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GRAM on the Green with WYCE 88.1 FM 2019 lineup announced

Pink Sky performs July 25. (Pink Sky)

By WKTV Staff
joanne@wktv.org


The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) and WYCE 88.1FM announced today the 2019 lineup for the 11th annual GRAM on the Green free outdoor summer concert series.

Taking place on Thursday evenings from July 11 – Aug. 22, the concert series features some of the best local and regional talent Michigan has to offer. Guests of all ages are invited to relax on the Museum’s outdoor terrace and enjoy free live music, dancing, food trucks, free museum admission, art-making activities, and a cash bar.

“The summer season returns to downtown Grand Rapids with GRAM on the Green with WYCE 88.1FM,” commented GRAM Communications Manager Elizabeth Payne. “During seven weeks in July and August, the visual and performing arts combine to present an inclusive and accessible concert series in the heart of our city.”

The 2019 lineup offers a diverse variety of performances, ranging from R&B/soul, acoustic/folk, and jazz, to indie/pop and blues rock.


2019 Lineup:

July 11
: Last Gasp Collective, soul/hip-hop/R&B

July 18: Lipstick Jodi with Jes Kramer, rock and electronic

July 25: Pink Sky with hi-ker, alternative/electronic

Aug. 1: Molly with Blushing Monk, soul and jazz

Aug. 8: Hannah Rose and the Gravestones with KJ & the Good Time Family Band, funk/rock

Aug. 15: Jake Kershaw, blues/rock

Aug. 22: Cameron Blake with Samuel Nalangira, folk/soul and Ugandan folk

“Grand Rapids has built a reputation as a music city, and WYCE could not be more excited to co-present this diverse lineup of acclaimed local, regional, and national talent,” added WYCE Station Manager Hayes Griffin. “WYCE is a community radio station, and GRAM on the Green offers the perfect platform to showcase musical talent right here in West Michigan.”

Admission to the Museum is free during GRAM on the Green evenings from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., as part of Meijer Free Thursday Nights.

Concert guests are invited inside the galleries to explore the exhibitions on view during the summer months: Maya Lin: Flow, Melanie Daniel: Only Four Degrees, Self, Symbol, Surrogate: Artist Portraits from GRAM’s Collection and the newest works on view in the Permanent Collection.