Since 1977, members of the Kanawha Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited have worked through the Kanawha County Schools’ Community Education program to conduct a series of “Angling Arts Classes” that teach fly fishing, fly tying and rod building to adults and young people alike.
The next group of classes is scheduled to begin Jan. 19 at Elk Elementary Center, located off Interstate 79′s Mink Shoals exit north of Charleston. A second series will begin in March.
The January schedule includes Krepps’ Beginning Fly Fishing course; a Beginning Fly Tying course taught by …

The West Virginia State Museum will highlight West Virginia’s rich history of glass production in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in Charleston. The program is free and open to the public.
The State Museum houses a multitude of glass pieces with the work of more than 175 glass companies and craftsmen. Chief Curator James R. Mitchel will provide a video tour of the collection.
Advance registration for the workshop is not required, but is encouraged. To register, contact Robert Taylor, archives library manager, at …

Chef Robert Wong just can’t seem to get enough of the kitchen. After serving sumptuous meals at the Bridge Road Bistro, he serves meals for the less fortunate in an event he calls “Breaking Bread.”
Every Wednesday night, Chef Wong and his wife Sherri serves complete meals that “provides nutrition and fellowship” at the Christ Church United Methodist on Quarrier Street.
“We’re doing this for folks within the community that could use a helping hand or just want some company. You get a hodgepodge of people who are trying to make …

It’s time to get geared up for the 13th annual West Virginia International Auto Show. The event is set for Jan. 27-29 at the Charleston Civic Center. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
“The show will be exciting because the industry is back in full force,” said Ruth Lemmon, president of the West Virginia Automobile and Truck Dealers Association. “We’re expecting a great lineup of vehicles from all manufacturers.”
Aside from admiring shiny new vehicles, attendees will have the chance …

In recent years, West Virginia librarians have launched ventures in electronic media that offer library users more options and more hours of access.
Across the state, three consortiums of libraries offer patrons a large number of electronic offerings, which include e-books, e-videos, e-music and e-audio books. The three are WV-READS (Regional Electronic Audiovisual Download Service), WVDELI (West Virginia Digital Entertainment Library Initiative), and Listen Eastern West Virginia.
Today, young readers are used to downloading reading material to their phones and computers. Older readers are now adopting e-readers like the Kindle because they …

Diana’s Capitol Street Cafe is moving from a storefront on Capitol Street to 180 Summers Street. In keeping with the move, the name of the business will become Diana’s Downtown Cafe.
Diana Thomas, owner and head chef, said, “I’m so excited to offer my customers more room to sit and enjoy their breakfast or lunch. I’ve got a loyal following and I hope they’ll follow me to my new location — it’s going to be bigger and better than ever and it’s just around the corner.
“I’ll be cooking and baking all …

Manoli Stavrulakis’ latest venture, Pizza Barbarossa, serves Greek-Italian style food including pizza. The restaurant opened a few weeks ago. Stavrulakis said his dream of owning a Greek-Italian-style restaurant started a while ago when he first opened Café Creperi.
The native of Greece and his Iraqi wife also own Café Creperi in Kanawha City and Creperi Café Plus in the Shoppes at Trace Fork in South Charleston. The new pizza shop is located in part of the former Shoe Carnival location.
The new place serves the same calamari, bread, dressings and spaghetti as …

Why Look at Animals? examines the ways animals have been represented photographically over time, from the romantic pastoral images of P.H. Emerson, to the sardonic and edgy metaphors of John Heartfield, to the scientific documents of Eadweard Muybridge and Harold Edgerton.
The exhibition showcases both familiar and unfamiliar selections from the George Eastman House collection and also explores the variety of ways in which photographs work, using images of animals to demonstrate taxonomy, formal aesthetic, humor, sentiment, and aide memoire.
Highlights of this survey exhibition include early zoo photographs by …

Carnaval Rio! is a fundraising masquerade to benefit Clay Center and The Charleston Ballet education programs. The event will be held on January 21, 2012 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Clay Center. Tickets are ar $150 per person or just $125 if purchased by 5 p.m on Jan. 6.
Escape the cold for a sizzling Brazilian summer night of exotic food, drinks, dancing and entertainment. Strike up the samba for a glamorous masquerade inspired by the electrifying Carnaval celebration in Rio de Janeiro.

The indigenous Warli people of western India revere the land and uphold a deep belief in the balance between themselves and the earth. Using their everyday landscape as inspiration, they craft dynamic wall paintings that depict a life lived in purposeful coexistence with nature, using art to find the spiritual in the everyday.
In South India, kolams are drawn each morning with rice flour as concious offerings to Mother Earth. These daily rituals create a sacred space and become a link between the intimate home and the vastness of the outside …