Lifelong Learning

  All cultures, dating back to primitive times, had music.  It was engrained in native cultures and often symbolized the mores of society.  America has been influenced by music from around the world but has created music that is all its own.  From folk, to gospel, to big-bands, to blues and to rock ‘n roll, we will journey through America’s musical history. Tuesday, September 12 at 4:00. Please note this [...]

The Robber Barons were a byproduct of America’s business success during the Industrial Revolution.  Enormous wealth and influence was created in an era before rules of commerce were created and labor laws were established.  Anti-trust laws changed the landscape of American industry, but the complexity and speed of today’s commerce may be allowing a 21st century recreation of The Robber Barons. Tuesday, August 15 at 4:00. $10 donation at the [...]

  Each month, the Holland Center offers an afternoon Open Studio in our art room.  Art instructor, Larry Charles, will be on hand to provide helpful advice about art materials and techniques as you work on a project of your own choice.  Feel free to create with your oil paint, acrylics, colored pencils, watercolor, gouache or drawing pencils. Ask for helpful tips or color combinations while the Open Studio instructor [...]

          Create Collage Papers on a variety of paper using Inks, Paints, Gesso, Coffee, Watercolors and other surprise items! We will also learn how to coffee dye papers to get a vintage look. Mimi will show you how to use media in a different way that is easy and fun. You will leave with a huge stack of a variety of papers to use in your [...]