Downtown
Public invited to open house highlighting public transit service improvements along Michigan Street corridor
by (TheRapid)
Submitted 07-25-2018 under NEWS
The public is invited to join community, business and civic leaders at an open house Monday, July 30, to learn details about the Aug. 27 launch of plans to significantly improve the Interurban Transit Partnership (“The Rapid”) Route 19...
Beethoven's mighty Ninth Symphony, plus world premiere, bring Grand Rapids Symphony's season to thrilling conclusion
by (ArtswriterGR)
Submitted 05-22-2018 under OPINION
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is one of the crowing achievements of Western culture. The music, some of Beethoven’s best, stands on its own. Its message that all of humanity is a brotherhood elevates it to a whole new level. In 1989,...
GRandJazzFest offers eclectic lineup for 2018 event at Rosa Parks Circle
by (Molly Klimas)
Submitted 05-15-2018 under NONPROFITS
If you like variety in your jazz, bring a lawn chair down to Grand Rapids’ Rosa Parks Circle Aug. 18-19 and kick back. GRandJazzFest presented by the DTE Energy Foundation has announced the performance lineup for its seventh annual music...
Dwelling Place launches new community arts series
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 04-17-2018 under NONPROFITS
“Our focus for the Community Arts Series is lowering barriers to resident participation so that our residents know that cultural programs are for them, and how they can best utilize the cultural organizations in the downtown area. The arts are...
Downtown Market hosting month of cheerful holiday events
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 11-30-2017 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Downtown Market is hosting a variety of holiday events during the next month, making it the one-stop destination in Grand Rapids for holiday cheer the whole family can enjoy. Visitors can pick out a freshly-cut Christmas tree and...
Art happens here 365 days a year
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 10-03-2017 under NONPROFITS
This time of year in Grand Rapids, it’s pretty much impossible to walk three feet without coming face to face with some kind of art. What many people who flock to this city this time of year for ArtPrize may not realize is that art lives and...
Summer celebration along Downtown's South Division Avenue
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 08-01-2017 under NONPROFITS
Another sunny August in Grand Rapids marks the most exciting First Fridays event of the season: the 14th annual artist’s market, hosted by the Avenue for the Arts. First Fridays is a monthly event held in the business corridor along South...
Stay motivated to create this summer with Workshop Wednesdays
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 07-18-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
If you are an artist or a writer, you’ve probably heard this one piece of advice from a mentor at some point in your life: find a community. What people don’t always tell you is how to find that community. It can be a daunting process to...
Grand Rapids Symphony sees spectacular audience growth from new Symphony Scorecard program
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 05-10-2017 under NONPROFITS
When members of U.S. Military are deployed far from home, family and friends are concerned for their safety. The men and women in uniform, however, are just as concerned with the well-being of those left behind, and experiencing live music,...
Celebrate 50th anniversary of The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's' album with Grand Rapids Pops' live performance
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 04-25-2017 under NONPROFITS
The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band changed the course of rock music. Released on June 1, 1967, Sgt. Pepper spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. charts, making it the soundtrack for the “Summer of Love.” The...