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.
Actors Theatre
160 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids
actorstheatregrandrapids.org
Alabaster, Feb. 27-Mar. 8
Avenue for the Arts
avenueforthearts.co
My American Dream, Opening Jan. 16
The Red Thread, Opening Feb. 20
Third Thursdays, Jan. 16 & Feb. 20
Broadway Grand Rapids
122 Lyon St. NW, Grand Rapids
broadwaygrandrapids.com
Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jan. 21-Feb. 2
Farmers Alley Theatre Kalamazoo
221 Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo
farmersalleytheatre.com
Dial M for Murder, Feb. 6-Feb. 16
Fontana Chamber Arts
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 200, Kalamazoo
fontanamusic.org
Fred Hersch (Piano) & Anat Cohen (Clarinet), Feb. 21
Franke Center for the Arts
214 E Mansion St., Marshall
thefranke.org
Irish Pub Night, Jan. 11
Main Street Dueling Pianos, Jan. 25
Ice, Wine, Beer & Blues, Jan. 31-Feb. 1
Frauenthal Center
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
frauenthal.org
Jimmie Herrod, Jan. 25
Gilmore Theatre/WMU Theatre
1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
wmich.edu/theatre
All the Natalie Portmans, Jan .31-Feb. 16
Titanic, Feb. 8-9
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
artmuseumgr.org
Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous, Through Jan. 12
Brick by Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO, Through April 27
Kristina Sheufelt: Fallow Season, Feb. 1-May 4
Grand Rapids Ballet
341 Ellsworth Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
grballet.com
Peter Pan, Feb. 21-23
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
30 N. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
grct.org
The 39 Steps, Jan. 17-Feb. 2
Camp Rock, Feb. 28-Mar. 16
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave. NW Ste. 100, Grand Rapids
grsymphony.org
Sax and the City, Jan. 10-11
Coffee/An Evening with Haydn, Jan. 31
Pictures at an Exhibition, Feb. 7-8
Symphony With Soul: Common, Feb. 15
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Holland Chorale
hollandchorale.org
Golden Age Showtunes, Jan. 19
Favorite Operas, Feb. 23
Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids
2727 Michigan NE, Grand Rapids
jtgr.org
Esther the Musical, Jan. 30-Feb. 9
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo
kazoocivic.com
Well, Jan. 17-26
California Suite, Feb. 21-Mar. 2
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
kiarts.org
Powerful Forces: Legends, Rituals, and Warriors in East Asian Art, Through Jan. 19
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 100, Kalamazoo
kalamazoosymphony.com
Symphonic Beats: Celebrating Hip Hop Culture, Feb. 7
Craft Music: Opera, Feb. 12
LowellArts
223 W. Main St., Lowell
lowellartsmi.org
Artist Market, Through Jan. 11
Miller Auditorium
2200 Auditorium Dr, Kalamazoo
millerauditorium.com
Disney’s The Lion King, Jan. 29-Feb. 9
Muskegon Civic Theatre
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
muskegoncivictheatre.org
Silent Sky, Jan. 10-28
Godspell, Feb. 7-22
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
muskegonartmuseum.org
Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective, Through Jan. 5
Art Talks Back, Jan. 1-Apr. 30
Transcending Tradition: Selection of Works from The Bennett Collection of Women Realists, Feb. 6-May 11
Opera Grand Rapids
1320 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids
operagr.org
Eurydice, Jan. 31-Feb. 1
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
Hempy Keyboard Series, Jan. 19-Mar. 9
We hope you fail better., Through May 16
St. Cecilia Music Center
24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
scmc-online.org
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Feb. 20
The Gilmore
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
thegilmore.org
Alexandre Kantorow w/ KSO, Feb. 5
Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
wellspringdance.org
KIA Movement in the Museum, Jan. 16
16th Annual Midwest RAD Fest, Feb. 27-Mar. 2
West Michigan Symphony
360 W. Western Ave. Ste. 200, Muskegon
westmichigansymphony.org
Lisa Sung Quartet - Jazz, Jan. 10
Mozart & Beethoven, Jan. 24
Jon Holden Ensemble - Chamber, Jan. 25
Ian Maksin - Cello, Feb. 14
Tchaikovsky Winter Dreams, Feb. 28
