The sun is shining, the birds are singing and we are smiling. We've started to get the Triple Ripple Community Garden up and running at the Huss Project for its fifth season. A few beds have been cleared, fence has been put up, and we've even put some seeds in the ground. In the picture...
It can be easy to lose sight of something in the winter. Snow obscures it, covering it up and burying it from our eyes. We hunker down in our blankets, trying to keep in the body heat and keep out high heating bills. In these times, it is difficult to remember why you did something...
These last few weeks of January have been difficult for all of us, and feels like it was ages ago that we were in our garden at Huss digging up the last of our vegetables. But we have been reminded of those days recently when we made Potato and Kale Skillet Gratin with the last of our...
In 2013, you helped *culture is not optional raise more money than ever to secure ownership of the Huss Project building in Three Rivers. But the year isn't finished yet! Thanks to our year-long Brick Campaign, we currently have $21,600 to begin tackling our architectural planning and renovation goals in 2014. Could you help us raise that amount to $25,000 before...
We filled up most of the Riviera Theatre in downtown Three Rivers this past Friday night for a fundraising event to help the Huss Project. There was dancing from the Celtic Fire Irish Stepdancers, appetizers from the *cino crew, and all the drinks you could handle from the fine folks of the Riviera. Oh, and...
It is true that the members of the *culture is not optional community love food. We meet together and eat food on a regular basis, particularly our Friday night community dinners. We all have our specialties, so we usually make dishes that play off those specialties. For a Supper Club it's a bit different, because many...
This past Saturday evening, folks of Three Rivers and beyond gathered in a house downtown that is literally a short stone's throw from the Portage River (you can chuck ice out the window into the flowing water) for an autumnal Supper Club to try and beat the upcoming winter doldrums and to help out the...
The Huss Project is hosting a concert with Kennedy's Kitchen and the Celtic Fire Irish Stepdancers on December 13 at the beautiful Riviera Theatre in historic downtown Three Rivers. Tickets start at only $10 and include free appetizers. You can purchase tickets online or at the Riviera. All proceeds will benefit the ongoing Huss Project Brick...
On Saturday, September 21, we gathered in the historic barn at Maple Tree Meadows for an Underground Supper Club to raise money for the Huss Project. The *cino staff ran around the barnyard like chickens with their heads cut off cooking, serving, bussing and pouring drinks. Our gracious host for the evening was Karla Kauffman,...
We recently received a note from a friend (thanks, Jim!) with a link to a listing on Ebay for a postcard with a picture of Huss School on the front -- postmarked September 12, 1919. The school building first opened its doors on May 19, 1919, so we knew this photo must be one of...
If you've never heard of Kennedy's Kitchen, we here at *cino and the Huss Project are about to open your eyes because this is a band that will knock your socks off and then gently serenade them right back on. Two words: Irish music. Need I say more? Who doesn't love the melodic magic of...
Above: Cymantha Channey-White and her son collaborate on a mosaic at Huss Future Festival 2012. Reverend Luther D. Channey’s first trip to Three Rivers, Michigan took place in a dream. A renowned evangelist in Detroit in the 1960s, Rev. Channey had no intention of leaving his ministry on the east side of the state when the widow...
