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Providing a Fresh Start for Women and Children

Submitted 06-13-2023 under NONPROFITS

The Rotary Club of Kentwood partners with Daffodil Ministries to help give five families a fresh start.

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Legendary Leo Kottke will perform at St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids on Tuesday May 16, 2023

Submitted 05-07-2023 under NONPROFITS

St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) is proud to bring back legendary 6- and 12-string guitarist Leo Kottke on Tuesday, May 16. Leo is known for his amazing fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for possessing a unique whimsical banter with his audience.

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St. Cecilia Music Center brings Nashville-based The Lone Bellow to Grand Rapids with Special Guest Lindsay Lou on Thursday, May 4, 2023

Submitted 04-19-2023 under NONPROFITS

Making their latest U.S. tour across the country, The Lone Bellow is highly charged with a new album “Love Songs for Losers” beautifully composed and powerfully performed live on stage. Special Guest Lindsay Lou will open for The Lone Bellow.

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St. Cecilia Music Center brings Folk Singer-Songwriter Joshua Davis & Band with Special Guest Singer-Songwriter Ralston Bowles to the St. Cecilia Music Center Stage on Thursday, April 27, 2023

Submitted 04-06-2023 under NONPROFITS

St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) will bring back two shining Michigan-based renowned folk musicians to the Royce Auditorium Stage on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. - Singer, songwriter and guitarist Joshua Davis & his band, along with Guest Artist award-winning singer-songwriter Ralston Bowles.

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Eat. Drink. Be Merry! A Fundraiser for St. Cecilia Music Center on Saturday, April 22, 2023

Submitted 03-27-2023 under NONPROFITS

“Eat. Drink. Be Merry!, Martha’s Vineyard Wine Tasting Annual Spring Fundraiser to benefit St. Cecilia Music Center, will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023

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Calling All Bicyclists: Spokes Up Bike Challenge Begins March 26

Submitted 03-08-2023 under NONPROFITS

The Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition invites any area bicyclists to participate in the first-annual Spokes Up challenge. The challenge, which runs from March 26 - April 9, 2023, calls bicyclists to ride a collective 15,000 miles. Local businesses will provide discounts if the goal is met.

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St. Cecilia Music Center Presents the final Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Concert of the 2022-23 season on March 23, 2023 featuring four renowned musicians performing the works of Brahms and Arensky

Submitted 03-08-2023 under NONPROFITS

St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) presents the final Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concert of the season entitled “Delight and Drama” on March 23, 2023. Four-hand piano pieces will bring musicians as close as they can get to the ultimate in collegial music-making.

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St. Cecilia Music Center brings back Bluegrass / Newgrass Folk Hero Sam Bush to Grand Rapids on March 10, 2023

Submitted 02-17-2023 under NONPROFITS

Sam Bush, well-known Mandolin artist and New Grass/Blue Grass legend, who has performed with many folk artists including Emmy Lou Harris, Leon Russell, Lyle Lovett, will be back in Grand Rapids at St. Cecilia Music Center to perform with his band on March 10, 2023, on the Acoustic Café Folk Series

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St. Cecilia Music Center brings the Emmet Cohen Trio to the Royce Auditorium on March 9, 2023, for the final Jazz Series Concert of the 2022/2023 Season

Submitted 02-17-2023 under NONPROFITS

“Thirty years old and one of the finest piano players to emerge in decades, Emmet Cohen, the Miami-born and New Jersey-raised musician is not just the poster man for contemporary jazz, breathing 2020s finesse onto early twentieth century swing, he is a supremely gifted and impassioned artist."

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St. Cecilia Music Center brings Folk Singer / Songwriter Josh Ritter to the St. Cecilia Music Center Stage on March 2, 2023

Submitted 02-06-2023 under NONPROFITS

St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) brings dynamic folk singer/songwriter Josh Ritter to the Royce Auditorium stage on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Josh Ritter is known as one of the leading voices on the Americana stage with his prolific songwriting, deep impressive voice, and quick wit.

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