Live Music
123 PLEASANT STREET: hosts The Renfields, Robby Bloodshed and Vagora today; William Matheny with Bindle Hardware Co. and Beast Friend Friday; Official Mountain Music Fest PreParty featuring Litz Saturday; Eternal Boy and TGHB with Last Year’s Model Sunday; Mac Lethal & Wax Tuesday; . Info: 123pleasantstreet.com.
SCHMITT’S SALOON: hosts Moonlight Drive Friday; Almost Brothers Band Saturday. Shows at 9 p.m. Info and tickets: schmittssaloon.com.
SONGWRITERS’ CIRCLE: 8 p.m. today at M.T. Pockets Theatre, 203 Parsons St., in the old Woodburn School complex. Hosted by Eric Lewis, the lineup includes Tom Batchelor, Nick Larson and Haley Slagle. All-ages, donations appreciated.
TRIAL BY FIRE: plays from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday at The Mason Jar, 1387 Fairmont Road, Morgantown. Info: facebook.com/trialbyfirewv.
BACK IN THE DAY: performs from noon-2 p.m. Friday at the Craig Civic Center; 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday at Kingwood Eagles.
ROCKIN’ REDNECKS: play from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday at Smokin’ Jills.
NIC OF TYME: plays at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mason-Dixon Ramp Festival at Mason-Dixon park in Mt. Morris, Pa.
PURPLE COW: hosts Johnny Freak Saturday.
MARK PALMER: plays from 8-11 p.m. Friday at Crockett’s Lodge.
TRAIN WRECK: (former members of Stix-n-Stonz, Mr. X and The Virgins) play from 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday at White Front Tavern, Flemington.
501 BAND: performs from 9:30 p.m-12:30 a.m. Friday at the Clarksburg Eagles; 3-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Mason-Dixon Ramp Festival at Mason-Dixon park in Mt. Morris, Pa.; 8-11 p.m. Saturday at Morgantown Moose.
TOUCH OF COUNTRY: hosts a Spring Fling dinner and dance Saturday at Hotel Morgan. A full homemade buffet dinner begins at 6 p.m., dancing starts at
7 p.m. Info: Bear, 304-288-5622.
BLACK BEAR: hosts music at its downtown and Evansdale locations. Downtown: Dan Cunningham today; Meadow Run Friday; Elkhound Duo Saturday; Wes Hager Wednesday. Evansdale: The Craigs today; Kevin Hamric Friday.
RUBY’S BAR & GRILL: 2430 Smithtown Road, off the Goshen Road exit, is now open, featuring live music with Tony Nichols of Home Brew every Wednesday; live music with Barefoot Colby every Friday. Info: facebook.com/rubysbar73/.
WV MOUNTAIN OPRY: hosts a music show Friday at Winfield Community Building, 106 Winfield School Road, Fairmont, with special guest Linda Parker, along with Mike, Flannel, Stixx, Roger, Tasha, Kristen and Aaron. Open stage starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $7. Info: 304-612-7891.
MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS JAMBOREE: will host a show at 6 p.m. Friday, with Mountain Thunder Band and special guests Al Anderson and Jim Costolo.
NORTH PRESTON SENIOR CENTER: on North Preston Highway in Bruceton Mills, hosts a family fun night at 6 p.m. Saturday, with live music by Karen Bright & Friends (Ole Lady and the Boys). 50/50 drawing, prizes and more. Food available. Free and open to the public, all ages welcome. Info: 304-379-1165.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW: 7-10 p.m. Saturday at New Freeport Fire Hall, featuring Common Ground and Old Habits. Admission: $5. Sponsored by the ladies auxiliary.
SAGEBRUSH ROUND-UP: at Bunners Ridge, near Fairmont, will host a country music show at 6 p.m. Saturday, featuring open stage, Larry Reed, The Country Knights and and The Round-Up Band. Come early for a homecooked dinner. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-12. Get a picture with West Virginia’s largest guitar. Information: 304-216-4898.
CENTURY JAMBOREE: at Century Community Center, 10 Gill St., will host a county music show from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, featuring The Century Band and special guest Joe Hooker. Kitchen opens at 1 p.m. Info: 304-844-2449 or centuryjamboreewv@gmail.com.
MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER: will host a show at 6 p.m. Friday with a country music show featuring Ray Hileman & Wheels of Country and special guests Leo McMillen and Jim Whitehair. Welcoming new keyboard player, Harley Wood. The kitchen will be open. There will be open mic. $6 admission, children under 12 admitted free. Door prizes, 50/50 drawing.
MORGANTOWN CHILDREN’S/YOUTH CHOIRS CONCERT: “Oceans and Stars,” 5:30 p.m. today in the Grand Ballroom of the Art Museum of WVU’s Museum Education Center. Free and open to the public. Info: 304-293-6946.
COMPANY HOUSE ROAD BAND: at 7 p.m. Saturday at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. $10 adults, $5 students through high school; May 5 at MCS Enterprises.
MORGANTOWN COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA: presents its spring concert at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre, WVU Creative Arts Center. Free and open to the public. A reception, with an opportunity to meet the performers, will follow the concert, in the lobby of the CAC.
BLACKTOP MOJO: performs May 2 at Mainstage Morgantown.
HIGH STREET JAZZ BAND: performs at 7 p.m. May 4 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. Suggested donation: $5.
CHEAT FEST: set for May 4-5 in Albright, featuring Fletcher’s Grove, Strung like a Horse, Stewed Mulligan, Mike Pushkin & the Loyal Opposition, Mountain Ride, Halftime String Band, Two Ton Twig, The Waitmen, EMay, Meadow Run, 18 Strings, Floyd Cowger, Western Ave String Band, Wild Water Band, workshops for all ages, silent auctions, kids’ activities, art market, downriver race, food and more. Sponsored by 123 Pleasant Street. Benefits Friends of the Cheat. Info: cheatfest.org.
PRESTON HS SHOW CHOIR, ENSEMBLES AND SOLOISTS: perform at 7 p.m. May 11 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. Donations benefit the PHS choral program.
FIDDLE WORKSHOPS: focusing on traditional fiddle tunes and styles from the Appalachian region, open to intermediate-level string players, ages 10-adult, stand-alone sessions or come back every month, from 6:45-8:45 p.m. May 16 and June 26. Info and registration: 304-293-6946.
ASHES TO NEW: plays with Otherwise, May 18 at Mainstage Morgantown. Info and tickets: http://mainstagewv.tunestub.com/.
18 STRINGS: performs at 7 p.m. May 12 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. Admission: $10, adults; $5 students through high school.
Events
GOOD VIBES CRAFT FAIR: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Stewartstown Community Building, Morgantown, featuring local artists and vendors exhibiting pottery, books, jewelry, crystals, homemade dog biscuits, all-natural body care products, incense, greeting cars and more. Chair massages available.
WILDFLOWER WALK: at the WVU Core Arboretum, 2 p.m. Sunday. All tours will meet in the Arboretum parking lot. Additional free parking is available at the coliseum. Dress appropriately for the weather and for hiking.
PITTSBURGH DAFFODIL SHOW: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Shady Side Academy Senior School Ice Rink, 432 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh. Free and open to the public.
MASON-DIXON RAMP FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Mason-Dixon Park, Pa. Open-air church service at 9 a.m. Sunday. No admission fee, free food and drinks and veterans and their families. Features entertainment, artisans, demonstrations and more. Food starring ramps, as well as desserts, hot dogs and more. Info: 304-798-3596 or masondixonpark.net.
YARD SALE: 8 a.m. Saturday on the Smithtown/Opekiska road loop, stop at the community center for instructions and a map of the route. Stop back after completion to register to win a $50 gas card. Must complete the loop to be eligible. Smithtown located midway between Exits 139 and 146 of I-79, on W.Va. 73.
MOUNTAIN MODEL A CLUB BREAKFAST: 9 a.m. Saturday at Philippi Inn Restaurant, U.S. 250, east of Philippi. All Model A owners and potential members welcome. Info: Dianna, 304-624-4968.
INDOOR YARD SALE: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 2-3 and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 4 at Calvary United Methodist Church, Mon County 857, Darnell Hollow.
NEWCOMERS COFFEE: 10 a.m.-noon May 2 at the home of Morgantown Newcomers Club member Ann Siochi, 800 South Hills Drive, Morgantown. Speaker will be Vicky Lewis, marketing director for Senior Monongalians. No fee to attend. Info: morgantownnewsomers.org.
INDOOR/OUTDOOR YARD SALE: and hot dog sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 5 at McCurdysville Community Building. Rain or shine. Tables for rent, $5. Proceeds used toward upkeep of the center. Info: 304-278-5469.
SPRING YARD SALE: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 5 at Goshen Baptist Church, 1070 Goshen Road. Household goods, tools, books, art, toys, movies and more. Homemade breakfast and lunch served. Food includes biscuits and gravy, sloppy joes, hot dogs, chili dogs, slaw and pies. Dine in or carry out. 2018 graduates receive free dessert. Goshen youth bake sale and lemonade stand. Info: 304-291-0711.
GUNS & HOSES DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT: at noon May 19 at the Armory, 201 Artillery Drive, Fairmont. Accepting 24 teams of 5 players, so form a team and turn in your forms and money. First-come, first-served. $50/team or $30/team for students. High-school age or up. Admission for non-players is $3. Concessions and a drawing — winning team gets the pick the charity of its choice to receive proceeds from the drawing. Info or to register: mainstreetfairmont.org/dodgeball-tournament.
25 CENT SALE: and hot dog sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 12 at McCurdysville Community Center. Rain or shine. All items are a quarter, except food. Tables for rent. $5. Info: 304-278-5469.
PURSE AND BASKET BINGO FUNDRAISER: 2 p.m. May 20 at the Grant Town Community Building. Tickets are $20 for 20 games. Drawings for baskets, door prizes, 50/50, TIPS, food for sale. Info: 304-278-7777.
BIG BASKET DRAWING: to raise money for a nurse battling stage 3 colon cancer, 3-7 p.m. June 15 at Westover fire hall.
Art & Exhibits
ART AUCTION FUNDRAISER: Arts Mon has teamed up with Mon Health for an auction of more than 75 lots of art to benefit local arts organizations and the Zelda Stein Weiss Cancer Center, today at Hotel Morgan. Doors at 6 p.m., auction at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20, available from Arts Mon board members, at the CVB (201 High St.) and at the door.
MESAROS GALLERIES: in the WVU Creative Arts Center host an exhibition of BFA work by Taylor Miller, Jason Ogaz, Reagan Douglas, Elyse McVicker, Justin Clem, Shannon Dickerson, Gabrielle Herman and Emily Yocum. Hours: Noon-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
SLIGHT INDULGENCE: 3200 Collins Ferry Road, hosts a show of work by retired Mon County art teacher Michael Green, through May.
GALLERY 62 WEST: in Grafton hosts “The Art of Eddie Spaghetti,” a woodblock-printing artist, through May 11.
MORGANTOWN ART ASSOCIATION: April is the “Exhibit 60” show. It is an all-media juried and judged show open to the public for any artist living within a 60-mile radius of Morgantown or MAA members living farther away. This year’s judge was retired Fairmont State professor Steve Pavlovic. Open studio time is available from 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays for oil and acrylics artists, cost $5, space to store canvases and supplies provided, some easels available, call Jane at 304-296-0068 or email drjcardi@gmail.com. Watercolor classes with Susan Hall Witt from 10 a.m.-noon Mondays (everyone welcome, all levels) and 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays (OLLI and MAA members only). On May 5, Lynn Lysick will teach full-day workshop featuring a negative painting in watercolor, $50 for members, $60 for nonmembers. Sign-up sheets available for all workshops are at the gallery. New gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. The Morgantown Art Association Gallery is in the Mountaineer Mall on the Green Bag Road, Info: 304-291-5900, morgantownartassociation.com.
ART CLASSES AT MICHAEL’S: hosts classes: 1-3 p.m. today, painting, watercolor, still life — swan; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, open house, register for future classes at 50 percent off; 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, painting, acrylic, floral — large sunflowers; 1-3 p.m. May 3, drawing, floral — flower bouquet in a vase. In case of inclement weather, call the store to see if the class is still scheduled, or if it has been changed to another date and time: 304-296-7310. Classes are $15 each, plus supplies (unless otherwise noted). There are also crochet and knitting classes. Register 24 hours in advance at michaels.com/classes.
MONONGALIA ARTS CENTER: 107 High St., Morgantown, hosts a new collection of paintings by Barbara Beer in the Benedum Galley through Saturday, and “It’s an Art and a Science,” a show of cross-disciplinary artwork by local scientists and students in the Davis Gallery. Opening in the Tanner Theatre with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday is “Hesitant,” an exhibition exploring anxiety through sculpture, by Kari Kendelberger, a ceramics student at WVU. Info: info@monartscenter.com or call 304-292-3325. Info: monartscenter.com.
ART MUSEUM OF WVU: Hosting “Flowing Beyond Heaven and Earth: Master Chinese Ceramists,” “Form and Balance: Ceramics from the Collection” and “Impulse: A Trip Inside.” Regular hours: 3:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays; 12:30-4:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays. Docent-led tours are offered from 2-3 p.m. Sundays, no advance reservations needed, walk-ins welcome. Admission is free. Info: artmuseum.wvu.edu/.
SZILAGYI CENTER IN ROWLESBURG: opens for the season on Saturday, featuring the WWII Museum, Preston County Sports Museum, B&O Centenary Bridge Exhibit, the Emporium and the River City Cafe. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Special visits during the week can be arranged by calling Katie at 304-454-9232 Shirley at 304-698-5305. River City Cafe serves homemade lunches on both days.
Theater
“THE LION KING JR.”: presented by Trinity Christian School Drama Department, at 7 p.m. today-Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $11 for adults, $7 for students. Children 5 and under admitted free. Tickets available at the door. Info: tcswv.org.
Dance
ECSTATIC DANCE MORGANTOWN: 8:30-10:30 p.m. May 12 at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC), 107 High St., with live music from Nacy and Aalien. Tickets: $10. Proceeds benefit MAC. Info: Call or text, 304-780-0222.
LINE DANCING CLASS: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at MCS Enterprises, 8091 N. Mountaineer Highway (8 miles on W.Va. 92, from the four-way intersection in Reedsville). Admission: $5. Info: 304-216-2773.
