Black Heritage fest set for Sept. 9-11 in Clarksburg

August 30, 2022

The West Virginia Black Heritage Festival is planned for Sept. 9-11 in Clarksburg. Festivities include a Youth Block Party, the Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament, a basketball Free Shot contest, concerts and worship service. The block party will kick off activities at 5 p.m. Sept. 9 at Jackson Square, Pike Street. This is free and open to the public. There will be a backpack giveaway, bouncy house, arts and crafts, games and face-painting, free eye exams and more. The 3-on-3 Free Shot basketball tournament will also begin at 5 p.m. Sept. 9. Under 18 entries will be free. ...

Happy Birthday WVU Art Museum

August 26, 2022

A seventh birthday celebration was held Thursday in the West Virginia University Art Museum. The event marked the seventh anniversary of the opening of the museum at 20 Fine Arts Drive, the former home of the Erickson Alumni Center. There was a special reception and viewing of new ...

Artistic additions to Morgantown

August 25, 2022

The Morgantown hills are full of trekking WVU students. To greet the incoming minds, the Morgantown creative community has made substantial contributions that have grown artistic opportunities and aspects of our city. From public art to music performances, the creative community has created a welcoming artistic environment with participatory events for the public. Check out these new artistic additions to Morgantown, including murals, galleries, events and emerging artists. The ‘Whirlwinds’ mural This July, a new mural was fabricated on the Westover Bridge. The mural titled ...

A successful summer season debut by the West Virginia Public Theatre

August 13, 2022

By Jade Ruggieri After two years off for the global pandemic, the West Virginia Public Theatre held its first, full summer season. With productions of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” a moving play about a 15-year-old boy on the autism spectrum rooted in themes of ...

WVU announces Fall Fest concert lineup

August 13, 2022

FallFest, West Virginia University’s welcome-back-to-campus concert returns Tuesday with Polo G, Dustin Lynch, Dirty Heads and Tay Money. The concert gets underway at 5:45 p.m. on the Evansdale Rec Fields adjacent to the Student Rec Center. FallFest is free and open to WVU Students with valid WVU Student IDs. Chicago native and Columbia Records artist Polo G is one of music’s top rising talents. His 2021 album “Hall of Fame” debuted at No. 1 on the “Billboard” Top 200. His four-time platinum No. 1 single “RAPSTAR” earned him his first nomination at the 2021 MTV ...

89th Annual Lebanese Festival returns to Oglebay Park

August 13, 2022

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church of Wheeling will host its 89th annual Lebanese Festival from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday at Site 1 — Levenson Shelter in Oglebay Park. The Lebanese Festival is open to the public and offers authentic Lebanese food, live music, inflatable amusements for children and games and activities for the entire family. The festival includes a Maronite Catholic liturgy at 10 a.m. on the festival grounds. Mass is celebrated in English and hymns are chanted in Arabic and Aramaic. Monsignor Bakhos Chidiac, pastor of Our Lady of Lebanon Church, will ...