Hope College musicians will perform a "Brown Bag Concert' at the Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E. Eighth St., at noon Friday, Oct. 7. The public is invited and admission is free. Founded and directed by Dr. Andrew Le of the Hope music faculty, the concert series takes place on the first Friday of each month. Each hour-long program consists of a variety of musical offerings from Hope students and teachers.

Two people are dead after the driver of an sport utility vehicle hydro-planed and crashed the vehicle into a house south of Holland on Thursday night. It happened around 6:30 p.m. on 146th Avenue in Fillmore Township of Allegan County. The crash did extensive damage to the house, police said. The homeowners said they were away celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary when the crash happened.

Grand Haven suffered a disappointing setback at the hands of East Kentwood on Thursday. The host Buccaneers lost 25-20, 22-25, 27-25, 25-19, falling to 21-10 overall and 2-2 in the O-K Red Conference. The loss virtually eliminates the Bucs from contention for the league title. The Bucs had no answer for East Kentwood's Natalie Means, who finished with 25 kills and four aces. Abby Cole led the Bucs with 19 kills and five blocks, while Krysteena Davis and Taylor Craymer each had 10 kills. Davis added four blocks.

Grand Haven's girls golf team placed sixth at Thursday's O-K Red postseason tournament, which was held at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale. Grandville and East Kentwood tied for the league title, with Hudsonville finishing just one stroke behind the leaders. Sophomore Martha Ramsey shot a career-low 96 for the Bucs, including a 45 on the front nine. Kira Glass and Amanda Merz each shot personal-best rounds of 110.

The surf is up more than 20 feet in the middle of Lake Michigan and high winds knocked out power to a few homes in Grand Haven Thursday night. The gusty winds out of the north have downed tree branches and limbs, but gusts are expected to subside after 2 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. NWS meteorologist Brian Meade said wind gusts of 53 mph were recorded at the Holland pier overnight. South Haven pier gusts hit 68 mph. The Muskegon County Airport recorded gusts of 41 mph, according to the meteorologist.

Detectives said a Grand Haven man was hit in the arm by an errant shot fired Thursday morning by a member of Grand Valley State University's public safety department, practicing a half-mile away at a Grand Haven Township gun range. Ottawa County deputies said the 30-year-old man went to North Ottawa Community Hospital for treatment of the gunshot wound. He told investigators he had been working on a home on Acacia Street when he was shot. Police said they found a house on Acacia had also been hit by a stray shot.

Today: Showers. High near 54. Windy, with a north-northwest wind at 30-33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight: A 40-percent chance of showers before 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind between 20 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind 10-13 mph, increasing to 18-21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

The Grand Rapids Symphony opens its Crowe Horwath Rising Stars Series with a concert created in the spirit of ArtPrize - featuring music inspired by visual art. Associate Conductor John Varineau leads the orchestra in two performances of "ArtPrize Triptychs' - at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6; and at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids. The concert will include some projected images to enhance the listening experience.