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Meijer Gardens "Tuesday Evening Music Club" May Be Your Place To Be

Andy Rent — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:15:35 +0000

Even if you didn’t, or weren’t able to, buy the tickets you wanted for the Meijer Gardens Summer Concert Series, the 2013 Tuesday Evening Music Club is your answer to enjoying the beautiful Meijer Gardens, and a terrific concert. The Music Club gives you a chance to enjoy the talent of local musicians, beautiful summer [...]

Nearly 1,000 Trumpeters Blow in Grand Rapids

Andy Rent — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:00:48 +0000

Nearly 1,000 trumpeters have been in Grand Rapids this last week, attending the International Trumpet Guild Conference. They have been “blowing” the socks off each other, and the general public with seminars and performances. Tonight, in DeVos Place, Steelcase Ballrooms, will be the final public concert at 9 p.m. What a night it will be [...]

ZZ Top To Headline Rock The Rapids 2013

Wendy Reed — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:39:33 +0000

Rock The Rapids announced Monday morning that rock icons ZZ Top and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will perform on Thursday, August 22 on the Auto Value Main Stage at the three-day music festival. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame back in 2004, and are known for such [...]

West Michigan Symphony Season Finale Features Guest Pianist Alessio Bax

Andy Rent — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:22:41 +0000

West Michigan Symphony concludes it’s 2012 – 2013 season with an exciting concert May 31 and June 1 featuring guest pianist Alessio Bax. The weekend performance will feature Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture” Op. 96; Richard Strauss’ “Don Juan” Op. 20, a tone poem after Nikolaus Lenau, and, Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 38, [...]

Circle Theatre's "Hits of the 80′s" is May 13

Andy Rent — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:02:50 +0000

Circle Theatre produces an annual concert series that features many of the area’s best vocalists and musicians. Live music in an intimate setting that gives all audience members an up-close and personal experience unique only to Circle Theatre. Starting off the series this month is the nostalgic concert HITS OF THE 80’S, running May 13, [...]

Josh Groban Coming To Van Andel Arena

Wendy Reed — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:26:39 +0000

If you missed Josh Groban the last time that he performed at Van Andel Arena, have no fear! He’s coming back! This morning, it was announced that Groban will be hitting the stage at Van Andel in October. Josh Groban announced the next stage in his live career with his “In the Round Tour,” which [...]

West Michigan Symphony and Broadway Team up

Andy Rent — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:00:39 +0000

If you like Broadway Musicals, you're going to love the next concert of The West Michigan Symphony. They'll welcome three of Broadway’s most talented divas to the stage on May 10 and 11 for a concert that will feature music from some of the most beloved Broadway shows, in the beautiful Frauenthal Center for Performing Arts in downtown Muskegon at 7:30 p.m.

Straight No Chaser Coming to DeVos Performance Hall

Andy Rent — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:31 +0000

It may not be until November, but if the buzz is anything to follow, then I’d be ready to buy tickets when they go on sale April 30th. For what you query? Straight No Chaser, the hottest “male a cappella group” singing today. They have emerged as a phenomenon with a massive fanbase, numerous national [...]

MEIJER GARDENS' 2013 OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Andy Rent — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:29:50 +0000

WOW! What a lineup! And, it’s the biggest one, to date. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park announced their 11th annual Outdoor Summer Concert Series with an eclectic 30-show lineup. The 1,900-seat amphitheater is one of the most unique and intimate venues in Michigan. Here is the exciting 2013 Outdoor Summer Concert Series Lineup: B.B. [...]

See Michael Buble Live in the Bahamas

Chris Kissel — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:00:10 +0000

What could be more relaxing that a summer night on the beach in the Bahamas? Or more awesome than a free three-nights stay in the Bahamas? Or more perfect than two tickets to see Michael Bublé at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas resort and two passes to meet him, too?

It's true – pretty much nothing could be better than that. But, what the heck – we're also throwing in $500 for you to spend any way you want. Just enter below for your chance to travel to the Caribbean and hang out with Bublé at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas this summer.

West Michigan Symphony April Concert to feature "Women as Muses"

Andy Rent — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:19:59 +0000

The next concert of the West Michigan Symphony will certainly be an exciting one. It will feature music inspired by women as special guests Teresa Cheung and Elena Urioste take the stage for Masterworks concerts on April 19 and 20. The “Women as Muses” performance will feature guest conductor Teresa Cheung: • George Tsontakis’ “Clair [...]

Two More Acts Announced For Frederik Meijer Gardens' Summer Concert Series

Wendy Reed — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:17:47 +0000

Last month, Frederik Meijer Gardens gave us a sneak peek of the acts that would be coming for their annual Summer Concert Series. The first round of acts announced included country act Montgomery Gentry, actor/musician Steve Martin, and the Steve Miller Band. This morning, the Gardens announced to more acts that will be gracing their stage this season.

St. Cecilia and Lincoln Center Finish First Season Thursday, Arpil 11

Andy Rent — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:34 +0000

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Series at St. Cecilia completes their 1st season at St. Cecilia Music Center on April 11, 2013. Artistic Director of the Series, Wu Han will perform on piano with five other acclaimed musicians for their performance featuring the works of Kodaly, Weber and Dvorak. The five other musicians from the CMS of Lincoln Center include Kristin Lee, violin; Sean Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet.

St. Cecilia's "Fresh Folk Series" Continues This Thursday

Andy Rent — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:00:58 +0000

The Fresh Folk Series at St. Cecilia Music Center continues this Thursday, March 28, and will bring two great performance artists, Seth & May and FauxGrass to the stage. One of Michigan’s most popular folk and Americana music writers and musicians, Seth Bernard and May Erlewine, will land in Grand Rapids for the Fresh Folk [...]

Grand Rapids Symphony Teaming With Cirque for Spectacular April Concert

Andy Rent — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:24:04 +0000

Acrobatics, machines, circus and the Grand Rapids Symphony combine to present an inventive new cirque show, “Cirque Mechanics.” The production is the result of a yearlong collaboration between the Grand Rapids Symphony and the Cirque Mechanics franchise, and marks the concert hall debut of Cirque Mechanics’ massive mechanical apparatus, the Gantry Bike. Associate Conductor John [...]

St. Cecilia Music Center and David Sandborn Team up for Gala

Andy Rent — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:00:02 +0000

For 130 years St. Cecilia Music Center has been known by audiences and artists alike as one of the finest establishments to hear and see world-renowned musicians. The building at the corner of Ransom and Fulton Streets, built in 1894, has been in continuous operation as a music center since that time. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Frederik Meijer Gardens Announces Part Of Their Summer Concert Schedule

Wendy Reed — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:49:09 +0000

One of the tell-tale signs, at least in my world, that Spring is almost here, is when Frederik Meijer Gardens starts announcing the lineup for their Summer Concert Series. Every year, they bring in some of the top acts in the country to perform at their amphitheater right here in Grand Rapids. Part of this year's lineup was announced today! Check out some of the acts coming to the Gardens after the jump!

West Michigan Symphony and International Piano Competition Winner in Concert

Andy Rent — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:00:52 +0000

Friday, and Saturday, March 15 and 16, should be a magical night with the West Michigan Symphony, as they will feature Naumberg International Piano Competition winner Awadagin Pratt at its Masterworks series concerts. Returning for its sixth year, the popular “Beethoven and Blue Jeans” performance will feature: • Randall Woolf’s “Shakedown,” with the composer in [...]

Gordon Lightfoot at DeVos Performance Hall in May

Andy Rent — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:24:10 +0000

It’s been 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales for singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot Wait! Did I say 50 YEARS? I sure did. Where did all the time go? I don’t know, but Gordon Lightfoot seems to never want to sit back and “rest” on those 50 years. He just [...]

Grand Rapids Symphony Presents "The Matrix" Live

Andy Rent — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:55:28 +0000

The Grand Rapids Symphony has done it so successfully in the past, that they’re going to do it again…..accompany a blockbuster movie by playing the full score while we watch the movie. The Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, have been exciting moments with the symphony, and now it’s The Matrix turn. Tuesday, [...]