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'Mamma Mia!' returns to Grand Rapids

Submitted 11-27-2024 under OPINION

Funny and warm-hearted musical filled with ABBA songs returns to DeVos Performance Hall, courtesy of Broadway Grand Rapids.

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St. Cecilia Music Center features the Dynamic Grammy Award winning Del McCoury Band on the Acoustic Café Folk Series on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.

Submitted 11-07-2024 under NONPROFITS

Featuring the dynamic bluegrass guitar-picking singer/songwriter Del McCoury and his musically-talented artist sons, Ronnie and Rob, the Del McCoury Band includes longtime bassist, vocalist and guitarist Alan Bartram, and renowned fiddler Jason Carter.

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Grassroots benefit concert raises funds for family fleeing Palestine

Submitted 10-28-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

Woodstock Fest at the James Russell House raised $2,603 for a Gaza-based family, blending art, music and community in Grand Rapids. This year’s lineup showcased first-timers and veteran local musicians alike.

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St. Cecilia Music Center Brings Nashville Sensation Valerie June to Grand Rapids on November 12, 2024, on SCMC's Acoustic Café Folk Series.

Submitted 10-24-2024 under NONPROFITS

“An Evening with Valerie June” will feature a performance filled with a gorgeous blend of astral folk and meditative R&B.

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Enduring West Side staple Fulton Street Pub & Grill gets spooky this October

Submitted 10-10-2024 under LOCAL LIFE

With themed versions of weekly traditions and a frightening feast first, the well known 54-year old neighborhood karaoke bar is keeping things fresh.

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St. Cecilia Music Center Celebrates 13 years of partnership with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presenting a program titled "Virtuoso Winds" on November 7, 2024

Submitted 09-25-2024 under NONPROFITS

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will perform "Virtuoso Winds" at St. Cecilia Music Center featuring the wealth and variety of chamber music for winds and will introduce former Principal Horn of the Berlin Philharmonic, Radek Baborák, to American audiences.

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Buena Vista Social Orchestra plays Meijer Gardens

Submitted 09-16-2024 under OPINION

Buena Vista Social Orchestra, an offshoot of Cuba's famed Buena Vista Social Club, closed Meijer Gardens 2024 summer concert series.

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Acclaimed Grammy Award Nominated Saxophonist, Composer and Bandleader Joshua Redman kicks off St. Cecilia Music Center's Spectacular Jazz Series on October 4, 2024

Submitted 09-09-2024 under NONPROFITS

Joshua Redman will bring the Joshua Redman Group featuring artists from his newest album, “where are we”. Artists include Redman on saxophone, drummer Brian Blade, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and the dynamic vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa.

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Dr. Joel Schut, Director of Orchestras at Grand Valley State University, steps aboard at St. Cecilia Music Center as Conductor of the School of Music's Philharmonic Orchestra

Submitted 09-05-2024 under NONPROFITS

St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) is pleased to announce Dr. Joel Schut, Director of Orchestras at Grand Valley State University, as the new conductor of SCMC’s Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the School of Music ensemble program.

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Grammy Nominated Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist Sierra Hull kicks off St. Cecilia Music Center's 2024-2025 Concert Season on Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Submitted 09-03-2024 under NONPROFITS

Sierra Hull is the first of many artists to appear this season on SCMC’s Acoustic Café Folk Series.

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