The Maridon Museum

April Book Club: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
2021-04-29 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 29, 2021
The Good Earth: By Pearl S. Buck

The Good Earth is a poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old, agrarian China. Humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings. To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.
Sponsored in part by Pennsylvania Humanities Council

Dharma Talk & Meditation
2021-04-15 17:45 - 19:00, 2021-04-08 17:45 - 19:00, 2021-03-18 17:45 - 19:00, 2021-03-11 17:45 - 19:00 | PA
Every second and third Thursday of the month through May 2021. The Maridon Museum will host Dharmas based on the teachings of Buddha and a contemplative period of meditation. These lessons, held at 5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., are open to anyone.
The Dharmas held the third Thursday of the month will include more
instruction and shorter periods of meditation.
Click here to download the flyer.
The Crystal Lotus meditation group will host and support beginning practitioners of meditation, which has proven to be beneficial for those suffering stress, anger, and general emotional strife.
Donations welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

March Book Club: The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: A Novel by Jan-Phillip Sendker
2021-03-25 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2021
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: A Novel by Jan-Phillip Sendker

With the mysterious disappearance of her father, Julia discovers a love letter that he had written to a Burmese woman. She puts everything on hold and heads to a small village in Burma looking for this mysterious woman from her father’s past. Julia learns about her father’s secret past, and just how powerful love is.
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. They will be held in our all-purpose meeting room to allow for social distancing. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

February Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
2021-02-25 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2021
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable. Nuri and Afra live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the hills of the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo—until the unthinkable happens.
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. They will be held in our all-purpose meeting room to allow for social distancing. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

Dharma Talk & Meditation
2021-02-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-02-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-12-08 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-11-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-11-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-10-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-10-13 18:00 - 19:30 | PA
Every second and third Thursday of the month through March 2021. The Maridon Museum will host Dharmas based on the teachings of Buddha and a contemplative period of meditation. These lessons, held at 6 p.m., are open to anyone.
The Dharmas held the third Thursday of the month will include more
instruction and shorter periods of meditation.
Click here to download the flyer.
The Crystal Lotus meditation group will host and support beginning practitioners of meditation, which has proven to be beneficial for those suffering stress, anger, and general emotional strife.
Donations welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

January Book Club Zoom Meeting: Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill
2021-01-28 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 28, 2021
Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill

When crime reporter Jimm Juree is forced to follow her family from Chiang Mai to a fishing village on the Gulf of Siam, she’s convinced her career is over. But that turns out to be far from the truth. Find out just what happens in this Thailand set murder mystery.
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. This book club, held at 3 p.m., will be offered through the Zoom platform.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

NCTA - SCREENSHOT:ASIA present Edo Avant Garde with Linda Hoaglund
2021-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 | PA
Edo Avant-Garde reveals the untold story of the vital role Japanese artists of the Edo era (1603 – 1868) played in developing “modern art.” During the Edo era, Japan prospered in peaceful isolation from Western powers, while audacious artists innovated abstraction, minimalism, surrealism and the illusion of 3-D. Their originality is most striking in images of the natural world depicted with gold leaf on large-scale folding screens that anticipate 20th century installation art. In groundbreaking interviews with scholars and priests, the film traces the artists’ original visions to their reverence for nature, inspired by Buddhism and Shinto animism.

LOCATION & TIME:
7:00pm – 9:00pm (Eastern Time) / 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Central Time)
Please use this link to register. A link to the Vimeo livestream will be sent to the registrant’s email account.

SCHEDULE:
7:00 Introduction by Linda Hoaglund7:15 Edo Avant Garde livestream begins8:45 Discussion with director Linda Hoaglund.
If you have any questions, please contact asia@pitt.edu

Dharma Talk & Meditation: Zoom Meeting
2021-01-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-01-12 18:00 - 19:30 | PA
Every second and third Thursday of the month through March 2021. The Maridon Museum will host Dharmas based on the teachings of Buddha and a contemplative period of meditation. These lessons, held at 6 p.m., will be offered through the Zoom platform.
The Dharmas held the third Thursday of the month will include more instruction and shorter periods of meditation.
Click here to download the flyer.
The Crystal Lotus meditation group will host and support beginning practitioners of meditation, which has proven to be beneficial for those suffering stress, anger, and general emotional strife.
Donations welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

Canceled: Dharma Talk & Meditation
2020-12-15 18:00 - 19:30 | PA
Every second and third Thursday of the month through March 2021. The Maridon Museum will host Dharmas based on the teachings of Buddha and a contemplative period of meditation. These lessons, held at 6 p.m., are open to anyone.
The Dharmas held the third Thursday of the month will include more
instruction and shorter periods of meditation.
The Crystal Lotus meditation group will host and support beginning practitioners of meditation, which has proven to be beneficial for those suffering stress, anger, and general emotional strife.
Donations welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

November Book Club: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford
2020-11-19 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2020
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford

Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, a chance discovery in a boarded-up old hotel brings back long-forgotten memories and rekindles a forbidden love, swept aside during the chaos and heartbreak World War II and the internment of Japanese families in the wake of Pearl Harbor.
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. They will be held in our all-purpose meeting room to allow for social distancing. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

October Book Club: "If I Had Your Face" by Frances Cha
2020-10-29 15:00 - 16:00 | PA
3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2020
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. They will be held in our all-purpose meeting room to allow for social distancing. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

September Book Club: "Mountains Sing" by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
2020-09-24 15:00 - 16:00 | PA
September Book Club: “The Mountains Sing” by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Please join us at 3 p.m. on September 24 for our Book Club discussion of “The Mountains Sing” by Nguyen Phan Que Mai.
The Mountains Sing tells a multigenerational tale of the Trần family set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Trần Diệu Lan, born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the land reform of 1952 as the communist government rose in the north. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore apart not just her beloved country but also her family. ls.
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. They will be held in our all-purpose meeting room to allow for social distancing. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

August Book Club: "Miracle Creek" by Angie Kim
2020-08-27 15:00 - 16:00 | PA
3:00 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2020
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. They will be held in our all-purpose meeting room to allow for social distancing. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

July Book Club: "See You Again Pyongyang" by Travis Jeppesen
2020-07-30 15:00 - 16:00 | PA
3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 30, 2020
See You Again Pyongyang by Travis Jeppesen
Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. They will be held in our all-purpose meeting room to allow for social distancing. We also will offer Zoom platform meetings for those not comfortable meeting in person at this time.
Click here to download the flyer for all the book club meetings.
To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

Zen Study
2020-07-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Holly Pointe Building & Office Link Business Center, 220 S. Main Street, Butler, Pa, 16001
Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
Holly Pointe Building, 220 S. Main St., First floor conference room, Butler, PA 16001.

This Zen study is open to anyone. This is a more intensive study.
Donations cover copying costs, rent, and study materials.
Contact Dr. Marshall for Zoom access.
Click here to download the program flyer.

Philosophy of Vegetarianism
2020-07-16 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
Dr. Marshall will discuss the exploration of our food culture. Dharma talks are open to anyone. Attendees are free to express opinions and ask questions.
All donations benefit The Maridon.
Contact The Maridon for Zoom access.
Click here to download the program flyer.

Light Dharma Talk
2020-07-09 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
Light Dharma. Tentative: Ceila Reading and longer meditation.
Contact The Maridon for Zoom access.
Click here to download the program flyer.

June Zoom Book Club: "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling
2020-06-25 15:00 - 16:00 | PA
Our next book club will be held June 25, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. We will discuss “Kim.” by Rudyard Kipling. To find out how you can join us via Zoom, please email info@maridon.org. We hope to “see” you there!
We will determine at a later date if our July 30th book club will be held in person or via Zoom, depending on the government requirements.

Dharma Talk & Meditation
2020-05-21 18:00 - 19:30 | PA
Every second and third Thursday of the month through June 2020. The Maridon Museum will host Dharmas based on the teachings of Buddha and a contemplative period of meditation. These lessons, held at 6 p.m., are open to anyone.
The Dharmas held the third Thursday of the month will include more
instruction and shorter periods of meditation.
Click here to download the flyer.
The Crystal Lotus meditation group will host and support beginning practitioners of meditation, which has proven to be beneficial for those suffering stress, anger, and general emotional strife.
Donations welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

Canceled: Film Series: Hula Girls
2020-04-24 18:00 - 19:30 | PA
This event has been canceled. Please check back for other events!
2020 Spring Film Series: Japanese Films
Lee Sang-Il, 2006
Unrated, 2 hr 1 min
Desperate to reverse their economic fortunes, the elders of a small Japanese coal-mining town decide to create a Hawaiian-themed tourist attraction. They hire Madoka, a professional dancer from Tokyo, to recruit and train hula dancers.

Click here for the complete Japanese Film Series flier.
