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, August 21
Barn Theatre
13351 West M-96, Augusta
https://barntheatreschool.org/
My Fair Lady, Aug. 5-17
How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Aug. 19-31
Broadway Grand Rapids
122 Lyon St. NW, Grand Rapids
https://grandrapids.broadway.com/
Hamilton, July 22-Aug. 3
Circle Theatre
1703 Robinson Rd. SE, Grand Rapids
https://circletheatre.org/
Girls’ Weekend, Aug. 7-23
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 E. Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
http://meijergardens.org/
BUSTED: Contemporary Sculpture Busts, Through Sept. 21
Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens, Through Sept. 14
Tuesday Evening Music Club: Tuesdays, through August 26, 7-9 pm.
Sunday Strings, Select Sundays through August
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
https://www.artmuseumgr.org/
David Lubbers: Haunted Terrain, Through Aug. 3
David Hockney: Perspective Should Be Reversed, May 31-Nov. 2
Thursdays on the Terrace, Through August
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
https://www.kiarts.org/
Leo Villareal: Interstellar, Through Sept. 21
Ink Rhapsody: The Art of Lingnan Masters in Hong Kong, Through Oct. 26
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
https://muskegonartmuseum.org/
The Bennett Prize: Rising Voices 4, Through Aug. 24
Deng Shiqing: The Cost of Life, Through Aug. 24
Holland Symphony Orchestra
96 W. 15th St. #201, Holland
http://hollandsymphony.org/
HSO Welcomes Midori, Aug. 8-9
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
Waitress, Aug. 8-31
sōw [in sorrow], Through Sept. 5
Grand Rapids Ballet
grballet.com
Summer Dance Festival, Aug. 22-23
Frederik Meijer Gardens, Aug. 26
View our full arts and entertainment calendar at https://revuewm.com/calendar.
