Live Coverage Feature: Maureen Nollette and Renee Hartig
Submitted 01-26-2011 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 passion...
Ghost Heart releases debut LP at Founders this Saturday
Submitted 01-26-2011 under OPINION
I have a preferred context for listening to most albums. It's not a set-in-stone thing but, for example, Metallica's Kill 'Em All is best listened to while driving on the highway. It just is. Jens Lekman's Night Falls Over Kortedala is a walking...
United Church Outreach Ministry To Announce Major New Project at Benefit Concert
Submitted 01-25-2011 under NONPROFITS
Featuring outstanding performances by trumpeter Pamela Smitter-Baker, female barbershop quartet Java Jive and pianist Philip Pletcher, the 8th Annual Friends of UCOM benefit concert will take place on Sunday, March 6 at the Aquinas Performing...
Art.Downtown 2011 Plans Underway
Submitted 01-21-2011 under NONPROFITS
Spring is just around the corner, which means that planning for the 2011 edition of Art.Downtown is beginning. Last year, the event included over 300 artist in 32 different venues, with over 4000 attendees, making it one of the largest studio...
Catalyst Radio: Outside the Lines challenges nonartists to put their art supplies where their mouth is
Submitted 01-21-2011 under NONPROFITS
Outside the Lines is putting on its inaugural auction - a competition for nonartists - one week from now, and event coordinator Kendra Herington clues WYCE listeners in to what there is to look forward to. Listen in as Kendra explains how this...
Musical group Eastern Blok comes to West Michigan
Submitted 01-21-2011 under NONPROFITS
Co-sponsored by MAJIC (Musical Arts for Justice in the Community) and the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids, Eastern Blok will perform at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 250 Commerce, SW ( link to map ) at 7 p.m. on Friday,...
Brilliant Orchids Brighten West Michigan Winter
Submitted 01-17-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
There are few plants that are as heartbreakingly beautiful as orchids. And few plants are as heartbreaking as an orchid. A nice ordinary orchid from Meijer or a garden store will set you back about $15-$25 and serious orchid collectors consider...
[REVIEW] Opening night of "Beacons" at UICA
Submitted 01-15-2011 under OPINION
After days and nights of monotonous snow and slush, West Michiganders are ushered to the light that is “Beacons: An Exhibition of Luminous Art,” now showing at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts. The show is full of beauty and stillness with...
UICA Showcases Luminous Artwork
Submitted 01-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
From January 14 through Febuary 13, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts will black out the windows of their home on Sheldon Boulevard. Responding to Michigan's winter darkness, Beacons: An Exhibition of Luminous Art will showcase the light...
Catalyst Radio: Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association
Submitted 01-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
We welcome two guests, Rob Conrad and rap artist Daryl Holt from the Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association who tell us what to look forward to at tonight's Heartside talent show. This is the seventh year of the talent show, and there are 20...