Thanks to a generous grant from the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM), we have the opportunity on June 7 to host a Picnic Table Workshop at the Huss Project. The idea behind the workshop is to teach participants how to build picnic tables while building several tables for use in an outdoor pavilion that will facilitate...
In The Republic, Plato says, "Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes.” We at The Huss Project make this same invitation. Come educate our heroes, or yourself be educated. We will begin our summer of storytelling on June 6 at the Huss...
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...
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...
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...
Few things add a spark of festivity to an event quite like a fancy swirl or a superhero mask on your face! We’ve had several opportunities this summer and fall to grace the faces of event attendees with all manner of decoration, led by *culture is not optional volunteer staff member Liesje Brouwer. Tigers, princesses,...
On Saturday, September 21, as the sun sent its last orangey-red rays into the sky, attendees gathered at Maple Tree Meadows, eagerly anticipating the ‘Rustic Italian’ four-course meal and the lively conversation that awaited them at the fifth Underground Supper Club fundraiser for the Huss Project Brick Campaign. Appetizers (antipasti) of fresh bruschetta and toasted bread,...
This past Tuesday, the staff of the Calvin College Service-Learning Center joined us at the Huss Project as part of their orientation process. We are always honored by their annual visits to Three Rivers as it's a joy to host such wonderful, helpful, thoughtful people for a day to tell stories about how we got...
In the mid-morning light on July 20, as the tents were rising from the ground for Huss Future Fest 2013, friends and neighbors gathered to witness the dedication of a new garden bench for the Huss Project. The bench, donated by Peggy Deames from Love Your Mother, is made of recycled milk jugs and, as...
How does an organization like *culture is not optional measure the success of an event like Future Fest? Is it successful if we make a bunch of money that we can pour back into the school? Is it successful if we get big numbers and meet lots of people? Is it successful if we make...
Wow! We can hardly believe that, after many weeks of planning and work, the fourth annual Future Fest is over. We had a wonderful time on Saturday eating, playing, creating, listening, working out and rummaging together, as neighbors from near and far. Over 350 people gathered to support the Huss Project, Triple Ripple Community Gardens...
