The Pocahontas County Opera House kicks off its 2012-2013 Performance Series with the Latin and world rhythms of Comparsa on Saturday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.The band's erformances include covers, originals and percussion jams; everything from salsa and merengue to gypsy styles, Bossa Nova and Venezuelan folk music. A multicultural feast for the ears, Comparsa is always eager to educate, entertain, and transport their audiences to another era or continent.

Upcoming shows for 2012-2013 include:

• Daniel Martin Moore & Joan Shelley - August 11
• Greenbrier Valley Theatre: Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - August 18
• Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys - September 1
• David Holt & Josh Goforth - September 8
• Hammons Musical Heritage Celebration - September 29
• Mick Souter: The Roads and Rails of Woody Guthrie - October 5
• Austin Walkin' Cane - October 26
• The Sweetback Sisters - November 9
• Opry Night - February 23
• The Sea, The Sea - March 8
• Michael Martin Murphey - March 22
• Darin & Brooke Aldridge - April 6
• Lone Raven - April 27

Advance tickets and season passes go on sale July 1 at
pocahontasoperahouse.org.