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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 ...

MUSIC: Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson visit ailing Aretha Franklin

NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Wonder visited an ailing Aretha Franklin at her home in Detroit on Tuesday. Franklin’s publicist Gwendolyn Quinn told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Franklin’s ex-husband, actor Glynn Turman, also visited the Queen of Soul, who ...