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Frontier Ruckus - "Careening Catalog Immemorial"

Submitted 02-08-2013 under NONPROFITS

Songs From the Second Floor is a collection of the ephemeral performances that occur live on the air, in one take, on 88.1 WYCE. This video series is produced by GRTV in collaboration with WYCE and The Rapidian in order to capture and archive these rare moments.

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The Spirituality of the Beatles

Submitted 02-08-2013 under NONPROFITS

Dominican Center at Marywood and Charles Honey will join forces on two consecutive Wednesday evenings in February to offer a program for lovers of music, spirituality, hope and wonder.

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Live concert, documentary of experience in West Bank to visit Wealthy Theatre Saturday

Submitted 02-08-2013 under NONPROFITS

Join the Joshua Davis Band on Saturday night at Wealthy Theatre at 7 p.m. for a documentary screening AND a night of live music, based on Davis' journey to the Palestinian West Bank in 2012.

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Grand Rapids Community Foundation opens scholarship application, continues to build awards

Submitted 02-06-2013 under NONPROFITS

Grand Rapids Community Foundation's annual scholarship application is now open. The Foundation is expecting to award $1 million to area students in 2013.

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Grand Rapidian wins National Volunteer of the Year award

Submitted 02-05-2013 under NONPROFITS

Dotti Clune, a tireless advocate for trees and urban forest, has received the Alliance for Community Trees 2012 Volunteer of the Year award.

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Glance at the Past - Ward Schools

Submitted 02-04-2013 under NONPROFITS

From 1856 to 1860 Grand Rapids constructed four small wooden schools, one in each ward on the east side of the Grand River, for primary school children. Thus the name, Ward Schools.

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Reds on the River fights hunger during Ice Festival

Submitted 02-01-2013 under NONPROFITS

As Grand Rapids' ice gurus transform Rockford, one restaurant supports food bank.

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The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Magnus Anyanwu

Submitted 01-31-2013 under NONPROFITS

"It is my belief that all things are based on art in some way."

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Glance at the Past - Folding Beds

Submitted 01-31-2013 under NONPROFITS

Folding beds of all types and styles were quite the rage in the second half of the 1800s. Grand Rapids had several companies the produced them. They were the forerunner of the foldout sofa bed still in use today.

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Hillcrest students learn about their community

Submitted 01-30-2013 under NONPROFITS

Kent Vocational Options and Community Based Occupational Training students visit WZZM TV

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