Movement
GRPS school walkout endorsement hinders, not helps students advocate for gun reform laws
Submitted 03-12-2018 under OPINION
The tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida has provoked a surge of activism in students across the nation, including we Grand Rapids students who have planned to walkout in solidarity with the other demonstrators across the country on Wednesday, March...
Catalyst Radio: Interview with Dominican sisters, anti-nuclear weapons activists
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-23-2018 under NONPROFITS
Host Cindy Kamp speaks with sisters Ardeth Platte and Carol Gilbert, Roman Catholic Dominican sisters from Grand Rapids. The sisters have worked with the ploughshares movement to promote peace and oppose war, particularly nuclear arms. Both women...
For Valentines: an evening of music and dance at Wealthy Theatre
by (ArtPeers)
Submitted 01-20-2016 under NONPROFITS
Saturday, Feb. 13th, Wealthy Theatre (1130 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids, MI) hosts a very special evening of music and dance, on the weekend of Valentine's Day. ArtPeers and Dance in the Annex (DITA) present "transcend," one night...
Food Bank invites community to kick hunger at Million Meal March 10K
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-22-2014 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is inviting the public to raise money and kick hunger on Sept. 27 at the Million Meal March, a 10K hike on the White Pine Trail. Now in its third year, the Million Meal March was created with a single goal: to...
Multimedia, modern dance concert to be held at Wealthy Theatre
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 04-10-2014 under NONPROFITS
Presale tickets go on sale today for the original Dance in the Annex production of "TRIP THE LIGHT: KISS THE SKY." The event will take place May 10 at Wealthy Theatre. Presented by Founders Brewing Co., "TRIP THE LIGHT" is Grand...
Let's get moving
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 03-11-2013 under NONPROFITS
Would you like to try yoga but you're intimidated by those pretzel-like positions you see in magazines? You really don't have to tie yourself in knots to do yoga. Chair Yoga might be for you. A safe and supportive class, you will...
Chair Yoga beginning in March at Dominican Center at Marywood
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 02-21-2013 under NONPROFITS
Are you interested in yoga, but would like a gentle class to begin? Then Chair Yoga is for you. In this safe and supportive class you will gently move your body using a chair to help you cultivate flexibility, strength and balance. The chair will...
DITA continues pushing education, performance boundaries
by (DITA)
Submitted 07-25-2012 under NONPROFITS
DITA (Dance in the Annex) proudly debuts its new dance-on-camera piece, These Four Walls, with footage shot June 15, 2012 during SiTE:LAB at Blandford Nature Center. The piece explores the idea of confined space, imposed by external forces....
DITA, ArtPeers launch presale for Trip The Light 2012
by (ArtPeers)
Submitted 04-19-2012 under NONPROFITS
TRIP THE LIGHT 2012 tickets are live as you read this article in The Rapidian - click here for presale tickets. More on TRIP in a moment. We have a video to debut, thanks to Michael Cook and Scopitone VidBox - this Rapidian feature is the premiere...
Relax - Reconnect - Recharge
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 03-14-2012 under NONPROFITS
On Saturday, March 24th from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we invite you to come experience some of the bodyworks modalities and programs that Dominican Center at Marywood (DCM) has to offer in the peaceful, serene atmosphere that is DCM. Events that will...