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Beauty Beyond Drag at Pride in the Parking Lot - Hamburger Mary's
Jun 19, 2021
Location: Hamburger Mary's
Join Beauty Beyond Drag Productions for a morning show inside Hamburger Mary's Grand Rapids to kick off Mary's 1st Pride in the Parking Lot! ::Hosted By:: Miss Beauty Beyond Drag Emeritus, DeeDee Chaunte ::Performances By:: B.R.I.T. Veronna Sapphire Special performance by Miss Beauty Beyond Drag 2019/2020, Petty Divine! Come on down, and let's eat,…
Ghost Tour Grand Rapids
May 29 - Jun 18, 2023
Location: Downtown Grand Rapids - see website for specifics
LEARN ABOUT GRAND RAPIDS' EERIE HISTORY Prepare to be spooked by strange and peculiar stories and the paranormal events that go along with them. On Tours Around Michigan’s walking tour, you’ll learn something new about the past and hear some memorable and eerie stories unique to Grand Rapids. We often have new stories to share. Highlights *Learn…
GR Juneteenth 2021 Dickinson Park Dumumba
Jun 19, 2021
Location: Dickinson Buffer Park
Grand Rapids Juneteenth Dickinson park doing on by is a African American Independence Day celebration. One-of-a-kind educational entertainment Dumumba the dance of the Strong Manis an annial experience of celebrating with pride while passing on traditions. Bring your Clan, take a photo enjoy our Interactive Male panel, Disney World dancer who grace…
Mindful Movement & Brunch
May 8 - Jun 26, 2021
Location: Gaia Cafe - Vegetarian Restaurant
Join us for a morning of energizing movement, followed by delicious brunch from Gaia House Café. Mindful Movement Class incorporates elements of dance, yoga, stretching, meditation, and journaling. It is crafted with inclusivity in mind and is intended for anyone who wishes to join. Bring a journal, a pen, a mat, and an open mind & heart 🙂…
Petty's Pride-a-Palooza! (Drag Comedy Show)
Jun 18 - Jun 19, 2021
Location: The Comedy Project
An evening of fun, games, prizes and songs! Join Petty and special guests as we celebrate Pride Month! Each performance will feature different guests, songs and games so feel free to come back a second time. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Grand Rapids Pride Center.
The Dinner Detective
May 22 - Jul 24, 2021
Location: 2321 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
America’s largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing! Solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it! Join us for an event that is very different from a…
Pop Concerts on the Lawn
Jun 21 - Aug 9, 2021
Location: Circle Theatre
Enjoy an intimate night of live music on the lawn at Circle Theatre. The Circle Popup Concert Series brings the community together to enjoy featured local musicians, a variety of music, and family friendly entertainment for everyone. Bring a picnic blanket or beach chair and join us as we enjoy Michigan summer nights with the best of local…
Burst of Color: A Circus Fundraising Performance
Jun 22, 2021
Location: Virtual
Aerial4Me is celebrating pride month with a very special fundraising performance! Join us on June 22nd as we live-stream a circus show that you can enjoy from anywhere. We are bringing you a virtual show experience filled with exhilarating aerial stunts, stunning sideshow acts, colorful costuming, and more! The best part is that all proceeds will…
Free HIGH Fitness at 555 Monroe
Jun 8 - Aug 24, 2021
Location: 555 Monroe
Get outside, get moving and have fun with our awesome instructors! We're bringing free fitness to parks and public spaces across Grand Rapids this summer. DESCRIPTION HIGH Fitness is an energetic, fun, fitness class that incorporates interval training with pop music, and easy-to-follow fitness choreography. This dance based class produces a high…
GR Crime Tours
Jun 11 - Jun 25, 2021
Location: Walking Tour
Travel back in time through the streets of Grand Rapids as your comedic tour guide unravels stories of mystery, mayhem, and murder that took place right here in River City. We offer public tours and can also customize a private group tour. Book your private tour by contacting us at grcrimetours@gmail.com
Pop Up Performers Day/Nights
May 25 - Sep 2, 2021
Enjoy musical performances all around Downtown Grand Rapids every Tuesday and Thursday until September! Several pop-up performers will play around #DowntownGR, bringing life to our city with music. Explore Downtown, find these performers, maybe grab a drink or a bite to eat at a nearby restaurant or bar and enjoy the show!
Tuesday Swing Dancing in Grand Rapids
May 18 - Oct 19, 2021
Location: Ah-Nab-Awen Park
Swing dance is back and you need to come and learn to dance. No partner needed. All ages. Come to Ah Nab Awen park by the Ford Museum in Grand Rapids. Lessons 7 p.m. Donation $5 Questions 6166174842
Drop In Wednesdays
Jun 24, 2021
Location: Imprint Dance Company
Drop In Wednesdays has become the most consistent Drop In Dance Class in Michigan. Back in 2017, there was no place for community dancers to dance outside of organized dance sports and studio dance. So we started #DropInWednesdays with the crazy idea to have a class every single wednesdays regardless of the Michigan snow. 5 years later, we haven't…
Actors' Theatre Summer Performance Series: "Queer Stories"
Jun 24 - Jun 26, 2021
Location: John S. Hyatt And Associates
It's pride month! Join us in celebrating Grand Rapids pride festival month for an incredible artistic expression of queer stories and experiences! 7 powerful performers will be telling of their own experiences through song, spoken word, and theatrical monologues. It will surely be a moving and empowering performance you will not want to miss! All…
An Evening with Petty LuPone - Drag Comedy Show
Jun 24, 2021
Location: The Comedy Project
She’s out of hibernation and ready to make you laugh! Join the queen who has been called “Grand Rapids’ Broadway Babe” and “well named drag queen” as she takes you through a night of showtunes, standards, impressions and more. It’s an evening you won’t want to miss and won’t soon forget!
Free Groove on the Blue Bridge
Jun 10 - Aug 26, 2021
Location: The Blue Bridge
Get outside, get moving and have fun with our awesome instructors! We're bringing free fitness to parks and public spaces across Grand Rapids this summer. DESCRIPTION Dance the night away with easy steps and fun music. LOCATION The Blue Bridge INSTRUCTOR Heather REGISTRATION No registration required, simply drop in! IMPORTANT GUIDELINES •…
Ballroom Dancing: The Next Steps with Julie G. City of GR Parks & Rec
Jun 11 - Jul 2, 2021
Location: Fitness Studio
A follow-up to Ballroom Dancing. Continue practicing basic dances and learn new moves to add flair. *Face coverings must be worn at all times and 6 feet of physical distance must be maintained during this indoor class*
Battle Bots! - Improv Show
May 14 - Jun 25, 2021
Location: The Comedy Project
This fast-paced, high-energy improv comedy show features the humans of our A.I. cast. They will use comedy to save the audience from total destruction! Fans of Whose Line Is It Anyway and Comedysportz will love this show.
Free Zumba at Roosevelt Park
Jun 11 - Aug 27, 2021
Location: Roosevelt Park
Get outside, get moving and have fun with our awesome instructors! We're bringing free fitness to parks and public spaces across Grand Rapids this summer. DESCRIPTION Zumba is a high energy, dance fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music. All fitness levels are welcome. INSTRUCTOR Yeli REGISTRATION No registration required,…
Midsommar Celebration
Jun 26, 2021
Location: Millennium Park
Join us at Millennium Park in Walker, Shelter B [map], for our traditional Midsommar Celebration! Because of COVID-19, we will not be providing food with the exception of dessert, our traditional cake with strawberries. Please bring your own lunch. We will have a covered pavilion with picnic tables for eating. There will be ring dances, children’s…
Shout! The MOD Musical at Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Jun 30 - Jul 11, 2021
Location: Saugatuck Center for the Arts
With its irresistible blend of hip-swiveling hits, fabulous fashions and outrageous dance moves, SHOUT! The Mod Musical takes you back to the tunes, fashion and freedom that made the 1960's swing! This smashing revue follows five young women as they come of age during the liberating days that made household names of Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield,…
Fundraising Concert Featuring Lisa Knight & Friends
Jul 12, 2021
Location: Circle Theatre
Grab your picnic blanket and beach chairs and join Circle Theatre and the Grand Rapids community on the lawn at Performing Arts Center for a night of toe-tapping entertainment. This outdoor, family-friendly concert will feature performances by Lisa Knight joined by some of Circle audience’s favorite faces. Performers include some of the best…
Cabaret
Jul 15, 2021
Location: Circle Theatre
Winner of 12 Tony Awards, this stunning masterpiece of musical theatre, set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, focuses on the nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around American writer Cliff Bradshaw and his relationship with cabaret performer Sally Bowles.Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies who welcomes the…
Paula Poundstone at Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Jul 15, 2021
Location: Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Paula Poundstone is a humorist, author and comedian known for her clever, observational humor and spontaneous wit. When she isn’t collecting hotel soaps while on tour or panel-ing on NPR’s #1 show, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, Paula hosts the popular Maximum Fun podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone. Nobody is a comedy field guide to life…
Peach's in the Park Summer Comedy Series: Townsend Park
Jul 15, 2021
Location: Townsend Park
Celebrate the return of warm weather with Peach’s in the Park Summer Comedy Series! Get ready for this power hour of comedy, featuring the area's best comedians at the indoor pavilion in beautiful Townsend Park! Featuring: Ben Bradshaw Kait Carmody Devarron Thomas Jon Houser Hosted by Carl Sobel! Show starts at 7, doors open at 6:30. All shows are…
Dixie's Tupperware Party at Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Jul 21, 2021
Location: Saugatuck Center for the Arts
3-Show Bundles are on sale NOW! > http://bit.ly/3-Show-Bundle Remaining individual tickets released Monday, March 15. This hilarious off-Broadway smash returns to Saugatuck with American’s favorite Tupperware lady in an all new show that’s sassier than ever. Featuring Dixie Longate, the fast-talking, gum-chewing, ginger-haired Alabama gal who is…
Circle Pop-up Concert featuring Ellie Frances
Aug 2, 2021
Location: Circle Theatre
Circle Theatre is proud to present a night of concert fun with Ellie Frances! Gather some lawn chairs or blanks, your favorite snacks, and a few friends and meet us on the lawn at the PAC for a night of live music. You may remember Ellie from past Circle performances including Hair, Rumors, Rent, The Who’s Tommy, Sunday In The Park With George, and…
[Emanate] Nature
Aug 7, 2021
Location: Vander Mill Grand Rapids
Atelier Dance Company is proud to present [Emanate] Nature as our inaugural season performance on film. Our choreographers created thought-provoking and interesting works under the theme of nature. Come see pieces that dance in water and in the woods and explore the concepts of nature as a sacred place, the restoration of the Grand River, and…
Circle Pop-up Concert featuring Jolene Frankey & Scott Bell
Aug 9, 2021
Location: Circle Theatre
Circle Theatre is proud to present a night of concert fun with Jolene Frankey & Scott Bell! Gather some lawn chairs or blanks, your favorite snacks, and a few friends and meet us on the lawn at the PAC for a night of live music.
Just Too Big
Aug 11 - Aug 13, 2021
From the mind of Kurt Stamm and created specifically for our new outdoor stage, enjoy hits from iconic and new musicals as well as a few hidden gems you didn’t know you loved (until now). Our cast shares Broadway anecdotes and behind-the-scenes tales during this very special evening of music. If you love Broadway and amazing performances, don’t…
Noises Off
Aug 12 - Aug 28, 2021
Location: Circle Theatre
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.
Summer Series-Revitalize Grand Rapids Ballet
Aug 14 - Aug 31, 2021
Location: See event description
Spend two revitalizing Michigan summer evenings enjoying Grand Rapids Ballet outdoors ahead of our official season launch in October. In August, our dancers come to life performing under the evening skies. The first program will take place at downtown’s newest venue, Studio Park, on August 14. The second features a return to the amphitheater at…
Just Too Big
Aug 15, 2021
From the mind of Kurt Stamm and created specifically for our new outdoor stage, enjoy hits from iconic and new musicals as well as a few hidden gems you didn’t know you loved (until now). Our cast shares Broadway anecdotes and behind-the-scenes tales during this very special evening of music. If you love Broadway and amazing performances, don’t…
Just Too Big
Aug 18 - Aug 20, 2021
From the mind of Kurt Stamm and created specifically for our new outdoor stage, enjoy hits from iconic and new musicals as well as a few hidden gems you didn’t know you loved (until now). Our cast shares Broadway anecdotes and behind-the-scenes tales during this very special evening of music. If you love Broadway and amazing performances, don’t…
Peach's in the Park Summer Comedy Series: Millennium Park
Aug 19, 2021
Location: Millennium Park
Celebrate the return of warm weather with Peach’s in the Park Summer Comedy Series! Get ready for this power hour of comedy, featuring the area's best comedians at Grant Pavilion in beautiful Millennium Park! Featuring: Hunter Miles Angelika Lee Michael Bussler Headliner TBA Hosted by Carl Sobel and David Steves! Show starts at 7, doors open at 6.…
Mermaid MegaFest 2021
Aug 20 - Aug 22, 2021
Location: Lake Arvesta Sports Complex
MerFest International is the new Mermaid MegaFest located at Lake Arvesta Resort in South Haven, MI. This event will encompass all the principals of MegaFest but expand into further entertainment from Live Bands, 2 Mermaid Tanks, waterpark fun, exciting night time aerial and water performances and so much more!
Just Too Big
Aug 22, 2021
From the mind of Kurt Stamm and created specifically for our new outdoor stage, enjoy hits from iconic and new musicals as well as a few hidden gems you didn’t know you loved (until now). Our cast shares Broadway anecdotes and behind-the-scenes tales during this very special evening of music. If you love Broadway and amazing performances, don’t…
Grand Rapids Polish Festival
Aug 27 - Aug 29, 2021
Location: Rosa Parks Circle
Polish Festival celebrating Polish culture and heritage through traditional Polish food, beer, music, cultural tents, Polish vendors, food demos, children activities and FREE to attend. This event is open to the public to enjoy and celebrate our rich history and culture.
Hair
Sep 10 - Sep 25, 2021
Location: Circle Theatre
This American tribal love-rock musical celebrates the ‘60s counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory while exploring the ideas of identity, community, global responsibility and peace. HAIR remains as relevant as ever as it examines what it means to be a young person in a changing world.
Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester
Sep 24, 2021
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Hasan Minhaj was the host and creator of the weekly comedy show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj that premiered on Netflix in October 2018. The series explored the modern culture and political landscape with depth and sincerity through his unique comedic voice. In 2017, Minhaj earned rave reviews for his performance hosting the 2017 White House…
Grand Rapids Symphony Presents Grand Rapids Symphony LIVE!
Oct 1 - Oct 2, 2021
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Meet Adrian Anantawan as he performs Clarice Assad’s dazzling Violin Concerto. The program opens with Jessie Montgomery’s rhapsody on “The Star-Spangled Banner” woven together with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and closes with Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony—a testament to the power of joy in the face of adversity.
Off The Canvas- Rebound Grand Rapids Ballet
Oct 15 - Oct 17, 2021
Off the Canvas features three contemporary ballets exploring art in motion, taking inspiration from the world of visual arts. Dancers rebound in Off the Canvas , choreographed by Katarzyna Skarpetowska, music by Adrian Klumpes, bringing to life Cy Twombly’s “Bacchus” paintings, encompassing their ecstatic looping movement. In-Frame , choreographed…
Trevor Noah: Loud & Clear Tour
Nov 19, 2021
Location: Van Andel Arena
Trevor Noah is traveling the globe and expanding his Loud & Clear Tour to 2021 due to popular demand! With over 75 sold-out North American shows this year, including his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden with an expected 14,000 in attendance, Trevor is bringing his wildly successful tour to new cities including Grand Rapids with a show at…
Broadway Grand Rapids: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis
Nov 29, 2021
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Celebrating 35 years of holiday magic as they bring their annual holiday tour to fans throughout the country. Do you remember the first time you heard “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas”? Join the celebration as Mannheim Steamroller makes history again. Experience the performance of the #1 Christmas music artist in history and for the first time ever,…
The Nutcracker Rejoice Grand Rapids Ballet
Dec 10 - Dec 19, 2021
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Grand Rapids’ holiday seasonal tradition adorns the stage at DeVos Performance Hall with beautiful sets and beloved characters for our annual production of The Nutcracker ! Join Clara as she journeys through the Land of the Sweets, guided by the Sugar Plum Fairy where she is dazzled by swirling snowflakes and waltzing flowers. Grand Rapids Ballet…
Trey Kennedy: The Are You For Real? Tour
Dec 15, 2021
Location: 20 Monroe Live
Will-call/box office opens: 4:00pm Door Time: 6:00pm Show Time: 7:00pm Ages: All Food & drink will be available in the venue. Parking: There are several garages, lots, and self-parking in the downtown area close to the venue. See our FAQ page for more information. Admission Type: Reserved Seating Main floor – General Admission Standing…
Broadway Grand Rapids 2022: Hair Spray
Jan 11 - Jan 16, 2022
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
“It’s irresistible!” – The New York Times HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon that inspired the blockbuster film and live television event, is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even…
Broadway Grand Rapids: Hamilton 2022
Feb 8 - Feb 20, 2022
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and…
Cinerella Revive Grand Rapids Ballet
Feb 25 - Feb 27, 2022
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Grand Rapids Ballet kicks off our 50th Anniversary, reviving youthful memories from the classic fairytale, Cinderella , choreographed by renowned choreographer Ben Stevensen, O.B.E. This timeless story journeys alongside Cinderella as her dreams are turned to reality by her Fairy Godmother before she dances the night away with her Prince at a…
Aladdin Rekindle Grand Rapids Ballet
Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2022
Location: Peter Martin Wege Theater
Under the direction of and choreographed by Attila Mosolygo, Grand Rapids Ballet’s Junior Company is rekindling the familiar tale of Aladdin, as our talented young dancers share the story of an impoverished boy, living in Agrabah, who falls in love with the beautiful Princess Jasmine. This exciting adventure features a thrilling quest, with…
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