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The Basler Fasnacht starts with the Morgestraich when, at 4am, all the lights go out in the city and carnival participants walk through the streets with beautifully painted lanterns, costumes and typically big-nosed masks, accompanied by drummers and pipers playing piccolos. The festival continues for three days with events for children and ...
Helvetia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59. [ 3] According to the 2020 census, its population was 38. [ 4] The isolated community was settled by Swiss starting in 1869, and is known today for maintaining Swiss traditions, food, and folkways.
Basler Fasnacht. The Carnival of Basel ( German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and it is the main Protestant carnival in the world. [ 1] Basler Fasnacht takes place annually between February and March in Basel. It has been listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe.
Coordinates: 38.34811°N 81.6294°W. The Clay Center. The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia in Charleston, West Virginia, US is a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m 2) facility dedicated to promoting performing arts, visual arts, and the sciences. All three being housed under one roof makes the Clay Center one of the few of its ...
Added to NRHP. February 17, 1982. The Robinson Grand is a historic theater in Clarksburg, West Virginia Rehabilitated into a modern performing arts and education center with seating for 950, 200 guest ballroom, and classrooms. In 1913, the Robinson Grand Theater opened in downtown Clarksburg. The Robinson Grand, a pioneer in its era, became the ...
Coordinates: 38.344048°N 81.615158°W. The Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival (formerly Daily Mail) is an annual festival dedicated to the public high school marching bands and majorette corps in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is the longest running music festival in West Virginia and is held at the University of ...
Augusta Heritage Center. Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, West Virginia, United States, is a non-profit organization which fosters the scholarly study and practice of traditional arts in music, dance, craft, and folklore . The program started in 1973 as a summer program named "Augusta Heritage Arts Workshops" that focused on Appalachian ...
O. Oglebay Institute. Categories: Arts organizations based in West Virginia. Entertainment venues in West Virginia. Arts centers in the United States by state or territory.