Join us 6-7pm Friday, April 27 for the Schrader Center’s Arbor Day tree identification workshop.

There are so many kinds of trees, how can you ever tell them apart? Learn some tips and tricks for identifying trees by their leaves, bark and seeds. We’ll move slowly down the forest trail, identifying trees and discussing the roles they play in our environment and in our culture.

$8 ($5 OI members.) Additional cost if purchasing trees. Register online or call 304-242-6855.

More about the Schrader Center:

The Schrader Center offers dozens of seasonal nature programs for all ages. Nature enthusiasts gather here to experience a sense of community around a shared love of nature. Preschoolers through adults enjoy our year-round nature activities. Our hands-on programs expand nature knowledge, promote outdoor discovery and foster lifelong learning.

Art & Ale: beer tasting 6:30pm Friday, April 27 at OI’s Stifel Fine Arts Center.

Sample more than a dozen craft beers while learning brewing techniques from the Wheeling Alers Craft Beer Club at Oglebay Institute’s next Art & Ale event.

Guest brewers will offer their finest brews to sample. Beers will be paired with food from Ye Olde Alpha. Beers for the tasting include Mango Kiwi Sour, Dopplebock, California Common, New England IPA, Apple Graff Blonde, Dunkelweizen and many more.

Events take place at the Stifel Fine Arts Center, a grand 100-year-old mansion that was once home to one of Wheeling’s most prominent families.

$30/$26 OI members. Register online or call 304-242-7700.

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More than just a beer tasting. . .

Oglebay Institute’s beer tasting events are must-attend social gatherings for craft beer enthusiasts in the Wheeling area. During the events, you can also view the art exhibit on display in the gallery and explore the elegant mansion. During warm weather, stroll through the sculpture gardens. You can purchase your favorite brews to take home, too. Most of all, unwind and have fun. Although events begin at 6:30 p.m., you can arrive early to meet the friendly staff.  And, at some events, guided tours of the art exhibit are offered at 6 p.m.

Discover new beers. Socialize with friends. Explore one of Wheeling’s grand, historic properties and view interesting and thought-provoking art at OI’s popular beer tasting events.

Capture those April showers in a rain barrel and discover all the good things “caught water” can do for your garden 10-11:15am Saturday, April 28 at the Schrader Center in Oglebay Park.

You’ll be guided step-by-step to assemble your own rain barrel. All parts, including the barrel, are provided.

$75/$70 OI members. Register online or call 304-242-6855.

More about the Schrader Center:

The Schrader Center offers dozens of seasonal nature programs for all ages. Nature enthusiasts gather here to experience a sense of community around a shared love of nature. Preschoolers through adults enjoy our year-round nature activities. Our hands-on programs expand nature knowledge, promote outdoor discovery and foster lifelong learning.

Piano Concert with Gerald Lee
8 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018 at OI’s Stifel Fine Arts Center

$10

Purchase tickets here or call 304-242-7700

Enjoy Classical Music in the Historic Stifel Mansion.

Enjoy an evening of classical music with pianist Gerald Lee in one of Wheeling’s grand, historic properties.

Lee, acclaimed pianist and professor of piano at West Liberty University, will play a masterwork sonata by Franz Schubert, a suite of dances by Argentine composer, Alberto Ginastera, and a suite of colorful pieces by Impressionistic composer, Claude Debussy, depicting such topics as Asian pagodas, the exotic sounds of night in the Spanish city of Granada, as well as beautiful gardens under the fall of rain.

The 100-year-old Edemar Mansion (now known as the Stifel Fine Arts Center) is the former home of one of Wheeling’s most prominent families and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

While enjoying the concert, marvel at the stained glass windows, grand central staircase, marble floors and the majestic fireplace in the formal living room. During warm weather, stroll through the gardens. You can also view the art on display in the gallery.