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  • A Little Hip Hop Celebration of West Virginia Day
    June 20, 2011

    Well, we know there's nothing more that West Virginian's love to hear on West Virginia Day than some hip hop, right? 

    OK, well maybe some fiddle and folk music as well. But here's a new tune from hip hop artist R-Skid that released today in celebration of our state's birthday: Three Up, Two Up.  Enjoy! (Parental Advisory) 

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  • Create WV 2011-2012: Big Dreams, New Ideas
    June 3, 2011

    After four years of grass roots creative community building, it's time to take it to the next level West Virginia!

    Here's a brief presentation on how we'll do that together. What do you think?
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  • Creative Community Shines in Third Annual All Together Arts Week
    March 21, 2011

    All Together Arts Week, a celebration of the arts community in Mercer County, will take place March 26-April 2. Now in its third edition, the annual event features a variety of cultural activities at venues all over the county.

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  • A Beautiful Documentary on the "Old" New River Gorge
    March 4, 2011

    This is just a beautiful documentary on the New River Gorge region of West Virginia, one of the most amazing yet under-appreciated natural regions in the country. However, that might change as hundreds of thousands of visitors discover it while visiting the new Summit Bechtel Reserve scouting center (http://summit.scouting.org) due to open in 2013.

    There is more history, diversity, and innovation in this state than many realize. Well done West Virginia Public Broadcasting!

    Part 1
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  • Support the Creative Communities Bill! SB227
    March 2, 2011

    This is the third year we've attempted to help West Virginia adopt a modern, entrepreneurial approach to economic development by emphasizing the growth of our "new" economy based on innovation.

    (NOTE: Apologies for the poor formatting on this post, our blog site is having some issues)
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People & Places in the WV Creative Community

Mountain Bike Biz Cycles Around

Laird Knight was named West Virginia Tourism Person of the Year in 2001, and was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2002.

In 28 years of doing business in West Virginia, mountain bike race pioneer Laird Knight has been exhilarated, frustrated and humiliated but through it all has managed to keep the rubber side down.
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Scratching the Surface

Ever visited a Pentecostal church in southern West Virginia? You may be in for a surprise.

It's a dazzling August Sunday morning, too early yet to be hot. The sun has already begun to burnish the mountains' hundred different shades of green with a hint of gold. I catch a startling glimpse of clear blue sky every now and then as my husband and I wind along a narrow two-lane road in Logan County, following a creek through a maze of steep ridges.
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Inside Jack’s Head

Drama of immense proportions may be unfolding this very moment inside Jack Smith’s head.  

Jack’s head, or more accurately his mind, is where randy electrons cruise at breakneck speeds, languid protons wait for a hookup, and molecule matchmakers such as himself calculate the perfect setup for a climax. The plot thickens. But not so fast…there’s this tremendous energy barrier…Jack turns the heat up, the molecules go crazy…and BAM!  They come together with tremendous force, they reach their peak, and the next thing you know, they’re bound.  You get a new polymer, and maybe an extra little sibling.
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