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ART EXHIBIT: The Arts Center will host the MSFF Fall Juried Art Exhibition in the Great Hall Gallery. Teresa Mason has a solo exhibit titled, "What You See" in the Maxwell Gallery. The opening reception is set for today, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibits will be open Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Oct. 10 to Oct 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
HOUSE TOUR TUESDAYS: The historic Kump House will be open to the public Tuesday afternoons through Oct. 24 from 3-5 p.m. An additional Forest Festival Open House will be Thursday, Oct. 5 from 3-5 p.m. New Wild, Wonderful Woods interpretive displays and upstairs rooms are included in the tour as well as a self-guided Tree Walk. The house is located at 401 Randolph Ave., Elkins (across from Kroger) and parking is available in the rear, accessible via Seneca Road. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. For more information, email kumpec@gmail.com or visit www.kumpeducationcenter.org.
OPEN HOUSE: The annual Open House for Alumni of Elkins High School will be held on Friday from 6-9 p.m. in the upstairs of the American Legion Hall in downtown Elkins. All Elkins High School Alumni and friends are invited to stop by to meet former classmates. Light refreshments will be served and there will be door prize drawings throughout the evening. Bring your friends and join in the festivities before and during the Firemen's Parade.
WEST VIRGINIA RAILROAD MUSEUM: will present local historian Don Teter offering a lecture and portraying iconic artist 'Porte Crayon.' The presentation will focus on an 1858 artists cxcursion along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will get underway at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Darden Mill in Elkins, the site of the West Virginia Railroad Museum.
FUNDRAISER: Pig Pen BBQ Catering will be behind The Arts Center Thursday, Oct. 5, from noon to 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Oct 7, from 11 a.m. until sold out. Money raised will benefit The Arts Center.
LIVE MUSIC: Visit the Appalachian Forest Discovery Center on Friday, Oct. 6 at 4:30 p.m. for a special musical performance by Fair Play. The event is free and open to all. The Richmond, Virginia-based band will play in the second floor event space of the Darden Mill. Downstairs, the Appalachian Forest Discovery Center will extend its hours until 6 p.m. to allow guests to visit the Material Culture: Wood and Weaving exhibit.