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Avenue for the Arts

Urban Lights 2011- Gifts worth giving: local, handmade, affordable

by Avenue for the Arts (AvenuefortheArts)

Submitted 11-23-2011 under NONPROFIT

Holiday shopping has become something of a circus, with every business vying for your attention with their specially conceived fanfares. I haven’t even been to the mall recently but I have had some vivid nightmares concerning its festive...

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Urban Lights

by Avenue for the Arts (AvenuefortheArts)

Submitted 11-01-2011 under

The Urban Lights event is an annual event, held on South Division ‘Avenue for the Arts’ from 5-10pm on the 9th of December, it is the perfect opportunity to purchase those unique, handmade items that will charm your family and friends...

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FREE RADICAL 2011

by Avenue for the Arts (AvenuefortheArts)

Submitted 10-03-2011 under

Known as the Avenue of the Arts district, local business/gallery owners such as Sanctuary Folk Art, Heartside Gallery, The DAAC and Vertigo Music will be opening their doors for the aforementioned extended hours! As well as all this, the Grand...

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You’ve cast your vote for Artprize, now vote for community.

by Avenue for the Arts (AvenuefortheArts)

Submitted 10-03-2011 under NONPROFIT

After a bout of persistent e-mailing- Jenn Schaub of Dwelling Place has given me the chance to learn some of what it takes to organize the annual arts event ‘Free Radical’. It was a bonus for me that it happens to take place on the...

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In studio: 106 Gallery part of Division Avenue's transformation into Avenue for the Arts

by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)

Submitted 09-02-2011 under NONPROFIT

Don't have time to listen right now? Download the episode and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW (10:39) Division Avenue, now also known as the Avenue for the Arts, has a long tradition of pop up galleries in abandonned buildings. Back in 2005...

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Avenue for the Arts and Heartside Gallery featured on "The Bright Side"

by Avenue for the Arts (AvenuefortheArts)

Submitted 08-30-2011 under NONPROFIT

CEDAM (Community Economic Development Association of Michigan) is producing a television show featuring Michigan communities. On their latest episode, Episode 3: Michigan Arts and Culture, they came to Grand Rapids to film the Avenue for the...

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In studio: Pekich Park Concert Series to increase community investment

by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)

Submitted 08-05-2011 under NONPROFIT

Don't have time to listen right now? Download the MP3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW (9:49) Among the many neighbors in Heartside, Hugo Claudin, an artist and community organizer, noticed that Pekich Park has become a very active...

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The Market : Skipping the Middle Woman Since 2004

by Avenue for the Arts (AvenuefortheArts)

Submitted 07-20-2011 under NONPROFIT

The Market is more than just an event to shop at. It is much more than another money-making opportunity for your craft business. It is more than a time filler, an obligation, a notch in the bedpost of things to do on a Saturday. The Market is an...

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In studio: Arts market and music festival among highlights of this weekend

by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)

Submitted 06-10-2011 under NONPROFIT

Don't have time to listen right now? Download the episode and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW (Buttermilk Jamboree at 5:11 | The Market at 14:18) We're clueing you into two must-attend happenings this weekend: Buttermilk Jamboree and The...

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The Market kicks off this Saturday and the artists are spreading the word in style.

by Avenue for the Arts (AvenuefortheArts)

Submitted 06-08-2011 under NONPROFIT

This Saturday June 11th, escape the mundanity of weekend traditions and head out into the sunshine to enjoy The Market presented by Avenue for the arts. Sound good? How can it not! With sidewalks filled by quality vendors, musicians and art-...

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