Live music
123 PLEASANT STREET: hosts The Messthetics with The Furr, Before I Sleep today; Summer Wubbin presented by Raycraft Saturday. Info: 123pleasantstreet.com.
BLACK BEAR: hosts music at its downtown and Evansdale locations. Downtown: Scott Alexander today; Chris Bell Saturday; Jeff Grable Wednesday.
THE 501 BAND: performs at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Belington VFW.
MARK PALMER: plays from 6-9 p.m. today at Clubhouse Grill at the Pines; 8-10 p.m. Saturday at Mundy’s.
JOHN BOLTON: performs from 8-11 p.m. Saturday at the Fairmont Eagles 2373, 305 1st St., Fairmont. No cover charge. open to the public. New members welcome. Info: 304-363-9718.
RUBY HORNSBY: performs from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Bugsy’s Social Club.
PURPLE COW: hosts Johnny Freak Saturday.
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. today, with Mountain Thunder Band and special guests Linda Parker and Barry Wilbanks. Food available.
MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER: will host a show at 6 p.m. today with a country music show featuring Ray Hileman & Wheels of Country and special guests Larry Reed and Cheryl Canfield. The kitchen will be open. 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 Blue Country Band. 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. $7 for adults, $3 children ages 6-12. Homecooked dinners available. Information: 304-216-4898.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW: 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Winfield Community Building, featuring Jimmy James Jr. and Angela Williams, along with Mike Drake, Chuck Westfall, Randy Stevens, Jim Harris Jr., Harley Wood, Buddy Priest, Cheryl Canfield, Khris Musgrove and others. Open mic, door prizes, 50/50 drawing and more. Kitchen open. Cost is $5 donation, children 12 and under admitted free. Info: Peggy, 304-844-6603 or Helen, 304-363-5141.
CENTURY JAMBOREE: at Century Community Center hosts a country music show from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, with The Century Band and special guest . Kitchen opens at 1 p.m. Info: 304-844-2449 or centuryjamboreewv@gmail.com.
MUSIC AT PENN ALPS: presents the Gerdan Trio at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Great Hall at Spruce Forest in Grantsville, Md. Tickets are $20, ages 19 and under admitted free. Tickets: http://MusicAtPennAlps.org, at the door, or at the gift shop.
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. Saturday at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. $15, adults; $7.50, students through high school.
WES RIDENOUR ON GUITAR AND HEIDI RIDENOUR ON VOCALS: 7 p.m. July 28, at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. $8, adults; $4 for students through high school.
TREBLE VOICES SUMMER CHOIR CAMP: for ages 8-18 who like to sing, 9:30 a.m.-noon July 30-Aug. 3 at the WVU Creative Arts Center, under the direction of Leticia Grutzman. Learn breathing, stretching and vocalizing exercise, with additional time spent on aural and sight-reading skills. Ends with informal concert performances around town. Info: karen.taddie@mail.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.
DANCE: with music from John Bolton, 8-11 p.m. Saturday at the Fairmont Eagles 2372, 305 1st St., Fairmont. No cover charge. Open to the public. New members welcome. Info: 304-363-9718.
MID-SUMMER DANCE: 8 p.m.-midnight Aug. 11 at the Szilagyi Center, Rowlesburg, featuring music by The 501 Band. Doors open at 7 p.m. Adults only (18 and older). BYOB and snacks. Admission: $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. today-Saturday and July 26-28 and 2 p.m. Sunday 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.
ADALAND MANSION DINNER THEATER: presentation of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” along with a buffet dinner, Saturday on the side yard pavilion. Cost is $40 per person, plus a
10 percent historical preservation fee, and includes the grand buffet, a pre-show introduction, the performance, and a post-show wine-and-cheese reception with the actors. Reservations are required. Call 304-457-2415 to save a seat.
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 through 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.
UNIQUE CONSIGNMENT: 3438 University Ave., is hosting a show of paintings by Polly Johnson, a multidimensional artist and jewelry designer, who is an active member of the Morgantown Art Association.
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 “Artist’s Choice” in July. July artist of the month is Francoise Stauber, a multimedia artist working in oils, watercolors and printmaking. 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). 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, $100 deposit to hold your spot. Membership is open to high school-age and older, dues cost $35 a year, contact sal.digman@gmail.com or call 304-291-0637 to join. 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: 3:15-5:15 p.m. Saturday, drawing, landscape — cabin in a field; 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, painting, acrylic, seascape — lighthouse on shore; 10 a.m.-noon, July 26, drawing, landscape — cabin in a field; 1-3 p.m. July 26, drawing, still life — Amanda’s Cardinal. 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” through Aug. 4, in the Davis Gallery, featuring portraits of motherhood captured by Lauren Webster, a lifestyle and documentary photographer from Morgantown. 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/.
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.
FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION NIGHT: for all Mon County VFD members, 6-11 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Heights Community Building, 1683 Summers School Road, featuring a dinner buffet, entertainment by DJ Jerry Darnell, giveaways and more. Family-friendly. Info: Mary Lee, 304-980-2516 or Linda, 304-296-1596.
DREAM MACHINES: car club hosts a car show from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo. Registration is from noon-2 p.m. Rain date: July 29.
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE: at WVU, known as OLLI@WVU, 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 run through 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.
CRUISE IN: from noon-4 p.m. July 28, at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church on Kingwood Pike. Limited spaces available for show cars. Burgers, hot dogs, baked goods for sale. Cake walks and more. Proceeds go toward renovations at the church.
MOUNTAIN MODEL A CLUB MEETING: and covered-dish picnic, 11 a.m. July 28 at Gladesville Community Building and Park, Gladesville, Preston County. Info: Dianna, 304-624-4968.
AUTHOR AND HOLOCAUST SUVIVOR CHARLES OTA HELLER: will give a talk and book signing for “Prague: My Long Journey Home,” at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. Heller was raised Catholic, unaware of his Jewish roots, even after his father escaped to join the British Army and 15 members of his family disappeared. He shot a Nazi when he was 9 and fled with his family to a refugee camp, before coming to America. Info: 304-329-6336.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD PROJECT LEADER WORKS HOP: to share ideas for packing shoeboxes and networking with others, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 11, at Sabraton Baptist Church, 1641 Sabraton Ave., Morgantown. Light refreshments served, all welcome. Parking and entrance in the back of the church.
VALLEY DISTRICT FAIR CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW: 5:30-8 p.m. Aug. 9-10, all day Aug. 11.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: recipient Jaki Steward, who received a shoebox at age 5 in Guatemala, will share her story at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 26 at Sabraton Baptist Church, 1641 Sabraton Ave., Morgantown. All welcome.
Karaoke and DJs
BARSIDE GRILL: 417 Holland Ave., Westover: Karaoke with DJ Shay every Friday and DJ Jeff every Saturday. Info: 304-284-0661.
