Acoustic and soft rock band Bridges, featuring talented vocalists Kim Butler, Doug Pettit and Dave Pettit, take the Towngate stage at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24.
Together since 2005, this three-part harmony always draws a crowd and will provide an evening of memories with classic rock sounds from artists like the Eagles; the Beatles; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Van Morrison, the Zac Brown Band and more.
Don’t miss this chance to unwind with an evening of great music in a great atmosphere. Tickets are $10 ($8.50 OI members) and can be purchased online, at the door, or by calling 304.242.7700.
Towngate is located in Wheeling’s Centre Market district at 2118 Market Street.
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NEW EXHIBIT CHRONICLES WORK OF DIVERSELY TALENTED WHEELING ARTIST VIRGINIA BARGER EVANS
Oglebay Institute members are invited to free opening reception of the Mansion Museum’s new exhibit, Virginia Barger Evans – Wheeling’s All Around Artist, 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 31.
Consisting of nearly 50 works, this exhibit highlights the significance of gifted painter, sculptor, designer and teacher Virginia Barger Evans (b.1894 – d.1983). One of the foremost Wheeling artists of the twentieth century, Evans became widely know for her impressionist landscapes, still life, portraits and as a designer for the Ohio Valley glass industry in the mid 1900s.
The exhibit opens to the public Saturday, June 1 with a special presentation by guest curator John Cuthbert. For a complete schedule of programs, including guided gallery tours, visit our calendar of events.
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OH +5 2012
Call for Entries
The Dairy Barn Arts Center, located in Athens, Ohio, invites you to enter OH +5, the eighth in a series of biennial, juried, all media exhibitions of contemporary artwork. OH +5 serves to promote, and is open to, artists residing in Ohio and the five states that border Ohio, including: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. OH + 5 will feature new work that provides the viewer with an appreciation of the variety of media, techniques and innovative trends in contemporary art.
The deadline for entry is 5 pm Friday, October 28, 2011.
The entry fee is $35.00 and may be submitted
OH will be on view at the Dairy Barn Arts Center from January 13, 2012 through March 10, 2012.
All work must be the result of an independent effort.
Each entrant may submit up to three works.
Work must have been completed after January 2010
For complete rules and official entry form visit http://www.dairybarn.org/exhibitions, email deanna@dairybarn.org
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The Marietta Calligraphy Society is sponsoring a Beginning Calligraphy Class
A beginning Calligraphy Class will be offered in two sessions, on April 21, and May 12, 2012, from 10 AM o 2:30 PM at the !st Presbyterian Church at Wooster and Fourth St.
Instructor Sharon Hanse shares her love of words & letters in this introductory class on the art of “beautiful writing”. Participants will learn the basic techniques needed to interpret many different letter styles. A supply list will be provided. Fee is $60 for the class. Contact Sharon Hanse at 740-425-1483 or email: sharon@toucancalligraphy.com. Check out her website:www:toucancalligraphy.com.
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The East End Bazaar open-air artisan market in Charleston, WV would like to invite Ohio River Valley artists and artisans to apply to be vendors for our inaugural season beginning in September, 2012. For more information, please visit charlestoneastend.com or e-mail market manager Ned Savage at nsavage@charlestoneastend.com.