Kids in Grades 3 to 6 are invited to join Well Read Book store’s new book club, which is starting this May 4, 2010. The club will meet every first Tuesday of the month at 6pm. Membership is free and refreshment is served at every meeting. First book scheduled for the club is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling.
For more information, drop by the Well Read store at 1015 Bridge Road, Charleston, or call (304) 941-3176.

Marsha Hyatt, the former pastry chef at the Bluegrass Kitchen has moved on her own to open Frütcake, a shop specializing in pastries made with organic ingredients.
Customers can come in to savor Frütcake’s sumptuous cookies, sticky buns, scones, muffins, pies and cheesecakes. The Marsha ensures that there’s something to suit everyone’s diet and preference — there are pastries that are vegan, vegetarian and diabetic friendly.
You can wash it all down with Frütcake’s choice selection of coffees. The organic coffee from Grounds for Change feature in all of the …

Title: Alan Jackson w/ Josh Turner and Chris YoungLocation: Charleston Civic Center 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV 25301 (304)345-1500Link out: Click hereDescription: Alan Jackson with Josh Turner and Chris Young will appear in the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum on Saturday, May 22 at 7:00 pm.
Tickets go on sale April 9th at 10 am
Ticket prices range from $69.50, $49.40 or $39.50 depending on your seating selection.
Date: 2010-05-22

Title: River City Youth BalletLocation: Charleston Civic Center 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV 25301 (304)345-1500Link out: Click hereDescription: 7:00 pm – RCYB School and Company Recital at Municipal Auditorium. Dress rehearsal will be held earlier that day time TBA.
Date: 2010-05-22

Title: Almost Heaven Cat Club ShowLocation: Charleston Civic Center 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV 25301 (304)345-1500Charleston, WV 25301Link out: Click hereDescription: A two day CFA allbreed cat show.The Almost Heaven Cat Club Show will be held in the Civic Center South Hall. Start Date: 2010-05-21End Date: 2010-05-22

Title: Charleston Light Opera Guild presents: Gypsy in the Civic Center Little TheaterLocation: Charleston Civic Center 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV 25301 (304)345-1500Link out: Click hereDescription: Friday, May 7 @7:30 PM
Saturday, May 8 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 9 @ 3:00 PM
Friday, May 14 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 15 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 22 @ 7:30 PM
Tickets will be sold in the Little Theater Box Office starting Monday, May 26 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM – Monday through Saturday.
Start Date: 2010-05-07End Date: 2010-05-22

Title: Cystic Fibrosis WalkLocation: Kanawha State Forest Rte. 2, Box 285 Charleston, WEST VIRGINIA 25314 Kanawha County 304-558-3500Link out: Click hereDescription: Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fund raising event. Tens of thousands of co-workers, friends and family come together each year as one community for one cause…to help find a cure for CF. In 2009, nearly $35 million was raised to support vital CF programs.
Meet at Shelter #8. There is a registration fee for this event. $ Contact: Will Bobinger @ (304) …

Title: Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West Location: Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia One Clay Square Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (304) 561-3500Link out: Click hereDescription: Journey through the untamed American West on one of the most important voyages of discovery of all time! This visually stunning film faithfully recreates the adventures of noted explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they paved the way for westward expansion.
Narrator: Jeff Bridges
Running Time: 45 minutes Start Date: 2010-05-08End Date: 2010-07-09

Title: My Body Will Blacken: Coal, Industry, and the Miner in American Art Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West VirginiaLocation: One Clay Square Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (304) 561-3500Link out: Click hereDescription: Curated by Robert Bridges, this exhibition includes eighteen prints, drawings and paintings, and four Red Ribble panoramic coalfield photos from The Art Museum of West Virginia University, as well as six watercolors by William Scott from the Clay Center’s permanent collection. Works date from 1917 to 1951. Among the paintings and drawings are Rockwell …

Title: 67th Allied Artists of West Virginia Juried Exhibition Location: Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia One Clay Square Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (304) 561-3500Link out: Click hereDescription: Juried by Elizabeth Bennett Hupp, former Assistant Curator, Columbus Museum of Art and PhD candidate University of California, Berkley and Robert Bridges, Assistant Professor of Art at West Virginia University and Curator of the West Virginia University Art Collection, this exhibition includes work in all media by artists residing in West Virginia. Start Date: 2010-05-01End Date: 2010-06-27