West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
The results of the 7th Annual Best of the West reader survey's Attractions categories.
Review: 'The Color Purple' Is Nothing Less Than Divine
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 25 July 2022 15:54 |Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning novel “The Color Purple” begins as a series of letters written by its main character to God. She is repeatedly raped, beaten, emotionally abused, forced into domestic slavery, and her children and sister ripped from her. She has nowhere else to turn but to God.
Live music has returned in a big way, and shows no signs of stopping again any time soon.
In 2021, Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency decided that if we can eat and smoke THC, we should be able to drink it, too.
Summer is in full swing, the kids are home from school, and there are only so many times they can bike around the neighborhood. Luckily, West Michigan is rife with fun centers filled with activities to engage every member of the family.
As the summer season brings Michiganders beautiful, warm weather, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming concert series is making its triumphant return to the stage.
Gratefully Going Forward: The Return of Live Music
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 18 July 2022 11:42 |When Revue asked Scott Hammontree, partner and talent buyer at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, how he feels about bringing live music back to West Michigan over the past year, he says he feels like the luckiest guy in town.
When the sun comes out to play, so do we. The moment it’s not too wet or cold to be outside — and sometimes even when it is — us Michiganders head to the nearest patio for eats and drinks. And thanks to the pandemic, there are more patios than ever before.
Hope Is For Everyone: Professional Theater in Holland
Written by Claire Chapin | Monday, 18 July 2022 11:30 |Holland is the home of a celebration of live theater this summer, as the Hope Summer Repertory Theater (HSRT) celebrates its 50th year with a nine-show season that occupies four different venues all summer long.
Review: Barn Theatre's 'Cinderella' is a Magical Marvel to Behold
Written by Marin Heinritz | Wednesday, 13 July 2022 12:17 |The opening night audience of The Barn Theatre’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella was alive with children and their parents as well as those of us always eager to see the latest show.
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