Strollers on Parade
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
July 4, 1 p.m., Free!
meijergardens.org, (616) 957-1580

Celebrate patriotism with strollers. This Fourth of July, enhance your time with siblings, kids and grandkids by decorating their strollers, and entering your best creation into this annual parade. The three most original strollers will be posted on Fredrik Meijer Gardens’ Facebook page.


Brown Bag Film/American Visions: The Republic of Virtue, Part 5
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon
July 8, 12:15 p.m., Free!
muskegonartmuseum.org, (231) 720-2570

Part 5: A Wave from the Atlantic — Robert Hughes, renowned art critic for Time magazine, guides viewers through 200 years of American culture, art, and history. Take a look at Colonial era portraits to more complex present day visions, as well as work of early American landscape artists. View 19th-Century America as it appears in the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Winslow Homer. Discover how Modernism was introduced to Americans, and muse over the creativity of American artists who blossomed during the 1920s, the Depression years, and the exciting, innovative periods following World War II. This eight-part series will continue through the summer. Running time for each part is approximately one hour.

Curator’s Choice with Heidi Holst and Laurene Grunwald
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
July 12, 7 p.m., August 13, 12 p.m.
Price TBA
meijergardens.org, (616) 957-1580

Follow the curator of arts education and assistant curator of sculpture exhibitions along the path of the colorful and exciting exhibition, Chihuly: A New Eden. Learn about the process of creating the twisted glass, the teams that put it all together, and more. This tour involves 45 minutes of walking outdoors, so dress accordingly.