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Grand Rapids Michigan July 4th 2010 Celebration
Grand Rapids July 4th Fireworks and Celebration will be held at
Ah Nab Awen Park along the Grand River in downtown Grand
Rapids. The evenings entertainment will start at 6 pm and
conclude with the fireworks display at 10:30 pm.
Schedule of Free Events:
6:00 pm – Octaglee Vocal Octet sing patriotic selections
6:15-6:45 pm – Spittin’ Image – 8th & 9th grade students play
contemporary and classic rock
7:00 –7:30 pm – Gabriel James – Alternative style
7:45 – 8:30 pm – Silversmith – Group plays original music from
blues to classic rock
8:30 – 9:15 pm – Four Finger Five – Band plays a unique mix of rock and blues
9:15 – 9:30 pm – Ralston Bowles – Popular West Michigan entertainer
9:30 – 10:30 pm – Natchez Trace – One of Michigan’s favorite Vocal Bands
10:30 pm – FIREWORKS!!!!
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Grand Rapids Michigan Jazz at the Zoo – Monday Nights 2010
Begins Monday June 14, 2010 – John Ball Park Band Shell
From 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the The John Ball Park Band Shell,
The West Michigan Jazz Society will be featuring local bands
and talent Monday nights. Free admission, although the hat
is passed for donations because the park is requiring liability
insurance for the group to perform and parking attendants.
So, grab a blanket, food, or purchase food at the event, and
enjoy local jazz at its best.
The 10th Jazz at the Zoo Summer 2010:
June 14, 2010 –Mary Rademacher w/ the Mark Kahny Quartet
June 21, 2010 – River City Jazz Band w/ Kathy Wagner
June 28, 2010 – Fred Knapp Quartet w/ Ben Jannson
July 5, 2010 – Western Michigan University Tribute Band w/
July 12, 2010 – Grupo Aye – Latin Jazz Band
July 19, 2010 – Arno & Randy Marsh Quartet
July 26, 2010 – Tom Hagen Quintet
August 2, 2010 – Michelle Covington w/ Scott Bell Quartet
August 9, 2010 – Claudia Schmidt w/ Quartet
August 16, 2010 – Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra
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the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, and what it is like to live in
West Michigan. Grand Rapids Michigan is a vibrant, growing metro-
politan area with a diverse business community, great medical
research & services, numerous universities, plus lively arts and
entertainment of all kinds.
We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!
Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Contact Terry 616-292-7263
The Grand Rapids Art Museum is hosting free Music Concerts
on the Terrace Stage Friday nights this summer.
Starting on June 11th and running until August 27th, 2010 every
Friday night from 7-9 pm. Access to the Terrace Stage is free,
downtown market kiosks, plus food and beverages will be available.
Outdoor sketching, games for all ages and wonderful West Michigan
summer evenings in an urban setting – with live music!
The line up for Friday Nights at GRAM
Outdoor Summer Music Series – Summer 2010
June 11 La Famiglia – Hip Hop
June 18 DJ Brandon Hill – Techno
June 25 Groove Merchant – Urban Beats
July 2 End of Times Orchestra – Prog Rock
July 9 Chosen – R & B featuring Daniel Richardson
and Kathy LeMar
July 16 Pangea – Steel Drum Band
July 30 Side Pocket – Fusion
July 30 Big Organ – Organ Trio featuring Randy Marsh
Aug 6 David Hardin – Americana
Aug 13 Fainting Generals – Pop Rock
Aug 20 Bill Sears – Jazz Saxophone
Aug 27 An Dro – Celtic
The fun begins at 5 pm, music starts at 7 pm.
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We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!
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Presented by WLAV FREE Summer Outdoor Blues Concerts
on the Mall in downtown Grand Rapids at Rosa Parks Circle.
Some of the best blues bands performing today will be getting
on the stage here in Grand Rapids .
Get yourself over hump day this summer by listening to the
Blues on Wednesdays and enjoying the music “plein aire”
First of 2 70 minute sets starts at 6:30 pm
June 9, 2010 – Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
June 16, 2010 – Duke Robillard
June 23, 2010 – Janiva Magness
June 30, 2010 – Vasti Jackson
July 7, 2010 – Jimmy Thackeray
July 14, 2010 – Tommy Castro
July 21, 2009 – Homemade Jamz’
July 28, 2009 – Sonny Moorman
August 4, 2009 – Carl Weathersby
August 11, 2009 – John Lee Hooker, Jr
Food & Merchandise Available
Westbrook Realty ~ Grand Rapids Real Estate
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The authors of the this blog write about Grand Rapids Real Estate, the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, and what it is like to live in West Michigan.Grand Rapids Michigan is a vibrant, growing metropolitan area with a diverse business community, great medical research & services, numerous universities, plus lively arts and entertainment of all kinds.
We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!
Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Contact Terry 616-292-7263
Michigan is an agricultural state. In fact, in agricultural products,
Michigan is second only to California among the diversity of its
products. Agriculture and farming is a large segment of our local
West Michigan economy.
West Michigan is nationally known for its fruit production, including
blueberries, cherries, apples, grapes and peaches. Add to this local
organic farmers that sell to local restaurants and grocery stores and
you can see how important growing food is to our local economy.
We like to support local businesses and farmers. Local produce is
the best! So visit your local farmers’ Market in Kent County and
see what you have been missing. Fresh produce is here in Michigan
and available in most areas near you.
Ada MI Farmers’ Market – Community Church Parking Lot
Tuesdays June 22 – Sept. 28, 2010 2:00 – 7 pm
Project FRESH accepted
“Chef in the Market” cooking demonstration program, also accepting
food basket donations for delivery to food pantry
Allendale Famers’ Market – 6101 Lake Michigan Dr – Heritage Town
Square Parking Lot ( North side of Lake Michigan Dr) June – October
Tuesdays and Fridays 11:00 am – 4 pm Project FRESH accepted
Byron Center Farmers’ Market – Pathway Church Parking Lot or
grassy area north of the Post Office – 8350 Byron Center Av.
May – October Saturday 8am-1 pm Project FRESH accepted.
Caledonia Michigan Farmers’ Market – M 37 & 100th St Intersection
Saturday 8am – 12 pm until Oct 30th 2010
Coopersville Farmers’ Market – North Main St parking lot pavilion
May 7- Oct 29 Wednesday 8 am – 1 pm Project FRESH accepted
Fulton Street Farmer’s Market – 1147 E. Fulton St Grand Rapids MI
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
May to Christmas
Grand Rapids South East Area Farmers’ Market
Corner of Franklin & Fuller Grand Rapids Michigan
June – October Thursday 10am – 4 pm
Project FRESH & Food Stamps accepted
Grand Rapids West Side Farmer’ Market
Alpine at 11th St ( City View Church) Grand Rapids Michigan
Thursday May 6 – October 7 Thursday 10am – 6:30 pm
Project FRESH accepted
Grandville Farmers’ Market – 4055 Maple St SW Grandville, MI
North of the Grandville Library
May 4 – Oct 19 Tuesday 8 am – 1 pm
Howard City Famers’ Market – 120 W. Edgerton at the White Pine Trail
staging area near the depot at Ensley and Edgerton St. Intersection
May 8 – October Saturday 9 am – 1 pm
Hudsonville Farmers’ Market & Crafts – 3302 Prospect St corner of
Prospect and School just off Chicago Dr.
June 2 – October 6, 2010 Wednesdays 8 am – 2 pm
Project FRESH accepted
Lowell MI Farmers’ Market – 225 S Hudson Lowell Fairgrounds
Thursdays May 13- Oct 7 2010 2 pm – 7 pm Handicap Parking Avail.
Metro Health Hospital Farmers’ Market– Metro Health Village
5900 Byron Center Ave Wyoming MI – easy access off M-6
May 6 – late Sept. 2010 Thursday 9am – 1 pm
Project FRESH accepted; free health screenings; live entertainment
Plainfield Township Farmers’ Market – 4411 Plainfield Ave NE
(corner of 5 Mile Rd and Plainfield Ave) adjacent to Fire Station # 3.
June 15 – Oct 14, 2010 Tuesday & Thursday 2 pm – 7 pm
Rockford MI Farmers’ Market – South Squires St Parking Lot off Main St
June 5 – Oct 30, 2010 Saturday 8 am – 1 pm
Walker Farmers’ Market – 4300 Remembrance Rd at Rylee’s Ace Hardware
Saturday June – Sept 8am – 2 pm
Link to Michigan Farmer’s Markets
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The authors of the this blog write about Grand Rapids Real Estate, the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, and what it is like to live in West Michigan. Grand Rapids Michigan is a vibrant, growing metropolitan area with a diverse business community, great medical research & services, numerous universities, plus lively arts and entertainment of all kinds.
We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!
Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Contact Terry 616-292-7263
The West Michigan White Caps will kick off their 2010 season
with a FREE exhibition game with Grand Valley State University
on Wednesday , April 7th, at 6 pm at Fifth Third Ballpark.
The official Whitecaps baseball season begins on Thursday,
April 8 at Lake County, OH. The first home game is scheduled
for Sunday April 11th against the 2009 Midwest League Champion
Fort Wayne TinCaps at 2 pm. This is also Family Day
– Kids Eat Free – sponsored by Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
They are sponsoring 2 of these events in April.
You can go to the website www.whitecapsbaseball.com for ticket information.
Admission to this event is free.
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The authors of the this blog write about Grand Rapids Real Estate, the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, and what it is like to live in West Michigan. Grand Rapids Michigan is a vibrant, growing metropolitan area with a diverse business community, great medical research & services, numerous universities, plus lively arts and entertainment of all kinds.
We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!
Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Contact Terry 616-292-7263
We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful entertainment venue
in our Forest Hills Area. The fabulous Fine Arts Centers Shows this
winter-spring season have something for everyone. Not only the
headlining events like Amy Grant, and Whose Live Anyway, the local
high school productions are not exactly the amateur events I remember
from my school days. The musicals we have seen have had seriously
talented young performers from our local high schools.
There are still quite a few shows to catch this season. If you haven’t
been to our fabulous gold star LEED performance center, you should
stop by and take a look.
It is open every day from 8am to 5 pm with a featured artist-in-residence
work displayed in the lobby. This month, fiber artist Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk
displays vessels that explore the concept of containment.
February 22 – Forest Hills Central -Evening of Percussion 7 pm
February 23 – Jazz Night 7 pm
March 11 – Cynthia Hagedorn Artist Reception – 6-7:30 pm
March 12-13 – Grand Rapids Balley Company Interactive 7:30 pm
March 25,26,27 – Forest Hill Central Musical – The Wizard of Oz – 7:30 pm;
+ 3:00 pm matinee Mar 27th
April 17 – An Evening with Amy Grant – 7:30 pm
April 18 – Grand Rapids Symphony – Percussion Explosion – 3:00 pm
April 20 – Forest Hill Public Schools K-12 Student Artists Reception, 6 – 7:30 p.m
Thursday, April 29, 2010 – Whose Live Anyway
May 26 – National Senior Health and Fitness Day, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m
June 3 – International Society of Experimental Artists’ Reception, 6 – 7:30 p.m
We volunteer at the Fine Arts Center and find it a very entertaining and
rewarding way to give back to our community. We have ushered shows,
taken tickets, handed out programs, placed posters and guided people to
their seats. The Fine Arts Center is a part of the Forest Hills School
System but must survive financially on its own, which means volunteers
are vital to the program. Without volunteers, it wouldn’t be possible to
fund the shows and events that take place to enrich the community.
Fine Arts Center GR MI 49546
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The authors of the this blog write about Grand Rapids Real Estate, the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, and what it is like to live in West Michigan. Grand Rapids Michigan is a vibrant, growing metropolitan area with a diverse business community, great medical research & services, numerous universities, plus lively arts and entertainment of all kinds.
We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!
Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Contact Terry 616-292-7263
We attended an inspiring event sponsored by Rapid Growth Media
and Michigan State Housing Development Authority last night at
the Wealthy Street Theatre. This was the first in a year long series
of events. This premier event was called “Touting Michigan”.
Rapid Growth brought together 5 panelists that are each individually
promoting Michigan, our state economy and image, and doing
something positive about rebuilding our state.
The message was clear – We have to do it ourselves!
Panelists from left to right are:
Sean Mann from Let’s Save Michigan
John Bell from Michigan Awesome
Lisa Diggs from Buy Michigan Now
Kevin Buist from Michigan by Choice
Neil Yaremchuk from Made in Michigan
and Moderator Jennifer Pascua
From Neil Yaremchuk: If we buy just $10 worth of Michigan made
products every week, we would pump $37 million back into our
local economies. This means JOBS!!
Think Michigan First, Buy Local, and support your local
businesses and farmers. It is actually cheaper and greener.
Why send our hard earned Michigan money elsewhere?
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Holiday traditions to celebrate the winter solstice are common
to every culture around the world. The transition from the shortest,
darkest day in mid-winter to the longest day of light at the beginning
of summer are a common theme to our world.
Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids
celebrates the light by showing the traditions of many countries
and cultures around the world. Besides the forty one gorgeous
Christmas Trees that are decorated as they would be in their native
regions, they also display Kwanza, Jewish, and Buddhist traditional
decorations. New this year is Tet Nguyen Dan, the Vietnamese
celebration of the lunar New Year; pronounced day wen don,
it literally means, “the first morning of the first day.”
Meijer Gardens is celebrating the completion of a $7.6 million
renovation and expansion that was awarded a silver level LEED
certificate in energy and environmental design. The renovation
and expansion was centered around the cafe, visitor areas, office
and storage spaces. The new cafe has a stunning Dale Chihuly
blown glass sculpture of colored glass flowers hanging from
the ceiling.
We have put together a few photos we took at the gardens
recently, so you can see some of the holiday decorations from
near and far. The gorgeous Christmas trees are all 12-15 feet tall
and loaded with beautiful ornaments. This is just a sampling of the
Christmas Traditions displayed here:
Our Holiday Wishes for Peace & Goodwill to all of you!
We invite you to visit our world famous Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We will share our recent snowy winter scenes with you. It usually doesn’t look like this until January or February, but it certainly is getting us in the Holiday mood. This is just a sampling of the 200+ sculptures that are here at the park permanently.
If you get a chance to visit Grand Rapids, don’t miss the Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Former President Jimmy Carter called it a "National Treasure." We would love to have you come for a visit and see for yourself.
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The authors of the this blog write about Grand Rapids Real Estate, the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, and what it is like to live in West Michigan. Grand Rapids Michigan is a vibrant, growing metropolitan
area with a diverse business community, great medical research & services, numerous universities, plus lively arts and entertainment of all kinds.
We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!
Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Contact Terry 616-292-7263
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