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

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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.