[ April 2, 2010; 7:30 pm; ] First Friday Coffeehouse presents singer-songwriter RJ Cowdery. In 2007, Cowdery was a co-winner of The Mountain Stage NewSong Festival song contest, and in 2008 she was co-winner of the prestigious Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Contest. The coffeehouse takes place at Trinity Church Orchard House, 4599 Shepherdstown Rd. (Rt. 45), midway between Martinsburg and Shepherdstown [...]

[ April 3, 2010; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; April 4, 2010; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; April 10, 2010; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; April 11, 2010; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; April 17, 2010; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; April 18, 2010; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; April 25, 2010; 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm; ] Peter Rabbit is up to his old tricks again and heads over to Mr. McGregor’s garden for some yummy veggies. Shows are every Saturday and Sunday, except the 24th, at 12-noon and 2pm. Wonderment Puppet Theater, 412 W. King St., Martinsburg WV. Cost: $4.50/person, under age 2 free. Info: (304) 258-4074, www.WondermentPuppets.com.

[ April 3, 2010; 7:30 pm; ] David Giusti calls a lively selection of contra dances to the music of Mortal Wombat with Carl Friedman on fiddle, Robin Wilson on concertina and flute, Michael Friedman on piano and Ralph Barthine on guitar at the War Memorial Building, German Street, Shepherdstown. Beginners workshop 7:30pm, dance 8pm. All levels welcome, no partners needed. [...]

[ April 8, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. April 17, 2010; 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] Thursday April 8th folk-rock artist Todd Coyle will be at the Tap House in Charles Town from 8pm to 11pm co-hosting an electric blues jam with Paul Pfau and Dennis Wright. Saturday the 17th he’ll be at The Blue Moon Café in Shepherdstown with Bill Unger, Don Oehser and Matt Robinson from 9pm-midnight.

[ April 10, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 17, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 24, 2010; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Intermediate Handspinning, Saturday, April 10, 10am – 5pm at Crim de la Crim, 137 N Queen St, Martinsburg. Tuition is $48 plus $20 materials fee. Improve your basic wheel or spindle skills by learning the spiral and Navaho plying technique, spinning through a diz, spinning from the fold, corespinning and working with unusual and difficult [...]

[ April 10, 2010; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. April 23, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] LaFleur, a superb singer-songwriter and musician on dobro, guitar, dulcimer and mandolin will be playing at Notaviva Vineyards in Purcellville VA on Saturday 4/10 from 2-5pm and also Beans in the Belfry in Brunswick MD from 7-9:30pm. On Friday 4/23 he will be at the Frederick Coffee Company in Frederick MD from 8-10pm. For more [...]

[ April 10, 2010; 8:00 pm; April 11, 2010; 2:00 pm; April 14, 2010; 8:45 pm; April 15, 2010; 8:45 pm; April 16, 2010; 8:00 pm; April 17, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Shepherd University’s Medieval and Renaissance Players, The Rude Mechanicals, will perform What Did Jesus Do?: Two Medieval Plays. These historical plays date from the 16th century and offer a glimpse into the medieval worldview. Performances are Saturday 4/10 at 8pm, Sunday 4/11 at 2pm. Wednesday 4/14 and Thursday 4/15 at 8:45pm, Friday 4/16 at 8pm [...]

[ April 16, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Shepherdstown Music and Dance International Concert Series

Enjoy an evening filled with songs and stories in an atmosphere reminiscent of an English Pub with England’s own Brian Peters at the Station at Shepherdstown, 100 Audrey Egle Drive, Shepherdstown. Dirty Linen magazine calls Peters, “one of the very best performers in the field of English traditional song [...]

[ April 18, 2010; ] Craggy Island band will perform Irish and folk music at The Valley EarthFest. For more info visit www.valleyearthfest.com or www.craggyislandband.com.

[ April 24, 2010; 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The 2nd Annual Panhandle Earth Day Celebration will be held Saturday, April 24th at Morgan’s Grove Park on Rt. 480 just outside of Shepherdstown from 12-noon to 9pm. There will be music, art, crafts, food, kid’s activities, demonstrations, environmental and conservation groups, activists, vendors, a farmers market and more! This is a family-friendly, community oriented [...]