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SUMMARY:Feb. Book Club: The Emperor of Gladness  by Ocean Vuong
DESCRIPTION:3:00 p.m.\, Thursday\, Feb. 26\, 2026\nThe Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong\n \nDownload the complete book club flyer. \nThe Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong is a lyrical\, intimate exploration of grief\, memory\, and transformation. Through poetic fragments and reflective narrative\, Vuong follows a speaker who searches for meaning after profound loss\, tracing how love and pain shape identity. The book moves between past and present as it examines family\, emotional inheritance\, and the quiet moments that define a life. Ultimately\, it offers a tender meditation on healing and the ways beauty and sadness often coexist. \nPlease join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. To register\, or if you have questions\, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.
URL:https://maridon.org/event/feb-book-club-the-emperor-of-gladness-by-ocean-vuong/
LOCATION:The Maridon Museum\, 322 North McKean St.\, Butler\, PA 16001\, Butler\, PA\, 16001\, United States
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SUMMARY:March Book Club: In Order to Live: A North Korean  Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
DESCRIPTION:3:00 p.m.\, Thursday\, March 26\, 2026\nIn Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park\n \nDownload the complete book club flyer. \nIn Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park is a memoir that recounts her life under the repressive North Korean regime\, her escape at age thirteen\, and the harrowing journey through China and Mongolia to reach freedom. Park describes the brutality\, starvation\, and control she experienced growing up\, as well as the dangers of human trafficking she faced after fleeing. Through her story\, she reflects on identity\, survival\, and the courage it takes to reclaim one’s life. The book is both a personal testimony and a powerful reminder of the resilience of the human spirit. \nPlease join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. To register\, or if you have questions\, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.
URL:https://maridon.org/event/jan-book-club-if-cats-disappeared-from-the-world-by-genki-kawamura/
LOCATION:The Maridon Museum\, 322 North McKean St.\, Butler\, PA 16001\, Butler\, PA\, 16001\, United States
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SUMMARY:April Book Club: The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama
DESCRIPTION:3:00 p.m.\, Thursday\, April 30\, 2026\nThe Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama\n \nDownload the complete book club flyer. \nThe Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama is a historical novel set in 1935 on the Big Island of Hawaii as the Mauna Loa volcano begins to stir. The story follows a tight-knit Japanese American community whose members are drawn together when Daniel\, a young doctor\, returns home and must confront long-buried secrets. Through interconnected voices\, the novel explores love\, loss\, resilience\, and the healing power of family and community. As the volcano’s ash fills the air\, characters face the past and find strength in one another during a time of uncertainty. \nPlease join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. To register\, or if you have questions\, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.
URL:https://maridon.org/event/april-book-club-the-color-of-air-by-gail-tsukiyama/
LOCATION:The Maridon Museum\, 322 North McKean St.\, Butler\, PA 16001\, Butler\, PA\, 16001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museum Events
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SUMMARY:Introducing Dr. Cynthia Marshall: Presenting African Masks
DESCRIPTION:Introducing Dr. Cynthia Marshall: Presenting African Masks\nWhen you think of African masks do you think of a Freudian psychiatric office or an African witch doctor? Dr. Cynthia Marshall who collects African masks as artistic sculpture knows their purpose encompasses the beauty of story telling and so much more. You are invited to enter into the world of African masks and their tribal and cultural significance. You will find through her lecture a much more complex and subtle view of masks as art. \n\nClick here to download the flyer. \nTo register\, or if you have questions\, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.
URL:https://maridon.org/event/introducing-dr-cynthia-marshall-presenting-african-masks/
LOCATION:The Maridon Museum\, 322 North McKean St.\, Butler\, PA 16001\, Butler\, PA\, 16001\, United States
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SUMMARY:May Book Club: Dust Child: A Novel
DESCRIPTION:3:00 p.m.\, Thursday\, May 28\, 2026\nDust Child: A Novel by Phantom Que Mai Nguyen\n \nDownload the complete book club flyer. \nDust Child is a powerful novel that follows the intertwined stories of two Vietnamese sisters\, a Black American veteran\, and a young Amerasian man searching for his identity. Set during the Vietnam War and decades later\, the book explores love\, abandonment\, trauma\, and the lasting impact of conflict on families. As each character struggles with secrets from the past\, their lives connect in unexpected ways\, revealing the human cost of war and the courage it takes to seek forgiveness and a sense of belonging. \nPlease join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. To register\, or if you have questions\, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.
URL:https://maridon.org/event/may-book-club-dust-child-a-novel/
LOCATION:The Maridon Museum\, 322 North McKean St.\, Butler\, PA 16001\, Butler\, PA\, 16001\, United States
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SUMMARY:Introducing Jackie Totin: Presenting Tea Party
DESCRIPTION:Introducing Jackie Totin: Presenting Tea Party\nJackie received her first Tea Pot Set for her 6th Birthday. That sparked her interest in collecting tea pots\, cups\, sets and learning about the history\, legends and philosophical aura of tea. She will start her presentation with the historical\, “Boston Tea Party” and evolve to the discovery of the social harmony reflective of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. \n\nClick here to download the flyer. \nTo register\, or if you have questions\, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.
URL:https://maridon.org/event/introducing-jackie-totin-presenting-tea-party/
LOCATION:The Maridon Museum\, 322 North McKean St.\, Butler\, PA 16001\, Butler\, PA\, 16001\, United States
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