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Catalyst Radio: Get Covered America making final push for sign-ups
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-28-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Featured in this episode of Catalyst Radio is the effort called Get Covered America – a national campaign focused on educating consumers about the...
Job well done: LINC celebrates emerging leadership
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 03-26-2014 under NONPROFITS
“So what is the impact? How do you measure it?” “How do you know you’re making a difference?” If you are a concerned citizen, a funder, a peer—really, anyone with an interest in community revitalization—...
Catalyst Radio: LadyFestGR expanding women-focused workshops, entertainment
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-14-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Featured in this episode of Catalyst Radio is LadyFestGR – a celebration of women in the local community, through workshops and a diverse array of...
Wealthy Theatre LaughFest: diverse, edgy, experimental, local
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 03-12-2014 under NONPROFITS
Wealthy Theatre has partnered with LaughFest since the comedy festival’s first year, hosting national headliners - and presenting original, local events. This week Wealthy Theatre presents two homegrown events, with a focus on experimentation...
Transitions
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 03-05-2014 under NONPROFITS
Back by popular demand, Domnican Center at Marywood is repeating Mark Walstrom's popular program A Way: Out, Through, and Into; in addition, Mark is adding the Level II stage class, A Way Through. If you are strugling to move...
Sparkle and shine: AIGA West Michigan celebrates its first annual Fellow Awards
by (chelsiewyse)
Submitted 02-28-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) West Michigan will host its first annual Fellow Awards, HULLABALOO, honoring two of their brightest stars, Steve Frykholm and Yang Kim. The AIGA West Michigan Fellow Award "recognizes seasoned designers...
Catalyst Radio: Our Kitchen Table teaching gardening for food security
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-28-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we visit with Lisa Oliver King of the environmental justice and food security nonprofit Our Kitchen Table. Beginning...
Bartending competition to support local hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 02-27-2014 under NONPROFITS
On Tuesday, March 11, T.G.I. Friday’s of Kentwood is hosting a flair bartending competition where mixologists will display their skills and auction off their creations along with a host of other prizes to benefit Feeding America West Michigan...
More than metal: Gazelle Girl celebrates VIP Charm Tour winner
by (chelsiewyse)
Submitted 02-27-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Cassidy Munger, a resident of Ada, Michigan, participated in the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon in 2013 alongside her sister, Johanna VanderWall. Munger's niece, Anaya VanderWall, lost her battle with SMA Type 1 Diabetes last year at the age of 1....
Art.Downtown. Returns with Two Great Events
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 02-21-2014 under NONPROFITS
Art.Downtown. celebrates its five year anniversary in 2014 with two up coming events! Art. Downtown. is on Friday, April 11 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Avenue for the Arts is offering free admission to participants for the education event, "...