Mtn Music Trail: Classic Country & Cajun Creole
The big event along the Mountain Music Trail in July is the Augusta Heritage Workshops at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins. Each week features a different style of traditional music, with instructional workshops and concerts. The week of July 9 celebrates Classic Country and Cajun and Creole sounds from the bayous – with concerts […]
Wisdom from the Woods: Wherever Life Leads Me, I Always Find My Way to the Woods.
Like my grandmother watching from her kitchen window waiting to welcome me home, the woods look forward to my visits. We have lots of catching up to do. The leaves listen and the timbers talk. We pick up where we left off weeks, months even years ago. I’m untroubled by the trees and eased by […]
Pseudo News: Grandpa Larry’s Amazing & Famous Grandchildren
Gloat! Gloat! Behold the proud grandfather with a picture of all his grandchildren. Just look at that fine bunch of grandbrats. That little guy on the left was actually no bigger than a tractor seat just a short while ago. And that silly girl in the front row is a superhero with powers and gifts […]
Mtn Music Trail: Celebrating Folk Life
The Mountain Music Trail participated in two great events in the Lewisburg area recently: “Mountain Trails Tunes and Ales” at the Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company at Maxwelton March 25, which featured several MMT member bands, and as Main Stage lounge host for the amazing Steel Wheels concert at Carnegie April 8. if you missed the […]
Future Doc: Game of Bones.
It the core of Chiropractic is the musculoskeletal system. This includes the bones, muscles, and other connecting tissues that hols the bones together at joints. Of most importance are the bones of the spine, the vertebrae. In addition to the skull consisting of the cranial bones, the vertebrae protect the body’s primary communication system……the brain […]
My Dog & I: Slow Down.
Our lives are moving very fast these days. We seem to be trying to fit so many tasks into such a short amount of time. The “to do” lists of our days have become so dense that we never seem to be able to fulfill all the expectations. It is not surprising then, that the […]
Dem Pickets & DJ Byson @ The Asylum!
Don’t miss all the fun at The Asylum in downtown Lewisburg! ‘Dem Pickets will perform on Saturday, May 13th and DJ Byson will play your favorite songs on Saturday, May 27th! The Asylum is located at 114 E. Randolph St. For more info, call 681-318-3515.
Friday, May 19: Jonah Carden at Sweet Shoppe
Friday, May 19: Jonah Carden performs at the Sweet Shoppe in downtown Lewisburg! Jonah’s genre is rock, acoustic, and grunge. Show starts at 10pm!
June 1-3: Mountain Music Festival
For those of you who like outdoor adventures and open-air music, a weekend has been created just for you! Slated for June 1, 2, and 3, the Mountain Music Festival is one of the most anticipated weekends of the summer in West Virginia. A music stage sits right in the middle of ACE Adventure Resort, […]
WV Art on Display: Celebrating 35 Years at Trillium!
On 1982 the Dusty Road Dancers and Zenith Dance Theatre merged to become Trillium Performing Arts. Beth White was with Dusty Road and Carli Mareneck was with Zenith. They decided that collaborating would be good for the community and it has been for 35 years. Pictured above: Michael Buttrill and dancers in “Aftermath” The name […]
Sat. May 27: Have a Berry Good Time!
This Memorial Day weekend, celebrate the beloved strawberry at the 2nd annual Alderson Strawberry Festival held in the center of Alderson (from the Visitor’s Center to Alumni Park) from 10am-3pm on Saturday, May 27th. Strawberries are a widely appreciated fruit known for their aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness, and they will be […]
Have a Berry Good Time w/ HashtagWV this May!
[acx_slideshow name=”May 2017″ width=”500px” height=”500px”] Have a berry good time with HashtagWV this May! This month we featured the Alderson Strawberry Festival, the Homecoming Festival, the Virginia Opry at the Masonic Theatre, and so much more! We are out everywhere. Pick us up.
Sat. May 6: Virginia Opry at Masonic Theatre
Now in its 26th year, Appalfolks of America presents The Virginia Opry, classic country music with a blend of bluegrass, gospel music, and classic rock. This special event is held at the Masonic Theatre in Clifton Forge, VA. on Saturday, May 6th at 8pm. It is “Country Music Fan Appreciation Night,” featuring Jana Allen as […]
Mountain Scene: Banging Chains in the Valley!
Get out, bang chains, and grow the sport with the Greenbrier Valley Disc Disciples, your local disc golf club! This club is Greenbrier Valley’s official disc golf community and was formed last summer by local disc golf enthusiasts who regularly played together on Sundays. Currently, the group is made up of 33 official members and […]
WV Artist on Display: Made in West Virginia w/ Brian Pickens
Born and raised in Weston WV, Brian Pickens is the owner of Made in WV, an apparel company out of Morgantown, WV. Brian is an illustrator, graphic designer, and painter specializing in digital illustration. You can find his t-shirt designs on folks in all corners of West Virginia, and he’s shipped hundreds nationally and internationally. […]
My Dog & I: Dog Years.
There is nothing sadder than losing a companion that has shared your life for a decade or so and honestly, it doesn’t seem fair that our dog friends don’t hang around as long as we do… The fact is that their lifespan is simply not as long as ours and although we know this on […]
Pseudo News: Grandpa Larry’s Helpful Hints.
And now, here are this month’s helpful hints from Grandpa Larry. 1. Get busy! Stuff accumulates on the bodies of people who remain in the same position for too long. If you don’t believe me, just go out into your yard and look at the rocks on the north facing hill. There is moss. I […]
June 9-11: 3 Days of Music & Art @The Homecoming Festival!
Finally, a festival for folks that used to go to festivals! The inaugural Homecoming Festival has set its sights on June 9-11, 2017 as the beginning of a new tradition for Alleghany County and Virginia residents. This is a full weekend for intimate, Virginian Music and Art filled experiences in Clifton Forge, Virginia. Set among the […]
Fri April 14: Richard Hefner @ Sweet Shoppe!
This April, don’t miss Richard Hefner and the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys live at the Sweet Shoppe on Friday, April 14th from 7:30-10:30pm! They are a traditional bluegrass band from West Virginia. Also this month, don’t miss Wyatt Turner on Friday, April 21 . Country music artist, Wyatt Turner might be the first country artist to […]
Friday, April 7: Poetry Night at Wild Bean!
April is National Poetry Month! The Wild Bean in downtown Lewisburg is celebrating with live poetry on Friday, April 7th at 6pm by Neal Krakover, Sarah Elkins, and Doug Vangundy. There will also be an open mic for people that want to do their own reading. Read more about the poets below: Neal Krakover staunch […]