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Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit

GVSU Downtown Pew Campus
5.17.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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8AM-4PM

GR A250 Steering Committee Meeting

Gerald R Ford Museum
5.19.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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1:30PM-2:30PM

Grand Rapids 175th Birthday Party

Rosa Parks Circle
6.7.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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Principles of the 250th: Past, Present and Future

Gerald R Ford Museum
7.31.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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9AM-4PM

Principles of the 250th: Past, Present and Future

Traverse City
8.1.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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9AM-4PM

Rich Atkinson on the Greatest Generations

JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI
9.2.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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12:00PM-1:45PM

Believe In Our City

Studio Park
9.3.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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9.4.2025

Greatest Generation Celebration

Loosemore Auditorium
9.3.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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6PM-7:30PM

Michigan Author Series | Delia Fernández-Jones

Grand Rapids Public Library
9.18.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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7PM-8:30PM

ArtPrize + GR A250 Opening Ceremony

Grand Rapids
9.19.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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The American Revolution | An Evening with Ken Burns

Wayne State University
9.26.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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6:30PM-8:30PM

Founding Spirits: A Washington Trivia Happy Hour

Grand Rapids, MI
11.6.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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5:30PM-7:45PM

Cornel West & Robert P. George: A Face Off

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
11.14.2025
Multiple Dates and Times
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6:30PM-7:30PM

GVSU vs. Davenport University Basketball | GR A250 Night

GVSU Fieldhouse Arena
1.15.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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5:30PM

A250 Trivia Night

New Holland Brewing (The Knickerbocker)
1.22.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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5:45PM-7:45PM

Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution featuring Molly Beer

Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos Center
1.29.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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6:00PM-7:30PM

John Bridgeland on Making America More Perfect: The Power of Public Service

Ford Presidential Museum
1.29.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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6:30PM-7:30PM

"Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History" Screening

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
2.4.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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6PM-8PM

Principles of the 250th: Past, Present and Future

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
2.10.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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Seeking Monsters to Destroy: How America Goes to War featuring Jeffrey Engel

Loosemore Forum, Seidman Center
2.16.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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12PM-1:30PM

"Roger That!" keynote lecture with Jeanette Epps

Meijer Theater, GRPM
2.21.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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11AM

American Revolution Experience exhibit (free for visitors)

Grand Rapids Public Museum
2.24.2026
Multiple Dates and Times
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3.6.2026

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