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Community Updates: Friday, September 9
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-09-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum to Host Cultural Heritage Festival and Anishinaabe Culture Day in October The Grand Rapids Public Museum has announced that, on October 15, the annual Cultural Heritage Festival will be taking place at its...
Celebrating Pride: Grand Rapids Gears Up for the 2022 GR Pride Festival
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 06-03-2022 under LOCAL LIFE
In June of 1988, the very first Pride Celebration in Grand Rapids was held in the downtown Monroe Ampitheater -- now known as Rosa Parks Circle. The event included live entertainment, informational booths, and a number of guest speakers. The...
Community Updates: Friday, April 22
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-22-2022 under NEWS
The Results of an Independent Autopsy in the Patrick Lyoya Case are Released Two weeks after he was shot and killed by a GRPD officer, Patrick Lyoya's family and their legal team have conducted an independent autopsy on his body. Attorneys Ben...
Wealthy Theatre launches week-long Fall Fund Drive with virtual events, marathons, giveaways
by (Community Media...)
Submitted 09-22-2020 under NEWS
Wealthy Theatre is hosting a five-day Fall Fund Drive to raise funds for its survival amid continued theater shutdowns, and celebrate the kind of free virtual events it’s been organizing during its closure. Launched Monday, the fund drive runs...
Builders Exchange of Michigan's 64th Annual Golf Outing to Benefit Guiding Light's Back to Work Program
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 07-27-2020 under NONPROFITS
Builders Exchange of Michigan will host its 64th Bart Austhof Memorial Golf Outing to benefit Guiding Light’s Back to Work program on Monday, Aug. 31. Community members are invited to join for a day of golfing and giving back at the Saskatoon...
COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Friday, April 3 updates
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-03-2020 under NEWS
As of 3pm today, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kent County has risen to 136. The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the county remains at two. Statewide, there has been an increase of 1953 cases to a grand total of 12,744, with 479...
iBall 2019
by (wmcat)
Submitted 01-23-2019 under NONPROFITS
The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology will host iBall 2019 and share the community’s commitment to WMCAT’s collective work to provide equitable access to opportunity. iBall 2019 will transform the exciting downtown venue, 20...
Downtown Market hosting annual Small Plates, Big Impact fundraiser on October 11
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 09-25-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Downtown Market is once again hosting its annual fall fundraiser for the Downtown Market Education Foundation on October 11, 2018 from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. The “Small Plates, Big Impact” fundraiser, benefiting the Downtown...
Spoken word collective turned nonprofit organization hosts first annual fundraiser
by (gleasonmrachel)
Submitted 03-21-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Diatribe is throwing a party and everyone is invited. Now, if you're not an educator or familiar with the poetry scene here in Grand Rapids you might be wondering who or what The Diatribe is. The spoken word collective turned nonprofit...
Spoke Folks hosts first Beer City Bike Fest
by (The Spoke Folks)
Submitted 08-22-2017 under NONPROFITS
It's been a great summer at the Spoke Folks! Grand Rapids' only community, non-profit bike coop has been keeping people rolling with extended shop hours, a mobile bike repair unit, and dozens of events around the city. All of this grease and...