You don’t have to be in love to enjoy all the Valentine’s Day festivities happening this week. In fact, Brewery Vivant is hosting the Lonely Hearts Club, for all those solo on Valentine's Day. Not only will you get to get your curmudgeon on, but proceeds of the event will go toward Until Love Is Equal. Also happening this week: WYCE Presents The Jammies at The Intersection, Sharon Van Etten at Ladies Literary Club, Willie the Kid at The Pyramid Scheme, Amore and More at Peter Martin Wege Theatre, Good vs. Evil: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert at DeVos Performance Hall, Taste of Soul Sunday at Grand Rapids Public Library and more.The Love Issue features ideas for date nights, Q&A with Erin Wilson of Until Love Is Equal, Valentine's Makeover, and more (Cover photo by Seth Thompson)
ALSO: Drew Nelson, Willie the Kid, a new music column from John Sinkevics, and more.
View the entire issue here.
MOVIES:
A preview of films coming to theaters this month, including This Means War and The Woman in Black. Need free movie tickets? See our contest page. Read moreBEER:
Traverse City is now home to a handful of microbreweries, and the beer scene in our upstate is starting to grow. One of the forerunners of the movement is Right Brain Brewery…
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THE FREE MARKET:
Steven de Polo's latest adventures in recently opened businesses. This month: Local Epicurean, Harmony Brewing Company, Striders and more.
ON TOUR:
While the Detroit area has produced many a fine rapper, the west side of the state — and Grand Rapids specifically — is getting national recognition for its hip-hop music. Much of this is due to the work of William Jackson, better known as Willie the Kid. Read more