http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_135190019.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_135190019.html A week from today, if you stand still for a minute, you’ll hear the happy sounds and sniff the delightful aromas of Marion County’s annual spring festival — the 29th annual West Virginia Three Rivers Festival, taking place May 22-24 at Palatine Park. Wed, 14 May 2008 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_135185613.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_135185613.html I’m no “Speed Racer” purist. By that, I mean I don’t hold it up there with Spidey or Indy or anything like that. Wed, 14 May 2008 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_135185420.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_135185420.html On May 18, reborn hard rockers Tantric will hit Pittsburgh, Pa., illuminating the Diesel Club Lounge (just down the road from Station Square) with their new band and classic alternative sound.Supporting their latest effort, “The End Begins” (released last month by The Silent Majority Group), Tantric are set to “wow” you with a mix of hits from their previous albums and soon to be favorites from the new album. Tue, 13 May 2008 17:34:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_134173559.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_134173559.html have a confession to make: I do not regularly brush my cats’ teeth.In the couple of decades that I have lived with cats, I have been generous and timely with everything else: food, water, belly rubs, dangling toys, regular visits to the vet, rabies shots, cuddling and more belly rubs. Mon, 12 May 2008 23:49:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_133235037.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_133235037.html What's the point in having a car if I can’t pay for the gas?”Buying gas is like making another car payment every month, and with fuel prices seemingly having no roof, many teen drivers are cringing every time they go out for a spin. Besides, it’s not like we have the largest income around. Sun, 11 May 2008 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_132222106.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_132222106.html One of the biggest competitions between girls is each other.Does female friendship change between high school and college? I interviewed four girls, Sheena See, a senior at Fairmont State; Hillary Barlow, a sophomore at Fairmont State; Athina Billiris, a junior at Fairmont State; and Amanda Cowger, a senior at Fairmont State. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_128161109.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_128161109.html Get ready for some country music.Tolley’s Spring Concert will be held from 1-9 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Metropolitan Theatre in Morgantown.“We got started playing at a little show in Rivesville at the Paw Paw Fairgrounds about 11-12 years ago,” said Carolyn Tolley. After playing at a Grafton venue for a while, the show moved to its current location, Middletown Community Building on Route 73, where it has shows every Saturday. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_128160855.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_128160855.html Last weekend marked the launching of this summer’s Big Movies. If “Iron Man” is any indication, this summer is going to so rule! “Iron Man” was as perfect a comic-book-turned-movie I’ve ever seen.“Iron Man” is not a heavy-hitter in the Marvel universe (saleswise, the Babe Ruths are still Spidey and the Hulk), but that doesn’t make it any less interesting. In fact, “Iron Man” has a pretty cherry premise. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_128160609.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_128160609.html After 2002’s “X,” most Def Leppard fans resigned themselves to the fact that this band would never be the same again. Gone were the days of rockers like the ones on “High ’N Dry” and “Pyromania” or the big balladry of “Hysteria” and “Adrenalize.” In 2005, however, the band began to blip on mainstream music’s radar again with a high energy, well-produced collection of cover songs entitled “Yeah!” Tue, 06 May 2008 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_127175235.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_127175235.html From changing cat boxes to eating shellfish, there are a number of things that doctors say pregnant women should try to avoid during their pre-natal months.A physician assistant at Woman Care in Fairmont explained that shellfish have high levels of mercury, which can be harmful to a baby, and cat feces oftentimes contains a microscopic parasite that causes an infection called toxoplasmosis. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:49:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_127004955.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_127004955.html igh school students have started to go where no one of their age used to dare to tread. Most of them now have jobs. Many teens today find themselves running in four different directions. Sun, 04 May 2008 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_125213857.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_125213857.html When Steven Parrish returned from his deployment in Iraq, he faced a decision: To continue his enlistment in the U.S. Army or go back to college. Thu, 01 May 2008 18:58:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_122185929.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_122185929.html This year is dedicated to the best mother in the world.Yours.Anna Jarvis felt this way about her mother, Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, and dedicated herself to establishing a day to honor all mothers. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:45:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_121194610.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_121194610.html Watch out, Marion County. It’s the British Invasion all over again ... kind of.Celebrity impersonator Tim Beasley is bringing his renditions of Tom Jones, Rod Stewart and the late John Lennon to Christopher’s Saturday. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_121194428.html http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_121194428.html I’ve been looking forward to “Baby Mama” ever since I saw the preview. Folks, it was worth the wait! Afterwards the first thing I thought was, “Everyone’s going to love this movie.” Sure, “everyone” might be stretching it a bit, but “almost everyone” is probably not too far off.