Elkins-Randolph County Tourism

Chapter Book Boys Book Club
2024-08-27 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States

MSFF - Log Cabin Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show
2024-09-10 09:00 - 18:00 | Elkins Randolph County YMCA, 400 Davis Avenue, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States

Poetry Night
2024-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
$8 Adults, $5 Students

Story Time
2024-09-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
FREE ages 0-4 for working parents

Mommy and Me Story and Activity Time
2024-09-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
0-4 years
$5 – first time free

Indigenous Voice: Cherokee Artisan Showcase
2024-09-21 09:30 - 20:00 | Appalachian Forest Discovery Center, 2 Railroad Avenue, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
Our Indigenous Voices in Appalachia program continues on September 21st featuring Cherokee artists Nathan Bush, Matt Tooni, Amanda McCoy, and Kody Grant. There will be workshops and presentations on copper art, finger weaving, the Cherokee language, and more. This free event will be held at the Appalachian Forest Discovery Center (Darden Mill, 101 Railroad Ave, Elkins), followed by a 6:30 Evening Performance at the Arts Center (2 Park St, Elkins).

Author Jess Scott
2024-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
$8 Adults
Students with ID

Adventurers
2024-09-24 16:45 - 17:15 | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States

Georgian Traditional Song Workshop with Zedashe Ensemble | Augusta Heritage Center
2024-09-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Randolph County Community Arts Center, 2 Park Street, Elkins, 26241
This workshop is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn Georgian polyphonic music directly from culture bearers of this tradition. We will be singing with the 10 members of the Zedashe Ensemble, led by their director Ketevan Mindorashvili. We will learn 2 songs during the evening. The Lift Your Voice choir will continue to rehearse these songs during the rest of the season and will perform them at their final concert in December.
TICKETS: Free to this season’s Lift Your Voice choir members, $35 at the door for the public

Navigators
2024-09-25 16:00 - 16:30 | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States

On-Site Blacksmith | Beverly Heritage Center
2024-09-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Beverly Heritage Center, 4 Court Street, Beverly, WV, 26253, United States
The Carriage House

MSFF - Information Booth Open
2024-09-29 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-30 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-01 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-02 17:00 - 21:00 | 122 Davis Avenue, 122 Davis Avenue, Elkins, WV, 26241
Corner of Davis Avenue & 3rd Street

MSFF - Public Tours of Historic Governor Kump House Centennial Exhibit
2024-10-01 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-03 15:00 - 17:00 | 401 randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV

MSFF - Primitive Campers Exhibit
2024-10-02 09:00 - 20:00 | Davis and Elkins College
Davis & Elkins College Front Lawn

MSFF - Juried Arts Exhibit Seneca Trail Artist Guild
2024-10-02 17:00 - 19:00 | The Arts Center, aka Randolph Co. Community Arts Council, 2 Park St, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
Juried Art Show Reception

MSFF - Information Booth Open
2024-10-03 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-04 11:00 - 21:00 | 122 Davis Avenue, 122 Davis Avenue, Elkins, WV, 26241

MSFF - Forestry & Wood Products Exhibit & WV Christmas Tree Growers Assoc.
2024-10-04 09:00 - 19:00 | Elkins Randolph County YMCA, 400 Davis Avenue, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States

MSFF - MSFF Juried Arts Exhibit Seneca Trail Artist Guild
2024-10-04 10:00 - 18:00 | The Arts Center, aka Randolph Co. Community Arts Council, 2 Park St, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States

MSFF - Information Booth Open
2024-10-05 10:00 - 17:00 | WV

Author/Poet YA Joseph
2024-10-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Alexandria on Main, 119 Third Street, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
$8 Adults
$5 Students

Augusta Foodways Class
2024-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Phil Gainer Community Center, 142 Robert E Lee Ave Ext, Elkins, WV 26241, USA, 149 Robert E Lee Ave Exd, United States
The class will mix, knead, shape, boil and bake bagels using common ingredients and kitchen equipment. We will discuss how the ingredients and techniques are used when making other yeast breads. The class will be using wheat flour.
Mary Smakula the class instructor is a resident of Randolph County. She has been baking bread at home for over fifty years and still finds wonder in the transformation of flour, water and yeast into bread. She likes to lead others in discovering bread baking and incorporating baking into their lives.

"Ways of Knowing" Indigenous Appalachia Symposium
2024-11-09 09:30 - 17:00 | Myles Center for the Arts, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Connections to Landscape and Place in Central Appalachia
Saturday, November 9
Myles Center, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins WV from 9:30 to 4:30, followed by a reception closing the 2024 Creating Home exhibit at Appalachian Forest Discovery Center.
The Ways of Knowing symposium is the culmination of our year-long project exploring Indigenous Appalachia. The speakers at this one-day event will discuss various approaches to Indigenous knowledge. Discussions will cover archeological insights, Native culture, traditions, language, and folklore. Comparing traditional Indigenous knowledge to western versions of archaeology, history, ethics of land use, and religion will open insights to modern social concerns of Indigenous communities. Admission is $30 and lunch is included in ticket price. Scholarships for free attendance are available for students, AmeriCorps members, Indigenous people, or needs-based applicants. This event will be livestreamed and recorded. More details TBA!
Registration and Scholarship Application available at https://www.appalachianforestnha.org/news-archives/indigenous-symposium
Speakers include:
Dr. Joe Stahlman, Tuscarora descendant, Primary Indigenous Consultant for Creating Home exhibit
Gavin Hale, Monongahela National Forest Tribal Liaison
Joshua Garcia, Wyandotte Nation Communications Associate
Kenneth Branham, Chief Emeritus Monacan Nation
Francis Day, President Future Generations University, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Leon Briggs, Tonawanda Seneca Nation

Vagabonds in West Virginia
2024-11-15 18:00 - 20:00 | 101 Railroad Ave, 101 Railroad Ave, Elkins, WV, 26241
The program will be held in conjunction with the annual general membership meeting of the Randolph County Historical Society at the Darden Mill, 101 Railroad Ave., Elkins on Friday, November 15. A reception and brief membership meeting will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the program at 6:30. The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact randolophcountymuseum@gmail.com.

Square Dance
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Arts Center, aka Randolph Co. Community Arts Council, 2 Park St, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
$10 – Adults
$5- Students / Americorps
Free for kids 12 and under!

Discovery Time: Building Bee Baths
2025-06-28 11:00 - 12:30 | Appalachian Forest Discovery Center, 2 Railroad Avenue, Elkins, WV, 26241, United States
Build Bee Baths for your garden, make “hydration station” signs, and learn about the importance of hydration for pollinators!
