World Affairs Council’s virtual Great Decisions series coming soon, but special event offered Jan. 14
After a special program next week, the series will include in-depth discussions ranging from “The Melting Arctic” to “North Korea: Getting Diplomacy Back on Track” on the schedule.
By:
Meijer Gardens hosts soft opening of new welcome center
On Jan. 11, area residents will be able to get the first peek of the new 69,000-square-foot building.
By:
Boyne Highlands Resort offers enchanted trail full of lights
Boyne Highlands Resort recently opened the two-mile trail.
By:
Bach anyone? St. Cecilia to offer four free Chamber Music Society virtual concerts
Kicking off the concerts is maybe the most famous program of all chamber music programs, Bach’s The Brandenburg Concertos, set to premiere Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., on the St. Cecilia website.
By:
Grass River Natural Area hosts annual race this weekend
The annual 5K/10K event will take place this Saturday and Sunday
By:
Lakeshore Museum Center adds Saturday hours
On the second Saturdays of the months of January, February, March and April, the museum will be open from noon to 4 p.m.
By:
Holland’s winter market set to open this weekend
The annual Winter Market will open Jan. 2 and run through April at the Eighth Street Market Place.
By:
American art in new, ‘Native’ context on display at Muskegon Museum of Art
Three exhibitions of contemporary works by Native American artists currently on view at the Muskegon Museum of Art this winter defy labels and categories.
By:
GVSU Christmas Eve Carillon Concert continues 20-year tradition of live music
The annual concert will take place Dec. 24 with patrons only needing to drive up to listen.
By:
Chaffee Planetarium set to reopen Dec. 22
The planetarium, located at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, reopens with limited capacity with several shows.
By:
Community mask project at Ramsdell Theatre
Ramsdell Theatre connects residents through a special art project. Learn how to create mask through a Dec. 22 webinar.
By:
Manistee celebrates the holidays with special statute
“Lamplight,” by Tyler and Ashley Voorhees, is an interactive sculpture that will be u through Jan. 4.
By:
Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ Concert Series concludes with virtual holiday concert
The last concert for 2020 is Friday, Dec. 18.
By:
Getting into the holiday spirt with some theater classics
Both Grand Rapids Civic Theatre and Farmers Alley will be hosting live stream holiday productions.
By:
St. Cecilia’s early 2021 plans change as cancellations, virtual concerts announced
Not unexpectedly, St. Cecilia Music Center announced this week the cancellation of its originally scheduled January through March 2021 live concerts. But, continuing to not be silent in this winter of pandemic, the center also announced a series of virtual concerts running January through April.
By:
GR Museum offers winter break programs
The museum will have limited capacity for in-person and virtual winter programs for area students.
By:
Popular holiday activity continues to light up the season
For more than 23 years, the Christmas Lite Show at Fifth Third Ballpark has been helping to light up the holidays.
By:
Missing your folk fix? Virtual concert brings out the stars to benefit NYC autism school
For those who had folk/rock withdrawal this year due to venues such as St. Cecilia and Meijer Garden having canceled their seasons, there is good news steaming this weekend.
By:
Jazz pianist Bob James’ St. Cecilia virtual concert brings his holiday home into yours
St. Cecilia Music Center’s virtual concert audience can drop in for a “holiday performance from his Traverse City home including surprise guests” on Thursday, Dec. 17. Bring a bottle of bubbly.
By:
Grand Rapids Ballet invites public to put on dancing shoes, become part of virtual Nutcracker Experience
In addition to offering a “reimagined” Nutcracker experience, the Ballet is asking for submissions of short Nutcracker themed dance videos for possible replay.
By:
Fado and folk: St. Cecilia, again, to take virtual audience to New York for music
Scheduled for St. Cecilia ticketed evenings of music are Portuguese Fado vocalist Mariza in January, 2021, and American folk legend Judy Collins in February.
By:
35th annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition call for entries
Artists have until Jan. 15 to submit an entry.
By: