West Virginia Public Radio's internationally-broadcast music variety show, Mountain Stage , originates at the Cultural Center in Charleston, and the West Virginia Symphony also makes its home in the capital city. In Huntington, the Marshall Artists Series serves up theater, music and dance. Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling is the home to Jamboree USA , a favorite of country music fans, and to the Wheeling Symphony. In Morgantown, West Virginia University's Creative Arts Center sponsors more than 300 musical and theatrical performances each year, and West Virginia Public Theatre offers a summer full of productions. In the Eastern Panhandle, on the campus of Shepherd College, the Contemporary American Theater Festival presents new American plays each year.
Summer brings actors and audiences outdoors, for outdoor drama in various parts of the state.
Some of them are at Pricketts Fort State Park, Grandview Park, Moorefield and Chief Logan State Park. Festival Atmosphere West Virginians celebrate food, crafts, music, dance, ethnic cultures, history and just about every other good thing you can imagine. Summer and fall are the seasons for county fairs all over the state, and the West Virginia State Fair has been a Lewisburg tradition for more than 75 years. Eat, drink, dance, sing and share stories with West Virginians. Take time to savor the rich cultural mix that makes the Mountain State the special place it is.