By Erin E. O’Neill The Marietta Times eoneill@mariettatimes.com John Oldman has a secret. When the middle-aged history professor unexpectedly resigns from the university where he teaches, his friends come looking for an explanation. What they are told is something unbelievable: John ...
From staff reports Stuart’s Opera House will host a special award winning bluegrass matinee with Rhonda Vincent and The Rage at 3 p.m. Sunday in Nelsonville. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door for reserved seats and remaining general seating, while box seats are sold out. For ...
From staff reports Mid-Ohio Valley residents will have a number of activities and events to choose from as they celebrate the end of 2016 and the arrival of 2017 on New Year’s Eve. Some of those will include: ¯ On New Year’s Eve, the Lafayette Hotel in downtown Marietta will ...
Children are in need of constant entertainment, especially when they’re on vacation from school. Parents sometimes become stumped, wondering what to do to keep them occupied. “Coloring activities are the best for littler kids,” said Jenna Stewart, 20, of Marietta. “Most older kids ...
From staff reports Several art teachers from the Wood County school system are exhibiting their artistic talent during December. The Wood County School Teachers Art Exhibit will be on display at WesBanco, 415 Market St., Parkersburg, during regular hours on Monday through Thursday from 9 ...
From staff reports Three holiday programs will be featured through the end of December at Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta. Full event details and ticket information for these events and more are available online at peoplesbanktheatre.com or by calling the box office at 740-371-5152. ...
The story of “everyman” George Bailey is a classic Christmas favorite that will be brought to the stage this weekend by the Mid Ohio Valley Players youth theater. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a stage play adapted by James W. Rodgers, is based on the 1946 film by Frank Capra, which ...
PARKERSBURG — People got to see how others decorate for the holiday season during the 49th Annual Holly Trail Tour of Homes. The GFWC Parkersburg Woman's Club hosts the annual event, which this year featured five homes and one church open for the tour in Parkersburg and Vienna. The ...
Teaching both historical context and exposing young girls to other cultures, The Betsey Mills Club will once again offer its annual doll tea for young girls ages 6 through 12 next week. "The doll tea is a great way to introduce kids to the Betsey," said Willa O'Neill, organizer for the ...
The historic Peoples Bank Theatre is getting ready to tie the ribbon on its first year of operation this holiday season. To celebrate, the Theatre's December lineup includes performances by talented Marietta area youth, classic Christmas movies, renowned Celtic singer Cathie Ryan and friends, ...
From local reports Mid Ohio Valley Ballet Company is presenting its annual performance of the beloved holiday classic the “Nutcracker” in two performances — 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Marietta High School auditorium, and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in the Blennerhassett School ...
From staff reports The Julia-Ann Square Historic District will showcase several historic homes decorated for the season during the annual Victorian Christmas Home Tour and Tea on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the tours will be escorted by guides in period attire, homeowners will ...
For 90 years, Marietta College’s Oratorio Chorus has been filling large rooms with harmonies and melodies with its annual performance of Baroque composer George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” “It’s a celebration of the nativity, essentially, and the resurrection,” said Director ...
As shoppers take to the streets of downtown Marietta this weekend they'll see many a holiday display inviting patrons indoors to shop local. But one storefront has also paid homage to a shop of the past through its display. From 1934 to 1970 Marietta residents bought their floral ...
From staff reports A number of holiday lighted parades are planned for Saturday and Sunday. ¯ The annual Belpre Holiday Lights Festival displays have already started, with more than 160 lighted pieces placed throughout the city of Belpre, along with Howes Grove, River Access and ...
As part of national “Shop Small” Saturday, the Parkersburg Art Center will be opening its doors at no charge all day on Saturday for a Holiday Open House. Art Center director Abby Hayhurst said there will be a number of activities planned just for the day, and all are designed to help ...
By Mefsin Fekadu AP Music Writer Garth Brooks, who lost entertainer of the year at last year's Country Music Association Awards when he returned to music after a 13-year break, won the top prize at the show Wednesday, where Beyonce, the Dixie Chicks and other big stars performed. Brooks ...
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer Fall has officially just started, but there's still one more superhero flick sneaking in just before all the summer heat vanishes completely. But if you want muscled torsos and capes, you'll be sadly disappointed. After a steady stream this year of ...
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer Mick Jackson's "Denial" brings all the decorous polish of a British courtroom drama to the pungent libel case of a Holocaust denier. Based on Deborah Lipstadt's book "History on Trial: My Day in Court With a Holocaust Denier," the film depicts when the ...
By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer We all know how "Deepwater Horizon " ends. When the BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, 11 people died and millions of gallons of oil spewed into the waters and up against the Gulf shores in the worst environmental disaster in U.S. ...