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.

“Guided by the Light,” the new exhibit at the Atrium Art Gallery of Second Christian Reformed Church in Grand Haven, contains the art collection of Donna Spaan.

GRAND RAPIDS — The Broadway sensation Hamilton is coming to Grand Rapids at the end of January. Broadway Grand Rapids announced Monday that people could have the chance to see it for only $10.

A Grand Haven church will be one of 60 remote webcast locations worldwide to broadcast one of the nation’s leading lecture and cultural arts series next month.

Hopper Miller, a graphic design student at the Careerline Tech Center and a Spring Lake High School junior, designed the winning logo for the West Michigan Student Showcase 2020, an annual celebration of excellence for area high school youth held at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon.

HOLLAND — This holiday season, the Holland Area Arts Council is reprising their partnership with Grand Rapids Ballet in two special performances for children ages 4 to 10 – and  their adult guests – on Sunday, Nov. 17.

MUSKEGON — Celebrating the new Art and Music Building while honoring the memory of two longtime art faculty members, Muskegon Community College presents “Looking Back and Forward: Works by Past and Present MCC Art Faculty” from Nov. 11-Dec. 12 in Overbrook Gallery.

The Atrium Art Gallery at Second Christian Reformed Church is featuring artistic expressions in many media in a new exhibit, “A Myriad of Talents: Art by the members of Second Church.”

FERRYSBURG — Local students will have a handful of opportunities to meet and learn from theater professionals in the coming months.

Artwork, ranging from drawings to sculptures and more, have been displayed throughout Grand Haven’s downtown since Sept. 17, during the 10th annual ArtWalk celebration. 

Characters from fairy tales will soon take center stage in Grand Haven.

Artists from the Grand Haven community and beyond crossed a Community Center stage Thursday evening to accept awards in the 2019 ArtWalk.

Local artist Lewis Cross was born in Davison, Michigan, in 1864 and moved to Spring Lake in the early 1880s. His love of the outdoors began early in life with much of his time spent outdoors.

Students browsed and discussed art in downtown Grand Haven on Tuesday.

BOSTON — Training surgeons is as easy as training dolphins or dogs.

MUSKEGON — The 91st annual Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition is now on display at the Muskegon Museum of Art, and it includes the works of nine artists who live in Northwest Ottawa County or have ties to the area. 

Community members gathered outside The Depot in downtown Grand Haven to celebrate artists Tuesday evening.

HOLLAND — The Hope College Great Performance Series will present Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and the Ahn Trio on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 19-20, at 7:30 p.m. in the DeWitt Center main theatre.

HOLLAND – The Donia Organ Concert series at Hope College will feature Diane Meredith Belcher on Monday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

Public art is gaining momentum and praise in the Village of Spring Lake — and now, village officials are seeking a sculpture to honor the memory of two local philanthropists.

The Grand Haven Municipal Marina was filled with activity this past Saturday.

Spring Lake resident Robert DeJonge was named the winner of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts’ People’s Choice award in the 2019 West Michigan Area Show.

Art will be on the waterfront this weekend.

“Home Again,” the new exhibit at the Atrium Art Gallery of Second Christian Reformed Church, features Mark Ottens, a Grand Haven native who now resides in Oostburg, Wisconsin.

Planes, flowers and beach pole vaulting are on tap for this weekend.

A jeweler met a sculptor and they fell in love, blended their art and the rest is history.

Art on the street and free music at the Waterfront Stadium. What a great summer weekend in Grand Haven!

A recent staff turnover at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum was positive and amicable, according to Director Julie Bunke.

For years, Barbara Carlson has wanted to do a project transforming beach trash into works of art.

SPRING LAKE – Residents are invited to view the finalists for the Village's Art in the Park project from 5-7 tonight at Seven Steps Up.

Several old schoolhouses in Ottawa County are coming full circle and are once again being used for education, with tours taking place for the first time on Sunday, June 2.

It’s Memorial Day weekend, so, whatever you do, take time to remember those who fought and died for our freedom and country.

Central Park Players will continue to celebrate their 60th season when they perform “Sylvia!”

It’s a great weekend to see what’s in store in the Village of Spring Lake. And the Grand Haven Farmers Market opens Saturday morning.

Spring is here and the events are crawling out from under the piles of snow (I think they’re all gone by now).

It’s Easter weekend. The sad tone of Good Friday becomes Sunday’s Resurrection story!

Believe it or not, it is spring, and time to think about hitting the trails and hunting for Easter eggs!

The works of a former Crockery Township artist are on display this month in the Mezzanine Gallery at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum, 200 Washington Ave.

A seasonal exhibit at the local museum takes area residents through a frigid journey on Lake Michigan ice, as a passenger steamship is abandoned — after being trapped in ice for a month — and the crew walks across jagged ice to the shore.

Spring break week comes to an end, so let’s enjoy the weekend before all those snow birds come flying back.

It's a tale as old as time: We see a lot of people wearing/doing/saying something and we want to try it, too.

“Henk Krijger, Illustrator of Life,” is the new exhibit at the Atrium Gallery at Second Christian Reformed Church.