Wednesday, September 6, 2000
To Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Grand Rapids
Symphony
Our
full-time symphony presents classical, pops, and children's concerts.
Here's a sample. Click the link for more !
Picnic Pops
2008
Performed at
Cannonsburg Ski Area
| Classical Fireworks |
July
10-11 |
| Mariachi Cobre |
July
17-18 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band |
July
24-25 |
| ABBA-The
Hits |
July
31-August 1 |
Saturday, January 31, 2004
To Sunday, January 31, 2010
John
Ball Zoo
Exhibits include more than 1300 animals
including penguins, bears, a Komodo dragon, Mokomboso Valley chimps, Living Shores Aquarium and much
more.
See Kidstuff for special
children's events.
Saturday, January 31, 2004
To Friday, December 31, 2010
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center St.
NW
Andy Warhol exhibit through June 15
Many related activities, click the link.
Friday Nights at
GRAM
Galleries open 5-9 p.m.
Museum store open
Gourmet buffet $10 from 5-8
Cash Bar 5-8:30
Jazz & modern music 5-7
Art Forum 7-7:45
Solo Piano 7:45-8:30
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
To Thursday, March 18, 2010
Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Museum
May 9 Through July 25
Extraordinary Circumstances
David Kennerly's candid photos of
Gerald Ford's White House years.
Monday, August 2, 2004
To Monday, May 10, 2010
Van
Andel Museum Center
SUMMER CAMP! Click the Link!
Permanent exhibits include Streets of Old Grand Rapids,
Anishinabek:The People of this Place
and a working 1928 carousel
Roger B. Chaffee
Planetarium
272 Pearl Street
NW
State-of-the-art 3-D, Digistar-powered
shows
Rock music laser light
shows every Fri. and Sat. 8 & 9 p.m.
Voigt House Victorian
Museum
1895 home of Carl Voigt features
three floors of original furnishings and personal
possessions.
Group teas, luncheons, suppers and desserts available by
reservation.
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
To Thursday, March 25, 2010
St Cecilia
Music Society
MANY events, click the link...
Thursday, October 7, 2004
To Friday, December 31, 2010
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
Restored and Revitalized!
2007-2008 Season
| The Miracle Worker |
June 5-21, 2008 |
| Disney's High School
Musical
|
August 1,3,7&9,
2008
|
| Alice |
August 2,6,8&10,
2008
|
Saturday, October 9, 2004
To Friday, December 31, 2010
Meijer
Gardens
For membership info visit
www.meijergardens.org
Lots of activities all the
time. Click the link!
May 30-August 31 Degas in
Bronze
2008 Summer
Concerts
Cake...June 5!
| Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy |
June
12 |
| Robert
Randolph Revival |
June
16 |
| Derek
Trucks/Susan Tedeschi |
July
9 |
| Lyle
Lovett |
July
10 |
| Sara Evans |
July 24 |
| Los Lonely Boys & Los Lobos |
August 7 |
| K. T. Tunstall |
August 11 |
| KebMo & Robert Cray |
August 13,14 |
Friday, April 1, 2005
To Wednesday, September 15, 2010
West Michigan Whitecaps-
Baseball
- Check the schedule for home games. A great entertainment
value! Who says ball park food has to be lousy. NOT AT 5th/3rd Park.
PLAY BALL!
Opening Day
Monday April 7
Thursday, April 14, 2005
To Thursday, September 30, 2010
Grand Rapids
Rampage - Arena Football played at the VanAndel
Arena. Check their website for the home schedule. Exciting
times!
Sunday, May 29, 2005
To Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Here are links to a variety of venues offering
some great entertainment.
The Orbit
Room
Interlochen Center for the
Arts
- a couple hours away, but you wanted to go 'up
north' this summer anyway.
DTE Energy Music Theatre
- will always be Pine Knob
Music Theatre to me. Palace of Auburn Hills events at this same
website.
Ravinia Festival
Summer home of Chicago
Symphony and lots more! I try to not let a summer go by without at least
on CSO concert at Ravinia.
Saturday, October 1, 2005
To Friday, April 30, 2010
Grand Rapids Griffins
- Hockey- VanAndel
Arena.
Exciting professional hockey
with the local farm team for the NHL Detroit
Redwings! Tickets from $13
to $25
Saturday, March 3, 2007
To Monday, March 3, 2008
Meyer May
House
450 Madison Ave.
SE
Frank Lloyd Wright 1909 prairie-style
house restored in 1987 by Steelcase Corp. features original furnishings and
reproductions of arts and crafts-style items.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays
1-5 p.m. Sundays
Free admission. Closed major
holidays. Last tour starts one hour before
closing.
246-4821
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
To Sunday, July 18, 2010
Rosa Parks
Circle/"Ecliptic"
Maya Lin designed "Ecliptic" for this
public park to embody the city's ties to water.
Monroe Center Street and Monroe
Avenue
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
To Sunday, July 18, 2010
Blandford Nature
Center
143 acres of ponds, woods, fields and
streams with 4.5 miles of trails
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
To Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Fish Ladder
Sculpture
Created by artist Joseph Kinnebrew,
the sculpture aids salmon as they head upriver to spawn. Fish are most
active mid-September to mid-October
560 Front Ave.
NW
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
To Sunday, July 18, 2010
Grand Rapids Children's Museum
Celebrating childhood and the joy of
learning for ages 2-10
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
To Sunday, July 18, 2010
James C. Veen
Observatory
View the night sky. Click the
link for details.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
To Sunday, July 18, 2010
La Grande Vitesse (The Great
Swiftness)
is a stabile designed by renowed
artist Alexander Calder specifically for the site known as Calder
Plaza.
40 feet high and bright red, it
celebrates its 38th anniversary this year.
Ottawa Avenue between Lyon and
Michigan Streets
Friday, April 18, 2008
To Saturday, August 30, 2008
Van Andel
Arena
| Tom Petty/Steve Winwood |
May 30 |
| Bill
Gaither |
May
31 |
Thursday, May 1, 2008
To Thursday, December 25, 2008
Fulton Street
Farmer's Market
1145 E. Fulton,
just west of Fuller
A Grand Rapids
institution since 1922
Shop for locally grown
fruits and vegetables, plants and home-made arts and crafts.
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tue., Wed.,Fri., Sat.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
To Saturday, May 24, 2008
Circle
Theatre
at Aquinas
College Center for the Performing Arts
2008 Summer Season
| Escanaba in
Love |
June
12-28 |
| Crowns |
July 24-August
9 |
| Tuesdays with
Morrie |
August 21-September
6 |
| The WHO's
Tommy |
September 18-October
4 |
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
To Monday, September 15, 2008
17th Annual Blues on
the Mall Series
Free shows on Rosa
Parks Circle in Downtown
Wednesday nights for 10
weeks, starting June 11
