The arts in West Virginia reflect the state’s rich Appalachian heritage, creative spirit, and thriving talent. From vibrant galleries and community theaters to renowned music festivals and artisan craft shops, West Virginia offers an endless array of ways to experience authentic Appalachian art and culture. Visitors can explore local studios, enjoy live performances of bluegrass, folk, and contemporary music, and discover handmade pottery, quilts, and woodwork that celebrate traditional craftsmanship.
(Editor’s Note: Over the next six issues of the FalloutWV Newsletter, contributing editor John Barton will examine the six principal areas mapped in the new Fallout 76 video game. Please feel free to add your commentaries at the end of the story.)In the Fallout 76 map, West Virginia is divided into six sections — The … Read more
An e-newsletter being published by a West Virginia online travel guide this coming week will explore the virtual landscape presented in Fallout 76, a soon-to-be-released video game set in a post-apocalyptic version of the Mountain State.According to a spokesman for the newsletter, fans awaiting the November launch of the game are combing the Web to … Read more
At 16 square miles, Fallout 76 is reported to be four times the size of Fallout 4, Bethesda Game Studio’s previous release in the Fallout series. Considering that West Virginia is 24,000 square miles, it’s clear not every beloved or unusual location will make the final release of the game, but which areas made the … Read more
On June 16, 1964, hell broke loose in Grafton, West Virginia, a sleepy town on the Tygart Valley River. Excitement here normally came by railroad rather than lurching out of the forest.Though the Grafton Monster, or “Beast of Grafton,” as it came to be called, left not so much as a footprint, folks still talk … Read more
Fallout from the announced release of the “Fallout 76” West Virginia-based video game is driving record traffic to West Virginia Explorer, according to its publisher.The post-apoclyptic game set in West Virginia features many of the landmarks and characters about which the guide has published.“Our advertisers should certainly be happy that we’re driving numbers like this,” … Read more
In time for Christmas 2018, Bethesda it will unleash “Fallout 76,” a video game of enormous proportions that appears to be entirely centered in a post-apocalyptic West Virginia set in the 2076. The trailer for the video begins to pay homage to the Mountain State from the state, invoking the state song “Country Roads, Take … Read more
If you own or manage a West Virginia business associated with travel and tourism, look no further than West Virginia Explorer. Our $200 business spotlight provides you a feature story crafted by journalists and published at WVExplorer.com. “We saw immediate results,” said Joyce Brenemen of The Depot Produce & More, in Oak Hill. “They figured … Read more
Singer, songwriter, and record producer Vladimir John Ondrasik III, known by his stage name Five for Fighting, will perform Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington, W.Va.Presented by Cabell Huntington Hospital, the Grammy-nominated Ondrasik, perhaps best known for his hits “What If,” “100 Years,” “The Riddle, and “Superman … Read more
Lewisburg may seem a world away from New York City, but its arts scene is not so far removed. The Greenbrier Valley Theatre today announced its schedule of live Metropolitan Opera broadcasts for 2018-2019, to be transmitted in real time to the theater Saturday afternoons.Each high-definition transmission from the Met will be introduced by Dr. … Read more
Now in its fifth year, West Virginia’s fast-growing Mountain Music Festival, scheduled for May 31-June 2, is adding zip-lining and whitewater rafting to its high-end ticket packages.Organizers are expecting a 30-percent increase in attendance in 2018 and are improving systems that will allow more than 2,500 expected guests to enjoy the venue’s waterpark, campgrounds, and … Read more
