Directions
to Morgantown
From
Pittsburgh: Morgantown is about 74 miles / 1 hr 30 min
from the Pittsburgh International Airport, the closest
major airport. (Morgantown does have a small local airport.)
Directions from downtown Pittsburgh are here.
Bus and limousine services are available. Contact Airport
Limo at (800) 326-2907.
From
Washington, DC: Morgantown is about 207 miles / 3 hr 45
min from Washington, DC.
From
Buffalo, NY: Morgatown is about 290 miles / 5 hours from
Buffalo.
From
New York (JFK): Morgantown is about 399 miles / 7 hours
from JFK Airport in New York.
Contact
Sandy Baldwin for
additional travel information and for specific
local directions.
Festival
Location and WVU Maps
The
Festival opens 7pm on April 23, at 123 Pleasant Street,
a classic performance venue in downtown Morgantown. The
evening reading on April 24th will be held at the Morgantown
Theater Company, 276 Walnut Street, from 7-10pm. The evening
readings on April 25 and 26th will be held at the Monongalia
Arts Center, 107 High Street, from 7-10pm.
Daytime
events on April 24, 25, and 26th will be held in the Mountaineer
Room of West Virginia University's Mountainlair student
center. For a WVU map, click here.
West
Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit system (PRT)
is a monorail connecting all parts of campus. The PRT
costs a quarter and makes it easy to get from one end
of Morgantown to another.
Accommodations
All
festival participants must make hotel reservations for
themselves. The Festival Directors can supply a list of
local hotels.
Blocks
of rooms are reserved at the following hotels:
The
Hotel Morgan. Rates: $76/night. This historic hotel
is situated in downtown Morgantown, easy walking distance
to the Festival events. Register by April 10 to ensure
the Festival rate.
Phone: (304) 292-8200
Reservation: 1-800-252-7466
FAX: (888) 241-7944
The
Holiday Inn. Rates: approx. $64/night. This hotel
is located near the Interstate and convenient to the University's
PRT system. Register by March 23 to ensure the Festival
rate.
Tel:
304-599-1680
Fax: 304-598-0989
We
have not negotiated Festival rates with
the hotels listed below, but these are economical and
convenient accommodations.
Econo
Lodge Coliseum. $66/night.
Tel: (304) 599-8181
Euro
Suites Hotel. $75/night.
Tel: (304) 598-1000
Friends
Inn. Rates: $51.22/ night.
Tel: (304) 599-5840
Weather
For
up-to-date local weather conditions in Morgantown, click
here.
If
you have any questions please email Sandy Baldwin at charles.baldwin@mail.wvu.edu.
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