Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow a record-breaking giant pumpkin? Extreme pumpkin growers share their passion and tips for raising the orange giants. Growing one of them requires much effort and know-how, starting with the right seeds. Moisture and nutrients must be provided, and growers battle hungry rodents, insects, and even human... View Article
Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music! Tommy Emmanuel with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo, Lera Lynn, and Jack Broadbent on Mountain Stage Tickets can be purchased online at https://mountainstage.org/upcoming-live-shows/ or by calling 877.987.4900
Each year in October the WVDACH hosts the "Official State Marching Band Championship of West Virginia." Which takes place at Laidley Field in Charleston, WV. High School Marching bands from all over the state come to showcase their skills and compete for the title of "State Honor Band." We are proud to continue that tradition... View Article
By William Reynolds, Historian and Exhibit Specialist, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, OH This program looks at some of the first reports on earthworks in the Ohio Valley, including the Grave Creek Mound. Early maps and descriptions of mounds and other prehistoric earthworks can provide a more complete picture of these ancient structures than is visible... View Article
During regular museum hours (Tuesday - Saturday 9am to 5pm), visitors are invited to create paper snowflakes for the holidays. Make one snowflake to take home and one to hang in the museum’s windows.
Explores the rise of great Native American nations from dynastic monarchies to participatory democracies. Democracy as we know it in the United States was built on the democratic system of New York’s Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederation. In addition, science and oral traditions show how corn, cedar, shell, and the jaguar each inspired new nations and planted... View Article
Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music! The SteelDrivers, Pokey LaFarge, Stephanie Lambring, Seth Glier, and Yasmin Williams on Mountain Stage Tickets can be purchased online at https://mountainstage.org/upcoming-live-shows/ or by calling 877.987.4900
The deep roots of Native America are revealed through modern archaeological scholarship and ancient oral traditions. Amazing cities, sophisticated cultures and unique ways of life continue to reverberate to this day.
The 22nd Biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition will be taking place Sunday, November 14th. Doors open at 1:30 and the awards ceremony is set to take place at 2pm in the State Theater. The purpose of this exhibition is to provide astimulus for all artists, to encourage artisticproductivity and to support outstanding potential.The Department of... View Article
Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music! North Mississippi Allstars, Cedric Burnside, Corey Harris, Kate Vargas, and Jonah Tolchin on Mountain Stage Tickets can be purchased online at https://mountainstage.org/upcoming-live-shows/ or by calling 877.987.4900
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Applications are now being accepted for FY 2022 Historic Preservation Survey and Planning grants through the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH). Approximately $90,000 will be awarded from funding appropriated by the United States Congress for preservation efforts through the National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund.
An overview of the prehistoric Native American cultures who left their mark on the eastern United States, narrated by Cherokee actor and Oklahoma native Wes Studi (Dances with Wolves, Last of the Mohicans). The film begins with Ice Age hunter-gatherers and moves on to people who adopted more agrarian lifestyles. The documentary focuses on earthworks... View Article
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