Published: February 21, 2007 09:05 am            

Places to go — 02/22/07

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 e-mail 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.



ARIEL-ANN CARSON DATER

PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m., and Sunday, 3 p.m. — A group of 10 youth actors will perform “Beauty and the Beast” under the direction of Kim Vanco.

Reserved seating is available for $10 VIP, $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased in advance by contacting the Box Office at (740) 446-ARTS (2787) or online at arieltheatre.org or at the door.



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.



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 Thursday — Happy Hour from 4 to 6 p.m.



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.

Seven 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

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

Saturday — Dave Parmley & Continental Divide and Appalachian Heritage. 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 — 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.



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

Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m. — Line dancing classes. Cost is $3 per class.

Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. — Music, dancing, door prizes, 50/50 and concessions will be available. Admission is $5.

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.



JOAN C. EDWARDS

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

To help women better understand menopause, Cabell Huntington Hospital is offering three brief presentations by local physicians just prior to three of the “Menopause the Musical” performances.

March 1 — Linda Savory, M.D., family practice phyisican, will discuss the basics of menopause, focusing on the hormonal and biochemical changes that cause menopause, along with the emotional changes that accompany it.

March 2 — Shawn McKinney, M.D., surgical breast oncologist, will talk about the relationship between cancer and menopaise and how reaching menopause may change a woman’s risk factors for getting cancer.

March 3 — Joseph Assaley, M.D., obstetrician and gynecologist, will focus on the risks and effectiveness of various menopause medications in relieving the symptoms many woman experience during menopause.

All of the medical presentations will take place at the Arts Center immediately before the start of each show, from 6:45 to 7 p.m. The presentations are free to ticket holders. Ticketsn to see “Menopause the Musical” are $39 plus tax and are available by calling the Marshall Artists Series at (304) 696-3326.



KENTUCKY FOLK ART CENTER

Today, 6 to 8 p.m. — On exhibit through May 27 will be “Against the Grain: The Works of Minnie Adkins.” The opening reception will be tonight at the Center on First Street in Morehead.

There is no cost to attend the reception. For more information, call (606) 783-2004.



KYOVA GOSPEL

MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Friday — 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.



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

Saturday — Broken Shadows-Release Party, Doubt the Lie, Dead Neighbor Society, 3RD Circle and Before the Predicate.

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.



MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY

Duncan Recital Hall:

March 2, 8 p.m. — Guest recital by John Sampen, saxophone. Admission is free. Call (606) 783-2473 for details.

March 3 — Second annual String Day featuring clinics, master classes and concerts. Calll (6060 784-1823.

March 4, 3 p.m. — Senior recital by Emily Listerman-McCafferty, flute. Admission is free. Call (606) 783-2473.

March 4, 4 p.m. — Senior recital by Clark Walkter, vocalist. Admission is free. Call (606) 783-2473.

March 4, 8 p.m. — Guest recital by George Palton, tuba. Admission is free. Call (606) 783-2473.

March 8 — Guest recital by Lynne Arriale. Free admission. Time to be announced. Call (606) 783-2473 for details.

Breckinridge Hall:

March 5, 7:30 p.m. — Next Frame International Student Film Festival. Admission is free. Call (606) 783-2134.

Claypool-Young Art Building:

March 7 — Annual Burley-Coal High School Art Exhibition and Competition in the main gallery. On display through March 14. Free viewing. Call (606) 783-5446 for details.

Adron Doran University Center:

March 8, 4:30 p.m. — International Women’s Day Poetry Reading. Admission is free. Call (606) 783-5288 for more information.



MOUNTAINEER OPRY HOUSE

Saturday, 7:30 p.m. — 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

Today, 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.

Friday — 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.



RED BARN

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

Admission is $5. Children 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 Lee McCormack 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.

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



The V CLUB

Friday, 10 p.m. — Bob Thompson Unit.

Saturday, 10 p.m. — One Under and The Yetti.

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

Saturday through March 3 — Come celebrate Whiskey River’s One Year Anniversary with a Celebratory Week of Events!

Saturday, 7 p.m. — Kick-Off Mardi Gras Party. Line Dancing and dance music to follow. Food available.

Monday, 7:30 p.m. — Beginner line dance class. Award certificates will be given to dancers. Following the line dancing, 70s and 80s music will be featured. Food available.

Tuesday, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. — Karoake. $100 to winner of contest that will begin at 10 p.m. Finals will be on Thursday. Food available.

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. — Advanced line dancing classes. Award certificates will be given to dancers. Corn Hole Tournament. Food available.

Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. — Pool and dart tournaments. 9 p.m. — Karaoke. Finals for the karaoke contest at 10 p.m.

March 1 — Live band, City Heat, will perform, featuring recording artist Sweetness, playing motown, rock and dance music.

March 3, 7:30 p.m. — Line dancing. Everyone in attendance will receive a ticket to win a tennis bracelet. DJ will follow line dancing.

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



WHITEY’S MUSIC BARN

Friday, 7 to 10 p.m. — Country music will be performed by Bobby Byrd, Johnny Edwards, Ralph McGowan, Ron Withrow, Jeff Prince, Glenda Simmering and Robyn Jenkins.

Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. — Country music will be performed by Jack Harris, Jerry Evans, Glen Virgin, Walter Landrum, Johnny Edwards, Brenda Tackett and Donna Deetrick. The Music Barn will also host 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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