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Catalyst Radio: a conversation with the new Rapidian Editor

Submitted 06-20-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Kiran Sood Patel, new managing editor of The Rapidian, shares stories and insights from her years of journalism and working in media. Sood Patel joins the Grand Rapids Community Media Center team with a passion for citizen journalism, expanded...

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Rumour has it (and learns from it) in Pigeon Creek Shakespeare's "School for Scandal"

Submitted 06-19-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Lady Sneerwell is infatuated with the young, libertine Charles Surface. Surface has squandered away his father's fortune. His brother, Joseph, is not much better in that he wants to marry the young ward, Maria, for her own fortunes. However,...

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Two rooms, four doors, six actors, ninety minutes of hilarious roller coaster is Circle Theater's Perfect Wedding

Submitted 06-06-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Have you ever wondered, “Should I get married?” A ticket to Perfect Wedding will hilariously answer that question. But don't look through the program for any clues before the curtain rises. The director chose to leave the plot away...

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First woman to be local cartoonist from Grand Rapids

Submitted 05-24-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Gertrude Van Houten, known to her readers as 'Gert', is the first known female cartoonist in the nation who made cartoons about a specific locale. As Grand Rapids citizens, we are extremely lucky that she chose to make our city her subject...

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Local Black Hair group hosts second annual hair show "Spring is in The Hair"

Submitted 05-24-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

When Natural Hair founders Johannah Jelks and Marley Ariyahu, stylist and owner of Beauty of Tziyon, held the first ever Natural Hair GR “Spring is in The Hair” event last year, the mission was clear: to provide the Grand Rapids...

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Local Black Hair group host 2nd Annual Hair Show "Spring is in the Hair"

Submitted 05-24-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

On Friday June 10, 2016 Natural Hair GR has partnered with Beauty of Tziyon for the 2nd Annual "Spring is In The Hair " Natural Hair Streetfest located in Downtown Grand Rapids between Weston and Oakes on Commerce Ave. From 5-9pm, guests...

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A history of dental health in Grand Rapids

Submitted 05-17-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids is developing a reputation for its hospitals, health care workers, medical training and research facilities, but the city has been a forerunner for many years, particularly when it comes to dental health.   Grand Rapids was the...

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Circle Theatre honors Long-time Broadway Favourite with CATS

Submitted 05-12-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Tickets are $27 and are available via their website: www.circletheatre.org or by calling their box office at 616-456-6656 On a high-energy opening night, Circle Theatre offered a two-hour dance soiree to an eager and beaming audience with their 2016...

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Local house venue welcomes new faces, returning artists to variety concert

Submitted 05-10-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Beneath the surface of the Grand Rapids music community, even more underground than “underground”, lies the house venue scene, where hosts lend their basements or living rooms to artists seeking exposure. Some of the most powerful...

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1yr Theater Company presents two new, high drama, one-act plays

Submitted 05-02-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

The 1yr Theater Company is presenting two one-act plays, Doctor Arthur, and The Moon Will Rise and Grow by Stephen Douglas Wright on May 13th through 15th. The plays act as part of a series of five original plays by Wright taking place between...

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