In the Community 1 from ACEH Dec. 12

Hello, all.  Here are some upcoming diversity events along the Lakeshore.

Herb and Ann

 This information is provided by the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  If you do not wish to receive it in the future, please contact hpweller@comcast.net or editann@aol.com.

 

 

Friday, Dec. 16, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.:  Ballet Folklorico Sol Azteca de Humberto Hernandez dance recital.  Bring your family and friends to watch this exciting troupe of young dancers performing traditional Mexican folklore pieces in beautiful costumes.  Admission is free; donations accepted at the door.  The Ballet Folklorico is a project of the Holland Chorale Community Enrichment Program, and several members performed at the recent ACEH holiday potluck.  At West Ottawa Performing Arts Center at West Ottawa High School, 1024 136^th Ave., Holland.

 

Sunday, Dec. 18, 5:30 p.m.: Dessert potluck to celebrate the season.  Share a treat, conversation, and friendship with others in the community.  Everyone is welcome.  At Leaf and Bean Too, Columbia Ave. and 19^th St., Holland.

 

Now through January 29, 2006: “Picture Stories: A Celebration of African American Illustrators,” an exhibit of 60 works by 12 contemporary American artists of African heritage who illustrate children’s picture books.  Subjects include history, traditional holidays, spirituals, folk tales, legends, family life, and heroes such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Langston Hughes, and Louis Armstrong.  At Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 West Webster Ave., Muskegon; open daily 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Sundays open at noon; Thursdays open until 8 p.m.); phone (231) 720-2570; www.muskegonartmuseum.org.   

 

 Looking ahead:

Friday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.:  Annual meeting of Alliance for Cultural and  Ethnic Harmony.  Election of board members, brainstorming for future programs.  Open to the public.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.  NOTE:  ACEH will be electing four new members to its nine-member board.  Terms are two years. The board meets once a month to plan programs, organize for community outreach, oversee finances, set up social events, etc.; sharing the work is what's kept ACEH going as a volunteer organization since 1999 (plus, the board members have fun while they work).  Would you like to help?  Contact Mike Jones at 738-6070, adjones25@charter.net or Jill Cooper at 786-0829, JillCooper@chartermi.net or email aceh@harmonyalliance.org.

 

Monday, Jan. 16, 6 p.m.: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. annual celebration.  At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College, College Ave. between 11th and 12th Sts., Holland.