In the Community from ACEH November 26

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" … George Eliot

 

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, Nov 26, through Sat, Dec 1, 7 and 9:15 pm: Film, "Memories of Tomorrow," award-winning movie and Japanese box-office hit in 2006.  Lead actor and executive producer Ken Watanabe plays a 50-year-old advertising executive "whose life is practically perfect: he commands the respect of his employees, loves his wife, and has a daughter who will marry soon."  When he has trouble remembering names, and confusion sets in, his wife convinces him to visit a doctor, who delivers a devastating diagnosis: early-onset Alzheimer's.  "In this very personal film, Watanabe delivers one of the most remarkable performances of his career."  2 hours, 2 minutes.  In Japanese with English subtitles.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.

 

Sat, Dec 1, 10 am to 6 pm: Festival of Giving family day with decorated Christmas trees and other items; children's crafts, etc. Other events on Dec 4, 5 and 6. Benefits Holland Free Health Clinic, which coordinates free prescription medications, dental care, eye care for those in need.  Call (616) 392-3610 or email kschrotenboer@hfhclinic.org  At Holland Town Center (formerly Horizon Outlet Center) east side, between U.S. 31 and 120th, south of James, Holland.

 

Sun, Dec 2, 11 am: "Universality as Truth," by Swami Brahmavidyananda, Vedanta Society of Southern California. (269) 543-3951; www.motherstrust.org At Mothers Trust/Lakeshore Interfaith Institute, 6676 122^nd Ave, Ganges.

 

Sat, Dec 8, 5:30 pm: Annual holiday potluck and cultural sharing party of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  Everyone is welcome.  Please bring a dish to share, preferably one of your ethnic background, and a nonperishable or paper/hygiene item for a local food bank.  Beverages and table service provided by ACEH.  Music, activities for families.  For information, email aceh@harmonyalliance.org or call Kim at (616) 405-6761. www.harmonyalliance.org   At First United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 57 West 10^th St (use 9^th St entrance), Holland.

 

 

ACEH Holiday Potluck December 8

Greetings!  We hope you'll come to the annual ACEH Holiday Potluck, and bring some friends.

 

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.

 

 

In the Community from ACEH November 12

"If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about." …English actor Orlando Bloom

 

 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.

Tonight, Nov 12, 7 pm: Hope College Visiting Writers Series with poet and human rights activist Marjorie Agosin; works focus on the plight of women in developing countries and in Chile, where she lived for many years.  She is author of "Secrets in the Sand: The Young Women of Juarez," "Scraps of Life: Chilean Arpilleras" (folk tapestries), and many other books. Free. At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.

 

Tonight, Nov 12, at 9 pm and Tues, Nov 13; Wed, Nov 14; Fri, Nov 16; and Sat, Nov 17, at  7 pm and 9 pm:  Film, "Offside," an Iranian film about the issues of women in Iran, using soccer as the medium to tell the story; called one of director Jafar Panahi's "funniest films," part sports-inspiration and part political allegory.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 14, 7 pm: Talk ("Drumming, Dancing, Chanting, and Other Christian Things") by Richard Twiss, nationally known American Indian Christian author and speaker.  Twiss "encourages American Indians to embrace a Christian faith rooted in traditional Native expressions, and encourages Western Christians to separate the message of the gospel from the European cultural traditions with which it is generally intertwined."  Contact Dr. Charles Green at (616) 395-7725 or green@hope.edu  At Cook Auditorium, De Pree Art Center, Hope College, Columbia Ave at 12^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 14, 7 pm: "Girls' Social Aggression and Its Prevention," with author Rachel Simmons.  Free.  At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College Ave at 11th St, Holland.

 

Thurs, Nov 15, from 11:30 am to 1 pm: Soup for All fundraiser to benefit homelessness prevention initiatives in Ottawa County.  Simple soup lunch by local restaurants.  $10.  Two locations: St. Patrick's Church, 920 Fulton, Grand Haven, and Holland Civic Center, Pine Ave between 8th and 9th St, Holland.

 

Thurs, Nov 15; Fri, Nov 16; and Sat, Nov 17, 7:30 pm: Theater presentation, "Turtle Island Blues," a "satirical history of the U.S. as seen through the eyes of Native Americans."  By Grand Valley State University theater department. Information: (616) 331-3668 or www.gvsu.edu/theatre  General admission, $12; box office (616) 331-2300.  At Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center, GVSU Allendale campus.

 

Fri, Nov 16, 5 pm: Dutch Heritage Community Celebration, part of Dutch-American Heritage Day.  (On Nov  16, 1776, Dutch forces on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius returned the salute of an American ship, making the Netherlands the first country to officially recognize the flag of the newly independent United States.) Admission is by ticket, but is free; tickets available at Theil Research Center, 10th and Central, Holland, or Van Wylen Library, Hope College campus.  At Pinnacle Center, 3330 Highland Dr, Hudsonville.

 

Sat, Nov 17, 9 am to noon: Voter registration drive cosponsored by West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP), assisted by students from Holland High School Close-Up Club, which focuses on getting young people interested in government.  Volunteers will have voter registration forms and voter ID information.  Area locations are: Mi Favorita, 408 Columbia Ave; La Consentida Supermarket, 676 Michigan Ave; Sante Fe Mexican Market, 981 Butternut, and Workforce Management, 102 Walnut, Suite C.

 

Sat, Nov 17, 3 pm: Dances of Universal Peace, by The Peaceful Sisters Surya, Safira, and Jane Sky. www.motherstrust.org or (269) 543-3951.   At Mothers Trust, Lakeshore Interfaith Institute, 6676 122nd Ave, Ganges.

 

Sat, Dec 8, 5:30 pm: Annual holiday potluck of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH); everyone is welcome.  Entertainment, children's activities.  (616) 405-6761 or email aceh@harmonyalliance.org.  At First United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 57 West 10^th, Holland. 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH Nov 7

 "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more...It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." ...Melody Beattie, writer

 

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, Nov 6 through Fri, Nov 9, 7 and 9 pm:  Australian film, "Ten Canoes," examining complex lives of Aboriginal culture; winner of Australian Academy Award for Best Film.  "A tale of jealousy, forbidden love, sorcery, and revenge, but with humor and a moral message."  Filmed in close collaboration with Aboriginal people.  Unrated, intended for mature audiences.  l hour, 30 minutes.  In Ganalbingu, with English subtitles.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Nov 9, 6:30 pm:  Reciprocal Language Partnership auction fundraiser; dinner; child care.  Tickets $10.  www.rlpprogram.org  At Third Reformed Church, Pine Ave and 13th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Nov 9, 7 pm:  "Them and Us" video and discussion about "putting people in categories."  Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony general meeting, open to the public. Call (616) 405-6761 or  www.harmonyalliance.org  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Sat, Nov 10, 4:30 pm (until 6:30 pm): International food and international bazaar, sponsored by Hope College international students.  Meal, $5.  At Phelps Dining Hall, 10^th St and Columbia Ave, Holland. (See also next entry.)

 

Sat, Nov 10, 7 pm: Images: A Reflection of Cultures, with songs, poems, dances, and other "clips of culture" by Hope College international students and community members.  Free.  For information, call (616) 395-7605.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th, Holland.

 

Mon, Nov 12, 7 pm:  Poet and human rights activist Marjorie Agosin presents her works as part of Hope College's Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series.  Her poetry and other writing focuses on the plight of women in developing countries, and her heritage as a Jew whose family fled from Europe to Chile informs her work.  She has lived in the US for 36 years but writes exclusively in Spanish; she teaches at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Her most recent book of poems is "Secrets in the Sand: The Young Women of Juarez."  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.

 

Thurs, Nov 15, 11:30 am (to 1 pm):  "Soup for All" fundraising lunch sponsored by Ottawa Area Housing Coalition; a simple soup lunch will be provided by local restaurants; all proceeds go to homelessness prevention initiatives in Ottawa County.  Tickets $10.  Ceramic bowls and table centerpieces available for purchase.  At St. Patrick's Church, 920 Fulton, Grand Haven, and at Holland Civic Center, Pine Ave between 8th and 9th, Holland.

 

Fri, Nov 16, 5 pm: Dutch Heritage Community Celebration.  Pinnacle Center, 3330 Highland Dr, Hudsonville.

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

Saturday, December 8, 5: 30 pm: Annual holiday potluck of Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony.  Bring a dish to share, and nonperishable items for local food bank.  Entertainment, children's activities.  Everyone is welcome; invite family and friends.  (616) 405-6761.  At First United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 57 West 10^th St, Holland.