Why hello fellow Grand Rapids folk,
Fall is here. You can tell because there is a dramatic, intense spike in weekend events… in fact there is SO MUCH going on over...
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Why hello fellow Grand Rapids folk,
Fall is here. You can tell because there is a dramatic, intense spike in weekend events… in fact there is SO MUCH going on over...
Posted: 14 years 3 weeks
Micaela de Vivero was born in Munich, Germany. As a child her parents moved to Quito, Ecuador, where she grew up. She finished undergraduate studies...
Posted: 14 years 3 weeks
Tagged: Atekyedo, Audio, development, filters, Ghana, gvsu, purification, Uma Mishra, Water
Uma Mishra of the GVSU Ghana Nsu Project joined us in June prior to...
Posted: 14 years 3 weeks
Tagged: Day of Caring, United Way, volunteerism
Friday, September 10th over 1,600 United Way Day of Caring volunteers will spread out across West Michigan armed with rakes, shovels, paintbrushes, and a...
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Tagged: skill-based volunteering, volunteerism
Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer (SBV) opportunity found on our...
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Tagged: ArtPeers, FALL FESTIVAL
They say we would go far, but they don't know how far we'll go
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With the 2010 election right around the corner (November 2), Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan (PPWNM) will be conducting a large-scale public outreach campaign in September...
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Jessica Cruz cried her entire first day in second grade at Hall Elementary School. She had just moved to this country and she spoke no English, yet she was still responsible for doing...
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The Jimmy John’s sandwich chain is known for their “Freaky Fast Sandwiches,” witty signs, and...
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Tagged: citizen journalism, hyperlocal, journalism, Rapidian
Dictionary.com has no definition for the word “hyperlocal.” Microsoft Word consistently provides a red underline alert,...
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What's in season? What fresh produce is on the horizon? If you're curious about what's at market, the Fulton Street Farmers Market...
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Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a...
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Tagged: design thinking, education, GRPS, innovation, Poverty
Both Lisa Rose Starner and Seth Starner collaborated on this piece.
Grand Rapids is brimming with creativity, and it's...
Posted: 14 years 3 weeks
Tagged: art, Maynard James Keenan, theory, tool
Put your hand on this stone, it's the stone of a home you know.
- Beach House, "10 Mile Stereo"
Perhaps the most literal example of "walking away...
- Beach House, "10 Mile Stereo"
Perhaps the most literal example of "walking away...
Posted: 14 years 3 weeks
Tagged: Avenue for the Arts, Dinderbeck Studio, Printmaking
Around town, the name ‘Dinderbeck’ can be used and people will willingly accept the word without truly knowing, but what is Dinderbeck? Who are they and what do they do? An interview with three of...
Posted: 14 years 3 weeks
Tagged: Halloween, Nosferatu, Ritsu Katsumata
…this heart is a stone, and this is a stone that we throw.
- Beach House, "10 Mile Stereo"
- Beach House, "10 Mile Stereo"
Shortly after midnight on Halloween, I asked...
Posted: 14 years 3 weeks
Tagged: Centers of Innovation, Dr. Bernard Taylor, Grand Rapids Public Schols, Hub Elective, Jenine Prus, Jr.
“And it seems nobody is interested in learning, but the teacher.”-The Temptations, 1970
Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr., superintendent...
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This is a preview of ArtPeers FALL FESTIVAL 2010 venues and artists. FALL FESTIVAL takes place 9/9 - 9/11 this year, along...
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Tagged: artprize2010, education, Friday Night Conversations, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum, volunteering
Join us for Friday Nights at GRAM from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. FREE for members and $5 for non-members, this price...
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Janay Brower of the Coalition to End Homelessness is our guest this week. She shares the findings of a recent study on the state of housing and transportation...
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For over 80 years the Fulton Street Farmers Market has brought locally grown produce and homemade items to the heart of Grand Rapids. Last Tuesday...
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Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer (SBV) opportunity found on our...
Posted: 14 years 4 weeks
Tagged: Amy TenBarge, artprize2010, first congregational church, Kendall College of Art and Design, Moxie, Screen Print, Shepard Fairey, Silk Screen Artist, the mustache gallery
If you have ever had the privlidge of meeting Silk Screen Artist, Amy TenBarge, you know she is a firecracker. She received...
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From The Rapidian Staff: One of the core foundational values of The Rapidian is cooperative distribution. We...
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Tagged: Architecture, Brikyaat, Case Visser, Christine Helms-Maletic, construction, design, foodforthought, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, John Platte, Keith Hopkins, Melissa Harrington, Midtown, Midtown Neighborhood Association, MNA, plan, Project for Public Spaces, Ted Lott, unveiling, vendors
Picture this: Instead of a braid of 122 wooden stalls flanked by gray space, immediately eye-catching about the lot at 1147 E. Fulton is a sign....
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Tagged: Bible, Christianity, coupon., discount, Dominican Sister, Dorothy Jonaitis, Grand Rapids, summer release
Sister Dorothy Jonaitis, OP, a member of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids relays this announcement on a...
Posted: 14 years 5 weeks
Tagged: 88.1fm, Analog Mutant, jay wesley, Scott Warren, WYCE
Recorded in 2010 in “mobile studio locations” near Tuscon, AZ, and in Grand Rapids, "Spoke on a Wheel," with vocals and most instruments played by Jay Wesley, is an...
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Tagged: Heartside Studio and Gallery, Sarah Scott
This week, Sarah Scott of Heartside Gallery and Studio is sharing about her organization. Sarah has been with the studio for ten years,...
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Wowzers Folks!
Can I just say this is one of the best weekend line ups I have seen in a while?…. So exciting! The mash up...
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Tagged: Avenue for the Arts Market, crocheting, embroidery, Emily Helmus, knitting, Rachel McKay, Rose Beerhorst
Knitting and crocheting in art is making a comeback and these three local fiber artists are leading the way. The girls met for the first time this summer and sold as a group at the ...