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LaughFest 2013 Lineup Announced

LaughFest 2013 Lineup Announced

We're seriously excited to welcome the following jokesters to Grand Rapids on March 7-17 for LaughFest 2013: Strawberry Shortcake and special guest The Doodlebops Lewis Black Jim Breuer Wayne Brady Bill Burr Gary Valentine Fortune Feimster Chris Hardwick D.L. Hughley...

GR Symphony Unveils “Encore!” Coffee Table Cookbook

GR Symphony Unveils “Encore!” Coffee Table Cookbook

The Grand Rapids Symphony Women's Committee unveiled "Encore!" a beautiful new coffee table book celebrating the arts, life, and food in Grand Rapids. More then eighteen months in the making, the two hundred-page book features fabulous color photos from some of West...

Thank you, BEER! Hoppy Hour Tastings at GRPM

Thank you, BEER! Hoppy Hour Tastings at GRPM

On Saturdays and Tuesdays now through December 29, learn about the history of beer, and get samples at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. According to the GRPM website, "the exhibition looks at life through beer-colored glasses...Thank you, BEER! highlights the...

God Save My Shoes Documentary Premier

God Save My Shoes Documentary Premier

God Save My Shoes is the first documentary film to explore the intimate relationship women have with their shoes. To understand how shoes have come to hold such a pivotal place in pop culture, sexuality, and women’s lives, God Save My Shoes turned to many of...

2012 Wave Awards Winner Announced

Experience Grand Rapids and the Kent County Lodging Association (KCLA) announced the 2012 winners of the Fifth Annual WAVE Awards–a program that recognizes outstanding service providers in the Grand Rapids and Kent County hospitality industry. Guests and employers...

Let Their Voice be Heard: Honoring Jean Enright

Cue the lights! The performers! The music! The production is about it open! Everyone is ready for this grand event honoring one of the Grand Rapids' greatest treasures Jean Enright. The only thing missing is you...The Let Their Voice Be Heard Girls Choral Academy...

“Keep the Lights On” Fundraiser Supports Grand Haven Lighthouse

“Keep the Lights On” Fundraiser Supports Grand Haven Lighthouse

C2C Gallery in Grand Haven is celebrating its new location, in the former Euroflora space, by raising money for the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy Group. Invite your friends, mingle, listen to live music, and enjoy C2C’s new space while supporting a local icon,...

Can Chocolate Kisses Cure Chemo-Brain?

Can Chocolate Kisses Cure Chemo-Brain?

On Wednesday, November 7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., the Grand Rapids Community Foundation Presents Can Chocolate Kisses Cure Chemo-Brain? a giving back event of WISE, and one of the most popular events of the year. This year, ticket proceeds will benefit Gilda's Club of...