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Catalyst Radio: Meet citizen journalism reporter Rob Cole
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 01-27-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This episode of Catalyst Radio features one of the citizen journalism reporters publishing on our news site, The Rapidian. With more than a dozen...
Grand Rapidians celebrate Day of the Dead
by Roberta King (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 10-27-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Day of the Dead, despite its somber name, is a big, colorful and fun celebration of life. Each year on November 1 to 2, Mexicans, Mexican Americans and an increasing number of everyone else enjoy remembering loved ones who have died. Eva...
In studio: Asian Center of West Michigan a resource to many ethnic groups and multiple generations
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 05-27-2011 under NONPROFIT
INTERVIEW (7:53) Ashok Kumar, president of the Asian Center of West Michigan, joins Denise on air to explain its part in the Asian Center movement (started right here in GR!) and share the bevy of services that it urges people to utilize....
Slow down for Slow Art Day this Saturday, April 16, 2011
by Carrie Gedeon (cgedeon)
Submitted 04-15-2011 under NEWS
Picture stopping at a piece of art. What do you notice: The shape? The color? The size? Eight seconds later, your attention is gone and so are you, on to the next piece where you will spend another eight seconds on its aesthetics. If this is you,...Slow Art Day
by Carrie Gedeon (cgedeon)
Submitted 04-15-2011 under
Picture stopping at a piece of art – what do you notice? The shape? The color? The size? Eight seconds later, your attention is gone and so are you, on to the next piece where you will spend another eight seconds on its aesthetics. If...
International and National Art Professionals Talk UICA
by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)
Submitted 12-10-2010 under NONPROFIT
In this video, we interviewed international and national art professionals about the importance of an organization like UICA. If you are interested in donating online to UICA, please visit uica.org/donate.
Chase You Down Until You Love Me
by Erin Wilson (diaghilev)
Submitted 08-05-2010 under OPINION
Ten years ago I had a daily walk from a Hell's Kitchen apartment, to an Upper West Side bartending job. By the time I hit 80th Street, I swear to God, I always ended up behind a quarreling Basinger and Alec Baldwin. Their walking...
The Michigan Cultural Data Project comes to Grand Rapids to help arts and culture organizations make the mark they deserve
by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 05-22-2010 under NONPROFIT
At every presentation about the Cultural Data Project (CDP), people gasp at what it can do - at every one of the fifteen talks across the state. And now, after two years of work by a dedicated team, this valuable tool is available in Michigan. If...
