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 >>
Events & Entertainment
2023 Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Notes Places That Inspire
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
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
“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 >>
Storytelling In Shepherdstown with Carmen Deedy
Speak Story Series hosts story artist Carmen Deedy in live performances on April 11 and 12 (show starts at 7:30 each night). Tuesday’s program will be Dill and Corky: Tales of a Feral Childhood. Read the Full Story >>
History Museums Open for Spring
The Historic Shepherdstown Museum opens for 2023 with a new exhibit featuring maps of Shepherdstown and Jefferson County, giving visitors a glimpse into the geography of the past Read the Full Story >>
American Conservation Film Festival 2023
The 2023 American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF) will light up the screen at the intimate and historic Shepherdstown Opera House for three days, (March 10, 11 & 12 — Fri, Sat & Sun) and will spotlight short films that are 40 minutes or less. From among the 300 films submitted from 44 countries, the ACFF Read the Full Story >>
Speak Storytelling Announces 2023 Season
Story artist Priscilla Howe is the first performer in the 2023 Speak Story Series, presented by Speak Storytelling, Inc. of Shepherdstown. Read the Full Story >>
Steeples With History
The public is invited to tour the interiors of several historic churches in Shepherdstown on December 26 (Monday) 2022 between 4 and 7 pm. Read the Full Story >>
Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Presents Winter Concerts
Ring in the new year with a series of three concerts organized by the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival (ACMF) on December 29, 30, and 31. Read the Full Story >>
Holiday Lights 2022
Enjoy some seasonal light shows in and nearby Jefferson County. Read the Full Story >>
Local Artists Open Studios in November
This year’s Over the Mountain Studio Tour is scheduled for November 12 & 13 (Sat & Sun). The tour route includes 8 local studios, with 17 of the Eastern Panhandle’s most passionate artisans participating to present (and sell) work. Read the Full Story >>
A Time Satire at Shepherd University Theater
The Thanksgiving Play, written by 2020 McArthur Fellow Larissa Fasthorse, is intended to be funny, edgy, and serious. A group of terminally “woke” actors struggle to create a play for a local elementary school that presents a balanced history of the first Thanksgiving, trying to include all perspectives but without offending anyone. Read the Full Story >>
Barbara Kingsolver Talks About Being A Writer
Barbara Kingsolver will speak at the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence award ceremony at Shepherd University. Read the Full Story >>
Appalachian Heritage Festival at Shepherd University
“Celebrating Women’s Voices in Appalachia” is the theme of the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Festival (Sep 25) on the Shepherd University campus. Read the Full Story >>