Over the past few years, golf has undergone a transformation, evolving from a leisurely pastime into a booming sport with widespread appeal. Whether it’s the lingering effects of the pandemic, the rise of technology-driven experiences, or the natural allure of the green, golf courses are filling up like never before.

• Golf
• Boulder Creek Golf Club

Get Out is your monthly guide to what's great in the great outdoors.

• Get Out
• Nature
• Parks
• Hiking
• Pickerel Lake
• Aman Park
• Proving Trails

When he’s out on tour, comedian Sheng Wang can usually be found in perhaps one of the strangest places for a standup comic: the nearby botanical gardens. Not one for the bar or party scene at this stage in his career, Wang enjoys his life on the road most by connecting with nature.

• comedy
• GLC Live at 20 Monroe
• Sheng Wang

Our guide to events, goings-on and things to do in Grand Rapids and all around West Michigan for the month of April. We have top-notch comedians like Marc Maron and Ali Macofsky, concerts like Reggie Watts, Bright Eyes and LInkin Park, an annual lantern festival, art markets, Riverdance, and more!

• What's Going On

Our guide to events, goings-on and things to do in Grand Rapids and all around West Michigan for the month of March. We have a citywide comedy festival, big concerts like Ludacris and Buckethead, monster trucks, maple sugar fests, St. Patrick's Day and more.

• The Pyramid Scheme
• The Intersection
• LaughFest
• van andel arena
• cedar springs brewing co
• Events
• GLC Live at 20 Monroe
• Things to Do
• Irish Off Ionia

If you’re looking for an independent bookstore to peruse, West Michigan has you covered. Grand Rapids alone has more local bookstores around the city than we can even cover here, thanks to so many people searching for an in-person shopping experience.

• Bookstores
• Indie Bookstores
• Schuler Books
• Cellar Bird Books
• Books & Mortar
• Pages & Grapes
• Black Dog Books and Records
• The Bookman

Get Out is your monthly guide to what's great in the great outdoors.

• Get Out
• Nature
• Barothy Lodge

Bookstores are back! Not that they ever vanished entirely, but Grand Rapids seems to now have more than I’ve experienced in 34 years of life here. We’ve recently seen small indie shops like Cellar Bird Books, Pages & Grapes and Black Dog open doors, and they’re doing quite well, while longtime institutions like Schuler Books expanded their Okemos location.

• Books
• Bookstores
• Indie Bookstores
• Schuler Books
• Cellar Bird Books

The Grand Rapids Lantern Festival is returning to John Ball Zoo, promising to be another unforgettable experience with hundreds of lanterns lighting up the night, offering an immersive, enchanting atmosphere. Hundreds of thousands of visitors have experienced the magic of the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival, featuring a one-mile tour through John Ball Zoo through handcrafted Asian lantern displays.

• John Ball Zoo
• Festivals

Social media superstars, podcasters, and viral video influencers Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer, aka Cat and Nat, are best known for telling their #MOMTRUTHS. So trust them when they say that their live show will be “The Night of Your Life.”

• Miller Auditorium
• comedy
• Cat and Nat