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Pocahontas Times Documentary Saturday, January 29th, 2005 - 7:00pm Admission: Free. Videos and DVDs will be on sale in the lobby. Live Music Performance by renowned artist, John Lilly at 6:30! Directions: East/West use I-64, Exit 56 (Montrose) to MacCorkle Avenue SW (Route 60); from MacCorkle, turn left onto 4th Avenue. From 4th, turn left onto D Street. The Museum is located inside the historic restored LaBelle Theatre, between Gino's Pizza, and Attic Antiques. Additional parking at rear of building. North/South from I-77 or I-79, connect with I-64 West in Charleston to Exit 56 (Montrose.) LaBelle Theatre 311 D Street South Charleston, WV 25303 Tel. 304.744.9711 Fax. 304.720.3769 E-mail: scmuseum@yahoo.com
January 20, 2005 105 Church Street Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304) 645-7917 (304) 645-5228 fax www.CarnegieHallWV.com
Patchwork Films announces the release of its feature documentary, "-30- Cal Price and The Pocahontas Times." The 100-minute film is the work of Pocahontas County filmmakers, B.J. Gudmundsson and Doug Chadwick and documents the history of the last commercial handset newspaper in America. Pocahontas County Free Libraries and its Director, Allen Johnson, inspired the documentary. "I felt that a film about our local newspaper, which has served the county for over 100 years, would be an important story, not only for people in Pocahontas County, but for people throughout the country," says Johnson. "This history is a portrait of the human experience." Having grown up next-door to The Pocahontas Times, the film's producer, B.J. Sharp-Gudmundsson decided to narrate the film herself. Gudmundsson explained, "Throughout the years women have occupied a special place at The Pocahontas Times. I felt that it was important that a woman tell this story. Cal Price, himself, held women in the highest regard. More than once he stated, 'We welcome the women into the Conservation Movement. Now, we will finally get something done.' When he died in 1957, his daughter, Jane Price Sharp, took over the newspaper and she is still there today. Young women can learn a great deal from her story." The film opens with the voice of Calvin W. Price as he tells the story of his family. The founding of Marlinton and the early days of its first newspaper evolves into a history of mountain journalism, a journey through the early Conservation Movement in America and Cal Price's contributions to both. "-30- Cal Price and The Pocahontas Times" pays tribute to a man who lived a life devoted to his family, his God, his newspaper and his people. The Pocahontas Times, in and of itself, is a testament to the history of the country press and to the people served by the freedom that it represents. Still today it carries the news of Pocahontas County to readers around the world. A special star of the film is the old Babcock Printing Press that echoed up and down the streets of Marlinton for 63 years until it was finally retired following the flood of 1985. Featured in the documentary are renowned National Geographic photographer, Volkmar Wentzel, and Gifford Pinchot biographer Char Miller. Featured music is performed by Goldenseal Editor, John Lilly; Pocahontas County old-time musician, Dwight Diller; and 1982 Peabody Award winning folksinger, Oscar Brand. "-30- Cal Price and The Pocahontas Times" will next be screened on January 20, 2005, at Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, and on January 29 at the La Bella Theater in South Charleston. The film is available on VHS and DVD. For information contact B.J. Gudmundsson at 304-645-4998 or order on-line here at PatchWorkFilms.com
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