Calendar

Special Friday Night at GRAM

Party of the Century: Innovative Performance
Wege Pavilion
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Michael Vallera is a Chicago area guitarist whose music transcends expectations and is a work of art not heard outside of large cultural centers.

Party of the Century: Buffet Dinner
GRAM Café
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Buffet and Small Plate Menu available with a great view of Downtown and Maya Lin's Ecliptic.

Party of the Century: Art Dialogue
Cook Auditorium
7:00 - 7:45 pm
GRAM Theater Group and special guests reflect on all things Calder.
"Calder Chronology" by GRAM Theater Group
"How to Make a Mobile" by local playwright Randy Wyatt
Short essays by Rapid Growth Lifestyle Editor of G-Sync Tommy Allen and Festival of the Arts organizer Fred Bivens.

Family Programs: All Day with the Arts
February's theme revolves around the wide variety of works of art by the talented artist Alexander Calder.
Education Center
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Winter Chamber Concert Series
Ralph Votapek, Pianist, Van Cliburn Competition Winner
Wege Pavilion
2:00 - 3:00 pm

Special Friday Night at GRAM

Party of the Century: Buffet Dinner
GRAM Café
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Buffet and Small Plate Menu available with a great view of Downtown and Maya Lin's Ecliptic.

Live Piano Music
Wege Pavilion
5:30 – 7:00 pm

GRAM Conversations: The Art Plays
Various Galleries
7:00 - 7:45 pm
The Art Plays, site-specific (performed in galleries) short plays written by local playwrights based on favorite artworks chosen by GRAM guests randomly selected the week before.

Galleries open through 9:00 pm

Family Programs: All Day with the Arts
February's theme revolves around the wide variety of works of art by the talented artist Alexander Calder.
Education Center
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Winter Chamber Concert Series
The Bowman Family

Michael Bowman, Principal Trumpet Grand Rapids Symphony
Martha Bowman, Principal Bassoon, Grand Rapids Symphony
Sarah Bowman, Oboe, Hong Kong Philharmonic
Wege Pavilion
2:00 - 3:00 pm

Family Programs: All Day with the Arts
February's theme revolves around the wide variety of works of art by the talented artist Alexander Calder.
Education Center
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Winter Chamber Concert Series
The Castalia Quartet

Jennifer Walvoord, Concertmaster West Michigan Symphony
Leslie Van Becker, Principal Violist, Grand Rapids Sympony
Alicia Eppinga, Acting Principal Cellist, Grand Rapids Symphony
Mary Scanlan, Pianist, Grand Rapids Community College
Wege Pavilion
2:00 - 3:00 pm

Special Friday Night at GRAM

Live Piano Music
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Wege Pavilion

Buffet Dinner
5:00 - 8:00 pm
GRAM Cafe
Buffet and Small Plate Menu available with a great view of Downtown and Maya Lin's Ecliptic

Panel Discussion: Theater In the City
Cook Auditorium
7:00 - 8:00 pm
An informal conversation about the state of theater in Grand Rapids, featuring Fred Sebulske (Actors' Theatre), Amy McFadden (Dog Story Theater), Corey Ruffin and Rachel Finan (The Super Happy Fun Time Burlesque), Penelope Notter (Grand Rapids Civic Theatre) and others. Moderated by WGVU's Shelley Irwin.

Galleries open through 9:00 pm

Family Programs: All Day with the Arts
February's theme revolves around the wide variety of works of art by the talented artist Alexander Calder.
Education Center
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mobile Dance
12noon and 1:00 pm
Cook Auditorium
Balletmore dance students and pre-professionals will perform original choreography inspired by the master modern artist, Alexander Calder.

Winter Chamber Concert Series
Gregory Crowell, Harpsichord Professor, Grand Valley State University
Paul Austin, French Horn, Grand Rapids Symphony
Wege Pavilion
2:00 - 3:00 pm

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