EDITOR’S NOTE
• Starting with a sonnet a day in April to celebrate the Bard’s birth month, The Rustic Me- chanicals Shakespeare troupe of Clarksburg has put out a non-stop flow of spirited videos and Zoom performances. • Since June, Free Art Friday has planted surprises around town to be kept by the lucky finders. And good post-COVID things are percolating. As explained in the pages of this issue, Main Street Morgantown has several new murals in the works. And the City has invigorated its commit- ment to the arts this year in the form of a new position, filled by an arts administrator with experi- ence in cities of all sizes. As your thoughts turn to holiday shopping, remember our local ar- tisans—it’s our deliberate, ongoing support that’s going to make sure they’re still here making life sparkle when more art-filled days return. Cheers to more art,
M useum and gallery attendance sup- pressed—hand- crafted markets cancelled—live music and theater almost non-existent—this COVID year has been woefully art-deprived. But challenging times call for creative new forms of expression, and we’ve seen a lot of that, too. • Right at the beginning, residents invented neighborhood games of pictures posted in windows to keep life lively for young people during the stay-at-home. Look at that beauty! With all the entry fees I haven’t been able to pay for music and theater during COVID, I’m buying this painting by local sculptor and painter Jamie Lester for my dining room.
PAM KASEY, Editor
Morgantown Arts ORGANIZATIONS
Arts Monongahela artsmon.org Art Museum of West Virginia University artmuseum.wvu.edu Metropolitan Theatre morgantownmet.com
Morgantown Art Association
morgantownartassociation.com Morgantown Theatre Company morgantowntheatrecompany.org M.T. Pockets Theatre mtpocketstheatre.com
Monongalia Arts Center
West Virginia Public Theatre @wvpublictheatre.org WVU Arts and Entertainment events.wvu.edu
monartscenter.com Morgantown Art Party morgantownartparty.com
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