TITLE |
AGES |
BEGINS |
FEE |
DAY/TIME |
DESCRIPTION |
| FEBRUARY |
| Animal Tracks |
2-4 with adult |
Fri., Feb.22 |
$10/$8
OI Members for 1 adult & 1 child $4 each additional child |
10-11am |
Join the Schrader Center staff for hands-on and interactive fun.
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour long program.
Greg Moore, lead instructor. |
Living Green Lecture Series: Shades of Green: Buying with the Environment
in Mind |
All ages |
Sun., Feb. 24 |
Free |
Sun., 2pm |
Presented by Dr. Amy Landis - University of Pittsburgh. |
| MARCH |
Birdwatching
101: Birding Gear |
Adults |
Sun., March 2 |
$5/$3
OI Members |
Sun., 2-3:30pm |
A guide to optics, field guides, magazines, CDs, DVDs, and various other
gadgets and books
Dr. Scott Shalaway, instructor. |
| Tree-mendous Trees |
2-4 with adult |
Fri., Mar. 7 |
$10/$8
OI Members for 1 adult & 1 child $4 each additional 1 child |
Fri., 10-11am |
Join the Schrader Center staff for hands-on and interactive fun.
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour long program.
Greg Moore, lead instructor. |
| Bluegrass Jam |
All ages |
Tues., Mar. 11 |
Donations Accepted |
Tues., 7-9pm |
The Bluegrass Jam, located in the lower level of the Schrader Center, is open to all interested musicians. There is no charge for participating or listening. Donations will be accepted to help pay for the cost of snacks. Please enter the building from the lower parking lot. |
| Mighty Mammals |
Ages 2-4 with adult |
Fri., Mar. 21 |
$10/$8 OI Members for 1 adult and 1 child $4 for each additional child |
Fri., 10-11 am |
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour-long program. Greg Moore and Patrick Wright, instructors. |
| Maple Sugaring Day |
All ages |
Sat., Mar. 29 |
$6/$4 OI Members |
Sat., 9am-2pm |
Learn how to tap maples and enjoy a pancake breakfast with fresh maple syrup- straight from the Oglebay sugar bush- at the Schrader Center’s annual Maple Sugaring Day. |
| Living Green Lecture Series: The Benefits of Organic and Natural Foods |
All ages |
Sun., Mar. 30 |
Free |
Sun., 2pm |
Presented by Chris Farber - Pittsburgh East End Food Co-op. |
| APRIL |
| Budding Nature |
Ages 2-4 with adult |
Fri., April 4 |
$10/$8 OI Members for 1 adult and 1 child $4 for each additional child |
Fri., 10-11 am |
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour-long program. Greg Moore and Patrick Wright, instructors. |
| Project FLOW: Save Our Streams Volunteer Monitoring Training |
Grades 6-12 |
Sat., April 5 |
Free |
Sat., 9am-5pm |
Wheeling Jesuit University
Become trained in this West Virginia volunteer monitoring program for citizens of all ages as you learn how to monitor and become a watchdog for your local streams and rivers. Registration requested. Call 304.242.6855 for more information. |
| Bluegrass Jam |
All ages |
Tues., April 8 |
Donations Accepted |
Tues., 7-9pm |
The Bluegrass Jam, located in the lower level of the Schrader Center, is open to all interested musicians. There is no charge for participating or listening. Donations will be accepted to help pay for the cost of snacks. Please enter the building from the lower parking lot. |
| Down and Dirty |
Ages 2-4 with adult |
Fri., April 18 |
$10/$8 OI Members for 1 adult and 1 child $4 for each additional child |
Fri., 10-11 am |
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour-long program. Greg Moore and Patrick Wright, instructors. |
| Project FLOW: Great American Clean-Up |
Grades 6-12 |
Sat., April 19 |
Free |
Sat., 9am-12pm |
Join youth and adults as they work to clean-up litter along the streams of Wheeling. Call 304.242.6855 for more information. |
| Earth Day |
All ages |
Sat., April 26 |
Free |
Sat., 10am-4pm |
njoy a celebration of the environment including information displays, door prizes, food, and fun. Begin the day by celebrating the 80th Anniversary of A.B. Brooks’ first nature walk. |
| Living Green Lecture Series: Green Building Materials |
All ages |
Sun., Apr. 27 |
Free |
Sun., 2pm |
Presented by Janice Webb Donatelli - Artemis Environmental. |
| MAY |
| Little Creatures |
Ages 2-4 with adult |
Fri., May 2 |
$10/$8 OI Members for 1 adult and 1 child $4 for each additional child |
Fri., 10-11 am |
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour-long program. Greg Moore and Patrick Wright, instructors. |
| Astronomy Day |
All ages |
Sat., May 10 |
Free |
Sat., 7:30pm |
Join the Oglebay Astronomy Club for a viewing session at the Speidel Observatory. |
| Birds, Balloons & Bubbles |
Ages 2-4 with adult |
Fri., May 16 |
$10/$8 OI Members for 1 adult and 1 child $4 for each additional child |
Fri., 10-11 am |
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour-long program. Greg Moore and Patrick Wright, instructors. |
| Migratory Bird Day |
All ages |
Sat., May 17 |
Free |
Sat., 8am-12pm |
Celebrate the wonders of flight with a full day of hands-on programs for the whole family. |
| For Goodness Snakes |
Ages 2-4 with adult |
Fri., May 30 |
$10/$8 OI Members for 1 adult and 1 child $4 for each additional child |
Fri., 10-11 am |
Stories, songs, arts/crafts and educational games complete the dynamic hour-long program. Greg Moore and Patrick Wright, instructors. |
| JUNE |
| Project FLOW: RiverSweep |
Grades 6-12 |
Sat., June 21 |
Free |
Sat., 9am |
Join more than 20,000 volunteers working to clean-up litter along the Ohio River and its tributaries. Call 304.242.6855 for more information. |
