Name: A Night in Emerald City: Girls Choral Academy's 30th Anniversary Benefit Gala
Start: 2026-11-12
End: 2026-11-12

Travel back in time through the streets of Grand Rapids as your comedic tour guide tells you stories of crime while walking through the Downtown, Monroe North, or Bridge St. Outdoor Refreshment Areas.

GR Crime Tours

Everyone loves to spend time at the lake. Living Water Adventures exists to help make your day at the lake a day to remember. We are a mobile rental business that specializes in fun on the water. Simply put, we come to you at your lake. We provide the equipment and the instruction. You just show up and have the experience of a lifetime. Don't live on a lake? No worries. We are mobile and have knowledge of lakes in your area. We can suggest a location for your special day. Living Water Adventures is family owned and operated. As a family we love our adventures at the lake and look forward to sharing them with you.

Living Water Adventures

One Twenty Three is familiar, elevated. A New American tavern presenting fresh takes on favorite dishes and drinks in a modern, yet cozy space designed for gathering.

One Twenty Three

See the nation’s hottest touring concerts, family shows and sporting events at Van Andel Arena, West Michigan’s largest indoor entertainment venue and Billboard’s #13 Best Arena in the World in 2025! Ranked in Billboard’s 10,000-15,000 capacity category, Van Andel Arena hosts a year-round schedule of crowd-pleasing acts such as the Zac Brown Band, Post Malone, Nate Bargatze, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and Monster Trucks. Van Andel is also the home “field” of three professional sports teams: the Grand Rapids Griffins, a Detroit Red Wings affiliate; the Grand Rapids Gold, affiliated with the Denver Nuggets; and the Grand Rapids Rise, a major-league women’s volleyball team. Located in downtown Grand Rapids, within a 10-minute walk of 300+ restaurants, shops and nightlife venues, Van Andel Arena is the heart of the city’s thriving entertainment scene.

Van Andel Arena

Join the authors for an evening of Grand Rapids history mixed with the paranormal world. Each tour guide will portray a member of Grand Rapids' past to heighten your historical experience.

Hear about the following stories:

- The true story behind the legend of the AT&T building
- The dark history of the Pantlind Hotel
- The story of the cursed Ashton Building
- And many more haunted locations!

Paranormal Michigan

Combination coffee shop and art gallery serves up a wide variety of delicious fare along with an ever-changing display of works by local artists.

Palatte Coffee & Art

The Great Escape Room is a real-life Room Escape game. The objective is to escape from a locked room by finding clues and solving puzzles. It's a hybrid of a scavenger hunt and a puzzle game.  
  
You and your team of up to 10 will actually be locked in a room! You will have 60 minutes to try to escape. Find clues and solve puzzles to plot your Great Escape and open the door!  
  
Locked in a room with no way out, you must search for hidden compartments, secret passageways, and locks that can only be opened by your imagination. The trial is timed and teamwork is essential. Success, failure and bonding are inevitable - escape is not! When the hour is up you will only be guaranteed laughter, a sense of accomplishment, a new respect for your teammates, and, of course, a group photo. This is an experience that will be remembered for a lifetime - assuming you get out!

The Great Escape Room

Inhabiting what was once the legendary Fox Jewelers Building, five-story CityFlatsHotel was designed to achieve LEED Gold Certification. The boutique hotel features 48 conceptually unique guest rooms, each with intriguing colors, creative layouts, and lush yet eco-friendly materials. Located on CityFlats Hotel's main floor, CitySēn offers inventive cocktails and diverse local brews. Enjoy their full menu for lunch and dinner.

CitySen Lounge at CityFlats Hotel

The reflection of light. Simple, heart-felt, intense flavors that reflect our lived experiences. Luna is the love child of Latin American and West Michigan Cultures, best mixed beneath a shared light. We love this food, we love this place, and we’re excited to add another dimension to an already vibrant city.

Ecology is central to the Luna ethos. We believe that any sustainable entity should view itself as a part of a vibrant, living community. Our ingredients, staff, dining space, and customers are considered a small piece of an ongoing Midwestern narrative. We seek to honor the history that made this place possible, and feel humbled to add a chapter to it. From the soil and grass that feeds our ingredients, to the environment our customers experience these flavors in; we are a part of a great ecology.

Luna

A place for friends of all friends, for special occasions or no occasion at all. Come as you are, and, more aptly come as who you are!

Dublin Hall

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 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!

A Night in Emerald City: Girls Choral Academy's 30th Anniversary Benefit Gala

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