Entertainment

It's finally winter, hooray! This weekend offers a lot of chances to get out in the snow, if you're into that sort of thing. Here's just a smattering of what the area has to offer in that regard: 

Executive producer and local Grand Rapidian Jash'd Kambui Belcher is taking his second trip to the Sundance Film Festival with Detroit director Qasim Basir.

The musical, "Six," which made its Michigan premiere in Grand Rapids earlier this month, set an all-time record for attendance at a one-week Broadway show at DeVos Performance Hall, but the economic impact doesn't stop there.

The ultimate wedding planning experience for brides, grooms and the whole wedding party will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023,  11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Grand Rapids Symphony is holding its first in-person family concert since the Covid pandemic began in 2020. On Saturday, Jan. 14, "Ferdinand the...

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies of Muskegon has announced “Anne & Emmett” will be performed at the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts, 425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon, Jan. 13 - 21.

It’s cold, it’s dark, there’s nothing to do, but wait...yes there is...jazz is being played all over Grand Rapids!

It’s that low-key, first weekend of the year, where there’s not a lot on the social calendar, but I managed to find a few must-try happenings and events.  

The Grand Rapids Griffins will host a “sensory-friendly” Mental Health Awareness Night Saturday, Jan. 7.

Saturday's Griffin's game against the Milwaukee Admirals will be a special one.

Celebrations galore, from the mundane to the bizarre, are scheduled at just about every bar, tavern and nightclub throughout the city...

The City of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department would like people to know that city parks are open year 'round.  

Fans of the Grand Rapids Griffins are invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Dec. 16. as the Grand Rapids Griffins will face off against the Hartford Wolf Pack.

See the Grand Rapids Ballet perform a seasonal favorite, "The Nutcracker," at DeVos Performance Hall. 

Whether you enjoy figure skating, hockey, or speed skating, winter is the best time to bundle up and head to your local ice rink.

So many wonderful events take place in Grand Rapids during the season of giving. It's hard to pare it down, but my first pick is an annual holiday event in the Creston neighborhood, “Lights on Creston,” which takes place from 4-8 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.

Tickets for Disney’s hit Broadway Musical, "Frozen," go on sale Friday, Dec. 9. The musical will play a two-week engagement at DeVos Performance Hall in July. 

The Grand Rapids Gold are off and running at their new Van Andel Arena home.

There are a lot of holiday festivities and places to find unique Christmas gifts around town this weekend, starting now!

Every winter, Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park staff members build a two-acre ice rink by packing snow tightly into the ground and pouring thousands of gallons of water over it.