John Rumery
Husband, father, son, elite barbecuer, entrepreneur, teacher, raconteur, Uncle John on WYCE Sat. Nights 9:00 pm

Join us as 5 presenters share their world changing ideas!

WHAT:
5 ideas
5 minutes each
5 slides each
5 judges
5,000 dollars

WHERE: The GRAM

WHEN: December 20th, 2011

DOORS OPEN AT 5:00

PRESENTATION START PROMPTLY AT 5:30.

COST: $5 at the door

Winner announcement and networking will take place in The GRAM lobby directly following the...

Jeremy Bronson (@jbrons) will be speaking about how to promote your company using facebook. Topics covered will be: what tools to use, how to manage what you say and when, ways to manage content and track users. Jeremy helps manage the Social Media and other Digital Marketing for Celebration Cinema (@celebrationcnma)

Pizza will be provided by...

This is our Holiday open house we do every year. We are so excited to share our new creations with you this year. We will be open:
Friday through Sunday-
December 9, 10, and 11,
10AM - 8PM each day.

Join us as 5 presenters share their world changing ideas!

WHAT:
5 ideas
5 minutes each
5 slides each
5 judges
5,000 dollars

WHERE: The GRAM

WHEN: November 29, 2011

DOORS OPEN AT 5:00

PRESENTATION START PROMPTLY AT 5:30.

COST: $5 at the door

After presentations, drinks, socializing and announcing the night's winner @ RESERVE.

PLEASE...

THE WIZARD OF OZ
Nov 18 - Dec 18, 2011

TICKETS $16 - $30
Family Musical

“We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!”

This musical family favorite for all ages returns to the Civic stage this holiday season reminding us that there truly is no place like home.

By L. Frank Baum, Adapted by Frank Gabrielson, with Music and...

Dear attendees (and everyone else),

On november 11, 2011 at 11:11 the date will be 11/11/11 11:11. Since 11:11 is the best time for wishing, this day will be pretty epic.

yes we know, it is not for a while, but we're excited so we made this early.

also, this is just an event fan page, not a party, a gathering, a convention, or anything...

Join us as 5 presenters share their world changing ideas!

WHAT:
5 ideas
5 minutes each
5 slides each
5 judges
5,000 dollars

WHERE: The GRAM

WHEN: October 25, 2011

DOORS OPEN AT 5:00

PRESENTATION START PROMPTLY AT 5:30.

COST: $5 at the door

After presentations, drinks, socializing and announcing the night's winner @ RESERVE.

PLEASE...

Tickets:
http://www.ticketweb.com/fb/3897445

Price:
$5.00

This event is for SiteLab volunteers to socialize and learn about the space. The Artists will be on-hand to answer questions & Tshirts will be handed out at this time. Please make sure you have already signed up to volunteer on our online calendar page before attending:

http://sitelab.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=513

Site:Lab is in the...

Single Game Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/08004694E52E4B52

Season ticket information: http://www.detroitlions.com/tickets/season-tickets.html

As Grand Rapids and Michigan's economies continue to go through dramatic transitions from a predominantly manufacturing economy, what does the future hold for Grand Rapids and West Michigan? What will our economy and community look like in 10, 20, 30 years?

The panel will include:

Mayor George Heartwell, City of Grand Rapids
Birgit Klohs,...

SiTE:LAB @ Blandford Nature Center

Friday, July 29, 5pm- 11pm
Saturday, July 30, 12pm-5pm

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: http://bit.ly/qDhydm

MAP & PARKING INFO: http://bit.ly/pxUlP9

TRAIL MAP: http://bit.ly/aQkSSm
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SiTE:LAB has announced that its next exhibition will take place at...

Mark your calendars, in the film theatre in the new UICA.

Murals, street performers, projection, graffiti art, sidewalk painters, musicians, sculptors, interactive light displays, and more using our own "urban canvas?" Is Grand Rapids ready for some more street art? Or Grand Rapids own Street Art Fair?

What would you like to see???
...

Bring your bike and bring friends to our June Speaker Series, Cycling City!

A lot of efforts are being made to make Grand Rapids a more "bike friendly" city, including new designated bike lanes, "sharrows," bike trails, mountain biking parks, and much more; and they are beginning to pay off.

But how do we increase the...

Rapid Growth Media and Generation X and Y for Michigan present East Meets West, May 26th, 2011.

"Economic gardeners" and urban pioneers from Michigan's two largest cities, Detroit and GR, on stage together at Wealthy Theatre, to talk about what inspires them, success stories and challenges, and common mis-perceptions about both...

Order tickets via Eventbrite:
http://momentumkickoff-efbevent.eventbrite.com


Momentum 2011

Kick-off Celebration

Thursday, May 19th

(following the Michigan Lean Startup Conference)

5:30 to 7:30

The BOB (Crush)




Meet the Momentum 2011 Teams & mingle with the Michigan Startup Community!!

Rapid Growth Media is turning 5 this month. We'd like to invite fans, readers, writers, people we've profiled, staff, bloggers, sponsors, underwriters, potential future writers and bloggers alike to join us at Grand Rapids' newest bar and music venue, The Pyramid Scheme, from 6-9 p.m.

Specials include half-off pints of Short's...

Join us as 5 presenters share their world changing ideas!

WHAT:
5 ideas
5 minutes each
5 slides each
5 judges
5,000 dollars

WHERE: The GRAM

WHEN: The last Tuesday of every month

DOORS OPEN AT 5:00. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY. PRESENTATION START PROMPTLY AT 5:30.

COST: $5 at the door

After presentations, drinks, socializing and announcing the...

5:30-6:15pm: Networking
6:15-7:30pm: Presentation

Join us for one of our most popular events -- reinvented and hosted for the first time at Wealthy Street Theatre!

Technologist Keith Brophy provides us with a look ahead at the technology trends that will impact community, businesses, and lives. Keith will give his fun and informative prediction...

Local First members Rowster Coffee, PiSAT Solar, & Koinonia Foundation present a free Open House event celebrating local businesses and their global impact. Enjoy Rowster's locally-roasted Rwandan coffee, as well as Rwandan food, music, photography, and a silent auction with local and Rwandan items. Learn about PiSAT's locally...

Rapid Growth invites you to spend an evening with us talking with Virg Bernero, gubernatorial candidate for Michigan, on stage at Wealthy Theatre, Oct. 27th. This is NOT an endorsement of the candidate (or either candidate), nor a pro Virg Bernero rally, but an opportunity for Grand Rapidians to hear from the potential candidate on where he stands...

Rapid Growth is pleased to bring you a discussion with Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate, Rick Snyder.

We will be gathering questions for the event via social media, so please post issues that you would like to have addressed at the event. Participation in our political system is paramount to a free country. More exciting details about the event...

• Should you invest your time and money into an idea?
• Applying the ‘framing factors’ that uniquely define success for
each inventor
• Using ‘CMOs’ (Capabilities-Methods-Outcomes) to identify
commercial opportunity
• Building market-facing value propositions
• Using market traits to capitalize on opportunity...

• Should you invest your time and money into an idea?
• Applying the ‘framing factors’ that uniquely define success for
each inventor
• Using ‘CMOs’ (Capabilities-Methods-Outcomes) to identify
commercial opportunity
• Building market-facing value propositions
• Using market traits to capitalize on opportunity...