By Scott Meivogel, Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Embrace it, learn from it, and build on it.
Come hear some of West Michigan’s most intriguing personalities share personal stories of failure, and stick around for an after party outside under our pavilion with music from Code West; there will also be local food vendors, and a cash bar. Failure Lab will be presented Sept. 21, 2019, at Saugatuck Center for the Arts. Doors open 6:30pm, show starts 7:30pm. Tickets are $25 and available at www.sc4a.org/failure-lab.
Head-shaking, eye-blinking moments of “what just happened?” that present some of the most powerful, transformative tales you’ll ever hear. This one-of-a-kind platform integrates storytelling and performance to reveal the vulnerabilities of influential people in order to eliminate the fear, stigma and isolation around failure.
With a refreshing environment of openness, Failure Lab paves the way for change by crushing the isolation and stigma around failure. Failure then takes its rightful place as the crucial first step to the next big thing.
USA Today says that Failure Lab, “Demystifies the process of innovation.” Listen to some words from a former winner of “Chopped” and current chef at Pennyroyal Cafe and Provisions in Saugatuck, Missy Corey.
Failure Lab presenters share adversities behind their success, allowing audience members to learn and grow from their powerful stories.
We’re thrilled to bring you stories from these West Michigan rock stars:
- Missy Corey – Chef at Pennyroyal Café and Provisions
- Michael Hyacinthe – Co-Founder of Has Heart, U.S. Navy Veteran
- Ryan Kilpatrick – Director of Housing Next
- Alexandra Meister – Company Member at the Grand Rapids Ballet
- Kathleen Piggins – Freelance Writer
- Salvatore Sapienza – Minister and
In between each speaker will be a performance from a plethora of Michigan talent:
- Cirque du K
- Deavondre Jones
- Lexi Adams
- Lane Ellens
- Cameron Blake
- Yolonda Lavender
- Michigan Academy of Folk Music Stringband
- Code West
What: Failure Lab
When: Sept. 21, 2019; doors and cocktails at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:30pm
Where: Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver St., Saugatuck, MI 49453
Cost: $25
Stick around for the after-party after the event, featuring Code West playing under our outdoor pavilion. Plenty of drinks and conversation.
