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CHARLES TOWN – DEAR Day: April 12 is celebrated children’s writer Beverly Cleary’s birthday. It is also Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Day. Ramona Quimby, one of Cleary’s most memorable characters, is spokesperson for DEAR Day. She encourages all families to set aside at least 30 minutes for reading together. To celebrate this day, the [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – Charles Town author Bob O’Connor returns to familiar ground for his newest novel, “The Return of Catesby.” The book – a sequel to his 2008 work, “Catesby: Eyewitness to the Civil War” – focuses on a former slave as he navigates post-Civil War America. As with many of his novels, O’Connor employs [...]
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Harpers Ferry artist Autumn Beckett’s mural for the children’s section at the Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library is a sight to see BOLIVAR – There’s a squirrel up on a wall at the public library here and a fox at the window. But that’s not all. Elsewhere, two rabbits peek out from behind opened books while [...]
Continue reading …Witness walk: The South Jefferson Ministerial Association will host a ‘Walk Of Witness’ at 10 a.m. on Good Friday. The walk begins at Asbury United Methodist Church in Charles Town and concludes at Edge Hill Cemetery. Call 304-725-5513 or visit myasburychurch.org for more information. Special service: The Jefferson County Association of Black Clergy will sponsor [...]
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HARPERS FERRY — Operatic baritone Warren Fremling will be the soloist and hymn leader at the Easter Sunrise Service Sunday. The service takes place at the Harper Cemetery on Fillmore Street in Harpers Ferry and will begin at 6:30 a.m. Fremling will also be a soloist at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 898 Washington Street in [...]
Continue reading …First Tuesdays Charles Town’s the Tap House now offers First Tuesdays, a new open-mic event. Open to bands or individuals, including musicians of any ability or age, performers will enjoy the bar’s big stage and state-of-the-art lighting and sound system. It’s also possible to get a recording of any live performance. Besides being a hub [...]
Continue reading …Scholarship available: Applications are being accepted for the 2013 Woman’s Club of Harpers Ferry Carrie Schilling College Scholarship. The scholarship is for $1,000 and is open to students at Washington or Jefferson high schools who plan a college major in the arts and humanities, environmental studies or public service fields. For an application, contact the [...]
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$40 prix-fixe menu puts Final Cut’s excellence within easy reach A new three-course dinner offering at the Final Cut steakhouse gives patrons a taste of the high life at a reasonable price. On Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, the restaurant tucked inside Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races offers a special prix-fixe menu that includes an [...]
Continue reading …All about Cohen Fans of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen can turn out for “Little Wild Bouquet,” a unique benefit happening Saturday in Shepherdstown. Ranson-based musicians Hank Goldstein and Leah Graham of Ranson have put together the show, which will feature fellow musicians from the Panhandle and across the region. They will perform selected favorites from Cohen’s [...]
Continue reading …Here’s a trivia question for you: What 16-year-old competition has raised thousands of dollars to boost literacy in the Panhandle? That answer – Brain Games, put on each spring since 1998 by Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle – comes more easily than most at the team event, a friendly trivia showdown to be held [...]
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