{"id":1988115,"date":"2025-08-30T08:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1988115"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:10:08","slug":"shepherdstown-film-society-opens-fall-season-with-four-thought%e2%80%91provokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/shepherdstown-film-society-opens-fall-season-with-four-thought%e2%80%91provokers\/","title":{"rendered":"Shepherdstown Film Society opens fall season with four thought\u2011provokers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Shepherdstown Film Society is set to kick off its fall season Sept. 5 with a screening of &#8220;Babette\u2019s Feast&#8221; and a pre-film reception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The season will feature four films, each shown on the first Friday of the month through December, according to a community announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The screenings will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St. Admission is pay-what-you-can, thanks to individual sponsors.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Film lineup offers variety<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The lineup includes &#8220;Babette\u2019s Feast,&#8221; an Oscar-winning classic; &#8220;Flow,&#8221; an animated film about a cat\u2019s journey after a flood; &#8220;Universal Language,&#8221; a satirical comedy; and &#8220;Wicked Little Letters,&#8221; a mystery comedy set in a 1920s English seaside town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A post-film discussion, a signature feature of the Film Society, will follow each screening. Shepherd University professor Rachel Krantz will lead the discussion after &#8220;Babette\u2019s Feast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Reception planned before first screening<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pre-film reception for &#8220;Babette\u2019s Feast&#8221; will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature light fare with a French flair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Film Society\u2019s goal is to select and show \u2018Films That Make You Think,\u2019\u201d Film Society Chair Sheila Vertino said in the announcement. \u201cThe Fall 2025 Season delivers on that promise and will be fun and memorable for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Reservations encouraged<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reservations are encouraged due to limited seating. They can be made online at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/operahouselive.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:operahouselive.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">operahouselive.com<\/a> until one hour before showtime. Seating is general admission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Shepherdstown Opera House, built in 1910 as a vaudeville theater, has been updated to provide a modern experience for artists and audiences. It hosts live music, film, plays, lectures and private events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more information, contact Harriet Pearson at harriet@operahouselive.com or 304-249-8968, or Sheila Vertino at sheilavertino@yahoo.com or 571-277-4192.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This story was created by Janis Reeser, jreeser@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\/;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/herald-mail-growing-local-news-120414716.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Herald-Mail is growing its local news: Send your news to us;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The Herald-Mail is growing its local news: Send your news to us<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldmailmedia.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/30\/shepherdstown-film-society-fall-2025-lineup-opera-house-screenings\/85848906007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shepherdstown Film Society unveils fall 2025 film lineup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shepherdstown Film Society unveils fall 2025 film lineup<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shepherdstown Film Society is set to kick off its fall season Sept. 5 with a screening of &#8220;Babette\u2019s Feast&#8221; and a pre-film reception. 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