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From artist to entrepreneur: Three South Division business owners

Submitted 06-10-2015 under NONPROFITS

Avenue for the Arts Intern, Madison May sat down during a busy First Friday: The Market event to chat with the three female entrepreneurs behind Have Company, Parliament the Boutique and Woosah Outfitters.

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UICA hosts Dyer-Ives 47th annual poetry competition

Submitted 06-09-2015 under LOCAL LIFE

The Dyer-Ives foundation gave awards to nine people, with honorary awards to two published authors and local professors, Rod Torreson and Linda Nemec Foster.

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Beers, Films and Bikes--Oh My!

Submitted 06-03-2015 under NONPROFITS

In its sixth fabulous year, Clips Beer and Film Tour is a beer-toting, film-traveling, nonprofit-benefiting show that's coming to 20 cities coast-to-coast, including Grand Rapids! New Belgium Brewing took their love for beer and film fans and put them together in this one-of-a-New-Belgium-kind event

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Artist Spotlight: The Musicians of Avenue for the Arts

Submitted 06-03-2015 under NONPROFITS

Music for adults, astronauts, subhumans, and even college students.

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Curator Spotlight: Spiral Gallery Challenges Heteronormativity

Submitted 06-03-2015 under NONPROFITS

Queering: deviating from what is expected,: resisting imposed definitions

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Movies in the Park begins June 5 with E.T.

Submitted 06-02-2015 under NEWS

Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. will again what has become a signature downtown event at Ah Nab Awen Park for free this summer, with movies selected from a community-generated list of favorite films.

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Local First Street Party to celebrate local businesses for 12th year Saturday

Submitted 06-02-2015 under NEWS

The event, presented by Founders Brewing Company and including local music, local food and interactive family activities, will be outside Bistro Bella Vita from 3 p.m. to midnight.

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Love Local? First Fridays: The Market is the Place for You!

Submitted 05-29-2015 under NONPROFITS

The Market is back with two First Fridays: The Market events on June 5th and August 7th, reinvented for summer with featured vendors and outdoor entertainment!

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Our place, your voices: Rediscovering Grand Rapids

Submitted 05-22-2015 under OPINION

Moving to a new state makes me think a little bit harder about the things I'll miss in this current one.

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Evita opens summer season at Circle Theatre with spectacularly entertaining performance

Submitted 05-09-2015 under OPINION

With a dazzling display of dancing, singing and great costumes, the actors and crew of "Evita" provide an entertaining and thought-provoking experience- but one that should be taken in with a critical eye on historical accuracy.

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