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Community Updates: Friday, May 13
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-13-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City Commission Meeting Interrupted by Protestors Tuesday night's City Commission meeting was adjourned prematurely due to disruptions by protestors. At first, the meeting progressed as usual -- with the reciting of the Pledge of...
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...
Community Updates: Friday, Apr. 8
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-08-2022 under NEWS
Michigan State Police conduct an investigation into a shooting involving a GRPD officer On the morning of April 4th, 2022, the Grand Rapids Police Department announced that one person was dead after an officer-involved shooting. According to a press...
Among the Stars: GRPM & GRAAA Invite the Community to Celebrate Statewide Astronomy Night
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 04-04-2022 under LOCAL LIFE
April is the month for many things -- April Fools' Day, spring break, Earth Day, a number of different religious holidays/observances, and more. It is also the month in which the annual Michigan State University Science Festival, a 30...
GRAM's Michigan Artist Series highlights the Black Ash Basketry of Kelly Church and Cherish Parrish
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 09-08-2021 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) recently announced the newest installment of its Michigan Artist Series which opened on August 28, An Interwoven Legacy: The Black Ash Basketry of Kelly Church and Cherish Parrish. The exhibition is on...
The Grand Rapids Art Museum welcomes spring with biannual Art in Bloom celebration
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 03-13-2021 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) recently announced the return of its biannual celebration and competition, Art in Bloom (March 19-21). For one-weekend-only, visitors are invited to explore the galleries and view floral designs inspired...
'A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass' Opens at GRAM Jan 25
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 01-09-2020 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced today its upcoming exhibition, A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass which opens at the Museum on January 25. The exhibition is on view until April 26 and features the work of 19...
Free Educator Day at Grand Rapids Public Museum, John Ball Zoo
by (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 07-24-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) and John Ball Zoo are hosting a Free Educators Day on Monday, August 13 for teachers to learn about educational opportunities at both locations in the coming school year. Teachers and educators can...
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...
"Be the Astronaut" opens at Grand Rapids Public Museum this June
by (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 03-27-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Public Museum is bringing a special summer exhibit to Grand Rapids! Be the Astronaut will open on June 16, teaching the concepts, challenges and excitement of spaceflight! Visitors get to become astronauts as they take command of...