Toi, Toi, Toi! Love at the Opera for You!
Submitted 02-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The classic head-over-heels love story transcends centuries. A man falls in love with a beautiful woman. The woman is passionate about the man. Yet the seduction of material luxuries and trickery by another man who can provide those...
Under Pressure: Artists Supporting the UICA
Submitted 02-09-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Imagine working with someone looking over your shoulder. Imagine strangers commenting on what you're working on. Add in some distractions like music; groups of people talking, laughing, drinking and eating all the time you're working. Sound like fun...
An Interview with Photographer Holly DeGarmo : Giving Back
Submitted 02-09-2011 under NONPROFITS
To check out the photographs from Holly DeGarmo’s photoshoot, please visit www.hollydegarmo.com/bgc/. Giving back to the community is an important part of any profession. Photographer Holly DeGarmo (www.hollydegarmo.com) understands the...
Live Coverage Feature: Chris LaPorte and Rick Beerhorst
Submitted 02-09-2011 under NONPROFITS
Showcasing more than fifty of West Michigan’s most exciting visual artists, Live Coverage features one-of-a-kind works of art, created right before your eyes! This unique fundraiser is a must for collectors, designers, and anyone with a...
Plans unveiled Thursday evening to transform former Grand Rapids Public Museum site into a "learning laboratory"
Submitted 02-07-2011 under NONPROFITS
Plans to showcase the community's historical "hidden treasures" inside a new "learning laboratory" will be unveiled Thursday evening when the curatorial and interpretation staff of the Grand Rapids Public Museum presents the recently revised master...
Uncivil disobedience: Thoughts on recent vandalism from a former Wealthy Street business owner
Submitted 02-07-2011 under OPINION
In the wake of continuing vandalism in the Wealthy Street business district, I feel compelled to offer another take on the so-called gentrification of the area. As a lifelong resident of Delaware, I moved here in 1988 to open my first art gallery on...
Friday Night Conversations in February
Submitted 02-07-2011 under NONPROFITS
Friday Nights at GRAM Grand Rapids Art Museum 101 Monroe Center St. NWFridays, 5:00 - 9:00 pm Conversations begin at 7:00pmUnwind during Friday Nights at GRAM with art, live music, and good conversation. Galleries are open late each Friday, and a...
The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Deb Dieppa
Submitted 02-04-2011 under NONPROFITS
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small offshoot of Heartside Ministry, a program working to enrich and empower the people living in the shadow of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second largest city. Since then, this ever-...
Soup's On for All!
Submitted 02-01-2011 under NEWS
On Monday, January 24, 2011 the 13th Annual Soup’s On for All! was celebrated at the B.O.B. in downtown Grand Rapids. Hundreds of friends and supporters of the Heartside Community attended the event. They tasted the wide variety of soups,...
The end of Picturesque doesn't mean the end of winter fun!
Submitted 02-01-2011 under OPINION
That was a hard title to type, especially in light of a blizzard on the horizon, descending upon us at dusk today. "Snowpocalypse" and "snowmageddon" have been bandied around, so this reminder of what we love about West Michigan winters couldn't be...