The Shepherd Center for the Performing Arts

06/12/2026

Please join our fun & FREE events all summer long at The Shep!

🎶Music Circles/Jam Sessions: Every Tuesday - 6pm

🎙️Open Mic: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays - 6:30pm

🎤Karaoke Night: Every Friday - 6:30pm

06/11/2026

Take center stage & let your star shine!🎤✨

Join us for fun, lowkey evenings of Community Karaoke at The Shep every Friday ALL SUMMER LONG!

Perform solo, as a duet, group, or family! Stage fright? Come join the audience and cheer on you friends & neighbors!

6:30 pm (Signup at 6 pm)

FREE & open to all ages - donations are always welcome & appreciated! We hope to see you there!🎵

06/10/2026

🤺🎭TONIGHT AT 6pm! Grab your spot already for this incredibly fun, informative, and interactive workshop by the highly professional Watermelon Alligator Theatre Company!

06/05/2026

🤺🎭Less than one week away! Grab your spot already for this incredibly fun, informative, and interactive workshop by the highly professional Watermelon Alligator Theatre Company! https://theshepherdcenter.org/stage-combat-intro-to-swordplay/

⚔️This course is a beginner’s introduction to stage combat with an emphasis on swordplay. Safety is our priority, and a prominent part of the curriculum. Students will learn basic sword technique which draws from western fencing and eastern disciplines. Students should dress comfortably and be prepared for practical experience; appropriate safety gear will be provided and must be worn at all times.

🎭Whether you’re a first-timer or more experienced, join us for this fun and informative class to learn some tips and tricks from professional working actors from WatermelonAlligator Theatre Company, who have many years of experience in bringing creative collaboration to the field and adapting these classes to accommodate a fully inclusive experience for students of all levels of experience and abilities.

Children under 16 must have an adult registered for the class. Not suitable for children under 7.

🎟️$20 online / $25 at the door

05/29/2026

🔥Enjoy this clip from The Jethros’ last show with us a few years ago already! We are so excited to have them back NEXT WEEKEND on June 6th with our newly improved sound & space!

🎻Their eclectic style features folk/blues/alt/soul/swing/jazz/bluegrass/funk/country/mariachi/klezmer! Their blended talents are gripping to watch and their personalities light up the room with every word!

⭐️Opening performer: Wayne St. Pierre

🎟️More info & tickets on our website - links in bio!

05/28/2026

📣Join Carlos Schryver’s Chordology Classes starting TODAY, May 28th, and continuing on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays throughout June, July & Aug (as weather temps permit!)

🎶Many of you already know how to play, now it’s time to deepen your understanding of WHAT you are playing to apply that knowledge up and down the fretboard!

🎼WHAT TO EXPECT:
The first hour is class structure – notebook and pen/pencil is needed. The second hour will be a practice of the first hour’s teaching.
You will learn:
• Triad structure and inversions
• Bar chords structure
• Solfege
• Ear training
• What is practice
• How to practice

🎟️$20 each class

05/27/2026

📣Join Carlos Schryver’s Chordology Classes starting tomorrow, May 28th and continuing on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays throughout June, July & Aug (as weather temps permit!)

🎶Many of you already know how to play, now it’s time to deepen your understanding of WHAT you are playing to apply that knowledge up and down the fretboard!

🎼WHAT TO EXPECT:
The first hour is class structure – notebook and pen/pencil is needed. The second hour will be a practice of the first hour’s teaching.
You will learn:
• Triad structure and inversions
• Bar chords structure
• Solfege
• Ear training
• What is practice
• How to practice

🎟️$20 each class
https://theshepherdcenter.org/chordology-class/

Join our Chordology Class with teacher Carlos Schryver on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of every summer month starting May 28th, 6:30-8:30pm.