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PARKERSBURG — Artsbridge has compiled events and programs for the week in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

THURSDAY

* Artist Exhibition – Denise Harris, WesBanco – Market Street, Parkersburg

*Friends of the Barlow Library Monthly Used Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Barlow Branch Library

*Art is Life/Life is an art exhibition, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* On the walls: works by Pat Cross and Judy Foxx, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Adventure Map Creation, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Marietta Public Library – 5th Street, Marietta

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

* Kids Paper Fan Design – levels K-5, 2 p.m., Belpré Public Library

*Summer Reading Program Kickoff – Mousse and Popsicles, 2 to 3 p.m., Barlow Branch Library

* Grand Reopening of Southwood Pool, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Southwood Park Pool Parkersburg

* Artsbridge Summer Music Series, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., City Park

*Marietta Music in the Park, 7-8 p.m., Muskingum Park

* Annual Chateau Garden Party fundraiser, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Le Chateau – Marietta

FRIDAY

* Artist Exhibition – Denise Harris, WesBanco – Market Street, Parkersburg

* Art is Life/Life is Art exhibition, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* On the walls: works by Pat Cross and Judy Foxx, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Family story time, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Belpré Public Library

*Small Fry Tales – Ages 4-5, 1:30-2:30 p.m., South Parkersburg Public Library

*Summer Fun Kicks Off Friday, 2-5 p.m., Discovery World at Market, Parkersburg

* Fitness in the Forest Wellness Retreat, 4 p.m., North Bend State Park

* 8″ wooden and tiled trivet, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m., BB2C Makerspace

*First Friday in Marietta, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., Downtown Marietta Shopping District

* Bad Decisions – outdoor concert, 6 p.m., Peoples Bank Theater

*Holmes and Watson, 8-11 p.m., Actors Guild of Parkersburg

SATURDAY

* Artist Exhibition – Denise Harris, WesBanco – Market Street, Parkersburg

* Fitness at the Wellness Forest Retreat, North Bend State Park

* Family Fun Hike, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Mill Creek Road, Marietta

* Lockapalooza, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Art is Life/Life is Art exhibition, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Dungeons and Dragons campaign and café, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., BB2C Makerspace

* Ministers at Mound Cemetery, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Fifth Street Gate of Mound Cemetery

* On the walls: works by Pat Cross and Judy Foxx, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

* Summer Maker's Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Parkersburg High School

* Dungeons and Dragons – teens and adults, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Wash Co Library – Beverly Branch

* Bubble Palooza – Ages 5-12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Marietta Public Library – 5th Street, Marietta * Ministers at Mound Cemetery, 12 p.m.-1 p.m., Fifth Street Gate of Mound Cemetery

* Grisha Krivchenia plays live, 1 p.m., Historic Oakland Estate, 1131 7th St., Parkersburg

* Painting class with Nichole Harris, 1 p.m., Parkersburg Library – Emerson

* The Three Daisies Paint Party, 2 to 4 p.m., Wood County Senior Center, 524 Green St., Parkersburg

* Imagination Gala – Inaugural Fundraiser for Discovery World on Market, 5:30-10 p.m., Discovery World – Market St., Parkersburg

* Captain's Buffet Dinner, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Riviera at Valley Gem

* Murder at Eliza's Tavern/Murder Mystery, 6 p.m., I Don't Care Eatery, Vienna

* Renaissance Cruise, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Gypsy River Band, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa

*Holmes and Watson, 8-11 p.m., Actors Guild of Parkersburg

* Sammy Kershaw Live, 8 p.m., Peoples Bank Theater

SUNDAY

* Sunday Funday/Breakfast/Brunch, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Hôtel Lafayette

*Art on the Island: Strawberry Fields Forever – take the midday boat from Point Park – 2 p.m., Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa

* Sensory film: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, 2 p.m., Peoples Bank Theater

* Holmes and Watson, 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Actors Guild of Parkersburg

* The River: Biennial juried exhibition for professional artists from WV and OH – opening reception, 5-7 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center

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