Community Calendar

Register today to compete in our 2nd annual Grand River Color Tour Triathlon with a twist. This race will feature a 1k kayaking paddle, a 15-mile cycle, and a 5k run during the most colorful season of the year in Eaton Rapids. Additionally, the final leg of the 5k, runners will be blasted with powder coloring leaving each racer to finish the competition in a uniquely colored way. The race will begin with kayaking at 8:30 am. Registration/check in will begin at 7:00 am and must be complete by 8:15 am.

~ 1K kayak race
~ 15 mile bicycle ride
~ 5K run/walk

Registration & Race Start: Mill Pointe Park, 114 Mill St., Eaton Rapids, MI
Staging Area & Finish Line: G.A.R. Island Park, 150 E. Hamlin St., Eaton Rapids, MI
The Grand River Color Tour Triathlon is sponsored by the City of Eaton Rapids and the Eaton Rapids Arts Council as a fundraiser to support the projects, programs, and art installation in the Eaton Rapids community.

St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Lansing, MI is holding a GUN BUYBACK for CASH Saturday, October 1, 2022 in its parking lot. 65 Amwood Drive, from 11 a.m. -2 p.m. or until cash runs-out. First come first served. Lansing Police Department and Ingham County Sheriff's Office will collect guns to take after event for destruction. Limit of 2 guns per person. $100 for revolvers, shotguns, rifles. $200 for assault rifles & semi-automatic handguns.
Want to get rid of a firearm and receive cash for it? Want to prevent a gun from circulating and entering hands which would misuse it? Bring it to the GUN BUYBACK for CASH and have it destroyed soon after.

Join us for our first show featuring items for our special pets and handmade art and craft items. This event is focused on homemade and handmade products as well as unique small business items from Michigan and surrounding areas.

Marking Time With(in) the Water is a site-responsive project linking bottom-dwelling small aquatic lifeforms with visual art printmaking processes. Taking place along the banks of the Red Cedar River, the workshop intends to highlight watersheds and the living beings supported within and throughout as integral members of the community. The workshop invites the public to participate in both science and art methodologies – examining portions of water and sediment to isolate and identify aquatic insect species as markers of stream health, and subsequently incorporating collection residue along with other nearby vegetation and organic materials into the creation of photographic prints.

This program is in conjunction with the exhibition 1.5° Celsius which explores the global climate crisis on view in the MSU Museum’s Main Gallery September 6, 2022 – February 25, 2023

Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board of how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations.

This program is in conjunction with the exhibition 1.5° Celsius which explores the global climate crisis on view in the MSU Museum’s Main Gallery September 6, 2022 – February 25, 2023.

The Natural Disaster Expo in Anaheim, California will be the ultimate destination for disaster preparation specialists and emergency response professionals to source all of the newest disaster-related products and services, maximize recovery methods and discover new ways to achieve community outreach and preparedness. This event is 100% Free-To-Attend and is planned to provide cutting-edge technology, expand relief program awareness, and cover the ins-and-outs of the natural disaster industry and emerging global trends. Your one free ticket gives you convenient access to our co-located events: Flood Expo, Storm Expo, Earthquake Expo and Heat & Fire Expo!