Arts & Culture

Elkins, W.Va. -- The public is invited to the first annual 304 Day celebration of the mountains, forests, people, and arts of West Virginia, scheduled for March 4 (3/04) at 7:00 p.m. at the Brewstel in Elkins....

Quilts have always kept us warm, reminded us of our past and brought families and friends together. These same ideas are used to create the Elkins Main Street’s Heritage Quilt Trail - a community-supported...

Pictured in cover photo: Jacob Harman, Meghan Dolly, Jim Harman, Allison Dolly, Tracy Harman, Sharon Coberly, Devan Fletcher,  Janet Harman, Hunter Harman, and Tammy Dolly On Wednesday night I had intended...

After spending three years ranking the foods of the carnival I decided it was time to broaden my horizons and visit the food stands of the city park. The park’s food alley was full of friendly people and...

Guess what time it is, folks. That’s right: Forest Festival time. For the third year in a row I took to the streets with some colleagues in order to find the best foods of the Mountain State Forest Festival....

West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman will share his talents in two public events for the Davis & Elkins College Writers’ Series, Tuesday, March 28 and Wednesday, March 29. Harshman’s second...

An hour-long presentation of Davis & Elkins College’s performing arts, along with displays and demonstrations of students’ work in the visual arts, will highlight the evening of Tuesday, March 28. The...

Editors Note: This story originally appeared in WV Executive Magazine. By Clara Lehmann “When we put on a mask, we think we’re hiding, but we’re really revealing.” That is a quote from Michael Roh,...

Colorful examples from the 2016 mask judging. Photo by Emily Coffman. Since I first learned of it while attending WVU years ago, I've wanted to go to Fasnacht, a fanciful celebration in Randolph County's...

There’s no doubt that Rich Mountain is full of history, but few may know that atop sits a steel structure about 60’ high that was once an airway beacon for pilots. In the 1920’s and 1930’s radio...

By David Armstrong At the beginning of the present century what is now the town of Elkins was two separate towns, each complete with a charter, mayor, council and police force. South Elkins had been...

Drive down Third Street in Elkins and you’ll see it, big and bright and full of optimism, sitting on the side of the old Talbott Glass Building. The sunny mural has greeted downtown Elkins visitors for...

She was missing. People were uptight. Mayor Van Broughton had to issue a statement. Some people believed she was removed from this corner for reasons related to the public controversy involving the name of the...

By Eileen Waggoner “How far to Thomas now?” We both know the answer, roughly, but Caleb asks me anyway, partly out of habit, partly for the excuse to unfold the well-worn state map. When opened, my map...

I was born and raised in Beverly, West Virginia. One of the most common questions I receive from people visiting our state is, “What do you do around here for fun?” My general reply is, “The mountain is...

Fall is in the air and Forest Festival is in full swing. Downtown Elkins is filled with the aroma of the annually highly anticipated foods that are only available this time of year. Yesterday evening Grayson...

The Downtown Elkins business The Holistic Housewife started in the summer of 2015 as a way for owner Amanda McLeese to get some relief from migraine headaches. With information gathered from the internet,...

The Helvetia Community Fair is a nearly century old tradition that is held yearly during the second full weekend of September as a celebration of agriculture and heritage. According to the fair’s website it...

Today I spent a fascinating afternoon at the Beverly Heritage Days celebration to experience the “Centuries of History” as presented by the Beverly Heritage Center. I spent several hours this afternoon...

New Writer In Town There is a new author in town writing under the penname of Joseph Lane. The author Joseph Lane Shipp, is a native of Randolph County, who moved away to work in the Washington, D.C. area....