OCT 25-27 – Fairy Festival

Shepherdstown Opera House on September 1, 2024

Friday, October 25 — Sunday, October 27 , 2024

Something Fairy This Way Comes to Downtown Shepherdstown this October!

Once upon a time in Appalachia, there was a very special Traveling Show. It was made up of the strangest folk anyone ever saw. Straight out of storybooks they were, with pointed ears and gossamer wings, furry faces and tails that twitched, men with goat legs, even a mermaid. When they came to town, they brought the magic of Faerie with them: wishes could come true, animals could talk, the imaginary became real. The Story continues this October . . .

Festival Schedule

Saturday Oct 26 10am-6pm and Sunday Oct 27 10am-6pm: The Festival Proper!

General admission is free or Purchase a Souvenir Ticket for $15 and receive a copy of the beautiful Full-Color Program featuring original stories, festival lore, coloring pages, and activites!

The Magical Marketplace will line King Street in front of Town Hall and McMurran Lawn will be transformed into a fairyland with carnival games (50 cents/play), crafts ($5-$10), and live performances by a whole crew of storytellers and magical characters. Special Guests: Robert Turk, The Fairy Queens of Summer and Winter, Living Gargoyles, Satyrs with Banjos, Punk Rock Puck, The Fairy Gothmother, Prince Snowflake, Avian Encounters and others.

Special Events (add-on ticket purchase required):

Friday Oct 25, 8:30 pm (live music): Frenchy and the Punk. Location: Shepherdstown Opera House ($20, limited quantity). Doors open 1 hour before showtime.

Saturday Oct 26, 8:30 pm (movie): Something Wicked This Way Comes. A Halloween classic based on the Ray Bradbury Novel. $13 (limited quantity). Location: Shepherdstown Opera House. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

Sunday Oct 27, 3:30 pm (movie): The Last Unicorn. Beloved animated classic based on the novel by Peter S. Beagle. $13 (limited quantity). Location: Shepherdstown Opera House. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

The historic Shepherdstown Opera House is cozy vaudeville-style theater that seats 100 — advance ticket purchase encouraged. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine purchase, no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

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OCT 19 – Chelsea McBee & Friends

Shepherdstown Opera House on September 1, 2024

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Shepherdstown native Chelsea McBee returns to the Opera House stage with her banjo and passion, plus several of her friends, including Alicia Hanlin (opening act), Steve Kemp, Jeremy Rodgers, John Sharer, Melody Massimino & Teresa McBee.

Tickets: $20 (general admission, seated, all ages). Doors open 1 hour before showtime.

The historic Shepherdstown Opera House is cozy vaudeville-style theater that seats 100 — advance ticket purchase encouraged. Online sales end 2 hours before showtime. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine purchase, no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

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OCT 18 – The Plate Scrapers with the Clendenen Brothers

Shepherdstown Opera House on September 1, 2024

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 8:00 pm

The Plate Scrapers in front of schoolbus

The Plate Scrapers are a band that strives to maintain a healthy equilibrium between their diverse musical backgrounds and the traditional Appalachian sounds, The Plate Scrapers have wowed audiences across the entire spectrum. This progressively minded Bluegrass act truly feels at home on any stage. They’ve provided direct support for bluegrass legends such as The Seldom Scene, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, and Larry Keel. On the other side of that coin, they aren’t afraid to get weird at a late night festival slot and have become well known for their tastefully balanced and refreshingly diverse song-writing. Catch their live show and you’ll be sure to receive a full helping of hard-driving bluegrass favorites and heart-wrenching country ballads. Dig into their recorded originals, however, and you’ll find tracks ranging from thoughtful folk lyricism to gritty tales of harrowing adventure. 

Clendenen Brothers

Nate Clendenen of the Clendenen Brothers is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and performer from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Steeped in influences all across the board, his generational roots extend deep into Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, while his blood runs thick with the saltwater of his tidal home. Growing up on large parts of bluegrass, rock, country, reggae and blues, Nate now performs in several different outfits drawing on that spectrum.

General Admission: $20 advance, $25 at door.

All Ages, doors open 1 hour before showtime.

The historic Shepherdstown Opera House is cozy vaudeville-style theater that seats 100 — advance ticket purchase encouraged. Online sales end 2 hours before showtime. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine purchase, no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.r beer & wine purchase, no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

TICKETS

ARTIST LINKS – The Plate Scrapers

ARTIST LINKS – Clendenen Brothers

OCT 13 – Rural Runners

Shepherdstown Opera House on September 1, 2024

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at noon

Film followed by discussion

Free admission

Sponsored by Two Rivers Treads

Film: In 2020, Chloe Maxmin, a 28-year-old climate activist, became the youngest woman elected to the state senate in Maine history. Chloe and her campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, rewrote the strategy for progressive success in rural America and won two campaigns in red districts where they were expected to lose. Rural Runners follows Chloe and Canyon on the campaign trail alongside Canyon’s burgeoning rise as a champion ultra-distance runner. Their approach rehumanizes our deeply divided political system, offering hope and a path toward a healthier democracy. (Credit: Gnarly Bay)

Panel Discussion: Following the film there will be a panel discussion with Rural Runners’ own Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward joined by local candidates Maria Russo and Lucia Valentine.

General admission (FREE). Reservations encouraged to ensure seating in our 100-seat theater. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Online reservations end 2 hours before showtime. Popcorn, candy, soft drinks, beer & wine available for purchase (no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

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Rural Runners - event poster for Oct 13 2024

OCT 12 – A Night of the Grateful Dead

Shepherdstown Opera House on September 1, 2024

Saturday, October 12 , 2024 at 8:00 pm

Shepherdstown Opera House is proud to present a Grateful Dead Night with the Brahman Noodles. The Brahman Noodles will be with their FULL BAND doing selections from the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia and the The Dead eras and so much more!

Join the fun, come in Dead attire, and bring your dancing shoes and boogie to Night of The Grateful Dead Electric !!

Jimmy Petrohilos/lead guitar/vocals ~ J.Wilson Norris keyboard/vocals ~ Sharon Innes/bass ~ Evan Cunningham/guitar ~ Kevin Drabczyk/drums.

THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN AND BRING YOUR PRANKSTER SMILE! 

Tickets: $17 (general admission, seated, all ages, fees & tax included). Doors open 1 hour before showtime.

Seating in the historic Shepherdstown Opera House is limited, advance purchase encouraged. Online sales end 2 hours before showtime. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine purchase, no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

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