Live music
123 PLEASANT STREET: hosts Gangstagrass with 18 Strings today; Worst Kept Secret, Krevisys, Dino Drive and Torrents (21 and over free) Friday; Official Groovin with the Grove 2 Preparty featuring Culture Thief, Tangra, Dainty Jane, Allen Davis Saturday; Desmond Jones and The Electric Orange Peel Wednesday. Info: 123pleasantstreet.com.
BLACK BEAR: hosts music at its downtown and Evansdale locations. Downtown: Andy Tuck today; The Weary Space Wanderers Friday; Tom Batchelor and Fiddle Mike Saturday; The Masons Wednesday.
ROCKIN’ REDNECKS: perform from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday at Frosted Mug.
NIC OF TYME: plays from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday at Magic’s Bar and Grill in Fairmont.
MARK PALMER: plays from 7-11 p.m. Saturday at Sabraton Station.
MUNDY’S PLACE: 669 Madigan Ave., hosts Shane’s Acoustic Show at 8 p.m. Saturday.
BACK IN THE DAY: performs from noon-2 p.m. Saturday during the car show at Sagebrush Round-Up at Bunner’s Ridge.
PURPLE COW: hosts Train Wreck 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: face book.com/rubysbar73/.
BRANDON HOWDERSHELT: and friends perform at 6 p.m. Friday at North Preston Senior Center on North Preston Highway in Bruceton Mills. Gospel and country music. 50/50 drawing and prizes. Food available. Free admission. Open to the public. All ages welcome. Info: 304-379-1165.
SINGING THE ’70S: with Tom and JoAnn Peterson, Karen and Matthew Bright, Josh Waugh and Lynn Houser, 7 p.m. Friday at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. $8, adults; $4 students through high school.
MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS JAMBOREE: hosts a show at 6 p.m. Friday with Mountain Thunder Band and special guests John Daugherty and Jim Whitehair. Dinner will be available. Menu will be country fried steak, mashed potatoes and green beans, with other items 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 Jack and Cindy Falbo and Larry Reed. The kitchen will be open. There will be open mic. $6 admission, children under 12 admitted free. Door prizes, 50/50 drawing.
SAGEBRUSH ROUND-UP: at 2580 Bunner Ridge Road, Fairmont, hosts its annual car show with registration from 10 a.m.-noon, show from noon-2 p.m., featuring music by Back in the Day, and an evening country music show at 6 p.m. Saturday, featuring open mic, The Round-Up Band, Floyd Cowger and Rooster Morehouse and Joe Hott & The Short Mountain Boys. $7 for adults, $3 children ages 6-12. Homecooked dinners available. Information: 304-216-4898.
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 Karen Bright of The Ole Lady & The Boys. Admission: $6. Children under 12 admitted free. Food available. No alcohol allowed. Info: 304-265-5549.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW: 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the Winfield Community Building, featuring Raymond and Rhonda Rhodes and Barry Wilbanks. Also featuring musicians 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. Kitchen open. Admission is $5 adults, free for children 12 and under.
CENTURY JAMBOREE: at Century Community Center hosts a country music show from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, with The Century Band and special guest Philip Love. Kitchen opens at 1 p.m. Info: 304-844-2449 or centuryjamboreewv@gmail.com.
WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY CHOIR: begins fall semester with an open rehearsal, followed by a meet-and-greet and choir registration, 7 p.m. Monday at the WVU Creative Arts Center. Ages range from teen-adult and range in ability from beginner to experienced. Info: 304-293-6946.
“DUST TO DUST AND INBETWEEN”: a collection of old and new music inspired by West Virginia, featuring Annick Odom, will be performed at 8 p.m. Aug. 25 at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC), 107 High St. Tickets are $10, available at the lobby desk, by phone at 304-292-3325 or at monartscenter.com.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW: 7-10 p.m. Aug. 25 at New Freeport Fire Hall, featuring Smokey Robbins and Sandy Huffman. Admission: $5. Sponsored by the ladies auxiliary.
COMPANY HOUSE ROAD BAND: performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. $10, adults; $5, students through high school.
Art and exhibits
UNIQUE CONSIGNMENT: 3438 University Ave., hosts a show of paintings by Polly Johnson.
PAINT N SIP FUNDRAISER: for Wreaths Across America, 6-9 p.m. Aug. 29 at Atria’s on Pineview Drive, hosted by the Morgantown chapters of Daughters of the American Revolution. Cost is $37.50, register at artmusicfusion.com/events-1/sip-and-dip-for-dar-wreaths-across-america. There will also be a silent auction.
MORGANTOWN ART ASSOCIATION: hosts “Artist’s Choice” through August. No take-in for the month of August. August artist of the month is multimedia artist Francoise Stauber. 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 drjcar
di@gmail.com. Watercolor classes with Susan Hall Witt from 10 a.m.-noon Mondays ($6 per class) and 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays (OLLI and MAA members only). No watercolor classes until Aug. 20. There will be a plein-air oils workshop with T.M. Nicholas, Friday-Sunday, cost is $200 for members, $225 for non-members, sign up sheets at the gallery and online, tomni
cholasgallery.com, $100 deposit to hold your spot. 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, watercolor, landscape — hot air balloon; 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, watercolor, landscape, majestic night sky and trees; 1-3 p.m. Aug. 23, drawing, landscape, rowboat on a lake. 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 “Different Voices, Common Experiences,” featuring artwork by people who have been affected by mental illness, either personally or through loved ones, in the Benedum Gallery, through Aug. 25. Info: info@monartscenter.com or call 304-292-3325. Info: monartscenter.com.
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.
B&O TRAIN DEPOT AND MUSEUM: in Tunnelton will be open from 1-3 p.m. Sundays through September. See historic items from old telegraph equipment to train china and photos. Admission is free but donations welcome. Info and for tours: 304-568-2559, 304-329-2269, 304-568-2579 or 304-568-2638.
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.
MON COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOC.: hosts meetings from 7-9 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the WVU County Extension Office in Westover. Info: Debbie, 304-367-9488 or debbeez7@yahoo.com.
INDOOR YARD SALE: Friday at PACE Enterprises, with numerous vendors selling jewelry, books, movies, knick-knacks and more. All profits go directly to PACE. Info: 304-983-7223.
DREAM MACHINES CAR CLUB: hosts a Downtown Morgantown Cruise-In from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday on High Street.
COMMUNITY YARD SALE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Madison Center parking lot, 161 Bakers Ridge. $15 per table (tables provided), accepting donated items, table fee and donation profits go directly toward Alzheimer’s Association Fund. Free and open to the public.
WING COOK-OFF: 2-6 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church on Kingwood Pike. $10 donation, taste all entries and eat some wings with celery and blue cheese on the side. Enter your wing sauce (at least 2 quarts) to be assigned a number and tossed with some wings for voting. Winner receives a trophy. Winner announced at 5:30 p.m. Take-out available, $10 for 12 wings. Also a bake sale. All proceeds go toward the church building fund.
HOMECOMING SERVICE: 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Harmony Church. Covered-dish dinner will be at 1 p.m. Ron Funk will deliver the message. Gideon’s Call is the special music.
MOUNTAIN SPIRIT POW WOW: a pow wow and cultural festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 25-26 at Mason-Dixon Historical Park, 79 Buckeye Road, Core. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Featuring Native American regalia, drumming, singing, storytelling, crafts, jewelry, clothing, knives, dolls and more. Auction at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Demonstrations and displays (museum, birds from raptor rehab, observation bee hive). Food available. Admission: $5 for adults, children 5 and under admitted free with paid adult. No drugs or alcohol permitted.
WOMEN UNITED: Power of the Purse fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, featuring purse auctions, food, drinks, live entertainment and celebrity guest Emily Calandrelli, host of Fox’s Xploration Outer Space. For tickets and sponsorships, visitunitedwaympc.org/potp.
WEST VIRGINIA BEEKEEPERS ASSOC.: annual conference, “Meant to Bee,” set for Aug. 24-25 at Robert H. Mollohan Research Center, off I-79 Exit 132, in Fairmont. Doors open at
11 a.m. for check in, vendor sales and late registration. Featured speakers are Dr. Samuel Ramsey of the University of Maryland and Dr. Parry Kietzman of Appalachian Beekeeping Collective. Several workshops planned. Registration and info: wvbeekeepers.org.
NORTH-CENTRAL WV PARKINSON GROUP: meets at noon Aug. 25 at Eat ‘n Park in Bridgeport. Guest speaker is Dr. Steven Show of Enliven Wellness in Bridgeport. Room opens at noon, speaker at 1 p.m. No cost to join group. Info: Tracey, 304-363-1028.
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.
ANNUAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL: 3-10 p.m. Sept. 8 at St. Hubert Church, 9 Sadler St., Point Marion, Pa., in the church parking lot. Fellowship, drawings, games, craft store, food, dancing to music by Good Vibrations and more. Mass at 4 p.m.
WEST VIRGINIA BEEKEEPERS ASSOC.: beginner beekeeping classes, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 8, 15 and 22, at the WVU County Extension Office in Westover. Must attend all three classes to complete the course. Cost is $50 per person, $70 per couple, includes dues for local club and state dues for 2018, and the Penn State Beekeeping Basics book. Class size is limited. Info and registration: Debbie, 304-367-9488 or debikers4fun@gmail.com.
Theater
“DISTRACTED”: by Lisa Loomer, presented at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 23-25 and 2 p.m. Sunday at M.T. Pockets Theatre, 203 Parsons St., Morgantown. Info: 304-284-0049.
OPEN AUDITIONS FOR “THE ADDAMS FAMILY”: a musical comedy, Aug. 25 at Fairmont State University. Singing audition from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Aug. 25, dance auditions to follow at 3:30 p.m. There will be a preparation workshop with artist-in-residence and guest director Mara Newberry Greer, from noon-1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Wallman Hall Theatre at FSU, wear clothing and shoes appropriate for movement and dance. Auditions open to the public. Callbacks will be from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 27. The role of Pugsley is open to boys ages 9-19. All other roles are for adults and teens. To chedule an appointment: 304-367-4219. Production dates are Oct. 26-Nov. 3.
BRIAN HOFFMAN’S ‘REMEMBERING RED’: a tribute to Red Skelton, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Preston Community Arts Center, 123 S. Price St., Kingwood. Hoffman recreates some ofcomedy legend Red Skelton’s best-known characters. $10, adults; $5, students through high school.
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.
A BROADWAY REVUE: directed by Matt Marino, will be performed at 8 p.m. Aug. 24 at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC), 107 High St., featuring a two-part performance with songs from Broadway favorites such as “Annie,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Marino, knows as Morgantown’s Barney Fife impersonator, will perform along with Justin Williams and Morgan Barnes. Tickets: $10, free for children 12 and under. Available at the lobby desk, by phone at 304-292-3325 or at monartscenter.com.
LABOR DAYALUMNI HOMECOMING DANCE: 8 p.m.-midnight Sept. 1 at the Szilagyi Center, Rowlesburg, featuring The Classics Rock. Adults only (18 and older). $15/singles; $25/couples. Bring your favorite beverages and snacks. Doors open at 7 p.m. Info: Kenetta, 304-454-9288.
Karaoke and DJs
BARSIDE GRILL: 417 Holland Ave., Westover: Karaoke with DJ Shay every Friday and DJ Jeff every Saturday. Info: 304-284-0661.
