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Dear HASP Members, We hope that you are all faring well during this current situation. We also hope you have truly taken some time to rest, read, relax and enjoy a slower pace and have taken care of yourselves and stayed healthy! We want to highlight a few suggestions for engaging with HASP courses and […]

October ~ Shaw Festival Wednesday, October 7- Friday, October 9, 2020 7:00 am depart on Wednesday, approximate return to Holland 6:00pm Friday Cost: $450 pp double occupancy $600 pp single occupancy Travel to beautiful Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada to enjoy seeing three plays: “Gypsy” a musical with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, “The Devil’s […]

May ~ Spring Fling at Grace Episcopal Church Thursday, May 21, 2020 5:30-7:30pm Cost: free Please mark Thursday evening, May 21 on your calendar to mix and mingle with your HASP friends at our annual Spring Fling. Once again, this event will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, 555 Michigan Avenue, Holland. The primary purpose […]

We hope you have had a chance to visit the new HASP office and classroom on the main floor of Anderson Werkman, Suite 120! We extend deep appreciation for the generosity of all the HASP members who have contributed to our HASP Facilities Fund this year. To date we have received approximately $220,000 toward our […]

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Time: 9:00 am Refreshments, 9:30 am Program Place: Holland Civic Center (150 W 8th Street) Program: Ocean Acoustics: The Art of Sound in The Sea -Lindsay Olson, Art and Science Artist We are visual creatures. But underwater, visibility falls off dramatically and the kinds of visual observations that biologists use […]

~ A Day of Culture in Chicago (Online registration option, see below) Friday, April 17, 2020 8:30am depart, 9:30pm approximate return Cost: $ 115pp (Symphony) or $60 (Chicago Art Institute) (Deadline for Symphony registration is Friday, February 14) Enjoy a day of culture in Chicago either by attending a Chicago Symphony Concert or by spending […]

March ~ Great Performance Series of Spanish Brass & Dinner Friday, March 27, 2020 6:00pm dinner at Hope’s Maas Conference, 7:30pm Concert at Jack Miller Center for Musical Arts Cost: $ 40pp (Dinner & Concert) or $23 if already have tickets to concert For over 30 years, Spanish Brass has been one of the most […]

SIG (Small Interest Groups) – free, member initiated groups and directed groups. • SIG for Gardeners will meet on Thursday, February 13th at 3:00 p.m. at the Zylman home located at 92 W. 40th Street. Landis will share his knowledge and experience in growing and caring for house plants. Please contact Barbara Stegink (bstegink39@gmail) if […]

Noon Series are free, no registration required 12 noon, Friday, Feb. 21st, HASP classroom “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” …….to Holland! Sally Laukitis, Executive Director of the Holland Area Visitors Bureau, will take us on the 5-year journey that resulted in the life-sized bronze “Wizard of Oz” statues gracing the north side of Herrick District […]

Second Semester Opportunities for Volunteering for Hope Classes Special thanks to the 31 HASP members who have already volunteered for Hope classes. Professor Van Duinen asked for 14 volunteers for her senior seminar and 14 volunteered. Professor Stephen Scogin asked for one volunteer and one volunteered. Developmental Psychology needs 24 volunteers and 16 have already […]