‘Livin’ Is Easy’ summertime exhibition opens at LowellArts June 1st

Works range from depictions of weathered objects, local Michigan waterways, animal and aquatic life forms to whimsical figurative work.

By:Janet Teunis, LowellArts

Meijer Gardens Tuesday Evening Music Club features 10 local-talent shows

The concerts run July and August, with a special “dress rehearsal” concert set for June 4 with the amphitheater plaza gates open at 5 p.m. and the show beginning at 7 p.m.

By:WKTV Staff

Grand Rapids Public Museum joins museums nationwide in Blue Star Museums program

The program, which starts May 25, provides free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families.

By:Christie Bender, GRPM

Opera Grand Rapids welcomes tenor Zach Borichevsky for ‘La Traviata’

The heartbreaking true story of Parisian courtesan Marie Duplessis, ‘La Traviata’ is one of the greatest operas of all time.

By:Opera Grand Rapids

St. Cecilia’s 2019-20 season: Collins, Clayton Bros and chamber music power couple

By K.D. Norrisken@wktv.org West Michigan jazz and Americana/folk fans — and I count myself in that crowd — eagerly await the early summer announcement of [Read More]

By:K.D. Norris

Action Wake Park to host free ride day Saturday, June 1

Hudsonville’s Action Wake Park host free day from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1.

By:Jathan Koetje, Action Wake Park

Pop, Rock, and The Prize at the Muskegon Museum of Art

Summer at the Muskegon Museum of Art starts in May and celebrates Pop Culture and Rock ‘n’ Roll and paintings by Bennett Prize finalists.

By:Marguerite Curran, Muskegon Museum of Art

Barn Theatre announces 73rd Season

The Box Office opens May 20 for online ticket sales, in-person sales and purchase via phone.

By:Penelope Ragotzy, Barn Theatre

Tickets for Oct. 1 Shinedown concert at Van Andel Arena go on sale Friday, May 17

Tickets will be available at the Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place box offices and online at Ticketmaster.com.

By:Hilarie Carpenter, SMG

Artist Maya Lin returns to GR with solo exhibit at the GRAM

Maya Lin is the artist behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and “Ecliptic” in Rosa Parks Circle.

By:WKTV Staff

Fountain Street Church launches the ‘Summer Screen Club’

The ‘Summer Screen Club’ is like a book club that you can binge watch.

By:Fountain Street Church

Experience Grand Rapids invites locals to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week

Explore Grand Rapids using Culture Pass GR, Vamonde and other EXGR resources.

By:Stephanie Kotschevar, Experience Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Ballet presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’

The ballet story stays true to the beloved novel ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll originally published in 1865.

By:Michael Erickson, Grand Rapids Ballet

Chicago’s Kellye Howard to headline ‘Comedy on the Rocks’ at Journeyman Distillery, May 10th

Named Chicago’s ‘boldest’ comedian by the Chicago Sun-Times, Kellye Howard takes inspiration from her own experiences.

By:Sandi Weindling, Journeyman Distillery

Grand Rapids Symphony goes where no man has gone before with music from several Sci-Fi classics

The music of “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” and more featured in last Grand Rapids Pops concerts set for May 10-12.

By:Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk, Grand Rapids Symphony

Griffin House comes to Seven Steps Up with miles on his Nashville tires

House’s soon-to-be-released Rising Star is described as “a self-reflective record that shows just how honed House is as a writer and musician”.

By:K.D. Norris

Jonas Brothers announce Sept. 8 concert at Van Andel Arena

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 10 at 10am.

By:Hilarie Carpenter, SMG

Student Docent Day set for May at Grand Rapids Public Museum

Students from the Grand Rapids Public Museum will serve as docents at the facility on May 15.

By:Christie Bender, Grand Rapids Public Museum

THE WHO announces special guest Dirty Honey for May 7 show in GR

Tickets for The Who’s May 7 ‘Moving On’ show in GR are on sale now.

By:Mike Klompstra, SMG

For good deals, an assured seat, now is the time to purchase season tickets

Early bird season tickets are often have big discounts on top of regular tickets, but you have to act fast to get them.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Everyone loves a (Mackinac Bridge) parade

Check out these special parades, and travel across the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge!

By:Deb Spence, Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau

Grand Rapids Public Museum’s ‘Changing America’ exhibition opens May 25

The exhibition features local stories told through the eyes of our community as well as oral histories.

By:Christie Bender, Grand Rapids Public Museum

Eric Church announces two shows at Van Andel Arena Oct. 4-5

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 3 at 10am.

By:Hilarie Carpenter, SMG

‘Expedition: Dinosaur’ exhibit extended at the Grand Rapids Public Museum

The exhibit has been extended through May 12.

By:Christie Bender, Grand Rapids Public Museum

Even before Beer Garden concerts begin, Bell’s Café lineup is impressive

Bell’s Eccentric Café has announced its summer Bell’s Beer Garden concert series. But you don’t have to wait for Café music, with The Way Down Wanderers coming on May 11.

By:K.D. Norris