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t's Father's Day weekend, and there's lots to do with dad (or anyone you choose) around the Kanawha Valley. From the dad joke battle in Charleston, to Yakfest and the Tour de Coal in St. Albans, there's something to do indoors or outdoors on this June weekend.

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Friday, June 13

Music

• TIMMY COURTS & FRIENDS: 5-8 p.m. No cover. The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St. in Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• SAVANNAH OVERSTREET: 6-8 p.m. The Wine Down, 114 Washington St., West, Suite 101, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• MAKENNA HOPE: 6:30 p.m. No cover. Clendenin Brewing Co., 2 Main St., Clendenin. More info on Facebook.
• ANDY HAGER: 7 p.m. Free entrance. Part of BucketFest. The Bucket, 4030 Washington St. West, Dunbar. More info on Facebook.
• LIVE MUSIC WITH BUG: 7:30 p.m. Free. Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• THREE’S COMPANY GROOVE & MATT DEAL: 8 p.m. Free, but donations accepted. Folklore Music Exchange, 191 Summers St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• FRIDAY THE 13TH SHINDIG: 9 p.m. $8 cover. Featuring Justin Shaw Steele, The Jerks, The Davis Creek Boys, and Nolan Collins. The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.

Stage/Theater

• SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA LAUGH: 7 p.m. Tickets $15 adults, $10 students. Presented by the Contemporary Youth Arts Company (CYAC). Elk City Playhouse, 218 Washington St. West, Charleston. More info and tickets online.
• HEATHERS THE MUSICAL: 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25. Charleston Light Opera Guild, 411 Tennessee Ave, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE: 7:30 p.m. $12 adults, $7 students. Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, 230 Capitol St, Charleston. More info online.

Etc.

• COMMUNITY COOKOUT: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Hotdogs, home ownership info, credit resources, and more. CommunityWorks, 4302 Crede Dr., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• YAKFEST: 4 p.m. Free entrance. Live music, local food and drink, arts and crafts, and riverside fun. Main Street, St. Albans. More info online.
• A GAME OF CLUE AT THE RUFFNER: 6 p.m. $40 per person ($200 for two tickets and overnight room rental). Live action game of Clue with an optional overnight stay. The Ruffner, 1500 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston. More info and tickets online.
• LIVE ON THE LEVEE: 6 p.m. Free. Featuring Chicago Rewind and The Esquires. Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston. More info online.
• MUSIC ON MAIN: 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Featuring Makena Hope. Main Street, Clendenin. 
• RIVERSIDE MARCHING BAND BENEFIT AUCTION: 7 p.m. Free entrance. Loads of merchandise for all ages. Cash or card only. Riverside High School, 1 Warrior Way, Belle. More info on Facebook.
• THE ULTIMATE GLOW PARTY: 7-11 p.m. $20 per child. Includes indoor playground access, dance party, glow bracelet, glow necklace, 12 oz. drink and $5 arcade card. Captain Holsetin’s Family Entertainment Center, 1418 MacCorkle Ave. South East, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• R-N-B SOUL BINGO: 8 p.m. Tickets $20. Hosted By ESquared and DJ Astro. Sumthin’ Good Soul Food, 4837 MacCorkle Ave. South West, South Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• INDIAN LAKE FISHING TOURNAMENT: 8 p.m. $50 all in. Indian Lake, 1111 Indian Lake Dr., Elkview. More info on Facebook.

Saturday, June 14

Music

• HANNAH WHEELER & DAVID ADAMS BYRNE: 5:30 p.m. Tickets $20. Part of BucketFest. The Bucket, 4030 Washington St. West, Dunbar. More info and link to tickets on Facebook.
• SONGWRITER’S STAGE: 7-9 p.m. Free. Featuring Bug Kinder-Schuyler, Brenna Dugan and Savannah Overstreet. City Center at Slack Plaza, 182 Summers St., Charleston. More info online.
• NICK DITTMEIER & THE SAWDUSTERS AND ALABASTER BOXER: 7:30 p.m. Free, but donations encouraged. Folklore Music Exchange, 191 Summers St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• THE CARPENTER ANTS: 7:30 p.m. Free. Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• LADY D & THE MARK PRICE BAND: 8 p.m. Donations accepted. Moshpit Munchies Food Truck will be onsite. Pumzi’s, 813 Hunt Ave., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• BAR BASH: 10 p.m. $10 cover. Featuring While We Wait, Of Many Words, and Duly. The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.

Dance

• BALLROOM DANCE: 7-10 p.m. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Hansford Center, 500 Washington St., St. Albans. More info on Facebook.
• WEST COAST SWING: 7-10 p.m. $12 per person. The St. Albans American Legion, 1011 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Albans. More info on Facebook.

Stage/Theater

• WARFARE: 2:30 p.m. $12 adults, $7 students. Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, 230 Capitol St, Charleston. More info online.
• JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE: 5 p.m. $12 adults, $7 students. Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, 230 Capitol St, Charleston. More info online.
• SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA LAUGH: 7 p.m. Tickets $15 adults, $10 students. Presented by the Contemporary Youth Arts Company (CYAC). Elk City Playhouse, 218 Washington St. West, Charleston. More info and tickets online.
• HEATHERS THE MUSICAL: 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25. Charleston Light Opera Guild, 411 Tennessee Ave, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• THE LEGEND OF OCHI: 7:30 p.m. $12 adults, $7 students. Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, 230 Capitol St, Charleston. More info online.

Etc.

• RUMMAGE SALE: 7:30 a.m.-Noon. Free entrance. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd. West, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• CHARLESTON PARKRUN: 8 a.m. Free timed 5K run or walk. Magic Island, 181 Kanawha Blvd. West, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• DUPONT CITY COMMUNITY YARD SALE: 8 a.m. Free entrance. Various locations, DuPont City. More info on Facebook.
• SISSONVILLE CAR SHOW: 8-10 a.m. $20 per vehicle entered. Concessions, 50/50 drawings and more. Awards ceremony at 1 p.m. Proceeds support Sissonville youth football players and cheerleaders. More info on Facebook.
• SHRINERS SPRING CEREMONIAL: 9 a.m. Beni Kedem Shriners, 100 Quarrier St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• TOUR DE COAL: 9 a.m. $35 per person. The nation’s largest flatwater kayak event. Meadowood Park, 292 Pettigrew Lane, St. Albans. More info and registration online.
• CLENDENIN RUNNING GROUP: 9:45 a.m. Free. The run begins promptly at 10 a.m. Fox Coffee, 14 Main St., Clendenin. More info on Facebook.
• WATERCOLOR CLASS: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $115 per person, all materials provided. Curate Designs, 68 Olde Main Plaza, St. Albans. More info on Facebook.
• DIRTY BIRDS FAMILY FUN DAY: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Included in the price of museum admission. Meet players from the Dirty Birds, design your own baseball cap, create action-packed artwork, and build a mascot puppet to cheer on your team. Clay Center, 1 Clay Square, Charleston. More info and link to tickets online.
• ART IN THE PARK: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free entrance. Live music, local artists, prize wheel, face painting, kids activities, hot dog sale, etc. Corner of Fifth Avenue & Lee Street, Montgomery. More info on Facebook. 
• KIDS’ SUMMER BASH: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Inflatables, Batman, pizza, ice cream, rock climbing, games, giveaways, and more. FamilyCare Health Center, 116 Hills Plaza, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• 2025 WV DAY BOURBON RELEASE: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $65 per bottle purchased. The Bullock Distillery, 123 Washington St. West, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• ANNUAL TRI-STATE FIL-AM SUMMER PICNIC: Noon. Shawnee Park, Shelter #1, 2947 Fairlawn Ave., Dunbar. More info on Facebook.
• GREAT AMERICAN PETTING ZOO: Noon-7 p.m. Free entrance. Hands-on fun with the Great American Petting Zoo. Free hotdogs, chips, and drinks. Kanawha City Piggly Wiggly, 5003 MacCorkle Ave. South East, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• 2025 JULIET ART MUSEUM INVITATIONAL OPENING RECEPTION: 1-3 p.m. Included in the price of museum admission. Meet the artists and view painting, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, and other media in this new exhibit. Clay Center, 1 Clay Square, Charleston. More info and link to tickets online.
• YAKFEST: 4 p.m. Free entrance. Live music, local food and drink, arts and crafts, and riverside fun. Main Street, St. Albans. More info online.
• DAD JOKE COMEDY BATTLE FUNDRAISER: 5 p.m. $30 per person. Benefit for the West Side Neighborhood Association. Resurrection Church (former Capitol Theater), 123 Summers St., Charleston. More info and link to tickets on Facebook.
• SUMMER KICK-OFF: 5 p.m. Free. Family-friendly celebration to start your summer off right. Featuring kids' face painting, a bouncy house, cornhole, yard games, food concessions, drink concessions (iced and hot coffee, dirty sodas, and Alani Nu energy drinks), and an outdoor movie at dusk. Coffee With a Twist, 101 Main Ave., Nitro. More info on Facebook.
• THE PUB & GRUB COMEDY TOUR: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets $25. Featuring comedians Jason Allen King and Douglas Bennet. Sumthin’ Good Soul Food, 4837 MacCorkle Ave. South West, South Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• SATURDAY KARAOKE: 9 p.m. The Volstead Room at Hale Street Center, 209 Dickinson St., Charleston. More info on Facebook.

Sunday, June 15

Music

• WV BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONCERT: 2 p.m. Free. Concert by the Kanawha Valley Community Band. Kanawha State Forest, Nature Center Parking Lot, 7420 Kanawha State Forest Road, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• MASON ADKINS: 3 p.m. Free entrance. Part of BucketFest. The Bucket, 4030 Washington St. West, Dunbar. More info on Facebook.
• STARRY NIGHT SERENADE: 7-9 p.m. Free. Featuring Somethin’ Special. City Center at Slack Plaza, 182 Summers St., Charleston. More info online.

Stage/Theater

• BAD SHABBOS: 1 p.m. Free. Part of the West Virginia Jewish Film Festival. Marquee Cinemas, 331 Southridge Blvd., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• ART SPEIGELMAN – DISASTER IS MY MUSE: 2:30 p.m. Free. Part of the West Virginia Jewish Film Festival. Marquee Cinemas, 331 Southridge Blvd., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• HEATHERS THE MUSICAL: 2:30 p.m. Tickets $25. Charleston Light Opera Guild, 411 Tennessee Ave, Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• THE LEGEND OF OCHI: 2:30 p.m. $12 adults, $7 students. Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, 230 Capitol St, Charleston. More info online.

Etc.

• GREAT AMERICAN PETTING ZOO: Noon-7 p.m. Free entrance. Hands-on fun with the Great American Petting Zoo. Free hotdogs, chips, and drinks. Sissonville Piggly Wiggly, 6405 Sissonville Dr., Charleston. More info on Facebook.
• JOHN’S CYCLERY MONTHLY MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: 2 p.m. Free. Riders of all skill levels are welcome. Helmets are required. You must sign a waiver to participate. Ridenour Lake, 139 Ridenour Park South, Nitro. More info on Facebook.
• MOUNTAIN STAGE: 7 p.m. Tickets $35. Featuring Shemekia Copeland, Tab Benoit, Charlie Musselwhite, Harlem Gospel Travelers, and Abby Posner. Culture Center Theater, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston. More info and tickets online.

Events are subject to change. If you have questions, please reach out to organizers. Know of a public event happening in Kanawha County that you’d like to share with readers? Send event info and contact details to ramsburgreports@gmail.com to be featured in a future calendar