The Morgantown Jazz Orchestra performs modern and straight-ahead big band jazz. Orchestra members have performed when legends as Bobby Vinton and the Temptations. New Orleans meets the Mountain State with Travis Riddle and his Bourbon Street Band.

Join us for Preston’s first BBQ throw down! This will be held during the midsummer festival–Watch these pit masters compete, take part in the people’s choice judging for $10 and enjoy the live music and kids events of the festival. For more information go to Preston County Sprout facebook page.

OUTLANDER fans, this season’s presentation by Kay Jones will focus on the flowers named in the series of books and shown in the TV series and what these flowers have meant throughout time. Come learn about OUTLANDER’S powerful use of flowers to tell stories. Most appropriate for adults who have some knowledge of the OUTLANDER books or TV show, but all are welcome to learn. Free.
* Please register by July 27.
* All activities take place at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, 1061 Tyrone Road, Morgantown, WV 26508 unless otherwise noted.
* Free walks and presentations last approximately 1.5 hours. Donations are appreciated and can be made at the Lower Parking Lot Kiosk at any time.
* Please refrain from bringing your pet to activities.

Join Sue Olcott, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources wildlife diversity biologist, as we go in search of winged wonders. Learn to identify butterflies at the butterfly garden and watch for other jewels of the sky as we walk the reservoir trail. This walk is dependent upon warm dry weather. All ages. Free.
* Please register by August 10.
* All activities take place at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, 1061 Tyrone Road, Morgantown, WV 26508 unless otherwise noted.
* Free walks and presentations last approximately 1.5 hours. Donations are appreciated and can be made at the Lower Parking Lot Kiosk at any time.
* Please refrain from bringing your pet to activities.

Come take a hike at the park! Park Superintendent J.R. Petsko will personally guide you on some of your favorite trails and some new ones here at Mason-Dixon Historical Park.

There is no charge for this program.

These hikes will travel at a leisurely pace but please be aware that hills, rocks, and mud may be encounter during the hike. Proper footwear is required, no open-toed shoes or flip-flops.

Mason Dixon Historical Park

Cheat lake Regatta is an annual event created and organized by The Cheat Lake Rotary. The first annual Regatta will be held on August 19, 2017 at the Cheat Lake Marina & Crab Shack Caribba at 69 Mont Chateau Rd. Morgantown WV 26508. Our long term goal is to have weekend long events all over Cheat Lake in multiple locations. This is the first year of the event with some exciting activities. Our long term goal is to add more activities every year as we grow this event.

PURPOSE
This is to provide the residents of Morgantown and tourists a fun, family friendly event involving boat races and other activities involving the community.
This is a fundraising event for the “Cheat Lake Community Fund” managed by The Cheat Lake Rotary. Funds raised will be used to directly impact local charities and communities in the area through the Cheat Lake Rotary Community Trust.

ACTIVITIES
Canoe Race – (11:00am to 11:30am, Registration by 10am).
Participation Fee $15.
Kayak Race – (11:30am to 12:00pm, Registration by 11am).
Participation Fee $15.
Paddle Board Race – (12:00pm to 12:30pm, Registration by 11:30am). Participation Fee $15.
Whatever Floats Race – (12:00pm to 1:30pm, Registration by 11am). Participation Fee $15.

ZERO Kilometer Race (ZERO K Race) – Race After-party
(1:00pm to 4:00pm)
Entry Fee $25. For race Participants $5
Includes drink tickets
Includes food buffet provided by Crab Shack Caribba
ZERO K Race stickers
LIVE Battle of the Bands
Prizes, giveaways, silent auctions
Magnetic stickers for vehicle
Race participants can pre-register @ eventbrite

Light Up Cheat Lake 9:30pm
Lit up helium LED balloons
(Three (3) balloon stations in Cheat Lake)
Light up boat lanterns, Lights all over Cheat lake at 9:30pm Sharp

Course: Overlook to the Roadside Trail to Laurel Meadows to Rock City and back to the overlook. Hop some rocks and jump some stumps at the fourth annual Coopers Rock Stump Jump! 10k Trail Run. Celebrate the start of fall at Coopers Rock State Forest as trail runners tackle a beautiful and challenging 6.2 mile foot tour of our favorite local forest. Help support the work of the Coopers Rock Foundation as we help with facilities repairs and upgrades.

The Songs of Scott’s Run concert will feature the music, wisdom and legacy of a multi-ethnic West Virginia coal camp that knew integration before it was a word. Helping tell the story in the story in blues, rock and roll, gospel and folk songs will be: The Flying Colors, Chris Haddox, Donna Weems, Al Anderson, and Soup Camel. Eve Faulkes will tie it together in narration, and YOU may be invited to participate in this evening of harmony.