Sacco

September 19, 2019

Committed to bringing some of the greatest American music to the stage in Wheeling, Music Director John Devlin opens the 90th season of the Wheeling Symphony with a tribute to the Queen of Soul on Friday, Sept....

Curtain Up! Light the Lights!

September 12, 2019

Curtain up! Light the lights! … Season 11 of Broadway at The Capitol is starting here, starting now. ... You'll be swell! You'll be great! You'll be ... “Beautiful." The musical tale of singer/songwriter Car...

The Time Is Now for Moundsville’s First Arts and Culture Committee

Kelly Strautmann

September 10, 2019

This year, the city of Moundsville is doing things a little differently — they can proudly say they have their first Arts and Culture Committee. It’s been a long time coming, but the general feeling among me...

Celebrate History, Art and Music at Area EVENTS

September 5, 2019

HERE COMES A PARADE! Celebrate Wheeling’s milestone with the Wheeling 250 Parade, starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. The parade begins at 20th and Market streets, then travels up Market to 10th Street, tu...

Stifel to Open Season With ‘Collective Works’ of Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators

August 31, 2019

Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center will opens its 2019-20 season of changing art exhibits with “The Collective Works” of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators. “The Collective Works” exhibit featur...

Music, History, Race Boats, Fireworks on EVENTS Agenda

August 29, 2019

YA GOTTA REGATTA! Don’t miss the 14th annual Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta, Friday, Aug 30, through Sunday, Sept. 1, at Wheeling Heritage Port. See the beautiful wooden hydroplanes and race boats and w...

Celebrating the Musical Women of Coal Country: Karen Collins, Elaine Purkey Remember Hazel Dickens

August 26, 2019

The Ohio County Public Library and the WALS Foundation will celebrate Reuther-Pollack Labor Heritage Week through the music of two legendary West Virginia singer-songwriters whose work has brought attention to ...

EVENTS Rev Up on the River and at the Park

August 22, 2019

PADDLES UP! The Ohio River at Heritage Port will be on fire with Dragon Boat races beginning with an 8 a.m. opening ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 24. The first race begins at 8:30 a.m. with subsequent rounds th...

COLORFUL EVENTS ON TAP

May 13, 2019

PRIDE FEST The 2019 Ohio Valley Pride Festival and Pride March are set for noon to 11 p.m., May 11, at Heritage Port. Presented by Ohio Valley Pride, there will be a beer garden, drag shows, live music, foo...

EVENTS in the Ohio Valley? You Can Bet On It

March 28, 2019

OFF TO THE RACES The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley’ presents its annual Night at the Races fundraiser from 5-10 p.m. Friday, March 29, at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. Guests are invited ...

Regional Science & Engineering Fair Continues to Strengthen STEM Education

February 28, 2019

On Saturday, March 9, the College of Science at West Liberty University will welcome hundreds of young students to the Regional Science & Engineering Fair, an academic competition that inspires and encourag...

EVENTS Spring Forth This Weekend (And Don’t Forget Your Valentine)

February 7, 2019

SPRING FEVER The 50th annual Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Show this weekend will put a spring in your step, as you think of plantings to spruce up your yard and weekend projects to tackl...

Wheeling Makes History at 12th Night Costume Ball

January 7, 2019

Ebenezer Zane posed for a photo with sister Betty, and her son-in-law Ebenezer Martin stopped by to say hello before she went for a brief gunpowder run around Oglebay’s Glessner Auditorium, all while Elvis danc...

Farm to Fork Takes Leap Through History

Stacey Miller Sacco

August 7, 2018

A property with nearly 250 years of Wheeling history hosted the Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary’s annual Farm to Fork dinner this past weekend. The McColloch Farm, named for Major Samuel McColloch who plunged his h...

EVENTS: Greek or Italian? Your Choice This Weekend

July 26, 2018

Italian or Greek? Your choice this weekend as both festivals fill the streets with entertainment and your belly with ethnic delicacies! OPA! GREECE COMES TO YOU! The 18th annual Grecian Festival kicked of...

EVENTS: Festival of India, Music, Speakers, Poetry

July 12, 2018

FESTIVAL OF INDIA Transport yourself to India to experience India’s vast cultural and spiritual history at Heritage Port in downtown Wheeling from 2-8 p.m. Saturday, July 14, with live music, dance performan...

Dancing Down Memory Lane (Part 3): Park Dances — the ’80s

Katherine Marsh

July 6, 2018

If you’re from the Upper Ohio Valley, you may already be aware that the Wheeling Park Commission held summer dances for local teens during five decades of the 20th century — from the 1950s to the 1990s. The dan...

EVENTS: First Fridays, the Blues, Dancing & Theater

July 5, 2018

FIRST FRIDAYS The public is invited to help Artworks Around Town welcome Jes Reger to the Studio Gallery for the month of July. The opening reception is set for 5-8 p.m. Friday, July 6. Reger, a W.Va. native...

Dancing Down Memory Lane (Part 1): Park Dances — the ’60s

July 4, 2018

I just heard that they are having a recreation of the teen dances held at the White Palace at Wheeling Park on July 6. It is in honor of the dances from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Unfortunately, they missed my d...

EVENTS: Happy Fourth and More

June 28, 2018

HAPPY FOURTH! The Fourth of July isn’t until next Wednesday, but holiday festivities get underway this weekend. At Oglebay, there are park-wide family fun events all weekend, with the grand finale fireworks...

Hop On Over to Zoo Brew

Laura Jackson Roberts

June 20, 2018

For one night each June at the Oglebay Good Zoo, the kids go home. The strollers roll away, the little red wagons head out, and the calls for popcorn and train rides fade into the evening sunset. After regular ...

Get Some Culture … and Arts

June 14, 2018

WHERE ART THOU? Visual arts, theater, dance, literature, culinary demos, historical arts, and lots and lots of musical entertainment will liven up the Wheeling Heritage Port when the 2018 Wheeling Arts &...

Festival Focus Is Arts, Culture, Music and More

June 13, 2018

Art, music, poetry, games, classes, dance, artisans and much more await those who venture to Wheeling Heritage Port Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16, for the Wheeling Arts & Culture Fest. The f...

Calling All Chess Masters: The Game of Kings Seeks Knights in the Ohio Valley

June 13, 2018

The Game of Kings The board is set. Protect your king. Match wits with your opponent. Make sacrifices. Utilize your strongest pieces to their fullest potential. Strategize and anticipate your opponent’s move...

Stride Pianist to Bring Chaplin’s ‘Silent’ Films to Life at Towngate

June 9, 2018

Stride piano player Tom Roberts, joined by Mary Beth Malek on clarinet, brings his celebrated “Charlie Chaplin Silent Picture Show” to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16. Robert...

EVENTS: ‘Au-Some’ Race, Awesome Gardens and More

June 7, 2018

COLOR ME AU-SOME! Get your clean, white tees ready for the Color Me Au-Some 5K Walk/Run set for Saturday, June 9. Why clean, white T-shirts? Because dry tempera paint powder will be tossed at participants as...

Exhibit Brings Greatest Generation to Front Line

Christina Fisanick

June 5, 2018

Each year we lose nearly 400 veterans from World War II. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, only 558,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II were alive in 2017. ...

Challenge Wheeling Scavenger Race to Start With a Bang

June 4, 2018

If you are in downtown Wheeling on the morning of Saturday, June 16, you may hear what you think is a cannon blast. And you'd be right. On June 16, Challenge Wheeling racing teams will take off to find Wheel...

Black Diamond Wrestling: A Hidden Gem for Wrestling Fans

June 1, 2018

Showtime It’s showtime. Music blares over the speakers, lights dance off the billowing fog, audience members rise to their feet and cheer as their heroes make their way to the ring. The champion holds his go...

Events Heating Up in Ohio Valley

May 31, 2018

HOT COMPETITION It’s time for the annual Wheeling Feeling Chili Cookoff set for Saturday, June 2, at Wheeling Heritage Port. There are cash prizes for the chili cooks, chili to taste, vendors, activities for...

Conference to Shed Light on Mental Illness

Christina Fisanick

May 30, 2018

In the late 1970s, two Wisconsin mothers, Harriet Shetler and Beverly Young, had grown weary of community backlash against their sons who struggled with schizophrenia. As they worked to find care for their s...

Help Make the City Shine at 2018 Pride in Wheeling Day

May 29, 2018

Shine, shine, shine, help them shine — the Nelson Jordan Center, Mt. Wood Overlook and Tunnel Green will get some sprucing up on Friday, June 1, at the second annual Pride in Wheeling Day. Orrick’s career a...

New People’s University on World War II to Begin

May 25, 2018

World War II is the subject of the upcoming Ohio County Public Library's People’s University series, which will feature an impressive array of historians and experts. It will run in conjunction with the “We Can...

Summertime Activities Ramping Up

May 24, 2018

It’s beginning to look a lot like summer! Outdoor activities abound in the Ohio Valley with pools open, Wheeling Park’s Dive-In Movie on the big screen, road races and Memorial Day events, including a ceremony ...

Weather Balloon Launch: ‘Truly a Five-Sense Experience’

Laura Jackson Roberts

May 23, 2018

Fifth grade at Wheeling Country Day School is a special year. The most senior class serves as leaders and sets examples for other students. They get to visit the Stone Lab in Lake Erie and the capitol buildin...

No Need to Keep Quiet About Good Times at the Library

Christina Fisanick

May 21, 2018

Saturday, I went to a party at the Ohio County Public Library (OCPL). Most of you are probably thinking (with a fair amount of sarcasm), “I bet that was a good time.” Let me tell you, it was! Libraries are not ...

Book It … Listen Up … Dive In … Rock On

May 17, 2018

BOOK IT Book it to the Ohio County Public Library for the library’s grand reopening and help celebrate its 45th birthday, 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19. The Ohio County Public Library officially opened the doors...

‘Tin is the New Black’: Oh, the Stories Discarded Objects Can Tell

May 12, 2018

“Tin is the New Black,” an exhibition featuring professional artists working in repurposed printed lithographed metal, is on display at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling through June 22. ...

Much Well-Deserved Ado About Mom

May 10, 2018

It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and there are plenty of events that cater to mom and kids! You can kick up your heels at a mother/son dance or run your toes off at a 5K. If neither of those is your cup of tea, well,...

Escape to a New Activity to Benefit YSS

May 9, 2018

Adventure awaits The waves roar as the deck heaves and rocks underfoot, and you struggle to concentrate on the puzzle before you. Your captain, the great Blackbeard, has been captured. He and his crew face t...