In the Community from ACEH October 2

"Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water." — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Hungarian-born biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1937.

 

 

Herb and Ann

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Tues, Oct 6, and Wed, Oct 7: Hope College Critical Issues Symposium: "At Water's Edge: Complacency, Thirst, Action." Free, open to the public.  Sponsored by Office of Associate Provost and Dean for International and Multicultural Education.  For topics, hours, other info, go to the website www.hope.edu/cis

 

Wed, Oct 7, 11:30 am until 1 pm:  Business Connections Committee luncheon.  The BCC  especially works with women- and minority-owned businesses. Speaker is Shawn Miller. $15 for Chamber members; $20 others.  At Davenport University, 643 South Waverly Rd, Holland.

 

Mon, Oct 12, 7 pm: Hope College Visiting Writers Series: Don Waters and Aracelis Girmay.  Waters' stories are set in the American Southwest. Girmay's poems reflect her Eritrean, Puerto Rican, and African American heritage.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Oct 14, 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm: Latino Food Festival.  Open to the public, $5.  At Hope College Phelps and Cook Dining Halls, 10^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Oct 14, 7:30 pm: Piano concert by Storioni Trio, a leading Dutch chamber music ensemble that has performed in many venues; members of the trio are artistic directors of the annual Storioni Festival in the Netherlands.  $17 adults; $12 seniors; $6 children; call ticket office, (616) 395-7890.  At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College and 12^th St, Holland.

 

Sun, Oct 18, 11 am: "The Odyssey of an American Muslim," by Dustin Byrd, Ph.D.  Call (269) 543-3951; or tapas@accn.org.  At Mothers Trust/Mothers Place, Lakeshore Interfaith Community. 6676 122^nd Ave, Ganges.

 

Mon, Oct 19, through Sat, Oct 24, 7:30 pm: Film, "The Class,"  follows a year in the life of a French high school teacher "in a tough neighborhood of Paris where cultures and attitudes often clash."  Winner of numerous awards; named one of 10 best films of 2008 by New York Magazine.  $6 regular; $5 seniors.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CALLING ALL COLORS!

 Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance (LEDA) has an urgent need for 5 more volunteers to facilitate at its Calling All Colors high school conference, 9 am to 11 am, on Tuesday, Oct. 20.  Training for volunteers is Oct. 13 from 5 to 6 pm at Macatawa Resource Center, 665 136th Ave, Holland, OR on Oct 15 from 3 to 4 pm at White Pines Middle School, Grand Haven.  For information, or to sign up as a volunteer, contact Raechel at admin@ethnicdiversity.org or call (616) 846-9074.

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ESL CLASSES:  Do you want to brush up on your English language skills, or know someone who does?  Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP) offers English as a Second Language classes three times a week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday) from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.  A donation of $10 is requested but not required to enroll.  Registration IS required, by calling LAUP at (616) 392-5058.  Classes are held at the Martha Miller Center, 257 Columbia (corner of Columbia and 10^th St), Holland.