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, Through Mar. 8
Avenue for the Arts
avenueforthearts.co
Dialogue of Souls, Opening Mar. 20
Third Thursdays, Mar. 20
Broadway Grand Rapids
122 Lyon St. NW, Grand Rapids
broadwaygrandrapids.com
Clue, Mar. 4-9
Franke Center for the Arts
214 E Mansion St., Marshall
thefranke.org
How To Publish Workshop, Mar. 9
Frauenthal Center
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
frauenthal.org
Artrageous, Mar. 9
Gilmore Theatre/WMU Theatre
1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
wmich.edu/theatre
The Great Gatsby, Mar. 14-29
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
artmuseumgr.org
Art in Bloom 2025, Mar. 28-30
Brick by Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO, Through April 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
Jumpstart, Mar. 21-23
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
30 N. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
grct.org
Camp Rock, Through Mar. 16
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave. NW Ste. 100, Grand Rapids
grsymphony.org
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Feb. 28-Mar. 1
An Evening with the GRS Chorus, Mar. 7
Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Mar. 14-15
Mahler & Eight Timpani, Mar. 21-22
HEROES: A Video Game Symphony, Mar. 27
Holland Chorale
hollandchorale.org
Great American Songbook, Mar. 23
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo
kazoocivic.com
California Suite, Through Mar. 2
Parade, Mar. 14-23
Dancing at Lughnasa, Mar. 28-Apr. 6
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
kiarts.org
Sourced from the ‘Zoo, Mar. 8-May 25
An Infinite Constellation of Love, Through June 15
Young Artists of Kalamazoo County, Mar. 15-Apr. 14
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 100, Kalamazoo
kalamazoosymphony.com
Appalachian Spring, Mar. 1
Celtic Candlelight, Mar. 7
Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet, Mar. 29
Kendall College of Art and Design
17 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids
kcad.ferris.edu
catch & release - Sabbatical Exhibition by Professor Bob Marsh, Through Mar. 28
LowellArts
223 W. Main St., Lowell
lowellartsmi.org
West Michigan Art Competition, Through Apr. 12
Miller Auditorium
2200 Auditorium Dr, Kalamazoo
millerauditorium.com
Late Nite Catechism, Mar. 9
The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Mar. 19
August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, Mar. 21
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. A Celebration Of The Music Of Aretha Franklin, Mar. 25
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
muskegonartmuseum.org
Art Talks Back, Through Apr. 30
Transcending Tradition: Selection of Works from The Bennett Collection of Women Realists, Through May 11
Expressions, Mar. 27-May 4
Opera Grand Rapids
1320 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids
operagr.org
Opera is Lit, Mar. 13
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
Hempy Keyboard Series, Through March 9
Mountainfilm on Tour, Mar. 21-22
We hope you fail better., Through May 16
A Caregiver’s Butterfly Garden, Through 2025
St. Cecilia Music Center
24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
scmc-online.org
Julian Lage, Mar. 18
Schubert’s Trout Quintet, Mar. 20
The Gilmore
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
thegilmore.org
Rising Star: Elisabeth Brauss, Mar. 9
Richard Goode & Sarah Shafer, Mar. 16
Vox GR
voxgr.com
Salutation: Welcoming Dawn, Day, and Dusk, Mar. 16
Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
wellspringdance.org
16th Annual Midwest RAD Fest, Through Mar. 2
West Michigan Symphony
360 W. Western Ave. Ste. 200, Muskegon
westmichigansymphony.org
Tony Monaco Trio - Organ Jazz, Mar. 14
American Divas, Mar. 28
