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Events for December 2015

  • Joyful Night 2015

    December 01, 2015 — Charleston, Kanawha

    Joyful Night, the annual lighting of the State Capitol Christmas tree, takes place Tuesday, December 1 at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston. Pre-concert performance at 5:30 on the North Plaza, the lighting ceremony and more music 6-8:30pm.

  • Symphony on Ice at WesBanco Arena

    December 03, 2015 — Wheeling, Ohio

    Main Street Bank Presents Symphony on Ice at WesBanco Arena

    7:00 PM December 3 in Wheeling

    A local holiday tradition returns! Symphony on Ice features Olympic Skaters, local skate clubs from Wheeling and Pittsburgh and the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. Come and hear middle and high school choirs singing everyone’s favorite songs of the holiday season. It’s an evening the whole family will love.

    http://www.wheelingsymphony.com/

  • Mark Twain, History Alive

    December 03, 2015 — White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier WVHC Event

    Mark Twain, History Alive, 6:00PM December 3 at the White Sulphur Springs Public Library.

    History Alive! is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.

    http://wvhumanities.org/event/event-2478/

  • Minnie Pearl, History Alive

    December 04, 2015 — Glenville, Gilmer WVHC Event

    Minnie Pearl, History Alive, 6:00PM December 4 at the Old Wolfe Inn in Glenville

    History Alive! is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.

    http://wvhumanities.org/event/event-2495/

  • 1_hatfld-mc_logo_sq Hatfields & McCoys: American Blood Feud traveling exhibit

    December 05, 2015 to December 31, 2015 — New Martinsville, Wetzel WVHC Event

    Developed by the West Virginia Humanities Council and illustrated by West Virginia University graphic design students with financial support from ZMM Architects and Engineers, this traveling exhibit relates the history of the events that have become synonymous with the word feud. At the Wetzel County Museum in New Martinsville December 5-31.

    Phone: (304) 396-4910

    Email: sandyhunt.wetzelcountymuseum@gmail.com

  • Hanukkah

    December 06, 2015

    Hanukkah begins

  • Pearl Harbor Day

    December 07, 2015

    December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor remembered

  • Bob Thompson's Joy to the World

    December 10, 2015 — Charleston, Kanawha

    Bob Thompson and his band announce the 23rd season of Joy to the World, featuring special guest vocalist Lena Seikaly, with three shows in three West Virginia cities.

    Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. – Culture Center Theater in Charleston. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, if available. All seats are General Admission. Purchase tickets online, by phone (877-987-6487), and in person at Taylor Books at 226 Capitol Street in Charleston.

    Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. – Presented by Reinvent Wheeling-Capitol Theatre, 1015 Main Street, Wheeling. Advance Tickets are $19.50, Day of Show $25. Call (304) 233-4470, visit WesBanco Arena, 2 14th St, Wheeling or online.

    Dec. 12 at 8p.m. – Smoot Theatre, 213 5th St. Parkersburg, WV 26101. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, General Admission. Call (304)422-7529 or go online to SmoothTheatre.com

    Now in its 23rd year, Joy to the World is an annual live performance holiday jazz program hosted by pianist Bob Thompson and produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. In addition to a distinguished solo career as the leader of the Charleston-based Bob Thompson Unit, Thompson has also been a member of the Mountain Stage band since 1991.

    Singer Lena Seikaly is a fresh voice on the national jazz scene from Washington, D.C. Named “one of Washington’s preeminent jazz singers” and “brightest voices in jazz” (The Washington Post), Lena is already making her mark as both a revivalist of traditional jazz vocals, as well as an innovator in contemporary vocal jazz styles. Originally from Falls Church, Virginia, she began her training at age four with piano, continued with classical voice in her teens, and went on to complete a B.M. in classical vocal performance at the University of Maryland School of Music.

    As the leader of her own trio, quartet and quintet, Lena has sold out performances at legendary D.C. institutions such as Blues Alley, the Strathmore Mansion, the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, Twins Jazz and various Smithsonian venues, among others. As a vocalist with other ensembles, she has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival (The Netherlands), the Jazz Ascona Festival (Switzerland), the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA), and was a participant at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass program directed by Christian McBride.

    The Joy to the World radio program featuring music from all three concerts will be broadcast in December 2016. The December 10 show in Charleston will be filmed for broadcast on WVPB television in December 20 at 8pm.

  • New moon

    December 11, 2015

    New moon

  • Bob Thompson's Joy to the World

    December 11, 2015 — Wheeling, Ohio

    Bob Thompson and his band announce the 23rd season of Joy to the World, featuring special guest vocalist Lena Seikaly, with three shows in three West Virginia cities.

    Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. – Culture Center Theater in Charleston. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, if available. All seats are General Admission. Purchase tickets online, by phone (877-987-6487), and in person at Taylor Books at 226 Capitol Street in Charleston.

    Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. – Presented by Reinvent Wheeling-Capitol Theatre, 1015 Main Street, Wheeling. Advance Tickets are $19.50, Day of Show $25. Call (304) 233-4470, visit WesBanco Arena, 2 14th St, Wheeling or online.

    Dec. 12 at 8p.m. – Smoot Theatre, 213 5th St. Parkersburg, WV 26101. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, General Admission. Call (304)422-7529 or go online to SmoothTheatre.com

    Now in its 23rd year, Joy to the World is an annual live performance holiday jazz program hosted by pianist Bob Thompson and produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. In addition to a distinguished solo career as the leader of the Charleston-based Bob Thompson Unit, Thompson has also been a member of the Mountain Stage band since 1991.

    Singer Lena Seikaly is a fresh voice on the national jazz scene from Washington, D.C. Named “one of Washington’s preeminent jazz singers” and “brightest voices in jazz” (The Washington Post), Lena is already making her mark as both a revivalist of traditional jazz vocals, as well as an innovator in contemporary vocal jazz styles. Originally from Falls Church, Virginia, she began her training at age four with piano, continued with classical voice in her teens, and went on to complete a B.M. in classical vocal performance at the University of Maryland School of Music.

    As the leader of her own trio, quartet and quintet, Lena has sold out performances at legendary D.C. institutions such as Blues Alley, the Strathmore Mansion, the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, Twins Jazz and various Smithsonian venues, among others. As a vocalist with other ensembles, she has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival (The Netherlands), the Jazz Ascona Festival (Switzerland), the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA), and was a participant at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass program directed by Christian McBride.

    The Joy to the World radio program featuring music from all three concerts will be broadcast in December 2016. The December 10 show in Charleston will be filmed for broadcast on WVPB television in December 20 at 8pm.

  • Eleanor Roosevelt, History Alive

    December 11, 2015 — Charleston, Kanawha WVHC Event

    Eleanor Roosevelt, History Alive, 6:00Pm December 11 at 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard in Charleston

    History Alive! is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.

    http://wvhumanities.org/event/event-2492/

  • Bob Thompson's Joy to the World

    December 12, 2015 — Parkersburg, Wood

    Bob Thompson and his band announce the 23rd season of Joy to the World, featuring special guest vocalist Lena Seikaly, with three shows in three West Virginia cities.

    Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. – Culture Center Theater in Charleston. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, if available. All seats are General Admission. Purchase tickets online, by phone (877-987-6487), and in person at Taylor Books at 226 Capitol Street in Charleston.

    Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. – Presented by Reinvent Wheeling-Capitol Theatre, 1015 Main Street, Wheeling. Advance Tickets are $19.50, Day of Show $25. Call (304) 233-4470, visit WesBanco Arena, 2 14th St, Wheeling or online.

    Dec. 12 at 8p.m. – Smoot Theatre, 213 5th St. Parkersburg, WV 26101. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, General Admission. Call (304)422-7529 or go online to SmoothTheatre.com

    Now in its 23rd year, Joy to the World is an annual live performance holiday jazz program hosted by pianist Bob Thompson and produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. In addition to a distinguished solo career as the leader of the Charleston-based Bob Thompson Unit, Thompson has also been a member of the Mountain Stage band since 1991.

    Singer Lena Seikaly is a fresh voice on the national jazz scene from Washington, D.C. Named “one of Washington’s preeminent jazz singers” and “brightest voices in jazz” (The Washington Post), Lena is already making her mark as both a revivalist of traditional jazz vocals, as well as an innovator in contemporary vocal jazz styles. Originally from Falls Church, Virginia, she began her training at age four with piano, continued with classical voice in her teens, and went on to complete a B.M. in classical vocal performance at the University of Maryland School of Music.

    As the leader of her own trio, quartet and quintet, Lena has sold out performances at legendary D.C. institutions such as Blues Alley, the Strathmore Mansion, the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, Twins Jazz and various Smithsonian venues, among others. As a vocalist with other ensembles, she has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival (The Netherlands), the Jazz Ascona Festival (Switzerland), the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA), and was a participant at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass program directed by Christian McBride.

    The Joy to the World radio program featuring music from all three concerts will be broadcast in December 2016. The December 10 show in Charleston will be filmed for broadcast on WVPB television in December 20 at 8pm.

  • The Normal on the Avenue: 1893-1912

    December 12, 2015 — Fairmont, Marion WVHC Event

    Tour of Fleming Mansion and viewing of historical exhibit. December 12 in Fairmont.

    This project is funded in part by a West Virginia Humanities Council grant.

    http://wvhumanities.org/event/event-2255/

  • Geminids Meteor Shower

    December 13, 2015 to December 14, 2015

    The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually from December 7-17. It peaks this year on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The crescent moon will set early in the evening leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Gemini, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

  • A Christmas Carol Returns to Chuck Mathena Center

    December 15, 2015 — Princeton, Mercer

    A Christmas Carol Returns to Chuck Mathena Center

    2 Stafford Commons, Princeton, WV

    Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 7pm

    Tickets $27 Adults / $22 Students

    Call the Box Office 304 425-5128 or www.ChuckMathenaCenter.org

    Glad tidings from the Chuck Mathena Center! The holiday family tradition, A Christmas Carol, returns to the CMC stage on Tuesday, December 15 at 7pm. This adaptation of Charles Dickens’ tale weaves traditional Christmas Carols throughout the narrative to the delight of audiences everywhere! Tickets are on sale now at the CMC Box Office, by calling 304 425-5128 or online at www.ChuckMathenaCenter.org.

    Contact: Deb McCarthy @ deb@cmcwv.org for more information.

  • Downtown Charleston ArtWalk

    December 17, 2015 — Charleston, Kanawha

    Now in its 13th year, Downtown Charleston ArtWalk is a free self-guided walking tour of Charleston’s shops, galleries and businesses featuring regional art and performances. Typically held the third Thursday of each month, participating shops and organizations extend their hours for browsing, shopping and mingling.

    Participating shops are located along Quarrier, Capitol and Lee streets in Downtown Charleston and feature a variety of art – from paintings and sculptures to photography and music. Attendees can stroll along at their own pace, dip in and out of stores and stop off along the way for a bite to eat at a downtown restaurant. This well-loved family-friendly event takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. and attracts art aficionados as well as folks who just want to get out and try something new.

    The 2015 schedule:

    • March 19
    • April 16
    • May 21
    • June 25 (FestivALL)
    • July 16
    • August 20
    • September 17
    • October 15
    • Nov. 27 (Black Friday)
    • December 17

    For more information: http://www.artwalkcwv.com/

  • First day of winter

    December 22, 2015

    Winter solstice and first day of winter

  • Christmas

    December 25, 2015

    Christmas Day

  • Full moon

    December 25, 2015

    Full moon

  • New Year's Eve

    December 31, 2015

    New Year’s Eve

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