Friday October 21 - Tuesday October 25

Multiple activities will occur throughout West Michigan in October in celebration of Reverend Albertus C. Van Raalte's two-hundredth birthday, with most activities falling between Friday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 25.

Included are a two-day Founder's Festival, concerts of Dutch music by the Holland Symphony Orchestra, the Holland Chorale, and Hope College organists Huw Lewis and Linda Strouf, a community worship service in Van Raalte's original church, and an international conference.

Also included in the celebration are exhibitions from September to November in museums, libraries, research centers, and churches in Holland, Zeeland, and Grand Rapids. An updated list of events is available online at www.dutchheritagewestmichigan.com.

Planning for the celebration is by the Dutch Heritage Coordinating Council, whose mission is to provide a forum to further the preservation and promotion of Dutch heritage in the greater Holland/Zeeland Area. Their goal is to celebrate a visionary leader who had a major impact upon and left an enduring legacy for the area.

This event is organized by: Dutch Heritage Council

http://www.dutchheritagewestmichigan.com

Holland Armory 16 West 9th Street Holland, MI 49423 http://www.hollandmuseum.org phone: 616.392.9084

A. C. VanRaalte Institute 9 East 10th St Holland, MI 49423 http://www.hope.edu/resources/vri/ phone: 616.395.7678