ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

DeGraaf Nature Center hosting spring waterfowl watch
Fri, Mar 19, 2010
HOLLAND — DeGraaf Nature Center will host a spring waterfowl watch from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 27.

Annual film festival opens today at CMU
Fri, Mar 19, 2010
MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) — The Central Michigan International Film Festival is taking place in Mount Pleasant.

SLHS presents annual talent show Friday
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP — Spring Lake High School will present its annual talent show at 7 p.m. Friday in the high school auditorium.

GH artists win White Lake show awards
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
Many artists associated with Gallery Uptown in Grand Haven have artwork in the "Change of Seasons" exhibit, sponsored by the Arts Council of White Lake and exhibited at the White River Gallery & Nuveen Community Center in Montague.

Exploring scarf painting at Shiawassee Art Center
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
OWOSSO (AP) — A small class of locals etched designs and painted broad strokes of color over long silk scarves in the sunny art studio at the Shiawassee Art Center on a recent morning.

New jazz orchestra to debut March 26
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
HOLLAND — The Holland Symphony Orchestra has a new ensemble, the Holland Jazz Orchestra.

Great Lakes sailing history March 25 at Loutit
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
A program on the sailing history of the Great Lakes will be presented in a "like you are there" style at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, in program room A at the Loutit District Library, 407 Columbus Ave.

West Michigan Youth Symphony concert is Sunday
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
MUSKEGON — The West Michigan Youth Symphony will showcase talented young musicians from throughout West Michigan at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21, in downtown Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater.

Indy Opera Ensemble in Muskegon March 29
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
MUSKEGON — The Indianapolis Opera Ensemble will be in concert at the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Muskegon at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 29.

Organists guild to host concert on March 21
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
MUSKEGON — The Muskegon-Lakeshore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present a member's recital "In Memoriam" for longtime member Sara Jane Hansen at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21.