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The meditative movement QiGong will be taught and lead at the library by Chuck Steg. QiGong is a Chinese practice that involves movement, breathing, and meditation to improve health and wellbeing. Beginners are welcome. This class is free and requires no registration. This class will meeting every Monday at 9 a.m. in the library’s Commons […] |
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A Compassionate Conversation About Death & Dying Death Café is a welcoming space to talk openly about death, as well as life, and everything in between. No agenda, just conversation. […]
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A Compassionate Conversation About Death & Dying Death Café is a welcoming space to talk openly about death, as well as life, and everything in between. No agenda, just conversation. […]
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An evening learning about and tagging Monarch butterflies! PVAS Host: Laurel Schwartz This is a free/donation-based program. All ages are welcome, though youth must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration […]
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The Unfictionables Club is a dynamic book club for lovers of non-fiction. Each month, we dive into thought-provoking reads that span a range of real-world topics, from current events and […] |
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Explore secular mindfulness and meditation with Kath Meadows of Moving Mountains Yoga. Each session will include guided meditation, mindfulness topics, and time for discussion. All levels welcome. No experience required. […]
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Gesture Drawing. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event
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Join us for a monthly celebration of nature, creativity, and curiosity! This month’s subject is the Northern cardinal, the state bird of West Virginia! PVAS Hosts: Lindsay Chase, Deana Thorsell $15/person (PVAS members receive a 10% discount). For ages 12 and older. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited […]
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Melanie Garvey, Archivist of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education, will talk about the legacy of Senator Robert Byrd’s long and distinguished congressional career through a selection of ten objects from his archives at the Byrd Center. Following the talk, the objects will be available for viewing and tours through the […] |
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First Fridays at Four Seasons Books is a recurring community event celebrating stories, art, books, and creative connection. Please confirm monthly details with Four Seasons Books before attending. Organizer: Four […] |
4 events,Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Source: View original event
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Easel Painting & Drawing. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event
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Join us for a crafter-noon of bedazzling upstairs in the Four Seasons community space and beautify your favorite book(s)! These also make fabulous personalized gifts to give around the holidays. […] |
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Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Source: View original event |
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Join us for a monthly celebration of nature, creativity, and curiosity! This month’s subject is the Monarch butterfly! PVAS Hosts: Lindsay Chase, Deana Thorsell $15/person (PVAS members receive a 10% […] |
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Explore secular mindfulness and meditation with Kath Meadows of Moving Mountains Yoga. Each session will include guided meditation, mindfulness topics, and time for discussion. All levels welcome. No experience required. […]
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Easel Painting & Drawing. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Skull City Studio Source: View original event
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Together, we will read LGBTQIA+ books across all genres and engage in lively discussion about the characters, themes, and impact of stories that shape our understanding of identity, expression, love, […] |
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Skull City Studio Source: View original event |
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Are you looking for a book club where the stories are spicy, the discussions are unhinged, and every selection comes with a delicious dose of on-page steam? If so, Lusty […] |
4 events,Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Source: View original event
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Help keep our Town Run in running order by removing invasive plants, picking up trash, and building community relationships. Join us the 2nd Saturday of each month (May – October). Pizza will be provided for all volunteers after the cleanup as a thank-you for your hard work. Bring your waders, boots, tools & smiles to […]
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Magritte Surrealist Painting. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event |
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🍦🎉 You’re Invited to the Friends of NCTC Annual Social! 🎉🍦 Save the date for one of our favorite events of the year! Bring your family and friends for an afternoon filled with history, wildlife, hands-on fun, and FREE build-your-own ice cream sundaes! 🍨 ✨ This year’s event includes: 🗄️ Behind-the-scenes Archives Tours with NCTC […]
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*Join us for this month’s book discussion in preparation for the movie release next month!* Bookbound Buddies is where books take us on grand adventures and the readers we meet along the way become fast friends. Join us each month to explore unforgettable stories, laugh together, and discover that every epic journey begins with turning […] |
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Fall Shepherd University Lifelong Learning courses and lectures begin. Please confirm course details, registration, times, and locations with Shepherd Lifelong Learning. Organizer: Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Location: Shepherd University, 301 N King St, Shepherdstown, WV, 25443 Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Public Library (Shepherdstown) Source: View original event
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Speaker: Ashley Horst. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. What does it really mean to create a community where differences aren’t just tolerated, but welcomed—and […]
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Event listed by Shepherdstown Public Library. Please confirm details with the library before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Public Library Location: Shepherdstown Public Library, 145 Higbee Lane, Shepherdstown, WV, 25443 Source: View original event
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Event listed by Shepherdstown Public Library. Please confirm details with the library before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Public Library Location: Shepherdstown Public Library, 145 Higbee Lane, Shepherdstown, WV, 25443 Source: View […]
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Welcome to Recent Reads, the book club for those who want to stay on the cutting edge of the literary world! We focus on the freshest stories, diving into works […] |
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Event listed by Shepherdstown Public Library. Please confirm details with the library before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Public Library Location: Shepherdstown Public Library, 145 Higbee Lane, Shepherdstown, WV, 25443 Source: View […]
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Event listed by Shepherdstown Public Library. Please confirm details with the library before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Public Library Location: Shepherdstown Public Library, 145 Higbee Lane, Shepherdstown, WV, 25443 Source: View […]
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Public Library (Shepherdstown) Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Location: Shepherd Univ – Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Location: Shepherd Univ – Robert C. Byrd Center Source: View original event |
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Speaker: Jerry Collins. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. Around the time most Lifelong Learners were born, the population of the planet was 2.5 billion. Now it is 8.3 billion. Due to decades of declining birthrates worldwide, demographers have begun to warn that the threat has shifted from too many […]
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Murakami Anime Art. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event
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Join us for an evening of literary rediscovery at the Forgotten Authors Book Club. Expect thoughtful discussion, good company, and the kind of conversation that lingers long after the last […] |
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Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Location: War Memorial Building (Community Club) Source: View original event
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Shepherd University is excited to kick off a new season of “Lectures and Libations” with a panel discussion on the meaning and legacy of America 250 led by Dr. Ben Bankhurst with guests. This July the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Beyond its primary function of […]
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Organizer: Shepherd University Location: Shepherd University Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Alma Bea Restaurant Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: War Memorial Building (Community Club) Source: View original event |
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Source: View original event
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Join PVAS naturalists on a fall foraging adventure to learn all about the natural history of pawpaws and other edible plants! PVAS Host: Laurel Schwartz $15/person (PVAS members receive a 10% discount). All ages are welcome, though youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 12 participants. PVMN Continuing Education […]
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Some stories make you hungry. Some make you nostalgic. Some make you want to pour a drink, settle in for the evening, and talk about it with friends. Come gather […]
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Some stories make you hungry. Some make you nostalgic. Some make you want to pour a drink, settle in for the evening, and talk about it with friends. Come gather […]
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A Shepherdstown Film Society presentation Buena Vista Social Club (1999) Directed by Wim Wenders Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 105 min.) is a joyful and intimate documentary portrait of Cuba’s legendary musical masters — musicians who had been largely forgotten by the world until producer Ry Cooder brought them together for a recording session that […]
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Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Location: Welcome Center at the Market House Source: View original event |
7 events,Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Town Calendar Location: War Memorial Building (Community Club) Source: View original event
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Printmaking Workshop. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Public Library (Shepherdstown) Source: View original event
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Gather ’round for Hestia Fest, an afternoon dedicated to honoring the heart of the hearth and the grounding herbs of home. Blend your own sweet herbal incense to warm your space. Harvest fresh garden sage and make your own oxymels to nourish your immune system. Sip some warm herbal infusions while we share some Hestia […] |
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Shepherdstown Opera House Source: View original event
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The Potomac Mills Cement Mill in the Civil War Battle of Shepherdstown Anniversary Talk and Annual SBPA Members Meeting Discussion By Dr. Mike Nickerson, President, SBPA Help us CEMENT the […]
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Ducks in the Town Run are headed down stream on Sunday, September 20 at 3:00. Buy one duck or a flock to benefit Town Run Watershed. See flyer for more […]
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Welcome to The Banned Book Club! This discussion-based book club is open to all ages and anyone who believes in the power of the written word. Expect bold conversations, fresh […] |
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Speaker: Dina Sorokina. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. In an era of hyper-connectivity and deep social division, millions are turning to an ancient practice: […] |
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Organizer: Shepherd University Location: Shepherd University Source: View original event
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SPEAKER: Hoppy Kercheval LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center, Auditorium TIME: 6:30 p.m. COST: Free Putting “politics” and “trust” in the same sentence can feel like a bit of a stretch. […]
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A group of crows is a murder—but The Crow Club meets to solve murders, one book at a time. Welcome to the Four Seasons Mystery/Thriller club, where sharp minds gather […] |
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Speaker: Lynn Pechuekonis. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. Thousands of people across the region fondly remember the Hill Top House in Harpers Ferry, but […]
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Public Library (Shepherdstown) Source: View original event
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Open Studio. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event |
2 events,Shepherd University’s Appalachian Heritage Festival is now celebrating its 30th anniversary celebrating the culture, music, history, and living traditions of our region in the heart of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Over that time, thousands of community members, schoolchildren, and students have been introduced to the diverse culture of Appalachia and our state through workshops, lectures, and […] |
6 events,A special exploration of Civil War battlefield preservation, offering a discussion of preservation success at Antietam and elsewhere, with a special celebration of the 40th anniversary of Save Historic Antietam Foundation. The seminar includes visits to Antietam, Harpers Ferry, and South Mountain. Featuring guest speakers Garry Adelman, Tom Clemens, Dennis Frye, A. Wilson Greene, Bud […] A weekend celebration of culture, music, and history in the heart of Shepherdstown including workshops, concert, interactive jams, an old-time community square dance, and a showcase concert featuring string band music from WV Vandalia-award winning fiddler Dave Bing, flatfooting and clogging with Becky Hill, and Steve Martin Banjo-prize winning scholar of Black musical traditions Jake […]
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Shepherdstown Opera House Source: View original event
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Love the idea of a book club… but not the pressure? Join us for Silent Book Club, a judgment-free reading hour designed for people who just want to read together. […] |
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Surrealist Landscape. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Source: View original event
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Experience Shepherdstown Location: Public Library (Shepherdstown) Source: View original event
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Come meet local author C.E. Sarrow at Four Seasons Books! She will be at the store from 1-4pm. Come pick up a copy of her book BLOODLINES and have your […] |
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Speaker: Eric Thompson. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. In the fourth century CE, the Roman Empire transitioned from a religiously pluralistic and generally tolerant […] |
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Event listed on the Experience Shepherdstown community calendar. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Town Calendar Location: Public Library (Shepherdstown) Source: View original event |
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Speaker: Eric Thompson. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. In the fourth century CE, the Roman Empire transitioned from a religiously pluralistic and generally tolerant […]
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Drop-in/drop-off. $20 per student. Ages 6+. Theme: Bones & Flowers. Organizer: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Location: Badgerhound Studio and Gallery Source: View original event
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Every stream tells a story — in its current, its chemistry, its shape, and the life it supports. This one-hour talk offers a broad, accessible introduction to how streams work as ecosystems, from the physical forces that shape them to the organisms that call them home. Join field ecologist and educator Erin Snook for a […] |
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First Fridays at Four Seasons Books is a recurring community event celebrating stories, art, books, and creative connection. Please confirm monthly details with Four Seasons Books before attending. Organizer: Four […] |
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October is National Boyfriend Month so it seems like the perfect time to honor all the fictional boyfriends we fall in love with, chapter by chapter! But lets be honest, its not just the men we fall in love with… its characters across genders, species, and realms. Make your very own Spicy Saint Candle as […] |
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