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• Cranberry Shindig September 24 Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Sep 24, 2023

  Everyone is invited to the annual Cranberry Shindig Sunday, September 24, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Cranberry Mountain Nature Center on Monongahela National Forest. Bring the whole family to enjoy a day of mountain music, square dancing, artisans and fall color.

  This year the event will feature Cranberry Mountain old-time square dancing. Anyone can participate, no matter the skill level. Starting at 1:30 p.m., long-time caller and dancer Lou Maiuri will provide dancing instruction while music will be provided by Juanita Fireball and the Continental Drifters. Demonstrations include blacksmithing, pottery, spinning wheel demonstrations, traditional dancing, wood turning, apple cider press and more. Artisans will display and sell their wares, and food will be available for purchase. This year’s Shindig also features music by the Bing Brothers and Jake Krack.

  For more information call the Cranberry Mountain Nature Center at (304) 653-4826.

  Registration required: No

• Military History Weekend at Seneca Rocks Discovery Center Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Sep 30, 2023

  Learn about the military history of the area from the Revolutionary War and WWII to today. A display of original uniforms will be featured at the Sites Homestead from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  The Seneca Rocks Discovery Center, in cooperation with Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association, is pleased to announce the fall programming schedule. The center is open Thursday through Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

  All programs meet at the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center until otherwise noted. All programs are subject to cancellation or change.

  Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and Sites Homestead will close for the season Sunday, October 29, at the end of the day. For more information call 304-567-2827 or email alison.bailey@usda.gov.

  Registration required: No

• Local Author Reading at Seneca Rocks Discovery Center Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Oct 7, 2023

  Listen to selections from David Umling’s fiction and non-fiction works at the Sites Homestead from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

  The Seneca Rocks Discovery Center, in cooperation with Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association, is pleased to announce the fall programming schedule. The center is open Thursday through Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

  All programs meet at the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center until otherwise noted. All programs are subject to cancellation or change.

  Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and Sites Homestead will close for the season Sunday, October 29, at the end of the day. For more information call 304-567-2827 or email alison.bailey@usda.gov.

  Registration required: No

• Rock-tober Events at Seneca Rocks Discovery Center Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Oct 21, 2023

  Enjoy rock games, rock crafts and rock talks at our celebration of all things geology. Enjoy a special evening program with Dr. Joseph Lebold, one of the authors of “Roadside Geology of West Virginia,” at 7:30 p.m.

  The Seneca Rocks Discovery Center, in cooperation with Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association, is pleased to announce the fall programming schedule. The center is open Thursday through Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

  All programs meet at the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center until otherwise noted. All programs are subject to cancellation or change.

  Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and Sites Homestead will close for the season Sunday, October 29, at the end of the day. For more information call 304-567-2827 or email alison.bailey@usda.gov.

  Registration required: No

• Bat Carnival & Farewell Party at Seneca Rocks Discovery Center Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Oct 28, 2023

  Try your luck at the bat-themed games in honor of International Bat Week. At the Sites Homestead, visit with costumed interpreter, Cathy Milton, as she brings the story of Dorothy Sites to a close with her “Farewell Party”.

  The Seneca Rocks Discovery Center, in cooperation with Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association, is pleased to announce the fall programming schedule. The center is open Thursday through Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

  All programs meet at the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center until otherwise noted. All programs are subject to cancellation or change.

  Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and Sites Homestead will close for the season Sunday, October 29, at the end of the day. For more information call 304-567-2827 or email alison.bailey@usda.gov.

  Registration required: No