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Alynn Guerra & Winter Break Camp!
Alynn Guerra is quite the celebrity artist in Grand Rapids. Her prints are bold and whimsical, transporting the viewer to a simpler world. Alynn is literally a neighbor to the Cook Arts Center, running...
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The Chess Master vs. Cook Library Students
Students at the Cook Library Center LOVE to play chess. Last week, students put their chess skills to the test as they fearlessly took on the man they call "The Chess Master""The Chess Master" is also...
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Skate & Create: Latina Sorority mentors Girls Club!
This past weekend, the Cook Library Center's Girls Club (also known as the XYZ Girlz) went ice skating with the Sigma Lambda Upsilon/ Senoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. The Girls Club is currently...
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YOUTH MOVEMENT: Spoken Word & Breakdance
Youth Movement brought together Spoken Word poetry and Breakdance to celebrate positive Hip Hop culture and inspire the youth. Youth Movement was a collaboration between Grandville Avenue Arts &...
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Words R Us
“Will this project help my brother come back to us after being deported?” This question was asked by an eighth grade student Southwest Community Campus (SWCC) when her class was introduced to their...
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LaughFest Winners!
We are delighted that two members of the GAAH Press Club won LaughFest’s essay competition.Avelycia O., age 12 and Shirley H., age 8, read their winning entries on March 11 before an appreciative...
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Día del Sol
Here’s a sneak preview of one of the quilts that will be available for purchase at Día del Sol on June 21. These young quilters have been involved in every aspect of its design and production, and...
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Rhyme Rumble
The Cook Arts Center was ready to rumble last Friday at the Wealthy Theatre. We were pitted against eleven other nonprofits in the Rhyme Rumble, a karaoke competition at the Wealthy Theatre sponsored...
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Edwin Campos
If you guide children in the right way, they’ll know what’s right. If you don’t give up on them, they can learn from their mistakes. --Edwin Campos--Edwin Campos is in his fourth year as program...
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Cook Arts Center Students Participate in SiTE:LAB
This weekend Blandford Nature Center is hosting its second year of SiTE:LAB, a roving project that creates temporary site-specific art projects aimed at facilitating dynamic collaborations between the...
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Summer Program 2012 Kick-Off!Our summer programs are off to a GREAT start! Both programs will be focusing on a variety areas from reading, writing, gardening, art, music to theater. Our goal is for...
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Farewell, Dear Ashley!As many of you know from first-hand experience, any non-profit organization’s mission is made possible by the hard work of its staff and volunteers—especially its volunteers. Just...
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Kids Explore Grand Rapids Public Library and Learn about their NeighborhoodThis past Friday proved to be another excellent excursion for our kids! Both the Cook Arts Center and Cook Library Center...
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GAAH Family SpotlightMany families pass through our doors on a daily basis, and many of the children have been coming here since they were toddlers. This week, we celebrate a very special family by...
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Bon Appetit!This past Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, our Press Club students received some extra-curricular lessons in the culinary arts—from the inside of a truck. That’s right! The Winchester,...
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Fall Fun has Begun! It's that time again! Just as the new school year has started up, so has our fall programming here at the Cook Arts Center! We are extremely excited to be getting back into the...
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Capturing the Hearts of the Community: Calvin College VolunteersCalvin College has played an extremely important role in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood since the inception of the Cook Library...
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Dia de los Muertos at GAAH!In various parts of North and Central America, November 1stand 2nd are extremely significant dates that announce the arrival of “Dia de los Muertos” or “Day of the Dead.”...
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Calvin's Dance Guild Stuns our Students! This past Thursday, we were able to take 16 of our students from the Cook Arts Center to Calvin College to see their semi-annual Dance Guild presentation. What...
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Cook Arts Center Class Highlighting – Movie MakingMovie Making at the Cook Arts Center is just one of many fun and exciting classes offered for fall program 2012. Students are able to create a short...
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