Local Events

Motorcycles portrayed in dozens of art media ranging from oil paints, photography and ceramics to wood carvings, film and chocolate are featured in Vroom Vroom - More Than Meets the Ear, a special gallery show opening at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs on Friday, June 1. The 7:30 p.m. artists' reception hosted by Nature Niche is the second stop on an Artwalk that begins at 5 p.m. at Mountain Laurel Craft Gallery. The show hangs at the Ice House through July 1.

Mountain Laurel's contribution to the Artwalk is a customer appreciation reception with sales throughout the shop and several featured motorcycle sculptures from Yardbirds. Located on the main square in Berkeley Springs, Mountain Laurel is ranked among the country's best galleries of American crafts.

This Sunday, May 27 at 12 noon, Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs, is home to the second annual Concert For The Animals. This concert is sponsored by The Rock Shop and The Red Guitar School of Music and Music Services. All money raised from this event will go to the Morgan County Humane Society.

The concert this year has a wide variety of musical styles starting off with Allegheny Uprising, a Martinsburg string band that plays a mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, followed by Flash, a Berkeley Springs quintet playing rock and roll and country music from thel'50s andl'60s. Third is Great Cacapon's own High Frequency with all original modern rock. Closing the show will be Mike Colyer and the Tone Hounds, of Berkeley Springs, performing a blend of swing, blues and rockabilly.

Calvary Bible Church will be hosting a 12-week ladies Bible study entitled Lies Women Believe: and the Truth that Sets Them Free beginning Thursday, June 7 at 1 p.m. Free childcare us available on request. Advance registration is encouraged.

The study is written by well-known christian speaker-author Nancy Leigh DeMoss.

The Warm Springs Chamber Ensemble will present a concert of classical music for violin, viola, and piano on Saturday, June 2 at the Berkeley Springs Presbyterian Church, 206 Mercer Street, as part of the "Church on the Hill" concert series. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public.

The ensemble – Heather Worley, violin; Linda Whitesitt, viola and Patricia Springer, piano – will perform Fairy Tales, Op. 132 by Robert Schumann, Sonata, Op. 24 No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven for violin and piano, Meditation and Processional for Viola and Piano by Ernest Bloch and will end the program with several selections by Scott Joplin arranged for trio.

Morgan County Observatory will host a Public Star Party at the observatory Friday evening May 18 beginning at 8:30 p.m. Saturn, Venus and the Hercules cluster are all visible in the spring skies.

Admission is free to all and donations are encouraged.

A poem called "In Flanders Fields" inspired Poppy Day.

The poem was written by Col. John McCrae, a World War II Canadian medical officer in May 1915 when he assisted in the burial of his friend in Flanders Fields. He wanted to honor not only his friend but all who gave their lives in battle. "In Flanders Fields" gave birth to the poppy as the universal symbol of veterans. In October 1921, the American Legion Auxiliary adopted the poppy as its memorial flower and has made May known as "Poppy Month."

Ashley Shade will be performing her senior vocal recital on Saturday, May 19 at the First United Methodist Church on Green Street. The recital will begin at 7 p.m.

Patricia Springer, Shade's long time vocal coach, will be the accompanist. Larry Springer will entertain as the master of ceremonies for the evening.

The Annual William H. Norton Memorial Day Parade will be held Saturday, May 26 at 1 p.m.

Anyone wishing to participate should call 304-947-7476 or 304-947-7370.

The Alpine Station Civil War Roundtable will meet on Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Hancock Museum at Town Hall on High Street.

Jerry Bayer, Commander of the Battle of Sharpsburg Camp and member and Past Maryland Division Commander of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, will give a Civil War weapons presentation entitled "Arming the Armies." Roundtable guests may also bring their period weaponry to display.

The next Morgan County Fair Committee meeting will be held Monday, May 14, at 1:30 p.m. in the WVU Morgan County Extension Office to continue planning for this year's Morgan County Fair Week and Morgan County Fair, scheduled for July 28 through August 5.