At this year’s Huss Future Festival, we have another exciting lineup of music from classical tunes to folk jams! The music begins at 10:00am with a set by Jenny LaJoye, a musician from Grand Rapids who will be playing her own music from a recently released EP. At 11:00am, John Mark Wenger, a brilliant local cellist, will play with some...
Here at the Huss Project, we love food! All through the day on July 19, enjoy the colorful variety of tasty things to eat. Looking for a sweet treat to start the morning? Stop by the coffee house for homemade baked goods and delicious beverages, including specialty coffee made while you wait. When your tummy rumbles...
We as human beings are inherently creative entities. We create through imagination. Imagination is at the heart of play; play is at the heart of learning and learning is best with friends. The Huss Project is a space for freely imagining possibilities, creative collaboration, and celebration of the dreams and stories that we all have to...
Ever wondered how to make your own earth-friendly laundry soap for just a small investment of money? Or how to grow tasty sunflower shoots in just a week? Or how to compost with worms or save seeds? Well, have we got the workshop for you! Huss Future Festival 2014 will feature 15-minute mini-workshops on a...
Are you desperately searching for a fully operational snorkeling mask and flippers? Perhaps you've been coveting a giant poster of a race car driver, and surely no one's life can be complete without a full size Detroit Lions Snuggie. Have no fear, you can find all this and more at the rummage sale extravaganza happening...
(Ominous music) Dum… Duh duh dum… Duh duh dum… The anticipation rises as July 19 and the 2014 Huss Future Festival inch closer. After a week of hard work with our new friends from Palmerston, we are now putting the final touches on Huss in preparation for a day of art, food and play....
We've invested quite a few person-hours over the past few years removing the ubiquitous drop ceilings from the Huss Project, as well as the commercial carpeting that covered the original maple floors. Some of the drop ceiling materials made their way to a local church, and some of the carpeting is keeping the weeds down...
Last fall after almost all of the leaves had fallen off the trees, I donned my red rubber boots and got up on the roof (or shall I say "roofs" -- Huss has seven of them) with Jay and Rob to clear the drains of debris before winter set in. For those unfamiliar with large,...
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...
In September, we announced the next Brick Campaign goal: to occupy Huss -- specifically, the old kindergarten room on the north end of the main floor. The primary advantage of occupancy is that we'll be able to do year-round programming, building on our successful summer activities. Another important advantage is that occupancy would relieve us...
Last Monday was definitely our last *cino volunteer staff meeting in the un-heated Huss Project building -- in spite of the space heaters, I was shivering so much, I couldn't write legibly. We are SO looking forward to having a heated room, hopefully by the end of this year! In the meantime, we've continued to take...
We've been pretty quiet on the Brick Campaign front for the past few months while we focused on summer programming, including interns, Huss Future Fest, Triple Ripple Community Garden, Family Fun Nights and the summer lunch program. It's been good to get outside, kick a ball around, paint some murals, grow some vegetables, sing some songs...
