New Belgium Beer is Weaving into Wild & Wonderful WV!
Get excited as New Belgium Brewing Company is weaving its long awaited craft brews into Wild and Wonderful West Virginia! To celebrate the event, local distributor The American Beer Company is partnering with local retailers for a “New Belgium Beer Launch Week” beginning with an inaugural beer delivery Monday, February 22nd to Del Sol Cantina […]
Tue. Feb 9 – Mardi Gras Parades our Way!
Trumpets will blare and colors will blaze as Fat Tuesday comes parading our way on (Tuesday) February 9th. The Irish Pub in downtown Lewisburg will host a celebration with New Orleans food, free professional face painting by Mickayla Pence, and lots of giveaways. They also encourage you to wear a costume for a free gift! […]
WV ARTIST ON DISPLAY: ‘HATS ON’ TO THE NEW YEAR!
Put your hats on this New Year with Denise Young. She is a self-taught artist and owner of Wolf Creek Custom Crafts, out of Virginia. She makes adorable hats, hand carved eggs (pictured below), handmade jewelry, and other custom crafts. Denise does several craft shows during the year, mostly in the Fall season, including the […]
Splash into the Plunge w/ LBSPY this February!!!
Splash into the Plunge w/ LBSPY this February 2016!!! Features include the 13th Annual Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge held Saturday, March 5th; New Belgium Beer is weaving into Wild and Wonderful West Virginia later this month (see details in lbspy); the Irish Pub is holding its annual Mardi Gras Celebration; get to know Lady […]
Fri, Feb 19 – Rob Jones at The Asylum
Rob Jones is the vocalist, guitarist, and co-founder of the American Indie Rock band Beyond Beyond. He’ll be performing at The Asylum in downtown Lewisburg, WV on Friday, February 19th at 9pm. Known for catchy rhythms on the guitar and dynamic vocal melodies, Rob has always been in love with music, from growing up in […]
Sat. Feb 20 – Bicycle at The Sweet Shoppe!
Check out 1970’s – present day cover band, Bicycle. They will be performing at the Sweet Shoppe in downtown Lewisburg, WV on Saturday, Feb 20th from 9:30pm-1:30am. More Event at the Sweet Shoppe: Sunday, Feb 7: Superbowl Party Saturday, Feb 13: Guitarmageddon, 10pm (Jazz!!!) Every Tuesday is Ladies Night! Enjoy 1/2 price drinks! Every Thursday […]
Sat. Feb 27 – Gangstagrass at The Purple Fiddle
Don’t miss Gangstagrass at The Purple Fiddle on Saturday, February 27th. Bluegrass/Hip-Hop may sound like an odd combination, but don’t tell that to Producer Rench, who conceived the sound of Gangstagrass in 2006. Though it began as an isolated experiment, Gangstagrass has since grown into a critically acclaimed success celebrated by The Washington Post, The […]
Wed. Feb 24 – Younger, Stronger, Faster!
Last June I was introduced to a new idea. That idea was ASEA. This relatively new product is a nutritional support supplement that contains virtually no nutrition as such, but contains stabilized molecules called redox signaling molecules. Their discovery and what they do has created quite a stir in the field of medical and biological […]
Jan 25-30th – Lewisburg Restaurant Week!
Try something new every day of the week! Lewisburg Restaurant Week is January 25-30, 2016. Follow these three steps to get the most out of your Restaurant Week experience. Step 1: Choose your restaurants. Step 2: Dine out everyday. Step 3: Share your experiences below in the comment section or on social media by hashtagging […]
Wed. Jan 20 – Detox! Detox! Detox!
We live in a toxic world, this fact is unquestionable, our daily exposure to: 1. Toxins 2. Carcinogens (cancer-causing substances) 3. Harmful chemicals …. are EXTREMELY higher NOW in comparison to a decade ago. It is estimated that before you are even born, the average baby has been exposed to up to 350 different man-made […]
Check out World Class Music at the Purple Fiddle!
Voted WV’s BEST Music Venue by WV Living 2015, The Purple Fiddle hosts over 300 each year! On February 6th, check out gypsy, punk, garage, grass band Strung Like a Horse. More info strunglikeahorse.com David Mayfield Parade is also on tour and will take the stage on May 11th. This singer-songwriter, band leader, and Grammy […]
VALLEY GROWN: TENDER LOVING FRUITS & VEGETABLE. BY KIM FORTE
After retiring from the school system in Texas, Tommye Lou Rafes turned her long time love of gardening into a farm business, T.L Fruits and Vegetable, LLC. The T.L stands for “tender loving” or Tommye Lou, as her family calls her T.L. for short. Tommye stays very busy managing a diverse fruit and vegetable operation […]
MY DOG & I: SHAPING THE NEW YEAR! BY JANINE LAZARUS
Making a plan… seems so easy at the beginning of the Year. We imagine that with the new numbers on the calendar, all things are possible…and they are!! Even though only the year number has changed, it gives us an opportunity to think again about how we manage our lives. Well, if only we could […]
PSEUDO NEWS: GULLIE’S MISADVENTURE W/ THE RUBBER GLOVES. BY LARRY BERGER
Recently, a reader known only as Gullie, was in the middle of performing his usual morning routine of cleaning the kitchen and washing the dishes when he was beset with an overwhelming memory of his long departed mother. He dropped the dishrag and went into his living room and curled up likea cat in an […]
VALLEY VIEW: HASHTAG #GBVALLEY TO WIN $100!
Do you have a photo that showcases the natural beauty of the Greenbrier Valley, WV? Or do you have a photo that captures the excitement and fun of a local event or place? Share it with the Greenbrier Valley Visitor’s Center this January for a chance to have your photo showcased in the 2016 Visitor’s […]
Live & Local at The Asylum this January!
Enjoy live and local music at the Asylum all month long! On Friday, Jan 8th, bare bones blues-rock duo Blackwater Mojo performs. lbspy.com/fri-sept-11-blackwater-mojo-the-asylum-lewisburg-wv/ Friday, Jan 15th Erica Rebinski takes the stage. lbspy.com/restaurant-gigs-are-tough-for-musicians/ Friday, Jan 22, check out the Spanglers. Friday, January 29th, don’t miss Shawn Cohen! Also happening at the Asylym is Happy Hour daily!!! […]
January at the Sweet Shoppe in Lewisburg!
Don’t miss all the fun at the Sweet Shoppe in downtown Lewisburg, WV!!! On Saturday, Jan 10th Wyatt Turner is taking the stage! Turner possesses one of those instant-classic country voices. His natural charm, infectious sense of humor and effortless stage presence make him strikingly charismatic, especially for someone so young and relatively inexperienced in […]
Sat. Jan 30: West Virginia Winter Music Festival!
The 2016 edition of the annual West Virginia Winter Music Festival (formerly the Greenbrier Valley Winter Music Festival) is slated for Saturday, January 30. This year’s event boasts 7 venues with close to 40 acts from a 5 county region in WV and VA. Participating venues this year are Greenbrier Valley Theater, The Irish Pub, […]
Fri. Jan 29: Hells Bells at Snowshoe Mtn!
Get ready for a rockin’ good time on the mountain with Hells/Bells! Performing at the Connection Nightclub on Snowshoe Mountain on Friday, January 29th at 10pm, this band will deliver loads of energy and high adrenaline to the audience. Touring 42 states, 50 weeks per year, Hells/Bells salutes the driving force of AC/DC in a […]
Fri. Jan 22: Eric Bibb Brings the Blues to Carnegie
Another year is upon us, and it hardly seems time. The season is warm, and I’m watching bewildered geese flying over, not sure where they should be going, and marveling at the dandelions who poke their little fists through the ground, not quite sure if it’s time. Fireflies were sighted less than a month ago. […]