Built in 1836 and enlarged from 1856 to 1859, Henderson Hall is a genuine treasure trove of history going all the way back past the Civil War. And walking throu...
For those who aren’t already aware, the Serenity Coffee House in Vienna is fast becoming an important hub for art and culture in the Mid-Ohio Valley. On any giv...
We’re all familiar with the story that seems to have existed forever: Ebenezer Scrooge, the crankiest, most hateful miser in all of London, is visited by his late partner Jacob Marley and then by three ghosts who lead him to see that there’s more to ...
Who would ever have guessed that Harry Potter’s son would be intrepid, do foolhardy things that went directly against the orders of his family, and would find...
You’ve heard the old cliché countless times that says going to a particular place is like stepping back in time. Well, a trip I just took to Harrisville really ...
Based on the short story, “Three Blind Mice,” also by Agatha Christie, The Mousetrap was first produced for the London stage in 1952. Most shows are considered successful if they run for several months or even a few years. Mammoth productions reach a...
There are movies or shows we see and museums we go to and books we read, not because we feel like they will be entertaining but because we just feel like it’s s...
Life in City Park is pretty sweet this weekend. I know—it’s an awful pun, but I just couldn’t help it. You see, the park is the site of the 36th annual West Vir...
A new and exciting phenomenon in the entertainment world is the concept of the web series. It is, in many ways, the video version of independent publishing. The good news is that it eliminates the traditional gatekeepers that used to keep good actors...
There were two conflicting issues at play in my mind as I took my seat to view the Actors Guild of Parkersburg’s upcoming production of Monty Python’s Spamalot....
Joe Stephens is the author of The Shalan Adventures, starring Harry and Dee Shalan. While he's not writing stories of daring-do, he's an award-winning high school English teacher. He's also a big fan of anything nerd, especially superhero.
