Morning yoga, photography lesson among July activities at garden

July 5, 2018

MORGANTOWN — Are you looking for things to do during the weekends in July? Scheduled activities this month at the West Virginia Botanic Garden (WVBG) include family walks, morning yoga, kids growing organic in containers, nature photography, a discussion about arthritis and gardening, an insect walk and making paper flowers. Most summer activities are free to members. Membership information is available online or in the information kiosk in the lower parking lot in the garden. Join Erin Smaldone, education director, on the first Friday of each month for family walks. From 10 ...

New Deal Festival organizers seek quilts for show

July 5, 2018

ARTHURDALE — The New Deal Festival is held annually on the second Saturday in July to celebrate the history of the nation’s first New Deal Subsistence Homestead Community of Arthurdale. The event is sponsored by Arthurdale Heritage, Inc., the nonprofit organization that formed to ...

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July 5, 2018

Live music 123 PLEASANT STREET: hosts Wax Brain, Dispatcher, Noah Badsen and Justin Powers stand-up today; Goldenhorseshoe, Scroungehound and Indistinct Chattering Friday; The Waitmen Album Release Party with Weary Space Wanderer and The Settlement Saturday; The Felice Brothers with Twain ...

MUSIC: Producer, musician Richard Swift of The Shins dies at age 41

July 3, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Musician, singer-songwriter and producer Richard Swift, who has been in bands such as The Shins, The Arcs and The Black Keys, has died. He was 41. A representative for Swift said he died Tuesday morning in Tacoma, Washington. A GoFundMe account for Swift set up ...

MUSIC: Joe Jackson buried in same LA-area cemetery as son Michael

July 3, 2018

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson family patriarch Joseph Jackson has been buried in the same Southern California cemetery as his late son Michael. A source close to the family who is not authorized to speak publicly said Joe Jackson was laid to rest Monday in a private ceremony at Forest Lawn ...

MUSIC: Nile Rodgers elected Songwriters Hall of Fame chairman

July 2, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Musician, producer and composer Nile Rodgers has a new role as chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Board members on Monday unanimously elected the 65-year-old guitarist. Rodgers will serve a three-year term, succeeding co-chairs Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, known ...