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Viral sensation Jake Kohn performs Sunday at 123 Pleasant St.

If you search for Jake Kohn reaction videos on YouTube, you will find one person after another watching this young singer-songwriter in disbelief. And it’s easy to understand why —  it is hard to square his young, 17-year-old face with the raspy, deep baritone  you hear.   However, that does not negate the power of his performance. This Sunday, he brings his distinctive voice to 123 Pleasant St. in Morgantown.  You can purchase tickets for his show at 123pleasantstreet.com.  Kohn came onto the scene when a YouTube video of his song “Frostbite,” ...

Filmmaker portrays struggle with invisible illness in latest project

Zach Kornfeld has been making videos with The Try Guys for a decade on YouTube, and they have been viewed by millions of people. But premiering his short film “OUCH!” at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal feels much more intense.  “It’s funny to me. I’m used to 100,000 people seeing something, but the idea of 200 people in one room scares me,” Kornfeld said.   In 2017, Kornfeld was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, an autoimmune disease that causes significant pain to those suffering from it.   In “OUCH!” he uses a variety of visuals to ...

Alpaca Acres to open Peanuts Gang-themed corn maze this fall

Kicking off fall festivities for the upcoming 75th anniversary of Charles Schulz’ “Peanuts,” the beloved comic strip, Peanuts Worldwide and Alpaca Acres Farm and Fun announces the opening   of a “Peanuts”-themed maze, created in collaboration with the world’s largest corn maze consulting company, The MAiZE Inc.   Alpaca Acres Farm and Fun’s main maze, which will feature the iconic scene of Snoopy on top of his dog house, will cover 4 acres. And for the kids, or those of you who prefer a shorter trip, you can enjoy the farm’s “mini maze” which is ...

Morgantown Arts Walk: High Street comes alive with local artists and vendors

Main Street Morgantown hosted another Arts Walk Saturday, saying the monthly events are  better than ever thanks to funding from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts.  The walks run for four hours and feature area artists and crafters, allowing them to show and sell their wares and giving the public a chance to see what they have to offer.  Saturday also featured music by Dem Donkey Boys and Power Forward.   Three more Arts Walks are scheduled this year. They are  Sept. 14, Oct. 19 and Nov. ...

‘It Ends with Us’ doesn’t go deep enough to portray abuse properly

CONTENT WARNING: This film and review discuss situations of domestic violence. If you are in an abusive situation, help is available. You can get help by calling 1-800-799-HELP.  Colleen Hoover’s book “It Ends With Us” lived at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list, so it is unsurprising that it received a film adaptation. I will say up front that I have not read the book, so I can’t speak to how well it is adapted, but I have to say that the movie doesn’t have me rushing to catch up on the source material.  Lily Blossom Bloom (Blake Lively) is about to ...

‘Daughters’ doc delves into family, prison and love

Talking about the carceral state in America can take a lot of work. So many aspects of the justice and prison system are in play that it is hard to find a way to talk about them all with compassion and understanding. But all too often, the discussion about the logistics of criminality loses any sense of the people involved. In the documentary “Daughters,” premiering this week on Netflix, filmmakers Angela Patton and Natalie Rae explore the humanity of those behind bars and those still on the outside.  The film follows four Black girls whose fathers are imprisoned: 5-year-old ...