West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
A round-up of new businesses in West Michigan, along with closings, relocations and other changes for local businesses.
Our guide to events, goings-on and happenings all around West Michigan for the month of October.
In 2023, arts organizations are largely back on their feet and offering incredible seasons of art, conversations, fun and community involvement.
First started back in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Rapids indie-rock band Low Phase saw just how much the West Michigan music scene suffered during those difficult times.
Caitlin Cusack: Carrying on the Memory in Music
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 25 September 2023 12:28 |It’s often said that suffering leads to great art, but the sheer amount of suffering that singer-songwriter Caitlin Cusack has endured in such a short span of time nearly surpasses what art can help anyone heal.
Get Your Fright On: Haunted Houses in West Michigan
Written by Allison Kay Bannister | Monday, 25 September 2023 12:11 |This fall, all around town (and some just a broom ride away) are spooky attractions to curdle your blood, raise your hair, and chill your spine. If you want to see something really scary, look no further than these activities that we’re just bats for.
Review: 'Working' at Farmers Alley Theatre is a Beautiful Ode to Kalamazoo
Written by Marin Heinritz | Saturday, 23 September 2023 12:38 |The original 1974 musical Working is very much of its time. Based on celebrated Chicago radio journalist Studs Terkel’s oral history, it told the individual stories, in their own words, of working class Americans.
Review: 'Funny Girl' Is An Unforgettable Night of Stunning Talent
Written by Marin Heinritz | Thursday, 21 September 2023 16:38 |The "Funny Girl" Broadway tour, currently in production at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids, has changed it all.
Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION has furrowed a fresh, unmistakable approach to alternative-rock.
Review: 'Collective Rage' at Actors' Theatre is Downright Revolutionary
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 18 September 2023 14:11 |“Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties” is so provocative we can’t put in print the play’s full title.
