In the Community from ACEH Sept 7

"We campesinos are used to planting seeds and waiting to see if the seeds bear fruit.  We're used to working on harsh soil.  And when our crops don't grow, we're used to planting again and again until they take hold.  Like us, you must learn to persist." … Elvia Alvarado, from "Don't Be Afraid Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart."

 

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, Sept 7 – Sun, Sept 9: Hispanic Festival 2007, with bands; dances of Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia and Brazil; marketplace; food booths, more.  Sponsored by Hispanic Center of Western Michigan.  www.hispanic-center.org/festival  At Calder Plaza, downtown Grand Rapids.

 

Sat, Sept 8 - Sun, Sept 9: 46^th annual Grand Valley American Indian Lodge Traditional Pow Wow.  Contact Lori at (616) 364-4697 or by email at Wabushna@aol.com  At Riverside Park, Grand Rapids.

 

Fri, Sept 14, 7 pm: Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, with Mexican dances performed by All For One dance group; Mexican supper.  Open to all.  www.harmonyalliance.org or 405-6761.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Mon, Sept 17, 7 pm: "Immigration: Who? Why? How?" informational program with speaker Susan Reed, Michigan regional attorney with Justice for Our Neighbors, a service of the national Methodist Church with clinics in Holland and Grand Rapids.  Sponsored by League of Women Voters of Holland.  At St. Francis de Sales Church, Maple Ave at 13^th St, Holland.

 

Mon, Sept 17, 7 pm: Award-winning poet and playwright Cornelius Eady reads from his works.  Eady is also co-founder, with poet Toi Derricote, of Cave Canem, a summer workshop and retreat for African American poets.  Hope College Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series.  Jazz group performs at 6:30 pm.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St., Holland.

 

Tues, Sept 18, 7:30 pm: Performance by internationally renowned Mexican dance group Ballet Folklorico "Quetzalli" de Veracruz.  Brought to Holland by Hope College.  Tickets $14 adults, $10 seniors, $6 under age 18, at DeVos Fieldhouse, 222 Fairbanks, Holland, from 10 am to 5 pm weekdays; (616) 395-7890.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St., Holland.

 

Tues, Sept 18, 7 pm: Presentation "On Writing" by author and visiting professor at Harvard, Jamaica Kincaid, a journey into her writing life, inspiration and motivation. www.gvsu.edu/fallarts or call (616) 331-2180.  At L. V. Eberhard Center, 2^nd floor, Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids campus, downtown Grand Rapids.