summer
The Piano Cottage Rocks! Fifth Anniversary Concert
by (lathsop)
Submitted 06-21-2016 under
Past performances have sold out, and each summer concert showcases incredible musicianship, ranging from beautiful and technical acoustic performances to huge whole-band numbers backed by a 75-member Cottage Chorus. Past performances have included...The Piano Cottage Rocks! Fifth Anniversary Concert
by (lathsop)
Submitted 06-21-2016 under
Past performances have sold out, and each summer concert showcases incredible musicianship, ranging from beautiful and technical acoustic performances to huge whole-band numbers backed by a 75-member Cottage Chorus. Past performances have included...
Vote now to pick Summer 2016's Movies in the Park
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 12-22-2015 under NEWS
Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) now has a poll open to pick this coming summer's Movies in the Park series. This first round of voting narrows the competition down to 10 movies, with the voting lasting until January 3, 2016. “DGRI...
Summer jazz series brings free music to Ah-Nab-Awen Park
by (NGarbaty)
Submitted 08-12-2015 under OPINION
On a recent Monday night, a crowd of Grand Rapids neighbors listened to the dulcet tones of Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Van Morrison and more at Ah-Nab-Awen Park. The Steve Sandner Quintet performed their tunes for the 15th season of the West...
Dear First Grade Journal - "Junie B. Jones: The Musical" is coming to HSRT!
by (HSRTheatre)
Submitted 07-11-2015 under NONPROFITS
HOLLAND, MI - Hope Summer Repertory Theatre’s Children’s Performance Troupe is ecstatic to present “Junie B. Jones: The Musical,” written by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, and adapted from the New York Times bestselling...
Local youth against violence group calling for applicants to June Teen Advocacy Conference
by (Safe Haven Mini...)
Submitted 06-03-2015 under NONPROFITS
On Friday, June 26, local youth-led coalition YLAV (Young Leaders Against Violence) is hosting a Teen Advocacy Conference at the Kent County Health Department from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Youth participants will have the opportunity to learn about a...
West Michigan Jazz Society moves free concerts from zoo to Ah-Nab-Awen Park
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 06-02-2015 under NEWS
Jazz in the Park, formerly Jazz at the Zoo, begins at Ah-Nab-Awen Park this summer on June 8. The yearly concert series is presented by the West Michigan Jazz Society. The jazz society has produced free jazz concerts in Grand Rapids for 14 years,...
Movies in the Park begins June 5 with E.T.
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 06-02-2015 under NEWS
Movies in the Park begins this Friday June 5 with E.T. at Ah-Nab-Awen Park. Started as a community idea in 2013, Movies in the Park has quickly become a signature event in downtown Grand Rapids. "Film titles for Movies in the Park is crowd-...
Grand Rapids Learning Foundation to provide ACT prep courses this summer
by (GRLF)
Submitted 05-13-2015 under NONPROFITS
Registration is now open for the Grand Rapids Learning Foundation’s Summer Series ACT prep courses! This summer, the Grand Rapids Learning Foundation (GRLF) will host ACT prep courses for students grades 8-12th at the Ronald McDonald House of...
Blandford Nature Center debuts new family event
by (Lindsay Fischer)
Submitted 07-31-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Blandford Nature Center will host its first Twilight Family Picnic with Wildlife Exploration on August 14. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. The program costs $3 for members and $6 for non-members. Families are invited to bring...