West Virginia Independence Hall to Host Holiday Concert

WHEELING, W.Va. – West Virginia Independence Hall (WVIH) in Wheeling welcomes traditional folk music band Faire May for an authentic Victorian Christmas show, featuring carols from the 1800s and before on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, at 6 p.m. The group will perform medieval carols, Victorian Christmas songs and new favorites in a fun Celtic style... View Article

Second Saturday Film Series

The Second Saturday Film Series continues Saturday, Jan. 14, when the last two episodes of America’s Untold Story will be shown. The programs are part of the PBS Secrets of the Dead series and follow the early history of St. Augustine in Florida that did not make it into the textbooks. Episode 3: “The British Are Coming” will begin... View Article

FOOTMAD: Old-Time Winter Breakdown Workshops

West Virginia Culture Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Building 9, Charleston, West Virginia

Beginner and Advances Workshops in Banjo, Fiddle, Bass, Harmony Singing, Calling, Flatfooting, and Guitar. Also featuring Appalachian Heritage Activities

$15 – $20

FOOTMAD: Old-Time Winter Breakdown Concert

WV Culture Center State Theater 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Building 9, Charleston, West Virginia, United States

The Bing Brothers featuring Jake Krack The Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys The State Birds

$15 – $25

Music Classic with Barbara Nissman

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 Tuesday, May 16,... View Article

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker to Perform at West Virginia Independence Hall

The Ruckers perform throughout the U.S. as well as overseas, singing songs and telling stories from the American folk tradition. They are internationally recognized as leading musicians, authors, and storytellers. They accompany themselves with fingerstyle picking and bottleneck blues guitar, blues harmonica, old-time banjo, piano, spoons and bones. https://wvculture.org/sparky-and-rhonda-rucker-to-perform-at-west-virginia-independence-hall/

Second Saturday program

Will explore African American history in the New River Gorge area of West Virginia at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11. The program will be presented remotely from the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and can be attended in the auditorium at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex. It is titled “Heritage of... View Article

“Green Your Winter Blues”

Indoor activities relating to gardening,  members of Ohio County Master Gardeners, Todd Hager from the Marshall County Cooperative Extension Office, museum staff and volunteers will lead activities, such as propagating a house plant, soil testing, making a “Sprout House” and creating a corn husk doll. Visitors can also test their knowledge of backyard birds and... View Article

“Davis Bottom: Rare History, Valuable Lives”

This 1-hour film tells the remarkable story of Davis Bottom, a diverse, tight knit, working class neighborhood established near downtown Lexington, Ky., after the Civil War. Both African Americans and immigrants established homes in this racially diverse neighborhood. This program was produced by the Kentucky Archaeological Survey and the Kentucky Heritage Council. https://wvculture.org/grave-creek-mound-archaeological-complex-announces-february-programs-2/

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