As we continue to build our community of supporters through our Friends of Huss campaign, we’ll be asking our Friends to share what excites them about the Huss Project. The first in our series is from Molly and Rob: We find so many aspects of the Huss Project very exciting. Huss provides a place for community...
Today's Huss highlight features the beautiful spiral staircase that drapes down from the second floor to the first floor in the Imaginarium. This design feature adds an element of whimsy to the space while also accomplishing the very pragmatic feat of connecting the two levels. The idea was inspired, in part, by the library in Beauty...
One year ago today, we announced our most audacious plan yet for the Huss Project: we were going to try to raise $50,000, have it matched with a $50,000 grant from the State of Michigan, and then build a Front Porch Pavilion and new public space called the Imaginarium on the north end of Huss....
For the 7th year running, *culture is not optional is partnering with Three Rivers Community Schools to provide FREE summer lunches for kids at the Huss Project. Any school-aged child, from anywhere, are eligible to receive a free lunch! Lunches will be distributed Monday through Friday from 11:45-noon, from June 10 to August 9 (there are no lunches on July 4). Lunch will...
The Three Rivers Area Community Foundation recently awarded *culture is not optional, the Huss Project's parent organization, a $20,000 grant for the Imaginarium to be made in two $10,000 payments. We are honored to receive the support from the Foundation, which continues to show community support for our work at Huss. The Imaginarium and Front Porch...
We're a few weeks into our Giant Step Campaign to raise money for the Imaginarium at the Huss Project and we hope you've seen some of the renderings of the design vision for the project. We still want to hear your ideas about how we should use the space when it's completed! Submit your idea with a...
The chilly first day of November was warmed with all the excited smiles coming through the doors of the Huss Project to discover the new plans for this historic building. With cups filled to the brim with hot cider and anticipation, our neighbors, friends, and even alumni from Huss’ school days all gathered together in...
As the warm weather fades into autumn, we take a breath and reflect on just how much has happened at the Huss Project this summer. This season has been full to the brim with cultivating our urban farm, hosting summer lunches for our neighborhood, facilitating service-learning for Camp Tavor, and putting on our 9th annual...
Despite the threat of thunderstorms that forced a lot of activities inside, we had a great day at the ninth annual Huss Future Festival on Saturday because of the generous and joyful participation of organizations, businesses, artists, musicians, volunteers, and visitors alike. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our neighbors who helped...
Spring is springing, summer is on the way, and we’re getting ready for our big annual rummage sale as part of Huss Future Fest 2018! Upcoming needs include RUMMAGE DONATIONS and VOLUNTEERS to help with sorting and organizing donated items. Here are some dates to mark down on your calendar and plan your spring cleaning...
Our Dollar for Dollar Campaign officially launches today! From now until December 12, all donations will be matched by a generous donor (up to $5,000). You can donate online today to help us reach our $10,000 goal! We'll update our progress on the site throughout the campaign. Donations will help us continue our community development work...
We've just uploaded over 100 photos to our Future Festival 2017 album. You can now check out all of our Photo Booth pictures and see images from throughout the day. Thank you again to all of the volunteers, artists, musicians, organizations, food vendors, farmers, and visitors who made this year's Festival such a great event!...
