Legion to hold veterans breakfast

STEUBENVILLE — The American Legion Post 33 Auxiliary will hold a veterans breakfast and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the post, located at 808 N. Fifth St. All members will receive a free breakfast, with the menu consisting of scrambled eggs, sausage, homefries and pancakes. The cost will be $8 per person. All of the proceeds will help to support the Legion’s annual Christmas party for local disabled veterans.

Adena to hold Veterans Day service

ADENA — The Adena American Legion Post 525 will hold a Veterans Day service and bridge dedication at 10:30 a.m. Monday on the West Main Street bridge, located by the former Raymers Gas Station.

All veterans and the public are encouraged to attend.

Veterans commission to meet

STEUBENVILLE — The regular monthly meeting of the Veterans Service Commission of Jefferson County will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting will take place at 500 Market St., Suite 310.

All veterans and interested parties are welcome to attend the meeting.

Zuros to speak at lecture series

WHEELING — Local historian and author Paul Zuros will present a lecture on the Civil War front in the Ohio Valley at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday inside the auditorium of the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling.

Zuros will present “significant issues and events that influenced the lives of the people in our area,” organizers stated. The event will be the final presentation in the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable’s fall lecture series. The lecture is open to the public and free of charge.

A Weirton native, Zuros is a former director of Historic Fort Steuben and studied history at Duquesne and West Virginia universities. He has appeared at numerous Civil War roundtables and is a familiar speaker at Steubenville’s Union Cemetery during annual events. For information or questions, contact Roger Micker at (304) 312-7559.

Steubenville retirees to meet

STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville City Schools Retirees met for lunch Oct. 10 at Theo Yianni’s in Weirton. Amy Colantoni from the Steubenville STEM Center spoke to those in attendance and invited members to attend a lunch and tour of the building in the spring. Members signed cards for those who are ill and a collection was taken for the group’s charity for needy adults this Christmas. Contributions will continue during the next two luncheons.

The next meeting of the retirees will be Nov. 14 at Abdalla’s Tavern and Grill in Stratton. December’s outing will be held Dec. 12 at Pastaio’s in Wintersville. Reservations will need to be taken for the dinner.

Vocal ensemble to perform

STEUBENVILLE — The male vocal ensemble Floriani will perform a sacred music concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, located at 425 N. Fourth St. The event is being co-sponsored by St. Peter’s Catholic Church and Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Sacred Music Department and Fine Arts Society.

Floriani is a world-class men’s ensemble “dedicated to serving the Catholic Church and saving the culture through the beauty of sacred music,” officials stated. The concert “In Paradisum: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?” draws inspiration from a Requiem Mass traditionally offered for the deceased.

The performance will feature traditional chanted pieces from the liturgy, such as “Requiem in Aeternum” and “Pie Jesu,” as well as devotional pieces, including “Wayfaring Stranger,” and “Nearer My God to Thee.” The concert is free, with free-will donations accepted.

Floriani member Thomas Quackenbush joined the ranks of Franciscan University’s sacred music faculty. During the spring semester, a new course on chant will be available for students to learn more about this ancient form of music.

To learn about Franciscan University’s Sacred Music Program, visit franciscan.edu/sacredmusic. To learn about Floriani, visit floriani.org.

Edison High Drama Club to perform

RICHMOND — The Edison High School Drama Club will take to the stage for a fall production featuring five one-act plays. Students will perform a series of short comedies by playwright David Ives entitled, “Plays of Our (L)Ives,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 22-23 in the school auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. The cost will be $8 for adults and $5 for students or seniors. Seniors who possess an Edison pass will be admitted free of charge. Club adviser David Schultz is the director. Plays include “Sure Thing,” “Words, Words, Words,” “Time Flies,” Arabian Nights,” and “Variations on the Death of Trotsky.”

“The play is five short, one-acts comedic in nature, relying heavily on the playwright’s fun sense of word play,” Schultz said. “Plots include the first date of a pair of mayflies, three chimpanzees attempting to write Shakespeare, a guy trying and failing repeatedly to ask a girl on a date, a translator accidentally fostering love between a shopkeeper and customer and various re-tellings of the death of Russian revolutionist, Leon Trotsky.”

The cast includes 30 students. Seniors in the production include Jordan Hughes, president, and Zachary Kuntz in “Sure Thing.” Avah Reed, vice president, along with Kyle Martin and Brennan Carson, will perform in “Variations on the Death of Trotsky.” Cheyenne Jorda, Kathryn Clancey and Madison Grim perform in “Words Words Words.” Jamie Barker, treasurer, and Madison Somerville will perform in “Time Flies.”

Ramos also serves as sound director.