Imagine you have been torn apart from everything you know and love. Your home is destroyed and your family is torn apart by armed soldiers. Now, years later, you wonder where your family members...
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On Friday, November 27th, local band Chance Jones released The Incident at Primrose and West LP, yes, they released it on vinyl, at The Intersection. It's available on CD and for digital download...
The mantra of social media marketing could very well be "be human." Equipped with Facebook,...
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Join us at the Grand Rapids Art Museum this weekend for a short play about James McNeill Whistler. Friend us on Facebook and Twitter for a $1 admission coupon to GRAM this Friday.
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When walking through the Humane Society of Kent County, you see a more cheerful place than you may have expected. You see "hope," says...
Circle Theatre and Wealthy Theatre (a service of Community Media Center) are proud to announce their inaugural collaboration, entitled A Series of One-Night Stands. The Dec. 4/5 production...
Earlier this month (Saturday, November 7th), approximately 500 individuals poured through the doors of a large warehouse at 955 Godfrey to observe 23 teams of artists compete for a grand prize of...
About 90 people gathered on November 23 for a noon potluck outside the Monroe Center Biggby Coffee www.biggby.com. Organized by Danny...
On Sunday, November 22, UICA (41 Sheldon SE) hosted the Found Footage Festival, a roadshow...
Billy's in Eastown was the place to be Sunday, November 23rd. There was a Bloody Mary bar, great drink...
Join the GRCM for our 12th annual New Year’s Early Eve party. Enjoy live music and dancing, have your face painted, decorate your own party hat and noisemaker and more!...
Word on the Street is a semi-regular weekend update. It is published on Facebook, through the...
The Generation Y Michigan podcast on Michigan Radio and the overly...
Article by Nick Manes, Photo slideshow by Jon Clay
Whether or not one-time Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential...
There's nothing like the gift of giving! Due to the economy, this year there will be many families unable to give their children gifts during the holiday season. It would be greatly...
Wondering if you're up to the challenge of Thanksgiving 2009?
Like any physical or mental feat, success depends on preparation and practice. For Rapidians who are nervous about the upcoming...
By Sally Blanchard
Friday was a blur of activity, after wrapping up a wild week at work, I dashed home to get changed and then heading out for a few quick errands. Mr. Man and I only...
Until the Light Takes Us is a feature length documentary about black metal: an ideological movement/music genre comprised of metal musicians, murderers, church-burners, and suicide...
Six new winter exhibitions will open, showcasing the works of Lisa Kellner, Mira Burack & Narine Kchikian, Carrie Olson, Joel Seah, Juliane Beth Shibata, and the group exhibition (S)...
The Beaches of Agnes opens at UICA on December 11. The magnificent new film from Agnès Varda (Cleo From 5 to 7, Vagabond, The Gleaners and I) is a kind of cinematic...
How far would you travel to heal someone you love? An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, The Horse Boy opens at UICA on December 4. The film follows a Texas couple and their...
The Avenue for the Arts Market will extend their summer session to include a Holiday event being held at Founders Brewing Company in downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday November 21, 2009. The...
Tonight (Nov. 15), there was a fundraiser for the local quarterly publication, "The Litribune" at Mexicains Sans Frontieres (120 S. Division #226). It's a non-profit periodical with a focus on...
Nonprofits are notoriously low on funds, but in the Web 2.0 age, a strong, online presence is crucial for nonprofits to connect with their donors, volunteers and community.
Two years ago,...
In a poorly performing national economy Michigan is currently one of its worst players. Our un-employment rate hovers around 15%, not to mention the unreported stats, under-employment and...
Many Grand Rapidians have memories of day trips to Robinette's Apple Orchard. With fresh cider, apple doughnuts, gift shops, horse drawn hay rides, and plenty of other family friendly activities,...
Described as "A one woman comedy about the depths of shallowness", C. Frances Fallon kept her audience laughing riotously as she quipped satirical comments about the loose-moraled,...