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Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum Plans Spring Events

WHEELING – The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum will host the Easter Bunny this weekend and next weekend, on March 21 and March 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to come and visit the Easter Bunny. Pictures with the bunny are free. Admission to the museum is separate. On Saturday, March 21, from 5-7 p.m., The Great Bunny Detective will allow guests to explore the darkened museum by flashlight and find the missing eggs in this Easter themed mystery. Children and adults alike can hunt down and solve the mystery together. Easter themed treat bags will be available for ...

Musical Passion Play ‘He’s Alive!’ Rises Again

WHEELING — “He's Alive!” the acclaimed musical passion play produced and directed by Heaven Bound Ministries, is returning to the historic Capitol Theatre in Wheeling this coming Palm Sunday weekend, March 27-29. The Friday and Saturday performances of March 27 and 28 begin at 7:30 ...

Snag a Bag Purse Auction Benefits WSO

WHEELING – The Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary is hosting the eighth annual Snag a Bag purse auction to support the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. The fun-filled event will take place on Friday, March 27, at the St. Vincent DePaul Event Center in Elm Grove, Wheeling, West Virginia. Over 60 ...

Composer, Vocalist to Speak at West Liberty University

WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty University will welcome Grammy-nominated composer, vocalist and interdisciplinary artist Shara Nova for a special guest talk at noon on Wednesday, March 18, in Kelly Theatre. The event, hosted by the WLU Department of Music and Theater, is free and open to the ...

Crime Novelist Robin Yocum to Visit St. Clairsville Library

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Award-winning crime writer and novelist Robin Yocum will speak at the St. Clairsville Library on Wednesday, March 18 at 6 p.m. St. Clairsville Library’s two book clubs – both fiction and non-fiction groups – will have the opportunity for an exclusive meet and greet with Yocum preceding the public presentation at 5 p.m. These events have been sponsored in great appreciation by the Friends of the St. Clairsville Public Library. Call the library to register, 740-695-2062. Following both talks, Yocum will sign copies of his latest thriller, “The Last ...

Thursday Music Club Auditions Announced

WHEELING – The Thursday Music Club of Wheeling will sponsor the annual Young Musicians Auditions on March 20 and 21 at Vance Memorial Church in Wheeling. Fifty-seven students will present memorized solo selections in piano and voice as part of the event. This year’s auditions will be judged by Dr. Hsing-Yi Tsai for piano and Leslie Garrett for voice. The annual program highlights the musical talents and dedication of young performers from the area. The Thursday Music Club of Wheeling expressed enthusiasm for continuing the long-standing tradition of the auditions and their ...