Fifth Third Ball Park Pepsi Stadium Club Concerts Fall 2011

Fifth Third Ball Park Pepsi Stadium Club Concerts Fall 2011

Oakhurst      Wednesday     Oct 19, 2011

$ 8 advance  $10 at the door

500 Miles to Memphis    Sat Nov 5, 2011

$ 8 advance  $ 10 at the door

 

Denver-based band Oakhurst brings their unique bluegrass style

to Fifth Third Ballpark on Wednesday, October 19.  They have

performed with the likes of The Zac Brown Band, John Mayer,

Bela Fleck and many more. 

 

500 Miles to Memphis is named for the distance from their home city

of Cincinnati to Graceland, their music –“a mix of scrappy country

and scorching Rock & Roll–has a magnetic, wide appeal.” 

 

Doors open at 7pm and the show will start at 8pm, for both shows.   

 

 learn more about the band or to purchase tickets

East Grand Rapids Library Family Sundays Program Oct 2 2011

East Grand Rapids Library Family Sundays Program  Oct 2 2011

The East GR Public Library has a paper airplane event this coming weekend.

The drop-in family program will be held from 2-4pm on Sunday Oct 2nd.

The library is located at 647 Lakeside Drive in East Grand Rapids.

Participants will join in an afternoon of paper airplane mischief, building,

decorating, and flying their own airplane creations.

 

EGR library

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Mini ArtPrize 2011 Photo Tour

Mini ArtPrize 2011 Photo Tour

 

Just  a small taste of the art work displayed in Grand Rapids

this fall at ArtPrize 2011.  We have less than a hundred

photos of the 1500 art pieces scattered all over Grand Rapids

until Oct 9th.  Come on out and experience Grand Rapids coolness

first hand!

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Sept 11 2011 Healing Field at Cannonsburg Michigan

Sept 11 2011 Healing Field Memorial at Cannonsburg Michigan

 

 

3200 flags fly for 5 days to commemorate the victims

of the Sept 11, 2001 collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers

in New York.  From Sept 9-3th 2011, these flags were flown at the

Cannonsburg Ski Resort.  They were tagged with the names and

biographies of the victims.

 

If you didn’t get a chance to see them, we have a video walk

through from top to bottom above for you to experience.

Additional photos on Flickr

 

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Grand Rapids ArtPrize 2011 Opens in 1 Week

Grand Rapids ArtPrize 2011 Opens in 1 Week

What do encyclopedia pages, twine, horsehair, firecrackers,

paper-cuts and aged bronze all have in common?  The GRAM, of course.

We previewed a few of the ArtPrize 2011 installations at the Grand

Rapids Art Museum Sunday and have included a few photos of the

diverse entries displayed.

Branches_Unbound_Wendy_Wahl

This piece is made from steel and encyclopedia pages.  I knew I shouldn’t

have got rid of that old set of World Books.

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This unusual piece is made from twine. Ditto above statement.

Illegitimate_2011_bronze_Timothy_Cleary

Even bronze woman and I have a pose in common.

War_Rug_Project_2011_Barbara_Koenen

Many unusual materials were used to recreate this replica

of a war rug.  Did you guess firecrackers?

 

wagon_wheel_with_single_ascending_probiscus_2011_Millicent_Young

Horsehair, grapevine, and a hand hewn wheel comprise

the elements of this entry. 

The_Tempest_11_Laura_Young

The depth and intricacy of this entry has to be seen to

be appreciated.  I had difficulty with paper snowflakes!

 

Don’t miss ArtPrize 2011 this year!  It starts on Wed Sept 21.

These and about 1200 other pieces that will stretch your

imagination are waiting for you to view.

 

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Grand Rapids Michigan Sept 9-10th 2011 Events

Grand Rapids Michigan Sept 9 -10th 2011 Events

Downtown Grand Rapids

 

Celebration on the Grand Sep. 8-10, Grand Rapids – One of Grand Rapids’

prime late summer events features fireworks, live music at Ah-Nab-Awen Park

and Rosa Parks Circle and a chance to sample the best of local restaurants

at the Taste of Downtown. Free admission; food selections are $1-$5 each.

The fireworks display is scheduled for Friday, September 9 at dusk.

 

Hispanic Festival – Sep. 9-10, Grand Rapids – The 34th annual Hispanic

Festival at the Calder Plaza celebrates the different Latin American Cultures

unified by the Spanish language. Enjoy food, music, fun and free admission.

 

GRAM is FREE September 8-10th during Celebration on the Grand –

and they are all set up for ArtPrize 2011.  Why not see this venue early

and get a taste of ArtPrize 2011 early.  ArtPrize officially opens Sept 21. 

The Fish Ladder is a fun place to visit in late summer, early fall.

The salmon are running home to spawn and you can see the

heroic effort it requires for them to reach their spawning

grounds.  Climbing the Fish Ladder

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Kent County C.E.R.T. Team at Wyoming Michigan 2011 Classic Car Show

Kent County C.E.R.T. Team at Wyoming Michigan 2011 Classic Car Show

In case you have never heard of this organization, The Kent County

Community Emergency Response Team is a group of local volunteers who

are dedicated to educating, informing and assisting the public in responding

to emergency disasters in their local community.  We became members because

we think it is important to support our local community and we feel disaster

preparedness is vital to a community’s welfare.

 

Did You Know?  If a disaster strikes the metro Grand Rapids area, there are

only 10,000 police, firemen, and emergency responders to try to handle the

needs of over a million people?  Needless to say, citizen volunteers will be

needed.  If you feel that this might be of interest to you – contact:

Kent County CERT
Kent County Volunteer Community Emergency Response Team
701 Ball St
Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Dave Everts    (616) 632-6100    DEverts8667@aol.com

 

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Kent County C.E.R.T. Team is ready to make sno-cones for hot & thirsty

people at the Wyoming Classic Car Show on July 24th,  2011  from 4-8 pm

at the Resurrection Life Church.

 

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Our group of volunteers are hard at work setting up the Sno-Cone machines.

Kent_County_CERT_Team_ fundraiser

A great group of people turned out on this hot Sunday to work the booth.

 

Kent_County_CERT_Team_fundraiser

Behind the scenes look at at sticky operation….beside the neon blue fingers

I had for a few days after, this was a fun event.  We had a chance to have

some food and view all the great cars that were displayed.

 

Click on the photo to see our photo blog on the Wyoming Classic Car Show 2011

classic_car_show

 

 

 

 

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Classic Car Show Wyoming Michigan 2011

Classic Car Show Wyoming Michigan 2011

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If you are of a certain age, these classic cars shown at the Classic Car Show

in Wyoming Michigan on July 24, 2011 at the Resurrection Life Church will

bring back lots of memories.

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I really appreciated the details on this classic car from the 1950’s.  I recall

those white interiors and the fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror.

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The drive in restaurant tray with the food really brought back our younger

days.  We used to get strawberry pie from Big Boy’s on Pearl St

delivered by car hop!  Can you remember those days??

 

If you would like to see more photos from the Classic Car Show in Wyoming,

check out our Flickr Set.

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GRAM on the Green Free Concerts 2011

GRAM on the Green Free Concerts 2011

Friday nights at the Grand Rapids Art Museum will be hopping

this summer!  With live music, the arts, dance, and just plain

people watching.  Come on over and join the fun!

GRAM on the Green

The third GRAM on the Green season will begin this week.

Every Friday evening from July 8th to August 19th 2011 there

will be live music in front of the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

Events:

Outdoor Sketching & Games – Wege Plaza  5:00 – 9:00 pm

Zumba Exercise Class – Rosa Parks Circle – 5:15 – 6:00 pm

Ballroom Dancing – Rosa Parks Circle – 8:30 – 10:30 pm

Galleries Open till 9:00 pm

Cash Bar on the Terrace till 8:30 pm

Friday Night Conversations  7:00 pm

LIVE MUSIC   6:00 pm & 7:30 pm

July 8th – Marshland Express – Randy Marsh

July 15th – End times Orchestra – Musical Theatre

July 22nd –An Dro – World Beat music w/ a Celtic Beat

July 29th – DJ Brandon Hill – Electronic/Dubstep/UK Bass

August 5th – Fauxgrass Quartet – Bluegrass

August 12th – The Concussions – Surf Music

August 19th – Dave Hardin Band – Americana

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Grand Rapids Michigan July 4th 2011 Celebration

Grand Rapids Michigan July 4th 2011 Celebration

All activities are on Monday July 4th 2011

All activities are free and open to the public!

fireworks

Parade

5:00 pm – corner of Lyon and Ottawa NW

Will travel to Veteran’s Memorial Park 101 E Fulton St

where US military men and women will be honored.

 

Music & Entertainment

6:00 pm – dusk  Live music and children’s activities in

Ah Nab Awen Park,  303 Pearl St. NW 

 

Fireworks!

Fireworks will begin at approximately 10:30 p.m.

 

After Glow

11:00 pm – Live music by We the Kings in Rosa Parks Circle

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