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Frontier Festival set for Aug. 25-26 at Mason-Dixon Park in Pa.

MORGANTOWN —The 36th Annual Mason-Dixon Frontier Festival is set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 25-26 at Mason-Dixon Park in Pennsylvania. There is no admission to the festival. Veterans and their spouses eat and drink free at the pavilion both days. There will be an open-air church service at 9 ...

Broadway revue comes to MAC for one night only

MORGANTOWN — A Broadway revue, directed by Matt Marino, will be performed at 8 p.m. Aug. 24 at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC). The family-friendly, two-act performance will feature songs from Broadway favorites, like “Annie,” ‘Fiddler on the Roof,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Jesus ...

M.T. Pockets play tackles ADD treatment

MORGANTOWN — “Distracted” by playwright Lisa Loomer is a comedy that begs the question, “Would Ritalin be a better mother than I am?” The play debuts at 8 p.m. Friday at M.T. Pockets Theatre Co., at 203 Parsons St. The production continues its run at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23-25 and 2 ...

WVPopCon returns Aug. 25-26 at Mylan Park

MORGANTOWN — Steven Boyce and his wife first attended WVPopCon four years ago. Now the couple, from Rivesville, has a booth at the annual gathering — set for Aug. 25-26 at Mylan Park — selling wood-working art and pens through their small business Dirt Road Endeavors. “I try to ...

MUSIC: Republicans blast Pearl Jam poster of burning White House

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republicans on Wednesday condemned a poster by Pearl Jam that shows the White House in flames and a bald eagle pecking at a skeleton they say is meant to depict President Donald Trump. The National Republican Senate Committee compared it to the now-infamous photo of ...

TV: Tiger Woods juices ratings for PGA championship

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s nothing like a late charge from Tiger Woods to juice the ratings of a major golf tournament. CBS reached 8.5 million viewers Sunday for final-round competition at the PGA Championship from St. Louis, a whopping 73 percent increase from the 4.9 million people who ...