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Henry Cooper Cabin Museum to open for season Sunday

PARKERSBURG – 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 ...

Artsbridge calendar of events, June 2-8

Today: * Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street * Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m., Stuart's Opera House, Nelsonville * Belpre Music by the River Concert Series, Insured Sound, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Civitan Park, Belpre Wednesday * Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street * Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library * Dungeons and Dragons Club, grades 5-12, 4-5:30 p.m., Barlow Branch Library * Cooking Class at The Cook's Shop, 5:30-8 p.m., The Cook's Shop, Marietta * National Egg Day ...

Art Center hosting reception for two new shows

PARKERSBURG - A free public opening reception for two new exhibits will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Parkersburg Art Center. The new exhibitions are: Visual Music, Sculptured Stories & the Post-Modern Funeral: Works by Linda Stonestreet, Bob Fisher and Kevin Allison; and Art Is ...

Music in the Park schedule announced

Artsbridge has announced the 2026 schedule for the Music in the Park Summer Music Series. Shows are held from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays from June to August at Parkersburg City Park. While concerts are free, volunteers collect donations to support arts programming, educational programs and events in the communities around the Mid-Ohio Valley. The series this year starts on June 4 with Country Best in Class with Luke Colombo as the opening act. Sponsors are North Bend Wealth Management. The schedule is: June 11: Luke Colombo. Evie Schaffer opening. Sponsor is DeBarr Trucking. June 18: ...

Picture This: Free Comic Book Day draws fans, families to shops

Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, an annual event to promote reading and collecting comics that sees stores like Asylum Comics in Marietta and Lost Legion Games & Comics – The Vault in Vienna offer free promotional issues to customers. The event is accompanied by sales and other activities ...

‘Wedding Singer’ opens today at Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre

The Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre returns to the 1980s today when “The Wedding Singer” opens for a five-show run. The musical is based on the movie of the same name and is about Robbie Hart, the lead singer of a wedding band whose life begins to crumble when he is left standing alone at ...