Brian Kelly is the official videographer for ArtPrize, an extraordinary art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Here is his first video.
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ArtPrize 2011 Begins
ArtPrize 2011 kicks off today in Grand Rapids. Over 1,500 artists will display their entries at over 160 venues in a 3 square mile area around the city center. Local television station WOOD TV8 broadcast its early morning show from the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
Denali National Park and Preserve
With a land mass of nearly 6 million acres, Denali National Park and Preserve is the size of Massachusetts. “Denali” is Koyukon Athabaskan for “the high one,” the name given by the indiginous people to what white settles named Mount McKinley. At 20,030 feet above sea Denali is the highest peak in North America.
Homer, Alaska
Located on the southern end of the Kenai Penisula, Homer offers breathtaking views across Kachemak Bay. Homer is home to the Pratt Gallery, a lovely museum of culture and art, and many art galleries. It is also home to “The Spit,” a spit of land that juts 5 miles out into the bay. The Spit attracts fishermen and tourists. It also attracts Bald Eagles.
Seward and Kenai Fjords National Park
Seward is on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula on Resurrection Bay. Seward is a charming little town with a population of about 2,700. It is the historic starting point for the Iditarod Race. It is also the gate way to the beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park.
What A Finish! U.S. Women Beat Brazil in the World Cup Quarter Finals
With seconds left in extra time of overtime, the U.S. women tied the score to take it into a shootout.
In the penalty kick shootout, they won 5-4.
The 2011 Hollyhock Lane Parade in Less than 2 Minutes
The Hollyhock Lane Parade is a tradition in the Indian Hills neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan. With a neighborhood and kids riding bicycles decorated with red, white and blue streamers, the parade is quintessential small town America. At the end of the program, participants and viewers listen to remarks by a community leader to mark the day. Here, in less than 2 minutes, is the 2011 Hollyhock Lane Parade.
The 2011 Hollyhock Lane Parade
The Hollyhock Lane Parade is a tradition in the Indian Hills neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan. With a neighborhood and kids riding bicycles decorated with red, white and blue streamers, the parade is quintessential small town America. At the end of the program, participants and viewers listen to remarks by a community leader to mark the day.
Here, in less than 2 minutes, is the 2011 Hollyhock Lane Parade.
Anna Quindlen Addresses the Graduates of Grinnell College with No Apologies
I enjoy listening to college commencement addresses. A lot of them — perhaps most of them — are just a a string of cliches. But occasionally I come across a real gem. I had the pleasure of hearing Anna Quindlen at the Kenyon College graduation of 2008. She was wonderful This year she gave the commencement address at Grinnell College.(Transcript.) It is well worth a listen.
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