The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center

Housed in an award-winning repurposed historic barn building on the Fairmont State University campus, the Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is home to the Ruth Ann Musick folklore archives, the Phyllis W. Moore West Virginia Authors archives, and the Patty Looman collection. These collections and additional archival materials can be made available for scholars and student researchers. The Center is part of the College of Liberal Arts and houses the University’s undergraduate programs in folklore and museum studies. The Center serves the University and the broader community through scholarship, publications, workshops, exhibitions, and outreach events.

All events are free and open to the public

• August 23 at 2pm - Folklife Center Awards and Open House
• August 29 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Wartz 'n All Dulcimer Jam
  • (Event runs 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. with a 12 - 1 p.m. lunch break)
• October 3 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Vegetable Man Day
• October 10 at 5:30 p.m. - Kestrel Celebration
• October 16 at 7 p.m. - West Virginia Storytelling Guild x Pittsburgh Sound Preserve Halloween Concert 
• October 22 6 p.m. - Small Town Universe Film Showing and filmmaker Q&A
  • (Event will be at the Ruth Ann Musick Library on the main part of Fairmont State University's campus)
• December 4 at 7 p.m. West Virginia Storytelling Guild Holiday Concert

Monthly Events

• Traditional Acoustic Jam 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. the last Friday of each month
  • (Jam is not running in July because everyone will be at Clifftop!)