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

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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.