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Avenue for the Arts revamps First Fridays with new programs

Submitted 02-25-2014 under NONPROFITS

First Fridays Gallery Hop features artists, exibitions, movie screenings and drink specials.

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UICA's Live Coverage invites audience to watch artists work, raises funds for art center

Submitted 02-24-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

An audience of 320 people attended the UICA's Live Coverage event last Friday night to watch artists create and to bid on the finished creations.

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Art.Downtown. Returns with Two Great Events

Submitted 02-21-2014 under NONPROFITS

Art.Downtown., presented by Avenue for the Arts, returns for it's fifth year! Mark your calendars for the education event, Break it Down, Make it Better on March 1st and Art.Downtown. on April 11th

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Over 100 artists hope to win Album of the Year at 2014 WYCE Jammies

Submitted 02-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

WYCE's 15th Annual Jammie Awards is this Friday night, with over 100 hopefuls desiring the cherished "Album of the Year" prize including The Wallace Collective, The Bangups and Root Doctor.

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Public Museum prepares to inspire with "Dream It, Build It" LEGO exhibit

Submitted 02-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

On March 1, the Grand Rapids Public Museum will premiere their "Dream It, Build It" LEGO exhibit that features the architectural creations of LEGO Certified Professional, Adam Reed Tucker.

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UICA to offer opportunity to watch as artists create

Submitted 02-19-2014 under NEWS

UICA's Live Coverage invites the audience to watch artists in the process of creation and to purchase the resulting artwork.

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Big Bad Wolves Now Showing at UICA

Submitted 02-18-2014 under NONPROFITS

A review of the film, Big Bad Wolves, now showing at UICA film theater

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UICA to host day-long seminar for artists, curators, documentors

Submitted 02-18-2014 under NEWS

On Saturday, March 1, Avenue for the Arts is offering a full-day seminar facilitating community discussion about issues involving how to stage a successful art show, and a full range of best practices for artists, curators and documentors.

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Three world-class ballets to be performed right here in Grand Rapids

Submitted 02-12-2014 under NONPROFITS

Grand Rapids Ballet’s upcoming production titled “Rubies for Valentine’s Day” showcases three top-notch world-renowned ballets.

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Heartside record shop to showcase memories

Submitted 02-11-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS

Dodds Record Shop, a business on the Avenue for the Arts for over 30 years, is being refashioned into a museum of Grand Rapids music history by new owner Reverend Charles Preston Smith.

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