Turning Passion Into Reality: St. Albans’ Arti Gras Celebration

As so many things do, Arti Gras started as an idea—an idea that took years to blossom.

The idea to create an arts and music event for St. Albans, WV, came from local resident, musician and artist William Gambill. Gambill works for the state of West Virginia and has been creating music and art his entire life. He has passed his love of music down to his two sons and wanted to see his hometown, the town his sons grew up in, embrace this passion as well. Gambill researched various events around the country and put together a proposal, hoping the City of St. Albans would welcome the idea.