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St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids announces dynamic 2017-2018 season of music

Submitted 10-24-2017 under NONPROFITS

Season subscription tickets to the 2017-18 Jazz Series and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Concert Series are now available at special rates.

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St. Cecilia Music Center to feature outstanding Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on November 2

Submitted 10-24-2017 under NONPROFITS

"Essential String Trios" will feature co-artistic director and cellist David Finckel, with violinist Arnaud Susan and violist Paul Neubauer.

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Tales of Dr. Seuss come to life during 92nd season of Grand Rapids Civic Theatre

Submitted 10-24-2017 under NONPROFITS

The whimsical tales of Dr. Seuss come to life in Seussical The Musical. Based on Horton Hears a Who!, The Cat in the Hat, and Miss Gertrude McFuzz, this heart-filled journey is guaranteed to thrill all fans of this beloved rhyming master.

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Ethics and Religion Talk: Religious transformation

Submitted 10-23-2017 under OPINION

Readers of Ethics and Religion Talk might remember a column from the summer of 2016 in which I wrote about a man who sent me a 64 page essay in the mail, arguing that Jews are the most spiritually disgusting people ever to walk the face of the earth ...

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Prepare to be enchanted by "Wicked" Witches of Oz

Submitted 10-23-2017 under NEWS

Now through November 5th, "Wicked" tells the untold true story of the Witches of Oz at Broadway Grand Rapids.

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In Season: October 21, 2017

Submitted 10-20-2017 under NONPROFITS

A list of locally grown fruits and vegetables along with locally produced products available at your local farmers markets.

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German band EINSHOCH6 on U.S. tour, will perform at Aquinas on November 1

Submitted 10-18-2017 under NONPROFITS

Engaging, fun, a musical feast! The German band EINSHOCH6 stands for a culturally unique performance of music, language, and word play by combining elements of classical music with hip-hop lyrics in a remarkable musical form!

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Diverse group has common cause: Restoring pheasants in Michigan

Submitted 10-18-2017 under NONPROFITS

An abundance of Michigan species reap the benefits of a diverse pheasant habitat.

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Grand Rapids Public Museum looks inside brain, shows off subatomic discoveries

Submitted 10-18-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS

New exhibit provides a hands‑on and up‑close look at the human body’s most essential and fascinating organ. A brand new original production in the Chaffee Planetarium opens October 21, 2017, taking visitors through the discovery of the Higgs boson, a scientific quest solved in our lifetime.

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Ethics and Religion Talk: Is stealing signs in baseball unethical?

Submitted 10-16-2017 under OPINION

A baseball ethics question: Is it morally wrong for a team to steal the other team's signs?

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