Tickets Now Available For Theatre West Virginia Summer Series
Theatergoers can choose from productions of the Civil War drama "Honey in the Rock" or "Shrek the Musical."
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Dungeons & Dragons And Remembering Jean Horner, Inside Appalachia
This week, for 15 years, a Virginia library has been hosting a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game night for teens. It can get a little wacky. Also, we remember renowned Tennessee luthier, Jean Horner, whose fiddles were played at Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry. And, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Taste Of Eastern European Pierogi And Jason Carter Has Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, chicken and dumplings are an Appalachian tradition, but different kinds of dumplings from all over the world have made their way here, including the pierogi from eastern Europe. For Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Will Warren went to a weekly pierogi making session in Wheeling and has this story.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Native To Appear On America’s Got Talent Season Premiere
Philip Bowen, a fiddle-playing social media star and Montgomery, West Virginia native, is set to appear on Tuesday’s episode of America’s Got Talent.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsU.S. COVID-19 Health Emergency Ends And State Fiddler Talks Inspiration, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, the U.S. has officially canceled the designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency in the country. Emily Rice has more.
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Lawmaker Proposes Fiddle As W.Va. State Instrument
A state lawmaker wants to see the fiddle named the official instrument of West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmaker Proposes Fiddle As W.Va. State Instrument
A resolution by Republican Del. Josh Holstein introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday states that the fiddle has “importance and significance” in “West Virginia’s history, traditions and culture.”
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