Community cookbook featuring 150+ recipes from UKV families now available

Plus: Teensgiving, Wings of Wonder and more Kanawha Valley news and events

Nov 24, 2025

Nov. 24, 2025 | Weather: 🌤️ 63° F / 🌒 48° F

Good Monday, neighbor!

It’s November 24. It’s a short, but busy, week for most of us, with Thanksgiving on Thursday. Should you be in search of a recipe for a new dish to add to your table, you may be interested in a local community cookbook, out now. The collection includes more than 150 family recipes provided by residents of the upper Kanawha Valley. You can read more about it in today’s Tidbits column, linked below. (It’d make a good holiday gift, too.)

Let’s get this week started.

TIDBITS

Teensgiving, community cookbook and more

Local teens are invited to a special Teensgiving talk and dinner, and residents of an upper Kanawha Valley municipality release a cookbook featuring more than 150 family recipes passed down over as many years. Here’s the 411 from communities around the region, including Charleston, Chesapeake and Smithers.

Today

2-4 p.m. — VEX GO Robotics with WVSU Extension, Elk Vally Branch Library, 313 Crossings Mall Road, Elkview.
3 p.m. — Wings of Wonder Live Bird Presentation, Kanawha County Public Library, Room #311, 123 Capitol St,, Charleston.
5-7 p.m. — Holler & Hearth Holiday Artisan Market Opening Reception, ECHO-LIT, 427 Washington St. W., Charleston.
5 p.m. — West Virginia Hardcore Friendsgiving Featuring Bayway, Live at the Shop, 1233 Ohio Ave., Dunbar.
5:30-7 p.m. — Brick Builders Club, St. Albans Branch Library, 602 Fourth St., St Albans.
6 p.m. — River Valley Arts November Meeting, El Jalisco, 448 Third Ave., Montgomery.
6 p.m. — 6th Annual Holiday Ornament Painting, Coal River Coffee Company, 66 Olde Main Plaza, St. Albans.

Upcoming

Tuesday, Nov. 25 — 6 p.m.: Green Jam 2025, The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St., Charleston.
Tuesday, Nov. 25 — 6 p.m.: True Crime Club: Crimes of the Feast, St. Albans Branch Library, 602 Fourth St., St Albans.
Tuesday, Nov. 25 — 6-8 p.m.: St. Albans Festival of Lights Walking Tour, St. Albans City Park, 931 Observatory Dr., St. Albans.

More Events

📅 Did you know? We only highlight some of the day’s events in this newsletter. There’s a lot more happening around the Kanawha Valley. Have a look at today’s full calendar by clicking the “More Events” button.