Things to do today: Friday, Dec. 21
Music
CASEY LITZ: 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Acoustic guitar and friends. Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St. E. Call 304-346-2871.
ACOUSTIC REVOLUTION: 7:30 p.m. Free. Acoustic rock. Bridge Road Bistro, 915 Bridge Road. Call 304-720-3500.
COUNTRY SWINGERS BECKY AND KENNY: 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $5. Elk River Community Center, 902 Main St., Elkview. Call 304-965-3722.
JULIE ADAMS and STEVE HILL: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St. Call 304-342-1461 or visit www.taylorbooks.com.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM: 11 a.m. Admission by donation for those 60 years and older. $4 for those under 60. Music and dance, along with a traditional meal served following the program. Hansford Center, 500 Washington St. Call 304-722-4621.
Dance
EXTREME COUNTRY DANCE CLUB: 8 to 10 p.m. (Lessons at 6:30 p.m.) Admission $5. Elk Elementary Center, Mink Shoals exit of Interstate 79. Call . Call 304-949-3973 or 304-549-0910.
GOOD TIME COUNTRY DANCERS: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Cost $5. Line dance and patterned couples dance. Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, 6313 MacCorkle Ave. Call 304-545-6377 or 304-550-7144.
Film
"HOWL": 7:30 p.m. Free. Documentary-style film about poet Allen Ginsberg starring James Franco, David Strathairn and Mary-Louise Parker. Rated R. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd. W. Call 304-345-5042.
Etc.
QUILT EXHIBIT: Clay Center, "American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870-1940." Held in partnership with Kanawha Valley Quilters Guild. Exhibit open now through March 30. Museum admission is $7.50 for adults and $6 for children. Visit www.theclaycenter.org or call 304-561-3570.
ALPINE THEATRE BENEFIT: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Ripley's Alpine Theatre. The event includes the premiere of "The Shadow of October: The Barn After Dark," a documentary on the expansion of the popular Halloween attraction, the Haunted Barn. The silent short "Second Shift" and a music video for Ripley's Brewin Company's "Stand and Defend" also will screen. Admission is $5, with all proceeds benefiting the theater. Call 304-372-1637.
Music
CASEY LITZ: 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Acoustic guitar and friends. Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St. E. Call 304-346-2871.
ACOUSTIC REVOLUTION: 7:30 p.m. Free. Acoustic rock. Bridge Road Bistro, 915 Bridge Road. Call 304-720-3500.
COUNTRY SWINGERS BECKY AND KENNY: 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $5. Elk River Community Center, 902 Main St., Elkview. Call 304-965-3722.
JULIE ADAMS and STEVE HILL: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St. Call 304-342-1461 or visit www.taylorbooks.com.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM: 11 a.m. Admission by donation for those 60 years and older. $4 for those under 60. Music and dance, along with a traditional meal served following the program. Hansford Center, 500 Washington St. Call 304-722-4621.
Dance
EXTREME COUNTRY DANCE CLUB: 8 to 10 p.m. (Lessons at 6:30 p.m.) Admission $5. Elk Elementary Center, Mink Shoals exit of Interstate 79. Call . Call 304-949-3973 or 304-549-0910.
GOOD TIME COUNTRY DANCERS: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Cost $5. Line dance and patterned couples dance. Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, 6313 MacCorkle Ave. Call 304-545-6377 or 304-550-7144.
Film
"HOWL": 7:30 p.m. Free. Documentary-style film about poet Allen Ginsberg starring James Franco, David Strathairn and Mary-Louise Parker. Rated R. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd. W. Call 304-345-5042.
Etc.
QUILT EXHIBIT: Clay Center, "American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870-1940." Held in partnership with Kanawha Valley Quilters Guild. Exhibit open now through March 30. Museum admission is $7.50 for adults and $6 for children. Visit www.theclaycenter.org or call 304-561-3570.
ALPINE THEATRE BENEFIT: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Ripley's Alpine Theatre. The event includes the premiere of "The Shadow of October: The Barn After Dark," a documentary on the expansion of the popular Halloween attraction, the Haunted Barn. The silent short "Second Shift" and a music video for Ripley's Brewin Company's "Stand and Defend" also will screen. Admission is $5, with all proceeds benefiting the theater. Call 304-372-1637.
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