
What's Going On This Month: September 2025

Laughter On the Lakeshore: Wave after Wave of Laughs

For the 31st year, LowellArts is hosting its annual West Michigan Art Competition, with $2,000 in cash awards presented to five artists.
With a successful Shark Tank endorsement, Shefit owner and founder Sara Moylan continues the hustle with new products and a call to action.
“I never had intentions of starting a business. I was trying to solve my own problem,” Moylan said, detailing her from-scratch efforts at creating her sports bra that is now the darling of Entrepreneur, Forbes, Runner’s World, and a little show from ABC called Shark Tank.
Downtown Grand Rapids’ very own The Intersection in 2016 reached the top 25 in ticket sales for club concert venues worldwide.
Chick-fil-A Inc. seems relentless in its desire to secure a location near Knapp Street and East Beltline Avenue on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
It’s safe to say that rising stand-up comedian Shane Mauss has been on the best trip of his life over the last year.
Nothing beats a free movie — unless, of course, you add some free food to the mix. Now in its 11th year, the Chiaroscuro International Film series does all of this and much more.
It’s no secret that making a movie is a huge undertaking.
Hell, Avatar alone took 10 years to make. And yet the Grand Rapids Film Festival is challenging participants to make a movie in just 36 hours.
OK, so the finished films are expected to be around six minutes, and the budget is admittedly smaller than anything James Cameron would have to work with, but it’s still damn impressive what people can pull off with such time constraints.
One lake. Two-hundred and sixty-five acres of open water. Fifty-two feet down, at its deepest point. And centuries of history. This is Reeds Lake.
Men, the time to complete your outfits is long overdue. Welcome to our humble guide of haberdashery and accessories for the discerning gentlemen.
American sculptor Beverly Pepper, 94, is giving her print and drawing archives covering nearly seven decades of work to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
The 2017 West Michigan Area Show is now accepting submissions from local artists until Jan. 23.
After feeling like a misfit her entire life, a film set was the first place Liz Merriman felt like she belonged. Merriman feels the industry is filled with other beautiful misfits — beautiful people who truly work hard together.
One of Grand Rapids’ latest restaurants, The Sovengard, is taking a cue from the New Nordic movement — with a Scandinavian-influenced, local, “hyper-seasonal” menu despite cold climates for farming much of the year. Revue sat down with Chef Patrick Conrade and founder Rick Muschiana to see how the experiment is faring.
Holland-based New Holland Brewing Co. and Los Angeles-based Pabst Brewing Co. have announced a deal aimed at increasing New Holland’s sales and distribution.