Building Community: Opera Grand Rapids Community Tickets Program
It’s time to quash the stigma of opera being stuffy, expensive and elitist. Thanks to several programs and partnerships aimed...
Building Community: Singing the Praises of the Girls Choral Academy
“When I’m sad I sing, and then others can be sad with me,” quipped humorist Mark Twain about sharing his feelings. Alternatively — for many of us — singing brings happiness.
Midwest Miniatures Museum
To the uninitiated, a museum dedicated to displaying miniature works might conjure up ideas of doll houses, antiquated toys, and travel trinkets. Instead, the Midwest Miniatures Museum is home to innumerable, interesting exhibits, all exquisitely crafted and replicated in every detail.
Building Community West MI: Our Kitchen Table
Since 2003, Our Kitchen Table has empowered families in four Grand Rapids neighborhoods ― Garfield Park, Southtown, Eastown, and Baxter ― to grow their own food.
Building Community: The Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Inside the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, guests are delighted to find two colorful floors brimming with hands-on interactive exhibits and daily drop-in programs that encourage discovery and learning through play.
Building Community: Grant Me Hope
Zeerip founded Grant Me Hope to rescue an often-forgotten group – foster children. They are in the foster care system through no fault of their own and are innocent victims of circumstances beyond their control. Now, these children wait for someone to give them a permanent home and the love that all children deserve.
Building Community: Comprenew
Michiganders committed to increasing the potential for a sustainable future by decreasing e-waste have a brilliant ally: Comprenew. The nonprofit is dedicated to reducing the threat of electronic waste by recycling and refurbishing it. Comprenew offers affordable refurbished products at three retail locations in West Michigan and has 14 e-waste collection sites throughout the Midwest.
Building Community: Beer City Dog Biscuits
"We have eaten hundreds of dog biscuits,” states Suzanne Wilcox, who founded Beer City Dog Biscuits with lifelong friend Leslie Hooker. “Flavors vary from a stout to an IPA and beyond.”
Muskegon Winter Sports Complex
West Michigan is home to a uniquely unparalleled winter playground for children of all ages: the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex.
Lakeshore Museum Center
The Lakeshore Museum Center in downtown Muskegon is keeping pace by stepping up its cultural presence with more interactive opportunities. A new greeter awaits you at the museum’s main entrance: Moxie, a whimsical mastodon with blue tusks. A life-size mastodon is on display inside, and 20 more mini mastodons are on the loose, challenging scavenger hunters to discover them around Muskegon.