It was 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, and while most people were still on their second cup of coffee — Jamie Summerlin was already on the second page of his day planner. “Hey,” he said, laughing, “you gotta get up early if you want to get it done.” Summerlin’s day planner is always ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Erinn Dearth and Dan Beckmann want to change your mind about what a USO show can be. And they’re heading to all 50 states this year to do it in their “Letters from Home” tour, coming to Morgantown Saturday at The Metropolitan Theatre. Twelve years ago, Coast Guard veteran and Erinn’s father, Pat Dearth, suggested that Erinn and Dan begin performing a USO show to honor veterans. In the beginning, it was more of an Andrews Sisters tribute show, but as time passed, it grew into an all-generations show, with a particular emphasis on the Vietnam War era. ...
A few years ago, I was absolutely blown away by Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite.” And in 2021, the whole world was taken by storm with the Netflix show “Squid Games,” also from Korea. Since then, I have made an effort to seek out more films and television programming coming out of Korea. Right now “JUNG_E” from writer/director Sang-ho Yeon is streaming on Netflix. In the 22nd century, Earth has become uninhabitable, so humans have left Earth to man made shelters. The more things change, the more they stay the same, and a civil war breaks out, lasting decades. ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS At first blush, Trevor Cooke is a small, unassuming young man. But as you speak to him, you see the big dreams of this Morgantown singer and songwriter. Cooke, who performs alternative pop and hip-hop, has had the desire to be an artist for as long as he can ...
CLARKSBURG — The Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center is bringing the national touring stand-up comedian Michael Palascak to downtown Clarksburg, Feb. 18 at the historic Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, 444 W. Pike St. Tickets start at $13 and went on sale to friends of the ...
MORGANTOWN — With the expectation that people will give and receive drones for Christmas, Mon Power's parent company FirstEnergy offered safety tips for folks getting ready to fly their new gifts. FirstEnergy has also created a new online video game, Drone Safety Zone, to help drone ...
