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Country Band “Zane Run” at Stifel Mansion Feb. 4

Zane Run Performs at Historic Stifel Mansion

Country band Zane Run performs February 4 at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center.  The show is part of the popular bluegrass and Americana music series Mountain Moon Coffeehouse.

Born out of the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains,  Zane Run is an up-and-coming country band with an edge.  The band is stripping down its sound to perform two intimate sets in the historic Stifel Mansion in Wheeling, which is a favorite venue of performers and audiences alike.

Taking its name from Revolutionary War heroine Betty Zane, the band created a hard-hitting sound that reflects the tenacity, wherewithal and hardheadedness of the Upper Ohio Valley.

Band members Zeke Blake, Justin Rector, Dean Connors, Brad Wilson, and Jacob Moore throw down everything from Jason Aldean to AC/DC and everything in between.

What does Wheeling sound like?

In 2014, founding member Dean Connors sought the answer to the question,
“What does Wheeling, West Virginia sound like?”

This search led to other prominent musicians from the region. One by one, the nucleus came together. Bridging different generations, gathering different influences and collecting upon past experiences evolved into the experience that is Zane Run.

Zane Run creates music under the silhouettes of rusting steel mills, in the haunting echoes of a long defunct railroad system and near shuttered coal mines of a generation or two ago.  The band describes its sound as “the echo of a distant rifle on the first Monday after Thanksgiving; the party at the lake that lasts all weekend long and friends from college that will be friends forever.”

Zane Run has released three singles that can be heard on local radio as well as Pandora and I Heart Radio. Released in 2014, “The Devil in Me” continues to sell steadily in the region as well as worldwide.  The infectious, guitar-driven “Bonnie and Clyde” is a crowd favorite at live shows. “How’s the Fishin’” tells a somber story of an American soldier getting deployed, his memories and his yearning for simpler days out on the lake.

Mountain Moon Coffeehouse continues through May. “Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers” perform March 4; “Herb and Hanson” perform April 1 and “Two Bridges” takes the stage May 6.

Get Tickets

Doors for all shows open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30. Admission is $15/$12.50 (OI Members) and includes non-alcoholic beverages and light snacks. You can purchase beer and wine at all shows.

For tickets, call (304) 242-7700 or visit www.oionline.com.

Towngate Theatre Stages “Snow White”

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to Towngate we go! Towngate Theatre presents Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs.

Enjoy spectacular sets, costumes and special effects. There is plenty of song, dance and comedy, too. This production has the authenticity of the original Brothers Grimm story while incorporating the whimsy of modern-day versions.

Each child gets a keepsake photograph. After the show, kids can go onstage, meet the actors and get autographs from their favorite characters.

Children’s theater brings families together through the arts. Classic and modern-day stories stimulate the imagination, intellect and spirit!

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs will be staged:

7p.m. Friday, February 3
3p.m Saturday, February 4 (“Snow White Tea” follows the show)
3p.m. Sunday, February 5
7p.m. Friday, February 10
3p.m. Saturday, February 11.

Adults: $12.50/$11 OI members. Children 10 & under: $10/$8.50 OI members.

Children attending the Saturday, February 4 matinee performance have the option of staying afterward for a special “Snow White Tea” where they can join the characters for a variety of themed activities.  (Separate admission is charged for the “Snow White Tea,” and advance reservations are required.)

Purchase tickets online or call 304-242-7700.

Sponsored by Cassidy, Cogan, Shapell & Voegelin, LC

Towngate Theatre Presents Snow White

Experience the Magic of Children’s Theater…

Want to boost literacy? Teach your child to imagine the unimaginable? Cultivate curiosity? Go to the theater and bring your kids.

Plays ignite the imagination and bring stories to life. Words and characters jump from the page to the stage, thus connecting children to the importance of reading.   They learn valuable lessons, too.  Theater teaches skills such as empathy, critical thinking and teamwork.  Kids watch the actors working together onstage. They see that REAL people are behind entertainment and realize performers are not just images on TV or computer screens.  Live action happens right before their eyes. There’s no app for that!  All their senses are engaged “in the moment.”  Nothing can be paused or muted.  Some may even discover the actor, director or writer within themselves.  Most of all, you get to spend quality time as a family.  Theater is a social experience meant to be shared with one another. So, gather the kids, go to Towngate and experience the magic of theater together.

Keeping the Community in Community Theater in Wheeling. . .

Located in Wheeling’s historic Centre Market District, Towngate Theatre is a cornerstone of creative life in Wheeling and serves as an entertainment destination for residents of the Ohio Valley and beyond. People of all ages and backgrounds gather here to create and experience art onstage. Most of all, Towngate celebrates the essential power of theater to illuminate our common humanity. The community enjoys and participates in hundreds of live performances, classes and workshops year-round.