It’s 2024 and arts organizations in West Michigan are thriving, with incredible, jam-packed seasons of art, conversations, fun and community involvement. This month, you can visit the theaters for big Broadway shows and intimate plays, listen to symphonies play the classics and modern pieces, and head to local museums for a variety of stunning art. Check it out.
Avenue for the Arts
avenueforthearts.org
3rd Thursdays, Apr. 18
Broadway Grand Rapids
122 Lyon St. NW, Grand Rapids
broadwaygrandrapids.com
To Kill A Mockingbird, Apr. 23-28
Farmers Alley Theatre Kalamazoo
221 Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo
farmersalleytheatre.com
Sondeim on Sondheim, Apr. 25-May 12
Fontana Chamber Arts
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 200, Kalamazoo
fontanamusic.org
American Brass Quintet, Apr. 20
Frauenthal Center
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
frauenthal.org
Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, Apr. 12-20
Gilmore Theatre/WMU Theatre
1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
wmich.edu/theatre
SpongeBob SquarePants, Apr. 5-14
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
artmuseumgr.org
Brick by Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO, Through May 19
Uncharted Ways Through: Maps, Land, And The Image, Through Apr. 7
Sky Hopinka: Mnemonics of Shape and Reason, Through Apr. 28
Border Cantos, Through April 28
Grand Rapids Ballet
341 Ellsworth Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
grballet.com
In the Upper Room, Apr. 26-May 5
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
30 N. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
grct.org
Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express, Apr. 19-May 5
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave. NW Ste. 100, Grand Rapids
grsymphony.org
A Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus Celebration, Apr 12-13
Mozart’s Haffner Symphony, Apr. 26
Holland Symphony Orchestra
96 W. 15th St. Ste. 201, Holland
hollandsymphony.org
Night at the Opera, Apr. 27
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo
kazoocivic.com
Forever Plaid, Apr. 5-14
The Lion King Jr., Apr. 19-28
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
kiarts.org
American Realism: Visions of America, 1900-1950, Through Apr. 14
Kyungmi Shin: A Story to Finding Us, Through May 12
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 100, Kalamazoo
kalamazoosymphony.com
Opera Returns! Puccini’s Tosca, Apr. 19
Kendall College of Art & Design
17 Fountain St. NW, Grand Rapids
kcad.ferris.edu
Master of Architecture Thesis Exhibition, Apr. 22-Jul. 20
2024 Annual Student Exhibition, Apr. 29-May 4
LowellArts
223 W. Main St., Lowell
lowellartsmi.org
38th Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition, Through Apr. 27
Miller Auditorium
2200 Auditorium Dr, Kalamazoo
millerauditorium.com
Omnium Circus, Apr. 6
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
muskegonartmuseum.org
Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Through May 26
Expressions, Through May 19
John Steuart Curry: Weathering the Storm, Through Sept. 2
Opera Grand Rapids
1320 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids
operagr.org
La Bohème, Apr. 19-20
St. Cecilia Music Center
24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
scmc-online.org
March Cohn, Apr. 11
String Magic, Apr. 18
The Gilmore
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
thegilmore.org
The Gilmore Piano Festival 2024, Apr. 24-May 12
West Michigan Symphony
360 W. Western Ave. Ste. 200, Muskegon
westmichigansymphony.org
WMS Around the World Part II, Apr. 19
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
Mr. Society of 23, Through May 17
Re-Wild, Through May 10
