All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

iNFAMOUS Art Gallery to host jazz sensation Monika Herzig on Tuesday, April 18

Come join The iNFAMOUS Art Collective and West Virginia Jazz Society on Tuesday, April 18 at the one and only iNFAMOUS Art Gallery on Main Street Buckhannon, for a welcoming reception with jazz sensation, Monika Herzig. Monika will be coming to Buckhannon to present her award-winning production, BOTH SIDES OF JONI, a tribute to Joni Mitchell.

We are proud to host Monika! Our doors will open to the public Tuesday, April 18 at 6 pm with the reception lasting until 7:30 pm. Event is free and everyone of all ages is encouraged to come out and spend a relaxing evening with Monika, the West Virginia Jazz Society and the area’s finest artists of The iNFAMOUS Art Collective.

We will have Hors D’oeuvres, tasty beverages, jazz and of course ART! We hope to see you there!

“Vast knowledge; boundless, focused energy and talent; generosity of spirit; cheerful and outgoing personality, and can-do attitude which benefits all whose lives she has touched, Monika Herzig is our Jazz Hero.” ~The Jazz Journalists Association

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