Wheeling’s Summer Concert Season Extending Into September

WHEELING — Music lovers in Wheeling will have more opportunities to enjoy live performances this year as the city’s concert season extends into September. The additional dates are the result of several weather-related postponements during the summer months. The rescheduled concerts are ...

Garth Brooks Tribute Hits Wheeling Island

WHEELING - Round up your crew and get ready for a night of boot-scootin’ fun with No Fences, the ultimate Garth Brooks tribute experience on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Wheeling Island Showroom. From “The Thunder Rolls” to “Friends in Low Places,” this high-energy show delivers all ...

A Visit To Lewisburg

Let’s take a ride, one of my siblings suggested last week. Not just a short ride, but a change of scenery. It isn’t that we don’t love our hometown, but sometimes you have to get out of town to appreciate coming back home. That was pretty much the consensus of two of my siblings. So we plotted our destination — Lewisburg, West Virginia. Our niece Sara is attending medical school at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. So we decided to take our ride and visit with Sara. With my brother, Greg, at the wheel and my sister, Denny, riding shotgun, I enjoyed ...

BHP Season Finale Set With Comedy ‘Always a Bridesmaid’

WELLSBURG —Brooke Hills Playhouse will close its 54th season with the hilarious comedic romp, “Always a Bridesmaid,” which will be presented this weekend and next weekend, Aug. 22-24 and Aug. 29-31. Written by Playhouse favorites, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, this ...

Live Music Roundup

Friday, August 22 - Jim Berze, 19th Hole, Wheeling, 6 p.m. - MSM — Miller Smith & Mazure, Quaker Steak and Lube, Triadelphia, 6-9 p.m. - Jason Treuman, Route 88 Burgers & Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - The Muddle, Riverview Park, McMechen, 7-9 p.m. - Pocket Change, Wheeling Park Amphitheater, 7-9 p.m. - Twice as Nice, Luna Bleu Lounge at Le Chateau Pier, Smithfield, 8-11 p.m. - Matt VanFossen, Waterfront Hall, Wheeling, 9 p.m. Saturday, August 23 - Ananga Martin, Centre Market, Wheeling, noon to 2 p.m. - Bad Boy Boogie, Whiskey Rider, In Constant Kreation, ...

It’s a Bluegrass Edition of Sunday Funday at Oglebay

WHEELING - Oglebay’s penultimate Sunday Funday will be a special Bluegrass Edition featuring live music all afternoon long with The Roadhog Band from 3-4:30 p.m., the Greg Blake Band from 5-6:30 p.m. and the return of world-class fiddler and Grammy winner Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (at ...