In the Community from ACEH June 28

"I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family." … Theodore Bickel

 

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.

 

Fri, June 29, 7 pm:  Alexander Washington performs a solo acoustic show, with his djimbe drum, performing songs he wrote during his recent trip to Ghana.  $7 at the door.  At Grass Cup Cafe and Coffeehouse, A-4607 60^th Street (Laketown Twp), south side of Holland.

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

 

Fri, July 13, 7 pm:  Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony general meeting, open to the public. Special program to be announced.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Fri, July 13, 7 pm: Lakeshore Women for Peace gathering at the Peace Pole, including meditations, prayers.  Holland Mayor Al McGeehan will give a historical perspective on peace and patriotism.  At Smallenberg Park, Fairbanks Ave. north of 16th St., Holland.

 

Sat, July 14, 8 pm: Salsa Night, sponsored by Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival, with music by Orquesta Sensacional.  Lessons on the basics of salsa and Latin dance start at 8 pm, followed by live music and dancing from 9 pm to midnight.  $10 before the event (on sale at Holland Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, 76 East Eighth St, Holland); $15 at the door (cash or checks only).  At Holland Armory, 9th St between River and Central Ave, Holland.

 

Sun, Aug 5, 1 to 4 pm: Ninth annual Potluck in the Park of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony; everyone is welcome.  At Ransom Park, 16500 Ransom between 160th and 168th, north of Quincy, north side of Holland.

 

 

In the Community from ACEH June 19

"We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity."

…Frances F. W. Harper, free woman of color (1825-1911).

 

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.

Today, Tues, June 19, 6 pm: Vincent Chin Commemorative, sponsored by Asian Victims Relief Fund and the Asian Pacific Americans for Progress.  Film, Academy-Award nominated documentary "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" followed by panel discussion.  Food available for purchase.  Event is free; donations welcome.  At St. Mary Magdalen Family Center, 1213 52^nd St SE, Kentwood.

 

Sat, June 23, 10 am: Pre-Hispanic and folk dance workshops for boys and girls ages 5 to 17.  There will be free classes for drama, art, dancing and music.  Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails, Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area, and United Way.  For information, call Georgina Guzman, 800-442-1401 or email gguzman@gsmt.org.  At Herrick District Library, 300 South River, Holland.

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

 

Fri, July 13, 7 pm: ACEH general meeting; program to be announced.  Everyone welcome.  www.harmonyalliance.org or email aceh@harmonyalliance.org  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Sat, July 14, 5 pm to 7:30 pm: Fundraiser dinner of authentic Latin American food (eat in or carry-out) to support mission trip to Ecuador by local resident Vicente Nunez.  $10 adults, $5 children ages 11-13; free for kids 10 and under.  Tickets and information, Liz Lopez,  (616) 406-2220.  At Resurrection Life Church-Holland campus/Iglesia Vida, 1006 South Washington Ave., Holland.

 

Sun, Aug 5, 1 to 4 pm: 9^th annual Potluck in the Park of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony.  At Ransom Park, 16500 Ransom, between 160^th and 168^th, north of Quincy (north side of Holland). 

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH June 14

We Rose   From Africa's heart, we rose Already a people, our faces ebon, our bodies lean, We rose Skills of art, life, beauty and family Crushed by forces we knew nothing of, we rose Survive we must, we did, We rose We rose to be you, we rose to be me, Above everything expected, we rose To become the knowledge we never knew, We rose Dream, we did Act we must

Kristina Kay, We Rose  © 1996, Juneteenth.com

 

"Juneteenth is a day of reflection, a day of renewal, a pride-filled day.  It is a moment in time taken to appreciate the African American experience.  It is inclusive of all races, ethnicities and nationalities - as nothing is more comforting than the hand of a friend." ...Juneteenth.com

 

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.

Today, Thurs, June 14, 5 pm:  Come on down…town! and join the Walk and Roll fundraiser to benefit the Disability Network/Lakeshore.  (Contributions from ACEH members and friends are divided between the Disability Network and Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony and are tax-deductible.)   Half-hour walk through downtown, followed by appetizers/beverages on the back deck of the restaurant.  At Via Maria restaurant, 13 West 7th Street, Holland.

 

Fri, June 15, 6:30 pm:  Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and listen (or dance) to cool Latin music from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, as the six-piece band Orquestra Sensational opens Holland's Summer Concert Series. The group will sing in Spanish and English.  Free.  At Centennial Park, 10^th St at River Ave, Holland.

 

Sat, June 16, 1 pm:  Curator's tour of New Dutch Galleries by Nella Kennedy.  $7; $6 seniors, $4 students.  (616) 392-9084 or www.hollandmuseum.org.  At Holland Museum, 31 West 10^th St, Holland (across from Centennial Park).

 

Sat, June 16, 1 to 7 pm:  Community celebration of Juneteenth, with the theme "Slavery to Freedom: Now What?"  Keynote address by Dr. Fred Johnson at 3 pm.  Talent show, African Reggae and African drum groups, games and activities, food vendors, information booths.  ACEH family activities: balloon animals, 1 to 3 pm; polymer clay art, 3 to 5 pm.  Sponsored by Core City CCDC, the City of Holland, and Fifth Third Bank. For more information, call Wayne Coleman at 355-0071.  (Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation  Day, commemorates the announcement on June 19, 1865, of the abolition of slavery in Texas, a year and a half about the Emancipation Proclamation was announced on January 1, 1863.)  At Kollen Park band shell area, Van Raalte Ave and 12^th St., Holland.

 

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH June 5

"We will surely get to our destination if we join hands." …Aung San Suu Kyi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.  Since July 1989, she has been put under house arrest or jailed repeatedly by the Myanmar (Burma) government; on May 25 of this year, her detention was extended for another year.  Her birthday is June 19.

 

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.

Wed, June 6, 7 pm:  Film, "Standing Silent Nation," the story of a Lakota family who plants industrial hemp on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.  A collaboration with the independent nonfiction series on PBS, P.O.V.  Free.  For details, www.wgvu.org/cinema  At Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), 41 Sheldon St, SE, Grand Rapids.

 

Thurs, June 7-Sat, June 9:  16^th biennial conference of Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies, focusing on  ethnic literature and art of Dutch Calvinists in North America, including writings of disillusioned immigrants, role of Dutch-American newspapers, family names as a reflection of cultural heritage, life experiences of Dutch-American women in fiction and non-fiction, discussions of Dutch-Americans writers and regional artists. Open to the public; registration $25 for entire event, less for those attending one day; meals extra.  Sponsored by Hope College A. C. Val Raalte Institute.  Schedule online at www.hope.edu/vri/aadas or call conference registrar at (616) 395-7678.  At Hope College Maas Center (and other campus locations), Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

Sat, June 9, 1 and 6 pm, and Sun, June 10, noon: 28^th annual Homecoming of the Three Fires Traditional Powwow, featuring American Indian dance, food, arts, crafts, and music.  Free.  Information (616) 458-8759.  Sponsored by Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians.  At Riverside Park, Monroe Ave., downtown Grand Rapids.

 

Sat, June 9, 9 am to 5 pm, and Sun, June 10, 9 am to 4 pm: 7^th annual Feast of the Strawberry Moon, 18^th-century living history experience portraying lives of Native Americans, voyageurs, fur traders, craftspeople, military and merchants from the 1700s.  $3 per person per day, $12 family; kids under 5 free.  Sponsored by Tri-Cities Historical Museum.  At Harbor Island, Grand Haven.

 

Thurs, June 14, 5 pm:  Walk and Roll fundraiser for Disability Network/Lakeshore.  Half of funds raised by ACEH members and friends goes to ACEH.  Half-hour walk in downtown Holland, followed by appetizers and beverages.  At Via Maria Restaurant, 13 West 7^th St., Holland.

 

Fri, June 15, 6 pm: Inter-religious Circle, with readings from diverse religious paths, meditation, music, silence.  At 7:30 pm: The Peaceful Sisters lead Dances of Universal Peace, circle dancing and singing of inter-religious groups.  Free.  (616) 957-3700.  At Sacred Space, 58 East Beltline, SE, Grand Rapids.

 

Sat, June 16, 1 pm: Curator's tour of 19^th-century Dutch paintings.  $7 adults; $6 seniors; $4 students.  At New Dutch Galleries of Holland Museum, 31 West 10^th St., Holland.

 

Sat, June 16, 1 to 7 pm: Annual celebration of Juneteenth, featuring speech by Dr. Fred Johnson, music, talent show, food vendors, information booths, family activities.  Free.  Information: (616) 355-0071. Sponsored by Core City CCDC, the City of Holland, and Fifth Third Bank.  At Kollen Park, Van Raalte Ave and 12^th St., Holland.

 

Sat, June 16, 8 pm:  Theater production, "Abie's Irish Rose," by Jewish Theatre of Grand Rapids, the story of young newlyweds from Jewish and Catholic backgrounds and their interactions with their families; followed by talk-back session with local Jewish/Christian married couples.  $10.  (616) 459-7267.  At Spectrum Theater, 160 Fountain St, SE, Grand Rapids.  (Play also produced on other dates in June.)

 

Tues, June 19, 6 to 8:30 pm: Asians in America—The Silent Minority in Memory of Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese American murdered in Detroit in 1982 by two white unemployed auto workers motivated by anti-Japanese sentiments.  The fundraiser for the Asian Victims Relief Fund will feature a special screening of the Academy-Award nominated documentary, "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" followed by a panel discussion with local experts.  Free, but donations to the Fund welcome; food available for purchase.  Sponsored by AVRF and Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, concerned about recent attacks on Asian Americans in New York, Wisconsin, and Michigan, including Grand Rapids. www.apaforprogress.org; (616) 235-0284 or (616) 698-0558.  At St. Mary Magdalen Family Center, 1213 52^nd St., SE, Kentwood.