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‘Nanette’ so much more than stand-up

A few weeks ago, I used this bit of space here to share my love of “The Great British Baking Show,” and the warm, fuzzy feeling it gives me during tough times. And I’m still here for it. I stand wholeheartedly by my assertion that nothing soothes a disquieted spirit quite like a little ...

MUSIC: Officials release redacted 911 call about Lovato emergency

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fire officials have released redacted audio of a 911 call that led to Demi Lovato’s hospitalization earlier this week. The four-and-a-half-minute call does not include details of what led to paramedics to transport Lovato to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday. Multiple ...

MUSIC: With rare candor, Lovato chronicled her recovery and relapse

NEW YORK (AP) — While most celebrities tend to hide their struggles with drugs and battles with depression, Demi Lovato not only acknowledged her issues, she’s shared them with the world. Lovato has been an open book since she announced in 2010 that she was checking into a ...

Area entertainment listings 7/26/18-8/1/18

Live music 123 PLEASANT STREET: hosts EYEHATEGOD with Brimstone Coven, Hill Giant, Mountain Sludge Revival today; The Hillbilly Gypsies Friday; MAYSPalooza fundraiser for Morgantown Area Youth Services Project Saturday; Mayne's Good Time August Edition presented by Shawmaynes Wednesday ...

W.Va. museum association hosts ‘digital marketing boot camp’

MORGANTOWN — On Aug. 4, at the MEC adjacent to WVU Art Museum in Morgantown, the West Virginia Association of Museums (WVAM) will host a hands-on, activity-driven session, designed to equip arts organization with strategies and methodology on how to best utilize digital marketing and social ...

Libraries offer so much more than books

If I’d lived in the world according to Panos Mourdoukoutas growing up, I would have either bankrupted my family or read a whole lot less. As a kid, most every trip to the Parksburg & Wood County Public Library ended with me checking out as many books as I was allowed — usually more ...