In the Community from ACEH February 21

"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable…Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." … Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Herb and Ann

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Tonight, Thurs, Feb 21, 7 pm: Fiction writer Lewis Nordan and essayist David Griffith will speak as part of the Hope College Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series. Nordan is the author of the Southern Book Award winner "Wolf  Whistle," based on the murder of Emmett Till, which occurred near Nordan's Mississippi hometown in 1955, when the author was 15 years old.  Griffith is author of "A Good War is Hard to Find," a collection of essays which Sister Helen Prejean has called "gripping personal testimony to the difficulties of living out Christian imperatives of love and forgiveness amid a culture that legitimizes government violence as the only 'real' way to establish social order."  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Feb 22, 6:30 pm:  Potluck and film, in honor of Black History Month.  Film is "The Children's March," documentary about the involvement of young people in the civil rights movement. Please bring a dish to pass.  For more information, call (616) 355-5188.  At L.E.A.P. West Michigan building, 21 West 16^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Feb 22, 7:30 pm: Concert by the Harlem Quartet, A Sphinx Ensemble.  Black and Latino string quartet of first-place laureates of the prestigious Sphinx Competition held annually in Detroit to "increase participation of Blacks and Latinos in classical music."  Part of Great Performance Series at Hope College.  Tickets $17 adults, $12 seniors, $6 under age 18, available at DeVos Ticket Office in the fieldhouse or by calling (616) 395-7890.  At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College Ave at 12^th St, Holland.

 

Tues, Feb 26, 7:15 pm: 12^th year of Holland First begins: Eight-week series "to explore personal leadership and cultural concerns, focusing on area programs and resources and keeping the cultural diversity of Holland in mind."  Free, but registration required.  A program of the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by Chemical Bank, and facilitated by Dante Villarreal.  Call Patricia Strachan, (616) 392-2389, ext. 110, for information and registration.

 

Fri, Feb 29: LAST DAY to buy tickets for Hope College's 11th annual Women of Color Celebration, honoring senior college women.  (Dinner is Wednesday, March 5, at 5 pm at the Maas Auditorium, 264 Columbia Ave, Holland.)  Tickets $7 for community members; purchase at Office of Multicultural Education, Martha Miller Center, Room 107, Columbia Ave at 10th St, Holland, or call (616) 395-7867 or email ome@hope.edu

 

Fri, Feb 29, 6:30 pm: Potluck and film, in honor of Black History Month.  Film is the 1964 documentary "Selma to Montgomery," revealing the vitality of the freedom marchers, who with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, trekked across the South during a critical phase of the civil right movement in the United States.  Please bring a dish to pass.  For more information, call (616) 355-5188.  At L.E.A.P. West Michigan building, 21 West 16th St, Holland.

 

Through May 4: Art of Africa exhibit of 80 objects "depicting how art and life come together in Africa; includes items from the collection of Warren Robbins, founding director of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.  Adults $12, seniors $9, various prices for students and youngsters.  Open daily, varying hours.  (616) 957-1580; www.meijergardens.org.  At Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Par, 1000 East Beltline, NE, Grand Rapids.

 

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY: Eight-week Neighborhood Leadership Academy to help residents learn leadership skills; teachers include area professionals from government, business, education, local agencies.  Free, but registration required.  Includes dinner and class materials.  Weekly classes begin Tuesday, March 6, and run through Tuesday, April 24, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm.  Contact Janie Briones, Ourstreet/Neighborhood Liaison Program, 355-3127, or at the office, 238 West 15th St, Holland.