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PARKERSBURG – Central Ohio Valley events scheduled for this week compiled by Artsbridge:

Thursday

* American Countess Riverboat on the Ohio River Embankment

* Artist Showcase, Joyce Boone: Watercolor and Alcohol Inks by WesBanco

* Friends of the Barlow Library Auction of Old Books, 9am-1pm at the Barlow Branch

*Sandra King and Jerre Watkins exhibit, 10am-5pm at Parkersburg Arts Center

* Walking group, 11am-noon at Washington County Library Beverly Branch

* Henderson Hall Experience, 11:30am-1pm, at Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Guided Sightseeing Tour, 11:30am-1pm at Valley Gem Sternwheeler

* Artsbridge Summer Music Series, 7-8pm at Parkersburg City Park

* Jason Crab, 7pm at New Hope Baptist Church, Rosemar Road

*Music in the Parks, 7-8pm at Muskingum Park in Marietta

Friday

* Artist Presents Joyce Boone: Watercolor and Alcohol Inks by WesBanco

* Agriculture Training: Sustainable Gardening, 10am-noon at WVU Parkersburg

*Sandra King and Jerre Watkins exhibit, 10am-5pm at Parkersburg Arts Center

* Guided Sightseeing Tour, 11:30am-1pm at Valley Gem Sternwheeler

*Marietta Branch Summer Reading Kickoff, 3-5pm at Marietta Public Library

* Clay Handmade Frog Pot, 5-8pm at the Watering Can Art Workshop at Grand Central Mall

*First Friday in Downtown Marietta, 5-9pm at the Marietta Downtown Shopping District

* Light and healthy lunch cooking class: Pesto Chicken 5:30-6:30 pm at The Changed Plate

* Join Jesse at Flowers Finetime at the Parkersburg Arts Center from 6pm to 8pm

* Joshua Lee and The Nice Dream, 6-8pm at the People’s Bank Theater

Saturday

* Artist Presents Joyce Boone: Watercolor and Alcohol Inks by WesBanco

* YMCA Mud Run, 8:30 am, at the Vienna Amusement Building on 34th Street.

*Sandra King and Jerre Watkins exhibit, 10am-5pm at Parkersburg Arts Center

* Introduction to Bonsai Studio, 11am at Scottish Landscape Nursery

* True Crime Book Club, 1-2 p.m., Parkersburg Wood County Public Library, Emerson Avenue

* Painting with a Purpose, a fundraiser for rebuilding from Hurricane Ian, 5-7pm at the Watering Can Art Studio at the Grand Central Mall

*Taste Parkersburg at Bicentennial Park from 5-11pm

Sunday

* Introduction to Bonsai Studio, 11am at Scottish Landscape Nursery

* Henderson Estates Victoria Tea Party, noon and 2pm at Henderson Estates Plantation