The fourth Big Read Holland Area book discussion this year took place on November 8th at Biggby Coffee. Lead by Professor Tato and the Big Read Student Committee, several Hope students as well as a high school student joined together to look at many dimensions of Danticat’s memoir. Those in attendance had a rich discussion …
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La Belle Vie: The Good Life
“It’s in each of us. It’s our own interpretation.” On Monday, November 7 at 7:00pm, a screening of La Belle Vie took place at the Knickerbocker theater. It was followed by a Q and A with the filmmakers, Rachelle Salnave and Jean H. Marcelin. Nearly 200 people attended the event, consisting of community members and …
Story. Art. Community.
What happens when a few high school teachers and students team up to create an event for the whole community? After months of meeting and brainstorming, these hardworking students and their dedicated teachers watched their idea come to life: a community-centered art project that could echo the themes of our 2016 Big Read, Brother, I’m …
Children’s Author Reading: Anne Sibley O’Brien
On the bright and crisp Saturday morning of November 5th , Holland’s “The Big Read” continued with an author spotlight on Anne Sibley O’Brien. With her new book, I’m New Here, O’Brien explored the complexities of being new in school, which older readers can parallel with Brother, I’m Dying. At 11:00 in the morning, …
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The Big Read Kick-Off 2016
Members of the Holland community, Hope College students and faculty, and employees of Herrick District Library gathered around 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theater Tuesday November 1 to kickoff the 2016 Holland Area Big Read. The event was three TED-Talk style presentations given by three Hope College professors. The night began with opening remarks from …
Tim O’Brien: The Things They Carried
Thank you to all who joined us on Thursday to hear author Tim O’Brien speak. We had a great turnout both in the morning at the Knickerbocker Theater with high school students and Thursday night at The Commons of Evergreen. Here’s a recap of his talk on Thursday night: On the stories we tell: they …
Give Back to Veteran’s Play Group
Thank you to all who joined us last night at Herrick District Library to see the Give Back to Veteran’s Play Group perform. We read a book, participated in a craft, learned about the war, and worked alongside a service project called A Million Thanks and another local organization benefiting vets both locally and globally. …
“Moral Injury After War”: Colonel Herman Keizer, Jr.
Thanks to all who attended Colonel Herman Keizer, Jr.’s talk last night regarding moral injury after war. He explained to us the ways that moral injury differs from post-traumatic stress disorder. “PTSD is a fear-victim reaction to extreme conditions that damage the limbic brain. Moral injury is a reaction of the conscience.” – Herman Keizer …
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Telling Our Stories
The following is a transcript between my uncle and I about his experience in the Vietnam War. Can you tell me about your experience and how you got involved in the war? Well, I’m a retired soldier, I was in the military for 20 years. I went in the military of May of 1968 and …
The Stories We Choose to Tell: How Do They Shape Us?
Through collaboration with our area high schools and middle schools throughout the Ottawa area, we were able to showcase a variety of videography, photography, text and audio recordings at the Holland Armory, which represented the way that the act of story-telling influences the way that we understand and perceive ourselves and others. Thank you to …
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