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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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Civil discourse series seeks to cultivate community

Submitted 04-03-2018 under NONPROFITS

Three-part civil discourse series will be held at the Wyoming Branch of the Kent District Library on April 10,17 and 24.

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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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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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Grand Rapids Downtown Market hosts free Spring Break activities for kids on April 4

Submitted 03-27-2018 under NONPROFITS

This all ages event will give kids the opportunity to participate in sensory activities including examining bugs up close with magnifying glasses in the “Bug Zone,” and making take-home greenhouse crafts including peanut butter bird feeders.

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Get your child involved at the Grand Rapids Public Library

Submitted 03-26-2018 under NEWS

One of the programs now running at the library is called 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.

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ACT Apprentice Jordyn: Three dimensional creativity

Submitted 03-23-2018 under NONPROFITS

ACTion Art is drawing near and ACT Apprentice Jordyn is readying her work.

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March for Our Lives planned in Grand Rapids to protest gun violence

Submitted 03-22-2018 under NEWS

Over 1,000 people expected to gather in Rosa Parks circle for march intended to advocate for gun control

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Former ambassador, Carter Center CEO speaks on global health

Submitted 03-21-2018 under NONPROFITS

Ambassador Mary Ann Peters (ret.), CEO of the Carter Center in Atlanta, talks about global health equity, ethics and eradication on March 26.

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Pigeon Creek Shakespeare presents Hamlet

Submitted 03-21-2018 under NONPROFITS

The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will present Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Dog Story Theater April 6-15.

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