PARKERSBURG — The following events will take place Thursday through Sunday:
* Narrated Sightseeing Tours on Valley Gem, all summer, call for dates and times
* Blennerhassett Island Boat Trips, all summer, call for dates and times
* Pete Myers Photography Exhibit at Wesbanco, Month of September, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
* The River 2022: Flowing Again Exhibit at Parkersburg Art Center, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. until Sept. 17
* Date Night Cooking Class at The Changed Plate, Thursday, 5-7 p.m.
* Go Banzai for Bonsai: History and Tradition Class at Emerson Ave. Library, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
* Migratory Birds of the Mid-Ohio Valley at Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge, Thursday, 7 p.m.
* Paddlefest at Point Park, Friday.-Sunday
* Vienna Fall Family Fun Weekend at Spencer Park, Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.
* John Richards Music at Marietta Wine Cellars, Friday, 6-9 p.m.
* Kayak up the Kanawha with a Decorated Kayak at Point Park, Friday, 6-7 p.m.
* Generation Gap Live at the Paddlefest at Point Park, Friday, 6 p.m.
* Concert and Dinner Series: Johnny Staats at The Blennerhassett Hotel, Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
* Marietta College Ebenshade Series: Bob Thompson Quartet at Peoples Bank Theatre, Friday, 8 p.m.
* Doobie Brothers at The Smoot Theatre, Friday, 8 p.m.
* Youth Acting Workshop at Mid-Ohio Valley Players, Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-noon
* Lunch with Mark Twain on the Valley Gem, Saturday, 9-11 a.m.
* Take Kids Fishing Day at Buckeye Park, Saturday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
* Teen/Tween Acting Classes at 100 Mill Creek Road, Marietta, Saturday, 9:45-10:45 a.m.
* Itsy Bitsy Spider Sweetapple Farm Maze Opens in Vincent, Saturday, 10 a.m.
* Kids Shop & Create: ages 3 and up at Parkersburg Art Center, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
* Pendent Wire Wrap Class at Artsbridge, Saturday, 1 p.m.
* Downtown Throwdown in Downtown Parkersburg, Saturday, 6-10 p.m.
* Concert and Dinner Series: Stolen Moments at The Blennerhassett Hotel, Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
* Four on the Floor at the Lost Anchor, Saturday, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
* Opening Sensation: West Virginia Symphony Orchestra at The Clay Center, Saturday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
* Phase 2 at Gator’s Pub, Saturday, 8-11 p.m.
* Chalk the Walk for Suicide Prevention Awareness at Parkersburg City Park, Sunday, noon-4 p.m.