‘JUNG_E’ questions class and personhood

January 28, 2023

A few years ago, I was absolutely blown away by Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite.” And in 2021, the whole world was taken by storm with the Netflix show “Squid Games,” also from Korea. Since then, I have made an effort to seek out more films and television programming coming out of Korea. Right now “JUNG_E” from writer/director Sang-ho Yeon is streaming on Netflix. In the 22nd century, Earth has become uninhabitable, so humans have left Earth to man made shelters. The more things change, the more they stay the same, and a civil war breaks out, lasting decades. ...

Singer/songwriter Trevor Cooke brings his passion to the stage

January 26, 2023

BY ALISE CHAFFINS At first blush, Trevor Cooke is a small, unassuming young man. But as you speak to him, you see the big dreams of this Morgantown singer and songwriter. Cooke, who performs alternative pop and hip-hop, has had the desire to be an artist for as long as he can ...

Last Comic Standing finalist coming to downtown Clarksburg

January 4, 2023

CLARKSBURG — The Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center is bringing the national touring stand-up comedian Michael Palascak to downtown Clarksburg, Feb. 18 at the historic Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, 444 W. Pike St. Tickets start at $13 and went on sale to friends of the ...

FirstEnergy offers safety tips for holiday drone pilots, and a new drone safety video game

December 24, 2022

MORGANTOWN — With the expectation that people will give and receive drones for Christmas, Mon Power's parent company FirstEnergy offered safety tips for folks getting ready to fly their new gifts. FirstEnergy has also created a new online video game, Drone Safety Zone, to help drone ...

Bobby and Trevor Nicholas perform holiday concert today at Met

December 15, 2022

Local singer Bobby Nicholas will join his son, Trevor Dion Nicholas, for a father-son Christmas Celebration today at the Metropolitan Theatre. The concert’s mission is to raise money toward a scholarship created in the name of the late Doris Marilyn Nicholas and the West Virginia University School of Social Work. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/generations-christmas-2022-tickets421311974457 Prices range from $20-$125. Doris Marilyn Nicholas, Bobby’s wife of 43 years and Trevor’s mother, earned a ...

Music at the Met: Steve Vai shows off triple-deck guitar on tour

November 10, 2022

BY ALISE CHAFFINS How do you continue to find joy and inspiration in a job you have been doing for more than four decades? If you’re the legendary Steve Vai, you create an entirely new instrument. In preparation for the Inviolate tour coming at 8 p.m. Friday to the Metropolitan Theatre ...