WVWC Night to close out Create Buckhannon’s Festival Fridays season

West Virginia Wesleyan College is bringing the campus to downtown Buckhannon for WVWC Night at Festival Fridays in Jawbone Park on August 23 from 5-8:30 p.m.

A Friday night staple in the summer hosted by community organization Create Buckhannon, Festival Fridays offers live music, food and craft vendors and a farmers market. Attendees are invited to wear their orange and black, bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the evening.

For this edition of Festival Fridays, the WVWC Marching Band under the direction of Dr. Robert Palmer and the competitive dance team led by coach Lesa Dencklau will perform at 5:30 p.m. WVWC athletic teams will introduce themselves.

Live music from One Lane Bridge, a musical group made up of WVWC alums and current students, will perform from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

West Virginia Wesleyan College alumni should stop by the WVWC Office of Alumni Affairs table at the event.

The College’s first Executive MBA cohort, on campus for a brief residency, will also have a presence at the event. Stop by and learn more about this flexible, online degree program geared towards working professionals.

There will be yard games including corn hole and spike ball.

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