Lecture @ Grave Creek: First Encounters of the Earthworks at Marietta

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

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

Activities @ Grave Creek: Snip a Snowflake

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

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.

Recurring

Film @ Grave Creek: Native America – Episode 2:Nature to Nations

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

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

The SteelDrivers, Pokey LaFarge, Stephanie Lambring, Seth Glier, and Yasmin Williams on Mountain Stage

West Virginia Culture Center Theater 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, West Virginia

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

$25.00

22nd Biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition

West Virginia Cultural Center 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV, United States

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

Free

North Mississippi Allstars, Cedric Burnside, Corey Harris, Kate Vargas, and Jonah Tolchin on Mountain Stage

West Virginia Culture Center Theater 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, West Virginia

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

$25.00

West Virginia State Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grants Available

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.

Film @ Grave Creek: Ancient America: Eastern Woodlands

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

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

Activities @ Grave Creek: Petroglyph Ornament

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

During regular museum hours, (Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm), make a holiday decoration based on a West Virginia petroglyph.

CONFLUENCE – A Group Show at Bloomfield Richwood

CONFLUENCE is a non-themed open call group show at Bloomfield Richwood, a fine art gallery at 17 East Main Street in downtown Richwood. The show will feature a varied selection of styles and mediums, with paintings, collages, sculpture, and photographic works by artists from all over West Virginia and Virginia.

Free

Joshua Radin, Stephen Kellogg, Nefesh Mountain and more Celebrate the 38th Anniversary of Mountain Stage

West Virginia Culture Center Theater 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, West Virginia

Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music!  Joshua Radin, Stephen Kellogg, Nefesh Mountain and more Celebrate the 38th Anniversary of Mountain Stage Tickets can be purchased online at https://mountainstage.org/upcoming-live-shows/ or by calling 877.987.4900

$25.00

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