The Dominican Institute for the Arts (DIA) is sponsoring two inspiring and life-changing events that are...
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Posted: 14 years 16 weeks
Tagged: Ann Willits, art, artist, author, Chicago, clarinet, composer, concert, conductor, DIA, Diversity, Dominican Center, Dominican Institute for the Arts, entertainment., event, food, gift, God, Gospel, Grand Rapids, Heart, humor, Jim Marchionda, Joy, laughter, life, Love, Marywood, Ministry, Mission, parish, poet, preacher, professional, saxophone, singer, Sinsinawa, spirit, story, strength, united states, Wisconsin, woodwind, workshop
Posted: 14 years 16 weeks
On Monday night, June 7th, Heart of West Michigan United Way graduated the students of the 2010 Project...
Posted: 14 years 16 weeks
Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer opportunity found on our...
Posted: 14 years 16 weeks
Tagged: Agriculture, band, documentary, food, Local, maynard, premiere, Sustainable, Theatre, tool, vineyard, Wealthy, wine
Art of the Table and Electric Cheetah / Eel, along with Community...
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The Arab American Association of West Michigan held a protest on Monday June 7th in downtown Grand Rapids at the Federal Building to bring attention to the issues of the Israeli blockade against...
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Tagged: Dr. Gilda Gely, Grand Rapids Public Museum, J. Patrick Hackett, Jim Williams, Mike Van Gessel
The Grand Rapids Public Museum is...
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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 publishes a list of goods every Tuesday.
Currently...
Posted: 14 years 16 weeks
Tagged: art, Rebecca Murtaugh, sculpture, Temptations, UICA
UICA's Director of Education, Elizabeth Goddard, had an opportunity to ask Rebecca Murtaugh a few questions about her art and her life as a working artist in Brooklyn, New York....
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Tagged: (106) Gallery, alpaca, Bright Beginnings, Calvin College, immigration, installation, Mandy Burrow, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Virgin of Chapi, Yo Puedo
Mandy Burrow, a local artist and art professor at Calvin College, seeks to foster an...
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From The Rapidian staff: I visited Matt Russell at the hospital this morning. You may have already heard about his...
Posted: 14 years 16 weeks
Tagged: art, artist, artwork, business, Forum, grand, growth, guild, media, rapid, rapids, series, speaker, uptown
Grand Rapids freelance photographer and local arts advocate Terry Johnston is excited about a new, personal project,...
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Tagged: accident, car, collision, content facilitator, Grand Rapids, Matthew Russell, moped, Spectrum, vehicle
At approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, Matthew Russell was headed west on Fulton on his way home to Grandville.
It was pouring rain, and according to Russell, who was riding his moped...
Posted: 14 years 17 weeks
Tagged: Audio, development, Ghana, Grand Valley State, gvsu, Joni Mitchell, Nsu, quality, Uma Mishra, university, Water
This week, we interview Uma Mishra of the GVSU Ghana Nsu Project - Clean Water...
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Tagged: fruit, health, pain, promotion, red tart cherries, road racing, running, sponsorship
I'm not sure how The Cherry Marketing Institute found me. I have a few thoughts about it, but I can't say for sure and they've never said....
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The Sparrows Coffee Tea & News Stand (1035 Wealthy SE Grand Rapids) is showing a...
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Tagged: Calder, Festival of the Arts, GRTV, stream
From The Rapidian staff*: Grand Rapids' 41st Festival of the Arts will be streamed live from...
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Tagged: dedication, foodforthought, Hugo Claudin, Jenn Schaub, manuel medina, mayor george heartwell, norma jazwinski, opening, pekich park, pikositos, pocket park
It’s a big day on the Avenue for the Arts.
This afternoon marks the grand opening of Pikositos, a new restaurant focusing on Mexican cuisine, and the official park dedication of Rev. Barb...
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As Festival of the Arts returns to Grand Rapids, enjoy the story of our downtown landmark.
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Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer opportunity found on our...
Posted: 14 years 17 weeks
Tagged: Analog Mutant, CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY, films, Jack Abramoff, Karl Rove, Scott Warren, Tom Delay, UICA Films Review
CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY is a 120 minute documentary starring a veritable dream roster of the elite super-criminals and/or movers-n-shakers of Washington DC. In the central...
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Tagged: bike riding, Children, Death Valley, diabetes research, families, Fundraising, Jeff Hill, juvenile diabetes, West Michigan
This is how dedicated Jeff Hill is to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes: he’s given up golf for the summer.
The avid once or twice a week golfer is...
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Tobacco Free Partners is moving information to the electronic world. See us now not only on our website site at tobaccofreepartners.org but also join us on Facebook. We are...
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Tagged: Baxter Award, Grand Rapids Historical Society, Grand Rapids history, Kenowa Hills Public Schools teacher, labor historian, Michael Johnston
Michael Johnston, well-known local labor historian and popular history teacher at Kenowa Hills Public Schools, has been awarded the Albert E....
Posted: 14 years 17 weeks
Tagged: art, artprize2010, Chris Jordan, environment, oceans, recycling, UICA
UICA is proud to announce that we will be exhibiting work by internationally acclaimed artist, Chris Jordan, for ArtPrize 2010. Jordan's main piece for ArtPrize, entitled Gyre, is...
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Tagged: youth development
May 27, 2010 --The Youth Grant Committee (YGC) of Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently made $49,975 in grants to the following organizations for programs benefitting young people in Kent...
Posted: 14 years 17 weeks
Tagged: Fulton Street Farmers Market, vegetables
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 publishes a list of goods every Tuesday.
...
Posted: 14 years 17 weeks
Tagged: Eastown, Ed Nino, hip hop, Manwolf, Newstalgia, Nixon, Tim Russell
I was listening to Ed Nino's "Welcome 2 Jericho," which he dropped off in my mailbox a few weeks back, and couldn't really think of how to do...
Posted: 14 years 18 weeks
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This week, Catalyst Radio speaks with Sharon Loughridge, executive director of D.A. Blodgett - St. John's. Music featured is...
Posted: 14 years 18 weeks
Tagged: alto, boys & girls club, cabin, camp o'malley, Children, climbing, Grand Rapids, sports, summer, thornapple, youth
Privilege is a word that many people may not associate with summer camp. The idea of sending a child away for a week or more of summer enrichment in education, the arts, sports, etc. does not seem...
Posted: 14 years 18 weeks
Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based opportunity found on our ...