SOUND OF THE TOWN: THE DIVINE ART OF DUET. BY SUSANNA KENGA.
The end of season concert at Carnegie Hall, a Friday night, I’m tired from working, but I know I’ll be inspired, so in I go, get my pass, take my seat, and wait for what can only be described as a gentle, humorously pleasing, and enchanting musical evening. I waited, knowing we would soon be […]
MY DOG & I: LONELY. BY JANINE LAZARUS
My dog and I… are lonely without each other. Although there are plenty of times when we must be in different places we are happiest when the pack is altogether. Dogs are social creatures, like humans and when they are separated from the “group” will react in different ways. An older dog may be accustomed […]
WV ARTIST ON DISPLAY: CATHEY SAWYER
Get to know Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s Artistic Director, Cathey Sawyer. She has directed over 200 plays professionally, is a member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers, and was recently awarded the Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. This Q&A may help you ponder the “impossible” and help you take ownership of your […]
Caving: Do it in the Dark at Lost World Caverns and Organ Cave!
Want to talk dirty? Then let’s talk caving! Beneath your feet lies an entire wild world, vastly unexplored. So if you think you know the Greenbrier Valley, think again! Greenbrier, Pocahontas, and Monroe counties alone boast thousands of known caves and miles of passages spanning through an underground system like veins in the earth. Some […]
DEAR FUTURE DOC: RUNNER
Dear Future Doc, I have been experiencing pain from my right hip for about a year. I run several marathons a year and sometimes I need to take it easy because the pain is so intense. The pain gradually started in 2013 and then I had an episode where it got really bad. I saw […]
WISDOM FROM THE WOODS: LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM BEING AROUND CREATIVE PEOPLE. BY JIM SHOCK
I‘m the least lonely loner in the world. I find solitude freeing. I have nothing to leave anyone except the memory of me. Eventually that will die. I’ll leave my imprint through words. If I don’t, what do I care? I’ll be dead. That’s why I admire Dolly Parton. Rather than get entangled in struggles […]