My Dog and I: Best Dog Ever…
A couple of years ago, I adopted an East German German Shepherd named ANA. She had been a student of mine and because of her high prey drive and intense personality, had become an inappropriate match for her owners “pack”. German Shepherds are complicated and sensitive dogs generally and this particular branch of that Family […]
In the Spirit: Sippin’ into Summer.
Finally, Spring has sprung and Summer is right around the corner! Getting in the spirit can be a lot of fun this time of year and a lot easier to do. Whether it be a Mother’s Day Mimosa or a Memorial Day Weekend ice-cold brew, there is always something refreshing and exciting to be had. […]
Future Doc: Don’t be so Reactive, Dear!
“Allergy Season” is in full swing this spring. Many suffer from mild to severe reactions to allergens. Allergens trigger our immune response. Allergens may be known or unknown, natural or unnatural. Those who suffer the most have an immune response that is so overreactive that it responds inappropriately and disproportionately to the offending allergen. A […]
Mtn Music Trail: Greenbrier Valley’s Most Celebrated Old-Time Musicians
The Hammons Family, the Greenbrier Valley’s most celebrated old-time musicians were recently honored by selection for the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. Usually, the Hall of Fame honors an individual musician, but this selection honors a multi-generational family of excellent musicians, whose roots in West Virginia go back to pre-Civil War days. Alan Jabbour, […]
May 17-June 1: Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy of Tenors
One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with fans, what could possibly go wrong? This May, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, the state professional theatre of West Virginia, presents Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy of Tenors. This hilarious farce will have you on the edge of your seat and doubling over […]
The Renaissance is Coming…
Let word travel that the West Virginia Renaissance Festival will be in full swing this June at Hollow Hills Farm in Lewisburg. Hours are 11am-8pm every Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine. For the second year, lords and ladies, knights and knaves will stroll the grounds of Hollow Hills Farm for four weekends of shopping, […]
June 14-16: Duck Days Reborn w/ Ronceverte River Festival
To Greenbrier Countians, heritage matters. A history of strength through trials and pain runs through the Greenbrier Valley’s veins, and one community that has experienced adversity is the aging railroad town of Ronceverte. The city that once welcomed John F. Kennedy to address its people fell upon hard times economically. Eventually, this decline spread to […]
Sat. May 25: ‘Berry’ Sweet Strawberry Festival
This Memorial Day Weekend, don’t miss the 4th Annual Strawberry Festival that celebrates local produce filled with good music, good food, and fun activities for the whole family in downtown Alderson. On Saturday, May 25th, 9am-5pm, festival-goers will enjoy a slew of fun activities including a scavenger hunt (for kids and adults!), vendors, unicorn rides […]
June 7-9: Farmer’s Day Celebration in Union
Monroe County family’s roots run deep. Just like a plant, a healthy root system is the foundation for a bountiful harvest. Annually, the Farmer’s Day Celebration in quiet, Union, West Virginia, signifies the start of the harvest season and a time to gather friends and family to take a break from their toils. This year […]
The Renaissance is Coming + WIN 2 TIX this May!
This May, let word travel that the West Virginia Renaissance Festival will be in full swing this June at Hollow Hills Farm in Lewisburg. Hours are 11am-8pm every Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine. For the second year, lords and ladies, knights and knaves will stroll the grounds of Hollow Hills Farm for four weekends […]
On the Side: Persephone, Goddess of Spring
Goddess of SPRINGTIME and daughter of Zeus and Demeter her return from Hades marks each spring. She was driven into the underworld after an ill-fated encounter with pomegranate seeds. Her mother fought relentlessly to free her from Hades and Zeus! Demeter, her mother is the Mother Goddess of harvests. Zeus and Hades plotted to drive […]
Future Doc: Everybody is Mojo.
Tesla and his discoveries frequently come up in my reading, study, and even if I’m entertaining conspiracy theories down some deep rabbit hole. Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest inventors of our time. He has been called “the man who invented the 20th century.” He brought to us the system of alternating current, (what […]
Grandpa Larry’s Random Reminiscence: One World and Another
I have just returned from a place where the process of eating was the sampling of one another’s personalities. And working was a rearrangement of each other’s possessions. Now whether these possessions were actual or imagined was not perfectly clear, or whether subsequent rearrangement was necessary after each affair, not clear either. In one instance […]
WV Artist on Display: The Zoo Inside my Head.
Meet self-taught artist, Misty Murray-Walkup. Painting since childhood, she loves realism and wildlife is her favorite subject. She tells us, “I love painting in realism and wildlife is by far my favorite subject, bringing the zoo inside my head to life on canvas with my brush and paint.” She also enjoys painting portraits of people […]
In the Spirit: What would the Bunny bring you to Drink?
In the Spirit of celebrating the arrival of spring, Easter, and the Chocolate Festival, let’s play a game I’d like to call “What would the Bunny bring you to drink?” Yes, I know that the Easter Bunny is all about kids playing, egg hunting and coloring, and hopping around doing cartwheels on the grass! But […]
Elegant Elders in the Arts: Jeff Diehl, West Virginia’s Master Potter
Calling Jeff Diehl “a Master Potter” is a bit too diminutive compared to the impressive body and largess of his life’s work as a Master Ceramicist, Kiln Builder, Teacher and Authentic Human Being. “I was born with clay in my blood,’ states Diehl matter-of-factly. His great-grandfather worked as a potter in Germany and his grandfather […]
Out Loud: A Toast to Music of the Theater, from Opera to Broadway!
The Greenbrier Valley Chorale will devote its spring concert to a celebration of the evolution of music in the theater from opera to Broadway. Performances will be Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. at Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, WV, and Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Masonic Theater in Clifton Forge, Virginia. […]
May 3-5: Concours d’Elegance at The Greenbrier Hotel
From Friday, May 3 until Sunday the 5th, Concours d’Elegance returns for its second year at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Organizers are working to make sure this year’s Councours weekend builds and improves on its strong foundation with a bigger and better event. This year, they will honor Rolls-Royce and Bentley with a […]
Mtn Music Trail: She’s Baaaack! Pretty Penny Cafe has reopened!
Blair Campbell and the Pretty Penny Café in Hillsboro are back in business – and the place is alive with the sound of music! Located in the century-old Moore’s Store right on 219, the building went from old-fashioned country store to wonderful eating establishment back in the 1980s, when it opened as the Rosewood Café, […]
Guns & Cornbread: Safety First in the Spring Woods.
The scene was all too familiar. A beautiful piece of woods, a bright spring morning, and the song birds were in full chorus. But I knew when I stepped on the little white oak flat in front of me things would change in a hurry. Along with two other DNR Officers I had been called […]