It’s the ideal summer night: a picnic on the lawn with local food and beverage and great music. In Grand Rapids, outdoor summer concerts that allow you to bring your own picnic is a well-loved... Read More ›

The weather isn’t the only thing to heat up during the summer. As the temperatures begin to increase, Grand Rapids’ art scene also heats up with a surge in art opportunities for locals and visitors... Read More ›

Mid-sized cities, such as Grand Rapids, are garnering the interest of important artists to make room for new “art playgrounds” throughout the nation. Fact: In March 2018, Art Newspaper listed Grand... Read More ›

“More than anything else, one of the tenets of the many philosophies that I absorbed [in the 60s and 70s] was that you should leave your community more beautiful than you found it, and that’s most... Read More ›