What is the 'Wealth of Talent'?
The Wealth of Talent is a production that aims to improve its' reputation among young-people. Never heard of Wealthy Theatre? After the "Wealth of Talent" event, you will have. They are putting on a music event in order to make sure more people know of them. Students and adults, young and old, you will not want to miss it. With all the cool things happening, your reputation depends on it. Post Rothbury- live, local bands, and endless music entertainment. There is a chance to help a good cause, part of the proceeds from this event will go to Helen Devos Children's Hospital.
Join the newly popularized trend of music savvy-ness in seeing live performances of new music and talent. Become a part of the local community in supporting local bands while having a good time. Several local bands will open for the band Slightly Stoopid.
Date: August 21, 2009
Time: doors open at 7:30 p.m
Where: 1130 Wealthy SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506
How Much: $20 plus donation for Devos Children's Hospital
What is the Wealthy Theatre?
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy Street, was constructed in 1911 for vaudeville and live theater, and later became a neighborhood movie house. It served during World War I as a warehouse for the Michigan Aircraft Company, and in the 1960s, offered the only regional venue for foreign films. It closed in the late 1970s and stood empty, decaying for more than 25 years before the South East Economic Development neighborhood association launched a capital campaign to fund its restoration. The Theatre re-opened in 1998 as a community arts center and heralded a transformation of the entire Wealthy Street business district.
What is the Community Media Center?
For over 25 years CMC has maintained technology tools, media services and community venues to benefit Greater Grand Rapids. We are committed to leveraging these tools to make our community a better place today, and tomorrow.
We join with local individuals, organizations and institutions to create a reality in West Michigan where collectively and individually we are able to effectively use technology and media to:
* Tell, share and preserve our own stories
* Better understand our differences
* Discuss our challenges and develop solutions
* Encourage and exercise the free exchange of ideas
* Practice inclusiveness and empowerment
* Promote and enable social change
* Build collaborations and partnerships in pursuit of a better community.CMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
What is the Devos Children's Hospital?
On September 1, 1993, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital opened its doors as the first children's hospital in West Michigan. But the story of how Grand Rapids became the home for the children's hospital began 20 years earlier. In 1973, Dr. John Wilson, who had been the pediatrician for the Gerber children, approached The Gerber Baby Foods Fund for support. Dr. Wilson's vision was to have a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Butterworth Hospital. Dr. Wilson's compassionate plea resulted in a $100,000 gift to establish the NICU and the following year Dr. Leonard Radecki was hired as the first neonatologist.
By the late 1980s, the NICU was having so much success that there was a growing demand for other pediatric subspecialist care and additional space. A concerned group of pediatricians began articulating their vision for a children's hospital, so families wouldn't be forced to travel across the state for specialized care. In the fall of 1990, Richard and Helen DeVos announced their intentions of making a $5 million gift to raise the bar for pediatric health care services in West Michigan. That gift led to a physical structure for the children's hospital as well as the recruitment of pediatric subspecialists in critical care, hematology/oncology, cardiovascular surgery, endocrinology and pulmonology.
Today, more than 150 physicians in 40 pediatric specialties care for more than 7,000 inpatients and more than 125,000 outpatients every year at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.