Back by popular demand, Aaron Hay (Dizzy Doc) will construct a massive balloon sculpture, the likes of which have delighted FestivALL attendees for years. Enjoy visits during construction and following completion in the Clay Center Lobby!
Sponsor: This FY25 Community Arts project is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts
October 18, 6pm Location: Taylor Books Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St.
Marc Harshman presents a night of poetry at Taylor Books with Steve Scafidi and youth poet from Poetry Out Loud, Willow Peyton. Joining them will be Youth Poet Laureate representatives, Caterina Occhione and Mariam Hamdan.
This event is free and open to the public.
About Steve Scafidi
Steve Scafidi is the author of Sparks from a Nine-Pound Hammer (Louisiana State University Press, 2001), For Love of Common Words (LSU 2006), The Cabinetmaker’s Window (LSU 2014), To the Bramble and the Briar (University of Arkansas Press, 2014) and a chapbook Songs for the Carry-On (Q Avenue Press, 2013). He has won the Larry Levis Reading Prize, the James Boatwright Prize and the Miller Williams Prize. His poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and he has taught at several universities including, most recently, in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. He works as a cabinetmaker and lives with his family in Summit Point, West Virginia.
Enjoy Charleston’s free, premiere art event that brings you fine art, fashion, crafts, antiques, food and much more! Wander through shops, galleries, and businesses along Quarrier, Capitol, Lee, Summers, and Hale Streets, and discover regional art, performances, and unique finds.
This headlining event features performances by The Charleston Ballet, River City Youth Ballet Ensemble and JADCO Contemporary Dance Company. Guest artist/choreographer, James Kinney, will create a piece featuring dancers from the performance companies plus a piece for a duo of guest artists. Kinney’s work has bridged the worlds of dance and fashion, having directed and choreographed innovative live events for Hermes of Paris. Having begun his career as a dancer and actor on Broadway in shows like Fosse and Sweet Charity. and with his choreographic roots in theater and concert dance, Kinney has been named Broadway World’s Best Choreographer for several theatrical works. He created celebrated pieces for Broadway Cares/Fights AIDS, choreographed over 40 celebrated musicals (including such favorites as Chicago, Disney’s Newsies, Kinky Boots, The Addams Family, West Side Story, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Crazy for You), as well as several ballets in repertoire for New Jersey Ballet.
Arisa was born in Tokyo, Japan. Graduated from several international ballet schools before dancing at Tokyo Disney Resort. She then moved to the United States where she performed in ‘The King and I’ on Broadway, ‘Radio City Christmas Spectacular,’ and featured in a commercial for Kate Spade’s 2021 season. Arisa also performed in the award-winning short film ‘The Game,’ choreographed and directed by James Kinney. Weston Krukow, a University of Arizona School of Dance awarded alumni, has performed most notably with San Francisco’s Smuin Ballet, Chicago’s Lyric Opera, Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular, Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera and an American in Paris. For television, Weston has danced for Marguerite Derricks (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Camille Brown (Harlem), John Caraffa (The Gilded Age, Westworld), Susan Mizner (Elsbeth), and Ben Stiller (Severance) to name a few. He produced, choreographed, and danced in BaseBallet: Into the Game which is a documentary film showcasing the athleticism of dance. This was featured on NBC Sports Bay Area, Virgin and Alaska Airlines, honored in a dozen film festivals nationwide, and received five Emmy awards. Weston is currently based in New York where he teaches on faculty for the Institute of American Musical Theatre while his freelance performing adventure continues to thrive in pre-production labs, music video contracts, and commercial projects which keep him busy throughout the year.
Thank you for the generous support of our sponsors
Horace & Sally Emery
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This headlining event features Alicia Mae Holloway & her dance partner Keith Reeves. Holloway is from Morgantown, West Virginia and began dancing when she was three years old at Kat and Company Dance Studio. In 2007, Alicia began taking classes at MorgantownDance Studio. She also trained at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts before attending the School of American Ballet from 2011-2015. She began her professional career dancing with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and just completed dancing her seventh season with the Dance Theatre of Harlem where she has worked with Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, and Gladys Knight. She is currently the co-chairwoman of the School of American Ballet’s Visiting Faculty program and recently was cast as The Lady in a Yellow Dress in the revival of Broadway’s show, CONTACT.
Holloway and Reeves will be joined by pieces from the Charleston Ballet, River City Youth Ballet and JADCO in this celebration of dance.
Thank you for the generous support of our sponsors
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Enjoy the artistry of quilting as both old and new quilts are displayed on the pews of the historic sanctuary of Kanawha Church.
The event is free to participants and the public.
New this year, participants may display handcrafted needlework.
Have a few minutes to help us out? We’d love to hear from you! Take our survey below – and of course want to hear more about any event ideas and what you’d like to see at future FestivALL events!
Enjoy the artistry of quilting as both old and new quilts are displayed on the pews of the historic sanctuary of Kanawha Church.
The event is free to participants and the public.
New this year, participants may display handcrafted needlework.
Have a few minutes to help us out? We’d love to hear from you! Take our survey below – and of course want to hear more about any event ideas and what you’d like to see at future FestivALL events!
