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Bobby and Trevor Nicholas perform holiday concert today at Met

Local singer Bobby Nicholas will join his son, Trevor Dion Nicholas, for a father-son Christmas Celebration today at the Metropolitan Theatre. The concert’s mission is to raise money toward a scholarship created in the name of the late Doris Marilyn Nicholas and the West Virginia University School of Social Work. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/generations-christmas-2022-tickets421311974457 Prices range from $20-$125. Doris Marilyn Nicholas, Bobby’s wife of 43 years and Trevor’s mother, earned a ...

Music at the Met: Steve Vai shows off triple-deck guitar on tour

BY ALISE CHAFFINS How do you continue to find joy and inspiration in a job you have been doing for more than four decades? If you’re the legendary Steve Vai, you create an entirely new instrument. In preparation for the Inviolate tour coming at 8 p.m. Friday to the Metropolitan Theatre ...

Michael Carbonaro brings new show, ‘Lies on Stage,’ to Morgantown

BY ALISE CHAFFINS Frank Ocean once said, “There’s just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.” In his new show, “Lies On Stage,” playing Friday at the Metropolitan Theatre, magician and comedian Michael Carbonaro hopes to display the kind of magic that comes from ...

‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ comes off a little bland

One of the most cliche ways to show appreciation for someone can be to offer to buy them a beer. It represents a small token of gratitude and a moment of respite from whatever work they are doing. In 1967, Chickie Donahue decided he wanted to treat soldiers from his neighborhood to a brew. While they were still fighting in Vietnam. Director Peter Farrelly adapted this true story into a movie, “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” currently streaming on Apple TV+. Slacker Donahue (Zac Efron) doesn’t really have anything going for him. He sees the news footage coming in from the front ...

‘Carrie: The Musical’ set to thrill at the Met Theater next weekend

Fans of Stephen King — or anyone who likes a good horror story — might want to check out the West Virginia University School of Theatre & Dance presentation of "Carrie: The Musical" at the Metropolitan Theater on High Street next week. Shows are scheduled for Thursday through Oct. ...

‘Werewolf by Night’ brings the best bits of a B monster movie

Most of the old monster movies I’ve seen have been on Mystery Science Theater 3000, where the hosts are lovingly mocking them, so my knowledge of the genre is somewhat limited. Even so, I do have a soft spot for old B-movies, so I was excited to watch “Werewolf by Night,” directed by Michael Giacchino and streaming on Disney+. Ulysses Bloodstone (Richard Dixon) has died, and his long sought-after bloodstone is available to whatever monster hunter can slay the beast (Carey Jones) that has the magical weapon embedded in its flesh. At the center of the hunt are Jack Russell (Gael ...