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Are You in the Market for Some Fun EVENTS in the Ohio Valley?

October 17, 2019

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET! Live music, a pig roast, a 5K and much more are planned as part of the Grow Ohio Valley’s grand opening celebration for the Public Market, a non-profit local and natural foods...

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...

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, ...

‘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...

Eat and Drink Your Way Through Area EVENTS

September 26, 2019

CELEBRATE OKTOBER Oktoberfest fills Centre Market from noon to 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, with live music, food vendors, and domestic and craft beer. Proceeds benefit the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valle...

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...

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Opens 90th Season With Tribute to Queen of Soul

September 14, 2019

Aretha: A Tribute, featuring vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw and conducted by Music Director John Devlin, will open the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra's 90th season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, ...

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...

EVENTS Are Rollin’ on the River

September 12, 2019

Rollin’… rollin’ … rollin’ on the river … The Sternwheel Festival kicks off at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Along with the boats docked at Wheeling Heritage Port, food vendors and crafters, entertainment will...

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...

Music Under the Stars: Celebrate 90 Years With Ninth Music Director

August 30, 2019

Nine decades, eight conductors, dozens of guest artists, a myriad of concert programs and thousands of musicians have led to the moment when John Devlin’s downbeat will strike up the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra...

Vineyard at 40: Still a ‘Rock and Roll Church’

August 23, 2019

The naked ladies were a bit of a stretch, but if there were ever a church that could cope with Art Nouveau statues in its “sanctuary,” the Vineyard would be it. “We Photoshopped Hawaiian shirts on them,” lea...

Ezra & the Reletivs Sets Album Release Event

August 3, 2019

The Ohio Valley’s own organic soul/R&B/pop group Ezra & The Reletivs, led by Ezra John Hamilton, is set to host a release party for its first full-length album, Guayaba (gwī-ya-ba), from 7-11 p.m. Frida...

Gyro? Meatball? Upcoming EVENTS Offer Tasty Treats

July 25, 2019

OPA! St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church welcomes guests to the GrecianFest at 2215 Chapline St., Thursday, July 25, through Saturday, July 27, to enjoy delicious Greek foods, live Greek music and danc...

Gyro? Meatball? Upcoming EVENTS Offer Tasty Treats

July 25, 2019

OPA! St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church welcomes guests to the GrecianFest at 2215 Chapline St., Thursday, July 25, through Saturday, July 27, to enjoy delicious Greek foods, live Greek music and danc...

Those Were the Days: Veteran Broadcaster Shares Jamboree Memories

Ellen Brafford McCroskey

July 20, 2019

Editor's note: Here in the Ohio Valley, the third weekend in July has meant an annual pilgrimage to Jamboree In The Hills for a lot of local country music fans. But for the first time in over 40 years, Jamboree...

EVENTS Head to the Country, Around the World and Over the Moon

July 18, 2019

COUNTRY TIME • Celebrating its 86th year, the Wheeling Jamboree will feature Lorri Morgan and Mayf Nutter, in concert, at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at The Capitol Theatre. Morgan, the first woman in her genre ...

EVENTS Head to the Country, Around the World and Over the Moon

July 18, 2019

COUNTRY TIME • Celebrating its 86th year, the Wheeling Jamboree will feature Lorri Morgan and Mayf Nutter, in concert, at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at The Capitol Theatre. Morgan, the first woman in her genre ...

Symbolic Burning Puts $1.9M Capitol Theatre Loan to Rest

July 11, 2019

"Does anybody here have a match?" Country music singer Slim Lehart of Jamboree USA obliged. Slim Lehart and Frank O'Brien put flame to paper. When The Capitol Theatre reopened, Lehart was so excited, he ...

Treasures Await at Area EVENTS

June 6, 2019

FIND THE TREASURE Kids are taking over Centre Market from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 8, for the Centre Market Family Treasure Hunt. Kids will receive a free wristband for bounce houses, face painting, Big...

With So Much to See and Do, Wheeling Punches Above Its Weight Class

Wheeling Heritage Staff

May 27, 2019

To use a sports analogy, Wheeling punches above its weight class. For a city of only 27,000, Wheeling boasts a tremendous number of high-quality cultural institutions and tourism attractions. Not many look like...

DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: Bringing Buildings Back From the Brink

May 22, 2019

Editor’s note: The Downtown Do-Over series is taking a close look at the ongoing revival of Wheeling’s city center. In today’s story, Weelunk looks at what it actually takes to restore historic structures. View...

May 20, 2019

WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.” Look for it a couple...

BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The Flicks

May 18, 2019

I was fortunate to attend a noon talk at our library recently, about the old movie theaters in West Virginia. It brought back so many memories of when I was a kid in the 1930s and ’40s when going to a movie on ...

Wheeling Symphony’s 90th Anniversary Season to Welcome New Music Director

May 17, 2019

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announces its 90th anniversary season with seven subscription concerts and the return of Ohio Valley’s No. 1 family holiday event, Symphony On Ice. Wheeling Symphony Orchestra...

Give Your Wedding the Star Treatment

Stacey Miller Sacco

May 14, 2019

Just like the Suspension Bridge, Oglebay Park and Centre Market, The Capitol Theatre is shorthand for home for many of us in Wheeling. Its brilliantly lit red marquee has displayed the names of famous acts a...

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...

10 Ways to Celebrate Historic Preservation Month in Wheeling

May 1, 2019

May is Historic Preservation Month. Established in 1973 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the designated month brings attention to historic places with the intention to instill pride, promote ...

Lots of EVENTS Knockin’ on Wheeling’s Door

April 25, 2019

KNOCK-KNOCK … Artists in the greater Wheeling area will open their studios and homes to the public for one day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, for the Wheeling Artists Studio Tour. Attendees ...

Area EVENTS Will Keep You Hoppin’

April 18, 2019

TREASURE HUNT The Easter Bunny will be hopping over to the Oglebay Good Zoo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, for the annual Good Zoo Treasure Hunt! Each participating child wi...

Sip, Shop, Dance, Cheer, Laugh, Learn at Ohio Valley EVENTS

April 11, 2019

BOOTS TO BOW TIES Kick up your heels at The Linsly spring soirée and auction, Boots to Bow Ties, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Pine Room at Oglebay. The evening features food, live music from Better D...

DOWNTOWN DO-OVER: The Big Pieces in Place

April 9, 2019

Editor’s note: A national redevelopment award here, a new building there, millions of dollars of renovations still somewhere else. What’s happening in downtown Wheeling can be hard to track, whether your city c...

EVENTS Feature Oldies But Goodies

April 4, 2019

OLDIES BUT GOODIES Wilson Lodge in Oglebay will be transformed into an antiques marketplace Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, as Oglebay Institute presents its 65th annual Antiques Show and Sale. Mor...

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 ...

EVENTS Celebrate Country, Women, Heroes

March 21, 2019

The Oak Ridge Boys will bring their four-part harmonies and upbeat, award-winning songs to The Capitol Theatre, at 7 p.m. Friday, March 22. Their string of hits includes Elvira, Bobbie Sue, Dream On, Thank God ...

‘Something Rotten!’ Is Coming to The Capitol

March 16, 2019

“Fresh, irreverent and hysterical!” says The Associated Press about Something Rotten!, a new musical coming to The Capitol Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20. Nominated for 10 Tony Awards, including Bes...

It’s Easy Being Green With These Irish EVENTS

March 14, 2019

Wheeling’s turning green this weekend and beyond with a slew of St. Patrick’s Day happenings all over town! Here are a few places to get your Irish on: • Sing along and listen to old and new Irish folk songs...

In Ruby Slippers or Glass Slippers, Step Out for Upcoming EVENTS

March 7, 2019

FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Click your heels together and follow the yellow brick road to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre Friday, March 8, for a free screening of “The Wizard of Oz.” In honor of the f...

Get a Kick Out of Upcoming EVENTS!

February 28, 2019

CELEBRATE CELTIC MUSIC & MORE Kick up your heels at the annual Celtic Celebration hosted by Wheeling Heritage from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Wheeling Artisan Center, 1400 Main St., Whe...

Mayor Elliott Delivers State of the City Address

February 26, 2019

Editor's note: Here is the complete text of Mayor Glenn Elliott's State of the City Address delivered at noon, Feb. 26, at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. Good afternoon. Welcome to the 10th annual S...

EVENTS to Keep You Busy Day and ‘Knight’

February 21, 2019

A LITTLE 'KNIGHT' MUSIC The British music invasion hits the Capitol Theatre tonight with the “Music of the Knights: The Music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney” at 7:30 p.m. F...

EVENTS TO KEEP YOU HOPPING

January 31, 2019

HIP-HOP OVER TO ARTISAN CENTER Wheeling Heritage will host an opening reception for Hip Hop: A Black Tie Affair, from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at the Artisan Center, 1400 Main St., Wheeling. The exhibit will...

EVENTS To Make You Laugh and Cry

January 24, 2019

FUNNY MAN Jerry Seinfeld returns to The Capitol Theatre stage at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25. Will it be a show about nothing? Will you eat a “big salad” before you arrive? Will you make a “Kramer” entrance? It a...

EVENTS: Feel the Love of Christmas

December 20, 2018

FEEL THE LOVE The B.E. Taylor tradition returns to The Capitol Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, with “Feel the Love — Celebrating a B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert!” B.C. Taylor, the band’s drummer, vo...

EVENTS: Holiday Music Is in the Air

December 13, 2018

A VERY BRIDGE + TUNNEL CHRISTMAS A collective of local musicians will continue its annual holiday revue benefiting Wheeling-area neighbors who are especially vulnerable and in need at this time of year. At 8...

The Children of Wheeling and Willesden Lane

December 1, 2018

It was soggy and gray as I headed for The Capitol. I was going to see a performance that I only vaguely knew to be about children and the Holocaust and a pianist. There was a yellow bus at the curb by the marqu...

EVENTS: From Miracles to a Nutcracker, Holiday Favorites Abound

November 29, 2018

MIRACLE ON MARKET STREET The treasured holiday classic, “Miracle on 34th Street,” will be staged at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre, and features an ensemble of local actors telling the story of how Kri...

Recipe for a ‘Capitol’ Holiday

November 19, 2018

Take six parts theatrical spectacle, add a dash of distinctive cuisine, fold in a trip to one of many unhidden gems — and what do you have? All the ingredients for a delectable visit to Wheeling. Treat this ...

EVENTS: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like …

November 15, 2018

FESTIVAL OF TREES The Festival of Trees has planted itself in a brand new location! The Oglebay Institute Stifel Center has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland with trees, wreaths and garlands, all ...