MCC Celebrates 2018 Black History Month

MCC Celebrates 2018 Black History Month

Muskegon Community College will celebrate Black History Month in February with several events which are all free and open to the public. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the documentary, “Agents of Change” will be shown in Stevenson Center Room 1100 from 1-3 p.m. and again from 6-8 p.m. Both presentations will be followed by a discussion of […]

2018 Global Awareness Festival Feb. 20-23 Focuses on Islands of the World

2018 Global Awareness Festival Feb. 20-23 Focuses on Islands of the World

MCC’s 19th Annual Global Awareness Festival on Feb. 20-23, 2017 will focus on islands of the World with a series of lectures, films, cuisine and music to bring awareness to that region’s population, culture, cuisine and political issues. Each year, the Global Awareness Festival highlights a different geographic area of the world. All Global Awareness […]

Muskegon historic ship museums offer film series fundraiser

Muskegon historic ship museums offer film series fundraiser

Muskegon’s historic ships are offering a late-winter film series to enliven the area’s weekend and hopefully raise money for the museums. The USS Silversides Submarine Museum, USS LST 393 Veterans Museum and PBR 7331 Operation Black Sheep — a restored Vietnam War riverboat – are sponsoring the films starting Sunday, Feb. 11, and running on consecutive […]

MCC Offers “All Things Chicago!” Trip on June 23

MCC Offers “All Things Chicago!” Trip on June 23

The MCC Center for Experiential Learning, in collaboration with the Fr. Phil Legacy Project, is sponsoring “All Things Chicago!” which includes a trip to four historic and cultural icons in “The Windy City” on Friday, June 23. The bus departs from St. Francis de Sales Church parking lot, 2929 McCracken, at 6:30 a.m. with stops […]

‘Mary Karr Live!’ Comes to the Frauenthal Center Feb. 11

‘Mary Karr Live!’ Comes to the Frauenthal Center Feb. 11

The Muskegon Writers’ Series presents “Mary Karr Live!” featuring an evening with the national award-winning poet, essayist, and memorialist on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Frauenthal Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music, book sales, and a cash bar. Karr will speak at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $20 general admission and $12 […]

Expressions of Faith: Religious Artwork and Rare Manuscripts at the Muskegon Museum of Art

Expressions of Faith: Religious Artwork and Rare Manuscripts  at the Muskegon Museum of Art

Muskegon —The Muskegon Museum of Art will present Expressions of Faith: Religious Works from the Permanent Collection with Rare Manuscripts from the Van Kampen Collection as its main winter exhibition. Expressions of Faith opens on Thursday, December 8 with a public reception and lecture by Calvin College Professor of Art and Art History Henry Luttikhuizen. […]

Messy politics nothing new in the U.S., speaker says

Messy politics nothing new in the U.S., speaker says

GRAND RAPIDS— Strong political polarization and infighting in Congress is nothing new in American politics, and has arguably been worse than it is today, according to a historian and author who will speak at Grand Valley State University’s Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies on October 20. Ronald White will talk about modern political bickering and diametrically opposed sides […]

MCC to Host Job Fair

MCC to Host Job Fair

More than 30 different employers will be at the Job Fair being hosted by Muskegon Community College on Monday, October 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Collegiate Hall. The event, which is coordinated by the MCC Student Life Office, is free and open to the public. Participants are asked to bring resumes and […]

GVSU partners with lakeshore community on oral history project

GVSU partners with lakeshore community on oral history project

HOLLAND — Celebrating the Lakeshore’s diverse Hispanic population will continue through an oral history collection scheduled at Grand Valley State University’s Meijer Campus in Holland. “Nuestra Comunidad Hispana” is set for Tuesday, October 18, from 3:45-6:45 p.m. in the lobby of the Meijer Campus, 515 S. Waverly Road. Holland area residents are invited to drop in during that […]