The Huss Project will be walking in tonight's Water Festival Parade! Join us at 7:00 pm to celebrate the rich diversity of creativity, talent and participation in our community. We'll be handing out flyers for all of our summer events at Huss. And after the parade, you can enjoy all of the other wonderful happenings at the...
Last year we won a $1,000 grant from the Three Rivers Area Community Foundation (TRACF) because you voted for us on Facebook. TRACF is running another contest this year and we'd love to win another $1,000 with your help! For this year's contest, we submitted a 1-minute video showing our work at the Huss Project. TRACF has posted...
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,...
I’m sitting in Carole Boulette’s kitchen. Dishes line the counter next to the sink. There’s a small bag of cat food in one corner, and a large yellow sign on the wall that reads, “Beware of cat.” Carole sits in a chair next to me. I’ve told her beforehand that we were going to talk...
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...
Local artist Gail Walters became involved with *culture is not optional and The Huss Project four years ago when Rob and Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma approached the Three Rivers Artists Guild to participate in the 2010 Huss Future Festival. Since then, she has made Huss School a second home for her artistic pursuits, renting out a...
Costa Rica is a beautiful land to come from, filled with life teeming in its forests and in its water. I am fortunate to belong to this soil. I am blessed to live amongst the colors of Latin America, and to dance with its people. To leave this sanctuary and come to the United States...
What was the best decision you ever made? And if you knew, would you share it? We’re starting our Summer Storytelling Series with a potluck and stories about “The Best Decision You've Ever Made.” Join us at the Huss Project on June 28 at 7:00 p.m.; we’ll begin eating at 7:00 p.m. and tell stories from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Please...
Setting up this past Tuesday evening, we hoped for but never expected the neighborhood-clearing success of our very first Family Fun Night of 2013! We had over 20 people show up to play kickball and basketball, compete in board games, blow bubbles, and make crafty, yarn-based cat's eye...
As of this morning, we've raised $44,400 together toward our Brick Campaign goal of $50,000 by June 15. Here's a quick rundown of some interesting numbers from the campaign so far: 149 donors have purchased bricks 110 donors have contributed $200 or less 9 donors have contributed $1,000 or more 48 donors are from Three Rivers 87 donors are from...
There wasn't much underground about it, but last Saturday night we invited several folks to our first-ever Underground Supper Club as a fundraiser for the Huss Project. We borrowed a downtown Three Rivers building from friends and transformed the beautiful apartment space on the second floor, which is presently empty, into a restaurant-like atmosphere for...
