Live coverage of Sunday Soup #10
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NEWS
On the last Sunday of January, interested community participants gathered at the Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division) at 6 p.m. for the first Sunday Soup mini-grant potluck of the year. Attendees forked over $5 for a ballot and...
Dreamers Become Artists at Outside The Lines
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
Tomorrow (Saturday, January 29th) brings the first annual "Outside the Lines" event to the Sazerac Lounge in Grand Rapids. Local "non-artists" are putting the last finishes on their entries, which will be voted on between 6PM-9PM at the event (...
Designing The New UICA
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
When the Director of MCA Denver, Adam Lerner, toured the new UICA, he said that he loved how the building felt like a “cityscape.” He also noted that UICA's space would present contemporary art as it should be—like walking through an urban...
On 5x5 Night
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
A lot of people have asked us recently about our thoughts on the newly announced 5x5 Night, and some of the similarities it shares with Sunday Soup. We are not sure how much of 5x5 Night is directly inspired by Sunday Soup, but - really - it doesn'...
Music in His Head: Singer-Songwriter Casey Stratton
Submitted 01-27-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
When songs come together for Casey Stratton, musical structure leads the creative process. Interestingly, he talks about the "lyric writer" in the second person, as if the words to his songs are written by someone else. "I'm a melodically-driven...
New Event To Generate Ideas and Prize Money
Submitted 01-27-2011 under NEWS
ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos today announced 5x5 Night (pronounced “five by five”) a new event to be held the last Tuesday evening of each month in Grand Rapids. Five presenters will have five minutes each to sum up their ideas with five slides. Five...
Assorted Anonymous: The Masked Men of Local Hip-Hop
Submitted 01-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The Grand Rapids hip-hop scene is larger than one might think, and there are new artists emerging all the time. Each one differs from the others in some way, and Assorted Anonymous is looking to change the face of hip-hop…by putting a mask on it....Heartside Talent Show - Second Half
Submitted 01-26-2011 under NONPROFITS
Congratulations to the performers and residents who came together to create a fun event for Heartside Residents and the Grand Rapids Community at the Heartside Talent Show on January 14th, 2011. Second Half Heartside Talent...Heartside Talent Show Video Highlights - First Half
Submitted 01-26-2011 under NONPROFITS
Congratulations to the performers and residents who came together to create a fun event for Heartside Residents and the Grand Rapids Community at the Heartside Talent Show on January 14th, 2011. Heartside Talent...
WinterWest kicks off at Richmond Park
Submitted 01-26-2011 under NONPROFITS
West Grand Neighborhood Organization, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, and the City of Grand Rapids are teaming up to bring winter fun to the west side of Grand Rapids. The organizations have constructed an ice rink and are holding winter-themed...