ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Spread the Music to host 2nd annual Harbor Island music festival July 10-11
Sat, Jul 4, 2009
The local organization that's focused on providing instruments to young musicians will host its second annual music festival on Grand Haven's Harbor Island July 10-11.

CW's 'Gossip Girl' recruits Hilary Duff
Fri, Jul 3, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Duff is joining the cast of "Gossip Girl" — but not on a regular basis.

Michael Jackson memorial set for Tuesday
Fri, Jul 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The question of when and where a public memorial service will be held for Michael Jackson has finally been answered. But how city officials will handle the likelihood of a massive crowd remains to be settled.

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.

Blue Lake Summer Arts Festival features Verdehr Trio and camp festival band Friday and Sunday
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
TWIN LAKE — Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, whose 1,400 acre campus is located just north of Muskegon in Manistee National Forest, continues their 2009 Summer Arts Festival with a performance by the Verdehr Trio and the Blue Lake Festival Band.