Celebrate Seven Nations at Wheeling Celtic Celebration Phyllis Sigal March 2, 2020 When you think of Celtic, do you only think of Ireland, Scotland and Wales? Celtic refers to not one, not two, not three, but seven Celtic nations, including Cornwall, Isle of Mann, Brittany and Galicia, as ...
‘Ohio Valley Festival of Filmmakers of Color’ Set for Friday Phyllis Sigal February 4, 2020 It was his love of filmmaking that prompted Ron Scott Jr. to get the “Ohio Valley Festival of Filmmakers of Color” rolling. And, in the third such partnership between YWCA Wheeling and Wheeling Heritage, the...
SHOW OF HANDS: Female Entrepreneur Edition Set for Wednesday Phyllis Sigal January 21, 2020 “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.” — Oprah Winfrey Like Oprah Winfrey, the...
Skate, Bike, Hop, Shop, Search and Laugh With These EVENTS Phyllis Sigal December 5, 2019 A COOL EVENING Slide into a beautiful evening of holiday music accented by professional and local skaters at the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s annual holiday event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Main Street Bank ...
Makers Making Their Mark at Handmade Holiday Phyllis Sigal December 2, 2019 It's "show-and-sell" time at Handmade Holiday! How about an earring crafted from your favorite Monopoly piece — the iron or the hat perhaps? Maybe it’s time for a necklace or ring made from the insides of an...
Wrap Up the Holidays With EVENTS Special Edition Phyllis Sigal November 28, 2019 It’s beginning to look a lot like … From decorated rooms at the Mansion Museum to an Enchanted Winter Breakfast to Christmas concerts to holiday light displays to a variety of specialty shopping experiences,...
Feast on This Cornucopia of EVENTS Phyllis Sigal November 27, 2019 SHOP SMALL Start your Christmas shopping now! Shop all around town at your favorite small businesses to support Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30. There are plenty are places to go in Centre Market with more ...
‘Tis the Season to Fall Into a Myriad of EVENTS Weelunk Staff 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’ Phyllis Sigal 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...
Pale Ales and Presidential Aspirations: The Wheeling Ties of John Hickenlooper NIck Musgrave July 30, 2019 On July 30, 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will explain to the American people why they are the best person to lead the country, likely harkening back to their past successes in publi...
Travel to India and Beyond With Upcoming EVENTS Weelunk Staff July 11, 2019 FESTIVAL OF INDIA Experience India’s vast cultural and spiritual history at the Festival of India, set for 2-8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at Wheeling Heritage Port. Listen to live music and watch dance performa...
Travel to India and Beyond With Upcoming EVENTS Weelunk Staff July 11, 2019 FESTIVAL OF INDIA Experience India’s vast cultural and spiritual history at the Festival of India, set for 2-8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at Wheeling Heritage Port. Listen to live music and watch dance performa...
Looking to the Past and to the Future, Wheeling Heritage Celebrates 25 Years Nora Edinger June 11, 2019 Most city residents probably don’t realize that every trip to the grocery store, every school bus run and all those drive-thrus for coffee are all taking place within a national park of sorts. And, they have...
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...
Jeremy Morris 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...
Area EVENTS Will Keep You Hoppin’ Weelunk Staff 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...
EVENTS in the Ohio Valley? You Can Bet On It Weelunk Staff 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 ...
Hip Hop: It’s a Culture — Not Just a Music Genre Adelaide Estep February 1, 2019 Our world is sometimes full of judgment and assumptions. We often forget to look deeper and open our minds to the lives and cultures of others. “I feel like we live in a snapshot kind of time in society wher...
EVENTS TO KEEP YOU HOPPING Weelunk Staff 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...
Art? BBQ? Legos? Coffee? Time to Decide the Next Show of Hands Winner Phyllis Sigal January 22, 2019 Who will take home at least $3,500 on Wednesday from Wheeling Heritage's Show of Hands competition? Will it be Will Wallace from Clientele Art Studio? Or could Kyle Phair and family smoke the competition w...
EVENTS: Feel the Love of Christmas Weelunk Staff 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...
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, possibly more than ever, that art is a main part of the city’s identity and is here to stay. Driving down...
EVENTS: Holiday Music Is in the Air Weelunk Staff 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...
EVENTS: From Miracles to a Nutcracker, Holiday Favorites Abound Weelunk Staff 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...
EVENTS: And After Dinner’s Digested … Weelunk Staff November 22, 2018 Looking for something to do to keep your visitors entertained? There’s shopping, an art film, a wine tasting and, of course, a variety of holiday events such as the Festival of Lights, Festival of Trees and the...
EVENTS: Lights, Music, Art, Tea, Wine! Weelunk Staff November 8, 2018 The switch is being flipped tonight! At 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, the Oglebay hills will be alive with more than a million twinkling lights at the Winter Festival of Lights — just as it has since 1985. But ther...
EVENTS: Music! Movies! Theater! Art! Weelunk Staff October 18, 2018 A ‘BELLA’ MASTERWORKS The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra opens its Masterworks season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, conducted by music director finalist Timothy Hankewich and featuring guest artist Bella Hristo...
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. ...
Junior League to Send One Lucky Winner to Caribbean Provided March 6, 2018 The Luck of the Islands will have one winner as the Junior League of Wheeling presents Affair With Emerald Flair at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Artisan Center, above River City in Wheeling. This year t...
