Local author to present at Carnegie Hall

Greenbrier County native Ben E. Campbell, recipient of a 2016 professional development grant for artists from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, will be presenting at Carnegie Hall’s Old Stone Room on Friday, Aug. 12, at 5:30 p.m. Campbell is the author of the short story collection “A Welcome Walk into the Dark” and more than two dozen literary works to have appeared in such journals as Yemassee, New Plains Review, and Now and Then. He will be sharing details from his recent travels in Scotland, along with excerpts from his memoir in progress. The event is free and open to the public.