Dear Friends,
I hope that this correspondence finds you and your loved ones well. I want to personally thank you for your continued support over the last several months.
I am pleased to tell you that all Oglebay Institute facilities are open and following CDC and state recommended guidelines with capacity restrictions, enhanced cleaning procedures and daily health screenings for all staff and patrons. Face coverings are required (indoors and outdoors) when 6 feet of social distancing cannot be maintained.
Oglebay Institute has been granted permission to offer public classes with the aforementioned guidelines in place. The fall session beings the week of September 13. Our complete list of offerings can be found at oionline.com/classes. We have also extended our Summer Day Camp offerings through September 4. Fun, safe and educational camps designed to stimulate children’s interests and imaginations are available at the Stifel Fine Arts Center, Towngate Theatre and Schrader Center in Oglebay. Private dance lessons are being offered at the School of Dance.
Lastly, we expect to once again offer live theater and entertainment events at Towngate beginning in September. Please visit our calendar as we will be finalizing our season of community theater and other performances in the coming weeks.
We will continue to keep you posted about our plans and wish you good physical and mental health during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Danielle Cross McCracken
President, Oglebay Institute
Schrader Environmental Education Center, 304-242-6855
Stifel Fine Arts Center, 304-242-7700
School of Dance, 304-242-8807
Towngate Theatre, 304-242-7700
Museums of Oglebay Institute, 304-242-7272
Administration, 304-242-4200
We have many events going on throughout the year, check out our calendar to help plan your visit.
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Oglebay Institute was formed in 1930 when a group of like-minded citizens with a vision and the philanthropy of the Oglebay family, came together to contribute to the joy of living by creating cultural, educational and recreational programming in Oglebay Park and expanding to serve the city of Wheeling & Upper Ohio Valley.
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Programs are made possible by the generous support of our members & sponsors and with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
