‘Sean Blackman presents Fiesta Caribena’ at DeVos Peformance Hall Oct. 18
‘Fiesta Caribena’ will feature live music and dancers performing salsa, bachata, reggaeton and kizomba.
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On the shelf: ‘Serpent’ by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos
With a hefty dose of actual historical fact and fictional license, Cussler dishes out a wonderful first episode in the lives of the new heroes of NUMA.
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On the shelf: ‘Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality’ by Thomas Lynch
Like good poetry and good funerals, Lynch’s essays contain some death and some life, some humor and some sobriety, and plenty of honest wisdom.
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Chicago’s Ballet 5:8 returns to Grand Rapids with re-imaging of C.S. Lewis’ work
Ballet 5:8’s dancers and message returns to the DeVos Center for the Arts and Worship on Saturday, Oct. 6, with the world premier of “The Space in Between”.
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Tickets to Jan. 27th Harlem Globetrotters show go on sale Oct. 3rd at 10am
Every game will showcase incredible ball-handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, hilarious comedy and unequaled fan interaction.
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On the shelf: ‘Eleven on Top’ by Janet Evanovich
Although her novels are classified as mysteries, Janet Evanovich really deserves a category of her own.
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Swing Night kicks off Van Singel’s 2018-2019 season
Local musician Glenn Butlhuis returns to the Van Singel stage Oct. 6, along with the Hark Up Big Band for an evening of 24 swingin’ hits.
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On the shelf: ‘Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette’ by Sena Jeter Naslund
The book is told in the first person, and it is very evident that while Marie Antoinette had good intentions, she could not even begin to understand the plight of her people.
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Box Factory celebrates next art exhibition on Friday, Sept. 28th
The exhibition will run from Sept. 28 through Nov. 10th.
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Bob Seger brings final tour to Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena
Seger will perform at the Van Singel one last time Nov. 21. Tickets go on sale Sept. 28.
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On the shelf: ‘The Terror’ by Dan Simmons
The book is part thrilling arctic survival fiction, part horror, part nautical adventure, and completely impossible to put down.
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GVSU’s Fall Arts Celebration spotlights the arts during multiple free events
Here are the upcoming Fall Arts Celebration events at Grand Valley State University in October.
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ArtPrize artist and Army veteran to discuss her journey from soldier to artist during GVSU event
ArtPrize artist Kimberly Walker will be discussing her piece “Locked and Loaded” at a special presentation set for Sept. 20.
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On the shelf: ‘Capital Crimes’ and ‘Short Straw’
I was feeling rather sluggish and thought a good mystery would get my blood moving, so I decided to try something by an author I had’’t previously read. I turned to bestselling authors to help with my selection.
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John Mellencamp to bring iconic tour to DeVos Performance Hall
Mellencamp is set to perform at DeVos Performance Hall Feb. 17 with tickets going on sale Sept. 21.
By:Public Museum starts Saturday Curiosity Labs on Sept. 22
Curiosity Labs give visitors the opportunity to get hands-on with science during their visit.
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GVSU free concert to take audience on musical tour of Italy
The quartet has won numerous awards and prizes at international competitions.
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On the shelf: ‘Rescue My Child’ by Neil C. Livingstone
‘Rescue My Child’ endeavored to alert the world about international parental abduction at a time when such a crime was hardly imaginable.
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Cher scheduled to come to the Van Andel Arena
The one and only Cher is set to hit the road with the HERE WE GO AGAIN Tour to Van Andel Arena on May 8.
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The mysteries of Mars to be explored during GVSU art exhibit
During this year’s Fall Arts Celebration at Grand Valley State University, the “Mars: Astronomy and Culture” exhibit will bring together 140 photographs, drawings, movie posters, book covers and more spotlighting Mars.
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On the shelf: ‘Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony’ by Eoin Colfer
In this adventure, Artemis has met his match in a girl named Minerva, who kidnaps a demon, one of ten families of faerie, from an opera house in Italy.
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‘Mars: Astronomy and Culture’ kicks off GVSU 2018 Fall Arts Celebration Sept. 13
Art and music — you can’t go wrong.
By:New Queen Light Show at the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Chaffee Planetarium
The new show will be at the Chaffee Planetarium starting Sept. 15
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