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      <title>Why Doesn’t Michigan Celebrate Dyngus Day?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover why Dyngus Day is a beloved Polish tradition celebrated with gusto in Buffalo but not Michigan <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/dyngus-day-celebration-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:51:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When it comes to researching music festivals, one of the most sought after ones is located here in Michigan. You may be surprised which one tops the list. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/michigan-music-festival-one-of-the-most-sought-after-in-america/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When it comes to researching music festivals, one of the most sought after ones is located here in Michigan. You may be surprised which one tops the list. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/michigan-music-festival-one-of-the-most-sought-after-in-america/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Top 10 Spring Break Destinations Michiganders Can’t Resist This Year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spring Break will be here before you know it, and these are the most popular destinations that Michiganders are looking to travel to in 2024 <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/top-10-michigan-spring-break-destinations-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Spring Break will be here before you know it, and these are the most popular destinations that Michiganders are looking to travel to in 2024 <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/top-10-michigan-spring-break-destinations-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fat Tuesday Favorites: Did Your Favorite Paczki Place Make The List?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you're looking to enjoy a Paczki for Fat Tuesday you should check out some of Michiganders favorite places to get them.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/best-paczki-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you&apos;re looking to enjoy a Paczki for Fat Tuesday you should check out some of Michiganders favorite places to get them.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/best-paczki-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the Lenten season approaches, traditional polish Paczki are starting to appear on store shelves across Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/paczki-fat-tuesday-lent-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the Lenten season approaches, traditional polish Paczki are starting to appear on store shelves across Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/paczki-fat-tuesday-lent-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Thousands of Beads Taken From ArtPrize Entry</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:03:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Augustine Songco’s ArtPrize installation “Revelry” at Calder Plaza is a 200 foot long chain link fence originally decorated with 2,700 pounds of Mardi Gras beads.
Only a fraction of those beads remain after most were taken by ArtPrize visitors on Saturday. <a href="https://wgrd.com/thousands-of-beads-taken-from-artprize-entry/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jeffrey Augustine Songco&CloseCurlyQuote;s&nbsp;ArtPrize&nbsp;installation&nbsp;&ldquo;Revelry&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote;&nbsp;at&nbsp;Calder Plaza&nbsp;is a 200 foot long chain link fence originally decorated with 2,700 pounds of Mardi Gras beads.
Only a fraction of those beads remain after most were taken by ArtPrize visitors on Saturday. <a href="https://wgrd.com/thousands-of-beads-taken-from-artprize-entry/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>‘Revelry’ Brings 2,700 Pounds of Mardi Gras Beads to ArtPrize [Video]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Augustine Songco's ArtPrize installation &quot;Revelry&quot; at Calder Plaza is a 200 foot long chain link fence decorated with 2,700 pounds of Mardi Gras beads.
Songco explains how the piece came together, the use of color and more. <a href="https://wgrd.com/revelry-brings-2700-pounds-of-mardi-gras-beads-to-artprize-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jeffrey Augustine Songco&apos;s ArtPrize installation&nbsp;&amp;quot;Revelry&amp;quot;&nbsp;at Calder Plaza is a 200 foot long chain link fence decorated with 2,700 pounds of Mardi Gras beads.
Songco explains how the piece came together, the use of color and more. <a href="https://wgrd.com/revelry-brings-2700-pounds-of-mardi-gras-beads-to-artprize-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:34:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Fat Tuesday is always a fun day to party, and this year was no exception, as all our stations entered some gumbo recipes in the Gumbo Challenge at the BOB, for the Fat Tuesday party! We also brought a lot of beads, and set up do my show live from the BOB for the day! <a href="https://wgrd.com/wgrd-partied-with-gumbo-mardi-gras-style-on-fat-tuesday-at-the-bob-videophotos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Fat Tuesday is always a fun day to party, and this year was no exception, as all our stations entered some gumbo recipes in the Gumbo Challenge at the BOB, for the Fat Tuesday party! We also brought a lot of beads, and set up do my show live from the BOB for the day! <a href="https://wgrd.com/wgrd-partied-with-gumbo-mardi-gras-style-on-fat-tuesday-at-the-bob-videophotos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 03:59:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It was all about the gumbo Tuesday at The B.O.B. Make that Fat Tuesday at The B.O.B. <a href="https://wgrd.com/its-all-about-the-gumbo-as-the-b-o-b-serves-up-fat-tuesday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It was all about the gumbo Tuesday at The B.O.B. Make that Fat Tuesday at The B.O.B. <a href="https://wgrd.com/its-all-about-the-gumbo-as-the-b-o-b-serves-up-fat-tuesday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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