October 12th - October 18th

WVSU Center:

Mon. Oct 19: Dr. Cicero M. Fain III presents a lecture and discussion on

Black Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity @6pm

The Empty Glass:

Mon. Oct 12: “Open Mic” with Ryan Wright @9pm

Tues. Oct 13: Athiotic, Better From Here, Red Tape Friends and cokeandredrum @9pm

Thur. Oct 15: Deep Space Dead @9pm

Fri. Oct 16: “Happy Hour Jazz” with Timmy Courts & Friends @5pm

Sat. Oct 17: Divinities, While We Wait, Heartsfall and Of Many Words @9pm

Clay Center:

Mon. Oct 12: Jersey Boys @730pm

Wed. Oct 14: Ailey II: The Next Generation Of Dance @7pm

Fri. Oct 16: Old Crow Medicine Show and Palmyra @730pm

Lee Street Lounge:

Fri. Oct 16 + Sat. Oct 17: “Drag Shows” @11pm

Sun. Oct 18: “Drag Brunch” @1pm

The ROQ:

Tues. Oct 13: Slow Train @7pm

Wed. Oct 14: “Open Mic” @7pm

Thur. Oct 15: The Charleston Salsa Club Class & Dancing @730pm

Sat. Oct 1: Minor Swing @9pm

Taylor Books:

Wed. Oct 14: STEM Speaker Series Emerging Technologies: Cybersecurity

with Alex Donathan & John Sammons @6pm

Fri. Oct 16: “Live Music” with Emma Birdz @730pm

Sat. Oct 17: “Author Event” with Jessica Nuckles @3pm

+ “Live Music” with Sean Richardson and Spencer Elliott @730pm

Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema:

Wed. Oct 14: “Dark Hollow”

Thur. Oct 15: “Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt”

Fri. Oct 16: “The Stunt Driver”

Sat. Oct 18: “The Marching Band,” “The Stunt Driver,” “If I Go Will They Miss Me” + “The Blob”

Sun. Oct 19: “If I Go Will They Miss Me” + “The Marching Band”

Full Details and Show Times at: WVIFF.ORG

Artwalk in Downtown Charleston:

Thur. Oct 15: 5 – 8 pm

Full Details and List of Participants at: ARTWALKWV.COM

Kanawha County Main Library:

Mon. Oct 12: “Music Mondays on The Plaza” with Bugswrrrld @1130am

Capitol Theater:

Thur. Oct 15: 2026 McCreight Lecture in The Humanities with Rick Atkinson @730pm

The Huddle:

Thur. Oct 15: “Cure-E-Oke: Sing Loud. Give Hope.” Fundraiser @8pm

Prime 101:

Thur. Oct 15 “Karaoke” with DJ Zach @8pm

The Blue Parrot:

Wed. Oct 14: “Karaoke” with DJ Mingle @10pm

Sam’s Uptown Cafe:

Fri. Oct 16: Duck City Music, Britt & Mick Wiseman and DJ Lauryn Trill @9pm

Fife Street Brewing:

Tues. Oct 13: “Team Trivia” @7pm

Folklore Music Exchange:

Fri. Oct 16: Dalchord and Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band @730pm

Sat. Oct 17: Vanna Pacella, Brenna & The Boys & A Girl and Tai Ray @730pm

City Center Live at Slack Plaza:

Thur. Oct 15: “Get In Line (Dancing)” with Dancing DJ @7pm

Fri. Oct 16: “Happy Hours” with One Foot @5pm

Sat. Oct 17: “Starry Night Serenade” with Stolen Moments @7pm

Slack Plaza:

Sat. Oct 17: 3^rd Annual Filipino American Heritage Festival @12pm

Charleston Coliseum:

Thur. Oct 15: Nurse Blake @7pm

Fri. Oct 16: Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz @830pm

Fazio’s:

Wed. Oct 14: “Happy Hour” with Grant Jacobs @530pm

Echo-Lit:

Sat. Oct 17: “Hex and Handprint:” Tarot Readings and Print Making @11am

+ Elk City Silent Book Club @5pm

The Wine Down:

Thur. Oct 15: Trae Buckner and Levi Houston Sander @6pm

Pumzi’s:

Tues. Oct 13: “Open Mic” @7pm

Joe Dobbs Square in St. Albans:

Sat. Oct 17: “Fall Y’all Chili Cook-Off” with live music by Daniel Ferrell Trio,

Adam Parker & The Bourbon Cowboys and Fleetwoods Heart @12PM

Alban Arts Center:

Thur. Oct 15: Movie Night: “Withdrawal” @7pm

Fri. Oct 16: Movie Night: “The General” @7pm

Coal River Coffee in St. Albans:

Thur. Oct 15: “Open Mic” @6pm

Fri. Oct 16: Alan & The Cheapbeats @7pm

The Tap in St. Albans:

Wed. Oct 14: “Open Mic” @8pm

Louie’s Lounge at Mardi Gras Casino in Cross Lanes:

Sat. Oct 17: Appalachian Lightning Band @9pm

The Loud in Huntington:

Fri. Oct 16: “Folk Against Flock” with Annie Wolfe, Logan Cooper and Dawson Colt @9pm

Sat. Oct 17: “Open Mic Night” @8pm

Sun. Oct 18: Josiah & The Bonnesvilles and Max Alan @8pm