Huntington Area CVB

Central West Virginia Writing Project Spring Conference
2021-03-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | WV
The Central West Virginia Writing Project, in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Education and Marshall University’s literacy education program, will present its spring writing conference virtually later this month. The event will have the theme “Pencil, Paper, Disk, Drive: Crossing the Composing Rainbow.”
The keynote address will be given by Dr. Troy Hicks, professor of literacy and technology at Central Michigan University, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 27. He will speak on “Making Remote Learning Matter: Engaging Our Students and Building Their Digital Literacies.” Hicks focuses his work on the teaching of writing, literacy and technology, as well as teacher education and professional development. He blogs at Digital Writing, Digital Teaching.
As we continue an academic year that will be unlike any other, our goals for remote learning must be guided by empathy and care, and an intentional focus on engagement, all while building students’ digital literacies,” Hicks said. “Throughout, we will discuss what it is that we value about learning, and how to translate that into meaningful remote opportunities for our students.”
Saturday’s program will also include about 20 presentations or panel discussions from which attendees may choose, on topics such as integrating reading and writing, art-inspired writing or video tools.
On Sunday, March 28, the conference will feature West Virginia authors Cat Pleska, Kathy Manley and Laura Bentley as they read aloud from their works beginning at 1 p.m.
On Friday, March 26, sessions for Marshall University undergraduate students in education will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. Elementary school preservice teachers will be led by Gregory House and middle/high school preservice teachers will be led by Abby Waldorf and Allyson Perry. Marshall undergraduates may participate at no charge, but must register.
To register, participants should visit https://epay.marshall.edu/secure/cgi/writingconferencesto.cgi, or for further information, contact Dr. Barbara O’Byrne, Marshall professor of literacy education, by e-mail at bobyrne@marshall.edu or by phone at 304-746-1986.

Spring Writing Conference
2021-03-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
The Central West Virginia Writing Project, in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Education and Marshall University’s literacy education program, will present its spring writing conference virtually later this month. The event will have the theme “Pencil, Paper, Disk, Drive: Crossing the Composing Rainbow.”
The keynote address will be given by Dr. Troy Hicks, professor of literacy and technology at Central Michigan University, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 27. He will speak on “Making Remote Learning Matter: Engaging Our Students and Building Their Digital Literacies.” Hicks focuses his work on the teaching of writing, literacy and technology, as well as teacher education and professional development. He blogs at Digital Writing, Digital Teaching.
“As we continue an academic year that will be unlike any other, our goals for remote learning must be guided by empathy and care, and an intentional focus on engagement, all while building students’ digital literacies,” Hicks said. “Throughout, we will discuss what it is that we value about learning, and how to translate that into meaningful remote opportunities for our students.”
Saturday’s program will also include about 20 presentations or panel discussions from which attendees may choose, on topics such as integrating reading and writing, art-inspired writing or video tools.
On Sunday, March 28, the conference will feature West Virginia authors Cat Pleska, Kathy Manley and Laura Bentley as they read aloud from their works beginning at 1 p.m.
On Friday, March 26, sessions for Marshall University undergraduate students in education will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. Elementary school preservice teachers will be led by Gregory House and middle/high school preservice teachers will be led by Abby Waldorf and Allyson Perry. Marshall undergraduates may participate at no charge, but must register.
To register, participants should visit https://epay.marshall.edu/secure/cgi/writingconferencesto.cgi, or for further information, contact Dr. Barbara O’Byrne, Marshall professor of literacy education, by e-mail at bobyrne@marshall.edu or by phone at 304-746-1986.

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny
2021-03-27 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-03-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Huntington Mall, 500 Mall Rd, Barboursville, WV, 25504, United States
Nothing cuter than getting your pet’s picture taken with the Easter Bunny! Grab those bunny ears and have some fun!!
Pet must be on a leash or in a carrier at all times.
Photo times are:
Saturday, March 27th from 9am-11am
Sunday, March 28th from 10am-Noon
Center Court at the Carrot patch!
Skip the line and click here for details and to book an appointment!
All events are subject to change without notice, see customer service for details.
(304) 733-0492

Way Back Weekends
2017-10-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Heritage Farm Museum and Village, 3300 Harvey Rd, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Heritage Farm is excited to announce that we are extending our flagship events, the “Way Back Weekends” to include every Saturday from May to December, with a different theme celebrated every month! Admission to every Saturday from May to December is the same price – $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for youth (under 3 free) or buy our Annual Saturday Pass for the whole year!
Expect; 4 museums (Progress, Transportation, Country Store, and either the Doll or Industry Museum,) Blacksmith Shop, Artisans, Children’s activities, including the Hands-On Activity Center, the Petting Zoo, MakerSpace, and the Six Simple Machines Discovery Zone, Wagon Rides and “Our Daily Bread” Cafe will be open and serving food in the village
Check out www.heritagefarmmuseum.com or call 304) 522-1244 for featured acitivty, group rates, and more information.

Eight Socially Distanced Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunts
2021-03-27 10:00 - 18:30 | Altizer Park, 4801 Altizer Avenue, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail! In lieu of Easter-Eggstravaganza in Ritter Park, the Greater Huntington Park & Recreation District is pleased to offer 8 safe, socially distanced neighborhood Easter Egg Hunts this season.
Schedule:
Saturday, March 13
Westmoreland Park @ 10:00 a.m.
Camp Mad Anthony Wayne @ 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 20
Harveytown Park @ 10:00 a.m.
St. Cloud Commons Park @ 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 27
Altizer Park @ 10:00 a.m.
April Dawn Park @ 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 3
Veterans Memorial Park @ 10:00 a.m.
McClelland Park @ 4:00 p.m.
Each hunt will include over 2,500 candy and toy filled eggs along with additional special prizes. The Easter Bunny himself will also stop by each event for socially distanced photos. This event series is FREE and fun for all ages! Preregistration is required. Limit is 50 participants per hunt. In order to accommodate as many guests as possible please only register for one hunt. To register visit: ghprd.org under the ticketing tab, or via Facebook.
*Events subject to change based on State and Local COVID-19 Regulations*
For more information contact Recreation Superintendent Lauren Patrick at lpatrick@ghprd.org or call 304.696.5954.

March Food Truck Round Up
2021-03-27 11:00 - 14:00 | Barboursville Farmer’s Market, 6501 Farmdale Rd, Barboursville, WV, 25504, United States
Spring is almost here! Come to the Barboursville Farmer’s Market Saturday, March 27th for a Food Truck Round Up!

Bite Mi
Southside Sliders,
Saved by Grace BBQ & Grill Cave
TruckinCheesy

Jason David Frank Signing/Meet and Greet
2021-03-27 12:00 - 16:30 | Inner Geek, 30 Pullman Square, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Power Ranger Protection Program
Jason David Frank-Helping Keep Comic Shops Alive will be here March 27th at 12pm for a Signing/Meet and Greet
304.529.7323

HMOA Virtual KidsArt
2021-03-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Huntington Museum of Art, 2033 McCoy Rd, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Due to COVID-19, Saturday KidsArt now takes place every Saturday at 1 p.m. from the comfort of your home! Tune in to Saturday KidsArt at Home every week on HMA’s Facebook. #HMOAatHOME

Virtual Empty Bowls
2021-04-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Marshall University and The Pottery Place are once again teaming up to offer the popular Empty Bowls fundraiser event to benefit Facing Hunger Foodbank.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event — typically a soup lunch where attendees choose their own handmade bowl to purchase and keep — moved online in 2020, with bowls instead being placed for sale on The Pottery Place’s website.

That format returns in 2021 for the entire month of April.

Those interested can check www.thepotteryplace.biz each Friday for updates, new bowls (to be sold for $20 each) and a dessert auction.

The first 100 purchasers also will receive 10%-off food coupons to Bahnhof WVrsthaus & Biergarten and Black Sheep Burrito & Brews.

Each bowl sold for $20 provides 180 meals for those in need.

Nora Shalaway Carpenter as part of A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series
2021-04-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Marshall University’s A.E. Stringer Writers Series will present a virtual reading and Q&A session with author Nora Shalaway Carpenter at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1.
The online event is free and open to all, and can be found via this link: https://marshall.zoom.us/s/97796386823. The Webinar ID below the QR code is: 977 9638 6823.
Carpenter hails from rural West Virginia and her debut young adult novel, The Edge of Anything, was listed as a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020, as well as being named A Mighty Girl’s Best Book of the Year, and a Cybils Awards finalist.
Carpenter is also the editor of Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America, distinguished as an NPR Best Book of 2020, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, and a Country Living Magazine Front Porch Book Club selection.
“We are delighted for the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series to feature Nora, a Marshall alum and wonderful fiction writer and editor,” said English Professor Dr. Rachael Peckham. “Nora, who studied English literature and classics at Marshall, is proud of her small-town, West Virginia roots, and I think our students will really connect with the themes in her work, as well as her story of becoming a successful young adult writer. We’re excited to welcome her ‘home’ with this virtual reading.”
The event is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series, which can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt
2021-04-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-04-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2021-04-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Barboursville Park, 1 Park Rd, Barboursville, WV, United States
Join Barboursville Parks & Recreation and the Village of Barboursville CVB for our first Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt! The goal is to find all 9 clues hidden throughout Barboursville Park. Find the laminated Easter egg signs (like the one shown below) for the QR code to receive your next clue. Follow all of the clues to find a treat bag of Easter goodies! The hunt is self-led, at your own pace…so bring your family out to have some fun!

TEDxMarshallU
2021-04-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Marshall University will host its 3rd annual TEDxMarshallU event organized by students, faculty and staff from 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 2, online. The theme for this year’s TEDxMarshallU is “RISING,” to honor the 50th anniversary of the Marshall University community beginning to rise from the ashes of the November 1970 plane crash and to highlight ideas and initiatives that are helping our community rise in education, economic development, and mental health and persevere through adversity.
Speakers include the following:

Lt. Chad Napier, a retired Charleston police officer who worked with the Metro Drug Unit and now is employed by Appalachia HIDTA. He will discuss Handle with Care, a statewide trauma-sensitive collaboration between law enforcement and schools to ensure that traumatized children are handled with care.
Kathy D’Antoni, Ed.D., an educator who has served as associate state superintendent for West Virginia. She will share her thoughts on education in West Virginia, specifically the Simulated Workplace initiative.
Brandon Dennison, founder and CEO of the Coalfield Development Corporation, will discuss helping West Virginia reach its fullest potential through Coalfield Development’s trainings and education to start social enterprises.
Lee Farabaugh, a senior technology, design, operations and business development expert with 20 years of experience in financial technology and health care IT pioneered the Hereshore model for U.S.-based technology outsourcing. She will explore the concept of outsourcing IT services to smaller cities in the United States.
Red Dawson, who served as assistant coach for the Thundering Herd football team in the 1970s, will share his perspective on rising from the devastation of the 1970 Marshall University plane crash.
Suzanne Strait, Ph.D., associate director of the Division of Science and Research at the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, is in her 27th year of teaching as a professor of biological sciences at Marshall University, and served as a West Virginia Mask Army organizer during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her talk will be centered around COVID-19 and the West Virginia Mask Army.
Ashley Perkins, Pharm.D., a mental health advocate with a background as a pharmacist and educator, will discuss improving mental health awareness through sharing stories and helping others with mental illnesses cope and achieve their goals.
Duo Transcend, the entertainment team of Tyce Nielsen and his wife, Huntington native Mary (Wolfe) Nielsen, are aerialist and roller-skating performers who entertain around the globe with Cirque du Soleil, and were runners up on America’s Got Talent Champions. They will perform and discuss how to overcome failure through determination and grit.

Visit http://bit.ly/tedxmarshallurising to register for this virtual event.

Jason Mays Live
2021-04-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Taps at Heritage, 210 11th St #9, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Jason Mays will perform on the patio at Taps At Heritage Friday at 8pm.

Eight Socially Distanced Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunts
2021-04-03 10:00 - 18:30 | Veterans Memorial Park, 2500 4th Ave, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States

Madie Carroll House Egg Hunt
2021-04-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Madie Carroll House, 234 Guyan St, Huntington, WV, 25702, United States
FREE!!! Don’t listen to anyone who tries to sell you a ticket. This is a free event. It’s going to be a little different this year, but still a fun afternoon of gathering eggs around the museum’s lawn.
Please wear your nose and mouth face coverings at all times. We will have some masks and plastic bags for those without a mask or basket.
Each age group will meet at their table area before the start is signaled. After gathering, they will count in the grass where they gathered, then give their number to the adult at the table with the clipboard. The prizes are at each area’s table, instead of everyone gathering at the back patio.
This way we minimize contact and the kids can still go home with lots of goodies
For those interested, we can give house tours to two family groups at a time.

Southridge Band
2021-04-03 18:00 - 21:30 | Cabell County 4-H Conference Center, 6040 Booten Creek Rd, Barboursville, WV, 25504, United States
Come see the Mountaineer Opry kick off again! Social distancing/masking will be observed
The Mountaineer Opry homed at the Cabell County 4-H Conference Center in Barboursville, WV. Doors and concessions open at 6pm with show starting at 7pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $5 for children. Concessions are available in a friendly family atmosphere where there is no smoking or alcohol. 304-743-5749.

LIVE Music with Tim Browning and Jeremy Roberts
2021-04-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Sip Downtown Brasserie, 311 9th St, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Join Sip Downtown Brasserie Saturday as we celebrate with Tim Browning and Jeremy Roberts. Show starts at 8pm with Jeremy and Tim finishes the night from 9pm-11pm.

Tasty Reads Book Club
2021-04-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Cicada Books & Coffee, 604 14th St W, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Cicada Books and Coffee’s Tasty Reads Book Club returns on Monday, 5 at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing ‘A Year in Provence’ by Peter Mayle. A limited number of copies are available at Cicada Books for curbside pick-up (message us for info). Individual small bites and complimentary coffee/water will be provided by Cicada Books staff.
Additionally, each attendee will receive recipe cards courtesy of The Wild Ramp. The Wild Ramp is offering a French-themed meal-to-go the week prior to the meeting. For more information, see ‘The Wild Ramp & Cicada Books Tasty Eats’ event on The Wild Ramp’s Facebook page.
Please RSVP in advance if you plan to attend as there is a limited amount of space available due to social distancing precautions. We also require that attendees wear a mask.
For more information, join our Facebook group: Tasty Reads Book Club.

Jewel City Sessions S3:E4 (Cypress Band)
2021-04-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Jewel City Sessions is passionate about bringing Live music back to our Jewel City in Huntington, WV! Featuring various artists & genres on Facebook Live virtual concerts! Each concert will be brought to you from a surprise location from the Jewel City!
Cypress Band is an eclectic folk/pop trio based out of Huntington WV. Trust us, you’ve never heard folk like this! We are stoked to have them join season 3 for our Live Virtual Concert on Tuesday, April 6th via Facebook Live!
Local story: Cypress was born out of a Marshall University practice room by three close friends jamming together to make it through school. Their unique folk sound can be heard throughout Appalachia in venues, churches, and recovery centers. Cypress has worked with various recovery groups to bring healing to those trapped in the throws of addiction, and to be a part of the solution for ending the opioid epidemic.
Find their single “Waiting on a Smile” wherever music is sold/streamed
Soli Deo gloria -Cypress

Brought to you by Michael Shade Music and Full Spectrum Audio

Bobby Taylor & Kanawha Tradition
2021-04-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Cabell County 4-H Conference Center, 6040 Booten Creek Rd, Barboursville, WV, 25504, United States
Come see the Mountaineer Opry kick off again! Social distancing/masking will be observed
Old time fiddle and banjo & guitar with lots of singing!

The Mountaineer Opry homed at the Cabell County 4-H Conference Center in Barboursville, WV. Doors and concessions open at 6pm with show starting at 7pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $5 for children. Concessions are available in a friendly family atmosphere where there is no smoking or alcohol. 304-743-5749.

Scott Honaker LIVE!
2021-04-09 20:00 - 23:00 | Taps at Heritage, 210 11th St #9, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Tapps at Heritage outdoor concert series rolls with Scott Honaker to the stage!
Show starts at 8pm

Second Saturday Market - April Edition
2021-04-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Heritage Station, 210 11th St, Huntington, WV, United States
We are celebrating spring! Nomada Bakery and The Red Caboose are teaming up to host a monthly outdoor market.
Vendors will set up on the brick patio in front of the Visitors Center. While you’re here visit the shops at Heritage Station – Nomada Bakery, The Red Caboose, Taps at Heritage, Birds of a Feather, and The Historic Hippie.

Vendors include:
ThreadSmith – fashion accessories & home goods
Ken Epperly – polymer clay jewelry
Laura Moul – photography
Harbour House – Home Goods & Clothing
Good Horse Scents – handmade soap and bath & beauty products
Autumn Chapman – fine art
Ellen Chambers – upcycled clothing
Sage Hollow Crafts – fiber arts and home goods
Amanda Hooser – Huntington area stickers
Lisa’s Jars of Love – homemade jams, jellies, and baked goods
Author Tobi Doyle
Little Town Leather – leather goods
