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...
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,...
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 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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
