Please join us for Downtown Streetfest on Saturday, July 7, 5:00 – 9:00 pm along the 200 block of Capitol Street. Enjoy the funk band Thump Daddy from Columbus, OH along with a variety of family activities.   

Special thank you to our sponsors: Title Sponsor City National Bank and Supporting Sponsors Spriggs Distributing Company, Bud Light, Hendrickson & Long, AARP, GAI Consultants, City of Charleston, Kanawha County Public Library, Rock 105/The Mix, and Tony The Tailor.  

Activities include: gaming truck, children’s games, corn hole, giant Jinga and chess, and much more. Cold adult beverages will be available thanks to Spriggs Distributing Company and Adelphia Sports Bar and Grille.  

Capitol Street will close from 1:30 – 10:00 pm on July 7.

Downtown Streetfest block parties are also scheduled for Saturday, August 18 and Saturday, Sept. 15. 

Join us for Business After Hours at the Marriott Charleston Town Center, presented by the Marriott and the Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau. Network with colleagues and connect with business and community leaders at this monthly Alliance event. 

The event will feature a silent auction with baskets donated by Mrs. International Pageant contestants competing in the Charleston-based final competition. Proceeds benefit Go Red for Women and the American Heart Association. 

Registration is $15 for Alliance members and $25 for future members. Add $10 if registering fewer than 24 hours in advance. 

Invoicing is available for groups of 10 or more. No cancellation refunds within 48 hours of event. 

•  Elaine is the director of “Heroin(e)” – a Netflix Original Documentary short that follows three women fighting the opioid crisis in Huntington. “Heroin(e)” was nominated for a 2018 Academy Award. On June 29, 2018, she will release her debut feature documentary, “Recovery Boys,” which documents the lives of four men working to transform their lives after years of addiction.
• Michelle is the Dean of the University of Charleston’s School of Pharmacy, which has partnered with Kanawha County Schools and Kanawha Communities That Care to implement a prescription abuse prevention initiative, “Generation Rx,” through which pharmacy students educate elementary students across Kanawha County about medication safety.
• Karen is the President and CEO of the Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, which helps more than 20,000 adults, children and families across the state each year through mental health and substance abuse care and services. Prestera’s addiction treatment services represent a full continuum of care, with the mission of “helping people achieve their full potential.”