Published: February 13, 2007 01:54 pm            

Places to go — 02/15/07

ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

March 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, 7 p.m. — The non-profit after-school theatre arts training program for young artists specializing in performance of theatrical productions is pleased to announce their 2007 spring production of “Disney’s Cinderella Kids.”

All tickets are by donation only, but reservations are needed in advance.

In the Christian Life Center, 1628 Winchester Ave., Ashland. Reservations can be made by calling (606) 324-3107 or (606) 232-6979 or via email at maxxumtvs@netzero.net.



AMERICAN LEGION

POST 76

Monday — Free food in the evening. Music by Jimmy Stevens.

Thursday — Free food in the evening.

Friday and Saturday — Music by the dance band Split Decision.

American Cafe is open in the American Legion, serving carryout lunches and dinners daily to non-members and lunches and dinners in the club room to members and guests. Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. (606) 329-2162.



AMVETS POST 95

Friday — Rib dinners and Munchie Platters.

Saturday — Free food from noon to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 3 p.m. — Life Members’ Night, Fun and Games and Munchie Platters.

Doors open at 3 p.m. Monday through Friday; noon on Saturday; and 1 p.m. Sunday.

Call (606) 473-7805. In Greenup.



AMVETS POST 14

Saturday, 9 p.m. to midnight — The band Kyote will perform.

Hours are Monday through Thursday, 1 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 2 to 11 p.m.

Happy Hour: Monday through Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m.

1425 Chestnut St. in Kenova, W.Va.



ARTS RESOURCE

FOR THE TRI-STATE

Classes for children in theatre dance, jazz, hip hop, guitar, art and drama are offered. Call (304) 733-2787 for more information.

Through March 11 — ARTS will offer five two-hour Cotillion and etiquette classes and the Grand Ball. For more information, call (304) 733-2787.

Saturday — The show “A Salute to the USO” featuring The Carl Tolor Quartet plus two will be performed. Dinner and show tickets are $30 each, with limited reservations. Show only tickets are $15 each.



ASHLAND EAGLES

First and Third Mondays, 7 p.m. — Men’s Meeting.

Tuesday, 7 p.m. — Pool Tournament.

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m. — Blind Draw Darts.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Live music by The Edge.

701 Carter Ave., Ashland. Call (606) 324-7644.



ASHLAND ELKS

Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. — Delbert Pancake and Main Stream Band will perform during the month of February.

900 Carter Ave., Ashland.



ASHLAND MOOSE

Monday through Saturday — Happy Hour from 4 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday — Free hot dogs from 4 to 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday — 8 p.m. to midnight Gypzy Roze will perform.



BEECHY CREEK MUSIC CENTER

Saturdays, 8 p.m. — A live music show featuring T.R.L. and The Beechy Creek Boys with special guests and featured bands. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission $5. Children 11 and younger are admitted free.

Tuesdays, 7 p.m. — Line dance classes offered for beginner and advanced dances. Learn a new dance every week. Review on the last Tuesdays of the month. Cost is $5 per person.

No alcoholic beverages permitted. Includes door prizes, 50/50, restaurant area and a wooden dance floor.

7 miles west of the Greenup Locks and Dam just off the A-A Highway on Beechy Creek, Greenup. Call (606) 932-3678 or (606) 932-4622.



BLUEGRASS CLASSIC

CONCERT SERIES

Friday, 7:30 p.m. — Carl Jackson, Bradley Walker, Aubrey Haynie, Randy Kohrs and the Alecia Nugent Band at the Paramount Arts Center.

Saturday — Carl Jackson, Bradley Walker, Aubrey Haynie, Randy Kohrs and the Alecia Nugent Band at the Olentangy High School Theater.

March 17 — Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Times and David Parmley & Continental Divide at Olentangy High School Theater.

April 20 — IIIrd Tyme Out and Lonesome River Band at Olentangy High School Theater.



BLUE RIBBON

FOX HUNTERS

Feb 24 — Dave Parmley & Continental Divide and Darvin Sturgill & Willow Creek. Tickets are $12.

March 10 — Bottomline and New Time. Tickets are $10.

March 24 — Dave Evans & River Bend and the Rowan County Ramblers. Tickets are $12.

All shows start at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Concessions will be available. No smoking or alcohol. Children younger than 12 will be admitted free.

Blue Ribbon Road, Catlettsburg. Call Jim McCormick (606) 928-9984, Karl Bustetter (606) 928-2037 or Doug Daniel (606) 928-4584. Visit foxhunterslodge.com for schedule changes and any news.



BROWN BAG

CONCERT SERIES

Wednesday — Brian Kelley

Feb. 28 — OUS Activity Band

Concerts will be at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays in the Mains Rotunda of the Riffe Center, Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton.

Admission is free. For additional information, contact Nina L. Russell Queen, M.Ed., Concert Coordinator, at (740) 533-4602, (800) 626-0513 or queenn@ohio.edu.



COFFEETREE BOOKS

Friday, 7 p.m. — The bookstore will host Bedtime Stories. Children in first grade (and younger) are invited to wear their pajamas and come for stories, cookies and milk. This month the bookstore will be celebrating Elmo’s birthday.

The next Bedtime Stories is scheduled for March 30.

240 Morehead Plaza. (606) 784-8364.



COLLINS COUNTRY CLUB

Closed Friday.

Through February — Lonnie Luke Adkins will perform.

Regular admission charge is $6.

Under new management of Mary Lykins and Ronnie Sparks.

The club is on Roberts Drive. Call (606) 929-9930.



COLLINS COUNTRY CLUB II

Tuesday, Friday and Saturday — Line dancing.

Friday — Jim Fritz, deejay.

Saturday — karaoke with All Seasons.

Comfort Hearth Inn in South Point, Ohio. (740) 377-9300.



CROSSROADS

Friday, 7:30 p.m. — Sweetheart’s Dance. Admission $5 adults; children 12 and younger admitted free with an adult. DJ’d music, “sweetheart” prizes, 50/50, concessions available.

No alcohol permitted.

Off Exit 156 in Olive Hill (Across from the Smokey Valley Truck Stop).

Call (606) 316-6031for more information.



DEBBIE’S MUSIC SHOW HOUSE

Concessions available. Alcohol and smoking are not permitted in the building. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

8137 U.S. 60 in Salt Lick. Call (606) 776-6780 or (606) 683-3110 for information or bookings. E-mail: dlpwmusic@yahoo.com.



FORT FALLS TRADING POST

Friday, 8 p.m. — Music by the Tri-County Gang featuring talented vocalists specializing in America’s country favorites.

Saturday, 8 p.m. — Dusty Road Band featuring J. B. Bronson and Christy Riley.

Admission is $4 for adults, children younger than 12 are admitted free. No alcohol permitted.

At the junction of U.S. 60 and Carter Caves Road, east of Olive Hill.



GREENUP JAYCEES

Saturday — Music for listening and dancing, featuring Gail and Ron and the Silver Strings Band. Square dance and “open mic” every Saturday. Line dance lessons at 7 p.m.

Cornhole games are available for practice before the band takes the stage.

Those with a birthday on Saturday are admitted free. Admission is $4 for adults $2 for seniors. Children 12 and younger are admitted free with a paying adult.

Call (606) 473-9623.



IRONTON EAGLES 895

Monday — Euchre and Texas Hold ’em. On the first and third Mondays of each month the Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m.

Tuesday — Men’s meeting at 7 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday — Karaoke.

Friday and Saturday — Live music by Southern Pride.

South Third Street in Ironton. Hours are noon to 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Call (740) 532-4847.



IRONTON VFW

Big D Karaoke will be at the Post on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 11 p.m. and Sundays from 6 to 10 p.m.



KYOVA GOSPEL

MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Friday — New Vision Trio along with Radiant Heart & The New Hope Singers & Corey Laney

Feb. 23 — The Heavenbound James Gang with New Dawn & The Prodigal Quartet & John Darin Rowsey

All concerts will be at the Boyd County Road Department building in Paul Coffey Park off U.S. 60.

Concessions will be available and doors will open at 6 p.m. There is no admission charge, but a love offering will be received.

For more information, e-mail Arnold Sexton at Sexton1313@cs.com or visit kyova.org. Call (606) 836-5582.



The LAIDBACK BAR and GRILL

Tuesdays — “Open Mic” night.

Thursdays — Karaoke night.

Sunday — Ekoostik Hookah.

Open noon to midnight Sunday through Thursday and noon to 2:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

2704 North Second St., Hanging Rock, Ohio. Call (740) 532-4001. Visit thelaidback.com.



LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT

Friday and Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. — Kermit Richmond and The Distant Sound Band.

U.S. 60 at the entrance of Carter Caves State Resort.



The KENTUCKY CENTER

Friday, 8 p.m. — Fifth Third Bank World Rhythms and the Kentucky Center present the annual Mardi Gras Party to Louisville with legendary Zydeco master Terrance Simien. The party will be in the Bomhard Theater at the Kentucky Center.

Tickets are $27.50 and can be purchased by contacting the Kentucky Center Box Office at (502) 584-7777 or toll-free at (800) 775-7777, TTY (502) 562-0730 or by visiting kentuckycenter.org. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more by calling (502) 562-0196. Discounts, waived handling fees and priority seating are available by becoming a member. Call the membership hotline at (502) 562-0144.

Call (502) 562-0111 or TTY (502) 562-0140 for information about the range of accesibility opetions offered to enhance performance experience.

501 West Main St., Louisville.



MADISON TOWNSHIP

SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER

Thursdays, 7 to 10 p.m. — The Hiway 140 Band will play at the Community Center.

Fridays, 6:30 p.m. — Line Dancing Lessons. 7 to 10 p.m. — Variety dance and karoake.

Route 335 in Minford, Ohio. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Admission is $6. Children younger than 12 are admitted for half price.

Door prizes, cake walk and concessions will all be available.



The MONKEY BAR

Today — Silent Civilian with Exocell, Unload and Dead for the Last Time.

Friday — Hands Bleed Hope, Calidora, Another Year Gone, Dying Ground, Pi and Downcast.

Saturday — Ying Yang Twins.

Tuesday, 7 p.m. — Chimaira with Broken Shadows, V.O.A., Ashes of Serenity and Angerstrike.

Tuesdays are Musician’s Jam Night Out. Musicians are invited to come and perform. No registration needed. Cash giveaways are planned. One Tuesday each month includes a live radio remote.

611 Fourth Ave., Huntington. Visit monkeybarlive.com.



MOUNTAINEER OPRY HOUSE

Saturday, 7:30 p.m. — Bo-Isaacs & the Wheelwright and the Cole Mountain Coon Hunters.

Feb. 24 — Larry Stephenson Band.

March 3 — Jimmy Bowen and Santa Fe.

Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for children age 12 and younger.

For more information, call Larry or Mary (304) 743-5749 or mountaineeropry.com.

I-64, Exit 28 at Milton, W.Va.



MUSIC DEPOT

Bluegrass every Friday and country shows every Saturday starting at 8 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Family-oriented environment with concessions available.

U.S. 60 East in Olive Hill. Call (606) 286-4270.



PARAMOUNT ARTS CENTER

Saturday, 8 p.m. — Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience in a Mardi Gras Party on stage. Tickets range from $10 to $20.

Sunday, 7 p.m. — Hungarian State Folk Ensemble. Tickets range from $10 to $25.

Feb. 22, 7 p.m. — Bluegrass Gospel Reunion Show starring The Palmetto State Quartet with 2006 Grammy nominee Kenny Bishop, Tim Surret, Melvin Goins, Don Rigsby, Larry Cordle, Ronnie Bowman, Joe Isaacs, The America’s Bluegrass Band and Bobby Osborne. AdvanceTickets $15 and $20. Add $5 for day of show.

Feb. 23 — Apollo Night.

March 3, 7 p.m. — Highway 23 Jamboree.

March 8, 9 and 10 — Backstage Players will present “High School Musical.”

March 17, 7:30 p.m. — Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver will perform at the PAC.

Tickets are $20. For more information, call (606) 324-3175.

Tickets can be ordered Monday through Friday through the PAC Box Office. Stop in or call (606) 324-3175 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets will also be available at all Ticketmaster locations.



RATTLESNAKE RIDGE

COMMUNITY CENTER

This weekend the bluegrass group New Time will perform.



RED BARN

Saturdays, 8 to 11 p.m. — Southern Style will perform.

Admission is $5. Children age 10 and younger admitted free. Alcohol free environment.

Route 7, Greenup. Under new management of Terry and Alice Jordan, call (606) 474-0450 for more information.



SADDLE RIDGE

Thursdays — College Night, no cover charge. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Fridays — Doors open at 7 p.m. Live music from 9 to 11 p.m. DJ Atom Bomb will control the sound from 11 p.m. to close.

Saturdays — DJ Atom Bomb will spin your Top 40 and Pop music favorites. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Friday, 9 to 11 p.m. — Joe Eddins and Jason Smith will perform an acoustic show at the bar.

801 3rd Ave., Huntington. (304) 522-1666. Visit SaddleRidgeHuntington.com.



The V CLUB

Friday, 10 p.m. — Product presents Drown Culture and One Track Minds.

Saturday, 10 p.m. — Sol Creech Band and Luke Jive Talker.

Tuesday, 9 p.m. — Backyard Dixie Jazz Stompers.

Corner of 6th Avenue and 8th Street. Call (304) 781-0680 for more information. Visit myspace.com/wvvclub.



VFW POST 1168/GREENUP

February — The Campbell Sisters will perform from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.



WHISKEY RIVER SALOON

Mondays, 8 p.m. — Beginner line dance.

Tuesdays, 9 p.m. — Karaoke.

Wednesdays, 8 p.m. — Advanced line dance.

Fridays — Live bands.

Saturdays — Line dancing with DJ.

The saloon is in Grandview Inn in South Point. Call (740) 377-9077.



WHITEY’S MUSIC BARN

Friday, 7 to 10 p.m. — The Country Junction Band, featuring Johnny Edwards, Ralph McCowan, Ron Withrow, Jeff Prince, Bobbie Byrd and Glenda Simmering, will perform. There will be a special performance by Dewey Howard.

Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. — The New Sound Band, featuring Jack Harris, Jerry Evans, Johnny Edwards, Glen Virgin, Walter Landrum and Brenda Tackett, will perform. There will be a special performance by Patsy Leeth. The venue will also offer square dancing.

Monday, 7 to 10 p.m. — “Open mic” night, featuring gospel music.

No alcoholic beverages or drugs permitted.

Exit Route 522 onto Park Street in Wheelersburg. Call (740) 357-5792 for more information or directions.

        

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