Hi on a snowy afternoon. Here’s the latest update of community opportunities.
Herb and Ann
Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Pine Creek Elementary Home Style Expo. A fun event where you can do some holiday shopping, get the kids' pictures taken with Santa for $2, have some snacks, stop by the ACEH booth, too. At Pine Creek Elementary, 1184 136th Ave., Holland.
Monday, Dec. 5, 4 – 5:30 p.m.: Phelps Scholars of Hope College present results of their first-year seminar projects, taught by John Yelding and Chuck Green, on "Creating Community Together." In groups of 3, the students have done case studies of 21 groups in Holland, including ACEH, that "build community across differences of many kinds." Open to the public. At Maas Center Auditorium, Columbia Ave. & 11th St., Holland.
Tuesday, Dec. 6, and Thursday, Dec. 8, beginning at noon each day (see locations below): Seventeen Hope College student film documentaries, seven to 20 minutes in length; nine are on Tuesday, including "In My Skin" about Rev. Andres Fierro; "Not in Our Name: The Women in Black," a women's conference in Jerusalem to resist war and occupation; "Night Cap: A Profile of Tom Van Howe" and "Personal Profile: Ion Agheana," a professor of Romance languages at Hope. On Thursday, eight films include “The Last Man in the Room” about Habeeb Awad and his childhood in Palestine; “Hispanos in Holanda," highlighting experiences of Hispanics in Holland, focusing on Lupita Reyes of LAUP; and "May Peace Prevail,” the current Peace Pole controversy in Holland. Open to the public, no charge. Tuesday films at Fried/Hemenway Auditorium, Martha Miller Center, Columbia & 10th St., Holland, and Thursday films are at the Knickerbocker Theatre, downtown 8th St., Holland.
Saturday, Dec. 10, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.: The annual holiday potluck and cultural sharing party of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony. Everyone is welcome; bring friends, family, co-workers, neighbors to enjoy great food, good conversation, meet new people, have fun! Music, activities for kids, clay sculpture "Dance of the Penguins," and special presentation. Please bring a dish to pass, possibly one that reflects your own ethnic background, and a nonperishable item for a local food bank. ACEH will provide beverages and table service. Call Mike at 738-6070 for more information. At First United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 57 West 10th St., between River and Pine Aves. (use 9th Street entrance).
