Community Calendar Highlights January 4 5 Events
January 4 includes Explore a Story at DeGraaf Nature Center for outdoors reading hikes and animal encounters with a $6 child and $4 member fee. Also Reel Time Film Series screens Life in a Day 2020 at Knickerbocker Theatre. January 5 features Wine & Canvas at Pines studio with a $36 ticket and Pastels with Patricia at Armory 2 Art Studio Grand Haven $25.
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DeGraaf Nature Center
Knickerbocker Theatre
8Th St
Holland
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Jorma Kaukonen in Concert at Spring Lake Hall
Jorma Kaukonen, Rock Hall inductee and Grammy winner, performs with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna at 116 S Jackson St Spring Lake MI. Tickets $50. vaccination proof and masks requested. Also Wine and Canvas event at Sundance Bar & Grill Grand Rapids MI with $36 ticket and included painting supplies.
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Jorma Kaukonen
S. Jackson St
Spring Lake
Sundance Bar & Grill
28Th Street
Grand Rapids
Weekend Nature and Art Events in Holland and Grand Haven
Friday events feature Knee-High Naturalists at DeGraaf Nature Center for young children with crafts books and live animals plus Snake Snacks at Outdoor Discovery Center to learn what snakes eat. Acrylic Pour Painting at Armory 2 Art Studio includes four canvases and supplies for $45. A Wine & Canvas session at Lake Michigan Sports Bar offers a guided painting with supplies and a take home 16x20 for $36.
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DeGraaf Nature Center
Graafschap Rd
Holland
Discovery Center
56Th Street
Armory
Washington Ave
Grand Haven
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan Drew
Grand Rapids
Cannabis and Canvases Puff n Paint Experience
Saturday January 8 at Higher Perceptions Event Center Holland Michigan invites adults to Puff and Paint or just paint in a casual open studio. Supplies snacks and drinks provided while last.Admission ranges 40 to 130 dollars with age and licensing requirements.
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Higher Perceptions
Lincoln Ave
Holland
M.M.M.P
Michigan COVID totals and county breakdowns update
COVID-19 daily report shows Dec 30 to Jan 3 totals with 61,235 new cases and 298 deaths nationwide. Michigan’s confirmed 1,568,573 cases and 27,286 deaths, with 202,938 probable cases and 2,031 probable deaths and 1,241,728 recovered. Ottawa County reports 50,682 confirmed and 556 deaths, 4,834 probable and 90, 49,912 recovered, 59.8 percent fully vaccinated. Allegan County lists 18,221 confirmed, 245 deaths, 2,074 probable, 34 probable deaths, 17,320 recovered, 54 percent vaccinated. MDHHS notes 172 deaths reported Jan 3 identified in prior records.
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New Covid
Ottawa County
Allegan County
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
COVID-19 Trends and Vaccination in Allegan County
Health officials report elevated COVID-19 transmission and hospital strain in Allegan County with 29 percent of beds and 65 percent of ICU beds occupied. From Dec 18 to 25, 28 hospitalizations occurred. 399 weekly cases were recorded. Omicron identified locally. vaccination urged to curb severe outcomes. Arpan Lobo reported for Holland Sentinel.
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Allegan County
CDC
OCDPH
Ottawa County
Schools keep mask policies under review across districts
Zeeland Public Schools will strongly recommend masks for PreK-12 but not require them for K-6, with policy subject to OCDPH mandates. Holland Christian, Hamilton, and Fennville leave masking optional, while Saugatuck Public Schools maintains in-house masking. Over break, districts reported new COVID-19 cases totaling 219 student and 54 staff in Holland, plus 98 student and 34 staff in Holland Christian, 35 in Saugatuck, and 75 in Black River Public School.
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IPS
Holland Christian
Allegan County
Saugatuck
Black River
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