Live music
123 PLEASANT STREET: hosts Wax Brain, Dispatcher, Noah Badsen and Justin Powers stand-up today; Goldenhorseshoe, Scroungehound and Indistinct Chattering Friday; The Waitmen Album Release Party with Weary Space Wanderer and The Settlement Saturday; The Felice Brothers with Twain and Half Batch Monday; Potion Castle stand-up comedy open mic Wednesday. Info: 123pleasantstreet.com.
BLACK BEAR: hosts music at its downtown and Evansdale locations. Downtown: Shawn Taylor today; Jeff Miller Friday; Alex Mabey Saturday; Jamie Lester & Friends Tuesday; Andy Tuck Wednesday.
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/.
MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS JAMBOREE: hosts a country music show at 6 p.m. Friday, featuring Mountain Thunder Band and special guest Cheryl Canfield. Food available.
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 Khris Musgrove and Rhonda Rhodes. The kitchen will be closed. There will be open mic. $6 admission, children under 12 admitted free. Door prizes, 50/50 drawing.
ANNA JARVIS PARK COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW: hosts a country music show from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, with the Anna Jarvis Stage Band, open mic and special guest Jimmy James. Admission: $6. Children under 12 admitted free. Food available. No alcohol allowed. Info: 304-265-5549.
SAGEBRUSH ROUND-UP: at 2580 Bunner Ridge Road, Fairmont, hosts a country music show Saturday, featuring open mic, The Round-Up Band, John Daugherty and Joe Hooker & The Eagle Train Band. $7 for adults, $3 children ages 6-12. Homecooked dinners available. Information: 304-216-4898.
CENTURY JAMBOREE: at Century Community Center hosts a country music show from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, with The Century Band and special guest John Bolton. Kitchen opens at
1 p.m. Info: 304-844-2449 or centuryjamboreewv@gmail.com.
THE LEGENDS OF ROCK AND ROLL: with Tyler Christopher, of Cincinnati, Ohio, paying homage to Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and Elvis, 7 p.m. July 21 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. $15, adults; $7.50, students through high school.
CHARLIE ENGLEKA AND WES RIDENOUR: for a night of guitar music, 7 p.m. July 28, at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. $8, adults; $4 for students through high school.
Events
BINGO: 6 p.m. Fridays at American Legion Post 174, Dellslow. Regular games: $30/$40. CA: $85. Adm. Pack: $25 or AUCP: $25. Light refreshments available. Regular games payout based on attendance.
DREAM MACHINES CAR CLUB: hosts a Cruise In from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Burger King, 340 Patteson Drive, Morgantown. (Rain date: July 13.)
THE FEARLESS FOOLS IMPROV SHOW AND WORKSHOP: Saturday at Monongalia Arts Center, 107 High St. Workshop from 4-6 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show are $10. Info and tickets: 304-292-3325 or at monartscenter.com.
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE: at WVU, known as OLLI@WVU, located in Mountaineer Mall on Green Bag Road, provides programs and educational opportunities designed for adults 50 and over. An upcoming schedule includes: Summer term classes begin July 9-Aug. 18; fall term registration begins, Sept. 10; fall open house, Sept. 13; 12th Annual Irving Goodman Aging Lecture, Sept. 26; fall term classes begin Oct. 1. For more info, go to olliatwvu.org or call 304-293-1793.
NEW DEAL FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 14 at Atrhurdale Heritage. Celebrate the history of Arthurdale with food, live music, vintage car and tractor show, new exhibits and activities for all ages. Gates open at 10 a.m. Shop for gifts, visit the quilt show and learn about Eleanor Roosevelt. Admission: $10 each or two for $10; $5 for children 5-11; free for children 4 and under. Admission includes access to all museum buildings and exhibits, music performance, and more.
MORGANTOWN ROLLER VIXENS BINGO: fundraiser, 2 p.m. July 15 at the Knights of Columbus in Morgantown. Wide variety of prizes from local businesses, including purses, gift baskets and gift certificates, as well as 50/50 drawings and door prizes. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Early bird games at 1 p.m. Advance tickets available at https://m.bpt.me/event/3513147.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: 6-8 p.m. July 16-20 and 2-5 p.m. July 21 at Sturgiss Church. Carnival with food, treats, drinks and lots of games. Info: 304-698-9402.
VALLEY DISTRICT FAIR CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW: 5:30-8 p.m. Aug. 9-10, all day Aug. 11.
Karaoke & DJs
BARSIDE GRILL: 417 Holland Ave., Westover: Karaoke with DJ Shay every Friday and DJ Jeff every Saturday. Info: 304-284-0661.
Art and exhibits
GALLERY 62 WEST: calls for work for the upcoming “6X6X2018” show, featuring work done in a 6-by-6-inch format. Stop in for a free canvas. The show will run Friday-Aug. 4. Each work will be sold for $10-$20, with some special pricing for art created and donated by professional artists. Hours: 1-6 p.m. Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m.-noon and 6-8 p.m. Saturdays. Info: 304-376-5066.
SIP AND BID ART AUCTION: fundraiser, 7 p.m. July 14 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. Silent auction featuring work by local artisans.
JUDY RAESE’S: recent works will be on display through July 31 at Slight Indulgence, at 3200 Collins Ferry Road, for the exhibit titled “This is Us.”
MORGANTOWN ART ASSOCIATION: hosts its “Miniature” exhibit, featuring small paintings no larger than 5×7 inches, 3-D art must fit into a 6×6 cube. July’s show will be “Artist’s Choice,” with take-in from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday at the gallery. June artist of the month is Polly Johnson, a retired teacher and multidimensional artist who works in oil, watercolor and also as a jewelry designer. 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, $6 per class) and 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays (OLLI and MAA members only). No classes during the week of July 2. There will be a plein-air oils workshop with T.M. Nicholas, Aug. 17-19, cost is $200 for members, $225 for non-members, sign up sheets at the gallery and online, tomnicholasgallery.com. Membership is open to high school-age and older, dues cost $35 a year. Hours: 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: 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, painting, watercolor, still life — colorful rooster. Classes are $15 each, plus supplies (unless otherwise noted), and begin promptly at the time listed. There are also crochet and knitting classes. Register 24 hours in advance at michaels.com/classes.
MONONGALIA ARTS CENTER: 107 High St., Morgantown, hosts photography exhibition “Topknots and Toddlers” Friday-Aug. 4, in the Davis Gallery, featuring portraits of motherhood captured by Lauren Webster, a lifestyle and documentary photographer from Morgantown. An opening reception is set for 6-8 p.m. Friday. Info: info@monartscenter.com or call 304-292-3325. Info: monartscenter.com.
SZILAGYI CENTER IN ROWLESBURG: is open for the season, 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.
ARTHURDALE HERITAGE: hosts museum tours from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays, through the end of October. Tour an original 1930s homestead and the buildings along W.Va. 92 in Preston County, used in the nation’s first New Deal homestead subsistence community championed by Eleanor Roosevelt. Craft shop open. Admission charged, parking is free. Info: arthurdaleheritage.org.
EASTON ROLLER MILL: at Easton Mill Road, 300 yards from its intersection with U.S. 119, hosts tours of the mill from 2-5 p.m. on the fourth Sundays of each month, through September (July 22, Aug. 26 and Sept. 23). Last operational in 1940, the mill machinery will operate during the tours, with the mill engine turning wheels and connecting belts which power the grist stone, corn crusher, roller mills and elevators that carry the product from floor to floor during grinding and processing.
B&O TRAIN DEPOT AND MUSEUM: in Tunnelton will be open from 1-3 p.m. Sundays through September. Admission is free but donations welcome. Info and for tours: 304-568-2559, 304-329-2269, 304-568-2579 or 304-568-2638.
ART MUSEUM OF WVU: Exhibitions on display are: “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. Admission is free. Info: artmuseum.wvu.edu/.
Dance
SWING AT THE ELKS: 8:15-9:30 p.m. each Tuesday in July, at Elks Lodge 411, 1138 Chestnut Ridge Road, hosted by Morgantown Swing. Fundamental Lindy Hop (Level 1) with Ashley and Ryan Lindy, Charleston (Level 2) with Tori and David, open dance floor with DJ until 10:30 p.m. Cost is $6/lesson or $30 for 6 lessons. Info: facebook.com/MorgantownSwing.
LINE DANCE LESSONS: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at MCS Enterprises, 8091 N. Mountaineer Highway. Admission: $5. Info: 304-216-2773.
SUMMER DANCE: 8 p.m.-midnight July 14 at the Szilagyi Center in Rowlesburg, featuring music by Nic of Tyme. Doors open at 7 p.m. Adults only (ages 18 and older). BYOB and snacks. $10 per person. Info: Kenetta, 304-454-9288.
Theater
“HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE”: presented by M.T. Pockets Theatre Company at 8 p.m. July 20-21 and 26-28 and 2 p.m. July 22 at the theater, 203 Parsons St. (old Woodburn School complex). Tickets: $15, general public; $13, seniors/military; $10, students, available at mtpocketstheatre.com, 304-284-0049 or email info@mtpocketstheatre.com. Some sensitive and controversial subject matter such as pedophilia, incest, sexual molestation, alcoholism and family dysfunction. Recommended for mature audiences.
