The Wooks Getting Loud and Flyin’ High Again
They say you can’t step in the same river twice, and that is also true of a club. Well, at least the V Club if you’re The Wooks. Lexington, Ky., singer/songwriter C.J. Cain and his wild bunch of Americana newgrassers, The Wooks had been booked to play the V Club back on March 20, 2020 […]
The Lifestyle Film Festival
Celebrates Food, Fashion, and Music at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center HUNTINGTON – The Marshall Artists Series will continue to showcase their new projector and sound system at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center with the new Lifestyle Film Festival sponsored by ZMM Architects. This six-film screening runs Thursday through Sunday, March 3-6 enriching audiences with […]
Get Into That Olympic Spirit
We’re in the middle of the thrills, spills and chills of the 2022 Winter Olympics and if you’re itching to channel your inner Chloe Kim (snowboarding), Nathan Chen (ice skating) or Jesse Diggins (crosscountry skiing) you’re in luck. With five downhill ski resorts and some of the premiere cross-country meccas – in WhiteGrass and Elk […]
Bless This Frozen Mess! It’s Primetime Ski – and Winter Fun – Season
Sure, we may already have a few veggie and flower seeds ordered looking ahead to the hot, sunny growing season but let’s revel in the frosty now. Yes, revel in the steely cold icy embrace of Jack Frost for at least another couple months because it is indeed this shivering, solid block of cold temperatures […]
They Shall Be Released!
A host of new recordings are popping up to get us through the dark days of winter. Here’s a look at just a few of the many bluegrass and Americana recordings rolling out here in winter 2022. A New Flow of Oyo Jams Birthed out of jam sessions in the back of Marietta’s JustAJar Design […]
Night Sledding – Blackwater Falls Sled Run
One of the undeniably awful things about being an adult with nearly full grown children is a massive snowstorm can hit and melt and somehow you missed that short window to hit an epic sled hill. My timing had been atrocious earlier this winter. We arrived to hike Ritter Park’s sledding hills with the snow […]
Marshall Artists Series Kicks Off Second Half of its 85th Season
HUNTINGTON – The Marshall Artists Series continues the second half of its 85th season with two touring Broadway musicals and a flurry of new film festivals that showcase the new projection and sound system at the majestic Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. Paid for by an anonymous gift, and installed in the summer of 2020, the […]
Plan Now for Music Fests
Here in the icy maw of winter, between ski trips and catching up on the stack of good books we received for Christmas, the sweet promise of spring’s inevitable return pumps sunshine into our souls as we peruse seed catalogs, and, of course, our in box for outdoor music festival announcements. In the words of […]
America Rides into Huntington On Its 50th Anniversary Tour
HUNTINGTON – You can count on one hand the number of rock bands forged by high school friends still making a living in music decades later. Iconic rock acts such as: U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Boyz II Men, and Radiohead are some of the few and the proud. One of the longest […]
Marshall Artists Series – HOME
HUNTINGTON – To celebrate Huntington’s sesquicentennial, the Marshall Artists Series is presenting a newly commissioned musical to tell the landmark story of Collis P. Huntington and the founding of the Jewel City. The multi-media production, “Home” premieres at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 and features more than 50 […]