Housed in an award-winning repurposed historic barn building on the Fairmont State campus, the Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is home to scholarly research, archives, publications, community programs and events, workshops, exhibitions, and undergraduate studies in Folklore and Museum Studies. Part of the College of Liberal Arts, the Folklife Center and its programs are an asset to the broader communities within and beyond the University.
Mission Statement
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University is dedicated to the identification, preservation, and perpetuation of our region's rich cultural heritage, through academic studies, educational programs, festivals and performances, and publications.
| September 19, 7:00 p.m. |
Square Dance, featuring caller Taylor Runner and the Kennedy Barn String Band |
| September 20, 7:00 p.m. |
Film Screening of The Crooked Tune, will be in MMA in the Ruth Ann Musick Library An Old Time Fiddler in a Modern World with filmmaker Charles Cohen |
| September 21, 3:00 p.m. | Concert with fiddler Dave Bing |
| September 30, 7:00 p.m. |
Val Nieman, author of To the Bones |
| October 13, 2:00 p.m. |
Karen Vuranch, portrays Pearl S. Buck |
| October 15, 7:00 p.m. |
Kathy Manley, author of Don’t Tell them You’re Cold |
| October 28, 7:00 p.m. |
Ilene Evans, portrays Memphis Tennessee Garrison |
Fairmont State University students enrolled in the Preserving Appalachian Culture class presented “Rail Beds to Trail Beds: Moving Forward through the Past,” at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on November 13, 2019.
Fairmont State University students working toward their museum studies minor have created a new exhibit, The Civil War: Selections from the Porter Stiles Collection, under the direction of Dr. Marian Hollinger. The grand opening will be at 7 p.m. Monday, November 11, at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center.
A celebration of John “Fuzzy” Knight, a five-night film seminar will be hosted at The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center. Knight was an actor who grew up in Fairmont and went on to play in over 180 films and televisions shows.