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Hockey is a community

Submitted 04-04-2018 under LOCAL LIFE

A popular sport in Michigan, hockey is a sport enjoyed by many. A series of local adult league tournaments help make hockey more than a game.

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Creative Youth Center publishes seventh anthology

Submitted 04-04-2018 under NONPROFITS

Anna Geurkink sits down with Executive Director Kristin Brace of Grand Rapids Creative Youth Center.

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Grammy Award winning country swing band Asleep at the Wheel performs at St. Cecilia on April 12

Submitted 04-03-2018 under NONPROFITS

St. Cecilia Music Center brings American Country Music Group Asleep at the Wheel to the Royce Auditorium stage on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. The band will arrive in Grand Rapids directly following six straight concert dates in their home state of Texas.

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Artist feature from UICA: Morgan Hughes

Submitted 04-03-2018 under NONPROFITS

Morgan Hughes is a left-handed multidisciplinary artist living in Ypsilanti, MI. Her work is influenced by the ways we, as people, interact with the the space we fill, and how it shapes us.

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Latin American Film Fest coming to Grand Rapids

Submitted 04-03-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS

Nine films will be featured from seven different countries, with two directors giving Q&A sessions.

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Ethics and Religion Talk: Does tolerance lead to complicity? Part 1

Submitted 04-02-2018 under OPINION

Jacob L.H. asked the Ethics and Religion Talk panel, Where is the line between tolerance and complicity?

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In Season: March 31, 2018

Submitted 03-31-2018 under NONPROFITS

Shop for local food and Michigan-made food products year-round at the Fulton Street Farmers Market! We've been dedicated to connecting vendors + farmers to community members for the last 95 years! Thank you for your continued support!

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All of the Above Hip Hop is empowering youth voices

Submitted 03-30-2018 under NONPROFITS

All of the Above is an after school program in Ottawa Hills High that empowers youth to use Hip Hop in promoting social justice, and finding their own voice.

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Comedy, community and baseball: A tale by Rhea Butcher

Submitted 03-28-2018 under LOCAL LIFE

If we can all share a moment of joy, laughter, agreement, and disagreement for an hour, then you leave that space feeling energized and connection, Rhea Butcher said.

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David Cope's latest 'American Elegy': The Invisible Keys

Submitted 03-28-2018 under LOCAL LIFE

Former G.R. Poet Laureate David Cope will read from his just-released retrospective "The Invisible Keys, New and Selected Poems" on March 29 at the Kentwood Library and April 12 at Grand Rapids Community College.

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