Oh, hey… welcome to my little slice of Revue. I’ve been a regular contributor for a few years, covering topics from sweets, glorious sweets, to travel, events, arts, and more.
If Grand Rapids has a reputation for celebrating art, a significant amount of credit for that reputation belongs to Avenue for the Arts.
Shopping at a dispensary, you’ll quickly notice that there is dirt cheap cannabis, and there’s the premium stuff. Both have a time and place.
Most of us who have studied American history to any degree have encountered the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 as a devastating and pivotal event that led to much-needed, fundamental change in labor laws; however, fewer of us have had the opportunity to witness that tragedy sprung to life as a gripping ballet.
It’s 2024 and arts organizations in West Michigan are thriving, with incredible, jam-packed seasons of art, conversations, fun and community involvement.
A late film critic once said of the even later director Alfred Hitchcock’s work that, in it, “nothing is ever taken quite seriously.” That’s certainly true.
A move years in the making, Eastern Kille Distillery has officially joined the Rockford community with an ample tasting room, brand new kitchen, enhanced production capabilities, and acres of outdoor space.
The stories of Detroit are the stories of America. This is but one of many reasons that places Detroit native Dominique Morisseau’s brilliant “Skeleton Crew” solidly in the canon of classic American plays.
Among the 52 headshots included in the program for stageGR’s production of Matilda (onstage through March 10th) is one that isn’t a headshot at all.
One can’t help but wonder why an exceptionally dark, three-hour-long musical with about half a dozen central characters and a hero without a romance has endured for nearly 40 years with fans old and new alike clamoring for more.