<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/03/celebrate-spring-fairmont-states-folklife-center-mending-music-more.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>03/23/2026 10:00:54 AM</pubDate><title>Celebrate Spring at Fairmont State’s Folklife Center with Mending, Music, and More</title><description>The West Virginia Storytelling Guild ushers in spring at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center with five tellers for their spring concert on Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m. Featured tellers include Ilene Evans, Linda Durrett, Larry Jent, Jo Ann Dadisman, and Francene Kirk. Admission is free, and all are welcome. </description><image><img src="/_images/news/4_10_2026_storytelling_wkshop_release-nm.jpg" alt="Jo Ann Dadisman (left) and June Riffle (right) speaking during a previous Holiday Storytelling Workshop at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center"/></image><tags><tag>College of Liberal Arts</tag><tag>Events</tag><tag>Folk Life</tag><tag>News</tag></tags></item>