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Mozart requiem concert set for Sunday at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church

MORGANTOWN  — Singers from around north-central West Virginia will unite for a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at 5 p.m. Sunday. Singers from WVU’s West Virginia Community Choir, Fairmont State University (FSU) Community Chorus and invited singers from throughout the state will join together for the performance. “The Mozart Requiem, famously left unfinished at the time of his death, is one of the great masterworks,” said Kym Scott, director of choral activities at WVU. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the West Virginia public to hear this wonderful work, and the ...

Wilson to conduct municipal band concert on Fourth of July

MORGANTOWN — C.B. Wilson, associate provost for academic personnel at WVU, will conduct the Morgantown Municipal Band when it performs its Independence Day program at 11 a.m. Wednesday, as part of the 2018 “Celebration of America.” The concert will be performed under the front overhang of the WVU Creative Arts Center, due to the renovation of the Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park. Featured soloist will be violinist Master Gunnery Sgt. Peter Wilson, United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own.” He joined the group in September 1990. He was appointed principal second ...

Bonneroo’s back: After a decade, music festival returns to Gene’s

MORGANTOWN — Walking into Gene’s Beer Garden, you’d be forgiven for not recognizing it as a music venue right away. The small stage at the Wilson Street establishment is tucked in the back and is often home to a big-screen TV. Most nights, the loudest sounds coming from the bar are the ...

TV: ‘Deadliest Catch’ star gets probation in Uber driver assault

SEATTLE (AP) — Celebrity crab-boat captain Sig Hansen has been sentenced to probation for spitting on an Uber driver last year in Seattle. The Seattle Times reports the 52-year-old “Deadliest Catch” star on Thursday was given a deferred sentence, ordered to undergo alcohol treatment ...

TV: Documentary tells dark tale of triplets separated at birth

NEW YORK (AP) — The first time that brothers David Kellman, Bobby Shafran and Eddy Galland were in the public eye, it was joyous. The then 19-year-old identical triplets, separated at birth, had just learned about the others’ existence. Despite growing up separately, the three ...

MUSIC: Panic! At the Disco launches human rights organization

NEW YORK (AP) — Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie is launching a human rights organization called Highest Hopes Foundation. The rock singer said Thursday that the nonprofit will support “communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual ...