Classes begin soon at UICA in the clay studio, they are taught by local artists and include throwing on the potters wheel or screen printing on clay. Interested students can register by calling 454-7000 Ext 20.

The Community Media Center invites you to the Second Annual CMC Picnic on Sunday July 30th from 11:00am-2:00pm at Riverside Park. Please join us for food and outdoor fun. Families welcome. Bring a dish to pass.

The Gerald R. Ford Museum will be celebrating President Ford's 93rd birthday on July 14th. There will be free admission to the Museum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and birthday cake for the first 500 visitors.

The Nature Society of Western Michigan will be holding a Bards'Bonfire on Friday, August 24th from 9pm til the last owl hoots. The Location is Kent County Lamereaux Park on Coit Avenue one mile north of Four Mile Road. The evening's entertainment will consist of memorized verse, songs stories, poems and anecdotes told around a roaring campfire by the Story Spinners and you, the audience. The contact number for this event is 451-1958.

WYCE and Echo Salon present The Ditty Bops at Billy's Lounge on Monday, August 14th at 8:00pm. Grand Rapids is the next stop on the Los Angeles folk-pop duo's nationwide bicycle tour. Tour updates and samples of The Ditty Bops' music are available at www.dittybops.com. Tickets for the show are available at Vertigo Music, Schuler's Books and Music on 28th Street, The Beat Goes On, Billys in Eastown, or at WYCE, 616-459-4788 ext 109. The Ditty Bops Concert is sponsored in part by Echo Salon, located at 24 Sheldon in Downtown Grand Rapids. More info on Echo Salon is available at www.echosalon.net, or at 616-742-9980. Additional support provided by Fountain Hill Bed and Breakfast. Ongoing WYCE concert info is available at www.WYCE.org.

Today's WYCE Business Day Sponsor is Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn – With Studio, One, and Two bedroom suites, for corporate travelers and leisure guests alike. Staybridge Suites is located at 29th Street and Lake Eastbrook Boulevard in Kentwood. The Staybridge Suites offers an all inclusive type stay with complimentary full breakfast buffet daily and evening dinner reception Monday through Thursday. The Staybridge Suites also caters to wedding groups and sports teams! Tours available today. Their phone number is 616-464-3200.

“In the Image” is in urgent need of gently used clothing donations to provide families the opportunity to find the clothes they need at no charge to them. In The Image is located at 1823 South Division, three blocks north of Burton at the corner of Division and Rose.

The second annual Golf With the programmers outing will be held on September 23rd, this year we are inviting local businesses to sponsor a hole. This will cost $100 and will get your business's name posted at the hole itself. This will get exposure for your business and help out community radio, 88.1FM WYCE. If you would like your business to be promoted in this way call 459-4788 Ext. 109.

Today's WYCE Business Day Sponsor is Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn – With Studio, One, and Two bedroom suites, for corporate travelers and leisure guests alike. Staybridge Suites is located at 29th Street and Lake Eastbrook Boulevard in Kentwood. The Staybridge Suites offers an all inclusive type stay with complimentary full breakfast buffet daily and evening dinner reception Monday through Thursday. The Staybridge Suites also caters to wedding groups and sports teams! Tours available today. Their phone number is 616-464-3200.