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incredible breadth and depth of lifestyle options. Here you will find
a thriving arts community, entertainment that runs from baseball to alternative
music, plus a recreational playground with unmatched possibilities season after
season.
Celebration on the Grand 2006
Hispanic heritage and food festival, African-American cultural festival, German Oktoberfest, Polish Pulaski Days,
Celebration on the Grand The area's annual weekend-long food, music and arts celebration, Festival, which draws more than 500,000 visitors downtown
galleries attended by more than 1.5 million people annually. Their
combined annual budgets exceed $12 million and all contribute to an unusually
active, culturally diverse community.
Grand Rapids is home to the new Devos Place. DeVos Place integrates architecture,furniture and technology to provide an unparalleled environment for conducting business.
One of Greater Grand Rapids' premier entertainment centers is Van Andel Arena. This world class, 12,000-seat venue hosts the Grand Rapids Rampage arena football team, and the Grand Rapids Griffins, a minor-league hockey team of the Detroit Red Wings. The venue also attracts major national and international music, ice and celebrity performers.
And if that's not enough sports, Greater Grand Rapids is also home to the West Michigan Whitecaps, a Class A minor league baseball team of the Detroit Tigers, which plays in a facility built specifically for baseball that is the envy of the minor leagues.
Whatever
you enjoy - boating, fishing, swimming, water-tubing - beautiful sunsets on Lake
Michigan, with its white-sand beaches, and the countless inland rivers, lakes
and streams, for fishing and boating make West Michigan a natural recreational
haven.
The rolling foothills that edge the many lakes and streams and rivers offer tennis, snowboarding, camping, hang-gliding, and golf lots of golf. With more daily-fee golf courses than anywhere in the nation, except California, Michigan is one of the world's great golf destinations.
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About Greater Grand Rapids Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan is a wonderful place to live!
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Greater Grand Rapids, perhaps more than any other region its size, offers an incredible breadth and depth of lifestyle options. Here you will find
a thriving arts community, entertainment that runs from baseball to alternative
music, plus a recreational playground with unmatched possibilities season after
season.Celebration on the Grand 2006
Some of Grand Rapids Annual Festivals:
Each year, ethnic and arts festivals, complete with authentic music, foods and traditions, highlight Greater Grand Rapids' rich cultural diversity.Hispanic heritage and food festival, African-American cultural festival, German Oktoberfest, Polish Pulaski Days,
Celebration on the Grand The area's annual weekend-long food, music and arts celebration, Festival, which draws more than 500,000 visitors downtown
Active, Diverse Arts Community:
Grand Rapids' soul is expressed through its diverse range of museums, theater, events, and galleries attended by more than 1.5 million people annually. Their
combined annual budgets exceed $12 million and all contribute to an unusually
active, culturally diverse community.The area's arts include:
The nationally recognized Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra Grand Rapids Ballet Opera Grand Rapids St. Cecilia Music Society The North American Choral Company The Broadway Theatre Guild, featuring traveling Broadway productions The Jewish Theatre of Grand Rapids The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre: the nation's third largest community theater Wealthy Theatre The Grand Rapids Art Museum The Public Museum of Grand Rapids The nationally prominent Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum The acclaimed Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Ecliptic at Rosa Parks CircleGrand Rapids Entertainment:
A re-born central city, combined with thriving suburban communities, make for an unusually diverse range of entertainment options, virtually any day - or night - of the week. Dining options abound - elegant, trendy, gourmet, or casual - and everything in between. The downtown area has a full range of clubs for every age group and taste - from the thriving blues and alternative music scene to jazz and dance. Grand Rapids even offers one of the world's larger multiplex movie theaters, with more than two-dozen screens, as well as an IMAX theater.Grand Rapids is home to the new Devos Place. DeVos Place integrates architecture,furniture and technology to provide an unparalleled environment for conducting business.
One of Greater Grand Rapids' premier entertainment centers is Van Andel Arena. This world class, 12,000-seat venue hosts the Grand Rapids Rampage arena football team, and the Grand Rapids Griffins, a minor-league hockey team of the Detroit Red Wings. The venue also attracts major national and international music, ice and celebrity performers.
And if that's not enough sports, Greater Grand Rapids is also home to the West Michigan Whitecaps, a Class A minor league baseball team of the Detroit Tigers, which plays in a facility built specifically for baseball that is the envy of the minor leagues.
Grand Rapids Recreation:
Greater Grand Rapids, including, Byron Center, Grandville, Jenison, Kentwood and Wyoming is a beautiful recreational wonderland.Whatever
you enjoy - boating, fishing, swimming, water-tubing - beautiful sunsets on Lake
Michigan, with its white-sand beaches, and the countless inland rivers, lakes
and streams, for fishing and boating make West Michigan a natural recreational
haven. The rolling foothills that edge the many lakes and streams and rivers offer tennis, snowboarding, camping, hang-gliding, and golf lots of golf. With more daily-fee golf courses than anywhere in the nation, except California, Michigan is one of the world's great golf destinations.