Outside the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum Credit all Photos: Bill Rockwell Think of Christmas towns and places like Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Frankenmuth, Michigan and Santa Claus, Indiana come to mind. But Wheeling, West Virginia isn’t one that usually pops into anyone’s mind. A recent visit to the former steel making town on the Ohio River opened my eyes, at least, to the Christmas spirit after visiting two captivating sites. The first, the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum fills a gorgeous, four-story, brick building with bell tower that was completed in 1906 as a schoolhouse (1906-1991). Now renovated, the historic building now serves as home to close to a half million items, about 100,000 of which are on display. How’s that for Christmas-ish? On the day of my visit, I met founder Allen Robert Miller outside on the parking lot doing chore duty. Before long, he led me inside the ground floor of the museum where I was visually accosted by the sight of the larges
JAZZ CONCERT JOSHUA BEN & JAZZ TRIP DECEMBER 13 Additional Tickets Available for December Jazz Concert! If you're already registered for the December jazz concert, thank you! If you haven't registered yet (or want to bring some friends), good news: Additional tickets are available! Special Addition: Frank Lloyd Wright's Southwestern Pennsylvania open during Cocktail Hour (6-7pm) The Museum's Cantilever Gallery will remain open during the Cocktail Hour before the concert. Frank Lloyd Wright's Southwestern Pennsylvania includes a viewing theater showing three of Wright's unrealized Pittsburgh designs as a digital animation film, with an accompanying musical score by Daniel May with Marty Ashby, produced by MCG Jazz . Concert Details Wednesday, December 13 6-7pm: Cocktail Hour & Cantilever Gallery Open 7-9pm: Concert* * Enjoy a complimentary coffee at intermission. $20 member / $25 non-member REGISTER Please note that if a concert sells out online,