Grand Rapids Area Arts & Entertainment Examiners
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Stan Marino needs a muse. He's written himself into a corner...again. A shot of inspiration is all he needs to finish his story ...where is he going...
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Typically an opening act is one that fills the time at the beginning of the night when the crowd is arriving and people are getting ready...
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[Following is from Mitten Movie Project MySpace Page] ABOUT THE MITTEN MOVIE PROJECT The Mitten Movie Project is a monthly film festival...
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DAVIS, CALIFORNIA: Since 2008, Mary Kay Hoal has been the online advocate for putting the safety-first of children and teens through age 18 thanks to Yoursphere.com. When it comes...
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Nina Auerbach, Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, brings an interesting new look into the character of the vampire...
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(The Rev and my good friend Steve) There is no band on this planet that I love more than Avenged Sevenfold and over the years I've...
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When upon hearing rumors that the self titled Mudvayne release was going to be their hardest release since 2002’s “The End of...
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In April 2008 the excitement around the state of Michigan was palpable as buzz began of large productions (Hung, Whip It, Up in the Air, Red Dawn) moving into town bringing jobs,...
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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Music Director Leonard Slatkin and Concertmaster Emmanuelle Boisvert present a program featuring composers of three diverse periods in musical...
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This week spotlights an independent record label based in Detroit, Michigan and founded by one of the worlds most innovative producers,...
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Tropicana turns 70, feathers, dancing gals and all
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When the Tropicana nightclub and casino opened its doors in a leafy Havana garden on Dec. 30, 1939, World War II was raging in Europe, "Gone With the Wind" had just hit U.S. theaters and a rebellious youngster named Fidel Castro had just turned 13.