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,…
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,…
Open during normal library hours. Lower level Hallway.
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…
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…
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
March 2018: “March Madness” brings an intriguing and thought provoking exhibit you’ll not want to miss!
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.
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 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…
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…
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…