Gallery 842 Opening
Gallery 842′s newest exhibit opens tonight: “On Spirituality: Emerging Visions of the Spiritual”. The exhibition opens tonight, Friday, January 21 with a reception from 6-8 pm  and will remain on display through February 18.  Gallery 842 is located at 842 4th Avenue in Huntington. It is open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-6 pm. The reception is free and open to the public. Admission to Gallery 842 is always free and open to the public.
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Heritage Station
The Heritage Station Shop Owners, in association with the Cabell- Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau …

The power of the word is rocking and hopping in downtown Huntington, WV. On Friday nights from 9-12 p.m., enter though Bobby Pruett’s Steakhouse and get about as close as you can to New York City’s famous poetry slams

STOMP, the international percussion sensation, will bring all of its beats to the stage in its Huntington, W.Va., premiere, sponsored by the Marshall Artists Series and Brickstreet Insurance.
This unique performance of movement, visual comedy and percussion will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 and 12 at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.
From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 13 years, having performed in more than 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide.
STOMP, an overwhelming success …

Marshall University is the site of a few upcoming exciting performances. First on tap is the dynamic duo of Brazilian musicians, guitarist Dr Werner Aguiar and cellist Dr. Hans Twitchell. The two are in town as part of a faculty exchange program for the week of Nov 15-Nov 19. The two will be giving a free public recital at 8pm on Thursday, Nov. 18 in the Smith Recital Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus.
After an invigorating night of music you can return to the Huntington campus’s Francis-Booth Experimental …

Earlier this year, Create Huntington launched a matching micro-grant program to support community groups and volunteers. The matching grant program provides a dollar-for-dollar match — up to $500 — to aid programs that improve the community. The program also provides a dollar-for-dollar match — up to $250 — to send residents to training programs, seminars or conferences that will enable them to become more engaged in addressing the community’s needs.
So far this year, the grant program has:
Helped residents take back a corner of McClelland Park that had been used as …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The 2010 Marshall University Week of Service and Volunteer Fair, sponsored by MU’s Office of Volunteer Service, take place next week on the Huntington campus and throughout the community.
Lisa Martin, Marshall’s director of volunteer services, said the Week of Service, scheduled for Sept. 20-25, is an expanded version of the Day of Service, previously conducted each fall at Marshall.
“Our committee just felt like we needed a change,” Martin said. “This gives people the opportunity to volunteer at their leisure throughout the week.”
A kickoff event for the Week …

The 7th annual Marshall University Marathon will take place at 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, race director Tom Dannals said today. Events include the marathon, half-marathon run (or walk), half-marathon relay and 5-mile walk.
Registration is available at active.com or www.healthyhuntington.org and the cut-off date to sign up is Oct. 27. After that day, participants must register on the Saturday (Nov. 6) before the race at the Marshall Recreation Center (5th Ave and 20th Street). There will be no race-day registration for any event.
The marathon starts on 3rd Avenue near …

Gallery 842′s next exhibition, a fall invitational, will open on Friday, Aug. 6, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
John Farley, gallery director and adjunct art and design faculty at Marshall University, is curating the show, and says he has enjoyed the process.
“From start to finish, I have had the opportunity to manage all aspects of this exhibition: from organizing and inviting the artists, selecting the art to be displayed, and finally installing the work itself,” he said. “It has been a professional challenge and, watching it all come …

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