Featuring
[WRITE] Call For Submissions to Anthology on West Virginia Expat Experience
Are you a West Virginia Expat? Raised here but live out of the state? Did you come back after spending time away from the mountains? Oh, and do you like to write about that experience? West Virginia native and current New Yorker Cheyenna Weber has put out the call for submissions to Wild: New Writing from Appalachia.
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Day Trip
[FAIRS] Calling All Bakers - Jubilee Pie Contest»
[ August 31, 2008; ] Do you fancy yourself the Appalachian Martha Stewart? Then enter the annual pie contest at the Stonewall Jackson Heritage Arts & Crafts Jubilee.
The pie filling must have a West Virginia product as the main ingredient, and must be fresh or home preserved or frozen - so no cream or custard pies, and nothing else [...]
Listen Up
[MUSIC] Mike Gordon, Vienna Teng, Crooked Still, Carrie Rodriguez, The Rescues @ Mountain Stage»
[ August 10, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Mountain Stage show this Sunday, August 10 at 7pm features former Phish bassist Mike Gordon, singer/songwriter Vienna Teng, alternative bluegrass superstars Crooked Still, singer/fiddler Carrie Rodriguez, and indie supergroup The Rescues.
Coming Soon
[MEET-UP] River City Bloggers Meet-up this Saturday»
[ August 16, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Come have brunch with the River City Bloggers this Saturday from 10 am until noon at Panera Bread at the Huntington Mall in Barboursville.
This is the groups second meeting. The first meeting was a couple of months ago at Flapjacks. All bloggers are welcome. You do not have to be from the Huntington area to [...]
Get Outside
[RACE] Half Marathon @ Parkersburg»
[ August 16, 2008; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] This Saturday, run the largest road race in West Virginia– the Parkersburg News & Sentinel Half Marathon. The race starts at 8am and will be a lot of fun! Registration closes on Wednesday, August 13, and there is NO race day registration.
Bits & Pieces
[FITNESS] New Pilates Studio Opens on West Side»
What a wonderful day for Charleston!
Invigorate your mind and body, and support a great new local business.
Centered Pilates Studio opened August 1st at 311 West Washington Street. Owner and lead instructor Amy Goins started her home-based business last year and is now expanding with studio for group and private classes.
Pilates is a great exercise for [...]
