Information in the calendar is subject to change or cancellation. If your organization changes or cancels an event listed in the What's NXT calendar, please notify us immediately by emailing lifestyle@herald-mail.com or calling 301-791-6024. To submit an event, email it to the calendar at lifestyle@herald-mail.com at least 2 1/2 weeks before the event.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - sign-in at 1:30 p.m.; auditions at 2 p.m.

Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater

Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, "Little Women" follows the adventures of sisters Joe, Meg, Beth and Amy March. All roles are open. Those auditioning must be 16 years or older. Prepare 16 bars of a song in the style of the show. Auditioners might also be asked to learn/sing a song from "Little Women the Musical." Dance audition possible. All performers will be paid a per-performance stipend. Additionally, those cast will be given the opportunity to join the restaurant service staff where they may earn gratuities. Performances dates are the evenings of Fridays, Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16; Saturdays, Nov. 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17; and matinees on Sundays, Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 1:30 to 4 p.m.

From 1:30 to 3 p.m. Get quick appraisals from the local panel of appraisers. Spectators are welcome. $15, plus $2.55 fee; member admission, $10 plus $2.24 fee; spectator admission, $5, plus $1.94 fee. Sales end Saturday, Sept. 17. To purchase tickets, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/d/md--hagerstown/beaver-creek-school-house/.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - formal presentation at 12:30 p.m.; artist Toby Mendez will be onsite until 2:30 p.m.

Tobias "Toby" Mendez will have a maquette (small-scaled model) of his sculpture of Clara Barton giving aid to a wounded soldier following the 1862 Battle of Antietam. Mendez will talk about his work as part of the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The full-size statue will be erected in Hagerstown at the southeast end of the Hagerstown Cultural Trail. For information, call 240-308-1740 or email Rachel@heartofthecivilwar.org.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 3 p.m.

Carl Bowman, a Brethren sociologist and foremost expert on the social and cultural history of the Church of the Brethren, will speak on "An Impractical Peace." The service will include some of the worship traditions of the Dunkers who worshipped there at the time of the Civil War.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 1 to 4 p.m.

Call 301-302-8032 or go to www.bigcorkvineyards.com/.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 2 to 5 p.m.

Crossover blues, country and soul.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 2 to 5 p.m.

Rocky Birely Combo will perform. Call 240-313-2807.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 4 to 6 p.m.

Bob Keel will perform. For ages 21 and older. Call 301-824-5210 or go to Redheiferwinery.com.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 1 to 4 p.m.

Bring a chair. When volunteers are available, miniature train rides will be offered Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 3 p.m.

Waynesboro Area Senior High School

Side Street Strutters will perform. Tickets Cost $25. For tickets and information about season tickets, go to www.waynesboropaconcerts.org, or purchase at the door. Students from kindergarten through high school may attend free of charge; students through eighth grade must be accompanied by an adult.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - 2 p.m.

Tours of the Saylor House will show the restoration progress. Light refreshments provided. Dr. Paula Reed will discuss the home's historical architecture. Free.

Registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 20; group meets Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 28, from 7 to 8 p.m.; or Thursdays, beginning Sept. 29, from 10 to 11 a.m.

The Church of the Apostles, United Church of Christ

The Wednesday group meets with Pastor Narda Druckenmiller; the Thursday groups meets with Bob Benchoff. The group will study "The Book of Joy," by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Banks. Register deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 20, so that a book may be ordered or purchase your own copy. Call 717-377-4729 or email benchoff360@comncast.net.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 - 7 p.m.

A representative of Washington County Health Department will discuss a Diabetes Prevention Program. Free. To register, call 301-824-7722.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 - 7:30 p.m.

A male a cappella group that is neither straight-laced nor kitschy. Tickets cost $29 to $69. Go to www.mdtheatre.org/snc.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 - 7 to 9 p.m., continuing for 10 weeks

New singers are invited to attend rehearsals. The concerts will be presented Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. at Mercersburg Academy's Irvine Memorial Chapel, featuring Christmas works. Call 717-328-2324 or go to Mercersburgchorus.org.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 - 6 to 7 p.m.

Monterey Pass Battlefield Park and Museum

Civil War Garden adjacent to the museum

The Institute will offer a series of small-group garden talks with Pam Hind Rowland. Sept. 20's topic will be Growing and Drying Herbs. $5 per program. Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, email info@natureandcultureinstitute.org. Wear shoes appropriate for being inside the garden. Seating is not available.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 - 1:10 to 2 p.m.

Shepherd University's Department of Sociology, Criminology and Criminal Justice will present a virtual lecture by Kelsey Betz, federal air marshal. The lecture is free. To view the lecture, go to us02web.zoom.us/j/83326447234.

Continues through Tuesday, Oct. 4 - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; virtually beginning Saturday, Sept. 10

The exhibit is presented by Washington Goes Purple and Washington County Arts Council. Go to www.washingtoncountyarts.com.

Exhibit continues through Thursday, Sept. 26 - Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m.

The exhibit is based on the 2021 class taught by Kay Dartt, clinical assistant professor of art at Shepherd, and Taylor Hokanson, associate professor of art at Columbia College Chicago. The exhibit collects many artworks produced by students from Columbia College Chicago and Shepherd, brought together to challenge conventional perspectives about bodies, identity and expressions of intimacy.

Continues through September; Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

The library will be closed during home football game Saturday, Sept. 17.

Open Sundays through December - 1 to 4 p.m.

The Boonesborough Museum of History

The museum contains a collection of historical objects of local and national significance. For information about the museum, go to www.facebook.com/BoonsboroughMuseum

Continues through Monday, Oct. 31 - Hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.; reception Sunday, Sept. 11 - 2 to 4 p.m.

Lee creates in photography, paint and mixed media. Call 304-725-6227 or go to www.sojeffersonlibrary.com.

A series of exhibits illustrating the county's history, from the times of Morgan Morgan and Adam Stephen to the arrival of the B&O Railroad, the Civil War and the booms of agriculture, orchards and textile industries. Exhibit displays will change every two months throughout 2022. Go to Berkeleywv250.com.

Continues through Saturday, Oct. 29 - 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays; 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays; and by appointment.

Hosted by The Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro. The exhibit will showcase the work of five artists — Kirby Heltebridle, Robyn Jacobs, Patricia McCleary and Ann Ruppert — and photographs by Dan Mangan. Call 717-655-2500 or go to www.artsalliancegw.org.

Continues through Saturday, Oct. 8 - Hours are Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The exhibit highlights the work of artists living in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and includes paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture. Go to https://berkeleyartswv.org/.

Continues through Sunday, Sept. 18 - Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Corner of Independence and Mercer streets

The annual quilt show will feature quilts produced by the local Delectable Mountains Quilt Guild. Call 304-258-2300 or go to www.macicehouse.org.

Continues through Friday, Sept. 23 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

Frederick Arts Council Arts Center

LGBTQ+ artists from Frederick and the mid-Atlantic region respond to the idea of limitless change — understanding and embracing the emerging fluidity and perpetual transformation of the human experience. Go to www.frederickartscouncil.org.

Thursday, Sept. 22 - 7:30 p.m.

Country and pop music. Tickets cost $55 to $85. www.mdtheatre.org/sara-evans.

Continues through Saturday, Jan. 14 - Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; Meet-the-artist reception will be Sunday, Sept. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts

Joseph Holston leads his audience through four movements that deepen our understanding of America's Black enslaved people's experience. Free. To register for the meet-the-artist reception, call 301-739-5727 or email drastelli@wcmfa.org.

Continues through Sunday, Sept. 25 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

The exhibit benefits the Maryland Food Bank-Western Branch. Works by Valley Art Association members. All artwork will be for sale. The exhibit is free. Some of the proceeds from sales will help feed the hungry. Email kat.petersonstudio@gmail.com.

Area between the hospital's main entrance and Same Day Surgery Center

Artwork by Gwen and Larry Bergey will be on display and for sale. Sales are handled at the Meritus gift shop with a portion of the proceeds donated to Meritus Medical Center Auxiliary.

Continues through Thursday, Oct. 13 - Hours are Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and more. Call 717-264-2783 or email philip.lindsey@wilson.edu.

Friday, Sept. 23 - 5 to 8 p.m.

Cruise-in with food, music and a 50/50 drawing. $5.

Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast sandwiches, chicken barbecue, pulled pork, hot dogs and more craft and food vendors, entertainment, raffle and scarecrow contest.

Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Sept. 24 - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday, rummage sale; Saturday, rummage sale and vendor and bake sale. Outside spaces will be available for $30 per day. Refreshments available. All proceeds will benefit the missions and ministries of Pikeside United Methodist Church. Call 304-263-4633 or email info@pikesideumc.org.

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays - 1 to 5 p.m.

296 S. Burhans Blvd., U.S. 11

Thomas the Tank Engine layouts, O three-rail interactive layout and Midwood Junction layout, O-scale two-rail and HO-scale layouts, historic photo and document display, railroad artifacts and more. $6; $1, for children ages 4 through 16; free for children 3 and younger . Call 301-739-4665 or go to www.roundhouse.org.

Fridays and Saturdays - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jonathan House and Museum is open for tours. $6; $4, ages 62 and older, students ages 13 to 17 and military; $3, children ages 6 to 12; free for children 5 and younger. For information, go to www.hagerstownmd.org/309/Jonathan-Hager-House-Museum.

Fridays and Saturdays - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Retired cabooses and steam locomotive engine. Rides on Tommy 202 on Saturday, Sept. 17. $5; $3, ages 62 and older, students ages 13 to 17, military; $2 children ages 6 to 12; free for children 5 and younger. Go to www.hagerstownmd.org/310/City-Park-Train-Hub.

Friday, Sept. 23 - 7 p.m.

Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education Auditorium

The Shepherd Film Society will screen award-winning "Dark Waters," based on a true story about a West Virginia farmer and his lawyer, and their legal battle with the DuPont Corp. A discussion led by Dr. Peter Vila, associate professor of environmental and physical sciences, will follow.

Friday, Sept. 23 - 5 to 8 p.m.

Opening music by 220, followed Jah Works. Free. BYOB. Go to Imaginehagerstown.org.

Friday, Sept. 23 - 5 to 8 p.m.; gates open at 4 p.m.

Cazhmiere's repertoire includes a variety of musical styles. $7, plus service fee in advance; $10 the day of the event; free for children 20 and younger; a ticket is required. Go to www.bigcorkvineyards.com/events/

Friday, Sept. 23 - 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Free. Go to ArtsAllianceGW.org.

Friday, Sept. 23 - 8 p.m.

For ages 21 and older. Tickets cost $40 to $55. Go to www.hollywoodcasinocharlestown.com/entertainment/event-center or call 800-795-7001.

Continues through Sunday, Nov. 6 - Fridays and Saturday evenings and matinees on the first, third and fifth Sunday of each month

Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre

Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer on the Orient Express. Based on the book by Agatha Christie. Fridays and Sundays, $54; $44, ages 12 and younger; Saturdays, $57; $47 ages 12 and younger. Go to www.wayoffbroadway.com/box-office or call 301-662-6600.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 5 p.m.

Reading will focus primarily on fiction and include the work of local writers D.W. Gregory, Shepherdstown; and writers Pat Donohoe, Shepherdstown, and Noche Gauthier, Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Call 304-875-3486 or email 4seasons.114@gmail.com.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 9 to 11 a.m.

Presented by Berkeley Arts Council. The workshop is for kids ages 6 and older with one optional adult. Kids can learn a different printmaking technique each week. Bring your lunch for a picnic after class, then stay for a puppet show. Three separate sessions are offered on Saturdays, Sept. 10, 17 and 24. Fee is $5 per child per adult companion; optional puppet show is $7.50 per person, free for ages 1 and younger. To register, go to berkeleyartswv.org/special-introductory-workshops/.

Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25 - 10 a.m.

Steam engines and craft vendors. Food will be sold. Proceeds benefit Smithsburg High School athletics. Go to www.facebook.com/steamandcraftshow/.

Community sing, 11 a.m., Reynolds Hall, 109 N. King St.; Contemporary Appalachian Songwriting: A Conversation with Olivia Ellen Llloyd, 12:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall; film screening of "Those That Came Before" followed by a discussion with filmmaker Lady D, 2 p.m., Reynolds Hall; Fiddle and Banjo Music in West Virginia, 3:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall; showcase concert: Women's Voices in Appalachia, 7 p.m., Butcher Center Plaza, bring a lawn chair or blanket. If it rains the concert will move into Frank Arts Center Theater. For a complete schedule, go to www.shepherd.edu/pass/appalachian-heritage-festival.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 7 to 11 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m.

A fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareneess-Cumberland Valley Inc and The Discovery Station. Special pre-show entertainment featuring Jill Fulton Band on the outdoor stage; at 7:30 p.m. The Reagan Years will perform. $30 in advance; $35 at the door. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com/e/hangarfest-2022-tickets-316644079967.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 10 a.m. until sold out

Proceeds benefit Longmeadow Volunteer Fire Company. The menu includes a chicken meal with half a chicken, baked beans and coleslaw, $12; half chicken only $9. Apple dumplings $4 each. Drive-through pick-up only. Call 301-667-3015 or email joreynolds10@aol.com.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until sold out

Carry out only. Customers are asked to order in advance by going to www.funkstownfireco.org and clicking on the "chicken and pit beef bar-B-Q/Online Ordering" button. Meals include a choice of half a chicken, Italian sausage sandwich, ham sandwich or pit beef sandwich and choice of two sides: macaroni salad, baked beans or homemade creamy coleslaw. $10 per meal. Additional sides cost $1. Sandwiches or half a chicken only, $8. The fire company auxiliary will sell baked goods. Proceeds benefit Funkstown Volunteer Fire Company. Call 301-790-0090 or email bbqinfo@funkstownfireco.org.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 6:30 to 10 a.m.

The indoor breakfast will feature pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and sausage gravy, juice and coffee. $7 per meal; $4 for ages 6 to 12; free; for children age 5 and younger. Future breakfasts will be on Saturdays, Oct. 22 and Nov. 19.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 4 to 6 p.m.

The menu includes all-you-can-east chicken, ham and bean with ham, coleslaw and homemade roll. $12, eat-in and carry-out. Call 301-432-2130.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Christ Reformed United Church of Christ

Fresh cut fries, hot dogs, steamers and drinks will be sold. 15-foot-by-15-foot spaces cost $10, must furnace your own tables. Proceeds benefit Christ Reformed United Church of Christ. Call 301-824-2971.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 1 to 4 p.m.

Call 301-302-8032 or go to www.bigcorkvineyards.com/.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 4 to 6 p.m.

Nik Weisniewski will perform. For ages 21 and older. Call 301-824-5210 or go to Redheiferwinery.com.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 7:30 p.m.

H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center

Country music. Tickets cost $35 to $59. For tickets, go to https://www.luhrscenter.com/event/lonestar/.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - 4 p.m.

The Little Mermen are a Disney cover band for Disney fanatics of all ages. Their repertoire covers all 82 years of the Disney canon. Tickets cost $32 to $48, VIP tickets cost $68, plus fees. Everyone must have a ticket. Go to https://www.mdtheatre.org/mermen.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 9 a.m. to noon

Burnside Bridge, Old Burnside Bridge Road

The monarch butterfly's migration to Mexico peaks in our area the third week in September. Everyone is welcome to join, but children should be accompanied by an adult. Participants should meet at the parking area near Burnside Bridge. Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring insect repellent and drinking water. Tagging nets will be provided. Registration is free but required. To register and for information, go to www.potomacaudubon.org/event/monarch-tagging-at-antietam-national-battlefield-3/.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 2 to 5 p.m.

Lancaster AM Radio will perform. Call 240-313-2807.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 1 to 4 p.m.

Call 301-302-8032 or go to www.bigcorkvineyards.com/.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 1 to 4 p.m.

Bring a chair. When volunteers are available, miniature train rides will be offered Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 2 to 5 p.m.

Bring your bluegrass instruments. Led by Johnny Calamari and Brad Munn. Call 717-655-2500.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 3 p.m.

The program will include Op. 89 by American composer Amy Beach and Schubert's string quartet No. 14 in D minor. $35; free for Friends of Music members. Go to www.friendswv.org.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - 10 a.m.

Join Master Naturalist Ray Eckhart on an interpretative hike on the Green Trail at Greenbrier State Park. Learn clues to identify native trees and other flora and hear about their role in the ecology of the region. Meet in front of the visitor center. The trail is a 0.8 mile beginner trail.

Monday, Sept. 26 - 7 p.m.

Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education auditorium

Dr. Jeff Groff will discuss the topic.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 7 p.m.

Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education auditorium

Sponsored by the West Virginia Center for the Book and Shepherd University Foundation.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 10 a.m. to noon

September's topic will be cooking and baking. The program is designed for elementary and middle school-age children and their families. For children ages 6 to 13. Students must be accompanied by a responsible adult, admitted at no charge. Limited to 20 students per session. $10 per child; $8 for Friends of Renfrew members. Advance registration is required. No walk-ins. Go to www.renfrewmuseum.org/terrifictuesdays/.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 6 to 7 p.m.

Monterey Pass Battlefield Park and Museum

Civil War Garden adjacent to the museum

The Institute will offer a series of small-group garden talks with Pam Hind Rowland. Sept. 27's topic will be Flowers to Pharmaceuticals. $5 per program. Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, email info@natureandcultureinstitute.org. Wear shoes appropriate for being inside the garden. Seating is not available.