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Grand Rapids Improv Festival brings comedy into the present

Submitted 10-19-2016 under NEWS

It's time for a short break in routine. This week the Grand Rapids Improv Festival (GRIF) is here to remind you how good it can feel to keep things spontaneous.  “Improv is basically a performance that relies on audience...

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Grand Rapids Public Library covers a lot of ground in book clubs, both geographically and topically

Submitted 10-14-2016 under NEWS

As the leaves continue to fall and the nights become a little longer, patrons can check out two different book clubs at the Grand Rapids Public Library—one in which readers travel around the Great Lakes through selected books and one that...

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And the winner is... ArtPrize Education Days

Submitted 10-11-2016 under NEWS

ArtPrize 2016 officially came to a close on October 9th following the final prize winners being announced two days prior. Once again the tastes of the public and the expert jurors stood in stark contrast. Wounded Warrior Dogs by James Mellick...

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Bernie Sanders campaign rally draws major crowd in Grand Rapids

Submitted 10-07-2016 under NEWS

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was in Grand Rapids on Oct. 6, campaigning in support of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Sanders' call for political revolution met with a more enthusiastic response than his backing of Clinton....

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Student behind viral photo offers solutions during GVSU visit

Submitted 10-06-2016 under NEWS

Leighton Watson, a 2014 graduate of the historically-black undergraduate college Howard University, is a West Michigan native who served as an advisor on President Obama’s Taskforce on 21st Century Policing during the Ferguson crisis. He...

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Fourth annual bilingual college fair bridges gap between Latino families and college

Submitted 10-06-2016 under NEWS

The Hispanic Center of Western Michigan is hosting its fourth annual Bilingual College Fair on October 13, 2016, from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at César E. Chávez Elementary, 1205 Grandville Ave., SW Grand Rapids. This event connects students and...

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City Connection: Larson and Mayor Bliss discuss key Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. topics

Submitted 10-03-2016 under NEWS

Join us today, Monday, October 3rd at 5 p.m. on LiveWire, Comcast Cable 24, for tonight's episode of the City Connection. Mayor Rosalynn Bliss will be joined by Kris Larson, president and CEO of Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. Larson and Mayor Bliss...

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Two-day Blue Bridge Music Festival to be a connecting point between visual art and sound

Submitted 09-30-2016 under NEWS

The Blue Bridge Music Festival takes place this weekend on the historic blue foot bridge over the Grand River between Fulton and Pearl on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1.  Quinn Mathews, station manager at WYCE and host of GR Live...

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October 11 voter registration deadline approaching

Submitted 09-27-2016 under NEWS

The November 8 general election is approaching fast, but there's another date coming more quickly: the October 11 deadline to vote. "Registration is extremely important because if you are not registered to vote, you can't vote,"...

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Family of artists creates city-wide game of 'I Spy' for ArtPrize Eight

Submitted 09-26-2016 under NEWS

At this year’s ArtPrize, there are 171 venues with 1,453 entries. Art is displayed in galleries and museums. It’s in coffee shops, restaurants, banks and hospitals. It’s on bridges, at the corners of streets and in parks. Art can...

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