Events
Community Updates: Friday, January 20
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-20-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Library Announces Lineup of Upcoming Events Celebrating Black History Month The Grand Rapids Public Library has announced that it will be hosting a lineup of events throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month...
Community Updates: Friday, September 16
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-16-2022 under NEWS
Art Prize Begins in Grand Rapids + City of Grand Rapids Announces Additional Events As of Thursday, ArtPrize 2022 has officially begun in Grand Rapids -- with an official opening ceremony scheduled to take place on Friday, September 16. For the...
Junior Achievement is helping to change the problem of women in STEM
by (juniorachievementmgl)
Submitted 01-24-2019 under NONPROFITS
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) readiness research shows that nearly 1/4 of all job in the United States require a high level of STEM knowledge. Growth in these positions is set to considerably outpace non-STEM jobs in the future....
New show 'Space School' coming to public museum's planetarium
by (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 05-15-2018 under NONPROFITS
A new show is coming to the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Chaffee Planetarium beginning Saturday, June 16, 2018. The show, Space School, features astronauts training underwater for working in space. The show will begin in conjunction with...
Water's Extreme Journey Exhibit opening, Ethnic Heritage Festival at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
by (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 01-30-2018 under NONPROFITS
Each year, the Ethnic Heritage Festival gives visitors a taste of music, dance, crafts and food representing the various cultures and ethnic groups that call West Michigan home. Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas have a long standing...
Jammies XIX, WYCE's local, regional music awards showcase returns to The Intersection February 9
by (WYCE)
Submitted 01-30-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
WYCE 88.1 FM, Grand Rapids’ listener sponsored radio station is returning to The Intersection on February 9, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. to host the eighteenth annual celebration of local and regional music.The event features 24 live music...
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia reflects on Vladimir Putin
by (World Affairs C...)
Submitted 11-10-2017 under NONPROFITS
Russia has dominated our national headlines for months. Timely, then, that the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan is bringing a Russian expert to town. On Tuesday, November 14, The Honorable John Beyrle, United States Ambassador to...
National security expert presents on five major threats to United States
by (World Affairs C...)
Submitted 11-02-2017 under NONPROFITS
On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), will present on the topic “Top Five Threats to America’s National Security.” She will speak at 7:00 p.m. at the...
Fractured politics and American foreign policy
by (World Affairs C...)
Submitted 09-08-2017 under NONPROFITS
“Political cycles are sprints. Foreign policy is a marathon,” said P.J. Crowley, former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. State Department, in his book, Red Line: American Foreign Policy in a Time of Fractured Politics...
Wealthy Theatre screening America's Diplomats: People making a global impact
by (World Affairs C...)
Submitted 08-28-2017 under NONPROFITS
Affairs of state often seem remote from the everyday life we live in Grand Rapids. But our local community is influenced by and influences global affairs. World events shape our community. Consider the impact of war and conflict worldwide and how...