Arts in Our Communities Conference
2023-02-28 08:00 - 2023-03-01 17:00 (America/New_York)

Arts Day at the Legislature
2023-03-02 10:00 - 14:00

West Virginia Independence Hall to Present Free Celtic Concert, March 3
2023-03-03 18:00
Gallowglass, a traditional Celtic music ensemble, and Faire May, a traditional folk music band, will each perform during a free concert at West Virginia Independence Hall in downtown Wheeling beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 3. The performance is free and open to the public. https://wvculture.org/west-virginia-independence-hall-to-present-free-celtic-concert-march-3/

Fossil Day @ Grave Creek
2023-03-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Grave Creek Mound, 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, 26041, United States
Do you have a mystery fossil? Bring it to our expert for identification by Dr. Elizabeth Rhenberg from the WV Geological and Economic Survey! Don’t have a fossil? A fossil display by members of the West Virginia Fossil Club will showcase some of their specimens and answer questions about collecting fossils. Family friendly activities relating to fossils include making a fossil cast, viewing a tiny fossil insect through a microscope, and a museum hunt with fossil clues. You can also stop at the Business and Health Expo at the penitentiary across the street.

Lecture at 2:00 pm. Topic TBD – please check our Facebook page for details.

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex Announce March Programs - Fossil Day
2023-03-04 12:00 - 16:00
Fossil Day, which takes place twice a year, will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 4. The public is invited to bring mystery fossils for identification by Dr. Elizabeth Rhenberg from the WV Geological and Economic Survey. Rhenberg is employed as a survey geologist in the Coal and Mapping departments. She specializes in crinoids and enjoys all kinds of fossils. Crinoid fossils are aquatic animals shaped like a flower and are also known as sea lilies. They are related to starfish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. https://wvculture.org/grave-creek-mound-archaeological-complex-announce-march-programs/

Film: The King of Crimes @ Grave Creek
2023-03-11 03:00 - 15:30 | Grave Creek Mound, 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, 26041, United States
“King of Crimes” refers to the crime of treason for which Aaron Burr was tried in John Marshall’s court just three years after the deadly Hamilton duel. President Thomas Jefferson had Burr charged with treason for plotting to carve out a kingdom for himself from parts of Louisiana and Mexico. The case also involved the Blennerhassetts at Blennerhassett Island. This program was produced by the John Marshall Foundation and is adapted from a play by David L. Robbins.

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex Announce March Programs - Second Saturday film
2023-03-11 14:00
The monthly Second Saturday program will be the showing of the film “The King of Crimes” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 11. “King of Crimes” refers to the crime of treason for which Aaron Burr was tried in John Marshall’s court. President Thomas Jefferson had Burr charged with treason for plotting to carve out a kingdom for himself from parts of Louisiana and Mexico. The case also involved the Blennerhassetts at Blennerhassett Island. This program was produced by the John Marshall Foundation and is adapted from a play by David L. Robbins. https://wvculture.org/grave-creek-mound-archaeological-complex-announce-march-programs/

Music Classic with Barbara Nissman
2023-03-16 18:00
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, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Culture Center State Theater, located on the campus of the West Virginia State Capitol Complex. Barbara, a resident of Lewisburg, has invited West Virginia chamber musicians to join her on stage for the second and third programs to share musical favorites. These informal one-hour programs will be presented without an intermission. The Concerts are free and open to the public. The second concert on March 16, “Gershwin meets Brahms!,” features members of the Montclaire String Quartet who will join Nissman for this wonderful program that begins with George Gershwin’s beautiful Lullaby for String Quartet and ends with the Brahms Piano Quintet, one of his greatest works. She plans to introduce the music and the Quartet and also offer some of her favorite solo pieces by Brahms. https://wvculture.org/three-part-concert-series-featuring-pianist-barbara-nissman-at-the-culture-center-beginning-feb-9/

Lecture: The Bettye Project @ Grave Creek
2023-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Grave Creek Mound, 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, 26041, United States
By Lisa Dugas, MA, RPA, Senior Lead for Cultural Resources at Big Pine Consultants

In honor of National Women’s History Month and women in archaeology, this program highlights the life and work of archaeologist Bettye J. Broyles (1928-2011). Ms. Dugas obtained her B.A. in Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh and her M.A. in Anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex Announce March Programs - Women’s History Month
2023-03-23 19:00
March is Women’s History Month, and the occasion will be celebrated with “The Bettye Project: The Life and Times of Archaeologist Bettye Broyles,” presented at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, by Lisa Dugas. Bettye J. Broyles (1928-2011) was a trailblazing archaeologist who worked at the prestigious Illinois State Museum, the University of Georgia, and the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, where she became West Virginia’s first female State Archaeologist. Dugas obtained her B.A. in anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh and her M.A. in anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is currently employed as senior lead for cultural resources at Big Pine Consultants. https://wvculture.org/grave-creek-mound-archaeological-complex-announce-march-programs/

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex Announce March Programs - Marshall County Student Art Show Reception
2023-03-25 14:00 - 16:00
The Archaeological Complex also welcomes the 41st annual “Marshall County Student Art Show” with an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. The art show will be on exhibit through Saturday, April 15. This competitive show features a variety of media such as drawings, paintings, photographs, and sculpture created by very talented students from Marshall County’s middle and high schools. People’s Choice awards will be voted on and awarded during the opening reception. The art show is organized and set up by students from the Cameron High School Art Club under the guidance of art teacher Amanda Jenree. https://wvculture.org/grave-creek-mound-archaeological-complex-announce-march-programs/
