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Events TO DO 

September Events

September 1, 2017August 31, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, Artprize 9, beer runs, blood drives, Bri Kilroy, celebrate, classes, community, concerts, date nights, devos place events, downtown gr inc, downtown holland, Elyse Wild, exhibits, Experience Grand Rapids, fall, family, Frederik Meijer Gardens, free events, free grand rapids events, friends, GRAM After Dark, Grand Rapids Events, Grand Rapids Symphony, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, imagine, Local First, Music, over the edge, plays, Quilt week, relax at rosa, september 2017, September Events, shake your teal feather, shows in grand rapids, summer concerts, theatre, things to do in Grand Rapids, Van Andel Arena, Wealthy Theatre

Sundays Artisans Market. Local artists display their handcrafted goods for public perusing and purchasing. Fulton Street Farmers Market. 11 am-3

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Reader’s Lounge

August 21, 2017August 4, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments abundance, anne marie slaughter, august 2017, authentic reads, balancing work and life, balancing work and motherhood, balancing work responsibilities, Career, changing minds, cultivating essential skills, drop the ball, finding balance, funny anecdotes, gender equality, ignite debate, inspiring experiences, inspiring memoir, Inspiring Women, internal struggles, journalist, lisen stromberg, michelle toren, multitasker, oola, Opportunity, pursuing a career, Reader's Lounge, reevaluate expectations, setting realistic goals, sheryl sandberg, silicon valley, social entrepreneur, staying grounded, thriving personally, thriving professionally, tiffany dufu, tranquility, transformation, unfinished business, women leaders, women's leadership movement, womens role in the workplace, work pause thrive, working mothers, writing

by Michelle Toren Ah, the elusive work/life balance! How does one attain it? Check out the following books for tips

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Moving Ideas Forward with 5×5 Night

August 17, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 5x5 night, Anissa Eddie, august 2017, awards, be bold, Bri Kilroy, community, Entrepreneur, event, grand rapids event, innovation, inventions, justin herd, kat samardzija, laurie supinski, Liz Hilton, locker lifestyle, mcbeauty salon, mireya antonio correa, moving ideas forward, onebowl, sharing ideas, spotlight event, Start Garden, startup business services, Zoe Bruyn

(pictured above from left: Zoe Bruyn, Anissa Eddie and Liz Hilton) by Bri Kilroy | photography by Alicia Magnuson and

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Measuring What Matters: Mixing It Up with Local First

August 15, 2017August 17, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments atomic object, august 2017, b-corp certified, Bri Kilroy, celebrate, environment, grand rapids event, highland group, Local First, local first mixer, measure what matters, measure what matters workshop, Measuring What Matters: Mixing It Up with Local First, mieke stoub, spotlightevent gr, Sustainable Businesses

by Bri Kilroy When your business has the potential to strengthen the community, it feels good to embrace that power.

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Grand Circus Partners with Facebook to Provide Front-End Developer Training

August 9, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments AJAX, Avventure, CSS, detroit, facebook, Facebook Bootcamp, front-end, full scholarship, Grand Circus, Grand Rapids, HTML, jQuery, json, media, Node.js, NPM, open-source JavaScript, react, tech, tech training institute, technology, vector graphics

– Full scholarships will cover high-intensity courses in both Detroit and Grand Rapids scheduled to begin October, 2017 – Grand

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Ignite Creativity with CreativeMornings

August 3, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments August 10, august 2017, be bold, breakfast spread, Bri Kilroy, community leaders, create, creative community, discuss, genius, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Ignite creativity with creativemornings, learn, listen, math, mega mind academy, namh lahade, neighborhood innovators, oum lahade

by Bri Kilroy Equality was the theme of Grand Rapids’ previous CreativeMorning, held last month at Creston Brewery (1504 Plainfield

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Voluntary RE:Action

August 2, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments art field trips grand rapids, art program, art workshops, august 2017, bbq and beautify, buck creek clean up, bus system grand rapids, charles lemery park, chicktime grand rapids, community barbecue, covenant village of the great lakes, Downtown Grand Rapids, end of life care, friends of buck creek, friends of grand rapids parks, geek group, giving back to the community, grand rapids community, GRandJazzFest, hand massages, healthcare, international refugees, jazz enthusiast, lincoln park, local art program, local volunteering, merchandise, mulching trees, musicians, Nature, park clean up, Rosa Parks Circle, samaritas new american services, spectrum health hospice, summer 2017, Voluntary Re:action, volunteer bus trainer, volunteer manicurist, volunteer mentor, volunteer opportunities grand rapids, watering trees

Your opportunity awaits. Pick a role and react voluntarily. The Jazz Enthusiast  Make the 6th annual GRandJazzFest one to remember

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Entertainment Events LIFE TO DO 

Women Rock with the Grand Rapids Symphony

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 vickiup 0 Comments aretha franklin, cannonsburg, Carly Simon, Carol King, Carole King, Cassidy, Featured, Grand Rapids Symphony, Heart, Holly Knight, Janis Joplin, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Minnie Riperton, Pat Benatar, picnic pops, Shayna Steele, Tina Turner, women rock

On July 28, Cannonsburg Ski Area will transform into an outdoor music hall to celebrate the women who crafted the

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Reader’s Lounge

July 21, 2017July 6, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments advocate, and Every Day in Between, andrea slonecker, beer novice, beer pro, beervangelist's guide to the galaxy, bocce ball, boston university, celebrating big moments, celebrating small moments, connecting people, cookbook, cooking for family, cooking for friends, cooking with craft beer, cornhole, creative dishes, deviled eggs, dishes for all ages, easy recipes, emily isabella, Family Dinners, festive meal, food pairings, fred bueltmann, fred rants, Grand Rapids, grand rapids craft beer, greg blonder, grilling guide, grilling methods, grilling myths, holidays, how to barbecue, How to Celebrate Everything:Recipes and Rituals for Birthdays, how to grill, integrating beer and food, jen stevenson, jenny rosenstrach, July 2017, Kent District Library, kentwood branch, listen to your palate, local, local author, local ingredient, marinades, marnie hanel, master brewer, meaningful connections, meathead, Meathead Goldwyn, my beer is not a number, national barbecue judge, new holland brewing company, picnic fare, picnic in grand rapids, portland picnic society, rachel rayburn, Reader's Lounge, salads on a stick, saving money, saving time, seal in juices, seasonal cooking, simple picnic dishes, storing food, summer 2017, summer in michigan, summer salads, ten best baguettes, the picnic recipes and inspiration from basket to blanket, The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling, transporting food, vacation meals, your brain is a liar

by Rachel Rayburn The month of July brings the glorious Michigan summer, when outdoor activities abound! From grilling to picnics,

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LEARN TO DO 

Summer Fling: Tropical Plants for Your Garden

July 11, 2017July 6, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments annuals, august plants, colorama, colorful plants, crotons, dinner plate blossoms, diverse plants, dracaena, dracaena marginata, experimentation, eye-catching plants, flowering annuals, Flowerland, foliage, Garden, garden centerpiece, garden focal points, Grand Rapids, green thumb, growing season, hibiscus, July 2017, landscaping, mandevilla, michigan plants, monarda, monoculture, morning glories, new plants, ornamental grass, pennisetum rubrum, personal gardening, plant variety, planting beds, planting containers, polychromatic foliage, post-spring plants, Rick Vuyst, september plants, spring planting, summer 2017, summer gardening, tropical hibiscus, tropical plants, warm weather vines

by Rick Vuyst  July is the ideal month to experiment with plant material. With balmy gardening weather and post-spring specials

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