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Good Zoo and Benedum Planetarium at Oglebay Park, Wheeling. Zoo: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, grounds close at 4:30 p.m.; $7 for adults, $5.50 for 3-12, free for children 2 and under; train ride, $1.50. Planetarium: “The Planets,’’ 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; “Evening Skies of Spring,” 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $3 for nonmember adults/$1.75 for nonmember children; $2.50 for member adults/$1.25 for member children; 304-243-4030. www.oglebay-resort.com/goodzoo Schrader Environmental Education Center at Oglebay Park, Wheeling, featuring nature, bird watching, butterfly gardens, educational programs and hiking trails. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free (programs may have a fee). 304-242-6855. Stifel Fine Arts Center, 1330 National Road, Wheeling, featuring the Hart Galleries and changing art exhibitions; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free. 304-242-7700. Current exhibits: “Found & Faux” by Robert Villamagna and Herb Weaver, through April 4. “Crosscurrents,” April 17 to May 23. Oglebay Institute Mansion Museum and Glass Museum, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, featuring 13 period rooms, the Wymer General Store and Sinclair Pharmacy collections; the glass museum houses the Northwood Gallery and the Sweeney Punch Bowl and features glassblowing demonstrations and walk-in workshops. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Exhibit opening April 25: “Asian Gardens of the 1920s: The Travels of Elizabeth K. Roys,” through July 13. Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley, 10th and Main streets, Wheeling. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, open by appointment for birthday parties, class groups, etc. During April: Humor Month — Bring in a joke and write it on the joke wall. Every Friday in April: Celebrate Earth Day by helping plant grass, flowers and vegetables. Group rates and family memberships available. 304-214-5437. www.cmovkids.org Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum, 144 Kruger St., Wheeling. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for children ages 10-17, free for children under 10. 304-242-8133. www.toyandtrain.com. Current exhibits: “Dolls of the World,“ through April 6; “Monopoly,” through June 27; Opening April 12, “Transportation Nation.” Bellaire Toy Museum, 4597 Noble St., Bellaire, noon-7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, featuring LEGO toys. $8 for adults, $6 for children, free for children 4 and under. 740-671-8891. www.toymuseum.us Tumblin’ Tots, children’s fitness and play center, Village Plaza, 1048 East Bethlehem Blvd., Wheeling. Babysitting drop-off, birthday parties, play classes and open play, for ages 10 and under. Open play and drop-off hours: noon-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to 9 p.m. Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Every Friday: Parent Survival Night, child care for ages 18 months to 2 years from 6-9 p.m.; $15 per child (family rates available). Every Monday: Cheerleading class, for 4- to 6-year-olds, 7 p.m. Memberships available. 304-242-2280. www.tumblintots.com Welcome Wagon Play Group, for children ages birth through preschool, J.B. Martin Recreation Center, St. Clairsville. 10-11:30 a.m. every Friday. Donation. 740-391-3091. Free child immunization walk-in clinic, for children birth to 18 years, Belmont County Health Dept., 68501 Bannock Road, Ohio 331, St. Clairsville. 740-695-1202, ext. 12. Free adult basic education and general educational development (GED) classes, at West Virginia Northern Community College, B&O Building, Room 209, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday or 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays. Also at Hazel-Atlas Building, noon-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. 304-233-5900, ext. 4219. Family Bible Study, at the home of Holly Boyd, Christian professional organizer, author and speaker, every Friday at 7 p.m. Call 740-757-2944 for directions. Wednesday, April 2 Light the Night walk, to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, at Wheeling Jesuit University McDonough Center; registration at 5:30 p.m., walk at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 800-726-CURE (2873) or visit www.lightthenight.org/wpa Thursday, April 3 MUMS (Mothers Uplifting Mothers), with speaker Debbie Karras of St. Clairsville, at Flushing Alliance Church, 431 E. High St., Flushing, 11 a.m. Child care is provided from birth to kindergarten; lunch also will be provided. For more information, visit www.ohiomums.com or call Charlene, 740-484-9003. “For What It’s Worth,” appraisals by Bobbie Michael, at the Mansion Museum, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, 11 a.m. -6 p.m. No jewelry, furs or firearms. Call 304-242-7272. Friday through Sunday, April 4-6 Antiques Show & Sale events at the Wilson Lodge at Oglebay Resort, Wheeling; Friday, patron cocktail party ($50), patron dinner ($75), preview dessert party, 7-10 p.m. ($25); Saturday, guided tour of show with Bobbie Michael, 8:30 a.m. ($15), show hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ($7); Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ($7). Proceeds benefit the Museums of Oglebay Institute. Reservations required for cocktail party, patron dinner and show tour with Bobbie Michael; Call 304-242-7272. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), at Harbor of Hope Church, St. Clairsville, 6:30 p.m. Child care provided. For information, call 740-695-2922. Saturday, April 5 Charity Adult Kickball Tournament, to kick off Autism Awareness Month, sponsored by the Augusta Levy Learning Center in Bethlehem. For information, visit www.augustalevy learningcenter.org and click on Community Outreach, or call 304-242-6722.
Tuesday, April 8 “Why Battered Women Stay,” workshop sponsored by The Children’s Home of Wheeling, One Orchard Road, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration and fee required. For information, 304-233-2367, ext. 246. Science in Science Fiction Club, discussion of the science in science fiction movies, sponsored by the West Liberty State College SMART-Center, second floor of the Warwood Center, 1610 Warwood Ave., Wheeling, 6 p.m. For movie titles and information, visit www.smartcenter.org. Free.
Thursday, April 10 Messy Me workshop, at Tumblin’ Tots, Village Plaza, 1048 East Bethlehem Blvd., Wheeling, 7-8:30 p.m., for parents and children ages 2 to 8, designed to explore texture, color and various art mediums. Registration required. Call 304-242-2280. $12 per child.
Friday, April 11 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), at Vineyard Church, 135 Waddles Run Road, Wheeling. 9:30 a.m. Child care provided. www.orgsites.com/ wv/wheelingmops. $3. John Corbett concert, to benefit Wheeling Central Catholic High School families in financial need, 8 p.m. White Palace, Wheeling Park. For information, call Central, 304-233-1660.
Tuesday, April 15
Lunch With Books, brownbag lunch program featuring naturalist Scott Shalaway who will show slides from his travels to the Galapagos Islands, Mexico and Panama, at Ohio County Public Library, 52 16th St., Wheeling, noon. For information, call 304-232-0244. Free. Thursday, April 17
MUMS Plus, a fellowship group for working mothers, at Flushing Alliance Church, 431 E. High St., Flushing, 6:30-8 p.m. For more information, visit www.ohiomums.com or call Charlene, 740-484-9003.
Friday, April 18 ASTROLABE Astronomy Club and StarWatch, Brooke Hills Park. Meeting at 7 p.m.; StarWatch at 8 p.m. All age groups welcome. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), at Harbor of Hope Church, St. Clairsville, 6:30 p.m. Child care provided. For information, call 740-695-2922. Wheeling Symphony Pops Concert, “Remembering It’s Wheeling Steel,” featuring Five by Design, at WesBanco Arena, Wheeling, 8 p.m. $12-$37 adults; $5 students.
Sunday, April 20
Monday through Sunday, April 21-27
Tuesday, April 22 Autism Conference 2008, sponsored by Augusta Levy Learning Center, to be held at the First State Capitol, 1413 Eoff St., Wheeling. For more information and to download a brochure, visit www.augustalevylearningcenter.org and click on Community Outreach, or call 304-242-6722.
Thursday, April 24 Dessert Spectacular, to benefit the Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley, at the Wheeling Artisan Center, 1400 Main St, 5:30-8 p.m. Children’s activities include crafts, pizza, desserts. Call 304-214-KIDS (5437). Friday, April 25 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), at Vineyard Church, 135 Waddles Run Road, Wheeling. 9:30 a.m.-noon. Child care provided. www.org sites.com/wv/wheelingmops. $3. Friday, April 25 through Sunday, May 4 National Dance Week activities — Ohio County Library will have “Dance Movie Week” and dance storytimes for children; free dance classes open to the public the week of April 28-May 2 at La Danse Technique, St. Clairsville; “Angelina Ballerina” camp at La Danse Technique on Saturday, April 26, for ages 4-12. To register for dance classes or camp, call Anna Pishner Harsh, West Virginia state director for National Dance Week, 304-242-2826. For more information, visit www.nationaldanceweek.org
Saturday, April 26 Nursing Mothers Support Group, at Harbor of Hope Church, Ohio 9 South, St. Clairsville, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For information, call Kim Connor, (304) 242-5751 or Jean Cooper, (740) 633-4294. Second annual steak dinner, sponsored by Augusta Levy Learning Center, to be held at the Italian-American Club, Sycamore Avenue, Wheeling, 5-10 p.m. Event includes dinner, silent auction, musical entertainment and 50/50 drawing. For information, call 304-242-6722. Earth Day celebration, at Schrader Environmental Education Center, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, with family nature events ongoing throughout the day. Call 304-242-6855
Sunday, April 27 Living Green lecture series, “Green Building Materials” presented by Janice Webb Donatelli of Artemis Environmental, at Schrader Environmental Education Center, 2 p.m. Call 304-242-6855. Free.
Saturday, April 30 Dancing Feet program, in celebration of National Dance Week, at the Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley, 1015 Main St., Wheeling, 3:30-5 p.m. Call 304-214-KIDS (5437). |