Women's Lifestyle Magazine

GRCM Kids’ ArtFest: A Celebration of the Arts!

September 7, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Adrienne Brown-Reasner, ArtFest, ArtPrize, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Hungerford Nichols, Maggie Lancaster, Miller Johnson, National Heritage Academies, Nick & Cindy Paradiso, Notions Marketing, Peter & Emajean Cook Foundation, Tae Kwon Do

Everyone is invited to explore the wide world of art at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum‘s annual Kids’ ArtFest, Sunday,

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Shop Smart, Shop Local

July 7, 2017July 5, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Al Farbers, angels tears plant, babys tears plant, ball park floral, beach days, Bella Furs, bella furs outlet store, Bill and Paul's Sporthaus, board game, Byron Center Meats, campfires, camping, Champion TL Fairway Driver, Char Crust, Cherry Republic, Chicago steakhouse, Chocolates by Grimaldi, Design Quest, desk calendar, disc golf, Eastern Floral, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Exofficio, Family Sewing, fido and stitch, Glen Arbor company, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, grandville, granite cutting board, handmade smores, heather lane pottery, Holland, holland furniture, Innova, July 2017, Lakeshore Blessing Bowl, Law of Attraction Cards, leather purse, Local Shopping, Lumio, meat and fish seasoning, MindWare, modern accents, modern decor, MollyMutt, mosquito repellent windbreaker, Nothing for Granite, Original Hickory Grilled Dry Rub, pet bed duvets, placemats, Professional Disc Golf Association, Q-Bitz, rechargeable lamp, Red Wine, road trips in Michigan, Ron Rademacher, Rylee's Ace Hardware, sewing machine tote, Shop smart shop local, Spirit Dreams, summer nights, summer parties, summer placemats, sweet peony, The Cheese Lady, The Teachings of Abraham, travel enthusiast, Traveling, upcycled crayon, Wealthy at Charles, White Wine, wine bag

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June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments american flag shooting star, art planks, Bella Furs, bill & pauls sportshaus, blessing bowl, bouncy pig, Bucket List, Chocolates by Grimaldi, cool pet pad, Design Quest, duke cannon supply co., Eastern Floral, embassy chair, face dry erase board, Family Sewing, Fido & Stitch, gift shop, Gifts, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, grand rapids gifts, grcm, handsome man grooming can, heather lane pottery, holland furniture, june 2017, Kate Branum, Keen, local gifts, Local Shopping, my sweet peony, quirky gifts, Rylee's Ace, Shop smart shop local, six-pack carrier, Spirit Dreams, two dutch hens, UNEEK, verra bar cart, Wealthy at Charles, wine on wheels, wonder clips, yeti cup

Take a Load Off Unwind in a luxurious vintage leather Embassy Chair. This classic mid-century style chair features a button-tufted,

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May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments ada, air plants, baby tutu, ball park floral, bathing suit cover, bbq, beach, Bella Furs, best press, Bill and Paul's Sporthaus, blessing tile, Byron Center Meats, carlyn and co, cheese basket, child bathing suit, chocolate truffles, Chocolates by Grimaldi, Design Quest, dinosaur toy, dog clothing, dog shirts, Eastern Floral, ecofriendly starch spray, elegant baby, Family Sewing, fido and stitch, floating orb kit, Garden, garden decoration, GRAM, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, grasslands road, grilling, heather lane pottery, holland furniture, indoor gardening, kinetic double angel wing spinner, kwan yin statue, le serpent, le trench, leather bag, local artist, local ingredients, Local Shopping, mary ellen, may 2017, messenger bag, michigan apperal, michigan made ingredients, noelle enterprises, onesie, organic grow kit, Outdoors, paperweight, plaque, poppies, Rylee's Ace Hardware, seasoning rubs, Shop smart shop local, snake skin, Spirit Dreams, succulents, sugarboo designs, summer wardrobe, sweet peony, Syndicate Home and Garden, tenden tote bag, terrarium, The Cheese Lady, todd hancock, two dutch hens, urban agriculture co, votive holder, Wealthy at Charles, wind chime, wooden sign

Not Your Orb-inary Gift Bring the outdoors inside with this floating orb garden kit by Syndicate Home and Garden. Everything

LEARN Volunteer

Voluntary RE:action

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments antoinette knape, baking, Children, Christmas, community, computer, crafts, decorate, deliver, donate, exhibition, Family Futures, Family Promise, foster, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Gifts, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, holiday services, home, Kent County CASA, Ronald McDonald House of West Michigan, Santa Claus Girls, service, Volunteer

sponsored by Grand Rapids Community Foundation Volunteer Spotlight: Antoinette Knape Court Appointed Special Advocate When Antoinette Knape’s youngest child went

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Vetted for Your Pleasure

December 6, 2016December 13, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments animals, ann trube, art exhibits, Artists, Candles, Christmas shopping, collections, december 2016, exhibits, gerald r. ford museum, gift shops, Gifts, GRAM, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Grand Rapids Public Museum, hand crafted, imagination, janice berling, lights, local artists, Local Shopping, miranda karjniak, Museums, ornaments, Shopping, sophia stoffregan, UICA, unique gifts, vetted gifts, wine glasses

by Sarah Anderson Local boutique and gift shop curators sort through an abundance of options to hand-select splendid treasures for

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25 Things You’re Invited to Do and See – For Free!

July 5, 2016July 11, 2016 vickiup 0 Comments Amway Grand Plaza, Averill Museum, Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., Downtown Market, Experience Grand Rapids, Fallasburg Covered Bridge, Featured, Free, Funky Buddha Yoga, Geocaching, Gerald R. Ford International Airport, GRAM, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand River, Heritage Hill, Jazz, Lowell Showboat Concerts, Meyer May House, Millennium Park, movies in the park, National Night Out, Rogue River Concert, Rosa Parks Circle, The Cheese Lady Grand Rapids, Yoga in the Park

See the sunset at Look Out Hill One of the most reputed romantic locations in Grand Rapids is Belknap Lookout, also known as

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The Impressionist: Talk to the Hand

March 30, 2014April 3, 2014 WLMagazine 0 Comments Cooperfly Puppet Troupe, Featured, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Kevin Kammeraad, puppet

by Kerri VanderHoff I don’t usually participate in Buzzfeed quizzes on Facebook, but I have to admit the “Which Muppet Are

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Grand Rapids Cultural Marketing Group Receives National Award

December 17, 2012February 4, 2014 WLMagazine Actors’ Theatre, Award, Broadway Grand Rapids, Circle Theatre, CMG, Cultural Marketing Group, DeVos Performance Hall, Downtown Alliance, Experience Grand Rapids, Featured, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Ballet Company, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids Symphony, Jewish Theatre, John Ball Zoo, Kent District Library, Opera Grand Rapids, St. Cecilia Music Center, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Van Andel Arena, WGVU Public Media

Press Release: Grand Rapids, MI – (December 17, 2012) The Grand Rapids Cultural Marketing Group (CMG), consisting of members from