North Charles Street will be closed for the weekend to host a few dozen local artists, live music, juggling clowns, kids face painting, and other fun activities for the entire family. Downtown restaurants will be open for food and drink. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Entertainment
Green Bank: The Town That Stood Still
For decades, Green Bank and its surroundings have attracted people seeking a quieter life, including Stephen Kurczy, a rara avis reporter who hadn’t “owned a cellphone in nearly a decade” when he decided to make it the theme of his book, The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Activities: OCT 25 — OCT 31
The Observer's weekly guides highlight music, comedy, theater, and other fun events happening around Jefferson County WV in October. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Activities: OCT 18 — OCT 24
The Observer's weekly guides highlight music, comedy, theater, and other fun events happening around Jefferson County WV in October. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Activities: OCT 11 — OCT 17
The Observer's weekly guides highlight music, comedy, theater, and other fun events happening around Jefferson County WV in October. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Activities: OCT 4 — OCT 10
The Observer's weekly guides highlight music, comedy, theater, and other fun events happening around Jefferson County WV in October. Read the Full Story >>
Mason Ellsworth – Art Show & Sale
Artist Mason Ellsworth with family members. Read the Full Story >>
Loudoun Arts Film Festival Returns For 2021
The Loudoun Arts Film Festival (LAFF) returns for a second year with an entertaining and thought-provoking mix of indie films. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Activities: SEP 20 — SEP 26
The Observer's weekly guides highlight music, comedy, theater, and other fun events happening around Jefferson County WV in September. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Activities: SEP 13 — SEP 19
The Observer's weekly guides highlight music, comedy, theater, and other fun events happening around Jefferson County WV in September. Read the Full Story >>
Voices From the Past
In 1972, Anne Lawrence, a 21-year-old junior at Swarthmore College studying history and sociology, traveled through the coalfields of central and southern West Virginia, as well as Kentucky and Virginia. Her goal was to interview retired miners and their families about their union experiences, including their participation in the Battle of Blair Mountain that took place in Logan County, WV from August 25 to September 2 of 1921. Read the Full Story >>
A Blues Legend Comes Alive! — Sep 16
The Friends of Shepherdstown Library (FOSL) will host Doris Fields on September 16 (Thu), 6:30 pm in the pavilion at Morgan's Grove Park (4198 Kearneysville Pike, Shepherdstown, WV). Fields will be portraying legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, performing and answering questions in character. Read the Full Story >>
Speak Story Series presents Bil Lepp — Sep 14
Speak Story Series presents storyteller Bil Lepp in an online performance on September 14 (Tue) at 7:30 pm. Read the Full Story >>
Historian Dianne Roman Presents The Ladies’ Garland — Sep 8
Historic Shepherdstown & Museum will host a presentation on September 8 (Wed) at 7 pm by print historian Dianne Roman, featuring her research on The Ladies’ Garland, a magazine for women published in Harpers Ferry between 1824 and 1827 by John Gallaher. Roman has an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and a doctoral degree in Media, Art & Text from Virginia Commonwealth University. Read the Full Story >>
Events & Activities: SEP 6 — SEP 12
The Observer's weekly guides highlight music, comedy, theater, and other fun events happening around Jefferson County WV in September. Read the Full Story >>