Brooke Hills Playhouse production of John Patrick’s comedy, “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” opens this weekend with a director and cast enthusiastic about the play and the playwright, according to the show’s director, Diana Mendel of Wellsburg. “Patrick writes authentic characters who are ...
WHEELING — The Mountaineer Brewfest, presented by Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, announced the entertainment lineup for the 2019 festival to be held Saturday Aug. 17, at the Heritage Port in Wheeling. On the VIP stage from 3-4:10 p.m. will be The Cherry Trio, a folk/blues band ...
WHEELING — The Ohio Valley’s own organic soul/r&b/pop group ezra & the reletivs, led by Ezra John Hamilton, are set to host the release party for their first full-length album “Guayaba” today, Friday, Aug. 16, at The Capitol Theatre Ballroom in Wheeling. Band members include ...
WHEELING — Bass-baritone Miles Wilson-Toliver is featured in the anniversary music series of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 1410 Chapline St., with a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday. A free-will donation is accepted at the door. St. Matthew’s is accessible to wheelchairs from its 15th ...
WHEELING — History and hops will take center stage at the Francis Pier-Pint Historic Brew-Off: Prohibition Edition. The event, which takes guests back to prohibition-era Wheeling, is part beer tasting, part trivia, part interactive history. The Brew-Off takes place today, Friday, Aug. 16, ...
WHEELING — Live music returns to Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre this weekend when the Ananga Martin Band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Adrian Niles, Matt Smith, Chad Burrall, Michael Iafrate and John Whorton join Martin onstage and the group will perform songs from ...
NEW MARTINSVILLE — Singer songwriter Ryan Ritchea, originally from New Martinsville, continues the 2019 ArtsLink Summer Coffeehouse Series. The free show will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, on the lawn of the Francis Creative Arts Center at the corner of Maple Avenue and ...
MIDDLEBOURNE — ArtsLink’s Coffeehouse Series will partner with “Bands on Broad” in Middlebourne on Thursday, Aug. 15, for a concert by West Liberty University Steel Drum Band and African Drum/Dance Ensemble. The free concert will begin at 6 p.m. near the town gazebo, located at the ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library will offer a special after-hours film presentation of “A Walk On the Moon” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15. Regular library operations will close at 6 p.m. but anyone interested in viewing the movie in the library’s lower ...
WHEELING — West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman welcomes award-winning poet John Hoppenthaler to Lunch With Books. The program takes place at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Ohio County Public Library in downtown Wheeling. Hoppenthaler is the author of three books of poetry, “Lives ...
WHEELING — The final performances of Mystery Theatre Unlimited’s noir pulp fiction spoof is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 15-16. The original interactive musical comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show, “The Case of the Ms. and the Show Biz Whiz,” will be presented on ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The popular Christian music duo the Chrisagis Brothers will present their new book “A Legacy of Love” at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. Twins Brian and Shawn Chrisagis are nationally known performing artists who have published ...
WHEELING — You can’t always get what you want … but if you attend the Heritage Music BluesFest, you will get “Chicago Plays the Stones,” five Grammy-nominated acts, International Blues Challenge winners and several returning fan favorites - all in one award-winning weekend. The 19th ...
PITTSBURGH — Drum Corps International will present 2019 DCI Pittsburgh on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. at Warrior Stadium in Elizabeth, Pa., located just south of Kennywood along the Monongahela River. The show is part of the 2019 Summer Tour that includes more than 100 shows in 37 states ...
WHEELING — Oglebay Institute’s Parcel Players will stage “The Tale of Captain Ficklebeard” by Zachary Michael at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, July 31-Aug. 3, at Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre. In this original play, Captain Ficklebeard and his band of pirates go on a ...
WELLSBURG — The Brooke Hills Playhouse has announced the cast for its upcoming production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” adapted by Michele L. Vacca from the beloved Grimm Brothers fairy tale. The Playhouse’s annual production for young actors and audiences will be presented at 8 ...
NEW MARTINSVILLE — It’s Showtime! The set is finished, the costumes are ready, and the cast is prepared for ArtsLink’s presentation of the Wayward Players’ production of “The Little Mermaid Jr.” children’s theater. ArtsLink president Scarlet Hood said, “With a cast of nearly ...
WHEELING — Canadian-born Sue Foley, a triple-threat guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, will perform at BluesDays at River City, at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. “Sue will be returning to Wheeling for the fifth time since her debut performance at the 2007 BluesFest,” said Bruce Wheeler, ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The nationally acclaimed Stevens Puppets will present two shows of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” on Monday, July 29, in Marshall County. The first show will be at 11 a.m. at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library. The second performance, for the ...
WHEELING — “Play Ball! Doughboys and Baseball during the Great War” with author Peter L. Belmonte will be featured during the next Lunch With Books program at noon Tuesday at the Ohio County Public Library in downtown Wheeling. Baseball is the most American game. No other sporting ...