Martinsburg, WV - Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito is hosting a Congressional Field Hearing in Martinsburg on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11am.

The Housing Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hear testimony on the state of affordable housing in the Eastern Panhandle. Subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Ranking Member Capito will conduct the hearing with witnesses including Federal Housing Administration Commissioner Brian Montgomery, Rural Housing Service... More about: Congressional Subcommittee Hearing to be held in Martinsburg

MARTINSBURG, WV — We are pleased to invite you to attend another in the series of FEASTS FOR THE ARTS! SUMMER IS HERE! Join these generous hosts and hostesses as they open their homes and imaginations to tempt you with comfort and creativity. These new events will tempt you with delectables from around the world. Delighted to open their homes to you, these chefs look forward to providing an experience long remembered. Don't miss another opportunity to support The Arts Centre while dining... More about: The Arts Centre Presents: Feasts for the Arts

Shepherdstown, WV -- Two pre-performance talks, funded by the West Virginia Humanities Council, will take place during the Eighth Annual Goose Route Dance Festival. The talks, given by Washington, DC-based dance and performance scholars Ted Bain and Libby Smigel, are open to the public and free of charge. The first, entitled “Truckers, Presidents, and Debutantes: Re-Imagining Icons,” is scheduled for Saturday, July 12 at 2 pm and will examine the role of satire in modern dance and specifically... More about: West Virginia Humanities Council supports Pre-Performance Talks during Eighth Annual Goose Route Dance Festival

The weather is warm – okay HOT again – the berries are ripe and the good news is someone else has already picked them. I do remember going to the strawberry patch as a child and plucking ripe ones myself. It is a fond childhood memory. Of course I was maybe 2 feet tall which meant there wasn’t much bending over to do. Plus I have absolutely no memory of the heat nor of any bugs about my face. This validates what I am firm believer of. That is that “everything changes.” Nowadays ‘round here if... More about: This little piggy went to market.

The National Maritime Center provides a vital service to our nation’s security and economy by providing guidance, processing, and oversight for mariner credentialing and licensing. The goal of the center is to provide merchant mariner documentation in a timely manner while assuring all safety and security requirements are met. To that end, we are looking for qualified individuals who want to contribute to the security of our nation and assure safe and effective passage in and around our... More about: UPDATED: Local Jobs at the National Maritime Center

MARTINSBURG, WV — The Arts Centre seeks artists for the second annual regional Nancy Rodig Regional Exhibit. The exhibit will be on view at The Arts Centre from September 12-October 25, 2008. Deadline for applications is July 31.
Jurors for this year’s exhibit are Diane Roman, digital artist and graphic design teacher at Blue Ridge CTC ; and Mary Cook, director of the Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA.

All artists who live or work within 60 miles of Martinsburg,... More about: The Arts Centre seeks artists for Nancy Rodig Regional Exhibit

The WV Senior Women’s Amateur played at The Woods Resort these past two days is now history. Ken Tackett, Executive Director of the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), may have said it best when he said very matter of factly,
“Caroline [Ramsey] is unbelievable! She knows how to get it in the hole. She puts it in play, puts it on the green, then two putts. She doesn’t try to force anything. She has been there and she knows what to do.”

Sounds like a statement fit for Tiger Woods... More about: The 2008 West Virginia Senior Women's Amateur

Strategic Resolution Experts, Inc (SRE) is a locally owned company with a vision to make West Virginia the rural sourcing capital for the Federal government. President & CEO, Jeannette King is a West Virginia native who has lived and worked in WV most of her life. Her current project involves bidding on the work at the National Maritime Center in Martinsburg, which when fully staffed will potentially create 75 new jobs in the panhandle. Jeannette's vision is to help our economy by... More about: JOB FAIR FOR NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER

Shepherdstown, WV -- Tickets are now on sale for performances during the Eighth Annual Goose Route Dance Festival, taking place July 10-20. Making up this year’s offerings are four unique shows with two performances each, ranging in style from political satire to high energy jazz-influenced dancing, from character-driven dance theater to virtuosic and beautiful movement. The Goose Route Dance Festival turns the War Memorial Building into an intimate black-box theater, the perfect setting in... More about: Tickets On Sale Now for the Eighth Annual Goose Route Dance Festival

WV's premiere Teen Filmmakers' Workshop is offering Special Pricing for Early Birds by May 30, and for Two Students registering together.

This Workshop is suitable for students of all skill levels who are entering Grade 7 through Freshman year in college. Students are cross-trained in scriptwriting, location scouting, storyboarding, acting, directing, producing, photography, lighting, sound, and film editing with Final Cut Pro 6, the film industry's standard, and DVD... More about: 2008 Teen Filmmakers' Workshop