Live music
123 PLEASANT STREET: hosts We Got Beats, Do You have Bars?, a free Morgantown hip hop community networking and showcase event, with open mic, beat battles and performances by Lb DaPres Lamar Riddick TK Blockstar Gandhiii Spike Yee Malik Dee’TheGeneral Stubbs Brotha Ash, hosted by MONSTALUNG, free admission, show at 8 p.m., today; Birdcloud with Rolrgostr and Captain Catfeesh Friday; Black Garlic, Van Gilder and Ted Kisko Saturday; YP DEV Album release party with Quan Isiah, Spike Yee, Brotha Ash and Catching ZZZ Wednesday. Info: 123pleasantstreet.com.
BLACK BEAR: hosts music at its downtown and Evansdale locations. Downtown: Duo Grove today; Trae Buckner Friday.
BOBBY LANE & BLACK BILLY: perform from 6:30-9:30 p.m. today at Retro-tique, 218 Walnut St.
THE 501 BAND: performs from 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday at White Front Tavern in Grafton; 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the Frontier Festival in Mount Morris, Pa.
NIC OF TYME: plays from 2-3 p.m. Saturday at the Frontier Festival in Mount Morris, Pa.
THE KNIGHTHAWKS: will perform from 8-11 p.m. Saturday at Tropics in Cheat Lake.
MARK PALMER: plays from 9 p.m.-midnight Friday at Gene’s Beer Garden; 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Whippoorwill Bar & Grill.
COUNTRIFIED SOUL: plays from 6-9 p.m. Saturday at MCS Enterprises, 8091 N. Mountaineer Highway (8 miles from the four-way intersection in Reedsville on W.Va. 92). Admission: $6. Food available. Doors open at 5 p.m. Family-friendly. No alcohol allowed. Info: 304-864-3638.
MUNDY’S PLACE: 669 Madigan Ave., hosts Jeff Grables at 8 p.m. Saturday.
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: face book.com/rubysbar73/.
MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER: will host a show at 6 p.m. Friday with a country music show featuring Ray Hileman & Wheels of Country and Tom Goldsmith. 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 a country music show at 6 p.m. Saturday, featuring open mic, The Round-Up Band, Larry Reed and Larry Santee & The Neon Knights. $7 for adults, $3 children ages 6-12. Homecooked dinners available. There will be a benefit show starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, featuring open stage, The Round-Up Band, The Country Knights and Touch of Country, $7 for adults, $3 for children 6-12. 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 The Moatsville Boys. Admission: $6. Children under 12 admitted free. Food available. No alcohol allowed. Info: 304-265-5549.
CENTURY JAMBOREE: at Century Community Center hosts a country music show from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, with The Century Band and special guest Larry Reed. Kitchen opens at 1 p.m. Info: 304-844-2449 or centuryjam
boreewv@gmail.com.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW: 7-10 p.m. Saturday 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.
WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY CHOIR: has begun its fall semester at the WVU Creative Arts Center. Ages range from teen-adult and range in ability from beginner to experienced. Info: 304-293-6946.
MORGANTOWN COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA: accepting members for fall season, intermediate and advanced level players welcome. Maestro is Andre Januario. Open to all ages. Free tria audition and sit-in recommended for new members, followed by a chat with the director. Orchestera meets from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at the WVU CAC, room 2070. Info: 304-293-6946.
TOUCH OF COUNTRY: performs for a dinner dance, 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Clarion Hotel Morgan. Dinner at 6 p.m., music from 7-10 p.m. Info: Bear, 304-288-5622.
BORN AND BRED FESTIVAL: 12:30-11:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Tygart Lake Golf Course, featuring Grafton artists The Masons, Humble and Kind, Patricia Smith, Greg Ice and the Awkward Pauses, George Shingleton, Wendy and Brian from Taylor Made, Last Year’s Model, Stephanie Adlington and The Chris Weaver Band. The festival is a collaboration between Unleash Tygart, Buffalo Arts Association, Espresso Yourself Coffee House and All Aboard Grafton, to raise money for the renovation and restoration of the Manos Theatre. Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the gate, available at eventbrite.com. Info: 304-677-1028.
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.
MOUNTAIN SPIRIT POW WOW: a pow wow and cultural festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 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. today 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, visit
unitedwaympc.org/potp.
WEST VIRGINIA BEEKEEPERS ASSOC.: annual conference, “Meant to Bee,” set for Friday-Saturday 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 Saturday 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. Sunday at Sabraton Baptist Church, 1641 Sabraton Ave., Morgantown. All welcome.
MORGANTOWN NEWCOMERS COFFEE: 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 5 at the home of member Jane Taylor, 4009 Greystone Drive, Morgantown. No speaker, just coffee and conversation. Free and open to the public. Info: morgantownnewcomers.org.
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
A BROADWAY REVUE: directed by Matt Marino, will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday 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.
OPEN AUDITIONS FOR “THE ADDAMS FAMILY”: a musical comedy, Saturday at Fairmont State University. Singing audition from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, dance auditions to follow at 3:30 p.m. Auditions open to the public. Callbacks will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday. The role of Pugsley is open to boys ages 9-19. All other roles are for adults and teens. To schedule an appointment: 304-367-4219. Production dates are Oct. 26-Nov. 3.
“THE LAST FIVE YEARS”: presented at 8 p.m. Sept. 7-8 and 13-15, and 2 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Tanner Theatre at Monongalia Arts Center, by West Virginia Public Theatre. Tickets: $18 per person, $15 each for groups of 10 or more, available at the lobby desk at 107 High St., by phone at 304-292-3325 or at monartscenter.com/shop.
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. Tickets: $10, adults; $5, students through high school.
Art and exhibits
PAINT N SIP FUNDRAISER: for Wreaths Across America, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday 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.
ZENCLAY POTTERY CLASSES: Classes fill quickly. Offered now: All-level wheeling throwing from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays (starting Aug. 27) and noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays (starting Aug. 28), $275 for beginners, $325 intermediate/advanced. Intermediate/Advanced wheel-throwing from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays (starting Aug. 26), $275/$325. Handbuilding: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays (starting Aug. 30), $325 all levels. Info: zenclaypottery.com.
MORGANTOWN ART ASSOCIATION: hosts “Artist’s Choice” through August. August artist of the month is multimedia artist Francoise Stauber. September take-in for the “Back to School with Blue and Gold” show will be Sept. 5. September artist of the month is multimedia artist Myung Lee. 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 ($6 per class) and 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays (OLLI and MAA members only). No classes on Aug. 27, 28 or Sept. 3. The Lynn Ferris watercolor workshop “Capturing the Light,” will be Oct 9-11. Cost is $225 for members and $250 for non-members. $100 deposit holds 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, drawing, landscape, rowboat on a lake; 3:15-5:15 p.m. Saturday, painting, acrylic, landscape — Dutch barn; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, watercolor — sand, salt and surf greeting card (free, supplies are extra); 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, drawing, student choice — skill building or antique teapot; 1-3 p.m. Aug. 30, painting, acrylic, landscape — field with flowers. 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.
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.
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 (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.
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.
SOCIAL DANCE: 7:30-10 p.m. Friday at Wiles Hill BOPARC. First hour is a waltz lesson. Info: duffy727@gmail.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.
