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HUNTINGTON - West Virginia Alliance for STEM and the Arts (WV AllSTAR) in partnership with Marshall University and the Green Bank Observatory are co-hosting the inaugural "Reaching for the Stars: The West Virginia STEM and the Arts Film Festival" at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse and on Marshall University's campus beginning Thursday, Feb. 28 running through Saturday, March 2. All events are free and open to the public, tickets can be obtained from the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse Box Office starting Monday, Feb. 25.

The Film Festival is a multimedia experience featuring five films by award-winning filmmakers from Brooklyn, New York to Huntington, as well as the winners of the West Virginia Student Film Competition. In addition to these films, there will be a series of filmmaker workshops led by many award-winning filmmakers, a "Discover Astronomy and Engineering in WV with the Green Bank Observatory" workshop led by Green Bank Observatory staff, and a West Virginia Women in STEM panel discussion. Performances by Marshall University Dance Theater, The Elk River Ramblers, and The Academy of Arts at January's will be enjoyed throughout the festival alongside many local organizations exhibiting excellence in STEM and the Arts to provide educational information and activities to local students on Friday morning and the general public on Saturday afternoon.

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