Name: An Evening with Sy Montgomery
Start: 2026-10-08
End: 2026-10-08

We are an economic generator through sports tourism for Greater Grand Rapids and Kent County in the West Michigan area.

We own and operate an award winning baseball/softball complex; the Meijer Sports Complex [www.MeijerSportsComplex.com](https://www.MeijerSportsComplex.com) featuring eight fields, including a championship field that seats 1,000.

Our signature event, the Meijer State Games of Michigan (Olympic-style sporting event), draws 10,000 athletes through 60+ sports in its Winter and Summer Games.  We work with many of our local sports clubs and organizations to host various regional and national tournaments.

Why Grand Rapids? We have:
•	12,000 + hotel rooms (2,500 downtown)
•	234,000 square foot downtown convention center (fits 40 volleyball courts)
•	12,000 seat Van Andel Arena
•	5 facilities that feature 4+ courts and multiple grass or turf fields
•	Grant program for new events
•	and more!

West Michigan Sports Commission

Join us for An Evening with Sy Montgomery—naturalist, conservationist, bestselling author, and documentary scriptwriter—on October 8, 2026 @ 7pm in the Calvin University Chapel.  
  
Sy Montgomery’s adventures have taken her from swimming with pink dolphins and piranhas in the Amazon to befriending octopuses, encountering gorillas and tigers, and writing beloved books including The Soul of an Octopus and Of Time and Turtles. She’ll share stories from her remarkable life and work, followed by a short Q&A and book signing.  
  
This talk is free to attend, but we appreciate your RSVP for planning purposes.  
Learn more and register here: https://ccfw.calvin.edu/events/sy-montgomery

An Evening with Sy Montgomery

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