West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
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Best of The West 2019: The Winners Issue
After two and a half months of voting, the fourth Best of the West has come to an end and the results are finally here. If this were The Bachelor, I’d say this year’s Best of the West is the biggest, most shocking, most dramatic reader poll EVER. And that would be mostly true. We get more voters every year, with 5,019 voters showing up in 2019 — how appropriate. Read More
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Review: 'Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' is a brilliantly clever, beautiful experience
If you think there’s anything sexier and funnier than murder, you’ll think again after seeing the phenomenal musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at Mason Street Warehouse.
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Review: Barn Theatre takes 'Mamma Mia!' to a whole new level
On their own, Swedish disco-pop group ABBA’s insanely catchy hits are sexy, silly, and sometimes all but nonsensical; but strung together with a light-hearted storyline and a handful of lovable characters, they become better than they have any right to be.
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Review: ‘Steel Magnolias’ is two hours of wonderful
“Strong woman” is more often than not a redundant phrase, but nowhere more so than in the South. And even amid the grand canon of 20th Century Southern literature, very few works honor and capture the realness, sharp wit, and fierce love of the strong Southern woman better than Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias.”
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The Lumineers plan stop for Van Andel Arena
Indie folk-rock stars The Lumineers are coming to Grand Rapids early next year.
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Arts
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Review: 'Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' is a brilliantly clever, beautiful experience
If you think there’s anything sexier and funnier than murder, you’ll think again after seeing the phenomenal musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at Mason Street Warehouse.
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Review: Barn Theatre takes 'Mamma Mia!' to a whole new level
On their own, Swedish disco-pop group ABBA’s insanely catchy hits are sexy, silly, and sometimes all but nonsensical; but strung together with a light-hearted storyline and a handful of lovable characters, they become better than they have any right to be.
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Review: ‘Steel Magnolias’ is two hours of wonderful
“Strong woman” is more often than not a redundant phrase, but nowhere more so than in the South. And even amid the grand canon of 20th Century Southern literature, very few works honor and capture the realness, sharp wit, and fierce love of the strong Southern woman better than Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias.”
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Review: ‘Unnecessary Farce’ is such a joyful escape, it might actually be necessary
Whether or not you consider yourself a fan of farce hardly matters when you find yourself in the audience of a truly excellent production. The script will necessarily be formulaic and full of corny jokes — and yet what talented, imaginative, fully-committed actors can do with that set of characters and off-the-wall scenario, particularly with a director who has a gift for comedy, can make you marvel at their artistry and laugh so hard your belly hurts.
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Food & Drink
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Thinking Ahead: Ginza Sushi & Ramen is a delicious, intentional eatery
Consciously or not, diners can sense thoughtfulness. It’s a sixth sense that plays a huge part in whether we decide to return.
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Rake Beer Project: It takes a village to raise a brewery
Of all the towns that speckle West Michigan’s coast, Muskegon has perhaps struggled the most with cohesion. Its beaches and state parks are world-class but distanced from the city proper. Moreover, some could argue that a city proper has been lacking for a while. I remember a visit to Unruly Brewing Company a few years ago: loved it, but noticed a scarcity of surrounding places to be. While rounding the main drag’s cul-de-sac, it seemed like the city was still loading.
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Best of the West: Nightlife & Activities
Now here’s a category for the masses. Nightlife, maybe not so much, but activities? You can’t deny we all do stuff from time to time.
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Best of The West: Drinking Winners
In the days of yore, a pint of lager and a couple fingers of whiskey were enough to whet a drinker’s appetite. No more. With a zillion liquids to choose from, it’s exhausting just deciding what to put in your mouth. Even our rhymes are changing. Once liquor before beer, you’re in the clear, now negroni before stout, lights out. Gin before mead, yes indeed? Mix and match drinks from this list and send us your rhymes for which pairs spared a bellyache.
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Music
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Best of The West: Music Winners
With our Best of the West competition now running strong in its fourth year, one of the most fascinating bits we find when looking over all the results is the rise of career artists and newcomers alike.
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Making Changes: Local soul-pop band August tours on new LP, Bloom
As summertime comes to an end, August has just arrived.
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Love Dies, Music Blooms: Local ‘sad-boy’ alternative R&B trio deadflower makes live debut with EP release
Heartbreak has inspired some of the best songs of all time. It’s also pushed artists through some of the roughest moments and led to the greatest growth of their careers.
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Musical Getaway: Guitarist Alex Scally of Beach House shares a glimpse into his creative process
From the very beginning, dream-pop duo Beach House has always strived to find that perfect spot. It’s not a specific time or place, but the creative space where they can share the beguiling beauty and ethereal elegance of their signature sound in an almost effortless way.
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