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Community updates: Friday, Feb. 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-26-2021 under NEWS
Festival of the Arts hosting ‘Plein Air’ event in June in downtown social zones Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids’ annual summer celebration of art, music, and culture, will be hosting a modified version of its event this June,...
Community updates: Thursday, Feb. 4
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-04-2021 under NEWS
Local museums, library celebrating Black History Month with online events Helping Grand Rapidians celebrate this year’s Black History Month, two local museums and the Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) are hosting related events throughout the...
LaughFest's 'Best of the Midwest' competition to showcase regional comedians
by (JordanSchulte)
Submitted 03-15-2016 under NEWS
LaughFest may be known for bringing famous comics to Grand Rapids, but comedy fans will also get a chance to see some of the region’s best rising stars at the third floor of The B.O.B. at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The competition, underwritten...
The Creative Youth Center teams up with LaughFest for The Sketches that Lived Encore
by (Grand Rapids Cr...)
Submitted 03-11-2016 under NEWS
It’s the place where one goes to the beach at Rocky Mountain National Park, where people from opposite sides of the world swim in pools of jello, and where try as you might, it is near impossible to get to that coveted red velvet cupcake: on...
Whiskey & Wit: A Conversation Revolving around Humor and Writing
by (Write616)
Submitted 01-29-2016 under
GLCL, in conjunction with LaughFest, brings you Whiskey and Wit: A Rather Humorous Reading and Conversation with renowned authors Thomas Lynch, Michael Delp, and Keith Taylor. Feel like laughing, learning how to guffaw, or simply try on a smirk for...
Story Matters: Betty Anne Hevel shares journey as a Gilda's Club volunteer
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-16-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. This story was...
Story Matters: LaughFest volunteer Sarah Veselenak encourages us all to "find our funny"
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-16-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. This story was...
Story Matters: Three-time cancer survivor shares volunteer experiences at Gilda's Club
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-13-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. This story was...
Story Matters: Jawhan "DJ Maddog" Jackson says LaughFest brings local comedy to next level
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-13-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. This story was...
Story Matters: Stephanie McNamara tries laughter yoga for first time at LaughFest
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-13-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. This story was...