Whether it’s a snow day, a random school holiday, or a global pandemic, unforeseen time at home with the kids can be stressful, especially if kids are feeling anxious.
Country music legend Kenny Rogers, the congenial, silver-bearded crooner of "The Gambler," "Islands in the Stream" and "Lady," has died of natural causes at age 81. Rogers' verified Twitter account announced the news in a statement late Friday.
Life as we know it is changing by the minute, including where we dine, workout and recreate.
HOLLAND — The 91st Tulip Time festival scheduled for early May has been canceled due to public health concerns over the novel coronavirus.
LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a sweeping order Monday banning dine-in customers at restaurants and closing all bars, movie theaters, gyms and other sports facilities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
HOLLAND — The Hope College Chapel Choir is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Due to unprecedented events taking place in the United States and around the world, a lot of us may be finding ourselves staying home more than usual these days. And we’ll be needing things to watch – not just movies, which kill maybe two hours or so, but multiseason TV shows in which we can…
Anyone who thinks that “binge watching” is a new phenomenon in the age of Netflix, Hulu, and iTunes has clearly never watched TV with a preschooler.
FRUITPORT — Life under the sea is coming to a Fruitport stage.
FRUITPORT — Life under the sea is coming to a Fruitport stage.
With daylight saving time on tap at 2 a.m. Sunday, we may want to think about some quick and easy breakfasts while we adjust to losing that precious hour.
Get your spring on.
GRAND RAPIDS — Exciting evenings of epic music, sensational cinema, show tunes, sci-fi, and more are coming to the Grand Rapids Pops stage in its 2020-21 season.
Garth Brooks unintentionally upset a number of his fans who happen to be supporters of President Donald Trump.
A comedic production will take to the stage in Grand Haven next month.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — There will be an organ recital at St. Matthew Lutheran Church at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8, as part of the Music at St. Matthew music series.
Pat McGinnis knows fish.
The Grand Haven Art Festival is hosting its second annual Poster Contest for the 2020 festival.
MUSKEGON — Dr. Seuss’ characters will come to life next month by students belonging to a local homeschool academy.
Hundreds of people took advantage of a sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon to take in Frozen in Time in downtown Grand Haven.
LOS ANGELES — “Is the scarf too much?”
GRAND RAPIDS — When another season of “American Idol” kicks off this Sunday, the first group of episodes will, of course, be about all the contestants auditioning for their chance to be the next “Idol.”
MUSKEGON — Heidi Naperala admits that she had “no idea what I was getting into” when she agreed to participate in this year’s Dancing with the Local Stars event.
Need a quick getaway, without booking flights and taking mountains of time off work or school?
Some of the greatest works of music ever composed, performed by many of the world’s finest soloists, will be part of the Grand Rapids Symphony’s 91st season.
GRAND RAPIDS — John Ball Zoo has announced the arrival of an international traveling exhibition, BRICKLIVE Animal Paradise, this summer.
Click Clack Moosic series continues at The Block
This year's Spring Lake Rotary Snow Fest featured a broom ball competition, a dart tournament, live music, food and drinks, and much more.
An afternoon of music, history and more is set for Saturday, Feb. 15, as the Tri-Cities Historical Museum will play host to a Great Lakes and lighthouses event.
Temperatures in the mid-30s made for pleasant conditions for the ninth annual Spring Lake Rotary Snow Jam on Saturday, even though there really wasn’t any snow.
MUSKEGON — Muskegon Community College’s Center for Theater will present the musical “Cabaret” on Feb. 19-23 in Overbrook Theater, with 7:30 p.m. performances Wednesday through Saturday and a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
A Holland author and her fellow explorers from the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (MSRA) will be featured next week on the Discovery Channel’s popular television show “Expedition Unknown,” starring archaeologist Josh Gates.
It’s telling that the two words being attached to Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV halftime show are “disgusting” and “empowering.”
SPRING LAKE — The Pros and the Bros agreed on a couple of their favorite Super Bowl LIV commercials, but their top choices went in different directions during the annual Ad Haven party.
It is supposed to be jammin’ in the snow this weekend, but a heated entertainment tent may have to make do for the ninth annual Spring Lake Rotary Club Snow Jam.
MUSKEGON — Due to the severe erosion and high water near Pere Marquette Beach, this year’s Burning Foot Beer Festival has been moved.
No matter what the score is for the Kansas City Chiefs’ showdown with the San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl LIV is already a big win for the NFL and Fox.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will pay tribute to the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Grand Haven’s GOTAK will soon take center stage during the annual Irish music festival.
A video clip from this past weekend's Winterfest Cardboard Sled Race gained national attention Thursday as the video appeared on ESPN's "Highly Questionable."
Light rain fell on and off all weekend, but it wasn’t enough to put a damper on the annual Winterfest in Grand Haven.
The Sytsma family recently moved to West Michigan, and learned about the Winterfest Family Dog Pull while perusing Facebook.
The Sytsma family recently moved to West Michigan, and learned about the Winterfest Family Dog Pull while perusing Facebook.
Dozens of runners took part in Friday’s Winterfest Sleepwalker Run.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Alice in Wonderland, Captain Ahab and Moby Dick, and a replica of Ted Nugnet’s zebra-print Ford Bronco sped down the slopes at the Ski Bowl during Saturday’s Winterfest Cardboard Sled Race.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Alice in Wonderland, Captain Ahab and Moby Dick, and a replica of Ted Nugnet’s zebra-print Ford Bronco sped down the slopes at the Ski Bowl during Saturday’s Winterfest Cardboard Sled Race.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Alice in Wonderland, Captain Ahab and Moby Dick, and a replica of Ted Nugnet’s zebra-print Ford Bronco sped down the slopes at the Ski Bowl during Saturday’s Winterfest Cardboard Sled Race.
The Winterfest Family Dog Pull was once again a hit, with eager dogs racing across the finish line with their happy owners in tow.
The Winterfest Coardboard Sled Race provided its usual spills and thrills Saturday afternoon, Jan. 25, 2020.
GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Rapids Community College’s Music Department will host award-winning soprano Antonina Chehovska, a 2010 alumna, in a Feb. 4 recital that is open to the public.
Broadway may be the next battleground for “The Karate Kid,” which is being developed into a stage musical.
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