Discover Exciting Entertainment and Activities in the Mid-Ohio Valley: Your Ultimate Guide

What’s happening in the Mid-Ohio Valley…(Photo Illustration/MetroCreative)

PARKERSBURG – Artsbridge has planned an exciting range of activities coming up. Mark your calendars for the following events:

THURSDAY, Jan. 16

• Library World Travelers: Explore China – Kids ages 5-12, 4-5 p.m., Parkersburg Library – Emerson
• Open Sew with Ann Siegfried – 5:30-7:30 p.m., BB2C Makerspace
• Puzzle Competition – Ages 14+, 5:30-7 p.m., Marietta Public Library – 5th Street
• Evening with Ghost Hunting Skeptics – 6 p.m., Parkersburg Library – Emerson
• Start Pottery on the Wheel, 6-8:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
• Jazz Wine Dinner, 7 p.m., The Adelphia Music Hall
• Narrative Quintet featuring Adam Larson – 8-10 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre

FRIDAY, Jan. 17

• Drawing Workshop with Allen Armel – 10-11:30 a.m., Parkersburg Art Center
• Preschool Story Time for ages 3-5, 10-11 a.m., Parkersburg Library – Emerson
• Toddler Time for ages 18 mos-3 yrs with caregiver, 10-11 a.m., Marietta Public Library
• Storytime with Miss Edie – Ages 3-5, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Williamstown Public Library
• A244 Painting Class, 12:30-3 p.m., Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio
• Winter Wonder Weekend, 2 p.m., North Bend State Park
• Pen Turning with Jared Wittekind, 5-7 p.m., BB2C Makerspace
• Girls Night Cooking Class: Cozy Classics, 5:30-7:30 p.m., The Changed Plate – Belpre
• Country Western Dinner Cruise, 6-8 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler
• Holiday Snowman Painting with Tracy – Teens and Adults, 6-8 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
• Winter Church Learnshop, 6-8 p.m., The Bodega, Vienna
• Ken Ludwig’s Treasure Island, 7:30 p.m., Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater, Marietta
• The Miracle Worker, 8 p.m., Actors Guild of Parkersburg

SATURDAY, Jan. 18

• Birds of a Feather Hike, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge – Williamstown
• Tiny STEAMers, 9-10:30 a.m., Discovery World on Market, Parkersburg
• Arty Party!!, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
• Glenwood Community Marietta Ice Festival, 12 p.m., Armory – Marietta
• Izzy’s Kids Club – Parent Free Night – Ages 6-12, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Discovery World on Market
• Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise, 5-7:30 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler
• Ken Ludwig’s Treasure Island, 7:30 p.m., Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater, Marietta
• JIG – A Trinity Irish Dance Company production, 8 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre
• Local Beatles Tribute, 8 p.m., 205 2nd St., Marietta
• The Miracle Worker, 8 p.m., Actors Guild of Parkersburg

SUNDAY, Jan. 19

• Sunday Funday Brunch, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Lafayette Hotel
• Artsbridge Winter Music presents Edison Middle School Band, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Grand Central Mall
• The Miracle Worker, 2:30 p.m., Actors Guild of Parkersburg