Day: December 31, 2012

Carnegie Hall Welcomes Judy Collins by Susanna Robinson-Kenga

We traipsed to the packed hallway to hear a legend. I was grateful to be in the position to be writing about Judy Collins, a memorable voice from childhood and beyond. Collins, a piano virtuoso who, at 13, made her public debut performing Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos, but whose rendering of the folk genre’s […]

Celebrating 1 Year: The Fiddlehead by Gillian McGinn

If you’re looking for a place to enjoy great local entertainment and/or great food and drinks, the Fiddlehead is a nice place to be this winter. The menu is suited to the mountain views: get some Logger Nachos and a West Virginia Craft Beer while taking in the local scene. The Fiddlehead is now celebrating […]

Wisdom: Life Lessons Learned from Being Open-Minded by Jim Shock

Wisdom from the Woods – Life Lessons Learned from Being Open-Minded If laughter is infectious, may we all come down with a bad case of it. I only make New Year’s resolutions I’m certain to keep. My past successful commitments to myself include; drink more beer, spend more time with my dog and upset stupid […]

New Year’s Resolution by Tiffany Blair

Now that we’ve survived the Mayan Apocalypse and braved the holiday crowds, it’s time to set our sights on the New Year. A lot of folks partake in the tradition of declaring a New Year’s Resolution, and I’m usually one of them. In 2013, I won’t resolve to lose weight, drink less beer, or eat […]

Get off the Couch & Go Outside

It is often said that the only two sure things in life are death and taxes. During the winter doldrums in the Greenbrier Valley and surrounding areas, one could easily add a good blanket and a comfortable couch to that statement. Despairingly, your winter time best friend, the couch pillow, can easily become part of […]

It’s a Robert Burns Time of Year, Jan 20th by Julian Levine

As Americans, scratch that, as people almost all of us are acutely aware of a tiny subset of the population who we, by and large, don’t know personally and will never meet. Still, through the magic of fluff news and grocery store checkout aisles we stay in tune with these mystery people, often sharing their […]