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The Country Music Association of West Virginia will hold its annual Fall Festival on Friday and Saturday at the Sagebrush Round-Up on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va. The main attraction is the Lewis Family, also known as America’s first family of bluegrass gospel music. They will perform two shows at 6 and 9 p.m. Fans can see either show for only $5, the advance ticket price. The Lewis Family will perform on Saturday only. The 6 p.m. show stars at 1 p.m. with local and regional acts. The house will be cleared after the 7 p.m. show. The second show will start at about 7:30 p.m. and continue until about 11 p.m. Advanced tickets may be purchased at the service desk at the Middletown Mall and Rider’s Pharmacy in Fairmont; at Our Family Craft Store and Hogg Wild Leather in Morgantown; at Quality Home Comfort in Grafton; at Mary’s Restaurant in Kingwood; at Tolly’s Bible Book Store in Clarksburg; or at Styles Plus in Weston. Local and regional country music talent will perform on Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. The price is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Local and regional talent will also perform from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 to 9 p.m. and 10 to 11 p.m. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va., just six miles east of Interstate 79 at Exit 139. For more information, call 304-292-5854 or 304-363-4864.
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The second annual Fall Festival will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the West Bethlehem Community Park in Marianna. The event is sponsored by the Marianna Library. The library is seeking volunteers to sell food, make baked items or donate sale items for the library. The festival proceeds will benefit the library’s new book fund. For more information, call the library at 724-267-3888.
A Friskies Cat Show sponsored by Western Pennsylvania Cat Fanciers and Friskies will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Pittsburgh Expo Mart in Monroeville. Proceeds will benefit feline health and welfare. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, call 412-922-4454.
North Park’s Colonial Arts and Crafts Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday in Allegheny County. The festival will recreate 18th century America, and the pivotal role southwestern Pennsylvania played in the late 1700s during the time of the French and Indian War and Revoluntary War. Visitors to the festival will enjoy battle reenactments, living history demonstrations and encampments of soldiers sleeping in canvas tents. The festival will feature artists and craftsmen occupying more than 220 craft spaces.The festival will also feature children’s activities, food and beverages. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens age 65 and older and $3.50 for children.
Children under 8 are admitted free of charge. For more information call 724-863-4577.