Notable historical moments span from 1923 disappearances to 2018 killings
The passage catalogs diverse events from 1923 to 2018 including Anna Ellko's disappearance case in Chicago, Italy and Germany wartime moments, King’s I Have a Dream speech, Chicago protests, racial justice milestones, natural disasters, political milestones, and court rulings. It highlights Obama’s 2008 nomination and Roy Oliver’s murder conviction among others.
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Italy
Germany
Toulon
Marseille
Mahr-Sav
France
Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Invesco Field
Denver
Barack Obama
Washington
George W. Bush
Los Angeles County
Michael Jackson
Adam Goldstein
DJ AM
New York
Massachusetts
Mitt Romney
Tampa
Florida
Maj
Nidal Hasan
Fort Hood
Houston
Roy Oliver
Jordan Edwards
Dallas
Oliver
Capturing Light opens Friday at Kruizenga Art Museum
Hope College's Kruizenga Art Museum debuts Capturing Light: The Art of Shin Sawano, A Tradition for the Future of Japan. The opening Aug 30 features a reception 5-7 p.m. with remarks at 5:30, inviting the public to both exhibits. Sawano, a Japanese photographer, has 35 years of work across deserts, flowers, and night skies in Africa and beyond.
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Hope College
Sawano
South Africa
Namibia
Notable Ages of Celebrities Listed
Jack Black is 50 Jennifer Coolidge is 58 Shania Twain is 54 Kyle Massey is 28.
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Jack Black
Jennifer Coolidge
Shania Twain
Kyle Massey
Contralto Meredith Arwady to perform in South Haven series
The West Michigan contralto Meredith Arwady will headline a 7:30 p.m. concert at First United Methodist Church in South Haven on Friday August 30. Tickets are $10 at the door. A Kalamazoo native and Hope College alumna, she trained at Curtis and has appeared with Lyric Opera Chicago and many major companies earning multiple awards including a 2012 Grammy for Dr. Atomic.
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West Michigan
Meredith Arwady
South Haven
First United Methodist Church
Michigan Ave
Arwady
Kalamazoo
Lou
Curtis
Ryan Center
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Tisbe
Bruno Campanella
Pasqualita
Robert Spano
Astral Artists
Metropolitan Opera National Council
Kirsten Flagstad
Marian Anderson
Richard Tucker
Local artist Hope Olson to judge Windmill Island gala
Hope Olson, a Holland Michigan based painter and mixed media artist, will judge the Art on the Island Contest and Gala at Windmill Island Gardens. The fundraiser gala on September 5 features free appetizers live music a cash bar silent auction and artwork for sale. Entries for the season long competition focusing on Windmill Island Gardens surroundings are due by September 3 with prizes in Plein Air Painting Photography and Best of the Best. Peter Griz the Oxford Michigan sculptor behind the kinetic art for Catch the Wind will also be highlighted. Windmill Island Gardens remains open daily through October 6.
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Hope Olson
Olson
Holland
Michigan
Olivet Nazarene University
Illinois
Windmill Island Gardens
Peter Griz
Oxford
Griz
West Virginia
Ford Motor Company
Windmillisland.org
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Ottawa Beach
Anna Ellko
Greenbay Street
Chicago
Miss Ellko
Margaret Ellko
Hubert H. Humphrey
Arcadia
Fla
Ricky
Robert
Randy Ray
John Huston
Middletown
R.I
Bill Clinton
Britain
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
New Orleans
Ray Nagin
Navgin
Shin-ichiro Swano
Shin-iichiro Sawano
Mt. Fuji
Lake Yamanaka
Los Angeles Opera
Woody Allen
Gianni Schicchi
Zita Zita
Placido Domingo
Schicchi
Houston Grand Opera
Oper Frankfurt
Canadian Opera Company
Erda
Siegfried
First Norn
Frankfurt
English National Opera
Martha
John Adams
Mary
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