Good Morning Grand Rapids!

Good morning, Grand Rapids! We’re getting more pizza, more sweets, and even more Broadway—because you can never have too much of a good thing! Hopefully it will be enough to weather Division Avenue being closed for eight months.

Let’s get into it!

📰 This Week’s Grand Stories

🎂 More Sweet News! Ryke’s Bakery & Cafe, a popular Muskegon bakery chain, will be opening a Grand Rapids location this spring, just a few doors down from Celebration Cinema.

🏮 Welcome Back Lantern Festival: WZZM lets you know what to expect when the Lantern Festival returns to John Ball Zoo this Spring.

🍕 Cottage Inn Pizza - the sequel: A second Cottage Inn Pizza location is coming to Grand Rapids.

👩‍🎤 How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall? Grand Rapids’ West Catholic High School recently performed at the same theater than once welcomed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

🛣️ Division Detour: Division Avenue will be closing from March 3 until November between Fulton Street and Michigan Street.

🎭️Broadway Grand Rapids Announce Next Season: Broadway Grand Rapids have announced their next season, which will include The Lion King and The Book of Mormon.

🎵 Shows & Concerts -

🎥 B.A.P.S.: Experience the cult classic, B.A.P.S., like you’ve never seen it at Wealthy Theatre on February 27. 7 PM. $8/Members, $10/Non-Members.

🎸 Ella Langsley: On Thursday, February 27, Ella Langsley’s bringing the infectious rock ‘n roll country pop of her Still Hungover tour to The Intersection Showroom. Doors 6:30 PM/Show 8 PM. All Ages.

🤣 Midwest Gold LIVE - Episode One: You’ll see why they say variety is the spice of life when Midwest Gold brings their irresistible mixture of live comedy and local music to Saugutuck Brewing Co. on February 27. Doors 6:30, Show 7. $13.25

🧛 Vampa & Jeanie: Two of bass music’s most bewitching artists are coming to The Stache on February 27. Doors/7 PM, Show 8 PM. $20/Advance.

🎷 An Evening of Unforgettable Jazz: You’ll have a chance to experience the next generation of jazz giants when the Western International Jazz Festival kicks off with a special evening of high school big bands and jazz combos. Royce Auditorium, February 28, 7:30 PM. $20

🎻 GR Symphony Presents Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto: Experience the height of romanticism as Grand Rapids Symphony presents Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. February 28 - March 1. $13 - $59.

👶 #IMOMSOHARD Flashback Tour: The popular YouTube sensation and standup phenomenon #IMOMSOHARD are bringing their Flashback Tour to GLC Live on February 28. Tickets begin at $63.50

🤠 Black Cowboy 2: The Rise of the Cowgirls @ Four Star Theatre: Black Cowboy season continues with another performance at Four Star Theater, this time focusing on the first ladies of Black Country Music. There will also be line dancing lessons, DJs, and presentations of historic memorabilia. March 1, 8 PM - 12 AM, $20.

👯 The Marathon - 80s New Wave Night: Just can’t get enough of ‘80s music? Come to The Stache on March 1 to hear your favorite New Wave tracks spun by DJ Cat Dad. March 1, 8 PM. $20/Advance.

🎤 TobyMac: TobyMac has had an unprecedented career, churning out hit after hit after hit over the last 10 years. On March 2, you’ll have a chance to find out with when the Hits Deep tour comes to Van Andel Arena. Crowder, CAIN, Ryan Stevenson, and Terrian will also perform. 6:30 PM, $19.75 - $69.75.

🎭 When a Woman’s Fed Up: Experience When a Woman’s Fed Up, a powerful stage play telling a gripping story of love, struggle, and self-discovery at DeVos Performance Hall on March 2. 3:30 PM. $49 - $65.

👩‍🎤 Wood Shop Wonders Amateur Drag Show: Meet the next generation of Western Michigan drag royalty on March 2 at General Wood Shop. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. $5.

🎯Sports and Hobbies

🦖 Museum Adventure After Dark: Discover the joys and wonder of the Grand Rapids Public Museum with a special 18+ fundraiser on February 27. 6 - 9 PM. $50/Members, $55/Non-Members.

🏭️ Perdomo Factory Tour at Tuttle's: There’s a lot more to making cigars than you might realize, as you’ll see when Tuttle's Select Cigars and Tobaccos walk you through all 3,054 steps of making a perfect box of cigars. February 27, 4 - 5 PM. Free.

🩰 Deos Days – Ballet & Conversation: Welcome Women’s History Month in high style at Deos Contemporary Ballet, where you’ll be treated to an exclusive sneak peek of EMBER, meet the dancers, and a swan dive into the art of ballet. March 1, 7:30 PM. Free.

💃 Global Jam Dance Class-Mardi Gras Edition: This week, let the good times roll when a special Mardi Gras edition of the Global Jam Dance Class comes to Armentality Movement Arts Center. 11 AM - 12:15 PM. $25.

🪴 Plants in Pots – Watercolor Class: Learn to create your own indestructible potted plants with an introductory watercolor class at Spruced Studio on March 1. No green thumb required! $55.

📚️ Reading is Resistance Book Fair w/ Books & Mortar: Believe in the power of reading as a revolutionary act? Come to Speciation Cellars on March 1 to discover the best books on activism, capitalism, immigration and more! Hosted by Books & Mortar. 2 - 6 PM, Free.

🍜 Noodle Fest: Come to Calder Plaza this weekend to cast your vote for Western Michigan’s most delicious bowl of noodles. March 1, Free, $6 noodle bowls.

🛀 Acupuncture, Sound Bath, and Herbal Remedies Class: Welcome the return of Spring with an afternoon of radiant wellness as Erin McNeely guides you through this acupuncture, sound bath, and herbal remedies workshop. Gathered Botanicals, March 2, 10 - 11:30 AM. $45.

📆 Celebrate Grand Rapids Black History!

Grand Rapids African-American History Museum & Archive first opened in 2015.

😎 Ongoing Stuff That’s Pretty Cool

• On Fridays, Rebounderz Park is hosting their Parents Night series, where parents can enjoy a night on the town with a night of fun and affordable childcare.

🎵 Music

• Pyramid Scheme, as usual, has a show every night this upcoming week. Tickets are typically $10 and many of the shows are for all ages.

• Turnstiles hosts an open mic every Thursday except the last.

• They also have bans on Fridays and Saturdays

• Fulton Street Pub hosts karaoke every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

• They also have shows every Sunday and Wednesday

• Speciation Cellars hosts a free show every Friday!

• There’s jazz at Noto’s every Saturday.

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👨‍💼 Highlighting New Businesses

Silva, a new restaurant and event space, opened in NW Grand Rapids earlier this month.

Zeal Aerial Fitness just opened a brand new home location.

Cellar Bird Books has opened at 415 Bridge St. near US-131.

Big Mini Putt Club just opened their first Grand Rapids location.

The Main Event, a family event center with everything from billiards to bowling alleys, has opened at Woodland Mall in Kentwood.

We Rock The Spectrum, a sensory-friendly gym for kids on the spectrum, had their grand opening recently.