Free Whitecaps Exhibition Game Kicks Off 2010 Season

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Terry & Bonnie

The West Michigan White Caps will kick off their 2010 season

with a FREE exhibition game with Grand Valley State University

on Wednesday , April 7th, at 6 pm at Fifth Third Ballpark.

The official Whitecaps baseball season begins on Thursday,

April 8 at Lake County, OH. The first home game is scheduled

for Sunday April 11th against the 2009 Midwest League Champion

Fort Wayne TinCaps at 2 pm. This is also Family Day

– Kids Eat Free – sponsored by Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

They are sponsoring 2 of these events in April.

You can go to the website www.whitecapsbaseball.com for ticket information.

Admission to this event is free.

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Free Friday Summer Concerts ~GRAM on the Green ~ Grand Rapids Michigan

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Terry & Bonnie

Grand Rapids has musical action on Friday nights this summer. From

June 19th through August 28th, The Grand Rapids Art Museum is

offering live music on the Rosa Parks Circle Stage. An indoor/outdoor

event that will flow from the Art Museum galleries to the Peter

Wege Plaza and Maya Lin’s Ecliptic Park.

The GRAM will be offering special viewings, art-related talks, food

at the Cafe Terrace and demonstrations during the summer nights

in Grand Rapids. Free to GRAM members, $5.00 for non-members, and

all park and plaza activities are FREE.

So come to downtown GR for a Friday night music and art infusion,

beginning at 5pm.

Live Music Line-up for Summer 2009

June 19…….The Concussions (high energy surf music)

June 26…….Grupo Aye (salsa music)

July 03………DJ SuperDre (minimal techno/hip hop)<?li>

July 10………Organissimo (organ trio)

July 17………La Famiglia (hip hop fusion)

July 24………Side Pocket (fusion and sophisticated R&B)

July 31………Nobody’s Darlin’ (bluegrass music)

August 07…The Groove Merchant (original cutting edge urban beats)

August 14…Pangea (steel drum band)

August 21…Power Play (classic funk and rock)

August 28…Ensemble Al-Asdeka (middle eastern fusion)

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Monday Nights ~ GR Jazz at the Zoo ~

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Terry & Bonnie

Begins Monday June 15, 2009 – John Ball Park Band Shell

From 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the The John Ball Park Band Shell,

The West Michigan Jazz Society will be featuring local bands

and talent Monday nights. Free admission, although the hat

is passed for donations. This year, the park is requiring liability

insurance for the group to perform. So, grab a blanket, food,

or purchase food at the event, and enjoy local jazz at its best.

The line-up for Summer 2009:

June 15 – The Beltline Big Band 20 piece with vocalists

June 22 – Michael Holmes Trio

June 29 – Mary Rademacher & The Rad Pack

July 6 – Rand Marsh Quartet

July 13 – River Rogues Jazz Band

July 20 – Evan Hyde Quintet with Edye Evans Hyde

July 27 – The Fred Knapp Trio

August 3 – Grupo Aye – Afro-Cuban Jazz

August 10- Wonderland Jazz Ensemble

August 17 – Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra

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Blues on The Mall ~ Downtown Grand Rapids, MI

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Terry & Bonnie

Grand Rapids Michigan Blues Wednesday – Rosa Parks Circle

Presented by WLAV FREE Summer Outdoor Blues Concerts on the Mall

in downtown Grand Rapids at Rosa Parks Circle. Some of the best

blues bands performing today will be getting on the stage here

in Grand Rapids.

Get yourself over hump day by listening to the Blues on Wednesdays

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Food & Merchandise Available

June 10, 2009 – Mike Zito

June 17, 2009 – Big James & The Chicago Playboys

June 24, 2009 – Sugar Blue

July 1, 2009 – Harper

July 8, 2009 – Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials

July 15, 2009 – Larry McCray

July 22, 2009 – Gina Sicilia

July 29, 2009 – Ronnie Baker Brooks

August 5, 2009 – John Nemeth

August 12, 2009 – Tommy Castro

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Free “Kansas” Rock Concert ~ Fifth Third Ball Park ~ June 6, 2009

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Terry & Bonnie

Local sponsors have a treat for classic rock fans in Grand Rapids this spring.

June 6th, 2009, Kansas, the rock band will perform at the park and entry is

free. They are charging $5 for parking, so get your friends, and car pool!

You won’t need a ticket, it is general admission. Gates open at 5 pm, so get

there early to get a good seat.

Good news, they are allowing cameras, binoculars and cell phones.

No video cameras and recording devices.

So come on out to Comstock Park’s Fifth Third Ball Park and ROCK OUT

Saturday June 6th.

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$25 Can Make a Difference in World Poverty

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Terry & Bonnie

The January Series is back at Calvin College this month. We have several

talks that we have attended already. Today, we have an offer we are

preparing and the wind chill is -18 Degrees. I decided to stay home and

listen live to the 1 hour presentation by film director, Robert Rooy, on

Microfinance – Changing lives in Poverty. Robert has filmed all over the

world for non-profits so they can tell their stories via film. He is an

accomplished director and donates his off time to helping non-profits film

in remote locations.

He recommends Kiva.org as a means to donate to microfinance small business

opportunities for poor people all over the planet. This system really works.

So I checked it out and I am now helping Mujeres Unidos Group in Peru.

I will get monthly updates on their progress, whether they pay the loan back

and just how it helps their lives. Ain’t the internet great?

You get to choose where your money goes, and you get updates on how

they are doing. Paypal makes the payment easy and safe.

Please go to Kiva.org and take a look. You can donate as little as $25.

You could make a difference in someone’s life today.

For the price of a lunch for the two of us, we can actually

help people rise out of poverty.

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