The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, Inc., in conjunction with Playwright Courtney Smith, presents the play Welcome Home on April 29 at 2 p.m. Admission is $7. This drama will transport the audience to the time when Pearl Buck, Oscar Hammerstein and James Michener created the Welcome House Adoption Program for mixed race children. Through the play we will see these three characters grapple with the tough choices of the day and the realization that all children should be treated equally without regard to race or country of origin. (more…)

Pocahontas County Parks and Recreation and the Brushy Flats 4-H Club present an Old Time Square Dance and Dance Workshop with live music by Juanita Fireball and the Continental Drifters. The workshop runs 7 p.m. until 7:45 p.m., with the dance starting at 8 p.m.

Admission is $4. Students are admitted free of charge!

Refreshments will be available.

Advance tickets for Opera House Foundation Performance Series events are now available at the 4th Avenue Gallery of the Pocahontas County Artisan’s Cooperative. The Gallery’s winter hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Stop by to get your tickets, and be sure to check out the variety of fine artwork and functional pieces available from talented, local artisans.

The Pocahontas County New Year’s Bash at The Pocahontas County Opera House in Marlinton is only $2.00! The fun begins at 7:30 p.m. Music is by local punk rock cover band Pocahontas County Yacht Club (Mark Egan, Phil Whiteis, and Spencer Calvert)

And don’t forget; there’s an acoustic set at the Dirtbean the night before: https://www.facebook.com/events/336274739718484/

(Please note: Opera House 2011-2012 season tickets do not apply; This is not an Opera House Foundation sponsored event.)

Don’t miss a single for the rest of the season! Season tickets for our 2011-2012 Performance Series are still available. Buy one season ticket for $45, good for seven shows through June 2012, or get a pair of tickets for $80. You save more than 20% off our at-the-door ticket prices. They’re a great gift idea for any occasion.

Shows for the next half of our season include: (more…)

Shop locally this holiday season. Don’t miss the nearly 30 local crafters, artisans and vendors at the Opera House’s annual Holiday Craft Show Friday, December 2, 4-9 p.m. and Saturday, December 3, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

In conjunction with the traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit The Way We Worked and its stay in Marlinton this fall, the Pocahontas County Opera House will be the site of four great local music events on the first and third weekends of October.

• Dwight & Caleb Diller with Guests - Fri. Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m.
• Jake Krack and The Bing Brothers - Sat. Oct 1 at 8:00 p.m.
• John Wyatt and The Appalachians - Fri. Oct 14 at 8:00 p.m.
• The Bill Hefner Family - Sat. Oct 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Sherman Hammons at Pioneer Days, 1973

The 2nd Annual Hammons Musical Heritage celebration is fast approaching! The Opera House welcomes those musicians who would like to help us celebrate the profound influence of the Hammons family on the musical and story-telling traditions of Pocahontas County and central Appalachia. Performers will not be judged, but will receive a gift from the Opera House. Registration is free of charge.  So practice together with some friends, and sign up to celebrate Pocahontas County’s rich musical tradition at the Hammons Musical Heritage Celebration!

Musicians may register online, through the EVENT PAGE, or by calling B.J. Gudmundsson at 304-799-3989.

William Elliott Whitmore will open for The Low Anthem at the Pocahontas County Opera House on Friday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m.

On his heralded new album Field Songs, exhilarating young troubadour William Elliott Whitmore lends a voice of absolute conviction and compassion to the struggles and perseverance of the American farmer.  Still based on the small family farm in Iowa on which he was raised, Whitmore is an artist uniquely suited to capture this profoundly important and seemingly vanishing landscape.

It was this powerful connection between artist and subject which resonated so noticeably throughout Whitmore’s recent interview and performance on the popular NPR radio show Talk of the Nation. As he spoke and played songs from his new album, calls came flooding into the station from farmers in the field, one even sitting on a tractor as he spoke. Listening to the show they were inspired to speak of their lives, the time honored rituals which they embrace and of the music which sustains them. (more…)

Treasure on the Mountain Tickets will be available for purchase at our July 16 concert with the Veveritse Brass Band and at the July 29 production of “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” by Greenbrier Valley Theatre. The 3rd annual Treasure on the Mountain $250,000 raffle is schedule for August 7, 2011 at Snowshoe Mountain with cash and prizes valued at over $250,000.

Tickets are just $100 and each ticket gives you multiple chances to win.

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