Day: September 25, 2026

THE NIGHTMARE RETURNS: Miller’s Haunted Farm Brings Fright to Fall

By Debra Smith Halloween thrills and chills and things that go bump in the night return to Greenbrier County this fall as Miller’s Nightmare Haunted Farm has prepared for another season of scares. Located at 260 Cabin View Lane in Lewisburg, Miller’s Nightmare Haunted Farm will welcome brave visitors at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September […]

Mimi’s Kitchen and Asian Cuisine: Not Your Typical Chinese Takeout

Hashtag Staff When Mimi Yong and Jim Panciera moved from the Northeast to West Virginia in 2010, they brought their appetites with them. Mimi had spent years in New York City, where bold, varied flavors from around the world were never far away, and the couple quickly noticed that the Greenbrier Valley’s food scene didn’t […]

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS JASON CARTER AND MICHAEL CLEVELAND

Lewisburg, West Virginia – Carnegie Hall is honored to welcome bluegrass powerhouses Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland to its Mainstage on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., for an evening that promises to be one of the most exhilarating acoustic performances of the season. Guests are invited to come early for the free Club Carnegie […]

New “Storied Lives” Program Creates a Supported Songwriting Experience

Everyone has a story. Every story can be a song. No experience required! Facilitated workshops in Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties will guide participants from songwriting through a studio recording with professional musicians and a public performance. The Yew Mountain Center announced the new Storied Lives Songwriting Series to be held both in Greenbrier and Pocahontas […]

Bigfoot Festival Returns to Summersville

By Debra Smith Bigfoot believers, curious skeptics, and families looking for a one-of-a-kind Appalachian experience will have plenty to explore when the 2026 West Virginia Bigfoot Festival comes to Summersville October 9-11. The annual celebration of West Virginia’s legendary Sasquatch will take place at Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park, marking a new home for the […]

Carly Thaw — Back in Appalachia

By Zachery Miller Carly Thaw grew up in the hills of West Virginia, but she spent nearly 12 years away, living among other landscapes. Montana. Washington State. Vancouver, British Columbia. Different places, different mountains, but wherever she landed, West Virginia kept showing up as a point of comparison. She never really stopped measuring the world […]

Throughout the Month / Ongoing

NORTH HOUSE MUSEUM — OCTOBER EXHIBIT The Good Death: Mourning Culture in Victorian America North House Museum | 814 Washington St. W., Lewisburg The temporary exhibit is available during regular business hours, Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and remains on display through November 7, 2026. Additional evening viewing is incorporated into the individual dates above: Friday, […]

FROM THE EDITOR

There’s something about fall in West Virginia that makes you pause and reflect on the changing of the seasons. Maybe it’s the cooler air, the changing leaves, or the realization that we have a limited number of weekends left before winter gives us a very different reason to stay home. Whatever it is, October seems […]

Patrick O’Flaherty Returns to the Greenbrier Valley

Some familiar sounds are making their way back to the Greenbrier Valley. Patrick O’Flaherty is happy to be back in Lewisburg from the big city, and is set to make a return to local stages with a new round of appearances coming up this fall. After spending time away from West Virginia, O’Flaherty is reconnecting […]

The Agenda: October 2026

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Greenbrier River Trail Bike Trek 2026 Grab your bike and gear and join fellow trekkers on a ride with a purpose — the Greenbrier River Trail Bike Trek — October 1–4, 2026. The trek will be a fully supported, multi-day ride from Cass in Pocahontas County to Anthony in Greenbrier County. Trek […]

Horoscopes

Aries (March 21 – April 19) October puts relationships and partnerships under the microscope, and you may find yourself revisiting a conversation, connection, or situation you thought was long dead and buried. Don’t panic if an old face or familiar feeling wanders back into your life. Sometimes the past returns because there’s unfinished business; sometimes […]

When the Sun Goes Down, the Stories Come Out

By Lisa Coburn, Community Outreach Liaison, Greenbrier Historical Society Historic Cemetery Tours Return to Old Stone Cemetery for Halloween There are some stories that just feel a little different after dark. This October, Greenbrier Historical Society and Carnegie Hall, WV are bringing back their popular Historic Cemetery Tours, and this year, we’re teaming up with […]