Archive for March, 2012
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Grand Rapids Creative Youth Center Writers Gathering
Last night, we headed downtown to McFadden’s to check out an underground writers event held by the Grand Rapids Creative Youth Center.
CYC is a not for profit organization that is new to us. After receiving an invitation, I …
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Artist Rebecca Green: “Old World, New World” at Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Last weekend we hit the lakeshore this weekend to join the Saugatuck Center For the Arts and Artist Rebecca Green for her solo show, “Old World, New World”. The collection featured over 30 pieces, all of which have been created …
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Jane’s Addiction plays DeVos Performance Hall
Perry Farrell turns 53 years old next week and is still seriously smokin’ hot. In fact, Jane’s Addiction as a whole is way sexier today then the first time I saw them at Lollapalooza back in the early ‘90s.
When …
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The Black Keys play VanAndel Arena
“The notion of big league, contemporary, non-oldies entertainment in GR, is still an abstraction to me. Yet the locals responded nicely to the biggest UK rock band to land here in years, Arctic Monkees, with the crowd seemingly …
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Ryan Spencer Reed Opening Reception of Shades of Grandeur
Last year during Artprize, I was running late for a meeting at the Amway Grand Plaza and decided to take a shortcut through DeVos Place. I came across Ryan Spencer Reed‘s submission and it stopped me in …
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All things fabulous at the Cheeky Strut
Established in early 2009 by KL Christoffersen, Cheeky Strut is a high energy, cutting edge salon located in trendy downtown Grand Rapids. Renowned as one of GR’s best, Cheeky Strut has been featured in and on many local …
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Reverend Horton Heat Plays The Intersection
As a long time fan of Reverend Horton Heat, it was no surprise that we were pretty excited about the show coming to Grand Rapids’ Intersection last night. The atmosphere in Intersection was electric, and Reverend Horton Heat…
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West Michigan Women’s Expo!
West Michigan Women’s Expo!
DeVos Place
March 9-11, 2012
Danielle Josephine DeWittThe West Michigan Women’s Expo celebrated its 14th year this weekend at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. Thousands of women came to check out this event …
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Giggle Ball. Jessica Ann Tyson’s Chocolate Extravaganza benefiting Laughfest & Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids
Giggle Ball. Jessica Ann Tyson’s Chocolate Extravaganza
benefiting Laughfest and Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids
Amway Grand Plaza :: Ambassador Ballroom
Friday, March 9, 2012Our friend, supporter, community leader and event mogul Jessica Ann Tyson shared her 40th birthday party …