Grand Rapids Newsletter November 13 - 20
This week, Grand Rapids celebrated our Veterans with a variety of special events, including a 5-mile marathon. The holiday season is also kicking off, with workshops and art markets springing up to help us embrace the cooler weather.
Let’s get into it! 🎄
📰 This Week’s Grand Stories
🏃 Grand Rapids Runs, Rolls and Walks to Honor Veterans: Hundreds of people turned out to run, jog, walk, or wheel 5 miles in support of those that served.
👨Have You Seen This Man? Michigan state police are searching for a man from Delton.
🎨VeterART: A Grand Rapids coffee shop has opened up a space for Veterans to showcase their art.
🔮Teacher Had a Premonition: When WZZM caught up with a teacher from Glenside Elementary to bestow their Teacher of the Week award, they announced they had a hunch they were going to win.
🏘️Tiny Houses Are Coming To Town: Mel-Trotter and Next Steps have received $1,000,000 in funding to build 16 tiny houses!
🏈Eight Teams Left: Three out of the eight remaining teams in the regional championships are from the Muskegon area.
🏈WZZM Share Their Highlights: WZZM shared their highlights from the 11th week of the 2024 season.
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🎵 Shows & Concerts -
😆 Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour: Prepare to be in stitches when Nurse Blake brings her drop-dead-hilarious Shock Advised Tour to GLC Live on November 14.
🎙️ RARE Invites: Nekter: Don’t miss your chance to lose your stuff to some state-of-the-art techno when Nekter comes to The Mint at The Intersection on November 15.
🤠 Flatland Cavalry - Wandering Star Tour: Texas’ Flatland Cavalry are bringing their distinctive country rock to GLC Live on November 15.
🎸 Free Show Friday: These Days & Deerfield Run (Americana): The next installment of Speciation Cellar’s Free Show Fridays will star Americana artists These Days and Deerfield Run on November 15.
🔮 Amaze & Amuse: A Modern Day Magic Show: Rediscover your sense of wonder while laughing your butt off when comedy magician Trino and special guest magician and mentalist Noah Sonie come to the Wealthy Theatre on November 16.
🎚️Theo Von: Theo Von’s Return of the Rat tour is coming to the Van Andel Arena on November 16.
🎻 Aziza Poggi's Classical Recital: Aziza Poggi will deliver her second classical recital, aided by some of Grand Rapids’ finest vocalists, at St. Cecilia’s on November 17.
🧑🎤 Chicago Live in Concert! It will be hard for you to say you’re sorry if you miss Chicago when they come to the DeVos Performance Hall on November 17.
🎸David Wilcox: David Wilcox is bringing his warm acoustic folk music to Midtown on November 17.
✝️Creed: One of the biggest bands of the ‘90s and early ‘00s is coming to Van Andel Arena on November 19.
🎸 Bendigo Fletcher: Kentucky’s Bendigo Fletcher are bringing their catchy, colorful folk music to The Stache at The Intersection on November 20.
👪️ Family-Friendly Fun
💃 Native American Dancers | Reg Pettibone & Family: Here’s your chance to experience first-hand the beauty and power of the Native American culture and community at the Grand Rapids Public Library on November 16 from 3 to 4 PM.
🌿 Introduction to Terrarium Design: Anyone can have a garden when you learn how to cultivate these gorgeous micro-gardens at the Grand Rapids Public Library on November 16 from 1 to 2:30 PM.
🍪 Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating Class: Tired of the same ol’ pumpkin pie, year after year? Elevate your dessert game this year with a Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating Class at
🍎 Fun Fact
Veteran’s Day Was Originally Known As Armistice Day.
🏀 Sports & Hobbies-
💃 Organik Flow Movement Lab: Experience the bliss of free, unfettered movement at Organik Flow Movement Lab, which combines scripted choreography with the expression of free movement at Armentality Movement Arts Center on November 14.
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🎄 Holiday Cheer
🎄 Tanger Outlets Annual Tree Lighting and Photos with Santa: Come for the tree lighting, stay for the Santa photos. Tanger Outlet Mall November 15, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
🎁 Opening reception! ‘Presence’ at ArtRat’s Holiday Market: ArtRat Gallery’s annual gift market is kicking off work by artists Michael Thoresen, Kat Kallen, Sedgewina and Nancy Tobin on November 16 to 4 - 7 PM.
😎 Ongoing Stuff That’s Pretty Cool
This “Michigan Bundle” for Cedar Point is STILL a GREAT DEAL.
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.
Speciation Cellars hosts a free show every Friday!
There’s jazz at Noto’s every Saturday.
Greyline Free Music Series is running from September 10 through the New Year at Greyline Brewing Co.
Live Music at Rendezvous will be taking place from September 13 - December 28.
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👨💼 Highlighting New Businesses
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.
Woodchuck.ai, an innovative AI-driven platform for eliminating wood waste, is opening their first physical headquarters in Grand Rapids.
People are already calling Roti Indian Kitchen the best Indian food in the area.
Thai Table’s new location is officially open and according to Yelp, is yet to receive anything less than 5 stars!
The Main Event family amusement center recently opened over at the Woodland mall. With bowling, laser tag, a full bar and restaurant, and more - it’s definitely a place to check out!
The nostalgic Rocket Fizz candy store just opened a new location over at the Tanger Outlets. Go give them some love and make your kiddos happy.
Thanks for reading, I’m Brandon.
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