In Season: October 26, 2018
Submitted 10-26-2018 under NONPROFITS
We've got a couple dozen vendors here at the Market for your Friday shopping needs! With the emergence of fall food like winter squash, brussels sprout, and sweet potatoes, you have a new opportunity for creating some delicious warming meals + recipes.
St. Cecilia Music Center brings top Jazz pianist, Grammy Award nominee Kenny Barron to Grand Rapids
Submitted 10-25-2018 under NONPROFITS
St. Cecilia Music Center will feature one of the top jazz pianists in the world, Kenny Barron and his quintet on November 1, 2018, to celebrate their 135th anniversary season. The Kenny Barron Quintet will perform the second of four Jazz Series concerts in the 2018/2019 season.
Seven things to do this fall in Grand Rapids
Submitted 10-25-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids is full of possibility this fall with things to do for everyone. From fall color tours to pumpkin donuts, anyone can take advantage of the beauty that fall brings.
Michigan Artist Series 'Water is Sacred // Trees are Relatives' opens at GRAM Oct. 27
Submitted 10-24-2018 under NONPROFITS
Métis artist and activist Dylan Miner explores the natural environment of West Michigan and its history
Connecting Our Stories, Connecting Our Power: Grand Rapids previews 2019 neighborhood summit
Submitted 10-23-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
Summit 2019 will take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 on the downtown Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University and will focus on how our unique stories connect us to one another and to our community.
International film festival Thriller! Chiller! brings independent action, sci-fi, horror and more to Wealthy Theatre
Submitted 10-23-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
If you've been looking for new films to give you a fright this Halloween then the Thriller! Chiller! Film Fest is just what you need!
Bach Chorale of Grand Rapids in concert November 4
Submitted 10-23-2018 under NONPROFITS
Our upcoming concert will be one of our more intimate presentations, where we perform many songs a cappella. It is on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4:00 p.m., in the sanctuary of Central Reformed Church in downtown Grand Rapids.
Open Door Women's Center provides safe haven for women each night
Submitted 10-23-2018 under NONPROFITS
Sherry says, "Dégagé is a place that helped me and other women and has led us in the right direction... I thank them for having me in the Open Door because I needed help and they were there for me."
GRPS parent group sponsors school board candidate forum
Submitted 10-22-2018 under NEWS
Candidates for five seats on the Board of Education will answer questions from parents and talk about their visions for the district on Wednesday, October 24.
Ethics and Religion Talk: Alternative Truth?
Submitted 10-22-2018 under OPINION
If our society keeps on accepting various forms of truth or personal versions of truth, what warranties do we have that we will not self-destroy?