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The Historic Capitol Theater in downtown Charleston, WV The Historic Capitol Theater in downtown Charleston, WV.

11/22/2025

TONIGHT 7:30p // FOOTMAD presents Richie and Rosie

Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton are a dynamic duo performing music rooted in the Americana tradition. They have collaborated in various projects experimenting with traditional and original songs. Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton take the fiddle & banjo combination to new levels as they continue to expand the boundaries of this tradition.
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11/08/2025

THURSDAY 7p //Straight from the Sowell - “The Life of Artist and Musician Ron Sowell” Premier Showing

From busking on the streets of his hometown when he was a kid to being the band leader for the internationally renowned Mountain Stage radio show, Ron Sowell has contributed to and become an integral part of his community in his adopted state of West Virginia. From award winning documentary producer and director, Bobby Lee Messer comes “Straight from the Soul - The Life of Artist and Musician Ron Sowell” The Capitol Theater in Charleston, WV will be showing the premiere and afterwards there will also be performances by several notable West Virginia artists. Scheduled to appear are Chris Haddox, Lady D, Jim Snyder and more including the man of the hour himself, Ron Sowell will do a couple of numbers. It will be an evening to remember! We’ll see you there. Suggested donation is $15 per person.
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10/23/2025

Tonight we welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author .thanh.nguyen.writer for the McCreight Lecture in the Humanities. Doors at 7p event at 7:30p

09/26/2025

OCTOBER 23 7:30p // presents novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen as this year’s McCreight Lecturer.

Admission is free, and select Viet Thanh Nguyen titles will be sold at the door courtesy of

Visit the link in bio for more details.

08/15/2025

TONIGHT 6p // Join us for a work-in-progress screening of Almost Ghost Town - Thurmond, WV Documentary. Followed by a Q&A with the film maker Jillian Howell. This event is free but a $25 suggested donation goes to helping pay the West Virginian crew as they finish the film!
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123 Summers Street
Charleston, WV
25301

Website

http://capitoltheaterwv.com/

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