Music

TO DO 

Celebrate Loving Day with Ebony Road Players

June 6, 2017June 8, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 1960s, 50th anniversary of the lovings, african american, Artists, black theater, black-themed shows, comfortable, Dance, ebony road players, Edye Evans Hyde, Expression, Film, first park congregational church, Grand Rapids, grand rapids community, grand rapids theatre troupe, HBO documentary, identity, inclusiveness, interracial marriage, june 1967, ladies literary club, live music, Local Music, Love, Loving day, loving day celebration, loving vs virginia, multi-media concert, multiracial relationships, Music, native american, personal experiences, playwrights, poetry, Race, racial integrity act of 1924, richard and mildred loving, Spoken Word, Stories, student film screening, supreme court, theater, three-day celebration, virginia

by Kate Branum  In the late 1960s, Richard and Mildred Loving found themselves amid difficult and unjust circumstances. Richard, a

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Intimate Space, Unforgettable Concerts at Circle Summer Concert Series

June 2, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments adele, aretha franklin, Bri Kilroy, bruno mars, california dreamin, cher, circle summer concerts, Circle Theatre, concerts, family, fleetwood mac, go your own way, Grand Rapids, Intimate space unforgettable concerts at circle summer concert series, james brown, jimmy buffet, june 2017, katy perry, ladies night, lobby bar, local events gr, maroon 5, Music, music of legendary divas, noddea skindmore, prince, sly & the family stone, The Beach Boys, to do, uptown funk, west michigan talent, whitney huston

by Bri Kilroy Circle Theatre’s Summer Concert Series manifested from the theatre company’s cabaret performances in 2010 and showcases West

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June Events

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, asian festival, bissell blocktail party, bizarre bazzare, blood drives, Bri Kilroy, circle summer concert series, circle theatre summer concerts, community, concerts, downtown gr inc, event overlord of gr, exhibits, Experience Grand Rapids, Festival of the Arts, Frederik Meijer Gardens, free grand rapids events, garage bar block party, grand rapids events june 2017, june 2017, June Events, Local First, Local First Street Party, marandas park parties, Music, relax at rosa, shows in grand rapids, summer concerts, things to do in Grand Rapids, Van Andel Arena, Wealthy Theatre

Ongoing Weekly Mondays Studio Night at Grand Rapids Brewing Company. Work on your art projects among accessible collaboration from fellow

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Events 

Meet Margo Price

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments American Music Association, American Music Prize, April 2017, April Events, combat depression, composing songs, country album, country artist, debut album, Dolly Parton, Elvis, emerging artist, Emerging Artist of the Year, Grand Rapids, influence, Johnny Cash, local performance, Loretta Lynn, mainstream music, margo price, Memphis, Midwest Farmers Daughter, Music, Nashville, national anthem, new music, open mic nights, record, Sally Zarafonetis, singer, soulful, St. Cecelia Music Center, Tennessee, The Statler Brothers, Tom Petty, writing songs

By Sally Zarafonetis Margo Price is a self-made woman who rose from the depths of heartache to the top of

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Voluntary RE:action

February 10, 2017February 9, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments choral music, Creston High School, Duane Davis, En Pointe, February 2016, Flat Reach Outreach Ministries, Gilda's LaughFest, Grand Rapids African American Youth Chorus, Grand Rapids Ballet, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Humane Society of West Michigan, Indiana University, jazz music, Kaye Davis, local volunteer opportunities, Mentors, Music, Opera Grand Rapids, performers, Revive and Thrive Project, teachers, Voluntary Re:action, West Michigan

sponsored by Grand Rapids Community Foundation  Volunteer Spotlight: Duane and Kaye Davis  “Making an Ugly World Better with Music” The notes

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FACES & PLACES 

Joyful Sounds

February 6, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments children's music classes, ellyse wild, february 2017, GRCC Arts Outreach program, ichelle venegas, Joyful sounds, joyful sounds music studio, life purpose, making music, Music, music and children, music benefits, music immersion, music journey, music teacher, music together, sarah kelso, Two Eagles Marcus

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Michelle Venegas has what most people desire: an abounding, unabashed, complete

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Events 

St. Cecilia Music Center Brings The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to Grand Rapids

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Alessio Bax, Ani Kavafian, chamber music, chamber music society of lincoln center, composer, Concert, Conductor, Featured, Grand Rapids, January 2017, Local Music, Music, musician, orchestra, Paul Walkins, performers, pianist, piano, royce auditorium, soloist, St. Ceclia Music Center, violinist, Yura Lee

  St. Cecilia Music Center proudly presents four world-class stars from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on January

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FACES & PLACES 

Meet Cecile McLorin Salvant

November 30, 2016December 6, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments album, Artist, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Concert, December, Ella Fitzgerald, Featured, For One to Love, French, Grammy Award, Jazz, Music, performance, singer, songs, St. Cecilia Music Festival, vocal, WomanChild

Her voice has a velvet texture that seems to emerge from a beautiful cavern. Listening to her music, you can’t

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BEAUTY HEALTH 

Linking Music & Health

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments affects of music, cleveland clinic, craig voice coalition, Featured, Health, linking music and health, MCC, Music, music and health, music effects, research linking music to health, september 2016, well-being

courtesy MCC Plato said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and

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Entertainment Events MUSIC TO DO 

Go Mad for Jazz

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, Audrey Sundstrom, August 20 & 21, august 2016, cindy bradley, community concert, Featured, free jazz festival, Go mad for jazz, GR and Jazz, grand rapids event, Grand Rapids Jazz Festival, GRandJazzFest, history of GRandJazzFest, live jazz performances, Music, Rosa Parks Circle

by Bri Kilroy In 2011, Audrey Sundstrom, president of the non-profit GR and Jazz, was returning to Grand Rapids from

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