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The British acting company, Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS), will present William Shakespeare鈥檚 timeless tragedy, 鈥淗amlet鈥� at 色花堂 on Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland as part of the Great Performance Series.

The 36th annual 色花堂 Musical Showcase will be presented on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

With winter鈥檚 muted tones settled over Michigan, 鈥淪paces We Inhabit鈥� will bring warmth and color to 色花堂鈥檚 De Pree Art Gallery when the exhibition opens on Thursday, Jan. 9, transforming the space into a dialogue between the season鈥檚 quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The 色花堂 Knickerbocker Theatre will feature four Humphrey Bogart films on consecutive Mondays as part of its Classic Film Series. Focusing on his films from the 1940s, the series will feature 鈥淭he Maltese Falcon鈥� on Jan. 13, 鈥淐asablanca鈥� on Jan. 20, 鈥淭o Have and Have Not鈥� on Jan. 27 and 鈥淭he Big Sleep鈥� on Feb. 3. All films are at 7 p.m.

The 色花堂 Kruizenga Art Museum will open its 10th anniversary year with two new art exhibitions beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 14: 鈥淪aints and Syncretism in Global Christian Art,鈥� and 鈥淪alvador Dali: Memories of Surrealism.鈥�

The 色花堂 dance affiliate StrikeTime Dance Theatre will present a live dance event for children, 鈥淲orld Art Dancing Gallery,鈥� on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.

This year鈥檚 Christmas Vespers service was recorded for radio, and will be featured on multiple stations.

The Vespers program of Christmas carols and anthems was presented by the college鈥檚 Department of Music and featured more than 200 performers in historic Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The services featured a variety of Hope instrumental and vocal groups as well as the college鈥檚 historic Skinner organ.

A beloved American holiday story will come to life onstage in downtown Holland for a third Christmas season when Hope Repertory Theatre of 色花堂 presents 鈥淚t鈥檚 a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play鈥� on Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 18-21, at the Knickerbocker Theatre.