Events

Meet new peo­ple and see old friends at our monthly social gath­er­ings. We’ll meet up at a local water­ing hole for food and drink. No agenda, just fun. Mix busi­ness and plea­sure to the extent you are com­fort­able with, just make sure to enjoy your­self and you’ll be good to go. You won’t want to miss it. Check out what we have com­ing up below.

Ad 2 knows how to have a good time. We host monthly social mix­ers, arrange tours of local busi­nesses, and invite pro­fes­sion­als to speak about the indus­try. It’s a great way to relax after a crazy day at the office.

Check out what we’ve got planned below:

May
5
5:30-7:00 PM

Cinco de Mayo— Ad 2 Style

Ottawa Tavern
151 Ottawa Ave. NW Grand Rapids, MI

Come cel­e­brate Cinco de Mayo with Ad 2 West Michi­gan at Ottawa Tav­ern!
Join us for drinks and appe­tiz­ers start­ing at 5:30pm. When you enter Ottawa Tav­ern, go to the room off to the left reserved for Ad 2.
Cost: Ad 2 mem­bers get in for free. Non-members get in for $5.
See you there!

http://www.thegilmorecollection.com/ottawatavern.html

June
9

AAF National Convention

Orlando, FL

Time to get crazy Orlando!!!

The Ad 2 / AAF National Con­ven­tion is June 9–12 and will be held in Orlando this year. A group of Ad 2 West Michi­gan mem­bers are attend­ing, and if you’d like to join us, send an email to admin@ad2westmichigan.org

You can find more info about the AAF National Con­fer­ence at http://aafconference.org. Remem­ber, Ad 2 mem­bers are able to attend the Ad 2 por­tion of the con­ven­tion for free!

June
25
5:30-8:30 PM

Enter a New Dimension of Creativity

Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM)
101 Monroe Center Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Get in touch with your cre­ative side and spend an evening at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) with Ad 2 on Fri­day, June 25th. The mode of expres­sion for June at the GRAM is 2D & 3D. Admis­sion with the Ad 2 coupon is only $1.00. To get your coupon, click here, RSVP and we’ll hook you up!

Meet at the door at 5:30pm. See you there!

July
6
5:30-8:30

Ad 2 Mixer

TBD

Keep an eye out for more details about this upcom­ing mixer. It’s sure to be filled with sum­mer fun!

Sept.
21
6:00-9:00 PM

Art & Copy Screening

Wealthy Theatre
1130 Wealthy SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506

“Cre­ativ­ity can solve anything.”

We’re excited to present Art & Copy, a great film about the cre­ative rev­o­lu­tion of adver­tis­ing and
cel­e­brat­ing some of the most influ­en­tial cre­ative minds of our indus­try. If you haven’t seen this yet, you need to!

Ad 2 has secured the Wealthy The­atre’s Kon­ing Micro-Cinema for the screen­ing. The film begins at 6:15 pm. For Ad 2 mem­bers, your ticket is just $2, and for non-members it’s $7. We’re lim­ited to 57 seats but you can reserve your spot by pre-paying for the event below. We’ll see you there!

Art & Copy Film Ticket

Oct
7
5:30-8:30

Spearia Agency Tour and ArtPrize

Spearia and Downtown GR
3934 West River Drive NE, Comstock Park, MI 49321

Come take a tour of the Spearia stu­dio (3934 West River Drive NE, Com­stock Park). This is where all the magic hap­pens. After the tour, we’ll be explor­ing Art­Prize from the Spearia RV. Relax in the com­forts of the RV while enjoy­ing Vitale’s pizza and lis­ten­ing to your tour guide as you’re dropped off at each of the six main exhi­bi­tion sites.

The tour will begin at 5:30. Cost: $15.

For more infor­ma­tion about Art­Tour, visit Spearia’s Art­Tour page. Please RSVP on our Face­book page so we know how many peo­ple we’ll be trav­el­ing with.

Note: Art­Tour 2010 is not affil­i­ated with Art­Prize. We’re merely a col­lec­tion of art-loving chauffeurs.

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