Two exhibits at the Public Museum set to close at the end of April
“Under the Arctic” will close April 25 followed by “Sean Kenney’s Wildo Conenction Made with LEGO Bricks” on May 1.
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LowellArts Youth Theater presents ‘The Trail of Goldilocks’
The performance is set for April 16 and 17 at the Lowell High School.
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Two sisters share the stories of haunted Michigan
A picture taken at a Detroit restaurant leads two sisters to a 12-year journey researching the paranormal in Michigan
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Local writers group spends its pandemic free-time crafting tales, book now available
The newly released anthology features a collection of nine stories written by authors in and around the Greater Grand Rapids area.
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Ford Presidential Museum co-hosts virtual events including Gen. Jim Mattis talking ‘Call Sign Chaos’
Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, along with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University, continue to offer virtual programs this month.
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Hasting announces live concert schedule for the summer
The Accidentals, Simply Queen and Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band are just some of the groups who will be part of Hastings Live 2021.
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St. Cecilia continues eclectic music offerings as virtual series continues this month
St. Cecilia Music Center is offering three more virtual concerts in April — two of them “live” from the Royce Auditorium stage.
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Local Fellowship of Christian Athletes to host event with baseball great Darryl Strawberry speaking
This event, free and open to all members of the community, will be used to create awareness of ministry outreach and to raise funds to support programs and activities.
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Superheroes take over John Ball Zoo this Thursday
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superhero Day at John Ball Zoo this Thursday.
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Public Museum, Hope Network offer sensory friendly museum night
The Public Museum will host a special night, Sensory Friendly Museum Night, for those affected by autism and other sensory processing needs.
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Follow the yellow brick road to Tibbits Opera House
Tibbits Opera House will be featuring the classic “The Wizard of Oz” April 10.
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Walloon Lake hosts year-long Hemingway celebration
The Village of Walloon Lake celebrates the state’s most well-known author Ernest Hemingway, who wrote several of his books while looking out on Walloon Lake.
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Marshall’s Honolulu House set to open this weekend
The unique house, which was built in 1860, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was the first U.S. consul to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Public Museum announces spring break activities
This year’s spring break event will include a festive food experience with a food truck from ART:Caribbean Fusion Cuisine and beverages from City Built Brewing Company.
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GRPM’s Camp Curious Program returns this summer
Registration is now open for Camp Curious, which takes place this summer.
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Art Hop returns to Downtown Kalamazoo outdoors in April
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo hosts Art Hop Saturday, April 2.
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This season it’s ‘go big or go home’ at the John Ball Zoo
The world’s smallest creatures are supersized to large then life proportions in the John Ball Zoo’s newest exhibit.
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Once again, the butterflies are blooming at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Frederik Meijer Gardens Horticulturalists Laurel Gaut shares some secrets about this year’s Butterflies are Blooming exhibition.
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Spring blooms early at Grand Rapids Art Museum hosts biannual event
Grand Rapids Art Museum hosts its popular “Art in Bloom,” where area florists create their own masterpieces based on items at the museum.
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South Haven HarborFest 2021 has been cancelled
After an enormous amount of thought, including discussions with community leaders, the decision was made to cancel this year’s event.
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Take a walk through a story at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
The trails at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary will have a new storyline for families this spring, through a partnership with the Richland Community Library.
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While the stage door was cracked open a little early this month when the state allowed music venues to open at a reduced capacity, a sampling of local places offer few gigs planned in the short term.
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Locally Entertaining: Sitting down with author Brittany Cavallaro
Cavallaro discusses her new book “Muse” and what it is like to do a book tour during a pandemic.
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