People filled Calder Plaza for the Hispanic Festival
The was a lot of dancing on Calder Plaza during the Hispanic Festival
Band members set up to play music
People filled a blocked off Plainfeild Ave. for the 11th annual Creston Days Car show
Classic cars shown at Creston Car Days
A Corvette’s hood is opens up to display the engine at Creston Car Days
Showing off whats under the hood at Creston Car Days
A 1957 BMW is at Creston Car Days
Live music at Creston Car Days
A 1936 Chevy hot rod at Creston Car days
An old Oldsmobile is part of the Creston Days Car Show
Grand Rapids rugby playes chase down a Tri-City player
Teams line up for a throw in during the rugby match
A scrum takes place during the rugby match
A four legged fan is at Highland park for the rugby match
The Grand Rapids Gazelles celebrate after defeating Tri-City’s 67-13
The Grand Rapids rugby club plays at Highland Park
The Grand Rapids Gazelles rugby team kicks off
Rugby players in action at Highland Park
A member of the Tri-City team watches play from on the ground
A member of the Grand Rapids Rugby club breaks free
The Grand Rapids Rugby team took on and defeated Tri- Cities 67-14 in a match played at Highland Park
Tribes from all over the Mid West and Canada were represented at the Three Fire Pow Wow
An all tribal dance is held at the Three Fires Pow Wow
A young girl dances at the Pow Wow
The 36th annual Three Fires traditional Pow Pow took place at Riverside Park
A man wears his eagle feathers proudly during the Three Fires traditional Pow Pow took place at Riverside Park
People filled Wealthy St. for this years street fair
People browse used CD’s at the WYCE booth at Streetfair
Jumping during the Potato Babies show at Streetfair
The Potato Babies rock out during this years Eastown Streetfair
The Potato Babies at Streetfair
A man plays his guitar for donations on the corner of Lake Dr. and Wealthy St. during Streetfair
BIg Ed’s BBQ serves up grilled brats in Eastown
The Sailor Kicks kick out live music at the Eastown Streetfair
Live music filled the air during the Eastown Streetfair
Photos by John Rothwell & Chris Powers
Saturday September 12 was an event-filled day around the city of Grand Rapids. Collegiate web editor Chris Powers and photo editor John Rothwell set out to photograph some of the happenings. Here is what they found.