GrooveWalk plays downtown Holland

Eleven bands are scheduled to play at 11 different downtown Holland pubs, restaurants and entertainment venues for the city’s popular GrooveWalk on Saturday night. GrooveWalk...

UICA names development officer

Downtown’s Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts has named its development officer. UICA said Kristen Taylor will take on the role and be responsible for developing...

Cynthia Kay and Co. owner writes book on winning ‘global clients’

A book about small business by Cynthia Kay was already in demand before she even sat down to write it. Inquiring audiences The idea of Kay’s...

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra searches for executive director

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is on a national search for an executive director. KSO said it recently hired the search firm Arts Consulting Group to...

St. Cecilia names music winners of ArtPrize 2013

St. Cecilia Music Center has named the five songwriters who garnered the most music-category votes during the first round of ArtPrize 2013. Each of the...

Janet Mason leads airwaves

Editor’s note: Each issue of the Influential Women enewsletter will feature a profile of one of the Business Journal’s reigning 50 Most Influential Women...

Kendall names Vic Liptak interim dean

Kendall College of Art and Design has named Vic Liptak interim dean, while a search for a permanent dean is conducted by the college. Kendall...

ArtPrize 2013 names 17 winners

ArtPrize has spread $560,000 in prize money among the top 10 public-vote entries and seven juried winners of its 2013 competition. The world’s largest art...

Inside Track: Amenta creates his destiny with site-specific projects

Paul Amenta believes in creating his own opportunities. As an assistant professor at Kendall College of Art & Design, he tries to instill that...

Crystal Mountain Resort readies for winter season

Although the leaves have barely begun to change colors, Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa is already focusing on the upcoming winter and the winter...

Trampoline safety bill bounces into the Capitol

LANSING — A proposed law would require commercial trampoline operators to maintain safety standards and notify patrons of risks. The bill was introduced by Sen....

ArtPrize awaits awards party downtown

ArtPrize is throwing a party downtown tonight to announce the 2013 winners of the world’s largest art competition. ArtPrize will award $560,000 in prize money,...

Downtown steps out for First Fridays

Tonight is the First Friday for downtown’s South Division neighborhood. Venues along the Avenue for the Arts corridor will begin staying open the first Friday...

Oktoberfest rises in West Michigan

The 16-day Oktoberfest celebration in Germany is thousands of miles away and coming to a close, but in parts of West Michigan, it’s just...

ArtPrize reveals Top 10 entries

ArtPrize has revealed the Top 10 public-vote entries of the international competition's 2013 edition. More than 429,000 votes were cast during round one of ArtPrize...

Commissioners set millage spending guidelines

If Grand Rapids voters approve a millage request for parks in November, the city will spend about half of the revenue the levy will...

Much ado about Shakespeare at GVSU

Grand Valley State University opens its 20th consecutive Shakespeare Festival tonight with its first performance of a post-WWI “Much Ado About Nothing.” The Shakespeare Festival,...

Grand Rapids decommissions Calder ArtPrize entry

An ArtPrize entry that incorporated the city’s most famous piece of art is no more. City officials decided yesterday to “de-commission” a piece by David...

FoolMoon processional lights up downtown

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has teamed up with WonderFool Productions to create a night of illumination and revelry this Saturday. Hundreds of lanterns The moonlit...

SiTE:LAB names winners of 54Jeff space-design competition

As part of its ArtPrize festivities, SiTE:LAB has revealed the winners of its 54Jeff challenge — an open ideas competition, seeking designs for the...