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Downtown Point Pleasant
Thursday-Saturday, July 2-4. Featuring entertainment by Whitney Duncan on Friday. Enjoy a safe and fun atmosphere at an alcohol-free event. Visit www.pointpleasantregatta.org.
Cost: Free
Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant
7:30 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday, July 2-5. A comedy veteran of more than 15 years, Goodwin is one of the funniest and respected comics on the circuit today. He also recently made it to the finals of last year's HBO "Lucky 21" Contest. Visit www.wvfunnybone.com.
Cost: $10-$12
Pendleton Art Center
5-9 p.m. every first Friday; 2-6 p.m. every first Saturday. Visit with Pendleton artists in their studios. Questions, call 606-920-9863.
West Virginia Pumpkin Park
race begins at 7 p.m. Fridays, April 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; and July 3. Presented by Browning Promotions. Bike classes and quad classes offered. Call 304-638-6477 or 304-778-2386 or visit www.miltonmotocross.com. Gates open at 4 p.m., sign up at 4:30 p.m. and practice at 5:45 p.m.
Cost: $8; children under 6 free
Ashland Central Park
Wednesday-Sunday, July 1-5. Includes entertainment, arts, crafts, fireworks and children's activities. Call the Ashland Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, 606-329-1007 or visit www.summermotion.com.
Barboursville Community Park
Thursday-Tuesday, July 2-7. Approximately 280 soccer teams from 13 states will participate on 16 fields at the Barboursville Soccer Complex and six fields at the YMCA Kennedy Center.
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* Events marked with an asterisk repeat.
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Wednesday, June 3-Tuesday, Aug. 11. Featuring Bill Meadows, Anthony Wolking and Scott Dooley.
7 p.m. Friday; 5 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3-5. A play about a woman whose husband has been taken hostage by Shiite terrorist in Beirut. By Lee Blessing.
Cost: $7; $5 students/seniors
gates open at 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, in the parking lot. Bring your lawn chair and kick off the holiday weekend with Blues, Brews and BBQs. Live music by: The Dennis McClung Blues Band, The Innercity Blues Band and The Sunny Moorman Group. Food and beer concessions. Call Becky Johnston, 740-376-9690.
Cost: $5
5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, July 3. As part of Summer Motion, volunteers will collect donations throughout the park. More information, call 606-324-3663.
Friday-Saturday, July 3-4. Activities begin with a block party with karaoke, a non-motorized parade and the famous "Whatever Floats Your Boat" competition on Friday. The fun continues on Saturday with annual beach kick off at 11 a.m. with WCLU radio and Gander Mountain and a variety of activities throughout the day. Festivities continues with live entertainment, food vendors and fireworks. Call 800-325-0057.
10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. every first Friday. Questions, call 304-453-6722.
Cost: $7; $9
pick up a reading log starting Monday, June 1, at any branch. Keep track of the hours you spend reading in June and July and earn rewards plus a chance to win great prizes at the end. Prizes awarded during a garden party at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, in the Reading Garden at the Main Branch. Call Amanda Gilmore, 606-329-0518, ext. 1130.
5:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays-Fridays; 9 a.m. Saturdays. Instructors: Sheila Ball, T.J. Niebergall and Roni Hayes. Call 740-867-4532.
Cost: $20 a month; $4 daily
9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sundays; 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Fridays. AA meets throughout the month at the Behavioral Health Center.
FRIDAY: Karaoke with Pam, 8 p.m.-midnight. TUESDAY: Karaoke with Pam, 6-10 p.m.
