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Boys & Girls Clubs of GR Announces 2016 Youth of the Year Finalists

Submitted 01-21-2016 under NONPROFITS

Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids has announced their three local Youth of the Year finalists. Celebrate these young leaders at the Youth of the Year Luncheon!

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For Valentines: an evening of music and dance at Wealthy Theatre

Submitted 01-20-2016 under NONPROFITS

ArtPeers and Dance in the Annex (DITA) present "transcend," an evening of music and dance at Wealthy Theatre, Saturday, Feb. 13th. Tickets on sale now. Made possible by The Robert D. Mieras Fund for Dance and Music at Grand Rapids Community Foundation, and New Holland Brewing.

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Co-founder of Black Lives Matter to speak at GVSU, simulcast in downtown Grand Rapids

Submitted 01-19-2016 under NEWS

Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter organization, will direct a workshop and deliver a keynote as a part of GVSU's MLK Commemoration Week.

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The Rapidian to honor, celebrate citizen journalists at local restaurant

Submitted 01-19-2016 under NEWS

The Rapidian invites the community to come celebrate Grand Rapids' stand out citizen journalists of 2015 at Luna GR on January 25.

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Conversations with young people about race must go beyond respectability

Submitted 01-19-2016 under OPINION

We have a culture of respectability politics that refuses to allow us to engage with young people in real discourse about what is shaping their racial perceptions.

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Plaster Creek restoration project planned for Dutton Shadyside Park in 2016

Submitted 01-19-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS

It is our hope that a large-scale restoration project at Shadyside Park, currently slated for construction in summer 2016, will improve the beauty of the park and will function as a big step forward in the long-term work of restoring the watershed.

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Artists Creating Together's Arts & Mentoring: Learning through "Music Around the World"

Submitted 01-19-2016 under NONPROFITS

ACT's Arts & Mentoring program highlights music, art, and creativity for students with disabilities in the Kent County Community Transition Program

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Food Bank announces third-consecutive record year

Submitted 01-18-2016 under NONPROFITS

More food was distributed in 2015 than in any of the past 34 years, says Feeding America West Michigan.

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Catalyst Radio: Carol's Ferals

Submitted 01-15-2016 under LOCAL LIFE

Host Michele Fife speaks with Carol Manos of Carol's Ferals, a West Michigan feline trap-neuter-return and adoption program, on the occasion of their 10th anniversary.

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Artists Creating Together seeks artwork entries for the 7th annual ACTion Art exhibit

Submitted 01-15-2016 under NONPROFITS

Artists Creating Together (ACT) is seeking professional, gallery-ready artwork in any medium by artists with disabilities. This artwork will be showcased in the ACTion Art exhibit, March 29-31, 2016, at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

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