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Re-imagining Community Engagement in Heartside/Downtown
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 10-06-2020 under NONPROFITS
“The key to success for neighbors having a high quality of life is getting people to connect,” exclaims county commissioner, Jim Talen. Talen was speaking to his involvement in the community and complexities in the Heartside neighborhood...
GRAM announces access program for low-income individuals, families
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 08-13-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced today that it has joined Museums for All, a national access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Association of Children’s Museums (ACM). Museums for All...Margo Price
by (StCecilia)
Submitted 11-16-2016 under
Price’s music recalls hardships and heartaches -- the loss of her family's farm, the death of her child, problems with men and the bottle. Her voice , an alluring mix of vulnerability and resilience that calls to the likes of Loretta...Pokey LaFarge
by (StCecilia)
Submitted 11-16-2016 under
Incorporating elements of early jazz, ragtime, country blues, Western swing, and beyond, LaFarge has created a vibrant, deeply expressive body of work that embodies an expansive musical vision and vivid storytelling sensibility that are wholly his...SFJAZZ Collective
by (StCecilia)
Submitted 11-16-2016 under
Super group San Francisco Jazz Collective appears at SCMC featuring Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone; David Sanchez, tenor saxophone; Sean Jones, trumpet; Robin Eubank, trombone; Warren Wolf, vibraphone; Edward Simon, piano, Matt Penman, bass and Obed...Joey Alexander
by (StCecilia)
Submitted 11-16-2016 under
Learning by listening, Joey's early influences include Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and John Coltrane, and he has a special affinity for trumpet players including Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis....CMS of Lincoln Center - French Virtuosity
by (StCecilia)
Submitted 11-16-2016 under
Featuring pianist Wu Han, violinists Arnaud Sussman, Kristin Lee, and Yura Lee and violist Richard O’Neill and cellist Nicholas Canellakis. Leclair - Concerto in E minor for Violin, String Quartet and Continuo, Op. 10, No. 5...
Giving great: Take gifts beyond average by supporting local, handmade this year
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 12-08-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Want to feel extra good about your holiday shopping this year? What if a perfect, one-of-a-kind gift was easy to find, would support the local community, and created a charitable ripple effect that will reach throughout the year? Here are a few...
UICA hosts Dyer-Ives 47th annual poetry competition
by (shardaisy)
Submitted 06-09-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
The 47th annual Dyer-Ives Foundation poetry awards celebration was held at the UICA on June 6, 2015. Two local poets and professors, Linda Nemec Foster and Rod Torreson, were given special honors as part of the event. A large audience gathered...