WV Dance Festival
The Annual West Virginia Dance Festival featuring classes, workshops, and performances. Dancers come from all over the state to take classes from professional instructors in the areas of ballet, modern, and jazz.
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West Virginia Culture Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Building 9, Charleston, West Virginia
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Free Family Fun at West Virginia Independence Hall, April 22
The activities, appropriate for elementary school age children, will include singing period songs, a craft, characters in period costumes, a presentation on a typical soldier’s life and information about Wheeling’s own General Jesse Reno, who was killed at the battle of South Mountain. The cities of Reno, Nev.; Reno, Ohio; Reno, Okla.; and Reno, Pa.,... View Article
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Lecture “Coke Oven Ruins in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve”
Coking spurred the growth of coal mining in the area of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve of West Virginia during the late 19th century. This program describes the coking process and the documentation of 632 coke ovens in several of the park's coal mining towns. Fuerst serves as NPS archeologist and NPS... View Article
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“Revisiting Grave Creek Mound: Results and Interpretations of the 2016 Geophysical Survey”
“Revisiting Grave Creek Mound: Results and Interpretations of the 2016 Geophysical Survey” will be presented at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, by Dr. Alexander C. Corkum II, project geophysicist at Terracon, Inc. As part of his doctoral research, Dr. Corkum employed ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography and drone-based photogrammetry to capture data both... View Article
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12th Annual Bowed Psaltery Symphony
Cedar Lakes Conference Center 82 FFA Drive, Ripley, WV, United StatesJoin us on May 11th from 7 to 9 pm at Cedar Lakes for the 12th Annual Bowed Psaltery Symphony, an event that has been hosted by Tish and Greg Westman since 2010. Listen to the ethereal and haunting sounds of the bowed psaltery, performed by over 40 musicians from across the country. Each year... View Article
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Mother’s Day Tissue Flowers
May is also the month to celebrate and honor all mothers. Families are invited to stop in from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, to make colorful tissue flowers just in time for Mother’s Day. Surprise mom with a special handmade gift. https://wvculture.org/grave-creek-mound-archaeological-complex-celebrates-historic-preservation-and-gardening-in-may/
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West Virginia Strawberry Festival
jawbone park 15 Madison St, Buckhannon, WV, United StatesThe WV Strawberry Festival is a 9 day fun-filled festival in Buckhannon, WV. Complete with live music, food vendors, carnival and fireworks, you’re sure to find something for everyone!
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Second Saturday Film, titled “A Moving Monument: The West Virginia State Capitol”
will be screened Saturday, May 13, at 1 and 3 p.m. Did you know that West Virginia’s State Capitol was not always located in Charleston? First located in Wheeling, it moved to Charleston, back to Wheeling and again to Charleston. The Capitol’s history also includes a disastrous fire, a “Pasteboard Capitol,” and the current Capitol... View Article
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Music Classic with Barbara Nissman
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Culture Center in Charleston will present a three-part concert series called “Music Classic,” featuring Pianist Barbara Nissman. Hosted by Steinway Living Legend, and Nissman, a 2023 inductee into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, the three concerts will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9; Thursday, March 16 and also on... View Article
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Interpretive Garden planting
For the gardening season, visitors can help plant the museum’s Interpretive Garden on Saturday, May 20, from noon to 4 p.m. Garden Planting Day includes indoor activities in case of inclement weather. A second planting day is planned for the same time on Saturday, June 3. The garden will be planted using heirloom seeds, including Buffalo... View Article
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Historic Preservation Month Lecture
The celebration of Historic Preservation Month will continue at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, Kelley Berliner, eastern regional director of The Archaeological Conservancy, will discuss “The Archaeological Conservancy's Preservation Efforts in the East: from the Paleoindian through 20th-Century Industrial Sites.” For the past 42 years, the Conservancy has been the only national nonprofit organization... View Article
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2023 Vandalia Gathering
FeaturedWest Virginia Capitol Complex and Culture Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Building 9, Charleston, West Virginia, United StatesSince 1977 the Vandalia Gathering has been taking place on the Capitol Grounds. Every Memorial Day Weekend people come from far and wide to experience the traditional culture of WV. Featuring multiple musical competitions, a baking contest, and the annual storytelling “Liar’s Contest”, as well as over 30 West Virginia artisans and dancers (don’t forget... View Article
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