Tri-ARTs Calendar

West Michigan Symphony presents: Tango Caliente!
2018-04-27 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit) | Frauenthal Theater, 425 W Western Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Camille Zamora, soprano
Hector Del Curto, bandoneon
Patricio Touceda & Eve Lucero, dancers
Tomas Galvan & Gimena Herrera, dancers
Be transported by the seductive sounds of the dance of romance… the tango! Star soprano Camille Zamora joins the WMS, together with four stellar Argentinian dancers and internationally acclaimed bandoneon artist Hector Del Curto, for a night of fiery tango classics including La Cumparsita, Oblivión, El Choclo, Volver, Por Una Cabeza by Ástor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel and others. Fall in love with the seductive heart of tango. ¡Caliente!
Tickets $25-57 | Students $10
westmichigansymphony.org
231.726.3231
WMS Box Office:
360 W Western Ave, 1st floor
Muskegon, MI
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Women of Lockerbie
2018-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Grand Haven High School Performing Arts Center
Tickets at the door $8 Adults /$5 Students or Senior citizens over 60.

Robin Connell & Paul Brewer, Jazz and The American Songbook
2018-04-14 19:30 - 21:30 | The Block, 360 W Western Ave, 2nd floor, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Robin Connell is equally versatile as a jazz pianist and vocalist, and Paul Brewer is “first call trombonist” throughout the area with tour shows and regional jazz musicians. They will be joined by the celebrated Tim Froncek on drums and Chris Kjorness on bass for music by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Rodgers & Hart, The Beatles, and Joni Mitchell.
Robin Connell, piano/vocal
Paul Brewer, trombone/vocal
Tim Froncek, drums
Chris Kjorness, bass
Doors open at 7 pm • student tickets $10

Traditional Irish Music Session
2018-04-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2018-03-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Whether a beginner or an advanced session player, bring your Irish musical instrument and participate in LDL’s merry band of Irish session players. Even if you do not play an acoustical instrument, come and listen. This program is in partnership with the Celtic band Uneven Ground. Every third Saturday of the Month. Program Room A.

Marcel "Fable the Poet" Price at Loutit District Library
2018-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Details to come.

Spring Lake District Library Hosts Music by the Fireplace featuring The Jim Cooper Jazz Trio
2018-04-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Spring Lake District Library, 123 E. Exchange St., Spring Lake, MI, 49456, United States
Enjoy jazz standards and original tunes performed by Jim Cooper on vibraphone, Robin Connell on keyboards, and Tim Froncek on drums.

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at Loutit District Library--Singer/Songwriter Loren Janice
2018-04-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Loren Janice performs original acoustic tunes with a finger-picking style and deeper vocal range. Between finishing her bachelor’s degree at GVSU and finding her place in local mid-western music, Loren has a full-length album scheduled for 2018.
Upper Level Lobby

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series Local Singer/Songwriter Loren Johnson
2018-04-08 14:00 - 15:00 | MI
Loren Johnson performs original acoustic tunes with a finger-picking style and deeper vocal range.

First-Friday Dance at D&W with The Carl Webb Band
2018-04-06 19:00 - 22:00 | The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market, 1116 Robbins Road, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
The Carl Web Band will play for the First Friday dance at D&W. The band—together for 13 years—is made up of songwriter, vocalist, guitarist Carl Webb; Tom Hull, vocals and bass guitar; Bob Tredlock (filling in for Bill DeMarse), harmony vocals, drums and other percussion; and Dan Giacobossi, saxophone. The dance is an outreach of The Salvation Army in the Tri Cities area. There is no admission charge but donations are thoroughly welcomed to fund further dances and the construction project of the Salvation Army of Grand Haven. Of the $1.1 million that Salvation Army set out to raise, only about $92,000 remains in either donations of pledges before a shovel can go into the dirt.
The dance will be held in the store’s café area with spillover dancing in the aisles. In addition to dancing, patrons are welcome to sit and enjoy the music and maybe buy a cup of coffee, a soft drink, and something to eat.
Last month’s dance brought in $690.
The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market is at 1116 Robbins Road.
The Salvation Army has been active in Grand Haven since 1922 and works to help people with both the necessities of life and to enhance the quality of their lives. The Salvation Army facility is at 310 North DeSpelder. The phone number is 616.842.3380.

Lakeland Artists Spring Art Show
2018-04-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Tri-Cities Historical Museum, 200 Washington, Grand Haven
Lakeland Artists, a Grand Haven-based club for artists of all mediums and skill levels, will hold their 60th Annual Spring Art Show at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum’s Centennial Hall from April 6 to April 28. Opening reception is on Friday, April 6, 2018 from 6 to 8 pm. Award announcements will be made at 6:30 pm.

"Variations" Art Opening April 6 at Gallery Uptown
2018-04-06 08:00 - 2018-04-30 17:00 | Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington St., Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Enjoy this April show with its variations of both styles and media, including paintings by Joan Bonnette, encaustics by Christine Towner, sculpture by Jim Babala, paintings by Tim Bellard, and photos by Todd Johnson.
The First Friday opening reception will take place Friday, April 6 from 5:30-8 p.m.
This show will be available for viewing from April 4 to April 30.

Debut Strings Spring Concert
2018-03-25 15:30 - 16:00 | The Block, 360 W Western Ave, 2nd floor, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Debut Strings is a youth group designed to introduce beginning and intermediate string instrument students to ensemble performance, under the direction of Angela Corbin, Orchestra Director at North Muskegon Public Schools.
Program:
Chorale and Minuet
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3
Eleanor Rigby
You Raise Me Up
Viva la Vida
Libertango
Tickets:
$5 for adults
Free for children
Concert Times:
3:30 pm
4:30 pm
Call 231.726.3231 for tickets (not available online)

Gene Bertoncini’s 80th Birthday Party/Concert
2018-03-25 15:00 - 17:00 | LaFontsee Galleries, 833 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI
Sunday, March 25th at 3 p.m. please join Adventuremusic.org for a very special appearance in the Underground Concert Series celebrating guitarist Gene Bertoncini’s 80th Birthday during his 25th year collaborating with Western Michigan University faculty member, bassist Tom Knific. The duo will be joined by the virtuosic vocalist Sunny Wilkinson who just released the album “Into the Light” featuring songs by James Taylor, Chick Corea, Stephen Soundheim, Bobbie Gentry, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joni Mitchell. This performance is held at LaFontsee Galleries, 833 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids.
In January the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association recognized Gene Bertonicini’s outstanding accomplishments as a practicing performing artist with the prestigious Rev. Arthur S. Harvey C.S.C. Award.
The New York native graduated from Notre Dame in 1959 with a degree in architecture, then went on to become one of the world’s preeminent jazz guitarist. Notre Dame writes, “His technique and lyricism have won him international praise and accolades as the ‘Segovia of jazz.’ An eloquent and versatile improviser, Bertoncini has been herd n with an extraordinary range of jazz greats, including performances and recordings with Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Wayne Shorter, Hubert Laws, and Paul Desmond, among others, as well as such distinguished singers and Tony Bennett, Lena Horne, Nancy Wilson, Vic Damone and Eydie Gorme.
“A prolific and popular studio musician, Bertoncini honed his professional chops as a member of the Tonight Show band during Johnny Carson’s tenure, and he has worked with composers and arrangers such as Lalo Schifrin and Michael Legrand and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. In addition to an active performing and recording schedule, Bertoncini teaches at the Eastman School of Music and Williams Patterson University.”
“It seems only beautiful sounds emanate from Gene Bertoncini’s guitar,” wrote New Yorker.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door ($10 for students).
This year’s Underground Concert Series is underwritten in part by The Grand Rapids Therapy Group, providing West Michigan with experienced and innovative family, individual, and couples counseling at 500 Cascade W Pkwy SE #240, Grand Rapids, MI Phone: (616) 591-9000.
For information about www.AdventureMusic.org please call (616) 745-4353 or e-mail adventuremusicmail@gmail.com.

Frances Luke Accord @ The Block
2018-03-23 19:30 - 21:30 | The Block, 360 W Western Ave, 2nd floor, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
An independent Chicago-based duo, Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers head this modern folk band. Both dedicated multi-instrumentalists and meticulous songwriters, they distinguish their music with genre fluidity, buttery harmonies and acoustic ensembles. Although prevailingly a modern folk band, FLA sip copious inspiration from Americana, jazz, soul, and rock.
Doors open at 7 pm • student tickets $10

Ilyasah Shabazz Author Visit
2018-03-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Join us for a discussion, Q&A, and book signing with Ilyasah Shabazz, author of X: A Novel.
X: A Novel is a vivid, fictionalized account of the Malcolm X’s early life that draws on stories from his family and childhood friends and neighbors.
ILYASAH SHABAZZ, third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, is an educator, activist, motivational speaker and also the author of Growing up X, and the just released book Betty Before X.http://www.ilyasahshabazz.com/

This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Spring Lake District Library hosts Music by the Fireplace featuring The B-Side Growlers
2018-03-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Spring Lake District Library, 123 E. Exchange St., Spring Lake, MI, 49456, United States

MARCH Madness Art Exhibit at Gallery Uptown
2018-03-15 08:00 - 2018-03-31 17:00 | Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington St., Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Artists Interpret all that’s Mad…
March 2018: “March Madness” brings an intriguing and thought provoking exhibit you’ll not want to miss. It presents eight artists–Kristi Beukema, Katherine Bourdon, Adde Lou Garter, Cat Jackson, Chandra Jennings, Colleen Rockey, Amy Wilkinson, and Amy Young–who examine the concept of madness.
The exhibit will be in place from March 1 to April 1.

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at Loutit District Library--Grand Haven High School Fiddle Group - GOTAK
2018-03-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Grand Haven High School fiddle group, GOTAK, performs popular Irish/Celtic fiddle music. GOTAK is an after school alternative string ensemble founded in 2005 by current GOTAK director and Grand Haven High School Orchestras Melissa Meyers.
Upper Level Lobby

Christian Lopez at Seven Steps Up
2018-03-10 20:00 - 22:00 | MI
Christian Lopez is not merely riding the wave of Americana Music, the West Virginia native, is bending it to its knees. With the will of his voice and the stomp of a steady beat, Christian Lopez and his band are pioneering their own brand of Alt. Folk Country Rock. Like a young Whitman, Lopez translates the iconic America before him into rousing romps and searing serenades employing crisp & thoughtful imagery and storytelling.
Genre: “Folk-Rock”

Hometown: Martinsburg, WV

Lopez says:
“I’ve dedicated 100% of my life and time to my music. I work on some aspect of it every day. But I also see myself back in West Virginia someday, with a house and a big yard where I can relax. And a dog too…You could say that’s the American Dream. For me, it’s more specifically my West Virginian dream.”
Lopez is turning traditional songwriting on its head. Lopez takes listeners on a heartfelt rampage through emotion, energy & excitement caring less about the hook then hooking them in with the range and passion in his voice. One moment the music traverses the depths of one’s interior life and the next it rips the listener into a frenzy – a call to stomp, romp and roll.
Christian Lopez’s new album, “Red Arrow”, is available NOW!

The Rick Hicks Band at D&W First-Friday Dance
2018-03-02 19:00 - 22:00 | The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market, 1116 Robbins Road, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Dancers again will have a chance to dance the first Friday of the month at Grand Haven’s D&W Fresh Market, Friday, March 2, 2018, from 7-10 p.m.
Rick Hicks’ Band from Muskegon will be providing a flavorful mix of Blues and Motown sounds for dancing. Rick Hicks is a warm, versatile guitarist/vocalist in the tradition of BB King, Wes Montgomery, and Albert King. He and his band perform a mix of high-energy blues, Funk, soul, rock’n’roll, jazz, Motown, R&B, and crowd requests…all danceable. Members of the band also include Jeff Beavan on bass, Craig Baird on saxophones, and Kevin Cornelius on percussion. Hicks’ quartet has played all over the state. His group was the featured concert that closed the 2012 Manitou Music Festival Series.
The dance is an outreach of The Salvation Army in the Tri Cities area.
The dance will be held in the store’s café area with spillover dancing in the aisles. In addition to dancing, patrons are welcome to sit and enjoy the music and maybe buy a cup of coffee, a soft drink, and something to eat.
Last month’s dance brought in $527.33.
The Grand Haven D&W Fresh Market is at 1116 Robbins Road.
The Salvation Army has been active in Grand Haven since 1922 and works to help people with both the necessities of life and to enhance the quality of their lives. The Salvation Army facility is at 310 North DeSpelder. The phone number is 616.842.3380.

Loutit District Library’s Featured Local Artist Susan Pragaspathy
2018-03-01 - 2018-04-15 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Open during normal library hours.
Lower level Hallway.

Release party of "Jubilee" with Max Colley, III, Diego Rivera, Luther Allison, Liany Mateo, and Keith Hall
2018-02-25 16:00 - 18:00 | LaFontsee Galleries, 833 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI
Sunday, February 25th at 4 p.m. the Underground Music Series celebrates Max Colley III’s new recording “Jubilee” with a concert including Max on trumpet, Michigan State University’s Diego Rivera on saxophones, Luther Allison at the piano, Liany Mateo on bass and Western Michigan University’s Keith Hall playing drums. This performance is held at LaFontsee Galleries, 833 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids. See www.adventuremusic.org.
2017 marked the 100 year anniversary of Dizzy Gillespie’s birth, and social media was frowning over a perceived lack of Gillespie’s influence in today’s music. Wait a minute! On this new album “Jubilee” Max Colley III plays Dizzy’s composition “Tour De Force” with Gillespie’s principle protégé, now master musician in his own right, Jon Faddis. The legacy of Dizzy, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, in fact the entire history of jazz, is addressed on “Jubilee,” which features over 33 musicians ranging in age from 20 to 87 years old.
Adventuremusic.org is proud to introduce you to Max’s most ambitious recording project to date, a set including guest appearances by the last surviving member of Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue” sextet, and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, drummer Jimmy Cobb, as well as an array of local and “Big Apple” musicians.
A native of Grand Rapids, son of all-star music educator Max Colley Jr., Max Colley III was a member of the 1987 McDonalds All-American Band and Jazz Band. Max has performed for three presidents. Today he is the Jazz Events Coordinator at Michigan State University.
Adventure Music is dedicated to creating an outlet for unique live music in Grand Rapids, connecting essential artists to essential audiences. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door ($10 for students).
This year’s Underground Concert Series is underwritten in part by The Grand Rapids Therapy Group, providing West Michigan with experienced and innovative family, individual, and couples counseling at 500 Cascade W Pkwy SE #240, Grand Rapids, MI Phone: (616) 591-9000.
For information about www.AdventureMusic.org please call (616) 745-4353 or e-mail adventuremusicmail@gmail.com.

Music by the Fireplace: The Moxie Strings
2018-02-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Spring Lake District Library, 123 E. Exchange St., Spring Lake, MI, 49456, United States
Relax by the fireplace with live music. Free concert by The Moxie Strings at SLDL. Hailed by The Grand Rapids Press as “top-notch, instrumental wizardry,” The Moxie Strings offer listeners the unique opportunity to experience some of the world’s best-known instruments through a young, progressive lens. Diana Ladio and Alison Lynn, often joined by percussionist, Fritz McGirr, all hold Bachelor of Music degrees in music performance, which have given each the technical foundation to explore the limits of his/her instrument and helped the group build a reputation for musical excellence. The Moxie Strings compose the majority of their pieces and arrange melodies from many traditions, resulting in a genre-blurring blend of ear-catching melodies and foot-stomping, rock-influenced rhythms. Alison performs on a newly-invented, electric cello, and Diana on a contemporary 5-string violin, both through a variety of audio effects pedals. Fritz performs on a mix of world percussionist instruments and drum kit. Their polished, high-energy show and unique sound are redefining strings’ role in contemporary music, and have quickly made the band one of the country’s most promising instrumental acts.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2018-02-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Grand Haven High School Performing Arts Center
Grand Haven High School Performing Arts Center
Tickets at the door; Adults $8; Students / Senior Citizens (60+) $5

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2018-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Grand Haven High School Performing Arts Center
7:00 PM in the Grand Haven High School Performing Arts Center
Tickets at the door; Adults $8; Students / Senior Citizens (60+) $5

Norma Lewis speaks at The Bookman
2018-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 | The Bookman, 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
Norma Lewis, author of Wild Women of Michigan, will speak at The Bookman in Grand Haven Feb. 20th at 7 p.m. Lewis also is the author of Where Jesus Slept (with Katy Hudson), Lost Restaurants of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids: Furniture City, Dutch Heritage in Kent and Ottawa Counties, Connecting the Coasts: The Race to Build the Transcontinental Railroad, and others.
The Bookman is at 715 Washington, Grand Haven, MI

Traditional Irish Music Session
2018-02-17 13:00 - 15:00 | MI

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at Loutit District Library--Fortnight Singers
2018-02-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 49417, United States
Fortnight Singers are proud to present a program of madrigals, motets, drinking songs, dances, and chansons both secular and sacred for your auditory enjoyment. The performance is suitable for all ages and will have a little something for everyone, from those interested in history and costuming to those just looking for a pleasant afternoon of merriment and song. There may even be dancing!
Upper Level Lobby

Robbie Fulks at Seven Steps Up
2018-02-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Seven Steps Up, 116 S Jackson Street, Spring Lake, MI, 49456, United States
Robbie Fulks is a singer, recording artist, instrumentalist, composer, & songwriter. was nominated for two 2017 Grammy Awards: Best Folk Album (Upland Stories) and Best American Roots Song (“Alabama at Night”). He was also named in 2016 best-of-the-year lists by Rolling Stone, NPR Music, NPR Fresh Air, The Guardian, Salon, Chicago Tribune, and more.
