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“Letters From Home” comes to Morgantown

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. ...

‘JUNG_E’ questions class and personhood

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. ...

Singer/songwriter Trevor Cooke brings his passion to the stage

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 ...

Last Comic Standing finalist coming to downtown Clarksburg

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 ...

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 ...