Jim Gaffigan

LaughFest names Jim Gaffigan as first headliner

A nationally renowned comedian will be making a stop in Grand Rapids.

Garage Bar hosting Halloween Block Party

A local bar in the Monroe North neighborhood is ringing in the spooky season.
Singer-songwriter Lizzo.

Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival coming to Wealthy Theatre

A festival dedicated to elevating underrepresented voices is queuing up some indie picks and hot-button discussions.

24 Hour Theater preparing Halloween Edition

A group of writers, directors and actors will create and perform five short Halloween-themed plays in 24 hours.
Brews in the Grove 2019 poster

Our top Weekend Picks

This weekend features Beer City on a baseball field. And much more.
Blandford Nature Center Harvest Festival horse-drawn wagon ride

Our top Weekend Picks

This weekend features a fall festival — and much more.
Grand Rapids Improv Festival stage and audience 2015

Buckle up for the Grand Rapids Improv Festival

A five-day celebration of improvisational comedy is returning to downtown Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids Public Museum Design Zone exhibit Hit The Target game

Interact with the ‘Design Zone’ exhibition

The Grand Rapids Public Museum is opening a new interactive exhibit.
Frozen Jr. musical poster Grand Rapids Civic Theatre

‘Frozen Jr.’ is taking the stage

A stage version of Disney’s “Frozen” is opening downtown.
Grand Rapids Symphony "Harry Potter" concert

Grand Rapids Symphony Performing ‘Order of the Phoenix’

A mystical novel is coming alive downtown.
Gloria play poster Actors' Theatre Grand Rapids

Theater producing Michigan premiere of ‘Gloria’

Actors’ Theatre is producing the Michigan premiere of the play “Gloria,” a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Betty Van Andel Opera Center interior audience crowd partial

Opera Grand Rapids is hosting Latinx acts

A variety of Latinx acts are taking center stage this week.
Yuka Oba-Muschiana in Yuri Possokhov's Firebird. Makeup and hair by Erick Gerson. Photo by Damion Van Slyke

Grand Rapids Ballet is presenting ‘Firebird’

The Grand Rapids Ballet is kicking off its next season with a collection of performances that includes music from the 1910 Russian ballet “Firebird.”
The Zombie Dash race crowd

Run for it at The Zombie Dash

Night falls, and you are part of a small band of survivors on a recon mission through a zombie-infested downtown Grand Rapids.
Celebration Cinema Studio Park interior partial

Celebration Cinema opens downtown

The movie theater at Studio Park is officially open.
Pulaski Days Grand Rapids queen and flag

Our top Weekend Picks

This weekend features a three-day celebration of Polish culture. And much more. 
Studio Park piazza

Studio Park opens downtown

The latest attraction in downtown Grand Rapids has opened.
Billy Mayer The Shape of Things exhibit partial GRAM

GRAM is exhibiting ‘The Shape of Things’

The artwork of the late Billy Mayer is coming alive.
donuts in display case

25 fall-tastic things to do in Grand Rapids this month

Even just saying the word “fall” conjures up the smell of fresh doughnuts, the sound of stepping on crunchy leaves, the feel of the crisp north wind and, of course, the taste of all things pumpkin spice.
Haunted Travels of Michigan book cover

5 ghostly reads for fall

October welcomes in cold nights, cider and spicy aromas like cinnamon and cloves. It’s also the best time for ghostly yarns.

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