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Gilmore Collection’s new downtown Grand Rapids venue set to open

The Gilmore Collection, owners and operators of restaurant facilities like The B.O.B., today unveiled details for the under-construction music venue in downtown Grand Rapids.

Revue Arts 13 September 2016
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Beginner’s guide to West Michigan museums

Here’s a handy beginners’ field guide to museums, some art-centric and some not, all over West Michigan.

Revue Arts 08 September 2016
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MARCELO LEHNINGER: Getting personal with the new maestro of Grand Rapids Symphony

For the first time in 17 years, the Grand Rapids Symphony has a new music director. Marcelo Lehninger — replacing David Lockington, who held the position for 16 years — was the symphony's guest conductor in both February 2015 and April 2016. 

Revue talked with Lehninger about his interests, his musical philosophy, and his plans for the symphony. 

Revue Arts 08 September 2016
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JEFF KRAUS: The ambiguous world of enigmatic domains

Simple shapes, large swaths of color and quasi-patterns dominate the abstract landscapes of Jeff Kraus’ canvases. 

But the 31-year-old Grand Rapidian doesn’t want to tell you how to interpret his work. Rather, Kraus enjoys “the fact that each person can look at it and associate different things from their life onto it.” The art, which has been shown in galleries from Los Angeles to New York, is meant to be experienced rather than deciphered.

Revue Arts 08 September 2016
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UICA looks back on 40 years of challenging Grand Rapids

“The UICA has been a major reason why I enjoy living in GR, as it has been the most professional, inspiring, forward-thinking art institution outside of Detroit, as far as I’m concerned.”

Revue Arts 08 September 2016
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PAUL AMENTA: Going behind the scenes with the curator of SiTE:LAB

Way back in 2007, a group of sculpture students at Kendall College of Art & Design embarked on a project that’s since grown faster and larger than they ever could have expected. 

That project, first known as ACTIVESITE and later called SiTE:LAB, has been making a name for itself in the local arts scene (and beyond). Revue talked with Amenta about plans for the future, why SiTE:LAB is important, and what the general public should get out of it all.

Revue Arts 07 September 2016
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UICA Unveils ‘superusted’

Rust — a notorious destroyer of aged bikes, pipes and cars, takes on a new meaning at the superusted exhibition, opening August 18 at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) in downtown Grand Rapids. 

Drawing on her experiences living in the Midwest — also known as the “Rust Belt of America,” exhibition curator Cheryl Wilgren Clyne focuses on the transformative nature of rust in superusted, which runs through Oct. 23.

Revue Arts 18 August 2016
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GR Symphony’s Picnic Pops Hosts Boyz II Men, Bowie Tribute

Bursting with star power, the Grand Rapids Symphony kicks off its 2016 Picnic Pops series with another explosive Classical Fireworks show on July 14.

The season, which runs mid-July through early August, also includes performances showcasing the music of legendary rock musicians Queen, The Beach Boys and David Bowie. Then, R&B superstars Boyz II Men join the symphony live onstage Aug. 4 for a one-night-only event to cap off the series. 

Revue Arts 14 July 2016
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June Theatre Preview

With summer in full swing, the air-conditioned confines of a local theatre house makes for an artsy escape from the humid heat. Check out some productions happening this month and mark your calendar. 

Revue Arts 07 June 2016
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Summer Visual Art Exhibits and Happenings from GRAM to KIA

Check out some art exhibits and events this summer, in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing and Kalamazoo.
Revue Arts 07 June 2016
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E.L. the Extraterrestrial: Emma Loo Releases 'Ancient' LP

Emma Ward, aka Emma Loo, doesn’t make weird music just for the sake of being weird. She makes it weird because she is too and she likes it that way. This month the singer-songwriter releases her first solo album, Ancient, at the Tip Top Deluxe. The set list is years in the making for a performer who finally found the tools to make the songs in her head a reality.

Revue Arts 03 May 2016
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: 12-year-old cast member talks ‘Motown: The Musical,’ playing Michael Jackson

Shortly after rising Motown star Little Stevie Wonder found stardom in 1963, he discovered early on that hitting the textbooks was just as important as hitting the stage.

Amidst a string of now classic R&B singles, a teenage Wonder was enrolled at the Michigan School for the Blind in Lansing. While he graduated from the now defunct school in 1968, Wonder would pen some of his biggest hits while earning his diploma.

Revue Arts 02 March 2016
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My Complex Romance: Tony Winner Once Tugs at Heartstrings

ONCE is the epitome of a true complex romance, as a Dublin street musician, debating on giving up his singing dreams, meets a beautiful young woman who takes strong interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights, but their unlikely connection turns out to be much deeper and more complicated than expected.

Revue Arts 29 December 2015
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Meet Your Printmaker: Revue Chats with Ashley McGrath and Erica Lang

Printmaking is an inimitable and intricate medium. It allows artists to engrave or etch an image onto a surface that will be used to create a series of pieces — each considered an original. 

Local printmakers Ashley McGrath and Erica Lang chatted with Revue — here’s what they had to say.

Revue Arts 11 December 2015
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On Their Toes: Rehearsing with Deos Contemporary Ballet

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Review: 'Measure for Measure' at Interlochen Shows Why Shakespeare Endures

Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure raises important questions about justice and how some succeed as w...
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