To help fund the Hurricane High School show choirs' trip to the Heart of America Nationals competition in March 2025 in Nashville, a Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos gala is scheduled for early November in the Culture Center Grand Lobby.
City of St. Albans officials announced on Sept. 12 the grand opening of the St. Albans City Park Family Disc Golf Course will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21.
The University of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä will host its annual Homecoming and Family Weekend Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22.
The Alban Arts Center will present "Steel Magnolias" for two evenings in October during the 2024 FestiFALL in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä.
Yes, you can grow figs in West Virginia! Figs can be grown in cold climates.
Music
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The submission deadline for Metro calendar items is noon the Wednesday prior to publication. Submissions should be emailed to metrokanawha@hdmediallc.com or mailed to Metro, ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Gazette-Mail, 1001 Virginia St., E., ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, WV 25301. Submissions are not accepted by telephone. Items…
It’s not the kind of Bahamas trip most people take — two weeks at the beach resort or a cruise to Nassau and Freeport for sightseeing and shopping.
The WV Walkers of the EverWalk Nation will have a fifth-anniversary walk to commemorate its first walk in September 2019 this weekend.
Gov. Jim Justice announced on Sept. 6 that Gauley Season whitewater rafting opportunities have begun officially for 2024.
United Way of Central West Virginia announced on Sept. 6 applications are open and available for the 2024 Christmas Bureau family assistance program.
The St. George Orthodox Cathedral in downtown ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä will serve its annual dinner of Mediterranean fare on Sunday, Oct. 27, in the cathedral's conference center at the corner of Lee and Court streets in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä.
Author Carter Taylor Seaton will speak at the UC Builders Book and Author Luncheon at the University of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Food
Succulent, saucy and expertly smoked ribs will again be sizzling in the summer air along the banks of the Kanawha River when RibFest returns to ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä tomorrow for its second year of gustatory gusto at Haddad Riverfront Park on Kanawha Boulevard, East.
The following is a tale of two stories about a couple of high school football coaches in the area. The big difference between the two is that one came into a program with the cupboard a bit sparse and the other with the cupboard well stocked.
Food
The St. Albans Fall Y’All Festival and Chili Cook-Off will return to Main Street in St. Albans on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Hydrography
WV STARBASE ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, a youth program located at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, is dedicated to giving students a hands-on experience in STEM.
Hunting
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding new hunters who were born on or after Jan. 1, 1975, that they need to complete a certified hunter education class before they can purchase a hunting license.
Two local community theater troupes have announced their casts for their respective fall stage productions in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä and St. Albans.
Ballet
The ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Ballet has announced the return of “Dracula: The Seduction†to launch its 69th performance season, titled “A Creative Force,†in October.
The submission deadline for Metro calendar items is noon the Wednesday prior to publication. Submissions should be emailed to metrokanawha@hdmediallc.com or mailed to Metro, ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Gazette-Mail, 1001 Virginia St., E., ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, WV 25301. Submissions are not accepted by telephone. Items…
Music
The submission deadline for church notices is noon the Wednesday a week prior to the next Wednesday’s publication. Submissions should be emailed to metrokanawha@hdmediallc.com or mailed to Metro Kanawha, ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Gazette-Mail, 1001 Virginia St., E., ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, WV 25301. Submissions are no…
Historic Zoar Village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, was a favorite one-day excursion when I was growing up in northern West Virginia.
You never know who will show up. Which instruments they’ll bring. Or the tunes they’ll want to play. That’s what makes it a jam session.
