FestivALL

Sunset Yoga and Sound
2025-06-01 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
Sunset Yoga and Sound
June 1 | 7pm

Find your Zen after a full day of FestivALL activities.. Join Nina Ratliff, owner and yoga instructor of The Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, for a nourishing 60-minute all-levels yoga practice. Class will end with a 15-minute sound healing savasana.
Beginner friendly.
Some mats and props will be provided, but please you own if you have one. Bringing a blanket is recommended.
Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd.

AVN Corp. Symphony Sunday
2025-06-01 14:00 - 22:00 | University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Ave SE,, Charleston, West Virginia
AVN Corp. Symphony Sunday
June 1

The WV Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) is excited to announce that AVN Corp. Symphony Sunday 2025 will be hosted on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at the University of Charleston.
AARP West Virginia MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE
2:00 p.m. Kanawha Valley Community Band 2:55 p.m. Brass Band of the Tri-State 3:40 p.m. Charleston Metro Band 4:25 p.m. womanSong5:15 p.m. Greater Huntington Symphonic Band 6:00 p.m. WV Youth Symphony Ensembles 7:00 p.m. Kanawha Valley Pipes and Drums (in front of the stage, ground level)8:00 p.m. WV Symphony Orchestra*Fireworks supported by Moses Auto Group to follow at the conclusion of the WV Symphony Orchestra Concert.
AND MORE!BOOK NOOK (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)FOOD VENDORS (2 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)CAMC Women’s & Children’s CRAFTS andMcKinley Carter Wealth Services FAMILY FUN ZONE (2 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
Title Sponsor: AVN Corp. Additional Sponsors: University of Charleston, City of Charleston, AARP WV, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Moses Auto Group, Charleston Visitors & Convention Bureau, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Amherst Madison, Brewer & Company, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Management, Women & Children’s Hospital, Women & Children’s Hospital/Vandalia Health, Advanced Physical Therapy, Grey Lock Energy, Focus Partners Wealth, Mike & Sheila Neal
Experience AVN Corp. Symphony Sunday in style. Gain exclusive seating and access to the UC Rotunda and Patio of the Riggleman Hall with heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and champagne for $75 per person. Enjoy the evening with friends while listening to the evening’s concert with the best view at UC!

Click here to purchase VIIP tickets!

Carriage Trail
2025-06-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Sunrise Carriage Trail, 746 Myrtle Rd., Charleston, WV, 25314, United States
Carriage Trail Walk
June 1 | 1-4pm

Enjoy the arts outside during FestivALL! Experience the charm of the Sunrise Carriage Trail as you walk along the .65 mile trail, taking in the sights and sounds of live music, art, dance, and more.

Musical Easels with Minor Swing
Performances by Carli Mareneck & Friends
The Rustic Mechanicals – West Virginia’s Shakespeare Troupe -“Jukebox Shakespeare on the Carriage Trail”
Music by Emmy Davis
Interactive Art, and more TBA!

Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leashes.
Location/Parking: Sunrise Carriage Trail, 746 Myrtle Rd. Parking is limited. We recommend parking at Farmer, Cline, Campbell PLLC at the top of the trail or across the bridge in downtown Charleston.
NOTE: the trail is a wide gravel way approximately one-half mile long and has a moderately steep incline.
Sponsor: Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, West Virginia Lottery

FestivALL Nature Weaving
2025-06-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Kanawha City Yarn Company, 5132A MacCorkle Ave., Charleston, West Virginia, 25304
FestivALL Nature Weaving

Celebrate Festivall in Charleston with a fun and free-form weaving workshop! In this make-and-take class, participants will create whimsical yarn trees using natural sticks and colorful fibers, inspired by the tree weaving technique of Eemamuiciki. All materials are provided, and no experience is necessary—just come ready to create and enjoy the process.
LOCATION: Kanawha City Yarn Company5132A MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304
TIME AND DATE: Sunday, June 1 at 1PM
Note: Click link below to register and be sure to scroll to June 1 in the workshop listing to find this event.

REGISTER HERE!

FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair (Sunday)
2025-06-01 11:00 - 17:00 | Capitol Street, 243 Capitol St., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair presented by Burke & Herbert Bank
Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1

The annual two-day Capitol Street Art Fair welcomes you to enjoy art, music, and more in the heart of downtown Charleston!
Over 70 local and regional artisans will sell and display their wares in bath & body, books, fine art, jewelry, glass work, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodwork, textiles and more. Live music stages, roaming performers, and other entertainment will also delight you for two days of fun.
Make sure to check out the Children’s Art Fair, and more while you are there.
Additional sponsors: CAMC/Vandalia Health, WV Lottery
2025 Artisans
Bath & Body
Appalachian Botanical Co
Exclusive Pastime Creations LLC
Simple Minded Bath Company LLC
Wild Mountain Soap Company
Face Painting
Alto Design FacePainting
The Doodlin’ Roo
Fine Art
Art By Larry Garnett
Bashful Bee Press
Cali Wesson Art
Cathy Fulks
Charles Ott
Echo-Lit
HepCatz Design
John Wirts Art
LosAngled
MarisaMade LLC
Matt Smith Makes
MY Art
Patty Stewart Art
Jewelry
Bear Branch Designs
Connie McColley
Diet Sweater
M. Benson (formerly The Artisan’s Menagerie)
Mick’s Media Jewelry
Mystical Crystal Jewelry
On Cord Creations
Sacred Totems
SHEA NEW
Teresa Gail Designs
The Queen of Arts~Curiosities by Adrienne
WV Mountain Ears
Metalwork/Sculpture
Fire and Steel Artistic Creations
Steel blooming LLC
Photography
Deylight Photography
Randall Sanger Photography
West Virginia Homeplace (Betty Rivard)
Pottery
The Beard and The Bun Pottery
Ellie’s Emporium
Lake Shore Pottery and Jewelry
Love For Pottery
MegFerg Pottery
Siren Pottery
Wingard Pottery
Printmaking
Made by Meish
Sugar Pop Press
Specialty Food
DARN Good Candy
Hill & Holler Herbal Company
Textiles/Fiber Art
Cedar Olivet Orientals
Knotty Lady Macrame
Thomas Ruggiero Art & Design
Yarn.0ver
Woodwork
Art by Petey with Weese Woodgems
Black Locust Woodshop
Heirloom Footstools
Misc.
C R Stuff
Echo-Lit
Hippie’s Daughter
Rob Cleland (Caricatures & Fine Art)
Sunday, June 1 (City National Bank Stage Schedule)
11am-12pm O’Ryan The O’Mazing
12-1pm Friendly Fire
1-2pm Woodbine
2-3pm East End Ghouls (family-friendly)
3-4pm Matt Malinoski
4-5pm Cariño

Children's Art Fair (Sunday)
2025-06-01 11:00 - 16:00 | Capitol Street, 243 Capitol St., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
Children’s Art Fair
Sunday, June 1 | 11am-4pm

The FestivALL Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun in the heart of downtown Charleston, WV! The Children’s Art Fair & Sale offers young artists the chance to interact with each other and the public.
Invited artists and groups offer free make-and-take art activities, kid-friendly performances take the stage all day long, and more!
Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, Kanawha County Public Library, and Security America
Sunday, June 1 (Bailey Glasser, LLP Children’s Stage)
located outside of the downtown Kanawha County Public Library (123 Capitol St.)
11am Alban Arts Center Improv
12pm Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
1pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing (Juggling Variety Act)
2pm Tony M. Music
3pm Annabelle Reed
Thank you to our generous sponsors
Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, the Kanawha County Public Library and Security America

LEGO Printing Workshop
2025-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Base Camp Printing, 1314 Hansford St., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
LEGO Printing Workshop

Join us for a FREE workshop sponsored by FestivALL on June 1st at 10am – Printing with LEGOs!
Each participant will get a 5 in square LEGO base to work with. Using the base and a variety of shapes of LEGO dots we will make designs and print them in our old fashioned printing press!

Sunday June 1st, 10:00am – 12:00pm
15 spots available
Ages 6+
We will get messy! Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty 🙂

SIGN UP HERE!

“Some Assembly Required" - Attack Theatre Performance with Charleston Office of Public Art
2025-05-31 18:00 - 19:30 | WV
“Some Assembly Required”
Attack Theatre Performance with The Charleston Office of Public Art

May 31st | 6PM
Kanawha Co. Public Library, 123 Capitol St.

Experience art like never before! Attack Theatre returns with a dynamic, interactive performance alongside a striking installation by the Office of Public Art—live on the library plaza.
A vibrant event for all ages!
Stop by to see a larger-than-life temporary public art piece by FestivALL and the Office of Public Art. Attack Theatre will interact with the audience and this new public art for a 45-minute performance you don’t want to miss.
Location: Kanawha County Public Library, 123 Capitol St.In partnership with: Charleston Office of Public Art, Kanawha County Public LibrarySponsors: Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, Truist WV Foundation
*FREE EVENT*

Charlie West Music Fest presented by Fund for the Arts
2025-05-31 15:00 - 22:00 | University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Ave SE,, Charleston, West Virginia
Charlie West Music Fest presented by Fund for the Arts
Saturday, May 31 | 3pm – 10pm

Join Fund for the Arts and their co-presenter, Spilman Thomas & Battle, as we get ready for the most epic music fest in town!
Charlie West Music Fest is where you want to kickstart your summer. Join us for a day full of live bands, awesome selections of food, beer and wine, and just good ol’ fun. Music lovers, don’t miss out on the chance to groove to your favorite tunes and discover new sounds from an eclectic mix of musicians. Bring your friends, bring your blankets and chairs, and let’s make unforgettable memories together.
Celebrate with purpose while supporting the arts! Fund for the Arts uses the proceeds from this fundraiser to invest in our community by supporting 11 local art groups.
Charlie West Music Fest is for a good cause! It’s hosted by Fund for the Arts, and is our largest fundraiser. We raise money to provide crucial annual operating support to 11 local arts groups: Charleston Ballet, Charleston Chamber Music Society Charleston Civic Chorus, Charleston Light Opera Guild, Children’s Theatre, Clay Center, Friends of Old Time Music and Dance, River City Youth Ballet, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, West Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra, and womanSong.
Location: University of Charleston lawnCo-presented by: Fund for the Arts and Spilman, Thomas & Battle PLLCSponsors: Calvin Broyles Jewelers, Cameron Vance Ste Farm Agent, The Beverage Market, Dr. Ranson, Just Us Retirement Solutions, Optimum, Spriggs Distributing Co., Statewide Service, United Bank, West Virginia American Water, WSAZ NewsChannel 3, WVRC Media
Tickets: $35

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Artist Lineup & Schedule
3:00-4:30pm Bob Thompson Unit4:50-6:20pm Joslyn & The Sweet Compression6:40-8:10pm Of Good Nature8:30-10:00pm Shwayze

Poems While You Wait
2025-05-31 12:00 - 14:00 | Taylor Books, 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
Poems While You Wait
May 31, 12-2pm

WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, along with poets Kirk Judd and Sara Henning, will create original one-of-a-kind poems designed just for you!
Stop by Taylor Books while you are out enjoying the Capitol Street Art Fair and take home a little memory.
Donations: $5 donation to purchase a poem goes back to FestivALL
Location: Taylor Books Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St.

Summer Library Club Saturday: Color Our World Kick-Off
2025-05-31 11:00 - 14:00 | Kanawha County Public Library
Summer Library Club Saturday: Color Our World Kick-Off
May 31 | 11am – 2pm

Join the Kanawha County Public Library outside on the Plaza for a Summer Library Club pre-registration celebration!
Register to read in their annual Summer Library Club Challenge, play lawn games, make rainbow sand art, and enjoy the Capitol Street Art Fair! The theme of our reading challenge this year is Color Our World.
Earn colorful prizes as you read, no matter your age! Ask a staff member to register online or pick up a paper reading log inside. In case of inclement weather, we will be indoors on the Children’s Floor in the Main Library.
Location: Kanawha County Public Library Plaza, 123 Capitol Street

FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair (Saturday)
2025-05-31 10:00 - 18:00 | Capitol Street, 243 Capitol St., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair presented by Burke & Herbert Bank (Saturday)
Saturday, May 3 | 10am-6pm
Sunday, June 1 | 11am-5pm

The annual two-day Capitol Street Art Fair welcomes you to enjoy art, music, and more in the heart of downtown Charleston!
Over 60 local and regional artisans will sell and display their wares in bath & body, books, fine art, jewelry, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodwork, textiles, and more. Live music stages, roaming performers, and other entertainment will also delight you for two days of fun in the heart of the city.
Make sure to check out the Children’s Art Fair, and more while you are there.
Additional Sponsors: CAMC/Vandalia Health, WV Lottery
2025 Artisans
Bath & Body
Appalachian Botanical Co
Exclusive Pastime Creations LLC
Simple Minded Bath Company LLC
Wild Mountain Soap Company
Face Painting
Alto Design FacePainting
The Doodlin’ Roo
Fine Art
Art By Larry Garnett
Bashful Bee Press
Cali Wesson Art
Charles Ott
Echo-Lit
HepCatz Design
Hippie’s Daughter
John Wirts Art
LosAngled
MarisaMade LLC
Matt Smith Makes
MY Art
Patty Stewart Art
Jewelry
Bear Branch Designs
Connie McColley
Diet Sweater
M. Benson (formerly The Artisan’s Menagerie)
Mick’s Media Jewelry
Mystical Crystal Jewelry
On Cord Creations
Sacred Totems
SHEA NEW
Teresa Gail Designs
The Queen of Arts~Curiosities by Adrienne
WV Mountain Ears
Metalwork/Sculpture
Fire and Steel Artistic Creations
Steel blooming LLC
Photography
Deylight Photography
Kevin Jack
Randall Sanger Photography
West Virginia Homeplace (Betty Rivard)
Pottery
The Beard and The Bun Pottery
Ellie’s Emporium
Lake Shore Pottery and Jewelry
Love For Pottery
MegFerg Pottery
Siren Pottery
Wingard Pottery
Printmaking
Made by Meish
Sugar Pop Press
Specialty Food
DARN Good Candy
Hill & Holler Herbal Company
Textiles/Fiber Art
Cedar Olivet Orientals
Knotty Lady Macrame
Thomas Ruggiero Art & Design
Yarn.0ver
Woodwork
Art by Petey with Weese Woodgems
Black Locust Woodshop
Heirloom Footstools
Misc.
C R Stuff
Echo-Lit
Rob Cleland (Caricatures & Fine Art)
Saturday, May 31 (City National Bank Stage Schedule)
located outside of Taylor Books
10-11am Tony M. Music
11am-12pm Alan Griffith and the Cheap Beats
12pm – 1pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing (juggling variety act)
1 – 2pm Duo Grove
2- 3pm Ryan & Amanda Kennedy
3 – 4pm Ma’am
4-5pm Charleston Light Opera Guild
5-6pm Mark Price
Keep an eye out for Hot Jazz March roaming downtown Charleston!

Children's Art Fair (Saturday)
2025-05-31 10:00 - 17:00 | Capitol Street, 243 Capitol St., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
Children’s Art Fair
Saturday, May 31 | 10am-5pm
Sunday, June 1 | 11am-4pm

The FestivALL Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun! The Children’s Art Fair & Sale offers young artists the chance to interact with each other and the public. Invited artists and community groups offer free make-and-take art activities, kid-friendly performances take the stage all day long, and children have the opportunity to participate in art instruction provided by FestivALL leading up to the fair where they will get to sell their works.
From 10am-3pm check out the Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale! This year’s Annual Used Book Sale in conjunction with the Capitol Street Art Fair will be held at the Main Library in Room 311. All proceeds help fund library programs and services.
Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, the Kanawha County Public Library, and Security America
Saturday, May 31 (Bailey Glasser, LLP Children’s Stage)
Located outside of the Downtown Kanawha County Public Library
10am Children’s Theatre of Charleston
11am River City Youth Ballet
12pm Grateful Kids with John Inghram & Friends
1pm Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
2pm Tony M. Music
3pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing (Juggling Variety Act)
4pm Tony M. Music

Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale
2025-05-31 10:00 - 15:00 | Kanawha County Public Library
Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale
May 31 | 10am – 3pm
This year’s Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale, in conjunction with the Capitol Street Art Fair and Children’s Art Fair, will be held at the Main Library in Room 311.
All proceeds help fund library programs and services.

Attack Theatre Contemporary Dance Workshop
2025-05-31 10:00 - 11:30 | Capital High School, 1500 Greenbrier St, Charleston, WV, 25311, United States
Attack Theatre Contemporary Dance Workshop
May 31 | 10am

Join the professional dancers from Attack Theatre to learn phrases from their repertoire and most recent performance.
This 90-minute class will begin with a warm-up, move across the space, and conclude with phrase material from Attack Theatre’s recent show Some Place Not Here. Participants will learn about the inspirations for Attack Theatre’s work, both embodied and conceptual, as well as their approach to dance making that highlights the artistic possibilities in everyday life.
This class is open to all movers and dancers.
Registration: (Limited to 30 spaces) $5 for students, $10 for adults
Location: Capital High School | 1500 Greenbrier St., Charleston, WV
Sponsors: Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, Truist WV Foundation

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Yoga on the River
2025-05-31 09:00 - 10:30 | WV
Yoga on the River
May 31 | 9am

Find your Zen before a day full of FestivALL activities.
Join Beth Moore, Yoga Instructor at Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, for a 60-minute all-levels Yoga practice.
Beginner friendly.
Some mats and props will be provided. If you have your own, please bring them, and bringing a blanket is recommended!
Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E

(CANCELED) Live on the Levee presented by Moses Auto Group
2025-05-30 18:30 - 21:30 | Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
(CANCELED) Live on the Levee presented by Moses Auto Group
May 30 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd.

The City of Charleston is working to reschedule this event for a future date. Please be sure to check out our other events this evening!
Enjoy Charleston’s free, Friday-night summer concert series set to the backdrop of the Kanawha River. Food and beverage vendors on site.
Kentucky bluegrass band Magnolia Boulevard will open for No BS! Brass Band, a powerful brass band that infuses the spirit of New Orleans into its original East Coast modern funk.
Location: Schoenbaum Stage, Haddad River Front Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. East

Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Indigo Dyeing Workshop
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Echo-Lit, 427 Washington St W, Charleston, WV, 25302, United States
Indigo Dyeing Workshop

Join us for an indigo dyeing class – and leave with your own hand-dyed tote! We’ll cover the history, cultivation, and use of this valuable plant, and learn about a variety of dye plants you can cultivate in your own garden. All supplies included. No experience necessary.
Location: Echo-Lit, 427 West Washington Street, Charleston, WV 25302
Date and time: Fri, May 30, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

REGISTER HERE

(LOCATION CHANGE) “What’s Next” with Attack Theatre
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Charleston
(LOCATION CHANGE) “What’s Next” with Attack Theatre
May 30 | 6pm
Los Angled Gallery, 1031 Quarrier St.

Walk with the dancers from Attack Theatre as they create world-premiere dances right before your eyes!
Charleston WV’s public art is a springboard for this interactive, creative, and unique dance/music/art event. Starting at the Charleston Arch sculpture at the Post Office, join Attack Theatre as they perform with and alongside some of our city’s beloved public art.
*FREE EVENT*

ABOUT ATTACK THEATREFounded in 1994 by Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope as a collaboration between two dancers and a city, Attack Theatre fuses modern dance, original live music, and interdisciplinary art forms to create engaging dance performances. We create work at the intersection of art and community, resulting in productions that are personal, authentic, welcoming, and fearless.
Attack Theatre’s mission is to explore artistic expression in our commitment to remain curious in our investigation of new ideas; to artistically collaborate through deliberate, interdisciplinary partnerships; to connect with local and global communities to provide accessible, creative learning opportunities.
Location change: Los Angled Gallery, 1031 Quarrier St.

(CANCELED) West Side Mural Bike Ride
2025-05-30 18:00 - 19:30 | West Side Wonder Mural, 210 Washington St. W, Charleston, WV, United States
(CANCELED) West Side Mural Bike Tour with Sam Nygaard
May 30 | 6pm

Due to rain and bad weather, this event is canceled. Follow WV Pedal Pals on Facebook to see when their next ride will be!
Join Sam Nygaard for a 90-minute beginner-friendly group ride exploring the amazing hidden murals around Charleston’s West Side!
Location: Meet at the West Side Wonder Mural – 210 Washington St. W., Charleston, WV
Bring your own bike and helmet.

Literary Roundtable
2025-05-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Taylor Books, 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
Literary Roundtable
May 30 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Curated and hosted by West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, this year’s panel on written fiction will feature the works of Marie Manilla, Natalie Sypolt (change from print schedule), and Glenn Taylor.
Location: Taylor Books Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St.
*FREE Event*

Glenn Taylor
Glenn Taylor’s fourth novel, The Songs of Betty Baach won the 2023 Juniper Prize in Fiction. His first novel, The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award. Glenn’s work has appeared in such venues as the Oxford American, The Guardian, Gulf Coast, and Huizache. Born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia, he now resides with his family in Morgantown, where he is at work on a new novel.

Natalie Sypolt
Natalie Sypolt lives and writes in West Virginia. She is the author of The Sound of Holding Your Breath (2018, West Virginia University Press) and second book, tentatively titled If Only the Rain Would Come, is set to be published by University Press of Kentucky in 2026. Her work has appeared in Glimmer Train, Appalachian Review, Still: The Journal, r.kv.r.y., Superstition Review, Paste, Willow Springs Review, and The Kenyon Review Online, among other fine journals. Natalie is the former President of the Appalachian Studies Association, has taught in the low-residency MFA Program at West Virginia Wesleyan College, and works as an Associate Professor of English at Pierpont Community & Technical College.

Marie Manilla
West Virginia native Marie Manilla is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her novel, The Patron Saint of Ugly, received The Weatherford Award. Shrapnel won The Fred Bonnie Award for Best First Novel. Stories in her collection, Still Life with Plums, first appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Prairie Schooner, Mississippi Review, and other journals. Her essays have appeared in Word Riot, Cossack Review, Gargoyle, and elsewhere. Marie lives in her hometown of Huntington with her husband, Don Primerano.
Learn more about Marie here.

(CANCELED) Art & Architecture Walking Tour
2025-05-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Lee Street Triangle, 240 Capitol St, Charleston, West Virginia
(CANCELED) Arts & Architecture Walking Tour
May 30th at 1pm

Due to rain and bad weather, this tour will be canceled. Thank you for understanding!
Delve into the fascinating history, present and promising future of Charleston and her downtown on this tour. This district is overflowing in history, architecture and art – guests will learn the best highlights. Wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes. Polite and leashed dogs are welcome.
Location: Beginning at Lee St. Triangle at the corner of Capitol & Lee Streets.

Live Music Bingo
2025-05-29 19:00 - 21:00 | WV
Live Music Bingo
May 29 7pm – 9pm

Arts Amplified presents Live Music Bingo at Fife Street Brewing featuring Shane Meade!
A fun mash-up of live music and bingo — but with a twist. Instead of letters and numbers, you’ll mark spaces on your bingo card based on songs and unexpected moments during the performance. Free to play, all ages welcome, and multiple prizes up for grabs. Come for the tunes, stay for the game!
In partnership with Arts Amplified
Location: Fife Street Brewing, 180 Summers Street

Community Drum Circle
2025-05-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
Community Drum Circle
May 29 | 6pm

Create beautiful rhythms with drummers of all levels and ages. No experience is necessary! Instruments will be available, but bring a drum or shaker if you have one.
Facilitated Chris Higgins.
Location: Haddad Riverfront Park (Schoenbaum Stage), Charleston, WV

Art & Architecture Walking Tour
2025-05-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Lee Street Triangle, 240 Capitol St, Charleston, West Virginia
Art and Architecture Walking Tour

May 29th 5pm

Delve into the fascinating history, present and promising future of Charleston and her downtown on this tour. This district is overflowing in history, architecture and art – guests will learn the best highlights. Wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes. Polite and leashed dogs are welcome.
Reservations: Space is Limited to 15. $19.99 per person. Register at www.countryroadstours.com.
Location: Beginning at Lee St. Triangle at the corner of Capitol & Lee Streets.

Three Things: Season 10, Episode 1
2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Capitol Market, 800 Smith St, Charleston, WV, 25301
Three Things: Season 10, Episode 1

FestivALL presents Season 10, Episode 1 of Three Things during FestivALL at the Capitol Market!
FestivALL’s live monthly speaker series, Three Things, showcases three guests who will share insight into their personal story of where they started, what they love, and where they are going.
This episode features Artist/Actress/Musician/Writer Ann Magnuson, Founder of The Rustic Mechanicals (West Virginia’s Shakespeare Troupe) Jason Young, and Nellita Sanchez “The Empanada Lady.”
General Tickets: $10Student Tickets: $5 (available day of show)
Producer: Jeff Shirley Sponsors: West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, United Bank, DLM Decisions LLC, DJEJ

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Ceramic Fortune Cookie with Meghann Ferguson
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Echo-Lit, 427 Washington St W, Charleston, WV, 25302, United States
Ceramic Fortune Cookie with Meghann Ferguson, May 28th, 7pm

Join Meghann Ferguson, your friendly neighborhood potter, for a hands-on ceramic workshop! In this fun and casual session, you’ll learn to handle your very own ceramic fortune cookie. No experience needed- just bring your creativity, a sense of humor and a willingness to get your hands a little dirty!Choose between 3 different glaze choices: White, Black or Both.After class, Meghann will fire the pieces, for pick up a week later.Perfect for ages 10 and up.Choose between two time-slots on Wednesday, May 28th.10 students at 6:00 PM10 students at 7:00 PM

REGISTER HERE!

East End History Bike Tour
2025-05-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Bike Man Sculpture, 805 Lee St., Charleston, WV, United States
East End History Bike Tour with Sam Nygaard
May 28 | 6pm

Join Sam Nygaard for a 90-minute beginner-friendly group ride exploring the history and art of Charleston’s historic East End.
Bring your own bike and helmet.
Location: Meet at the Bike Man sculpture at the Lee St. Triangle– 805 Lee St., Charleston, WV

Ceramic Fortune Cookie with Meghann Ferguson
2025-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Echo-Lit, 427 Washington St W, Charleston, WV, 25302, United States
Ceramic Fortune Cookie with Meghann Ferguson
May 28th, 6pm AND 7pm

Join Meghann Ferguson, your friendly neighborhood potter, for a hands-on ceramic workshop! In this fun and casual session, you’ll learn to handle your very own ceramic fortune cookie. No experience needed– just bring your creativity, a sense of humor and a willingness to get your hands a little dirty!Choose between 3 different glaze choices: White, Black or Both.
After class, Meghann will fire the pieces for pick up a week later.
Perfect for ages 10 and up.

Choose between two time-slots on Wednesday, May 28:
10 students at 6:00 PM
10 students at 7:00 PM
LOCATION:
Echo-lit | 427 Washington St. W, Charleston, WV

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KCPL StoryWalk®
2025-05-28 00:00 - 2025-06-01 23:59 | WV
KCPL StoryWalk®
May 28 – June 1

The whole family will enjoy our StoryWalk®, “Mrs. Honey’s Hat”, in the Library Walkway (entrances on Capitol and Summers Streets). Every day a different creature removes an item from Mrs. Honey’s large and outlandish hat, leaving behind something new in its place. StoryWalks® promote early literacy, physical activity, and family time together in nature.
Location: Kanawha County Public Library, 123 Capitol Street
