Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Join us for an intense day of training with NAI Certified Interpretive Trainer, Rich Pawling. Learn effective methods for presenting history to diverse audiences. This is required training for all new Fort staff and volunteers. Open to anyone including students and interpretive staff and volunteers from other historic sites. Bring a brown bag lunch. Visitor Center (Min 20 Max 60) PFMF Members $36, Non-members $40, Students $20 (Free for current PFMF Staff and Volunteers) Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Thursday pm to Sunday noon

An intense weekend of instruction exploring the role of early frontiersmen on the American frontier. Speakers will focus on the frontier skills of the long hunter. Space is limited and registration required. Visitors welcome during daytime hours with no admission charge. Fort (Max 100) PFMF Members $54, Non-members $60 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Saturday 8 am

Come celebrate the joys of spring with a Saturday morning bird walk. Staff of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources will lead the public on this annual rite of passage. Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring binoculars if you have them. Free and open to the public.

Saturday 10 am to 1 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

Bobbin lace (or pillow lace) takes its name from the way it is made: on a firm pillow to which a pricked-out pattern is tacked and each twist of the bobbins is held in place by a pin.  For all its intricate and elegant appearance, there are only two different movements of bobbins in the formation of the lace: the twist and the cross.  Make a bookmark in this weekend workshop.  Class is open to anyone who wants to get started or build their skills

Visitor Center (Min 2 Max 10) PFMF Members $40, Non-members $44 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Saturday 8 am

Come celebrate the joys of spring with a Saturday morning bird walk. Staff of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources will lead the public on this annual rite of passage. Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring binoculars if you have them. Free and open to the public.

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

In April 1863 Confederate forces invaded Fairmont, Virginia (now West Virginia) in an attempt to gain control of the strategic B&O Railroad and capture Francis Pierpont, Governor of the Re-Organized Virginia. The park will commemorate this event through various re-enactments and demonstrations, and hands-on activities for children and families. Regular park admission applies.

Sunday 2 pm

Dr. Rice is a Lecturer at WVU Department of History. She is the Assistant Editor of West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies and a  Member of the Governor’s West Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. Dr. Rice has done extensive research on Women and Blacks in Appalachia, the Border States, and the Upper South. Her lecture is free and open to the public.

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Join us to create a beautiful basket with acclaimed local basket weaver, Helen Efaw. This basket uses all round reed and a pattern called four rod wheat weave. The class is designed for the beginning weaver as well as the advanced beginner in the art of basket weaving.  Learn the design and techniques of basket making to create your basket to display in your home or as a special gift for your friends and relatives. Bring a brown bag lunch. Visitor Center (Min 8) PFMF Members $54, Non-members $60 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Saturday 8 am

Come celebrate the joys of spring with a Saturday morning bird walk. Staff of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources will lead the public on this annual rite of passage. Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring binoculars if you have them. Free and open to the public.

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Enjoy a full day of Traditional Music with musicians scheduled to perform inside the Visitor Center as well as informal jamming in the park. There is no charge for the entertainment. Food vendor available on site. Tours of the Fort and Job Prickett House require a ticket.

Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm

Half price admission for mothers.                     

Saturday 10 am to 1 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

Learn to make lace with a thread and shuttle. Tatting is an 18^th century form of lacemaking that originated in Europe. Open to anyone who wants to get started or build their skills.

Education Annex (Min 2 Max 10) PFMF Members $40, Non-members $44 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Sunday 2 pm

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland but escaped through the Underground Railroad in 1849. She became the most famous leader of that network, aiding slaves in their escape to free states and Canada. When the Civil War erupted her underground experiences and knowledge of covert operations made her an invaluable resource to Federal officers. She served as a spy, nurse, scout, and guide for Union troops and was present at the ill-fated assault of Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts in South Carolina. Portrayed by Ilene Evans, a West Virginia theatrical artist and storyteller. Ms. Evans is co-founder of Voices from the Earth, a non-profit arts organization. Sponsored by the West Virginia Humanities Council. Free and open to the public.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

The Mon River Band, directed by Mike Roberts, kicks off the summer and the outdoor concert series. Join us at 7 pm for a free concert of big band music.

Sunday and Monday 7 pm

Hear the voices of those who lived and died on the frontier through an historically based performance written by FSU students under Dr. Fran Kirk’s direction with special consultation provided by New Mystic Center for Arts and Education. This original work will be performed by actors from Town and Gown theater company. Attendees will begin by gathering at the park’s Visitor Center and will be guided on a walking path to the cemetery for the one-hour production. There will be seats provided in the cemetery but walking is required. Tickets are $4 per person and seating is limited to 50 per show. Purchase on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop or by calling the foundation office.

Friday 6 to 10 pm, Saturday 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

This weekend workshop will cover the History of Powderhorns and Scrimshaw; Powderhorn Construction; and Scrimshaw and Engraving. Powderhorn kits can be purchased for $15 (un-engraveable) or $30 engraveable, and scrimshaw kits for $10. Practice material will be available as well as other items such as cow horn boxes and containers at variable prices starting at $10.

Education Annex [lower parking lot] (Min 5 Max 25) PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Friday and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Come watch how sheep are sheared and then see the various processes involved in preparing wool including carding, spinning and weaving. School tours are welcome on Friday. Regular admission applies.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Come enjoy an evening of free music by John Lilly in the park’s outdoor amphitheater. John Lilly is a multi-talented acoustic music performer from Charleston, West Virginia, specializing in Americana, country roots, and traditional folk music. He writes new songs that sound as old as the hills, and performs older songs like they were made yesterday.

Saturday 10 am to 1 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

Learn to make lace with a thread and shuttle. Tatting is an 18^th century form of lacemaking that originated in Europe. Open to anyone who wants to get started or build their skills.

Visitor Center (Min 2 Max 10) PFMF Members $40, Non-members $44 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Two Saturdays 9 to 11 am
Learn to use a hand spindle and spindle wheel in this two day workshop. Students will learn fiber preparation (washing, picking and carding), how to choose fibers and tools, and how to ply yarn. Open to ages 10 and up. Workshop fee includes a hand spindle kits to take home. Fort (Min 1 Max 6) PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm

Half price admission for fathers.

Wednesday 10 am to 4 pm

On June 20, 1863, West Virginia became the 35^th state to enter the Union. Come and celebrate West Virginia Statehood with half-price park admission.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Come out to the park to hear some free music by this husband and wife duo from North Carolina. NIKKI TALLEY’s fiery stage performance, hauntingly seductive and raw gritty lyrics, are lifted by a voice that harkens back to the Appalachian roots from which she was born, and shores up on the edges of contemporary southern rock, country, blues, and jazz that has her audiences stomping and clapping for more. She tours full time with her husband and fellow musician Jason Sharp. 

Two Saturdays 9 to 11 am
Learn to use a hand spindle and spindle wheel in this two day workshop. Students will learn fiber preparation (washing, picking and carding), how to choose fibers and tools, and how to ply yarn. Open to ages 10 and up. Workshop fee includes a hand spindle kits to take home. Fort (Min 1 Max 6) PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Monday 10 am to 4 pm

Half price admission for veterans and active military.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Join us for an evening of great music that crosses all the lines of blues, country, rock, swing and traditional. The GinSangers features award-winning songwriters Connie Townsend and Dave Parker and band with Jeff Broschart on drums, Roy Turner on bass and guitarist Seth Maynard.

Saturday

For more information call (304) 599-6155 or (304) 366-4715.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Join us at 7 pm for the final free concert of the summer. The Joe Grkman Band includes three generations of the Grkman family.  The group features traditional Slovenian polkas and waltzes along with their original "GRKMANIA" style Slovenian button box accordion music.

Friday and Saturday 7 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

An evening showcasing the work of New Mystics Arts local and national Emerging Playwrights. Tickets $10. Purchase by calling New Mystics Arts and Education Center (304) 363-9400.

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Bring the family and learn about the prehistory of West Virginia. Display, demonstrations and hands-on activities for kids. Regular admission applies. Offered with support from the Council for WV Archaeology.

Sunday 2 pm

Archaeologists Stephen and Kim McBride will give a general overview of forts within the defensive system of the French & Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War, and the Revolutionary War, present some guidelines for research on forts, and present results of research on variations on the physical structure of forts, with more detailed examples from the Greenbrier Valley. Kim McBride is Co-Director of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey at the University of Kentucky. Stephen McBride is the Director of Interpretation and Archaeology at Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park. They wrote Frontier Forts in West Virginia published by WVDCH in 2003. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon

Learn techniques for silk, cotton, linen and wool. Ideal for embroiderers, rug hookers and/or hand spinners. Materials required: Threads to dye. Materials provided: dye, mordant, additional fibers Fort Min 1 Max 15 PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25

Friday

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Join the West Virginia Storytelling Guild for a one day storytelling festival in the park. Schools are invited to participate in special workshops and telling for students. Friday evening, a public storytelling event will begin at 7 pm in the outdoor amphitheater. Tickets are required for all events. Details will be posted at www.prickettsfort.org or www.wvstorytellers.org.

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Join acclaimed local basket weaver, Helen Efaw to learn this unusual pattern using fall colors. The class is designed for the beginning weaver as well as the advanced beginner in the art of basket weaving. Learn the design and techniques of basket making to create your basket to display in your home or as a special gift for your friends and relatives. Bring a brown bag lunch.

Visitor Center (Min 8) PFMF Members $54, Non-members $60

Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

Enjoy a fall weekend that focuses on 18^th century foods including demonstrations and displays about wild game, food production, harvest, preservation, cooking, customs and manners. Shop the Antiques Fair in the Visitor Center. There is no charge to shop, but regular admission is required for the historic attractions and festival.