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The Long Weekend

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Memorial Day Weekend can sometimes be a blur – filled with yard work, catching up on laundry, and lots of other mundane tasks. Then come Tuesday, we’re all at work wishing we had something better to talk about around the water cooler.

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This year, don’t let the question, “What did you do this weekend?”, scare you.  There are lots of things happening to tempt us to truly take the weekend off.  From concerts to street parties, car shows to pool openings, don’t miss having a weekend of Southern WV fun.

WV Dandelion Festival

May 26-29

White Sulphur Springs, WV

The town of White Sulphur celebrates the tenacious dandelion during their annual spring festival May 26-29.  Join in the fun with fun factory kids activities, a fishing derby, a car show, and streets full of crafts, food and more!

Parrot Palooza

May 27-29

Beckley WV

Live music will fill Beckley’s city streets for this third annual event, to benefit the United Way. More than 10 bands are on tap for the event this year, in addition to hot dog eating contests, a race, and more.

Cole Chevy Mountain Festival

May 25-31

Bluefield, WV

From lumberjack and dog shows to carnivals, tournaments to pageantry, Bluefield hosts the area’s biggest Memorial Day Weekend festival with an entire week of activities.

What’s on your agenda?

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Raising the Curtain on Theatre Season

Friday, May 6th, 2011

If we had to give you a top 10 list of things to do while visiting Southern WV – taking in a show at one of our theatres would be up there. Here we’re fortunate to

Honey In The Rock - Performed Annually by Theatre WV

have three theatre companies that put on some 20-30 different plays throughout the year.

And in summer, they take their seasons to a whole new level with a complete repertory calendar full of great work. Award winning plays like “Ring of Fire”, “Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming” and “All Shook Up” are all in rehearsal now for this summer while new original works are also hitting the stage, including a musical version of West Virginia’s own “Rocket Boys.”

Here in Southern WV, our stages have been set for live theatre for nearly 75 years.   In 1938, a “modern playhouse” opened in Fayetteville – now the Historic Fayette Theatre.  Seventeen years later Theatre West Virginia was founded and a short 10 years later, Greenbrier Valley Theatre was born on the banks of the Greenbrier River. Today the venues offer tremendous talent and set the stage with professional facilities.

If you’re visiting the Mountain State this summer – be sure and take in one of their many shows.  Some feature professional-equity actors while others use great community thespians.  Either way, these are shows you won’t want to miss.

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Start Filling Out That New Calendar

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

January marks the chance to sport a new calendar on the wall and start filling in some fun weekend events among all your other work and family commitments.

As you turn the page into January, February, and March, why not add in some fun

Tamarack Artisan Center

events alongside noting Grandma’s Birthday and your next work trip?  While you might not naturally associate arts and culture with southern West Virginia, maybe you should.  The artisans and creative class working among our mountains have plenty of inspiration all around them and are bringing some great events to you right here in Southern West Virginia.

In Raleigh County, the first few months of 2011 bring a chance to experience the life of prized writer Emily Dickinson or combine dinner and theatre at Tamarack, the state’s iconic arts and cultural center.

Over in Greenbrier County, you can celebrate your folk roots with the most awarded band in the history of bluegrass coming up on February 11.

In Fayette County, take in a showing of  “The Pied Piper” at Historic Fayette Theatre, March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18-20th.

In Summers and Mercer, social life  just got a little more interesting with the opportunity to  spend some quality time with your sweetheart at Pipestem Resort State Park.  Anytime is a good time to get away with the one you love but special sweetheart events are planned for Feb 11-13 including entertainment by  ‘Time Peace’ from Craigsville, WV during the Sweetheart Dance on Saturday night.

This is just a few of the events happening in 2011.  So what are you waiting for check out the 2011 Southern West Virginia Events Calendar and start saving the date(s)!

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6 Places To Get Your Groove On In Southern WV

Friday, June 12th, 2009

These here hills?  They’re alive with the sound of music.  Here are 6 sure-fire, can’t-miss spots for good ol’ live music.

Music In The Mountains
If you’re not doing anything June 24-27, or even if you are, you should go up to Summersville WV and take in one of the largest bluegrass festivals in the country.  Music In The Mountains is a proving ground for new bands, and a staple for old ones.  More than 45 Bluegrass bands are on the bill.

Chuck Mathena Center
Nationally touring acts are including this music mecca in Princeton West Virginia as one of their regular stops.  The hall is beautiful and new, but the halls are becoming well worn with famous names and good vibrations.  Steve Earle, Dr. Ralph Stanley, and top bluegrass bands all attend.  http://www.chuckmathenacenter.org/

Carnegie Hall
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?  Head to Lewisburg, WV.  From Symphonies to slide guitar and everything in between, Carnegie Hall is the place in southern West Virginia for an eclectic mix of evening concerts.  Bonus:  the hall has tons of other performance programs, too.

Tamarack
The best of West Virginia can’t get much better.  For an afternoon treat, take off to the Tamarack in Beckley WV for their Sundays @ 2 series.  You’ll see a wide range of entertainers that explore the roots of music in the mountains, from where it’s going to where it’s been.  Free.  Awesome.

Leland Guitars
Looking for something a little less formal? Stop by Fayetteville West Virginia for this regular Tuesday night jam.  Everyone’s welcome, beginner to expert, old-timers to young sprouts.  The music runs the gamut and includes pretty much anything acoustic.  http://www.lelandguitars.com/

Appalachian String Band Festival
This is the be-all, end-all of old time music festivals.  Held every year at Camp Washington Carver in Clifftop, WV, thousands of musicians rosin up the bow, tune the strings, and play deep into the night.  There’s a main stage with some of the best fiddlers and clawhammer banjo players you’ll ever hear, but the main show is in the campground. This years Festival is July 29th through August 2nd.

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