Hopstock Beer Festival this Friday

Submitted by Cheri Mikowski, WZZM Receptionist & Community Blogger

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016, 3:49pm

The Beer City Brewers Guild invites beer enthusiast, 21 years and older to experience many West Michigan distilleries, brewpubs, cideries, and breweries under large tents during this festival.

Drive down to Calder Plaza in Grand Rapids on Saturday, August 13 for 6:30pm to check out samples of West Michigan beverages and much more through 10:30pm.

Guests have the opportunity to enjoy musical entertainment, Food trucks, vendors & Artisans, along with sampling a variety of West Michigan beer & ciders.

Visit www.beercityguild.com for a list of participating Companies & ticket information.

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Jazz in the Park on July 25

Submitted by Cheri Mikowski, WZZM Receptionist & Community Blogger

Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, 7:00am

Monday nights, Ah Nab Awen Park comes alive with Jazz!

Gustavo Cortinas brings the music traditions from his home, Mexico to the public. Jazz has been a part of his life since age 10 and now performs a new and fresh sound, in Chicago, along with touring Latin America, Europe, Asia & the United States.

Venture to the Park, located at 220 Front Avenue NW in Grand Rapids with your family or friends on Monday, July 25 from 6:30pm through 8:30pm to experience this composer - educator & band.

Call: (616)490-9506 or visit www.wmichjazz.org for more information.

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Submitted by Cheri Mikowski, WZZM Receptionist & Community Blogger

Thursday, July 21st, 2016, 1:51pm

Astronomical enthusiast are in for a real treat on Saturday.

The Grand Rapid Amateur Astronomical Association invite the public to their observing night, as long as the skies are clear. Enthusiast have the opportunity to experience the rings of the planet, Saturn, along with Mars, galaxies, star clusters & nebulas with the Observatory & member’s telescopes. Guests can also tour the facility & check out the audio visual GRAAA & Observatory presentation.

Visit the Veen Observatory located at 3308 Kissing Rock Avenue SE in Lowell on Saturday, July 23 from 9:30pm to midnight.

Keep in mind that the Observatory is located at the top of a hill. Visitors park below & walk up to the Observatory. Ask the parking attendant for assistance, if needed.

Admission: $3 for Adults, $2 for 17 years & younger, free for children under 5 years of age.

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Submitted by Cheri Mikowski, WZZM Receptionist & Community Blogger

Thursday, July 21st, 2016, 9:00am

Grand Rapids Sponsors & the Hudsonville Fairgrounds invite the public to a fun-filled weekend for all to enjoy!

The kick-off of this colorful festival starts at the Ah-Nab-Awen Park located downtown Grand Rapids by the Gerald R Ford Museum on Thursday, July 21 at 6:00pm. Guests have the opportunity, for $1 to walk inside a RE/Max hot air balloon, watch the glow of hot air balloons in the night sky, along with musical entertainment with Picnic in the Park until 10pm.

Bring your own lawn chairs or blanket to the Hudsonville Fairgrounds located at 5236 Park Avenue to experience activities galore on Friday & Saturday.

Friday, July 22 the community can enjoy numerous events from 5pm through 9:00pm and Saturday, July 23, beginning at 6:30am-8:00am (weather permitting) guest can experience Balloon Fly-Ins. Who will win, as pilots fly in the fairgrounds balloon area for a target? Family entertainment returns at 1pm through 9:00pm.

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Rainbow Child Care Center Celebrates Summer with Mobile Science Lab

Submitted by Megan Susterich on Monday, July 18th, 10:29 am

Rainbow Child Care Center (Rainbow), a provider of academic-focused, early-childhood education with more than 120 centers across 12 states, recently celebrated its annual Summer Social with local families and special guest, Clarity Newhouse, professional race car driver.

Families that attended the event at Rainbow’s center in Walker, enjoyed interacting with Newhouse and getting an up-close look at her race car. Doubling as a Mobile Science Lab, Newhouse’s race car provided young students an opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering and math during a fun, hands-on science lesson.

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Submitted by Cheri Mikowski, WZZM Receptionist & Community Blogger

Thursday, July 7th, 2016, 7:00am

Planet & Star enthusiasts are invited to this Public Night on Saturday, July 9.

Community families are invited to visit the Veen Observatory located at 3308 Kissing Rock Avenue SE in Lowell on Saturday from 9:30pm to midnight to experience the night sky & its wonders, provided the sky is clear. With Observatory & members telescopes, guests have the ability to view the planets, Mars & Saturn, deep sky objects, like galaxies along with various star clusters & nebulas.

Keep in mind that the Observatory is located at the top of a hill. Visitors park below & walk up to the Observatory. Ask the parking attendant for assistance, if needed.

The next Public Night is scheduled for July 23.

Visit www.graaa.org for more information.

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Submitted by Cheri Mikowski, WZZM Receptionist & Community Blogger

Wednesday, July 6th, 2016, 7:00am

Downtown Grand Rapid Inc. has made it possible for the community to visit the Grand Rapids Public Museum for free one day this summer.

The public is invited to the Grand Rapids Public Museum on Sunday, July 10 from 12pm/noon through 5pm for the opportunity to explore exhibits on 3 floors at no cost. This includes the traveling exhibit, Earth Explorer brought to you by National Geographic. There is an additional cost for the planetarium shows, The Robot Zoo, which will be at the museum through September 18, 2016 & the 1928 Spillmann Carousel.

The Grand Rapids Public Museum is located at 272 Pearl Street NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Call: (616)929-1700 or visit www.grpm.org for more information.