Looking Ahead: ArtPrize starts on September 14 and runs through October 1.
💡 Community & Education
Saturday, September 9
- 10 AM – 1 PM: Cars & Coffee Grand Rapids at the Downtown Market.
- 11 AM – 3 PM: Drop-In Studio: Negative Line Drawings at the GRAM.
- 1 PM – 2:30 PM: Gallery Chat: Sketching at the GRAM.
- 5 PM – 11 PM: After Dark in the Park at Canal Park.
- 6 PM – 10 PM: Autumn Affair at the GRAM.
Saturday, September 9 – Sunday, September 10: 11 AM – 11 PM & 10 AM – 7 PM: Fiesta Mexicana at Calder Plaza.
Sunday, September 10: 12 PM – 4 PM: Grand Rapids Walk to Defeat ALS at Sixth Street Park.
Tuesday, September 12
- 6 PM: Pop-Up Westside Stride starting at Swift Printing.
- 7 PM – 9:30 PM: Swing Dancing at Rosa Parks Circle.
Wednesday, September 13
- 4 PM – 7 PM: Neighborhood Park Party at Canal Park.
- 5 PM – 7 PM: Culinary Conversations: Food Entrepreneur Open House at the Downtown Market.
Thursday, September 14: 6 PM – 8 PM: Open House for Educators: Creative Learning Center at the GRAM.
Friday, September 15
- 11 AM – 9 PM: Art in Food Festival on Calder Plaza.
- 5 PM – 10 PM: Grand Rapids African American Art and Music Festival at Rosa Parks Circle.
🥁 Live Music
Saturday, September 9
- 7 PM: Mustard Plug + The Toasters + Half Past Two + The Mushmen at The Pyramid Scheme.
- 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Ivan Akansiima Trio at GRNoir.
- 8 PM: Hannah Ellis at The Stache.
- 9 PM: Club 90s Presents Guts Night: Olivia Rodrigo Official Dance Party at GLC Live at 20 Monroe.
- 9 PM: Sorry, Not Sorry wsg The Ultraviolets and Francis Ford at Tip Top Deluxe.
Sunday, September 10: 2 PM: School of Rock Grand Rapids – Best of the 2000s at Elevation.
Tuesday, September 12: 7:30 PM: Carsie Blanton at The Midtown.
Wednesday, September 13: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Danny Richardson Duo at GRNoir.
Thursday, September 14
- 12 PM – 1:30 PM: Relax at Rosa Presents: PHABIES at Rosa Parks Circle.
- 7 PM: Lauren Diagle at Van Andel Arena.
- 7:30 PM: Earthwork Harvest Gathering Pre Party at The Midtown.
- 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Stephen Plummer – Third Coast Swing at GRNoir.
- 8 PM: Trey Lewis at The Stache.
Friday, September 15
- 7 PM: Total Chaos + Acidex + Oil Change + The Bloody Pickups at The Pyramid Scheme.
- 7 PM: Avatar at The Intersection.
- 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Edye Evans-Hyde & Company at GRNoir.
- 8 PM: The Mars Volta Tour at GLC Live at 20 Monroe.
- 8 PM: The Hi-Jivers wsg Hank Mowery and The Hawktones at Tip Top Deluxe.
😁 Comedy
Saturday, September 9: 7 PM: Iliza Shlesinger at DeVos Performance Hall.
🎻 Performance Arts
Friday, September 15 – Saturday, September 16: Various Times: GR Symphony Presents: Daniil Trifonov Plays Gershwin at DeVos Performance Hall.
Friday, September 15 – Sunday, October 8: Various Times: The Spongebob Musical at The Civic Theatre.