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  • 5 Questions,  Music,  Music/Video,  Stories

    5 QUESTIONS: Spencer Elliott on the Art of the Guitar

    May 3, 2022 /

    Spencer Elliott's instrumental guitar persona is two-fold: as a genre-defying solo performer and in the burning-down-the-house trio SE3. Like many stellar players, he has kept his day job in West Virginia's capital, even as his international fanbase grows.

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    MAN/MADE: A brief meditation on ‘Reflected Glory’

    May 3, 2022 /

    I may be obsessed with the way a glass-wall skyscraper in Charleston WV tries to re-define the sky. Each square of the building's many-eyed frontage is like a channel-surfing TV screen, displaying constant motion.

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  • NewsoftheDay,  Photos/Video,  Stories

    A West Virginia hero’s life to be showcased June 23 at 2022 FestivALL Charleston

    March 30, 2022 /

    "The Wake Up Call," a documentary about the remarkable and heroic international life of West Virginia native Dave Evans, will be screened Thursday, June 23, 2022, in West Virginia's capital city as part of the citywide FestivALL Charleston 2022.

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  • Photos/Video,  Picture/Show,  Stories

    First Streets in West Virginia

    March 30, 2022 /

    The streets of downtown Huntington have changed considerably since I began strolling them in 1980. So, too, have I.

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    Buddhist daily life in backwoods West Virginia

    March 13, 2022 /

    A picture show and video of an unexpected place in the West Virginia woods. In the face of often overwhelming challenges of daily life, and horrors like the current attempted mugging of Ukraine, places that strengthen the spirit such as the Bhavana Society Buddhist forest monastery deep in West Virginia's hills are vital.

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  • 5 Questions,  Music,  Music/Video,  Q-and-A,  Stories

    Chris Haddox tells stories from the hills, plus unexpected ones, too

    February 18, 2022 /

    On the occasion of the March 2022 release of his CD of high songcraft from the Appalachian hills, here's the world-premiere music video of the Chris Haddox tune "A Soul Can't Rest in Peace Beside the Four Lane — and a chat with the artist about songwriting and life.

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  • Climate,  Music/Video,  Photos/Video

    Harmonically urging Joe to back Build Back Better

    December 10, 2021 /

    A harmonic convergence of West Virginians come together on the new music video "Hey Joe," urging Joe Manchin to support the Build Back Better Act and its many climate measures.

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  • Music/Video,  Photos/Video,  Picture/Show,  Stories

    Losing yourself in Lost River

    December 10, 2021 /

    Wandering the byways and backroads of the Lost River environs in eastern West Virginia, while trying to write a sorta memoir. An imagistic journey.

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  • Characters,  Music,  Music/Video,  Stories

    CHARACTERS, PART 1: A music video about how I never slept with Allen Ginsberg

    November 4, 2021 /

    What do you get when you mix famous poet Allen Ginsberg, a bonfire deep in the West Virginia hills, an interview, and a recording studio. Well, 30 years later you get a music video.

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  • Art,  Music,  Photos/Video,  Poetics,  Q-and-A,  Stories

    Q&A: “Where Sky Meets Eternity” documents an extraordinary artistic hand-off in the WV hills

    November 4, 2021 /

    The documentary "Where Sky Meets Eternity” profiles an ambitious, offbeat art project from deep in the West Virginia hills, as 12 artists bounced off each other's work in often surprising, unexpected ways.

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  • Art,  Nature,  Photos/Video,  Picture/Show,  Stories

    PICTURE/SHOW: The Hills & Dales of Al Peery’s West Virginia

    November 4, 2021 /

    When it comes to Autumn in the West Virginia outback, nothing could be finer than Al Peery framing the scene from his wanderings in the West Virginia wilderness.

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  • Nature,  Poetics,  Stories

    POEM: “Almost” by Marc Harshman

    November 4, 2021 /

    'The world will go on without me but for these few moments I am/ sitting on top of the world, a simple summer's day, away/ from the busy rush of roads, the scrolling of screens,/ almost off the map, almost heaven, almost where/ sky meets eternity ...'

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  • Music/Video,  Photos/Video,  Poetics,  Stories

    SPOKEN/WORD: “The Cold Visitor” by Bobby Lee Messer

    November 4, 2021 /

    The autumn leaves brighten the rolling hills with a kaleidoscope of colors. Yet in the wings of all such beauty awaits The Cold Visitor. Watching. Waiting. Always present. | A Spoken Word multimedia performance of an original work by Bobby Lee Messer.

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  • Climate,  Music/Video,  Nature,  Stories

    CLIMATE/CRISIS: Taking the measure of climate change in three short videos

    November 4, 2021 /

    In three short videos, take the measure of climate change. The climate crisis deepens every day, yet more and more people planet-wide awaken daily to the reality of what must be done to turn down the fever threatening the planet.

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  • Art,  Essay,  Picture/Show,  Stories

    PICTURE/SHOW: 36 Ways of Looking at Thomas WV

    September 10, 2021 /

    Thomas, West Virginia, is a bump in the road several thousand feet up in the mountain air. With a storied past, small-town European feel, and humming creative scene it's a special place in the hills. A photographic encounter.

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  • Nature,  Poetics,  Readings

    READINGS: Three from “Corona Time Capsule”

    September 10, 2021 /

    'Feed Them on Peaches,' 'Grass Fire,' and '¡Ya Basta!' — three excerpts of poetry and prose from poet James Cochran's forthcoming book "Corona Time Capsule."

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  • Climate,  Nature,  Photos/Video

    VIDEO: Getting Kids Talking About Climate Change

    September 10, 2021 /

    The best time to address the growing crisis of global climate change was yesterday. The next best time is today. But how to get kids themselves talking about climate change? Here is a video than can help.

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  • Climate,  Nature,  Photos/Video,  Stories

    VIDEOS: The Pillars of the WV Climate Alliance

    August 4, 2021 /

    The West Virginia Climate Alliance is a coalition of nearly 20 West Virginia-based environmental organizations, faith-based, civil rights and civic groups with a focus on climate change. This short video describes the three pillars that drive Climate Alliance efforts to address "the most important and essential work of these times."

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  • Art,  Picture/Show,  Stories

    ART/WORK: Sharon Lynn and the Path Taken

    August 4, 2021 /

    How do the paths we choose affect the choices in our lives? And where do begin the path? A new series of works by West Virginia artist Sharon Lyn looks at the first steps take on the paths in our lives.

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  • Art,  Photos/Video,  Picture/Show,  Stories

    PHOTOSHOW: A high-up visit to Robert Singleton’s West Virginia studio

    July 6, 2021 /

    A portrait of the artist at age 84 in his sunlit West Virginia mountaintop studio. Robert Singleton is on a roll, adding another chapter to a remarkable life. Here's what he looks like at work.

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