West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Among West Michigan’s most gleaming jewels is Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, but you know that — word has gotten out. Years ago, its planners dreamed of someday drawing 200,000 visitors a year. In 2015, it drew over 780,000.
Review: Enter a Hallmark Movie with Barn Theatre's Christmas Cabaret
Written by Marin Heinritz | Thursday, 16 December 2021 21:29 |This Christmas may feel different than years past, but it’s still the most wonderful time of the year at the Barn Theatre where it’s festive and joyful as all get out with the return of their Christmas Cabaret, a delightful performance to complete their marvelous 75th anniversary season.
Goodbye Season Tickets, Hello Affordability & Flexibility
Written by Sponsored Content | Wednesday, 01 December 2021 13:15 |Are you a supporter of the performing arts but struggle with the affordability of season tickets? What about the dreaded commitment to purchasing tickets for performance dates months in advance?
A year ago, if you asked just about anybody on Earth what they had in store for 2021, they would say, “I have no idea.”
Jewish Theatre GR: Five Plays For Eight Nights
Written by John Kissane | Wednesday, 01 December 2021 12:54 |To tire of talking lobsters is to tire of life. Thankfully, Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids retains its youthful energy.
This month, Grand Rapids Symphony offers two spectacular, accessible, festive shows: Holiday Pops and Cirque de Noël.
Review: Wellspring Shows the Power of Change with 'Unbound'
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 22 November 2021 09:50 |Two and a half weeks before Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers opened their first live, in-person performance since before the pandemic, one of the dancers tested positive for COVID-19, causing them to scrap one of the central dances they’d been rehearsing for “Unbound,” their fall concert of dance that opened Friday.
Review: 'Murder for Two: Holiday Edition' Rings in the Season With Pitch-Perfect Performances
Written by Marin Heinritz | Saturday, 20 November 2021 15:30 |It’s been more than five years since the original Murder for Two, the musical murder mystery featuring more than a dozen characters but only two actors and a singular piano, wowed Kalamazoo audiences as part of the Gilmore Keyboard Festival with the high-octane, madcap, vaudevillian, award-winning comedy.
Review: Gilmore’s Rising Star Series Is a Gift
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 15 November 2021 13:57 |The 2020 Gilmore Festival was thwarted, like so many live performances, by the pandemic; however, the Rising Stars Series has returned, offering eager piano enthusiasts an opportunity to experience playing from the world’s best and brightest keyboard stylists either live, in-person, or live streamed from Kalamazoo.
Arts events across West Michigan in November 2021.
