BY ALISE CHAFFINS When people think of film festivals, they often picture events like Cannes or Sundance, but Gerald Habarth wants to remind film lovers that there is a festival right here in Morgantown. The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival runs today through Sunday with ...
During May, Main Street Morgantown encourages the community to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month. Communities across the country will celebrate their heritage and preserve their history. Historic preservation is the practice of protecting and preserving buildings, structures and other artifacts of historical significance. Main Street Morgantown invites area residents to join the local celebration of National Historic Preservation Month with the theme “People Saving Places. ” Notice your surroundings and recognize the beauty and significance of historic ...
by Amanda Posey Our two-car convoy chased the sun driving down I-70 west as we crossed into Indiana on the Sunday eve before the recent eclipse. The drive was about as easy as can be: I-79 north to I-70 west. But as unfazed by the route as we were, on the opposite end of the spectrum was our anxiety about finding a spot to set up to watch the eclipse and dealing with the potentially large crowds making their way into the path of totality. And from what I’ve heard, that ’s about what the situation looked like on April 8 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where thousands packed ...
To celebrate Earth Day and promote a Morgantown greenbelt, the Mon Valley Green Space Coalition (MVGSC) and the West Virginia Land Trust (WVLT) will host the fourth-annual Touch the Earth Festival from 1-4 p.m. April 20, at the pavilion in Marilla Park. Other local environmental organizations will participate in the event, which is free and open to the public. The festival will feature fun and educational activities, including a tree-planting event, knot-tying and hammock-camping demonstrations, an electric bike demonstration by Wamsley Cycles, a trail-building exercise and ...
I HAVE BEEN SKEPTICAL OF ALEX GARLAND’S “CIVIL WAR” SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED. But this wasn’t the movie I was expecting. “Civil War” follows four journalists who are hoping to speak to the president as everyone is waiting for a final push from the Western Forces into Washington, D.C. As they make their way from New York to D.C., the more seasoned Lee helps the young Jessie find her footing as they navigate a wartorn American landscape. The performances are all topnotch. The interplay between Kirsten Dunst, Vagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny and Stephen McKinley Henderson is ...
Kiah Roache-Turner’s latest horror film, “Sting” released in theaters on Friday. Both he and the film’s star, Alyla Browne, hope you ’ll see this one as soon as possible — even if you ’re an arachnophobe. Plus, he’s got his sights set on the sequel. “I mean, at the end of the day, I want lots of people to go and see it and enjoy it because, you know, the more people that go and see it, the more successful it is and the more successful it is, the more likely it is that I get to make ‘Sting Two’ and I really wanna make ‘Sting Two,’” Roache-Turner said, ...
