May 10: The Steeldrivers – Mainstage performance on Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. by The Steeldrivers. Grammy Award-winning group The Steeldrivers’ brand of bluegrass – intense, dark, poetic, and inescapably human – is a refreshing reminder of the timeless power of string band music. Tickets are $30/$35.
June 13: Long Point String Band – Carnegie Hall kicks off its Ivy Terrace Concert Series on Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. with the bluegrass group Long Point String Band. Ivy Terrace Concerts take place outside in front of Carnegie Hall and are free to the public. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket and pack a picnic. Concerts are over at 8 p.m.
Rotating Galleries: May/June Exhibits run May 3 through June 28. Opening reception is Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. Free admission
Old Stone Room Gallery – Greenbrier Artists Exhibit
Board Room Gallery – “The Secret Edith” by Edith McKinley
Lobby Gallery – Closed for renovations
Permanent Exhibits:
West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Exhibit – “The Art of Music in West Virginia” Carnegie Hall is the permanent home of the WVMHOF Exhibit. The exhibit features a rotating selection of memorabilia, artwork, photographs, show posters, stage clothes, instruments, and recordings from artists who have made their mark on the musical landscape of West Virginia. Past inductees into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame include Kathy Mattea, Bill Withers, and Hazel Dickens, and Tim O’Brien. Free admission. For more information visit carnegiehallwv.org, call 304-645-7917, or stop by 611 Church Street, Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Arts from the Ashes: The History of Carnegie Hall – The exhibit features memorabilia, photographs, artifacts and more of Carnegie Hall since its construction in 1901. Free admission.
For more information or to get tickets for these events, visit carnegiehallwv.org, call 304-645-7917, or stop by 611 Church Street, Lewisburg.
