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Live Music Roundup

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Friday, May 10 - Jeff Tappe, Pike 40, Morristown, 5-8 p.m. - Gregg Molnar, Route 88 Burgers and Brew at Oglebay, Wheeling, 6-9 p.m. - Josh Sokolowski, Grandview Park, Moundsville, 6:30-9:30 p.m. - Ben Band, 19th Hole, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - Chuck Lucas, West Sports Bar, Wheeling, 7-10 p.m. - Jason Trueman, Prima Marina, Moundsville, 7-10 p.m. - Elderly Brothers, El Gran Patron, Moundsville, 7-10 p.m. - Two By Fours, The Barton Trap, 8 p.m. - Ashley Best, Billy’s Brickyard, Triadelphia, 8-11 p.m. - Donnie Decena, Hickman Lounge at Ogelbay’s Wilson Lodge, Wheeling, ...

A Blooming Message From Mom in Heaven

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My patience has paid off. It took seven years, but Mom has sent me a message from heaven. When Mom passed away in 2017, I inherited two of her many live plants. They are Christmas cactus plants that held a prominent window seat location in the dining room of my childhood home. It’s the same room where she taught us to play cards. One of my last memories of her was seeing her sitting at the dining room table, playing Solitaire, surrounded by a menagerie of plants. This room and just about every other window seat in Mom’s house held assorted living plants. Some were rather exotic ...

Ten Performers to Compete During Strand’s Got Talent Saturday in Moundsville

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MOUNDSVILLE — In the style of “America’s Got Talent,” 10 different acts will perform for a panel of judges during a live performance at Strand’s Got Talent at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the Strand Theatre in Moundsville. Every artist will perform at least once. Following the first round of performances, judges will determine the top three. The selected three acts will present a second round to determine first, second and third prize. First place will win $300 (sponsored by the city of Moundsville Arts and Culture Commission) and will be featured as an opening act for ...

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Brings Farewell Tour to Town

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WHEELING — For nearly six decades, the three-time Grammy award-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has entertained audiences with their top-shelf musicianship and timeless hits “Mr. Bojangles,” “Fishin’ In The Dark,” “An American Dream” and many more. And now, the time has ...

WSO Wraps Season With Time for Three

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WHEELING — The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s season-ending concert at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, May 10, will be headlined by the award-winning trio Time for Three, fresh off their Grammy win for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. The WSO will perform that composition, entitled ...