In the Community September 10: Tulipanes Events, ACEH Native American Program

 

In the Community September 10, 2012

A Weekly Calendar of Diversity Events

from The Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony

 

ACEH was founded in Holland in 1999 and is committed to justice, equal opportunity, cross-cultural understanding, and appreciation for diversity.  Members and friends work together through programs, advocacy, and social events to make West Michigan a place where all people are welcomed and respected. "In the Community" is also on the ACEH website: www.harmonyalliance.org/Events

 

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TULIPANES LATINO ART AND FILM FESTIVAL: Sept 12 – 16. www.tulipanes.org

---Wed, Sept 12, 7 pm: Films: "Esperanza" (9 min), "Chiflando en la Loma (Left High and Dry) (14 min), and "Mariachi High" (55 min).  At 9 pm: "Smuggled" (80 min).  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

---Thurs, Sept 13, 6 to 10 pm: Gala and Premier Musical Event; with LAUP and Holland Area Arts Council. Includes concert, El Ritmo Llego/The Rhythm has Arrived, with Diego.  $75 individual, $125 couple.  (616) 394-0000 or 800-506-1299. At Park Theater (River Ave between 10^th and 11^th) and Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland. 

---Fri, Sept 14, 7 pm:  Films: "Open Your Eyes" (13 min), "Noche sin Luna"/Moonless Night (13 min), "Stuffer" (20 min), "Smuggled" (80 min), and "Esperanza" (9 min).  At Park Theatre, River Ave between 10^th and 11^th Sts, Holland.

---Sat, Sept 15, 11 am: Films: "Mariachi High" (55 min), Chiflando en la Loma (Left High and Dry) (14 min), "Smuggled" (80 min), "Stuffer" (20 min), "Noche sin Luna"/Moonless Night (13 min), "Harlistas" (90 min).  At Park Theatre, 248 S. River, Holland.

---Sat, Sept 15, 11 am:  Music, children's art workshops, piñata.  At Centennial Park, River Ave at 10^th St, Holland.

---Sat, Sept 15, 8 pm: Salsa Night.  Dancing, music.  $10.  At Park Theatre, 248 S. River, Holland.

---Sun, Sept 16, 1 pm and 4:30 pm: Film: "Rio" (96 min), 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy about two macaws, set in Rio de Janeiro. www.tulipanes.org/film  At Park Theater, River Ave between 10^th and 11^th Holland.

---Sun, Sept 16, 3 pm: Worship service "Reconciliation/Reconciliacion." Spanish and English.  Moses Mares Project.   At Centennial Park, 10^th and River Ave, Holland.

 

 

Fri, Sept 14, 7 pm:  General meeting of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  "E Pluribus Unum/ Out of Many, One" program by Luther Von Miller and Rising Fires members, among others, about Native American history, dance, drumming.  Election of new board members.  Public is invited.  392-5086 or marvin49423@yahoo.com  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Fri, Sept 14-Sun, Sept 16: Michigan Irish Music Festival.  22 bands; dancers; food; shopping.  Various entry fees.  (231) 739-2028; www.michiganirish.org  At downtown Muskegon.

 

Sat, Sept 15, 10 – 11 am: Sign-up date for All For One dance classes, ages 6 through 18: Mexican Folklorico, jazz, hip-hop/Latin/African.  $35 for 8 weeks.  Classes start Sat, Sept 22, at 9 am.  All For One is looking for people to donate or sell their Mexican Folklorico skirts, blouses, shoes for students needing practice clothes for classes. moonchild1993@yahoo.com  t Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th, Holland.

 

Sun, Sept 16, 5 pm (Potluck Picnic), 6:30 pm (presentations): Celebration of International Day of Peace, hosted by Lakeshore Women for Peace and Holland Peacemakers.  Bring dish to share, lawn chairs, table service; beverages provided.  Bring a poem, song, reading, or presentation related to peace.  Event canceled if it rains. At Holland Peace Pole, Smallenberg Park, Fairbanks Ave. near 16^th St, Holland.

 

Tues, Sept 18, 7 pm:  Dramatic presentation by Lois B. Owens of GVSU who "changes voices and hats to recreate an imaginary debate" between Susan B. Anthony, co-founder of the National Women's Suffrage Association, and Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist who documented lynchings of black men in the South, and a founder of the National Association of Colored Women.  Cosponsored by Holland League of Women Voters and Hope College Women's Studies.  At Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall, College Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Sept 19, 4 pm to 6 pm: Public forum on the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, co-hosted by Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) and Grand Rapids Community Relations Commission "regarding the impact that anti-discrimination policies have on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) individuals." Written and verbal testimony accepted.  At GRCC, DeVos Campus, Sneden Hall, Room 108, 415 Fulton SE, Grand Rapids.

 

Wed, Sept 19, 7 pm: Bread for the World president and World Food Prize Laureate Rev. David Beckmann, about how Bread for the World works to create "circle of protection" around funding for programs vital to hungry people in U.S., abroad.  Contact: Mary Johnson, (616) 335-2617.  At Maas Auditorium, Hope College, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland. 

 

Fri, Sept 21, 11 am: Spanish story time for children and parents ("Tiempo de Cuentos en Español").  Hear stories, sing songs, do crafts (Escuchando cuentos, cantando canciones, y haciendo manualidades).  Also Oct 5 and 19; Novr 2, 16, and 30; Dec 14. At Herrick District Library upper level, 300 South River Ave, Holland.

 

Tues, Sept 25, and Wed, Sept 26: Hope College Critical Issues Symposium "Reconciliation: Hope in a Divided World."  www.hope.edu/cis/ for full schedule. Tues: 7 pm keynote: Miroslav Volf, director of Yale Center for Faith and Culture, professor of theology at Yale.  Wed 9 am keynote: Mark Charles, speaker, writer and consultant from Fort Defiance, AZ on the Navajo Reservation.  Both at Dimnent Chapel, Hope College, College Ave at 12^th St, Holland.

 

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES:

Volunteers needed for Tulipanes:  Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival needs volunteers at various events.  For more information or to sign up, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Ada M. Delgado at adelgado@macatawabank.com or ada.tulipanes@gmail.com  ACEH is a community partner with Tulipanes.

 

Adult classes sponsored by Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP); laup@sbcglobal.net or Juan Alfaro at 594-7109.

---Mon, Sept 10, 5:30 pm: GED classes resume.  At Midtown Center, 96 W. 15^th St, Room 306, Holland.

---Thurs, Sept 20, 6:30 pm OR Sat, Sept 22, 10 am: Orientation for Citizenship Preparation classes.  Classes resume Thurs, Sept 27 and meet once a week for 8 weeks.  At Midtown Center, 96 W. 15^th St, Room 305, Holland.

 

Exhibit, Sept 6 – Nov. 3: Obiter Dicta: Contemporary Latino Artists: works by 5 artists from the lakeshore on display at the Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.