OffBeat Archive

September is National Recovery Month and on Saturday, September 28th, Hope in the Hills presents Healing Appalachia, a concert to help eradicate addiction in greater Appalachia. Musical acts include Tyler Childers, Brian Fallon, The Gibson Brothers, Arlo Mckinley & The Lonesome Sound, and Senora May. This event is held at the State Fair of West […]

The Mountain State is fast becoming a premier destination for craft brew enthusiasts. To celebrate and showcase the robust brew scene, craft brewhouses from across the state will gather on Saturday, April 27 for the 3rd Annual West Virginia Craft Brew Festival.  The event will be held on the historic State Fairgounds of WV from […]

“Michelle Evans & Cory Hanks are pleased to announce their marriage on 10/5/14 at Waveland State Historic Site in Lexington, KY. The ceremony was officiated by Eric Bolander of Lexington. The wedding party consisted of Doc Feldman of Lexington & Michael Jett of Louisville. The bride is the daughter of Gwendolyn Evans of Marlinton, WV. […]

Five West Virginia counties have joined together to create the Mountain Music Trail, a regional partnership devoted to promoting cultural tourism and sustainable economic development through traditional music, dance, and folkways of the Allegheny Mountain region. Loosely based along the Rt. 219 corridor, the Mountain Music Trail (MMT) currently has twenty-seven partners, including Carnegie Hall […]

When most people shop for Back To School, they generally head to one of the big box stores. While that is understandable and, in a lot of cases, necessary, LBSPY Editor-in-Chief, Christina Entenmann, and I set out in downtown Lewisburg to see what we could find that would fit the Back To School Bill. I […]

EVENT: Camp Barefoot & Art & Music Festival WHEN: August 22-24th, 2013 WHERE: Bartow, West Virginia The Camp Barefoot 7 Music and Art Festival in Bartow, WV runs Thursday, August 22 – Saturday, August 24, 2013. The event is family oriented, affordable, and a portion of the proceeds go directly to the Humane Society of […]

West Virginia resident Dave Buhrman and New Jersey native Floyd Murray, both classic folk/rock musicians, team up this Sunday, August 4th at 6 p.m. at the Irish Pub right here in Lewisburg, WV. The Irish Pub, now open seven days a week, has a long history of providing a variety of awesome events, from live […]

As part of the Calvin W. Price Enrichment Series celebrating life in Appalachia and the Sesquicentennial of West Virginia, Pocahontas County will be honoring the long-held tradition of using herbs for health and pleasure at the Green Bank Herb Fair on Saturday, July 20th on Wesley Chapel Road in Green Bank, WV (coordinates: Latitude: 38.419531 […]

The Little Levels Heritage Fair, held annually in Hillsboro, WV, was created based on an old photograph of the Pocahontas County Horse Show in 1915. This year’s festivities will be at the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace and is called, “Defenders of the Home Front.” The celebration is in commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of WV Statehood […]

One of the things I love about living, working, and playing in West Virginia – perhaps my most favorite thing – is how well the people here have preserved their truly unique heritage and how joyously and proudly they celebrate it, from canning to dancing to music-making. There is an authenticity and genuine “American-ness” in […]