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MLive

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Marching bands: Band of the Week winner Jenison going for 9th state title in a row

Jenison High School’s marching band has won MLive’s seventh Band of the Week reader poll, edging out Grand Haven High School’s band and beating dozens of other bands in the online voting. The victory comes as the band prepares to seek its ninth consecutive state championship Saturday...

Jenison, MI · 7d
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localspins.com

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Grand Rapids’ The Rockit King marks 25-year anniversary of ‘guitar rock’ with new music

Local Spins spotlights the long-lived band which has released two new singles. Plus, this week’s radio show podcast features new music from other Michigan acts, including Desmond Jones and The Minor Pieces. SCROLL DOWN FOR RADIO SHOW PODCAST. As singer Jessie Beveridge puts it, the formation of The Rockit...

Grand Rapids, MI · 6d
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localspins.com

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Bluegrass Paradise: Béla Fleck & band regale packed Grand Rapids hall with heartfelt jams

The award-winning banjoist & his all-star bandmates impressed a sold-out St. Cecilia Music Center audience on Thursday, touring behind a live “My Bluegrass Heart” album. The review and photos at Local Spins. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERY. Much-lauded banjoist Béla Fleck and his all-star lineup of bluegrass musicians...

Grand Rapids, MI · 7d
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muskegon.org

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Experience the Unveiling of Three Works by Women Artists to be On Display at the Muskegon Museum of Art

MUSKEGON, MI — Join the Muskegon Museum of Art on Wednesday, November 18 from 5:30 – 8 PM to experience the unveiling of three works of art acquired by The Bennett Collection at EXPO Chicago, soon to be on display at the museum. The three pieces include Song from Blackberry Patch by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson, Agility to Surrender by D. Lammie-Hanson, and The Creation of Eve by Annie Brito Hodgin.

Muskegon, MI · 8d
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Barrett Media

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Dave & Chuck The Freak Expand to Grand Rapids With 97 LAV Morning Show

"The syndicated show will air weekdays from 6 to 10:30 a.m. on WLAV." The post Dave & Chuck The Freak Expand to Grand Rapids With 97 LAV Morning Show appeared first on Barrett Media .

Grand Rapids, MI · 8d

WOOD TV8

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‘Navy strength’ rum to commemorate USS Silversides’ return

A local distillery is releasing a navy-strength rum to commemorate the USS Silversides’ return.

Muskegon, MI · 10d

Grand Rapids Magazine

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The Ultimate Encore: A 336-Year-Old Stradivarius Gets Its Moment in Muskegon

In 1878, composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dedicated his Violin Concerto to famed violinist Leopold Auer, who famously rejected the work as “unplayable.”

Muskegon, MI · 8d

wmta.org

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas! Set Up For The Christkindl Markt Begins.

The holiday season is officially taking shape in downtown Grand Rapids as setup begins for one of the city’s largest holiday attractions, the Grand Rapids Christkindl Markt, at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market. Now entering its fourth year, the Christkindl Markt is a traditional European-inspired Christmas market that has...

Grand Rapids, MI · 8d

wilcoxnewspapers.com

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Thriller flash mob entertains hundreds

If there wasn’t enough room at the corner of Phoenix Street and Center Street on Halloween Eve for the Thriller Flash Mob to show off its costumes and perform as it rehearsed, it was only because the promise of the dancing mob drew a mob of its own that crowded the intersection.

South Haven, MI · 9d

unearththevoyage.com

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This Free Michigan Winter Festival Fills Downtown With Giant Glowing Art

Downtown Grand Rapids turns into a massive outdoor art gallery every winter, with giant glowing sculptures, interactive installations, and events spread across the city. The best part?. You can explore it without paying admission. The World of Winter festival brings artwork from local and international artists to parks, plazas, and...

Grand Rapids, MI · 10d

mhsaa.com

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Jet's Pizza Team of the Month: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central Girls Golf

The Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central girls golf team entered the postseason ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 by the state coaches association, expected to win its first MHSAA Finals championship in this sport. Making good on those expectations can be a much taller task. But the Rangers...

Grand Rapids, MI · 9d

wheninyourstate.com

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You’ll find a 1941 diner and 400 classic cars in this tiny Michigan crossroads town

You drive through flat Michigan farmland, past fields and silos, and then a 90-acre campus of old barns appears along the road. Inside those barns sit nearly 400 cars. This is the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, roughly halfway between Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek and Lansing. The full...

Hickory Corners, MI · 11d

travelmag.com

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10 Michigan Art Museums With Standout Collections And Free Admission Options

One Michigan museum runs a glass Hot Shop where molten glass turns into art right in front of you. It’s basically a live cooking show, except nobody gets to taste anything. A different museum lives inside a pleated stainless steel and glass building designed by Zaha Hadid. Then there’s a collection with more than 2,000 works by a single sculptor, which is some serious dedication.

Muskegon, MI · 10d

97.9 WGRD

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Pickleball, Golf and Pool Days Are All Coming to One Place

Nine pickleball courts, golf simulators, an indoor Wiffle Ball field and a massive outdoor pool are coming to one new West Michigan destination.

Grand Rapids, MI · 11d

fhcsportsreport.com

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The making of a state championship

Winning a state championship doesn’t happen overnight. For the Forest Hills Central girls’ golf team, it took months of practice, hard work, and teamwork to accomplish something that had never been done before in school history. The Rangers made history by winning their first-ever Division 2 girls’ golf...

Grand Rapids, MI · 11d

Thumbwind

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History of South Haven Michigan – 17 Postcards of Steamships, Nostalgia and Summer Fun

Steamships brought summer crowds to South Haven, but the town also shipped fruit and built pianos. Historic postcards and family accounts reveal the work behind its vacation trade, from bustling docks and boardinghouse kitchens to Jewish resorts that welcomed families facing discrimination elsewhere in Michigan.

South Haven, MI · 9d

lowellledger.org

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Looking back through The Ledgers

This issue is missing; we substitute November 8, 1871. Cigars manufactured in Lowell are popular in Grand Rapids. Twenty-one carloads of flour and apples were shipped from Lowell last week. The Engleman Transportation Co. has offered to lay a submarine telegraphic cable across Lake Michigan from Milwaukee to Grand Rapids,...

Lowell, MI · 9d

Michigan Public

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Stateside: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

What's happening behind the scenes with absentee ballot tabulation? Also: a new music venue in west Michigan catches fire for noise complaints. And we met the creators of a film chronicling an open-water swim in memory of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Grand Rapids, MI · 10d

Fox17

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Spring Lake Sparkle returning this holiday season

Downtown Spring Lake is preparing to transform into a winter wonderland once again as the annual Spring Lake Sparkle season approaches. The month-long celebration not only provides a festive environment, but also helps families feeling any financial strain during the season. Organized by Lilley Cares and The Salvation Army in...

Spring Lake, MI · 10d