Entertainment
Grand Rapids Circle Theatre stages "You Can't Take It With You"
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 06-14-2024 under OPINION
Humor tends to age like avocados. Start reading "Our American Cousin," the comedic play Abraham Lincoln was watching when John Wilkes Booth assassinated him, and you’ll soon realize that there are worse things than getting shot. That...
STOMP Brings Imagination and Noise to DeVos Performance Hall
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 03-21-2023 under OPINION
As a toddler, one of my greatest joys was to take a pot or pan, lift it, and let it crash to the floor. What could be better than that? Imagine this: your grandfather is stretched out on the couch, face hidden behind a newspaper. Carefully, with...
GRAM on the Green with WYCE 2019 Lineup Announced
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 06-11-2019 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) and WYCE 88.1FM recently announced the 2019 lineup for the 11th annual GRAM on the Green free outdoor summer concert series. Taking place on Thursday evenings from July 11 through August 22, the concert...
iBall 2019
by (wmcat)
Submitted 01-23-2019 under NONPROFITS
The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology will host iBall 2019 and share the community’s commitment to WMCAT’s collective work to provide equitable access to opportunity. iBall 2019 will transform the exciting downtown venue, 20...
Grand Rapids Art Museum presents 'A Decade at the Center: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions'
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 01-18-2019 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition opening January 26, A Decade at the Center: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions. The exhibition closes out a yearlong celebration of GRAM's tenth anniversary at...
St. Cecilia Music Center brings multi-talented Jazz musician Joey DeFrancesco and his Quartet "The People" to Grand Rapids February 7
by (St. Cecilia Mus...)
Submitted 01-17-2019 under NONPROFITS
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) will bring Multi-talented Jazz Musician Joey DeFrancesco and his quartet “The People” to Grand Rapids on February 7, 2019. DeFrancesco is a four time Grammy®...
LINC Up's Rock the Block offers engagement, education, entertainment opportunities this Saturday
by (Kgandy16)
Submitted 06-05-2018 under NEWS
LINC UP, a community development organization with neighborhood revitalization and development in the foreground, will be hosting their eighth annual Rock the Block festival this Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. at Madison Square. This...
Movies in the Park celebrates its fifth season in Ah-Nab-Awen-Park
by (Megan Sarnacki)
Submitted 06-30-2017 under NEWS
DGRI is a community-powered organization in charge of city building and place-management in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. Over the years, DGRI has made it their goal to continuously enhance the experience of these events. This season, DGRI has...
Grand Rapids Football Club wins home opener
by (jproth1)
Submitted 05-25-2017 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids FC opened up their 2017 home schedule on Sunday May, 21 with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Torrent at Houseman Field. GRFC found themselves trailing 2-0 at the 11-minute mark of play in the first half. They went on to score three...
Animators Open Mic coming to Wealthy Theatre on May 23
by (GRCMC Media Ed)
Submitted 05-18-2017 under NONPROFITS
Over the past eight years, CMC Education and ASIFA Central USA have been working together teaching animation and holding workshops for children. The work created has been featured in festivals around the world, the most recent of which was the Leeds...