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Encore / Voluntary RE:action

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 5050 raffle, animal ambassador, bartender, beer garden, bill boynton, clark retirement community, clark walk, conservation, crohns foundation, cullinary, discovery guide, doughnut day, exhibits, Festival, fundraising, grand lady riverboat, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, grand rapids pride center, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand River, Jenison, John Ball Zoo, Judy Joppe, krispy kreme, local volunteer opportunities, merchandising, pride festival, salvation army, take steps walk, Voluntary Re:action, whitecaps community foundation, wildlife

sponsored by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation  Encore Spotlight Judy Joppe: Coursing the Grand River Judy Joppe has been a lot

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Lighten Up With Gilda’s LaughFest

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments activities, Best of the Midwest Competition, Bri Kilroy, Comedian, Comedy, fashion merchandise, Festival, free flex passes, free local shows, FUNderwear 5K, Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, Gilda's LaughFest 2017, GRAM, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Art Musuem, Howie Mandel, Humor, Iliza Schlesinger, Joel McHale, Katt Williams, LaughFest Central, Laughter, local comedy, March 2017, March Events, Michigan, monroe center, performances, sense of humor, Seriously Funny Family Adventure Challenge, show tickets, smile, support, Television, workout

by Bri Kilroy  One of the best things about being human is our ability to ignite and share laughter with

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Entertainment Events LEARN 

Third Annual Grand Rapids Balloon Festival

July 19, 2016July 18, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments activities, ah-nab-awen park balloon walk and glow event, balloon walk and glow, children's miracle network fundraiser, community event, entertainment, event, family fun, Featured, Festival, games, grand rapids event, Grand Rapids July 22-23 2016, hot air balloons, hudsonville fairgrounds, july 2016, port, RE/MAX of Grand Rapids, RE/MAX of Grand Rapids Balloon Festival, third annual grand rapids balloon festival

by Bri Kilroy • photo by Victoria Upton Imagine the feeling you get when you glance at the open sky,

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Community Events LEARN TO DO 

Hallo, Tulip Time

May 2, 2016April 28, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments 2016, art activities, bill engvall, Bri Kilroy, community, dances, Dutch celebration, Featured, Festival, gardening classes, gardens, Gwen Auwerda, Hallo tulip time, holland michigan, klomp the record, may 7-14, parades, pat hazell, trolley rides, TULIP app, Tulip time 10k and 5k, tulips, windmills, wonder bread years

by Bri Kilroy Nearly one million tourists are attracted to Holland, Michigan’s Tulip Time Festival like bees to honey; or,

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LaughFest Announces Additional Artists and Shows for 2016 Festival

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 vickiup 0 Comments Chrystal P, David Cross, Featured, Festival, Hasan Minhaj, Hen Sapp, LaughFest, Laughin Lenny, Maranda Sings, Michael Palascak

LAUGHFEST ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ARTISTS AND SHOWS FOR 2016 FESTIVAL Individual tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 15 and LAUGHFEST Friends

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Tips on Attending the GRandJazzFest

August 11, 2015August 14, 2015 WLMagazine 0 Comments 2015, august, august 15 and 16, celebration, community, Edye Evans Hyde, Featured, Festival, grand rapids bicycle coalition, Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra, GRandJazzFest, guitar tent, hotels, monroe center, Music, restaurant week, Rosa Parks Circle, tips, Tips on Attending the GRandJazzFest

  If you’re a jazz lover or new to the genre, the 4th annual GRandJazzfest presented by DTE Energy Foundation

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Art Community FACES & PLACES 

National Theatre Festival Coming to Grand Rapids

June 22, 2015June 30, 2015 Richelle Kimble 0 Comments AACT, Amway Grand Plaza, Civic Theatre, Dan Goggin, Expo, Festival, Grand Rapids Community Theatre, Live, Nancy Brozek, National Community Theatre Festival, performance, theatre, workshops

  Perhaps you read playwrights or appreciate the art of acting. Maybe you note your favorite Shakespeare costume variations, or

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February Events

February 2, 2015April 8, 2015 WLMagazine activities, American Heart Association, Art Museum, awards, brew tours, breweries, classes, concerts, events, exhibits, Featured, February Events, Festival, Gala, Go Red For Women, Grand Rapids, happenings, library, Life, Meijer Gardens, Movies, Museum, playes, restaurants, studio night, valentine's day, Yoga

Sundays Gazelle Sports Dirty Herd. For those who love trail running and free weekly events, join a heard of runners

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September Events

August 30, 2014August 30, 2014 vickiup 0 Comments ArtPrize, book discussion, Broadway Theatre, car show, Carrie the Musical, CarStar, Chick Corea, Circle Theatre, Civic Theatre, Featured, Festival, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, hot air balloon, Jazz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Lolë, Meijer Gardens, Music, parade, Rosa Parks Circle, run, running club, Star Collision, The Black Keys, The Eagles, theater, theatre, Van Andel Arena, Wealthy Theatre, Women's Health, women's issues

September Events: September 1 Labor Day Truck & Ice Cream Social. Bring an appetite for big trucks, ice cream, hot

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Festival of the Arts – Festival Stories

May 29, 2014 vickiup 0 Comments Artist, Calder, Dana Ziebarth, Festival, Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, Joann Reeves, memories, Stories, Valerie Clark

The Impressionist: Festival Stories • by Kerri VanderHoff When Festival of the Arts held their poster unveiling earlier this year,

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