Minister bringing 'Red State Revival' to the Kanawha Valley
Plus: Women's wellness, food film festival and more Kanawha Valley news and events
Aug. 20, 2025 | Weather: 🌦️ 88° F / 🌘 68° F
Good Wednesday, neighbor!
It’s August 20. FestivALL’s popular Three Things series is back at seven o’clock this evening. Tonight’s presentation features Folklore Music Exchange owner Justin Puette, Fife Street Brewery’s John Query, and Cups & Cats Cafe owner Lora Reynolds. We’ve got the details in today’s community calendar below.
And we’re off.
A Lutheran minister and bestselling author will bring her Red State Revival to the Kanawha Valley, and women’s wellness is the focus of upcoming events in the UKV. Here’s the 411 from communities around the region, including Charleston, Tornado and Montgomery.
Today
7 a.m. — Wake Up and Ride, Magic Island, 101 Kanawha Blvd. West, Charleston.
11 a.m. — Urban Kitchen Series: Cordials & Simple Syrups Workshops, Patriot Guardens, 1001 Smith St., Charleston.
5:15 p.m. — Preschool Pop-Up Dance Class, ABC Dance, 308 Patrick Street Plaza, Charleston.
5:30 p.m. — Otis Laury Food Film Festival Presents “Seed: The Untold Story,” Kanawha County Public Library, 123 Capitol St., Charleston..
6 p.m. — West Virginia Stained Glass Class, The Bucket, 4030 Washington St. West, Dunbar.
7 p.m. — Music Bingo, Huddles & Hatchets, 122 Capitol St., Charleston.
7 p.m. — Three Things: Season 10, Episode 2, Habitat For Humanity, Community Resource Center, 301 Piedmont Dr., Charleston.
7 p.m. — Trivia Night, Recovery Sports Grill, 600 Virginia St. East, Charleston.
7:30 p.m. — Marmet Town Council Special Call Meeting, Town Hall, 9403 MacCorkle Ave. South East, Marmet.
9 p.m. — Lee Street Lounge Karaoke, Lee Street Lounge, 222 Leon Sullivan Way, Charleston.
Upcoming
Thursday, Aug. 21 — 11 a.m.: Blooms & Brews, South Charleston Farmers Market, 4006 MacCorkle Ave. South West, South Charleston.
Thursday, Aug. 21 — 11:30 a.m.: Let’s Get Cooking With Chef Paul Smith, Capitol Market, 800 Smith St., Charleston.
Thursday, Aug. 21 — 5-8 p.m.: August ArtWalk, Various Downtown Locations, Charleston.
Today, we remember the following neighbors who have recently passed:
Barbara E. Chapman, 79, died Aug. 14, 2025.
Andrea Lynn Frame, 47, of St. Albans, died Aug. 16, 2025.
Kenneth “Wayne” Lyons, 75, of Clendenin, died Aug. 16, 2025.
Alma M. “Jackie” Mooney, 82, of Hugheston, died Aug. 16, 2025.
Trilby Vae Stewart, 87, died Aug. 12, 2025.
Rev. Gilbert H. Watkins, 95, of St. Albans, died Aug. 17, 2025.
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