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Wheeling Winds Concert Comes to Strand Theatre

MOUNDSVILLE – Music lovers of the Ohio Valley have a new opportunity to enjoy instrumental music, this time in the form of a concert band. Wheeling Winds, a newly formed professional-level concert band, seeks to give fans of traditional band music a chance to hear the genre at an elite level. Led by retired Wheeling Park High School band director and West Liberty University Professor of Music Patrick Garrett, the ensemble is made up of about 30 professional musicians from around the Ohio Valley. “For a community of our size, there is a lot of music — jazz, orchestral, musical ...

Beatlemania Magic to Dazzle Wheeling Island Showroom

Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack celebrates the music of the Fab Four this weekend as Beatlemania Magic – a Beatles tribute like no other – invades the Showroom on Saturday, March 21. Relive some of the seminal hits of music history. Doors open at 7 p.m. and show time is 8 p.m. For ...

All-Ages Heavy Show Hits St. C. on Saturday

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Two Thirty One Productions is hosting at Heavy Show in St. Clairsville Saturday at the Kevin Barr Event Center, formerly known as the Ruritan Building. The all-ages show begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Corbin, Kentucky’s own Bud. KY ...

Spelling Bee for Grown-Ups Returns to Library

WHEELING — Friends of the Ohio County Li- brary will host the Second Annual Spelling Bee for Grown-Ups at the Ohio County Public Library’s Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 21, featuring Laura Jackson as host and emcee, along with DJ Jermaine Lucious. The bee will include 10 teams competing for both spelling and best costumes prizes. The pre-registered teams, comprising two to six spellers, will work col- laboratively to determine the correct spelling of giv- en words, with a team-designated member spelling out the final answer. Those not interested in joining a spelling team can still ...

West Liberty University Theatre Presents ‘No Exit’

WEST LIBERTY — West Lib- erty University Theatre invites au- diences to experience the psycho- logical intensity and existential power of “No Exit” by Jean-Paul Sartre, adapted for the stage by Paul Bowles. The production opened Thurs- day night and will continue night- ly this ...

Live Music Roundup

Friday, February 20 - Libby Adams, 19th Hole, Wheeling, 6-8 p.m. - Tyler Porter, Denny’s Blue Angel, Bellaire, 6-8 p.m. - Jim Berze, Hickman Lounge at Oglebay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - New Age Adenas Duo, Froehlich’s Classic Corner, Steubenville, 7-10 p.m. - Brandon & Jeff, B&B Sports Bar, Triadel- phia, 9 p.m. Saturday, February 21 - Nathan Mindard, Hickman Lounge at Ogle- bay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - New Age Adenas Duo, Alpha Tavern, Wheeling, 8-11 p.m. - DJ Fuzzy, The Outdoor Inn, Valley Grove, 8 p.m. to midnight. - Sure Shot, ...