Join the Art Museum of WVU on Friday from 5-7 p.m. for the opening reception of its fall exhibits centering civic engagement through artwork of various mediums. During the reception and throughout the academic year, the museum aims to be a space for WVU students and the general public alike ...
ROWLESBURG — Live music, bounce houses for children and a vendor village where local crafts and artisan items were sold were all part of Saturday’s festivities in Rowlesburg. People were lined up buying tickets for roast beef sandwiches, fries, hot dogs, hamburgers and more. One of the vendors set up at the event was local Tunnelton author Thomas Williams. He has been writing for 25 years and is the author of six novels: “Into the Mountains,” “Greenbriar: Valley of Hope,” “Backbone Mountain,” “Black Water,” “Bones in the Woods” and ...
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown native, TV host and soon-to-be space traveler Emily Calandrelli came to WVU Medicine Children's Tuesday to share her dreams, and her book, “Reach for the Stars.” “It just means so much to me to come back to my home state, my hometown, and try to connect with ...
Morgantown Art Association will conduct a watercolor workshop from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 3-6 at the gallery next to Animal Friends Thrift Shoppe at the Mountaineer Mall on Green Bag Road. The deadline for registration is Tuesday. Nationally known painter Mick McAndrews will be the instructor. Seating is limited, but there are still a few openings. The cost is $275 for non-members and $250 for members. To register for this workshop, send check, name, address, phone and email to: MAA: Tia Hunt, 5000 Green Bag Road, Morgantown, WV ...
Service League of Morgantown is kicking off the 17th year of its Charity Partner Program this week. The program encourages people to shop at the Old Stone House Gift Shop now through the end of the year and again for 11 days in January. Each week will feature an area charity to which Service League will donate 10% of its gross sales to that charity. Money from this week, will be donated to Empty Bowls. Scott’s Run Settlement House will be the recipient from Sept. 9-15. A unique retail space steeped in history and philanthropy, the Old Stone ...
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown needs more-affordable housing options. That seems to be a generally accepted statement. And it’s being repeated more and more in recent months as a thread intertwined in a wider conversation about how the city can and should address homelessness. The discussion inevitably leads to questions about what affordable housing should look like and — if new construction is part of the equation — where it could be located? That leads to another question. Did you know the Fairmont Morgantown Housing Authority — the agency ...
