W V Music HOF Eyes Tamarack For Home

West Virginia Music Hall of Fame eyes permanent home at Tamarack
By Mannix Porterfield
Register-Herald Reporter

Tamarack is the mecca for home-grown craft folks and authors, so it’s just natural the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame relishes the idea of setting up a permanent home for its native musicians.

In mind is a structure in the open-air “doughnut hole” in the center of the artisans facility, near the Beckley exit of the West Virginia Turnpike.“I think Tamarack is an incredible facility,” the hall’s director, Michael Tipton, said Monday.“Even its slogan, ‘The Best of West Virginia,’ I think, certainly fits into what we’re trying to do as well. I think Tamarack wants to attract some additional traffic and visitors. I feel we would help in that regard. Obviously, we’re extremely excited to be a part of Tamarack.”A step in that direction comes in mid-September when a permanent Hall of Fame exhibit will be set up in a foyer between the main part of Tamarack’s theater.
Three display cases are planned, along with a large wall of hanging items. Read full story.