The Shepherdstown Opera House welcomes Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn back to the Opera House for a special Monday evening house concert during the Hanukkah holiday season.

Those who attended their 2023 appearance on our stage will remember their high-energy and high-quality performance delivered to an enthusiastic full-house audience. It's been more than three years since that terrific show, and we are thrilled that Michael and his band agreed to route through our small town on their way to bigger places.

Klezmer, a traditional celebratory music style of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora, incorporates cantorial melody, ancient folk tunes, Yiddish poetry, Hebraic ritual, and Greek and Ottoman influences. Fans of American roots music will appreciate the blending of spiritual melodies and boisterous dance influences that capture the joys and sorrows collected over generations of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora.

Clarinetist Michael Winograd is one of the leading klezmer musicians of his generation, and the Honorable Mentshn are made up of talented klezmer musicians who are also leading figures in the genre. Brooklyn-based, Winograd and his band members are recognized as innovators in klezmer, bringing life to forgotten traditional melodies and at the same time expanding the genre through collaborations with contemporary music performers.

Artist website: MichaelWinograd.net

General Admission - All Ages

Doors open 6:30 pm

Advance Ticket: $20 + 1.75 ticketing fee + 7% tax

The historic Shepherdstown Opera House is a cozy theater that seats 100 — advance ticket purchase encouraged. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine purchase, no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.