Grand Valley State University, the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum and Aquinas College will be hosting a symposium on the importance of play to both children and business leaders. “Symposium on Play” will be held March 1 at the Eberhard Center on GVSU’s Pew Campus and the session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Darell Hammond, founder and CEO of KaBoom, which is a nonprofit organization that works with communities to innovate and create playgrounds. The cost to attend is $25 or $10 for students. For more information, go to www.grcm.org/events/symposium-on-play/