Fayetteville’s Wild Weekend
We want to invite you to come on an adventure with us and discover all of the nature that Fayetteville has to offer. We are celebrating what makes Fayetteville so wild with a nature festival from August 10th through the 12th. From educational programs designed specifically for youngsters and adults to guided hikes in the New River Gorge along with adventure activities. Fayetteville’s Wild Weekend will offer a variety of activities and workshops for all ages and interests. Come and celebrate the features, creatures, and culture that make Fayetteville the unique place that it is. Get up close and personal with the Snakes of West Virginia as Roy Moose kicks off our events Friday. Stay tuned for a full schedule of events from nature paddle boarding tours to salamander talks. Join us for our Foraging Workshop on Sunday. We will have a nature market and educational booths set up at the Fayetteville Convention and Visitors Bureau on August 11th from 9am to 1pm. If you would like information on booth space or on the event, email us at info@visitfayettevillewv.com or call 304-574-1500.
Wrathpoint
FKDF'S Wolfpack is once again proud to invite you all into the den for a day of fun, fighting, and friendship. This year, we will be filling the day with informal tournaments, workshops by guest instructors, and playground games, plus a catered sack lunch, goody bag and T shirt!
Solar Music Fest
Come join us for our 5th Annual Solar powered Music Festival in Fayetteville, West Virginia: the only festival where you can sign up for a solar power co-op, enjoy a music festival fully powered by the sun, learn about environmental sustainability, and take a trip down the New River! Keeper of the Mountains Foundation started this music festival to bring people together, support musicians, and educate communities about energy alternatives. It is only together that we can move forward into a brighter future.
Back Creek Valley Homesteading Festival
A day of workshops on topics and skills of homesteading, self sufficiency, outdoor survival, bushcraft and preparedness. Also there will be vendors, food, pony rides, horse drawn carriage rides, live bluegrass music, kids activities and more. $5 for adults, kids under 12 get in free Held on the scenic grounds of the Lazy-A Campground: 15 minutes from Martinsburg and 40 minutes from Shepherdstown or Harpers Ferry, WV. Camp sites are available. Scenic mountain views, hot showers, lots of room for kids to play, and even a stream to splash in.
Fly In Festival and WV State Flatpick Contest
WV State Flatpick Guitar Contest and Workshops is proudly partnered with Fly in Festival. The Fly In Festival is a bluegrass, old time, Americana, acoustic music festival. Some of the region's best bands and performers will be featured along with the officially sanctioned WV flatpick contest. The event offers airplane tours, sky diving exhibitions, camping, vendors, and food and drinks. The festival enjoys a venue on the beautiful Ohio River just north of Huntington, WV. The festival grounds will open the evening before the event for camping, jamming, and gathering. Some of the region's best Old Time, Bluegrass and Americana Bands will be performing, as-well-as Air Plane Tours, Sky Diving, and Camping. Tickets are $25/Day, $40/Weekend. Primitive Camping is $20/weekend, and a limited number of Full Hook-Up RV site are available for $35. Food and Drinks will be sold by the Fly In Cafe. Call 304-733-1240 for more information.
May Day Festival
Since ancient times, people have celebrated the return of spring. Join us at the Tawney Farm's Gauley River Wild & Woolly Primitive Campground for a cure to cabin fever. Come experience springtime in Appalachia! Take part in workshops such as Wild Mushroom Foraging, Medicinal Herbs Identification and Foraging, Bird Watching, Wool Processing and Felting, and Outdoor Sketching and Painting; compete in farm games including the Hay Hoist, Tire Flip, Feed Bag Race, Egg Toss, Horseshoe and Corn Hole Tournaments; win great prizes, listen to live music, and a enjoy a traditional ramp feast including ramps, pinto beans, ham, cornbread, fried potatoes, cole slaw and dessert.
Holiday Craft Workshops
Make a gift for someone special or perhaps a decorative item for the home. Choose from holiday baskets, wood carving, stained glass, wood turning, or dulcimer. Call 877-426-8056 for details.
Road Scholar Crafts
Nine craft workshops are available at Cedar Lakes Conference Center, near Ripley. Topics are Fiddle, tin smithing, creative writing, bread making, wood turning, quilting, stained glass, watercolors, and basketry. Call 877-426-8056 to register.
Road Scholar Crafts
Choose from eight topics at Cedar Lakes Conference, near Ripley. Basketry, primitive rug hooking, blacksmithing, quilting, stained glass, watercolors, dulcimer, and wood turning are offered.
Road Scholar Crafts
Choose from seven craft workshops at Cedar Lakes Conference Center, near Ripley. Basketry, dulcimer, quilting, wood turning, watercolors, stained glass, and creative writing are available. Call 877-426-8056 to register.
Road Scholar Crafts
Choose from eight class workshops. Basketry, wood turning, photography, quilting, nature printing, watercolors, marquetry & parquetry are offered. Register at 877-426-8056.
Holiday Craft Workshops
Make a gift for someone special or a decorative item for your home. Workshop topics are painting, stained glass, wood turning, photography, and playing the bowed psaltery. Call 304-372-7860 for information.
Craft Week @ Cedar Lakes
Workshops in the craft house are stained glass, basketry, painting, wood turning, and dulcimer. Call 304-372-7860 for registration details.
Craft Week @ Cedar Lakes
Six workshops are offered through the craft program at Cedar Lakes Conference Center. Topics are blacksmithing, fiddle, acrylics, wood turning, woodcarving, and dulcimer. Call 304-372-7860 for information.
Craft Week @ Cedar Lakes
Ten craft workshops are offered. Topics are basketry, quilting, fly fishing, wood turning, creative writing, watercolors, woodcarving, blacksmithing, stained glass and playing the bowed psaltery. Call 877-426-8056 for details.
Craft Week
Artisans are offering workshops about basketry, quilting, stained glass, woodcarving, watercolors, wood turning, blacksmithing and playing the dulcimer. Call 877-426-8056 for details.
Old Time Fiddle Week
Learn from master fiddle player Dave Bing. The workshop is for intermediate and advanced players. Call 304-372-7860 for information.
Craft Spring Fling
Six craft options are available for this weekend getaway. Choose from basketry, beading, painting, wood turning, penny rugs or playing the ukulele. Call 304-372-7860 for details.
Crafty Cabin Fever Weekend
A informative weekend getaway is planned at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. Learn basketry, wood turning, stained glass, wool felting and psaltery playing from professional instructors. Call 304-372-7860 for information.
Mountain Music Festival
West Virginia’s best music festival at ACE Adventure Resort is gearing up for its 6th year! Featuring over 25 bands
Beginning Craft Workshops
Several workshops geared for beginners are available near Ripley. Learn fiber stools with Dallas Skeen, dulcimer with Martha Turley, wool felting with Debbie Martzel, photography with Ron Gaskins, blacksmithing with Cody Fields, and stained glass with Troy Knight.
Blacksmithing & Pastels
The art of pastel painting is taught by Vivian Ripley and blacksmithing with Cody Fields are offered near Ripley.
Autumn Craft Workshops
A variety of seven workshops are available near Ripley. Learn stained glass with Troy Knight, salt risin' bread with Mary Beth Lind, tinsmithing with Jeff Leister, creative writing with Colleen Anderson, basketry with Debbie Martzel, woodturning with Byron Young, or watercolors with Jerre Watkins.
5 Craft Workshops
Five craft workshops are available. Topics are water colors with Debbie Lester, nature printing with John Doughty, woodcarving with Bob Barris, woodworking with Byron Young, and quilting with Judy Lilly.
Watoga Art in the Park
Watoga Art in the Park – bringing together artists and the great outdoors. Watoga Art in the Park features a great fun- filled weekend for families set in one of West Virginia's most beautiful parks – Watoga State Park. The juried fine art and craft fair will feature some of the region's most impressive artists and craftspeople showcasing jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and much more Find that perfect gift for a loved one or yourself. Along with showcasing fine art for purchase, there will be eight professional artists, instructing in 22 workshops throughout the two-day event to help you create your own work of art. Learn pastels, watercolors, or acrylics from accomplished artists, watch and participate in wood-fire pottery or blacksmithing, make your own mask and paint or decorate it, check out white oak basketry, as well as yoga and art therapy. Join in one or all three nature walks lead by a Watoga State Park Naturalist. Learn about birds and then return to paint what you observed, make a clay dish using some of the natural materials you'll find along your walk, or check out the hike where you learn to identify animal footprints. In the evening you can participate in an Owl Prowl and the even make owl houses to take home with you. There will be great music both days as well as a variety of foods. Kids Corner open all day. Check us out on the web for details and to submit your artwork for consideration. https://watogaartinthepark.com/
Back Creek Valley Homesteading Festival
A day of workshops on topics and skills of homesteading, self sufficiency, outdoor survival, bushcraft and preparedness. Also there will be vendors, food, pony rides, horse drawn carriage rides, live bluegrass music, kids activities and more. $5 for adults, kids under 12 get in free
Five Craft Workshops
Week-long workshops at beautiful Cedar Lakes Conference Center feature fly fishing, wool art needle felting, blacksmith knife making, woodturning and twig furniture. Call Marsha Humphrey at 304-372-7860 for details.
Wild Edibles Festival
Don’t call them “weeds”! Our workshops and nature walks will show you food preparations and the medicinal properties of Pocahontas County’s wild and wonderful spring plants. Enjoy a weekend of fun, learn to forage and prepare tasty dishes and teas. We will give you ideas about how to make use of those pesky invasive plants and the hardy flowers in your yard. Doug Wood will be the featured naturalist. Doug is known to WV nature lovers for his “Tracking and Woods Lore” workshops, “History Alive!” portrayal of Ostenace and expert plant knowledge of wild plants and their uses. He is also an instructor with the WV Master Naturalist program. Doug will speak Friday evening and lead a nature walk on Saturday. Breakfast bake sale: goodies, coffee and herbal teas will be for sale Saturday morning during registration. Treat yourself to a delicious and unique “Wild Edibles” lunch. Soups, wraps, herbal teas will be available to purchase. Vendors on Saturday. Held at Watoga State Park. Attendance is free. Friday, April 21, 2017 10:00 a.m. Field trip to Yew Mountain Center: Nature walk to forage for a salad lunch; bread & soup optional for a fee. 7:00 p.m. Doug Wood at Watoga “Plants: Medicinal &Edible” Saturday, April 22, 2017 9:00 a.m. Registration will be at the Watoga Rec Hall from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshops, Nature Walks, potluck supper. Call Mary Dawson 304-799-4766 for event details and to preregister.
Cheat River Festival
First weekend in May, every year – Cheat Fest 2017 is May 5th and 6th, 2017. Gates open Friday night from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The festival grounds in Albright, West Virginia will once again transform into a haven for boaters, music lovers, and families. Bands from all over Appalachia will entertain crowds with live music. Held rain or shine, Cheat Fest is always a good time! There will be activities for the whole family including kids' tents and parade, delicious food, art market, 5K, downriver race, vendors, live entertainment, workshops, silent auction and raffles. Kids under twelve are free! Kids of all ages can congregate at the ever-growing Kid’s Tent from noon ’till 5:00 p.m. on Saturday for a host of hands-on activities.
May Craft Workshops
Weekend workshops on making jewelry, dulcimer playing and fiber weaving are planned. On May 12-14, artist Vivian Ripley offers an acrylic workshop. Contact Marsha Humphrey at mhumphrey@wvda.us or 304-372-7860 for details.
Road Scholar Workshops
Week-long craft workshops are scheduled for stained glass, creative writing, quilting, watercolors, flyfishing and woodworking. For information, call 304-372-7860 or email mhumphrey@wvda.us.
Craft Workshops
Road Scholar is coming to Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. Workshop topics include basketry, quilting, stained glass, woodcarving, and woodturning. Contact Marsha Humphrey at 304-372-7860 for information.
The Allegheny Echoes Summer Workshops
Allegheny Echoes is the concept of a group of West Virginia musicians and writers who wish to promote, support, preserve, and teach their own art without distracting influences. Their goal is to provide an accurate representation of West Virginia art that is not packaged and altered to appeal to a specific market. There is a strong emphasis placed on West Virginia tradition with an overall look toward the embracing Appalachian culture. The Summer Workshops offer a chance for students of all ages and abilities to come together to learn, appreciate, and enjoy our West Virginia ways.
Back Home Appalachian Arts & Music Festival
The second annual FREE Back Home Appalachian Arts & Music Festival will feature entertainment by the Del McCoury Band, David Grisman, The Travelin' McCourys, The SteelDrivers, Billy Strings, The Last Waltz Live, The Grass Is Dead, David Gans, and many others. The festival will also feature West Virginia artisans and crafters. The Back Home Festival is sponsored by Visit Wetzel County.
WEST VIRGINIA STORYTELLING FESTIVAL AT PRICKETTS FORT
Join the West Virginia Storytelling Guild for a storytelling festival in the park. Schools are invited to participate in special workshops and storytelling for students. Tickets are required for all events. Details will be posted at www.prickettsfort.org or www.wvstorytellers.org.
Craft Workshops
Seven workshops are offered at the Craft Center. Topics are stained glass, basketry, quilting, watercolors, woodturning, tinsmithing and creative writing.
Craft Workshops
Eight craft workshops are offered. Topics are stained glass, quilting, basketry, rug hooking, woodcarving, woodturning, watercolors and playing the bowed psaltery.
Craft Workshops
Workshops at the Craft Center will include stained glass, watercolors, nature printing, quilting, Appalachian dulcimer and wood inlay.
Craft Workshops
Six week-long workshops include watercolor painting, quilting, woodcarving, woodturning, nature printing and fly fishing.
Augusta Festival and Craft Fair
The Augusta Festival celebrates Appalachian heritage arts and folk life with a juried craft fair, live music, dancing, workshops, craft demonstrations and children’s activities. This year’s juried Craft Fair includes more than 50 of the region’s finest artisans selling their unique creations. Concessions will be available.
Twin Falls State Park – (3/18-20) – GUITAR WEEKEND
Featuring Robin Kessinger, Robert Shafer and Jim Ritchey. The weekend is for anyone who is interested in learning how to play guitar or improving the skills that you may already possess. You'll be pickin with the best. Reservations are required. Call Twin Falls State Park at the number below. Kessinger and Shafer are well known nationally as award winning flatpickers. Having taught guitar extensively and performing annually throughout the world, Kessinger and Shafer present guitar workshops at different locations throughout the year. Ritchey is a singer-songwriter from Greensboro, North Carolina. His songwriting skills can be heard in "Tennessee Bottle," a song recorded by Kenny Rogers. Ritchey performs regularly in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. The workshop begins Friday, March 18, with a concert by the three artists, followed by guitar jams with participants and presenters. Throughout the day Saturday, the three guitarists will present workshops on flatpicking, fiddle tunes, swing music, voice accompaniment and blues. A Saturday evening open-stage concert by workshop participants will conclude the day. Participants will have space in the resort facility to jam throughout the weekend. The retreat will conclude Sunday at noon. "The" guitar weekend lodging package including meals (Saturday lunch, Sunday breakfast, and all breaks throughout the workshop) and instruction. Rates for two people staying two nights are $214 when staying in a lodge room, $138 for single occupancy; or $240 for two people staying two nights in a cabin.
Culturefest
Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival is a weekend-long immersion in the creative arts on a magical mountaintop in WV. Culturefest events include but are not limited to: world music, dance, performance art, workshops, artisan vendors, drum circles, Kids' Village, healing arts, camping, community art projects, parade, after hours cabaret, good vibes and beautiful mountain scenery.
Tygart Lake State Park – 2/19 – CREATIVE WRITING WEEKEND
Creative Writing Weekend. A creative writing weekend with WVs own, instructor Colleen Anderson is a special weekend and time. Open to men, women and students ages 16 an older, this annual weekend is a must. Starting Friday evening and concluding Sunday. The weekend workshop includes two nights at Tygart Lake Lodge, the full workshop with Colleen Anderson and these meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday; Breakfast on Sunday; snack time on Friday evening; and twice on Saturday. What a great idea! Meals are at Apple Annie's - Tygart Lake Lodge restaurant. Call for reservations and pricing 304-265-6144 More weekend special events and offers are located on the Tygart Lake State Park webpages. Click the link below. See you at Tygart.
Hearth Cooking with Cordelia Spencer
For more information call (304) 363-3030 or register online at www.prickettsfort.org/shop Students will earn to cook a full colonial meal over an open hearth. This class will include soups and pies, Dutch oven cooking, using tin kitchens and other cooking accessories. This is an all- day class so please bring a brown bag lunch.
Historic Arts Workshops: Tatting with Tabatha Holmes
Tatting is an 18th century form of lace making that originated in Europe. This class is open to anyone who would like to build their skill into a more advanced lace maker. Weather you need a refresher or want to go beyond just making rings, this is the class for you. Students will learn to use a second shuttle to make chains in your tatting. Please bring your shuttles and thread. If you don’t have them, then some will be provided. Advanced Class, Min 2 person class/ Max 6 person class
Historic Arts Workshops: Blacksmithing- Hearth and Home with Greg Bray
This four day intermediate class class will take the student through many helpful hints on how to make toasters, cooking grills, rotating trivets etc... Students must have blacksmithing and forge welding experience. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Register online or call (304)363-3030 Min. 2 person class, Max. 4 person class. Register now!
Historic Arts Workshops: Blacksmithing- Hearth and Home with Greg Bray
This four day intermediate class class will take the student through many helpful hints on how to make toasters, cooking grills, rotating trivets etc... Students must have blacksmithing and forge welding experience. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Register online or call (304)363-3030 Min. 2 person class, Max. 4 person class. Register now!
Historic Arts Workshops: Blacksmithing- Hearth and Home with Greg Bray
This four day intermediate class class will take the student through many helpful hints on how to make toasters, cooking grills, rotating trivets etc... Students must have blacksmithing and forge welding experience. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Register online or call (304)363-3030 Min. 2 person class, Max. 4 person class. Register now!
Historic Arts Workshops: Blacksmithing- Hearth and Home with Greg Bray
This four day intermediate class class will take the student through many helpful hints on how to make toasters, cooking grills, rotating trivets etc... Students must have blacksmithing and forge welding experience. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Register online or call (304)363-3030 Min. 2 person class, Max. 4 person class. Register now!
Wooden Spoon Workshop with Mac and Barbara Bailes
Students will learn basic wood carving skills and take home their very own wooden spoon to pass down to a loved one or to give as a gift. The student is asked to bring a small spoke shave and a medium gouge chisel if at all possible, also please bring a brown bag lunch. Educational Annex (Min 5 Max 10) PFMF Members $65, Non Members $75
Historic Arts Workshop: Beginning Blacksmithing with Greg Bray
Students will learn basic blacksmithing skills and take home several small projects in this three day class. Please Bring a brown bag lunch. Blacksmith shop (Min 2 Max 4) PFMF Members $245, Non Members $260 Register online www.prickettsfort.org/shop or call (304)363-3030
Historic Arts Workshop: Beginning Blacksmithing with Greg Bray
Students will learn basic blacksmithing skills and take home several small projects in this three day class. Please Bring a brown bag lunch. Blacksmith shop (Min 2 Max 4) PFMF Members $245, Non Members $260 Register online www.prickettsfort.org/shop or call (304)363-3030
Historic Arts Workshop: Beginning Blacksmithing with Greg Bray
Students will learn basic blacksmithing skills and take home several small projects in this three day class. Please Bring a brown bag lunch. Blacksmith shop (Min 2 Max 4) PFMF Members $245, Non Members $260 Register online www.prickettsfort.org/shop or call (304)363-3030
Historic Arts Workshop: Bird House
Bring the kids out and have them make their very own bird house. Pricketts Fort is teaming up with Ducks Unlimited to offer this workshop free of charge to all children who would like to make a bird house. Child must be accompanied by an adult. Limit one bird house per child. Register on line www.prickettsfort.org/shop or call (304)363-3030
Historic Arts Workshops: Fly Fishing with Jack Bell
Learn the fundamentals of fly casting, equipment selection, and basic knots in this one day class. Come out and learn the basics of fly fishing from one of the top fly fishermen in West Virginia. Jack Bell won the State Fly Casting Championship for both distance and accuracy (1975-1979). This is an all-day class so please bring a brown bag lunch. Visitor Center. Min. 6 Max. 20 PFMF members $85, Non- members $95. Register on line www.prickettsfort.org/shop or call (304) 363-3030.
ShockaCon Horror/Sci-Fi Convention
Celebrity Guests: Celebrity guests Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Steve Johnson (Ghostbusters), Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave), Oliver Robins (Poltergeist), and Mountain Monsters John Tice, Willy McQuillan, and Wild Bill will be presenting panels and demos and signing autographs all weekend. Regional musicians Weird Paul Petroskey, The Renfields, OrViLL REX, Charlie Ant Eaterr, Miniature Giant, and Hurl Brickbat will perform, as well as belly dance troupes Bint Il Nahar and Naughty Samadhi. The TriState Transylvanians, who produce shadow casts of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and other classics, will stage an original narrative produced via a mash up of cult films, and River City Youth Ballet Ensemble will demonstrate how to do the Thriller dance! The weekend has a slew of interactive and educational events, including acting, fx makeup, home haunt prop building, costuming and cosplay, paranormal investigation, and the procedures and practices of embalming - there is truly something for everyone! There are chances to win fabulous prizes in many contests, such as the adult and kid's costume contests, scream contests, and mummy wrapping, and unique shopping with specialty vendors. ShockaCon is a perfect event for families. Sunday, Oct 2 is traditionally Kid's Day--boasting fun events like a spooky fitness game, origami classes, wand making, and the WV Ghosbuster's Adventure event!