The large picnic shelter at Rotary Park, Huntington, West Virginia, will be the setting on
Saturday, July 24, 2010, for a lunchtime reunion of the Garden Farms neighborhood. The
Garden Farms Reunion will take place from 11 am to 2 pm at the park.
The event will feature a snack lunch catered by Schlotzsky’s restaurant of downtown
Huntington, which is owned and operated by David Stuart, who grew up in Garden Farms.
Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children age ten years and under. More information and
directions can be found and on-line reservations …

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 …

In the wake of the national TV series, Jamie’s Food Revolution, Huntington’s Kitchen and others are coming together for the first ever Huntington Health Revolution. The program is focused on small steps each of us can take right now to help us lead healthier lives. There is a great article about the project at the Herald-Dispatch site.
Please check it out and spread the word to help make Huntington a healthier and happier place!

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 …

Last year at about this time I was talking a new sport in town – Kickball. Well, it is almost time for the next season to start and I wanted to let you all know that it is a blast. The season was a mix of events; we had some pre-season scrimmages, 8 regular season games, a couple play off games, and most importantly, a bunch of good times hanging out and socializing with the people in the league.
After each game we would head across the street to …

The Historic town of Guyandotte is rich with a history that has spanned two centuries since it was established. Although time has changed Guyandotte, today it still holds glimpses of years gone by. Haunted & Historic Guyandotte Tours are a unique and original combination of history and folklore and are the only such walking tours in the immediate area.
The Historic Guyandotte Tour will take you on a journey back in time over the past two hundred years. You will learn the early history of Guyandotte and about many of its early …

West Virginia Selected as 20th State to host America’s Orchestra – The National Symphony Orchestra – Arriving in Huntington on Saturday, April 10th for a full day of activities and events
The Marshall Artists Series and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History present the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at events throughout the day onSaturday, April 10th. There will be a variety of events featuring members of the NSO, culminating in a performance at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.  Events include a free …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Mavens Nine, an exhibition by The Feminist Art Project, will open with a public reception at 6 p.m. Friday, March 12 at Gallery 842 in Huntington. The exhibition will continue until Friday, April 23.
The Feminist Art Project is an established group of local artists who share the common goal of highlighting the talent and significance of female artists. The collection of artists is a continuation of the group previously launched by Katherine Cox in 2008.
Featured artists in Mavens Nine include Earline Allen, Natalie Burdette, Katherine Cox, Mary Grassell, …

Pedal for PATH, a Spin-a-thon planned to raise money for the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health, will take place Tuesday, March 16 in the spin room at the Marshall Recreation Center on Marshall University’s Huntington campus.
The event is open to the public, which means participants do not have to be members of the Marshall Recreation Center. It is being organized by the Marshall University School of Medicine AMA (American Medical Association) and the Marshall Recreation Center.
The Paul Ambrose Trail for Health is a proposed 26-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail system …