CANCELLED: Dharma Talk & Meditation
2022-01-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-01-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Please note, this event has been canceled.
The Maridon
On the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Thursday of each month we offer a Buddhist Dharma talk and meditation from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Maridon. Donations are welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Holly Pointe, Main Street
On the 4th Thursday of each month we offer Zen instruction by Roshi Cynthia Marshall from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the large first floor room at Holly Pointe.
For all four Thursday events we also offer Zoom access. Please call 724.679.6008.
Click here to download the flyer.
The Butler Buddhist 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.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

Dharma Talk & Meditation
2022-01-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-01-20 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
The Maridon
On the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Thursday of each month we offer a Buddhist Dharma talk and meditation from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Maridon. Donations are welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Holly Pointe, Main Street
On the 4th Thursday of each month we offer Zen instruction by Roshi Cynthia Marshall from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the large first floor room at Holly Pointe.
For all four Thursday events we also offer Zoom access. Please call 724.679.6008.
Click here to download the flyer.
The Butler Buddhist 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.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

January Book Club: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
2022-01-27 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 27, 2022
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as a protagonist, even in his own life — he’s merely Generic Asian Man. Every day, he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He’s a bit player here, too. . . but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy, the highest aspiration he can imagine for a Chinatown denizen. Or is it?
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. *Please note start time change.
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.

Join Us For A Chinese New Year Celebration
2022-02-04 18:00 - 21:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
Join us from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2022, to celebrate Chinese New Year. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Jim Cunningham Quartet and Asian dance entertainment by Steel Dragon.
Lunar New Year is celebrated across Asia and around the world. This year, the holiday, which is based on the cycles of the moon, marks the Year of the Tiger, one of the 12 animals of the lunar Zodiac.
Tickets are $45, and reservations are required. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. Semi-formal attire.
Call 724.282.0123 to rsvp. Event details are subject to change to reflect the museum’s current Covid-19 policies and procedures.

Dharma Talk & Meditation
2022-02-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-02-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-02-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-03-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-03-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-03-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 and 4 more dates | PA
The Maridon
On the 2nd and 3rd Thursday of each month, we offer a Buddhist Dharma talk and meditation from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Maridon. Donations are welcome. All proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum.
Holly Pointe, Main Street
On the 4th Thursday of each month, we offer Zen instruction by Roshi Cynthia Marshall from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the large first-floor room at Holly Pointe.
For all three Thursday events, we also offer Zoom access. Please call 724.679.6008.
Click here to download the flyer.
The Butler Buddhist 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.
Call 724.282.0123 to register now!

February Book Club: Seven Years of Darkness: A Novel by You-Jeong Jeong
2022-02-24 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 24, 2022
Seven Years of Darkness: A Novel by You-Jeong Jeong

When a young girl is found dead in Seryong Lake, a reservoir in a remote South Korean village, the police immediately begin their investigation. At the same time, three men — Yongje, the girl’s father, and two security guards at the nearby dam, each of whom has something to hide about the night of her death — find themselves in an elaborate game of cat-and-mouse as they race to uncover what happened to her, without revealing their own closely guarded secrets.

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. *Please note start time change.
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.

March Book Club: Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
2022-03-31 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 31, 2022
Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world—an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent. Inhabiting her childhood perspective with exquisite clarity and unforgettable charm and strength, Qian Julie Wang has penned an essential American story about a family fracturing under the weight of invisibility, and a girl coming of age in the shadows, who never stops seeking the light.
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.

April Book Club: Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
2022-04-28 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2022
Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March

In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Capt. Jim Agnihotri lies in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to do but re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes, and browse the daily papers. The case that catches Captain Jim’s attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university’s clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by Adi, the widower of one of the victims — his certainty that his wife and sister did not commit suicide — Captain Jim approaches the Parsee family and is hired to investigate what happened that terrible afternoon.
Based on a true story, and set against the vibrant backdrop of colonial India, Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning lyrical debut, Murder in Old Bombay, brings this tumultuous historical age to life.
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.

May Book Club: The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
2022-05-26 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2022
The Library of Legends by Janie Chang

China, 1937. When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, 19-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of students, faculty and staff must walk 1,000 miles to the safety of China’s western provinces, a journey marred by the constant threat of aerial attack. During the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince. This revelation comes with profound consequences, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken immortals and guardian spirits who embark on an exodus of their own, one that will change the country’s fate forever.
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.

Jackie Totin Presents "Gaming: A Nintendo Story (1889-2022)"
2022-06-29 18:30 - 19:30 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
Are you game?
We are pleased to present the second program in our popular series, “The Collectors” on Wednesday, June 29th. Jackie Totin will present games and memorabilia from the extraordinary collection she started to amass when she was eight years old! She inherited her brother’s Nintendo Power Series, her interest was sparked, she loved the challenges, and the collecting began.
Jackie will display articles from her collection and the history of Nintendo with accompanyings screen photos. Jackie grew up in the Butler area, and she is currently studying to be a Paleontologist. She also collects books, Manga, and Squishmallows!

To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

June Book Club: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
2022-06-30 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

From her place in the store, Klara, an “artificial friend” with outstanding observational qualities, carefully watches the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: What does it mean to love?
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.

July Book Club: White Ivy by Susie Yang
2022-07-28 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2022
White Ivy by Susie Yang

Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of Boston, she is taught how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops by her immigrant grandmother. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen—and, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy’s mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and Ivy is sent to China, where her dream instantly evaporates. Filled with surprising twists and offering sharp insights into the immigrant experience, White Ivy is both a love triangle and a coming-of-age story, as well as a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost.
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.

August Book Club: What Could be Saved by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz
2022-08-25 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, August 25, 2022
What Could be Saved by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz

An enthralling, redemptive novel set in Bangkok in 1972 and Washington, DC, in 2019 about an expatriate child who goes missing, whose family is contacted decades later by a man claiming to be the vanished boy. Alternating between past and present as all the secrets are revealed, What Could Be Saved is an unforgettable novel about a family shattered by loss and betrayal and the beauty and hope that can exist even in the midst of brokenness.
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.

Save the Date: The Harvest Moon Festival
2022-09-18 17:00 - 21:30 | The Butler Country Club, 310 Country Club Road, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
The Maridon Museum Board of Trustees cordially invites you to Celebrate The Maridon and the Harvest Moon
The Maridon Museum will celebrate the Asian Harvest Moon Festival with a dinner, entertainment, silent auction, photo booth, music by DJ, basket raffle, and more! Stay tuned for more details!
Proceeds benefit The Maridon Museum. Questions? Please call 724.282.0123.

September Book Club: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
2022-09-29 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 29, 2022
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

In 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. After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother’s abandoned greatness.
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.

Visions Of CommUnity – A Glimpse of the Past and What’s to Come
2022-10-08 14:00 - 20:00 | PA
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. Take in some of Butler’s most beautiful churches and stained glass, tour Asian art, musical performances, and poetry readings, and reminisce about school days in the Butler Junior High Courtyard. You may even enjoy a church service or mass.
Buy your tickets here.
The price is $10.00 per person, and children 12 and under are free. Light refreshments will be served in various locations.
Registered attendees are to print their ticket or confirmation email and present it to BCD Event staff at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E Jefferson St. Butler, PA 16001-6007
Download Event Flyer
Your tops will include:

The Maridon Museum – Asian art exhibit and Butler County Symphony Orchestra artist’s performance
Covenant Presbyterian Church – Butler Associated Artists will offer a “Member Show” of all mediums, Banner Art Show and Contest, Performances, and stained glass windows
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – will be open and staffed for visitors from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm offering a brochure to hand out on the history of the church. They will also have entertainment every half hour from 2:30 to 5:30. Performances will be offered by:
Vocalist and Saint Andrews Music Director Deanna Golden, accompanied by pianist Kathy Sawyer of Downtown Sounds Music Studio.
Violinist Melanie Rodgers.
In addition, local nature photographer Fred Young will host a display of some of his award-winning photos.
All Saints Parish at St. Paul’s- and Mass at 6 p.m.
Butler Middle School Courtyard – Banner art show, contest, and performances
First Church – First United Methodist Church – Art Show by Sue Burtner and 6 p.m. Church Service
Butler Public Library- Poetry walk, musical performance and poetry slam in the courtyard, banner art show, and contest
First English Lutheran Church – Musical performances by Signe Mitchell on the organ and Jim Cunningham on trumpet
Cedar Street Alley – Banner art show and contest, creativity tables

A full list of stops and activities will be provided in a program upon your arrival.
Then finish your evening with one of two incredible performances:

The performance of “Social Security” at the Butler Little Theatre (8 p.m.) https://butlerlittletheatre.com.
The Musical Theatre Guild performance of “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 7 pm, https://www.mtgbutler.org/

November Book Club: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
2022-11-17 15:00 - 16:00 | The Maridon Museum, 322 North McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, Butler, PA, 16001, United States
3:00 p.m., November 17, 2022
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
*Please note: Moved up a week due to Thanksgiving

“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. Equal parts beautiful, thoughtful, and thrilling, “Portrait of a Thief” is a cultural heist and an examination of Chinese American identity, as well as a necessary critique of the lingering effects of colonialism.
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.
