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Grand Raggidy Roller Girls Dot Matrix (aka Shawn Varner), left, and Jackie Daniels (Rachel Bockheim) have skating roles in Drew Barrymore’s new movie, “Whip It!” Press reporter Tricia Woolfenden also was chosen as an extra. (Press Photo/Dave Raczkowski)
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AP PhotoKT Tunstall performs Monday night at Meijer Gardens. GRAND RAPIDS — Starting as a teenager, KT Tunstall spent years hitting open-mic nights in tiny bars and playing on the street for passers-by. So, the Scottish-born Tunstall’s so-called meteoric rise…
Plan ahead for next week’s two big concerts at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, but in the meantime, get into the blues at the Cowpie Blues Festival and into Christian music at Unity Festival in Muskegon….
Peter Kjome GRAND RAPIDS — Peter Kjome, former principal oboist for the Grand Rapids Symphony, soon will be making beautiful music again as president and CEO of the 78-year-old orchestra. “Although I was born in Minnesota, returning to Michigan feels…
Press Photo/Delbridge Langdon Jr.Talented team: David Hidalgo, left, and Steve Berlin, of Los Lobos, displayed their instrumental gifts during their opening set at the concert Thursday night at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. This was the group’s third…