FIFTH ANNUAL “PUZZLE MANIA” JIGSAW PUZZLE COMPETITION SET FOR FEBRUARY 9

The Friends of Music are sponsoring their Fifth Annual “Puzzle Mania” jigsaw puzzle competition in Shepherdstown the afternoon of Sunday, February 9.

The event will be a fundraiser for the Friends and their Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra.

It will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Shepherd University Wellness Center on the West Campus.

The jigsaw puzzle competition will consist of teams of four persons each. Most teams will start with the same 500-piece puzzle and vie to complete the puzzle first. In an effort to level the playing field, teams that have won easily in the past will get a larger puzzle to solve in the same time period. The winning teams will be honored with a trophy.

Most participants will want to recruit their own four-person teams from friends, neighbors or family members. Those who don’t have time to do that should let Friends of Music know when they sign up, and so they can be assigned to a table.

The fee to participate will be $25 per person or $100 per team. Organizations and businesses are welcome to sponsor teams if they wish.

This is intended as a fun, light-hearted event. It will be family-friendly, and children ages 10 and older will be welcomed as team members.

Light refreshments will be served.

People can sign up and purchase tickets on the Friends of Music website at www.friendswv.org. For more information, contact Heather Marshall at heathermmarshall63@gmail.com or 304-582-9998.

The Friends of Music is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1999 to support and promote musical excellence. It supports the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra, the only professional chamber orchestra in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and it provides grants and scholarships to support music education in local schools. Full information about the Friends and the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra is available on the Friends website mentioned above.