Halfbaked n’ Bothered: Life is a Beach. by Margaret Baker
When I was a kid in North Carolina we used to go to Surf City every summer. Surf City was not a cool beach. It was not popular with teens on Spring break or with topical trunks surfer dudes. There were no amusement parks, no miniature golf courses with giant alligator entryways, no seafood that […]
Sat. July 19: Explore the World of Herbs
The Green Bank Herb Fair returns to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Greenbank, WV on Saturday, July 19. Compared to last year, the number of speakers, demonstrations, and activities are doubled. This summer’s sessions will emphasize herbs which thrive in the area, including ginseng, and emergency medicines we can get from plants growing […]
F&D: What’s New at the Wild Bean?
What’s new at the Wild Bean, located at 1056 Washington Street E. in downtown Lewisburg? Read our Q&A with owner, Roger Dolan to learn about their organic brews, new and popular menu items, the Wild Bean rewards program, and an upcoming service to pre-order drinks! Tell us about your Organic brew: We carry organic coffees […]
Life is a Beach w/ LBSPY #55, OUT NOW!!!
While you’re out this July, pick up LBSPY #55 to find the best things to do! Featured articles include events at the Greenbrier Classic, live music at Fudge Street Cafe and across several venues with the Mtn Music Trail. You’ll also see First Friday music listings and activities with Story Time. More events incl: Green […]
1st Friday Story Time at Love Child
While you are in town on the 4th for Lewisburg First Friday after 5pm, join us for a new tradition of “Story Time” at Love Child. Beginning at 5:30pm, I will be reading a short story geared toward children 2-4 years old. Then at 6pm the 4-6 year olds will be entertained with a story […]
Music Trail: Music, Dance, & Folkways
The five West Virginia counties that lie along US Route 219 are a hotbed of traditional mountain music. The Allegheny Highlands region has a long and storied tradition of producing outstanding pickers; to this day, if you drive far enough up any given holler, you’re likely to hear the sounds of front porch banjo pickin’ […]
Bubba, Buffett, & Bearded Men…
Now can you take the quiet sport of golf and spice it up a bit? Throw in a couple of bayou-dwelling, bearded creatures, add an astronomical amount of fireworks, blend it like one of Jimmy Buffett’s margaritas, and serve it up right next to the coolest small town in America. The result: the Greenbrier Classic […]
Sat. July 26: Lewisburg Music Festival
The season of festivals, mountain music and otherwise, is upon us, the Summer Solstice (when the planet’s tilt is most inclined toward its star), passing by, lingering, with its longest day of the year, its many sun-worshippers, music-devotees, dancers-in-fields, singers-on-porches; these days of festivals venerate the season in all its glory. The solstice, recognized all […]
Music in July at Fudge Street Cafe!
On Friday, July 11th, the cafe will host an acoustic solo set with Tim Martin and again on the 18th with Adam Markham. Train Wreck (pictured above) is scheduled to perform Friday, the 25th. Train Wreck is a 6 member band from Blacksburg, VA. Their genre is Rock/Dance/Funk/Blues. You’ll hear them play covers from ZZ […]
Saturday, Aug 2: Reggae Sunfest in Hillsboro!
Mark your calendars, Pocahontas County will soon be celebrating one of the Caribbean’s most popular exports , music. Reggae Sunfest will take place on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Pretty Penny Café in Hillsboro, WV. The festival will feature headliner Shawn Owen Band, along with Lazy Man Dub, and I-Vibes Original, and Domino Sound DJ’s […]
Saturday, July 12: Old World Cycling in VA
There is no need to cross the Atlantic for an Old World cycling experience. Come to Virginia’s scenic Alleghany Highlands region for the second annual Gran Fondo Alleghany Highlands. Easily accessible from Interstate 64, and just minutes from Greenbrier County, the Alleghany Highlands’ majestic peaks and picturesque valleys might be mistaken for a region of […]
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 […]
June Shows at Stuart’s Smokehouse!
There plenty of music on the deck at Stuart’s on the deck this June with Allan Sizemore, Cold Ethyl, Strum Sum Band, and karaoke with DJ Drew! On Sunday, June 15, check out Allan Sizemore (from The Wild Rumpus) performing on the deck, 8-11pm. Saturday, June 28th features talented band, Cold Ethyl at 10pm. On […]
Sat. June 14: Ronceverte River 5k & Walk
The Greenbrier East High School (GEHS) and Eastern Greenbrier Middle School (EGMS) Cross Country teams will host the Ronceverte River Festival 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk this Saturday, June 14th, 2014. The 5K race will begin at 8:00 a.m. near Factory Tire Outlet on Monroe Avenue in Ronceverte and follow 219 to River Road […]
Hilby the German & High Street Jazz Band
As a boy growing up in Berlin, young Hilby boasted no traumatic childhood experiences and exhibited no particular talents other than making funny faces at strangers and, as Hilby himself describes it, “breezing rhyzmically.” Hilby grew up doing all the fun things that people do when they’re not in school until they began to call […]