Downtown invitational attracts eight teams for a basketball rumble in Heartside
Submitted 05-24-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Last Saturday afternoon, May 21, eight teams descended on the alley behind the Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division) for the first downtown invitational: a tournament of three-on-three basketball. The eight teams assembled were "...
Introducing the GAAH Press Club--Maura M.
Submitted 05-24-2011 under NONPROFITS
Leer este artículo en español | Read this article in Spanish The purpose of the Press Club at the Cook Arts Center is to provide youth in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood with the opportunity to find, develop and share their creative voices...
The Grand Rapids Symphony in need of volunteers to help at Picnic Pops annual summer concert series
Submitted 05-19-2011 under NONPROFITS
We are proud to announce our 17th season of Picnic Pops featuring your Grand Rapids Symphony! We have four incredible concerts on the line up this summer that will keep you moving and grooving as you take tickets, usher VIP guests to their seats,...
Summer Art Market Vendor Registration Now Open
Submitted 05-19-2011 under NONPROFITS
The eighth annual Market presented by Avenue for the Arts begins Saturday, June 11th, 2011. Vendor registration is now open to anyone who has handmade artwork and/or crafts for sale. The Market, located on South Division between Weston and...
[MAP] Picturesquing about town
Submitted 05-18-2011 under OPINION
Two weeks ago, we launched the spring edition of Picturesque, a community photo collaboration that collects images around the theme, "in plain sight." "What do we Grand Rapidians notice that we think others miss?" we asked. Forty-nine images later...
GRCMC to offer summer camps for teens
Submitted 05-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
It's a fairly easy to find camps for grade schoolers but what do you do with those teenagers? Well now you have options for them too. Check out the summer camps we've created for Middle and High School students: CMC Summer Camps...
UICA Named as Finalist for National Youth Award
Submitted 05-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
UICA's ArtWorks Youth Program was recently named as one of 50 finalists for the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award (NAHYP). This prestigious award recognizes UICA as being “one of the top arts- and humanities-based...
"Chill out!" The GAAH Press Club meets Johnathan Rand
Submitted 05-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
Johnathan Rand is very funny. He has very frightening glasses, very chilling books, and he has a person who helps him called Mrs. Chillers. The books he writes are American Chillers and Michigan Chillers. On the 29th day of...
Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Front Row for the Fireworks Offers
Submitted 05-16-2011 under NONPROFITS
Front Row for the Fireworks begins at 7 pm on Monday, July 4th at the Museum on the southeast corner of Front and Pearl Streets downtown, and runs through the fireworks finale around 11 pm. Inside, Museum guests can enjoy pre-dusk carousel...
Grand Rapids Griffins excel in community involvement
Submitted 05-16-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
If you've ever been to a Grand Rapids Griffins hockey game, then you know they can put on an entertaining hockey game, but it's what is done behind the scenes that makes those games so exciting. I had the opportunity to sit down with...