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Winter Beer Festival to pour over 800 kinds of local beer varieties

Submitted 02-17-2015 under LOCAL LIFE

Tickets are still available for Friday festivities at the popular beer festival that takes place in a baseball stadium parking lot in the dead of winter. The two day event will feature over 100 Michigan breweries.

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Neighborhood school works to build literacy, community through National Reading Month volunteer opportunities

Submitted 02-17-2015 under LOCAL LIFE

MLK Jr. Leadership Academy, a Pre-K through 8th Grade school in the Madison Area neighborhood, is looking for volunteers to read to students during the month of March.

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Curators take over: Non-traditional spaces on South Division

Submitted 02-17-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS

A new workspace has been launched at 307 S. Division, with an open call for artists and curators to submit show proposals.

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Story Matters: Rubi Garcia describes life since coming to USA

Submitted 02-17-2015 under NONPROFITS

Rubi Garcia talks about her experiences since coming to the United States and gives suggestions for how her neighborhood could be improved.

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Saltbreaker - "Russian Blanket"

Submitted 02-14-2015 under NONPROFITS

The Grand Rapids wordless/shoegaze music group Saltbreaker perform live in the WYCE library.

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Saltbreaker - "Summer Wool"

Submitted 02-14-2015 under NONPROFITS

The Grand Rapids wordless/shoegaze music group Saltbreaker perform live in the WYCE library.

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Two Detroit poets to bring new stories to Grand Rapids

Submitted 02-13-2015 under LOCAL LIFE

Tarfia Faizullah and Jamaal May will read from their first books of poetry, which discuss the history of Detroit and Bangladesh.

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Poetry and Pints reading series proves written word not dead

Submitted 02-13-2015 under LOCAL LIFE

Poetry and Pints is a monthly poetry reading series located at Harmony Brewing Company, featuring poetry about everything from Nancy Drew to divorce to professional wrestling.

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Catalyst Radio: Safe Haven provides refuge for victims of domestic violence

Submitted 02-12-2015 under NEWS

Education and empowerment of women are methods for Safe Haven Ministries’ goal of ending domestic violence.

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The Right Place's economic outlook for West Michigan

Submitted 02-12-2015 under OPINION

The Right Place puts West Michigan on the map as a economic development hotspot.

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