This weekend, October 19 – 21, a new play by local retiree Tom Trumble, will have three performances at the Shepherdstown Opera House. This play, based on Tom’s experiences in the Vietnam War and his return home, has been 40 … Continue reading
Jim and I just got back from taking in the Sunday afternoon showing of The Way, starring Martin Sheen and directed by his son Emilio Estevez (the one that didn’t go off the rails this year). It was playing at … Continue reading
Save 10% on your New Year’s weekend stay! Two-night package includes a 10% discounted room rate for both nights. Shepherdstown is a great place to celebrate New Year’s weekend! In addition to our special package (check out the link), Bistro … Continue reading
Comedian Mike Diesel Mike Diesel began doing stand-up comedy in 1988 in Washington DC avarious Open-Mics around town. He was just doing silly impressions back then, but it was enough to get him noticed by the owner of The Comedy … Continue reading
I have written about the Opera House before, but in the case of world-class events like the show tonight, it bears repeating. Drop whatever plans you might have for a quiet Sunday at home this evening and get thee to … Continue reading
The Shepherdstown Opera House, our vintage movie and music theater, has announced a new partnership with Emerging Pictures and is showing some wonderful documentaries and foreign films this week to celebrate. Today (Sunday), you can see the subtitled French film … Continue reading
This weekend, November 3 – 6, the American Conservation Film Festival returns, using the power of imagery to inspire and inform. 50 documentary films on various environmental topics will be shown at venues around Shepherdstown, including the Opera House and … Continue reading
This weekend will be the final showings of the Sam Shepard classic A Fool For Love at the Shepherd University Theater Department‘s Studio Theater. Now’s the time to see a classic Shepard play before his newest work debuts at the … Continue reading
If you have even a passing interest in live theater or film, this weekend (February 26 & 27) is the best weekend of the winter to be in Shepherdstown, WV. Here’s the lineup: The season teaser for the 2011 Contemporary … Continue reading
I recently wrote a blog post about some new excitement after a change in ownership of the Shepherdstown Opera House – an extra night of movie screenings, a Saturday matinee club for kid’s movies, and weekly live music performances, and … Continue reading
