September Book Club: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Maridon Museum 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, United StatesIn 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.
Visions Of CommUnity – A Glimpse of the Past and What’s to Come
Stroll through a self-guided tour of the developing Butler Cultural District with friends and family to enjoy art, performances, and culture. Enjoy banner art displayed throughout the district and vote for your favorite banner. This tour will include a stop at The Maridon Museum as well as some of Butler’s most beautiful churches and stained glass, musical performances, and poetry readings, and reminisce about school days in the Butler Junior High Courtyard.
November Book Club: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
The Maridon Museum 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, United States“Portrait of a Thief” is a novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums, about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity.
Lunar New Year Storytime
Butler Area Public Library 218 N. McKean St., Butler,, PA, United StatesFamilies are invited to join Ms. Tiffany, Butler Area Public Library Youth Services Librarian, and special guests from The Maridon Museum to hear stories and learn about the Lunar New Year and the Chinese Zodiac. This program is being presented…
Feng Shui Foundations
The Maridon Museum 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, United StatesLearn Feng Shui basics and know how to harness the energies of your home to support your fulfilled life. Claim the energy in your spaces for your life’s success and set the stage in 2023 for everything beautiful to flow to you and those you love.
January Book Club: Sisters of Mokama by Jyoti Thottam
The Maridon Museum 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, United StatesThis is the never-before-told story of six intrepid Kentucky nuns, their journey to build a hospital in the poorest state in India, and the Indian nurses whose lives would never be the same. Jyoti Thottam brings to life the hopes, struggles, and accomplishments
Feng Shui Secrets for Beautiful Relationships
The Maridon Museum 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, United StatesLearn about romancing the home, romancing life, and love. Learn to use the secrets of energy, how to clear the negative and light up the beneficial energy in your spaces and live a life of being in love again.
Feng Shui: Connect to Your Inner Power and Passion
The Maridon Museum 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, United StatesLearn how within each person is the truth of their being and the wisdom of their unique passion, power and inner knowing that fuels vibrancy in all aspects of life. Access this well of empowered flourishing; discover and live your passion and power with simple shifts in your spaces. Amazing things happen when you know and embrace your passions.
Exploring the Philosophy of Buddhism: Class 1
Have you always been curious about Buddhism? Buddhism can be practiced as a philosophy as well as a spiritual path. This course is designed for those of all spiritual practices. This six-week course combines lecture, power point and vids, group…
February Book Club: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Maridon Museum 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, United StatesIn this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up as one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Ore., struggling with her mother's particularly high expectations of her, a painful adolescence