Tag: festival

  • FestivALL Mayor’s Concert with Joslyn & The Sweet Compression

    FestivALL Mayor’s Concert

    FestivALL Mayor’s Concert featuring Joslyn & The Sweet Compression and the Bob Thompson Unit

    While The Mayor’s Concert has long been a tradition for FestivALL, this event has changed forms over the years and is now a FREE outdoor event for ALL to enjoy. During this year’s FestivFALL we are excited to welcome Joslyn & The Sweet Compression to perform at Haddad Riverfront Park.

    Enjoy artful activities, food trucks, and more!

    Friday, Oct. 18, 6pm-8:30pm
    Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 800 Kanawha Blvd., Charleston, WV

    5:30pm Bob Thomson Unit

    6:30pm Joslyn & The Sweet Compression

  • CYAC presents Why We Stayed

    CYAC presents Why We Stayed

    The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence Speak

    Presented by Contemporary Youth Arts Company in partnership with the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program   

    Why We Stayed: The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence Speak shows 20 characters in crisis as they each face their own situations of domestic violence. These hard-hitting portrayals of men and women tell the forgotten and ignored stories of the day-to-day survival of America’s silent victims. From the mother-to-be to the mother-in-law, the jaded cop to the devastated BCS worker to the nurse and the convict and the women of society and poverty and your next door neighbor, the characters preach truth to society’s conveniently deafened ears.

    Featuring the talents of actors Kayla Skidmore, Amanda Skidmore, Kaye Maertz, Meredith Clark, Rob Royce, La’Mera Rice, Desirae Rucker, Bill Myers, Sarah Schoolcraft, Linda O’Neil, Morgan Kirk, Ariel Dobbins, Erin Martin and Jack Rogers

    ADVISORY: This piece is rated PG 13 due to mature language and subject material.

    Showtimes:
    Friday, Oct. 11 at 7pm
    Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7pm
    Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2pm

    Location: Elk City Playhouse, 218 Washington St. E

    Tickets: $15 (Adults) $10 (Students/Seniors)
    Available at the door and online.


    ONLINE TICKETS COMING SOON

  • CYAC presents Why We Stayed

    CYAC presents Why We Stayed

    The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence Speak

    Presented by Contemporary Youth Arts Company in partnership with the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program   

    Why We Stayed: The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence Speak shows 20 characters in crisis as they each face their own situations of domestic violence. These hard-hitting portrayals of men and women tell the forgotten and ignored stories of the day-to-day survival of America’s silent victims. From the mother-to-be to the mother-in-law, the jaded cop to the devastated BCS worker to the nurse and the convict and the women of society and poverty and your next door neighbor, the characters preach truth to society’s conveniently deafened ears.

    Featuring the talents of actors Kayla Skidmore, Amanda Skidmore, Kaye Maertz, Meredith Clark, Rob Royce, La’Mera Rice, Desirae Rucker, Bill Myers,Sarah Schoolcraft, Linda O’Neil, Morgan Kirk, Ariel Dobbins, Erin Martin and Jack Rogers

    ADVISORY: This piece is rated PG 13 due to mature language and subject material.

    Showtimes:
    Friday, Oct. 11 at 7pm
    Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7pm
    Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2pm

    Location: Elk City Playhouse, 218 Washington St. E

    Tickets: $15 (Adults) $10 (Students/Seniors)
    Available at the door and online.


    ONLINE TICKETS COMING SOON

  • CYAC presents Why We Stayed

    CYAC presents Why We Stayed

    The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence Speak

    Presented by Contemporary Youth Arts Company in partnership with the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program   

    Why We Stayed: The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence Speak shows 20 characters in crisis as they each face their own situations of domestic violence. These hard-hitting portrayals of men and women tell the forgotten and ignored stories of the day-to-day survival of America’s silent victims. From the mother-to-be to the mother-in-law, the jaded cop to the devastated BCS worker to the nurse and the convict and the women of society and poverty and your next door neighbor, the characters preach truth to society’s conveniently deafened ears.

    Featuring the talents of actors Kayla Skidmore, Amanda Skidmore, Kaye Maertz, Meredith Clark, Rob Royce, La’Mera Rice, Desirae Rucker, Bill Myers, Sarah Schoolcraft, Linda O’Neil, Morgan Kirk, Ariel Dobbins, Erin Martin and Jack Rogers

    ADVISORY: This piece is rated PG 13 due to mature language and subject material.

    Showtimes:
    Friday, Oct. 11 at 7pm
    Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7pm
    Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2pm

    Location: Elk City Playhouse, 218 Washington St. E

    Tickets: $15 (Adults) $10 (Students/Seniors)
    Available at the door and online.


    ONLINE TICKETS COMING SOON

  • Rise and Thrive: A Celebration of Resilience for Justice-Impacted Youth

    Rise and Thrive: A Celebration of Resilience for Justice-Impacted Youth

    Oct. 8 -24
    Location: The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, 178 Summers St.
    Viewers will enjoy this student exhibit through the windows from the sidewalk

     

    WVSDT‘s art exhibit, taking place in the windows of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, is being held in conjunction with Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM). 

    YJAM is an annual campaign where advocates unite to organize digital and in-person events to raise awareness and inspire action for young people impacted by the justice system. 

    The exhibit will feature student artwork centered around the themes of resilience and personal strength and will be on display in the windows of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation from Oct. 8-24. 


  • Harvest Art Fair

    Harvest Art Fair


    Shop from a wide variety of West Virginia artisans as they display and sell their hand crafted goods at the Capitol Market. It’s the perfect time to get some of your holiday shopping done early, and meet the creators behind the goods you love. LOCATION: The Capitol Market at 800 Smith Street! This space allows us to take in the fall season alongside Capitol Market vendors in a classic favorite of Charleston, WV.

    The Harvest Art Fair also includes free make-and-take kids activities, live music, and more! Make-and-take activities are provided by community volunteer groups.

    Saturday, Oct. 12: 10am-6pm
    Sunday, Oct. 13: 12pm-5pm

    FREE entrance. Wheelchair accessible

    Participating Artists

    Connie McColley
    Moondance Art
    Patty Stewart Art
    Reflection in a Pool
    Randall Sanger Photography
    Echo-Lit
    Teresa Gail Designs
    Nanette Seligman
    Hepcatz Designs
    Charles Ott
    Marisa Made
    Sacred Totems
    The Blaxxmith
    Cathy Fulks

    Marisa Made
    Shea New
    Pascha Adamo
    Dye27
    The Hippies Daughter
    Wicks and Wax Studio
    Hill and Holler
    The Doodlin’ Roo
    Made by Meish
    Dirty Mama’s Clean Soap
    Studio Kelsie
    Justin Andrada
    Diet Sweater
    Simple Minded Bath
    Matt Smith Makes

    Live Music Schedule – Sunday, Oct. 13

    12:00 PM  Hot Jazz of Charleston
    1:00 PM    Sean Richardson & Bug
    2:00 AM    Minor Swing
    3:00 PM    Jordan Dyer Trio
    4:00 PM    David McGuire

  • Harvest Art Fair

    Harvest Art Fair


    Shop from a wide variety of West Virginia artisans as they display and sell their hand crafted goods at the Capitol Market. It’s the perfect time to get some of your holiday shopping done early, and meet the creators behind the goods you love. LOCATION: The Capitol Market at 800 Smith Street! This space allows us to take in the fall season alongside Capitol Market vendors in a classic favorite of Charleston, WV.

    The Harvest Art Fair also includes free make-and-take kids activities, live music, and more! Make-and-take activities are provided by community volunteer groups.

    Saturday, Oct. 12: 10am-6pm
    Sunday, Oct. 13: 12pm-5pm

    FREE entrance. Wheelchair accessible

    Participating Artists

    Connie McColley
    Moondance Art
    Cali Wesson
    Reflection in a Pool
    Randall Sanger Photography
    Echo-Lit
    Teresa Gail Designs
    Nanette Seligman
    Hepcatz Designs
    Charles Ott
    Marisa Made
    Sacred Totems
    The Blaxxmith Shop
    Cathy Fulks

    Shea New
    Dye27
    The Hippies Daughter
    Wicks and Wax Studio
    Hill and Holler
    The Doodlin’ Roo
    Made by Meish
    Dirty Mama’s Clean Soap
    Studio Kelsie
    Justin Andrada
    Diet Sweater
    Simple Minded Bath
    Matt Smith Makes

    Live Music Schedule – Saturday, Oct. 12

    11:00 AM   Hot Jazz of Charleston
    12:00 PM   Jon Mounts
    1:00 PM     Brenna and the Boys
    2:00 PM     Steve Himes Trio
    3:00 PM     Spencer Elliott
    4:00 PM     B&O Revival

  • West Virginia Book Festival

    West Virginia Book Festival

    The West Virginia Book Festival is a free annual event for book lovers of all ages.

    Featuring programs by local and international bestselling authors such as Joy Callaway, Gregg Hurwitz, Sadeqa Johnson, Gene Luen Yang, and Mia Manansala. In addition to this, enjoy the Used Book Sale and a Festival Marketplace.

    LOCATION: Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
    9am-5pm


    CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE

  • An Evening with the Poets

    An Evening with the Poets

    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.

  • Sunset Yoga

    Sunset Yoga

    Close out the final day and final hours of FestivFALL with a free yoga class as the sunsets over the Kanawha River. 

     

    Instructor: Randy Boyd

    Randy is one of West Virginia’s most highly trained yoga teachers. He completed a 200 hour teacher training with Todd Norian in the Anusara school of Yoga in 2007. In 2012, he completed his first 500 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training through the Anusara method. In 2016 he completed an advanced certification in the Ashaya Yoga Advanced 300 hour Teacher Training.

    Click here to learn more