🌱 Neighborhood Match Fund + Sweet Adelines Chorus ​+ Chanukah

Happy Thursday, Grand Rapids! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy. High: 50 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids is hosting a series of Chanukah short plays this season to “lighten up your holidays.” The theatre’s shorts will feature five plays rotating around a simple set, creating a full production. The performances will hit the Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College from Dec. 11 through 19. (wgvunews.org)
2. A local choir will be performing at Pearl Harbor. The Grand Rapids chapter of the Sweet Adelines Chorus is one of only 10 choral groups invited to sing at the 80th anniversary commemoration concert series. The group plans to sing about 15 songs during their trip, which will include several concerts. (WOODTV.com)
3. The City of Grand Rapids is accepting Neighborhood Match Fund proposals and ideas for projects taking place between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2022. (Press Release Desk)
4. Harmony Brewing will be hosting a tree lighting on Dec. 2 at their Eastown location, as part of Uptown Shop Hop and in partnership with the Eastown Community Association. (GR|MAG)
5. Hundreds of farmers gathered in Grand Rapids this week as Michigan Farm Bureau’s 102nd State Annual Meeting kicked off on Tuesday. (WNWN-FM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.