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Viennese Winter Ball Cotillion ready to dance

WHEELING — The Viennese Winter Ball, the most elegant social event of the season, takes place on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Glessner Auditorium in Wilson Lodge, Oglebay. Organized by a 16-member committee, the Ball is an important fundraiser for the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. A highlight ...

Entertainment set for Thursday Music Club

WHEELING — JoAnn Davis will entertain the Thursday Music Club at 11 a.m. Thursday at The CharHouse on the Boulevard in Bethlehem. Call Sandy Smith at 304-242-1628 by Saturday, Jan. 27, to make a reservation. The lunch will be CharHouse pretzel burger, pasta salad, dessert, coffee, tea and water. Members Carol Millard and Lois Neitzelt will greet members and guests. Anyone can join the Thursday Music. President Suzie McCormick will have a short business meeting calling on Mary Ann Mysliwiec for the treasurer’s report and Judy Szymialis for the secretary’s report and other ...

Datebook

FALL IN love at the library when you go on a Blind Date With a Book. Stop by any branch of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County Feb. 7-14 and pick up a covered book at the checkout counter. You won’t know the title until after you borrow it. One lucky person at each location will win a box of chocolates. Look for the golden ticket. SUNDAY, Feb. 4, Pastor Aaron Szloboda will be sharing from the Gospel of Luke at the 8:15 a.m. traditional service, 9:30 a.m. contemporary service, and the 11 a.m. blended service at East Richland Friends Church, 67885 Friends ...

Student artists honored

WHEELING — Oglebay Institute fosters and celebrates the talent and creativity of young artists. The 35th annual Regional Student Art Exhibition is on display at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling through Feb. 9. The exhibit provides high school students the ...

Soup’s on to benefit culinary contest trip to Disney

CONNORVILLE — The soup’s on this Sunday for a fundraiser to help send local students to Disney World for a culinary competition. A soup dinner moneymaker is set for Jan. 21 at Buckeye Local High School to benefit the Foods 2 class from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Selections include wedding soup, chicken noodle, tomato chicken dumpling, broccoli and cheese, stuffed pepper, loaded potato, chicken gnocchi and vegetable, and patrons may dine in or carry out. Meals include a dinner roll or cornbread while drinks and a cookie are also available. Teacher Luke Fabry said it was one of many ...

Children’s Theater continues with ‘Wiley And The Hairy Man’

WHEELING — Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Theatre continues its tradition of bringing beloved stories from the page to the stage with its production of “Wiley and the Hairy Man,” a rhythmic play about a young boy overcoming his fears. It will be staged at 7 p.m. Jan. 26; 3 p.m. Jan. 27-28 and Feb. 3-4. Set deep within the mysterious Tombigbee Swamp, “Wiley and the Hairy Man” centers around a young fatherless boy, his conjure-woman mother, his faithful dog, and the Hairy Man who haunts Wiley’s days and dreams. Through rhythm and rhyme, a chorus creates the mystery of ...