Arts & Entertainment
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ArtPrize paints rosy economic picture
Ninth iteration of art competition creates estimated $33 million in local economic impact.
The largest art festival in Grand Rapids continues to have a great effect on the local economy.
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College producing fashion show downtown
A fashion show featuring student work is happening downtown.
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Downtown library hosting 'white-glove' event
The Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation is producing a “white-glove” fundraiser downtown on Wednesday night.
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Inside Track: The circle of life
As executive director of Festival of the Arts, David Abbott looks to showcase different cultures he experienced attending the event as a child.
Jacobson’s department store was where it all started.
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DDA OKs temporary plaza plans
Calder Plaza will see improvements while permanent solutions are finalized.
Plans to improve Calder Plaza still are in the works, but the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority recently approved expenditures for temporary improvements that should breathe new life into the space.
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Downtown music venue hosting Eat. Drink. Be Merry!
A silent auction on Saturday featuring wine-tasting trips will benefit programs at a downtown music venue.
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ArtPrize appoints executive director
ArtPrize has named a new leader.
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Meijer Gardens reveals lineup of summer concerts
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has revealed its full concert lineup for the Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens.
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Theater screening Grand Rapids Film Festival
The three-day Grand Rapids Film Festival is this weekend.
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Museum producing On Tap and Uncorked
A museum fundraiser will feature some of the region’s signature craft drinks and food pairings.
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