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Date and Time: Saturday, May 22, 2027, at 7 p.m.
Tickets: Admission is $10. Youth ages 17 and younger are admitted free. Tickets may be purchased at the door on the day of the performance or in advance at the 4th Avenue Gallery in Marlinton, WV.
The Pocahontas County Opera House closes the 2026-2027 Performance Series with Los Cumpleaños, bringing cumbia, tropical rhythm and Brooklyn-born energy to Marlinton on Saturday, May 22.
Los Cumpleaños, whose name translates to “The Birthdays,” brings a wide-open musical personality to the stage. Their sound draws from cumbia and tropical rhythms while folding in experimental textures, city-night momentum and a loose, celebratory spirit. It is music built for movement, color and the happy possibility that the room may decide to become a dance floor.
Cumbia is music with deep roots and a long reach. In the hands of Los Cumpleaños, that rhythmic foundation becomes something modern and unpredictable, blending tradition with psychedelic energy and a joyful sense of musical freedom.
As a season closer, Los Cumpleaños offers the right kind of exclamation point. After a year of theatre, bluegrass, jazz, blues, old-time, folk-rock and community performance, the Opera House ends with a concert designed to move the room.
Expect rhythm, color and a joyful sendoff to the season. Sitting still may remain technically allowed, but the music will likely file a formal objection.
Series Support: The Pocahontas County Opera House Performance Series is presented with support from the West Virginia Division of Culture & History, the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, Mid-Atlantic Arts, Pocahontas County Dramas, Fairs and Festivals and the Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
