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Meet the contestants of Dancing with Our Mountaineer Stars.

WVU’s annual dance competition returns this Saturday. The Daily Athenaeum brings you a first look at this year’s competitors all week long. 

WVU’s annual dance competition returns this Saturday. The Daily Athenaeum brings you a first look at this year’s competitors all week long.

The audience began popping in with different ideas. A portrait of a woman with strong features, a house and a road were all answers that came from the audience.

WVU’s annual dance competition returns this Saturday. The Daily Athenaeum brings you a first look at this year’s competitors all week long. 

Over the weekend, the weather in Morgantown spiked to a high of 65. The warm weather and melted snow created a unique setting for Winterfest. However, the Coopers Rock Foundation continued the festivities with some "no snow" activities.

Learning how to cook healthy snacks and meals can be beneficial. As a part of WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health, WVUp All Night is offering a three-hour tutorial on cooking healthier alternatives called cookWELL.

With the name inspired by the popular television show, “Dancing with the Stars,” WVU puts its own charitable spin on the event. As part of WVUp All Night, and in association with the American Red Cross, Dancing with our Mountaineer Stars is a perfect opportunity for a blood drive. 

Taking on George C. Wolfe’s satirical comedy was WVU alumni and theatre instructor, Mya Brown, who showcased the rich identities often portrayed throughout African-American culture.

The Proud Students Against Landmines and Cluster Bombs exhibition takes a look at the international campaigns to ban landmines and cluster munitions and how to address the needs of survivors.

More than 600 high school choristers from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia flocked to the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre to perform music composed by Grammy Award winner Eric Whitacre. Whitacre traveled from the West Coast to conduct two of his original composed pieces: "Sleep" and "The Seal Lullaby."

From 7 p.m.-midnight on Friday, the "World’s Largest Snowman" was inflated in the middle of the University’s Woodburn Circle.

Team trivia is a great blend of knowledge picked up in school, pop culture, random facts about obscure movies and actors and all the sports facts one could ask for in a two-hour window.

Local Morgantown theatre M.T. Pockets Theatre Company celebrated its third annual One Act Festival on Friday and Saturday.

The festival has 12 events staggered throughout the day, and throughout the day there will be a fire for people to warm up around. There will also be hot chocolate, coffee and baked goods for sale during the day.

Fourteen faculty members of the WVU School of Art and Design have worked with printmakers at Artists Image Resource print shop, otherwise known as AIR, in Pittsburgh to create signature art projects. The original work has been showcased in the Mesaros Galleries since its debut Jan. 25. within the display titled “Conjunction.”

The event opened at noon and the venue quickly became packed as guests flooded in. This year, a total of 14 chili contestants and four baked-goods contestants entered. Ten of the chili contestants were individuals, and the other four were non-profit organizations hoping to win money for their cause.

The Waterfront Place Hotel hosted its 13th annual Bridal Extravaganza Sunday. For three hours, future brides and their fiances and families were exposed to all the things that can go into a wedding.

Organized by the "Once a Mountaineer, Always a Mountaineer" campaign, the Mini Day of Play event is a way to get children in the Morgantown area moving and motivated.

Yesterday, 100 students in the Mountainlair were asked: "What did you do with your snow-weekend?"

As one of the largest theatrical producers in the world, Cirque Du Soleil has transformed the entertainment industry for years through music and dancing. 

Lakeview will host the 32nd Annual Festival of Food and Wine from Jan. 15-17, located here in Morgantown.

With the winter season upon us, one of the only perks of living in the Appalachian Mountains are the beautiful ski resorts just a short drive away. Here are a few close options for any snowbirds looking to sport in a breath-taking setting.

Both objectives were met, as Howard led WVU to a 43-42 victory over Arizona State, earning most outstanding offensive player honors in the best performance of his career.

Starting in the Monongahela Arts Center on High Street, students enrolled within the Reed College of Media’s Public Relations 493 event planning class greeted guests bundled in their coats and scarves who were eager to commence their evening of dining on various downtown grubs. After signing in, individuals participating in the Culinary Crawl were able to sample delicacies from restaurants like Table 9, Morgantown Brewing Company and Sargasso.

One of the 10 famous 1940s paintings commissioned by the Bituminous Coal Institute is currently held at the Art Museum of West Virginia University. "To Make Dream Homes Come True," can be viewed in the museum’s opening exhibition, and will be the topic of conversation in art historian Dr. Eric Schruers’ presentation, "Rockwell Kent’s Lost Bituminous Coal Series Rediscovered." The "Art Up Close!" event begins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Museum Education Center Grand Hall.

Fun Before Finals weekend festivities begin at 9 p.m. and last until 2 a.m. on Saturday.  The events and activities will take place at various locations around campus, including the Mountainlair, Woodburn Circle, High Street and the WVU Coliseum.

The Monongalia Arts Center created the group after noticing a hole in the sound form of art.

Students enrolled within a strategic events planning course at WVU’s Reed College of Media teamed with Main Street Morgantown to conceive and coordinate the event. The class has also partnered with community stakeholders Morgantown Social Networx, the Monongalia Arts Center and Greater Morgantown CVB.

Morgantown Eats is the product of the Reed College of Media’s event planning class led by Geah Pressgrove, an assistant professor at the school.

Fall is coming to a close and the holiday season is upon us. It is essential to start planning out your Winter Break. To help narrow down festive and fun-filled events, here is a list of the top five holiday outings in and near Morgantown. 

Love and Theft consists of Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, two men who came together in Nashville to make country music. The band formed in 2006 with an additional member, Brian Bandas, who completed the singing, guitar-playing trio.