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First 5x5 Event: Fire and Knife is the Big Winner

Submitted 02-23-2011 under NEWS

"Relax." said Rick DeVos "This is not a competition, this isn't about business ideas and it is not a pitch night." DeVos' own latest idea, 5x5 Night drew a crowd of about 200 interested people who packed the Grand Rapids Art Museum's auditorium to...

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[VIDEO] Live Coverage fundraising soiree matchmakes local artists and art enthusiasts

Submitted 02-22-2011 under NEWS

After several months of planning and publicity, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts held its preeminent fundraiser of the year, Live Coverage. In its 11th year, the bash on Saturday attracted approximately 500 attendees. From 6:30-9:15 p.m.,...

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Expert on world affairs details "New World Order" to Great Decisions Foreign Policy Series

Submitted 02-18-2011 under NEWS

The Great Decisons Foreign Policy Series, co-presented by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan and a cadre of local academic institutions, features weekly presentations by various experts on world affairs. The series, now in it's second...

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Judges and Projects Selected for First 5x5

Submitted 02-17-2011 under NEWS

Pomegranate Studios announced today that it has selected its presenters and judges for the first 5x5 Night which is set for Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum's  Cook Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. When presentations are...

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Hits and Messes: World Affairs Council presents Great Decisions lecture series

Submitted 02-11-2011 under NEWS

The Great Decisions foreign policy lecture series at Aquinas College features speakers from multiple disciplines speaking on topics from the cutting edge in the fast-changing realm of world affairs. The series, presented annually, is...

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[UPDATED] Mayor Heartwell to host monthly interactive show tonight at 5pm

Submitted 02-07-2011 under NEWS

UPDATED: article now includes video of the February 7, 2011 edition of City Connection, courtesy of GRTV Starting this year, City Connection, Mayor Heartwell's live interactive public show has been simulcast right here on The Rapidian on every...

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Soup's On for All!

Submitted 02-01-2011 under NEWS

On Monday, January 24, 2011 the 13th Annual Soup’s On for All! was celebrated at the B.O.B. in downtown Grand Rapids. Hundreds of friends and supporters of the Heartside Community attended the event. They tasted the wide variety of soups,...

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Live coverage of Sunday Soup #10

Submitted 01-28-2011 under NEWS

On the last Sunday of January, interested community participants gathered at the Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division) at 6 p.m. for the first Sunday Soup mini-grant potluck of the year. Attendees forked over $5 for a ballot and...

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New Event To Generate Ideas and Prize Money

Submitted 01-27-2011 under NEWS

ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos today announced 5x5 Night (pronounced “five by five”) a new event to be held the last Tuesday evening of each month in Grand Rapids. Five presenters will have five minutes each to sum up their ideas with five slides. Five...

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Afrika Bambaataa performance, lecture postponed due to illness

Submitted 01-26-2011 under NEWS

Two Grand Rapids appearences by legendary hip-hop progeniter Afrika Bambaataa have been postponed due to illness. In a statement made by the events' organizer, Grand Rapids Hip Hop Coalition (GRHHC), it was announced that Bambaataa is hospitalized...

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