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Springtime is here and that means glorious ramps are in season. Ramps are an Appalachian delicacy!   Ramps are a wild leek that tastes like a cross between garlic and onion. In West Virginia the ramp is king. Ramps have a reputation for their pungent smell, but the taste makes it totally worth it.  We will give you the skinny on the best places in Fayetteville and our surrounding area to get your stink on.

Fayetteville Ramp Stops

1. The Bacon Ramp Pimento Burger

Wood Iron Eatery

The Bacon Ramp Pimento Burger should top your list of ramp experiences this season at Wood Iron Eatery.

2. Ramp Butter, Ramp Pesto, Ramp Salad Dressing and Chees Balls

Studio B Art Boutique Wine & Beer Gallery

Studio B Art Boutique Wine & Beer Gallery is fully stocked with Randal’s Ramps. Take home ramp pesto and ramp butter. They also have Brandi Turner’s ramp vinaigerette and poppy seed dressings along with ramp cheeseballs.

3. Ramp Pepperoni Rolls

Thread 101 W. Maple

The pepperoni roll is a West Virgnina staple and you can score homemade ramp pepperoni rolls from Thread 101 W. Maple in Fayetteville.

4. Rampbacks

Maggie’s Pub

Maggie’s Pub famous signature shot is BACK! Rampbacks for Ramp Season. It’s a West Virginia thing.

Oak Hill Ramp Stop

5. Ramp and Steak Chimichangas or the Ramp & Roll Burger

Cafe One Ten

Cafe One Ten is a short drive from Fayetteville serving up ramp and steak chimichangas or the Ramp & Roll Burger.

Summersville Ramp Stops

6. Ramp Kimchi with Pork Belly tacos

The Vault On Main

Stop by on The Vault On Main home of award winning chef Elizabeth Nolle to enjoy seasonal specials like ramp kimchi with pork belly tacos.

7. Ramp & Steak Quesadillas

The Orginal Flavor Bistro

The Original Flavor Bistro of Summersville is bringing the flavor with their Ramp & Steak Quesadillas.

Smithers Ramp Stop

8. The Mountain Mama

The Burger Carte

The one- of- a kind Mountain Mama is back at The Burger Carte in Smithers! Their delicious steakhouse burger is topped with ramp aioli, smoked Gouda, bacon, fried green tomato, lettuce, and onion. You know you want one!

Ramp Events

Ramp it Up Dinner

Saturday, May 7th 2pm-8pm

Ace Adventure Resort

The third Annual Ramp Festival in the Lost Paddle at ACE Adventure Resort celebrates a regional culinary delicacy and the coming of Spring in the West Virginia Mountains. Join us for a ramp-focused dining experience including traditional ramp dishes and contemporary ramp explorations. Menu items include Wood Fired Ramp & Potato Pizza, Ramp O’roni Rolls, Ramp Quiche, Ramp Meatloaf & more. Live music with The Hillbilly Gypsies & Long Point String Band outside on the deck.Learn more here… https://aceraft.com/event/ramp-it-up-ramp-festival/

GUEST CHEF

The guest chef will be Jason Nerenberg from Hawk Knob Hard Cider. Jason Nerenberg studied culinary arts at Marshall University where he honed his craft by catering and working with some of the area’s best chefs. After opening a cooking school in Huntington, Jason spent the next ten years working in restaurant management and exploring his relationship with food through traveling and eating at some of the world’s finest establishments. Today, Jason shares his passion for good food and fine drinks through his role at Hawk Knob Appalachian Hard Cider where he is the sales director. When not working, he enjoys exploring the natural bounty of the Mountain State as an avid hunter, forager, farmer, and fisher.

Thursday

Beer, Burger, Bourbon, and Blues Night at the Freefolk Brewery

4pm-9pm

Beer, Burger, Bourbon, and Blues Night is BACK! Join us on Thursday’s for a delicious meal and yummy spirits to wash it down with! It’s $20 for a burger (meat or black bean beet patty available) and fries, one Freefolk draft beer, and a pour of Smooth Ambler bourbon! We’ll have blues music going! It should be an awesome evening so come join us!

Red Barn Paint & Sip Wild Wonderful Paint Parties at The Freefolk Brewery

6pm

Come on out for a fun evening at Freefolk Brewery in Fayetteville on Thursday December 30th at 6pm painting a lovely winter red barn scene! Class will last approximately 2-2.5 hours and includes step-by-step instruction. Class price is $35/person and food & beverages will be available for purchase! Join us for a fun evening painting & sipping over a great playlist at Freefolk Brewery making memories and creating your own masterpiece on a 16×20 inch canvas! *

Live Music Shawn Benfield at the Southside Junction Tap House

7pm

Friday

Fireside Friday’s at the Freefolk Brewery

 Every Friday during the winter season we will be doing Fireside Friday’s at Freefolk! Come hang out with us outside by the fire pits, while sipping on some yummy beer made right here!  We will have s’mores kits available for purchase that you can roast over the fire! (Traditional milk chocolate and mixed candy kits available!) Feel free to bring extra blankets or your favorite chair and dress warm! Our patio is a truly magical place to be on a fall evening and we hope you’ll join us 

New Year’s Eve Events

New Year’s Eve with the Company Stores

The Gaines Estate

7pm-12:30pm

TOMORROW New Year’s Eve with The Company Stores! Late Night Tickets on sale NOWTicket price is $40 and includes live show, late night appetizers and champagne toast https://www.eventbrite.com/…/new-years-eve-with-the…

A Very Red Audio NYE with Bane Star

Southside Junction Tap House

10pm

Join us for a very Punk Rock NYE party at the Tap House! Headlining: Red Audio with opener Bane Star! $15 at the door includes Champagne Toast at midnight! Music starts at 10pm. You don’t want to miss this!!

Blinging in the New Year 2022 at Maggie’s Pub

8pm-3am

We have almost made it through another crazy year and we still haven’t gotten to do much or dress up often this year so we thought we would be all fancy for New Year. So dress to the 9’s and join us blinging in the New Year! There will be music, Hor d’oeuvres, fancy drink specials, free champagne toast at midnight, prizes for best dressed and fun to be had all around. It’s time to break out your best and glamorous outfits and get classy with us! CHEERS! 

New Years with Dinosaur Burps at Charlie’s Pub

Ring in the New year with Dinosaur Burps at Charlie’s Pub

9pm

New Year’s Eve Party w/ Magnolia Boulevard + Andrew Adkins & 1863

7pm at the Lost Paddle Ace Adventure Resort

Ring in 2022 with us at ACE Adventure Resort in the beautiful New River Gorge. Featuring live music from Magnolia Boulevard with Andrew Adkins and 1863 on the indoor stage. Appetizers and dinner options will be available and a champagne toast is included with your ticket purchase. Purchase your tickets in advance and save $5 off the door charge.

Saturday

New River Yoga at New River Yoga Studio

9am

First Day Hike Endless Wall Trail GATP

9am

Start the year off on the right foot by keeping that New Year’s resolution! Make your first hike of the year with retired state park ranger Pat and learn the 10 essentials to carry when hiking. Meet at the Fern Creek parking area at 9:00 AM, January 1 to hike the Endless Wall Trail.

New Year’s Day Events

Polar Swim at Fayette Station

1pm Fayette Station Beach New River National Park

Enjoy the thrill of the chill! It’s bold to be cold! Join us as we dive into the New Year with a Polar Swim! The Fayette Station Polar Swim is an annual New Year’s Day tradition where locals gather to bring in the new year. All are welcome to join in at your own risk. Meet us at 12:45pm at Fayette Station to participate in the plunge at 1:00pm. Participants must sign a liability waiver to participate. Space is limited to 50 participants and participants must preregister. We encourage participants to carpool and use the upper lot at Fayette Station. Do not cross over the railroad tracks.
https://www.eventbrite.com/…/2022-polar-swim…

Polar Plunge Ace Adventure Resort

12pm Ace Lake

Are you looking for a great way to start off the New Year? What better way to start 2022 than taking a plunge into our Waterpark and donate to charity while you’re at it! ACE Adventure Resort is hosting a Polar Bear Plunge where all proceeds go towards the New River Humane Society. Stick around Saturday and support the New River Humane society by taking an icy plunge into ACE Lake. Our Polar Plunge is happening New Years Day @ high noon. $10 donation to the New River Humane Society gets you a spot in the lineup to take the plunge!

First Day Hike Hawks Nest Rail Trail

11am Hawks Nest Rail Trail

Join Community Captains Jill, Jacki, and Jack!
This easy 2.25 (4.5 total) mile hike down to the New River from Ansted follows the Mill creek. This scenic trail includes a foundation from an old mill, waterfalls, mines and more. The trail head is on Hawks Nest Rd ( turn by the Walgreens and go under route 60 )
See the best of the Southern West Virginia’s parks when you join one of our hikes. Hikes go at a leisurely pace, and are led by Community Captains. Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy closed toe shoes. You are welcome to bring walking sticks/hiking poles for assistance, and are encouraged to bring your own water and sunscreen. The length of each hike may vary. Please contact us, or find our Facebook event page for each hike for more details.

Sunday

New River Yoga at New River Yoga Studio

9am

Women’s Group Bike Ride at Arrowhead Bike Farm

2pm Arrowhead Bike Farm

We are excited to announce our Weekly Women’s Group Ride will be on Sundays! Sundays at 11 AM, Erin Larsen and Sarah Coffey will be leading a beginner to intermediate ride for women who are looking to ride with other women, explore the Arrowhead Trails with a group, and have a good time!Meet at the Bike Farm at 11 AM. The length of the ride will depend on the group but will range from 6-8 miles.
Come join the awesome community of women riders in the NRG! 

Weekend Update 12/17

Friday

Fireside Friday’s at the Freefolk Brewery

 Every Friday during the winter season we will be doing Fireside Friday’s at Freefolk! Come hang out with us outside by the fire pits, while sipping on some yummy beer made right here!  We will have s’mores kits available for purchase that you can roast over the fire! (Traditional milk chocolate and mixed candy kits available!) Feel free to bring extra blankets or your favorite chair and dress warm! Our patio is a truly magical place to be on a fall evening and we hope you’ll join us 

Ma’am Live Music Chetty’s Pub

7pm-9pm

We’re excited to welcome MA’AM to Chetty’s Pub! In an evening of listening to these two wonderful ladies you’ll hear folk, rock, country, jazz, and two B.A. vocalists. 7-9pm on Friday, December 17th!*Happy Hour is from 4-6:30pm*

Trivia Night at The Lost Paddle Ace Adventure Resort

5pm-10pm

Pizza, trivia and good times every Friday, all winter at ACE Adventure Resort’s The Lost Paddle. Enjoy all you can eat pizza for only $10 per person. Plus, don’t miss our full bar with 12+ beers on tap featuring a range of West Virginia micro brews.Trivia kicks off at 7pm and will highlight a different theme each week. Weekly winners will get to choose from the prize table and be entered into the yearly grand prize. Drawn at the end of April the grand prize includes two 2022 waterpark season passes, two Mountain Music Festival tickets, a $500 gift certificate to ACE Adventure Gear and $500 cash! You can’t win if you don’t play so come out, play trivia, eat pizza and win Friday’s this winter. 

Saturday

New River Yoga at New River Yoga Studio

9am

Wreaths Across America

Huse Memorial Park

12pm-3pm

Mark your calendars!!!! Rain or Shine or Snow!! Saturday December 18, 2021 at noon we will have our Wreaths Across America Ceremony and placement of all 708 wreaths immediately following.Just a few notes to answer questions you may have:
1. The gate to the cemetery will be closed at 11 am and the Town Park entrance will be used to enter the cemetery until after the service.
2. We encourage everyone to wear a mask and practice good social distancing.
3. Parking will be available at the Fayette Town Park, little league and senior league ball field areas.
4. Please be mindful of those that need to park closer to the cemetery entrance.
5. You may drop folks off at the cemetery entrance, and then proceed to designated parking area.
6. Side by sides will be available for those who have difficulty walking to transport them from the parking area to the cemetery entrance and back.
7. Following the opening ceremony, golf carts will be available in the cemetery to help get those folks that need assistance to the area where their Veteran loved one is buried.
8. Following the placement of wreaths warm hot chocolate will be available at the front area of cemetery office.
9. The gate between the little league ball field parking area and the cemetery will be open for folks to walk through.We want to thank our community, businesses, civic groups, churches and residents for making this event a success. This is the third year and again every veteran laid to rest at Huse Memorial Park will be honored with a wreath!Thanks, Cathy Jo
Cathy Jo Bryant | WAA Location Coordinator
646 Browns Road | Fayetteville, West Virginia 25840
Telephone: 304.574.0028 (h) 304.663.9100 

Charlie’s Pub Christmas Potluck

6pm

We’ll be decking the halls and eating it all on December 18th down at Charlie’s Pub! Start working on your best recipe tp come down and share with the Charlie’s Family. There will also be a bragging rights Deviled Egg contest and a few gift tabs to be handed out for best tree ornament. And DJ Frankenstein will be in the house for karaoke and all request playlist. Y’all come spread some damn cheer with us!ALSO!!
Hot toddy’s including:
Jamo, green tea, lemon and honey
Hot Cocoa Caucasians
Hot apple cider, Spiced rum and cinnamon
$1.00 off all domestics
$1.00 off all shots and liquor drinks

Sunday

New River Yoga at New River Yoga Studio

9am

Dog Christmas Photoshoot at The Freefolk Brewery

1pm-4pm

Join us in the taproom Sunday, December 19th from 1-4 for a Doggie Christmas Photoshoot! Santa Claus  will even be in the building ready to take pictures with your fur baby! We’ll have dog treats, lots of pets, and a donation station set up to take to the New River Humane Society!  (*We’ll post a list of suggested items the shelter needs soon so keep an eye out )
We hope to see y’all for this super fun event!! 

Women’s Group Bike Ride at Arrowhead Bike Farm

2pm Arrowhead Bike Farm

We are excited to announce our Weekly Women’s Group Ride will be on Sundays! Sundays at 11 AM, Erin Larsen and Sarah Coffey will be leading a beginner to intermediate ride for women who are looking to ride with other women, explore the Arrowhead Trails with a group, and have a good time!Meet at the Bike Farm at 11 AM. The length of the ride will depend on the group but will range from 6-8 miles.
Come join the awesome community of women riders in the NRG! 

Freefolk Irish Jam

3pm-5pm

Andrew Caldwell hosts the Irish-ish Jam Session on The Freefolk Stage. Join us every third Sunday for an eclectic Irish based jam that is open to anyone of any skill level, beginner to experienced.

Friday

Fireside Friday’s at the Freefolk Brewery

 Every Friday during the winter season we will be doing Fireside Friday’s at Freefolk! Come hang out with us outside by the fire pits, while sipping on some yummy beer made right here!  We will have s’mores kits available for purchase that you can roast over the fire! (Traditional milk chocolate and mixed candy kits available!) Feel free to bring extra blankets or your favorite chair and dress warm! Our patio is a truly magical place to be on a fall evening and we hope you’ll join us 

Live Music with Shawn Benfield at the Southside Junction Tap House

7pm

Live Music with local Shawn Benfield! Starting at 7pm — Beer & Food Specials ALL NIGHT

Jonah Carden Live Music Chetty’s Pub

7pm-9pm

The kind, wonderful, and oh-so-talented Jonah Carden returns to the Pub on Friday, December 10th, for two hours of his live music! Always a show not to miss. Come out and show up for Jonah!

Trivia Night at The Lost Paddle Ace Adventure Resort

5pm-10pm

Pizza, trivia and good times every Friday, all winter at ACE Adventure Resort’s The Lost Paddle. Enjoy all you can eat pizza for only $10 per person. Plus, don’t miss our full bar with 12+ beers on tap featuring a range of West Virginia micro brews.Trivia kicks off at 7pm and will highlight a different theme each week. Weekly winners will get to choose from the prize table and be entered into the yearly grand prize. Drawn at the end of April the grand prize includes two 2022 waterpark season passes, two Mountain Music Festival tickets, a $500 gift certificate to ACE Adventure Gear and $500 cash! You can’t win if you don’t play so come out, play trivia, eat pizza and win Friday’s this winter. 

Saturday

New River Yoga at New River Yoga Studio

9am

Christmas Market at The Freefolk Brewery

1pm-4pm

Join us for our 2nd AnnualChristmas Market  at the brewery on Saturday, December 11th! 
 Come get into the holiday spirit by shopping small with unique local artisans and creators! There will be a range of awesome products, including local soaps, skincare, vintage and upcycled clothing, artisan jewelry, a massage chair, and more!!
The market will be *outside* from 1-4 (unless the weather is crazy cold and we’ll move as much as we can inside), so dress warm! 
Food will be available in-house from our Freefolk menu! 
And lastly, Jonah Carden will be joining us to play music from 2-4 during the market!! 
This should be an incredible event and we are so excited for it! We look forward to seeing you, cheers!!

Ansted Christmas Parade

5:30pm Ansted

Join us for our annual Christmas Parade! This year’s theme will be “A Storybook Christmas” Decorate your float like your favorite Christmas story OR your favorite book with your own holiday twist

Sunday

New River Yoga at New River Yoga Studio

9am

Women’s Group Bike Ride at Arrowhead Bike Farm

2pm Arrowhead Bike Farm

We are excited to announce our Weekly Women’s Group Ride will be on Sundays! Sundays at 11 AM, Erin Larsen and Sarah Coffey will be leading a beginner to intermediate ride for women who are looking to ride with other women, explore the Arrowhead Trails with a group, and have a good time!Meet at the Bike Farm at 11 AM. The length of the ride will depend on the group but will range from 6-8 miles.
Come join the awesome community of women riders in the NRG! 

Wolf Creek Park Volunteer Trail Day -December

10am

Join us for a trail work party at Wolf Creek Park!We will meet at 10am at the “T” intersection. Please reach out if you need help with directions.All are welcome! Please bring work gloves or trail work tools if you have them.

Yoga Nidra Sound Journey

5pm New River Yoga Studio

Join Keith as he plays multiple instruments while you are guided through slow gentle movements until you are able to relax and fade into the effects of your efforts and the journey of sounds.
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as “yogic sleep” or “effortless relaxation”. It’s usually practiced lying down with a teacher guiding the session. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we learn to surf between the states of wakefulness and sleep, where our body finds its natural state of equilibrium (homeostasis) – the breath balances and becomes quiet, unconscious and conscious aspects of the mind reveal themselves, and we fall into an innate state of deep, blissful awareness.As we rest here, we can turn our attention easily and effortlessly to the very nature of awareness and consciousness. We start to experience the ‘deeper’ features of yogic teachings that previously we perhaps considered intangible, such as feeling our interconnected wholeness and becoming aware of our true, unified nature – expansive, inclusive, and deeply restful.Yoga Nidra takes us effortlessly into a state of harmonious, restful being. From here, we can be healed, restored and awakened to our deepest, all-knowing, all-welcoming self. It’s a sublime practice, gaining popularity the world over, and ongoing research continues to prove its effectiveness. 

LIVE COMEDY AT CHARLIE’S PUB

8pm

Come down and check out some heavy hitters in comedy bringing the funny down to Charlie’s!!Adam Gable returns from NYC and bringing his buddy Gary Garcia along and one of West Virginia’s finest Seth Taylor will be hitting the stage as well. Ian Lutz will be your host for the evening, see you there folks!