

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Collections & Cocktails: Currents That Connect
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Please join us at Collections &amp; Cocktails for an elevated evening in support of the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

This year’s theme, “Currents that Connect,” explores and celebrates our relationship with Michigan’s waterways, highlighting the beauty and diversity of our shared natural history.

At Collections &amp; Cocktails: Currents that Connect, you will get an exclusive, hands-on look at unique artifacts and specimens from our Collections. Each artifact helps tell the story of our local, natural environment and the rich history we share with our water. 

The event will also feature a cocktail hour with curated appetizers and beverages, Museum activities, a seated dinner and interactive program, access to the newly renovated Museum riverfront and Spillman Carousel, and a chance to support your favorite Public Museum.

Funds raised through Collections &amp; Cocktails support the Museum’s Collection of over 250,000 artifacts and specimens, caring for and preserving these pieces, including their stories and use in educational programs.

Program
6:00 PM | Cocktails + Hors d’Oeuvres + Museum Activities
7:00 PM | Seated Dinner + Interactive Program
8:30 PM | Museum Activities Resume
9:00 PM | Event Ends

Attire: Cocktail. If you want to make a splash, explore the colors and textures of Michigan waterways: blue waters, green cattails, fish scales, and unique minerals.

Tickets: $150 per person, $2,000 for a reserved table of (10).

Sponsored by Varnum
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/collections-and-cocktails-currents-that-connect/200029798307531
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 49

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.grpm.org/collections-and-cocktails/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grand+rapids-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 272 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504
- **lat**: 42.96566
- **long**: -85.67669
- **full address**: 272 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

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- **organizer**: Grand Rapids Public Museum (https://allevents.in/org/grand-rapids-public-museum/1488869)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 272 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Grand Rapids Public Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Collections & Cocktails: Currents That Connect ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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