On the shelf: ‘The Dirty Life’ by Kristin Kimball
You are a vegetarian journalist living in New York City assigned to write an article about an organic farmer working in Pennsylvania. Within 24 hours of meeting the farmer, you are eating sausage, working the fields, slaughtering a pig and falling in love.
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Last chance to visit ‘Water’s Extreme Journey’ at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
Visitors become a drop of water in search for clean water through an experiential maze. The exhibit will close on April 29.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead replaces Huey Lewis at Meijer Gardens this summer
Michael Franti, familiar to Meijer Gardens audiences, will step in as Huey Lewis has some bad medical news.
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On the shelf: ‘Ugly Pie’ by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Heather Solomon
Michigan author Lisa Wheeler has cooked up a delightful cumulative story with a song.
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On the shelf: ‘Silken Prey’ by John Sandford
By Lisa Boss, Grand Rapids Public Library Lucas Davenport and crew have done it again, and the 23rd book in Sandford’s Prey series is [Read More]
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‘Classical Evolution’ the theme of finale St. Cecilia chamber music season concert
The performance will feature pianist Gilles Vonsattel, violinists Ida Kavafian and Erin Keefe, violist Yura Lee, cellist Nicholas Canellakis and clarinetist Tommaso Lonquich.
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See some of Grand Rapids’ finest, most fabulous kitchens on display
Well-Orchestrated Kitchens, which is May 5, will feature a tour of six area kitchens with the proceeds from the event to raise money for music education and other programs.
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Robin Connell will be playing, and singing, with Paul Brewer on trombone and vocals, Tim Froncek on drums and Chris Kjorness on bass.
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Grand Rapids Public Museum hosts 2nd annual Collections and Cocktails event
The Grand Rapids Public Museum will host Collections and Cocktails, a fundraiser focusing on the Museum’s Collections, their stories and the preservation and education with these artifacts. The event is set for May 2.
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On the shelf: ‘The Amber Room’ by Catherine Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy
By Megan Andres, Grand Rapids Public Library, Seymour Branch In 1717, Prussian emperor Frederick I presented Peter the Great with a remarkable treasure: enough wall-sized [Read More]
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Concerts Under the Stars hosts Major Murphy at Chaffee Planetarium
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) continues the 2018 Concerts Under the Stars series in the Chaffee Planetarium with new music from Grand Rapids’ band Major Murphy on Thursday, April 12.
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Hear GR Symphony’s Carnegie Hall concert, with Ravel’s Bolero, April 13-14 in DeVos Hall
The Grand Rapids Symphony’s entire Carnegie Hall performance, which will include Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire, will be featured.
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Breakaway music festival to return to Grand Rapid’s Belknap Park
With Breakaway joining the huge Electric Forest annual blow-out show, West Michigan continues to be a hot bed for EDM (electronic dance music).
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On the shelf: ‘This Heavy Silence’ by Nicole Mazzarella
By Ruth Van Stee, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Branch Nicole Mazzarella’s story, beautifully written and wonderfully told, takes place in the 1960s, when [Read More]
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Asleep at the Wheel’s country swing coming to St. Cecilia on April 12
The group won its latest Grammy in 2015 for “Still The King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys”.
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GVSU students to depict that ‘hell is other people’ during performances of ‘No Exit’
“No Exit” will be produced and performed by Grand Valley State University theater students as a part of the annual Performance Studios Series. The performances are this week.
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GVSU visual and media arts seniors to showcase capstone works during multiple exhibitions
More than 50 students from the Visual and Media Arts Department will showcase works that represent the culmination of their educational journeys at Grand Valley State University.
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On the shelf: ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak
By Mary K. Davis, Grand Rapids Public Library, Yankee Clipper Branch Death as narrator. He doesn’t carry a scythe or wear a black robe. [Read More]
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On the shelf: ‘The Patron Saint of Liars’ by Ann Patchett
By Laura Nawrot, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Branch This story, told from three different perspectives through the voices of Rose, Son, and Sissy, [Read More]
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On the shelf: ‘Barolo’ by Matthew Gavin Frank
By Melissa Fox, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Branch In Barolo, Matthew Gavin Frank takes readers on a trip to explore the food and [Read More]
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Michigan author strives to keep the art of Armand Merizon alive in new book
Muriel Zandstra — friend, repeated interviewer, and artistic advocate of Armand Merizon for five decades — has her own stories to tell in “Armand Merizon: His Life and Art”.
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On the shelf: ‘Excellent Women’ by Barbara Pym
By Lisa Boss, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Branch How to explain the soothing yet buoyant effect that Barbara Pym’s two best novels have [Read More]
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Grand Rapids Public Museum announces new concert with Mertle added to Concert Under Stars Series
Due to popular demand, a sixth, additional concert has been added to this year’s Concerts Under the Stars at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Local band Mertle will be playing in the Chaffee Planetarium May 15.
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