

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mindshare: The Sounds of Possibility
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Get ready for a night of music-inspired school spirit! The Grand Rapids Public Schools community will come together for another year of Mindshare, and this year, we celebrate creativity, expression, and community.

Join us and Mindshare 2026 co-chairs Misti Smith Stanton of Mercantile Bank and Vanessa Allen, a retiree of GRPS, for a musically influenced evening. We will be celebrating creativity, expression, and community in honor of Debra Perry, a well-known educator with more than 31 years of service for Grand Rapids Public Schools.

As a dedicated teacher, artist, and mentor, especially at Coit Creative Arts Academy, Debra has shaped generations of students through music, innovation, and excellence in arts education.

More than a gala, Mindshare is a movement. This year’s Mindshare: The Sounds of Possibility proceeds will support music, arts, athletics, and experiential learning opportunities for nearly 14,000 GRPS students.

🕕 Cocktail hour &amp; registration: 6 PM
🍽️ Dinner: 7 PM

Celebrate an educator's legacy and help spark the sounds of possibility.🎶

Learn more about sponsoring: https://givebutter.com/MS2026
Learn more about Mindshare 2026: https://grpsf.org/mindshare/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/mindshare-the-sounds-of-possibility/200029762473606
- **Event Categories**: art, sports, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://givebutter.com/2026-mindshare-tickets-copy-sgkljy?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**: 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505-5305, United States
- **lat**: 42.98893
- **long**: -85.63819
- **full address**: 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505-5305, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation (https://allevents.in/org/grand-rapids-public-schools-foundation/19964527)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505-5305, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, sports, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Mindshare: The Sounds of Possibility ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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