LBSPY #43 TOOT ISSUE OUT NOW!!!!
When you’re out this week be sure to pick up your latest LBSPY! You have a chance to WIN 2 Tickets to see Chris Thile from the Punch Brothers at Carnegie Hall, Friday October 11, 2013. Find the MANDOLIN hidden inside LBSPY #43 for your chance to WIN!
DISCOVER THE DAZZLING DANCE OF LIGHT & COLOR AT VIRTU BY JIM SHOCK
Photo by Jim Shock Virtu is a unique boutique at The Art Colony Shops located in the Alabama Row at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Celebrating its 4th season, Virtu features works of glass and designer jewelry by husband and wife co-owners Alex Brand and Susan Chapman Thomas. Susan, a native from Bluefield, met […]
A WOMAN, A STORY, & A LIFE IN-BETWEEN: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BY TIFFANY BLAIR
Well, I’m officially a Lady of Leisure. Thanks to the government shutdown, I’m furloughed and stuck at home until further notice. My plan had initially been to eat Ramen and read quietly for the duration – using as little of my energy and utilities as possible in order to save money. Unfortunately, though, it’s only […]
WISDOM FROM THE WOODS: LIFE LESSONS – FAMILY BY JIM SHOCK
Family is why we leave… why we stay… and why we come back. In an election year, there is occasional debate about the term family values. I don’t know what that expression means from a political standpoint. I do, however, know what it means to me as a West Virginian. In spite of having no […]
MY DOG & I: DOG SPEAK BY JANINE LAZARUS
My dog & I have been teaching Greek to French People. Or at least that’s what it feels like! The “language barrier” between Humans and Canines can sometimes pretty wide. So we are trying to take our complex demands to the simplest form of communication so that our dog friends can figure out what the […]
Make a Memory at Byrnside Branch Farm in Union
The familiar fall chill has returned and brought with it our beloved autumn menagerie of crimson and canary. Are you ready? Pumpkin time is here! Forget about the rush to find a good one before they’re gone, frantically rummaging through some supermarket bin for perfectly round and perfectly orange. This year, start the season of […]
RICKY SKAGGS AT CARNEGIE HALL BY SUSANNA ROBINSON KENGA
Photo Source: parade.com Ricky Skaggs is bluegrass history at this point. Fourteen-time Grammy winner. Country/bluegrass/gospel hotshot. Former member of so many great bands including Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys, Boone Creek (featuring dobro royalty Jerry Douglas), Skaggs played with everyone who was anyone: bluegrass pioneers Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, J.D. Crowe and […]
FUTURE DOC: CUI BONO (KWE BONO) A BENEFIT TO WHOM? BY TIM PENCE
With all of the discussion regarding health care over the past several decades and more recently “Obama Care”, it seems wise to consider the true beneficiaries of any government policy and health insurance in general. In our nation we spend in a year nearly double the amount per person on health care than the closest […]
Sat, Oct 12: Downtown Delectables at TOOT
EVENT: Taste of our Town (TOOT) WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2013 WHERE: Downtown Lewisburg, WV It’s that time of year again when the crimsoning leaves draw in out-of-towners and the warm, crisp daytime weather beckons locals outside- when tantalizing smells from all corners of the county blend together at a much anticipated event to lure […]
Fri, Nov 1: Benefit Concert at Lewis Theatre
EVENT: Benefit Concert at Lewis Theatre WHEN: Friday, November 1, 2013, 9pm. (Sliding Scale Donation $10-$30) WHERE: The Lewis Theatre, Downtown Lewisburg, WV It is a sad truth. “The Historic Lewis Theatre must go digital or go dark.” The theatre needs to invest a total of about $65,000 to stay open. These funds will pay […]
Fri, Oct 11: Takenobu at Wild Bean
EVENT: Takenobu at Wild Bean WHERE: The Wild Bean, Downtown Lewisburg, WV WHEN: Friday, October 11th, 2013. On the Eve of Taste of our Town, TOOT, there will be a live performance at the Wild Bean, 8pm in downtown Lewisburg featuring a highly talented cellist, singer, and composer by the name of Nick Takénobu Ogawa. […]