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Culturefest to Fill Pipestem with Appalachian/ International Music, Art, Food

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 6:05pm

Music, art, and food from around the world will once again converge in a multicultural whirlwind at the 8th Annual Culturefest World Music and Arts Festival, September 8-11 at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem.

The festival will feature: world music, dance, performance art, workshops, artisan vendors, drum circles, a kids’ village, healing arts, camping, community art projects, a parade, open mic, and an “after hours cabaret.”

Ravi Coltrane to Play "Legendary" Jazz at Princeton's Chuck Mathena Center

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 5:03pm

The distinctive sax tunes of Ravi Coltrane, son of legendary saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz pianist Alice Coltrane, will fill the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton on Friday, September 16, at 8 p.m. Coltrane will entertain audiences in this one-time-only performance accompanied by the Ravi Coltrane Quartet.

Citizens Get Chance to Weigh in on State Budgets

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:46pm

How often do citizens get to have conversations with state leaders about what they value most about state government – what they want the budget to fund and where they’d be willing to make trade-offs?

WV Brownfields FOCUS Grant Now Open for Applications

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 3:28pm

Communities have the chance to turn even contaminated areas into safe, healthy spaces through the FOCUS WV Program (Foundations for Overcoming Challenges and Utilizing Strengths), which is providing up to $5,000 in brownfield redevelopment assistance.

Achieving Prosperity through Sustainability and Lean Concepts

Friday, August 19, 2011 - 8:16am

Saving money, improving efficiency, reducing waste, lowering environmental impact – that’s what the Sustaining Lean Conference aims to help organizations do. With a motto of “Achieving Prosperity through Sustainability and Lean Concepts,” the conference will run September 27-28, at the Charleston Marriott Town Center.

WV Food & Farm Coalition Celebrates National Farmers Market Week

Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 6:01am

To celebrate National Farmers Market Week (August 7-13, announced Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack), the WV Food & Farm Coalition worked with some of West Virginia's strongest local food advocates to describe the economic benefit of farmers markets. Many thanks to Tom McConnell, Director of the WVU Small Farm Center; Cheryl Brown, agricultural economist at WVU; and Larry Lower, President of the WV Farmers Market Association.

Here's the press release we submitted:

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