In the Community from ACEH September 4

 "Maybe I'm not making big changes in the world, but if I have somehow helped or encouraged somebody along the journey, then I've done what I'm called to do." … Sister Thea Bowman, African American Franciscan (1937-1990)

 

Herb and Ann

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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP OUT AT TULIPANES!  If you can give even an hour or two at one of the events, please contact Angie Hanks at Chemical Bank: Angela.hanks@chamicalbankmi.com or phone (616) 785-2531; fax (616) 785-3588.  See Schedule below.

 

Music, dance, and good movies on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13, will highlight the 9^th annual Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival, which highlights artistic and economic contributions of Latinos. All events are free, except for Salsa Night. Food vendors will sell items at Centennial Park on Saturday. The website is www.tulipanes.org

 

Music and Dance, Centennial Park stage, Saturday, Sept. 12:

11 am: Juan Martinez and Jeorge Hernandez: Mexican Mariachi Songs

11:30 am: LAUP Fiesta King, Queen, and court perform

Noon: Alessandra Requelme: salsa and tango

12:30 pm: Capoeira Mandinga: Brazilian martial arts/dance

1 pm: Son de Mexico: quartet

1:30 pm: Los Gallos de Oro: folkloric dance

2:30 pm: Karibe-Afro-Dominican ethnic dance

 

Other, at Centennial Park, Saturday, Sept. 12:

10:30 am: Piñata breaking

11 am to 7 pm: Art fair

 

Films, Knickerbocker Theatre, Saturday, Sept. 12:

10 am: DVD (20 min.)

10:25 am: Heroes (25 min.)

11:25 am: The Window (87 min.)

1:30 pm: The Tuerca (10 min.)

1:45 pm: Ella es el matador (62 min.)

3:15 pm: Camion de Carga (10 min.)

3:30 pm: Lake Tahoe (81 min.)

5 pm: Porque hay cosas que no se olvidan (20 min.)

5:20 pm: Escuela (School) (53 min.) (Sponsored by Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony/ Gary Pepe Memorial Fund).  Film about the impact on a high school girl from a migrant family entering high school as her family moves back and forth between their home in Texas and the California agricultural fields. 

6:30 pm: Made in Japan (7 min.)

6:38 pm: The Wall (77 min.)

 

Salsa Night, Saturday, Sept. 12:  Holland Armory (16 West 9^th St), 8 pm-midnight.  $10.  Dance with Salsa Chicago Mambo All-stars Orchestra.

 

Films, Knickerbocker Theatre, Sunday, Sept. 13

1 pm: The Wall (77 min.)

4 pm: El regalo de Pachamama (104 min.)

 

Worship Service, Centennial Park, Sunday, Sept. 13: 3 pm

 

       

Sat, Sept 12, 10 am until 5 pm: Grand Valley American Indian Lodge Pow Wow.  48^th annual event includes Native American dancing, crafts and food.  (616) 364-4697.  At Riverside Park, Grand Rapids.

 

Sat, Sept 12, 5 pm until 9 pm (pre-party at Globe Design and Vision): Seventh annual Wine and Design Festival to benefit Center for Women in Transition, "Le Style de Vie."  Hors d'oeuvres and wines; style show.  $50 per person, at CWIT, Butch's, Globe, or Studio K, or at the website: http://www.aplaceforwomen.org/events/html.  At Butch's, 44 East 8^th St, Holland.