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Artsbridge Calendar of Events

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Artsbridge Calendar of Events Today: Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9 a.m.-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Lafayette Book Club, ages 18+, 10 a.m., Lafayette Branch Library, Marietta Story Hour, ages 3-7, 10-11 a.m., Marietta Public Library, Fifth Street Friends of the Library Book Club, noon-2 p.m., Parkersburg Library, Emerson Avenue STEAM Takeover, ages 5-12, 1-5 p.m., Beverly Branch Public Library Story Hour, ages 3-7, 1-2 p.m., Marietta Public Library, Fifth Street Collage Bookmarks for Teens, ages 12-19, 3:30-5 p.m., South Parkersburg Public Library Smart Cookies ...

Local student wins Elks national essay contest

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A fifth grader from the Veritas Classical Academy in Marietta is the first student from Ohio to place first in the national Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Maico Swartz, a fifth grader at the academy, got his inspiration from performing the cello for senior residents and how the Elks ...

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PERI meeting PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. today at the Marietta Township Community Building, 260 Sandhill Road, Reno. The guest speaker will be Andrea Bussert from A.M.B.A. to discuss the upcoming open enrollment on health care benefits. All state, county and township retired employees are welcome. For questions, call 740-434-7617. Baked steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $15 per person and includes baked steak, mashed ...

Washington County Fair moving to July in 2027

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MARIETTA — As the Washington County Fair continued Monday, organizers and attendees discussed the fair's upcoming move from its traditional Labor Day weekend dates to July next year, a change fair officials hope will provide more entertainment options and a less crowded schedule. Fair board ...

Riverfront comes alive ahead of Sternwheel Festival

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MARIETTA — The 50th annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is days away, but visitors were already gathering along Marietta’s riverfront to enjoy the boats, history and the renovated levee. For Lou Wendell of St. Albans, W.Va., the days before the festival are part of the ...

Wilde’s 'The Importance of Being Earnest' comes to Muskingum Park

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MARIETTA — Marietta College will trade Shakespeare for Oscar Wilde when its outdoor theater program opens “The Importance of Being Earnest” on Thursday evening at the Muskingum Park gazebo. The free production marks the college’s first venture into a non-Shakespearian play in the ...