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Japanese Culture Club
This monthly gathering brings together people of all ages who enjoy or are curious about Japanese culture. This session features a movie screening with snacks and a chance to explore Japanese media together. The film will be shown with subtitles rather than dubbed audio. Children and teens must be accompanied by an adult.
Boyd County Public Library - Midland BranchYet There is Method In't: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990) and The Fountain (2006)
Video Club explores fate, mortality, pivotal coin tosses, and skin-brightening springs in a conversation that journeys across time and space. The focus is Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), his take on two of Shakespeare’s endearing fools, paired with Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain (2006), a romantic epic that spans centuries. Film curation and hosting are provided by Jeff Gibbs. A separate free screening of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Foundry Theater is listed in another invite.
Huntington Area CVBmother’s day minis
Capture the small, meaningful moments of motherhood with a short photo session at Barboursville Park. These Mother’s Day minis focus on everyday tenderness, from little hands and shared laughter to a love that deepens with each season. Each session is 20 minutes and includes at least 10 photos. A $15 deposit reserves a spot, with $70 due on the day of the session. Space is limited. Hosted by Courtney Megan Photography, offering a keepsake that lasts well beyond flowers.
Barboursville Park32nd Annual Scholarship Fundraising Banquet
The Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation, Inc. hosts its 32nd annual scholarship fundraising banquet in Huntington, West Virginia, taking place in the Don Morris Room of the Marshall University Student Center. The evening features keynote remarks from Angela P. Dodson, an accomplished author, editor, and CEO of Editorsoncall LLC. A veteran journalist, she held senior roles at The New York Times and previously worked with the Washington Star and the Louisville Courier-Journal. Her books include Remember the Ladies, and she is the editor of the anthology We Refuse to Be Silent. Her forthcoming title, We’ve Been Here Before, was co-authored with her late husband, Michael Days. Her career also includes serving as executive editor of Black Issues Book Review and hosting the award-winning radio program Black Catholics, Yes! A Beckley, West Virginia native, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Marshall University and a master’s from American University, helped establish the Dodson, Dotson, and Hairston scholarship for underprivileged students from southern West Virginia, and received the Trailblazer Award from the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. Reserved tickets are a $40 donation per person, with eight-seat corporate tables available for $400, and additional contributions are welcome. Proceeds support academic scholarships and advance the vision for a Black History and Civil Rights History Museum in Huntington’s Fairfield community through restoration of the Memphis Tennessee Garrison home. Tickets may be obtained from a board member or through the Zeffy fundraising platform. Cultural entertainment is supported in part by the Appalachian Freedom Heritage Initiative, a project of the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the banquet is sponsored by the Huntington-Tri-State Branch of ASALH, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
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