ArtPrize 2021: Meijer Gardens exhibition of Virginia Lee Montgomery’s works includes ‘Sword in the Sphinx’
Art and history will blend as the venue’s 2021 contribution to ArtPrize 2021 will be selected works of the artist known simply as VLM.
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New classical concert series showcases piano-baed chamber music
A new classical concert series curated by a Grand Valley State University piano faculty member will present chamber music in venues both on campus and at locations throughout West Michigan.
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GVSU to resume community arts celebration with events throughout the year
Grand Valley’s Community Arts Celebration returns with events spread out throughout the school year.
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‘Ultimate Truck Show’, honoring first responders, coming to Gilmore Sept. 10-11
The Gilmore Car Museum and Tow Community are joining forces to present the Ultimate Truck Show, a celebration of “the trucks we all love and rely on,” on the Gilmore Car Museum campus this weekend.
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Hackley and Hume Historic site presents ‘An Evening with the Hackleys’
Come party like its 1899 at the popular Muskegon historic homes.
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John Ball Zoo transforms for Wizarding Weekends
Wizards and wizards-in-training are welcomed to visit the magical world of John Ball Zoo Sept. 11-12 and 18-19.
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Fall Peddlers’ Market set for Sept. 11 in Zeeland
Zeeland will host its seventh Fall Peddler’s Market, an artfully curious faire downtown on Church Street between Main Street and Central Avenue on Saturday.
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Exhibit of ‘lost photographs’ of Alaskan photographer opening at Muskegon Museum of Art
The exhibit of photos by Edward S. Curtis includes many unpublished and passed down through the family until the recent publication of a book and the curation of an exhibit.
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10th annual writing competition, Write Michigan, returns
Entires for the Write Michigan short story contest are being accepted through Nov. 30.
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Get ‘illuminated’ on the connections of nature in John Ball Zoo’s returning light show
John Ball Zoo brings back the popular IllumiZoo, where guests stroll through an illuminated landscape of nature drenched in light and sound.
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Blandford Nature Center celebrates its founder with tribute Sept. 8-11
By Jess BittingBlandford Nature Center Blandford Nature Center will be hosting a celebration of the life and achievements of founder Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray, who passed [Read More]
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ArtPrize early: Yellow Ribbon sculpture, inspired by local veterans art project, to be unveiled at public event
The Aug. 28 event will unveil the selected works of more than 100 local veterans created during veteran art workshops in 2020 and 2021, and led by local artist Pamela Alderman.
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Mackinaw City gears up for 32nd annual Corvette Crossroads Auto Show
Mackinaw City becomes ‘corvette city’ for annual auto show.
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Jazz, hopefully, coming ‘RoundAgain’ in 2022 to St. Cecilia Music Center’s Royce Stage
St. Cecilia 2021-22 concert season is filled with “hope of bringing audiences back to Royce Auditorium” and to bring touring jazz back to a local stage.
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Fallasburg Arts Festival scheduled to return in September
WKTV Staffjoanne@wktv.org Now in it’s 53rd year, the annual Fallasburg Arts Festival is presented by LowellArts and will be held on Sept. 18 and 19. The 2-day, outdoor festival [Read More]
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The centuries old tradition of black ash basketry, made locally, featured in GRAM exhibit
The GRAM’s Michigan Artist Series focuses on two talented West Michigan artists from the Gun Lake Tribe.
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Ford Museum to bring experience of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to Grand Rapids this fall
Anybody who has witnessed the power and the glory of Michelangelo’s masterpiece knows; for those who haven’t you can get a visual taste this fall.
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KDL accepting music submissions for its streaming platform
KDL Vibes features West Michigan artists on its streaming platform.
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‘Take Me to the ballpark’ for live theater
All of the LMCU ballpark will be a stage at the end of the month as Grand Rapids Civic Theatre presents “Broadway at the Ballpark.”
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Mat Kearney’s Aug. 13 Meijer Gardens concert delayed due to singer’s COVID positive test
While Kearney is fully vaccinated, and is in good health, he is exercising caution. But he is bummed …
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Sharing art with audience, Grand Rapids Ballet returns to live performances with outdoor shows
The ballet will perform “under the evening skies” at the Listening Lawn at Studio Park on Aug. 14, and at the amphitheater at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park on Aug. 31.
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Give in to temptation, Squeeze to bring ‘80s ‘hipster pop’, updated sounds to Meijer Gardens
After more than a year of social isolation due to the pandemic, and all those years playing the hits, more modern tunes, and whatever else strikes their Brit fancy, the band is back on the road.
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Tulip Time puts a call out for artists
The annual Tulip Time First Bloem Festival Artwork Competition will take place again this fall. Artists are encouraged to participate.
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