Schedule Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection GR Public Museum Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Grand Valley State University Art Gallery Mystery, Magic, and Mayhem: Wonders from the American Museum of Magic Kzoo Institute of Arts Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay The Pyramid Scheme Royal Thunder, Ancient Vvisdom, Mean Mother
tuesday
3.05
Art Center of Battle Creek Class Act: Elementary and Secondary School Art Billy’s Lounge Billy’s Open Mic Night Downtown Kalamazoo Belly Dance Class Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Butterflies
are Blooming, Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont, Murder Mystery Dinner Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection GR Public Museum Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition GRAM Graphic Design: Now in Production, Stephen Frykholm: Herman Miller Picnic Posters, Jon McDonald: Slavery’s Chill
Grand Valley State University Art Gallery Mystery, Magic, and Mayhem: Wonders from the American Museum of Magic Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay Lemonjello’s Coffee American Opera, Red Legs, Alex & The Brave, and Jake Down Van Andel Arena Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Wealthy Theatre Meanwhile Movie: They Live
wednesday
3.06
AWOLNATION
Schedule Dining | Sights | Sounds | Scene
Best Bet: Indie In his early twenties, Aaron Bruno was AWOLNATION wsg Blondfire, a Warped Tour darling as frontman for postMother Mother grunge/punk band Home Town Hero. The The Intersection, Grand Rapids group went kaput before its second album March 26, 6:30 p.m. $20 was released, so homeboy was out a job. Post sectionlive.com, (616) 451-8232 HTH, the singer took advantage of his boyish good looks and fronted the cartoonish, Bee Gees-esque Under the Influence of Giants, which released one full-length album in 2006. Bruno eventually emancipated himself from the ‘60s-influenced band and formed the electro/synth-heavy AWOLNATION. A big sonic departure from previous efforts, Bruno took creative control of the project, writing all the tracks and signing onto Red Bull Records to release the band’s first full-length, Megalithic Symphony, in 2011. The band is still riding the success of its hit single, “Sail,” even two years after the release. Currently, the band is touring and working on a second album, and it looks like Bruno’s finally found his niche. Reported by Lindsay Patton-Carson
62 | REVUEWM.COM | March 2013
Art Center of Battle Creek Class Act: Elementary and Secondary School Art Bar Divani Guess The Grape: Blind Wine Tasting Billy’s Lounge Nate Holley DeVos Performance Hall Brit Floyd Forest Hills Fine Arts Center Doris & Lars Larson Exhibit Dr. Grins Funniest Person in GR Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Butterflies are Blooming, Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection GR Public Museum Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition GRAM Graphic Design: Now in Production, Stephen Frykholm: Herman Miller Picnic Posters, Jon McDonald: Slavery’s Chill Grand Valley State University Art Gallery Mystery, Magic, and Mayhem: Wonders from the American Museum of Magic Kzoo Institute of Arts Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay Old Dog Tavern Patricia Pettinga The Melting Pot Fondue Cooking Class Park Theatre Unknown Mortal Orchestra
thursday
3.07
Art of the Table Art of the Table In-Store Wine Tasting The B.O.B. LaughFest Opening Night Preview Shows Bell’s Eccentric Café Wilson Brothers Band
Billy’s Lounge The 90s Holla Back The DAAC Smash Your Enemies, All Wave, Losing Sight, No Longer Bound, & Tall Tales Deltaplex Arena Bow Wows and Brews Founders Brewing Company Afro Zuma Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Butterflies are Blooming, Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection GR Public Museum Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition GRAM Creativity Uncorked, Graphic Design: Now in Production, Stephen Frykholm: Herman Miller Picnic Posters, Jon McDonald: Slavery’s Chill Grand Valley State University Art Gallery Mystery, Magic, and Mayhem: Wonders from the American Museum of Magic Kzoo Institute of Arts Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay McFadden’s LaughFest Opening Night Preview Shows The Pyramid Scheme Gilda’s Laughfest Presents Preview Shows Salt of the Earth Virtue Cider Dinner- Welcome to the Neighborhood Shakespeare’s Lower Level Comedy Open Mic Night Wealthy Theatre Reel Rock 7
friday
3.08
The 411 Club Fools Gold Presents a Comedy Showcase + Music Bell’s Eccentric Café Twin Cats Bethlehem Lutheran Church MAJIC Concert: Luminescence and 12th Street Harmony Billy’s Lounge Funktion Blackhawk Bar and Grill Shelagh Brown Coopersville Farm Museum Country Line Dancing DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids Symphony Presents Celtic Fiddle with Eileen Ivers Dog Story Theater Pop Scholars Four Winds Casino Resort Little Big Town wsg David Nail Frauenthal Center for the Arts 2013 Alley Door Club: West Side Soul Surfers; An Evening with Phillips, Craig, and Dean
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Butterflies are Blooming, Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection GR Public Museum Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition GRAM Graphic Design: Now in Production, Stephen Frykholm: Herman Miller Picnic Posters, Jon McDonald: Slavery’s Chill Grand Valley State University Art Gallery Mystery, Magic, and Mayhem: Wonders from the American Museum of Magic GRCC Ford Fieldhouse LaughFest All-Star Comedy Jam Holland City Flats LaughFest Amateur and Semi-Pro Stand-Up Showcase Kzoo Institute of Arts Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay Master Arts Theater LaughFest presents Forever Plaid McFadden’s College Stand-Up Showcase, Late Night Comedy Pros Mulligan’s Pub The Campanellis New Holland Brewing Company Romance for Ransom The Pyramid Scheme LaughFest presents Garfunkel and Oates, LaughFest’s Best River City Saloon Classic Fix Shakespeare’s Lower Level Back From the Dead Tour Wealthy Theatre International Folk Dancing
saturday
3.09
The 411 Club The Gas House Gorillas The B.O.B. Music and Theater Showcase Bell’s Eccentric Café Corn Fed Girls wsg Cold Tone Harvest Billy’s Lounge The Outer Vibe Blackhawk Bar and Grill Kari Lynch Band Czar’s 505 Country Night Dos Story Theater DMNK Improv First Baptist Church of Kalamazoo All Ears Theatre Presents: Johnny Forrest and His Gal Pal Sue in the Dragonfly Founders Brewing Company The Appleseed Collective Fountain Street Church LaughFest presents Bill Burr