Upcoming Events

	Greenbrier Valley Theatre presents Route 66 Saturday, August 16, 7:30 p.m. In this-fast-paced musical review, four high-octane gas station attendants take the audience on a journey along the famous Route 66 from Chicago to L.A. They sing and dance their way across the country to familiar '50s and '60s songs by the Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie, Elvis and many others. Complete with period commercials and jingles between songs, Route 66 pays tribute to the highway that will forever be part of the American landscape and culture. Lewisburg-based Greenbrier Valley Theatre is West Virginia’s official year-round professional theatre.
	C&S Railroad Saturday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. C&S Railroad has been playing their music in clubs, coffee houses, festivals, and auditoriums, in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania for the past four years. Their music has been described as rootsy, bluesy, and soulful. The boys in the band just call it "Mountain Blues." They have been the featured artist on Joe Dobb’s public radio show Music from the Mountains, and The Appalachian Uprising in Scottown, OH .  If you love great roots and blues music, don’t miss seeing these boys. C&S Railroad . . . playin' the blues like a freight train.
	Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys Saturday, September 20, 7:30 p.m. The Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys Band was established in Pocahontas County in 1968 and is hailed as one of the best bluegrass bands in the region.  The current band members are Richard Hefner, Jeff Hefner, Chris Nickell and Mike Smith, all West Virginia natives.  They are well known for their "high lonesome" sound of original bluegrass in the vein of Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe and Jimmy Martin.
	Spencer Bohren Friday, September 26, 7:30 p.m. Blues/folk guitarist, singer and songwriter Spencer Bohren is from Wyoming but is often associated with New Orleans, as he lived there for a number of years and continues to prove a popular club attraction there. Brought up in a strict Baptist family, Bohren sang harmonies in church, and it was his passion for gospel music that led him to become an equally diligent student of blues and a master of the lapsteel guitar.  Bohren has toured extensively throughout the US and Europe.  Four decades as a "road scholar," concert performer and general fan of humanity have given Spencer Bohren much to share.
	Kid Fid Saturday, September 27, 10 a.m. ~ 4 p.m. This September, the Opera House will host the first ever Pocahontas County Youth Fiddle Contest – “Kid Fid.” This will be only the fourth fiddle contest in the nation open exclusively to young people. The contest will run from 10 AM to 4 PM, and will be followed by an old-time music concert with Gandydancer at 7:30. Click here for registration information and more details!
	Gandydancer Saturday, September 27, 7:30 p.m. Gandydancer  is a West Virginia string band that performs spirited old-time mountain music on a variety of stringed instruments. Five musicians from various counties in West Virginia play driving fiddle tunes and banjo pieces and sing ballads, folksongs and old-time spirituals in four-part harmony. The band takes its name from 19th-century railroad workers; much of their material emanates from that era. Ron Mullennex, Dave Bing, Mark Payne, Jim Martin and Gerry Milnes represent lifetimes of experience collecting and performing traditional music. They pride themselves on bringing to life unusual, old and rare selections at their performances.
	Patrick O’Flaherty Saturday, October 18, 7:30 p.m. Patrick O'Flaherty, a talented multi-instrumentalist, began playing the harmonica as a young boy in Connemara.  Raised in Galway's Gaeltacht on the Rugged West Coast of Ireland, Patrick is part of a select group of people whose native language is Gaelic. Today he is acknowledged as one of the truly fine practitioners of Irish mandolin and harmonica. He is also a highly respected player of the button accordion and banjo. Patrick is one of the few composers today writing original songs in Gaelic. His professional music career has spanned nearly three decades. During this time he performed with two excellent bands, The Celtic Folk and The Poor Clares, whose second album, Change of Habit, reached the national charts.  Patrick and his wife Andrea are the proprietors of the popular Irish Pub on Washington Street in Lewisburg, WV.
	The Ahs Friday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. The Ahs (rhymes with saws) formed in rural New Hampshire during the spring of 2005. The duo moved to Portland, Oregon in December 2005. The duet consists of Tony Rogers, a classically trained cellist, and Amy McIntire a life-long singer/songwriter. Their unique sound combines the rich, open lows of the cello with the bright precision of the banjo. Two voices: one male and one female, sing intricate harmonies against the instrumental lines. Their songs which gravitate towards the dark, mournful side of human life address love, fear, and uncertainty.
	Opry Night at the Opera House Saturday, November 15, 7:30 p.m. The Opera House is transformed into the Opry House for a night of great home-style music and dancing.  Featured performers are Mud Hole, The Classic Country Ramblers and The Appalachian Country Cloggers.
	John Lilly and Rob McNurlin— A Tribute to Hank Williams Saturday, November 22, 7:30 p.m. This special tribute to the legendary Hank Williams is performed by award-winning acoustic musician John Lilly and everyone’s favorite cowboy, Rob McNurlin. John Lilly is a multi-talented acoustic music performer from Charleston, WV, specializing in Americana, roots country and traditional folk music. According to one reviewer, “If Hank Williams had a sunny disposition, he'd be John Lilly.” Rob McNurlin was raised in Eastern Kentucky. The hymns in church, the Johnny Cash Show on TV, a harmonica from his grandmother, his parents’ records and a guitar on his ninth Christmas set him on a musical path. He later began studying traditional music, learning hundreds of folk, hillbilly-blues and Gospel tunes.  The will pay tribute to the great country music icon who in his short lifetime pioneered the honky tonk style and became one of the most influential musicians and songwriters of the 20th century.
	Leah Trent Sunday, December 7, 3:00 p.m. Celebrate the season with a concert of beautiful Christmas music performed on the harp by Leah Trent.  Leah has been playing harp for more than 25 years. She plays the large concert pedal harp, the smaller Irish or Celtic harp, and the very small lap harp. Leah maintains an active performing schedule, playing with orchestras and smaller ensembles, in addition to playing solo harp for recitals, concerts and private bookings. She is a member of both the American Harp Society and the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen.
	Additional shows include... January 24, 2009        The Brownbaggers February 7, 2009        The Washington St. Strutters February 21, 2009      The Grass Stains March 13, 2009          West Virginia Dance Co. March 20, 2009          Andes Manta  March 28, 2009          Jan Smith April 17, 2009            Muriel Anderson  April 25, 2009            GT Swing [Note: Dates subject to change]

Performances in the 2008-2009 Opera House Performance Series are presented with financial assistance through a grant from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts. Financial support is also provided by Pocahontas County Drama, Fairs and Festivals.

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