MORGANTOWN — The years-long effort to place traffic lights at two dangerous University Town Centre intersections will likely stretch into 2025. On the bright side, it appears the project has been “value engineered” down from $1,549,175 to somewhere in the vicinity of $1,041,388, ...
The Arts Council of Greater Morgantown is excited to present another First Friday for the Arts. From 6-9 p.m. Aug. 2, First Friday for the Arts will take visitors across numerous exhibition locations offering activities, demonstrations and live music free to enjoy. Enjoy a live aerial ...
Preparation for Christmas comes early for the WOW! Factory — an art studio that specializes in painting pottery, clay, mosaic, glass fusing, etc. — as two “Christmas in July” events are being held this week. “Christmas in July” is an event that the WOW! Factory has hosted ...
Mountain State native Tonie Renner Gentile had a lifelong passion for music that endured through her brief battle with breast cancer. Following her death at 52, her family is celebrating her memory with a Morgantown benefit concert that will aid early detection efforts led by the WVU Cancer Institute. The Friday concert at Mylan Park’s Mon County Center features country acts Cooper Crossing, Wyatt Turner and Haley and the Hard Way. Doors open at 6 p.m., with music beginning at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the WVU Department of Cancer Prevention ...
Twelfth-century abbess Hildegard of Bingen was a woman ahead of her time. Her extensive writings on the topics of science, medicine, poetry and philosophy reveal a sharp intellect and artistic soul. She was also a composer of sacred music, producing works with vivid lyrics and rich melodies that have fascinated modern scholars since her rediscovery in the 20th century. Hildegard inspires many, including Ross Semler, the founder of The Bingen School of Music in Morgantown. Through his work as the director of sacred music at St. John University Parish, ...
The third annual Appalachian Youth Livestock Showcase (AYLS), a four-species jackpot show, had an estimated 250 exhibitors this year — all showing off their pigs, goats, lambs and cattle. The show is hosted by the Preston County Livestock Association and chaired by Natalie Phillips and Samantha Stone. There is an extensive committee that works all year to ensure all details are covered. Stone said the event takes many volunteers and much manpower to pull off turning the Craig Civic Center into a top-notch indoor show arena. She said the show ...
