 See the work of 300+ local artists on Friday evening as Art.Downtown. and SiTE:LAB return, plus the Griffins get ready to close out their season, Henry Rollins visit the Orbit Room and the Whitecaps continue their homestand.
- Monday, April 8 - West Michigan Whitecaps homestand continues
- Wednesday, April 10 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Friday, April 12 - Art.Downtown., SiTE:LAB, Bolero, Henry Rollins, Grand Rapids Ballet & Grand Rapids Griffins
- Saturday, April 13 - Gazelle Girl Half Marathon, West Michigan Mom's Sale, Grand Rapids Griffins, Clutch & West Michigan Pet Expo begins
- Sunday, April 14 - David Sedaris
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 April kicks off with the Whitecaps' Opening Day, spring break events for kids and Kid Rock at Van Andel Arena.
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by Jim and Jen Shaneberger
Henry Rollins put his rock bands, Black Flag and the Rollins Band, to bed. In fact, he’s moved on from music entirely.
“I felt like year five at the university and everyone was looking at me like ‘Dude, shouldn’t you be getting a life?’,” Rollins explained, “At one point, I no longer thought musically. I no longer wanted to write a song. I could do it mechanically, but my heart wouldn’t be in it because I just don’t process information in a lyrical fashion anymore.”
So, after 25 years, he left the module and went out into deep space to see what would happen to him, “without the tether of music.”
To his delight, the offers rolled in for radio, voice over, acting, television, documentary and writing opportunities. We interviewed him on a Monday, and he admitted wondering how he would get to Friday without his head exploding.
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Photos from the Kid Rock concert at Van Andel Arena taken April 3, 2013 by Paul Jendrasiak.
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by John Sinkevics
With stellar players and singers sitting in every Sunday night, it’s quickly become the “who’s who” destination of West Michigan’s elite and up-and-coming blues musicians.
The HopCat Sunday Night Blues Jam with Jimmie Stagger started in late February at the downtown tavern with modest hopes and great potential -- and indications are, it’s already grown into one of the city’s most popular attractions for blues fans and performers.
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 It's Easter week with egg hunts and brunches, plus Van Andel Arena hosts part of the NCAA Hockey Championship and Local First presents its annual Sustainable Business Conference.
- Monday, March 25 - Paws, Claws & Corks
- Wednesday, March 27 - Local First Sustainable Business Conference
- Thursday, March 28 - The Devil Wears Prada & Rio at Crush begins
- Friday, March 29 - NCAA Hockey West Regional begins
- Saturday, March 30 - Easter Event Guide, The Bunny Train, Victory Church Egg Hunt, Grand Haven Easter Egg Hunt & Night Storm Party
- Sunday, March 24 - six.one.six Easter brunch, Daybreak Church Egg Hunt & A Day to Remember
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Photos from the Keb' Mo' concert at The Intersection taken March 23, 2013 by Paul Jendrasiak.
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 Escape the chilly start to spring this week indoors at The Matrix Live, inside the new Cabela's in Grandville or at the Ultimate Sport Show at DeVos Place.
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