In the Community from ACEH Sept 6

“Insight, I believe, refers to the depth of understanding that comes by setting experiences, yours and mine, familiar and exotic, new and old, side by side, learning by letting them speak to one another.”  …Mary Catherine Bateson

 

 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.  Events List is also posted on the ACEH website, www.harmonyalliance.org.

 

Thurs, Sept 7, 7:30 pm: “A Silent Killer: AIDS in South Africa,” by Eliot Dickinson, PhD, Hope College political science professor. Sponsored by Holland Peacemakers; free and open to the public.  www.hollandpeacemakers.org or call (616) 335-2686. At Leaf and Bean Too, 19^th and Columbia, Holland.

 

Fri., Sept. 8, 7 pm: Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony meeting: “Hispanic Immigrants: Their Lives, Their Challenges, and the Impact of U.S. Policy.”  Open to the public.  Panelists are Martha Cerda, regional supervisor for the Holland field office of Telamon, a former migrant farm worker, recently named one of the 50 Women of Influence in West Michigan; Pedro Ledesma, Telamon case worker and a former farm worker; and Danny Upton, attorney for a national immigration legal assistance program of the United Methodist Church.  UNITY, the Alliance group for ages 4 to 14, will meet at same time and place.  www.harmonyalliance.org or call 786-0829.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Sat., Sept 9, 8 pm: Lakeshore Jazz Connection concert, “Latin Nights,” featuring the seven-piece Cuban jazz ensemble Tumbao Bravo. Tickets $18 for general admission, $10 students, can be purchased in advance at Joyce Petter Galley in Douglas and Good Goods in Saugatuck. (269) 857-2287 or  www.lakeshorejazzconnection.org .  At Saugatuck Women’s Club, 303 Butler, Saugatuck.

 

Thurs., Sept 14, 7 pm: Distinguished academic lecturer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., director of the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University, speaks on “W.E.B. DuBois and the Digital Divide.”  Sponsored by Grand Valley State University. (616) 331-2100 or www.gvsu.edu/fallarts.  At L.V. Eberhard Center, 2^nd floor, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus, downtown GR.

 

Sat., Sept 23,  7:30 am to 2 pm: 5^th annual Hispanic Leadership Conference, “Looking  Back…Moving Forward.”  Keynote address by Dr. Juan Andrade Jr., president and executive director of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute.  Register by Monday, Sept 18, if possible, or at the door; cost is $5; open to all area community members. Call Poema Weller at (616) 392-5058 or visit website www.laup.org   Sponsored by Latin Americans United for Progress, Hope College Office of the Provost, and Phelps Scholars Program.  At West Ottawa High School, South Building, 3600 152^nd Ave., Holland.

 

Sat., Sept 23, 7 pm: Concert by the JAH KINGS Reggae Band, featuring Alexander Washington: “world-class reggae out of Southwest Michigan”; special guests include members of the Holland High School Choir.  Tickets $8.  Email jahkings@yahoo.com.  At Park Theater, River Ave. between 10^th and 11^th St., Holland.

 

Wed., Oct 4, 7:30 pm: Concert by performer and composer of Indian classical music Shafaatullah Khan, on the sitar, surbahar, and tabla.  Called “absolutely superb” by the London Times and “virtuoso…astonishing” by the Washington Post.  Tickets $5; free for people under age 18.  Hope College box office (616) 395-7890; www.hope/edu/arts  At Knickerbocker Theatre, downtown 8^th St., Holland.

 

 Save the Date: October 28 for Native American Pow Wow sponsored by Native American tribes in the Lakeshore area and Hope College.  Noon to 4 pm, 6 to 8 pm at the Holland Civic Center.

 

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Congratulations to the board, volunteers, and sponsors of the 6^th annual Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival for three outstanding days of movies, music, dance, art, and special events in downtown Holland, Sept. 1-3.