Hands-on Film and Acting Camps at Compass College of Cinematic Arts

Creative teens can learn professional filmmaking and acting techniques and make a movie in a week during Compass College of Cinematic Arts’ summer Film and Acting Camps.

By:Jessie Hollett, Compass College of Cinematic Arts

‘I Am Not Your Negro’ screening at Saugatuck Center for the Arts

The Center’s Real to Reel program will show the Academy Award-nominated documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” on June 8.

By:Taylor Koopman, Saugatuck Center for the Arts

Old-time brews: New Holland Brewing plans ‘throwback beer’ releases

As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, New Holland Brewing Company plans to release six throwback beers during its annual Hatter Days Street Party June 10 at the brewery’s Holland Pub and at its Grand Rapids Knickerbocker location.

By:K.D. Norris

On the shelf: ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ by Ben Fountain

By Lisa Boss, GRPL Main I had been coming to this realization for a couple of years that I didn’t understand my country. I felt [Read More]

By:Lisa Boss, GRPL Main

On the shelf: ‘Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale…’ by Gwen Cooper

By WKTV Contributor   I’m often resistant to books billed as being “inspirational”, “heartwarming”, or providing “life lessons”, but when I finally gave in and [Read More]

By:WKTV Contributor

Troll 4 Trout to play at 20 Monroe Live on June 3

By Kelly Taylor, WKTV   On Saturday, June 3, Troll 4 Trout will join their pals Mid-Life Crisis to help celebrate the release of their [Read More]

By:Kelly Taylor, WKTV

On the shelf: ‘Half Broke Horses’ by Jeannette Walls

By Elaine Bosch, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main   Jeannette Walls, best-selling author of the compelling memoir, The Glass Castle, follows up with a “true [Read More]

By:Elaine Bosch, GRPL Main

Get tickets now for fun events coming to DeVos Performance Hall this fall

Tickets for upcoming fall events at Performance Hall go on sale today.

By:By Hilarie Szarowicz, Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention / Arena Authority

On the shelf: ‘Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic …’ by Molly Caldwell Crosby

By Lisa Boss, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main   The uncanny illness seemed to arise out of the WWI battlefields. In 1916, soldiers were evacuated [Read More]

By:Lisa Boss, GRPL Main

Saugatuck Center for the Arts Farmers Market opens Friday

More than 20 vendors set up every Friday at the Center, located at 400 Culver St., selling handmade items and produce.

By:Angela Peavey, SCA

Judy Collins highlights St. Cecilia’s peek at 2017-18 concert series lineups 

St. Cecilia’s Royce Auditorium stage concerts begin Oct. 26 and run through spring 2018.

By:St. Cecilia Music Center

On the shelf: ‘Mrs. Greenthumbs Plows Ahead’ by Cassandra Danz

Mrs. Greenthumbs Plows Ahead: 5 Steps to the Drop-Dead Gorgeous Garden of Your Dreams by Cassandra Danz   By Lisa Boss, Grand Rapids Public Library [Read More]

By:Lisa Boss, GRPL Main

Byron Center student returns to her roots for benefit concert

Mallory Skilling, who is a former Cornerstone University student, will perform May 18 at concert to benefit the Van Singer Fine Arts Foundation.

By:Kathy Richards, Van Singel Fine Arts Center

‘Springtime in Paris’ culinary class with Chef Jim LaPerriere

The “Springtime in Paris” culinary class with Chef Jim LaPerrierecomes to the Saugatuck Center for the Arts Tuesday, May 23.

By:Angela Peavey, Saugatuck Center for the Arts

On the shelf: ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ by Maria Semple

Mature Lifestyles Book Review   By Melissa Fox, Grand Rapids Public Library   Extremely funny and smart, Where’d You Go, Bernadette is the kind of [Read More]

By:Melissa Fox, Grand Rapids Public Library

Well-known Detroit-based horror writer scheduled to visit Schuler Books

Josh Malerman, who received accolades for his “Bird Box,” will be discussing his latest release “Black Mad Wheel.”

By:Whitney Spotts, Schuler Books & Music

On the shelf: ‘Area 51’ by Annie Jacobsen

By Carl Meyering, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main   Area 51 — An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen   [Read More]

By:Carl Meyering, GRPL, Main

On tap: Beer Explorers gets cheesy; Black Goat soon on the loose

Public Museum’s Beer Explorers and Brewery Vivant pair beer and cheese, while Perrin turns to the dark (beer) side.

By:K.D. Norris

On the shelf: ‘The Forever War’ by Dexter Filkins

By Amy Cochran Grand Rapids Public Library, Seymour Branch   The prologue sets us down in a Falluja street in 2004 with an invading Marine [Read More]

By:Amy Cochran, GRPL, Seymour Branch

Eclectic mix: Meijer Gardens free Tuesday concert line-up ranges from jazz to indie rock

One of the true pleasures of a West Michigan summer is an evening at Meijer Garden’s Tuesday Evening Music Club concert series.

By:K.D. Norris

On the shelf: ‘Before I Go To Sleep’ by S. J. Watson

By Grand Rapids Public Library S. J. Watson spins a tale of mystery and suspense in his debut novel, Before I Go To Sleep.   [Read More]

By:Grand Rapids Public Library

Blandford CSA supports local businesses, encourages healthy eating

By C. Davis   Since 2010, Blandford Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has been growing healthy, chemical-free produce. Today, Blandford Farm consists of 2.5 acres where [Read More]

By:C. Davis

Annual Exhibition Week at KCAD is May 2-6

By Elena Tislerics, KCAD   Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University’s (KCAD’s) invites the public to join in celebrating KCAD’s annual [Read More]

By:Elena Tislerics, KCAD

On the shelf: ‘The Last Men: New Guinea
’ by Iago Corazza

By Rebecca Near Grand Rapids Public Library, Main   New Guinea, the second largest island in the world, has a complicated history. To start, it’s [Read More]

By:Rebecca Near, GRPL Main

On the shelf: ‘Salvage the Bones’ by Jesmyn Ward

By Lisa Boss, Grand Rapids Public Library, Main   Winner of the National Book Award in 2011, Ward’s second novel is beautifully written and disturbing, with [Read More]

By:Lisa Boss