It’s 2024 and arts organizations in West Michigan are thriving, with incredible, jam-packed seasons of art, conversations, fun and community involvement. This month, you can visit the theaters for big Broadway shows and intimate plays, listen to symphonies play the classics and modern pieces, and head to local museums for a variety of stunning art. Check it out.
Actors Theatre
160 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids
actorstheatregrandrapids.org
Affinity Lunch Minutes, Feb. 1-10
Farmers Alley Theatre Kalamazoo
221 Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo
farmersalleytheatre.com
Native Gardens, Jan. 25-Feb. 4
Fontana Chamber Arts
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 200, Kalamazoo
fontanamusic.org
Castalian String Quartet, Feb. 23
Frauenthal Center
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
frauenthal.org
On Your Feet!, Feb. 25
Gilmore Theatre/WMU Theatre
1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
wmich.edu/theatre
More Fun Than Bowling, Feb. 2-11
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
artmuseumgr.org
Brick by Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO, Through May 19
Uncharted Ways Through: Maps, Land, And The Image, Through April 7
This Decisive Moment: Sports Photography from GRAM’s Collection, Through March 10
Sky Hopinka: Mnemonics of Shape and Reason, Through April 28
Border Cantos, Through April 28
Grand Rapids Ballet
341 Ellsworth Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
grballet.com
Sleeping Beauty, Feb. 23-25
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave. NW Ste. 100, Grand Rapids
grsymphony.org
All-American Masters, Feb. 2-3
Symphony with Soul: LeeLa James, Feb. 10
Holland Chorale
hollandchorale.org
Slightly Scandalous: Cole Porter Cabaret, Feb. 11
Hope College Great Performance Series
100 E. Eighth St., Holland
hope.gps
Galvin Cello Quartet, Feb. 29
Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids
2727 Michigan NE, Grand Rapids
jtgr.org
The Hatmaker’s Wife, Feb. 29-Mar. 10
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo
kazoocivic.com
Is There Life After High School?, Feb. 16-25
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
kiarts.org
American Realism: Visions of America, 1900-1950, Through April 14
Kyungmi Shin: A Story to Finding Us, Through May 12
Young Artists of Kalamazoo County, Feb. 10-Mar. 17
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 100, Kalamazoo
kalamazoosymphony.com
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone In Concert, Feb. 2
Mozart’s Requiem, Feb. 24
Kendall College of Art & Design
17 Fountain St. NW, Grand Rapids
kcad.ferris.edu
Practical Art Exhibition, Through Feb. 3
First Year Experience Exhibition, Through Feb. 3
LowellArts
223 W. Main St., Lowell
lowellartsmi.org
Earth, Nature, and the Common Thread, Through Feb. 17
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
muskegonartmuseum.org
Postcard Salon 2024, Feb. 22-March 14
Oddities & Delights, Through Feb. 25
Strange Winter, The Snow Globes of Walter Martin & Paloma Muñoz, Through Feb. 11
Tiffany Lamps: The Richard H. Driehaus Collection, Through March 17
John Steuart Curry: Weathering the Storm, Through Sept. 2
Muskegon Civic Theatre
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
muskegoncivictheatre.org
The Glorious World Of Crowns, Kinks & Curls, Feb. 9-24
Opera Grand Rapids
1320 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids
operagr.org
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Feb. 9-10
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
Of Plants and Place, Ongoing
Foreshadowing, Ongoing
Mr. Society of 23, Feb. 9-May 17
Re-Wild, Feb. 9-May 10
The Gilmore
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
thegilmore.org
Rising Star | Sean Mason Trio, Feb. 11
West Michigan Symphony
360 W. Western Ave. Ste. 200, Muskegon
westmichigansymphony.org
The Seasons: Reimagined, Feb. 23
Photo Courtesy of Grand Rapids Art Museum.
