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ENTERTAINMENT
Other outdoor adventures
Here's a look at some other activities this weekend in the great outdoors.
WAR ANNIVERSARY: Tu-Endie-Wei State Park, in Point Pleasant, is the first of three parks hosting a living history program that will highlight the 150th Anniversary of the French and Indian War of 1758. Doug Wood and Trails, Inc. will present a day of 18th century history on March 29, at this educational state park along the Ohio River. The Saturday, event begins at 10 a.m. with a warrior camp living history demonstration, followed by an 11 a.m. program on prisoners and their fates. Warrior camp demonstrations will also take place at noon and 2 p.m. A hike to emphasize the long distance traveled and communication techniques used by the warriors will take place between 2 and 3 p.m. This hike will also highlight local landmarks and their significance to the war. For directions to Tu-Endie-Wei State Park, visit www.tu-endie-weistatepark.com, or call (304) 675-0869. This event is free and open to the public.
MURDER MYSTERY: The Full House Players presents "Where There's a Will, There's a Wake" at Blackwater Falls State Park March 28-30. The mystery weekend features a Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception March 28, and includes the opportunity to meet and greet the Holloway family and guests. Events and activities are scheduled throughout the weekend and highlighted with a costume dance on Saturday night, March 29. The Full House Players cast will be in character throughout the weekend. The package cost is $273.60 per person based on double occupancy. Reservations are required. A registration form is online on Blackwater Falls special events Web page to download and complete or call the lodge direct at (304) 259-5216.
CAVE RESTORATION WEEKEND: March 28-30, The Carter Caves Restoration Weekend at Carter Caves State Resort Park in Olive Hill, Ky. Come and volunteer for a weekend of caving and doing projects at the park including: Cleaning formations, cleaning up trails and commercial areas, and much more. Register online at www.essogrotto.com.
WINTERPLACE LAST HURRAH: Through Sunday, March 30, skiing and tubing at Winterplace Ski Resort, just off of I-77, south of Beckley. Winterplace will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for skiing and boarding with special discounted rates. Snowtubing will be open 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. Winterplace is located two minutes off of Interstate 77, at Exit 28, Ghent/Flat Top, near Beckley, West Virginia. For more information, call toll free (800) 607-SNOW (7669) or visit us on the internet at winterplace.com.
For a complete list of outdoors activities, go online at www. herald-dispatch.com. Click onto Sports, Life or Entertainment and click onto Outdoors.
BASKETBALL: Marshall vs. East Carolina
First United Methodist Church Dinner Theater: "Bitsy and Boots in the Tropics"
26th Annual Bill Morris Bluegrass Band Competition
ARTS presents "Love Letters"
Someone to Watch Over Me
Mountain Stage: Fountains of Wayne
Keller Williams
"In The Heights"
BASKETBALL: Marshall vs. Houston
Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic 