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.
Avenue for the Arts
avenueforthearts.org
3rd Thursdays, Mar. 21
Break It Down, Make It Better, Mar. 22
Broadway Grand Rapids
122 Lyon St. NW, Grand Rapids
broadwaygrandrapids.com
Les Miserables, Mar. 5-10
Central Park Players
421 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven
centralparkplayers.org
Half Baked, Mar. 8-17
Deos Contemporary Ballet
1595 Galbraith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids
deosballet.com
EMBER Series, Mar. 16-17
Farmers Alley Theatre Kalamazoo
221 Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo
farmersalleytheatre.com
Skeleton Crew, Mar. 7-17
Fontana Chamber Arts
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 200, Kalamazoo
fontanamusic.org
Cyrille Aimée, Mar. 15
Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
600 Forest Hill Ave. SE, Grand Rapids
fhfineartscenter.com
Mayfield Fiber Artists, Feb. 14-Mar. 14
Frauenthal Center
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
frauenthal.org
Vitamin String Quartet, Mar. 8
Gilmore Theatre/WMU Theatre
1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
wmich.edu/theatre
Argonautika, Mar. 15-24
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
artmuseumgr.org
This Decisive Moment: Sports Photography from GRAM’s Collection, Through Mar. 10
Uncharted Ways Through: Maps, Land, And The Image, Through Apr. 7
Sky Hopinka: Mnemonics of Shape and Reason, Through Apr. 28
Border Cantos, Through Apr. 28
Brick by Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO, Through May 19
Grand Rapids Ballet
341 Ellsworth Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
grballet.com
Jumpstart 2024, Mar. 22-24
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
30 N. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
grct.org
Disney’s Descendants, Mar. 1-17
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave. NW Ste. 100, Grand Rapids
grsymphony.org
Prokofiev Symphony No. 7, Mar. 1-2
Celtic Landscapes with Eileen Ivers, Mar. 15-16
Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, Mar. 22-23
A Night of Symphonic Boy Bands, Mar. 29
Holland Symphony Orchestra
96 W. 15th St. Ste. 201, Holland
hollandsymphony.org
Surprise Symphony, Mar. 9
Hope College Great Performance Series
100 E. Eighth St., Holland
hope.gps
The Other Mozart, Mar. 22
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
The 39 Steps, Mar. 8-17
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
kiarts.org
American Realism: Visions of America, 1900-1950, Through Apr. 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
Magical Melodies, Mar. 5
Music, She Wrote, Mar. 10
Journeys: Shostakovich, Ravel & Marsalis, Mar. 23
Kendall College of Art & Design
17 Fountain St. NW, Grand Rapids
kcad.ferris.edu
Master’s Thesis Exhibition: Aaron Marker, Through Mar. 12
Master’s Thesis Exhibition: Anna Mitchell, Mar. 19–Apr. 2
LowellArts
223 W. Main St., Lowell
lowellartsmi.org
38th Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition, Mar. 23-Apr. 27
Miller Auditorium
2200 Auditorium Dr, Kalamazoo
millerauditorium.com
My Fair Lady, Mar. 10
DRUM TAO, Mar. 17
Jesus Christ Superstar, Mar. 26-27
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
muskegonartmuseum.org
Postcard Salon 2024, Through Mar. 14
Tiffany Lamps: The Richard H. Driehaus Collection, Through Mar. 17
Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Mar. 14-May 26
Expressions, Mar. 28-May 19
John Steuart Curry: Weathering the Storm, Through Sept. 2
Opera Grand Rapids
1320 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids
operagr.org
VanderLaan Prize Final Round Concert, Mar. 23
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
Of Plants and Place, Ongoing
Foreshadowing, Ongoing
Mr. Society of 23, Through May 17
Re-Wild, Through May 10
St. Cecilia Music Center
24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
scmc-online.org
Instrumental Array, Mar. 7
Samara Joy, Mar. 26
Stulberg International String Competition
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
stulberg.org
Dongyoung Jake Shim w/ Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Mar. 24
West Michigan Symphony
360 W. Western Ave. Ste. 200, Muskegon
westmichigansymphony.org
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Cherish the Ladies, Mar. 15
Vox GR
voxgr.com
Mid-Winter Songs, Mar. 16
Photo Courtesy of The Grand Rapids Art Museum.
