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Cultivate Gallery casts a spell on the mundane with celestial summer exhibit

Submitted 07-08-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Inside the Cultivate gallery on Wealthy Street is a tent covered in lace and lined with a cozy rug. The space acts as a makeshift theater for the video portion of “because you’re [mine],” the exhibition by storäe michele and...

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Festival of the Arts returns to Calder Plaza for its 55th year

Submitted 06-11-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Festival of the Arts, the largest volunteer-run festival in the U.S., returned to Calder Plaza last weekend to celebrate art, food, music and the diverse community of Grand Rapids for its 55th annual event.  “It’s a great way to...

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School's out, Grand Rapids: Here are some ideas to keep the whole family entertained

Submitted 06-07-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

As the weather warms up in West Michigan, Grand Rapids offers many activities and events for families to enjoy together.  “We might have the moniker ‘beer city’, but we are definitely becoming an art city as well,” said...

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Ditch Lily blooms between spring and summer at Idlewild Farm show

Submitted 06-03-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

In Michigan, we know all too well the joy of welcoming new seasons while bidding farewell to the last. Local indie folk band Ditch Lily takes this a step further, inviting us to celebrate the seasons within the seasons through their music and a...

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Free outdoor movies return to Grand Rapids this summer

Submitted 06-03-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Warm weather is back in Grand Rapids which means a summer of free outdoor cinema showings have commenced throughout the community. Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI)  and Celebration Cinema’s Studio Park have once again combined efforts to...

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Phabies work balance into their free lunchtime show at Rosa Parks Circle

Submitted 05-24-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Phabies, the indie rock brainchild of Laura Hobson and Garrett Stier, is singular to Michigan in the same way Sufjan Stevens is. There are certain bands whose creativity grows along the shores of lake beaches.  Hobson’s precise and...

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Brie Stoner reflects on process, connection and identity following recent album release

Submitted 05-16-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

When Brie Stoner joins me on Zoom a couple of days before her headlining show at the Pyramid Scheme, she’s sitting in front of a pink silk backdrop covered in screen-printed curlicued frames. It’s the backdrop for the show, Stoner...

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Community-centered soccer league returns to westside for new season

Submitted 05-14-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

The Soccer Rebellion, a local grassroots soccer movement working to bring American street soccer culture to Grand Rapids through community building, brings back Friday nights at Las Canchas as the Bridge Street League returns for its second season...

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Earth Radio takes the stage at Pyramid Scheme for an otherworldly album release show

Submitted 04-26-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

If I had to pick one word to describe Earth Radio, I’d go with immersive. The jazz fusion band celebrated the release of their latest album “If the Earth Could Speak,” on Saturday, April 20, at the Pyramid Scheme, providing the...

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The Accidentals return to midtown with a new twist on old favorites

Submitted 04-26-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Michigan natives, The Accidentals, played a sold-out show at Midtown on Wednesday to celebrate the release of their latest project, "Cover Art." While most musicians use covers as a point of entry into the music industry, The Accidentals...

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