Looking to throw some musical romance into your weekend?

West Virginia Public Theatre is performing West Side Story at the CAC now through Sunday, July 13.
Enjoy Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet transported to modern-day New York City, where two young lovers are caught between rival street gangs, the American Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks.
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Don’t forget that Friday evening there will be a parade at 6pm, and that the fireworks start at 10pm.  Downtown is generally very crowded just before and during the fireworks display, and traffic will be redirected due to the parade and the fireworks leaving a narrow gap there for free travel in the downtown vicinity.  [...]

On June 28 and 29, in Rowlesburg, WV there will be a “WWII Living History Weekend.” This event features a WWII exhibit and gallery, demonstrations, period music, as well as goods and food vendors. There’s even a WWII dance event! You can learn more by visiting the website below, or viewing this pdf flyer from [...]

Happy WV Day!  Today the state is 145 years old!
WV became a state during the Civil War, seceding from Virginia after it became a Confederate state.  It took several years, but eventually what would become West Virginia applied to Congress to become a state.  Lincoln agreed to allow it (despite thinking it was unconstitutional) if [...]

Looking for something to do Friday night? Come on down to 123 Pleasant Street to watch One Foot in the Gravy and The Love Me Knots. Cover is $5. You can also grab some food while you’re at it, if you come before midnight, from the now open kitchen at the upper [...]

…And now for a review of ‘85 Flood’s debut CD, “Toolshed Shangri-La” (sorry it took so long guys). Check ‘em out live at 123 Pleasant Street this Saturday night, June 14, and pick up a copy.
A shangri-la indeed.
The local band’s sound, dipped in the backwaters and small towns of West Virginia, sings ten tracks of [...]

The WVU’s Tomchin Planetarium will be offering two shows on Friday, June 13th.  “Saturn, the Ring World” will be showing at 8pm and “Earth’s Wild Ride” will be showing at 9pm.  Planetarium shows are free and open to the public, but reservations are required: Call (304)293-3422, ext. 1443.
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photo credit: binababy123Ella Hay, one of the oldest ballerinas in the world, will be performing Saturday at 8pm at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12. Call 304-697-0681 for more information, or follow the link below to read the article in The State Journal.
Ella Hay is 75 and will star [...]

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photo credit: Arnob1_1998Love to run? Join in the Eighth Annual Deckers Creek Trail Half-Marathon on Saturday, June 7. All proceeds from the event benefit Mon River Trails Conservancy (MRTC) to help construct, manage, and maintain the Mon River and [...]

For family fun, the Morgantown Public Library on Spruce Street will be hosting a free screening of “Bee Movie” at 1 p.m., Monday, March 24! For more information visit the link below or call 291-7425.
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