SHEPHERDSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Children’s books to borrow in celebration of Women’s History Month, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Passover and springtime will be on display in March.

Free weekly programs for infants through age twelve are offered in the Library’s Children’s Department. For more information, call (304) 876-2783, email “mailto:splchild@martin.lib.wv.us”>splchild@martin.lib.wv.us, or stop by the Library at 100 East German Street.

The Library will be open on Easter Monday, April 1..

Ages four through nine are welcome to register to attend a free program with hands-on activities about “wildflowers and April showers.” Taught by a Master Naturalist, the program will be held in the Library’s Children’s Department on Thursday, April 11 from 4 to 4:45 p.m., with space for thirty children. This is the third in a monthly series cosponsored by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society, Shepherdstown Montessori Academy and the Library.

For information on the New Library Project, the Market House Re-Use Committee, or the Safe Access Committee, please call (304) 876-2783.

Learn 60 languages for free if you have a Shepherdstown Library card and an email address! Just click on the “Pronunciator” link on our homepage at www.lib.shepherdstown.wv.us/. Free downloads of over 1500 Audiobooks and over 1100 eBooks are also available for library patrons from the adjacent link, “AudioBook & eBook downloads,” on our homepage.

ONGOING

Does your cat or dog need to be spayed or neutered? Reduced rates available through non-profit Spay Today! NEW vets! MANY vets participating in a WIDE area!! For more info and a list of vet clinics: www.baacs.org or 304-728-8330.

Intermediate Bridge players are invited to join an informal group meeting every Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Chapel. All are welcome and walk-ins are encouraged. For more information, contact 304-876-6244.

Pedal & Paddle is offering free bicycle maintenance classes for girl scouts and boy scouts starting now thru the end of March. The classes will be held Saturday mornings 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Due to limited space each class is limited to 10 kids per class. We will go over the parts of a bike, regular bike maintenance and how to change a flat tire. Please do not bring bikes for the class. You must make and appointment to attend the class. Please contact Eddie at 304-876-3000 to make an appointment.

TODAY

“March Jazz Madness” at Shepherdstown Opera House. An evening of spirited, toe-tapping, “get-down” jazz featuring some of the finest musicians in the region. New original music, plus some funky favorites tunes from the past including the music of the ‘Crusaders’, the ‘Meters’, and ‘Tom Scott’. The stellar lineup includes Tom Crawford (saxes), Cam Millar (trombone), Danny Webber (guitar), Rodrigo Pinchiera (keyboards), Mike Jackson (bass), and Chris Crawford (drums).

Tickets only $7. Showtime is 8 p.m. For more information and tickets, see www.operahouselive.com or www.cammillar.com or phone 304-876-3704 and 202-609-9763

Yoga meets Dance! With Agi Fejer : 67 p.m., & Saturday, March 30, 10:30-11-30 a.m.:Everyone can be a unique dancer; actually, you already are! Yoga Meets Dance can help you to discover your natural ability while it gives you a powerful tool to increase body-mind harmony and general well-being. It’s a synergy of gentle yoga and expressive dance that gradually builds from beginning to end. Movement, music and guided meditation go hand in hand during this class, leaving you feeling energized and relaxed at the same time. Whether your New Year’s goal is to be fitter or to feel more joy, you’ll find YMD inspiring and satisfying. Donations are gracefully accepted.

Jefferson County Parks and Recreation will host an open house and mixer at the Jefferson County Community Center, Sam Michael’s Park from 5-7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Giveaways and a tours of the center. Come find out all JCPRC has to offer.

Mar. 23

Plan for to have Breakfast with the Easter Bunny from 7 to 11 a.m. at Independent Fire Station in Ranson. Cost for breakfast is $6 for adults and $3 for six and under. Photos will be available with the Easter Bunny.

Leonard Cohen fans are in for a treat at 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Hall at Shepherd University is the place to be for a musical retrospective of Cohen’s work spanning more than 40 years. Tickets are available at the door for donation of $12. For more info on Wisdom Spring and the musicians in the Little Wild Bouquet Ensemble, see Facebook: the Little Wild Bouquet or email LittleWildBouquet@gmail.com.

Have breakfast with the Easter Bunny followed by an Easter Egg Hunt at Canterbury Center, 80 Maddex Drive. 8 a.m. breakfast and 9 a.m. hunt. Bring your own basket. For more information, call 304-876-9422.

The Full Circle Theatre Company will present March Art Madness! This is a fundraising event which will include various musical and dramatic acts, an open-mike session, an exhibit of local art and a silent auction. Tickets are $10 at the door. For information, contact FCTC at 304-268-7798 or info@fullcircletheaterco.org.

Join Jefferson County Parks and Recreation for an Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. at the Jefferson County Community Center, Sam Michael’s Park.

Mar. 24

Jefferson High School Baseball Boosters host a basket bingo at the Shepherdstown Fire Hall at 2 p.m. Doors open at noon. Tickets at the door are $25.

Mar. 27

Kindergarten registration is on tap at Shepherdstown Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your child (born 9/1/2008 or later), birth certificate, proof of residency, social security card and immunization records.

Mar. 30

The Giving Tree Band will be performing at Shepherdstown Opera House at 8 pm. Tickets are $5. The Giving Tree Band is a rock & roll band from Yorkville, Ill. They all live together, travel together and perform with a wide array of instruments from acoustic & electric guitars, slide guitars & banjos to violin, mandolin & pedal steel. Though the group uses an instrumentation largely associated with bluegrass and Americana, their sound often drums up comparisons to such classic rock icons as The Band, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, and Nash and The Beatles.

Sustainable Saturdays featuring the Best of the ACFF at the Shepherdstown Opera House

“Bag It” Caitlin Boyle and Lucy Flores, 79:00 mins. Try going a day without plastic. In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wide scale investigation into plastic’s effects on our oceans, environment and bodies. We see how our crazy-for-plastic world has finally caught up to us…and what we can do about it. Donations to offset screening fees gratefully accepted.

May 10-11

Morgan County Master Gardeners Annual Plant Fair. Located in the Berkeley Springs State Park in downtown Berkeley Springs. There will be flowers, vegetable plants, herbs, shrubs, garden art, crafts, garden tools, raffle and more. Children’s area with free plants and pictures for Mom. Plant Doctor on call.