Entertainment and more in the Mid-Ohio Valley

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

PARKERSBURG — This week’s events as compiled by Artsbridge.

THURSDAY

* Artist Display Photography by Noah Strickler, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at WesBanco Market Street

* Friends of the Barlow Library Monthly Used Book Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the library in Barlow

* Watercolor Ink by Lynda Rhodes, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at WesBanco Market Street

* Book Give Away, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the library in Beverly

* Imagining Democracy by Betsy Cook, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Parkersburg Art Center

* Threads, an exhibit by Doug Kreinik, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Parkersburg Art Center

* Toddler and Me Sensory Swing, ages 1-5, 10-11 a.m. at the Amputee Center

* Transitory States: Photography by Ardine Nelson, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Parkersburg Art Center

* Craft and Chat, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the library in Marietta

* Henderson Hall Experience, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Henderson Hall Plantation

* Book Tasting, ages 18+, 2-4 p.m. at the library in New Matamoras Library

* Risotto Cooking Class, 5:30-7 p.m. at The Changed Plate

* Intro to Bungee Fitness, 6 p.m. at the Amputee Center

FRIDAY

* Sternwheel Festival Lineup at the Ohio River Levee in Marietta

* Artist Display, Photography by Noah Strickler, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at WesBanco Market Street

* Friends of the Barlow Library Monthly Used Book Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the library in Barlow

* Watercolor Ink by Lynda Rhodes, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at WesBanco Market Street

* Book Give Away, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the library in Beverly

* Imagining Democracy by Betsy Cook, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Parkersburg Art Center

* Threads, an exhibit by Doug Kreinik, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Parkersburg Art Center

* Toddler and Me Sensory Swing, ages 1-5, 10-11 a.m. at the Amputee Center

* Transitory States: Photography by Ardine Nelson, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Parkersburg Art Center

* Story Time – ages 3-5 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Belpre Public Library

* Sternwheel Festival Luncheon, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Charlie Brewer Live, 4-5 p.m. at the Ohio River Levee in Marietta

* Gaming Hour, ages 8-18, 4-5:30 p.m. at the library in Barlow

* First Friday in Marietta, 5-9 p.m. in the Downtown Marietta shopping district

* Jake Binegar Live, 5-6 p.m. at the Lafayette Hotel

* Tex Mex Cooking Class: Enchilada Verde, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at The Changed Plate

* Sternwheel Festival Kick Off Dinner, 6 p.m. at the Riviera on the Valley Gem

* Williamstown Sternwheel Celebration, 6-10 p.m. at the Williamstown Boat Ramp

* 11th Annual Pink by the Poolside Breast Cancer Awareness Benefit, 7 p.m. at the Parkersburg Country Club

* Anchorage Haunted Flashlight Tour, 9 p.m. at The Anchorage in Marietta

SATURDAY

* Sternwheel Festival Lineup at the Ohio River Levee in Marietta

* Artist Display, Photography by Noah Strickler, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at WesBanco Market Street

* Book Give Away, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the library in Beverly

* Threads, an exhibit by Doug Kreinik, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Parkersburg Art Center

* Builders Club, ages 5+, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the library in Beverly

* Kids Field Day, 11 a.m.-noon at the library in Belpre

* Sternwheel Festival Children’s Activities, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Armory in Marietta

* Sternwheel Festival One Hour Sightseeing Trip, multiple times available,11 a.m.-3:45 p.m. on the Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Williamstown Sternwheel Celebration, 2-10 p.m. at the Williamstown Boat Ramp

* Sternwheel Festival Dinner Cruise, 5-7 p.m. on the Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Anchorage Haunted History Tour, 6 p.m. at The Anchorage in Marietta

* Classic Country by Tim Norman, 6 p.m. at the Cornerstone Inn in Beverly

* Anchorage Public Ghost Hunt, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. at The Anchorage in Marietta

* Crush, the Bon Jovi Experience at 8 p.m. at Sternwheel Festival on the Ohio Riverfront in Marietta

* Sternwheel Fireworks Dinner Cruise, 8-11 p.m. at the Riviera on the Valley Gem

SUNDAY

* Sternwheel Festival Lineup at the Ohio River Levee in Marietta

* Sternwheel Festival Children’s Activities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Armory in Marietta

* Ice Cream at the Orchard, noon-4 p.m. at Hidden Hills Orchard, Ohio 26, Marietta

* Butcher Bend Autumn Festival Harvest Pageant, 1 p.m. in Mineral Wells

* “Little Women” by Shakespeare by the River, a Marietta College production, 8 p.m. at Muskingum Park in Marietta