Andy Rent

Dégagé Ministries invites women in the community to join them at their event, Open Door Open Hearts, on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Celebration! Cinema Wave Room, 2121 Celebration Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525. This event is for women, to benefit women. The event will provide attendees with a fun and relaxing evening, including a strolling dinner, speakers and activities, along with concrete ways for how to support women in crisis in their community.

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The National Stand-Up Comedy Showcase, a part of LaughFest, is this Friday and Saturday nights at the BOB.  Presented by Gun lake Casino, the showcase features some of the best comedic talent from all across the country.

Today, I'd like you to meet Aparna Nancherla.

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Dancing Cops?  We've seen the dancing, strutting, traffic cops in Europe, but how about our very own New Orleans Mardi Gras.  Too much!

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Cruises are fun, and one of the best ways to vacation.

If you have cruised before, you know you probably see it all on board.  Maybe you've seen funnyman Greg Benson.  Here, he grabs some friends and creates a sort of flash mob to dance behind unsuspecting people on the ship.  Funny!

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It's Friday, and lot's of trivia on "Andy in the Morning."  With Friday 5 the Hard Way a listener must answer all five questions correctly to win the prizes.

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To percussionist Andrew Spencer, this box of cereal is a musical instrument, seriously.  And, Spencer will prove it.  He will perform music featuring interactive computer programming and compelling percussion sounds for a March performance at The Block in Muskegon.

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Gilda's LaughFest 2014 is officially open for business. 

For the next 10 days, we'll laugh our socks off with some of the top comedians in the country. And, we'll be supporting Gilda's Club.  What a deal!

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Wolverine World Wide, Inc., CEO and Chairman Blake Krueger is being honored with the 2014 Peter C. Cook Excellence in Business Award at Davenport University's Excellence in Business Gala on May 2 at DeVos Place.

The gala, which benefits student scholarships at Davenport, has U.S. merchant mariner and author Capt. Richard Phillips as featured guest speaker. Phillips was captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009; and his heroics were chronicled in the Oscar-nominated 2013 film "Captain Phillips" starring Tom Hanks.

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The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation will host former first lady Rosalynn Carter as she visits Grand Rapids on April 8 to participate in a luncheon program, America’s First Ladies: A Journey of Friendship, commemorating former first lady Betty Ford’s 96th birthday. Following the luncheon, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and Museum will host a panel discussion titled Betty Ford’s Legacy in Women’s Health, which is sponsored by Spectrum Health.

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Gilda's Club LaughFest officially begins tonight.  Rosa Parks Circle is the place that organizers are hoping over 1600 people will show up and wear dark glasses to set a world's record for people wearing dark glasses at night.  Goofy? Yes! Funny? Yes! That's LaughFest.

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Howie, a Pit Bull/Terrier mix, visited the studios today for Wet Nose Wednesday.

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Today, my continuing series featuring comedians in this year's Gilda's LaughFest spotlights Carmen Lynch.

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