Marking Black History at Herrick Library events
Holland Sentinel outlines Black History Month programming at Herrick District Library including Dan D Addona’s lecture The History of the Negro Leagues on February 12, a Black Heroes/Black Friday art exhibit, and Harriet Tubman performances by Rosie Chapman on February 20. The exhibit runs February at Herrick with support from CultureWorks. Details at herrickdl.org or 616 355 3101.
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Harriet Tubman
CultureWorks
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Chapman
Sojourner Truth
Rosa Parks
Madame CJ Walker
Marian Anderson
Maya Tubman
Boys & Girls Clubs
Greater Holland
Northside
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Riley St
Boys & Girls Club
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Notable historical anniversaries and celebrity ages listed
The text lists events from 1497 to 1998 including Savonarola's bonfire in Florence, the 11th Amendment, Baltimore’s first public gas lamp, Flaubert's acquittal, FDR's flag for the VP, WWII rationing, Eisenhower’s resignation, JFK's embargo on Cuba, Swiss women's suffrage, the first untethered spacewalk, Marcos electoral fraud claims, Duvalier's flight, Nagano opening, plus ages for Kutcher Spader Brooks and Isaiah Thomas.
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Florence
Italy
Girolamo Savonarola
U.S
America
Baltimore
Market and
Lemon Streets
East
Holliday Streets
Gustave Flaubert
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Army
Omar Bradley
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Switzerland
Bruce McCandless II
Robert L. Stewart
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Nagano
Japan
Akihito
Olivet Nazarene student Emily Curtis stars as Snow White in Into the Woods
Holland sophomore Emily Curtis of Olivet Nazarene University plays Snow White in the ensemble cast of Into the Woods a modern musical weaving Cinderella Red Riding Hood Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel with an original Baker and Wife tale The production runs with a Sentinel staff note on the cast and angles on the show.
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Emily Curtis
Holland
Snow White
Little Red Ridinghood
Jack and the Beanstalk
Rapunzel
Oh the places we go local art talk in Douglas
The Saugatuck Douglas History Center hosts a free monthly program titled Oh the places we go highlighting how localities flavor their art scenes. It meets 7 p.m. Wednesday Feb 14 at the Old School House Douglas with Michael Burmeister of Button Gallery sharing his career path from MFA to teaching and curating in Illinois Pennsylvania Chicago area and West Michigan. The talk links his experiences to West Michigan Art Coast identity. Button Gallery sponsors the event. For more information visit MySDHistory.org.
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Old School House
Center St
Douglas
Michael Burmeister
Button Gallery
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Evanston
West Michigan
Burmeister
Arthur Frederick
West Center Street
Stone’s Levy
Armandes
Lts
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Girlfriends Weekend Returns to Holland for 10th Year
Downtown Holland hosts Girlfriends Weekend from March 24 to 26 with space for 600 women and 480 already registered. The $65 registration includes a coupon book, activities, giveaways, a pub crawl, brunch, and more, while kickoff events begin March 2 with a Courtyard Marriott check in and Ready, Set, Shop open house with complimentary refreshments.
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