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Speaking On Dilemmas — June 14

June, 2022 Tagged With: Bobby Norfolk, In Print June 2022, online, Speak Stories

Speak Storytelling presents storyteller Bobby Norfolk in performance on June 14 (Tue) at 7:30 pm. This month’s event is online only. Norfolk’s program is entitled “The Moral of the Story.” Read the Full Story >>

Storytelling Event — March 8

February, 2022 Tagged With: In Print Mar 2022, Mara Menzies, online, Speak Stories

Speak Storytelling presents Mara Menzies in an on-line performance on March 8 (Tue) at 7:30 pm.  Read the Full Story >>

Bald Eagles of the Potomac Valley — NOV 10

October, 2021 Tagged With: bald eagles, National Conservation Training Center, online, Potomac Valley Audubon Society

A bald eagle stares intently into the distance as it perches on a tree stump.

This month’s online PVAS program features a presentation by Randy Robinson on “Bald Eagles of the Potomac Valley.” Randy’s presentation will focus on a pair of bald eagles that currently nest near the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC). Read the Full Story >>

CASA Online Fundraising Challenge, Oct 1-31

September, 2021 Tagged With: Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Eastern Panhandle, Fundraiser, hiking, online, running, Superhero Challenge, walking

CASA-EP superhero challenge

CASA of the Eastern Panhandle is hosting its second Superhero Challenge to raise support for the most vulnerable children across the region. Unlike a normal road race during which hundreds or thousands of runners gather on the same path at the same time, the CASA-EP Superhero Challenge can be completed at your own pace, in your own way, and wherever you go. Run, walk, hike, bike, and get active however you like to support this activity challenge throughout the month of October. Join the fun on your own, with your kids, friends, or colleagues, and get active for a good cause. Read the Full Story >>

American Pops Orchestra — Oct 29

September, 2021 Tagged With: American Pops Orchestra, music, online

American Pops Orchestra logo for the One Voice performance series.

The American Pops Orchestra, led by Maestro Luke Frazier, a West Virginia native, recently performed two concerts locally, both of which were filmed for rebroadcast as part of the Orchestra's One Voice: The Songs We Share series. Both concerts will air on PBS on October 29. Read the Full Story >>

Jelani Cobb & The Kerner Report — Oct 27

September, 2021 Tagged With: Byrd Center, civil rights, Jelani Cobb, law enforcement, online, racism, Shepherd University, The Kerner Report

Speaking about the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020, Jelani Cobb writes, “the flames of a single incident seemed to combust, and all at once, over the country.” Cobb’s recently published book, The Essential Kerner Commission Report, “distills the full Kerner Report to its most significant and enduring parts.” The current book is a much slimmer volume, but no less timely or relevant. Read the Full Story >>

Feather Identification Event- OCT 13

September, 2021 Tagged With: feathers, online, Potomac Valley Audubon Society, Smithsonian

Carla Dove, Program Manager from the Feather Identification Lab at the Smithsonian Museum, will discuss the specialized techniques used to identify bird species using feathers and feather fragments, including microscopy, museum specimen comparison, and DNA “barcoding.” Dove will also explain how feather identification is used in aviation safety to determine the species of birds involved in birdstrike events with aircrafts. Read the Full Story >>

Online Concert with Andrew Finn Magill – August 14

July, 2021 Tagged With: concert, online, Shepherd University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities

Andrew Finn Magill. Photo credit: Anna Colliton.

hepherd University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities hosts Andrew Finn Magill for a concert titled “Celtic Roots and South American Musical Treasures.” Read the Full Story >>

Speak Stories Series Presents: Diane Macklin – August 10

July, 2021 Tagged With: Diane Macklin, online, Speak Stories, storytelling

Diane Macklin.

Speak Stories Series hosts storyteller Diane Macklin for an online performance on August 10 (Tue) at 7:30 pm. Read the Full Story >>

2 Plays, 2 Parties, 2 Podcast Series

July, 2021 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, online, podcast, Sheepdog, Shepherd University events, street party, The House of the Negro Insane

The contemporary american film festival is hosting several playcast parties and street parties in 2021.

CATF comes to downtown Shepherdstown in July with a hybrid of two audio plays and two street parties, plus a series of podcasts structured around the two plays. Read the Full Story >>

March 21 — Online Walk In The Woods Fundraiser with PVAS

February, 2021 Tagged With: online, Potomac Valley Audubon Society

Enjoy a virtual visit to local nature preserves from the comfort of your home and help Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) celebrate on the eve of the Spring Equinox with “Walk in the Woods with Wine.” Read the Full Story >>

Feb 5 — Shepherd University Music Online Concert

February, 2021 Tagged With: COVID-19, online, Shepherd University, Shepherd University events, Shepherd University Music Salon Series

The Shepherd University Music Salon Series presents a free online concert showcasing School of Music faculty. Read the Full Story >>

Feb 6-13 — Animal Welfare Society Valentine Online Action

February, 2021 Tagged With: Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County, online

The Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County is hosting a Valentine online auction fundraiser from February 6th - 13th Read the Full Story >>

Feb 9 — Speak Stories Series Presents Jasmin Cardenas

February, 2021 Tagged With: online, Speak Stories, storytelling

Cardenas is a Colombian-American award winning bilingual storyteller, actress, educator and social activist. She enjoys exploring the uncomfortable truths found when you grow up between cultures. Jasmin has always lived between worlds being told she’s not fully American in the US and a gringa in South America. Cardenas was awarded a 2020-2022 LAB Fellowship from Read the Full Story >>

CATF Shares Highlights of New Theater Online

January, 2021 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, COVID-19, online, theater

The discussion and development of new theater goes on, even if the stages are dark. With the continued presence of COVID-19, the theater community continues to create and explore new avenues for sharing and collaborating online — offering the public glimpses into the process that would normally not be so visible. The Contemporary American Theater Read the Full Story >>

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