{"id":6,"date":"2022-11-07T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-12-21T20:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:44:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to PrimeTimers\u00ae Grand Rapids!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f8b945 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f8b945\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-951ca10\" data-id=\"951ca10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc30b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc30b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Who We Are<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-384 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0060-1.jpeg?resize=188%2C141&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0060-1.jpeg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0060-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>PrimeTimers\u00ae Grand Rapids (PTGR), which was organized in 2010, is a not-for-profit, non-commercial, non-political organization, and a chapter of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.primetimersww.com\/\">PrimeTimers\u00ae Worldwide (PTWW).<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 The chapter is a social organization for mature gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who self-identify as male, over 21 years of age.\u00a0 PTGR provides fellowship through social, educational, cultural, and recreational activities in a safe, positive, and supportive atmosphere.\u00a0 \u00a0PTGR does not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, religious, or political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, educational level, marital or veteran status, income level, HIV status, or disability.\u00a0 PTGR typically has around 50 members.<\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What We Do<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> <span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">PTGR hosts one or more events each month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><h4><strong><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Monthly Dinner social typically on the third Thursday\u00a0at various restaurants throughout the greater Grand Rapids area<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><strong><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Museum tours<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Movie nights<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><h4><strong><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Local theatre performances<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><strong><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Gay men&#8217;s chorus concerts<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Times and locations for our events vary month-to-month. Be sure to check out our <strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong> below for details.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1aac6b\" data-id=\"b1aac6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cca687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cca687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Membership<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Membership in PTGR provides a great way to meet older gay, bisexual, and trans men in the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area and throughout the west Michigan area.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter <\/span><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s3\">sponsored events are open to members of PTGR and other chapters of PTWW, as well as guests of members in good\u00a0<\/span>standing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 In<\/span>dividuals considering membership in PTGR are welcome to attend a limited number of chapter-sponsored events, at their own expense, prior to joining.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>How to Join\/Renew<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The annual membership fee is $20 for renewals and $15 for new members. Existing members can renew for $15, if paid by Jan. 31st of the calendar year.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We offer an <a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>online membership form<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>. Fill out the required fields and hit the submit button to send the form to us. Bring payment to the next event or USPS it to us. We also offer online payment options through Square.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you prefer, download a PDF version of our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font-weight: bold; color: #0000ff;\"><em style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\"><a style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PTGR-Membership-Application-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership form<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 The completed form can be mailed with payment to the address listed on the form or bring both to an upcoming PTGR event.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d287ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d287ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db28de\" data-id=\"4db28de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c5e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04c5e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Contact Us:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97af5aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97af5aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1591530\" data-id=\"1591530\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1f683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d1f683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-10-27-Logo-Grand-Rapids.jpg?fit=494%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-10-27-Logo-Grand-Rapids.jpg?w=494&amp;ssl=1 494w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-10-27-Logo-Grand-Rapids.jpg?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82c05d0\" data-id=\"82c05d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4880330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4880330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>online contact form<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> or email us at <\/span><em><strong><a href=\"mailto:primetimersgr@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">primetimersgr@gmail.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h3><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>USPS:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 PTGR, P.O. Box 150183, Grand Rapids, MI 49515-0183<\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc3438c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc3438c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9ab6d9\" data-id=\"f9ab6d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5b68e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5b68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Upcoming Events \u2013 We host at least one event each month. If you do not see an upcoming event listed, please check back. Details are posted once the venue has been decided.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5046b24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5046b24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b83f256\" data-id=\"b83f256\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843cceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"843cceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"ect-no-events\"><p>There are no upcoming events at this time<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are PrimeTimers\u00ae Grand Rapids (PTGR), which was organized in 2010, is a not-for-profit, non-commercial, non-political organization, and a chapter of PrimeTimers\u00ae Worldwide (PTWW).\u00a0 The chapter is a social&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-full-width.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":883,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/grandrapids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}