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What’s Going On This Weekend

Saturday, May 16-Sunday, May 17 MUSIC & ARTS Live Music: The Classic Rock Experience – 8 p.m. Saturday at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. Featuring the music of Queen, Led Zeppelin, Journey, Styx, Pink Floyd and more, the tribute concert brings a night of classic rock hits to The Showroom. General admission tickets are $25. Must be 21 or older to attend. Live Music: Aristotle Jones – 8 p.m. Saturday at Waterfront Hall. Appalachian soul artist Aristotle Jones and his HORNDAWG band return for an evening of soul, folk, rhythm and blues. Tickets are $20. Album Listening ...

Program Looks Back on Outlaw Sam Mason

WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library's next Lunch With Books program will feature Joe Roxby and an examination of the an historic local outlaw. The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, May 19, at the library in downtown Wheeling. Roxby will discuss the man who went from hero of the first siege of Fort Henry to feared “Brownwater Pirate” Sam Mason, Wheeling's first infamous criminal mastermind. To watch our livestreams of these events, go to the Lunch With Books Facebook page or the Lunch With Books YouTube page and look for the live link, which typically appears ...

Public Garden Lecture Set for Monday Night

WHEELING – This summer and fall, a personal garden has the chance to produce wonderful fruits and vegetables, and nothing tastes as good as homegrown produce. Those interested in enjoying the bounty and taste of their own produce next winter and spring are encouraged to join the discussion at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 18, at the Schrader Environmental Education Center at Oglebay Park for this month's Public Garden Lecture. Earl Nicodemus, a local master gardener, will share the methods he and his wife, Betty, have used over the last 49 years to preserve the bounty of the large ...

Order of Eastern Star Meeting Slated

WHEELING – Miriam Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, at the Shrine Center, Monument Place, Elm Grove. The annual memorial service and election of officers will be held, and May birthdays will be celebrated. Members are asked to bring their choice of ramen noodles, fruit cups, pudding cups or jello cups for the backpack project. Refreshments will be served by Nancy Hostutler following the meeting. Patty Vermillion, Worthy Matron, and Jim Shannon, Worthy Patron, will preside.

Brooke Hills Playhouse Announces 55th Season

WELLSBURG — The Brooke Hills Playhouse is thrilled to announce its 55th season, featuring a diverse lineup designed to bring laughter, music and mystery to the Ohio Valley. The season highlights include: “The Second-to-Last Chance Ladies League,” a comedy by Jones, Hope and Wooten. ...

AAA: 45 Million Americans Planning Memorial Day Weekend Getaways

PITTSBURGH – AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day between Thursday, May 21, and Monday, May 25. This is slightly higher than 2025 when 44.8 million people traveled for the holiday. The 2026 domestic travel forecast sets a new Memorial ...