In the Community from ACEH December 17

"If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life, it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth." …Mitsugi Saotome, Japanese aikido teacher currently living in the U.S.

 Herb and Ann

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Mon, Dec 28, 6 pm until 9 pm: Community Kwanzaa Celebration, presented by the Juneteenth Committee.  Free and open to everyone.  Reception and entertainment. Kwanzaa focuses on "seven basic values of African culture that contribute to building and reinforcing family, community, and culture among African American people as well as Africans throughout the world."  At Holland Armory, 16 West 9^th St (between River and Central), Holland.

 

Thurs, Jan 7, 7:30 pm: Bilingual information meetings and registration for winter classes of the Reciprocal Language Partnership, which pairs people who want to learn English with people who want to learn Spanish, facilitated by a teacher.  Classes are two hours on Thursday evenings, Jan. 21 - April 22.  Contact Melissa Roessing at (616) 392-9022, melissaroessing@hotmail.com or Roberto Venegas at (616) 633-8540, venegasbeto@gmail.com  At First Presbyterian Church, 659 State St, Holland.

 

Fri, Jan 8, 7 pm: General meeting of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony, open to the public.  Bill Freeman of The Journey Church will present "Faith, Inner Faith, and Interfaith."  392-5549 or 396-2201.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Mon, Jan 11, 7:30 pm:  Bilingual information meeting and registration for winter classes of the Reciprocal Language Partnership (see entry for Jan 7, above).

 

Fri, Jan 15-Sat, Jan 23: Civil Rights Celebration week at Hope College, "dedicated to all persons and groups who have worked toward the advancement of civil rights and social justice."  Details from Office of Multicultural Education, www.ome@hope.edu or call (616) 395-7867.  See below:

 

Jan 15, 11:30 am, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. luncheon (RSVP by Fri, Dec 18).

Jan 18: From the Mouth of a King, sponsored by Black Student Union, presenting throughout the campus selected speeches of Dr. King and slide shows of major events of his life.

Jan 19, 7 pm: Film and discussion, "Who Killed Vincent Chin?"; sponsored by Hope's Asian Perspective Association.  At Fried Hemenway Auditorium, Martha Miller Center.

Jan 20, 11 am: Civil Rights Commemorative March, co-sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta), beginning at Graves Hall and ending at Martha Miller Center.

Jan 21, 7 pm: Open Mic Night, sponsored by La Raza Unida.  At Fried Hemenway Auditorium, Martha Miller Center.

Jan 22, 23: Film, "The Stoning of Soraya M."; sponsored by Social Activities Committee; based on a true story of a woman falsely accused in Iran.

 

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES:

 

Through Jan 5:  Exhibit, "Women of Michoacán."  Paintings, photographs, and sculpture by women (and one man) from the Mexican state of Michoacán.  Free. At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Through Jan 10: "Christmas and Holiday Traditions Around the World" features 41 cultural celebrations, including a Vietnamese Ancestral Altar celebrating the Lunar New Year, Tet Nguyen Dan, and displays honoring the Chinese New Year, the Muslim celebration of Eid ul-Fitr, and illumination traditions from the Philippines. Extended hours on Dec. 26, 28, 29, and 30, until 9 pm.  Admission fee. Call 888-957-1580 or go to www.meijergardens.org  At Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave, NE (north of I-196), Grand Rapids.