Muskegon – The Muskegon Museum of Art will host its fourth annual On Tap beer, food, and art fundraising event on Saturday, April 22, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. ON TAP combines tasting of beer by popular West Michigan’s breweries and food samples by area restaurants among several art galleries into one big multi-sensory tasting […]
The Muskegon Writers’ Series presents “Mary Karr Live!” featuring an evening with the national award-winning poet, essayist, and memorialist on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Frauenthal Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music, book sales, and a cash bar. Karr will speak at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $20 general admission and $12 […]
Muskegon —The Muskegon Museum of Art will present Expressions of Faith: Religious Works from the Permanent Collection with Rare Manuscripts from the Van Kampen Collection as its main winter exhibition. Expressions of Faith opens on Thursday, December 8 with a public reception and lecture by Calvin College Professor of Art and Art History Henry Luttikhuizen. […]
GRAND RAPIDS— Strong political polarization and infighting in Congress is nothing new in American politics, and has arguably been worse than it is today, according to a historian and author who will speak at Grand Valley State University’s Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies on October 20. Ronald White will talk about modern political bickering and diametrically opposed sides […]
More than 30 different employers will be at the Job Fair being hosted by Muskegon Community College on Monday, October 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Collegiate Hall. The event, which is coordinated by the MCC Student Life Office, is free and open to the public. Participants are asked to bring resumes and […]
HOLLAND — Celebrating the Lakeshore’s diverse Hispanic population will continue through an oral history collection scheduled at Grand Valley State University’s Meijer Campus in Holland. “Nuestra Comunidad Hispana” is set for Tuesday, October 18, from 3:45-6:45 p.m. in the lobby of the Meijer Campus, 515 S. Waverly Road. Holland area residents are invited to drop in during that […]
Muskegon County – A new MCC art one-credit course, “The Art and History of the Celts,” which runs from Sept.7-21, includes a required experiential learning excursion to the 2016 Michigan Irish Music Festival in Muskegon on Sept. 17-18. The course will also be offered as a non-credit community lecture series in partnership with the Muskegon […]
Muskegon County – The annual Labor Day Parade will march through the streets of downtown Muskegon. The parade will start at 11:00 am and will end at approximately around 12:30pm. There will be a fun filled FREE post parade celebration that will go until 4:00pm. Food will be provided by Greek Tony’s. In addition, there […]
GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Valley State University has partnered with the Grand Rapids Public Museum to host inventors and innovators during the third annual Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire, August 20-21. Maker Faire combines the traditional science fair with innovation and engineering. The Faire will feature rockets and robots, DIY science and technology, urban farming […]
By Victor Skinner NORTON SHORES – The Norton Shores Arts & Drafts Festival is coming to Ross Park August 20, marking the 40th year the city has hosted an annual art fair. The free event in Ross Park will feature more than 100 vendors for the “Arts & Crafts” fair, an “Arts & Wheels” car […]