PARKERSBURG 鈥� This year鈥檚 Relay for Life of Wood County starts at high noon. 鈥淭he Great Cancer Standoff: High Noon in June鈥� is slated for Saturday, with organizers welcoming folks into City Park a few hours earlier than in recent years 鈥� and not just to match the Western ...
MARIETTA - The Ohio River Sternwheel Festival returns for its 50th year in September, celebrating the festival鈥檚 milestone as well as America 250. The festival is slated for Sept. 11-13. Festival Executive Committee Entertainment Chairperson Kathy Albertson said the committee books a ...
PARKERSBURG - Noah Strickler will be displaying his photographs during June at WesBanco Bank in downtown Parkersburg. Strickler is a senior at Indian Valley High School where he is a member of the track and field team, and is secretary of the National Honor Society. He earned his Eagle Scout ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The Parkersburg Engagement Project is offering a songwriting workshop and the start of a series of bicycle outings this weekend. Athens musician Megan Bee will lead an interactive workshop on songwriting from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Children鈥檚 Home Society, 2500 36th St., Parkersburg. According to a release, participants will learn sensory writing, metaphors, rhyming and song form to put together a song that expresses their thoughts and feelings. All ages are welcome, but those under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. No musical or songwriting experience is ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library on Emerson Avenue will feature a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday with Michigan singer/songwriter Mike Ward and songstress and musician Joy Zimmerman of the greater Kansas City region. Both artists are folk and Americana performers.
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The Henry Cooper Cabin Museum in Parkersburg City Park will have a special celebration Sunday to open the 2026 season. The Centennial Chapter of the Daughters of the American Pioneers operates the museum, which has been open every summer since 1910. The group will host an ...
