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      <title>Art walk takes people on sensory journey around northwest Michigan town</title>
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      <description>Consenses Walks asked local artists to add their own interpretations of each others' art work via QR codes at different locations around Walloon Lake.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:23:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tina Sawyer</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bay Veterans Foundation launches art contest to help veterans express invisible wounds</title>
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      <description>A new art contest launched by the Bay Veterans Foundation is helping Michigan veterans process trauma through creative expression. With entries ranging from poetry to photography, organizers hope the “Invisible Wounds, Visible Expressions” contest will bring healing and awareness to the mental health challenges many veterans face.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Alexandrea Ladiski</dc:creator>
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      <title>Antiques Roadshow draws thousands to Charlevoix with heirlooms in tow</title>
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      <description>Around 2,500 people flocked to Charlevoix last week with furniture, art, jewelry and collectibles in tow for a filming of the PBS program, Antiques Roadshow.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Teresa Homsi</dc:creator>
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      <title>Domestic abuse survivors share their stories in Bay City art exhibit</title>
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      <description>Domestic abuse victims in the Tri-Cities have created artwork as part of their healing through The Underground Railroad Emergency Shelter in Saginaw. The shelter collaborated with Studio 23 in Bay City to put on an exhibition.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:17:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tina Sawyer</dc:creator>
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      <title>New mural in Atlanta sparks positive reactions</title>
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      <description>In northeast Michigan, a business owner decided to brighten up the entrance of his town by commissioning an artist. The panoramic, nature-inspired vignettes alongside his motel have made heads turn in the town of Atlanta.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Courtney Boyd</dc:creator>
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      <title>Second statue vandalized in Traverse City</title>
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      <description>A week ago there were four statues standing along the Boardman Lake Trail in Traverse City. Now, there are only two.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:53:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Lauren Rice</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rising Stars at Midland Center for the Arts to perform 'Newsies'</title>
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      <description>Midland public will have a chance to watch "Newsies" starting June 26. It is a musical by Midland Center for the Arts' Rising Stars production.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Masha Smahliuk</dc:creator>
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      <title>'Art is everything to me': Midland community describes what art is for them</title>
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      <description>Midland artists share what art they create and why it is important for them.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Masha Smahliuk</dc:creator>
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      <title>‘United through art’: Community paints city mural at Art Seen Festival</title>
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      <description>Art Seen Festival took place June 1 through June 2. Midland community joined to paint the mural that will be put up on Pizza Sam's building.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:48:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Masha Smahliuk</dc:creator>
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      <title>Artists invited to participate in downtown Alpena mural project</title>
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      <description>The Alpena Downtown Development Authority is hosting its sixth annual Fresh Waters Downtown Mural Project, inviting artists to participate and share their work with the community.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 23:20:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-26/artists-invited-to-participate-in-downtown-alpena-mural-project</guid>
      <dc:creator>Scott Rechlin</dc:creator>
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