Community Calendar

Saturday, Oct. 24 / 7:00 – 8:00 pm / Let us know you are coming! No charge! / BYOB

Anyone can do Improv - and here's your chance to give it a try! Join Improv 360 coach Ariel Rak and other Improvers as we play games, make new friends, and just generally have a blast. No experience needed - just come ready to have fun.

The Grand Opening celebration will take place on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 from 11:00am-4:00pm and will feature:

Tour the Club and Meet the Planet Fitness Team
Free Food Including Cider and Donuts
Free Red Light Sauna Trials
Planet Fitness Black Card Membership Deal – Join for Only $1 Down and Get Your First Month Free! ($24.99 a month).
Planet Fitness Swag Giveaways
First 25 People Get 2 Tickets to an Upcoming Grand Rapids Griffins Game
Raffle Prizes
Set of 2 Detroit Lions Tickets
1 Year Black Card Membership
Fall Themed Gift Basket
$100 Visa Gift Card
50" Smart TV

https://www.planetfitness.com

Hestia Learning Series Joanne Sarrault, Clinical Director of Harbor Hall, will describe Harbor Hall Services for Women. An essential look at specialized program development, staff dynamics, and how recovery services for women differ from those for men. A Q and A session will follow. For the Zoom link: info@hestiacircle.org.

DESCEND INTO THE MYSTERY...
Beneath the surface lies a place filled with history, mystery, and secrets waiting to be discovered.

This Halloween, Inside Nevermore invites you underground for an unforgettable experience at the historic Rathskeller.

The underground is waiting.

CHOOSE YOUR TEA TIME
ELEVENSES
11:00 AM
or
AFTERNOON TEA
3:00 PM
Whichever time you choose, your journey begins with three teas specially selected for the Haunted Underground Tea.

Enjoy three specially selected, steeped and prepared teas with a variety of tea sandwiches, ghoulish treats, and desserts served with enchanting music and décor.

DESCEND INTO THE MYSTERY...
Beneath the surface lies a place filled with history, mystery, and secrets waiting to be discovered.

This Halloween, Inside Nevermore invites you underground for an unforgettable experience at the historic Rathskeller.

The underground is waiting.

CHOOSE YOUR TEA TIME
ELEVENSES
11:00 AM
or
AFTERNOON TEA
3:00 PM
Whichever time you choose, your journey begins with three teas specially selected for the Haunted Underground Tea.

Enjoy three specially selected, steeped and prepared teas with a variety of tea sandwiches, ghoulish treats, and desserts served with enchanting music and décor.

Rick Tulsky, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, lawyer, co-founder of the non-profit organization Injustice Watch, and author of Injustice Town (a New Yorker Best Book of 2026), will be on campus to discuss our failing justice system and how we might begin to reform it.

Bring the family and celebrate the season at Parade of Trees Free Family Fun Night!

Join us from 3:30-7 pm Thursday, November 5, at The Little Flower Barn in Lake Isabella for an evening of holiday fun surrounded by beautifully decorated trees and wreaths.

Enjoy popcorn and festive activities, create a Lavender Pomander Ornament with Four Suns Lavender Farm, check out the Gingerbread House Competition and make some holiday memories together! Food will be provided by Fire & Tice.

Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase for your chance to take home one of the festive creations featured in this year's Parade of Trees.

This event is free and open to the public!

The monthly fish fry is a fundraiser for the legion and a great place to connect with friends.

Celebrate the season while supporting Art Reach of Mid Michigan at Parade of Trees Auction Night!

Join us from 5:30-8 pm Friday, November 6, at The Little Flower Barn in Lake Isabella for a festive evening filled with beautifully decorated trees and wreaths, live and silent auctions, live music, food, festive drinks, games and holiday fun.

Browse unique auction items, enjoy the festivities and purchase raffle tickets for your chance to take home one of the incredible decorated trees, wreaths and other creations featured in this year's Parade of Trees.

Gather your friends, get into the holiday spirit and enjoy a festive night out while supporting Art Reach and the arts in our community!

Friday, November 6 / 6:00 – 8:30 pm / $40 per canvas

Join Creative 360’s Executive Director Laura Vosejpka for an evening of camaraderie, color, and fun. And you don’t even need to be artistic.

All materials provided including a 12 x 12 canvas. BYOB. Space is limited!

Are you a storyteller or a story lover? The 4th annual Michigan Bright Water Storytelling Festival is the home you’ve been waiting for. This day-long festival at the Howell Opera House will satisfy your inner storyteller with 3 workshops, 2 open mics, an evening storytelling concert, and the company of our storytelling community.

Find information and ticketing on our website:
https://mibrightwaterstorytelling.com/festival/

Full Festival 9:30 am–9:00 pm, all events included: $30
Storytelling Concert only 7:30-9:00 pm: $15

MIDLAND MAN SCOUTS

Second and fourth Monday of each Month
7:00 – 8:30 pm / $8 each day - Let us know you are coming!
Jan 12
Jan 26
Feb 9
Feb 23
March 9
March 23
April 13
April 27
May 11

WHAT: Men developing camaraderie and a social network through participation in a variety of tasks and challenges.

HOW: We will meet up to chat and pick tasks, challenges, competitions to complete. For instance, we might task each member to write one sentence about their life each day for fourteen days. At the next session, members share what they completed. We might challenge everyone to pick one health related behavior and do that for two weeks, reporting back to the group. The competition will obviously be arm wrestling. Group members will be encouraged to plan and participate in mutually beneficial outings.

Let’s show this loneliness epidemic who is boss!

With Eric Beasley, Ph.D., Sociology Michigan State University. Eric has been a professor for many years and likes improv, yoga, comedy, basketball, and guitar, along with whatever you're interested in! Send any questions, suggestions, one-liners, etc. to Eric at beasle23@msu.edu.

What's included
Chatting, bonding, and fun challenges!

Wednesdays, Nov. 11, 18, Dec. 2, 9, 16 / 9:30 am – 12:30 pm / $8 each day / Ages 16+

Love Mah Jongg but not the cut-throat competition? We’ve got a seat for you! At Creative 360, Open Play is all about good games, good company, and keeping your brain on its toes—without the pressure to play like a pro. We welcome those who have had at least a beginning level class and are ready to spread their wings, build confidence, and enjoy the game in a casual, relaxed atmosphere.

Bring your National Mah Jongg League card and, if you have one, your Mah Jongg set. Don’t have a set? No worries! Just bring yourself and a sense of fun. Brand new to the game? In January, we will also offer beginner and advanced-beginner Mah Jongg classes to help you get started or sharpen your skills.

Please preregister.

Join Girls Choral Academy for A Night in Emerald City, a special benefit gala celebrating 30 years of empowering girls through music, education, and performance.

Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, and Wicked, this unforgettable evening will feature live music and Broadway-inspired performances, dinner, an immersive Emerald City experience, a silent auction, and a special tribute honoring 2026 Gala Honoree Debra L. Perry.

Guests are invited to follow the Yellow Brick Road for an evening of celebration and impact, with proceeds supporting Girls Choral Academy and its mission to empower girls through music education and performance.

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
VIP Cocktail Hour: 6:30 PM
Gala Celebration: 7:30 PM
Location: GLC Live at 20 Monroe, 11 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Tickets: $150 and up
Event Information & Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/a-night-in-emerald-city-girls-choral-academys-30th-anniversary-benefit-tickets-FV4M0Q

Celebrate 30 years of Girls Choral Academy and help create the next chapter... There's No Place Like GCA!