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New festival coming to Holland in 2022
A group wants to host the first Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games next June. The event site is the 3-acre Riverview Park portion of the Window On The Waterfront, along the Macatawa Marsh.
Thrive Outside GR and city provide green-deficient neighborhoods with gear for outdoor activities
In an effort to increase outdoor engagement and provide equitable access to outdoor activities in green-deficient neighborhoods, the city of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department launched the Thrive Outside Gear Library.
Ottawa County Diversity Forum to highlight safe and healthy communities
This year, the Ottawa County Diversity Forum will feature keynote Darnell Blackburn, who will share his experience in public safety, recognizing the ways communities can work together to make the journey safe and healthy for all.
HSO’s Classics II to feature Godfather composer
Holland Symphony Orchestra continues its classics series with selections from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nino Rota, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Tickets are $5-$22.
Seeds of Promise offers gift card incentive to increase vaccination rates
To improve vaccination rates, Seeds of Promise and Kent County Health Department team up to offer $50 gift cards to the first 20 participants who choose to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Return of Zeeland Pumpkinfest generates ‘amazing response’
Crowds filled downtown Zeeland as families and friends gathered to enjoy the return of the city’s biggest annual community gathering, the Pumpkinfest celebration.
Zeeland’s Pumpkinfest Barnyard Bash is back
Zeeland’s oldest and most beloved festival is back. Pumpkinfest is a 30-year tradition celebrating community, family fun, and fall activities. The year’s theme is “Pumpkinfest Barnyard Bash.” The two-day event features a number of free and low-cost events that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Published Together: Nonprofits create a welcoming, positive space for our unhoused youth
Published Together is a Conversation-based series from Publisher Tommy Allen. This week we hear from Lauren VanKeulen of A.Y.A. (or As You Are) a local nonprofit serving Kent County's unhoused youth.
(Anti) Racism Task Force partners with A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth
Participants will unpack their truth, find their voice, and activate their activism during three 90-minute sessions.
New festival coming to Holland in 2022
A group wants to host the first Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games next June. The event site is the 3-acre Riverview Park portion of the Window On The Waterfront, along the Macatawa Marsh.
Thrive Outside GR and city provide green-deficient neighborhoods with gear for outdoor activities
In an effort to increase outdoor engagement and provide equitable access to outdoor activities in green-deficient neighborhoods, the city of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department launched the Thrive Outside Gear Library.
Ottawa County Diversity Forum to highlight safe and healthy communities
This year, the Ottawa County Diversity Forum will feature keynote Darnell Blackburn, who will share his experience in public safety, recognizing the ways communities can work together to make the journey safe and healthy for all.
HSO’s Classics II to feature Godfather composer
Holland Symphony Orchestra continues its classics series with selections from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nino Rota, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Tickets are $5-$22.
Seeds of Promise offers gift card incentive to increase vaccination rates
To improve vaccination rates, Seeds of Promise and Kent County Health Department team up to offer $50 gift cards to the first 20 participants who choose to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Return of Zeeland Pumpkinfest generates ‘amazing response’
Crowds filled downtown Zeeland as families and friends gathered to enjoy the return of the city’s biggest annual community gathering, the Pumpkinfest celebration.
Zeeland’s Pumpkinfest Barnyard Bash is back
Zeeland’s oldest and most beloved festival is back. Pumpkinfest is a 30-year tradition celebrating community, family fun, and fall activities. The year’s theme is “Pumpkinfest Barnyard Bash.” The two-day event features a number of free and low-cost events that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Published Together: Nonprofits create a welcoming, positive space for our unhoused youth
Published Together is a Conversation-based series from Publisher Tommy Allen. This week we hear from Lauren VanKeulen of A.Y.A. (or As You Are) a local nonprofit serving Kent County's unhoused youth.
(Anti) Racism Task Force partners with A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth
Participants will unpack their truth, find their voice, and activate their activism during three 90-minute sessions.
