CLASSES: Dance, theater and other classes begin the week of Feb. 24 to continue 12 weeks at Alban Arts Academy, St. Albans, West Virginia. All classes have a final performance during the last class, which ends May 12-15, where tickets are $5 per person. Classes cost $250 and each class has a $25 non-refundable registration fee. A discount is given when registering for two or more classes within the same household.
APPOINTED: Will Miller, Sissonville, West Virginia, native with a Bachelor of Science in marketing and an MBA in international business from West Virginia University and a business advisor certificate from Kent State University, was recently appointed interim state director of West Virginia Small Business Development Center in Charleston. He previously served as the center’s deputy director and business coach for the center’s Charleston office. Congratulations on this new appointment.
MEETING: Rotary Club of Huntington meets at noon Monday, Feb. 24, at Huntington’s Kitchen, 911 3rd Ave. Terry Mathias, owner of Capital Financial Solutions LLC in Charleston, with more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance and financial services industry, speaks on “Rotary Foundation.†Currently, he serves as the district 7545 Rotary Foundation chair and is a member of Rotary Club of Charleston Vandalia.
PARTICIPANTS: The 2024-25 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship, a project of West Virginia Humanities Council celebrating and supporting traditional artists in passing on cultural knowledge, stories and techniques to apprentices, has increased in size since 2016. The current 10 participating pairs from the state continue their traditions in old-time music, fiber arts, storytelling and more. Current teacher and apprentice pairs include Tim Bing of Cabell County, clawhammer banjo playing to Edwin McCoy of Monroe County; Margaret Bruning and Nevada Tribble, both of Randolph County, weaving and fiber art; Richard Eddy and Katie McCoy, both of Monongalia County, how to repair fiddles; Bill Hairston, Kanawha County, storytelling techniques with Aristotle Jones, Monongalia County; Ginny Hawker, Randolph County, studying traditional unaccompanied Primitive Baptist hymn singing, Mary Linscheid, Monongalia County; Dural Miller, urban farming to Linesha Frith, both of Kanawha County; Nancy Nelson and Kenneth “KD†Jones, nephew, both of Kanawha County, making family candy recipes; Taylor Runner and Annick Odom, both of Monongalia County, square dance calling; Ben Townsend, Hampshire County and Bodhi Gibbons-Guinn, Alleghany County, Maryland, old-time fiddle styles and repertoire; Judy Van Gundy and Andrea Brandon-Hennig, both of Randolph County, traditional Appalachian white oak basketry techniques. The program is open to age 18 and older. Visit .
MOVIES: A movie marathon featuring the works of Dr. Seuss is offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Putnam County Library, 4219 State Route 34, Hurricane, West Virginia.
LATE BIRTHDAYS: Tommy Thompson, Feb. 2; Hannah Davis, Mike Barbour, Feb. 3; Pamela Keese, Feb. 11; Lydia Rowe, Rick Parks, Feb. 12; Alex Kendall, Feb. 13; John Leon, Feb. 15; Jan Maxey, Melanie Pullen, Feb. 16; Christine Lewis, Sandy Minor, Feb. 18; Bill Ratcliff, Feb. 19; Beth Casey, Phillip Hatfield, Feb. 21.
CHUCKLE: You are on a horse, galloping at a constant speed. On your right side is a sharp drop off, and on your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you. Directly in front is another galloping horse, but your horse is unable to overtake it. Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the horse in front of you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation? Get your drunken body off the merry-go-round.
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