Entertainment and more in the Mid-Ohio Valley

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

PARKERSBURG — Events this week from Artsbridge:

THURSDAY

* Multi Medium Art by Karissa Mendenhall, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street

* Allied Artists of West Virginia Exhibit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Learn to Love Oil Paints 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Sensory Storytime, ages 3-6, 10:30-11:30 a.m., public library, Beverly

* Muskingum River Lock and Lunch, noon-3 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Homeschool Hangout, 12 and under, 2-3 p.m., public library, Belpre

* Homeschool Hangout, 12 and older, 3-4 p.m., public library, Belpre

* Great Futures Gala, 6-10 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Pottery on the Wheel, 6-8:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

FRIDAY

* Multi Medium Art by Karissa Mendenhall, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street

* Allied Artists of West Virginia Exhibit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Drawing Workshop with Allen Armel, 10-11:30 a.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Toddler Time, 18 mos to 3, 10-11 a.m., public library, Marietta

* Willow Island Lock and Lunch, noon-4 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Preschool Picasso, ages 3-5, 12:30-2 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Trek and Treat, ErbnRoots, 3-7 p.m., 363 Killwell Road, Marietta

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

* Captain’s Dinner Cruise, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise, 6-8 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Steampunk Pumpkins Class, 6-9 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Butcher Bend Autumn Festival, 7-10 p.m., Butcher Bend Road, Mineral Wells

* Mansion by Candlelight, 7-10 p.m., Blennerhassett Island State Park

* Haunted Parkersburg Ghost Tours, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa

* “The Outsiders,” 7:30 p.m., Mid Ohio Valley Players, Marietta

* Cobbler’s 2024 Fall Coffeehouse Series, 8 p.m., Lafayette Hotel

* Putnam Street Ghost Trek, 8-9 p.m., Washington County Courthouse

* “Strutter: The World’s Premier Kiss Show,” 8 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre

* Flashlight Ghost Tour, 9-10 p.m., The Anchorage, Marietta

SATURDAY

* Cultural Caravan Bus Tour: Exploring Ohio’s Arts and Crafts Heritage, 8-7 p.m., Marietta College Physician’s Parking Lot

* Food Drive by the Marine Corps Veteran Association, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Parkersburg News and Sentinel

* Fall Clean Up, 8:30 a.m., Armory, Marietta

* Muskingum River Day Tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Allied Artists of West Virginia Exhibit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Family Fun Day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Butcher Family Farm, Washington, W.Va.

* Stacy Family Farm 3rd Annual Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Stacy’s Family Farm, Marietta

* Trek and Treat, ErbnRoots, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 363 Killwell Road, Marietta

* Apple Butter Stir Off, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Civitan Park, Belpre

* Marietta Monster Mash, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Downtown Marietta

* The Great Pumpkin Party, all ages, 11 a.m., public library, Marietta

* Chalk the Block, 1-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Young Illustrator’s Class, 3-4 p.m., Discovery World on Market

* ArtOberfest ’24, 5-9 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Marietta Band-O-Rama, 5-8:30 p.m., Don Drumm Stadium

* Music Lessons for Amputees, 5-8 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays of the month, Amputee Center

* The Nelons, 6 p.m., Cornerstone Gospel Church, Vienna

* Butcher Bend Autumn Festival, 7-10 p.m., Butcher Bend Road, Mineral Wells

* Mansion by Candlelight, 7-10 p.m., Blennerhassett Island State Park

* “The Outsider,” 7:30 p.m., Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater, Marietta

* Putnam Street Ghost Trek, 8-9 p.m., Washington County Courthouse, Marietta

* 1988 with guest guitarist Alex Schrenkengost, 9 p.m., Adelphia Music Hall, Marietta

* Polo Club Music!, DJ McGraw, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Polo Club, Parkersburg

SUNDAY

* Anchorage Haunted History Self Guided Tour, noon-5 p.m., The Anchorage, Marietta

* Art on the Island: Candy Corn, Pumpkin and Black Cat, teens and adults, noon-4 p.m., Blennerhassett Island State Park

* Muskingum River Lock and Lunch, noon-3 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler