Out & About

Oglebay Plays Host to Labor Day Weekend Extravaganza

WHEELING — Visit Oglebay for an unforgettable Labor Day celebration from Friday, Aug. 30, through Monday, Sept. 3. This festive weekend will be packed with live entertainment, spectacular fireworks, inflatable rides, Revolutionary War reenactments, a woodcarver show and so much more. Labor Day Weekend Highlights at Oglebay include: - Fort Henry Days presented by Fort Henry Living History: Step back in time at an 18th-century living-history encampment, showcasing colonial and Native-American cultures at Levenson Shelter and Camp Russel. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on ...

You Know Where You Are? You’re on the Island, Baby!

WHEELING — Nightrain: The Guns N’ Roses Tribute will take the stage at the Wheeling Island Casino Showroom on Saturday, Aug. 31. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show starts at 9 p.m. Hear all the hits and pump your fists just as if it were Axl, Slash, Duff and Dizzy on stage. For ...

Bret Michaels Bringing Parti-Gras Tour to Wheeling

WHEELING — Bret Michaels — the multi-platinum music icon, reality TV superstar, creative entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist — is considered a “cultural touchdown” by entertainment industry leaders. Michaels is bringing his record-breaking Parti-Gras Tour to the Capitol ...

Rescheduled ‘Field of Dreams’ Movie Showing Is Tonight

WHEELING — A free movie night featuring “Field of Dreams” will be shown tonight, Friday, Aug. 23, at Elm Grove’s Patterson Field. The movie, rated PG, will begin at dusk. The Elm Grove Civics concession stand will open at 7 p.m. and will offer ballpark food — hot dogs, popcorn and beverages. Attendees should bring blankets or chairs. The event was originally slated for Aug. 3 but was postponed due to inclement weather. In the film starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta and James Earl Jones, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a mysterious voice one night in his ...

Live Music Roundup

Friday, August 23 - Chuck Lucas, Pike 40, Morristown, 5-8 p.m. - Tyler Porter, 19th Hole, Wheeling, 6-8 p.m. - Libby Adams, Route 88 Burgers & Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - MSM, Wheeling Park Amphitheater, 7-9 p.m. - Gregg Molnar, West Sports Bar, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - Jeff ...