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Cultural Center to offer “Playing Music By Ear” workshop on Jan. 24 

Secretary of State Betty Ireland to present West Virginia State Archives with first volume of the minutes of the Board of Public Works tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 9 

Professional development grants for artists and arts organizations available 

Arts Day at the State Capitol to be held on March 24 

West Virginia Division of Culture and History posts new photographs of State Museum renovation  

West Virginia Division of Culture and History announces new opportunities for artists  

13th annual History Day event to be held at State Capitol on March 5, 2009 

West Virginia Division of Culture and History posts photographs of West Virginia State Museum construction and fabrication on its website 

William Davis honored with Governor's Arts Award for lifetime achievement 

Appalachian Regional Commission to make $200,000 grant to West Virginia State Museum at the Cultural Center 

State Historic Preservation Office to present historic landmark commission training session on May 17 

Fenton Art Glass exhibition to open at the Cultural Center on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. - press photos available 

Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation makes $40,000 grant to West Virginia State Museum at the Cultural Center 

GATE summer program for West Virginia State Museum teachers curriculum guide. Application online now. 

Draft of State Arts Plan for 2008-10 available for comment 

Division makes more than a million genealogy records available online to researchers 

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