Muskegon – Taste of Muskegon returns to Hackley Park on June 10th and 11th for its 16th year with a few new twists. The party will continue on June 11th with an after party at Burl & Sprig deemed A Funny After Taste. Zank Comedy has a lineup of comedians to entertain while patrons sip […]
MUSKEGON—The leaders of the West Michigan Symphony (WMS) announced the Play Your Part campaign, a $5 million fundraising effort to build their endowment while investing in music education programs for underserved area children. Celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2020, WMS annually presents an 8-concert series of classical masterworks and lively pops at the Frauenthal Center for the […]
Muskegon, MI (June 9, 2021) – Taste of Muskegon Tour 2021 begins this Saturday, June 12, the first of two major events Taste is hosting this year. Taste Tour will be a week-long food festival celebrating restaurants and food trucks throughout the county. Local restaurants will prepare a Taste menu of up to four feature […]
MUSKEGON – Muskegon’s summer collegiate baseball team, the Muskegon Clippers, will be returning for another exciting season of baseball at historic Marsh Field in Muskegon. Opening day will be Tuesday, June 3, 2021 at 7:05pm. The Clippers are members of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League which is a developmental League for college athletes from […]
The second annual Muskegon Summer Wine Up will include 10 seminars on a variety of wine related topics at Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturday, June 12th from 2 pm – 8 pm. The wine festival, which pays homage to the beginning of summer, and the re-opening of outdoor activities, will feature a wide […]
In an effort to preserve the historic Frauenthal Theater, the Frauenthal Center, along with the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, has launched the public phase of their Preservation Campaign to raise funds to support the necessary renovations. Earlier today, an event was held in front of the Frauenthal Center’s marquee to announce the work that has been completed and the […]
GRAND RAPIDS – March 3, 2020 – In celebration of National Women in Construction Week, March 7-13, 2021, West Michigan Works! will host a virtual construction hiring event on March 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Job seekers can register for 15-minute phone conversations with construction employers with immediate openings. Event registration is open […]
As this sacred narrative we know as Black History unfolds and opens our celebrations of Black History Month, it is ever more important that we know our history and honor it in rightful and righteous ways by the way we live, struggle, and weave and work our way forward in the world. This Black History […]
Muskegon – WUVS 103.7 The Beat in conjunction with Cinema Carousel present a special screening of JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH with a virtual audience talkback immediately after the film with the film subject’s son, Fred Hampton Jr. Friday, February 12, 2021, 6:20 p.m. at the Cinema Carousel in Muskegon, Michigan. “The late Fred Hampton […]
By Jeffrey Hicks Hip-hop has grown from its inner-city roots to appeal to a diverse and worldwide audience. It is no longer the fad some once considered it. Unfortunately, it is also having a profound negative impact on young blacks. This aspect of hip-hop can no longer be tolerated. Hip-hop is not just a style […]