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Grand Rapids boasts a rich history, a passion for art, strong Midwestern values, unique experiences and so much more. The current releases listed below will help you delve deeper into discovering what make this area so special.
Current Releases
| 4/18/2012 | DeVos Place Leading Continued Green Efforts with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations DeVos Place is expanding on their leading efforts to make the venue as ‘green’ as can be with the installation of two charging stations for electronic vehicles inside the venue’s basement parking lot....more |
| 4/10/2012 | MEIJER GARDENS RANKS IN ART NEWSPAPER’S 100 MOST-VISITED ART MUSEUMS Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is again ranked in the 100 most-visited art museums in the world, according to Art Newspaper. The leading authority on global art news published the survey in its April issue, ranking Meijer Gardens 94th among iconic museums Louvre, Guggenheim and MoMA....more |
| 3/8/2012 | Radisson Grand Rapids Riverfront Hotel Announces The Radisson Grand Rapids Riverfront Hotel announced today that it has implemented a facility-wide "Green Clean Sweep" by permanently replacing traditional cleaners and sanitizers with plant-based, environmentally preferable alternatives made by leading green chemical manufacturer EcoLogic Solutions....more |
| 3/8/2012 | COUNTRY INN & SUITES GRAND RAPIDS EAST HONORED WITH PRESIDENT'S AWARD The Country Inn & Suites East Beltline located in Grand Rapids MI at East Beltline and I-96 was presented with the 2011 Country Inns & Suites President's Award....more |
| 3/8/2012 | Grand Rapids Brewing Company announces plans to fill marquee downtown location, create 60 new jobs A storied name in the city's brewing history will return to downtown by late summer when Grand Rapids Brewing Company (GRBC) opens next door to the Van Andel Arena....more |
| 2/29/2012 | GILDA'S LAUGHFEST ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SET NEW WORLD RECORD This year’s record will be for the largest gathering of people who are wearing animal noses – specifically, chicken beaks. Following the community kickoff, several area restaurants and bars will be holding special LaughFest chicken dinner specials, free opening night parties and comedy preview shows....more |
| 2/29/2012 | GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES A THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced today a partnership agreement with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York that extends through 2014, strengthening the relationship between the two organizations and offering the community of West Michigan access to one of the world’s great collections of contemporary American art....more |
| 2/14/2012 | Public Museum's FACING MARS Exhibit Offers "Mars Madness Nights" Grand Rapids Public Museum's FACING MARS exhibit offers "Mars Madness Nights," value-priced admission combo available select dates each month. Visitors have the opportunity to learn about the concept of space exploration from the safety of earth through 28 hands-on exhibit stations designed by the Ontario Science Centre....more |
| 2/14/2012 | MARCH AT THE PYRAMID SCHEME March's show line up features 3 Album Release shows and many chances for you to dance with some kickin' drink specials!...more |
| 2/14/2012 | Grand Rapids Ballet Company Announces Innovative New Dance Series, MOVEMEDIA Grand Rapids Ballet Company announces MOVEMDIA, a dance series accelerating creativity, culture, and innovation. MOVEMEDIA is underwritten by the family of Claire and Edsko Hekman. Presenting world premieres by today's most talented dance makers, this series is presented in two programs: March 23-24 and April 6-7 at the Peter Martin Wege Theatre....more |
| 2/13/2012 | Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Presents- Bye, Bye, Birdie! Before "High School Musical", Before "Grease" - there was "Bye, Bye, Birdie"! The Rock and Roll Musical that started it all makes a Grand Rapids Civic Stage Debut February 24th- March 16th....more |
| 2/7/2012 | West Michigan Golf Show Tees Off Friday The 24th Annual West Michigan Golf Show will feature hundreds of exhibits from courses and resorts to clubs and merchandise. Additionally, there will be fabulous door prizes, free golf lessons, clinics, and the Treetops Par-3 Challenge (a real grass golf hole indoors!) where one lucky golfer can win $25,000!...more |
| 2/6/2012 | Mason Street Warehouse Theatre to Produce Avenue Q, Our Sinatra & Boeing Boeing for 10th Anniversary Season Mason Street Warehouse, West Michigan’s professional theatre company, returns for it’s 10th Anniversary Season at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts (400 Culver Street, Saugatuck) with a dynamic line-up that includes a special twist!...more |
| 2/6/2012 | Neon Sculpture from Swiss Artist Ugo Rondinone Installed on Downtown Grand Rapids Rooftop Open Concept Gallery partnered with the Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council to install the work, a neon sculpture which will light up the downtown skyline until late April 2012 - OpenConceptGallery.org....more |
| 2/6/2012 | FIRST EXHIBITION IN GRAM'S NEW MICHIGAN ARTIST SERIES, MICHAEL PFLEGHAAR: REINFORCING OBJECTHOOD, ON VIEW FEBRUARY 10 – APRIL 22, 2012 The Grand Rapids Art Museum launches the first exhibition in its Michigan Artist Series with Michael Pfleghaar: Reinforcing Objecthood. The Michigan Artist Series will consist of approximately four exhibitions each year, held in a variety of spaces within the Museum, and will feature the work of contemporary artists or designers who reside in Michigan....more |
| 2/6/2012 | CIRCLE THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2012 SEASON AUDITIONS FOR THEIR 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON Circle Theatre is pleased to announce the 2012 audition schedule for the 60th Anniversary Season....more |
| 2/3/2012 | INDIVIDUAL LAUGHFEST TICKET SALES STRONG- Tickets are no longer available for some shows Since individual tickets for Gilda’s LaughFest went on sale Jan. 13, for the nation’s only community-wide festival of laughter, ticket sales have remained strong and are exceeding last year’s sales. Ticket sales are up 30 percent over last year....more |
| 1/31/2012 | St. Cecilia Music Center to Partner with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York St. Cecilia Music Center is excited to announce a new partnership with David Finckel and Wu Han and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Beginning in the 2012/13 season David Finckel and Wu Han will be programming the chamber music series at St. Cecilia with artists of the Chamber Music Society in New York, in essence becoming the new artistic directors of St. Cecilia’s Chamber Music Series....more |
| 1/27/2012 | Grand Rapids airfares continue to drop The average airfare to fly out of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport dropped $9.50 in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the previous three months, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics....more |
| 1/23/2012 | Legendary American Music Icon Barry Manilow to Tour this Spring The iconic Barry Manilow is setting out to tour the country this February with a stop right here in Grand Rapids' Van Andel Arena on April 26....more |
| 1/20/2012 | Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Confirm Plans to Maintain AirTran Airways Operations Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Confirm Plans to Maintain AirTran Airways Operations at 22 Domestic and International Airports, Grand Rapids Mich (GRR) being one of them that will join the Southwest route map....more |
| 1/13/2012 | Grand Rapids Public Museum Will Close Mondays in 2012, But Offer Several Free Admission Days The Grand Rapids Public Museum will be open to visitors six days a week beginning January 23, 2012, but will offer several free admission dates....more |
| 1/12/2012 | INDIVIDUAL LAUGHFEST TICKETS GO ON SALE JANUARY 13 AT 10 A.M. Headliner Kathleen Madigan added to LaughFest with additional new shows. Individual tickets for Gilda’s LaughFest, the nation’s only community-wide festival of laughter go on sale beginning Friday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m....more |
| 1/12/2012 | Opera Grand Rapids Announces First Children's Educational Program at the Betty Van Andel Opera Center Opera Grand Rapids is proud to announce its first school-aged opera program at the Betty Van Andel Opera Center. The Children's Opera Studio is one of a handful of exciting educational programs being offered by the professional opera company this winter....more |
| 1/11/2012 | Museums Free 4 All, Year-long Collaboration between Museums Announced For four Sundays in 2012, the four major downtown museums will open their doors free of admission. One Sunday each quarter, January 22, April 15, July 15 and October 21, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and the Grand Rapids Public Museum will join together to welcome the region’s residents for free general admission at each institution from noon to 5 pm....more |
| 1/11/2012 | EXHIBITIONS OF ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG'S "BOUNDARY-BUSTING ART” ON VIEW AT GRAM THIS FEBRUARY Rauschenberg in Context and Rauschenberg at Gemini on view February 3 - May 20, 2012; Robert Rauschenberg: Synapsis Shuffle on view March 3 - May 20, 2012...more |
| 1/9/2012 | Frederik Meijer Gardens presents Essence: The Horses of Deborah Butterfield The exclusive exhibition traces a passion for horses through the sculptor's prolific career. With master craftsmanship and a variety of materials, Butterfield portrays the essence of the creature's spirit and energy, bringing equine sculpture into relevance again....more |
| 11/10/2011 | LaughFest 2012 Festival Overview Gilda's LaughFest is fast becoming one of the nation's "must attend" festivals, celebrating laughter for the health of it!...more |
| 11/10/2011 | The Laugh Is Back: Gilda's LaughFest Announces 2012 festival The nation's first-ever, community-wide festival of laughter, Gilda's LaughFest, announced its first round of key talent and shows lined up for the second year of the festival to be held March 8-18, 2012...more |
| 7/27/2011 | Auto Value presents 1 Day Only $10 Ticket Opportunity for Rock the Rapids Auto Value is announcing today an amazing opportunity for Rock the Rapids concertgoers. For one day only, Auto Value is sponsoring a $10 ticket price for any show in the Rock the Rapids line-up....more |
| 7/14/2011 | DeVos Place® Earns Facilities & Destinations® Award of Excellence DeVos Place is officially among the top facilities for 2011, according to Facilities & Destinations. The 2011 Awards of Excellence winners have been announced and DeVos Place is one of the top convention centers in the country after earning a Facilities & Destinations Prime Site designation....more |
| 6/13/2011 | Grandwich - A Grand Rapids Signature Sandwich Competition Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 1, 2011 ‐‐ Grandwich is a competition for local restaurants in the downtown and neighborhoods of Grand Rapids to create a sandwich that, like the Philadelphia cheesesteak and Chicago dog, will be synonymous with Grand Rapids. Each participating restaurant will create their version of what the Grandwich should be. For two weeks, the participating restaurants will put their sandwiches on their menus giving the public the opportunity to visit each establishment and vote on their favorite. The top 10 sandwiches will go on to a judging event where a panel of judges will determine the official “Grandwich.”...more |
| 9/7/2010 | The Grand Rapids/Kent County Convention & Visitors Bureau Unveils New Identity: Experience Grand Rapids The Grand Rapids/Kent County Convention & Visitors Bureau today announced a new name for the 83-year-old organization – Experience Grand Rapids....more |
| 6/19/2007 | Only In Grand Rapids Grand Rapids boasts one-of-a-kind experiences....more |
| 3/15/2007 | Grand Rapids Michigan: Part of History Past and Present In early January, the entire world looked on as Grand Rapids respectfully conducted the funeral of the 38th President of the United States. Welcoming home Gerald R. Ford for the last time, Michigan’s second largest city was honored to host this national historical event....more |
| 3/15/2007 | Ten Facts That Add Up to One Cool Grand Mathematically it may take a thousand to equal one cool grand. But these ten facts easily add up to one cool grand city – Grand Rapids, Michigan....more |
| 10/25/2005 | Grand Rapids: Made by Design With the exploding popularity of design programs on television, and a renewed public interest in aesthetics and style, Grand Rapids is the perfect place for the budding “style guru” to feel right at home....more |
| 8/15/2005 | Grand Rapids: Traditionally Innovative...Traditionally Creative Grand Rapids, the grand city of Michigan’s West Coast notable history of design innovation first surfaced in the late 1880s when the region was known as “America’s Furniture Capital,” with 44 furniture companies producing “Grand Rapids Furniture.” Today, that tradition of ingenuity and innovation, combined with a strong worth ethic and entrepreneurial spirit, has solidly established Grand Rapids as a leader in the fields of manufacturing and medical technology, contributing to a progressive forecast for employment, development and production....more |
| 2/28/2005 | DeVos Place Is Complete With Opening of New Ballroom Grand Rapids’ new convention center reached its completion on February 1, 2005 with the opening of the DeVos Place Ballroom. A capacity crowd of 2,500 attended a community event that evening celebrating the conclusion of the $211 million DeVos Place project....more |
| 1/15/2005 | Only in Grand Rapids The thoughtful traveler seeking exclusive cultural and entertainment options need look no further than Grand Rapids, Michigan. While many may recognize Grand Rapids as the home of the 38th President, Gerald R. Ford, Grand Rapids also is a premiere arts and cultural destination, boasting many one-of-a-kind experiences in the state, and in the nation....more |
