Library announces variety of programs and activities
STEUBEVILLE — “Grab-and-Go Dress up Your Ramen” starts Monday at all locations of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.
The library continues to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander during May with the bags that include shiitake mushrooms, a sheet of seaweed and a package of Ramen noodles. The recipe included in the bag is from the library’s e-resource, “A to Z World Food.”
Other programs and activities happening at the library system’s various locations are:
“Lunch & Learn AtoZdatabases” will be held May 27 at 11:30 a.m. This program is in partnership with the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce to learn about the library’s new e-resource. AtoZdatabases is a directory and marketing database for sales leads, mailing lists, searching businesses, people, new movers to the area and more, a spokesperson explained. A light lunch will be provided. Register by calling the library.
Book club will meet for discussion on May 25 at 10:30 a.m. Call to register.
Pressure cooker class is Monday at 3 p.m., an opportunity, a spokesperson noted, to “test your pressure cooker and learn tips from the OSU Extension before canning season this year.” Register by calling the library.
A used book sale will be held Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be books for all ages. The suggested donation price is 50 cents per book.
Adults: Book club will meet for discussion on May 23 at 6 p.m. Call to join.
Going on a mushroom hunt? On Tuesday at 6 p.m., the OSU Extension Agency will teach the basics of the biology, ecology and identification of some common Ohio mushrooms, whether in the backyard, pasture or woods. Register by calling the library.
Children: Play and Learn the Alphabet will be on May 26 at 6 p.m. and May 27 at 10:30 a.m. It’s for parents or caregivers with children ages 2-6. This play session has toys, games and art activities that promote letter knowledge. Registration is not required to attend.
Adults: On Monday at 6 p.m., the OSU Extension Agency will teach the basics of the biology, ecology, and identification of some common Ohio mushrooms. Register by calling the library.
The OSU Extension Agency will teach the basics of the biology, ecology and identification of some common Ohio mushrooms on May 25 at 6 p.m. Register by calling the library.
Tiltonsville United Methodist to host thrift sale Saturday
TILTONSVILLE — Tiltonsville United Methodist Church at 106 Grandview Ave., Tiltonsville, will host a thrift sale in the church social room from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The sale will include clothes and shoes, tools, books, DVDs, CDs and household items. There will be food and baked good available for purchase.
Proceeds will benefit the church.
Piney Fork Legion Post plans May 29 Memorial Day service
PINEY FORK — The Piney Fork American Legion Gwynn Allen Post 735 will hold its Memorial Day Service on May 29, at noon at the Legion hall grounds.
In case of inclement weather, the service will be moved indoors. Following the service, the auxiliary will have a luncheon in the hall. Everyone is invited to attend.
SHS Select Orchestra concert is Saturday at Beatty Park
STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville High School’s Select Orchestra will present a concert at Beatty Park on Saturday, beginning at 6 p.m.
If it is raining, the concert will be postponed and rescheduled at a later date, according to Flora VerStraten-Merrin, founder of the Friends of Beatty Park, event sponsor.
The concert is free with cash concessions and park and street parking available. Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the performance at the Storybook walk area.
“The Steubenville High School Select Orchestra meets regularly after school to prepare for upcoming performances,” explained Joe Diamond, orchestra director. The orchestra includes students in grades nine through 12 who also are members of the full high school orchestra. “The Steubenville High School Select Orchestra would like to thank Beatty Park for the performance opportunity and looks forward to more performances like this in the future,” Diamond commented,
VerStraten-Merrin said Friends of Beatty Park is “super excited” to have the orchestra in the park and hopes that the community will attend the concert so that they can offer more concerts in the future.
“This is the perfect venue for an orchestra,” she said. “To be in nature and to enjoy the sights and sounds of being in our city’s only nature park will be such a treat to our eyes and ears,” she added. “This music crosses all boundaries and knowing the advantages of listening to and being exposed to classical is so encouraging Research shows that listening to live classical music evokes positive feelings in children, and has a direct impact on their listening and concentration skills. Children feel calm and relaxed while listening to live classical music, regardless of the piece being played and increases brain function, a study has found,” she noted.
Beatty Park events are posted on the group’s Facebook page, and the 2022 calendar is posted at the park, near the entrance of the large historical sign. Beatty Park brochures and calendars are located at the Steubenville Visitors Center, Leonardo’s Coffee Shop, Prodigal Daughter Trinkets and Treasures, the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.
An upcoming event is an “Advanced Hike to the Fossil” on June 4 at 10 a.m. “We will be explaining fossils found in the park, the large fossil find and other archaeological features in the park and in the area,” VerStraten-Merrin explained. John Boileigh of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will be leading the hike to the fossil.
Brooke Hills Playhouse to open 51st season with a comedy
WELLSBURG — Brooke Hills Playhouse will open its 51st season with the comedy “Nana Does Vegas,” with performances at 8 p.m. May 27-28 and June 3-4 and at 2 p.m. May 29 and June 5.
Written by Katherine DiSavino, the play is a follow-up to “Nana’s Naughty Knickers,” which the playhouse presented in 2017. The sequel brings Nana and her sidekick, Vera, to Las Vegas, where they are making costumes for showgirls.
Those who saw the original know the pair’s knack for getting into trouble.
Directed by Chelsey Barnhart, the play features Barnhart, Andrew Dillie, Dan Harry, Diana Mendel, Richard Oliver, Renee Stock, Nicole Welch, Russ Welch and Connie Knollinger-Wendel.
Admission is $12 for adults; $10 for seniors and students; and $8 for children. Musical tickets are $14 for adults; $12 for seniors and students; and $10 for children.
Brooke Hills Playhouse is in Brooke Hills Park on state Route 27, about five miles from Wellsburg.
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