Event Calendar

[MUSIC/THEATER] Jack the Ripper

[ October 9, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. October 10, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. October 11, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Scarpelli & Kehde’s new musical “Jack the Ripper” premieres in Charleston October 2-11, at the Capitol Center Theatre on 123 Summers St.

Step into the Whitechapel District of London, circa 1888 and into the mind of a madman as the world’s first notable serial killer begins his reign of terror. Scarpelli and Kehde’s new musical, “Jack the Ripper” [...]

[MUSIC] Mountain Stage NewSong Contest

[ October 11, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. October 12, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] They’re coming from Winnipeg, Canada; New York; Austin, Texas; LA; Decatur, Georgia; and Huntington, West Virginia.  They’re coming to compete and to sing their music for you.  They are the finalists of the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, sponsored by the Folk Alliance.
The finalists will perform Saturday October 11, 7:30pm, at Cultural Center Theater in Charleston.
The winner [...]

[THEATER] Kanawha Players: “Bright Ideas”

[ October 10, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. October 11, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. October 17, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. October 18, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Prestigious preschools, pushy parents, and some zany murder plots.  The Kanahwa Players kick off their new season with “Bright Ideas,” Eric Coble’s comedy about parents trying to do the best for their kids and going horribly wrong.  The performances will be at the Charleston Civic Center Little Theater new Kanawha Players Theater (thx Michael Connick!).  Individual [...]