Mountain Stage returning to Wesleyan in April

BUCKHANNON — “Mountain Stage with Larry Groce,” the internationally distributed live performance radio program, returns to the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College on Sunday, April 7 for a performance at the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets are on sale now. General admission for the event will be $30 in advance. A limited number of student tickets will be available on campus for $20.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and showtime is

7 p.m.

The two-hour radio program showcases five guest artists on each episode and records the show for later distribution to 130 NPR stations nationwide and overseas via the Voice of America satellite system. Three guest artists have already been confirmed for April 7, with additional guests to be announced.

On April 7 Mountain Stage will feature two of the world’s most highly regarded banjo players, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, in a rare duo performance. Mountain Stage is one of only two scheduled performances in the United States before the duo embarks on a European tour later in the month.



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