HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Fun in the snow, good food, and interesting events make up this list of things to try in the Holland-area this week!
1/15 Sunday: Snow Fun at Hemlock Crossing- Winter’s best gift to kids is SNOW! Join us to engage in a variety of different types of “snow play” and warm up afterward with a hot drink. Your kids will have SnOw much fun! Ages 7+. Registration is not required for this event. 8115 West Olive Rd., West Olive; 3pm-4pm.
1/16 Monday: Soup Swap Meatless Monday potluck at Nuestra Casa (The Gathering Place)- Bring a crockpot of vegetarian or vegan soup for sampling and to take home in tupperware containers. Breads or salads can be brought as well. All community members welcome no matter what diet you follow. PLEASE BRING THE RECIPE OF THE SOUP AND LABEL VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN. 253 W. 15th St Holland; 5:45 PM – 8 PM.
1/17 Tuesday: Mangalitsa Hog Feast at Butch’s Dry Dock- Join Butch’s Dry Dock as Chef Clark and the Butch’s culinary team prepare a 4 course dinner highlighting everything a Mangalitsa Pig has to offer. This meal will include flawless pairing of wine, beer and cocktails with each course. 44 E 8th St, Holland; 6 PM – 11 PM; $50/person.
1/18 Wednesday: National Girls & Women In Sports Day Free Event at Hope College Dow Center- Hope College is hosting its annual National Girls and Women In Sports Day event for middle-school girls. Participants will get an hour of sports play and activities with Flying Dutch athletes and coaches, snacks, a T-shirt and two tickets to the January 28 Hope-Alma women’s basketball game. Print out a registration form on the Hope Athletics website at http://goho.pe/i2s0307ce8u and mail by Wednesday, Jan. 11 to NGWSD, DeVos Fieldhouse, 222 Fairbanks, Ave., Holland, MI, 49423. 168 E 13th St, Holland; 5:15 PM – 7 PM; Free.
1/19 Thursday: Live Music at CitySen Lounge- Dave & Connie D are excited to be heading back to beautiful downtown Holland to jam at CitySēn Lounge, located in City Flats Hotel. The lounge offers yummy food and a fun relaxed atmosphere. Dave and Connie DeHaan are a husband/wife team sharing their gifts of music. They bring an eclectic acoustic show utilizing guitars, hand drums, harmonica. 61 East 7th St., Holland; 7 PM – 10 PM.
1/20 Friday: Hope College Great Performance Series: Reduced Shakespeare Co. at the Knickerbocker Theatre- The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a three-man comedy troupe that takes long, serious subjects and reduces them to short, sharp comedies. The “Bad Boys of Abridgment” will perform their new hilarious work: William Shakespeare’s Long-Lost First Play (abridged). A comic misadventure that will feel strangely familiar since in it weaves all of The Bard’s famous characters, greatest lines, and magnificent speeches into a brand new Shakespearean smorgasbord. 86 East 8th Street Holland, MI; 7:30pm; $15-$20.
1/21 Saturday: Winter Market at Eighth Street Market Place- At the Market, you will find fresh root vegetables, breads, shrimp, honey, wool products and much more! 150 West Eighth Street, Holland; 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
