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In the spirit of demonstration art, a popular part of the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair, fine art photographer Laura Moul will offer a unique product to fair visitors.
Charleston's explosive Fourth of July events
Characters drive Les Claypool's music
Fourth of July celebrations -- with music, fireworks or both -- pop up across town this weekend:
In short
- Art closing
- FestivALL feedback
- Music Hall of Fame submissions
Bass virtuoso returns to the hills for All Good Music Festival
Electric bass virtuoso, songwriter and singer Les Claypool says he doesn't bother with Facebook. The popular social networking site, he says, really isn't for him.
What's happening at the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair
The annual Mountain State Art & Craft Fair runs Thursday through Saturday at Cedar Lakes in Ripley. The event features more than 130 artisans displaying their wares. There also are demonstrations, musical performances and a chili cookoff.
SLIDESHOW: Scenes from FestivALL Charleston 2009
CLICK TO VIEW SLIDESHOW: View a slideshow of scenes from the city-wide FestivALL Charleston 2009, including a photo-burst documenting a Town Center Mall ballon sculpture of the New River Gorge Bridge.
Soccer keeps Hurricane family busy
Here's a roundup of music festivals this July and August
Find fun with free screening of 'National Treasure' Thursday night
Hurricane resident Terry McWatters rarely uses his digital SLR camera. He has barely captured any photos, despite his three kids playing club and school soccer almost every other day. "It might have been a waste of money, really," he said.
FLIPSIDE: 'Twilight' bites into Town Center
To celebrate the impact Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series has had on teen reading, Charleston Town Center Mall is hosting a month of "Twilight"-themed events. Though the film will be celebrated, too, the main focus is the book series.
Theater festival adds Sunday night specials
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If you missed it on its national release in 2004, catch "National Treasure," starring Nicolas Cage, in a free screening starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Alban Center, 65 Olde Main St., St. Albans.
Charleston's explosive Fourth of July events
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Fourth of July celebrations -- with music, fireworks or both -- pop up across town this weekend.
Loose pearls wanted for 'Girls in Pearls' party
"Girls in Pearls: The Black and White Bash" will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 13 at the former Sunrise Mansion.
St. Albans Riverfest (feature photos)
W.Va. Music Hall of Fame eyes permanent location
Arts thrive in the sleepy riverside town of Sutton
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame is looking at state-owned arts and crafts showplace Tamarack as a potential permanent home for its growing collection.
Tamarack announces exhibit winners
The Tamarack Foundation presents "The Best of West Virginia: A Juried Exhibition" in the David L. Dickirson Fine Arts Gallery at Tamarack through Aug. 8.
Artist's friends to be shown 'Coming and Going'
Mark Wolfe's friends and acquaintances will be coming and going, yet standing still, all over Charleston during FestivALL.
Art Notes: June 21, 2009
- Rhododendron winners
- Art Emporium
- Cooper Art Gallery
- Student art contest
- Carnegie Hall Museum
You don't have to have an artist's soul to live in the little town of Sutton -- population about 1,000 -- but you certainly fit right in if you do.
Art Notes: June 14, 2009
The Huntington Museum of Art opened an exhibit from its permanent collection, "Reflections on Water," that will run through Aug. 9.
Always-fresh House of Art enlivens downtown Bluefield
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Gary Bowling's House of Art in Bluefield is a trippy, eccentric, go-to place for art, music and culture.
A few words with the founder of All Good
When Tim Walther helped start the All Good Music Festival 13 years ago, he never expected it would grow as it has. The festival, which returns to Masontown July 9 and continues through July 12, started off as a small festival in Brandywine, Md.
Blues concert features acoustic guitarist Austin 'Walkin' Cane'
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Charleston Blues Society brings acoustic blues guitarist Austin "Walkin' Cane" to town for a First Friday Blues concert starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
Soul Doctors close out Live on the Levee series
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The free Live on the Levee concert series brings together two of the state's leading bands whose music leads to compulsive dancing.
Duke Robillard's got it all on latest release
It's no secret that Duke Robillard is one of the best -- if not the best -- jump blues players on the planet.
Steve Earle: The Lessons of Townes Van Zandt
Country singer/songwriter Steve Earle shares his memories of his friend and teacher Townes Vand Zandt, whose music Earle pays homage to on his new CD, "Townes."
FLIPSIDE: 'Transformers' delivers effects, nonstop action
"Revenge of the Fallen" starts two years after the first "Transformers" movie. Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBouf) feels like everything is finally winding down and he'll get a chance to go to college and be normal -- but of course that won't happen.
Documentary catches up on life with W.Va.-born Bill Withers
Between takes of a Gap commercial he's filming in New York, director Damani Baker, nearly breathless, says he's looking forward to West Virginia getting a chance to take another look at Bill Withers.
'Transformers' is just not any fun
Director Michael Bay's follow-up to the 2007 smash "Transformers'' plays like a parody of a Bay movie.
FILM CLIPS: June 25-July 1, 2009
Capsule reviews of films in area theaters for the week ahead. For local movie times, more capsule reviews and trailers, see the blue 'MovieFinder' box on thegazz.com homepage.
10 'Sound of Music' factoids
Here are 10 things to know for the well-informed "Sound of Music" connoisseur.
Talking back to 'The Sound of Music'
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Unleash your inner Maria -- or your inner Von Trapp or inner Mother Superior -- as the hills come alive with one campy screening of "The Sound of Music."
Pixar's 'Up' sails into the stratosphere of success
Another year, another Pixar triumph. The sublime "Up" suggests that the studio's reputation for smart fun and creative integrity is nowhere near winding down.
Machines dominate in fourth 'Terminator'
We have seen the future in "Terminator Salvation," and the future is noisy. This fourth flick in the "Terminator" saga takes place in 2018, 14 years after Judgment Day.
REVIEW: 'Star Trek' will 'live long and prosper'
You don't expect to find much fresh air in outer space, but that's exactly what the reboot of "Star Trek" brings to the musty franchise.
'Star Trek' 101: 10 fun facts to know and tell
Devilish Spock, Kirk kisses, transporter cost-cutting and other details from the birth of "Star Trek."
REVIEW: Guild's 'Curtains' a must-see
A backstage murder set to music kicked off FestivALL last Friday, and it will close out the celebration this Sunday. The Charleston Light Opera Guild's production of the musical whodunit, "Curtains," brought vibrancy and color to this campy story.,
W.Va. native playwright advises to embrace your 'inner hillbilly'
A FestivALL Charleston event at the Clay Center June 22 features the West Virginia debut of the critically acclaimed one-act play, "How Cissy Grew," by Charleston native Susan Johnston. There's star power, too, with "Desperate Housewives" actor James Denton (Mike Delfino) in the production.
Radio Free Charleston 74 is online now
Radio Free Charleston's seventy-fourth episode features music from Morgantown's own, J Marinelli and Slate Dump, plus special announcements from Mad Man Pondo and Tofujitsu, as well as a Plant Ro Duction Mini Movie.
Radio Free Charleston 71
"Radio Free Charleston 71" is online with another Web show of live, local music and film and animation, with vintage and current footage of Mark Beckner of Hitchcock Circus, plus the band WATT4 and more.
Radio Free Charleston 70: Bare Bones and more
The 70th episode of Radio Free Charleston, the local music, film, animation and art Web cast features music from Bare Bones, Mark Beckner and vintage Go Van Gogh.
Radio Free Charleston No. 69
Radio Free Charleston's special 69th episode is online now. This is a departure episode which presents an edited version of Timothy Rock's 1992 documentary, "Go Van Gogh: The Sad Truth."
Take a look at some of the Affrilachian poets
Here's a video peek at one West Virginia stop on the recent Affrilachian Poets Bus Tour 200, featuring Frank X. Walker and other poets.
A multimedia visit to Gary Bowling's House of Art
In the midst of Bluefield's economic gloom, Gary Bowling's House of Art is a trippy, eccentric, must-be-seen-to-be-believed, go-to place for art, music and culture.CLICK TO VIEW AUDIO SLIDESHOW
Feud Western style in 'Call of Juarez'
'Guerrilla' one of the year's best games
With "Red Faction: Guerrilla," THQ and developer Volition have crafted the finest example of a completely destructible environment I've ever experienced.
'Tiger 10' offers more of the same
Of course, like the pastime created by the Scots all those centuries ago, the "Tiger Woods" series was pretty good to start with. And "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10" is no exception.
Wii gets rare shooter in 'The Conduit'
Developer High Voltage Software built "The Conduit'' with the Wii in mind, though, and it plays to the system's strengths and weaknesses.
'Dragon Age: Origins' to mix fantasy with romance
SAN FRANCISCO -- Players of the upcoming fantasy role-playing game "Dragon Age: Origins'' will be able to do more than make magic.
I want my MTV (back)
When Michael Jackson died unexpectedly last week, something else shocking happened: music channels like MTV and VH1 pre-empted their programming to pay tribute to the "King of Pop."
Familiar TV faces in different places
Since there aren't as many new episodes or shows on TV, I find myself renting more movies in the summer. One I recently watched starred a familiar TV face -- "Criminal Minds'" Padget Brewster, which got me thinking about other TV actors and the movies they've appeared in.
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Beers To You
On the Road… Reporting from deep in Wine countryJun 27, 2009FestivALE Coming to a Bar Near YouJun 15, 2009
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Fresh Paint
Always LovelyJun 18, 2009DrawJun 13, 2009
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Gatecrasher
All-ages awesomeness @ 123Jul 01, 2009Yesterday’s celebrates America! USA! USA!Jun 30, 2009
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Karin Fuller
MIDDLE-AGED FEMALE IS HARD TO PLACEJul 02, 2009THIS GREEN HOUSEJul 01, 2009
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MountainWord
WELCOME TO MOUNTAINWORDJun 27, 2009POEM: “Ghosts of Lobelia” by Neal KrakoverJun 04, 2009
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My West Virginia
Bluefield BluesMar 06, 2009A snapshot from the House of ArtMar 02, 2009
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NewSounds
THE ANSWER” “Everyday Demons”May 14, 2009Heaven and Hell: “The Devil You Know”May 11, 2009
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Plugged In
Celebrate 10 years of ‘NBA 2K’Jul 01, 2009‘inFAMOUS,’ ‘Tiger 10,’ ‘Fuel’ reviews onlineJun 28, 2009
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PopCult
A Cavalcade Of Images From FestivAll And More!Jul 03, 2009The Drive To 75: “West Virginia Shirt”Jul 02, 2009
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WineBoy
Pairing wine and foodJun 29, 2009Slow down and relax with some bargain winesJun 18, 2009
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