In January 2010, a film class from Calvin College visited the Huss Project in Three Rivers to shoot a short film on location. They braved the cold -- outside and inside (the building is still unheated) -- for a week of scouting, writing, filming and acting; we heated one room in the school with electric space...
This post is part of a multimedia series over the next several months of the Brick Campaign telling many of the stories that surround Huss School and the Huss Project. Our second story comes to us from our friend Ryan in Boston. Ryan went to college with some of *cino's volunteer staff members and has been...
Well, we thought we should post one last update in case the world ends tomorrow -- we wouldn't want to leave you wondering how many bricks we'd sold. It's 164! Yep, we've made it to $16,400 on our way to the $100,000 goal! We've been so encouraged by supporters near and far who have taken this...
Face painting was a big hit at last summer's Future Festival! It was one of many creative activities folks from near and far participated in during a great day of imagining the possibilities for the Huss Project....
This post is the first in what we hope will be a fascinating multimedia series over the next several months of the Brick Campaign telling many of the stories that surround Huss School and the Huss Project. Our first story comes from Marilyn Bullard Abshire, who attended Murray J. Huss School in the late 1930s and...
Last weekend, Stephanie and Emily worked on the relief prints and the Winter Blessings book. We have a lot more work to do, but we're planning to send out our first round of prints on Monday; and if you buy your brick(s) before the end of the day on Saturday, we'll also include the handmade book! Both...
We've organized two open house gatherings to share coffee and conversation about the Huss Project and the newly launched brick campaign. The first is tonight, December 6, from 6:00 to 8:00 at World Fare in downtown Three Rivers. The second is a week from today, December 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at New Jerusalem...
One of the traditions of the *culture is not optional community in Three Rivers, Michigan, is to read a blessing before communal meals together. Over the past several years, we've gathered quite a collection and some have become favorites to use during the winter months when things naturally slow down a bit in colder climates...
River Country Journal, a wonderful local news source, covers the launch of the Huss Project Brick Campaign! Check out the article as well as all the rest of Bruce Snook's thoughtful coverage of Southwest Michigan's River Country....
The *culture is not optional volunteer staff and board of directors are excited to announce the launch of the Huss Project Brick Campaign, a seven-month effort to raise $100,000 for the Huss Project by June 15, 2013. Through the sale of 1,000 "bricks" for $100 each, we will pay off the mortgage on the property, consult with an...
We're working on the new Huss Project web site right now and getting it ready for launch on Monday, December 3!...