Parkersburg — Local events and programs compiled by Artsbridge:
Thursday
* After School Movies – G and PG, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Marietta Public Library 5th Avenue.
* Oil on canvas – Deanna Argabright, 9am-3pm, WesBanco – Market Street.
*Student Art Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
* Art is Life/Life is Art – Ages 55 and up, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
* North Bend/Bird Nest Craft/Powerful Pollinators, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., North Bend State Park
*Adult Crafts Spring Freestyle Diorama, 5 p.m., Parkersburg Library – Emerson.
*Learn Open Sew/Sewing – Ages 16+, 5:30-7:30pm, BB2C Makerspace
* Plant Exchange – Teens and Adults, 6 p.m., Wash Coe Library – Beverly Branch.
* Hawthorne Heights, 8 p.m., Adelphia Music Hall.
* The Guess Who, 8 p.m., People's Bank Theater
Friday
* Annual Child Abuse and Neglect Flag Day Ceremony, City of Parkersburg – One Government Square
* Beautiful Rooted Women, 9am, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa
* Oil on canvas – Deanna Argabright, 9am-3pm, WesBanco – Market Street.
* Chair Yoga!, 10am-2pm, Amputee Center
* Preschool Storytime – Ages 3-5, 10-11 a.m., Parkersburg Library – Emerson
*Student Art Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
* Preschool Picasso – ages 3-5, 12:30pm – 2pm, Parkersburg Art Center
* Small Fry Tales – ages 4-5, 1:30-2:30 p.m., South Parkersburg Public Library.
* April 2024 MOV Signers' Club Social Meeting, 5:30pm-11pm, 740 Social – Marietta
* Introduction to Addressable LEDs, 5:30-7pm, BB2C Makerspace
* Go Packs Top Chef Challenge, 5:30 p.m., Marietta Shrine Club.
*Open Workshop, 5:30pm-7:30pm, BB2C Makerspace
* Journey Night, 6 p.m., Riviera at the Valley Gem.
*Farm-to-table dinner, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Riviera at the Valley Gem
*Katie Kushiel's Comedy Club, 7 p.m., WVUP
* Abstract florals with funky textures, Fine Time, 7 to 9 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
*Actors Guild Cabaret Performance, 8 p.m., Parkersburg Actors Guild
* Cooper Allan (Ohio State Live), 8 p.m., Ohio University Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
* Bobaflex and Civil's Silence, 9 p.m., Adelphia Music Hall
Saturday
* Canvas Art Workshop, 8-9 a.m., Marietta Public Library – 5th Avenue.
*Old Paint Collection Day, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., WV Welcome Center, Williamstown
* Women's Weekend, 8am-10pm, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa
*Birds of a Feather Bird Walk, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge
* Beautiful Rooted Women, 9am, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa
*Used Book Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Marietta Public Library – 5th Avenue
* Walk and Roll – Includes 5K Family Fun Run, 9 a.m., City Park.
*Student Art Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
*Poets in Motion poetry readings featuring successful local poets: Dave Prather, Wilma Acree, Sherrell Wigal, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Parkersburg Library – Emerson
* “This way.” Living History Day, 1pm to 4pm, Castle – Marietta
*Earth Day Buckley Island Tree Planting, 1pm, Williamstown Boat Launch
*Earth Day Presented by Parkersburg South Key Club, 2-4 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
* Izzy’s Birthday Party!, 2pm to 4pm, Discovery World – Market Street, Parkersburg.
*TCB + Parkersburg Brewing Company, 5pm to 9pm, Cocktail Bar
* Country Night, 6-8 p.m., Riviera at the Valley Gem
* Fairy Tale Ball, 6 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center
* Perry Morgan Pickers, 6pm to 8pm, Cornerstone Inn – Beverly
* Ballroom dancing with J. Polasco and K. McCarthy, 7 to 9 p.m., Miller Prosthetics Parkersburg.
*Actors Guild Cabaret Performance, 8 p.m., Parkersburg Actors Guild
*Taylor Sams Live Performance, 8-10pm, JP Henry
Sunday
* Sunday Funday – Breakfast and Lunch, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lafayette Hotel.
* Women's Weekend, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa
* Beautiful Rooted Women, 9am, Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa
*Used Book Sale, 1pm to 4pm, Marietta Public Library – 5th Avenue
* Parkersburg Choral Society Spring Concert, 3 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Parkersburg.
* Actors Guild Cabaret Performance, 6 p.m., Parkersburg Actors Guild.