Parkersburg — Local events and programs compiled by Artsbridge:
Thursday
* After School Movies – G and PG, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Marietta Public Library on Fifth Avenue.
* Oil on canvas – Deanna Argabright, 9am-3pm, WesBanco, Market Street.
* North Bend Sand Art and Spring Hike/Overhang Rock Trail, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., North Bend State Park.
*Student Art Show, Parkersburg Art Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Art is Life/Life is Art – Ages 55 and up, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
* ALY Club – After School Library Youth – Grades 5 through 12, held at Barlow Branch Library from 2:45 to 4 p.m.
* MOV – 100 Women Caring at the 2024 Conference, 5-7 p.m. at 740 Social in Marietta
* An evening with ichthyologist Dr. Stuart Welsh featuring West Virginia's freshwater fish and his book “Mad Toms, Horny Heads, Darters,” 6 p.m., Parkersburg Library in Emerson.
* Library Crochet, 6-7 p.m., Washington Coe Library – Beverly Branch.
*Easter Dance, 6-8 p.m., 2501 Dudley Ave., Parkersburg.
*Third Thursdays of the month, The Castle, 6-8 p.m., The Castle – Marietta
* French Wine Dinner, 7pm, at The Galley – Marietta
Friday
* Oil on canvas – Deanna Argabright, 9am-3pm, WesBanco – Market Street.
* Appalachian Palacon, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Chair Yoga!, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Amputee Center
* Preschool Storytime – ages 3-5, 10-11 a.m., Parkersburg Library in Emerson.
*Student Art Show, Parkersburg Art Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Miss Edie's Storytime – ages 3-5, 10:30 a.m., Williamstown Public Library.
* Small Fry Tales – ages 4-5, 1:30-2:30 p.m., South Parkersburg Public Library.
* Doo-Dah Day Night Sky, Marietta College Anderson Hancock Planetarium, 1:30 p.m.
* Cutting board making, 5:30pm-7:30pm, BB2C Makerspace
* Murder Mystery Party/Peace, Love, and Murder, 6 p.m., Barlow Branch Library.
* River Town Band, 6-9 p.m., Marietta Wine Cellars.
* Witchcraft and Wizardry: Parkersburg, 7 p.m., Market Street, Parkersburg.
* The Actors Guild presents Cabaret at 8 p.m. at the Actors Guild in Parkersburg
*Kansas: Another Fork in the Road – 50th Anniversary Tour, People’s Bank Theater, 8 p.m.
* One Act Festival – 8 p.m., student-directed plays in MC at Marietta College’s Hermann Center for the Fine Arts.
Saturday
* Appalachian Palacon, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Marietta Earth Day Celebration!, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Wash Coe Library – Beverly Branch
* Marietta Earth Day Celebration – 25th Anniversary, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., held at Armory – Marietta
* Mint Vintage Spring Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Butcher Bend Road, Mineral Wells
*Student Art Show, Parkersburg Art Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Trout with Ron Stalnaker, 11 a.m., Parkersburg Library in Emerson.
*Emotional support for amputees, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Amputee Center
* Auditions for “Matilda the Musical'' – Kids only at Parkersburg Actors Guild today at 1 p.m.
*Earth Day Buckley Island Tree Planting, 1 p.m., Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge
*Deneen Ayers Painting Class/Date rescheduled to April 20th at 1:30pm at Parkersburg Library in Emerson
* Spring Fling, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wood County Society – 8th Avenue and Market Street.
*Captain's Dinner Buffet from 6pm to 8pm at Riviera at the Valley Gem
* Poetry and Art, 6 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center.
* Stephen Givens Live! 6:30pm, Cornerstone Inn – Beverly
* Ballroom dancing with J. Polasco and K. McCarthy, 7 to 9 p.m., Miller Prosthetics Parkersburg.
* Witchcraft and Wizardry: Parkersburg, Market Street Parkersburg, 7 p.m.
* The Actors Guild presents Cabaret at 8 p.m. at the Actors Guild in Parkersburg
* Blennerhassett Uncovered: The Investigation – 18+, 8pm to 4am at Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa
* Sadie Johnson Live, 9 p.m., Adelphia Music Hall.
Sunday
* Sunday Funday – Breakfast and Lunch, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Lafayette Hotel.
* The Actors Guild presents Cabaret at 2:30 p.m. at the Actors Guild in Parkersburg
* Appalachian Springs/West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, 2:30pm-5pm, Henderson Hall Plantation.
*Auditions for the musical “Matilda,” 6:30 p.m., Parkersburg Actors Guild.
*Mountain Stage (Ohio Live), 7 p.m., at Ohio University Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.