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*cino is going corporeal. We need your help.

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In June 2009, *culture is not optional (*cino) purchased historic Huss School in Three Rivers, Michigan, to more fully embody the work we've been doing online for more than seven years. We have a lot of ideas for the 22,000 square foot building on four acres of land, but we're going to need your help to get things going!

Please explore the materials available on this site for more information about who we are, what we've been doing and what we hope to do in this space. If the vision laid out in these pages--and expressed already through the current projects of *culture is not optional--is exciting to you, please consider contributing to the Imagining Space campaign.

Recent blog entries

Bill Strickland and the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Last year at about this time, we felt the spirit move. Kirstin and I were listening to a presentation by…
By Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma | Comments (0)
Spring Break in the "south"
Okay, so Three Rivers is only 80 miles from Grand Rapids, but at least it's SOUTH! A small group of…
By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma | Comments (0)
Triple Ripple Community Gardens about to germinate
What happens when you get a couple of brilliant, creative, visionary community organizers together around the kitchen table for tea?…
By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma | Comments (1)
Michigan morning radio inspiration
On the way to work this morning, we heard two stories from Michigan Public Radio that sparked connections for me…
By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma | Comments (0)
Film class photos
Last weekend (as many of you know), a film class from Calvin College visited Three Rivers to film a short…
By Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma | Comments (0)
the campaign for *cino's next incarnation

SUSTAIN *cino: We need you!

Goal 1: $2,500 per month by June 12, 2010