GRCC's Spring Sustainability Series Begins
Submitted 03-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The first days of spring have ushered in Grand Rapids Community College’s Sustainability Series entitled: “Visioning the Change.” Wednesday, March 24 was the first installment in the month long event that features lectures, film, panel discussions...
NORTH FACE - UICA Films review
Submitted 03-19-2010 under OPINION
North Face is a drama based on real events prior to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Two renowned mountain climbers, Andreas Hinterstoisser and Toni Kurz, are reluctantly spurred into tackling the Eiger, “the last great problem of the...
Sustainable Entertainment Part 2: GRAM Conversations
Submitted 03-08-2010 under OPINION
The Grand Rapids Art Museum has an ongoing series of events called "Friday Night Conversations" that feature a new theme each week. For a modest $5, you can visit the GRAM, participate in different events, and view great art in your own city....
Police, Adjective - UICA Films review
Submitted 03-05-2010 under OPINION
Police, Adjective is the story of Cristi (Dragos Bucur), a detective struggling with something of a moral dilemma in the city of Brasov, Romania. During the course of his daily routine, Cristi finds himself spying on a local teenager, and his...
Grand Rapids artist Pesi and the "1,024 bits of you and me" project
Submitted 03-02-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“I'm an artist, designer, dj, geek, paperboy, and general gadfly living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.I make awesome stuff for awesome people. Someday I hope to make a living at it.” I recently had the chance to meet with Grand...
A Town Called Panic - UICA Films
Submitted 02-25-2010 under OPINION
A Town Called Panic, or "Panique Au Village" if you are looking to impress your date, is a riotous little film based upon the popular characters of the Belgian animated series of short animations The trio of main characters consists of...
Sustainable Entertainment Part 1: UICA
Submitted 02-13-2010 under OPINION
Of the many reasons that my wife Jewly and I finally made the move to Grand Rapids, one major factor was the multitude of options for entertainment. The rewards of the vast quantity of choices for a night out on the town, and the convenience...
Love, Fashion: A Love Inspired Fashion Show
Submitted 02-13-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
A group of students from Grand Rapids Community College have proven secondhand can be the answer. Thursday night, the Fashion Show Production Class from Grand Rapids Community College showed shoppers how trendy it is to shop at the Salvation Army....
The Electric Cheetah Supporting Local Farms
Submitted 02-08-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Local eating is catching on in a big way. To me, it just makes sense environmentally as well as economically. The average tomato travels 1,500 to 1,800 miles before it reaches your plate. In this weeklong delay from harvest to dinner plate,...
A Conscious Benefit at the DAAC
Submitted 02-03-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division · Heartside Grand Rapids) recently hosted an event to raise awareness of the issues involved with the various ways our society engages in animal exploitation . The event was titled “A...