The recently renovated Holland Armory will be vibrating with the sounds of decades gone, but certainly not forgotten, on Friday, May 20. The "Eighties at the Armory' dance event will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $5 at the door and open to ages 21 and older. Hair and attire from the 1980s is encouraged but not mandatory. Holland Armory is located at 16 W. Ninth St. Online: www.hollandmuseum.org/armory

Hope College President Dr. James Bultman, who has led the college since 1999, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the 2011-12 school year. Bultman, 69, announced his intention to retire to the campus community on Monday afternoon. He had informed the college's Board of Trustees during the board's spring meeting held on campus late last week.

Hope College will contribute to Holland's annual Tulip Time festival this week with organ recitals from Wednesday through Saturday. Occurring every half-hour, the 20-minute performances begin at 10 a.m. each day. The last performance of the day will begin at 1:30 p.m. The recitals will take place at Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 277 College Ave. The public is invited and admission is free.

The Holland Lions Club chicken barbecue will be a major part of the 2011 Holland Tulip Time Festival, serving their chicken barbecue dinner that includes a char-broiled half-chicken, salad, applesauce, roll and dessert, as well as a beverage. Dinners will be served from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 11-13. On Saturday, May 14, dinners will be served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The dinners will take place at the big yellow tent on Eighth Street, between Maple and Washington, just west of the Holland Civic Center.