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Huntington Bank Friday Night Concert Series

Huntington Bank Friday Night Concert Series

Bring your lawn chairs, a picnic dinner & dancing shoes to Kollen Park every Friday night during the summer, beginning June 15 to enjoy FREE live entertainment. The Band-Shell will come alive Friday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on these dates with these performers:

June 15 – Don Middlebrook & Living Soul, June 22 – Soul-d Out Band,

June 29 – The Ragtops, July 6 – Funkton, July 13 – POST530

July 20 – Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys, July 27 – The Crain Wives,

August 3 – Madcat, Kane & Maxwell Street, August 10 – Starfarm

August 17 – Memories of Elvis Tribute Show

Visit www.cityofholland.com for more information.

HSRT Children's Performance Troupe Announces Season

HSRT Children's Performance Troupe Announces Season

Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) continues its 41st season with Joan Cushing’s Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly, based on the books by Doreen Cronin. This production opens on Monday, June 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the Studio Theatre in the DeWitt Center. Additional performances are at 10:30 a.m. on June 20, 25, 27, 29, July 30, August 3 & 8 and at 1:30 p.m. on August 1, 6, & 10. Tickets are $12 and the shows are general seating.

1920s Swing Dancing at the Holland Armory

1920s Swing Dancing at the Holland Armory

Holland area teens, families, and community members can start their summer off with a fun 1920s Swing Dancing event on Friday, June 15, 2012 from 6-9 p.m. at the Holland Armory, located at 16 West 9th Street, Holland.  This event has a $2.00 entry fee and is open to all ages.  Beginner to experienced dancers are welcomed!  1920s dress is encouraged, but not required.  

Swing Dancing event presented by the Holland Museum, in association with the Holland Original Swing Society.

Located at 31 West 10th Street, Three Museums Tell The Story of Holland's Settlement

Holland, Michigan's three museums - the Holland Museum, the Cappon House Museum, and the Settlers House Museum - are located within a few city blocks of each other.

It's "Bard-B-Q" Time!

 It's "Bard-B-Q" Time!

Enjoy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Outside on June 1-2

Holland High Theatre always enjoys performing outside every other year.  While weather conditions may actually force an inside production, bring your lawn chairs and blankets and warm up to a great 60 minute showcase of Shakespeare.

The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students under 8th grade.  Your ticket include your meal!  The "Bard-B-Q" begins at 6 pm.  The show begins at 7 pm.

Visit http://www.hollandpublicschools.org for additional information.

Hope College Sponsors Free Summer Family Film Series at Knickerbocker Theatre

Hope College Sponsors Free Summer Family Film Series at Knickerbocker Theatre

HOLLAND – The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland is hosting free family films again this year, every Thursday from June 7 to June 21 at 8 p.m.

The timing is intended to enable audience members to enjoy the downtown street performers and then watch a family-friendly movie for free.

The three films in the free family film series are “The Love Bug,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.” The films were selected to celebrate the original movie creations, each of which was followed by a series or a subsequent adaptation.  As it happens, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is also the first film that the Knickerbocker showed after the college acquired the theatre and reopened it in May of 1988.

Street Performance Series returning to downtown Holland

Street Performance Series returning to downtown Holland

From: http://www.cityofholland.com

The Street Performance Series takes place in Downtown Holland every Thursday night from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm this summer! During the Series, artists from all backgrounds perform free for the public, filling the streets of Downtown with musicians, aerial acrobats, jugglers, puppeteers, balloon twisters, theatrical troupes, magicians, caricature artists, and much, much more.

Young and old alike are invited to delight in the sights and sounds of the street performers. Every week is different than the week before! The 2012 Series takes place from June 10 to August 30 and features almost 30 performing artists and groups each week. The Series is free to attend, but tipping the performers is highly encouraged!

The Street Performer Series is sponsored by Gentex Corporation and supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Holland Area Arts Council.

Reading Takes Center Stage in Hope Summer Program

Reading Takes Center Stage in Hope Summer Program

Reading will take center stage during the silver-anniversary summer of the Children’s After School Achievement (CASA) at Hope College.

Approximately 95 area elementary-age students will participate in CASA’s six-week summer session, which will feature the theme “Un Festival de Libros [A Festival of Books): CASA Celebrates 25 Years of Reading,” beginning on Monday, June 18.

“Good reading skills are essential to learning,” said Fonda Green, executive director of CASA.  “They lay the foundation for children to make their way through school and into the world of work and responsibility.  They also open up a realm of wonders by transporting us to any subject, location, or character within minutes.”

“Un Festival de Libros’ will help young CASA students to hone their reading skills through greater access to books and creative reading projects that will captivate their attention all summer,” she said.