Camden Park www.camdenpark.com * , WV * Even before you park your car on the blacktopped lot you catch the rhythm of Camden Park. There is the beat of calliope music from the carousel, the rumble and clickety-clack of the roller coaster mingled with the screams of its riders, and the shouts of the Dodg'em car drivers. Peals of laughter come from young children and there is the noise of the crowd milling along the tree-shaded midway.
Carnegie Hall West Virginia www.carnegiehallwv.com 105 Church Street * Lewisburg, WV 24901 * (304)645-7917 Click here for hotels in this city! Nestled in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains lies a rare, historic treasure! Lewisburg, West Virginia is home to one of only four Carnegie Halls still in continuous use in the world. Music has been heard through the halls of this stately Georgian Revival structure for nearly a century. Carnegie Hall was built in 1902 by steel baron and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie as a classroom building for the Lewisburg Female Institute, later the Greenbrier College for Women.
Carnegie Hall was incorporated in 1983 as a regional not-for-profit arts and education center. Today, the cultural center annually serves more than 75,000 patrons with live performances by outstanding companies and artists from around the world, award-winning arts in education programming, classes and workshops, museum exhibits, fine art and craft shows, a fine/foreign film series and more!
Charleston Alley Cats www.charlestonalleycats.com Watt Powell Park * Charleston, WV 25304 * Click here for hotels in this city! Charleston has had a sporadic yet persistent history of participating in professional baseball. The city has been the home of numerous teams that have competed at various levels over the past 92 years
After the 1993 season, a local group of investors purchased the team from Bastien. The team changed its name to the Alley Cats in 1995; and in 1999, changed its affiliation to the Kansas City Royals and again in 2001 to the Toronto Blue Jays. Through all the changes, professional baseball continues to survive and flourish in Charleston.
CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER www.charlestonwv.com/civiccenter.html * Charleston, WV 25301 * (304) 345-1500 Click here for hotels in this city! Charleston Civic Center host music, sports and many other events. Check their website for upcoming events, building stats and seating charts.
Charleston Municipal Auditorium www.charlestonwv.com/muncapuniv.html * Charleston, WV 25301 * (304) 345-1500 Click here for hotels in this city! The 3,500-seat Municipal Auditorium is located just two short blocks from the Civic Center. Several cultural groups and events perform in and make use of the facility and its excellent acoustics throughout the year.