The event will also be livestreamed. To close off Black History Month, we've lined up an exciting evening with special guests, speakers, music, happy hour, and more. The theme of the evening will be an exploration of the history of civil rights and social justice in Atlanta, and a discussion[...]
The Association for the Advancement of Dutch American Studies invites you to: A presentation on The 1847 Dutch Translation of the Life of Black Hawk By Frank Kelderman, Associate Professor of English at the University of Louisville Zoom webinar Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:00 pm EST In 1846, Rinse Posthumous, a Protestant country[...]
“Tot Ziens” DIS Final DIS Day and Membership Meeting Saturday, September 10, 2022 1 - 4 PM, Membership Meeting 2 PM Nelis Dutch Village 12350 James St, Holland, MI 49424 Free park entry for DIS Members and immediate family. WE ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP CHECK IN MEMBERS. Please call[...]
Join Dutch Organist Peter Wildeman In Concert for an evening of music to include patriotic songs. accompanied by: Foundation Brass Brad Baker - Piano Dan Kwekel - Organ Thursday, October 13, 2022, 7:30 pm East Congregational Church 1005 Giddings S.E. Grand Rapids, MI All Proceeds to benefit Bonisa Mission Freewill[...]
We’re excited to announce this year’s West Michigan Dutch-American Heritage Day dinner will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at The Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Our special guest speaker this year will be[...]
You are invited to a Christmas Celebration with familiar Dutch and American songs, hosted by Maria DeLugt Kocsis, DIS board member. Some songs will be sung in Dutch, some in English and several in Dutch/English that have the same melodies. We will also have some readings and songs by a[...]
Kalamazoo Chorus concert organized by our friend Dan Kwekel. December 16, 2022 at 7:30pm at First Presbyterian Church 321 W South Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. A free will offering will be taken for Providence Christian School.
Old Heart tells the story of African American GI Tom Johnson who joins forces with 24-year-old Sarah van Praag and the Dutch resistance to smuggle food and supplies from the liberated south across Nazi lines to starving cities in the northern Netherlands. Their brief love affair collapses at the war’s[...]
Old Heart tells the story of African American GI Tom Johnson who joins forces with 24-year-old Sarah van Praag and the Dutch resistance to smuggle food and supplies from the liberated south across Nazi lines to starving cities in the northern Netherlands. Their brief love affair collapses at the war’s[...]