Today
4pm (doors open at 3:45pm)
Future Kulture
CMC membership required (subject to validation)
Back Studio (WT Annex), 1110 Wealthy St SE
6pm
GRCMC Digital Portable Certification Class
$25
Back Studio (WT Annex), 1110 Wealthy St SE
8pm
Meanwhile Movie: Wild at Heart
$4
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St SE
Tomorrow
7pm
W&W: Common Lens - The Price of Pleasure
The Koning Micro-Cinema, 1130 Wealthy St SE
Profile: Meet Film Producer, Olga Svereda
Meet Film Producer, Olga Svereda
Olga came to the U.S. from Ukraine several years ago equipped with a major in TV journalism and a love of film making.
Spotlight: GRTV
GRTV trains people in television production and broadcasts member-created programs on cable channel 25. GRTV provides TV-making tools, studios, edit equipment, camera gear, and the expertise to use them.
Client Feedback
“I was really pleased with the way things went at the Microcinema, and very happy with the turnout. Thanks again! ”
EJ Feddes, spunkybean.com
Welcome to the CMC
For over 25 years the Community Media Center has acquired and maintained technology tools, media services and community venues to benefit the Grand Rapids community. Explore this site to discover how CMC's television, radio, IT, education and live theatre resources are here to help you. Learn more about the CMC.
People's Choice Voting for Jammies X!
WYCE celebrates 10 years of Jammie Awards fun by putting the vote in your hands.
Starting at midnight, January 1st, click here to cast your ballot for Best Local Album and Best New Local Artist of 2008!
The People's Choice Jammies will be handed out at Jammies X - February 17th, 2009 at the smoke-free Intersection!
WYCE Pre-Jammie Jams!
As WYCE gears up for the 10th Annual Jammie Awards, coming February 17th, we present a trio of Thursday night events at Wealthy Theatre.
The Pre-Jammie Jams are back! Each night, we'll present extended sets from a pair of Jammie-nominated artists.
Up first, on January 22nd at 8 pm, join us for The Mickeys and Joel Mabus.
The Mickeys are led by twin sisters Amy & Julie Mickey, whose compelling sibling harmonies propel a mix of Americana, Celtic and Blues.
Joel Mabus is a Michigan music legend playing in support of two 2008 releases - Retold and the Joel Mabus Omnibus.
Also in the series:
Thursday January 29: Breathe Owl Breathe and Rachael Davis
February 5th: Tomas Esparza and the Blues Experience and Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys
Tickets for all shows are just $5 in advance, $10 the day of the show. Tickets may be purchased through the Wealthy Theatre Box Office.
Wealthy Theatre on GRTV!
Wealthy Theatre was featured on the most recent "Bliss for GR," produced by GRTV-25 (a fellow service of CMC).
Click "Read more..." for a web-ready version of the complete program, or here for the full-resolution version on Internet Archive!
Thanks to Commissioner Bliss for her ongoing support of the neighborhood, and to Brooke LaLonde for producing this episode.
The WYCE Legacy Project
88.1 FM WYCE
announces two new radio programs already underway.
Sundays from 6 to 8 pm, host Ogie Dreyer presents Legacy, an historical look at the world of music that inspired today’s progressive radio.
Then from 8 to 10 pm, join host Mike Scot for The British Infusion – a look at how early American roots music influenced British culture and sparked a revolution.
These shows are part of an overarching program we're calling The Legacy Project, an effort to preserve your music that has lost its home on the radio.
You can participate! The Legacy Project needs your vintage music - CDs, LPs or 45s - for archival and potential addition to our new Sunday night programming!
More information on the Legacy Project is available at wycelegacy.blogspot.com, or by contacting Matt at (616) 459-4788 extension 110 or
Remembering To Not Forget
Wealthy Theatre would have be nothing without the heroic actions of the South East Economic Development (SEED) organization. Literally: the SEED organizers saved the theatre from the wrecking ball. What would the property be now, if the theatre had been demolished? A Wal-Mart? Shudder to think. Better simply to say "thank-you" to the folks who organized the movement, and saved the Wealthy Theatre District, in the 1990s. Those who have the pleasure of visiting, living, working, or recreating in this neighborhood... are in your debt.
This photograph (above) is archived at CMC Lending Library, collected as part of a retrospective video that CMC is creating to honor the history of the Wealthy Theatre District. Special thanks to Craig Nobbelin, Rebecca Smith-Hoffman, Carol Moore and Rhonda Baker for their advice and contributions to the archiving project.
WMBS Cabin Fever Blues Series!
WYCE and The West Michigan Blues Society present the 2009 Cabin Fever Blues Series every Saturday night in February at Billy's Lounge.
The series kicks off on February 7th with Nick Moss and The Flip Tops, a recent opener for Buddy Guy specializing in authentic Chicago Blues.
The series continues with Biscuit Miller and The Mix on the 14th, Liz Mandeville on the 21st, and Tad Robinson on the 28th. For more information, please visit wmbs dot org.
Be Our Friend!
Join us on Facebook and MySpace, and become a fan, a friend of WYCE!
Excuse me - *WHOSE* WYCE skull cap is it, Papi?
I was on the phone with a surfer friend from Grand Haven, talking about the upcoming Unsalted & The Concusssions event at Wealthy Theatre. Very excited to discover a dozen of his surfer friends are coming to GR to see this music and concert extravaganza, on Thursday. Out of the blue, my little lad (Julian) came up and hijacked my cherished WYCE skull cap - and he proceded to put it on! I had a camera nearby and wanted to share HIS new skull cap ;-)
Learn more about the Unsalted/Concussions event!
Coleman A. Young Foundation Launch
The CMC IT Team is proud to announce the launch of www.CAYF.org the new web presence for the Coleman A. Young Foundation of Detroit. The site not only helps communicate their organization and their great work with students from Detroit, it also helps streamline their work. People can now apply for any of their programs online, nominate an outstanding educator for the "Detroit Educator of the Year" award, and those accepted to the scholarship program can now handle all of their paperwork online. It also provides an area where past and present participants in the scholars program can connect with each other through a message board system for advice, support, or just general conversation.
How Sweet It Is
Our builder, Bill Bainbridge, is going to fix our fallen flagpole later this week. In the mean time, to commemorate Election Day, we flew the flag in the Lobby... right below our brand new neon that commemorates late CMC Founding Director Dirk Koning. The Koning Micro-Cinema opened earlier this year: in that short time, it has become as popular as our main theatre, Peter Wege Auditorium.
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