Tennessee photographer Stacy Kranitz is attracting attention for her visceral photos of life in Appalachia and the South. Sometimes her photos are hard to look at, but they’re always compelling. That’s the case with a project published earlier this year. ProPublica’s story, “The Year After a Denied Abortion,” follows a young family in Tennessee.
Be a cross-cultural travelerwhen you go hear Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Indian Classical Vocalist.
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (vocalist)
Sanjay Deshpande (Tabla)
Tanmay Deochake (Harmonium)
India Center – Charleston, WV
Admission: $ 15 advance or $ 20 at the door
(Children under 16 = Free)
Supporter’s Dinner Before the Event
6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. $ 50.00 Per Person (includes the program)
Call 255-0293 for your reservation
South Asia Cultural Society, inc.505 Northwestern Ave. Beckley, WV 25801
(Creating Windows to the Rich Heritage of South Asia)
Bringing New Tunes to West Virginia
Or if women’s choral music appeals to you:
womanSong Chorale presents (click on The Road Home)
The Road Home This Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. At St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 26 Norwood Rd, Charleston, West Virginia
Or get thee to see the MET in HD:
James Levine returns to the Met podium! The encore showing of the Met in HD performance of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Wednesday April 30 at 6:30 p.m. At the Nitro, Barboursville and Morgantown cinemas.
WVPB's Matt Jackfert speaks with harper, composer and producer Maeve Gilchrist. They discuss her compositions, the Silkroad Ensemble and the group's upcoming performance.
Matt Jackfert is known to many of our listeners as our beloved classical music and news host. But in his off time, the Charleston native is also an accomplished musician, composer and arranger. This holiday season an arrangement of his will be performed at Carnegie Hall.
On March 9, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill creating the Appalachian Regional Commission, known as the ARC. The agency’s goal was to bring impoverished areas of Appalachia into the mainstream American economy. While the ARC serves parts of 13 states, West Virginia is the only one that lies entirely within the boundaries of Appalachia.