WHEELING — The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra is kicking off its 2025-26 concert series by stepping back in time to the 1920s with a Jazz Age celebration titled Prohibition.

The Pops Series concert will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Wheeling. Show time is 7:30 p.m.

“It’s the start of our 2025-2026 Capitol Series,” said Sadie Varlas, marketing and development coordinator for the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. “It’s also the start of our Pops Series — the first of our three Pops concerts.”

While the Roaring Twenties were historically remembered as a time of economic prosperity and innovation, the prohibition era through the 1920s also saw the rise of organized crime, bootlegging, illegal gambling and a host of cultural shifts.

This unique period

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