Arts exhibitions and performances have returned in full swing to West Michigan. This season, there’s absolutely no shortage of concerts, symphonies, plays, musicals, ballet, visual arts and beyond. We have big Broadway shows, intimate and progressive plays, live performances with symphonies, dancers taking to the stage, and powerful art exhibitions. Here’s our guide to arts events for the month.
Avenue for the Arts
avenueforthearts.co
Third Thursdays, Apr. 17
Broadway Grand Rapids
122 Lyon St. NW, Grand Rapids
broadwaygrandrapids.com
A Beautiful Noise, Apr. 1-6
Pretty Woman, Apr. 29-May 4
Farmers Alley Theatre Kalamazoo
221 Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo
farmersalleytheatre.com
A Jukebox for the Algonquin, Apr. 3-20
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 E. Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
meijergardens.org
Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming, Through April 30
BUSTED: Contemporary Sculpture Busts, April 4–Sept. 21
Fontana Chamber Arts
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 200, Kalamazoo
fontanamusic.org
Lyrra, Apr. 12
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
artmuseumgr.org
Brick by Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO, Through Apr. 27
Each year this blood shall change and blossom, Through Apr. 27
Kristina Sheufelt: Fallow Season, Through May 4
Grand Rapids Ballet
341 Ellsworth Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
grballet.com
Be Here Now, Apr. 25-May 4
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
30 N. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
grct.org
The Color Purple, Apr. 18-May 4
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave. NW Ste. 100, Grand Rapids
grsymphony.org
An Evening at Hogwarts:
Music by Candlelight, Apr. 11-12
Hogwarts Adventure, Apr. 12
Carmina Burana, Apr. 25-26
Gilmore Theatre/WMU Theatre
1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
wmich.edu/theatre
Dreamgirls, Mar. 28-Apr. 13
Holland Symphony Orchestra
96 W. 15th St. Ste. 201, Holland
hollandsymphony.org
Romantic Rachmaninoff, Apr. 26
Hope College
Great Performance Series
100 E. Eighth St., Holland
hope.gps
Tallis Scholars, Apr. 24
Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids
2727 Michigan NE, Grand Rapids
jtgr.org
Oh, My God, Apr. 17-May 4
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo
kazoocivic.com
Dancing at Lughnasa, Mar. 28-Apr. 6
The Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Apr. 25-May 4
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
kiarts.org
Sourced from the ‘Zoo, Through May 25
An Infinite Constellation of Love,
Through June 15
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 100, Kalamazoo
kalamazoosymphony.com
Rhapsody in Blue, Apr. 5
Craft Music: Anthems, Rock, Pop & More, Apr. 16
Sound in Motion, Apr. 27
LowellArts
223 W. Main St., Lowell
lowellartsmi.org
West Michigan Art Competition,
Through Apr. 12
Miller Auditorium
2200 Auditorium Dr, Kalamazoo
millerauditorium.com
Hadestown, Apr. 1-2
RIVERDANCE 30, Apr. 29
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
muskegonartmuseum.org
Art Talks Back, Through Apr. 30
Transcending Tradition, Through May 11
Expressions, Mar. 27-May 4
New Vic Theatre
134 E. Vine St., Kalamazoo
thenewvictheatre.org
Queen of Bingo, Through Apr. 12
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
We hope you fail better., Through May 16
St. Cecilia Music Center
24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
scmc-online.org
Christian McBride & Ursa Major, Apr. 22
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Apr. 24
The Gilmore
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
thegilmore.org
Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride,
Marcus Gilmore, Apr. 14
Hélène Grimaud, Apr. 23
Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
wellspringdance.org
Spring Concert of Dance, Apr. 27
West Michigan Symphony
360 W. Western Ave. Ste. 200, Muskegon
westmichigansymphony.org
Bayberry String Quartet - Classical, Apr. 26
