[ March 13, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] West Virginia’s newest professional orchestra will once again bring the best in classical music to the Frank Arts Center Theater, performing works by Shostakovich, Beethoven, and Marquez, and featuring David Drosinos in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Frank Center Theater, Saturday, March 13 at 8:00pm. Sponsored by BB&T. Tickets in advance are $20 for general admission. Tickets [...]

[ March 14, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Sunday, March 14th from 7-9pm Craggy Island will perform all Irish repertoire in honor of St. Patrick at The Beans in the Belfry in Brunswick, Maryland. For more info visit www.beansinthebelfry.com. on $5 cover charge.

[ March 17, 2010 7:00 pm to March 17, 2011 9:00 pm. ] On Wednesday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday Kitchen will jam Celtic tunes…join in the jam if you have an instrument, or come listen to this vivacious group of musicians. 7 to 9pm, Beans in the Belfry, Brunswick, Maryland.

[ March 19, 2010; March 20, 2010; March 21, 2010; ] Friday, March 19th through Sunday, March 21st, this weekend retreat combines workshops for hammered dulcimer, fiddle and mixed instruments and features a special Acadian flavor reflecting special guests, Gadelle from Prince Edward Island. Weekend staff includes Cindy Ribet (beginning hammered dulcimer), Ken Kolodner (intermediate hammered dulcimer), Dan Landrum (advanced hammered dulcimer), Lisa Malyuk (building [...]

[ March 20, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Lisa and Heather Malyuk are young, multi-instrumentalists from Ohio whose repertoire ranges from energetic traditional jigs and reels, to bittersweet waltzes, from driving international rhythms to old fashioned hymns. Gadelle, a feisty all-woman French-Acadian band from Prince Edward Island, will also perform. Formed of Louise Arsenault on fiddle and Helene Bergeron-Arsenault on keyboards, guitar [...]

[ March 26, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] A Concert celebrating the bicentennial of Chopin’s birth featuring Dr. Scott Beard and students and alumni of the Shepherd University Piano Studio. Frank Center Theater, Friday, March 26 at, 8:00pm. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door for general admission, $15 for faculty, staff and children 18 and under, and free for [...]

[ March 27, 2010; 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm. ] A fundraiser for the Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players and for Relay for Life will be held on Saturday, March 27, 7:30-11 pm, at the Shepherdstown Train Station. Local bands will be featured. For more information, contact Betty Ellzey (304-876-5208, bellzey@shepherd.edu).

[ March 31, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] New York-based Baroque ensemble REBEL (pronounced “Re-BEL”) has earned an impressive international reputation, enchanting diverse audiences by their unique style and their virtuosic, highly expressive and provocative approach to the Baroque and Classical repertoire. Frank Center Theater, Wednesday, March 31 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door for general admission, [...]

[ 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.