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Catalyst Radio: Benefest raising funds for clean water for Rwanda

Submitted 09-26-2014 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we highlight Benefest – a benefit music festival raising funds for 20 Liters an organization working to provide...

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Local restaurants showcase Uptown pride with inaugural Taste of Uptown

Submitted 09-25-2014 under NEWS

In an effort to draw attention to Uptown, local restaurants have joined forces. In its inaugural year, Taste of Uptown consists of special dishes and drinks at each participating restaurant which people can taste for the next 10 days. An array of...

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What's on Tap: September 25-October 1

Submitted 09-25-2014 under NEWS

B.O.B.’s Brewery Hopsun, Belgian summer whit AHA Bread Beer, Belgian saison Full On IPA, India pale ale Spaceboy Stout, English oatmeal stout Crimson King, amber ale Blondie, golden ale Spooky Action, way beyond IPA Robert the Barrel, bourbon...

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Critical Discourse expands to seven events, invites public conversation

Submitted 09-23-2014 under NEWS

This year ArtPrize will host an expanded version of its Critical Discourse Series at the HUB at 41 Sheldon Boulevard. The Community Media Center will serve as the official media sponsor covering the discussion via GRTV, WYCE and The...

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Calvin College to host annual Community Literacy Summit

Submitted 09-23-2014 under NEWS

Note: The deadline for registration is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 24. The Community Literacy Summit will take place on Monday, September 29 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The day will begin with sign-in, breakfast and opening comments until 9:30 a.m....

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Quilters enter ArtPrize with time-based performance piece

Submitted 09-23-2014 under NEWS

Local ladies Rose Beerhorst, Eliza Fernand, Sally England, Kate Garman and Marlee Grace Hanson have banded together under the moniker "Quilt Mountain" and will be exhibiting a textile based performance piece on the South Division Corridor...

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ArtPrize seeks to broaden conversation in 2014 programming, events

Submitted 09-22-2014 under NEWS

In the sixth year of ArtPrize, there are 1,537 entries and 174 venues for visitors to navigate. The self-proclaimed "radically open art competition" continues to refine its approach toward the dialogue and exchange between public and...

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Wimagine That: Smart Application Launches out of Grand Rapids

Submitted 09-19-2014 under NEWS

Albert Einstein said, "Creativity is contagious, pass it on," and that's exactly what Founder Michael Hyacinthe plans to do with his smart application, Wimage. "Words to Images", allows users to create their own shareable...

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Kendall ArtPrize exhibits "I Am: Money Matters"

Submitted 09-19-2014 under NEWS

The "I Am: Money Matters" exhibit explores the role in which money, or the lack of it, plays in all of our lives. From the playfully uplifting and finely crafted work by Sonya Clark to William Powhida's sardonic diatribe about ArtPrize...

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GRTV to broadcast Peace Day special

Submitted 09-19-2014 under NEWS

September 21 is the International Day of Peace established by the United Nations. "The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is the 'Right of Peoples to Peace,'" says the Peace One Day website. Throughout Peace Day...

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