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 […]
Fall International Film Festival
HUNTINGTON – Take a cinematic trip around the world as the Marshall Artists Series Fall International Film Festival returns to the historic Keith Albee Performing Arts Center Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 21-24. The festival features six critically-acclaimed films from around the world – Norway, France, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and the USA. Passes for all six […]
Marshall Artists Series 2021-2022
WAITRESS: “THE WOMEN OF WAITRESS ARE CHANGING BROADWAY!”- Time Magazine. The irresistible Broadway hit, Waitress comes to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center on Monday, October 11, at 7:30 p.m. Waitressfeatures original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles (“Brave,” “Love Song”), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, […]
Sizzling Summer Music Fests
Summer is upon us and thankfully we’re seeing a comeback of some great summer music fests across the region. Here’s a look at just a few of the many good music fests around our slice of Appalachia. The Mountain Grrl Experience Running from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 24 at the Appalachian Center […]
Appalachian Up With An Aerial Adventure at Heritage Farm
HUNTINGTON – The Smithsonian-affiliated Heritage Farm Museum and Village draws in visitors from around the U.S., and the world to explore the Village to learn more about the history of our rugged Appalachian ancestors who felled trees, built their own cabins, grew their own food and carved out a good but tough life close […]
The New Old River is New Again!
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, and if you have good for you for keeping that sweet quarantine going because the world is a crazy place. But if you haven’t you probably know that the New River Gorge National River just became the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, our nation’s 63rd National […]
Strawberry Fields
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. – After some timely late May and early June rains, the tropical summer sun is on broil and that means somewhere out there in these beautiful hills of West Virginia, it’s prime ripe time for berry pickin’ season. The family-owned Cook Farm, 7852 Ripley Road, just a few miles north of Point […]
Spring Into Live Music!!!
With community immunity on the way by summer, festivals and larger musical gatherings are back on the calendars. Although a few early spring festivals, such as the Nelsonville Music Festival, have been postponed, other later spring and summer fests are planned with Covid restrictions in place. Here’s a look at a few of regional music […]