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Sidesplitting Fun Is in Store At Wheeling Island

WHEELING - Big laughs return to the Comedy Club at Wheeling Island with two great comedians tonight, Friday, Feb. 2. The headliner for the night will be Rob Ward, at right, and the feature comedian will be Lamont Ferguson. Doors open at 7 p.m., and show time is 8 p.m. General admission is $10. The Comedy Club is located inside the casino showroom at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. For more information, visit www.wheelingisland.com.

Pittsburgh Area Concerts Heating Up Next Week

Madonna – The Celebration Tour, Monday, Feb. 5, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. Curtain is 8:30 p.m. Extreme, Tuesday, Feb. 6, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall, Pa. Showtime is 8 p.m. Greensky Bluegrass with Melt, Thursday, Feb. 8, Stage AE, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Appalachian Soul Man Aristotle Jones to Perform at Waterfront Hall

WHEELING — Nationally Recognized Black Appalachian Storyteller Fellow is bringing his Amazing Appalachian Soul Band to Waterfront Hall in Wheeling today, Friday, Jan. 26. A modern Renaissance man, Aristotle Jones, also known as the Appalachian Soul Man, is a singer, radio personality and a ...

‘The Cher Show’ Coming to the Capitol Theatre

WHEELING — The Capitol Theatre in Wheeling celebrates Broadway at the Capitol next week with “The Cher Show” on Thursday, Feb. 1. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down ...

Towngate Theatre Presents ‘Wiley and the Hairy Man’

WHEELING — Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre continues its tradition of bringing beloved stories from the page to the stage with its production of “Wiley and the Hairy Man,” a rhythmic play about a young boy overcoming his fears. It will be staged at 7 p.m. today, Friday, Jan. 26; ...

WHEELING — Poetry returns to the Ohio County Public Library’s weekly Lunch With Books program as Marc Harshmann will host a reading from the new collection of poems by “The Steel Mill Poet” “Mad Dog” Timothy Russell. The program will be at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The late Russell’s collection published in 2023 by Bottom Dog Press is titled “In Plenta Vita — The Full Life.” Bob Villamagna will share anecdotes from having worked under Russell when he was his crew boss at Weirton Steel and known as “Mad Dog.” Following Russell’s publications, he would ...