MAY EVENTS
Tuesday, May 3
Collegiate Singers and Chamber Choir Concert at Fairmont State University 8-10 p.m.
Contact: Susan Bailey at 304-367-42303
Admission: Free and open to the public
Thursday, May 5, 6th & 7th
"Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" at Fairmont State University Masquers' production of "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" Wallman Hall Theatre
May 5, 6 and 7, 2011 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Contact: Susan Bailey at 304-367-42303
Admission: $10 per ticket
Saturday, May 7
Mannington's Great Buffalo Canoe Race 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Begins at Hough Park community building and ends at the walking bridge in Farmington. Registration begins at 7 am the race begins at 8 am. And while your'e at the races check out their City Wide Yard Sales.
Traditional Music Day at Pricketts Fort State Park 10 am to 4 pm. Enjoy a full day of Traditional Music with musicians scheduled to perform inside the Visitor Center as well as informal jamming in the park. There is no charge for the entertainment. Food vendor available on site. Tours of the Fort and Job Prickett House require a ticket.
Sagebrush Round-Up Country & Western Music 5:00PM - 10:00PM
Admission is by a donation of $5 Children 12 and under are free! Come early and try one of our home cooked dinners!! Just like mom used to make! If you would like to perform on the open stage, come early and sign up with the MC. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont W.V. just six miles east of I-79 at exit 139. We are smoke and alcohol free. For more information please call, Bill at 301-334-8629 or check out our website at billjanoske.tripod.com.
Tuesday, May 10
Wind Ensemble Concert will be held at 8 p.m., at Fairmont Senior High School. Free and open to the public. For more information call (304) 367-4203.
Saturday, May 14
Sheep to Shawl at Pricketts Fort 10 am to 4 pm
Come watch how sheep are sheared and then see the various processes involved in preparing wool including carding, spinning and weaving. Regular admission applies.
Sagebrush Round-Up Country & Western Music 5:00PM - 10:00PM
Admission is by a donation of $5 Children 12 and under are free! Come early and try one of our home cooked dinners!! Just like mom used to make! If you would like to perform on the open stage, come early and sign up with the MC. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont W.V. just six miles east of I-79 at exit 139. We are smoke and alcohol free. For more information please call, Bill at 301-334-8629 or check out our website at billjanoske.tripod.com.
Christian Apostolic Church, in Clarksburg, WV will be celebrating its 40th anniversary May 20-21-22, 2011. The actual date of its founding was May 23, 1971.
Saturday, May 21
Sagebrush Round-Up Country & Western Music 5:00PM - 10:00PM
Admission is by a donation of $5 Children 12 and under are free! Come early and try one of our home cooked dinners!! Just like mom used to make! If you would like to perform on the open stage, come early and sign up with the MC. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont W.V. just six miles east of I-79 at exit 139. We are smoke and alcohol free. For more information please call, Bill at 301-334-8629 or check out our website at billjanoske.tripod.com.
Mission Possible At The Union Mission 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
107 Jefferson St. Fairmont, WV. Local Christian bands donate their time and talents to sing and praise the Lord. Corner Stone Cafe'open until 8:30pm. Admission donation. All are welcome.
Wednesday, May 25
WV Three Rivers Festival 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Palatine Park, Fairmont A family-friendly festival featuring FREE entertainment nightly. Grand Feature Parade, Food, Rides, Gigantic Fireworks and more.
Thursday, May 26
WV Three Rivers Festival 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Palatine Park, Fairmont A family-friendly festival featuring FREE entertainment nightly. Grand Feature Parade, Food, Rides, Gigantic Fireworks and more.
Friday, May 27
WV Three Rivers Festival 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Palatine Park, Fairmont A family-friendly festival featuring FREE entertainment nightly. Grand Feature Parade, Food, Rides, Gigantic Fireworks and more.
Saturday, May 28
Sagebrush Round-Up Country & Western Music 5:00PM - 10:00PM
Admission is by a donation of $5 Children 12 and under are free! Come early and try one of our home cooked dinners!! Just like mom used to make! If you would like to perform on the open stage, come early and sign up with the MC. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont W.V. just six miles east of I-79 at exit 139. We are smoke and alcohol free. For more information please call, Bill at 301-334-8629 or check out our website at billjanoske.tripod.com.
WV Three Rivers Festival 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Palatine Park, Fairmont A family-friendly festival featuring FREE entertainment nightly. Grand Feature Parade, Food, Rides, Gigantic Fireworks and more.
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day At Pricketts Fort State Park 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Discover those who served in various military units throughout the history of Pricketts Fort, including the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, and Civil War. Regular admission applies. http://www.prickettsfort.org
MEMORIAL DAY - DECORATION DAY
Over the years we have forgotten how Memorial Day originated. Many historians credit Fairmont's own Julia Pierpoint as the founder. In May of 1866, scarcely a year after the Civil War, Francis H. Pierpont, Julia and their daughter Anna were sitting in the Governor's Residence in Richmond, Va. The conversation centered on the neglected Union graves in the nearby Hollywood Cemetery. They decided to decorate every Union Soldier's grave. News spread of this event throughout the nation. and inspired General John A. Logan, Commander-In-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic to order May 30th as the National Decoration Day to Honor the Union Soldiers in 1868. On May 5, 1968 this day was renamed Memorial Day to honor all soldiers who had bravely fought for their County with a day centered on cleaning graveyards, decorating the graves and for the public to remember them.
The Saturday before Memorial Day has been proclaimed by the State of West Virginia, The County of Marion and the City of Fairmont as Julia Pierpont Day. This year on that Saturday a special program will be held at Pierpont Community & Technical College (downtown by Veterans Square), Fairmont Historic Landmarks Commission, The Marion County Historical Society, The Three Rivers Festival, Woodlawn Cemetery, the West Virginia Civil War Re-enactors, Marion County Military Veterans and Wha-ke-we-nn. A Continental Breakfast catered by Aladdin (cost $10) will be held inside at this site. A free program will be presented. Then a caravan will proceed to Woodlawn Cemetery to decorate the Graves of Francis and Julia Pierpont. Civil War Markers will also be placed at the graves of some of the Civil War graves that are in Woodlawn. All veterans will be recognized of all wars at the Cemetery. Please join us for a morning of what Memorial Day really means. If you have any questions call 304-367-5398
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