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Stirring the pot with Sue Stauffacher

Submitted 10-02-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

For two weeks we have been speaking with Sue Stauffacher from Stir the Pot GR. She has a plant-based food blog and supper club, and she teaches cooking classes. She’s been eating a plant-centered diet since age 19 and enjoys sharing her skills...

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Jon Hartman Photography: small venue, big work

Submitted 10-02-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Jon Hartman Photography located at 105 South Division,  looks like a conventional gallery with its clean, whitewashed walls and open style floor-plan. As an artist’s studio, this venue had an easy go of it to create a pleasurable...

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ArtPrize 2013: Stephen Gren inspires through spoken word

Submitted 10-01-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Stephen Gren learned long ago that life would never be a bed of roses. Now, at age 22, the Grand Rapids artist has a lot to say about his experiences and it’s hard not to listen. Spending five minutes around Stephen Gren catapults his...

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ArtPrize 2013: Michael J Mayosky, the traveling muralist

Submitted 10-01-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

During the couple of weeks ArtPrize takes place Michael J Mayosky calls the city of Grand Rapids home. He brings with him his studio and a desire to share with the city. The traveling muralist has numerous stories to tell of his “crazy...

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Brewery Vivant to introduce rare, limited brews at 3rd annual Wood-Aged Beer Festival

Submitted 09-30-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

The third annual Wood-Aged Beer Festival will take place Saturday, October 5 from 1-9 p.m. Brewery Vivant will feature 20 of their own wood-aged brews. The event is 21+, and $10 will get you admission, a collector's glass and two beer or food...

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ArtPrize 2013: Dustin Rogers' symbols of [mis]communication

Submitted 09-29-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

  Displayed at the Collins Gallery on the campus of Grand Rapids Community College, Jessica can Type and Steven can Honk, Dustin Roger's 2013 ArtPrize entry, represents the sometimes inadequate communication between a man and a woman. The...

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Spaces of Possibility: The Reimagined City

Submitted 09-29-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

  “The Reimagined City” was the first of three ArtPrize lectures, examining the relationship between art, citizens, and urban environments. Tuesday, September 24, Eva Franch i Gilabert and Reed Kroloff, engaged...

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ArtPrize 2013: Nichole Riley on art and empathy

Submitted 09-28-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

Fall is here and so is ArtPrize 2013: nineteen exciting days for Grand Rapids with seasoned and new ArtPrize contestants displaying their work side by side. For some, like Nichole Riley, ArtPrize 2013 will be the first time they display their art in...

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Interview With Artist Deanna Bowdish, Art Prize 2013

Submitted 09-28-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

  Deanna Bowdish’s colorful suspended sculptural work titled, Cascading Colors, is located in the Tower-Pinkster at 4 E Fulton.  The work is visible from outside the building, at the Division Avenue entrance.  So you’d...

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ArtPrize 2013: Jim Wilde brings an inspired landscape to ArtPrize

Submitted 09-28-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

  Jim Wilde’s contribution to ArtPrize 2013 is a three-tiered tabletop "Fountain" painted with a landscape he admired while traveling in Italy.  Resembling traditional Italian Medici wares, Wilde’s piece is featured...

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