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Assocreation: Pink streetwear!

Submitted 09-27-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Assocreation: what is it? A person, a group, a place, a happening, a pink print t-shirt? Who is Annamarie Buller and why was she out there mixing it up again in the Heartside neighborhood on Saturday September 24 2011? This time it was your feet, fun shoes, pink paint, road dirt and white t-shirts.

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New Picturesque gallery open to the public

Submitted 09-27-2011 under OPINION

This fall's Picturesque series, "Art or Kitsch?" is now open for submissions. Rapidian users are encouraged to submit their photos of art, their own artistic photo creations and their captures of kitsch.

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Blessing of the Animals

Submitted 09-27-2011 under NONPROFITS

All animals, their owners and families are invited to a Blessing of the Animals on October 2, 2011 at Dominican Center at Marywood.

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Pulitzer prize winner details discrimination against women

Submitted 09-27-2011 under NEWS

Nicholas Kristof, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, spoke at the Diversity Lecture Series at Fountain Street Church, spoke about equitable rights for women as a worldwide issue, not just a women's issue.

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Former manufacturing employees shake off the "RUST"

Submitted 09-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Years after assembly plants close, the question of "so now what?" still lingers in Michigan. Stories of those affected are turned into a play by Austin Bunn, "RUST."

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Kaiser's Carnival of Castoffs

Submitted 09-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

I spoke with artist Kurt Kaiser about his ArtPrize 2011 entry "Carnival of Castoffs III," showing at CODA gallery on Division, and found out how he creates his work.

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Whole Notes Benefit Dinner held at Koetsier Greenhouse

Submitted 09-26-2011 under OPINION

A photo essay and report on the Whole Notes benefit dinner, a collaborative effort from local chefs using local foods.

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Leadership Grand Rapids Class of 2012 announced

Submitted 09-26-2011 under NONPROFITS

33 local leaders will participate in Leadership Grand Rapids, a class designed to explore key community issues for Grand Rapids.

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Gender and art: Do the numbers add up to anything?

Submitted 09-26-2011 under OPINION

Looking at the gender ratios at the Exhibition Centers, ArtPrize 2011

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Glance at the Past - Pottery Works

Submitted 09-26-2011 under NONPROFITS

Beginning in 1876, many homes in Grand Rapids planted their flowers in hand made pots created by John Lipzinski.

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