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Transform Your Corporate Event With Innovative Photo Booth Rentals

Corporate events are important for networking, team building, and showcasing a company's achievements. However, creating an engaging and memorable experience can be challenging. One solution gaining popularity is the photo booth Winnipeg rental. These booths offer fun and interactive experiences that can elevate any corporate event. In this blog, we'll explore how photo booths can transform your event and why they are a must-have addition.

Rise of Photo Booths in Corporate Events

Photo booths have come a long way from their traditional roots. Today, they incorporate advanced technology, allowing for a more interactive and immersive experience. The rise of photo booths in corporate events is due to their ability to engage attendees and create lasting memories. Whether it's a company party, product launch, or conference, a photo booth in Winnipeg can add a unique touch that attendees will remember.

Benefits of Incorporating Photo Booths

Branding Opportunities

Customizable photo booths offer an excellent opportunity for branding. You can personalize the photo booth with the company's logo, colors, and themes. This not only promotes your brand but also ensures that the photos taken are a constant reminder of your company.

Social Media Integration

Modern photo booths often come with social media integration, allowing attendees to share their photos instantly. This can help to increase your event's online presence and reach a broader audience. By incorporating hashtags and branded filters, you can create a buzz around your event.

Keepsakes for Attendees

The photos taken at the booth serve as keepsakes for your attendees. They are more than just pictures; they are memories of a fantastic event. These keepsakes can strengthen the connection between your company and its stakeholders.

Customizing Your Photo Booth Experience

One of the greatest advantages of renting a photo booth is the power to customize the experience. From backdrops and props to digital effects, the options are limitless.

Theme and Props

You can cater the photo booth to match the theme of your event. Whether it's a formal corporate gala or a casual team-building day, there are props and backdrops to suit every occasion. Custom props can include branded items that reflect your company's culture and values.

Digital Enhancements

Digital enhancements such as filters, green screens, and GIF creation add an extra layer of fun. These features can make the photos more engaging and provide attendees with a variety of options to choose from.

Top Provider for Renting Photo Booths in Winnipeg

When it is about renting photo booths in Winnipeg, WOW Mirror Booths is one of the best providers. They offer a range of options, including the Mirror Booth and Classic Booth, which are perfect for corporate events.

Mirror Booth

The Mirror Booth is an interactive, full-length mirror with a user-friendly interface. It offers customizable animations and messages, ensuring a unique experience for each user. This booth is ideal for adding a touch of elegance and interactivity to your event.

Classic Booth

The Classic Booth provides a traditional photo booth experience with modern enhancements. It features high-quality prints, customizable photo strips, and a range of fun props. This booth is perfect for those who want a mix of nostalgia and contemporary fun.

Conclusion

Incorporating a photo booth Winnipeg rental into your corporate event is a surefire way to enhance engagement, promote your brand, and create lasting memories. With options like the Mirror Booth and Classic Booth from WOW Mirror Booths, you can customize the experience to fit your event perfectly. Make your next corporate event unforgettable with an innovative photo booth rental.

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Picture-Perfect Moments: Top Advantages of Having a Photo Booth at Your Birthday Party

Photo booth rental Winnipeg. Hosting a birthday party in Winnipeg, Canada, comes with a unique blend of culture, warmth, and celebration. To enhance this experience and make your birthday bash unforgettable, consider incorporating a photo booth in Winnipeg. In this article, we'll delve into the exceptional advantages a photo booth can bring to your Winnipeg birthday party, adding a sprinkle of creativity and joy to your special day.

Celebrate Winnipeg Style: Embrace the local vibe by integrating a photo booth that captures the essence of Winnipeg. Customize the booth with local-themed backdrops and props, allowing you and your guests to celebrate in true Winnipeg style.

A Delightful Icebreaker: Planning a birthday gathering in Winnipeg often means bringing together a diverse group of friends and family. A photo booth serves as a delightful icebreaker, encouraging everyone to interact, loosen up, and enjoy the festivities.

Memories in the Making: Winnipeg is a city filled with history and beauty, and a photo booth captures the present to create future memories. Guests can seize the moment and create beautiful memories, leaving your birthday party with tangible, cherished photographs.

Instant Gratification, Instant Joy: Winnipeggers appreciate efficiency and immediacy. A photo booth offers instant printouts of photos, providing immediate gratification to your guests and ensuring they have a tangible keepsake from your birthday celebration.

Local Flair with Customization: Showcase Winnipeg's uniqueness by customizing your photo booth to reflect the local culture. Incorporate Winnipeg landmarks or popular icons into the booth's backdrop, ensuring a personalized touch that resonates with your guests.

Interactive Fun for All Ages: Winnipeg embraces a sense of community and togetherness. A photo booth creates an interactive and entertaining atmosphere for guests of all ages, encouraging them to join in, have fun, and capture candid moments together.

Share the Winnipeg Love on Social Media: Modern photo booths enable instant social media sharing. Showcase your Winnipeg birthday bash by sharing the exciting moments on social platforms, letting friends and family be part of the celebration, even from a distance.

Winnipeg-Themed Keepsakes: A birthday party in Winnipeg deserves party favors that echo the city's charm. The personalized photo prints from the booth can be delightful keepsakes for your guests, reminding them of the fantastic time they had at your celebration.

Conclusion: Incorporating a photo booth into your Winnipeg birthday party elevates the festivities, creating a unique and memorable experience. Capture the spirit of Winnipeg, foster connections among guests, and immortalize the joyous moments with this engaging addition. Make your celebration in Winnipeg extraordinary by embracing the benefits of a photo booth, leaving a lasting impression on everyone who attends.

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OCPL's Lunch with Books to Feature the History of Baseball in the Upper Ohio Valley

Tomorrow, Tues., April 18, 2023 at noon: Local Baseball Legends Baseball has been an important part of Wheeling’s sporting life since the end of the Civil War. This comprehensive program, presented by Steve Novotney and Sean Duffy, will feature an overview of Wheeling and Ohio Valley baseball from legendary players like John Glasscock, Moses Fleetwood Walker; Sol White; and Jesse Burkett to ; Maz; Gene Freese, and George Brett, and from historic teams like the Standards, to the Nailers, Stogies, and legendary stories like the Rooney brothers, Babe Ruth’s visit, to Fulton Field, and Bauer’s teams vs. the Homestead Grays. WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK WATCH LIVE ON YOUTUBE FACEBOOK EVENT LIBRARY CALENDAR April 25, 2023: The Fifth Border State Every history of West Virginia’s creation in 1863 explains the event in similar ways: at the start of the Civil War, political, social, cultural, and economic differences with eastern Virginia motivated the northwestern counties to resist secession from the Union and seek their independence from the rest of the state. In The Fifth Border State, Scott A. MacKenzie offers the first new interpretation of the topic in over a century—one that corrects earlier histories’ tendency to minimize support for slavery in the state’s founding. Employing previously unused sources and reexamining existing ones, MacKenzie argues that West Virginia experienced the Civil War in the same ways as the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. Like these northernmost slave states, northwestern Virginia supported the institution of slavery out of proportion to the actual presence of enslavement there. The people who became West Virginians built a new state first to protect slavery, but radical Unionists and escaping slaves forced emancipation on the statehood movement. MacKenzie shows how conservatives and radicals clashed over Black freedom, correcting many myths about West Virginia’s origins and making The Fifth Border State an important addition to the literature in Appalachian and Civil War history. Scott A. MacKenzie received his education at the University of Manitoba, Queens College of the City University of New York, the University of Calgary, and Auburn University. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. FACEBOOK EVENT LIBRARY CALENDAR *MAY & JUNE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED* May 2, 2023 at Noon: Iditarod Dog Mushing with Karen, Noggin, & Chloe Karen Land—writer, public speaker, and three-time participant in the 1,049-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race across Alaska—and her sled dogs will give us a fun interactive presentation. Karen loves providing "mushing" talks for enthusiastic library patrons. Dog mushing, a traditional mode of arctic transportation, is a unique subject that inspires discussion of diverse topics from climate change to literature (Gary Paulsen and Jack London) to the arts and physical education--the options for exploration are endless. Karen says her Alaskan husky Noggin, and corgi-mix Chloe are the stars of the show. She will bring her actual Iditarod dog sled, gear, and arctic clothing.  Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 9, 2023 at Noon: Celebrating 50 years at 52-16th Street! The new $1.5 million Ohio County Public Library opened its doors for business on May 7, 1973, with a formal dedication on May 19. We will celebrate the 50th anniversary of that opening in grand style. Get ready to party like it’s 1973! Featuring the music of Vinyl Soul; 1970s food; trivia; memories, a photo booth, and a costume contest! Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 16, 2023 Japan Outreach: Book Discussion of Mottainai Grandma The word “Mottainai” is a Japanese adjective that describes how unfortunate it is for something to go to waste. It expresses a sense of guilt, regret, or sorrow felt for the act of wasting. The feeling connected to the word is deeply entrenched in the culture and the ways of thinking in Japan. Manami  Kawazoe, Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator at West Liberty University, will lead a discussion. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 23, 2023 Wheeling Reads Series: All Lies Begin with Truth with author Anthony Viola All Lies Begin with Truth dramatizes the complexities of natural gas extraction, its legalities and impact on a small town's economy, infrastructure, and surrounding environment, using three distinctive perspectives. Eris Carroll is a young and energetic activist negotiating her place in a world where societal rules and cultural norms cater to and support patriarchy. Lionel Boone’s past indifferences and mounting guilt over surviving a kettle bottom collapse taunts him daily. Cass Taylor’s cultural role in life was predetermined before her birth. She struggles with the realities of being trapped in small town USA and within the confines of a patriarchal culture. Her somber outlook on the town, her life, and the human spirit is often chilling as the realization becomes clear that as a civilized species, we are imprisoned, being all too dependent on energy and those corporations who provide it for us. Anthony J. Viola is a Professor of English at Marshall University where he teaches literature and creative writing. Note: This program will serve as the launch of the new Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community initiative featuring Jennifer Haigh's Heat and Light. Check the library's website and social media for more information! Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 30, 2023 Japan Outreach-Film Screening & Discussion of “My Neighbor Totoro” Two young girls, 10-year-old Satsuki and her 4-year-old sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuki and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures. Manami  Kawazoe, Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator at West Liberty University, will lead a discussion. Note: A free screening of the film will be held at OCPL on Friday, May 26 at 2 pm. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar June 6, 2023 Who’s in the Wheeling Hall of Fame with Dr. Javersak Begun in 1977, the Wheeling Hall of Fame honors past and present residents “who had attained considerable distinction in some specific field and thus brought honor to their home city.” Its six categories include: Music and Fine Arts; Sports and Athletics; Business, Industry and Professions; Public Service; Education and Religion; and Philanthropy. The Wheeling Hall of Fame Board will induct a new class on June 10. But who is already enshrined? Dr. David Javersak returns  to review the gallery of Wheeling All-Stars. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar June 13, 2023 Are You A Warwood Quiz Whiz? with Dr. Chuck Julian As part of our Neighborhood Nostalgia Series and the Summer Reading theme of “Neighborhood of Stories,” Dr. Chuck Julian will present a master-level quiz in Warwood trivia from Loveland to Cork Town and everything in between. The new Spring edition of the Upper Ohio Valley Historical Review, featuring a history of Warwood by Dr. Julian, will be launched at this program. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar June 20: LIBRARY CLOSED for West Virginia Day June 27, 2023 Abigail Adams, “Remember the Ladies” To celebrate the spirit of Independence, we will welcome Abigail Adams to the Library.  An active participant in our nation’s birth, Abigail Adams is well known for her advocacy of women's rights, especially in education, and her opposition to slavery. As a valued confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation's second president, Abigail cautioned him that the Founding Fathers should “remember the ladies” in the new laws they would write for our young country. Together, they were the first inhabitants of the White House. Mrs. Adams is portrayed by JoAnn Peterson for the WV Humanities Council’s History Alive program. Read the full article

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My first post: About Photo Booth in Winnipeg

So, I’ve been working with a new client, they are located in Winnipeg Canada, sounds too far from here, but I like the props and they seem to be really good. Checkout these guys! Pixels and Giggles! Awesome

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This photo booth is so much better with friends. #GopherTheCure @snapitmemories (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4bnja4g9Vs/?igshid=z53nvvhnht2i

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#squadgoals 💙 (Photo by @brittanymahood from Jenna @jennaraecakes and Mike’s wedding as seen on @martha_weddings) Bride/Cake @jennaraecakes Styling/Invites @ashleynicoledesign Photography @brittanymahood Planning @soireeplanning Gown @sarahseven Video @rhymeandrhythm.ca Calligraphy @juliedoan DJ @crystalsoundmusicservices Rentals @plannedperfectly Hair @prephair Makeup @ashleytiopo Nails @fingernails.are.pretty Suits @giovanniclothes Photo booth @6degreesphotobooth Rentals @ctrentals Venue @fortgarryhotel Flowers @heather_page & @emremps for @academyflorist #winnipeg #florist #flowers #floral #bouquet #ywg #art #weddingflowers #weddingflorist #bouquets #wedding (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuTrbd8gDIj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zsvkjmi9xfr7

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last photo from winnipeg vegfest - shawn’s uncle and his wife came to visit our booth and they demanded that we take this selfie to send to shawns grandma haha. tbh they stayed way too long and I don’t think they understood that we needed to be at our booth and not talk but it was still nice of them to come :) 

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BABY HEBBIE’S FIRST TATTY CON ⚡️ Holy shit fucking balls ass bitch what the fuuuck 😳 that was nuts! Everyone that camped our booth are a bunch’ve sweethearts, and the outreach from other artists made this old fart tear up behind the curtains. Thank you ♥️ If you got tattooed by me PLEASE tag me in any photos so I can spread the love, and DM me for a fun update! If you missed out, submit a form through my site so we can setup an appointment for you 🤙🏻 SO PROUD OF THE NOIR FAM!!! (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSf-n3g38r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Capturing Joy: The Allure Of Photo Booths At Winnipeg Weddings

Weddings are a celebration of love, unity, and the beginning of a new chapter. Couples often seek unique ways to capture the joy and memories of their special day. One trend that is in immense popularity is the photo booth Winnipeg. These booths add a touch of fun, creativity, and spontaneity to any wedding, ensuring that guests leave with unforgettable memories.

Rise of Photo Booths at Weddings

The concept of photo booths is not new, but their presence at weddings has seen a significant rise in recent years. Initially, photo booths were simple setups found in malls or amusement parks, offering quick passport-sized photos. Today, they have evolved into sophisticated installations that provide high-quality images and a plethora of customization options. The photo booth Winnipeg trend has particularly taken off, with couples opting for these interactive stations to add an element of entertainment and engagement to their wedding receptions.

Creating Unforgettable Memories

One of the main reasons photo booths have become a staple at weddings is their ability to create lasting memories. Unlike traditional photography, which is often formal and posed, photo booths encourage spontaneity. Guests can step inside, don quirky props, and let their personalities shine. The result is a series of candid, often hilarious photos that capture the true essence of the celebration. Couples also benefit from having a unique guest book filled with these fun snapshots, accompanied by heartfelt messages from their loved ones.

Fun and Entertainment for All Guests

A wedding is a diverse gathering, bringing together friends and family of all ages. Ensuring that everyone has a good time can be a challenge. This is where a photo booth in Winnipeg shines. It provides entertainment that appeals to everyone, from young children to elderly grandparents. The interactive nature of photo booths, coupled with the excitement of seeing instant prints, keeps guests engaged throughout the event. Whether it's a quiet moment between dances or a fun break from the reception, the photo booth becomes a popular spot for guests to gather and enjoy themselves.

Top Provider for Renting Photo Booths for Weddings in Winnipeg

When it comes to select the best photo booth Winnipeg rentals, WOW Mirror Booths stands out as a top provider. They have a range of options to suit different wedding themes and preferences. Two of their most popular choices are the Mirror Booth and the Classic Booth.

The Mirror Booth is a modern twist on the traditional photo booth. It features a full-length mirror with a touch-screen interface, allowing guests to see themselves as they pose. This interactive experience is enhanced with animations and voice guidance, making it a hit at any wedding. The high-quality prints and digital sharing options confirm that guests can take home the loving memory of the event.

The Classic Booth, on the other hand, offers a nostalgic experience with a contemporary upgrade. It retains the charm of old-school photo booths while incorporating modern technology for superior image quality. Guests can select from a variety of backdrops & props, adding a personalized touch to their photos. WOW Mirror Booths also provide excellent customer service, ensuring a seamless experience from setup to the final photo.

Conclusion

Incorporating a photo booth Winnipeg into a wedding is a surefire way to enhance the celebration and create a treasure trove of memories. The rise of photo booths at weddings speaks to their ability to bring joy, laughter, and a sense of fun to the occasion. With top providers like WOW Mirror Booths offering exceptional options like the Mirror Booth and Classic Booth, couples in Winnipeg have access to some of the best photo booth rentals available. So, for anyone planning their big day, consider adding a photo booth to capture the love, joy and create unforgettable moments for you and your guests.

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Neil Young playing live from his cabin is an amazing experience

If you are a Neil Young fan at all, you probably knew about his Neil Young Archives website already — he started it a few years ago, and it is an impressive and extremely well-designed archive of virtually every song and album he has ever played, going back to the early days when he played R&B in Winnipeg. There’s a virtual file cabinet you can flip back through, each entry has photos and videos and news articles you can look at while you are listening to the song — in high fidelity of course. All of that is fantastic and clearly took a lot of work and thought, but that’s not the most amazing thing about the site. The most amazing thing is what Neil and his relatively new wife, actress Daryl Hannah — have been doing with what they call the “Fireside Sessions.”

These are videos, some of them half an hour long or more, filmed by Daryl, in which Neil sits and plays his guitar by the outdoor fire-pit — in one case, playing while snow is falling all around him — or plays his old upright piano in what appears to be the rustic living room of his cabin, with a fire going in the fireplace and dogs wandering around. In between songs like “Four Strong Winds” and “Out on the Weekend,” he talks to the dogs, or says he hopes his fans are staying healthy, or chats with Daryl about the homemade harmonica stand the two put together out of wood-working clamps and old fireplace tools, because they didn’t have a real stand.

Sometimes the guitars are a little out of tune, and the sound isn’t that great, and the video is dark or murky. Neil’s getting on in years as well (sorry Neil) so his voice is a little thin sometimes. But the songs are as strong as they ever were, and he puts a lot of soul into the performances, and in some cases gives them a softer feeling than when he would play them with a big band. It’s a very personal thing — and it feels as though you just happened to drop into Neil and Daryl’s cabin (which is apparently in Telluride, Colorado), and he felt like picking up the guitar or sitting down at the piano, and let you listen in. It is truly magical. I don’t want to say anything nice about a global pandemic, but to have this opportunity to see artists like Neil playing live in their living rooms is quite something (access to the site is usually by subscription only, but Neil has made it free to all during the pandemic).

There are lots of other great videos too in what they call the Hearse Theater, which is named after the famous hearse that Neil drove around in when he first drove down from Canada and hooked up with the guys from Buffalo Springfield (I live not far from where Neil spent much of his childhood, in Omemee, Ontario — the town he wrote the song “Helpless” about). It can be hard to find the videos sometimes, because they seem to come and go, but in one of them Neil plays Bob Dylan’s “Girl From the North Country” in one of the old-style recording booths that used to be popular at county fairs in the 1950s, a booth that musician Jack White now has at his recording studio. Other videos show Neil doing interviews about playing with his country band The International Harvesters, or live footage of the band playing in the 1970s somewhere. It’s fascinating.

Anyway, if you are a Neil Young fan — or even if you aren’t, but love music — it’s worth checking the whole archive site out. There’s a virtual newspaper where Neil responds to letters from his fans, and all sorts of other stuff I haven’t even mentioned. Warning: You could get lost here and when you finally lift your head up, hours will have gone by. In closing, here’s a pandemic-themed video Neil and Daryl made for his recent song “Shut it Down.”

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OCPL - April 18 - Ohio Valley's Baseball Legends

Baseball has been an important part of Wheeling’s sporting life since the end of the Civil War. This comprehensive program, presented by Steve Novotney and Sean Duffy, will feature an overview of Wheeling and Ohio Valley baseball from legendary players like John Glasscock, Moses Fleetwood Walker; Sol White; and Jesse Burkett to ; Maz; Gene Freese, and George Brett, and from historic teams like the Standards, to the Nailers, Stogies, and legendary stories like the Rooney brothers, Babe Ruth’s visit, to Fulton Field, and Bauer’s teams vs. the Homestead Grays. WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK WATCH LIVE ON YOUTUBE FACEBOOK EVENT LIBRARY CALENDAR April 25, 2023: The Fifth Border State Every history of West Virginia’s creation in 1863 explains the event in similar ways: at the start of the Civil War, political, social, cultural, and economic differences with eastern Virginia motivated the northwestern counties to resist secession from the Union and seek their independence from the rest of the state. In The Fifth Border State, Scott A. MacKenzie offers the first new interpretation of the topic in over a century—one that corrects earlier histories’ tendency to minimize support for slavery in the state’s founding. Employing previously unused sources and reexamining existing ones, MacKenzie argues that West Virginia experienced the Civil War in the same ways as the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. Like these northernmost slave states, northwestern Virginia supported the institution of slavery out of proportion to the actual presence of enslavement there. The people who became West Virginians built a new state first to protect slavery, but radical Unionists and escaping slaves forced emancipation on the statehood movement. MacKenzie shows how conservatives and radicals clashed over Black freedom, correcting many myths about West Virginia’s origins and making The Fifth Border State an important addition to the literature in Appalachian and Civil War history. Scott A. MacKenzie received his education at the University of Manitoba, Queens College of the City University of New York, the University of Calgary, and Auburn University. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. FACEBOOK EVENT LIBRARY CALENDAR *MAY & JUNE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED* May 2, 2023 at Noon: Iditarod Dog Mushing with Karen, Noggin, & Chloe Karen Land—writer, public speaker, and three-time participant in the 1,049-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race across Alaska—and her sled dogs will give us a fun interactive presentation. Karen loves providing "mushing" talks for enthusiastic library patrons. Dog mushing, a traditional mode of arctic transportation, is a unique subject that inspires discussion of diverse topics from climate change to literature (Gary Paulsen and Jack London) to the arts and physical education--the options for exploration are endless. Karen says her Alaskan husky Noggin, and corgi-mix Chloe are the stars of the show. She will bring her actual Iditarod dog sled, gear, and arctic clothing.  Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 9, 2023 at Noon: Celebrating 50 years at 52-16th Street! The new $1.5 million Ohio County Public Library opened its doors for business on May 7, 1973, with a formal dedication on May 19. We will celebrate the 50th anniversary of that opening in grand style. Get ready to party like it’s 1973! Featuring the music of Vinyl Soul; 1970s food; trivia; memories, a photo booth, and a costume contest! Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 16, 2023 Japan Outreach: Book Discussion of Mottainai Grandma The word “Mottainai” is a Japanese adjective that describes how unfortunate it is for something to go to waste. It expresses a sense of guilt, regret, or sorrow felt for the act of wasting. The feeling connected to the word is deeply entrenched in the culture and the ways of thinking in Japan. Manami  Kawazoe, Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator at West Liberty University, will lead a discussion. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 23, 2023 Wheeling Reads Series: All Lies Begin with Truth with author Anthony Viola All Lies Begin with Truth dramatizes the complexities of natural gas extraction, its legalities and impact on a small town's economy, infrastructure, and surrounding environment, using three distinctive perspectives. Eris Carroll is a young and energetic activist negotiating her place in a world where societal rules and cultural norms cater to and support patriarchy. Lionel Boone’s past indifferences and mounting guilt over surviving a kettle bottom collapse taunts him daily. Cass Taylor’s cultural role in life was predetermined before her birth. She struggles with the realities of being trapped in small town USA and within the confines of a patriarchal culture. Her somber outlook on the town, her life, and the human spirit is often chilling as the realization becomes clear that as a civilized species, we are imprisoned, being all too dependent on energy and those corporations who provide it for us. Anthony J. Viola is a Professor of English at Marshall University where he teaches literature and creative writing. Note: This program will serve as the launch of the new Wheeling Reads: One Book, One Community initiative featuring Jennifer Haigh's Heat and Light. Check the library's website and social media for more information! Facebook EventLibrary Calendar May 30, 2023 Japan Outreach-Film Screening & Discussion of “My Neighbor Totoro” Two young girls, 10-year-old Satsuki and her 4-year-old sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuki and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures. Manami  Kawazoe, Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator at West Liberty University, will lead a discussion. Note: A free screening of the film will be held at OCPL on Friday, May 26 at 2 pm. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar June 6, 2023 Who’s in the Wheeling Hall of Fame with Dr. Javersak Begun in 1977, the Wheeling Hall of Fame honors past and present residents “who had attained considerable distinction in some specific field and thus brought honor to their home city.” Its six categories include: Music and Fine Arts; Sports and Athletics; Business, Industry and Professions; Public Service; Education and Religion; and Philanthropy. The Wheeling Hall of Fame Board will induct a new class on June 10. But who is already enshrined? Dr. David Javersak returns  to review the gallery of Wheeling All-Stars. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar June 13, 2023 Are You A Warwood Quiz Whiz? with Dr. Chuck Julian As part of our Neighborhood Nostalgia Series and the Summer Reading theme of “Neighborhood of Stories,” Dr. Chuck Julian will present a master-level quiz in Warwood trivia from Loveland to Cork Town and everything in between. The new Spring edition of the Upper Ohio Valley Historical Review, featuring a history of Warwood by Dr. Julian, will be launched at this program. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar June 20: LIBRARY CLOSED for West Virginia Day June 27, 2023 Abigail Adams, “Remember the Ladies” To celebrate the spirit of Independence, we will welcome Abigail Adams to the Library.  An active participant in our nation’s birth, Abigail Adams is well known for her advocacy of women's rights, especially in education, and her opposition to slavery. As a valued confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation's second president, Abigail cautioned him that the Founding Fathers should “remember the ladies” in the new laws they would write for our young country. Together, they were the first inhabitants of the White House. Mrs. Adams is portrayed by JoAnn Peterson for the WV Humanities Council’s History Alive program. Facebook EventLibrary Calendar Library-Sponsored Programs Policy The purpose of Ohio County Public Library-sponsored programs is to provide education, information, and entertainment for library patrons. The Library reserves the right to exercise sole discretion in selecting and inviting presenters for its programs. In selecting presenters, the Library does not discriminate on account of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, religion, ancestry or national origin, and the views expressed by presenters of Library-sponsored programs, or by any person in attendance at the programs, do not necessarily reflect the views of the Library, its staff, and /or its representatives. Read the full article

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C4 Winnipeg: The Worst Convention I Have Ever Attended.

TL;DR I will never return to C4 Winnipeg. The convention is horrible from start to finish.

Okay, so here’s the story of C4 Winnipeg 2017.

Not too long ago, before the advent of mainstream organizations taking over conventions, they were run by well-meaning but inexperienced volunteers. It was considered standard for there to be hiccups, miscommunications and confusion in every process from registration to teardown.

Nowadays, we’ve seen a better way: We’ve seen competence, organization, and we’ve experienced being treated with respect by people who know what they’re doing.

Which is why C4 Winnipeg was such an unpleasant shock.

I haven’t exhibited at C4 for must-be-more-than seven years now; my buddy Kyle says it was ten. I do remember, however, why I stopped:  Back then, the show had poor attendance, was poorly run, and the staff were atrocious— to the point of LAUGHING AT VENDORS WHO GOT TRAPPED IN AN ELEVATOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. Let that sink in: Laughing at people who are in crisis. Between that, low sales, and a general demeanour among the attendees that they didn’t really understand what a comic convention was, I dropped the show and haven’t been back before now.

I reasoned that seven to ten years was long enough for the show’s organization to improve, and so Kyle and I chose to share a table at the show as we thought it would be “low risk”: we were disastrously wrong.

Blanket statement that remained true for the entire weekend: No volunteer anywhere could answer any questions. They were confused, lost, disjointed, or had incorrect information. In fact, a Facebook friend of mine tried to attend on Saturday- and was given so many incorrect directions to registration that he gave up and left without entering the con! Think about that: a paying attendee, who wants to come in and spend his money, can’t even get directed to the proper entrance due to absolute incompetence and ignorance. How many people do you think gave up? How much in terms of potential earnings was lost due to stupidity? (Fortunately, my buddy chose to return on Sunday to buy from me, but only because he wanted to meet me and was motivated to do so!)

So- check-in. We only had hand luggage so we didn’t need the loading dock (which only had very limited spaces and had to maintain a very tight load-in load-out schedule because the venue simply could not handle large volumes). I thought we could simply take the escalator up to the third floor exhibit hall but no, we were shuffled into that same elevator from years ago; they had shoehorned, in fact bottlenecked, all vendors who weren’t using the loading dock freight elevator to cram themselves into the tiny, unreliable and ridiculously slow one. Imagine— making everyone line up for a single small elevator!

After that, I learned the locations of escalators and ignored any and all staff who attempted to direct me to the elevator. It was just ridiculous in the extreme.

At sign-in, they couldn’t find any record of me, or Kyle, and had all their information on large recipe cards. Not sure what I was filed under but they eventually found me after fifteen minutes of cross checking and verifying each of their piles. Has this show ever heard of a “computer?” Apparently not.

I was not given any “exhibitor’s package,” not even a map of the show floor.  I had to hunt one down just to find my table. Too, the “Exhibitor Badges” were wristbands that were identical to the wristbands of regular 3-day con attendees. We were stopped twice from entering the exhibit hall because of this. To issue the exact same band to an exhibitor as to a regular attendee is the absolute nadir of stupidity.

As I was a last-minute exhibitor, I didn’t get a place in the Artist’s Alley, but rather in the Indie Gaming section— and I had to pay for a booth as opposed to a table. I expected a booth with curtains and a backdrop, but no— it was just a plain table, with no chairs. No. Chairs.  We had to steal some from neighbouring tables in the gaming section. Higher price, but not what was advertised.

One hour after the show opened, I got a phone call from the AA organizer— asking where I was! I told her I was exactly where I was supposed to be, as listed in the con program and on the website.  Ten minutes later she came around the corner to find me, apparently she had mixed up where I was supposed to be. I thought I was going to have to move, but she okayed the location.  Meanwhile, an empty table sat between me and the next dealer so I was offered half of that table to make up for the lack of a booth.

I can’t say the location of my table was to blame for low sales, as many in the AA commiserated about lack of same, but this was far and away my worst show ever: I broke the hundred dollar mark on the last half of Sunday.

I can’t find the original hotel sign-up document, but our hotel was advertised as being one block away from the convention space. It was not. It was SIX blocks away, which precluded taking our luggage there unless we wanted to pay for a cab – in a city whose cab drivers were not motivated to provide any kind of service.  So we left our bags behind our table and just took a change of clothes and toiletries in a backpack to walk to the hotel.

Saturday night, after the show, we were almost mugged— a man who had been gazing “nonchalantly” at the wall when we passed by fell in step behind us, causing me to pull my little rolly bag close to me, and only when Kyle made his box-cutter pocket knife plainly visible in his hand did the man veer off to study another wall. Downtown Winnipeg is not safe at night, is the moral of the story.

The program book, incidentally, did not include anything like a schedule for the exhibitors, or indeed autograph/photo times for the celebrities— it had an utterly illegible floor map, which was badly photocopied onto the page, and the whole booklet was a bad photocopy, utterly useless to convey information. You couldn’t have said “Ghetto convention, amateurish and unprofessional” any more clearly than with this document.

Extra “Ghetto” bonus was the bathroom– there was a pool of urine in the men’s washroom that was nearest to our table, and it was never cleaned the entire weekend. They couldn’t even be bothered to check their own washroom to keep it clean.

Finally, the show came to a close— we began to pack up at five p.m. on Sunday— and at 5:15 an announcement came over the loudspeaker saying to stop packing up, the show was open until six.  I double checked the website— it read FIVE P.M. as the closing time.  We doubled our tear-down speed and took the escalator down and out the door, jumping in the nearest cab. (We had tried to book cabs twice that day, and neither company was interested in our business or indeed in communicating clearly. Not con-related, but Winnipeg-relevant, so there’s that).

Winnipeg’s C4 show is, without exaggeration, the worst convention I have ever attended. I will not be returning and I urge all my fellow Artist Alley exhibitors to give this show a miss, both for your own financial well-being and for your mental health. (and, considering its location downtown, your safety as well!)

C4 Winnipeg: The Worst Convention I Have Ever Attended. was originally published on Two Gargoyles Comics

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Canadian rock heavyweights Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist, and The Tea Party are getting together and hitting the road this summer on the Saints And Sinners 2020 Tour, and it’s going to be loud and a lot of fun.

The 17-date summer tour starts in late June and runs through July from coast-to-coast, dipping into Buffalo for a stop as well. It’s the first time the four acts will tour together, bringing their decades of hits and experience to the same stage for rock and roll fans night after night. In a press release announcing the tour, Moist’s David Usher said, “Every night, in every city will be an amazing experience and that definitely goes for the bands too. We’ve been on festivals and tours together over the years, but this unique shared bill with all four acts in a different order every night is going to be killer. We can’t wait to get this rolling!”

We love that quote, because we know from experience that when the artists are having fun, the shows get an extra boost of energy and awesomeness.

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In the same press release, Big Wreck lead singer Ian Thornley said, “It’s going to be so much fun getting out there with these guys every night. That’s a lot of hits, and a lot of rock n’ roll. What a show… it’s going to be a big summer!” And The Tea Party’s Jeff Martin added, “I’m not sure that there’s a single concert goer out there that can handle what’s going to happen when all 4 of our bands are firing on all cylinder’s night after night. This is a tour not to be missed. Mark my words.”

Related: Ian Fletcher Thornley – Secrets at The Mod Club

The tour starts out west with four shows in British Columbia and ends down east with stops in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, before ending at the George Street Festival in St. John’s Newfoundland. In Calgary, they’ll play at the Big Four Roadhouse during the Calgary Stampede, and in Ottawa they’ll take the stage at RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. It’s a packed schedule.

Presale tickets and VIP passes for the Saints And Sinners 2020 Tour start January 21 with general sale starting at 10 am local time on Friday, January 24. If you’re a Canadian rock and roll fan, this is a VIP package you’re going to want to consider. For $99, fans can add a photo opportunity with you and all four bands, Exclusive VIP Commemorative Saints and Sinners 2020 Tour Laminate, Exclusive Saints and Sinners 2020 Tour Lanyard, Limited Edition Pin-Pack (includes 4 Pins, 1 from each band), Exclusive Saints and Sinners 2020 Tour Drink Koozie, Front of the line access to the venue for VIP pass holder, and Early access to merch booth for VIP pass holder. Please note that not all features are available at all stops.

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The bands have also come together to do some good for the Canadian music community, committing $1 from each ticket to the Unison Benevolent Fund through PLUS1. The donations will help Canadian musicians when they need it most and it’s fantastic to see all of these acts commit to helping their fellow artists.

In the words of Headstone’s Hugh Dillon when talking about putting this show together, “These bands, coast to coast, summer 2020, where the %#@ do we sign up!! Are you kidding me, this is a once in a lifetime Rock & Roll show.” 

Related: Headstones at Toronto’s The Phoenix

Check the dates and don’t miss out on the Saints And Sinners 2020 Tour this summer!

Saints And Sinners 2020 Tour Dates

6/26/20 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre 6/27/20 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre 6/29/20 – Victoria, BC – Save On Foods Memorial Centre 7/01/20 – Prince George, BC – CN Centre 7/02/20 – Lethbridge, AB – ENMAX Centre 7/03/20 – Regina, SK – Brandt Centre 7/04/20 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre 7/06/20 – Calgary, AB – Big Four Roadhouse (Stampede Park) 7/07/20 – Brandon, MB – Westoba Place 7/08/20 – Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place 7/11/20 – Rama, ON – Casino Rama Resort 7/15/20 – Laval, QC – Place Bell 7/16/20 – Buffalo, NY – Artpark Amphitheater 7/18/20 – Ottawa, ON – RBC Ottawa Bluesfest 7/23/20 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre 7/24/20 – Moncton, NB – Casino New Brunswick 7/30/20 – St. John’s, NL – George Street Festival

Saints And Sinners Tour Set to Rock Canada in 2020! Canadian rock heavyweights Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist, and The Tea Party are getting together and hitting the road this summer on the Saints And Sinners 2020 Tour, and it's going to be loud and a lot of fun.