PITTSBURGH — Two of rock’s most iconic and influential bands, Def Leppard and Journey, are bringing this summer’s hottest co-headlining stadium tour to the Steel City this weekend. The bands have joined forces to conquer stadium stages across North America in 2024. This legendary ...
WELLSBURG — It’s been a joyous theatrical season at Brooke Hills Playhouse, and that delight continues with “The Wizard of Oz,” the children’s play adapted by Claude Townley from L. Frank Baum’s book, which became one of the most successful novels in American literature and the 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by MGM. Veteran director Julia Barnhart from Wellsburg said performance dates will be this weekend and next weekend, July 26-28 and Aug. 2-4. “I am excited to begin this wonderful journey with my talented cast of children who continue to inspire me ...
WHEELING — The parishioners of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church welcome everyone to the 23rd Annual Grecian Food Festival this Wednesday through Saturday, July 24-27. Festival hours each day will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. “Come and connect with our heritage and traditions which are ...
The temperature outside was nearing 90 degrees. However, a sudden chill ran through my body. This goosebump moment had nothing to do with the weather. It was something that just came across every social media and news outlet within earshot of where I was having dinner with several family members that brought about my condition. It was the moment the press was screaming out the fact that former President Donald Trump had been grazed by a bullet from a would-be assassin. Then seeing the footage of the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that took at least one innocent life and ...
NEW MARTINSVILLE — As Geppetto and the friendly Urchins spin their magical tale, we learn with Pinocchio that there are no shortcuts on the road to becoming a real, live boy. Join ArtsLink and the Missoula Children’s Theatre this Saturday, July 20, when a cast of local students present an original musical adaptation of “Pinocchio.” The show will be performed by area children at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater in New Martinsville. Abbey Messing and Jillian Hall are the tour directors for the MCT residency. Originally from mid-Michigan, Abbey is a rising Junior at ...
WHEELING — Oglebay Institute’s Parcel Players open their summer season with Neil Simon’s comic fable “Fools.” The production continues through this weekend at Towngate Theatre in Wheeling. Oglebay Institute’s Parcel Players summer theater program offers young people interested in ...
