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Pigeon Creek Shakespeare presents 'As You Like It'

Submitted 10-29-2018 under NONPROFITS

The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will present 'As You Like It' at the Dog Story Theater November 9-18.

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Silhouettes celebrate community members' vision

Submitted 10-26-2018 under NONPROFITS

Eight paper silhouettes share positive stories in Heartside this fall as an early result of Quality of Life Workgroup recommendations

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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.

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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

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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.

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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."

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Triennial Interfaith Dialogue will explore whether religious identities are what unites or divides us

Submitted 10-19-2018 under NEWS

Christian, Jewish, and Muslim voices weigh in on an important and timely topic.

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'Wild Sweet Love' to usher in Sofranko-Era at Grand Rapids Ballet

Submitted 10-16-2018 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids Ballet’s season opening program, the first under new artistic director James Sofranko, has audience-pleaser written all over it.

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A look at four countries of the Arabian Peninsula begins October 18

Submitted 10-15-2018 under NONPROFITS

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan features a four-part series on Middle Eastern countries Oman (10/18); Qatar (10/24); Saudi Arabia (11/13); and Yemen (11/20).

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In board chair's absence, public allowed back into Kent County board chambers

Submitted 10-12-2018 under NEWS

This Thursday's meeting was in sharp contrast to the meeting on September 27 when the public was directed to watch the meeting from another room through closed circuit TV. Public comment continued to center on Kent County's contract with ICE.

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