Highlights of the 74th Season of the Marshall Artists Series include the Legendary Liza Minnelli, The Doobie Brothers, Broadway’s The Color Purple, Stomp, A Chorus Line and Comedy Central Star Daniel Tosh
HUNTINGTON-The Marshall Artists Series proudly announces its 2010 – 2011 season. Over the course of seventy four years, the Marshall Artists Series has been a gateway to the world of cultural entertainment in the Tri-State and at Marshall University. “The Marshall Artists Series 20010/2011 season will broaden your view of our world and through art: whether it be an …

Gallery 842, located at 842 4th Ave. in downtown Huntington, will host the 2010 West Virginia Waterc

The Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Live Committee will host its 3rd Annual Children’s Art Festival Extravaganza (CAFÉ)

When: Saturday, June 12 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Ninth Street Plaza between Third & Fourth Avenues
The 3rd annual CAFÉ event will have activities for children 12 years old and younger. Some of the arts featured are the following: book making, stamp art, tie-dye art, sculptures, a children’s community mural and others.
The event is free for everyone.
Other activities will include performances by the Cabell County Public Library Puppets, Jeslyn Performing Arts Center …

REMINDER: Create Huntington Chat ‘n Chew this Thursday, 5:30 – 7:00 in the lobby of the Frederick Building, 940 Fourth Avenue
The Chat ‘n Chew this Thursday is packed with activity. Here are a few of the things going on:
• CAFÉ Huntington, which will provide micro-grants to artists and creative projects, is in the final stages of planning the first dinner, on June 7th.
• Culture Center, which will create a space where people from different backgrounds can share their culture’s food, music, dance, language, history, and art, is planning late summer …

The following was originally published in the May 26th edition of The Herald Dispatch. For more information, go to www.herald-dispatch.com.
How does one make a difference? How does one have a meaningful impact on a child, a family, or a community?
I recall having this weighty conversation with a very good friend, Avinash Khatter, one a summer evening in college. We were sitting in a Taco Bell, eating tostadas (back when they served tostadas), and pondering the meaning of life. I called him Av. Av and I described “making a difference” as …

The Strong, Safe Neighborhoods Action Summit is scheduled for May 25, 2010, 7:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m., at the St. Mary’s Education Center, 29th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Action Summit is the culmination of nine neighborhood forums where residents discussed ways to make their neighborhoods safer and stronger. Hundreds of Huntington-area residents participated in the neighborhood forums.
At the Action Summit, attendees will learn about the strengths, challenges, and assets of each individual neighborhood and discuss issues they have in common. Attendees will also create an action plan to …

The following was originally published in the May 19th edition of The Herald-Dispatch.
People often lament the loss of community. They talk about the days when you could leave your doors unlocked, when they knew everyone on their street, when they could walk to school or work, and when summer evenings were filled with picnics. They speak as if these days are gone, never to return again. They speak of the futility of trying to make things better, often sounding resigned to a future of ever-increasing violence, depravity and neglect.
And they’re …

The Chat ‘n Chew this Thursday is packed with activity. Here are a few of the things going on:

 CAFÉ Huntington (formerly the Starving Artist Foundation) to provide micro-grants to artists and creative projects.
Culture Center to create a space where people from different backgrounds can share their culture’s food, music, dance, language, history, and art with others. The group has planned their first fundraiser.
Recycling. The group is looking at 2 opportunities to improve access to recycling facilities in the area: www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x540212889/Cabell-County-pursues-recycling-program
Downtown retail initiative. We’ve had lots of great news regarding downtown …

The Chat ‘n Chew this Thursday is shaping up to be one packed with discussions and work on some very cool projects. Here are a few of the things going on:

CAFÉ Huntington (formerly the Starving Artist Foundation) to provide micro-grants to artists and creative projects. The group plans to announce the date for the first dinner: www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x540213341/Starving-artist-foundation-could-be-useful-to-city
Culture Center to create a space where people from different backgrounds can share their culture’s food, music, dance, language, history, and art with others. The group will continue working on a location for the …

Tickets go on sale today for the Marshall Artists Series annual fundraiser Uncorked!: a food fair and wine festival, Saturday, May 22nd, 1-4 p.m., on Fourth Avenue, between 9th and 10th Streets, and inside the Arcade Galleria, in downtown Huntington.
Patrons are invited to shop the street food fair for organic, locally sourced, fresh market and enhance their palates with delectable appetizers, main tastes and desserts, prepared by regional chefs, local restaurants and specialty shops. The street fair and food vendors are cash only please.
Festival goers will have the opportunity …