Oglebay Institute

Cheryl Pompeo: Happily Dancing Through 55 Years

Adelaide Estep December 18, 2018

Everyone is happier when they’re dancing.”  — Cheryl Pompeo ——————————————————————————————————————— Not all teachers go by the book. In fact, I...

Art Scene Blossoming in Wheeling

Kelly Strautmann December 14, 2018

It’s no secret when you live in Wheeling — art is everywhere in this small city. It is evident today,...

Freaks Night Out! Costume Party and Sideshow Extravaganza at Shadows Ball

Provided October 13, 2018

Oglebay Institute is hosting the most wicked Halloween party in Wheeling. The third annual Shadows Ball brings a night of...

Schrader Center to Host Annual Ecofest Saturday

Laura Jackson Roberts October 4, 2018

It’s Oglebayfest time again. During the weekend of Oct. 5-7, the hills of Oglebay will fill with vendors and visitors for...

Art and Technology Converge at Stifel

Ryan Norman September 23, 2018

A crumpled water heater. Footage of a train that looks like it’s been put through a shredder and reassembled. Halting...

Hollywood Success for ‘Hometown Girl’

Phyllis Sigal September 21, 2018

Editor’s note: Wheeling has cultivated a number of men and women who are outstanding in their chosen fields — the...

Towngate Opens Season With ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’

Provided September 17, 2018

Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre opens its 50th season of community theater with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play “The...

Wheeling Film Society Kicks Off New Season Sept. 14

Provided September 10, 2018

The Wheeling Film Society kicks off its seventh season of screening and discussing classic Hollywood films with a free screening...

Towngate 50th Season Dedicated to Hal O’Leary

Misty Klug August 28, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder once said, “I regard the theater as the greatest of all art forms,...

Long-Time Members Come Out for Board Benefit

Phyllis Sigal August 26, 2018

More than 400 members and friends of Oglebay Institute attended Friday’s annual Board Benefit on the lawn of the Mansion...

‘Crosscurrents’ Showcases Regional Artistic Talent

Provided August 5, 2018

A staple of Oglebay Institute’s art exhibition season, Crosscurrents is now open at OI’s Stifel Fine Arts Center. For more than 30...

Parcel Players to Stage ‘Sir Not-So-Brave’

Provided July 29, 2018

Oglebay Institute’s Parcel Players will stage “Sir Not-So-Brave,” an original play by Wheeling native Zachary Michael. It will be staged...

Wee Asked Danielle McCracken

Phyllis Sigal June 25, 2018

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, maybe some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...

Student Radio Plays Bring History to Life at TMS

Misty Klug June 22, 2018

Everyone loves a good story. Stories transport us to different worlds, enrich our lives, allow us to step out of...

Get Some Culture … and Arts

Weelunk Staff June 14, 2018

WHERE ART THOU? Visual arts, theater, dance, literature, culinary demos, historical arts, and lots and lots of musical entertainment will...

Take a Peek Into the Secret Gardens of Wheeling

Provided June 2, 2018

The Museums Committee of Oglebay Institute is once again hosting its popular garden tour for its spring fundraiser. The Secret...

Exhibition on Screen: Take a Look Inside the World of Manet

Provided May 30, 2018

Experience the wonder of Edouard Manet by seeing his masterpieces on the big screen Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June...

Wheeling Country Day Student Murals To Be Unveiled

Provided May 21, 2018

Through the support of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Wheeling Country Day School has been the site of a full-year...

Much Well-Deserved Ado About Mom

Weelunk Staff 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...

‘August: Osage County’ on Towngate Stage

Provided May 9, 2018

Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre closes its 2017-18 season with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning “August: Osage County” by Tracy...

Do Your Bidding; Drink Some Chocolate; Check Out Some Tin

Weelunk Staff May 3, 2018

MMM … CHOCOLATE Do you like freshly baked, cooked, grilled and melted chocolate? How about chocolate beer? If so, then...

Adventures Run the Gamut From Pickleball to Studio Tour to Mindfulness

Weelunk Staff April 26, 2018

We’ve got our usual great selection of music and theater around the area, but why not try your hand at...

Celebrate Earth Day Weekend With Oglebay Institute

Provided April 17, 2018

Celebrate Earth Day weekend with naturalists from Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center, by participating in a series of events...

50th Anniversary Screening Set for Kubrick’s Masterpiece ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

Provided April 17, 2018

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the film release of Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey.”  The...

Time for Antiques … and Lots More

Weelunk Staff April 5, 2018

Antiques, cats, art openings, films and more are on the upcoming agenda in the Ohio Valley, so don’t let a...

Film Documents Relationship Between Art and Gardens

Provided April 1, 2018

Long considered spaces for expressing color, light and atmosphere, the garden has occupied the creative minds of some of the...

Antiques Show and Sale Returns to Oglebay

Provided March 29, 2018

Wilson Lodge in Oglebay will be transformed into an antiques marketplace Friday, April 6, through Sunday, April 8, as Oglebay...

Let’s Talk About Renewable Energy

Laura Jackson Roberts March 19, 2018

Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center offers a wide variety of programs for the community. My kids attend camp. I’ve...

Composting Workshop at OI’s Schrader Center

Provided March 19, 2018

Get your green thumb ready for spring planting by building your own tumbling composter. Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center...

Going O’Green This Weekend?

Weelunk Staff March 14, 2018

Top of the mornin’ to all you Weelunkers! It’s St. Paddy’s Day weekend, and the calendar is packed with things...

Perils of War Real for Women, Too

Steve Novotney March 14, 2018

They come home, too, except for, of course, more than 500 of the 280,000 women who have been deployed to...

Maple Madness! Sweet Saturday Set March 17

Provided March 11, 2018

Something sweet is happening in Oglebay! Naturalists at Oglebay Institute’s Schrader Environmental Education Center have been working hard preparing this...

Cast Assembled for ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’

Provided March 10, 2018

The curtain opens on Towngate Theatre’s production of the dark, comic play, “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” on Friday, March 16....

Wine, Women & Song This Weekend

Weelunk Staff March 8, 2018

Take a wine tour of the Mosel Valley before heading off to see “Vertigo,” where Towngate Theatre is going to...

March Roars in With Slew of Entertainment Options

Weelunk Staff March 1, 2018

March is roaring in with a slew of entertainment options, from theater to film to art to music to festivals....

‘Earth, Wood and Fire’ on Display at Stifel

Provided February 24, 2018

“Earth, Wood and Fire,” an exhibition featuring professional artists working in wood, clay and stone, opens Thursday, March 1, at...

Bourbon, Beer, Blues and More on Tap in Ohio Valley

Weelunk Staff February 21, 2018

The days are getting longer, the sky is getting brighter, the temperature is rising — all good reasons to get...

“Appraisal Fest” Welcomes Celebrity Appraisers and Auctioneers

Misty Klug September 7, 2017

Bring your treasures to Cabela’s at the Highlands September 9 for verbal appraisals.  Join celebrity appraisers and auctioneers Tim Luke and Greg...

The Wheeling Bluegrass Festival Has Arrived

Slaid Boone August 22, 2017

Oglebay Institute is presenting the Wheeling Bluegrass Festival (WBF) on the grounds of the Stifel Fine Art Center on Saturday,...

CCHS Valedictorian Considers Future in Wheeling

Steve Novotney June 6, 2017

She owns a perspective not too many young people possess, and that’s because she fully intends to return to the...

WSO: May the Force Be With You This October

Michael Hires October 1, 2016

In anticipation of the exciting October 20 Wheeling Symphony concert spotlighting The Music of John Williams: Star Wars & More,...

Weelunk Weekender: Rollin’ on the River

Jeremy Morris September 15, 2016

Put a hold on the Pumpkin Spice Lattes for just a bit longer. We have plenty of time for sugary...

The Weelunk Weekender – The Dragons are Coming

Jeremy Morris August 25, 2016

Summer is winding down, but the fun certainly isn’t slowing down for a second.  Get out there and Do Something this...

On the Road to Mayhem! Oglebay Institute Plans Mountain Adventure

Ken Dague August 21, 2016

Nine years ago, late summer 2007, naturalists, college students, hippies and adventurers joined me for a four-day excursion into east-central...

Weelunk Weekender

Jeremy Morris July 22, 2016

Yes! It’s gonna a be a hot one.  It wouldn’t be Italian Festival without a lot of humidity and a...

Weelunk Weekender

Josh Smith July 14, 2016

During mid-July in the Ohio Valley, the area is swarmed with talk about Jamboree in the Hills. It is one...

Family Rooted in Nature Camp at Oglebay

Kathryn Kelly June 27, 2016

Family Roots: Oglebay Institute Nature Camps Provide a Legacy of Experiences for the Rybeck Family Wheeling native Ted Rybeck calls...

Weelunk Weekender

LeeRoy June 10, 2016

The Weekender is back and ready to help formulate weekend plans for the entire summer – ’cause there’s just too...

Crazy for Cicadas

Misty Klug May 30, 2016

 Schrader Center Nature Educators Separate Cicada Facts from Fiction and Teach Kids What All The “Buzz” Is About Most years...

First Folio of Shakespeare coming to OI Mansion Museum

Misty Klug April 28, 2016

One of the world’s most famous books is coming to Wheeling. Beginning May 9, area residents and regional visitors will be...