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Events & Activities – November 2023

Jefferson County Commission Misses Grant Deadlines

Commissioners Attempt To Repeal Part Of County Zoning Ordinance

Jefferson County Lights Up For Halloween

Red Summer 1919 – An Instrumental Opera

Cryptid Cave Escape Room

A Crash Course In Bird Feathers

Salute To Veterans

Two Commissioners Refuse To Meet

Local Woman Plays For USA Team In Amputee Soccer Tournament

Shepherdstown Day Care Center Celebrates 50 Years

Imaginary Horribles – An Artist’s Perspective

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Events & Activities – November 2023

October, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, In Print Nov 2023, Jefferson County, Shepherd University events

Shepherd University choral singers

Have fun in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Read the Full Story >>

Jefferson County Lights Up For Halloween

October, 2023 Tagged With: Halloween, In Print Nov 2023

Keriann Rusiniak decorates for Halloween 2023

2023 Halloween events in Jefferson County WV Read the Full Story >>

Red Summer 1919 – An Instrumental Opera

October, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Nov 2023, Kimo Williams, music, veterans

Kimo Williams: Red Summer 1919 album cover

Kimo Williams' latest project, Red Summer 1919 - An Instrumental Opera, is intended to bring visibility to Black World War One veterans. Read the Full Story >>

Cryptid Cave Escape Room

October, 2023 Tagged With: cryptids, Halloween, In Print Nov 2023, Shepherd University Theater

mothman at Shepherd University theater

Shepherd University theater students present a cryptid cave escape room for Halloween. Read the Full Story >>

Imaginary Horribles – An Artist’s Perspective

September, 2023 Tagged With: art gallery, Barbara Chapman, In Print Oct 2023, The Bridge Gallery

Barbara Chapman - Imaginary Horribles

The Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown will be hosting a retrospective of 40 years of Barbara Chapman’s paintings starting on October 7 2023. Read the Full Story >>

Local Residents Will Perform “The Anvil” At Courthouse In October

September, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Courthouse, John Brown

courtroom in Jefferson County Courthouse

Local residents will recreate the 1859 John Brown trial on site in the Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town. Read the Full Story >>

Friends Of Music Presents Poulenc Trio In October

September, 2023 Tagged With: chamber music, Friends of Music, In Print Oct 2023, Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra

Poulenc Trio (photo credit Steve Parke)

Friends of Music are presenting the Poulenc Trio for two performances on October 7 and 8. Read the Full Story >>

Halloween Fun In Jefferson County

September, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, Halloween, In Print Oct 2023

halloween scarecrow

2023 Halloween events in Jefferson County Read the Full Story >>

Events & Activities – October 2023

September, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, In Print Oct 2023

Mother Jones

Events & Activities Roundup - October 2023 Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Heritage Festival At Shepherd University To Highlight Family And Community

August, 2023 Tagged With: Appalachian Heritage Festival, Center for Appalachian Studies, In Print Sep 2023, music, Shepherd University

Just Us Lillys band

The 2023 Appalachian Heritage Festival will be held on September 23 at various locations on the Shepherd University campus.  Read the Full Story >>

Grandparents Day Has West Virginia Roots

August, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Sep 2023, Shepherdstown Public Library

Marian McQuade prepares cards with children. Read the Full Story >>

New Book Festival In Shepherdstown Hosts Regional & National Authors

July, 2023 Tagged With: book festival, Four Seasons Books, In Print Aug 2023

book festival logo

The inaugural Shepherdstown Book Festival, which runs from September 15 through 17, will host three days of events, all revolving around the love of books and writing. Read the Full Story >>

2023 Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Notes Places That Inspire

July, 2023 Tagged With: Appalachia, Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, Barns of Rose Hill, Contemporary American Theater Festival, In Print Aug 2023, music, Shepherdstown Opera House

chamber muscians

This year’s Appalachian Chamber Music Festival will feature sixteen musicians in twelve performances taking place between August 17 and 27.  Read the Full Story >>

Art Gallery Fundraiser for Animal Welfare Society

July, 2023 Tagged With: Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County, In Print Aug 2023, The Bridge Gallery

art for animal welfare society fundraiser 2022

The Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown will host a charity bazaar on August 12 & 13 to benefit the Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County.  Read the Full Story >>

New Story Takes Flight at Theater Festival

July, 2023 Tagged With: Adam Booth, Contemporary American Theater Festival, In Print July 2023, Speak Stories

“The Heron’s Journey” is coming to Shepherdstown! You won’t want to miss world-renowned story artist Adam Booth’s original program brought to you by Speak Story Series, in partnership with the Contemporary American Theater Festival. “The Heron’s Journey” uses spoken storytelling, quilting, and paper sculpture to tell an allegory filled with magic, challenges to opposition, and transformation. Meet the title character in various forms of self-discovery and take part in giving the story wings. Read the Full Story >>

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