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Wheeling Wizarding Festival to Return on Saturday

WHEELING — The mystique of wizardly magic will be overtaking Heritage Port on Saturday, May 18, with the second annual Wheeling Wizarding Festival. The event will feature a variety of vendors, entertainment, a reptile show and a costume contest. The festival is hosted by the city of Wheeling’s Parks and Recreation Department. Director Rochelle Barry said she’s looking forward to the festival that is slated to begin with vendors opening at noon. “The intrigue of wizardry has captured many. Last year’s event, which was held for the first time, was very successful, so we ...

Live Bluegrass Is Back at the Pennyroyal Opera House

FAIRVIEW — The Pennyroyal Opera House will host a bluegrass show today, Friday, May 17, featuring Brother Randall and Friends. Brother Randall and Friends is a working-class bluegrass band with members from the Wheeling area. With traditional bluegrass and bluegrass gospel being their specialty, listeners can also expect to hear some classic country, folk and even a touch of classic rock. The band members include Greg Miller on fiddle, Clinton Curry playing guitar, Jeff Strautman on bass, Randall Curry playing guitar, Ben Peace on banjo and Bob Haglock playing dobro. The opening ...

Live Music Roundup

Friday, May 17 - Gregg Molnar, Pike 40, Morristown, 5-8 p.m. - Libby Adams, 19th Hole, Wheeling, 6-8 p.m. - John Cain, Route 88 Burgers & Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - Jason Treuman, West Sports Bar, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - Gage Joseph, Prima Marina, Moundsville, 7-10 p.m. - Shawn Villamagna, El Gran Patron, Moundsville, 7-10 p.m. - Tammy Jo & Iron Horse, The Vue at Grand Vue Park, Moundsville, 7-10 p.m. - The Muddle, Quaker Steak & Lube, Triadelphia, 7-10 p.m. - Roger Hoard, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay, Wheeling, 8-11 p.m. - Megan Jean’s Secret Family, Silver ...

New ‘Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play’ Coming to Wheeling

WHEELING — “Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play” presented by Walmart marks the latest version of the Disney Jr. live tour, which will visit Wheeling on Oct. 30 at the Capitol Theatre. New to the tour this year is the addition of Ariel from the highly anticipated new series “Disney ...

Luke Bryan’s Annual Farm Tour Returns in September

NASHVILLE — Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will headline his 15th Farm Tour this September setting up stages in the fields of local farms Sept. 21-28. The Ohio Valley is smack in the middle of two of those Farm Tour stops — both just off of Interstate 70 in Millersport, ...

Ukrainian Refugee Family Discussed

WHEELING — The Ohio County Public Library’s next Lunch With Books program will feature SOURCE of Resilience: The Story of a Refugee Family from Ukraine. The program begins at noon on Tuesday, May 21 at the library in downtown Wheeling. More than two years after the full-fledged invasion of Ukraine by Russia, 10 million Ukrainians still cannot return to their homes. The decision to leave Ukraine was a harrowing one for Roman and Olga Panivnyk. Torn between loyalty to their country, concern for Olga’s elderly parents and responsibility for their three children, they ...