Fifth annual Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit to feature performances by Mixed Roots Collective
Submitted 02-11-2019 under NEWS
This year's Summit theme, Connecting Our Stories – Connecting Our Power, reflects the power of reclaiming and sharing our personal and community stories and will feature performances by Mixed Roots Collective instead of the traditional keynote address.
In Season: February 8, 2019
Submitted 02-08-2019 under NONPROFITS
Although we've had another challenging weather week, our Winter Market will still be open for your local shopping needs tomorrow! We're planning on close to 20 vendors, with a great variety of Michigan-grown produce, locally-raised meat, eggs, and dairy, and artisan + hand crafted foods.
Parking in Grand Rapids on City Connection with Commissioner Ruth Kelly & Guest Josh Naramore
Submitted 02-04-2019 under NONPROFITS
Commissioner Ruth Kelly is joined by Josh Naramore to discuss parking in downtown Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids Symphony welcomes Itzhak Perlman, Olga Kern, 'Ghostbusters,' 'Up,' 'Home Alone' for 90th anniversary season
Submitted 02-01-2019 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids Symphony's 2019-20 season salutes Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, The Beatles, presents two Harry Potter films, performs all five Beethoven Piano Concertos
In Season: February 2, 2019
Submitted 01-31-2019 under NONPROFITS
Can you believe it's already February?! We're expecting much kinder temperatures just in time for the first Winter Market of February! We'll have over 20 vendors, both inside + out, along with Patty Matters, a local food truck, on site to serve up some delicious food for you.
February "Culinary Conversations" MeetUp Examines Youth Culture and Millennial Food Trends
Submitted 01-31-2019 under NONPROFITS
On February 20, the Downtown Market will host the second “Culinary Conversations” Meetup, with speaker Eve Turow Paul. Author of “Generation Yum—Shaping The Future Of Food,” Turow Paul studies youth culture and how different generations interact with our food system
Lake Effect Fringe Festival takes over Dog Story Theater
Submitted 01-30-2019 under NONPROFITS
The Lake Effect Fringe Festival is a month-long celebration of local theatre at the Dog Story Theater.
Two of the world's most accomplished and innovative banjo artists, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, return to St. Cecilia Music Center February 9
Submitted 01-29-2019 under NONPROFITS
"As musicians and as songwriters, Fleck and Washburn are predisposed to embrace the entire world — its sounds and its occupants alike. Their latest album, Echo in the Valley, ties the many threads of their interests into a work that dazzles without sacrificing a shred of approachability”- NPR Music
Katie Kalisz: A Quiet Woman's Clarity
Submitted 01-29-2019 under LOCAL LIFE
Local poet and GRCC professor Katie Kalisz will read from her just-released first book of poems, Quiet Woman, on February 21 at 6:30pm, at the Grand Rapids Community College Library. The reading is free and open to the public.
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare presents The Seagull
Submitted 01-28-2019 under NONPROFITS
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare presents a new version of Anton Chekhov's classic The Seagull from February 14–17 at Dog Story Theatre