MusicCUMBERLAND RIVER: 7:30 p.m. Adults $15, seniors $12, children $5. Bluegrass. Mountaineer Opry House, Milton. Call 304-743-5749 or visit www.mountaineeropry.com.
Music
CUMBERLAND RIVER: 7:30 p.m. Adults $15, seniors $12, children $5. Bluegrass. Mountaineer Opry House, Milton. Call 304-743-5749 or visit www.mountaineeropry.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 8 p.m. Tickets start at $12 for adults, $6 for students and children. WVSO Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series. Performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C and Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor. Features pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine of Astral Artists. First concert of the Mary Price Ratrie Legacy Concerts. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
CLASSIC ROCK DINNER CONCERT: 7 p.m., The Greenhouse of Teays Valley, 3554 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane. Classic rock group the Sycamore Ridge Band will perform in an evening of dinner and dancing. Tickets are $35; advance reservations are required. The group plays hits from The Doors, The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top and more. Call 304-397-6316 or visit www.thegreenhouseteaysvalley.com.
Film
'FINDING FAITH': 5 p.m., Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 2150 Mount Vernon Road, Hurricane. The film, about Internet safety, is free, however, a love offering will be accepted. Guest appearance will be made by Erik Estrada who stars in the film. Estrada played Ponch in the TV show "ChiPs" and starred in the 1970 film version of "The Cross and the Switchblade." He has since appeared in numerous movies, television and reality shows.
OPERA AT THE MOVIES: Noon to about 5:40 p.m., Cinemark Huntington Mall and Regal in Nitro. The Metropolitan Opera's live performance of Wagner's "Parsifal," an episodic journey of the Holy Grail and Holy Spear, screens live. Tickets at Nitro are $20 for adults and $16 for seniors and children. At Huntington, they are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for children. For free passes in Huntington, call 304-696-3137. For free passes in Nitro, call 304-634-7446.
Stage/theater
"RICHARD THE THIRD": 8 p.m. Adults $15, students/seniors $10. Shakespeare's most performed history play. Alban Arts Center, 65 Olde Main St., St. Albans. Call 304-721-8896.
"THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES": 8 p.m. Tickets $15. Eve Ensler's production about the mystery, humor, pain, power and wisdom of women. Sponsored by the Starlena Pratt Foundation and benefits the Kanawha County Victim Services Center. Kanawha Players Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-206-8108.
Dance
DANCE: 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $8. Marmet Recreation Center, 8500 MacCorkle Ave. Call 304-949-9692.
Etc
DR. SEUSS BIRTHDAY PARTIES: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Clendenin Branch Library, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cross Lanes Branch Library, 11 a.m. at Sissonville Branch Library, 1-2 p.m. at Elk Valley Branch Library and 2-3 p.m. at the Main Branch in Charleston. Other parties are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Albans and 6 p.m. March 7 at Riverside. Celebrates beloved children's author Dr. Seuss' 108th birthday with parties full of games, crafts, story readings and other activities. For more information, contact each branch or visit www.kanawhalibrary.org.
WRITERS WORKSHOP: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Culture Center. The state Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Library Commission will host a free creative writing intensive. Sessions are 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. with a break for lunch. Morning options are "Mapping Memoir: Family Life Placed in Time, History and Geography" led by writing instructor and essayist Cat Pleska, "Writing History -- Your Own!" with children's author Anna Smucker; "Songwriting in the Folk Tradition" with musician/songwriter Pete Kosky and "What in the World is Geocaching?" with ExploreWV GeoChallenge program director Robin Taylor. Afternoon options are "Using Original Documents in Writing Family Histories" with family history consultant Mary Glass, "West Virginia History -- A Treasure Trove for Writers" with Smucker, "Writing Songs about History" with Kosky and a repeat of the geocaching workshop. From 1 to 1:45 p.m., the presenters will hold a panel discussion, moderated by Paul Mayrick of the Library Commission. Participants should bring pens, pencils and writing tablets. Call Caryn Gresham at 304-558-0220.
MusicCUMBERLAND RIVER: 7:30 p.m. Adults $15, seniors $12, children $5. Bluegrass. Mountaineer Opry House, Milton. Call 304-743-5749 or visit www.mountaineeropry.com.
WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 8 p.m. Tickets start at $12 for adults, $6 for students and children. WVSO Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series. Performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C and Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor. Features pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine of Astral Artists. First concert of the Mary Price Ratrie Legacy Concerts. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.
CLASSIC ROCK DINNER CONCERT: 7 p.m., The Greenhouse of Teays Valley, 3554 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane. Classic rock group the Sycamore Ridge Band will perform in an evening of dinner and dancing. Tickets are $35; advance reservations are required. The group plays hits from The Doors, The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top and more. Call 304-397-6316 or visit www.thegreenhouseteaysvalley.com.
Film
'FINDING FAITH': 5 p.m., Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 2150 Mount Vernon Road, Hurricane. The film, about Internet safety, is free, however, a love offering will be accepted. Guest appearance will be made by Erik Estrada who stars in the film. Estrada played Ponch in the TV show "ChiPs" and starred in the 1970 film version of "The Cross and the Switchblade." He has since appeared in numerous movies, television and reality shows.
OPERA AT THE MOVIES: Noon to about 5:40 p.m., Cinemark Huntington Mall and Regal in Nitro. The Metropolitan Opera's live performance of Wagner's "Parsifal," an episodic journey of the Holy Grail and Holy Spear, screens live. Tickets at Nitro are $20 for adults and $16 for seniors and children. At Huntington, they are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for children. For free passes in Huntington, call 304-696-3137. For free passes in Nitro, call 304-634-7446.
Stage/theater
"RICHARD THE THIRD": 8 p.m. Adults $15, students/seniors $10. Shakespeare's most performed history play. Alban Arts Center, 65 Olde Main St., St. Albans. Call 304-721-8896.
"THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES": 8 p.m. Tickets $15. Eve Ensler's production about the mystery, humor, pain, power and wisdom of women. Sponsored by the Starlena Pratt Foundation and benefits the Kanawha County Victim Services Center. Kanawha Players Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-206-8108.
Dance
DANCE: 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $8. Marmet Recreation Center, 8500 MacCorkle Ave. Call 304-949-9692.
Etc
DR. SEUSS BIRTHDAY PARTIES: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Clendenin Branch Library, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cross Lanes Branch Library, 11 a.m. at Sissonville Branch Library, 1-2 p.m. at Elk Valley Branch Library and 2-3 p.m. at the Main Branch in Charleston. Other parties are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Albans and 6 p.m. March 7 at Riverside. Celebrates beloved children's author Dr. Seuss' 108th birthday with parties full of games, crafts, story readings and other activities. For more information, contact each branch or visit www.kanawhalibrary.org.
WRITERS WORKSHOP: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Culture Center. The state Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Library Commission will host a free creative writing intensive. Sessions are 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. with a break for lunch. Morning options are "Mapping Memoir: Family Life Placed in Time, History and Geography" led by writing instructor and essayist Cat Pleska, "Writing History -- Your Own!" with children's author Anna Smucker; "Songwriting in the Folk Tradition" with musician/songwriter Pete Kosky and "What in the World is Geocaching?" with ExploreWV GeoChallenge program director Robin Taylor. Afternoon options are "Using Original Documents in Writing Family Histories" with family history consultant Mary Glass, "West Virginia History -- A Treasure Trove for Writers" with Smucker, "Writing Songs about History" with Kosky and a repeat of the geocaching workshop. From 1 to 1:45 p.m., the presenters will hold a panel discussion, moderated by Paul Mayrick of the Library Commission. Participants should bring pens, pencils and writing tablets. Call Caryn Gresham at 304-558-0220.
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